Ninja’s Don’t Get Sick « the road to copacetic

Ninja’s Don’t Get Sick

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Alright, so do you want the good news or the bad news first? Truth is there is no good news so i’ll just hit you with an ounce of terror & depression for your Friday. Word out of Athens (via ugasports.com, The Red & Black and now espn) is that starting QB Joe Cox has the flu. He did not board the buses that left Athens at 1:30 for Hartsfield International, but is expected to fly out to Stillwater tonight to join the team. I’m assuming he’s in triage w/ Ron Courson administering a tamiflu drip as i type. Evidently he’s been battling it all week & practiced little Wednesday or Thursday.

Typically i have a very Larry Munson-ish attitude when it comes to these things, but i’m starting to come around & think positively. I mean he didn’t get the nickname “Ginger Ninja” for nothing. According to the Senator’s blog a commenter said:

“UPDATE: the source who talked to Cox said he talked to him again mid-afternoon, that Cox confirmed he was leaving tonight and said, ‘If I had to play tonight I could.’”

To which the Senator replied: “I think Joe would probably say that if he were a quadruple amputee

Truer words were never spoken Senator. My money is on Joe playing tomorrow. Will he be 100%? No way, which is what really scares me. But remember, this is the same guy who as a sophmore came in to finish what freshman Matt Stafford couldn’t: beat Colorado by scoring two touchdowns at the end of the 4th quarter. I loved Joe Cox before he signed at UGA, but he hit hero status with me when i heard how he rallied the Dawgs that day:

In the huddle Joe told the offense: “If we can’t score two touchdowns in 15 minuets, we don’t deserve to wear the ‘G’ on our helmets!”

But if the stars don’t align & Joe can’t play tomorrow, let the fearing of the Greyhound begin. Light some candles, rub your rosary beads, and say a little word of prayer for Joe Cox tonight Bulldawg Nation. He needs it.

GO DAWGS!!!