Evaluating Tech’s bowl situation
Though Georgia Tech still needs one more win to become bowl eligible, it seems appropriate to list the various destinations and scenarios for the Yellow Jackets.
The ACC has numerous bowl tie-ins, and Tech could find itself, depending upon its karma, playing anywhere from Miami to Shreveport.
Here’s a roulette style look at the bowls (listed in order of date):
Orange Bowl, Jan. 3.
Georgia Tech vs. Auburn
How could this happen? Well, the Yellow Jackets would have to win the ACC. It may not seem likely, but keep in mind that Tech has yet to play its best game this season. Because there’s no longer any pressure, they could run the table and with a little luck make it back to sunny Florida.
Chick-fil-A Bowl, Dec. 31
Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas or Mississippi State
How could this happen? It likely wouldn’t, but there’s a caveat. The issue is, let’s say Tech makes it to the ACC championship game and loses. The Chick-fil-A Bowl would have to choose between the Yellow Jackets, who played in the game two years ago, or Virginia Tech, which played in it last year. That’s not a good choice for them to have to make. The bowl is supposed to take the ACC’s No. 2 team, but there are caveats that allow them to choose another team, depending upon various scenarios. That’s how the Hokies, and not ACC runner-up Clemson, ended up in Atlanta last season.
Sun Bowl, Dec. 31
Georgia Tech vs. California or Oregon State
How could this happen? This is a decent possibility, and who wouldn’t want to spend the holiday in El Paso, just minutes away from the serene Mexico border, where almost nothing negative has happened in the past few seconds.
Meineke Bowl, Dec. 31
Georgia Tech vs. a Big East team
How could this happen? This is another interesting possibility. The Big East is so jumbled up right now, the Yellow Jackets could face anyone from West Virginia to South Florida. Louisville or Rutgers are also contenders. New Year’s Eve in uptown Charlotte……bleah. (Note: it is called uptown, not downtown. Why? Because the city’s civic leaders though downtown had a negative connotation. I’m serious. It may have changed by now, but still…)
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30
Georgia Tech vs. Florida or Arkansas
How could this happen? Before the season, if you heard that the Yellow Jackets were going to play the Gators you would have assumed it was the Orange Bowl and that Florida had lost to Alabama in the SEC championship game. Of all the non-Miami cities, Nashville might be the most fun.
EagleBank or Military Bowl, Dec. 29
Georgia Tech vs. a Conference USA opponent
How could this happen? Of all the possibilities, this one may be the least intriguing. D.C. in late December? Pack your thermals. Conference USA…other than Chuck Oliver, I’m not sure anyone is excited about that possibility.
Champs Sports Bowl, Dec. 28
Georgia Tech vs. Big East
How could this happen? This might be the fans’ second choice. If you can’t be in Miami in late December, Orlando’s not a bad fallback.
Independence Bowl, Dec. 27
Georgia Tech vs. Air Force
How could this happen? Though this would likely be the fans’ last choice because of the volume of taunts thrown Georgia’s way during the past year, a matchup between the Yellow Jackets’ option and the Falcons’ option would be fun to watch.
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T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
October 27th, 2010
4:25 am
first
Prissy Tech Boy
October 27th, 2010
5:00 am
Yeah!!! We will beat Auburn in the big game!!!! Yeah!!! We will win them all!!!! National Champions!!!! Nesbitt for Heisman!!!!! Paul Johnson and Al Groh are sensational!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
stupid dawg boy
October 27th, 2010
5:22 am
uuuummmmmm? what?!
Al Groh
October 27th, 2010
5:23 am
I predict we will play Oregon for the national championship. My legendary defense will SUCK the opposing offense dry. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
stupid dawg boy
October 27th, 2010
5:24 am
you want fries with that, sir?
Rockdale Jacket
October 27th, 2010
5:48 am
Doug: I think it may be necessary for GT to go at least 7-5 to get a bowl bid.
Even if they get one with a 6-6 record it will be a non-event for most fans and maybe some of the players. Unless a miracle occurs, this season will be a bummer….cannot see us beating VT/Miami/ UGA the way this team is playing now. Too many areas are weak….passing game,special teams mistakes, offensive line,new defense…with too little time to correct these.
yellow fella
October 27th, 2010
6:34 am
depressing slide…. not much hope …
Alabama Jack
October 27th, 2010
6:51 am
It ain’t over ’til its over, unless of course, you are a dawg, in which case you have no life anyway.
Got to be kidding
October 27th, 2010
7:07 am
Prissy Tech Boy…Your on Drugs….
Bill Lewis
October 27th, 2010
7:16 am
Tech will be crushed by whoever they play! Paul Johnson,”Guys just got to make plays.”… Can’t fault the “Genius” can you? Only at Tech can sorry coaching get by the media press!
Scrod
October 27th, 2010
7:25 am
Why worry about a bowl game? We seem to lose those, too.
GT Jake
October 27th, 2010
7:38 am
Agree with Rockdale Jacket.
We would have to win 7 games to get a bowl bid.
Georgia Tech is unpopular with bowl selection committees b/c we travel poorly.
Any reasonable person would project the following outcomes:
GT 13 Va Tech 47
GT 21 Miami 47
GT 34 Duke 24
GT 17 UGA 47
Sad to say… But I think the bowl streak ends this year.
Yellow Jacket Joe
October 27th, 2010
7:43 am
Just an observation… how do you know that we haven’t played our best game yet? That’s a guess and not a fact like you present it in your article.
In the know
October 27th, 2010
7:45 am
I think Tech has peaked and played it’s best game already. They’re just not that good this year.
From 11-3 to 11-3
October 27th, 2010
7:45 am
Enter your comments here
Vidalia Bubba
October 27th, 2010
7:46 am
Whu don’t we play them out, before all this Tech Football stomping. Johnson won the ACC Coach of the Year Award, the last two years. Who could Tech hire, that would do better, than he has done? Granted, this team is lifeless, but I guarantee, that Johnson is battling. Tom Landry didn’t take Dallas to the Super Bowl every year, but he was a good Coach.
GTman
October 27th, 2010
7:52 am
Doug –
Well played on the Mexico comment. Although I am sure that someone has been kidnapped or beheaded since you wrote that, haha.
Gatorman
October 27th, 2010
7:52 am
Hey, as bad as my Gators are, maybe the Tech and Florida could get together and play in one of the bowls, kind of retro game.
We_Run_This_Country
October 27th, 2010
8:02 am
VT is the only tough game remaining this year. Miami in cold weather, automatic WIN for GT. Duke and U(sic)GA are about the same level this year….so easy WINS on those two games. So, VT on a Thursday in Blacksburg…..we win it, and everything will fall into place. Headed to the Orange Bowl!! Go Jackets!
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
8:16 am
GT Jake, we go to a bowl (albeit a very poor one) under the scenario you laid out. So the bowl streak wouldn’t end!
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
8:16 am
GT Jake, we go to a bowl (albeit a very poor one) under the scenario you laid out. So the bowl streak wouldn’t end!
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
8:22 am
If Tech wins six games, it’ll go to a bowl.
jacketman
October 27th, 2010
8:24 am
We_Run_……. – you’re an idiot – you don’t think if Tech & UGA played tomorrow that they would kill us? They have big lines just like the other teams we’ve lost to. So does Miami. If we don’t improve A LOT, we will struggle with Duke!
Tech Man
October 27th, 2010
8:25 am
We will win all the games left on the schedule and Nesbit will win the Heisman. That’s what they said before the season started. Let’s face it, we are terrible this year. Probably win the Duke game but that’s it folks. Let’s find us a quarterback who can at least complete 50 % of his passes.
kemosabi
October 27th, 2010
8:25 am
I guess my question is . . . who cares?
Tech75
October 27th, 2010
8:26 am
We REALLY have to turn it around to get to a bowl.
And I sure don’t want to go to another bowl (any bowl) and see us get creamed again.
Keith
October 27th, 2010
8:26 am
Hey, We_Run_This_Country … COLD weather? Where have you been since June? First of all, there is no such thing as cold weather in November in Atlanta. Secondly, there is zero indication that cold weather will ever return.
GT, Sr.
October 27th, 2010
8:42 am
Every time I think of bowl season I think of what a waste it is. Instead of a playoff system we are watching meaningless games that are there mainly to fill cheap programing for the networks. It is like watching soaps in the middle of the day. A few guys at the fraternity house got addicted to them cutting classes to catch an “important” series and I am sure there is an audience for cheap football. One way to force a playoff is to stop supporting this, refuse to watch it or go to it. Tech pretty much have by its nature done that anyway. By then the basketball team has not messed up yet and most of our attention drifts that direction.
Brock
October 27th, 2010
8:42 am
Let’s have a little faith guys. We are such a “what have you done for me today” society we can’t give a coach that has won 2 coy awards and an ACCC some slack? He didn’t all of sudden forget how to coach. Don’t be that UGA fan that wants to fire Richt every time they lose. It’s utter stupidity.
I’m rooting for tech next thursday, the saturday after that, the saturday after that etc….. Jump off if you guys want too but damn this piss poor attitude of some tech fans. I understand winning is what matters but this team and every other team in the NCAA will struggle at times. Get behind these guys and pull for them to finish the season strong. Negativity is not needed right now. Be critical yes, but stay positive about your team, your coach and your school.
Paul in RDU
October 27th, 2010
8:43 am
The ACC has 8 bowl tie ins and there will only be 8 ACC teams with 6 wins or better. GT will be one of them – VA, WF, BC and Duke will not win 6. The question for GT is whether they will beat anybody besides Duke.
Tech75
October 27th, 2010
8:45 am
Hey, Tech Man – how about we find some receivers that can catch the ball?
Who is Kevin Cone, by the way? I remember Ronny Cone, this guy’s supposed to be related; but not sure what he does. Just he just occupy a DB?
How about some A backs that aren’t 5′8″ and 175 lbs., that can block?
I vote we move Allen back to A back and let Preston Lyons run the B.
georjajim
October 27th, 2010
8:48 am
My guess would be Brunswick Lanes on Monroe Drive.
reebok
October 27th, 2010
8:52 am
Guys – At 6-6, Tech WILL go bowling. There are too many bowl games for us not to go somewhere. But if we don’t get to 7-5, we are probably in Shreveport.
Greg
October 27th, 2010
8:53 am
Well if we don’t beat dook, then we get no bowl at all.
jarvis
October 27th, 2010
8:54 am
Going to a bowl stopped mattering a decade ago.
There are 35 bowl games this year. 70 teams wil go bowling.
Tech like UGA is on path for the http://www.whogivesash*t.com bowl.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
8:56 am
Doug……have things changed? To my recollection GT needs 2 more wins. In a 12 game schedule you must have 6 wins against D1 schools thus our 1st win didn’t qualify. We will need 7 wins total but should get there anyway.
Folks let’s be honest. GT isn’t very good. Middle of the pack this year. Anyone that can say with a straight face that we will beat VT in Blacksburg after we derailed them last year is delusional. VT is the very best ACC team and it ain’t close. National tv in Blacksburg means a big loss.
Some of you..
October 27th, 2010
8:56 am
6 wins gets you a bowl morons.
Tech75
October 27th, 2010
8:59 am
Another few thoughts:
Any discussion of bowls should be responded to as Jim Mora responded… “Playoffs??!”
CPJ continues to make comments about whether this team is motivated or not. He continues to “hope” that a leader emerges… None has, and there’s been plenty of chances. Guess what? “Hope” is not a strategy. Internal motivation is not doing the job here; time for some external motivation! Kick some ass coach!
Start posting position grades and number of missed assignments in the locker room – you get what you measure!
It was interesting to hear CPJ talk about Clemson “smacking around” our freshmen and sophomores with their juniors and seniors. Is he saying the linemen he’s been recruiting can’t do the job until they’re redshirt juniors or seniors?? Maybe he should start looking at Jr. college transfers.
Maybe CPJ needs to rethink the theory that quick, strong 280 lb. linemen can get the job done against just-as-quick much-stronger 310 lb. linemen? His guys aren’t even close to getting the job done.
Sorry for the rant… I’m just tired of seeing the same-old same-old each game.
Rick
October 27th, 2010
8:59 am
Yes things have changed dadgum.
And you shouldn’t go from playing in the acc champ, ranked around #10 to this unless you lose like 8 starters. We didn’t. And we still have our qb from last season and the one before. Except he is playing the way he did in 08.
Something is wrong and it goes to the coaches at this point. Perhaps they got high on their orange bowl bid.
T3
October 27th, 2010
9:01 am
This was a useless exercise.
The only game that matters right now is GT vs VT on Nov 4th.
jarvis
October 27th, 2010
9:03 am
So T3, you want him to write every one of his 3 blogs a day about the VT game from the next week and a half?
Heels Rock and Rule
October 27th, 2010
9:06 am
Are they not already scheduled to play UGa soon in the Loser’s Bowl?
krb81GT
October 27th, 2010
9:06 am
I remember when we used to have the best bowl win percentage in the country. Lately, not so good. But I was there when we were 1-10, so ACC champs in one year and a winning record the next is better than what I endured. So I hope for a bowl game in the South that I can go to, to cheer on the Ramblin’ Wreck. Go Jackets!
Mike
October 27th, 2010
9:06 am
How about the Toilet Bowl? Tech doesn’t deserve to go to a bowl.
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
9:11 am
i believe that you can have six wins, including one against a FCS-level team, but not two wins.
While Virginia Tech is a very good team…playing Boise State very close and beating N.C. State, which throttled Tech, the Hokies’ schedule hasn’t been as tough. East Carolina is good, but not great. The rest of the wins came against Boston College, Central Michigan and Duke.
The stats are outstanding, but I’ll be curious to see if they are more great than good.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
9:15 am
GT dr……..Any playoff scenario would only incorporate 4 teams most likely. Let’s say it would involve 16 teams that would leave about 50 teams still to fill bowl slots. Agree the glut of bowls is overdone and emits a who cares persona but still it is a reward for many teams and seniors and charities.
My solution would be to have every bowl game be over by Jan. 1st. Then take the winners of the 4 bcs games in a two week playoff. This way the season is only extended one week for the final two teams and it keeps the bowls meaningful and the interest higher. I hate the bcs as it is now as does the majority of fans and players. Alas, not the college presidents who impede the move to a playoff system. We will have it one day.
Mark
October 27th, 2010
9:23 am
And who has tech beaten with a winning record doug? At least they have quality losses. Their schedule by playing boise is 10 times better than ours. Have you seen how bad wake, va are? How about Kansas? Yeah sc state is tough along with middle tenn who lost to troy 41-13. lol
T3
October 27th, 2010
9:24 am
GT’s #1 challenge right now is what I would call
“player mind-set” or “unity of purpose.”
Players are not all on the same page.
Players heads & hearts are out-of-sync right now. It shows.
The second challenge is solidifying O-Line play.
It ALL begins and ends with the O-Line.
As the O-Line goes, so goes the team.
Hopefully, all will be resolved before Nov 4th.
If not, GT will get embarassed in Blacksburg.
We Hit and Run This State
October 27th, 2010
9:34 am
Gotta love the ugag fans that constantly troll our blogs…how pathetic. Go back to sweeping and mopping.
THWG
Big B CH 99
October 27th, 2010
9:38 am
To be bowl eligible you have to have 6 wins & one of those can be against a FCS (I-AA) team, so Tech needs 1 more win to become bowl-eligible. And since there are so many bowls I assume Tech will get invited to a toilet bowl.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
9:38 am
Doug….I thought if you had a 12 game schedule you needed 6 wins against D1 teams. FSU and WVU played in the Gator last year at 6-6. The only bowl game ever contested where neither team had a winning record. Seems I remember FSU had to win their last game to make it.
Can’t blame VT for their competition and ECU would be a top 5 ACC team. The ACC is so weak it is incredible. 7 of the 12 teams are just moribund. BC, UVA, Duke, MD, Wake, Carolina, and GT just for one reason or another not very good or underperforming.
VT has the best talent and deepest. The best fans. The best coaching staff. The best quarterback. The best turkey legs. Oops, I digress. Believe it that if GT plays well in Blacksburg they can keep it respectable. I’m gonna call it now and not waver…VT 35 GT 17.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
9:42 am
Yep….GT needs one more win to qualify. They changed it in 2007.
Willy
October 27th, 2010
9:47 am
Doug, wherever Tech ends up, you better party hard and hit the clubs.
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
9:47 am
Mark, I was pointing out that while everyone seems ready to say Virginia Tech is the best, or second-best, team in the ACC, I would say hold off a minute.
The team did lose to James Madison. It did lose to Boise State.
HenryCountyGT
October 27th, 2010
9:48 am
dawg fans:
Extracurricular time is over. Please return to your cells.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
9:51 am
Think about this. GT opponents this year include Middle Tenn, SC State, Virginia, Duke, Kansas, Carolina. Half their schedule is just pathetic. Throw in NC State loss who is about average and a pending date with Georgia who us weak by their standards and you have the weakest schedule I can ever remember GT playing. EVER.
Oh, just wondering is it me or is anyone else getting bored watching this offense?
HenryCountyGT
October 27th, 2010
9:55 am
Tech might win the VT or Miami game. We’ve doo-dooed all over ourselves this year. Hopefully, we can smear some of it onto one of those teams.
Depending on motivation, Duke and UGA are toss ups.
ThatStingHurts
October 27th, 2010
9:55 am
Interesting blog, but how about we focus on VT right now. ANY of the secnarios could happen. More likely is a win over dook, and maybe one or two of the others. That last part is what eveyone is speculating about. Forget it. Let’s see what happens. T3, you’re right about the O-line. But some D guys gotta anticipate Ellington hitting the middle and then breaking outside at least ONCE in a 60-minute game, right?
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
9:56 am
Unbelievably, UGA’s bowl ceiling is still the Sugar and our Bowl ceiling is still the Orange. I’ll take that for GT, because hope springs eternal. I still believe that we have the ability to go out and beat the remaining teams on our schedule, because they all have flaws. Its not like we are playing Alabama or Oregon. VT defense gave up 500 yards to NC state and 400 yards to Central Michigan. Miami has the 56th ranked offense in the country and a weak running game (which is tailor made for us defensively).
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
9:56 am
Willy..I’m not really a club guy. I can do the robot and the inchworm, but that’s about it. And no, there’s no video evidence of me performing either.
I do enjoy good eats.
ThatStingHurts
October 27th, 2010
9:56 am
Oh, and Steven Hill needs to sit for a while, until he gets inspired enough to make a catch without contemplating it too much.
yellow bird
October 27th, 2010
9:58 am
yes, tech will go to a bowl. all the players will have a different job. some will have a job cleaning toilet bowls, some will have a job keeping enough toilet tissue in the different stalls others will have various jobs such as keeping water on the field for the two teams playing and others will have to stay after the game to clean up the mess on the field and to clean up and scrub the floors in both dressing rooms. paul johnson will not have a job at the stadium. they just want him to stay home and file for unemployment.
HenryCountyGT
October 27th, 2010
10:00 am
Dadgum:
The offense is boring due to lack of execution. We can have a game plan all day long but if our spoon-fed, prima donnas don’t execute, then we’re sunk.
Reality Check
October 27th, 2010
10:02 am
VT will blow Techs doors off in a few weeks. At best, GT finishes 1-1 against Miami and UGA, with both teams taking the Jackets to the woodshed last year. So figure what bowl does a mediocre ACC team with a 7-5 record go to? Thank goodness you play Wake, Duke, Virginia, Middle Tennessee, SC State and North Carolina missing 13 players. There will be no good wins on that schedule. What an embarrassment for a coach and team that was put on a pedestal as the next big thing.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
10:02 am
Doug….I went to the Boise game and true VT was flat early and Boise had all their eggs in one basket. That game. What gets lost in all that and I am not making excuses for VT is that the game was not scheduled to be played to open up the year. JMU was the opener. VT coaches and AD dud not want Boise as the opener but relented when the ACC asked them for the good of the conference to stage a national game to open the year instead of JMU. Beamer didn’t like it at the time and still didn’t agree at kickoff but the conference won out. JMU game was a fallout from Boise. VT is where they should be now and you can bet your house they will make Charlotte if not South Beach.
RambleOn84
October 27th, 2010
10:08 am
For a long time I have thought Tech was still in the run for the Orange Bowl, for the exact same reason Doug mentions:
We haven’t played a complete game on both sides of the ball all year (though UNC was close).
But now, I am starting to wonder if this group will get it right at any point this year.
To be a good football team, you need to play well and catch some breaks. We have not played well for the most part; when we have played well, we have caught mostly bad breaks.
For instance, the defense stepped up and shut down Clemson’s first drive of the game. Then came the roughing the kicker penalty to give them an extra chance. They scored the very next play.
Later in the game, the Tech defense forces a fumble and one of our guys appears to jump on the ball immediately. Once the pile is dispersed, a Clemson guy comes up with the ball.
It just may not be our year. At this point, I will be very happy with 7-5, but 6-6 is more likely.
The team will be improved at every position on the field except QB next year…though I hate it, it’s time to start looking forward to next year.
GOJACKETS
October 27th, 2010
10:20 am
VT 35 GT 24
GT 28 UM 20
GT 49 Duke 7
UGA 21 GT 31
We finish 8-4 and will be playing in the Champs Sports Bowl. I think with Orwin Smith stepping up on the running game we have a chance. Our D is pitiful but who can really blame them. CPJ should’ve never hired Groh. Hindsight would’ve been nice. CPJ should have looked at the talent level on D and made his decision based on that. Our LBs are not very good. Our D-Line is bad, bad. Our secondary can’t tackle their way out of a wet paper sack but with that said we can still win football games. As for those that think UGA will blow us out you must be hitting the crack pipe. I guess UGAs 4 wins are impressive. Let’s see win #1 against a High School team, UT(just bad all around), Vandy(do I really need to elaborate) and finally Kentucky(I just remembered they had a football team). So if we are comparing apples and oranges our schedule has been much tougher than UGA and surprise, surprise we have less L’s. As for UGA they will lose Saturday and the AU game is a sure L and then us which for all intensive purposes is a L as well. That puts UGA out of bowling all around. GO JACKETS!!
nogaal
October 27th, 2010
10:25 am
“but keep in mind that Tech has yet to play its best game this season”
…Just maybe they have played their best game. They just have not played a good game.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
10:31 am
Food for thought…..Josh Nesbitt was recruited by Gailey as a passing QB. Seriously! Not joking. If we will be improved next year at every position but QB we are in deep deep trouble.
bruce mac
October 27th, 2010
10:32 am
SHREVEPORT BABY, ain’t karma a bit@#? By the way, Larry’s little club is not bad but they don’t take American Express.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
10:34 am
Rambleon…..you are confusing bad breaks with utter stupidity. Don’t forget the late hits out of bounds.
Robert Barron
October 27th, 2010
10:35 am
When Jim Mora Jr was coaching Roddy White, he dropped the ball a lot. After one drop, Mora dropped to one knee. A good coach never does that, non-verbally throwing his player under the bus. Suddenly this player with no confidence is the toast of the league. Fortunately before the Falcons had ruined him completely, he got much better coaching.
That is why I place our drops on poor coaching and fans ready to get on players with each drop.
Like with Mora, if you blame the player for the whole system’s failure or weakness, you can turn a great receiver into a crummy one.
Diablo69
October 27th, 2010
10:36 am
Doug, please, it is Center City now. Directional description are so 1990. Atlanta may be the dirty south, but Downtown Charlotte isn’t a slum. It’s actually a lot like Buckhead was back in the late 90’s. The MCC Bowl is a much better option than El Paso, DC, or Shreveport.
aztec
October 27th, 2010
10:38 am
going to a BOWL GAME still matters to the kids and the coaches no matter what bowl they go too.
Robert Barron
October 27th, 2010
10:40 am
Diablo
I like Charlotte too.
I worked there off and on for a couple of years even though living out of a hotel.
I have some good memories of it.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
10:42 am
Diablo…..agreed. Charlotte is pretty sweet and since Tech has never played there it would be a good fit. Bank of America stadium is exceptional. Superb venue all around. Can’t see Tech playing a better bowl than MCC this year.
RambleOn84
October 27th, 2010
10:47 am
I call the roughing the kicker penalty a bad break. He was clearly going for the ball and could not change course in mid-air when he laid out for it. The call should have been running into the kicker.
The right call would have been a 5 yard penalty and Clemson would have punted again.
KeithB
October 27th, 2010
10:49 am
I hear that Shreveport is nice during the Bowl Season.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
10:53 am
Aztec…..not sure I agree really. If Tech ends up in Shreveport or DC I would respectfully disagree. Hell we didn’t even get inspired play in the Orange or Chicken Bowls recently. Sure bowls are rewards for a season of practices and effort but the only reason any bowl will do is because the ACC says any bowl will do. Teams split the payouts from all bowl revenue. GT will take the company line that they are happy to be playing in Shreveport or DC but the players I’m not so sure.
GT told the ACC they would never again play the blue turf as did other teams. The ACC sought out other bowl affiliations. So, no, not any bowl will do.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
11:00 am
Rableon….. The players heads were not in the game and that led to a quick lead for Clemson. Regardless that player should never have been in that position. Understand the situation and not go for the block. On the road you stop them and set up a return and get good position. The game turned on that early mistake which was avoidable. Can’t blame the ref. Agreed with penalty as the ref gave him the max probably for stupidity.
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
11:04 am
Diablo: Center city now? Well, after downtown, then uptown, and now Center City they have almost exhausted their directional possibilities.
JW
October 27th, 2010
11:09 am
Reality Check
UGA took GT to the woodshed last year? Did you even watch the game? For all of the rushing yards our D gave up, we were down by 6 and in a position to win the game in the last minutes of the game if our offense had executed. You make it sould like the final score was 50-7.
GT needs less fans like you
"How Could this Happen?"
October 27th, 2010
11:14 am
Doug, Thanks for the article. I think it is a little early for this, but is not a bad article for a dead week for the Jackets. The one thing is missing is “How this could happen”, you dont really discuss scenarios except for the first few options.
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
11:22 am
Dadgum…..,
You’ve made some good points on here and seem to have your head on straight and are willing to have an open and frank discussion. I agree that VT played well in the 2nd half of Boise game, and that the JMU loss was just fallout from playing 5 days after an emotional loss. However, can you explain VT’s defense giving up 500 yards to NC state and 400 yards to Central Michigan?
I totally agree with you that GT players have lacked focus and intensity this year, can’t really blame the refs for any of our losses. However, I still believe that things can change. This is college football so emotions play a big part. Teams can rally for all kinds of reasons and also fall apart for all kinds of reasons. I think CPJ’s system requires good execution, and good execution requires focus on every single play. Some of that blame can certainly be laid at the feet of the coaches. If they see a lack of focus, take action. But at the end of the day, the players have to execute with focus on every play.
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
11:23 am
JW, I was at that game in 2002 in Athens. Now that was a woodshed beating. Don’t foresee this UGA team doing anything like that to anybody.
GTBob
October 27th, 2010
11:27 am
Being in a 6-6 bowl game would be pretty sad. It really wouldn’t even be worth watching. College football should require 8 wins for a bowl game.
JW
October 27th, 2010
11:28 am
Dadgum…..
I agree with you. If Sweeting doesn’t get that personal foul call and if the worst receiver(sic) in the NCAA aka Stephen Hill catches the TD pass that literally hit him in the face, the entire complexion of that game changes
Reality
October 27th, 2010
11:32 am
Depressing slide, yes. But, imagine if the players finally get their act together (reduce fumbles, make tackles, actually CATCH the ball, etc.) from this point on.
It could get interesting.
JW
October 27th, 2010
11:32 am
GT Sambo
I agree
If GT can win @ VT, then I think we’ve got a shot to go 2-1 in the final 3 games of the season and post a respectable 8-4 record
UGA will get demolished by FL and Auburn and will limp into our game at 5-6. If we stop killing ourselves, there’s no reason to think we can’t go into athens for the second straight time and get another W
For any UGA fan trolling our blog and who has got the balls to take the other side of this, let me know
+3 Florida $20,000
The Queen Bee
October 27th, 2010
11:33 am
What happened to the Emerald Nut Bowl and the Shorty’s Truck Stop Humanitarian Bowl?
I liked San Francisco and Boise, although we could not win there.
dawgfan
October 27th, 2010
11:44 am
Good grief Roberson you are such a freaking homer. Tech’s chances of making it to the Orange Bowl are about as good as the chances of them actually ever winning it. SLIM TO NIL.
The Sun Bowl comments are truly hilarious. However, I doubt the Mexican border is much worse than what goes on around Tech’s campus. Techies are probably used to having guns shoved in their faces.
Here’s a likely Techie bowl scenario for you: They will lose. 0-5 and counting…
Too Easy
October 27th, 2010
11:55 am
JW: A fool and his money will soon be parted.
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
11:59 am
I didn’t say Tech will make it back to the Orange Bowl. I’m not sure they can unless improvement is made quickly. I simply put forth the possibilities.
JW
October 27th, 2010
12:06 pm
Too Easy
So you’re willing to take -3 UGA $20,000?
if you don’t have the balls to take it, then please stop trolling GT’s blog and STFU
gtne80
October 27th, 2010
12:27 pm
After watching that embarassment on TV on Saturday and reading this topic, I feel like Jim Mora, “PLAYOFFS? You’re talking PLAYOFFS?”
“BOWLS? You’re talking BOWLS?”
The team I saw on Saturday doesn’t deserve to go to ANY bowl. They better gain some focus and energy or they won’t win another regular season game this year, and, YES I do think they can lose to Duke the way they are playing. I can see them losing big to VT and UM and a demoralized squad taking the field at Grant Field only to lose to the Dukies.
CPJ better be working hard at pulling their collective heads from their collective butts and substituting it with his boot!
Delbert D.
October 27th, 2010
12:27 pm
The spread triple confused at least one head coach: Brian Kelly of Notre Dame.
“The offense was so good that Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly insisted at halftime that Navy had put in the veer offense and had run plays it hadn’t run all year. Other than a heavy goal-line set, the Mids did nothing different than they had been doing all season.”
That’s a quote from an article by John Feinstein of the Washington Post.
Delbert D.
October 27th, 2010
12:30 pm
CBSsports.com projection is Georgia Tech vs. Miss. St. in the Music City Bowl.
jaxf
October 27th, 2010
12:31 pm
Nesbitt makes the difference on this team. More wins will come. Any loss is a disappointment after last year’s run. Game in DOWNTOWN Charlotte in December – Probably later half.
Eaassyy
October 27th, 2010
12:33 pm
After the grief Techies gave Dawg fans last year about Shreveport…Let’s just say it could get ugly if ya’ll are Shreveport bound.
BadgerDawg
October 27th, 2010
12:36 pm
Living in Kansas, I can tell you that the KU nation is THRILLED that they got to play GTU so they could get at least one 1-A win this year. During the game, the 5 minutes I heard on radio were saying that ND State’s defense was better so KU should be able to run (pre game) and begging Nesbitt to throw the ball (in the 3rd) on a 3rd and 8. They figured GTU’s only chance was to run since Nesbitt can’t throw.
DawginLex
October 27th, 2010
12:43 pm
You folks are worse than us at throwing in the towel. You do realize that VT lost to James Madison? VT lost to Gt last year?
It would not suprise me one bit to see Tech win the next game. You will destroy Duke and Miami still has Randy Shannon coaching them.
Of course I also believe Murray is going to rip the Gators to shreds this weekend……………………….
5150 P.O.A.D
October 27th, 2010
12:55 pm
I hate people not liking the MUSIC BOWL. I lived in Nashville for awhile and I love that town. It is an OPEN Stadium and weather does play a factor in Game watching comfort, bur Nashville is a great town. A lot of great live music(not all country) and some great resturants that you can see Country Music Star eating and No Poprazzi crawling all over the sidewalks.
5150 P.O.A.D
October 27th, 2010
12:59 pm
DawginLex
Thanks for your BI..Hing of the Scared Tech Fans. The only reason to fear the U is because they play on a BASEBALL field. The rain and mudd didn’t help us last year. I wish Shannon was not smart enough to get rid of Pat Nix, but We can play with the U. VT at Lane is tough no matter their record, but you are right it is a winnable game it TECH plays all 4 Quarters.
GDBurdell
October 27th, 2010
1:13 pm
teck vs. GSU in the “Beef O’ Brady’s” Bowl
GSU by 21
MC
October 27th, 2010
1:48 pm
Tech’s bowl situation. They’re swirling around it.
Born2Buzz
October 27th, 2010
1:51 pm
For all the doom-sayers out there, have a little faith in CPJ. We’ve yet to lose 2 games in a row under his helm. I will continue to hope and expect the best until it is proven otherwise.
Doug, did you list the bowls in order of the ACC picks?
MC
October 27th, 2010
1:51 pm
Miami has too much talent for Tech. Nothing has changed from last year accept that Miami has more and the Tech team left for the NFL. Not even close. Canes will steamroll Tech on both sides of the ball.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
1:57 pm
Dawginlex….. Count me as one who would be totally shocked if GT beat VT. I don’t mean just a little shocked I mean totally shocked. I will be mildly shocked if it is even close—–at halftime. I’m giving GT the benefit of doubt and calling it 35-17 VT. The atmosphere alone at Lane Stadium is like nothing else in the ACC and yes that is including Clemson and FSU. GT does not have the talent on either side of the ball to line up with VT and overcome the scenario and win. Absolutely no chance. Having said that I do think they will rebound and beat Miami and Duke putting them in line for the Charlotte bowl.
I don’t think they will go to the Music Bowl against a Miss State team who they played last year. Charlotte is their most likely destination. Car Care bowl that is not acc champ game.
Doug Roberson
October 27th, 2010
2:01 pm
In order of date…born
ZZTop
October 27th, 2010
2:04 pm
I think I’d concentrate on not losing 4 of our last 5 before even speaking about a bowl. To be honest I can’t see either Miami or UGA not scoring a ton of points on our D. We are so weak against the run that a couple of 3 and outs by our offense and we might not get the ball more than 3 or 4 times a half.
Dawghater
October 27th, 2010
2:04 pm
As much as I love the Jackets, I’m a realist unlike the UGA fans. We aren’t going to qualify for a bowl.
Kirby
October 27th, 2010
2:17 pm
GT just doesn’t have the talent that UGA, Miami, and VT have. We will lose those games. Sorry. Just being realistic. And it may be time to tell Paul Johnson to adapt to football at this level or pack his bags.
T3
October 27th, 2010
2:26 pm
Dadgum:
VT has 3…check that…3 returning starters from 2009 on the 2010 D.
Clemson has 9 returning D starters, 2 are NFL 1st rounders,
2 more that will likely get drafted off that D.
Clemson’s Defense is MUCH BETTER than VT’s Defense.
We’ll find out how comparatively good VT is when
Clemson plays BC this weekend. I think Clemson will beat BC
by a better score than VT’s 19-0 over BC.
FSU: Doak-Campbnell: 84,000 seats
Clemson: Memorial Stadium: 81,000 seats
VT: Lane Stadium: 66,000 seats
Dont think Lane can top Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.
CV for GT
October 27th, 2010
2:28 pm
JW —
“If GT can win @ VT, then I think we’ve got a shot to go 2-1 in the final 3 games of the season and post a respectable 8-4 record”
If Tech wins in Blacksburg next Thurs night they should could do better than 3-1 in their last four games. VT is the toughest game left on the schedule, so if they get by that then it’s on.
“UGA will get demolished by FL and Auburn and will limp into our game at 5-6. If we stop killing ourselves, there’s no reason to think we can’t go into athens for the second straight time and get another W”
UGA will likely get demolished by Auburn, but not sure about the Gators. I think they’ll win just because it’s a mental thing for the Dawgs against UF, but I think that one will be a close one. Oh and no, even as a Tech fan I won’t touch that bet with a ten foot pole.
RealityBites
October 27th, 2010
2:28 pm
Wasn’t the 3rd year supposed to be when we saw the great PJ’s finest hour. What is it now? 5th year? I’m starting to think we got sold a bill of goods with PJ.
Al Groh
October 27th, 2010
2:32 pm
My defense will shut out VT. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Born2Buzz
October 27th, 2010
2:33 pm
Yea, I just checked it. After the BCS selections it goes:
Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, GA
Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, FL
Brut Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, NC
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, LA
EagleBank Bowl, Washington, D.C.
And Kirby, ZZT and Dawghater, get real. CPJ went 9-3 and 10-2 in his first 2 seasons and won coach of the year both years. OK, so the team hasn’t looked good in the 3 losses, but CPJ hasn’t suddenly forgotten how to coach. We looked like absolute crap against Miami last year and then came back and rolled off 8 straight wins. Again, have a little faith.
jaxf
October 27th, 2010
2:41 pm
Hey Dadgum, I remember 2008 at VT. If the refs don’t flag VT down the field on that last go ahead score (I believe it was three bs 15 yarders) they lose. Yeah, so if that is the “atmosphere” you are talking about then ok we lose to the pinstripes again.
It's Over
October 27th, 2010
2:41 pm
The triple option has been exposed
As far as bowling, I think they will be at FunTimes Lanes for the free corndog with lane and shoe rental special
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
2:48 pm
Woo Hoo! We could go to Charlotte after all! Actually I just found out that next year (2011) it isn’t even going to be called the Meinike Car Care Bowl! What a disappointment! Another low tier bowl game completely loses its identity. Fortunately I don’t think anyone will notice when its called the Nascar.com bowl (or something equally ridiculous next year). And you know what, as a Tech fan I’d be happy to go to Charlotte this year or next. 2012, I am expecting bigger things from Tech!
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
2:55 pm
T3, a couple of observations. I agree that VT defense is suspect… gave up 500 yards to NC State and 400 yards to C. Michigan. However, I have been to Clemson, Auburn, and FSU stadiums, and Lane Stadium was by far the loudest most intense place I have ever seen a game. Their entrance gave me chills, with 60,000+ jumping up and down in unison. Now having said that, GT won that day (2006) so take that how you will.
GT Sambo
October 27th, 2010
2:58 pm
Been to Lane Stadium twice, once to see a game, once to see a lightening storm. Some of you oldtimers (relatively speaking) might remember that one.
PTC DAWG
October 27th, 2010
3:07 pm
UGA fans on here, GT fans on the UGA blog…can’t we all just get along? Fans on both blogs constantly complaining…many posers on both blogs too.
Or better yet, why don’t we all demand some type of registration and accountability from the AJC on these blogs? It would make it much more entertaining to me.
What say you?
JW
October 27th, 2010
3:13 pm
seriously, outside of Duke, VPI is probably the most likely win on the rest of our regular season schedule
In CPJ’s first season, GT went to VT and nearly won. Last year when VPI came in with their top 5 ranking, GT won….and has “great” as Bud Foster is, he clearly saw something in VPI’s last performance against GT that he felt the need to consult Iowa….and let’s toss in they are starting 8 new players on defense
and again CPJ has never loss two games in a row at GT
Trust me GT fans, Clemson and that Bowers kid will be the BEST by far d-line that GT will see for the rest of the season including the bowl
VPI will be favored but no more than 7 points.
GT gets the win IMHO and will have a shot at running the table.
GTFan
October 27th, 2010
3:14 pm
Tech Man
October 27th, 2010
8:25 am
We will win all the games left on the schedule and Nesbit will win the Heisman. That’s what they said before the season started. Let’s face it, we are terrible this year. Probably win the Duke game but that’s it folks. Let’s find us a quarterback who can at least complete 50 % of his passes.
Nesbitt is not the problem! How about catching the ball?? Or blocking, for example sucky Logan Walls. I can’t stand this guy, and wish he would sit on the bench!
GTFan
October 27th, 2010
3:20 pm
I would love to see my Jackets beat VT tomorrow night, but I am not predicting the game! Tech has a lot of young talent that need to step it up. And, the older guys need to produce. I will say that I don’t see Tech making it to the Orange Bowl, or any of the top bowls that follow. Who knows what will get. Personally, I think FSU is going to pull it out for the ACC!!! But, no matter what I will continue to support my Jackets, because its what real fans do! As for the comment, about Tech not having the talent like MIAMI, and VT I will agree but STRONGLY DISAGREE ABOUT UGA! I don’t know why UGA is so obsessed about Tech, and where they will go. Oh, that’s right they have finally won 3 games against 3 sucky opponents, and now the fans decide they want to be fans again! Give me a break!!! UGA has many issues just like we do!!!
JW
October 27th, 2010
3:39 pm
GTFan
UGA will not win another SEC game and will come into Clean Old-Fashioned Hate at 5-6 best case; 4-7 worst case
GTFan
October 27th, 2010
3:42 pm
JW
October 27th, 2010
3:39 pm
GTFan
UGA will not win another SEC game and will come into Clean Old-Fashioned Hate at 5-6 best case; 4-7 worst case
Well, personally I could care less about UGA. I am more interested in my team, and what happens to them. I just think it’s funny that UGA is so concerned about where Tech goes rather then themselves. Not to mention I have yet to met a real UGA fan!!!!
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
3:47 pm
I’ll take Lane Stadium and I don’t care how many seats stadiums have. Makes no difference. The atmosphere at lane is the best in the acc and on a par with Auburn and LSU in the sec. Actually don’t take my word for it…..go ask Kirk Herbstreit who has been to a stadium or 12.
So if returning starters make a difference how come we can’t stop a pass.
GT will be getting about 10 points. Let me ask you, how comfortable would you be betting on GT getting the 10. No thanks!
espn
October 27th, 2010
3:55 pm
Mr fan, if you watch Thursday night football this week, you will see NCSU rip off one against FSU
JW
October 27th, 2010
4:02 pm
I guarantee you GT will not be getting 10 points. GT hasn’t gotten 10 points since maybe 2007
“So if returning starters make a difference how come we can’t stop a pass”
1. If your defense sucked last year with those players, odds are it will suck again next year with those players
2. Even if there is a YOY improvement in those returning starters, they are now learing a new defensive scheme
In VPI’s case, their defense couldn’t stop GT last year and now they are starting 8 new players who have likely never played meaningful minutes against GT
Going into this game thinking VPI is going to “shut down” GT’s offense is nothing more “band wagon fan mentality”
I’m sure if GT beats VPI and especially if GT wins out heading into the UGA game, you’ll change your handle and be back on the wagon…just despicable
St. Simons' Yellow Fuzz
October 27th, 2010
4:09 pm
Shreveport, LA would serve you right
WTF??
October 27th, 2010
4:14 pm
St. Simons’ Yellow Fuzz this blog is for real tech fans so get off our blog
ben
October 27th, 2010
4:16 pm
I’m a big fan, but these scenarios are comical. Lets just focus on this week and go from there. This is a very bad football team. We lost to Kansas.
St. Simons' Yellow Fuzz
October 27th, 2010
4:53 pm
45-42
See how much of a fan I am ?
Now is the time to look back on CPJ's era
October 27th, 2010
5:04 pm
08 First year not much happened. Minor Bowl.
09- ACC Championship BUT we all know now that has become a liability with almost no one in America giving it any value. It compares favorably with Murphy-Candler Park’s trophy in late Dec. to the 110 boys. Plus, in the Urange GT was humiliated again …………like UGA did to them in 8 of the previous 9 years and soon to be 9 of the previous 10.
2010- Nothing and the Bone been figured out and countered with D players that stay home and that can run and lock up on the tackle. Alos, the D players know to avoid the knees by GT’s linemen and they can better get to the ball carrier.
NO …………CPJ will be at 3.5 year mark come next October and we all know that every 3.5 years GT has to get a new coach. It is just the way that it has been since Dodd was run off by Vince Dooley.
So far ………… the CPJ era has been unremarkable. 6–6 is hwere GT is headed this year and no bowl wants a 6-6 ACC team. I mean most bowls do not even want a 10-1 ACC team, much less 6-6.
GT is in bowl trouble and so will be CPJ.
Born2Buzz
October 27th, 2010
5:06 pm
GTSambo, I was at the lightning storm non-game as well. I swore I would never go back to Bleaksburg after that. But the VT fans are great and were very cordial and generous with their Wild Turkey.
HenryCountyGT
October 27th, 2010
5:49 pm
I see that ‘WTF??’ has crawled out of the bottle to pontificate today.
HenryCountyGT
October 27th, 2010
5:51 pm
I love these blogs! There are more miserable mutts pretending to be Tech fans on these blogs than actual Tech fans.
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
6:15 pm
JW……GT will be about a 10 point underdog give or take. Book it. Actually I don’t like Gt getting 20 points. Not sure you have been watching the same team I have.
Now is the time to look back on CPJ's era = U(sic)GA Fan
October 27th, 2010
7:31 pm
3-18 since 1990 is on it’s way my friend
JW
October 27th, 2010
7:33 pm
Dadgum….
7 points. 8 max.
Just be sure to come here and eat crow when the line is made next week.
Don’t hop back on the bandwagon when GT finally puts together a complete game and beats VPI
Dadgum.....
October 27th, 2010
9:37 pm
Jw….I can live with 8-9 spread which it will probably open up. Just to be clear I have been a GT fan since 1953. Never got off the bandwagon in order to jump back on. Just stating my opinion not hoping it is that way. My son goes to VT and daughter graduated from there. Seen a lot of games at Lane including all recent games and the lightning non game. I never mind coming back to eat crow if it means GT wins. Frankly I would rather my son be happy. It is tough for me when the two techs play. VT is the better team and should win.
BTW, the 20 in my prior post should have read 10.
hiveredtech
October 28th, 2010
7:46 am
Doug
I have to respond to your comments on the Sun Bowl in El Paso. This is an incredible bowl of roughly 80 years…one that players consistently place amongst the best bowls in terms of how they are treated. The area is completely safe and southern New Mexico (Las Cruces and NMSU is only 30 minutes west/nw of the Sun Bowl) is a beautiful area of the country to explore (Gila Natl Forest, White Sands, Ole Mesilla, etc.) I have been going to these areas regularly since 1997 and they are COMPLETELY SAFE. I will also point out that I never cross the border into Juarez…different world. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the El Paso/Las Cruces area…although I do recommend staying in Las Cruces.
Honest and Reliable
October 28th, 2010
8:20 am
If gt wants to go bowling there are probably several bowling alleys they might could check into. BAHAHAHA!!!! Get Coach Paul to have that big fish fry in the alley outside one of them. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Keep that tartar sauce handy. BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! In gt;s case better keep some rose jelly or k y handy. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
GT fan since 1953?
October 28th, 2010
9:54 am
I will start at 1950 …….. GT since 1953 fan. Counting 1951, how many major bowls has GT been to since 1950? I will say 2 in the early 50s, then NOTHING UNTIL 67 in the Urange Bowl ( a loss to Florida by humiliated Bobby Dodd ) and nothing again until the ( really minor bowl then ) 1990 Citrus and then NOTHING until the 09 Urange Bowl.
SO, how many is that GT fans? 5? 4? over like 60 years??? We are talking name brand bowls, not the Loud & Smokey Muffler Bowl in which GT in 2010 will attend. Not the Micron Bowl not the Blue Carpet Bowl.
Back in the day Rose, Sugar, Urange Bowl, Cotton Bowl were it, followed by many lower level bowls, like the Sun Bowl, Liberty, the Bluebonnet and the Tangerine and the Gator ( GT’s historic home ) and with the late 60s, the Peach Bowl came into existence.
GT is small ball and has been since 1951.
JW
October 28th, 2010
10:18 am
GT fan since 1953?
Small like the Independence Bowl in Shreveport? Small like 3-17 (soon to be 3-18) versus your main division rival since 1990? Small like only 2 national championships since 1891? Small like no relevance since 1980? Small like a 4-4 record? Small like your AD getting caught “Red Pantied” DUI?
Hi JW, let us try it again
October 28th, 2010
10:55 am
Sir, I was blogging about GT’s bowl record since 1950. Now, if um, ah, you prefer to place UGA in this same scenario ………. go ahead. Same era ……….from 1950 to 09.
Count only the big boy bowls of that era: Rose, Sugar, Cotton and Orange.
How many trips to each bowl for UGA and GT? Hmm??
Now ………..let us also go ahead and count the minor bowls ……….Gator, Chic Fil a( PEACH ) and the Weedeater/ Independence, the Liberty, Sun, Bluebonnet, The Aloha, the the Music City, etc. How many MINOR BOWLS for each school, sir??
I rest my case ……………UGA wins either way …….major bowl invites or minor.
AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
How is AL Groh working out for y’all? That 1965 NFL ring doing the trick with 2011 recruits??? They will be REAL impressed when he tells em that he once met Johnny Unitas. They will ask “Unitas ………who is that??? AAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
Mr. Reality
October 28th, 2010
11:19 am
All Tech fans wanting to go bowling need to get some bowling shoes. Get those yellow and gold ones for your bowling alley trip so you can represent your school in grand fashion. Run by the Varsity and try one of paul’s fried fish sandwiches along with a frosted orange. BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
bgdawg
October 28th, 2010
12:06 pm
@ JW i guess finishing #2 in the country and winning 2 sec championships is not relevant.. haha welcome to shreveport techies.
ATL XMAN
October 28th, 2010
1:34 pm
jw gt only won by 5 last year and with tech being much worse than va tech this year look for va tech to win this year. tech offense is no where near as good as it was last year when thy played. va tech offense will control the ball better too as techs defense is worse this year too. so with va tech being being up by 14 points early to make ga tech play from behind ,this game could get ugly quick. same when you guys play mia. tech has way too many div 1aa players to hang with va tech and mia this year. also james madison would give a ga tech a good game too so you cant use that execuse or logic on why ga tech will beat va tech. your team is in deep trouble
Dan Hill
October 28th, 2010
1:59 pm
Well, I would just like to start by saying I hope for the orangebowl, but… My second choice, and is even plausible, is for GT to play in the humanitarian bowl in Boise Idaho. Many ACC teams have played there in the past, including Georgia Tech. As a GT fan in Boise, I would like to enjoy watching a game in person.
Annoyed
October 28th, 2010
2:34 pm
Really, AJC? Sounds to me like you’re just jealous that Charlotte is cleaner and more classy than the sprawling, stressful, ghetto metropolis that is now the city of Atlanta. It may not be a great bowl, I agree, but don’t knock the city or the venue. At this point, I will be happy to see Tech in a bowl, period.
yellow fella
October 28th, 2010
4:45 pm
Nesbitt can’t pass.. we’ve got to fix that before we can win 1 more game.. bowl talk is about like “Nesbitt for Heisman”
Narvy
October 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
I think Tech can turn things around. This offense is talented and at times nearly unstoppable. The defense will soon learn its role and people will quit trying to critize Groh. I just hope the fish don’t burn in the fryer. BAHAHAHA!!!
RambleenRek
October 28th, 2010
9:03 pm
GT will beat VT, Miami and absolutely thump the UGA thugs. GT will have a pretty nice bowl while the mutts stay home and watch us on a snowy TV in a musty trailer.
GT's answer for the future
October 29th, 2010
9:54 am
We were told by CPJ that with his acquisition of Al Groh, that GT could now recruit the 4 and 5 star boys that plan on being in the NFL. He, afterall, has that NFL ring. Right? What is the date on it?? 1962?
Groh can go into the recruit’s home and flash that ring and say, “Momma, I knew John Unitas and Mercury Morris and once saw Vince Lombardi” and the mother or the “uncle of the kid, who is all of 34 years old will say WHO???
The recruit will not relate nor will his family ………….they were born after Al was in the league. He is tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo old GT.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Joe Paterno
October 29th, 2010
12:02 pm
I agree
Al Groh was my favorite Pop Warner Coach when I was a kid
Bay Bay
October 29th, 2010
2:50 pm
If gt can’t or aren’t offered an opportunity to go bowling, maybe they could go Krogering. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
mtraininjax
October 29th, 2010
4:23 pm
Doug – Something here needs to be said about the play of the offensive line. A tech buddy of mine had me thinking when Johnson said he was playing freshmen and sophmores at Clemson. Tech has Bedford, Barrick and Krish as RS Srs, then Claytor as RS JR, then 12 underclassmen. What really hurt from last year to this year was losing Yandell and Gilbert because they could not get into Grad School at Tech. Losing Hudson did not help either, so those 3 RS Sophs would have been RS Jrs this year and we Could have had 3 Sr and 4 Jr linemen to go with the underclassmen.
What ever happened to Hudson?
Paul Johnson
October 29th, 2010
5:02 pm
LETS GO KROGERING!!! BAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Josh Nibblet
October 29th, 2010
5:19 pm
Can I maybe go bowling with Mark Richt? Then maybe we can go swimming and diving. That would be better than going to the Independence Bowl.
bee-twelve
October 29th, 2010
6:01 pm
You nerds absolutely kill me….you snicker to the point milk comes out your nose talking about national championships and football factories, winning streaks and dynasties, while the team can barely get it’s defense off the field, and now you wanna’ talk about going bowling….right now, I’m ashamed to even accept a bowl bid….
DN
October 29th, 2010
6:39 pm
bee-twelve
Firstly, why are you trolling on GT’s board? Shouldn’t you be concerned about your own team and it’s terrible record against it’s opponent?
Secondly, it is no secret that GT is rebuiling this year. Anyone (even delusional UGA fans) who believes that switching DCs and schemes will yield a solid defense in just one season (actually CAG hasn’t even been at GT for a year) is not being realistic.
GT has a realistic shot at finishing 7-5 or 8-4. While this result will not yield a good bowl, I’m sure even you will admit that it is a lot better than how the dogs will likely end up (i.e., 5-7 worst case, 6-6 best case)
espn
October 29th, 2010
8:43 pm
did anyone catch that game last night…that is a preview of the game in Charlotte…Tech vs NCSU…a rematch!
Doug's dumb
October 30th, 2010
9:12 am
“The Chick-fil-A Bowl would HAVE TO choose between the Yellow Jackets, who played in the game two years ago, or Virginia Tech”
“The bowl is SUPPOSED TO take the ACC’s No. 2 team”
Doug,
The bowl gets second pick. They can pick any bowl qualifying team within the ACC after the champ. You’re dumb.
Doug Roberson
October 30th, 2010
10:19 am
That’s not how it works. They can take either the team that finished second, or any team within a game in the standings…something similar to that.
So, while I won’t argue that I’m dumb, I will argue about the selection process.
Russ
October 30th, 2010
12:23 pm
Karma states it’s a trip to Shreveport. I hope more than anything that is the one you A hole UGA blog trolling pukes get if anything. The rest of the line up is a pipe dream.
Al Groh
October 30th, 2010
2:07 pm
I am going to tell Paul to scrap the fish fry. We need to look at a clam bake or broiled fish meal. Something real bland like our football team. I am having fans throw things at me and I am afraid it might hurt my prized ring. I saw Wesleysquatwhat throwing things like a child would. Of course that is what he is…. a punk. BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Jacket Fans
October 30th, 2010
10:46 pm
Guys, this is my first post on the Tech blog. I am a dog fan, but have always cheered for Tech other than 1 week each year. Before you cast stones at the UGA fans for trolling this blog, pay a visit to ANY uga site. Tech fans are always there blasting UGA, often pretending to be Florida fans.
I hope this is the minority. . .I am a UGA fan who wishes well for Tech. I think it will be a great game.
Good luck until then.
James Madison
October 30th, 2010
11:43 pm
WHACK the HOKIES !
bee-twelve
October 31st, 2010
5:45 pm
DN
October 29th, 2010
6:39 pm
bee-twelve
Firstly, why are you trolling on GT’s board? Shouldn’t you be concerned about your own team and it’s terrible record against it’s opponent?
Secondly, it is no secret that GT is rebuiling this year. Anyone (even delusional UGA fans) who believes that switching DCs and schemes will yield a solid defense in just one season (actually CAG hasn’t even been at GT for a year) is not being realistic.
GT has a realistic shot at finishing 7-5 or 8-4. While this result will not yield a good bowl, I’m sure even you will admit that it is a lot better than how the dogs will likely end up (i.e., 5-7 worst case, 6-6 best case)
God help us if we’re (yes, we, moron) are in year three of the Paul Johnson era and we’ve already begun rebuilding…..