Smith: Super Philly Dawgs

With 57 former Georgia players with their names on National Football League rosters, it is often difficult to pull for one team over the other. Still, I was happily lined up supporting the Eagles for the Super Bowl.

Smith: Beauty of Pebble Beach

I must confess that I am mesmerized by the Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach, even when I see them on television. The area is spectacular and sensational.Surely, the Creator modeled it after the “Garden of Eden.

Smith: Super Bowl musings

We are one step closer to the upcoming Super Bowl when Georgia will extend its record to 24 straight seasons with a former player in the NFL’s championship game. Georgia is the only school to boast such an impressive streak.

Smith: A devoted UGA friend will be missed

The University of Georgia never had a more excellent friend than John Francis McMullan. He was a devoted alumnus, passionate football fan, scholarly overachiever, and generous donor with a historical bent for family genealogy, the history of this state, and an unrestrained love of America.

Smith: Yawn, Las Vegas

Known as “Sin City,” Las Vegas is a popular destination throughout the year. Still, one observation by a non-gambler is that once you visit this famous desert metropolis a couple of times, that’s enough.

Smith: Bowl memories

With the evolution of the college football playoff system, the holiday bowls are not what they once were, but fortunately, they are present in the new 12-team format.That is good.

Loran Smith: Christmas carols

As we approach Christmas, we keep hearing the traditional holiday songs we have heard over and over, year after year: Jingle Bells, White Christmas, The Christmas Song, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. How nice.

Smith: Toughness, connection, resiliency, composure

As the extended overtime game versus Georgia Tech played out last weekend, there were so many times when one’s confidence was buoyed, dashed, and fractured – certainly for home team fans – yet faith remained intact as the University of Georgia perhaps earned the most improbable victory in its...

Smith: I’m Thankful

The Thanksgiving season is a wonderful time of the year, and we should never tire of giving thanks on this glorious holiday for the many good things that come our way.

Smith: Dawgs and Vols

Coach Kirby Smart showed up at Sanford Stadium Saturday, excited and buoyant with a positive frame of mine, but that is nothing new. He told his team that they should enjoy themselves, play hard, play smart, and enjoy the moment.