Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17
Three quick thoughts.
1. Missed opportunities in the first half. The first play, not scoring a touchdown after reaching the Georgia 2-yard line, the timeout on the missed field goal. I’m hardly convinced it would have made a difference, but it reduced the Jackets’ margin considerably. The third quarter extinguished it completely.
2. The Tech pass defense didn’t cut it. Most times, Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray had time to throw and open targets to throw to. Sub-par all the way around.
3. Tech proved again it can run the ball. Against the No. 2 run defense, the Jackets cleared 225 yards. However, it wasn’t nearly, nearly enough. The Jackets needed some sort of big play or three – a blocked punt, a long punt return, an interception taken back for a touchdown, an 80-yard touchdown run – and couldn’t summon it.
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Super Committee
November 26th, 2011
6:51 pm
5150 you are an embarrassment to the Tech community.. you have real psycolgical issues you need to address…but then there is really no cure for immaturity is there….
superDawg
November 26th, 2011
6:55 pm
Merry X-mas supersize and it will be a happy new year!
B'dawg
November 26th, 2011
6:56 pm
5150, you werent at the game. Only person you had a conversation with was yourself.
GetOUt
November 26th, 2011
7:01 pm
The missed chances came on the UGA side. Georgia should have put 50 up against them, even though they quit passing in the 4th quarter. Missed FG, sack when UGA was on the 25 and pushed them back to the 40. Should I continue?
AUGUSTAJACKET
November 26th, 2011
7:01 pm
Why don’t C.P.J. like White Q.B., He get beat by one ea time he play a team with a White Q.B.
And the winner is...
November 26th, 2011
7:01 pm
Georgia of course. Paul Johnsons new name is “little tuna” after the great Bill Parcells. Except Bill actually beat his rival more than once. LOL.
Rufus
November 26th, 2011
7:02 pm
We can’t stop 11 grandmas pushing their walkers.
VetteDawg
November 26th, 2011
7:02 pm
Hey WannaBee’s – You’ve got something to hang your hat on ….. Just imagine how BAD the DAWGS would of WHIPPED you if Paul Johnson was NOT a genius !!!!! ** Woof !! Woof !! Woof !!
CdpriDG
November 26th, 2011
7:04 pm
Tech bug freaks…31 of 42!
jsmooth
November 26th, 2011
7:05 pm
Clydus:
With that name, Idoub’t you went to Tech. Losing is tough and UGA fans are NOT Walmart fans or retards. Your coach is a prude and needs to get a life. He will suffer at a young age with all that stress and anger. Good luck in the Toilet bowl.
TXDawg
November 26th, 2011
7:07 pm
As this was a great win for UGA, and I can’t wait to see how we stack up against LSU. I just want to say good luck GT with your bowl game. There seems to be a lack of class on both sides…Go Dawgs!
1 4 GT
November 26th, 2011
7:08 pm
I see this is up to page 6 and I just finished page 1. 1st——all of you Georgie trolls need to go over to your own blog and bask in your win and all the good feelings ya’ll are entitled to. I offer congrats to you. Now go away trolls.
Typical Tech Fan
November 26th, 2011
7:08 pm
and 3, 2, 1………we don’t care about football anyway.
hahahahahahah you pathetic bunch of losers!!!
Charleston Jacket
November 26th, 2011
7:11 pm
Woof this you pansies.
I have been an ardent supporter of CPJ for 4 years. Now I am really starting to cool on him as I do not see this team progressing as it should. Did not expect to win today but thought we would be competitive. Can we afford Urban Myers?
OldSchoolTechFanatic
November 26th, 2011
7:13 pm
I still beleive in the offense but not with tevin ball in there ! I have lost a lot of respect for CPJ this year. I said six weeks ago we needed to play Vad Lee, oh no we can’t do that we might loose some games. Well guess what we did and now instead of giving Vad some game experince this year we will have another green QB next year. Now if we loose recruits like we did last year after the season was over we deserve it. Why in the world did CPJ stick with tevin ball ? Anybody could see as the talent we played went up (except Clemson, and Oh the reminds me so much of Reg Ball) tevin balls play went down. Orwin Smith deserved more touches than he got !!!!
Black and Yellow
November 26th, 2011
7:18 pm
I am sick of PJ and Tech’s lack of passing game. GT can’t seem to pass in a big game when they need to the most. Defensively, GT got shredded. All my fellow Jackets fans bragging about how UGA could run the ball, heck, they didn’t have to. They threw it all over the place.
Perceptions
November 26th, 2011
7:22 pm
I wonder if it is still a perception that the SEC is better than all other conferences now ?
Black and Yellow
November 26th, 2011
7:22 pm
It’s stupid for CPJ to go for it on 4th down all the time. If GT could pass on 1st, 2nd and 3rd, they would need to do that. All it does is get you behind if you don’t convert and give up good field position. I’m telling you guys, GT should get rid of PJ and get Terry Bowden.
Typical Tech Fan
November 26th, 2011
7:23 pm
I haven’t heard this much crying since….well, last year about this time. I swear Tech fans are such big babies. I’ve never heard such hateful talk as I’ve heard this week from Tech fans. Not from AU, UF, LSU fans…nobody. I hope you enjoyed this one CPJ and the rest of you losers.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 26th, 2011
7:24 pm
GT needs better players on offense, mainly receivers and someone who can throw the ball. GT def took a step backward from last yr.
Problem is that talented receivers don’t generally pick a school that runs the option.
Perceptions
November 26th, 2011
7:25 pm
Think about this…. N.C. State also beat Clemson. N.C. State got hammered again today by a weak ACC team… Virginia Tech is so overrated. VT would 6th best team if they played in SEC !
Black and Yellow
November 26th, 2011
7:26 pm
Even if GT is able to recruit some good receivers, the coaches don’t know how to utilize them and the QB can’t throw it to them. This “experiment” is dead. Get a new coach.
1 4 GT
November 26th, 2011
7:26 pm
2nd—-I’m thru supporting Al Groh. Why you ask? How many illegal substitution penalties did we get because he couldn’t get the right defense on the field in time. He over schemed the running game knowing they were likely down to normal bench warmers at RB. He under schemed the passing game knowing full well what a stable of healthy receivers Georgie has with a more than adequate QB to pass the ball down field. I’ll give Paul Johnson 1 more year of my support in hopes that he can develop some type of at least a 50% percent passing game. Neither 1 of them seem able to motivate their players. These young men need MOTIVATING. And we all know about the ills of the kicking game. Way too many bad kicks period. One punt goes 60 yards or more, the next goes 25 -30. One KO goes thru the EZ, the next goes to the 10 or 15 if that deep. I doubt they would even look at that Tn. kid that Sam has been pushing all season long. We were capable of keeping this game close enough to be winnable, but they shot themselves in the foot too many times. Oh well, it is what it is and I still love GT, but I hate this miserable feeling, especially over 1 lousy game and even more so for being 1-10 against Richt. IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JACKETS THWG OVER AND OVER TO INFINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Small Johnson
November 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
We need a new defensive coordinator. I think Al Groh’s mind was back in Virginia today…
Russ
November 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
It must stink to be 5150 today. All that bluster, then a dud.
re Perceptions
November 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
NC St won 56-41 today. I perceive that you are a retard.
Black and Yellow
November 26th, 2011
7:33 pm
I agree with the Al Groh comment. My fellow Jackets fans who are yapping about how bad a coach Richt is, well, he’s 10-1 against us.
JC
November 26th, 2011
7:34 pm
the defense absolutely stinks! No pass rush–no blitz– no defenders having any idea where the pass is! No improvement over the course of the year. No coach ==no win in football with out a defense that can stop people–I don’t care how good the offense is!! PJ needs to realize this or move on!
Buzzman
November 26th, 2011
7:37 pm
Thanks Big Al for a great season, you are the best, we would have been alot worst if it wasn’t for your great 3/4 defense. You are the master of defense. Damn, I just woke up, I guess I was dreaming. Maybe I will go back to sleep and they fire Big Al, then if I get real lucky, Big Al and CPJ can hold hands and walk off into the suset together. Gosh I am seeing a blue Astro Turf in the future, maybe 3 weeks. I see us losing again in a bowl game. Maybe if we are lucky the coaches won’t show up…….
OldSchoolTechFanatic
November 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
If tevin ball is quarter back next year I will not watch GT football. We have got some pretty good running backs, somebody needs to get the ball to them !!! I know in this offense there is going to be days where the quarter back racks up some big yards but not everygame. I have grown tired of GT football these last few weeks.
Original Spike
November 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
Where is St.Simons? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Well, you guys will always have 2008. “New Sheriff in town..” Woooo, we are really scared.
gtne80
November 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
Groh’s defensive scheme does not match with PJ’s offense. We need an aggressive, pressure defense (ala Tenuta) to force some 3 and outs and some turnovers. It may result in some big plays, but it doesn’t leave our offense on the sideline while the opposition moves the ball downfield in chunks with short passes (with no pressure on the QB). Groh’s scheme is “bend-don’t-break” and it ultimately breaks too often.
Groh’s gotta go.
Delbert D.
November 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
Johnson turned said something to Groh as he passed by him on the sideline late in the 4th quarter. It gave Groh a look of dyspepsia. I wouldn’t be surprised if Groh announces his retirement at the end of the year.
AUGUSTAJACKET
November 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
We have no Defense, Al.Groh got to go. Find a Great defense coordinator and pay him what it take.
jim
November 26th, 2011
7:40 pm
That was terrible today. I am embarresed. I am tired of getting beat by Georgia.We have no defense. No special teams and I cannot understand why we cannot cover kicks. We have no punter. We need to recruit better players. I am tired of losing and going to some aweful bowl game and losing
Original Spike
November 26th, 2011
7:42 pm
Richt OWNS you guys. OWNS YOU!!
FalconUGAFan
November 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
GG Jacket fans
5150 UOAD-You are still a classless coward……
1 4 GT
November 26th, 2011
7:45 pm
GO AWAY TROLLS!
Buffalo Bob
November 26th, 2011
7:46 pm
Georgia may belong to the dogs but Louisiana belongs to the Tigers and the Bayou Bengals will put a royal stomping on them wimpering dawgs.
Charleston Jacket
November 26th, 2011
7:47 pm
Okay maybe we can’t afford U Myers – How about G Oleary? at least he knew how to beat UGAG. 3 in a row as I recall. another disappointing year. Not sure we are going to have much to cheer about next year either with this coaching staff. 4 yrs later and we simply are not progressing. Today was dismal with too many mistakes, poor qb play, lack of defensive prepartion and execution – just all around not up to div 1 football. We are a young team so hopefully we will get better next year. Seems we are always looking to next year – enough let’s go get some high profile coaches that can recruit and acutally know what they are doing and turn this thing around.
TODD BEASLEY
November 26th, 2011
7:50 pm
UGA RULES! Do you think 4, or 5star recruits want to play in the option offense? In the ACC, no less?
Dawg48
November 26th, 2011
7:51 pm
Tech fans stop busting on y’alls coaching staff.
Y’all had a better season than was expected.
For what y’all are paying al groh you getting your monies worth.
It takes time to go from 4 – 3 to a 3-4.
Give it time. I’m not trolling or trying to rub any thing in y’alls face.
Rob Zombie
November 26th, 2011
7:53 pm
Who will be Tech’s new defensive co-ordinator ?
Yellow Fellow
November 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
I’m sorry that we here at Georgia Tech don’t recruit thugs like UGA does just to win football games. Was your prized running back Crowell smoking a doobie with Cheech instead of playing today ?
Dawg inVA
November 26th, 2011
7:56 pm
GG Jackets. If you guys would ever get some D you will be dangerous. Good luck in the bowl game.
Charleston Jacket
November 26th, 2011
8:00 pm
VT consistently puts a very competitve team on the field year in and year out. They do it with consistent coaching on both sides of the ball and outstanding special teams. There is absolutely no reason we cannot do the same. However, we need the coaching staff to do that and we simply have not had good coaching since Oleary/Fridgen. Time to put some serious thought into this coaching staff.
Scott
November 26th, 2011
8:03 pm
GT folks – one day you might realize that the triple option is a play, not an offensive scheme. Any defense with a decent DC and athletes on the defensive side of the ball will limit the TO. Al Groh’s gig is up and Fish Fry needs to carpet bag somewhere else if you want to be competitive.
Dawg48
November 26th, 2011
8:10 pm
The SEC is putting it on the ACC today!
All but theFlorida game but I’ve never claimed a gator!i
Smyrna Gold
November 26th, 2011
8:11 pm
3 and out??? What’s that?? Haven’t seen one in a long time. I’m sorry to say but this program is going downhill like a runaway freight train and no one seems to be putting on the brakes. If you think about it Tech could come up with a pretty darn good coach that could run a traditional offense with emphasis on special teams and defense for what Tech is paying CPJ and staff.
marseilles mutt
November 26th, 2011
8:13 pm
Ken, just a short note to tell you how much I enjoy your blog, and the way you deliver both info and facts; very reminiscent of how real sportswriters did so in the old days.
Reality and perception…as a UGA fan of LONG standing- 3 letters under CWB- I was firmly convinced that we would use our size, line up and run it at y’all all day long; sadly, for you guys, that seems to be what you believed and prepared for as well. After the Ky. game, who could blame you. So much for reality.
What surprises me is the flak your fan base seems to be giving CPJ, who by all the reports I have gotten from Ga Southern folk, is one heck of a good guy, as well as being a great coach, which I believe him to be. His offense is exactly what GT needs because he does NOT have to recruit head to head on a consistent basis with the UA, AU, Fla and the UGA’s of the world…except on defense. There is where the 4 and 5 stars CAN and would shine and be able to play at the next level. I fail to understand why more emphasis is not placed the defense in your recruiting efforts.
Just think, if your D was capable of throwing 3 and outs routinely and you kept running your O not much better than you do now, you might NEVER lose. Again, that is perception. Reality? Who knows!
In the meantime, keep the faith, do well in your bowl, have grand holidays and hopefully, we’ll have at it again next year….and in passing, it is during this season that I miss my old fishing partner, and son’s Godfather, the most! A greater guy you would never meet…and an All Amreican end from Ga Tech, as have been many of my friends- Gnats- over this 75 year sojurn, and that really is reality