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, July 1, 2008
Latest arrests bad for Bulldogs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
All right, I’m about to settle in for the night with my family. But I know the latest arrests of these two Georgia football players and the imminent arrest of a third is fresh on everybody’s minds and I’m sure everybody has an opinion on it.
So I’ll tell you what I know and what I don’t know and a little about what I think and we’ll have at it. Most of my responses to your questions won’t come until tomorrow (Wednesday), however.
First of all, the allegations against Michael Lemon are going to end up being much more serious than the ones against Justin Anderson and Trinton Sturdivant. I spoke to the victims in both cases and the guy who claims Lemon punched him out Saturday night is pursuing felony charges and claims to have gotten them. If Lemon is arrested on felony charges, which the guy says is going to happen Wednesday, UGA will likely have to suspend Lemon indefinitely until the case is resolved. Who knows when that might be?
Anderson and Sturdivant are accused of misdemeanor offenses. This is one of those things that will come down to whether the court believes what the victim says or what the offenders say. However, the victim claims that cameras at the dorm captured the incident. If that’s the case the whole thing may be resolved very quickly because cameras don’t lie.
As for the fact that three more Bulldogs found themselves in trouble with the law, there’s not much to say about that. That’s seven arrests in seven months (that we know about) and that’s not good. I know UGA and coach Mark Richt lecture their athletes a constantly about their behavior and the consequences of their actions. But they seem to continually find themselves on the wrong side of the law. When you add the recent alcohol-related driving arrests of basketball player Billy Humphrey and baseball player Ryan Wooley it looks even worse. Say what you want but Georgia needs to get a handle on all this and I’m sure it will.
As for me, I think I can speak for most reporters in saying that we don’t relish these types of stories. I wish these kids would behave year ‘round and never run afoul of the law. I can’t remember a year that has ever happened though.
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