Orange Bowl-bound and the future of the program
Georgia Tech is headed to the Orange Bowl with an 11-2 record.
Back in August, as I was driving back from a Falcons’ preseason game, I got a call from a national sports talk radio show that invited me to come on for a few seconds.
“What do yall want to talk about?” I asked.
“tech. My host thinks they are going to be the national champions,” the producer said.
“This year?” I asked.
“Yes” he said.
“Allright, I can see that,” I said.
And off we went.
Now, some 13-14 weeks later, the Yellow Jackets are the champions of the ACC.
But, let’s look back at the two losses. What would have happened had Tech not had three games in 12 days, with the last being at Miami? Would they have beaten the Hurricanes? Coach Paul Johnson said he watched film of the game a few weeks ago and that his players looked like they were running in quicksand they were so tired.
What if Tech had converted the fourth down against Georgia and kept its last drive going?
Ifs and buts, Ifs and buts. As Dwight Schrute says, “If ‘onlys’ and ‘buts‘ were candies and nuts, then every day would be Erntedankfest.”
I have no idea what that means, but we all get the point.
So 11-2 with two close losses. What does this mean for the future? Former Navy quarterback Chris McCoy, who played for Johnson, said he told folks that when Tech hired Johnson that they would win a national championship in three years.
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Old Tech Fan
December 6th, 2009
3:01 pm
To compete for a national championship, we’ll have to get a lot better on the defensive side of the field…and get deeper/better/bigger on both sides of the line. That’s doable with good coaching and good recruiting. We’ve got the coaching.
jms
December 6th, 2009
3:01 pm
no way unless Dwyer, Thomas, and Morgan all return.
Buzzeng
December 6th, 2009
3:03 pm
First – I say, win the Oraange Bowl!
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
3:03 pm
Tallest Dwarf Champs 2009!!!! Congrats.
To compete for NC, you’ll need to beat that “irrelevant” team over in Athens that served you a heaping cup of 30-24.
GTFAN
December 6th, 2009
3:06 pm
Nice to see the squirts from Athens realize they are irrelevant.
DRC
December 6th, 2009
3:07 pm
I personally think CPJ has got to do something about his defense. Must recruit some guys who are big and fast. Trying to outscore every team we play is going to catch up with us.
sogadog
December 6th, 2009
3:10 pm
Congrats Tech, you are the best team in the ACC, the second best team in the state, and about the ninth best team in the SEC.
the real OLD GOLD
December 6th, 2009
3:11 pm
Defense Defense Defense.. need more talent on D.
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
3:12 pm
((((((((((((((30-24))))))))))))) GTFAN tee-tees sitting down.
DardyJacket
December 6th, 2009
3:15 pm
sogadog
Another Athens idiot. Your program is IRRELEVANT to anything outside of the SEC East..and by the way…you’re the 5th best team in the East.
We on the other hand beat Miss St, who beat Ole Miss, who beat LSU…so I guess we finished second in the SEC West behind Bama using your stupid logic right?
You’re a freaking moron. Glad beating Tech defines your season and made it succesful. We’re going bowling…you fat boys can sit on the couch and cuddle with CMR.
snapshot
December 6th, 2009
3:17 pm
National Championship coming soon to the Flats. CPJ is only in his second year. Hang on and if the nad-lickers were not worried they would not be posting here. We are all of a sudden important to the humpers.
Go Yellow Jackets!!!! Orange Bowl bound and winners of the ACC.
GTGrant
December 6th, 2009
3:19 pm
While I would love for GT to play for the national championship next year, several things need to happen first:
1) The defense needs to be built to stand up to more than just a strong wind. While Tech could probably compete for the ACC title again, there’s no way the Tech defense, as-is, could stand up to a national championship contender. Matters only get worse when you consider the likely departure of Derrick Morgan to the pros. The D gives up too many big plays, and that will be a limiting factor going forward. I don’t want to lay all the blame on Wommack, but we need to get to a point that Tech’s defense is feared again.
2) Josh Nesbitt, while great at running the triple option, needs to complete more than 50% of his passes. The running game is excellent, but having Nesbitt more reliable with his passes would force defenses to spread out more, which will only help with the ground game.
3) The ACC needs to regain some credibility. Even if Tech had gone undefeated this year, it’s doubtful they would leapfrog Texas and questionable they would be given preference over Cincinatti (let alone TCU or Boise St) for a shot at the national title. For Tech to have a shot, its conference opponents have to be seen as a threat, not just a bunch of pushovers.
That said, I have faith in Paul Johnson. He’ll do what’s in his power to get us there, and with players he recruited starting to rise in the ranks, I think we’re only going to improve.
Until then, let’s be happy with an ACC Championship and enjoy our trip to the Orange Bowl.
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
3:22 pm
((((((30-24)))))) Your best team ever couldn’t beat our worse!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! Relevant?
nebraska jacket
December 6th, 2009
3:23 pm
Let’s be happy about winning the ACC, but winning the Orange Bowl is what will really get Tech to the next level as a program.
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
3:32 pm
WInning a game against a mediocre Dawgs team will help too nebraska jacket, or didn’t you hear:
(((((((30-24)))))))) Our ex-DC was good enough to beat your Coach of the Year!!!!
GT Joe
December 6th, 2009
3:42 pm
Love it. Dogs on a Tech blog. Why? Because we are the ONLY story in Georgia college football.
WE RUN THIS STATE!!!!!!!! BCS top 10 and BCS Bowl bound!!!!!
calvin
December 6th, 2009
3:42 pm
At least Cooper Taylor will be back on defense next
year. The hero of last year’s Florida State game,
he might have made the difference against Miami and
Georgia this year.
macrotech
December 6th, 2009
3:47 pm
GO TECH!!!! 4 national championships compared to uga’s 1…… at this moment, who is closer to adding another one? uga, you had your time in the sun….you blew it….it’s our turn! Enjoy your bowl……whereEVER it is! Nice win, though……
K with a K
December 6th, 2009
3:48 pm
WAY TO GO TECH!!! HAVE A GREAT ORANGE BOWL!
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
3:48 pm
GT Joe, if by “run this state”, you mean you were punched in the mouth and whipped by a mediocre Dawg squad, you are so right!!!!
gt
December 6th, 2009
3:51 pm
uh guys there have been NC’s won with one loss such as FL. But yeah GT would be in the hunt and preranked top 5 should some of these NFL juniors decide to make it their goal and hang around..
Rusted Wreck
December 6th, 2009
3:52 pm
All tech did was survive a ride on the country’s most famous roller coaster … Clemson. Big Deal.
Winning the ACC is like making a whipped cream pie in a world’s best pie contest.
(((30-24)))
1-0 for 365!!!
It hurts more than you say … we know it … and we like it!!!
LMAO!!!
tony
December 6th, 2009
3:53 pm
To the Other Saint Simons guy, why aren’t bringing up last years game from Athens? How quickly we forget my friend. Go Jackets!
GTMAN099
December 6th, 2009
3:54 pm
Tech’s defense is the worst one I have seen. I do blame Wommack. Tech cannot be a serious contender with him as defensive coordinator. Granted that we have had injuries but I believe we have some real talent on defense and a total lack of good coaching by our staff is the problem. How is it possible that Spiller can fake inside and juke outside on the same play three times in a row and run long for a touchdown each time. This is basic coaching!!!!
Add on top of this the fact that we have been so good as far as possesion time on offense which means that the defense is well rested and still can’t keep gap integrity—- its coaching!!!!!!!!!!! Johnson needs to make a change in coaching for Defense.
maybe in 100 years..
December 6th, 2009
4:00 pm
In order to win the NC, Tech would need to run the tables and end up with a 0 loss season. While at the same time hoping that there are not 2 other undefeated teams from any of the following: Big 12, SEC, Pac 10 or Big 10. An undefeated from the SEC and Big 10 would trump any 0 loss team from the ACC. Sadly, the ACC is not seen as a power conference in CFB and won’t be for a while. Miami will help if they put together a solid year and VA Tech doesn’t crap out. A few other powerful teams would help. Right now the ACC is just a tad bit higher than the Big East and WAC.
johnny heisman
December 6th, 2009
4:01 pm
Just the fact that UGA fans feel the need to post on here is all I need to know! They are so proud of beating us, they still are talking about it. What does that tell you? That the JACKETS are causing a little self conciousness in the Dawg pound.
GTMAN099
December 6th, 2009
4:02 pm
Also, what kind of coaching allows the Safety’s to fall for a fake reverse and leave one whole side of the field uncovered for Spiller to walk down the field for easy touchdown. Our offense is great though. We could win a National Title with this offense if we had any kind of decent defense.
Jimmy Jamz
December 6th, 2009
4:03 pm
Linebackers are a major weakness. We have to get faster there and learn how to coach them. Womack not so impressive with making any kind of adjustments either. But BCS Bowls are nice and like CPJ said we will be a force to be reckoned with from now on. That is why the puppies are so excited to have beaten us.
GT Joe
December 6th, 2009
4:03 pm
BCS top 10, BCS Bowl… WE run this state!
(4-2) AND A BCS BERTH WHILE UGAY LICKS THEIR B*LLS IN SH*TPORT,LA
December 6th, 2009
4:03 pm
HEY OTHER SAINT SIMONS, (4-2)…(4-2)..(4-2)..(4-2)… THATS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MORON! HOW ABOUT THIS ONE…..8 STRAIGHT LOSSES TO TECH, THE STREAK BELONGS TO UGAY!! OR HOW ABOUT….7-5 AFTER BEING RANKED #13 THIS YEAR! WHO HAS THE MOST RECENT NATIONAL TITLE AND MOST RECENT BCS BERTH ASS L*CKER? TECH HAS MORE SEC TITLES THAN UGAY AND WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE SEC FOR DECADES! HA HA HA HA, THATS FUNNY, KENTUCKY BEAT YOU AND THEY LOST TO MISS ST WHOM TECH BEAT. CANT CALL YOURSELF ACC CHAMPS EITHER, THAT WOULD BE KENTUCKY,TENN,LSU,UF OR OK ST BEFORE YOU GUYS SINCE THEY THUMPED YALL!! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
3-18 IN YOUR LAST 21 GAMES AGAINST FLORIDA, TALK ABOUT LAYING AN EGG AGAINST A RIVAL! YOU GUYS STILL SUCK, YOU CAN HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS THIS YEAR, BUT JUST REMEMBER WHO IS YOUR DADDY IN NATIONAL TITLES AND WHO OWNS THE LONGEST LOSING STREAK??? ENJOY THE WEATHER IN THAT DUMP IN SHREVEPORT, HA HA HA HA….. TECH HEADED TO BCS GAME AND STILL RANKED IN THE TOP TEN!!! WHAT CHANNEL WAS UGAY ON PLAYING FOR A CONFERENCE TITLE LAST NIGHT?? WHERE IS UGAY IN THE POLLS?? OVERRATED PROGRAM YET AGAIN, TRY NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER ARREST THIS WEEK, I KNOW THATS ASKING ALOT!! (4-2) (4-2) AND OWN THE LONGEST WIN STREAK, 11-2 IS BETTER THAN 7-5,YOUR HEADED TO SH*TPORT, HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. YOU RETIRED THE JERSEY OF THE PLAYER WHO SCORED THE TD TO BEAT TECH AND END YOUR PATHETIC 8 GAME LOSING STREAK, NOW THATS GAY!
LONG LIVE CPJ!!!!! THWG THE ASSL*ICKERS..(4-2)
Umm....
December 6th, 2009
4:05 pm
The Miami game was NOT close from any objective or rational person’s perspective. I am a gt fan. The could have hung 50 if necessary.
buzzarmy
December 6th, 2009
4:06 pm
the other st. simons// first this is not our best team we have had 4 national championship teams, last one in 1990, I guess yours was last year, OH WAIT THAT WAS PRE SEASON, SO WHEN WE BEAT YOUR PUPPS LAST YEAR WE WERE #1 IN THE NATION? KEEP TELLING YOURSELF YOUR TEAM IS SO GREAT BECAUSE WE OVERLOOKED A SORRY 6-5 (YES A 6-5 TEAM) THAT LOST TO KENTUCKY (NOT BASKETBALL BUT FOOTBALL). YOUR TEAM WAS EVEN RANKED HIGHER THAN US AT THE BEGINING OF THE YEAR, AND AGAIN YOUR TEAM SUCKED ( ONE OF THE MOST UNDERACHEVING TEAMS THE LAST 2 YEARS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL ) WHEN YOU LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN TONIGHT JUST REMEMBER WE ARE GOING TO THE BCS GAME, AT LEAST ONE TEAM FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA IS GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO A BCS GAME, AND IT’S NOT YOUR OVER-RATED BULLPUPPS……………..
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
4:11 pm
30-24 Runs this state!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
(buzzarmy, your caps lock is stuck)
RamblinWreck
December 6th, 2009
4:12 pm
Does anybody know the score of the UGA game last night? Oh, I forgot they didn’t play. LMFAO! THWG!
Sean M
December 6th, 2009
4:17 pm
Winning on Jan 5th 2010 is the first step in getting to the next level. As others have said Tech needs to get bigger/stronger/faster up front on the defensive front and recruit defensive backs who can shut down the opposing teams best WR. Now that Weis is out at ND would CPJ enterain the idea of bringing Tenuta back to the Flats?
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
4:19 pm
RamblinWreck, can you remind me of the UGA/GT score? I seem to have forgotten…
The Other St. Simons
December 6th, 2009
4:22 pm
Oh, I remember now…..
((((((((30-24)))))))))
Matt
December 6th, 2009
4:24 pm
Losing to Miami and beating Georgia would leave us in the exact same position we are in now. Beating Miami and losing to Georgia would have actually made the Georgia game relevant.
Whipping both, would we have jumped Texas? I guess it’s possible, considering last night and the TT game.
Mike Lum
December 6th, 2009
4:55 pm
Matt, I disagree. Even if we’d gone undefeated, we would’ve been ranked fourth at best. There would be more debate right now, but it would still be Bama and Texas in the title game.
With our defense, to beat someone like Cincy means we’ll have to play great games on offense and special teams…like we did last night.
MGySgt Grits
December 6th, 2009
4:56 pm
To “The Other St. Simons” sucks to be you..Poor Georgia fan you are…spending ALL of your time, day after day on a Tech blog. Get a life Redneck. Your team is going to a 3rd rank bowl. Why don’t you use some of your beer money and BUY A LIFE. You are a loser!!
Little Mac
December 6th, 2009
4:57 pm
You won the ACC. Good for you. Someone had to.
Who did you beat anyways?
Virginia Tech? Is that your marquee win?
You beat a 5-loss Clemson team twice. I guess that’s OK.
Did you guys hear that someone won the Big East and Big 10 Championships too? You see, all conferences have champions. They just don’t all mean very much.
Tech/Tide Fan
December 6th, 2009
5:01 pm
Great day for the Tide & the Jackets. When Dodd made the terrible decision to take Tech out of the SEC, I adopted Bear’s team as my SEC team. Alabama will beat TX by 14 at least; not sure who Tech will play at this writing. When Paul recruits the players on the D side who can play slightly above average defence…….Tech will be on it’s way to another national championship. Life if good for AL & GT fans—-particularly those of us who love both!
N Carolina Jacket
December 6th, 2009
5:04 pm
That’s the problem with the perception of our fan base. We haven’t even played in the Orange bowl and we are already bashing “next year” and looking ahead. While its good to have aspirations, it is wiser to remain grounded. One game at a time and one season at a time.
Yes, the defense is horrible but let’s focus on the Orange Bowl and enjoy a successful season. If you can’t enjoy now then you’ll never live to enjoy later..Grasshoper
Little Mac
December 6th, 2009
5:05 pm
Nice assumption that Paul Johnson will be there in two years by the way.
Not exactly a dream job.
jojatek
December 6th, 2009
5:08 pm
Let’s take care of business in Miami first before we start talking about competing for National Championships. We’re on a great trajectory with CPJ… he’ll build badly needed depth along both lines, and at the “skill” positions, by recruiting kids with character and strength over the next year or two (winning a Conference Championship and the Orange Bowl will go a long way toward taking care of that…), then watch as the chips start to fall into place for CPJ, his philosophy, and his vision for our program. We’re in this for the long haul, folks…
Go Jackets!!
[... and, for the Bulldog faithful, one parting shot: Don't forget what I told you this morning... the times, they are a-changin', my friends, and everything old (Gold) is new again...]
GTFAN
December 6th, 2009
5:09 pm
Why do UGAY rednecks allow their 9 year old inbred offspring to get on the internet???
Solid Gold Dancer
December 6th, 2009
5:14 pm
Well said GT Grant. Defense will be a must in order to compete at the highest levels. We got lucky this year. In the future we’ll need a defense that can at least make three to four stops per game.
Schlagdawg
December 6th, 2009
5:19 pm
Erntedankfest is basically like German Thanksgiving. It’s not exactly widely celebrated though. More of a regional type celebration than Thanksgiving is here….
TDone
December 6th, 2009
5:20 pm
Besides Cooper Taylor, we get Jackson back at LB, Hall back at DE, and Pederson back at DT. We have some good redshirts coming in to play and I think Barnes at DT will be set up for stardom.
I think Paul will start putting his best athletes on defense.
And to your Muttlanders still talking trash, just two years ago, LSU lost to Kentucky and Arkansas in the regular season, yet they won the MNC.
So all I have to say to you is, “CHILD PLEASE!!!”
bjohndawg
December 6th, 2009
5:30 pm
Here is the present and the future of your program.
UGA 30 yech 24
UGA wins 8 of last 9 over yech.
And M, and Ramble On, and Yellow Fuzz, and St. Simons and all the other yech fans that post on the Georgia blog every day….that is your present and that is your future.
LOSING to Georgia.
Your best yech team in this decade could not beat our Georgia’s worse team this decade.
wreckmaniac
December 6th, 2009
5:32 pm
I think the SEC, always the innovators (including the idea of the BCS), should form four divisions of three teams each. Let UGA go into a division with KY and Vandy and they would be SEC northeast champs every year !!! But wait, they might not beat KY again. Maybe Vandy and SC but I’m not sure about SC. Maybe Vandy and Miss State ? This has to be worked out. UGA has to have some sort of championship.
wreckmaniac
December 6th, 2009
5:33 pm
Bring O’Leary back as defensive coach.
Paddy
December 6th, 2009
5:34 pm
I really don’t believe CPJ needs to make coaching changes on his D staff. Not at all! He needs a couple more recruiting classes to get what he wants on defense. Some of you are just to quick to terminate someone when the “big picture” is what needs to be considered. We have no patience as fans. Thank God CPJ has an idea of what he is doing.
wreckmaniac
December 6th, 2009
5:35 pm
Tenuta would be an improvement but OLeary is better. He’s the equal to
Monty Kiffin.
Paddy
December 6th, 2009
5:41 pm
Little Mac….you must not be paying attention. CPJ likes it at Tech. He said just the other day he would like to stay a long time if they want me! When CPJ says something listen to him. He is a different breed of football coach. Take his words to the bank, pal. What a breath of fresh air in the college coaching ranks is CPJ. You probably don’t like his HS offense either?
macrotech
December 6th, 2009
5:42 pm
Little Mac, awwww shucks! ANYONE can win at schools glamour schools like USC, Notre Dame, BAMA and UF……it takes someone annointed to win at schools like GT and uga! CPJ is enjoying his quick success at Tech and seems confident that he can take us to the promised land of adding another crystal trophy to our trophy case…..he respects the challenge, but isn’t afraid of it! Give him time….AFTER he adds a few more trophies to our trophy case, MAYBE, he’ll want the GREATER challenge of winnin’ some in athens….afterall, he’s proven to be the type to enjoy challenges! Of course, at uga, all he’d have to do is beat UF and BAMA…..the rest seem to be pretty easy! Nice little conference you have there!
congrats bugs
December 6th, 2009
5:44 pm
nice year, great coach, u guys should compete for years to come. But -sorry- national title talk is just stupid. A state title 3 times per decade is a stretch. That said my son will be attending tech- and I believe it to be one of the best schools on earth.
killerJ
December 6th, 2009
5:49 pm
Enjoy The Swamp Land Pups, Were Heading To The Palace,As Clemson Fans Say “You Suck”.4 TO 1 Baby! Note* 5 & 1 in the orange bowl delight!
GTobserver
December 6th, 2009
5:51 pm
CPJ has an ego and likes the stage. He will be gone in 2 years to a really big stage….say OU.
louisville slugger
December 6th, 2009
5:56 pm
Interesting question… would PJ consider Jon Tenuta back at DC? I’m thinking he’s about to become available…
Whiney Dawgs
December 6th, 2009
5:57 pm
How bout them dawgs…going to a mid December in Shreveport. Highlight of the year…play over their heads to get by GT. Biggest winn in 10+ years. Doomed to 6-6 or 7-5 record for many years to come. GO JACKETS!!!
JB
December 6th, 2009
6:09 pm
If your Jr’s bail, you win 6 maybe 7, next yr.
We, on the other hand, should we have a QB win probaly 10.
The new streak will take it’s usual path. Another long one. Is what it is.
HBTD!!!
Madison
December 6th, 2009
6:11 pm
UGA is so green with envy they are going to make it their new color next year.
Solid Gold Dancer
December 6th, 2009
6:32 pm
OLeary probably wouln’t take anything lower than a head coachin job anywhere….especially at Tech. Tenuta? Maybe. Although there may be a pride issue (being passed over for the head position) and working for the great man who beat him out of it.
CONCERNED and REALISTIC Tech Alum
December 6th, 2009
6:36 pm
ESPN has updated their Class of 2010 rankings and Georgia is among six SEC teams ranked in the Top 15. The Bulldogs’ group is currently ranked No. 4 in the country behind No. 1 Florida (that’s right, in recruiting, too), No. 3 Alabama and ahead of No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Auburn and No. 14 South Carolina. Tech is not even on the LIST!!! You can only win with talent, and 2 out of our 3 best guys (Dwyer, Morgan) go into the NFL next year. Like they say in the south, if you can’t run with the big dogs, you gotta pee on the porch (ACC) with the puppies.
joop
December 6th, 2009
6:37 pm
Have they announced who is going to beat Tech in the Orange Bowl yet?
JB
December 6th, 2009
6:42 pm
Do we wish we went 11-2 , this year? Sure. Are we envious of your long term prospects, or even near term? Ahhhh, no.
HBTD!!!
Thumper
December 6th, 2009
6:48 pm
No, Joop, that announcement comes on Fox Network around 8:00 p.m. Dumbass.
BS Patrol
December 6th, 2009
6:51 pm
CPJ will be at Tech longer than Richt will be at ga. “Book it ” as doggies w/ no money to back it up like to say.
Can someone pls kick the ball into the end zone? Starting on the 40 is killing our D.
Meanwhile: RAMBLIN’ WRECK!
droberson
December 6th, 2009
6:54 pm
Here’s something for you to mull: The ACC Coastal will probably be the toughest division of any conference in the country next year, regardless of who returns to Ga. Tech.
Virginia Tech, Miami and North Carolina return just about everyone.
And on the other side, Clemson returns most except for Spiller (that’s a big except), as does FSU.
BC was a good, albeit inexperienced team.
Could be interesting next year.
Some Sense
December 6th, 2009
6:58 pm
Guys, come on.
Let’s…UGA fans…don’t REDNECK up this blog.
GT is league champs and goin’ to the by God Orange Bowl.
Give ‘em a break and quit bein’ a bunch of horrible SaintSimonsesque REDNECKS.
Go dogs.
IndyGT
December 6th, 2009
7:00 pm
We need more than offense. We are the most one dimensional team in the country. Right now, if I were to grade tech – the Offense gets an A, special teams gets C (can’t we just kick the ball 5 yards deep into the end zone on kick offs?), defense gets a D (get one stop a game, that’s poor). We couldn’t stop the run against Vandy! I love CPJ more than anyone, but I can’t stand another year of defense like this. If we’re this bad next year.. Wommack needs to go. And no to Tenuta! How about Ted Roof??
Observer
December 6th, 2009
7:19 pm
Georgia fans are just a bunch of whiners! I’m a Tech fan but I’m on Georgia’s side when they are playing anyone other than Tech. Support your team and quit cry babying about Tech being good this year. Geez!
Triple Option
December 6th, 2009
7:21 pm
UGA sucks. You still didn’t beat us.
30 -24.
son_sir
December 6th, 2009
7:22 pm
I think Tech could be BCS contenders year in, year out. NC contenders maybe. One little break here and there makes all the difference. The good thing is, Tech can realistically set a NC as the goal. This was thought to be beyond the realm of possiblility a very short while ago.
It’s been proven that when the execution is there, this offense is as good as any. The weakness, as all see, is the defense. Tech’s front 7 on D was manhandled by LSU last year, by UGA and Miami this year, and pretty much by Clemson last night. The focus definitely needs to be there for Tech to contend at the top on a regular basis. Wommack gets a lot of blame and maybe it is justified. However, Tech’s undersized D is getting pushed around by bigger, stronger offensive lines. Tenuto tried to negate this disadvantage with a blitz or die attitude to make things happen. Often it worked and often it got the Jackets burned.
The return next year of those now injured should help, but Morgan will be playing on Sundays next year. T.J. Barnes has got the tools if he can get the motivation. I expected him to break out this year. Didn’t happen.
I hate to focus on the negative, when the positives of Tech’s program far outnumber the bad, but we’re talking NC aspirations. Here’s hoping some DL’s and LB’s get a lot bigger and stronger in the offseason. If they can get this fixed, the sky is the limit. If not, get used to more high scoring, nail biting finishes in the future. Lord knows there has been enough of them this year. It’s been a fun ride though. Go Jackets ! Bring back a big gold bowl full of oranges !
Whiney Dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:23 pm
We beat tech…we are better than tech….4th rate highschool offense…we should play Tx in the NC…Whine, whine, whine, Whaaaaa Whaaa Whaaaa
Triple Option
December 6th, 2009
7:24 pm
GA Tech Student Wish List:
1. Not get robbed going to or from school
2. Beat UGA
GT fan...
December 6th, 2009
7:33 pm
Great game Jackets!! Orange Bowl, sole NATIONAL exposure for the program on 1/5/10 – very nice!
Lot of injuries on the D this season. Cooper Taylor played in only 3 games, and Kyle Jackson (the best LB) didn’t play in any. D-line got banged-up too. Giving up 3rd & longs so much this season is what bothers me. Changing the DC … maybe? But I wouldn’t bring in any of the people being mentioned on this blog. Mayber check into the TCU coaching staff???
For the “if GT was 13-0 right now” posts ….. if GT was 13-0 they would be NO WORSE than #3 b/c they started the season ranked higher than TCU, Cincy, & Boise. And the BS that is the BCS wouldn’t let a non BCS conference team be ranked ahead of a BCS conf team. They just won’t do it. It’s all about $$$$$, and their $$$$ is with 6 confs that don’t have TCU, Cincy, or Boise in them. Just look at it this season when Iowa jumped up to #4.
For the bitter GA fans that acutally think GT can’t win the NC, just get over it. If GT wins the Orange Bowl they will be ranked in the top 10 next season, if not the top 5, and should the Jackets win them all next year, I’d bet the bank on it that their 14th win would in the bs BCS NC game.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
December 6th, 2009
7:34 pm
Well, I can tell you this. Congrats to TECH for winning the ACC Championship. Wear those Yellow Jacket sweatshirts, jackets, hats & tee-shirts proudly. I’ll wear my UGA apparel proudly. And when we see each other, make no mistake on WHO RUNS THIS STATE.
Now, enjoy your championship, whatever it really means.
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:36 pm
Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans–enjoy your bowl game in the ‘best’ part of Louisiana. Texas A&M will rail you like a $2 w h o r e. LMFAOSUCKMEOFFBIATCH
Stay classy, Shreveport.
Tech is on the way up
December 6th, 2009
7:37 pm
Tech is definately on its way to becoming the premier college team in the state. They need to beef up lines, and work on defense.
Miami caught them at a good time… and Georgia played its best game against a Tech team that played its worst, and the game was still in doubt until the last minute.
The worm has turned in the state.. Dawg fans refuse to accept it, but I would be good money… over the next 5 years, the glory will be found in Atlanta… not Athens.
Whiney Dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:37 pm
Stop picking on us nerds….we beat you fair and square…we deserve a BCS bid because we are UGA….we should take Fla’s place…whaaaa, wahaaaa.
GO TECH
December 6th, 2009
7:40 pm
First, win the Orange Bowl, then get a new Defensive Coordinator, hope Dwyer, Thomas and Morgan return, then beat Georgia.
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:40 pm
You whine just like your mom whined…after I stuck it in her. She enjoyed something a little different than some shriveled up redneck inbred pecker in her
ROY ROGERS
December 6th, 2009
7:40 pm
GT fan, Do you really think TECH can hold a candle to ALABAMA?? You, Sir, are truly delusional. After the LSU beatdown last year, and the UGA whooping, I’d have thought that was clear. Winning the ACC may mean that you could make it to the BCS national title game, but winning it is totally a different story. lol
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:41 pm
Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans–enjoy your bowl game in the ‘best’ part of Louisiana. Texas A&M will rail you like a $2 w h o r e. LMFAOSUCKMEOFFBIATCH
Stay classy, Shreveport.
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:42 pm
Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans–enjoy your bowl game in the ‘best’ part of Louisiana. Texas A&M will rail you like a $2 w h o r e. LMFAOSUCKMEOFFBIATCH
Stay classy, Shreveport—
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:42 pm
Look:
Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans–enjoy your bowl game in the ‘best’ part of Louisiana. Texas A&M will rail you like a $2 w h o r e. LMFAOSUCKMEOFFBIATCH
Stay classy, Shreveport.
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:43 pm
And one more time for &&&&& and giggles:
Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans–enjoy your bowl game in the ‘best’ part of Louisiana. Texas A&M will rail you like a $2 w h o r e. LMFAOSUCKMEOFFBIATCH
Stay classy, Shreveport.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
December 6th, 2009
7:43 pm
Well, I can tell you this. Congrats to TECH for winning the ACC Championship. Wear those Yellow Jacket sweatshirts, jackets, hats & tee-shirts proudly. I’ll wear my UGA apparel proudly. And when we see each other, make no mistake on WHO RUNS THIS STATE.
Now, enjoy your championship, whatever it really means.
Dr DooLittle
December 6th, 2009
7:45 pm
((((((((((((((((((((30-24)))))))))))))))))))
Suck a duck dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:45 pm
I make no mistakes…when I drill your mom….she’s meeting me on south beach after the orange bowl…she figured that would be a better time than shreveport. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Whiney Dawgs
December 6th, 2009
7:46 pm
Hell yes Buzz….we run this state….best academics…and best bowl game…I can hardly wait to feast on that buffet at the Sizzilin in Shreveport.
Coach Pa Jamas
December 6th, 2009
7:51 pm
Wow. ‘Suck a duck dawgs’, speaking of ‘classy Shreveport’ and your post telling DAWG fans to’ Suck my A$$ you nasty, fat redneck dawg fans’. Calling the kettle black, are we?
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
December 6th, 2009
7:57 pm
Whiney Dawgs, I think you know what I mean, being a ‘TECH’ person, you at least have to be smart enough to figure this out, right??
Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Clint
December 6th, 2009
7:58 pm
An open letter to the “Bulldog Nation”. Trust us, we are not insecure about our program. We just sit and sometimes wonder how the state school with 35k students in the one of the best state high school football programs always recruits a top 5 class but consistently disappoints. UGA should be competing with Florida, USC, Bama, Ohio State, Texas, but somehow doesn’t. It’s called coaching down my good friends. Tech sits back and watches Salley with his 4 championship rings, Teixeira win a MLB championship, and our increasing number of standout NFL players- actually we pull for Stafford to throw to Calvin. We are looking forward to a number of years of watching Dwyer, Thomas and others in the NFL. We understand your high school bench press was a few kegs ago. We understand your feeling a little heat as more top recruits are heading our way. We are looking forward to Miami and for you seeing Favors in action soon. Anyway- hope this helped.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
December 6th, 2009
8:01 pm
Clint, WOW, you just cleared up things for us. Hey, while you’re at it, could you explain how the ACC champion loses to a 7-5 SEC team?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
Joe Schmoe
December 6th, 2009
8:03 pm
TCU VS BOISE IN THE Fiesta
Starring Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Over
December 6th, 2009
8:06 pm
Where are all the ones that were saying Clemson would stop Tech’s “high school” offense because they had played earlier this year? Clemson stopped Tech ONCE all night. They have seen the offense earlier & stopped it better the first time they played. BTW, Necks, Enjoy Shreveport for the SECOND time.
jack tech off
December 6th, 2009
8:08 pm
30-24 hahaha lozers.
Joe Schmoe
December 6th, 2009
8:12 pm
Cincy vs FL in Sugar
Joe Schmoe
December 6th, 2009
8:15 pm
Iowa vs. GT in Orange
The Grinch
December 6th, 2009
8:17 pm
30-24
droberson
December 6th, 2009
8:18 pm
GT vs. Iowa in Orange Bowl
Clint
December 6th, 2009
8:26 pm
Gee Buzz Lightyear- I think I just did. I tend to spend my remedial english time with those truly in need. Go back to watching South Park and dreaming of Vince Dooley.
NCR
December 6th, 2009
8:39 pm
Understand this Bulldog fans. Next year you start all over again with a new QB and a new DC. It’s gonna be a rebuilding year again. You won’t be in the top 20 pre-season, which means you’ll have no real shot of winning the NC (assuming you could actually win all your games, ha!). If Tech brings back everyone (big if!), we’d be loaded and Top 10 material right out of the gate.
Might want to start making your plans for the 2011 Independence Bowl also!!!!
Limelight
December 6th, 2009
8:40 pm
It’s interesting that beating Tech has defined UGA’s season this year, while Tech’s loss to the Dogs has had little impact on Tech’s season. Call us nerds and losers all you want, it’s nothing more than a bunch of drivel.
Yellow Jacket 89 MD
December 6th, 2009
8:44 pm
Way to go Jackets!!
UGA nice fluke, enjoy Shreveport (you know in your hearts that you’ll never win anything of significance with Richt as your coach) Roll Tide!
Joe Cox
December 6th, 2009
8:45 pm
Thomas, Dwyer, and Burnett are coming back. Morgan looks as if he will leave. Otherwise, Virtually every starter returns on offense and defense. Jackson, Hall, and Taylor will be back and the scholarship level will be back to normal in 2010. Plus the redshirt freshman this year come up. Perkins comes in and might play. Ayers will most likely replace Mario Butler. Ben Anderson, Kyle Jackson, and Sedric Griffin will be solid at linebacker. The secondary should improve with Taylor, Reese, Burnett, Ayers and Reid. D Line will be questionable. Thomas and Stephen Hill will be solid at receiver. Jones and Allen will return at A Back. Dwyer will return at B Back and of course Josh Nesbitt will return to run the offense.
BIG BEE
December 6th, 2009
8:48 pm
THE OTHER ST.SIMONS, just remember–you are only 1/1 against CPJ.As of Jan.1 you will be 0/0 against CPJ for 2010. Is this too complicated for you?
superDawg
December 6th, 2009
8:50 pm
macro you are regressing,for gods sake your in the acc.All Crud Conference.
JSS
December 6th, 2009
8:51 pm
TCU and Boise State got hosed… I heard a sigh of relief from down I-75…
Congrads Tech, but don’t be fooled, that is a NFL quality college coach over on that other sideline… Kirk Ferentz has done amazing things when given time to scheme and game plan. He is the anti-Big Ten coach. Also look out for that running back that they have from North Dakota, he is the little engine that could…
superDawg
December 6th, 2009
8:52 pm
wrong big nerd he lost plenty when he was at Ga.So.
Ezekiel
December 6th, 2009
8:58 pm
There’s so much luck involved in winning a National Championship and with the SEC being given 1 slot in the championship game every year it makes it tough for every other team around the country fighting for that 1 spot. Tech will range from very good to great every year with Paul Johnson as coach. Talk Tech football at: http://www.bbuzzoff.com
Limelight
December 6th, 2009
8:59 pm
superDawg: thanks for your insightful comments.
Buzzfan
December 6th, 2009
9:01 pm
IT’S GREAT TO BE A YELLOW JACKET!
Ranked #9 in the BCS & Orange Bowl Bound!
I don’t think Paul Johnson will let this team get overconfidant as they were last year coming off the big win against per-season #1 UGA. The loss to Georgia this year may have been a blessing in disguise. The team was fired up & anxious to redeem itself in what was a much bigger game than against the 6-5 dawgs. Next year I think we’ll be able to handle the dawgs AND win the ACC. The defense has to be fixed before we can challenge for a National Championship.
Dawg Fan
December 6th, 2009
9:03 pm
Congrats on the Orange Bowl. I think Iowa is a much better match up for you than TCU. Also, congrats on the conference championship and great season.
Sean M
December 6th, 2009
9:06 pm
Best championship game i’ve ever seen involved two non SEC teams and that was when USC and Texas squared off. Maybe the SEC champion has 2-3 losses next year and can do no better than the Sugar(nothing to sneeze at of course)
collegeballfan
December 6th, 2009
9:17 pm
Give me this year’s offense with a top 20 defense & I will show you a National Championship contender.
ron
December 6th, 2009
9:20 pm
First–why are there UGA fans on this blog? Why would Tech fans, Auburn, Tenn and so on invade the UGA blog? Just to talk trash and show what asses you are? Get a life. Trying to remember the big mouthed Clemson fan who came here ten days ago blowing off his mouth about how great Clemson was. Of course, they lost two games in the meantime. Mr. Bigmouth can still think of some ugly things to say about others, I am sure. Pitiful. Trash talk is for morons.
Second– Before Tech contends for a NC, they have to get bigger and stronger on both lines. UGA exposed Tech and Richt deserves credit for seeing it. Tech has more talent, but UGA is stronger on the line and Tech just could not stop them. To Tech’s credit, they darn near came back and won it at the end, but you see what I mean. Tech must get bigger linemen. They must find a pass rush. Tech has an amazing record considering they have an awful defense. I trust that CPJ will do something about that in recruiting. Hey, I am Tech guy and very proud of what they have done is so short a time.
Third– I still think that everyone connected with extending Gailey’s contract a few years back should be put in jail. I don’t think I will ever get over that. Tech has had some pretty bad coaches since Dodd retired, and I think Gailey is about the worst.
ron
December 6th, 2009
9:22 pm
and thanks to Dawgfan for his classy remarks.
Starring Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Over
December 6th, 2009
9:25 pm
ron: Bill Lewis makes Chan look like a HOF coach.
ron
December 6th, 2009
9:29 pm
dont bother giving me facts. i hated Gailey so much that I am blinded to all logic.
AP
December 6th, 2009
9:37 pm
Enter your comments here
AP
December 6th, 2009
9:38 pm
Funny, this year Tech has become Georgia, and Georgia has become Tech.
GT87
December 6th, 2009
9:40 pm
Hey Joe, where did you hear Thomas, Dwyer, and Burnett are coming back? That would be great, but I’m not holding my breath.
With 4 weeks to work, we need to get better on D. We’ve proven we can score, but we need a few stops to make sure we get ahead.
Go Jackets!
GTRich
December 6th, 2009
9:42 pm
Thanks Dawg Fan, you’ve just proven that not all UGA fans are stupid and class-less. Enjoy your
bowl and let’s bash heads again next year. I’m sure both Tech & UGA will be in the top 20.
But first we need to get us a new DC or send the one we have on a defensive coaching development course.
Alabama Jack
December 6th, 2009
9:44 pm
If your family tree has no branches, you’ll probably be a dawg fan.
National Attention
December 6th, 2009
9:52 pm
At least the ACC is getting National attention; maybe not the attention you want, but hey, attention none the less:
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1025255
tommy
December 6th, 2009
9:54 pm
dawgs are mediocre cause they had and still have mediocre coaches. they still have some of the best talent in the country. it is asshamed how sorry they are this season with all that talent. if tech had that talent and depth of talent we would surely be undefeated. CPJ and tech are on the way up. 7-5 looks more like gailey than richt
ryanegt
December 6th, 2009
9:56 pm
I think it can be done. The coaching is there. The offense is almost there. The defense is going to need a lot of work. We need size and depth on both lines. I’m on the fence whether to give Dave Womack another season. Unlike Willie Martinez (who did less with more) I don’t know if our D had enough talent for Womack to work with or if it is indeed a coaching problem. Nevertheless, our defense was horrible and needs to improve for this team to get any better.
@tommy
December 6th, 2009
9:58 pm
not sure you intentionally spelled asshamed incorrectly, but it seems that your intelligence is what is mediocre.
Questionable D
December 6th, 2009
10:01 pm
ryanegt,
I agree that the problem with the D could be a talent problem and not a coaching problem, but the problem is I don’t see GaTech pulling anymore in the future years than the talent they have this year. If they want any success, they’ll have to continually do more with less.
Boring Orange Bowl
December 6th, 2009
10:02 pm
Unfortunately, GT versus Iowa makes me want to…yawn.
Orange Bowl
December 6th, 2009
10:04 pm
The Orange Bowl seems eerily similar to the ACC Championship…a game that no ones cares about. Is the game televised this year??
Grease Lightning
December 6th, 2009
10:08 pm
The only Starting Seniors GT loses are OG Cord Howard, OT Brad Sellers and WLB Sedric Griffin and they will be missed but I think Johnson can coach up the kids to take their places. I wouldn’t have blamed Thomas for leaving since he’s a 4th year junior but if Morgan, Dwyer and Burnett stay, wow, Tech will have the experience and talent to AT LEAST be a one loss team and a title contender.
O yeah, I forgot to mention that Demaryius Thomas told ESPN ACC Blogger Heather Dinich that he will return for GT’s next promising season.
Grease Thunder
December 6th, 2009
10:11 pm
Is there anyway Paul Johnson will coach up his neck so you can see his chin again?
GTOldSchool21
December 6th, 2009
10:16 pm
If Dywer and Thomas come back, Tech will be a preseason Top 10. If Morgan returns, they will be Top 5. UGA will be top 35.
Ranking
December 6th, 2009
10:19 pm
Because we all know that preseason rankings mean everything
A Rob
December 6th, 2009
10:29 pm
Morgan is the most important of those pieces on defense, so let’s hope he stays. As far as the Dline goes, #41 (tough name to spell) and Robert Hall returning with Cross and the other redshirts, should be OK at end. Like to see more from Barnes and he will hopefully blossom as he is one of those big bodies we need. As well as JC Lanier who was redshirted. The others that played inside this year got trucked against the good teams. Linebackers have pretty good depth. Griffin is gone, but he really has looked slow of late and gets beaten pretty regularly. The return of Jackson will help I hope with Munroe and Steven Sylvester plus the freshmen and redshirts coming up. DBs will be solid. They did not seem to be the main issue this year. The front 7 will have to get lots better for us to make a legit push at NC.
But as long as we have that offense, we just need the D to make a few stops a game.
Here’s to you JACKETS! Crush the HAwkeyes and the Big Ten!
Stinger
December 6th, 2009
10:33 pm
What Bowl Game did UGA get? Did you say Independence ? Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha. When is that game played? Dec 10th or 17th? Oh, one final question. Where is UGA rated? I can’t seem to find it. Ha,ha,ha,ha.
addicted
December 6th, 2009
10:34 pm
I think we are right where we should be. We aren’t as bad as UGAg and Miami made us look, but not national championship caliber yet. I mean, play the ifs and buts game, we won some extremely close too, that could have gone the other way.
The problem is that we lack a defense. If we have a game where our offense plays anything less than great, we have a high chance of losing. So our O has little to no margin of error.
kd
December 6th, 2009
10:34 pm
all this we run this state and butt whooping sh1t has got to stop.good GOD, i mean, u really think ur program is going in the same direction as tech’s? ha, now that is funny, u dawgs r totally losing ur minds. i’ll check back with u in another 2 years after pj has defensive tackles bigger than 200lbs.,linebackers that can run a 40 faster than 5.0, and an off. line that he not gailey has put together. ga. peaked a couple of years ago and those days r long gone and u know it! whooping? 6 points in a game where a drop pass was all that kept tech from winning that game? yeah now that’s a whooping! congrats preseason #1
Milton
December 6th, 2009
10:38 pm
Great year for the Jackets with BCS bowl game to cap it off. 13 consecutive winning seasons, 13 bowl games. We have been consistently winning, but this is special. Much like 1990, 1999 and 2000. Ignore the fans who claim they went to uga. Let’s focus on winning the Orange Bowl!
No Reason to Panic
December 6th, 2009
10:43 pm
You can’t can the DC when he loses 5 starters. Let’s face it, when an above avg D loses 5 starts the unit turns into what GT has seen for the last 2 games, pathetic. And we’re still Champs? The staff did a great job. I can’t wait to see what happens when the D is strong. National Title is coming!
Stinger
December 6th, 2009
10:47 pm
How much does the Independence Bowl pay each team? Maybe 2 or 3 Thousand dollars.I would decline before I would accept a bowl this lousy. Hell they should have played in the Mama Johns bowl in B’ham so a few fans would maybe go to.
BPhil
December 6th, 2009
11:09 pm
To put all “stupid logic” aside, last time I checked the scoreboard at Grant Field it read triple zeros with the score being 30-24 in favor of the visiting team. Also, if you guys want to bring up the score to last year’s game then lets just recap the past 7 years before that. All that aside, congrats to you guys that your technique of bottom-feeding in the ACC paid off culminating in the event of barely getting by a team that had to load up their best player with cortisone because he could barely walk but despite of that was able to run circles around your defense. On a side note that same team was run out of Columbia, SC by a team that the “underachievers” in Athens beat. Im sorry I was just using some of your “stupid logic”.
By the way are you guys gonna put the score of the Georgia game on your championship rings this year, too?
HOJO
December 6th, 2009
11:14 pm
You know things have changed in the state when a UGA win over GT makes their season. Lets keep winning 11 games a year and going to BCS Bowls and let UGA fans continue to live through FL and AL. The SEC incest will only grow here in our great state because the UGA program is a mess and FL and AL are going to reign for a long time. They will have very little to cheer about except conference affiliation. Coach of the year, All Americans, ACC Champs, 11 + wins, BCS Bowl. Its great to be a Jacket! WTGW!!!!!!!!!
Joe's place Joe speaking
December 6th, 2009
11:16 pm
We are going to be the least watched Bcs game in the history of college football!!!!!!! Why Iowa?????!!!!!! I know they are a good team but damn this is a boring game!!!!!!!! Iowa!?!??????????!!!!!!!!! I’m a HUGE Tech fan and even this game seems boring to me!!!! I’ll still watch every last second of the game but damn, Iowa?????????????!!!!!!!!!
GaTekDropout
December 6th, 2009
11:18 pm
Why are dawg fans dawg fans? Cuz everybody else is, and they just wanna be like everybody else. Plus the garb matches their necks. Sooooo koowool!!!!!!!!!
Zipper cut Richt
December 6th, 2009
11:21 pm
Take it easy Joe. Hawaii, Sugar Bowl. I barely watched that one.
William Casey
December 7th, 2009
9:38 am
The future is bright at Georgia Tech. While the SEC is SLIGHTLY stronger than the ACC this year, the difference isn’ huge. Three SEC teams in the BCS top 15 and also three ACC teams. What’s the big deal?
There are no excuses for GT’s loss to UGA this year but there are THREE important REASONS (in order of importance):
1. Coach Mark Richt’s great game plan. He played to his team’s strength, his offensive line and GT’s weakness, defensive line. Great strategy and it limited mistakes. It’s funny that no UGA fans mentioned this.
2. Nesbitt’s injury was not the result of dirty play but it had two important consequences: it cost GT an early touchdown and more importantly took away 1/2 of an option from our offense for the rest of the game because Josh couldn’t plant and make those 8-10 yard power runs. Look what he did to a much better Clemson defense.
3. Thomas drops an easy pass. This happens in football.
I like GT’s chances in both the near and long term futures. Beat Iowa in the Orange bowl and be ranked 5th or 6th in the 2010 pre-season polls. Since UGA won’t be ranked pre-season, one early loss to maybe USC will kill the dawgs. That’s just the way it is.
GTGuy44
December 7th, 2009
10:40 am
Tech has better personnel on defense than their performance indicates. That says coaching. Wommack has to go. Our outside linebackers are very weak. Spiller fakes going off tackle and then runs wide. The outside linebackers are crashing in assuming off tackle and he runs right around them without being touched. Then he faces DBs in open field which the best DB in the country would have major problems with. Give me linebackers that maybe have less talent, but are tough and have brains like Ted Roof and Jim Anderson. Wommack has to take the majority of the responsibility. Compare what Johnson gets out of our offense with an offensive line that will probably not have one guy drafted by the pros with one lineman 254 and one 274. Answer is simple he (Johnson) gets the most out of the talent he has and Wommack does not. By the way Tenuta fans take a look at Notre Dame’s sorry defense before calling for the return of Tenuta. Picking a new defensive coordinator is going to be very tough because of the offenses today score so many points. There are frankly very few great defenses around today. Many people think Will Muschamp hung the moon. Take a look at how many points Texas allowed to Texas A & M and many other teams this year. I just hope Johnson can find a good one.
GT Anchorage
December 7th, 2009
1:09 pm
I think that its really funny that all of the Tech fans have moved on from the uga game while the uga fans have let that game define their season. That is the only good thing that has come out of athens this year and I think that uga is in for another tough year in 2010.
My wife is a UGA alumni and she gets extremely sick of the uga fans that comment on Tech blogs like this one. We both agree that anyone that trolls blogs to make idiotic comments like the ones that these so called “fans” make are probably people that didn’t even go to uga, much less, even have a college degree.
ShuttheTrapUGA
December 7th, 2009
1:19 pm
I find it very interesting and flattering that all the redneck UGA fans have to follow a blog for GA TEch and try to trash GT when they have a lousy team this year. You are such sore f*c*ing losers. GET A F’ng LIFE!!! Did you beat Tech by a landslide.. .Hell NO. Yes you played a good game, but what happened the rest of the year. You lost about as many games as you won going into the game against GT. Maybe we pityed you and figured that’s the least we can do. Hell the last time I did math 11-2 was better than 7-5 any day. Oh.. I am sorry, let me help you with the MATH since UGA fans need help in the area of basic MATH. ((wins) / (wins + losses)) * 100 = percentage… now that equates to GT = 85% wins to UGA = 58%.. Also that would be big F in a course at UGA… Oh.. and why you beat up on GT’s victory… who did UGA play the other night for the ACC… notttta!!!!.. Oh and you want to talk about victories. How about back in 1990 when GT won the 1990 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – Tech beat UGA 40-23… and you UGA fans want to go around and brag about 30-24…. all it would have taken would have been one more touchdown to beat you on Saturday, but we figured you might as well walk away with something. No need to thank us… just shut up already… it shows your poor sportsmanship.
BPhilWTF
December 7th, 2009
1:25 pm
Hey BPhil…
Thanks for spending so much time on a blog for GT fans.
Since you are a UGA Fan, I dont see you bragging about UGA’s 7-5 stats….
UGA – What a f*ck*ng losing team….
Perhaps you should be rooting for a real team like GT except for sticking with your sorry losing UGA dawgs….
No need to thank GT for letting you win the game.
ryaneGT
December 7th, 2009
3:45 pm
Questionable D, I totally agree, and like on offense it looks like our defense is going to have to get creative. John Tenuta’s blitz-happy defenses would often get lit up on some big plays, but they could also pitch a shut out every now and then – Tenuta definitely did more with less. It was a much better system than we have now. It seems like now we have to score 30 points a game just for a chance to win.
Jacket Steve
December 7th, 2009
4:15 pm
With this offense in place, we can compete with anyone in the country. Remember, it’s only the second year running it with players who were not recruited for this scheme. Josh threw the ball better this year than last and should get even better next year, especially if Bey Bey is back. That will make it even easier for the new B Back to gain yards. (that’s right, new B Back. hate to say it, no way Dwyer comes back)
To all the uga people, I didn’t think it would be true, but the ACC Championship win and trip to the OB really does make up for the loss. We’re in a BCS bowl, and there are only 10 teams in the country that can say that.
As for a NC, I feel a lot like I did in the late 90s when #14 was amazing us all. Joey Hamilton and the boys could score on anyone, anytime, but the D kept us from being a national power. He finished second in the Heisman, and we still couldn’t make it to a BCS game. I don’t see CPJ letting that happen this time around. If we win the Orange Bowl and show all the writers and fans in the country we’re for real, we’ll be top 5 to start 2010 with a real chance at the NC.
GO JACKETS!!!!!
UGA Girls are Dawgs
December 7th, 2009
4:26 pm
UGA fans are on this blog since they have nowhere else to go – no one bothers to write anything about the 7-5 mediocre bullsh**Dogs, and no one cares about the bowl game (Toilet Bowl) they are going to. So to make themselves relevant again, they come here.
HUGE tech fan
December 7th, 2009
5:10 pm
If you were such a HUGE tech fan your wouldn’t be watching the game, you would be AT the game.
Future of Tech football? Because so few seniors, GT can only recruit 12 players for this class (Maybe more with NFL exits, etc.) PJ knows he can have TOP 15 type of program with ANYTHING CLOSE to a defense and an OL. Look at the talent in this class on D! Look at the amount of red shirts on OL and DL. He is building a sustainable LONG TERM PROGRAM!! PJ and his wife are from the south. The only program I could ever see him leave for is UF. He turned down Auburn and a big raise last year!
ALL commits for this class are from the state of GA………………Get a DEFENSE and some HOGS on OL and we ROLL for a long time!!!
Craze
December 7th, 2009
5:30 pm
Why do so many Georgia fans hang out on the Tech blogs? Hope you enjoy Shreveport.
Stranded in NYC
December 7th, 2009
6:17 pm
With a couple of years with the same level of success (competing for BCS bowls), then we’ll get a lot better recruits on the defensive side of the ball. The offense really runs itself, except for the quarterback play. He really has to be perfect, and Nesbitt just might get there next year, if he’s not there already. By perfect, I mean he has to be big and strong, to take hits and get yards after the first defender makes contact. He has to be fast, to speed around defenders and make plays. Most importantly, he has to be smart, to know when to dive, when to run, and when to pitch. Finally, he has to be a good passer, completing at least half of his passes and preferably two thirds, with few interceptions. The passing part is the only part that Nesbitt is lacking in, which is why we’ve had such great success with him (he’s truly an amazing warrior). With enough years of repeated success, we should be able to go anywhere in the country and recruit the best athlete at the quarterback position. I’m talking about someone like Ohio State’s Tyrelle Pryor, where rather than go to a place and have an offense crafted around him, he can step right in and start winning championships.
All that said, it’s going to take repeated success of these proportions to accomplish all of that. We need to go out and get the fastest defensive players from that swamp in Florida.
GT For You And Me
December 7th, 2009
7:16 pm
SEC:SUCK-EVERY-COACH……………………
CHARLOTTE DAWG
December 7th, 2009
9:53 pm
So when can I get my ACC chumps t-shirt?
We run this state nerds! Your best couldn’t beat our worse. You’ll always have to remember that. Stings and burns, doesn’t it?
It is so cute how excited all the Tech fans are getting. Maybe Georgia can win the Orange Bowl too. Bwahahahahaahahahahahaahaha.
Congrats on that….aaaaaHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA..never mind. Forget it.
CHARLOTTE DAWG
December 7th, 2009
10:00 pm
GT ANCHORAGE,
That is exactly what some geeks from your fan base did for 365 days. Are you too good for some pay back?
If the Yech program is on such a high note, where is m, St.Simons, Pi$$boy, and Yellow Fuzz? They haven’t posted since the loss to their daddy. Shouldn’t they be happy and talk all sorts of crap?
The four aformentioned tools above are excellent representations of the Joke by Coke. Florida fans don’t hold a candle to you pricks when you are winning. They at least act like they’ve been there. A tech fan is so used to losing that when they actually win, you can’t shut them up. Weak, god-awful people. I’ve never met one that I would pi$$ on if he or she were on fire.
30-24 sweet dreams!
CHOP BLOCK U
December 8th, 2009
10:29 am
What future? Johnson will be losing his two all conference players in Dywer and Morgan at season’s end. Thomas will surely leave as well, despite what he says. This is fluke season with Gailey’s recruits that Johnson will never duplicate again
T Jones
December 8th, 2009
10:23 pm
Hey all you that are talking about Tech’s defense…I just read that of the 13 recruits that Tech has gotten are on the defensive side of the ball. Hope this will make the difference with some of the other players that were hurt this year.
Dave from GT
December 9th, 2009
8:59 am
Not gonna happen unless we can keep Wommack from recieving the Willie Martinez DC coach of the year award next year.
Bill
December 9th, 2009
4:35 pm
I for one am looking forward to playing Iowa. We have never played them before, they are from a conference that is supposed to be superior to ours, they are a name and it will be a huge win when we pull it off…
30-24
December 9th, 2009
5:00 pm
Tech’s defense is a joke, just like their overall program. It took the ACC having HALF of its members suffering from a .500 or worse season just for them to FINALLY win the ACC. Pathetic
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 9th, 2009
11:06 pm
YELLOW TICKS ARE CCCC === CLASSY CHUMPS OF ACC( ASS OF CUP CAKES). HAHHAHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHHA AND MORE HAHHAHAHHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAH
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 9th, 2009
11:08 pm
YELLOW TICKS ARE GOING TO THE PUMPKIN BOWL. HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH AND MORE HAHAHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHA FOREVER AND EVER LOSERS.