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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Georgia Kickoff Times Announced
The SEC has set the kickoff times for a few TV games. Dates that will impact Georgia:
Another interesting tidbit is CBS's doubleheader days: October 1st for the 3:30/8pm doubleheader and November 12th for the noon/3:30 doubleheader. I'll look more deeply at the schedule, but the odds of Georgia getting in on the October 1st date are low. We take on Mississippi State in Athens and there are a ton of intriguing match-ups on that date ('Bama at Florida, Texas A&M vs. Arkansas at Jerry Jones' football palace, South Carolina at Auburn,Buffalo at Tennessee). I look for us to be in the 3:30 game against Auburn on November 12, unless we are both terrible.
A couple of quick thoughts about the schedule so far. The Boise State kickoff time isn't a revelation. That game has been etched in stone as a 7:30-8pm kickoff since Truett Cathy invented the chicken sandwich. Likewise, the 3:30 kickoff for Georgia-Florida isn't that surprising either, since we've kicked off around then every year since the '02 night game, as best as I can remember.
The 4:30 kickoff against South Carolina, however, gives an early test of the new tailgating rules. I was scared this game, following what we saw last season, was going to be a 1pm (or 12:21) kickoff. Glad we are getting back to some decent tailgating time.
Now that the SEC has started scheduling games, I'll try to breakdown the season and project some start times in the next week. If the conference office holds to their past pattern, they won't do too much more with the TV schedule until mid-July.
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Boise State - 8pm at the Georgia Dome on ESPN
South Carolina - 4:30pm in Athens on ESPN
Florida - 3:30pm in Jacksonville on CBS
Another interesting tidbit is CBS's doubleheader days: October 1st for the 3:30/8pm doubleheader and November 12th for the noon/3:30 doubleheader. I'll look more deeply at the schedule, but the odds of Georgia getting in on the October 1st date are low. We take on Mississippi State in Athens and there are a ton of intriguing match-ups on that date ('Bama at Florida, Texas A&M vs. Arkansas at Jerry Jones' football palace, South Carolina at Auburn,
A couple of quick thoughts about the schedule so far. The Boise State kickoff time isn't a revelation. That game has been etched in stone as a 7:30-8pm kickoff since Truett Cathy invented the chicken sandwich. Likewise, the 3:30 kickoff for Georgia-Florida isn't that surprising either, since we've kicked off around then every year since the '02 night game, as best as I can remember.
The 4:30 kickoff against South Carolina, however, gives an early test of the new tailgating rules. I was scared this game, following what we saw last season, was going to be a 1pm (or 12:21) kickoff. Glad we are getting back to some decent tailgating time.
Now that the SEC has started scheduling games, I'll try to breakdown the season and project some start times in the next week. If the conference office holds to their past pattern, they won't do too much more with the TV schedule until mid-July.
TD
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Diamond Dawgs First Pitch is 4pm ET Friday
Not a bad break for the Dawgs getting a regular start time. They take on the Creighton Bluejays at 4pm ET in Game 1 of the Corvallis regional on ESPN3.com. I'm not going all Kyle King on you and give you all the stats you can eat, but it is a break not to play the late game (9pm ET).
The Dawgs will send Palazzone (10-4, 3.20) against Creighton's likely starter Jonas Dufek. Alex Wood will get the nod for Georgia in the second game. It goes without saying that getting a win in the first game is huge, as it gives the Dawgs a chance to limit the number of innings the pitchers have to throw. With 61 games and 532 innings under their belt, any rest is welcome
The winner plays at 9pm ET Saturday against the winner of Oregon State-UALR . Loser plays at 4pm ET Saturday.
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The Dawgs will send Palazzone (10-4, 3.20) against Creighton's likely starter Jonas Dufek. Alex Wood will get the nod for Georgia in the second game. It goes without saying that getting a win in the first game is huge, as it gives the Dawgs a chance to limit the number of innings the pitchers have to throw. With 61 games and 532 innings under their belt, any rest is welcome
The winner plays at 9pm ET Saturday against the winner of Oregon State-UALR . Loser plays at 4pm ET Saturday.
TD
Inside the Hot Dog Factory
Putting aside this former Texas Longhorn player's breathless hating on the SEC, he provides a decent glimpse into the way a strong compliance office monitors student-athletes. How, you ask?
The money shot comes in at the end, when the author makes the point I saw someone else make the other day about Coach Richt (I can't find the post, but it was in a Dawg blog discussing the number of secondary violations that get reported out of Athens):
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To use some blunt military language, the Texas compliance office does not (screw) around.How much do they not screw around?
"If you have a car, the compliance office will have the make, model, and plate number. You have to show how you are making payments or who is making payments. They let you know that if you drive something other than the car you tell them about, it better belong to a family member and if you park it on campus you have to bring it to the attention of the compliance office. God forbid that the UT Parking Nazi’s give you a parking ticket and it go unpaid before sunset. Got an unpaid ticket? MadDog had a way to remind you to park in your correct spot and that’s AFTER the ticket was paid. If you live off campus, you have to provide your lease at the beginning of each semester and show where the money to pay the rent is coming from"Seems simple enough. Before you get your drawers in a wad over Fulmer Cups and such, keep in mind the Longhorns have had plenty of their own issues with John Q. Law during Mack Brown's days in Austin.
The money shot comes in at the end, when the author makes the point I saw someone else make the other day about Coach Richt (I can't find the post, but it was in a Dawg blog discussing the number of secondary violations that get reported out of Athens):
Reporting those issues when they happen are proof that your program is controlling and providing oversight.Two things to remember. First, absent precog droidnannys that go Minority Report on the players, abject stupidity will occur at times. That is very much a cost of doing business with 18-24 year old males. Second, the compliance office is only as strong as the people in that office...and the AD/Coaches that set the direction for that office.
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