Burnett undecided about his future
Safety Morgan Burnett said on Thursday that he hasn’t decided if he will leave Georgia Tech early for the NFL.
A junior from College Park, Burnett has 77 tackles and four interceptions this season. Last season, he tied for the national lead with seven interceptions. It was the most by a Tech player since 1991.
Burnett said he will sit down with his family after the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5 and then they will decide what to do. He’s rated as the second-best safety by Mel Kiper, a draft analyst.
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BuLLdawg
December 11th, 2009
3:09 am
URL Links provided upon request for any specific lie.
Techman
December 11th, 2009
6:07 am
Somebody said we lost to UGA. I don’t remember. Wow, what a season this has been, and it ain’t over yet.
son_sir
December 11th, 2009
6:48 am
Is it posssible to have a blog without digressing to childish rock throwing between UGA/GT fans. Probably not. Back to the topic at hand: I hate to see anybody leave, but I think Morgan is definitely gone to the NFL. The others in question will probably see where they are projected in the draft. Given the uncertainty in the economy/future, anyone would be wise to take the money and run,…. run, run, run to the nearest investor and stock up in gold bullion before the dollar goes kaboom.
This Old Gold
December 11th, 2009
6:50 am
If any of the juniors have a chance of going pro, they should take it. Football players have a limited shelf life and they need to take advantage while they can. I personally think these players need to put their futures first before what we as fans want, but it would be great if most of them came back for their senior season. I think Morgan is gone, Dwyer is gone, and Thomas is up in the air. Morgan Burnett can play at the next level, but I don’t know if this is his time. I know some think Burnett’s season was a disappointment, but the dude is a play-maker and was probably more a victim of defensive scheme rather than his lack of performance…just my 2 cents.
son_sir
December 11th, 2009
6:57 am
This Old Gold: 2 cents=1 dollar soon
LET THE BIG DAWG EAT!
December 11th, 2009
7:06 am
GEORGIA BULLDOGS!! 2009 ACC CHAMPIONS!!!!! 30-24!!!!
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
8:18 am
Bulldawg as much as it hurts me to say, you prove ONE point, very well….. We are a team that was a Defense away from being a MNC team…… If, it had not been for the Defense, I think that CPJ would have been standing there last night as COACH of the year….. I have said all year that we are not or shouldn’t have been rated in the top 10, but YOU or I do not make these decisions. The fact that GT will play a team that matches up very well with us and gives us the chance to be preseason ranked in the top 5 or 10 is just the nature of the system……That’s of course if we beat Iowa, they are a very good team, we could very easily lose if we don’t bring our “A” game. My hope is that we can fill the defensive void with some better athletes. I am sure that Coach Wommack is perfectly capable of coaching, as long as he has the right personnel. We have NOT had the right personnel for a long time, hopefully this coaching staff can change that…. The bottom line Bulldawg, yes you beat us head to head, but WE were the better team, and we will continue to get better. UGA’s domination is OVER! Get over it!
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
8:26 am
I still don’t think that we have any TOP draft picks, at least not the first round…. Mel Kyper has the same knowledge as the average UGA fan! nuff said!
Squeezebox
December 11th, 2009
8:27 am
Ole Miss 2008 National Champs?
Tennessee Titans defending Super Bowl Champs? That’s the same logic as used above. BuLLdawg- Shame on you for using the death of 2 Tech students in one of your rants. That’s lower than m or anyone else would ever go.
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
8:31 am
Squeezebox, he is a UGA fan! His insecurity shows in every post! These bulldawg fans are not used to having in state competition….. He will get better with time….
IMPRESSIVE TECH
December 11th, 2009
8:33 am
2008 Chick-fil-A Louisiana State L 3-38
2007 Humanitarian Fresno State L 28-40
2006 Gator West Virginia L 35-38
2005 Emerald Utah L 10-38
2004 Champs Sports Syracuse W 51-14
2003 Humanitarian Tulsa W 52-10
2002 Silicon Valley Fresno State L 21-30
2001 Seattle Stanford W 24-14
2000 Peach Louisiana State L 14-28
harleyman
December 11th, 2009
8:37 am
Wow Tech. That’s a pretty impressive bowl record over the last few years. You and your live in partners have a great time in Miami. Don’t forget to go to the game. I know it will be more fun hanging out around the Versace mansion, the gay nude beaches and playing Dungeons and Dragons back at the motel. And don’t forget to yell “Go Dawgs” when your cheerleaders run on the field.
Squeezebox
December 11th, 2009
8:45 am
OK, so the previous 2 posters are the same person. What I don’t get is your obsession with GT. This started as a blog about a Tech safety and has morphed into a UGA fan “jealous-fest”.
harleyman
December 11th, 2009
8:55 am
Squeezebox. You want obsession? Head over to the Dawg blogs. The one thing Tech fans and Ga fans have in common is it seems they both go to bed at night thinking about UGA.
harleyman
December 11th, 2009
8:58 am
Also think Squeezebox and Gt4ever are same person having conversation.
Squeezebox
December 11th, 2009
9:04 am
I have no reason to head over to the Dawg blogs. That would be kind of stupid. Using third grade mentality, “Well, since he is making a fool of himself on our blogs, I’ll go make a fool of myself on their’s”. All I know is what happens on the GT blogs. Ther seems to be a lot of Orange Envy.
O...M....G!!!!!
December 11th, 2009
9:17 am
“GT4ever”….I can’t believe you actually said that Dwyer is “5 times the back” than Toby Gerhart is?!?! If you believe that, you’ve never seen Gerhart play dude. He has better stats than Mark Ingram with no where near the supporting cast. He is a freight train! I swear, I seen him drag 5 defenders 15 yards! Dwyer is good, but he’s no better than Gerhart or Ingram or that kid from Pitt.
if he's smart
December 11th, 2009
9:21 am
He’ll leave, just like the rest of them. Tech is going to be even worse on defense (if you can believe that) next year. They will be back where they belong, near the bottom of the conference.
They're all gone...and so is GT
December 11th, 2009
9:23 am
Straight to the abyss…Morgan, Burnett, Dwyer all history. PJ will be gone too in a couple of years if he knows what’s good for him. Meanwhile, UGA returns almost everyone from their team, and with a new DC, face it…the writing is on the wall. It’s over…GT will never beat UGA again in our lifetime.
hahaha!!!!!
December 11th, 2009
9:25 am
Dwyer isn’t even worthy of smelling Gerhart’s jockstrap. Toby’s a man, Dwyer is a hasbeen cry baby that can’t run up the middle to save his life. What a typical Yech b*tch!!!!!
Pull My Finger
December 11th, 2009
9:26 am
OLD GOLD = SKIDMARK YELLOW……………..30-24! GO DAWGS!
GT4ever eats paint chips
December 11th, 2009
9:27 am
How freakin’ delusional are you? Tech will NEVER be a preseason top 10, let alone top 5, team. Especially since Johnson is going to lose every single one of his key players (minus Nesbitt) after the Orange Bowl.
Face the facts chump, this is the best it’ll EVER get for you tools. Shame Johnson peaked so early, cause I would have enjoyed watching Richt humiliate him for the next 10 years. Johnson will be let go in 2012. Book it
Cory
December 11th, 2009
9:29 am
Tech fans are absolutely hilarious. They actually think their non-student athletes are going to stick around if they have a chance to get drafted high in the NFL. Watching the Tech dream crumble over the next year is going to be a treat
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
9:29 am
O…M…G!!!!! I have seen Toby play…. He is obviously a very gifted player, by no means am I suggesting that Toby is not GOOD. I firmly believe that any athlete on this level is blessed with talent. I still stand by the fact that JD is the better player and will prove it on the next level… JD’s supporting cast is arguably on par with what Toby has, but I will take the speed and muscle that JD has over Toby, anytime. Two running backs, one is very good,(Toby), and ONE is GREAT! IMHO..
Tech sucks
December 11th, 2009
9:30 am
They’re not even playing the big boys in bowls recently and they’re still getting prison raped. LOVE IT!!!!
Gerhart > Dwyer
December 11th, 2009
9:31 am
Gerhart plays like a real football player, Dwyer pi$$es all over himself anytime he has to ATTEMPT to run up the middle. Advantage, Gerhart.
Phil
December 11th, 2009
9:34 am
Funny that Yech fans are desperately trying to convince themselves UGA’s domination is over, when the reality couldn’t be any more clear.
Richt just pantsed Yech in their house, with his worst UGA team ever, without his best player, against Yech’s best team that they’ve had since they leached onto Colorado’s National Title.
Fact is, the domination is just beginning, and the Tool Nation knows it!!!
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
9:34 am
Hey Paint chips, If we beat Iowa, we will probably be top 5, but no less than top 10…. Bank on it MORON! We may lose ONE player, the rest will be back….. You UGA guys start drinking WAY to early!
cornerJack
December 11th, 2009
9:36 am
The mild cry for Johnson’s termination will get much louder if he loses to a slow, white Iowa team who’s QB has missed most of the season. This is getting interesting…..
what a dingleberry
December 11th, 2009
9:37 am
Beating an Iowa team that lost to Northwestern won’t put Tech anywhere near the top 5. Especially once all your thugs opt out for the NFL, you douche
Dwyer not even the best in GA!!!!!
December 11th, 2009
9:50 am
Gotta chime in on this one….Dwyer rushed for a whopping 32 yards against UGA. Caleb King, by the way, ran for 160+ against Yech. Washaun Ealey has over 600 yards with a 5+ ypc as a true freshman, only started about 3 games and ran for 188 against Wrech. He’ll be an AA by the end of next season. Dywer ain’t even the best RB in the state of Georgia. And as for Gerhart, the other guy is right, dude’s a locomotive. One guy can’t bring him down.
Doug Roberson
December 11th, 2009
9:53 am
It’s funny to me, as an observer of sports, that Georgia fans are criticizing Tech’s defense. We listened to the game against Tennessee on the way to Tallahassee, and the three of us in the car were dumbstruck (not that it takes much) how easily the Vols were scoring on the Bulldogs. Twice, we actually thought we were hearing a replay of a previous score.
stan
December 11th, 2009
9:53 am
It’s weird Tech fans cry about their academic myth when it comes to football, yet they never cry about it when it comes to basketball or baseball?
Wreckbone
December 11th, 2009
10:02 am
I think Dwyer and Morgan are gone. Burnett probably and Thomas ify at best. Remember we are getting hit like the tech hoops guys a couple years ago. they are capping rookies next year so if you have a shot you will go just for the money.
UGA fans can STFU. They suck and will get beat at home again next year.
Anyone who says Burnett disappointed does not know football very well. He had to worry about stuffing running holes and did not have to last year. And these guys who are ragging on last years linemen in the NFL you fricking suck. Johnson has produced although he is thrid int he depth chart but got to play well in the game he was the backup. Darryl Richard with the Pats practice squad, well hes got an MBA and gets to play int he NFL, not bad for anyone. And I saw the other lineman show up on the falcons roster again and saw him stuff some runs. The Falcons should have signed Michael Johnson. Abraham sucks now and is irrelevent. Remember, all these guys were not even 3 stars and they made it to the big time. Sure you got some great UGA guys like Shockly who sucked down a paycheck and never even got a chance to win a game he sucked so bad.
Gt4ever
December 11th, 2009
10:03 am
Doug, That’s funny! Not that any of these dawg fans will catch the drift….
Barrett
December 11th, 2009
10:06 am
I wonder how many more transfer players from bad academic schools Tech will allow on the team again next year? I mean, since they’re so concerned with academics and all……
freshman Tight end
December 11th, 2009
10:17 am
BULLDAWG you are making my brain hurt….. do u have nothing better todo with your life?
Doug Roberson
December 11th, 2009
10:17 am
Again, pointing out underclassmen leaving? Stafford, Moreno..ring a bell?
Pull My Finger
December 11th, 2009
10:18 am
Doug, it’s funny to ME that UGA rushed for about 350 yards on the the Old Gold Skidmarks…………..and you had an extra week to prepare! 30-24!! Go Dawgs!
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
December 11th, 2009
10:19 am
(((((((((((((((((((((((30-24))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Tech Tony
December 11th, 2009
10:28 am
Where the humor in the UGA fans lies is that they know even in their own feeble little minds that the nation gives them not one second of thought. Has anyone in the national media so much as mentioned Georgia reached a bowl game? They haven’t, And why, you ask? Because Georgia simply does not count for anything.
Keep screaming how meaningful you are. One day you’ll convince yourself of it. LOL!
Pull My Finger
December 11th, 2009
10:43 am
Tech Tony, your right. Tech’s in the media every day………usually for a robbery, stabbing, or shooting on or near your beautiful Skidmark Gold campus. Congratulations on winning the J.V. ACC title this year………now that’s meaningful!!
Doug Roberson
December 11th, 2009
10:44 am
Guys, I don’t mind the bantering, as childish as some of it is on both sides, but some of you are straying past the line. Let’s keep it clean.
Pull My Finger
December 11th, 2009
10:51 am
Oops…….I think we hurt Doug’s feelings. Okay, it’s not really Skidmark Gold, it’s really more of a mustard/bile color. Friends?
Idiot Dawg Fans
December 11th, 2009
11:03 am
Is this blog about the Idiot Dawg fans???? They are so obsessed and envious of GT’s program. They are pitiful.
GTville
December 11th, 2009
11:17 am
The NFL is a very tough place. Unless they are going to get a lot of garranteed money upon signing, they should stay for senior year. True they risk getting hurt, but they have a chance to get bigger and learn a little more; and most of all get playing time. If they go to the NFL and do not make the 2 deep, then their playing time will not be there.
Only 2 I see moving on are Morgan and Dwyer (both can improve more with pros, but limitted improvement in college). Thomas may go, but he drops too many passes…he should stay and improve and combo with Nesbitt set a bunch of records to improve his draft status. Nesbitt needs another year to improve his passing and determine where he will fit in the NFL…I see him as a backup to Vince Young. Burnett was not as impressive this year and should stick around one more year…very good player, but may be like Darryl Richard…drafted and put on practice squad.
selfish thinking
December 11th, 2009
11:30 am
I know a lot of them deserve to go and most will for the big money. I’d do the same. Selfishly though, I want them all to stay for a championship run next year!! We’re only getting better, time for an undefeated season. Now is our time!!!!!!
Sonny and Cher
December 11th, 2009
11:32 am
BeBE don’t go.
Pretty BeBe please don’t go.
I love you so.
Pretty BeBE please don’t go.
Wreckbone
December 11th, 2009
11:35 am
Yeah, the idiot who has said “book it” all year about Tech losing time and again. He was right twice. UGA fans talk about how bad we are. We never say over and over that your team will never win ever……but in alignment with your sentiments, UGA will lose to Tech at home next year….BOOK IT!
Not Disappointed
December 11th, 2009
11:41 am
God Bless the players that stay or go and the “Jacket Nation & It’s Fans!” All I want for Christmas is a “Orange Bowl Win!” Oh & good luck to the pups in their bowl.
Happy Chanukah to Some and Merry Christmas to others!
Ramblin Wreck for life!