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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Friday, March 2, 2007
Vols will have fans’ support
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I did a radio show for a Knoxville station earlier today and, sure enough, they tell me that Tennessee is again bringing a couple of charter buses full of fans to Stegeman Coliseum for Saturday’s game against Georgia.
If the Vols win again, however, the players and coaches won’t run up into the stands to celebrate with their fans. Thanks to last year’s escapades, the SEC now forbids teams from going into the stands. And it’s a good thing. I could see a ticked off SEC fan, his team just beaten by UT or some other rival, and here comes a big 6-8 forward who just put up a 20 and 10 walking by. The devil on the fan’s shoulder says, “Trip him, trip him. That’ll show him.” And there goes Joe All-American, tumbling down the aisle from the upper deck.
To Bruce Pearl’s credit, he has said more than once he’s sorry he told his players to do that last year.
Don’t know how far that apology goes with the Bulldogs, though.
Anyway, I’m eager to see which Georgia team awaits the Vols, the one that fell meekly to them in Knoxville back in January or the one that fought like mad in the second half despite being shorthanded and overmatched at Kentucky.
The Bulldogs’ team chemistry is, in my opinion, the biggest question as it embarks on this last challenge of the season. Levi Stukes’ lack of remorse for getting suspended for what was an extremely pivotal Kentucky game is the type of thing that can really splinter a team.
What do you guys think? Can the Dogs take the Vols?
Will it be enough to spark a run in the SEC tournament and on into the NCAA tournament? Or do you think they’ve hit the proverbial wall?
Or would you rather talk about spring football practice, which begins Monday?
