A Dawg beat a Tiger

Post by William

Former UGA golfer Harris English (he's made 5 of 5 cuts) , who's a rookie on the Tour,  shot 66 today.  He beat Tiger ( who hasn't)  by 5 shots. Harris had the best score of the late afternoon tee times (when Tiger teed off).

Watched Golf Central. No Harris, no DLIII, (from Georgia) who's leading. All about Tiger's putting. Had to see with the blimp watching Tiger getting a putting lesson.

Overkill.

Go Dawgs

This is good stuff

Post by William

When you get the chance, pick up the March/April issue of Southwest Georgia Living Magazine. There is a great article about Albany native and friend of the blog, Rob Matre. Rob is a fantastic photographer and goes to all the major events to take pictures. I'm sure he'll be down I-20 next month with some great pictures from Augusta National.

He has several websites. Please take a look and enjoy.

http://www.robertmatre.com/

http://www.georgiagolfreport.com/

http://www.matregallery.com/

I know what you're thinking but you're wrong!!!

Post by William

More proof that the NFL is "All Powerful"

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced yesterday that the NFL Opening Night will be moved from the traditional Thursday Night to Wednesday night so the game will not conflict with Obama's speech at the DNC. This is all the more proof that the NFL is the most powerful organization that exists.

I know what some of you will say.... "The NFL is moving to Wednesday so they won't lose in the ratings to Obama's speech". Quite the opposite. The NFL would destroy the speech in the ratings and they don't want to embarass Obama. The NFL doesn't want to fight the government in any way.

So, since I always look out for my friends, here are some viewing options for Thursday September 6th in the time slot you would normally be watching the NFL game.

#1    Not sure who the teams are but there will be NCAA College Football on ESPN at 8pm.

#2    Repeat of Braves/Rockies in Atlanta on FSN or Sportsouth. Getaway day, 1st pitch 12:10. Play Mets in NYC the next night.

#3    Repeat of 1st round of BMW Championship on the Golf Channel. This is the last playoff event before the Tour Championship at East Lake.

#4   Repeats of M*A*S*H on TV Land

#5   Anything on the Food Channel

#6   Anything On Demand

#7   Anything from Blockbuster

Just doing this as a public service for my friends.

 http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7626288/nfl-season-start-wednesday-sept-5-due-democratic-national-convention

Finally! Georgia has two teams ranked!

Post by Mike
It has been a while since the State has put two strong contenders in the top 15 of any polls. Currently the Jackets are ranked 12th and the Dawgs are 9th in NCAA baseball. NCAA D1 Baseball Rankings

The State is also well represented in D2 with Columbus State at 7th, North Georgia at 13, and Georgia College at 21. NCAA D2 Baseball Rankings

Count down to Bracket time.

Post by Mike

With the final week of regular season NCAA basketball in progress, Bracket time is right around the corner.

First there is some unsettled business between UNC and Duke. Dick Vitale calls this the greatest college rivalry in sports. He rates it higher than Alabama vs. Auburn and Ohio State vs. Michigan.

Those are high targets, and while I'm not quite convinced it is bigger than the booger eater's rivalry to our immediate West, it is very entertaining.

Duke's version of the rivalry           

Duke takes on Wake tonight while UNC host Maryland Wednesday. Then on Saturday UNC travels 30 miles to Cameron Indoor, one of the wildest venues in sports. If you have time Saturday night, be sure to watch 7 PM on ESPN.

After that we got conference tournament play, then the big dance.

My early predictions for 1 seeds are: Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, and Duke.

My early predictions for this year's Cinderella are: Murray State, San Diego State and Wichita State.

I am also betting the selection committee sets up the brackets so Murray State would get to play Kentucky. Hey they aren't stupid and the in state match up would generate a lot of buzz.

NCAA RPI RANKINGS           Jerry Palm's Bracket projections

Aren't there laws against poaching?

Post by Mike
Saban is harvesting our State! Somebody stop him!

Another Georgia high school star picks the Tide.

Will they have the rag tag mojo?

Post by Mike

Spring training always brings that feeling. You know the belief that in October we could relive the rush we had in 1991, 1992....insert almost any year of the decade.

But can it really be done with this team. An analysis of the roster tells me yes... maybe.

First let's look at the starting rotation:

Hudson - Hanson - Jurjens - Beachy and (Medlen, Teheran or Delgado).

At first look, that is impressive. Only when you consider that the top three names of the rotation are coming off surgery, do you begin to have doubts.

Huddy will miss the first month of the season (at least) because he had two disc in his back fused together. Apparently the surgeon went through his abdomen to do the procedure. Now I'm no brain scientist, but that doesn't sound like he's gonna be firing heaters with authority in June.

Hanson had his shoulder cut on, and according to Dr. Andrews in Birmingham, the shoulder is the least predictable area when forecasting recovery. Plus Big Red blew a tire and got a concussion on his way to the first Spring workout. Bad Karma!

Jurjens had his knee surgery before the 2011 season was over and he is in his final year of a contract, so maybe he will come out strong. We'll see, but my point is, between our top three, we might only count on having the equivalent of two full timers. Huddy and Hanson may split time to fill one spot.

That means the Medlen/Teheran/Delgado trio will have to pick up the slack, and provide mid inning relief.

Then scan the infield. Freeman - young kid with a good bat. Uggla - surely he won't come out in a coma again. Pastornicky - word is he will be a defensive genius,... at the plate... not so much. Chipper - damn he's old and brittle.

The outfield? Heyward - was he hype or the real thing? Bourn - solid in the field, on the path and at the plate. Constanza - Stand up... I can't see you. Prado - might spend more time at third than left, and needs to regain his 2010 form. Diaz/Hinske - the bench has definitely improved .... no Conrad!

It is not an overpowering star studded roster like the Marlins have, so maybe the rag tag mojo will come back. After all who really thought Francisco Cabrera would do anything important in 1992?

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