A rockin’ good Tech mailbag
I asked for your help in putting together a mailbag, you graciously answered with lots of good questions.
Now, it’s my turn to answer. Just a few days until Georgia Tech starts the season against S.C. State at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Here are your questions (mostly unedited) in bold, and my answers in plain text. Enjoy.
I haven’t heard much about the Jackets special teams so far. What’s going on with those teams? Should we assume Jerrard Tarrant will be returning punts and Orwin Smith will return kickoffs? Have they worked out anybody else (i.e. incoming freshman or RS freshman) at the special team skill positions? BJ Bostic perhaps?
Tarrant will return punts this season, something he did very well last season with two returns for TDs. Smith will return kicks, something he did very well last season. Don’t be surprised if Bostic gets on the field as kick-returner.
What’s the update on Chris Jackson the transfer from Alabama. I heard he was injured but I never heard the extent of the injury or when he might be back.
Jackson has a torn hamstring. He will not be back this season. He has two seasons remaining after this.
Of the two safeties in the 3-4 scheme – how is GT determining who is the “strong” safety and who is the “free” safety of the group? Will they be playing a “field” CB and a “Boundary” CB or will they be just LCBs and RCBs? Who will be the “Mike” LB, the “Jack” LB, the “Sam” LB, and the “Will” LB? Are the DEs going to flip-flop (strong or weak), or is there going to be a LDE and a RDE?
All those positions, within their groups, are somewhat interchangeable.
Are the GT students planning another Stadium White Out this year? and when is it?
N.C. State on Sept. 25 will be the white out game. Kickoff is TBA.
How many teams on the schedule have extra time to prepare for GT this season?
S.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, N.C. State and Georgia. Some have an extra week, some extra days.
Will the shotgun be used this year at all, and will we be able to run from it as well as pass as other teams do. It seems to me that running from the shotgun, if we plan on using it, will be mandatory in order to keep the defense honest.
I think you will see some shotgun this season, but I’m not sure when. We’ve heard hints, saw some instances in the spring. It’ll be interesting to see.
Any word on McCoy? I heard he was not in classes so that does not look good as far as helping this season. Just wondering if there was more to the injury that took him out in the first place. Any word on who will handle field goals? Last but not least with Chris Jackson out this season does he have two or three years of eligibility left?
McCoy could be cleared to practice at any point. A smart young man, he has been in classes. Scott Blair will handle field goals. As for Jackson, see above. Two seasons left after this season.
I was wondering about Daniel McKayhan. Is he still with the program, & if so, have the injuries at WR & his play elevated him up the depth chart?
He is slotted to return kicks, but didn’t crack the two-deep at WR.
What will be the bigger improvement on defense: scheme or the fact that our front seven is almost 10 pounds bigger per man this year?
I’m surprised that it took this many questions before we received one about weight. I think scheme will make the bigger difference. I think this scheme fits well with Tech’s talent, particularly at linebacker, which has a lot of athletes.
What player will be surprise impact player this year?
My guess is Richard Watson, what say you?
Maybe someone who is not preseason all ACC, but will be by end of the year.
This may not be a surprise, but I think Roddy Jones is going to have a great year. Last year was individually disappointing for Jones, who saw his production almost halved when compared to the 2008 season. The broken wrist sustained during the spring really hampered him.
Defensively, I think Steven Sylvester could become a force on defense, as will Kyle Jackson.
Who are they looking to substitute into the game in the their nickel package? Dime package?
Rashaad Reid and Rod Sweeting, I believe, will be the nickel and dime guys. But that’s more of an educated guess on my part.
Rumor has it we may wind up in the Chick Filet Kickoff next year or the year after and that word will be coming down shortly, supposedly with a Big 12 team but I have heard one or two say a Pac 12 team. Are you hearing any of these rumors??
I have heard this and looked into it. As of three weeks ago, there’s nothing to it. However, I’ll inquire again this week. The Chick-fil-A people have had ESPN on hand for two consecutive seasons, which will now be three. I’m sure they would like to add a fourth. Who would draw well with Georgia Tech that would get the nation’s attention? Oregon? Oklahoma? Notre Dame? USC? And is next year, with no Nesbitt, no Allen, no Jefferson, no Barrick, no Bedford, no Butler, among others, the year that the Jackets want to play that game?
Also, is running two separate offensive lines a possibility? Or will we substitute as normal? I would have to think it would be weird to have two centers snapping to Joshua during the course of a game. Who are the best blocking AB’s and WR’s?
Running two lines is a possibility. Of course, Johnson broached that possibility before last season and it didn’t happen for a variety of reasons. I doubt it happens this year. The best blockers are the ones in the starting lineup: Roddy Jones and Embry Peeples, Stephen Hill and Kevin Cone.
Alright guys, thanks for the fun.
Let me ask you this, are there any specific kinds of blog topics that you would like for me to do on a weekly basis now that the season has started?
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124 comments Add your comment
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 29th, 2010
9:09 pm
YES, Now lets play ball.
Tech Man
August 29th, 2010
9:10 pm
Doug — thanks for the great work — been reading the ajc for 40 plus years – Jackets have never been covered better!
James T. Kirk
August 29th, 2010
9:11 pm
Doug,
After we win the World Championship again this year in pig skin, what will our total be? Most say it’s around 24, but I’ve heard in reality it’s closer to 30. Do you have the actual count? Thanks so much. TTYL!!!!!
GTMike
August 29th, 2010
9:13 pm
When exactly do we play Jacksonville State? Assuming you meant SC State there…
K
August 29th, 2010
9:15 pm
We do not play Jacksonville State.
So much for your credibility!
Ted Sims
August 29th, 2010
9:29 pm
yea, saw that too. I’m just waiting for November when Miami falls apart in the flats, Jacory gets picked 3 times. and tech walks away with a win bigger than VA Tech last year.
Chris
August 29th, 2010
9:34 pm
thanks Doug. remember to proofread next time. haha
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 29th, 2010
9:34 pm
I hope Miami will get a stadium to play in soon. Playing football on a baseball field is so 70’s.
Tech Fan Since 1950
August 29th, 2010
9:37 pm
Doug:
I agree with Tech Man. The Jackets have never been covered better by an AJC beat reporter. We appreciate your great work! Thanks!
1Jacket7
August 29th, 2010
9:39 pm
GO JACKETS!!! Lets get this thang started!
Oh Doug, maybe a story on the Marketing approach this year and if any fun things for the fans to participate in during the games. I really liked the Kazoos that gave the sound of a SWARM. We need something to enhance the experience.
TECH OR DIE
August 29th, 2010
9:47 pm
James,
The actual count is 27 national championships. Due to southern bias and jealousy of GT over the decades, many of these titles have been given to others. But don’t let anyone fool you. Even if a mountain town’s paper declared a school national championship back in 1945, it counts.
AlabamaRamblinwreck
August 29th, 2010
10:09 pm
Weekly blog idea: What about a weekly overall, offensive and defensive MVP chosen by you? You could blog the reasons why. Maybe you could add a special teams MVP to that also. I think this would provide some blogger fodder.
Vegas Jackette
August 29th, 2010
10:10 pm
I say play the Chick Fil A Kick off Classic any year any time. Do not back down just because we are losing talented seniors. In 2008, we tied the Coastal with a new coach, new offense and freshman and sophomore starters. I am sure CPJ feels the same way. Toe meet Leather, let’s play it now
Nesbitt for Heisman
August 29th, 2010
10:16 pm
14-0
—— . . . . . . . . in 2010 !
JacketFan86
August 29th, 2010
10:18 pm
Good stuff doug…but jacksonville st!? cmon man u gotta know the schedule lol. Cant wait! 6 days!!! GO JACKETS!!
StraightJacket
August 29th, 2010
10:21 pm
Hey Doug, Couple of items for a “weekly blog” entry: (1) GT has done very well the past two years in national rankings for YPG, Rushing yards, points per game, Big plays, etc. I think a Monday blog with GT’s national standing in these 3-5 statistical areas would save me an online research trip into the NCAA Data Warehouse. Likewise, maybe add the team goal or two that deal with trackable stats … so that we know how the team is tracking on THOSE goals through the season as well.
Mr. Spock
August 29th, 2010
10:32 pm
Illogical. You bugs have only won 1/2 of a NC, in 1990. Have fun in the Almost Competitive Conference and too bad you’re still not the best football team in your own state (and soon probably your own city). Now stop passing gas and get back to your jobs at the QuikTrip.
K
August 29th, 2010
10:53 pm
Tech Fans!!!!
Turn to the Steeler’s game.
Dwyer is doing great!!!!
Carried the defense for 10 plus yards! Plat of the day!!!
K
August 29th, 2010
10:54 pm
Spelling Correction: Play of the Day!
KG
August 29th, 2010
11:18 pm
The “Diesel” had 12 carries for 89 yards. So much for the Dawgtards and their “won’t work in the NFL b.s.”
BigTimeTechFan
August 29th, 2010
11:29 pm
Doug – I wanted to send a thanks for doin a great job keeping us updated on Tech in the off season.
Oh and I see Richard Watson’s like 4th team, so much for my prediction.
As far as weekly post – how about a extended Paul Johnson interview each week. cover last weeks game and upcomein game
Go Jackets 88
August 29th, 2010
11:34 pm
I would like to find out if any teams are doing anything extra to prepare for our offense. Also, I would like to know what new stuff we will be adding to the defense as it happens throughout the season.
Thanks,
Go Jackets!
Jacket Backer
August 29th, 2010
11:46 pm
Great stuff…..Thanks Doug and Go Jackets!!
i'm not fat and lazy
August 29th, 2010
11:48 pm
thanks for not calling me fat and lazy this week, as most tech fans did the last 2 week
Chris Boggs
August 29th, 2010
11:52 pm
Doug, Chris Jackson’s issue may actually be an achilles injury rather than hamstring.
Tokyo jacket
August 29th, 2010
11:58 pm
yes you are
Tokyo jacket
August 30th, 2010
12:05 am
I’m still saying that the bigger size of the D-line and LBs will make a huge impact. But, I agree w/ Doug that the scheme might help out the LBs too. I see more stops for Tech on third and short than we had last year.
Russ the Painted Mascot
August 30th, 2010
12:28 am
I’ll be happy with 7 or 8 wins as long as nobody spray paints my butt.
Russ the Painted Mascot
August 30th, 2010
12:31 am
With extra time to prep, UNC, VT, and UGA will give us fits, and Clemson and Miami “owe” us some payback…. Still, looking forward to some good games and hoping for the best.
Russ the Painted Mascot
August 30th, 2010
12:32 am
I’d love to see us stop scheduling schools like SC State, Jax State, etc. We still end up with 6 away games this year.
Newsman
August 30th, 2010
1:15 am
August 27th Washaun Ealey has been suspended for at least the Sept. 4 opener against Louisiana-Lafayette after an early-Friday arrest for hit-and-run of a parked vehicle and driving with a suspended license.
Yes, you read tjat correctly; hit & run AND driving with a suspended license.
aw
August 30th, 2010
6:43 am
I wonder if WA_SHAN would have pulled his trick for most any other team in the country , would he be suspended for only one game? He is getting off lightly because he is one infraction out of many for the woofers. (You can’t do away with the entire team)! The entire BULLDAWG NATION, would have to do something else this season. Have you looked at the area around their football stadium? Or have you seen our stadium , after the nation has trashed it ?They could spend the spare time cleaning up and going to AA meetings. Whats next for the nation….stay tuned…
The News
August 30th, 2010
8:28 am
http://wrecklessramblins.blogspot.com/
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
8:39 am
It is an achilles. The hamstring, whose real name I couldn’t possibly begin to know, stretches all the way down the back of the leg. Sometimes an achilles is referred to as a hamstring. Achilles would be more correct.
gt45
August 30th, 2010
8:39 am
Anyone see Dwyer rolling last night? Especially you ugatards that were bad mouthing him! He had 80 yards on 10 rushes at one time. The announcer said he was going to have to adjust to the prostyle O, but quickly retracted his statement!
Damon Evans
August 30th, 2010
8:45 am
Can someone please help me find a good martini?
Gold Helmets
August 30th, 2010
8:51 am
Doug, can’t Chris Jackson apply for a medical hardship his senior year and get a third year? Thanks for the great work covering the Jackets.
GTPhys88
August 30th, 2010
9:16 am
Doug, sometimes an interesting topic is raised on the weekly radio show and there isn’t enough time for Coach Johnson and Wes to discuss it at length. I would love to see some future blog columns delve into the more interesting topics. I believe you did this in some of last season’s posts and the extra detail was appreciated.
Thanks for you work covering the team. Go Jackets!
kingster
August 30th, 2010
9:22 am
Good morning Doug, thanks for the informative news and thoughts on the Jackets, great info, keep up the good work.( thanks for also letting us know about the teams that have more than a week to prepare for TECH, those are some of the main teams we have to look out for and add a little more to game)
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
9:22 am
Gold: That’s a good question. Let me find out.
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
9:24 am
I wouldn’t read too much into Watson being fourth team. The B-back position is very deep. I’ll bet he gets carries this season.
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
9:25 am
StraightJacket, that’s a good idea, as well.
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
9:25 am
Jacketfan: sorry about that. I was writing that while babysitting 15 8-year-olds Saturday night for my daughter’s birthday party. It’s fixed.
Doug Roberson
August 30th, 2010
9:26 am
Alabama: Is this a post-game MVP idea, or a projected MVP idea?
Delbert D.
August 30th, 2010
9:30 am
Let’s hear it for Matt Kuchar.
BigTimeTechFan
August 30th, 2010
9:39 am
Dwyer had better stats then CJ Spiller, but Dwyer was running behind 3rd team line against 3rd team D.
Hat off the Kuchar, love how he always plays with a smile, like he’s really enjoying the game.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
9:50 am
I echo Delbert D. and BigTime regarding Kuch. His shot on the playoff hole to set up the winning putt was nothing short of phenomenal. But where on this site has that even been reported? If I hadn’t seen it live on TV, I wouldn’t know about it.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
9:56 am
Nerds….I knew you couldn’t go more than a half page worth of comments without mentioning Georgia (”dawgtards”, “ugatards”, “mutts”). Your insecurity is why your fans are the laughing stock of America. Do you really want to compare NFL ers from each school?
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
9:58 am
Funny, it’s apparent even to the most ignorant that YOU are the insecure one. Otherwise, why are you on a Tech blog posting crap?
Funny
August 30th, 2010
9:59 am
aw,
If Ealey “had pulled that stunt” at any other college it would have been a non issue. It would have been play as normal. You probably would have to beat up a whole bunch of ladies to get suspended for a half game at Nerdland!
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:02 am
supersize that order, mutt,
You can dish it out but not take it. Clever handle BTW. How long did it take to come up with that? Having that as your handle is proof that you are insecure and need to include UGA to be relevant. Why not a pro-GT handle instead of an immature jab at a rival?
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:06 am
Funny, the reason I currently use that handle is because of jackasses like you who are so obsessed with GT sports that they would rather post on GT blogs than on their own. I don’t need to include THUGa to be relevant, because even in the SEC THUGa is totally irrelevant. And to answer your previous question regarding Ealey, if he had pulled that stunt at any school where ethics is more important than winning, he would definitely have been suspended for more than one game—not to mention a totally irrelevant game.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:18 am
uh, super dummy,
check your own players and their assault record. Tell me again about Hall’s suspension/ lack there of. Stiil got “mutt” in your handle? Your maturity level is shrinking!!!!!
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 30th, 2010
10:23 am
FUNNY you dawgs are so stupid with the RING thing and Hall think. Hall had charges reduced because he didn’t hit his girlfriend. He was leaving. He pushed her off him and slamed the door upon exit. HE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE A BAD SCEEN. Tech was getting the RINGS before the UGA was even played, but after winning in Athens the Seniors wanted to put the Drought breaking score on the ring. If you have care so much about Tech football at least get the fasts before you bark your white painted butt. off on the blogs.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:28 am
Slippery when Wet 5150. ,
Do you really believe that? That is EXACTLY what I am talking about……Had that happened in Athens, Hall would have been dismissed from the program.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:31 am
Why is Tarrant still on the team? Why did Tech allow R. Houston to continue playing?
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:35 am
Funny, yes, we do believe that, because it was printed in the paper. Charges against Hall were either reduced or dropped. And Tarrant’s charges were proved to be false and therefore dropped. What Houston did was after he left Tech. Richt only kicks guys off the team because the pressure is so great that he has no choice. Otherwise, it’s just like with Ealey—a meaningless one-game suspension. Stuff that in your red panties and smoke it.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:36 am
Funny, I guess all you mutts are really proud of THUGa being named number 1 party school in the country and soon to be winner of the Fulmer Cup.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:39 am
Slippery, you are only partly correct. The rings were part of the “prize package” given to the participants in the Chik-Fil’A Bowl. The players DID, however, vote to put the score of the THUGa game on the rings. That makes a helluva lot more sense than retiring the number of a player whose only claim to fame was scoring the winning TD against Tech in 1957 to end their 8 year drought against Tech.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:41 am
Supersize<
"red panties"?….you sure are proving your manhood and maturity level. You probably believe everything you see on the internet too huh? BTW, Houston was busted before his eligibility expired and PLAYED after his arrest!!! Tarrant missed a whole SEASON dip wad after his arrest but was let back on the team!! Hall beat up his girlfriend- there simply is NO excuse for that!! Trying to have a conversation with you is pointless. Did you even read your prior posts? They make ZERO sense as you did not explain one thing. Maybe you and Mr. Slippery can talk to each other because you have about the same mental capacity – ZERO!!
BobinBuford
August 30th, 2010
10:43 am
Funny:
Charges against Tarrant were dropped.
And you really believe that Hall would have been kicked off the team??? Doing the things he was charged with are considered normal up there in Athens.
St. Richt always does his suspensions for the non-conference games so that he won’t be without his star players. Do you think he wouls have given Ealey a 2 game suspension so he would miss the SC game?? He probaly would have made it 2 games – Louisiana Lafayette and Idaho State.
CoachJRB
August 30th, 2010
10:43 am
Thanks Doug, you do a GREAT job.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:45 am
No one is proud of that fact at UGA. I’m just trying to make a point about those things happening all over the place and your beloved institute is not immune from behavioral problems. Matter of fact, the actions by Tech players is tolerated MORE at Nerdland.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
10:49 am
Bob,
yeah, I do believe he would have been kicked off the team in Athens. Montrez Robinson was booted for a VERY similar offense. Tarrant would of been kicked off the team also. Face it; you Nerds want to have it both ways- Kick the UGA player off the team and put them in jail for a misdemeanor traffic violation and allow the Tech players to play without suspensions for assault and felonious drug charges…. HYPOCRITS REIGN SUPREME IN NERDLAND!!!!!!
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:54 am
Funny, you are correct that Tarrant had to sit out a year because of the charges, BUT THE CHARGES WERE COMPLETELY DROPPED. That is why he is now playing. He was the victim of somebody making false charges just like the Duke Lacrosse players. And the charges against Hal were dropped (or at least reduced) too, because the claim was never substantiated. I believe Slippery already cleared that up. If you can read, you should have known that already anyway. How can you claim that behavior problems are tolerated more at Tech? How many THUGa players have been arrested in the past 12 months? How many Tech players have been arrested in that same time period. THUGa has NEVER NEVER NEVER properly disciplined troublesome players. I guess this goes back to the time of Wally Butts, who was undoubtedly the biggest lush in the coaching world. If you’re going to tolerate a coach’s recalcitrance, then you have no choice but to tolerate that of the players as well.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
10:54 am
Fuuny, what part of “the charges were dropped” do you not understand?
Ted M
August 30th, 2010
10:56 am
Doug,
I think Roddy Jones had a dislocated wrist not broken wrist. Anyway I think your right about him having a good year.
I think Cooper Taylor is going to be the surprise defensive player this year. Do you think CT will be called on to blitz much or at all?
Delbert D.
August 30th, 2010
11:04 am
I don’t know anything about “Montrez” Robinson, but Montez Robinson was a serial offender against the law.
“Georgia coach Mark Richt announced Sunday night that Robinson was no longer a part of the team. Robinson was in the Clarke County jail on a misdemeanor charge of simple domestic battery.
It’s his third brush with the law in the past six months, and Richt said in a release that Robinson “had not been able to conform to some conditions and stipulations that were placed on him as a result of previous off-field issues.”
Robinson had already been suspended for the first two games of the 2010 season as a result of his previous arrests, and he also missed the bowl game last season.”
Froem the SEC Blog April 5
john
August 30th, 2010
11:06 am
maybe we need a reminded of all the dawgs arrested
john
August 30th, 2010
11:07 am
2010
Washaun Ealey 8/27/2010 1 game Hit and Run, suspended license
Dontavius Jackson 7/10/2010 6 games DUI, Underage poss., Following to close, leaving the scene, move-over violation (6 misd.)
Tavarres King 7/10/2010 1-2 games Underage Possetion
Josh Parrish 4/26/2010 Dissmissed underage possession of alcohol and possession of false identification
Trent Dittmer 4/21/2010 Dissmissed Public Intoxication
Montez Robinson 4/4/2010 Dissmissed Simple Battery/family violence
Zach Mettenberger 3/7/2010 Dissmissed underage possession/consumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct, obstruction and possession of false ID
john
August 30th, 2010
11:07 am
2009
Montez Robinson 11/30/2009 suspention criminal damage, underage possetion of alcohol
Montez Robinson 10/20/2009 ? Simple Battery/family violence
Vance Cuff 10/14/2009 one game riding scooter on suspended liscense, moving violation
john
August 30th, 2010
11:08 am
2008, is so big we will do this in parts
Kevin Perez 11/27/2008 2 games DUI
Brandon Wood 10/20/2008 ? DUI
Vince Vance 10/19/2008 ? Liscense violation
Darius Dewberry Aug-08 two games Vandalization ($2100 in damages to hospital while visiting bar fight players)
Jeff Henson 8/2/2008 Suspended public intoxication and urinating in public
Donovan Baldwin 8/2/2008 Dismissed Alcohol related Bar fight
Marcus Dotwin 8/2/2008 ? Alcohol related Bar fight
Michael Lemon 6/29/2008 already out Underage consumption of alcohol
Funny
August 30th, 2010
11:11 am
The part that says “charges were dropped”. Why were they? Because he played football for Tech – that’s why. Consider youself lucky that your players are there in the ghetto where that kind of behavior is tolerated. There is such a thing as a “pay off” and giving a kid a warning. In Athens, there is no such thing. Don’t cast stones in glass houses Techmites. BTW, I think the UGA players are getting disciplined. It’s the players at Nerdland that are given other chances and warnings.
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 30th, 2010
11:12 am
Ealey had 3 brushes with the law in 3 months but he is still on the team. May 30 speeding and no tag. July 13 didn’t show for court. Aug. 13th Failure to appear warrent issued. Aug, 27th Hit and Run and driving on a suspenden license. I count 3 problems with the law in 3 months but only a suspension against a High School team.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
11:13 am
That’s right….look at the dismissals and suspensions. Too bad they weren’t Tech players- they would STILL be allowed on the team to play!!
john
August 30th, 2010
11:13 am
arg, AJC won’t let me post more stuff. There are sooo many UGA arrests, I am being spam blocked
Funny
August 30th, 2010
11:14 am
Misdemeanors and felony assault are a wee bit different Slippery.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:15 am
Funny, obviously you are an ignoramus. The charges were not dropped by Tech; they were dropped by the government prosecutors, because the charges were proved to be false. The same thing happened to the Duke Lacrosse players, and yet jerks like you still want to blame them for something that NEVER HAPPENED. The claims made against Tarrant were unsubstantiated and FALSE. Why should he not play for Tech? Why should any athlete against whom false charges were made and subsequently dropped not play for a given school? The difference here is that charges have never been dropped against any of the thugs at THUGa, and yet some of them only get slaps on the wrist by CMR and his staff.
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 30th, 2010
11:16 am
FZunny CHARGES were Dropped against uga players for gropping a Pregnant female. Players saw he in a dorm hallway and started rubbing and touching her belly. Those charges were dropped. Why can you say payoff too? HAHAHA. Sometimes people are innocent of or deserve lesser charges.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:18 am
That is correct, Funny, misdemeanours and felonies are two separate things. The charges made against Hall were reduced to misdemeanour charges or dropped completely—–again NOT by Tech, but by the government prosecutors. All charges, whether misdemeanour or felony were dropped against Tarrant, because no crime of any sort was determined to have occurred.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
11:18 am
john,
now go research the # of brushes with the law that GT had and how many of those went unpunished and got “swept under the rug”. I thought Pajamas coached at the Navy. Shouldn’t he be more of a discliplinarian? Sexual assault and battery being tolerated by Tech is nothing to gloat about. Demand action if you want to be fair across the board. Otherwise keep your piehole shut about disciplining players- something that doesn’t happen at Nerdland.
Slippery when Wet 5150.
August 30th, 2010
11:18 am
Ole Miss and Masoli is a huge joke, but that is the SEC for you. Win at all costs. UGA has to keep the players playing of they might lose to Vandy and Kentucky. Wait UGA did lose to Kentucky at home last year.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:21 am
Funny, why don’t you tell us what UNDROPPED charges of sexual assault and battery have been tolerated at Tech or by Johnson? I know why you don’t tell us; it’s because there are none. I would say that John has done a pretty damn good job of cataloging the charges and subsequent disciplinary actions (if any) against THUGa players. Why don’t you do the same before you open that ignorant piehole of yours again.
Funny
August 30th, 2010
11:22 am
Supersize and Slippery,
AGAIN, p-a-y-o-f-f !!! Believe what you want Nerds. Neither of those 2 players would have been arrested in the first place had their not been substantial evidence. What about R. Houston? FELONY DRUG CHARGES and allowed to play!!!
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:26 am
Funny, so I guess you are saying that the Duke Lacrosse players were freed because Duke paid somebody off too? Boy, you are one ignorant ass. Charges are dropped because no evidence of a crime being committed was ever found. The ones who should be in jail are the ones who leveled the false charges to begin with. Why don’t you try dealing with facts instead of predjudiced conjecture. If you say there was some kind of payoff, then prove it, bubba, or keep your piehole shut. To be perfectly honest, I don’t remember the facts about Houston while in school, so I won’t comment on that. I DO know, however, that he got in far more serious trouble after he left Tech, than while he was at Tech.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:28 am
BTW, Funny, are you saying that just because somebody files charges against someone else, the filee is automatically guilty? Guilt in this country demands PROOF, not opinion.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:30 am
Wait, I do remember some of the deal with Houston. It was not a case of Tech ALLOWING him to play. Some judge somewhere REQUIRED that he be allowed to play. I don’t think too many people at Tech were pleased with that decision, but it was a judge’s decision, not Tech’s.
GT Sambo
August 30th, 2010
11:32 am
Ok, I will note that UGA has dismissed a lot of their most egregious offenders from the team. Bravo. As far the Ealey situation, 1 game sounds about right. He made a stupid decision, college kids do it all the time. It did not appear that any alcohol was involved, although one has to wonder. I will say that each situation has to be looked at individually within overall context for that student-athlete’s behavior. I believe that coaches should be firm and consistent with discipline so that the other student athletes on the team can see the consequences. However, these are also 19 year old kids and I do not agree with making an example out of one student just to set a precedent. So that means that the discipline has to be consistent from the beginning. Then the logical conclusion you can draw from this is that anytime their is a coaching change from a more lax system of discipline to a more strict regime, there could be issues.
john
August 30th, 2010
11:33 am
I give up, there are about 20 or so other UGA footballers arrested, but the AJC is auto deleting my posts. Point is, in the same time frame only 2 tech players were arrested. 2 verses UGA’s 35. Let me say this again …35….
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 30th, 2010
11:33 am
Anybody notice Matt K. from GT takes 192 yard shot from the rough and puts it 2.5ft from the hole for a birdie to win the tournament in a play-off, just one week after UGAg’s BUBBA drops a shot 40 yards from the green into water in a play-off to choke away the tournament because he’s pretty much a moron and had no chance of making the green?
You can’t make that kind of stuff up.
…I’m just saying.
john
August 30th, 2010
11:37 am
Funny, here you
Robert Hall 6/6/2010 One game Simple Battery
Jarrard Tarrant 6/28/2008 Dissmissed Rape, Sodomy (later dissmissed as concentual, ang Tarrant rejoined team)
Originally I was going to go all the way back to 2005, which would have included R Houston too. In total 3 people…
UGA Golf
August 30th, 2010
11:39 am
Hey Ramble,
How many National Championships did Matt K. and his golfing buddies EVER win?
UGA has won 2!!! Yet another example of Tech being OVERRATED in everything!!!
john
August 30th, 2010
11:39 am
If you want to include other athletic personnel, you could throw in Hamilton, but then you would have to include Evans on your side. As for dropped, UGA has had some charges dropped. That kid who wouldn’t give his middle name… I remember a weapons charged dropped a while back (Lomax I think)
Say what?
August 30th, 2010
11:41 am
Anybody notice the gimmicks Tech has employed for the whiteout? A bunch of Nerds painted white with yellow wigs on bopping up and down to the Budweiser song!!! Makes you proud to be a jacket.
john
August 30th, 2010
11:41 am
ohh yea, there is also this Fulmer Cup thing UGA is probably going to win.
RP Award
August 30th, 2010
11:44 am
I heard Tech won the award for the # of times it’s fan base uttered the words “red panties” and got “excited” doing so.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:46 am
Say what? At least Tech wins their whiteout games? You thugs want to play another blackout game? HAHAHAHA
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
11:49 am
UGA Golf, care to tell us how many thugs have ever won a major championship? At least 4 former Tech golfers have won at least one major—Duval, Cink, Mize, and Jones. And Jones (Bobby Jones, that is) is still considered to be the greatest golfer of all time…..that’s right, Bobby Jones, former Georgia Tech golfer, and one of at least two former Jackets to win the US Amateur (Kuchar being the other)
Say what?
August 30th, 2010
11:51 am
UGA is 2-1 in Blackout games…..UGA could beat NC State without wearing pads. Tech is giving away white T-shirts, 4 hot dogs, four cokes, half off ticket prices, and WOW playing tips. Word is they still have 15000 tix remaining.
UGA Golf
August 30th, 2010
11:52 am
….and what did those great golfers accomplish WHILE AT TECH? ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGA Golf
August 30th, 2010
11:54 am
You calling Tiger a thug because of his actions? That “thug” has won more than your great Nerd golfers combined.
KSEE
August 30th, 2010
11:57 am
“specific kinds of blog topics that you would like for me to do”: Life on campus for Georgia Tech players
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
12:05 pm
You’re telling me that Bobby Jones never accomplished anything while at Tech??? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! He didn’t just rise from obscurity after finishing Tech. I have no idea whether they even had a collegiate golf national tournament back then, but he was already recognized for his talents while in school. Kuchar won the US Amateur while at Tech. Duval came in second in the NCAA tournament while a senior, even though the team did not win. I’m sorry Tech has not won an NCAA championship in golf, but team championships in what is really an individual game obviously don’t indicate the true quality of the individuals on the team. You mutts always want to talk about how important it is to succeed in the pros (in football, at least). Well, in golf, Tech players have done far better in the pro world than have the mutts, regardless of the NCAA championships. And of course, Bobby Jones succeeded without even going pro; he remained an amateur for the length of his career.
seriously?
August 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
Who really gives a frogs fat ass about golf, whether it’s UGA or Tech players?
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
UGA Golfer, I never even mentioned Tiger. What the hell are you talking about? The only thugs I know are those who are at THUGa.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
12:08 pm
Say what?, if you are a mutt fan, then you obviously know more about their history than I do, but I certainly thought that the 2008 Bama game was THUGa’s only blackout game. I know they have had redouts before, but I thought that was the first, and probably last, blackout.
SouthGaBrave
August 30th, 2010
12:21 pm
Not entering in to all this back and forth arguing, just providing some into. UGA’s first 2 “Blackouts” were in ‘07 vs. Auburn and in the Sugar Bowl vs. Hawaii, both victories. The last 2 wardrobe tweaks occured vs. Bama in ‘08 and Florida in ‘09, both losses.
SouthGaBrave
August 30th, 2010
12:22 pm
*info…….not into (sorry)
say what?
August 30th, 2010
12:31 pm
supersize,
do some homework before spouting off!!!
say what?
August 30th, 2010
12:33 pm
Red outs? What the hell is that? Red is their normal jersey color and fans wear red because of that. They don’t wear red because the athletic department told them to, unlike Yech’s “whiteout”.
OCDawg
August 30th, 2010
12:39 pm
All this back and forth crap is a joke. I am a UGA alum and proud of it! Good luck to GT and UGA. Both have their problem players, and always will but I am glad both schools have the coaches that they currently have. Good men. Cheer for your team and stop bashing the other. Tech fans should be as passionate about their team as us Dawg fans are. Most people who talk crap on these sites have no clue about football or real life.
AlabamaRamblinwreck
August 30th, 2010
1:16 pm
Well, Doug, I didn’t think about a pregame MVP prediction, but I guess you could do that also, but my idea was definitely postgame.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
say what? The whiteouts were done per request of the students, not the athletic department. For better or worse, the athletic department could care less about such things.
OCDawg, thanks for being a voice of reason here.
Delbert D.
August 30th, 2010
2:16 pm
Bobby Jones never turned pro.
Delbert D.
August 30th, 2010
2:17 pm
White is Georgia Tech’s traditional home jersey color. Why is a “whiteout” news?
Delbert D.
August 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Uh, Tiger attended Stanford. He wears cardinal on Sundays.
supersize that order, mutt
August 30th, 2010
2:55 pm
Delbert, I said Jones retained his amateur status, didn’t I? If I didn’t, I meant to.
You’re right about Tech’s home jersey color, although we have worn Gold more often over the last 30 years than before then. The only thing different about a Whiteout was that the fans were encouraged to wear white, and that WAS a student orginization idea. We have had two Whiteouts, and the football team won both times. I hear that the NC State game this year will be a Whiteout, and I fully expect the Jackets to win that one too.
Did the fans in the stands wear black for THUGa’s blackout against Auburn in 2007, or in the Sugar Bowl or the 2009 Gators game? I don’t know, and I really don’t care. I don’t see how an away game or a bowl game could be a -out, unless more that 75% of the fans in the stands wore that particular color. I DO know though that the blackout against Bama in 2008 was a disaster. If the 2007 Auburn game was a fan blackout, and not just the team wearing black jerseys, then THUGa is one-and-one at home for blackouts.
GT+CPJ=SUCCESS
August 30th, 2010
7:30 pm
Wow this blog went ugly quick. Funny your debating skills are horrible and you might want to read up on the law before making blanket comments. I cannot argue much in the Tarrant case other than to say that if a statement was made by th victim and there was no evidence to prove otherwise at the time then the police were more than likely obligated to make an arrest. In Hall’s case the police would have no choice but to make the arrest. Under CDV law all one party has to do is give a written statement saying that they were assaulted and if it can’t be proven that it did not occur then th police have to make an arrest, this situation was also elevated due to injuries, that were later proven to come by another manner than originally reported. As far as CPJ handling these situations both players were suspended by him and the AD for a year. Tarrant was allowed back on the team after sitting out a year when all charges were dismissed and Hall’s suspension was lifted after charges were reduced. These players were diciplined way more than UGAs players have been. Ealey even lied to the coaching staff because he knew he was suspened and wanted and told them he would not drive.
GT+CPJ=SUCCESS
August 30th, 2010
7:33 pm
On to something more fun to talk about. I hope Roddy Jones has a break out year. He deserves a great year and had to share too many reps due to injury. I believe he will be a great threat for short passes to the sidelines.
Ramblin ATLer
August 30th, 2010
7:57 pm
Great blog Doug keep up the good work. Glad to se Tech get great coverage and not uga all the damn time!!!!!!!!!!
Nesbitt
August 31st, 2010
12:53 am
“I can throw with accuracy…I just choose not to.”
James T. Kirk
August 31st, 2010
8:15 am
Just another year of total domination and keeping the pups in their place!! Love it!!!
michael
August 31st, 2010
10:40 am
golf is for the faint at heart
GT Sambo
August 31st, 2010
11:06 am
I am a little confused. How can you have a blackout at a game that isn’t at home (Sugar Bowl)? Now I have no doubt that since that Sugar Bowl was here in ATL that UGA’s fans dominated the stands. But come on, can you call it a true black out at a Bowl game?