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, August 14, 2007
No surprise in Caleb’s redshirt
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s preface this discussion by saying that decisions regarding redshirts are not firmly made until about the third week of the season and even then they are subject to change. But, for the most part coaches have a good idea who’s going to play and who’s going to redshirt by this point in the preseason. Anyway, I was surprised by the reactions of a lot of people regarding the “news” that Caleb King was likely eyeing a redshirt season. It seemed to have come as a surprise to more than a few folks and I’m not sure why.
King will be an excellent college football player and he has displayed as much in his couple of weeks of camp. But, viewing the big picture, unless it was readily apparent early on that he was the second coming of Herschel Walker, it was never a very strong possibility that he’d play this season. And I’m not sure it wasn’t always in King’s best interest to watch the game from the sidelines this season.
Some of you (Buck in the Northwest chief among them) contend with me on this but I tend to believe redshirting is the best scenario for all players if you can afford it. But I think it’s especially good for King. You’ve got four capable players ahead of him on the depth chart (don’t forget Jason Johnson is on scholarship and very schooled on the Bulldogs’ system) and, as has been well documented everywhere, King had a hard time attaining his freshman eligibility. It’s hard enough to handle college coursework and the demands of SEC football without that unbridled expectations of a passionate fanbase.
To me, the bigger surprise might be that Thomas Brown at this moment is the leading candidate to start at tailback this first game. Heck, it wasn’t so long ago nobody was sure if he’d even be able to play this season because of his recorvery from knee surgery. I thought for sure Kregg Lumpkin would be No. 1, Knowshon Moreno 2 and they’d get whatever out of Brown they could. That said, again, nothing is set at this moment.
So let’s hear from you guys regarding a likely redshirt for King and the hierarchy at tailback. Meanwhile, stayed tuned for practice updates later.
Thanks for hanging out.
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