<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Get The Picture]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Senator Blutarsky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com/author/blutarsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The guv&#8217;nor and a reader&nbsp;poll]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Brian Kemp took some time yesterday to appear on Finebaum&#8217;s show, where he did a little pundit work.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (<a href="https://twitter.com/GovKemp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovKemp</a>) gives us his breakdown of Kirby Smart&#39;s 2020 team. &quot;The defense is loaded. The question is going to be on the offensive side of the ball. But they have a lot of new talent coming in, so I think they can play with anybody.”</p>
<p>&mdash; Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) <a href="https://twitter.com/finebaum/status/1263210002522800129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>By the way, does anybody seriously doubt how quickly NIL legislation would pass and be signed into law if Georgia needed to keep up with Florida?  But I digress.</p>
<p>Anyway, more relevantly, given the NCAA&#8217;s announcement yesterday, <a href="https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/kemp-optimist-about-college-football-pro-sports-restarting-this-year/JvMtQ2MwzYJTXc7v2CcQzI/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he was asked about the prospects for the season opening on time</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>The governor, a die-hard Bulldog fan, told The Paul Finebaum Show on Wednesday that it’s too early to tell whether Georgia’s season opening game against Virginia on Labor Day will open before a “packed house or a sparse crowd or no crowd at all.”</p>
<p>“I know everybody wants to have a crowd there,” Kemp said of the game. “I would urge people to continue to follow the guidance so we can drive these numbers down so that we can do that.”</p>
<p>&#8230; Kemp said fans can expect a “new norm” when they return to sports stadiums.</p>
<p>“I’m reserving judgment now, but believe me: I’m an optimist, and I want to see that happen if it’s at all possible. We’ll try to be working with folks to do that if it makes sense from a public health standpoint.”</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing what makes sense to Gary Stokan might not make the same sense to me, but what do I know?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s see what makes sense to y&#8217;all.  Reader poll time!</p>
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<p>Feel free to elaborate in the comments.</p>
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