Smart Decisions
By: Drayton Hogarth
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
For the first time in 15 seasons, the Georgia Bulldogs will have a new leader on the sidelines.
Kirby Smart has taken over for Mark Richt as the face of the program. Smart is coming home to his alma mater after a long tenure as the Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator.
ACC Coastal Preview
By: Kenneth Harrison Jr.
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
The ACC Coastal division is unpredictable. They don’t have elite teams so it’s much more competitive than the Atlantic. I’ll try to project where the teams will finish.
Boring Sports Summer
By: JJ Lanier
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Welcome to what is becoming an annual “It’s been a long sports summer, the Braves are still in last place, and I can’t possibly write another preseason article on SEC Football” story from yours truly.
For someone who writes stories on southern sports I like to refer to these days as the ‘Bob Ross’ days. You know, as in I’d rather watch that man with the glorious fro paint pictures of mountain ranges than subject myself to following whether or not the Hawks are going to give some guy I’ve never heard $5 million dollars a year to sit the bench.
Should Fred McGriff Be In Hall Of Fame?
By: TJ Hartnett
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Another year, another Hall of Fame vote, and this weekend, another induction ceremony that will not feature Fred McGriff.
The slugger has been on the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for seven years now, and has garnered enough support to remain on the ballot for each following year, but has never come close to sniffing the 75% required to gain entrance into Cooperstown, by far baseball’s greatest and most rare honor.
Shawn Smith To Shine
By: Kipp Branch
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Brunswick High senior wide receiver Shawn Smith is about to embark on his final season in the Blue and Gold. The 5’11 170 pound Smith is committed to play football in 2017 for Coach Will Muschamp and the South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina will be getting a deep threat and great athlete in Smith once his Pirate playing days are over.
Peach State Recruiting Wars
By: Drayton Hogarth
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
In college football, recruiting is the lifeblood of every program since schools must replace their entire roster no more than every five years.
Fortunately, football programs located within the state of Georgia typically do not need to travel too far in order to find players.
Frederica 2016 Preview
By: John Wetzler
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
The Frederica Knights football team stalled in the playoffs last year with a heartbreaking loss to Gatewood.
The bright side of last year’s season was that Frederica was able to compete in the playoffs with only 4 seniors and a roster of nearly 30 players at the end of the season, many of whom were underclassmen.
ACC Atlantic Preview
By: Kenneth Harrison Jr.
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Last season was a good year for the ACC.
Clemson won their first 14 games of the season before losing to Alabama in the national championship. The ACC Atlantic has been the best and most consistent division for the past five years. I’m going to predict the standings for the division.
SEC Drama
By: JJ Lanier
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
SEC Media Week is a lot like Chinese food. While it’s taking place you absolutely love it and can’t seem to get enough. Once it’s over though you realize that you feel utterly unfulfilled.
There is nothing of any substance that you take away.
There is however, a whole lot of entertainment.
Promising 2nd Half For Braves?
By: TJ Hartnett
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
The Atlanta Braves rebounded from a paltry and powerless 15-36 record through the first two months of the 2016 season to play competitive baseball in June and July, heading into the All-Star break with a 31-58 record.
Still, with multiple trades already completed and host of options remaining, the Braves figure to be one of the more active teams in the second half; both on the trade market and with intriguing minor-league decisions.
Let’s take a peek at some of the storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on through the next few months of Braves baseball.
