Georgia Headlines

So it’s been awhile since I posted anything. I’ve been wrapped up with things for work. So for just a quick update today I thought I’d post some of the latest headlines involving my always favorite subject, the Georgia Bulldogs.

UGA’s Stafford just another hack on links

Bulldogs’ freshmen face their initiation

Cowboys impress Bulldogs safety

Recalling Munson’s most memorable calls

SEC kicks off its 75th season with Media Days

Oldest Living Dog has a Unique Tale

Travis Helgeson Advances At Pan American Games

And just for fun, I’m throwing in a Spurrier link. He’s well known for having great quotes and this one is full of them.

Spurrier at SEC Media Days

Being A Georgia Bulldog

Growing up a Georgia Bulldog hasn’t always been easy. But when you’re the daughter of not only two UGA alums but one also being a former linebacker on the 1968 SEC Championship team loving the Dawgs is just in your blood. 

During my grade school days I was relentlessly teased by my Tennessee Volunteer loving classmates. My one ally was a South Carolina Gamecock. The Ray Goff years from 1989-1995 were pretty bleak with the 1991 and 1992 seasons being the brightest. The Jim “Donnan of a New Era” wasn’t much better. Sure the Dawgs were over .500 every season but his first but the amount of talent he squandered is just painful to remember.

Then came Georgia’s current coach Mark Richt. A good man and a successful coach. I hesitate to use the word “good” because there has been a lot of talk about just how “good” he actually is. While Richt hasn’t experienced one losing season since coming to Athens there have been moments when Georgia fans have questioned his decision making and at times very predictable playcalling. Additionally, it seems every year there are a slew of players who are forced to miss the first several games due to stupid and usually alcohol related mistakes which while I’m sure it’s always happened it has seemed to have increased (or at least the Athens-Clarke County cops have gotten tougher).

In Richt’s tenure Georgia has been to the SEC title game three times and has been crowned the SEC champion twice. He’s led the Dawgs to a 4-2 bowl record, including wins in the Sugar Bowl, the Capital One Bowl, and the Outback Bowl.

A Little Background Never Hurt Anyone

As a grad student studying sport management I’ve been exposed to a lot of different ways to look at sport. I’ve been a fan of sports since I was a child but until I started this program I never really thought of other aspects of sport outside of competition. The purpose of this website is just to talk about the impact that sport plays on popular culture. Sport is everywhere. You can see it in movies and TV shows and it can be heard in music. Whether you like it or not sports impact your lives on almost a daily basis.

 

My big plan for this blog is just to discuss a little bit of everything. I hope to be reviewing some sports related films such as Brian’s Song, Field of Dreams, Rocky, Bend it Like Beckham and The Natural. I may look into some older films as well. I will also gladly review any movies that anyone asks me about. The films will be reviewed not just for entertainment value but also picking up on some of the social aspects as well.

Current sports news will definitely be open for debate here and if you’re reading this you’re going to be stuck reading about some of my favorite teams and why they’re important to me. This may be the only place in the world where you’ll read about the University of Georgia and East Tennessee State University in the same place.

So now that I’ve gotten this out of the way, feel free to leave me some feedback.