Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Plantation?!? Who cares. It’s Florida and it’s warm

Our offense will trump their defense and our mediocre defense will stifle their mediocre offense. But anything can happen any given Thursday…

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I don’t know what all my fans in dawg nation are talking about……but me being an intelligent coach and person there’s no argument about this……I’d take Tech’s 4 shinny National Championships any day over that silly one-on-one record between UGA and Tech…..just plain common sense I tell ya!

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we don’t have 4 national title trophys because…we didn’t win 4 national titles. We DO have the ones I constructed out of paper and glue however. Are these the ones you speaketh of Vincent? I hate the fact I never beat a team you coached. You might say you ran me out of coaching. F#ck you for that.

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That’s a major difference this time. NO BASEBALL INFIELD to inhibit footing for the run. That killed us last time out. It slows a run offense. Just ask the Miami Dolphins. R Williams complains about it all the time (in between tokes of the pipe).

GT will probably struggle in the first half until the timing comes back and CPJ is able to adjust to Iowa’s game plan. I just hope that CPJ doesn’t come up with a “cute” game plan. Stick to what go you here! Lots of Nesbitt, Dwyer, Jones, and then the home run to Bey Bey.

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Doug, do you know what color jersey Iowa will wear and do they get first pick? I got a feeling they will pull a WAKE ..and being that the colors are similar, I hope not.

I am leaving for Miami on Saturday. I bought my ticket via Ticketmaster so that I could get a lower level seat. I live outside of Charlotte and ready to get out of this cold.

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Headed down on Monday with my twin sons. I think this is a big game in setting the stage for next year. If Tech wins, I think Dwyer, Bay Bay, and Burnett definetely come back next year. Tech will be ranked in top 5 and in control of their own destiny.

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Wow Doug, your getting an early start! I’ll just be staying a couple of days but I’ll be in South Beach (right on the beach, I’ll be the really white guy with a cooler of beer. :^)). Have fun in Plantation.

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Awwww, poor wittle Techie. Are we ruining your little Orange Bowl party big guy? Go tell mommy those big fat meanie Georgia fans are picking on you again.

By the way, what exactly is so intelligent about claiming you’re better than a team that beat you on a football field? Why do we even play the games genius? We can just have Techies tell us who is the best team. No need for games.
No need for 30-24 or 8 outta 9. Tech has the better program. Anybody that takes Calculus knows that. Duh.

LOL @ you idiots. Good luck “carrying the flag for the ACC” in the Orange Bowl. We’ll give it to you when the rest of the conferences are done wiping their butt with in the bowl games. ACC is a joke.

30-24.

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Doug Roberson, sir :

Other than a Cuban sandwich, what you have is goulash. God Awful Goulash. That and a lot of bread. Sorry, but I do not share, and neither does anyone else that what you report about food in Miami is that it is inedible and there aren’t any places to be found that are edible.

HOW CAN YOU LEAVE OFF HOW UNSAFE YOU FEEL THERE ?

Guess you get used to that in the slums of Atlanta where all our CRIME is and where ALL OUR DRUGS are, surrounding the Tech campus. They tried to gentrify the neighborhood, but those businesses are now closing. Major landmark anchor businesses for those business-shopping districts in the slums of a city of 6 million – such as Publix who is closing this week.

238 lbs. Left Tackle for GA tek, yeah, that’s small, and as for how tough he is, pardon me, Paul Johnson YANKED HIM for the last 4 plays of the game when he SCRAPPED his high school offense and threw 4 incomplete passes instead to END THE GAME 24-30.

If you want a STORY LINE for THIS game NO ONE WILL WATCH and NO ONE WILL ATTEND, especially NOT any of THESE GA tek fans in here posting to this biased blog of feel good about a team who played SIX GAMES against OPPONENTS who are NOT even in a damn bowl game – here you go : Iowa beat 1 team all season long and that team beat NO TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL BCS TOP 34 TEAMS (Pennsylvania State.)

GA tek beat 1 team all season long too.

So, there you have it.

Iowa who beat 1 team (who beat no team in the BCS Final Top 34 teams) plays Georgia tek who played 6 games against teams who are NOT EVEN IN A DAMN BOWL GAME and GA tek also ONLY BEAT 1 TEAM ALL SEASON LONG.

Here those 2 are facing off against each other in crime-ridden, horrible food horrible restaurants of no choices but Goulash to eat with lots of bread – which is all they eat –Miami.

WORST TV RATING Orange Bowl.

WORST ATTENDANCE Orange Bowl.

And, you are what ?

Stuck for a story line.

Just be honest Doug Roberson, sir.

Tell the truth. Quit with the GA tek bias.

AJ-C doesn’t provide that bias for UGA in our blog, Bubba.

Not close.

TIMING ?

Timing was surely NOT THERE to have Paul Johnson scrap his high school offense and THROW 4 PASSES to END THE GAME.

4 passes that looked like WOUNDED DUCKS…

Yet, on that point in here Doug Roberson, sir, you sit there and “REPORT” that “Quarterback” Josh Nesbit is a “HEISMAN HOPEFUL.”

Right.

With his 38 games played and only 13 touchdown passes to 11 interceptions and another 23 fumbles.

Pre-Game, you were in here GUSHING as you are now about GA tek, Doug Roberson biased AJ-C reporter.

After the game, you tried to deflect that what you said pre-game DID NOT HAPPEN.

If you want to talk about Iowa GA tek, why not report that GA tek FIRED JON TENUTA and that Paul Johnson replaced JON TENUTA with the linebackers’ coach at So Miss as Paul Johnson’s DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR…

…and that UGA took the football and crammed it right down GA tek’s throat.

Right up the gut.

Every play.

That tech was NOT TOUGH,

Now, were they Doug Roberson, sir ?

40 years plus ?

Huh ?

1966 season. This is 2009.

That, Doug Roberson, is

43 years.

43 years since GA tek has even BEEN to a Major Bowl Game.

1955.

54 years since GA tek last won a Major Bowl Game.

How old are you Doug Roberson ?

I was alive in 1955.

1955.

God Almighty Above is all I can say and it begs the damn question if you are going to bring up GA tek’s Major Bowl DROUGHT of 54 years since GA tek won a Major Bowl Game, then (1) call them the Major Bowls and (2) say it’s been 54 years since GA tek last won a Major Bowl Game the 1955 season; and (3) say why haven’t any GA tek fans showed up for their 1st chance at a Major Bowl Victory in 54 years ?

Huh ?

Why not ?

Where are the so-called GA tek fans you supposedly address yourself too Doug Roberson, sir ?

1-3.ACC is 1-3 in bowl games.

UGA has been to 8 Major Bowls since GA tek LAST EVEN WENT TO ONE.

By the way, if you are going to discuss BOWL GAMES Doug Roberson :

7 of GA tek’s last 10 bowl games, GA tek has LOST.

GA tek has been to 13 straight consecutive bowl games now with this game, but is a miserable 5-7.

LOSING BOWL RECORD over this span bragged about of GA tek having been to a Bowl Game 13 consecutive years.

UGA has been to a Bowl Game 13 Consecutive Years too, and UGA is :

NOT 5-7 like GA tek last 13 consecutive bowls now, but 2 LOSSES.

13 consecutive bowl games, 11-2, UGA.

13 consecutive bowl games, 5-7, GA tek.

Now, that’s just me Doug Roberson.

What do I know about college football and try to report an unbiased retort to a soul-searching on your part Doug Roberson AJ-C beat writer for GA tek for a damn story line where you discuss bowl games but fail to mention that GA tek doesn’t even have a single not 1 player on the GA tek team who has EVER WON A BOWL GAME in his entire career at GA tek.

13 consecutive bowl games for GA tek, INDEED.

Just be honest.

Not a homer.

-0- tech fans. That’s an honest report.

Will be -0- at the game too. Why not report that the facts are that GA tek cannot give away 2 free hotdogs, 4 free Coca-Colas, 2 bags of boiled peanuts and a free parking pass to get a single GA tek fan to buy a ticket to 1 game for your so-called GA tek fans you address yourself to in such a biased fashion daily Doug Roberson.

48.

# 48 in the nation attendance GA tek.

THOSE ARE ALL UGA FANS.

We buy season tickets for the GA tek football and throw away all the tickets but our game.

We own GA tek at Bobby Dodd Stadium (named after a University of Tennessee at Knoxville college DROP-OUT.)

The AJ-C reports that there are 29,700 GA tek alumni in the readership of the AJ-C.

And, there are of course a third of a million UGA alumni by direct comparison in your readership.

5.

Only 5 teams have more ATTENDANCE than UGA.

GA tek # 48 in Attendance.

No GA tek fan on the plane down ?

Duh….

Easy to spot the GA tek fans.

Slide rule hanging out their pants, pocket protector in their pocket and YELLOW wearing YELLOW.

Which of course, is the color of cowards.

Cowards who LOG ON as for example St. Simons pre-game and BRAG of the DESTROY UGA, but after the game, has YET to EVEN LOG IN as St. Simons, despite repeated attempts by me to call St. Simons out to have a pair and face the medicine.

Oh, he replied with a different handle that he didn’t think that 30-24 was DESTROYING of GA tek by UGA.

Less than a TD.

But, it was not I, nor any of the rest of us who come in here daily to call out 1 St. Simons to log in as St. Simons as he did for all this time and keep that just 1 handle.

And, take his medicine.

DISH IT OUT, can’t take it.

Of course, GA tek fans try to tell me it’s old gold.

YELLOWjackets.

Lived here all my life.

Dunwoody.

I do believe I know what color a damn YELLOWjacket is.

Like you guys trying to pass off a 1930 automobile for the AJ-C headlines of 1893 that a train wrecked outside of Lawrenceville with the cheaters from GA tek onboard stoned by UGA fans who recognized that THOSE WERE NOT GA tek students playing against us, but football players you HIRED FOR MONEY to play us.

RAMBLIN’ WRECK RETURNS TO ATLANTA, the headlines read with picture of WRECKED TRAIN.

Not Automobile from 30 years later.

By the way, Doug Roberson, I have looked up the draft projections and I cannot find a GA tek player on any NFL draft site mock draft.

GA tek has 25 NFL players today.

UGA 45.

UGA will have MORE DRAFTED again.

We had yet another UGA player drafted # 1 in the NFL Draft 1st overall pick, just last season.

GA tek NEVER HAS.

GA tek never has ANY HEISMAN TROPHY either, but you fail to report that.

As you FAIL TO REPORT Doug Roberson that GA tek is on ACADEMIC PROBATION in NCAA APR with 914 in men’s basketball.

How can that be Doug Roberson that you have NOT MENTIONED THAT 1 TIME ?

This is CURRENT NEWS Doug Roberson. Today. Now. PROBATION GA tek by NCAA.

Today.

NCAA Academic Progress Rate GA tek Men’s Basketball PROBATION with LOST SCHOLARSHIPS AS PENALTY for PROBATION of limited to ONLY 11 SCHOLARSHIPS.

Did they decide they are even going to show this game on TV ? I never saw the AJ-C report on THAT, either. I heard FOX was not going to be available in MANY MARKETS, in fact I heard that includes this AREA.

Not that you can open the 1-horse newspaper town trying to coddle GA tek fans (both of them) sports pages and find a hard hitting truthful story line on GA tek.

Where is your retraction Doug Roberson for what you REPORTED in THIS blog about what you guaranteed would happen before GA Tek LOST it’s 60th game to UGA in football, a feat only 4 other 1-A programs have accomplished.

Let me know when you are going to FACE THE MUSIC and quit sitting there squirming in your chair hiding behind your keyboard UNABLE to login and say under the handle you said GA tek would “DESTROY UGA” that GA tek LOST.

Doug Roberson, You know there is 1 more unfinished business item to address to your biased reporting for GA tek in the AJ-C, sir, and that is that GA tek’s fans are the WORST POOR SPORTS in all of sports. Imagine coming in here with the EXCUSES they came in here with after what they said pre-game about “DESTROYING UGA.”

There is a long TRADITION of POOR SPORTS at GA tek. Forever. From the beginning. No time off. Continuous. Everlasting.

60.

8 of 9 for Coach Richt.

30-24. (I didn’t know a 6-point LOSS is “DESTROYING UGA” Doug Roberson and both GA tek fans, and St. Simons.)

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On a side note could the AJC have gotten a better Tech beat writer than this guy, Talk about right out of central casting.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T883r__5MAA&feature=related

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come on nerds we are waiting.

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That horrid smell is from the dog poop left behind by dawg fans and their dates. They can’t accept the fact that they are irrelevant.

I want Tech to win and I think they will. However, the sun will rise Wednesday either way, I will return to my office, stop at McDonalds on the way in and order coffee from the dawg drive thru guy, leave my Lexus with the dawg parking lot attendant, sign in with the dawg security officer, remind the dawg janitor that he is supposed to empty the trash cans outside, not in the floor, and then kick back and make some more money.

If that don’t work, then there will be lots more dawgs on welfare down at the trailer park.

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Alabama Jackoff…time to quite playing SimCity on the blogs and get back to the real world. Your mommy is telling you to come up from the basement…your pop tarts are ready. Be sure to wipe the yellow fuzz off your shorts and put away the Richard Simmons poster first!

30-24 all year Bay Bay!

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Guess you want to “punch me in the face” like your “classy” coach Johnson huh?

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Why doesn’t the AJC do away with these blogsu unless it can control the Muttlanders?

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Better put a 2lb weight on that empty bar when you pump iron there d pollock…10 reps with an empty bar makes you a woman beater now???

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((30-24)) Glad it STILL hurts! Next year we will beat a team with a losing record…GA Tech.

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I love how the leg humpin butt lickers refer to the recent record as 8-9 without referring to the 3 games in a row we beat them before that….

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donnie025 – how far do you want to go back? Sure, we can count the three (all of which you have since forfeited for using ineligible players) from 98-2000, but let’s go back before that when we won ANOTHER SEVEN in a row from 91-97. How’d that be? Or even better, we can just cite the whole entire series record. 60-37-5. Or even better some more numbers for you…

30-24.

stings, don’t it?

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To Tech Fans poster … dude, chill with those novels you keep posting. I’m sure most people are like myself when they start reading one. We get through a few lines then scroll past it once we see how much useless drivel you’ve wasted time to type. And you have done it TWICE thus far, 1:25am, and again at 6:43am.
It’s New Year’s Eve…get out and have a little fun. You’re as bad as Ray Finkel’s mom from “Ace Venture” and the guys from “There’s Something About Mary” – you obsessed stalker.

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Some drunk UGA basterd was up all night writing a long blog for us to scroll past. Was that longer than any paper you have ever written? Looks like it. Good job bubba. What did you go to bed and the fat trailer trash you roll over and hump didn’t give you any?

Your team is irrelevant this year. Well take a look at the TV ratings for your sorry ass gamblers paradise bowl vs our BCS bowl. They may be higher though because you had 2 mediocre teams who think their teams are as good as the teams that whip them each year(Texas Fla).

Yes you have won 8 of 9, but only 1 has been a blowout which looke dlike Chan was either scared or paid to lay down.

I agree our defense sis sub-optimal, but wow how about your Opie Cunningham QB you had this year. Our red headed fair skined QB at least won games and could pass. YOurs looked like the bully from the Christmas Story. All talk and no production. When you finally got your running game going from your stable of 5 star running backs you beat us at our own game. Congrats. So were you up all night wiriting on a Tech blog because you are so upset you missed the new year with your bowl by 3 days? If we are so IRRELEVANT, then why did you post 300 lines of dribble about BS. And you bash DOug who is one of your own but just doing his job (which if yo ahve a job you won’t be doing very well today from the looks of things) Oh that’s right, its raining and landscapers and DOT workers are off as well as garbage men today.

So get your last jab in, you have 8 months to suffer before football starts again. And hows that Hoops team you got over there? LEts see your only ranked recruit (a 3 star) walked on to Tech with a Hope Scholarship and red shirted. Nice hoops program. We will crush you on the 5th the same day we play for a BCS win while you sit there and post the same dribble. I guess you just have a one track mind. Only football which is I guess an indicaiton of why you are posting on a Tech blog all night (woman tired of the same thing??)

I will give you credit for 1 talking point. I agree we should have kept Tenuta. But our Defense will work out in the long run. how’s that coordinator hunt? Hope you don’t pick up Tenuta and I wish we would get him back.

GO Jackets!!

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Sure looks like our season has really gotten to one Mutt fan. Must be tought for him or her to go through life like that.

See you guys at the game. My wife and I are leaving early Monday morning from NY.

Wouldn’t miss this one.

Just hope our defense shows up.

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Please excuse little d. pollack. He is in a bad mood because he poo-poo’d in his pants. I have him in time-out for using nasty language on this blog. I will wash his little mouth out with soap and then he can come back and play later.

Bye

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I gotta admit the bad blood between GT and UGA fans is a little funny.. I bet that game is a blast to go to!

The game is going to be great, I of course think the Hawks are gonna win but I think it’s one of the better match ups in the BCS. The teams are pretty evenly matched. I think Iowa gets the advantage because of the amount of time they got to prepare. I’m sure they watched the GT/UM game about 200 times.

Good luck GT, while your at the stadium stop by a Hawkeye tailgate and pound a beer. Us Iowans like to drink!

Go Hawks!

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Interesting posts. Some of you seem to miss the point that GT is relevant to those people whose opinion matter to us Tech fans. What is truly irrelevant is comments from the bulldawg nation in regards to GT. Hard as you dawg fans may try to hide it, it is obvious that the success of the GT program is a harsh pill to swallow.In fact, GT playing in the OB doesn’t seem to be as irrelevant as dawg fans claim it to be, as demonstrated by all the attempts instill some sort of discomfort to Tech fans enjoying their BCS Bowl Bound Team Yellow Jackets. Some may call this behavior an “obsession”. Posting disparaging remarks about GT is probably your best therapy, although it does not address the cause of your discomfort, i.e., GT is a rising power in college football, despite our number 80th recruiting classes (your words, not mine). I, for one, am amused and happy to see that the “middle of the pack” shoe is now on the other foot. Win or lose I will have a blast at the game watching the ACC Champion Yellow Jackets run all over Iowa in the sunny South Florida BCS Orange Bowl!

Go Jackets, THWG!!!!!!!

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I see Clemson beat Kentucky.

ACC 1, SEC 0.

But as all the UGA posters say, UK is not one of the “elite” programs. They didn’t beat anybody this year. Except for UGA.

So since Clemson beat UK, and UK beat UGA, and GT beat Clemson TWICE this year, I guess that makes GT the SEC East champs now??

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Iowa’s defensive line is not any bigger or tougher than Clemson’s, UNC’s, or VT’s… im not worried about their defense. If anything that would slow us down on offense, it would be due to the layoff and we would shoot ourselves in the foot with missed blocks, poor timing, and fumbles.

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OH Doug ,to answer tart of your question,I think the biggest problem for tech is going to keep or get their timing for the offense.defense is not that big a deal—we’re not going to be great on defense regardless of how much time we have off.At least 3 juniors leave-S,WR,B back.

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THE YELLOW TUCKS ARE NOT IN THE PUMPKIN BOWL IN MIAMI. THEY ARE AT THE CALLAWAY GARDENS LOOKING AT THE END OF THEIR STREAM AT THEIR IMAGE (YELLOW JACKET) ON THOSE WATERLESS URINALS. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA—- EVEN CORPORATIONS KNOW WHERE THE PROPER IMAGE OF THE YELLOW TUCKS SHOULD BE. HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA FOREVER AND EVER. —— AND WITH EMPHASIS.

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Can someone give me a clear reason Tech claims 4 national championships? I did a great deal of research on the subject and couldn’t find out why. Prior to the 1950’s there were so many polls and methodologies used it was hard to pinpoint a consensus number one. By the same logic Tech uses, Georgia won the championship in 1927, 1942 and 1946.

Even with the most recent championship in 1990 almost all of the polls picked Colorado as the number one team.

I’m serious. Why does Tech claim four national championships? Is there a definitive list I missed?

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Well, gordon7, Tech beat Clemson twice, which beat kentucky, who beat UGA if you wanna play that game. Of course you will argue that it doesnt matter cause UGA beat tech on the field. So thats why the orange bowl is being played. Who beat who earlier in the season means nothing

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Since GA fans are so proud of beating 4th rate high school teams

MaxPreps Xcellent 10 final 2009 high school rankings

1. Georgia Bullpuppies: After last year’s stinging defeat BETWEEN THE HEDGES, the bullpuppies were barely able to hold on this year to avenge last year’s defeat to their in state rivals to claim their first National Title since 1980, although they did have to drop down a few classifications to do so.

2. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 12-0. Last Week: 2. Season complete. Non-Public Group IV state champions.

3. Abilene (Texas), 16-0. Last Week: 2. Ronnell Sims rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns to lead Abilene to a 5A-II state title over Katy, 28-17. Cousin Hershel Sims added a 60-yard TD run as the Eagles captured their first state title since 1956.

4. Butler (Matthews, N.C.), 15-0. Last Week: 3. Season complete. 4A state champions.

5. Servite (Anaheim, Calif.), 14-1. Last Week: 6. With a 33-30 win over Rocklin, Servite captured the CIF Division II title. Nicholas Echeverry kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to clinch the victory for the Friars.

6. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), 14-1. Last Week: NR. Dwyer captured Florida’s 4A crown, dominating previously-unbeaten Niceville 42-14. Since a season-opening loss to Glades Central, the Panthers have blown out each opponent they have faced.

7. Memphis University (Memphis, Tenn.), 13-0. Last Week: 4. Season complete. Division II-AA state champions.

8. Davidson (Hilliard, Ohio), 13-1. Last Week: 5. Season complete. Division I state champions.

9. Hoover (Ala.), 14-1. Last Week: 7. Season complete. 6A state champions.

10. Plant (Tampa, Fla.), 13-1. Last Week: 10. Plant followed a 20-0 blanking of Lakeland to beat Manatee 21-14, winning a 5A state title. Junior James Wilder Jr. ran for 137 yards and a touchdown to give Plant its second straight championship.

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Bulldawg, are you seriously stupid enough to be BRAGGING about having a higher APR? Try to follow…..

GT CONSISTENTLY has one of the highest (this past year, THE highest) average SAT scores for incoming freshman football players IN THE COUNTRY.

UGA signs “student-athletes” every year that are bonafide IDIOTS.

Yet, SOMEHOW, UGA continues to keep these IDIOTS eligible and on track to GRADUATE.

Leonard Pope (illiterate). Jarius Wynn (Wonderlich of 12). Knowshon Moreno (WL of 13). Now there’s Washaun Ealey, who makes MOST of them look like STEPHEN F’N HAWKING.

For Ealey to stay eligible more than one season, it would take academic shenanigans that would make the pre-Jan Kemp days look like a THINK TANK. Yet, who here bets he WILL somehow stay eligible?

Bulldawg, it is YOU who should be embarrassed to have a program that continues to operate under a PLANTATION SYSTEM. Every summer, it’s PINS AND NEEDLES waiting to see which of the new BOATLOAD of ILLITERATES will fail to meet NCAA MINIMUMS. Ever wonder why there’s never any SUSPENSE like that on NORTH AVENUE?

Could you imagine the attrition from EVERY UGA SIGNING CLASS if those “student-athletes” had to actually tackle genuine academics like at TECH?? GRADUATE? JESUS, HALF OF EACH CLASS WOULDN’T SURVIVE ONE YEAR!

And yet they SOMEHOW stay eligible and bump the APR in ATHENS? Yeah, Bulldawg, you should be WALKING TALL!

Keeping IDIOTS ELIGIBLE….that’s ANOTHER…..BULLDOG POINT of PRIDE!!

LOL!!!

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gordon7,

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/nchamps_team.php

Happy New Year to you and yours! Hope it’s a good one!

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Hawkeyeinmiami, if you consider watching a hammer hitting the head of a nail over and over again a blast then yes, the Georgia-Georgia Tech series is a blast as well.

Hammer 30 Nail 24.

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To Tech fans poster, sounds like you need a vacation because you’re about to go off the deep end. Two posts in the middle of the night must be keeping you from sleep. Lighten up buddie. These are college students. Get a grip!!

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Tom….

Thanks for the list. I had not seen that one. However, I guess I was looking for something a little more scientific than a poll that relies so heavily on “what the schools claim” as justification for being put on the list. For instance, Tech claims to be the national champions in 1952 so they are on the list you linked for that year, but both the AP and the Coaches’ Poll for that year had Michigan State as the champs.

I’m not trying to be difficult. I went to Emory so I don’t have great loyalty to either Tech or UGA. I’m just wondering what criteria Tech uses to make that claim other than the fact they claimed to be the champs for those years.

Hope you have a great 2010 as well.

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“The future of the program hinges on doing two things consistently: 1) Beating UGA and 2) winning the ACC championship. ”

This is incorrect. First things first. First, recruiting has to get much better on the defensive side of the ball. Johnson says he knows what he needs in recruiting for the offense, and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. No one slowed Tech down this year but Miami, in the 3rd game in two weeks deal. But defense is another story.

You will not consistently do anything unless the defense improves a whole lot. Tech got lucky this year outscoring people. This will not happen every year. If the QB goes down it is an entirely different team. You can hang your hat on great defense, not great offense.

Recruiting for defense must improve – this year is a good start. But it must improve even more. The only way to consistently beat Georgia is to out recruit them. And so far, this is not happening.

Back in the Dodd era when both schools were white & both teams white, Tech pretty much owned UGA because they out recruited them. But since regained our senses, integrated, & introduced the black player, UGA has pretty much owned Tech. And the difference is recruiting. Scout has this years’ classes rated nationally as follows – Georgia at #6 and Tech at #41. This will not consistently beat many SEC teams, especially UGA. The miracle is that Tech has been able to keep the scores fairly close. But if you can reach the level of UGA in recruiting, then you will consistently be in the hunt for the ACC crown.

Like it or not, believe it or not, this is just the way it is.

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gordon7, check out the following link for a list of all college football champions since the beginning of time (LOL).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship

You will see that Tech is listed 6 times, and UGAG 5 times. If you dig a little bit deeper, you can find the official NCAA site where Tech is listed 3 times (for whatever reason, they do not recognize 1952, even though Tech was 12-0 and in a bowl, whereas MSU was 9-0 and in no bowl). On that site, UGAG is only listed once (1980).

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Tom – that list has Harvard as claiming 10 titles. Do they have the better program or history? Do you see where I’m going with this?

Supersize – yeah, I’ll get those fries out to you quick. You probably have to eat lots of fast food on your meager compensation.

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collegeballfan, you are correct in saying that Tech’s recruiting has not been up to UGAG’s over most of the past 40 years, but I think that is as much due to coaches as anything. UGAG had Dooley at the start of that time, and he succeeded first on the field, and then on the recruiting trail. That has continued. Meanwhile, Tech went through a string of losers, or at the best very mediocre coaches, until Bobby Ross arrived. Unfortunately, he was followed by the biggest loser of all, Bill Lewis. O’Leary brought Tech back to a decent competitive level, but then he was followed by a good man, but a terrible coach, in Chan Gailey. If CPJ can recruit the kind of talent he needs, which does not have to be the 5-star athletes that UGAG has wasted most years recently, then the wins will continue, and the recruiting will improve, hopefully on defense. And regarding that 5-star criterion, a 5-star recruit in CPJ’s offense might not be worth a damn, but a 2 or 3-star recruit might turn into a true 5-star athlete, simply because he is the best at what he does in an offense the nature of which can’t be graded in comparison to other college offenses. In other words, what’s good for other schools might not be good for Tech, and what’s good for Tech might not be any good in traditional offenses. But that certainly doesn’t mean they are inferior athletes by a long shot. But we DO HAVE TO recruit and sign better defensive players.

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dawgy, I think it shows Harvard’s last title in 1919, too. Princeton has even more.

Again, it’s partially a product of the various eras. Also, it was readily apparent until the late 50’s or so that most Southern programs (except maybe Bama?) had a terrible time overcoming the long-standing “Northern bias” in polls and reporting. Most of the “national” sportswriting and publications were still coming out of the NE and MW (think of Grantland Rice, etc…).

Many Southern teams got screwed on a regular basis in favor of what were many times (probably) inferior Northern/Midwestern teams…..and the polls also were finalized before any bowl games.

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dawgy, the only time I eat fast food is when I am traveling to places like MIAMI FOR THE ORANGE BOWL.

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What has always somewhat surprised me about the results of integrating is that Tech was the first (or at least one of the first) teams in the south to integrate. You would think that that would have meant something, but it apparently did not. Also Tech bucked sourthern tradition AND the governor of Georgia in order to play an integrated team in a bowl game under Dodd. That was NATIONAL NEWS too.

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Supersize – look, I’m happy for tech. You guys are playing in a bowl that’s not played on blue turf. You’re playing in a major bowl for the first time in over 4 decades. FOUR DECADES. I think that’s great. I really do. Good for tech.

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Supersize – I like the story of how Bill Fulcher quit. You know, when he walked into the locker room and Jesse Jackson was there trying to brainwash the rest of the team (he already got to McAshan (sp?)). That was a good one.

Oh, and I’d be wronging the discussion if I didn’t mention the last tech alumnus governor, Jimmy Carter. Carter, incidentally, ran for governor on a platform of segregation. Pretty typical.

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dawgy, I’m not making excuses for Tech’s not having played in one of the so-called major bowls since 1967 (Jan 1, 1967, that is). It, however, is not Tech’s fault for not playing in the 1990 Orange Bowl. Tech wanted to play Colorado, but the “powers that be” wanted f**g Notre Dame instead. But even though the Citrus Bowl was not considered a major bowl, it still produced one-half of the shared national championship for that year. And don’t try to belittle a shared championship. That was one of MANY MANY shared championships through the years; just ask Alabama, USC, LSU, and others if shared championships are significant or not. You and I both know what each of those schools will say.

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If BOTH teams can upgrade on D next year, they will EACH be formidable up and down the schedule.

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hey, you won’t find me ridiculing shared titles. For the life of me I can’t figure out why we don’t claim the ones we shared in ‘27, ‘46, or ‘68. All those schools you just mentioned claim titles of the same or lesser ilk. And yes, that includes tech.

It’s a PR failure on the AD in Athens, I’ll agree with you there.

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Supersize, it was actually the ACC’s stupid lock-in with the Citrus that prevented the GT-CU Orange Bowl from happening.

The deal stipulated that the ACC champion could get out of the Orlanso game if they were ranked #1 or #2 the week PRIOR to the end of the regular season (can’t recall if it was an either/or or both polls). Tech was one week too late moving to #2, and thus was forced to the Citrus.

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Tom I knew about the number 2 thing, but I didn’t remember that the ACC had an automatice tie-in to the Citrus Bowl.

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UGA has a legit claim to the ‘42 title, imo.

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Yes, super, I think I spoke to that earlier.

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well, when you start talking about trailers and pbr and supersizing orders…oh nevermind. If you’re that dense it’s not worth explaining.

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I’m sure even today those crazy northern sportswriters would win the day and give it to a Big 10 team if one was even remotely considered.

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loyalDawg – don’t worry about it. It’s just what techies do. It is what it is. When they start getting countered, they either change the subject or start hurling unfounded insults.

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loyalDawg, I have used my moniker here for 2 years; it’s just part of the “Old Fashioned Hate.” Even Mark Bradley has commented on more than one occasion that he gets a big laugh everytime he sees my name come up. If you read back, you will see that dawgy started the “picking” and what you absurdly refer to as “gutter talk.” I don’t mind being picked on my dawgy, and I doubt he minds me picking back. If you are offended, then so be it. I’m sure you’ll get over it.

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I wish I could get to Miami because its sub-zero here in Nebraska. I can’t wait for this game.

I look at this as a statement game. Winning the ACC was a great goal to accomplish, and it has already been a successful season, but winning a bowl game on a big stage like the Orange Bowl can really give us the confidence and recognition this team needs. I feel like the break has given the defense a time to rest and collect themselves and expect them to play like they did in the VT or UNC game. GO TECH LETS GET IT DONE

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those lard butt, slow footed Iowa interior d linemen are trying to stop Dwyer and Nesbit, Roddy Jones, A Allen and company will be streaking down the sideline for score after score.

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Only on my better days. Happy new year to you and yours Supersize. We’ll see you in Athens in 2010.

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I’m just saying so you can say you heard it here first,.. Iowa is damn good and GT got a bad draw when Iowa’s name was picked. There were very few few meaningful touchdowns scored against Iowa in the second half

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Could you please pass the tanning butter, big boy?

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My knees are bruised and my butt is sore. Glad the cream is free around here.

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Dawgy…You got to much time on your hands!! (keep on dreaming) or do you have underline anger..Why are you so mad and have so much anger?

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So Tech was one of the first “Southern” schools to undergo integration?

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typical UGA grad working in San Francisco bathhouse: Sounds like you KNOW what I’m talking about? Wink wink….hey what “clubs” will you be hitting tonight?

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Well, I see buLLdawg has changed his handle to tech fans. Weak attempt to hide his dribble. Hey, all you UGA inbreds on this blog, how many of you trailer park trash selves went to Shreveport, (yes, you too, Shane, who probably has not been any nearer the UGA campus than seeing it on TV).

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As far as CPJ’s calls at the end ot the UGAG game, I questioned them too. But if you look at the plays, Nesbitt overthrew a wide-open Thomas on one of them, and unfortunately Thomas dropped the last one. And the pass to Stephen Hill was very close. The play calling might not have been what Tech fans expected, but it wasn’t UGAG’s defense that stopped them from working, and in hindsight, it wasn’t really that bad of a hurry-up offense, except it didn’t pay off. If it had, however, you mutts wouldn’t be posting on a Tech blog. But it’s ok. Since most of you are probably uneducated and unemployed, I guess you have nothing better to do.

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Woof, Woof, you Tech guys know a bowl, Miami or Shreveport, Woof, I’ll vote Miami. Those red neck guys at Georgia just kill me.

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right, dawgan, like you woulda, coulda, shoulda won last year except for Willie Martinez, or injured players, or — take your pick; the list of excuses and whining goes on and on

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Ghost of UGA VII: You sound kinda cute? Are you a blonde or a brunette?

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Of course Supersize. UGA never stops Tech from doing anything. We either cheat or the refs stop you. The Georgia defense clearly had absolutely nothing to do with why Tech could not get in the endzone at the end of the game. It must have been space aliens in those Georgia uniforms.

I now interrupt whatever freaking la la land that Supersize is in to bring you the story behind Tech’s final drive. Johnson tried to run the ball on that drive. It wasn’t very successful. Again Supersize, I will concede for the sake of argument that space aliens prevented Tech from running the ball on that drive and not the Georgia defense if it makes you feel better. But the fact remains that Tech couldn’t even pick up a 3rd and short on that drive and almost coughed up the ball when Georgia’s tackles (or space aliens posing as Georgia tackles) completely blew up the play. At that point, I think Johnson panicked. There was too much field in front of him and not enough time on the clock. 5 and 6 yard gains weren’t going to cut it. So he panicked and started hurling the ball down field hoping for a blown Georgia coverage or pass interference. Didn’t happen. I will give you that Nesbitt overthrew someone on one of those plays. That’s what you get for having a crappy QB. That’s your problem, not ours. But on the other pass plays the Georgia secondary (or space aliens posing as the Georgia secondary for Supersize) stepped up and made plays. I was pleasantly surprised to be quite honest. I thought they’d find a way to screw it up, but they didn’t. And when butterfingers dropped the 4th down pass, which again is your problem Techies and not ours, it sealed the deal. We were in prevent anyway and basically were giving you the 1st down, but you still couldn’t get it. Sad.

Thank God for space aliens!! We all know the Georgia defense could never pull of such a feat.

Good grief.

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We run this state! 30-24….must burn…has too!

I’ll have what Supersize is having! He’s still looking through those rosey colored glasses despite the fact that his best team in 2 decades still managed to lose to an average at best Georgia team.

The ACC is garbage. Tech just happened to be the best of the garbage with a few NFL caliber players that Gailey, not Johnson recruited.

Very doubtful Tech will get the Josh Nesbitt’s, Dwyer’s, Bay Bay Butterfingers of the world to come play for their service academy, freak show of an offense as long as turkey neck Johnson is on the “flats/the hood”.

But Go Jackets…Death to the Hawkeye infidels!

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Charlotte, no matter what you say, the mutts are still IRRELEVANT even within their own conference…even within their own conference division. Go lick your butt and shut the hell up, like a good little boy.

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Chill out Supersize. the only reason the Hokies are winning is b/c of space aliens, not because the Hokies are doing well. Space Aliens.

Enjoy your wine coolers at the Finkelstein party, see you next year.

As a parting gift, here is a local message from your local Taliban chapter. go about 1 minute into the video and you’ll see why I wonder why we are searching in Afghanistan. They are right down the road at North Avenue! It really is hard to find a true American in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOvSvAFrcpc

Death to the Bulldog Infidels!

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Space aliens down to the 1.

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I hope my space aliens can hold em’. We put down our defense shields on that last play.

Go castrato turkeys and Happy New Year!

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Anyone see Navy with Paul Johnsons recruits?

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UGA and that silly one-on-one record is all we got to hold onto Techies….give us a break….please……every one knows that we’ll never be able to catch up to your 4 National Championships

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Super size, no offense, but John Gruden made some nice remarks about Marc Richt on Monday night football. Likewise there were some nice things said about him yesterday during the Gator Bowl. CPJ had done a good job, don’t blast Richt because his record speaks for itself.

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