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, January 20, 2009
Change of power for Dogs as well
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Happy Inauguration Day everybody. I intended on getting up a blog much earlier today but a certain 18-month-old boy had other plans (cold and flu season, as you know). As ever, he’s my boss.
I’m sure everybody’s attention is on the Presidential Inauguration anyway. Mine certainly is. I’m watching as I’m blogging now. It’s an exciting time for our country no matter what side of the aisle you favor.
In a lot ways college sports are similar to our government’s system of power. Generally there’s a major personnel change about every four years or so. You could certainly say that this year at Georgia with Joe Cox moving in at quarterback for Matthew Stafford and, well, whomever moving in for Knowshon Moreno at tailback. Guess you could say Cox is the new prez and let’s say Caleb King as VP. Perhaps Georgia fans should throw an inaugural celebration later this year. Then again, I guess that’s what they call Picture Day.
Speaking of changes, the only real college football news yesterday was the finalization of the underclassmen pool for the NFL draft. The Bulldogs, as you’ve probably noted, were tied for most underclassmen entered with Stafford, Moreno and cornerback Asher Allen. South Carolina, oddly enough, and Ohio State also had three enter. Georgia came out pretty good considering it had at least six seriously considering it.
The national total of 46 was actually down from 53 last year. Of those, 14 were from the SEC, which I believe is also down. Some were no-brainers. Others left you saying, “what?” But this is, after all, the Land of Opportunity. May they all live long and prosper.
With that lame segue from the inauguration, I offer you these less lame links:
Willie Martinez critics take note — his alma mater, the U, is apparently interested in the Dogs’ defensive coordinator. That is, if their current DC accepts a lucrative offer from Oklahoma State… .
Apparently the British are concerned that American breeders are turning Bulldogs into “genetic monstrosities”. As noted Bulldog breeder Sonny Seiler so eloquently put it, “I don’t care what the British think.” …
Not sure what the wife of Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy was thinking but I have a feeling her lawsuit may come up on the SEC road this season… .
The New York Times examines the more shallow underclassman pool for the NFL draft.
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