Georgia Tech’s Attaochu suspended half-game
Georgia Tech outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu will sit out the first half of the Yellow Jackets’ game against Duke on Saturday as punishment for throwing a punch at Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas last Thursday.
Tech coach Paul Johnson made the decision after reviewing the game video. He said he decided on a half-game suspension as that would have been the punishment had he been thrown out of the game and because the strike was out of character for Attaochu. Johnson said he gave Attaochu additional disciplinary measures that are between him and Attaochu.
“It’s out of character for him,” Johnson said. “Certainly, that’s not his M.O., and that’s why it’s not more. But I think that certainly, we don’t condone that and I know he’s learned his lesson, but there still needs to be something. You have to pay a price when you mess up.”
Johnson said Attaochu, whose strike of Thomas drew a personal foul penalty and was a momentum-changing play in the Hokies’ 37-26 victory that dropped the Jackets out of ACC title contention, was embarrassed and sorry for his action.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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Ken Sugiura
November 14th, 2011
9:21 pm
Also, Attaochu will not face any more discipline from the ACC.
Ken Sugiura
November 14th, 2011
9:23 pm
Also, Johnson said he didn’t see the punch, so he didn’t know what had happened. he thought the flag was for Thomas being thrown to the ground after the whistle.
Ken Sugiura
November 14th, 2011
9:25 pm
TP Jones – the reason is that the links you’re posting are extremely vulgar. sending readers there isn’t so different from copy and pasting the content of those links into the blog.
HighTechRedneck
November 14th, 2011
9:25 pm
The Jackets will need Attaochu for the UGA game. He’s a playmaker like Jemea Thomas. Go Jackets!
Tech secondary seeking rebound | Georgia Tech
November 14th, 2011
9:27 pm
[...] Post-practice notes from Monday. The note on Jeremiah Attaochu’s one-game suspension can be found here. [...]
tp jones
November 14th, 2011
9:32 pm
Ken you should do a story about fan obsession. Have you seen the firepauljohnson site started by that uga sociopath? Does anyone think it’s alright to harass high school athletes until told to stop?
tp jones
November 14th, 2011
9:35 pm
Oh well if I get banned I get banned.
I am being censored for linking to the personal blog of a UGA law school graduate who is associated with a certain sociopathic website.
therealjmar.tumblr.com
Where rape jokes & demeaning women are staples. Good night folks.
grew up a tech fan
November 14th, 2011
9:41 pm
he should have been ejected from that game.
The ACC should suspend him for a FULL game.
I am nut sure PAul Johnson or Radacovich(sic) understand the term “do the right thing”.
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
9:44 pm
OJF If you and his coach think your boy is good enough, 6′5″ & 275# is pretty good size for a high school footballer. He sounds like he’s got the frame to add 20-25# of muscle without too much problem. Ask his head coach to send film of him to GT. It’s not unheard of and has been known to work. Just saying.
WnE
November 14th, 2011
9:51 pm
RE:
Rodney Dangerfield
November 14th, 2011
9:18 pm
________________
If head injuries are being taken so seriously by the NCAA and the Officials from each conference then a PUNCH TO THE HEAD deserves a full one-game rip just like that clean hit from TJ McDonald, the USCw safety on that Stanford WR 2-weeks ago.
Blows to head are closely monitored with film review after the fact by Conference honchos, but PUNCHES TO THE HEAD aren’t even looked at and the discipline is left up to the individual schools.
Do you not see the hypocrisy in that?
There’s no way that the ACC League office can tell what damage is done to the VT player that receives the punch, so they SHOULD treat it like any other “blow to head” that warrants a one-game rip.
Horrible use of authority by the ACC League Office to sit back and do nothing!
reebok
November 14th, 2011
9:53 pm
seems about right. the kid probably feels he cost his team the game, as well…tough for him. i hope he grows & learns from this. GO JACKETS!
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
9:54 pm
I too emailed asklegal.
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
9:59 pm
Supersize, if I continue to progress with my rehab, I will think about going to Nashville too. Time will tell.
superDawg
November 14th, 2011
10:05 pm
Your boy pj condons punches to the face as a BULLDAWG I think it would be a bad bad idea to follow his advice.I am bringing my face to your hole in the ground on nov,26 good luck.
Burdell 90
November 14th, 2011
10:10 pm
OJF, the question is…does he want to play on the Flats?
If so, it cant hurt to send the film.
Ken…nice job getting it cleaned up.
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
10:12 pm
Ken—Thanks for taking action on some of the trolls posting their stupidity on here. It was the worst we’ve seen today. Again, thanks.
OB
November 14th, 2011
10:23 pm
Smokescreen for CPJ I think he should suspend the triple option for a half and the 3-4
I think he should, suspend that crazy recruiting rule for half a season. I think CPJ should do extra laps for not being flexible and not recruiting a real kicker.I think GT Recruiting COOR
should do extra push ups for not being able to close on major prospects!
YP
November 14th, 2011
10:27 pm
BS he’s one of our best defensive players we will see him out on the field saturday vs. Duke
george bailey
November 14th, 2011
10:28 pm
I think UGA law grads should stop with rape jokes for half a year. OHHHHH.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:30 pm
I think mutt trolls should suspend their obsession with all things Tech and get a life
Cheer up, superDawg......
November 14th, 2011
10:31 pm
Maybe you’ll get mugged
macrotech
November 14th, 2011
10:31 pm
superDump…you’re so stupid…all we’d have to do is stick our fist in front of your face and you’d keep slamming your face into it! You PROBABLY run out of shampoo every time you shower….that “Rinse and Repeat” thing will drain a bottle PRETTY quickly!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:32 pm
LOL @ Cheer up….. Hell, he might even enjoy it. Apparently he thinks he’s the center of attention anyway
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:33 pm
macro, you’re making a BIG assumption there. I bet he hasn’t showered in a month, I can smell his stench online
macrotech
November 14th, 2011
10:34 pm
You’re probably correct on that Supersize…if you’re gonna celebrate the cesspool….why bathe?!
macrotech
November 14th, 2011
10:36 pm
Of course, it’ll take him a while to respond…that whiteout can take some time to scrape off his computer screen!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:36 pm
macro, you mean he still hasn’t figured that out?
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:37 pm
hate to disappoint “Cheer up…”, but I bet he smells so bad, even a mugger wouldn’t go near him
InsectInside
November 14th, 2011
10:41 pm
headley lamar
November 14th, 2011
6:44 pm
Funny thing is .. If he had been using drugs he wouldn’t have missed anytime at all.
Tech’s drug policy is that lax.
We’ll worry about that when a Tech player DOES test positive.
grew up a tech fan
November 14th, 2011
10:42 pm
I have two friends who kids are seniors this year. Both wanted to go to Tech. With all the crime their parents have crossed Tech off the list.
If something isnt done a significant enrollment decline will occur. That would be a sad state of affairs.
macrotech
November 14th, 2011
10:42 pm
Yeah, Supersize…if crap were music…he’d be an orchestra!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:43 pm
LOL @ macro
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
10:44 pm
grew up…., it’s way past time for the city of Atlanta to address the problems there. Tech sure can’t do anything about it, and shouldn’t have to
GTfan
November 14th, 2011
10:46 pm
Johnson don’t play, I bet he caught he!! and won’t do that again…Go GT!
Delbert D.
November 14th, 2011
10:52 pm
There seems to be an unusual level of timidity among some people in Georgia. It would help if people would visit some universities in the Philadelphia area that I am familiar with to get a better feel for urban environments to help fight this fear. I’d recommend Temple, Drexel, Rutgers-Camden and Widener Universities.
The Truth
November 14th, 2011
11:03 pm
CPJ continues to turn the jackets into the shame of the ACC. We are already known as the dirtiest team in the conference and with the thug like antics that are pileing up this season it is obvious things will only get worse. I don’t understand why other fans are so willing to sacrifice Tech’s reputation and embrace this criminal mentality.
It would be bad enough that we are the dirtiest team in the acc if we had something to show for it but cheating and trying to end other players careers and still being irrelevant is pointless.
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
11:11 pm
Delbert D, Yeah, Camden. You want to talk about a slum. We got nothing to compare with it down here in the South.
Delbert D.
November 14th, 2011
11:15 pm
I was working in Cherry Hill, and a friend of mine and I decided to check out their MBA program. We took the high speed line to the stop at the Camden campus, across the street from the stop. When we got up to ground level and looked across the street to the campus I said, “Joe, you make a run for it and I’ll cover you.”
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
11:20 pm
LMAO How well I remember!
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
11:23 pm
I took part a BIG mining machine to a contractor’s equipment yard in there under a bridge that into Philly. Had 3 escorts with me. Had to ask people to move their cars to make couple of turns. Guess who had to go knock on doors?
Delbert D.
November 14th, 2011
11:25 pm
I ended up attending Widener, down in Chester. Take a look at the wiki for Chester, PA. The scenic view is Avenue of the States in downtown. Notice that all storefronts have roll-down steel doors.
george bailey
November 14th, 2011
11:28 pm
This is a decent blog to visit when all of the UGA trolls aren’t out in force.
maddog13
November 14th, 2011
11:30 pm
and no doritos at lunch next week
1 4 GT
November 14th, 2011
11:40 pm
Yeah, I know where Chester is too. But we still got the best country on the planet. I have it up close pretty much every where, and there is beauty and nice folks every where. well, my pillows are calling. I’m gone. SEEYA.
TIRED>>>
November 14th, 2011
11:45 pm
OF HEARING ABOUT PJ THROWING KIDS UNDER THE BUS …. ONE DUMB A!#$ said THAT in the MEDIA , NOW EVERYONE SAYS THAT , IVE READ PRETTY MUCH ALL HIS ARTICLES AND LEARNED MORE ABOUT FOOTBALL READING THEM THAN I EVERY WILL READING RICHTS .
HE DOESNT THROW KIDS UNDER THE BUS , IF THEY DONT EXECUTE THEY DONT EXECUTE
Supersize that order, mutt
November 14th, 2011
11:48 pm
TIRED>>>, I’m with you. I don’t know where that crap came from, but I heard his post-game interview with Wes, and he didn’t throw anybody under the bus
Paul in NH
November 14th, 2011
11:55 pm
Delbert – You can always add Penn to your list as well.
Heck – I get the feeling that some of the people posting about how dangerous the area around GT is would get terrified at Villanova or Swarthmore.
BTW – My company had a customer in Chester – Scott Paper (now K.C.) Quite an interesting area.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
12:01 am
Regardless of whether that kind of garbage goes on in other big cities or not, the Atlanta police need to do a better job around the Tech campus
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
2:08 am
I took a shower with Attaochu…………….It is all good now.
Trip
November 15th, 2011
4:44 am
Attaochu should be suspended for the rest of the season. Half a game is a slap on the wrist. That kind of play is typical of UGAG, Miami and FSU not GT! You want to play like that then transfer to one of the thug U’s.