Days to play ’somewhere’ for Georgia Tech against Hokies
1. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson wasn’t in much of a mood to share details, but allowed this about quarterback/A-back Synjyn Days. He’s in the plans for the opener against Virginia Tech.
“We’ll see where he plays, but I’d be surprised if he didn’t play in the game somewhere,” Johnson said following Wednesday’s practice.
Johnson said he didn’t know if Days, who has spent some of the preseason training at A-back, would play at that position. Coaches want to get Days on the field to make use of his playmaking ability, but he is behind Tevin Washington at quarterback.
Coaches “really haven’t said anything, just that we want the best 11 players on the field and they said I’m one of the best 11,” Days said. “If it’s a special package or something, I’m just trying to do the best for the team any way possible, even if it’s special teams or holding the kick or something.”
Days has worked with the punt return and kickoff return teams in addition to A-back and quarterback. A-backs coach Lamar Owens said that Days is “getting there” as an A-back.
Johnson said he didn’t know how big the A-back rotation will be. Orwin Smith and Robby Godhigh are the expected starters, followed by Deon Hill. Johnson mentioned Tony Zenon, B.J. Bostic and Days as possibilities.
“There could be several guys rolling in there by situation,” he said.
(My guess is Days will play some at A-back. He was something to watch in the spring, though, running the pistol.)
2. Johnson said that Wednesday’s practice dragged. “The defense was a little more up-tempo, probably, than the offense,” he said.
The team was in full pads. Offensive tackle Morgan Bailey, defensive back Lynn Griffin, safety Fred Holton, wide receiver Chris Jackson and B-back Zach Laskey were held out. Bailey was still in a walking boot. Laskey has strep throat. The other injuries were not disclosed, but are not believed to be serious.
B-back David Sims practiced for the third day in a row.
“I think he’s getting back to healthy,” Johnson said.
Tech will practice Thursday, scrimmage Friday and then have the weekend off. Johnson plans six practices next week, Monday through Saturday. The team will fly up to Virginia Tech Sunday.
(Secondary coach Charles Kelly bragged a little on Griffin on Tuesday. “I’m really excited about him,” he said. “He’s big, physical, he can really change directions and run.”)
3. If Bailey is not available for the Hokies game, some adjustments may be made. Johnson said that left tackle Ray Beno has worked at right tackle in Bailey’s place, with Bryan Chamberlain playing left. Backup right tackle Tyler Kidney could play in a rotation.
Nose tackle T.J. Barnes is likely to play no more than 35 or 40 snaps in a game, Johnson said. He is backed up by Shawn Green.
“He’s done well in practice, but we’ll see once we get going game-wise,” Johnson said of Barnes. “I have no reason to doubt him.”
True freshman defensive lineman Adam Gotsis has stayed up with what Johnson calls “the varsity,” meaning he is a candidate to play this season and not redshirt. Gotsis is from Abbotsford, Australia.
(Chamberlain being responsible for Washington’s blindside in his first career game at Lane Stadium is a tall order. With the injuries to Beno and Bailey in camp, he’s gotten a lot of extra practice time. “He’s starting to get a little more comfortable with his own assignments, with his own techniques in a critical situation,” offensive line coach Mike Sewak said. Also, I don’t remember who asked about backup offensive lineman J.C. Lanier, but I asked Johnson about his role. “Right now, he’s a backup offensive lineman. That’s what he is.” I asked if a switch back to defense had been considered. Said Johnson, “I think he’s in the right spot, if he’s going to play.”)
Thanks for reading. There’s no more coach or player access until next Tuesday, so the next couple days I’ll be posting a couple stories that I reported this week on Orwin Smith and Quayshawn Nealy. Also, I need to post the next in the “10 things” series, on inside linebackers coach Joe Speed. Interesting background.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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GT Rich
August 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
Glad that Gotsis may DT or DE. Also glad that Synjyn running skills won’t go to waste as a back-up QB…
ToeMeetsLeather
August 22nd, 2012
9:26 pm
Besides TW behind center, we have no clue who will be lining up where on 9/3. And neither will coach Foster, pretty cool. huh?
HighTech
August 22nd, 2012
9:27 pm
9/3!
Go Jackets!
George Stein
August 22nd, 2012
9:28 pm
In 12 days, hopefully we’ll be kicking VT’s ass.
I had a lot of hope for Bostic after his freshman season. Hopefully, he’ll grow into his role as guy with crazy speed on the edge.
Innocent Bystander
August 22nd, 2012
9:31 pm
Thanks Ken! Glad to hear the coaches will work Synjyn into the game plan. He’s a play-maker.
Excited for Labor Day!! Go Jackets
FL Jacket
August 22nd, 2012
9:33 pm
TML…Omoregie Uzzi will be reaking havoc from the RG spot
. Tell Foster that…
FL Jacket
August 22nd, 2012
9:34 pm
I’m starting to think there will be some Pistol formation in Blacksburg!
BigTimeTECHFan
August 22nd, 2012
9:35 pm
Joe Speed – future head coach when Johnson retires, can’t wait.
Tokyo jacket
August 22nd, 2012
9:38 pm
I like what we’re seeing so far. As deep as this team is, it says a lot about Days’ ability to say that he’ll be playing “somewhere.” He and the Big O at A-back by mid-season will be a serious 1 2 punch with game breaking ability. Can’t wait to see this team play. I got my tickets today and will be in Lane Stadium in 12 days!
Keepin It Real
August 22nd, 2012
9:51 pm
We have a lot of speed!!! So let’s use it. At least once per series, I would love to see CPJ put the burners on the outside and throw the BOMB (that’s a fly pattern for the non-old-school). On subsequent plays (or series), keep sending the speed down field to make the safeties (& nickels) commit; hence, the A-backs can wreak havoc at the second and third levels all day long. When the linbackes start playing soft… you’ve got it, pound them with the B-back. Put it in the air, don’t be scared.
George Stein
August 22nd, 2012
9:56 pm
Totally agree, Keepin It Real. I sure as hell hope we are über-aggressive in that game.
gt40pinhd
August 22nd, 2012
10:03 pm
seems like a lot of nagging injuries. lot of 1st string players hurt. i was really excited about the season before fall practice, now i’ll have to admit, i’m concerned.
WnE
August 22nd, 2012
10:08 pm
re:
Nose tackle T.J. Barnes is likely to play no more than 35 or 40 snaps in a game, Johnson said. He is backed up by Shawn Green.
“He’s done well in practice, but we’ll see once we get going game-wise,” Johnson said of Barnes. “I have no reason to doubt him.”
____________
All that stuff about yoga & dieting and a new conditioning program and all TJ Barnes can give us is 35-40 snaps per game?
I’m not sure Shawn Green is what we need at NT.
It MIGHT be a long year.
Thanks for asking my question Ken, it was some other guy and WnE that was wondering why Lanier was buried on the depth chart at OL instead of helping us on the DL.
I find it hard to believe that TJ Barnes can only give us 35-40 snaps per game and then CPJ says he still won’t move Lanier over to DL/NT to help with depth issues.
Talk about stubborn.
OkieDawg
August 22nd, 2012
10:24 pm
CPJ on Synjyn Days: “We’ll see where he plays, but I’d be surprised if he didn’t play in the game somewhere,” WHAT..the HC doesn’t know if he will play somewhere? He’s the HC and he doesn’t know?
“Johnson said he didn’t know if Days, who has spent some of the preseason training at A-back, would play at that position.” WHAT…The HC doesn’t know what position Days will play?
“Johnson said he didn’t know how big the A-back rotation will be. Orwin Smith and Robby Godhigh are the expected starters, followed by Deon Hill. Johnson mentioned Tony Zenon, B.J. Bostic and Days as possibilities.” If the coach doesn’t know, who does? Is GT giving CPJ a check?
“Johnson said that Wednesday’s practice dragged. “The defense was a little more up-tempo, probably, than the offense,” Oh really, if the D is ahead of the Triple Sloption..look out! :
“There’s no more coach or player access until next Tuesday”…Well maybe I’m just a little confused…but does that leave the Techerhead World in limbo, or what?
What did I learn from this article?
Long Beach Jacket
August 22nd, 2012
10:24 pm
Looks like things are shaping up. We’ve got enough good players. It’s going to come down to execution. No (or minimal) mistakes.
On offense – Experience at the QB position and O-line helps that alot. For the guys with less game experience at A-Back…hope they keep their spacing on option plays…and catch the pitch…most important…then run..
Plenty of experience on D. Just play hard and smart!
Go Jackets! Again, Ken, great report….
Buzzzed
August 22nd, 2012
10:26 pm
@WnE
You said “it was some other guy and WnE”
Are you using multiple handles or referring to yourself in the the third person?
gt40pinhd
August 22nd, 2012
10:29 pm
okiedawg seems like to me that cpj is waiting to see how effective tw is. it will be better for gta to have days at qb than tw. days is built more like nesbitt, big and strong. let the defense worry about that!
1 4 GT
August 22nd, 2012
10:38 pm
Okie Dwag learned he is a busy body dunder head!!!!!!
Keepin It Real
August 22nd, 2012
10:39 pm
I know this was ‘only’ MTSU, but there are NO linebackers in Div I can run with our A-backs (especially when lined up at B-back). I would run this play 10 times in a row to open the game. Who is going to catch Snoddy/Smith/Zenon/Bostic? If the safety cheats over, you hit the receiver on the post on the other side. By the way, did you notice how open the A-back is open on the pitch with only a LB to beat. Can’t wait…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AI_cZ0AOgY
Alabama Jack
August 22nd, 2012
10:42 pm
Remember the scene from Patton where both the Germans and the British had the same reaction to one of Patton’s successes? Maybe that scene will be repeated 9/3.
Clyde
August 22nd, 2012
10:49 pm
It sounds to me like CPJ doesn’t want everyone to know what’s going on, OkieDawg and WnE. Injuries may or may not be injuries, 35-40 rep’s may or may not be 35-40 rep’s. Why would he want everyone to know his game plan for such a high profile game? Just so readers on AJC have something to bump their gums about? WnE, I’ll join the dozens of other on here in saying that you need to chill a little, dude. Maybe you need to do some yoga, get a hooka.
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Clyde
August 22nd, 2012
10:51 pm
Sorry, I’m joining the ‘others’, maybe try yoga, maybe get a hookah!
GT GRAD
August 22nd, 2012
10:57 pm
Ignore WnE…….he is a UGA fan posing as a GT fan that hates Coach PJ.
OkieDawg……….Coach PJ knows exactly what he plans to do on Offense and who will start/play; he is simply answering questions and making certain he does not give any advanced notice to VT regarding the plan.
Ken: We seriously appreciate the details and good reports regarding the team & coaching staff; however, please stop reporting information on a public forum that you know for a fact GT and Coach PJ would prefer to stay private to the GT locker room. Thanks
OkieDawg
August 22nd, 2012
10:59 pm
Okay Clyde…Then why even waste bandwidth on CPJ and GT? Does AJC even need someone to cover GT? Do GT fans like to be little mushrooms in Master CPJ’s world? CPJ plays you Techerheads like a fiddle. He will tell you what you need to know and when…and when to go to the fish fry.
Awesome
August 22nd, 2012
11:07 pm
Oh brother, here we go again with people wanting us to throw bombs that we never complete because our QB can’t throw them and our WRs can’t catch them. Those plays are a dream come true for the opposing DC. It puts GT in a long yardage situation and we rarely complete them so they really don’t have to change their defense any. The short, quick hitting passes are what we need to slow down those linebackers from crashing into the backfield. Put them on their heels a little. That would help the running game even more. Plus we can complete those passes so we actually get yardage as well as the softening effect.
Hayseed Dixie
August 22nd, 2012
11:17 pm
@Awesome
You’re right: look for more passes to the A-back this season. 3-7 yards per. It’s something this offense has been missing.
I am so STOKED that Gotsis is exceeding expectations this season.
Aussies are tough: time to crank up the AC/DC at Bobby Dodd.
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GTfan2012
August 22nd, 2012
11:27 pm
Ignore WnE, since he doesn’t even understand what coach Paul Johnson is talking about. TJ is a big, run-stopping nose tackle. Meaning he will primarily play on 1st and 2nd down!!! On 3rd down, Cross will probably slide inside in a lot of cases or they may bring in another pass rusher.
ole yeller
August 22nd, 2012
11:27 pm
You armchair coaches amaze me with your hypothetical B.S. I Doubt that any critic of Paul Jonson on this blog has ever coached a football game, yet all of the trolls that appear here including, WnE , OkieDawg, Dawgfan, and others think they are the fountain of knowledge of college football. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion, but I will guarantee you that Paul Johnson, has forgotten more about coaching and football than most of you trolls ever knew.
1 4 GT
August 22nd, 2012
11:29 pm
Bark bark! Woof! Eooouuwwwwww!! Pant! How bout a milkbone! Scratch behind my ears!! Then I’ll go over to the corner and lick myself!! Errnnn yip. (oh man that feels good)
1 4 GT
August 22nd, 2012
11:31 pm
AMEN ole yeller!!!
ole yeller
August 22nd, 2012
11:31 pm
By the way why does WnE always disappear at 10:00 each evening. School night?
1 4 GT
August 22nd, 2012
11:33 pm
I guess we’ll just have to endure the leg humping, butt sniffing dwags. If we have a good enough season, maybe they’ll fade away. Maybe???
spider
August 22nd, 2012
11:34 pm
you get em old yeller
1 4 GT
August 22nd, 2012
11:35 pm
He seems to. Maybe he’s 3 days older than dirt and he has to get his beauty sleep. Hah!! Beauty sleep, old or young for “Carnack” is a must.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
August 22nd, 2012
11:44 pm
I’m also intrigued that CPJ has Gotsis in the fold. Time will tell how good this kid is. Pressure on the qb is big. Tokyo, have fun in Laney, where does your trip originate from? WhinE IS a loser, I don’t even read his drivel.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
August 22nd, 2012
11:50 pm
So has Days been taking reps as the pk holder? Wouldn’t that be something, doubt it would ever happen but I could see some trickeration out of that formation.
FORMATION 4 SUCCESS
August 23rd, 2012
12:09 am
Success Step 3 (8/22/12): Fumbling, Dropping passes or interceptions, non-aggressive tackling and careless penalties are not part of the game. These things aren’t forgivable. They involve players who have not committed to the game,their teammates or themselves. What champion takes the field of battle with a lack of focus, an inability to make plays and lack of desire to dominate his competition. NONE!!! So how many times do you fumble, drop passes or interceptions and are non-aggressive in your tackling and commit careless penalties. NONE!!! TAKE OWNERSHIP OF NONE. AND A CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE WON.
Clyde
August 23rd, 2012
12:14 am
Ken has written good articles to keep Georgia Tech fans in the fold as to the status of the team. To log onto AJC.com, click on on Sports and then knowingly click on Georgia Tech to find articles and put people down seems a bit childish to me. But, sports do bring out the inner child in us all I suppose. Regardless, I would hope that a good coach would keep everyone in the dark as to his exact game plan. You should know how important this Hokie game is by now, OkieDawg. Stay positive in life!
NOVAJacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:47 am
What CPJ was saying about Lanier was they tried JC at DL to start with and he wasn’t going to ever play there, so now he’s getting a shot at OL.
Bama Boy
August 23rd, 2012
5:17 am
Hey Okiedawg anybody that wins 2 titles in 100 years
Isnt exaxtly a powerhouse,yall play buffalo,F.atlantic,ole miss,kentucky,yea
Youll at least go to the toilet bowl and lose!
Bama Boy
August 23rd, 2012
5:22 am
RTR number 15 is on the way!
GT71
August 23rd, 2012
6:43 am
Sometimes I fear that VPI coaches may read this column…but then I remember it’s VPI and reading isn’t really all that important ‘up there’.
Ken
August 23rd, 2012
7:54 am
Thanks for asking Coach my question about JC Lanier…
I wish the answer were better…It does seem unfortunate that someone with such size and talent coming out of HS didn’t develop into much more than a backupon the OL that doesn’t even get mentioned when discussing the depth chart…
But, let’s not give this kid a total pass and lay everything at the feet of Coach Johnson and his staff… Some kids simply don’t get it and never live up to their potential… Take a look around the SEC and there are plenty of 4 star guys not making it on to the field, getting passed on the depth chart… It’s just that the Jackets don’t get many prospects like that (and probably won’t due to the academic limitations) so when it happens on the Flats, the issue is magnified…
Jacket Man
August 23rd, 2012
8:11 am
DON’t FEED THE WnE TROLL.
dry dirt road
August 23rd, 2012
8:14 am
whether we win will come down to whether we pass out of the shotgun, b/c if we don’t, we lose, and if CPJ cannot undersyand the need for such a pass offense, he has to be let go; also, include what the unis will look like, what they will conjure up in the mind of this Tech grad, which I find significant ever since I’ve been looking at them on black and white tv from the 1965 Gator Bowl year and seeing BD there in Jacksonville; the personnel are there for the player roster as has been mentioned daily by Ken, describing what role they will play on the gridirons this year, who will start, who changes positions, etc.; now get the Tech playbook to correlate with the bounteous personnel, i.e. use the shotgun, and possibly the shovel pass
Goldenrod
August 23rd, 2012
8:18 am
We WILL Run This State!
Go Jackets!
dry dirt road
August 23rd, 2012
8:19 am
borrow some invisible dirt dug up from a dry dirt road for some shovel passing fom a road w/o painted passing/no passing lines, a road with Southern heritage
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
8:26 am
I agree with dirt road that CPJ should be let go if we can’t establish some resemblance of a passing game this season. He certainly has had enough time and we’ve been through a ton of QB’s and WR’s and still can’t get the ball downfield via the vertical passing game.
I am looking forward to Days earning the starting QB job soon, Washington hasn’t proven one thing to me.
…and Goldenrod we already DO run this state!
gt4ever
August 23rd, 2012
8:31 am
@WnE
That was just silly… 30-45 snaps for a NT …… If he gets that many snaps, quality snaps mind you. We will WIN the game…. Period…
gt4ever
August 23rd, 2012
8:35 am
I may be wrong, but I have a very GOOD feeling about this game…. Go Jackets! THWG!
gt4ever
August 23rd, 2012
8:44 am
@George
I’m shocked! CPJ let go….. Miracles do exist…
not oldschool
August 23rd, 2012
8:56 am
Days, Big O and D.Sims with T Wash running the option is the best backfield
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
9:03 am
Won’t be any different than last year with tw at qb.
4 losses and a ho hum bowl game
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George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
9:05 am
Nice to see someone has stolen my handle. They are lucky it isn’t my handle of Maker’s, as that would be cause for violence.
mb94
August 23rd, 2012
9:12 am
The Yellow Jacket rallying cry. 9/3. Fight Win
dawgfan
August 23rd, 2012
9:19 am
This just doesn’t sound like a team that’s ready to go up to Blacksburg and open up the season in prime time. Sounds like Paul Johnson is having a hard time figuring out who to put on the field. Frank Beamer, who is a much better overall coach than CPJ, has probably already worked out those issues as best as he can save a few injuries here and there. Virginia Tech is probably already preparing for Tech while Tech is still stuck in 1st gear. Sorry Techies, no creampuffs the first week to work out the kinks this year like you’ve grown accustomed to.
I’m sorry Techies. I just don’t see this happening. You will lose and then we’ll see how your team reacts after its season is basically over after the 1st game. Will it have the stones to keep plugging along? I have my doubts.
Thanks.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
9:22 am
Thanks for your input, dawgfan. Really hard-hitting stuff there.
Ken Sugiura
August 23rd, 2012
9:32 am
Regarding Barnes, Al Groh said something Tuesday that probably correlates to his number of snaps. He said that the defense lines up in the 3-4, if memory serves, about a quarter of the time. And, given that Groh seems to prefer mixing in backups for the sub packages, 35-40 snaps may be the right number.
GT Grad – considering that practices and scrimmages are closed, and that there are plenty of questions I ask that I don’t get much of an answer on (I would surmise, for instance, that Johnson has a far better idea of how he wants to use Days than he let on), I don’t think you need to worry about me giving away the game plan to Virginia Tech.
Birmingham Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
9:41 am
Opening line VT -7.5. It’s likely to be worse than that.
It’s fun to think big, and wish for that win to open the season, but don’t get your hopes up.
I’ll say it again…. There’s a big difference in our roster and VT’s. Beamer has playmakers. We have players that WANT to be playmakers.
When you wake up saddened Sept 4th, remember… Paul Johnson just doesn’t get it done in February.
GTVegas
August 23rd, 2012
9:42 am
Ole Yeller said it best. I can never understand why anyonewho is not paid to do a certain job thinks he knows how to perform the job better than someone who has spent decades performing that job.
I used to have pilots come into my office all the time and try to tell me how to structure their 401k. Well, I was the CPA/Finance guy in the room and paid a big Investment Firm to run it. If I had listened to the pilots, we would violate so many regulations it isn’t funny. Let’s just say my favorite response was “do I tell you how to fly your plane?”
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
9:45 am
Then go make yourself some cash, Birmingham. Otherwise, stop telling us how bad it’s going to be.
GTVegas
August 23rd, 2012
9:50 am
George – Anyone who reads half this stuff knows that was not you.
DawgFan – Remember, even your beloved Bulldogs usually schedule a “creampuff” at the beginning of the season. Look back at the creampuffs our next opponent has openned with the last few years and you might see some surprising results. VT has a tendency to choke on their openning creampuffs a bit.
As for BJ above, you have now been lumped into the Wheeinie category. That beiong someone who no longer needs to post anything since we all know your opinion and you don’t post much more than that. We all know what your posts will say before actually reading them, placing you in the “skip this comment” category.
WnE
August 23rd, 2012
10:06 am
re:
gt4ever
August 23rd, 2012
8:31 am
@WnE
That was just silly… 30-45 snaps for a NT …… If he gets that many snaps, quality snaps mind you. We will WIN the game…. Period…
____________
I find it amazing that everyone thinks that a guy who couldn’t beat out Logan Walls for TWO straight seasons is all of sudden going to find 35-40 “quality snaps” per game in game conditions played at game intensity.
Such pre-season optimism usually ends up with the same feelings of angst come the last Saturday in November.
So this guy is supposed to be the “key” to the defense this year, when he couldn’t crack the lineup on a weak defense in years past.
All you smart GT guys would never hire a guy for an engineering job with a 2.0 from Southern Tech, because his track record doesn’t indicate future success.
Yet, all you guys are betting on Barnes’ bad track record to somehow show future success, maybe vs. Dook & MTSU, but not vs. real competition.
Tech Guy
August 23rd, 2012
10:13 am
Tech needs to have an effective passing game to complement the excellent running game. Passing is needed for Tech to compete with the good teams. .
dawgfan
August 23rd, 2012
10:22 am
“Thanks for your input, dawgfan. Really hard-hitting stuff there.”
Yes, I’m sure your homer opinion is much more hard-hitting and accurate than mine. I mean, its not like Georgia Tech went 14-12 the past two seasons or anything, nor are you 2-6 against VT since they joined the ACC. Where in the world would anyone get the idea that Georgia Tech isn’t ready for this game? I’m sure you’ve got plenty of hard facts to back up your presumably rosy outlook on this game, so let’s hear them smart guy. The floor is yours….
“Remember, even your beloved Bulldogs usually schedule a “creampuff” at the beginning of the season.”
I know and it bores me to tears. I probably won’t even watch the Buffalo game. I’ll be on the golf course. I prefer opening up with a legit opponent even if it might mean a loss. I think it pays off in the long run. There’s a greater sense of urgency in preseason practice and a better foundation is built for the rest of the season. We’ll see if that holds true for Georgia Tech this year. As you might expect, I have my doubts.
Paddy
August 23rd, 2012
10:25 am
Okie Dawg……hate to dissagree w/a fellow Dawg fan but teams do ebb and flow during the pre-season camp. I don’ put much stock in the offense or defense having a sub par practice day. It happens with every team,college or pro.
GTVegas
August 23rd, 2012
10:36 am
Hey Dawgfan, I actually agree with you on something. I understand the logic behind scheduling a “creampuff”, but I do not necessarily like it. Some of it depends on the actual cisrcumstances though. I would not want to play a higher quality opponent for my first game if that opponent already had their first game the week prior. Most programs do not have the luxury of being able to know all the facts before making up the schedule, so it is always safer to schedule a “practice” game as the first game.
It is not a pefect world. As for having some positive to say about the first game, I would much rather approach life, in general, with a positive attitude and an optimistic view than always assume the worst. Hey, we all know VT is favored for a reason. We all know that, on paper, the game should go to VT. That is an easy position to take, especially by a UGA athletic supporter.
On the flip side, we all know how close the games have been in this series and all have had similar lines, if not worse. We all know that GT can win this game and we all believe it is better to support the team and keep a positive attitude and outlook than it is to assume the outcome before it is determined. That is surely a losing attitude adn self-fufilling prophesy.
To think, as you do, that we should not have this positive attitude and expectation is truly a myopic view and one that should be discounted as such. Do you not have the same outlook and expectation every year against Florida, against LSU, against USC.
So, step back and think of why you are really on this blog and do us all a favor and disappear; or save your comments until you have something meaningful to add to the discussion.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
10:39 am
Funny, dawgfan, because I don’t think we are going to win against VT. It’s more of your general lack of reasoning skills that prompted my response.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
10:44 am
GS…I looked up the data and found that we average 2 FL per game in our opening games, and that’s against FCS-level competition. Not a good sign, is it?
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
10:45 am
Guys, let the trolls troll. Let them say their idiotic nonsense and let them move on…
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
10:46 am
Maybe not, FLJ, but in general I think fumbles a product of luck, not skill. The other thing if say is that a four game (speaking strictly of openers) sample may not be enough to draw many conclusions. I’d also want to know how that differs from other games.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
10:52 am
GS…to be fair, 2008 was a huge step up the learning curve. Josh Nesbitt threw a very shaky pitch. Tevin lost 10 fumbles in the last 4 games of 2010 before settling down in 2011. FL by year…
2008 – 20
2009 – 12
2010 – 20
2011 – 11
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
10:53 am
GS…by the way, I did another interesting piece about ACC Officiating and Tech…
http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2012/8/22/3254488/why-does-acc-officiating-hate-georgia-tech
dawgfan
August 23rd, 2012
10:55 am
“To think, as you do, that we should not have this positive attitude and expectation is truly a myopic view and one that should be discounted as such. Do you not have the same outlook and expectation every year against Florida, against LSU, against USC.”
The past 5 years or so YES, I absolutely do. My team has given me very little reason to believe that we can beat those teams, much like your team has given you very little reason to believe it can beat VT. I guess I don’t live in fantasy land like you do.
“So, step back and think of why you are really on this blog and do us all a favor and disappear; or save your comments until you have something meaningful to add to the discussion.”
I’m here because I have nothing but clean old fashioned hate for Georgia Tech football. That should be obvious by now. It doesn’t mean my opinions are any less valid. Tech fans have a funny definition of “meaningful discussion.” It seems to only encompass discussion that you agree with. George Stein doesn’t like my “reasoning” because I implied that Paul Johnson is not doing a good job of getting his team ready for the game. That’s not reasoning. That’s just my opinion and I happen to think its backed up by solid facts. The reports from practice have been less than stellar and Paul Johnson does not have a good track record against VT or in any other big game for that matter. Yet, George Stein is attempting to portray me as an idiot simply because I disagree with him. That’s about as myopic as it gets. Tech fans are some of the most myopic and narrow minded people on the planet if you ask me.
Thanks.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
10:56 am
Yeah, I remember Tevin – and the offense in general – putting the ball on the deck at the end of 2010. The Miami and UGA games were lost because of fumbles. It was a joke between me and my brother in law that the sponsored Applebee’s Red Zone thing they have at Grant Field was the Applebee’s Turnover Zone.
se
August 23rd, 2012
10:58 am
AL GROH’s group will once again be a “NO SHOW” in 2012
George Stein
August 23rd, 2012
11:00 am
I’m here because I have nothing but clean old fashioned hate for Georgia Tech football. That should be obvious by now. It doesn’t mean my opinions are any less valid.
I agree with this 100%. Your opinions aren’t invalidated because you root for UGA, dawgfan. I disagree with your opinion because the facts you allude to aren’t include in your opinion or otherwise cited.
GT Lee
August 23rd, 2012
11:06 am
apparently dwagfan’s optic nerve is wrapped around his colon, thus his crappy outlook on life.
Thanks
GT Lee
August 23rd, 2012
11:08 am
” I probably won’t even watch the Buffalo game. I’ll be on the golf course.”
Hey Carl Spackler, make sure you get that gopher…..
Thanks
GTfan2012
August 23rd, 2012
11:19 am
Only UGA fans like WnE and Dwagfan would TALK about FACTS while not actually presenting any. Classic. You can say that your opionion is backed up by FACTS, but then you actually have to provide FACTS not just more opinions in order for your reasoning to be valid. Otherwise most on here will think you are just a pompous windbag…. Hmmm, I think maybe we’ve come to a logical, well-thoughtout, reasoned conclusion based on facts.
GTVegas
August 23rd, 2012
11:22 am
Fair enough Dawgfan, but I will continue to not stoop to your level and feel the need to post meaningless drivel based on no real facts on the UGA blog. At least I can recognize a waste of time when I see it.
We just have to recognize that you have now painted yourself as the definition of Troll and treat you thusly. I will skip over your comments as I do wheenie’s. Your opinions, and they are just that, are not worth the feces you just left on the field.
Oh yea, I did not ask you for your opinion, yet you remain present. What does that really say…that you have way too much time due to unemployment, that you are that self-absorbed to think that we care about your opinion, that you feel the need to insert yourself where you have no real value. I think you just have some of the same deeply set issues that plague the likes of wNe.
When it’s all said and done, we do not value your opinions and you add no real value here, but keep on posting and hoping that it adds meaning to your life. I just think you are pathetic and a waste of human potential.
As far as GT fans being narrow-minded, I do believe you will find that same opinion expressed by any fan towards their rivals and by exprssing such, you truly show your lack of any insight or depth.
GT Rich
August 23rd, 2012
11:26 am
Fumbles may have been down last year because Tevin didn’t hand off nearly as much. Look at his carries vs Simms and the A-backs. If you don’t hand off or pitch, you’ll fumble a lot less. Not all Tevin’s fault, defenses keyed in on the pitch man, forcing Tevin to hold on to it.
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
11:32 am
we hate AL GROH!
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
11:33 am
he will cost us the opener. say no to AL GROH in 2013….he’s more sorry than O-Dumma!!
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 am
i hear that the DWAGS have a soft schedule this year in the S-E-SHE
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 am
vtech will beat us by 8
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
11:38 am
My team has given me very little reason to believe that we can beat those teams, much like your team has given you very little reason to believe it can beat VT.
We have very little reason to think we can beat VT? CPJ is 1-3 against them. The three losses by an average of a touchdown. One of those games our starting QB left with an injury and our backup still only lost by 7. Last year we were leading late in the game until a stupid penalty killed the game for us. Its not like VT is beating us all over the place.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
12:03 pm
bob
a loss is a loss is a loss
good teams overcome adversity. gt football rarely overcomes it.
GT fan
August 23rd, 2012
12:05 pm
George Stein, lose the handle….of Makers, and replace it with Woodford Reserve, “The Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby” I too was a big fan/consumer of MM (then upgraded to Knob Creek), but was easily converted once “introduced” to WF. I sincerely encourage you to try WF if indeed you’ve never had the pleasure.
Game plan vs. VT?
PJ says S.Days will play somewhere.
Ken says SD looked really good running the pistol.
VT’s weakness on D is it’s DBs (and I believe I read they are severely undersized when compared to Greene & Waller).
Would PJ dare run the pistol with emphasis on the matchup advantage between the GT WRs and VT DBs??
Is B.Snoddy going to break a long run from the Bback spot?
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:07 pm
“good teams overcome adversity. gt football rarely overcomes it.”
You are right, we have only overcome it 34 times out of 53 games…
Alan
August 23rd, 2012
12:10 pm
For a bunch of “fans” who talk a lot of junk I find it interesting they returned most of their tickets to the game. Go Hokies!
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
12:12 pm
really fl? playing mtsu w carolina, s carolina st, duke, and other crap acc teams is overcoming adversity? playing div1aa teams is over coming adversity? cause weak creampuff u is where half more than half ur wins have come from. yep such great wins against those small schools!!
Alan
August 23rd, 2012
12:13 pm
No keep Groh! He will do for you what he did for UVA!
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
12:22 pm
cause weak creampuff u is where half more than half ur wins have come from. yep such great wins against those small schools!!
CPJ is 6-7 against ranked teams. Yeah, he can’t beat anybody. It sure would be awesome if he was 2-14 against ranked teams the last 4 years like some other coaches in Georgia.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:25 pm
“weak creampuff u is where half more than half ur wins have come from. yep such great wins against those small schools!!”
12-2 versus Clemson, FSU, UNC, and the other SEC teams we’ve played. Throw in the wins against UGA, Miami, VT, and a very good 2008 Boston College team (went to the ACCCG that year) half our wins have come against good competition.
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
12:25 pm
Nice article FL jacket: It is a strange phenomena that we get so few penalties. The general problem is that ACC refs allow way too much lattitude in offensive holding on pass plays. It occurs nearly every play and yet it is rarely called and since Tech doesn’t pass much, they don’t get to, in essence cheat much. On D, because we pass little, there are less D holding and interference calls.
As for passing the ball more, I’ve been an armchair QB and saying we should do it like most others here on this blog. However, it may be worthwhile to review the stats first. The TO concept is that if we run the ball 3 times, we should get 10 yds and move the chains. Except for a misread or an exceptional defensive play, we rarely lose yds. So when we pass with less than 50% completion rate, over half the time we have to keep passing or get 10 yds in two running plays which is far more difficult. So if we implement more passes, they need to be high percentage routes–short curl routes or quick outs. The long ball is when we have a mismatch with WR to a CB or catch a safety cheating toward the run and have an A back go whizzing by. TW is a senior. Hopefully he will throw the ball better this year than in season’s past. If not, then we will run the ball 90% of the time.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:27 pm
“No keep Groh! He will do for you what he did for UVA!”
What…graduate guys like Chris Long, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and Brendan Alberts to the NFL?
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:28 pm
Yeller…remember the disparity is in call against them…not agaisnt us.
GT Lee
August 23rd, 2012
12:32 pm
another nice article, FLJ……
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
12:33 pm
there’s an easy explanation for that bob
the majority of ranked teams u play are ranked 20-25
uga’s are 1-15.
i’m not surprised you overlooked this fact.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:36 pm
“the majority of ranked teams u play are ranked 20-25
uga’s are 1-15″
Not last year until the SECCG. You make it sound like you play the West every team every year. The truth is Tennessee has been down quite a while, Florida is the most beatable it’s been lately, Kentucky stinks, Vandy is Vandy, and you lost to the only team in your own division who was ranked (USCe).
Stop taking credit for the success of the SEC that you haven’t done much to carry the weight…
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
12:40 pm
12-2 versus Clemson, FSU, UNC, and the other SEC teams we’ve played. Throw in the wins against UGA, Miami, VT, and a very good 2008 Boston College team (went to the ACCCG that year) half our wins have come against good competition
you are 1-3 against uga vt and miami
those are ur three toughest games year in year out the past 4 seasons.
clemson is coached by dabo and is a joke. nuff said
bc was 4-4 in the acc that year. you think 5-4 is very good???
u played fsu with their worst teams since the 70’s. and braging over unc wins??? u certainly are easy to appease.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
12:42 pm
fl jacket can you read? the discussion was since 2008. apparently reading comprehension isn’t one of your strong suits.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:43 pm
“clemson is coached by dabo and is a joke. nuff said”
Conversation over…if you value your opinion over Clemson’s 2 ACCCG appearances and 1 ACC Championship in 4 years.
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
12:45 pm
the majority of ranked teams u play are ranked 20-25
uga’s are 1-15.
Ok then. Lets look at just the top 15 opponents.
CPJ: 2-2
UGA: 1-10
UGA played 9 more games and had 1 less win. Feel better now?
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
12:47 pm
you are 1-3 against uga vt and miami
those are ur three toughest games year in year out the past 4 seasons.
What exactly makes Miami one of our three toughest games every year? Are you sure you aren’t just including them because it helps your argument?
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:48 pm
hoodoo…love this level of fantastic insight…
“If CPJ had only won the games he lost…”
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
12:49 pm
“and braging over unc wins??? u certainly are easy to appease.”
No other ACC team has put more players into the NFL
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:00 pm
“What exactly makes Miami one of our three toughest games every year”
Gee i don’t know? the fact they beat u all the time!!
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:01 pm
acc 2-13 in bcs games. nuff said
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
1:02 pm
Perhaps I failed to articulate my point FLJ as I agree with you. Since we pass less, we get less opposing D penalties for holding/pass interference—you opined that. With the TO, we have more open field blocking and thus get called for more holding/illegal blocks than others. For no call fouls, opponents throw more and hold more on pass plays but they are not called for it. If we could analyze the stats more—break down penalties into offensive and defensive, it would interesting to see if the drop in penalties for our opponents are on one side of the ball. If our opponents have less offensive penalties called against them when playing GT than other opponents, that would be a very curious stat. It will seem as something is afoul in Denmark or in Bobby Dodd.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:02 pm
“No other ACC team has put more players into the NFL”
Over what time period?
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:04 pm
can someone remind me again the final of clemson’s bcs game last season? i forget? tia
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:05 pm
“fl jacket can you read? the discussion was since 2008. apparently reading comprehension isn’t one of your strong suits.”
Apparently it isn’t yours either…
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
1:05 pm
By the start of 2013, Tech will be 2-3 against VT and UM and hopefully UGA although the latter includes some wishful thinking.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:06 pm
“can someone remind me again the final of clemson’s bcs game last season? i forget? tia”
Funny how this erases beating Auburn, FSU, and Virginia Tech in consecutive weeks, as well as beating VT again in December.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:09 pm
uga plays in a conference with superpowers. gt plays in the worst or second worst conference of the big 6. nuff said
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:10 pm
yep it certainly does erase it. when u get beat that badly on national tv. btw, the acc school with the most players in the nfl is obviously miami. only an idiot woudl write unc.
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:11 pm
“What exactly makes Miami one of our three toughest games every year”
Gee i don’t know? the fact they beat u all the time!!
Just because they have done well against us the past couple of years doesn’t make them a tougher game than Clemson or Florida St who we have done well against. Nice attempt at cherry picking though.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:13 pm
i’m going to laugh so hard when vt kicks ur pathetic weak team in the groin again. and of course the annual beatdown by uga.
1-10 since 2000. nice job!
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
1:13 pm
Going back to Keeping It Real’s video—great play on the wheel route to the A-back. The problem with TW that I hopes he works on this year is that he looks at his intended receiver the whole way. He telegraphs his passes and he needs to be conscious of that this year.
GTfan2012
August 23rd, 2012
1:13 pm
Alan,
I don’t know about anyone else, but I have three tix for Lane Stadium in Blackburg on Sept 3rd. I expect a great game, but that requires that your offense actually show up to give it to us. Remember, the VT offense struggled mightily through the first five games last season. And you lost several OL, an NFL RB, and two starting WRs off that team. So while VT will be a favorite, as they should, with a strong returning defense, I’d caution you against talking too much smack given the way your offense started the season last year. You could end up looking very foolish. Go Jackets!
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:14 pm
“btw, the acc school with the most players in the nfl is obviously miami. only an idiot woudl write unc.”
Check the NFL Draft data since 2008 and get back to me…
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:15 pm
i’m going to laugh so hard when vt kicks ur pathetic weak team in the groin again. and of course the annual beatdown by uga.
1-10 since 2000. nice job!
Im sure you will headley. Try not to kill yourself if the game goes the other way though.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:17 pm
“and of course the annual beatdown by uga.
1-10 since 2000. nice job!”
hoodoo…if you are in anyway suggesting that head-to-head record implies perpetual dominance over another team, then I guess since you have only beaten Florida 4 TIMES SINCE THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION implies how inferior of a program you are to them
GTfan2012
August 23rd, 2012
1:18 pm
oops, I meant Blacksburg….
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:21 pm
3 years bob they have stomped u.
so of course it’s a tougher game.
again u beat the weakest fsu teams they’ve had since the 70’s.
congrats. be glad u aren’t playing them this season.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:24 pm
“3 years bob they have stomped u.
so of course it’s a tougher game.
again u beat the weakest fsu teams they’ve had since the 70’s.
congrats. be glad u aren’t playing them this season”
hoodoo = WnE…obviously the Win doesn’t count if you didn’t beat the best version of their team in recent memory
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:24 pm
since 2008. are u kidding me? yep just pick any parameters u want. let’s ignore the other years!
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:25 pm
no complaints there fl. at least they have won multiple national championships over that period. in other words, we don’t lose to losers like you do.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:27 pm
funny how u think everyone on here is this wne person. delusional psychosis.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:28 pm
“since 2008. are u kidding me? yep just pick any parameters u want. let’s ignore the other years!”
The cherry-picker upset someone else is cherry-picking
OldSchoolTechFanatic
August 23rd, 2012
1:28 pm
If we don’t win 8 regular season games and a BOWL game this year I will not be happy. Beating UGA should be a goal too, that is one reason the last coach is noot here anymore !!!
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:28 pm
3 years bob they have stomped u.
so of course it’s a tougher game.
By your logic Wake Forest is one of Florida St’s toughest games.
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
1:28 pm
You will not be kicking VT proverbial ass. Only thing you will be doing is crying a river while VT dusts the floor with your pathetic team.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:29 pm
“no complaints there fl. at least they have won multiple national championships over that period. in other words, we don’t lose to losers like you do.”
Uhhh…that also encompasses the Ron Zook years and before Steve Spurrier took over.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:29 pm
“Only thing you will be doing is crying a river while VT dusts the floor with your pathetic team.”
Tim…still waiting on the first time for your to dust us in the last 4 years
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:30 pm
gt2012
scoring 66 points in the first game is struggling?
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:32 pm
haven’t “cherry picked” anything. i’m using data since ugly face arrived.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:33 pm
“haven’t “cherry picked” anything.”
Who’s the delusional one?
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:35 pm
“By your logic Wake Forest is one of Florida St’s toughest games”
Huh? wake has beaten fsu 3 in a row? they lost 31-0 2 years ago fool. and are 1-2 the past 3 seasons? how clueless can one be?
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
1:35 pm
We have beaten your team 6 out of 8 times since being in the ACC. If that’s not an ass kicking, then your confused. Still bitter from last year when your DUMB linebacker swung at LT; O not to mention all the chops blocks you run so illegally. So, until you win, shut it.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:36 pm
obviously u are fl jacket b/c almost everything u write is incoherent blabber
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:38 pm
tim gt bloggers are the most insecure illogical fan base u will meet. they write the most incoherent bs like the comment by this idiot bob saying gt to miami is like fsu to wake.
miami 3-0 vs gt the past 3 seasons
fsu 2-1 over wake yet this is a comp? and i thought these
n e r d s were suppose to be good at math! lol
WnE
August 23rd, 2012
1:39 pm
re:
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:35 pm
“By your logic Wake Forest is one of Florida St’s toughest games”
Huh? wake has beaten fsu 3 in a row? they lost 31-0 2 years ago fool. and are 1-2 the past 3 seasons? how clueless can one be?
_____________
I’m so sorry!
I apologize, my fellow GT fans know very little about CFB, yet they refuse to keep their mouths shut.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:39 pm
please fl show me what i have cherry picked. again i am using data since your beloved m a n b o o b s arrived
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
1:40 pm
hahaha. hes thinking….still
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:41 pm
Huh? wake has beaten fsu 3 in a row? they lost 31-0 2 years ago fool. and are 1-2 the past 3 seasons? how clueless can one be?
Wake Forest is 3-2 against Fla St in the past 5 years. That makes them just as tough as Florida in your logic but not as tough as GT who is 2-0.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:41 pm
“since your beloved m a n b o o b s arrived”
What kind of rational, intelligent person thinks, speaks, or writes this way?
ToeMeetsLeather
August 23rd, 2012
1:41 pm
VD Snyder, if the REAL TECH team is pathetic, what would you call that James Madison team that kicked your a**? Way to make the conference proud with that showing.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:42 pm
wait wne they say i am u. if i am u, then how did we write the same message at the same time?!!!!
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:43 pm
miami 3-0 vs gt the past 3 seasons
fsu 2-1 over wake yet this is a comp? and i thought these
n e r d s were suppose to be good at math! lol
We are 2-3 vs Miami in the past 5 years.
Fla St is 2-3 vs Wake in the past 5 years.
Rick James
August 23rd, 2012
1:43 pm
I’m starting to think that Tech is going to win this game..
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
1:45 pm
“We have beaten your team 6 out of 8 times since being in the ACC. If that’s not an ass kicking, then your confused. Still bitter from last year when your DUMB linebacker swung at LT; O not to mention all the chops blocks you run so illegally. So, until you win, shut it.”
- Only 1 chop block was called against GT all year, but hey who needs facts
- The punch happened. If it didn’t we’d have the ball back in the 4th quarter with a 26-21 lead (hardly a scenario suggesting a butt-kicking right?)
- They’ve all come down to the 4th quarter since 2008, and you know that. Unlike your games against Clemson…
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:49 pm
u can’t compare head to head with teams that don’t play each other fool. gt played fsu as did wake when they had their worst two seasons since the 70’s. why don’t you go back to 2000 and compare since then? ahh that’s right. it wouldn’t fit ur scheme.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:50 pm
again bob going back to year 5 when we’ve been discussing recent outcomes. again nice selective picking to fit ur agenda.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:51 pm
” If it didn’t”…ifs and buts and candy and nuts….
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
1:52 pm
Typical GT Fans, cant admit defeat, and always use some outlier as defense. We are talking about VT vs. GT, not VT vs. xyz. Face the truth. We are better, and we beat you last year, and we will do the same at home. As long as you have Al Groh, the better.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:52 pm
fl when you lose 75% of the time against a team, it is getting ur butt kicked. idc how close the games have been.
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
1:56 pm
again bob going back to year 5 when we’ve been discussing recent outcomes. again nice selective picking to fit ur agenda.
How is 5 years not recent? It would be nice if you would let us all know what counts and what doesn’t. Pretty soon you will be crying about how GT is a bad team because they do poorly on even numbered days when the temperature is in the mid 70s.
HighTech
August 23rd, 2012
2:02 pm
WnE
August 23rd, 2012
1:39 pm
re:
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
1:35 pm
“By your logic Wake Forest is one of Florida St’s toughest games”
Huh? wake has beaten fsu 3 in a row? they lost 31-0 2 years ago fool. and are 1-2 the past 3 seasons? how clueless can one be?
_____________
I’m so sorry!
I apologize, my fellow GT fans know very little about CFB, yet they refuse to keep their mouths shut.
—————————————————-
Yes and no.
Yes, you are sorry. No, you are not a GT fan.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:03 pm
“fl when you lose 75% of the time against a team, it is getting ur butt kicked. idc how close the games have been.”
Losing 42-10 to LSU is getting your butt-kicked. Getting your butt-kicked implies facing a team several levels better than you. Losing a string of games decided in the 4th quarter is tough luck.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:04 pm
well bob the whole point was choosing years where current players played AND when pj was the coach u buffoon
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
2:05 pm
Til the 3rd….keep up the high hopes, only for you to be shattered at 8:04 when we return the kickoff for a TD and don’t let up. I would say good luck but meah.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:06 pm
ahh the old excuse…they are just lucky. doesn’t get any more pathetic than that. no fl, losing a significant amount of games to ONE team IS getting ur butt kicked.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:07 pm
only gt fans think a football game is over after the 3rd quarter.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:08 pm
“only for you to be shattered at 8:04 when we return the kickoff for a TD and don’t let up.”
I have high hopes? Haha…
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:09 pm
tim
i watched the acc preview on espn yesterday. vt has some studs that will replace what was lost. that’s what gt imbeciles don’t get. vt reloads. gt tried and hopes to replace medicore players. vt is a perrenial power. gt is a school that runs a high school offense.
yet they talk like they’ve accompished something since fish fry arrived.
Tim VT Snyder
August 23rd, 2012
2:10 pm
Hoodoo laying down the smack. Gotta go…but keep up the good work!
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:10 pm
“no fl, losing a significant amount of games to ONE team IS getting ur butt kicked.”
If you say so…
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:11 pm
“yet they talk like they’ve accompished something since fish fry arrived”
Only an ACC Championship…
HighTech
August 23rd, 2012
2:12 pm
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:09 pm
tim
i watched the acc preview on espn yesterday. vt has some studs that will replace what was lost. that’s what gt imbeciles don’t get. vt reloads. gt tried and hopes to replace medicore players. vt is a perrenial power. gt is a school that runs a high school offense.
yet they talk like they’ve accompished something since fish fry arrived.
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Too bad you didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:15 pm
no u have no acc championship cause u cheated.
and sorry but i certainly wouldn’t brag about winning the atrocious acc. 2-13 in bcs games. when a couple of bcs games then u can talk that up.
hoodoo
August 23rd, 2012
2:16 pm
high tech
i only stay at 4 star or higher hotels.
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
2:19 pm
hoodoo, just curiously do you think UGA has any chance at all of beating South Carolina this year? I would hope for consistency that your answer is no.
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:19 pm
v tech is always a paper champ
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:21 pm
CPJ shud just ask DABO how to beat the turkeys….he owns em. V Tech reminds me alot of UGA—always over rated and overhyped….yawn
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:21 pm
“no u have no acc championship cause u cheated.”
Funny, the ACC Media Days had a poster of us up claiming we were the 1009 Champions. Odd.
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:21 pm
2009
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:23 pm
@hoodoo
what thugs/criminals is V TECh gonna throw in the yard this year???
FL Jacket
August 23rd, 2012
2:24 pm
“i certainly wouldn’t brag about winning the atrocious acc.”
This is almost starting to get comical. Everytime I disprove you, you throw in an opinion about how it doesn’t matter. It’s so cute how you continue to do that knowing you have nothing to stand on. I mean, you even thought Clemson is a terrible team because they quit in a bowl game…
Big Crimson 75
August 23rd, 2012
2:24 pm
hoodoo, just curiously do you think UGA has any chance at all of beating South Carolina this year?
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I’ll take that one Bobby — NEGATIVE!!
Ya gotta love the dwags. woof – woof – bark – bark – sniff – sniff – woof – woof – roll-over & play dead when a real team lines up across the Field!
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:26 pm
@big Crimson
Yeah DWAGS are bullies until they play someone their own size. The Gameclucks will beat em by 17 and concuss Murrey
Paddy
August 23rd, 2012
2:27 pm
VTSnyder……..no school teaches or enourages a chop block. I believe GT got called for this infraction just one time last year. GT teaches the cut block, as does my beloved Dawgs, and it is legal. I am sure you know that a single player can’t be called for a chop block. The defensive player must be otherwise engaed for this to be called. Learn the rules pal if you come to Georgia and pop off. We know our footall!
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:28 pm
@PADDY
SC 27 DWAGS 13……..LEARN it =D
DJ
August 23rd, 2012
2:29 pm
Go Hokies!
Big Crimson 75
August 23rd, 2012
2:30 pm
Jones — VT is top-flight Program.
Notorious slow starters every season, however they end up in BCS Games practically every year.
They were robbed in the Sugar Bowl last Yr.
It’ll be one of Johnson’s best wins @ GT if the bees beat VT to open the Season.
If Tech beats VT — Watch Out!!
You heard it here first boys, 2012 BCS Title Game — Bama vs. GT!!!!
BANK IT!
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:33 pm
@big Crimson
gotta disagree with u… Vtech used to be a top flight program but no more. They arent scary anymore and nobody in the ACC fears em. Bud Foster is on the way out and Beamer has lost that team. They werent robbed against Michigan–they lost and Michigan wasnt very good
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:34 pm
@DJ
hokies fight dogs and smoke trees
Techfan
August 23rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Tony Zenon should start at the A back position. Coaching sucks! Godhigh as possible starter? You got to be kidding me! He didn’t even have a scholarship a year ago! And Deon Hill needs to just stick with Special teams. Dude can’t even hold the ball in his hands. Hands down Zenon should start! Fastest, shiftiest, best ball handling, and most logical A Back Tech has. Get it together coaches!
Big Crimson 75
August 23rd, 2012
2:37 pm
Jones — White Boy caught that ball in the end-zone for VT — Game Over!
Hell, That was an NFL TD….control & 2 feet in!!
VT isn’t where they were 10 to 15 years ago(Nationally), but they are the team to beat in the ACC.
GTBob
August 23rd, 2012
2:51 pm
gotta disagree with u… Vtech used to be a top flight program but no more. They arent scary anymore and nobody in the ACC fears em.
They have won at least 10 games for the last 8 years. I wouldn’t say they are scaring people but they are one of the better programs currently in college football.
sean jones
August 23rd, 2012
2:51 pm
@ big crimson
didnt look like a catch to me or the referee. VT isnt the team to beat in the ACC. FSU is this year bro and their defense is better than everybody else
s….yep even BAMA =D
HighTech
August 23rd, 2012
3:11 pm
Paddy
August 23rd, 2012
2:27 pm
VTSnyder……..no school teaches or enourages a chop block. I believe GT got called for this infraction just one time last year. GT teaches the cut block, as does my beloved Dawgs, and it is legal. I am sure you know that a single player can’t be called for a chop block. The defensive player must be otherwise engaed for this to be called. Learn the rules pal if you come to Georgia and pop off. We know our football!
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Paddy…you should know by now that reasonable and factual posts have no place on the AJC blogs.
Big Crimson 75
August 23rd, 2012
3:18 pm
Jones — slow down trigger.
GTVegas
August 23rd, 2012
3:20 pm
UOAD !!!!
That is why they play the games, my friends. Anyone who tells you absolutely who will win is delusional (sp?).
It’s not that hard to take the stand of the favorite and there are usually reasons they are the favorite, but to take a hard line that a team can’t win….There are too many examples where logic does not hold, again, why they play the games.
If the UGA fans want to hold their hat on recent history, I guess they are OK saying that their preseason ranking is a huge pile of crap, as that is what history would prove.
Other than that, the reasoning behind getting on another team’s blog and offering no real, meaningful commentary should point to some serious personal issues and shortcomings.
GTfan2012
August 23rd, 2012
4:01 pm
VT, your offense is suspect until proven otherwise.
GT, your defense is suspect until proven otherwise.
Should be a good game. Go Jackets. Nuff said.
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
4:06 pm
VT is 6-4 over the last 10 years on their opening game—the only “bad” loss was to East Carolina–others were USC (the real one out West), AL, & Boise St. They did lose a second game of the season to James Madison so perhaps you can argue they start slow, but they also have played good competition. I think it’s going to be a good game and the national exposure cannot hurt. Home team should have the distinct advantage, but giving 7.5 points—I’d take the points.
fuzzybee78
August 23rd, 2012
4:22 pm
I think the Jackets are going to need to steal a TD via ST or D turnover to get over the points spread.
Then again nobody predicted the win up there in 06 after the beat down we took at home in 05.
GT fan
August 23rd, 2012
4:33 pm
IDK about anyone else, but every time I see a photo of Synjyn carrying the ball one word comes to mind …
F U M B L E.
Someone, other than WnE, teach SD how to TUCK THE BALL.
these are the good ole Days
August 23rd, 2012
4:54 pm
bet ya Monken at that Statesboro school was sure he could grab this one away to qb his team…glad Tech coaches understand the best need to be on the field, great to hear
Georgia Tech is in Atlanta
August 23rd, 2012
4:56 pm
Oh god. How many fumbles?
jeffjacket
August 23rd, 2012
5:22 pm
I tell you what guys, I really want to believe Washington will be able to at least throw the short and mid-range routes. That alone will insure a top offense and with Groh being in his 3rd year, it may be LOOK OUT VT!
fan
August 23rd, 2012
6:28 pm
Virginia Tech 45, blowflys 10.
Yeller Bug
August 23rd, 2012
6:32 pm
JJ: I hope so too. TW did well the first few weeks—led the nation in passer rating for a couple of weeks. Everyone claimed it was the weak schedule, but later on in the schedule the receivers were still open and TW was not even within a grenade accurate. He got happy feet. His first pass against UVA was overthrown by 15 yds! Hopefully he has worked on his mechanics and will do better this year.
Grinch
August 23rd, 2012
10:16 pm
This I can GUARANTEE YOU, most will finally get to see the potent triple option in it’s most dangerously wicked form. Ga Southern is all I’m gonna say. CPJ finally has his pieces in place where he can interchange parts (players) on the fly during the game to keep the defenses very confused. Our QB may line up but run the trip option, or the wild cat, or the dump, or the long pass. We’ll use V Lee, Syms and Tevin on many different plays and this will fun to watch. The same goes for ANY player on the offense. Left guard my play right guard, etc. This is the type of team CPJ wants and used to win multiple titles at Ga Southern.
1 4 GT
August 23rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Grinch—-I surely, truly hope so. I can almost taste the wins.
1 4 GT
August 23rd, 2012
10:31 pm
Bi Cri—-I would like to go out on that limb with you, but I am scared of putting a jinx on GT. But I surely, truly would love so see it. So bad, I can almost taste it. Just for fun—your completely honest thoughts on the winner of your Bama/GT MNCG??
GTfan2012
August 23rd, 2012
10:35 pm
fuzzybee78,
I was in Blacksburg in ‘06…. What a game! 9/3 will be my third trip to Lane Stadium for a game. so far we are undefeated in games I have attended at Lane stadium. Unfortunately that’s only 1-0, because my other visit to Lane stadium ended with rain, thunder and Lee Corso rental car being struck by lightening. Good Times.
ole yeller
August 23rd, 2012
10:49 pm
14, I’m from Statesboro home of Ga. Southern Erk Russell and Paul Johnson. Grinch speaks the truth.
Clyde
August 23rd, 2012
10:53 pm
I do recall reading that TW acknowledged his ‘happy feet’ problem due to pressure and has worked on it. With a strong line, there’s a good chance of improved passing due to more patience. From the articles I’ve read, CPJ hasn’t talked about TW much and I think it’s because he has looked strong. I don’t care what happened last year or the year before, there’s a season of football to be played and I’m excited about it.
1 4 GT
August 23rd, 2012
11:11 pm
ole yeller—-I know. I look for a real good year and I believe anything is possible. I will be sorely disappointed if GT has just an average year. I also know what the offense can do. It can many problems for defenses. I wanna see coaches throwing fits on sidelines and players slapping the ground and telling reporters I won’t see that offense in the NFL like that UNC DE last year. THWGeorgie GOOOOO JACKETS COOK THE TURKEY <<<<<>>>>>
1 4 GT
August 23rd, 2012
11:12 pm
“create” between can & many
ole yeller
August 23rd, 2012
11:32 pm
14, fear P.J. He is too laid back and silent this year. I get the feeling he is very confident of this team. I’ve seen this before of the teams he had. He had an unequaled program at Ga. Southern. I have heard over and over he plays chess while his opponents are playing checkers. Having followed him for many years I get the sense that he is now comfortable in this teams ability to excel.
1 4 GT
August 23rd, 2012
11:54 pm
ole yeller—-I’ll take your word for it. I like his short, kinda sarcastic remarks when questioned about his team. I know he had a powerhouse at Ga Southern & Dooley wanted Erk to replace him & bring PJ with him as OC until Erk retired from coaching after 5 years max at Georgie. Dooley told the hiring board he wanted to watch SEC coaches pull their hair out trying to stop PJ’s offense. Triple Option is really not the proper name for it. TO is no more than 30% of it. Flexbone comes closer in my opinion. If he doesn’t have all the necessary players just yet, wait one more year & watch us go.
ole yeller
August 23rd, 2012
11:58 pm
14, I think he is already there. It was the ham bone, and was run by Tracy Hamm.
1 4 GT
August 24th, 2012
12:49 am
Yeah, I remember him. If we could get a QB like that, and we might have at least one, if not two, watch out. I hope we see Vad Lee sonn and he is what he was recruited for. I think Justin Thomas has the skill set, but he is so small. At 5′9″ he might could add 10-15 pounds of muscle, but I have doubts about his size, although Little Joe did damn good. He was a bit heavier, but if he was 5′9″, it was after getting off the stretching rack. We need someone with Lee’s size & Joe’s skill set. I know I’m setting up “Carnack” for a feast. And some others too.
gt4ever
August 24th, 2012
8:30 am
@Grinch
I hope your right, but the odds are surely against….
Birmingham Jacket
August 24th, 2012
9:45 am
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/teamrank/2012/ACC/all
2012: 56th nationally 10/12 ACC
2010: 41st nationally 8/12 ACC
2009: 43rd nationally 8/12 ACC
2008: 49th nationally 8/12 ACC
When you feel the pain and disappointment, this is why.
Time for a new regime.
BV
August 24th, 2012
10:42 am
Can’t Days just learn how to carry the ball?…Yet another photo demonstrating precisely how not to carry the ball.
Nash Nance's Dad
August 24th, 2012
3:07 pm
I can solve this problem.
I can get you a QB with SEC bench experience, D-3 practice experience, plus a troubled wide receiver.
My rates are way better than Cecil Newton.
Hit me up fools.
GTfan2012
August 24th, 2012
3:54 pm
Birmingham, I get it… the “star” rankings don’t look great for GT. Also, those ranking are based on quantity rather than quality. I agree we can get better talent that fits our scheme, and I think that in 2012 and in 2013 we have. But I also believe in letting the players perform on the field before we judge them.
Actually, why don’t you take a look at that 2009 class and get back to me on why the recruiting classes of certain ACC schools are ranked higher than ours. Because the number of starters we have from that class and the number of preseason watch list and recognized guys we have from that class tells me that it was a lot better than 8th in the ACC.
1 4 GT
August 24th, 2012
3:58 pm
AMEN GTfan2012!!
GTfan2012
August 24th, 2012
4:14 pm
Actually Birmingham, you can just give me one piece of analysis to prove that your whole premise with the recruiting rankings isn’t total BS. How could our 2009 class be ranked the same a Duke’s. That’s it. Just expain that to me, and then I won’t think the whole premise of what you posted is a total FARCE.
Since I don’t expect Birmingham to actually be able to respond to my post with any seblance of rational analysis that could explain that, I’ll break it down (and then he can refute what I say if he is able). In 2009, Rivals ranked the GT recruiting class at 49th in the country, tied with Duke. Today, as we begin the 2012 season, GT has multiple players on the watch lists for the senior bowl as well as watch list for multiple awards from that class. Duke has exactly 1 player than even garnered any All-conference votes (Conner Vernon) from that class. GT has its top two RBs, all its starting DL, its top two CBs, and a high round NFL draft pick from that class
1 4 GT
August 24th, 2012
4:33 pm
GTfan2012—-let “Carnack” refute your statement as well. I haven’t seen as much respect for any of his beloved Georgie players as I have for GT players either. Could it be that CPJ & his staff has coached them up?
GTfan2012
August 24th, 2012
4:48 pm
1 4 GT,
Careful you are speaking heresay against the UGA players. After all according to Carnack, they could have as many as 16 players off their DEFENSE drafted in the NFL. If you just project out all that 4* and 5* talent, they should all make it to the NFL. I do wonder why that hasn’t happened in the past nearly as much, though. Actually, here is a list of the 4* and 5* that UGA had sign in 2009 – Aaron Murray, Marlon Brown, Orson Charles, Branden Smith, Rantavious Wooten. Arthur Lynch, Jordan Love, Austin Long, Abry Jones, Zach Mettenburger, Washaun Ealy, and Chase Vasser. After looking at that class and considering that UGA’s class was ranked 5th in the country in 2009, I’d say GT did pretty well.
1 4 GT
August 24th, 2012
5:24 pm
Pretty well, indeed!!
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