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By Rex Robinson
SouthernPigskin.com Columnist
RoughingtheKicker.com
Former UGA All-American kicker Rex Robinson looks at Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Georgia State in his new "Peach State Pigskin" blog on SouthernPigskin.com.
 I’m trying something a little different. My contribution to http://www.SouthernPigskin.com will be to once a week, shed a little light on the states other pigball programs. That’s right, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and maybe even a little Georgia State Panther action. Even though there is no Georgia State Panther action. Don’t hate me because it’s not all Dawgs, all the time.
As a Georgia guy, this season has been tough to witness. When I decided to do a blog back in the spring, I had no clue it would be this difficult to share my true feelings in a public forum. This was supposed to be fun. I am hopeful we can be successful this weekend against Tennessee Tech.
I am making no predictions, believe me.
Georgia will be without wide receiver A.J. Green because of an internal injury(lung) suffered at Florida last weekend. Joe Cox will remain at quarterback and try to regain some early season success. Caleb King is starting at running back as Washaun Ealey has struggled with pass protection responsibilities.
Now Georgia Tech is definitely on a roll, having outlasted and finally crushing Vanderbilt last weekend. Tech is getting back to their conference schedule with a very important game against Wake Forest. What the heck is a Demon Deacon? Anyhoo, Wake has not had a great year at 4-5, and no one save Miami has had an answer for Paul Johnson’s offense. Miami had the perfect combination of athletes, motivation and discipline to beat Tech. I’m not sure anyone else has that mix.
The Deacs will surely have to pick their poison, with Josh Nesbitt at QB, Jonathan Dwyer at RB and Demaryus “Bey Bey” Thomas at WR, Tech has many weapons. Thomas might be the most physical wide receiver in the country and yes that includes Julio Jones. With this group, Tech is averaging over 35 points a game and 440 yards in total offense each week.
I’ll say a little prayer for you Wake Forest.
Georgia Southern is struggling with a 4-4 record, having lost every other game in a see-saw campaign. This week they travel to Birmingham to take on Samford…Go Dawgs! Just kidding I had to say it. The GSU Eagle faithful are definitely not used to mediocrity and many are calling for a return of the old guard in a new coach; but there are other “options”.
Chris Hatcher is a great coach and had a lot of success at Valdosta State. In only his third season as GSU Head Coach, Hatcher has worked with an extremely young group, especially the last two years, but there is no reason he cannot employ the Hatch Attack in Statesboro, Georgia. Be patient folks!
Samford is 3-5, so maybe this week’s game will be just what the doctor ordered.
I am following Coach Bill Curry on Twitter to see how things are progressing in Downtown Atlanta and Georgia State. They scrimmaged in the Georgia Dome last Thursday and Coach Curry had this to say: ”Great enthusiasm in the Dome! We hit hard,ran to the ball well,completed a high percentage of passes,and kicked ..punted well.Good day overall”. Yesterday Curry mentioned the Leadership training the team is going through to prepare for the future:”Leadership Training-SMART/PREPARED-5th characteristic of champion is to prepare in ways the opposition is not willing to prepare”.
I think Georgia State football is in good hands.
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you lost me at, “ as a Georgia guy”
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