Paul Johnson, fount of hope?
A few quick notes from the Paul Johnson news conference before going out to talk to players and coaches post-practice:
1. Johnson commented on Middle Tennessee State that the Blue Raiders have won two in a row (Florida Atlantic and Memphis) and have scored a lot of points. They play out of a spread on offense and have a returning starter at quarterback (Logan Kilgore). Defensively, MTSU has a new coordinator (Tyrone Nix).
“Our goal is to come back and try to have a great week of practice and come back and play well on Saturday,” he said.
2. On the secondary: “I think that before Saturday, they played fairly well. Saturday was not a great day for anybody. It’s like anything else. When you’re playing coverage back there and you’re matched up and there’s not a lot of pressure, there’s going to be some exposure. I think you have to give the other team some credit. They have pretty good receivers and their quarterback was hot and they made some plays.”
3. Jamal Golden will see more time at punt return after a strong game there against Miami.
4. No lineup changes due to performance from last week. There may be a couple injury-related changes. It’s conceivable cornerback Louis Young may not play. Johnson said that he’ll take the redshirt off of cornerback D.J. White as “we’ve got some injuries and we need him back in the secondary.”
Johnson said that wide receiver Anthony Autry will play more. The other true freshmen besides White, Autry, Adam Gotsis and Ryan Rodwell will likely be redshirted.
Johnson: “We’re trying to do our best to redshirt most of hat class and not waste a year for them to be mop-up guys.”
5. He’s not quite ready to concede anything.
“I don’t think anybody knows about (the possibility of achieving or not achieving) any goals four games into the season. We’ve got teams in our league that haven’t played a conference game. (Yet) we’re already anointing conference champions. You have to play it and see what happens.”
“We’ve still got a ton to play for. We’ve played one-third of our season. Last year was a great example. We got off to a great start and didn’t finish well. This year, we get off to a mediocre start. Maybe we have a great finish.”
“Call me an optimist. I don’t think anybody’s ever considered me a real optimist about things, but I guess I see it a little differently.”
In case you missed it…
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Bill from Conyers.
September 25th, 2012
6:14 pm
Beat Georgia, other than that…season is a wash.
pw12
September 25th, 2012
6:17 pm
first cpj needs to step up his game.
Bill from Conyers.
September 25th, 2012
6:17 pm
Enter your comments here
Reality
September 25th, 2012
6:20 pm
Except that Tech has next to a 0% chance to beat UGA. So I guess that makes the season a wash and a failure.
it is what it is
September 25th, 2012
6:22 pm
BRANDON WATTS AND JAMAL GOLDEN HAD IT DIALED IN VS MIAMI. SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID FOR THE MISTAKES BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOU TWO….KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Buzz 2011
September 25th, 2012
6:30 pm
@reality…….GT will beat the leghumpers out of Athens.. Hope you
are at the game so you can experience reality…………..
Jackets81
September 25th, 2012
6:32 pm
Will beat Georgia and it won’t be pretty. Can’t wait.
GT Letterwinner
September 25th, 2012
6:37 pm
Go jackets. Lots of football left to play. Glad there are guys able to come in as freshmen and contribute.
ibidGT
September 25th, 2012
6:39 pm
Start playing Adam Gotsis coach. Your current D line made up of Seniors/Juniors leave this or next year. There is not much room for improvement to make. And they suck, not one single ounce of pressure produced by them. Give the kid a shot, he can’t possibly do any worse than the current starters.
OkieDawg
September 25th, 2012
6:49 pm
@Buzz 2011…@ Jackets81…Way to go guys, there’s not a lot of optimism in the Tech Nation. I like that you are not down and out like so many Teckers. Hope Tech gets a couple of good wins so it will be a more spirited game the Saturday after Thansgiving.
What’s the over/under on Saturday’s attendance at Bobby Dodd Stadium?
The Tower
September 25th, 2012
6:55 pm
GT has ZERO shot against the DAWGS!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
7:02 pm
@ The Tower……I bet you said the same thing in 2008, didn’t you. In case you haven’t noticed, ANYTHING can happen in the game of college football…..for instance CFU beating the dwags two years ago. Who’d a thunk it?
RICHARD
September 25th, 2012
7:08 pm
im a tech fan . lackof talent and coaching end of story ga will beat us by 20 points.end of story
Aways a Jacket
September 25th, 2012
7:11 pm
Going to get uglier as season goes.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
7:12 pm
How the heck do you post a link to a site on here? The filters are blocking every format I use in order to type the link for a VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE
George Stein
September 25th, 2012
7:13 pm
Johnson needed to change his tone. You can only beat your guys down so much. At some point, he needed to start to build them up.
This doesn’t change my opinion on the defense, but it’s nice to see him continuing to show that he does evolve even if many think he doesn’t.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
7:14 pm
For those of you who thrive on belittling the academic image of Georgia Tech, check out the following.
Go to m a r k e t w a t c h dot c o m
Under “Latest News,” go to “The colleges that help grads win top salaries”
On the page that comes up then, go to “Which colleges help grads snare top salaries?”
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
7:21 pm
Personally, I think if we beat Clemson or win our bowl game, and get our younger players ready for next season then I will be fine with the season. 9-3 was was my prediction from the beginning. If we slip to 8-4 its not a big deal. 7-5 would be pretty ugly though.
Yes, Supersize...
September 25th, 2012
7:28 pm
…that article to which you refer says that Tech is the # 1 university when it comes to current salary vs. what you paid for tuition – and we all know that engineers make a heck of a lot more than business, journalism, and education majors. But, UGA came in fourth in that same article, so that ain’t too bad for a “football” school.
And, regarding beating UGA this year, wasn’t it just last week that most on here were saying the same thing about Tech v Miami, that UM had no shot – THAT, is why they play the game…
Ghost
September 25th, 2012
7:29 pm
Hello George, Hope all is well.Are you still good with the 14 points we agreed upon over the summer ?
BigTimeTECHFan
September 25th, 2012
7:29 pm
Clemson game is any ones guess, after that GT will not lose.
spider
September 25th, 2012
7:30 pm
i just dont know, hard to keep up the confidence as a fan but i will keep on trying.
BigTimeTECHFan
September 25th, 2012
7:30 pm
He’s right about DB, no pressure was the key, other then 1st long npass when the DB wasn’t into flow of the game
Ghost
September 25th, 2012
7:35 pm
BTTF, good to see someone with so much optimism , hope you aren’t a gambler.
Tech Fan Since 1950
September 25th, 2012
7:40 pm
We are 2 & 2. Win the rest of the games and we are 10 & 2 and destined for a pretty good bowl no matter what. Losing two games in overtime is no shame, but admittedly it is a terrific disappointment especially since they were Coastal games. It may not be the best conference in America, but the ACC is definitely the most competitive top to bottom and anything can happen. Finish well in 2012, but 2013 is the year of the Jackets (mark it down now folks). Nothing wrong with our offense except a few more passes. I’m getting pretty tired of the critics of the offense. Criticize all you want about the defense though for there is certainly room for improvement. The answer there though is bigger and stronger defensive linemen and a pass rush. Stay tuned!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
7:44 pm
@ Yes…..you got it….that’s why they play the game, and anything can happen in any game.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
7:46 pm
@ Yes……actually I hadn’t seen the rankings on that link. I had just read the article and was impressed with all that was said in that article about Tech. Congrats to UGA on being number 4.
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
7:49 pm
9-3 was was my prediction from the beginning
——-
Bob — Don’t give up yet. If your HC will straighten up, y’all still gotta shot.
I’ve read the gauntlet of emotions all week:
Groh, Recruiting, Offense, Schemes, Special Teams, Depth, QB…..
When you still have that many questions after 5 years, time to look at the Man who’s in Charge!
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
Groh’s had 1 bad game this year — 1 !!
He doesn’t deserve to be crucified the way he’s been this week.
TheUnknownTechFan (Formerly-Old SchoolTechFanatic)
September 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
Bill from Conyers I agree. I dont care if GT wins the rest of the games but looses ot UGA the season is a wash. Send CPJ packing. People can say oh but we are only two overtime losses from being undefeated. Well guess what we aint !!!
TheUnknownTechFan (Formerly-Old SchoolTechFanatic)
September 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
It’s nice to beat ACC schools but it sure would feel better to beat UGA about every other year. Thats why I hated to see Oleary go !!!
fuzzybee78
September 25th, 2012
7:59 pm
Need Louis Young back for Clemson, any one know the status of Fred Holton?
Tune up this weekend, BO UP the next.
George Stein
September 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Hello, Ghost. Sure, I think if there was a line set right now, it would be around 14.
Allow me to be abundantly clear: I think UGA has a very good team this season. However, they also did exactly what we did last season so far. They have faced the 114th ranked schedule (according to Sagarin). Let’s revisit them after they take their trip to Columbia.
chas_jacket
September 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Predicted 8 & 4, think that is still achievable but the Clemson game will be tough. I can’t remember 2 more devastating losses this early in the season. But those losses may not look so bad later in the season. If you noticed, the team that routed UM- K State, also went into Norman and soundly defeated Oklahoma. VT also just routed a Bowling Green team that came within a play or two of beating UF in Gainesville. Still can be a good season if CPJ can keep the morale up – we’ll see what happens
uafuneman
September 25th, 2012
8:12 pm
Hey Coach Groh, you do realize Miami threw the F N football 52 times and you couldn’t dial up one thing to create a sack. What a piece a crap.
Dawg1
September 25th, 2012
8:12 pm
GT is the type team that could upset my dawgs…the damn ball is not round it has 2 points on it. Therefore it could bounce in any damn direction. We will be ready.
GTard
September 25th, 2012
8:26 pm
Groh needs a pass rush and if he cant get it with the base D, then BLITZ! They just made some NOBODY from the U look like the 2nd coming of Jim Kelly! Whats the WORST that could happen, get TORCHED for 600yds? Oh yeah, IT JUST HAPPENED!
www
September 25th, 2012
8:47 pm
i’m still optimistic that this group will pull together and get it done this year.
let’s go jackets. show ‘em what u got.
www
September 25th, 2012
8:48 pm
and what gtard said:
“Groh needs a pass rush and if he cant get it with the base D, then BLITZ! They just made some NOBODY from the U look like the 2nd coming of Jim Kelly! Whats the WORST that could happen, get TORCHED for 600yds? Oh yeah, IT JUST HAPPENED!”
chas_jacket
September 25th, 2012
8:53 pm
We did blitz some – bit it looked liked UM had our defensive playbook. The linebackers not blitzing looked lost as who to cover and we never adapted. Afraid I do have to give Groh some blame there .
chas_jacket
September 25th, 2012
8:54 pm
Also have to give cane qb (Morris?) some credit, he made some amazing throws just as he was getting hit.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
9:02 pm
Miami held on just about every play too.
chas_jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:13 pm
True SS, but their lineman and backs were always in the right place to pick up our stunts and blitzes.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
9:14 pm
@ chas_jacket….that’s true too, and our #1 (Isaiah Johnson) gave his assigned receiver a 10 yard cushion on every play all afternoon.
Full Metal Jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:17 pm
8-4 is looking pretty good at this point. CPJ is starting to wear just a little thin, even with some of the more loyal Tech supporters. No rational person is calling for his head, but with continued losses to UGA and bowl opponents, his seat will be getting a bit warm next year. The team is young, and if Lee can get some more reps and prove if he’s as good as hyped, then next year will come with high expectations.
Full Metal Jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:20 pm
Either Miami’s backs were wearing olive-oil uniforms or the Tech defense has forgotten how to wrap up and take down a ball carrier. Our secondary and pass rush were especially disappointing. CPJ rightfully assumed some blame for play-calling and preparation. Now it’s time to dominate MTSU, who we shouldn’t even be playing, and then man up for Clemson in Death Valley.
Same Old
September 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Same old cra_, different year… and next year, and the next year, and the next year…
Can we go to the Ivy League?
Maybe we could win there….
Quit playing butt sniffers… can’t beat them!
GTard
September 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
Now that ya’ll mentioned it, guess they did send a few blitzes here&there. Just didnt seem like it (no results). Grohs got a great track record but we seem to be too passive. I know we dont have enough players(got to recruit better). Sounds like this class theyre working on is an improvement. Tenuta always had em guessing where they were coming from. Got to outsmart em some because theyre not out executing them.
OkieDawg
September 25th, 2012
9:24 pm
“if Lee can get some more reps and prove if he’s as good as hyped, then next year will come with high expectations”
Four games into the season and you are already looking to next year? Really?
Its not time to abandon ship (or ramblin’ wreck), its time to make this year’s team better. Why does it always have to be next year?
Full Metal Jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:24 pm
Reality check: Virginia Tech is not going to lose 3 games in the conference this season. We’ve lost 2, including 1 to VT, and we’re not going to win the Coastal or the Conference this year. New goals: win out, especially over UGA and bowl opponent. Then, WTNY.
Full Metal Jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:29 pm
I agree that we have to make improvements this year in the here and now, but since everyone knows that the pre-season primary goals were to win the division and the conference, it is only logical to think of those goals in terms of next year. I will be at every home game and several away games the rest of the season and cheering loud as ever. I am confident we can still win 8 or 9 this year and that is not too bad. But in terms of championships, we’re already one-third of the way through the schedule and we’re already in a deep hole.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
9:31 pm
@ OkieDawg…..you have made quite a few posts in the past that totally ticked me off, but I have to hand it to you. You’ve been pretty classy in most of your posts since the game Saturday. Keep it up
Full Metal Jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:33 pm
Even though I am posting about next year, I came to the realization some years ago that I just go to each game and enjoy the plays as they’re made. When we win, we stick around and sing the song with the team and the students, and when we lose, I just cut it loose and don’t worry, kvetch, or waste any time over it. Life is too short to base happiness on the actions of a bunch of kids playing a game. Go Jackets! I’ll cheer for you when you play and commend you when you win, but I won’t cry for you when you lose. It is only a game.
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chas_jacket
September 25th, 2012
9:41 pm
Think Clemson will be tough – at least my son will be at the game so I don’t have to watch with him on TV! If we lose to CU and one other before UGA, I think you will see Vad starting against Duke and playing against UGA.
CPJ knows that if things go south, that he will need to get Vad some more experience and give the Tech fan base a reason for optimism. Not that Teven didn’t play fairly well , but Vad may very well have completed some of those passes and also broken a few long runs. While we need to work on the defensive problems, keeping the other team’s offense off the field goes a long way to help a suspect defense.
Switching out a veteran senior for a redshirt freshman is probably the hardest decision for a coach – it’s not just skills but also leadership issues and is also more difficult since Tevin has worked very hard, been a model student and athlete. He has also improved his passing technique. Then there is the whole team issue – when you have a guy who has Tevin’s character as a senior, replacing him out of hand doesn’t always send the right signals to the players. But in the end you have to get the best players on the field to win. My two cents worth.
Jacket Detective
September 25th, 2012
9:42 pm
Hey Crimson.
I would like to read the Bama blogs when yall were losing to Auburn 6 in a row.
Shula must have gotten crucified and tar and feathered too.
GTard
September 25th, 2012
9:44 pm
I agree Full Metal Jacket, Ive learned(especially recently) that lifes too short to base your happiness on how a buncha guys you dont even know wins or not. When its all said and done, its how you lived for The Lord, and how you treat your loved ones. I’ll be excited when they win but I wont be too down when they lose. Anybody see how the Braves just clinched? Now THATS exciting!
Innocent Bystander
September 25th, 2012
9:51 pm
Note to Coach Johnson:
You don’t want to take the redshirt off of some freshmen to do mop up work?
Coach, you actually have to be in a position to win the game to have players do mop up work. I would only count on Duke giving you that opportunity going forward.
GT Joe
September 25th, 2012
9:53 pm
Sad. no mention of Vad Lee, which means we are stuck with Tevin for another game.
vad should have started last year. he likely won’t be a 4 year starter. we basically wasted two years (2011 and now 2012) on Tevin.
What a waste of talent?
Jacket Detective
September 25th, 2012
9:58 pm
I probably should not have gone to the game.
My mom died last Monday and the funeral was Friday.
I said to myself she would want me at the game but I seem a lot more cantankerous than usual after the defeat, so similar to the other two OT losses.
And maybe I should stay off the blogs like I did last week.
I do not like those knocking Tevin.
We put the brakes on Orwin when how many kickoffs have been returned for TDs from one yard or deeper in the endzone. You should want Orwin to have as many touches as possible.
And I think CPJ put the brakes on Tevin.
It must be Jacket mourning month as I have learned of two other fans who lost someone close to them too.
If you folks are happy with Groh and what he did to Virginia then I do not want to hear another word about Hewitt doing that to us.
Jacket Detective
September 25th, 2012
10:02 pm
You may be stuck with Tevin but I am not stuck with you.
You have just added one more vote to those voting with their feet.
Enjoy that empty stadium CPJ and CAG have given you for the last 4 games.
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:11 pm
Four games into the season and you are already looking to next year? Really?
I think people really just want another QB to get a chance at this point.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:12 pm
Sorry to hear of your loss JD. I’m sure this latest OT loss didn’t help. Hopefully we cruise this weekend and that may lift all of our spirits.
But I’m not convinced we will cruise this week. MTSU was idle last week and as someone said above they are playing pretty well. The big question is whether we go into a funk or do we recover from this latest setback. Ken, is CPJ really upbeat at this point? or is it just what he wants to portray? I for one am really concerned. I thought for sure after performance in the VT game that we were not mediocre. But even a good team can only handle so much. These were two extremely emotional losses. Yes we SHOULD handle MTSU but me thinks the psyche is pretty fragile right now.
Some good analysis above guys. FMJ and Chas, agree with many of your points.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:13 pm
Not looking to knock Tevin, but I’m with you GT Bob.
BLT
September 25th, 2012
10:16 pm
Did anyone see Godhigh get drilled by a Miami player? It was away from the action but he got up, shook his head and trotted off the field. He was shaken but not defeated! That is one tough kid! That and the Miami player ripping his helmet off after an 8 yard run make me proud of the Yellow Jackets!
I think the team will regroup and be ready the rest of the year. I can’t stay a negative fan. I expected more at this point but just like any adversity in life you pick yourself up and soldier thru!
Get after it Yellow Jackets! There’s stil plenty to play for!
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:17 pm
When you still have that many questions after 5 years, time to look at the Man who’s in Charge!
Big Crimson, we don’t have that many questions. Tech fans are just a little fickle after a tough loss. If your team ever loses again than you will know how it feels.
GT Joe
September 25th, 2012
10:17 pm
Tevin will have amonster game(as he always does against lesser teams). Then an average game against clemson capped by a game killing mistake that probably happens in OT…see a pattern forming?
ole yeller
September 25th, 2012
10:22 pm
Joe, I watched Clemson against FSU. Hope it gets as far as O.T. against them. I am afraid of a blowout against the Tigers. Sorry, but when you look at our defense and the offense displayed by Clemson, it’s scary.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:23 pm
I’m not at the games (unfortunately) so I can’t see what’s happening on the sidelines. But one concern I’ve had (not just this year) is whether there is any real player leadership on this team, especially offensively. It seems to me that CPJ’s nature doesn’t promote a player to step up and be a leader. Scold me if you disagree but even when Nesbitt was playing, the body language when players are around Coach looks sorta like everyone’s walking on egg shells. I can appreciate old school to an extent, but if you won’t let the players do some leading there’s only so far you can go as a team. That’s why I’d like to see Vad get a real opportunity, preferably soon, to see if the team might respond and we might find out if he’s a real leader or just another indian.
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:26 pm
I am afraid of a blowout against the Tigers.
That could happen but it looked like it was going to be even worse last year and we beat them with ease. We seem to have their number for some reason.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:28 pm
I don’t want to see another overtime game the rest of the season!
GTard
September 25th, 2012
10:30 pm
I think Tevin should still start but split time with Vad and I know the 2 QB deal hardly ever works but until 1 of em either really messes up or steps it up, that would be a way to let Tevin finish off his career AND look to the future since its unlikely they have ANY shot at Charlotte now.
ole yeller
September 25th, 2012
10:32 pm
I disagree with you GR8. Nesbett was a leader on offense. I agree there is not a leader on this team on either side of the ball.
Tech Forever
September 25th, 2012
10:35 pm
This wekk I bring my normal expectation and prediction for the Tech. I hope Tech plays well, there is no way I’m picking Tech to beat MTSU because there is no such thing as a “gimme” when it comes to Tech football.
Georgia Tech football….we’ve given away more games than Santa Claus.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:40 pm
yeller – I didn’t say Josh wasn’t a leader. Everyone knows he was a warrior and led us to the promised land. My point was that even with that trait, he seemed a little timid around CPJ.
ole yeller
September 25th, 2012
10:48 pm
Gr8 2B all of us had a boss now didn’t we? You learn from mistakes, or repeat them an get fired. I’m thinking Tevin may be on the cusp of being replaced.
Harry Reid
September 25th, 2012
10:53 pm
Time for Johnson to go!
billyBobjacket
September 25th, 2012
10:54 pm
Since we are looking up at such powerhouses as La Tech and La. Monroe, why is it that we think we can beat UGA? I think Grantham has the triple option figured out, they are too fast and athletic on the edge, and too big up front on D. Murray and all those receivers will pick us apart until we drop extra bodies back into coverage, then those freshman backs will eat us up. I was about to say that we would probably also lose to Clemson, but then I remembered “it’s Clemson”
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:55 pm
You’re right yeller, it’s required to respect your boss but when the communication is always one-sided then I’m not feeling very valued as an employee…and how am I then supposed to convey confidence to those that look to me for leadership if all my boss wants to do is pound his fist on the desk every time I make a suggestion. Put in that position, part of me would actually hope the boss would replace me with someone better for the good of the enterprise. Otherwise, it’s just a painful existence that does no one any good.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
September 25th, 2012
10:58 pm
Good one BillyB! You’re right that D line penetration makes it tough on us. Guess that’s true for most any offense. Sure hope we continue to have Clemson’s number like Miami has ours.
crap old same
September 25th, 2012
11:09 pm
lard ass has got to go.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
11:33 pm
@ billyBobjacket…..the second half last year notwithstanding, Grantham doesn’t have a clue how to stop the triple option. The only reason Tech did not run up more yards and points last year was because the offense quit in the 3rd quarter, just like they did Saturday against Miami. Not saying Tech would have won last year, because I don’t think we would have, but it sure as hell would have been a lot closer if the offense hadn’t quit on us. “choke” sure didn’t show much ability to stop it in the first half.
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:49 pm
Jacket Detective
September 25th, 2012
9:42 pm
Hey Crimson.
I would like to read the Bama blogs when yall were losing to Auburn 6 in a row.
Shula must have gotten crucified and tar and feathered too.
—
Detective — who do you think was leading the Brigade!!
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:53 pm
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:26 pm
I am afraid of a blowout against the Tigers.
That could happen but it looked like it was going to be even worse last year and we beat them with ease. We seem to have their number for some reason.
—-
1 word — Dabo.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 25th, 2012
11:54 pm
LOL @ Crimson on leading the brigade. Good one
Also LOL on Dabo
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:03 am
Supe — Dabo’s act is getting old.
Nothing wrong with a little enthusiasm(might help Johnson from time to time), butt the constant acting like a kid @ Christmas is enough already.
He was the WR Coach @ Bama when I was in school, met him a few times — nice guy butt he didn’t act like that.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
12:03 am
@ 75…..I didn’t remember that Dabo had been at Bama
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2012
12:08 am
I want to apologize for the negative things I posted after last Saturday. I was mad, disappointed, frustrated & anything else you want call it. If any team members read any of it, I hope they just laughed at an old fool. I probably should not have gone to the game. I am still dealing with a personal loss, and then the game added to my bad feelings. When the game was going our way, my spirits were lifted real high, and then I came crashing down. Anyway, I am mostly back to being my cranky ole poot ways. GT is my horse, if they never win another race. I don’t much care for a noon KO. I am used to getting out of bed when I wake up. Not when a damn alarm clock goes off. I expect GT will right the ship & play the best game possible. I have full confidence the coaches will have the best team on the field that gives us the best chance of winning. GOOOOO JACKETS THWGeorgie
1 4 GT
September 26th, 2012
12:09 am
BTW….I have read that this must be GT’s month for grieving. I know of a couple more guys that have suffered a personal loss as well. My sincerest condolences to them, along with prayers. Thanks!!
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
12:09 am
I think yabba dabo dabo, actually played for the Tide.
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:14 am
14 — this is a passionate game.
I don’t think you were alone!!
Yeller — Correct, Dabo played, then did the grad asst thing, then position coach @ Bama.
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
12:16 am
I thought so, seems to be a great fit at Clemson.
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:17 am
The Tech Game Saturday was VERY similar to many many many Shula games at Bama!!
Nothing like watching your team give a game away!!
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
12:17 am
Enter your comments here
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
12:34 am
Thanks for the support Big Crimson. Nothing like watching Aaron Murphy pass your team into oblivion. It will happen this year. The year of the tide is over. The only time I support UGA is when they play the over recruiting scabs from Alabama.
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:40 am
I’m sure they appreciate the support.
They don’t get it often, considering Bama & Ga play about 3 times a decade.
I’ll be in the lookout for that Aaron Murray passing machine though.
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
12:42 am
That’s Murray not Murphy.
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:47 am
Yea, thanks for cleaning that up for me.
Bobby Rodriguez - #3
September 26th, 2012
1:46 am
Coach Fish Fry has to get dinner ready and talk about people with mental disabilities…..a great representative for “Georgia Tech University” in the words of former Tech scholar Stephon Marbury……Fun on the Flats….the Perfect Option….it’s Sting Time!!!!!
moobsjohnson
September 26th, 2012
5:50 am
LMAO. The only thing the Jackoffs will beat is their meat. Fu*ck Tech and may they roast in the fires of hell forever!
MC
September 26th, 2012
6:41 am
Please guys. Get of the Vad Lee savior stuff. If the kid was ready he’d be playing. I keep hearing that he isn’t the brightest bulb in the pack when it comes to what PJ’s offense requires him to do.
gtfan1951
September 26th, 2012
7:20 am
TO: CPJ you win with Defense, DEFENSE,DEFENSE,DEFENSE MAYBE YOU SHOULD WRITE ON THE BLACKBOARD 1,000,000,000 TIMES UNTIL YOU GET IT. BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GETTING IT DONE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GTBob
September 26th, 2012
7:42 am
I keep hearing that he isn’t the brightest bulb in the pack when it comes to what PJ’s offense requires him to do.
So we have no one that can play QB next year? That isn’t a very promising thought.
Jmonty
September 26th, 2012
7:44 am
Really??? We lose against VT (who lost to lowly Pitt) and lost to Miami (who got blew out by K-State). And because they were OT, it makes it ok? Where do some of you dunder-heads come from? Thing is, neither one of those games should had went to OT in the first place. Now, some of you are rearing your heads up to talk smack about UGA?? Who, by the way, is BETTER than the first 2 forementioned teams. I may be a tech fan, but I am far from stupid. I mean really… Until CPJ mans up and fires “no show” the “D” will continue to be a joke. How many more games should “no show” lose and then blame it on the players??? I guess, his great play calling and defensive schemes are just too complexed for everyone (in his eyes)… Plain truth?? He doesn’t know anything about defense… Just becuase he can play Madden, doesn’t mean he’s a good coach.
reebok
September 26th, 2012
8:11 am
I am sticking with my pre-season prediction of 7-5, with BAD beatings from UGA & Clemson. Also, as soon as we lose one more game (which will be next week, against the Tigers), we should go ahead and turn the offense over to Vad…he’s the QB of the future, might as well help him start getting ready for the next 2-3 seasons when it will be his team.
Dave from GT
September 26th, 2012
8:28 am
The only way to salvage the season is to win out. The only way to win out is to fix the defense. The only way to fix the defense is to……. uh…….is….?????????? Uh oh.
ramblingbuzz
September 26th, 2012
8:38 am
The good: VT is always tough at home and we took them to OT. Admittedly we blew the last minute of regulation and the OT period but at least we hung with them in the 1st game of the year.
The bad: We already have 2 conference losses.
The ugly: We gave up 600+ yards to UM and Groh is not the answer as a Def. Coord.
Agree with CPJ that strange things happen in conference play…….but GT is going have coach and play much better if there’s going to be any hope of a better than 7-5 record.
gt4ever
September 26th, 2012
8:42 am
@gtfan1951
Good post, we haven’t seen good defense in awhile… Since the Black Watch with Ted Roof…
TechApp fan
September 26th, 2012
8:46 am
I’m not quiet as vocal as Joe, but I am disappointed and confused about Lee. Is PJ really so loyal to TW that he is not considering Lee or is Lee not so good that he cannot surplant TW?
Like Bob said, if Lee is not so good, does not look like a really bright future. That would indicate a shirted freshman next year (obviously with zero experience….not good.)
But, sure would be nice for Lee to get some more meaningful game experience..next game.
gt4ever
September 26th, 2012
8:46 am
@ramblingbuzz
VT is TERRIBLE home or away… Get off this CRAP that VT was any good. We have two tough games this year. Period! Clemson and UGA… and we have already lost two games… I have no idea why it takes some of you people s long to realize that GT is a very average at best team. We have not recruited well, and our football team has trended down ever since this CLOWN was hired…
gt4ever
September 26th, 2012
8:52 am
and BYU will probably be a close game….
ramblingbuzz
September 26th, 2012
9:04 am
GT4…….Think you may be selling VT short. Let’s wait til the end of the season to declare them terrible. And obviously you ignored the rest of my post. Unless GT plays much better the rest of the way, especially on defense, they will be an average team. I am not a CPJ admirer but let’s hope he can learn from his mistakes. Because I don’t think he’s going anywhere.
DOC 51
September 26th, 2012
9:06 am
CPJ kills me about the other team having a hot QB ,and making more plays than we did.His defenders don’t have enough intensity or coaching to put the opposing QB on the ground.No QB can operate on his backside.Defense is intensity and passion and getting off blocks.We are slow and we can’t tackle.Some of our guys have been coached four yrs.and still can’t make plays.We giftwrapped wins for UTAH,VT,AND UM.I wonder what kind of meltdown CAG has planned for MTSU.He and CPJ clearly get outcoached in big games.
DOC 51
September 26th, 2012
9:13 am
The ACC is a lousy football conference w/ no great coaches in it.And yet GT still gets outcoached and outschemed.Our coaches are so overpaid for the results they produce.
Too Easy
September 26th, 2012
9:33 am
I smell dwag squeeze again. Careful where you step Tech fans.
AntoineFord
September 26th, 2012
9:46 am
CPJ was 20-7 (12-4 ACC) his first two years with Gailey’s players. Since then, he is 17-14 (10-9 ACC). It’s pretty simple — he can’t recruit.
Old Dog
September 26th, 2012
10:09 am
To Hell with Tek, today,tomorrow,and every other day!
GTfan2012
September 26th, 2012
10:26 am
AntoineFord,
You can be stuck in the “conventional wisdom” if you want. CPJ has, on average, recruited just about as well as Ross, O’Leary, and Gailey. So I’m not sure what you base your analysis of our recruiting on. If you are expecting top 20 recruiting classes at GT, then you will be sorely disappointed no matter who is coach.
Even when O’Leary was able to get more special admits in (which resulted in poor graduation rates and an end to the practice), he STILL didn’t get top 20 classes.
Worst Fans Ever
September 26th, 2012
10:33 am
The comments on this board are absolutely crazy. Y’all are 2-2 and most of you are giving up already…..
Unbelievable!
CloudmanJacket
September 26th, 2012
10:50 am
Just watched the replay of the Miami game on ESPN. It is time for CPJ to go. Just terrible against a very average Miami team. On top of that, our one ACC win was against a terrible Virginia team and our loss to VT looks even worse now that VT has shown just to be a terrible team with their humiliation against a terrible Pitt team. Our conference is just terrible right now except FSU and Clemson and we don’t have a coach who can take advantage of this.
Jacket Detective
September 26th, 2012
10:56 am
If your record is terrible against top competition, the thrill is gone.
And there is nothing that says we have to waste our time and money on anything that leaves us in a bad mood.
Concerning recruiting, we have had one great year out of ten.
That year produced Nesbitt (undrafted), Morgan (1st round), Thomas (1st round), Burnett (3rd round) and Dwyer (5th round but should have gone higher).
When has Tech ever produced two 1st rounders?
And in spite of that and in a game that predicted future failures, we did not defeat Uga in 2009 because CPJ downplayed the game and got outcoached.
I do not like paying someone millions for mediocrity.
And I cannot fire them but I can do something else on Saturdays and will.
MC
September 26th, 2012
11:36 am
Cut PJ some slack guys. He had “bigger fish to fry”. He was busy game planning how to get the sheet kicked out of him by Iowa.
HighTech
September 26th, 2012
12:12 pm
moobsjohnson
September 26th, 2012
5:50 am
LMAO. The only thing the Jackoffs will beat is their meat. Fu*ck Tech and may they roast in the fires of hell forever!
———————————-
On Jeopardy…..
Alex Trebek – Name two things most dwags know nothing about.
Winning Contestant – What are class and decorum?
Alex Trebek – That’s correct. Self respect and personal hygiene would have also been acceptable responses.
Jmonty
September 26th, 2012
12:26 pm
CPJ should be on the hot seat… His trust in “no show” has led him to failure. If you team scores 36 points you should win. I mean you really can’t ask the offense to score on every single they have the ball. That is what I’m pretty much hearing. The offense didn’t do enough and recruiting. I can agree with recruiting to a point. The talent level definitely favors the offense. The “D” really does not have star stand out players that I can see. Even if they were “no show”’s defensive schemes would take them out of the equation. But, the failure is on the coaches. CPJ needs to man up and just fire “no show”… There are plenty of DC’s out there. Pick one that knows how to blitz or put an 8 man front up. The “D” is the weakness of the team… If I haven’t said it enough… position…position..position.. If you are not in the area you need to be on the field the 3-4 defense fails. It takes a coach to know this. Obviously CAG doesn’t. I understand missed tackles and such. But, when players are not where they need to be or the DC doesn’t dial up a blitz on an obvious passing situation.. The fault is with the coach NOT the players. It’s a shame the coaches blame the players for the loss. Maybe the should just quit coaching and become bus drivers?? They seem to be good at throwing people under one and driving it over them.
yellow britches
September 26th, 2012
12:27 pm
Who cares?
ZinoDawg
September 26th, 2012
12:34 pm
So all you guys have now is ” we’re going to beat Georgia”??? Really? Like you have so many times over the past decade?
Dawghater
September 26th, 2012
12:36 pm
What! CPJ is trying to compare the first 3 weeks of 2012 vs. 2011? Hey CPJ, here is a big difference. 3 games into 2012 your are already out of the ACC race. 3 games into 2012 your team’s performance is worse than last year. 3 games into 2012 your defense showed no improvement over 2011. If we are lucky GT will enjoy the holidays in Boise or Shreveport. Another stellar year with CPJ! You won with Gailey’s kids and can’t even recruit a good QB in 4 years!
Dave Braine
September 26th, 2012
12:37 pm
The reality is Tech will always be a 7/5, 8/4 team every year. Maybe an occasional 10 win season.
Dave Braine
September 26th, 2012
12:45 pm
Don’t worry fans, after Paul Johnson looses five years to UGA, we will hire another loser coach that will give you hope, but ultimately will loose 4 or five games including UGA and the bowl game every year. We will repeat the process every five years. Keep buying those season tickets fans! We’ll throw in some hot dogs!
D Rad
September 26th, 2012
12:47 pm
Don’t worry fans, after Paul Johnson looses five years to UGA, we will hire another loser coach that will give you hope, but ultimately will loose 4 or five games including UGA and the bowl game every year. We will repeat the process every five years. Keep buying those season tickets fans! We’ll throw in some hot dogs
New AD at Tech
September 26th, 2012
12:52 pm
2020 AD. As new athlectic director at tech, I promise to fire the coach after he looses five years to UGA, we will hire another loser coach that will give you hope, but ultimately will loose 4 or five games including UGA and the bowl game every year. We will repeat the process every five years. Keep buying those season tickets fans! We’ll throw in some hot dogs!
The Truth
September 26th, 2012
12:58 pm
When the Dwags lose to UT, USC and UF, the trolls will return to their blog and begin the annual “fire Richt” whines.
D Rad
September 26th, 2012
12:59 pm
Don’t worry, Paul Johnson is the perfect option!
Al Groh is the perfect D coach.
Keep buying those season tickets and bowl game tickets.
I promise we will win a bowl game within the next ten years!
If you give an extra $500, I’ll let you park within ten miles of the stadium!
We’ll throw in some hot dogs too!!!
Todd
September 26th, 2012
1:07 pm
Supersize is napping so he won’t be posting for a while. Fyi he is really cute when he is asleep.
Al Bundy
September 26th, 2012
1:15 pm
Ken,
I hope you ban \ block all future posts from moobsjohnson for life after the trash he posted. No class at all!
Al Bundy
September 26th, 2012
1:20 pm
HighTech
Your response to moobsjohnson was priceless!
Ron
September 26th, 2012
1:30 pm
Tech still has a football team??!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
1:54 pm
Todd……I told you to stay in the yard and rake up the leaves and pick up those fallen limbs and then mow the grass. It’s getting to the point I feel unsafe sleeping in my own house with you coming inside gazing longingly at me while I sleep. I’ve told you again and again I do not swing that way. Now get back outside and get to work, or there won’t be a paycheck for you tonight.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
2:03 pm
Ken, Please do your best to ban the troll “Todd.” Also, we will be meeting at the BUS Saturday at 9:30 am for tailgate. Please call me at work if you can bring a dish. 706-828-7400. Thanks.
gtfan1951
September 26th, 2012
2:09 pm
moobsjihnson your mother needs to wash your mouth out soap! shame on you.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
2:11 pm
@ Ken…..the post at 2:03PM was the name thief again.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
2:56 pm
Reality check: VaTech was overated, Miami is about what people expected which is mediocre. This Tech team is probably ranked about 50th in the nation. There are many problems with this program that I don’t see changing. 1. Horrible recruiting 2. Classless coach who always blames his players first 3. Lack of fan base reality 4. Excuses always fall on tough academics…………
Answer these questions please……What coach calls timeout at the end of a half in which the other team has the ball and is taking a knee? Why does it matter what the dawgs do each week? Do you here Notre Dame, Stanford, and other schools use the academics excuse? What other major college runs the option offense? What coach goes on forth down as much as we do? What current players do we have that will play on Sunday?
Until these things are addressed, we will continue our reservations for LA
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:06 pm
@ slimG……since you seem to know so much about Tech and its coaches and players, how about providing some documentation for ONE TIME when CPJ blamed a player. Can you do it? Let’s see it, bubba.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:12 pm
@ slimG…..while you are at it, why don’t you tell us what majors Notre Dame and Stanford (both admittedly highly ranked academic colleges) offer that the majority of the football players take, and what coursed Tech offers that the majority of the football players take. I can tell you several majors both Notre Dame and Stanford offer that are nowhere to be found at Tech. THAT is why schools like Notre Dame and Stanford don’t have the academics problem that Tech has. They are both UNIVERSITIES with many majors that allow an easy way out for their athletes. Tech is NOT a UNIVERSITY and offers virtually no easy majors for the athletes or anybody else.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:17 pm
@ slimG…..I AM WAITING !!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:19 pm
@ slimG…..also, Stanford and Notre Dame are known for attractive coeds while at Tech we mainly have hairy Pakistani girls. What ya got now, bubba.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:19 pm
I hate having no life : ( Hold me someone.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
3:20 pm
Supersize, why are you so emotional? I deal with facts.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
3:29 pm
Supersize, I’M WAITING…..Sounds like you are scared of facts. Typical liberal.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:31 pm
The posts at 3:19PM were by the name thief
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:31 pm
@ slimG…..WHERE ARE THOSE FACTS??? You have not documented a single claim that you made. Until you do, the ARE NOT FACTS !!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:31 pm
they, not the
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:32 pm
And I am NOT a liberal, bubba
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:33 pm
@ slimG…call me so we can talk. 706-828-7400.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:33 pm
Give us some documentation to back up your claims. When has Johnson ever blamed a player? What courses do Stanford and Notre Dame athletes take that are even offered at Tech? WHERE ARE THE FACTS???
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:34 pm
@slimG…..you may be stupid, but I hope you are not stupid enough to call whatever phone number that is that the name thief just posted.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
3:36 pm
It’s the real slimG, hate posers, but what can u do…..How bout management, we have that easy way out…Also seen very attractive females on the flats……How many strip clubs are in South Bend? We have one of the highest percentage of females to males in the country….Try again
HBTD
September 26th, 2012
3:46 pm
The CPJ experiment over on the flats appears to be in shambles judging from the gt fanbase infighting. With remaining home games against mts, bc, byu and duke (talk about awful scheduling) it’s gonna get pretty quiet and ugly over at the old trade school. I’d like to see cpj and his staff stick around forever, but I’ve got a feeling drad may be forced to make a self preservation move at the end of the season. I think it’s pretty obvious what cpj can bring to the table………a competitive, winning team up to a certain level, but his teams are simply not going to be able to compete with the big boys on a CONSISTENT basis. Regardless of what cpj says about hope, the football season is pretty much over for all practical purposes. Sure the team may win some meaningless acc games, but expect a loss to the big dawg and another trip to shreveport. Hang in there. Maybe the basketball team will bring some excitement to the fans this year.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:50 pm
@ slimG…..yes, Management is probably Tech’s easiest major, although it still has a calculus requirement. I don’t think any major at either Notre Dame or Stanford requires calculus, and they both have far easier majors than Management.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
3:55 pm
Supersize, making excuses will not help the program. Just as your buddy Obama tries to deflect blame to Bush for the economy. Get a grip hippie.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:56 pm
@ HBTD……you probably do not remember the years of 1987, 1988, and 1989. Ross’s first three years at Tech offered none to little hope for the future (1987: 2-9; 1988: 3-8; 1989: 7-4), and many Tech fans were sick of him and the lack of promise for the future. Then SUDDENLY, 1990 came along and look what happened. Do you think we Tech fans were expecting that? I can tell you since I was there…..NO!!!! It was a total shock to all of us, and certainly one of the most amazing turn-arounds probably in the history of college football. CPJ has brought plenty to the table, and most Tech fans (TRUE Tech fans) see an awful lot of hope, and a glimmer of what might yet be. There is no “shambles” at Tech, except in the minds of the trolls and the haters. Personally, I think the future is very very bright.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:57 pm
I might also add that Johnson’s first few years as HC at Ga Southern did not appear all that promising either, and then……WHAM !!!! The man knows what he is doing, and he doesn’t need fools like us to “correct” him.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:58 pm
@ slimG…..I am assuming from the post attributed to you at 3:36, that there are two of you on here now, so I don’t know which is which. But whoever thinks I am an Obama supporter is FOS.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:03 pm
Real slimG…Supersize I don’t know if you follow politics but your ‘wait till next year’ , ‘its not CPJ fault we are bad’, badmouthing other teams, and in general acting like an emotional fool sounds like a left wing loon to me, bubba.
HBTD
September 26th, 2012
4:09 pm
@Supersize…….glad you’re happy with cpj, and like I said, I hope he and his staff are at tech for years to come.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:12 pm
It appears that the real and the fake slimG are equally opinionated, rude, and generally ignorant.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:12 pm
@HBTD, we are closer to winning a championship than your beloved dwags. Book it, bubba.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:14 pm
Fake Supersize at 4:12PM
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:18 pm
@ HBTD, if Vince Dooley, when he retired, had not shafted Erk Russell, who ended up mentoring CPJ at Ga Southern, then CPJ would probably be head coach at UGA now, since Russell specifically went after CPJ as an assistant at Ga Southern (first as a defensive coordinator and then as his offensive coordinator)
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:19 pm
I’m calling Ken.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:20 pm
Fake Supersize @ 4:18
HBTD
September 26th, 2012
4:21 pm
@ Supersize………….Thank goodness!! While cpj runs a nice little program that’s perfect for an acc school like tech, he’s definitely not a fit for UGA and the big dawgs of the SEC.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:24 pm
@ HBTD…..I hope you can differentiate the real me from the faker; I cannot keep posting that such and such a post is fake. BUT, I can guarantee you if CPJ was at UGA, you guys would LOVE him.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:25 pm
And to the faker using my name, Ken has already been notified. Your time here is limited.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:26 pm
Supersize, you embrace excuses. Big time programs embrace results.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:27 pm
@ HBTD…..remember, it is much easier to recruit for an SEC school, especially a UNIVERSITY, where there are sufficient majors that any athlete can get by in. CPJ’s biggest problem is attracting top-level talent to an ACC school in this particular region and to a school that does not offer “easy” majors. Don’t get me wrong; I am not putting down UGA’s academics. But as a true UNIVERSITY, UGA simply has more courses of study to offer than Tech does.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:28 pm
Fake Supersize @ 4:25. I have know way of contacting Ken. @slimG, shut up. You are stupid and petty. @HBTD, our little program beat your “bigtime” program just a few years back.
GState Ben
September 26th, 2012
4:30 pm
Supersize, you beat UGA, like 5 years ago. That is not a standard you should be proud of.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:31 pm
Comparing the course requirements at Tech to those at a UNIVERSITY is NOT an excuse; it is a fact. Dodd struggled with the same problems, as did Ross and O’Leary. It was much easier for Dodd, because he could always use the “prep school” route to qualify his recruits. But it took time for both Ross and O’Leary to build good teams; it didn’t happen overnight. The same is true for CPJ. Now eill there come a time when the wait has to come to an end? Who knows? But whoever comes in next will have the same problems and have to start all over from ground zero.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:32 pm
@ GState Ben….I know there is no way for you to know which is real and which is fake, but the post at 4:28, to which I guess you are responding was made by the faker.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:34 pm
One way you can tell the fake Supersize from the real one (me) is that the fake one cannot spell. I definitely know the difference between “no” and “know.” He obviously does not.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:38 pm
Fake again at 4:34. Your days here are numbered, bubba.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:39 pm
SS, your points are well documented, your love for CPJ is hard to figure. With players he has recruited, how many D1 wins? Not many. How can you support this mediocre and classless behavior. Did you also smirk when he called the timeout? Guess he needed more camera time. He is very selfish and immature.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:40 pm
@ the faker…..you must live a sad, lonely, pathetic life to get your kicks out of posing as someone else on a blog. I’m sure your parents are really proud of the offspring they have spawned. You probably need to see a psychiatrist.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:41 pm
@ slimG……what classless behavior on CPJ’s part???
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:43 pm
Calling the timeout when VAtech was kneeling going into the half. What did that do?
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
4:44 pm
ss if cpj was at UGA he would have been run way out of town by now or pinched in the nose about 92.742 times.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:44 pm
I go to the games; I don’t watch them on TV. So I don’t know if he is given any camera time or not. I would doubt, however, that the TV networks would focus the camera on him during a timeout. If they didn’t go to commercial, then I am pretty sure they could find better things to use the cameras for than focusing them on the coach—-any coach.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:45 pm
Obviously you thought the same about the timeout. Bush league……..
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:46 pm
@ slimG…..to be honest, I don’t remember that timeout, so I can’t address your claim. However, basing my thought solely on what you say, I would say that the timeout might have been unnecessary, but I don’t see how it could have been considered classless.
GState Ben
September 26th, 2012
4:46 pm
At least you guys have a team you can be somewhat proud of. We had less than 10k fans at the last game. Panther Pride? Yeah right.
sting_em
September 26th, 2012
4:47 pm
If Tech wins out, the best possible bowl they could get is the Chick-Fil-A bowl that assumes FSU goes to the BCS championship and either Miami or VT get another BCS bid. After the CFA bowl, everything else is just another toilet bowl to me. I would like to see Vad get some more experience this weekend. Also, I would like to see CPJ with a cheat sheet in front of him or someone holding it. It couldn’t hurt.
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:47 pm
Let me explain. I’m surrendering and you decide to fire another shot.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:47 pm
@ GState Ben…..thanks to the fickleness of too many Tech fans, we might not have many more than that this week against MTSU
slimG
September 26th, 2012
4:50 pm
It’s not fickleness it’s lack of an enjoyable product.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:51 pm
sting_em……I spent a few hours this morning who is extremely knowledgeable about the way CPJ does things. You will NEVER see him with a “cheat sheet” in his hands. He has every thing in his head; he has always operated like that, even while winning those NC’s at Ga Southern. He KNOWS what is going on, and he knows how to respond to it. We fans may not always like the way he responds, but he does what he, as an experienced coach who designed the offense he runs, thinks is best.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
4:52 pm
@ slimG…..then why does a school like Kentucky fill up their stadium every week. They sure don’t have an enjoyable product.
Highly Respected Southern Troll
September 26th, 2012
4:52 pm
@Supersize – Paul Johnson isn’t Bobby Ross. Ross inherited a team essentially left in shambles by Bill Curry and won a national championship four years later.
As far as your comments about Johnson initially struggling at Georgia Southern – NOT true at all. He won the Southern Conference championship every year he was there, went 14-0 his SECOND year (only to lose to UMass in the championship game), won the national championship in years three and four, and took the Eagles back to the playoffs in his final year only to lose in the (I believe) semi-finals. Johnson was 62-10 at Southern.
Really?
September 26th, 2012
4:55 pm
4 games into the season and all the texties have given up hope. Even their pipe dreams of beating Georgia come across as hollow and weak. Lucky for all the trade school fans their campus provides great access to lots of crack dealers so filling those pipes will be easy…..well unless they get robbed before they make it to the dope man.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:01 pm
@ Highly….I stand corrected on CPJ’s Ga Southern tenure. I thought I remembered that his first couple of years were less than stellar. My bad. Regarding Ross, however, there were plenty of Tech fans who wanted him gone after year 3. Probably more than want CPJ gone now. However, Ross showed no promise and then delivered big time. I think CPJ has shown (and is still showing) promise but has not yet delivered. I for one am not ready to give up on him, nor do I see any real reason to do so.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:01 pm
@ Really? ….. get back to us after your annual beatdown at the hands of Steve Spurrier
Really?
September 26th, 2012
5:02 pm
Trade school fans are fickle? I thought they were just embarassed. The year the trade school cheated their way to a acc “championship” LOL the stadium still was far from full. Maybe if they started offering tofu dogs or free tickets to dragon con a few more texties would come watch the “genius” figure out a new way to lose.
Highly Respected Southern Troll
September 26th, 2012
5:03 pm
@Supersize – Personally, I think O’Leary was better than Johnson, particularly when he had The Fridge.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:06 pm
@ Highly…..The Fridge made O’Leary, and I would bet O’Leary would acknowledge that. This is just a pipe dream, but I would love to have the Fridge as the QB coach in CPJ’s offense. CPJ designs and calls the plays, and Fridge teaches the QB’s how to run them effectively. That would be awesome.
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
5:22 pm
ss there is no annual beat down.I will beat you that UGA will pound sc into submission early and often.
WnE
September 26th, 2012
5:23 pm
re:
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
3:50 pm
@ slimG…..yes, Management is probably Tech’s easiest major, although it still has a calculus requirement. I don’t think any major at either Notre Dame or Stanford requires calculus, and they both have far easier majors than Management.
______________
Please STOP with the Urban Myths of how hard the Academics are for GT FB players.
No one was mentioning the Academics when GT surged ahead of Miami with 36 straight point. so WHY play the Academics Card after you get your @$$ handed to you?
The TRUTH about the Academics for GT FB players is this:
Most of our players major in BS in BUSINESS ADMIN:
The math Reqs. are SURVEY of Calculus that is not accepted for credit by the Engineering Majors & Science Majors, and Finite Math which is also NOT accepted for Credit by the Engr. & Science Majors.
If it is NOT accepted for Credit by Engineering Majors & Science Majors then is it really “Calculus”?
The Science Requirement that our FB use is NOT CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY or PHYSICS, instead, our FB players fulfill their Science Requirement by taking EARTH & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE( i.e. Earth Science).
Basically the Business Admin Program at GT is very much in line with the typical Business Admin Program at most large State, Flagship-type Universities.
Gone are the days where our players Major in Industrial Mgmt. and take the same Calculus as Engineering majors and then take the same Biology or Chemistry as Engineering Majors, those days ended after Curry stopped coaching at GT, over 20 years ago.
Here’s the PROOF:
http://scheller.gatech.edu/programs/under/files/bsba_credit_sheet.pdf
So please stop playing the Academic card Supersize!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:30 pm
I am a little girl. I like to whine and be a little tattle tale.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:38 pm
@ superDwag……there is no way that the dwags will beat USC. Spurrier is too good a coach and a far better one than Richt can ever even dream about being. Spurrier ALWAYS beats the dwags
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
5:39 pm
Well, well, I see the ole wiener is back again. I thought he had gotten tired of being ignored and laughed at. I guess he is about as stupid as the name thief is. Maybe there are man and husband
Steve
September 26th, 2012
5:48 pm
“Spurrier ALWAYS beats the dwags!”
2009 – lost to UGA
2008 – lost to UGA
2006 – lost to UGA
Steve
September 26th, 2012
5:49 pm
Quote of the day from the most uneducated football fan on here:
“There is no way UGA will beat USC.” Poor little girl knows nothing about college football. The only way that would be accurate is if you made it say there is no way GT will beat UGA : ) You know it!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
6:05 pm
I know enough about college football to know that Spurrier can coach circles around Richt. USC WILL beat UGA. Count on it.
Steve
September 26th, 2012
6:41 pm
Obviously! UGA has never won against Spurrier.
The Dulous, '70
September 26th, 2012
6:56 pm
GUTLESS at crunch time….GUTLESS, never seen this before at Tech. Sad.
Poor recruiting has caught up with Coach PJ. He’s got his players now, and it’s not good.
eddie lee
September 26th, 2012
7:42 pm
yep, beat u gag and Im happy…………
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
7:50 pm
ss you are a little man that likes to hide behind others.If sc beats UGA I will come down and tail gate with you and your brethren at tek.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
7:54 pm
@ superDawg……See you October 20 at the Tech BC game then
Jp
September 26th, 2012
8:11 pm
Fount of hope…more like fount of despair…stop with all the excuses, tech can get players with the right coach…this guy isn’t it. He can and has won big at the lower levels running this crap and that’s where he belongs…but not at this level.
Supersize loves Obama
September 26th, 2012
8:46 pm
What makes next years team any different than this year? We will have the same guys with the same results.
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
8:50 pm
ss WHEN uga BEATS sc this year I will give you a ticket for the UGA tek game and supply the tail gate goodies.
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
8:54 pm
ss we are all good republicans.
Supersize loves Obama
September 26th, 2012
9:00 pm
Everyone needs a fair shot.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
9:20 pm
superDawg……I guess we are together on one thing. I HATE OBAMA !!!!
Now, regarding your offer to go to Athens for the Tech – UGA game, thanks, but no thanks. I have no desire to go to that hellhole ever again in my life. After a UGA fan spit on me after a Tech win there, I have never been back and never will.
the final game of reg. season for GT
September 26th, 2012
9:20 pm
UGA will destroy Tech by a score of …..YOU PICK EM ……………..like 55-21. It will be a blow out and in Athens to boot.
GT is toast in 2012 and is now facing a low, low, low level bowl, if invited to one at all. It could be SHONEY’s in Shreveport, TWO SHRIMP PLATTERS FOR ONE on the night before the Independence Bowl game with GT vs. Elon College, played in front of nearly 12,000 screaming fans.
This is GT’s routine fate, not October yet and the season is ALREADY up in smoke. UNC and Clemson and UGA and possibly one other, like DUKE, could come in and handle the Yellow Jackets.
CPJ IS on the HOT SEAT !!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
9:21 pm
You were going to destroy Tech in 2008 also, and we saw what happened.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
9:23 pm
Actually, even though the dwags won convincingly last year, they haven’t “destroyed” Tech since Gailey’s first year.
Supersize loves Obama
September 26th, 2012
10:05 pm
Good
Supersize loves Obama
September 26th, 2012
10:18 pm
How old is Tevin?
BLT
September 26th, 2012
10:20 pm
All the dog trolls on Tech’s blog make it easy to hate UGA. That’s the truth or “tooth” for UGA fans.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
10:47 pm
@ BLT…..boy, do you ever have that right
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
10:50 pm
Hey Steve, what happened after 2009 with S.C. You seemed to have left off a bit of history.
ole yeller
September 26th, 2012
10:52 pm
Also Steve, lets not forget the butt whippings the ole ball coach put on your team while in Gainsville.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 26th, 2012
11:06 pm
@ ole yeller…..you should know by now that the mutts have selective memories and never deal with facts.
Sad little people...
September 27th, 2012
10:26 am
Ha ha ha. BWAHHHHH
Typical little tekies. Can’t beat UGA so you have to live off another coach’s success. Now you all have a love affair with Spurrier. You are all pathetic!! Who will you pull for after Dawgs beat SC next week? I guess CWM of UF will be your next hero.
Sad little people...
September 27th, 2012
10:28 am
Supersize, You’re the biggest whiner of them all! Keep dreaming about a tek win over UGA this year.
Sad little people...
September 27th, 2012
10:29 am
I’ll make you a deal little tek whiners. Stay off our blog, YES YOU SUPERSIZE, and we will stay off yours!
SlimG
September 27th, 2012
11:03 am
Ok everyone relax, it’s just football……..Lets just enjoy the triple option from the 70’s and be happy. What a life
HBTD
September 27th, 2012
11:47 am
For all my tech friends, why is Wes Durham so obsessed with UGA?
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