Definite Georgia flavor to the buffet today…
- Richt talks to PAWWWLLL about his quarterback situation. Not much light is shed.
- Good news: Keith Marshall showed up at practice yesterday.
- Bad news: Wide receiver depth hasn’t shown up.
- It sounds like Lane Kiffin is trying to go where Mike Bobo boldly went before. Yet it’s Junior who is perceived as the brilliant offensive mind these days.
- Larry Scott ain’t happy with the NCAA’s handling of the McNair investigation. I’m sure that will make a huge difference.
- Jacob Eason visited Athens yesterday. He’s already acquiring a taste for grits and Chik-fil-A waffle fries.
- And judging from this photo, he’s every bit the 6′ 5″ advertised.
- He also drew a lot of talent to Athens on his visit.
- This isn’t a college problem, but it’s a good example of how we love sports way too much.
- Georgia’s defense has been sack-happy in the first two scrimmages.
- Carvell asks a bunch of coaches if Roquan Smith’s non-NLI signing could be a trendsetter.
Get The Picture 
Yeah he looks tall, but he’s still short for a starting forward.
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The article about Bama speeding up the offense got me to thinking about Schotty. Any signs that we will continue to put the foot on the gas pedal at times in terms of tempo? That was very successful at times under Bobo.
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Really enjoyed the Eason article. As those of you who are familiar with the Seattle area know, the south/Athens is like an entirely different country compared to Seattle (and vice-versa). Some of those stark differences favor Seattle; others Athens IMO. Regardless, it seems he’s already adjusted to the sheer culture shock, though I can’t believe he hasn’t been to a home game yet.
Speaking of Seattle, if the weather wasn’t so crappy for much of the year, it would be America’s absolute best city to live.
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My sister in law is from Washington and went to UGA for grad school.
She loved Athens but missed the rain (!). Anytime there was a light drizzle, she put on her sneakers and went for a jog.
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Up there they say you can tell whether its winter or summer by how cold the rain is. I guess you get used to it. Eason looks like a tall high school power forward.
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Summers there are actually beautiful, with warm, sunny skies and very little rain. I believe they only average around an inch of rain monthly June-Sept. After that, however, its all downhill.
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I was stationed at Ft Lewis, near Tacoma. Outdoors is great there, summer or winter. If you aren’t an outdoors player, I don’t recommend long sojorns there. Clamming, fishing, diving, skiing, hiking and climbing, hunting; all passed the time rapidly. You can travel from rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula to desert at Yakima on the east side. Hunted grouse, chukar and pheasant (one of which was exceptionally large, was stuffed and later donated to UGA’s bird collection).
When I lived there, the area had the highest suicide rate in the US (due to most of the year drizzle/cloud cover). Sights like the sun rising behind Mt. Rainier compare with the Grand Canyon for awesomeness when it throws a shadow for over 80 miles in length. Washington’s as green as Georgia, but with firs and other conifers. When high winds are encountered, the big trees crash down because their root system is flat, not deep, making off-roads impassable without a chain saw.. The Columbia River going through the desert is special with it’s waters running visibly clear down to over 50 ft. The fishing throughout Washington State is hard to match, even in Canada.
I “thumbed” plane rides back to Warner Robins, Georgia while stationed there in planes that varied from C-119s to two engine jets meant as Air Force General’s rides. Once again, “Thanks.” go to my Air Force friends here.
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Yea, you kinda get used to it I guess, or revert back to what you’re used to. I’ve always been a sunny, warm weather guy myself, but after spending two weeks out in Arizona a few years back, the unrelenting sun just wore me out (not to mention constantly having to put on sun block every time you went outdoors). By the end of my stay, I was desperate just for cloud cover. Heck, actual rain would have been like a surprise Christmas day snowfall as a young kid.
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I’ve been to both Seattle and Portland, I much prefer the size/vibe of Portland…but that entire area is beautiful. I need to go back and spend a week or so again.
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how long ago were you in Portland?
I was there in ’10 and was put off by the throngs of needle and spoon trustafarians flopped over every sidewalk and bench.
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Portland is great too, but its surprisingly small and certainly not a large city. I was mainly thinking of major U.S. cities, but regardless I can see the appeal of Portland over Seattle for some.
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PTC…Have you been spoofed in “Portlandia” ?
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Bad title for the Eason article. Sounds kind of pedophiliac…
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Thank you for the article about publicly financed billionare playgrounds. I am not a Cobb Countian but if I was I would be even more pissed to learn that Cobb County is on the hook for upgrades to the Braves complex.
The commissioners talk a good game about fiscal conservatism when they decide to delay road paving but promise them luxury box access to baseball games and then money to the Braves is no object.
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“The State of the Art Clause”! Wow I knew publicly funded stadiums were a rip off but never to that extent. I am sure Blank and the Fla-cons have that clause for good ol’ Atlanta/Fulton County.
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Ditto.
“Teams have state-of-the-art clauses because of two factors: they had the gall to ask for one, and the politicians had the stupidity to give it to them.”
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I love the idea that Cobb County is going to be fiscally destroyed by the Braves deal. The idea that the same folks who ruined any chance of regional transportation are going to be sitting in miles of traffic while their city is unable to afford basic services because of a baseball team is very sweet.
thanks cobb, this is going to be fun to watch.
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I don’t live in Cobb, but unfortunately I live in the north end of the city just inside the Chattahoochee. And I am dreading the traffic snafus coming, big time.
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Heck my son lives on Roswell Road and the traffic is bad day or night. I-75 at I-285 is already a parking lot. Did any of the geniuses stop and think that most of the Cobb season ticket holders might have actually worked downtown and it was convenient to get to a 7 o’clock game. I don’t think you will be able to get off downtown and be in your seats at 7 o’clock at the new stadium. This is just another SNAFU of the metro Atlanta governments.
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What’ll be extra fun (/sarcasm) is the work on the GA 400/285 Spaghetti Junction II project will be going on I think around the same time as the Barves’ stadium. Top-end perimeter traffic could be national news it’ll be so bad.
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Yep. The same commissioners the braves seduced with promises of luxury suite access say that Cobb will not consider extending rapid rail to the braves area. I used to live by Cumberland Mall from 1979 to 1982, and the traffic around that area of Cobb parkway, 285 and 75 was hell on Fridays back then. I cannot imagine how bad it will be on gameday Fridays.
The irony is that the braves claim that they are moving to make it more convenient to the fans on the northside. My Father lives in Roswell and goes to the games. He timed it. It will take longer to get from his house to the new stadium than it did from his house to Turner Field, excluding the increased traffic jams.
The real reason is that the braves want to get into the real estate development business and Cobb County was sucker enough to give them the goodies.
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The whole Braves deal stinks to high heavens, and it seemingly gets worse each week that passes. Drip, drip, drip of bad news. Seems you’d have to torcher the commissioners in order to get them to spill all the beans of the deal.
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In Re Wide Receivers depth
I went out to eat two weeks ago and happened to be next to Tae Crowder and several coaches (McLendon, Shotty, Lily). While I have no eye for talent (well ahem football talent), I’ll say that Tae didn’t look like a running back in person. Much more spindly and lean, IMHO. With out talent at RB, like to see him at WR
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Thankfully, you can get proper straight fries at the Hapeville Dwarf House. Along with a fried egg if you want it…makes a great sauce for the chicken.
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PTC…Did you ever eat the Greek gyro’s at the little dumpy resturant in Hapeville? Unbeatable. Also “Frank’s” Italian restuarant at the Tyrone exit on 85….best Italian food in the state.
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My wife is from Palmetto and I have been to Frank’s quite a few times. Their prime rib is nothing to sneeze at either.
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Friendly advice to Eason: Ditch the Chuck Taylors if you value your ankles!
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For running, yeah. But for deadlifts and squats? Give me shoes with a flat base.
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You missed one Senator:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/girl-dating-star-recruit-thrilled-to-learn-auburn,36109/
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