Georgia Tech’s Roddy Jones on 2008 run
Greetings-
A few notes, leading with the top of a fairly lengthy interview with A-back Roddy Jones about his touchdown run. Particularly for Georgia Tech fans with shorter memories, the run has become iconic. I’d think if you could boil coach Paul Johnson’s four years down to one play, that might be it.
Those who attend Tech games know that the game production crew plays highlights from across the decades before each game. The clip of Jones’ run shrugging off Reshad Jones‘ tackle and tightrope-walking down the sideline invariably draws the biggest cheer. Part of that – perhaps a lot of it – is that it was only three years ago. Some of the other plays, there aren’t many people in the stands that were alive to see them and understand their significance.
But, anyway, it’s part of a longer interview I did with Jones that will run Friday.
Q: What did the run feel like?
A: It was surreal. It all happened so fast. I wasn’t really sure if I’d stayed in bounds, I wasn’t sure if they were going to review it. My celebration was one of kind of figuring out what just happened. I remember getting in the end zone and turning around and waiting for a whistle or something. Then we got to the sideline, we were ready for a review and it never came. It was definitely an exciting game to win. The run, I just say I was at the right place at the right time. (Joshua) Nesbitt pitched me the ball and I just tried to make the best of it.
Q: When did you know it had a chance to break?
A: I guess when they lined up the way we designed it, I knew it was going to have a chance. But they actually played it fairly well. They just missed a couple tackles. Sometimes that happens. I guess when I broke the last tackle and started running, that’s when I knew I was going to have a chance to score.
Q: What’s it like to have made a play that’s so iconic in the rivalry?
A: It’s kind of crazy, especially to still be here and have it mean so much to people. I still have people come up to me and tell me where they were when they saw it. It’s a very cool feeling. It kind of shows what the rivalry means to people. It’s very humbling as well to have people say, ‘That’s my favorite run’ or other things like that. it’s very humbling.
Q: Have you gotten any sort of reaction from Georgia fans?
A: Not that much. Georgia fans tend not to even acknowledge that it happened. Mostly, it’s from Tech fans, which is good.
A couple other notes:
1. Tech will go back to its standard B-back rotation with David Sims and Preston Lyons. Quarterbacks and B-backs coach Brian Bohannon (a Georgia grad) said that coaches wanted to give Lyons a chance to heal up some bumps to get him back to 100 percent (or as close as you can get at this point of the season) last week.
“David and Preston have been our guys,” Bohannon said. “We’ve kind of gotten into a little bit of a rotation with those guys, and I would imagine that would be a little bit of our approach, but we’ll see how the week goes and how things develop.”
2. Tech is cautioning fans attempting to buy tickets through secondary markets. The athletic association can’t guarantee the validity of any ticket not purchased through the ticket office or an authorized Tech ticket representative.
Think twice if someone offers you a Post-It note that says “UGA-Tech 50-yard line ticket.”
Seriously, though, I know the Falcons have dealt with counterfeit tickets in recent years as the quality of counterfeit tickets has evidently improved greatly, so do be mindful if you’re going that route. The top asking price for a club-seat ticket is $439 on Stubhub, so there’s certainly incentive for a counterfeiter.
For whatever it’s worth, I know Stubhub has a ticket protection policy, and I imagine other ticket re-sellers have similar policies, though I’d certainly ask about it before buying. With Stubhub, if you get sold counterfeit tickets, your money will be refunded. Which isn’t exactly a guarantee, but at least offers some protection.
3. I’ll hopefully have more information about A-back Orwin Smith after practice, though I’m not counting on much. As you hopefully read, he is going to try to play on a turf-toe injury but didn’t sound 100 percent confident that he’ll be able to play the whole game. As I noted, I’ve been told, read and heard that turf toe can be terribly painful.
With his speed, Embry Peeples is a more than worthy replacement, but Tech would obviously like Smith’s playmaking ability.
4. I’m not sure I want to extend the discussion about Johnson’s remarks, but I find one thing curious about the superiority that some Tech fans (or at least alumni) proclaim towards Georgia fans that hopefully can generate some thoughtful debate. By publicly proclaiming it, I think they’re helping extend one of their most enduring problems – filling Bobby Dodd Stadium.
It should be made clear that Johnson’s comment was referring specifically to the fan who called in to bark, not to all Georgia fans. He had said earlier in the day that most of his interactions with Bulldogs fans are cordial. He said something regrettable and apologized. I think we can all degree that that caller probably needs a new hobby.
This isn’t about him, but rather what feels like a pervasive attitude among Tech fans, if this blog’s comments are any barometer. And even if they’re not very reflective, they’re still comments from unofficial representatives of the school available to anyone with an Internet connection.
I am fairly confident that Dan Radakovich would only be too happy to accept season-ticket orders from whatever Walmart or McDonald’s employee who wanted to place them. However, what blue-collar worker, even if he likes Tech’s offense or Johnson’s brashness, would want to be in a stadium knowing that there are Tech fans who look down on him because he didn’t go to Tech and doesn’t make six figures?
You can say, No, we’re not talking about every Walmart employee. It’s just a putdown of the quality of a Georgia education and its fans in general. It’s just a joke. And not every Tech fan feels that way.
I get that. Regardless, the line of logic is Georgia fan = Walmart employee = inferior to Tech people. I understand it’s a joke, but it’s probably not very funny to people who work at Walmart and people who for whatever reason didn’t go to college.
Further, the “I bet you didn’t even go to Georgia” insult basically is a message, intended or not, to every fan who roots Tech but didn’t go to school there, “You can come visit our country club and we’ll take your money, but you’ll never be a member.”
I imagine none of this is new, and you can call me an oversensitive baby. I probably am. But if you’re wondering why Tech can’t fill up Bobby Dodd or grow its fan base, I think you have to consider it as one reason, however small.
It goes both ways. Some Georgia fans’ use of “nerd” as a pejorative is equally confounding and material for another blog.
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
11:27 am
good job, Ken!
DesignerJacket
November 23rd, 2011
11:28 am
There are plenty of Tech fans who didn’t go to college (I sit by a few non-alum season ticket holders) and they definitely have had to grow a thick skin to the anti-blue collar remarks. It’s sad that some of our alumni make it seem like anyone who didn’t go to Tech is an idiot. Some of those “idiots” love Tech dearly.
My family has plenty of Tech alumni and non-alumni Tech fans. That’s how it should work with D-1 teams. You’re free to like them because your family likes them or your grandaddy played for them or whatever…even if you’re not going to college or going somewhere without a football team. I would LOVE for the rest of the Tech students and alumni to get on board with that. The message should be more like “We love Tech. Come on with us and learn to love Tech too!”
fan of tripple option
November 23rd, 2011
11:32 am
regarding your last remarks – as a recent fan of GT due to Johnson I agree. Tech needs the fans from all walks of life but I often feel as though I am nothing more than a visitor even though I contribute to the Tech fund and buy season tickets. I am reminded of IPTAY. Clemson realized long ago they needed the so called sidewalk fan and now they’re stadium and game atmosphere is more akin to that of the SEC.
Paul in NH
November 23rd, 2011
11:33 am
Ken – Excellent post and you did the right thing calling out some people. I never understand the holier than though attitude of some alumni. When I lived in Charlotte I had season tickets and the couple next to me were rabid GT fans who never attended the Institute – I welcome “sidewalk fans”.
juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
11:36 am
basically, Ken, we have to cling to what we got from Tech on the academic side,the average fan is going to pull for the big schools-Duke, Vandy, the U all have attendance problems worse than ours-i like all the Dawg fans i know locally, but the people you meet can be a little rude because of the relative anonymity-& take it way too seriously….i actually did not even know colleges played sports when i went to Tech……
headley lamar
November 23rd, 2011
11:42 am
At the end of the 2005 season, an NCAA investigation found that eleven ineligible players had played for the Yellow Jackets between the 1998 and 2005 seasons.These players played while not making progress towards graduation on the NCAA-approved schedule. The football victories for that season were initially revoked, and Georgia Tech was put on two years of NCAA probation. Twelve football scholarships were stricken from Georgia Tech’s allotment for the 2006 and 2007 freshman classes.
ACC football graduation rates: Boston College 93, Duke 93, Miami 88, Wake Forest 81, Virginia Tech 79, North Carolina 75, Virginia 68, Clemson 62, Maryland 59, Florida State 56, N.C. State 56, Georgia Tech 55
Tech’s academics suck.
DesignerJacket
November 23rd, 2011
11:42 am
I think it has a lot to do with negativity in general. It’s just not that inviting for people when they see that Tech fans don’t seem like the happy SEC family fans. Those people will show up in team colors with a smile even when their team’s going to get blown out. Tech fans wouldn’t really do that, for the most part. Also, we really need to keep the Good Word thing to this week only. It’s just more negative attitude for people to be put off by when they visit a Tech game. It’s just a better idea in general to be all about Tech and when someone brings up another team just say “I don’t follow them, but I love my Yellow Jackets.” So much more winsome in the long run, and more pleasant than “Well, I went to Georgia Tech and we kind of hate that team you’re talking about.” Awkward. Not winsome. Not socially well-adjusted or pleasant.
These are things I’ve learned since meeting my wife at Tech and then marrying into a family with a longstanding GT legacy. They’re so much more polite about everything than the younger fans are. I think everyone needs to lighten up about football fandom and actually ENJOY the team you root for without focusing on a conference or another team or anything like that. The exception is this one week of the year when it is tradition to love Tech while also voicing hatred of Georgi[e].
bgdawg
November 23rd, 2011
11:43 am
as per usual, Saturday’s game will be close all the way up to the final plays then one team will make a great play(or the other one makes a horrible mistake ie. the missed tackles on roddy jones in 2008) to win the game. my bet is that UGA will come out on top 28-21
Cuz
November 23rd, 2011
11:49 am
One of my best friends makes his living as an engineer but did not go to Tech and only has a technical school education. He is a Tech fan. I went to Georgia. We get along and pull for each other’s teams when not playing. I personally do not understand the hate from either side. Both are state schools. I celebrated with him on the Clemson victory and commiserated on the VT loss.
Small, but vocal groups on both sides make the fan bases look like jerks. Pity.
I am hoping for a good clean game with no injuries and no refs deciding the game. May the best team win.
juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
11:50 am
cupcake, why do you think we got a new coach & AD? hooliganism & bad sportmanship are the new norm in $port$, look at the trouble fifa is having…
bgdawg
November 23rd, 2011
11:50 am
@ DesignerJacket – I see what you mean, but what would be the fun in football if you don’t build a rivalry with a team?? i just don’t think it would be enjoyable if i didn’t hate Florida, Auburn Tennessee and GT. i love my team with a passion, but i hate those teams even more! That’s what makes College Football fun man! it’s the rivalries that you bulid with other teams!
Burdell. George P.
November 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
During Tech-Uga week, emotions run high. I expect cordiality the other 51 weeks out of the year but not this week. Its time to get on with Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. Let’s not water down the rivalry with an excess of politically correct protocol. Can’t we have just one week to ‘turn it up a notch?’
I have a lot of UGa buddies and I know how they feel and they know how I feel and neither of us is inclined to apologize for it in the week leading up to the game.
Now, let’s get it on!
headley lamar
November 23rd, 2011
11:52 am
If a UGA coach had said the same thing CPJ said Bradley and Schultz would both have written articles about the need to fire and or suspend him.
Some how the jerk CPJ can tell people to assault other people physically. Make fun of “retards” as CPJ sees them and basically gets away with it.
Meanwhile our coach has adopted disabled children from overseas and loves them and is a great father to them.
Ill take our guy every time.
PittJacket
November 23rd, 2011
11:53 am
I agree about the “Walmart” thing. I lived in Athens for 17 years, finished grad school at UGA and got a lot of ribbing. Heck, my pastor would mention it from the pulpit and smile at me. But get this . . . most Georgia grads realize Tech is a pretty elite institution, more highly respected in its fields than most of UGA’s (except a few schools like Journalism, Public Administration and Education). And some of them are proud that the State of Georgia has such a elite school, but they hate GT football.
I hate Georgia football. And I’ll admit that I used the superiority line more than once. My kids can go to school anywhere but UGA, just on football grounds.
That said, Tech’s main market is a big city that most people moved to in the last 30 years. And Tech is a relatively small school. If you want to fill a stadium, you have to get the folks new to town interested. Our elitism, which often makes us sound like Duke basketball fans, ain’t gonna draw them in.
DawginLex
November 23rd, 2011
11:59 am
The blog topic is about the run.
It was a great run and motivated Rashad to play the game of his life 1 year later.
Orwin Smith out Saturday=huge swing in Dawgs favor.
GT-UT
November 23rd, 2011
11:59 am
First of all, all schools have an alumni pride in their institution. It’s the way it is. You will find some holy ego everywhere you go. Don’t confuse a little pride in GT as sobbery. We are in a special situation as GT is not a full University as say Va Tech. We don’t offer basket weaving so to speak and it hurts our recruiting. We are also a more hard nosed working school; rarely sporting professional students as say Texas does. Yes, I can say that. The bootstrap aspect of GT culture needs to be told and may inspire more sidewalk attendance. What so you, Ken?
T3
November 23rd, 2011
12:00 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW !!!!!!!
College roommate who’s lawyer in Virginia with professionla ties
to College Sports just pinged me a bombshell:
Mark Richt will announce he’s retiring as UGA Head Coach on or before next Monday.
c3033
November 23rd, 2011
12:00 pm
Let’s not kid ourselves anymore. There are GT people who work at Walmart. Michael T Duke is one. Check him out via Google…I think he is a cashier or something….
Ken, with regards to your post about Coach Johnson’s comments, I am sure that he would love to talk about football, to give praise and credit where due, etc. CMR and his players are fine people and they are playing a game against CPJ and his players, also fine people. Given the circumstances, I think I will give him a pass.
GTHD
November 23rd, 2011
12:03 pm
Toward Headley Lamar,
I am not exactly sure why you posted what you did considering the blog and the conversation to that point but you comment does point out the obvious. The football graduation rate, if you look at all sports Tech graduates a large percentage of its athletes. Now since I have looked anything up with a quotable source I can’t dispute you numbers but I am pretty sure Tech is not last in the ACC in graduation rate of football players. Also if you compare to other AQ conferences then the ACC is a pretty high standard anyway for academics. So saying Tech is the lowest of the highest isn’t exactly an insult.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
12:06 pm
Cuz makes sense and has always been fair to Tech folks. I think that I “live and die” with Tech sports as much as any one, but I’m not going to take cheap shots and make classless comments, like so many seem to enjoy doing. I will, however, take exception with some of the trolls who spew hatred and lies. Life is way too short to stoop to this level. Support your team 100%, but try to do it with a bit of class.
headley lamar
November 23rd, 2011
12:07 pm
I can’t dispute you numbers but I am pretty sure Tech is not last in the ACC in graduation rate of football players.
They are. And its not really close.
Also if you compare to other AQ conferences then the ACC is a pretty high standard anyway for academics. So saying Tech is the lowest of the highest isn’t exactly an insult.
It is. Stanford is a prestigious academic school. They graduate around 96 percent of their football players. Tech about 45.
macrotech
November 23rd, 2011
12:12 pm
Cuz, I continue to keep you and Bailey (I don’t think I’ve spelled her name correctly…sorry) in my prayers! Y’all are damn good dawgs!
DawginLex…I agree with your last post! Another damn good dawg!
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
12:19 pm
I’m having to post this on multiple blogs to keep up with headley.
headley – Wrong again. AJC, June 10, 2011: “Georgia Tech does well in APR — updated with ACC’s excellence”
“The football team’s score increased for the third consecutive year, reaching 993, the fourth-highest score nationally and tops in the conference, according to the ACC. The team’s multi-year average of 967 is tied for the third-best score among ACC teams, behind Duke and Miami.”
GT Anchorage
November 23rd, 2011
12:20 pm
Headley, take a look at Georgia, they only graduated 57% percent in 2010. So by your logic, UGA’s academics suck.
doodoobailey
November 23rd, 2011
12:22 pm
@T3
That article is about a week late….your buddy is probably a bad lawyer.
He is aware of Brown v. Board of Education, right?
GT Anchorage
November 23rd, 2011
12:22 pm
Oh and take a look at UGA’s basketball rate…. 18% in 2010
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
12:23 pm
Gimme a friggin’ break, headley. Our athletes have the highest SAT scores of any FBS school in the country. That they don’t graduate only proves we don’t hand out diplomas.
The fact is that we don’t fill the stadium for a hundred reasons and the folks that never attended Tech but root for Tech largely adopt the superiority. The stadium isn’t full because the demographics at the school aren’t the same as Georgia, our students come from and go to many different places, and our student body doesn’t run 50,000 deep.
Ultimately, Ken, most of know that Georgia fans are good people. But when we are subjected to idiots like headley or Cupcake or whatever name.he feels like going by that day and then compare ourselves to him, we can’t help but feel superior. Which way is east again?
juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
12:25 pm
it was a great run, hope we see some more…..turf toe is painful, we’ll have to see how tough O is…….
Cmon man
November 23rd, 2011
12:28 pm
@t3 quit trying so hard that rumor was addressed and put to bed on monday nice try though!
Spyro
November 23rd, 2011
12:29 pm
Is there really a dumbass trying to use graduation rates as a measure of academic excellence? You do know it doesn’t work that way, right?
Oh, wait, it’s Headley. Nevermind.
Mark Richt
November 23rd, 2011
12:36 pm
Don’t worry techies, I’m not going anywhere with my 9-1 record, ha!
Mark Richt
November 23rd, 2011
12:37 pm
Heck, now that I have a REAL D-coordinator, we may never lose to you guys again.
crackbaby
November 23rd, 2011
12:39 pm
Yawn…. See y’all on Saturday @ BDS.
Ken – seems like there should be more written about the QB matchup. Murray and Washington are pivotal to the outcome of the game and both teams depend on their leadership. Both Juniors, correct? just sayin’…
juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
12:39 pm
after seeing how few dookies show for home games, i don’t feel so bad-i’m not responsible for filling any seats but mine(they have all kinds of $$$,why don’t they just hire folks to go to the Duke football games?)
Jacket Man
November 23rd, 2011
12:41 pm
The CEO of Walmart is a GA Tech alum…
Jacket Man
November 23rd, 2011
12:42 pm
I think he qualifies as an employee, doesn’t he? Perhaps that’s why Paul Johnson apologized.
Dawglasville
November 23rd, 2011
12:47 pm
I heard Roddy Jones interviewed just before the season. What an impressive young man. He doesn’t need football. He will do just fine no matter career he chooses.
Tech Rules
November 23rd, 2011
12:49 pm
Headley,
What you don’t realize is that Tech’s graduation rate for the entire student body usually isn’t much better than for the football team.
Tech’s attitude toward the entire student body appears to be “We don’t care that almost everyone of you are in the top 5% of students. We’re going to flunk out close to half of you anyway.”
That’s why at Tech it’s not called “graduating”, it’s called “getting out”.
juvenal
November 23rd, 2011
12:50 pm
heather & SI both picking the dawgs……
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
12:51 pm
Roddy is great. I’m just a bit disappointed that he didn’t get more opportunities the last couple of years. I wonder if it was somewhat due to the fact that he is such a good blocker. Anyway, I hope he has one more super game against the DAWGS.
Old gold and white in my veins
November 23rd, 2011
1:00 pm
Heather picks the dawgs, outstanding, we are in!!!!
GT-UT
November 23rd, 2011
1:09 pm
Ken,
Upon reflection, your 4th comment should not have been posted. It wreaks of PC “why can’t we all just get along” attitude and I will go so far as to say it boarderline offends me. To imply we should sport, taunt, or pick on our rival is absurd. We adults don’t need a some authority figure to dictate when that spirit crosses the line. We also can and do get along in the professional world. We are not responsible for how others abuse this rivalry.
SORRIEST EVER CONFERENCE
November 23rd, 2011
1:11 pm
Ploease Headley, tell me more about how great the SEC & UGA are.I’d rather mhear you spoutjing that crap all over the blog instead of constantly kicking Tech in the dirt. You sure you didn’t go to Tech cause you sure seem to know a lot about the history of Ga. Tech.
No way
November 23rd, 2011
1:11 pm
Mike Duke, CEO and a Tech alum, is also a Wal-Mart employee and is one of the Tech advisors. I doubt that Johnson meant to offend him.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
1:22 pm
Tech Rules…..LOL@ “getting out.” That’s what we called it when I as in school there too.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
1:24 pm
For all who are interested, headley didn’t GO to any school. He has a piece of paper from the Troy correspondence school. He has never disputed that fact, although he certainly lies about just about everything else.
railman311
November 23rd, 2011
1:24 pm
You got 2 more days to run your mouth as if Tech is an elite program, Then the Dawg D will shut it..G.A.T.A ……………
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
1:25 pm
carolinajacket – Roddy Jones had by far the greatest production and number of carries among the A-backs in 2008. The A-back rotation wasn’t as deep, and there were some timing issues on the option toss with the less-experienced A-backs. Lucas Cox played A-back, then B-back, and in his last season a combination of both. Embry Peeples improved each year over the 4 years he has been here, and Orwin Smith is very talented. Tech has a pretty deep group at the position, and Jones is certainly a proficient blocker as well as a good running back.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
1:25 pm
I love what Roddy said about what the UGA fans say about his iconic run: “Georgia fans tend not to even acknowledge that it happened” Just like everything else they don’t like, they either ignore it or make excuses about it. RUN, RODDY, RUN!!!!
headley lamar.....
November 23rd, 2011
1:26 pm
Did you guys hear that tech had a convicted drug dealer on the team, Rueben Houston. He was arrested for distribution of pot and they let him back on the team. It’s true, Tech employs criminals. To be fair, I’ve only given you guys the facts that support my hatred for Tech, the rest of the facts do not so I leave those out. It’s kinda my thing, I’m known for cherry picking facts to support my own delusions. Occasionally, I’ll get something right, you’ll know it because I’ll beat that horse to death. I’m Headley Lamar and I am a gutless coward!!!!
Oh, and if I had only six months to live, I’d prefer CMR over CPJ to raise my children.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
1:26 pm
Hey, cuz…..good to see you here. I haven’t seen you on a Tech blog in almost 2 years. I hope all is well with you and your daughter.
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Burdell
November 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
Roddy’s run was a highlight for me. Still amazed at that second half of football. Go Roddy, Go!!
At Tech orientation (used to be called FASET, maybe still is) they used to tell everyone to look to the person on their left and look at the person on your right and know that “one of you won’t be hear next year”. And that’s the truth. There is about a 35% attrition rate among Tech freshman due to not making grades.
fuzzybee78
November 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
A major reason we struggle to fill BDS is the focus on engineering and management, which is also the schools strength nationally in those fields. Not enough in state jobs to support the grads.
Unlike Clemson and Auburn, who have the primary engineering schools in their respective States, they also have the AG school. In GA the AG school is at UGA and thus a connection to the small towns and agriculture community in general. More alums and “fans” in general.
Not suggesting a change, just explaining why “it is what it is”, as CPJ would say.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
I think it’s telling that headley considers players employees. At Tech they’re called students.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
1:29 pm
You lost me, Kelly. I can’t follow your reasoning.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
1:49 pm
I have an awesome idea. Let’s talk football up until the game on Saturday. You know, scores, stats, records, prior beat downs, etc.?
Instead of the usual banter of insults .. let’s practice civility for a change.
Come Sunday/Monday, we should expect the losing team’s fan base (won’t be UGA) to have enough credibility to come on here and knock down some crow sandwich. And if it happens to be UGA (which it won’t be), I like my sandwich with extra may.
TD OUT!
Uppity Fan
November 23rd, 2011
1:50 pm
Ken -
I think you do a great job with your column, but I think you are being oversensitive. For giggles, read some of the various AJC blog comments, including some posted here. The Walmart references are nothing. For every trash talking Tech fan, there are 5 name calling illiterates bashing all things GT. It will always be this way. The end.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
1:51 pm
Now, because of the filters on here, I had to edit out some of the top used insults on these blogs between UGA/GT fans .. there were some classics too.
Sideways 77
November 23rd, 2011
1:53 pm
I really like Ken analysis of Paul Johnson coments. I have owned season tickets for over a decade and it is always the most fun at games at Grant Field when the place is full. It would be a lot more fun if they were all wearing yellow instead of red, orange or some other color. I think we as alumni need to work to improve our product. We live in on eof the greatest cities in the world, we just can’t seem to fill our stadium with just Tech fans. I will definitely make sure to never again say anything negative about blue collar workers or the “sidewalk” crowd. I think the posy about IPTAY is great suggestion for our improvement. THWG! Go Jackets! .. Run Roddy Run…
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
1:54 pm
@crackbaby, Murray is a redshirt sophomore, not a Junior.
K
November 23rd, 2011
1:57 pm
I haven’t read all these posts, and this may have already been mentioned,
but the CEO of WalMart is a Tech graduate.
Give me a break! Paul Johnson was just responding to a jerk who called in to a radio show with an
insane dawg bark!
Nuclear Adam
November 23rd, 2011
2:02 pm
Ken, there’s nothing wrong with having a sense of pride and accomplishment. I take much pride in surviving 4 years of undergrad and 2 years of grad school in the hellish meat grinder that is GT. The fact is that GT academics are so much more difficult than anything U(sic)GA has to offer, you can’t even really compare the two. Why is this out of bounds in terms of rivalry taunting? I personally don’t care if we fill the stadium every week. There’s something to be said for being part of a small group of true fans sharing the sports-academics-”those who struggled before us” connection. Why do you think those pre-game historic video clips are so moving? Because the true Tech fan is a part of that history. If that’s elitist, then so be it. Hey, if you’re born in the state of GA and you love football, then you’ll pick either GT or U(sic)GA and cheer for that team whether you go to college or not. I get it. That’s fine. I personally have never “looked down my nose” at GT fans who didn’t go to school there. I just don’t think they enjoy the whole experience on the same level I do, nor should they be expected to. And I take offense to your insinuation that GT alumni hold others in contempt because they make less money. You need to 1) apologize for that statement, and 2) stick to sports reporting and give social commentary a break.
And one more thing. Don’t know if others have noticed this, but it seems like U(sic)GA non-alums are usually the loudest, most drunk, most obnoxious fans there are. Like they’re over-compensating. THAT’S why we call them out Ken. Because they’re the ones who won’t shut up.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
2:09 pm
@Nuclear Adam ..”The fact is that GT academics are so much more difficult than anything U(sic)GA has to offer, you can’t even really compare the two. Why is this out of bounds in terms of rivalry taunting? ” You really have to ask this question? Wow, how about it’s out of bounds because it can’t be backed up by anything that is non-biased. The link below ranks the colleges throughout the country based on ACADEMICS. I have always said that GT will always rate higher based on the engineering program alone. At my company, when we want to hire more engineers, we look at GT, Purdue and Carnegie Melon. When we want to hire in other fields, we don’t give GT a second look. We look at USF, UGA, UF, and Miami (especially in Business).
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
In this link, you will see that GT is ranked higher than UGA, but not by so much that you have any validity in running off at the mouth about the two not being comparable. That is a myth at best.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
2:15 pm
@Nuclear Adam” …insinuation that GT alumni hold others in contempt because they make less money.”
From what I’ve experience in this state over more than half a century, it’s a perceived class warfare problem. People think that other people think something is what it boils down to. It’s almost medieval; our king is better than your king; then people start to attack the kings. There is no solution as long as homo sapiens is the top species on the planet.
ATLcracker
November 23rd, 2011
2:18 pm
I don’t think graduation rate is a good measure of overall academics (although it is a good incentive to the coaches to recruit players who are not too far behind the other students). When I entered Tech in 1967 we 1800 freshman were told the school only had room for 1200 sophomores so 600 of us were sure to be gone after one year. I made it through the first year but not the second. I don’t know what the graduation rate is for the current student body but I am impressed by anyone who brings home a degree from Tech. The alumni do have a certain Esprit de Corps that might be mistaken as arrogance but they have earned it.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
2:20 pm
Careful Delbert, your last sentence scares me.
Wally
November 23rd, 2011
2:25 pm
I thought he was appologizing for insulting the the Wal-Mart employees by associating them with UGA.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
2:28 pm
carolinajacket – I’m not saying that we are going to be invaded by aliens…I’ll believe that when I see it. Like every other life form on the planet, the genus homo will either continue to evolve, stay the same or die out. Once the computer chips start being implanted, all bets are off.
BigTimeTechFan
November 23rd, 2011
2:32 pm
Happy Thanksgiving UGA fans.
I wish we still played the Scottish Rite Freshmen Game, would could see Vad Lee and Brodrick Snoddy verses Christian LeMay and the dream team.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
2:40 pm
You too BigTimeTechFan .. you and your family have a safe and healthy one.
To all the UGA/GT fans have a great Thanksgiving.
dawgfan
November 23rd, 2011
2:43 pm
I’m pretty sure Tech fans have been saying all week that our 9-1 record against them in the past decade is irrelevant because its “in the past.” Yet somehow a “lengthy interview” about a play that happened 3 years ago is a perfectly acceptable topic at the moment.
Once again, Tech fans=JOKE.
Thanks.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
2:43 pm
Tampa, let me know if you ever get up to Charleston. I will take you to the hotbed of Dawg fans — and great barbeque and ribs.
Ramblin Man
November 23rd, 2011
2:44 pm
I love that run by Roddy, but the run by Dwyer to open the second half and the play after the fumble where Dwyer jukes that UGA player out of his shoes is great as well. I also like how the UGA player feels the need to chase Dwyer down and talk smack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYBeRifpsoI
I agree the GT elitist attitude can be a bit much at times, but it is really mainly reserved for UGA fans of a certain mindset. I was with family, who are all UGA fans, six years ago and got spit on several times for wearing a GT jersey. I will say other UGA fans took up for me in the incident as it got ugly, but the guys and two girls that were doing it were awfully proud of themselves. I have seen UGA fans attack a USC fan and I have witnessed UGA curse and threaten GT fans, some with children, while entering and exiting games. These type of UGA fans have lead to many GT fans saying yeah you got our number in football and you can enjoy that from your trailor while I kick back in my nice house. Not right but until the headley lamars of the UGA world relent the GT elitist will also persist.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
2:44 pm
BigTimeTechFan – I’ve often wondered if returning to those eligibility rules would solve some of the problems in college sports today.
dawgfan
November 23rd, 2011
2:45 pm
“Ken, there’s nothing wrong with having a sense of pride and accomplishment.”
Of course there isn’t, but you obviously think you are the only one who is entitled to that sense of pride and accomplishment because you are good at math. There is more to the world than engineering smart guy. If you were half as smart as you think you are you would understand that.
Good day.
Dwight Schrute
November 23rd, 2011
2:47 pm
Any adult that wears a college football jersey should be berated no matter which team it is.
K
November 23rd, 2011
2:49 pm
When Ga is on the field Saturday, the Tech students should yell:
“WALMART! WALMART! WALMART! WALMART!”
Technically Correct
November 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
Remember this: When you see a guy in a Tech cap this week, he went to Tech. When you see a guy in a UGA cap this week, he went to Walmart…
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
2:54 pm
@carolinajacket — I will certainly take you up on that offer. Wish I knew when I went through my first deployment on 03-04. We deployed out of Fort Stewart, GA, but flew and loaded all of our gear in Charleston (I believe). And by the same token, if you roam the Tampa area, let me know and I will make sure you eat some of the best cuban food ever.
Nice try...
November 23rd, 2011
2:54 pm
“That said, Tech’s main market is a big city that most people moved to in the last 30 years. And Tech is a relatively small school. If you want to fill a stadium, you have to get the folks new to town interested. Our elitism, which often makes us sound like Duke basketball fans, ain’t gonna draw them in.”
RIIIGGGHHHTTT – Tech is about the same size as Clemson, and the guys with the campus ON Lake Hartwell do not have problems drawing 70K – 80K fans for 7 Saturdays every fall….
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
2:54 pm
The play happened 4 years ago, and it is relevant because the player is still playing. 10 years ago is less relevant to Georgia Tech fans than Georgia fans because Tech has had a different coach for the last 4 years. That seems to be so hard for some people to comprehend.
Write it down.
November 23rd, 2011
2:55 pm
@headley lamar
“Hello? Hello? He just got off from Walmart.”
headley, did you call in to the show last night?
@dawgfan
Your real name is Bobby Boucher isn’t it?
Most UGA alumni are OK.
Most UGA fans *are* retarded.
Nice try...
November 23rd, 2011
2:56 pm
And most of you who continue to make fun of Walmart seem to have missed MB’s point that the head guy at Walmart is a Tech grad (would he be considered the “Head Greeter”?)
Write it down.
November 23rd, 2011
2:56 pm
parolee troll,
I see you’re still typing away.
Nice try...
November 23rd, 2011
2:58 pm
Enter your comments here
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
2:59 pm
K
November 23rd, 2011
2:49 pm
When Ga is on the field Saturday, the Tech students should yell:
“WALMART! WALMART! WALMART! WALMART!”
Technically Correct
November 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
Remember this: When you see a guy in a Tech cap this week, he went to Tech. When you see a guy in a UGA cap this week, he went to Walmart…
———————————
Remember this, when you see a guy in either a tech cap or a UGA cap this week, you have no idea what that guy does, where he went to school, whether he has a criminal background or leads a Fortune 50 company. You don’t know if he went to tech or UGA, you don’t know if he is a lazy occupier or someone who has served their country. Keep that in mind.
The guy who led the Rangers in Mogadishu, Somalia was a UGA Grad. Tell him he is from Wal Mart.
Hey, TampaDawg...
November 23rd, 2011
2:59 pm
…if you really want us to believe that your company hires engineers you might want to learn how to spell Carnegie Mellon – a melon is what is on top of your shoulders…
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:00 pm
If Georgia Tech were located in a small town away from a big city more of the local population possibly would identify with them, too. Schools in those situations are generally the largest employers and provide customers for numerous local businesses as well.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:03 pm
TampaDawg – Good post. I know the guy, too.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:06 pm
dawgfan, the difference is that Tech fans love to see again the now iconic run, but nobody is saying that because of that run, he will do it again, or that because of it, or the win in 2008, that Tech will win again. Many of the dawg fans are using the record to say that because you have won 9 out of 10, then you own us and will automatically win again. The past is for remembering and hopefully enjoying, but it has absolutely no relevance over what will happen Saturday.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
3:10 pm
Hey, TampaDawg…
November 23rd, 2011
2:59 pm
…if you really want us to believe that your company hires engineers you might want to learn how to spell Carnegie Mellon – a melon is what is on top of your shoulders…
————————-
I could care less what you believe, but I guarantee that I the two guys up front with their Engineering degrees from Purdue can spell it. I also guarantee we hire enough from those schools that your non-fact based opinion really will never matter.
By the way, spelling police on a blog is BY FAR the pettiest thing going. Nice work.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:10 pm
dammit, what’s with the filters. I’m trying to respond to TamaDawg’s last post, which was a good one.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:12 pm
TampaDawg, try calling John Young one of the terms commonly used by the mutt trolls on here in referring to Tech grads and fans.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:12 pm
For those who don’t know. John Young graduated from Tech and he walked on the moon
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:13 pm
ok, it finally got through in pieces. Now what was wrong with saying it all in one post? SHEESH
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:14 pm
Super – Something has changed with filters. I’ve seen the word we used to have to spell as “artikel” get through.
Alabama Jack
November 23rd, 2011
3:14 pm
BAN HEADLEY LAMAR.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:15 pm
The day after Friday now seems to work too, Delbert
dawgfan
November 23rd, 2011
3:16 pm
I’ve never said we will automatically win because we’ve won 9 of 10. I’ve only said that Tech fans have a brain the size of a peanut for running their mouths about a team that has beaten them 9 of 10. That’s the only point that most of us have ever tried to make with you dolts.
Basically, Tech fans can run their mouths incessantly about a game that hasn’t even happened yet but they cry foul when Georgia fans respond with real actual wins. You idiots are truly unbelievable.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:20 pm
dawgfan, most of us say those things totally in response to the total crap that you dolts (your term) incessantly spout
J Crittenton
November 23rd, 2011
3:23 pm
If any UGA fans give you lip this week, just shoot them in the face. Worked for me!
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
3:23 pm
LOL Super, it’s hard work passing the filters sometimes. My point is this, both schools have people who have gone on to excel in life, and both have some grads who have gone on to do some “not so amazing things” if you know where I am going. I get sick of the “our grads are better than your grads” crap.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:25 pm
dawgfan, notice that 3:23 post and tell me how we should respond to crap like that
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:41 pm
We all once had a brain the size of a peanut, dawgfan.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:43 pm
Delbert, I think the jerk who made the 3:23 post is lucky if his brain is even that big
dawgfan
November 23rd, 2011
3:46 pm
Super, do what I do when a Tech fan tries to talk about anything and everything but football: IGNORE IT.
You Techies have yourselves a good Thanksgiving and try not to be too weird in the social situations that come with it. I know that’s hard for you. Good luck.
Out.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
3:49 pm
dawgfan, I was just referring to the total lack of class by the poster. I am ignoring him, but it still offends me. I’m not sure why you think we can’t handle ourselves any better in social situations than you dawgs, but in the spirit of the holiday, I’ll let it fly….LOL
I hope you have a good Thanksgiving and a TERRIBLE Saturday.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
I’m still working on the 3-D cutting diagram for the turkey. Solidworks is so cool.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
3:51 pm
I don’t think that guy’s brain ever got past the peanut. There’s always one in a crowd. In the grand scheme of things, it’s still just a game after all. With that I say to Supersize, Carolinajacket, Delbert and the many other regulars, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. I am trying to stay off of here for the next 10 minutes so I can finish the backups and get home.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
3:57 pm
Back at ya, TampaDawg.
beezit
November 23rd, 2011
4:00 pm
Ken, listening to my second instance of your on-air interviews with David Glenn….Do yourself a favor, get a tape of the interview, listen to yourself, then listen to the other people who do talk radio….notice how they enunciate words and project voice…
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
4:01 pm
With respect to my post at 2:28 about possible continued evolution of the species, I just watched the video from the nail salon brawl at the Walmart near Snellville. I think we’re doomed.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:04 pm
My system slowed down to a snail’s pace for the last 10 minutes, so Tampa is probably gone now, but in case you read this later, Tampa, I hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving also
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:05 pm
what was that, Delbert?
GT1
November 23rd, 2011
4:19 pm
This game is decided in February…..not November. Who can dispute that?
Snellville Jacket
November 23rd, 2011
4:20 pm
Yeah i find the remarks childish at times and Tech sure doesn’t make it easy for the fans that didn’t go there. I didn’t get accepted to Tech but I’m still a huge fan of their sports.
The Institute
November 23rd, 2011
4:23 pm
Just out of curiosity, why would anyone be a tech fan if they didn’t go there, or if they didn’t have a family member go there?
I can see most folks gravitating to the bigger state school, i see it with bunches of folks I know that move here from elsewhere.
The Institute
November 23rd, 2011
4:24 pm
As for WalMart, they have at least one Tech grad working there: the CEO.
But CPJ probably called them out because he made a comment a while back that they only have UGA stuff there, the Tech stuff is next to nothing. So subconciously, he might have a problem with WalMart, and it came out.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
4:25 pm
Super – See the AJC News page. They have a story plus the video.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:26 pm
The Institute, believe it or not, my late brother in law grew up a Tech fan, but he attended and graduated from UGA. He was a Tech fan while he was at UGA and until the day he died. None of his family went to Tech either, but his son and son-in-law both did.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:29 pm
OK, Delbert. And you might explain to The Institute why you are a Tech fan who didn’t go to Tech
Ken Sugiura
November 23rd, 2011
4:32 pm
thanks for the civility. i appreciate it. thanks for the kind words to those who expressed them.
i’ll try to answer a couple questions.
GT-UT – I’m not saying Tech fans should stop taunting. i’m just saying that some of the attitudes i see and read may have an impact on drawing non-alumni fans that the alumni might want to consider. I agree that Tech is a special place and that alumni should feel pride in it. But when I read comments from Tech fans belittling Georgia fans by saying, “I bet you didn’t even go to Georgia,” it is implying that a school’s “true” fans are only the ones that graduated from there. If I were a diehard Tech fan who didn’t go to Tech – and I know of at least one who posts regularly – I’m not sure that would make me feel very good about being a Tech fan.
Uppity fan – I probably am being oversensitive, and I am well aware of the things I read from UGA fans at Tech fans. It doesn’t bother me, in that sense that I’m not a Tech or UGA fan. Again, what I’m saying is, if Tech fans (not all of them) portray themselves as superior, it’s going to rub some people (some of whom may have interest in rooting for Tech but can’t claim the academic credentials of a Tech grad) the wrong way.
Nuclear Adam – Nothing that I wrote communicates the fact that I think all Tech fans are how I described, and, again, I’m not saying you need to stop. I’m just saying it has consequences. Read the second post, from Designer Jacket. It speaks to what I’m talking about.
Thanks, Beezit- I appreciate your suggestion.
i hope you’ll read this story for thursday’s paper. it has nothing to do with walmart, paul johnson (more or less) or sniping fans.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-walk-on-1239057.html
The Institute
November 23rd, 2011
4:34 pm
Supersize, when was your brother in law born? I think that makes a difference. If it was in the 40s, well he got to see the great tech teams of the 50s, and 1990 was probably super special.
I look at my kids and their classmates; tech fans are outnumbered. And ALL of them has some sort of connection to tech.
Ken Sugiura
November 23rd, 2011
4:35 pm
or oversensitive newspaper reporters.
Dave from GT
November 23rd, 2011
4:35 pm
Ken, for the most part it is not a joke. We are serious.
The Institute
November 23rd, 2011
4:37 pm
As for going to Tech vs. not: I’d say 80+% of tech fans actually went to tech, or have a family member that went to tech. EVERY SINGLE TECH FAN I KNOW has at least that much of a connection.
As for UGA, I’d say the percentage is closer to 40%.
Let’s face facts, UGA has owned Tech in football for a few decades now, and that has a BIG effect on fandom.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:38 pm
Delbert, WOW, that’s pathetic what happened there. You’re right; we may be doomed
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:43 pm
Ken, I don’t know how the other Tech bloggers think, but I think that although a great many UGA fans DID attend UGA, the majority of those who post on here probably never went to any college anywhere, and I’m not sure a lot of them even finished high school. I know plenty of dawg fans personally, some of whom went there, and some of whom did not. But every single one of them is classy. You have to admit that the majority of the negative posts on these blogs by so-called UGA fans probably have little if no education at all. I would like to hope that education DOES produce some level of class, and we don’t see a lot of class in many of the posts made on here.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
4:46 pm
The Institute, my brother-in-law was born in the 40s and grew up during Tech’s glory years, but even back then, at least here in Augusta, UGA got more press and coverage than Tech did. And you are right, he and all his family members thought 1990 was spectacular; none of them thought they would ever live to see Tech win another NC, and it was very special for them all.
19
November 23rd, 2011
4:54 pm
I did not go to Tech but have pulled for them since I was a kid. I pull for Georgia too until the last game of the regular season. I try not to get pulled into all of the banter but sometimes fail. It’s just a game but I do get pumped up about it. Looking forward to the game Saturday and I hope it’s a great one.
Go Yellow Jackets!
By the way, it’s “Heady”
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
4:59 pm
The Institute – I grew up wanting to attend Tech but I couldn’t quite get the hang of advanced algebra my senior year in high school. Trig and Geometry, piece of cake. My SAT math score was about 100 points lower than the verbal, so I forecasted that I would not do well at Tech. In college, I tested high for an advanced math course as a freshman, but I made a D…A on the trig component, F on the algebra part. I took the basic courses separately over the next 2 quarters and made F in algebra and A in trig. I finally took algebra for the third time, and this cute girl sat in the row next to me, and she always had problems getting her homework done. I worked extra hard to do mine so I could help her before class every morning. I made an A. Sometimes it takes a bit of extra motivation.
In the 11 years that elapsed between my junior year in college(s) and getting my degree by attending more college(s), the discipline and training I had received in the military removed differential and integral calculus as impossible obstacles; I made A’s in both and graduated with a degree in Natural Science and Mathematics, and paid back my student loans with help from the GI Bill. Using my experience and diploma, I managed to work for over 20 years in nuclear engineering and engineering management and became a Full Member of the IEEE. Later in life, I went back to school and got an MS in Information Systems, applying what I had learned in management of people and projects to a new discipline, software engineering.
That’s not necessarily the best or easiest way to do it. I would recommend starting early on learning the hard stuff, and to keep plugging away.
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
5:01 pm
Ken, that is a fine story on Darryl Dickey.
19
November 23rd, 2011
5:03 pm
When I was in the military and thousands of miles away from home I always loved to see the Tech “GT” or the Georgia “G”. It reminded me of home. Of course, I would get homesick after that.
Please remember the men and women in uniform this holiday season, they’ll be homesick too.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:04 pm
Hey Super, I appreciate that and I did see it earlier but was hustling to get done for the day. One quick remark about the “fans who didn’t go to school for the school they cheer for” debate. I have been to a couple of colleges down here. I have some friends who have gone so far as their MBA. I have friends have no college at all (many of them are FAR more successful in life than those with the degrees but more on that in a second). The point is, I can’t draw a connection to the education leading to class, because many of these schools nowadays, UGA included, certainly don’t teach that and in some school’s cases (a couple of Ivy league schools come to mind) they teach just the opposite.
As for an education defining success, it certainly depends on your definition of success. My idea of success has nothing to do with working a 40 hour a week job regardless of who it’s for or what my title is. My title does not define me or my success in life. It’s just a title. For me, success is simply about how well did I lead and provide for my wife and kids. It’s about how many lives did I impact during the course of my life. It’s about being able to ask myself “did I make a difference?” and coming back with a resounding yes for an answer. That’s success and quite honestly, MANY of those who have done that in their lives won’t even entertain the thought of pointing to a degree as the biggest part of making that happen. All that being said, I still encourage those that WANT to go to college to do so, including my own kids, but I preface it by saying, make sure going there lines up with what you ultimately want to accomplish. Don’t just go because that’s the status quo in society. Observe the masses and do the opposite. The most successful people in the world did just that.
Specifically to “the Institute”, great debating with you this week. We may not agree on things, but I appreciate your passion,.
To all, stay safe this weekend, eat well, cheer hard, let’s have a great game and …
GO DAWGS (sorry, I had to).
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:06 pm
Great story Delbert and 19 .. and yes, I still have some of my brothers in Afghanistan, think of them this Thanksgiving. I have spent one over there myself. No fun.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:08 pm
Tampa, I agree with everything you said, except the last line. Replace that with GO JACKETS !!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:09 pm
Delbert, I LOVE that extra motivation you got in that Algebra class. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:09 pm
Ken, I agree with Delbert: that was an excellent article on Daryl Dickey
Randy From Macon
November 23rd, 2011
5:09 pm
The Institute – I did not attend Ga Tech but I love the school, its academics, and its athletic teams. I am a football season ticket holder and love coming to Atlanta and watching Tech football. I would never choose to support UGA for the following reasons;
Tech is an academically demanding school
Tech is a unique school
Bigger (Georgia) is not better
Tech is in Atlanta, a great city
Tech athletes conduct themselves much better than Georgia’s
I have many friends and family who also did not attend Tech and they love the Jackets and have disdain for Georgia. GO JACKETS and THWG!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
19, I had no idea that you did not go to Tech. Glad you found your way into the light in spite of that. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:15 pm
Randy, good for you. Give ‘em hell, Jackets !!!
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:20 pm
LOL, Supersize .. and one more thing on cheering for a team you whose school you didn’t attend, it’s ok. It really is. 19, it’s really ok to do that. That’s a freedom we all have. Besides, I never played for the Bucs or the Braves, but I cheer for them too like crazy.
Truth be told, I grew up in Atlanta and Jacksonville, then Tampa. A Dawg fan the entire time. My dream is to one day have the tickets, the means and the time, to live in Tampa, run my business down here, and still attend Dawg games on the weekends.
TruthHurts
November 23rd, 2011
5:27 pm
This article completely misses the issue at hand. The only reason GT faithful talk about the relative fan bases is because of the non stop, undeserved ridicule piled upon the athletics – football in particular – of GT by UGA ‘fans’.
If you attend GT you learn one thing – compete and win. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology bears no resemblence to the UGA graduate, let alone their typical sidewalk fan.
We are superior in almost every objectively measurable way to the University of Georgia. This is simple truth. Even so, we would not bring it up at all if they had the sense to treat us with an ounce of respect. They do not.
If they are offended by the truth, so be it.
GIVE ME A BREAK
November 23rd, 2011
5:30 pm
Report: UGA professor violated harassment policy
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:31 pm
@TruthHurts – “We are superior in almost every objectively measurable way to the University of Georgia. This is simple truth. Even so, we would not bring it up at all if they had the sense to treat us with an ounce of respect. They do not.”
I think I found the majority of the problem in this paragraph right here. Especially that first line. Just because you graduated from GiT doesn’t make you superior at anything. It’s just a fact and that superiority complex means you probably won’t get very far in life until you can practice some humility. Supersize should be your example. He’s a fine fella regardless of where he went to school. If they guy told me tomorrow that he actually went to UF, I would still respect him. No one respects a person who makes statments like you do because backing them up isn’t up to you, it’s up to the students. That’s the truth.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:44 pm
Wow, Tampa, I am flattered. And I have to humbly say, I am undeserving of your praise. You just haven’t seen me at my worst. LOL
Delbert D.
November 23rd, 2011
5:44 pm
I have to post the following to tie things up. I was born in Athens, my brother graduated from Georgia (twice), my sister is a crazed Georgia fan who send me red and black clothes, stuffed animals, Christmas tree ornaments, candy and what-not every year; plus I have to wear a Georgia Santa hat and be photographed in it by her when Georgia beats Tech. My wife attended Georgia, briefly. My daughter-in-law graduated from Georgia. My step-brother and lifelong friend is a Georgia fan, along with the 20-something people in his immediate family. My favorite uncle is a Georgia graduate (and farmer). His daughter is a graduate, as is her husband. Their kids will be Georgia graduates, without a shadow of a doubt. All of my old high school friends are Georgia fans, including the ones who went to Ga. Southern. My brother tells me he roots for Tech except when they are playing Georgia, but I’ve never believed that for 1 minute. My former psychiatrist is a Georgia graduate (he used to get snarly and mutter stuff about discipline when I’d bring up the 2008 game). It goes on and on.
It usually gets pretty crazy around here this time of year.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:45 pm
Personally, I am ok with these rankings. So the “superior in almost every objectively measurable way” statement couldn’t be more wrong.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-georgia-139959/overall-rankings
Fact is, as an engineering school GiT is among the best, HANDS DOWN. But guess what Mr. TruthHurts, there are more areas of study in this society than engineering. As I stated, when my company needs to bring in a new engineer, regardless of whether it’s electrical, mechanical or otherwise, GT is certainly one university we look at. For other areas of business, insurance, finance, accounting, contracts, personnel or whatever, they aren’t on the list. GT is GREAT at what they do in the tech fields, but the superior comment kills you because they aren’t great in fields outside of that.
TampaDawg
November 23rd, 2011
5:47 pm
Delbert, that is the FUNNIEST post I have read on here in a LONG LONG time. Have a great one my Georgia(based) brother.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:47 pm
Wow, Delbert, you sound like you need a whole new family. LOL
I hope you make one of them wear a Tech Santa hat when the Jackets win, and I hope that happens this year. HO HO HO, it’s good to be a Yellow Jacket!!!
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
5:48 pm
The only UGA fans that post regularly that I feel superior to are:
- WnE because I think he’s dishonest and has an unhealthy obsession with Vad Lee.
- dawgfan – because he lectures us about our arrogance but is, himself, as arrogant as they come
- atlxman – because he has this odd fixation with our offense
- headley lamar – because he’s a blithering idiot
Other than that, most of the UGA folks are good, decent people and I don’t feel superior to them. In fact, I probably have an inferiority complex. It’s why I work as hard as I do.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:50 pm
OK, guys, it is dinner time for me, and I HOPE I can manage to stay away from the blogs tonight. I have spent the better part of last night and today on here, and I am way behind in things I need to get done. I will probably check in late tonight, so if I don’t see you all, I will for you now a Very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. All my love—–Supersize
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
5:54 pm
George, I think you should add superDawg to that list.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
5:55 pm
Tampa, it is hard that TruthHurts wrote that seriously. I suspect it is just some foolishness being put out to get things hotter. Twentyone Rhodes Scholars alone shows that everyone who goes to UGA is not a fool, not to mention all the other graduates who have contributed so much to our state and country. I will argue that Tech’s restricted and demanding curriculum puts it at an athlectic disadvantage. But that is a far, far distance from saying that UGA has no quality academic programs or outstanding and bright students. I cannot believe that any educated person can’t see that this is obvious.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
5:57 pm
I don’t even read his posts because they are completely incoherent. I suppose the others in the list are, too, but I just don’t care about him.
ToeMeetsLeather
November 23rd, 2011
6:03 pm
Ken, there is some truth to what you say about the elitist attitude but I think the biggest factor is the “NY Yankee/Dallas Cowboy” effect. Most sidewalk fans gravitate to UGA because they win the majority of the time. With the exception of a few special seasons, TECH has had a below average team for the last thirty years. Why would a fan with no special connection to the Institute become a fan under those conditions? If CPJ makes TECH his home for the long haul and takes three or four out of ten from the Dawgs and in contention for the ACC title most years this will change.
19
November 23rd, 2011
6:22 pm
Ken, great article on Daryl Dickey. I wish his photo was attached. Thank you
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
6:29 pm
You guys better be careful denigrating Walmart or McDonald’s employees – where will you buy your clothes or take your honey out for the special Friday night dinner if either close.
superDawg
November 23rd, 2011
6:33 pm
Thanks ss I thought I was slipping there for a moment.
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
6:34 pm
Anyone up to talking football? I have some thoughts on THE game that I would like to throwout but will not engage in drivel from either side.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
6:43 pm
Fire away — with football talk.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
6:49 pm
Blind, go for it
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
6:51 pm
Long – likely multiple posting – here we go. Hopefully we can discuss each of my points individually.
I think UGA has better talent.
Both teams have a scheme – UGA the more common pro-style offense.
Both teams employ a form of the 3 4 defense.
The outcome of the game will be determined by defense. Will the more talented UGA defense be able to limit the damage done by the GT TO which CPJ has mastered.
CPJ does more with less than most D1 schools BoBo does less with more.
Both defenses are in their second year. UGA has made more progress than GT primarily because they have better 3 4 personnel.
More to follow.
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
6:53 pm
Let me add I’m coming from a UGA wins point of view – no guarantee just a gut feeling.
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
6:55 pm
I agree that overall UGA has better talent. But this is a bit countered by the offense the Tech runs. I think the biggest problem will be on the defensive side. Tech will have to play as well or better than they did against Clemson.
5150 UOAD
November 23rd, 2011
6:56 pm
19 go to rambling wreck .com and check his picture on the roster.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
7:01 pm
I think the matchup is our offense against UGA’s defense, OBD. I think y’all are going to score on us and I don’t think we can score enough. Ultimately, UGA’s defense makes a play or two and wins the game. I expect something like 31-21 UGA.
19
November 23rd, 2011
7:01 pm
Georgia has many talented and big athletes. I remember stuff about “Dream” team etc. Tech has many young talented athletes. We need bigger athletes, it’ll happen. Go Jackets!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:02 pm
Blind, I think that is a very fair assessment of things. I am of the mind though that UGA hasn’t faced a particularly good offense since Boise State, and he certainly hasn’t faced a triple-option-oriented one. The dogs had better talent than Tech on defense last year also and they couldn’t stop Tech (despite the fact that UGA won the game). I don’t think talent per se is the key on defense; I think a disciplined approach is the key, and in the 4 years that Johnson has been at Tech, ONLY Iowa has played consistently disciplined defense.
Realist
November 23rd, 2011
7:04 pm
In the century long battles between Tech and UGA, there is only one game where a team totally quit…51-7 in 2002…Tech folks can never erase that day.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
7:06 pm
That game essentially meant that no matter what Gailey did, he could not win over his constituents, Realist. UGA was really, really good that year, and there was no shame in losing to them that year. But giving up was unacceptable.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:06 pm
Realist, I was there. I’m not sure that they quit; I don’t think they ever started. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:07 pm
That would NEVER have happened like that under O’Leary, and I am pretty sure it could never happen under Johnson either.
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
7:08 pm
Eh, it’s more than discipline that slows Tech down. I mean, every defense has to be disciplined. If there’s one out there that doesn’t require it, I sure haven’t seen it.
Our offense requires defenses to get off their blocks, just like any other offense. The challenge our offense presents is that we only have to hold the block for a short period of time before the ball carrier is by the defense.
Adrian Clayborne dominated us because Iowa was able to assign two guys to him and he was able to deliver.
Robert
November 23rd, 2011
7:10 pm
I have more friends, who are season ticket holders, who did not go to Tech than those who did go to Tech. I went and graduated, and don’t feel superior to anyone just because of their level of education.
I do feel that I support the program with the best record of educating athletes in meaningful degree. I honestly feel that many of Ugas players could not get admitted to Tech, and major in worthless degrees just to play football.
19
November 23rd, 2011
7:12 pm
That was Chan’s inauguration. It was not pleasant. We’ve got CPJ now.
Tech’s offensive scheme will need to put up points every chance they can. Plus eat up the clock in the process. That’s for you Old Blind Dog.
Go Jackets!
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
George, I hear what you’re saying, but when I say “disciplined defense,” I mean a defensive player or players need to stick to his or their assignments and not get “fooled” by the option. Iowa is really the only team we have played under Johnson who at some point didn’t get “fooled” on a consistent basis. The other games that we have lost under Johnson have been more due to our offense not playing disciplined ball themselves, and OBVIOUSLY our lousy defense.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
I want to see at least 3 CPJ death marches, chewing minutes and minutes off the clock and then scoring TD’s
carolinajacket
November 23rd, 2011
7:18 pm
I want to see US getting some turnovers. If we do, and don’t give up any, we might just pull this one out. I hope our defense doesn’t wear down in the fourth quarter. It has not been very good for us.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:19 pm
carolina, that’s another reason we need those death marches. Keep the offense on the field long enough and wear out their defense while ours rests
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
7:20 pm
Super I really think last year is irrelevant. The difference in last years D and this years is night and day. Grantham has more of the type players he needed and the kids are really buying into the system. GT on the other hand has not been able to really fill in the holes. That being said I feel better about being able to slow the GT ground game more than we did last year.
I feel pretty good when looking at our passing attack less good about our running game especially if Crowell and Thomas are no shows. GT will have a match-up problem with our WR’s and TE’s.
This game is huge in our family as we have 7 GT grads and 3 UGA grads which makes our Thanksgiving get together lively to say the least.
ToeMeetsLeather
November 23rd, 2011
7:23 pm
As usual, it will probably come down to turnovers. We win by two touchdowns in Athens last year w/o the turnovers. If we can limit it to one, or better yet none, we can win this game. We also need the special teams to have a solid day, limit the Georgia return yards and no 15 yard punts. Hope Orwin is good to go, we need him and his power on the edge.
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
7:26 pm
Super I feel the same as you – we need to control the clock and keep the TO watching.
As far as wearing out our D with sustained drives I wouldn’t count on it. We have great depth at LB (due to earlier injuries that are no longer a factor) and have played 6 or more on the D line. We have two quality NT’s. LB’s make the 3 4 work and we have more depth at LB than any position except TE.
19
November 23rd, 2011
7:28 pm
Old Blind Dawg, it’s simple for me. Tech has to play their best game to win. Some Dawg fans don’t know it but the UGA football team is completely focused on Tech. They know why it matters. Tech is focused on Georgia. It’s Great!
I hope the refs do not decide the game! That’s not even on your list!
Go Jackets!!!
George Stein
November 23rd, 2011
7:30 pm
The best way to prevent the players from getting fooled is to do the same thing on defense over and over. The problem is that Johnson will change the blocking scheme if the defense is slowing things down.
I suppose I believe that UGA’s defense actually is better than last year. I recognize they haven’t been playing offensive juggernauts and I hope I’m wrong, but I think if they hold us to 24 points or less, they win because we won’t hold them under 24.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
7:30 pm
Well, Blind, that’s why they play the game on the field and not on here. We shall see, and I don’t mean that flippantly. I need to go now. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving, and Blind, I hope the GT member of your family have a better one than you—at least on Saturday….LOL
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
7:31 pm
ToeMeet you are correct – turnovers and penalties will be huge. But I keep going back to the actual match-ups. Our OL has been hit and miss all year but they are talented and freaking huge (largest in all of football – pros included) so I’m hoping they can wear down the GT DL. Our WR’s are good enough to give DC nightmares and your only hope is to get to AM or hope he has one of those inexplicable bad games he seems to have.
HighTech
November 23rd, 2011
7:38 pm
ToeMeetsLeather speaks the truth:
“Ken, there is some truth to what you say about the elitist attitude but I think the biggest factor is the “NY Yankee/Dallas Cowboy” effect. Most sidewalk fans gravitate to UGA because they win the majority of the time. With the exception of a few special seasons, TECH has had a below average team for the last thirty years. Why would a fan with no special connection to the Institute become a fan under those conditions? If CPJ makes TECH his home for the long haul and takes three or four out of ten from the Dawgs and in contention for the ACC title most years this will change.”
Winning fixes everything.
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
7:50 pm
This answers most of the questions………….
“TECH has had a below average team for the last thirty years. Why would a fan with no special connection to the Institute become a fan under those conditions? If CPJ makes TECH his home for the long haul and takes three or four out of ten from the Dawgs and in contention for the ACC title most years this will change.”
19
November 23rd, 2011
8:01 pm
I’m sure Orwin will play. His injury is worse than it sounds though. Hell, I’m sure anyone eligible to play will be available. Tech is playing a physically huge team. I remember watching the UNC game and noticing how huge they were. Somehow we beat them. We can beat those GIANT bulldogs!
Go Yellow Jackets!!!
Kendall
November 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
Walmart employees. Heck, Drad would gladly take ticket orders from KKK members. All he is interested in is money.
5150 UOAD
November 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
kendall…………..sorry they already have their tickets to the SEC school for their choice.
Attendence has nothing to do
November 23rd, 2011
8:28 pm
With what is said here. It has everything to do with the size and demographics of the graduating student body
ken sorry but your full of it
November 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
i moved to atlanta in the early 70’s as an osu alum an fan. the first state team i was attracted to was uga, i liked erk russel and how he coached. for a brief period i was a gawga fan too. that is until i started meeting the some of uga fans.
the most obnoxious bunch of drunks i have ever been around. spit in your face crawl on the ground barking drunk. obnoxious. AND that was the nice ones.
i had tosu stickers on my car and had many antennas snapped. cups or drinks spilled on my car. i went to see uga play fla in jax and at one point a drunk dawg fan grabbed me, a complete stranger, by the shirt collar and proceeded to tell me i better be a dawg fan or he would kick my ass.
he was lucky i was sober that day to say the least.
my whole time in atlanta all i heard was wooff woof woof sec sec sec sec. when i would congregate around uga fans they would often tell me how f’d woody hayes was. say what? woody is an icon. something no coach at uga ever will attain,,,, unless you consider vince the cheat dooley somebody to admire. than i started hearing stories about wallly butts and his antics. when i would mention his name the dawgs were actually proud of the crap he pulled,
so for my your full of it. the dawgs are probably the most disliked program/fan base in the sec and with good reason.
how the hell you can defend a fan base that urinates and defecates in its own buildings and take us to task is beyond me.
as far as coach johnson and the dawgs maybe you need to review a game we had with them a few years back. during the game the uga players trash talked cpj. during the game mind you. i have never ever ever ever ever heard any gt player speak ill of coach richt. during a game or after a game. what kind of program..,, what kind of coach allows his player to act like that to an opposing coach.
uga that is who.
why not visit some of the blogs of uga’s most recent oc opponents and see what they think of uga and its fan base. obviously you would be surprised. obviously!
gt has never ever done things to uga fans like uga has done. ask fans about vince dooley turning on the water hoses on opposing fan bases. ask our basevball team what happened at uga when we were walking off the field at their place after we beat their asses,. they turned the sprinklers on us. this is the same gt team that took up a collection for a severly injured uga player.
ask gt fans what vince dooley had to say about honoring al ciraldo after he died, they certainly did not honor him as we are about to do saturday,
ken your full of it………………………………….
ole yeller
November 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
To the Ken sorry post, a good one. You witnessed some of the same things as a lot of us have with the UGA nation. As far as Vince Dooley having the same class as CMR. exhibits. He is not even in the ball park.
ole yeller
November 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
Is this blog still open? Hello out there.
northbeach Scott
November 23rd, 2011
9:25 pm
Ken,
When was a student at Tech in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s we always joked about and looked down on our cousins in Athens and we hated the swine.
However, over the years I have found most of the UGA grads I have interviewed to be such dunderheads that I finally, just stopped interviewing anyone with an undergraduate degree from there (or any other GA public college). Just too ignorant to be effective in big business outsided the state and will accents too hickey to speak with customers.
Consequently, I enjoy when little old GA Tech occasionally defeats these low lives in the fall classic. To hell with Georgia (and I do mean the entire state).
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
9:38 pm
@ken sorry….., everything you say is true, and that feeling is shared by most fans of other schools in the southeast. HOWEVER, don’t take it out on Ken. He didn’t graduate from or even attend UGA. He is doing his job, and part of that, at least in his opinion, is to try to keep things cool on these blogs. I can assure you he is not defending the kinds of action you mentioned. The actions AND words of Tech fans need to rise to a higher level than that of the mutts, and I believe he is trying to encourage that kind of behavior amongst us. He is only allowed to do so much as to “controlling” the talk on here, whether it comes from us or from the mutt trolls. And be assured, there are quite a few DECENT dawg fans who post on here, and they don’t like what some of their fellow fans post either. I have met Ken in person, and he is a VERY VERY nice guy. He is neither a Tech fan nor a UGA fan, but I think I speak for all the regular Tech posters on here in saying that he is doing one HELLUVA GOOD JOB of covering Tech. In short, cut him some slack and enjoy the consistently good things he writes about the Jackets.
northbeach Scott
November 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
Given that Tech is so much smaller a student population than UGA and that a much larger portion of Tech students are international or out of state than UGA, it stands to reason that a larger % of Tech alumni live outside the Atlanta area and therefore the fan base to fill the stadium is really small.
I have only lived in Atlanta for 4 1/2 out of the 28 1/2 years I have worked, eventhough I am a native Atlantan. Also, going into downtown Atlanta and dealing with the scumbags/thugs around the stadium is not high on my list of fun things to do.
19
November 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
Super, you did not keep it short…LOL
Go Jackets!
19
November 23rd, 2011
10:00 pm
northbeach Scott, if you are trying to convince the branded “dawg” fans you are wasting your time.
I understand your points though. Go Jackets!!!
Old Blind Dawg
November 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
Never mind…………………
UGA radio is hilariously horrible
November 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
Growing up in Georgia, I watched both GT and UGA football. I wanted both teams to win. When it came time to decide where to go to college, I applied and was accepted at GT. I had no idea what a world class university it was/is – guidance counselors in most Georgia public schools were just happy that kids were going to any college in the late 70’s/early 80’s.
I had always understood the rivalry to be just good ol’ ribbing, nothing too serious. But as time went on, it seemed that many UGA folk REALLY hated GT. The GT folk when I was in school wanted to beat UGA in football and other sports BAD, but the HATE hate? It was not there, deep in the bones like it was/is in the UGA folk.
I wondered why? And I found out: The perceived arrogance/snobbiness of GT students/alums. So here is where the real HATE comes from – When you compare the SCHOOLS, no matter what metric is used to compare the schools (which is comparing apples to oranges because of the differences in the degree types), GT ALWAYS HAS COME OUT ON TOP. It’s more of an inferiority complex on the UGA side than true arrogance on the GT side.
So for those of you who blog that you don’t know where the bitterness comes from, now you know. And for anyone who takes a bunch of anonymous blowhards on this blog making personal attacks on other bloggers too literally – REALLY? Do you expect it be any different than virtually any other internet blog? UGA has been kicking GT around in football for quite awhile, and so they should get to crow about it, and they do. I have a lot of friends that went to UGA and many are gracious (and even closet GT fans in some sports) and some are obnoxious about it. You will see some obnoxious GT fans on this blog. But trust me , the average UGA fan HATES GT and GT fans MUCH more than the average GT fan hates UGA and UGA fans.
The proof? GT folks could play the trump card, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE any time, but they rarely do. UGA has won 61 football games out 105 or so, Tech holds a slight advantage in Basketball wins. UGA. UGA has a fine athletic program, one of the best in the country. But when it comes to the SCHOOLS, UGA has never, NEVER bested GT in academic performance, no matter what the metric you use for comparison, and won’t for the foreseeable future.
UGA has some good academic programs, the VET school is a top 10 school, the Journalism school is well known. GT has been a top 5 engineering school year-in, year-out for DECADES.
And finally, to all you UGA folks out there, my condolences to you for the passing of Larry Munson. He truly was a legend and everyone who listened to him knew it, way before he stepped away from the mike. I heard a number of his great calls when they originally aired (Herschel’s debut at UT “my God a freshman”, “Lindsey Scott! Lindsey Scott!”, “sugar falling from the sky” at Auburn, “Hob-nailed Boot”) and how fortunate you were to have him. He told the story on WSB years ago of how he played piano as an 18 year old last second fill-in for the Dorsey Band featuring Frank Sinatra in 1945 – storytelling at its finest! I met Munson at the SEC basketball tournament 23-24 years ago or so, and he was everything you would expect – grumpy and colorful. I particularly remember him on the radio of a UGA/Auburn football game in Athens YEARS ago – UGA was losing big. He said after a 3rd down pass fell incomplete in the 4th quarter: “we had a guy in the flat at the 32 and we missed him, we JUST FLAT missed him…… Of course we haven’t hit anything ALLLL DAY!”…….Hilarious.
Scott Howard/Eric Zeier? Sorry – you are now paying the price now for having Munson/Loran Smith for all those years.
OH yeah, I forgot: What’s the good word? To HE LL with UGA – it is the week of the GT/UGA game after all…
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
19, I said “in short” at the end of my post, so what I said after “in short” WAS short. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
November 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
northbeach Scott, it may surprise you as much as it did me, but the ajc reported several weeks ago that this year’s freshman class at UGA has a higher percentage of out of state/ and international students than this year’s freshman class at Tech
cannot make this up
November 24th, 2011
9:08 am
in this economy, hard to find a job at Walmart Seguira, try it yourself..there are those who have been there for 15 years making 30 to 35 dollars an hour, raises do not stop. Those blue collar people make out like bandits.
cornflake
November 24th, 2011
9:21 am
Arrogance and condescension are the hallmarks of incompetence.
Freddy Blassie
November 24th, 2011
9:53 am
Ken,
Stay away from the AJC water cooler: it will make you an oversensitive baby.
The Tech fans who did not graduate from Tech, any college, or even high school respect the Georgia Tech degree and I will guarantee that there are many GT parents who fit into this category.
Ken, Georgia Tech graduates do not have a superiority complex. We ARE superior.
Bobby Dodd started a company that employs retarded, or exceptional, people and I have many friends who did not attend, graduate from or flunk out of Georgia Tech who are Tech fans. They don’t give a rat’s hiney about this stuff about which you’ve concerned yourself. (Even GT grads know a preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with).
Happy Thanksgiving, Pencil-necks.
Paul in NH
November 24th, 2011
10:58 am
Realist
November 23rd, 2011
7:04 pm
In the century long battles between Tech and UGA, there is only one game where a team totally quit…51-7 in 2002…Tech folks can never erase that day.
—–
Unfortunately I agree with that. I was at the UGA-GT game Herschell’s SO year – a 44-7 blow out. #34 weighed more than GT’s DL and was unstoppable but GT never quit. There were also a couple of blowouts under the worst HC in GT’s history but the team never quit.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 24th, 2011
11:15 am
Paul, in spite of the 2002 debacle and the beating by Herschell, Tech still has the two largest victory margins in the series
InsectInside
November 24th, 2011
4:42 pm
It’s not about what others think of you or where you work or how many games you win, it’s about pride in yourself, honor and civility.
Jacket
November 25th, 2011
7:22 am
Georgia fan have a lot of room to talk when they scream obsenties and shoot birds at Tech fan when they come to Athens. It is possible that their actions have caused some of the feelings you have blasted Tech about. Maybe it is time for both sides to grow up and conduct themselves as adults instead of the adolesent they act like on game day!
GT-UT
November 25th, 2011
10:30 am
Jacket, I agree.
I also do not support poor behavior from Tech fans.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
November 25th, 2011
10:47 am
As a member of a completely dysfunctional family, I HAVE to be civil toward UGA fans. I graduated from Tech, but my wife is a huge Bama fan, my daughter graduated from Georgia, and my son loves UNC. You’ve probably seen the license plates that show “A House Divided” … well I’ve never seen one as schizophrenic as MY family!
William Casey
November 25th, 2011
11:23 am
I have been an avid GT fan since 1960, predating my admission to the school in 1967. GT is a different type of school. As an institution, it prides itself on making graduation difficult. I remember sitting in orientation and hearing the famous line: “look to your left, look to your right, one of you won’t be here next year.” Cold. I was that “one.” I learned, in spite of a respectable (for GT) 2.7 GPA, that I would never be anything beyond a mediocre engineer. I’m thankful that GT made it difficult. I had aptitude but no passion for engineering. Moved on and had a successful and fulfilling career in another field. I have remained an avid GT fan and my son is even more so.
I have come to respect anyone who works hard at anything. The Wal-Mart crack was uncalled for as was CPJ’s other comment. However, what kind of person calls a football show and barks like a dog? Clearly, someone devoid of anything useful to say. It’s the equivalent of a f*rt joke. I understand CPJ’s gut reaction. I have many fine friends who are UGA fans. We remain friends regardless of the outcome of games. We do not draw our feelings of self-worth from the outcome of football games. Can “woof-woof” say the same? Ignorance is annoying. And, that is not arrogance.
GT 07
November 25th, 2011
10:10 pm
Didn’t go to Tech but I have never felt like I didn’t belong in Bobby Dodd stadium.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
November 25th, 2011
11:14 pm
Slow night on the blogs. I’m sure that’ll change after tomorrow’s game. I think it will be an exciting and close game…and probably a pretty quick game too. That is, I expect UGA to pound it and try to keep the ball away from Tech. That would especially hold true if the Dawgs get a lead early. Still I think eventually the defensive lids will come off and points will go up on both sides. Probably into the thirties. The winner will have to play an A game and earn it. Both teams are capable the way I see it.
Joe
November 26th, 2011
12:52 am
LOL! You think the majority of Tech fans make 6 figures? I guarantee you 95% don’t make 6 figures.
GATECHFORLIFE
November 26th, 2011
11:54 am
I grew up in a house where you were expected to Love Tech. My dad went there during the “glory days” in the early fifties. Academically I never had a prayer of attending The Institute, but that has not lessened my love for GA TECH Athletics. I am as rabbid a fan as any, but I see people who went there and they act like you are some kind of lesser fan because you did not graduate from Tech. In a word Snobbish. I think it is a microcosim of what is wrong with this country as a whole. I guess, to them, I do not smell like a duck.