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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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Evans, Martinez, Moreno, etc.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Been a busy week so far gathering information for this story and that one. So it’s time to empty out the notebook of some things that are piling up.
— Damon Evans is not saying much these days with regard to men’s basketball coach Dennis Felton other than “there’s still a lot of games to be played” and “we’ll see how it turns out.” But in a brief conversation I had with him this week it is clear he is very passionate about having a winning basketball program at Georgia.
“We want to do better,” he told me. “Basketball is important to this institution, to our overall athletics program. It’s something we’re going to continue to work on and build on and support. I want our fans to be excited about basketball and I want them to come out and support us.”
Wonder what the crowd will be like for Mississippi State on Saturday? …
— Funny story (at least to me). I’m sure you all realize that, with Willie Martinez’s name coming up for the Miami job, I’ve been trying to get him on the phone the last couple of days for a comment and to see if they’ve made contact with him. So multiple voice and text messages later, I’m in the Butts-Mehre Building on Wednesday when I see Martinez going down one of the the glass elevators. After I give him a polite wave and he returns it, I hold my thumb and pinky to my ear and mouth like I’m holding a phone so to communicate, “please call.” As Willie’s bald head disappears into the floors below he moves his head from side-to-side slowly but emphatically as if answer, “no way, dude.” I laughed. I’m fairly certain I saw Willie smile… .
— Not sure if I mentioned this anywhere else but I find it interesting that, while Matthew Stafford of Dallas is training for the combine out in Tempe, Ariz., Knowshon Moreno of Belford, N.J., is training in Dallas. Moreno is working out at the relatively new Michael Johnson Performance Training Center. Seems like a good idea to me. You’ll recall that Johnson was the world’s fastest man in the 200- and 400-meters in the 1990s. Seems like the only real question dogging Moreno is his top-end speed. Bet they can help with that… .
— Speaking of fast people, looks like the Bulldogs’ track team has a young burner. Freshman sprinter Torrin Lawrence of Jacksonville, Fla., was named the SEC Male Runner of the Week after smashing UGA’s indoor record and automatically qualifying for the NCAA championships in the 200-meter dash last Saturday in Kentucky. Lawrence clocked the nation’s fastest time this season — 20.77 — to win and break the former school record by .28. He also recorded the third-best 60-meter time (6.75) and was part of the 4x400 relay team that clocked an all-time, top 10 the same day. Oh, yeah, it was his first collegiate meet… .
Couple o’ links:
I’m not sure how cool it is to float your name for a job that isn’t yet open but distinguished journalist Richard Hyatt of Columbus writes that recently-ousted Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell of Columbus is interested in coaching the Georgia Bulldogs… .
Apparently Oklahoma State has deemed Georgia one of its “premium games” so there will be no single-game tickets sold for it. That means beyond UGA’s allotment you can only get a ticket by buying a season package. Of course Georgia fans were more than happy to lay down $99 to $129 for Arizona State season tickets last year. I’m eager to see if as many Dogs fans will go to Stillwater as went to Tempe… .
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