I want to send out my prayers to Jonathan Taylor and his family first of all. What a horrible thing to happen to such a good kid. His surgery was completed yesterday and will be going to Shephard Spinal Center in Atlanta later this week for rehab. I will link some articles below. I will also link the website where fans can go to show support of this young man and his family. You can also make donations if you so choose.
http://dogbytesonline.com/taylor-undergoes-surgery-43175/
http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/georgia-outfielder-will-move-863084.html
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/Johnathantaylor
As for the NCAA bubble, the bubble teams which I heard all last night UGA is included, received some good news with VCU losing to Old Dominion. ODU was already in the tourney, along with George Mason who VCU upset earlier in the tourney, so, if VCU wins then suddenly the Colonial Athletic Conference-home of the Ga. State Panthers, gets three NCAA spots. Whew!! Also, Gonzaga knocked off St. Mary's. Both teams very well might get in regardless but of those two, Gonzaga was certainly more of a lock so good for them to win. The other two teams that qualified last night, Wofford and St. Peters-those in leagues that would only get one spot anyway.
Tonight we need to pull for Butler to beat Milwaukee, Providence to beat Marquette, might as well have South Florida beat Nova-even though Nova likely gets in anyway that would be a BAD loss. Tomorrow pull for Okie State over Nebraska-both teams could be on the bubble but it looks to me like Nebraska is closer to getting in than Okie State, Iowa State can really help us out by knocking off Colorado-that one seems unlikely, Oklahoma can clearly knock Baylor off the bubble.
Ok, here is my updated starting spring depth chart based on the recent position changes on the football team. Again, this is the Haney opinion as this is my blog and based on who I think would be our best 22 starting.
On offense-
OT-Sturdivant, Glenn
OG-Anderson, Gates
C-Jones
TE-Charles
WR-King, Brown
QB-Murray
FB-Figgins
TB-Ealey (Crowell will likely be #1 by game 1 however)
On defense-
DE-Tyson, Jones
NT-Geathers (no doubt it will be Jenkins by game 1)
OLB-Jones, Washingon
ILB-Robinson, Olgetree
CB-Boykin, Smith
S-Rambo, Commings
Let me say this about the move of Glenn, Anderson and Olgetree. Coaches have already said Glenn will start at OT so that one was easy. Anderson moving back to OL, where he does have a lot of experience seems to mean that he will settle at OG and start-could be wrong there of course. Benedict would be another candidate there. As for "Tree", I simply don't think you move a starter at safety to ILB if you don't plan to start him. Tree is one of our best 11 on defense so if you move him from starter to reserve LB, that to me does not help you have your best 11 on the field. So, taking that into account, they move Tree to LB for spring and see how he does. If the move doesn't pan out, I wouldn't be surprised to see him back to safety in the fall-bottom line that kid is too talented not to start. I just think with him being 6'3" and already close to 240 from what I have heard, he has outgrown the secondary.
Spring practice starts on Thursday, March 10th, but then doesn't resume until March 22nd-reason being spring break. Let's hope no one decides to sell their Liberty Bowl jersey this off season-ok, that was mean but I am still mad about because there is NO DOUBT AJ missing those first 3 games, contributed to us losing a couple of those games. I still think we lose to SCarolina likely but then again, AJ going home, the score was close going into the 4th quarter-you never know. I think we stand a great shot at beating Arkansas and Miss State with AJ. G-Day game will be on April 16th.
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