Eagles, Terrapins, and the Internet

Let me say that in the past 24 hours I made two great discoveries on the Internet (speaking from the perspective of a Maryland guy now living in Georgia, attending Georgia Southern University). The first is GSUFans.com, a message board for Georgia Southern Sports Talk.

I spent at least 2 hours last night looking through old posts, getting tuned in to how Eagle Nation feels about all things Georgia Southern. This includes commentary on this year’s baseball team, the Eagles potential move to Division 1-A (or FBS if you prefer), and above all else, the injustice pretty much the ENTIRE Southeast feels about Erk Russell not being eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame (some lame rule that says you must have held a head coaching position for a minimum of 10 years)-- ridiculous!

One thing for sure, Georgia Southern fans are passionate about their Eagles. And so am I. Even though this is my first year attending GSU, it didn’t take long to fall in love with Georgia Southern and with Statesboro. I’ve been fortunate enough to do some broadcasting assignments this semester covering the baseball, football, and golf teams and everyone associated with the teams including coaches, players, marketing, etc. are class individuals.

I must share, however, that my first love is the Maryland Terrapins. I was born and raised on Maryland basketball. Guys like Greg Manning, Albert King, Buck Williams followed later by the Great One, Len Bias. And Maryland football, though arguably not as successful over the years as the basketball program, is still an integral part of my lifeline.

And that’s where my 2nd Internet discovery comes in: Southernpigskin.com. A site that covers both Southern Conference and ACC football (along with the SEC). How great is that! Then I log in today and there’s Coach Friedgen on the home page. An outstanding post by Phillip McCollum on talent evaluation and recruiting among college football programs, with some nice tidbits on Maryland‘s latest recruiting class. I’m loving it.

To make it even sweeter, if you click on the SoCon link you’re directed to the Derek Heyden blog. So, not only will the staff writers be posting up to date info on the Southern Conference, Derek will be posting his thoughts and insights behind the scenes of Georgia Southern football. Life really is good.