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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Thursday, January 10, 2008
No. 1 in football, Adams and hoops talk
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Long time no see! I’m back from a brief hiatus from the blogosphere. Did you miss me?
That’s what I thought.
Sorry I haven’t been able to update the blog daily as I usually do for the past week. After the bowl game and the holidays and all, I had tons to catch up on at home and at work from a paperwork and organization standpoint and I just haven’t had much extra time beyond my base duties.
But I’m back now, got the old fingers loosened up and ready to blog up a storm. And man is there a lot to blog about.
Now personally I’d like to talk about the basketball team because it is, after all, basketball season. But when I do that the responses in this space tend to drop about 75 percent compared to just about any football topic we could discuss.
So let’s just consider today a clearinghouse day and we’ll touch on everything we can and then, as usual, I’ll ask you guys to let me know what you want to discuss the rest of this week and next one.
Let’s hear your thoughts on the following:
What do you think of the Bulldogs getting all this national love as the preseason No. 1 in football next season? As you all know, that can be a double-edge sword. Expectations can’t get any higher than No. 1. Some would say there’s only one way to go from there. On the other hand, as we’ve seen from LSU and Ohio State this year and others in other years, the good thing about being ranked so high at the beginning is it’s easier to get back there at the end should you lose grip somewhere along the way.
And what about President Adams making his carefully-orchestrated splash regarding a college football playoff? It really surprised me because I’ve had some discussions with Dr. Adams on the subject and I remember him being pretty skeptical about it when Florida’s Bernie Machen broached it a couple of years ago. My theory on it is, Adams, ever the calculating politician, proposed an eight-team playoff knowing he’d never get what he asked for but even a 50 percent or 25 percent negotiated settlement would mean a four-team playoff or a plus-one. Both would be better than the crap we had to settle for this season.
Does Adams’ move put him any more in favor with you, the Bulldog Nation? Not sure if that was what he was going for but he was roundly booed in pregame ceremonies before the Sugar Bowl.
And finally, regarding the basketball team, what did you think of the Dogs’ win over Georgia Tech? Neither team looks very strong at the moment. As a friend of mine who is a basketball fan said at halftime of that game, “the NIT just called and neither team is invited.” Obviously expectations have to be tempered with the loss of three starters now but could you live with Dennis Felton’s team missing the Big Dance again this year and do you have any problems with the attrition that was created this season.
Let’s go. Let’s talk about it. I’m energized and ready to rock.
And stay away from all the trash-talking. One of my resolutions this year to be less tolerant of the immaturity that often rears its ugly head on this board.
Happy New Year. Should be a great one!
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