The monotony of preseason camp was interrupted Wednesday morning by a little wet and wild fun for the Georgia football team.

For the second year in a row, the team filed into buses and headed to the Ramsey Center, where they were surprised by getting 45 minutes of pool time.

Last year, the players went diving on a 105-degree day. This time, they went on a rainy day.

“I was actually hoping for everybody to be in full pads and thinking we were going to hit this morning,” coach Mark Richt said. “When the weather hit like it did, we had them convinced we were going to come over here and do a walk-through in Ramsey like we normally do on a rain day. We stretched a little bit and I told them we wanted to get nice and flexible so nobody pulled a hamstring off the high dive. They got the picture.”

Asher Allen was the first player to file into the Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Drew Williams was first off the 10-meter platform, which is 33 feet high.

Offensive lineman Tanner Strickland didn’t quite get liftoff off a diving board, drawing laughter from teammates.

Rennie Curran flexed in the air before he hit the water.

Richt needled some slow moving divers.

“Come on Nick, let’s go we don’t have all day,” Richt shouted up to Nick Williams on the 10-meter.

And encouraged another, freshman Baccari Rambo, who was reluctant to go from up high.

Teammates cheered Rambo on when he finally took the plunge.

Some players began going off the 10-meter platform side by side.

That drew an announcement from an aquatics staff member that only one person is permitted to go off at a time.

About 15 players relaxed in the hot tub on the side.

Fullback Brannan Southerland smartly avoided any diving.

“I didn’t think it would be a good idea to go in there and jump around on the foot,” said Southerland, who is still wearing a boot after undergoing foot surgery. “I just swam around a little bit.”

Richt did two 10-meter back flips without the dramatic effect of last year when he was waiting on the platform when the players entered the pool area.

Offensive tackle Kiante Tripp gave Richt the highest score of any diver.

“He gets 100 percent on that one right there,” Tripp said.

Tripp said he was mentally prepared for two practices Wednesday.
“Today really surprised me,” said Tripp. “I got my head right for the worst. When they told me we were going to the pool, I was shocked. I think the guys needed a rest because we’ve got a lot of injured players.”

Arizona State ticket update 2

From the ASU Web site:

Arizona State University's athletic ticket office today announced that single-game tickets for the ASU/Georgia football game on Saturday, September 20, 2008 are sold out.

There will not be any single game tickets available for sale during the single game on-sale which begins on August 14th, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Single game tickets for the other six remaining home games at Sun Devil Stadium will go on sale on August 14th at 9:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 480-727-0000 or online at thesundevils.com.

ASU does have approximately 3,000 tickets available for sale on a season ticket basis. Season tickets do include a ticket to the Georgia game. If there are tickets remaining after the conclusion of our season ticket sales campaign, those can be purchased on a single-game basis. If available, tickets will go on sale Tuesday, September 9th, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Season Tickets are sold out in the upper level endzone sections. A limited number of tickets remain in the other areas of the stadium. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling the Sun Devil Ticket Office at 480-727-0000.