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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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Dogs banking on Felton
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I imagine everybody’s heard the news by now that Dennis Felton is getting a pay raise and two-year contract extension. Actually it doesn’t become official until it’s improved by the executive board of the Georgia Athletic Association during a specially-called teleconference meeting this afternoon at 5:15 p.m. But the deal is already agreed upon in principle between Felton and AD Damon Evans and has been signed off on by President Michael Adams.
Georgia, of course, had to do this. You cannot have a coach out there recruiting with only two years left on his contract. Rival recruiters will chew that up and spit it out. You must be able to tell a prospect you’re going to be there for them for the entireity of their careers. Otherwise, you might as well cut them loose right then and there. Now he’s contracted through 2011.
A WSB-TV report on Felton’s extension said Felton was a candidate for several other Division I basketball jobs. I don’t think there’s any truth to that. At least, I haven’t heard a word about it and I am constantly monitoring such things. The only jobs of significance out there are, of course, Kentucky, Michigan, Arkansas and Iowa and I haven’t heard Felton’s name associated with any of those openings. Anything else would be pretty much a lateral move or down. And Felton has a little momentum here at Georgia, what with four starters coming back, four recruits signed and probably one more coming and a $30 million practice and training facility being completed this summer.
So the obvious topic for today’s blog is whether you think extending Felton’s contract and giving him a big fat raise ($50,000 a year) was the right move for Georgia. Clearly, the program has shown progress in the last two years. Has the progress been significant enough, in your opinion? What about next year? NCAA tournament or bust?
Also, do you believe the extension was long enough? Some programs are giving their coaches 6-, 8- and 10-year contracts. Also, Felton’s pay still ranks in the bottom half among SEC coaches. It was bottom third before this raise but I haven’t had a chance to quantify where this places him now.
Anyway, I’ll be monitoring this story all day and will let you know all the details when they come out following the executive board teleconference. Let’s hear your opinions on this development.
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