Kenny Gaines Chooses Georgia to Cap Off a Successful Tuesday in Bulldog Nation

by T Kyle King on Aug 10, 2011 12:05 AM EDT in Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right

Well, so much for Slow News Day Tuesday!

Because the NCAA found no violation of the Association’s rules, Jarvis Jones was cleared to play, forcing cruel fate to get creative. The Dawg-Gone Podcast was posted. Though South Carolina was picked to win the division, Aaron Murray was praised as a difference-maker. To top it all off, Orson Swindle once again forced me to visit UrbanDictionary.com so I could get one of his jokes.

On a day filled with good news for the Georgia Bulldogs, though, DavetheDawg brought us one of the more encouraging announcements; viz., Cobb County shooting guard Kenny Gaines committed to bring his 6’3" frame, 21 points per game average, and 3.2 GPA to Athens. Surely, Mark Fox’s addition of Gaines to a 2012 recruiting class that is set to include point guard Charles Mann is a sign of positive energy in the Classic City, right? Gaines sure thinks so, as he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Really, it was Coach Fox that won me over. On Monday night, my mom and I were sitting in my room and praying what decision to make, and what schools to really consider and look at. It was like five minutes after we got done praying that Coach Fox gave us a call. We felt like that really was a sign from God. We asked Him to show us as fast as He could what schools to pick. After we got that phone call, we really knew that it was Georgia.

It may not quite be wet fleece on dry ground, but you could do a lot worse in the search for signs that things are looking up in Bulldog Nation. At the very least, Coach Fox does our hearts good.

Go ‘Dawgs!

Poll

With the understanding that it is theologically improbable that God concerns Himself with the outcomes of sporting events, what is your philosophical inclination as a Georgia fan, in the wake of Tuesday's events?

Dour; God told Mark Richt to let Mike Bobo call the plays, too, didn't He?

22 votes

Neutral; I am reserving judgment until I see a burning hedge.

29 votes

Cautiously optimistic; we may be nearing the end of the Book of Job, but I'm still wearing my blackout hairshirt.

41 votes

Upbeat; I just told my brother Elwood, "I have seen the light!"

24 votes

I abstain, because I am a fan of another school, and your ways are strange to me.

6 votes

None of the above; I have explained my answer in the comments.

2 votes

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Fantastic news!

Which only confirms that something wicked this way comes.

/RayBradbury’d

"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone

by RedCrake on Aug 10, 2011 12:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

\shakespeared

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep;
God is not dead nor doth he sleep.

\Longfellowed

by Mark Mandingo on Aug 10, 2011 8:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

forgive my slash dyslexia

by Mark Mandingo on Aug 10, 2011 8:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Indeed....

I just had a mental picture of a carnival of evil and melting faces.

In retrospect I should’ve just gone with:

Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies
And he laughs until he cries then he dies then he dies
Come inside the shows about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart

/EmersonLake&Palmer’d

"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone

by RedCrake on Aug 10, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

i once appropriated

various rhyming lyrics from that song and submitted to my Sr Yr English class as a poetry assignment. The funny part was i forgot the assignment was to write a poem about a geographical location, so after being suckered into reading the thing out loud teacher says and what geographical location is this – I answered with a meeting of the UN in NYC.

Earned an A- for that little effort.

I can bake like a demon.

by podunkdawg on Aug 10, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Alas, because it's what I do.

I carry a running list in my head I’d literary titles that are borrowed from other literary works, like this one borrowed by Bradbury from Shakespeare.

Fun fact: One of Agatha Christie’s novels is called “By the Pricking of my Thumbs” (which, for the Macbeth-challenged, is the line immediately preceding “Something wicked …”).

by NCT on Aug 10, 2011 9:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Shakespeare sucks!

(Not really but its been like… what…. 6 hours since the last angry flame war?)

So lets do this:

Ed Wood > Shakespeare

Discuss.

"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone

by RedCrake on Aug 10, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

As a Seminary Student, this makes me facepalm

But as a Georgia fan, i’m glad he listened to the “clear and obvious call of God” to go to UGA. I just hope he listens to God next time he thinks emerging from an alley is a good idea.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

I Corinthians 9:24

by Southern Dawg on Aug 10, 2011 2:29 AM EDT reply actions

The mystery in His mysterious ways often lies in His subtlety.

It seems unlikely to me that Divine Intervention prompted Fox to place his call at a moment shortly after Gaines and his mother concluded prayer. However it seems very highly probable to me that said prayer created a frame of mind most conducive to making a correct decision. Sure, it also (or alternatively) could have made him vulnerable to the whims of chance (what if some other coach had happened to call?), but I’m a believer in the benefits of mental preparation through stillness of mind (such a challenge), and i elect to assume that’s what happened here.

by NCT on Aug 10, 2011 10:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Glad to hear about Kenny Gaines

if he has half the heart and passion of the last guard we had with that last name, he will be a hell of an addition.

Dawg fan by birth,
no longer in Beaumont by the grace of God.

by Dawg in Beaumont on Aug 10, 2011 8:06 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

One of the few redeeming qualities of the Felton era...

I referred to him as the Saving Grace for a reason, cause I don’t think I could have survived those teams without him. If only he had a backcourt complement and a wing shooter to mesh with, oh what could have been.

http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Aug 10, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

How can anyone who bleeds R 'n B not be cautiously optimistic

(maybe even plain-old-optimistic) when reading this?:

Junior nose guard Jonathan Jenkins had the highlight of Georgia’s morning practice Tuesday as he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown.

"[Jenkins] tipped it to himself and then the big boy just rumbled down the field," senior tight end Aron White said. "It was only about 12 yards, but a TD for a guy that size is still impressive. He kind of reminded me of that guy for the Packers [B.J. Raji] running for that touchdown." h/t Senator Blutarsky

Excuse me. I’m must go plant some Dogwood.

"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell

by DavetheDawg on Aug 10, 2011 9:14 AM EDT reply actions

Holy Sh!+

Our offense must be worse than I thought.

by TreeDawgNight on Aug 10, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

That's

the spirit!!

"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell

by DavetheDawg on Aug 10, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

That's camp

if you’re OL is getting whipped by the DL, it could be a good thing (great DL) or bad (sieve of an OL). Same thing in reverse if your OL is roadgrading the DL. Throwing a bunch of picks? Is it a turnover potent, ball hawking D or an error prone QB? No picks at all? Is it a smart, safe QB or a defensive backfield lacking in ball skills?

http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Aug 10, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions