I hate all politics in sports. Let's get that out of the way. But it would've been interesting to see how it was covered if he spoke at the DNC or a BLM rally. I guess considering most of the guys covering UGA are liberal it isn't a shock but still a little surprising.

Its not a "Georgia Football" story. So what were you looking for that every media outlet covering politics already covered? Or was this just a way to insert some BLM rant about "liberals"?

I didnt see any coverage of the DNC from Georgia Football sports writers either...weird!

ssidedawg said:

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Its not a "Georgia Football" story. So what were you looking for that every media outlet covering politics already covered? Or was this just a way to insert some BLM rant about "liberals"?

I didnt see any coverage of the DNC from Georgia Football sports writers either...weird!

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100%. I could never imagine sports writers covering anything but "sports" stories.

Oh weird, the top story on ESPN is https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29735483/lebron-james-says-black-community-terrified-result-police-conduct.

I recall ESPN being a big sports outlet... I could be wrong.

Glad Dean told us to keep the political commentary off the Porch, or else this would be yet another polarizing thread.

yearofthedawg said:

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Glad Dean told us to keep the political commentary off the Porch, or else this would be yet another polarizing thread.

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It is kind of odd that everything is polarizing now.

Most people would think the most famous UGA football player of all time speaking at a major party's presidential convention would get some coverage by UGA writers.

I'm not really sure how that is a topic of dispute. The DNC and RNC don't just roll out former athletes all the time. They sure don't roll out super famous UGA athletes. HW literally gets covered for anything and everything he does. You say one bad word about HW and its a sin for UGA fans.

Having any article (I'm not sure there isn't) about HW speaking at the RNC isn't controversial nor is questioning the lack of one. I didn't even know he spoke until I read this thread.

Further, we live in a world where politics is now 100% blended with sports. I mean, do you watch the NBA currently?

ssidedawg said:

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I didnt see any coverage of the DNC from Georgia Football sports writers either...weird!

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Which UGA figure spoke at the DNC?

All aboard the train to the Back Porch

It's sad news that Herschel has sold his soul to Trump.

Dawg44 said:

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It's sad news that Herschel has sold his soul to Trump.

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It is pathetic that HW expressed the way he feels and not how others think he should.

How dumb would this sound the other way?

It's sad news that John Kasich has sold his soul to Biden.

Oh right... just as dumb.

Trackdawg073 said:

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I think the best player in Georgia history giving a speech at the RNC (or DNC for that matter) is probably worth a cursory shoutout on UGA sites. Similar to how Matt Stafford and Kirby's social justice fund was covered. But it's really not a huge story and should probably be low priority

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I think the bold is the exactly right.

Dawg44 said:

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It's sad news that Herschel has sold his soul to Trump.

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Come on man only one of his personalities did that? Don't cancel the other 6 because of it.

It is weird that ESPN covered the most popular athlete in the world today who is currently playing in the NBA Playoffs over a football player who played in the early 1980s

Man I love Herschel Walker. He's got a great soul. Glad he spoke his mind.

"Some people don't like his style the way he knocks down obstacles that get in the way of his goals. People on opposing teams didn't like it when I ran right over them either but that's how you get the job done,"