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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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Blackout, whiteout collide at Superdome.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m now sitting in the pressbox at the Louisiana Superdome with my colleagues Jeff Schultz, Tony Barnhart and Carter Strickland. Some of the players are on the field, though Georgia’s players are still in warmups while Hawaii’s guys already have on the bottom half of their uniforms and t-shirts. That’s except for Colt Brennan, who is in sweatpants, an oversized t-shirt and tennis shoes throwing passes to his receivers.
The Hawaii fans are also early arrivals compared to the Georgia fans. For the moment they outnumber the Bulldogs and their are a bunch of them way up high in the upperdecks. Looks like both groups took their team’s instructions seriously. The Warrior faithful are dressed in white tops for their “whiteout” and the Bulldogs’ fans followed through on Blackout Part II. Should make for a nice contrast on television.
First Dog in uniform takes the field at 6:55 p.m. It’s Andy Bailey.
I’ll be back with more riveting details soon!
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Party time is over for Dogs, Warriors
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greetings from the Crescent City. It’s an absolutely beautiful day here. About 55 degrees and bright and sunny without a cloud in a baby blue sky.
The city was slow to stir today, with many of the visitors out late last night celebrating the arrival of 2008. I spent my New Years Eve at the House of Blues where I had the honor ringing it in with legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy at the House of Blues. I don’t know how many blues enthusiast we have out there but, for me, seeing the 68-year-old Guy ripping it up like he was half that age did my heart good. Awesome show, one of the best I’ve ever seen.
But all the entertainment and all the practices and all the pregame talk is over now. Now it’s time for Georgia and Hawaii to tee it up in the Superdome tonight. The New Orleans Times-Picayune ran a list of predictions from media members across the country. All but two picked the Dogs and most of them had it as not even being close. Pierce Huff of the Times-Picayune picked the Warriors 41-38 in overtime and Sean Meriner of Thepalestra.com took Hawaii 35-31. The rest generally had Georgia by double digits.
I think a big key for the Bulldogs is going to be how they do early. They need to come out and establish dominance. The longer Hawaii hangs around and believes the harder it will become.
Tony Barnhart and I will each be putting up blogs throughout the day so be sure to stay tuned to ajc.com heading into the game and throughout. Let me hear what you guys are thinking in terms of a score tonight and I’ll be checking in from the Superdome.
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