Paul Holmes, who grew up on Atlanta’s north side, arrived on the UGA campus in the late ’50s, a fraternity
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Author Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Eight Over Tech
Hail Mary passes don’t work very often, but when they do, it is jubilation for the throwers and catchers. However,
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Loran Smith: Clean, Old-Fashion Hate
When I arrived on campus at the University of Georgia in the mid-fifties, hard times had enveloped the Bulldog football
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Loran Smith: I’m Thankful
I’m always reminded at Thanksgiving that we should first be thankful for Thanksgiving itself, because it gets us in the
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Loran Smith: “Son, have you lost your mind?”
It is a good thing that Georgia is not engaged with a tough Southeastern Conference football encounter this weekend. It
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Texas fans never forgave their coach for 10-9 in the 1984 Cotton Bowl!
Any seasoned college football aficionado with an exposure that has no geographic limitations usually will settle on a handful of
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Loran Smith: Florida Reflections
With Florida leading early in the fourth quarter and in possession of the ball at Everbank Stadium last Saturday, the
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Grand Georgia Families: The Nalleys
Jim Nalley’s name is synonymous with thundering success in the automobile business. A mere mention of “Nalley” to people across
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Loran Smith: On Georgia/Florida
PONTE VEDRA – I came early for the weekend, as I always do when the football teams of Georgia and
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Loran Smith: Hedges ‘a Hummin
Since the fall of 1956, it has been my good fortune to have missed only one Georgia home game between
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Loran Smith: Home Tailgating
The tailgate parties, where football aficionados swarm with a passion, which have become centerpieces of campus scenes, don’t just take
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Ole Miss and The Past
If you date back—in other words, you’re long in the tooth—you remember the Ole Miss of the Johnny Vaught era.
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Whaddaya Got, Loran: Georgia Men’s Basketball is in excellent hands with headman Mike White!
When it comes to Southeastern Conference basketball, history is not all that important except to draw comparisons and remind everyone
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Loran Smith: Trout Are Back
HELEN – This mountain town, in an earlier day, was an enclave for bountiful logging opportunity—but then went into decline
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Loran Smith: Pumpkins
October is harvesting time for pumpkins, which decorate the landscape and accent the holiday festivities that take place across the
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Loran Smith: Happy Days Will Return
There are so many little things that take place in a football game that can have a big impact on
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Loran Smith: October Musings
October has long been my favorite month, and while November is the month for Thanksgiving, I always count my blessings
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Loran Smith: Forget Tennessee
The hardest challenge for football coaches is for their teams not to look ahead when preparing for games. Win a
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