Don’t think this will be easy
Yes, Georgia Tech defeated Mississippi State 38-7 last season in a game that wasn’t even that close, if that’s possible.
But this year’s version of MSU isn’t the same as last year’s.
This team has the ability to both run, and stop the run.
That’s what people said about North Carolina before last week’s game, as well.
But the difference is Mississippi State’s proved that against teams that are actually decent, unlike the Tar Heels (with the exception of ECU).
The Bulldogs have held three of their past four opponents to 194, 157 and 263 yards. That includes LSU, now considered to be a top 5 team.
It doesn’t include Auburn, which rolled up &^%$&^%^% yards.
What was that? What did you say?
Auburn rolled up….589 yards on 83 plays.
Does that mean anything for Tech’s chances of leaving Starkville with a win?
Well, potentially, it could mean a lot.
The Tigers rushed for 390 yards with their version of the option.
But the Bulldogs seem to have gotten things fixed in time for last week’s game against LSU. The Tigers could only muster 30 yards on 31 carries. That’s the mostly same team that rushed for 161 yards against the Jackets in the Chick-fil-A Bowl last season.
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Because of technical errors, which I think are mine (new computer, new programs we are using) there was supposed to be a quote from Dan Voss in the notebook in Wednesday’s paper.
I asked him to talk about the routine of playing Saturday games, as compared to what Tech has been doing through the season’s first four games.
To paraphrase, he doesn’t mind a Thursday game or two, but enjoys Saturdays more for social and academic reasons. He said he likes to relax with friends and family on Sundays, something he couldn’t do the weeks of Thursday games because the team was practicing then.
He also said it makes a big difference in the classroom. Saturday games mean he doesn’t have to miss a lot of classes, nor does he have to miss review sessions, etc.
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reebok
September 30th, 2009
1:03 pm
Darindawg – some bold predictions there…good luck against the Tigers in Athens. If Georgia can trim the turnovers, I agree they have a chance. For what little it’s worth, the football predictions guy on MSNBC sports (he’s right about 80% of the time) is picking my Jackets to win by 4 and UGA to beat LSU by 1.
Actually...
September 30th, 2009
1:04 pm
…no one watches game “film” anymore, not even coaches (shows how old I am) – I was referring to “replays” of games by bloggers, as stated by CapTB!
Born2Buzz
September 30th, 2009
1:08 pm
Darindawg, good bets.
VT was scary good against Miami because it was POURING rain and in Bleaksburg. I think VT would win in a much closer contest on a neutral field. Miami’s win against us was impressive but as pointed out we were playing a 3rd game in 13 days. Only 2 days differnce from normal but the 2 Thursday nighters in a row are trouble. DRad should have said thanks but no thanks to that schedule.
I think LSU wins Sat but would not be surprised to see the Dawgs win it. Home field means a lot. And the Dawgs just keep pulling W’s out their hanky. They could easily be 0-4 but gotta give Richt credit for getting the W.
Not sure about Miami v OKla. If Bradford is back it will be close. If not then you might be right.
And the Bowden era was pushed to the edge last week. Did you see his press conference afterwards? Surprised old grandad sitting in his easy chair wondering what happened. “They were a lot better than what I thought they would be.” Obviously Bowden had his team thinking the same thing. Let’s hope BC wins and when we go to Tallahasse they are completley demoralized.
Auburn v UT? The alsorans of the SEC…again.
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
1:26 pm
In 2007, LSU went 10-2 regular season. In 2008, LSU went 7-5 regular season. Stories out of Lousisana already had Les Miles on the hot seat at the end of 2008.
His job was on the line at end of 2008. Its REALLY on the line now.
This is an absolute “MUST WIN” game for Les Miles.
LSU Schedule after u-gag includes:
Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, and Ark.
LSU has NO SHOT against Florida or Bama. Long odds against beating AU. More even odds vs. Ole Miss & Ark.
Consider how bad LSU looked vs. MissSt, as compared to how Auburn DESTROYED MissSt. LSU win over Vandy was not impressive: 5 trips to red-zone with 2 TDs & 3 FGs…against Vandy. LSU beat Vandy 23-9. MissSt beat Vandy 15-3.
LSU has looked AWFUL. And a #4 AP ranking for LSU is LAUGHABLE.
But, so is the whole BCS…but, I digress.
Miles needs this win in a FAR WORSE way, than CMR needs it.
LSU escapes with a narrow win.
Not Disappointed
September 30th, 2009
1:28 pm
Afternoon all………… What did I miss……………………
Oh, I do feel that Miss St is a better team, but I expect My Jackets will be ready.
The pups should cruise against LSU. I’m not really impressed with the bayu this year.
The Falcons finds his feathers this week as well! State of Georgia 3 – 0 for the weekend!
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
1:39 pm
trade school(aka nostradamus)
I’ll add this prediction to your others for the year like;
OKIe state 66
UGA 13 (UGA won’t score until 2nd half)
GT 12-0 We are gonna be bad azzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!
Miami is horrible GT rolls
Suitable for framing.
Dawg (west)
September 30th, 2009
1:55 pm
Born 2 buzz, just one thing…. when you say take the points, that means bet the underDAWG.
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
1:59 pm
dawg in lala land
you are correct:
1. both OKSt & u-gag played…MUCH WORSE…than I had expected.
2. u-gag got the bulk of their scoring out of the way on the 1st drive, then, only a FG.
Maybe 11-1 now.
Still think Miami is over-rated. looked awful vs VT, and will get CRUSHED by OK on Saturday. GT’s 4-2-5 Defensive alignment and having the D gassed at end of 1st qtr didnt help.
Try to come up with some “original” thinking next time.
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
2:01 pm
While yo have the hammer & nails out,
go ahead and post this one as well:
GT beats u-gag in November.
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
2:07 pm
My prediction for the weekend is posted several posts back. I don’t need you asking me to come up with an original thought when time and time again your predictions have proven to be wrong. I get all the original material straight from you.
So much for making peace with all the Tech posters. I can do it with the reasonable ones, not the hate filled idiots like yourself.
UGAG? and you say I’m not original?
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
2:09 pm
And btw, are you too stupid to admit that our QB had the flu(I didn’t believe it either at the time). Even you have to admit we would have a pretty good shot at beating them if he is healthy.
Nah, won’t happen. The hater kool-aid level is way too high in your system.
steaminloginlex
September 30th, 2009
2:43 pm
you again——?
as for hate-filled posters, man just read some of the crapola most dawg fans post in here. dont like it, troll some place else loser.
why are you even trolling around a “gt” blog
go finish picking up trash or something.
Buzzfan
September 30th, 2009
2:47 pm
GTinJC said: “Doug, I know that you can count. Go back to your calendar – 3 games in 12 days, not 13.” You are correct, GT. Jax State Sat 9-5, Clemson 9-10 Th, Miami 9-17 Th= 12 days. Also, UNC 9-26 Sat = 4 games in 21 days, Pretty brutal schedule with tough classes, exams, etc.
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
2:51 pm
steamer,
As I stated, I am trying to make peace with the reasonable non-idiot Tech posters.
I guess we all see which group you fall into. Are you, trade school, yellow fuzz and m sisters?
Buzzfan
September 30th, 2009
2:55 pm
Hey, GTinJC… said: YOU are the one who cannot count, or read and comprehend = 13 days not 12.
12 is correct. You have counted Sat to Sun as 2 days when it is one 24 hr. day. Count again, dawgie.
Geez, Buzzfan...
September 30th, 2009
2:58 pm
Evidently you can neither read nor count – and Tech grads are supposed to be good in math – eveidently you guys are not counting the first game against JState as a day. Maybe you are just a fan and not a graduate?!?!?!?!?
And, evidently...
September 30th, 2009
3:02 pm
I cannot spell! But, each day that ends in “day” (SaturDAY, SunDAY, etc) is counted as a day; whether it is a 24 hour period is a different story, but they are “days”.
And, acusing me of being a “dawgie” is fightin’ words!
JacketFan
September 30th, 2009
3:27 pm
Are you people really fighting over how do count days? Sheesh.
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
3:29 pm
Enter your comments here
Yes...
September 30th, 2009
3:30 pm
…we have no other life. And if Buzzfan wants to count 24 hour periods, then he still loses since the JState game started at 1pm, was over at about 4pm, and the UM game started at 7:45pm, which is into the 13th 24 hour period!
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
3:33 pm
Dawg in LaLa Land
Dont confuse me with “steamer” or whoever.
And, whats with the…”are you too stupid…”
So much for being “reasonable.”
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
3:39 pm
I live in LA La land according to you and I’m supposed to be reasonable with you?
It’s LEXINGTON as in Kentucky
Still have not answered my question about Joe Cox and opening week. I guess it’s ok to use the 4-2-5 excuse and being gassed but the QB having the flu doesn’t match up.
Exciting
September 30th, 2009
3:40 pm
One of the worst teams in a great conference (SEC) against a bad team in a sorry conference (ACC). Pass me the remote.
VegasGT
September 30th, 2009
3:44 pm
The 12 vs 13 day thing cracks me up. Just like a Dawg FAN to count like that. You can’t count both the first and last day. If you really want to get technical, it’s like 12 days, 4 hours (give or take) from kick off to kick off. I say “FAN” because I know UGA grads can count. My wife is one and damn proud of it. We are actually heading to Athens to watch the LSU game this Saturday. I usually wear black or white because I jusr can’t bring myself to wear red, not sure if I even own any.
As for GT’s game this weekend, all I can say is FOCUS and EXECUTION. The rest takes care of itself.
nerd 1
September 30th, 2009
3:44 pm
I am not sure about the # of days but I know that we looked a couple of steps quicker agianst NC…Its funny how puppy posters are so good at spelling and counting and quick to call someobody out for a grammatical error. That sort of behavior sort kind of makes you look nerdy…just sayin!
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
4:01 pm
To lighten the load here:
I gotta go back to work.
The fries are burning…….
East Cobb Hokie
September 30th, 2009
4:05 pm
Come on jackets. Need you guys to represent Saturday. Ditto for Miami.
Anonymous 'Cos
September 30th, 2009
4:07 pm
I merely came on here to let your fanbase know that Saint Simons is loose on Georgia blogs again. You all need to put a collar on that one, unless you want all the Dawg fans on here again (See Miami game blogs!!) Thought he/ you learned your lesson.
By the way, Saint Simons wakes up and patrols OUR blogs so he can be the first. Yet i don’t see a single blog entry from Saint Simons anywhere on his own board. Doesn’t that tell you something? What a jack@ss. See you back here after your next loss i guess with 100 of my Dawg friends. Sorry in advance, sorry you have Saint Simons. Just a head’s up…
Donnie
September 30th, 2009
4:15 pm
MS. State is much improved team from last year. Bring you ear plugs as the COWBELLS will drown out any GT fans that may show up for this pay back. SEC rules over everyone including the weak ACC.
Trade School Junkie
September 30th, 2009
4:19 pm
Why would anyone…on the GT Blog…give a hoot about CMR playing cox with or without the flu, PMS, hang-nail, jock-itch, or whatever.
Of CMR wanted to play cox, then take it up with CMR.
Go sell it on another blog.
Hey Dogtards
September 30th, 2009
4:23 pm
Wow MuttinLex, you sure do a great Urban Meyer impression
“wwwaaahhhh, our QB had the flu, waaaahhhhh”
Grow up cry baby. There is a big difference between admitting that our players couldn’t handle a complex defensive scheme (e.g. Tech against Miami) than blaming a lackluster performance on a phantom flu that had already come and gone. If he was that sick he wouldn’t have played. If he was even somewhat sick he wouldn’t have played nearly the entire game. If he was even sick at all he wouldn’t have thrown all 30 passes uog attempted.
Conclusion: he wasn’t sick.
Compare that with what Tech fans are saying. Our players couldn’t execute the wolf defense. Are we making excuses? No. We lost to Miami in part because we gave up 33 points. We gave up 33 points in large part because we executed poorly – DBacks were out of position all game and we got little, if any, pressure on the QB.
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
4:32 pm
If he wan’t capable of playing QB, he would not have thrown for 8 TD’s the next 3 games. I didn’t buy the flu thing either after the 1st game but he proved me wrong. I ate the crow.
I told some Tech folks that the 4-2-5 was to mask the d-line deficiencies and they told me I was wrong. OOPS.
The choice to play the 4-2-5 was the coaching staff’s. The choice to play a QB who had lost 9 pounds in a week was the coaching staff’s. Both can be said to be excuses or facts, depending on your perspective.
Hey Dogtards
September 30th, 2009
4:33 pm
“I merely came on here to let your fanbase know that Saint Simons is loose on Georgia blogs again. You all need to put a collar on that one, unless you want all the Dawg fans on here again (See Miami game blogs!!) Thought he/ you learned your lesson.
By the way, Saint Simons wakes up and patrols OUR blogs so he can be the first. Yet i don’t see a single blog entry from Saint Simons anywhere on his own board. Doesn’t that tell you something?”
Are mutt fans really that dumb? Do you think we care about St Simons? He/She is most likely someone in Junior High who has nothing better to do than post on mutt blogs. I’m sorry he riles y’all up, but you need to consider the following:
1) We have no control over St Simons.
2) We don’t care that St Simons is trolling on your blogs.
3) If you ignored St Simons, St Simons would likely go away.
4) We are not St Simons, therefore there is no “lesson” for us to learn.
5) If you justify acting like a 7 year old and trolling Tech blogs because some other 7 year old is trolling mutt blogs, then that is just pathetic. I expect more out of grownups, especially graduates from as fine an institution as uog.
6) The fact you don’t see St Simons on here shows that he/she is not really a Tech fan. Why else would he/she never post on here. I occasionally post on the uog blog because a) I watch uog football so I know something about it and b) I occasionally actually cheer for uog (e.g. Ok St., Arkansas). The vast majority of my posts, however, are on Tech related articles. Have you noticed that St Simons posts are usually just a score followed by some lols or hahahas? St Simons is just a troll, probably the same person as one of the alleged mutt fans who troll our boards.
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
4:35 pm
trade school,
I should “go sell it on another blog” yet you go over and bash UGA on the UGA blogs constantly.
I have tried to be reasonable when it is possible but with you, it is not.
lame kiffin
September 30th, 2009
4:43 pm
Yeh, the “flu” seems to be going around.
Saint Simons
September 30th, 2009
4:46 pm
(((((((((33-17))))))))))))
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
OVERRATED! UNRANKED IN USA TODAY POLL!!!!
Stinger
September 30th, 2009
4:51 pm
For those that may think Missy State is the weakest team in the SUC, they are not. I would rank them in the top 5 of the SUC. That being said, it doesn’t mean very much to be in the top 5 of the weakest conference in the nation. T-BOW has to play 4 quarters for the Gators to beat little sisters of the Universe. What a joke the SUC really is.
Jackets will roll.
GO DAWGS
September 30th, 2009
4:58 pm
Guess what Tech 3 lose 3 in a row and record is 3-4,how sad !!!!
GO DAWGS
September 30th, 2009
5:02 pm
Stinger is a moron.Do you sleep with your fist in Mom’s basement?
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
5:09 pm
MSU is the 11th best team in the SEC. Only Vandy is worse.
Pi$$onaDawg
September 30th, 2009
5:29 pm
DawginLex then UGA plays the cupcakes then you add VANDY every year and UGA has a hard schedule? Wait you have to add Kentucky and USC. Boy UGA plays a real tuff schedule every week. UGA plays UT, UF, and AU every year as hard games and that is it.
DawginLex
September 30th, 2009
5:35 pm
UGA plays:
Florida
Auburn
LSU
UT
SC
KY
Vandy
Ark
Don’t see MSU on the list anywhere.
Dawg (west)
September 30th, 2009
5:36 pm
Lex, did you see Kentucky, ole miss, or Arkansas? We may be the 11th worst, but I think it’s a little early to make that call.
And stinger, don’t you realize how ignorant it sounds to talk about the SEC like that? Most of us live in this place called reality, come on over!
Jack G.
September 30th, 2009
5:40 pm
All this static over 12 or 13 days is just an excuse. You dont like playing on Thursday, put your AD and Coach on the Hot Seat. They asre the ones that couldnt turn down the ESPN money.So take the money and quit whinning.
Dawg (west)
September 30th, 2009
5:46 pm
Lex, no MSU this year, but there will be in 2010 and 2011. Nobody gets to pick their conference games. I know I’d rather play Duke and Virgina than Vandy and Kentucky though.
UGAissolastyear
September 30th, 2009
6:48 pm
I hope we can win but fearful we all falling into the Chan aura – win one game, lose the next, win the next, etc, etc. Can our team show extreme intensity week after week and especially on the road against good teams? If we win the next 2 games, i will be totally sold. If not, we will have to just play UGA spoilers at the end of the season. That isn’t a bad consolation prize either.
Metal Jacket
September 30th, 2009
7:09 pm
Nesbitt is developing into the leader CPJ has been looking for. When you play as hard as he does the other players will respect that. I feel good about this game. GO JACKETS!!!!! THWG. UGA has gone Green but that won’t be enough this week. Dawgs go down to LSU.
UGAissolastyear
September 30th, 2009
7:20 pm
Metal Jacket – hope you are right. But he just developed over night? That part I don’t get. He, and the team, were awful at Miami. Then, very good. I don’t see it your way but hope I am wrong. If your statement was correct, we’d see a gradual improvement week after week. I don;t see that. I see up, down, up, down, etc.
Booger
September 30th, 2009
8:37 pm
doggs, you guys are postin some lame krap this time around. and stop screwin with the 12 vs 13 debate – too much fun. and your poll analysis is worse than the bcs system.
45-42 roll on tech…..
NUMBER ONE DAWWWG FAN
September 30th, 2009
9:09 pm
LSU 1,000,000
UGA 3
i believe that LSUs offense will run it up on UGAs Elementary school defense