The ending to the college football national championship may not have gone the way UGA fans hoped, but if it’s any solace coach Kirby Smart and co. are the undisputed champs of the offseason. The 2018 recruiting class, featuring a record 7 five-star recruits, is listed as the best in the nation and the third best of all time(!). If there was any fear that the team’s momentum may have ground to a halt following a devastating loss to Alabama they are now assuaged, because the team is on pace to go on a tear not seen since the early ’80’s. You still have to win games on the field, but by accumulating talent like this the UGA football ship is RISING…
Georgia lawmakers back the Braves
As the Atlanta Braves continue their playoff battle with the LA Dodgers, a group of Georgia lawmakers are backing them in a battle of their own. U.S. Reps. Brian Jack and Lucy McBath, along with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, have introduced legislation to extend a provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan that would allow publicly traded organizations – like the Braves – to treat some of their high-salaried players like executives as a normal business would. This savvy tax move would save the team more than $20 million next season, money which now can be reinvested in the squad, which has the Braves and their fans RISING…
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