Tech notes: Perkins out for long term
Notes from Tuesday.
1. The nature of Georgia Tech B-back Charles Perkins’ injury is unclear, but coach Paul Johnson said it will keep him out of action for a while.
Perkins has what Johnson termed “an upper-body injury” and said that he doesn’t expect him back anytime soon. Asked if Perkins could be out for the season, Johnson replied, “We’ll see.”
It’s another shakeup to the B-back position. Last year’s starter, David Sims, played parts of the Virginia Tech game but sat out the past two to aid his recovery from a stress fracture in his shin. The starter in the past two games, Zach Laskey, was held out of the second half of the Virginia game last Saturday with an injured shoulder. He wore a gold jersey Tuesday, meaning he was kept out of contact drills, but will be ready to play Saturday against Miami. Sims has also been cleared and is expected to play Saturday.
The depth chart issued Tuesday placed Laskey at the top, followed by Sims and Broderick Snoddy sharing the No. 2 spot.
Among other players dealing with injuries, inside linebacker Daniel Drummond (ankle) wore a gold jersey Tuesday. Safety Fred Holton (foot) continues to receive treatment.
“As soon as the medical people turn him loose, we’ll get him back and get him going,” Johnson said of Holton.
2. ACC senior associate commissioner Michael Kelly said that the Sept. 29 Tech-Middle Tennessee State game “could really land anywhere” for its kickoff time. The game was originally publicized by Tech as a 7 p.m. start, but the decision has been ESPN and the ACC’s. ESPN chose to hold off on determining a kickoff time until Sunday as it determines its lineup. Kelly noted that the Sept. 29 schedule has slots for two regional sports network games. One of those games has already been determined, Idaho vs. North Carolina at 3:30 p.m.
If Tech-MTSU is picked up, the likely destination is either as the RSN game (broadcast in metro Atlanta on Fox Sports South) or on ESPNU. The kickoff probably would either be noon or 7 p.m. If neither, the game will stay at 7 p.m. and be streamed online on ESPN3.
3. The wide receivers worked on reading Miami’s secondary coverages Tuesday, wide receivers coach Buzz Preston said. In the past, the Hurricanes have shown press coverage at the line of scrimmage, but then quickly retreated at the snap. The objective of the scheme is to lead the wide receiver into thinking he has to beat the cornerback at the line of scrimmage. In his attempt to get past the corner, who by this point is now backed off, the wide receiver makes a move and reveals his intention of where he is trying to run.
“If you don’t attack it in a hurry, to make them make a decision either to get out of there or to try to jam you, you find yourself in trouble,” Preston said.
4. Tech got a break Tuesday when Miami coach Al Golden revealed that linebacker Denzel Perryman will not play after suffering a leg injury in the Hurricanes’ last game against Bethune-Cookman. Last year, Perryman led all ACC freshmen in tackles with 69. Against Tech, he had 6.5 tackles, including three for loss, and a forced fumble.
5. Quarterback/A-back Synjyn Days has not played much at A-back thus far through three games. Johnson has plans for him.
“When Synjyn comes along, we want to get him in the game more than he played the other night,” he said. “He did some good things when he was in there.”
6. The No. 40 jersey, which is being rotated among players to honor former linebacker, will be worn Saturday by long snapper Tyler Morgan. … Approximately 48,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game. The Virginia game drew 44,225. … A gem of a stat from the Tech sports information department: Tech has a winning record against all teams with catastrophic weather-related nicknames: Iowa State Cyclones (1-0), Miami Hurricanes (10-7), Tulane Green Wave (35-13) and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-1).
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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BT
September 18th, 2012
10:24 pm
will be surprised if Perkins plays another down at GT
StingerSplash
September 18th, 2012
10:29 pm
Upper body … long term … collarbone, maybe?
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 18th, 2012
10:31 pm
Not good for CP. Maybe S Days can tryout at B back! Seriously though, I love Days’ attitude, his team spirit and willingness to contribute where ever he can. Someday I hope I can see Fred Holton play in a real game.
GTGirl
September 18th, 2012
10:31 pm
Say it ain’t so BT! Let’s pray he does get healed and play.
Go Jackets! Beat ‘Canes!!!
Ricky Muse
September 18th, 2012
10:32 pm
I’m looking forward to another impressive performance by the Yellow Jackets this Saturday vs the Canes at Bobby Dodd Stadium! Go Jackets!!!
GTGirl
September 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
Fred wants to play, that is for sure and he wants to play against the ‘Canes this weekend too, but his foot has to heal before he can and it’s taking longer than they thought.
lxUn1c0
September 18th, 2012
10:35 pm
Solid theory, Stinger, though it could also be a rib, pec or shoulder. Those are all more common and have better recovery prospects. If it was a collarbone, I’m not sure CPJ would be so coy. Those are almost always season-ending.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 18th, 2012
10:38 pm
I’m not seeing the draw to a matchup with MTSU. They are 2-1 with a loss to McNeese St. About the only intriguing aspect is that they have an off week, so will get to test the extra preparation time theory. My guess is that E$PN has us on their radar but if we don’t blow out Miami we won’t get the slot.
GTGirl
September 18th, 2012
10:42 pm
Ken who is broadcasting the game against the ‘Canes this weekend?
SansWorld
September 18th, 2012
10:49 pm
Tyler Wilson’s “Upper body injury” was a concusion.
Best wishes to Charles.
I have said all along that Days should get a shot at be back. He is abig as the others and seems to like contact.
SansWorld
September 18th, 2012
10:51 pm
be back? err B-Back
GTfan2012
September 18th, 2012
10:59 pm
I have a theory about this. ESPN is waiting to see if we are ranked, if so they’ll slap our game on ESPNU at noon. Ranked teams automatically draw better ratings than unranked teams.
yeller bug
September 18th, 2012
11:07 pm
What about Crimson Tide?
yeller bug
September 18th, 2012
11:09 pm
Perhaps Crimson Tide is a biological catastrophe and not classified as a weather catastrophe.
South GA Jacket
September 18th, 2012
11:11 pm
I would have never guessed we’ve played Tulane 48 times. Also, is Crimson Tide considered a “catastrophic weather-related nickname?”
South GA Jacket
September 18th, 2012
11:12 pm
My bad, yeller. You beat me to it.
yeller bug
September 18th, 2012
11:20 pm
Wish Perkins the best. We’re still OK—Laskey and Sims are effective and workmanlike. Snoddy is the future—he’s a little raw on blocking and synching on the handoffs, but with the Canes thin at LB, there’s a chance he could get that breakaway run. Matt Connors has also shown effective running and blocking skills. Our B-back spot is deep.
yeller bug
September 18th, 2012
11:21 pm
No bad SGJ—just great minds thinking alike!
collegeballfan
September 18th, 2012
11:30 pm
The offensive line blocking the defense is more important than who lines up at B-back.
gt40pinhd
September 18th, 2012
11:50 pm
offensive line blocking and reading the option; the two most critical items. it didn’t look like tw read the option well against vt, but much better against virginia.
Wal-Mart Retards
September 18th, 2012
11:58 pm
No noon game! No noon game!
JL
September 19th, 2012
2:01 am
Re: Tulane,
Old SEC rival. Fellow independent traveler after leaving the SEC. Tech is playing them 4 times in the next 7 seasons. I guess old habits die hard.
SSI Oldtimer
September 19th, 2012
2:03 am
I’m glad to see the Jacket Nation is not getting carried away with the last two victories. This is the time last year many folks began predicting a NC for Tech. Our task is now simple — just beat Miami U.
If we do that, then we can concentrate on the next game, and then the next.
wreckbone
September 19th, 2012
4:02 am
Johnson had good points on the UM game. They have had our number for 3 years and they have as much talent as any team we will see so it could be a tough game. I hope the “wreckbone” offense is productive early and often!!
crackbaby
September 19th, 2012
6:45 am
Good stuff, Ken.
Perkins and Holton have had a stretch of bad luck. Keep your head up and fight through it fellas. Any chance of a medical redshirt for Charles?
Jackets81
September 19th, 2012
6:56 am
I hate it for Charles. This guy has a lot of potential. It just hasn’t come to be as of yet. I wish him the best. I know he can contribute when he is ready.
GT Realist
September 19th, 2012
7:36 am
With only two games into the season, Perkins does qualify for a medical redshirt. He will have three years of eligibility for some team.
Reebok
September 19th, 2012
7:54 am
I like Synjyn’s talent, but he fumbles a lot. Hey, fellow Tech fans…only 44 in attendance on a beautiful fall day against a conference opponent is EMBARRASSING…let’s fill up the stadium this week and give our guys a true, LOUD, home-field advantage.
yellow britches
September 19th, 2012
8:59 am
Yeller Bug, You bring game to this blog. Very astute comments.
Birmingham Jacket
September 19th, 2012
9:14 am
It’s going to be awesome looking at the expression on Cheezy UM fans faces as the leave Dodd after what will be a total beat down this Sat.
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
9:14 am
The Crimson Tide isn’t really technically the Mascot or Name for the TEAM.
The Crimson Tide was a nickname created about the FANS and not the team.
Bama is technically the Red Elephants
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
9:21 am
Went to see tech Play Tulane in the Super Dome back in the 70’s fun trip but I was too young to ENJOY all New Orleans had to offer. LOL
Golden Tomato
September 19th, 2012
9:26 am
I guess we shouldn’t mention that Fresno States second nickname is the Red Wave.
FL Jacket
September 19th, 2012
9:29 am
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide…call me Deacon Blues
juvenal
September 19th, 2012
9:33 am
good comment, Birmingham!
dawgs01
September 19th, 2012
9:36 am
Tech fans i told yall when yall signed the 2 star Zack Laskey that yall got a diamond in the ruff. That kid will be a great leader as he ages bc he was in high school and he is a work horse and a monster in the wt. room. I watched the kid develop through middle school all the way thru his recruitment and i never understood why he was overlooked by everyone. He might be the best linebacker on the Tech team but yall need him at RB and i am dead serious about that. I love watching him run on saturdays. Keep it up
FL Jacket
September 19th, 2012
9:46 am
Thanks dawgs01…
I was afraid that after last year’s Miami game he was going to lose all confidence after flubbing that punt return that gave them a TD. It’s a testament to him that he kept working and cracked the lineup at B-Back.
I am guessing he wil have something to prove on Saturday against the Canes…
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
9:50 am
FLJ…..A reporter back in like the 20’s-30’s was doing a story on the game. He said he was at the train station and ” The Alabama fans came piling out of the train looking like a Crimson Tide”. The fans loved it, the school loved it and the Name was born. The other teams named in the article are Named after catastrophic weather-related events from their inception. I know it is technical. LOL
dawgs01
September 19th, 2012
10:01 am
Yea i was watching when he fumbled that punt. I had just turned it to the tech game and was like that’s laskey on punt return then he fumbled it and i know he took that hard. Him and the reciever (greene i think;he is on tech too) off stars mill put that team on their back all the way to that state title game their senior yr.
KD
September 19th, 2012
10:17 am
re: Laskey – made it from KY to see the UVA game in-person and I have to say that not only does Laskey run strong, his blocking on the edge was great. He broke several plays for us with his blocks (and, no haters, they weren’t dives at the knees). He was delivering on all aspects of BB role. Keep feeding him chances…..carrying or blocking!
Michael Veli a.k.a Jim Donnan's financial advisor
September 19th, 2012
10:21 am
I believe Laskey is a good option at BB, i still think we need a Dwyer and or Anthony Allen type that is 220 pounds with speed!
ToeMeetsLeather
September 19th, 2012
10:24 am
ONE game at a time guys, with a bowl of Oranges in January!
Looking forward to seeing a Laskey, Sims, Snoddy rotation Saturday.
Defense needs to keep the same energy level going on every play. Groh’s guys appear to have his system down pretty well(not having to think so much), just need a little more in the pass rush facet.
GT Dude
September 19th, 2012
10:41 am
how could any network think of taking the MTSU game?
Leave it at 7:00
Ken Sugiura
September 19th, 2012
10:44 am
yeller bug – good work. i guess you could argue, whatever the source of the tide’s nickname, that it isn’t “catastrophic weather” or really weather at all.
gt4ever
September 19th, 2012
10:45 am
Did anybody see Perkins get hurt? I think the coach is not being totally honest about Mr. Perkins…
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
10:46 am
GT Dude……….UGa v FAU was on TV………..ESPN created 5 or 6 WORTHLESS Bowl games to fill airtime.
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
10:48 am
gt4ever………I never saw Perkins get hurt either. I have wondered when it happened. maybe something in Practice but I never saw what I thought was a play to get him hurt in the game.
Ken Sugiura
September 19th, 2012
10:49 am
GT Dude – not a lot of good games to pick from and time slots to fill. from what i can deduce, there’s Clemson-Boston College, N.C. State-Miami, MTSU-Tech and Louisiana Tech-Virginia on the six-day option. the first two will go on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. there’s still one more RSN game, so i guess they’re picking between Tech and UVA and it could still also end up on ESPNU.
they’ve got to put something on the air.
Ken Sugiura
September 19th, 2012
10:52 am
dawgs01 knows his stuff regarding laskey.
perkins is hurt. i’m not optimistic about his chances to return for the remainder of the year.
Ken Sugiura
September 19th, 2012
10:54 am
GTGirl – Paul Kennedy, Keith Jones and Steve Byrnes.
JustinSyder
September 19th, 2012
11:11 am
Good to hear that more tickets are selling. Hopefully one day, it becomes a habit for Bobby Dodd to draw at least 50,000.
yeller bug
September 19th, 2012
11:31 am
Gee thanks Yellow Britches and Ken for your kind words. Whatever the source of the Crimson Tide, they have been catastrophic to GT on the football field more often than not….but I do remember beating them early in the season (under Bill Curry) when they were ranked #1—we certainly turned back the tide then.
As to UOAD and the elephants for Alabama—I read where Bama traveled to an away game and the footlockers the players used to haul their equipment had an elephant logo on it from the foot locker manufacturer and it was thought that it was some type of mascot for Alabama and that’s where the elephant came to be associated with UA.
Legend has that the Yellow Jacket for GT was because the men wore yellow jackets to the game and thus were called yellow jackets—later the bee/wasp ornery insect came to bee the mascot….and now our mascot’s name appropriately describes a desired mental condition/state while attending the game….Buzz. Such is progress!
5150 UOAD
September 19th, 2012
11:35 am
yeller….yes.
Tech was the Golden Tornado at the time the Yellow Jacket mascot came to be used.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 19th, 2012
11:40 am
@ UOAD……have you heard from GT Lee? He’s trying to contact you
HighTech
September 19th, 2012
11:42 am
Georgia Tech’s football team was also know as The Engineers. The Georgia Tech Engineers defeated the Cumberland Bulldogs 222-0 in 1916.
HighTech
September 19th, 2012
11:47 am
*known as The Engineers, not know as The Engineers. D’oh!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 19th, 2012
11:50 am
@ HT…..that reminds me of something that used to be said about Tech graduates (usually by themselves)……”Yestahday, I coudn’t even spell ENGUNEER; now I are one.”
HighTech
September 19th, 2012
12:02 pm
I resemble that remark, Supersize.
Ramblnwrek
September 19th, 2012
12:07 pm
Yeller Bug: I heard that story about the yellow jackets. It was supposedly a game of UGA vs AUB and since Tech fans didn’t like either. They were wearing yellow and were supposedly cheering for 0-0 tie.
Thats the way I heard it, so I am sticking with it.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 19th, 2012
12:10 pm
LOL @ HT
GT Fan
September 19th, 2012
12:17 pm
Ken, you say CP is hurt …… okay, then why is PJ so hush-hush on the extent on the injury and when/how it happened???
Could PJ be saving CPerk a little “pride” by saying he’s PHYSICALLY injured while it’s actually a MENTAL injury?
I really hope I’m wrong, but I doubt CP will ever play another down of football in a GT uniform. And that would be such a letdown considering how highly touted he was coming out of high school.
GT Rich
September 19th, 2012
12:25 pm
Coaches aren’t required to give specifics about injuries. Better to keep the other team guessing, than to placate a few overly curious fans. Also, if you are to build the case for a medical redshirt, best not to publicly document the details.
NCJacket
September 19th, 2012
12:50 pm
Why are people saying Perkins will never play at GT again? On what basis are you making this claim?
yeller bug
September 19th, 2012
1:09 pm
Ken, on your comment that Perkins is hurt—do you have knowledge that you are unable or unwilling to share? Is it based on inference from CPJ’s comments? Heck’s it’s only mid-Sept—to be forecasted not to play for the remainder of the year is a pretty big deal. Is it a combination of a physical injury that is used for the “official” reason but a mental/emotional attitude that is more the long term culprit? Some on this blog are saying it’s over for Perkins at GT—is he unhappy and looking to transfer? What’s the scoop Ken?
GTfan2012
September 19th, 2012
1:23 pm
Lots of fans think CP has been in CPJ’s doghouse for a long time. I can only take what I’ve seen and draw my own conclusions. What I’ve seen is a coach that has spent a large amount of time trying motivate CP. You don’t spend that much time with a guy you think is a lost cause. CP has a combination of size, vision, balance, acceleration and speed that no one else on our roster has. This does not make him a good B-back in CPJs offense, this just means he has the talent to be a very good B-back in this offense. CPJ has consistently poked and prodded him, at least publicly, to try to get the best out of him. CP has had issues holding the ball, now CP has injury issues (I heard it was a shoulder). As CPJ would say, it is what it is. But I think CP gets every opportunity to come back strong. Everybody wrote him off (except me, I’ll point out) before the VT game, and then he was named the starter. What happened after that is anyone’s guess, but its just that, a guess. No one knows where CP and CPJ are at at this point.
Michael Veli a.k.a Jim Donnan's financial advisor
September 19th, 2012
1:39 pm
I don’t understand why Drummond didn’t get a shot at B back, if i remember correctly he was ranked the fourth best fullback in the nation by Rivals coming out of high school. I prayed to God for an answer but He said Ken was busy so ask WnE.
GTFan1
September 19th, 2012
2:53 pm
I hope they leave the game against Middle Tennessee at 7pm. I hate noon games, no college football games should start at that time. I already have plans to tailgate this evening, and would be highly pissed off if the time changed. Just leave it alone!!!!
GTFan1
September 19th, 2012
2:54 pm
Sorry…*that evening
Big Crimson 75
September 19th, 2012
4:17 pm
Our school name has nothing to do with weather.
In the old old old days, we were the “Varsity” or the Crimson White.
Then came the era of being called the “thin red line”, which lasted until 1906, when thanks to Birmingham sports writer Zipp Newman, we became the Crimson Tide.
Hugh Roberts, another Birmingham sports writer from the era is often(mistakenly) given credit for the Crimson Tide moniker.
The Elephant became popularized by Atlanta Journel sports writer Everett Strupper :
On October 8, 1930, sports writer Everett Strupper of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story of the Alabama-Mississippi game he had witnessed in Tuscaloosa four days earlier. Strupper wrote, “That Alabama team of 1930 is a typical Wade machine, powerful, big, tough, fast, aggressive, well-schooled in fundamentals, and the best blocking team for this early in the season that I have ever seen. When those big brutes hit you I mean you go down and stay down, often for an additional two minutes.
“At the end of the quarter, the earth started to tremble, there was a distant rumble that continued to grow. Some excited fan in the stands bellowed, ‘Hold your horses, the elephants are coming,’ and out stamped this Alabama varsity.
Jerky Boy
September 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
He probably got shot, just like everybody else down in the hood on the flats…..
Bad Football
September 19th, 2012
5:45 pm
The only division of a conference without a team in top 25 is ACC Coastal . 3 of the 6 teams on NCAA probation. College football at its worst.
Delbert D.
September 19th, 2012
7:06 pm
The tide, or tides, more appropriately, are caused by the moon’s orbit around the earth. I have no idea what causes a “green wave.”
Delbert D.
September 19th, 2012
7:09 pm
Ehhh, that ain’t exactly right. The moon’s gravity, the earth’s rotation, and the moon’s orbit.
Jlight
September 19th, 2012
7:53 pm
Did I hear CPJ correctly in Monday’s press conference when he described Perkins’ injury as, “an upper body extremity?” That makes me agree with some of you that his problem may not be physical.
GT Truth
September 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
Perkins is having season ending surgery tomorrow on his left shoulder. This injury has been a problem since high school. The shoulder pops out, and he would pop it back in and continue to play. The wear and tear on his shoulder has gotten worse during his time @ GT. The doctor said “the shoulder is in such bad condition, that he must operate immediately!” I promise you there is nothing “mental” going on. This surgery is very much needed for him to be able to play football again. (Family member)
GT4Life (the Original)
September 19th, 2012
8:40 pm
Thanks GT Truth for clearing that up…some of these “fans” are as ignorant as the worst dwags.
jeremymoore
September 20th, 2012
4:23 pm
perkins is staying at tech, hes getting a medical red-shirt and its a shoulder injury
jeremymoore
September 20th, 2012
4:24 pm
ah, his family member beat me to it
Not Disappointed
September 20th, 2012
6:29 pm
I’m so looking to the Miami Game! I went back and saw them play a terrible Bethune Cookman. I wasn’t impressed but I look forward to redemption!
Go Jackets!
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