There is new leadership at the top of the strength & conditioning program. There is an impressive, new state-of-the-art weightroom. Almost all of the Bulldog players are motivated to get stronger and faster. Sounds good to me. 
   But a big question remains. Is the new strength program set up corrrectly?
   Not that I'm an expert. I know coverages, protection schemes and passing concepts...but weightroom philosophy has never been my thing. I did what was required, but it was never a passion. However, I do know many who get it. Guys who have made it to the big-time. Dudes who have experienced different strength coaches and philosophies along the way. And they question the current "plan".
   As it was explained to me, the current plan is to have each player lift 80% of their max. And they are asked to get 30 reps, in as few sets as possible. My source says that plan is based on "zero exercise science." Told me those are just "arbitrary" numbers. He doesn't understand the idea of lifting less..."less max equals less work." Shouldn't it be: more max equals more work? 
   Georgia reps traveled to see the top weightrooms in CF. And they used that blueprint to construct the new Bulldog facility. That's awesome. But what good is that, if they didn't simulate the top workout routines around CF? This 80% of max routine was in place at Georgia, prior to Van Halanger taking over. 
   For months there have been reports of Georgia bringing in Competitive Edge Sports to help improve the overall strength of the football team. Located in Duluth, these have some serious "street cred." C.E.S. is training top pro, college and high school athletes, with innovative techniques. This is their expertise. I'm told they have not been contact by Georgia. Robby Stewart, who is the Director of Strength Development at C.E.S., is a former Georgia player, who briefly served as the strength coach for the D-Line in 1992. My source told me Stewart is the best "football strength guy" he's ever been around. So, why wouldn't this guy be designing the program at Georgia? 
   "The perfect match would be combining Tereshinski's leadership and Stewart's expertise," my source stated. "But one without the other is not good enough." 
   I'm not out to discredit anyone. I just want what's best for Georgia football. We need to get stronger and more physical on the LOS, if we seriously want to win championships. The "best" is just down the street in Duluth. So, why don't the powers that be go and get them involved? I just don't get it.