Paul Johnson quotes
Initial comments:
It’s a great win. I know that lot of guys are disappointed that wrote us off, but we got a chance to play again next week. Like I said, earlier, just let us finish the season before you do our tombstone. I’m really proud of our guys. I couldn’t be prouder.
On Clemson:
I tell you they’ve got a really, really good football team. Brandon Thompson is a heck of a football player, the defensive tackle. We had a hard time blocking him so we just kind of started reading him.
On why the team played so differently than it had the past two weeks:
We played with some emotion and some intensity and we played better. They’re 18 to 21 year olds. Like I said, we’ve got a young football team. I keep telling people who don’t want to listen. Coach (Dabo) Swinney and I were talking about it before the game. We’ve got a bunch of sophomores and redshirt freshmen playing on the line of scrimmage most of the time and sometimes they’ve played better than the others. We just executed better.
We started out the first two drives kind of like we played the two weeks on offense, but we settled down. We made some plays.
On Tevin Washington’s interception:
They were rolling the secondary down really hard there because they knew we were going to run the ball, so we thought we might could get a cheap one on the play action. We didn’t execute very well and they picked it off but Jemea (Thomas) saved us with a great play on the very next play.
On play of the defense:
We kept them off the scoreboard. I thought we played really good in the first half and then the second half, we got just enough. They went down and scored really fast (to open the second half), it looked like they were coming back down again to score and they got the fumble (forced by Thomas in the third quarter).
We knocked the ball loose, we took a little bit of time. And we played the way we needed to play. I was looking at the time of possession and it was 39 to 21. When you do that, you’ve got a chance to win. We did a nice job of not giving up big plays defensively. like I said, kept ‘em out of the end zone for the most part.
On the execution of the game plan:
I thought the game went pretty much the way we wanted, except for the fumble on the goal line. I like said, if we get that in there, it’s 38-10 and they’ve got a real uphill battle to come back. But 31’s more than 17.
On impact of Tevin Washington’s play:
I think he’ll get his confidence back. I said all along, it wasn’t all Tevin he’ got to have some help. Tonight we got help from different guys. We made plays. The first long run he had on the option, he made a nice cut inside, but the second one on the quarterback draw, they put some guys on the ground. That was some pretty good blocking.
On Thomas:
He made some great plays. Jemea Thomas loves to play football. he’s a really good player. we’ve got to get him on the field because he makes plays. I think tonight was a great example of that. He had some huge plays.
On T.J. Barnes‘ having a good game:
He sure did. It was good to see T.J. He made a couple nice plays on run plays. We played with like I said, with the kind of effort and intensity you’ve got to play with.
On if he knew the team would play like this:
I knew we weren’t going to quit. Unlike some people, I knew we wouldn’t quit.
On how Tech can play so well when it’s counted out:
I don’t know. Give the players the credit. They’re the guys who did it. It wasn’t me. they bowed their neck and they played.
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Team
October 30th, 2011
7:14 am
First
Team
October 30th, 2011
7:15 am
Time to get ready for VT
shorter passes (as short as necessary!)
October 30th, 2011
7:24 am
How can the ref(s) not see and call that offsides? Clem guy was under the center before Washington could get the ball….That is a perfect example indicating the instant replay SHOULD be used for calling obvious penalties.
Tech surely exceeded my expectations against Clem. Hope Tech can keep that winning feeling against VT.
Congrats to Tech team and coaches!
GT Fan and Alum
October 30th, 2011
7:29 am
We love you CPJ! Keep up the great work!
Next Year
October 30th, 2011
7:31 am
Can’t wait until next year when our young guys have another year of play time under their belts. And VAD LEE will get a shot to play.
VAD LEE highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q2k95TtTdk&feature=related
Oakland
October 30th, 2011
7:44 am
During pre-game drills, you could sense GT was fired up. Great crowd. My voice is gone.
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
October 30th, 2011
8:00 am
After five weeks of gradual but continual decline, I’ll admit that I did not expect the Jackets to even compete with Clemson, much less beat them. I am very happy to have been proven wrong!
SatchelBuzz
October 30th, 2011
8:10 am
Great effort,…..great win. When we do what we do,…we fully expect to win, it’s as simple as that. Notice to the wanna be coaches out there,….please refrain from tellling CPJ how to handle things. It’s embarrasing,….hope your neck recovers from the jump off of the bandwagon. Go get ‘em Coach!!
THWG!!
Buzzman
October 30th, 2011
8:10 am
What can I say, yes, I have been down on CPJ and Big Al. It was a totally differently team out there last night. It just shows you that emotion can win football games. Clemson is a better team, but our emotion’s were high. Sure we don’t have the talent like Clemson but our guys played last night like they haven’t played all year. I know our guys our young and we have ups and downs, but last night they were up. Congrats. to all the players. Whatever we win or lose the ACC title is up to you. But if you play like you did last night, we will win all the way.
Tate
October 30th, 2011
8:11 am
ACC refs continue to be idiots. But doesn’t matter in this one. Georgia Tech just plain beat down Clemson.
bhamwreck
October 30th, 2011
8:16 am
great win – proud of the team. Go Jackets
truth
October 30th, 2011
8:21 am
we beat ranked teams, uga not so much
ramblingbuzz
October 30th, 2011
8:52 am
Appeared to me CPJ did make some changes on special teams. Different KO & punt returners as well as other ST players. CPJ may be stubborn but he’s not stupid. Great team victory in all phases.
ToeMeetsLeather
October 30th, 2011
8:53 am
Game balls to Jamea and Groh, the only thing we didn’t defend well was the short pass and incredible speed of the Clemson athletes. We won’t see that much speed again this season.
Beat VaTech and a scary Duke and we play a angry Clemson team again in early December.
How about those young offensive lineman doing their thing last night. Great win and atmosphere on the flats. The Clemson fans were a loud bunch entering the stadium, not so much leaving out.
Diable69
October 30th, 2011
8:55 am
It’s official – Jemea Thomas is my new favorite player. That dude can play some ball. Pass defense, run defense, punt returns, fake punts, it don’t matter…
A 2 touchdown win (that should have been a 3 touchdown win; looking in your direction officials) over the #5 team in the nation? Yes, please!
GT70
October 30th, 2011
8:55 am
@truth “we beat ranked teams, uga not so much”
Absolute truth. That should shut up the mutts (it won’t but it should) about our schedule and our offense.
Funny, you don’t hear the mutts after we have a big win.
ramblingbuzz
October 30th, 2011
8:57 am
CU did not have the best team last night. And that’s why they play the game on the field and not based on “expert” opinion. And how about Jesse Palmer back at ESPN central who predicted a decisive CU victory, even at half time. For some reason, GT’s team always plays better when no one picks em. Thank you Heather and Schultz. Please pick VT to win when we play them.
GT
October 30th, 2011
9:07 am
Its all on the line next week…no matter how you slice it this win was bigger than the UVA and UM Loss..
Also even if we beaten UVA Miami and Clemson we would STILL need to beat VT to get in the ship..
This win is the second biggest behind Georgia
St. Simons Old Timer
October 30th, 2011
9:23 am
I was disappointed with our Tech bloggers last week who turned negative and vindictive after the Miami loss. Most everyone thought they could coach the team better than Paul Johnson. It is never as bad as a loss makes it seem (even a bad loss, like Miami) and never as good as a victory makes it seem (even a good victory, like Clemson).
So let’s stay positive and get ready for VT. Both teams have byes and should be well prepared. But remember we are at home and GT can get up for a home game.
Road Scholar
October 30th, 2011
9:26 am
Next Year: Try to stay focused on the present and show some respect to this team. Are you a closet UGA fan?
Great game. Great effort. The team charged ahead instead of being “on our heals” like the past 2 losses.
TechFanForever
October 30th, 2011
9:30 am
Key prospects were at this game. They saw something special. Hopefully they saw two great coaches who know what they are doing. Just give us some talent, some defense and the sky is the limit.
Thoughts of LSU-UGA and FL-Ark came to my mind on the no-call off-sides. Somebody better investigate this one. We (ACC) don’t want to be like the SEC and fix who goes to the Conference Championship games. Sure we don’t have an LSU or AL in our conference (yet) but the rest of the SEC has nothing on the ACC.
19
October 30th, 2011
9:31 am
Great win! Jemea is the man.
I hope “Steve” and “papadawg” bet their houses!
Craig James is a complete hack!
Go Jackets!!!
Road Scholar
October 30th, 2011
9:32 am
Oh, and who knew we could play such good man to man in the secondary? The “prevent” zone should be trashed. Kudos to the DB’s and linebackers…not to leave out the def line. The pass rush, esp with the blitzing was much improved, but needs more improvement.
Savor this one…and then beat VT! Go Tech!
PS Watch out for Duke…they looked good against VT yesterday. But focus on VT and “their” refs.
gtalum01
October 30th, 2011
9:43 am
Yup I have been drinking the Kool Aid since 08 and will continue to do so. The more smack and name calling that folks make about CPJ just shows that they wish he was there Coach. I was there for the Gailey years and graduated in 01 and this is fun, that was a snooze fest. Good times and super Great Win!!!!!
mountain_jim
October 30th, 2011
9:52 am
I also can’t believe the no-offsides fumble. I also did not think GT could stay in the game with Clemson.
Enjoyed seeing them prove me wrong. How much of the country saw that game, I wonder?
GT is a 4th rate high school team
October 30th, 2011
10:00 am
Finally, GT won against another 4th rate high school team. LOL ACC – ASSOCIATION OF CUP CAKES, nothing new there.
macrotech
October 30th, 2011
10:04 am
So THAT’S what a total effort at all positions looks like….I could get USED to that! GO TECH!!!
go jackets
October 30th, 2011
10:08 am
negative bloggers… QUIT TYPING, and go to the UGA blogs, you deserve them.
macrotech
October 30th, 2011
10:09 am
“GT is a 4th rate high school team”…YEAH, I could see where you’d say that. Clemson ONLY beat how many ranked teams to get to their high ranking…something you mutts in athens know NOTHING about. Nice little win against those MIGHTY gators, though!
OldSchoolGT21
October 30th, 2011
10:09 am
Heather Dingleberry Dinch looks like she went to Ga Tech but she would have failed out the first year…there was a song back in the day by Run DMC called…Dumb Girl…Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb…stupid as can be….
carolinajacket
October 30th, 2011
10:09 am
4th rate, are you the brilliant one who wrote, “Right On October 28th, 2011 I cannot wait to witness Clemson absolutely destroying the cheats on their home field in their high school stadium. The most overrated coach, and worst fan base in the country, will be even more humbled after tomorrow night’s beatdown. I cannot wait.
Navigator
October 30th, 2011
10:11 am
There’s one quote you couldn’t get from him, what a bunch of incompetent ACC refs that blew the obvious off sides at Clemson’s goal line, that caused the fumble. Even ABC commentators made numerous comments about how the ref looking right at the line could not see that. I’m beginning to believe the ACC refs aren’t just bad, but maybe the worst in all of college football.
go jackets
October 30th, 2011
10:12 am
4th rate is a UGA fan, you know so.
Just trying to cause trouble, doesn’t have anything else to do!
GT I
October 30th, 2011
10:13 am
Navigator you are right on the money! just wish they could do something about the refs that screw up so bad!
carolinajacket
October 30th, 2011
10:14 am
I’ve watched football for quite a while, but I have never seen a defensive player receive the center’s snap == and get away with it.
chalkdawg4
October 30th, 2011
10:15 am
Georgia fan here but I grew up in Atlanta and have an ex-wife from Tech. Great win and a hell of a performance. Who would have thunk it?
macrotech
October 30th, 2011
10:19 am
chalkdawg4, you’re a damn good dawg! Admittedly, I HOPED it would happen, but after the past couple of weeks…I wasn’t thunkin’ it!
bobbyGTdodd
October 30th, 2011
10:29 am
Where is that intelligent derriere that could not wait for the beatdown in Atlanta on Saturday night? Where are you? I’ll give you on thing. You were right about a beatdown in Atlanta. I was there and witnessed it in person. There WAS a BEATDOWN in Atlanta. And it was a magnificent thing, from my seat anyway. But from some seats it was UGLY, UGLY, UGLY. Like the guy’s next to me. He left in tears.
RWRECK77
October 30th, 2011
10:33 am
I had the wildest most unbelievable dream last night ,,,,,dreamed I went to the Tech Clemson game and Tech won,,,stayed out celebrating half the night! Where’s my coffee????
Wondering???
October 30th, 2011
10:37 am
I guess I’ll keep asking this question until someone can give me an answer. Since the Bobby Dodd – and later Bobby Ross days at Tech – the team has lacked the “fire” and determination to come out and play their best ball every game. They continue to play just well enough to win some times and other times that’s not good enough. When losses come our way – we use the same worn out excuses that the team is “tired” or young – rather than they weren’t well prepared mentally. Since 1972 freshmen have been able to play varsity football and every team in the U S has faced these issues and the better ones overcome them by coaching and preparation. What makes last night different from the last two weeks? The team had no week off to rest like Virginia and Miami did – and yet they played inspired ball last night and won – and the only reason given has been because they were mad and out to prove everyone wrong (coach and team alike) – and every bit of the fundamentals and execution on display had been there all along. So my question / statement is this – why does a team of this quality have to wait to have adversity on the doorstep before they buy into the mental concept of a “killer” instinct prior to every game played? I revel in this win and have never bashed he team or coaches – and aren’t now. I’m just wondering??
19
October 30th, 2011
10:38 am
Headley! I hope you bet the house!
Go Jackets!!!
Batjacket
October 30th, 2011
10:39 am
they omitted my personal favorite CPJ comment from last night
When asked about the uncalled offsides on the Clemson 1 yard line that resulted in a bogus
“turnover”, CPJ said:
“WE GOT HOSED”
Gotta love him!
Batjacket
October 30th, 2011
10:41 am
To GT is a fourth rate high school team–And which fourth rate high school team do YOU support?
Double Zero Eight
October 30th, 2011
10:42 am
Great win! What a pleasant surprise.
Wish they could play every game at home.
ramblin man
October 30th, 2011
10:46 am
what a night. like someone said, you could sense the guys were fired up even during warmups. as cpj said, they took it upon themselves – even more encouraging. it seems to me that there was certainly a sense of complacency after 6-0 but something just clicked tonight and the guys were fired up in front of the home crowd on homecoming against the #5 team in the country.
jemea thomas is a player folks
tevin was extremely encouraging with his reads on the option – very few missed reads this game
blocking by the backs and receivers was excellent, especially by stephen hill
defense has come a long way too folks. and give groh credit for last night. he let his young, but talented guys play and just fly around. secondary seems to be very talented with jemea, louis young, rod sweeting
awesome job – but got to continue that effort into the next game, biggest one of the year now
and anyone know what happened to stephen hill in the 2nd qtr? obviously nothing too serious because he came back but he seemed pretty rattled
T-man
October 30th, 2011
10:46 am
I have to admit,I’shocked at the outcome of this game,after looking so bad the last 2 weeks,and just dominating,yes dominating in all phases of the game…..I love it.And the flea bags winning and slaying their demons…what a great weekend for the 2 local teams,hey could it be they both play for their conference championships…sweet
carolinajacket
October 30th, 2011
10:52 am
I must be honest. After our first three offensive (and they were offensive) plays, I was getting ready for a blow out. Well, we got the blow out, just not what I expected. Supersize, what do you think?
Trussville Jacket
October 30th, 2011
10:52 am
It is real easy to play or coach the game from 40 rows up in the stands. I am guilty of it myself sometimes and have to remind myself of this. I am glad that the Jackets put it together last night and got a big win!!
5150 UOAD
October 30th, 2011
11:03 am
19…………. after you saw that game don’t you think you should have RISKED a few more days in the doghouse to Be with Me, Dilbert D, Give Me a Break, and Supersize? We had a BLAST
Old Gold and White Fan
October 30th, 2011
11:04 am
4th rate – another 4th rate drive by mutt. Gotta love it,Tech AND the mutts are 7-2 now. If we both win out, it will be an incredible show down on 11/26 with the team in Gold winning! This is going to be EPIC!!!!!!!
Hey Muttsville…..get your slurs ready, it’s coming! And PLEASE, try to come up with something new….more original…..not as tired as……nerds.
Batjacket
October 30th, 2011
11:09 am
OH, I see from other comments that “4th rate” is a MUTT fan–Figures.
HEY 4TH RATE–Werent you guys ready to fire Richt after the first 2 games?
Feelin’ kinda’ stupid about that now, arent ya?
Bring your high school offense on down to Bobby Dodd & be prepared for a whuppin’
techgrad93
October 30th, 2011
11:11 am
To “Wondering???”: I think you are trivializing the ability to make sure a team is ready to play every week with the same passion/effort/intensity. If you have played yourself, you recognize it is extremely difficult. Name one national champion football team and I can pull their record and show you where they almost lost to an inferior team. It takes a lot of talent to play like crap and still win on a bad night. If you aren’t the most talented week in/week out, you have to leverage emotion/intensity/execution. If teams could consistently do what you are expecting they should be able to do, no one would ever lose …
K
October 30th, 2011
11:14 am
The team and coaching were great last night.
They did play as a team and did what needed to be done!
I still say Roddy Jones is the heart and soul of this team!
Great game!
Alabama Jack
October 30th, 2011
11:14 am
To: ACC Commissioner
We respectfully request that you no longer schedule Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder to officiate our games.
Sincerely,
Rambling Reck
Gtyelojaket
October 30th, 2011
11:23 am
Old Gold and White Fan, not so fast, UGA is 6-2 !!!
Reality
October 30th, 2011
11:23 am
Great win. Get by Va TEch and we will be 10-2 going into a rematch against Clemson. Go Jackets!!!!
Dallas Jacket
October 30th, 2011
11:26 am
I am so happy that he is our head coach!
Star Wars could happen
October 30th, 2011
11:35 am
We are the best team in the universe!!!!!! We would destroy the Falcons if they played them!!! UGA will get destroyed!!!!!! No one can stop us!!!!! Paul Johnson is a genius!!!!!! THWG!!!!!
hahahaha!!!!!
October 30th, 2011
11:36 am
Where is Bobby Dodd stadium? I only know of Sanford Stadium Jr. on Yech’s ghetto campus.
Stan
October 30th, 2011
11:38 am
Wow, Clemson must really, really suck
gt45
October 30th, 2011
11:39 am
Congrats guys, heck of a game. Clemson fans never got in the game, except for a moment in the third. I remember the video of the Tiger fan after the loss a couple of years ago. I saw similar things last night! We run the table from here on. Go Jackets!
Spike 80DF
October 30th, 2011
11:40 am
I’m just glad the Dawgs will have a full security detail when they come to Tech with all the assault and armed robbery that goes on…
Stan
October 30th, 2011
11:42 am
gt45 —
Run the table? How do you figure? You will lose 2 of your last 3, and I doubt I have to tell you which games those are.
I do hope that the Yech team is as ignorantly over confident as the delusional fan base that simply defeated a far overrated Clemson team.
Reality
October 30th, 2011
11:43 am
hahahahaha….I think you mean Sanford & Son Stadium in the Cesspool of the South otherwise known as Athens.
5150 UOAD
October 30th, 2011
11:45 am
Please no more talk about lifting Vad Lee’s redshirt.
Reality
October 30th, 2011
11:45 am
Hey Stan….who have you beaten? A bunch of lower tier SEC teams and FL with the worst team since the 70’s. GT takes care of Ugag this year.
carolinajacket
October 30th, 2011
11:46 am
Very Funny, and correct, Alabama. As far as the team being so well prepared, perhaps the “pep” talk Roddy and Jason helped the younger players get ready for the game. Sometimes a team meeting is effective in doing this.
I'm flying a ..... Georgia Tech flag right now
October 30th, 2011
12:13 pm
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GT now #23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
Reality Yech
October 30th, 2011
12:22 pm
Hey Reality, how many times the past 30 or so years have you morons said “GT takes care of their masters this year???” You will choke on it like you always do.
Yech beat an overrated team who’s coach is named Dabo for crying out loud. But please, PLEASE, continue thinking your cheats are world beaters. It will make laughing in your faces at Sanford Stadium Jr. all the more sweet this year.
meeks
October 30th, 2011
12:23 pm
Quite correct, Tech’s campus is a cesspool in the middle of the ghetto. I wonder how many people were mugged last night?
cooper
October 30th, 2011
12:26 pm
Pretty sure Clemson had to rally to comeback against M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D. Wake me up when your thugs play a real team. Thaks.
Danny Ford
October 30th, 2011
12:29 pm
Tiger meat smells like fish and tastes like chicken.
reebok
October 30th, 2011
12:32 pm
when the offense got rolling on that third possession, Clemson’s D simply couldn’t do anything. I hope we can do the same thing to V-Tech and UGA…having both those games at home will help.
5150 UOAD
October 30th, 2011
12:35 pm
cooper………………UGA couldn’t come back against USC or BSU. Didn’t UGA have to COME BACK against a 4-4 Gator team? Call me when you play and BEAT somebody.
BigTimeTECHFan
October 30th, 2011
12:36 pm
Last week I said Tech would come out fired up and jump out to big lead, then Clemson would make a push at the end. Bologger dogged me. I told them Tech had the best two CB’s in the county. Don’t forget J Thomas / L Young held NC State WR who is one of the best to zero catches.
Tech D is young and pretty good
Yellow Fuzz
October 30th, 2011
12:39 pm
Hahaha. Glad all you chest pounding, AH dog nation represenatives on here were able to get by a banged up Florida team. Hahaha. While THE GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS totally dominated the #5 ranked team in the nation (which had far more talent and depth than us) with our “2 star players”, “gimmick, high school offense” and “80 year old defensive coordinator”. See you soon doggies. You may beat us but you will have to play the game of your life. There is NO WAY that you have more talent than Clemson.
FEAR THE FUZZ!
Michael Veli
October 30th, 2011
12:41 pm
Todd Grantham looks like Chaz Bono
Jack G
October 30th, 2011
12:43 pm
Wondering
Hush your mouth, Intellegent blogs are not permitted
gt4ever
October 30th, 2011
1:13 pm
Someone tell me what team showed up last night… What a special night of football… It REALLY is scary how GOOD we could possibly be when the DEFENSE comes to play football! I tip my hat to this teams effort… Great JOB! Keep it going….
ATLER (Ramblin Wreck)
October 30th, 2011
1:20 pm
Great win Jackets!!!! I’m proud of the team and glad we pulled ourselves together. Let’s rest and get ready for VPI. VPI hasn’t played anyone all year and think their going to run the table in the Coastal division………….. Not so fast my friend!!!!!!!! Go Jackets!!!!
19
October 30th, 2011
1:22 pm
Oh, so now Clemson was overrated! Didn’t see that coming, what a bunch of loser dawgtools!
Yes 5150, I wish I was there. I would have rushed the field after the game! Plus I would have been spared Craig James commentary. That guy is a wackoff.
Go Jackets!!!
GIVE ME A BREAK
October 30th, 2011
1:29 pm
YELLOW JACKETS were outstanding. Total team effort. Bobby Dodd Stadium was ” ROCKING.” Great to see the fans storm the field. Now let’s get ready for VT. ” ROCK & ROLL YELLOW JACKETS “
GT baby
October 30th, 2011
1:44 pm
What a great game to have 8 or 9 top recruits there to watch..hope they got into the excitement of game and fans..Welcome to the flats..hope you all sign.
tpjones
October 30th, 2011
1:47 pm
6 days WnE & JM. HAHAHAHAHA
Batjacket
October 30th, 2011
1:51 pm
@RealityYech–what a joke your comments are.
You had to come from behind to beat a banged up Gator team with an immobile QB, while we dominated the formerly ranked # 5 team in the nation.
Get back to us when your pups beat a team in the Top 5 that isn’t hurting & THEN you may have a point other than the one on top of your head.
LMAO at you
I'm flying a ..... Georgia Tech flag right now
October 30th, 2011
1:51 pm
GT moved back in the AP Poll at #22,
bring on the Hokies.
dawg2
October 30th, 2011
1:52 pm
Congrats to Coach Johnson his staff and Team..great job. You made the State proud, keep up the good work till we meet. Go Dawg & Go GT.
Batjacket
October 30th, 2011
1:54 pm
@Ryech again
BTW,, wasnt the majority of the puppy nation crying for Richt’s head after your first 2 losses?
Whether YOU were or not, I imagine they feel pretty stupid now.
Granted that is NOT a new or rare experience for a pup fan, but I cant help but laugh about it
Stephen CC
October 30th, 2011
1:58 pm
Alabama Jack, you made me laugh out loud! Thankfully, in spite of adversity, our boys played a magnificent game! CONGRATULATIONS YELLOW JACKETS!!! How wonderful to see the effort of the entire team in every phase of the game! I have to admit I didn’t think they would do it, but I am so glad to be proven wrong. The players deserve the utmost respect for playing their hearts out last night. Enthusiasm, focus, determination and chemistry are powerful when combined like that!
T-man
October 30th, 2011
2:00 pm
Tech vs Ga both Acc and Sec division champs meet at historic Bobby Dodd stadium for state Championship…sweet….Go jackets
Snellville Jacket
October 30th, 2011
2:00 pm
Just a great day for the state of Georgia in general! UGA Finally beat Florida and Ga Tech finishes the night off with a butt kicking defeating the number 5 team in the nation! Just a great saturday for Georgia sports!
Stinger 2
October 30th, 2011
2:12 pm
After a couple days of well earned celebration , I hope CPJ and the coaching staff can get the team in the correct mental and emotional frame of mind for VT.
It would be a shame for the team to revert back to its
play in the UVA and Miami games. A lot would be lost that was gained Sat. night against Clemson.
GT93
October 30th, 2011
2:14 pm
thanks ‘dawg2′ … and congrats to UGA on a great win over FL. Yesterday was indeed a great day state of Georgia football. Would have been sweeter to see GA Southern and GA State win as well though …
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
2:19 pm
gt4ever, I was wondering last night what you might have to say after the game. I think I even mentioned that to UOAD, since he and Delbert D. sat with me. I’m glad to read your thoughts today; you were really down on Johnson, Groh, and the entire team last week. Are you a true believer now? LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
19, if you had been there with us last night and had rushed the field afterwards, you would have had to fly to get there. But as high as we all were last night, maybe that wouldn’t have been an unreasonable thing to expect. LOL
GT93
October 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
Great wins yesterday for both GT and UGA. Would have been nice to see GA Southern and GA State with wins as well
GT had a TON of recruits at the game last night … that win should really help with great impressions on the recruits and furthering the sustainability of the football program. Just an amazing win!!
GT93
October 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
Filters??
TechLB
October 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
Super concentration and effort, coaches had ‘em ready to play and Paul had some adjustments for the defensive ends crashing like UVA and Miami. I’ll eat a little crow here and admit to being overly critical – still really disappointed when we play so poorly against beatable teams.
If we can play with this focus and energy each game, or close to it, we’ll be alright.
Kudo’s to Tevin for an inspired performance too…he took control and played with confidence.
Great win! Makes the UGA game a lot more interesting for sure!
TechLB
October 30th, 2011
2:23 pm
Oh yeah, And WAY TO GO DEE!! Loved the play of our defense finally! Nice to watch us throttle a darn fine offense…GO JACKETS!
yeller bug
October 30th, 2011
2:24 pm
Wondering?: If you or anyone can figure out how to motivate and prepare 18 to 21 y.o. to consistently get in the “zone” and play their best, then you would make millions of $$$$. There probably exists some useful techniques that Olympic athletes use or say fighter pilots/special forces who “play a game” where all the chips are on the table to get that mental edge. Perhaps we should be praising Roddy Jones who spoke to the team early in the week. Let him speak each week before the game if that provides the inspiration. I think CPJ does underestimate the powerof motivation or better that peace of mind that passes all understanding that keeps a player revved but calm–most players who get “into the zone” say the game seems to slow down and they are able to make wise decisions and execute well. The best I’ve seen at that mental development of players is Coach K for Duke—those players, no matter what the score, have that calm resolve that they can overcome adversity and win the game.
atlanta.hoops227.net » Blog Archive » Georgia Tech Vs. Clemson 2011: Paul Johnson Not Sorry For BCS Rocking
October 30th, 2011
2:33 pm
[...] the game, Johnson took it to some haters while praising his players and Clemson [hater segments [...]
Hello? Anybody home?
October 30th, 2011
2:54 pm
Though there are a few exceptions, what I notice most about the post-Tech blogs is what is missing: the puppy trolls with their high-school offense comments. Perhaps thumping an unbeaten #5-ranked team put a muzzle on that.
I don’t know how Tech will finish the season but it is exciting to see them pull out of the nose-dive funk they’ve been in for the past four games. The youth of the lines have always been my concern and kudos to them last night; they deserve it. Next year should be even more exciting with the arrival of Vad and a more mature and stronger line to protect him. Also, as someone else noted, how nice for such a big win to be played out in front of so many high-school prospects. Go Nerds! And THWG!
Ramblin Man
October 30th, 2011
2:54 pm
What a great game. I will admit I was down on Washington and said I hope he can find a way to get some confidence back and wow did he. That team effort was amazing and I love the fact that Groh had confidence in a young secondary to send the house and rattle Boyd while leaving them to play one on one with some crazy talented Clemson WRs. Could not be prouder to be a Jacket Fan right now and hope the guys enjoy the bye week with some time to heal and rest while preparing for VT. Hope the twenty something recruits in attendence were as impressed as I was. Hating the fact that I could not travel to Bobby Dodd but glad I have tickets for VT.
Oh and for the people that like to slam CPJ for taking credit for the good and blaming everyone but himself for the bad please read the above quotes slowly as you have had problems getting it in the past.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
3:09 pm
AMEN, Ramblin Man
GT Fan
October 30th, 2011
3:13 pm
Made a couple bets on my Jackets in August……One down, one to go.
1. $250 to win $385 on OVER 6.5 Wins
2. $100 to win $2,000 on GT winning the Coastal
Come on Jackets beat VT & Duke, and I’ll have myself a Merry little Christmas …….
Congrats to the YJs!! Awesome game last night!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
3:22 pm
GT Fan, according to our president, you should share the wealth. How big a cut of your winnings can I expect? lol
GTFan478
October 30th, 2011
4:03 pm
So where is headley and his pal vegas at now?
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
19…I must defend Craig James…he and his partner started off really talking up Clemson, but as the game progressed and it became apparent which was the best team last night, they switched over to our side more and more, They must have talked about bad ref calls for about 10 minutes of air time, particularly the blown off sides at the goal line. They were as stunned at that missed call as anyone seeing the replay on TV.
19
October 30th, 2011
4:30 pm
1 4 GT, James kept making statements about Tech blockers “going for the knees”. That’s what ticked me off.
Go Jackets!!!
Golden Tornado
October 30th, 2011
4:41 pm
**ramblingbuzz,** your comment is right on target. Tech plays better when we are the underdog. So I go on record right now: Tech has absolutely no hope of beating VT.
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
4:47 pm
19….yeah, I do remember him saying that a time or three….I don’t generally like most of ESPN’s announcers….I quit watching MNF completely until they got rid of dumbo Kornheiser
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
4:50 pm
Anyway, it was a great game to watch on TV or in person….I plan on getting tix next year if they have some decent seats available
rogeriter
October 30th, 2011
5:01 pm
Congratulations Tech. Great Game! From a Dawgs fan.
GT-UT
October 30th, 2011
5:04 pm
Guys, I was in Vegas and missed the game. They’ve got a great track out there and we got to do some good laps. I can’t wait to get back home next weekend and watch the game. Reading all of your posts, I get a great feel on how the night went.
Contrats Jackets!! We are proud. “One game at a time” montra rings true…along with “that’s why they play the game”. Lovin’ it!
JM
October 30th, 2011
5:11 pm
congrats to the Jackets! Great game. Get ready for Va Tech. They will be ready and fired up.
Spyro
October 30th, 2011
5:27 pm
I think Jemea Thomas is quickly becoming one of my favorite players on the squad. He has made a lot of big energy plays for the team, starting with that diving catch to down a punt at the 2. He still has a couple of years of eligibility remaining, so hopefully we get to see a lot more of those big plays he keeps making.
Also, good job by the coverage teams for keeping Watkins relatively in check. Watkins might be the quickest guy I have ever seen.
And good job to TJ Barnes for playing at this full potential. We are going to need that in the future, TJ.
Go Jackets!!
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:29 pm
GT-UT….You must have gone to the Petty Driving Experience….been thinking about that myself….Is it affordable?…. I will look it up on line in the too distant future….I think they have 1 in Atlanta, too….How fast do they let you go?
RedandBlackDawg
October 30th, 2011
5:29 pm
GT70,
The reason we (UGA) don’t comment so much on your blogs is we know you will be on a UGA blog, bragging your fool heads off, and all of the sudden acting like you are world beaters and will beat the heck out of UGA come November. Your fans are so obsessed with UGA, you can’t stand the fact that UGA owns you and will always own you. Clemson was a number 5 team in the country, about as much as S.C is number 13. Enjoy your victory but I don’t think you will see the ACC championship. Virginia and Miami figured out the triple option, so there will be a few more teams in the ACC that will also figure how to stop it.
You haven’t yet played a defense as stout as UGA will show you. You can’t run up the middle against UGA, and we have big and speedy LB’s, that will seal up the ends. I hope that means your QB attempts to throw a few of those wounded duck passes, you all brag about.
Have fun for now, insulting UGA, because once again, it will end after Novembers game and you will have to revert back to your old tired excuses as to why, once again, UGA put you down.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:30 pm
I thought the best kickoff return of the night was when Watkins got brought down by his own man
Dacusville Bill
October 30th, 2011
5:33 pm
As the ONLY Tech fan living on the banks of Dotties Creek, in Pickens County, SC–Life is tolerable now that Tech took care of bidness against Mr Tillman’s Pride & Joy–
What We Learned
October 30th, 2011
5:33 pm
1. The A She She is weaker that originally thought…..the supposed best team in the conference gets a beat down by the downtrodden. Even one of those sad sack teams from the SEC East could win that league.
2. Kansas State’s ranking was a result of schedule played
3. Flukes can happen….Texas Tech gets blasted at home by Iowa State (yes Iowa State) one week after going on road and beating one of the best teams in the country.
4. Big 10 is going to lose every bowl game played…..even those against the Big Least and the A She She
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:33 pm
Supersize….yeah, that was a terrific play
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
Looks like the Jackets took it to the kittens…..I thought you guys were complaining about special teams? Did not see the game but obviously they must have played pretty well along with the defense that has been maligned for some reason. Looks like the issues you guys had with special teams jumped all over the Dawgs. That was as horrible a display of specail teams as one can imagine.
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
You pups get so boring & tiresome with your nonsensical drivel….the same old worn out chest thumping like the gorilla alpha male….all you do is thump your chest and holler
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
Redandblack, just who has the mutts’ mighty defense handled this year? Certainly not Boise State of SC. Have you looked at the records of every other team you have played? I think they have a 4-23 record against SEC competition. Your defense hasn’t proved anything yet. And Miami and UVA didn’t “figure out” our offense; our offense quit executing mid-way through the NC State game and didn’t get their rhythm back till last night. You make it sound like the UVA and Miami defenses were better than Clemson’. If the Tech offense executes like they did last night, as well in the early games, “choke’s” defense won’t stop them either.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:38 pm
1 4 GT, actually Gorilla was pretty cool during the week. I see that he’s gone back to his old self in his posts today.
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:38 pm
Maybe we should hire a special teams coordinator. What do you think, Super? LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:39 pm
There are 2 (count ‘em TWO) good teams in the SEC this year, and neither one of them is east of the Chattahoochee River. The rest are no better than the average ACC teams.
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:41 pm
Supersize….yeah, but I was talking to what we learned @ 5:33
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:41 pm
Super, Super, Super:
UGA’s defense was not that bad against SC (it was bad against Boise). The final score of the SC game had much to do with the special teams play and SC scoring about every different way possible other than offensive. I do think the statistics said you would be able to run on Clumpson (but you know what Ben Franklin said about statistics) and you did.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:42 pm
TD, I think Johnson proved us all wrong on that one last night. They weren’t perfect, but they sure showed that they knew what they were doing. UGA’s special teams, on the other hand, showed they are among the worst anywhere. How can two kickers (Butler and whatever the other one’s name is) go from the penthouse to the outhouse between seasons? And on those two kickoff returns by Florida in the first half, there wasn’t a Georgia player close enough to feel the breeze as they ran by.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:44 pm
OK, TD, then explain to me how choke’s defense gave up more yards and points to Vandy that any other team has. I guess maybe Arkansas probably gave up a bunch yesterday too, but according to your logic, Vandy should never have even been in the game with the mutts.
Curious
October 30th, 2011
5:45 pm
How’s the ACC’s record in BCS games? Is it better than the Big East?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:45 pm
oh, ok, 1 4.
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:46 pm
Agreed! Tried to find a way to lose to Florida, AGAIN!! Luckily defense was good enough and Charlie Weiss and offense was bad enough.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:47 pm
TD, please explain to me how “choke’s” mighty defense gave up more yards and points to Vandy than any other team had, until Arkansas. According to your faulty logic, Vandy should never have even been in the game with the mutts.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:48 pm
Curious, what has that got to do with anything? We are talking about this year.
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:48 pm
Is VT this Thursday night for you guys? Going on a golf trip Thursday with three graduated of the Institute of Technology…..might have to needle them a bit.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:49 pm
TD, the VT game is Nov 10.
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:50 pm
I think I like pups better than mutts for their nick name. Mutts are full grown, mature dogs with questionable parentage. Pups are immature, young and stupid.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
5:52 pm
LOL 1 4, but mutts do start off as pups.
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:52 pm
Super as you are aware there is not one answer that fits all games. By the same line of questioning I will ask you how the insects managed to slow down Clumnpson’s offense when no one had been doing a good job of it? Was it the mighty defense or did you just get lucky? By the same logic you used above about the Clumpson defense being pretty good how did they not manage to stop the insects who had just laid a couple of eggs in the two previous games? Give me one answer that fits all situations.
TD
October 30th, 2011
5:55 pm
Gotta eat dinner……and watch the Cowgirls get beat tonight. BTW….cowgirls cut Tashard Choice.
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:55 pm
I’ll give you one TD–FOCUS–INTENSITY–HEART–DESIRE–COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE–A BETTER “TEAM”
1 4 GT
October 30th, 2011
5:58 pm
I should have ended the previous comment with–”IN SHORT BETTER PREPARATION”
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
6:02 pm
Add to that clock management and CPJ’s patented death marches. When the other team can’t get the ball, they can’t score. Tech’s defense played better than they have ever played, although it has been getting better each game. Tech’s offense finally re-found their synch, drive, mojo, whatever, and were able to keep the Clemson offense off the field. That same “secret” will work against everybody. In the past, the defense hasn’t done enough to stop the opponent’s offense when they had the chance. Last night they did,and IF they keep that up, Tech will be unstoppable by all but the VERY GOOD teams.
GTPak
October 30th, 2011
6:26 pm
Congrats on a great exciting win. Now, please play every game like the team we are playing is ranked #5. Otherwise, we have this terrible tendency to play to the perceived level of competition. The football team does it, the basketball team does it. We thought we would beat Va because they were so bad, but, you see what happens when the team gets too full of itself.
I challenge those players that kept the other team members accountable, to do that every game. Washington said Uzzi was more vocal in the huddle, well if that is what it takes, keep it up Uzzi!!!!
Same goes for the D, love to see us changing up the D like we did last night. It makes the QB lose his focus wondering what you are up to instead of concentrating on the called play. A Qb under pressure, is usually a QB that will struggle.
This is the best game we have played all season, the D line and the O line played like they wanted to win, as did the whole team. Good blocks, good reads, much better passing, now build on it, and go after the next high ranked team with the same level of enthusiasm and determination!!! Go Jackets.
Nerd Herd
October 30th, 2011
6:29 pm
I see the Geritol Guys are up late tonight. Game probably gave you something only Viagra can give you these days.
GT-UT
October 30th, 2011
6:34 pm
The one size fits all answer is this, “that’s why they play the game”.
1 4; it was the Cadillac V Series event and it was as fast as you could go! Went through a set of tires! At least they were someone elses tires.
Wondering??
October 30th, 2011
6:49 pm
To – Techgrad93 and Yeller Bug:
Sorry for this delayed response. I drive home to Daytona Beach every Sunday AM after the home game and had just written the blog while I was still in Atlanta before I left for home.
Thanks for your insight and thought provoking comments. l guess I’ve always thought that everything being equal – with every team being able to win difficult games and lose the easy ones – what must separate the top teams year after year is the psyhchological edge that some coaches or team members “bring to the table” so to speak – whether that is some newspaper clipping talking about what the opposing team said or the hometown media thinks about the team or anything negative that seems to raise the spirit of competitiveness to fight harder or play with more intensity against a particular opponent or in general prove the statement incorrect. I have always thought a sports psychologist on Tech’s staff would increase the winning percentage of all sports across the board and thereby give us – as you say Yeller Bug – the coach K factor. If he can do it why can’t we is all I’m asking. Thanks for your response.
superDawg
October 30th, 2011
7:44 pm
Well you guys flip flop more than a politician on election day.Which is it.supersize did you tape your diploma back together or pick up a new one on you peewee run.
superDawg
October 30th, 2011
7:47 pm
macriod you are all puffed up again.I think you should use a spoon to eat with just in case you miss your mouth.
superDawg
October 30th, 2011
7:50 pm
supersize tekies start out as nerds and stay that way!
stupidDawgs Mother
October 30th, 2011
7:58 pm
My son wets the bed.
stupidDawgs Mother
October 30th, 2011
7:59 pm
opps, sorry…I mean I’m superDawgs mother.
Delbert D.
October 30th, 2011
8:08 pm
Sitting where I was, 45 yard line, 3 players really caught my attention. Shaq Mason, driving the defender 5 yards backward on at least 2 plays, and constantly pushing the line of scrimmage backward with his blocking. T. J. Barnes, pursuing Boyd in the backfield to 5 yards from the boundary, forcing a throw-away. Barnes and the other D-linemen seldom gave Boyd a chance to throw from a pocket. David Sims, blocking on B-backs leads to spring Tevin Washington time and again on runs up the middle.
What a night. I stayed to watch the celebration for 30 minutes after the game.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
superDawg, in case you haven’t figured it out on your own, you need to get a life. You are pathetic
Poser
October 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Too funny….someone trying to pose as SuperDawgs mother goofed that up too…..no way you nerds are installng my computer. I will call help desk in India.
Nerd Herd
October 30th, 2011
8:25 pm
All those that don’t agree with the Geritol Guys are considered a loser or pathetic and need to get a life. Whereas their’s consist of sitting on a blog 24/7.
Nerd Herd
October 30th, 2011
8:25 pm
Thanks for sharing that with us Jason. To each his own.
superDawg
October 30th, 2011
8:31 pm
truth hurts huh supersize.As much time as you spend on this blog you are beyond pathetic.Do you know what that makes you?Yea thats right a dufus nerd!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 30th, 2011
8:34 pm
superDawg, what do you and I have in common? We both love posting on Tech blogs. The difference is that I am a Tech fan; you are a mutt fan who is obsessed with Tech. Now tell me who is pathetic
Delbert D.
October 30th, 2011
8:59 pm
Looks like Auburn at Georgia will be interesting. The Tigers beat Miss. St by 7, Florida by 11, S.C. by 3 and Ole Miss by 18. Their only losses were to LSU, Arkansas and Clemson. That game could decide the SEC East, as S.C. could lose to either Arkansas or Florida. Tech and Auburn have that common opponent, Clemson, and those games have already been played.
K
October 30th, 2011
9:02 pm
superDawg is pathetic.
superDawg
October 30th, 2011
9:05 pm
you are supersize!
macrotech
October 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
superDawg…of COURSE I’m all pumped up…MY team just beat the #5 team in the country! PLEASE, tell us when your mutts could say that? Nice little win over a .500 team! QUITE the nail biter, TOO! Question for ya, “Does your brain cramp up when you sneeze”?
Fraud
October 30th, 2011
9:39 pm
#5 team in the country…….product of the weak all cupcake conference……what happens when the cupcake conference goes out of conference in post season?
macrotech
October 31st, 2011
12:27 am
Gosh Fraud…you’ll have to take that up with your fortune teller! As CPJ said, “I guess we’ll go ahead and play those games, anyway”. Fraud…who do YOU pull for? The pups? PLEASE tell my you pull for the pups! Because THEY’VE done SO much in recent history! Clemson beat last years national champion from the mighty sec…I know…they don’t have “scam newton”, but with the sec being SO mighty…that’s GOT to be something….right?
superDawg
October 31st, 2011
2:12 am
macriod it was when we beat your vacated acc chumpionship team.
macrotech
October 31st, 2011
3:31 pm
haha….THAT was TWO seasons ago!!! Damn…y’all suck!