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Been out of pocket and of course it's the slow season. But there are some updates for Jacket fans. So let's get to it:
HOOPS:
First, all the swirling Wellington Smith rumors might have been premature. It is not clear right now that he even has an offer from Georgia Tech. In addition, there are questions as to whether his academics are really in shape for a school like Tech. Stay tuned, but this one's way on the back-burner unless we hear more in the coming weeks................ It now looks like all the departing Jackets except BJ Elder have signed free agent contracts. We knew about Will Bynum and the Celtics. Now Luke has signed with Denver, and Isma'il Muhammad has signed with the Dallas Mavericks. We also knew about Jarrett Jack and Portland. Elder will start his summer league soon...............Here's a little Jarrett Jack Q&A for Portland fans............ Evidently Darko Milicic was whining again after not having a great outing against Luke Schensher, although they slam Luke at the end:
Darko's whining again. After coming up with just 13 points and six boards in 35 minutes against Luke Schenscher and Boniface N'Dong in summer league play, Darko complained to reporters, saying, "I need playing time. It is hard to play right away when you don't play for two years."
Yes, playing in actual game situations is different than practice, but the guy has been going against guys named 'Sheed, Ben and Antonio every single day for the last two years.
Luke Schenscher should look like a run at the Y in comparison.
By the way, here's an updated scouting report on Darko:
Background conversations with half a dozen NBA personnel experts produced this updated scouting report on Milicic: He still has no hope of ever becoming a productive big man in the NBA.
BEESBALL
A Brandon Boggs mention who was named the Lumberking's #1 position prospect......... A little bit on former YellowJacket pitcher Andrew Kown, the 6'7" right-hander.........
FOOTBALL
Read what the Houston Texans website says about Tony Hollings......... So who has a tougher opener, Georgia Tech or UGA? Come on - opening with Auburn is tougher than Boise State................ Trying to get people to participate in the new BCS poll should be interesting. Guys like Bill Curry have already turned it down. Evidently, there was a secret meeting this past weekend to discuss the issue. More on the new BCS Poll.............. Here's an interesting article on the challenge of scheduling football games and looking into the crystal ball................. Bowl alignments continue to develop, with the Big East inking a deal with the Gator Bowl (with the Big 12 and Notre Dame).......... Interesting back-story on Pepper Rodgers............. Hey, you could have bought the Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium lights on ebay, for a mere $12,250. (well maybe add another dollar).......... Chris Reis comments on spearing and concussions........... Come back here August 13 to see CollegeFootballNews.com's Georgia Tech preview........