re: You guys said the Georgia fans would be insufferable (and you were right).

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Fully agree, a rising tide raises all boats. Would love to see baseball get some much needed love and money, and basketball needs to spend some money launching Crean into the Sun.

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Unlike everyone else on SEC Rant, I am not an insider and privy to the behind the doors conversations in the UGA athletic department, so take this for what it is worth...

My hope has been once football has put 1980 to bed, it would allow the athletic department to focus on baseball and basketball.

UGA basketball is complete arse, but it starts with firing Crean, hiring someone who will successfully recruit the Atlanta metro area, razing Stegeman, and replacing it with something newer. Maybe not something as small as Auburn's new bball place, but something that gives a true home court advantage.

For baseball, Foley has to be expanded and modernized. The SEC West stadiums are amazing and Florida just completed an upgrade along with KY . I am not saying it needs to be increased in capacity to Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State levels, but something like Kentucky and Florida's stadiums with a ~6,000 capacity expandable to ~8,500 for SEC series, Regionals, Supers, and vs. GTU would be good. The stadium is really limited by its location being locked in by Rutherford and Pinecrest. I'm not an architect or stadium general contractor, but I am sure those professions can figure something out with the space limitations.

With an upgraded Foley, I believe you'll have an "if you build it, they will stay" impact on the Georgia baseball talent. The Georgia high schools kids that are going to get drafted high in the MLB draft are rarely turning that professional opportunity down because the facilities at LSU, Mississippi St, GTU, or Vanderbilt are better than what they'll have at the Rookie level or A Level baseball teams they'll be assigned to, so those guys are gone anyways. UGA has to start winning the baseball recruiting battles among kids from Georgia: the Dansby Swansons (Vandy), Matt Beatys (Bellmont), Skye Bolts (UNC), Brandon Leibrandts (FSU), Adam Fraziers (Miss. St.), Brady Houses (UTK), Kumar Rockers (Vandy), Kris Bensons (Clemson) and Kent Emanuels (UNC).