Boise State Broncos running back Doug Martin (22) runs in front of Georgia Bulldogs cornerback Branden Smith (1) for a touchdown as #5 Boise St. beats #19 Georgia 35-21 at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Once more into the breech and another edition of college fooball, covering the oh-so-power-ranger looking University of Georgia.
Week one, we travel an hour and a half west to the
Some initial thoughts. The Boise State Cheerleaders insisted on taking up 1/3rd of the shooting line in the end zone closest to their fans. They were rather obnoxious and acted very entitled. They are the only cheerleading squad I've dealt with that refuses to work with people at the game and play nice. We're WORKING here; we move with the play. They are the polar opposite of my experiences at Georgia or any in the NFL. Point being, if the Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders can work around the photographers and have zero problems, clearly Boise State can do the same thing.
The Georgia Dome. The end-zones are only a stop brighter then the average high school game that I shoot. Night games at Sanford Stadium are brighter. The NFL needs to do something about how dark it is.
The Chik-Fil-A people who stuffed all the photographers in the middle of a corridor? If you don't have enough room for every photographer you're credentialing, then maybe you shouldn't be credentialing everyone who applies. It was tight and overflowing with jock-sniffers and various other people not shooting for publications. Its really simple: The AP, AJC, ABH, Getty, USPW and SI cover Georgia on a regular basis as well as UGASports.com and DawgPost.com. We're the loyal and core media who covers them win or lose. We deserve to be treated better then stuck in a damn hallway and not have our workspace filled up with people bemoaning who won. Only two things matter to me: my photos and that I GET PAID. ("Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. *I'm* in it for the money.")
I will give them props for keeping it to people with professional equipment and doing their best to weeding out people who shouldnt be there, but there were plenty who really didn't need to be. Parking was fantastic.
The GBI searched the car thoroughly, unlike anything I've seen since Pennsylvania Ave., in D.C. Although I was disturbed by the people tailgating in media parking.
Boise State Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore (11) warms up before #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Bulldogs cornerback Branden Smith (1) walks in the tunnel pregame as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Cheerleaders pose with Russ, Georgia's interim mascot, as #5 Boise St. beats #19 Georgia 35-21 at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray (11) reacts after Georgia commits a false start penalty on the first play of the game as #5 Boise St. beats #19 Georgia 35-21 at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Bulldogs running back Ken Malcome (24) runs onto the field pregame as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Boise State Broncos cornerback Jerrell Gavins (4) and Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Tavarres King (12) fight for the ball in the first quarter as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. The pass fell incomplete.
Georgia cheerleaders cheer before #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. They had some stage lights set up at a "Pep Rally" for the fans which made for some nice side lighting. I was trying to tilt out the lights from above.
Georgia game captians Ben Jones (60) and Brandon Boykin (2) walks down the tunnel pregame with offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, left, and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, rear, before #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Bulldogs cornerback Brandon Boykin (2) runs for an 80-yard touchdown in the first quarter as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Boise State players line up for warmups, showing off their day-glo shoes as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
Boise State Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore (11) hands the ball off to Boise State Broncos running back Doug Martin (22) in the first quarter as #19 Georgia faces #5 Boise St. at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.
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