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Variety Editor's Take
Gcokgia
Oh. Dillard.
While I envy your
brooding confidence and
ability to sleep until noon
without missing a class, I
find your hypocrisy rather
dare I say juvenile?
You see. each week the
sports editor and I
exchange passive little
ramblings.
And while I consistently
try to spice up my columns
with a fresh touch of wit.
something new to present
the readers, dear Dillard
serves the same cold plate
of garbage.
In fact, it was just last
week that Dillard began
his column with “Poor
sportsmanship comes in a
variety of forms.”
Oh, really?
Try this on for size
why do you think the score
was so much drastically
higher than normal?
Do you honestly think I
got THAT much better in
a single week?
No.
Instead. Dillard threw
his hat across the room,
threw the controller, and
pouted and whined not
just during the game, but
for the entire week.
But it doesn't stop
there. I wouldn't hate on
him just for being upset
about losing. Maybe it was
the comment, “Man. I
always get stuck with the
(juvenile expletive] team.”
Really? I had an obvi
ous advantage on him in
both the Tennessee and
Mississippi State games,
but who won? Dillard.
So although he lost the
coin toss and I got to be
Georgia, he then proceed
ed to beat me he’s still
going to play that card?
Here’s my biggest tip to
Ol’ Dillard: once you quit
playing, it reflects in your
playing.
In between his constant
cursing, foot-stomping and
controller-throwing was a
sense of, "Why does every
thing bad keep happening
to me?”
I’ll admit, it seemed he
had hit a stroke of bad
luck. At the end of the first
quarter, he was actually up
by 4 points. And by haif
time it was actually a pret
ty close game at 41-35.
What then caused the
massive score explosion
and his streak of bad luck?
We'll call it a 100-yard
kickoff return touchdown
the first of its kind in
our battles —and an
88-yard touchdown pass to
A.J. Green in the third.
You see, once Dillard
had it in his head he
couldn’t win, there was no
stopping him.
He was his own worst
enemy.
It was at this point that
Dillard would throw into
triple coverage, blindly
take massive blows with
out covering the ball and
rush through his play
selections in an attempt to
just get it over with.
Wow, such composure.
And from the very guy who
puts himself up on some
sort of humble pedestal,
no less.
Regardless of your quar
rels, Dillard, I take the
final score with a grain of
salt.
I know you quit heck,
you let me run it in several
times. But what it must
feel like to wake up every
day knowing “If I can’t win,
ITlJust quit.”
Sucks to be you.
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Sports Editor’s Take
Vanderbilt
Letting up 100 points
doesn’t look that bad on a
newspaper, does it?
It does? Alright.
At least the score is fair
ly indicative of how
Saturday’s game will turn
out, right?
It doesn’t? Alright.
For all of these weeks, it
has been obvious who is
the better player in this
series, right?
It hasn’t? Alright.
Well, I am running out
of introductions to this
week's column, one that
certainly brings disap
pointment and more dis
dain for Joe Williams.
So my only option is
just to jump right into the
embarrassment.
However, before con
fronting my sad point of
view, I would like to make
it clear that there is no
need to wait and read
Joe’s column this week I
already know his angle.
Joe, with his fresh-cut
beard and stupid smile,
will defend his victory with
Georgia, saying that I have
won numerous times with
the underdog so far in this
series.
He has defended his
good fortune of being the
top team throughout the
week with that same argu
ment.
And it’s true I some
how did manage to win our
weekly battle with
Mississippi State and
Tennessee
How did I pull off those
previous upsets? If you
must know, it falls some
where in between the
realm of luck and the fact
that I am just a better per
son overall.
That is the bare, abso
lute truth.
However, I would like to
throw my hat into the ring
by saying this: It is getting
very, very old playing with
the inferior team week
after week.
It only increases your
chances for failure, and
campus embarrassment,
and our weekly battles
have become one-sided
when it comes to the coin
toss. Joe has been the
superior team five out of
our seven games —and I
have yet to play with the
presence of A.J. Green.
For the record, this
game was a close one. I
was only in a six-point def
icit at halftime.
But, in the third quar
ter, my virtual men decid
ed the close score was far
too unrealistic given the
two teams' obvious differ
ences in talent. So fumble
after fumble, pathetic
defense after pathetic
defense, my Vanderbilt
squad decided it would
call it a day alter the first
half.
In the fourth, with the
game already out of reach,
I resorted to letting Joe
score automatically and
hinging my hopes on scor
ing quickly with onside
kicks.
The result? Well, you
see the score.
So what is the strategy
to correct these coin flip
misfortunes? There has to
be a way to rig the coin
just once to land on my
preference of tails at some
point in the near future.
In the meantime, keep
on expecting either an
upset or a blowout.
And yes, I have already
secured Kentucky for next
week.
Lucky me.
VARIETY & SPORTS
NCAA Football 11
Georgia 100, Vanderbilt
56
Fourth & Forever
Accuracy vs. Real Team
(3-3)
12 3 4
Vandy 14 21 0 21 56
UQA 10 31 17 42 100
Editor’s note: It is war
between sports and variety.
The rules are simple: each
week we will flip a coin to
designate who will repre
sent our beautiful universi
ty in NCAA 2011.
Seven-minute quarters
and updates roster changes
will set the table for our
epic full-season battle.
Though it may seem the
two editors are disguising
their friendship with a
false bravado of hatred
they are not. It is all true.
Stay tuned each Friday
for the latest installment of
the virtual bloodbath
between the hedges.
STATS
University of Georgia
Passing Yards: 631
Rushing Yards: 223
Total Offense: 854
Turnovers: 2
Passing touchdowns: 7
Rushing touchdowns: 4
Penalties-Yards: 2-15
Timed Possession: 1027
Red Zone-TD-FG: 3-2-1 (100%)
Kick Return Yards: 214
3rd Down Conversions: 2-5
vanoerom
Passing Yards: 500
Rushing Yards: 480
Total Offense: 980
Turnovers: 8
Passing touchdowns: 2
Rushing touchdowns: 6
Penaities-Yards: 1-15
Time of Possession: 1733
Red Zone-TD-FG 3-2-0 (66%)
Kick Return Yards: 42
3rd Down Conversions: 8-14
Big Plays
Ist (631): TD Vandy, Warren
Norman, 77 yd run
2nd (2:14): TO U6A, Tavarres
King, returned kickoff 100 yds
3rd (021): TD UGA, AJ. Green,
88-yd pass from Aaron Murray
Players of the Game
UGA: Aaron Murray. 22-34,631
yds, 7TD
- CoincictertaSy enough, the
real Murray was also the SEC
freshman of the week
Vandy: Warren Norman, 31
carries, 308 yds, 6 TD
CoinckJentaSy enough, no
one cares about Vanderbilt.
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supersede simply playing
small gigs at local bars for
pocket change.
It all started in the
classroom.
“I kind of gave up on
the notion of having a
music career because I
didn’t really think it was
possible,” Smith said. “I
saw a lot of people sort of
get sucked into this pipe
dream and ending up mis
erable on the other side. I
wanted to be a teacher. I
wanted to feel like I was
making a difference and
giving back."
With a degree in Social
Studies Education from
the University, Smith took
a Job teaching at North
Gwinnett High School.
The highlight for many
students was “Fun
Friday’s.” in which Smith
would bring his guitar to
school and sing for his
students. It wasn't long
before his heart was
tugged in another direc
tion.
“When I would play
songs for them on
Fridays, the response was
always really positive for
me,” Smith said. “The
kids would say stuff like,
’Why are you teaching?
Why aren’t you out doing
this?’ After a while, I was
like, ‘Why? Why am I?’”
When Smith wasn’t in
the classroom, he could
often be found performing
his music on the side —a
love that had turned more
into a hobby than any
thing else. His big break
came when he entered a
contest at a Monroe cof
fee house with a grand
prize of 12 hours of studio
time.
“I ended up winning it,
and it allowed me to go in
and cut 11 of my songs
and sort of started the
whole process," Smith
said. “I don’t think I
would have ever had the
money to be able to go in
and cut them on my own.”
With a demo under his
belt came a larger audi
ence and more shows,
until finally. Smith had to
make a decision regarding
his budding career and
his joy for teaching. Each
show brought with it
more recognition, though
Smith’s biggest fans
and likewise, supporters
were still at North
Gwinnett.
“I think some were
hurt because I did quit
teaching in the middle of
the year,” Smith said. “I
think some thought I was
giving up on them, but
I’m sure by this point
they understand that I
didn’t know if I would
always have the opportu
nity to go out and do this
music thing. I felt like I
needed to strike while the
iron was hot. And I don’t
regret it at all. They large
ly inspired me to make
the jump and get out
there.”
The real question
posed with the leap from
tan slacks and a chalk
board to sweating full
time under the blistering
The Red a Black | Fkiday, October 15, 2010
Court my Corky Smith
▲ A graduate of the University, Smith taught
at North Gwinnett High before pursuing music.
lights of national stages
was how it would affect
Smith’s home life.
“I’m not a big risk
taker, I try to make calcu
lated moves,” Smith said.
“And when 1 made that
decision. I was already a
husband and a father. I
already had a mortgage. I
was able to seize it based
on the people that were
coming out to the shows,
the number of tickets I
was selling, [and] I was
able to at least in the
short run make more
money playing music then
I was teaching."
With the 2009 release of
“Keeping Up with the
Joneses," Smith has five
albums to his name, plus
a 2008 live EP featuring
outtakes from when he
performed at the Georgia
Theatre.
His modest chalk-in
hand lifestyle was turned
upside down with perfor
mances at large venues,
including a show last July
at Chastain Park.
Fans of Corey Smith
have been on as much of
a roller coaster as he has
earlier singles, includ
ing 2005’s “If I Could Do
It Again” and 2004’s
“Drinking Again” were
told from a first person,
“you had to be there"
style, which felt as if
Smith was filling the lis
tener in on his most inti
mate secrets of late night
binge drinking and pro
miscuous encounters.
The cult song “Rick
the Po-po” told of an
account Smith had with
Jackson County Police
when an officer smarted
off to his wife, and he
intervened.
“Joneses.” in compari
son, dabbles in lessons
and observations of a
more traditional country
format.
“The biggest change to
me is changing from a
more literal style of writ
ing to a more figurative
style of writing,” Smith
said. “I understand why,
especially younger people,
are so drawn to my older
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songs, because they’re so
accessible. It’s all about
that surface meaning. You
don’t have to sit there
and try to figure It out. I
think this newer material
is more challenging, but
it’s more powerful in the
long run. I think when
people turn to it having
experienced similar things
to me, they’re going to
realize what’s there.”
Although Smith is on
the road more than ever,
his love for Athens,
Georgia football and the
University as a whole are
always in mind.
“I’m a season ticket
holder. When I’m home I
go to the games,” Smith
said. “My wife goes to
every game. But unfortu
nately, I’m traveling all
the time now, but I watch
every chance I can, or
every chance I get.”
And even years after
graduating, with a career
equally blessed in both
music and an influence on
students. Smith holds his
education at the
University to heart.
“It’s nice to be part of
something that’s so much
bigger than myself,”
Smith said. “It’s nice to
be a part of an institution
like Georgia, that’s been
there for so long, and a
tradition. I certainly view
myself as representing the
school, so it’s one of the
things that motivates me
to keep my head forward
and try to make good
decisions.”
For those in atten
dance of tonight’s show at
the Classic Center,
Smith’s goal is that his
music can bring with it a
genuine sense of joy.
“It’s my hope hat peo
ple are so focused on the
music, they’re so focused
on dancing around and
celebrating with their
friends and singing along
or just listening, that their
troubles fade to the back
ground for a little while,”
Smith said. “And I think
that’s healing. That’s
powerful. That brings
people together.”
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