Facing the Hawkeyes
It may not have the glitz of the battle of the unbeatens in the Fiesta, but the Orange Bowl will be a great matchup of offense vs. defense: Tech’s o’s vs. Iowa’s x’s. Or is it the other way around?
Either way, it should be fun to watch.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said that he couldn’t remember the last time he faced a team that uses this much option, and that trying to simulate it in practice will be quite a challenge.
The Hawkeyes’ offense isn’t flashy, but with a defense as stout as Iowa’s is, they don’t have to be. A couple of scores here and there is all they need. It’s kind of like Tech’s defense. It doesn’t have to stop everyone all the time, just a couple a game seem to work fine.
Anyway, it’s beena long day so I’ll open it up to your thoughts about the matchup.
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GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 7th, 2009
10:20 am
CCCC – CLASSY CHUMPS OF ASS OF CUP CAKES. HEY YELLOW TICKS DO NOT FORGET I SAID YOU WILL BE THE CHUMPS OF ASS OF CUP CAKES. BUT AGAINST THIA TIME AGAINST IOWA YOU WILL GET WHOOOOOOOOOPED. IOWA IS A COLLEGE TEAM. HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHA AND MORE HAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHHA AND SOME HAHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. AND BECASUE YOU WILL LOSE SANTA SAYS HOHOHOHOHOHOOHOHOHOHOOHOHOOHOHOHO AND MORE HOHOOHOHOOHOHOOHOHOHOOHO
wow
December 7th, 2009
10:22 am
So the Big East was tired of being dragged down by the ACC so they got out of their Orange Bowl obligation. Can the ACC get any more pathetic??
Tech75
December 7th, 2009
10:23 am
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Do you have a job?
Or do you just sit on this blog every day cutting and pasting?
Any way you look at it, you’re a pathetic loser.
juvenal
December 7th, 2009
10:24 am
crying all the way to the bank…not gonna punch anybody, just gonna 3X my AT..
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:33 am
The Dawg fans posting on here is all I need to see to know the JACKETS are in their heads.
UGA fans on here trying to say that this is a weak BCS bowl…there is no such thing. Would you rather be in the ORANGE BOWL or Shreveport? Thats what I thought.
Also, what is a strong BCS bowl matchup? Beating Hawaii? Losing to Big East Champion West Virginia? Beating a lowly ACC school like FSU with a backup QB who had never played a snap? Thats what I thought.
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:35 am
UGA fans on here trying to say that this is a weak BCS bowl…there is no such thing. Would you rather be in the ORANGE BOWL or Shreveport? Thats what I thought.
Also, what is a strong BCS bowl matchup? Beating Hawaii? Losing to Big East Champion West Virginia? Beating a lowly ACC school like FSU with a backup QB who had never played a snap? Thats what I thought.
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:38 am
Also, if Shreveport is the reward for beating TECH, I wonder where yall would be without that signature win?
YOUR WELCOME!
Hawkeye 2
December 7th, 2009
10:39 am
Enter your comments here
VegasGT
December 7th, 2009
10:39 am
Hawkeye – We had our share too, but we were not undefeated at the time and had not had those “close calls” by then. The game that really got me was against Indiana which the refs completely botched time and time again. Watching those refs was like watching the SEC refs. I really did not care who won the game, but I thought the game was handed to Iowa. If anything, I was cheering for Iowa in that one given ESPN ’s Heather Dinich’s Indiana affiliation. My comments above really relate to the early season when I watched Iowa closer, really did not follow them after their first loss.
Like I said, this game should be a fun one to watch. I just hope we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot like we did the last bowl game. I don’t see CPJ letting that happen this time. The good thing is he still has the UGA game to point to as an example of what happens when focus is lost.
Timbo C.
December 7th, 2009
10:39 am
Maybe this leftovers-laden BCS bowl against a third rate Big (Slow) 10 school can take Coach Manboobs Johnson’s mind off the fact that he got his pants pulled down by Willie Martinez at Historic Mark Richt Field.
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:40 am
UGA–Top 10 recruiting classes every year, 3 BCS games
GT–Never had a Top 10 class, 1 BCS game, 1 probably next year.
UGA–5 star graveyard.
knoles
December 7th, 2009
10:41 am
Actually Johnny, if beating Tech would have been as big a deal to the bowl committees as it is to you, UGA would have easily been in the Chick-fil-a Bowl. Apparently, Tech fans are the only ones giving the tools that much props
tyler
December 7th, 2009
10:42 am
Seriously – has CPJ ever taken a good picture? He looks (and sounds) like a fat toothless redneck. I guess I would look like I smelled a bad fart too if I just got bitched around by UGA’s worse team in 14 years.
You nerds are a joke. Go back to campus and get robbed at gunpoint already.
Hawkeye 2
December 7th, 2009
10:42 am
Hawkeye1
“Maybe that’s because Glenn Beck only appeals to idiots and has to make it simple for dummies like you.”
Buddy this is not a political blog. And I know you didn’t start it but this is red state territory so you can take your liberal, tree hugging views somewhere else. Glenn Beck makes more sense than that piece of crap you guys out in office! Beck has got balls and Obama has got, well I’m not sure but it’s not a brain.
really
December 7th, 2009
10:42 am
Hmmm….UGA has had only 9 five-star guys since Richt has been there. And counting going to a bowl you won’t make next year just shows how pathetically desperate you are. But please, keep it up
Steve
December 7th, 2009
10:43 am
Hawkeye, if you’re in Iowa then you’re definitely not in “red state” territory
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:44 am
Really knoles? Because by the way UGA fans have acted this was a REALLY REALLY REALLY big win.
So what you are saying is that even with beating a top 10 BCS team, the bowl game in their own state still passed on UGA for the team whose coach has vowed never to lose to UGA? Sounds like UGA just lost another recruiting battle to the VOLS.
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:45 am
Really, really? UGA fans count “next years” BCS championship game every year…LOL.
WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!!
December 7th, 2009
10:46 am
TYLER!!!!
GOOD THING I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. CPJ IS THE SEXIEST COACH IN FOOTBALL AT ANY LEVEL!!! HIS FLESHY MAN TEATS GET THINGS A LITTLE CROWDED IN MY PANTS IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!! I’M NOT EVEN GAY BUT CAN’T HELP IT!!! I’M HAPPILY MARRIED WITH 3 CHILDREN!!! SO STFU AND THWG!!!!
Hawkeye1
December 7th, 2009
10:46 am
Hawkeye2 I voted for McCain. And I’m sure he does make sense to you. His show is designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
poor Johnny
December 7th, 2009
10:47 am
actually, the Chick-fil-a couldn’t risk having another local team in the game following the economic killer from last year. That killer being your tools
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:49 am
So they were worried the Dawgs would get blown out by VT? Ok I can accept that poor Johnny.
kiki
December 7th, 2009
10:49 am
Wait, wait, the Big East wanted no more to do with the once proud bowl that the ACC has since ruined, and now they’re more than gracious to be in the SEC’s Sugar?!!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!
johnny heisman
December 7th, 2009
10:50 am
well kiki, with their success against UGA in the Sugar Bowl a few years back, they liked their chances.
WEIRD
December 7th, 2009
10:50 am
Same old story with UGA. Just like in every season passed, beating Tech does nothing for your SOS. Some things never change
How Bout em
December 7th, 2009
10:51 am
Johnny is kicking yall’s tails.
hahahahaha!!!!!!
December 7th, 2009
10:52 am
Hey, how did GT do against West Va. the following year?
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 7th, 2009
10:52 am
TECH75 IS CLASSY YELLOW TICK WHO SAID GT IS STILL A4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. NOT ME. HAHHAHAHAHHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH ADND MORE HHAHHAHHHAHHAHHAHHAH. I AM IN MY CLASSLESS DIRTY TRASHY TRAILER PARK USING A BROKEN COMPUTER. HAHHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA AND
re: confused
December 7th, 2009
10:53 am
the other posted nailed it on the head. GT has a long history of cheating and being shameless.
johnny = 0 for life
December 7th, 2009
10:54 am
slapping nerds silly on the football field or on the blogs. Doesn’t matter the location, the result is always the same
no he didn't?!?!!?!?
December 7th, 2009
10:55 am
Does Johnny really want to talk about recent bowl results? Hey Johnny, how bout those powerhouse WAC teams!?!?! lol!!!
Timbo C.
December 7th, 2009
10:56 am
CPJ a genius? I just laughed so hard I $hit myself. Anybody who gets their pants pulled down by Senor Willie Martinez is no genius. He’s overrated, and he runs a high school offense. If the Bees played in a real conference they would be 7-5, 6-6, 5-7 consistently. Johnson’s got an ideal situation – playing in a crappy conference with a moronic fanbase that is dumb enough to pop a boner everytime he opens his country mouth.
NCR
December 7th, 2009
10:58 am
Bulldog Nation,
Next year you’re starting from scratch again with a new QB, a new DC, and a shaky OC. You won’t be highly ranked pre-season, so you’ll likely have NO shot at a MNC (assuming you’d actually win all your games, ha!). Tech, meanwhile, will probably be ranked pre-season top 10 (assuming everybody comes back, and pre-season top 20) if one or two players leave early.
So, while you’re in Shreveport, make sure you make reservations for the 2011 Independence Bowl too!!!!
fergie
December 7th, 2009
10:59 am
confused,
Tech is the only team in the nation that claims national championships without playing in major bowl games
veals
December 7th, 2009
11:01 am
NCR,
With the exception of Nebitt, every key player for Johnson will be going bye-bye at season’s end. Imagine how even crappier your defense will be without Morgan? Back to the basement of the ACC where you belong
S Vasey
December 7th, 2009
11:01 am
TAMPA, Fla. – As Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas headed out of Raymond James Stadium to the team bus following the Jackets’ 39-34 win over Clemson in the Dr. Pepper ACC championship game, he answered one final very important question.
Yes, Thomas said with a huge grin, he’s coming back.
Apparently, the NFL can wait for at least one of the Jackets’ most talented juniors.
Really?
“I’m coming back,” Thomas repeated.
On Saturday, Georgia Tech gave him a reason to.
This was on ESPN.com. Great to have a stud like Thomas coming back!
Coach Paul's Johnson
December 7th, 2009
11:03 am
If UGA counted titles the way the bees do, they would have awarded one to themselves in 2007. Two publications declared UGA the champs – soooo…by tech’s math that awards UGA two national titles, right? At least…that’s how the nerds tally them.
I mean, c’mon. Claiming a national title by winning the Citrus Bowl? Gimme a break.
sig
December 7th, 2009
11:04 am
CPJ is just happy he doesn’t have to face another 5-loss SEC team anytime soon
re: Coach Paul's Johnson
December 7th, 2009
11:06 am
If Tech by a miracle finishes in the top 10 this season they’ll count it as National Title and even make CrackerJack rings for it
The Other St. Simons
December 7th, 2009
11:06 am
We are scared that we might die laughing!
(((((30-24))))) Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
rivers
December 7th, 2009
11:07 am
I wonder if Thomas will be one of those “undecided” Tech seniors like they usually have on their teams? LOL!!!
xyz
December 7th, 2009
11:08 am
Seriously, how does Tech claim a national championship post 1967 since ESPN keeps reminding us how they haven’t been to a major bowl since then?????
jdawg14
December 7th, 2009
11:15 am
30-24 dawgs win! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
jdawg14
December 7th, 2009
11:15 am
Enter your comments here
jdawg14
December 7th, 2009
11:16 am
The ACC is WEAK!
just thinking...
December 7th, 2009
11:17 am
Be sure to print this off before you haed down to Shreveport.
http://www.shreveportla.gov/pdf/odorcomplaintform.pdf
Paul in RDU
December 7th, 2009
11:17 am
NCR – There is no IF 1 or 2 players leave – Dwyer and Morgan will be gone. Any junior likely to be drafted in the 1st 2 rounds this year should leave for the draft and get a good contract before the NFL locks out the players in 2011.
GT should be ranked preseason next year but who knows where they will be ranked – probably in the teens like this year. Remember that it is all about perceptions and that half the voters have no real clue about more than 10 – 15 teams. Some teams always get votes.
Think about it – FSU was ranked #1 in the Atlantic in preseason, #18 in the AP, this year (just because they are FSU – 5 years of underperforming not withstanding) and likely will be ranked next year.
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
11:21 am
Looking forward to seeing Tech play Iowa! Should be a good match up!
For those of you trying to debate our National Championships…..ncaa.com states that we have 4 National Championships….you’re going to refute this due to the bowl game we played in? Kind of reaching aren’t ya?!
Coach Paul's Johnson
December 7th, 2009
11:23 am
macrotech – too bad the NCAA doesn’t award (or recognize) national championships in football.
Idiot.
sunday
December 7th, 2009
11:25 am
@gt45:
I was sitting on the Clemson side, 50 yard line, fifth row from the field. I can definitely say to you that Tech fans were MUCH louder and into the game than were the Clemson fans. Me and my two buddies commented on it the whole game. I was very impressed, to say the least!