Georgia Tech’s O. Smith may miss Duke game
Greetings-
Big news is A-back Orwin Smith was injured in the loss to Virginia Tech and may not play Saturday. Coach Paul Johnson made mention of the injury in response to a question about trying to get Smith more carries.
“Hard to get it to him when he’s over there with us (on the sideline),” Johnson said.
Johnson didn’t disclose the injury and said he didn’t think it was serious, “but if we had to play today, he probably couldn’t play.”
Johnson said Embry Peeples would likely start. Tony Zenon, Deon Hill and Robbie Godhigh might also get more snaps. In recent games, Roddy Jones, Peeples and Smith have been in a rotation. Monday, Johnson said, “I don’t think we’ve got any injuries for the next game. I mean, you’re always bumped and bruised after you come out of a game. We had a little extra time because it’s Thursday night, too.”
2. Linebackers Brandon Watts or Malcolm Munroe will likely start in place of Jeremiah Attaochu, Johnson said, depending on which package the defense starts out in. Attaochu will not play the first half of the Duke game as discipline for punching Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas in Thursday’s game.
3. With the goals of winning the ACC and going undefeated at home no longer possible, Johnson brought up to the team that only three Tech teams since 1956 have won 10 games. At 7-3, the Jackets can achieve that total by winning the final two regular-season games against Duke and Georgia and the bowl game. Playing for a better bowl is another motivation.
“If you want to keep position for a higher-pegged bowl game, then you need to win,” Johnson said.
4. Johnson on Duke: “I think Duke’s an improved team. They don’t have the wins to show for it, but I think they’re a better team than they were a year ago.”
5. With the B-back production not measuring up to the past standards with past Johnson teams, Johnson said coaches will look at the position and production from this season in the offseason and fully understand the nature of the lack of performance. He said he doesn’t think it’s necessarily the fault of B-backs David Sims and Preston Lyons.
“I haven’t seen any real gaping holes that they’ve failed had to run through,” he said.
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Kind of thin. Apparently, Duke’s basketball team has a game of some import Tuesday that’s drawing a lot of attention.
Game stories from Duke’s loss to Virginia, from the Duke Chronicle and the Raleigh News & Observer.
Duke offensive tackle Kyle Hill, who started all 46 games he’d played in since 2008, has sustained a season-ending shoulder injury against UVa, per the school’s website. Tough way to go out.
Buzz is 11-0 in the Capital One Mascot Challenge, thanks in no small part, if I recall correctly, to the Tech marching band’s trumpet section, and is taking on Mike the Tiger from LSU this week. Michelle Hiskey “interviewed” Buzz and put together a first-person (first-bee?) story for the AJC.
Thanks for reading. I’ll have post-practice notes up this evening.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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The Truth
November 15th, 2011
7:32 pm
I didn’t know blind loyalty to a program that has gradually turned into a cesspool of thugery was required. I am a graduate of Ga Tech which is more than most of the bandwagon loudmouths on this site can say. I do not frequent uga blogs because I am a Yellowjacket fan and not a moron who just hates the bulldogs. Again that is more than most of the people who post here can say.
A dedicated Fan
November 15th, 2011
7:33 pm
5150…true that. I went to the Auburn vs. Florida game and the Auburn fans were easily some of the nicest fans I’ve ever had the joy of interacting with. They’re great people that actually want to enjoy football.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
7:34 pm
The TRUTH is back. LMAO. TRUTH please come by the BUS and voice your views in person. I am sure we would ALL love to hear what you have to say as Tommy cooks you a meal.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:37 pm
Dedicated, I’m not making excuses, but a punch to a helmet which barely even connected and would probably have done more harm to Attacochus hand than to the helmet hardly constitutes repetitive behavior. IF it were a regular thing done by Tech players, then yes, more severe consequences should be demanded, and I think Johnson WOULD act in a harsher manner. But, JA owned up to what he did and expressed his regret, and he is receiving the mandatory punishment PLUS whatever personal “punishment” Johnson has given him. I think to ask for or “demand” more is being very naive. And as far as the Fulmer cup, it’s “awarded” based on overall behavior on the team, both on and off the field. As far as we know, no Tech players have been arrested for anything anytime recently, minor or major. And this, bad as it was, is the ONLY example of bad behavior on the field.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
7:38 pm
I know WHY most teams all agree that the UGA fans are the worst outside their Traditional Instate Rival. UGA fans are the Azz of college football. I am saying that as a TECH fan, but I have been to other games where UGA was the OTHER TEAM. Bama, Auburn, Tennessee, and South Carolina fans all agree UGA fans are the worst.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:40 pm
UOAD, you are right on all counts. The fans of other teams in the southeast DESPISE the Georgia fans and HATE going to Athens.
As much as I have always hated Notre Dame, those were the nicest fans and the best overall setup for a college game that I have ever seen……ANYWHERE !!!!
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
7:41 pm
UGA’s Ben Jones tried to take out a Miss St players Knee from behind and then jumped on Fairley and was punching him in the gut under the pile. Ben Jones does it more than once.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:43 pm
Clemson fans and the setup they have there are also exceptional. I have only been to Auburn once, and I don’t remember much, so it must not have been a bad experience. When Tech used to play Bama and Auburn at Legion Field, I don’t remember the fans there being too gracious, but that was a LONG TIME AGO. Other than parking and the fact that their fans act more like HS kids than college fans, USC in Columbia is not a bad place to go either.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
7:43 pm
This gut at ND me Dad & I on the buss from the parking fields. he took us on a tour of the campus. he was SO Happy to tell us about Notre Dame and their history. He was truly happy we were there and wanted to visit HIS campus. It BLEW my mind.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:44 pm
ahhh, so it was a UGA player who did that. I was thinking it happened in a UNC game, but I didn’t remember which player, or for which team, did it. Repeated punching is far more thuggish than one punch at a helmet.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:46 pm
UOAD, I was wished “good morning” and “I hope you enjoy your visit to Notre Dame” MANY times prior to the game. And after Tech won, lots of ND fans offered congratulations for our win. I went up there wanting to hate them and wanting to be a poor-sport winner afterwards, but how can you do that when you are met with such grace?
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
7:47 pm
The Truth…Okay. You are not a moron. When did you gradutate from Tech and what degree did you obtain? Also, when did Yellow Jacket become one word?
ty webb
November 15th, 2011
7:49 pm
come on guys, every fan base has a few classless one…and I’m sure that there’s a few classless tech fans among the hundreds that attend tech games.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
7:50 pm
Supersize…I hope you didn’t mention your experience at Notre Dame before Stephon Tuitt committed to them. lol. Anyway, I’ve heard it’s a great place to watch college football.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
7:51 pm
ty webb…good one. You’re a cunning linguist.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:51 pm
I have a good friend here in Augusta who is a Georgia fan and a BIG Augusta State basketball fan. He went to Athens 4 years ago when ASU played the dawgs there. ASU almost won the game, and he told me that for the first time ever he understood why I dislike UGA fans so much. He said he was treated to rudeness and insults the entire night. As a Georgia fan, he had never realized just how badly some (I think many) of their fans act. I told him because of his experience he should just totally switch his loyalties. He laughed. He’s still a dawg fan
Write it down.
November 15th, 2011
7:53 pm
@The Truth
Who said:
“I didn’t know blind loyalty to a program that has gradually turned into a cesspool of thugery was required.”
UGA does a very good job of indoctrination. I personally know TWO (2) guys that are die-hard UGA fans but received their degrees from Tech. I asked them why they even bothered going to Tech if they were such big-time dawg fans. Both said the same thing: “I love UGA but I’m not trusting them with my education.”
I wonder how UGA fans and alumni feel knowing that everyone views their school as a clown parade?
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:53 pm
ty webb, you are correct; I have seen some pretty poor behavior by some Tech fans in Atlanta—-mostly students. But it just seems that that is the norm in Athens, and it’s been that way every time I have been there.
Scott
November 15th, 2011
7:53 pm
You mean he played against VT? Funny I didn’t see him on the field. Oh expect for the dropped passes and kickoffs.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:54 pm
LOL @ Write it down
Tex
November 15th, 2011
7:55 pm
Duke is not a bad team and they are going to lose on Saturday. mark this post
The Truth
November 15th, 2011
7:56 pm
supersize and 5150 are the perfect examples of bandwagon fans who never entered the hallowed halls of Ga Tech. Though I am no fan of the pups I don’t understand why so many of the most vocal “fans” that post here lifes revolve around hateing Georgia. Maybe if our program was not in such a sad state and I didn’t have friends and family I could find time to whine about a team in another conference.
To be honest I think it is a distinct possibility that 5150 and supersize are the same person. I hate to call out other fans of the Jackets but I think he is not so much of a fan as just a bulldog enemy and that is far from being the same thing.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
7:56 pm
ty webb………I was on when I was YOUNG. I was careless to SLING my Profanity with Women and children present. I did grow up. I still know many UGA fans–My Bro-in-Law included–but he and they have kids and they are NEVER abusive at a game. I can tell you that is not ALL UGA fans. Many UGA fans have been past classy in Athens and Atlanta. I can HONESTLY say UGA fans have been to WORST to be around on Game Day without a close second.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
7:58 pm
Write it down….I appreciate your observations, but I have known some good UGA grads. Mostly veterinarians, pharmacists, and lawyers (I think therealjmar.tumblr.com is the exception rather than the rule). In the 1990’s, the turf management majors could write their own ticket.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
7:58 pm
Sorry, Truth, I have two degrees from Tech (BS and MS). I am NOT a bandwagon fan; I have had season tickets since 1967. I hate all things UGA, because they have earned my contempt. And no, UOAD and I are NOT the same person. Ask any of the other bloggers with whom we tailgated last weekend. In fact, ask Ken; he was there too.
ty webb
November 15th, 2011
7:59 pm
hardly, supersize. I’ve had some of the most vile things said to me by alleged “adult” tech fans…some of the worst things I’ve ever encountered, and I’ve been to Marshall games in Huntington, WV…so that’s saying a lot.
BirminghamJacket
November 15th, 2011
7:59 pm
Sick and tired of PJ.
Hire a coach that can RECRUIT.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:01 pm
ty webb, then I apologize to you for their behavior. Like I said, I have seen some pretty bad behavior by Tech students, but the only adults in my section at the games “grew up” after they graduated and finally, other than getting drunk to often, appear to me to be ok.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
8:03 pm
HTRedneck……………i do chat with Tuitt on FaceBook. he is a good kid. He knows I want him at TECH and his Notre Dame followers HATE my posts but he likes that I follow his progress. I still chat with Cooper Taylor at Richmond and Jordan Luallen at Cincinnati.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:03 pm
The Truth…yet nothing you write is. I don’t see 5150 and Supersize as bandwagon fans. They post on here, win or lose, and seem to have the miles and the experience to back up what they say. You did not go to Tech or gradutate from Tech.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:04 pm
Birmingham, it obviously will come as a surprise to you, but Johnson’s recruiting so far has been no worse than Gailey’s was, other than ONE 5-star player in Calvin Johnson. Tech has NEVER had outstanding recruiting, even under Dodd. Good coaches make the best of what they have, and since Johnson’s record for his first 4 years stands up very well against Dodd’s, Ross’s, and O’Leary’s, I’d say he’s doing pretty damn well. And I believe the best is yet to come.
headley lamar
November 15th, 2011
8:04 pm
Tech needs to focus on Duke!
We will see the dawgs soon, and maybe some of you tools as well. Wear a sign please!
Go Yellow Jackets!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:05 pm
Damn, I hated that Luallen didn’t stay at Tech. On paper, he sounded like the ideal QB for Johnson’s offense.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:05 pm
5150… I wish them all the best. I will never forget Cooper Taylor’s play in the FSU game.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:06 pm
Now why the hell would anybody post under headley lamar’s name??? headley doesn’t deserve such “flattery,” and imitation, as you know, is the sincerest form of flattery.
ty webb
November 15th, 2011
8:08 pm
supersize,
no problem, everyone(fan base) has ‘em. Intense rivalries seem to bring out more of them. However, no one school has a monopoly of ‘em.
headley lamar
November 15th, 2011
8:08 pm
I should be banned!
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:09 pm
Headley…you’ve returned. I’m surprised. http://therealjmar.tumblr.com/post/9257473921/hedley-lamarr-qualifications-applicant-rape
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
8:09 pm
Truth…………….I am NOT a GT grad. I have been a fan and attending games since 74 when my DAD(60 EE grad) married my Mom. I attended Pepper Rogers football camp and I have missed only a few games because of JROTC and ROTC commitments for weekends I didn’t get Leave from campus. I am a SIDEWALK fan I guess but I am the BEST SIDEWALK fan you will meet.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:10 pm
HighTech….., that is obviously a headley impersonator. But again I ask….WHY????
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:11 pm
UOAD, THAT YOU ARE !!!!!
superDawg
November 15th, 2011
8:11 pm
supersize I will remind you that in 1999 tek did not beat UGA.It was proven that the official made a bad call when Jasper Sanks crossed the goal line then lost the ball.Once the ball crosses the goal line it is a touchdown.Also that official was fired because of that call.Not to mention that tek was cited for playing academically ineligible athletes thus forfieting games that did include one win over GA. erasing those wins leaves tek with less wins than you think..TUCK FECH!
Write it down.
November 15th, 2011
8:12 pm
@HighTechRedneck
My dearest friend in this world is a UGA alumnus. He is very bright. Heck, he even walks upright.
But that still doesn’t change the fact that I know two folks who pull for UGA on Saturdays yet wouldn’t even darken their doors.
5150 UOAD
November 15th, 2011
8:12 pm
Cooper is a Marist Grad and wore #22 like a former Marist grad Buckey Shamburger. He is a good young man.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:13 pm
ty webb, I know every school has them, but it sure seems to me like there are more dawg fans who are total jerks than I have witnessed or heard of at any other school. And Tech fans are not the only fans who see it that way.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:13 pm
Supersize…good question.
superDawg
November 15th, 2011
8:14 pm
NOW YOU CAN SPIN THAT HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DA.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:15 pm
superDawg….would that qualify as a moral victory? I didn’t think UGA fans accepted moral victories. I was misled.
HighTechRedneck
November 15th, 2011
8:17 pm
Write it down…I can hardly type. You’re killing me. Good stuff. lol. Walking upright.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 15th, 2011
8:17 pm
superDawg, what the officials call is, so-to-speak, the law. Therefore, Tech DID win the game. And I might remind you, those were SEC refs at that game. Tech has NEVER forfeited, or been told to forfeit, a game. The initial ruling by the NCAA was that Tech would VACATE those games; that WOULD HAVE MEANT that the games essentially HAD NOT BEEN PLAYED. HOWEVER, that initial decision was REPEALED, and Tech did not have to vacate any games. So in 1999, Tech beat Georgia. DEAL WITH IT !!!! And, while we are talking about typical mutt whining about losses, TECH DID BEAT UGA in both 1943 and 1944. DEAL WITH THAT TOO !!!!