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 18, 2007
Hellooooooo, Newman!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Today’s blog is dedicated to Buck. May you feel better soon, sir …
OK, to all those of you who were unable to see Georgia’s game last night against Arkansas — and from the number of people I understand do NOT get ESPNU that’s an awful lot of folks — you missed an absolute classic.
It was exactly what the Bulldogs needed. Down seven points with 2:21 to play, Georgia came roaring back and Steve Newman nailed a 26-foot, 3-point shot (I counted it off myself on the court after the game) to give Georgia a thrilling 67-64 win over Arkansas.
It was one of the best Georgia games I’ve covered in a long time, even better than last year’s similar buzzer-beating win on a shot by Levi Stukes at South Carolina.
Here’s another cool thing about it that didn’t get in any of my stories. Newman’s mom made the 1,100-mile drive up from Florida to watch the game. Of course, the big redhead Orlando is a senior this season and his mother is trying to make it to all his games this year.
Game-winning shot or not, you Georgia fans and alumni should really embrace a player like Newman. He joined the Bulldogs at a time it was difficult to get anybody to play for them, has worked hard on the court and in the classroom and has labored through three difficult seasons before getting to this point.
And I’m telling you, Newman and these Dogs are excited about their prospects this year and really playing hard. They might not win them all but they’re definitely a bunch of fighters.
They’ll be in for another bruiser this weekend when they take on No. 10 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. But if they can somehow pull out another win over in Coleman Coliseum — and it could happen, the Tide just lost at Vandy — you’re going to see Stegeman Coliseum come to life again when Kentucky and LSU come to town next week.
So who saw the game? Who listened to it on the radio? Newman made the game-winner but was their another player who may have deserved MVP honors (perhaps Sundiata Gaines or Mike Mercer)? Can they beat Alabama? What are the odds of winning the next four: at Bama, UK, LSU, at Tennessee?
Meanwhile, as for my coverage of the actual game last night, I’d like to apologize to those of you who did not get a game story in your printed edition of the newspaper. As you probably know, the game did not tip off until 9:08 p.m. eastern time and did not get over until well after 11.
Normally that would not be a problem for the majority of the readers in our metro Atlanta circulation. However, we had early deadlines last night because of the icy weather moving into the area. So my stories on the game — I filed one right after the final buzzer, then re-wrote an entirely new story immediately after that — did not get into but the very final editions of our paper.
Of course, what we call the write-thru version has appeared online since I first filed it right around midnight last night.
