Is the UGA-Florida Cocktail Party headed for last call?

Here’s what Kirby Smart told reporters after Georgia announced the scheduling of home-and-home sets with Texas (in 2028/2029) and Clemson (2029/2030)...

November 14, 2018 | 0 Comments

Ronald Acuna, rookie of the year. Soon: Ronald Acuna, MVP

We need to be careful. Not every hotshot winds up in Cooperstown. We note Joe Charboneau, gone from the majors two years after being named the American...

November 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

Why the 4-5 Falcons are only half a team

The giddiness over winning three in a row was understandable. Winning three in a row beats the heck out of losing three in a row, which these Falcons...

November 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Bobby Petrino, bad guy, is fired for being a bad coach

As many jobs as Bobby Petrino has had – and he has had many, though not as many as Brian VanGorder – it was easy to read of his...

November 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Game theory: Should Bama sit Tua until it meets UGA?

The question was posed to Mecole Hardman, special teamer and special player: Have the Georgia Bulldogs begun to think about Alabama?  Hardman&rsquo...

November 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

UGA marches toward December, Auburn in its wake

For all Georgia’s talent, there was no guarantee these Bulldogs would be where they are, which is 9-1 with another SEC East title in the bag and...

November 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

UGA-Auburn: The old rivalry is getting lopsided

Lewis Grizzard famously described Georgia and Auburn as “two brothers wrestling,” and sometimes brothers get sick of one another. After his...

November 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

Same as it ever was: Auburn is having a weird year

Georgia has been playing football since 1892. It has had three unbeaten/untied seasons. One came in 1896, when Pop Warner’s team went 4-0; Charley...

November 07, 2018 | 0 Comments

The Falcons finally land Bruce Irvin, who could help

I tend to be leery about in-season NFL acquisitions. In Bruce Irvin, the Atlanta Falcons are getting someone the 1-7 Raiders waived, and if he’d...

November 07, 2018 | 0 Comments

State of our hoops: At least Georgia State looks good

The college basketball season begins this week in earnest, not that we around here would much notice. Georgia State, which made the NCAA tournament in...

November 06, 2018 | 0 Comments

Why the Braves don’t need to win the offseason

The Atlanta Braves don’t need to win the offseason. They just won the National League East. They just went from 72 wins in 2017 to 90, which is...

November 05, 2018 | 0 Comments

Memo to the Bulldogs: I’ll pick Bama. Thank me later

Consider this a public service. I will not pick Georgia to beat Alabama in the SEC championship game, for which both have qualified. Two reasons: First...

November 04, 2018 | 0 Comments

East champs again, Georgia puts Kentucky in its place

The improbable showdown saw a predictable outcome. Georgia, picked by almost everyone to win the SEC East for a second consecutive season, won the SEC...

November 03, 2018 | 0 Comments

Who saw this coming? Dogs and Cats for the SEC East

Words never spoken were spoken by Laura Rutledge of the SEC Network to the crowd in Rupp Arena on Friday night: “The SEC East goes through Lexington!&rdquo...

November 03, 2018 | 0 Comments

Maryland finally sees the light and fires coach DJ Durkin

On Tuesday, Maryland declined to fire its football coach. On Wednesday, Maryland fired its football coach. That was really the only move to make, but...

October 31, 2018 | 0 Comments