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, October 25, 2007
‘85 Georgia-Florida memories still vivid
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s talk about favorite memories from the Georgia-Florida game today. Or maybe not just favorite memories, but just memories period.
I’ve been coming to this game off-and-on since 1985. I’d have to say that first experience was the most poignant one for me and for a lot of reasons.
To start with, that was the first real road game I ever covered as a “sports reporter.” I use quotation marks there because I was still a student at the University of Georgia and working for the student newspaper, The Red and Black. Harry Montevideo, who remains general manager of the R&B, allotted another writer, a photographer and myself a whopping $25 apiece a day for lodging and meals. I can’t remember the name of the place we ended up staying but I remember it was a motel, had one floor and wasn’t anywhere near The Landing.
Anyway, Georgia was 6-1-1 going into that game and nobody was giving the Dogs much of a chance that day, myself included. Florida was undefeated, ranked No. 1 and led by quarterback Kerwin Bell, wide receiver Ricky Nattiel and running back Neal Anderson who had torched the Bulldogs the previous season.
Two things I remember vividly: The way the crowd was divided into quarters back then — or was it eighths — so it was blue-and-orange, then red-and-black and so on. And the smell of liquor. The Gator Bowl smelled like a giant sniffer of bourbon.
Well as everybody knows by now, a couple of freshmen named Keith Henderson and Tim Worley ripped off long TD runs — 76 and 89 yards respectively — and an until-then-little-known defensive end named Greg “Muddy” Waters made life miserable for Bell and company and Georgia won 24-3. That, of course, touched off a wild celebration by Dogs’ fans and I recall them jumping the fences and running onto the field to actually rip up Gator Bowl turf with their bare hands. Suffice it to say the whole experience left a lasting impression on me.
For you younger folks, that was the way it was back then. Everybody wondered what Georgia was going to do to break the Gators’ hearts every year. Times have changed a little I’d say.
That’s enough about my memories. Let’s hear about yours. What’s your favorite recollection of the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party? What about your worst? What’s the best place for Dogs’ fans to gather? What are some cool things to do?
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