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, October 21, 2008
What would you ask the Bulldogs?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We media types will meet with coach Mark Richt and a half-dozen or so players later today for the Bulldogs’ weekly press conference. Richt will tell us everything that is great about LSU and the players will do their absolute best to answer our questions without telling us anything of substance, revealing strategy or providing the opponent anything that could be deemed bulletin-board material. It’s a delicate dance we perform each and every Tuesday.
But here’s what I want to know today: What do you want to know? What questions would you like to see Tim and I pose at today’s gathering?
I’m not promising we’ll ask it. Keep in my mind, we have our own agendas. We have stories already in the works for which we need to get specific answers. But this time of year there are so many small subplots that they start to get jumbled up without any clear hierarchy as to how important they might be to you, the reader. So if they’re legit questions, I’ll ask them.
Here’s just a few for-instances to start you thinking:
(1) At one point we thought we might see Knowshon Moreno return punts, if not all the time, at least fairly regularly. As it turns out we saw him return just one 30-yarder against South Carolina in Game Three. Since then? Nothing.
(2) Meanwhile, we’ve seen many other players return punts. There was that one by Reshad Jones, which was pretty good. There were several by Asher Allen, then he went away. Now we’re pretty much down to third-string quarterback Logan Gray, who appears to be the close-to-your-own-end-zone, decision-maker guy, and Prince Miller, who seems to be the we-need-a-big-return guy. But then it was Miller that fair-caught one at the 5 and let one go at midfield that bounced another 20 yards against Vandy. And Gray, well, all he does is fair catch. Anybody else a little puzzled by that?
(3) Not to get too far away from Moreno (are you listening Bobo?), was it only us media types that were a little perplexed by Moreno’s absence on some key downs late in the Vandy game? I mean, I understand Caleb King has ability and the need to pace and to not overtax such a special player at such a physically-demanding position. Then again, isn’t that sort of what Moreno’s here for, to make big plays at big times in big games? But maybe Georgia’s getting it just right. What do you think?
(4) Am I the only one who kind of feels bad for CB Bryan Evans? He was beaten twice for touchdowns against the Commodores and has been the victim more than a few times this season. Oddly enough, he’s one of the team’s fastest players. He just can’t seem to find the ball and get in the right place. He was requested for interviews after Saturday’s game and Monday’s practice but hasn’t come in to talk. Can’t say I blame him. Looks like sophomore Vance Cuff’s going to get more minutes at that spot. It’s a tough position.
(5) I wonder if Blair Walsh just got up on the wrong side of the bed last Saturday or what. Everybody has a bad day but I didn’t see him missing back-to-back close ones. You’d like his confidence to be sky-high going into Tiger Stadium. Billy Bennett, a very confident kicker, had a bad day last time the Dogs were there.
Meanwhile, here’s some links to click:
Tim Stephens of the Orlando Sentinel identifies an interesting trend in college basketball that differs greatly from football. Some big-time basketball prospects are starting to snub major-conference schools to make a big splash at Little U. You don’t see that at all in football… .
I didn’t even realize it was a rampant rumor but apparently it was going around that Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville was unwell. Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News writes that Tuberville blasted any notion he was about to quit coaching… .
Want an early scare before Halloween? Just check out some of Chris DuFresne’s possible BCS scenarios. Scary stuff… .
I didn’t have time to interview young Mr. Cuff after practice Monday night but here’s a nice little story on him prepared by TotalUGA.com… .
Here’s your weekly report from Jim From Duluth on the Anti-Orange webpage summarizing Richt’s radio call-in show. Thanks kindly, Jim… .
It is quite interesting that Georgia apparently is going to travel to Baton Rouge on smaller charter planes out of Athens-Ben Epps Airport this weekend in an effort to cut down on travel time. The Bulldogs normally bus to Hartsfield-Jackson before flying out to away games.
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