THE BIG STORY

Frustrated by unruly behavior at football games, University of Georgia President Michael Adams told he Athens Banner-Herald that the institution and the UGA Athletic Association and its board are “increasingly ready to go” to a policy of revoking the ticket privileges of misbehaving fans.

Speaking at a media briefing following the September meeting of his cabinet, Adams said such “issues of misconduct are increasingly pervasive” at collegiate football games, at the University of Georgia and elsewhere. Recounting his experience at the UGA-Alabama game Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Adams said he was doused with beer by Alabama fans while walking through a stadium tunnel.

“The presence of 93,000 people (on the UGA campus for a football game) demands some self-control,” Adams told reporters Wednesday as he mentioned the possibility of a ticket revocation initiative. The university took some steps toward controlling fan behavior last year with the Gameday Gameplan initiative. Gameday Gameplan prohibits tailgaters from setting up before 7 a.m. on gamedays, establishes alcohol-free family-friendly areas, increases the number of trash receptacles on campus for football Saturdays, and reminds fans of which campus restrooms are available for their use.

UGA’s president further used Wednesday’s media session to issue something of an ultimatum to fans heading to Athens for Saturday afternoon’s home football game with the University of Mississippi.

“I want Ole Miss to be treated this weekend better than we were treated at Alabama. … Ole Miss should be treated as guests,” Adams said.

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Coach Ed Orgeron was in game mode during his session with reporters after today’s practice. Either that, or he was a little ticked off. Here’s his final Q&A session of the week in its unabridged entirety: Read the rest of this entry »

Hunters marked the opening weekend of Arkansas’ 10th annual elk season by killing three large bulls along the Buffalo River.

All three animals were taken just before sundown in three separate elk zones.

Here’s the info, courtesy of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission:
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Last weekend, for the first time ever, hunters were allowed to kill alligaors in the state of Arkansas.

Twelve permit holders had successful hunts - and managed to keep all their fingers and toes.

The largest alligator taken during the opening weekend was a 12-foot, 8-inch male that weighed 550 pounds. It was taken by John McClendon of Monticello on the private McClendon Wetland Complex in Drew County.

Other gators taken were as follows:
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The Griz completed their training camp roster by signing Dontell Jefferson, a 6-4 guard out of Arkansas, and Kasib Powell, a 6-7 forward out of Texas Tech.

Jefferson most recently played for the Dakota Wizards in the NBDL while Powell is returning from a stint in Russia. He also played for the Orlando Magic.

It is not known whether either player will travel to Spain with the team Oct. 3. But signing these players is a clear sign that coach Marc Iavaroni doesn’t intend to overwork his international players — Pau Gasol, Mike Miller, Juan Carlo Navarro and Darko Milicic — during the early stages of training camp.

This is just an odd game day for me. Being at home the morning of a football game just seems wrong. I haven’t been at home for a game at 8:00 in years except when I had my appendix surgery. The surgery was on Thursday and I attended the Memphis-ECU game that Saturday afternoon.

With media coming tomorrow and the start of training camp on Saturday there isn’t a lot of new reports to let you know about today. I did talk to Bruce Kreuter at Suwanee Sports Acadamy about Mark Price working out with the team as their shooting instructor. Apparently Mark’s involvement with the team will be more detailed than originally perceived. After Mark Iavaroni called, Mark was in town working with players for 3-4 days this month, will be back in town to work with the team during camp until the the team leaves for Spain and will return when the team does. He is not going to be travelling with the team but he will be on call for players when they want refreshers. Read the rest of this entry »