ATHENS — Wes Johnson takes over as Georgia’s new head coach with a shiny new CWS ring from LSU and a belief he can get another one coaching the Bulldogs.
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Refreshing. Looking forward to next season with guarded optimism. Go Dawgs!
I really believe this guy is going to turn around the program. He has a specific skill that will help us turn around an area that has been a weakness. Fix that and change out a few players with better ones and we will be back in Omaha in 2-3 years. This guy is very hands on and a great teacher.
Will he have the luxury to get elimination of out of state tuition for these transfer players? To me the key is for Brooks and Morehead to wake up and "waive out of state tuition" immediately! Otherwise, as good as Johnson is, he will ultimately fail long term. Will someone tell me why UGA will not change like the rest of the SEC?
“It’s all about the players,” Johnson said, explaining his approach to leading Georgia baseball into the future.
“You take them to another level, and the winning takes care of itself.”....WOW, sounds exactly like my favorite Coach of all time....this philosophy has worked well for Kirby and Company and I'm betting the Ranch it will work for The Diamond Dawgs! If this turns out like I'm expecting.....more DAWGS going to MLB, I'll have to shake off the dust off my lagging interest that I once had for the Braves during their Glory Days 91-05!
Again, I hope the powers that be, give him all the resources he needs. This should be an all in effort on the part of UGA and fans. Georgia has as much or more talent than any other state, and due to the fact that the support and funding has been lacking, they are exporting that talent and bringing riches to other programs. I realize they are going to invest 45 mil.in the program, but when you have the likes of Miss St. pouring in 70 mil and UTK 50 mil after they just spent 50 mil, it seems a little short sighted because those programs were light years ahead already. With the momentum football is having, this is the perfect time to bring baseball, and basketball out of the doldrums. GATA !!!
