Georgia Tech will open with a Thursday-nighter
Georgia Tech will open its 2011 football schedule with a Thursday night game against Western Carolina on Sept. 1, according to WCU. The rest of the ACC’s football schedule may be coming out this week. Georgia Tech’s opponents are already known:
2011
- ACC Home: Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
- ACC Away: NC State, Virginia, Miami, Duke
- Nonconference Home: Kansas, Western Carolina, Georgia
- Nonconference Away: Middle Tennessee State
The Catamounts went 2-9 overall, 1-7 in the tough Southern Conference last season. They averaged 16.5 points and allowed a whopping 34.5. The rushing attack was led by Decatur native Michael Johnson (611 yards), who will be a junior. The team was quarterbacked by Zac Brindise, a transfer from South Carolina. He passed for 1,405 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior. After the season, coach Dennis Wagner fired offensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf and tabbed himself as the play-caller.
Tech coach Paul Johnson is a WCU alum (class of ‘79). The Catamounts are 0-4 against Tech, losing their last meeting in 1994.
Tech has won four consecutive season-opening games. It last lost to Notre Dame 14-10 in 2006 at Bobby Dodd.
– Doug Roberson, AJC
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Supersize that order, mutt
February 7th, 2011
9:06 pm
is it anymore of a joke than Bama – GSU or THUGa and that girls’ school from Louisiana or Tenn Tech?
George Stein
February 7th, 2011
9:06 pm
At least it won’t be 900 degrees.
CC
February 7th, 2011
11:06 pm
GStateBen, why all the hate? There are a lot of factors that go into scheduling, and I wish the games weren’t at the same time, but GT didn’t schedule this to do anything to GA State. It’s possible — even LIKELY — that the initial discussion and planning for this game was done BEFORE the GA State game. (I have no idea, but it’s certainly possible.)
I’d like to see GA State do well and will go to some games when GT isn’t playing at the same time, and I know a lot of Tech fans who feel the same way. You do know that Curry coached at GT, right? And he has nothing but good things to say about Tech. If you want support for your program, then put down the hatorade!
WnE
February 8th, 2011
12:47 am
A Quote from Bobby Dodd:
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“I just could not compete with those damn state universities. And Auburn is just as easily a state university. They could take these same boys we couldn’t take, who wanted to come and play for me. And it just broke me down. I couldn’t beat’em. You can just outcoach’em some of the time, brother. Better football players will beat you.”
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Despite that Quote from Dodd roughly 50 yrs. ago, there are still too many delusional, idiotic GT Fans that beelieve that Teflon-CPJ can take lesser Talent and work miracles with it.
At some point GT needs to get serious about its FB Program and get better players, there are enough of those better players that can major in Bus. Admin. that can play FB at a high level, but GT has to make itself a more desirable place for those types of players to want to major in Bus. Admin at GT.
Coach Dodd knew what Ol’ Wrecks has always known, the shame is that the majority of the GT Fanbase hasn’t learned it yet.
Ramblin Man
February 8th, 2011
7:07 am
Wrex you do know that you are hating on CPJ for recruiting what you are calling lower level talent then posting quotes you say are from Dodd about him not being able to get high level recruits and he was one of the greatest coaches around? Maybe the rest of us have learned over the years that GT is not and will never have classes like UGA, Bama, or FSU and that we are OK with that. These schools have no problem admitting anything and everything and yes it pays off in football but they forget about these kids as soon as they are no good to the program and could care less what happens to them off the field.
GT65UGA89
February 8th, 2011
8:31 am
Why do dawgies come on the Tech blog and talk crap?
2010-
GT 6-7
UGA 6-7
since 2008-
GT 26-14 (2009 Conference Championship)
UGA 24-15
…despite your higher ranked recruting classes year after year, you’ve done NOTHING lately. shut up and go read scout.com and salivate over your incoming freshmen …again
Reality Boy
February 8th, 2011
9:10 am
We’ve done nothing… Excpet for dominate Tech. Which, I guess, is pretty much not an accomplishment. That will change.
UGA fans are delusional
February 8th, 2011
9:12 am
WnE: Then how come Coach Dodd had a winning record against uga?
roughrider
February 8th, 2011
9:33 am
I wish Supersize was as smart as he thinks he is. We might could learn something on here.
juvenal
February 8th, 2011
9:52 am
best part-can do something on the long weekend!
Coach(sic) Paul Johnson
February 8th, 2011
10:22 am
Ealey indefinitely suspended
…and so it begins
GTFan
February 8th, 2011
10:27 am
I love how the Dawgs fan are bashing us already, and the so talented Ealey is suspended indefinitely and the season hasn’t even started!!!
Dadgum......
February 8th, 2011
11:05 am
Well it looks like a favorable schedule. Most of the hard games at home and easier ones away. No excuses for Johnson this year. Carolina will be the toughest home game followed by VT. I’m not sure GT has the talent for a winning season but Johnson is done if they don’t.
Reality Boy
February 8th, 2011
12:12 pm
I love how Tech fans are looking at a schedule ful of teams that beat them last year and are saying it will be easy. Classic.
GDBurdell
February 8th, 2011
12:53 pm
ACC Home: Clemson = LOSS, Again
Maryland, = LOSS
North Carolina, = LOSS
Virginia Tech = Big LOSS
* ACC Away: NC State, = LOSS
Virginia, = Win, but very close
Miami, = LOSS
Duke = 50/50 but prob a LOSS
* Nonconference Home: Kansas, = Woodshed style beat down LOSS
Western Carolina, = WIN
Georgia = HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOSSSSSSSSSS
* Nonconference Away: Middle Tennessee State = WIN
So a three win season!
HELLAVU HELLAVU HELLAVU SORRY A SS ENGINEER!
GDBurdell
February 8th, 2011
1:04 pm
Well since we’re sharing pictures I think this one sums up the state of the tek fan…http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-day-care-killing-831235.html
GTGirl1121
February 8th, 2011
2:34 pm
Oldejacket ..it’s only 205 days away!! It’ll be here before you know it!
Ramblin Man
February 8th, 2011
2:41 pm
wow GDBurdell I really respect your opinion since you are obviously not biased. Clemson will be starting a new QB with Boyd, though I do think he is good, and the defense that gave GT fits is gone. Maryland is a wait and see for both teams and UNC has not found a way to stop GT yet, save your breath about the NCAA and the suspended players. VT will be looking for a new QB and how you list them as a big loss when GT was dominating that game until lossing Nesbitt and still almost came back once Washington got some rythem going amazes me. Miami depending on when the schedule places them and how quickly they take to the new coach is an unknown. NC State is another program that has to rebuild around a new QB if Wilson leaves. I will admit GT has to fix a whole bunch of things, but the D really should be better but special teams and offense are a wait and see. The ACC as a whole could be open next year just because of new coaches and QBs. Nice job on not knowing how to post a link by the way.
GDBurdell
February 8th, 2011
2:56 pm
PJ is looking at a three win season…no Nesbitt, no passing, no D (again) and no ACC opponent not devoting time to prep for kicking the sh it out of tek.
haha, yeah links are blue Ramblinman, how many times did you restart your computer over that one? I thought nerds were supposed to be smart…?
they already know this based on an all thursday night 1/2 off free coke and hotdog schedule
BYRDDAWG
February 8th, 2011
3:17 pm
I guess Rueben Houston might get to watch this game if the FBI hasn’t caught him by then……GT is the ONLY school I know that has someone on the FBI’s most wanted list!!!!!
damngooddawg!
February 8th, 2011
3:19 pm
I see seven or eight regular season wins for GT with an improved defense and a good option running back.
Ramblin Man
February 8th, 2011
8:26 pm
GDBurdell,
Um none that is why I pointed it out to you. One would think that was clear but you have never been known for your smarts or ability to use common sense. Nice comeback though really put me in my place.
Ramblin Man
February 8th, 2011
8:42 pm
BYRDDAWG,
Nice try but the FBI is not looking for Houston the US Marshals are and that is only because they felt he fled the state. If you can find the link putting him on the FBIs most wanted list please post it I checked te FBI most wanted list and he did not come up. The FBI has slightly more important investigations going on and had nothing to do with the investigation of Houston for his idiotic and thug actions. Now since you decided to be negative and show your lack of knowledge please read the following story about a star UGA player that stole millions and was actually on the FBI most wanted list. By the way GT tried to seperate itself from Houston and the fans wanted nothing to do with him. The only way he got back to GT was by a lawsuit. Good night all. http://www.enewspf.com/index.php/latest-news/police-reports/16996-former-uga-football-star-and-nfl-player-arthur-marshall-sentenced-to-69-months-in-prison-for-mortgage-fraud
GDBurdell
February 9th, 2011
1:23 pm
Ramblinman: haAAAAAAAA you can’t use a computer and you’re proven WRONG…are you really a teky???
Jacket Backer
February 9th, 2011
3:02 pm
Love the Thursday night games! Hope we have some more.
Go Jackets!!
Ramblin Man
February 9th, 2011
3:24 pm
GDBurdell,
Sad life you lead. A free tip from me to you, when you are cleaning your ear with a q-tip stop pushing when you feel resistence. How was a I proven wrong and how is that I don’t know how to use a computer when you lack the simple ability to properly post a link?
the murf
February 11th, 2011
9:17 am
who in the hell thought it was a good idea to open the season against a 1-AA team on a Thursday night in downtown Atlanta?