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 29, 2008
A beautiful weekend for football
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greetings Dogs fans. It is an absolutely gorgeous day here in Athens. Almost cool outside with a steady breeze giving off the faintest hint of fall. Hopefully it’s a prelude to what we’ll have for tomorrow’s game between Georgia and Georgia Southern.
I don’t care who you are but this time of year really stirs the senses. Driving across town yesterday and today, I’ve already spotted several RVs with Georgia flags a-flappin’ coming in on 316 and on the Loop. Even saw a couple of cars with Georgia Southern flags coming through Watkinsville from Statesboro. Word is the Eagles are going to show up in good numbers for this one. I’ve heard from a lot of their fans who are also Bulldogs’ fans so it has to be a pretty cool situation from them. Or confusing.
Last day of the week, obviously, so I want to empty out my notebook of quotes and facts I wasn’t able to get into the paper this week. I’ve also scoured the web for other Georgia and SEC stories of interest and included links here.
As for tomorrow’s game I think it’s only sensible that everybody give me their score predictions. I’ll check back after the game and see if anybody hit it right on the nose. Maybe I can get you a T-shirt or something if you do (hey, lean times, you know). Also, let me know what you’re most excited about seeing. That’ll give me a good idea of want you’re most interested in as I determine what we cover during Saturday’s game.
OK, to the leftovers and links… .
At least it’s not VanGorder
Georgia coach Mark Richt is a big fan of Eagles’ coach Chris Hatcher but he admitted he’s glad his good buddy Brian VanGorder is not still the coach.
“If Coach VanGorder would have come? Well, it’s always awkward because not only is Brian a former coach on our staff but he’s been a friend of mine for 20-something or 30-something or I don’t know how many years,” Richt said. “I’ve known Brian and his family a long time. His wife, Holly, I’ve known since I was a kid. So that’s always uncomfortable to play somebody you know. I remember at Florida State, we had a game early on [VanGorder was DC at UCF] and it seemed like a fun thing until we got down t the nitty-gritty of playing it and then it just wasn’t much fun. You certainly don’t want to lose to you friends.”
One reporter brought up a good question. He asked CMR if he’d asked BVG about the Eagles’ personnel.
“No, I didn’t think to ask,” Richt said.
Good thing as there is very little leftover from BVG’s brief tenure there.
Georgia’s D ‘pretty good’
I asked CMR to finish this sentence: Georgia’s defense has a chance to be …
“Pretty good, I hope,” he said. “You know, we’ve got as lot of returning players, a lot of returning starters. Guys that know what they’re doing, guys that understand how to play the Georgia way. I’m confident that they’ll get after it pretty good.”
Mark Schlabach of ESPN then asked if Richt thought it was the fastest they’ve had.
“I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s the fastest. It’s hard to gauge. I really think we looked faster than usual last year because I know we played more guys than usual. The more guys you play the fresher they are and the faster they look. You can go hard two or three plays. If you can get another guy going in there hard for two or three plays and another guy comes in, then other guy comes back rested and ready to go again, that’s what I think the difference is.
“I was watching us play Tennessee back in 2001 [on video[ not long ago. We counted like 15 guys on that defense that went on to play in the NFL, just on that film, guys that went in and out of that game. Almost every guy on that tape went to the NFL and played and started at one time or another. So that was a pretty good defense. That was the year we got to Georgia. The year before was when they had [Marcus] Stroud and [Richard] Seymour and Kendrell Bell and corners like [Jamie] Henderson and like five guys that started as NFL rookies. That’s some pretty good defensive players.”
Spurrier’s a softie
If you watched South Carolina’s game against N.C. State Thursday night you probably noticed the good play of tailback Mike Davis. You might have had a hard time telling that he’s suspended. Coach Steve Spurrier suspended Davis for a game recently but it’s for a game to be named later, likely one of their weak non-conference opponents according to the Columbia State. That’s showing them, Coach.
Arizona State’s tough blow
The Sun Devils, Georgia’s opponent in Game Four, proudly unveiled a new $8.4 million indoor practice facility this year. But the new digs incurred some damage from a recent thunderstorm. Hey, it doesn’t rain much but, when it does, boom!
Fan wants more passion
Here’s a guest editorial from a Georgia fan in collegefootballnews.com who wants to see the Dogs’ fans get more fired up during games at Sanford Stadium and help create more of a home-field advantage. I don’t know for sure but it seemed plenty advantageous to me during the Auburn game last year.
I WILL BE BLOGGING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER TOMORROW’S GAME FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WILL BE NEAR A COMPUTER. BE SURE TO LET ME HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU ARE. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
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