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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Thursday, January 4, 2007
All’s quiet in Athens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The aftershocks of Nick Saban’s hiring at Alabama were still reverberating throughout college football on Thursday, but back here in Athens, Ga., things were cool, calm and quiet. In fact, you couldn’t get much quieter than it is on the Georgia campus. Classes don’t resume until Monday and the Bulldogs aren’t hosting any recruits for official visits for a couple of weekends yet.
Meanwhile, it doesn’t look like Mark Richt will be hiring an offensive line coach any time soon. He has said he’d like to have one in place by the time the dead period is lifted and that’s not for a couple of weeks still. I know for a fact he has not interviewed anyone.
Yesterday, message boards were ablaze with the rumor that Clemson O-line coach Brad Scott was Richt’s target. I’ve known Scott since he was the head coach at South Carolina, so I gave him a call. He was duck hunting somewhere in South Carolina and didn’t sound like he was about to jump Tommy Bowden’s ship. Scott had heard the rumor, too, (via S.C. writers) but was very, very emphatic that he didn’t want to be quoted about the Georgia job. Scott emphasized everything he said needed to be off the record, so I’m on thin ice here but, in a nutshell, he’s not looking for work, he has a job and the only person who should comment on Georgia’s search for a line coach is Richt.
Richt, of course, is not commenting.
Now Richt and Scott have a long and distinguished history together. In fact, it was Scott that showed Richt the ropes at Florida State. Scott was offensive coordinator at FSU when Richt came in to coach quarterbacks and Richt started calling plays while Scott was still coordinator there, just like Mike Bobo was doing with the Bulldogs. Then, of course, Richt succeeded Scott as the Seminoles’ OC.
Meanwhile, Richt is heading out to Hawaii this weekend to coach in the Hula Bowl. You’ll recall he was supposed to last year but ended up hanging back in Athens to make sure Rodney Garner remained at Georgia. Nick Jones, Gordon Ely-Kelso and Danny Verdun-Wheeler will be representing the Dogs at the annual showcase/bowl game for graduating seniors.
Now Richt could hire an O-line coach while he’s in Oahu (that’s where Vince Dooley was when he hired Richt) but it’s doubtful. I guess we’ll see.
Heading down to Gainesville, Fla., tomorrow to catch the Dogs in their SEC basketball opener against the defending national champion Florida Gators. The team was surprisingly upbeat and optimistic about their chances in the O-Dome. It’s a good thing because they’re the only ones who believe they’ll win. Again, we’ll see.
So some of you guys claim to be well-sourced. When do you think Richt will hire an O-line coach and who do you think it will be? Who should it be? Does it matter?
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