Good Morning All,
Just 7 days to GDF and 8 to kickoff, I am way beyond ready.
Below is a link to an article by Loran Smith (ABH) on CJP.
Several things stand out the first is a confirmation of his respect and love for high school football coaches.
The second is Loran speaking about Erk and CJP following the same KISS approach to coaching defenses.
Buc there is a nugget about one of Erk’s T-shirts imprinted with
“Big TEAM- little me” says it all in four words.
onlineathens.com/sports/college-sports/2...ormance-be-his-units
IMO this article speaks to why and how CJP is such a good recruiter.
Earlier this month I posted a comment on how I felt we were in the process of building pipelines to various areas of the country to keep the flow of quality recruits heading to Athens.
After the recent success we had this week I feel that this is true for our in state players as well
Recruits talk to each other; word is you need to take a long look at what is going on here in the Classic City. Just might want to be part of it.
What follows is my opinion and is not an effort to sway anyone’s thinking I am just tossing it out there to mull and ponder.
There are those of us who have taken a wait and see position. Show me that all these changes play out on the field. We win more games as a result.
Some state they are holding back their enthusiasm until after the USC game.
Or others sight another point in the season before they jump in.
I was leaning in that direction until MH had to take Medical DQ
That and the fact we have a completely new staff on defense plus a whole bunch of new Dawgs got me to thinking
We as fans ask that our players give their all every practice and every play during a game.
Just thinking of all the hours of rehab that has been done by a large number of players just to get the opportunity to play the game they love again this season.
True some have done it so they can follow a career in the NFL, however they still have some college ball to play for us.
We fans are demanding that they win a NC or reach some other benchmark we establish as a successful season in each of our minds.
We hear Commit to the “G” and most of our players do
IMO as fans our commitment needs to match theirs
I have advised ESPN that I have flipped
Me I am all in
from play one until the last play of the season
Not talking about Kool-Aid, or colored glasses.
Not talking about wins or loses, they will take care of themselves
Just my recognition that their efforts this year have been elevated, both players and coaches
IMO this will not be a slow starting team, defense will be ready and offense wants and will keep pace.
We have one more weekend to practice tailgating
Georgia has already spotted the chicken that I have taken out of the freezer to thaw for Saturday night supper
She will let me know if I need to make any preseason adjustments to the grilled chicken.She mumbled how about a faster pace on the grill you can get more cooked that way.
Say it again I kinda like the sound “Big TEAM-little me”
Pause and give thanks
Have a great weekend and a safe week
As always “Go Dawgs”
