What’d you like most?
Well, the ACC’s Coastal Division is again up for grabs.
Georgia Tech’s demolition of North Carolina and Virginia Tech’s demolition of Miami means it’s a three-horse race between the Jackets, Canes and Hokies, unless the Tar Heels can somehow show more than they did on Saturday. Of course, that’s what folks were saying about the Jackets a week ago.
Here’s what makes it interesting to me: Virginia Tech couldn’t have ordered better conditions on any kind of pay weather site for its game against the Hurricanes. The rain neutralized Jacory Harris, and meant that Tyrod Taylor didn’t have to try to do anything to win the game. For all purposes, Virginia Tech is a one-dimensional team. I know what Taylor did last week against Nebraska, but those kind of plays aren’t the kind you can count on.
Now, that sets up a huge game between the Techs in a few weeks in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech stoned North Carolina’s rushing attack, just crushed it. It’ll be interesting to see how the Jackets will plan against the Hokies.
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But, first things first. Mississippi State is up next week, and the Bulldogs aren’t to be taken lightly. They should have beat LSU on Saturday, but couldn’t punch it in first and goal from the 3.
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The Jackets have got to get their kicking games issues fixed. Scott Blair seems to have lost his confidence. He missed field goals to the left and right on Saturday, as well as kicking the ball out of bounds twice.
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The draw play that Johnson called for Jonathan Dwyer was very effective against the Tar Hells, as was the quick pitch. Better blocking on the perimeter may have helped on the quick pitch.
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What did you like most? Nesbitt’s toughness? Dwyer’s big game? The defense? The coaching?
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Ethel Fleming
September 26th, 2009
8:31 pm
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Where is Nick Claytor?
buzz
September 26th, 2009
8:39 pm
Beating those pansies in baby blue! Surprising that even in football the refs will not make a call against the Tar Holes.
Packerman
September 26th, 2009
8:42 pm
Definitely the defense. It was a remarkable turnaround from a week ago. Tech’s D was solid throughout the entire game and rarely got beat. Impressive win.
Jon Heisman
September 26th, 2009
8:44 pm
The defense–played with a chip on their shoulder.
The fans–we did not get down on the team due to the Miami game and the vocal support was the loudest this season.
Going back to basics for the offense–fighting for 3 or 4 yards on each play. Drives were sustained and took lots of time off the clock.
GT For You and Me
September 26th, 2009
8:46 pm
The Sports writers don’t know squat! 90% of them should be fired! The way they treated GT last week……
razerGT
September 26th, 2009
8:48 pm
Ethel, Claytor went out in the 2nd half with an injury. Haven’t heard anything about them.
That was a great game, but it could have been better if Blair and the refs hadn’t been so horrible. (Seriously, how do you forget to stop the clock on a first down??) PJ finally got tired of Blair’s incompetence and put in Chris Tanner… I’m curious to how he’ll do, but I can only wonder how good he is since he was behind Blair on the depth chart.
1Jacket7
September 26th, 2009
8:49 pm
I have to say that I was most happy about the effort of the team as a whole this game. I was most concern about the toughness of this team and whether or not that could be fixed. Well it looked like it was with the simplification of the schemes on both sides of the ball. We still have to get tougher on the OL. That is why Nick Claytor is not out there. Just hasn’t step up in the tough category and unfortunately we have a couple more that need to be replace on OL but there is no one to replace them yet. It was great to see Dwyer break out this week and Nesbitt deserves credit for the 32 carries but also the blame for having to carry 32 times because he still doesn’t have the grasp of this offense yet. This team will be Great, I mean Great when we can get everyone clicking. Thanks VT for the win. Now its time to focus GT and get better every week. Kickers suck. Got to be someone in this state that wants to kick on the D-I level.
Techfan78
September 26th, 2009
8:50 pm
I liked it all, other than the kicking game. Dwyer looked really good, Nesbit showed tremendous grit and the defense was lights out. Everyone had been saying that UNC STOPPED us last year, but we had over 400 yards against them last year difference was the turnovers. Instead of giving them the ball like last year we took it from them this year. We need to work on our effectiveness in the red zone a little more and find us a good kicker. We should not be leaving points on the field missing chip shot field goals. We still have a long way to go but I believe the guys took a big leap forward today. Not making any excuses about the Miami game because they really kicked our butt, but I would have loved for us to have played them last Saturday rather than Thursday. I think with a couple more days rest it would have been a different game. Anyway, time to concentrate on MSU. One game at a time. GO JACKETS!!!
TechDan
September 26th, 2009
8:51 pm
The refereeing was one of the worst examples of favoritism I have ever seen in college football. About the only good call that was made was calling back the pass down the sideline that was clearly not a completion. Absolutely awful otherwise.
I am most impressed by the disparity in the time-of-possession. 42 minutes to 18 minutes is a massive difference. UNC never had a chance, and I love it.
buzz29
September 26th, 2009
8:54 pm
I liked that we attempted more shorter passes and got Dwyer the ball on the edges and some delayed hand offs. Game ball goes to the D line.
WreckIt
September 26th, 2009
8:54 pm
Man did Paul ever get after that ref… and deservedly so. I know there are rules about what coaches can say about the officiating. Do we think there will be anything said by the league? Hard to defend the ref of course, what a terrible call.
Tech lived up to expectations and played a more complete game (except Blair, poor kid), but Paul ripping into the ref played to my baser instincts and goes down as my favorite part.
BigBuzz
September 26th, 2009
8:55 pm
TechDan, I don’t know if it was so much favoritism as the usual incompetent ACC officials. I see the same kind of bad calls every week, not just in Tech games. The worst part is that when some guy makes an obvious bad call, nobody overrules him. CYA, in action.
1Jacket7
September 26th, 2009
9:01 pm
The officiating is absolutely horrible. I am not just talking about the terrible job on the Flats today. It is happening all over the country. I have watched top officials talk about how great the officials are and how great the booth reviews have helped the game. Doug you need to do an article on this. Last year so many games had booth reviews that were obvious but called wrong. Today the receiver drops the pass right in front of the field judge and he says its a catch. Thank GOD the booth overturned it. Kudos for them. Not stopping the clock after a first down catch and Bey Bey ran out of bounds how could you mess that up. Sorry to say this CPJ but the officials are just waiting for an opportunity to stick it to you. If the Head official of the ACC wasn’t there today the booth reviews wouldn’t have been overturned, guaranteed. Also, that phantom block in the back came because the official anticipated that we were going to block in the back and threw the flag and didn’t have the integrity to pick it up. Spotting of the ball is wrong on every play. Short this down long the next. I watched the ball punted and roll out of bounds in 7 games between this week and last week where the official standing right on top of the ball marked it incorrectly. The officiating has got to improve for the sake of the game. Why have them if they aren’t able to make the right calls. Pass interference on Scott. Bogus. Ok I’m done.
GT For You and Me
September 26th, 2009
9:09 pm
How could the ref not see the dropped pass by the NC receiver? Did he think the endzone camera would not show the dropped pass? He was standing on top of the play. I guess it could have been the excitement of the game. If the ref was unsure,he should have called incomplete,and let NC challenge. Do you agree? GO Jackets! To-hwg!
1Jacket7
September 26th, 2009
9:09 pm
It was great to see Orwin and Hill get a catch or two today. Great catch on the sidelines before the half Hill. You are going to be a big time receiver in this offense for years to come. Hang in there and learn from your experience. Anthony Allen you have to start coming up with those catches down the seem. CPJ please give a game ball to Wright. That kid has a huge heart and much grit. I would love to see him get the ball more and break on one day. Or even get the ball at the goal line to score. His heart is truly representative of a TECH Man! GO Jackets!!!
NYJacket
September 26th, 2009
9:23 pm
The team played tough aggressive defense. And, the offense played a great game. However, in short yardage on the goal line, we need to get tougher and challenge the defense to keep us out of the end zone. Inability to get three yards when it is first and goal is a real challenge to your manhood. Glad to see CPJ replace Blair. If he is the most consistent place kicker we can find at a school of 9,000 we are really in bad shape. Missing field goals is bad enough but kicking balls out of bounds and giving great offensive teams a 1st and 10 on the 40 yard line is terrible.
Buzzaroo
September 26th, 2009
9:41 pm
The defense was outstanding and set the tone by holding NC to 0 first downs the first 4 times they had the ball. Pressure from the D-line, 2 Morgan Burnett interceptions and lot of players flying to the ball. If they defense plays like that every game it could be a special year. Talk Tech football at: http://www.bbuzzoff.com
Booger
September 26th, 2009
9:55 pm
this is a season already with ups and downs, but then that is college football. Nice to see Tech play well on both sides of the ball, especially when as Bobby Bowden would say, we are nothin and they’re ranked. Lookin forward to Tech at FSU, obviously.
And I guess the game is too fast today for the refs. But missing the clock stop after a first down when we could have gotten 3 points easily – unforgiveable and I don’t blame CPJ for yelling at the guy.
Not Disappointed
September 26th, 2009
10:12 pm
Excellent Play all around. I could hear CPJ on the 35 today yell at the ref and I thought a flag was coming on CPJ for sure. It was a good game.
I’m worried about Blair. Get it together little buddy! The rain didn’t help either!
Ramblin Wreck!
JacketFan
September 26th, 2009
10:15 pm
Mental toughness. That’s what I most enjoyed seeing. I was really worried about this team’s reaction to the Miami game. Today that group of kids showed real mental toughness by making adjustments during the week and then coming out to the Flats today and playing good, solid football. I feel bad for Blair. As a kicker myself, I can say there’s not a more lonely position on the field and I hope that young man can get his nerves back and go to work. That game against Clemson will go down in Tech history and I’d hate to see one bad outing affect his whole season. Hopefully the Tech coaches and players will show solidarity and help rebuild Blair’s confidence this week.
Overall, I really loved watching a team practicing good, fundamental football.
Go Jackets!
To Hell With Georgia!
George P. Burdell
September 26th, 2009
10:43 pm
I think the call was actually that forward progress had been stopped while he was still in bounds. Terrible call, but at least it has some merit. I was glad CPJ let them have it on that one.
A lot to be happy with on this one. The DL played lights out, the A-backs and WRs made much better blocks and Dwyer had some chances. The passing game looked worse than ever and the offensive line still isn’t to the point of even being good. Won’t even address the pitiful state of our kicking game since it won’t do any good. Overall, still have to be happy with a pretty impressive win, and especially since it was pretty much a must win to stay in the conference race.
Innocent Bystander
September 26th, 2009
10:48 pm
I wonder if Scott Blair’s job is as mentally straining as, say, Rafael Soriano’s role for the Braves. I wouldn’t be surprised, seeing as neither of them can really come through anymore.
superDawg
September 26th, 2009
11:07 pm
Thriller in a.town DAWGS win
superDawg
September 26th, 2009
11:11 pm
techs O is not very impressive.If not for turnovers you only tie.
1Jacket7
September 26th, 2009
11:19 pm
400 plus yards again. Enough said.
Brewer for GT President
September 26th, 2009
11:20 pm
I was impressed with the Defense and with Josh Nesbitt’s effort. Blocking was still iffy. Maybe CPJ has just accepted that and will try to call plays that don’t ask so much of the blockers since they’re falling down on the job.
About the refs, I’d like to know what the GSP officer said to CJP as he separated the ref and coach! That little turd referee had been on my nerves most the the game. The blown clock keeping was just the feather that broke the camel’s back. That guy ignored UNC holding D. Morgan on darn never every play.
Metal Jacket
September 26th, 2009
11:22 pm
Blair came through big time against Clemson when he was needed the most. These things happen. Turns out this was a good time to have a let down. That kind of weather is the most dangerous for a kicker. He’ll be OK. Miss. St. will be tough. GO JACKETS STAY FOCUSED!!!!! THWG.
JacketinBadgerland
September 26th, 2009
11:30 pm
It’s all about COACHING!!!!! What a change from the Gailey era……Paul Johnson is a very good,if not great coach. You can see his hand directly in the imrovements made this week. BTW, I think UGA fans may be starting to realize they might never get to the top of the SEC with Richt. Great guy, not enough fire. At some point players usually start to take on the personality of their coach. Not sure Richt has that burning in the pit of his stomach……….I’m just sayin’
yellarjacket4life
September 26th, 2009
11:39 pm
Hey superDOUCHE – Great win over that powerhouse Arizona State…. Yeah, I guess 317 yards rushing is pretty pathetic against the 7th best run defense in the nation. Tell you what, when your dawgs finally play and beat a ranked team and have 409 yards of total offense, then you can come critique us. Maybe you didn’t watch the same game I did. We totally dominated them on both sides of the ball. We did miss two field goals though….
Hey at least you guys have a better kicker. I guess you can hang your hat on that.
Burdell – You’re right about Thomas’ forward progress being stopped while he was still inbounds. However, he picked up the first down in the process, so the clock should have stopped long enough to move the chains. No excuse in missing that call. Could have cost us points if we had a kicker.
AlabamaRamblinwreck
September 26th, 2009
11:43 pm
Defense was most surprising to me. It was like night and day compared to the Miami game.
AlabamaRamblinwreck
September 26th, 2009
11:45 pm
One more thing:
Josh Nesbitt is a warrior. Yes, I wish he was a better passer, but he is OUR QB, just like CPJ is OUR COACH.
Go Jackets!!
gt97
September 27th, 2009
12:09 am
Our defense kicked their A$$. Amazing, where the heck was that a week ago? Hats off to the coaching staff for not sitting back!
1Jacket7
September 27th, 2009
12:19 am
Yes, I thought switching to the 4-3 was a great move. It made us more aggressive and sound against the run and short passes. Just line up and hit somebody. I like it.
MyWhiskeyClear
September 27th, 2009
12:53 am
NYJacket, I’ll assume by “school of 9,000″ you meant school of 19,000. I mean…we have around 9,000 if you single out, oh, say…just the in-state students. But the undergrads + grads figure is getting mighty close to the 20k mark these days.
To the D
September 27th, 2009
1:02 am
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To the D
September 27th, 2009
1:04 am
I liked most the rotation of the D-line and A-backs. The rotation on D-line really helped our players not fatigue so early. The rotation at A-backs kept our runners fresh. We built drives that gave our D a lot of time to rest. We did not have to rely on huge plays to win the game.
Dangerous No Call
September 27th, 2009
7:51 am
The reffing was pitiful. What about the face mask (I think it was on Anthony Allen) that wasn’t called? It looked like he was brought down by the facemask to me, but I was in the West stands (opposite the play). Am I wrong, or was that a terrible no-call?
Burdell
September 27th, 2009
8:01 am
Great game! Loved the intensity on both sides of the ball yesterday. Great atmosphere. I’m glad the rain held out until the walk back to the lot.
BTW, GT has 13,000 undergraduates enrolled this fall.
Go Jackets!!!
SatchelBuzz
September 27th, 2009
8:29 am
Great win,….D really stepped it up. Liked the 4-3,…JB is a player. Dwyer gutted it out,….Nesbitt is a warrior. ugag squeaks one out vs a Pac-10 pansy,….sweet.
THWG!!!
Gt4ever
September 27th, 2009
8:30 am
It’s funny how things go when your DEFENSE comes to play….. I’m not sold on the offense, but I will say this, we can play with anybody when we have solid defense! Go Jackets and THWG!
Alabama Jack
September 27th, 2009
8:32 am
What I liked best was putting the zebras back on the team plane to Chapel Hill.
Born2Buzz
September 27th, 2009
8:37 am
Defense Defense Defense
Going back to the 4-3 scheme was obviously a big help. We’ve got to first stop the run and 2nd get pressure on the passer. Having the extra linebacker helps in both cases.
Enjoy the win for the day and then focus on Miss St. This is going to be a tough game, going on the road to probably the worst game day experience in the SEC, kind of like going to Duke although there will be more fans, all ringing their cowbells.
Blair has to get his confidence back. He pushed the first miss then overcompensated and hooked the 2nd. I can handle those but kicking the ball out of bounds on the KO is unacceptable. Maybe DRad needs to add Mens soccer as a Varsity sport so we can get a decent kicker.
Two tough road games and then the game for the Coastal championship at the Flats. Can’t wait.
Alabama Jack
September 27th, 2009
8:47 am
According to the announcers the refs blew the clock call at the end of the first half, holding on 91, face mask on one running back and a horsecollar tackle on another one. We got penalized 7 times for 65 yards. They were penalized twice for 9 yards.
collegeballfan
September 27th, 2009
8:51 am
What did I like best? The tackling.
Less? The kicking game.
Still a problem? Blocking.
Big conference problem? Officiating. On first down you stop the clock until the ball is marked for play.
gt_thwg
September 27th, 2009
9:10 am
Doug:
Any way we can get some clarification from either the ACC or the refs themselves as to why the clock continued to run late in the 2nd quarter as BeBe went out of bounds for a first down? Even if the refs were to say that he didn’t get out of bounds, we had a first down and the clock should have stopped. This is basic knowledge and the ACC refs REALLY dropped the ball. I would like to see or hear something from them to let us know that they are accountable and that they understand that they made a horrible mistake. That’s basic officiating – and they couldn’t get it right.
B'Ham Jacket
September 27th, 2009
9:14 am
Who is responsible for keeping the GAME CLOCK???????
Could someone please answer this for me?
Brock
September 27th, 2009
9:20 am
Superdawg- if you hadn’t turned the ball over 3 times you would have blown AZ st. away. What was your point again? Oh that’s right, with you guys it’s all about “ifs”. Here’s one. If you didn’t spend your saturday nights blogging about a college football game that has nothing to do with your team then you might get laid every once in a while. STFU and get life.
Tech fan
September 27th, 2009
9:30 am
Nesbitt is one tough son of a gun. And I loved the new wrinkles Johnson put in the offense. Worked to perfection.
NYJacket
September 27th, 2009
9:40 am
Alabama Jack,
You are absolutely correct in your observations. Does the ACC review the performance of refs? Or do they just let these guys keep on screwing up?
It looks to me that the only time holding is called today is when an offensive lineman takes a guy down with his arms and hands.
The horsecollar tackle was really obvious.
But, the failure to stop the clock when a first down is gained is blatantly obvious. Why couldn’t the refs simply stop the game, hold a conference and put time back on the clock?
Their performance was totaly unacceptable.
Hope the ACC doesn’t penalize CPJ for getting in his face and also telling a reporter on TV that the guy blew the call.
Toe Meets Leather
September 27th, 2009
9:45 am
Awesome “comeback” win yesterday. We still look sloppy on offense, but when we get good receiver/A-back blocking on the ends, we simply cannot be stopped with our depth at B-back. We might be running downhill now…
“Toe Meets Leather” – Sisson’s winning FG against Virginia in 1990 – now on sale at http://www.stingtees.com.
William Casey
September 27th, 2009
9:48 am
NESBITT is one tough son of a gun! Favorite moment: Nesbitt, obviously hurting, runs 9 yards for the clinching touchdown. GT played hard!
Stinger
September 27th, 2009
9:48 am
Superdawg – another if for you. If Arizona State’s kicker had not kicked the ball into Green’s hand, you loose to another non ranked team. Your team is pathetic. You lost to the only ranked team (Highly over rated I might add) and barely squeak by 3 unranked teams. You are about to get into the part of your schedule that you can’t compete against. Losses will come to Florida, Tenn, LSU, Auburn, and Tech. This will give you the 6 losses that I predicted before the season began.
Native Son
September 27th, 2009
9:50 am
I enjoyed the fact, that they did something with Dwyer other than dive plays up the middle. The truth of the matter here, is that this option game should be played a whole lot faster, but they’re playing mostly at a traditional speed.
What I see on the O-line is we’re giving teams too much push, allowing them to set up on the edges and wait. This is when Nesbitt should throw, instead of trying to catch a team unawares on a first down. Nothing against that, but read what the defense is giving you, and be accurate with the passes, long, or short.
What I feel good about is it seems this offense really gets crankin’ about mid-season.
Native Son
September 27th, 2009
9:53 am
P.S.: 300 yards rushing is always good, and 7-11 is great for Nesbitt.
Go ACC Champs 2009-2010
RT in NC
September 27th, 2009
10:02 am
Living in NC, loving the win!
Loved the fact that the entire backfield was whooping it up after the game. The boys looked just tired after the last two. I don’t know if it was CPJ or the players that found some intensity. We’ll need it over the next month.
Has anyone noticed that the “forward progress stopped prior to falling out of bounds” rule has taken over in pros and college. A player practically has to run out of bounds untouched to stop the clock anymore. It requires too much judgment on the ref’s part. If the player makes it out of bounds, the clock should stop, forward progress or not.
GT Rich
September 27th, 2009
10:05 am
I really liked the delayed hand-offs to Dwyer instead of doing the dive play over and over. Definitely gave him a chance to explode through the line. The defense played their first complete game. Except for Burnett getting beat on the TD pass, they were stellar. Miss State has a stout run D….but then again, so did UNC until yesterday!!
son_sir
September 27th, 2009
10:15 am
What’d I like most ? This week the Jackets were motivated to play ball. Last week at the U, for whatever reason, they weren’t.Also, good to see the pundits disproven again – re. the formula for stopping the flexbone has been found. Execute and make the blocks, it will work. Don’t and it won’t.
On the down side, the kicking unit was miserable and will cost the Jackets in a tight one if it is not fixed in a hurry. While the passing unit improved some, would still like to see more involvement by the A-Backs in the passing game.
The best thing to happen to Tech was a close game between Miss. State and LSU. I think the Jackets will respect that (for obvious reasons) and prepare well.
T.O.S.S.
September 27th, 2009
10:37 am
Good game nerds. Very happy for you.
T.O.S.S.
September 27th, 2009
10:40 am
Stinger, here is an “if” for you:
IF Tech had hot chicks, would you dorks notice?
SavJacket
September 27th, 2009
10:46 am
What is amazing is how we have gone from “Oh my God, we are failures. The offense doesn’t work. See I told you.” to “What did you like most about Saturday’s performance?” I tell you what I liked most, the fact that Miami awoke from its dream-like state, and that we played as we should have all along. Too bad it was a week late.
MAP quest
September 27th, 2009
10:54 am
Here you go again best team in fulton county,oh excuse me that would be MIAMI!where did ya’ll go last week we could not find you.oh you were lost.
Tie-Rod
September 27th, 2009
11:14 am
Da U is back! Hahahaha.
James
September 27th, 2009
11:30 am
We played well. Finally. And against a good defense. Phwew. That’s my favorite part!
I saw a lot of things I liked. The offense didn’t pretend like they were superstars, they just blocked well, held on to the ball (mostly), and ground it out downfield. During the UM game, they seemed like they expected someone would make it 60 yards on one awesome carry, instead ending up with nothing or negative yards. During this game, they seemed like they EXPECTED 4 yards, and then anticipated for the big play.
I was watching on TV, and on one punt, the announcer said something about “this is the freshman long snapper’s first snap of the year…”. The punt was good, caught down near the 10, and then the return man got DEMOLISHED by some skinny white kid. Who was it? The long snapper. I thought that was classic.
Even if we just have to decide that Scott Blair isn’t a great kicker, at least he still plays with heart. I don’t think he’s ever lost us a game on a missed field goal (less than 45 yards) that anyone should be expected to make. And he’s saved several touchdowns with smart tackling on special teams. He needs to get his confidence back. He served us well as a very average average kicker last year. If nobody else steps up, he can do it again.
GT Fan...
September 27th, 2009
11:35 am
Not really “thrilled” about anything but the W. And thank you VT for leveling the Coastal race. Now I’ll explain what I saw yesterday….
The D appeared dominant b/c the O held the ball for 42:06 out 60:00; UNC had fewer reps to get more yards. Getting concerned about the lack of pressure (2nd game in a row) on the QB. Pass D is sketchy too. MB gets burned again for a 40 yd TD. Yates had numerous bad throws to OPEN receivers, and there were a few drops by receivers on well thrown balls. A few more catches keeping drives alive … who knows. GT can’t expect every QB and receivers to play like UNC’s did.
Josh Nesbitt should NOT be running 32 times. The O-line got blown-up many times! On numerous occassions there were 3-4 blue shirts at the point of attack. The replay was on Comcast ch53 last night … lots of missed blocks by the GT offense – lots.
Dwyer was playing hurt (or hungover or something) …. he was NOT the JD we’re used to seeing. His 2 long runs should have been TDs with the speed we know he has. Looked to me like he was protecting his shoulder. That said, he still had 158 yds rushing which is fantastic. But to think how bad it really could’ve been for UNC if a 100% JD was running.
Don’t get me started on the kicking game — pure pathetic. And could someone PLEASE block #34 for UNC on punt return??? The guys was in JT’s face every time he caught a punt!
UNC turnovers were huge for the Jackets …. maybe this puts the ‘08 loss more in perspective to all the “experts” that claimed UNC blew out GT last season.
Seeing what I saw, and knowing GT’s potential, I’m very optimistic for the Jackets considering the total domination in the stats while, IMO, not playing so well.
wreckmaniac
September 27th, 2009
12:03 pm
For the first time this year, Tech looked like last year’s team. The defense has certainly jelled. Our offense is still unpredictable. You
can’t win against teams like Va Tech when you get inside the 10 and come
away with nothing.
UNC is much less than expected. They had a much stronger team last year so I don’t know how to evaluate this win. Butch Davis is a fine coach
and I just cannot understand how his team played at the level it did yesterday.
joke by coke
September 27th, 2009
12:10 pm
knock knock.who’s there,miami,we are not home
PDubATL
September 27th, 2009
12:48 pm
Wow, we are just getting hosed in the polls… The coaches’ poll has us at #26 while Georgia moves up to #14 after barely beating ASU at home. VT moves up to #6.
GTMan
September 27th, 2009
1:14 pm
The Defence was much more improve… I saw a little more blitzing, getting some pressure on the QB…Someething that was missing in Miami. PJ need to mix some plays, because the “A” back is giving away the direction of the play… I saw NC keying in on the “A” back. I have confidence that PJ will see that in film study. Great game except for the Kicking. Can we please get a better kicker. Where is Siccion when we need him. And we need some better RED-ZONE play…. Nice place for some play action pass…. Score should have been much more than it was.
Booger
September 27th, 2009
1:43 pm
doggs, get a life. you escaped with a win. shut up.
ARE YOU THAT STUPID
September 27th, 2009
2:51 pm
What I liked most is we were not as stupid as we were against Miami who was going to be NC till they got crushed by VT.
Second thing I liked most was how North Carolina just laid down and didn’t play with any fire or gumption. That is one pathetic looking ACC team. Of course the whole ACC is pathetic (see Florida Stare vs South Florida The ACC is in a race to see who is the most pathetic team.
I think we will win the most pathetic award because we are the most stupid. We will lose to Miss. State then to VT. Then our season will boil down to what it always does… Can we beat UGA.. that is what defines our program. Now that is stupid for you.
Not Disappointed
September 27th, 2009
3:35 pm
Screw the polls! Play ball and worry about the rest at the end of the year.
Ramblin Wreck!
P
September 27th, 2009
3:56 pm
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GT76
September 27th, 2009
4:00 pm
We beat MSU on the road next week and the polls will take care of themselves. 27-7 on a day when there were still mistakes suggests this team can be great. It’s up to them. I’m just glad the bad call on the clock at the end of the first half was not a factor. Could have cost us the game if it were close. It probably cost us at least a field goal.
GT Joe
September 27th, 2009
4:07 pm
Hey UGAy fans, I thought UNC was one of those teams that “figured out our offense” last year. I guess they forgot what they did to stop us?
GT65
September 27th, 2009
4:18 pm
I hope like hell this team doesn’t look past MSU. That team is capable of beating our a$$.
Techfanplus
September 27th, 2009
4:18 pm
Is it not permissable to review a call such as the oot of bounds play and not stopping the clock on a first down? Seems as if you should if you can review the spot of the ball as was done and ruled against Tech.
toh3llwithgeorgia
September 27th, 2009
4:19 pm
I love the 4-3!!!! And Josh Nesbitt!!!
toh3llwithgeorgia
September 27th, 2009
4:21 pm
And can someone explain to me haw UGA is ranked ahead of us? Even after they still haven’t really earned a win, and even after we have beaten a ranked team and they have not? I’m just saying.
GT65
September 27th, 2009
4:39 pm
Maybe because right now they are better than us?
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
4:42 pm
i was impressed with techs effort against nc they played so much better and the blocking was a little better, but they still missed so many blocks. imagine how explosive tech could be if the oline could block better. great win tech, nc has a stout defense and we dominated them in most faucets of the game. get ready for miss state they are improved fro last year, but if we come out focused we should win easily.
GT65
September 27th, 2009
4:43 pm
Did they not review that play and determine that there was no 1st down? Maybe I’m wrong.
GT65
September 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
Houston keeps helping UGA out in the polls. Obviously they are for real. Clemson keeps hurting us. Obviously they’re not.
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
4:51 pm
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joetgt
September 27th, 2009
4:54 pm
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Dan Voss
September 27th, 2009
5:01 pm
When our starting Center went out, Dan Voss stepped in like a man on fire. I think he may have earned himself some snaps. He got under some UNC D linemen and pushed em 9 yards plus into the backfield so Josh could get some late yardage to salt this one away. Good job, man!
Von Jennings
September 27th, 2009
5:02 pm
Can we please spend a scholarship on a kicker. Scott Blair shouldn’t even be in uniform, much less kicking. He lucked up in the Clemson game. If CPJ continues to use him we will loose some games just on our kicking game. Please, please, keep Blair on the bench. Maybe he can carry a clip board or something. If he is on scholarship what a waste.
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joetgt
September 27th, 2009
5:06 pm
First off, Great coaching during the off week and the game. Great playcalling. Great effort. Great heart. Really everyone looked really good and played better. I felt good about the team watching the game live, but watching it on the DVR replay solidified my feelings even more.
UGAIsSoLastYear
September 27th, 2009
5:07 pm
NYJacket – when did you graduate? 9000!? We’re at almost 18,000 now, I think.
About all the comments on the passing and good idea to have him pass shorter ones to get his confidence and pass some to the RB’s . . . I sent the coach and email after the Clemson game in which he had Nesbitt throw a bomb on his 1st play. I asked him why he was calling a play for a bomb by a QB that isn’t a good passer? I told him he should have plays where he throws 5-15 yd passes to get his rythym and confidence and also to throw to the RB’s. I’m just that good! And…he listened!! I am impressed.
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
5:08 pm
On offense:
Wow, the Abacks blocked. PJ needs to keep it simple more often. When the Abacks block its a night and day game for us. I noticed when we got on the perimeter, as long as the abacks blocked it was ok if the tackles got blown up because we would gain positive yardage. Sellers and Barrack played ok. They are much better blockers in space, ie. going to take out a linebacker or safety than they are blocking a dlineman. When they do this, the play is almost always going to the outside. I noticed a few plays where they just got tossed around, but when they go after a linebacker, I feel sorry for the lb because every time they cut their legs out.
Runningbacks looked awesome. Josh showed why I think he has great potential. I just wish he could put it together for a string of games. He showed more guts yesterday than any player out there. UNC was constantly going after his legs sometimes after the tackle occurred. Dwyer had the game we’ve been waiting for. AA threw some nice blocks, and Roddy was his regular solid dependable self. Preston Lyons is a strong up the middle option. He brings it.
I’ve been cursing playcalling for the last two weeks because PJ seemed like he was out of his element. Not yesterday. He did exactly what we do best. I love the addition of the draw play to our offense. even the line was pass blocking like a pro offense on that call. Defense had no idea what happened.
ObjectiveTechFan
September 27th, 2009
5:09 pm
toh3llwithgeorgia you are an absolute total idiot. UGA hasn’t “really earned a win”? Come on jackazz! They lost 1 game. They came from behind in shootouts twice, scoring 52 and 41 points in the process. They made a defensive stand, took the ball and got a win last night. We beat J’vile St. Whoopee! We blew a 24 point lead with Clemson and had to have two special teams TDs to win that game. We got totally beat down by Miami who got totally beat down by VT who got totally beat down by Alabama.. Once behind in the Miami game we had absolutely no chance and even appeared to have quit. UGA with their capability to score might could have hung in with Miami. Their defense is no worse than ours. That’s why we are behind them in the polls moron. And that Houston team everybody was ragging on has now beat OSU and Texas Tech. Now dimwit, do you understand how the pollsters see things? I’m just saying, in the words of the immortal Paul Johnson…..”are you that stupid”?
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
5:11 pm
On defense:
Our four leading tacklers were defensive backs, but that said, I thought Jefferson was in on almost every play. He showed a lot. Rashad Reid seemed to be playing 3 positions at once. Morgan Burnett with the exceptioon of one play, played like an all american.
I loved the new look DLine. Logan Walls has found a home. The guy can play. He was all over the place. Ebiguniwe showed some promise. We still need to manufacture more pressure and I think we helped that by going to a 4-3 defense. Cross played some solid minutes and Barnes and Peters rotated in a lot. Walls is definitely the starter now though.
Our secondary was lights out yesterday. How we go from Miami to UNC in performance is incomprehendable to me. As I’ve said all year, Reid needs to be a regular starter on defense. Reid next to Morgan Burnett has the best instincts of any defensiveback I’ve seen at GT.
I will say this. I don’t think our new look defense was all that tested. For one, we held the ball on offense for 42 minutes and two, UNC’s offense is lethargic. So this is a nice effort from the defense, but really its not a great indicator to me how much they improved yesterday.
Going back to offense, no one has the blue print to our offense. UNC’s defense was pretty stout. I thought they tackled poorly, but PJ tends to make other teams do that.
The officiating yesterday as we all know was horrendous. Just how horrendous? It was the WORST I have seen since the GT/VT game last year. It was probably worse than that, but since we convincingly won, it doesn’t stick out as much. Had this been a close game and we lost, Swofford would be getting some much deserved heat from DRad. Just some of the penalties I saw.
On the non-holding call on Morgan in the 1st series, Ebiguniwe was also being held. In fact I saw him being held 2 more times throughout the game with non-calls. We got horse collared twice and one facemask that I never saw called. Not to mention the end of the 1st half. If the refs didn’t have an agenda, then they are completely incompetent. I don’t know what can be done about this but as fans with you tube and blog abilities, we need to point so much fun at the incompetency of ACC refs that Swofford takes notice.
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
5:14 pm
i see tech beating miss state next game 31-21
Sam
September 27th, 2009
5:18 pm
ObjectiveTechFan that fork you stuck in toh3llwithgeorgia still probably didn’t let any of that air out of his head. Tech has always had an issue with thinking they are better than they are with nothing to validate it. And it inevitably leads to their demise ala LSU and Miami. Nothing ever changes in that regard at Tech. It isn’t going to surprise me if they get their butts handed to them Saturday night in Starkville thinking big bad GT is going to roll into Starkville and crush poor little MSU.
UGAIsSoLastYear
September 27th, 2009
5:20 pm
Clemson, at Miami, UNC, at Miss St, at FSU, Va Tech . . . 6 games in a row that are very tough. Can we sustain and be consistent week after week? Well we messed one up already. Chan would have won 3 of the 6. I thin, unfortunately, PJ can only do 1 better at 4 out of 6. You think we can win 5 of those 6? I hope so but am not too sure.
Lil Joe
September 27th, 2009
5:22 pm
Another embarrassing week for the ACC.
Alabama Jack
September 27th, 2009
5:26 pm
To: ARE YOU THAT STUPID – here’s your sign.
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
5:35 pm
Any team that can throw the football can beat GT. That’s just fact. Tech is a one dimensional football team that has to play from the front. VT, FSU, UGA, and yes, even MSU can put points on Tech and make them play from behind, which they show no ability to do. The above teams can get behind and still outscore GT. This years team is nowhere near as good as last year’s team at this point offensively.
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
5:39 pm
joetgt Miami to UNC is incomprehensible to you. Could it be the difference in Jacory Harris and T.J. Yates? Could it be the difference in Miami’s recieving corp and UNC’s? DUHHHHHH!!
carolina jacket
September 27th, 2009
5:44 pm
I loved the effort, but UNC sure looked pathetic too.
Booger
September 27th, 2009
6:06 pm
Paul, maybe you should watch a Tech game before you open your yapper.
Ed Odom
September 27th, 2009
6:10 pm
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Can you believe it? UGA has to kick a last second field goal to beat unranked ASU between the hedges and they move up three places in the polls. But Georgia Tech smashes UNC, a ranked team, and their reward is a 25th ranking in AP and no ranking in UP. Also, South Carolina beats #4 Mississippi, has lost only one game, barely to UGA, and they are a no-show in the polls. Are these rankers off their rocker, prejudiced or what? And, oh yeah, how about no rank for 4-0 South Florida, using a replacement for their injured and excellent quarterback, to beat ranked FSU?
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
6:26 pm
I have watched every Tech game but J’ville St. moron. Tech is not that good. Appropriate name by the way. Come with something you know about next time dumbazz.
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
6:31 pm
I like guys, especially those soft UGA guys!
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
6:31 pm
Ever thought that may be it Eddie? That they find a way to win? That they don’t quit ala Tech against Miami? Ever thought of that Ed? So far this year Tech is the proverbial good time charley. Put their backs against the wall and they roll over and spread em.
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
6:34 pm
I think GT is just ok, but they will still beat the dogs at the end of the year. No contest.
Sam
September 27th, 2009
6:34 pm
I agree Ed Odom. South Carolina is a top 25 team. They should definately be ranked ahead of GT.
Sam
September 27th, 2009
6:35 pm
No they won’t Booger.
Paul Castellano
September 27th, 2009
6:36 pm
I agree with you as well sam, SC should be ranked ahead of GT, and UGA should be behind GT.
Sunshine
September 27th, 2009
6:41 pm
Funny, UGA beats that powerhouse ASU, and they are ready to troll GT blogs. Got nothing better to do? Thought so.
superDawg
September 27th, 2009
6:43 pm
I’m not here to make a prediction but tech better be ready sat.because Miss.St.will be there waiting and they are mad.
superDawg
September 27th, 2009
6:45 pm
one more thing you have not seen a D as tough as theirs yet.
Sunshine
September 27th, 2009
6:47 pm
superDawg, one day Missy state is a floor mat team, the next they are a powerhouse??? You guys are pathetic. CPJ will have his guys up
Okeefe/Bob
September 27th, 2009
7:16 pm
I live in N C and any time we can beat the BLUUUUUE, I’m happy.It shuts these ignorant idiots up.Miss State is the real deal.No more Sylvester.This is a very good football team that should have beat LSU.Their coaches screwed that one up.Tech can not take them lightly or they will get their rear ends handed to them.we better go to Stakeville ready for a war because thats what we’er going to have.By way,forget the rankings….Who cares at this point.In fact, i wish we were’nt ranked.Every time we get in the polls,we lose a game.
UGAIsSoLastYear
September 27th, 2009
7:23 pm
Ed Odom – the kicker is not being ranked in the coaches’ poll but Missour is – a tema that has played Illinois, Bowling Green, Furman and Nevada. How odd they reward a team that plays that schedule versus us who have already played Miami, Clemson and UNC.
AZ Jacket
September 27th, 2009
7:37 pm
super(leg humper) – a 3 point win over ASU is not a win….remember they are the pansies from the Pac 10. I remember last week UNC defense was going to shut down this offense….they were ranked…3 – 0 was the record…this was their first ACC game and they got destroyed. Someone said if it was not for turn overs the game woudl be tied…damn…is turnovers not part of the game…most games the leg humpers play they would lose if it was not for turnovers….Dawg fans get used to it…Tech is here to stay…we will drop some but we will win most of them….
AZ Jacket
September 27th, 2009
7:39 pm
Three weeks ago…Clemson would shut us down….Two weeks ago…the U did shut us down but I think that was a fluke…last week UNC was the best D we would face and they would shut down the HS offense….superDawg…you are just an idiot..and there is no other way to say it….Go Jackets.
Left Handed Complement
September 27th, 2009
7:42 pm
CPJ’ offense works and that makes everything else go. If the offense falters the defense is dead in the water.
AZ Jacket
September 27th, 2009
7:44 pm
Tech would have scored just before half….but someone forgot to stop the clock…
AZ Jacket
September 27th, 2009
7:48 pm
The ranking mean nothing….most of these voters do not even look or review the games….they just mark where they think someone should be based on the past…today UGA is middle of the pack in the SEC but voters think they are a top 25 program so that is where they will keep them….How much time does a coach have to rank teams…the UP poll should be thrown out and the AP just behind it.
old Tech fan in NC
September 27th, 2009
8:43 pm
My fishing buddy is a heel…..I’m happy with the game/win/shutdown…etc.
GT fan in MS
September 27th, 2009
8:55 pm
I’m concerned with Nesbitt carrying the ball so many times. He pretty much carried the team on the final two drives against Clemson and paid for it. He took a good number of shots against UNC and looked like he was going to break down at the end of that beautiful 8 minute drive in the 4th quarter. I’m worried about him taking too much on himself against MS State and getting knocked out of the game.
techbuzz
September 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
My favorite part of the game is when COACH really stuck it to the refs! It was great to hear the comments on TV afterwards . . . what a classy guy!
techbuzz
September 27th, 2009
9:05 pm
So, AZ Jacket . . . if a 3 point win for GA is not really a win . . . what does that mean for the Tech/GA game last year . . . wasn’t that by 3 points?
Sam
September 27th, 2009
9:09 pm
AZ Jacket Miami kicked you in the butt and then stuffed your entire team up Paul’s azz. Fluke? LMAO. Nothing “fluke” about a beatdown like that. I guess LSU was a “fluke” too, huh Einstein? Brace yourself buddy cause it won’t be the last “fluke” put on GT this year.
Sam
September 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
You guys continue to sound like the insecure little sister program that you are with all this outrage over the polls. I guess you mental midgets expected to jump 10 spots from outside the top 25 over a team in the top 25 that keeps winning? Are you that stupid? Maybe. But it probably goes back to that little man syndrome you mites carry around with you everyday of your lives.
And do you sissies EVER stop whining about the officiating. Week after week you girls sound like little mashed cats howling and yowling. Grow a set.
techbuzz
September 27th, 2009
9:16 pm
Oh, and don’t worry about the Miss State game . . . remember, the are just an SEC team . . . although, I think that LSU was last year too! This is going to be the most fun game to watch . . . I hope that everyone of you Tech bandwagon people show up to talk about it. Where have all of you been for the last oh, I don’t know, say 10 – 12 years? That’s the difference . . . even when GA is losing . . . they still sell out season tickets and have true, loyal fans . . . year after year after year. Can you say the same??? Get ready for the other bulldogs! It just might not be pretty.
George P. Burdell
September 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
Funny how last year when Tech kicks the crap out of an SEC team all you homers are waxing poetic about how they are the weak sisters, but when the same team steps up against an SEC school, its becuase you have all this parity. Tech should kick the crap out of MSU just like last year. And techbuzz, we went 3-1 against the SEC last year. Keep hoping they all turn out like LSU, but that just isn’t how it played out.
gtfanfrom1951
September 27th, 2009
9:53 pm
LSU was looking ahead to UGA. Miami had their high point and down here. UGA luck is about to run out. The writers must be smoking some of their on stuff. They are blowing smoke up their on $$$.
jr jacket
September 27th, 2009
10:22 pm
cant believe ga fans talking smack.asu had the worst qb ive ever seen and ga was still lucky to win.
Robert Edwards
September 27th, 2009
10:52 pm
I no if Coarch Mullins do be call bettar plays Miss St beat LSU
Starring Peter Graves as Capt. Over
September 27th, 2009
10:56 pm
Did anybody see Robert Edwards on TV last night? Boy, UGA has to be proud of his intelligence. What an embarassment-caliing Dan Mullen, Coarch Mullins. Evidently he went to the Corrine Brown School of Public Speaking.
BarrelORum
September 27th, 2009
11:34 pm
Hey Joe GT, why don’t you stop ripping my comments off of Stingtalk. I hate people who are so stupid they can’t form their own thoughts.
joetgt
September 27th, 2009
11:56 pm
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Jackets21
September 28th, 2009
12:12 am
Georgia fans need to worry about their own team.
Carolina would rape ASU if they played. UNC has probably the best front 7 in the ACC and top 3 in the southeast. Arizona States’ QB complete a pass that wasn’t a screen or a dump off. Stop trying to pump up a team coming off a 5-7 season with 2 of those wins being over winless U-dub and Wazzou.
Tech had our game in hand throughout against a tough conference opponent. Georgia has still not been able to pull away from an opponent, and that includes this sorry PAC-10 bottom dweller your so proud of beating.
Tech wins 35-21, and that is because I have respect for Mullen and his staff.
Booger
October 4th, 2009
2:05 pm
are you that stupid, paul?
Ethel Fleming
October 11th, 2009
8:44 am
Please remove my name and email address.
Thank you