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Tech in talks with ACC for Labor Day game

7:36 am January 18, 2012, by Ken Sugiura

Georgia Tech is in discussions with the ACC to play in its nationally televised Labor Day night game, though chances do not appear good.

“We’re moderately interested in it, not crazy about it, but it’s got some interest to us,” associate athletic director Wayne Hogan said Tuesday. “It’s just a question of what makes sense.”

The league has interest in moving Tech’s game against Virginia Tech to that Sept. 3 date, Hogan said. The winner of that game has represented the Coastal Division in the ACC title game in each of the past seven seasons. The game would give the Yellow Jackets a national platform on a day and time slot in which it would have little, if any, competition.

However, Tech’s preference would be to not play Virginia Tech or any other Coastal Division team in that opening-week spot. Tech’s philosophy in recent years has been to play an FCS team in its opener as opposed to a more meaningful league game. For a Labor Day game to happen, the school would have to agree to it. Tech is scheduled to play Middle Tennessee State Sept. 8 and likely would want to move that game to avoid playing on a short week.

Miami and Maryland, who played on Labor Day in 2011, both had a bye week following their game. That game was the first of the ACC’s Labor Day games, part of the league’s 12-year contract with ESPN.

If a matchup with Virginia Tech or another Coastal team is in fact a deal breaker, that would leave Clemson, Maryland and Boston College, Tech’s Atlantic Division opponents in 2012. Only a matchup with Clemson would seem to have broad appeal – Maryland and Boston College were a combined 6-18 in 2011 – but the Tigers are scheduled to play Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game earlier that weekend at the Georgia Dome.

The ACC schedule is due to be released in early February.

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Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
4:54 pm

Okie, sweetie, I was responding to the crap posted by “I get it….”, obviously one of your sisters. If you don’t like what I post then YOU go to the UGA blogs where you belong to begin with, and take “I get it…” with you

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
4:56 pm

Ramblin Man, unfortunately the ticket sales argument is no good, because the game will be AT VT, no matter when it is played

LG

January 18th, 2012
5:09 pm

As a Tech and ACC fan it does not matter. ACC is just a lousy football conference top to bottom!

Ramblin Man

January 18th, 2012
8:16 pm

Super I realized that after posting.

Gr8 2B aFuzzyB

January 18th, 2012
8:22 pm

I like the idea of this game overall. I mean we can’t really use the young team excuse every year. The only thing I don’t like is that it would probably tag Tevin as the starter where a couple of lesser teams would give Vad a chance to get his feet wet.

dagnabit

January 18th, 2012
8:22 pm

I’m all for playing VT as a first game this year. Bobby Dodd tried to get Georgia to play Tech at the first and last game every year. Dodd said this would get these two schools huge attention.

Gr8 2B aFuzzyB

January 18th, 2012
8:39 pm

Then again, if Tevin stunk it up, it could signal the official start of the Vad era. If Tevin plays well enough to beat the Hokies on the road (which I doubt would be the case), that would be good too establishing us as the frontrunner early. Worst case would be Tevin plays good but we still lose. Then we got us a qb controversy.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:08 pm

You guys evidently missed UGA’s first game last year. You also seem to dismiss the grueling SEC schedule. You also seem to have missed the fact that CMR has beaten Bama more than Bama has beaten him.

I guess a convenient memory comes with that highly acclaimed GT degree…………..Man you guys are truly pathetic.

Check out the strength of schedule for each team here (pay attention to the won loss record too)

http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/strength-of-schedule-by-team?rating_date=2011-01-11

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:14 pm

It doesn’t matter WHEN Tek plays VT – they will lose.

I wish Tek would stop dodging FSU & Miami. Oh wait……I get it……. you……… will come back with lame drivel about UGA avoiding Bama & LSU – you tools – we both know the schedule is put together by the LEAGUE. No one is dodging anyone.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm

Yeah, real grueling schedule—-Ole Miss, Miss State, Vandy, Kentucky. Wow, those are SOOOO tought and grueling. How do you sleep at night. You lose to USC and LSU, but manage to beat those powerhouses plus a very weak Auburn and Florida, but somehow some stupid computer somewhere says your SOS is high. You are a damn fool.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:17 pm

Tech plays Miami EVERY YEAR !!!

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:19 pm

Funny how “the league” manages to give USC at least one of the big three (LSU, Bama, and Ark) every year, but UGAG keeps getting those byes against them

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:20 pm

The season we just completed – UGA 16th toughest schedule – Tek 52nd. Yeah let’s talk tough scheduling. But remember UGA get penalized because it pays Tek.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:21 pm

Tech was the best team the mutts beat this year. And as far as those SOS rankings, they don’t mean squat.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:22 pm

Hey Super don’t forget we also beat Tek every year………………….:-)

Funny how Tek keeps dodging FSU…………..good grief Super get a clue – Tek is a second tier program in a second tier conference – THE FACTS are out there if you look.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:23 pm

Quit looking at some damn computer ranking and look at the teams UGAG played—-Ole Miss, Vandy, Ky, Miss State, Myrtle Beach U, a weak Auburn team, and a weak Florida team, and in fact, UGAG had the weakest schedule in the entire SEC.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:24 pm

LMAO – Super you need to change your handle – “Super Delusional”

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:24 pm

Actually, Tech played FSU in 2008 and 2009 and won both times. How about those FACTS

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:25 pm

No, you should change your title to “I Ain’t Got it…….”

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:26 pm

UGAG won the SEC least, but USC was the best team in that division. They actually played somebody during the season, and they won big in their bowl game. True Tech didn’t fare so well this year, but we did better than anybody predicted.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm

Please tell me how UGA had the weakest schedule. We played many of the same teams BAMA and LSU played – Ole Miss, Miss St., Tenn., Fla. Granted the east was weaker than normal this year but even a tool from Tek knows it is cyclical. Even the weak ACC is cyclical…….except for Tek – they are terrible every year……………………

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:28 pm

Tech and Georgia both choked big time in their bowl games, but I bet I had a helluva lot more fun in El Paso, in spite of the game, than you did in your den watching the mutts blow it in Tampa.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm

I KNOW the schedules are cyclical, but you can’t brag about a tough a schedule UGAG had this year, when in fact they had a pansy schedule, and they have a pansy one again next year too. UGAG was, in fact, just a run of the mill team this year, but since they lucked into an easy schedule, the record ends up making them look better than they really were. Boise, USC, LSU, and Mich State all proved how AVERAGE the mutts were. And even lowly Vandy almost beat you and probably should have. Be proud of your team; there is nothing wrong with that. But don’t act like they were great, because in reality, they weren’t S*IT

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:31 pm

Once again Super – follow the link for SOS. UGA had a tougher schedule than SC. If I use Tek logic we beat SC because we had more whatever’s or we fumbled or the ref’s stole the game or what…..pick an excuse.

Yup we won the east – and tell me again what Tek won?

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm

Bama and LSU played each other. Of course, they are in the same division and play each other every year. But the mutts got a chance against LSU in the championship game, and they showed they weren’t even in the same league.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:33 pm

Yup you are right UGA was not up to par this past year………..but……………..I get it……………..we had no trouble pounding Tek yet again…………..LMAO. Poor pitiful Tekies.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:35 pm

You just don’t get it, the computer rankings don’t mean squat. NOBODY believes them regarding ANY team. A computer cannot look at a team on the field and determine whether they are a quality opponent or not. A computer only “knows” what it is told, and therefore it is a totally meaningless system of evaluation.

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:35 pm

Let me use Tek logic………we won the first half against LSU and would have won the game but we fumbled and threw a pick and…….I could use a list of Tek excuses here if you have one.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:37 pm

UGAG beat Tech because they had the better team on the field, but it was NOT a pounding. And remember the better team doesn’t always win. UGA had the better team in 2008, but Tech won. Tech had the better team in 2009, but UGA won. They were about even in 2010, and UGA lucked out. This year, there was no luck involved, but it was not an overwhelming victory for the mutts. And, like I said earlier, Tech was the best team you beat this year.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:38 pm

Hate to tell you, bubba, but, although you yourself may not use that logic, plenty of UGA fans on these blogs have used that logic about the LSU game. I guess for them, it was some kind of moral victory…..”Hey, we won the first half.” DUHHHH

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:44 pm

If Tek was at or near the top of SOS you turkey’s would be singing from the roof tops. The SOS is all we have and it is accepted nation wide – except of course by the delusional Tekies that are in perpetual denial.

I would have thought a Tekie would have stopped using that old garbage in garbage out drivel a few decades ago. Check with NASA – they know computers – tell them computers only “know” and can’t process information. Did you really graduate from Tek? You still have your pocket protector and slide rule?

I get it...........

January 18th, 2012
9:46 pm

Super please “Get it” Tekies ALWAYS point out the yardage they accumulate – especially when they lose which is frequently.

Later dude………sleep well.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:49 pm

NASA feeds in FACTS. The BCS feeds in OPINIONS. They rank the SOS based on the OPINIONS entered into it by people who probably never watched a game of football in their lives. Sure Tech fans brag about yardage and dwell a little too much on the “what if’s,” but so does EVERY college football fan in the country, INCLUDING mutt fans.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:50 pm

So yes, for the computer generated SOS, it IS garbage in garbage out. Everybody knows it; you’re just too biased (or maybe stupid) to admit it.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:53 pm

By the way, I will say it here for you to think about, even though I know you will disagree. You have a TERRIBLE OC and a joke of a DC. Your OC has already lost many games for you. Your DC is going to lose even more. You THINK he is the messiah of the UGA defense, but he’s really nothing more than an arrogant thug, and it’s going to end up costing you, regardless of how good your players may be.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 18th, 2012
9:54 pm

And that’s my final post of the night. Sorry, but I have better things to do. Have a good night, and keep all those fantasies alive; that’s probably all you have going for you.

Messin with da Sasquatch

January 18th, 2012
9:55 pm

Love these speculative columns that make da dogs green wit envy.

ACC Football Fan

January 19th, 2012
12:31 am

The ACC needs good football rivalries, and the Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech game has become one of the Conference’s best. Promote the game as “The Battle of the Techs” and play it on Labor Day every year. A winner for both schools and the ACC!

dry dirt road

January 19th, 2012
9:17 am

Ga Tech has an identity crisis and is unable to field a team representative of the early 70’s when no “Buzz” was created yet. Tech has no shotgun, a weak 3 man defensive line, hideous unis, and that describes the identity crisis. During the ‘71-’72 seasons we had a more attractive yellow jacket mascot that was from the 60’s, we had a 4 man d line and Coach Carson, Glanville, Maxie Baughn and Dick Bestwick as coaches. It was just a strong team, plus we had the unis of old gold jerseys and white helmets. In other words, our platform we offered was strong. We were 13th in the nation one year, and beat Georgia one year on national tv at BD Stadium. We were an independent, and played the Div 1 teams all over the country, just like a pro team would. Tech’s identity began to erode with “Buzz”, and now has a head coach who does not believe in the shotgun all that much, but gets poven wrong year after year. If VT has Thomas back we’ll be unable to tackle him again so we’ll lose. They’ll have him running the same plays they ran for 2011. Therefore we better turn down the Labor Day offer- b/c of them, and b/c of the 2012 “yellow jackets”. I think Oregon has the real yellow jacket wings on their unis now, and Ga Tech has big nose “Buzz” with the tiny wings. Our yellow jacket from ‘69 to ‘73 had huge, high wings. Maybe I should become an Oregon fan, even though I’m a Ga Tech grad of ‘73.

Bazooka Joe

January 19th, 2012
9:43 am

5150 – you are right about UGA/Tech at the dome and that is why it will never happen. Georgia will not give up a home game (and much less money by having it at the dome instead of Athens) to do it. Sooo, the only way it would happen is to have Tech give up a home game for it, which I dont believe will happen either based on things I have read.
Heck lets bring back the JV games that used to be played on Thanksgiving day and put that in the dome !!

Crazy Robert

January 19th, 2012
9:54 am

Is anyone familiar with a kid named Henrique Ribeiro? My sister-in-law teaches him and my neice is one of his friends. I heard this past weekend he likes TECH, and from what they say, he can kick!

Sure would like to see him join th Yellow Jackets!

Supersize that order, mutt

January 19th, 2012
10:00 am

dry dirt road, I have said it before, and I will say it again. You’re a damn fool. Get over all that worthless crap and worry about the quality of players and coaches. The uniforms (which I believe you railed about under another name in September) and the logo have nothing at all to do with how the team plays. And Buzz is FAR MORE MARKETABLE and RECOGNIZABLE than that scrawny, ugly yellow Jacket from the 50s and 60s. Get a life, man

Supersize that order, mutt

January 19th, 2012
10:05 am

@Crazy Robert, Dodd used to get lots of players from Baylor and McCallie. If this kid is interested in Tech, I hope somebody informs the Tech athletic department. We NEED a kicker.

I get it...................

January 19th, 2012
10:12 am

and you don’t Super. Let’s start with the basics (try to follow along). The BCS and SOS are NOT the same. SOS has NOTHING to do with opinions – it is in fact based on something you Tekies hold so dear – MATH.

The BCS did in fact utilize SOS in the past – they no longer use it – but SOS used nothing from the BCS. SOS is much like the RPI used in creating the NCAA Basketball brackets – still with me old timer? SOS is derived by a fairly simple MATH EQUATION utilizing opponents records as well as opponents of opponents records.

I hope I haven’t confused that mush between your ears. You might consider taking some vitamin supplements – specifically vitamin B1, B3, B6, B12, C and E commonly referred to as the brain food. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 19th, 2012
10:16 am

If the BCS no longer uses SOS, it’s because they too realize it is MEANINGLESS. You can harp on it as long as you want, but it is still a meaningless piece of garbage, used only by those seeking to justify their WEAK schedules. The RPI in basketball is a proven system of evaluation. NOBODY takes football SOS seriously.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 19th, 2012
10:17 am

Don’t get me wrong; I am not trying to say Tech’s schedule was any tougher than UGAG’s, but the fact remains that UGAG had one of the WEAKEST schedules in the SEC. And no SOS BS will alter that fact. Deal with it.

I get it...................

January 19th, 2012
10:29 am

LOL Super – you really don’t get it and I feel for you. Your complete denial when coupled with your delusions would be comical if it were not so sad.

In your mind the RPI is fine yet the SOS is meaningless – amazing.

Supersize that order, mutt

January 19th, 2012
10:36 am

Sorry, little girl, but YOU are the one who is delusional. And, btw, it’s pretty sad when you come on here first thing in the morning continuing to obsess over this topic. After I logged out last night, I didn’t think about it again until you brought it up this morning. Are you that insecure that you just keep harping over and over and over again about the same meaningless crap? You need a life, little girl. I am done with you. NEXT !!!

I get it...................

January 19th, 2012
12:38 pm

Typical Tekie – when your argument falls apart you resort to the cute little name calling “little girl”. you must be kidding. Every visit to the Tek blog reveals more into the level of immaturity shared by the vast majority of Tek fans. I come here for amusement – I go to the other sports blogs to read about high level sports. Tek fans all react in the same fashion – when the facts crush their delusional points of view they start slinging what they perceive as insults – tooooo funny.

For what it’s worth I don’t consider 10:00 AM anywhere close to first thing in the morning. Perhaps you old timers consider that early – not me.

How’s that star studded recruiting class holding up Super? Prepare yourself for another year of total disappointment. Tek will run (pun intended) out of the gate piling up impressive stats against weak teams and then send their fans into a tailspin by getting crushed when the schedule gets marginally more difficult.

5150 UOAD

January 19th, 2012
1:13 pm

I get it………………. No I get IT and you don’t have a clue still.
UGa ran! Ran as fast as they could to get an easier schedule. With some SEC presidents help the Dwags got 2 easy schedules in a row. Too Bad the Dwags will not make anything happen from 2 years of EZ schedules.

2011…………Oregon? no the Dwags got out of that game & needed a filler so got Boise St but LOST hahah
2012…………Oregon? no the Dwags got out of the H-n-H but picked up MIZZOU lol what LUCK that took BAMA off the Dwags schedule.

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