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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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Catching history: two 1,000-yard receivers?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After focusing on final exams the past few days, Georgia’s football players now turn their focus to Michigan State. They’ll practice each day through Saturday, twice on Thursday, before dispersing for the Christmas break. On Dec. 26, they’ll reconvene in Orlando, site of the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl against the Spartans.
Granted, it’s not the bowl game the Bulldogs and their fans envisioned at season’s start. It’s not in Miami, not in the BCS, not for the national title.
Georgia’s rallying cry for the game seems to be that it’s a chance to win a 10th game. Actually, that goes for both teams, which have 9-3 records in common. But the game has a few more compelling storylines than that.
It matches two of the three or so best running backs in college football, first-team AP All-American Javon Ringer of Michigan State vs. second-team AP All-American Knowshon Moreno of Georgia.
It offers this Georgia defense, which you’ll recall allowed 409 yards rushing against Georgia Tech, one last chance to stop the run. Or not.
It might, of course, be the Georgia finales for Matthew Stafford and Moreno, both considering the NFL draft.
Then there’s this: Both A.J. Green and Mohamed Massaquoi enter the game within range of 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Green is 49 yards short and Massaquoi 90 yards short. Georgia has never had two 1,000-yard receivers in a single season. In fact, Georgia has had only one receiver in school history with a 1,000-yard season: Terrence Edwards in 2002 (1,004 yards). So Georgia could come out of this game with more 1,000-yard receivers this season than in the past 115 years combined.
Anything else intrigue you about this game?
