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Photos by Eric Jones, BCSD Director of School & Community Relations
The "Kirby Copter" touched down on the Baldwin High soccer field last Friday, a mere few days after Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart led the Bulldogs to a second straight national championship on the gridiron.
Ascending to first-name status is incredibly difficult, but at this point Smart has done just that in the state of Georgia. "Kirby" shook a bunch of hands, stopped for pics and toured the school and before jumping back on his chopper and on to the next little country county.
Kirby pictured with Deputy Gail Hollis and Wes Cummings, School Board member.
Kirby snapping a pic with Head Coach Jess Hicks
Kirby with Superintendent Noris Price
Baldwin tailback Micah Welch, a rising senior, currently has a scholarship offer from Georgia. Welch is ranked as the second-best running back prospect in Georgia for the Class of 2024, according to rivals.com, as well as the No. 152 prospect in the country.
Smart, along with Georgia's 10 assistant coaches, split up last Friday and visited 100 different Georgia high schools. Smart began in metro Atlanta before shooting down to middle Georgia, first landing in Greene County before heading to Baldwin, Jones, Peach and Houston counties.
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The phrase "relentless recruiter" often is used to describe Smart.
“Guys, if you don’t recruit, there’s no coach out there who can out-coach recruiting,” Smart said during a press conference in 20212. "Spending time on the phone, spending time with people at your house, spending time with people on your campus, I’m not with my family when I’m doing that. My family sacrifices so that I can go and spend time with other people’s families so that we can have good players. That’s 25% evaluation, 50% recruiting, and the other 25% is coaching. If you don’t recruit, guys, you’ve got no chance.”
Everything sounded so lovely until the end.
“We tried”
If that’s not disheartening idk what is. I feel the need to quote my mom here. “I can’t have nothin nice”. Wiser words were never said.
Oh! And for gods sake STAY HYDRATED if you want to save on hospital bills. I hate summer.
Member when the river was fun and didn’t get angry and take lives? You could float down hopefully by sunset with only burnt skin that was a problem for later you? Member when your biggest fear were all the scary gar lingering about?
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Mist for the morning, light rain shower in the afternoon, patchy rain nearby in the evening, cloudy overnight.
loving that suit! That hippie has style and wears it well.
I member hearing about this. So incredibly sad. The lady I spoke with couldn’t have spoken higher of the man he was.
"unless someone wishes to make some sort of far-flung statement about their dissatisfaction with both major political parties" omg! YES PLEASE! There's no choices, and they will never allow an independent a fighting chance. Other countries have multiple candidates to choose from.
Any reason why the sheriff rarely makes a statements its alway another Deputy isn’t the sheriff, the elected official in our county?