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, February 4, 2008
Recruiting coverage galore in store
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So you say you enjoy football recruiting? We’re thinking so because we’re about to bowl you over with recruiting coverage.
In the next couple of days — Wednesday/National Signing Day especially — we will be absolutely snowing you under with news, updates, photos, live coverage and every kind of list imaginable. In short, we will be providing you with comprehensive objective recruiting coverage of Atlanta, Georgia and the South that you cannot and will not get anywhere else. And it won’t cost you a dime. All you have to do is click on our website and it’s all there for your perusal.
Regulars here know this is not my favorite subject. I enjoy covering games and profiling players and coaches and, yes, even fans, more than I care to follow the whims of 17- and 18-year-olds who have been flattered and showered with attention more than any person deserves. But even I’m excited about the information we’ll be pumping out starting early in the morning on Wednesday.
You may recall I weighed in on the ridiculousness of trying to rank recruiting classes last week. The Charleston Post and Courier did a good story on that subject over the weekend and it illustrates how inaccurate the recruiting services are at trying to do that.
On another subject, a buddy of mine over in Memphis talked to the Ole Miss chancellor about Michael Adams’ call for a playoff and the Rebels’ top guy was pretty critical of UGA’s president.
And while we’re in link mode, here’s an interesting take on Mark Richt from Paul Finebaum, who was impressed with the Dogs’ coach after watching him speak to a group of business leaders in Birmingham… .
As for basketball, the wolves are starting to bay a little for coach Dennis Felton, though I personally think they’re a bit early on that. While the on-court performance hasn’t been great this season — exacerbated by the early-season discipline/academic situations — the off-court part is going very well, especially recruiting. And unless they can talk Tubby into coming back or make some similar hiring splash, I think the Dogs would just be tearing down to build up again… .
Seems a lot of folks back in Kentucky thought Dave Bliss’ foul on Ramel Bradley should have been whistled as flagrant and/or intentional. Felton disagrees emphatically. He said Bliss was going for the ball and Bradley forced the contact as he tried to draw the foul for the three-point play. I tend to agree. Looking at the replay a couple of times it appears Bradley made a lot more out of it with his body movements, etc., than should have been there.
That’s it for now. I’ll be checking back regularly.
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