Going to the G-day game

The family and I are heading down to Atlanta to visit my folks on Friday. Both of my brothers will be there and if nothing else was going on, I would still be excited. However this year, I’ll be lucky enough to go to Georgia’s G-day game, the annual intra squad scrimmage that signifies the end of spring practice.

We’ve elected not to take our six year old, but my eleven year old has stated she wants to go. I would balk but it’s at Sanford Stadium and I know she will want to see it. So she and I, along with my wife and my father will brave the cold and watch a game that only I will care about.

Oddly enough, I haven’t been to Sanford since 1992, when the Dawgs played UT. All of the UGA games I’ve seen since then have been either at Georgia Tech or in Jacksonville. Granted, an intra squad scrimmage is only a glorified showcase, but many like myself are DYING to see some of these redshirt freshmen who have yet to play. And, of course there’s this guy named Stafford.

I plan on taking lots of notes. Enough to give me something to do all summer. Then I can come back and watch the game again on the web site. Then argue for five months about who will step up and why South Carolina sucks.

I know what you’re thinking. “You need to get a hobby”. Well, this is it. You go ahead and debate who should get kicked off of “Dancing With The Stars”, and I’ll stick to this, ok?