Nesbitt thinks about the Virginia Tech game every day
Joshua Nesbitt said he thinks about that bitterly cold night in Blacksburg every day.
Should he have thrown the ball? Could he have led Anthony Allen more? Should he have tried a different way to make the tackle?
It doesn’t matter now. What’s done is done. Now, Nesbitt is focused on showing scouts what he can do at Georgia Tech’s Pro Day today. He hopes to show the talent evaluators that he can play in the NFL. He hopes it’s as a quarterback, but he’s willing to play anywhere. He’s been working hard in Charlotte, N.C. since early January precisely for this day. His trainer thinks he can run a sub-4.5 40-yard dash, which will certainly get him some attention. He’s also been working on his accuracy, trying to improve what was perhaps his biggest weakness at Tech. His agent thinks he can be an asset similar to Brad Smith, who is featured in a variety of positions for the New York Jets after a standout career as a quarterback at Missouri.
Georgia Tech was rolling that night, though. The offense was moving up and down the field on Virginia Tech. The Thursday night crowd, so loud at the start of the game, was quiet.
Was this the same Jacket offense that looked so mistake-prone for most of the season?
Earlier in the game, Nesbitt sprinted 71 yards up the middle of the Hokies’ defense to give the Jackets a 14-0 lead with 4:44 remaining in the first quarter. The run also gave Nesbitt the record for career rushing yards by an ACC quarterback.
Leading 14-7, Nesbitt and the Jackets were third-and-goal on Virginia Tech’s 6-yard line.
The play called for Nesbitt to roll left and hit Allen running to the corner of the end zone.
Nesbitt saw Davon Morgan shadowing Allen, but he thought he could squeeze the pass in. Morgan cut in front of Allen, intercepted the pass and began running up the sideline. Nesbitt sprinted over and tried to push Morgan out. Instead, Morgan’s knee slammed into Nesbitt’s forearm, breaking it.
It cost him the remaining games in his career and started a new set of questions.
The arm is healthy now. Nesbitt said a few weeks ago that he feels no physical effects from the injury. Though there is a mental hangover.
“I regret it to this day and probably for the rest of my life that just being lazy on that one play,” Nesbitt said. “That’s what I think about it every day now.”
– Doug Roberson, AJC
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Tommy
March 9th, 2011
12:41 pm
That play should have never been called.GT should have taken the field goal. It was a low percentage play and Tech had VT on the ropes. That one play spoiled the season for GT.
Alabama Jack
March 9th, 2011
12:45 pm
devildawg, do the world a favor – reach up and pull the flush handle.
juvenal
March 9th, 2011
12:53 pm
way to go, Udofia….Josh takes the blame, a great guy………
Brock
March 9th, 2011
1:20 pm
dawgfan-I couldn’t care less what the subject is on what you post, it’s the simple fact that you stated not to come on here (a uga blog) but you come on here (a tech blog) and post your useless nonsense every single day like it’s your job. I sometimes choose not to respond to your drivel but you keep on like a little girl whining about tech fans.
It’s that old argument- well, you post on our blogs so I’ll post on yours. Whether it’s our fans calling your players thugs or you calling us nerds who give a rats azz.
Post something with substance or move on for cryin out loud.
Drad Fan 2
March 9th, 2011
1:34 pm
Joshua is going to be one of the most beloved players in GT history because he was loyal to Tech and the way he carried himself on and off the field.
Hokiestats
March 9th, 2011
2:00 pm
Good Luck Joshua! You were a class act and a great player. With you on the field, we may have lost the game. I believe that you still have those mad skills that made you a threat. You’ll get you chance and will shine.
best Wishes.. from a Hokie .. and many Hokies like me
Genius Jacket
March 9th, 2011
2:44 pm
I thought Joshua thought about calculus and formulas all day.
Not a Hewitt Fan
March 9th, 2011
3:29 pm
I admire your sand Josh…..word of advice….get your dergree….NOW!
Hayseed Dixie
March 9th, 2011
3:34 pm
@Hokiestats. Ah. Class. So rare in this world.
VaTech is a great football program. Damn, we wanted to beat you guys. But them’s the breaks.
Bama2010
March 9th, 2011
3:39 pm
I love Josh Nesbit
icallbs
March 9th, 2011
3:40 pm
This guy was/is a good kid and worthy competitor – nothing not to like. I hope he does well in the NFL. I suspect he will be a success in life, regardless. College football sorely needs more like him. Go Dawgs.
Joe
March 9th, 2011
3:53 pm
devildawg- go back to getting yelled at by your girlfriend you little puss
Tech lies, Tech cheats
March 9th, 2011
3:58 pm
http://www.ajc.com/news/ex-georgia-tech-professors-866564.html
STEINER
March 9th, 2011
4:07 pm
Should have gone to Georgia and played Safety…Was a great defensive safety in high school and saved his high school team several games at Free Safety….Good luck to Josh, never have understood the Joshua deal….What’s wrong with Josh????
gtfanfrom1951
March 9th, 2011
4:09 pm
Thanks Josh
Dogs love trash!! just look how they leave their school after a home game.
macrotech
March 9th, 2011
4:29 pm
superDawg comes back!!! I didn’t think I’d see you anytime soon…especially, after your pups got beat by UCF! Welcome back…it is ONLY fitting that you’d ride the tail of dawgfan…you pups are good for each other!
WnE…Josh has no shot? THAT’S what this is all about….Josh taking a shot at the nfl….read much?
George Stein
March 9th, 2011
4:33 pm
You said you’d never post again if someone proved one of your comments untrue, WnE. I did and you’re back. At least now we know you’re dishonest – to the extent we didn’t before – as well as crazy.
And would you please learn how to write?
WnE
March 9th, 2011
5:21 pm
re:
George Stein
March 9th, 2011
4:33 pm
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Typical loser putz that comes on a CFB Blog and criticizes writing style & sentence structure rather than focusing on the message.
You’re the typical geek-nerd-loser that forced normal students like me to “road-trip’ to other colleges in order to have a “normal” College experience when I was at GT.
RambleOn84
March 9th, 2011
5:26 pm
WnE,
Quit subjecting us all to your self-loathing. Sorry you’re ashamed of being a “Tech alum” and now spend all of your time denigrating our program, but the rest of us don’t care.
Go stalk some more high school boys, you weirdo.
SEC where overSigning Eliminates Competition
March 9th, 2011
5:31 pm
Dawgfan: Your delusions of grandeur are funny. UGA had an esteemed football program in the past. Your only claim to significance now is beating GT(which if in your mind GT is so bad then that is no big accomplishment). UGA is in the same state as GT and needs to earn back the lost respect and relevance. The real problem GT fans have with UGA is their misplaced arrogance. You guys still think your great when your record the last few years says otherwise.
kb
March 9th, 2011
5:50 pm
Nesbitt was a warrior without him PJ most likely would be gone from the flats by now.
Frankly
March 9th, 2011
6:00 pm
WnE is wrong Josh Nesbitt will make it in the NFL as a fine cornerback. That is where he should have played all along.
Hokie51
March 9th, 2011
6:17 pm
Nesbitt is a running back at best in the NFl. Look for him to go late to Miami to help out the Wildcat formation. The VaTech loss wasn’t his fault entirely. Yes he made mistakes. But in the end VaTech just beat the lesser Tech. Nesbitt might break out 3-4 years into his career.
Again? It has happened again?
March 9th, 2011
6:24 pm
Coach O’Leary of GT fame was found out as having a fraudulent resume and in fact, he did not play college ball or earn his Masters. he lied basically and Gt was DUPED.
It has happened again !!! Two married profs were earning salaries from GT AND at the same time were charging another major university for salary. Apparently, GT has no oversite on their staff.
This is yet one more embarassment for GT, along with Tarrent and Joey Hamilton and Reuben Houston, Drug ODs and Drunken Driving charges and Ethel Street crime and Robert Hall and spousal abuse and the exodus of GT kids leaving CPJ’s regime in droves and his failure to recruit any decent running backs and the fact that CPJ has not won a bowl game.
GT …….. the right stuff.
WnE
March 9th, 2011
6:32 pm
re:
Hokie51
March 9th, 2011
6:17 pm
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The Dolphins won’t waste any draft picks or FA invites on a wildcat player of any position, they WASTED a 2nd round draft pick on Pat White at QB and he took ONE HIT and is now out of the NFL.
The Dolphins are still trying to play “catch up” for not drafting Matt Ryan and wasting a 2nd round pick on Pat White, there’s no way that they’d waste a valuable Training Camp invite on a spec player like josh with no NFL-type skills.
When Coach Kung Fu Panda showed up with his gimmicky Cripple-Option Offense (play in it long enough & you’ll soon be crippled), Josh had the chance to transfer or move to Safety, he chose to stay at QB, and now he’s paying the price.
Once again, back when Teflon-Coach Fish Fry got hired (2007) I raised the thought of GT playing with Burnett & Nesbiit as the Safeties, and was vilified, now Josh WISHES he get in a “converted Delorean” and go back and do things again as a Strong Safety.
I do feel bad that Josh trusted his potential NFL career as a Safety to a slick-talking used car salesman with a gimmicky Offense.
Coach Fish Fry won’t lose one DIME, but Josh has lost any slim chance he had to make any money at the NFL Level, if he plays Str-Safety for 3+ yrs. he has good chance of getting drafted.
It is all your fault josh you made the stupid decision to put your career in the hands of Teflon-CPJ.
dawgfan
March 9th, 2011
7:36 pm
Misplaced arrogance?!?!? You have beaten us a grand total of ONE time in 10 freaking years but still come on here and trash UGA football. Yet WE are the ones with misplaced arrogance? Why do you feel that you have license to trash UGA football? Misplaced arrogance? Unbelievable.
I am well aware of the fact that beating your steaming pile of effing crap football program is not a big deal. Preaching to the choir there Techie. How can anybody call it a big deal when we’ve done it 16 times in the past 20 years? How can we call it a big deal when we’ve fired coaches after they beat your ACC Chumpionship overrated pile of crap team? We do not pretend it is a big deal. We simply point it out to a) make Techies cry for sport and b) shut delusional morons with misplaced arrogance like yourself the hell up.
Good day.
George Stein
March 9th, 2011
8:11 pm
You neglected to mention your commitment to never post on an AJC blog again, WnE.
And you still can’t write. Putz.
1980 was so long ago
March 9th, 2011
8:17 pm
If the dawgfans want to see the more current version of the National Championship trophy, it is on display in the GTAA building next to the other 3.
My, my that has to just kill those guys who only have their hbtd to live for and the free time to chase down these GT comment boards to try to find some self worth.
1980 was so long ago.
George Stein
March 9th, 2011
8:30 pm
Stay classy, dawgfan. You’re a big boy with your anonymity and a keyboard.
1990 was a fluke
March 9th, 2011
9:11 pm
You mean the shared national championship? 2 major bowl games since 1967, all of the Tech tradition left when Bobby Dodd retired , more 1 or 2 win seasons than 10 wins , UGA has as many BCS bowl wins as you whole pathetic conference.
buzzwax
March 9th, 2011
11:59 pm
Joshua – I have followed GT Football since 1974 and have seen some great players, but you are my favorite!! Good luck following your dream, but make it a point to finish the one thing you control 100%, your degree!!! I KNOW ‘that piece of paper’ will reward you for a LIFETIME long after you are done playing football!!!
GDBurdell
March 10th, 2011
12:28 am
UGA and Tech exist in entirely different universes when it comes to expectations. We shoot for the stars. You shoot for whatever you can hit and then make excuses for the misses. That’s the loser Techie mentality in a nutshell.
SNAP!!
praying JN gets a shot, tek stole from this guy
around town
March 10th, 2011
2:49 am
Man, after reading all of these comments about how great UGA’s football team is I just can’t wait til next year to see them in action again.
AMG
March 10th, 2011
7:47 am
Nesbitt should think of the year before when he took off in the 4th q and ran a 30 yard TD to win the game, One of the Great GT games of the last 20 years. Nesbitt is a great player with tremendous talent.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
March 10th, 2011
7:57 am
I doubt devildawg is a true dawgs fan? Fake GT fans make a lot of crappy statements also. Best of luck to Joshua and as always GO DAWGS
John
March 10th, 2011
8:22 am
God, are the UGAg fans so f-ing STUPID or what?? What an embarrassment to the State of Georgia….or even humanity. Do us all a favor dawgfan: Go get a .45, point it to your head, and pull the trigger!! The world will be MUCH better with your brains splattered all over the place. Your family won’t miss you.
Football365
March 10th, 2011
9:04 am
I like josh he is a heck of an athlete but why is he wasting time trying to be a qb? cpj did not develop him at all in the 3yrs jn played qb. To be honest woody dantzler was a much better qb prospect coming out of clem and he didnt a 30 sec shot at qb, same for ronald curry.