Tech’s Nesbitt to miss spring practice
Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt will miss spring practice because of minor surgery on his right ankle.
Nesbitt, a junior from Greensboro, passed for 1,701 yards and rushed for 1,037 last season. He accounted for 28 touchdowns last season, 18 rushing and 10 passing in helping Tech win the ACC championship. He didn’t miss a game because of injury last season.
The Yellow Jackets’ spring practice begins March 29 and concludes April 24.
Nesbitt, who is being mentioned as a possible Heisman Trophy contender in 2010, is expected to return for fall practices in August.
Tech has four other quarterbacks on its roster, including Jaybo Shaw, Tevin Washington, David Sims and Jordan Luallen. Sims and Luallen redshirted last season.
B-back Preston Lyons (shoulder) will also miss spring practice. Offensive tackle Phil Smith (knee) is expected to return.
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GT3O
February 18th, 2010
2:15 pm
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GT3O
February 18th, 2010
2:15 pm
Really bad to hear. I was hoping he’d get the chance to improve his passing over the Spring and work on his progressions.
Shoot.
wesleywhatwhat
February 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
ruh roh!
T-Bone
February 18th, 2010
2:20 pm
If it was just to “clean out” the ankles, why did they wait till now? Why not do it as soon as the bowl was over?
FantasTECH
February 18th, 2010
2:21 pm
He will be fine. THis might actually turn out to be a good thing since it will let the young guns get some reps. I think Nesbitt has earned a little time off and I also think he has proven that he knows how to run the offense. He doesn’t NEED to be in spring practice anyways. This kid is a stud and this won’t slow him down one bit.
Biddly Quacksworth
February 18th, 2010
2:22 pm
It’s all that UGA player’s fault. Dirty, dirty, dirty.
Techsupporter,
February 18th, 2010
2:23 pm
Good luck Nesbitt and come back safely for fall. You got the ACC in control,
db
February 18th, 2010
2:31 pm
I think this isn’t too bad. The young man gave his heart and soul to the Jackets last year. He clearly knows the system. It will give the younger guys more reps and let JN fully heal. Get well Josh & Go Jackets!
Stinger
February 18th, 2010
2:34 pm
I agree, give Josh some time off, he will be fine. It won’t prevent him from throwing the ball this summer. We need to see what the other quarterbacks can do this spring, before the season starts. I belive this is a positive thing that will help us get ready for the season. I’m looking forward to see who rises to the top.
JB
February 18th, 2010
2:38 pm
The guy doesn’t need spring practice. He could use a QB coach though. He and Tebow will both end up in the NFL QB recycle bin. no room for their QB mechanics in the NFL. It’s all about Vertical passing, and being damn good at it.
DGD
February 18th, 2010
2:38 pm
30-24!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha
Sh– gets annoying doesn’t it???
Yellowblazer
February 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
I thought the most interesting part of this article was that Nesbitt was being mentioned for Heisman in 2010. Is that an accurate statement? Who is mentioning him? I love Josh and think he is a solid individual. Would love to see him get some Heisman hype.
BG
February 18th, 2010
2:39 pm
Nesbitt for Heisman. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
CatsFly
February 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
Talk about the ACC being a basketball (not football) conference. Well there is plenty talk of both football and basketball on the rivals’ sites of UNC, Tech, VaTech, MD, CLemson, etc. The last post on UGa basketball on rivals was 4 days ago. That is proof that UGa is a football-only school. Man, it’s BB season and all people at UGa can talk about is football. I know their team is terrible, but it will always be that way because there are no UGa BB fans.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
I say let Nesbitt do whatever the heck he wants. No one fought harder for their team last year than Josh, and he couldn’t bolt for the NFL like his best friends. The man deserves our support even if he doesn’t play a single snap this year. He’s already a walking Tech legend as far as I’m concerned.
But I wish him the best and hope this only makes him stronger and faster in the future! Go Jackets!
QBert
February 18th, 2010
2:44 pm
I guess this will give the other QBs a chance to show that they can consistently complete forward passes. That’s never been Nesbitt’s strong suit.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
2:44 pm
Cats, this is the Deep South…this is football country no matter WHAT college you root for. Even at Wake and Duke their desire is to stay good at BBall but keep growing in FB. If we were up in Indiana maybe the conversation would look a little different, but as much as I love GT being good at whatever we do…I’d rather have solid football and baseball. Those are the traditional Southern sports, as I see it.
DoakBoyGT
February 18th, 2010
2:45 pm
Too bad he won’t be in the spring game. Maybe this will give us a chance to see what the other guys can do. Who will be his backup? I just don’t know if Jaybo is the answer.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
doak boy fresh
Dean
February 18th, 2010
2:48 pm
Okay, I’m a Georgia fan so I realize I shouldn’t be on your board but I had to ask you guys about this. What do you guys think of the uniforms Tech has been wearing the last several years. I can’t stand them! It looks like they have changed the gold color. Now, I loved the old uniforms. Tech always had a classic, cool look. Now, it looks like a bad high school color scheme.
DGD
February 18th, 2010
2:49 pm
For Heisman????? I thought you have to be able to actually throw a football to win one of those as a QB?
surfrider
February 18th, 2010
2:49 pm
Good recovery for Nesbitt. Hopefully reps will help the other QB’s. With an improved 3-4 defensive scheme maybe this will allow Tech to pass more effectively. It’s one thing when you have to score every series and another when you can take a little bit more risk. Injuries hurt us on Defense last year too it seems.
Dean
February 18th, 2010
2:51 pm
Ummm Cats, I’m a Georgia basketball fan but what do you expect us to post. Geee, we lost again. We will get good with Mark Fox and once we are winning you will hear more from the fans.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
2:51 pm
Dean, thanks for being a dawg who posts a sensible remark. I actually like the new uniforms, but I so prefer the old ones. However, I might ask the same about the uniforms the dawgs wore in Atlanta this year. That’s not the same red they used to wear. It was not a good looking uniform. I like the old really red jerseys with the silver britches, but I guess those days are long gone.
Dean
February 18th, 2010
2:54 pm
Supersize, I didn’t catch that they were different in Atlanta. I get the feeling that Nike plays with the uniform schemes. Yes, I like the silver britches as well and hope that we never go back to that montrosity we wore in Jacksonville this year. I don’t understand why football jerseys no longer have sleeves.
Revenge of the Nerds was fictional for a reason
February 18th, 2010
2:56 pm
Any guy being touted for the Heisman, who throws like Lamar Latrell, cannot afford to miss any practice.
Dean
February 18th, 2010
2:56 pm
Anyway, more to the point I hope Nesbitt makes a full recovery and is ready to go at full speech from the start of the season. Good luck to him!
Heisman? Really?
February 18th, 2010
2:56 pm
Doug,
What sources did you talk to that said he is a Heisman candidate for 2010??
GO TECH
February 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
The only upside is that the younger guys will get more snaps. I think the ankle bothered him towards the end of the season, and of course the classless georgia defenders targeted it. Probably tried to rest it but wasnt getting better, hence the procedure. He’s a warrior, he’ll be ready for the fall.
Jacket 4ever
February 18th, 2010
2:59 pm
I’m with Mr. Quacksworth, UGA plays dirty and they intentionally tried (and succeeded) to hurt Josh’s ankles during that game. Why no flag was thrown is completely beyond me and how any of them can brag over a win that resulted from their only strategy of “hurt Josh Nesbitt’s legs/ankles” cause otherwise we’ll lose is beyond me. I only ever see this from UGA, never from Tech when UGA has the athletically superior team, goes to show you which school and coaches have class.
And yes, this is a pattern, remember Eddie Lee Ivory? The same strategy cost him millions of dollars and a long career. THWG, you cheating thugs! I hope your entire starting offense faces these same attempts in every game next season, and then I will sit back and laugh at your whines about sportsmanship while you get your payback.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:00 pm
why should josh not be a heisman candidate? He had 18 rushing TDs last year and another 10 passing on the ACC championship team…
Because he “can’t” throw the balland he is a quarterback?
Funny how nowhere in the definition of a QB does it mention pass…
quar·ter·back /ˈkwɔrtərˌbæk/ Show Spelled[kwawr-ter-bak] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
2.
the position played by this back.
3.
a person who leads or directs a group or activity.
XL Dawg
February 18th, 2010
3:00 pm
Let’s see, best receiver, GONE, best running back, GONE, and now QB on IR……..We run this state!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:02 pm
Dean, colors on TV look different, so the only time I see the dawgs live is every other year in Atlanta. The red on their uniforms this year was sort of a faded kind of red, in contrast to the bright red of years gone by. I DO miss the yellow britches vs the silver britches.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:04 pm
Jacket 4ever, I was at the game when they took out Ivory. I don’t know if it was done intentionally or not, but the players on the field definitely jumped up and down and pointed to him when he was down…..TOTAL lack of class.
Revenge of the Nerds was fictional for a reason
February 18th, 2010
3:05 pm
Perhaps the jerseys appeared faded as they were quickly rushing past your “defense”?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:09 pm
or perhaps they were faded because they got white-washed in the Florida game
Gutfeld
February 18th, 2010
3:11 pm
Nesbitt is very good at running the option but he isn’t good enough throwing the ball to win the Heisman. His rushing numbers aren’t impressive enough to compensate for his poor passing. His inability to throw the ball has cost Tech a handful of games over the years. When you throw the ball as rarely as Tech does you’ve gotta be able to complete more than 46% of your attempts. His completion percentage needs to be closer to 55%. If he can get there, Tech will truly be a dangerous offense.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
Gutfeld – why does that take him out of heisman contention bc he doesn’t/”can’t” throw the ball?
Doug Roberson
February 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
Heisman: I’ve seen it written and heard it mentioned. I’m sure between now and then there’ll be lots of dudes mentioned.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
quar·ter·back /ˈkwɔrtərˌbæk/ Show Spelled[kwawr-ter-bak] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
What do UG and GT fans have in common?
February 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
They both love talking GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKET ANKLE SURGERY on a Thursday afternoon.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
The uniforms have been different over the last two years. I’ve been a student at Tech for the last 5 years, and the best ones I’ve seen were the “Throwback Thursday” ones with white helmets. I used to think the Gailey-era uniforms had a weak color of gold on them…too light and shiny. The CPJ’s first year we had the correct school color used (truly Old Gold) but on a more modern pattern. Then the same modern pattern got colored with the lighter gold…it’s not terrible, but I think we need to stick to one scheme. White tops with gold lettering and gold pants on Grant Field (no Navy anywhere on it), then white tops with white pants on the road. Helmets should stay the true metallic Old Gold with a white GT and occasionally white with a gold GT. Only. I don’t want Russell to go all Nike-at-Oregon with us.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:19 pm
Anti-alternative, I totally agree on the “no Navy”. I don’t care what any committee decided a few years ago, blue is NOT one of Tech’s colors. It is, and always has been, white and gold. Tech has worn blue at various times in its history, but it has also worn black. If we need a 3rd color, then it should be black, not blue.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:20 pm
I’ve heard the AD at one point in 2008 had ordered a full complement of Navy tops, britches, and helmets in case CPJ was going to be one of those coaches that wanted “something different” against a big team. Thank God he respects tradition!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:21 pm
We wore blue against LSU, and it was a good looking uniform, but it was still NOT a Tech uniform, IMHO. Plus, since we played such a lousy game in those uniforms, I hope we never see them again.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:21 pm
I agree on the Navy, but I’d stay away from black…it’s a little to Athenian, if you know what I mean. Not that I don’t like the way the ‘85 team looked. Actually, the black GT on the defensive helmets was really cool too. But alas…the secondary is white because UGA’s secondary is black.
Jacket 4ever
February 18th, 2010
3:21 pm
Supersize, I watched it on TV as a kid, I had been to see him quite a few times in person. I went to the Navy game where he set the then Tech record (if I recall correctly) of 4 td’s in a game. I loved that guy!
Look at this list http://www.fbsstatistics.com/seasonrushingleaders.htm and see who surrounds his yardage totals within 100 yds. Pretty impressive company.
409 yards
February 18th, 2010
3:22 pm
Dawg Fans: the perfect balance of dumb and classless
Whine incessantly about Brandon Spikes, but its okay when your defenders do it? Wow.
Alabama Jack
February 18th, 2010
3:22 pm
Good luck, Josh. You are a warrior.
Dumb delusional dawg fans are a menace to sheep.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:22 pm
and I mean secondary color…not defensive squad
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
Nesbitt fumbled the ball on the play and the Georgia defender was pulling him away from the ball. I guess Coach Wonder Bra was so upset about the play he decided to three Hail Mary’s at the end of the game. I guess the defense was so upset about Nesbitt they just quit too. Let it go. Enjoy the season you had and look forward to meeting us next year.
the voice of truth
February 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
Good luck Josh,,looking forward to a great Senior year,,if everybody played as hard as Josh,we’d never lose a game
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
That’s true, Anti, but since we are the yellow jackets, and since the yellow jacket is black with yellow stripes, that should be reason enough to use black as trim and not blue.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
dawglasville, let it go and go to the uga blog dumba$$…why are you posting on GT blogs?
Gutfeld
February 18th, 2010
3:25 pm
nickj0321
It’s pretty simple. His rushing stats aren’t impressive enough to compensate for his poor passing numbers: 75/162 (46%), 1701 yards, 10 TD, 5 INT. He wasn’t even the leading rusher on his own team. He averaged just 3.7 yards per carry.
Let’s compare that to former Nebraska QB Tommie Frazier. He was a Heisman runner-up in his senior season. That year he completed 98-177 (55.4%) for 1,467 yards, 18 TD and 6 INT. He had 113 carries, 803 yards (7.1 ypc) and 16 TD.
Again, Frazier was more impressive running the ball AND he was a much better passing, as evidenced by his 9% higher completion percentage and his 18 TD/6 INT.
As impressive as Frazier’s numbers were in his senior year, he was still just a Heisman runner-up. Nesbitt isn’t even in the same zip code as Frazier as a passer or runner.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:25 pm
Personally, I think the AD and alumni association need to get together and decide exactly what tone of gold the official color will be and then not allow anymore yellow merchandise. I hate the disjointed look it creates when we play Wake or BC and their Old Gold is correct while our fans are split with abotu 7 different shades between yellow and tan. I mean, at least we win, but unity would be nice.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:26 pm
Fair enough about the yellow jacket. We could play that up more I guess.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:27 pm
atleast you made somewhat of an intelligent argument…surprising considering i thought you were a bullpup fan…but hate to break it to you that tommie frazier is not competing this year so nesbitt will not have to compete with his #’s, but instead the players who actually are playing football right now…
Wossamotta U
February 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
Sheesh people, it is called tackle football… players get hurt from time to time. Players have to have surgery even. Comes with the territory. I’ve never seen one player complain the tackles was dirty, so it is time to get over it, otherwise we look like a bunch of whiners. Losing Nebitt for those plays hurt us, but our defense was much mor of a factor for why we lost that day.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
I read somewhere that Dodd actually liked the blue uniforms….God knows why, but his players preferred all white,with gold trim. Back before the GT logo which is now used, Tech either wore gold helmets with no trim at all, or white helmets with black and gold stripes down the middle.
MoDawg
February 18th, 2010
3:29 pm
A lot fewer Dawgs on a Tech blog than the other way around, I assure you “have in common”.
Nesbitt has a lot of heart and gives his all on every play. To say that UGA was “dirty” and tried to hurt him is just silly speculation. Anyone who played the game knows that you don’t “try” to hurt anyone but if they get hurt during the course of the game, that’s just part of it. You Tech fans who think the Dawgs were trying to hurt him, and that this is why he is getting ankle surgery need to take a step back and try reality. The reason he is having the surgery is because the QB position in your offense takes a flippin’ beating every game, and someone who plays as hard and with as much heart as Nesbitt is going to get banged up.
It’s the nature of the game, people!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:30 pm
Wossamotta, you are correct. Tech’s defense, coupled with Nesbitt’s pretty poor passing lost the game.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:31 pm
modawg – why are you, personally, on the GT blog?
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
3:32 pm
What is Alabama Jack’s obsession with sheep? Ah, forget it.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:32 pm
MoDawg, I have no idea it the hit on Nesbitt was “dirty” or intentional or not; TV doesn’t show anything out of the ordinary. BUT, players have in the past, and still do, intentionally try to hurt players on the other team. FSU in Bowden’s heyday was notorious for attempting to knock key players out of games.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:32 pm
dawglessville – why are you posting on the GT blog?
Question
February 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
What is ankle cleaning? Seriously, what does that actually mean? Why are his ankles dirty? And for that matter, what can he do in the future to prevent dirt build-up?
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
arthroscopic surgery…cleans out any damage like chipped bones etc
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
Did you see the basketball throwbacks against UNC the other night? That ratio of white and gold would look perfect for a good, old fashioned football uniform. Gold helmet, big white GT on it, white top with gold shoulder stripe (not wedge), big gold #’s and either white or gold britches with a nice stripe down the leg. Look like 1950’s Tech play like 1950’s Tech?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:34 pm
Question, it’s probably calcium buildup that needs to be scraped off, and there is probalby nothing that can be done to prevent it happening.
Question
February 18th, 2010
3:35 pm
Thanks, Nick. But seriously, does anyone know where to get more information on the extent of the damage; i.e., if one ankle is worse than the other? Will this affect how the offense is run? Is this problem likely to recur in the future?
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
what do GT and UGA fans have in common (other than posting on GT blogs)?
-Neither one went to UGA
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
Anti, I was at the UNC game,but I honestly can’t remember what Tech’s uniforms looked like. But I agree; I think the “simpler” the look of the uniform, the classier it looks. Some of these uniforms being worn by teams today are just butt-ugly.
Question
February 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
Thanks, Supersize. Best of luck in the recovery to Nesbitt.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
3:37 pm
I hope Nesbitt gets healthy for fall practice so they can get their timing down.
And I have no idea if anyone purposely tried to hurt him the UGA game. I sure hope they did though. We tried to hurt them and they tried to hurt us. I, personally, wouldn’t want it any other way (assuming it’s clean). They won, we lost. No big deal. If you don’t want to get hit, go play tennis.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:37 pm
question – it is a pretty minor procedure…it shouldn’t affect him after a month or so
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
3:37 pm
nickj0321- I’ll get back to the dawg post and you can get back to your Natalie Portman Star Wars poster. Go Jack It!
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:38 pm
hey natalie portman is kinda hot
Gutfeld
February 18th, 2010
3:40 pm
nickj0321
No, he won’t be competing against Frazier. LOL. That wasn’t the point of my post.
Frazier was a contender because he was a good passer to go along with being an exceptional runner. That’s the type of season it’s going to take to get a QB running that system into the serious Heisman discussion. Nesbitt is neither. Nesbitt wasn’t even the leading rusher on his own team. He posted a very modest 3.7 ypc average. If he’s going have passing numbers like he had last year, he’s going to need to have an exceptional year running the ball. A 3.7 ypc average, while not even leading your own team in rushing yards, is not exceptional. The elite RBs will have FAR better rushing stats. That’s why Nesbitt needs better passing stats to bridge the gap.
In order to be a Heisman contender, Nesbitt needs to: A) have an exceptional year running the football or B) vastly improve his passing numbers to go with his fairly solid, but unspectacular rushing numbers.
I realize that you’re a GT fan, but you’ve gotta take off the gold blinders and look at this objectively. If you do, you’ll understand what I’m saying. I’m not bashing Nesbitt at all. Just stating the facts.
BigTimeTechFan
February 18th, 2010
3:42 pm
At less Tech fans will admit R Ball was stupid and it was a bad play to go after UGA Coach. Cheap, I don’t know one tech fan thay tried to back him up or make excuses. Play on Nebitt was not right.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:42 pm
Gutfield – ahh makes sense…but i think he will have an exceptional year running the ball…
Dan
February 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
Gutfield, I think you’re right that Nesbitt isn’t a legit Heisman guy.
As a Tech fan though, I say who cares? The guy made every play possible last year except for that bonehead throw against Iowa. Other than that, he played perfectly all season and Tech fans no doubt loved his heart.
GTMike
February 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
I think that people are too hard on Josh about his passing. Granted his passing isn’t amazing, but it’s better than people give him credit for.
Gutfeld, you said that he should get his percentage up to about 55%… I think that it probably should have been closer to that this past year than to what it was. From what I saw this season, I would guess that over 1/4 of the incompletions were dropped passes that were catchable. Especially as the season progressed and we started passing more to the A-Backs… They really need to work on their hands in the offseason because they were dropping balls left and right.
GTYJacket
February 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
You dont have to be able to throw goodto win the Heisman as a QB. All you have to do is run your specific offense to perfection and win Championships. Perfect example Tim Tebow. Josh Nesbitt will leave Tech with a winning record against UGA as a starter(2-1), 2 ACC Championships, and Hopefully a chance to play for the BCS National Championship. More impressive than that Stafford kid that went UGA. Go Tech
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
3:45 pm
Aw, come on. You don’t like Cincinatti’s little bearcat swipes all over the uniforms? Just playing…I agree. Keep it simple and traditional. Tech’s a historic program that shouldn’t have to change the uniform ever. Let newcomers play the part of the poseur.
bruce mac
February 18th, 2010
3:46 pm
As a Dawg fan, this is one bad dude. I love the way he plays and competes hard on every play. If Tebow can win the Heisman I don’t see why Nesbitt can’t win it, but Tech would have to have a great year. I don’t know it the team around him is good enough but I say as a college player he is great.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:46 pm
my whole point is…will nesbitt WIN the heisman…probably not, but he is a superstar fot GT and what’s wrong with putting his name in the convo thats all…i mean he did have 18 tds running and 10 passing…thats not shabby, plus if GT is a championship contender again….
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
3:47 pm
She is real hot. I think it is the Star Wars part that gets you even hotter. An elfin princess costume and you would never get out of your dorm.
Supersize my order, mutt- That’s what your wife said. Oh, yeah… sorry. You probably don’t have a wife. My bad.
Gutfeld
February 18th, 2010
3:47 pm
Dan
I agree. GT fans shouldn’t care if he’s a Heisman contender. I was just replying to those who said he would be. All GT fans should be worried about his Nesbitt improving his completion percentage to the point where he can step up and consistently make plays in the passing game when needed. He wasn’t able to do that last year and the lack of a passing game ended up really hurting Tech in a few games.
Nesbitt
February 18th, 2010
3:48 pm
Gutfeld makes a good point on Nesbitt’s limitations as a passer, but that isn’t why he won’t be considered for the Heisman. He will never be the strongest runner in the game and thus will never put up the biggest numbers. And because this is a running team, primarily, he will be over shadowed no matter how great of a job he does. Bottom line, he’s very good at many things, but great in any one category as to be an outstanding Heisman candidate. However, he does put the team in the best position to win and that’s the most important thing.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
3:48 pm
GTMike, you’re right that people need to lay off him about the passing for a couple reasons. First, we only do it like four times a game so it’s difficult to get into a rythm. Second, all of our passes are 50 yards downfield so it’s not surprising the likelihood of a completion goes down. Third, our pass protection was horrible all year.
And you’re also right that his receivers often didn’t help him. Obviously the Bay Bay drop hurt us against UGA, but the other one that comes to mind is the drop by Roddy in the ACCCG on the opening drive. He was wide open at the three yard line and it hit him right in the chest and he dropped it.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:48 pm
dicklessville – you like star wars that much?
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:49 pm
dicklessville – i graduated from college many years ago, something i am sure you are aspiring to do after you get your GED…and never lived in a dorm…
Dan
February 18th, 2010
3:52 pm
No offense taken at all, Gutfield. Didn’t intend any attitude at all. I think the lack of a passing game hurt us against UGA but the play calling didn’t help either (which is the other issue with Nesbitt’s completion percentage – i.e. we throw deep every time we throw it). I had no issue with us throwing it but there was no need to throw it 40 yards downfield at that point. Also, the way our defense was playing, even if we had scored a TD to get a 31-30 lead, Caleb King probably would have run it 70 yards on the first play anyway.
Nesbitt
February 18th, 2010
3:52 pm
To be sure, improvement in his passing skills would change the consideration entirely, and every gain in passing consistency will make him that much more dangerous to opposing defenses. As it stands though, most teams will prepare entirely for the run attack because his passing attack is a lower percentage threat.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
3:54 pm
Dawglasville, how about taking a break from blogging and go change the oil in the fryer. That last order of fries you gave me was soggy. If you can’t do any better than that, then I will take my business elsewhere
Nesbitt
February 18th, 2010
3:55 pm
Dan, I felt the biggest problem was the defenses inability to hold the line of scrimmage. Most of the running plays by Georgia were relatively small (by Paul Johnson’s standards at least). The weakness at the tackles should be a major focus this spring.
Chan Gailey
February 18th, 2010
3:56 pm
GO DAWGS!
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:59 pm
Chan Gailey – go back to the UGA page or buffalo or something…
Why????
February 18th, 2010
4:00 pm
GT cannot win their bowl games; in fact, they usually get their doors blown off anytime they play a top 25 team from another conference. And what is this talk about Nesbitt for a possible Heisman candidate? What a joke!!!! Paul Johnson will be wearing a size 36-B man boob bra (instead of his current 44-C) before that happens. Gimme a break!!!!
acc champs baby!!!
February 18th, 2010
4:00 pm
I can not wait till we whoop UGA this year. Go JACKETS!!!
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
4:01 pm
nickj0321- Easy there slick Nick. I should have known. You graduated on line at Pheonix and you never left your mother’s basement. Momma’s little man wouldn’t go off to a big bad college.
Supersize- Really topical. You must kill at the Radio Shack. Live long and prosper.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:02 pm
I dunno, the UGA backs were ripping off yards in chunks against us. Part of that was the line but part of it was just poor tacking and poor positioning. The backers never tackled (a problem UGA fans can actually sympathize with probably) and the secondary was terrible all year.
We had no pass rush either once teams started doubling up 91.
Gutfeld
February 18th, 2010
4:03 pm
Dan
I agree with your point regarding the play calling. That was definitely an issue late in the UGA game. There have been a few other games over the last two years though where the lack of a more consistent passing game probably cost Tech a couple wins and there will surely be 2-3 this season as well if he doesn’t improve in that area.
Full disclaimer: I’m not a Tech fan so I hope he doesn’t improve his passing skills. LOL. But I can talk about the subject objectively with folks like you–GT fans who are willing to talk about it objectively.
Jacketbacker
February 18th, 2010
4:03 pm
can’t wait until september!!!…Gooooo Jackets!!!
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:04 pm
If Chan hadn’t gone to Florida, I might actually believe he was a closet UGA fan.
LAKE OCONEE DAWG
February 18th, 2010
4:04 pm
Jacket 4ever:
That is so bad about trying to injure somebody that it does not even merit a response….Georgia’s defense trying to hurt Nesbitt is on the same stupid mindset as Coach Seawak teaching his offensive linemen to chop block and hurt the opposing defensive lineman….All of that is a joke…..
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:05 pm
Gutfield, yeah I didn’t think you were a Tech fan. But anytime I get the chance to talk to with a UGA fan who doesn’t say nerds every third word or a Tech fan who doesn’t talk about fast food, I’ll take it. A rational discussion is always wecome.
VegasGT
February 18th, 2010
4:06 pm
The UGA play in question was definitely dirty as the UGA player rolled over on his ankle more then once and had to make an effort to do it. Did it really cause Nesbitt to need this surgery? I doubt it. Nesbitt has had ankle issues since last year. Hopefully, it was minor and he will fully recover quickly.
This is football and players get hurt. Great teams have enough depth to cover or good enough coaches to know how best to use the downtime of injured starters.
As for the uniforms, I am glad someone brought up the bball uniforms worn the other night against UNC. That is exactly the right color and general look.
GTFan
February 18th, 2010
4:06 pm
Nesbitt is my favorite, and it kinda sucks he’ll miss spring practice. But I am interested in seeing the other young talent we have. And, I rather Nesbitt’s health be is in good standing when the season starts.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:08 pm
GTFan, I’m anxious to see how Luallen and Sims look. I expect one of them will be the QB in 2011. Plus, I really want to see how the defense looks. Either way, it’ll be nice to see some football. February sucks.
Knuckle Sandwich
February 18th, 2010
4:09 pm
@ Dean & Supersize….go to a fashion blog and play dress up. This here is a football blog. So long, gay boys.
aztec
February 18th, 2010
4:10 pm
hey cats, uga bad basketball team beat us
GTFan
February 18th, 2010
4:11 pm
Dan, I am too! We have some great talent coming up. Amen, I so ready for football!!!! 6 more months…ugh!!!
GT
February 18th, 2010
4:14 pm
When does a team that has a chance to win in the 4th quarter constitute a blow out. Tech loses so seldom that inadvertently when they do it is a massacre. The only team to really blow Tech out last year was Miami.
Is Cooper Taylor making spring practice. A game changer we seldom mention. He is a first rounder.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:16 pm
GTFan, I think we do too. I try not to get too caught up in what Rivals, et al say about recruiting but Luallen was a four star guy so I think we have reason to be optimistic. I’m just looking forward to when all the talk about CPJ winning with Gailey’s recruits subsides because our high school offense is going to score a lot points. Whether our defense can make a stop or two remains to be seen.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:23 pm
dicklessville – University of Phoenix lol…i actually graduated from your redneck school that you pull for but obviously didn’t go to college
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:24 pm
GT – cooper taylor – first rounder? I am a GT fan but damn man where are you getting that info from?
Jacket Attack
February 18th, 2010
4:24 pm
Josh The Robot Nesbot will be just fine! The Robot will be back and he’ll finish with a win over the mutts. Mark my words.
Will
February 18th, 2010
4:25 pm
Been following Jacket football since the 50’s and already have Nesbitt “up there” with Lil Joe, on my list of all time great players. I actually think that Josh being out of Spring Ball is for the best. I always thought that there was a significant drop-off in QB position whenever Josh was out of a game. QB’s take a lot of shots in Triple Option Offense and we need to have some other guys ready to step in…and I am not real sure that Jaybo is THE answer in that situation. I think that is high time that some other guys get some practice reps so that CPJ can see what else we’ve got.
Reality Check
February 18th, 2010
4:28 pm
Being considered for the Heisman Trophy? Is the AJC really that stupid? No one is considering him for any trophy. He is a solid contributor for the triple option but thats about it. He is no Joe Hamilton and he wasnt even considered for the Heisman.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:29 pm
reality check – joe hamilton finished 2nd for the heisman…go back to the uga blog
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:30 pm
why are we plagued by these uga idiots?????
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
4:30 pm
Reality, are you saying that Hamilton wasn’t considered for the Heisman? What have you been smoking? Joe came in second for the Heisman his senior year.
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:30 pm
I’m pretty sure Hamilton finished 2nd behind Ron Dayne but whatever.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 18th, 2010
4:31 pm
Dan, that’s correct
CatsFly
February 18th, 2010
4:31 pm
If you are a UGa fan, weigh in here. Is UGa both a BB and FB school, or only football. And relative to your position, do you consider UNC to be both, or just a BB school?
Dan
February 18th, 2010
4:33 pm
Look, Nesbitt isn’t going to win the Heisman. He doesn’t have the numbers. But so what? He’s won 20 games as a starter in two seasons. If that’s not good enough for some people, then they need to get a life.
And besides, who wants a trophy that Geno Toretta won? The Heisman is meaningless anyway.
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
4:41 pm
nickj0321- Are you the one guy who graduated from UGA that didn’t have sex with a girl. Oh my God. I thought you were a myth. I read your stuff Nick and your part English prof, part orthopedist, and incredibly condescending. Why are you such and angry little jacket? Stinger envy?I’ll stay off of your blog, please tell Yellow Fizz, St. Simons and all your other little love bugs to stay off of ours.
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
4:42 pm
Reality must be smoking the same good stuff Joe is.
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:44 pm
dicklessville – that was pretty funny…
Let the Big Dawg Eat
February 18th, 2010
4:47 pm
CatsFly, UGA is a football school. UNC is a basketball school . UNC has seen some improvement in the football program but I wouldn’t expect it to last. UGA making it to the the dance in 2008 was a bit of a fluke. They’re getting better as evidenced by some keys wins over GT, Vandy, UT but I’d give I’d like to see a couple consecutive seasons of placement in the tourney before mentioning UGA football and basketball in the same sentence.
Anti-alternative
February 18th, 2010
4:50 pm
Cats, I think most fans in the South would RATHER have a good football team than a good basketball team. Even GT fans. That said, of course every fan wants the NC in both if possible….it did good things for Florida!
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
4:51 pm
and condescending is a big word for a uga fan…
MoDawg
February 18th, 2010
4:52 pm
nickj0321
I like Nesbitt (well, the way he plays the game) and was checking on what was happening to him. I saw some folks blaming the Dawgs for hurting him or causing this surgery with dirty play and wanted to respond.
Are you the blog police, or something?
TECHH8TER4LIFE
February 18th, 2010
4:55 pm
RUH ROH!!
I Hate UGAY
February 18th, 2010
4:56 pm
Don’t worry, next season will be great.
PAULJOHNSON
February 18th, 2010
4:59 pm
DOES ANYONE HAVE A UHAUL I CAN BORROW
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
5:00 pm
MoDog – exactly – blog police
Simon Bar Sinister
February 18th, 2010
5:02 pm
The gold of the uniforms is closer to what the school color actually is, but it should be a little darker. I like it better than the shiny metallic gold. I could live without those fat stripes, though.
With Lyons out maybe Drummond will get more reps and make a move on the B-Back position. I’m interested in knowing how he has developed during his red-shirt year. He was great in high school at Flowery Branch, but people tend to forget about players who are red shirting.
I guess we’ll find out in the Spring.
Dostoyevskiy
February 18th, 2010
5:15 pm
Catsfly, I think UNC is closer to being both than is UGa. UNC has gone to bowls in the last two seasons, and is ranked as high as 14th for 2010 pre-season. UNC was very good under Mack Brown, better than UGa was during his last 3-4 seasons. I see UNC football future as being very good, contrary to what Let Big Dawg Eat thinks. UNC is a big-time athletic program, and the football has simply fell pray to bad coaching hires for a period, just like was the case with UGa and Bama and some of their hires (Geoff, Shula, etc). UNC projects a bright future in FB as well as BB. UGa BB is much, much below UNC football.
wow
February 18th, 2010
5:25 pm
GT IS IRRLEVANT!!!!
Rembrandt
February 18th, 2010
5:30 pm
Catsfly, we will see if UNC is a FB school or not when they tee it up against LSU in Sept. in Ga. Dome. I presume that SEC fans consider LSU a FB shcool, and if UNC beats them, and they just might, it is only logical that UNC is a FB school as well as a BB school.
Why????
February 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
nickj0321, why can’t GT win their bowl games? I will await your insightful response. Ha!!!
409 yards
February 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
Do ya’ll remember when people used to talk about uga football? Wonder why no one cares about them anymore? I guess Tech runs this state.
GT forever
February 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
Dogs Suck period!
GT forever
February 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
Enter your comments here
409 yards
February 18th, 2010
6:08 pm
“GT IS IRRLEVANT!!!!”
lol… Can someone translate? I dont speak SEC.
Its just too easy to make fun of dawgtards.
Josh for Heisman
February 18th, 2010
6:14 pm
NESBITT FOR HEISMAN, poop on you dogs who intentionally tried to hurt Josh, liars and dirty play….get well Josh and go get’em
Tokyo jacket
February 18th, 2010
6:18 pm
Not bad news for Tech. He’ll be able to practice throwing a lot and make sure his academics are good heading into fall. Good stuff for a good kid.
I think his intensity on the field is what’s driving his shot at a Heisman. It could be argued that no one in Div 1 plays harder or gets hit more. I think it’s impressive for someone to get 2800 total yards that got hit 60 times per game. If he can get to about 2200 and 1200 yds with an 11-win season, he’ll be going to Manhattan. Big IF though. But, CPJ has shown a nack for developing QBs that his predecessor never did.
Jack
February 18th, 2010
6:25 pm
UGA fans are a class act- kid gets hurt and they want to pounce on it. I assume you later call and yell at your mom to further release your insecurities. Here is the real deal- UGA has 3x more students and 40x more (easier) majors- wouldn’t do too much bragging as it makes you seem a little bit ignorant.
Doug Roberson
February 18th, 2010
6:45 pm
I just updated the blog. Nesbitt had a minor procedure on his right ankle.
Bama2010
February 18th, 2010
6:50 pm
Might as well mail the season in. FLARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why????
February 18th, 2010
7:01 pm
WHY CAN’T GT WIN THEIR BOWL GAMES?????????????? WHY??????????
Stone
February 18th, 2010
7:04 pm
Hope he continues to work out with the weights…something is better than nothing
Why????
February 18th, 2010
7:23 pm
Heisman candidate???? Haaaaaa!!!! Try winning a bowl game!!!! Nesbitt is just a two-bit T-Bone and that’s it. Can’t even take a UGA tackle.
We Own You
February 18th, 2010
7:32 pm
Heisman Trophy candidate!!!! Now that’s hillarious!
Don’t worry Yekies…..you can lose without him…..
Hattie
February 18th, 2010
7:34 pm
This may be one of those blessings in disguise. It will give some of the other QBs a chance to take some snaps with the first team.
Hattie
February 18th, 2010
7:35 pm
Hey “We Own You,” how many of your UGA thugs were arrested last year?
Big Bad Machine in Red and Black
February 18th, 2010
7:49 pm
The Junkyard Dog D ate!
See ya ‘tween the hedges Joshy poo?
Sic em woof woof
make it a combo order, jacket
February 18th, 2010
7:59 pm
supersize is a putz!!! your screen name is intense and intimidating..everyone be afraid of supersize..he’s a jacket superior with a mindset like no other. everytime a dawg fan sees your pathetic name,it only adds to the embarassment that is a gt fan. carry on moron.
Notso Fast
February 18th, 2010
8:20 pm
Will give more practice time to find the number 2 quarterback. I think we will see more of another quarterback next year. Got to find somebody that can pass when you have got to pass.
409 yards
February 18th, 2010
8:28 pm
I love how dog fans can’t stay off the Tech blog. It speaks volumes. And their comments, wow, its like a Jerry Springer episode. They just don’t percieve how embarrassing they are.
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
February 18th, 2010
8:28 pm
Nesbitt for Heisman, that’s funny right there. Without Drop-Drop Thomas, Nesbitt doesn’t even have an established receiver to throw to.
Caleb King stands a better chance of winning the Heisman, especially if he can have more runs like his UNTOUCHED 75-yard romp en route to a 30-24 Dawgs win.
Dawglasville
February 18th, 2010
8:49 pm
nickj0321- Nice jousting with you earlier. It was fun banter. For the record I think that Nesbitt is a very tough kid and a great college QB in this system. When I was at Georgia I would watch OU on the side because I love option football. And for the record, I’m not from Dicklessville. I’ve been married for 19 years. It only feels that way. Go Dawgs.
Big Bad Machine in Red and Black
February 18th, 2010
8:53 pm
409 yards: we are coming! Get used to the next five years of AJC DAWG headlines right here, Your 15 minutes of fame are OVER, bud. Uh bye-bye, insignificanti cazzo! Ba, ba, bawa ha ha ha ha h bawa ha ha ha
BIG BEE
February 18th, 2010
8:55 pm
DGD, yeah, about like 45-42!!!
short bus dawg
February 18th, 2010
8:55 pm
hey combo, would you like fries with that?
short bus dawg
February 18th, 2010
8:58 pm
When I get my masters from UGAg, I will get promoted to head fry cook. Then I will be the highest paid dawg in my class. Ooops, made a stinky.
Todd
February 18th, 2010
9:22 pm
get healthy josh. looking forward to your heisman run in 2010!
Why????
February 18th, 2010
9:41 pm
Why can’t Yech win their bowl games???? No answer so far. Why?????
Tokyo jacket
February 18th, 2010
9:41 pm
UGA fans, feel free to rag on the possibility of Nesbitt as a Heisman contender since you’ve got no one in the top 50.
Let The Big Dawg Eat
February 18th, 2010
10:05 pm
Um, AJ Green might disagree, Tokyo.
Stasi
February 18th, 2010
10:15 pm
Why????
It’s under investigation.
UGA Alum
February 18th, 2010
10:32 pm
What happened, Dawg bight him?
UGA Alum
February 18th, 2010
10:33 pm
What happen, Dawg bite him?
TECH HEAD
February 18th, 2010
10:37 pm
I hate UGA Fans on here talking smack. You guys get the best jobs, get laid, and have a better football team. Im going back to Jalalabad!
UGA Alumn
February 18th, 2010
10:41 pm
Short Bus Dawg: You don’t know how to use a shift key! You must have lost that cashier job at Mickey D’s! Your obviously not a Tech Grad, just a pretender, becuase I have never heard of a Tech Grad that can’t use a keyboard! You couldn’t get into UGA or Tech even if you lied on your application, you were a legacy, and you had a duffle bag full of money. Get out of the way and let us gentleman debate, loser!
UGA owns you tasty bees..
February 19th, 2010
4:20 am
Are all tech fans/students/graduates high and delusional, wannabe-terrorists, or egocentric maniacs nicknamed “Cliff”? Mostly, i’ll be covering the majority.. Those of you who seriously think you are/were/or ever will be a “better football program” than UGA, you need to have psychiatric exams, or drug tests. Your program will always be second to UGA barring a catastrophic event involving Athens Ga, the campus, or the team/players. Why do think our stadium holds twice as many fans as yours? Before you answer, remember all of those empty seats, and loose gimmicks in an attempt to fill them. Why do you think we consistently rank top twenty in recruiting, and mid thirties is the best you’ve had in an entire class? Every talented young man who is serious about the sport of football, growing up in the state of Georgia, and who wants to have a legitimate career in the NFL only thinks of one hometown college in this state. Your team is full of Brooking/Reggie ball ‘esqe players who fight harder for one game at the end of November every year, only to have a realistic one out of ten chance to win. If you wanna go back further than ten years, go the whole way. Almost a full two wins to every one of yours. Quit coming onto our blogs, like St. Simons, and that duece Goldtimer, and running your mouths to older , much bigger and stronger, brother UGA. What would any normal big brother do to the smaller brother who runs his mouth? Smack him in it. That’s what you’re feeling every November. You win one by three points, and you parade around showing your short, shriveled, and crooked stingers, and expect big brother to put up with it? THATS why our worst in ten beat your best in almost twenty. Remember the 2008 rings? The hedges? THATS why we planted our flag in the middle of that high school field Bobby-Dodd after we straightened out all of that mouth running from such an inferior opponent. Our victory over you may have been the icing on the cake of realizing we need to run the ball at the end of the season, but it didn’t “make” our season. You know why, Tasty Bees? Because we are SUPPOSED TO BEAT YOU. You may as well count as our yearly donation to a div. 1AA team. We own you. AND you know it. YOU MAY ARGUE, BUT YOU KNOW IT.
LOST to UGA 66-73.
February 19th, 2010
5:29 am
QUOTE
by Doug Roberson
“Josh Nesbitt is being mentioned as a possible Heisman Trophy contender in 2010,”
Hogwash.
# 75 in the nation in Total Offense and YOU think Josh Nesbitt is a Heisman Trophy Contender QB.
B.S.
36 games as QB & he has GRAND TOTAL 13 TD Passes & you think Heisman Trophy Contender QB.
12 Interceptions and 13 TD Passes, oh yeah that’s Heisman Trophy QB CAREER STATS.
134 Completions of 298 Passes, less than 45 percent completions & you think Heisman Trophy QB
Bull Crap.
Against Miami of Florida last season, he was 6 of 15 and Georgia tek LOST.
Against UGA last season, he was 6 of 12 and Georgia tek LOST.
Against Iowa last season, he was 2 of 9 with an interception and Georgia tek LOST.
.
The year before he was 5 of 8 with an interception vs Virginia Tech & Georgia tek LOST
The year before he was 7 of 15 with an interception vs Virginia and Georgia tek LOST.
The year before he was 10 of 22 with an interception vs No. Carolina & Georgia tek LOST
The year before he was 8 of 24 with an interception vs LSU and Georgia tek LOST.
.
3 years ago he was 1 for 3 with an interception vs Virginia Tech & Georgia tek LOST
3 years ago he was 0 for 0 vs Boston College and Georgia tek LOST.
3 years ago he was 0 for 0 vs Virginia and Georgia tek again LOST.
3 years ago he was 0 for 0 vs Maryland for God’s sake & Georgia tek LOST
3 years ago he was 0 for 1 vs UGA and again Georgia tek LOST.
3 years ago he was 1 for 2 vs Fresno State and again Georgia tek LOST.
.
.
34 fumbles this past year alone by Georgia tek with Josh Nesbitt as your Heisman QB.
Yeah, right.
3.7 yards per carry all season long for Josh Nesbitt this past year.
Heisman Trophy Contender B.S.
.
36 Fumbles by Georgia tek 2 years ago with Josh Nesbitt your Heisman Trophy QB.
Right.
5 interceptions and 2 Touchdown Passes 2 years ago by Josh Nesbitt all season long.
Heisman Trophy Contender, my butt.
.
27 fumbles by Georgia tek 3 years ago
5 of 13 with 1 Touchdown Pass to 2 Interceptions Josh Nesbitt all season long 3 years ago
And, you think Josh Nesbitt is a HEISMAN TROPHY CONTENDER DOUG ROBERSON.
B.S.
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# 63 Runner in the country last season Josh Nesbitt Rushing stats
# 74 Runner in the country the year before last Josh Nesbitt Rushing stats
Doug Roberson and YOU THINK Josh Nesbitt is a HEISMAN TROPHY QUARTERBACK.
B.S.
Georgia tek has NEVER EVER had a Heisman Trophy Football Player.
.
St Simons Daddy
February 19th, 2010
6:31 am
Jacket 4ever February 18th, 2010 2:59 pm
If you take your post and switch tech and UGA and substitute Rodney Hampton for Eddie Lee Ivery, you have the same post from UGA’s perspective. I found that to be funny as all fans see things only from their own perspective.
THWGT!!!!!
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February 19th, 2010
7:10 am
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Justin
February 19th, 2010
8:49 am
As a UGA fan I hope Nesbitt gets to 100% bc I dont want to hear any bickering after a 20 rush for 35 yard performance this season and another L hanging on the losers of North Ave. When you win a bowl game not named Humanitarian call us until keep up the good work of beating those bs acc cupcakes.
Nesbitt is a great tight end and landscaping
February 19th, 2010
9:19 am
Between the knee and now his ankle, Josh Nesbitt is on borrowed time. He will not be drafted in the NFL as a Qb and he is no where near close to being in the top 10 for Heisman. He will not/cannot take another year of pounding like LSU, Iowa and Miami and UGA ( one of the worst UGA teams in many years ) and the lil boys in the ACC will hit him with. This is the ugly, harsh reality of middle school, triple option ball. It eats up the QBs. Another reason the system was JUNKED in the 70s.
If Tech get behind the mediocre ACC teams like Clemson, Va Tech and a hapless NC or a Miami, their year will end up like 7-5 and the Blue Carpet in Boise will be on tap. The Weedeater is signing up with the ACC, I do believe and the SEC’s lowest bowl will become the Gator ………I think. Tech could be in the Weedeater. What a hoot !!! Seriously, Shoney’s fried shrimp ain’t that bad.
Josh N. will be drafted as a project type of player maybe as a safety or T end …….. unless his ankles and knees go first. He will BE CAREFUL in 2010 ……….because he wants that NFL money. He will have only a so so year and will come out of most games …….winning or not to protect his body. Can’t blame him ………..beats a landscaping job after he is done. HAHAHAHAHA
30-24 and Dwyer got 33 vs UGA and 0 in first half vs Iowa.
Is Tech a BB or football school ????
February 19th, 2010
9:25 am
Answer ……….NEITHER.
Winner
February 19th, 2010
9:25 am
nickj0321
February 18th, 2010
3:36 pm
what do GT and UGA fans have in common (other than posting on GT blogs)?
-Neither one went to UGA
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this thread is now closed
Hayseed Dixie
February 19th, 2010
9:36 am
If Josh improves his passing by a mere 10% this year he’ll be a lock for a Heisman finalist (provided his other numbers stay the same).
I don’t think he’ll get it, but the press will be excellent for recruiting.
There’s more to CFB glory than having high-profile 5 star recruits, as the dogs are Exhibit A.
“Georgia always gets a lot of great recruits…now, what happens to them once they get there, I don’t know…”
1eyedJack
February 19th, 2010
9:42 am
I’m hoping for a full recovery by the time ya’ll hit Athens. Don’t want to hear it as an excuse.
bulldawg
February 19th, 2010
10:06 am
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10:11 am
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atl-xmen
February 19th, 2010
10:12 am
Hayseed dixie…most of them go on to play in the pros thats what happens to them. =)
going to be a long year for you techsters. when nesbitt goes down after having to run every play your pj qbs will get crushed..all of them are way too little to take the beating nesbitt has been getting the past two years. you have no dwyer to hand it off too so that means more carries for the qb and more carries equals more hits.
gafootball
February 19th, 2010
10:24 am
Hey Supersize, you might want to check out GT’s website about your colors. There are actually several colors. Just because they picked old gold and white back 120 years ago don’t mean things can’t be modified. They wore navy blue jerseys when they won the MNC 20 years ago.
http://www.licensing.gatech.edu/colors.html
Najeh Davenpoop
February 19th, 2010
10:27 am
With Jaybo headed to Statesboro, which one of the youngsters is going to take snaps as the Number 1 this spring?
UGA 2010
February 19th, 2010
10:37 am
Nesbitt JUST IS NOT A QB!!! I mean face it. U give ME a DECENT off. line and ill bet ANYTHING i can throw better than he ever could…. put em at safety or somethin
Gt4ever
February 19th, 2010
10:45 am
I would have to agree with most on Nesbitt for Heisman. He is a stud, but to put him into that status is absurd….. GT needs to beat somebody of relevance before we start thinking we are any good….
Gt4ever
February 19th, 2010
10:49 am
for all you foolish people who thinks he needs to run every play, hopefully Nesbitt will get a handle on this offense, and PITCH the ball more often. I have seen too many times where Nesbitt makes the wrong READ….. Nesbitt can’t continue to take the beating that he takes, it’s just a matter of time before he is hurt….
Sorry TECH LOSERS
February 19th, 2010
10:54 am
Bye Bye first round Bay Bay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
C
February 19th, 2010
10:54 am
Josh will be fine. Ultimately Tech does need to address the depth of the QB position. What makes Josh effective in the Triple Option is he is literally built Ford Tough. You have to be at least 215lbs of solid muscle to take that type of beating he takes on the hand offs alone. Tech just needs to hope the CPJ can close the deal with Wilcox County’s QB Nick Marshall unless someone they already has can step up.
C
February 19th, 2010
10:55 am
Correction: someone they already have…
Gt4ever
February 19th, 2010
10:59 am
Lost to uga 66 73,
I beg to differ, Joe Hamilton was a Heisman candidate that should have won the award!
Delbert D.
February 19th, 2010
11:45 am
It will be good to see the other QBs in the Spring work, particularly Luallen. He’s big and fast, not sure if he’s Nesbitt-tough (but who is?) It was reported by the AJC back when Shaw returned to active status that Tevin Washington was moving back to A-back.
how2fish
February 19th, 2010
12:19 pm
Hope the young man makes a speedy recovery and is back in time for fall pratice. I enjoy watching him play.
DGD
February 19th, 2010
12:29 pm
I LOVE MEN..
dawgfan
February 19th, 2010
12:36 pm
Roberson, who is mentioning Noodle Arm Nesbitt as a Heisman canidate and in what looney bin or drug rehab facility did you find them? Nobody capable of a coherent thought would mention this guy in the same breath as the Heisman. He has absolutely ZERO passing ability and never will. Tech fans are in total la la land if they think this guy is going to magically learn how to throw a football. He was supposed to improve drastically from ‘08 to ‘09 but that turned out to be the typical hot air that comes out of Tech fans. He did not improve at all. Tech will continue to rush for 300+ yard against ACC weaklings because that’s what Paul Johnson does and that’s what makes him happy. Despite all his tough talk, I don’t think he aspires for anything more. This guy has NEVER had a QB run his offense that could throw the ball worth a damn. Know why? Because you’re talking about a rare kind of talent like Tim Tebow, Vince Young, or Eric Crouch that could pull that off and guys that talented wouldn’t whiz on Georgia Tech football if it were on fire. All this talk about how dangerous the offense will be if Tech develops a passing game is all hype and will never happen. Mark it down. Never.
I will give Georgia Tech football one thing though. They are competing hard to become the most overrated college football program in the nation. VT, Ohio State, and Boise State better watch out. The nerdherd is coming after you.
Class dismissed.
Not Disappointed
February 19th, 2010
1:04 pm
feel better Nebitt!
macrotech
February 19th, 2010
1:34 pm
awwww dawgfan, don’t get your panties in a wad…..uga will NEVER be threatened in the arena of ‘most overrated’. THAT’S a trophy you pups are welcomed to keep! You shouldn’t have to look TOO hard for room in the trophy case!
If anyone knows
February 19th, 2010
2:44 pm
about being overrated it’s certainly a dawgfan.
If anyone knows about being over rated
February 19th, 2010
2:50 pm
about being over rated:
2009 pre-season rating:
Georgia Tech – 15th, final rating 13th
Georgia – 13th, final rating (others receiving votes Georgia 7)
So dawgfan
February 19th, 2010
2:54 pm
which team exceeded expectations in 2009, and don’t forget the 2008 Pre-season #1 pretender Georgia Bulldogs
Most overated Team in the Nation
February 19th, 2010
3:00 pm
for two years in a row:
The mighty Georgia Bulldogs
daugfan is funny
February 19th, 2010
3:01 pm
From preseason #1 to second in the state in one season is the all time winner. Doubtful if Tech could ever top that epic fall. You guys attempted to make it two years in a row until you found the run.
You need to get together with Why???? and ask why???? cannot the daugs beat KY.
Daugs got spoiled by CGaily. Johnson should have Tech back in good running order by Athens time.
Injuries in tech game??? Dirty play always
February 19th, 2010
3:03 pm
UGA’s Charles Grant while running the ball near the Tech goal was ankle chopped by Tech’s safety and it blew his knee in late 90s. It was a diliberate shot. Very unnecessary it was.
Ask UGa QB Eric Zeir about a no body Tech lineman ( aren’t they all?? ) rolling on his knee, as Eric went down and the TV replay showed it about 5 times and the tv men called out for penalties and there were none.
Ask H Walker about the Tech game where Dooley removed him late only to come back in during a 51-0 route after Tech linemen were spitting in Hershel’s face and Dooley heard about it. HAHAHAAHHAHA
Over the many years always a fine pistol whipping vs Tech. 30-24 and 1-9 or soon to be come November and 4-18. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA That will also be th month Obama gets his come upance with about 50+ DC Democrat pols being SWEPT out of office. Obama is next.
Can't wait
February 19th, 2010
3:08 pm
to get back between the hedges cause they sure did taste good, 45-42 HAHAHA!!!
Jacket Attack
February 19th, 2010
3:56 pm
Get these Mutts off this page. You’d think being mutts they would prefer the print version. So they can go on it. BURN! LOL!
No ankle injury stops the Robot!!!
Justin
February 19th, 2010
4:19 pm
No ankle injury stops the robot but all we have heard is thats why gt lost to UGA shut the F up you idiot. He’s not a robot he’s a student athlete that will need his GT degree when he graduate’s bc he is poor mans version of Tebow and he’s not even gonna cut it in the nfl.
Dawg Guy
February 19th, 2010
4:39 pm
Interesting that Coach Manboobs was soooo upset when Lamar Latrell got his wittle ankles rolled up this year. Funny, he doesn’t seem near as pissed off when his offensive linemen and A-backs are diving at knees and chopblocking. What a hypocritical tool.
Dawgstradamus
February 19th, 2010
4:43 pm
all you bees whining about supposed “dirty” play this, just stop. Tech are the undisputed champs of cheap shots. Just ask “Ole Buck Belue.” While I am no fan of his radio show, just get him going on how the techies treated him. Spit on, nut slaps, eye gouging, etc.
He’s about as far from a Georgia Homer as you can get, and he gets seething mad when talking about the nerds from midtown.
Dawg Guy
February 19th, 2010
4:49 pm
Joshua “Lamar Latrell” Nesbitt is a slow running back trying to play in a high school system. When he throws those lollypops it looks like he’s trying to fling $hit off his hand.
I hope he meets one of the supposed billions of tech billionaires who will make him their designated coffee maker so long as he never misses a company softball game. Listening to that boy talk is painful.
dawgfan
February 19th, 2010
5:49 pm
Yes Tech fans, that 2008 season was a huge embarrassing failure for UGA. We only won 10 games with one of the toughest schedules in the nation and finished top 10 in the coaches poll. Winning 11 games against ACC creampuffs, Jack State, Vandy, and Miss St is much more impressive. And let us not forget that epic ACCCG matchup with the 2nd best team in the State of South Carolina. We were all on the edges of our seats to find out which ACC team would be going to a BCS bowl to get completely demasculated on primetime national television. Congrats Georgia Tech. It was you. You beat an 8-4 team to win the ACC. Your prize? An arse whipping from a Big 10 team. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Georgia Tech went from #7 in the nation to 2nd in the state in the time it takes Caleb King to sprint 75 yards. Maybe at that point Manboobs should have realized he wasn’t playing Wake Forest and made some adjustments.
Georgia Tech football is overrated.
fan
February 19th, 2010
6:30 pm
yall can thank yellow fuzz, m, and saint simmons for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGDACSvBUJg
Tech Sucks
February 19th, 2010
7:03 pm
lol possible Heisman candidate. You have to be kidding me.
saint simmons
February 19th, 2010
7:31 pm
me and m just got done enjoying a nice spooning session. GOD I M GAY
hedgepruner
February 19th, 2010
8:49 pm
Our problem with Josh’s passing game is quite simple, every pass he attempted was over 25 yards, Coach PJ needs to help our QB by running possesion routes 5 to 20 yard’s and then Nesbitt should find his rhythm and confidence too .If CPJ does this with our rushing attack and solidifies our defense next season “then a NC could be in our future”…THWG
MESSENGER
February 20th, 2010
3:11 am
Gt4ever
Little Joey Hamilton should have won the 1st Georgia tek HEISMAN TROPHY ever, you say. B.S. Little Joey Hamilton was hired by Paul Johnson as DIRECTOR of PLAYER PERSONNEL for Georgia tek.
Little Joey Hamilton took his 1st Paul Johnson PAYCHECK, went out and bought drugs with it.
Got DRUNK.
Drove his car.
Got in ACCIDENT.
LEFT THE SCENE of the Accident.
Was found 2 blocks away with drugs in his ashtray still burning.
Drunk.
Still driving his car.
ARRESTED.
Fired by Paul Johnson.
HEISMAN TROPHY QB my butt.
QUOTE
by Doug Roberson
“Josh Nesbitt is being mentioned as a possible Heisman Trophy contender in 2010,”
# 75 in the nation in Total Offense
36 games as QB & he has GRAND TOTAL 13 TD Passes
12 Interceptions and 13 TD Passes in his 3 Year Career
13 LOSSES by Georgia tek in JOSH NESBITT Career.
10 Losses by UGA in last 3 years.
13 LOSSES by Georgia tek last 3 years.
134 Completions of 298 Passes, less than 45 percent completions
34 fumbles this past year alone by Georgia tek with Josh Nesbitt as your Heisman QB.
3.7 yards per carry all season long for Josh Nesbitt this past year.
36 Fumbles by Georgia tek 2 years ago with Josh Nesbitt your Heisman Trophy QB.
5 interceptions and 2 Touchdown Passes 2 years ago by Josh Nesbitt all season long.
27 fumbles by Georgia tek 3 years ago
5 of 13 with 1 Touchdown Pass to 2 Interceptions Josh Nesbitt all season long 3 years ago
# 63 Runner in the country last season Josh Nesbitt Rushing stats
# 74 Runner in the country the year before last Josh Nesbitt Rushing stats
Doug Roberson and YOU THINK Josh Nesbitt is a HEISMAN TROPHY QUARTERBACK.
Georgia tek has NEVER EVER had a Heisman Trophy Football Player.
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gtfannn
February 20th, 2010
10:43 am
at least nesbit didnt go pro like other players but i hope he can make a fast recovery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tech cant do it without nesbit since we already lost dwyer.
Josh for Heisman
February 20th, 2010
11:07 am
J E A L O U S all you dogs full of your own $hit, got nothing to write about on your own team especially the 08 disaster and 5 lossees in 09 so got to pick on Nesbitt..I still laugh when I think about Nesbitt, Freshman Roddy Jones, Dwyer and others beating your almighty Stafford and Moreno, hahahahahahaha and to think they wer preranked number one that year… C H U M P S
go to hell Dogdoodoos
February 20th, 2010
11:11 am
nesbitt for: HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HESIMAN HEISMA HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN HEISMAN AND OH YEAH IN CASE I FORGET, HEISMAN
atl-xmen
February 20th, 2010
11:19 am
do you techsters want to really know whats wrong the tech football program? and you guys will soon see.your coach and his system. no way you guys will win more than 7 to 8 games now that gailys players are gone.cpj didnt even play football thus he is having to coach a high school offense that has about 6 plays in the playbook. of those 6 one play doesnt even snap the ball. the qb just satnds there and say hut hut hut hoping a def-linemen will jump offsides. just pathetic. no way is cpj a better coach than CMR. pj players are not getting drafted this year gailys are. pj has one player that i know of thats has played on the pros and he was drafted like in the 6th round. and that is adrian peterson the one who played for the bears not vikes.
ga tech team is on the decline while uga is going back up now that our young guys are getting another year older. tech will .look like ga southern out there trying ro compete with the big boys and look for coach pj to either quit in a few years or ga tech lets him go due to wasy too many losses to uga and the rest of the better teams in college football. with pj players running that high school offense and not gailys, they might have 250 total yards. they have no passing game so the better receivers and better qbs will go else where. you might get a running back every now and again but he will be maybe the 10th best back in the state.
atl-xmen
February 20th, 2010
11:22 am
they didnt beat stafford or moreno..stafford had over 400 yards passing and moreno ran all over you. uga gave that game away with 3 turnovers and about 7 missed tackles. it was a fluke and as long as pj is there tech will not win another game against the bulldogs.
macrotech
February 20th, 2010
1:16 pm
atl-xmen, just a couple of years ago, all of the mutt nation laughed at the thought of losing to CPJ’s “high school” offense. The “fluke” that you speak off was HARDLY a fluke….the third quarter alone was a thorough example of what this offense can do. Mathew Staffords pass for interception was a nice touch and Moreno didn’t break the century mark in the entire game. Forgive us “techsters” if we don’t heed your bark…..we’re going to stick with CPJ and we’ll continue to be excited about our quarterback’s attention for Heisman. Hell, at least we know who our quarterback will be. Thank you for your thoughts, though. Forgive us if we don’t offer you a penny for them.
atl-xmen
February 21st, 2010
11:42 am
macrotech..the mutts are still laughing because now that techs div1 players are being replaced by div 1aa players tech will not only lose but lose very badly to uga and the better teams in college football.
and that fluke win. uga gave tech the ball 3 times to tech on uga’s 20 in that 3rd qt. moreno didnt break the 100 yrd mark because stafford was throwing it all over the field with ease. no need to run when you can do that. again it was a fluke and this year will prove it yet again with a uga beatdown of ga tech in athens.