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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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Blue chips or upset special?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We interrupt this football recruiting madness to bring you an important reminder: Georgia has a basketball game Wednesday night — and it’s a big basketball game.
In case you missed it, the Bulldogs are playing host to No. 1-ranked Florida at 7:30 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak. Not a great team to be looking to get better against.
That said, I don’t think it’s impossible. Though the Gators have been awesome all season, they haven’t been flawless. And Georgia has been tough at home (4-0 in league play). Depending on what kind of crowd shows up — the last two home games have been sellouts, so I don’t know why this game wouldn’t be — the Stegosaurus can be a tough place to play. Don’t forget, the Dogs played pretty good until very late down in Gainesville.
In fact, Georgia led at halftime and trailed by five with a chance to cut it to three late in the second half when Levi Stukes took off with a steal on a fast-break and went up for a lay-up. Trouble was the Gators’ Corey Brewer hustled up from behind Stukes and pinned his lay-up attempt against the backboard. Florida took the ball the other way, Chris Richards scored and, just like that, the Gators were up by seven and closed out the game from the foul line en route to a 67-51 win.
For what it’s worth, Georgia has never beaten a No. 1 team. It did come close one time. On Dec. 28, 1997, the Bulldogs actually led No. 1 North Carolina by three inside the final minute. But the blew three free throws, the Tar Heels tied the game in regulation and won in overtime, 82-80.
Do you believe Georgia can knock off the Gators? Crazier things have happened in sports.
Oddly enough, this game will NOT be televised, which says a lot about the sorry television deal the SEC has. But that’s another story.
So what’s bigger, national signing day or Georgia playing the No. 1 basketball team in the country?
How about this: What would you hope to see more, the Dogs beat No. 1 Florida in basketball or Allen Bailey to pull an 11th-hour flop and decide to sign a scholarship with Georgia?
