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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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Now we see what Dogs are made of
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The first two games of the season have been fun and somewhat revealing for Georgia. In general, you’d have to say the Bulldogs’ offense looks a little better than expected and the defense not quite as good as expected.
But even those conclusions are more hypothesis than fact. We’ll know a lot more after Saturday’s game against South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium.
“We’re starting Southeastern Conference play and that’s really a new beginning for us,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said at his weekly news conference Tuesday. “The first conference game of the year is very meaningful us. It’s a source of excitement for our players and our staff. I can feel it already and it’s only Tuesday. And it comes against the team we always play first and one that’s always kind of a bloodbath for some reason.”
Say what you will about what the Gamecocks’ defense did at Vanderbilt. It still leads the SEC in almost every defensive category — including total D (181.5 ypg) — and South Carolina always plays Georgia tough, especially in Columbia. Conversely, the Gamecocks are still struggling on offense and unsettled at quarterback. Who would have thought that would be the annual theme for Steve Spurrier at South Carolina?
But the tests don’t stop with the Gamecocks. The Dogs are now getting into the teeth of the schedule so many people are saying might be the toughest in the land. After South Carolina, Georgia is at Arizona State (2-0, vs. UNLV this Saturday), then back home against Alabama (2-0, v. W. Kentucky) and, after a week off, gets Tennessee (0-1, v. UAB) at home.
So which of those next four opponents concerns you the most? Let’s hear your thoughts.
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