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SMITH: The progression – or regression – of coaching

Loran Smith

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Already, we are seeing, graphically, the effect that money is having on the coaching profession today. It is nothing new, but the intensity and the pressure have been ramped up dramatically. You win, praise is over the top, although there will always be carping and griping.

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SMITH: Traveling as the No. 1 football team

Loran Smith

Thursday, September 22, 2022

There are at least seven Power 5 conference football teams within 270 miles of Athens, which means traveling to those sites for the Bulldogs often has been by bus.

Dan Lanning served as defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach during Georgia’s 2021 national championship campaign. Photo by TONY WALSH/UGA Athletics

SMITH: Facing head coach Dan Lanning

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

A few years back, the trend seemed to favor offensive coordinators when head coaching jobs were being filled.

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SMITH: Back to school

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Seeing all the vans and U-Haul trailers across town last weekend brought about a reminder that there is nothing like the return of the students each August for the fall semester. I had a friend call about booking a room and asked for a recommendation of a lodging facility.

Vin Scully: Big league announcer

SMITH: Remembering Vin Scully

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

When the Dodgers played their first season of baseball in Los Angeles in 1958, they competed in what had to be the worst facility in major-league history. Built in 1921, owing to civic pride, it was configured for the Olympics, but it became the home of the Los Angeles Rams and later the L.A.

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Smith: Looking back at the British Open

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

St. Andrews is a place I love and not just for the Open Championship which comes about every half dozen years or so. This year was the first time that I have missed the championship at the home of golf since 1971.

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Smith: Audrey Scott from Manhattan Beach

Loran Smith

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

A traditional greeting upon meeting a stranger often includes a simple query, “Where you from?” Correct grammar is not expected of proponents of such questioning. The inquiry can be rather pedestrian in that it is a conversational ice breaker when you don’t have much to talk about.

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Smith: Boys of summer

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Years ago, I enjoyed a nice summer outing in Kansas City working with Tom Watson and his charity golf outing, which raised big dollars for the Children’s Mercy Hospital, a very popular cause in his vibrant community.

Top tennis tourney underway

Smith: Top tennis tourney underway

Loran Smith

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Competition at Wimbledon is now underway with the finals to conclude the weekend of July 9-10. The All-England land Club which runs this championship, dating back to July 1868, no longer has to worry about inclement weather, so all events will take place in a timely and orderly manner.

David Allen: from athlete to physician

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Smith: David Allen - From athlete to physician

Loran Smith

Thursday, June 23, 2022

David Allen was a fine defensive back as a Tennessee undergraduate who prepared for a life after football that would have him returning to his hometown of Athens to practice medicine. In his three varsity years, the Volunteers posted a 31-5 record that included three bowl trips.

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