Jackets give helping hand to Bulldogs in rout
ATHENS – Georgia didn’t need much help to beat Georgia Tech, but the Bulldogs received plenty. The result was predictable – a 42-10 loss for the Yellow Jackets on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.
Seeking perhaps the biggest upset in the history of the rivalry, Tech turned the ball over twice, botched offensive plays, tackled poorly and gave the Bulldogs generous field position.
The No. 3 Bulldogs did the rest, plowing through Tech’s defense and proving themselves the superior outfit for the 11th time in the past 12 years. It’s the most one-sided 12-game stretch in series history, replacing 10-2 runs that spanned 1971-1982, 1972-1983 and 1986-1997.
The loss brought to a halt Tech’s second-half run in which the Jackets rallied from a 2-4 start with four wins in five games to gain bowl eligibility and a spot in the ACC Championship game. After this dispiriting defeat, Paul Johnson will have to re-train his team’s focus on what could be even a greater challenge – Florida State in the ACC Championship game next Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Tech will play the once-beaten and 10th-ranked Seminoles with a 6-6 record. Georgia (11-1) will likely play Alabama in the SEC championship at the Georgia Dome with a likely spot in the BCS championship game on the line if Alabama stops Auburn later in the day Saturday.
Tech’s chances took a direct hit even before kickoff when A-back Orwin Smith was ruled out with an ankle injury suffered last Saturday in the win over Duke. With Tech’s most productive offensive player sidelined, the Jackets gave more touches to A-back Robbie Godhigh and tried to establish the interior running game with B-backs David Sims and Zach Laskey Tech actually moved the ball effectively – at halftime, the Jackets had 238 yards of offense and were 4-for-8 on third downs. But the Jackets lost the ball on the opening possession when Godhigh was stripped by Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo near the goal line. Rambo intercepted quarterback Vad Lee on a deep ball to A-back B.J. Bostic to end the fourth possession. The fifth possession, the last of the half, was capped by a missed field goal from 36 yards.
The Bulldogs’ offensive line manhandled the Tech defensive front, clearing wide lanes for running backs Todd Gurley and keeping quarterback Aaron Murray safe in the pocket.
Georgia averaged 10.6 yards per play in the first half, scoring four touchdowns in its five possessions before halftime. It didn’t hurt that the Bulldogs’ average starting point on its five drives was just past its 40-yard line.
- Ken Sugiura of the AJC staff
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Tech Sucks
November 24th, 2012
5:16 pm
Whats up with the censorship from the left wing rag?
All the way back to Bud Carson
November 24th, 2012
5:18 pm
I have been a Tech fan for a long time. I swear if I see any of the defensive players at the Varsity I’m going to punch them in the face and I know they want hit me back! If they did try to hit me, they would probably miss! Coach Kelly, you have been here long enough! Our 2013 recruiting class is a joke, no disrespect to the kids, but they are offered scholarships only at piece of crap schools! Just damn!
Dewnsav
November 24th, 2012
5:18 pm
Tech has a winner in Vad Lee…looks like he could be special…go dogs
UGA = Yawn
November 24th, 2012
5:19 pm
Boy Bama looks good. 42 points before halftime. Georgia fans shouldn’t boast too much. After next week’s game they can boast (or not).
NGA Jacket
November 24th, 2012
5:24 pm
Anyone who will go to Charoltte is as delusional as who went to Athens.
Pack it in and ask for inclusion in the Southern Conference. We are truly sad.
Rock_Eagle
November 24th, 2012
5:27 pm
No defense all year. Not sure why anyone expected one to show up today. Tech was physically thrown in the bleachers today. Poor recruiting shows up again. Sadly, can’t see it getting better anytime soon. Ga Southern at least showed up in Athens willing to fight. Can’t say the same for the Jackets.
Jacket Man
November 24th, 2012
5:35 pm
Love all of the UGA “fans” who’ve never set foot on campus in Athens, much less been in Sanford Stadium, or even suited up for a college football game (most even a high school football game) coming over here acting like THEY’VE done something special this afternoon. Good for them…I’m sure this makes sad little people feel like they’re smart or important. Trolls will always be trolls, though, and everyone knows trolls are insignificant and losers; nothing more than a waste of time, space, and breath.
Cannonball Butler
November 24th, 2012
5:35 pm
Helping hand BAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! What game was Suckguria watching!
Sad for Tech today
November 24th, 2012
5:35 pm
Tech won the National Championship in 1990. Their academics haven’t become tougher, if anything they might have an easier academic load in the IM program. If Stanford, Vandy and Notre Dame can be competitive, so can Tech. But boy, as a Georgia fan, I felt really bad for Tech today. There’s obviously a huge disparity right now, and with only 15 scholarships this year, it won’t get better any time soon. But good luck guys, one day you will be back.
AZ GT Fan
November 24th, 2012
5:36 pm
Men (Ga.) over Boys (GT)
Toadster
November 24th, 2012
5:47 pm
“What game was Suckguria watching!”
Now that’s classy.
Ice eater 1969
November 24th, 2012
5:50 pm
Got slaughtered over 40 points in 6 games and still won’t blitz. Insanity is grounds for contract breach.?
Need to get 90 out and go with five man d line w two blitzers
Uh Oh
November 24th, 2012
5:53 pm
Coach Paul Johnson, you are a Damn Good Dawg.
Tech Optimist
November 24th, 2012
5:54 pm
What happened?
dry dirt road
November 24th, 2012
6:01 pm
It was embarrasing to have the ball stripped from Godhigh by the Georgia player on “d” who lacked a “d” in his name of Baccari and had Rambo as his last name. Such a named player was probably a test tube baby born with such a name for Georgia football. And to top it all off, then he intercepts one. Well, Tech’s Ramblin Wreck song lyrics of “bottle of rum and sugar 3,000 pounds” had to abdicate to Baccari, not to Baccardi.
Uh Oh
November 24th, 2012
6:06 pm
Jackit fan, it’s not trolling when the article is about a UGA game, Dummy.
dry dirt road
November 24th, 2012
6:11 pm
Tech lost b/c they were hit by the flu. The pink month of bc aware did not sink in to them to inspire them to get flu shots at infirmary. CPJ looked rather not like himself on tv in Athens, looking sick. Tech’s failure to embrace medicine from the pink month cost them the game today. There is no excuse for not getting the shots. I was laid up in infirmary myself with the flu many year ago, and I get shots well in advance now. Tech needed to put their money where their pink mouths were today up in Athens, and if all the players and the coach were healthy, maybe Tech would have won.
TechApp fan
November 24th, 2012
6:13 pm
For future games, today was not a good training tool for Lee. His recollection will probably
not be the good things he did. But, he might remember the sideline chats he and Johnson had
discussing all the good things he did.
Uh Oh
November 24th, 2012
6:15 pm
UGA had a case of the Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu!
CloudmanJacket
November 24th, 2012
6:17 pm
PLEASE FIRE CPJ
Tech 54
November 24th, 2012
6:17 pm
Oh my goodness. What a difference in the two programs. We need to continue the rivalry for sure, but perhaps we need to examine our tactics and leadership. This one really stung.
CloudmanJacket
November 24th, 2012
6:18 pm
After we lose next week, we will have to get a NCAA waiver to play in a bowl…how embarrassing for the ACC and for Tech
Tech 54
November 24th, 2012
6:20 pm
And it would have been 42-3, OR WORSE, if the dawgs had been coached by a guy less kind than Mark Richt.
superDawg
November 24th, 2012
6:20 pm
I SEE THE REAL NURDS ARE IN HIDING.
Jon Koncak
November 24th, 2012
6:31 pm
Jackets give helping hand????
How about: A. Get some real coaches, B. Run a real offense, C. Actually focus on defense and special teams and D. Get some real players.
Remember when
November 24th, 2012
6:31 pm
Yep. Richt called the dogs off or this would have probably been 56-3 or worse.
BuzzKill
November 24th, 2012
6:36 pm
Jacket Man – As someone who has ’set foot in Sanford stadium’, including today and my graduation day, I would advise you to shut up and take your lumps.
Moving on, who is this Ken clown you guys have writing for you? The last thing you need is someone making excuses for like you just had bad luck today. Your program needs a fresh start
Rick James
November 24th, 2012
6:43 pm
@Jacket Man
Love all of the UGA “fans” who’ve never set foot on campus in Athens, much less been in Sanford Stadium, or even suited up for a college football game (most even a high school football game) coming over here acting like THEY’VE done something special this afternoon. Good for them…I’m sure this makes sad little people feel like they’re smart or important. Trolls will always be trolls, though, and everyone knows trolls are insignificant and losers; nothing more than a waste of time, space, and breath.
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From the looks of half empty Bobby Dodd on Saturdays I’d say a lot of Tech fans dont and have never set foot in their home stadium…Such a sore loser you are.If you watched Tech play all season there should have no way you thought they would win today.Dont throw sour grapes at Georgia blame your head coach for recruiting subpar talent and sticking with that Knute Rockne offense.Solve your own problems and you wont have so much venom to sprew at Georgia because your program will be winning.
Rick James
November 24th, 2012
6:47 pm
@UGA = Yawn
Boy Bama looks good. 42 points before halftime. Georgia fans shouldn’t boast too much. After next week’s game they can boast (or not).
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You cant judge anybody playing Auburn..They would make Tech look great right now..
mike
November 24th, 2012
6:54 pm
Tech should decline any and all bowl bids. This has been an embarassing year.
Flak Jacket
November 24th, 2012
7:00 pm
Not even a contest again.Losing to GA. like this is all TECH needs to cut this guy loose.Awful excuse for a football rivalry game and TECH is going to bring this guy back for another year.Say it aint so.
eddy
November 24th, 2012
7:01 pm
“But don’t all of these other schools understand that my offense is superior to all of theirs…CPJ.” I am so smart and they are so dumb but they do have Wins and National Championships and all I have is a slide rule.
BUZZ Fan
November 24th, 2012
7:08 pm
Paul,
Do GT the dignity of leaving town, follow your buddy drad, or maybe neyland nc needs a high school coach; you really are an embarasment to the Institute and should be ashamed to collect your pay check.
Your the first to get in a SA face, cursing and spitting with assalt and battery, humiliting and embrassing SA’s and the Institute; you gave a nice locker room speech once saying “I dont want anybody to give me anything, I want take it” or something like that; but apparently you dont practice what you preach, or maybe your doing exactly meant; you don’t mind collecting that big payday for poor performance and then be a jack ass during interviews.
Would love to meet you in person, might even give you an opportunity to (borrow a line of your’s) “punch me in the mouth,” that would be interesting!
While the rest of us GT fans prepare for the ridicule and insults a waiting at church tomorrow, and work on Monday; i’m sure you’ll be smilling in private counting all those GT dollars your “taking.”
Your a bad joke gone very very bad.
The SEC wins The 2012 ACC Championship
November 24th, 2012
7:11 pm
Blahahahahahahahahahahah
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The SEC wins The 2012 ACC Championship
November 24th, 2012
7:12 pm
Blahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buffalo Bob
November 24th, 2012
7:15 pm
It`s time to quit pretending. Engineering schools can`t compete in football against BCS foes. Lets join the Sun Belt Conference and drop Georgia from our football schedule. There is no Bobby Ross in Tech`s future!
The SEC wins The 2012 ACC Championship
November 24th, 2012
7:16 pm
Enter your comments here
GT Joe
November 24th, 2012
7:18 pm
Game was over when tevin came out to start. I called it all week, vad would come into the game down 14-21 (turned out to be 18).
Yes defense was horrific. But cpj managed the qbs about as bad as possible. He wasted this season on tevin. Wasted the season. How did he not realize that vad was the better qb in summer camp?
Just for that he should be fired.
The SEC wins The 2012 ACC Championship
November 24th, 2012
7:21 pm
How about the ACC Tech fans
GT1990
November 24th, 2012
7:22 pm
@Ken
How do you feel about CPJ after the game today?
GT Joe
November 24th, 2012
7:23 pm
Cpj gave vad one drive versus duke. Is that how you prepare a qb? Kid just led us to 68 against unc, and you play him for 7 minutes?
If cpj thinks tevin gave us the best chance to win, he should be fired. Even uga fans could see vad is a player.
And guess what, cpj will do the same thing with the qbs vs fsu, and results will be the same.
The Good Word
November 24th, 2012
7:26 pm
To Hell With Georgia!
Hajj
November 24th, 2012
7:38 pm
Get rid of this coach and his crappy as hell gimmick offense.
Starting over from scratch surely beats another year of this pathetic program. The triple crap offense prohibits you from getting the better players. I don’t think I can stomach another game, much less another season of this horror show.
Dadgum.....
November 24th, 2012
7:48 pm
Tech got what they deserved today. First off, congrats to Georgia as they now play what amounts to a semi final game for the NC against Bama. Georgia was the better team before kickoff. Tech never had a chance and I’m a huge Tech fan. Tech has beaten one team with a winning record. Duke doesn’t count as they are deplorable. The ACC is deplorable with no resurgence in sight. Can you just imagine what the Orange Bowl will say if GT somehow lucks out and beats FSU?
As I mentioned last week I will send an email to CPJ asking him to resign if GT lost to Duke and UGA. Didn’t happen but if thy stink up the ACCCG I still might. We still might be seeing the end of the CPJ era with the new AD taking over in 2013. I seriously doubt the AD will put up with CPJ and he will probably get the president’s blessing. CPJ will be in his last year next year so that hopefully will be it. No extension needed or wanted. Time is up. Triple option doesn’t work long term. Leave that to the service academies.
Rock on….oh yeah, VT is in the early stages of looking for another conference. If UConn is extended an invite many defections will follow.
Genius Jacket
November 24th, 2012
7:56 pm
When are we going to fire Paul Johnson?
buzz
November 24th, 2012
7:57 pm
coach paul johnson needs to be fired and gt needs to find an a.d. and a defensive coach.this year says it all….
ramblingbuzz
November 24th, 2012
7:59 pm
That was a good, old fashioned azz whuppin today in every phase of the game.. I don’t know what to say. CPJ apparently has no answers either. UGA always brings their A game to this series and GT always looks dazed and confused. Coaching or coincidence? Coaching, recruiting, execution, and desire all lacking.
TechApp fan
November 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
hate to just keep piling on Johnson, but many bloggers last week pointed out that if Tech fell behind early, it might just have an impact of the negative kind and Tech evidently did win the toss and elected to kick knowing all along that the present kicker has a range of about to the 10 at best…and it happened. Was that a good decision?
Supersize THIS !! 42-10
November 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
Enter your comments here
ramblingbuzz
November 24th, 2012
8:11 pm
TechAPP…………..Just thinking exactly the same thing. Why would you give UGA’s offense first crack with the ball knowing how bad your D is? I don’t get it. Probably wouldn’t have made any difference in the end, but at least we might have hung with them a little longer. Heck even GA Southern hung close for a half. I don’t know, I though Johnson might have the team playing a little better, but now I dread next week I imagine FSU is going to be looking to take a pound of flesh from us after losing to the Gators.