Kyle

Kirby Smart & Kalen DeBoer were all unanimously ranked 1st and 2nd in the TNR panel's SEC Coaching Rankings. Kirby has certainly earned the top spot, but has anyone in the UGA fanbase cooled on him after back-to-back 1-game exits in the CFP?

Here’s the crowd at Neville Arena about 10 minutes before tipoff.

"I'm here to coach basketball. The guys on my roster are here to play basketball. We're all here to compete... I’m not going to take my ball and go home because we didn’t make the tournament.” - Steven Pearl on why Auburn is playing in the NIT

While Coach Oats provided his perspective earlier today on Charles Bediako and the process of him becoming eligible to compete for the Crimson Tide, I wanted to follow up with some additional thoughts. I think it’s safe to say the majority of us have concerns about the state of college athletics and are all for uniformity versus inconsistencies.   There are many programs across the country with former G League and EuroLeague players on their rosters who have been deemed eligible. At the end of the day, these are men with professional basketball experience that are now playing in college. The distinctions between those cases and Charles’ situation are without real differences. A professional contract should be a professional contract. Why should a student-athlete who earned millions competing professionally overseas be eligible to return to college, while someone earning $50,000 annually in the NBA G League is not? Similarly, an athlete who leaves high school for professional basketball returning to college later is okay, while a student who entered the draft during college, perhaps based on incomplete or poor advice, may be barred. These distinctions are impossible to explain, undermine confidence in the system and do not meaningfully advance the educational mission of college athletics.   That said, we must remain competitive and act in the best interest of our teams. As Coach Oats stated, Charles is still within his five-year window, is 23 years old and started classes again this semester to work towards degree completion. He’s also not taking away any opportunities from a high school prospect or anyone else with there being a vacant roster spot.   If this particular case can help shape the future of the sport, and better regulation of college athletics as a whole, we welcome that.

the freeze family's first post-firing round has been posted

The average American has been to 5 of these cities. How many have you been to?

I guess this is what to expect, when the snap benefits run out 😳

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