Double agents

On Wednesday eight words induced shivers down the vertebrae of Yellow Jacket football fans far and wide:

"Urban Meyer resigns as Florida Gators head coach."

Meyer indeed relinquished the position Wednesday evening, presumably for good this time, drawing close to a magnificent coaching run highlighted by the three most prolific seasons in school history and a pair of national championships.

Of particular relevance to Tech fans was Meyer's 5-1 mark versus the University of Georgia, as well as his team's continual impedance of Georgia's success in both SEC East play and recruiting. Meyer's five victories account for more wins than Tech has accumulated in the last twenty meetings versus the Bulldogs.

Fried Fish

In a continuation of events set into motion last season, UGA replaced its long-time strength and conditioning director on Thursday, addressing an area which some felt to be culpable in their program's recent decline. This follows last December's staff shakeup headlined by the ouster of embattled defensive coordinator Willie Martinez.

As a true GT fan raised on this rivalry, and not a Paul Johnson "moral victory" Kool-Aid slurper, I find such developments painful to watch. Georgia Tech has had every opportunity to shake the foundation of college football in the state of Georgia the last two seasons, and it has done nothing but spit the bit and buy more time for Mark Richt and front-running Wal-Mart Bulldog fans statewide. Slowly but surely the capable Richt has been allowed to correct the deficiencies in his program, and my belief is that they will be back in the national spotlight sooner than later.