Comments on: Breaking down the rest of Division I-A http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/ Tony Barnhart analyzes the game he loves. Fellow college football lovers welcome Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:08:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AtlantaTruth http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18157 AtlantaTruth Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:59:41 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18157 m......go away little boy....the Tech football program hasn't been relevant for years. Go post your god and greyhound line to someone who cares....because thats all you got. Tech will lose five games this years...its goona happen,and Gerorgia will beat them soundly in Grant field in front of a stadium full of Dawg fans. CPJ may be a good coach but he can't block and can't tackle and Tech simply doesn't have the athletes to hang with the big boys on their schedule.By the way you Tech fans seem to forget that your great defense you keep bragging about gave up 407 yards passing to the Dawgs in their three point win last year. Do you really think Georgia and all the other teams on Tech's schedule haven't studied the game film from last year. Wheather you chose to believe it or not teams will adjust and Tech isn't going to sneak up on anyone this year.....get use to it, Tech will not win the ACC, will lose to Georgia and will finish 7-5 or 6-6. Have fun in Idaho at your bowl game. m……go away little boy….the Tech football program hasn’t been relevant for years. Go post your god and greyhound line to someone who cares….because thats all you got. Tech will lose five games this years…its goona happen,and Gerorgia will beat them soundly in Grant field in front of a stadium full of Dawg fans. CPJ may be a good coach but he can’t block and can’t tackle and Tech simply doesn’t have the athletes to hang with the big boys on their schedule.By the way you Tech fans seem to forget that your great defense you keep bragging about gave up 407 yards passing to the Dawgs in their three point win last year. Do you really think Georgia and all the other teams on Tech’s schedule haven’t studied the game film from last year. Wheather you chose to believe it or not teams will adjust and Tech isn’t going to sneak up on anyone this year…..get use to it, Tech will not win the ACC, will lose to Georgia and will finish 7-5 or 6-6. Have fun in Idaho at your bowl game.

]]> By: Atlanta Gator http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18156 Atlanta Gator Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:38:31 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18156 Big Dawg----Glad to see your post. The AJC college football blogger crowd has changed over the last several years. Apart from the haters, there are some fin new additions to the crowd, including some new Tiders and Gators. Gen Neyland remains an entertaining regular. I do miss Buck Cochran's UGA-or-the-highway posts; he was a Dawg true believer. Have not seen a post from War Eagle in quite some time; I hope he is well enough to begin to post again with the start of the season. It was always a pleasure to read a post from someone who had actually played the college game. With Chip Towers relinquishing the UGA blog, I've tended to post far more on Tony's Mr. CFB blog than the UGA blog. Now that the season is about to start, I suppose I need to stop by the UGA blog and harass some old friends. = ) Big Dawg—-Glad to see your post. The AJC college football blogger crowd has changed over the last several years. Apart from the haters, there are some fin new additions to the crowd, including some new Tiders and Gators. Gen Neyland remains an entertaining regular. I do miss Buck Cochran’s UGA-or-the-highway posts; he was a Dawg true believer. Have not seen a post from War Eagle in quite some time; I hope he is well enough to begin to post again with the start of the season. It was always a pleasure to read a post from someone who had actually played the college game. With Chip Towers relinquishing the UGA blog, I’ve tended to post far more on Tony’s Mr. CFB blog than the UGA blog. Now that the season is about to start, I suppose I need to stop by the UGA blog and harass some old friends. = )

]]> By: M http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18155 M Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:26:25 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18155 Last year, the NATS marched in to Sanford Stadium as underdogs, and did the unthinkable. They rushed for over 400 yards in route to a 45-42 win over the home town Bulldogs. In those few hours on a Saturday in November, the Yellow Jacket faithful also lost something. They lost all memory of the past 30 years in this series of "Clean Old Fashioned Hate." Seriously? Have you been around a Tech fan since then. One win, in which they're vaunted defense gave up 42 points, and all is forgotten. Now on to the reality of the football world in the state of Georgia. For all of you Tech fans out there who have short term memory loss, and to all of you Dawg fans who are down on the Dawgs, here is a quick history lesson. The Dawgs and the Jackets first met on the football field in 1893. Tech had little trouble with the Dawgs that day, winning the series opener 28-6. Tech took a 1-0 series lead. They would keep the lead until 1897, when the teams would meet for the second time. Georgia returned the favor to its cross state rivals, winning 28-0. The series would stay pretty even for the first 20 games. Tech won 3-0 in 1925 and evened the series at 9-9-2. Tech would take the series lead in 1928 with a 20-6 win. Georgia would even things up in 1929. In 1963 the Jackets jumped back on top of the series with a 14-3 win in Atlanta. Tech now led the series 27-26-5. It would be their last series lead to date. This heated rivalry was about to cool off. Since 1964, the Jackets have managed just 12 wins against Georgia. Let me say that again for all of you Jacket fans out there...12 wins in 45 games. To say that Georgia has dominated this series in the past 45 seasons would be a slight understatement. During that stretch of dominance, Georgia has posted win streaks of five, six and seven (twice). Tech has won three straight once (1998-2000). Vince Dooley enjoyed much success during that span as he went 19-6 against Jackets. Even Ray Goff enjoyed playing the Jackets, as he posted a 5-2 record. Jim Donnan would not fair as well, as his 2-3 record against Tech most likely contributed to his exit. Success would continue in 2001 as Mark Richt came to town as Georgia's new head coach. Richt and his team would win that first meeting 31-17 in Atlanta. Richt would go on to win seven straight, before losing to the Jackets for the first time last year. So what have we learned today? We know that it takes very little success to make a Jacket fan happy. After all, they have won 12 games in the past 45 seasons. To Georgia fans at 33-12 record since 1964 looks pretty good. We know that Tech fans are overjoyed after winning for the first time in seven years. Losing seven of eight, 14 of 18, and 23 of 31 doesn't seem so bad. Georgia fans are disappointed in last season. Losing to Tech is like letting your little brother win at "horse" in the backyard. Even though you beat him constantly, he holds that one win in a decade over you as his trophy. Tech fans will gloat all year...you can count it. But reality says they will win a couple of games every decade. I'm glad they can live with that. This series has had many memorable moments. Many players have saved their best for this series. In the past decade I have had the chance to see many of these games in person. It makes it easier for me to ignore the short term memory loss displayed by Tech fans. Now that we have revisited history, maybe we can all look at this series again from a "realistic" point of view. Last year, the NATS marched in to Sanford Stadium as underdogs, and did the unthinkable. They rushed for over 400 yards in route to a 45-42 win over the home town Bulldogs. In those few hours on a Saturday in November, the Yellow Jacket faithful also lost something. They lost all memory of the past 30 years in this series of “Clean Old Fashioned Hate.” Seriously? Have you been around a Tech fan since then. One win, in which they’re vaunted defense gave up 42 points, and all is forgotten. Now on to the reality of the football world in the state of Georgia. For all of you Tech fans out there who have short term memory loss, and to all of you Dawg fans who are down on the Dawgs, here is a quick history lesson. The Dawgs and the Jackets first met on the football field in 1893. Tech had little trouble with the Dawgs that day, winning the series opener 28-6. Tech took a 1-0 series lead. They would keep the lead until 1897, when the teams would meet for the second time. Georgia returned the favor to its cross state rivals, winning 28-0. The series would stay pretty even for the first 20 games. Tech won 3-0 in 1925 and evened the series at 9-9-2. Tech would take the series lead in 1928 with a 20-6 win. Georgia would even things up in 1929. In 1963 the Jackets jumped back on top of the series with a 14-3 win in Atlanta. Tech now led the series 27-26-5. It would be their last series lead to date. This heated rivalry was about to cool off. Since 1964, the Jackets have managed just 12 wins against Georgia. Let me say that again for all of you Jacket fans out there…12 wins in 45 games. To say that Georgia has dominated this series in the past 45 seasons would be a slight understatement. During that stretch of dominance, Georgia has posted win streaks of five, six and seven (twice). Tech has won three straight once (1998-2000). Vince Dooley enjoyed much success during that span as he went 19-6 against Jackets. Even Ray Goff enjoyed playing the Jackets, as he posted a 5-2 record. Jim Donnan would not fair as well, as his 2-3 record against Tech most likely contributed to his exit. Success would continue in 2001 as Mark Richt came to town as Georgia’s new head coach. Richt and his team would win that first meeting 31-17 in Atlanta. Richt would go on to win seven straight, before losing to the Jackets for the first time last year. So what have we learned today? We know that it takes very little success to make a Jacket fan happy. After all, they have won 12 games in the past 45 seasons. To Georgia fans at 33-12 record since 1964 looks pretty good. We know that Tech fans are overjoyed after winning for the first time in seven years. Losing seven of eight, 14 of 18, and 23 of 31 doesn’t seem so bad. Georgia fans are disappointed in last season. Losing to Tech is like letting your little brother win at “horse” in the backyard. Even though you beat him constantly, he holds that one win in a decade over you as his trophy. Tech fans will gloat all year…you can count it. But reality says they will win a couple of games every decade. I’m glad they can live with that. This series has had many memorable moments. Many players have saved their best for this series. In the past decade I have had the chance to see many of these games in person. It makes it easier for me to ignore the short term memory loss displayed by Tech fans. Now that we have revisited history, maybe we can all look at this series again from a “realistic” point of view.

]]> By: CatsFly http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18154 CatsFly Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:06:39 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18154 5 top ACC players - How about the 9 returning defensive starters from UNC, arguably the fastest defense in the country. Pay attention now so you won't get blindsided. 5 top ACC players – How about the 9 returning defensive starters from UNC, arguably the fastest defense in the country. Pay attention now so you won’t get blindsided.

]]> By: donalduck http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18153 donalduck Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:50:54 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18153 I want to invite you bloggers to watch a few minutes of the Oregon @ BS U game next Thursday at 10:30 pm ET. Both offensive and defensive coordinators are going to be watching the film from this game for years. This may be the hardest hitting game of the season as there are so many implications and stories in the air. If you watch for a few minutes and are not intrigued, that's cool, I missed the last 10 minutes of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Write in after the game or next day and tell us what you think about west coast football (and the new uniforms.) I want to invite you bloggers to watch a few minutes of the Oregon @ BS U game next Thursday at 10:30 pm ET.
Both offensive and defensive coordinators are going to be watching the film from this game for years.
This may be the hardest hitting game of the season as there are so many implications and stories in the air.
If you watch for a few minutes and are not intrigued, that’s cool, I missed the last 10 minutes of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
Write in after the game or next day and tell us what you think about west coast football (and the new uniforms.)

]]> By: Glove http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18152 Glove Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:50:33 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18152 Tide Rising How does Kiffin get the blame for a senior walk on starting and you give Fulmer credit for having the horses upfront? These are Fulmer's guys. Kiffin has one partial recruiting class of his own. All the others came with the job, thanks to the recruiting of the previous staff. Tide Rising

How does Kiffin get the blame for a senior walk on starting and you give Fulmer credit for having the horses upfront? These are Fulmer’s guys. Kiffin has one partial recruiting class of his own. All the others came with the job, thanks to the recruiting of the previous staff.

]]> By: Terrible Truth http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18149 Terrible Truth Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:50:21 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18149 Great job, Tony, but the more I read the more I realized I couldn't give a fat baby's butt about these other conferences, including the All Chumps Conference. The SEC rules! Great job, Tony, but the more I read the more I realized I couldn’t give a fat baby’s butt about these other conferences, including the All Chumps Conference. The SEC rules!

]]> By: Big Dawg http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18147 Big Dawg Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:44:32 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18147 Gen Neyland How is your granddaughter doing? I haven't heard from you in a while, e-mail me with your new e-mail address as the last couple of times I tried to send you an e-mail they came back undeliverable. Can't wait for the season to begin, should be an interesting year. All these haters on these blogs with their opinions and no analysis to back up what they say. Atlanta Gator and you are the exceptions and it is a pleasure reading your posts. Go Dawgs and Go SEC Gen Neyland

How is your granddaughter doing? I haven’t heard from you in a while, e-mail me with your new e-mail address as the last couple of times I tried to send you an e-mail they came back undeliverable. Can’t wait for the season to begin, should be an interesting year. All these haters on these blogs with their opinions and no analysis to back up what they say. Atlanta Gator and you are the exceptions and it is a pleasure reading your posts.

Go Dawgs and Go SEC

]]> By: pjmccarth http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18146 pjmccarth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:08:09 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18146 Tony, a small follow up to your predictions in regards to the Pac-10. Coach Pete Carroll just announced (much to the surprise of fans and local writers in LA) that true freshman Matt Barkley will be the starter and followed up with ``He's the starting quarterback at USC -- it's not a one-game deal.'' How does this affect your predictions, if at all, if you think that SC will win the PAC-10 again or if this is the year that California (finally) or Oregon go to the Rose Bowl. Big fan of your writing from out in Santa Monica. Thanks! I know this column is focused on the SEC/ACC, so my apologies to the other readers for a question on the PAC-10. Tony, a small follow up to your predictions in regards to the Pac-10. Coach Pete Carroll just announced (much to the surprise of fans and local writers in LA) that true freshman Matt Barkley will be the starter and followed up with “He’s the starting quarterback at USC — it’s not a one-game deal.” How does this affect your predictions, if at all, if you think that SC will win the PAC-10 again or if this is the year that California (finally) or Oregon go to the Rose Bowl. Big fan of your writing from out in Santa Monica. Thanks! I know this column is focused on the SEC/ACC, so my apologies to the other readers for a question on the PAC-10.

]]> By: Tide Rising http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/08/27/breaking-down-the-rest-of-division-i-a/comment-page-2/#comment-18141 Tide Rising Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:59:51 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/?p=461#comment-18141 Murfdawg, Hard to believe you think UGA could go 6-6. That would be dang near impossible in my book. If a lot of things went against them and they dropped several of their big games they could go 8-4 but even then I have a hard time seeing that. 10-2 is much more likely and 11-1 is not unrealistic. Murfdawg,

Hard to believe you think UGA could go 6-6. That would be dang near impossible in my book. If a lot of things went against them and they dropped several of their big games they could go 8-4 but even then I have a hard time seeing that. 10-2 is much more likely and 11-1 is not unrealistic.

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