Georgia plans later G-Day game
Three items to start the day:
- To some, it has been a tough call: watching the third round of the Masters or attending G-Day. You won’t have to make that choice next April.
Plans are “being finalized” to move Georgia’s spring football game back a week to April 16, UGA athletic director Greg McGarity told me as we waited at Hartsfield-Jackson for a (delayed) flight to Memphis on Monday. The Masters will be played April 7-10.
The G-Day game has been played on Masters Saturday the past couple of years. McGarity figures G-Day will benefit in terms of attendance and media attention by not overlapping the Masters.
He said the shift worked best for the football program because UGA’s spring-semester classes will start later than a year ago – Jan. 10 instead of Jan. 7 — and added that eliminating the conflict with the Masters is a “byproduct” of the change.
“It allows us to make sure we get every bit of off-season conditioning that we can get in place [before spring practice],” McGarity said. “Allows us to take advantage of everything we can, the timing of it.”
- A bit of background on the UGA Athletic Association academic policy that Caleb King violated, resulting in his suspension from the Liberty Bowl:
Former athletic director Damon Evans instituted a strict class-attendance and academic-appointment policy in January 2007 in an effort to improve graduation rates among UGA athletes. The policy calls for a student-athlete in any sport to be suspended for 10 percent of the season (rounded down) if, in any semester, he or she has three unexcused absences from class or five missed appointments with an academic adviser, tutor or mentor. King violated the missed-appointments provision, UGA said.
- Looks like Georgia is on the hook for at least $50,000 worth of Liberty Bowl tickets it doesn’t need.
Georgia figures it can use close to 6,000 tickets, including sales (about 4,800 as of the latest accounting) and comps for players, staff and guests. But that leaves at least another 4,000 tickets in UGA’s 10,000-seat allotment. The SEC will cover the cost of up to 3,000 unsold tickets, leaving Georgia responsible for at least 1,000 more at $50 apiece.
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107 comments Add your comment
Jborodawg
December 29th, 2010
11:13 am
Altamaha…Yes, Durham is not AJ; very few receivers are. But Chris showed a lot of heart and game; and is a Damned Good Dawg. And, yes, “… the kind of guy I really wish we always had on the team…” If he only got “AJ’s plays”, that doesn’t say much for our offense and “spreading the ball around”. As for finding fault with a perceived great player, I’d choose Chapas; he didn’t appear to be much of a run blocker; hence those up-the-middle plays getting no yardage (I only bring this up because I’ve seen a LOT of negative comments here about those plays). Otherwise, I love Chapas and the accolades he’s gotten. Talk about needing a nose guard, how ’bout a dominant FB?
Point being, I think C.Durham has been a great player to have on the team and if all he got were “AJ’s plays”, it doesn’t say much for the QB’s ability to find other receivers. I do agree that AJ is a great one and has made some spectacular plays. There’s a lot of great WRs out there; EG A. Jeffries at S.C. is scary and we gotta face him next year.
Too bad there’s so many negative comments about Memphis here. Memphis is a pretty neat place to visit; good BBQ and great places to hear live music, not to mention Graceland. And Tunica’s only about 45 mins away. The Liberty might be a lesser bowl, but Memphis is OK.
Can’t wait to watch Murray break those QB records! Goooo Dawgs!!
Tallcarl
December 29th, 2010
1:14 pm
Bernard, I rarely comment on the childish chatter from individuals on these blogs but at least you had the courage to put your real name (I think) to yours. Not everyone is foolish enough to show their ignorance and stupidity on such a widely read blog. Now everyone knows your parents were closely related.
Tallcarl
December 29th, 2010
1:20 pm
I once was on a Caribbean Island with people who stayed in their room drunk all the while complaining that they were board and there was nothing to do. These are the same type people that complain that Memphis has nothing to do. I just moved from Europe to Colombia and I wish I could come to the game and see that great city again in the winter. Go Dogs
DAWG with bag over his head
December 29th, 2010
1:32 pm
I’m responsible for 3 of the 4,800, plus one Redcoat comp.
NORCROSS DAWG
December 29th, 2010
1:56 pm
THANKS TO GM,,,I GOT 2 MASTERS TICKETS FOR SALE FOR SUNDAYS ROUND..4042168753
IslandDawg
December 30th, 2010
7:09 am
Bernie, Bernie, Bernie,so so so so pitiful
Auburn Rules, GFY
December 30th, 2010
3:10 pm
Hey Auburn Rules, you guys beat us, cant argue there, we were TERRIBLE this year. I believe we won the previous 4 WITHOUT any of our player’s fathers soliciting funds. How you can be happy knowing all the corrupt BS your university has done this year is beyond me. Go win your NC, wave goodbye to Cam and future convict Fairly, they are going to next level. WHO IN THE H*LL on your team do you have except those 2?