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Monday, February 18, 2008
Ponce and Juniper? Is that really the best spot to finish?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Peachtree Road Race’s finish line has shifted from spacious Piedmont Park to the Midtown intersection of Ponce de Leon and Juniper. Here’s the map.
Does that sound like a good landing spot for the expected 55,000 sweaty participants?
After completing the 10-kilometer course runners will be forced to walk four more blocks to the Atlanta Civic Center, where the family meeting area and sponsors village will be.
What problems will this cause, if any? Was there a better spot or you satisfied with the changes?
Pre-mocking the mock draft
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The first step toward the NFL Draft comes this weekend at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, with the Falcons and their new GM/college scouting ace Tom Dimitroff, taking in the top prospects to figure out whom they’ll take with the third, fourth or fifth pick (to be determined during a combine coin flip). And beyond.
Dimitroff and others in the Birds’ Nest aren’t singing about any particular favorites, but the release of several players last week does add to their considerations.
A new tight end is one of them, after Alge Crumpler was made expendable. Here’s one man’s best draft bets at that position.
Want to get all the details for the scouting combine, including air times on NFL TV? Here’s the 411.
The draft “experts” have just begun to get warmed up, with one suggesting the Falcons take a player “a player the city can rally behind.” Meaning Atlanta, of course.
Dittos to that pick from another corner.
If you think the Falcons have a tough decision to make, when what about the Dolphins with the top pick? So many needs, so many ways to get it wrong.
And here’s a quick blogroll of some mock drafts to mull over as the focus shifts to the Hoosier State in a few days:
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Trolling the Dawgosphere
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Monday in late February. The euphoria over recruiting has died down. Another basketball season appears to be winding down without any exciting March prospects. Spring football practice is more than a month away.
Nothing going on, you say? Not at all, especially if you check around the “Dawgosphere.”
Here’s a sampling of how some media outlets and UGA fans are chiming in on a number of subjects near and dear to Bulldog Nation hearts, most of them football-related.
There is some grumbling in UGA Land about having to pay for higher ticket prices next season, but the move is an understandable one for an athletics department upgrading some facilities and coming off a football season in which it finished No. 2 in the national polls.
Not so fast, rants a UGA fan who’s dead set against the top item on Mark Richt’s wish list, an indoor practice facility, serving up a rather impassioned plea.
With a little more time to take stock after Signing Day, here’s another analysis of SEC recruiting that pegs UGA’s class third in the league, behind Alabama and Florida.
That’s not a surprising take, as most other recruiting experts have the Dogs assessed similarly. But we thought you’d be hungry for whatever table scraps we could find for you to gnaw on.
Who’s got the best college football fan blogging site? A favorite among UGA faithful is among the candidates in the SEC, but he offers his favorites for honors in some other conferences.
But hey, enough time for football later on. Spring is just around the corner, if the recent exploits of Gen. Beauregard are to be taken accurately. Ready to spend some time outdoors? So is another UGA fan who can’t wait for baseball season to start. UGA baseball.
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Who should bat leadoff for Braves?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Braves’ search for a leadoff hitter will probably focus on three players - Yunel Escobar, Kelly Johnson and Mark Kotsay.
In your opinion, should it be Escobar? Johnson? Kotsay? If you would like to vote for one of the three, click here and scroll down to poll.
Here’s an interesting fourth (or fifth) option - what about the two players likely in the running to platoon in left field - Matt Diaz or Brandon Jones?
Let us know who should bat leadoff and why. Also, check out David O’Brien’s daily blog and training camp photos from today, Sunday and Saturday.
