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 17, 2007
Dogs did what they had to do
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That stiff breeze you may have felt in Atlanta was the collective gasp of relief let loose from Georgia’s sellout crowd at Sanford Stadium 65 miles to the East. The turnover prone Bulldogs got away with one here today, ladies and gentlemen, winning 24-13.
Georgia played much the same way it did last year in Lexington when it lost to the Wildcats. The Bulldogs had four turnovers, all of them of the ill-timed variety, and after spending the whole first half playing from behind, could never shake the Cats in the second half. But give Georgia credit. It overcame a lot of distractions to do what it needed to on this day.
There were several key differences in last year and this one, however.
Kicker Brandon Coutu wasn’t injured this time. His 46-yard field goal with 2:09 gave the Dogs the breathing room they needed.
Georgia has Knowshon Moreno this year. He became the first UGA tailback since some guy named Herschel Walker in 1982 to rush for more than 100 yards in five consecutive games. The freshman finished with 124 yards on 22 carries.
The Dogs’ defense is better. They gave up three points in the final three quarters and made fourth-quarter stops this time, as opposed to letting the Cats drive the field like they did at the end of last year’s debacle.
But Kentucky had the Dogs worried the entire day and well they should have been with Andre Woodson under center for the Wildcats. The senior signalcaller didn’t have his typical game but his presence was a constant threat to the Bulldogs. None moreso than when UK trailed by eight points and took over deep in their own territory just under five minutes to play. Tight end Jacob Tamme was wide open in the middle of the field, three steps ahead of linebacker Rennie Curran, and Woodson’s pass was just out of his reach. Otherwise we might have been looking at overtime.
Here’s the most impressive stat of all: With the victory, Georgia has won 70 games in seven season under coach Mark Richt. He’s just the eighth coach in college football history to do that.
Now, let’s see how that Tennessee-Vandy game turns out.
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