tylerdurden24

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Well, she had been the United States Secretary of Education prior to that. ;)

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And just because Linda McMahon holds that seat now doesn’t mean I want her anywhere near UGA, let alone the Presidency of the University. Idk that Kemp would be a good choice but Gov of GA doesn’t feel like any less a credential than Sec of Ed (at least not in modern times)

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Texas man learns about the difference between hillbillies and rednecks.

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There are a lot of people from the modern South who don’t even understand the nuances of Appalachia vs Atlanta/Nashville/Bham vs Deep South vs panhandle and old Florida vs gulf coast vs low country vs Savannah/Charleston vs acadiana vs New Orleans vs the delta. There are similarities and common threads among all of them but also a whole lot of difference and nuance.

This place is pretty damn complex when you actually start to try to understand it. Hence I always kind of put Texas as something other than the South; it has enough of its own complexity and size to stand as its own thing.

Also why unless it’s a southern writer or director at the helm, most Hollywood representations of the South devolve into caricature pretty quickly.

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Dawgs adding Riley Goodman from South Carolina. RHP with really good stuff but by no means a finished product.

Jackson will end up winning going away, though may be hampered by the fact that Kemp won’t endorse him and the GOP in the state is kind of rudderless right now with Kemp a lame duck. His posturing as a self-made billionaire looking to seize power also rings pretty tone deaf amidst the federal govt being run mostly by people claiming to be of similar ilk. I don’t like either he or KLB as candidates, weak ballot for one of the more powerful gubernatorial seats in the country.

Collins is likely going to get run over by Ossoff as well which is fine by me. Jon is at least putting in some actual work in his position. I can’t point to a single meaningful thing Collins has done as a Rep, nor Warnock by the same measure.

Bigger question beyond November is what Kemp chooses to do in the next 5 years as he seems to have actual political momentum should he want to exercise it. Wouldn’t be surprised if he makes a run at Warnock’s seat but I’ve heard a lot of rumors ranging from simple retiring to private business to pursuing the UGA Presidency after Morehead retires.

He and Condon both are/were special talents and wonderful people. My kids have gotten to interact with both in their time here and both were incredibly gracious with their time and humble to say the least; everything you hope to see in a baseball player, worthy heroes for aspiring young ball players!

Completes the award sweep, second UGA baseball player in three years to win the Spikes and the Howser (Charlie Condon, 2024)

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Huge add. #2 player in the portal

Happy to share big updates. Lot going on in the background right now but important to remember baseball recruiting is not like football recruiting; landing guys from ACC/SEC schools is certainly a good thing simply from an experience standpoint but not a prerequisite for success. Wes just took a group of guys from Wofford, Dayton, Seattle U, UT-Arlington, New Mexico, USC-Upstate, and Ga State to Omaha. Only Kolby, Volchko, and Matt Scott were from Baylor and Stanford. Only Tre and Farley started here as freshmen. Wes knows how to build the right squad for Foley. Hoping that we may hear some announcements about uniforms/branding and future initiatives supporting the program in the coming months.

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I mean look at that shot of The Rock. CG backdrop, shitty/flat studio lighting, horrible wig

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Looks like an SNL skit