Does Georgia Tech play like it practices?
Greetings-
Sorry for the delay. Blog posts invariably take longer to put together than you think. Anyway, I mentioned in the last post Paul Johnson’s assessment of practice, and how he does that every Wednesday after practice, his last media availability each week.
After he said that he was a believer in the idea that how a team practices usually indicates how it will play after the N.C. State game, I thought it might be fun to re-visit his assessments before each game this season (except for the first) and see how it matched up with performance, along with my score (1-5) for accuracy. Forgive the tangent, but it’s sort of like how market watchers used to judge the size of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s briefcase for clues about the reserve’s impending actions on the interest rate.
When Johnson meets with reporters after practice, Kelly Quinlan of Rivals always asks Johnson how it went and, in cases when he’s not there, Rod Mackenzie of Scout picks up for him. I guess Kelly is our Helen Thomas. For the literalists among you, I wouldn’t take any of this seriously. Onward…
Sept. 7, prior to Middle Tennessee State
“Guys were flying around, acting like they were having some fun. I think we’ll be ready to play.”
Result: Tech jumps out to a 28-0 lead, holds MTSU to seven points through three quarters and rolls to a 49-21 win. The Jackets ding MTSU with two one-play touchdown drives of 73 and 71 yards.
Score: 5. The most confident assessment of the season anticipates a demolition.
Sept. 14, prior to Kansas
“It was O.K.”
“It was a little better today than it was yesterday, so hopefully it’ll be better tomorrow and we’ll be ready to go.”
Result: Tech hammers the Jayhawks with 768 rushing yards and sets an NCAA record for yards-per-carry in a 66-24 rout.
Score: 2. The Jackets prepared for an assault on the school record books with a practice that barely passed muster.
Sept. 21, prior to North Carolina
“It was O.K. Nothing spectacular, but it was O.K. Not terrible.”
“Yesterday was pretty good. Today was just kind of average.”
Result: Against the toughest competition they’d faced to that point (and since), the Jackets pump out 382 rushing yards in a back-and-forth game that they win 35-28 with a 61-yard touchdown drive in the fourth-quarter. Tech’s run-defense issues become apparent as running back Giovani Bernard runs for 155 yards.
Score: 4. A sharp performance overall against a good opponent (particularly by the offensive line) with some holes on both sides. “Pretty good” was one of the more positive phrases used this season.
Sept. 28, prior to N.C. State
“It was good. It was O.K. Part of it was alright, part of it we weren’t dialed in like I’d like for us to be.”
Result: Tech came out firing and led 21-0 and surged again to a 45-21 lead, but the Jackets missed on a number of plays, allowed a 19-play drive (that didn’t result in a score) and got gashed for 195 rushing yards.
Score: 4. Kind of a tough one to grade, given that Johnson assessed practice in four different ways and Tech played hot and cold. Perhaps it’s fitting. But “not being dialed in” was a telling evaluation.
Oct. 5, prior to Maryland
“It was a little better. Practice this week has been a little better. So, hopefully we’ll play that way on Saturday. You never know. We’ve still got one more day to go.”
Result: Tech survives an upset attempt in a 21-16 win over Maryland in a game perhaps most noteworthy for Tevin Washington’s 32 carries and Terrapins defensive tackle Joe Vellano’s 22 tackles. The Jackets miss on a handful of big plays that likely would have changed the complexion of the game.
Score: 3. Another tough one to score, because I think Tech actually didn’t play that badly despite the score. Either way, Johnson’s optimism would have indicated a more decisive win.
Oct. 12, prior to Virginia
“It was all right, nothing great.”
“No, probably it wasn’t as good as last week. Last week we actually practiced pretty good. It’s a concern. We’ve still got tomorrow. We need to clean up a lot of stuff.”
Result: Tech plays its poorest offensive game of the season and takes its first loss, 24-21. The defense surrenders 272 yards and 24 points in the first half but pitches a shutout in the second.
Score: 5. Tech got whaled on at the start, evidence of a lack of necessary intensity. The coach saw it coming.
Wednesday, prior to Miami
“It’s been good. We’ve had two pretty good practices.”
Look back at Virginia
I talked to Virginia offensive coordinator Bill Lazor Tuesday about last week’s game. Not sure how much you care about it anymore, but just in case, a couple tidbits.
1. Going into the game, he had thought Tech was doing a better job stopping the run with “seven guys in the front and playing Cover-2.” That answer might sound bogus, I imagine, and perhaps so will my assertion that I thought the run defense was better against Maryland than the N.C. State game with the very glaring exception of the 77-yard run by quarterback C.J. Brown. Regardless…
2. He thought it was important to start fast, as is always the case, but especially so against an explosive team like Tech. He said he thought the offense did well except for the third quarter, when it only had the ball for one possession due to Tech’s 9:31 drive to open the quarter.
3. On the game-ending possession: “We were huddled on the sideline as a group and I think our guys were very determined that we were going to drive the ball. We threw a couple passes, but the way it was going, the run was really working.”
4. On Virginia at this point: “I think we’re at the point, our team is maturing, so as an offensive unit, we’re maturing and that’s part of where we are. We’ve got some returning linemen, we’ve got three backs who are all coming into their own. It was probably good timing for us to have an opportunity to finish out a game like that. Just everything kind of worked together. It was a day when we were running the ball well. I thought the guys executed the plan very well. … It just all came together. It was the right time to have that kind of situation come up. The guys were really ready for it mentally and emotionally.”
5. Just by the production, he couldn’t argue it wasn’t the line’s best game of the season. During the team’s bye week, coaches drilled hard on the running backs hitting the holes hard and blocking scheme and technique.
“So a lot of things that probably didn’t have to do with Georgia Tech came together. That’s the nature of football. You play a team in a certain moment, sometimes they’re up and you’re down. We were on the way up.”
6. I don’t think Virginia’s coaches thought the offense would have the day it had. “When we watched them, we said, ‘They’re better now at running their defense,’” he said. “That was our opinion watching and preparing.”
It was in response to a question about the Tech defensive line, which he sort of deflected with this answer. Obviously, he wasn’t going to say that he thought Tech’s defense was worse, but he also could have gone in different directions with his response, and I didn’t get the sense he was saying it just to say it.
One conclusion: For several reasons, Tech ran into Virginia on the wrong day, as often seems to be the case in Charlottesville.
Links
Stories on the one-game suspension of Miami defensive tackle Micanor Regis from the Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. A Post profile of Hurricanes wide receiver Clive Watford, who started playing organized football as a high school senior and one from the Sun-Sentinel on wide receiver Tommy Streeter, who has five touchdown receptions and an 18.4 yards-per-catch average.
From the Herald:
“The suspension hurts the Hurricanes (3-3, 1-2) in more ways than one. The UM defensive line has been severely hit by injuries, and will face the vaunted triple-option attack of the Yellow Jackets (6-1, 3-1). The loss of Regis, the only healthy veteran tackle, means that the Canes have Adewale Ojomo (who was converted a couple weeks ago from defensive end) and junior college transfer Darius Smith as the remaining players with any real experience. Olsen Pierre, a freshman, is on the depth chart backing up Ojomo on the right side. Freshman Jalen Grimble, listed as an end, can also play tackle.”
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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239 comments Add your comment
juvenal
October 20th, 2011
3:04 pm
#96 must be great in practice……
juvenal
October 20th, 2011
3:06 pm
i know, i’m bored with it, too…….i’ll just pray he plays better………
Ken Sugiura
October 20th, 2011
3:08 pm
ha ha. probably your best option at this point.
juvenal
October 20th, 2011
3:12 pm
since you brought up the politics, goldspan lost money with bernie made-off……..
fan of shorter passes & longer runs
October 20th, 2011
3:20 pm
Johnson normally defers to the second half if Tech wins the toss. Wonder if Tech trying to hold Mia on the first drive is better, or taking the ball first and trying to score first? It seemed (to me) that VA got some lift by scoring quickly…
Hayseed Dixie
October 20th, 2011
3:22 pm
“I talked to Virginia offensive coordinator Bill Lazor Tuesday about last week’s game. Not sure how much you care about it anymore…”
Oh no, Ken. We *always* care about an attempt at objective analysis.
Great coverage, and the 1-5 scale for practice/performance just shows you’re truly interested, which makes for the best copy. Great read!
gtfanfrom1951
October 20th, 2011
3:22 pm
If Tech does not start fast they will lose.
Jackets 2011
October 20th, 2011
3:28 pm
I hope we will improve our blocking downfield or just get out of the way.
We have players who can break tackles or make people miss in the open field.
I particularly was upset by Roddy’s best run ever maybe in the NC State game being ruined by a block taken too far. Just getting in the war of tackler would have been sufficient on that play.
That nearly got us in trouble and then we had two such bad blocks in the Virginia game when we could have gotten them to quit and fold.
The whining when we lose bugs me (assuming it isn’t trolls and not all of it is).
The lose could turn out to be what we need to up our effort.
Since each win got to be sloppier.
Cane 1
October 20th, 2011
3:30 pm
The only holding on the first drive by the U will be on your defense.
Jackets 2011
October 20th, 2011
3:33 pm
Virginia may play us tough because their NC season in 1990 became our NC season.
Teams were pretty evenly matched then and that was probably Virginia’s best football team of all time.
Haven’t we beat them twice by the score of 41-38 or thereabout?
Jackets 2011
October 20th, 2011
3:35 pm
@Cane1.
How did ya’ll manage to lose to Maryland who got waxed by Temple?
Maybe your defense cracked up every play looking at the jerseys.
Cane 1
October 20th, 2011
3:41 pm
Well nerd, it was the first game of the season, we had our backup qb plus 2 more defensive players out.
T3
October 20th, 2011
3:44 pm
“For several reasons, Tech ran into Virginia on the wrong day,
as often seems to be the case in Charlottesville.”
Ken: Good assessment.
GT has youth at so many positions that just havent been through the season grind.
GT was just worn-out going into the UVA game.
It is VERY unusual for GT Offense to score only 14 pts. against another ACC team.
I thought the GT-UVA was going to be a close game and it was.
I believed a FG wold be the difference. Close guess.
I believe GT will play much better vs Miami, and I think’ll GT will win a close one.
Maybe GT: 34 Miami: 30.
I suspect NC-State will beat UVA on Saturday.
Cane 1
October 20th, 2011
3:45 pm
miami 38
gt 17
clemson 45
gt 10
vt 30
gt 15
dook 21
gt 20
uga 38
gt 18
congrats on getting bowl eligible through 6 games
TechFanForever
October 20th, 2011
3:46 pm
Ken, perhaps fatigue is indeed the answer. We get off to quick starts. Earlier games we were able to play 2nd and 3rd string. We haven’t seen much of the 2nd string. There have been times when I thought it would be good to go with Days for a drive especially when teams where daring Tevin to run by covering all other options. Days is a much stronger runner and if the D is set to make the QB keep it, hey, just saying… Not saying he should start but taking the 3rd or fourth series to give Tevin a break and make the defense react might not be a bad idea. Certainly Days needs to control turnovers but if Tevin gets hurt in the next game or two for trying too much we could be in a BIG bind.
Jacket Man
October 20th, 2011
3:48 pm
Tech was ranked #12 in the country, and playing Virginia for their homecoming, so it wasn’t unexpected they were playing over their heads. On the other hand, GA Tech was playing its seventh game in a row, following four straight weeks of summer practice (including 2-a-days) and mid term exams, so a perfect storm was building for the loss that occurred last Saturday afternoon.
Does this guarantee the game against Miami will go any better? Never. My guess is, however, the team will come out more focused and more energetic after having a few days of shells and sleeping “in”. We’ll find out out soon enough.
Birmingham Jacket
October 20th, 2011
3:53 pm
With the exception MAYBE of the Ted (leaky) Roof days, I can’t say I can ever remember seeing a defense as poor.
I’m sick and tired of watching our front 3 (especially 1 in particular–see above comments) get absolutely BLOWN OFF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE!!!
It’s an absolute embarrassment.
T3
October 20th, 2011
3:56 pm
Cane 1 = another POS dawg troll
juvenal
October 20th, 2011
3:58 pm
as much trouble as they get into, don’t cane 1, cane them all…….
GOLD PANTS
October 20th, 2011
4:02 pm
It’s Supersize time. Go get that troll that calls himself Cane 1 about his 3:45 post. lol
DS_CE91
October 20th, 2011
4:04 pm
Another fine post, Ken……
Lord, please let us find some way to slow down the run Saturday.
GO JACKETS!!!
Ramblin Man
October 20th, 2011
4:04 pm
B Jacket I agree. I was never a fan of going to the 3-4 and wonder if GT can land the big NT needed. I think I am more pissed with the other guys that have the right size and not the heart than I am at 96. Hopefully having Attaochu and Drummond back will help. Of course if the O can get clicking again the D will get more rest and maybe play better.
GTJeff
October 20th, 2011
4:12 pm
Every time I look at the depth chart & see TJ Barnes at 2nd string, look at his physical stats (6′7″ 350) & scratch my head. That is a monster of a man. Why can we not coach this guy up to being a beast of a nosetackle?
Ken Sugiura
October 20th, 2011
4:16 pm
pretty funny, juvenal.
Dooley
October 20th, 2011
4:17 pm
Cane1, the fries are burning.
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
4:19 pm
I continue to think the key for our defense is to have the offense keep the ball for long possessions leading to scores. There is a reason Saban is big on the run and that is because it keeps his big hosses on defense fresh and enables him to run out the clock at the end of the game when he can protect his lead. It is a great style of play, never asking your quarterback to have to do too much, always playing within himself.
Last week Virginia played exactly that game, kept our defense on the field a long time and closed the game out against us with the run.
Tech '10
October 20th, 2011
4:20 pm
As sad as it is to say, I think we needed the loss to re-focus our efforts. I would rather it come at the hands of a classy UVA team than the classless hurricons.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:20 pm
Delbert D you wish has come true…………..GBI to look into beating of Warren County football coach
gogt
October 20th, 2011
4:22 pm
Love it when the doggies pretend they are from the school we’re playing week. Cute little doggies…
Hey, GT Jeff...
October 20th, 2011
4:24 pm
…no matter how big a guy is, if he does not want to play there is no amount of “coaching up” that will generate game day exceptional play – conversely, if a player has marginal size and talent, yet wants to play, then that is when “coaching up” comes into play.
And remember, coaches are dealing with 17-24 year olds, who know everything, so God bless those coaches who stake their livelihoods based on the whims of those 17-24 year olds…
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
4:29 pm
Helen Thomas doesn’t have the luster that she once had (fired for cause). Kelly Quinlan is probably going to sen Ken an email asking for an explanation.
GOLD PANTS
October 20th, 2011
4:30 pm
@GT Jeff—- I wonder the same as you. The man is huge and #96 plays more than he does which is an indictment of his skills. Maybe he just is big and nothing else. You also have to be quick and agile even if this position mostly requires brute force. I just do not know—It’s a mystery to me. What year of elibility is Barnes anyway?
19
October 20th, 2011
4:34 pm
How many JUCO transfers does Tech have on the team? I’m just curious. It would nice if Tech could get a couple of those 350lb nose tackles. Don’t think it will happen though.
Go Jackets!!!
Reico
October 20th, 2011
4:35 pm
GTJeff, The reason we cannot coach TJ up is because our defensive line are taught to stand the O-line up, read where the play is going and then react. We should be attacking instead and you will not only see better play out of TJ, but the rest of the D-line. All the players we recruited came from attacking defenses in highschool.
1Jacket7
October 20th, 2011
4:36 pm
To All of the Yellow Jackets Reading this post. You only get 4 years of College Football to most is the last 4 years of Football for life. National Championships don’t come easy and great seasons are memories that last a lifetime. Winning is a great recipe consisting of the ingredients: Hard work, sacrifice, team chemistry, opportunity, focus and passion. Success is built on failure and last weeks lost needs to be the impetus that gets the fire burning in your hearts to lay it all on the line for 60 minutes and finish each game starting with Miami like it will be your last. Change your mindset from its ok to mess up once in awhile to it is never ok to play less than perfect because my teammates and my legacy depend on my performance today. You all are better than you have shown but the proof is in your performance. Don’t talk about it. BE ABOUT IT! Now Go Have Fun and get after it. You are Champions!!! You just have to play 60 minutes of complete football to show it. GO JACKETS!!!
gtechsta
October 20th, 2011
4:37 pm
So cane1, what you’re saying is it’s going to be 1st and 20 for Miami after the hold? I’ll take it.
1Jacket7
October 20th, 2011
4:37 pm
To All of the Yellow Jackets Reading this post. You only get 4 years of College Football. To most its the last 4 years of Football for life. National Championships don’t come easy and great seasons are memories that last a lifetime. Winning is a great recipe consisting of the ingredients: Hard work, sacrifice, team chemistry, opportunity, focus and passion. Success is built on failure and last weeks lost needs to be the impetus that gets the fire burning in your hearts to lay it all on the line for 60 minutes and finish each game starting with Miami like it will be your last. Change your mindset from its ok to mess up once in awhile to it is never ok to play less than perfect because my teammates and my legacy depend on my performance today. You all are better than you have shown but the proof is in your performance. Don’t talk about it. BE ABOUT IT! Now Go Have Fun and get after it. You are Champions!!! You just have to play 60 minutes of complete football to show it. GO JACKETS!!!
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
4:38 pm
The winning team players attacked the losing team players after a 21-2 game. It’s a troubling time in which to live. I’m going to read Albert Camus’ “The Plague” and get recalibrated.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:38 pm
Enter your comments here
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
4:39 pm
19, it seems to me most JUCO guys are there because they couldn’t meet the academic requirements to play at a Div. 1 school, so they are unlikely to think of Tech as a place they can succeed. I am sure there are exceptions, but that seems to be the path that UGA takes with its nonqualifiers.
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
4:39 pm
Barnes is a Jr, Walls is a grad student.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:40 pm
Delbert you have that backwards. The Winning team was visiting for the Homecoming Game and they were attcked by the losing home team.
GOLD PANTS
October 20th, 2011
4:43 pm
Gosh , that must be the ghost of Knute Rockne of get one for the Gipper fame that made that last post. Just kidding.
Born2Buzz
October 20th, 2011
4:45 pm
GT Jeff, juvenal and I have wondered what the deal is as well. I just think some kids that have that size and talent never had to bust their butt in HS and thus don’t do so in practice in college. Walls on the other hand is the quintessential over achiever. He busts his butt in practice constantly because he doesn’t have the natural talent of guys like Barnes. Groh apparently rewards that effort and discounts Barnes playing time for the lack of similar effort, even though it appears the Barnes gives the effort in the games and is obviously a better talent. What would be your call if you were Groh?
Ken, I liked the report. I’m looking for a much more intense effort right off the bat from the team this weekend. I’m sure they know that their season goals are now on the line with every game.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:45 pm
UOAD, is what you posted about the GBI investigating true? If so, GOOD!!! I have still not read a single word that anybody from Hancuck County has said about the incident. It’s like they are hoping that if they ignore it, it will go away. Hopefully, the GBI will force the issue now.
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
4:48 pm
51 – You are correct. It’s still depressing, and reading Camus will inspire me to live life to the fullest, depressed, because there is no use in expecting anything, and that’s all you get.
Born2Buzz
October 20th, 2011
4:48 pm
19, we take no JUCO transfers. If they couldn’t get into college right out of HS they can’t qualify to go to GT.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:48 pm
Somebody posted on here a couple of days ago, that the helmet was thrown at the Warren County coach. NOT TRUE!!! The Augusta paper has reported every day that the coach was STRUCK with the helmet several times.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:50 pm
Born2Buzz, it might not be a case of not being able to get into college right out of HS; it could be a case of nobody recognizing their talent in HS…..just like walk-ons who end up getting scholarships after they have played for a year.
Born2Buzz
October 20th, 2011
4:51 pm
We’ve taken transfers from other schools (Tashard Choice) but I don’t think we’ve ever had a JUCO guy. If I’m wrong someone will surely let me know.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:52 pm
Born2Buzz, I am pretty sure we have, but it was a long time ago.
19
October 20th, 2011
4:53 pm
1Jacket7, It was more of a rhetorical question. Miami is depleted on the d-line with Regis suspensed (I’m glad Tech does not have that bundle of joy to deal with). The article mentions JUCO transfer Darius Smith as one of the players with experience needed to replace Regis’ presence.
I completely agree with your post at a 4:37 pm. GO JACKETS!!!
Focus on the Hurricanes!
1Jacket7
October 20th, 2011
4:54 pm
The last JUCO’s we enrolled were during the O’Leary years.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:55 pm
Ken, any idea why the filters won’t let me type the name of the county in which last week’s incident took place. I tried several times, and the only way to get it past the filters is to misspell it……like Hancuck County or Hanclock County. The “c” word is not necessarily a bad word, after all it’s the mascot for USC. The filter is a bit oversensitive, don’t you think?
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:55 pm
what is up with the filters?
19
October 20th, 2011
4:55 pm
1Jacket7, it was a rhetorical question. LOL
I agree with your 4:37 pm post 100%
Go Jackets!!!
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:55 pm
SUPER the article is on the A.J.C. home page at the top.
Born2Buzz
October 20th, 2011
4:55 pm
Super, I think the guys that go the JUCO route are recognized talents but can’t qualify. The ones that aren’t recongnized talents either try to walk on where they want to go (if they can qualify) or they go to lower division schools. But that’s just my opinion.
Now back to the other issue, I’m curious as to what others would do with Walls and Barnes if they were the coach. Does a guy get the bulk of the playing time even though he is the lesser talent just because he tries harder in practice? If that was the case Rudy would have been a starter for ND. If Groh were their DC he might have been the starter.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
4:56 pm
I’m out for the night, guys. Probably won’t be back till 10PM, and maybe not even then. Have a great night.
19
October 20th, 2011
4:56 pm
Yep, had a much better post but it went away…
Go Jackets!!!
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
4:56 pm
SUPER look on the home page
Born2Buzz
October 20th, 2011
4:57 pm
I’d like to know for sure about the JUCO’s, but I don’t think we’ve EVER taken one. Not even in the O’Leary years. Tell me who one was and I will believe it happened. I just don’t ever remember one.
Ken Sugiura
October 20th, 2011
4:57 pm
delbert – i did deliberate on the thomas comparison for the reason noted. please note kelly embraces all faiths. (my apologies for the detour into the political realm.)
19 – one JUCO, a walk-on kicker by the name of Ty Rawlings. i was told something by a staffer on the team that for some reason, it’s hard to find big nose tackle types who qualify academically than most other positions. on top of that, big nose tackles are hard to find, period.
Ken Sugiura
October 20th, 2011
5:00 pm
super – it isn’t necessarily vulgar, but i’m guessing it was used enough as a vulgarity to necessitate it being placed on the filter. it’s aggravating, i know.
19
October 20th, 2011
5:10 pm
Thanks Ken, just as I suspected. Good work covering GT.
Go Jackets!!!
Tech75
October 20th, 2011
5:29 pm
I’ve been curious as to why TJ has not won the starting role as well.
I focused on watching him whenever he got into the game last year, and he struck me as overmatched, even again linemen that he outweighed by a good bit.
It strikes me that the starter is being chosen based on the “effective” weight that they play at; Walls plays like he’s a 290 pounder (and is overmatched against double-teams), Barnes seems to get blocked as though he was playing at 290 – his weight seems not to translate into strength. Maybe he’s too tall to get the leverage he needs.
So given that (based on what I saw last year) it’s not surprising to me that Groh goes with the more experienced guy with a better power-to-weight ratio and the better motor.
Big Ed
October 20th, 2011
5:30 pm
Johnson is NOT a “genius” his offensive “scheme” will NOT work in D-1 Football. Don’t hang this all on Al G. Yes the D is weak…BUT Clemson gave up 49 last week and WON. Why? because they scored more points! Our piss poor offense scored 14 on Va for Gods sake.
I would like to see a W-L stat when a team has 2 weeks to prepare (not counting Cupcake 1st games). 3-6 maybe??
Opponent D Game Plan: “8-9 men in the box”, done.
You will NEVER NEVER win in this league with 400yds rusing and 0 passing! NEVER!!!!!
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
5:35 pm
Some of the coaches of the 3-4 in the NFL say it’s easier (cheaper) to get good 3-4 type LBs than is is to get good 4-3 DEs. Also, the 3-4 is more flexible for dealing with pass-heavy offenses. Not that many schools run the 3-4 in the FBS. Alabama does, and both Grantham and Groh have connections with Saban along the way (much closer than the 6 steps from Kevin Bacon stuff.) That is interesting, because Georgia runs a 3-4 based on Bum Phillips’ version, and Tech runs a 3-4 based on Bill Parcell’s version. On the surface, it seems backwards for each team’s talent at the 3 O-line positions, but Grantham started last year with Abry Jones at NT.
the voice of truth
October 20th, 2011
5:43 pm
Offense,, MUST execute, minimize errors,,penalties,,busted plays,,negative plays,,turnovers,,PJ this is YOUR offense Yours ,,you built it,,you installed it,,you control it,,if you can’t get the ball to Orwin Smith more than a handfull ot touches a game,then your offense isn’t worth a damn,You should be the one who is dictating to the opposition,,NOT the other way around,,,Defense,,from the NFL to Pop Warner the best defenses play like their hair is on fire,,time to look in the mirror guys,,Have we seen any of that this year ? A series or 2 ,,a play or 2 ,,it must be Every man Every play, PERIOD
Tech75
October 20th, 2011
5:45 pm
Delbert, I think the 3-4 is smart. Everyone says that the pro game is a passing game now; the college game is following.
I think it will be easier to recruit pro-possible players to a 3-4, since that will be what they may likely run in the pros, and it apparently is not easy to pick up. So playing a 3-4 in college should give a pro prospect 3 or 4 years head start over other players coming out of a 4-3 school.
For a pro prospect, I think that would be important.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
5:57 pm
Thanks Big Ed post all you want and SEND some Checks to GT so we can afford a better coach if that is what you think.
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
6:01 pm
Tech75 – A good example: the Chiefs switched to A 3-4 in 2010 under Romeo Crennel, and they drafted Justin Houston for 2011. He was an undersized DE until Georgia switched to the 3-4.
19
October 20th, 2011
6:06 pm
LMAO! 5150
dburns2100
October 20th, 2011
6:11 pm
The “D” comes to the line of scrimage and waits for the ball to snap. How about we have the line backers move around a little, show blitz and try to give there opponent something to think about before the snap????? just a thought Mr. Groh.
George Stein
October 20th, 2011
6:14 pm
Based on Big Ed’s grammar, I’ll go out on a limb and say he’s not a genius, either.
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
6:28 pm
The ILBs don’t blitz very much in the 2-gap type of 3-4 that Tech runs. In the 1-gap 3-4, the ILBs do a lot more twisting and stunting, as well as blitzing. The 1 gap is easier for the D-linemen reads, as they line up in a gap. If flow is to the left, immediately attack the blocker to the left.
Here’s an oversimplification: In the 2-gap, the NT in particular has to occupy the Center and cover both Center-Guard gaps (the DEs have 2-gap responsibly as well, playing head-up on the OTs). If he gets hung up by the center and steered away from the run, he can’t effectively cover the gap, nor can he keep the guard off the ILB.
BigTimeTECHFan
October 20th, 2011
6:52 pm
Tech has had JUCO transfers before:
Remember John Dewberry
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
6:58 pm
Hah!
19
October 20th, 2011
7:07 pm
BigTimeTECHFan, LOL!
Go Jackets!!!
George Stein
October 20th, 2011
7:17 pm
Awesome, BTTF.
K
October 20th, 2011
8:38 pm
The reason a player goes to a Jr. college in the first place is because of academic requirements.
You can bet one of these players would never be able to get into Tech.
Maybe never, but certainly not likely.
GTFan478
October 20th, 2011
8:42 pm
Come on people lets not forget one of our most important and recent (at least that I can remember) juco transfers, Mr.All World punter himself Durrant Brooks. He just happened to come from GMC.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
8:51 pm
Cane 1….take your obnoxious butt back under your rock & die
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
8:53 pm
Allen transferred from Louisville, and that’s like a junior college.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
8:57 pm
Thank God after failing at baseball Q Carter went to the Athens Jr College.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
9:08 pm
I tried to tell Jerry Jones that Q Carter would never win him anything big….and Tony Romo too.
westcoast techie
October 20th, 2011
9:13 pm
I certainly don’t know 3-4 defensive techniques like Delbert. However, it is obvious that when our D-line does the “chuck and read”, the new line of schrimage is reestablished about 1-2 yards back. Our linebackers continuously have the D-linemen in their laps. Chuck and read works if the lineman can get off blocks and move to the ball. Unfortunately, our lineman are not quick or atheletically enough to accomplish this. Based on our lesser talent level, I’d like to see us be more aggressive and fire out into the gaps. I also like the idea stated above about having the linebackers moving around, faking or actually blitzing more.
BigTimeTECHFan
October 20th, 2011
9:31 pm
UOAD – yea, If Q Carter would have come to Tech, UGA fans would be dogg’n us for years. We lucked out, he knew he wouldn’t start at Tech after baseball so he went to UGA. Was JH14 the QB at the time?
Joe H was great QB, sometime we forget how good he was
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
9:33 pm
Double D and west coast, its simple. In a 3 4 the linemen are supposed to take out the offensive linemen so the linebackers can make plays. Nothing more, if you do not have beef at the nose, it’s very difficult to run this defense with a lot of effect. Our linebackers are not very aggressive plugging the holes left by the linemen. Fundamental tackling has hurt this team more than defensive alignments. It appears that college coaches take for granted fundamentals on defense are taught in high school and do not teach it any longer. Quit diving at the knees, wrap it up at the waist. Legs change directions, above the belly button it follows the legs and is a very stable target. Sorry, but poor tackling to an old coach is very difficult to understand at the college level.
BigTimeTECHFan
October 20th, 2011
9:34 pm
I use to play B-Ball with Dewberry all the time growing up, he was a good guy but very cocky when it came to sports but could back it up. He was better then me in Football and baseball, but I had him in B-Ball
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
9:34 pm
Mentioning Dewberry reminded me of another JUCO quarterback transfer, Tom Luginbill. So I guess we have some history with quarterback transfers but not Nose Tackles.
I wonder given our challenged passing game if we shouldn’t do a Leak/Tebow rotation. I guess the issue is finding the Leak prototype.
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
9:34 pm
We did the chuck and read, although we didn’t call it that in high school. I was a stand-up DE in the Oklahoma 5-4 (called “50″, Okie and a few other designations). It was the forerunner to the 3-4, once teams discovered that passing was effective. In those day, O-linemen were not allowed to extend their arms while blocking. The basically balled up their fists and held them together, chasing D-linemen around, which was quite often ineffective and making pass attempts few and far between.
But I digress. Our DE “chuck” move at the snap was to knock the snot out of the end (there were no “tight”ends, only ends and split ends) with the heel of both hands applied forcefully to the top of his helmet. The goal was to “disorient” him; best case, knock him out cold. Then we were free to try to knock aside other blockers, typically halfbacks, and string the play out and occasionally tackle a runner.
Those were the good old days. If you were the type that seriously wanted to beat the snot out of somebody, DE was the position for you. None of that rassling around inside.
BigTimeTECHFan
October 20th, 2011
9:37 pm
Ole Yeller – Correct about 3/4
One thing I noticed about Tech D the last two years.
Tech LB’s seem to always run and take on blockers, like the run right at OL chest. seems like they would find ball and shoot gaps. Wonder if this is because DL is not forcing OL to take them on??
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
9:40 pm
Ole yeller, I agree with you about the tackling fundamentals being a lost art. Having said that, have you noticed how suretackling the Alabama defense is. LSU for that matter also-their secondary is great at wrapping up. None of this grabbing them around the shoulder pads and trying to wrestle them down.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
9:51 pm
ESPN & their highlight reels are hugely to blame for the poor tackling technique in both college & pro football. High impact “hits” get the defensive players on the TV screen.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
9:52 pm
Hey Big Time you are correct. The LB’s are trying to shed off blockers that they are instructed to do in this aliment and are also trying to shield blockers for the other LBs to make a play. If you see this you know that the defensive line did not do their job. You would assume that if a LB took out a blocker that another defensive member would step up.. Unfortunately our defensive line does not have the weight or speed to keep the offense line off our backers. Couple this with poor fundamental tackling you have a problem. Anyone out there who ever played the game would tell you that you do not dive at the knees or below and hope to make a tackle. Most players who do this are afraid of getting hurt by taking a full force tackle.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
9:58 pm
Even beginning with O’leary I have noticed no one on the Tech team seems to remember to lock it up. How many times have we seen a tackler this miss bringing down the q.b. for a big loss simply because f he did wrap up. Too many times diving. Drives me nuts.
TN Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:03 pm
I have a theory about Tech’s consistently poor defense and I want the Tech fans to comment pro or con. I think we will always have a mediocre defense as long as Paul Johnson runs the option offense. How the heck is our defense supposed to stop the spread or pro-style offenses on Saturday when they can’t practice against it all week?
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:06 pm
Enter your comments here
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:08 pm
Does anyone know anything about this Patrick Flowe, Parkview S-LB and coach’s son that the AJC reported Tech had interest in yesterday? UGA fans were dissing him because the Dawgs had not offered him, but at 6′1, 200 and 4.4 forty, I think he would be an interesting addition to our secondary. Good grades also.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:09 pm
TN the D practices against the Scout Team running the Offense that weeks opponent runs. The D doesn’t work against our Offense.
Idiot_Savant
October 20th, 2011
10:10 pm
Ken Sugiura
October 20th, 2011
5:00 pm
super – it isn’t necessarily vulgar, but i’m guessing it was used enough as a vulgarity to necessitate it being placed on the filter. it’s aggravating, i know.
Ken,
Isn’t it possible to configure the software to only exclude the specific word, rather than a particular series of letters? I’ve heard that you can’t type the day of week that the games are played on the blog because it perceives the letters between “Sa” and “ay” as a vulgar word describing feces. Is there not a whole word option available on the filter? It’s just goofy to have to type GameClocks on a Southern football blog. Half of our mascots are either fighting chickens or fighting dogs.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:11 pm
TN Jacket….to some degree that is a valid point….when I was playing, we were taught to follow the ball from the snap to the conclusion of the play….”eyes locked on”….I would think that with no more looks at a more conventional offense than the D gets, coaches would be stressing this “eyes” and react style
TN Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:13 pm
UOAD – I realize the scout team has that responsibility, but the guys on the scout team are not the best athletes to practice against. I am sure the number one offense and number one defense practice against each other during the week, right?
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:13 pm
Still I think TN Jacket is on to something. I have often wondered how we practice to prepare against a big time passing team when we apparently have no one with a big arm to simulate the opponent.
Preparing against the run is less of a problem-we have plenty big time runners.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:15 pm
Not Really because it doesn’t help the D to go against our O when the game plan will be nothing like it.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:16 pm
TN Jacket….yes they do see each other some, but my best guess is not much full speed, heavy contact. 5150 is correct about the scout team….they can be very valuable in portraying the “enemy”
Tech86
October 20th, 2011
10:19 pm
Dewberry was not a JUCO transfer, he transferred in from UGA after his freshman year, Dooley wanted him to play wide receiver and he wanted to be QB. Of UGA has JUCO academics, so maybe he did transfer from a JUCO. THWG GO JACKETS!!!
OldSchoolTechFanatic
October 20th, 2011
10:20 pm
We have got to cut down on the mental errors. I hate to sound like a broken record but Tevin please give the ball to Orwin more. Thanks in advance !
TN Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:20 pm
Still, when our offensive coaches are all about the option offense with different blocking schemes, motions, tendencies, etc, I think we don’t have the offensive coaching expertise on the opposing offenses to help fine tune the defense. Of course, Al Groh has seen every offense there is. Just a theory worth discussing.
George Stein
October 20th, 2011
10:21 pm
That was the joke, Tech86.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:22 pm
Tech86, I’m pretty sure the post about Dewberry transferring from a JUCO was sarcastic. I have to admit I was taken aback at first too, but then I thought about it.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:24 pm
ole yeller, poor tackling goes back earlier even than O’Leary. I have been screaming for years at the players who just reach out to try to grab an opposing player or when an opposing player manages to escape the grasp of one our defenders or bounce off him. Doesn’t anybody teach fundamental tackling techniques anymore?
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:24 pm
@Tech86 I see the more you typed your response you realized the JOKE is yes he transferred form UGA.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:25 pm
NOPE
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
10:27 pm
I taught it, or at least facilitated the teaching of it by being a tackling dummy for my first 2 years.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:28 pm
It really frosts me to see 2 or more Tech defenders all over an opposing ball-carrier, and he pulls all of them forward for anywhere from 1 to 5 yards. Why can’t they STOP him in his tracks or (oooh, major concept here) PUSH HIM BACKWARDS
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:29 pm
Oh boy, Delbert, you brought back some memories and a good chuckle
TN Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:29 pm
I read an AJC article about Dewberry a couple of months ago. He has used his Tech degree to become a very successful commercial real estate developer in ATL. I wonder what Quincy Carter is doing with his degr…..What the heck am I thinking!
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:29 pm
Delbert D well they didn’t hurt your head or brain while you were the tickling dummy. LOL
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
10:30 pm
TN jacket, there’s a lot of truth in that theory. If I understand it correctly, the scout team is supposed to simulate the offense that would be run against the defense. The defensive scout runs the defense of the opposite team so it’s not like the defense will see something they have not practiced against. Here’s another theory. Paul Johnson is a very good offensive coach and will recruit offense before defense. He also has an advantage of recruiting players that do not fit into other major schools offensive scheme, but fits him for what he is looking for. No school out there is looking for anything different on defense. It’s the same at any school out there, look for big and fast on the defensive line and fast in the secondary. This is where P. J. looses it in recruiting. Not a knock, but he has more competition recruiting big and fast talent than he does on offense. He will take a talent that no one can use on offense and turn it in to gold. However on defense everyone is looking at the same players. Now you are looking at Ala. LSU. Tenn and Fl. and sorry to say UGA being your major competitors for talent. It’s a lot different. He is very smart and I am sure he has figured this out and will win some big defensive recruits. Given time he will get where he wants to be.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:31 pm
Supersize and all ya’ll….I see that very thing in every game I watch….again, I blame it mostly on ESPN highlights reels and NFL players doing the same….college mimicking pro
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:35 pm
You are so right ole yeller….if GT & CPJ can build a big time program, we will have our share of the big time recruits wanting to play for GT….today kids want a big time winning school
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:35 pm
Glad to see Justin Moore realized he needed some help and sought it from Morten Anderson. Sounds like their session went well. I guess we will see this Saturday.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:35 pm
1 4 GT, are you saying other teams have the same lack of tackling techniques? That’s pretty sad
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:36 pm
Smart that was on his part IL Jacket….had not heard that
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:37 pm
I had not heard that either, Il Jacket. It HAS to pay off at least a little
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:41 pm
It’s posted under the Jacket coverage on AJC.com
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:44 pm
Guys Ken posted a new article on Justin’s Kicking problems.
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
10:45 pm
Boy, that was a great call at second.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:45 pm
Yes I am Supersize….it is quite common….1 guy might try to slow him up while 2 or 3 more try to strip the ball….I do see it in every game I watch
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:46 pm
IL jacket. I tried to say that too. man the FILTERS are eating my stuff today more than ever.
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:46 pm
Real close play and the right call.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:47 pm
Looks like the Cardinals are still hot!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:47 pm
forget stripping the damn ball. just bring the runner down
Delbert D.
October 20th, 2011
10:47 pm
That’s a good article on Moore and Andersen. Immediate results in practice, anyway.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:48 pm
I kinda want Texas to win it
5150 UOAD
October 20th, 2011
10:49 pm
TEXAS has it going right now.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:49 pm
I yell those words at the TV, but they won’t listen to me.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
10:51 pm
LOL @ 1 4
RamblingReck
October 20th, 2011
10:55 pm
A comment in the Charlotte Obersver on the Miami thug who was suspended.
“No mention of his stomping on Gio Bernards hand in the same game? A one game suspension is not enough for a player who constantly goes out of his way to try an injure players. In the previous weeks game against Virginia Tech he pulled the same crap trying to injure players after the whistle. The college game has no place for a criminal player like this. He should be suspended for the rest of the year.”
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:57 pm
The Falcons had a r/b or t/e?? many years back that musta carried at least 3 men into the ez because of poor tackling & trying to strip the ball instead….20 yards or more!
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:57 pm
YEAH!!
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
10:58 pm
GO Texas
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:00 pm
Well, hopefully Anderson’s work with Moore will pay of on FG attempts, but what about kickoffs? Why can’t we get consistent kickoffs?
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
11:00 pm
That was a costly miscue by Pujols not cutting that throw on Andrus’s hit. Could have still been tied and the Cards would be trying to win it instead of tie it in bottom of ninth. An exciting, well played game.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:01 pm
I didn’t see the incident at UNC last weekend, and all I saw of the one at Vandy (clip then punch) was on replay, so I can’t compare the severity of the two, but on paper, I would think that both the Vandy player and the UGA player should have gotten full-game suspensions too.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:04 pm
Here’s another tidbit. All of us calling for a special teams coach, which I still agree with. Last year I had the fortunate experience of having a active e mail address with D Rad. I asked him the same question about hiring a special teams coach. He responded that the NCAA had a cap on direct coaching member staffing numbers and that G. T, had reached it’s limit. In order to hire a special teams coach someone off the current staff would need to displaced and that it was felt that the current alignment was appropriate. Now I don’t know if that is a hard fast rule but at the time it sounded reasonable. I feel now that someone should be let go and a special teams coach hired.
This was also at the time that he was trying buy out Paul Hewitt’s contract. So he may have been preoccupied with other thoughts. My thoughts with Hewitt and him at the time is another subject and another blog.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:07 pm
ole yeller, I guess it makes sense that there would be a limit on the size of the coaching staff. Since Johnson doesn’t have an offensive coordinator per se, I would think there would be an opening somewhere.
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
11:10 pm
Looking grim for Cards now. Remarkable how the failure to execute the smallest detail can result in the game getting away from you.
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
11:13 pm
IL Jacket….how true,,,,like they say….a game of inches….all stick & ball sports. Just what TX needed going home with a split in St Louis
1 4 GT
October 20th, 2011
11:14 pm
Been fun guys….I’m gone
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:14 pm
G’night, 1 4
IL Jacket
October 20th, 2011
11:16 pm
14, should be a good series. Over and out.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:28 pm
Hey, Super he has two offense line coaches plus a head offense line coach
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:29 pm
THREE coaches for the O-Line???
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:30 pm
That’s my understanding. I know Seewak has two others working with him.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:32 pm
Doesn’t Seewak also work with special teams?
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:41 pm
Don’t know that, but if it’s true it may be part of our problem, I think I understood that P.J. said he was taking responsibility for special teams earlier this year after the poor performances. Never been a fan of Seewak even when he was at the real G.S. at beautiful eagle creek in Statesboro with Erk. If I remember he was fired after P.J. left.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 20th, 2011
11:43 pm
The media guide lists Seewak and Spencer as co-offensive line coaches. Nobody in the list has special teams as one of their duties, but I thought that Seewak did that. It is definitely time for a change there.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:47 pm
Also to give a half effort to special teams is not wise. Special teams is at least 20% or more of a win or a loss. Our teams this year while have not cost us but one game has been very poor and have given great field position to the opposition on both ends of the field. Scores are slanted because of this poor performance. Seems like a no brainier to me but P. J. does not call me for advice.
gt40pinhd
October 20th, 2011
11:50 pm
ole yeller, can’t believe pj hasn’t called you yet. what is he thinking!
gt40pinhd
October 20th, 2011
11:51 pm
actually, i think our special teams played better against uva than the last two games.
ole yeller
October 20th, 2011
11:51 pm
Don’t know the coaching alignment, I only know what D Rad’s response was to me. We have a lot of coaches that prevents a singular special teams coach. Don’t know exactly where they are but I do believe what he said.
GT66
October 20th, 2011
11:59 pm
Supersize – Glad to see your back safe at “your real home” – re comments on JUCO transfers – I can’t think of one PJ has had, but if we are going to keep running the 3-4 D, we need to find 3 big strong linemen soon – all the current starters and others in D line rotation constantly get pushed back into the LB’s and prevent them from filling the gaps and/or getting to the edge .. also pass rush withot a blitz is non-existent … Just Saying
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:03 am
GT66, there seem to be less trolls this time of night. I guess their mommies won’t let them stay up so late. I just wonder how they get free to post during the day when they should be in school But maybe that’s why they are all so stupid; they DON’T go to school.
TD
October 21st, 2011
12:03 am
Does this mean they only complete two passes for 24 yards in practice?
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:06 am
gt40 I agree somewhat coverage has improved. Did you observe the punting of the ball or the kickoff distance? Very poor, by anyone’s standards. I look at the opposing team and most kickoffs are in the end zone. What game were you watching? If you cannot get the kickoff in the end zone or punt the ball for 30 yards. Not so good. Special teams covers a lot of things. Not just stopping someone crossing the 30 yard line (which we do not do a good job of). What I see is my own observation and is not to be confused with the coaching ability of coach Johnson. I have watched him and have been a fan of him since the Erk Russell days at Ga. Southern days so back off. I am not waiting from a call from coach Johnson, for advice. I just state facts.
GT66
October 21st, 2011
12:09 am
Whoever is handling Special Teams is no Frank Beamer – that’s for sure !!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:10 am
ole yeller, I think COVERAGE has improved some, but have we faced a super return artist yet? We will with Clemson and probably with VT too. But, like you said, the kickoffs and punts have both been abysmal.
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:12 am
pro’s put the kickoff into the end zone. doesn’t seem to happen as much in college. with as many foreign students we have, you’d think one of them (having played soccer all their life) could kickoff for us.
El Gato
October 21st, 2011
12:13 am
Mighty winds are going to blow in on you ground dwellers
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:13 am
sure happens a lot with every other team we play. We get maybe one in the end zone every other game
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:15 am
Surely somebody has learned from Beamer or whoever coaches the VT special teams that would be a worthy candidate for a special teams coach
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:20 am
if not a real coach, usually you have a graduate assistant for special teams. i can’t believe we don’t have a special teams coach…
El Gato
October 21st, 2011
12:23 am
Special teams coach? You need a quarterback coach who can teach those poor saps about the concept of the forward pass.
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:24 am
GT 40, did the pro’s not change the kickoff and start 5 yards closer to the opponents end zone this year, or was that that an experiment in the preseason? Not many returns this year because of this change. Most are kicked out of the end zone. Our kickers put the ball a mile high with no distance with first down on the 35 yard line. Our opponents put it in the back of the end zone. That’s a part of special teams and a part of our weakness so far. No head special teams coach will cost us games. This is not a part time job.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:24 am
so much for the idea that all the trolls had listened to their mommies and gone to bed
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:29 am
ole y, you’re right. i don’t like it but we do give them good field position. earlier in the year, it just didn’t matter. we could outscore them. guess you might say i’m worried about saturday.
oh, by the way, does 790thezone broadcast the game live over the internet?
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:30 am
El Gato is a UGA troll.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:31 am
gt40pinhd, you asked that earlier today, but I guess you didn’t see my response. YES, 790thezone broadcasts all the games, football and basketball, plus pre- and post-game shows, plus the coaches’ weekly call-in shows, both Johnson and Gregory
GT66
October 21st, 2011
12:31 am
Good special teams come from 3 things – emphasizing the importance, good “film study” of opponents to find weaknesses, and player execution – 2 of the 3 directly relate to coaching !! aching1st and 3rd
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:32 am
ole yeller, ya think? lol
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:32 am
super, thanks. work is the curse of the leisure class!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:34 am
gt40pinhd, where do you live? Apparently not in the Atlanta area
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:35 am
long beach, ca (the dreaded LEFT coast)
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:35 am
gt40 yep, Super answered the question.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:35 am
Wow, long way away. the FAR LEFT coast from what I read. LOL
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:37 am
calif has committed suicide with the policies the government has. businesses are leaving in droves…oops, south to mexico.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:39 am
gt40, how long you been there and any plans to get out?
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:40 am
Work, did I hear work? I live in Roswell Ga. Near Atlanta. Retired in 2001 still not bored. What’s the leisure class? I don’t know how I had time to work.
Super's Mom
October 21st, 2011
12:41 am
Erkel,
Is that you in the basement on my computer again? Put your slide rule up and get some sleep.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:41 am
Same here, ole yeller. Can’t beat it, can ya?
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:42 am
grew up in lb. left here as a 17 yr old to tech. evil trick by my dad. several stops, but here i am back in lb. weather’s nice. but i would NEVER start a business here again. love atl but can’t hack the winters….
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:42 am
pretty sad when a troll can’t even come up with something funny or new to say. LOSER !!!!!
Super's Mom
October 21st, 2011
12:43 am
Erkel,
If you don’t get away from that computer you are going to be stuck in Disgusta all your life. More to the outsitde world than the riverwalk and The Masters.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:43 am
Well, I guess compared to CAL, the winters are bad, but they’re not really that bad. When were you at Tech?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:45 am
Well, that one a least showed a little originality. But you just more-or-less told everybody that you are from the Augusta area yourself.
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:45 am
Out of here. Good discussion only a couple of trolls.
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:45 am
entered tech in 59. watched bobby dodd a lot.
the funny thing about him is that his doubles partner was 5′ 5 (tennis).
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:46 am
Although I guess if you’re familiar with the riverwalk in Augusta, that must mean you go there to cruise for men or drugs, because that’s about the only people who go there besides downright thugs
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:48 am
So, gt40, you’re as old as most of the rest of us on here. LOL I thought most bloggers were young till we started getting together at games. Hell, most all of us go back to those days, or shortly after then.
James Brown
October 21st, 2011
12:49 am
Super,
Say it loud…..Say it loud
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:49 am
as they say, the good ole days!!!
Sam Snead
October 21st, 2011
12:50 am
Super,
Can I get a ride home from the bar?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:53 am
Well, gt40, other than the troll who is posting under different names now, it seems to have boiled down to just you and me, and rather than put up with that crap, I think I’m going to bed. I’m sure we’ll be on at the same time again. Look forward to sharing thoughts with you, as I am sure the other REAL bloggers will as well. Have a good one.
ole yeller
October 21st, 2011
12:53 am
gt40, that was Bitsy Grant. Dodd and Bitsy played a lot. A tennis center is named for him in the Tech complex. Dodd was a very competitive tennis player even in his last years,
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:55 am
gt40, ole yeller is one of the good guys…….along with Delbert D., GT66, GT1971, GT-UT, 5150 UOAD, RAMBLE ON!!!, macrotech, and several others
EPA
October 21st, 2011
12:56 am
Super,
Keep drinking the water…….there is no need to worry about that leak. Yucca Mountain not an option….no worries we have SRS.
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:56 am
i played a lot at b grant tennis center. loved the clay. only concrete here in lala land. what an odd pair though. 6′ 6 and 5′ 5. dodd loved tennis. gave two of his football scholarships to coach rogers for tennis players.
Multiple Names
October 21st, 2011
12:57 am
Super,
sure you will be on blog tomorrow like every other day…..how’s retirement treating you?
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
12:58 am
anybody know the line on our game saturday?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:59 am
Yeah, thanks to that loser in the White House and his cronies in the Senate, Yucca Mountain is no longer an option. Billions of dollars spent on getting it up and running, and those fools pull the rug out. F them all.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
12:59 am
I think Miami is favored by 3
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
1:02 am
super, look forward to continuing the conversation tomorrow.
GO TECH
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
1:03 am
Sorry if the political statement offended anyone. This is no place for politics, but the Yucca Mountain deal is a pretty sensitive issue in Augusta
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
1:04 am
You got a deal, gt40. Have a good night
gt40pinhd
October 21st, 2011
1:05 am
didn’t offend me, i share your sentiments. time for a change. too bad we have to wait another year.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
1:06 am
gt40, I sort of thought from your initial description of the LEFT coast, that we might be in agreement. LOL
GT66
October 21st, 2011
1:08 am
Super and GT 40 – I’m outta here also – Later
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
1:09 am
GT66, have a good one.
Tuned In
October 21st, 2011
1:14 am
HERMAN CAIN ROCKS!!!!
GT1990
October 21st, 2011
6:40 am
we’ve had JUCO players in the past. we used to get them all the time with O’leary from Nassau Community College in NY. I guess PJ doesn’t have any connections there as O’leary did everythough their head coach is a former jacket. 2 weeks to prepare, we lose everytime. that has been PJ record so far.
Bad bad Leroy brown
October 21st, 2011
7:58 am
Well if they do, they must practice like a bunch of girls!
Idiot_Savant
October 21st, 2011
8:08 am
@Cane 1
I was surprised to see a Miami fan on the blog, but then I figured out that you’re just another doggy sockpuppet. Does Miami still have fans?
dawg tired
October 21st, 2011
8:45 am
Their schedule is as weak as their practice squad, so yes.
Trojan
October 21st, 2011
8:50 am
Does Tech play like it practices? The crowds are about the same size anyway.
Clempson tied of Alabama
October 21st, 2011
9:06 am
You junior college deniers, does the name Rock Perdoni ring a bell? All American, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame.
Ferrum Junior College, West Virginia
DawginLex
October 21st, 2011
9:33 am
48-45 Tech in overtime
Yellow Attack
October 21st, 2011
9:36 am
I just love all of my fellow Tech friends making excuses for the football team. The problem is CPJ and the fact he continues to run that high school offense. There is a reason that no top 25 team runs the triple option exclusively…it won’t get you to the next level.
AND before anyone says “we won an ACC title” with it; let’s keep in mind that the ACC is simply terrible right now. We also had to give the title back and we lost to the Mutts that year during one of their worst seasons in a long time. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid folks…Virginia, Air Force, NC State, Kansas….Seriously??? I really didn’t care for Chan, but he wouldn’t lose to Kansas or Air Force.
BigTimeTechFan
October 21st, 2011
9:40 am
@Tech86 – I made the Dewberry comment, it was in sarc and having fun with the UGA fans. Most everyone got it if you see the comment below
VA's Love Bug
October 21st, 2011
9:47 am
21 – 24 to an unranked team!!!! BWUHAHAHAHAHA
Cmon man
October 21st, 2011
10:00 am
so tech wont recruit juco players but they will take a kid who sat out and entire year because he couldnt get into auburn and tenn st?
Cmon man
October 21st, 2011
10:01 am
* an not and (typo)
Delbert D.
October 21st, 2011
10:21 am
I took a quick sample of teams yesterday to see how the special teams coordinator is handled; Miami, NC State and Florida. 2 of them have a LB/special teams coordinator, and 1 has a recruiting coordinator/special teams coach. The number of actual coaches is limited to 10 including the head coach.
IL Jacket
October 21st, 2011
11:06 am
“The Rock”, what a blast from the past. Thanks for the remembrance, Clempson.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 21st, 2011
11:22 am
Boy, I didn’t remember that Perdoni was JUCO transfer. GOOGLE’d it and it’s true. He sure did a lot of damage in his short time at Tech. Wish we had the likes of him now
GDBurdell
October 22nd, 2011
2:05 am
tek is in for a serious beating by the canes
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ranked what 8th and lost to UNRANKED UVA!!!!!!
callinguout
October 22nd, 2011
1:09 pm
“Well nerd”- cane 1
… wow. good one.