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 25, 2007
UK win nice, but what next?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow. I don’t know how many of you folks actually made it to Athens for last night’s Georgia-Kentucky game or who all watched it on TV but it was an entertaining night. The Bulldogs comeback from 17 points down was impressive, the end was thrilling and the sellout crowd of 10,523 nearly blew the lid off the Old Stegosaurus. My ears still hurt today.
It was funny afterward to hear Takais Brown, the first-year JUCO transfer and a big reason Georgia won, talk about the crowd.
“We knew when we came out for warm-ups it was going to be big,” said the 6-8, 260-pound power forward. “Usually when we come out to warm up we look up and see the band, the cheerleaders and maybe the dance team. This time a couple of sections were already filled. We were like, ‘this is gonna be a big!’”
That it was.
The strange thing about how good Georgia played at the end was how bad it played at the beginning. I’m convinced it had to do with the atmosphere.
The Bulldogs have played before one sellout crowd in the last three seasons before last night. Here it was packed with live TV cameras and news cameras and still photographs crowding both baselines and fans screaming and yelling on every possession. If you’re not used to it, it can be an intimidating environment.
I think these Dogs may have a chance to get used to it.
LSU comes to Athens Sunday for a 3 p.m. game that will also be televised (Lincoln Financial, Buck). It’s “Kevin Brophy Day” and the Australian family of the Georgia player that was killed in a car accident this past summer will be recognized. With an afternoon tipoff and the Dogs having won four of their last five and moving into second in the SEC East, I don’t see any reason why it won’t be packed again. That and Georgia’s coveted football recruits will be in attendance, too.
After that, the Dogs are back on the road for games at Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The Vols will likely still be without Chris Lofton (ankle) or he’ll at least still be affected by it. The Commodores are the hottest team in the league at the moment. They won at LSU Wednesday night.
Georgia’s next home game after Sunday? No. 1 Florida on February 7. Better get your tickets now.
So let’s hear it. Did last night’s game convince you the Dogs are a tournament team? What do you see as their flaws right now? Strengths? They’ve still got only 12 wins. Does 18 get them in? 20? Will 8-8 in the league do it? Or do you see them being one those truly special, once-in-a-while Georgia juggernauts?
