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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Monday, September 1, 2008
Dogs could get jumped in polls
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The new Top 25 rankings are not due to come out until Tuesday since Tennessee is playing at UCLA tonight. But there is already a lot of talk that Georgia could fall out of the No. 1 spot.
It’s not so much what the Bulldogs did or didn’t do in their opener against Georgia Southern as what the other Top 5 teams did. All of them won, some more impressively than others. Southern Cal was particularly impressive. The Trojans, ranked third in the AP poll (second in the USA Today/Coaches) won 52-7 at Virginia. That prompted one blogger I read to write, “if there are two teams better than USC they’re in the NFC East.”
No. 2 Ohio State won 43-0 over Youngstown State, No. 4 Oklahoma won 57-2 over UT-Chattanooga and No. 5 Florida won 56-10 over Hawaii. So everybody romped.
Georgia was pretty well cruising, too, until coach Mark Richt called off the Dogs late in the third quarter leading 38-0. The Eagles responded by scoring on touchdowns on three of their next four drives en route to a 45-21 final.
Richt has said repeatedly he’s not interesting in trying to “earn style points” with regard to performing for pollsters. But there’s a good chance there could be some poll movement because the Bulldogs’ margin by which they were named No. 1 was so slim. They got 22 No. 1 votes to Ohio State’s 21 and Southern Cal’s 12 in the AP poll. Georgia had 22 No. 1 votes in the Coaches poll with Southern Cal and Ohio State getting 14 each in that one.
The point is, it won’t take but a couple of folks to change their minds and suddenly the Dogs are looking up at somebody else in the polls. Should that be the case? Would you care if that Georgia dropped a spot or two? Many have said that’s bound to happen anyway in Week 3 when the Buckeyes play at Southern Cal.
Richt sees Bama up close
Alabama looked great in its 34-10 win over Clemson Saturday night. Georgia coach Mark Richt was there to see his son Jon Richt dress out for his first college game (Jon’s redshirting this season) and claims he didn’t notice much about the Crimson Tide.
“Watching that game I didn’t even notice the other team,” quipped Richt, who viewed from a Georgia Dome suite high above the field. “No, they were very impressive, but that’s for another day.”
Richt is cautious with his remarks about the game because he had to get a special waiver from the SEC’s scouting rule in order to be able to attend and see his son. Alabama visits Georgia on Sept. 27.
Tide O-lineman hurt
Speaking of Bama, star offensive lineman Andre Smith had to leave the game with a knee injury but early reports indicate it wasn’t that bad, according to the Mobile Press-Register.
Harvin to return
It looks like Florida may get WR Percy Harvin and LB Brandon Spikes back for this week’s game against Miami in The Swamp, according to the Gainesville Sun. Tim Tebow was impressive in the 56-10 win over Hawaii, particularly because he actually distributed the ball more than he carried it. Not that it should take away from the Gators’ performance but this year’s Hawaii team is a fraction of the one that lost only one game all last season to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl 41-10. No more June Jones, no Colt Brennan, most of their receivers, three of their starting linemen. You just can’t compare.
Kentucky looking strong
Don’t look now but Kentucky might be a team to contend with this season. The Wildcats’ D looked positively dominant in a win 27-2 win over rival Louisville on Sunday. Then again, the Cardinals haven’t looked very good at all since Steve Kragthorpe took over. According to the Lexington-Herald’s Mark Story they’re about ready to run Kragthorpe out of town.
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