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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GTfootballspazz
December 7th, 2009
5:25 pm
Hahahaha!!!!!!, you really do crack me up. I certainly could care less because GT is going to the Fed Ex orange bowl! Hell yeah! Georgia can enjoy their take a piss on it bowl.
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
5:25 pm
brad, whatever. Enjoy shreveport! You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t afraid of CPJ’s effect on Tech….the day Tech hired him may prove to be the downfall of CMR…. he can’t beat UF, Kiffen beat him down in his first season and BAMA is looking tougher and tougher everytime they play. Now, it appears that Tech is on the rise. It was a nice win for the dawgs against Tech…hope things shape up fast over there in athens! As a Tech fan, I respect CMR and think that it would be tough for uga to replace him.
Bradley
December 7th, 2009
5:25 pm
anybody catch the score of the ga/tech game from this year? Oh, it was 30-24? Wow, wasn’t tech ranked pretty high then? Oh, they must have choked their little pencil necks off. Glad we could ruin your “magical” season geeks.
And please, don’t claim we didn’t. I was there at Historic Mark Richt Field, and I saw the majority of your ethnic fan base crying their eyes out. It was sweeter than Yoohoo.
JAKE
December 7th, 2009
5:26 pm
StingDoc is probably the craziest of the crazies on here. The SAT bs cracks me up. Reggie Ball and Michael Johnson were each there 4 and 5 years, yet they can’t speak a word of English. Even ebonics professors couldn’t understand them
Nawls
December 7th, 2009
5:27 pm
So macro, are you admitting all the trash you talked about UGA for the past year was “out of fear???”
Timbo C.
December 7th, 2009
5:27 pm
Spazz – we still lead the all time series versus them. As well as the bees. Both schools have a LONG way to go to even the series’.
11-2
December 7th, 2009
5:28 pm
JAKE
For ever Reggie Ball at GT, there are 3,000 at UGA.
You can compare our football programs, but as an academic institution, there’s no comparison. You are out classed in that arena.
kiki
December 7th, 2009
5:29 pm
Bradley,
The group of possible terrorists I was around at Historic Mark Richt Field thought the team with the smaller number won. It was pretty crazy
GTfootballspazz
December 7th, 2009
5:30 pm
Bradley, UGA did not ruin GT’s season. GT is going to the Fed Ex Orange bowl. How is that a ruin season you idiot. Ugh, another dumbass from Georgia.
derrick
December 7th, 2009
5:31 pm
dude, I can take ribbing about a football game. Or a bad season. Or even falling down the stairs when I’m drunk. But there are some things that bring out the true colors in people, and finding any humor whatsoever in a dogs death is one of them. Tech truly showed their ass with their behavior. And if tech lowlifes are so concerned about the health and safety of our mascots, THEY would be protesting the Seilers instead of celebrating when one of their hearts gives out.
I’m telling you, I’ve seen some heartless and cruel actions in the past – but just the pure meanness of tech’s fanbase as a whole over this was just kind of shocking.
Paul in RDU
December 7th, 2009
5:32 pm
GeorgiaHawkeye -
We’ll take on the drinking challenge againt you guys. Now, if it was Wisconsin, that would be another story. You guys may be at BCS level but they are NFL when it comes to beer, brandy and Jägermeister.
Thomaz
December 7th, 2009
5:34 pm
I’m just glad tech finally made a BCS bowl. And as long as you queers want to have a stat war – how about BCS bowl games?
Georgia – 3
Tech – (soon to be) 1
catch up and then talk.
Pathetic.
Coach Paul's johnson
December 7th, 2009
5:35 pm
What is it with those Ga boys and Coach Paul’s johnson. Is there something you want to tell us, little Ga boys?
Bradley
December 7th, 2009
5:36 pm
GeorgiaHawkeye – be careful. Those nerdy guys can put away some Zima. And under no circumstances, whatsoever, let them talk you into a Wine Cooler drinking contest. They have way to much practice with it.
GTfootballspazz
December 7th, 2009
5:38 pm
Thomaz, GT = more national titles than UGA. Catch up with that and then get back to me. Pathetic. Lol.
LOL
December 7th, 2009
5:38 pm
At least GT’s bowl record is a little better this decade than their record is against UGA.
1/9 vs UGA
3/9 in Bowl Games
There sure were lots of excited fans up in those upper decks this past weekend in Tampa.
ACC Champions…LOL
GeorgiaHawkeye
December 7th, 2009
5:40 pm
buzz killer.. Im actually from Atlanta..grew up in the that stinkwhole they call Georgia Tech..and I dont live in des moines you retard. The university of Iowa is in Iowa City..not Des Moines..glad you took geography..
and Paul in RDU…bring on the drinking challenge..and nice try on the comparison to Wisconsin..they may have some good party skills but Iowa is on the top 10 everyear..in partying..and soon to be consistently in Football…cant wait to embarss the jacket nation in every feasible way…
i really wouldnt be suprised if 3/4 of the stadim was filled with Iowa fans. The georgia tech fan based is weak..lackluster…flat out pathetic..yall dont travel..and frankly jsut arent nearly as passionate.. it will be a home game for Iowa in the dirty south…Welcome to 6 seconds of hell jackets!! Tyler Sash..Adrian Clayborne..Broderick Binns..Pat Angerrer.. Amari Spivey…Iowa plays fundamentally sound football. We stay in our gaps..dotn over commit or pursue..and know how to tackle..thats exactly what it takes to beat the option..you guys are screwed in every facet of the game..camraderie and talent!!!
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
5:41 pm
Nawls, no….I only talk ‘trash’ with mutts talking trash….many of my closest friends are uga fans. I’d do anything for them. However, from time to time, it’s important to take the trash out…..a lesson and a couple of articles later, something the uga fans struggle to grasp! How’s that north campus looking, lately?
11-2
December 7th, 2009
5:41 pm
Bradley, Hawkeyes
we drink our whiskey clear – you chumps are hilarious clowns
mark PRICHT
December 7th, 2009
5:42 pm
JAKE
I have one comment, even Quincy Carter’s mom never understood anything he said
GTfootballspazz
December 7th, 2009
5:45 pm
7-5, Lol. Tim Tebow has Georgia as his bitch. Lol.
11-2
December 7th, 2009
5:46 pm
GeorgiaHawkeye
And how many national championships does Iowa have that backs-up all this BS you are talking?
Yes, zero.
GTfootballspazz
December 7th, 2009
5:49 pm
GT beat Matthew Stafford last year when GT was not ACC Champions. Lol. By the way Matthew Stafford sucks ass in the NFL. Ward for the Steelers is legit, but Stafford hell no.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 7th, 2009
5:58 pm
Tech fans don’t travel??? Did anybody notice the swarm of Tech fans in Tampa Saturday night? There were probably more Clemson fans there, but that’s only because Clemson is a much larger school than Tech. And I am sure Tech will sell out its entire allotment of tickets for the Orange Bowl, and even more Tech fans will buy from other sources. Big (they don’t know who to count past) TEN schools travel big too, but mainly to get away from the cold weather. I seriously doubt there will be more Iowa fans in Miami than Tech fans, but who cares if there are? The only thing that matters is the final score, and I see the Jackets’ offense baffling Iowa’s defense all night long. Now, if we can only find a defense to stop them !!!
BTW, Tech now has 3 more total conference championships than the mutts, INCLUDING the 64 years both were in the same conference (SAIA, Southern, and SEC). That goes along with having more national championships than the mutts.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 7th, 2009
5:59 pm
Actually, I think Tech and UGAG were in the same conference for 68 years, not 64.
LOL
December 7th, 2009
6:06 pm
Did you know?
Georgia Tech has lost 6 out of the last 9 bowl games
Did you know?
Two of those losses were to Fresno State
Did you know?
Fresno State’s mascot is a Bulldog
Did you know?
GT hasn’t won a bowl game since 2004
Did you know?
GT’s 3 bowl victories came against powerhouses Stanford (’01), Tulsa (’02), and Syracuse (’04)… (that’s quite a run there from 01-04)
Supersize that order?
December 7th, 2009
6:08 pm
Tech’s “Swarm of fans” (along with Clemson’s fans) couldn’t even fill the lower level of that stadium in Tampa. ESPN wouldn’t pan out from the stadium because the entire upper desk was empty!!!!
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
6:15 pm
Supersize that order?, there were plenty of people in the upper deck……whose ‘desk’ were you watching?
Microtech
December 7th, 2009
6:24 pm
You must have been watching on your computer monitor. It was pretty clear on TV that there were more empty seats than full ones on Saturday night. Then again, I only watched for a few moments during commercials for the Big 12 championship game (which happened to be packed to capacity). Was there a Star Ttrek convention in Atlanta this past weekend or something?
Microtech
December 7th, 2009
6:33 pm
Excuse me… there is only one ‘T’ in star trek. Wanted to clear that up before someone got really upset with me.
I looked it up. There were approximately 42,815 seats filled on Saturday night in Raymond James Stadium. Much better than last year’s game in Jacksonville, but still only about 65% of total capacity (65,857). I guess less than 2/3 is “plenty”…
A little deeper dig found that over 57,000 seats were sold though, meaning that almost 14,000 fans decided they didn’t want to miss SNL.
dawgINnc
December 7th, 2009
6:34 pm
georgia and south carolina co acc champions its true ask my probation officer
AugustaJacket
December 7th, 2009
6:38 pm
C from Marietta – It’s great to have at least a few class act UGA fans in the state like you. Thanks for the congrats!
Now can we make some defensive changes!!!??? Yes we have some good individuals – but – our overall defense is DISTURBINGLY bad. It appears like we’ve gotten worse in the last two games. We need serious change! -Not just a few tweaks in the off season.
As for the offense – I’m simply amazed. It does seem unstoppable at points.
SavJacket
December 7th, 2009
6:50 pm
To Hawkeye in St. Louis, thanks for being a classy fan. We don’t get much of that around here with the UGA idiots. Should be a great game in Miami. Interesting matchup. I would say more, but I want to give the UGA losers room to say ((((((((30-24)))))))) on their way to wherever they are playing. I think it is somewhere in Louisiana, anyway, that should be a good redneck matchup.
DenverHawkeye
December 7th, 2009
6:50 pm
Iowa has substantial NFL talent on both lines. The key to the game will be the ability of the Iowa defense to keep tech off the board or held to FG’s on at least 2 of their first 3 drives. Iowa is not a high scoring big play offense, but if they can keep tech off the board and can manage to not go 3 and out in their first few drives the Iowa O-line should keep the hawks on the field virtually all day.
Iowa likes to beat people up with their big boys, and they have NFL talent on both their offensive and defensive lines (and in the case of Bryan Bulaga and Adrian Clayborn, first day, if not first round talent).
This game seems like a fairly simple pick to me, if it stays close the hawks win. If its a blow out, its because Tech couldn’t be stopped.
DawgFan1
December 7th, 2009
6:56 pm
Since GT fans like to live in the past, who did you play and what was the final score of your bowl game last year?? I know the answer, do you??
Funny how quickly they forget how terrible they have been, say, the last 40+ years……
nebraska jacket
December 7th, 2009
6:56 pm
Iowa is a very conservative team, so we need to get ahead early so ricky stanzi hands out a couple INTs (he already has 14 INTs in 10 games he’s played).
And as we’ve seen all year the only way tech’s defense gets a stop is help from the other team (a turnover or penalty) so getting iowa and stanzi out of their comfort zone early could be key.
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
6:57 pm
Microtech, nope….I was at the game. It took you, almost ten minutes to look up the spelling of Star Trek?! By the way, there are TWO ‘T’s in Star Trek…..way to represent those dawgs!
Paul in RDU
December 7th, 2009
6:59 pm
GeorgiaHawkeye -
You have a good team and Ferentz is an excellent coach but it’s not like you dominated the Conference that Can’t Count this year.
You barely squeeked by N. Iowa and Arkansas State and you lost to Northwestern. I mean – isn’t NU like the Duke or Vandy of the Big 10?
On a more serious note – do the Minnesota and Iowa State fans go on your blogs and claim that you are going to fall apart because your coach is going to ND? Before they beat GT all the UGA fans had CPJ going to ND. Last week it was Urban Meyer’s turn.
macrotech
December 7th, 2009
7:02 pm
DawgFan1, I’ll be your huckle berry! Let’s talk about the present…..uga is looking for a new DC and Tech is looking forward to playing in the Orange Bowl and uga is considering charging for tailgating because the pups are so messy. Tech is 11 and 2 and uga? Tech enjoys their rise and uga sits in the misery of their fall…….Thanks for playing, though!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 7th, 2009
7:07 pm
I was at the game too. Both sidelines were full, lower deck, and club level. I couldn’t see the upper deck on the Tech side, but the upper deck on the Clemson side was 2/3 full. Endzones were sparse. I would have thought more than 45,000+, but the noshows were NOT either Clemson supporters nor Tech supporters. The noshows were Tampa people who apparently bought tickets but did not attend. That was their loss, because no matter who you were for, it was a GREAT game. And the game was in Tampa last year also, not Jax, as somebody said. Nevertheless, the people in NC will support it and in all liklihood fill the stadium next year in Charlotte, when Tech and Clemson will probably be playing again. Although I would personally love it if Atlanta hosted the game, I am not naive; Atlanta won’t support the ACC either, because of their blind predjudice towards the 2-team-only (as a rule) “superior” SEC.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 7th, 2009
7:10 pm
As bitter a pill as it was (at the time) to lose to the lowly mutts, I am way over it now. That game, and that team, are totally irrelevant. Nobody outside the state of GA gives a rip about that game, and I’m sure that includes the good people in Iowa. They know they are going to be up against a good team with an awesome, totally unpredictable, offense coached by a man with nerves of steel—one who is NEVER afraid to lay it on the line and NEVER willing to give up.
Orange bowl committee
December 7th, 2009
7:27 pm
Sad day down here boys..a 7-5 georgia team would have been much better , but we were bound to the Athletically challenged conference and the ADA won’t let us back out….we personally would have gone with the state champs after their win over the flagboys at GRant Stadium…The game doesn’t mean much this year anyhow….i mean look at how pathetic Miami and Florida state have become since they joined the A she she….
Orange bowl committee
December 7th, 2009
7:31 pm
what has georgia done since 1980, and we are 1 and 1 against georgia, and its just another game, not the super bowl or something….those comments by coach Paul Johnson last monday lead us to believe that we got the best Coach in the Orange bowl this year since Knute Rockne…and we saw tape of coach Johnson’s Army teams and their four horseman offense..and his georgia southwestern teams and their staunch division 1aa defenses and we know that he is a true innovator
Orange bowl committee
December 7th, 2009
7:34 pm
Georgia has no prayer next year in athens of regaining the dignity that coach johnson’s comments stripped them of last monday on his radio show directed at the dawg program and derogatorically speaking toward Richts record like he did…Georgia according to coach Johnson is a pathetic football program
DawgFan1
December 7th, 2009
7:36 pm
macrotech-
Again I ask, who did you play and what was the final score of your bowl game last year?? Yes, we are going to a VERY low tier bowl and we have had a VERY poor year, but hey,…..we still beat GT along with six other teams.
oh get over it
December 7th, 2009
7:36 pm
who cares if Paul Johnson derided the georgia program , he should have…there’s a new sheriff in town and its the Georgia Tech football program..the best in the state for sure ..hands down….coach johnson is right
coach paul johnson
December 7th, 2009
7:38 pm
get over it… Dawgfan1…what has Georgia done since 1980 and we are 1 and 1 against georgia..and the ga./ga tech game is just another game..dawg losers…
coach paul johnson
December 7th, 2009
7:41 pm
My sack hangs low after 30 – 24.
DawgFan1
December 7th, 2009
7:44 pm
coach paul johnson-
What has Tech done since 1980?
the real..coach paul johnson
December 7th, 2009
7:45 pm
get over it dawg fan.. we now own this state..your school has zero tradition ..you heard it here first