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Gary Stokan Has Been a Failure as President of the Atlanta Sports Council
You read that headline correctly: Gary Stokan, the president of the Atlanta Sports Council, is an abject failure at his job. Need proof? Consider his long track record of mistakes, misfires, and just plain misses. He tried to lure the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Atlanta but lost out to Charlotte. He...
Where Do We Go From Here?: My Thoughts on Georgia's Next Defensive Coordinator
Now that David Hale has provided some much-needed perspective, it is time to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and move forward with finding a defensive coordinator. The fact that Mark Richt and Damon Evans came as close as they did to luring Bud Foster, John Chavis, and Kirby Smart away from...
Brief Thoughts in the Aftermath of the Kirby Smart Escapade
Monday, January 11, 2010, is a date that will live in infamy as the least productive business day ever in Bulldog Nation the day Mama called and Kirby Smart hung up on her. What have we learned?I believe the lessons of this dreadful day are these: There's a reason why Mark Richt got upset at the...
A First Look at the Top Ten Teams on My Preseason BlogPoll Ballot
What Ted Williams said about hitting a baseball applies to the summer for a college football blogger: "Wait wait wait then quick quick quick." All of a sudden, the season is upon us. My seatbacks are ordered; my parking pass, season tickets, 2009 media guide, and new pair of lucky game day...
Spaulding Roundup: Walker/LSU Reset & ATV Watch
Let’s start the week with a quick reset on Dewayne Walker. In case you missed it Class of 66 posted some interesting thoughts from a colleague of his, who happened to be a hardcore LSU fan, closely following the DC situation at Baton Rouge. Per 66’s friend Walker is one of the...
Talking points: Steve Sarkisian and the coaches shell game edition
Keep your eye on the coaches shell game. First, Pete Carroll underling Lane Kiffin takes the Tennessee job, and now it appears that Pete Carroll underling Steve Sarkisian is poised to take the Washington job. Meanwhile, Charlie Weis is in contention for the Notre Dame job -- wait, he already has...
Spaulding Roundup: First CFB Saturday Of 08
We have less than 60 hours to go. I am assuming there will be many of us here who will be taking in the first full Saturday of college football action to get ready for our Big Monday. So we will put up a college football open thread later this afternoon where anyone watching the games, can offer up...
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