Georgia Tech-Utah game thread
Greetings-
Just about an hour from kickoff (now 2:21 p.m. EST). I’m getting pretty intrigued to see how this game unfolds. Not having seen Utah, it’s kind of hard to get a grasp, but I think a lot of it comes down to two things. First, can Georgia Tech move the ball on Utah’s run defense, especially without Omoregie Uzzi not starting (as has been announced). Shaquille Mason will start; it’s undetermined if Uzzi will get snaps. B-back David Sims will play some, but how much is also not clear. Expect Preston Lyons to get plenty of snaps in his final game.
Second, can Tech stop John White? I imagine Utah will be more than content to pound the Jackets with Smith it’s the Utes are able. Worth watching – the sledgehammer blocking of fullback Shawn Asiata.
Other items of interest:
1. Wind is blowing pretty briskly towards the open end zone. I’m not sure of direction; if you’re watching on television, it’ll be the end zone on the right.
2. Steven Sylvester’s parents Roderick and Barbara are at the game with their other son Roderick Jr., completing a pretty remarkable feat. They have attended every one of their son’s Tech games in his career, home, away and bowl. They drove to this one with the families of Tevin Washington and Jamal Golden. Mr. Sylvester reports it took about 22 hours from the family’s home in McDonough, a pretty quick clip.
“I told Tevin’s dad he missed his calling,” Roderick Sylvester said. “He should have been a truck driver or something.”
The Sylvesters’ motivation to attend every game came from Roderick’s military service, from which he retired in 2006, which kept him from attending many of Steven’s games.
“You can’t make up for lost time, but I promised Steven as long as I’m healthy, you can look up (in the stands) and know we will be there,” he said.
3. Utah will be short two starters, left guard Miles Mason and and defensive tackle Dave Kruger. The Utes rotate a lot of defensive linemen, so that shouldn’t be as big a factor, but Mason’s injury may.
That’s about all I’ve got for now. I can’t say I’ve been to a wide variety of stadiums, but this is one of the more memorable settings. It’s set in the Franklin Mountains, which overlook the stadium beyond one end zone, and the visiting stands are carved into the side of a rocky hill.
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Sheriff Buford T. Justice
December 31st, 2011
7:17 pm
I learned to copy and paste
Maybe Tech should learn better business skills than to sign a contract like they did with Paul the Great Johnson
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
7:17 pm
lance manion…you are absolutely correct. The ’80’s were a rough time. Someone earlier compared Paul Johnson to Bill Lewis. I don’t agree with the comparison.
As for the childish comments, I expected them tonight. Lucky for the Dawgs that Monday is a school night so there should be fewer garbage posts if by some chance they lose.
superDawg
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
I enjoyed that keep the humor cooming.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:18 pm
Who castes gt football is a joke!!!! Just drop football altogether! How can someone earn money for this? Crappola!
DodgerDAWG
December 31st, 2011
7:19 pm
HA HA. Tech is Tech…1-10 against UGA and 0-7 in the last 7 bowls
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:19 pm
CPJ is a genius and I am a brain surgeon. The guy has the biggest chip on his shoulder as most people from rural NC do. My take is tech should sign him to a lifetime contract. tech cannot do any better.
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5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
7:20 pm
High Tech the kids will not be in school and the game is in the day time. since the 1st is on the weekend most schools don’t go back until Tuesday.
stendek
December 31st, 2011
7:22 pm
Sorry Yellow Jacket followers. Made me nauseated too!
http://stendek.tumblr.com/post/15105026045/ga-tech-blows-late-14-point-lead-then-chokes-in-ot-loss
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:22 pm
5150 your a loser! Spouting garbage all season and still a loser!! Hahahah
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:22 pm
Why in the world would GT make such a big deal over losing 6 bowl games in a row. No one would have known, but tech reminded everybody. Look, Sun Bowl runner up is not all that bad. After all this bunch beat CLEMPSON.
GT79MD83
December 31st, 2011
7:23 pm
Tevin played a good game and should not be blamed for the scared, chicken playcalling in the last 8 minutes. Note he played well even in the last series when the playcalling opened back-up. Just not enough time.because CPJ gave the time to Utah.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
7:24 pm
5150…You are right. I forgot about when the game is. Still, hopefully most parents will keep their middle school aged kids off the computer on a school night, unless they are like Sheriff BtJ who would not send her kids to Tech because of the athletic administration.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:25 pm
Gt is a foreign trash heap! Hahahahha
Worm
December 31st, 2011
7:25 pm
Not much to say at funerals!
WDE
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
Sorry tech fans you were right there and hey it fell apart in the end. don’t panic you just need a little help on d to help your offense . Keep your heads up !
P B Orr
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
Hey Ken! Great job all year, keep up the good work.
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
Look, CPJ beat Notre Dame in South Bend while he was at Navy and he beat UGA in Athens, what more can tech folks expect? And Brian Gregory broke a 35 year drought in Athens. All Jacket fans should be celebrating!!!!!!
Charleston Jacket
December 31st, 2011
7:27 pm
That was really, really, really bad. Just kinda numb after that total meltdown
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:27 pm
Wait…..run up the middle…….whoa run up the middle…….hey run up the middle……7000000000 yards on the ground equals…….A LOSS…….Paul Johnson is the right fit at GT……all losers!!!!! Hahahahaha
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:28 pm
Sun Bowl runner up is not that bad. Remember, it was in overtime!!
GT40years
December 31st, 2011
7:28 pm
Not surprised about the outcome, naturally disappointed, but nothing has changed over the years’. Coaches like Bill Curry, Bill Lewis, Bobby Ross, George O’Leary, and Chan Gailey all had moderate success elsewhere after Tech. Bobby Dodd and Pepper Rodgers, were some really good coaches, but it was a different era in the schools that they played. My point is, Tech did well to win 8 games this season in the current environment and anything over that is a bonus. Folks complained when Johnson came, they complain now, and they’ll complain after he’s gone. Same was done with Curry, Lewis, Ross, O’Leary, and Gailey. Congrats Tech to a solid, respectable season.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
I don’t think Mark May and Lou Holtz like each other very much at all. I don’t think it is a joke. I think Mark may really dislikes LOU a lot.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:30 pm
Gt sucks not one player would start in any division 1 school…should play in patriot league
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
7:30 pm
Auburn & Virginia about to start
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
7:31 pm
5150…Only because Dr. Lou is such a Notre Dame homer and he’s probably tired of taking a spittle shower every time Lou talks to him.
Dave from GT
December 31st, 2011
7:31 pm
I am glad that this happened in 2011….. and not like the wipe out at the Orange Bowl a couple of years ago.
Between travel, hotels, meals and tix, that’s about 10 grand down the rathole over the last 3 years, not to mention Holidays that have been sacrificed.
Paul Johnson needs to spend some time hanging out with Les Miles to learn how to ditch that conservative coaching philosophy.
I can take winning if we leave it all on the field, but this coaching philosophy is exactly what got Chan whacked. I just find it hard to believe that this coach can accept losing on these terms….. something that has become expected behaviour.
Wake up Paul Johnson! Even you can learn new tricks…… and adjusting your philosophy is a good starting point. If Patton were around, he would slap you up the side of the head. Remember “America love a winner……. and will not tolerate a loser” That rings just a true today as it did back in Patton’s day!
You have a chance to redeem yourself next year….. so do whatever you need to do….. go out in the woods, commune with Nature, climb the Mountain, see the Guru, just get it over with by next August and dump that losing philosophy!!!!
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:31 pm
Bill Curry was never Sun Bowl runner up!
GT79MD83
December 31st, 2011
7:32 pm
Last year the 2 muffed fair catches lost the bowl game This year CPJ lost the bowl game. We will not forget his sorry, chicken-sh-t playcalling just as we cannot forget the 2 muffed fair catches.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
7:32 pm
Buggoff go Spanky your lil Yankee in the shower.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Gt40 you are right gt should just accept that the school is a loser year after year…….a joke athletically and will never win anything but chess
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Bill Lewis was never Sun Bowl runner up!
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Bill Lewis was never Sun Bowl runner up!
gt45
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Got to chill and reflect before I comment too much. The play calling in the forth, especially the next to last possesion killed me. We through all game, what happened?
GT79MD83
December 31st, 2011
7:33 pm
Play to win not to lose.
Al Bundy
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
I feel sorry for the players. I know they work hard and hate losing and then their coach blames them for the loss. CPJ has no class!!! I bet we lose recruits over this loss and Fish Fry’s comments after the game.
OkieDawg
December 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
Pathetic…Beat by the Utes. What is a Ute anyway?
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
7:35 pm
Buggoff…you are what we call a d!ck gnat. Those are the bugs that won’t leave the horses alone.
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:35 pm
Watch the blog volume drop, it is time for the Peach Bowl; oh Chan Gailey was never Sun Bowl runner up.
gt45
December 31st, 2011
7:35 pm
threw
JBW2868
December 31st, 2011
7:36 pm
what did fish fry say?
Erk Russell's Dog
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
Maybe Coach Paul Johnson can come down to Savannah and hang out with Paula Deen and learn how to fry fish .
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
Utes are a native american tribe. In this day of political correctness, I’m surprised they are allowed to keep their name. They must have struck a deal like the Seminoles. Did the Fighting Ilini have to make a deal, too? I don’t remember hearing of one.
MR
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
Johnson’s Tech bowl record is still perfect. Heck, the guy won the ACC with another coach’s players a few years back, not so much winning with his own, so there’s room to talk here. Will Tech fans finally take Paul “I’m too grumpy, so never question me” Johnson to the woodshed? Will they ever demand more than mediocre football and poor hoops at GT? Will they wake up from their Paul Johnson lovefest and realize he’s all talk and no action? Stay tuned next year for another episode of “Georgia Tech, the state of Georgia’s red-headed stepchild, so beat them regularly”.
GT40years
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
@Buggoff, that’s cool if it’s your perspective, but this isn’t professional sports. They’re college kids trying to get a college education to carry them the rest of their life and are temporarily having fun playing football while they do it. Eventually, when you get older, chess isn’t a bad game, lol.
Big Ol Stinger
December 31st, 2011
7:37 pm
It’s no fun to be a Tech fan these days, that’s for sure.
Football stinks unless you’re thrilled by an occasional upset (Clemson), or wins against other cupcakes (Kansas, MTSU), then the regular season ends with the yearly loss to Georgia. After that, comes the yearly bowl loss.
Basketball is a joke. (Mercer, Fordham, really?). The day after the Fordham loss, somebody from the ticket office called me and asked me to buy a ticket package for the home games at Phillip’s. Yeah, no thanks.
Baseball, meh, who cares? Decent regular season then an earlier expected exit in the tournament.
Too bad golf isn’t a spectator sport.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
Heighten is a loser like gt sports year after year….go call your mom in india
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
I don’t know what somebody is smoking. Ross & O’Leary were fine GT coaches. Rogers? and Dodd. Did I see somebody put Rogers name in the same sentence with DODD? Pepper 34-31-2, DODD 165-64-8, Ross 31-26-1 but a NC, O’Leary 52-33
GT79MD83
December 31st, 2011
7:38 pm
We should have easily won this game. The coach choked.He played scred.
Buggoff
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
Heighten loves being a loser!
GT79MD83
December 31st, 2011
7:39 pm
That is scared.