Smith: Orange Bowl and spring practice

The Georgia football team, following another head-turning successful season, will have a few days to regroup and begin classes, then segue into winter workouts. Interestingly, it has always been that way, but for different reasons.

Smith: The good ole days of Florida

For years, when visiting a new city, I would begin the trip by taking a Gray Line tour, which was a good way to learn about the city’s history and development. Very touristy, but very informative.

Smith: Orange Bowl full of memories

My college years included the football season of ’59 when serendipity graced the University of Georgia campus as it had almost two decades earlier.

Smith: Orange Bowl full of memories

Greene County freshman guard Khalil Dorsey (21) brings to ball up the court, setting up the offense.

Smith: Newnan is on the rise

Like many others in our state, especially the northern half, I first learned about this charming and becoming community when I stopped by for lunch at Sprayberry’s Barbecue while on my way to Auburn for a football game during my undergraduate days.

Smith: Times were different

With another trip to the Orange Bowl coming up for the Bulldogs, I have been reflecting on the trip to Miami in December 1959 which ended up with Georgia defeating Missouri on New Year’s Day.

Smith: Homer Harding

It has been several seasons since I have pheasant hunting in South Dakota, but I fully expect to return to the “Mount Rushmore State.” I have my calendar marked for next fall.

Smith: Mark Richt is inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS – Not sure how many halls of fame Mark Richt will become a member of, but there are a few which have not yet been established such as “The Nice Guy Hall of Fame,” and the “Gentlemen’s Hall of Fame.

Smith: Viva Las Vegas

Early morning brings time for reflection and inspiration—a time to assess your environment, connect with humility, and graphically underscore positive thinking. Makes one wonder if such moments ever came about for Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao, the Unabomber, and Al Capone.

Smith: CBS no more

For the following, I am wearing the hat of a fan. I don’t know all the details of the Southeastern Conference’s breakup with CBS, but I am going to miss those guys. Following this weekend, the CBS network will no longer carry SEC football as it has since 1996.