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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Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:09 pm
I hope someone puts the possum drop on YouTube!
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:10 pm
this fool jumping on a Snowmobile
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:10 pm
I think Indemnitor has had more to drink than I have.
stony
December 31st, 2011
11:11 pm
Buzz will win the Capital One challenge and we will have something to boast about again.
Still, I’m proud of the way this senior class has represented GT, and will be sorry to see them go.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:11 pm
You think HT
Original Spike
December 31st, 2011
11:11 pm
Warm up the hot seat.
WnE
December 31st, 2011
11:12 pm
I heard Utah Coach Kyle Whittingham doing a pre-Sun Bowl Radio Interview, it might have been taped earlier in the week, but he did say that in his opinion RECRUITING is 75-80% of a HCs job, and RECRUITING is the main thing that will make a HC a great HC and improve his W-L Record.
Does any CPJ “boot-licking-toady” honestly believe that CPJ thinks that RECRUITING is 75-80% of his Job?
CPJ has recruited poorly, no game-breakers at B-Back, shaky WRs, poor passer at QB, OLs that are poor at pass-blocking, no difference-makers on the DL, shaky DBs that are poor in Coverage unless the Ref misses a “P.I. Call”.
14-12!
“You are what your record says you are……” [Bill Parcells Quote]
Here’s a little musical selection that describes the Coach Fish Fry Tenure at GT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pvnyjpfsAc&feature=related
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:12 pm
Cowheard needs to go to bed….
Guy is a moron!
Original Spike
December 31st, 2011
11:13 pm
That thumping noise are Techies jumping off the bandwagon. Again.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:13 pm
stony brings up a good point. I was hoping Roddy Jones would go out on a high note. I feel bad that he didn’t. He always seemed like a good guy.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:16 pm
WnE…boot licking toady here…I thought pass protection was much improved today. Also, I thought Shaq Mason made some impressive run blocks. That’s funny that you posted a Tom Cruise clip. I heard he’s a sh!t d!ck just like you.
OkieDawg
December 31st, 2011
11:17 pm
When asked about his success, Bear Bryant said it was all about recruiting. According to the Bear, “If you are going to pull the wagon, you gotta have the horses”. CPJ can’t get the horses and the ones he will get, can’t pull the wreck.
UGA OWNS gtu
December 31st, 2011
11:18 pm
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA
Utah!!??????? LMAO!!!!! gtu is PATHETIC!!!!
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu.
Always have, always will.
Sad Day for Some
December 31st, 2011
11:19 pm
Jeff Porter story has me sick.
No car chase justifies law enforcement officers endangering the general public.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:21 pm
106 mph on a snowmobile?
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:22 pm
5150
Got you some ammo for your dawg followers…..
http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/214/4214/339511.jpg
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:23 pm
Sad Day…I know what you mean. This also happened to someone I know. Luckily, the wreck was not fatal. But, do you know that the agency will not pay out anything? They are exempt as the accident occured while the officers were performing their official duties.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:24 pm
Dawg…what was that?
hy hyatt
December 31st, 2011
11:24 pm
Glad that owning makes up for your small peener issues.
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:25 pm
We need to talk the AJC into doing a blog during the races.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:25 pm
SAD DAY the thing now days it cars are on camera almost all day so why chase them so hard. just get an eye on them from the cameras till you have a better place to stop them.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:26 pm
48 skinny jeans and a purse thing too funny.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:27 pm
Who was sporting the skinny jeans and purse? Disturbing.
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:27 pm
HT did the link not work?
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:28 pm
HT
Aaron Murray
The guy is a joker….lol
UGA OWNS gtu
December 31st, 2011
11:29 pm
gtu should just drop football completely. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu.
Always have, always will.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:32 pm
Dawg..wow oh wow. What made him do a get up like that? Must have a good sense of humor.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:33 pm
Aaron better not get busted and have to go to Athens Clarke county jail in a get up like that.
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:34 pm
Maybe he was trying to fit in on North Campus. Did he have any classes there?
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:35 pm
HT
Yea he does…..
Aaron white was taking the picture that guy is comical.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:35 pm
He was going to the Sigma Chi house for a party. LMAO
WnE
December 31st, 2011
11:36 pm
Does anyone remember the SMUG ARROGANCE of Coach Fish Fry BEFORE he started coaching GT?
How about some of these famous quotes:
[when taking a cheap shot at then GT DC Jon Tenuta in 2007] “if I see the blitz isn’t working, well of course I’ll have enough sense to try something DIFFERENT ”
Fast-forward to 2011:
For 4 straight seasons your STs have not worked Coach Kung Fu Panda and YET you haven’t tried anything DIFFERENT…….I wonder does Coach Smug & Arrogant remember the cheap shot he took at Jon Tenuta the first week he took the GT Job?
Quayshawn(sp?) Nealy said after the game that they “took it easy” in the 4th qtr and couldn’t get it back going, didn’t CPJ sit up in the press box and comment about how crappy GT played in the Bowl Game after Chan got fired and how the Team played with no fire?
It seems like all his SMUG, ARROGANT cheap-shot commentary from past years is coming back to bite him in the arse.
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:37 pm
Indiana Jones carried the man bag, he got away with it!
Lol
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:39 pm
Indi Jones never lost in the 4th Quarter to the bad guys. LOL
OkieDawg
December 31st, 2011
11:39 pm
Careful WnE, with commentary like that, CPJ may try to punch you in the face.
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:41 pm
5150
Do you think Groh will be at Tech next year?
OkieDawg
December 31st, 2011
11:42 pm
CPJ owns the GT fan base. Fire him if you can.
5150 UOAD
December 31st, 2011
11:44 pm
48 I am not sure but It wouldn’t surprise me if he isn’t back.
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:45 pm
They are paying him cheap…..
Dawg48
December 31st, 2011
11:46 pm
I’m out.
Happy new year!
HighTech
December 31st, 2011
11:50 pm
Bye y’all. Happy New Year.
OkieDawg
December 31st, 2011
11:51 pm
Off to the big drop. Have a Happy New Year, Teckerheads.
thwg
December 31st, 2011
11:51 pm
Paul Johnson had better win big in 2012 or seat is gonna get hot. I’ve had it with crappy special teams and defense.
GEEZ
December 31st, 2011
11:55 pm
TWO YEARS OF AL GROH IS ENOUGH…FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE GET RID OF THAT OLD MAN…FIRE HIM, SICK OF IT
wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2012
12:33 am
When did PJ forget to go for it on 4th ? What a fool.
wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2012
12:37 am
PJ needs to go see some high school games so he learn how to win.
Another Dumb Dawg Speaks
January 1st, 2012
12:56 am
Will someone please inform that ignorant Dawg Fan that there is no such thing as “gtu”.
It’s not “Georgia Tech University” you stupid douchebag…
Dirty Harry
January 1st, 2012
1:09 am
“Georgia Tech University” is a quote from one of your players/recruits……..dumbazz!!!
UGA = Yawn
January 1st, 2012
1:09 am
Where are the a#! hole’s (coach’s) comments? Can’t wait to see his answers but then again, Ken asks him such sissinine questions. No one ever has the balls to ask him the real tough questions. He needs to leave and take all his staff with him. Does GT really think they will sell any tickets next year? First of all, our home schedule is awful. Secondly, after the last 5 or 6 games this year, who would want to even but tickets. Is this Hewitt all over again!!?? Will we have to endure Johnson for years and years just like Hewiit. WTF is wrong with GT and those in charge!!! We went from having the best bowl winning percentage 8 years ago to a really bad one after 7 losses in a row. Johnson; 0-4 in bowls, 1-3 vs UGA, 1-3 vs VT. Real good there coach! You are AWESOME!!!
Bring Back Chan!
January 1st, 2012
1:19 am
Chan could recruit the studs! When he gets fired at buffalo, tech needs to hire him back!!