Tech’s Will Jackson on bowl practice
Greetings-
Sorry for the delay. I have been down for the count with some sort of bug. Just a few notes from an interview with guard Will Jackson.
1. After a week break, Jackson was eager to get back to practice, to start preparing for Utah and ending Tech’s six-game bowl losing streak.
“It’s kind of a known fact that Georgia Tech’s lost ‘X’ number of bowl games in a row,” he said. “The Orange Bowl my first year and last year losing to Air Force, both of those were pretty embarrassing. You work three weeks, put a lot of time and effort into it and you go down and get beat, it’s not a lot of fun.”
2. Jackson said that run and pass blocking technique got a little sloppy towards the end of the season, which is why the line is trying to polish it up early on in bowl practice.
3. Jackson gave a nod to a few younger linemen, specifically Shaq Mason, Trey Braun and Errin Joe. Of Mason, he said that “I think he’s going to be a phenomenal player.”
Jackson also mentioned a member of the scout-team defense that I imagine many of you have never heard of – Xavier Lewis. Lewis transferred from Savannah State and I believe has two years of eligibility remaining. He’s a walk-on.
“He plays hard,” Jackson said of Lewis. “That’s the big thing. Sometimes those guys on the scout team, they get a little discouraged, they’ll go half-speed, not really care, but he’s going full-go every time. Whether it’s trying to give us a look or to prove himself, he definitely makes an impression.”
4. Jackson has a great aunt who lives in El Paso, who he said has lived there her whole life. She married his grandfather’s brother.
“So, kind of a weird connection,” he said. “Still family nonetheless.”
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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19
December 8th, 2011
5:45 pm
Can anyone tell me how frequently Crowell went to class in high school?
19
December 8th, 2011
5:48 pm
Can anyone tell me Crowell’s GPA in high school?
19
December 8th, 2011
5:51 pm
Can anyone tell me the requirements for a degree in Magazines?
Bad bad Leroy brown
December 8th, 2011
5:52 pm
He went 10 out of 11 times!
Hmmmmmmm 10 of 11
That sounds Familiar……
Vampire Bill
December 8th, 2011
5:54 pm
HaHa Bad, great come back
Vampire Bill
December 8th, 2011
5:55 pm
Can anyone tell me how the DAWGS crushed the bugs again without a running game?
gt4ever
December 8th, 2011
6:24 pm
Jacket Dad,
What in the world should this team be proud of…. besides the Clemson game…. ???? Inquiring minds would like to …..
19
December 8th, 2011
6:55 pm
Only 10 times the whole time he was in high school? Well that explains a lot. Any word on the other questions?
1 4 GT
December 8th, 2011
7:10 pm
I get tired of the posters that advertise themselves as GT fans and/or alumni who do little else but post negative comments. Last year was clearly a down year and a big let down from what seemed to be an upswing in GT fortunes. Based on last year’s performance, the so called experts (talking heads) said GT would have a really good year if they managed to be bowl eligible and truthfully many didn’t think they would be that good. These geniuses also knew what GT’s schedule would be. And they still didn’t think GT would be very good, What do we as fans and the team members have to be proud of? Well, they were 6-0 at one point. They lost 2 games to mediocre teams that many thought, me included, they could have won, but for whatever reason they lost, They dropped from #12, many, me too, thought they were over ranked, but they rose up and beat the # 5 team, Clemson, 31-17 which easily could have been 52-10 if a few missed plays had been made. They went into the end of the season with the chance of finishing 10-2. Unfortunately, they will finish with only 9 wins if they win the Sun Bowl. What does the GT football team have to proud of? I’d say plenty, whether they finish 9-4 or 8-5. What do you have to be so negative about?
kb
December 8th, 2011
7:12 pm
19, why so worried about Crowell, He didn’t have to play for Georgia to beat the daylights out of tech. His High School GPA was 3.2 ., PJ offered Keith Marshall , he has a 4,2 GPA any reason why a 5 star RB with that type of GPA wouldn’t sign with the genius PJ. Will PJ ever win a bowl game? Will Tech fire PJ after Tech loses to them next season. Will PJ be the next coach at Western Carolina , Central Montana State or Camden County?
Ted Montgomery
December 8th, 2011
7:30 pm
All we want for christmas is a new defensive coach. Please leave al please.
Albert
December 8th, 2011
7:48 pm
Damn, I thought the Techsters were supposed to be smart.
zgoldatl
December 8th, 2011
10:26 pm
thanks, Ill look in to that
If do right, no can defense
December 9th, 2011
3:55 am
Too early for next year’s starting lineups? Here’s my two-deep:
QB – Lee, Days, Washington
FB/BB – Sims, Perkins, Watson
RB/AB – O. Smith, Bostic, Laskey
RB/AB – Snoddy, Zenon, Godhigh/D. Hill
OL – Alford, Mason
OT – Uzzi, Braun/Lanier
OG – Finch, McRae
OT – Jackson, Joe
OL – P. Smith, Kidney
WR – S. Hill, Alcala
WR – Greene, Waller
DE – Cross, Kallon
NT – Barnes, Green/Keith
DE – Dieke, Cummings
LB – Attaochu, Machen
LB – Burnett, Menocal
LB – Nealy, Drummond
LB – Watts, Munroe
CB – Sweeting, Noble
CB – Young, Golden
DB – J. Thomas, Holton
SS – Johnson, Richardson
[The Four Horsemen]
Field Goals/Kickoffs/XPs – Justin Moore, Scully
Punts – Poole, Tanner
*Assuming nobody leaves early and we don’t sign too many more 4 or 5-star recruits.
Technically Correct
December 9th, 2011
8:34 am
Is anything of note going on with Tech’s recruiting besides some apparent interest from a kicker in Illinois? The Athens Journal Constitution continues to focus only on UGA activirty.
Nick gt
December 9th, 2011
8:58 am
Tevin improve? He didn’t improve over last year at all except for his not fumbling. He had his time. It’s time for Vad to show what he is capable of.
gt1985
December 9th, 2011
9:02 am
I like Paul Johnson. I think that he has the toughness and integrity that GT needs. I thought that the team did very well. Look at the numbers, they had victories over NC, NCSTand Clemson. Those were good victories with bowl teams. Tech played VT close and played Georgia well. The only game that they were totally out of was Miami.
I do wish that Johnson would tweak the option and I think that he will if Vad is a great passer. The defense needs a few more players and I think they will come as success breeds success.
geez
December 9th, 2011
9:04 am
Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof was named UCF’s defensive coordinator on Thursday, reuniting with Knights coach George O’Leary
Why couldn’t CPJ ask Roof to come to GT instead? And retire you know who…
Charles
December 9th, 2011
9:07 am
Don’t complain. We are lucky to get 2 write ups per month on gt recruiting by the ajc recruiting guy. Remember he went to Uga…yeah no conflict of interest there!
We_Run_This_Country
December 9th, 2011
10:05 am
GT is doing very well on the recruiting trail….Tomlinson is a heavy lean to GT. We also have Shumate and DJ White coming in for OVs soon….among many others. Should be a great recruiting class!
Jeff Foxworthy
December 9th, 2011
10:11 am
If you chant “SEC!” even while getting stomped on national TV…
…you might be a dog fan.
juvenal
December 9th, 2011
10:12 am
Ken, didn’t have a relapse, i hope…….
1 4 GT
December 9th, 2011
10:15 am
That’s dawg Jeff!
1 4 GT
December 9th, 2011
10:16 am
or mutt
Albert
December 9th, 2011
12:38 pm
Since none of the the geeks on here knew, I looked it up. Tech last won a bowl game in 2004. Pitiful, but true.
Albert
December 9th, 2011
12:46 pm
My team got pounded on national television and now my vicarious vajayjay hurts. I need to sit on a bag of ice until the swelling goes down.
dawgfan
December 9th, 2011
1:37 pm
Techies, if somebody commits to Georgia Tech is immediately reported in the AJC recruiting blog. If nothing is being reported in the AJC recruiting blog it probably means that your big mouthed coach isn’t getting any commitments. Why don’t you take all your crying and moaning to him? Why are you always blaming someone else for all of your problems Techies? UGA is hosting several big name recruits this weekend. Paul Johnson will probably be sitting at home getting fatter and uglier. The AJC isn’t reporting on Tech recruiting because there is nothing to report. You’ll get your one and two star prospects in February, make a bunch of excuses for it, and then win your 8 or 9 games in the ACC next year. Nobody cares and its not news.
Thanks.
HighTech
December 9th, 2011
1:55 pm
dawgfan…If it’s not news and nobody cares, why are you on a GT blog?
Albert
December 9th, 2011
4:27 pm
Is this a GT blog or an AJC blog? Hint: It should not take a rocket scientist to answer.
IL Jacket
December 9th, 2011
4:29 pm
Dawgfan, right, this is the weekend CMR has the 17-18 year old recruits pose in a jersey with their name on it with the respective offense or defense, gives them a photo of the same and begs
them to come be part of Dream Team XII to save his job-all in violation of NCAA rules. That is the weekend you’re talking about.
GTJohn
December 9th, 2011
6:28 pm
We had Ted Roof before – did not work out too well.
1 4 GT
December 9th, 2011
6:41 pm
Ya’ll be sure to go to capitalonebowl.com & vote for BUZZ. He currently is the top rated college sports mascot. I voted multiple times. The check mark flashed each time I clicked vote.??
reality
December 9th, 2011
9:27 pm
Such anger by Dawg fans….I guess they are mad that we kicked butts on their home court with a lean team that will be a national contender in a couple of years.
General Wood
December 9th, 2011
9:37 pm
Thanks “dawgfan”. Your opinion is duly noted. Now go back to the dog forum and continue your argument. It’s a “winner”.
5150 UOAD
December 9th, 2011
10:45 pm
I’m feeling ill lately.
1 4 GT
December 9th, 2011
10:56 pm
5150—-ill as sick or ill as in po’ed? If sick sorry to hear that. I’ve had the sniffles a few days, but that is just annoying. THWG
Albert
December 10th, 2011
10:20 am
The new trend at Tech is to beat UGA once a decade and to win a bowl game once a decade.
This is a bowl topic
December 10th, 2011
10:46 am
GT’s MAJOR bowl history since the mid 1950s:
1955 Sugar Bowl, a win
1967 Orange Bowl, a loss
2009 Orange Bowl, a loss
Yes, tons and tons of insignificant mid to low level Bluebonnet, Emerald City bowls but ONLY THESE THREE MAJOR BOWLS in what? 56 years?
UGA has been in this same 56 year era to 1 Orange Bowl about 7 Sugar Bowl games, and about 5 or 6 Cotton Bowl games and yes, tons of insignificant mid level bowls like the old Peach or the Chic Fil A or the Liberty or the Independence but these, unlike for GT are not our usual bowl venue. I can prove it:
Look at the current bowl offerings for GT and UGA. GT got the shaft having to go to El Paso and dodge drug dealer’s gun fire. DUCK ! You had better wear KEVLAR !!
The Capitol One and the Outback have become, much like the Fiesta Bowl has become, upper end NY Day type of bowls and UGA has been to these two around 5 or 6 more times in this 56 year era.
See? GT is small ball.
Big Ol Stinger
December 10th, 2011
11:38 am
The difference is nobody here gives a flying f*&^ what UGA does or doesn’t do and considers it an embarrasment to the states education efforts.
You on the other hand are obviously totally obsessed with all things GT, measured by your constant presence on GT blogs.
See how that works?
Albert
December 10th, 2011
3:02 pm
The truth is sometimes unpleasant and jealousy can be a bitch.
Big Ol Stinger
December 10th, 2011
3:57 pm
Absolutely.
Sucks for you doesn’t it?
Especially since you’re just a UGA wannabe. That’s gotta be hell to live with everyday.
Really?
December 10th, 2011
5:12 pm
Two weeks later and the north avenue trade school is still the dirtiest program that is laughed at the most with the most pathetic fans in the NCAA. No wonder the bug’s savior vlad lee is leaving your silly little program and 5150 is packing cpj’s bags after worshiping him at the fish fry for 3 years.
I laugh loudly every time I think about checking out the ajc blogs 2 weeks ago after watching my Dawgs massacre a totally overwhelmed techie squad. 5150, supersize and a few other miserable little jacket lovers were drying each others eyes as they speculated who might possibly be desperate enough for a job that they would come to the ghetto and coach the puniest thugs around.
Feel free to hammer me now by whineing about the Mighty Bulldogs being defeated by the best team in college football just like every other team LSU has played. Ouch that stings. Get it? Stings like a silly little yellow jacket. I explained it because most of you techies have aspergers.
General Wood
December 10th, 2011
5:19 pm
If only I could “really” hammer you. It would not be pleasant and you’d need weeks in a hospital before you could talk much less type. Get it?
Not Really
December 10th, 2011
5:46 pm
People are born with aspergers syndrome. People like you create and feed their antisocial personality disorders. Sorry to say that nothing can be done to help. Keep honing “talent”; you will eventually be removed from society.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 10th, 2011
5:49 pm
The mutts were not only beaten by LSU, they were pounded in the ground by them. Bet that stings too, doesn’t it? And I can assure you, we are happier with Johnson than the mutts were with Richt after the USC game. I bet that hasn’t changed for a lot of you
HighTech
December 10th, 2011
6:23 pm
Just finished watching the Army/Navy game. I enjoy watching it every year. Those kids love their country, football, and their alma mater. I enjoy watching how they run the option offense, too. Army’s ability to throw the ball opened things up a little bit for them, but turnovers were costly.
HighTech
December 10th, 2011
6:28 pm
A pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger syndrome is distinguished by a pattern of symptoms rather than a single symptom. It is characterized by qualitative impairment in social interaction, by stereotyped and restricted patterns of behavior, activities and interests, and by no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or general delay in language. Intense preoccupation with a narrow subject, one-sided verbosity, restricted prosody, and physical clumsiness are typical of the condition, but are not required for diagnosis.
Preoccupation with a narrow subject? The good news Really? is that there are medications and treatments available to you. I really hope a cure or preventative can be found for this condition.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 10th, 2011
7:02 pm
High Tech, I agree with what you said about the Army – Navy game. I literally had tears in my eyes watching the two schools sing their respective alma maters. Those guys are MEN, not boys like the rest of the schools have.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 10th, 2011
7:03 pm
High Tech, there may be medications for Asberger’s Syndrome, but they wouldn’t help Really?, because he is stupid, and there are no medications for that.
HighTech
December 10th, 2011
7:10 pm
Supersize…I know what you mean. Army’s motto is Beat Navy. Navy’s motto is Beat Army. Both try like heck to do that. Both also show there are more important things in life than a football game. God bless those young men for what they have done and what they are about to do.
As far as Really? goes, are you saying you can’t fix stupid?