Sunday, November 1, 2009

Time for Hoops

Hard to believe that November is here already. But sure enough, that's what my calendar says. Even turned the clock back one hour this morning to mark the end of daylight savings time.

All of this change must mean that basketball season is at hand. And so it is. Georgia will be playing an exhibition game against North Georgia this weekend, and kicking off the 09/10 campaign in earnest at the end of next week, with the season opener against Billy Humphrey and the University of New Orleans.

This year, perhaps it's not just the calendar that has UGA fans eager for basketball to start. Since the football team is an uncharacteristic 4 and 4, some may be looking toward the basketball season as an escape from the disappointment on the gridiron.

I'm curious to see how the team will respond to the new coach. Will there be a recruiting surprise or two? Can UGA do better than .500 in the SEC in basketball, and best the football team's winning percentage?

Leave a comment and let me know what you are looking forward to, or how you think the season will turn out.