Three Jackets make All-ACC
Anthony Allen, Sean Bedford and Omoregie Uzzi were named All-ACC today.
Allen, a B-back, and Bedford, a center, were named to the first team in a vote of the media who cover the ACC. Uzzi, a guard, was named to the second team.
The Yellow Jackets have had 81 all-conference selections since 1982, and at least two in each of the past five seasons.
The selection of Allen, a senior who rushed for 1,225 yards, marks four consecutive years that Tech has had a running back honored.
Bedford, a senior, made the team for the second consecutive year. He and Uzzi, a redshirt sophomore honored for the first time, paved the way for the Jackets to lead the nation in rushing by averaging 327 yards per game.
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Wrexy.N.Fx
November 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
Industrial Mgt. 1990, back when GT had a REAL HC, that paid attention to STs, passing, Defense and all aspect of the game.
juvenal
November 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
i gripe some, but i go……..
Wrexy.N.Fx
November 30th, 2010
12:08 pm
Instead of worrying about how many games I go to or how much I donate, why not focus on proving me FALSE, instead you try to change the subject & deflect criticism away from CPJ.
dcp
November 30th, 2010
12:14 pm
It’s not just CPJ that caused these issues…our defense is awful – those recruits were many pulled in from Gailey as well. So, let’s not talk out of both sides of the mouth. We could not stop ANYONE all year, save for the joke game vs. SC State. That said, I can’t stand an offense that cannot throw the ball, either when it has to or in the flow of the game. This is going to be an uphill battle for as long as we utilize this approach.
CPJ Wets the Bed
November 30th, 2010
12:16 pm
ALL-ACC? That’s like saying all pop warner. Even the Big Least has bested the ACC w/ their final straw grasping of TCU
Daniel
November 30th, 2010
12:40 pm
Wrexy – Uzzi committed on 2/2/2008 (or about two months after Johnson was hired). AA sat out the 2008 season (or Johnson’s first). But please, don’t let facts get in the way.
wesleywhatwhat
November 30th, 2010
12:52 pm
“varsitydawg” and “wreckedeffect” are some of the bigger d*uchebags on the gt blog.
it’s quite sad if either of them has any connection to the school, but as an alum and fan, i can tell ya i want nothing to do with them or their hate for our present team and coach.
get a life, losers.
Wrecks.N.Effect
November 30th, 2010
12:54 pm
re:
Daniel
November 30th, 2010
12:40 pm
________________________
Sorry Danny-boy, but Uzzi is a RS Soph., he SIGNED HIS LOI ON NSD, on 2/2/2008, but he committed to GT when Chan was still the HC, BCS Level Recruits are usually contacted no later than their Jr. Yr. of HS and that is when HCs in College start to build relationships that Result in the Recruit actually signing the LOI on NSD.
Players usually commit far in advance of actually signing the LOI, I think you are confusing the terminology, a verbal commitment is a promise from the player to actually sign the scholarship offer on NSD in Feb. of that player’s Sr. yr. in HS.
Once again Uzzi committed to Chan and CPJ convinced him to stay, had CPJ been the HC, in all likelihood he never would have committed to GT/CPJ.
Wrecks.N.Effect
November 30th, 2010
12:58 pm
re: wesleywhatwhat
You would come off as being very intelligent if you would merely try to impeach some of my facts rather than resorting to juvenile name-calling, instead you come off as an overly sensitive whiner that can’t deal with issues & facts.
RambleOn84
November 30th, 2010
1:02 pm
RectumAffection,
You are making a mockery of yourself. Please just stop.
Wrecx-N-Effect
November 30th, 2010
1:06 pm
re: dcp
CPJ has been the HC for 36-straight months, during that time why hasn’t he “coached them up”?
Isn’t coaching ‘em up and player development supposed to be his “specialty”?
CPJ won with TRUE SOPHS. playing key roles on his 2008 Team, yet CPJ’s own Tr-Sophs. that he recruited cannot get on the field in significant numbers, and when they do their lack of talent is very clear as evidenced by our POOR Kick Coverage Team (both punt & KO).
IF CPJ were recruiting “stud” like everyone claims then our STs would show a lot more athleticism and productivity than they showed this season.
Conventional wisdom says that crappy Cover Teams and Return Teams usually mean you have crappy Athletes “in the piepline” and you won’t be getting better anytime soon, since those Teams are usually made up of players from your 2nd String.
Please prove me wrong.
juvenal
November 30th, 2010
1:07 pm
we sent tix back for uga, so i could care less what anybody thinks that did not go…said we should have played Tevin more, thought we should have taken the 3, showed shot-gun 1 time, so why not the vital next to last series, drop into it just b4 the snap-don’t think CPJ is a genius(more rain man than einstein), this offense can’t be so perfect all these decades that perhaps it may need tweaking to suit the personnel…also think the 3-4 stinks, butrealize our linemen are young, finally looked like they had grown some, we still owe chan & have another coach that needs changing more(go there, too)….let’s see if they play better filling Dodd first…….
Jacket Attack
November 30th, 2010
1:08 pm
Why dont you just simply walk up to Paul Johnson and tell him what you think! My money says you wouldnt do it but once.
juvenal
November 30th, 2010
1:17 pm
just glanced at heather’s, whoever goes to san fran may draw boise………
JamesDean
November 30th, 2010
1:37 pm
Gonna miss Allen next year. He stepped it up big time towards the middle-end of the season.
Bedford has always been solid, congrats on getting recognized. Uzzi has become a force to be reckoned with!
WDE
November 30th, 2010
3:18 pm
I hate to say it, but Uzzi was a CCG recruit all along. I know because I remember in the regular season that year, they handed us (students in the student section) pictures of recruits so we could recognize and cheer them on during pregame when they came out to see the field. Obviously, he committed to CPJ, but I’m very skeptical about our ability to bring in competitive talent in the future. I am just scared we’re getting players that would normally go to a mid-tier program like Navy or Southern.
juvenal
November 30th, 2010
3:34 pm
Doug, don’t blame you for ignoring all these ignorant posts(some with vast, WiDE year of experience) by reiterating the appraisers(tho i thinks * counters are con artists) giving about the same # of *’s, & line men in particular rarely optimum till 3-4 years along…any of you nattering nabobs of negativism that don’t actually go to games are as tedious as folks griping about the government that don’t vote………
gt84fan
November 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Gailey recruited the kid and Johnson signed him. Both were responsible for signing Uzzi. As far as improving is concerned, I saw improvement this year, just more mistakes from players learning the system. I also would like to see more passes, but did any of you look at the stats for the last 4 games? Offense is not the problem. The 3-4 defense is not for Tech imo, you need big, althletic lineman. I would like to see an attacking defense like we had under Tenuta.
Dawg Fan
November 30th, 2010
3:54 pm
Wesleywhatwhat is so bad his mama wears a pocket protector. Cyber Bully!
GDBurdell
November 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
wesleywhatwhat:
haha are you planning on casting a spell on the next person that talks trash about teck? don’t forget that the invisibility cloak doesn’t work in the presence of women
6-6, I think you’re season/coaching/scheme can without question (from rational people, read: not a-hole teck alums) be called a failure. PJ tried to win the ACC on the cheap and by basically running out the clock for 4 quarters and instead of that he was humiliated. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
We_Run_This_Country
November 30th, 2010
4:45 pm
The FACTS Wreckx:
1. Paul Johnson accepted head coaching job on 12/7/2007.
2. Uzzi commits to GT on 2/1/2008.
3. Anthony Allen transfers in 02/2008.
All of this happened AFTER CPJ was hired….now that you’ve been owned, you can head back over to the UGA boards!
reebok
November 30th, 2010
4:46 pm
Congratulations, guys! Now let’s win a bowl game!
wesleywhatwhat
November 30th, 2010
4:52 pm
could “gdburdell” and “dawgfan” be bigger losers?
maybe, but it’s hard to picture. but i’d LOVE to know what their home life is like. would be highly entertaining, i’m sure.
GDBurdell
November 30th, 2010
4:58 pm
Uzzi was chan’s recruit, wasn’t he? Who in there right mind would want to play for PJ if they had other options?
PJ has coached these guys up – to his very own DII level, haha enjoy nerds!!
GDBurdell
November 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
wesleywhatwhat, get dressed up in your wizards costume (the good one) and use your magic crystal ball of fire to take a look
42-34 ha
GDBurdell
November 30th, 2010
5:25 pm
wait wait wait: “could “gdburdell” and “dawgfan” be bigger losers?”
Yes I could be a teck alum/fan
HHHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
wesleywhatwhat
November 30th, 2010
5:39 pm
and gdburdell has answered my question: based on his actions, we can all see that gdburdell couldn’t be a bigger loser.
sad. but somewhat amusing.
crackbaby
November 30th, 2010
6:22 pm
Rexy – Why don’t you adopt some manners and and allow some opinions other than your own to be considered? Tech has enough hard-headed know-it-alls who think they are fans of the program b/c they know so much more than DRad and CPJ.
After the 2009 season, Tech lost four of its best players to the NFL. 3 of whom Start as rookies (only J Dwyer is on the bench). Our O-line is young. Uzzi did great as a RS sophomore. Al Groh is installing a new system. CPJ has said he is committed to the system and it will take time – and yes, more talent, to produce results. Don’t be surprised if Tevin Washington is not the starting QB next year.
IMO, we need improvement on the D-line and LBs. Hopefully we have some redshirts / underclassmen in the pipeline that fit the bill.
Lastly, Bobby Ross had a terrible third year. Can’t remember the record but I think it was a losing season. In his fourth year, we all know what happened. Keep the faith Jacket fans, CPJ above all else wants to win and he will bring the Magic.
crackbaby
November 30th, 2010
6:27 pm
Thanks to Ant A (”Milli Vanilli”), Sean Bedford and Uzzi for their achievements and commitment to Georgia Tech.
Mario Butler – Thank you for your outstanding effort. You carried us in the Duke game 2 weeks ago.
Joshua Nesbitt – you will be forever appreciated and sorely missed. Hope to see #9 in one more game.
Paul in RDU
November 30th, 2010
6:40 pm
WrecksnFex (and variations) has been saying (correctly in my opinion) that none of CPJ’s recruits have demonstrated on the field that they are as good as the “Fab Five” recruited by Gailey (Nesbitt, Dwyer, BayBay, Burnett and Morgan – 4 of whom were major contributors as true Sophs – BayBay was a RS). When other GT fans have stated that CPJ has only had 2 real recruiting classes (2009 and 2010) and that many of them have been redshirted, Wrex says that doesn’t matter – you need to look at the GT SO’s to compare.
Certainly, there is no SO on the team that has performed at the level of the guys in Gailey’s best class. However, is that a fair comparison? What about the other 5 recruiting classes of Gailey? I still think the jury is out on CPJ as a recruiter.
superDawg
November 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
sweet dreams,see ya’ll next year.
Peadawg
November 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
Hey Techies, how’s Dwyer doing in the NFL?
Glory Glory
November 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
There’s nothing dumber than a Georgia Bulldog fan. Need evidence? See the pups above.
Glory Glory
November 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
GDBurdell = typical UGA fan that knows nothing about football but just wants to hate on Tech because he could never get into the school. Tech envy is a specialty with the puppies like Burdell.
Glory Glory
November 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
PeeDawg – Dwyer’s doing very well thank you.
Ozzy
November 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
GDBurdell
You could be a GT fan, but let’s face it, you couldn’t be a GT alum.
crackbaby
November 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
let’s see Sean Bedford an ALL ACC Center and a 3.9 Aerospace Engineering major, guess that makes Mark Bradley the joke by the coke
Jeff
November 30th, 2010
9:26 pm
awesome game tonight hewitt!
76Jacket
November 30th, 2010
9:31 pm
Hey Jeff, Hewitt is just doing what he always has – not coaching.
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
I turned Phewitt off, what was the final score Jeff?
The Grinch
November 30th, 2010
10:18 pm
Weren’t all three players Gailey recruits? It’ll be interesting to see how many make it that are Johnson recruits.
bgdawg
November 30th, 2010
10:53 pm
congrats to these guys, and the tech basketball team lost again. hope tech loses their next bowl game again
go dawgs.
Truth
November 30th, 2010
11:02 pm
Hey RambleOn84
Don’t waste your time trying to reason with varslty jacket. He’s an idiot!
Reuben Houston
November 30th, 2010
11:51 pm
Nesbitt is a warrior but in no way deserved to be the 1st Team All ACC Team….he passes like an 8th grader……I hope he gets a shot to play something in the NFL, but he could not be the 1st Team QB.
GTBob
November 30th, 2010
11:57 pm
The AJC doesn’t even acknowledge Tech basketball anymore. I guess that is good for Hewitt. Pretty pathetic showing tonight. Northwestern somehow shot 76% in the first half. They looked like they were just toying with us.
bob
December 1st, 2010
7:15 am
Would the All ACC team even be ranked?
Outsider
December 1st, 2010
7:49 am
Congrats to all 3 young men. And to all you folks moaning about Josh, just know that everyone besides Tech fans think that Tyrod & Russell had better years than did Josh. That does not take away from Josh, as he is the greatest ACC rushing qb of all time, but sometimes you must man up and admit someone actually had a better year than a Tech.guy.
ThatStingHurts
December 1st, 2010
7:53 am
Boy, there’s a smell in here. College football has reached a point with a lot of parity. Look at Georgie, Texas, UF, and USC if you need examples. Look the other way at Boise and TCU for more proof. A lot of what is being said here is conventional wisdom…..great after 8 beers, but if you know your donkey from third base, it’s boring. Where was the Single Wing for 60 years? Out of style. But it’s ba-a-a-ck. There is room for inventiveness in football. Ever heard of Emory Bellard? (Didn’t think so.) It’s about blocking and tackling, kids. Tackling doesn’t even happen any more. Colleges have to (2) recruit well, (b) develop the talent, and (c) have a good scheme. CPJ does very well with two out of three. Recruiting will always be tough for GT. But that’s what makes it fun. And I wish you adolescent, closet UGag idiots wouldn’t come on here. You bore me.
Rodney Dangerfield
December 1st, 2010
9:25 am
Hey sexxy rexxy, Uzzi committed to Paul Johnson. Get your facts straight before you come on here spouting lies to back up your idiotic rampages against Paul Johnson…
http://rivals.yahoo.com/queencityhigh/football/recruiting/player-Omoregie-Uzzi-58628
ga tech 92
December 1st, 2010
9:32 am
WHERE IS OUR “FIRE PAUL HEWITT” BLOG? Doug…we need your support