From Athens- Seeing Double

wlayton, back in the day, GT used to get their share of players from South Georgia. Coach Bobby Dodd was in many ways what we have in Athens now. Good man.

When I was in high school, we scrimmaged three days M, T, W. Thursdays were trying to gear up for Friday nights game, mentally, walk throughs. Best players went both ways for sure.

Guess I am getting too old. I think I see the game getting away from its roots. ESPN and many more media folks are sitting on the goose that laid the golden egg. So much media hype has caused many of the problems we see with our youth of today. That 15 minutes of glory.

Wright Bazemore, many on this site are not aware of or heard of this man. If not, might take a look at the "Father of High School Football" in the USA in my opinion. Some little known or discussed facts about Bazemore. Not all of his ties are to Valdosta.

www.purplehurricane.com/history/wbazemore.asp

Back in the day everyone who lived in Valdosta wanted to be a "Cat". Bazemore dressed everybody who practiced that week. Big intimidation factor to see 100+ on that sideline come Friday night.

yd1 just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to do these post every Friday I do enjoy reading them have a good day.

Buc wrote: wlayton, back in the day, GT used to get their share of players from South Georgia. Coach Bobby Dodd was in many ways what we have in Athens now. Good man.

When I was in high school, we scrimmaged three days M, T, W. Thursdays were trying to gear up for Friday nights game, mentally, walk throughs. Best players went both ways for sure.

Guess I am getting too old. I think I see the game getting away from its roots. ESPN and many more media folks are sitting on the goose that laid the golden egg. So much media hype has caused many of the problems we see with our youth of today. That 15 minutes of glory.

Wright Bazemore, many on this site are not aware of or heard of this man. If not, might take a look at the "Father of High School Football" in the USA in my opinion. Some little known or discussed facts about Bazemore. Not all of his ties are to Valdosta.

www.purplehurricane.com/history/wbazemore.asp

Buc and ogredawg....believe it is fair to say that Wright Bazemore was the "Bear Bryant of HS Football" back then......heck, and NOW!!

A quote that ogredawg made hit me between the eyes. So much truth in the statement and that is one reason that coaches like Saban win. First off they have the talent, both coaching and players. The young folks that play for Saban never turn their backs on their coach, such as what happened to Urban Meyer in Florida.

ogredawg said . . . . Bazemore dressed everybody who practiced that week.

Like Saban's policies and coaching methods or not, results seem to work from the way he coaches football. Looking forward to the second meeting between Alabama and TAM.

Goes along with the statement you made wlayton. Hard to argue with statistics, and Bazemore had and has those. Numbers in the long run, not short term, seldom reflect anything other than success.

wlayton, had to go back and look, you are dead ass right on the comment below. . . .

Buc and ogredawg....believe it is fair to say that Wright Bazemore was the "Bear Bryant of HS Football" back then......heck, and NOW!!

wlayton, sometimes we play for coaches that we know should have been further up the ladder.

Have to say this . . . . Erk should have been the Head Coach at Georgia. That is one statement that I know to be the TRUTH. Will never forgive VD and those that followed for what this simple, but great coach gave to my University and all of us that walked the walk with him. Every year the team that I pull for other than UGA, Georgia Southern. There is a reason for that.