Jackets give helping hand to Bulldogs in rout

The help given the Dawgs was having a horrible team

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And there you have it. This is as good as it gets – a middle of the pack ACC team which will need a harmonic convergence to get to the ACC Championship; otherwise, crushed by real teams. I understand Johnson gets another year, but then what?

By the way, who backs up Shawn Green next year?

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Good grief, how will the usual motley gang of PJ supporters spin this mess? Let me see…Tech gained more yards, Tech gained more first downs, Orwin was out, Attachou had the flu, etc.

Johnson needs to go! What more is it going to take to get people to see the obvious?

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Good luck in the ACC Championship game. Charlotte is a wonderful city so you guys should go up early and enjoy it.

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We have no talent….UGA outweighed our line by 70lbs per player.

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I’m so tired of reading the excuses Ken makes for this coach and team. Our team stinks and this Ken chump fails over and over again to call Johnson and this coaching staff out for their pathetic recruiting, lousy coaching, and pathetic special teams play. We need reporters who will state the facts and point out the real issues with this team. Stop protecting these overpaid jokes we have a coaches.

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No rings this year. Oh well, you still have bigger fish to fry..

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GSU played better than us!! We should of kept Chan, I am just sayin, be careful what you ask for. You want to get rid of someone, and look what we got. Let’t be classy, Georgia has a good team and from what I saw today, they can play with anyone. We need to find a well round coach, not one deminsional triple option high school isn’t working. No balance at all.

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can’t beat uga,can’t win a bowl game,can,recruit defensive players.
good luck with 2013 season ticket sales. maybe it,s time to drop uga
from the schedule.

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We got manhandled. Johnson better get his head out of the sand and realize:
1. The UGA game is the game for Tech fans and you are getting your arse handed to you every year.
2. Recruiting is vital and you are not earning your 2.6 million – there are too many great players in GA and you get very few if any. You better get a young DC who has a pulse and can light a fire under our players.
3. You a losing your fan base coach – we are tired of being embarrassed. I don’t personally want to go to the ACC championship and dang sure don’t want to attend another bowl game we will not be up for.
4. Your offense will not work without opening it up. Your players are now here and “in the system” and they are not able to consistently produce.

Sorry for the negativity, but this is getting old……..

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Well guys, you have 365 days to enjoy that 42-10 thrashing. thanks for playing, see you next year!

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I’ve been a GT fan since the early 70’s and I can be objective. Under Johnson, Tech will remain mediocre at best. I don’t want to hear about how difficult Tech is academically; so is
Sanford, Notre Dame, Michigan, etc….etc.

You are not going to recruit top players for D-1 program when you are running a high school offense…..not gonna happen. Bring in a young and “modern” coach and watch the sparks fly. Tech is located in the heart of a city where alot of blue chip and smart players would love to play. It’s left up to you alumni to make it happen.

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Please pay the money and get a real coach. This series is becoming a joke. Tech let’s too many top players leave state. I understand your tough standards, but too many top level students go elsewhere. Stanford, Cal, Vandy, and ND are raiding this state. How can you expect to beat good teams with no passing game. I’m from Georgia and would love for Tech to go 11-1 every year, but something must change. I read on here that the rating services are over hyped Georgia, Clemson, FSU are having good success evaluating talent that way. Please just make this a real game again.

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When does the fish fry start?

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Will !ANYBODY! !PLEASE! get it through PJ’s head he needs a better strength and conditioning program?! It’s pathetic looking at his players constantly getting whiffed for being out of condition. I’ve seen this all too often. Yes, he needs a good DC, but no one is going to be able to do a decent job if the players are too weak and slow compared to the players on the other team.

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Ken; you were spot on. This game was pointed out by others as remnisent of the losses to North Carolina and LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl a few years back. If you just looked at the stats from the game, and NOT the score, one would think the game would have been extremely close, or GA Tech would have actually won the game in that they had more 1st Downs than UGA (26-18), more Net Yards than UGA (426-379), more Rushing Yards than UGA (306-164), and the Jackets DOMINATED the Time of Possession (39:56-20:04).

The main difference in the game, in my opinion, was field position (for example, the opening kickoff, the play when Rambo managed to “take away” the ball from Godhigh at the 1 yard line as Tech was driving in for the tying score and returned it to midfield, and a ton of terrible punts).

This doesn’t mean the Jackets would have won the game any more than they would have beaten Carolina or LSU in those previous losses. It just means they shot themselves in the foot because they were able to move the ball offensively and failed to score, which would have at least given the team “a chance” to win or make it less “embarrassing.

Shooting yourself in the foot time and time again against a good team isn’t the fault of the coaches – obviously offensive calls were being made that put the team in a position to move the ball effectively and gave them a chance to score points. Defensively? Like most of the year…they stank the place up and needed to make a couple of stops to give the team a chance to win the game. GA Tech only punted twice to UGA’s four times…

So where do they go from here? They go home and regroup – decide whether they want to be embarrassed on National TV two games in a row and contiued to be talked about backing into the ACC Championship game or if they want to man up and play smarter football. Missing tackles and assignments on defense, like they did in the beginning of the season, won’t cut it anymore, and not being able to finish drives won’t either. It’s big boy football now.

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Why Why Why does Tech play its worst game year after year against Ga ? Are the Tech layers scared of Ga ? Is PJ afraid of Richt ???? Why do you run plays against NC then against Ga pull the stupiest plays ? Johnson needs to resign to save face or else GT needs to quit playing Ga. Year after year its an embarrasement !!!! PJ ony gets players that are offered by MTSU or Memphis. Rad bailed out so he would not have to fire PJ since he brought him in. If Vad is our future then we will never beat Ga again.

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Where was Vad Lee today? What with his high throws? Oh, wait a minute he was not playing Boston College, Maryland (with LB turned QB), North Carolina, and Duke. Vad Lee is good against bad teams and terrible against elite teams. Next year, he will be good against bad teams and fan will be all over him until he face good teams then they will be saying what happen. Defense was horrible again today. You call Georgia/Georgia Tech a rivalry that a laugh. Why watch next week game against Florida State and watch another blowout? Do my Jackets really deserve a bowl game? To be honest: NO!

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Will some one please explain why we didn’t start the game with Vad Lee when he’s a dar site better than Tevon????? HUH?! Tevon has always been too small, weak, and slow (back to my conditioning argument) when compared to other people on the roster. Thank goodness he won’t be around next year. PJ will be forced to use Vad. PJ has always needed a Vad Lee to run his office. Now all he needs is a good DC and….. dare I say it…. a proper strength and conditioning program so these little players can put some more muscle on their bodies to compete with the big boys. This isn’t the service academy nor is it Georgia Southern.

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This time next year, at least we will get a new coach. Unfortunately MOOBS has everyone scared of him and he wont get fired until the new AD steps up and fires him. Love how he yelled in Vad’s face everytime he threw it up on 4th down (to no one). You’re the one who called the play.Can’t wait till your gone. Another year of suck.

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Triple option experiment is over.Time to move on.D stinks because they cant get good 1st team looks from the O.Special teams is a joke also.I’m tired of being a 2nd rate program.Go see if the Fridge still wants to coach,he could do wanders with Vad Lee and his offense attracts good recruits

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Georgia Tech University ?????
Where the hell is that ??

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With a new A.D. coming in, it is vital for the direction of Ga. Tech Athletics. It all starts with the A.D., he needs to come in and start completely over. New, Young Coach with a Modern offense and a S.E.C. like Defense. The Football Team, as well as the Basketball team has been below average for too many years. Let’s recruit and Win. Time to modernize the Stadium and build a first class program.
You will have to beat Georgia 50% of the time at a minimum. It is either that, or move down and play teams like Ga. Southern and the likes. It is decision time for Ga. Tech Athletics, unless you are happy with a mediocre team from now own. Tech needs a Oregon Duck style team and Coach to compete. Otherwise, it is like taking a knife to a gun fight.

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This Dawg fan likwa thw win but not rhe competition. I would like to see Tech get better but Johnson is not the answer. I think he’s an ok coach and will beat the weaklings. On the schedule, But you need big boys to play big boy football. This realitic dawg fan says fire the guy

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Paul johnson is all blow and suck

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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!

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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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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.

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Helping hand BAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! What game was Suckguria watching!

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Men (Ga.) over Boys (GT)

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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

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What happened?

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Jackit fan, it’s not trolling when the article is about a UGA game, Dummy.

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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.

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PLEASE FIRE CPJ

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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

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I SEE THE REAL NURDS ARE IN HIDING.

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Yep. Richt called the dogs off or this would have probably been 56-3 or worse.

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@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.

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Tech should decline any and all bowl bids. This has been an embarassing year.

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“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.

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Blahahahahahahahahahahah
ahahhahahahahahahahahah

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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!

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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.

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@Ken

How do you feel about CPJ after the game today?

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To Hell With Georgia!

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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.

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coach paul johnson needs to be fired and gt needs to find an a.d. and a defensive coach.this year says it all….

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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?

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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.

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GTBob

will you be at this years presentation of the ACC Championship Trophy to this years winning team The SEC

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Our work is not done. We indeed have bigger fish to fry. We can still be ACC champs and play in the Orange Bowl.

Lets not implode. We need cohesion right now. Dont let this one loss (a predictable one at that) cost anymore than that one game.

Shake it off PJ and team. I personally would appreciate an ACC title and Orange Bowl birth MUCH MORE!! The UGA win will come. Dont beat yourselves or each other up too much. We need the team effort we saw at UNC and again Duke back. That team can compete with the best of them.

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WHERE IS GOLDENROD????? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

42-10. HAVE FUN IN SHREVEPORT.

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According to GTBob

The SEC was way overrated

what happened

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[...] Tech lends Bulldogs a helping hand [...]

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I honestly didn’t expect us to win, but that was an embarrassment! We’re neither recruiting the talent nor coaching it up. GT is a D-1 school for crying out loud. It’s tough academically, I know, but Stanford’s no picnic. I know people like to complain about the triple option offense, but heavenly days look at the production we get out of it with 2-3 star players. Given CPJ’s surly and acerbic demeanor he’ll struggle to recruit effectively, and it really shows up in the lack of talent on defense.

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Take the Wheel….I really don’t want to pile on here…especially since the Tech fan base is doing a pretty good job of that already. But you obviously aren’t familiar with physical defensive football…so I will give you a pass. But UGA wasn’t guilty of unnecessary roughness….just playing extremely hard just as you are supposed to. So don’t hate because your defense can’t play that way. GT truly needs a new coach that can get players excited to play for you. CPJ will never be able to do that….which is why all UGA fans hope he stays.

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Would’ve liked this game to be more interesting but the Dawgs came out blazing. I’m bored with this rivalry now, GT no longer relevant. Time to fire your coach and bring some energy/life to Atlanta.

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Coach Johnson would like to invite everyone to this years annual 2012 “Keep the North Ave Crime Down Fish Fry”

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Jackets give helping hand to Bulldogs (by hiring and keeping Paul Johnson)

5150, GTBob, Supersize: please tell me again how wrong I am when I say CPJ has got to go. You and George S keep saying he has Tech headed in the right direction, but UGA could have scored 50+ without breaking a sweat today, and we could barely score against the scrubs. Those two wide open pass misses were about the most embarrassing things I have seen.

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If CPJ doesn’t beat FSU and then doesn’t win the bowl game, how can he not be fired? This is what he has done after 5 years. This offense can gain yards but that doesn’t translate into points and wins.

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All I’ve asked is for you to tell me who would do better, billybob. That should be a fairly simple question for someone with your intellect to answer.

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Simple, Smyrna. In the absence of a person whom you think would do better and the reasons why, I’m debating a ghost.

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Gotta give reasons, SEC.

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A “dominate” performance? That’s precious.

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Vandy coach is a good recruiter and would keep players in the state

He has won 7 straight games since UGA pummeled them

He has done a great job at a program that has more limitations than Tech

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Oh, and CPJ’s “bigger fish” just got fried by the Gators. How did that pathetic offense scored 37 on “free shoes”?

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The Malzone system would bring in recruits that have passed on Tech due to Coach Fish Frys system not getting players ready for the NFL

Plus Malzone would easily win in the ACC and beat UGA not every year but I can bet he would make the series more competitive

But hey please sign coach Fish Fry to 10 more years; Im certainly glad you’re happy with him

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Malzahn runs an ACTUAL high school offense. Try again.

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@George Stein
Why do you think CPJ should be retained or is the Best coach for Ga Tech. The football program is in a downward spiral and you want to debate the merits of CPJ?

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Try again really?????

I think Malzone won a national title with his offense at Auburn

Tell us what has your wonder coach done in the worst conference in the FBS

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I’m pretty sure Cam Newton had something to do with that.

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Hey Stein

Here’s an idea Middle Tenn coach would be a great hire at least he knows how to beat Tech by 3 TD’s

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But can he recruit, SEC?

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Stein

I can already tell if Nick Saban were available you would still defend coach fish fry

oh well

as a UGA fan its really exciting to know there are a lot of genius Tech engineer fans like you out there defending the guy.

Please continue to defend him for the next 10 years UGA would love 9 more gimmie victories

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UGA was using WWF moves out there on tech…….42-10, sit back and watch us win the championship next week in your town.

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In his defense, Johnson isn’t 0-5 in bowls, either (not that I care about them anyway).

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back to the rest of the season, Tech will play ______in the Orange Bowl?

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Everybody just give up..we will NEVER be able to talk any sense into George as long as he has his head so far up CPJ’s lower alimentary tract. It’s OK George, CPJ is the BEST coach in the NCAA…I am sure he is up for MANY coach of the year awards, besides being such a pleasant human being…

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There is nothing wrong with the offensive production at Tech. The loss is frustrating, but I wouldn’t throw the whole team off the bus. A lot of turnovers and breaks hurt today. Get a D and Tech could play with anybody.

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Hey Tech

Clemp & son; FS-who and Tech go down to the overated SEC

LOL

Fear the ACC blahahahahahahahaha

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Oh

I almost forgot how about Vandy over Wake Forrest

The mighty ACC should be given better respect

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Dabo sucks on johnson

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Good game not a lot of the “extra” effort player on bith teams sometimes get in to …Go Dogs !

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Hey George Stein… Here’s a good list to start with.

Head Coach Considerations

- Vic Fangio – Defensive Coordinator – San Francisco 49ers
- Greg Roman – Offensive Coordinator for the 49ers
- Phillip Montgomery – Offensive Coordinator – Baylor
- Derek Mason – Stanford Defensive Coordinator
- Brent Pease – Offensive Coordinator at Florida
- Kliff Kingsbury – Offensive Coordinator at Texas A&M
- Mark Helfrich – Offensive Coordinator at Oregon
- Mike Sullivan – Offensive Coordinator – Tampa Bay Bucaneers
- Ralph Friedgen – presently unemployed
- Todd Monken – Offensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State
- Rod Ash – Montana State
- Bobby Wilder – Old Dominion
- Chuck Priore – Stony Brook

Long Shots:
- Andy Reid – after he gets fired at Philadelphia
- Bobby Petrino – I know… It’s shameless
- Ken Whisenhunt – if he wants to turn around his Alma Mater
- Jim Tressel – also shameless, but he’s a darn good coach

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I’m done. Every post I try except TEST never comes through…..been like that for a week now.

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George Stein = Paul Johnson?

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Lance Thompson is a food consideration, too. But we will need to drastically repair the offense after CPJ is gone.

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GT Baller,

Thompson, HC. Montgomery from Baylor, OC.

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The only Tech story I’m interested in reading is the one about Tech hiring a coach who gives a dang about all three phases of the game.

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Next year TECH will beat Georgia.
Yesterday’s game is history

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That’s what I said last year, and the year before, and the…..

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LOL

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I may not have a dog in this fight next year but I will ALWAYS root against UGA! I absolutely detest their thuggish borderline illegal style of play. Physical football does not equal WWF! Alabama, or ND will kick the crap out of the back alley dogs! And I can’t wait. ROLL TIDE!

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Wheel…..perhaps football just isn’t your sport. Perhaps you should try …bowling! That is if the pins banging around on each other don’t upset you

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illegal

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November 25th, 2012
8:30 am
gtbob—what nd team have you been watching? they have looked like a weak little acc team . only game they looked half way decent was against okl..other than that they havent been more impressive than uga. uga will crush nd when the 2 teams play.. nd defense is pretty good at linebacker but uga has face way better defensive lines already this year and ND hasnt faced 1 defense as good as uga or ala for that matter. you seem like a poor loser with you execuses why tech is really bad and the rest of the acc is awful

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Paul Johnson isn’t going anywhere this year.

If some of you want CPJ gone then start writing checks. Not giving money and not going to games will leave Tech with NO MONEY to make a change. Hope & Change doesn’t work in politics or college football.

George “GOOSE” Godsey needs to be looked at as the next TECH head coach. He is Learning how to run a team from O’Leary to Belichick. Those are good O and D minded coaches.

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5150 UOAD

Read my name 1000 times cause its a fact

BTW when is the ACC Championship trophy being presented to team SEC

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Well it should be well apparent now that we’re going the wrong way. When he was hired my analysis was that he could take equal talent pool kids and win (i.e. going there and to its rivals anyway and not solely to play football). It doesn’t work at this level. What blue chipper in their right mind wants to go play in this offense or practice against it on defense? So this is the result. We are in a death spiral. What decent coach is going to come here except one in disgrace and then only as a stepping stone? We should have kept Gailey and listened to Dave Braine. Or at the very least, thought through the results of a CPJ hire.

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come on guys, we got bigger fish to fry, winning the acc championship game!

just like in ‘09.

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Head Coach Considerations

- Vic Fangio – Defensive Coordinator – San Francisco 49ers
- Greg Roman – Offensive Coordinator for the 49ers
- Phillip Montgomery – Offensive Coordinator – Baylor
- Derek Mason – Stanford Defensive Coordinator
- Brent Pease – Offensive Coordinator at Florida
- Kliff Kingsbury – Offensive Coordinator at Texas A&M
- Mark Helfrich – Offensive Coordinator at Oregon
- Mike Sullivan – Offensive Coordinator – Tampa Bay Bucaneers
- Ralph Friedgen – presently unemployed
- Todd Monken – Offensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State
- Lance Thompson – Linebackers Coach at Alabama
- Rod Ash – Montana State
- Bobby Wilder – Old Dominion
- Chuck Priore – Stony Brook

Long Shots:
- Andy Reid – after he gets fired at Philadelphia
- Bobby Petrino – I know… It’s shameless
- Ken Whisenhunt – if he wants to turn around his Alma Mater
- Jim Tressel – also shameless, but he’s a darn good coach

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God’s Country!!………………? What GOD would that be?
The Don Leebern’s GOD of Alcohol?
The Cheetah’s GOD of the next generation of Strippers, Porn Stars and Call Girls?
The GODS of Education like Plato, George Washington Carver and Jan Kemp worshiped?

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@5150

Now on this subject, I have to give it up to the Dawgs… They have us beat in football and S-L- uts! I love going up there to take advantage of those skankers. It’s like fishing with dynamite. Lets five credit where credit is due…

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We are not playing big boy football. Apparently nobody in the ACC is.
We will get our arse kicked by FSU unless PJ change

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Unless PJ changes his approach. (Hit the submit button by prematurely, kind of like DRad gave PJ that contract extension). Why we kept seeing TW and the BBack dive when down 28-3 baffled me.

It was definitely boys playing men out there yesterday.

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@5150

My daughter will never attend UGA — academics matter. She knows the rule — we dont waste money in our house! I’m just sayin’… Athens is easy pickings… Which is not a bad thing!

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suit me up. I’d rather get my own teeth kicked in by UGA than watch my team get drilled. This GT team is weak, horrible, and horribly coached. Some tough breaks at the goal line but why can’t our DB’s do the same? Strip the ball?? Because they are overmatched and too weak. It’s seriously like watching a junior high team play against the varsity HS team. What a joke my joke from the coke has become.

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All I know is that I’m tired of getting beat by the Mutts, something needs to change. Tech hasn’t had a winning streak against lassie since the late 90’s!!

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I was at the game yesterday and actually felt sad for the Tech players and 3 GT fans that showed up. The score was 42-10, but it wasn’t even that close, as Bobo decided to put the Water Boys in late in the 3rd Qtr.

The problem with Tech is your offensive philosophy and how you recruit the type of players to run that scheme. When that offense meets a stout SEC defense and you’re down by 2 TD’s, there’s no way to play catch-up, because you’re too busy grinding the ball out on the ground.

Paul Johnson is going to have to wake-up, because 4-5 star recruits want to play in the NFL and with the exception of Calvin Johnson, it’s a tough road when you’re marketing a high school offensive strategy. As a Georgia fan I hope Tech gives Paul Johnson a contract extension and erects a bronze stature of Al Groh.

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So I guess what your saying…is none of the students at Tech drink,smoke,have sex, or party….hope you never use a female pharmacist …she might just be from UGA…by the way good luck next week and thanks for yesterday baller..even your name will make your daughter proud I’m sure

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For the foolish Tech fan who said wait until next year, just know that UGA is re-loading with 33 more studs again this year. What is Tech doing to improve? Signing 15 players who nobody else wanted. More beatings to come for the Institute and ACC boys.

Wonder how Godhigh is feeling today? Answer: Like a human rag doll. Godhigh is Olgetree’s bit_h. LMAO!!!!!

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your wrong there baller..I know some personally that don’t..but glad you party hard…and just be safe when you enjoy the senoritas..you do not want to get a daughter you were not expecting

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you’ll make any daughter proud your they’re fartha baller

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She can handle herself because she has been raised right. BTW… Going to Yale next year.

You keep eating those Doritos, Kral! I particularly like the subtle judgment of me for respecting the finer things that UGA puts out. There are a lot of well-formed Betty’s from UGA. Take a compliment… You guys do football and ho’s very well.

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I will, Kral. Go Falcons! And don’t tell my Tech friends, but I am secretly hoping you guys beat Alabama and play for the title against ND.

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OH and forgive me for being the one who makes subtle judgements

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Defense puts too much pressure on our offense. The offense has the potential to do great things, which it has before. Give Paul time with Lee and a new dc and see what happens. We have plenty of starters coming back. The offense is unstoppable when ran correcty. Just have to have a defense that gives the offense a chance. We put up plenty of yards yesterday without our best offensive player. Not having our best offensive player is the reason we couldn’t score or get a first when needed. I hate losing to uga more than anything. But I still believe CPJ is our guy and is the answer. Don’t give up on him and tech when things are going rough. He will have us back to where we should be. Just get a new dc.

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I agree gt4life! Well said!

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This is a point when everyone in the who has anything to do with TECH football knows, three time before Satuday that the team quit playing, they quit against UGA yesterday in the 4th quarter. The money to buy out Paul Johnson has to come from somewhere, when your team quits playing its more than time to make a change, the few recruits we got have noticed it, the fans have noticed it. What is it to look for, a hard headed coach who wants to be different, thinks he knows everything, doesn’t care about the defense, he didn’t get Tech to this conference championship, North Carolina and Miami did. UGA will be laughing at us (TECH) for the next 12 months for a very good reason, North Carolina State got rid of their coach and he had a better record than Tech. WHATS UP!!!!

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You know, I’ve tried to be positive throughout the year. I’ve supported the team with my attendance, with my passion. I’ve cheered for the players and been appreciative and proud of their achievements. I’ve been supportive of CPJ and the staff…until now.
Our Head Coach is doing a (insert derogatory adjective of choice) poor job.
5 years into PJ’s stewardship; our Special Teams SUCK, our Defense SUCKS, to the extent that we fired the DC in the middle of the season and set records for futility, and our offense is weird, gaining chunks of yards, scoring big against weak teams but rarely scoring big against high caliber competition.
Our recruiting has been suspect at best. There is talent on the roster for sure, but the difference between the total of our talent and the big boys (we saw it in full force yesterday) is significant. But we aren’t alone in this as we actually compete in our own league. The entire ACC and most of the country is behind the SEC in total talent. Still….

CPJ has been successful for us, he’s been successful his entire career, but right now he’s not being successful. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt because of his track record, but when you look at the fact that 2/3’s of the team look completely unprepared in the biggest game of the year, hell, for most every game of the year, he’ll, for pretty much 5 years, it’s pretty hard.

I guess I will cheer for the boys 2 more games, hoping for the best, and then see what should be done.

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5150, you said earlier this week that Tech would hit back and fight during the game. Yesterday, Tech rolled over and gave up just like you. Please do not ever come back to Athens. We don’t like trailer park trash like you messing up a great college town. You need to stay on North Avenue with the robbers, drunks and homeless where you are right at home.

Suck it punk!!!

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What? No 45-42 comments. Just A Clean Old Fashioned AZZ Whipping.

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What happens to CPJ offense “if” the NFL goes forward with not allowing blocks below the waist? If the NFL moves in that direction then just a matter of time before the NCAA does as well.

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I am not just reacting to this embarrassing loss in Athens. I have been a supporter of Coach Johnson since his hiring, and while I have been critical of his P.R. efforts for the Institute (and more generally the way he represents the Institute with his dour personality), it is clear to me now that we need to make a change. Taking 1 out of 3 from UGA in football is probably about the best we can expect in the current college football climate, and I can live with that. Johnson is now 1-4 against UGA and 0-4 in bowl games: that is not acceptable. I truly believe he is a good man but he is not the right man to coach Georgia Tech. And it’s not even about his offense. It’s about recruiting, not hiring the right coordinators and assistants, and yes, even PR. “That which must be done is best done quickly.”

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“he may be doing”

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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?

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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…

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@14 GT

How do you feel about coach ahole these days?

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“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!!!

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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.

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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.

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Not only 11 out of 12 but 37 out of the last 49 – GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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!

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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.

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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.

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To Hell with Tek, today, tomorrow and every other day!

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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Need we say more? Drop our game. We still play Georgia Southern. It’s all the same.

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“recipe” and “half”, not “recope” and “hald”. Spellcheck and cold fingers failed me…

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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.

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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.

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