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 15, 2008
Knowshon back deep IS intriguing
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Reggie Bush did it. Desmond Howard did it. Will Knowshon Moreno do it, too?
I’m not talking about winning the Heisman Trophy, which those first two guys did. I’m talking about returning punts and kickoffs. But I can tell you this — the two things aren’t mutually exclusive. Returning kicks helped win those first two guys those two Heismans.
Now that’s not the reason Georgia should have Knowshon return punts this season. If I know anything about coach Mark Richt or the Bulldogs, I’m sure they wouldn’t attempt something of the sort to help a player garner votes for an individual award.
But you’ve got to admit the idea of Moreno returning kicks of any sort is very intriguing. Richt revealed yesterday that Moreno has been handling punt returns (along with freshman Carlton Thomas and quarterback Logan Gray) during preseason practices. Not surprisingly, Moreno has looked the best so far.
Think about the excitement a home crowd would feel after the Georgia defense has stoned an opponent and No. 24 comes trotting in from the sideline and wanders back there all alone as the deep safety. You’ve seen what he can do with a little daylight on a toss sweep. Imagine what he can do if he really has some room to run.
I know, I know. The risk of injury is certainly greater fielding a ball out of the air as 11 players barrel full speed down the field after you. But is it significantly greater than when you’re carrying the ball 25 or 30 times out of the I-formation? I’d say Bush was pretty valuable to Southern Cal, as he is to the New Orleans Saints today. And Howard was pretty important to Michigan, too. And if special teams are truly as important as Georgia claims they are to its success and Moreno is the best at this, why have anybody else do it?
It would be a bold move, for sure. But I think I like it. What about y’all? …
Speaking of Knowshon
There was a nice piece on him in ESPN The Magazine’s college football preview issue. There’s not a lot folks around here didn’t already know or have heard about Knowshon. But certainly interesting seeing it told again to a national audience… .
Most powerful: Saban
Surely by now most of you have heard — or seen on the cover of the magazine in stores now — that Forbes Magazine has declared Alabama’s Nick Saban as the “most powerful coach” in all of sports. I haven’t read the whole article myself but between the amount of money he makes, the structure of his contract (no buyout I think) and the way he runs his program, the business-oriented magazine’s editors have determined Saban’s the man. Perhaps the clincher between him and Bill Belichick and was going 6-6 last season and not ending up on the hot seat.
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