66 Tech student-athletes scheduled to graduate
Cornerback Dominique Reese is one of 66 Georgia Tech student-athletes who are scheduled to graduate. The bachelor’s degree ceremony begins at 9 a.m. Saturday in Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
It will be a special moment for the Reese family because he is the first person in his immediate family to graduate from college. He completed his degree requirements in management during the summer.
“They are proud of me,” said Reese, who estimates there will be as many as 25 family members who will watch him walk. “My grandma didn’t care if I ever played football. She wanted to see me graduate.”
Among the 21 past and present football players are several redshirt juniors, including A-back Roddy Jones, linebacker Kyle Jackson and defensive end Jason Peters.
Each said they plan to continue their education and playing career at Tech, either by being accepted into graduate school or by pursuing a second major.
Here are the student-athletes who are degree candidates, a term Tech uses until final grades are audited and posted (courtesy of Georgia Tech’s sports information department):
BASEBALL
Walter Crancer (BSMGT)
Patrick Long (BSMGT)
Elliott Ogawa (BSMGT)
James Robinson (BSMGT)
Bradley Rulon (BSMGT)
CHEERLEADING
Kari Brown (BSMGT)
Daniel Fladung (BSEE)
Theresa Fu (BSBMED)
Micah Hensley (BSME)
Georgia Kennedy (BSINTA)
Kristin Paouncic (BSMGT)
Patrick Patterson (BSBC)
Carly Perkins (BSMGT)
Lauren Stuckey (BSSTC)
FOOTBALL
Robert Anderson (BSMGT)
Austin Barrick (BSMGT)
Sean Bedford (BSAE)
John Bennett (BSBC)
Kevin Cone (BSME)
Lucas Cox (BSMGT)
Anthony Egbuniwe (BSMGT)
Zachary Fisher (BSMGT)
Joseph Hardy (BSIE)
Kyle Jackson (BSMGT)
Roddy Jones (BSMGT)
Jeff Lentz (BSMGT)
Jonathan Malone (BSMGT)
Jonathan Morris (BSMGT)
Patrick Nordmann (BSCE)
Onu Okebie (BSMGT)
Jason Peters (BSMGT)
Dominique Reese (BSMGT)
Travares Tillman (BSMGT)
Andre Turner (BSCE)
Joshua Warren (BSMGT)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Travis (TJ) Vines (BSMGT)
MEN’S TENNIS
Douglas Kenny (BSIE)
Austin Roebuck (BSMGT)
SOFTBALL
Kelly Eppinger (BSCE)
Jennifer Yee (BSMSE)
STUDENT MANAGERS
Emily D’Alessandris (BSBC)
Shannon Duran (BSMGT)
Krzysztof Jurgowski (BSCS)
Matthew Powers (BSIE)
Boren Rackley (BSIE)
Morgan Smith (BSMGT)
STUDENT TRAINERS
Evan Guigou (BSME)
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Ilia Ayzenshtok (BSMGT)
Kyle Diedrich (BSCMPE)
Kelsey Duffy (BSCHBE)
Steven Hagaman (BSIE)
Way Joe Lee (BSME)
Gal Nevo (BSECON)
Lauren Rhea (BSMGT)
TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Kevin Arends (BSME)
Tiffany Grant (BSMGT)
Demario Johnson (BSIE)
Alphonso Jordan (BSARCH)
Conrad Nichols (BSIE)
Thomas Oatts (BSCMPE)
Lindsey Pickens (BSIE)
Charles Rohling (BSMGT)
Alexander Stephenson (BSCE)
Duncan Thompson (BSCMPE)
VOLLEYBALL
Brittany Roderick (BSMGT)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Tabitha Turner (BSCE)
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Sanford Drive
December 17th, 2010
1:05 pm
42-34 ha
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Monroe Dog
December 17th, 2010
1:16 pm
Congratulations to all who have earned their degree! I am a Bulldog, but that does not preclude me from being proud of and for these young people. Good luck in your future endeavors!
Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor
December 17th, 2010
1:17 pm
66 future free hot dog vendors
Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor
December 17th, 2010
1:20 pm
Big ups to Tech though for propping up their “student athlete” graduation rates by including trainers, equipment managers and cheerleaders in there. Just proves nerds really know how to manipulate those numbers.
Sanford Drive
December 17th, 2010
1:22 pm
Graduating from anywhere is a big deal and should come with congrats and admiration.. Congrats to these Nerds. I really do mean that. Congrats.
But since this is a SPORTS blog, I would like to also congratulate all the Football Players on this list for having a LOSING record against the School in which they despise and harbor the most hatred for.
UGA Football OWNS you.
42-34
9-1
But really, Congrats on your degrees. Management is a fine field, since it appears most couldn’t do the Engineering thing.
collegeballfan
December 17th, 2010
1:23 pm
Congrats to all who are graduating. College graduation is a big deal in the real world. A college grad should make 100% more than a non-college grad.
Good job guys & gals.
NoCoach Blewitt
December 17th, 2010
1:26 pm
WHAT?!?!?!?!?! Someone from the Paul Hewitt show is actually going to graduate??? Wow does that bump him over the unthinkable 5% graduation rate mark???? Really impressed Paul. Keep coaching those kids down, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down.
managing turf
December 17th, 2010
1:28 pm
66 free hot dog vendors
yep, thats exactly what happens when you go to tech because at uga they put out turf management and chicken farming majors.
i wish i was making that up,too.
Worm
December 17th, 2010
1:35 pm
Congrats on the graduation, but MANAGERS and TRAINERS sorta’ inflate the headline..Cheerleaders, not so much…
Outside Observer
December 17th, 2010
1:50 pm
Sanford, I’m not sure what to say. You were your normal self, then you showed a glimmer of class, then you were right back to your normal self. If only you had the ability to attend college, get a degree, and make something of yourself. But hey, if trolling the Tech blogs makes you feel successful in life, Congrats! What you think is all that matters. Other people laughing at your inability to succeed in life is not worth worrying over.
Outside Observer
December 17th, 2010
1:51 pm
Anyways, Congrats Student Athletes. That is a great degree that a lot of people wish they had. Represent the school proudly. Go Jackets!
Alabama Jack
December 17th, 2010
2:01 pm
Congrats to all Grads and TO HELL WITH GEORGIA.
just a thought
December 17th, 2010
2:01 pm
glad to hear Roddy Jones, Kyle Jackson and Jason Peters will pursue another undergraduate degree if the Grad program doesn’t come through, that is GT’s 13th opponent on the schedule. Do not want to see anyone playing down the street next season. Roddy is a future politician waiting to happen anyway
Paul in RDU
December 17th, 2010
2:01 pm
Congrats to all of the graduates – good luck in your future endeavors.
I am glad to see that the cheerleaders and student managers/trainers were also acknowledged – they put in plenty of time and energy supporting the athletic programs and a public “pat on the back” is welcome.
If you subtract out the cheerleaders and managers/trainers you get 50 scholarship athletes graduating. UGA has 39 graduating this semester.
AtlantaNative62
December 17th, 2010
2:09 pm
Those of you who think trainers, cheerleaders, etc should not be included in this list are idiots. They work just as hard and often much longer hours than do the “players”. I think it hilarious (and sad) how many UGAly wonks come on to the Tech blog and make stupid comments. Your inferiority complex is pathetic. Sanford Drive, you are the biggest moron I’ve encountered on any of these blogs. You keep posting the score of a game that was of no consequence. You did not beat us. We beat ourselves. So go back to your job pumping gas (I’m being generous here assuming you have a job – hey it’s the holidays) and quit being such a complete tool.
UGASlobberknocker
December 17th, 2010
2:10 pm
I just hope they can make it to the graduation ceremony without being mugged on campus
AtlantaNative62
December 17th, 2010
2:11 pm
…..and Paul in RDU, 21 of those are football players. That is an amazing number for ONE semester much less for a year.
Reese Morrison
December 17th, 2010
2:21 pm
Congrats to all. I am a long time UGA fan with friends and family that graduated from GT going back many years. And they all turned out OK.
2HLLWGA
December 17th, 2010
2:36 pm
I am always impressed that any of the student-athletes at Tech can graduate, given the time commitment and exhaustion coming from the wrokouts from practice and competition. In defense of the MANAGERS and TRAINERS, they put in 8 hours per day with football during the week and even more on the weekends. They also don’t get the same access to the tutors and other athletic services that the players get.
I think it is a shame that some people would put these people down for the sacrifice that they are making to help make the teams successful. Congratulations to all of these soon to be graduates. Get used to the Red Coats calling you boss – remember you will control their bonuses.
AFDawg
December 17th, 2010
2:38 pm
Come on Paul in RDU — this semester won’t graduate as many as the end of Spring semester. Congrats to all of the Tech athletes for reaching a major miletsone in their lives.
Buzz29
December 17th, 2010
3:21 pm
Congrats to all but especially T. Tillman and TJ Vines for coming back to finish what they started.
65dawg
December 17th, 2010
3:33 pm
Only 6 engineering degrees for the football players. I thought everybody got an engineering degree, and had to take Calculus, Chemistry, etc. And, of those 6, only 2 are scholarship athletes. Wow, what a tough acedemic institution!
Eaassyy
December 17th, 2010
3:42 pm
Congrats to all student athletes graduating this semester!
i've asked before
December 17th, 2010
3:42 pm
Still waiting on an answer sanford.
Cmon man
December 17th, 2010
4:04 pm
I guess its safe to say that a degree in business mgmt from tech is as good as a degree in housing from uga. Since tech is this high and mighty institute of higher learning bus mgmt must be for the people who wasnt to good in math! (that shot was for the arrogant tech fans not the student athletes) congrats on your achievements!
TDone
December 17th, 2010
4:21 pm
To C’mon man, I rest my case.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 17th, 2010
4:22 pm
Hi
managing turf
December 17th, 2010
4:31 pm
For all that will point out that tech’s “joke” major is management.
It’s ranked #22 in the US.
Thats tech, their “joke” major is 22nd in the nation and rated in the top 30 by numerous organizations.
So management is not the same as a degree in housing 65 and cmon man. Yes, it is a tough academic institution or it wouldnt be ranked 7th i the nation for public colleges or 27th in the WORLD!
yea, a housing degree ….yea…
5150 P.O.A.D
December 17th, 2010
4:31 pm
DOUG
I would have liked you to post as the UGA bloger did. The Sport, the Players name, and Major/Degree. I would really like GPAs too. UGA fans how do you know that some of those named on The UGA Blog are not managers or SAs? Like the TECH list there are many names I don’t reconize.
Sanford Drive
Why don’t you take a picture of yourself(inside the cesspool of othe south) at a BIG UGA v SEC team in 2011. Then we can see that you really are a FAN.
Dawglasville
December 17th, 2010
4:35 pm
Congrats to these fine young people. What a cool thing to experience a week before Christmas.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 17th, 2010
4:35 pm
Where is my UGA engineer? It is Friday morning and I can’t find them. Boss. Het, Boss. He is a DAWG engineer. The dawgs are playing the lil sisters of the poor this weekend in Sept. These are the only tickets he can afford. He is alread Drunk and hang’n out at the Pi Kappa Phi House.
Yellow Fuzz
December 17th, 2010
5:10 pm
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT! I’ll be joining these fine gentlemen this time next year (BSEE)
FOOTBALL
Robert Anderson (BSMGT)
Austin Barrick (BSMGT)
Sean Bedford (BSAE)
John Bennett (BSBC)
Kevin Cone (BSME)
Lucas Cox (BSMGT)
Anthony Egbuniwe (BSMGT)
Zachary Fisher (BSMGT)
Joseph Hardy (BSIE)
Kyle Jackson (BSMGT)
Roddy Jones (BSMGT)
Jeff Lentz (BSMGT)
Jonathan Malone (BSMGT)
Jonathan Morris (BSMGT)
Patrick Nordmann (BSCE)
Onu Okebie (BSMGT)
Jason Peters (BSMGT)
Dominique Reese (BSMGT)
Travares Tillman (BSMGT)
Andre Turner (BSCE)
Joshua Warren (BSMGT)
dawgfan
December 17th, 2010
5:40 pm
Could you imagine how fast those Techie mouths would be running if UGA counted managers ans trainers as “student-athletes” for its graduation tally? They would never shut about it.
AtlantaNative62
December 17th, 2010
6:12 pm
65Dawg, you are dead wrong about the Mgt degree not having to take calculus, chemistry, etc. There is a separate “math” track for mgt degree but chemistry, biology, etc are engineering courses and there is no management “substitute. I know this because I got the degree and I busted my butt to get it. But here is the difference between Tech and UGAly: I took the college placement exam and got 15 hours of math credit before ever setting foot on the UGAly campus. I then took advanced maths at UGAly (yes, I went there for a year). Guess how many of those 30 Math credits transfered to Tech? ZERO! So even advanced first year math’s at UGA did not measure up to basic “mgt” calculus at Tech. I also walked on and played at Tech. I saw how hard the trainers worked and again, they deserve to be recognized for the serious time they put in. Any fan – Tech or otherwise – is an ignorant fool if they don’t think managers/trainers should be considered student-athletes.
Ric Flair
December 17th, 2010
7:07 pm
Go easy on 65Dawg, he has no clue. After all, he either went to UGA or is a fan. By SEC standards, UGA is a good school.
dawgfan
December 17th, 2010
7:21 pm
Do Techies ever remind you of your grandparents telling you tall tales about how they walked 20 miles in 6 feet of snow to get to school every morning?
What are you idiots trying to prove? We get it. You’ve got a good school. Did you hear what I said? YOU’VE GOT A GOOD SCHOOL. But here is what you complete and utter nimrods have never been able to get through your thick skulls: WE DON’T CARE. This is a SPORTS blog on the SPORTS page about Georgia Tech SPORTS. Everyone comes here to talk about SPORTS except you. Why do you morons insist on turning every SPORTS discussion in to a debate on entrance requirements and degree programs? This isn’t the freaking Princeton Review. Its a freaking SPORTS page.
My God you Techies are thick.
BUZZ ME
December 17th, 2010
7:25 pm
Hey Monroe Dog.
Anyway you can rub off on other dogs. You sir, are a class act…some might even say…a lone bulldog.
mwh6767
December 17th, 2010
7:29 pm
Dawgfan, first off QUIT WHINIING!!! Good god son you are one of the first ones on the tech blogs and 90 percent of the crap you type isn’t really about sports! Its the same old uga insults in a bottle. You have nothing of insight about sports to say, and you sure as crap don’t have anything insightful about tech sports to say. So why don’t you post the football score and move on? Better yet go to the uga blog and b!tch about your team that isn’t in any better shape that tech’s. Either way QUIT WHINING!
Taco
December 17th, 2010
7:53 pm
Yes you are more likely to get accosted by some worng doer in the ATL attending Ga Tech. You are more likely to get accosted by some thug from the Atheletic Department in Athens. The danger within is greater than the suroundings. Too bad Dawgfan’s mom did not drown him at birth. Go back to your site or ask you boyfriend to give you something to do. By the way butt munch…….everyone at Tech takes Calculus….trainer, cheerleader, football player or what. Shreveport boy loves a good weeney I imagine. Good Jobs students! I am no Jim Harrick but school is first kids.
Dacula Jacket
December 17th, 2010
8:08 pm
dawgfan has to be the biggest dbag on the planet. Why don’t you go pleasure your wife instead of posting on a Tech blog. Loser.
mwh6767
December 17th, 2010
8:08 pm
You won’t hear anything else out of dawgfan. Once someone challenges him he runs back to his hole like the little girl he is. He is a hit and run troll who likes to stir the pot and then leave when someone comes back at him. Or maybe break time at arby’s is over. Gotta love that free wi-fi huh dawgfan?
Sanford Drive
December 17th, 2010
9:21 pm
There’s nothing dumber than the dawgfan.
dawgfan
December 17th, 2010
9:30 pm
UGA isn’t in any better shape than Tech? LMAO. Where do you brain dead Techies come up with this crap? ONE win in 10 freaking years and you act like you’re our equal. You are no more our equal than freaking Vandy. Get a clue. You are the dumbest bag of freaking rocks in all of college football. Simply unbelievable.
Hit a Single
December 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
Congratulations all graduates! Go Dawgs!
Sanford Drive
December 17th, 2010
11:14 pm
dawgfan, get some help! Seriously, dude you are one demented dawg with nary a clue.
Techie
December 18th, 2010
12:32 am
A Georgia Tech degree means a helluva lot than a UGA degree.
Innocent Bystander
December 18th, 2010
1:18 am
What’s the difference between a UGA degree and a large pizza?
A large pizza can feed a family of four.
WTF
December 18th, 2010
1:54 am
Can some Techie tell us Dawg Trolls what majors the abbreviations denote? Since everybody gets a BS, no pun intended, you can leave that out.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 18th, 2010
2:04 am
MGT management., EE electrical eng., ME mechinal eng., IE industrial eng., AE aerospace eng., BC building & construction are just off the top of my head.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 18th, 2010
2:09 am
BMED Bio-Med Eng., BC Bio-Chem., CE chemical eng. I will have to go the GIT site or sober up to give you more. Thank You Thank You very much. Please don’t forget the wait staff.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 18th, 2010
2:10 am
AE could be Archatectural eng.,
WTF
December 18th, 2010
3:33 am
P.O.A.D Thanks!
Reality Stinks
December 18th, 2010
6:46 am
At least now we know what Tech does to keep its football team eligible
It puts them in the Business Management school
Way to make it look legit
Hit a Single
December 18th, 2010
9:06 am
I do agree that the right degree from Tech carries alot of weight. But you are fooling yourself if you think that most football players are getting those degrees. Just like all schools, formulas and majors are used just to keep them elligible. Tech is no different. But congratulations to all players that do fulfill their obligation and get their degree no matter what it is in.
mansup
December 18th, 2010
9:30 am
As usual, UGA people show their lack of class and even understanding of how sports and athletics relate. It is very obvious that the UGA supporters, who comment here, have no academic experience of their own. Football is important…..but it is secondary to the purpose for which the schools exist.
Reality Stinks
December 18th, 2010
9:58 am
mansup
Just returing the garbage you trolls from Tech like to throw on our blogs
Ramblin Man
December 18th, 2010
10:27 am
Congrats to all these kids a GT degree will get them far in life.
Billyboy
December 18th, 2010
10:39 am
Congratulations to all! I didn’t attend GT but have many associates who graduated from GT. I must admit it is an excellent school, the best in the Southeast if you want to get a great education and be ready for the real world.
Degrees mean more than Touchdowns
December 18th, 2010
12:01 pm
Congratulations to all the student athletes across the state. The accomplishment alone is greater than any of the cheers you may have heard through your athletic career.
You will remember the cheers, but the degree will be what carries you through life.
ManUp...
December 18th, 2010
12:04 pm
Anyone thinking the Management degree won’t also tan your hide for at least the first two years need to sit in on the core classes which are still required for it and then the subesquent accounting classes. Consulting firms in ATL consistently say that the curriculum in the Tech management undergrad is almost the same as an MBA. Very project-based throughout. And, yes, you can ask the players if the degree is tough. They do the projects just like everyone else. Now, whether other students let them off the hook until presentation time is a matter of school spirit I guess…but they have to make the grades in some tough classes. Certainly tougher than what I’ve heard about “recreation management” or “housing” or “turf sciences” or “social work” etc…
I’ll go with a big Congratulations to my Ramblin Wrecks and GO JACKETS!
Tech Lies and Cheats
December 18th, 2010
12:56 pm
Don’t you mean 66 GA State student-athletes scheduled to graduate since that is where the Tech athletes take most of their classes.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 18th, 2010
1:52 pm
TECH LIES
Name me one Tech player that is a Ga State grad. NAME ONE please.
5150 P.O.A.D
December 18th, 2010
1:53 pm
Come on JAYBO SHAW and the Ga Sou Eagles. Beat Delaware and get in the Championship game.
Reality Stinks
December 18th, 2010
2:34 pm
Jaybo shaw
Should have been your QB but the Great Paul Johnson said no
Really has worked out for UGA
Exposed
December 18th, 2010
3:12 pm
Great job fella’s! I went to UGA (no, I don’t work for a Tech grad), wouldn’t matter if I did as long as I keep making what I am. The UGA fans that post here never spent a semester hour on “our” campus and don’t have an idea how much a degree from the school you love means.
John
December 18th, 2010
8:15 pm
All you UGAg fans bashing these kids for completing their degree requirements just confirmed the obvious: UGAg has a gutter fanbase. Way to go.
JB
December 18th, 2010
8:28 pm
It’s hard to believe that the UGA trolls are berating our players taking Management. The Georgia Tech College of Management is one of the most respected business schools in the country. It is also offers the best MBA program in the state. Here are the national rankings of MBA programs for the some familiar colleges:
Georgia Tech…………………………#26
Emory (Goizueta)……………………#27
Georgia (Terry)……………………….#59
Georgia State (Robinson)………….Not ranked
So, in the state of Georgia you either go to Georgia Tech or Emory if you want a nationally recognized and respected business school. You go to UGA’s Terry College or Georgia State if you can’t get into Tech or Emory.
So, manyh of these Tech athletes have been through a rigorous curriculum in the nationally ranked and respected Management School. Did they go through the College of Engineering, which is one of the top 5 engineering schools in the nation? No, but they’ve been through one of the top business schools in the nation, and they deserve respect and acknowlegement for their accomplishments.
You UGA trolls that don’t know what they go through should just resign yourself to the knowledge that it is a lot more difficult to get through Tech than UGA. It has always been that way and is likely to always be that way. Your lack of knowledge of Tech degrees only shows your bias and ignorance.
JB
December 18th, 2010
8:36 pm
Also, Bloomberg rates Tech’s business school (College of Management) as the 25th best business school in the nation and #2, yes that’s #2, in job placement after graduation. The #1 business school in job placement is Harvard Business School.
So, say what you want Dawgs about the Management degrees these athletes are receiving at Tech, but they are far superior academically to the majority of degree programs even offered by UGA. If you want to belittle these athletes for choosing Management over Engineering just remember that the athletes at UGA pursue far less intensive courses on average than Tech athletes in Management. How many of UGA’s athletes do you think could compete at Tech in Management? Well, all of our athletes can compete at that level or higher (College of Engineering) at Tech.
Exposed
December 18th, 2010
9:27 pm
@JB,
Easy. It’s not where you get your diploma, it’s what you do with. UGA and Tech are both very good schools. I know plenty of ulta successful business men who attended schools hardly recognized and had a 2.5 GPA while in college. That degree is ONLY something to look at if you can’t promote and prove yourself in the world and do something with it.
Exposed
December 18th, 2010
9:36 pm
@JB
Since you brought in up. Based on info provided by the AJC a couple months ago, your football team isn’t exactly on the all academic team. Additionally. it is pretty closed minded to think only degrees worthwhile of recognition are for Engr or centered around math. The Japanese have NEVER won Pulitzer – why? little creativity… Do we rerally want a world of drones…? No
Hit a Single
December 18th, 2010
10:06 pm
Exposed – You are right! It is all about producing and providing for your family, yourself and your community.
ALWAYS A DAWG
December 18th, 2010
10:36 pm
Congrats techies thats a pretty big number
JB
December 19th, 2010
1:02 am
@Exposed: “It’s not where you get your diploma, it’s what you do with it.”
That’s true to ALL diplomas (or in this case degrees) and depends on the individual student/graduate. But the reason high potential students go to highly ranked colleges is to benefit from the high graduation and pay rates.
Just try your argument on a Harvard Business School graduate and try to convince him/her that their degree is inconsequential since it matters more “what you do with” your diploma than “where you get your diploma from.” They would be happy to show you how their degree helped to launch their careers and open the doors of opportunity. And yes, those that walk through those doors of opportunity and do something with their degree will prosper – at any institution. But more opportunities and a great career start usually result from going to a highly ranked college. That’s why “where you get your degree” is ALSO important to “doing something with it.”
JB
December 19th, 2010
1:13 am
@Exposed: “it is pretty closed minded to think only degrees worthwhile of recognition are for Engr or centered around math. The Japanese have NEVER won Pulitzer – why? little creativity”
What you have exposed is YOUR closed mindedness! First of all, I never stated that ONLY engineering degrees or math oriented degrees were worthy of recognition. YOU are the only one on this blog that has stated that. Secondly, the Pulitzer Prize is primarily for JOURNALISM, MUSIC, and BOOKS and in no way statistically relates to engineers or math professionals. Thirdly, you assume and reveal your bias regarding Japanese people as obviously being all or mostly engineers or math professionals. That’s preposterous, which also describes your assessment.
scam newton
December 19th, 2010
8:51 am
Here’s a Dawg wishing these grads well. not all Dawgs are putting these people down BTW. i didnt know that the Mgt program was as good as you described it. but you have to admit that most football players take the easier mgt program instead of engineereng. that’s not an insult just an observation and they obviously do get a great degree and they obviously get jobs. So congrats to these student atheletes – from a Dawg.
Hit a Single
December 19th, 2010
9:30 am
Hey Scam Newton, where did Cecil get that big screen in his rec. hall at his church?
holmes
December 19th, 2010
9:39 am
Add one more 6 and you have the mark of the devil. Coincidence, I think not.
scam newton
December 19th, 2010
9:51 am
hit a single- he got that from AUBURN UNIVERSITY baby! its only a matter of time until scam and fairley will get there due. just a matter of time
scam newton
December 19th, 2010
9:55 am
its a scam and a sham that CECIL THE BAGMAN newton got away with it and his son, who knows EVERYTHING about it BTW, is allowed to play. shame on the ncaa
Obvious
December 19th, 2010
10:04 am
@holmes… Adding 6 to 66 equals 72 for you math challenged pup fans. As a Dawg you failed the math equation. Coincidence? I think not.
And for your poor attempt at religious humor, the sign 666 is the Mark of the Beast (the Anti-Christ) and not the devil. You puppies make fools of yourselves with your lame insults. We don’t have to try very hard in putting you in your place though.
Congratulations to our student athletes and thanks JB and others for setting the record straight with these mentally challenged leg humpers. THWG
Hit a Single
December 19th, 2010
11:52 am
NCAA is a joke! Money is all that matters to them anymore. Kind of like society. Well society is paying for it now and soon the NCAA will to.
Hit a Single
December 19th, 2010
11:59 am
Somebody explain to me how AJ gets 4 games for selling something that is his and Newton tries to get something that isn’t his (and don’t tell me his son didn’t know about it) and he doesn’t miss a game. If you believe he didn’t know anything about it you are showing nothing but your stupidity.
Uga'91
December 19th, 2010
1:17 pm
Seems like it should be one blog a year where you can only submit positive comments. I nomiinate the blog where student-athletes accomplish what they (allegedly) came to school for. Congrats to those who finished what they started. Many are called few are chosen.
Wrecker
December 20th, 2010
9:05 am
Congratulations to all who graduated! We are all proud of our new Jacket men and women!
GTfan2011
December 20th, 2010
10:35 am
I know this is a sports blog, but I just have to comment on the abbreviations. Someone asked for an explaniation of the abbreviations but said we could leave out BS, because “everyone gets on of those”. Actually everyone does not get one of those. The BSMGT at GT is a superior education to the BBA (Bachelor of Business Admin) at UGA. It requres only a few hours of basic math and a few hours of basic science classes. In fact, you can actually get a Bachelor of Arts in certain science cirriculums at UGA (figure that one out).
Exposed
December 20th, 2010
12:37 pm
@GTfan2011
Son, that diploma from Tech or UGA will only get you so far. If you don’t have charisma, a stong work ethic, good communication skills and common sense, you are wasting your time and should have gone to trade school. Too many Techsters love to talk about the diploma and only feel comfortable with a slide rule – which is ok – I guess??.
GTfan2011
December 20th, 2010
12:45 pm
Exposed, I totally agree with you. In fact, it should be pointed out that there are many very successful people that didn’t graduate from college at all. They used their charisma, a stong work ethic, good communication skills and common sense to advance in life. I am just pointing out the requirements and merits of a particular degree. In general, however, I would rather have more education than less and from a more highly ranked, well-connected university. GT grads like to hire GT grads, just as UGA grads like to hire UGA grads. Success breeds success. I know there are some people with charisma, a stong work ethic, good communication skills and common sense that are selling electronics at Best Buy.
db
December 20th, 2010
12:58 pm
Me thinks Sanford Drive needs a job. And not to mention, a life!
GT'80
December 20th, 2010
1:20 pm
Exposed – you must have missed college. You get a high school DIPLOMA (which you seem to be familiar with) and you receive a college DEGREE (which you don’t appear to be familiar with). Also, slide rules haven’t been used by anyone in decades. Conclusion: you’re over 50 years of age and finished high school but not college. You have been “exposed” to use your handle.
Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor
December 20th, 2010
1:56 pm
Look at all these arrogant morons from the trade school still thinking anyone gives a flying crap about their self styled “boss”ness over supposed UGA grads. I went to Georgia Southern, partied my ass off, and I’ve two Tech grads working for me. So, get over it.
A degree is just a piece of paper, and not all that hard to get. You can get a education from a school, but you can’t get intelligence.
Prof
December 20th, 2010
2:00 pm
66? So?
If there were 500 who should have graduated then 66 is a FAILURE.
Doug Roberson – a real writer would know that 66 is meaningless without knowing how many it’s out of. 66 out of 70 is great! 66 out of 500 sucks.
Dave
December 20th, 2010
2:03 pm
Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor – hahahahahaha
You said: “You can get a education from a school, but you can’t get intelligence.” Apparently you didn’t even get the education from Georgia Southern.
“…can get a education…” Should be “…can get an education…”
“I’ve two Tech grads…” Should be “I’ve got two Tech grads…”
Know anything about grammar?
UGA Whines
December 20th, 2010
2:07 pm
Hey scam newton – I can tell you got your “edication” from UGA.
Have you bothered to see Cecil’s churches? Obviously, no money was received – and NO ONE has ever claimed they gave him money. And he provided all financials to the FBI.
Jealous much? Just because your puppies got SPANKED by superior athletes!!!
UGA fan
December 20th, 2010
2:08 pm
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
All I know how to do is cry.
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
GTfan2011
December 20th, 2010
2:34 pm
Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor,I’m very proud that you were able to go to Georgia Southern, party your ass off, get a job, advance to a lowly management position, and now have a couple people working for you. Sounds like it won’t be long before you are reporting to one of your subordinates.
BullDawgBooster
December 20th, 2010
3:04 pm
I’m a dawg season ticket holder, so some people may disagree with my statements. I believe a degree from Tech is a great accomplishment, and I appreciate Tech being willing to list all students associated with their athletic program, not just the athletes. These young people worked hard to do everything they do, and still obtain their degrees. It isn’t easy at any accredited school.
For those of you that claim this is a sports blog, and then take shots at people, this is college sports and college is a large portion of their lives. Praise to all.
404
December 20th, 2010
3:27 pm
I’m sure all the UGAG trolls in here are REAL proud of all the UGAG athletes graduating with degrees in “HOUSING” and
“Recreation & Leisure Studies”……….
……….after these student-athletes spent their
first 12 months in the UGAG’s infamous “DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES Program”
(aka Remedial education) program.
I’ll leave you with the IMMORTAL WORDS of UGA Alum Hale Almand:
“We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”
It’s really hard to top this comment from one of UGAG’s very own alums.
UGA was a cesspool then, and it’s a cesspool now.
Obvious
December 20th, 2010
4:54 pm
@Shreveport Hot Dog Vendor: “A degree is just a piece of paper, and not all that hard to get. You can get a education from a school, but you can’t get intelligence.”
…Obviously you have neither a degree nor intelligence. Just as obvious is the fact that you never went to college if you think a degree is just a piece of paper and “not all that hard to get.” I seriously doubt from your statement that you finished high school and I would venture to guess that the closest that you’ve been to a college is in a stadium seat. I will agree with one of your statements: “you can’t get intelligence.” You are correct and I’m sure you’ve faced the reality of that deficit your entire life.
And you Dawg fans wonder why we make fun of you!
CuriousGeorge
December 21st, 2010
12:59 pm
And 66 ugag SAs(sic) get a weekend furlough from jail.
CuriousGeorge
December 21st, 2010
1:05 pm
Prof, that is without doubt the stupidest comment that I’ve seen posted on this blog…and that is saying something, given the amount of leg humpers that post here. Think about what you wrote…think…think. Doofus.
CuriousGeorge
December 21st, 2010
1:08 pm
Shreveport, come ON man; “I’ve two Tech grads working for me.” Maybe DeKalb Tech grads, or Aiken Tech grads…I MIGHT believe that.
college football
December 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
what a joke at the blowfly school!
JM
December 22nd, 2010
9:16 am
Congratulations to all. Go Jackets!
Too Easy
December 22nd, 2010
9:52 pm
Sienna?
Too Easy
December 22nd, 2010
9:53 pm
Or Siena?
tech rules at........?
December 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
NOT BASKETBALL, OR FOOTBALL OR…………..?????????????
GT93
December 23rd, 2010
2:56 am
GT loses to Sienna in basketball (Hewitt’s former team), and we hear the same quotes after the game: “we just didn’t execute our game plan” … “we just got out-played and out-hussled” … blah, blah, blah. Paul Hewitt is holding the entire GT basketball program hostage with his $7M contract buy-out and he is obviously more interested in his positions within various Coaches Associations than he is in actually making GT basketball successful. Merry Christmas, Paul … thanks for 10 years of destruction to a once-highly regarded basketball program.
CloudmanJacket
December 23rd, 2010
8:17 am
3-6 Sienna beat us. WOW; much like our football team we need a change at top. Both coaches are jokes.
Born2Buzz
December 23rd, 2010
10:38 am
Cloudman, get your head out of the clouds. Yes, Hewitt sucks. Paul Johnson won more in his first 2 seasons than any GT coach ever. We had a bad year this past season @ 6-6 but there were many extenuating circumstances (4 stud Jr.s going pro, new DC, QB breaking his arm). But you won’t hear excuses from Johnson like Hewitt. We are in good shape with the football program.
Basketball of course is in the toilet. Obviously DRad will not fire Hewitt in the middle of the season. But he will be gone at the end of the year. Losing to Kennesaw State, UGA on our home court, now Siena!! I can’t wait to see what the ACC record is going to be. No doubt about it, he will be gone.
GTBob
December 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
So GT beat Albany by 27 points. Albany beat Siena by 6. You would think GT would beat Siena, wouldn’t you? Nice consistency guys. Also, what the heck is up with Brian Oliver? Since the Syracuse game he is shooting 22% overall and 16% from 3 pt range. He is killing us right now.
college football
December 23rd, 2010
5:09 pm
where da drugs