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, November 15, 2008
Bulldogs survive another scare
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, that was about typical of the Georgia-Auburn series, the oldest rivalry in the Deep South. The Bulldogs were up and down the field all day on offense but never could break free of the Tigers’ grasp. You knew it’d be close throughout and that it was. Georgia comes from behind with a mid-fourth-quarter TD drive for a 17-13 victory.
Game wasn’t decided until Kodi Burns’ incompletion to Ben Tate in the Georgia end zone with one second remaining. Nice coverage by linebacker Rennie Curran.
The Bulldogs aren’t going to get much credit for this win. Auburn’s down this year and they were supposed to win, people will say. Both those people aren’t familiar with this rivalry. These teams always go to war. The last two years, big wins by Georgia, were much more the exception.
We saw a lot of what we’ve seen from the Bulldogs this season — special teams breakdowns, porous defense, untimely penalties. But we saw also a Georgia offense that does what it has to when it has to and, for that matter, a defense that does as well.
So what did you think? Happy with the Dogs improving to 9-2 or are you ticked off they had to fight so hard to get it.
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Auburn has edge in desperation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greetings from Auburn, Ala. I’m sitting here in the press box at Jordan-Hare Stadium, high above what they now call Pat Dye Field. Technically the venue is called Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium but I have yet to see anybody refer to it as that in print.
Every time I come here it makes me think about the Vince Dooley debate at Sanford Stadium. All due respect to Dye but he never won a national championship. If you can name the field after him certainly Dooley is worthy. And Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium has a nice ring to it but, as I mentioned, I’m not sure how much actual use would come of it. If it was Sanford-Dooley Stadium there would be no avoiding it.
The conditions here today are very similar to what we saw last week at Kentucky. That is, it’s an extremely blustery day. Winds 13-15 mph and gusting up to 25 mph. Whether that’s a bad omen or not I can’t be sure. The windy conditions certainly didn’t help Georgia’s passing game early on against Wildcats. I was talking to Eric Zeier a little while ago and he said was throwing the football on the field before the game and anything thrown toward the Georgia sideline going toward the end zone marked “Auburn” was being knocked down by the wind. “But Matthew has a little better arm than I do,” Zeier quipped.
Today’s game is huge for Auburn. The Tigers, who lest we forget were picked to win the Western Division, need one more win to become bowl eligible. You can bet they like their chances at home today better than in two weeks at No. 1 Alabama. And they claim to be very motivated by Georgia’s blackout in last year’s game, particularly the dancing to Soulja Boy late in that game.
So give Auburn the edge in desperation. Georgia certainly gets the nod on offense. I have no idea what to expect on special teams anymore.
We’re about ready to go here. Let’s see what happens.
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