Don’t blame loss on Blair, coaches and teammates say
Scott Blair shouldn’t be blamed for Georgia Tech’s 42-34 loss to Georgia on Saturday, according to coach Paul Johnson.
Though Blair missed a point-after attempt that would have tied the game at 35 with 4:57 remaining in the game, Johnson said, “don’t put that on that kid.
“Scott Blair has won a lot of games for us.”
The miss, which sailed to the left, snapped the senior’s streak of 77 consecutive point-after attempts made and gave the Bulldogs a one-point lead with minutes remaining.
After the miss, Johnson said that he told Blair he was going to get a chance to win it with a field goal.
He didn’t get the opportunity.
Blair’s teammates said they don’t put the loss on Blair’s right foot.
“Scott’s been a dependable kicker for us,” B-back Anthony Allen said.
Blair was having an all-ACC type season this year. In addition to his PAT streak, he has made 15-of-17 field-goal attempts this season, including eight longer than 40 yards.
“He’s someone who is very to root for,” center Sean Bedford said. “When he’s having that is going well as this year has, you just want to see it continue to succeed. I think everybody felt that way.”
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Stephne
November 28th, 2010
9:50 am
FIRE PAUL JOHNSON!!!!
haters are skaters
November 28th, 2010
9:52 am
funny how a tech supporter has a monicker of “rodney dangerfield” mr. dangerfield may just get more respect than the 2nd tier fb in ga.
IL Jacket
November 28th, 2010
9:58 am
Great game, Jackets! Fought the entire game, coming back from down two touchdowns-twice. Groh’s defense stepped up on numerous occasions-didn’t see statistics, but wasn’t Ga. 0 for 3 on fourth downs. This team is not far from being a really good team, some help at corner and more experience at quarterback for Washington in passing the ball and this team can compete for the title next year. Looking forward to 2011!!
Go Jackets!
Saint Nuttface
November 28th, 2010
10:00 am
why all the fuss? yall are supposed to lose to UGA. geeze
barking is not an intelligent sound
November 28th, 2010
10:05 am
Scott put his heart into this team and its evident by his improvement over the years.
We never quit either which is notable for this team that’s seen so much adversity on the field.
Its a shame that the players read the comments from Tech alumni that down these boys individually, plenty of mistakes were made by the TEAM.
And that 1 victory between the hedges is worth way more than the welfare check that simons saint gets every week. Athletes play the game, the ones who never could are the ones that talk and complain.
Joe
November 28th, 2010
10:08 am
Bali…ou are a complet moron…and No dawg fan….put on the colors of losers you idiot.blue and gold….you are sewage!!!!!!!
superDawg
November 28th, 2010
10:09 am
500 yds and NOTHING to show for it except teks crystal egg.
Boozer
November 28th, 2010
10:12 am
Blair can’t be blamed. If he makes the kick, he just ties the game. GT could not stop the pass. Both teams proved that the 3-4 defense is prone to giving up big plays. GT let UGA move right down the field. At worst, UGA runs down the clock and lets one of the best field goal kickers, in the country, win the game. Both defenses were blessed with runners and returners who could not handle the ball. Great Game!! Neither team at 6-6 can brag, and I am a lifelong dawg fan.
Delusional Techies
November 28th, 2010
10:20 am
Reading these lame comments is hilarious. “We are young and getting better and when we get our recruits blah blah blah”. Do you actually think everyone else is just sitting around and not recruiting? “Just wait until CPJ gets his players on the field” what a joke. He is using the GSU and Navy recruiting model which will not work when playing the “Big Boys”.
Sore Losers
November 28th, 2010
10:25 am
You guys are such sore losers! Just like last year, the ACC chumps couldn’t even beat, what, the 5th best team in the SEC? You’re in second place in this state and you always will be. How great was your high school offense when you needed to get down field late this year? Last year? Just ACCept that you are in SECond place.
50 year Tech Fan
November 28th, 2010
10:26 am
Blogs have really caused hate to increase. The DAWGS are hateful jealous people. I feel better now.
Sore Losers
November 28th, 2010
10:29 am
Hey 50, don’t confuse “hate” with “fact.”
Your Boss
November 28th, 2010
10:34 am
Techies you better look at who recruited who for Tech….it appears that CPJ ain’t much of a recruiter, does a great job with what he has offensively; however, after this year the talent level is gonna be way down compared to what he (CPJ) inherited from Gailey. Gonna need a major upgrade at QB over existing talent behind Nesbitt. And if CPJ had any sense, he’d dump Groh and chase after Shannon for DC. 42-34!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spike
November 28th, 2010
10:37 am
No ring orders this year.
Ted M
November 28th, 2010
10:39 am
Scott Blair is the only good thing about GT’s special teams. It’s unfortunate he kinda choked.
There is no excuse for GT’s year long miserable special teams play.
jp
November 28th, 2010
10:45 am
super size we don’t know how to make excuses because we dont lose to you 9 out of 10 biatch
captguitarman
November 28th, 2010
10:49 am
Good effort,Techies. Not a huge surprise that you had them fighting for their lives and it took a missed POT for them to win. Now their the gosh-darned Kings of Georgia football. I guess that includes you, Georgia State, and all the high schools, although there were a few high schools that could have really given them a game this year. I hope you are laughing at their high schoolish shenanigans and strutting around. But, they haven’t had much to strut around about, so understandable in a weird sort of way. Note to Tech coaches for next year. Your offense is antiquated and needs some weapons added. Run it, but have some other feasible and executable alternatives. Developing an underneath passing game that you can execute would really be helpful. Also a mid to long range passing strategy would be something to have handy. One you actually practice. The option game is not going to pick up 3rd and longs in a lot of instances where a good underneath passing attack would. And there’s no time to grind it out with a minute thirty left and you’re at you 15 with one or two time outs. Also, it will help your recruiting. Dawgs — you have a great quarterback to build on. Next year, try to stay out of jail and improve your culture. And things might look up.
roughrider
November 28th, 2010
11:02 am
To all the sour grapes Tech fans, this is why the game is played. You win or lose the game on the field, not by talking on blogs. The object of the game is to score points, not add up the yardage or 4th down conversions. The end result is 42 is more than 34. Should haves, could haves and ifs don’t count and the only thing that counts is the scoreboard when the horn blows.
The Most Powerful Man In College Football
November 28th, 2010
11:08 am
NCAA Rule 9-5-1-c:
c. During either half, coaches or substitutes shall not leave their team area to participate in a fight, nor shall they participate in a fight in their team area.
PENALTY-15 yards from the succeeding spot, plus first down for Team B fouls if the first down is not in conflict with other rules. Disqualification for the remainder of the game and for the next game [S7, S27 or S38, and S47].
So I bet you’re all wondering how THIRTY-TWO UGA players managed to remain eligible for last night’s game ‘tween the hedges after leaving the sideline to participate in a fight at Auburn??
Michael Slive, SEC Commissioner
45ACP
November 28th, 2010
11:18 am
A year after winning the ACC and going to the Orange Bowl, Tech (6-6) may be bound for Shreveport, La., for an Independence Bowl pairing with Air Force.
Don’t forget to write.
atljad
November 28th, 2010
11:30 am
C’mon Tech fans. If you would have won that game, you’d be talking smack too. Don’t be so hypocritical. UGA found a way to win, and for that we get the pleasure of rubbing it in your faces for another year. By the way, can we drop the “we fumbled it away” excuse? Watch the game, UGA kept you in the game with fumbles (including one on 4th down, which doesn’t count as a lost fumble, but the results were the same).
Obama and CPJ and Pepper Rodgers
November 28th, 2010
12:01 pm
Anyone see the hillarious photos of obama? He played some basketball and got elbowed and had to have 12 stiches. He was captured looking out the window from the White House with a ice pack on his stitched fat lip. I loved it. Looked like the whimp that he is.
We need to get a photo of CPJ’s face when UGA picked off the errantly thrown ball to seal the UGA win. That oe would be priceless. Passing and GT is # 1 in the nation rushing??? AHAHAHAHAHA
CPJ’s “strategy” to allow UGA to score, so as to get the ball back, will be laughed about for decades and it may in fact, replace Reggie Balls’ throw out of bounds on 4th down, as # 1 GT dumb move. Wow …………….so hillarious.
I recall Pepper Rodgers going down to his knees with his bloody nose after he yanked the head pones and they went airborne right into his face. WHOP!! Amazing and on national TV that was. UGA men are still giggling about these last two and will now incorporate the “let em score” thing, as we giggle.
Patrick
November 28th, 2010
12:05 pm
Tech lost, it sucks, and Scott Blar just missed one kick,he’s been pretty dependable these last 4 years. still behind Tech and it’s coaching staff. and UGA fans, sorry to say it but you guys are subpar. and UGA fans show some class.
WD
November 28th, 2010
12:06 pm
As a Tech fan I have come to expect that every year UGA has a better chance of winning than we do. They get the better athlete’s, get more top recruits and are deeper at third string than we are on our front line. But I live for the moments each year when they give us the chance to knock them off their delusional pedestal. With the talent level they had on the field last night compared to us, we should not have even been in this game. A backup quarterback, God awfull special teams and defense, Iffy O-line at best and we run for 400+ yare in it with a chance to win right up till the end. Looking forward to next year.
What a great game!!
My boss is ............
November 28th, 2010
12:09 pm
Retired now, so my boss is the condition of the greens on most metro Atlanta golf courses or out at Oconee. Now, when I was not retired, my boss was me, myself and I.
You see, my lil old UGA degree allowed me at the ripe old age of 24 to become self employed and grow a business. GT grads my boss? Here are the facts for about 8-0% of GT grads: They are the building engineers down at Atlanta Mart, Bell SOuth ( ATT) or the old Atl Gas building or mostly with Georgia Power and there, um, ah, THEIR boss is the utility consumer or the stockholders.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHA
Ramblin Man
November 28th, 2010
12:12 pm
Scott is the last person on the blame list. Should have gone for 3 in the opening drive instead of going for it on fourth. This loss comes down to bad defense and fumbles. UGA took advantage of GTs fumbles and GT did not. UGA got help from a ref getting in the way for thier only long run. UGA got to keep a fumble recovery that should have been overturned due to the players foot being out of bounds. Fact is UGA got the breaks it needed to win the game and though they are saying it they in no way stopped the “high school offense”.
The Blair Witch Hunt II
November 28th, 2010
12:14 pm
GT’s kicker now feels just like UGA’s kicker Walsh, who MISSED one in the Colorado game.
It happens and we Dogs are soooooooooooooooo glad that he was the game’s goat and not Walsh.
Still laughing and we look forward to our home game with GT next year in Atlanta.
Ramblin Man
November 28th, 2010
12:15 pm
my bos is,
what is 8-0%?
Bad calls?
November 28th, 2010
12:18 pm
UGA man here and I agree with the idea of bad calls. For example, Durham had the first down in the first half but got a bad spot and it happened later in the game, where they against UGA too.
See y’all at home next year in our second most favorite place to play ……………Atlanta, GA.
Gooooooooooooooo Dogs.
PS that lil jump up for no gain by ealey on the 6 inch line at the gT goal was sad, pathetic and as a UGA grad, I do hope that he leaves school, along with Caleb.
UGA = Yawn
November 28th, 2010
12:22 pm
What is wrong with you GT Fans! Geesh. Always ok to lose. Commenting about how well we played, etc, etc. We lost. Blame someone! Don’t continue to not blame anyone. You are probably the same fans that continue to buy tickets and support Hewitt! People, we are 1-9 vs UGA. Get sick and mad about it. Stop looking for the silver lining and saying we will be better next year. Chan never had a 6-6 season!!
My boss
November 28th, 2010
12:22 pm
80% is the % of GT grads that are employees of utilites and such. My bad ………………geez, I have always employed typists and my old, arthritic fingers can now barely grip my bloody mary at ACC or Oconee, as I play golf. Mid 60s i am but I can STILL laugh at that “let em score” thing. Reggie Ball’s throw out of bounds on 4th down is now in second place. Wow.
old Jacket
November 28th, 2010
12:24 pm
Observations of an old Jacket:
1. With many teams using wide receivers that are at least 6-5 tall Tech’s DBs who are short but slow will continue to be exploited.
2. Without a beast at nose tackle with at least 2 beasts for back ups the 3-4 defense is a lost cause. Either change the scheme or change the coordinator.
3. Until CPJ hires an O-line coach who can teach something that passes for pass blocking it will not matter who the QB is or who the wide receivers are. Throw while running for your life is a waste of
4. Wide receivers who are afraid to run crossing routes should not be on the team.
5. No team wins consistantly on Division 1 football without a tight end as a safety valve.
6. With all of the teams throwing the ball around the field these days you must be able to employ a pass rush. Where is Tech’s pass rush?
7. And finally, with CPJ building a roster that includes “smaller, quicker” linemen and no tight end, how many more years will it take to rebuild again when he decides to retire OR move on to another challenge?
I’m just saying………
"Mugshot Grantham"
November 28th, 2010
12:36 pm
My boss, the let em score thing shows just how BAD the coaching is at UGA. Take a few knees and the game is over. Johnson let em score to get the ball back with 1-1/2 min left. It was actually SMART coaching and be sure to let me know when you Dawg fans can recognize good coaching, OK? I mean you see so little of it in the span of a full season watching Richt and his merry band of cowboys.
Perhaps the UGA coaching highlight of the year was “Mugshot Grantham” and his infamous choke hold on himself?!? What could be more appropriate than find a guy who has been a failure everywhere he’s coached, pay him $750k per year and get a defense that results in a team that can’t beat a single team with a record over .500 in TWELVE tries…….Now THAT’S something that’s absolutely worth laughing your arse off about!!!
Grantham = Choke = Monumental FAILURE = Richt’s Final Straw
"Mugshot Grantham"
November 28th, 2010
12:51 pm
Grantham = Stopping the most prolific (techies thought)running game in the history of football when it counted = Another Richt victory over GT = Another Richt victory over CPJ = 9 of 10 = Woof Woof
If GT played in the SEC Vanderbilt would no longer be a cellar dweller.
BZZWOMAN
November 28th, 2010
1:31 pm
So what, we lost to Ga, even your mascot was asleep, if I remember correctly, when is the last time you guys have had a winning season, one that really counts, what do ya’ll do, practice all year just for this one game? We come home with a troupy last year, what do ya’ll have?
"Mugshot Grantham"
November 28th, 2010
2:59 pm
Here’s how Mugshot Grantham’s defense “stopped” CPJ’s offense last night:
… Tech’s 32 first downs were its most in a game since Nov. 9, 2000 vs. Virginia (34)
… Tech’s 26 first downs via rushing were its most in at least 30 years
… Tech’s 512 yards of total offense were its most vs. Georgia since 1999
… Tech’s 92 offensive plays were its most since Nov. 9, 2000 vs. Virginia (94)
… Tech rushed for 400-plus yards in a game for the eighth time under Paul Johnson
… Tech’s 77 rushing attempts were its most in at least 30 years
… Tech’s time of possession (38:14) was a season high
Maybe you should give him a raise and just make him a $1 Million Man….And tack on a few years to his contract since you’re so in love with him. Real classy and he fits right in at thUGA with the school that leads the nation once again in arrests per player:
thUGA’s signature victory every year now is GT……I LOVE IT!!! LOL
GTZ
November 28th, 2010
3:19 pm
IMO, Johnson out coached UGA the entire game, but ironically did not coach his team at all when the Jackets needed it the most (last 4 minutes of game). To see this happen frustrates me more than ever.
IMO, Groh coached up his defense when they needed it the most and gave GT the chance to win with a field goal trailing by 1 point. This is a sign of a great coach!
IMO, these two coaches need to have a heart to heart and get on the same page.
IMO, special teams coach is gone! Hire Richt. HAHA.
GO JACKETS, THWG!
How bout them BEES!!!
November 28th, 2010
4:54 pm
Simon’s Saint: I really feel sorry for you. Why do you have so much hate and anger in you heart. You must have been abused at some point in your life.You need to get over it. Ill pray for you.
rev E
November 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
I would just like to know how much Paul Johnson got paid to make the dumb offensive play calling when Tech had the ball with 4:00 left? Anthony Allen was killing the UGA defense all night, & they keep the ball in Washington’s hands & lose yards on all 4 downs! Allen was your horse; you should’ve rode him to give Blair a chance for redemption.
JTK
November 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
It is sad to say but I think the truth is that we just have to admit that Tech is not going to beat UGA very often (like 1 time in 10 years). Even when we have a superior team, as we did last year, our teams do not have the mental confidence to win and UGA expects to win.
atljad
November 28th, 2010
11:23 pm
@BZZWOMAN: You are a moron. If you can’t even make an accurate post, please don’t even try. When is the last time UGA had a winning season?