Life is more important than football. Most people play sports simply because they love the competition. I certainly do. For example, if you want to see me run, you basically have two options: either put a gun to my head, or a tennis racquet in my hand. Even when the outcome of the contest has been determined, true competitors never stop playing hard. Naturally, I'd prefer that you chose the tennis racquet over the gun. I will run to win a point, or if a very large animal is chasing me, but jogging and pleasure are mutually exclusive ideas, in my opinion. Of course, everybody knows that Georgia plays Alabama in Sanford Stadium this coming Saturday. But we can talk about that contest later, after the game has been played. Today we need to talk about what happened last Saturday, the tragic accident that occurred in the game against Southern University. The halftime show by Southern's renowned marching band was supposed to be the major highlight of the game. And the band was terrific. They put on an incredible show for the crowd in Sanford stadium. Heck, they were entertaining people on their way inside the stadium. And somebody forgot to tell Southern's football team they weren't supposed to play hard and make the game competitive. At the  intermission the score was only 20-6, in favor of Georgia. The previously unstoppable Bulldog running game had only gained thirty-five yards prior to halftime. To their credit, Southern's players never stopped trying to execute their game plan, refusing to play the role of a "cupcake" opponent, even late in … [Read more...]