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Greetings from New Orleans! I arrived in Louisiana yesterday evening and the photographers and I spent the night in a nursery (plants, not babies). Richard Hamm, our incoming co-chief photo ed, set us up in his cousin’s home where his family owns a plant nursery that stretches over several acres. Our lodging is about 45 minutes outside of New Orleans, and this morning we drove over the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (a whopping 25-mile bridge across the lake) to get into the city. After collecting some media souvenirs, I’m sitting in the media workroom of the Marriott Convention Center enjoying my first taste of the Internet in over a day (it’s been excruciating).
Here are some recent quotes from players and coaches about tomorrow’s Sugar Bowl:
Georgia center Fernando Velasco: “Practice has gone real well. I am proud of the guys for keeping focused. Being in a
city like New Orleans it can be real hard to stay focused. We have time to play and get away from football, but
when it has come time for football everyone has been getting after it real hard and competing. I am just proud
of the guys for staying focused and keeping their eyes on the prize. This is a business trip and the ultimate
goal here is to beat Hawaii.”
Georgia safety Kelin Johnson: “The guys are upbeat and having fun. We are enjoying being with each other and being in New Orleans. It is wonderful to be in a BCS game and wear the ‘G’ on your helmet one last time representing the state of
Georgia.”
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan: “There is no doubt that Georgia is fast, extremely fast. I can’t even tell you how impressed I was this week with our running backs, o-lineman and receivers. They came out and practiced as if they were going against speed and although we didn’t get that look from the scout team we practiced as if someone was on our back. I watched the way the guys worked this week and they prepared for speed and it has been a great thing. We really won’t
know until game time what we are really in for.”
Hawaii offensive guard Hercules Satele: “There will be a lot of adjustments during the game. Their speed is incredible. They will come at you from the backside every play and if you don’t get the block they will hit you from behind. So we have to be ready for that and stay on our blocks.”
I’ll be posting later after the coaches’ press conferences this afternoon and after I get a chance to get a good look at a city I haven’t seen in at least a decade.
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