3 thoughts about Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech
Less than a week to go to the start of the season. I, for one, am glad, because I’m not sure I am creative enough to come up with ways to re-phrase the same questions I’ve been asking about the depth chart. Anyway, three thoughts.
1. I believe one of the more intriguing matchups will be Georgia Tech’s wide receivers vs. Virginia Tech’s cornerbacks. Perhaps Georgia Tech’s most glaring weakness, or at least area of inexperience, is wide receiver. None of Tech’s receivers has played significant snaps there or has a catch, as I’ve written before. It doesn’t mean they can’t play, of course, just that they haven’t shown it on the field.
Virginia Tech has experience in cornerbacks Kyle Fuller and Antone Exum. However, Fuller could move to the whip linebacker spot, as he has done in the past for Georgia Tech. I’m told the Hokies won’t use Fuller at whip as much as they have in the past, although Fuller said at ACC Media Days that he expected to be there for Georgia Tech. Further, Exum moved to cornerback from safety in the spring. According to the depth chart, true freshman Donaldven Manning would be next up at the field corner position.
It would appear that Virginia Tech would have the edge on paper, especially if Fuller ends up at corner, but it’s hard to say how much. Starting a true freshman in the opener isn’t typically a move any coach wants to make. How much Jeremy Moore, Jeff Greene and their cohorts can work free to open up the passing game will be a factor, as will how well they can block to clear paths in the running game.
2. I’ve noticed a lot of handwringing about the B-back spot, with David Sims still apparently returning to full health and questions about how ready Zach Laskey, Broderick Snoddy or Charles Perkins will be to handle the load if Sims can’t. It’s a reasonable concern, although coaches have applauded Laskey and Snoddy in particular over the preseason. It sounds like Laskey has done the right things, play fast through the mesh and running hard.
It might be worth pointing out that Virginia Tech has some of the same issues. Michael Holmes, the likely starter at running back, is a redshirt freshman. His backup, J.C. Coleman, is a true freshman and the No. 3, Martin Scales, is a converted fullback who has mostly played special teams. Further, they’ll be playing behind an offensive line that’s considerably less experienced than Georgia Tech’s.
3. I had a note last night about Paul Johnson conceding the unlikelihood of playing in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in the future because Tech will have 10 games locked in, only half of which will be home games. To get to seven home games, which is fairly standard, Tech would obviously need the two remaining non-conference games to be played at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Johnson dismissed playing in the game as “not a big deal to us” because of Tech’s location in Atlanta. However, the game brings national exposure, which has obvious value for recruiting. Tech had actually agreed to play USC in last year’s kickoff game before USC’s new athletic director (Pat Haden) put the plan on ice. The national platform is one benefit of Georgia Tech playing in Blacksburg on Monday. For teams coming to play in Atlanta, there’s the added advantage of playing in the heart of the state’s fertile recruiting grounds. Georgia Tech, in fact, will play against a Hokie (split end Christian Reeves from McDonough) who was influenced by Virginia Tech’s appearance in the 2009 kickoff game.
That said, adding another top-flight opponent and giving up a home game is a pretty big ask for Tech. I imagine the ACC moving to a nine-game schedule will make it tougher for the Chick-fil-A Bowl folks to bring ACC teams to the kickoff game, particularly Clemson and Florida State, who are in the same boat as Tech with annual games against South Carolina and Florida.
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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Teddy Roosevelt
August 28th, 2012
2:26 pm
Can’t wait til toe meets leather!
AtWork
August 28th, 2012
2:27 pm
Thanks Ken!
What do you feel is the vibe of the team before they head to VA? I don’t know how much you get to be around them but I would bet you could a feeling of how they think they are going to do up there?
Go Jackets!
Big Al
August 28th, 2012
2:29 pm
Ho-Hum!!! Dah Techies start another season, with a loss.
DawginLex
August 28th, 2012
2:31 pm
I have abandoned the Bill King blog permanently. An Auburn idiot named HUH?? makes it impossible to post there along with the idiot SSIGator. Bill King told me “No Adult conversation allowed” was a very simple underlying rule on his blog.
It is really sad that Bill does not have the cajones to eliminate taunters, baiters etc.
I digress
Y’all are going to win this game Monday. 28-27
You will go 10-3
Losses to Clemson and UNC on the road and to us on the road. Undefeated at home.
Win your bowl game
I don’t know enough about it to understand if my picks make you division champs or not which would give you an extra game. If so, you go 10-4 because FSU will win the ACC
Should be a great game
www
August 28th, 2012
2:34 pm
3 – georgia tech already plays a few games in atlanta every year, in case you haven’t heard. the only way this would work at the present time is if uga grees to move the gt/uga game to the ga dome and with their history there, i don’t see that happening.
this is so not an issue, but thanks for parroting wne’s trollery. i guess i know why the guy hasn’t been banned yet – someone is using his nonsense for article ideas.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:40 pm
i think we might be able to wear VT down with our deep o-line but i worry Groh will cost us the game because Thomas will wear our defense down and it will come down to last drive and Groh as usual wont be able to get em of fthe field.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:41 pm
Bring back Tenuta!!! FIRE Al “No Show” Groh!!
www
August 28th, 2012
2:41 pm
@ dawginlex, we all feel ya, man. same thing here with a couple of clowns that are way past due for banning. i guess free articles online come at some sort of a price, but page views at the expense of feeding the trolls isn’t the way to do things.
DawginLex
August 28th, 2012
2:43 pm
www
And the sad thing, Bill King went to Georgia!!!!!!
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:43 pm
key to game will be if Logan Thomas can be stopped; he was one man team last year at BD; Russell for NC State was one team, as was Cam Newton for Ted Roof’s Heisman school when they played Oregon
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:45 pm
Russell one MAN team, not “one team”, as was Cam
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
2:46 pm
Lex…..thanks for a good, intelligent post. I think your assessment of Tech’s season is very reasonable, although I for one think we will surprise the dawgs in Athens this year.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:46 pm
“When it rains, it pours”
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
2:47 pm
@ sean jones……Groh may or may not be the man for the job; this season will tell once and for all. But TENUTA ???? NO DAMN WAY !!!!
www
August 28th, 2012
2:48 pm
seconded – tenuta was a one-trick pony. we’re past that.
i would like to see a few more blitzes a game this year, however.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:48 pm
GT can beat VT, I believe, actually w/o any problem. GT has more football history than VT, that’s why.
DawginLex
August 28th, 2012
2:50 pm
supersize
Until John Jenkins and Kwame Geathers leave Athens, Tech won’t run up the middle against UGA. With the speed on the outside at LB and DB, Tech’s offense gets limited by the 2012 UGA defense.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:50 pm
Sean, Randy Edsall might be available.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:53 pm
@dawginlex
kills me to say it but you are correct! UGA too strong and talented in the middle for us. However, your edges might be green but it would surprise me.
SSI Oldtimer
August 28th, 2012
2:54 pm
I don’t really know how GT will match up against VT on Labor Day night.
This is the first year, I believe, that PJ has seniors that he recruited. I’ve always thought our undersized defensive line was partially excused by some being Gailey recruits. This year should tell us a lot about how PJ stacks up against ACC opponents with his players playing his system.
I expect the ground game to have its usual success. The passing game is a mystery. Special teams MUST improve for our jackets to enjoy success.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
2:54 pm
Sean, the key to stopping LT might be gang tackling him. I recall a quote by Joe Namath back when Tech was in SEC and he said the Tech players gang tackling him tackled the hardest of any other SEC school or any school Bama played.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:54 pm
atleast Tenuta pressured QBs and we were rarely run over like this Al Groh defense
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
It’d be nice if Tech-UGA could do the Chick kickoff bowl next year and then play at GT home in 2014 and UGA 2015 and get some parity in our home game schedule, but UGA won’t help us out. I’d be OK for only 6 home games if we played someone good OOC. MTSU and Presbyterian are good for tailgating and seeing future starters play—Vad Lee, etc. but I wouldn’t mind dropping one of these games every other year to have Michigan, Nebraska, UCLA, OK, or good SEC team come in to play.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
It’d be nice if Tech-UGA could do the Chick kickoff bowl next year and then play at GT home in 2014 and UGA 2015 and get some parity in our home game schedule, but UGA won’t help us out. I’d be OK for only 6 home games if we played someone good OOC. MTSU and Presbyterian are good for tailgating and seeing future starters play—Vad Lee, etc. but I wouldn’t mind dropping one of these games every other year to have Michigan, Nebraska, UCLA, OK, or good SEC team come in to play.
juvenal
August 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
time for some D-& to bring this O into the 21st. century…
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
@dry dirt road
last year it was hard to watch how we couldnt get that guy down. i just know they will have the ball in the final 2 minutes and it will be up to our defense and there is NO way they will get off the field.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
@ sean jones……Tenuta’s D would pressure the QB one week and fall flat on their faces the next. There was absolutely no consistency. Overall, his D probably covered the run better on a consistent basis, but that was it.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
2:59 pm
GROH’s defense is stuck on the field….they cant get off
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
2:59 pm
Lex…..you probably won’t believe me, but I really don’t fear the UGA defense, no matter how good they are in the middle. My only real concern is the Tech D, and HOPEFULLY that will be greatly improved this year. We will know a lot more about that by this time next week.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:00 pm
@supersize
his defense always stopped the run and i mean ALWAYZZZ!!! Groh’s d cant stop the scout team
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
@supersize
Where does your optimism for this year’s defense come from??? i’m being serious.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
3:03 pm
sorry for the double click causing a double post—some things I write are worth repeating….this one….not so much
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:03 pm
I hate the dwags as much as anybody butthey will gash us like last year.. Atleast SOUTH CAROLINA will destroy em and so will LSU in the UH-OH DOME
DawginLex
August 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
I believe you but i think this defense is bigger, faster and deeper than any i have seen in 20 years. We have 3 freshmen who have come in and “gotten it” in Josh Harvey Clemons, Jordan Jenkins and sheldon Dawson. They provide depth for an already deep defense.
Big dropoff in 2013 but if the guys can stay idiot proof, I believe we can do big things in 2012.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
passing has to utilize shotgun + tall receivers like Darren Waller; kicking game improvement for special teams; unis need improvement badly, are some of the worst if not the worst in the NCAA, i.e. black thigh high stockings, black socks and shoes, flashy multicolored shoes that get worn for games that end up being lost, pink 60’s and 70’s style female powder puff football team socks and wristbands, just an effiminate image for a former all male school and still a mostly all male school; what ever happened to Carson’s white helmets? the gold ones are monotonous and therefore boring
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
can Al Groh’s wife please come to the stadium and pick him up— His feet appear to be stuck on the field along with his defense!
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
@dawg in LEX
South Carolina will beat you but yall will still win the EAST…then go to the UH-OH DOME and LSU will score a half 100 on you again.
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
clemson 35 auburn 13 …..just sayin
909
August 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
dawginlex
troll someplace else. doosh
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
3:12 pm
Sean, I agree it was painful to watch LT burn us. It was painful to Jeremiah Attaochu when he got so frustrated he took a swing at LT. Such swing reminded me of the swing Darwin Holt took at Chick Granning during the Tech-Bama game when he broke Chick’s jaw. That was why Tech left the SEC.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:12 pm
Lex……I just don’t see the UGA defense as being that formidable. They were good last year against average teams, but not against good teams. They really didn’t do as much against Tech as Tech did to themselves. Tech held their own in the first half and then totally collapsed in the second half, and that was not all due to the UGA defense. And something else I know you won’t agree with or even like to hear. I believe that Grantham will be gone before the season ends, because he is a loose cannon, and at some point during the season his antics are going to totally embarrass UGA, leading either to his suspension or dismissal.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
@ 909……Lex is ok. He is biased, but that’s fine; he at least makes intelligent posts.
dry dirt road
August 28th, 2012
3:15 pm
our rain guage has measured 3.75″ from Isaac, no dry dirt road
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:19 pm
@ sean jones……my GUARDED optimism for this year’s defense is because we finally have some depth there, as at every other position on the field. Plus, we have some real beef on D now. I can’t wait to see the “thunder from down under” hit the field.
chas_jacket
August 28th, 2012
3:19 pm
I’m not sure Groh and the defense deserve as much heat as they got last year. There were way too many three and outs for the offense along with turnover on downs putting the d in bad field position.
Ken Sugiura
August 28th, 2012
3:20 pm
AtWork – i’m not very good at gauging that sort of thing. i think they’re confident and very eager to play, but it seems like Johnson hasn’t been all that pleased with practice lately.
www – i’m not sure you read the item closely. i explained the benefits of playing in that game but also said that, ultimately, it’s not going to happen for reasons that are entirely understandable.
sean jones – you’ve made your point about al groh. thanks. i can’t see tenuta coming back, at least not while johnson is here, and likely not ever. sorry.
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
3:22 pm
Until John Jenkins and Kwame Geathers leave Athens, Tech won’t run up the middle against UGA. With the speed on the outside at LB and DB, Tech’s offense gets limited by the 2012 UGA defense.
Want to make a wager Lex? If UGA holds GT under 200 yards rushing I will go away forever. If not then you go away forever. How about it?
909
August 28th, 2012
3:22 pm
supersize
a dawg fan coming to the GaTech blog to complain about the Uga blog ?
Lame !
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:23 pm
I think when all is said and done, Grantham will be to UGA like Tenuta is to Tech. Some fans will go to their graves thinking he was the greatest D-coach ever, while the more objective will see the flaws and be glad he is gone.
chas_jacket
August 28th, 2012
3:24 pm
Ken, what do see as the defensive backfield if Holten is also out for VT?
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:25 pm
@ 909…..regardless of that, Lex is a decent guy. Cut him some slack
Ken Sugiura
August 28th, 2012
3:27 pm
chas_jacket – i think jamal golden would start at safety and maybe Domonique Noble would be the No. 3 corner.
collegeballfan
August 28th, 2012
3:29 pm
I do not believe Georgia Tech recruits the same level player as Virginia Tech. That should give VT the edge.
But the game must be played. And in these early games execution can determine the winner.
“Go Jackets!” not “Go Tech” for this game.
FORMATION 4 SUCCESS
August 28th, 2012
3:32 pm
8/28/2012 Success Tip 6: Remember the Basics Offense: 1. Possession is everything. Hold on to the ball. Don’t give it up until you reach the endzone and hand it to the official. 2. A great run and catch begins and ends with the ball secured away. 3. It’s only 10 yards. When in doubt get 10. 4. Believe in each other and never give less than your all for each other every play. 5. Commit as a unit to do what others don’t want to do so, you can achieve everything they only hoped to achieve. 6. A coach calls the play you have to execute it. 7. This is the most exciting offense in D 1 football. You know it we know it. But until you show it it remains a secret. The work of champions aren’t secrets. 8. Learn from your mistakes from play to play not game to game. Wins and Loses are recorded when the clock strikes 00:00. You have to grow up quickly in this game. 9. Take a breath and never forget it when game time arrives, after all of your preparation and pre-game hype. It’s Football. Block better, catch better, hold the ball better, tackle better and want it more and your win column will reflect your efforts better. 10. Just put the ball in the endzone, by any means necessary. Defense tomorrow.
chas_jacket
August 28th, 2012
3:34 pm
Thanks – have heard great things about Golden, but it would be a tough place for his first start.
George Stein
August 28th, 2012
3:36 pm
I agree that the scheduling is understandable. It’s also one of those things that no one is ever happy with. The solution is for pollsters to reward effort in scheduling. It’s impossible to predict what a team will look like five or ten years in advance, so focusing on the current state of the team is unfair.
Ultimately, as long as teams feel rewarded for scheduling weak OOC competition, they will keep doing so.
I hope you enjoy your last weekend with Mrs. AJCGATech, Ken. November is a long way away!
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
3:36 pm
FORMATION 4 SUCCESS….You are giving the guys good, sound advice. They, hopefully, take it to heart. If they read the blogs.
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
3:40 pm
Hey guys. Cut Ken a little slack. CPJ ain’t gonna tell anymore than he wants Beamer to know. If stuff got in the paper, it would find it’s way back to Beamer.
The New ACC
August 28th, 2012
3:43 pm
As a GA Tech fan, I woundn’t really care if we did not schedule UGA every year. That game has become meaningless whether we win or lose.
As far as area “bragging rights” I would like to see a rotation of UGA, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Auburn.
Oh That Guy
August 28th, 2012
3:51 pm
Have seen a lot of people saying that Logan Thomas was their entire team vs us last year. If you guys look at the stats you would realize that David Wilson carried the ball 23 times for 175 yards. That is a big hole to fill. I don’t care how big or good LT is, he can’t do that by himself.
DawginLex
August 28th, 2012
3:56 pm
I’ll pass GTbob.
Why don’t you and I make a pact to post football related comments only on the blogs like I do here?
That would require a huge behavior change for you but as a former TECH TROLL, I have confidence that you can change your ways
chas_jacket
August 28th, 2012
4:05 pm
1 4 GT – point taken, but it was PJ who gave the relatively negative comment on Holten – so I’m sure Beamer is aware of the situation
www
August 28th, 2012
4:08 pm
ken, yep, i read the article, i just don’t see how the point about georgia tech ever appearing in the chic-fil-a challenge is relevant to anyone but wne at this point in the year. thanks for the response, however.
Run that Rock
August 28th, 2012
4:14 pm
If we can run it—-which we know we can———we can throw it——to the receiver——-then catch it—-simple—–out score the team we play. One game at at time——-Gooooo Jackets!!
Brave Hokie
August 28th, 2012
4:19 pm
@dry dirt road
Are you 105 or 110 years old???
GTpack
August 28th, 2012
4:35 pm
The big key to stopping VT offense will be if our NT can penetrate and get to LT. This is Barnes chance to show whether he will ever be NFL caliber or not. So far it has looked like he doesn’t have the drive. I hope he is one of the biggest surprises of the game, but he will have to show us. Give LT time and he is going to hit receivers, need to keep pressure on him all day every play.
The key for our offense is to hang on to the ball. I like the O we run and the players, they can score if they don’t shoot themselves in the foot.
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
4:36 pm
Why don’t you and I make a pact to post football related comments only on the blogs like I do here?
I haven’t been trolling today. I know its only one day but its a start.
Michael Veli
August 28th, 2012
4:40 pm
Welcome Lex, be blessed!
Golden White
August 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
Perhaps Georgia Tech’s most glaring weakness, or at least area of inexperience, is wide receiver. None of Tech’s receivers has played significant snaps there or has a catch,
You say this like it’s a bad thing. I will take this over Stephen Hill starting for GT on Labor Day or any other day.
big gt fan
August 28th, 2012
5:11 pm
I would rather see a coach put pressure on the qb sometime rather than one who never does. I agree bring back Teneuta
why not
August 28th, 2012
5:18 pm
got to disagree with Supersize, Tenuta was very effective at GT..wish he were back…wish he and CPJ would have stayed together..
why not
August 28th, 2012
5:21 pm
to The New ACC, I like your idea. Would love to play Auburn, Bama, SC and rotate
Jorge O'leary
August 28th, 2012
5:23 pm
Paul Johnson can be my offensive coordinater if I can recruit a steroid ridden Nebraska type O’line. Forward passes are risky…
headley lamar
August 28th, 2012
5:27 pm
I see supersize is still spouting his nonsense.
He has Tech going 11-1 this year.
With the one loss to Clemson.
Anybody else that delusional a Tech fan
Or is it just him ?
Jacket Detective
August 28th, 2012
5:28 pm
@Golden White.
I would much prefer Stephen Hill.
However I can see why he turned pro early with the fans we have ready to get on any WR about drops.
Not to mention the better pay.
headley lamar
August 28th, 2012
5:29 pm
Supersize’s prediction for the season.
@ Headless…..that was actually a fairly intelligent post for you. I don’t agree with your results, but that’s beside the point; it’s still a decent assessment. This, however, is my rundown on the season —
Va Tech (toss-up, but very likely GT win)
Blue Hose (Win)
UVA (Win)
Miami (DEFINITE WIN)
MTSU (Win)
Clemson (probable loss, but Tech does have their number)
BC (Win)
BYU (Win)
Maryland (Win)
UNC (Probably win by Tech, but I will never forget 1990)
Duke (Win)
UGA (WIN, but close)
Bowl (Depends on the opponent—hopefully a win)
Jacket Detective
August 28th, 2012
5:31 pm
@headley lamar.
I have us both going undefeated (except for the archrival game of course) and meeting again for the national championship.
The one who wins the first one loses the 2nd one.
I call that theory of mine, double kooliad.
Jacket Detective
August 28th, 2012
5:33 pm
Both fan bases will know a lot more after our game with VT and Uga’s with Missouri.
Missouri could be a pretty tough place to play.
headley lamar
August 28th, 2012
5:36 pm
Missouri could be a pretty tough place to play.
Yes their stadium seats about 40,000
UGA doesn’t see anything like that in SEC play.
Gonna be tough.
BLT
August 28th, 2012
5:42 pm
Really nothing football related from you Headley. Just your usual hate and attacks on Supersize. How will the Troy Trojans do this year? I think UGA and Troy may be co-MNCs!
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 28th, 2012
5:46 pm
I’m looking for the improvement on special teams and strength and conditioning to pick the whole team up. I don’t agree that the defense was that bad. Offensive stalls have to be eliminated. Very excited about getting this started. ” LET’S CRANK IT UP JACKETS “
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
5:47 pm
Yes their stadium seats about 40,000
Wow, at least do some research before you post. Their stadium seats 71k and their record attendance is 75k. There will surely be over 70k at the UGA game.
BLT
August 28th, 2012
5:47 pm
I guess you plan to post that on every blog Headley and then proceed to trash Tech. Great plan! I’m glad you have at least one plan.
Why don’t you post on the dog blogs? Or do you use a “dawg” handle there? I think the term is “tool”.
Maybe you should switch to “dawgtool”? What say you?
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
5:49 pm
to The New ACC, I like your idea. Would love to play Auburn, Bama, SC and rotate
I would like this also honestly. With UGA on the schedule and a 9 game ACC schedule we are pretty much going to be playing the same teams every year with very few differences. That will probably get old.
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
6:04 pm
I would be much opposed to dropping Georgie & only playing them about every 4-5 years. NONONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rotate each SEC team in every year would be great!! ND or USCw or whoever rotated in too!!
230gr Full Metal Jacket
August 28th, 2012
6:30 pm
Drop UGA?? Absolutely NO way!!!! But I would like to see us scheduling Bama, Auburn, Tennessee, and South Carolina as our other OOC game on a 2-year rotation. Or if we need a pansy game in the schedule put in Kentucky, Vandy, Ole Miss, or Mississippi State.
And why would anyone give DawginLex a hard time? He’s one of the good guys, despite his tendency to wear red and black. I welcome INTELLIGENT folks who can talk football without getting in a mud-slinging contest every time (unlike Dawgfan, Okiedawg, and the majority of other dwags). DawginLex is one of those. You may disagree with him, but he does use some logic at least, rather than the usual “We’re 10-1!! We run this cesspool” garbage. Most of his posts are well thought out and rational, even if you disagree with his conclussions. Those kinds of dawgs will always be welcome here!!! Trolls, regardless of who they claim affiliation with, are not welcome ANYWHERE!
beezit
August 28th, 2012
6:39 pm
Wow..!!…three of ‘em..!!..
1. spending a lot of time on GT receiver matchups in a pass last offense..??….surely there is something better you can spend your time on…
2. well…
3. what does this have to do with the game..??…nothing, I think…
keep up the good work
August 28th, 2012
6:45 pm
T.J. Barnes is fired up to crush the pocket.
WnE
August 28th, 2012
6:52 pm
re:
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
3:23 pm
I think when all is said and done, Grantham will be to UGA like Tenuta is to Tech. Some fans will go to their graves thinking he was the greatest D-coach ever, while the more objective will see the flaws and be glad he is gone.
____________
I sure wish GT could have a “flawed” top-10 defense that had to play in the toughest conference in the country.
It is sometimes amazing to see the criticisms that come from GT fans given the state of our FB program.
atlxmen
August 28th, 2012
7:07 pm
tech will get more than 200 yards but if their ypc is over 3 and 1/2 i would be shocked.
tech will have trouble again stopping the big qb for va tech and va techs defense will have no problem with the high school offense…tech loses by 10 or more
gt4ever
August 28th, 2012
7:11 pm
Johnson dismissed playing in the game as “not a big deal to us” because of Tech’s location in Atlanta. However, the game brings national exposure, which has obvious value for recruiting. Tech had actually agreed to play USC in last year’s kickoff game before USC’s new athletic director (Pat Haden) put the plan on ice.
That is probably the most IGNORANT statement I have heard lately from this coach… Johnson dismissed it because he can’t play another MTSU or Presbyterian… Good Grief Coach, do you even think before you talk….
superDawg
August 28th, 2012
7:14 pm
ss thinks that the UGA defense is weak.He must not keep up with GEORGIA FOOTBALL.Last year UGA was the #5 defense in the country.This year they are projected to rank higher.Good luck supersize you will need it fool.
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
7:19 pm
You have to admit Georgie had a good defense in 2011. Until you look at their schedule. They played 2 ranked teams their first 2 games. Which they lost. Boise State & USCe. Then they played 10 fairly easy games against, I’m fairly certain of this, unranked at best bad to mediocre teams. And yes, sad to say, I include GT in that. How could I not, given their record after all was said & done?? Georgie won those 10 straight games and the defense was ranked in the top 5 in the land. Then they played 2 ranked teams. One of which was #1 LSU in the SECCG. Then Georgie played Mich State in their bowl game. They also finished the season ranked in the top 25. Georgie lost both of those games. Georgie finished the season 10 & 4—-not too bad. Let me summarize. Georgie played 4 top 25 teams & lost. Georgie played 10 bad to mediocre teams and won. They built a good looking defensive ranking against bad to mediocre teams which absolutely everybody gushed about. I don’t deny they had some good players on defense. But they could not beat the good teams with their high ranking “vaunted” defense. If I was going to brag about that, I would have to do so tongue in cheek. Just saying!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:28 pm
I love it how all you ignorant mutt trolls think UGA actually played anybody last year in getting that #5 defense. Compared to USC, Bama, and LSU, UGA’s defense was mediocre at best.
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
7:30 pm
Tell ‘em SS!!!
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
7:30 pm
I figure you have been busy with reunion affairs.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:31 pm
@ 1 4 GT……I repeat what I said earlier too. Grantham is a loose cannon who will bring embarrassment to the dwags before all is said and done. He’s already got two strikes against him in the “choke” against Florida 2 years ago, and the school-yard rumble with Vandy last year.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:32 pm
@ 1 4 GT……it’s all over now and was terrific. I WAS tied up with that all last week though
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
7:33 pm
SS….you were missed!! LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:36 pm
Hell, even a decidedly inferior Tech team last year still piled on 467 yards on UGA’s vaunted defense. We just couldn’t go all the way down the field when it counted. And obviously the Tech defense couldn’t stop the dwag offense in the second half.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:37 pm
awww, thanks, 1 4 GT
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
7:37 pm
I sure wish GT could have a “flawed” top-10 defense that had to play in the toughest conference in the country.
The SEC is the toughest conference in the country but they are also the worst offensive conference in the country. Its easy to pad your defensive stats in the SEC.
Jim 70
August 28th, 2012
7:43 pm
Does chick-filet have to be two different conference teams? How about Clemson vs GT in the game, or FSU the years we are schedule tp play them? Or even pitt or cuse?
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
7:44 pm
@ Jim 70……I think they prefer games of more national, or at least inter-regional interest, so probably no same-conference games
Northern Neighbor
August 28th, 2012
7:47 pm
Given the size of the crowds at the early season non-conference home games, I think it would be a financial plus for Tech to play in the Georgia Dome for the Chick-Fil-A Kick-off game.
Personally, I’d rather see Tech play good teams and lose than play the likes of Presbyterian, Western Carolina and Samford.
While I’m on the topic, I hate this 12 game schedule. It’s nothing more than a 10 game schedule plus two scrimmages disguised as real games.
ToeMeetsLeather
August 28th, 2012
7:47 pm
I for one don’t give a “rats a**” about playing in the kick-off game. Football was designed to be played outside, not on fake turf with the air running.
Hopefully the Falcons will be back outside before long and the Dome will be history.
gt4ever
August 28th, 2012
7:52 pm
UGA played NOBODY last year… Great way to pad your D’s Stats… Your coach is and always will be a joke. Your defense is a JOKE until you play somebody and win… But hey, UGA is always the best team in the country before you play any games…
1 4 GT
August 28th, 2012
8:00 pm
Who’s gonna watch the RNC tonight. I’m not voting for either one of these jokers. I’ll write myself in if there is no other reasonable choice.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
8:01 pm
Wow, the tone on these blogs are starting to sound like the upcoming Democratic convention—lots of raw emotion, bloviating, fake/misleading statistics, irrational claims, and false promises. Let’s hurry up and start playing the games.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
8:03 pm
@ 1 4 GT……ANYBODY is better than what we have now. Don’t waste your vote
FL Jacket
August 28th, 2012
8:13 pm
Hey y’all…I don’t know how you stomached thru the JS piece earlier…
Not Disappointed!
August 28th, 2012
8:24 pm
Let’s play Football now! Ramblin Wreck!
gt4ever
August 28th, 2012
8:30 pm
Yeah, sorry for getting off task! Go Jackets
FL Jacket
August 28th, 2012
8:53 pm
gt4ever…thanks for your opinion
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
9:09 pm
No apology necessary GT4ever, this election is far more important than GT football—our country needs a coaching change in the worst kind of way—hopefully enough American citizens recognize that…..even UGA fans. Fortunately many of us can multi-task and root the Jackets on to victory while providing keen political insight to the needs of the nation!
FL Jacket
August 28th, 2012
9:13 pm
Oh yeller…I don’t think we need a coaching change as much as we need more realistic expectations from fans
Paul in NH
August 28th, 2012
9:33 pm
sean jones
August 28th, 2012
3:00 pm
@supersize
his defense always stopped the run and i mean ALWAYZZZ!!! Groh’s d cant stop the scout team
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Yep – Tenuta’s D ALWAYZZZ stopped the run.
Apart from the 321 yards Clemson had on the ground in 2006 (321 WTF)
Or the 311 yards WVU had on the ground in the Gator Bowl (311 WTDF)
Or the 185 yards VT had on the ground (to go with 296 passing) in 2007
And I don’t even want to think about the Fresno State game.
Of course, Tenuta only had 4 DL’s who are now in the NFL
Mike Bell 790
August 28th, 2012
9:38 pm
FIRST!
Paul in NH
August 28th, 2012
9:49 pm
atlxmen
August 28th, 2012
7:07 pm
tech will get more than 200 yards but if their ypc is over 3 and 1/2 i would be shocked.
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Looks like someone expects GT to have over 60 rushing attempts against UGA. Most GT fans would be happy with that.
WnE
August 28th, 2012
9:53 pm
re:
Paul in NH
August 28th, 2012
9:33 pm
Of course, Tenuta only had 4 DL’s who are now in the NFL
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According to other BCS level HCs Recruiting is 70-80% of your job as a BCS -level HC.
That being said, it is time for CPJ to go out and Recruit at a level where he can have 4 future NFL DLs on the same team in the line-up at the same time.
Your comments try to create some sort of Mulligan for CPJ for not having the same talent that Tenuta had, but it makes no sense since CPJ’s own POOR RECRUITING is what is causing him to NOT HAVE 4 future NFLers on the DL.
In trying to make an excuse for CPJ, instead you make him look even worse and exposes his horrible track record as a recruiter.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
9:54 pm
The SEC is the toughest conference in the country but they are also the worst offensive conference in the country.
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Bobby — This easily makes it into your top 5 flawed posts ever!!
The SEC is the NFL lite.
Great D’s will always trump great O’s.
The Conference currently features 6 future NFL QBs — AJ McCarron, Tyler Wilson, Tyler Bray, James Franklin, Aaron Murray & Zac Mettenberger.
The best collection of RBs & WRs in the Country — even after you filter out the suspended/kicked off their teams/jailed…
Football ain’t no beauty contest Bobby.
FL Jacket
August 28th, 2012
9:57 pm
“Your comments try to create some sort of Mulligan for CPJ for not having the same talent that Tenuta had, but it makes no sense since CPJ’s own POOR RECRUITING is what is causing him to NOT HAVE 4 future NFLers on the DL.”
WnE…you, like the AJC Editorial Staff, are really asking for the impossible from a coach who’s only had 2 recruiting classes eligible for the NFL Draft. Even Saban hasn’t done that in any of his 2-year stretches.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
10:01 pm
According to other BCS level HCs Recruiting is 70-80% of your job as a BCS -level HC.
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I’ll translate the madness from Loki.
First off, their isn’t one Coach in College Football surviving/thriving on 80% recruiting as their primary talent.
What a joke.
If recruiting was 80% of the job, We’d be hailing the likes of Jim Donnan & Ron “the” Zooker.
GTBob
August 28th, 2012
10:09 pm
Bobby — This easily makes it into your top 5 flawed posts ever!!
Lets look at the national offensive rankings for SEC teams last year:
29. Arkansas
31. Alabama
39. UGA
73. South Carolina
84. Miss St
86. LSU
98. Vandy
100. Auburn
104. Tennessee
105. Florida
114. Ole Miss
118. Kentucky
Yeah, great offensive league. 75% of the league was in the bottom half of the country in total offense.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
10:12 pm
Damn, We were 31st in the Country in Offense last Year?
Thanks Trent!
Paul in NH
August 28th, 2012
10:14 pm
After reading WnE’s comments addressed to me I had to go back and read my post I thought that perhaps I was having hallucinations about what I had posted and maybe I had made some kind of comments about Paul Johnson, his recruiting, Al Groh, GT’s record, etc.
I was happy to see that unlike WnE I am neither listening to strange voices in my head nor seeing letters on my computer screen that no-one else can see.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
10:33 pm
No FLJ. I already have low expectations but we do NEED a coaching change in Washington. The performance stats demand it.
As for GT coaches, I’m content with CPJ and I think he will do well for us over the long haul. I’d give CAG a couple more years….many on this blog have been wanting Tenuta back—he ran a high risk/high reward D and sometimes we got burned. However, I do hope that CAG will take more chances with blitzing this year. If we have a strong secondary that can play man-to-man, then we need to release the hounds of the LB corps and let them headhunt QBs. We’ve got to do a better job in getting stops on 3rd down.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
10:49 pm
@ yeller bug……I am with you on all counts
fan
August 28th, 2012
11:05 pm
Virginia Tech 42-14.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
11:08 pm
Well thanks Super, I guess those of us who understand E = mc**2 truly see the light! : )
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
11:12 pm
fan ye be disillusioned and in darkness
gt40pinhd
August 28th, 2012
11:12 pm
i’m hoping that now we have a little more size on the DL, we will not have to blitz as much.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
11:19 pm
Tough game to call.
GTs season will show more than just about any other team after their 1st game.
Pressure, Pressure!!! It’s how you respond than counts.
I seem to recall a few of these from Coach Saban — Clemson in ‘08 & VT in ‘09 — both victorious!!
I’m pulling for the Jackets.
BigTimeTECHFan
August 28th, 2012
11:23 pm
Recruiting is 80% of coaching, lol.
wrecked
August 28th, 2012
11:38 pm
GtBob.Yeah, great offensive league. 75% of the league was in the bottom half of the country in total offense. Strange that ACC offenses couldn’t score of SEC defenses , but with the exception of UF SEC had no problem with weak ACC defenses.
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
11:39 pm
Roll Tide Big Crimson! I hope we do as well against VT as y’all did in ‘09.
Hope to see ya in the BCS championship game….it’s pre-season so we can at least dream the dream!
yeller bug
August 28th, 2012
11:41 pm
I think the ACC takes 2 of 3 in the UF-FSU, GT-UGA & SC-Clemson match-ups this year.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
11:43 pm
bug — I’ve already called Bama-GT in South Beach for the big Trophy!!
We’ve both got big games this weekend.
When you win em early, things can happen!!
A. Bishop
August 28th, 2012
11:48 pm
I wish we had a “Ken” over on the UGA blogs. That being said I am so glad it is football week. Even as a UGA alumni, I am more excited to watch GT/VT than I am UGA/ Buffalo.
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
11:49 pm
I think the ACC takes 2 of 3 in the UF-FSU, GT-UGA & SC-Clemson match-ups this year.
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I’m in agreement here also.
I’ll take S.C. over Clemson & the ACC in the other two.
An ACC Team is playing for the Nat’l Title this year.
It’s either VT, GT or FSU.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
11:51 pm
Hey, A.Bishop……you asked me a few weeks ago about restaurants, I think in the Atlanta area. Since I live in Augusta, I couldn’t answer that. Did you find anything yet?
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
11:54 pm
@ 75……Damn, I like the sound of that
A. Bishop
August 28th, 2012
11:54 pm
I found one in Athens that would be ideal since my fiancee is still at UGA, but there are a couple in Atlanta that are also good options. I leave for Disney World for a six month stint at Coral Reef restaurant.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 28th, 2012
11:58 pm
@ Bishop….that sounds pretty cool. I was going to suggest you check out some in Augusta. Not many really good ones here, but there are a few, other than your standard franchise places
A. Bishop
August 29th, 2012
12:03 am
I refuse franchise lol.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:05 am
Don’t blame you there. Don’t know if you have ever been to Augusta, but we have one very good locally-owned Cajun restaurant, and 2 or 3 locally owned restaurants that I would say are very upscale and high class. Plus your usual assortment of locally owned bistros, some of which are pretty damn good.
Big Crimson 75
August 29th, 2012
12:07 am
Supe — My brother lives in Martinez.
Augusta has some nice spots.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:09 am
well. damn, 75…..do you ever visit him?
A. Bishop
August 29th, 2012
12:15 am
I’ve been to augusta once but it was for a concert and i didn’t stay but one night. I’ll definitely look into it though.
Big Crimson 75
August 29th, 2012
12:16 am
Supe — Absolutely. Few times a year.
We live on opposite sides of the State, so it’s not so easy!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:16 am
Bishop…..check out the French Market Grille (Cajun) and Calverts (very upscale)
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:18 am
75…..next time you’re here, we should meet for lunch or something. You’ve become one of the regulars on these blogs, and you’re not a troll. lol
Big Crimson 75
August 29th, 2012
12:27 am
Absolutely….I’ll let You know. Probably making one more trip this year!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:31 am
@ 75…..temporary email addy —- supersizeorder@yahoo.com. Drop me a note there sometime, and “prove” who you are, and I will give you my real one and we can stay in touch. That’s the way I have been able to meet a good many of the regular Tech posters here
Big Crimson 75
August 29th, 2012
12:37 am
supe – you should have an e-mail.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:38 am
ok, 75. let me check
Big Crimson 75
August 29th, 2012
12:39 am
See ya guys.
Later Supe, Bob & the rest.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
12:49 am
Night, 75. Check your email at some point
Pat
August 29th, 2012
8:50 am
Yuck two old men flirting with each other on a sports blog planning to meet for lunch. I’m gonna gag.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
8:56 am
Pat……maybe you should try developing some friendships, if anybody would want a jerk like you as a friend. That’s probably pretty doubtful
Birmingham Jacket
August 29th, 2012
8:58 am
GT 13 VT 31
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
9:01 am
well, that’s your opinion, bubba. But most of us don’t see it that way. GO JACKETS !!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
9:03 am
We scored 26 points on them last year, and our offense should definitely be better this year. No way we only score 13 points
Birmingham Jacket
August 29th, 2012
9:07 am
Keep drinking that cool-aide…
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
9:09 am
what are you going to say after the Jackets win Monday night? And don’t just say it won’t happen. If it does, what are you going to say?
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
9:11 am
incidentally, you might try learning how to spell too. It’s KOOL-AID, not COOL-AIDE, If you’re going to make ignorant posts, at least spell the words correctly
Freddie Blassie
August 29th, 2012
9:13 am
Tenuta is a pox on any program. I believe that by the middle of the season, Al Groh will be praised as an important component in Tech’s winning season. Just my gut feeling and my gut is pretty impressive.
Namath said Billy Martin hit him harder than he had ever been hit. The person who said we should “gang tackle” the VPI quarterback seems to forget that five or six big ugly VPI offensive linemen make gang tackling extremely difficult. Especially since holding has been all but legalized. But I am all for gang tackling everyone: sort of like saying we should complete six or eight long touchdown passes and run the ball for another six or eight touchdowns.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
9:17 am
@ Freddie…..as long as we actually TACKLE, I don’t care how many are involved. Although 2011 was much better than 2010, Tech defenders still have a long way to go in knowing how to tackle and bring down the ball carrier on any kind of consistent basis
WnE
August 29th, 2012
9:54 am
re:
Big Crimson 75
August 28th, 2012
10:01 pm
According to other BCS level HCs Recruiting is 70-80% of your job as a BCS -level HC.
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I’ll translate the madness from Loki.
First off, their isn’t one Coach in College Football surviving/thriving on 80% recruiting as their primary talent.
What a joke.
If recruiting was 80% of the job, We’d be hailing the likes of Jim Donnan & Ron “the” Zooker.
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Sorry youngster but you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Many successful HCs even guys like your own Nick Satan have said that Recruiting is 70-80% of what makes a HC successful.
Other HCs like Mack Brown, Pete Carroll, Urban Meyer, have also made similar comments.
A HC can delegate player development to a conditioning guru, he can delegate Academic Development to someone else in the Athl. Dept. but if you recruit the WRONG PLAYERS then your chance of success on-field is greatly reduced.
If you claim to be the Bama fan that you are then you would know how serious CNS takes his player evaluation & recruiting, in fact USA today has a Special Kickoff Issue dedicated to Bama FB, read the article contained in it about how Saban Recruits, you can find it at news stands and at some Gas Stations (QT).
Sorry youngster but you are way off base MANY BCS HCs have said that Recruiting is 70-80% responsible for their success as HCs.
I know it is cute to try and fit in by disagreeing with WnE all the time, but sometimes when you do it, it only serves to make you look stupid.
This is one of those times.
HighTech
August 29th, 2012
10:12 am
Not nearly as stupid as some jackass who frequently refers to himself in the third person.
WnE
August 29th, 2012
10:26 am
re:
HighTech
August 29th, 2012
10:12 am
Not nearly as stupid as some jackass who frequently refers to himself in the third person.
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You’re focused on minor details…………..minutiae.
Is the overall THEME of what I wrote correct and unbiased?
That is what is important.
You guys with your ad hominem “anti WnE” drivel are starting to be recognized by “real CFB Fans” as being simple minded zealots that refuse to see the reality of what GT FB is becoming.
GSU2x4
August 29th, 2012
10:42 am
WnE,
Yeah, everybody else is wrong. Even a block of wood can figure that out.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
11:20 am
Does WnE still post on these blogs? I hadn’t noticed; I sure don’t read anything he says. Everybody else would be wise not to also
Hal
August 29th, 2012
1:01 pm
If there is a way to screw up scheduling of games which in any way would promote the ACC the commissioner will find it.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
4:31 pm
Ahhhh….the sweet smell of preseason optimism….
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
4:34 pm
Wait a minute….that smell I mistook for optimism is….Bull S_ _t!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
4:38 pm
@ damngooddawg!…….Yeah, you dwag fans know all about that preseason Bull S__t, don’t you…..National Champions every August, and nobodies by the end of September. Same ole, same ole, year after year. YAWN!!!!!
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
4:51 pm
Supersize, you’re right! All of us are in the same boat preseason. We just hope our team does their best and is as successful as possible with a minimum of injuries. I think you do overstate your case though. Most dawg fans are cautious about preseason ratings. We will do good to win 10 or 11 games this season. I don’t think anyone has high expectations beyond SEC East championship and that’s iffy.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
4:57 pm
well, that IS a much better and more objective assessment, but I see y’all losing 3
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
4:59 pm
Just a thought, though…if the dawgs are always “nobodies” by September….where dos that put you guys year end and year out, because whether you like it or don’t like it, we own Tech…learn to love it or be forever unhappy, my friend.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
5:00 pm
And we OWNED UGA from the mid-40s to the mid 50s. Remember 8 in a row for the Jackets? Things change, my friend, things change.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:01 pm
Yes, things change…exactly when do you think that will happen? In the near future???
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:04 pm
I pulled for Tech religiously when I was a kid in the Bobby Dodd era. Then the Bear brought big time football to the SEC and Tulane and Tech pulled out. I took such guff from my family members who were Alabama fans that I said, “To Hell With Tech” and I’ve never regretted it.
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
5:10 pm
I HATED when Dodd pulled us out of the SEC, but it wasn’t because Bear brought “big time football” to the SEC. Tech and Bama had one of the most storied rivalries in the south, and we held our own against them. It was only after we pulled out that Tech’s fortunes began to fizzle. That was the biggest mistake in Tech history. As far as when the change will happen, I think to some extent it already has. 2008 began it, and in spite of the pathetic way Tech played the second half last year, the games have all been close. Frankly, if the defense this year comes along like most Tech fans think it will, I think you will be in for a big shock come Thanksgiving weekend
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:17 pm
I remember the past much differently but that’s OK. I lived and died each Saturday with Tech and during the Bear Bryant era, it was rough I have a picture of the Bear walking with a helmet on in front of the Tech stands. I guess people have to have high expectations…hope….a wish…a prayer????
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:24 pm
Remember Billy Lothridge to Billy Martin???
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
5:36 pm
sure as hell do. I was there in 1962 for the famous 7-6 Tech win. Most intense game atmosphere I have ever encountered
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
5:37 pm
I also remember Joe Auer dropping the potential game-winning pass against LSU at Grant Field. I was a freshman at Tech that year.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:39 pm
I remember the 7-6 game in 72. I agree. It was so intense that I remember it to this day. We’re gettin old dude!
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
5:41 pm
I mean, 62..See what I mean?
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
5:43 pm
LOL
Despite my initial impression of you, you actually seem like an ok dude……for a UGA fan….LOL
Can’t imagine why the hell you switched loyalties though
WnE
August 29th, 2012
5:56 pm
re:3. I had a note last night about Paul Johnson conceding the unlikelihood of playing in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in the future because Tech will have 10 games locked in, only half of which will be home games. To get to seven home games, which is fairly standard, Tech would obviously need the two remaining non-conference games to be played at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Johnson dismissed playing in the game as “not a big deal to us” because of Tech’s location in Atlanta.
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As soon as CPJ spouts this nonsense to the GT fanbase, we have yet another example of other Big Time Programs playing neutral site games .
Texas A&M & Arky have signed on for a 10-game series to be played at “Jerry World” in Arlington, Tx.
2 SEC programs are giving up a 5 CONFERENCE home games each to play in a big-time atmosphere in hopes of drawing more recruits, and making their fanbases happier.
GT fans love to wax poetic about their big-brains and their academic eliteness, but our GTAA never does anything, unique, or “outside-the-box”, instead it comes from other colleges where we GT folks laugh at their Academics and laugh at their FB Programs.
The Ga. Dome has been open for 20 years and even before the CFA-kickoff classic we never played a GT Game in the dome, now other programs are coming into the dome on a regular basis and relegating our FB program to 5th tier in our own city and using the Ga. Dome in our city to ENHANCE THEIR RECRUITING.
GT FB stays “small” because we think small!
CPJ is perfect fit for the GT fanbase because he makes excuses, and delivers very little results ,something we have become accustomed to.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
6:37 pm
Supersize. I went to collete in Nashville and got hooked on Larry Munson’s Vandy broadcasts. Then When he started doing UGA games, I started following the dawgs and never looked back. Hope you guys have a good season. Stay healthy. See ya Thanksgiving.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
6:37 pm
COLLEGE!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
August 29th, 2012
6:57 pm
That’s another thing I don’t understand—–why anybody would have liked Munson’s broadcasts. After hearing Ed Thellinius do UGA broadcasts in my younger days, Munson was nothing but a hack.
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Whoaaah. Every time UGA played on TV the network broadcasters would cut into Munson’s broadcasts and praise him as a great broadcaster. Lewis Grizzard said it best. “Listening to Munson on the radio is better than being there.” Munson lived and breathed Georgia football. If you can’t get goose bumps on your spine listening to Munson’s greatest calls, you are…..wow! I need to be nice. But…Ed Thellinius??? Good God!
damngooddawg!
August 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Anyway, I’ll bet the Tech fans deep in their hearts would have traded three Al Saraldo’s (sp) for Munson to broadcast Tech games. Besides, don’t speak ill of the dead.
FORMATION 4 SUCCESS
August 29th, 2012
11:42 pm
8/29/2012 Success Tip 7: Remember the Basics Defense: 1. Get to the Ball and Tackle. Get to the ball and intercept it. Get to the ball and knock it down. Simply get to the ball. Relentless pursuit to the ball yields tremendous results in your favor. 2. Get your head in the game. A smart defensive players is the most aggressive and effective. You must understand your opponent better then they know themselves.Instincts are predicated on intelligence. 3. Understand your advantages. Defense has 13 players and Offense has 11. Did you know this? if not. you are not taking time to understand your advantages. The offense can only advance the ball in-bounds. Using the sidelines as your 12th and 13th man can be quite beneficial. 4. Your plan B should be better than your A plan. This has been labelled as Technique or the RB button in XBOX, or what makes you the difference maker. The chance to make a play only ends once the whistle blows. 5. When you have a chance to intercept the ball or recover a fumble. Do it. Drives end with turnovers. But, games have been won on second chances. Don’t give the offense a second chance to beat you. 6. Never underestimate your opponent. Play at the same level of intensity always. What difference does it make whether they are FCS or #1 in the country. Kick their butts. 7. Forgive but never forget. Forgive yourself for mistakes but never make the same mistake twice. 8. Work on your weaknesses as much as your strengths, balance is key. Can’t be balances with the same number of weaknesses as strengths. Weaknesses don’t counter your strengths they make your strengths weaker. ie. A QB that never looks off the receiver becomes a great armed QB with a ton of interceptions. What good is that?
9. Stay emotional stable. Proving your right may be wrong for the team and your championship aspirations. 10. Most Important!!! Play every down like its your last. It just may be.
Nativebird
August 30th, 2012
1:30 pm
My jackets if only they had a coach worth spit. Once you start changing the uniforms to gin up excitement about your program you know you’ve hit rock bottom.
WHITEandGOLD
August 30th, 2012
2:53 pm
headley lamar… do you ever post anything else… I see you post the same thing on every Tech blog. nobody cares about you, so just quit posting and using up bandwith.