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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Saturday, November 3, 2007
Dogs fortunate to get out alive
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m not going to say I told you so but … OK, yes I am.
To be exact I think my statement was, “I wouldn’t be surprised if this game was 24-23 either way,” or something to that effect. Well never mind the final score, that’s the kind of game it was. To Georgia’s benefit, the rest of the nation will see the final score of 44-34 from Saturday’s non-televised game and say to themselves, “Looks like Georgia handled Troy pretty well.”
Well, only 90,000 or so were here at Sanford Stadium to see it but those that were and those that followed it closely via radio or online know full well the Bulldogs were fortunate to come out on top in this one. Troy rolled up over 400 yards offense and that’s certainly a concenter. And early on at least, it looked like the Trojans were going to take advantage a mistake-prone Georgia team. The Bulldogs had three turnovers by halftime and committed several costly penalties and found themselves trailing a couple of times.
But the Bulldogs buckled down and did what they had to do. In their defense, these are hard games to play, guys. Early on I was reminded of three other such contests I witnessed, UAB in 2003, Central Florida in 1999 and Wyoming in 1998. What do those games have in common? Well, besides Georgia winning by slim margins, they all came against good non-conference opponents sandwiched between big conference games (LSU and Alabama in 1998 and ‘99 and Vanderbilt and Florida in 2003).
Troy is a really good team that will win its league and play in a bowl game. Georgia needs to walk away from this one taking nothing from it other than, “glad we won that one,” and get ready for Auburn. A lots at stake for the Dogs from here on.
That’s my impression. What’s yours?
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