How would you rate the Jackets’ performance?
Time for the report card on the Jackets’ effort Thursday in Miami against the Hurricanes. Rate the following four categories: offense, defense, special teams and coaching.
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AdMan
September 18th, 2009
7:59 am
Rico…you need to take something to bring you down off your high man…a three point win over Georgia last year was an aberition….Georgia gave you the ball twice inside your own twenty yard line…a junior high team could have scored if they were spotted that advantage…Tech is not that good….get over it. You won’t win this year…..your gimmic offense has been exposed…everybody can’t wait to play Tech…your defense plays like school girls. Its going to be a long year on the flats!
George O' Liary
September 18th, 2009
8:01 am
Tech looked like the offense we ran when I was playing at New Hampshire (wink, wink). How pathetic was that. I didn’t think that everybody would figure out their gimmick little offense this quick but I guess that Paul Johnson had a good run. 9-3 isn’t bad even though they play in the ACC. I hope that Josh Nesbitt learns to read before the end of the year because that really would boost his confidence. I hope North Carolina takes it easy on Tech because attendance would get below 30,000 again. Well got to fill out some resumes.
DawgBone
September 18th, 2009
8:06 am
Sorry about your loss Techies (heh heh heh)! But I’m not about to rub it in, unlike my fellow Dawgs, cause I know we have our share of problems, too. Funny how similar they seem to be now! Will make for an interesting match up when we meet you later on, now won’t it?? We both may have 4 or 5 losses by then!!
Sour Grapes
September 18th, 2009
8:09 am
Miami’s offensive line was HOLDING on every play, no quarterback has that much time to in the pocket.
JeffInStPete
September 18th, 2009
8:10 am
Enter your comments here : I am a Miami fan but have nothing but respect for Ga Tech’s fans, team, coach and program. They’re all 1st class. Everyone doesn’t win all the time…that’s a fact. Miami’s on the way back up. The Cane’s beat a good Ga Tech team and I’m happy they did, the Canes are my team. Unlike some, most of the Miamni fans I know will pull for Tech in all it’s remaining games, and pull for Ga to beat the hated “Gators”. Ga Tech is one classy program.
zino
September 18th, 2009
8:28 am
What’s that sound? The gold tickle pile crashing back to REALITY!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Old Dawg
September 18th, 2009
8:28 am
St Simon can you understand? 33-14 (hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)
Miami Vice
September 18th, 2009
8:34 am
Miami beat Tech once out of the last FIVE games and act like they won the national championship.
That Miami offensive line was mugging, punching, and making Illegal tackles while the redneck refs were scratching their crotch.
Vince O' Dooly for Senate
September 18th, 2009
8:39 am
Georgia Tech kicked the pathetic puppies too much last year.
GT Fan
September 18th, 2009
8:41 am
We got our a@@ kicked good but we’ll live to another day…bet on it.
Our Coaches and players know what must be done. Now do it!
GT supporter
September 18th, 2009
9:02 am
The GT defense has been on slide since middle of last season. Wommack needs ticket back to Hattiesburg. The kids played their hearts out, but out manned and out coached by a very good Miami team.
blazer
September 18th, 2009
9:05 am
Enter your comments here STILL 45-42!!
NO DEFENSE-NO OFFENSE-YOU LOSE-GOT OUR BUTTS HANDED BACK TO US!!
STILL PLAY NEXT WEEK!!
Rico
September 18th, 2009
9:08 am
ADMan….You must have watched another game last year. Did you not see the second half? Anbody in american, but you, would admit the arse whooping UGA took from Tech. Come one AdMan, you can do it – admit it. Tech whipped UGA’s arse for two quarters! But, that was last year. Tech and UGA will have 3 or 4 losses this year when they play. The game will still be fun!
BG
September 18th, 2009
9:11 am
Tech got beat down. Coach Johnson showed just how classless he is in that game.
BR
September 18th, 2009
9:20 am
Saint Simons AND Yellow Fuzz…. 33-17 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA!! Now run your mouths, you big NERDS! Tech finally plays a decent team and gets their A**ES handed to them!!! Wasn’t EVEN CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim Bob
September 18th, 2009
9:21 am
I love all you Dawg fans with short memories. Maybe it’s brain damage.
I guess you have already forgotten the game last year, or your game against Okie State? LOL!
If I were you, I’d go clean up that mess you made of your campus last weekend…
Topp Dogg
September 18th, 2009
9:22 am
GT fans suck ,GT campus sucks, and now the world knows GT footballsucks.
Dawg
September 18th, 2009
9:23 am
Who is next on Tech’s pathetic ACC schedule?!?! How many more ranked teams do you play??? What a joke. These dorks have been running their mouths since they BARELY beat Georgia last year, and now look…LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! At least Georgia fans aren’t acting like our team should be ranked #1. Keep talkin smack, nerds. Eventually it WILL catch up to you. You can’t tell how good your team is when you play NO ONE.
golfman
September 18th, 2009
9:31 am
Until the jackets learn to throw quick short passes,they will never beat a good team
WhiteAndGold
September 18th, 2009
9:34 am
I know there are a lot of Nesbit fans, but last night started to remind me of Reggie Ball… That is one scary thought. The QB has to complete a pass periodically to keep the defense honest. If Nesbit continues to miss these open WR’s, it could get interesting when Jaybo returns. And trust me, I am hoping Nesbit turns it around. It HAS to change though, or it could make for a very long season.
Also, Harris is a good QB, but our defensive line helped make him appear great. When a QB can feel that comfortable in the pocket, the secondary has NO chance.
Let’s hope the coaching staff rips them a new one and moves on. LizDawg, “Are you stupid?” hardly qualifies as a “bashing”, as you call it. Trust me, Mark Richt has likely said mush worse to his players. That is by no means a rip on him. You should be more concerned if a player makes an idiotic mistake, and the coach rubs him on the back while saying “that’s okay buddy, you gave it your best shot”.
WhiteAndGold
September 18th, 2009
9:46 am
@Topp Dogg
Classy
Gt4ever
September 18th, 2009
9:50 am
I don’t care what type of offense you run, if you don’t have the horses to run it, then it’s all academic. Chill people, we are not a top 15 team, and we never were. Give the coach time to recruit some big nasty guys on the d and o line. If he can do that we will be OK. Luckily we play in the ACC and our schedule is average at best….
GrrBuzzGrr
September 18th, 2009
9:54 am
I seem to recall a lot of the Tech Fans coming to the GA forums and talking smack about GA getting beat by a higher ranked team. Well…Karma is a b*tch..
timthebrave
September 18th, 2009
10:01 am
Hedgepruner, the refs did miss a lot of holding penalties but that is not the reason you lost. You got dominated on offense, defense, and coaching. Special teams were your only bright spot…and even there you missed a fg
1276jacket
September 18th, 2009
10:03 am
What are we doing playing two Thursday night games in a row? Who came up with this wacky schedule?
Gt4ever
September 18th, 2009
10:05 am
Hey WhiteandGold, don’t worry about Lizdawg…. She is probably one of those types that thinks the mans self esteem will be hurt, if the coach is too tough. LOL. It’s refreshing to finally have a Coach that is VERY passionate about winning and what it takes to WIN. It’s tough to gauge how well CPJ is going to do at GT, but I for one really like what he is trying to accomplish!
Saddned by the whiners
September 18th, 2009
10:28 am
What?? Some of you are crying foul about the officials? What game were you watching?
Bottom line is that GT was held to 95 yards rushing and 60 of those yards were on their 1st drive! For a running team that is a LOSS! For the whiners that means that you only gained 35 yards form the 6 minute mark of the 1st quarter forward. LOL! And you blame the Miami Offensive line? LOL! I thought GT had smart kids going there? LOL!!
WhiteAndGold
September 18th, 2009
10:31 am
Gt4ever, I agree. He has the program moving in the right direction. I just wish he could get a few of the players to share that same type of passion that he has. I could not help but notice how soft we were playing at times. PJ’s comment after the Clemson game was spot on. We are definitely not playing with an edge, at least consistently. Hopefully this lose was a major wake-up call for the team and the come out ready against the Tar Heels (and play hard the entire game).
rj
September 18th, 2009
10:45 am
How can a team be so out of shape! I have never seen players gassed so early in a game before. Sucking bad air in the first quarter. What’s up? We were beaten in every phase!!! I am starting to wonder if Dwyer is this years Michael Johnson. Been reading all the predictions about being a first round draft pick next year so he’s to not take any chances,or push very hard to impress since he already has, and jeopardize his draft status. Guess what, that approach cost Johnson millions last year and it might do the same for Dwyer next year! It’s time for him to man-up for the school that has made it possible for him to make millions! He owes us that much!
V8 Cat
September 18th, 2009
11:07 am
Enter your comments here
I’m a huge Tech fan and season ticket holder. That said, all of the worries I had at the start of the season were verified Thurs. Defensive line play is poor except for Morgan – no pass rush at all so the secondary play cannot be critized too much yet. Offensive line is suspect. Other coaches will be watching this game to see how and stop the option. Something is missing; actually Navy looked better in the Ohio State game than we have looked this year, and we have not played a great game since the UGA game last year. The defense was bad in that one with a more talented interior line. This game looked like four star recruits playing two star ones – did you notice Miami’s speed?
We do have one of the best college coaches in the land so I hope he can get some of the problems corrected by next week or we could be in for a tough time. As for all the UGA fans rejoicing, we will be ready for you in Nov.
Okeefe/Bob
September 18th, 2009
11:46 am
Our line play on both sides was awful.Our downfield blocking was awful.Our tackling was awful.Our decision making was awful.I think our guys have paid to much attention to their press clippings.I actually thought this would happen.They were terrible against Clemson last week and very lucky to win that game.Historically,we have never handled high rankings well.I always cringe when we get ranked because I know we are about to lose a game. I hope CPJ can right the ship or we are going follow a great season with an awful season.If we don’t develope a halfway decent passing game,we are never going to win consistently and I hate to say it but Josh is a terrible passer–terrible.Look at last night- mostly HOPE AND A PRAYER passing–pitiful.
canfan rick
September 18th, 2009
1:00 pm
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canefan rick
September 18th, 2009
1:05 pm
Typical fan billboard….pounding of chests before the game, and when you lose…..you never give props to the victor for being much better. Always the excuses for poor play. Face it this is not last years Canes. Nor by the way, are they the convicts anymore. This is the most disciplined team I have ever seen at Miami including all the great championship years. Now on to Va Tech and Ok., tough games for the Canes who need to continue to grow. We will be back……OH IT IS GREAT TO BE A MIAMI HURRICANE!!!!!
Genie013
September 18th, 2009
2:01 pm
You are lucky Shannon took the foot off the pedal….it could have easily been a 50-10 game.
GT Que
September 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
Genie013 – the same thing could be said about our beat down we gave you guys
You won, you beat us in every aspect of the game, but I guarantee you when you come to ATL next year, we will have our vengeance
Enjoy the win and good luck with VT and OU
djd
September 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
Tech did suck it up last night. However, I do find it funny that everyone says the offense is figured out. I would say any offense is “figure out” if as soon as you snap the ball the offensive linemen are throwing look out blocks…
I also find it amuzing that Tech got beat by a better team and all the puppy fans come out and run their ignorant inbread redneck idiotic mouths. Just wait and see what Florida does to y’all. Then will your defense be exposed? will your offense have been figured out? Go screw yourselves puppy fans… you got lucky to beat usceast and got beat by a team that lost to houston hahahaha
Dawg
September 18th, 2009
2:37 pm
Reaaaalllly…. you should check OUR blogs and see what all your idiot fans (all 10 of you) post day in and day out, then tell us to stay off your NERD blog! Practice what you preach, dork! You’re just mad because your average team got the hell beat out of them last night.
BBR
September 18th, 2009
2:39 pm
“Just wait and see what Florida does to you”.. Really? Is that all you’ve got?? They’ll probably crush us like they do every other team they play, but that is a risk you take when you have to actually play decent teams ALL SEASON LONG, unlike Tech’s pathetic schedule.
canefan rick
September 18th, 2009
3:32 pm
Can’t wait to come to Atlanta, with our young team…we will only get better……you are just lucky Shannon does not believe in running up the score. If Harris kept on throwing it would have been much worse. We have been down but not out, look out because we will only get better. See you in Atlanta….we can’t wait!!!!!!!!!
TECH GIRLY MEN
September 18th, 2009
3:45 pm
djd, you are a complete idiot!!! bet you were crying last night and just wait you haven’t even played the best team in the ACC yet!! by the way nov 28th we’ll see how bad the yellowbabies really are!!
Okeefe/Bob
September 18th, 2009
6:40 pm
Ugags best play is the jailbreak screen.They all have a lot of experience.
rick
September 18th, 2009
6:43 pm
i hate that offense so bad it’s not even funny!!!!!!!!!!! please fire johnson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rick
September 18th, 2009
6:44 pm
oh don’t worry about ga comments….. as bad as tech is they will beat ga!!!!!
Les Miles
September 18th, 2009
9:07 pm
This Tech team quits.
concerned Tech Fan
September 18th, 2009
10:31 pm
It’s time to man up and place blame where blame needs to be placed, Tech’s defensive scheme as of late has been AWFUL!! the same players from last season okay you lost a few from the defensive-line but there is still talent there and not just D Morgan solid linebackers group secondary that should be ranked in the nation but for some reason there is a lot of confused kids on this defense some say its an attitude problem I agree but I also know for a fact attitude is a direct result of leadership Defensive coordinator start leading or get the f–k off the field as for the offense a couple of yards and a cloud of smoke then we break one we are always one block away from a touch down please start back making the block and start back playing as one unit, individual and selfish efforts will get your ass handed to you again there is far to much talent on this team for you guys to look like garbage on national television . CPJ you are a good coach but please pay as much attention to your coaching staff as you do your players. best wishes-NOW LETS BEAT UNC