Georgia Tech heads into N.C. State week
Greetings-
Hope you were able to watch the game Saturday. If not, you can catch the replay here on ESPN 3.
Anyway, I imagine you’ve re-hashed the game a good bit, so we’ll try to look forward here.
1. With North Carolina out of the way, it’s not difficult to imagine that the Yellow Jackets could be 7-0 in a month’s time. (Unless your imagination is not very good.) Obviously, if coaches and players start thinking along those lines, that’s probably not wise. But, as fans, I’d say you’re welcome to do so. Unless something drastic happens, Tech should be favored in each of the next three games against N.C. State, Maryland and Virginia.
If Tech can continue its improvement, execution and focus, I’d rate its chances of winning each fairly high. Certainly, weird things happen and counting on a group of 20-year-olds to stay consistent at most anything can be a foolish proposition. But, somebody’s got to win those games.
If you’re wondering, and I know you aren’t, my laborious research tells me that if Tech reaches 7-0, it can reasonably expect to be ranked somewhere between 10th and 20th in the country. I checked all the top-25 polls going into Week 8 through 2002 for the lowest-ranked undefeated BCS-conference team. The high was No. 8 and the low was No. 19. Most were No. 14-16. I suppose I could also look at the teams ahead of Tech and figure out how many head-to-head matchups there are that would drop the loser beneath the Jackets or see what teams have a tough schedule in the next four weeks, but there are limits to my laborious research.
While we’re on the topic of projections, you could make the case that in this 7-0 scenario, Tech might be a little high, as they would be 7-0 with (possibly) only one win over a “quality opponent.”
2. A troublesome number for the N.C. State. The offense is averaging 2.8 yards per carry. The N.C. State school paper pointed out that, if you take away wins over Liberty and South Alabama, the average is 1.5 yards per carry. Aiyee.
Wake Forest and Cincinnati’s passing numbers against N.C. State: 48-for-70, 600 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions.
One other factoid: The Wolfpack’s linebackers coach is … Jon Tenuta.
3. Hopefully you read the story I wrote for Monday’s paper about statistical differences between the 2010 team and the 2011 version after four games. As you might imagine, the most obvious difference is the passing game. Other facets of the offense, as well as the defense, are improved (penalties are down 38 percent, for example), but the efficiency of the passing game is what has improved the most.
I think one way to capture is that, last year, Tech had completed 33 percent of its passes through four games, on its way to finishing at 38 percent, lowest in FBS. This year, Tevin Washington’s completion rate is 64 percent. With one more completion, he’d be slightly ahead of the single-season school record for completion percentage (Joe Hamilton, 1999, 66.6 percent).
It’s easy to make this a Joshua Nesbitt vs. Washington matter and, obviously, some or maybe even a lot of the difference lies there. Protection, route running, catching efficiency (if such a thing exists) and the situations (throwing off of play action vs. throwing because the team is behind) all play a role.
I’d be curious for your thoughts.
4. Game time for the Maryland game at Bobby Dodd Stadium Oct. 8 should be announced Monday. I’ll have it up on a blog as soon as I find out.
5. Some links from Saturday’s game.
Charlotte Observer report from the UNC side, as well as Wilmington Star News.
Jon Cooper’s story about Stephen Hill’s efforts for Sting Daily.
Matt Winkeljohn’s game story and various pontifications for Sting Daily.
David Friedlander’s report for the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Stan Awtrey’s story in the Macon Telegraph.
6. I’ll have post-practice notes up 9-ish. My guesses for Tech players of the game: Jeremiah Attaochu, Darren Waller (special teams) and either Stephen Hill or Jay Finch.
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By Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech beat
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Burdell 90
September 26th, 2011
10:22 am
First
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
10:28 am
To satisfy T3, I went over to the UGA Blog Cesspool with all the other drunk uneducated UGA folks.
They are mad over there.
Y’all think O’Brien regrets giving the keys to the car to Glennon and buying wilson a cab ride to Madison?
Tech 49
NCSU 24
Burdell 90
September 26th, 2011
10:33 am
Washington and Nesbitt are two different QB’s. I would not say one is better than the other. It’s the other factors…defenses not respecting the pass, the blocking that is opening up the running(especially by the recievers) that in time opens up the passing, and the work that the recievers have put in to run better routes and actually catch the ball.
Like I have said before, the offense will take care of itself. The defense needs to keep improving each week and not get comfortable.
Defense wins games, if they don’t score, they can’t win.
What are the stats on KO returns and especially punt returns? At least we are catching the punts.
macrotech
September 26th, 2011
10:39 am
DawginLex, I can’t imagine uga losing many more games this season! Florida and Tenn. look beatable and…I don’t EVEN want to bring up Tech’s history against the dawgs! I’m okay with ya’ll winning all but that last one of the season! O’Brien would be an idiot if he didn’t have that regret! I hope that you prove as good a prophet as you were with your last call!!!
GT Fan
September 26th, 2011
10:42 am
October is key for GT (Just like in 009)
@ NCST
Maryland
@ UVA
@ Miami
Clemson
With no off week.
Yes Miami appears to have major problems stopping the run, but that is going to be a very difficult game for the Jackets …. 2nd consecutive road game, and they really don’t play real well in South Florida. Playing against Miami’s athletes will help prepare the defense for Clemson’s the following week.
If GT can come out of October 3-2 it’ll be 9+ Ws. 4-1, and the VT game decides the Coastal. 5-0 … GT wins the Coastal, and UGA will stand between an 11-1 or 12-0 season.
Stay grounded Jackets, execute, and take NO opponent lightly, and good things will happen!
High school
September 26th, 2011
10:45 am
Three more JV games….
GT Fan
September 26th, 2011
10:46 am
The Maryland game time was posted & announced on the jumbotron Saturday as a 3:30 start.
Tom
September 26th, 2011
10:46 am
Tell Macon’s Awtrey that his ugag-beat colleague is an idiot.
GT Dude
September 26th, 2011
10:49 am
Had Hill caught that wide open pass in the second half, he would have been ahead of Joe Ham. Of course that one handed grab Hill made in the first half was amazing…
So I guess it all averages out
Birmingham Jacket
September 26th, 2011
10:55 am
Don’t like your thinking at all Ken.
No game is a gimmie’ when our defense has shown repeatedly, that between making some pretty good plays– for no ryme or reason it falls asleep and gives up quick scores.
Also, special teams that miss 30 yard field goals and fumble kick-offs could make us lose to Gwinnett High School.
ONE GAME AT A TIME.
I am excited to be traveling to Raleigh this weekend though. Hope I get to see a beat-down in revenge for last year’s Buzz-Kill (pardon the pun) NC St. issued at Dodd.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
10:58 am
High School games?
Tennessee
Vandy
New Mexico St
Auburn
Kentucky
None of these teams are playing Real Big Time college football.
Nice High School Schedule.
Yeller and Gold Buzzzzzz
September 26th, 2011
10:59 am
@ Birmingham…what fumbled kick offs? didn’t see any of that in the NC game
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:00 am
Birm Jacket
No R. Wilson at NCSU this year. Tech will beat Glennon.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:03 am
The heart of the Jackets Season starts @UVa and runs through VT at Dodd.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:05 am
Yeller
I think he is speaking of the Slightly miss handled but caught Punt by Laskey. UNC received a kick catch interference penalty on the play too.
REW
September 26th, 2011
11:06 am
Stephen Hill’s one-handed catch #1 play of weekend on SportCenter – go vote for it over T. Gonzales catch vs. Eagles on ESPN.com.
juvenal
September 26th, 2011
11:13 am
CPJ plays who he wants to play how wants to play, did not need my advice last year to play Tevin more & to try some shotgun so we might as well move on…Lex, glad to see you a big % from your side, keeping the civil in civil war……Ken, love the links……
Yeller and Gold Buzzzzzz
September 26th, 2011
11:14 am
5150
ah yes…the life of a frosh punt returner…..his first pressure punt catch with the game on the line. I think our bigger issue is KO. They just have to get that kick higher and deeper.
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 26th, 2011
11:15 am
KEN!!!
Did you see the KSU/Miami game?!?
Even if it is in Miami, they will not be much of a match they way I see it. I like your train of thought though. You should have made the case of 8-0 going into the Clemson game.
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 26th, 2011
11:16 am
I’m hoping for two 8-0 teams when GT and Clemson play.
I love breaking those farm boy hearts.
juvenal
September 26th, 2011
11:21 am
1 at a time…..something else i don’t get is why 96 gets so much PT? star news has a pic of walls tumbling down again on the 55 yard burst up the middle…..
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:25 am
Hiccup against NC. Game should not have been that close. “O” will have a big day against NCST. I thought “D” looked good wih interceptions and sacks. Hill doesn’t drop again the rest of year. ” KEEP ROLLING YELLOW JACKETS ” 56-17
Ramblin Man
September 26th, 2011
11:26 am
The team definitely does not need to look past any opponent as they have made plenty of mistakes that could have cost them the UNC game. 17 points was left on that field and the D will show flashes then loose coverage and sloppy tackling for a series or two.
Casey
September 26th, 2011
11:26 am
We have a VERY GOOD chance of winning the ACC. But let’s take it ONE GAME AT A TIME… or we’ll be talking about all the “what-if’s” again at the end of the season. Anyhow, thank you Jackets for giving us something to chear about in Atlanta while the Falcons and Braves stink it up..
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:28 am
8-0 would be sweet. More than possible.
RambleOn84
September 26th, 2011
11:28 am
DawginLex,
O’Brien has got to be the biggest buffoon in college football.
Who else would tell a potentially All-American QB to go take a hike?
We need to take care of business in the next three.
ormewood
September 26th, 2011
11:28 am
NC State looked wretched versus Cincy on both sides of the ball. Barring a complete breakdown, Jackets should win handily. Wolfpack beat jackets last season. Should be all the motivation that’s needed.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:30 am
Casey
you are leaving out the Dream Lady’s WNBA team.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:31 am
Ken, can you PLEASE do something about imposters. The post at 11:03 was not made by me. Those of you who know me personally hopefully (including the one who met me at the game Saturday) can tell the difference, but others have no idea. I have no idea why anybody would pose under someone else’s name instead of creating one of his (or her) own, but it’s obvious that some people just don’t have lives.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:31 am
Ken, what’s up with the filters AGAIN??? The post made at 11:03 was NOT made by me. A poser’s posts gets through, but mine don’t
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:33 am
If you didn’t see Kent Hill before the game, check him out, great guy, good cookies. He’s next to chick-fil-a.
calm down
September 26th, 2011
11:35 am
One game at a time. No talk of 7-0 till we actually make it. This team needs to keep a level head and execute. This team has been doing all the things that we couldn’t do last year. Keep it up, and dont get that sense of entitlement.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:35 am
5150 and macro, and anybody else who posts here regularly, just so you will know, 11:03 was not me
mcfredlyte
September 26th, 2011
11:37 am
Ken, something else that has drastically changed is the number of long plays from scrimmage that tech has. This year through four games tech has 14 plays of 40+ yards. Last year with 13 games, tech only had 16 such plays.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:39 am
Super, glad you cleared that up. That didn’t sound like you. Ken should block those.
Tenuta's Game plan
September 26th, 2011
11:43 am
rock… Rock… ROCK… ROOOCCCKKKK!!!!
Ted M
September 26th, 2011
11:43 am
Tevin looks so much better than last season. Stephen Hill, holy cow, last year he could not catch a can of corn for the whole entire year now he is leaping 2 feet in the air and catching balls one handed.
That’s the difference.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:44 am
GIVE ME…. Thanks. I know Ken can check email addresses, but let’s face it, he DOES have more important things to do.
BUZZ
September 26th, 2011
11:45 am
stay grounded & UGA SUCKS !!!!!
Tech 51 NC St 21
uga 17 Miss St 27
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:47 am
Ted M, another BIG difference too is the overall team emotion. And the defense, even though it still gets iffy at times, is so far and above what we saw last year that it’s just incredible. Each week they look a little better, and that week-by-week improvement means the best is still to come…..and it WILL come.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:47 am
You’re right , he does a great job. Glad to have him.
JSJacket
September 26th, 2011
11:48 am
Wow, Ken. You are killing it with the Tech coverage this year. A serious upgrade. Demand a raise and keep it up!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:48 am
Buzz, Miss State is definitely a better coached team than the mutts, but it’s going to be tough for them to win in Athens. I hope your prediction is right.
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 26th, 2011
11:48 am
It’s only 4-0. Am I celebrating a great September? Absolutely. Is it a promising start to the season? Sure. Does it warrant these headlines about 1990 and what this team might have in them? Not in my opinion. There are no real pushovers left on the schedule. NCSU, UVA, Maryland, Miami, and even Duke are the type of team that can get back on track, and each should be considered a trap game. I’m praying the coaching staff is harping on the mistakes and work is being put in this week by our team in every phase of the game (I’m lookin’ at you, ST’s). NCSU’s defense was pretty decent against us last season as that game was NOT a shootout. Wilson was scoring plenty, sure, but more importantly, we were not. I’m confident in GT’s ability to go 7-0 and beyond, but I am not okay talking like that’s a sure thing.
Ted M
September 26th, 2011
11:49 am
Tech did block a punt even considering that the special teams still stink.
If CPJ could get their special teams to just average they might be able to do something great. As is GT will lose a game solely because of special teams.
juvenal
September 26th, 2011
11:49 am
Ken, please ask how #96 graded out, & why not use #93 more, he saved us those last 2 drives…..you should feel honored, Super, shows you gotten under somebody’s hide…..
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:49 am
I never really had anything against Doug’s coverage last year. But I guess I didn’t really have anything to compare it to. I am in no way putting Doug down, but WOW, Ken’s coverage is AWESOME !!!!
GT FAN
September 26th, 2011
11:50 am
Right now, 5-0 would be super, then lets worry about the other games. As John F Kennedy was told, goin to Dallas was like getting a hole in the head. Lets dont look ahead.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
11:51 am
Team attitude is great. Roddy said the only way to stop the talk about losing the ACC champiohship was to go and get another one. Looking for a flawless game this week.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:52 am
Perimeter, I agree, and I think we had better not take Duke too lightly. Just because they are historically more or less a patsy, the DO have a coach now, and we should all know from personal experience just what a good coach can accomplish.
Ted M
September 26th, 2011
11:52 am
Yep – the defense is looking better. VT & FSU are not looking that great either if we beat Clemson I say we win the conference.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:52 am
SUPER
My handles were Hi-Jacked a few times over the weekend on the Tech and UGA blogs. UGA fans are getting a lil testy and sensitive these days.
They Dawgs could be real nasty after this Saturday.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:53 am
Clemson needs to beat VT, and then we need to beat Clemson. If we win the others, then a loss to VT (if it happens) would not kill us.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:53 am
SUPER…………My handles were Hi-jacked a few times over the weekend by testy dawg fans too
carolinajacket
September 26th, 2011
11:54 am
When you start taking other teams too lightly it can lead to disaster. Remember last year. And though this is a completely different team, it still must realize that a poor performance can cost them. I’m sure the coaches aren’t taking State lightly.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:55 am
5150, didn’t realize that. Just can’t understand why some people can’t get a life
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:55 am
SUPER…………Clemson is in the Atlantic. We need to beat VT. we could lose to Clem&Sons and still meet them in the ACC CG.
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
11:57 am
Super Doug is a Dawg and he is a European Soccer fan. American Football is not even close to his passion. i was on his Facebook page and all he talked about was soccer.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
11:58 am
5150, I realize that, but if Clem’s son beats VT, it still counts against VT in the race for the division lead. However, I guess I WAS wrong about the need to beat VT. They would win the tie-breaker if they beat us. So either we need to beat VT no matter what, or they need to lose two, one of which hopefully will be to Clem
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 26th, 2011
11:59 am
What I do plan on doing, instead of bragging about 4-0 and hanging my hopes on a season of greatness, is place myself on GT’s campus at least 4 hours before game time every home game. I will then proceed to mingle with my friends and family whilst consuming varying amounts of caffeine, alcohol, and meat. I will then place myself in my seats within the stadium a solid HOUR before kickoff and prepare myself to expend every last tailgating calorie screaming, clapping and otherwise raising Cain for my Jackets the entire game. I know my section found me obnoxious at the outset of this last game, but by the 3rd and 4th quarter they had all pitched in and were very much contributing to the uncharacteristically high stadium noise this game. I know UNC’s O-line heard it, and hopefully every other team coming to BDS will hear the same. THAT’s a fan’s duty if we’re hoping for a continued win streak of any kind. It’s make-your-own-momentum when fans get in the game like that, and it usually pays off.
GO JACKETS!
Playsomebody
September 26th, 2011
11:59 am
GT has beat nobody! Please get excited when you actually beat a top ten opponent…
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:00 pm
5150, I thought for the most part Doug provided FAIR coverage (fair as in balanced and mostly objective), but he just didn’t provide ENOUGH coverage. Ken’s coverage goes beyond just fair and balanced; it is plentiful and THOROUGH
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 26th, 2011
12:02 pm
Playsomebody, which top ten opponent has your team beaten?
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:02 pm
Sounds like the rantings of a mutt troll. The mutts haven’t even beat a top 25 opponent. UNC was ranked 25 in the ESPN/USA poll, so we HAVE beat somebody.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
12:02 pm
This is turning out to be a perfect schedule. Clemson and VT knock heads before Tech gets to them. Will show some flaws in both teams. Just stay focused Jackets. Let it come to you.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:03 pm
Perimeter, which section are you in? I am in 225, and it gets pretty enthusiastic, even from the beginning of the games. But I am sure it could be even better.
Ramblin Man
September 26th, 2011
12:04 pm
Guys give O’Brien a break. There was no telling what Wilson was going to do at the time he released him and Glennon probably would have asked for a release if he kept him. Tough decision no martyrdom what he did.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:04 pm
GIVE ME…., this was the PERFECT schedule for this rebuilding year. It could not possibly have been set up any better.
RICHT IS WRECKED
September 26th, 2011
12:06 pm
I think Paul Johnson is proving a LOT of people wrong.
http://coachesbythenumbers.com/coach-profile/?coach=Paul+Johnson
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:06 pm
not to rain on the parade here but:
UNC 24
rutgers 22
UNC 28
UVA 17
USM 35
UVA 24
Even if you win out, your schedule won’t warrant anything but playing the lowest rated champion from another BCS conference.
You know what your best scenario is? Have us win out, win the East, lose to y’all(yuck) and then upset LSU or Bama in the SECCG.
Y’all win the ACC and get into a better BCS bowl game or maybe sneak into the title game if others lose.
Hey, I’m dreaming of SC and Florida losing this weekend and us winning so why not?
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 26th, 2011
12:08 pm
UNC is not a top ten team, granted, but read up on their talent in the trenches. Their D-line has at least 2 guys who will be playing on Sundays next year, but their O-line was also gigantic. I’m sure your team has large, talented linemen, too, Playsomebody (whoever you root for), but watch the replay of the game or even just some highlights. Watch as Tech’s “undersized” lines handle business against these “SEC-like” lines of UNC. Who won, Playsomebody? Even with ~17 points left on the field due to a fumble, INT and missed FG…who won the game? I’m pretty sure UNC will be ranked again this season. That’s a good football team. GT’s more real than people want to admit, and let’s just say your team has us on the schedule…I’m pretty sure you’d be sweating it.
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:09 pm
also, Temple’s slaughter of Maryland, Maryland beating Miami and Miami losing to K State don’t help the cause either for the ACC champion
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
12:10 pm
I’d like to see UGA win out and be ranked for Tech game. No excuses.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:12 pm
DawginLex, IF Tech makes it to a BCS bowl, it would be the Orange Bowl. Not sure who the opponent would be, but it would probably be a team ranked higher than Tech
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 26th, 2011
12:14 pm
DawginLex, yeah Maryland and Miami are making ACC fans sick to their stomachs right now. We seemingly cannot help being in the ACC, so all we can really do is pray the teams we beat do better and then just try to keep winning. Clean, Old Fashioned Hate needs to be a ranked vs. ranked contest, so I agree with a lot of what you’ve said.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
12:14 pm
Dawg, Clemson did defeat the defending national champion. Nice ACC win.
Brock
September 26th, 2011
12:14 pm
a handfull of questions concerning this team in the spring but now I see 3 things, that if cleared up, will make the difference in winning the next for and competing with Clemson and VT.
1- we need a kicker. period. end of story.
2- 3rd down defense is killing Tech. Saturday they had 3 and 15 & 3 and 17. Then blew it. Fix this and we will beat teams by a wider margin by getting the ball back and scoring quickly. Defense wears themselves out by continuing to crap their pant on 3rd downs.
3-punt returner. Laskey ain’t getting it done. We need a fast, quick guy like Zenon. Not sure why Paul doesn’t use him or Wright. He used Hill saturday and look what happened.
With saying this, it looks like these 3 things could be cleaned up rather quickly. Not too shabby for all the question marks at the beginning of the season.
Oh, and a shout out to the O line. Those guys did a great job against those mammoths for NC.
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2011
12:14 pm
Hi to all–the optimism here is palpable–I too have visions of getting to the Clemson game undefeated & even further–but we all know how hard that can be even for the very best teams–so I take a grain of salt & pepper too with these high hopes..But ain’t it grand after suffering thru the post Bobby Dodd years. Carson was a coulda been. Fulcher had flashes. Pepper was some home cooking that came close. Curry was headed up when he betrayed us. Lewis was a total F/Up. Ross did great & can’t fault him for trying the NFL. O’Leary did pretty good with “the Fridge” as his O/C. Gailey was average. Johnson is the real deal & has done real well wherever he coached. Things look good for the future! I believe he can get our 5th NC! I might 1 or coaches, but that all my memory can recall off the top. Anyway, GO JACKETS & THWG!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:15 pm
I don’t think Saturday’s game was a matter of the Jackets MAKING the Heels look good. I thought the Heels, to have only had their coach for like 6 weeks were actually a well-coached team. They definitely had size and talent. But they could not stop the Jackets when it counted, and Tech fortunately DID stop them when it counted.
Burdell 90
September 26th, 2011
12:16 pm
DawginLex…even though I can’t stand the mutts, always want you to win out and then have us win. As you know that will only help us. I agree, after last year it will be hard to get into the Big game even if we go 13-0 because I am sure they have that in the back of their mind when voting…and we need the votes to help with the computer rankings.
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2011
12:17 pm
darn it left out something. I might have missed 1 or 2 coaches, but that is all my——————-
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:19 pm
Most of you guys probably don’t even remember Fulcher, but he COULD have been the ideal coach for Tech. He had the links both to Tech (former player and former GREAT freshmen coach) and to the state of Georgia (Augusta boy). I don’t know what happened to him to cause him to quit, but in my opinion it was a big loss for Tech when he did. The rumors in Augusta were that his marital problems screwed up his life. I don’t remember the story of his divorce, but his second wife was a TOTAL FLAKE.
i wouldnt say that ...
September 26th, 2011
12:20 pm
telling an all american qg to take a hike is buffoonery. i would say that is a coach that is trying to establish a ‘we’ mentality vs a ‘me’ mentality.
i am also a buckeye fan and i wish we would never had recruited me first prior.
instead of a leader at qb we got a ‘ringleader’.
look at what that got us.
i do believe that cpj would do the same thing.
patience
September 26th, 2011
12:21 pm
Where’s “WnE”? Haven’t seen him on here in quite some time
Sam Houston
September 26th, 2011
12:24 pm
One thing hurting the defense if the offense has been scoring so fast on long plays.
The longer the drive lasts the longer the defense is off the field. Time of possesion
helps the defense as much as anything. Can’t tell the offense to stop scoring so
fast, but keeping the defense off the field is the key.
headley lamar
September 26th, 2011
12:25 pm
Its the ACC. Who cares really ??
7-0 in the ACC will get you 4-3 in the SEC
We have seen this time and time again.
headley lamar
September 26th, 2011
12:26 pm
ACC is 2-11 in BCS games.
Winning the ACC makes you a big fish in a really really small pond.
spider
September 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
NC took every kick off past the 35. our kick offs are terrible..my as well kick off out of bounds everytime and take the penalty..no risk then of someone going all the way against us and might save an injury or two.
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
I could see South Florida as Big East champ playing ACC champ in Orange Bowl. The crowd would be monstrous.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:28 pm
better to be a big fish in a small pond than to be a small fish (like UGA) in the big pond of the SEC.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:29 pm
spider, I had the same thoughts
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:29 pm
I still like our chances because of our defense.
But if florida beats Bama this weekend, all bets are off.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
12:30 pm
DawginLex, WHAT DEFENSE???
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:32 pm
The one that held Ole Miss to 183 yards total offense and only 34 yards rushing. Without our 2 best players.
I know. It’s Ole Miss.
But they only scored on a trick play on a punt and a trick play on offense.
We have NFL coaches on that side of the ball.
There is definite imporvement and they should only get better.
i think we have a perfect situation
September 26th, 2011
12:34 pm
to compare apples to apples when talking about what josh would do in this offense.
he would do the exact same thing that days is doing now. they are almost clones of one another.
josh while being a great talent was not much for being a great distributor. on the other hand tevin has shown that he is a great ‘point guard’ type of qb. rather than look to take over a game and do to much like josh would do…. tevin looks to get everybody involved and picks his shots.
there is no comparison between the reads that josh made vs tevin. tevin is a big upgrade in that area as well as in his pass accuracy.
Ol'JacketFan
September 26th, 2011
12:36 pm
Tech can only control what it, as a team, does in the remaining games on the schedule. If they take of business and win out then what will be, will be. It hasn’t helped national perception that Maryland and Miami has struggled but it is what it is. It will tough for Tech to finish undefeated but we will see what transpires. If this team winds up with 10-12 wins then it will be a great season and set the stage for the next few years. A lot of folks either don’t know of have forgotten just how young this team as a whole and given its youth the 2012 and 2013 seasons are looking very good. Give Tech 2-3 years of 10 plus wins then the national pollstes/media won’t be able to overlook Tech.
I am very excited about this season and possibilities but I am equally excited about the future of the program!
Go Jackets!
College Football Expert
September 26th, 2011
12:37 pm
lol @ uga fans putting down tech in the comments of this pro-tech article and bragging about their team’s performance. I know fans are fans, but come on.
hey dawg in lex
September 26th, 2011
12:37 pm
no offense but this is a gt blog. if you want to talk dawgs go to your own blog.
i could give a rats ass about how ‘great’ uga is and how many nfl coaches they have on your team.
speaking of nfl coaches. look no further than chan gailey to see how well the nfl mentality works in the college game and vice versa. the old ball sack sucked as an nfl coach but seems to have found his rythm at gamecrock u.
Luke
September 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
Just an FYI for everyone, the kick-off time for the Tech-Maryland game is at noon on ESPNU.
And secondly, Mark Schlabach of ESPN has us going to the Orange Bowl against South Florida in his weekly bowl projections. Would be a GREAT game with a huge crowd!
Luke
September 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
@hey dawg in lex.
I actually enjoy what DawginLex has to say. Unlike you, he speaks in a great demeanor and adds intriguing points to the discussion at hand. He doesn’t just ramble off on about Chan Gailey or Steve Spurrier.
Ol'JacketFan
September 26th, 2011
12:41 pm
Here’s one Tech fan that has no problem with DawginLex being in here. He’s a classy fan and always has good insight on both teams! Trolls I can do without but true fans are fun to interact with even if I don’t agree with who they root for
College Football Expert
September 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
uga fans posts always make me chuckle.
Slow your roll boys
September 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
Stay focused and humble. We haven’t won anything yet. Wolfpack will be eager to upset a 4-0 team. Take at a game a week. Clemson looks to be really tough and we all know UGA will be tough(even if they are 2-9 going into that game). Now let’s get a W in Raleigh.
GT Fan
September 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
It will NOT matter that they play in the ACC …. If GT goes 13-0, and nobody else is unbeaten, they WILL be one of the two teams in the BCS NC game. It’s just that simple.
Luke
September 26th, 2011
12:43 pm
@Slow your roll boys,
Agreed. The only thing we’ve done is managed to put a target on our backs. Each W from here on out will just make it bigger. Stay focused and work hard. Let’s keep rollin!
hey playsomebody
September 26th, 2011
12:45 pm
go back to your own blog until the dawgs ‘ actually beat a top ten opponent…’
not like the dawgs have been world beaters. AND your schedule is not exactly a world beater either.
Thanks, Ken...
September 26th, 2011
12:46 pm
I watched a LOT of games on Saturday, at least most of 5 different games after the GT game was over. Look, there are only 2 or 3 teams out there that are playing inspired football (actually, maybe only 2); in the so called big games that I watched, including ugag, there was a lot of crappy play. I’m being honest when I say that I didn’t really see a single team play, other than LSU, that didn’t look like a high school team several times during the games. The only thing that’s really killing us is the total lack of a kicking game. Can’t CPJ just go yank some kid off the soccer team that can at least kick the ball to the end zone, or make a 30 yrd FG?
Ol'JacketFan
September 26th, 2011
12:46 pm
I am really enjoying how this TEAM is performing. It sure looks like they are having fun out there and have a great chemistry. No cliques are apparent and, based on the player interviews, they are all taking pleasure in seeing the TEAM win.
Such a changes from some previous editions!
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
12:47 pm
Just like to talk college football.
Later boys
Have a good one
Born2Buzz
September 26th, 2011
12:48 pm
I hate it when I make a witty erudite comment and it gets caught in the filters.
Just cause I said the rest of the ACC was god awful (I’m guessing..let’s see if this gets through).
Yes, the team should be looking only at the next game, but like Ken said, we fans can look ahead and hope for 7-0 or 8-0. Miami still worries me.
GT Fan
September 26th, 2011
12:48 pm
I hate seeing the early line …. GT minus 11.5 AT NCST. That will be used as bulletin board material.
Based on week 4 games, GT should run for days vs. NCST, but 10/1 is new game. Glennon has put up some good passing #s. Get a good rush … he aint no Russell Wilson …. and GT could see 7 sacks again.
I like the Jackets on 10/1.
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2011
12:49 pm
I think we have………….. I think Nesbitt was used, in certain game situations, by CPJ that way because of his strength & toughness……..he was a beastly warrior in crunch time
Luke
September 26th, 2011
12:49 pm
Thats the thing, Im not quite sure there wont be at least three unbeaten teams. Counting Boise State in (God knows they’ve deserved if they can finally go undefeated), you could probably look at Alabama or LSU to go undefeated, which leaves Tech the odd man out, even if they were to go undefeated.
hey luke
September 26th, 2011
12:51 pm
i dont disagree about his being a decent poster. i just dont want to here about how great the dawgs are. dont we get enough of that from the trolls.
as far as my relevant posts go. if you dont like em dont read them. simple.
additionally… if your a dawg lover i suggest you go to a blog where you will be appreciated. this is blog for gt fans and good ol fashioned hate rules here.
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2011
12:56 pm
OJL I completely agree with yo about the youth of this team. I recall the TV broadcasters saying we only had 5 seniors starting this year. That certainly bodes well for the future.
Birmingham Jacket
September 26th, 2011
1:04 pm
Per ESPN, UMD a 12PM kick on ESPNU
Booooo…..
hmmmmm
September 26th, 2011
1:05 pm
As I said before the season started. Washington will be a better qback than Nesbitt was. That was very obvious to me watching Washinton throw the ball at the end of last year. Last year he was already a better passer than Nesbitt.
Nesbitt was a better running back but an aweful passer.
Washington is a very capable runner but an overall better qback and the offense will flourish under him as it already has. It will only get better.
ATL XMAN
September 26th, 2011
1:05 pm
13-0..now that is funny. guys..you were picked to win 6 or 7 games this year…your still in the hunt for that. you guys havent played anyone except UNC and they pretty much shot themselves in the foot all day. you guys couldnt run up the middle. the only thing that saved you guys was the long td to hill. tech did have a few pitches go right and made unc pay for being out of place. but if not for all the mistakes unc made tech has a L. your defense will not hold up. but congrats on the unc win and for hanging tough.
RT in NC
September 26th, 2011
1:07 pm
Nesbitt was a better athlete. It looks like Washington is a better QB. I love um both though.
ATL XMAN
September 26th, 2011
1:08 pm
by the end of the year all you guys that think washington is the better qb will be calling for a qb change as he wont come close to nesbitt win totals and his over all numbers on offense will be well off as well. he is just being helped by playing the weaker teams this year
reality
September 26th, 2011
1:08 pm
Hey ATL Xidiot….where are your dogs ranked? Who have you beaten….coastal highschool and an ole Miss team that Gt would have put 60 points on?
Casey
September 26th, 2011
1:08 pm
They could even start 8-0 had they opened the season against the Falcons..
Birmingham Jacket
September 26th, 2011
1:10 pm
ATL XMAN
You obviously didn’t watch the game. The score didn’t reflect how lopsided time of posession, total rushing and passing yards were.
If anyone shot themselves in the foot, it was us. Missed 30 field goal, dropped TD pass, allowing a late score on a big play run.
Otherwise, that score is a GT rout 45-21.
Ol'JacketFan
September 26th, 2011
1:13 pm
Uzzi, Attachou and I. Johnson named to the ACC players of the week list!
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
1:13 pm
I hope they change the time . Can’t stand noon games. Hard to eat a chili dog at 10am.
LP
September 26th, 2011
1:24 pm
Good win but it shoulda been easier and bigger. Hill has to make wide open catches. That is crazy to drop that ball. Looks like a 11 point fav over nc state. We usually have a tough game at uva and they are a lot like unc. Won’t be easy. With miami looking average, we could be 8-0 with clemson coming. I will be pulling for clemson though this weekend over VT.
rate it
September 26th, 2011
1:26 pm
The difference in passing is nesbitt wasn’t very accurate and rarely threw a spiral. Tevin is a better passer. That’s the difference and as long as our guys can catch the ball, we will beat anyone in this conference as well as ugag
rate it
September 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
ole miss is the worst team in the sec and not even a top 100 team and uga fans talk that up? pathetic
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
Don’t knock DawginLex, no matter what he posts here. He is informed, intelligent, and classy. ATL XMAN, on the other hand, is a total doofus. We couldn’t run up the middle on UNC??? Then why did Sims have more yards against them than he has gotten against any other team so far this year. He runs up the middle, and he also assisted in opening a big hole for Roddy on the play when he ran up the middle. Watch the games, bubba, and talk about facts, not conjectures.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
1:36 pm
I would, however, question what DawginLex said about the dawg defense. Holding Ole Miss doesn’t prove anything at all, and if Choke Grantham’s NFL credentials are used as a standard for good defense, then why was he the 4th choice for that job last year?
Hoopster
September 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
yeah, ATL Xman, because B-Back David Sims running 13 times for 71 yds, averaging 5.5 a carry shows an inability to run the ball up the middle. put the pipe down. Tech rushed for a ton!
T3
September 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
The real surprise in the ACC this weekend is Clemson will beat VaTech.
Mike O
September 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
Miss ranked 89th. LMAO
Ga 31 Haha
Tech 16.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm
Flounder
September 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
… not to mention ATL XMAN (and others) clogging up the GT live blog on Saturday with play-by-play updates on the UGA game.
Not Hiring
September 26th, 2011
1:39 pm
This is setting up nicely for a good drama. Tech playing Dawgs at 11-0 in the top 10 and Richt, who has owned them, lame duck coaching his last Georgia game. Hollywood couldn’t come up with a better script.
Gorilla Biscuit
September 26th, 2011
1:39 pm
If you could just get Mohammet, Jugdish, Sidney and Clayton to buy a ticket you might have something there.
Clemson, VT and Georgia are going to make Al swallow his Super Bowl ring.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
1:41 pm
Sounds like Gorilla is a racist
Golden Tornado
September 26th, 2011
1:42 pm
Ted M, I agree with you completely: “As is GT will lose a game solely because of special teams.”
I go a step further: That loss will occur in one of the next three games, against a so-called, gimme. Maybe the offense can make up for the Big Error when it happens, but “that’s why they play the games.”
reality
September 26th, 2011
1:47 pm
Kansas is ranked higher than Ole Miss in Sagerin’s ratings.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
1:48 pm
Just don’t let officials decide the outcome of the game. What a mess for Toledo and Syracuse. Someone should be dismissed.
reality
September 26th, 2011
1:50 pm
You are funny Gorilla. UGA is not in the same league as VT and Clemson. GT rolls over UGA in November.
Ken Sugiura
September 26th, 2011
1:52 pm
sorry about the filters. i’ve asked the blog guru to take a look at the comments in the filter – and there’s a bunch – and see if he has any explanation.
Flounder
September 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
… now that was actually very funny “Gorilla”. Hey Supersize … you may or may not know, but he was quoting Nerd character names from the movie “Animal House”.
As “Larry the Cable Guy” would say (who is also prototype for a UGA fan btw): “I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there!”
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
Gorilla, I can assure you I am not a democrat. But even if I were, so what? ALL classes, beliefs, races, and nationalities are welcome at Tech. That apparently is something a racist like you cannot understand.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
1:56 pm
Flounder, actually I did not realize that, but it doesn’t matter. What he implied was that Tech draws on people of different nationalities and races for its fans and players—–clearly racist and xenophobic
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
1:58 pm
Ken, do you know how Hill is doing?
Buzz63/64
September 26th, 2011
2:04 pm
Probably need a new thread on this but here goes. Why doesn’t Coach post an open try out for some one that can kick the ball into the end zone on kick offs. Surely, there is someone on campus that could do that.
Ramblin Recluse Road
September 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
If the players can continue the pace w/o getting upset by their first test scores the profs gave them, and w/o getting upset by anything else others connected with Tech are establisng for themselves, then they could go 7-0. They cannot protest about others by not playing well, like they might have done with Nezbitt’s play after Demariyus Thomas left. Nezbitt passed well enough to Thomas that an NFL job was offered to him thanks to Nez. People use Tech to create future careers in many fields, including grad school, and the players have to realize that everybody at Tech is for themselves and their own education, not each other as some sort of interdependent team all that much.
Ramblin Recluse Road
September 26th, 2011
2:08 pm
the players need to disregard any other’s participation with Tech, or non-participation such as in my name as a Tech grad of ‘73, and continue to perform for the others; I have payed my alum assn dues this year, and I appreciate the entertainment the players are providing
Ken Sugiura
September 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
good posts here. i’m not a fan of either team, but reality gets a +1 for the kansas/ole miss tidbit.
give me a break – i don’t know if espn is contractually allowed to break a kickoff time once set.
about O’Brien chasing off Russell Wilson, it wouldn’t surprise me if CPJ would do something similar, although i don’t know if he’d draw the line where O’Brien did (Wilson’s minor-league baseball got in the way of participating in offseason workouts).
Remember, CPJ cut loose a high schooler who, after committing, took a visit elsewhere (which he tells commits they can’t do). obviously, stakes are different, but he was at that point risking becoming “the guy who didn’t let the eventual All-American take another visit after committing.” He’s a “you’re either with us or you’re not” kind of guy.
p.s. as it turns out, the prospect kind of fizzled, but the point is the same.
gorilla biscuit – let’s avoid politics. and name calling, for that matter. let’s try to contribute to and elevation the discussion, not detract from it.
Stinger 2
September 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
Ken: I appreciate your informative blogs. However, the players (or at least some of them) follow your writings.
When they read the parts that are intended for the fans, I hope they do not get so giddy and full of themselves.
They need to think one game at a time any not get excited about what their record could be in the future
Jacket1985
September 26th, 2011
2:19 pm
Ken,
The board at Tech flashed a 3:30 start for the Maryland game sometime during the 3rd quarter. Not sure of the accuracy but I swear I saw it.
GTVegas
September 26th, 2011
2:25 pm
The season started today, GT is 0-0 this week and should strive to end this seven-day season at 1-0. There is no other game to focus on other than NCState. Focus and execution !!!
Ken Sugiura
September 26th, 2011
2:31 pm
1985 – you saw it correctly. it was a mistake by the game production staff. the game has been set for noon.
Stinger 2 – i imagine players don’t need my help to look at the schedule and draw the conclusion for themselves.
K
September 26th, 2011
2:31 pm
Ken, good information and nice covering of Ga Tech football.
Thanks for your insights.
how2fish
September 26th, 2011
2:33 pm
Well 4-0 and I have to admit as a UGA fan I am surprised but impressed. Best of luck vs NC ST this week but with the way CPJ has your team playing I think luck will have little to do with it.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
2:34 pm
We saw the 3:30 time on the board at the game ,also.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:34 pm
Ken, I don’t know if there is anything that you CAN do, but I sure wish you could and would do something about the guy who posted under my name at 11:30. He pops in here from time to time doing that, and although I can’t really recall him saying anything offensive, I would still prefer that opinions voiced in my name would actually be MY opinions, and not somebody else’s.
carolinajacket
September 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
Right on Vegas. I have a feeling the team knows this. There’s a reason the term Upset (named for whom?) is around.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
how2fish, thanks for a classy remark
crackbaby
September 26th, 2011
2:39 pm
Jeez Y’all,
A little early to be talkin’ 7-0. Jackets could have lost to UNC despite dominating the offensive stats.
Can we just focus on NCSU? They pounded us last year. Fortunately Russell Wilson left for Wisconsin but I seem to remember a huge O line.
This is a for real road game. Not MTSU. Hope the Jackets aren’t day dreaming like y’all.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:41 pm
crackbaby, I think fans can be excused for a little optimistic enthusiasm, even if sometimes too much. But you are right, the team needs to stay focused—–one game at a time
Burdell 90
September 26th, 2011
2:41 pm
Ken, why does ESPN feel the need to keep us at 12:00 games at home. Execpt for the Thurs game, we are at 12:30 and noon. Do you know the logic…if there is one?
calvin
September 26th, 2011
2:41 pm
Sure 7-0 sounds great, but as long as we’re
hoping, let’s hope for 14-0.
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
Set it up like e-mails, don’t accept a dublicate after pairing e-mail with name. This would allow e-mails to use multiple names unless one has already been used and protect the original name.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Give Me….., I have suggested that in the past, but nothing has been done so far
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
I am off to the gym. Anybody posting under the name Supersize between now and about 4:30 will NOT BE ME!!!! And I will be proudly wearing my Ga Tech t-shirt at the gym, so all the dawg fans there today can cringe the way I do when I see them in their Georgia shirts. LOL
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
2:49 pm
If anybody can do it , Ken can. When he gets a spare minute.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:49 pm
I don’t think Ken has any spare minutes. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
2:50 pm
Anyway, I am outta here for a while. Have fun, guys, and GO JACKETS !!!!
Not Hiring
September 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
I think games are staged on TV based on interest and Ad dollars. I’m a Dawg, but Tech is fun to watch, but the guys sit in a room a decide who and when based on selling the Ads. They pay big bucks for the rights to these games and if team A will bring 300,000 per ad vs team D bringing 200,000, then they get the nod in prime time. Prime time Saturday to me would be the 3 or so and after slot, after guys get off the golf course, yard work, or off a paying job. Early games are for hard core and relative to said team.
Supersize that order,
September 26th, 2011
2:52 pm
Enter your comments here
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 26th, 2011
2:53 pm
DUPLICATE. I hate it when I do that.
Full Metal
September 26th, 2011
2:53 pm
Ken, thanks for the speculation and the great coverage! Just as long as the team doesn’t drink that Kool Aid – it’s got to be one game at a time for them or the streak could end at four. Go Jackets!
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
2:53 pm
I can’t believe that Tech people are so obsessed with UGA that they talk about them on their own blog.
Dawgs_Win
September 26th, 2011
2:55 pm
kerryb -
shut it.
Dostoyevskiy
September 26th, 2011
2:55 pm
Tech should be optimistic, but not overconfident; they frustrated UNC, but got less than UNC’s best performance. Some Tech fans think Tech should have won by more than 7, but some UNC fans think UNC played way beneath their capability on Sat. I think this will be proven as the season proceeds.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
2:55 pm
Clemson’s going to put 50 points on you guys. I’ve seen them in person and they are high octane. Too fast for you guys.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
2:56 pm
Why is a guy named DAwgs-Win telling me to shut it. Traitor.
Gorilla Biscuit
September 26th, 2011
3:00 pm
Supersize, only Al Sharpton would have found that racist.
Corvette offense, Pinto defense, and a stadium half full. 4-0 and you still get no respect. 12 o’clock games on ESPN3.
Dawgs_Win
September 26th, 2011
3:01 pm
kerryb -
Have you not noticed you moron that even the others on the Dawg blogs are tired of your antics? Just shut your pie-hole and root for someone else outside of this state you sap-tuck.
Trent
September 26th, 2011
3:03 pm
kerry b,
If Clemson puts 50 up on us that mean’s we’ll hang 80 on them. But keep dreaming. Your turn is coming.
Razed
September 26th, 2011
3:04 pm
LOL. I Love how the idiot UGAG fans are fighting amongst themselves now. Kerryb and Dawgs_win you guys are complete baboons.
yellowcat
September 26th, 2011
3:05 pm
kerryb uga has not shown anything, also clemson losses to us far more than it wins
Dawgs_Win
September 26th, 2011
3:06 pm
Razed -
Dude, i’m not an idiot. Just had enough of that little fairy kerryb. His annoying over on the UGA threads too, dude.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
3:06 pm
Hey Dawgs_Win i’m a princess, not a fairy.
Telling_Gold
September 26th, 2011
3:07 pm
The mutts are all idiots.
beebee
September 26th, 2011
3:14 pm
Keep it up, Jackets!
bee
GssiT
September 26th, 2011
3:15 pm
A lost to VT would kill us. Who, in our division, is going to beat them? Ken, see your influnce. The only game that matters is Sat @ NCState, and they are wounded. One at a time. Ken, if you want to do something, research these noon kick-offs. This is 3 out of 4 already this season. What is going on????????? Go, Jackets!
GTVegas
September 26th, 2011
3:16 pm
Easy now, there are just as many classy UGA promoters as there are classless GT ones. It goes both ways.
We all can tell quite clearly which ones know what they are talking about, which ones are trolls and which ones are just plain ignorant.
LkB
September 26th, 2011
3:16 pm
Pretty easy to start 7-0 when you play absolutely NO ONE.
fan of shorter passes & longer runs
September 26th, 2011
3:30 pm
re Sims up the middle. In the first half, to me Johnson did not seem to attempt as many “middles” as usual and UNC seemingly did sort-of shut it down. Start the second half and boom…Sims successfully up the middle a few times. Sounds like great coaching to me. One of the best Sims runs was not up the middle but a pitch to the left…for a TD.
Hope Clemson beats VPI Sat and Tech plays Clemson in the Charlotte champ game.
Ramblin Man
September 26th, 2011
3:35 pm
Kerryb,
Not making a prediction on Clemson, as I like the players and coaches will focus on NC State, but Clemson just like GT still has some things to prove. They look great but have they really been tested? Auburn never deserved the ranking they had and thier D is awful and FSU was playing with a depleted team. Not taking anything away from Clemson I am just not completely sold yet and no real test is left in thier division.
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
3:41 pm
do you think if we beat UGA again we can rings made up again?
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
3:47 pm
Wow….” A week after the ACC finally showed life, with Miami upsetting Ohio State 24-6 and Clemson knocking off Auburn, the league suffered another embarrassing Saturday. ACC teams lost to opponents from the Big East, Big 12, Conference USA and Mid-American Conference.”
Flounder
September 26th, 2011
3:48 pm
@BuzzBeater … OH MY GOD THAT IS FUNNY!!!!! Typical delusion-oid who hears a rumor and believes it to be the gospel. Those rings were awarded to GT players and coaches to commemorate a great SEASON, not just one game. It was the GT players, when asked, who decided to inscribe the rings with the 45-42 score … that victory was the culmination of a good season for GT … it was not the sole reason the rings were made.
Ramblnwrek
September 26th, 2011
4:01 pm
Question for the group: Doesn’t ESPN/USA Today own or run the Coaches Poll? UNC was ranked 25th in that one and we were 24th. I am surprised that ESPN was not touting this game as 24 vs 25. I mean it is their poll and they were the ones broadcasting it. Just wondering if anyone knows why the powers that be wouldn’t try to capitalize on that. I mean, isn’t the reason the BCS was created in the first place was because they would NOT get rid of the Coaches Poll?
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
Flounder, I was just thinking that maybe we could get new rings made since we had to give the ones back from the ACC title since we got caught cheating…..
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:07 pm
NERDS!!!
Tech Rocks
September 26th, 2011
4:08 pm
Tech wins big 49-24
Georgia by a point 24-23
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:08 pm
Very sad NERDS!
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:09 pm
Georgia beats Tech big…49-24! Like always! NERDS!
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:10 pm
man I didn’t realize that Georgia holds the all time record against us 61-39…that sucks….
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:14 pm
in the words of the great Paul Johnson to his lineman coming off the field…”You stupid jerk” what a neato guy that PJ is.
reality
September 26th, 2011
4:14 pm
Missy State hangs at least 35 on that crappy defense…35-24 MSU.
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
Remember that time we cheated and got our ACC title taken away?
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
I wish my Dawgs would wear those cute red power ranger uniforms this weekend. Simply delicious!!!
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
You are so right oh brother. they were awfully cute.
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
You stupid jerk
oh brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:18 pm
I think GA Tech could win the class 5A highschool championship this year!
reality
September 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
Georgia hangs 47 points on GA Tech and our crappy defense….47-9 UGA
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
Remember when we used to have the male “flag boy ” he was so good….made me so mad when the UGA fans would yell Flllllaagggg boooyyyy over and over at halftime….
oh Brother!
September 26th, 2011
4:22 pm
I would really like to see those little highschool boys!!!
eggguy
September 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
It’s great being a Tech fan isn’t it? Poor Dawgs….I almost feel sorry for them….almost.
Tech gets high marks everywhere except kicking game. Pretty bad. I go to high school games and see 16 year old kids kick the ball off into the end zone. We are kicking it to maybe the 10-15 yard line. Surely there’s someone on this team that was a kicker in high school that can do better. I do love this season! GO JACKETS!
compelling match-ups
September 26th, 2011
4:31 pm
This is why GT is on at noon. Maryland getting spanked by Temple killed anychance of a 3:30 game. They looks unstoppable against Miami, oh well. I do believe, however, that Maryland’s QB will give GT’s defense headaches. Short, quick passing game will kill GT, but we probably will out score them……Maryland has a good set of running backs as well. Clemson, Miami, Maryland and UGA are the toughest games remaining. I believe that Clemson smokes VT this weekend……NCST? They whipped our Arse last year. That was last year……..CPJ and crew will be READY and NCST’s D-line is gonna get MASHED…..
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:31 pm
my worst UGA moment ever was when Reggie Ball through the ball away on 4th down…..made me so mad! You have to be a complete moron to do that…guess it was just Georgia’s day…..again
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:33 pm
I wish our conference was as good as the SEC…..kind of sucks playing Duke and Maryland at noon all the time…the SEC gets all the primtime spots
timthebrave
September 26th, 2011
4:34 pm
Don’t think NC State has much of a chance. Unless Tech has 5 turnovers they should win the game easily. I predict 45-17
timthebrave
September 26th, 2011
4:37 pm
I will be surprised if Tech has any losses going into the Miami game and they still could end up with 4 losses. It gets tough going at the end with 4 out of the last 5 being tough games
yellowcat
September 26th, 2011
4:37 pm
wow buzzbeater, as far as trolls go you are just dumb and reality you haven’t had that spread since 2002
SHHHH
September 26th, 2011
4:38 pm
Shut up about 7-0. They need to win and focus on every game. I can remember good tech teams getting the hell beat out of them by lesser teams after talking smack about winning out. SO SHHHHHHHH lets just watch and hopefully win.
threetrone
September 26th, 2011
4:39 pm
Why is being first to add a thread to an article a big deal? Just say what you want to say about the article’s subject, or about Tech in general, and quit pointing out your ego being first.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
4:40 pm
I wonder how many different jerks are posting here as mutts. I would be willing to bet there is only one person posting under about 10 different names. But whether it’s just one or a couple, it is so typical of the redneck illiterates….they can’t find anything good to write about concerning their team on their blogs, so they come on the Tech blogs showing what azzes they really are. Pitiful, just pitiful.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
4:41 pm
All those posts from so-called Georgia fans, who apparently can’t find anything good to write about their own team on their blogs. I’d be willing to bet all those different posts were made by only one person. Pitiful, just pitiful
BuzzBeater
September 26th, 2011
4:50 pm
remember when “Rudy” and Notre Dame beat us? Sucks that we will forever be remembered as the team that got beat by “Rudy”
gtfanfrom1951
September 26th, 2011
4:54 pm
Clemson will not beat VT in Blacksville. 8-0 if we take them one game at a time!
Idiot kerry
September 26th, 2011
4:54 pm
Kerry doesn’t know that clemson had the third worst rushing defense in the country entering the game with fsu. Amazing part is they played two patsies to start the season. That’s 118/120!
Clemson will put up points on us but we will on them. Probably a 42-38 type game.
Shane
September 26th, 2011
4:55 pm
We discuss uga because minions like you come on here and make yourself look like a fool.
threetrone
September 26th, 2011
4:56 pm
Al Groh has caught up with Jon Tenuta. Last year Groh was still getting used to being at Tech, but he seems to have acclimated himself to Atl now. Also the players are used to his 3-4, except for tight end coverage. Maybe they need to work on that in the indoor.
gtfanfrom1951
September 26th, 2011
4:56 pm
reality your meds are ready. time to go back to your room
19
September 26th, 2011
4:58 pm
Other school trolls, there’s an article about old “watering holes” in Athens on your blog. Go over there and have a blast! Of course you would actually have to visit Athens to relate. I think the writer is trying to cheer you guys up. Good luck against Missy St. You guys need all the luck you can get!
Idiot Ga fan
September 26th, 2011
4:59 pm
You played at noon last week and will again this week morons.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
4:59 pm
Sorry for the more-or-less duplicate posts above. The first one didn’t go through when I initially sent it.
compelling match-ups
September 26th, 2011
5:01 pm
This is why bigger conferences are not always better. If the SEC ends up at 14 with Mizzo, that will be just another ‘Kentucky’ for the league….
The ACC needs to use expansion to re-align the divisions. GT needs to be playing FSU every year, period!! Hope the ACC goes to 16, gets Rutgers and Uconn and four pod scenario plays out with GT, FSU, Miami and Clemson in the ‘South’ pod.
NC Schools, UNC, NCST, Duke, Wake in the Tobacco pod,
VT, UVA, Maryland and Pitt in the Mid-Atlantic pod.
Syracuse, Uconn (Penn State if your dream’n), Rutgers (or Notre Dame if your dream’n) and BC in the New York pod.
Can you imagine the HUGE DOUGH the ACC could garner with Notre Dame and Penn State!!!!! In both FOOTBALL and BASKETBALL!!!!!
NYC is the mother load of people who still are not into college football. Why? Because none of the teams in the north east play each other anymore, COMPELLING match-ups!! This is why the SEC is so successful!!!
THIS is why the SEC should get its ‘ego’s’ out of the way and invite FSU, Clemson and GT!!! How interesting would the last weekend of the regular season be if these were all conference games!!!! And for those who say the new 20 Million dollar exit fee each ACC school would have to pay? That is chump change when looking long term. FSU, Clemson, and GT in the SEC would kill the ACC but since both the SEC and the ACC are paid by ESPN, won’t happen…..but FSU, Clemson and GT are a hell of alot more COMPELLING than WV, Mizzo, USF, Houston or Louisville…..or anybody else.
I can’t believe the Big 12 is going to survive, they have a band-aid on a bullet hole……
Ken Sugiura
September 26th, 2011
5:01 pm
super – i took down the 11:03 post. thanks for bringing it to my attention.
i learned a little from our blog guy. i’ll see if i can tweak the filter a little, though i’m not hopeful. me and technology are not a very good combination.
as for kickoff times, i think a lot of it has to do with the matchup. georgia tech should be ranked, but who would want to watch tech-maryland besides fans of the teams?
i’m going to guess the espn folks know plenty well which acc teams have drawing power (fsu, vt, if i had to guess) and which ones don’t have as much.
hill should be fine. he came back into the game after the tweak.
Idiot Ga fan
September 26th, 2011
5:02 pm
Vandy> ugag
Remember when paul johnson beat miss st and dan nullen 42-14. Uga will be lucky to score 14 against them. Miss st will probably beat them looking ahead to tenn which will be a uga loss
T3
September 26th, 2011
5:05 pm
@ gtfanfrom1951:
Clemson WILL…beat VaTech in Blacks-BURG. Guaranteed !!
compelling match-ups
September 26th, 2011
5:07 pm
The reason the GT game and the Maryland game were being held as a possible 3:30 game? Atlanta and Washington DC. IF Marlyand didn’t get BLOWN OUT by TEMPLE…….
compelling match-ups
September 26th, 2011
5:08 pm
wow, a five page GT blog. People are starting to ‘pay attention’, even more Ugag trolls…..
Idiot Ga fan
September 26th, 2011
5:09 pm
Last year the tech nc state game was on at 330. It was the 4th game of the season and we were 1-2 entering the game. NC state is 2-2 now and was 3-0 last year with 3 wins over small name schools. It is ridiculous for a top 20 ranked team to not have one game at 330 yet. Im sure fsu vs wake forest will get the 330 start.
compelling match-ups
September 26th, 2011
5:09 pm
Buck Belue named Tevin Washington his NATIONAL player of the week on 680 the fan!!! The end is near!!!!
Ramblin Recluse Road
September 26th, 2011
5:13 pm
Tech should go undefeated this year. All their players are getting looks/pt. All the rbs are having passes thrown to them, not just runs. The D is doing well. The special teams blocked the punt, and they are catching punts now. Georgia had those ugliest in the nation unis for the first game. Those unis were the ugliest unis I have ever seen of any team, and I’m going on 60 years old. The best teams have complex offense plays and lineups of players, as the Auburn-Oregon national championship game displayed. It is like a game of chess for the head coaches, except leave the King pawn out for Tech, perhaps the QB, he’s for the redcoats of Georgia to enjoy manipulating so much.
BillS
September 26th, 2011
5:21 pm
If Tech loses to VT and Clem, they’ll be without a single “quality” victory (given the ACC’s second-rate football) coming into the UGA game. And if the Jackets were to win every game on their schedule, they’d be just like Boise State: undefeated and nowhere near the BCS championship game. The schedule is dreadful with only a couple of heavyweights.
19
September 26th, 2011
5:23 pm
oh brother, BuzzBeater and reality (probably the same person) are duking it out for the super troll championship! Let’s ignore continuing updates! Dude (or dudette), there’s a great article about bars on your blog. Enjoy!
Ken, do you get enough sleep? You are doing a great job but who is going to cover Tech if you get sick? Seriously!
Go Georgia Institute of Technology! Go Yellow Jackets!
Thanks again Ken!
19
September 26th, 2011
5:25 pm
Ken just sent a complimentary comment. Not sure how that gets dumped?! Keep up the good work!
gtyj
September 26th, 2011
5:32 pm
As I have stated on several posts before, the key to our success this year is our defense and special teams. Starting with kicking team, if Tech can’t find a kicker that than put the ball in the end zone instead of the 10 or 15 yard line, you are putting the defense in hole to start with. The defense is going to have to start every game at 100%. Letting NC drive the field on opening ko doesn’t cut it. Also, believe the D gave up 3 more long drives. No pressure on QB and playing that cushion coverage, a good passing team will eat our lunch. I don’t believe any team we play will stop this offense with the passing and running mix presently being used. The only thing that will stop it is ourselves. Sloppy blocking and turning ball over. Hope this doesn’t happen. Play each game 1 at a time and don’t look forward to the next opponent.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
5:32 pm
Ken, thanks for addressing the issue and deleting that post, although, to be fair, there really wasn’t anything offensive in it. But, as I said earlier, if comments are going to be posted in my name, I would like to be the one actually doing the posting.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
5:35 pm
gtyj, we had 7 sacks on the UNC QB. I would say that overall we did put sufficient pressure on him. The problem I saw was those quick screens, and there’s just no way for pressure to cover those. Somebody needs to be out there covering those backs as they cut across the field setting up the screen.
StPeteWreck
September 26th, 2011
5:36 pm
Ken, I’ve ready many compliments to you for your content of Ga Tech football. Thanks for all your hard work. I’d also like to add a compliment on your style of writing. It’s very refreshing, often quirky (take that as a compliment, too), and almost always ‘fun’ to read.
Thanks for everything, and keeping me coming back to the ajc.com on a daily basis!
Idiot Ga fan
September 26th, 2011
5:36 pm
Last year the tech nc state game was 330 and we were 2-1 entering it.
19
September 26th, 2011
5:48 pm
Completely agree with gtyj! Go Tech!!! See if that gets dumped…
Ramblin Man
September 26th, 2011
5:48 pm
Another post and my time wasted.
19
September 26th, 2011
5:52 pm
BTW, I’m sure there’s a Kicker at Tech! We just need to find him. Go Yellow Jackets!!!
RamblinWreck93
September 26th, 2011
6:25 pm
Ok I just now got around to looking at this article and I don’t feel like going through everyone’s comments, so if anyone already figured this out then my bad. Ken mentioned that he didn’t have time to figure up how many head-to-head matchups of teams ahead of us there were. I just figured it up, and there are 8 of these type of matchups over the next 3 weeks. So barring no upsets there will be 13 undefeated teams ahead of us. The good news is that this is college football, so there will be upsets. I say if we go 7-0 we crack the top 10 rather easily. Just thought I’d let anyone know who was curious about that.
On a different note, I don’t see a game on our schedule that we don’t have the ability to win right now. Hopefully we’ll only get better as the season goes along, so the ACC Championship is well within reach. It’s surprising that the Coastal is already a 2-team (Ok, Miami is debatable, but they lost to Maryland and Kansas State; they’d really have to turn it around) race after 4 weeks of mainly out of conference games. The VT game should yet again decide who makes the trip to Charlotte this year!
Dostoyevskiy
September 26th, 2011
6:30 pm
Unc scored 4 TDs against Tech, same number as Tech scored.
George Stein
September 26th, 2011
6:49 pm
If only that’s how they kept score, Dostoyevskiy.
Game Time
September 26th, 2011
6:50 pm
I wish you had never written this article. This is all GT needs — talk about being 7-0 as if it can be easily achieved.I expect GT will have their hands full this Saturday for a number of reasons — foremost being an overconfident mindset going into the game based on articles and talk like this. Other factors: NCSU will be fired up after their embarassing play against Cincinnati; NCSU played Thursday and has extra time to prepare for the Spread Option; GT generally doesn’t play very well in Raleigh no matter what the matchup is predicted to be; this will be GT’s first road ACC game of the year. GT has been impressive but there’s real danger in assuming the outcome of the next 3 games – and articles like this don’t help.
19
September 26th, 2011
6:52 pm
Dostdawg, so they tied? Are using that new math? If you have one, break out the abacus! Go Tech! Doster, go post on your own blog. That “realism” thing would be very helpful right about now. They also had a great article about bars! Go Yellow Jackets!
19
September 26th, 2011
6:54 pm
Dostoyevskiy, break out the abacus please!
19
September 26th, 2011
6:55 pm
DostDawg, go to your own blog!
19
September 26th, 2011
6:56 pm
Sorry, I’m assuming you know how to use one.
Not Disappointed
September 26th, 2011
7:09 pm
Good Times on the Flats! Keep Winning Jackets!
Trolls are welcome
September 26th, 2011
7:52 pm
I love seeing the UGA trolls on here. It shows how desperate they are, with their sorry bunch of illiterate goon-athletes struggling to get to .500.
GTPak
September 26th, 2011
7:59 pm
Has a time been set for this weeks game and where will it be televised?
AUGUSTAJACKET
September 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
Bulldawg Clemson [ACC] Beat the hell out of [SEC[ Auburn.
AUGUSTAJACKET
September 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Hi Supersize Glad to hear you live in Augusta. To many U.G.A. fans here
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
8:49 pm
Hey, AugustaJacket. We need to chat sometime. I already found out that macrotech and I were friends many years ago. You and I might be friends too. I’ll be back online around 10:30PM
AUGUSTAJACKET
September 26th, 2011
9:51 pm
Supersize do you know Ken Adair a very big Tech fan.
GT9
September 26th, 2011
10:15 pm
It wasn’t difficult to “imagine” us being 7-0 last year. Now I thoroughly appreciate what Joshua Nesbitt did for us at GT, but compare the Kansas score. With Joshua, 28-25 L. With Tevin, 66-24 W. Jackson and Uzzi didn’t play at Kansas last year. That right there tells us that the key is the offensive line play. It will always be the key in college football.
Don’t count the wins before they happen. One game at a time. BEAT NC State!
Great win for Clemson against FSU. FSU went in to the game ranked 100th in rushing. Should be a great game between Clemson and Virginia Tech. 6 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2011
10:35 pm
AUGUSTAJACKET, are you still here?
No, don’t know Ken Adair. Is he in Augusta too?
5150 UOAD
September 26th, 2011
10:58 pm
Any of you OLDer Jackets feeling good? Damn the job I did today is killing me. I actually went to Long Horn for dinner. My body hurts. I thought I was just doing a BID……………..HAHAAH……..They had a check nd wanted to see some work Bone. It has been a few years since I have swung a Sledge and used a Crowbar. HAAHAHA. Jack and Rocks taste good BOUT now.
GT Lady
September 26th, 2011
11:05 pm
GT will be 11 – 0 when the mutts come calling. GT steam rolls, NC State, Maryland, UVA and beats Miami by 10. Wins close ones over Clemson and VT in Atlanta and destroys Duke. mark it down….11 – 0 with the mutts left. While some of you may be doubting my opinion, it’s certainly possible. GO JACKETS!
The Heck with 7 - 0
September 26th, 2011
11:10 pm
12 – 0 and playing for the ACC Championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl. GT won’t win the NC even if they are undefeated, as there are too many ranked teams ahead of us and our strength of schedule isn’t that great compared to others. What puts a damper on our schedule, isn’t Duke, Western Carolina and Middle Tennessee State, but rather that horrendous SEC team located in Athens…..man……they really suck.
GT Class of 88
September 27th, 2011
12:33 pm
In response to an earlier post about QB comparisons…I loved Josh Nesbitt as much as the next Tech fan, but lets be honest, he couldn’t hit the broadside of the management building standing 10 feet away! His throwing mechanics were horrible while Tevin Washington has shown good mechanics and good touch on his passes. Throwing when you want to and not when you NEED to also makes a difference but good mechanics are the key.
I think we win the next three games but the Clemson game will be a battle. They have the strength, size and speed to slow down the option offense so it will all come down to execution. Oh, and their new QB Boyd is looking scary good.
GO JACKETS!!
Gt
September 27th, 2011
12:37 pm
Realistically tech 10-2 and 11-2 with a bowl win
IdahoTechFan
September 27th, 2011
11:34 pm
Well, the announcers at the UNC game were right when a team like Tech goes 6-7, everyone jumps them quicker than a team with a more vogue offense. It’s almost hilarious seeing how everyone flip-flopped on TW hating. Anyways just thought I’d share that…
When TW first came into the game against Virginia Tech, I could tell almost immediately that he was a more natural passer than Nesbitt. While he was a little raw, he had a much better delivery. One the other hand, I think Nesbitt was a better runner than Washington. My 2 cents.