The remaining games
First, I think Georgia Tech is still on that never-ending drive that started against Virginia on Saturday. Last I heard they were at the Eastern Shore. A little tired, but still moving the ball.
I wrote yesterday, and have thought (as I’m sure y’all have, as well) that Tech is pretty close to being guaranteed a spot in the ACC championship game now that Miami lost again.
Switching to my Al Groh manner of speaking: to quote someone who works at a multi-faceted, multi-platformed sports and entertainment network, that circumstance may not be necessarily true.
Yes, the Jackets need to beat Wake Forest and Duke, which wouldn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do considering past history and recent results.
But, the Deacons and the Devils have something in common that has given the Jackets some issues this season.
You know what I’m talking about.
Good quarterbacks.
Duke’s Thaddeus Lewis and Wake’s Riley Skinner are arguably two of the top four passing QBs in the ACC, behind Ponder and Harris. (Kyle Parker must be thrown in there too, at least on plays where he gets to throw right down the middle of the field as he got to do in the win against the ‘Canes.)
And, as Tech’s players and fans know: Harris, Ponder and Parker gave Tech’s defense fits to the tune of 890 yards passing.
Lewis has already passed for 1,972 yards this season. It’s like Spurrier’s back in Durham.
Skinner has 1,949.
So, while Tech’s offense has been doing its thing, keep in mind that there are still two really good quarterbacks left to deal with.
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Tech is at No. 11 in the BCS poll, but be prepared to watch them slide in the next few weeks. The ACC’s back-end schedule isn’t the best, and even though the Jackets may keep winning, the computers will penalize them for the strength of the competition. Cincinnati and Boise State saw it happen this week.
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You may not have been in your chair yet, but Tyler Melton caught a pass on Tech’s first snap. It was his first catch this season. Johnson said he wanted to get him the ball because he’s been blocking a lot. I guess it was a reward, so to speak.
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132 comments Add your comment
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:39 pm
Hope to help get the Dawgs a better bowl with our SOS, if we can take care of business.
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
10:45 pm
Yup, the playoff system may be the only bipartisan issue left.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:46 pm
GT Fan – You can go nuts just figuring out the PAC-10 vs. the Big-10. Start with Arizona, Iowa, Central Michigan, Mich. St. and Northern Iowa…
Alabama Jack
October 25th, 2009
10:55 pm
Two words for everyone – BEAT VANDY. Next Sunday we can worry about anything else. But until then – BEAT VANDY.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:55 pm
Well, the Warren Commission report on the JFK assassination may be finally overturned before there’s a real playoff.
By the way, Earl Warren was the only one to actually see the autopsy photos. He thought they were too gruesome for the other members to see (that from the Deputy Chief Investigator in charge of the Warren Commission review in 1976-1977).
It’s late, and I can’t get started on *that* stuff….outta here!
bugsquacher
October 25th, 2009
11:00 pm
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).
Not Disappointed
October 25th, 2009
11:02 pm
That’s sad Delbert. I do get the point though.
Ramblin Wreck!
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
11:07 pm
Hey buttsquisher, did ya have to take your shoes and socks off to count those up? lol
Tech Forever
October 25th, 2009
11:09 pm
The REAL current BCS rankings….the UNBIASED COMPUTERS:
1 – Iowa
2 – Florida
3 – Alabama
4 – TCU
5 – Texas
6 – Oregon
6 – Cincinnati
8 – Boise State
9 – USC
10 – LSU
Tech Forever
October 25th, 2009
11:11 pm
So bugsquacher what’s your point? Near yl every team is involved with a rivalry where one team has dominated the other in recent memory….even UGA (ahem).
Cuz
October 25th, 2009
11:26 pm
I pay no attention to whacko comments on the Dawg blog from Techies, don’t pay attention to whacko comments from fans or say so fans of the Dawgs on yours. Just take care of business one game at a time and enjoy yourselves. Win against Vandy is a good start. My smart pill machine says no less than a two touchdown win by the Jackets. TCB. Like Elvis used to say. I have no idea why he did not include an O in Take Care of Business.
45ACP
October 25th, 2009
11:32 pm
Cuz – check your e-mail
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calvin
October 26th, 2009
12:43 am
Facebook is the most obnoxious system I’ve ever
encountered. I’ll never get back on that thing.
Whatever’s posted here and other media webpages
will continue to be enough for me.
George O' Leary
October 26th, 2009
2:46 am
Just remember, boys. Our schedule is 12 one game seasons, and Vanderbilt is one of those seasons we can win. Hell, the mutts did it; so can we.
ARTC
October 26th, 2009
7:33 am
OMG, you play in the ACC and you’re talking trash about another teams schedule? ROFL!!!!
ARTC
October 26th, 2009
7:37 am
GT Fan, aka dumbazz. So tell us how Alabama “basically” lost Saturday. If that’s the case GT “basically” lost to Cemson. You’re a moron.
Peadawg
October 26th, 2009
8:22 am
If Tech doesn’t win out this year it will be a MAJOR choke! Y’all should handle pretty good the weekend after Thanksgiving!
Gt4ever
October 26th, 2009
8:43 am
GT could lose every game they have left, if their not focused. It is amazing how well this team does when the offense and defense complement each other….. Virginia was terrible, so lets not read too much into this win. Vanderbilt will come to play, I think CPJ will have us ready. If I were a betting man, I would take Vandy and the points, I would also take UGA and the points. I’m going on record, here and now that UGA beats UF! Time will tell…..
Varsity Man
October 26th, 2009
9:13 am
Wooooooooooo….Wake, Vandy, Duke……what a tough schedule! Scary ain’t it, and all right here at Halloween…woooooooooooooo!
OMG
October 26th, 2009
9:16 am
what is funny but sad, if Maryland Terrapins who are currently 2-6 with a win over Clemson as well were in the Mountain West Conference as TCU is in, they would be 8-0 and ranked 6th in the nation. Noone would question it and hail Coach Friedgen as being one of the best coaches in the NCAA. That goes the same if they were in the WAC like Boise State.. they would reign and could even play for National Championship. And the idiots who vote for these schools, TCU and Boise State do not get it. Their conference opponents could not beat Div 1AA schools
BobinBuford
October 26th, 2009
9:25 am
Delbert:
Yes, Wake got a look at the TO on Saturday. But two things:
1. That game was played in a driving rainstorm. I don’t think that it will be raining that hard in Atlanta on the 7th.
2. If I remember correctly, Navy did not pass that entire game. So given the way CPJ runs the TO here vs. what Navy does, the pass is more of an option here than in Annapolis.
If GT wins the next 3 games, isn’t it nice to know that UGA will need the win against GT more than GT needs a win against UGA to have a successful season?? Also, if GT wins at Vandy this Saturday and does not score 34 or more points, the UGA posters like Bugsquacher will be here on Monday saying how they scored more points against Vandy than Tech did – that is all they have left this season.
collegeballfan
October 26th, 2009
9:27 am
The big deal to me is playing in the ACC championship game. What happens at Vandy & with UGA is secondary to that goal. Beating those two would be nice, but only nice. Lose to Wake or Duke & the ACC championship game can be kissed goodbye.
First things first.
TECH71
October 26th, 2009
9:52 am
I’d like to know the sequence of events when the VA cornerback knocked the ball away from D.Thomas and they came back with the “same play”. Did this come from the bench or did the guys in the huddle decide “same play?
truegold92
October 26th, 2009
9:52 am
Way too much talk about the future and what if’s here. Have you guys not followed GT in the past? We need not look over anybody. Yes we are past our seemingly “hard part” of the schedule but I would say that whole mindset can set us up for failure. We breath a sigh of relief get ready to coast and any if not all of the remaining teams can drop us. We have lost so many that we shouldn’t have in the past that cost us dearly. I am not at all comfortable with looking at bowl games or the BCS. Who cares lets focus on Vandy who will not be a push over nor will any of the others. If we do win the next three don’t think UGA won’t come in here trying as hard as they can to spoil our season. Focus on the now and the then will take care of itself.
VegasGT
October 26th, 2009
10:00 am
We have only one thing to focus on, VANDY. Everything else is moot if you don’t take care of business THIS week. Like PJ said, every win makes the next game that much bigger. I really think PJ learned a very valuable lesson against LSU and Miami with respect to getting the team ready to play.
If they would have taken care of business against Miami, then nothing else would have mattered, but they didn’t. The only good thing bout the Miami game was that they deserved to lose that game. We can’t point at that game and say, if this or that would or wouldn’t have happened, we would have won, other than to say “if we had shown up”.
Again, take care of Vandy and worry about the next opponent on Sunday.
As far as worrying about everyone else, we have no control over that, so not worth wasting any effort on .
ARTC – Alabama won, but not in the manner I would have expected of a number 1 or 2 team playing an unranked team. That is very different than the GT/Clemson game, especially given where we are at in the season. BUT, it is what it is, same with Iowa.
We need to take care of Vandy, then worry about the next week. Nobody on the rest of our schedule should be taken for granted, most especially UGA, but we’ll start worrying about them in a few weeks.
AlphaJacket
October 26th, 2009
10:08 am
Hey buttscratcher,
You’re still an idiot. You won’t talk about how your Dawgs faired last year or how they are doing this year. All you can talk about is 2007 and before. We all know, SEC and GT fans alike, that you Dawg fans are delusional every year about your team and when the team falters as it has recently that you point to the winning percentage, historical records, etc. to minimalize your team’s current failure. The fact is, you can’t change the past only the future. You might want to spend more time telling us why you think your inept Dawgs will beat Tech next month — then you might get more respect around here. Because right now you’re one of the dorks on these blogs. Everyone feels your pain in your posts but your pain is not making your team or you look good. Your posts are as weak as your argument is stale. We are entertained by your pain though. Please continue to make a fool of yourself and the Dawgs. We look forward to putting the Dawgs in the doghouse in November. You know it and your fellow Dawgs know it. Get some reality about the current situation and you won’t look so foolish talking about the past.
superDawg
October 26th, 2009
10:15 am
macro your head is growing out of proportion tek is in the acc for heavens sake man don’t tilt your head side ways you might fall down.
JB
October 26th, 2009
10:16 am
Good post Alpha. These teenage mutt fans like bugsquacher are clearly frustrated with the state of their program and they can’t talk about the present teams and the upcoming game except tell us what no one else believes. They don’t want to mention what everyone else knows, including many of their more intelligent fans — that the Yellow Jackets beat UGA this year. That prospect doesn’t sit well with the mutts so they share their frustration on these blogs and try to mask their obvious fear with outlandish predictions about the game or trying to remind us of the past. It is good entertainment though like you said.
William Casey
October 26th, 2009
10:20 am
OMG! One of my best posts eaten by the internet goblins. No time to repeat now. BEAT VANDY!
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
10:26 am
USC plays in the National Championship against winner of FLA – LSU in SEC Championship (yes, UF beats my beloved but underachieving Dawgs this weekend); GT runs the table (yes, they too defeat my beloved but underachieving, defenseless, Dawgs, too) and plays the winner of Cin/ Pittsburgh Big East Championship OR plays and beats down an overhyped and overrated Boise State team in the Orange Bowl. Either way, Tech finishes strong this year. Man, that hurt to say…….
Stinger
October 26th, 2009
11:13 am
Bring on Bama or Florida !!!!!!!! We want to beat the SEC’s best, then we will be 4-0 in the SEC this year and technically win the SEC and ACC this year.
GT MAN
October 26th, 2009
11:28 am
Lets dont take anybody too light. In the past GT has looked like contenders only to be knocked off by both Duke and WF, and dont start celebrating yet, we still have 2 SEC schools left.
Alabama Jack
October 26th, 2009
11:34 am
BEAT VANDY. BEAT VANDY. BEAT VANDY.
superDawg
October 26th, 2009
11:36 am
stinger you must have hit your head I to wish you could play UF OR ALA.Don’t get swelled up to much there is still football to be played.With that said we play UF saturday,I wish we played tek it would be a easier game.
macrotech
October 26th, 2009
11:36 am
superDawg, what’s your point? It’s funny that all you have to hold onto is your little “my conference is better than your conference” statement. The ACC beat the sec head to head during the season last year. What?! No more predictions? Your record, thus far, is pretty bad! I know it kills you everytime Tech wins…this pleases me, much! GO TECH!!!
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
11:39 am
Coming from a Dawg fan, the only real test that Tech will have the rest of the way is UGA
Mock and say what you want Jackets’ fans BUT the Dawgs biggest strength is their Passing Game and that goes directly against Tech’s biggest Weakness, Pass Defense
On the other side, UGA is tough against the RUN on defense and weak against the PASS BUT, Tech is not a good enough passing team to exploit UGA’s defensive weakness
Plus for the first time in many years the Dawgs will have something to prove in the game with revenge on their minds
It will be interesting…and as much as it kills you Tech fans, yo need to PULL FOR THE DAWGS in the rest of our games so you can play a higer ranked team. Because if UGA were to win their games coming into Tech, they’d be ranked somewhere between 12-16
AGTfan
October 26th, 2009
11:39 am
The guys can’t control the votes of the Beauty Pagent judges. What they can control is the focus and intensity they put on the field each Saturday. Winning out is entirely possible, but they have to do it on the field.
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
11:43 am
Tech fans are finally understanding the BS of the “BCS” that the Dawgs have been screwed with several times recently…..
But what is hurting Tech the most is that their biggest win is agianst a 5-2 VaTech team and their second biggest win is against a 3-5 Florida State team
macrotech
October 26th, 2009
11:45 am
coach smith, we’ve understood the BS of the BCS since it’s inception….PLAYOFFS are the only way we can identify a National Championship!
Burdell
October 26th, 2009
11:47 am
coach smith—
I am going to miss your lectures when the season is over. You speak as if from some tall soapbox in the sky…
Of course UGA is the toughest of our remaining games…you don’t have to remind Tech fans that the UGA game will be hard fought. But pulling for the Dogs is a lesson in futility. Not only will they not win but really it is not going to matter much for us BCS-wise. If we can make it to the ACCCG and win…we will be BCS bowl bound and a top 5 clinch if we can win the bowl game. We don’t need UGA. UGA needs us to redeem their season.
GO JACKETS!!! BEAT VANDY!!!
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BEES STING
October 26th, 2009
12:05 pm
QUESTION OF THE DAY! WHY ARE THE MUTT FANS ON TECH BLOG TODAY? IS IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE GOT A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGEROUS A**WHOOPIN COMING FROM FLORIDA THIS WEEK? NOTICE THE MUTT FANS ARE NOT SAYING ONE WORD ABOUT UGAY HAVING A CHANCE AGAINST THE GATORS,SO THEY COME ON TECH BLOGS AND TALK ABOUT HOW TECH REMAINING SCHEDULE IS WEAK? HOW BOUT YOU MUTTS FOCUS,I MEAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE GATORS ALL THIS WEEK,INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT THE BUMBLE BEES!
P.S.CANT WAIT TO SEE ALL THE FIRE MARK RICHT, BOBO AND WILLIE MARTINEZ BLOGS LATE SATURDAY NITE AFTER FLORIDA HANGS 60 ON THE MUTTS,GO GATORS! AND GO BUMBLE BEES!
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BEES STING
October 26th, 2009
12:09 pm
TECH WILL BEAT 3 SEC TEAMS THIS YEAR,MISSISSIPPI STATE CHECK! UP COMING VANDY CHECK! AND LAST BUT LEAST THE MUTTS CHECKMATE!
amber
October 26th, 2009
12:12 pm
UGAX-
What about the not overrated (but overshadowed by the bowl-loved SEC) Texas Longhorns? They can and will put on a clinic against Florida or Alabama, hands down?
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
12:25 pm
Burdell
You know, I wasn’t being rude or a jerk to anyone….simply breaking down two football teams
jeeze
a dawg fan can’t even come here and make a respectful comment without being attacked…THAT is why you are who you are
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
12:26 pm
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BEES STING
Surely you are not pounding your chest about beating two 2-6 SEC teams?
Stinger
October 26th, 2009
12:34 pm
superDawg, you’ll get the chance to see who is easier Florida or us in November. I don’t believe you will like the outcome. Florida nor Bama has impressed me this year. VT is much better now than they were against Bama cause their QB is much better. Tenn. is horrible, yet should have beaten Bama. Who has Florida beat?
Burdell
October 26th, 2009
12:42 pm
coach smith–
Attack? Seriously? Toughen up man. After all you are a “coach” right? You have been saying we are going to lose every game this season…and then, credit to you, you return to these blogs talking UGA. You tend to lose some credibility after the 3rd or 4th time you predict us to get crushed and we don’t. We just aren’t that interested in what you have to say anymore…no offense.
GO JACKETS!!! BEAT THE COMMODORES!!! Or the condors(vultures) as some mental midget stated a few weeks ago before the UGA/Vandy game!!
GTcoaches
October 26th, 2009
12:50 pm
Doug, GT has the best cure for hot opposing QBs. TOP – time of possesion Hang on to the ball with long time-consuming marches. If Tech can keep the ball 75% of the time and score on their drives then even hot quarter backs will not have the time to win games.Besides the tech defense is coming along nicely and is capable of a few stops.Of all the remaining games, including the one against the dawgs, the ACC championship is the one that worries me most. We expect either BC or Clemson to be there and both of them are good teams so it’ll take a great game from us to beat that team and make it to the Fedex Orange Bowl.
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
1:03 pm
Amber-
You are right re: Texas being overshadowed but still don’t believe they beat Fla, Ala, or LSU. Way too much speed on both sides of the ball. I do, however, like your defensive coordinator, who will probably become UGA’s next head coach. If Texas can get by OK State this weekend, they should be a shoe-in for National Championship game vs SEC winner; if not, then USC will play SEC winner. Wouldn’t mind seeing Texas play undefeated and untested Boise State or Cincinnati in another BCS bowl.