Chip Towers’ interview with Brett Thorson, the Aussie punter who just committed to Georgia, is everything you’d hope it would be.
“As far as the football goes, I know Georgia is as big as it can get,” Thorson said. “It’s like a religion to them. They just love football. I’ve watched all the videos and been told it, but I don’t think I’ll truly understand the scale of it until I’m there in person and see it myself.”
Amen, mate.
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I commented on being in Sydney on R&R during the moon landing. The Aussie’s were wild about the project partly because they had a tracking station and were vital to the whole deal. They made a movie called “The Dish” that is a semi-comedy about their involvement. This is a great scene about cultural disconnect.
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I read a great book about the dish and the man that ran the program, Tom Reid. The book is called “Honeysuckle Creek”.
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Thanks!
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They have a website! https://www.honeysucklecreek.net
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You know he’s all in when he’s willing to be heard calling it “football” in his motherland
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Australian Rules Football or “Footy” is fast, free-flowing game that is the most popular sport in Australia. The game looks to be hybrid of rugby and soccer with a bit of basketball, hockey, football, lacrosse and volleyball thrown in for good measure.
https://www.satmorningfooty.com/about-us/what-is-footy.html
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It was a staple of ESPN programming in the early years. And now Fox is carrying it on the weekends some via FS1 and FS2.
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My guess is that he can take a hit, and give them too
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I used to love watching that on ESPN back when they first came on the air.
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I wonder if they will try to coach him to kick it high with hang time?
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Let’s hope not. That weird-shaped pigskin likes to bounce and roll and roll and roll.
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I wish I could see his face when he sees and hears a fully packed Sanford Stadium and barking Dawgs!
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How about when he sees all those GA girls on campus.
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He’s from Australia … I think he has probably seen some pretty good scenery. Girls in Athens are probably going to fall at his feet when they hear the accent.
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Dude. You have no idea.
I saw a young lady tanning topless on Bondi Beach in 1989.
The image remains seared…
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He gonna hurl. 🤢
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Now, who’s going to teach him the proper meaning of “BBQ”?
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He’ll be just like an American kicker, except that when the ball is in the air it’ll rotate the other way
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