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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Friday, August 1, 2008
No. 1 distinction a mixed blessing for Dogs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let the hype begin!
Obviously by now most of you have heard that Georgia was selected preseason No. 1 in the USA Today/Coaches poll that was released at 6 a.m. Friday morning. This is significant for a couple of reasons.
Chiefly, it’s important because the coaches poll is a third of the formula for determining what two teams play in the BCS Championship Game. Starting high in the poll can be a factor in finishing high, particularly if a team stumbles somewhere along the way. Just ask LSU, which started last season No. 2 in the coaches poll and managed to get into the BCS championship and win the national title despite two losses.
Secondly, this is the opinion of college football coaches. And it is a well documented fact that the coaches are much more diligent about making their selections since it became a legitimate part of the BCS formula for determining a champion. Coach Mark Richt himself has talked often about how he sits up late on college football Saturday nights watching ESPN’s SportsCenter so he can be sure to see all the highlights of all the teams and make an informed decision when he has to turn in his poll on Sundays in the fall.
On the other side of things, any team to be tabbed No. 1 in the preseason will have a target on its back the rest of the year and opponents will be supremely motivated to take them down.
By the way, Richt did NOT pick the Bulldogs No. 1 on his poll. At SEC Media Days last week he said he was going to choose according to the consensus of all the preseason polls to that point. According to a composite poll compiled by the SEC media relations office, Ohio State was the consensus No. 1, followed by Southern Cal and then a tie between Georgia and Oklahoma.
So what’s your reaction about Friday’s news? Big deal? Much ado about nothing? Do you agree with it?
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