That one HURT

Baseball team lost to Mercer 4-2 yesterday, I had warned this would be a tough game but c'mon guys, 2 runs off Mercer?? Dogs now are 25-24 on the season as they head to Lexington this weekend. A sweep of the Cats is what the doctor orders but can they do it-UK as mentioned yesterday is pretty tough at home so it will be a tall order but as I listened to some of the game yesterday, Jeff Danztler said 30 was the magic number for the Dogs. We have 7 regular season games left, then will make the SEC tourney which will also be chances to add to the victory total. Bottom line though, very little margin for error and that game yesterday was a chance to get to 3 games over 500-just a crucial loss. I think if we don't make the regionals, it will be a VERY tough decision for Greg McGarity. Yes, David Perno has had success in Athens but he has NOT been consistent enough. I am pulling for Perno and the team to get it done down the stretch but with every loss like yesterday, it gets tougher.

So now that Washaun Ealey has left the program, yesterday all over the message boards there is talk of Caleb King being ineligible. Also AJ Harmon not making his grades. Also talk of John Jenkins not being able to get in school. Is it me or do UGA fans-or those that claim to be fans, become the most paranoid people on the planet this time of year. Coach Richt was speaking to a Bulldog club in Greenville, SC didn't know a thing about King's status, considered him eligible. I am huge UGA fan, I have followed the program since the late 70's-as a kid, attended school in Athens, had season tickets for over 10 years, watch every game or listen, and I admit I usually try to be very positive/optimistic when it comes to Georgia football. However, if I see a negative, I am also not going to refuse to take off my red and black tinted glasses-in other words, I like to keep it real. But I can say this without hesitation, UGA has some of the best fans in the nation but also some of the worst. I guess every school could also make that claim but when it comes to UGA fans, you have so many that will always look for the negative to talk about. Our team can score 30 points in a game but Bobo and the offense will still get blamed. Our team can play great D but give a long scoring play, Grantham or whomever MUST go. Rumors are always starting about someone not qualifying for admission, or someone failing out. The AJC of course never helps, any and every bit of negative news they can print out our program they will do in a hearbeat-the negative news sells/draws more attention than the positive news, heck, just watch your local newscast and you see that. I guess sometimes I just get sick of all the negative-sick of all the rumors, sick of all the stuff our student athletes are doing wrong. Again, in no way do I think UGA faithful should sit around and ignore anything negative going on with our programs, just take a look at my comments about our baseball program earlier on this blog. I guess I just get tired of there always being something rumored-grades, not qualifying, coaches that can't coach, players that don't care, etc etc. So to sum up, UNTIL UGA announces that Caleb King (or whomever) will not be playing football for us this fall, I refuse to believe that he is not eligible, or he is ineligible but is appealing, or whatever other rumor is out there.

Speaking of positive, I heard a very positive interview with Aaron Murray this morning, caught part of it yesterday afternoon. Buck Belue interviewed him and wow, what a very quality young man we have playing QB for us. He is very articulate, very positive, just sounds like a great leader. He had a lot of good things to say about the offense, he also said he really thought the D would be much improved. He said he was heading home for a little bit to work out and just relax. Guessing the players have from now until maybe first of June to spend at home, I am glad they get to have this break. It has to be nice to get back to your hometown, see your buddies, eat Mom's cooking etc. The guys just need to relax and stay out of trouble, the HS kids need to buckle down, pass their classes and enjoy the end of high school. Then everyone come back focused and ready to work to start off June.