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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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Football season never ends for players
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For us football season is three intense months in the fall followed by a brief bowl season. But for today’s football players it is truly a year-round endeavor.
I say this after spending yesterday afternoon over at the Georgia football complex. While it’s just the second week in July, these guys were going at it like it was the middle of September. Of course, there are no pads involved and no footballs either, for that matter. This time of year it is about pure conditioning.
On that note, I ran into quarterback Matthew Stafford and spoke with him very briefly. From my perspective, he appears to be in the best condition he’s been in since he’s been at Georgia. All I could go by was looks but there was virtually no sign of the pudginess that’s always been part of Matt’s physique. He actually looks taller.
Anyway, I interviewed Prince Miller and Chris Davis while I was over there for some things I’m working on and asked them about staying in Athens all summer and working out and running daily.
“Other than a full schedule of classes, it’s not too bad,” Miller said. “It’s the time when you really get to know your teammates and kind of build a bond with each other”
Davis said the summer is beneficial academically. “It’s a time to help your grades,” he said. “Classes aren’t as big and you can get a lot of help from professors one-on-one. I look at it as a GPA booster. In general, you can be looser and freer. It’s not as intense. I like the summer.”
I also got a chance to talk linebacker Marcus Washington for a few minutes. Marcus is recovering from shoulder surgery after injuring it again in spring practice. Originally he was expected to miss the whole season but he told me Tuesday he’ll be coming back in October. That’d be a bonus for the Dogs if he does.
That’s all for now. Like I said, we’ll start having some regular features on football a couple of times a week now. I’ll have a short Q&A with Prince Miller that should be up online later today and will run in tomorrow’s newspaper and I have something planned for Sunday’s paper as well. And, as always, we’ll be on top of news as it breaks.
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