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, January 14, 2009
All about Asher Allen’s decision …
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
About to hit the road for Nashville, where Georgia plays Vanderbilt tonight.
Meanwhile, a few more things about Asher Allen’s decision to turn pro:
— Clearly, he understands that his decision — moreso than Matthew Stafford’s and Knowshon Moreno’s — can and will be debated. Heck, he debated it with himself for several weeks. “I’ve been walking around my house, not sleeping, having nothing but family meetings every day,” he said. “I did the pros-and-cons thing.” His conclusion after weighing many factors (family, finances, injury risk, NFL-readiness, etc.): “It’s a risk staying, and it’s a risk leaving.” But: “I feel like I am ready.”
— While he wouldn’t say specifically which round the NFL draft advisory committee projected him to go in, the implication was that it wasn’t necessarily high enough to validate the decision. What he’s banking on, instead, is confidence that he can perform well enough at the combine and in workouts to move up sharply on some team’s draft board. “Really, even if [the committee’s report] comes back and says ‘later rounds’ … nothing is in concrete,” he said. “Obviously, a lot of stuff is what you do at the combine and when you’re talking to the coaches… . If I do what I’m supposed to do, it should be fine.” He said his goal is to work his way into the first two rounds. That may not be impossible — some analysts projected him as a potential second-rounder before the season — but it’s going to take some doing after an injury-impacted season in which he had zero interceptions.
— He said the Bulldogs’ disappointing season — from preseason No. 1 to three losses — did not factor into his decision to depart. “If anything, it was one of the factors that made me want to stay [and have a better season], just being in love with Georgia and the fans.” He said: “I bleed red and black.” But maybe the broken hand with which he played for four-plus games loomed over his decison. He admitted it is “so, so hard to overcome” the realization that an injury in a senior season could end one’s lifelong dream of NFL fame and fortune.
— So add cornerback to quarterback and tailback on Georgia’s off-season priority list. It’s far from clear who’ll replace Allen. Prince Miller, the incumbent starter at the other corner, returns, as does Bryan Evans, who shifted from corner to safety at mid-season. Others to watch: Brandon Boykin, Vance Cuff, Sanders Commings.
On to Nashville.
