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Well, my trek across Europe continues....................... Munich Germany..................... Hanover Germany................... Paris France.................. northern coast of France.................. Milan Italy................ Frankfurt Germany................ back to Munich tomorrow night.................. the the good old US of A..........................
With flights almost every day, customer visits, late night dinners, I'm exhausted. Ready to sleep for about a week. To give you some quick hits, here are some happenings, most of which you already know about
1. Evidently Dwight Howard was voted for the cover of the ESPN the Mag "NEXT" issue. Sorry, how can a guy that's been a pro for a couple of years already be "NEXT". Of course I'm biased. CJ is the truth............. and he's "NEXT"............. period.
2. Chris Bosh will become the first former Georgia Tech player to start in an all-star game. Really hard to believe with all the NBA players we've sent league. But alas, Bosh is representing himself and Jacket-nation VERY well.
3. Coach Gailey hit the jackpot again by stealing a top DE recruit Jason Peters out of the state of LA. An outstanding get, and will make a nice matching set of DE bookends with Derrick Morgan. This class seems like the real deal. Plenty of rumors about Michael Peterson, a DB recruit committed to BC visiting Tech on Thursday. Could be the last piece of the puzzle. Stay tuned. Signing day approaches quickly........................... By the way, Peters is another just outstanding talent both on and off the field, and this decision was apparently a difficult one:
“Georgia Tech’s been there for the long haul. They wanted the me most,” Peters said. “We understand it from LSU’s standpoint and what they had to do. But the way I look at it maybe’s it’s God saying this wasn’t the best place for me. Pick again.”Also this quote from the AJC:
“I realized that when I went through so many uncertainties with LSU, and I decided to be with the people who have been the most honest with me all along,” he said. “It’s a sore subject. In the interest of protecting the reputations of all parties involved, I’d rather not talk about it more.”
4. The hoops team continues to stink up the joint Plently of speculation here and on every discussion board and media outlet in the web. There is no single answer, but the bottom-line is that Coach Hewitt is starting to catch more heat as an X's and O's guy. The cache created for Coach Hewitt from the magical 2004 Championship run is starting to wear off a bit. Right now, neither he nor the staff nor the players seem to have the answers. Tonight at 3:00 am MY TIME the Jackets will attempt to beat pitiful Wake Forest on the road to snap the streak. The bottom-line is this - there will be NO NCAA tourney without a win tonight. They lose tonight and it's hard to imagine pulling out of the spiral without help from a higher power.
5. Our old friend Bobby Ross announced his retirement. I wish him nothing but the best. He deserves it with all he has accomplished. However, I was really looking forward to that reunion at the Army game next season. Oh well.
6. Jacket RB recruit Jonathan Dwyer was named to the Parade All-American team. Killer !!!!
Well stay cool. I'll wake up and pray that the Jackets strike oil and beat Wake. It's getting to the point where I will truly be surprised to see the W.
Adios........................