Tech asst. Preston on Hawaii job
Greetings-
Hope you’re well. I spoke with Georgia Tech assistant coach Buzz Preston about the opening at Hawaii. He said he was encouraged to apply, but that even if he hadn’t been, he would have applied anyway.
“That kind of situation, opportunity, opens itself, you definitely are going to try to get yourself involved with it,” he said.
He makes a pretty good case to be considered.
First, the school is dear to him. He played there, graduated from there, met his wife Audrey there, coached there and returns there almost annually with his three children.
He’s coached at nine different schools over a 32-year coaching career, largely on offense but also defense and special teams. It has given him exposure to a variety of offensive and defensive schemes.
He describes the offense that he would coach as “hybrid, that you can exploit running and passing the ball and doing some things that would have West Coast concepts, run and shoot concepts and a little bit of the spread of what we’re doing here.” He coached at Hawaii (1987-93) at a time when it was highly successful. He helped Hawaii win the school’s first WAC title in 1992, helped Washington State win the Pac-10 in 1997, helped Stanford win the Pac-10 in 1999 and helped Tech win the ACC in 2009. That’s a little different than, for example, helping Ohio State win the Big Ten.
“I feel like at this point in my life and in my career, I’m more than ready to lead a program because I’ve been a part of programs that have won and won big,” he said.
Obviously, it won’t help him that he’s only been an offensive coordinator for one season (he was special teams coordinator for three seasons at Notre Dame). It may help him that he knows Hawaii athletic director Jim Donovan (who played at Hawaii when Preston was a grad assistant) and others in the athletic department.
I can say this: Coaching wide receivers at Tech is probably not for everyone given how infrequently the Jackets pass. But Stephen Hill and Tyler Melton, as well as Demaryius Thomas before them, block hard and well, which is a credit to Preston, and generally take advantage of their opportunities. I can also say that Preston is demanding, but also personable and enthusiastic with a positive personality.
Simply from a numbers standpoint, the odds are against him, in that 30 coaches have applied for the job, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. But it seems like he’d be worth strong consideration.
“I just really feel like I can bring a lot, especially understanding Hawaii and how Hawaii is and enjoying being there,” he said. “It would be a dream job for me.”
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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Hayseed Dixie
December 15th, 2011
12:19 pm
Ken,
Do you know if CPJ or any current Tech staff was involved with the Showtime special about Army/Navy, ““A Game of Honor”?
Ken Sugiura
December 15th, 2011
12:50 pm
i don’t. i’ll have to remember to ask.
Nom Nom Nom Chuck's Taylor, or Norris if he is avaliable
December 15th, 2011
1:07 pm
Good luck to the dude, sounds like his dream job.
TC Tech
December 15th, 2011
1:19 pm
I am off to have my brown eye bleached…..
912
December 15th, 2011
1:29 pm
Ken:
Be sure the to do a blog referencing ALL the GATECH athletes that have just recently graduated.
Tech released that info this week.
Havent seen a post by you yet on that topic.
GTville
December 15th, 2011
1:39 pm
I think it says a lot of a program when the coaches are chosen for step up positions at other schools. Sounds like he is ready for the opportunity and has loyalty to the school. Good luck to Buzz.
Cole Massingill
December 15th, 2011
2:17 pm
First!
juvenal
December 15th, 2011
2:35 pm
wish he’d teach CPJ how to add parts of this “O” to our not always so perfect option, whether before he goes , or if he stays…..
juvenal
December 15th, 2011
2:39 pm
Ken-the Emory folks are country club-not much old money in our crowd, unless Tech grad ancestors made it…….sometimes Johnson is as flexible on offense as a gorrilla biscuit…..
Buzz is...
December 15th, 2011
2:48 pm
…in a word, too old (oops, that’s two words). Plus, he is too old (only CPJ and Kansas hire old farts), though Buzz is not too old to coach, just too old to be considered for the head job – as is Norm Chow…
Buzzed
December 15th, 2011
2:52 pm
And if you publish the names of the few grads, please add their majors/degrees. I want all to see that the players live up to the “heck of an engineer” tradition.
Buzzed
December 15th, 2011
2:53 pm
After all, they took calculus.
juvenal
December 15th, 2011
2:55 pm
all younger than newt..so, Ken, Emory kind of like U of Chicago,we’re more like Purdue, SEC other than Vandy(like Nothwestern) like Wisconsin or Iowa—with even less concern for academics–just to give some midwest analogies…….
GT Man
December 15th, 2011
3:05 pm
Ken, Any news if while in El Paso, Groh gets to meet with any druglords in Juarez, to share how they have a defensive plan and backup for his coyotes and drug-runners, so Groh will devise a better defensive scheme?
juvenal
December 15th, 2011
3:11 pm
GT, Man, leave it alone-drug lords obviously O-fensive in every way(& you know i was one grohss’ earliest critics)
GT Man
December 15th, 2011
3:45 pm
juvenal, i read where for one of the exciting sights the players get is a trip to Fort Bliss—wow . I was stationed there in 70 prior to Vietnam, if anything, take the players to a cat-house in Juarez, that will be some excitement, plus the ladies are checked by doctors weekly, may even perk them up to win a bowl game.
Tech Fan Since 1950
December 15th, 2011
4:01 pm
Best wishes to Coach Preston. I hope he get what he wants, but if not I hope he stays at Tech as long as he can.
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
4:07 pm
Now GT Man. Shame on you. You know that kind of activity hurts an athletes legs and drains his energy and body fluid levels.
Technically Correct
December 15th, 2011
4:19 pm
You know it is a REALLY slow sports news period at Tech when our “BIG” story is about the our WRs coach (not head coach, not DC, not RB, not OL, not DB) being one of about 30 unsolicited applicants for a head coaching position at Hawaii. If Tech had several highly-touted WR recruits hanging in the balance, I could see it. If Tech ran an offense where the WRs were wide receivers and not primarily WBs (wide blockers), I could see it. If he were a finalist, I could see it. I sure hope the Coach does not send in a sweepstakes entry to Publisher’s Clearing House, as I am not sure my heart could take it!
GT Man
December 15th, 2011
4:45 pm
14 GT, you have a point, maybe next season I can spring for some activity for the Georgia players to bring their playing abilty down so we can beat them. The doping and DUI’s havent slowed them any.
crackbaby
December 15th, 2011
4:53 pm
Ken – pls. ask coach Preston if he remembers Chuck Leahey the old voice of the Rainbows (not his son Jim). “First down by a manapua….”
Those were the days – head coaches David Holmes, Larry Price and Dick Tomey. From the “Termite Palace” to Aloha Stadium.
Little known fact – the best tailgating food in the world is in Hawaii. Go Bows! (now Warriors).
@GTville
December 15th, 2011
5:04 pm
That is funny – really funny.
“I think it says a lot of a program when the coaches are chosen for step up positions at other schools. Sounds like he is ready for the opportunity and has loyalty to the school.”
You do realize he submitted his resume without being sought out. He is hardly on the radar of most schools. WR coach for a TO team is about like being a ball bearing counter for Ford.
crackbaby
December 15th, 2011
5:10 pm
@GTville – is english your first language or are you, to quote CPJ, a retard?
He was encouraged to apply. The current AD played while Buzz was a GA there.
Really?
December 15th, 2011
5:21 pm
north avenue trade school LOL LOL LOL LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
December 15th, 2011
6:07 pm
UNIVERSITY of Georgia??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What a joke!!!
billyBobjacket
December 15th, 2011
6:19 pm
“helped Tech win the ACC in 2009″ Did we win the appeal?
billyBobjacket
December 15th, 2011
6:23 pm
OMG LMAO that somebody just mentioned Emory and University of Chicago in the same sentence! How big is that Nobel Prize display case over there at Emory? I think at U of C they play checkers with them they have so many!
billyBobjacket
December 15th, 2011
6:37 pm
He said he was encouraged to apply…probably by his wife!!!
Bud
December 15th, 2011
6:50 pm
That guy Buzz is a class act. He has produced very good results. Go Buzz Go
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
7:04 pm
Re Nobel Prize: While it is true that the University of Chicago could play checkers with their’s, and have 1 left over, it pains me to say not one college/university in Georgia is on the list. The list I looked at was made up of universities worldwide. Without looking at the list yourself, guess which university has the most Nobels. It surprised me.
Technically Correct
December 15th, 2011
7:13 pm
While Nobel talk is always great fun, let’s change the subject for a moment. Here is an interesting statistic for comment: There have been only 5 teams that have played in 15 straight bowl games. They are FSU, VT and GT (ACC) and Florida and UGA (SEC). GT and UGA made it to 15 with their bowl invites this year. That streak seems like a pretty good barometer of both quality and consistency to me.
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
7:28 pm
You are certainly right about that, Technically Correct.
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
7:40 pm
The comment by billybobJacket piqued my curiosity on the Nobel subject. I’ve been trying to puzzle juvenal’s comment to Ken about Emory and money and comparing universities. I saw no mention on the subject except his one comment. The university with the most Nobel Prizes is, and this includes the whole planet, is the University of California.
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
7:42 pm
U of Cal has 35. U of Chicago has 17
Supersize that order, mutt
December 15th, 2011
8:16 pm
Were any of y’all aware of the irresponsible thing that ESPN did on one of its shows this week? While they were discussing the allegations of sexual impropriety by some AAU coach whose last name was Dodd, they showed photos of Coach Bobby Dodd on the screen. I cannot believe they could be so negligent or stupid in posting the a 50 year old photo of a man long dead, implying that he was connected with this sordid affair. I hope the Dodd estate, or even the current Tech administration takes them to court over that. That kind of crap is inexcusable. Here is a link to some comments on it that appeared on the Hive –
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=140&f=2938&t=8422669
1 4 GT
December 15th, 2011
8:41 pm
Supersize. Thanks for the info. Just one more reason not to like ESPN. They have already ruined amateur sports with all the $ they throw around. They should be held accountable for this atrocious reporting. It is inexcusable.
Paul in RDU
December 15th, 2011
11:30 pm
Cal Berkely with the most Nobel Laureates? And there was me thinking that my alma mater had the most with 88 official
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_university_affiliation
GT has 2 Nobel Laureates – Jimmy Carter (Peace Prize, awarded because of the Camp David Accords) and Kary Mullis (Chemistry, awarded for his invention of polymerase chain reaction, the foundation of DNA testing).
5150 UOAD
December 16th, 2011
12:54 am
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dawgfan
December 16th, 2011
8:23 am
LMAO @ Supersize. Good grief what a clown. This guy smears the name of UGA at every opportunity but goes running to mommy when ESPN makes a mistake that everyone on God’s green earth knows was a mistake. A lawsuit Supersize? LMAO.
Unbelievable.
BirminghamJacket
December 16th, 2011
8:44 am
Preston hasn’t produced quality WRs.
The Paul Johnson experiment will come to an end in 2013.
Can’t recruit. Silly scheme.
Wasn’t a Gailey fan, but he at least could recruit.
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
8:45 am
Enter your comments here
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
8:54 am
congrats to UGA anti-cancer vaccine researchers-used University of Chicago because they don’t play football any more……
BirminghamJacket
December 16th, 2011
8:59 am
Gt football in peril under PJ.
Should have kept Gailey.
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
8:59 am
O’Leary’s players could not graduate & got us on probation-just like Gailey’s…….
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
9:16 am
& we can’t afford to fire any more coaches-AD might be a better change……
GTBEE
December 16th, 2011
9:48 am
Dawg Fan,
In case you can’t read, this is a Tech Blog! We are supposed to smear UGA on any given opportunity.
You have the same luxury afforded to you on the UGA Blog. Maybe you should visit there some time and smear Tech so that you can feel better about yourself. Don’t you honestly think that you (as a UGA fan) look pretty stupid hanging out and posting to the Tech blog?? I would think that you would never stoop to being a part of anything related to GA TECH Football as a UGA fan. UGA fans must be jealous of the GA TECH program and our awesome coaches and players. Jealousy is the only reason that you would be on the TECH Blog in the first place, right? I can’t think of any other reason why bulldog fans would come here and associate with us Jacket fans…it just doesn’t make good sense??? I know…… you are all(UGA Fans) really closet Jacket Fans. Come on out of the closet boys, we all know that you really want to be a part of the YELLOW JACKET NATION!!
yellowjackt65
December 16th, 2011
9:51 am
@BirminghamJacket How can you possibly say that GT football is in peril??? When Chump Gailey was the head coach we were lucky to get to 7-5. Under CPJ we have not only won an ACC championship (screw the NCAA I have the t-shirt) but we have won at least 8 games in 3 of his first 4 seasons. I love the triple option and Paul Johnson (completely heterosexual man-crush kind of love). I look forward to the many great things he can achieve at Ma Tech.
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
9:54 am
Ken, the analogy was in reference to your wondering if Techies were snobs, & that decreased our fan base, a subject you brought up late last month & said you would revisit…meant it in midwest terms, what did you think?
912
December 16th, 2011
9:59 am
Ken: Still Waiting on your blog.
Data as released on Monday, and now its Friday. What are you waiting for ????
Be sure to do a blog referencing ALL the GATECH athletes that have just recently graduated.
Tech released that info this week. Havent seen a post by you yet on that topic.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
10:50 am
Dawgfan, there is a BIG difference between Tech fans smearing UGA on a TECH BLOG, and a NATIONALLY BROADCAST TV show implying, whether inadvertantly or not, that Bobby Dodd or anyone in his family was a sexual predator. Everybody in the state of Georgia might realize that that was incorrect and POSSIBLY an innocent mistake, but people in the rest of the country might not. The fact that Bobby Dodd’s name is on a Coach of the Year award makes their negligence even more reprehensible. SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE should have checked the facts. Intelligent journalists, if there is such a thing in this day and age, WOULD have checked first. I can guarantee you that if the predator’s last name had been Dooley and they had shown a picture of Vince Dooley when discussing it, all UGA fans everywhere would have been incensed, and even I, as a hater of all things UGA AND Vince Dooley, would also have been upset about it. Yes, I do think legal action should be considered.
GT FAN IN PA
December 16th, 2011
10:58 am
For @GTVILLE- maybe you should read again- it stated he was encouraged to apply and would have applied even if he had not been encouraged.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:00 am
912, the list is available for all to see, so why should Ken have to post it also? Do you want it so bad? I will get it and cut and paste it here if you are too lazy to look it up yourself —-
Below is a list of Georgia Tech student-athletes and managers graduating Saturday:
Yellow Jackets Graduating Saturday
Kristen Adkins, softball (STC)
Doug Allvine, former football (MBA)
Chandler Anderson, football (BSBA)
Sarah Anderson, women’s track/cross country (BMED)
Cy Avila, cheerleading (MGT)
Charles Blackmon, baseball (BSBA)
Zach Brewster, baseball (MGT)
Joseph DiDia, men’s track/cross country (BSBA)
David Duncan, baseball (BSBA)
Tiffany Eason, cheerleading (PUBP)
Alexander Erickson, men’s track/cross country (ME)
Samuel Freeman, former football (MGT)
Guillermo Gomez, men’s tennis (IE)
Joseph Hardy, former football (IE)
Cali Harrison, women’s swimming (MGT)
Christy Jones, softball (ME)
Aleksandra Krupina, women’s tennis (GEML)
Preston Lyons, football (HTS)
B.J. Machen, football (STC)
Joshua Martin, men’s track/cross country (ME)
William Miller, golf (IE)
Thomas Oatts, men’s track/cross country (ECE)
Dean O’Brien, men’s tennis (MGT)
Aleria Perry, cheerleading (MGT)
Paul Reese, former football (BSBA)
Charles Rohling, men’s track/cross country (MGT)
Matthew Simonds, baseball (BSBA)
Kevin Skenes, men’s swimming (ME)
Michael St. Denis, former football (PSYC)
Alexander Stephenson, men’s track/cross country (CE)
Kylie Stradley, cheerleading (BSBA)
Steven Sylvester, football (STC)
Duncan Thompson, men’s track/cross country (ECE)
Mary Ashley Tippins, volleyball (MGT)
Christian Townsend, cheerleading (MGT)
Jacob Tzegaebe, men’s swimming (CE)
Omoregie Uzzi, football (BSBA)
Conner Volpe, manager (AE)
Alexander Walker, former football (MGT)
Joshua Wallace, former football (MGT)
crackbaby
December 16th, 2011
11:05 am
Back to the topic. The University of Hawaii has acknowledged that 4 candidates have been contacted to interview with the search advisory committee for the Head football coach position.
These four do not appear to include Buzz Preston. They are Duane Akina (Texas Asst. HC), Kirk Koetter (Jacksonville Jags OC – talk about a guy who will need to find a job!), Mark Banker (Oregon State DC) and a fourth candidate who asked to remain anonymous.
Let’s just assume the anon. guy is Norm Chow. BTW Jacket fans, he is the OC at Utah – the Sun Bowl opponent. Chow’s resume is impressive – called the plays under LaVell Edwards for the 1984 national champs BYU and was OC for the 2004 National Champion USC Trojans.
Kinda interesting that Preston and Chow are involved in the Sun Bowl and the UH HC position.
juvenal
December 16th, 2011
11:10 am
Merry Christmas, Super-and thanks for giving the list more exposure-cut 912 some slack, it would be nice for Ken to do it, i’m assuming he must still be recuperating….you remember when he pondered us being snobs, you kuntry klub elitist?
Delbert D.
December 16th, 2011
11:17 am
Someone posted the other day about Tech players who graduated in 3 years. Let’s not forget Darryl Richard, DT.
“An outstanding student who graduated with high honors in three years and completed his MBA in December.”
Richard was drafted in the 7th round of the 2009 draft by the Patriots.
Honors
* 2009 East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee
* 2008 ACC Tatum Award
* 2008 First Team All-ACC (Rivals)
* 2008 Second Team All-ACC
* 2008 Second Team All-ACC (ACC Sports Journal)
* 2008 Team Tri-Captain
* 2008 ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept.
* 2008 Lowe’s Senior Class Award Candidate
* 2008 Draddy Trophy Finalist
* 2007 Second Team Academic All-America
* 2007 Academic All-District
* 2007 Wuerffel Trophy Finalist
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:27 am
Question for ken, 5150, supersize, juvenal and other who have read my blog posts:
Have I ever been asked to leave the Tech blogs because I “ruin them”?
GTBob says that I have.
He is a liar.
dawgfan
December 16th, 2011
11:29 am
Oh you’re breaking my heart Supersize. I can guarantee you that if the same thing happened to Vince Dooley you and the rest of your dorky little Tech friends would be cracking jokes about it for years to come. That’s always what’s so hilarious about you Techies, you’re blatant hypocrisy.
Good luck with that lawsuit. Maybe some Tech grad with a law degree will take the case. Oh wait that’s right, there aren’t too many of those.
Good grief.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:30 am
Lex, to my knowledge you have never been asked to leave, and you have seldom even been challenged on things you have posted. Now at one time, I think there was somebody using your name to post garbage, but it was obvious to all regulars that whoever was doing the posting was not you. I for one find most of your posts classy (with an occasional good-natured jab) and informed. As far as I am concerned, you are welcome here anytime, even though you are a dawg.
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:31 am
Thanks for the confirmation
Big Ol Stinger
December 16th, 2011
11:33 am
Just try to ignore him DawginLex. He’s your version of our friend Headley/dawgfan/WnE etc etc etc.
I know you know better than to argue with an idiot. He’s embarrassing for true Tech fans, as hopefully Headley/dawgfan/WnE etc. etc. etc. is to you.
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:33 am
DawginLex, do you really want me to start with you on this blog also? You are fighting a losing battle.
wrecked wreck
December 16th, 2011
11:33 am
yellowjacket65, You should stop and tke a look at the teams tech beats under pj. Of this years 8 wins 5 came against teams that won a total of 10 games between them, the schedules Pj has faced are much easier than Chans were and as far as recruiting Chan had probation , reduction of scholarships , Chan recruited more all ACC players, PJ’s only recruited 3 thus far, In Chans 4th year there were 5 yellow jackets he recruited on 1st and 2nd team , and in 2006 he placed 7 of his recruits on all 1st or 2nd team , with 3 honorable mentions. Pj recruited 3 and thats if you consider Allen a PJ recruit.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:34 am
dawgfan, you are FOS. I despised, and still despise, Vince Dooley. But I would NEVER want to see him falsely implicated for something as repulsive as sexual predatory behavior, when it is obvious to anybody and everybody that his personal life was exemplary. I don’t despise him as one of God’s creations; I despise him as a UGA coach I think he was one of the most unethical coaches around, but I think his life outside the world of college athletics was probably above reproach.
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:34 am
GTBob-Shot by his own troops
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:36 am
GTBob, I hate to tell you, but YOU have already lost that battle.
Hello? Anybody home?
December 16th, 2011
11:37 am
What’s this I read in Bleacher about QB Justin Thomas switching his commitment from ‘Bama to Tech. Might make for interesting times next year with the ascent of Vad Lee. And what will happen to Days and Washington?
Hello? Anybody home?
December 16th, 2011
11:38 am
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26895818/33864664
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:38 am
GTBob, I hate to tell you, but YOU have already lost that battle.
Thanks supersize. When I care about your opinion ill ask for it.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:38 am
wrecked wreck, very few underclassmen make all ACC. As you said, Gailey had 5 in his FOURTH year; CPJ had 3 in his FOURTH year. That’s not much of a difference, and I look for the number under CPJ to go up in every year to come. Allen transferred to Tech AFTER CPJ had been hired, so he would have to be considered a CPJ recruit.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:39 am
GTBob, obviously you don’t care about anybody’s opinion except your own. Get a life
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:40 am
Hello? where have you been? That was reported on these blogs Tuesday
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:41 am
GTBob, obviously you don’t care about anybody’s opinion except your own. Get a life
I certainly don’t care about yours. There is no need for you to play the White Knight role here just because DawginLex is upset. Just stay out of it.
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:42 am
Boo hoo. GTBob got his wittle feelings hurt supersize
He can’t call you a mutt though!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello? Anybody home?
December 16th, 2011
11:42 am
Clearly I’ve not been paying attention! Thanks!
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:43 am
Boo hoo. GTBob got his wittle feelings hurt supersize
He can’t call you a mutt though!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes DawginLex, im the one who is upset. Not you who is going to every blog begging people to ignore me and begging Tech fans to come to your side. Nah, you aren’t desperate at all.
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:44 am
Later boys
Enjoy arguing/ignoring GTBob.
It makes for a real special day.
DawginLex
December 16th, 2011
11:44 am
I’d suggest deep breaths and anger management classes
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:46 am
GTBob, sorry, bubba, but when somebody attacks an innocent person, then I stand up for him or her. I don’t know why you have an axe to grind with Lex, but he is one of the nicest and classiest and most informed posters on here, even if he is a dawg. So no, I will not stay out of it. I HATE UGA as much as anybody, but even I recognize the fact that all their fans are not ignorant trash-talking azholes
Today's AJC headline...
December 16th, 2011
11:46 am
“Anti-cancer vaccine developed by UGA researchers” – na-na, boo-boo….you Techies…
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:46 am
I was never even over here DawginLex until you started running your mouth about me. Everyone here can thank you for crapping up this blog for no reason.
GTBob
December 16th, 2011
11:48 am
Supersize, how long have you been on these blogs if you don’t mind my asking? It seems to not be long enough to remember the old DawginLex who wasn’t quite what he is now.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:52 am
GTBob, I have been on these blogs for at least 3 years, and YES, I do remember the “old” Lex, but I promise you he has changed, and changed considerably. I guess that’s why what you have been saying bothers me so much, because he really has turned into a class act over the past year. If you are remembering the past, then all I can say is try to forgive and give him a chance to prove to you that he has indeed changed.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
11:54 am
@ Today’s AJC headline, I think a better wording would have been “is developing,” rather than “has developed,” since clinical tests won’t start till 2013. But regardless, what’s your point? More power to them if it works; it’s certainly not something to use as a “weapon” in comparing the comparative worth of the two schools, and it definitely has nothing to do with athletics or recruiting.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:09 pm
Paul in RDU….the list I based my Nobel number was Universities. Your list “Nobel Laureates” refers to individuals affiliated and their university affiliation. At least that is the way I read the two different lists.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:17 pm
And since it was a comment by a Georgie poster stating that UGA had discovered a cure for cancer that got the Nobel stats started, I offer a backhanded apology to him. But with that being said, he did misrepresent the facts (unintentional or misinformed????). There is a story on the front page about Georgie being involved with another institution working on a vaccine treatment for cancer. This vaccine has shown much promise in lab animal tests. It will likely go into clinical (human) tests sometime in 2013. So, the Georgie poster was somewhat correct. It is not yet classified a CURE.
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
12:31 pm
Real quick, especially since there are a lot of regulars on here ..
To Supersize, juvenal, 1 4 GT, Delbert and any of the other true CFB fans, even you GTBob, have a Great Christmas if you don’t hear from me between now and then. I may be a little sparse in my attendance on here so I wanted to let you guys know I appreciate the banter.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:35 pm
Back atcha TampaDawg..All the best to you and yours!
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:44 pm
I see another Georgie guy trying to claim that a cancer treatment (vaccine) has been developed by the University of Georgie. That’s partially true. I won’t diminish their role in the “research”. It is important work. No one has ever said UGA doesn’ t have good schools of “whatever” and that they don’t turn out good work and grads in their field of study. But the cancer research is just that, it is still in testing stages and is being done in conjunction with the Mayo Clinic of Arizona. The AJC headline is also misleading. I would suggest reading the story before popping off about the headlines. NAHNAHNUNU!!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
12:47 pm
TampaDawg, the same to you—-have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
12:49 pm
1 4 GT, I doubt very seriously that that poster read anything beyond the very misleading headline. I’m sure we all hope they come up with a cure for cancer, but it’s still a LONG WAY OFF.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:53 pm
Supersize–how very true. The story reads as very promising. Kudos galore to the researchers and both institutions.
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
12:53 pm
OH, and in all seriousness (seriously, no jab here) good luck in El Paso, take out Utah and beat them up bad and don’t step on the grass outside the stadium (joke, there is no grass outside the stadium).
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:56 pm
I’m outa here. Need to finish Christmas shopping. Going to Conyers. Big mall, big Supercenter, several places to pick from for supper.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
12:58 pm
Heck, green grass is a true rarity out there in nowhereville west Texas.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
1:01 pm
Probably depends on what kind of “grass” you are talking about. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
1:02 pm
1 4 GT, have fun. And you really don’t have to spend too much on my gift. It’s the thought that counts
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
NIIIICE!!! And from my Army training there, I couldn’t agree more. The “natives” usually have the munchies.
yellowjackt65
December 16th, 2011
1:13 pm
@wrecked wreck While I would certainly appreciate the team having large numbers of All-ACC and All-American players I don’t think that it is a statistic to judge a coach by. To me the total number of wins and losses (i.e. win percentage) is a much better metric. You can claim weaker opponents all that you want but how many top 10 teams did Chan beat in his first 4 seasons (this is an actual question, not rhetorical)? I will be the first to admit that CPJ has his faults (who among us doesn’t) but I think that he is far and above the best coaching fit for GT. He maximizes his talent to win as a team instead of playing with a bunch of showboats. I think our current troubles lie with what I consider to be our shoddy defense. I don’t care how good or bad your offense is it is very tough to win games when you are spotting the other team almost 26 pts/game.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
1:15 pm
Tampa, I bet they do. lol
Technically Correct
December 16th, 2011
1:46 pm
Interesting how much of this blog has had to do with the Buzz Preston application for the Hawaii job…
North Georgia Dawg
December 16th, 2011
2:12 pm
If Tech is motivated at all, they will destroy Utah. Utah barely beat Washington State after all.
912
December 16th, 2011
2:20 pm
Supersize:
Thanks for graduation information. Yes, I knew where the information was
posted and had already looked at it.
What was frustrating for me was that while the AJC’s UGA beatwriter Chip Towers
went to the effort to post the UGA athlete graduation information in his blog,
Ken has FAILED to do that for his Tech audience.
Is Ken on vacation, or lazy or complacent, or did his UGA-biased AJC bosses PREVENT
him from posting the the Tech athlete graduation information?
What is Ken waiting for??
I mean the UGA gradaution information was good for a laugh.
Diplomas for athletes in Housing? Art? Criminal Justice?
It took me a while to stop laughing.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
2:28 pm
912, I’m not so sure that that’s Ken’s responsibility, but it IS the responsibility of somebody on the AJC staff to provide that information. It definitely should have been reported by somebody.
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
2:29 pm
912, yeah, because all there is in the world that an education might be needed for is engineering. I wouldn’t expect you to understand all the careers that the Housing degree covers, the wide range of items that Criminal Justice degrees cover, and for the life of me, not sure where the art thing comes from since it wasn’t on there. But if continuing the false superiority complex makes you feel better, go right ahead.
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
And as a possibility, Ken may be on vacation and shouldn’t be criticized for that (and that’s from a guy who hasn’t always seen eye to eye with Ken). Bill King hasn’t posted anything new in about a week.
Uh, 1 4GT, if it was me,...
December 16th, 2011
2:35 pm
…I would temper my “shots” about the AJC headline – it does not say anything about a “cure” – please re-read it and then assimilate (that means to put together) in your brain what the headline means…
And, supersize, you, too, might want to think about what the word “developed” means, in and of itself…again, no claim to a cure, just something that might work…
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:01 pm
uh, 1 4GT, if it was me,… Sir, if you took the time to read everything instead of cheery picking to suit your retort, you will find that the only person on the blogs that has credited Georgie with a cure for cancer was one of your own. A mutt troll calling himself Really? in the blog previous to this one. I have stated the facts as they are presented in the report in the newspaper. I have stated the reason for my commentary, but you obviously choose not to read everything posted. And sir, the “headline” is misleading. Both institutions should have been mentioned in the headline, thus preventing people from getting the wrong idea. Go back and read everything to back up yourself or go away.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
1 4 GT, you tell him, bro !!!
Uh, 1 4GT, if it was me,...
December 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
…don’t you just hate it when you comment on everything BUT the headline that was mentioned, of which you still will not commit to what it said – it says nothing about a ‘cure’ yet you, being incorrect, choose to continue your diatribe over what someone said the day before that had no bearing at all on the headline at hand, today; nobody said anything about the content of the article, just the headline – but, in the spirit of the season, Merry Christmas, and, as Tiny Tim said, “God Bless Us, everyone”…
TampaDawg
December 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
Does all that really matter? I mean, I am proud that UGA is a leading institution in the fight against cancer and that was the words of mayo clinic reps, not mine. But the bottom line is this, as someone who has lost a family member to cancer and who’s mom battles it everyday, I would celebrate it no matter who is leading the charge. Any development, any breakthrough, any little bit closer to a cure should be celebrated regardless of which school did it.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
Ken was on vacation last week, as well as being under the weather for a time. I think the paucity of reports by him this week, as well probably as those for UGA, is because right now there is really not all that much to report. Both schools are in finals week, and the teams are practicing for their respective bowl games. Since Ken, and possibly the UGA reporter too, is not allowed to attend practice sessions, he probably doesn’t have a whole lot of information to pass along to us.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:17 pm
AMEN, Tampa !!!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:20 pm
For the record, although the headline did not say a cure for cancer had been developed, it did IMPLY that. This has nothing to do with that particular report, but it is a very bad tendency on the part of all the media to overestimate, underestimate, or generally mislead readers, no matter what the topic. I read the complete article, and it really didn’t quite deserve the headline given it.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:29 pm
A BIG 2nd AMEN TampaDawg. Cancer and diabetes–two of the most evil diseases on the planet. The guy doing the complaining does not want to go back up and read what piqued my curiosity and brought forth my comments. For your enlightenment sir, I did quote what the story reported about the ongoing research and the results today looking very promising and that clinical, human, testing would begin sometime in 2013. Again, go back and read the whole of the relevant commentary or shut up.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:31 pm
1 4 GT, I’m afraid he’s only going to see what he wants to see, no matter what
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:32 pm
Hey, 1 4, I thought you were going shopping
When you are not right...
December 16th, 2011
3:37 pm
…you are not right – but don’t let the facts get in the way of a good rant –
Anyway, as Supersize so eloquently outlines, your argument is with the AJC, NOT UGA, and I have no dog in this hunt nor bee in my bonnet (so to speak) – I am only commenting upon how some of you interpret things for your own use, laying aside all logic as to the point at hand…
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:38 pm
Aww, I got cleaned up and decided to in the AM since I have to go to Conyers anyway. I can do the Golden Corral breakfast buffet with a big ole fresh made omelet as I like it plus the other goodies topped off with fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate syrup. HMMMMMMMM!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:42 pm
damn 1 4, you sound like you might be planning on ordering the 2 lb steak when we go to Cattleman’s. I look forward to seeing somebody stuff down that much beef, because I sure can’t do it. LOL
crackbaby
December 16th, 2011
3:43 pm
Any of you bloggers going to see Tech hoops at Gwinnett Arena on Monday or Thursday nights?
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:45 pm
crackbaby, if I lived in Atlanta I probably would, but I’m afraid I don’t, so I won’t be going
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:45 pm
I tried to be accurate and give enough info so folks could understand things. The reportage is good. The research is great. The outlook for good results is very promising. I even gave kudos to the researchers and the institutions involved. I tried to tell what piqued my interest and why I made the comments. It all started with a Georgie poster claiming a cure for cancer for the University of Georgie. I give up. The guy just wants to argue and make me mad. He can kiss me where the sun don’t shine.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
3:47 pm
1 4 GT, I saw that original mutt post, and I thought it was ludicrous too. He was obviously bragging about something that wasn’t even reported. He based what he said on the headline and not the content of the article. I confronted him on it before you did. Obviously, he didn’t respond to either of us
That's because he did not understand...
December 16th, 2011
3:54 pm
…the difference between “cure” and “develops anti-cancer vaccine”, either…and when he was called on it he curled up and hid…
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:57 pm
That’s what started me down that road. I Googled caner research universities. Then billybobJacket made some comment about Nobels. Another Google search. Anyway, I’ve been called stubborn & bull headed more than once.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
3:59 pm
I think this the biggest step forward in finding a cure for cancer I’ve heard of. If it was UGA alone, I’d give them big ole props.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
4:03 pm
OK, it’s to nice a day to sit here engaging in what for the most part is mindless bantering. I’m going outside and rake some leaves Later, guys
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
4:04 pm
too nice a day, that is
@crackbaby
December 16th, 2011
5:41 pm
Evidently your reading skills have been diminished by the crack. Hawaii DID NOT SEEK HIS APLICATION – he was encouraged but it WASN”T from Hawaii.
I can’t say that I blame him for seeking a job anywhere away from GT – LOL.
Hey Knuckleheads
December 16th, 2011
5:49 pm
It’s not the responsibility of the AJC or its beat writer to gather information on the athletes graduation. It IS the responsibility of the schools to disseminate the information. Blame GT not the AJC……….good grief.
Does GT even have a Media Department?
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
5:53 pm
GT DID disseminate the information. Where do you think I got what I posted earlier? DUHHH
Hey Knucklehead Supersize
December 16th, 2011
6:45 pm
I was responding to an earlier poster that spit his misguided venom at the AJC and Ken in particular
DUHHHHH……….
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
6:57 pm
I shouldn’t be too surprised if that particular poster wasn’t a mutt troll.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
7:03 pm
The point I was making was that since Tech put out the information and I easily accessed it, then it’s not Tech’s fault; it’s the AJC’s fault. But I do not blame Ken
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
7:08 pm
WOW!!! Have any of you guys seen the following link?
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Notre-Dame-folk-hero-Rudy-Ruettiger-now-dubbed-a?urn=ncaaf-wp11595
The famous Notre Dame Rudy is a scam artist, and it turns out that a lot of what was in the movie “Rudy” was greatly exaggerated BY HIM too.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
7:25 pm
I heard somewhere that Rudy played Sam, Frodo’s pal, in the 3 Ring movies. Didn’t really believe it. After seeing his picture on that link, I believe I’ll bet no way.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
7:28 pm
Heck, there’s only 2 people left on Earth I trust and I live with 1 of them.
Pensacola Dawg
December 16th, 2011
8:11 pm
Coach Preston hope you get this job for your own safety. As we all know tech campus is extremly unsafe you will be risking your life whenever you go home late. Robbery, mugging so good luck hope you get the job to escape tech hood life.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
8:26 pm
1 4 GT, the actor who portrayed Rudy in the movie of the same name DID play Frodo’s pal Sam in the Lord of the Rings trilogy; his name is Sean Astin
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
8:26 pm
Pensacola, I’m sure Preston is really interested in your inane babblings.
1 4 GT
December 16th, 2011
8:41 pm
Where did I get the idea Rudy played himself. I had a big o;e huge brain fart on that one.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 16th, 2011
8:41 pm
LOL 1 4 GT
General Wood
December 17th, 2011
2:21 am
Thanks for your concerns Pensacoladog! You have quite a pedigree. You could be an agent for Buzz but he is ethical and would decline. He would be diametrically opposed to anything UGA related.
Keep striving, pulling, yanking, forcing, pigeon holing, fabricating, faking, creating, lying, falsifying, and any other form of criminal behaviour you and your demented boyfriends “rassle” up. Keep getting the best of your degree! How much did it cost? Just curious? That would be your degree and not your boyfriend. Keep it up “HeroDawg”! LMAO!
General Wood
December 17th, 2011
2:30 am
Buzz, watch out for the Penscacola mongrel! He means you harm! A nice side arm should do the trick! Just be careful. God bless you and your aim against those lousy criminals! Some worthless piece of trash said they travel in packs thousands strong to the cesspool in Athens during football season, so be vigilante.
nasbisco
December 17th, 2011
5:22 pm
BWAHAHAHAHA, MONKEN AND GA SOUTHERN GETTING THEIR ARSE HANDED TO THEM, SU%KS TO PLAY ON THE ROAD, GUESS YOU TOOK THE WRONG ONE FROM GA TECH, INSTEAD OF COMING FOR JAYBO, YOU SHOULD HAVE CAME FOR GROH, PLEASE COME FOR HIM CAUSE YOUR DEFENSE SU$KS…YEAH GROH WOULD BE THE MAN, PLEASE TAKE HIM MONKEN
I'm wondering
December 17th, 2011
6:51 pm
If Preston get the job will the Hawaii receivers catch the ball as well as the GT receivers of recent years. That would be something for his resume. “I’m coach no hands and I have proof. I took Hawaii to a new level – we now catch every 18th pass thrown.”
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December 18th, 2011
12:01 pm
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December 18th, 2011
12:02 pm
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December 18th, 2011
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Really?
December 18th, 2011
1:23 pm
5150 is so desperate for Christmas cash he is trying to push cheap sports logo crap to his fellow techie losers. LOL LOL LOL LOL I’m not sure if that is hilarious or just really pathetic.
Poor 5150 now that there are no lawns to cut he’s having trouble buying that xxxl buzzy sweater for his boo.
PonGT
December 18th, 2011
7:58 pm
If he wants it, I hope he gets it.
General Wood
December 18th, 2011
9:30 pm
Obviously you are confused “Really?”. Hilarious is something very funny. Pathetic is a poor excuse for something. In this particular case you fit the pathetic definition. I’m sure you can rise above the definition and add imbecile to your portfolio. Give it a shot! You have nothing to lose! THWG!
General Wood
December 18th, 2011
9:31 pm
And Merry Christmas! I mean that “Really?”!
ole yeller
December 18th, 2011
10:56 pm
Ken, my birthday was on Dec. 16th. I am now 69 years old. Will I live another year before you write something else?
Really?
December 18th, 2011
11:07 pm
Merry Christmas to you too General Wood and good luck in El Paso.
Technically Correct
December 19th, 2011
9:43 am
What? No updates on Buzz Preston’s application for the HC job at Hawaii? Apparently, the world is standing still at Tech while this hangs in the balance, while life inside UGA football barrels along…
BigTimeTechFan
December 19th, 2011
12:32 pm
Is Ken ok, hope all is well, last I heard he was not feel well.