Shaw’s injury could be huge blow for Georgia Tech
There have been a bunch of significant scrimmages and developments since last we met. Nobody asked me, but:
The injury to Jaybo Shaw is a huge blow for Georgia Tech: While you can’t say it will have the impact of Virginia Tech losing running back Darren Evans, the broken collarbone by Jaybo Shaw, Georgia Tech’s backup quarterback, could very well be a factor in the ACC Coastal race. Shaw, the sophomore from Flowery Branch, isn’t as athletic as starter Josh Nesbitt, but he was very reliable. He could come in for a series or two if Nesbitt got dinged up. And if Nesbitt couldn’t go at all, Coach Paul Johnson felt confident that Shaw was probably not going to make the big mistake that could cost Georgia Tech a football game. When you run this offense, you have to have confidence in your backup quarterback because he is going to play meaningful possessions. Could Tevin Washington or David Sims ultimately be just as effective as Shaw? Absolutely. But it isn’t a given. Tech knew what they had in Jaybo Shaw.
The Alabama offensive line is going to be fine: Coach Nick Saban, as he likes to do from time to time, shook things up after Saturday’s scrimmage by saying: “We don’t have any starters on the offensive line-not one.”
The fact is that Alabama’s offensive line is going through a transition. Three starters from last season are gone, including Outland Trophy winner Andre Smith, and Antoine Caldwell, an underrated center. A year ago a lot of Alabama’s offense ran through Smith. The offensive line was so powerful and so good that most of the time the Crimson Tide could just steamroll people and wear them down during the course of the game. This offensive line won’t be able to do that, but Alabama has recruited well and there is plenty of talent. It may take a few games but Alabama will have a good offensive line. But it will be different.
Clemson QB? My money is on Kyle Parker: Head coach Dabo Swinney was not ready to name a starting quarterback after Saturday’s scrimmage but I believe it will be Kyle Parker, the redshirt freshman from Jacksonville. Parker, who is also an outstanding baseball player, has an incredible arm. He also has a presence about him when he’s on the field. One of the things that Swinney wants to do as Clemson’s head coach is improve the overall athleticism and play making ability on both sides of the ball. Willie Korn was a highly recruited quarterback coming out of high school. He’s solid. Parker is a better athlete and can make more plays. There is another Clemson scrimmage on Tuesday. Look for an announcement to probably come this week.
Haden could be one more headache for Florida opponents: When I was in Gainesville this spring there was a lot of talk about who would fill the role of Percy Harvin, the talented all-purpose player who drove opposing defenses crazy. Everyone assumed it would be one of the many speedsters on the offensive side of the ball like Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, Brandon James, or maybe even a freshman. But word came last week that junior Joe Haden, one of the best cornerbacks in the country, has been taking some snaps out of the shotgun, or “Wildcat” formation. Haden, from Fort Washington, Md., set a state high school record when he threw for 7,371 yards and 80 touchdowns in his career.
This is yet another interesting tweak of the Florida offense. Haden won’t get many snaps back there but when he lines up, there will be both a run and pass threat. It is yet another thing defensive coordinators in the SEC will have to think about when putting together a game plan.
Mitch Mustain looks like he’ll be a victim of bad timing: When highly-recruited quarterback Mitch Mustain left Arkansas after the 2006 season, it was suggested that Southern Cal would probably not be the best place to go if he wanted playing time. Now it appears that the former Gatorade Player of the Year from Springdale, Ark., is going to be a victim of very bad timing in his college football career. Mustain started eight games as a true freshman at Arkansas and won them all. But he lost the starting job and never regained it. The reasons behind it could fill several books. We won’t rehash all that history here.
Mustain sat out the 2007 season. In 2008 he could not beat out Mark Sanchez, who led the Trojans to the Rose Bowl. When Sanchez passed up his senior season to turn pro, it looked like Mustain would get another shot last spring as he competed with sophomore Aaron Corp. But true freshman Matt Barkley, one of the nation’s best high school quarterbacks, enrolled early and finished No. 2 behind Corp with Mustain third.
Corp suffered a cracked bone in his left leg last week and Barkley immediately moved into the No. 1 job. Corp is getting X-rays today to see if he can get back on the field this week. If not, it appears Barkley will become the first true freshman in USC history to start an opener at quarterback. He is clearly the Trojans’ quarterback of the future.
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Spike
August 17th, 2009
6:38 am
The Jaybo and Dabo column.
Saint Simmons
August 17th, 2009
6:59 am
M Mustain is getting exactly what he deserves.
Tide Tidbits – August 17, 2009 | BamaFootball4Life
August 17th, 2009
7:27 am
[...] Mr. College Football: The Alabama offensive line is going to be fine Coach Nick Saban, as he likes to do from time to time, shook things up after Saturday’s scrimmage by saying: “We don’t have any starters on the offensive line-not one.” The fact is that Alabama’s offensive line is going through a transition. Three starters from last season are gone, including Outland Trophy winner Andre Smith, and Antoine Caldwell, an underrated center. A year ago a lot of Alabama’s offense ran through Smith. The offensive line was so powerful and so good that most of the time the Crimson Tide could just steamroll people and wear them down during the course of the game. This offensive line won’t be able to do that, but Alabama has recruited well and there is plenty of talent. It may take a few games but Alabama will have a good offensive line. But it will be different. [...]
p
August 17th, 2009
7:56 am
While this blog wasn’t about UGA… Someone tell me what Oklahoma State has done to deserve the pub they are getting? Sure they scored a lot of points last year but most of the teams they did it against were AWFUL! I mean pathetic! They will get blown up by UGA… I will be impressed by them if they score 20 pts. and only lose by a couple of touchdowns.
David Smith
August 17th, 2009
8:13 am
Georgia Tech is deep at QB,this wont effect anything. I still say GT goes 10-2.
Carolina Gator Lover
August 17th, 2009
8:13 am
p
Who cares?
GT76
August 17th, 2009
8:17 am
Jaybo’s injury will actually make Georgia Tech better. The 3rd and 4th guys will now get more practice time and will be better.
Maddog
August 17th, 2009
8:18 am
GT will be fine, but I always hate to hear about an injury sidlining an athlete. I wish Shaw a speedy recovery.
Atlanta Gator
August 17th, 2009
8:19 am
Comments in response to Tony —-
(1) More than most offensive systems, Paul Johnson’s triple-option requires a solid back-up quarterback. First, because the amount of physical exertion by the QB requires that he be rested from time to time. Second, given the required physicality of the QB position in the scheme, the QB is going to get seriously popped from time to time and need some attention on the sideline. Georgia tech really needs a multi-talented Tebow-like player in the role.
(2) The rebuilding of Alabama’s offensive line is absolutely the key to having a successful season.
(3) I have no idea who will be Clemson’s starting quarterback, but the Tigers have issues everywhere. This season will be a real test of Dabo Swinney as head coach.
(4) Joe Haden? At quarterback? Seriously? Anyone who thinks Urban Meyer is simply satisfied with his current offensive scheme needs to understand this simple fact: Meyer will adjust the scheme and develop new plays to maximize the impact of current players. This Gator offense will evolve. This year’s version will be different than last year’s.
(5) Mitch Mustain? From freshman starter to senior back-up, he is probably the most talented senior QB in the country who is not a starter. I don’t pretend to know the rights and wrongs of what happened among him, Gus Malzahn and Houston Nutt at Arkansas, but his transfer to USC does not look like a smart move in retrospect. Anywhere but USC would have probably been a better move.
Newt Greengrinch
August 17th, 2009
8:24 am
Pete Carroll better hope Mustain’s momma doesn’t find out!
Jaybo
August 17th, 2009
8:27 am
While he isn’t the athlete Nesbot the Robot is, Jaybe seems to make reads more quickly (probably because of his greater experience with the offense). He’s the only guy who makes the triple option look like a smooth play – Nesbitt seems to hang for a second during the mesh.
Anyways, Jaybo always seems to be a lightning rod for big hits. I remember the uga game last year we he came around the tackle only to get body slammed by a uga d-lineman twice his size.
Before he got hurt he had gotten murdered on about 3/5 plays. You gotta respect the kid’s ability to take a shot and get right back up. He’ll be missed. Speedy recovery Jaybo!!
Ehsanul Islam Sadequee
August 17th, 2009
8:29 am
Tech will be fine with or without Jaybo. Go Jackets!
Eric
August 17th, 2009
8:36 am
I just wasted the first five minutes of my Monday.
Pensacola dawg
August 17th, 2009
8:36 am
No tech will not be fine w/out Jaybo. Shaws daddy coaches the triple option at Flowery Branch and he knows how to run it. Better believe teams will be gunning for Nesbit knowing if he goes down the geeks are in trouble!
David
August 17th, 2009
8:50 am
This just proves people have no idea what they are talking about. Tevin Washington has been pushing Jaybo for the #2 spot and is really good at the offense. GT will be fine.
Where have you gone Jim Bob Cooter ?
August 17th, 2009
8:51 am
Tony-
1) GT will be fine. Paul Johnson did not get where he is by having no plan B. Shaw will (hopefully) have a speedy recovery and the Jackets will be fine.
2) Bama suffers from overly high expectations this year after a surprisingly strong 2008. Even if the line is fine ,any upset or tough ,unexpected loss will shake its (and the fans) confidence.
3) If it has taken this long to name a QB , then Clemson may be in trouble. The staff got to see them all in the spring and for a couple of weeks now in the fall. Someone should have seperated himself by now. early indication that there may be some bumps in the road if their best leader is a redshirt FR.
4) Florida is loaded. All of their second team would start in the bottom half of the SEC and in most other conferences.They will miss Percy Harvin , but there are playmakers still available and three deep in Gainesville.
5) Mitch Mustain. The fans at Ole Miss should be happy that his folks tried to meddle in Houston Nutt’s regime at Arkansas. He’s finding out that the game is bigger than his outsized ego and momma can’t help coach at USC. His little bug out at Fayetteville may have cost him million$ as he rides the pine in LA.An object lesson in what bad advice will do.
Bamafan
August 17th, 2009
8:52 am
Saban plays mind games with the players and more important with the media who could not coach the
pee wee football team down the street!! ROLL TIDE FOLKS!!
JWalker
August 17th, 2009
8:53 am
Vegas set the over/under on GT wins at 8.5. For a team that won 9 last year and is looking to improve on that — 8.5 seems low. For some reason Vegas wants to get the action going on the over. You heard it here first: Tech goes 8-4. Not a bad year, but they will not be as good as everyone thinks.
m
August 17th, 2009
8:54 am
The loss of Jaybo is certainly not good, but if it had to happen, now was the best time. Last year Tech was thin at QB with only Nesbitt and Jaybo being able to run the offense.
This year, Tech is deep at QB…Nesbitt is going to be a superstar, Jaybo is very capable of running this offense, Tevin Washington is coming off his redshirt year and is very athletic, and the two freshmen, Jordan Luallen and David Sims are future stars in the making.
Unfortunately, Luallen has a sprained ankle and Jaybo is out for 8 weeks (or possible redshirt year). This will just make athletic Tevin the backup and a very capable young star in Sims as 3rd string while Luallen and Jaybo recover from their injuries.
That is the big difference in Tech this year….Depth. It may be young depth but it is talented depth.
Make no mistake about it, Paul Johnson is rapidly building a powerhouse…and all you doubters are going to be left in the diesel fumes as Johnathan Dwyer and Roddy Jones run by defenders like they are standing still (watch the ugag highlights on you tube if you have forgotten).
Thank God and Greyhound that the worst coach in the history of the world is gone forever. There is a new sheriff in town, and his name is Paul Johnson…and it is going to take a lot more than the loss of a backup QB to slow him down.
YoungDawg
August 17th, 2009
9:00 am
Tony, I’m not sure on the transfer rules. Could Mustain transfer again? If I remember right he could transfer to a D1AA school or lower but only one transfer is allowed at the d1 level.
JB
August 17th, 2009
9:08 am
All Dawg fans……..Don’t worry about any crap you read about our dawgs on here…..We have as much talent as anybody in the SEC. It will come together and all these haters on here know we have the horses to beat anyone. Richt has won 80% of his games and is 30-4 on the road.
That’s not luck. I would think even Florida will keep an eye on us, that is after we beat Okie St. by 2-3 touchdowns. ( 9 teams okie st played last year were ranked over 70 th nationally in defense, the other 3 games they were killed, nuff said)
Joe M
August 17th, 2009
9:15 am
Maybe Mustain’s mom can do some more interviews and bash Carroll like she did with Nutt. Wonder how much the Mustains enjoy those trips out West to watch someone else’s kid play. Maybe USC lapdog ESPN College Gameday can get her back on TV; something tells me she won’t be as eager this time, Bwaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha!
He should have transferred to Tulsa with his coach (Malzahn, the only person to keep their mouth shut and take the high road, seems to work out for guys like that doesn’t it). Maybe he can transfer to Auburn and be an offensive GA!
Things seem to be good for ole Houston too, which is good to see. His only crime was being a little hard-headed with his O, something he seems to have changed.
Meet Tevin Washington
August 17th, 2009
9:20 am
[...] AJC’s Mr. College Football thinks the Jaybo injury is really big. I personally think there is a bit a preseason drama in all [...]
Kiffin's A Bozo
August 17th, 2009
9:35 am
So why isn’t anybody talking about me??? Looks like I’m gonna have to come up with something new and stupid to say! It’s funny though, how I’ve been able to come up with more and more nice things to say about those hated Gaytors. Must be getting closer and closer to gametime! In a couple of weeks I’ll be wearing Teebows…
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 17th, 2009
9:41 am
Mr. College (sic) Football says Jaybo injury is huge, which it’s not. He doesn’t know any better since he only pays attention to the SEC.
It’s not good, but, Washington did very well in the spring game and the drop off is not bad…if Barnyard knew anything about the ACC and GT, he would/could tell you.
GT vs. Miami…I got a round trip ticket to Ft. Lauderdale for 115.00…less than 30 minutes (not miles) from the stadium…
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!
Fly down Thursday, South Beach on Fri., come back Saturday…DO IT!!!
JB
August 17th, 2009
9:50 am
Ramble on, bravo…..you are flying to see Tech play…..most of your cohorts won’t drive less than an hour or two to Grant field…….GO DAWGS………….
ACC Fan
August 17th, 2009
9:50 am
RAMBLE ON!!!
The ACC Championship game is in Pensacola
Spike
August 17th, 2009
10:01 am
You nerds will stick out like a sore thumb in Miami. HAHAHA.
thom
August 17th, 2009
10:02 am
Way too much pounding on the quarterback in this offense.
Some Mid-Morning Notes | MrSEC.com
August 17th, 2009
10:05 am
[...] biggest all-time villain here.And Tony Barnhart of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that: Alabama’s O-line will be fine, Joe Haden could be a new weapon for Florida’s offense, and former Arkansas QB Mitch Mustain [...]
dan
August 17th, 2009
10:18 am
I think losing Shaw hurts the Jackets from a backup standpoint. Jaybo ran the same offense in High School and gives Tech a seasonded backup. I don’t think losing Shaw will hurt Tech from a win/loss standpoint. But those Tech QB’s take some shots in this offense, and if Nesbitt goes down, Tech could struggle to pull out some wins (i.e. Garner Webb 10-7).
Mark
August 17th, 2009
10:21 am
Yeah jaybo won so many games for us last year. damn near lost the fsu game because of him. bottom line is we will suck unless nesbitt stays healthy. shaw would not win games for us.
GT '93
August 17th, 2009
10:22 am
I rarely disagree with you, Tony. But this is an exception.
Jaybo is not that good. Paul Johnson barely let him throw against Georgia.
Tevin Washington is more athletic, and will ultimately be able to run the triple-O more effectively.
Good to see him getting reps sooner, rather than later.
hop
August 17th, 2009
10:24 am
another worthless article by tony!
murfdawg
August 17th, 2009
10:24 am
Maybe Bama’s inexperience on the line will make them look a little like UGA looked last year. It will be interesting to see how great a coach Saban is this year.
Joe Schmoe
August 17th, 2009
10:27 am
Im sorry, but Jaybo is not an essential to this offense, and that would have been proven with Tevin overtaking him on the depth charts. Season depends on Nesbitt, as stated before. If he is in most of the games, then look out.
big loss
August 17th, 2009
10:44 am
Some of you Tech fans need to take off the gold colored glasses. I’ve been to the practices. Jaybo was a solid backup and ran the offense very efficiently. He doesn’t make mistakes and can move the chains.
Tevin is a very elusive runner and looks good on the option keeper, but that’s about it. He doesn’t throw as well as Jaybo and makes more mistakes. The other two QB’s are true freshmen and Luallen has been hurt for the last two weeks.
This is a huge loss for GT. While I think Tevin has potential, I felt more comfortable with him as the third string QB not one play away from leading our football team.
Alhammed Zakir Hushmanzed
August 17th, 2009
10:48 am
jaybo gonna be jest fine
PMC
August 17th, 2009
10:54 am
Mitch Mustain is a whiny little girl who got upset because the best players on the team he signed with were running backs so they weren’t going to continue to fail with a new offense they didn’t have the personnel to run. He earned his spot rotting on the bench. He could have stayed a year and been fine, and now he can sit and hope that some NFL team thinks he’s Matt Cassell. I hope he got a good education anyway USC is an excellent institution.
Who is gt??
August 17th, 2009
10:56 am
GT IS irrlevant
Who is gt??
August 17th, 2009
10:57 am
nesbitt sux
Joe Schmoe
August 17th, 2009
11:02 am
Big loss, yea very good thrower into the opponents arm. Were you at any of the games last year? I know I was, and he definetly knows the system, but that is where it stops. He doesn’t have the size or speed to be a #1 playing against the opponets we play. At the spring game Tevin looked more comfortable, and did not take those huge hits as Jaybo did. He just seems out of place. Tevin, as I said before would over take him anyways.
AltamahaDawg
August 17th, 2009
11:04 am
Ramble on! I am very impressed that you even knew about a football game that is not listed on the University of Georgia schedule.
Mark
August 17th, 2009
11:12 am
big loss must be jaybo’s daddy. yeah that fumble and int against fsu last year sure was solid. jaybo is too fragile to play in div 1. he would do well when cpj was at ga south. i wish him a speedy recovery but i hope to not see him on the flats unless we are up by 3 tds in the 4th qtr and as a backup.
AltamahaDawg
August 17th, 2009
11:13 am
I dont give a rat’s hairy behind if you fellow convince yourselves otherwise, but losing your #2 QB IS going to affect your practice and preparation. It’s not just who plays on Saturday. Every team hopes thier #2 doesn’t have to come into the game, but he IS the one running the second team against your defence all week. Hope the kid heals soon.
Paddy
August 17th, 2009
11:18 am
It is a loss, no doubt. Not a big loss. GT still wins 10 games.
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
11:21 am
There is merit to what AltamahaDawg and Joe Schmoe are saying
Worst case scenario, Shaw will be back in the line up by the UNC game – I believe GT can survive Jaxville State, Clemson, and MIA (all teams we beat last year) with Just Nesbitt, or if need be, Washington at the helm
small loss
August 17th, 2009
11:21 am
No gold colored sunglasses here.
If Nesbitt plays we MIGHT win an ACC Championship and beat Georgia.
Neither of those goals are/were ever going to be accomplished if Nesbitt is on the bench for any extended perior of time, regardless of who was the back-up. PERIOD.
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
11:26 am
Small loss
agreed – very good point
GT fan ...
August 17th, 2009
11:27 am
The Jackets are fine. IMO, Shaw’s injury, while it does take away someone familiar with the O, won’t be as “huge” as TB thinks. It’s not 2008, where this injury would’ve been devasting.
People keep bringing up the GW game from last year. A game in which a QB (Booker) who had no business, much less the atheletic talent needed, running PJ’s offense. Tevin Washington is good! OVERALL, IMO, better than Jaybo. Yes, Jaybo executes the offense better than ALL the QBs, but he was not starting for a reason. PJ knows what he needs at the QB position, and he’s got it in TW, and David Sims — leaving out Luallen b/c he’s injured too.
Going back to GW … IF that scenario happens again in ‘09 I’ll bet David Sims or TW, whoever is 3rd string, will executed the offense much better than Booker. Booker running this O is like riding a bicycle with no pedals.
IMO …. Jaybo needs to redshirt, gain 15lbs of muscle, and workout with the track team to lower his 40 time and be ready for 2010. He’s behind the 8-ball now with TW, DS, & JL getting reps & familiar with the O. All 3 them are already bigger & faster than Jaybo. TW, 6′1″ 203; DS, 5′11″ 229; JL, 6′4″ 206. Jaybo, 6′0″ 190 (and that’s bulked-up from ‘08).
Excited, can’t wait for the season to start, and seeing some of the guys I’m reading so much about on the field kicking butt!!
AltamahaDawg
August 17th, 2009
11:29 am
Cool. It has always been my ambition to be at least as informed as any other Joe Schmoe.
Or did you mean the part about Ramble ON spending too much time focused on UGA?
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
11:31 am
AltamahaDawg – I chose not to comment on your comment to Ramble On lol
Got 12?
August 17th, 2009
11:34 am
Murf,
UGA’s biggest problem last year was not the O-line. It was was the defense. Except for the UF game, UGA scored more than enough points to win the games it lost.
Bama is returning 8 starters from the #3 defense in the nation. Our struggles, if there are any, won’t resemble UGA’s in 2008.
jumbeauxtiger
August 17th, 2009
11:35 am
Saban is a coach who is never satisfied and that’s the way it should be if you want a top program. I am sure he’s just trying to light a fire under his linemen. No matter how much talent you have though experience is a big key so replacing 3 starters is no easy task.
Obviously Pete Carroll made it clear that Mustain could transfer but that there would be no assurance that he started as it would have to be earned. Carroll is in control of that program which is why you haven’t heard any grumbling from Mustain or his mom.
Geaux Tigers!
Go SEC!
What's the good word?
August 17th, 2009
11:37 am
……..T H W G! Now let’s see some football people – 20 days!!!!!!!!!
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
11:39 am
Jumbeaux please don’t incite any “SEC is better than anyone because we created football” banter today
how2fish
August 17th, 2009
11:40 am
Wow from all the feedback about how this blow to Jaybo is really a good thing, you nerds might be even better if the starter got hurt too…you know let the backups get some REAL experience..not that I’d want to see any college player get hurt…but really on what planet is this a good thing?
JWalker
August 17th, 2009
11:46 am
Just took a look at Tech’s sched. Take the under on wins. Tech loses to UNC, VT, UGA, FSU and Wake. GT goes 7-5.
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
11:54 am
JWalker – I will give maybe UNC and VT
….but if Nesbit is healthy and there are no major O&D-line injuries, GT beats FSU, Wake, and UGA
Who is gt??
August 17th, 2009
11:58 am
Nesbitt still sux
GT
August 17th, 2009
12:00 pm
One of the great things about the Tech offense is it does not lay itself out to be easily understood. The one fact is CPJ has run it for several years in all sort of conditions and players and it has always worked. It is also my bet here that being his first full year of recruiting that someone coming into this system is more qualified to run this offense than Shaw who he took from Middle Tenn. very late coming into the door, or the players given to him by a pro style offensive minded Gailey. I don’t think we have any real beleivers in this team yet, which I love because it leaves room for surprise. There will be a day when press and opponents will figure out this is a team they need to slow down and study a little, that will not be good for Tech.
Pensacola dawg
August 17th, 2009
12:02 pm
No way GT beats FSU, they just got lucky last year with the fumble. If you really thing GT beats UGA I have some real solid mortgage backed investments you might be intrested in!
Tide Rising
August 17th, 2009
12:07 pm
1)QB in Tech’s offense is basically another rb and its easy to have 2-3 rbs dinged up and injured in one season. In one of Shula’s seasons at Bama the top 3 tailbacks all went down with acl tears and near the end of the season we were playing a true freshman 4th string tailback. As I recall Nesbitt isn’t a very big guy and he got dinged up several times last year. If he goes down Tech is in a world of trouble with 2 freshman who’ve never played. Hopefully Tech will be able to survive with a freshman spelling Nesbitt until Shaw can get back in the 5th or 6th game.
2) Tony said it best regarding Bama’s O-line. It will be good, especially after a few games under the belt, but probably won’t be as dominating as last year.
3) Haden could bring a Pat White dimension to Florida’s offense. Tebow is good for 5-10 yard runs but never had the explosiveness and speed to take it the distance like a Pat White or a Joe Haden could potentially could. Come to think of it I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Tebow run for more than 20 yards. I’m sure he has against someone. I just don’t remember ever seeing it.
4) Mitch Mustain- So overhyped to begin with that I can’t remember a more overhyped qb since Ron Powlus. Ark. won games in spite of Mustain. I hate to be so hard on a kid but the bottom line is that he was just never that talented to begin with and just wasn’t very good. Given what we all saw at Ark I don’t think anybody is surprised that he’s 3rd string at USC. But some kids and their mommas you just can’t tell them that they’re not as good as they think they are.
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
12:09 pm
Pensacola – What games did you watch last year? If Nesbit doesn’t go out in the FSU game, GT easily wins that game by 2 TDs
Unless Willie has taught your boys how to wrap-up, GT will but another 400+ yds on the ground on you all again this year….and this year, you don’t have the #1 NFL draft pick to pass for 2 or 3TDs
It’ll be a good game, but GT makes it two in a row
m
August 17th, 2009
12:12 pm
Pensacola Dawg…to cure your obvious ignorance you need to educate yourself.
Tech was absolutely running FSU off the field when Josh Nesbitt got hurt. FSU exploited Jaybo’s lack of experience and got themselves back in the game and made it exciting but STILL LOST.
Ugag couldn’t even beat TECH with their #1 ranked team and 2 first round draft picks…how in the helle are they going to win with this bunch of scrubs they have now. Especially with TECH having another year’s experience in this offense. Ugag will be lucky to have a winning season.
There is a new sheriff in town…his name is Paul Johnson. He is like a train…he will run over you…back up…and run over you again. You might as well get used to it mutts.
Chris
August 17th, 2009
12:15 pm
gosh pensacola you’re an idiot. did you even see the game last year? we dominated them until nesbitt got hurt in the 3rd qtr. if nesbitt was healthy we would have won by 20. and that talk about turnovers. who do you think turned the ball over in the second half to let them back in the game? shaw. duh.
misterwax
August 17th, 2009
12:19 pm
well, no one likes to see such injuries…they do hurt the depth….the only positive is a probability, that T. Washington will make the most of the opportunity to move up and serve when the time is ready….He will get several series and we can only hope he will play error free ball and give Nesbit a needed rest from time to time.
murfdawg
August 17th, 2009
12:20 pm
Got 12,
I thought Bama’s OL last year was one of the best ever. I cried myself to sleep every night thinking about Stafford and Moreno operating behind that line. Thanks for reminding me about our so called defense. Only the French in WWII were worse!!!
Stone Mtn GA
August 17th, 2009
12:22 pm
Mustain a victim of bad timing?! How about a victim of ineffective quarterbacking apparently. The cream always rises to the top, and his inability to beat out the other QBs is no one’s fault but his.
Born2Buzz
August 17th, 2009
12:46 pm
Jaybo was GT’s Joe Cox, a career back up. Agree that forcing T Washington to move up quicker will make GT better in the end.
For you doggies, a serious question, who is the QB that will end up being your starter? 5th Yr Seniors who have never sniffed the field are not the answer.
superDawg
August 17th, 2009
12:55 pm
paddy you are not a dog fan.tech will not win ten games.You just are afraid of being picked on.tek 6-5 nesbit can’t take alot of snaps and remain healthy all season.
gt
August 17th, 2009
12:56 pm
TideRising….I stopped reading your post when you said that Nesbitt wasn’t a very big guy. The dude is basically an NFL safety playing college QB. He is one of the strongest QB’s in the country, open your eyes and watch some football.
superDawg
August 17th, 2009
12:59 pm
m UGA will scrub tek right into the turf.Re-educate yourself.
Not Disappointed
August 17th, 2009
1:00 pm
Get well soon Jaybo. Washington is pretty good on football as well. Ramblin Wreck.
Dog Days
August 17th, 2009
1:02 pm
Murphdawg – Our defense was actually more like the Iraqi’s in the first Iraq war. The French actually paused before surrendering.
Joe
August 17th, 2009
1:04 pm
ON NO…Darn! you mean the Jackettes wont win the ACC Coastal Swamp??? Please say it aint so Tony. Could the Jackettes march to the coastal swamp, beating UGA again and winning the National Title be in jepardy????? Please Tont Please say it aint so. We were counting on Jaybo to see the jackettes thru this year and ALL their SMACK TALK
Joe Schmoe
August 17th, 2009
1:09 pm
I agree with gt, Nesbitt is a big and strong. He did have some problems with his ankles last year, but should be good to go.
Bank Walker, Texas Ranger
August 17th, 2009
1:26 pm
No wonder Jaybo is hurt. He gets killed in practice, no wistle. When Nesbit is in, he is protected and wistled before contact. Nesbit always seems to tweak a hamstring at scrimmage time as well or when GT is playing Jax State but will always be ready for VT or FSU. Nesbit is a whimp and Jaybo is a much better QB.
JoeV
August 17th, 2009
1:36 pm
Kyle Parker just named Clemson starter.
observor
August 17th, 2009
2:04 pm
Big shock, another drive by posting for TB.
Yo Moma
August 17th, 2009
2:05 pm
Why do the UGAs feel the need to pile on Tech? Fear leads to anger thats why. UGA you need to put your fear behind you and start worrying about UF and other SEC teams.
Yo Moma
August 17th, 2009
2:15 pm
Hey Georgia Fans how did Watermelon “cuttin’ Day go for you guys on the 14th? I assume that 90,000 fans met at Sanford for the event. I reckon that all that watermelon mess looked pretty much like the end of the Tech game last year: nothing but red mashed sh*t on the field.
Kim Z's Package
August 17th, 2009
2:17 pm
TB when you show-up to a TECH practice then you can run your mouth. You read some crap people wrote or told you and you think what you think. Washingto has looked good since spring. We will miss Jaybo, but if we can put jax State down early then Tevin will get some playing time a t SPEED. that will tell us a little more than anything you have to say. Our back-up QB being out is going to hurt us, But UGA’s never has been is going to lead the Dawgs to the SEC championship. Damn, TB can I smoke some of your sh*t?
Yo Moma
August 17th, 2009
2:19 pm
Hey UGA how did Watermelon “Cuttin” Day go on the 14th? I guess 90,000 UGAs met at sandford “cuttin watermelons. Must have looked like last years Tech game a bunch of mashed red stuff covering the field. UGA loses 4 of last 5 games this year and the win is against Tech!
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 17th, 2009
2:27 pm
I really use to think Mr. College (sic) Football knew what he was talking about.
Get a clue Tony. If you are going to cover something outside the SEC, do a little research next time.
You demonstrate your bias and ignorance everyday.
NeNe's Greg's boss
August 17th, 2009
2:34 pm
It is okay Tech. You had your victory last year when you beat the “national title contender” DAWGS.
Football Expert
August 17th, 2009
2:37 pm
Injuries are a basic part of football. The coach will deal with it as usual.
Lance
August 17th, 2009
2:41 pm
What do any of you nerds know about South Beach. You could not catch a tan down there more less any hot chicks.
Thoughts
August 17th, 2009
2:42 pm
Jaybo Shaw is the back-up QB, who was an unproved true freshman back-up before the start of last year. Now all the sudden…. him missing the first three or so games this season is a HUGE LOSS. I’m sure CPJ will have Tevin Washington ready. He’s had a year to learn the system and will have three more week of practice, plus plenty of playing time vs. Jacksonville St. to gain experience.
DaddyDawg
August 17th, 2009
2:54 pm
Most of the GT fans here seem to think that you can just plug another QB into the triple option and it runs like a sewing machine. Nothing could be further from the truth. Moreover, you need not only athleticism but you need vast experience at QB in running the triple option, and that’s what Jaybo Shaw has…. at the high school and the college level. One aspect that some GT fans are totally overlooking is the fact that defensive coordinators now have a year of GT film and a year to hone their defensive plans for GT. This means that it will be difficult for GT to replicate their success running the triple option from last year. Paul Johnson knows this and has been working on developing a meaningful passing attack to keep defenses honest. Johnson cannot afford to become one dimensional like he did last year, but if he doesn’t have a QB that can throw the ball effectively, GT will struggle on offense this year. As with running the triple option, you need a QB with experience and success throwing the ball. And therein lies the long term problem of the triple option…… eventually, the good teams catch up with the triple option running attack, forcing the offense to throw the ball to keep from being one dimensional, but it’s very difficult to find a QB who can both run the triple option and pass the ball effectively against the top teams in the country. Without an effective passing QB, GT will struggle this year if it relies solely on the triple option!
Zzzzzzzzzzzz
August 17th, 2009
3:04 pm
I knew more about the subjects discussed in this article BEFORE I read the article. Surely, this piece was done on a gratis basis.
ben
August 17th, 2009
3:04 pm
Tech supporters: shut up and wait until we’re 5-0 before you start this 10-2 blather. Of course losing Jaybo hurts us. There’s no reason to brag about how we’re going to beat the hell out of UGA. They recruit with the big boys and no doubt will have a better team. I’m not saying we can’t beat them, but there’s no reason to be picking a fight with the bully across the street until we consistently prove we belong on the field with them. They are the braggarts that never accomplish what they should and sound like classless rednecks on their way there. Lets concentrate on our first 3 opponents and then we can start to stick our chest out a little.
Tide Rising
August 17th, 2009
3:05 pm
GT,
Sorry but I still got to disagree with you on Nesbitt. I looked up his profile and it said 6′1 200 lbs. Maybe he’s a little bit bigger and maybe he’s up to something like 210-215 lbs. In any event 6′1 is not very big and 200-215 lbs is not very big for a running qb who is going up against 300lb defensive lineman when he runs against the interior of the d-line. And if he clears them he then runs into linebackers who are anywhere from 225 on the light side to 255 like Bama’s 2 inside linebackers. Too me a big back is 220lbs or more and a big qb would be someone like Tebow at 6′4 240lbs. I stand by my statement and even if you still consider 6′1 200-215 to be “big” then you must admit its not big when you’re running against D-lineman and linebackers.
ACC Fan
August 17th, 2009
3:09 pm
Update
Lifetime Channel reneges on televising the ACC Championship game, will instead air a repeat broadcast of the Sally Field movie, “I Want My Daughter Back”.
No word on if any networks are remotely interested in picking up the ACC…
GT Que
August 17th, 2009
3:10 pm
DaddyDawg – CPJ has been running this same offense with the same blocking schemes for over 20 years. He did it at Navy, Hawaii, and at Ga Southern. The same play that Willie Martinez’s defense allowed Roddy Jones to tight-rope down the sidelines into the endzone for the winning touchdown is THE SAME BLOCKING SCHEME that CPJ ran at Navy!!
It is soooo laughable when you pundits try to use the arguement that “people have a years worth of game film so now defense coordinators will be ready”
No smart guy, Willie Martinez had 20 years worth of game film and he still gave up over 400 yds on the ground
Your argument is laugable – Just laughable
Paddy
August 17th, 2009
3:14 pm
Pensacola… I don’t believe you were watching the same game as most of us. You missed the whole ebb and flow of that game. Maybe your dog sat on the remote and changed the station?
Paddy
August 17th, 2009
3:22 pm
DaddyDawg… hate to go against a fellow Dawg fan but your analysis does not hold up. Other coaches have been watching CPJ for years and he still beats them. Lets face it, he is a great coach. He beats your players not the other coach. Runs basic plays time and time again until the opposition makes a slight mistake in fundementals or alignment and boom td or hugh gain. He knows what he is doing and he knows what you are doing at all times. Wish he coached someplace else.
Jethro Boudine
August 17th, 2009
3:22 pm
Naught plus naught = Ga. Tech football logic… no one can stop our triple option offense (except maybe Gardner Webb Virginia, NC and LSU), having an experienced backup QB is no big deal (even though our excuse for being played close or losing last year was our QB was hurt). A three point win is a beatdown. A 9 and 4 season deserves a commemorative ring. One win over Georgia every 8 years means we are ready for an ACC Championship. CPJ is the next Bear Bryant. We don’t count any games when Chan Gailey was the coach.
Got 12?
August 17th, 2009
3:32 pm
Figuring out how to stop CPJ’s offense is the easy part. Having the defensive personnel to execute that plan is something completely different. Most ACC teams won’t have the personnel to get it done. With VPI’s Evans out for the season, I picked Tech to take the ACC-C but now it looks like UNC has a shot. Nesbitt will inevitability miss 2 games due to injury and will play hurt in 2 more. Without a proven backup, the Nesbittless games could prove to be the difference in the division race.
Voice of Reason
August 17th, 2009
3:36 pm
born2buzz- you obviously know nothing about Joe Cox. He has “sniffed the field” before when he led our comeback against Colorado and our win vs. Ole Miss a couple of years ago as well as our lone TD drive vs. Florida this past year. As far as senior QBs not being the answer, how about 5th year senior Matt Flynn at LSU winning a BCS championship after being 12-of-20 passing for 133 yards for the entire previous year? And if you kept up with football, or particularly UGA football as most of you Techie friends do, you would know that there is no question who our starter will be. Joe Cox was a top 5 QB out of high school and is better thn any QB GaTech has ever had on their roster. He just happened to be playing behind a #1 NFL draft pick. When you play for a legitimate football team like UGA, even great players are sometimes second string. If he wanted to get the starting job easily he would have gone somewhere like GT. Whiich then maybe your coach wouldn’t have been fired because he could make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t.