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.

Smith: So many things to be thankful for on Thanksgiving and every other day

Each of us is given the gift of 86,400 seconds each day. How often have you used one of those seconds to say, “Thank you,” to those who extend a helping hand or those who are doing good for the world? It may be a neighbor, a family member, a waitress, a bellman, a construction worker, or a friend.

Smith: Facing Tennessee

Although Georgia and Tennessee competed in football in the early 1900s, the two teams did not play each other from 1937 to 1968. Over the years I have been asked about that but don’t know exactly why there was no competition between the two schools.

Smith: South Georgia peanuts

During the harvest season in October, I rode by a farm in South Georgia where the harvesting of peanuts was taking place. I pulled over and watched the peanut harvester do its thing—digging up the peanuts, shaking them, and collecting the popular product in a box container.

Smith: Competitors in Jacksonville

Not many fans among the 76,251 in attendance at the Georgia-Florida game on Saturday, were aware of the latent friendships that exist in the longtime rivalry. The George Bobo family and the Bill Napier family were good friends as high school coaches in Georgia.

Smith: Vernon and Patricia

Owing to a college friendship, I was the beneficiary of the most desired accommodations for a long weekend recently at this golf-oriented resort where golfing elite, nationally and internationally, often hang out. The centerpiece of my weekend, however, was the annual Georgia- Florida game.

Smith: Henderson and Worley

In sports, we always flash back to a time when there was a singular moment that remains unforgettable. You always enjoy reliving those memorable plays and games – precious memories, how they linger.

Smith: Traveling to the Golden Isles

This town, Darien, is a focal point of the Georgia Coast, where tradition and history are as entrenched as marsh hen, moss-draped oaks, and shrimp boats.