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, August 9, 2007
Intense heat, hitting for 1st full-contact practice
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hazy skies and temperatures in the mid-80s greeted the Bulldogs early this morning and the heat was on a rapid rise. It was not just because afternoon highs were expected to reach 102 degrees either. Thursday morning represented the first of two-a-day practices and the first full-pads, full-contact workout of the preseason.
“The first day of pads, always an exciting day,” said Georgia coach Mark Richt. “It was a very physical day.”
Leather could be heard popping early on and, like the heat, it increased exponentially as the practice wore on. The highlight came midway through with a three-on-three, offense-versus-defense drill on the lower-most field turf field. The entire team, offensive players in red jerseys and defensive in white, encircled the action and cheered on their respective sides. The coaches kept score and the defense won 7-6 (one point awarded for each play won), according to Richt.
That was followed by inside drill, which is essentially seven-on-seven, handing off the ball up the middle to one side or another. That was the No. 1 respective units against the No. 2s, and Richt called it a “dead heat,” no pun intended.
“There was some stickin’ goin’ on, but not enough for me,” senior safety Kelin Johnson said. “Speaking on behalf of the defense, I didn’t think we were physical enough. We’re not tough enough, not yet. But we’re working on it.”
Georgia will go at it again — sans pads — at 4:20 this afternoon. Temperatures should have peaked out about 102 or 103 around then. I’ll update the blog with practice notes this morning and again late this afternoon. Be sure to tune in for that latest.
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