The number one reason to play for Tech?

Every child will receive a trophy. Seriously, is the Tech athletic department afflicted with that disease that makes frat boys and sorority girls print up t-shirts every time three or more are together at the same time? I know Georgia retired a jersey over a Tech-slumpbuster, but come on. A ring? There are programs that do this sort of thing and there are programs that don't. I'm hoping that Georgia will remain one of the latter.

In other news, the Dawgs demolished North Carolina A&T, which is what you are supposed to do when you play North Carolina A&T. Coach Searels is staying, and there will be no rookie salary cap in 2010. Bad news comes in threes, but good news comes in fours so I think this means that Georgia will beat Michigan State by 28 points.

Merry Christmas!

Roundball Update, Part 3

You win some, you lose some. Unfortunately, one of those losses is to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. An overtime loss to the big-boy Texas A&M might be construed as a moral victory. An overtime loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a soul-crushing failure. 25 turnovers against a defense from heaven knows what conference is in no way related to a moral victory. There's not much else to do but hang our hopes on the freshmen and think about better times:

Roundball Update Part 2

Dawgs win! By one...in overtime....at home....against Wofford....on one of those shots where you just sort of launch it in the general direction of the basket.....after Wofford missed two free throws to ice it....and after Wofford out-rebounded all day and forced 19 turnovers. Here's the AJC take on the game. I keep telling myself that after losing Sundiata and Dave Bliss, and after Billy Humphrey getting thrown off the team, I shouldn't expect too much. Dustin Ware and Trey Thompkins are talented, but they are young.

Here's where the whiny fan complaining starts:

On the other hand, isn't there an excuse every year? Why do so many players get kicked off the team? This is no longer a Jim Harrick-hangover situation. By the way, I can't help but think that Harrick could get 20 wins out of any group of players you gave him. Last year's SEC tourney was great, but has there honestly been a single other bright spot in six years?

Is this the sort of quote you want to hear the coach make after a game against the Wofford Terriers? “I told the guys that this was an example of how, no matter how grim things might look, how important it is to continue to play, to give yourself a chance, even if you win by luck.”

6-10 in the conference with no off-the-court issues is the Mendoza line in my imaginary world where I get to pick the coach. Winning the Derrick Favors sweepstakes would go a long way as well. Felton has to show that his program is on the right track. I expect...no, I demand relevance in March (picture me banging my fist on a desk). As I heard someone else put it - the state university with one of the biggest athletic budgets in the country and located 60 miles from Atlanta. That should be enough to have a Sweet 16 team year in and year out.

Roundball Update

Things are slower than...how did Kirby put it again? Well, not slow in the real world, but slow in the Dawg world. I've been meaning to post a wicked recipe for Bulldawg Beans, but the DOTWU attorneys say to hold off until the patent application is approved.

In the meantime, basketball fans are riding high after the victory over Virginia Tech. This team might actually have some life in it after all.

Check out this video of former Dawg Chris Daniels getting nasty playing for somebody - I don't know who. It might be the Krakow Knickerbockers.



There's a great blog out there: DaugMan's Chronicles that provides good coverage on all the former players. There's a nice write-up on Fred Gibson. It looks like Steve Newman and Ezra Williams are also playing in the NBA D-League. Check out the Italian newspaper article on Yata: Gaines avverte 'Odio Perdere.'

Now, I just need to get around to my semi-annual internet search to see what Quincy Carter is up to. "That guy has eyes in the back of his head."