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Congrats to Somto Cyril…

Selected to the SEC Community Service Team

Somto Cyril has been extremely eager to make a positive impact on the Athens/Clarke County Community since the day he arrived on campus as a freshman last summer. Among his community service efforts, Cyril took a leading role in the basketball program’s “Shop with a Bulldog” efforts to provide a brighter Christmas holiday for deserving members of the Athens Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs, making his own personal monetary contribution in addition to the team’s funds. Cyril also contributed his own money to help purchase school supplies for Barrow Elementary, which is located across the street from the UGA campus. In addition, Cyril took part in the Clarke County Mentor Program’s Student-Athlete “Spooky Dawgs” initiative and has been a key contributor in the Bulldogs’ association Team IMPACT relationship with Beck Cammarata. Cammarata is a 14-year-old from nearby Winder, Ga., who is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization, has developed a unique multiyear program that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams across the country.

NonDawg Any TV IT experts here?

Sometimes when I go on vacation, we like to stream videos from my iPhone or iPad, but rarely can get them on a TV in the house where I am staying. My iPad won’t sync with the TV even though I seem to go through the correct steps. I am staying at a place now with a relatively new Samsung, but with no luck. I always intend to bring my HDMI cable along, but usually forget it.

FSU/Clemson v. ACC settlement ...

I will dig into this more later, but for Cliffs:

- Case settled
- Uneven distribution based on TV viewership (funny, it means 2-10 FSU would have made more than all the other teams this year). FSU and Clemson are supposed to be able to generate another $15 million per year, putting them closer to SEC/B1G money.
- Exit fee and GOR reduced each year over the next 5-6 years - they will be able to get out in 2030 for $75 million (this would be the first time anyone would be interested in them)

I am a little surprised that they settled, but here are some random thoughts:

- No one (meaning the SEC and B1G) wants them. They have no place to go and can't afford to, yet.
- Presumably, they and UNC can afford to move in 2030 if they have a destination to go to.
- I am still skeptical about the SEC and B1G wanting them.
- UNC has the NCSU problem that's baked into NC politics.

The main reasons I am skeptical that FSU and Clemson would move, other than there being no appetite for them, are:

1. They have proven to be unreliable partners. Why would the B1G or SEC trust them? They have not been good partners, challenging the ACC GOR and agreements. Who wants that?

2. It wouldn't be in their best interests. At best, the SEC/B1G will get 4 AQs, while the ACC will get 2. If they are good enough to be a top 4 team in the P2, they will get an AQ in the ACC each year and, as a conference champ, get better seeding. If they are in the P2, it's less likely they get in the CFP as often, and when they do, they could be a lower seed. After being total assholes, it's amazing that the best thing for them might be to stay in the ACC, even if they make a little less each year. They should spend the next 5 years trying to maximize ACC money sources while maximizing their own. Better to be a big fish in a little smaller pond than to be a smaller fish in a big pond.

Believe Trump is intentionally softening the stock market…..

It has been boosted by government spending and big Tech. At the expense of smaller private business and higher crippling interest rates that don’t affect the wealthy.

The more uncertainty he creates with tariff zig zags and soft payroll data, the more money moves out of equities and into US Treasuries. Which brings interest rates down.

A lower 10 year yield and mortgage rate benefits lower and middle class Americans….much moreso than a higher NVIDIA price.

Get rates and the Fed on a path to low to mid 3 percent on the 10 year. Also take comfort in the fact that there is both a Fed put (they can lower rates a shit ton to boost economy if needed) and a Trump put (there is an inflection point where rates are low enough and he will say uncle on soft economic data).

The housing market will boom again….which is the biggest driver of small business and broad economic activity. Higher rates has frozen both the sales of existing homes and the construction of new ones.

Good Morning Dawg Nation

Hopefully everyone had a good Wednesday.... I was busy all day long!

Also hoping all the dental and doctor appointments went well yesterday too. I haven't opened the "worst pain" thread....I'm betting there are some dental visit posts in there 🤣

Praying you find a good replacement for your church, Lance and great photos yesterday. Glad you two had a good time fishing !

How Bout our Dawgs?? Great time to be performing well!

Praying for all those on the LDGMDNOPL and the GMDN gang too 🙏🏻

Happy Birthday/Anniversary if you're celebrating today 🥳 🎉

Love you guys and gals, MEAN IT!!

Go Dawgs ♥️
April

Insider Note Some spring tidbits....

Things are ramping up at the football facility as the Bulldogs prepare for the first official day of spring practice, which is set for March 11.
Pro Day will follow on the 12th.
Otherwise, Georgia will practice every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday leading up to the G-Day scrimmage on April 12 (Notice: they're now calling G-Day a scrimmage, although we already knew that's what it was, right?).
Anyway, there are a few items:

...Hopefully, you read my story on Warren Brinson talking about Elijah Griffin. It wasn't an accident I asked about him. Griffin has made an early impression, reporting in great shape and already showing off in the weight room. He's got a great work ethic for someone so young.
...The offensive line is going to be interesting to watch, as you might imagine. Understand there will be a lot of guys looked at in different spots this spring, as everyone from Kirby Smart on down knows they've GOT to do a better job in the run game, and it starts up front. Last year was an embarrassment, and they know it.
There are a couple of guys who need to lose some weight. Earnest Greene III, I understand, is healthy and anxious to make up for his disappointing year. Don't discount him, the Bulldogs need all the experienced linemen they can get. Look for Jah Jackson to get pushed even more this spring. Y'all know he came in raw after focusing on basketball since the eighth grade. But man, they like his potential. Otherwise, there's going to be a LOT of mixing and matching.
...Coaches love the way new receivers Noah Thomas and Zachariah Branch have acclimated themselves. Both players have made nice plays during 7-on-7 drills, with Branch showing the "twitch" that he was famous for at Southern Cal. He's going to be fun to watch, I've been told.
...Nate Frazier is also someone who is attacking the off-season with a gusto. He wants to be great and is supposedly putting in the effort to make that happen. Had two people tell me that Roderick Robinson looks healthy.
...I'm really curious to see what unfolds at quarterback and whether it will be a true competition between Gunner Stockton and Ryan Puglisi. Been told Mike Bobo is implementing more mesh concepts to hopefully take better advantage of his skill sets. Puglisi, meanwhile, has been ripping the ball. I am told both quarterbacks have done a great job thus far.
...Freshmen wide receivers CJ Wiley and Talyn Taylor have made some impressive catches. Both have been very consistent in 7-on-7 drills, with Wiley already showing a flair for making some very impressive catches in traffic.
...Hearing freshman tight end Ethan Barbour has made some early plays.
...It's a big spring for Ellis Robinson IV. He still needs to get a little bit bigger (become more physical), but the guy can make plays in the back end, including a nice breakup the other day.
...Other names I'm hearing that are off to good starts include CJ Allen, Raylen Wilson, Jordan Hall, Ondre Evans, Chris Cole, Jaden Reddell, and Oscar Delp, to name a few. At outside linebacker, I'm told Gabe Harris and Quintavius Johnson are off to great starts.
...Malaki Starks seemed to confirm to me at the Combine what I've been told about KJ Bolden really taking a jump up as far as his leadership skills are concerned.

Already posted something similar on Hoops Board so I

didn't want to ignore all the loudmouth, mostly know nothings, about hoops that repeatedly posted vile, personal crap about our players, coach, team and program. You know who you are and so do we. There are quite a few knowledgeable BB folks on the vent and others who just support UGA sports in general so that is why I would come over often. But after a while the posts about our players, team and program suck, that our coach is a fuggin' bum, the team has quit on him and should be coaching Div. II, or how we bailed UF out got to be too much.

Of course there is nothing wrong with negative posts, or honest critiques of what our players and coaches are doing or not doing. Hell, I've criticized every coach since the one I played for right on through CMW.

Guess what clowns? This team took all the personal slurs, negativity and stupidity, kept their heads down, stuck together, never quit and got better. CMW made some too long delayed changes, but he made them and they've worked. The true sign of character is how one deals with adversity. These guys have shown us what they are made of and I'm damn proud to have worn the same colors they do.

So, to whom it may concern, you can kiss my flabby ol ass and tune out.
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