D.J. Shockley to Omaha, Kentavious Caldwell to Athens, SEC media to Hoover
A few quick notes to start the week:
- Former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley, recently released by the Falcons, will attend mini-camp with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League next weekend, according to the National Football Post. The UFL is preparing for its second season, Omaha’s first in the league.
- The momentum Mark Fox is building within the Georgia basketball program was evidenced by the enthusiastic buzz that circulated around Bulldog Nation Saturday night and Sunday regarding the commitment to UGA by highly touted prospect Kentavious Caldwell. A shooting guard from Greenville High, Caldwell is ranked the nation’s No. 11 overall prospect and this state’s No. 1 prospect by ESPN.com. Check out the story from the AJC’s Michael Carvell here.
- You should know by mid-week the kickoff time for Georgia’s football season opener vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Sept. 4 in Sanford Stadium. The SEC plans to unveil the full TV schedule for the first three weeks of the season at the start of media days in Hoover, Ala., on Wednesday. In this new TV age for the SEC, where every game is on television, Georgia’s opener could wind up on Fox Sports South or CSS or ESPNU or SEC Network or pay-per-view. Those TV windows range from noon to night.
- Just to recap: Times/TV previously have been announced for four Georgia games: noon Sept. 11 at South Carolina on ESPN or ESPN2; noon Sept. 18 vs. Arkansas in Athens on ESPN or ESPN2; 4:30 p.m. (ET) Oct. 2 at Colorado on Fox Sports Net, including Atlanta-based Fox Sports South; and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 vs. Florida in Jacksonville on CBS.
- Georgia’s appearance at media days is set for Thursday morning. Mark Richt will be accompanied to Hoover by three of his players: punter Drew Butler, fullback Shaun Chapas and wide receiver A.J. Green. Georgia is the only team taking a kicker to media days — and the only team not taking a defensive player.
- The SEC expects more than 800 media members in Hoover.
- Here’s an interesting article in the Columbia, S.C., newspaper, The State, yesterday on the decline in college football season-ticket sales around the South. As we’ve reported, sales haven’t declined at Georgia –- season tickets once again are sold out — but the minimum contribution required to qualify to buy first-time season tickets has dropped dramatically. If you missed it, here’s the link to my earlier story on that.
- In one night, Notre Dame surpassed Georgia in off-season arrests of football players (8-7).
- And who’d have believed just a few weeks ago that, by the start of media days, Georgia would have an interim athletics director and Vanderbilt would have an interim football coach?
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75 comments Add your comment
bitter married over 50t
July 19th, 2010
2:56 pm
got my wife some red panties and well change my mind quick, i just dont see the fuss of red panties on a 50 year old women 5′2″ 185 i dont no what damon was thinking, go figure??? ps bamma sux
Catherine
July 19th, 2010
4:37 pm
I know this is a little off topic bitter married over 50t, can anyone suggest a good website to find a business directory for Atlanta?
Tdawg
July 19th, 2010
5:34 pm
LSUinAtlanta, biggerst cry babies in the NCAA ever.
Tdawg
July 19th, 2010
5:36 pm
GATOR DADDY their sports agent will probably bail them out.
Stinky Pete
July 19th, 2010
5:40 pm
Wow, from Atlanta to Omaha. That shows how badly DJ wants to play football. Good for him, I hope he excels and plays as long as his age and health allow. Just have a back-up plan for the long haul, young man.
adawgfan
July 19th, 2010
6:07 pm
I say instead of a ‘black out’ this year we all wear red panties to the stadium. In honor of our fallen AD, he was just tryin to help out “a friend”…
If ya’ll ain’t got a sense of humor you’re wastin oxygen!
KimZ'sPackage
July 19th, 2010
6:40 pm
adawgfan make it more fun and have all the UGA fans with tickets to the home games spell the first name of all the African-American players on the team before they can get in. WOW that willbe like ALPHABET SOUP spelling for sure.
adawgfan
July 19th, 2010
6:44 pm
I can spell A.J. does that count? If you can spell em all you deserve free tickets.
clickdawg
July 19th, 2010
7:18 pm
kimZ’spackage, why not say what you really wanna say, and you call yourself a tech fan? You’re not a fan of no one and can you spell all the names of the tech players, There is no need to add race to any of the issues on this blog. get a life b___h.
Manuela Porter
July 19th, 2010
8:37 pm
What an idiot of a hack this writer is. Why not spell out the crimes of the Dawg players, while also listing the same for the Notre Dame players? I don’t condone underage drinking, but let’s face it…8 arrested for minor consumption is nothing compared to the crimes of the gators, Dawgs…etc. Very lame attempt.
BigCaliDawg
July 19th, 2010
8:47 pm
A Florida man was arrested Friday and charged with having sex with his dog, a Great Dane named Christie Brinkley, the Miami Herald has reported.
Here we just say, GATA. I guess if you’re a Gator, it takes on a whole new meaning.
ACC 4th Tier Conference
July 19th, 2010
10:24 pm
I am so glad that the ACC now gets Shreveport as a bowl destination! Whooo Hooo! Take that SEC, the ACC is taking away your bowl destination and Shreveport is OURS! HumptaHumptaHumpta!
AltamahaDawg
July 19th, 2010
10:32 pm
Ms. Porter you must be new to these type of things to suggest that the actual charges matter to anyone. The term “arrest” is clearly the end all. Welcome to the reality of internet sports blog.
col fot
July 19th, 2010
11:30 pm
Hey techie Tucker who would have believed you mentioned another school other than UGA about arrest and other bull…t. By the way how are things at the correctional institute on North Avenue!!!
Tired Of It
July 20th, 2010
5:52 am
KimZ’sSMALLpackage@6:40…, i can’t spell all of the african american players first name, but i can look and see that there are no white boys who can outplay them! Does that count? And their packages are bigger than yours too! By the way, who never needs a jock, KimZ’sSmallPackage, he(she, it) uses a pocket protector!!!!
12-2
July 20th, 2010
5:58 am
Fulmer Cup Standings today 20 July 2010 :
# 1 in the nation UGA
# 6 in the nation Notre Dame
Fulmer Cup Standings All-Time today 20 July 2010 :
# 3 in the nation UGA
# 40 in the nation Notre Dame
This is because just this year alone, twice little girls have been attacked by now former UGA Bulldogs Top 10 recruits at their position. We also have multiple DUI arrests.
Notre Dame is NOT worse than UGA.
It is COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE.
Good try Tim Tucker.
12-2
July 20th, 2010
6:41 am
Chip Towers
Did anyone mention thanks for taking the photograph with our OL Coach and our latest commitment ?
YOU know you are NOT EVEN ALLOWED THERE.
Borodawg
July 20th, 2010
8:00 am
All the blog ‘fans’ here just got arrested.
Tara
July 20th, 2010
8:44 am
In one night, Notre Dame surpassed Georgia in off-season arrests of football players (8-7).
And by comparison, this is supposed to make UGA look good? What a joke. With 42 arrests in three years, no other school is even close to The Cesspool of the South.
And don’t forget the red panties either.
Tara
July 20th, 2010
8:49 am
We also have multiple DUI arrests.
That doesn’t even include at least two officials in the athletic department of The Cesspool of the South.
Sickening, isn’t it. At any other school, the head coach would be sacked for failing to control his players.
Gator in Hotlanta
July 20th, 2010
8:55 am
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how many arrests was that at the UGA Correctional Institute?
dagnabit
July 20th, 2010
8:56 am
Yes. Who’d a thunk it. And Damon to the red pantie brigade.
How2fish
July 20th, 2010
9:07 am
Gator in Hotlanta what are you 12 ? And quick question how many other Gators took 100,00 bucks from sports agents last year?
Catherine
July 20th, 2010
5:14 pm
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Catherine
July 27th, 2010
4:10 pm
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