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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Monday, December 17, 2007
Hawaii answering Dogs’ ‘blackout’ with ‘whiteout’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Expect the Sugar Bowl to be played out in black and white.
We’ve told you all about Georgia coach Mark Richt’s plans to “blackout” the Superdome like the Bulldogs did Sanford Stadium for the Auburn game back in November. They will wear their all-black uniforms and Richt and the players are hopeful Georgia fans will respond in kind by wearing black clothes to the game.
Well, Hawaii has gotten wind of that and, according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the Warriors plan to counter the Dogs with a “whiteout” of its own.
“You know how Georgia has their black uniforms,” kicker Dan Kelly told the Star-Bulletin’s Brian McInnis. “We were thinking [having] a white-out — white helmet, white jersey, white socks, white shoes.”
It’s worked for the Warriors before. In fact, Hawaii went with all white instead of its traditional all black home uni’s for its final game against Washington. Coach June Jones said they did it in honor of his team’s resilient road wins this season. They came from behind for victories in all five of their road games.
Sure enough, the Warriors rallied from behind and drove 76 yards for the winning score late in the fourth quarter against the Huskies to run their record to 9-0 in their last nine games in white uniforms.
If the all-white plan is part of a grand scheme to counter Georgia’s blackout, Jones is not saying.
“Well, we’re the visiting team, so we have to wear white,” Jones told the Star-Bulletin.
Meanwhile, at Georgia’s pre-bowl press conference in Athens last Friday, it was apparent from Richt’s comments that he is concerned about the Warriors’ excitement and intensity level for this game. He said, according to Jones, that everybody who has had anything to do with the University of Hawaii over the years on the mainland is coming to the game, as well as “the entire state of Hawaii.” Richt was urging Bulldog fans to answer the Warriors’ challenge. Those that didn’t get tickets through the school’s regular distribution process he asked to “please snap them up” through Ticketmaster and other channels and come to New Orleans.
So let’s hear it. You guys getting behind the “blackout” theme again with the Bulldogs? Do you think it will be as effective in New Orleans as it was in Athens? Too much being made of uniform colors? Are you excited about this game? And what about Hawaii’s response? Does that get you even more fired up?
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