P. Smith won’t return to Tech
After two separate suspensions this past season, offensive tackle Phil Smith will not play for Georgia Tech in the 2012 season.
“(After) his violation of team rules at the bowl game, I think he and Coach (Paul) Johnson decided that it’s probably best for him to concentrate on his studies,” associate athletic director Wayne Hogan said.
Smith, a redshirt junior from Tampa, Fla., was a starter for the Yellow Jackets in the 2010 and 2011 seasons and started a total of 20 games in his career. He helped the Jackets lead the nation in rushing in 2010 and finish No. 2 this season.
Smith is on track to earn his management degree this semester and would be immediately eligible to play his final season at another FBS school if he enrolled in its graduate school.
Johnson suspended Smith for the first two games of the 2011 season for violating team rules. He sent him home from the Sun Bowl for breaking team rules in El Paso, Texas. At the time, Johnson called Smith’s actions “disappointing” and said that he would address further discipline after returning to Atlanta.
Smith split snaps with tackles Tyler Kidney and Ray Beno this past season. Those two players will return, along with every other offensive lineman on the roster.
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Todd
January 18th, 2012
3:50 pm
Last.
And good riddence!
GTJason
January 18th, 2012
3:57 pm
Clears up some scholarship space, especially with the OL from Australia visiting this week. Some legit freshman and redshirts who will be trying to get a spot on the line. Sims will have some big holes to run through next year.
ToeMeetsLeather
January 18th, 2012
3:59 pm
Sorry to see this. Smith looked like he was “all in” when it came playing football for the Institute. Maybe it will make for a better man down the road. Good luck Phil, that diploma will open a lot of doors.
wes
January 18th, 2012
4:01 pm
Todd is proof that we need more English classes at Tech.
lol, english
January 18th, 2012
4:02 pm
The english classes at tech are already a joke; please don’t add more.
Jacket Man
January 18th, 2012
4:05 pm
Defensive Lineman from Australia.
FL Jacket
January 18th, 2012
4:07 pm
Just hope this doesn’t jeopardize the pipeline to Tampa Jesuit HS…
GT Fan
January 18th, 2012
4:07 pm
Good. He has caused enough problems for us. This opens up a scholarship for a more deserving respectable young man!
Jacket Man
January 18th, 2012
4:08 pm
By the way, before anyone asks, no, he’s not a punter or a kicker, too.
Dirt Bag
January 18th, 2012
4:10 pm
Well, they did call him Philthy.
George Stein
January 18th, 2012
4:10 pm
Would have been nice for ONCE to have had the entire offensive line return, but Smith probably needs a change of scenery. I’m happy he’s going to graduate.
GTBob
January 18th, 2012
4:10 pm
Can’t say this is very surprising.
GT GRAD
January 18th, 2012
4:12 pm
I wish him well and I also wish he had followed the team rules as expected; we could use a player with his ability and experience (as a senior he would bring strength, size, leadership, experience, etc.) on the OL.
Paul Johnson once again proves he has standards (he says what he means and he means what he says!). As a GT fan, I really like his approach! The younger players will simply get more playing time…….football teams must have players ready and prepared to step in to the starting line-up when needed.
GTJason
January 18th, 2012
4:15 pm
The Aussie is projected as OL but can also play DT. Looks like a lock as long as everything is in check with his parents and all: http://www.gridironvictoria.com.au/news/victorian-recruited-to-georgia-tech/
GT Pride
January 18th, 2012
4:18 pm
My respect for CPJ just went up.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
4:21 pm
many of here said he would not be back after the El Paso thing. CPJ gave him the chances, but he couldn’t get whatever right. Sorry for the young man. He can finish is degree and still play so good for him.
SansWorld
January 18th, 2012
4:21 pm
Glad he graduateed. Best wishes. Saw him on the field after the Clemson Game with his father, who was yelling “This is my Son!” Sort of touching, but it is over now i guess.
Dawg Fan
January 18th, 2012
4:27 pm
I respect CPJ for this. These young kids that get into trouble need to know they are not in charge.
Jackedjacket
January 18th, 2012
4:29 pm
Quick question on the Aussie lineman. It said that we are paying for the air fair and hotel for he and his family on his official recruiting trip in that link. I’m PRETTY sure that is illegal!!!! Clarification Someone Please!!!,
albanyfan
January 18th, 2012
4:32 pm
Tech is paying only for HIS air fare, which is permissable. the parents are paying their way.
George Stein
January 18th, 2012
4:36 pm
I wouldn’t mind one of those Aussie punters like LSU has.
Ramblin Man
January 18th, 2012
4:38 pm
Not surprised by this at all. Phil I appreciate all that you have done while at Tech and wish you the best in your future.
Fitten Resident
January 18th, 2012
4:40 pm
Phil is awesome and a nice guy. He’s fun to be around.
Dawg Fan
January 18th, 2012
4:42 pm
Fitten Resident: Don’t fool yourself. If you were head coach, Phil would break your rules and cause you headaches too.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
4:44 pm
Fitten = girls dorm at Tech. Someone is standing up for her man!
HighTech
January 18th, 2012
4:44 pm
That’s funny they call football Gridiron in Australia.
Ramblin Man
January 18th, 2012
4:46 pm
I would like to see something concrete for Gotsis’s size. Rivals lists him at 604 290 while the Australian link I found puts him at 604 245. That’s a big difference. I know nothing of american football in Australia, but this kid gets invites to what looks to be all thier top tier games and will play for them against USA on Feb. 1st against team USA. Will be interesting how this all plays out.
HighTech
January 18th, 2012
4:46 pm
Adam Gotsis of the Monash Warriors is being recruited by Georgia Tech to play Gridiron.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
4:47 pm
George Stein, I share your sentiments regarding Australia’s punting talent. Unfortunately for an athlete like that we’d have to stop looking at players of “Gridiron” and contact some players of “Footie” instead. Only then could another shrimp be thrown (punted) onto the barbie!
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
4:47 pm
Doesn’t surprise me, but disappointed none-the-less. I can’t figure out how he could apparently apply himself well enough in class to be able to graduate, and yet he couldn’t or wouldn’t abide by team rules. Pretty sad. I wish him the best, and I hope he grows up.
Fitten Resident
January 18th, 2012
4:48 pm
1. I’m not a head coach, I’m his friend.
2. Fitten is a co-ed dorm, get your facts straight.
Fitten Resident
January 18th, 2012
4:49 pm
Phil’s not dumb by any stretch. He just likes to party.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
4:51 pm
Ramblin Man, I think the consensus is generally international teams playing American Football rarely rise to the level of FBS college teams. The exception MIGHT be the pro teams of Canada…but I wouldn’t want to see what a mid-tier NFL team would do to one of them! There are lots of countries that play football, but their best of the best might not beat out a top FCS team in America. At least, that’s how it was put to me when I inquired about Sean Bedford’s experience playing pro “gridiron” in Spain.
I think Europeans would probably say something similar about American soccer teams, though, so it only seems fair.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
4:52 pm
I live in Augusta, and the Augusta State Jaguars basketball team (twice in the Div 2 Final Four) has had several Aussie players on the team over the past few years. Those guys gave it their all and were fun as hell to watch. If they are any indication of the talent and determination of Aussie athletes, Tech could have a winner with this kid.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
4:53 pm
I’m sorry Mrs. Philthy Smith. Fitten must have changed since this Wreck was Ramblin around in Glenn. Go Goatmen! (Gods of the Quad)
Fitten Resident
January 18th, 2012
4:54 pm
All the single sex dorms are on east campus.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
4:57 pm
Wait, am I getting Fitten confused with another one? Maybe I’m thinking of Brown…because I was totally picturing the “freshman quad” dorms on East over by the stadium. If so, my bad. I definitely was well aware that those were all single sex dorms and West had the co-ed ones.
Fitten Resident
January 18th, 2012
5:00 pm
Fitten is definitely not on east, it’s across from the Couch building.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
5:01 pm
Anyway, I’m sure Phil’s a nice guy that just needs to mature a bit. Sad to see he’ll be doing it somewhere other than Tech.
SansWorld
January 18th, 2012
5:03 pm
Thanks for your input Fitten Resident, everyone else here is 10, 20, 30 or more years out of school, and somewhat slanted in our opinions about what kids should or should not do. Hope Phil is ok whatever he does next.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:03 pm
Well that’s too bad for Phil. I wish him the best. It does open up the position. Time for the young guys to step up.
I would say having any Australian rules football player would be good for any college football team. He’d need coaching to prevent fouls. Remember the Aussies don’t wear pads…
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
5:06 pm
Oh right. My bad. Definitely not the one I was thinking of. Sorry dude.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
5:06 pm
Aussie players shouldn’t get Face Mask or Helmet to Helmet penalties. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
5:06 pm
Go Jackets, based on the link provided earlier, he doesn’t play Australian Rules football; he evidently plays their version of American football. He is definitely wearing pads in the picture provided in the link.
Always a Jacket
January 18th, 2012
5:06 pm
Good Luck Phil. I saw your parents at the games they are proud of you. We all did stupid things in college, hope you learn from them.
It’s that time of the year when we hear about the players not returning. Who’s next?
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
5:08 pm
Always a Jacket, since school started back up last week, we can only assume that everybody else will be coming back. I’m sure we would have heard already if any of them had not started the winter/spring semester.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
5:09 pm
Go Jackets, the player we’re recruiting plays American Football (which they call “gridiron”) in Australia but does not play “Footie” (what we call Australian Rules Football.) Now, when it comes to talented punters, Footie does produce some of the best since they are used to kicking around an oblong ball which is a lot like an American football. This is why LSU’s punter is so good, but our recruit is not from that sport. He’ll be playing the same sport with the same gear…just in our country.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
5:15 pm
Here, guys. This is “Footie/Footy” (Australian Rules Football to us Americans), it is not what our O-line recruit plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqymJpIhpPY
WnE
January 18th, 2012
5:15 pm
Wonder if his parents are proud of this?
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:17 pm
Sorry, posted before reading the link.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:19 pm
Man, I hate to see Phil get kicked off the team, but when you are a scholarship athlete you HAVE to follow the rules. I also hate to see some of the SO CALLED fans bash this young man. I hope he does graduate and then catch on with another program for his final year of eligiability and make you eat your words. “good riddence” REALLY after giving his blood, sweat, and tears to your program for two years that is how you treat him? Good luck in the future Mr Smith. THWGT
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:21 pm
Wonder if your parents are proud of you WnE?
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:23 pm
Italian, how many are making negative comments? I wish him the best.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
5:25 pm
Italian_29 I doubt that was a TECH fan actually. The TECH fan here are not happy but are not against Phil. Some of KNEW this was probably going to be the case after the El Paso thing.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:28 pm
Oh and Todd, if you are going to BASH this young man because of mistakes that he made, at least spell RIDDANCE right, in case you didn’t catch that in my post and based on what I can see from your post, you probably weren’t smart enough to catch it.
carolinajacket
January 18th, 2012
5:29 pm
I’m sure Phil is a great guy and I hope him well in the future, but a player has to think of his team before doing things that will hurt it. On a more positive side, I see that incoming freshman Michael Summers runs a 4.34 forty. That is flying.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:30 pm
Go Jackets it was directed at Todd in particular, but there are a few others that were bashing him when the Sun Bowl thing happened, they know who they are.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
5:30 pm
Go Jackets, I wasn’t aware that worms had parents (meaning WnE)
GT All Day
January 18th, 2012
5:32 pm
Italian_29: What do you think about the QB situation next year? Who’s going to be our man?
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:35 pm
You are probably right 5150, it is probably one of our unwashed, uneducated, backwoods trailer trash, fringe fans. I love the Bulldogs, but man, some of the “fans” drive me CRAZY. Of course, you guys have a few too. Good luck next season except the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Dawg Day Night
January 18th, 2012
5:38 pm
Italian_29: Who is bashing who now?….
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:39 pm
Sorry GT All Day, I am not a Institute fan, but I think that the new kid, is it Day? Probably has the best chance. It definately should be between him and Vad Lee. They are a 100 times better than Washington was.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:40 pm
Italian, I figured he was done after the Sun Bowl episode. I did not say anything negative. I was only disappointed. I hope he can finish his degree.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:41 pm
I am bashing some of our fans Dawg Day Night, not a 20 something college student that probably did nothing that the ones bashing him didn’t do when they were in College.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:42 pm
Seems like he is on track to do just that, GJ. I hope he does, it will mean more for his future.
Justin Thomas
January 18th, 2012
5:45 pm
Check out this highlight film of our new QB: Kid is quick as a cat!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io21_dVAKUY
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
5:47 pm
Oh, and I realize that you didn’t say anything negative towards him GJ, I was really targeting Todd, and a few others that were REALLY giving this kid a hard time when his second suspension came to light at the Sun Bowl. Still, like 5150 said, they were probably fans of the Dawgs, pretending to be Institute Fans, as much as it disappoints me to say that. Good luck on the upcoming season except for one game, I hope you guys are undefeated.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:48 pm
Supersize, if possible let’s try and leave WnE alone. I only asked him the same question he asked someone’s elses parents.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
5:50 pm
someone*
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
6:04 pm
Cryptozoology now that ain’t no UGa Housing Degree. Get it Finished Phil and I hope you get your last yr of playing time.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
6:10 pm
Pretty impressive video of Justin, but he can’t be doing any of that high-stepping into the end-zone. I don’t know what position he will end up playing at Tech, but he WILL play. I hope he wins all kind of honors and thumbs it in Saban’s nose too.
Garyl
January 18th, 2012
6:12 pm
A defensive lineman from Australia !!!!!! What did he tackle—kangaroos !!! Only thing from Australia was Crockadile Dundee and Air Supply…..
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
6:17 pm
Garyl…….Air Supply?
Dude you lost you Man Card for a Week. You should have said Men at Work or Olivia Newton John
Garyl
January 18th, 2012
6:22 pm
Send me out with Phil Smith, forgot about my heart throb Olivia, never was into Men at Work. Still hard to believe an Australian DT or OG unless he’s related to Dunk.
OkieDawg
January 18th, 2012
6:35 pm
Well, best of luck to Phil Smith. I hope he learns from this experience. Why can’t these kids take full advantage of the opportunities they get from god-given talents. I really hope he lands on his feet.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
6:46 pm
Cool comment Okiedawg, I wish all of our fans were that classy, but alot of Tech fans were throwing out negative comments about Smith when he got suspended from the Sun Bowl. Phil seem to be one heck of a football player, but it seem that he is an even better student considering he is STILL on track to get his degree in Cryptozoology. Oh and 5150, just had to take that JAB didn’t you? You know not everyone is passionate about Cryptozoology and the housing industry needs people too.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
6:47 pm
should have been seemed to be one heck of a football player, not seem.
Italian_29
January 18th, 2012
6:49 pm
Of course, with your handle, I shouldn’t have expected anything better.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
6:57 pm
Italian_29 it was a lil hit. I don’t know what the hell you would do with that degree but I know it has to have more difficult classes than the Housing Degree. I would guess more Housing diploma holders are needed Cryptozoology Degree holders.
Jacket Man
January 18th, 2012
7:11 pm
Should get a couple of commits this weekend.
Rick James
January 18th, 2012
7:12 pm
What amazes me is that not one Tech fan has called this young man a thug.I guess that tag is reserved for Georgia players who also make mistakes.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
7:16 pm
Rick James, he wasn’t involved in a DUI or, apparently, drugs of any kind, or any of the other myriad offenses for which the thugs in Athens have been implicated.
BIG DAWG
January 18th, 2012
7:21 pm
He is tired of playing with a bunch of losers. Maybe he will be able to join a winning football team.
Ga Tech Old Timer
January 18th, 2012
7:23 pm
Italian 29 – I don’t know whether to like you for your classy comments about the Tech program in general or call you an idiot for your thoughts and comments that brought you to this blog in the first place. I was one of the bashers of Phil – not only after both of his suspensions but after almost every game for all his boneheaded penalties in critical situations or missed blocking assignments which blew up the play before it ever got started. Only after you’ve sat in the stands at Grant Field as a season ticket holder – like I am and have been for many years or go to a great many away games – like we do – do you have the right to come on this blog to bash those of us who watch his uneven – uninspired play week after week and wonder why we don’t have somebody else better to put in his spot. What you fail to realize or connect is that his off the field attitude extrapolated to his on the field play. Phil may be the greatest – kindest – most thoughtful guy to put on a uniform at Tech – but something changed between his recruitment and the first time he was on the field that took a guy who was potentially a great player and made him into a nothing special player who was hurting the team more than he helped it. The same mistakes were made week after week – year after year. So, Italian 29, while I applaud you for your kind words about Tech and wishing us well (and by the way – I raise a glass to toast the UGA program on it’s past season and apparent awesome recruiting class) – I must ask you to tone down the retoric on Phil – at least until you’ve had a chance to watch and critique all the tapes of his performance over the past couple years – and then I’ll listen to what you have to say about him. In the mean time – good luck to you and the UGA team until we meet again next November.
BIG DAWG
January 18th, 2012
7:23 pm
GOOD LUCK PHIL,YOUARE BETTER OFF
Lol
January 18th, 2012
7:25 pm
Lol. Tech doesn’t have a cryptozoology major. He probably takes management like every other athlete at tech.
BIG DAWG
January 18th, 2012
7:25 pm
CAN PJ,LET HIM COACH A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
Genius Jacket
January 18th, 2012
7:26 pm
Let’s replace him with some young talent. Our recruiting class look pretty bad, but that’s normal under PJ.
BIG DAWG
January 18th, 2012
7:26 pm
FEEL SORRY FOR YOU GEORGIA TECH FANS
BIG DAWG
January 18th, 2012
7:28 pm
GENIUS JACKET YOU ARE RIGHT. CLASS LOOKS PRETTY WEAK,BUT IT MATCHES PJ
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
7:32 pm
Actually, the class looks pretty damn good
GT Man
January 18th, 2012
7:37 pm
At least PJ stoled a couple of players away from MTSU, Memphis and Arkansas State, also got us a 165 LB–under the radar–star, needed an extra waterboy to take gatorade to players during timeouts, but as PJ stated–dont need a kicker, more fun to kickoff to and watch special teams try to tackle runbacks.
Buzzzed
January 18th, 2012
7:38 pm
Thanks for you contribution Phil! Make the most of the degree.
GT Man
January 18th, 2012
7:39 pm
Supersize that order, class does look good as long as we compete with Duke, NCST, MTSU, Kansas and Western Carolina !!!!
reebok
January 18th, 2012
7:50 pm
Too bad. I hope the young man gets it together, graduates and goes on to have a great (non-football) career. Sure would like to have him blocking for Vad and the triple-option next year, though…
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
7:57 pm
reebok why can’t he play more football?
michael
January 18th, 2012
8:01 pm
smith made a subconsious decision that he is satisfied and will move on. he will look back one day and regret it but on the other hand maybe he won’t let his future son do the same.
HighTech
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm
GT Man
January 18th, 2012
7:37 pm
At least PJ stoled a couple of players away from MTSU, Memphis and Arkansas State, also got us a 165 LB–under the radar–star, needed an extra waterboy to take gatorade to players during timeouts, but as PJ stated–dont need a kicker, more fun to kickoff to and watch special teams try to tackle runbacks.
———————————————
PJ done stoled some more players this here year. lol.
Fan of the Game
January 18th, 2012
8:40 pm
Management degree, just what is that? Does it have anything t do with engineering. Congratulations on his getting his degree.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
@Fan of the Game…………search GIT’s website and educate yourself. Don’t trust somebody to make you smart by telling you or make you dumber by lying to you. You have a Computer USE it to find out what a TECH MGT Degree involves.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
9:10 pm
A lot of ya’ll are giving this young man way too much grief. I have been on a “team” more than once and when your “young, stupid” mistakes hurts your teammates, no one feels worse than said individual. I and several others were told what his mistake was at a pregame brunch in El Paso, and it was not a “crime”, but just a typical youngsters behavior for which he got caught. His harshest punishment, IMO, was being put on a Greyhound Bus back to Georgia. I’m glad he is on track to graduate with his class. I think his 1st suspension was for the same team rule. I would guess the bus ride gave him a lot of lonely time to mull things over and decide his little escapade costs too much. Maybe he will transfer somewhere and utilize his remaining year towards earning a Masters Degree and be prepared for a successful life. BTW, his mistake was no worse than what many of us did at his age. And no, I will not elaborate on what I/we were told, suffice it to say the individual telling us was high enough in the hierarchy to know and CPJ saw fit not to tell the world and I will respect that. So ya’ll ease up a bit on the harshness of your comments towards this young man.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
9:22 pm
Cryptozoology=Frozen Zoologs???
Worm
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
TYPICAL Tech cover-up!
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
1 4 GT, I am freshly out of Tech, and I have not been one to give Mr. Smith any grief. BUT, being just a few short months ahead of him in life (I’ve only been in the “real world” since May 2011) I already know good and well that to make the same mistake twice is to ask for people not to trust you any longer. You show yourself to be unwilling to grow and be taught. I cry no tears for those who repeatedly defy their chosen authority figure (and a college coach is a chosen figure, not one you are born with.) Hopefully (after a painfully public humiliation) he now understands that he needs to abide by whatever set of standards and rules he signs onto in the next phase of life. I hope he gets his degree and goes on to be a more mature man than he was that week in El Paso.
HighTech
January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm
Cryptozoology is one of the newest life sciences, and certainly one of the most thrilling. It is the study and pursuit of those animals which fall into one of three categories: 1) animals which have yet to be discovered and scientifically classified, 2) animals which are known, but thought to be extinct and 3) animals which are misidentified.
e.g. Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, Couth UGA Fan
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
9:34 pm
1 4 GT it is what he listed on the TECH site as his major. The study of animals whose existance is unproven ie. Bigfoot.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
9:36 pm
HT I was typing the same time damn you. LOL
HighTech
January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm
That’s happened more than once. Scary.
DesignerJacket
January 18th, 2012
9:42 pm
Tech doesn’t offer cryptozoology. It’s probably a joke.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Desinger I think that is a joke and the kind of guy Phil is. Smart a Joker and I am afraid why he is no longer on the team.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Can the Aussie player be a linebacker and kicker too?
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Designer Jacket–whole heartedly agree. My post was directed at such comments as “good riddance”. He doesn’t deserve to be cast aside like that and it is commendable that he & CPJ came to a mutual agreement and apparently is being allowed to stay in school and finish his degree.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
LMAFO @ High Tech’s 3rd classification.
Go Jackets!
January 18th, 2012
9:57 pm
We need a couple of huge NT’s for the 3-4. The Aussie might give our kickers a run for the money. I believe I saw he is 6′4 and 245, needs more weight for NT. Interesting situation, hope he works out for Tech.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
That particular major is not on the GIT webpage. It could be newer that the webpage though. I was trying to make a witty, sarcastic joke. Guess I failed. Again. Oh well.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
10:00 pm
Aussie is listed @ 6′5″ & 295#
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
10:03 pm
1 4 GT where are you getting his size the TEAM website for the warriors didn’t help me much
Paul in NH
January 18th, 2012
10:14 pm
Good luck to Phil Smith. Getting a degree and then transferring to play at a different school in Fall 2012 looks like an excellent move for him – he gets to start fresh elsewhere.
I was interested to see that GT is looking at a kid from Australia. Now, if GT is looking for players from other countries/sports they may want to look at Jonny Wilkinson – he’ll solve all of their kicking woes and he is available.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
10:37 pm
I think that is what was in Ken’s article
Old Blind Dawg
January 18th, 2012
10:52 pm
Puzzling when these kids have so much in front of them yet throw it away. He will have that degree and miss out on being part of a team.
UGA has had its share of rule breakers too. Glad to see CPJ is like CMR when it comes to repeat offenders. From what I saw the kid could play – GT will miss an experienced big ugly next year but rules are rules.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
10:52 pm
5150-if you’re still here. I’ve been looking at all the blogs for that info. I could have sworn I saw that guy’s size on one of the blogs. Now I can’t even find a blog about it. Dadgum brain farts!
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
10:57 pm
OK I have seen his size different a few times. I just don’t know where people got it. I looked up his Club’s webpage and it was not very helpful. Sean Bedford’s Osos Madrid team had a better site.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:01 pm
I just tracked down this link for the Aussie….check it out
http://profiles.berecruited.com/athletes/701553
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:02 pm
UOAD, all you had to do was GOOGLE his name—-Adam Gotsis. There are several other links too
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
11:06 pm
There must a GT alum in Australia that watches these games and sent some info/tapes of this guy to the coaches. If the guy pans out, they might want to put this alum, if there is one, on some kinda retainer.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
11:09 pm
Sean Bedford said he had a blast playing and traveling Spain, but it was work.
Thanks Supersize didn’t think of using his name. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:10 pm
Looking at that link, his stats are not overwhelming, but you never know. Also it doesn’t indicate any reason why he might be interested in an education at Tech, since his interests seem to be in health and PE. Who knows?
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:11 pm
yeah, 1 4, you have to wonder how Tech got steered to him or he to Tech
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
11:11 pm
Thanks Supersize. His physicals are listed but that is at least a year and a half ago when he was younger. He could have grown another inch and bulked up, but 50# in that short a time might be a reach. He could easily be 275-280# by now though.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:11 pm
BTW, 1 4 GT, email me what the guy said at the pre-game brunch. I think I remember, but I’m not sure.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:12 pm
1 4 GT, the link says 245, but like you, I remember somebody posting sometime today that he was 295
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
11:17 pm
His personal comment shows a lot of self confidence & determination which a plus. He also said he prefers DE or DT but will play wherever the coaches want him-another plus. I hope he measures up. It will be good for Tech to have a leg up in the Down Under. It seems to building up to a source of good players. They have to be pretty rugged, especially outside the major cities.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:19 pm
Oz is definitely a good place to find good b’ball players. Augusta State has had several from down under in the past few years, and one of them was All American at point guard in Div 2, and also good enough to lead them to the Div 2 Final Four 2 years in a row.
Give Me A Break!!
January 18th, 2012
11:22 pm
1 4 GT – Not to keep beating this thing to death about letting up on Phil – but – first the information you provided in your post @9:10 was made public knowledge while the incident was going on in El Paso (about Phil’s offense not being a “crime” – about the bus ride home – about both suspensions being for basically the same reason. So I’m not sure what to make of your comment that you heard this at a pre-game luncheon from a high source and won’t devulge either the source or “crime” – I don’t know that anyone really cares about either one. I suppose you get to keep your ego intact for having the inside scoop that makes you “the man” to go to for information – don’t really know.
You know, the thing is I’ve played a lot of sports – both high school and college – and when a team mate kept making mistakes over and over again – it had a definite affect on all of us from the perspective that we didn’t trust that guy to pull his share of the load when we really needed him to step up – so yeah, it stunk after awhile being his team mate and not being to do anything about it because the coach kept playing him for whatever reason. After college I joined the Army and when we had guys like this in the company who just kept screwing up time after time that made us all look bad – we held what is affectionately called a “blanket party” which means after hours and the lights were off – several of us would catch him in the bunk and pull a blanket down tight over him while the rest of the company beat the crap out of him. Needless to say it didn’t take too many blanket parties for him and everyone else to fall into line and work together for one common goal. Phil – while being a nice guy – and gets to finish his degree – was a rogue player even if it was minor stuff as you say. The point is there are rules for everyone to follow – including you and me – and if Phil felt bad when he screwed up – apparently he didn’t feel THAT bad because he kept doing it over and over – on the field and off. Sure I wish him well in the future – congrats on finishing the degree – but we’re talking football here and the ability to perform to the best of your ability when he hit the field – and he did not. So let’s not confuse the two – 1) The person – nice guy, nice family, good luck down the road and congrats on the degree and 2) The football player – poor performer – not a team player – constantly hurting team by on the field mistakes / penalties and off the field by suspensions that reflected on the team as a whole and disrupted cohesiveness of the offensive unit – what there was of it.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 18th, 2012
11:26 pm
@ Give Me…., I don’t think the specifics of Phil’s offense were ever released. Somebody in the Tech “party” in El Paso told us specifically what Phil had done. That is what 1 4 was talking about.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
11:31 pm
Sent you that info email Super and 5150 too.
Jeffrey
January 18th, 2012
11:32 pm
Who?
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
11:33 pm
Super………….I understand PHIL is Smart and a Joker. I understand that is what lead to his problems. I do hope he does very well.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
11:34 pm
OK 1 4 GT Thanks.
5150 UOAD
January 18th, 2012
11:37 pm
Watching the 1962 Manchurian Candidate with Frank Sinatra.
1 4 GT
January 18th, 2012
11:57 pm
Give Me a Break. I do not have that large an ego. I do not consider myself, nor do I want to be known as “the guy to go to”. I was just relaying what happened at the brunch. The guy who told us about it was walking thru the room greeting people and making small talk and the incident under discussion came up in a rather soto voce manner. I will continue to respect CPJ’s decision not to make the infraction public knowledge even though others may not. I too know the value and necessity of trusting your teammates to do their job and how hurtful it can be when one team member falls short. I thought Phil Smith played pretty good mostly even though he had a knack for getting dumb penalties at the worst times. I have said enough. Think what you will. You might consider looking before leaping in the future. You ripped into me pretty hard without knowing me at all. But I’ve got thick skin and a hard head. See Ya. BTW, if the info about the rule violation and the bus ride home came out on game day or later, I never heard or saw it anywhere.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:04 am
1 4 GT you responded very well to Give Me A Break. Y’all should be nice and keep it clean as we are all Fans here.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:06 am
UOAD, that was a fantastic movie. It came out while I was at Tech. It really blew me away, and I thought that Angela Lancaster was the most evil woman I had ever seen. Hard to believe she went on to play Mame on broadway and star in Murder She Wrote on TV later. I just caught on my TV viewing, watching the new series Alcatraz from Monday night. Good new show; I guess I’m hooked on another one. LOL
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:08 am
Just tell me you don’t watch any of those so called “adult” cartoon shows on FOX. Puuuullllllleeeeeezzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:08 am
Give Me a Break is a very nice guy. We met at a couple of games. UOAD, do you remember him?
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:09 am
1 4 GT, NO NO NO, I do not watch any of those shows. I DO, however, watch some pretty strange shows…..Supernatural, Fringe, Vampire Diaries, etc. LOL
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:11 am
If the Alcatraz is like 24 I will not watch. I hate the shows that you have to see each one in order to know what is happening. I like shows that have back story lines but you can basically see the show and miss a week and still be ok.
Angela LANSBURY….LOL. She is a bitoch for sure in this flick.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:14 am
UOAD, it’s hard to tell yet if Alcatraz will require constant viewing, but the premise is this. When they shut down Alcatraz in 1963, the prisoners weren’t really transferred to other prisons. They were kept in limbo somewhere until now, and one by one they are all coming back (without having aged a day) and committing crimes, which the main characters try to solve. The shocker at the end of Monday’s episode was that one of the current-day investigators was also there in 1963, and she hasn’t aged a day either in all that time.
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:14 am
I’ve only got 2 regular shows I make any effort to watch. Parenthood on NBC and TerraNova on Fox. I watch movies. I must have seen every John Wayne movie ever made at least 93 times. I read some. I play chess on the laptop. And sports. I’ll be fishing 2 or times a week pretty soon now. May try golf again come the spring.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:14 am
Super yes I do that is why I told them to play nice because we are all friends here.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:15 am
And, btw, I LOVED 24. I never missed an episode of it. Kiefer Sutherland has a new series starting up next week. I’ll probably get hooked on that one too. And yes, Angela was a TOTAL EVIL BIATCH in that movie
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:16 am
Alcatraz sounds like a close SciFi match for TerraNova.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:16 am
1 4 GT, I watched TerrNova too. I hate that it has ended for this year, and I hope it is renewed for next year. Good old-fashioned family-type entertainment—-almost like the old westerns from the 50s
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:19 am
1 4 GT I love the Parenthood. The girl giving up her baby is really a hard story line to watch. i love me some Erika Christensen. She is a cutie-pie.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:19 am
UOAD, apparently what 1 4 GT posted earlier somehow struck Give Me wrong. I was a little surprised at his response. I guess maybe he thought, not knowing 1 4, that he was one of those guys always saying, “well, somebody told me this, so….blah blah blah.” But that was not true in this case, as you will see (or have seen) in 1 4’s email
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:21 am
Well, I’m glad to see I’m not the only TV junkie on here. Although I watch WAY TOO MANY shows. I can’t keep up with them all.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:22 am
Yea I got that SUPER I just didn’t know how to say something to Give me a Break. i was hoping it would work itself out. LOL
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:25 am
The one I have really followed was LAW & ORDER. It started when I was in bed with my Broken Back. I was there from the first show and all 20 years. I like the spin-offs too. I like the original NCIS too.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:26 am
UOAD, hopefully what I said and what you said will clear it up. I just think he misunderstood what 1 4 GT was saying. Hell, with all the garbage that gets posted on here, it’s easy to come to the wrong conclusion sometimes.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:26 am
Time to hit the hay. You guys be good.
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:26 am
Super & 5150. I kinda thought Give Me….. was a colleague, but wasn’t sure. He had me wondering for a bit at first. Yeah TN is suitable for kids, but more like Lost in Space or original Star Trek. Pretty edgy Sci Fi shows for their time. I’ve always been a fan of Sci Fi all the way back to the “horror” movies in the 50’s at the Sat matinees. The Day the Earth Stood Still—–Klatu nicto barrata The Blob–Steve McQueen The Thing— James Arness? It Came From Outer Space Creature From the Black Lagoon AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:27 am
Yes it does get too much sometimes.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:27 am
Fortunately, I never got in to any of the Law and Order shows. I’m sure I would have gotten hooked on them too. I did happen to catch one of the CSI shows a couple of weeks ago, and I KNOW I would have gotten hooked had I watched it from the start.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:28 am
Give me is a nice guy for sure.
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:30 am
See ya’ll later. Sweet dreams or is that too “friendly”
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:31 am
One of the things i like about the L&O’s is all the Stars that get to be on the show. Movie stars, TV stars, Broadway stars. I have seen lil kids that have become big famous stars that were on L&O. Well after 20 or so years and 3 different ones you can imagine how many people go to be on the show.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:31 am
UOAD, yes he is…..very nice
Night, 1 4. TTYL
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:32 am
Have you seen the sitcom on TVLand with Betty White and Valerie Bertinelli (STILL a hot babe, even at 50)? Old sitcom stars pop up on there every week, and it’s a hoot.
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:32 am
You know who Mariska Hargitay is I guess??? What is TTYL??
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:34 am
Yes, I know who she is. TTYL = Talk To You Later. Welcome to the cyber world, 1 4. LOL
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:35 am
I thought you might be getting fresh with me. Later
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
12:35 am
I meant who her mom was?
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:35 am
Hey, you’re the one telling us to have “sweet dreams.” LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:36 am
yes, her mom was Jayne Mansfield, who lived in Augusta way back in the 50s when her first husband was stationed at Fort Gordon. She studied music with a lady who lived across the street from my family.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:40 am
YES she was the BABY in the car when the WRECK happened to kill Jayne
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:41 am
Mariska Hargitay’s Birthday is Sunday.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:41 am
yep. TERRIBLE accident. Decapitated Jayne. EWWWW
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:43 am
Not a pretty wreck for sure.
I like Angie Harmon & Jill Hennessy too
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:44 am
There are a lot of good looking women on those TV shows.
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:46 am
I liked when Linda “Wonder Woman” Carter was on SVU She is still smoking hot at her age too
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:47 am
Cote de Pablo on NCIS as Ziva David is my current LOVE LOL
5150 UOAD
January 19th, 2012
12:48 am
OK I have to go to bed now for sure. TTYL guys.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:48 am
I have never seen any of the current ones in person, but I saw 60s singer Connie Francis (remember her) in person at the 1967 Orange Bowl when she was still relatively young, and she had so much makeup on that she was actually ugly as hell. I was stunned.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:49 am
Night, UOAD. I guess I am outta here too.
pcb mike
January 19th, 2012
1:26 am
Let’s hear more about the Aussie, I try to keep up with recruiting and I am not familiar with this guy.
Lisa
January 19th, 2012
7:11 am
Good riddance. We don’t want this at GT. He should head to Athens.
Paddy
January 19th, 2012
7:59 am
Funny how Michael Carvell is “shocked” when a player chooses a college that best fits the degree he wants and not what conference the school is in. Tells you all you need to know about this douche.
RedandBlackDAWG
January 19th, 2012
9:05 am
Finish your degree young man, learn from your mistakes and be thankful you have gotten a free education.
If you really desire, to go through all the hassle of another year of football and aspire to be a Pro., transfer to another school and play another year. If you are good enough, I would think you could get picked in the NFL supplemental draft and play in the future for the bucks then.
Consult with the folks that have guided you through your life and aided you in major decisions up to this point.
I would say that now, your life is just beginning so hopefully, whatever mistakes you made while at college, will not dull your future endeavors. Good luck to you.
Starting lineman won’t be back with Yellow Jackets in 2012 | CollegeFootballTalk
January 19th, 2012
9:15 am
[...] to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the offensive tackle will not play for the Yellow Jackets in 2012. It was intimated by a school official that the decision was a mutual one between Smith (No. 61) [...]
GMAB
January 19th, 2012
9:41 am
I apologize to 1 4 GT – Thanks for setting me straight – Supersize and 5051.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
9:56 am
Give Me….. not a problem. Are you permanently shortening your name here? GMAB is definitely easier to type than the full name. LOL
juvenal
January 19th, 2012
10:05 am
not easy to like to party & graduate Tech-guess something had to give..r&bd, hargrove still in the pros, talent all that matters, there….
GMAB
January 19th, 2012
10:21 am
Supersize – No not really – I tried posting multiple times using the full name but was filterized each time. I just gave up and tried it another way – by shortening my apology at the same time since I was tired of apologizing for the same thing over and over only to have the post deleted. I acually had a pretty lengthly reason for jumping to the conclusion I did and ripping 1 4 GT as well as the apology but all of that stuff is now laying in the bottom of the “filter bucket” on the floor of AJC somewhere.
I have apparently used the “handle” one of your friends uses and thereby caused further confusion. I have never posted with this “handle” before and guess I ought to find another one. I used this “handle” basically to express my initial frustration and made things worse between you and your friend – so for that I guess I need to apologize as well.
I think the best thing for me to do at this point try to learn to be more relaxed when I read these blogs – and less forceful in my responses.
juvenal
January 19th, 2012
10:31 am
think “recreation”, not “re:creation”…
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
10:39 am
GMAB, it’s easy to become un-relaxed when reading these blogs, what with all the garbage that the trolls post on here. Anyway, I am a bit confused now. Are you saying that you have used the “Give Me….” handle, but are not the “Give Me….” whom I have met?
THE CURIOUS INDEX, 1/19/2012
January 19th, 2012
10:40 am
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GMAB
January 19th, 2012
10:54 am
Yep – That’s what I’m saying. Now, we may have met but I’ve never swapped blog “handles” or e-mail addresses with anyone – so there you go – just complete and utter confusion on everyone’s part from my reading of – and response to -1 4 GT’s blog – to the three of you trying to figure out why a nice guy like the original “Give Me a Break” dude would rip a fellow blogger he knew and was acquainted with – to me trying to apologize 4 times and having the filter do me in each time.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
11:08 am
Well, GMAB, seriously, don’t give it a second thought. We all thought you were the one we know (although 1 4 GT hasn’t met him). With all the people claiming to know things on these blogs, it’s usually a safe assumption that they really don’t know anything at all. 1 4 GT and I were in El Paso and met the president of the Alumni Association at the pre-game brunch. He told us what Smith had done, which had not been released to the media. It really was no biggie, but since it was his second infraction, he was suspended and sent home. So that is what 1 4 GT was referring to, and he wasn’t making any excuses for Smith’s behavior. We all hope he learned a life lesson from it.
just a techie
January 19th, 2012
12:09 pm
Compare & contrast with Rev. Richt. How many times did the TV announcers say that one of his “student” athletes been suspended this season alone before the Tech game? 3??? And he was still on the team? And still playing??
GMAB
January 19th, 2012
12:27 pm
Supersize – I got it now. Thanks for the explainations – yours, 5051 UOAD’s and 1 4 GT. As I said, I over reacted – I guess due to getting my fill of the other garbage that flows through the Tech blogs on a daily basis. I guess the one good thing to come out of all this mess is the fact you pointed out – GMAB is a whole lot easier to type! You might want to pass that along to your buddy who uses the full handle.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
12:42 pm
GMAB, you keep using GMAB and let him keep using “Give Me a Break” and there won’t be any confusion. You have found a good name, so let him keep his old one, and all will be cool. And on top of that, all of us who were here last night now have a new “friend”
GMAB
January 19th, 2012
1:46 pm
Thanks – BTW – the handle I’ve posted under most every other time under is – “GA Tech Old Timer” I should have stuck to that one – and would have last night had I not been such a hot head after reading 1 4 GT’s post and jumping to conclusions.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
1:57 pm
ahhh, ok, I recognize that name. So have you decided yet which name you are going to use from now on, or at least for a while?
1 4 GT
January 19th, 2012
2:11 pm
GMAB. All is cool. For true, all was cool last night. I too recognize the “GA Tech Old Timer”. I too have become somewhat “perturbed” at people and their rants on here. I try to not let the butt sniffing mutts get to me too much now, but they sure make it hard sometimes, dang nigh impossible other times. Anyway, it would be nice to meet up sometime in the future. I plan to buy a season ticket this year and hopefully meet some more good Techsters. I’m gone for now. Shopping & such. UGGGGHHHHHHHH GOOOOOOOOOOOOO JACKETS THWG THWNO
Ga Tech Old Timer
January 19th, 2012
3:05 pm
Supersize – Probably the one that either keeps me out of the most trouble – or the one I can remember. I’m getting to that point in life where I’m becoming more forgetful and the little things start to bother me more – so it’s a toss up.
1 4 GT – Thanks for understanding. It would be great if we could all meet up sometime during a home game. I haven’t missed one in several years thanks to good health and a wife that indulges me in the long drives from Daytona to Atlanta every home game weekend. Season tickets are a hard sell unfortunately – but maybe that will turn around in the next year or two after we have some of those awesome recruiting years like we read about so much on here – from other state school fans.
My background as a Tech fan began going on 70 years ago when my dad would take me to the games to watch Dodd, Butts, Bryant and the like coach – and Tech play when the south end zone was a horseshoe I went through those years as a young boy scout helping to direct fans to their seats and then grabbing a seat in the aisle to watch the game for free – to the point now that I’ve retired and have the time to share each of those Saturday afternoons (Thursday evenings) as a season ticket holder with my fellow fans – and live or die on almost every play. I’m not that great with the remembering and spitting out the statistics of all the coaches and players over the years – but I can remember the good times as well as the bad times and how things fell apart from the championship years to the point of almost dumping the football program. I’m in the process of reading a great book written by Adam Van Brimmer entitled “100 Things Yellow Jacket Fans Should Know Before They Die” – The Ultimate Resource for True Yellow Jacket Fans. It is extremely well written (published in 2011) and up to date. It covers the whole football program from the early days until the current time and I highly recommend the book to anyone who is interested in learning about Tech’s history and what has brought us to this point. Just thought y’all would like to know if you didn’t already.
Eddie Mcshan
January 19th, 2012
3:22 pm
did he beat up some girl in a bar like jim lavin et al -unauthorized facial surgery on lisa steffe ?? Or will we ever know??
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
3:34 pm
Old Timer, you come up from Daytona for the games??? WOW, I am impressed. I only drive up from Augusta, and that’s tough enough sometimes. I’ll give you an email address (temporary one for initial contact) when I know we are both on here at the same time. That is how I have been able actually to meet so many of the other bloggers on here—-the real “Give Me a Break”, Delbert D., GT1971, UOAD, RAMBLEON!!!, juvenal, 1 4 GT, and a couple more whose names escape me right now. Maybe we can all get together prior to or during some games next season. I gather from what you said that you are in your 70s now; I am catching up fast….LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
January 19th, 2012
3:37 pm
Eddie, some of us DO know what Phil did, and it was nothing bad at all, but it was a repeat offense, and he had to go.
gt4ever
January 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
Hmmmmm, you really have to wonder what in the world happened….
Ga Tech Old Timer
January 19th, 2012
5:02 pm
Supersize – I’m 69 – Started going to games when I was 6 – so I guess 63 years is going on 70. Kinda like my momma used to say when it was time to get up to go to school – I was supposed to get up at 6AM and she’d call me at 5:30 telling me it was going on 6 and of course I’d think it was 5 till. Anyhow it’s a long time to pull for the White and Gold and shared the ups and downs. The get-together sounds good. We usually have a routine of eating at the Varsity about 1 1/2 hours before game time and then milling around with the north end zone crowd and watch the band as they come down the hill to the stadium or walking down to the book store. Seems like we should be able to fit a meet in there somewhere.
Yep – we drive up from Daytona and stay the weekend with relatives who live in the Chamblee area before heading back home on Monday AM. We take MARTA to the games when the relatives don’t want to go. Things sure have changed since back then when I was living a block from the Kensington MATRA station. This past year I felt so confident about Tech’s chances against UGA I went so far as to purchase a couple extra tickets for the relatives so we could all rejoice in the blood bath I was sure to happen. Unfortunately, it was our blood and the best thing I could think of to say about that day when it was over was – we all had good seats – the weather was good – and I can’t wait until I get back to the house for some home made Turkey Ala King left overs. We’ll surprise the Dogs next year!! Can’t wait!