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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Monday, November 27, 2006
Rating Bobo’s work
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I don’t know how many of you guys logged on to read my blog at the end of the Georgia Tech game, but you can imagine how surprised I was to find out Sunday that it was Mike Bobo who was actually calling plays Saturday night.
For those that didn’t -– there must be one or two -– I wrote about whether you were happy with Georgia’s play-calling against Tech, especially given the game-winning drive at the end. But I was also pointing out the Bulldogs’ lack of big-play production this season (keep in mind, my assignment was to file a blog as soon as the final buzzer sounded and, for a while there, it looked like Georgia might lose that game).
But I digress.
I wasn’t surprised that Mark Richt was willing to let Bobo call plays. It was just a matter of time before that torch was passed. I was surprised that Richt did it a week after calling a gem of a game at Auburn and then turning it over for the final and most important game of the season.
Could you imagine if this had been a major bust? What if Bobo had suffered a meltdown? That’s the main reason this was such a tightly guarded secret by Richt and his staff. As we’ve seen, Richt is fiercely loyal when it comes to his assistants. He didn’t want to see one of his brightest young coaches embarrassed. Fortunately for both of them, it turned out the way it did and Richt was able to unveil it for what it was.
It wasn’t hard to foresee Bobo assuming more responsibility of the offense. Like his buddies Will Muschamp and Kirby Smart, Bobo is the son of a coach and has been groomed his entire life for such a gig. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him become a head coach some day, maybe even at Georgia whenever Richt decides to hang up the whistle.
But while Richt sought to protect Bobo, he won’t be able to going forward. The reality is this: Like it or not, the fickle finger of blame will be pointed toward Bobo when things don’t go well on offense. As much success as Richt had at Florida State, he’ll be the first to tell you he wasn’t always Mr. Beloved. There was many a time when he became the target of criticism.
So Bobo might as well get used to it now.
What did you really think of the job he did Saturday? Georgia did, after all, manage only 15 points and 255 yards? Should Bobo get the job permanently? Is Bobo destined for greatness? Is he the next great head coach to come out of the SEC?
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