UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Return to sender
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mikey Henderson has been picked as one of the semifinalist for the return man of the year award. The award’s namesake is Randy Moss. And in the release that brought the news of Henderson’s inclusion in the award process, it actually stated, “The individual should also represent their team and university with the highest standard of character.”
Henderson fits the bill. Moss? Who are we kidding here?
Here’s a brief history for those who don’t remember Moss’s past:
He accepted a scholarship to Notre Dame in 1995. He was involved in a fight in high school, got charged with two counts of simple battery and lost his scholarship.
But Florida State, who had Mark Richt on staff, gave him another chance. He tested positive for dope and was kicked off the team.
He then wound up in a West Virginia jail for three months for violating his probation. Finally Moss wound up at Marshall, a tiny school, where nobody watched too closely or cared too much about what athletes did.
Moss was busted once again as a pro in Minnesota when he bumped a traffic cop and a small amount of pot was found in the ashtray of his car.
So, knowing all this, should Henderson really accept an award named after Randy Moss? Henderson is a good student, one of the more genuine players on the team, a consummate teammate who was willing to switch from defense to offense, and an all-around well-rounded person. In short, Henderson is too good for this award.
