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, February 7, 2008
Humphrey’s arrest not helpful to Felton’s cause
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By now most of you have heard about Billy Humphrey’s arrest. The Bulldogs’ starting shooting guard and the team’s second-leading scorer was booked on charges of underage possession and disobeying a traffic control advice. He was stopped by police after he crossed East Broad Street in front of Tasty World against the light at 1:23 a.m. last night. He blew a .03 — a trace amount to be sure — hence the alcohol charge.
The latest on all that is it does not appear that, Humphrey — who was on UGA and Athens-Clarke County probation for a minor weapons offense from November — will NOT be kicked out of school or off the team. We’re still waiting on UGA’s official release but a minimum of a three-game suspension — or 10 percent of competition dates — appears imminent. We’ll let everybody know as soon as that information is available. Felton has agreed to talk to reporters about 5 p.m. so I’ll file an update soon thereafter.
Here’s my question: What, if any, affect should this latest incident have upon the evaluation of head coach Dennis Felton and his program? I say that only because the first couple of calls I got this morning after posting my story were from people outside the program asking me, “does this do in Felton?” I don’t really know how to answer that.
Of course, at this point the prospects aren’t very positive for the remainder of the season. I don’t see the Bulldogs winning many more games and that was before the prospect of being without Humphrey for three or more games.
So let’s just fast forward and say Georgia finishes something like 5-11 or 4-12 or 3-13 in SEC play this year. Keeping in mind the extenuating circumstances of the season — the dismissals of Takais Brown and Mike Mercer, injuries to Humphrey and Jeremy Jacob, Rashaad Singleton abruptly quitting the team — do you think athletics director Damon Evans should be inclined to make a coaching change?
I’m looking for serious, thoughtful commentary. In fact, if you consider yourself a bonafide Georgia basketball fan, can validate yourself as such and want to be quoted for a story on that subject, e-mail me your thoughts directly at ctowers@ajc.com. Include your name, city of residence, occupation and a telephone number where you can be reached or you will not be considered for inclusion in a story.
Meanwhile, I’ll reserve my thoughts on the issue because I need to approach this in the coming weeks as an objective reporter. But those of you who come here regularly know my general feelings on that subject.
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