Paul Johnson Q&A

FIRST!!!!!!!!!! THWG

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Perhaps he is learning to be humble…….maybe you KoolAid drinkers should stop worshiping CPJ as the smartest man in college football…..the TO is difficult to defend when teams cannot get enough reps in during the week……but, Tech has no weapons at B-Back or QB…..hopefully Grantham is taking notes and UGA can play containment.

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and that’s why no one runs it on this level…….

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There sure were a lot of “I don’t Know” and “I’m not sure” statements there. I know he has to look at the film for details but he sounds as lost as our offense. The defense had a better than usual game but let’s face it a huge part of that was Harris’ terrible. It will be a looooong season from here if someone doesn’t step up big time.

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Another great game, SMALL PAUL.

Maybe next year you can play more than one real team in the first half of the season.

SMALL PAUL can really coach against high school teams, but when playing average college teams, he comes up so, so SMALL.

That’s why we now call him SMALL PAUL!

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Never thought we’d see a Paul Johnson team this impotent on offense, losing games despite the defense playing well. Has Johnson’s triple option offense been figured out? Find out at: http://gtsportstalk.com

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if you cant get the d-backs to respect the pass your not going to get outside—80yds passing in the last to games

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The Canes fans were chanting “over rated” and they hit the bullseye with that. We just don’t look good at all. This game was not competitive, not fun to watch.

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I’m all commented out for this game – talk to you next Sunday after we get our ass whipped by Clemson again for the second year in a row. After a while – the anticipation of a great season – or even the anticipation of having a chance to win against another FBS program seems distant at this point. Maybe the players and coaches don’t think the season is over – but for this fan who purchases season tickets year after year – to be rewarded with poor performance from palyers and coachs alike against equal or lessor opponents is in excusable. I’m tired of this. This has to be all on the coaching staff. If the defense – which has looked so bad over the past several years – turn it around (whch they mostly did with the exception of the passes over the middle), how can an offense that basically was the reason we won the ACC almost 4 years ago – all of a sudden over the last two games – forget the basics of the system – forget where and how to block? Tech has traditionally had difficulty putting fans in the seats because they field a poor team that plays – most of the time – without consistantcy and without emotion. I thought we had our man in Coach Johnson and at this point – I still do. However, next year will be # 5 for him and it’s time to produce a winner.

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If you think we are getting our rear ends knock around wait until the next 2 weeks, Clemson and Va. Tech. It is going to be embrassing. Why are all the comments by CPJ just like the one before. I think he writes this the week before. If he can’t see the problems then why is he coaching. This is what a coach is suppose to do, guide them first and then help them to excel. Has he done this yet. NOO NONONONONONO

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This is on Tevin.

He’s not a consistent pass threat.

He doesn’t have the speed to pull Nesbitt-Houdini moves, so he’s gotta make the DBs think twice in other ways- and for five games that was Hus throwing. Not anymore.

The D has played good enough for us to win the past 2 games.

The worst part hasn’t been losing- it’s been watching Tevin torpedo his own confidence, I feel bad for the kid.

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4 bad performances in a row, we won two, just barely. We will get our butts kicked by worst coach in ACC next week. What does that say about Johnson?

The program peaked in 2009 with Chan’s recruits. I don’t see anything in the pipeline (Vad Lee will not return punts, kick the ball or play defensive line) to make me believe Tech will be a contender in the future with the current coaching staff.

Drad, please do not extend Johnson’s contract!! Let this experiment play out for a few more years then we can go back to a more conventional program and possibly get back to the O’Leary days before I am gone.

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@ Hayseed…Don’t blame Tevin, blame CPJ for running the high school offense that no QB who can throw the ball will want to play for. Blame CPJ for only throwing the ball in OBVIOUS passing situations like 3rd and very long. Richt isn’t the only coach in Georgia that should be on the hot seat. I guess you think CPJ is smarter than all other coaches at major football programs since Tech is the only program in the top 50 running the triple option exclusively.

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Get a clue and HIRE A SPECIAL TEAMS COACH before it cost you your job!

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Who really wins here if CPJ gets fired and they have to pay him MILLIONS to leave?…. Sounds like a good strategy from CPJ…

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@ Who Wins??? THE FANS WIN…Bring in a young exciting coach who wants to build a program and make a name for himself. It can be done…just look around the country. Clemson’s coach for example was a young coordinator just a few years ago.

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What’s the difference between 6 Weeks ago and today? Tevin Washington was executing. Today he is scared, second guessing himself, and not punishing the defenses who make him keep the ball…time for days, he’d be a nightmare for defenses with the ball in his hands…

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@CloudmanJacket

It doesn’t seem like you’ve watched much football, so I’ll make it real simple for you: if you’re not effective throwing the ball it’s real tough to win, regardless if the system. That’s down to the QB.

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It seems that Ga Southern is the only decent football team in the state.

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TW was the third string qb, and would have been the second string qb if Jaybo hadn’t transferred. Its a shame that he is now the starting qb. He’s doing the best his ability allows. As the old Brooklyn Dodgers used to say, “wait til next year.”

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Q: Coach Johnson, why does your team and high school offense suck beyond belief?

A: Well, that’s a fair question, but my offense is the best in the universe if I only had the perfect athletes to execute it. I should punch you in the face for that question.

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Do ya’ll know what gnaws at my gut worse than the Yellow Jackets losing like a bunch of pansies? The !@#$^&&^%$##$%^&*((*&^%^&**^%$#@! trolling MUTTS. I hate to just hand them that kind of fodder for their puny little minds to play with.

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As a Tech alum and season ticket holder, it really pisses me off to see Coach Johnson throwing his players under the bus.

It all comes back to the coaching, and let’s face it, the past 2 seasons CPJ just isn’t getting the job done!

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5150 UOAD –

You really want to know why you lost, and why you will continue to lose year after year? You and your brethern have been convinced a cutsey high school offense will work, week in and week out against the big boys of college football. Even in the worst D-1A conference of all of them it still sucks. Your arrogant, pompous, unprofessional, holier-than-thou coach is too stuck on himself to realize he is dead wrong, but then again, he is a fine representative of your school and fan base.

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The Tech Clemson game is going to be very very UGLY—-for Tech.

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Vad Lee is the real deal and he will turn the offense around. Tevin is just Tevin, same guy who was 1-3 last year. He panics when he gets hit too much. If Days would just hold on to the ball then there is a way we could win the ACC this year. No I don’t think we will win next week, but it is possible to be ACC champions by just winning the next 3 games. I think we can beat Duke and have a really good shot against Virginia Tech (if the offense turns around under Days) but Clemson looks to be the real deal, I almost want Clemson to win out to get some ACC respect. So Either start Days and see what happens. Clemson does not have a world class D. If you could have 3 of those 90 yard drives for touch downs , there would only 10 minutes of clock left in the game. Best D is a good offense. Clemson is studing up on how to make Tevin run the ball, Days will light them up for 300 yards if they do that.JUST HOLD ON TO THE BALL!!!!!

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As you GaTech fans know, we Miami folk are dealing with our own major problems. You saw for yourselves how injuries and suspensions have decimated the Hurricanes defense. NCAA sanctions await, forcing Al Golden and the coaching staff to alter their recruiting plan to fit the possibility of reduced scholarships. Paul Johnson runs this style of offense because it fits the kind of players that are available to him. Don’t fault him because you don’t like the triple option. It works for him, and the typical Georgia Tech recruit. Jimmy Johnson dissected and destroyed the triple option in much the same way Al Golden showed us. It takes a scheme and the right kind of athlete to execute it. Laud the man’s success, for Paul Johnson has done amazing things for Yellow Jacket football.

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Tevins been in the program for 4 years and you need to find something he can do? Vad Lee was a 3 star recruit that was recruited by most as an Athlete. He could be the next Charlie ward , but if tech doesn’t hire a Qb coach his talent will be wasted.O line is bad , receivers are bad and you think a 3 star freshman is the answer?

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I hate to say it, but Clemson claims to have 42 freshmen on scholarship (how could they have so many?) Point is, they are very young, but full of four and even some five star recruits. If these guys stay at CU and healthy, they will be very hard to beat for quite a long time. And yes, they are bringing in another outstanding class this year. It could get scary.

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I WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Do you not think teams are ready for that first play of the game? Your coach is a idiot. He throws the ball either the first or second play of every game. You think teams don’t see that now? It will be funny watching your pathetic coach go 6-0 and then 0-6

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It proves one thing, if you have a winning football team year after year, look what kind of recruiting you will get. Why is Alab, LSU,OK,Boise, etc. all winning teams get good recruits. Watch Clemson the next few years in the ACC, they will have great recruits like they do now and keep getting them. By the way, most of the whole team is either Freshman, Soph. watch out BCS for them. Tech will never have good recruiting without winning. Tech used to be a powerhouse on Bobby Dodd, those days are gone, most good players would rather go to a easier school such as Georgia, Clemson etc. You have to get those players that want a good education and also play football.

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What I watched yesterday was just bad offensive and special teams football. Washington is now just playing scared. I don’t care what type of offense you run, if the QB is scared you will not succeed. The kicking game is laughable. Bob Davie ran out of adjectives trying to describe it. As I lifelong Tech fan, I have been conditioned to not expect greatness, but I do expect our teams to execute, compete and least give themselves a chance to win against teams with superior talent. I haven’t seen that the last two years. Instead, I get just plain old bad football.

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CPJ has had four years and we still don’t have a decent QB. This is not setting up as a good trend. I’m starting to worry. And if Vad was good enough he would be playing, unless CPJ has pretty much written off this season and is now just going through the motions. I hope not, but losing badly brings all of these fears into my head.

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SETH………….NAVY doesn’t really RECRUIT athletes. Navy gets the best & Brightest STUDENTS that want to play a sport too. The D goes against the Scout team that runs an Offense the weeks opponent runs.

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Ga Tech Old Timer: You said equal talent in your ealier comment. If you believe GT has the same horses as Mia, Clem, VT, or even Virginia for that matter then you don’t know much about football.

I believe that PJ is losing the recruiting battles. While one can survive without a team of 1 and 2 stars you need a core of 3 stars and we simply do not have them. Our O-Line is incredibly out matched week end and week out… How does Navy AF and Army do it? I just don’t get the poor O-Line performance.

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Tevin Washington has fallen overboard and is now drowning. It is up to the coaches to throw him a life raft by putting someone else in there. Days does not look like the answer either with his fumblitis. But at least Days has some quicks. Try Sims back there. Try anything different than Washington because I am tired of watching the deer in headlights. I blame the coaches for making me say these things about Washington. It is their fault that he is still in there.

Missing that fourth down pass to the open receiver and that first interception, omg I can’t take it anymore. I guess he is our new Reggie Ball but we don’t have Calvin Johnson!

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PJ’s system stinks! pair that up with a crappy campus and a puffed up over-rated school and you have one sh!tty package to sell to any recruit, stars or not

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The dawgs have not beat anybody of consequence, but you guys are on the tech blog talking crap? Good for you. Why not wait until your team actually does something.

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sorry or* its D coordinator

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well the only thing left for tek to do is just bulldoze the whole campus and start over as UGA-atlanta

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@ Seth……I was a CPJ until this year. Now i see what all the detracters are saying about this offense. Its easy to defend if u can get your players to run to AN ASSIGNED spot. Like Virginia did, u practice WITHOUT the football…..running to a position on the field. As a result, the option is nullified, as we have seen the last two weeks.

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few have said it already on here.. no dominant B back this year = we’re not very good. Faced 6 cupcake teams, and won 6 in a row. Va was a cupcake too… but we lost there. Can’t see a good result against Clemson, or VT, UGA

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(big word) therefor therefore? You really shouldn’t use BIG WORDS gdburdell.

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GD………Do you even know who George P. Burdell is?

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5150, Don’t waste your time. Anybody who really gets his kicks spending all his time attacking others is beyond hope.

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You really are a MORON.

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GT Life you sound like a big fan of Spurrier and swap a QB cause the wind changed direction. You should Never burn a Redshirt with 4 games left. You don’t sell your stocks when the market is down or you lose money, and you don’t mortgage your future QB for 4 games this year.

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GD do you even go to Athens for the games?
Yes, I will be at all the games but @Duke.

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GD since you KNOW the future Who will be in the SEC CG? Who will win? How bad will the dawg fans feel after the SEC CG is played?

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Well hey, at least we made a championship game…and can you see the future? How do you know we’ll lose? We may play our best game of the season…lord knows it won’t take that to beat Georgia Tech.

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I can envision a deal in which we swap Clemson (an ACC team that plays like an SEC team), for Georgia (an SEC team that is slowly, but surely, being re-made after their ACC Head Coach’s image).

Then we wouldn’t have to compete with Dabo for the ACC Championship, and Mark would have an easier time competing with Miami for all of those “bad boy” recruits.

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I think tech will win the rest. Clemson upset, then beat Va Tech and Duke, then walk all over UGA

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Sounds like a plan. Sit all of the first-stringers and play the backups. That would have to be an improvement. After all, it is a well known fact of CFB that the backup QB is always head & shoulders above the starter.

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I’d go back and dig up some of the absolutely moronic things that Tech fans were saying two weeks ago when their team was undefeated, but why bother? They would just deny it and lie. I remember one clown talking big about a national champship. LMAO. What a complete bafoon.

This is old hat really. The Techies beat up on some creampuffs and their chump fans start running their fat mouths like they invented football. Then they start losing and making excuses about calculus and how unfair recruiting is. It is one of the most pathetic things you will ever see in your life.

Well, I’m off my soapbox now. See you Techies about this time next year when we have to go through all of this again. You never ever learn. All your big Techie talk has never gotten you anywhere. Its hilarious.

Thanks.

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That first half was about as ugly a half of football I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been a Falcons and GA Tech fan for decades. I was pleased to see CPJ accept responsibility for being out-coached. He’s been very hard on his players and I’m glad to see him also be as critical of his own performance. That said, I fear great ugliness against Clemson.

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Ditto Jack G….

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I went back and looked at the predictions blog and most reasonable folks had us losing 2 games at this point with losses to UNC or NCSt and Miami. So we lost to UVA instead of UNC or NCSt. Granted the lack of offense in the last 2 losses is troubling, and TW’s sudden inability to throw the ball with efficiency is killing us, along with special teams problems, but we’re kind of where most of us thought we would be.
Hey, the defense actually played fairly well, except for the TD right before the half.
Fortunately the team still gets to play the rest of the games and they don’t have to just take all the losses the naysayers have already pinned on them.
I know I will be there cheering like crazy next Sat night.

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Thanks GDB…what kind of sad douche goes on an opposing teams blog just to post trash talk. Is that really what you enjoy doing? Sad, just sad. But it seems you have lots of company.
And if there are Tech folks doing the same on the UGA blog, I feel the same way towards them.

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Born2Buzz….I’m not here to insult Tech or most bloggers here, but there is 1 a..hole….5150 UOAD loves coming to UGA blog and making comments unfit to print…..I’m looking to bust his balls in front of his folks is all!

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This team is suddenly hard to watch, and I want my money back.

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I figured out the secret of the triple option… It’s official name is the WING-T!

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and just when did coach paul johnson say he was outcoached????? when? i’m waiting and so are the rest of us.

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14gt you are a pimple on a nerds beehind.

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and more, for the last time i assure you. folks critize richt for not cover the backs of his players and coaches. is there any coach more guilty to this than johnson? he’s never covered any backs except his own. disgusting.

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IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDAWG!

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We end up 7-5 (maybe). Lose whatever the lowest tier bowl an ACC team can get.I never thought GT would be better
before the season started. The 6-0 start against cupcakes
were teasers.

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When is DragonCon?

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CPJ sucks

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Here is a radical idea: (it is time for one)

Start Sims at QB (Lyons at BB). Why? He is a better runner than TW and he has good ball security, unlike Days. He has worked for 2 years getting ready to be a TO QB. He has been getting some reps this year as an emergency backup.

Lastly, this option is not using up Vad’s redshirt.

How can it hurt? At this point, we can always go back the dynamic TW-led offense, if it doesn’t work. I cannot believe it would be any worse.

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Actually GT is off the map, Johnson’s methods didn’t work that great at Navy either. He was usually good for about 8 or 9 wins a year there at most. That’s why I always got a big kick out of all the hype about what wonderful things he did at Navy when Tech hired him. His teams at Navy were plagued by the same deficiencies you’re seeing now at Tech: Poor defense, poor special teams, no passing game. He’s never progressed as a head coach and figured these things out. He’s happy leading the nation in rushing and averaging 8 wins per year.

Paul Johnson might be the most overrated coach in America. He’s got a neat offense that’s fun to talk about and he’s got a sharp tongue in interviews. That’s all it takes to get the short attention span media going ga ga over him, but the reality is that he’s a one trick pony. He can’t field a decent defense. He can’t implement a passing game. He can’t recruit. You can tell by the way he talks about it that he just doesn’t like recruiting. I’m sure there are things Nick Saban doesn’t like about being a head coach, but he does them anyway and he does them well because that’s his job and he’s getting paid well to do it. Paul Johnson is all about Paul Johnson and he’s going to do what Paul Johnson wants to do. What’s so sad is that Tech fans have put so much trust and faith in this guy but he would drop them like a bad habit if a more prestigous job came along. It won’t though because he’s average at best.

Thanks for reading.

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KEN or SOMEBODY, the post under my screen name at 2:33 PM October 23, 2011 is a phony troll using my blog name…..ban this pos for life….the leg humping mutts that have to hide behind someone’s ID should all be banned from all AJC blog sites….WHY DO WE USE OUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ??POSITIVE?? ID IF YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM DOESN’T RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE AND STOP IT????? Ya’ll should be better/smarter that that.

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It really trips me out how tech fans are trying to figure out what went wrong. It seems like yesterday they were beating their chest and talking smack about their in state rivals. I don’t know what happened to your NC team you thought you had . But I do that THE CLEMSON PRIDE IS WATING. And we ain’t giving away nothing but A$$ whoopings and bubble gum and we are fresh out of bubble gum.

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Right now, we are playing about like Pepper Rodgers’ teams in the 1970’s. Last week I thought we would finish 7-5, now 6-6. We are worse than last years team. We don’t have the D line to play 3-4 defense or O line to play option offense. CPJ has taken us a far as he can.

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@ 1 4 GT MAN!!!! Someone pushed your buttons

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It’s bad enough the mutt trolls are here stirring kaka and being the pot that called the kettle black. But they should at least be MAN enough to stick to their own identity, and not be such a C/S about who they are.

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GT will beat VPI and Duke but lose to UGA and Clem’s Son

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you dawgs stick to your id’s and quit besmirching other’s, I will….be yourself or be nothing

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14 you should get off this blog before the police come.You will be the first one arrested.

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Lost to 2 unranked teams that we should have beaten if we played with any of the intangibles….we were flat and they were both pumped….both UVA & UM were beatable & GT fell on it’s beehind

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I’m like Bobby Bowden…I’m not too old to find you son

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14 did you just now become reasonable.

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Falcons beat Lions….somewhat surprised,,,,they did a pretty good job on “Megatron”….defense played probably their game of the season

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BWAH HA HA HA…someone did it again.

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Miami put a can of asswhooping Raid on the Yeller Jackets…

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Thanks bugs! We took your spot in the top 25!!!!!!

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I know this sounds negative, but I don’t see Tech winning another game this season except for maybe Duke. The defense is the only thing showing any improvement. Offense and special teams are getting worse. It looks like Nesbit is back chunking the ball and the offensive line is getting man handled.

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CPJ has not recruited well. The building blocks of any team is recruiting. Tech is going to be pretty ordinary 7-4 and 8-3 and not even that good in the last two years. If our Tech fans keep putting up with poor recruiting, then we get what we deserve. We keep using excuses like ‘we are young’ and ‘wait for CPJ to get his players’, well bad young players mature into experienced bad players and CPJ in is his fourth year.

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The offense Tech runs is like a FIAT. When it works, it’s sporty, fast and better than anything out there. But it’s always in the garage due to Left Handed wiring, faulty design, and poor attention to detail. KISS.

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To Jerry on page 1. You have hit the nail on the head, brother. Go Tech.

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Tech could very well be lucky to win one more game the way they are playing. UGA should win the rest of their games and end up in a pretty good bowl if not the SEC championship game. And if undefeated teams keep going down the way they did this weekend, look for Clemson to be in the championship game — they won it the last time the sweeked by Wofford.

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YYou heard it Herr first from a Dawg, tech upsets Clemson

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GTForever, you say CPJ has not recruited well…..well, Duh. What great athlete is going to want to play in that high school offense ?

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Congratulations to all of the Georgia fans who won millions on bets in Vegas for this game. I’m sure that Governor Deal appreciate the contributions to the state treasury.

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Is DRad going to let Johnson run this football program in the ground before he makes a change ? This is beginning to look all too much like Hewitt and the basketball program…where Tech waited too long.

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My recomendation as a Tech grad is for Tech to not wear such loud, contrasting color unis for away games. The wide, thick dark blue contrasts so much with the white that Tech looks like killer whales out there. This look would be appropriate for Oregon or Washington, but not Georgia Tech. Even down on the coast of Georgia there aren’t any killer whales. Central Florida and O’Leary’s team might wear them b/c of Sea World. Tech should wear dark blue as an accent color, such as very narrow shoulder stripes, and stick with old gold stripes worn for CPJ’s first year. Or wear the dark blue jerseys like the 1990 team, but don’t add any mod stripes across the chest to it, just keep them solid dark blue w/white numbers. Believe me, uni selection means alot for team motivation. Actually the colors could win the game themselves almost. This year’s unis’ contrasting colors take away from viewing the gold helmets since they’re so loud. They aren’t too different from last year’s bw, lose those games they were worn for unis b/c of the loud contrast. There’s just a clash of colors that is loud as Hell in the unis. Tech needs a blend of colors, not a clash. Whoever does their art for the unis is lousy year after year. This went back to Curry’s black watch defense with black jerseys and gold pants, when weird, unTech-like uni art started at Tech. It’s been that way since. I recall when lowly Furman beat Curry’s team at Grant Field one Saturday afternoon. I guess it was their white and purple accented unis that won the game for them. Not too much purple though. Their jersey numbers would have been purple.

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Special teams ineptness is a sad old story, but QB and BB performance is bogging the offense.

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Clemson 60 – GT 10

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Ya’ll just remember….what goes around comes around….payback is a m………………….revenge is a dish best served COLD

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Tech’s defense actually played well……if the offense can get back in rhythm they have a shot against VPI who does not put up a lot of points…..they should beat Duke, but they have little chance against Clemson and UGA.

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This team really misses Jonathan Dwyer. The B-Backs have not put up any yards this season and teams are focusing on the pitch and sweep.

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I think other teams have solved Tevin Washington. Just push your front seven into the Tech offensive line, some people get lose in backfield, Washington poops his pants and runs a 2 yard QB keeper. If I was a D cord, I would rather see Washington QB keepers all day compared to Orwin Smith runs. Also our B back has done nothing all season so defenses don’t even respect the dive anymore. They just play the pitch = victory for them. Watch the past three games and you will understand what I’m talking about.

Defenses only have to worry about the pitch, everything else, dive, keeper, (hold my breath) throw Tech can screw up on their own.

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…your offense gets well against Clemson – their defense is really, REALLY bad, but they can score in bunches, especially after their half time adjustments. Score should be about 56-49, in whose favor I am not sure…

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It’s not so much Dwyer or even Allen being missed at B-back; it is the play of the offensive line. Similarly, Auburn’s problems aren’t due to not having Newton at QB, and they still have Dyer at RB. Both of those two teams are young and inexperienced. Georgia Tech has 2 senior starters on offense, Roddy Jones and Tyler Melton. Check out this list of OL starters and their backups:

LT – Beno r-So; Alford r-Fr
LG- Jackson r-So; Mason Fr
OC – Finch r-So; McRae r-Jr
RG – Uzzi r-Jr; Lanier r-So; Braun Fr
RT – Smith r-Jr; Kidney r-So; Joe Fr.

That is 3 true freshmen, 1 redshirt freshman, 5 redshirt sophomores and 3 redshirt juniors manning the most critical positions on the offense.

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TThat’s why I said earlier that tech will beat Clemson. Clemson is overrated. Y’all keep your chins up, you still have a good chance to do well this year.

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JM – Envy. It is worse than jealousy, which is from losing something one formerly had. Envy is intense longing for something one has never had.

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So will the “Washington for Heisman” nonsense finally be put to rest?

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BWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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@ Miami…us nerds aren’t ranked anymore. If you weren’t so stupid you could simply look at the AP poll on the internet.

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And so here we are, marvelously unranked after our mighty O which couldn’t be stopped – but it was by TWO UNRANKED teams! Hahahaha

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How is Florida doing without Tim Tebow, how is Georgia doing without Matt Stafford, how is Auburn doing without Cam Newton, how are the Colts doing without Peyton Manning? Yes it does pay to have a good quarterback lined up when a good quarterback leaves the team. It looks like Tevin can’t handle these big football players getting close to him now. That falls on the offensive line and it also falls on the offensive plays being called. Why not just pass it the whole game and see if Tevin can get in a rhythm if they can’t establish their running game?

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FYI….just so you UGA people know….an awful lot of us GT people have been stating that we didn’t think GT was a legitimate top 25 team, but we had high hopes….and I know ya’ll would have felt the same about your “dawgs” if you are honest about it….and oh btw, do you really think the “DAWGS” are a top 25 team????oh yeah, not a single person on these GT blog pages had a vote in those polls

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wow…ya’ll suck…

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Fire Mularkey! My statement earlier @ 8:39AM

“Maybe the players and coaches don’t think the season is over – but for this fan who purchases season tickets year after year – to be rewarded with poor performance from players and coaches alike against equal or lessor opponents is in excusable.”

Your response @ 11:11AM
Ga Tech Old Timer: You said equal talent in your ealier comment. If you believe GT has the same horses as Mia, Clem, VT, or even Virginia for that matter then you don’t know much about football.

I believe that PJ is losing the recruiting battles. While one can survive without a team of 1 and 2 stars you need a core of 3 stars and we simply do not have them. Our O-Line is incredibly out matched week end and week out… How does Navy AF and Army do it? I just don’t get the poor O-Line performance.

Now sir: I must tell you that equal or lessor oppenents not only bears the connotation of the number of stars as evidenced by your terse response – but it also means that Georgia Tech plays within the ACC confrence in Division 1 – as does Miami, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Virginia hence the meaning “equal opponents” whereas Georgia Tech also schedules opponents in a lower division such as Jacksonville State, Western Carolina, and East Carolina to name just a few – hence the meaning “lessor opponents.” Fire Mularkey! – You’re probably right about my knowledge of football – there’s been a lot of years past since I first started walking those stadium ramps at Grant Field when Bobby Dodd was first starting to coach – and I don’t recon the boys that played for him and the coaches before him relied too much on players “stars” or whatever they used to rank them with back in those days – they just knew a good player when they saw one and they knew the boy’s family and background as well to figure out if they would fit into the program and give it all they had – on the field and in the classroom. But you know what I did since you caught me without knowing the answer to the “three star” comment – I went looking and found out that our recruits for 2010 broke down as follows – 4 stars – 1, 3 stars – 11, 2 stars – 2 and 0 stars – 2. For the year 2011 it’s 4 stars – 1, 3 stars – 13, 2 stars – 5, 1 star – 1, and 0 stars 3. The 2012 class looks like this 4 stars 1, 3 stars – 8, and 2 stars – 2. Now I suppose somehow you must know a lot more about football than I do – but just on the surface when I add the 3 stars together, I get something like 32 out of a total of 52 and the recruiting isn’t over yet for this year and no one signed.Seems to me that 32 equals the “core” you refered to earlier. Now – if I can be of any further assistance to you in helping YOU to know football – give me a ring sometime and we’ll talk football – if I’m not taking a nap.

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I know two weeks ago before the Maryland game he was telling his players to not get over confident, and have a let down in the Maryland game. It came close in that game for YOU ALL. But I know how you feel about the special teams we are feeling that in Athens also.

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@ 14 GT
The YOU ALL went out to hy ronnatt

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I think both teams will be better next year….dang I hate “wait ’til next year”. However, I wonder if either Head Coach is “Mean” enough to be an FBS HC. Neither one seems able to fire their boys upX’s and O’s are fine, but there are certain intangibles an effective HC must have too, ala Saban.

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Dawg48 – I do like it but I tell you what. I’ve seen a lot of teams play multiple offenses – which included the option – and I think rather than having the option as a live or die offense – we’d be better off learning to instert something different from time to time to keep the other guys guessing. I think multiple sets – spreads – formations would create the same havoc Coach Johnson wants in terms of confusing the opponent. I think unless you have the “horses” to run the offense or defense you’d like to run – you’re basically shoting yourself in the foot to try to force the offense / defense on players who can’t handle it. In other words learn to use your strengths rather than expose your weaknesses. Most coaches can get more from players who are physically adapt at running whatever you want them to run rather than making excuses for not being able to carry the load or get the job done.

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@gt old timer
I see what your saying, Meyer at Florida ran more of a spread option seems you can run or throw out of it better

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@ 14 GT and GT old timer
Nice talking to y’all have a good evening got to go, any way
GLORYGLORY to ole GEORGIA!!!
Good luck on the rest of y’alls season.

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Every guy who has played on the O-line returns next year, unless Uzzi declares for the draft, which would be odd. The 4 freshmen and 5 sophs will presumably be stronger and put on weoght through training.

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Paul Johnson should consult with his friend Bill Belichick about what to do with special teams. It looks like it is an afterthought rather than a focus area. He and somebody on the staff may be working their tails off on the problems, but I don’t see results. Some of the players on punt and kickoff coverage and returns are good athletes on the depth chart, but there is no evident plan as to what they are supposed to do. Again, surely there is, but it isn’t showing on the field.

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We don’t retreat, we reload. We will be back. ” ROCK ON YELLOW JACKETS “

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I don’t know if I have anything to add that hasn’t already been said

I didn’t expect that type of game.

I will say this: Miami has a gem in Al Golden.

The difference in athleticism on the lines of scrimmage was STAGGERING in this game. I knew there would be some difference but it was a mismatch all day long.

The recruiting shortcomings were highlighted big time and that coupled with a QB who is out of sync resulted in a lot of ugly.

Clemson’s D is not as good as Miami, especially up front but the athletes they have on offense make this game appear to be another mismatch.

Good luck but WOW, have things changed!!

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& Sims would be worse? never saw that move, did not really help either position……

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When does CPJ grow up and hire a ST coach, enough already. O line didn’t help Tevin at all. We’ll be back. ” RELOAD JACKETS “

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GET STRONG

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Laskey is in over his head. He is not he best option as a returner. Sure hands on the practice field is not the same as big time Saturday’s. The kickoff team does not have the best athletes available on it. What happened to Chris Jackson? Fought his way back and not given an opportunity to play on special teams! You have got to be kidding!!!! Some of theese freshman given opportunities are just not mature enough mentally or physically for prime time!

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Ramblin Wreck 05,
Totally agree with you on that one. I can’t understand why Laskey is still back there after he proved weeks ago somebody else was needed.
I just wonder who the starting QB for the Clemson game will be. I wish Days had been given a second chance. He did fumble the ball but the hit left both the defensive player and Days were left laying hurt after the hit.

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Back to life… Back to reality!!! LOL

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Your right about Jackson! He bench presses 400 lbs, played on kickoff team at Alabama as a freshmen and can’t crack this lineup. Greene weighs 180 and is blocking the perimeter. Why did we bring Jackson back?

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Bad example. CPJ was right on that one. That kid doesn’t play anywhere anymore.

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other option teams aren’t having trouble air force had over 400 yards against boise, half running half passing. tevin sucks. time to let the other kids play

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true Brandon, Air Force had there way on offense but BSU was certainly not typical BSU in that game either. They looked really flat most of the game, including Kellen Moore.

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GT Joe, where ya been? Missed ya around here.

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@ Tampa

Just lurking…

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I know there’s somethin’ worth reading in her, but with all the dawg crap all over the place it’s hard to get to.

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Add your thoughts on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pull-Vad-Lees-Redshirt-Coach-Paul-Johnson/212675438800719

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@ Marietta

What is an offence?

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It’s over tech fans…you have already won your last game this year.

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The ACC and GT are both jokes. GT should be playing some of Georgia’s top junior high teams. Maybe, just maybe they could win 8 games that way.

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Sorry, I actually graduated from Tech. Can’t spell, but I make a lot of money. Go figure.

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Buzz Sawyer, Tech’s recruiting class is always better than Boise State’s. Three star athletes with a good family background, playing an exceptional type of offenSe will more often than not, win the day.

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Tech rebounds against Clemson. ” GO JACKETS “

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pols follow polls, coaches not so much, this one less than most….wish i had the time to haunt other folks sites, but i would use it to do something useful……

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Wow. I didn’t expect this at all. I picked Tech 30-23 to win straight up.

Two things:
Line Play
Special Teams

Your o-line is getting blown up at the point of attack. No wonder your QB is petrified back there and your BB has nowhere to go (although I do think if you had a Dwyer/Allen back there you would be getting more production). TW looks awful becuase he has no idea what to do when defenders are on him early or coming from all directions.

Your special teams are just awful.

If you were even decent on special teams, you probably are much closer, if not ahead, in the 4th quarter despite how badly your offense played.

Muff into the endzone and a ridiculous “squib that wasn’t supposed to be a squib” after your 20 player drive were game changing bad plays.

Clemmons is probably going to result in a long night for the Tech Nation…just be glad Game Day decided to head to Stanford for the weekend.

I’m usually more upbeat on the Tech Blogs, but outside of Duke, it looks pretty bleak at the moment.

On a positive note, your D looks to be improving.

GOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS! SIC ‘EM!

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Well I hope Tech plays a little better next week so Clemson can get it’s grove on for the rest on the season. It would be sad for the Tigers ’cause we need to be challanged each and every week. GO TIGERS!!!!!!

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i am not happy to lose the games like we did. the defense seems to be improving but the offense is stagnant.

if we pair the d with last years o we win a few more games and finish with a winning season. the d IS getting better. if we had attaochu and drummond for the maryland game we win and would be 7-1 imo. the miami game was fug butt ugly. we were exposes as a team with an up n coming d but a struggling o.

having said that…. lets get real here. the jackets are the youngest team in the country not named auburn. And younger than a young and potent clemson team.

we can not recruit like the clemson’s and auburns’s etc. they not only attract players who are almost fully cooked body wise but they can attract all those players who ‘dont want to go to a school with our curriculum for what ever reason’.

for those reasons we are now going after big framed big bodied kids on both side of the ball. kids that need a year in the weight room and need some coaching up.

paul has been here 4 years now. the gailey players are almost gone. he is trying to maintain the status quo of 7-8-9 win seasons until he can see the fruits of playing a lot of players that have been red shirted.

to those of you who complain about our recruiting or lack their of i say hogwash. boise state is a prime example of what can be accomplished with a program that can rely on red shirting 10-15 players every year.

we are the second youngest team in the country. we are not there yet.

give this team a chance.

i can still see us finishing 8-4 …. a nice improvement from last year.

go jackets beat clemson

we are the second younge

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Buzz Sawyer, you don’t know what a family is? WOW. OK, I’ll say it slowly for you: One man, the dad, marries one woman, the mom, forever. The child is raised by a man and a woman. Old fashioned but it works more than it doesn’t.
Also, 2007 Kellen Moore 3 Stars on Rivals. Just 6′0″ 176 lbs. Do you think any major school would have ever considered him? No, just the remarkable ones. I want GT to be remarkable.

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opinion. I agree, except you meant UVA not Maryland. I like our players and you’re right, we’re not going to win big every year but we will compete and every now and then beat UGA.

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Where’s Ken?

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I said it two weeks ago and I’ll say it again… We will be extremely lucky to win one more game this year. We must embrace our destiny.. It’s another 6-6 season with a trip to the Toliet Bowl to play the University of Wesucktoo. It is painfully clear to me that we have major problems in every area of the game. Our quarterback (bless his heart) can’t throw at this level. He might make it on a Division II football team but NOT at this level. Our special teams are really special. I suspect they will break some kind of NCAA record by seasons end at this rate. And it won’t be the kind of record you brag about either. Our OL is undersized and they have been manhandled for the past 3 weeks. But I don’t blame our players they are only as good as they are coached. Our coach makes the same excuse every week.. “There are a number of things we need to work on”… blah blah blah!!!! I’ve got to believe there’s some people asking themselves, what were we thinking when we hired this guy.

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yur right i meant uva game oops.

i am probably wrong but i do think that the top tier teams ( ok bama osu fla etc win on an average of 10-11 games year in an year out with an occasional mnc here and there.

i think we could be in the next tier down. winning seasons of 9 wins sprinkled in with a few 10 -11 win seasons.enough to a mnc to smell it.

far as this season goes…. for the last year i kept telling myself i cant waite for the next season to get here. for 6 games it was pure heaven. the last two games have been a bit bleh.

i am not going to let the first 6 games ruin the last 6. one game at a time.

we could still win 12 games. not likely but i say lets play the games and roll the dice. hang on for the ride.

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I LOVE COACH JOHNSON. I THINK HE IS THE FINEST COACH THE AVE HAS EVER HAD. PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE SO HE CAN CREATE MORE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AT THE CONCRETE COLLEGE. LET US RUN THE BALL TIL THE END. THE DAWGS LOVE HIM.

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Hey my own opinion… I think I’ll keep praying GT improves. My problem is I am not seeing anything that would lead me to believe we will improve. It is MY OPINION our coach is the problem. He continues to make the same excuses week after week, year after year and I see no improvement. We had major issues on special teams last year and we STILL have major issues on special teams this year. We couldn’t throw the ball last year and we STILL can’t throw the ball this year. I see a pattern of problems with no solutions. I know, I know… Wait til next year right?

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