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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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Dogs execute another blue-collar win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow, was that reminiscent of the Tennessee game or what?
Georgia beats Vandy 24-14. Start the griping now.
Georgia wasn’t quite as dominant as it was against the Vols but the Bulldogs were clearly the better team. They kind of messed around and left Vanderbilt in the game but you have to give the Commodores a lot of credit for that. More than anything I came away impressed with that little team from Nashville.
Once again, like Tennessee, Georgia did what it had to do to win the ballgame. I’m sure there will be a lot of grousing but, from where I sit, I think the days of blowing out Vandy are over for Georgia and pretty much everybody in the SEC.
The Bulldogs (6-1, 3-1 SEC) put together a blue-collar drive late in the game. Even though it didn’t result in points — Blair Walsh missed his second of two short field goals — it inflicted the damage Georgia needed. It took 11 plays and almost six minutes off the clock. More importantly it flipped field position for the rest of the game.
Some stats to chew on: Knowshon Moreno had his biggest game of the season, 172 yards on 23 carries, and a touchdown. Matthew Stafford was 13-of-23 passing for 194 yards with 2 TDs and 2 picks. A.J. Green had 7 catches for 132 yards. Georgia scored its first 14 points off two Vanderbilt turnovers. The Commodores managed 245 yards offense.
That’s it for now. I have to head down to the locker room. I’ll check in later with some details from there.
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Munson at stadium for Dogs-Vandy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, I know for a fact it’s going to be a good day. Got to be. First of all I got to spend some of the pregame meal visiting with legendary Atlanta Journal columnist Furman Bisher. Obviously I’ve known him for years but it’s always enjoyable to listen to his stories and talk about how the business has changed.
Right in the middle of our conversation, who should walk up but another legend — Larry Munson. Munson made a bee line straight to Furman.
“I’ve been trying to call you. You don’t return your phone calls,” Bisher said.
“Sorry,” Munson replied. “I’ve been on my butt.”
For the record, Munson looked like he felt much, much better, obviously well enough to come to a game he wasn’t working for the first time in 43 years. He and his son Michael visited the radio booth and then adjourned to a suite at the other end of the press box to watch the game.
So no matter what happens in the Vanderbilt game today, it’s going to be a good day for me. As I wrote here yesterday, I have a sneaking suspicion the Dogs are going to put it together today. I just think they’ve been really close to putting it all together to date and they’re about to get all the dials set where they need to be.
That said, I completely understand the Commodores are viable opponent, maybe as sharp as they’ve been for a while, and their last two teams have given Georgia fits. I think it will be close for a long time, then the Dogs will pull away.
But I’ve been wrong before. We’ll see.
Hang out with me here today and we’ll talk about it as it’s going on.
Dogs to kickoff. Here we go… .
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