Greg McGarity and I passed each other, like two ships with contrasting missions passing in the night.
Me: (Approaching, trying to form the first question, which never got out.)
McGarity: “Hey, Jeff. See you later.”
Me: “Can you say …”
McGarity: “No.”
Me: “At some point, are you going to …”
McGarity: “I’m going home.”
So I guess he didn’t want to hang.
This was on the field Saturday, moments after Georgia closed the regular season with its fourth consecutive victory, an ugly 13-7 decision over Georgia Tech, moments after coach Mark Richt finished 9-3 and dumped his crosstown rival for the 13th time in 15 years, leaving his team’s fan base, and perhaps more important, his boss, feeling … well, what, exactly?