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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Keep up if you can
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s re-cast this now that it appears Josh Nesbitt’s shoulder injury in this morning’s practice is but a bruise (see story on ajc.com).
Plus, some update on the D.J. Donley transfer. It may not happen, and I’m not saying that he’ll end up back at Tech (or that he won’t).
The story about Donley is in the editing process now. Hopefully, it will be on-line soon. But Purdue coach Joe Tiller may have jumped the gun yesterday in suggesting that Tech was holding up the transfer. Stay tuned, and check Tiller’s comments below.
Now, back to regularly-scheduled blogging …
If you’re a fan, your initial reaction to opening up with Jacksonville State might not be euphoria, nor that it’s on a Thursday, or the fact that Clemson and Alabama will play their opening day game two days later in the Georgia Dome, right?
Then again, a night game to start pretty much guarantees it won’t be 101 degrees, which is a very good thing, right?
And playing on the road will be no picnic the next two weeks for the Yellow Jackets (at B.C. and at Virginia Tech), but it’s a good thing for you that you won’t be sitting in Bobby Dodd Stadium on those two dates, guaranteeing you won’t roast in 99 and 96-degree temperatures. The first day home game will be Sept. 20. That’s a good thing, too, right?
I was surprised to find this last night on Rivals.com: Tiller was asked about the delay.
“He has to get his transcript cleared from Georgia Tech and they’re dragging their feet,” Tiller said. “That’s out of our hands and probably out of the kid’s hands, too.
“Our experience on that is that it’s Georgia Tech’s prerogative and they can submit when they feel like submitting, as long as it’s before their first day of class.”
Matt
