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Saturday, May 31, 2014
The Junkyard Dawg Podcast #11 - Ainsley rushes the passer!
The youngest daughter joins me in the junkyard to talk about her favorite players, how the Dawgs will fare against the compeitition this fall, and what plays she'd like to see more of against the competition.
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Richt on Michael Sam
Look, if you think Richt hasn't recruited a gay player before you're either an idiot, blind, or both.
Back to Athens, I don't care what a guy prefers to do in his own bedroom. Like Richt said, if he can play, and he wants to wear red and black, give him a working fax number!
Don't be like the ESPN guys and make a big deal of this. It's about football. I'm proud of Sam for his courage. But more than anything, glad to see a really good player get a chance to make a living doing something he's good at."It's interesting that you have that being that big of a deal. But it is a big deal," Richt said of Sam. "Anybody who has the courage to tell the truth about themselves that may be controversial, I give them credit. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is. And because it was, it took courage."Alabama head coach Nick Saban was asked Tuesday about whether he'd recruit a gay player, and said he wouldn't have a problem with it. Richt was asked if he felt the same way."I mean, if the guy can play," Richt said, chuckling, "then yeah we'll recruit him."
Back to Athens, I don't care what a guy prefers to do in his own bedroom. Like Richt said, if he can play, and he wants to wear red and black, give him a working fax number!
"Tailbacks" and "redshirts" do not belong in the same sentence
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, they're like oil and water. Never to be mixed.
Keith Marshall isn't the starting tailback for the University of Georgia. But he'd start for Clempson in 92 days had he not picked the right hat. In fact he'd start for about any major program that didn't have Todd Gurley on the roster.
So it comes as no surprise that Richt doesn't expect him to redshirt after Marshall's knee injury last season.
Keith Marshall isn't the starting tailback for the University of Georgia. But he'd start for Clempson in 92 days had he not picked the right hat. In fact he'd start for about any major program that didn't have Todd Gurley on the roster.
So it comes as no surprise that Richt doesn't expect him to redshirt after Marshall's knee injury last season.
We've come a long way since Knowshon's first year in Athens folks. Because the bigger story is that neither sophomore nor incoming freshman will have designs on the scout team either."Keith's working really hard. I don't think he has any limitations at all in his offseason conditioning," Richt said. "I don't anticipate him having any limitations when football begins."In other words, barring a setback Marshall will play and at least be Todd Gurley's top backup."We're not thinking redshirt at all for Marshall," Richt said.It was never likely that Marshall would redshirt, but offensive assistants had not ruled it out.
Young fans, old fans, drunk fans, and Sanford Stadium
This is a topic I expect to address in an upcoming podcast. Sure, we've already kind of addressed it that way, but its an issue that begs for deeper discussion.
Here are the talking points as I see them...
Here are the talking points as I see them...
- Fan attendance is down across the nation. This is due to student apathy (especially at early kickoffs), HDTV experience at home (close to personal restrooms and beverages of choice), parking/tailgating headaches.
- The home slate of games includes something short of nuns looking for a paycheck.
- Interactivity is low for a society more and more dependent on immediate feedback, connectivity and a mute button.
- Beer...it ain't coming.
- It's the economy stupid.
...please add any I've missed in the comments. We ain't done with this. Not by a long shot.
Good on ya Tray.
Richt digs your new leaf.
"I think he's on a turning point of maturing some, and becoming a very dependable guy," Richt said while attending SEC meetings. "I'm not saying he is a dependable guy, or has been at this point. But I have a feeling that that's his desire to become that. And he needs to. It's time."Now stop tweeting so much.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Lester targets Saturday sales
Up in B1G country I bet this is viewed as a joke.
But down here in zip codes that are adjacent to Penn Wagers', it was undoubtedly met with a unanimous "Preach on Brother Miles!"
Saturday, May 24, 2014
A toast to The Doolittle Raiders
Happy Memorial Day weekend y'all! I hope it is being spent with loved ones soaking up America's freedoms!
Who are you thinking about over the weekend? For me it's Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle of the US Army Air Forces, as well as the other architects and pilots that carried out the "Doolittle Raid". Mac reminded me of these men a couple weeks ago. I remembered the term from history books and lecture halls from long ago. And the more I read up on them to remind myself of their bravery the more I began to appreciate their service to our great nation.
In early 1942 the US was still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan had demonstrated that they could do something the Americans could not - drop munitions on US soil. While the nation mourned the loss of 2,403 lives, tended to the 1,178 wounded, and repaired/tended to the crippled naval base, Doolittle planned a way for his bombers to reach Japan, make a statement of their presence, and then land safely in China.
The plan wasn't without complications, by any means. First and foremost, the B-25 bombers were larger than the USS Hornet was built for and as a consequence they couldn't be stored below deck. Instead they waited at the end of the runway, making their takeoff a shortened exercise...especially considering their full payload needed to carry out the mission.
Additionally, Doolittle feared that word would leak out of his secret mission:
In short, they really didn't have enough fuel to carry out the mission. There may have been enough fuel to get them straight to their destinations in prime flying conditions, but they were sure to be engaged by enemy fighters and therefore be forced to perform evasive measures. All of which would burn much needed fuel and increased the risk of of navigational errors. Not mention the fact that bombers and aircraft carriers were not equipped for each other. The bottomline was they were being asked to perform a dangerous mission, one in which they may not live to see the conclusion.
Yet they went anyway.
It was Doolittle's plan, from beginning to end, and he lead the attack. All of the modified sixteen B-25's carried out their mission despite the Japanese fighters that tied to deter it. They dropped their bombs in and around Tokyo. There were no Japanese casualties.
But the Raiders were not all so lucky. Most either crash landed or bailed out. And they were the lucky ones. The mission's success reached the USA and the uptick in morale was palpable. Imperial Japan was not invincible; 80 US Army Airmen had risked their lives to prove that. The Battle of Midway resulted and it turned the tide of WWII in the Pacific Theater. For his efforts, James Doolittle went from thinking he'd surely face a court martial to being presented the Medal of Honor.
Since 1946 the survivors have gathered together and shared their stories in various cities across the nation. In 1959 the city of Tucson AZ presented the Doolittle Raiders with 80 silver goblets, each engraved with the name of a Raider. A wooden case containing each goblet follows them around to each reunion. In the case as well is a bottle of 1896 Hennessy Very Special. The idea was that once there were only two remaining of the 80 that performed the mission, they would open the bottle, pour a glass and raise a toast the other 78 goblets turned over on the case.
Last year Tom Griffin passed away, leaving just four remaining members. They are all in their 90s and decided at the last reunion that it would be their final formal gathering. Except for one last time, informally, when they would reunite, share their toast, and remember a day when they did something no one else had ever done.
And so it seems to me, that this weekend would be a good time for us to do the same. As we gather together, on lakes, porch swings, patios, church pews, swimming pools, parades...wherever you may find yourself, remember men like these that made it all possible.
Who are you thinking about over the weekend? For me it's Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle of the US Army Air Forces, as well as the other architects and pilots that carried out the "Doolittle Raid". Mac reminded me of these men a couple weeks ago. I remembered the term from history books and lecture halls from long ago. And the more I read up on them to remind myself of their bravery the more I began to appreciate their service to our great nation.
In early 1942 the US was still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan had demonstrated that they could do something the Americans could not - drop munitions on US soil. While the nation mourned the loss of 2,403 lives, tended to the 1,178 wounded, and repaired/tended to the crippled naval base, Doolittle planned a way for his bombers to reach Japan, make a statement of their presence, and then land safely in China.
The plan wasn't without complications, by any means. First and foremost, the B-25 bombers were larger than the USS Hornet was built for and as a consequence they couldn't be stored below deck. Instead they waited at the end of the runway, making their takeoff a shortened exercise...especially considering their full payload needed to carry out the mission.
Additionally, Doolittle feared that word would leak out of his secret mission:
About 600 miles from Japan mainland a small fishing boat was spotted and destroyed and General Doolittle felt that this small boat may have warned Japan that there is a big ass US Aircraft Carrier just outside of town... So Jimmy Doolittle ordered the raid to proceed immediately. As a result of the early take-off the planes would be short on fuel to reach the "Safe Zones" in nearby China despite desperate measures taken to prepare the planes in advance by engineers to give them the maximum amount of fuel storage space available including removing the tail gunner section and installing broomsticks painted like machine guns and placing a rubber fuel tank in the tail section, carrying ten 5 gallon gas cans for manual fuel addition during flight to a tank installed where the lower gun turret was, and a larger tank located in the bomb bay. Total fuel payload was 1,141 Gallons for a 2000 mile range. (via The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders)
In short, they really didn't have enough fuel to carry out the mission. There may have been enough fuel to get them straight to their destinations in prime flying conditions, but they were sure to be engaged by enemy fighters and therefore be forced to perform evasive measures. All of which would burn much needed fuel and increased the risk of of navigational errors. Not mention the fact that bombers and aircraft carriers were not equipped for each other. The bottomline was they were being asked to perform a dangerous mission, one in which they may not live to see the conclusion.Yet they went anyway.
It was Doolittle's plan, from beginning to end, and he lead the attack. All of the modified sixteen B-25's carried out their mission despite the Japanese fighters that tied to deter it. They dropped their bombs in and around Tokyo. There were no Japanese casualties.
But the Raiders were not all so lucky. Most either crash landed or bailed out. And they were the lucky ones. The mission's success reached the USA and the uptick in morale was palpable. Imperial Japan was not invincible; 80 US Army Airmen had risked their lives to prove that. The Battle of Midway resulted and it turned the tide of WWII in the Pacific Theater. For his efforts, James Doolittle went from thinking he'd surely face a court martial to being presented the Medal of Honor.
Since 1946 the survivors have gathered together and shared their stories in various cities across the nation. In 1959 the city of Tucson AZ presented the Doolittle Raiders with 80 silver goblets, each engraved with the name of a Raider. A wooden case containing each goblet follows them around to each reunion. In the case as well is a bottle of 1896 Hennessy Very Special. The idea was that once there were only two remaining of the 80 that performed the mission, they would open the bottle, pour a glass and raise a toast the other 78 goblets turned over on the case.
Last year Tom Griffin passed away, leaving just four remaining members. They are all in their 90s and decided at the last reunion that it would be their final formal gathering. Except for one last time, informally, when they would reunite, share their toast, and remember a day when they did something no one else had ever done.
And so it seems to me, that this weekend would be a good time for us to do the same. As we gather together, on lakes, porch swings, patios, church pews, swimming pools, parades...wherever you may find yourself, remember men like these that made it all possible.
Friday, May 23, 2014
The Junkyard Dawg Podcast #10 - Conner is a Gurley Girl
My oldest daughter weighs in on all sorts of topics, such as Gurley for Heisman, her favorite players, how the 2014 season will play out, and her favorite dog breeds.
Links from this episode:
- 2014 schedule
- past Heisman winners and Mark Ingram's college stats
- Todd Gurley's stats
- more info on Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
- email questions, comments, concerns and "Atta girls!!" to thejunkyarddawgpodcast@gmail.com
Links from this episode:
- 2014 schedule
- past Heisman winners and Mark Ingram's college stats
- Todd Gurley's stats
- more info on Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
- email questions, comments, concerns and "Atta girls!!" to thejunkyarddawgpodcast@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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