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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MagnaCarterGT
October 25th, 2009
8:29 pm
We just have to keep winning, and keep winning convincingly. You can only do so much to impress the coaches (and even less to impress the BCS computers).
Getting to the ACC CG shouldn’t be hard, but we can’t fall into a trap against Wake or Duke. Gotta take care of business.
(First?)
NYJacket
October 25th, 2009
8:32 pm
If we keep winning we will move up. Some of the guys ahead of us have not played the toughest opponents on their schedules.
Of course, Bose and TCU should win out. So, how is the strength of schedule for those two teams?
FSU absolutely killed BYU so why is a win over them a big deal?
Polls suck. The only way to prove who is best is on the field.
Not Disappointed
October 25th, 2009
8:33 pm
Third isn’t bad after watching the Falcons! Oy!
Ramblin Wreck!
JACKETfan12
October 25th, 2009
8:35 pm
Our remaining games are definately not cream puffs… I honestly think we will handle vanderbilt, but we absolutely cannot come out flat against wake or duke. UGA im not really worried about us coming out flat, but I would sure hate for us to be watching another team play in the ACCCG because we lost to duke or wake.
Stumpknocker
October 25th, 2009
8:36 pm
Like I’ve said before, full steam ahead with the “O” and don’t look back. Encourage the”D” to go out there and have fun. After all it’s just a game . Lets take em one at a time.
Dean George Griffin
October 25th, 2009
8:40 pm
So which one is our obligatory “trap game”? VANDY spooks us on Hallowe’en night? (Paul Johnson says nighttime “away” games are “brutal,” and this one is in hostile Nashville)
Or will Wake Forest’s Riley Skinner pass us dizzy, even on Grant Field?
Maybe Thaddeus Lewis of Duke will do it to us in Durham.
Georgia will fight like crazy against us, as usual, and that little rascal Cox may have a big day.
What do you think, Doug? Which of the four remaining are we going to lose to?
macrotech
October 25th, 2009
8:41 pm
Can’t get too worried about the polls…they’re going to do what they’re going to do and all we can do is win BIG for the rest of the season. Tech seems to be on track to do something great this year! Our chances of playing in the ‘BIG’ game, barring any crazy breakdown of too many teams to mention, were slim and none from the beginning of the season. Maybe, next season will see some respect from the polsters, but this is the year we get them to look our way! Let’s win out the season , add an ACCC trophy to our resume and blow out whomever we play in whatever bowl. THAT would make for a special season!
P.S. I’d bet anything that none of the top teams would want to play GT in a playoff system (Of course, this is MOST speculative)
Al
October 25th, 2009
8:45 pm
I wonder who we would play if we win out and win the acc champ game. Looks like penn st. But if they lose then who? Another acc team could qualify for the at large. Then maybe cincy or the big east winner.
Al
October 25th, 2009
8:46 pm
We are favored by 14 over vandy. Interesting since they nearly beat SC at SC. Fla is favored by 16 over uga.
gt_blume
October 25th, 2009
8:52 pm
I am much less worried then in past seasons about us letting up against weaker teams. CPJ will keep us focused for the remainder of the schedule. No losing our way into the ACCCG like we did with Chan and Reggie.
You are going to hear this a lot in the coming weeks, so I’ll say it now first…Clemson will have a huge advantage because they have played our offense already this season. They may have even figured the option out. Smart money will take the Tigers and the 5 points.
juvenal
October 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
vandy is the only game that matters-they called Bobby Ross’ book “focused on the top”‘ CPJ is focused on right now…
Al
October 25th, 2009
8:53 pm
Iowa is going to lose somewhere. Oregon and usc play each other this week. We will pass boise and tcu if we win out including the acc champ game. We need bama and fla to lose also. texas doesn’t look like they will lose. Even with all that the idiot pollsters will still vote a one loss fla bama usc over gt. This is why a playoff is needed. The way this sport crowns it’s champion is a joke. GT is playing better than anyone right now. Maybe texas is playing slightly better. Yet we aren’t even top 10. It’s a joke. Get a 16 or even 8 team playoff and the joke that is the bcs would be gone. Even a plus one would be okay but there would still be teams that are not historically powers that would get screwed.
Cuttysark
October 25th, 2009
8:54 pm
Now that the ACC has turned in our favor given that we control our own destiny, all of the media will be saying that every game we play from here on out is another “trap” game, since their prior predictions all fell way short of the mark.
Go to http://isportsweb.com for more Georgia Tech football articles and a review of the big win at Charlottesville. Go Jackets!
Dean Dull
October 25th, 2009
8:56 pm
I can answer that one, George. His doggies!
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:02 pm
college football live is a joke. it’s all about texas fla bama and usc. oh and sam bradford.
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:03 pm
and how about another pathetic call for fla. the officiating is a joke in that league. it’s all bama and fla. screw everyone else
Not Disappointed
October 25th, 2009
9:09 pm
Jacketfan12, haven’t had my hot cider for the nite, but you do give good food for thought. I was thinking something similiar last nite.
Has anyone noticed the Yellow Jackets has won every game they lost too last year? That being said, I do think Paul Johnson can keep them focused with one game at a time.
Going to Vandy this week.
Ramblin Wreck!
OMG
October 25th, 2009
9:09 pm
OMG
I don’t get it, who have Boise State and TCU played? Why are they considered top ten teams? I looked at both of their schedules and absolutely laughed. It would be funny if it were not for the teams that are being denied a chance to play in the BCS cause of these clowns. I thought surely TCU would have a Texas on their schedule but of course not..and Boise State has noone either. What a blanking joke. The conferences they are in couldn’t beat Div IAA teams. I would have more respect for these two teams if they played an App St or SC State for that matter. It is cow manure to be polite….it is what it is and Cincinatti is not much better
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
October 25th, 2009
9:10 pm
Winning is the only thing that matters. Win ‘em all and let the BCS sort ‘em out. It doesn’t matter who shows who love in the media.
Pollack is a hack
October 25th, 2009
9:11 pm
It is a shame that your football team is having a great year and you want naturally to turn on 790thezone to hear the latest on the Jackets but then there is David Pollack the idiot running his mouth about a team he detest and knows nothing about. My God Steak Shapiro, why in the name of God would you hire him? Ought to be picking up trash on the side of the road M-F, guess they hire Clemson for those jobs.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
October 25th, 2009
9:14 pm
OMG, not to start an argument with a fellow Yellow Jacket fan, but in case you haven’t been following the BCS the last ten years, it strongly rewards teams who don’t/haven’t lost. That’s just the way the formula works. You can’t always predict how some of the human polls will work out, but we’re probably right behind Florida, Alabama, and Texas if we don’t lose to Miami. I’m just saying.
Dean George Griffin
October 25th, 2009
9:15 pm
You are right, juvenal. Vandy is the game that matters. Focus on it. By the way, have the Commodores improved? How did they hold South Carolina to such a close score?
Sam
October 25th, 2009
9:17 pm
uh tcu beat 2 acc teams. I will give you boise but don’t knock a team when they beat the team that just beat miami at miami where you lost.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
9:19 pm
AI – Iowa seems to be living on borrowed time. 2 last second blocked FGs against Northern Iowa, and now a last second TD pass to beat the Big Ten team who lost to Central Michigan of the MAC (a pretty edarned good team, though).
Focus had better be on the next game. I’m sure CPJ is. Should a win-out actually occur though, more prestige would be with a Big Ten opponent, since the media thinks that conference is as good as in the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s. They do travel well, though. I think the Big East is better right now.
Their should be some weighting factor to favor the recent games as the season progresses. Virginia’s D is a lot better than the first couple of games this season, for example. BC seems to be better recently, as well.
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:26 pm
Va beat Indiana 47-7. That’s who Iowa plays this week. What gives us no chance at getting to the NC game is the sec officials giving help to bama and fla each week. Iowa has no one left except at ohio st. Right now if we make it to the orange bowl, our liekly opponent is penn st. But psu has to play ohio st and at mich st. Once again no mention of tech or the acc on this espn college football live crap. Now they are talking about notre dame. Gaaaawd. They barely beat BC who’s the 6th best team in the acc.
Buzz29
October 25th, 2009
9:27 pm
Twenty fifth!
jabster
October 25th, 2009
9:29 pm
The game of the four that worries me the most? Duke @ Durham.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
9:35 pm
TCU looked pretty darned good against BYU last night. Isn’t the BCS deal that only one non-BCS conference gets a bid? Boise State had good wins over Oregon and Tulsa, and has whacked everybody else. Nobody else left to play that is any good, and 4 of the 6 games are in Boise. TCU has Utah left on the schedule.
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:38 pm
Here’s what GT needs to get to the NC game. Yes it’s a long shot but still possible the way top teams are playing.
We obviously need to win out.
We need Ga to win out except obviously against us. That would give UF a loss. If ga doesn’t beat UF, a FSU win would do the trick. We need bama to lose also. They still have lsu @ miss st and @ auburn.
If one of those teams does win out, we have to have texas to lose to some crap big 12 team. A texas loss to ok st wouldn’t do it cause they are a good team. They would get the nod over us.
We need Iowa to lose. But if Iowa doesn’t lose, we could still pass them if psu loses again which would hurt their sos.
We need cincy to lose somewhere which is likely with WV and @ pitt left.
We need usc to lose again cause they will rank them ahead of us even though their loss was to a pathetic wash team who went 0-12 last year. We need oregon to lose. Oregon plays USC this week so one will lose. But we need both to lose imo.
We will leap over TCU and Boise by winning out. Their win over byu knocked buy out of the top 25 so their sos is eroding. Fsu beat byu so big deal.
If all this happens, and we win out, we can make it to Pasadena. Odds are not in our favor but it’s not out of the question.
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
9:39 pm
We just need to win our games and not worry about anybody but who we’re playing. The higher ranked, undefeated teams are walking around with targets on their chest. Some of them WILL get upset and help us out. We just need to make sure we don’t get upset and take care of business.
Gatech87
October 25th, 2009
9:39 pm
If we go 11-1, we wont be sliding anywhere but up…
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
9:40 pm
I might guess on Indiana against Iowa. The other losses were to Ohio State by 19, Michigan by 3, and Northwestern by 1. The blowout by Virginia helps my case against the “Big” Ten.
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
9:43 pm
Al, Clemson lost to Maryland which is their only conference win. Then they beat Miami. You never know where we may get help from.
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:43 pm
LSU is another team to look out for. If they do beat bama, then they go to the sec champ assuming they don’t lose another game. We might need them to lose to Ark after beating bama. What could bring an end to the bcs is having 5-6 1 loss teams like gt, fla, bama, usc texas.
Miami and VT winning out is a must too to help with our bcs points.
Al
October 25th, 2009
9:46 pm
techmd
Their last 2 games have shown they’ve turned a corner imo. It will be tough to beat them if we play them in the champ game.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
9:47 pm
I think that UGA *could* beat UF if every little thing goes right, and AJ Green catches a bunch of passes. UF could beat Bama; UT missed twice due to Mount Cody. And that was with only a bit of offense. UT made McElroy look like Joe Cox on a bad day.
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
I agree with that Al, Clemson will be very motivated if we play them again. I think we’ve improved too but it will be a tough game.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
9:55 pm
6 one-loss teams, along with undefeated TCU and Boise State? What a riot! Prez Obama might have to compromise on health care issues, plus broker the Colorado River water rights issue, and promise full employment to the midwestern states to get the attention of all the big players in the FBS mess we are in now.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:01 pm
Early in the season Tech had problems with big defensive lines, Clemson included. The OL is getting better angles or something, I guess, but as in the UVA and VT games, adjustments were required during the game.
Wake got a good look at the offense in the Navy game…
TechMD
October 25th, 2009
10:06 pm
Actually Delbert, Obama may do something about the BCS. He’s said many times that he beleives in a playoff system and now Hatch wants a justice department investigation.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4582814
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
TechMD – I knew about Obama’s desire for a playoff, and here’s a good chance to work with the Republicans with Hatch’s letter. Mike Slive was dead set against a playoff, but he is no longer with us. Who knows what the politics will be with the new SEC commissioner.
I think the Big 10 would simply want their Rose Bowl and Southern Cal, even if they dropped down to Div. 1aa to do it. Well, almost serious on that…
Booger
October 25th, 2009
10:17 pm
more reason to play well and win the ACC championship outright for a BCS berth.
Four and Three
October 25th, 2009
10:17 pm
I am so depressed. Here we are at four-and-three, and looking Florida right in the face. I hardly ever wear my black UGA sweatshirt with the red letters on it, anymore. It’s kinda faded anyway. Can someone help me?
Glenn
October 25th, 2009
10:18 pm
If you like “dreaming,” then Texas has Oklahoma State, and they’re playing fairly well right now. Iowa still has to play at Ohio State. Alabama has LSU. Florida could have Alabama. Southern Cal and Oregon are playing. Southern Cal also has to play Arizona. Cincinnati plays at Pittsburgh. TCU has Utah (they barely lost to Oregon). Boise State has Nevada, whose just started playing better.
I guess what I’m saying is that GA Tech needs to worry about themselves. If they win out, then, who knows, anything is still possible. If they slip up just once, then stick a fork in any chances.
That’s why I think the team will be focusing on one game at a time.
45ACP
October 25th, 2009
10:22 pm
Great win Jackets. Now go get that ACC Crown!
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:24 pm
How about Duke as the ACC “trap” game: They pretty much stopped Maryland and NC State’s running game, and held VT to 150 yards, but in the past 3 games (MD, NCS and VT), they allowed 7.9, 9.2 and 14.9 yards per pass *attempt*. CPJ will figure out how to attack that pass defense, I’m sure.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:26 pm
Hey, 45ACP – It’s nice to be in the driver’s seat…
GT Fan...
October 25th, 2009
10:29 pm
The BCS a.k.a., Bowl CONSPIRACY Series is going to make damn sure an SEC team is playing for the title. They have too – they have put ALL of their eggs into the “SEC basket” with that gi-normous contract signed this years. The BCS can’t have one of its coddlings on the outside looking in, and we fans are just going to have to choke on that bogus fact.
Alabama basically loses on Sat., and FL didn’t really play that well. They stay at the top of the BCS rankings while, Cincy & Boise absolutely DEMOLISH their competition and DROP 2 spots each in the BCS standings.
If AL & FL are soooo damn good, then there’s NO WAY in he** that their games should have been so sloppy. Oh wait, I forgot I was being force-fed the “that’s SEC football” excuse. Amazing how 2-faced this system is. And Iowa wins against a poor MichSt team on the last play and moves UP 2 spots! So what argument does the BCS have for one its mighty SEC teams (UT) being beaten AT HOME by a crappy, 4 loss (3-4) Pac 10 team (UCLA)?????
That’s right, UCLA is 3-4 … losers of 4 straight Pac 10 games after starting out 3-0 vs. teams OUTSIDE the Pac 10! USC has lost how many games OUTSIDE the Pac 10 in the past 5+ years? Is the answer 1? Yes, ONE! Texas in the NC game! Otherwise the only teams that can beat them are teams in their “weak” conf. And don’t forget what SC did in last 4 vs the SEC.
45ACP
October 25th, 2009
10:31 pm
I hear you Delbert. The Jackets are in control.
I hope you win the ACC.
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2009
10:37 pm
Glenn – Arizona is one of the 1-loss teams in the PAC-10 (36-33 to Washington). USC doesn’t play them until Dec. 5th, same date as the ACC Championship game. Who knows…does USC flub twice this year?
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
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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.
Burdell
October 26th, 2009
1:05 pm
Will Muschamp will head back to Darlington High School to coach his alma mater before he returns to UGA!!
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
1:08 pm
Burdell-
Funny, but I didn’t see an out in his contract for Darlington High School but did see one-the only one- for UGA.
amber
October 26th, 2009
1:13 pm
UGAX…dawg nation will be starting the chant “Fire Richt” how soon after the Tech game?
Cause they aren’t going to the Dome in December… And I like Georgia…a lot…but this is not the year so “why can’t we all just get along” and at least root for an in-state team for the BCS Game? Go Jackets! Go Longhorns…just ANYBODY beat Florida please! Bama proved they are NOT invincible more than just last Saturday…
Burdell
October 26th, 2009
1:18 pm
Glad you enjoyed that…my wife is a Darlington alum and Will is an old friend. He is exactly what UGA needs right now…enthusiasm and intellect.
Statue for CPJ
October 26th, 2009
1:18 pm
We will not lose to Wake or Duke. Tech will feast on these guys.
The SEC games are secondary to the remaining ACC games. Wake and Duke are more important than UGA Yes, I said it. I hope we win them all, but please don’t drop an ACC game.
Statue for CPJ
October 26th, 2009
1:23 pm
Burdell, I’m a Darlington Alum too. I Wikipedia’d Will one day to see if was the one from Darlington. Glad to see him doing so well.
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
1:26 pm
Good call Amber-
I’m pulling for Tech to win out (albeit one game) and would like to see Tech win the ACC championship. It’s hard not to like what Tech is doing this year and love the passion and fire that Paul Johnson coaches with. Could use some in Athens right about now. Muschamp will never leave Texas; he’s sitting on a gold mine and is their next head coach in waiting but would love to have him or Kirby Smart (and even GT coach Brian Bohannon) back in Athens one day. All three coach with fire and know how to motivate.
Burdell-
Met Will (through a mutual friend) few years ago; great guy and great coach. Just wishful thinking on my part……
Tech82
October 26th, 2009
1:46 pm
We absolutely need to keep focussing on one game at a time. CPJ has done a fantastic job of not allowing this team to look forward.
Having said that, the game that scares me is Wake. They have played Navy three times in the past 18 games (fortunately, they lost two of the three). They will be more familiar with our offense than any team we have played.
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
2:39 pm
Tech82-
No need to worry about Wake, Duke, or UGA (kills me to say that). Hoping that somehow the football gods are aligned and they play BC instead of Clemson (who is scary fast; see CJ Spiller hightlight reel from this weekend) or FSU (revenge? Win one for Bobby?). Run the table, play a nice BCS game in sunny Florida, and hope that Dwyer doesn’t turn pro!
superDawg
October 26th, 2009
2:47 pm
macro I predict clemson will be the acc champion.How do like that it should make you feel good since my predictions are so bad.UGA is going to show how to feel bad!and frankly I hope tek wins out until nov.28.
Tech82
October 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
UGAX – Please don’t mention Dwyer turning pro. I’ve had fingers, toes and other body parts crossed hoping that doesn’t happen. IF we don’t lose any defections to the NFL, we only lose four players from our two-deep depth chart to graduation. We could easily open the season in the top five next season.
But first, we’ve got to beat Vandy.
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
3:20 pm
Tech82-
If you bring back the same squad next year, you’re definitely top 5, maybe top 3. Only potential road bump is at Va Tech and maybe at Clemson (who should lose everyone after this year). No one knows how bad or good the Bulldogs will be next year with a new quarterback and offensive, defensive line replacements. Not expecting a whole lot out of Athens. Ole Miss at home is an interesting matchup but one that Tech should win. Of course, there’s always Miami (home) and FSU, which should be Bobby’s farewell tour, so that’s kind of scary. If they run through that schedule unscathed, they’ll get my vote (if I had one).
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
3:20 pm
Burdell
I thought Tech would lose to Miami, FSU, VaTECH, and UGA and go 8-4 (I did say I thought Clemson would be a toss up)
and said 37-28 loss to VaTech
I never predicted a “crushing” of Tech by anyone
coach smith
October 26th, 2009
3:25 pm
UGAX
are you sure you are a UGA fan?
UGA’s “offensive line replacements”?????????
What? The ONLY upperclassman UGA has on the O-LINE is Vince Vance
Everyone else is a Sophomore or a Junior (most are sophomores)
D-line we will lose Owens, Atkins, Weston but Return A. Jones, Tyson, Wood, Dobbs, Houston, C. Washington, Wheeling and several others
Everyone on Offense except Cox and Moore will be back (and will we miss them?)
OMG
October 26th, 2009
3:43 pm
I’m glad the story just came out how VT Coach Beamer and Kam Chancellor are crying that they were chopped blocked. It gives me another opportunity to mock these back wood inbreds and first losers by the way that too bad too sad. Coach Paul Johnson has already addressed the ACC officials last summer in a conference about what a chop block really is and what isn’t. You know keep up the boo hooing and you might not even be the first losers of coastal. Duke might take your place. Now go back to tending your sheep or blanking your sheep and shut up LOSERS
Pi$$onaDawg
October 26th, 2009
3:45 pm
I can’t believe I just read a VT D player is whinning about Tech blocking of him. I remember all the FSU and VT teams that Late Hit or Head-to-Head Hits to put QB’s out of the game. Virginia Tech must be really scared if they are starting to cry this loud.
Joe Schmoe
October 26th, 2009
4:06 pm
Talk about looking like little beaoches, VT is playing sore loser to the max! After the penalties they got away with last year, I dont think they even have room to talk.
Delbert D.
October 26th, 2009
4:37 pm
Where was I…oh yeah, BEAT VANDY!
BigTimeTECHFan
October 26th, 2009
4:42 pm
TCU Killed Clemson, we barely beat them.
I hope Tech wins ACC title but I was also hoping Miami would win out, end up in top 5, then that would have help Tech in polls with only loss to top 5 team. Miami handled Oklahoma who played head to head with Texas, any way these polls are a mess, Not saying Tech any better then 11th, it’s just who knows. Only way to resolve would be:
1. All teams play in one of Eight conferences.
2. All conferences have championship game with top 2 team.
3. Only winner of the Conf campionship goes to NCAA playoff of 4 games, then 2, then Natl Championship game.
8 or 16 team playoff will not work going buy polls, you think figueing out who the no 1 and 2 team are is hard, try to pick the 8th or 16th best team.
They should make it where polls play no part in playoffs, only conf winners play.
OMG
October 26th, 2009
4:42 pm
GT fans do not bother trying to comment about this story in the Richmond Dispatch newspaper about VT accusing GT of chop blocking. I tried. They won’t print your comments if your anti VT. Since these hillbillies have no newspaper of their own, I did not know where to respond but Richmond who has the article in depth but will not print your comments because they are SORE LOSERS hahahahahahahhahahahahha
VegasGT
October 26th, 2009
4:48 pm
The VT response is a joke. I respect Beamer as a coach, but he has become somewhat of a whiner and premadonna (sp?). If the illegal blocks happened that often during the game, don’t you think they were complaining about it then, when it mattered. If not, they better study the rule books a bit more. The illegal, below the waste, chop blocks, were a topic of specific discussion before the season and the object of a clinic given to the ACC refs by PJ at the request of the ACC.
Tech does get penalized for an illegal block a time or two a game which goes to show that they are looking for them.
Some of this is very subjective though, much like some personal fouls and holding calls. I saw a few hits by the VT defense that could also have been called helmet to helmet or spearing as well as one tripping call that were not “seen” by the refs. I wonder if Beamer bothered to point out those discrepencies, of course not, and GT would not worry about them as they were the winner. The only reporting that really needs to be done are the blatant, non-subjective calls.
Beamer and his team are just a bunch of whiners. They got the benefit of the two PF calls last year that were questionable, to say the least, and we got the benefit this year.
It should make next year’s game interesting though.
Delbert D.
October 26th, 2009
5:06 pm
Didn’t read the Richmond article, but are they saying it was a conspiracy by the officials?
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
5:15 pm
Coach Smith-
I bleed red & black but I’m also a realist. Last year we were ranked #1 in the season, had 2 of the top 12 picks in the draft plus 2 great receivers and we stunk up the place. This year we have a mediocre offensive line (yes, they are not seniors, but does it really matter?), a pitiful QB and no running game. Other than the missile Rennie Curran and Jeff Owens, the defense needs an overhaul. Our corners are shorter than the oompa loompas and hit like them, too. Next year? Are you kidding me? No QB with any experience what’s so ever, an offensive line that couldn’t block me or you, 1 decent running back (Easley), 1 running back that will proabably move to LB and have to start, the other an overrated prima donna that gets hurt on every other play. The ONLY thing we have is AJ Green. That’s it. The defense, with the exception of Brandon Smith and maybe Brandon Boykin will struggle. On the bright side, our special teams (kickoff returns, punting, and field goals) will be strong. It better be…..
UGAX
October 26th, 2009
5:17 pm
Coach Smith-
Don’t wont to mention the coaching staff who takes a top five recruiting class every year and wets their pants. Sorry, but I’m a little frustrated with the situation in Athens right now.
Johnny Test
October 26th, 2009
5:24 pm
Don’t usually comment on this blog but seeing to much of Burdell on UGA blogs lately. He says he has a PHD. He must be a tenured professor cause he has all day to blog. Those that can’t do… teach.
All Tech can do to support their cause is to keep on winning. There are many instances of unranked teams playing very highly ranked teams close. Tenn.vs Alabama, Miss St. vs Florida, Oklahoma vs Texas etc. That doesn’t mean those teams don’t deserve their ranking. And if they keep winning they will probably play for the national Championship.
If Tech wins out then you gotta beat Clemson again for the ACC championship. That’ll be tough but if you win that one you will probably play Cincinnati or Pittsburg in the Orange bowl. If you win and go 12 and 1 then you’ll finish in the top 10 somewhere, maybe top 5. Not to shabby for a bunch of nerds.
Delbert D.
October 26th, 2009
5:50 pm
Johnny Test – I strongly disagree, with a 4-letter word: IOWA.
1) 17-16 over Northern Iowa, 2 FG attempts blocked in final seconds of game
2) 24-21 over Arkansas State
3) 30-28 over Michigan
4) 15-13 over Mich. State
and
5) They are in the Big Ten
Question: Do extremely close wins improve the strength of schedule?
jacket3
October 26th, 2009
6:05 pm
This is funny..
Virginia Tech safety Kam Chancellor told the Virginian-Pilot that he was blocked illegally several times by Georgia Tech in the Jackets’ 28-23 win two weeks ago.
Chancellor said that “he was blocked below the waist at least four times, which is illegal in certain conditions when done within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage.”
– Why do they call it blocking and tackling then?
“Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer told ESPN’s Heather Dinich that he sent tape that included more than four plays, and that one of the plays included Georgia Tech’s final touchdown in which Chancellor was blocked out of the play.”
Could it be that Chancellor was outplayed? There were no flags…..
COME ON FRANK…GET A LIFE..ADMIT THE JACKETS KICKED a little VT A&& !
TechDan
October 26th, 2009
6:24 pm
BigTimeTECHFan, TCU only beat Clemson 14-10. TCU did beat UVA 30-14, though.
Sonny Perdue
October 26th, 2009
7:38 pm
Just a shout to all you UGA boys on the Hope scholarship. Lets go Dawgs!
GT9
October 26th, 2009
8:21 pm
Beat Vanderbilt!
Coach Johnson has that excellent knack for getting enough points on the board and enough defense to protect a lead. He is totally focused on the game at hand. Currently, I don’t believe that he has a top ten defense in his war chest. He does have enough offense power to stay on the field with anyone. Yes, I know that he got crushed last year by LSU and this year by Miami. It’s my belief that LSU had the primary combination of athleticism and preparation time essential to defeating Johnson. Miami had a similar situation, with the possible exception of a Johnson coached team playing below their ability. Miami whipped GT on both sides of the ball and they played an excellent game. I do think that GT is capable of a better showing. Of course, all of that is irrelevant to my point.
Johnson is a game day coach who prepares well for each game day. He takes a defense that had given up over a thousand yards offense in two weeks and then holds #4 in the nation VT to 3 first half points. For people who enjoy college football, that was an amazing feat. Now he’s got a defense that didn’t give up a touchdown in their seventh win of the season. We knew that defense would be a big question mark entering the season. They are now playing on a very competent level. Our offense is potent: 82 yards, 18 plays, 10 plus minutes drive. (Maybe LSU is hanging on to that blueprint)
Beat Vanderbilt! (Tank ‘em)
(I got soaking wet at C’ville and loved it. Beautiful country up there. Visit Monticello soon.)
GTRealist
October 27th, 2009
2:35 am
Very interesting posts people. A lot of good points. The SEC with the multi-billion dollar contract with ESPN does get them more exposure, a one loss USC will be ranked, TCU plays in a cupcake conference, etc. The main reason those teams are ranked higher than us, and will remain higher, is because the ACC has a horrible out of conference record. MD losing to 1-aa schools, CU to TCU, VT to Bama, and so on. Of the 6 BCS confrences, we have the worst out of conference record. Of course we’re not going to get respect. I can’t exactly recall, but I think so far this season, the conferences with the best records are Mountain West, SEC, and then the WAC. Yes, the WAC. They won the most bowls. Look at what happened to Bama last bowl game. Until the ACC can win the bowl games, no voter will give us any respect over the conference teams that do win. Period.
TechwoodNorthwest
October 27th, 2009
3:15 pm
I love how every time someone starts talking BCS the transitive property of winning in College Football comes up. Its proven to be so reliable in the past.