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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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Buck from NW gets best seat in house
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Today’s blog is dedicated to Price Cochran.
Say you don’t know who he is? Yeah you do. He’s better known as “Buck from the Northwest” in this space. He’s one of the most loyal bloggers I know of and, as I’m proud to say, one of the most sensible and even-keeled.
As “Cuz” announced in a small post on the previous blog, Buck passed away yesterday after a yearlong battle with cancer. Now I won’t profess to knowing Mr. Cochran very well though we did exchange a couple of personal e-mails in the past few months.
The most cherished of those I received was when Buck finally got to go to the Georgia-Florida game this year. It was his last wish.
He was so happy to have finally seen in person what all the fuss is about. And then his beloved Bulldogs went out and won one of the more amazing games any of us have ever seen.
Anyway, Buck sent me a link to a “shockwave photo jam” website where the pictures he took during that trip to Jacksonville are posted. “So you can see what one of your bloggers looks like,” he wrote to me then. By the grace of God I saved that e-mail and that link and I’m going to encourage y’all to check it out today:
http://www.shockwave.com/contentPlay/photojam4.jsp?doc=8370657/1193787051681_403.
Meanwhile, I’ll include below the notice from Cuz of Buck’s death. After that I’d say it’s only fitting to make “thankfulness” the theme of today’s blog (I won’t be posting tomorrow but I will on Friday). Let’s keep it Bulldog-based though.
So you guys tell me what about the Georgia Bulldogs you’re most thankful for. You know, Knowshon or Richt or beautiful fall Saturdays or what have you.
And remember to tip your cap toward the sky on Saturday because you know ol’ Buck from the Northwest is going to be looking down on his Dogs as they toil with Tech on the Flats.
Happy Thanksgiving y’all.
Here’s Cuz’s original note:
It is with deep regret that I inform the Bulldawg Nation of the passing of Buck Cochran in the Northwest. Buck has had terminal cancer for over a year and he and I have talked and corresponded for a long time. He was a true friend. a loyal fan, a staunch Matthew Stafford supporter and a defender of Dawg sports from any outside hater. But he also had a love for sports period, especially college ball which enabled him to become great friends with Gen Neyland and an admirer of Wareagle.
Buck never complained about the hand that life had dealt him. He and I were firmly convinced that he was just going to a better place with great seats.
Buck was able to see his beloved Dawgs one last time this year when he attended the beatdown, our turn, in JAX. If some of you remember, I said I knew we would win because I had a good luck charm attending the game. I knew there was no way we would lose Buck’s final game. The dawgs gave him a going away present that he cherished. The trip took alot out of him, but he told me that he would have it no other way.
Our season is not over, we have one tough regular season game left with Tech and a bowl game to go. Buck’s race is done, and he has taken the prize that was waiting for him in the end. I mourn the loss of a good friend, but I celebrate the life of a great man and a true Dawg fan. Buck and Erk will be watching the game together this Saturday. God rest you Buck and save me a seat. I will see you in the bye and bye.
