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, August 8, 2007
Get your inside info here
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let me first say thanks to all of you who are coming here in ever-increasing numbers to get your Georgia football information and to discuss everything Bulldog. Your participation on this blog is what is going to make it successful and I’ve been very impressed with the insight and knowledge so many of you display and, clearly, your thirst for information is insatiable.
As you all know, this is a free service we provide and, like everything in a democratic society we’re so fortunate to live in, it is driven by your right to free speech. That said, I want to inject some personal requests here.
My philosophy with regard to this blog is to provide a little deeper level of coverage for what I believe is the most ardent and passionate of our Georgia readers. That’s why I’m trying to provide daily practice updates. That’s why I try to tell you the stories behind the stories. I want to give you a little more than you’re going to get in the paper or within our regular coverage boundaries. At the very least, I want to give you information first and unfiltered before it shows up in the next day’s notebook.
What I don’t view this blog as is a fan forum or a vent where Florida fans and Georgia Tech fans come to “flame” or talk trash the Bulldog fans they know that visit here regularly. That doesn’t mean I want to limit it to Georgia fans only. Far from it. I’m not into censorship in any form, unless someone is being distasteful or racist. I encourage Florida, Tech and Tennessee fans — like General Neyland — to engage in thoughtful and sometimes playful banter regarding Georgia and its opponents from your respective viewpoints. The more polar viewpoints, the better, I believe.
But I get really tired of reading comment after comment of guys (and girls) talking trash which essentially comes down to “we’re better than you; nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.” Childish, immature and completely boring, in my opinion. If your handle is, say, “UFownsUGA” or “gatorthedogcatcher,” we get where you’re coming from already. Please try to make your points without being juvenile.
That said, I’m glad a lot of people are showing up and participating and I’m not going to ban anyone based on that kind of behavior. I just want to encourage thoughtful exchanges. Cool?
OK, practice update coming shortly. And here’s what we’ve got coming: Carter Strickland did a nice piece on linebacker Brandon Miller, “the whole key to the defense,” in CMR’s own words. I’ll be filing some practice notes later and we have some really good stories coming all through the weekend.
Thanks again for hanging out and play nice!
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