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, October 3, 2008
The penalty problem
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stats don’t tell every story, of course. But they pretty well tell the story of Georgia’s penalty problem.
With an average of 87.4 yards per game in penalties, Georgia is by far the most penalized team in the SEC and one of the three most penalized in the nation.
Georgia has been penalized about 25 yards per game more than the next most penalized SEC team: Tennessee (62.5 yards per game).
And Georgia has been penalized more than three times as much as the least penalized SEC team: unbeaten Alabama (25.4 yards per game).
In the same number of games - five - Alabama has been penalized 18 times to Georgia’s 53.
Nationally, of the 119 Division I-A teams, only Texas Tech and Florida State have been penalized more yards per game than Georgia: Texas Tech 95.25 and FSU 88.0. (Yes, Texas Tech is unbeaten and ranked in the top 10.)
Enough numbers, you say? I agree.
Penalties undoubtedly are part of what Mark Richt meant when he said he and the team earlier this week “addressed some issues - some of our glaring problems.”
It’ll be interesting and instructive to see if Georgia cuts down on the flags when its season resumes next week. It might be pivotal, too.
Meanwhile, some links for your perusal:
David Paschall, Chattanooga Times Free Press, writes about Alabama picking up its recruiting efforts in Georgia
The Coaches Hot Sheet Blog tells you what Phillip Fulmer must do to keep his job.
SI.com’s Cory McCartney says Saturday’s game might be the biggest in Vanderbilt history
And Mark Richt wants everyone to see the item in this column that re-ranked the AP top 25 by APR scores. You’ll see why.
