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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Friday, January 30, 2009
The day that was
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A looooong day on the UGA beat:
— It’s not incidental that Thursday morning’s firing of Dennis Felton as men’s basketball coach came mere hours after a 26-point loss at Florida. It was Georgia’s 11th straight loss to Florida, which, as you know, also has beaten the Bulldogs 16 of the past 19 meetings in football. By all accounts, athletics director Damon Evans is really, really tired of losing to the Gators in whatever.
— Firing Felton now means getting a jump on finding the next coach, although the next coach, whoever he turns out to be, will be consumed with his current team for another couple of months. There are obvious names that Georgia will consider — some of whom will be interested and some not — but names also will be considered that no one has thought of yet. “I will enlist the services of a search firm,” Evans said. “I believe it’s important to have professionals out there” ascertaining who’s available. Evans: “We are going to go out and identify the best possible candidate for this job. That might mean we have to commit more resources than we have in the past.”
— Wandered over to the Butts-Mehre building, where many football players were working out, in late afternoon. Two more players will miss spring practice because of surgery: DT Brandon Wood (shoulder) and OL Josh Davis (shoulder). This is, as Wood said, “kind of crazy” — 16 players to miss spring practice rehabbing from various surgeries. Sixteen! And counting. “It’s hit us hard,” Wood said. “I don’t know why.”
— Finally, something upbeat: The day that started with a losing team costing a coach his job ended with Georgia’s women’s basketball team upsetting No. 5-ranked and previously unbeaten Auburn in Stegeman Coliseum. It was a good game and a nice atmosphere. It was a welcomed break from negativity. “Once-in-a-lifetime,” Georgia forward Angel Robinson called the experience of beating a 20-0 team. Youthful hyperbole, sure, but hey, what’s wrong with that?
— Nine days ago, the Lady Bulldogs had an 11-7 record, 1-2 in the SEC. “For Georgia [women’s] basketball, we were in a hole record-wise,” coach Andy Landers said late last night. “That many losses that early — that’s crazy… . You’re in that deep, dark hole.” Since then, his team has won three in a row, two over nationally ranked opponents. “We’ve started climbing out of the hole,” Landers said. “And character will allow you to do that.”
