Athens Friday Flicker

Greetings from the Classic City on a beautiful blue bird day.

To recap the week:

CMR is not on the hot seat according to Adams and Evans.

It would be an unthinkable act to seek his outing based on what this season results are. I have no doubt that we will see favorable improvements on both sides of the ball but what ever happens this year is only the first step up the ladder. All the old termite wood has been removed and this coaching staff now is laying the footings for CMR second nine years to be even better than his first. I see a real opportunity for us to compete for a NC sooner rather than later. Stay strong and keep the faith, the changes we all knew had to happen, did! Now we all need to take a deep breath and get ready to watch and enjoy as the rest of college football learns why it is great to be Bulldog fan on Saturday night.

Russ will stand in for at least the first 3 games. He is 5 years old, which we all know is 35 in man-years. At 35 you best have a firm grip on the real world like Russ has. Being an old dog myself I like this move. So why rush turning the keys over to a younger pup until he can wear the UGA VIII collar and have it fit. Russ is 2-0 and started reminding us what Lewis G. said “That dawg will bite you”. Russ has enjoyed some Tech Honey and Aggie beef. Good Dawg!- Woof Woof Woof.

My turn in the tub for a half-day at work tomorrow. Yard work in the afternoon. That Aggie beef sounds like a grilled steak might work out for Saturday night. Hoist a frostie brew and we are one week closer to Sept. 4th
Stay safe, enjoy the weekend thank a Vet for our freedom and as always…
Go Dawgs !!!!

yd1, I enjoy your enthusiasm. . . . . Think we have a young pup at QB that will surprise even the doubters . . . . Go Dawgs! Steak and a brew, sounds good to me.

Greetings to you yd1

CMR will be in Athens till he's ready to hang it up - agree next 9 will be better than the first 9 - and that's quite an accomplishment

Might be hard to replace russ - you know when them dogs get a taste of that honey - all they want is more - so if he is replaced this year - at least he'll go out undefeated - a dam good dog

And yes I miss that ole LewisG - another dam good dog

92 days till the first of many whuppins

Buc, Glass is always been half full.Feel it in my ole bones that this breed of Dawgs will hunt just fine. Rock On ..... Go Dawgs

ajc article about russ

Why not give the old Dawg a full season?
11:23 am June 3, 2010, by Bill King
A lot of fans are particularly fond of interim mascot Russ. (University of Georgia)
As had been expected, Sonny Seiler has made it official that a new Uga won’t be ready in time for the start of the season, meaning interim mascot Russ will be around for a few more games. In fact, Uga VIII might not make his debut until the homecoming game against Vandy on Oct. 16.
But what might surprise Seiler and the folks at Butts-Mehre is that there’s a growing contingent in the Bulldog Nation that thinks changing mascots in midseason isn’t that great an idea. And just imagine what the chatter would be if the Dogs were to be undefeated coming into that homecoming game. Is that really when you want to make that kind of switch?
Sure, it’s understandable that Russ at age 5 is considered too old to become the next Uga. But there’s a definite fondness for the not-quite-all-white half-brother of the late Uga VII, probably because his tenure as a sub kicked off in such spectacular fashion last year with an upset of the Jackets in Atlanta.
Why not let Russ serve out the entire 2010 season and let Uga VIII begin his reign with a full season in 2011?

I'm not the superstitious type, but if it ain't broke. Don't fix it.