Season-ending Georgia Tech mailbag
Georgia Tech will play Air Force in tonight’s Independence Bowl here in lovely Shreveport, La.
With the single game left, it’s time to start looking ahead. Let’s do a mailbag that I’ll publish in the blog next Monday. Post your questions in the comments section below about the team, the players or the coaches by Friday and I’ll do my best to answer.
If you’d prefer, email me your question(s) at droberson@ajc.com.
– Doug Roberson, AJC
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Gtjohn
December 27th, 2010
7:51 pm
Why did I not go to Clemson or South Carolina when I had the chance!
Draggin' Fly
December 27th, 2010
7:51 pm
I’m yawning…
I’m yawning some more….
And……..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
SRF
December 27th, 2010
7:51 pm
this GT team is a horrible embarrassment – they should disband the program
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
7:55 pm
Old GT Geezer -
If you can’t execute plays, turn the ball over, and do just about everything wrong on special teams, you won’t beat much of anybody, no matter what system you play. Honestly, Air Force has stopped the offense a couple of times, but every offense will get stopped at times. It’s the turnovers that have killed us. It was the same thing in the UGA game.
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
8:05 pm
Say what you want about Gailey but he never had a losing season. PJ has turned GT into annapolis south without the discipline. Heck Navy is better than GT this year.
Honolulu Dawg
December 27th, 2010
8:05 pm
14-7…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 27th, 2010
8:07 pm
My question for CPJ: Why do you think your special teams just absolutely sucked azz?
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
8:07 pm
PJ= losing season.
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
8:08 pm
PJ 0-3 in bowl games.
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 27th, 2010
8:08 pm
Our dreads and tats were way better than the Air Force guys.
GTBob
December 27th, 2010
8:09 pm
Lol. A fitting end to our season. This season was over when Nesbitt went down.
Old GT Geezer
December 27th, 2010
8:10 pm
You are rightkeen observer. Gailey was doing OK. GT treated him poorly. Come to think of it, maybe DRad should go also.
Hayseed Dixie
December 27th, 2010
8:10 pm
Wow, CPJ can’t beat Air Force in Shreveport.
We can’t beat Air Force in Shreveport.
I mean, if he’s going for some kind of “learn by losing” thing he’d better tell us about it, because losing to Air Force in Shreveport is, well, it’s just pathetic.
RambledOver
December 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
TECH goes down following a riveting game vs Air Force. What’s the excuse? Thugs on the other team? Lack of rigorous academic standards? Well? Well?
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
This embarrassment of a football team is not the only reason DRad should go. Paul Hewitt, anyone?
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
If tevin washington is the QB next year Tech won’t win 5 games.
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
8:12 pm
6-7, 6 bowl losses in a row, turnovers galore, so-called BCS conference. Maybe gtu and the service academies can form their own conference. Wait – that’s a slap at the service academies, and I wouldn’t do that. Well, at least gtu can talk about their academics being better than AF. Wait – that won’t work, either.
Biff Pocoroba
December 27th, 2010
8:12 pm
Hopefully the guys will have time on the flight home to get on twitter and tell Heather Dinich how great they are.
savannahdawg
December 27th, 2010
8:13 pm
Awesome! Hey seniors…………what kind of rings are you going to get this year!!!!! Don’t forget the rings!!! You guys suck!!!
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
8:13 pm
Swap Johnson and Hewitt. Can’t be any worse.
hot carl spackler
December 27th, 2010
8:13 pm
you guys keep “beating yourselves” and you’ll either go blind or grow hairy palms…losers.
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
8:14 pm
keen observer -
Gailey also never beat UGA or won an ACC championship and only had 1 season with more than 7 wins. His usual season was 1 more win than this terrible season. If you want Gailey back, you can have him. We’ll see if the rest of CPJ’s tenure looks more like this season or the past 2, but CPJ has already done more at Tech than Gailey ever did. CPJ could be a bum, and I still wouldn’t want that bum Gailey back.
the voice of truth
December 27th, 2010
8:14 pm
execution has been weak all year,,all year,,thats supposed to be our strong suit,,Coach,,get better or go,,thats all your responsibility
GT in Savannah
December 27th, 2010
8:15 pm
That was embarrassing. Tech’s special teams have been a total grease fire all season. The defense played well for a change, but there was no emotion and no leadership visible either on the field or on the sidelines. It sure looked like Tech did not want to be there.
H Dawg
December 27th, 2010
8:15 pm
6 Bowl Losses in a row. 6-7 for the season. Paul “The Chinless Wonder” Johnson again demonstrates his coaching prowness!
“I love the Yellow Maggots, How bout you?”
Score Check
December 27th, 2010
8:16 pm
LOL
gt lost to Air Force
LOL
fan of shorter passes
December 27th, 2010
8:17 pm
Will Tech hire a receivers coach?
Will #80 return punts next year?
Bright Side
December 27th, 2010
8:17 pm
So what if your receivers and punt returners have bricks for hands. They can always fall back on that Electrical Engineering degree.
collegeballfan
December 27th, 2010
8:17 pm
keen observer at 8:11
I agree completely. With Washington at QB 5 wins at best.
How this team gained 400 yards rushing on Georgia is beyond me. UGA must suck a lot more than I thought. Georgia never stopped the Tech running game and Air Force stopped it dead in its tracks.
Anyone at GT or UGA wanna hire the AFA DC?
RH Jacket
December 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
@ Too Easy – What is your criteria for saying the Air Force Academy has better academics than Tech? Which of their degree programs are in the top 5 in the nation? Oh and another thing, a Tech athlete being academically ineligible is similar to being on the Dean’s List at every SEC school except Vandy!
Fire Paul Johnson
December 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
All the CPJ slurpers are trying to blame this collapse on Nesbitt going down, but the truth is that Tech played just as poorly before his injury– it was just facing worse competition. I find it hilarious when they try and blame the UGA loss on not having Nesbitt, when the offense gained over 500 yards with Washington under center.
Nesbitt or no Nesbitt, this was going to be a 6 to 7 loss team.
Most boring bowl game of the season, perhaps the most boring ever. No discipline, no desire from the players. Of course here come the slurpers who will argue inane things like “PJ didn’t fumble the ball” or “PJ didn’t drop the pass.” Well PJ doesn’t score touchdowns or make plays on defense either! They are his players and he is responsible for coaching them to play their best.
14 consecutive winning seasons down the drain. 3 bowl losses in a row. 2 losses to the worst UGA teams in recent history. A boring offense no one wants to watch or be watched playing in. Starting to get the picture PJ fans?
Hoosier Daddy
December 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
Terrible game, terrible punt returner, terrible QB, terrible effort, terrible offensive display. The offensive line played hard and the defense deserved better. The most boring bowl game of the year. Tech is embarrassing to watch and hard to root for.
GTBob
December 27th, 2010
8:19 pm
I love how it’s CPJ’s fault that we muffed two punts and fumbled inside the 10 yard line. You guys are right. He should have told them not to do that.
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
8:19 pm
One final thought: Why is gtu the only team that has its commitment or heart questioned? It’s mentioned time and time again, game after game. Rhetorical, really.
1-5 without Chans recruits
December 27th, 2010
8:21 pm
Paul “I can’t win a bowl game ” Johnson , pitiful coaching, losing season, but we out rushed them.
Old Gold
December 27th, 2010
8:21 pm
How can gt expect to compete with the Air Forces of the world and maintain their high academic standards?
After all these fine young scholar athletes need to prepare to work for the GA DOT or the Best Buy Geek Squad.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
8:22 pm
No but GTBob it is Johnson that still refuses to hire a Special Teams coach.
Pablo
December 27th, 2010
8:22 pm
What a joke – we are officially worse than during the Chan Gailey era. This is the same stumbling, bumbling team that went to Kansas, only worse. Fire away, Georgia fans – you’ll get no argument from me.
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
RH: Didn’t say that AF’s academics were better. Point is that you really can’t say gtu’s are, either. Don’t think the service academies are included in the rankings you cite. Besides, this is a sports blog where techies always bring up irrelevant stuff when the sports don’t cut it.
Hayseed Dixie
December 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
@GTBob
No, those things aren’t CPJ’s fault.
We *should*, however, hang 21+ on a service academy. Why didn’t we?
rogeriter
December 27th, 2010
8:24 pm
I am a Georgia fan, but I am sorry you guys lost. I was pulling for you.
gtne80
December 27th, 2010
8:26 pm
Pathetic, Would have been laughable if not so embarrassing, Hard to find anything positive to take from the game. Red-zone ineptitude, turnovers and crappy special teams play just like the rest of the year.
roughrider
December 27th, 2010
8:26 pm
Wow. Six staight bowl losses ! Does Tech suck or what?
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
GTBob, PJ refuses to hire a special teams coach so yes the muffed punts are his fault. And Tech really doesn’t have a wide receivers coach either. hmmn. What are two trouble areas for tech? Poor special teams and wide receiver play!! Now thats not really rocket science now is it.
gtyj
December 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
I would like to congratulate this team for having the first losing record in 14 years. Pathetic. Just like the GA game. Deja Vu all over. Good drive going down around the 10. QB fumbles AF recovers. Defense holds, AF punts, Tech fumbles punt AF recovers. Defense holds, AF punts, same player that fumbled first punt, fumbles this one. AF recovers and scores what amounts to winning TD. As much as I love the option game, until we have some type of a decent passing game and receivers that can catch or hang on to the ball, Tech will be nothing but a fair football team in the coming years. Tech has no defense, and Groh seems to not have any passion on the sidelines. Until the defensive side of the ball improves tremendously, we can find someone who can cover and special teams improves drastically, we will be in trouble for future years. I think CPJ has to take a hard look at staff after this season as he has a lot of issues that need to be addressed. No way this team should have lost to AF, just like no way they should have lost to GA and VT. Shoot yourself in the foot long enough and you will pay. Well Tech fans, we have paid.
tecy
KZGuy
December 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
That was horrible execution. GT looked like a high school team at spring practice. Forty yards passing!!!. My grandmother could pass for more than that. Anyone attending that game should ask for a refund.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
December 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
You can put that loss on PJ. He should not have had 80 in the game on punt returns, particularly after the 1st fumble.
Anyone could tell 80 was totally uncomfortable fielding (trying to field) punts.
superDawg
December 27th, 2010
8:28 pm
Who won the yellow hair clown trophy? I would give it to macriod if he shows up to claim it.
K
December 27th, 2010
8:28 pm
What an embarrassment!
Golden Boy
December 27th, 2010
8:29 pm
We have to credit our guys for playing their hearts out. And Coach Johnson, well, what can you say, he was just brilliant again, obviously an offense genius… And another LOSS!