There are at least seven power five conference football teams within 270 miles of Athens which means that traveling to
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Tag Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Kirby Moore had a career somewhat akin to that of Stetson Bennett
Kirby Moore, as a Bulldog quarterback, had a career somewhat akin to that of Stetson Bennett. Kirby came along
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Loran Smith: September stimulates our passions
September is a month that stimulates our passions. It tantalizes us at the outset by not picking up the
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By January 11, Kirby Smart was back to work immediately to ensure there will be no let-up with his 2022 unit
The longest day of Kirby Smart’s life came January 10 of this year. It began in Indianapolis where the Bulldogs
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Loran Smith: Georgia’s Night Game History
When you are young, night football is fun, but when you get to be long in the tooth, you prefer
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Loran Smith: Students Return To Athens
Seeing all the vans and U-Haul trailers across town last weekend brought about a reminder that there is nothing like
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Loran Smith: On Vin Scully
When the Dodgers played their first season of baseball in Los Angeles in 1958, they competed in what had to
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Loran Smith: UGA Old Home Week in Maine
KENNEBUNK, Maine – It could have been something of a University of Georgia “Old Home Week” in Maine much of
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Loran Smith’s New Book Takes Dawg Fans From Program’s Beginning to Coveted 2021 National Championship
Loran Smith very seldom misses attending the Major golf tournaments … the Masters, U.S. Open, PGA and the British Open.
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Loran Smith: On The Red Sox
Last weekend, I had a good time at Fenway Park again. Even though the Red Sox are having a forgettable
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Loran Smith: On Boston
Beantown has always been a favorite city, owing to a lifelong infatuation with the Red Sox, who have fallen on
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Loran Smith: On St. Andrews
St. Andrews is a place I love and not just for the Open championship which comes about every half dozen
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Loran Smith: Nightly News, Spec Towns, Swords and Ploughshares
The nightly news is not for me anymore. It is just too much murder, mayhem, venom and hate. I would
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LORAN SMITH: “It was just too much fun”
Years ago, I enjoyed a nice summer outing in Kansas City working with Tom Watson and his charity golf outing,
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Loran Smith: Remembering Kay Parker
Kay Parker had a single request for her funeral—that there be a recurring theme for those in attendance to be
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Loran Smith: Stetson Bennett’s Tennessee Legacy
David Allen was a fine defensive back as a Tennessee undergraduate who prepared for a life after football that would
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Loran Smith: When Life Was Uncomplicated
The death of an old friend always brings about flashbacks to happier times, when life was uncomplicated, settled and harmonious
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Loran Smith: It would be hard to eat oyster soup wearing boxing gloves
Carl E. Sanders enjoyed heralded success as the 74th governor of the state of Georgia, 1963-67, and I became acquainted
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