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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Full Metal Jacket
November 25th, 2012
6:51 pm
I thoroughly disagree with other posters here and elsewhere who say Coach Johnson is a terrible coach and who make snide remarks about the offense. The truth is, he a be doing as a good job as anyone can at the Institute in the current college football climate. But I am willing to take a chance, even in this year of tremendous coaching turnover in the South (2-4 coaches gone in the ACC; 4-5 in the SEC), that we can get a better recruiter and head coach. I believe CPJ will be an excellent OC at a big school or a HC at a smaller one. But he’s just not working out here at the Flats. And the Tech administration must decide if they want to continue the Tech tradition in playing major college football, which means they must compromise more on admissions and enrollment requirements, or if they want to drop UGA and other major non-conference opponents from the schedule and continue to play “small.”
Full Metal Jacket
November 25th, 2012
6:52 pm
“he may be doing”
JoeFan
November 25th, 2012
7:09 pm
Since Tech currently has no AD, the the prospect of replacing CPJ this year is near zero. He’ll get one more year and unless by some miracle he takes recruiting to another level, adds more imagination to his offense and discovers how to play defense and special teams, then 2013 promises to be more of the same. If I were Tech I would decline to play in the ACCCG and a bowl game and use the time to focus on building the program. It is a mess that regretfully can’t be corrected until the fans and the administration demand it
Stinger 1
November 25th, 2012
7:12 pm
TOP in the game: GT 39.56. UGA 20.04. To have the offense on the field two-thirds of the game and score ten points is unbelivable if it had not happened. Granted the turnovers did not help, but the offense gained more yardage( almost 400) from scrimmage than UGA. I can`t think of any reason not to score more than 10 points other than not calling the right play at the right time. Anyone have any answers?
1 4 GT
November 25th, 2012
7:15 pm
Let’s say the NFL does ban blocking below the waist. Then there will be a great hue & cry to ban tackling below the waist because more knees and ankles are torn up by being tackled. The NCAA, in all it’s infinite wisdom, follows suite in each step. Let’s see now. No blocking above the shoulders and below the waist. Also, no tackling below the knees plus hitting above the shoulders is already banned. HMMMMMMM!! What’s next, all these behemoths running around in all that garb plus a kite’s tail flying in the breeze behind them as they run around trying not to be tagged. THAT’s IT! FLAG FOOTBALL!! Wanta talk about the death knell for your favorite sport & all the $$ it brings in?? HMMMMMMMMM? (tongue-in-cheek sarcasm fully intended) But, I can see this scenario being played out. The sissification (likely not a real word) of the USA continues.
respectful UGA Fan
November 25th, 2012
7:25 pm
What I cant figure out… in what world does it make sense that PJ gave the dawgs the ball first? I dont follow Tech during the year except to laugh at the losses, but I would think that anyone who knows anything would know that Tech would get killed on Defense and had a chance on offense. Also, everyone knows that if you punch UGA in the mouth with a quick score, we will have trouble getting it together. To me, it was the only chance GT had. When you won the toss and deferred, I knew it was a bad PJ decision… when we scored on the first drive… I knew it was over…
Full Metal Jacket
November 25th, 2012
8:11 pm
We need the extra time and practice for the ACCCG and the bowl game to work on next year’s team. I say this knowing that CPJ will get at least one more year and possible several. To make the most of what we actually have, we need to use the time to prep for next year. It obviously won’t hurt our chances any worse than they already are for the rest of this season.
GT1990
November 25th, 2012
8:16 pm
@14 GT
How do you feel about coach ahole these days?
GT1990
November 25th, 2012
8:26 pm
@14 GT
Should TW or VAD get the start saturday night? Im not trying to argue with you tonight. Just curious to know your thoughts on coach ahole.
bob smith
November 25th, 2012
8:46 pm
“I had hoped our team would show some improvement this season,” Jacobs said. “Unfortunately it didn’t. The competition in our league is fierce. I decided we could not risk falling further behind by waiting for another year and hoping for improvement.”
That’s the quote from the Auburn AD in his decision to fire Chizek……….How nice would it be to have an AD with a spine at Tech that would say the same in realizing that with each year with CPJ we are falling further and further behind! Enough already!!!
Golden ROD
November 25th, 2012
9:17 pm
Total BS Ogletree is an effin thug…THWG and the foootbullseet factory…just remember, they worship thugs!!!!!!!!!!!
CloudmanJacket
November 25th, 2012
9:40 pm
Just opening AJC.com with the hopes to see CPJ had been fired, but only found that the AD at Auburn did the right thing.
Enochs
November 25th, 2012
9:40 pm
A summary of the many negative comments: 1.Poor defense (still) 2. Poor conditioning 3. Inability to
kick deep on KO, FG, & punts. 4. Poor/same-old offensive play calling (Trick Play?) 5.Not prepared for
UGA run & pass game. UGA intent on stripping ball B/4 ground contact-holding our backs upright to
strip ball. GT is not, nor has been in class in FB with UGA for several years-are we recruiting at all? Is
it true that opponents (i.e. LSU in Peach bowl several years ago) use practice squads to foil Trip-opt?
CloudmanJacket
November 25th, 2012
9:47 pm
Enochs; you are right. The fact is that Tech’s option offense can be stopped with good coaching and good preparation. It has been against lesser opponents many times (Mid Tn St, Kansas, NC St, Air Force, etc) and of course by better teams like the Mutts. Yes, if a team isn’t prepared the scheme can surprise a team a give us a win, but this happens less and less.
If Tech fans are not screaming for CPJ to be fired, then it shows we are settling for mediocrity.
CloudmanJacket
November 25th, 2012
9:52 pm
@ GT1990
I would give the start to Tevin. I cannot really see where Vad has been that much better than Tevin. He might pass a little better, but Tevin seems to run the option better. At the end of the day, at times each has looked better than the other. If Tevin isn’t performing, then put Vad in, but either way we get killed in this embarrassing ACC championship game.
ROCK DAWG
November 25th, 2012
10:18 pm
Not only 11 out of 12 but 37 out of the last 49 – GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Techie
November 25th, 2012
10:36 pm
3 names come to mind to turnaround the GT football program:
Bobby Petrino
Ken Whisenhunt
June Jones
GWJ
November 25th, 2012
11:43 pm
I’ve watched 44 years of Georgia football. The defense that Tech put on the field yesterday was one of the worst I’ve ever seen….really bad.
GWJ
November 25th, 2012
11:45 pm
I’ve attended every Georgia-Tech game in Athens since 1968….yesterday was the SMALLEST “crowd” to ever represent Tech.
Tech Forever
November 26th, 2012
12:30 am
Guys…..WE DO NOT HAVE THE $$$ TOFIRE CPJ. Period. End of discussion. And if and when we do need a new HC Lance Thompson should be at the head of the list. Leanred defense from O’Leary, Saban, Monte Kiffin, and Mike DuBosefor cryin out loud!!!! He’s regarded by every HC in the south as one of the best recruiters in the country and he’s completely pen to the spread offense ala hiring a Mumme/Leach disciple. Would he get us to UGA level? No…..The Hill will never allow it.But I think he’d be our best bet and he’d take the job for about a $1M to start.
Tech Forever
November 26th, 2012
12:31 am
GWJ,
God bless you. Not only do we not attend the game in Athens anymore but we don’t attend it in Atlanta either.
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
12:38 am
The defense was terrible, but let’s not overlook the fact the offense wasn’t any better. They managed 3 pts until UGA pulled their starters in the 4th quarter. The defense is the easy target, but the offense hasnt done its part either. Lets face it. Tech hasnt exactly lost to the giants of CFB. The offense played one quarter against Miami, barely showed for a half against MTSU, and never showed up for Va Tech, BYU, or UGA. The D cant stop anyone, but the offense didnt show up against anyone this year bowl eligible except for UNC and Duke. With a better defense, Tech likely beats Miami and maybe MTSU. That’s it. This program has big issues.
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
12:49 am
BTW, its good to see the usual suspects on here making excuses for Johnson. I do agree that we are stuck with him for at least one more year. However, the writing is on the wall. Its only a matter of time before Johnson is gone. Only the most delusional can look at what has happened the last three years with his own recruits and believe it can get much better.
Gailey may not have beaten UGA, but he competed with them and was a play away from winning several of those contests against some of Richt’s best teams. The gap between Tech and UGA narrowed under Gailey’s watch, and Johnson benefited from that with Gailey’s recruits. That gap is now growing rapidly apart by the year under Johnson. Add to that, the fact the ACC continues to get worse as a conference, yet Johnson’s ACC record is not improving and is worse than Gailey’s record in a tougher ACC. Tech made this bed when they jumped the gun and gave that contract to Johnson. You have to wonder how long the money can keep them from cutting their losses.
jp
November 26th, 2012
12:58 am
hello guys i am a dawg fan. do not throw it in on coach johnson. he needs to do a better job of recruting atlanta kids and selling them on what a tech education and diploma will mean. look at vandy now. you guys moved the ball well on ga in each of our games. I went to ga southern and say this offense invented . vad is the real deal . brendan douglas is comming from augusta next year and will gain 1000 yard in his freshman year. paul must get better players on d and he knows this. you have 1 acc title and are going for 2 this week . I will be pulling for you guys. a lot of ga fans wanted richt fired after our sc loss and here we are. Paul will right the ship . washington is not explosive enough to be the qb but lee is a stud. remeber ga was 6-7 just 2 years ago but we are on the cusp,good luck and go kick fsu in the ass
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
1:09 am
@jp – Unless you think Johnson will recruit a “Dream Team” like Richt did or get a guy like Jarvis Jones to transfer in from USC, I’m pretty sure any turnaround wont be as dramatic. This team is simply out manned. Al Groh isnt that bad a D coordinator. He just couldnt get anyone in here to run his scheme properly any more than Womack. Tenuta did a good job under Gailey, not to mention the offensive recruits like Calvin Johnson and Jonathan Dwyer, so something’s missing with the overall program and how it recruits.
jp
November 26th, 2012
1:11 am
golden rod tree just tackled you running back no thug how about the illegal chop not called on mike thornton ending his season perhaps or your fans cheering when abry jones was hurt in lats years game in atlanta . I will be pulling for tech this week but you need to take a deep breath and go get in line to bum rush best buy for the i phone 5 you golden jerk offmy rod
Tech Forever
November 26th, 2012
1:11 am
jp,
Tech will lose HUGE to FSU and Tech will lose whatever petitioned bowl we go to as well. Want to bet?
WnE
November 26th, 2012
1:16 am
re:
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
12:49 am
BTW, its good to see the usual suspects on here making excuses for Johnson. I do agree that we are stuck with him for at least one more year. However, the writing is on the wall. Its only a matter of time before Johnson is gone. Only the most delusional can look at what has happened the last three years with his own recruits and believe it can get much better.
Gailey may not have beaten UGA, but he competed with them and was a play away from winning several of those contests against some of Richt’s best teams. The gap between Tech and UGA narrowed under Gailey’s watch, and Johnson benefited from that with Gailey’s recruits. That gap is now growing rapidly apart by the year under Johnson. Add to that, the fact the ACC continues to get worse as a conference, yet Johnson’s ACC record is not improving and is worse than Gailey’s record in a tougher ACC. Tech made this bed when they jumped the gun and gave that contract to Johnson. You have to wonder how long the money can keep them from cutting their losses.
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For those worrying about the buyout we will probably have Coach Moral Victory for at least 2 more years.
The GTAA is on the hook for FOUR more yrs. at $2.6MM per years.
In simple math if we can him after this season the buyout is $10.4MM which represents the 4yrs. left.
After next season it would be $7.8MM, 3 yrs. remaining
Then it goes to $5.2MM for the 2 remaining yrs., this is the most likely time that the GTAA can afford to fire him, which would still be m,ore than the buyouts that Chan had ($4.0MM) and Hewitt had ($5.0MM).
What that means is that because Drad (now known as D-rat) overpaid for CPJ we are stuck with a HC we cannot afford to fire and we will end up giving him access to 3 more Recruiting classes to screw up before we fire him, since HCs are fired after the season is over CPJ will have made all the initial contacts with that 3rd Recruiting class.
By then CPJ will have done enough damage to set GT’s FB Program back 7-10 more years.
The worst part is that when “D-Rat” re-upped CPJ, GT was bidding against no one since no other college would have re-upped CPJ at $2.3MM that escalates to $2.6MM, and then when it became apparent that CPJ’s gimmicky Triple-SLOPtion would not work vs. the Big-Boys of CFB, “D-Rat” cut & ran for greener pastures at Klimpson, leaving GT high & dry and stuck with a FB coach that cannot be fired.
Any other HC in a weak conf. like the ACC that had a 3-year run of; 7 losses, 5 losses, and 6 losses (with more to follow) would be fired except at a school like Dook.
The GT fans and the GT Admin is WEAK for keeping CPJ after such a poor THREE YEAR run!
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
1:17 am
As for replacing Johnson, the best thing for Tech to do is give him one more year. The buyout will be less, and there is just too much competition out there this winter for coaches. UT, Auburn, Arkansas, N. C. St. and others are looking. Let them grab what they can, and then go looking next year.
Personally, it might be time to bring in a spread offense guy that actually throws the ball. Some young spread coach that can recruit a QB that can toss the ball around and that creates space. Those systems have been working very well at places like Arizona, WVU, Washington St., Texas Tech, and Baylor where recruiting isnt traditionally any better than what a coach can do here at Tech.
I like the idea of going back to pro-style, but I’m not sure we can recruit the lineman good enough to make that work. Either way, a shift in philosophy is needed.
Bobby Petrino? Forget it. let someone else deal with his baggage.
jp
November 26th, 2012
1:19 am
tech forever no dont want to bet but your coach can still turn it around remember you guys beat us with stafford and knowshawn. I bet tech gets 28 on fsu this week up until this past game or last years tech was on score from beating us in each game . stay the course T F . he will turn it around . that running offense is still a thing of beauty when you guys get it rollin. GSU was just like tech and the we got some d and won 2 more titles.
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
1:28 am
Also, if Tech replaces Johnson soon, here’s hoping they learn their lesson. I dont care if the new coach beats UGA in his first two seasons. Dont give him the big contract until you see him win with his own players. Granted, i dont think that will be the issue this time around. Johnson isnt exactly stocking the cupboard with the likes of Nesbitt, Dwyer, Thomas, and Morgan. Still, the point is, dont get all happy about one win over UGA and sign over the deed to the entire school this time.
Mike S.
November 26th, 2012
1:34 am
I have to point out that I think Johnson himself is a class act. He just doesnt run a system that will work at the major college level to the degree most fans will demand, especially when your biggest rivals are recruiting at a much higher level than Johnson can. I was never for hiring him in the first place because of that. IMO, Johnson needs to take this system to a mid-major conference like the MAC, Sun Belt, CUSA, MWC, or head back down to FCS. its clear he can beat teams that arent loaded with top 15 recruiting classes. He wont find that kind of competition at those levels, and should do just fine. I hope that’s what he does because I wish him no ill will, and on a personal level, hope he continues on with a successful career.
SauteeDawg
November 26th, 2012
4:51 am
You forgot 0-4 on 4th down attempts. There is a play that’s sometimes used on 4th down that works quite well. It’s called a punt! Don’t complain about the Dawgs starting field position when you choose to go for it on 4th down. Putting your team and your defense in this position is costly. The outcome may not have changed but when your defense is struggling don’t put the pressure of playing on a short field on them. The result of these short fields in the first half was 28-3!
Old Dog
November 26th, 2012
6:57 am
To Hell with Tek, today, tomorrow and every other day!
Old Dog
November 26th, 2012
7:07 am
Hey 14GT….Sissification is indeed a real word and is synonymous with Tek. What a great post. Tek could start a flag football league, play on the baseball field, give your tiny little stadium to the Varsity so they would have more room for parking, and continue to whine about academics. You’re really a gurl aren’t you.
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November 26th, 2012
7:23 am
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dawgfan75
November 26th, 2012
8:54 am
Tech will sell some tickets next year because they do have some true fans. Fans who will support their team through thick and thin. They will, also, raise hell when things are moving in the wrong direction as they are now. The reason UGA dominates Tech is because we have more rabid fans. Fewer fair weather fans. Get rid of Johnson and search hard for a rising star. Force the new AD to upgrade the facilities. Fight for your team. Does it bother you that a UGA alum has to say this to you. It certainly should. Go Dawgs!
MC
November 26th, 2012
9:32 am
How much longer can PJ keep distance between himself and the defense? He is the HC. I’ve never seen a coach allowed to dodge responsibility like this before.
Dadgum.....
November 26th, 2012
10:08 am
Oh crap! The waiver is not coming from the NCAA according to CBS Sports. Tech has to beat FSU or get left out. They will not take a 6-7 GT as enough teams are available to fill the bowls at 6-6 or better. Now that is just a downer to start the week.
GT Fan who is disillusioned
November 26th, 2012
10:13 am
I accept the loss to Georgia as they are the better team. Congratulations DOGS and best at the SEC conference game. What I am having difficulty is accepting how we lost; how we lose this season. While high expectations are real for many and no higher than Coach PJ stated they are for himself the effort consistently demonstrates underperformance. From the coaches, to scouts, to players to preparation to on field execution this team lacks the measure for true success. I agree we under recruit. I agree we lack balance in all facets of the game inclusive of the offense. While their are stats to demonstrate results in gaining yards and points they do not illustrate the narrowness of our game to ACC and especially SEC type opponents. To continually rely on a ground game with undersized players against a faster, bigger more athletic defense suspends reality. Frustrating with less than 1 minute and we continually try to run for a score when down touchdowns. Not a single pass to the end zone. Why does PJ feel it is an insult to his offensive style to more routinely mix the run with a pass. A screen pass once in awhile may reduce the pressure on the QB and open up other threats. I’m tired of not having a coach with a play book in hand on the sidelines that shows alternate plays to take advantage of tendencies or situations. This notion that he knows everything and will not be questioned is wrong. He clearly does not and his manner cripples the team from advancing. His running onto the field by 7 yards just before a snap as he pushes Wallner from the numbers into the line is inexcusable behavior. He is a bully. His behavior lacks the maturity of a head coach and disparages the school, the program it’s athletes and fans. It is time for him to sit down and allow others to lead as he is not a real leader.
I do not excuse the other coaches or players. Minimally you are expected to do your job. You are rewarded with roles, titles, and a fan base which weekly supports the team. When players do not block, when defenders do not tackle, when receivers do not catch then you are disrespectful of the Team. Our special teams is noticeably very poor. On knockoffs we are routinely short, on punts we are dismally weak, and field goals suspect at best. It is wrong when young men like Scully, Poole and Tanner do not commit themselves to self-improvement. Please do not pat each other on the helmet to support each other when you fail to do your assignment. It is wrong and disrespectful. Sweeting and Johnson you routinely get beat on the long pass, play off of the receivers by 10 yards or more and at best tackle the ball After the catch. When will you two ever stop the catch. Number of tackles is not the measure for CBs. Stopping the catch is.
I wrestle with the QB but ultimately believe the better athlete is required for this role. Today that is Vad. But understand this young man needs to step up and play as a leader for hitch I believe he may become. We need and require a more balance offensive scheme that leverages his assets. To shove him into the game down 39 points without a game plan that permits him to get into a passing rhythm is unfair. We certainly should have expected to play catch up. And why in the world would you not pass more to Wallner? The young man has height and I believe will be much more reliable than Greene. The latter lacks focus and real ability.
Lastly, as a seasoned ticket holder I do not welcome us being in the ACC championship with our record. It is debilitating to the integrity of the program when we are the representative. My feelings are that we haven’t merited the right to be there irrespective of the explanation as to how we got there. If we lose to FSU we should demonstrate respect to the honor of the game and bow out of a bowl game. It will demonstrate we still have honor for real sportsmanship to respect the game and the real lessons we are trying to teach these student athletes. Respectfully submitted as a true Tech fan.
11 of 12 supersized
November 26th, 2012
11:13 am
Goldenrod is an idiot and I think most tech bloggers on here if not all would agree. Ran his mouth all week about a tech upset when any realist true college football fan saw what was coming.
Good luck to all the intelligent and normal tech fans on here and enjoy the ACC championship game Saturday. I hope you win and have fun.
Hey Goldenrod
November 26th, 2012
11:53 am
I can’t stop watching that video. That’s a real man tackle. I know you’re used to high school offenses and cheap blocks, but that was awesome.
Sorry about another beatdown, and no hopes of a bowl game this year for “The Program on The Rise”.
Crazy Robert
November 26th, 2012
11:54 am
Can’t believe people call for dropping the series with UGA. Instead TECH needs an AD who knows and loves TECH, not just see it as a high paying job. Then, the AD will insist on teams that will beat UGA, not just go through the motions.
Grown Man Football
November 26th, 2012
12:01 pm
Need we say more? Drop our game. We still play Georgia Southern. It’s all the same.
Montylick&ass
November 26th, 2012
12:05 pm
From where I sat up behind our band (section 101), it looked like we didn’t “give” as much as they “took”. Godhigh had about as much chance of keeping Rambo from taking the ball away from him as he had getting out of that embarrassing tackle by Ogletree. The short fields were mostly the result of plays by really good athletes (Mitchell kick return, Rambo fumble and interception returns) against barely average athletes. Throw in the “genius” play calling on 4th down and you have a recope for a blowout. Going for it on 4th down has to be equal parts “we think we can make it” and “we can stop them if we don’t”…we really had neither on Saturday. Maybe Moobs wanted to give them the short field so he could say we outgained them. In the first hald, they could have scored if they had started their drives on the 1 yard line IN BOBBY DODD STADIUM 60 miles away. CPJ as much as said so in his post-game. As long as he is too arrogant to expend effort recruit better players, we will keep having to watch their Ogletrees and Rambos to that to our Godhighs.
Montylick&ass
November 26th, 2012
12:06 pm
“recipe” and “half”, not “recope” and “hald”. Spellcheck and cold fingers failed me…
Montylick&ass
November 26th, 2012
12:16 pm
Didn’t look like VAd was the savior we all hoped for either…he did look OK on some of the scrambles, but he missed two throws to recievers who could not have been more wide open if the defense had stayed on the bench.
1 4 GT
November 26th, 2012
12:32 pm
To grown man football….& all others that take joy in the deliberate attempt to injure a fellow competitor in a football game. I fully expect to lambasted & attacked for this comment. I played football for a good number of years. I played tackle both ways. I was coached to play hard…to hit hard….to hit clean….to never hit someone so as to even look like I was trying to injure a fellow competitor….that injuries would happen, but not to deliberately block or tackle someone with the intent to injure….I know y’all are screaming chop blocks, they are illegal, cut blocks are not & if there were any chop blocks called, it was appropriate they were called….The Ogletree tackle was not the way this game was meant to be played. Y’all can brag about it if it makes you happy. It was not the only questionable play by georgie. I can assure you that WWE style play would not be tolerated if I were the coach. I can also assure you that WWE style power slams would not be tolerated if I were the referee watching that play. The WWE at least has a padded mat and a ring that has built in bounce to it to lessen the impact on their performers (& that is what they are). The turf has no where near that much give to it. That particular player would have been banished from even being on the sidelines if I were a game official watching that happen. And then I would have warned the coach that if I saw it again, he would be banished from the sidelines too. The officials were ACC refs too. I guess they didn’t consider that unnecessary roughness. Well, I do. I don’t recall ever seeing a tackle done that way, even in a NFL game. Godhigh could have sustained a serious injury from being body slammed in that manner. That type play has no place in any football game anywhere.
Buzz Light Year
November 26th, 2012
12:45 pm
@14 GT. I think those ACC officials were in “awe” of hte raw power of the SEC players. Just like all the Tech players too. To borrow one of your many uses of the word “if”; If CPJ recruited, coached, gameplanned, motivated, rallied, believed, adjusted and HUMBLED himself, we would have still lost, but at least we wouldn’t be the laughing stock of the ACC, ESPN, and the STATE OF GEORGIA.
Bill Lewis
November 26th, 2012
5:46 pm
You UGA fans just don’t get it. THE game is in Charlotte. Tech had that in the bag before the game. For the Doggiestyles, the TECH game was imperative. Lose to Tech and your season is over. For TECH, it didn’t matter. Now, if you want to talk WWE points, UGA 3 Tech 0. Other than that, we win in Charlotte, and Saban spanks your Butts in Atlanta.
See ya in BDStadium next year. We’ll install the rings and the mats just in case Ogletree’s not in jail by then.