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, August 17, 2007
Important scrimmage on the horizon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s “getting down to brass tacks,” as the expression goes, in Georgia’s preseason camp. The Bulldogs are scrimmaging this afternoon at Sanford Stadium and what takes place there will go a long way in determining what players will start at which positions for the opener against Oklahoma State in two weeks.
But who wants to wait for that the coaches to look at video and evaluate and breakdown every snap and weigh it against every practice they’ve been through this month. As is proven here almost daily, those of us in the blogosphere have all the answers. So let’s put together our best powers of prognostication and predict which players are going to end up No. 1 on the depth chart when the season commences.
Now there are a few positions that you can go ahead pencil in — make that, cast in permanent marker — who’s going to start. Some of the easier ones include: On offense — Matt Stafford at QB, Fernando Velasco at center, Chester Adams at right tackle, Scott Haverkamp at right guard, Trinton Sturdivant at left tackle, Chris Davis at left guard, Brannan Southerland at fullback, Sean Bailey at split end and Mohamed Massaquoi at flanker; on defense — Jeff Owens at DT, Rod Battle and Marcus Howard at DE, Darius Dewberry at WLB, Dannell Ellerbe at MLB, Brandon Miller at SLB, and Kelin Johnson and CJ Byrd at the safeties; special teams — Brandon Coutu at place-kicker and Mikey Henderson at punt returner.
Other than that, some pretty good battles are raging. Among them: Thomas Brown, Kregg Lumpkin or Knowshon Moreno at tailback, Asher Allen and Thomas Flowers at strong corner, Bryan Evans (injured hamstring) and Prince Miller at weak corner, Geno Atkins and Kade Weston at defensive tackle, Coleman Watson, Naderris Ward and Bruce Figgins at tight end, and Drew Butler and Brian Mimns at punter.
Don’t assume I’ve got them all right. Perhaps I’m overlooking some. Perhaps some I have as solid aren’t so ironclad. And maybe some positions are set but not they way you think they should be.
Meanwhile, the most important scrimmage of the preseason shall commence this afternoon and, as usual, Carter Strickland and I will be there to chronicle it for you. Be sure to check back for updates.
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