Tech No. 7 in BCS
A few tidbits so far today:
Tech is up to No. 7 in the BCS, AP and coaches poll. The Associated Press crowns its own champion. The coaches’ poll is a component of the BCS standings.
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Saturday’s game against Duke will kick off at noon.
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Heather Dinich of ESPN.com is picking Clemson to beat Georgia Tech in the ACC championship game. I know this, it’s going to be a heck of a game.
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There’s still a shot Tech could play in national title game.
Florida would have to beat Alabama in SEC championship game. Texas would have to lose, likely to Texas A&M. Cincinnati could lose to either West Virginia or Pittsburgh.
Then, Tech would have to hope that wins over Duke, Georgia and Clemson would give it enough points to leapfrog unbeatens TCU and Boise State.
And beating Clemson again will be no easy task.
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GT Tom
November 8th, 2009
4:29 pm
First?
SOOHSO
November 8th, 2009
4:35 pm
Second!!!
collegeballfan
November 8th, 2009
4:35 pm
First things first – we must win at Duke.
CW
November 8th, 2009
4:38 pm
Before we go worrying about any conference championship game, I believe we have a game next Saturday that is pretty important.
There is no question that Tech should win, but Wallace-Wade stadium will be 3/4 empty for a noon kickoff next week. There is typically no energy in the stadium and it is not unheard of for teams to struggle getting fired up to play because the atmosphere is so laid back.
Let’s worry about the ACC championship in a couple of weeks.
As for Heather Dinich, she has consistently underrated Georgia Tech all season. She seems like a very dedicated reporter and I don’t think it is a personal bias, but she just doesn’t seem like she thinks Dwyer, Nesbitt and company are legit. Apparently, Tech is going to have to win their next four games before she believes this team is capable.
Booger
November 8th, 2009
4:42 pm
maybe if she actually came to a game.
Pee pee on a dawg
November 8th, 2009
4:45 pm
Duke has scared the hell out me for the last month and a half. Their passing attack could exploit our defensive weakness as as much as any team in the country. We should be able to rack enough points to win in a shoot out, but you can’t under estimate just how badly we need a week off.
Alabama Jack
November 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
Beat Duke.
Talk about anything else next Sunday
RT in NC
November 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
Maybe we shouldn’t be in the NC hunt because we were embarrassed against Miami. However, we’ll be in GREAT shape for next year with a high ranking early.
Chicken farmer
November 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
Enter your comments hereThe BCS poll I’ve been looking at in the AJC, shows that our Jackets moved up to number 10 from last weeks 11th spot. Either the AJC hasn’t updated their poll or we are only number 10 in the BCS this week…………………………………..
GaTech69
November 8th, 2009
5:02 pm
I can’t see Tech losing to a team that itself lost to a team (Maryland) with only 2 wins this season. Has Ms. Dinich ever seen a Tech game?
GTRich
November 8th, 2009
5:04 pm
In golf it’s call getting a read, in football we have tapes and we have the tape of NC doing a number on Lewis and the Duke offense.We should win but the Wake game has dimmed my exuberance. I’ll settle for just a win. we’ll worry about UGA and the ACC game later..The bye week will give our beaten up defense a chance to heal.
Joe Schmoe
November 8th, 2009
5:05 pm
Whats with Clemson and all the Media love. You would think they are world beaters, and many major Sports outlets have them beating us in a possible rematch in the ACCCG.
GTealeaves
November 8th, 2009
5:10 pm
GT69 – ESPN always has an anti Tech bias. Remember in 1990 even up to the half time and with Tech leading, the announcers were still calling for a UVa victory. They don’t know what they are talking about so I’d just ignore them. After the UGA game I will consult my tea leaves and give you a better prediction.
Chicken farmer
November 8th, 2009
5:10 pm
I feel the media’s infatuation with Clempson has something to do with them wearing Home Depot Orange just like their beloved Florida………………………..
jacket3
November 8th, 2009
5:19 pm
Make Dinch choke on her words. Just finish the drill..one game at a time.
And no she probably has no idea where Bobby Dodd or John Heisman made their marks on football lore.
nebraska jacket
November 8th, 2009
5:26 pm
im assuming we will beat duke this weekend (knock on wood) so lets look ahead…
clemson scares me. It would be a huge letdown to lose the ACCCG and not make a BCS game. They’re the only team so far in the ACC that both years have really given our offense trouble (although CPJ has still beaten them both times). We got a couple breaks to win the first time in bobby dodd so it will be tough.
UGA will probably be similar to last year but i think we win this one by 10 instead of 3 as we did last year
killerJ
November 8th, 2009
5:58 pm
Can Anybody Tell Me Where This Chick Graduated From,It Would probably Tell Me What I Would Need To Know.It was bad enough having to listen to that WHOA-Man on ABC,s Telecast.THWG,ROLL WRECK!!!!!
Have some faith
November 8th, 2009
5:59 pm
All season Heather Dinich has gone against Georgia Tech. She LOVES C.J. Spiller and thinks that Tech is just getting lucky week, after week, after week. I’m slowly losing faith in her and ESPN’s ACC blog. Tech is 9-1 last time I checked and Dwyer has better numbers too
SFK
November 8th, 2009
6:15 pm
Love Tech but the defense just isn’t there yet to contend for a national title. Let Paul Johnson build up the team one more year and let’s see what happens. Go Jackets! Thanks for a great season and something for Jackets fans to hang their hat on.
CRAZYTRADEMAN
November 8th, 2009
6:31 pm
RT in NC……Maybe we shouldn’t be in the NC hunt because we were embarrassed against Miami.
Miami is 15th in the BCS thats not that bad of a loss.
calvin
November 8th, 2009
6:38 pm
To GTealeaves: Tech was trailing Virginia by at least two touchdowns
at the half in 1990.
champdawg
November 8th, 2009
6:54 pm
Oregon never thought Stanford could pull the upset so there is a chance the blue devils take a duke on the nerds this weekend go blue
That chick don't know crap!
November 8th, 2009
7:08 pm
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juvenal
November 8th, 2009
7:30 pm
for all the folks still griping about this and that, this YEAR II! i bet michigan would be happy if rr had won 9 games each year..people in the media are paid to get folks attention, best to just ignore them, like rude bloggers…
Cuttysark
November 8th, 2009
7:35 pm
One game at a time, and up next are the Duke Blue Devils. The Yellow Jackets are playing winning football at this point of the season, and doing it with several back-up players. Give them and Coach Paul Johnson lots of credit.
Go to http://isportsweb.com for more Georgia Tech Football articles and a review of the OT win against Wake Forest on Monday. Go Jackets!
Jonhnny Test
November 8th, 2009
7:36 pm
Big Dawg fan here. As much as it hurts to say it the Jackets have earned their #7 ranking and I have a ton of respect for CPJ going for it on 4th down. Best wishes the balence of the year exept of course for the UGA game. That will be our bowl game and a chance at redemption although I don’t think we have a chance in hell to win that game. I can still dream though. We stink but we’ll be back.
joe
November 8th, 2009
7:37 pm
jacket3… uhh Heisman started his career at Clemson. It was his success at Clemson that led to his hiring at Tech.
Yellow Fuzz
November 8th, 2009
7:38 pm
Anybody heard from AtlantaTruth since early August? Me neither. lol.
AtlantaTruth
August 6th, 2009
11:20 am
Only 113 days till the Tech beat down in Atlanta. Its posted in the locker room at Georgia…beware Tech fans its gonna hurt so bad you won’t be able to show your faces. Tech always has been and will continue to be a second tier college football program. I’ll bet you that there will be more Dawg fans at Grant Field than Tech fans for the game. Isn’t it amazing that Tech consistently is out recruited by not only Georgia but also Clemson, Tennessee, South Carolina, Auburn and more recently Alabama in its own state? That fact alone should tell you that the Tech program is not thought of very highly throughout the South. Have your childish fun now Tech fans posting on this blog cause after this year’s game Tech will be back in its rightful place….irrelavant in college football!
AtlantaTruth
August 6th, 2009
2:30 pm
Please…….stop…. please stop…we’re laughing so hard at your blogs we just can’t stand it. Tech a national power…what are you guys smoking? I love how you talk about running for 400 yards aganist Georgia…… Wake up. Tech is not that good and far from a national power….please I’m laughing to hard!
AtlantaTruth
August 6th, 2009
3:14 pm
When was the last time Tech had a great coach? the fifties?….When was the last time you had great talent…Reggie Ball?…please stop I’m laughing again…..Please don’t forget our golf team and equestrian teams winning NC’s…How about our 02′and 05′ SEC Championships…… you know as long as were counting. When was the last time Tech won the mighty ACC? ….keep dreaming and posting on this blog….I need a good laugh every day.
Atlanta Truth
August 6th, 2009
6:04 pm
The truth hurts doesn’t it Tech Fans…..Tampa Gator is that all you have? Doak Walker award? Choice?…get a life. I’d start naming the Georgia backs and players now in the NFL..but I’d run out of room. What a bunch of pompous phonies. How many championships did Calvin Johnson win for Tech while he was there? And you’re telling me I give Georgia bloggers a bad name….stop I’m really laughing hard now. Come see me when you win the ACC…or a BCS game…or sell out your stadium for a home game. Until then NOBODY that closely follows college football thinks Tech football is RELEVANT!
AtlantaTruth
August 7th, 2009
2:08 am
Are you kidding me. Tech wasn’t even a consensus NC winner in 1990. The poll that mattered didn’t have Tech #1.You asked if you are supposed to be scared by my rhetoric…..I really don’t care. All I do is state the facts. Just because you Tech fans live in a dream world and interpret them the way that makes you feel better about yourselves is your problem. Believe me your team is not that good. Average at best. Tech will not win the ACC, and definitely WILL NOT beat Georgia. In looking at the Tech schedule…I see Tech losing at least five games and possibly six. I predict that Tech will lose to Georgia by at least 17 points……Tech is a team that actually dropped out of the SEC because they thought they were better than everyone else and where did it get Tech?…relegated to a second tier team in the ACC. When Tech consistently has double digit win seasons, wins the ACC, and plays in meaningful BCS bowl games you’ll be able to pound your chest and tell me and everyone else that will listen how great Tech is until then….the Tech football program is irrelevant!
Tokyo jacket
November 8th, 2009
7:59 pm
Yellow Fuzz, way to keep good records man!
I don’t know what the he!! Dinnich is smoking. I really don’t like the fact that she rails on GT so much. Every week it’s the same old same old – someone else is going to beat us. I think she is an x’s / o’s or level of talent kind of reporter. As such, she thinks Clemson has a chance (assuming we beat Duke). She doesn’t realize that CPJ and this GT team are just simply winners. Knowing how to win is probably more important than knowing how to pass. Some teams just have it. UF hasn’t really played a great game all year, yet they’ve won every game. That’s what makes teams special.
GA Tech Insider
November 8th, 2009
8:00 pm
I just saw this posted on one of the GA Tech boards:
Starting with GA Tech’s game against Mississippi State, when the defense gave up 14 points in the second half after giving up 17 in the first half, our defense began to make some clear improvements, for the most part, in every game the Jackets have played in the second half of every game since then.
Against FSU, the defense only gave up 10 points in the second half of the game after giving up 34 in the first half.
Against Virginia, the defense gave up 3 points in the second half after giving up 6 in the first half.
Against Vanderbilt, the defense gave up 3 points in the second half after giving up 28 in the first half.
Against Wake Forest, the defense gave up 7 points in regulation after giving up 17 in the first half.
The only exception is the game against Virginia Tech, which scored 20 points in the second half after scoring 3 in the first half.
They threw in some National statistics of some of the teams GA Tech has played that I found interesting:
Passing Offense
Florida State is ranked 10th
Wake Forest is ranked 27th
Miami is ranked 28th
Passing Efficiency
Miami is Ranked 15th
Florida State is ranked 23rd
Wake Forest is ranked 25th
Virginia Tech is ranked 27th
Rushing Offense
Mississippi State is 12th
Virginia Tech is ranked 21st
Scoring Offense
Miami is ranked 21st
Clemson is ranked 25th
Florida State is ranked 29th
Total Offense
Florida State is ranked 20th
The point was that GA Tech’s defense has been playing some pretty “decent” offenses so far, in particular, in the passing game, and that the second half adjustments seem to really helped out..
GTfan11
November 8th, 2009
8:03 pm
We seem to forget how porous our defense has been at least against the pass. Duke and ga seem fairly proficient in that. If either muster up a defensive stop or 2 we could be looking at 11-2 or God forbid 9-3 and no trip to the ACC championship. I think playing against Florida is a REAL stretch. Let’s be realistic
juvenal
November 8th, 2009
8:16 pm
daugs-beat au, we need your bcs to be as good as possible…our defense is playing GREAT considering it’s the same what, 15 or so guys? #51 6 play what, 90% of the time, i hope #40 is back soon..it is CPJ’s 2nd year, the modern whiny americans out there who want caviar in their champagne, leave the guy alone, he is a genius!(some of you Tech folks ran into a few)-the U won because JD got hurt, that’s option #1, you’uns better appreciate THIS YEAR, cuz #21` is gonna be a hard jersey to fill next year…
Gailey Can't Coach
November 8th, 2009
8:30 pm
For everyone who keeps saying, “Tech has no defense or special teams” and “Wake moved the ball at will against GT”, you need to look at the numbers:
WF – 28 yards on 25 rushes yesterday.
WF – The BEST PASSER in WF school history was 26 of 40 for 263 yds.
WF – 28 Return Yards in 4 quarters.
Check the FACTS before you make assumptions…Those are pretty decent stats!!
Starring Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Over
November 8th, 2009
9:39 pm
Who cares about what Heather Douche has to say? Maybe she’s been hanging around Corso.
Atlanta Truth is probably in a tickle pile with Bill King, Roger Dawg & Kam Fong as Chin Ho.
UGAIsSoLastYear
November 8th, 2009
10:02 pm
PS: Clemson is tied with BC. They are not a shoe-in.
Houn
November 8th, 2009
10:13 pm
GT is 7 in all the polls except Legends which just came out with GT at 6 in front of Boise.
Biff Pocoroba
November 8th, 2009
10:16 pm
I’d hate to see what Heather says about the basketball team. Even with so much talent, Paul Hewitt coached them down again and we will be lucky to make the NIT. If they play like they did tonight, Hewitt will be gone in March.
mash the bug
November 8th, 2009
10:45 pm
hahhahahaha,,,,tech in the national championship,,, what a joke… they got out of the wake forest game by the skin of their stinger…..lmao!!!
mash the bug
November 8th, 2009
10:53 pm
the nerd national championship will be played at stone mountain this year…. oponent tbd…. tighten your chin straps tech…. its the only national championship you will be playing in….lmao
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 8th, 2009
10:57 pm
Optimism and Realism should come in equal doses. Every good team is a bad loss away from being mediocre. Perhaps we (Yellow Jacket Nation) should take to heart what HD says, and try to prove her wrong on the field. After all, she is pretty cute.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 8th, 2009
11:00 pm
“mash the bug”… it’s pretty tough being on the other side, huh?
Dave from GT
November 8th, 2009
11:02 pm
You heard of “Toe meets Leather”?
This year it will be “Toe meets Heather” !!!
CRAZYTRADEMAN
November 8th, 2009
11:11 pm
mash the bug……
I can only assume that you are a UGA fan because they are the only fans with penis envy enough to get on a GT blog and hate on the jackets.
Things are not that bad in Athens you should be celebrating you thrilling victory over Tenn Tech. It might move you up from 51 in the 119 team rankings to some where in the 40’s. That’s a big jump. If you guys can beat AU you might just break in the top 40. Big props to Willy and BOBO for that great game plan yesterday.
nasir
November 9th, 2009
1:18 am
Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler.
http://twurl.nl/r81on7
Cuttysark
November 9th, 2009
1:55 am
Hey killerJ, Heather Dinich is a graduate of Indiana University. She is from the same conference that gives us Slowhio State. Indiana has done nothing in football for the past 100 years. But for some reason she loves every team in the ACC except Georgia Tech.
Not Disappointed
November 9th, 2009
3:27 am
Why are we “The Jackets” considered to be a Joke by some? We beat Miss St by a larger spread than Florida and also Vandy! Don’t get me wrong Florida deserves to be number 1, but alot of haters belittle our wins, stats, etc. Maybe it’s not us, but the HATERS who need to look within themselves. “Sorry your team isn’t doing as well. Maybe next year? Want a cookie?” Oy!
I guess we Jackets need to keep winning and let Dr. Phil deal with Mr. & Mrs. Self-Absorbed. Ramblin Wreck!
Big G
November 9th, 2009
6:14 am
Mash the Bug;
Let us enjoy or recent rise in popularity and well deserved ranking. I know it pains you and all uga followers, so get use to it. Until Richt cleans house, uga will continue to be an average team at best. The rivalry is back!
bb
November 9th, 2009
7:03 am
Must be hard for the ugag fans. They talk about contending for the national championship in August (seems like every year), whereas the GT fan base can legitimately talk about GT’s chances in November. It may still be a long shot but GT is still in the conversation in the middle of November. That must really hurt.
AMG
November 9th, 2009
7:51 am
Tech will continue to be in the discussion for years to come. Sorry UGA fans and other haters, but CPJ is the real deal and this train is just starting to roll.
GA Tech Insider
November 9th, 2009
8:04 am
I would also like to add to all of you slamming the GA Tech defense:
Wake Forest put up 555 yards of total offense against Miami the week before they played GA Tech this past weekend, and that was with Riley Skinner getting hurt I might add, and when they left Atlanta after playing our Jacket defense, they had only put up about 290 yards of total offense, with Skinner playing the entire game, INCLUDING overtime.
Now I’m not so much good with numbers any more, but I’d say that our defense holding Wake’s offense to 290 yards is just under twice as good as Miami’s defense, which everyone seems to think is so much superior to the Jacket’s right now.
In fact, as the season is wearing on, outside the first half against Vanderbilt (and let’s take away the kickoff return for the touchdown), the defense seems to be improving. Saturday afternoon’s game against Duke will be tough, with their prolific passing game, averaging over 300 yards per game; but knowing that Duke only rushes for about 70 yards per game can help the defense prepare for a more one dimensional game plan, like they did the second half against FSU, Virginia, Vandy, and Wake Forest.
I can assure you that Paul Johnson, his coaching staff, and the team aren’t taking the Duke Blue Devils lightly this coming weekend, and as many of you may have heard, the mantra has been, the most important game of the year is the next one. One of the main goals of the season is within reach – the Coastal Division crown. That’s all the guys are focused on right now. If they can get by Duke, they’ll finally get a well deserved break in their schedule before they have to play the Georgia Bulldogs. But that break won’t come until after 4 PM on Saturday afternoon in Durham.
Angus
November 9th, 2009
8:05 am
Funny thing about HD on ESPN, she picked GT to lose to VT and to UVA. Then last week she (on an ACC blog, not a Pac10 blog mind you) went to great lengths to prove Oregon was the best one-loss team, not GT.
I suppose it’s best for GT if HD keeps up her doubting – seems to be working out OK.
old Tech fan in NC
November 9th, 2009
8:09 am
Read where UNC played really close on Duke (10 on line and one safety) and did not allow the short passes.
Sounds like a plan!
Dooley's Cardiologist
November 9th, 2009
8:35 am
I started seeing shades of the Miami game the other night. Didn’t like it. However, I don’t see GT losing the next two. Everyone is talking about the BCS Championship… I don’t see that happening this year. A lot of teams need to lose, but that does not matter if they do not win out. Clemson will be a real booger and Duke has upset us more than a few times when we play up there. Oh yeah, you got UGA too. Almost forgot about them… I have seen the lesser of the two teams win that game on numerous occasions, so look out.
CPJ fan from Statesboro
November 9th, 2009
8:38 am
CPJ has the sports media where he wants them. The criticizing of the program only makes his/our athletes want to perform harder to prove them wrong. CPJ is an awesome and one of a kind coach. You all are truly blessed to have him in ATL. Look at what Navy did to Notre Dame with his offense in place and recruits he recruited. Enough said.
Dooley's Cardiologist
November 9th, 2009
8:39 am
Almost forgot, Heather has been wrong way more than she has been right….Just wanted to point that out. Just cause she is a token hire at ESPN (Womens Lib and all) doesn’t mean she knows a thing she is saying.
superDawg
November 9th, 2009
8:41 am
National nerds well they must be really good at counting chickens over there at the nats.Duke give me a break.If I thought tek had a chance at the NC I would bet every thing I own on their opponent.
Old Tech
November 9th, 2009
8:53 am
“Anyone who doubts the credibility of Johnson’s offense needs to check his own credibility, because Bud Foster is one of the best defensive coordinators in the country, and no matter how much he preaches assignment football to his players, it’s up to them to execute. Virginia Tech’s defense is struggling to do that here in the second half, and it only takes one missed assignment for this offense to explode.” From Heather Dinich blog 10/17/09 8:12 pm
Heather only seems capable of jumping on bandwagon of the winner of the game ahe most recently watched in person. No analysis, no video study. Maybe after Ga Tech, Miami and the rest of the ACC return to the national attention we will be assigned a capable ESPN analyst.
The Hokies have finally met their match.
BobinBuford
November 9th, 2009
8:55 am
superDawg:
Bet everything? Even the trailer?? Where will you live??
I still don’t see how a team that threw the ball as many times as WF did on Saturday did not get called for ONE holding penalty all game?? And the one that was called against us was at best ticky-tack!!! And THREE chop blocks called?? Seems like the refs had a talking to by Frank Beamer this week.
Considering the way the ACC and SEC refs are calling games this year, any chance we can get Big 12 or Big East officials for the game on the 28th??
And on another subject, how can a team supposedly as talented as GT is this year need OT to beat a DII team???
Stinger
November 9th, 2009
9:02 am
SuperDawg is a pathetic crying loser. You probably wouldn’t have much to bet, maybe a couple hundred dollars. Take it like a man son. There is a new Sheriff in Town. Coach Paul Johnson, and he is here to stay. Better go after Navy’s coach before Notre Dame gets him. Oh, I forgot they run a high school offense that won’t work against BCS team.s LOL !!
Mike Lum
November 9th, 2009
9:17 am
We barely beat Clemson at home the first time. Sure, they lost to lowly Maryland, then righted their ship and routed Wake, beat Miami down there, & had an easier time beating FSU than we did. Hope they don’t get their kicking game sorted out, ’cause beating them twice will be tough.
I’m all for one game at a time. Hope nobody’s buying their Orange Bowl tickets just yet.
buzzarmy
November 9th, 2009
9:19 am
hey superdawg, nobody would want your run down trailer so please dont bet on everything you own, and hey at least you guys can still talk about how your team was preseason #1 last year, and could not even win your conf or beat TECH. The sad thing is beating your puppies this year may actualy hurt our strenth of schedule, my how the mighty have fallen, maybe coach MR is eyeing the situation at Fl. St and wants to go back home, my question is how can you guys have soooooo much tallent and not even sniff a bcs champ game???????? you would think with all those top 5 recr. classes you could poss win your conf????? you have to ask yourself is your tallent level not that good or is your coaching not good?????????or is it that you guys can never ever beat FLORIDA??????????
FSG
November 9th, 2009
9:19 am
I hope no one spouting invective thinks it makes any difference what Heather Dinich thinks – if you really need a pro-Tech opinion, go to cfn.scout.com – they like CPJ. Rankings don’t really matter to us at this point – we’ll jump over undefeateds as they lose, as long as we keep winning.
As far as the championship opponent, I have no fear of Clemson as a whole; but I want nothing to do with CJ Spiller. Spiller is the sort of talent who can singlehanded unbalanace a game. I would much rather see BC as our opponent there.
First things first – beat Duke, and win the division. I’d really like to see some first half pass rush this week.
blazer
November 9th, 2009
9:21 am
Enter your comments hereHEATHER WHO?? IF YOU WORK FOR ESPN DOES THAT MAKE YOU
AN EXPERT-DOUBT IT!!!!!!!!
BEAT THE DOOKIES!!
Joshua Barlowe
November 9th, 2009
9:34 am
I’m not sure Clempsom will be able to handle NCSU. They always tank it in November.
GTSteve
November 9th, 2009
9:51 am
Very Funny story and very true
My friend stops by yesterday afternoon with his GT shirt on, he said he had stopped by and got his car detailed, and when the guy finished and my friend walked up to the car. The car wash guy said “you need a new shirt don’t you”, and my friend asked why, he said “because they almost lost to Wake Forest”, my friend asked who he was a fan of…..and you know the answer, my friend said….”you missed a spot, wash it again”
Tech Tony
November 9th, 2009
10:00 am
Call me overconfident but I don’t think Duke, no matter how back on track Thaddeus Lewis gets after a tough game last week, can outscore the Jackets. UNC ran the ball at will; I don’t see them slowing down the Tech train if we commit almost exclusively to the run.
BoBo DA CLowN
November 9th, 2009
10:02 am
superDawg………
What would that be a mobile home 2 goats and a case of natural ice. Hell I would bet everything I had too if I was you.
GT Fan
November 9th, 2009
10:08 am
What do you expect when you have a women reporting on college football. Maybe should should watch the food network to report about something she actually knows about.
Gt4ever
November 9th, 2009
10:15 am
GT insider. I find it VERY humorous that you continue to defend our defense… But hey, this is the USA, we have a JOKE for a President, so what’s wrong with thinking that GT has a defense…. Well, maybe our defense is not that big of a JOKE! Close, but not as bad as some of the jacka$$es that run our country…. Sorry, but I tend to call it like I see it, our defense is the biggest reason we are not top 10 caliber. I just can’t believe that anybody would even defend a team that allows a team like Vandy to score like it did, a team like WF to score the way they did… I mean come on, wake up and smell the coffee…
GA Tech Insider
November 9th, 2009
10:25 am
Gt4ever – This is a sorts blog; take your political commentaries somewhere else. Regarding the GA Tech Yellow Jackets, and how their defense is working hard – stuff it up your skirt little girl.
If you don’t feel like supporting our team, take a drive about 90 miles northeast of the city. We don’t need fans like you.
SWFLJacket
November 9th, 2009
10:29 am
Go Jackets Beat Dook!!!
TechMD
November 9th, 2009
10:39 am
Gotta beat Duke first. Having said that, I’m actually glad that Heather Dinich has picked Clemson. Clemson comes in with a chip on their shoulder about the Tech game earlier this year. Hopefully this will put a chip on our shoulder as well. Our guys need to know that they will not be respected by the rest of college football unless we win the rest of our games this season. They are ready to write us off as soon as we lose one game. Stick with the plan, ball control, relentless run attack and burn em with a pass once they become too focused on stopping the run.
paul johnson
November 9th, 2009
10:46 am
Gt4ever – not top 10 calibur? so you disagree with every poll that exists?
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 9th, 2009
10:54 am
Clempson has Ya ba da ba Dabo.
GT has Paul Johnson.
I like our chances.
GTSteve
November 9th, 2009
11:06 am
Just Win Baby
TechMD
November 9th, 2009
11:15 am
GT4ever would fit right in with the bulldawg fans. Maybe he should consider it.
Not Disappointed
November 9th, 2009
11:26 am
Keep winning Jackets!
VegasGT
November 9th, 2009
11:51 am
One game at a time. Duke is now the biggest game on our schedule. FOCUS and EXECUTION.
As far as defense (or offense for that matter) making a team worthy of a top 10 ranking, it takes both to win a game and the relative measure of each is the final score. Just win the next one, the rest will take care of itself.
Beat Duke and enjoy a little rest to heal up and then renew our focus on UGA.
We should place all focus on Duke. They have the potential to trip us up should be lose that focus. As far as Clemson being our opponent in the ACCCG, we need to worry about getting ourselves into that game. We have no control over the other side of the equation. Am I worried about facing Clemson, no. I am worried about Duke. I will worry about our opponent when I know who it is.
Should it be Clemson, the game should be interesting and a true battle. Both teams have changed a lot since the meeting earlier this season.
As far as HD is concerned, her record speaks for itself. She is dismal and if it means that her lack of confidence in GT makes the players/coaches work that much harder, so be it. She can spout whatever meaningless drivel she so choses. I don’t care as long as GT plays to it’s best ability and wins.
GTSteve
November 9th, 2009
12:14 pm
I agree Vegas, the only team that ever scares me is the one that is on the schedule Saturday
ATL BUZZ
November 9th, 2009
12:21 pm
GET BUZZIN JACKETS – LETS FIX THAT DEFENSE THIS WEEK AND COME OUT STRONG AGAINST THE DOOKIES SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE OUR HEATHER WILL START DRINKING WHISKEY CLEAR AND THEN SHE WILL WANT TO BE WITH A HELLUVA HELLUVA HELLUVA HELLUVA HELLUVA ENGINEER.
WHATS THE GOOD WORD JACKET FANS!!!!!
mash the bug
November 9th, 2009
12:22 pm
omg! quit drinking the kool-aid. Here let me help you nerds….(this is a sure thing)…. TECH WILL NOT PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP…. YA’LL ARE NOT THAT GOOD.
TechMD
November 9th, 2009
12:44 pm
Hey Mash, who are you talking about? None of the posts on here have said we would play for the NC, only two said it wasn’t impossible.
MD Twerp
November 9th, 2009
12:56 pm
GATech69; what are you smoking? Duke beat the Terps. I ain’t got the time to play through all the what if scenarios. Tech is a good team, but they have much work left. the ACC should change its name to the WHACK(ed) conference. MD stinks, but they manhandle Clemson, who has been on a roll since losing to the Terps. Duke is one game from being bowl eligible; Miami can’t decide if it is Jekyll or Hyde; and WTF happened to VA Tech? If the Jackets stay true to what got them to where they are they will steamroll the Blue Devils. Neither UGA nor Clemson can be overlooked, and as pointed out, Clemson is playing well and will be hungry for a BCS bowl bid. I’d love to see the jackets take on either FL or Alabama; or how about Texas? Then again, maybe TCU, Boise or Cincy need to get b**tch-slapped but a second-tier BCS team so we can put all this “cinderella” nonsense behind us.
speaking of "D"
November 9th, 2009
1:15 pm
Anyone notice what the guy that was at Tech did against Navy? Glad he is not here.
#1DAWGAFAN
November 9th, 2009
1:19 pm
IT DOESNNT MATTER. YOU TECH FANS WILL ALWAYS BE NERDS NO MATTER WHAT.
#1DAWGAFAN
November 9th, 2009
1:33 pm
NERDS
ATL BUZZ
November 9th, 2009
1:41 pm
REMEMBER LAST YEAR!!!! I THINK THIS IS THE REASON, ALONG WITH A CRAPY SEASON, UGA HAS A BAD TASTE IN THERE MOUTH:
A-LL
T-HE
H-URT
E-MBARRASSES
N-UMEROUS
S-TUDENTS
GOOOOOO JACKETS!!!!
ATL BUZZ
November 9th, 2009
1:43 pm
GO UGA – BEAT ITT TECH!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
GT Fan
November 9th, 2009
1:43 pm
HEY #1DAWGFAN, YOU GUYS WILL ALWAYS BE TRAILER TRASH INBREED REDNECKS!
groundfog
November 9th, 2009
1:46 pm
Dabo is completely overmatched by PJ. It aint even close.clemson could win but if it’s close-PJ will be the deciding factor as it was last time.
Doug Roberson
November 9th, 2009
1:46 pm
Just looking ahead for a second or two, imagine how tough the ACC’s Coastal is going to be next year. GT, Miami and UNC have most everyone returning. Throw in Clemson and FSU on the other side. It could be considered the best in the country next year.
And no, I haven’t been smoking anything.
groundfog
November 9th, 2009
1:59 pm
Heather Dinich picking Clemson over Georgia Tech is putting the horse before the cart.
GTRich
November 9th, 2009
3:53 pm
GT4Ever is not a GT fan, definitely not a GT grad. You can tell by his lack of common sense.
I’d just ignore him.
Gt4ever
November 9th, 2009
9:57 pm
I would wager that GT insider and GT rich have never played a down of football at the college level. You guys are funny, it must be the rose colored glasses that you are wearing… I bleed GT, but I am just stating the obvious. We play in a soft conference and we have NO defense, well maybe spurts of some Defense…
Bob
November 9th, 2009
10:31 pm
Maybe Dinnich isn’t that impressed with overtime victories over Wake freaking Forest. Or maybe Tech’s weak azz schedule does not impress her. Or maybe your weak azz defense doesn’t impress her. Or maybe your laughable kicker does not impress her. Holy bejeebus Tech fans, you’ve got a good team but please get over yourselves. There are several teams that would absolutely lay the wood All The Way Turnt Up to you. The good news is you just happen to not play them. I would love to see the bloodbath that a Terrance Cody would make of your undersized offensive line. He probably has bigger turds than your starting left guard.
Georgia Tech: A nice little ACC team. No more. No less. Get over yourselves.
Gt4ever
November 10th, 2009
8:09 am
Bob, you say it best. Just understand that we as GT fans are very passionate and have waited a very long time for a good football team. A competitive team that will fight for 60 minutes. I think Coach Johnson is the right man for the job, and if, and that’s a BIG if, he can recruit, I think we may be building something special at GT. The 1990 team was a small glimpse of what is possible, but it obviously was not sustainable. Our fan base ranges from the arrogant uninformed that run fans off to the overly passionate that just want to see something that’s not there. I for one will pull for my jackets to the bitter end!
GTRich
November 10th, 2009
10:50 am
Would be nice if:
Tech meets and beats Clemson in Tampa.
The chicken bowl committee feels sorry for the Dawgs and gives them a bid to play Clemson.
Clemson kicks their butts.
Maybe then, the dawg nation will just STFU.