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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The Dude
December 27th, 2010
11:11 am
Ever-the-optimist before a new season of GT football, I feel like there are things/players we can look forward to in 2011. But the realist in me knows we have to be better next year. Are the in-coming freshman and rising red-shirt freshman going to be the answer? CPJ needs to show he can win with his recruits next year.
fan of shorter passes
December 27th, 2010
11:24 am
Will we see (more) shorter passes next year?
Will Coach Al have enough of “his” type so that will not be an excuse?
Resign or Re-Sign?
December 27th, 2010
11:27 am
The Dude Abides!
just a thought
December 27th, 2010
11:32 am
so trying to understand, if you graduate as a redshirt junior but not accepted into graduate school, you can hang around and take more undergraduate courses toward another degree but you won’t be playing in a bowl game? If that is true, you have got to be kidding me. GT grad admissions office is GT’s worst enemy of the athletic dept. These kids deserve to play in a bowl game. That has got to hurt recruiting. Do not see how the athletic dept. would put up with such a thing.
Okeefe/Bob
December 27th, 2010
11:34 am
I still don’t know what happened to Marcus Wright.Can you enlighten me?
Hayseed Dixie
December 27th, 2010
11:34 am
What’s the buzz on Vad Lee? Have you seen him play, Doug? Will he be redshirted or compete for a starting job this spring?
What’s the word on Stephen Hill? He’s been a big disappointment this year. Have you seen enough of his personality to gauge whether he will bounce back or not? Are there any credible threats to his starting job?
Foremost, however, it seemed like Coach Johnson was resigned to having a down year this year. He was widely quoted as saying “We could have a better team, but a worse record.” How did you feel about Coach Johnson and his pathos, for lack of a better word, in how he relates to the program as compared to the previous years? (I personally felt like, he just knew it was going to be down, and projected that onto his team.)
rocket
December 27th, 2010
12:02 pm
his offense won the ACC title with Gailey’s OL recruits Gailey’s Defensive stars, and Gailey’s backs & QB….no more excuses…
Always a Jacket
December 27th, 2010
12:03 pm
Doug
The football team (who cares about BB) seemed to lack effort and leadership this year. Coach Johnson said on several occasions that the team expected good things to happen by just showing up. What are the coaches doing to fix this problem? It wasn’t fixed during the season and I expect Air Force to out play a bigger, faster GT team in the bowl, maybe GT can still win. As a huge Paul Johnson fan, I was surprised and disappointed at the lack of effort and poor execution this season. We never saw this at Navy, GS, or his first 2 seasons at Tech (maybe Gardner Webb). Is this an anomaly or a trend?
NEZ MAN
December 27th, 2010
12:19 pm
WILL COACH JOHNSON HIRE A SPECIAL TEAMS COACH NEXT YEAR?
the truth hurts
December 27th, 2010
12:33 pm
Why do all of these kids go to Tech to get a great education, but yet not major in engineering?
They could get business degrees just as valuable at other schools?
Norcross Jacket
December 27th, 2010
12:43 pm
Any word on scholarships left and who they may be extended to? I heard Timmy Byerly was being looked at but might have too many qb’s…sure hope not. That kid is a gamer and would work well w the offense. Reminds me of ricky dobbs
Fire Paul Johnson
December 27th, 2010
1:11 pm
When do we get to start talking about a new coach?
Tokyo jacket
December 27th, 2010
1:15 pm
Doug, here’s the questions I’d like answered:
1. What changes will be made when we’re in 3rd and long next year?
2. Any chance of passing on 1st down?
3. As CPJ helped teach some nuances of his offense to Urban Meyer, any chance he’ll take some of the shotgun from Meyer?
4. What will the leadership picture look like next year?
5. Are the folks we’ll have next year better suited to CAG’s defense than this year?
6. Are the folks we’ll have on next year’s D that we had this year going to be better in executing his system next year?
collegeballfan
December 27th, 2010
1:18 pm
What is the outlook for J.C.Lanier at DT next season? Or will he be moved to OL?
Thanks.
Jacket68
December 27th, 2010
1:18 pm
Are you in Shreveport covering the game? I saw where Tim is off to the UGA bowl.
Fire Paul Johnson
December 27th, 2010
1:34 pm
Okeefe/Bob,
It’s no secret what has happened to Marcus Wright. He doomed himself to the black hole that is the A-back position at GT. See below:
http://bit.ly/g0nNag
Buzzzzhead
December 27th, 2010
1:36 pm
a few questions- 1) What will PJ do to be able to create a 2 minute offense that is comfortable throwing the ball and moving down the field when they get behind? 2) When will Groh’s “scheme” not be new? 3) When will GT fans realize the Paul Johnson offense is nice, but you can not rely on it every play? 4) Has PJ ever heard of a quick slant? 5) Does PJ have an auto renewing contract like Hewitt?
Old Fashioned
December 27th, 2010
2:00 pm
To the blogger who said he didn’t think the athletic department should “put up with” the academic standards being maintained and enforced. Thank God that athletics doesn’t control Ga Tech! Most of these so-called “kids” take courses that are much easier than those taken by engineering students. Don’t be fooled into thinking the GT athlete (generally speaking) is a brilliant scholar. Some of the basketball players wo turn pro after first year don’t even bother to attend classes in the spring term. I would like for GT to tighten up the academic requirements,and compensate by recruiting smarter,more-dedicated athletes —giving us true STUDENT-athletes. The world simply doesn’t revolve around a bunch of “kids” playing games. There are many more-important things to be concerned about. Maybe we,the GT alums/fans should grow up and show more maturity.
CoachJRB
December 27th, 2010
2:17 pm
Any, way too early, thoughts on the QB and BBack competition for next season?
Tech alum and employee
December 27th, 2010
2:32 pm
@ truth hurts…..did you even go to college or know anything about schools? Tech’s management/business college is actually highly ranked. There are six colleges at GT: engineering, management/business, architecture, computing, Ivan Allen college of Public Policy, etc., and sciences. GT is a national leader in many of these, not just engineering.
j
December 27th, 2010
2:54 pm
Want to get on a plane designed by a Tech athlete? Heard one in a radio interview lately?
Hugh
December 27th, 2010
3:26 pm
The tech staff are miserable recruiters.We have to make drastic changes and fire several coaches.If PJ wants to leave fine.Oleary recruited head up against UGA.Eventually these southern confeence players PJ is signing will set the program back a decade.Where is our AD in this.The genie is out of the bottle!
Alan
December 27th, 2010
3:31 pm
True you can not spin the horrible recruiting by Tech staff.It is as bad as it gets.Something urgent has to be done.Maryland did it;Miami did it;Tech do it!Malzhan is out there.Cut a deal with Malzhan and fire non recruiting southern conference mickey mouse PJ.He is aweful.We are sick of him and his non recruiting staff.
Phil
December 27th, 2010
3:36 pm
Changes have to be made.It is out of control with Tech football.
GT fan
December 27th, 2010
3:36 pm
Allen, are you serious. Last years class was pretty good it just lacked a large number of recuits due to a lack of scholarships to offer. Plus outside of 1 recuiting class by Gaily no GT class has been highly ranked.
But I guess you really dont know what you are talking about or you would understand that, or you are a Dawg fan stirring the pot.
GT fan
December 27th, 2010
3:36 pm
Phil jump off the band wagon
GT fan
December 27th, 2010
3:42 pm
GT will never recuit like UGA or FSU or Clemson but they sure can play on the same field as these teams cant they. CPJ is a good coach and you guys have to give CAG a chance. It will take another 2 years and you will see what his defense can do.
For all of you that think recuiting is an exact science look at Texas and UGA and USC this past year. All those schools were in the top 15 in recuiting for the past few years and what did that do for them?
CoachJRB
December 27th, 2010
3:48 pm
Always a good sign when your rivals REALLY want your coach fired.
Stinger 2
December 27th, 2010
4:04 pm
Doug: My questions are:
1. Do you believe CPJ will make a realistic evaluation
of his “system” in the off season. If he does so in an objective way (meaning his own mind is open to some changes) will he actually implement some in spring practice to see if they would work?
2. The changes I am thinking of would be to incorporate
more passing into his pre-game plans instead of waiting until the team falls behind and he must pass out of desperation. 3. Also, will he focus more on the
importance of special teams play? Failure in this area cost GT the game against UGA.
Thanks Doug for your interest in your readers.
hot carl spackler
December 27th, 2010
6:05 pm
How many moral victories for the fightin’ yellow jackets next year?
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
6:37 pm
Halftime, and it’s hard to see which mule has a better handle on the turnip. B-O-R-I-N-G. So far, AF can claim a moral victory (its stats are better), which will really p.o. the teckies. At least Bob Davie REALLY, REALLY likes the option.
Too Easy
December 27th, 2010
6:38 pm
And gtu is one dropped pass from being behind.
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
6:44 pm
I don’t see why people say CPJ doesn’t like to pass. Heck, I thought in the KS game he was trying to force the pass even though it wasn’t there. CPJ tries to pass, but when your QBs aren’t terribly accurate and your receivers look scared of the ball most of the times it comes toward them, you’re not going to have much of a passing game.
Washington has 5 attempts in this game and 1 completion. That’s not a lot of attempts, but if you only complete 20% of your passes, you’re not going to move the ball much if you keep putting it in the air.
offensive sets
December 27th, 2010
6:49 pm
Why do we stay in the same offensive formation for the entire game. I love the fact that the Air Force may run the option, but they run it out of a variety of formations. I guarantee we would recruit better skilled players if we would show more variety in the offense!!!!!!!!!!!
mrb
December 27th, 2010
6:51 pm
Lack of leadership killed the team this year. Who will step up next year?
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
7:03 pm
SC St 2-8 12 W
KS 5-15 116 L
UNC 3-4 76 W
NC St 5-18 116 L
WF 11-21 130 W
UVA 3-6 59 W
MTSU 5-14 86 W
Clemson 6-19 83 L
VT 2-10 80 L
UM 7-17 101 L
Duke 2-7 90 W
UGA 8-15 101 L
Nesbitt was 39-105 (37%) for 674 yards (17.3 ypc). Washington is 20-48 (42%) for 376 yards (18.8 ypc) going into this game. Those completion percentages just aren’t a recipe for success throwing the ball.
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
7:04 pm
Another fumble. Not being able to hold onto the ball is killing us.
Aaron
December 27th, 2010
7:06 pm
Will CPJ finally hire a special teams coordinator?
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
7:08 pm
More important than incorporating the pass – protect the damn ball, and play even halfway decent on special teams.
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 27th, 2010
7:09 pm
I guess that Paul Hewitt pep talk before the game didn’t really help that much.
Horrible
December 27th, 2010
7:11 pm
This must be one of the most boring Bowl games I have seen. Good grief. This was supposed to be a scoring game? Two lame offenses. 18 yards passing for Tech. Unreal. I know the people of Shreveport wish the SEC was still coming to the game.
GT Alum
December 27th, 2010
7:21 pm
McKayhan should just go back to the locker room and change into his street clothes. Why are we putting a WR out there? We know they can’t catch the ball.
Brill
December 27th, 2010
7:30 pm
I feel bad for the defense who are playing well. #80 cost Tech the game. He is useless unless we need a tackling dummy. PATHETIC !!!
GTSeamus
December 27th, 2010
7:35 pm
This game is awful. I love CPJ, but he will run out of excuses next year if there is no improvement. He will have his recruits. Cmon guys!
Biff Pocoroba
December 27th, 2010
7:43 pm
Paul Hewitt looked good with the players he inherited. He had one great season and was given the lifetime contract. Now Paul Johnson is given a long term contract after one good year with the players he inherited. Like Hewitt, Johnson refuses to hire good assistants and wants to run the offense himself even though he can’t do it at this level like he did in the northeast. DRad didn’t learn from previous mistakes like Johnson doesn’t with special teams.
keen observer
December 27th, 2010
7:45 pm
PJ owned Air Force at the Naval academy. I think it was five straight. Maybe he should go back to Navy.
Old GT Geezer
December 27th, 2010
7:47 pm
Just as I predicted when CPJ was hired. Eventually everyone would learn to defense the option. With unorganized players and so-called specilaists making mistakes, there is no way to win. This is the beginning of the end for CPJ. We just wasted 3-4 years on the “Great Experiment”. Let’s go get a real football coach.
Yellow Fellow
December 27th, 2010
7:48 pm
They said McKayhan is in for Tarrant due to an undisclosed injury. Any idea what that injury is or when it occurred?
LADAWG
December 27th, 2010
7:48 pm
Gotta love ole PJ…what a great coach….having trouble with Air Force….
Old GT Geezer
December 27th, 2010
7:50 pm
Does anyone remember Pepper Rogers? Does this seem similar?
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!
New guy
December 27th, 2010
8:29 pm
And I wonder why I never pull for uga teams of any kind…..
George P. Burdell
December 27th, 2010
8:30 pm
You have to put this one squarely on the offense and special teams. Both of those are on Johnson and he has to pull it together quickly or his ass is in the hot seat. The defense played very well and there is absolutely no way this is put on them. Johnson had better get this in order quickly or his will be a short tenure.
New guy
December 27th, 2010
8:31 pm
Funny how uga recruiting classes are always a lot higher ranked than gtechs, but ol hair gel richt has the same record as tech. Just sayin……
Lmao
Bright Side
December 27th, 2010
8:31 pm
Air Force shoulda let you guys win. After all, your players are gonna be designing the fighter jets their players will be flyin. One misplaced diode and it’s down she goes.
WrecksNEffect aka Ol' Wrecks
December 27th, 2010
8:31 pm
re:
Fire Paul Johnson
December 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
_____________________
Happy Holidays & Best Wishes to you and your family!
You forgot to add that after THREE RECRUITING CLASSES, when CPJ’s 1st Punt returner went down, that he could not find ANYONE on scholly to catch a friggin’ punt to prevent his Team from losing the game.
So much for that “Genius” tag that the Kool-Aid drinkers want to bestow upon him.
I find it funny that the ESPN announcers used the Game as a 3-hr. infomercial as to WHY Air Force’s version of the Triple-O is better than CPJ’s and then they went on to win the game to boot.
I wonder what Vad Lee thinks about the announcer’s comments about him having a much lesser shot at the NFL playing for “Fish-Fry-Johnson”?
I’ve read your Blog BTW, your research is worthy reading for all members of the GT fanbase.
superDawg
December 27th, 2010
8:32 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR!NERDS.
BehindEnemyLines
December 27th, 2010
8:34 pm
“keen observer” nails it, or at least a reasonable bit of it. Either hire actual WR & ST coaches or put CPJ on the road, because what’s being done currently is an embarrassment. Of course unless Johnson magically develops the ability to identify and recruit legitimate D1 talent instead of the current collection of glorified I-AA “talent” then that only delays the inevitable anyway. Can a Bill Lewis era disaster really be far from happening? Undertalented & undercoached ain’t no way to go through life son.
same stuff different year
December 27th, 2010
8:34 pm
like it or not, Gailey never had a losing record, you cannot be one demensional at this level of football. Seven points against Air Force, let me repeat that, 7 points against Air Force. Absolutely PATHETIC, the time for excuses is gone, DRad needs to Johnson to make changes or needs to be gone, he is 0-3 in bowl games and in all three we looked awful
j
December 27th, 2010
8:35 pm
KEEP PAUL JOHNSON!
New guy
December 27th, 2010
8:35 pm
Oh yeah, one more thing, the only people who use terms like ’slurper’ are middle aged balding rednecks with no life, who make minimum wage working at wendy’s. Glad football is about the only thing a uga grad can brag about. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
question
December 27th, 2010
8:36 pm
I’ve made a few bad decisions in my life that I wish I could change.
I wonder if the person that decided to play #80 has that same feeling…or is he void of hindsight?
An old saying in racing…run what you “brung”. That is exactly what Tech did…fumbles, muffed punts, dropped passes and picks. Same as regular season.
I also wonder if Coach Johnson is so stubborn that next year will be the same as this with no improvment in passing and special teams….do you?
GTBob
December 27th, 2010
8:37 pm
keen observer, most middle school players could have caught the punts that were muffed. I agree we need a special teams coach but muffing easy punts isn’t something great coaching corrects. Most of us on this blog can catch an easy punt. If anything you can say that it was bad coaching to let that guy on the field.
Terry
December 27th, 2010
8:37 pm
collegeballfan, Air Force never really stopped Tech, Tech fumbled the ball four times, that’s what stopped Tech, they loss two of those, one in the red zone. Tech beat their self with turnovers, still had a chance to win even with all those turnovers, interception sealed their fate at the end.
rj
December 27th, 2010
8:37 pm
please fire Paul Johnson now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WrecksNEffect aka Ol' Wrecks
December 27th, 2010
8:39 pm
Instead of this Game being a POSITIVE for GT FB, it ended up being a 3-hr. kick in the groin:
ESPN showed a graphic where only 4 Schools in all of D1-A ran the Triple Option, they were:
Army
Navy
Air Force
GA. friggin’ TECH
If there’s one guaranteed way to scare AWAY TOP RECRUITS, is it to “compare” GT FB to friggin’ Service Academy FB.
Thanks a lot CPJ, for embarrassing GT FB to any & all “decent” Recruits that might have considered GT.
To be put on that “list” in Nat’l TV with all the Recruits watching will HARM GT’s recruiting efforts for years to come.
Thanks for nothing “Fish-Fry”!
CamdenMark
December 27th, 2010
8:40 pm
Good game techies, hope Tevin is OK.
SP Teams lost it for ya.
gpb
December 27th, 2010
8:41 pm
Bright side, our players aren’t going to be designing anything. Bedford is the rare real degree footballer.
superDawg
December 27th, 2010
8:43 pm
Up and away into the wild blue yonder.
Bamajacket
December 27th, 2010
8:43 pm
This exhibition was pathetic. I’m laughing. Nothing left to say. Pathetic. Our “special” teams are “special” ok. How do you play this way? No coaching. I’m not pulling for CPJs head or anything, but for some guy who supposedly hates to loose, he has sure looked pretty bland all year. I am glad this disaster is over. I have said all year, losing a ball game I can live with, but this display of crap all year is pathetic. No heart, No leadership, no learning from mistakes. We have no one, no one, who can catch the damn ball! Paul better do something about finding some leadership. A special teams coach and a passing game would be good, too. He’s not playing Little League ball anymore.
agree with GTbob
December 27th, 2010
8:45 pm
it really was bad coaching to play #80
TechMom77
December 27th, 2010
8:45 pm
Can someone please give me a reasonable explanation why BJ Bostic was not returning punts? I got the news on Tarrant but BJ was in the house. This made absolutely no sense to me!!
same stuff different year
December 27th, 2010
8:48 pm
As a lifelong Tech fan and a constant defender of the program, I will not defend this train wreck anymore, any comments from any fans need to be forwarded right to CPJ and his bullheaded attitude. One great season in the last 10,that is a fact and damn embrassing. You cannot defend it anymore..
Dwayne C
December 27th, 2010
8:53 pm
Air Force 14 – GA Tech 7
What a miserable ending to an even more miserable season. Look for more of the same in 2011.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
December 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Independence bowl loss. MAN, that’s low… lowwwwwwww
Coffee Bluff DAWG
December 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Your 2 min offense is non-existent. You could have beaten UGA earlier this year and AF tonight with any semblance of a passing game.
Bob Davie was right when he said there’s not enough versatility / variety in the GT offense.
notagatechfan
December 27th, 2010
8:58 pm
During the telecast, ESPN Analyst Bob Davie stated that Tech coach Paul Johnson doesn’t want or feel the need to change anything with GaTech’s offense. I hope that’s directly from Coach Johnson and not an impression that Davie has. With a season record of 6-7, I guess I can see where Johnson should feel that way. In other words, there is no need to make any changes to try and improve the offense. Good thing. I love to see Tech lose. Message to Coach Johnson, PLEASE don’t change anything. Losing 5 of it’s last 6 games, it is obvious that Tech’s offense is making opponents shake in their boots and of course there doesn’t need any changes. My favorite football team is any team that beats GaTech. Go Kansas, NC State, Clemson, VaTech, Miami, UGA and Air Force!!
Jack G
December 27th, 2010
9:00 pm
Those of you that have been on this blog. for 3 years know that I predicted just as this team has evolved. I took so much abuse from from some of you that I now take great pleasure in saying I TOLD YOU SO.
The bad part is its going to get worse.Recruiting stinks because no HS football player with any talent (and sense) wants to play in CPJ’s system. He can only recruit the rejects from UGA and other schools with decent systems.
From day one all we heard was just wait till he gets his players—-Well he got his players, and it didnt make for
a winning season. It made for a disaster.
Stay tuned folks there’s more to come.
Oh yeah—-Drad is doing a lousy also. The system is broke and all he does is voice support for his losers. If you dont recognise the problem, you damn sure cant fix it.
n
December 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
Enter your comments here
New Sheriff In Town
December 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
0-3 in bowls.
1-2 vs. Georgia, including losses to the weakest UGA teams in decades.
6-7 losing season.
@JackG
December 27th, 2010
9:08 pm
The best player in NC is heading to Tech next year.
same stuff different year
December 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
Folks if you want change things we need to make our voices heard, because DRad doesnt want to deal with anything (just look at the Hewitt fiasco). I have stopped spending my hard earned money on this crap, we need to bombard DRad and let him hear it from the real fans. Here is the email address -mcandeto@athletics.gatech.edu
dawgfan
December 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
This time last year I didn’t think there was anything worse than playing in Shreveport. But then as I watched the Joke by Coke lose its SIXTH..that’s right sports fans…SIXTH bowl game in a row something occured to me. LOSING in Shreveport is the lowest of the low.
Georgia Tech=JOKE.
Pablo
December 27th, 2010
9:16 pm
Those of you asking for an off-season of soul-searching by Coach Johnson will be disappointed, I’m afraid. I really don’t think he has any idea what went wrong this year. He has never faced a season like this, and I think his response will be more of the same. Next year either the team will bounce back and he will be proven right, or they will stink again and he will be fired. We’re in a race with UGA to see which coach retains his job. Maybe both, maybe neither.
college football
December 27th, 2010
9:17 pm
AIR FORCE 14, blowflys 7….SWEET
RAMBLINWRECK
December 27th, 2010
9:18 pm
Doug, will this team be any better next year? They can’t pass, can’t catch, played terrible defense almost all year and the special teams is pitiful. There are 2 offensive line coaches and no special teams coach?? What the heck? 6 straight bowl losses and how will a losing season effect recruiting? Even chan didn’t manage a losing year! We had 15 guys back this year and to lose 7 games is beyond me. Look forward to your reply.
san diego dawg
December 27th, 2010
9:21 pm
Who knew that the Air Force Academy had both superior engineering programs and a superior football program than the Georgia Institute of Bowl Losses?
comedian
December 27th, 2010
9:23 pm
we should have won the game we are tech you know.
RAID
December 27th, 2010
9:29 pm
Middle school offence against the same……..Difference is, one team is a little better than the other….Tech people, you, in the ACC can’not recruit top knotch athletes who have any aspirations of going to the next level to play in such in college……..For all of you who post “fire CMR” should sit back and take a good look at what your own coach is setting you up to be!….
Paul Watson
December 27th, 2010
9:30 pm
Open letter to DRAD:
Until you make significant changes to the sports programs (i.e. fire all coaches named Paul), I hereby surrender my 6 season tickets and all future financial support to the GTAA. Under your tenure we have slid back to the same performance we suffered in the early 80s. Do your job or quit. It’s time you earned your 7-figure salary.
RAID
December 27th, 2010
9:31 pm
How many bowl losses in a row?…….
RAID
December 27th, 2010
9:34 pm
Lets see, uhhhhhh, Fresno St, Iowa, and now Air Force just to mention a few…………..Geeeezzzz…..winning an ACC title seems to be easier than winning in a mediocre bowl game!
dawgfan
December 27th, 2010
9:39 pm
That’s 6 bowl losses in a row for the nerdherd RAID. Big time? NOT.
Dawg Style
December 27th, 2010
9:41 pm
paul johnson won with gailey’s recruits, but can’t win with his own. Tech fans will be giving him one more year to get it turned around. 6-7 seasons don’t cut it, even at tech.
RAID
December 27th, 2010
9:42 pm
Dawgfan, I knew it was sumpm like that!…….Just lost count…..LOL…..
Truth
December 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
Nice effort NERDS!!
WTH
December 27th, 2010
9:47 pm
>> You are obviously a dawg fan, bc you know that by stopping your contributions,
>> you lose ALL athletic points from previous years.
Points are almost meaningless with the Tech Fund. You want good seats, you pay the seat license. There will be plenty of spare seats. If you decide to drop your season tickets for a year or two, there is no penalty to speak of.
DRad really, really screwed up when he forced the Tech Fund down the fans’ throats. He destroyed years of fan loyalty, and next year will see the full fruit of his decision.
Truth
December 27th, 2010
9:51 pm
looked you nerds left about 60,000 tickets for your boy Burdell today and he didn’t show.
GTFan
December 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
No doubt that was a terrible game. But I will still give Johnson 2-3 more years (and I think DRad will too) to prove he can win with HIS players. But at this point, I am definitely more skeptical than optimistic. It was a questionable hire because of exactly what seems to be happening now. Other teams are finding ways to stop the no pass offense and it is seeming like we can’t recruit the players needed to run the base offense or give us a passing threat. Only time will tell, but at this point I wouldn’t put money on it.
Red Dawg
December 27th, 2010
10:02 pm
So UGA beating Yech was not that big a deal. Heck if the Air Force Academy can whip yech, UGA ain’t got nothin to brag about.
Looks like UGA and YECH will both be looking for new coaches after next season!
Wahoo
December 27th, 2010
10:03 pm
Dear Friends,
The turn overs were truly a killer?
Al’s D not getting a stop in the 4th cost you all the game !
GO JACKETS
WTH
December 27th, 2010
10:04 pm
GTFan, I agree that DRad will give CPJ at least 2 or 3 more years. The question is, will the fans give him that long?
Another season like this, and Tech will be forced to sell $14 tickets just to fill the stands at regular season games, much less at bad bowl games.
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 27th, 2010
10:05 pm
When does GT baseball start?
Bean Counter
December 27th, 2010
10:13 pm
Welcome to the Yellow Jacket Cafe – In honor of our football team the special today is turnovers.
Bean Counter
December 27th, 2010
10:16 pm
Air Force proved that you can pass with this stupid offensive scheme. All it takes is a quarterback that can pass. When did they get theirs – Atlanta? Good recruiting in your home town.
RealFactsOnTech
December 27th, 2010
10:17 pm
I hope you fans open up your eyes about thats happening right in front of your eyes with the “great coach” PJ. This is the first losing season in the pass 15 years. Tech has yet to win a bowl game! This season was a sign of what is about to come. Really 6 games won this year (SCS,North Carolina,Wake Forest, Virginia, MTS,Duke) Really? only 1 of these teams are playing in bowls. All the good players that was starting in the spring all disappeared from the the game in the fall. All the players on the field was out of place and not producing. All the games that was lost was blamed on the “lack of talented players” thats only doing what they are coached. So who is really to blame. A lot of the guys left the team this year. Either because they was not going to have a chance to play, the coaches, the school, or graduation and just didn’t want to take the pain of not playing in the games. The door has been open on the GT- CPJ program. If something is not changed fast looks like the great traditions for TECH are going down with CPJ.
RichieRich86
December 27th, 2010
10:28 pm
Ouch that really hurts. As a big Dawg fan how in the world can we give up so many points to GT and Airforce held yal to 7? pretty sad
Rambling Wreck
December 27th, 2010
10:34 pm
@RealFactsOnTech. Our program has tanked just like your grammar! How embarrassing!
Dawg Style
December 27th, 2010
10:58 pm
Enter your comments here
Tech Buzz
December 27th, 2010
10:59 pm
No big deal—without those fluke turnovers, tech wins that game in a blowout. With no good QB, tech didn’t have a chance to come back. In 2011, the jackets will be back—the ACC will be down so Tech should win the conference and be back in the bcs. Georgia will be in another minor bowl.
ask CPJ this
December 27th, 2010
11:08 pm
would you ask CPJ, anyway they can hire back Giff Smith from Buffalo who by far was the best recruiter we had of the decade. After living in Buffalo and realizing th grass is not greener, maybe Giff will come back
CamdenMark
December 27th, 2010
11:09 pm
You lost, we won. You whiner’s are just lucky AFA’s offense didn’t show up
ask CPJ this
December 27th, 2010
11:15 pm
TechBuzz, CPJ could have tried David Sims. CPJ said himself the backup takes as many snaps in practice as the starter. No excuse to let the same ole same ole go on for 5 games. Mix it up, geez …allowing McKayhan to fumble twice is a coaching problem, wtf? I support CPJ but I swear you have to change things, try new plays and mix it up somehow. The AF coach honestly ran plays that looked like wht CPJ use to do
A Rob
December 27th, 2010
11:23 pm
Guys, Get ready for more of the same crap next year….
The talent at Tech is just flat awful. Unless Days or another young QB can be a one-man show next year and we magically learn how to throw the ball, this offense will slowly destroy our program. The question remains whether or not PJ will ever change his offensive approach, or will his stubborn will take us down.
Wake up and smell the coffee
December 27th, 2010
11:37 pm
As a Tech alum, the true GT fans who are bashing Johnson have short memories. I’m reading several requests for Gailey – are you kidding me!? He came to Tech with the much acclaimed “Pro-Style Passing offense” that everybody is clamoring for, he had the best WR ever at GT and could do nothing but post ONE 8+ win in 6 seasons. And sadly enough, that one season we were 9-2 and lost the most desired 3 games of that season to UGA, WF and then WVU. Here’s what I remember of that “pro-style passing offense” – 3 runs and a punt. It was a predictable and boring offense. Wake up and smell the coffee… Recruiting? Last year’s class averaged the same amount of stars as Gailey’s one and only vaunted recruiting class. Johnson lost Giff Smith which is difficult but I’ll wait to see what McCollum who hasn’t even had one full year on the job but has been recognized as a great recruiter. Disappointing season this year – I guess Urban Meyer ( if he had not retired), Mack Brown, Kirk Ferentz and Lane Kiffin needed to be looking for new jobs as well b/c, according to the criteria, they had YEARS of great recruiting classes with players who have had a full 4 or 5 years in THEIR system, a passing offense and their teams had disappointing seasons. I can’t believe OU gave Stoops a chance after last year’s debacle of a season. Boy what a stupid AD! But the really stupid AD was the one at Auburn who hired Chizik after he had accomplished nothing at Iowa State – there’s a fool. Show some patience people. Hewitt? Ok, we’ve been patient on that one.
WrecksNEffect aka Ol' Wrecks
December 28th, 2010
12:20 am
re:
Wake up and smell the coffee
December 27th, 2010
11:37 pm
__________________
Please STOP using Texas as an “example of one down season”, when the fact is, is that Texas has had 11 STRAIGHT 10-win Seasons under Mack Brown and have won at least 2 BCS Bowls and 1 MNC, Stoops has gone to about EIGHT BCS Bowls and has 1 MNC.
Trying to explain GT’s cr@ppy 7-loss season vs. the #70th toughest schedule in the Country is nothing more than drinking the Kool-aid and making excuses for CPJ’s cr@ppy performance this season.
Also, just because CHAN was the WRONG Pro-Style HC that doesn’t mean that CPJ gets off the hook with no accountability, after all CPJ is making $2.3 Mill whereas Chan never made more than $1.0 Mill as GT ’s HC.
1 win vs. a down UGA program and 1 ACC-Title in a watered-down ACC is nowhere near a “fair-trade-off” for GT to be on the hook for a HC that cannot be fired due to his huge (by GT Standards) $2.3 mil per yr. Contract.
Finally, a HC getting paid $2.3 mil+ per season should have some sort of OPTION available when the game is on the line and there are less than 2-mins. to go, CPJ has NOTHING to turn to in those situations and that’s WHY he isn’t earning his paycheck.
Instead of calling me a mutt in disguise, prove me wrong with FACTS.
new guy
December 28th, 2010
12:28 am
Wrecks,
Here are some facts for you:
FL owns UGA.y
UGA.y is on their way to a 6-7 season
They’ve now lost 12+ games in 2 seasons. LMAO
Mark Richt is one of the higest paid coaches in the COUNTRY, and your team is playing in the LIBERTY bowl.
UGA.y has been in the top 25 in recruiting for how long, and how many championships have they won? 1982? WHAT? They haven’t won anything noteworthy since 1982?!!!>!>!>!?!?!?! LOLOLOL
Your athletic budget destroys GA Tech’s due to the fact your student body is over twice as large, yet your team is mediocre at best, as is GA Tech’s. So STFU you bon.er biting fA.Got
new guy
December 28th, 2010
12:32 am
And why can’t we use Texas as an example of a down season? Do you think Mack Brown is a bad coach? Are you really THAT stupid? That’s what happens when you lose good talent to the NFL and don’t have something in place immediately to replace the lost talent.
Now, if the same thing happens 2-3 years in a row, then ask some questions. Until then, lay off the college kids. The fact you want to give college kids a hard time shows what an ignorant piece of trash you are.
techengineer
December 28th, 2010
12:39 am
NO excuses for such pathetic special teams play! Although I was one of the ones clamoring for PJ and I’m still a big fan of PJ but if he don’t hire a ST coach or address it more seriously I’d fire his ass in a nanon sec! Game after game over the past two years there has been one ST disaster after another.. When’s enough enough coach? How much of the crap can you tolerate? As much as I like PJ this is a firable offence! I’m serious. We will not tolerate this crap any longer. You either find you a ST coach or you are fired! This is BS!! How many games must we lose because of ST mistakes?
WrecksNEffect aka Ol' Wrecks
December 28th, 2010
12:41 am
Sorry “new guy”, but I could give a rats a.s.$ about what Florida and UGA.y do, especially since I am a graduate of GT.
Also, you fail to address my concerns about MY(GT’s) HC getting paid $2.3 mil per yr. and not having a 2-min Offense, good STs, or being able to find ONE FRIGGIN’ PLAYER that can catch a punt when the starter gets injured.
Shouldn’t a GT Alum & fan be able to expect those things from a HC that makes $2.3 mill per yr?
new guy
December 28th, 2010
12:44 am
You’re not a GT Alum b/c you posted under the same IP address as Fire Paul Johnson, and claim to be a dog fan on that one. You are one STUPID ignorant piece of redneck white trash with no life.
new guy
December 28th, 2010
12:45 am
and about 7 other names that claim to be dawg fans. Wow. You seriously have no life do you? LMAO at your pathetic piece of trash life. How is Georgia Perimeter these days? Are you satisfied with your $9 / hr job? lololol
buzzzzhead
December 28th, 2010
8:20 am
More questions based on what others have said…1) Will PJ ever recruit an offensive player of national prominence that has the potential of NFL draft in the position he plays in college? 2) Can PJ set aside his ego and let someone else manage the game? 3) Is anyone else tired of the TV announcers say that PJ knows his offense better than anyone? I think some defensive coordinators differ. 4) Why can’t the receivers catch the ball? 5) When did it become proper form toe catch a punt over your head? 5) Do the players really dis-like PJ as much as I hear?
UNGAWA DAWG
December 28th, 2010
9:08 am
Jackets, I was pullin’ for you. Over at whobeat.net UGA needed Tech to win to help them accumulate more value in the only totally objective football “pecking order” in existence–c’mon man, get it together. Southern teams are not supposed to lose to teams not Southern….
A Rob
December 28th, 2010
9:53 am
WrecksnEffect,
Don’t disagree with what you say about the freak show that has become our beloved Jackets this season. But we should give PJ at least another season. I know it looks bleak, but perhaps he has developed one of the redshirt Qb’s into a multiple threat for next season. Based on what was done in year one, he deserves that opportunity. A BCS bowl game and defeating UGA certainly warrant another chance. He actually has recruited well, particularly on the defensive side, and only the safety (#1, Johnson), saw any action. The rest were all redshirted. So those are my excuses for what happened this year.
Let’s hope he proves us wrong and can make the needed offensive adjustments to have the Jackets back in the top tier of the ACC next season.
roughrider
December 28th, 2010
10:32 am
I hope Tech does not shame the state of Georgia by playing in a bowl game next year. No excuse for losing bowl games in a row.
roughrider
December 28th, 2010
1:01 pm
He’s probably a Tech student.
wreckmaniac
December 28th, 2010
2:21 pm
DRAD: Here are the 2011 OBJECTIVES:
1. Beat UGA
2. Win 8 games
3. Win a bowl game in 2011 or refuse to participate. Either is acceptable.
If any one, any ONE of the three are not done, FIRE JOHNSON.
Another objective is to fire Hewitt before this seaon ends. Get going now or get gone yourself !!
Wild Bil
December 28th, 2010
2:50 pm
Tech is a gaggle of overrated losers that play in a junior college stadium in a second tier conference. As down as UGA has been the past two seasons they could have won the ACC championship. Oh, I almost forgot. They did beat the ACC champions last year, (which made the Dawgs the best team in the ACC), and the defending ACC champs this year…..that would be the Joke By Coke trade school. The 2010 chumpions of the wussy ACC lost to JAMES MADISON for crying out loud. Please don’t even think about firing Johnson and Hewitt……..the Dawgs own them both!
Chaos Theory
December 28th, 2010
4:13 pm
Tech needs to get big time and hire a real coach who runs a pro offense. That option thing doesn’t attract the top players except small running QBs who can’t pass. 6 bowl losses in a row, 7 losses—time for big changes. paul johnson can’t get it done with his own recruits.
Dooner
December 29th, 2010
4:57 am
Hey Goldenrod, how bout eating one of Paul and Al’s tasty filets with tartar sauce to go with your crow? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! BAHHAHAHHA!!!!!
Dooner
December 29th, 2010
5:09 am
Listen fellow Techies, quit fussing and complaining about Paul and Al. Keep on with your whining and they will go to work at Bill’s Catfish Shack! UGA owns you fools. You are weak,WEAK!!! Eat more fish!! Air Force? AHAHAHAHA!!! BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Dooner
December 29th, 2010
5:20 am
Even Tony Barnfart said there is much work to do at Gt. There are fish to catch, grease to get hot, tartar sauce to make, Al’s ring to admire. Air Force? Really, I mean Air Force??? BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BAAHAHAHAHA!!!!
FullMetalJacket
December 29th, 2010
9:57 am
The usual UGA posters on this website and the CPJ nay-sayers masquerading as Tech fans must be having a pretty dismal holiday if they take time to post here. It is certainly fair to criticize this year’s team and that includes CPJ’s performance as coach–he would probably be the first to agree he could have done a better job. To even be suggesting that it is time to replace him is ludicrous and impetuous. I am all for objective assessment, but get realistic folks. Coach Paul Johnson is exactly the kind of man and coach we want at Georgia Tech: a winner, a disciplined leader, and a concerned authority figure who actively participates in the development of our young men as players and members of society. As far as a “real” coach is concerned, Coach Johnson is as traditional and conventional a coach you can find, despite the rarity of his offense. The option is good, sound football that wins games (and championships, as last year proved). I admit that I hope to see more new “wrinkles” in the offense and defense next year, and unquestionably the execution HAS to improve. But to suggest that two great seasons and an ACC championship constitute a “waste” of time on an “experiment” as several have suggested says more about the ignorance and motives of the poster than it says about Coach Johnson and Ga. Tech.
FullMetalJacket
December 29th, 2010
10:02 am
I am most concerned about the turnover margin and the inadequacies of the passing game: the bowl game proved to be an accurate microcosm of the whole year. Special teams and defensive execution has to be improved also, of course. But for a team that lost four key starters to the NFL last year the 6-7 record can be considered a disappointment, as opposed to an “outrage.”
FullMetalJacket
December 29th, 2010
10:05 am
We all learned the increased importance of the QB position in the option this year when Nesbitt went down. Hopefully, in the future we will give the backups more game and practice reps during the course of the season since eventual injury to a starter seems almost inevitable.
FullMetalJacket
December 29th, 2010
10:06 am
My biggest disappointment apart from the UGA loss was the loss of 4 players to academics and several more to bowl-game curfew violations. Those things must be corrected.
goose and gander
December 29th, 2010
11:53 am
The same “issues” Tech always makes in comparison to UGA football program (i.e. tougher academic entrance requirements, tougher curriculum, can’t recruit the same athletes, etc) can be used by Air Force in comparison to Tech .. and they won anyway.
L-O-S-E-RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
December 29th, 2010
12:48 pm
NUFF SAID.
Dooner
December 29th, 2010
2:18 pm
I am sorry for all that stuff about fish and tartar sauce. I shouldn’t have mad fun of Paul Johnson and Al Groh either. I am sure it wasn’t very funny to GT fans. But Air Force? BAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Grab a filet and some sauce boys!!!!!!
lisa
December 29th, 2010
2:27 pm
Wonder why since you are the beat writer for Tech, you just can not even give a shout out to the Women’s Basketball that is having a really great couple of games.
You guys just want to beat a dead horse. This year our football team did not preform as we would have hoped all year long. But since the coaches kept talking about them having effort it is up to them to figure out why the effort did not equal results. Time to move on and support the teams that still are playing
Chicken Farmer
December 29th, 2010
3:24 pm
Here’s a thought! We don’t need to hire a receiver’s coach as we’ll not be able to recruit true receivers. Plus, as we’re strictly a run offense, we’ll not be able to recruit a passing quarterback even if we get lucky enough to find a pig in a poke (someone who can catch the ball). So, here’s my thought, hire “The Fridge” as the offensive coordinator, keep the triple option, marry both offenses together and go out and tear up all comers. I believe “The Fridge” still has his place over on Lake Oconee too. Just a thought……………..
Dooner
December 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Wow! Have you noticed how mad some people get over football? All Tech fans should enjoy a tasty bowl of Paul and Al’s favorite cereal, Cap’n Crunch. Too much fish and rich tartar sauce can leave you irritable. Grab you a spoonful of the good Cap’n and lose that irritable bowel. Air Force. Really? BAHAHHAHAHA!!!!BAHAHHAHAA!!!!BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
pcb mike
December 30th, 2010
1:11 am
Hold on guys, give Paul another chance. We are starting to sound like UGA fans, sorry, nobody is that bad. We need to see improvement in special teams and passing for sure. If he is a good coach, (and he just won an ACC championship) he will make adjustments. If we don’t start passing more, I’ll be on his case too.
Check out GT Alum’s passing stats. The Wake Forest game was the only game we threw it 20 times. That should be our average number of attempts. Its hard to be good at anything without game time number of reps.
Rocket
December 30th, 2010
8:25 am
I don’t understand how any GT fan can be negative about our situation. Conference championship game 2 out of 3 years, orange bowl, 3 straight bowls. Yes, we want to do better next year and so does everybody else. I just hope we aren’t getting spoiled and try to throw the baby out with the bath water. CPJ has caught hell over this offense from the beginning and I like to see a Dan Fouts and Dan Marino offense just as much as anybody but if you’re at the dance with one of the prettiest girls why do you want to go around telling everybody how ugly she is.
Terrence Wiiliams
December 30th, 2010
8:45 am
My question: will CPJ and crew be recruiting some athletes from some of those
schools down there in Florida? I’ve been researching those schools and they have
what we need here at Tech. There’s a couple of players at Trinity Christian Academy and the Bolles
In Jacksonville Florida def. has athletes that can make an impact. I wish we stop looking just at
players here in Ga.
How many scholarships tech have available?
Do you know what position tech is looking to recruit in?
We must look at CPJ's record over nearly two yrs.
December 30th, 2010
9:12 am
UGA -2009 a loss
Clemson in ACC C G- Tech win
Urange Bowl- Iowa win
2010 season – 6 more losses vs 6 wins
2010 Weedeater Bowl another UGLY, UGLY loss
Recap – 7 wins vs 9 ugly losses to not one really decent team and the loss to the Big SKy team AF really makes us and the ACC look bad.
The AF loss is especially bad, as they were the number 2 rushing team and GT was the number 1 rushing team and you would think that our D would have known how to stop their attack, given that the GT D faces the same offense every day in practice. What is Al Groh doing? CPJ promised that he would make the GT D look like the NFL. Dang.
Also, our coach throwing the ball at the end of the two ugly UGA losses and then again in the AF game. We are horrible at throwing the ball. AF DID throw the ball. Why is it that they could pass the ball and GT could not? ANSWER: AF has a QB and a coach.
Go Jackets
PS our Navy pilots got busted for overflying Grant Field two years ago during the 09 Wake Forest game. We cannot even do that well. AF must have been guffawing.
MC
December 30th, 2010
12:27 pm
Somewhere Chan Gailey has to be laughing his azz off.
Okeefe/Bob
December 30th, 2010
7:00 pm
Doug—What do you think are the realistic chances of our landing Vad Lee out of NC? Are we going to have to live with 2nd or 3rd tier QBs as long as CPJ is at the helm? Lee is the real deal if we can get him as a QB ,not a wide receiver.
Dooner
December 31st, 2010
3:15 pm
Go Jackets. Sign McCollum and Brogdon and the offense will be ser.
Positive Jacket
December 31st, 2010
10:16 pm
I am ashamed of all these negative posts. Calling for firings? Coach Johnson is a fantastic coach. He likely did more with Coach Gailey’s fantastic recruiting class than Coach Gailey would have done. Due to the timing of the hire of Coach Johnson and it’s impact on recruiting, this was likely to be a down year. Let’s face the fact that not every team can win 10 games every year. In sport, someone has to lose. Look at Texas this year. When Coach Johnson had so much early success, I worried that this predictable down season would bring out the whiners. You all owe Coach Johnson an apology for assuming you know one tenth as much as he about the sport. How many games or Coach of the Year awards have you won? There is no more competitive man than Coach Johnson. He has won every where he has been, including Tech. Get a clue people, he lead the NATION in rushing with a non existent passing game to prevent defenses from loading the box. Until the rules change, Coach Johnson is not allowed to actually throw and/or catch a pass. I have personally watched Coach Johnson’s offense roll up passing yards. His offense forces man to man coverage and forces defensive safeties to play run first. Big passing numbers are available for the taking. However, Joshua the Warrior was not Drew Brees and our receivers did not have good years. Our special teams were a dissapointment. All things to work on through recruiting and coaching. Please give the man a legitimant chance before you string him up. Luckily, he does not read this crap or he might just pack up and leave you know nothings to your own demise. Any of you whiners want to put you money where your mouth is? I’ll take Coach Johnson to repeat as ACC Champion within five years. Or would that not be up to your standards. VaTech, Miami, FSU, Clemson, NC and the rest make up a tough crowd that wants to win as badly as us. Be proud of what Coach Johnson has done already. Be optomistic about what he will do in the future. And please, shut the %#@$ up before you run him off.
On another note, Roddy Jones is one of the most complete football players to suit up this year.
I for one am looking forward to 2011 and beyond.
Go Jackets
White&Gold
January 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm
No need to cry over this season becuase it is over. As always, I’ll be hoping for a better season this time around. Ah, those memories of 1990!