Johnson: ‘Lack of competing’ in loss to UGA

Tech has to get better athletes, period. Drop the option and use the pro style. Ken Wesinhunt anyone?

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the dawgs never quit on my big richt. woof

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The problem with this acknowledgement by Coach Johnson is the unfortunate question of the team quitting for what reason? That was the issue with Coach Lewis also. These are his recruits. If he has lost his team, that is an insurmountable problem for him to overcome. Ken, are you able to add some more color to this statement by Coach Johnson?

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I am sick of this crap! There is no reason why Tech can’t be better than what we have become!

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1/3 of the posts are damn butt sniffers.

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prepare for the season and each game, then go out and not play hard for 40 minutes. To me, that, and the fact that you only have a limited number of these games, and, for this game, the fact that it’s a rivalry game, should be plenty of motivation. The fact that it isn’t doesn’t reflect well on our players. But when it’s a chronic issue, the coaches are the ones who recruited the players and the ones who are responsible for getting them ready to play to the best of their abilities, and there’s more to that than just Xs and Os.

Unfortunately, I wouldn’t bet against this team finishing 6-8, and that’s a shame because it was capable of more. In Johnson’s first 2 years here, he seemed to be getting everything he could out of the players he had. In the first year, the results weren’t there because everyone was learning a new system, but the results came in the second year. However, the last 3 years, the team seems to have been underperforming its ability. Winning at least 1 of these last 2 games would be good, but next year could be a critical year in determining the direction of this program, especially with regard to Coach Johnson remaining its steward.

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Tek should just quit football and return to playing dungeons and dragons.

Vad lee +10 magic missile !
Our elvin invisibility will protect the B back!

LOSERS!

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Roll TIde and “to Hell with Georgie”. Take away their free ride in school and send them on their way. thats what you do fire the players who don’t put out the effort to win. Same thing goes for the coaches

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Easy solution…..clean house in spring practice. Seperate the players from the “primo’s”. Tech lacks accountability in the ranks (players and coaches). It starts at the TOP.

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IRT Rick James..Lack of talent my a… The score would have been 100-0 if that was the case. Lack of focus/pride/heart!! Tech moved the ball…they just didn’t finish. One thing I can say about Georgia they make “kicking” Tech’s a.. a priority.
I’ve seen plenty of post that say CJ shouldn’t yell at the guys…The game is called football do your job and CJ won’t call you out on National T.V.
If you replay the Georgia game you will notice when Georgia put in their “subs” some Tech defensive players started being more “physical”…That has been the problem all year…Quite a few of our starters don’t like to get hit in the mouth! I hope CJ uses the Ogletree “slam” on Godhigh as motivation for next year…if the “guys” don’t get fired up on that…you get the picture.

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The difference in talent between UGA and Tech is laughable. Yes, I was with a whole bunch of UGA fans for the game and they were actually laughing at the GT pathetic performance. It hurt to admit that CPj and his team is really pathetic.

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Hey coach fish fry. Sounds like to me the players are tired of your attitude and the way you conduct yourself. After the next two games please just step down from the helm. All i want for christmas is a new head coach! The players have laid down on you. I REPEAT THE PLAYERS HAVE LAID DOWN ON YOU ! Can not wait to hear is post game conference after FSU kills GT.

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Lack of talent is the problem at Tech and it will stay that way as long as college football is a farm system for the NFL. Why would 4 or 5 star players want to study that hard when their only intent is to go to the pros for millions even if they don’t realize they might not make it? When people went to school to get an education Tech was an excellent program

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I rarely post on Tech Blogs but it doesn’t do the Dawgs any good if you guys are not ranked and competing. We need the rivalry valid and why don’t you hire a Kevin Sumlin type coach and get going on the hurry up offense. If you are not going to play good D then you better play offense really really good. I thought that CPJ would do well with better athletes but I think his demeanor with this type of athlete is not working…. Good luck against FSU! Go Dawgs!

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I agree with Rick James and CPJ. Some truth in both statements. Johnson needs to step up in recruiting and emotion. O’leary built a team of average to good and made it good to great by building and demanding toughness. Johnson has not recruited well by any measure. He needs to lift up his emotion also.

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By nature, the triple option is a complicated offense to run, takes an inordinate amount of practice time to perfect and Johnson puts his best athletes on the offensive side of the ball.

With that in mind, is it no wonder Tech’s defense is deplorable?

Johnson’s philosophy is that if he scores enough points and controls time of possession, the rest will take care of itself.

As we have seen, this is flawed thinking from supposedly one of the smartest coaches on the earth.

Until Johnson puts more emphasis on defense and recruiting better players to play defense, then Tech is doomed when playing big-time opponents (and some not-so-big ones).

Of course this vaunted offense didn’t fare so well either.

It is time to go in another direction unfortunately, because you cannot change a tiger’s stripes.

I have also made the decision not to ever watch another Tech-Georgia game until I feel that Tech is competitive, which they are most certainly not. I reckon I may never see another one.

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i was so worried for those guys getting picked up and slammed on their heads–that is just not right–how can our players not get fired up after that –i dont understand–that was mean

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coaching problems also fans…Johnson surely knows his kicker has limited range. So what does he do? Something a good coach would not do….then that game changing steal. Game over.

When asked about that call, he would not admit a coaching “poor read”.

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This is the second year in a row that we didn’t show up for the biggest game of the year. I don’t get it.

We looked like boys playing men out there, we were getting manhandled. Sims was the only one that looked like he was there to play on the offensive side of the ball. The defense might have done better staying home. GaSouthern looked better than Tech did.

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Read Article From the Rumble Seat

http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2012/11/26/3691760/monday-morning-qb-thinking-of-the-bigger-picture

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DEFENSE

I think any improvement to the overall quality of the Tech program MUST happen here first. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen overnight. Defensive schemes get ingrained into our defenders minds through Spring practice, through Fall training camp, and then game-to-game in season. The last thing you expect is for the blueprint itself to be the problem, and firing a coordinator midway ino the season rarely, if ever, produces good results. Asking a unit, that looked totally lost into midseason, to start playing at a high level with little confidence, out-of-position coaches, and simpler schemes was just not going to happen.

I’m a fan of CCK, but I think the program might have to bring in someone with a proven track record, and an established credibility as a DC. Plus, I think we need a jolt of personality and attitude. In short, I think we’re going to need to spend some money. I think there’s too much talent out there to be sitting in the bottom third of such statistics as 3rd down conversion allowed, passing defense, and scoring defense. If we do make a new hire, likely what comes with it is wholesale changes on the defensive side of the ball. Maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see. Whoever the new DC is, they’ll have to put a stop to what I consider very soft pass coverage, no pass rush, and not enough attacking gaps on run defense. In the Georgia game, as well as countless times this season, our secondary has been schemed to keep everything in front of them, often with 8 yards or more cushion. That’s fine if you’re committing pass rushers, but it’s absolutely deadly in the absence of a pass rush.

Do we have the personnel to be a top-half defense? I certainly think so. But having the best schemes in the world isn’t going to help if, as a defender, I allow myself to be blocked out of the play…and don’t shed blocks and make tackles. Our current DLine is sub-standard, I don’t think anyone will disagree. But will we see an improvement with Green, Gotsis, Kallon, Gamble, and Chungong? Will a healthy Fred Holton make a significant impact in the secondary?

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OFFENSE

Tech is about to have the best 2 athletes to ever run the Spread Option in CPJ’s tenure at QB for the next 4 years, and they each bring something different to the table. We’ve seen what Vad Lee can do, and he has great elusiveness and burst for a man his size to go along with his terrific arm. Justin Thomas, currently redshirting, is a threat to run to the House on every snap. He has a first-step that might be the quickest I’ve seen for any athlete at Tech in recent memory, and just separates from defender in the open field. Plus his arm is underrated, he can make zip throws and touch passes alike. The future is bright at this position.

The future is also bright at OLine. Even with the departure of Omoregie Uzzi, Tech will likely return 4 starters and see a bevy of redshirted players (Trey Braun, Bryan Chamberlain, Errin Joe, etc.) vie for playing time (including Auburn transfer Thomas O’Reilly). 2013 might be the best incoming OLine class in CPJ’s tenure (we will discuss this more at a later date).

Where I am slightly concerned is our skilled positions. We’ll be deep at A-Backs, but no one with the athleticism of Orwin Smith. This Spring will be huge for Synjyn Days, and we will look for that optimal rotation of playmakers and blockers (with Robbie Godhigh presumably the other starter). B-Backs were surprisingly effective this year, and I am looking forward to seeing a beefed-up Zach Laskey next year. WR, on the other hand, is a worry. We leaned on a true freshman (Anthony Autry) who could actually make plays, and his injury was significant. Jeff Greene and Darren Waller proved incapable of stretching the field and making those 1-on-1 jump ball catches. Will the slack be picked up by current redshirt freshmen Travin Henry or Micheal Summers?

I know the first instinct is to panic after a bad loss, but I encourage everyone to remember that this is a process. Georgia is reaping benefits, IMHO, for sticking with a process. I hope we can see things from a larger perspective, and trust that CPJ hates losing as much (in fact, X1000 more – it’s his damn livelihood) as we do.

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Mark Richt is the Susan Rice of football

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Is there any truth to the reports that the NCAA is considering a ban on cut blocking altogether?

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And whose job is it to get the team ready to compete? Anyone…………Anyone? Uh…..Coach Johnson? Seems to have happened the past 2 years with you at the helm.

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When your team gives no effort in an important game this is not a player problem, this is a coach problem. GT players are smart and have figured Johnson out pretty well. No matter how they lose, it is the players fault, or his assistants’ fault. He never takes responsibility for his team’s lack of effort. This team doesn’t believe in what they are being coached to do, and they have quit on Johnson as a coach. It only gets worse from here. Look for about 3-9 next year.

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How bad is the acc? The best team got beat easily at home to uf. Gt gets crushed by ga. SC easily handles clemson and vandy blows out wake 55-24

So fsu, the best team, would be the 5th or 6th best in the sec. Clemson would be the 6th or 7th best. And gt? Well it would rank slightly above auburn and kentucky.
That’s pathetic to be located in the same region as that conference and be so far behind.

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CPJ is right about the players not leaving it all on thefield. That has happened several times tihis year. maybe our players are just not mean enough. Missed tackles, arm tackles out of position and not in the game must be attributed to the players. Do not forget that tech had over 200 yds in the first half against a defense many claim to be the best in the nation. Get over it, CPJ’s Offense works. Now we must get a DC who demands that every Tech Player lay his life on the line to win. Defense is contagious, unfortunately tech’s this year laid down. It was sad to be sitting in amongst the dawg fans and hearing their derisive and hoots about Tech. At this point we just are not competitive with Ga.

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You know, if I were Johnson, I would not have made the statement that the team was not ready to compete against UGA. That says Johnson is not effective in motivating his team. Now maybe they respond to him calling them out in the media. Maybe they need to be called out. But maybe they say, ” Hey Coach up yours!” I get the feeling none of these guys are playing real hard for Johnson because he’s a great guy. But at least they can play for self-pride.

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I would also say a lack of interest or focus is also a problem. Drummond was out at the bars in downtown Athens after the game. What a joke, you get you tail whooped by your rival and then you decide to go out and celebrate? I miss the days of Wheeler and KaMichael Hall.

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Ya’ll can cuss UGA, hope we get stomped by ‘Bama, and every other rivalry (at least USED to be a rivalry) induced action you can think of. The bottom line is that if we lose to ‘Bama 500-0 and give up 2000 yards, etc., we are still light-years ahead of the squalor you have let your once-proud program slip into. Nothing is stupider than a bunch of folks whose program has gone straight to h#ll in a hand-basket besmirch another program that may not be on top, but certainly is far out in front of what you have become. Ya’ll should be ashamed for that sincere and total lack of effort and performance on Saturday. It was the same thing you did against MTSU (and yes, I watched that entire game!) So, before you cuss us, look in the mirror. UGA has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the cesspool that your program has become. So, if you really want Tech to come back, quit spending all your time “Dawgin’” us out just because you are so terrible that there is no other trail to follow. Start over, play big-boy football, and get your own house in order. Saturday showed just how bad YOU are….. the ‘Bama game with us should not eneter into your efforts to right the ship.

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I see a pattern here!! CPJ always blames the players for losses. He needs to take more responsibility, he calls the plays I think. He also hired the defensive coordinator. He always uses the players as scapegoats. He will never ever beat CMR again. CMR has the respect of his players. I never see CMR throwing his players under the bus after losses. I also am amazed how CMR goes up to each one of his players on game day with a word of encouragement. CPJ just stands off to the side on game day like the great tax master he is. JOKE!!!

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TechLB……….You are correct. It’s about branding. Bama vs LSU on Saturday or Wake Forest or Duke on Saturday night. Who you gonna watch?………In football that is…..Switch to Basketball, and everyone changes the channel to Wake and Duke……ACC plays big boy basketball that EVERYONE wants to watch…..Football, it’s all SEC.

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Coach Johnson – stop blaming the players. It’s your responsibility to get them ready. If they’re not ready and they’re not competing, it’s on YOU. Maybe you’re the one who needs to step it up?

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DawginLex is generous…….please refer to my last post……………….

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Demerits huh? A college football coach that gives out demerits… That’s rich.

Hey, 4 star recruit… Come play at GaTEch. We’ll run the same offense you’ve been playing in since Pop Warner and we’ll win 6 games a year, go to a bowl game every year and lose said bowl game EVERY TIME. When you don’t play well we’ll hand out demerits. If it gets really bad we’ll put you in timeout.

Trust me you’ll be totally prepared for the NFL. Come to Tech and all your dreams of becoming a pro athlete will come true. LOL

Long live Paul the Genius Johnson. Please stay at GaTech for as long as you want to. GTech football has never been more interesting.

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CPJ saw what we all saw on Saturday – a Tech team that was completely intimidated by Georgia. If it happens once, it might be a fluke. If it happens twice in a row, it’s a trend. Okay, Tech football players, it’s time to decide just how you wish to be labeled and remembered. You can be the guys who manned up or the girls who didn’t.

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Johnson has relegated the Jacket’s football program to the ashbin. Time for him to go.

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You guys know that I don’t troll this blog. Like you, I don’t play the game, so there is no chest thumping. Johnson’s actions after the game made me a little mad. We all want a coach with fire but I think that part of him screaming at his players after the game was for show. My Dad, a good Tech man, use to do that. If his sons acted out in public he made sure that not only we knew we weren’t going to act like that, he let the world know that his sons weren’t going to act like that. Him throwing his guys under the bus in the media yesterday is crazy. Forget Richt. Leave him out of the equation. Saban wouldn’t do it. Les Miles wouldn’t do it. Meyer wouldn’t do it.

The basketball game will be next week. I’m pretty sure your Jackets are going to win. As much as I like to win that game, it seems to give things a sense of balance when you guys do. Go Dawgs.

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If Stanford and Notre Dame can compete so can Tech. You are not Duke or Wake.

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There is a reason they stopped running the triple option in the 50’s. The system in outdated. And the coach blames the players, in public no less. If you are a gifted athlete with hopes of getting to the NFL, GiT offers NOTHING! Who would agree to play for this A-Hole? Unbelievable!

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The AD that just left Tech was afraid of Johnson IMO. Hoping the new AD has what it takes to right some wrongs. Johnson is a decent coach in certain situations, but to get back to big boy football, the guy has got to go.

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I continue to believe a large part of our and other members of the ACC, is being in the ACC, itself. Good football players in the southeast don’t want to play in a patsy football conference.

There is a lot of chatter of FSU to the Big 12 and perhaps Clemson to the SEC.

If we were able to somehow get to The Big 10 (and I have heard talk of such), I think we could sign better recruiting classes that would make us more competitive.

If not, then get ready and just accept continued domination by the UGAs, Iowas and LSUs.

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Although I’m seeing much more class than expected… there are entirely too many dawgs on this board today!

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NCDawg……Very good analogy between Donnan and Johnson. They seems to be similar in many respects.

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UGA threw the Tech men around like toys. UGA was so physical and the Jackets wilted. GT simply plays football in a silly, sissy league.

Top to bottom, from Vandy stomping WAKE, to FSU and Clemson being abused by SEC all so rans Florida and we won nothing SC, the ACC was exposed AND in a below average year in which Auburn and UT are well below their usual lofty levels.

Enjoy your NO BOWL jackets.

CPJ is on the Waffle House HOT SEAT.

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Wow, what a surprise our coach just blamed the loss to UGA on the players not giving 100%. I watched every minute of the game and I didn’t see anyone quiting. I saw our team get out coached in every area of the game. All I can say is what a jerk. If I win the powerball tonight, coach fish fry is done at GT! Defense wins champioships and CPJ hasn’t done one thing to improve our defense since he got here. And to all think CPJ is such a great coach, I say bull. If he were so great why hasn’t some school tried to hire him?

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After 5 years, I think the conclusion is obvious. The program is going downhill so fast under CPJ with losses to Va Tech, Miami, MtSU (for heavens sake) Clemson, BYU, 4 straight bowl losses, after a six game winning streak in 2011 then going 2 – 7 in the remaining games.
Tech football is in a sad state of affairs; very demoralizing to the few remaining fans. I’m not sure anyone can fix this mess but I sure hope so. CPJ has got to go.

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Part of the problem is that Miami and VT did not carry their weight after they joined the conference. FSU owned the conference and then fell off. I knew that all three plus Clemson and Tech would struggle once they started to beat each other up, but I never expected this.

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A lot of the comments on here are from you,14 year old GT. Wanna sniff?

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Al bundy

I’ve been posting on these blogs for a long time. Grow up

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Well said TechLB

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Lack of effort is probably an understatement. There was a lack of effort in the 1st quarter. The rest of the game the team might as well have been playing cards on the sidelines. It has been the same for years against UGA. I don’t really think the team really cares about the game as much as fans do.

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tech shouldnt go to a bowl, when they get blowed out saturday let that be end of wasington . Hes been over his head and the coach is to smart to see it.A real qb uplift the whole team the defense as well. Those kids knew washington shouldve been starting so that broke their motivation and will thats WHY they quit and its PAUL JOHNSON FAULT.

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We had absolutely no swagger. The dog were oozing swagger.

I saw ONE player that had swagger for GT. I saw one kid actually make a play, and then jaw with those mutts. I saw ONE player get in someone’s face.

Who? Vad Lee. Right after he turned that sure sack into a first down run.

Now, if only CPJ can recognize that he HAS a d1 qb, and a leader on the roster, maybe he can save his job.

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Tech generated a huge % of their yards well after UGA quit playing.

UGA quit playing in the first half? Nice of them to leave their starters in and risk injury then.

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Please, show some class don’t go to a bowl game, our record is not good enough.
We show no pride in the way we play or the way we dress, our uniforms are the worst i’ve ever seen in my 50 years as a fan. We look like some cheap Jr. High School team. The one thing that Georgia Tech has always had is CLASS, what has happened.
My God what would Kim King think.

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ramblingbuzz: if the rest of us believe Vad is better, why is CPJ such a horrible judge of QB talent?

Wasting this whole season on Tevin, rather than playing the clearly superior QB Vad, is a fireable offense.

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UGA was playing a scrimmage after half-time.

GT Bob, 11 out f 12. Tech is sliding badly.

GT has not been to two major bowl games since the mid 1950s and 80% of the bloggers here are totally unaware of the early to mid 1950s era that WAS Tech’s heyday ……. So long ago.

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As a DAWG fan, I do not understand why you guys are calling our guys thugs etc. for the way that they play defense.

It was an ACC officiating crew and to the best of my recollection, I do not recall any personal foul or unsportsmanlike penalties being called of Georgia.

I have been where you guys are, two years ago we were 6-7 and had lost to Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl. My point is the people that you Tech fans should be lashing out at are the guys in your coaches box and the guys on the sidelines with the headsets on not UGA’s players.

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GT has not been to two major bowl games since the mid 1950s and 80% of the bloggers here are totally unaware of the early to mid 1950s era that WAS Tech’s heyday ……. So long ago.

Honestly, should Tech be going to major bowls more often than that? We would love to but would that be realistic at all?

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When a coach cannot get the players up for a game like Saturday, the coach has lost the team. They will not play hard for this arrogant thing. He knows this, just milking the cow while it lasts. He is not dumb, just not a head coach.

Congratulations pj, you found your pot of gold. Enjoy the gold for crap swap. nicely done. now con your way to a bowl bonus. Up to the trough big-un. Oink oink you hog. yeah you pj.

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bigger (by a large % along both lines – recruiting)?

The lines for UGA and GT actually aren’t that far apart size wise. That is blown out of proportion. Skill wise, it is a pretty big divide though.

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GTBob – the ACC is ripe for the taking. You and I both know that Dabo is a joke. Beamer has lost it. Miami and UNC can’t win without cheating. FSU is the only real threat, and like UGA, can’t get over the hump. There is no reason why Tech shouldn’t compete for the ACC every year. You have the history, the money, and you are located in the center of the capital of the south.

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@1 4 GT

I had typed out my comments, but deleted it after seeing one of the dwags is already making his snide comments. I’ll just be damned if I give them any ammo. The dwags can go take a flying leaping conversation (intercourse) off that super tall building in Dubai or wherever it is for all I care.
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You should not take his blog so seriously that it causes you to not express your feelings.GT Bob invades UGA blogs everyday and its fine because he makes valid points at times and sometimes he likes to just rib Georgia fans.Dont have a heart attack over other opinions.

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some Tech folks posted Saturday night that we must of been looking past UGA ( LOL) to the ACC title game. Well, Saturday is almost here. We’ll see.

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When GT was down by 5 touchdowns and Johnson was still calling dive plays ,you could see that the players had given up. He’ll get another year from the administration but probably not from the fans.

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IRT Georgia Cracker I’ll give you talent in the Georgia game, but are you telling me BYU, MTSU had more, no they were physical as hell! Defense is an issue…but this team lacks overall toughness and pride. If Johnson is causing recruits not to come to Tech that can be an issue but I’m pretty sure Saban is not the Mr. nice guy either but kids die to play for BAMA. One of the main problems is Tech (school, alumni, fans) don’t promote TECH in the community.(You can’t even find TECH gear in Metro Atlanta). How in the hell can you recruit the best when the best don’t have a clue about your product. CPJ will be gone in due time..and he is the blame for what happened this year but how the community views TECH is not a CPJ problem!

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Dawglasville: You are right about the ACC being ripe for the taking. The media has a Notre Dame style addiction to Florida State but the ‘noles , along with all of the ACC this last weekend, showed that we are just a pack of pretenders. The BCS should put the ACC into the at-large category until it shows that it can compete with top 10 teams. It’s a joke that any team in the ACC is placed on probation since it is getting nothing from the cheating it’s doing.

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GTBob

The only Tech person I ever have a problem with is you

That should speak volumes

I came here to talk football so why don’t you take a big swallow of STFU???????????????????

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Georgia may have some better talent. That doesn’t explain balls getting taken out of your hands; being out of position and poor tackling; etc. Just poor overall effort and that this hasn’t been the only game. I am tired of hearing about excuses for recruiting or degrees.
At what point do we get tired of excuses and something changes?

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Tech’s problem goes directly to the coaching staff. They recruited these players. They coach them and they game plan for them. There needs to be a wholesaled house cleaning of this coaching staff ,now, not after next season. Will it happen? No, not until there is a new AD in place.

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Agree with coach’s assessment. They seem to act like it’s no big deal and are ready to call it a day after 2 or 3 quarters. Guess it all goes back to recruiting competitors.

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Wow! I had a lot to say about PJ but it’s being said now by many. He’s not a big time college coach. Proving his offense works is his only goal. Are there any other college coaches clamoring to adopt his style of coaching? Is he being courted by high profile teams? I don’t think so! He should be coaching Ga. State. His style would work in that league where there are usually only 3-5 good athletes on offense and defense. He has never been successful against big time college teams(at least not with his recruits) I was pulling for Ga. against Tech, but it made me sick to watch PJ’s offense(down by 25 points) running dive plays up the middle, and those end over end passes are a sight to behold. PJ says they’re capable of breaking one anytime. Yeah! And the game may be stopped because of a snow storm at anytime. Ala. and Ga. would have a tough time running against 8 men up on the D line. And, I don’t like the way PJ called out his team in public. When Ala. lost a critical game to A&M Saban took the blame and said he did not prepare the team properly. I don’t want to hear about Tech not being able to recruit because of academics(noted,they are high academically) So are Stanford and Notre Dame. O’Leary and Gailey were successful recruiting and Johnson won with their recruits. Didn’t he learn anything from that? Get some finesse players with brains and win again.

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GT Joe I agree with you about “swagger” and that is one problem I have with CPJ he wants 50’s players in todays world of football! These “kids” play off emotion…I’m not saying he needs to do “chest bumps”..but he does need to ease up (he tried in the North Carolina game). I hate to say it but CPJ lost something during the 2010 season and its been going downhill since.

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So hedy lamar (or USMC Jacket or whatever you’re calling yourself these days), you claim your father and grandfather were Marines.

No

Grandfather served in US Navy for 25 years.

Father served in Air Force for same amount of time.

I took the asvab and was about to go through meps but ultimately decide it wasn’t for me.

Just to set the record straight.

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@Gold and White,YEP ,looks like TECH bought them at the dollar store.

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I came here to talk football so why don’t you take a big swallow of STFU???????????????????

Because we don’t need stealth trolls like you taking shots over here and pretending to be the righteous uniter of all fans. A lot of people here remember how you used to act and nobody is buying the whole I have changed and I really care about Tech football spiel that you are giving now. That would be like headley or WnE coming on tomorrow and trying to convince all of us that he really cares and wants to be friends.

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Tech may have something to brag about if they should beat Fl. St. Sat., although not very likely. They will go to a BCS bowl game with a 7-6 record and a 10-2 SEC loser will be shut out of the BCS games. CPJ’s plan is working:o)) The Orange bowl has to be cringing over that possibility. Tech should do the honorable thing and decline if that happens like Miami did to get Tech in the ACC Championship. PJ’s ego will prevent that from happening. Someone wrote that Tech could end up 8-6. How many bowl games has PJ won??? They’re in the ACC championship by default, not winning. I never disliked PJ personally, just his coaching, but after berating his players(who obiiously don’t believe in his methods) I don’t like him personally now, as if thaat matters.

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The Tech/ Georgia game doesn’t mean anything to this crew. It is like they come from a different country. I was raised from a child on this game, as many Bulldogs and Jackets were. I’m sure we look foolish to the kids today who most of their lives didn’t even know there was a game going on. The new America where tradition is a mystery, few things are kept in the light of tradition. Georgia was after a national championship so they had something new to play for. I think I see more involvement in these games away from our state; it may just be an Atlanta or Georgia too cool thing, hope so. You would think the college rivalry would kick in but I don’t think most of these kids think of themselves as students, just hired guns here to do a half a.. job.

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@Flak Jacket

@Rick James,good point,but we have got to get some quality coaching in here fast.
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Paul Johson’s personality will not allow him to have an assistent who he thinks is smarter.So if you want better coaching it the change needs to be made at the top.In spite of what GT Bob says it is much easier to sell a kid on living and playing football in Atlanta than Athens.But if you ask a kid if he would rather play for Richt or Johnson we all know what the answer will be and thats the problem.Jonathan Dwyer always played hard and well against Georgia because is were he wanted to play.But sadly Richt chose to sign Caled King instead.Tech has to hire a coach that kids want to play for and wont roll them under the bus when the team losses.

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“Just to set the record straight.”

You’re nothing but a scumbag internet troll, headley. The record is straight on that.

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Until I saw this mess I was a Johnson fan. They all look bored out there to me. Worse damn defense I have every seen in a division one school.

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You don’t need Saban, just another George O’Leary.

The only problem with O’Leary is that he did a good job getting extra special exemptions for some of his athletes and then that backfired on him when flunkgate embarrassed the program. If he were here now he wouldn’t have anywhere near the flexibility he had when he was the coach so its hard to know how he would do with tighter restrictions. I do think he is a pretty good coach though.

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superDawg

September 26th, 2012
7:50 pm

ss you are a little man that likes to hide behind others.If sc beats UGA I will come down and tail gate with you and your brethren at tek.
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So what happened superDwag? Couldn’t get your little dried up raisin sack “PUFFED UP” enough to be a man and keep your word? YOU are a little man who hides behind a keyboard.

‘Nuf Said.

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GTBob doesn’t like me. I think that is a good thing considering the source

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One week can always turn these blogs around and make a difference. All doom and gloom on here this week like earlier weeks in the season after the middle Tennessee debacle and BYU loss. Then after the UNC win everyone acted as if Tech was great again and could beat UGA.

Should tech win Saturday and UGA lose (a possible scenario) all of this ranting will change and go in another direction. Support your team, enjoy championship Saturday, and be happy to have a horse in the race that a bunch of other teams are envious about because they are sitting at home. Ignore GTBob and his everyday synical comments about both programs. Dude is more depressing to read than most local economist these days. He isn’t always right either and not sure who anointed him but it is just his opinion people…..not the good book writings.

It is just college football and enjoy it!!!!!! Good luck against the noles!

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After watching all the games this past weekend , and seeing All ACC teams go down I think I m beginning to know the problem with ACC and Tech. The ACC is the worst conference in the country (if not the worst, then next to worst). They definately do not have the top athletic players other conferences have like UGA. Having said that, you can still compete with a team that has better players if you play physical football. The ACC isn’t a physical league. They do not tackle and hit with authority. The reason Tech lost Sat was because they do not have nearly enough athletes as UGA. The reason Tech was BLOWN OUT by UGA is they are a weak, non intimating football team. When you play in the ACC and a bunch of patsey schools, you begin to play a weaker style football, its just human nature. UGA first fumble recover was due to Rambo physically taking the ball from Goodhigh. How many times has that happened to Tech this year or has Tech done that this year to their opponent before this game? Not once. The ACC dosent play that way and it should. How many Tech running backs were bodied slammed to the turf and did nothing in response. Why didn’t we do the same to them? Because we are a weak football team. Tech would do itself some good to get the Hell out of the ACC. It has no respect and nor should it. 90% of the games an ACC team plays that is against a non ACC school, they Loose. Ask Clemson (2nd best ACC team) and FSU (1st best ACC team) how well they faired Sat. against their respective openents USC( 6th best SEC team) and UF (3rd best SEC team). Point proven.

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GTBob doesn’t like me. I think that is a good thing considering the source

You can take it as a good thing if you want. The fact that you are the only person here that I dislike should tell you something though.

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Of course we pull for Tech Bob

No you don’t. You just enjoy being condescending a few days after beating the crap out of us.

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The ACC is going to implode.

At this point, I certainly hope so. Even if Tech ends up in the Sun Belt.

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That would be like headley or WnE coming on tomorrow and trying to convince all of us that he really cares and wants to be friends.

I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that.

Its too much fun running circles around you and making you look stupid.

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Id consider it a compliment.

Well sorry to disappoint you headley but I actually like you.

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hire a youg coach from a Baylor or mid level program, like Louisville or from the Big 12. he will install an offense that can win. He would need to hire a D coach like VanOrder. You need a guy to teach the mentality of the Alamo defenders. then, RECRUIT to this system.

Within 2 years, GT culd win around 7,8 per year with upsets possible with home grown state of Georgia kids. Tbis scenario will work or GT, because it DID WORK in the past 30 years on and off.

Techers, Bobby Dodd used this strategy over his last 15 years of coaching. He knew that 7-3 was damned good for his direction for GT football. It can happen again AND in the ACC.

Go Dogs
UGA class of 71&73

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I 100% agree that the ACC is about to implode. Without question it certainly appears that NC State will be the next team to bolt. It is the largest school in the state (by far) with a huge tv market and strong alumni base. ACC loyalty has been waning there for a number of years.

FSU, VT, and Clemson will probably leave. They are dominant football programs historically and a weakened ACC is not enticing to them. Pitt & Syracuse is bad enough but if the ACC adds UConn then I would expect the aforementioned teams to bolt. The $50 mil exit fee will be negotiated down in every case once Maryland forces their hand.

As for GT that is a tough call. They are still paying Hewitt 1.5 in addition to what they are paying CPJ. The new arena has a huge debt service so even a reduced exit fee right now probably wouldn’t allow Tech to bolt. GT would be an excellent fit for the Big 10 and would keep their Clemson and Georgia rivalry games. For GT the purse strings are a little tight but if mass migrations occur GT may be forced to leave too.

These rumblings about defection are certainly not without merit. VT has already begun their exit study with AD Weaver saying it is still a little too early to say. Gonna get real interesting real soon.

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I’m not talking crap here. I do not post on tech blogs.
All that said that was the worst defensive effort i have ever seen out of any team. If I were a tech fan I would be calling for PJ’s head. Poor job of coaching. He needs to make sure his players are ready that is his job!
good luck
GO DAWGS!

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I’ve had it with Johnson. I realize GT will never get the best coach or the 4-5 star players, but we can compete. However, most of the problems we see can be traced upward to Johnson. Dude, the buck should (and does) stop with you! Our guys did not show up to play Saturday and that is a constant theme with Tech. Stop throwing your players under the bus until you feel it running over you first.

I think this team has given up on their coach(es) and it will take some MAJOR changes to right the ship. We are stuck with Johnson, so get a DC who is young and has fire in his belly, get coaches who can recruit and related to today’s players, and hold Johnson to the fire.

And congrats to the Dawgs for your victory Saturday. You beat us like a pulp. I offer no excuses or make derogatory remarks about you. Your team is solid and hitting all cylinders. And thanks to the UGA fans who have actually made level-headed comments on this blog.

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This article certainly kicked up a sh** storm on this blog! Some of the best posts I’ve read in a while. A lot of truth in most of them, even from our Dawg fans.

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Well said DawginLex,
It is hard for GTBob to fathom that some folks want Tech to do okay except against us. I am one who does; it is a good reflection on the state, and it makes the game more fun to look forward to. GTBob has nothing to offer, so he just fires at everybody. Where is Supersize (the real one) these days?

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It is hard for GTBob to fathom that some folks want Tech to do okay except against us.

I know there are a few. DawginLex isn’t one of them. Most of the people on here are just pretending to care because they feel sorry for Tech fans for some reason. Personally I would rather you hate us all the time then come on here days after a beat down and tell us how much you love us.

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amazing how a lousy QB can get a coach fired…

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headley lamar

November 27th, 2012
12:49 pm

Anybody seen Supersize lately ?

Wonder why he disappeared ?
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Since you ask, headly, Supersize just found out that a friend of his just passed away in a sudden and tragic accident. But, hey, go ahead and post some classless dwag comment. I’d expect no less from a scumbag troll like you.

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You would just rather be a snot-rag than offer real football conversation and help your team as well.

I have had plenty of discussion for years about how Tech can improve. What im not going to do is get into a conversation with a UGA fan who is pretending to care because of supposed “state pride”. You want us to be terrible and you are getting your wish. Good for you. It is annoying seeing UGA fans troll us all the time, then beat the crap out of us, rub it in our faces, then come tell us, hey we want you to get better, we really do. Just save it.

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Since you ask, headly, Supersize just found out that a friend of his just passed away in a sudden and tragic accident. But, hey, go ahead and post some classless dwag comment. I’d expect no less from a scumbag troll like you.

Really ? You expected me to know that.

I’m sorry for his loss.

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No headley, I’d expect you to know that Supersize is not a coward who would run away and hide just because his team lost.. If you don’t see him on the blogs for a few days, he probably has a darn good reason.

Ive seen him disappear before.

So save it will ya.

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@GTBob,
You ain’t got a clue….one of our hometown-heroes played years ago at Tech, and even though I was raised a Dawg I went to watch him play and got interested. So, I did have a true interest. I have not rubbed your face in anything……..I just do not feel that the Teckies should be satisfyed with what they now have.

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@ Dagum..

“FSU, VT, and Clemson will probably leave. They are dominant football programs historically and a weakened ACC is not enticing to them”

That statemtent is not true. VT has been very successful under Frank Beamer..however they only had 8 or more wins in a season 8 times in 85 years..that is not a program with a histoy..

FSUwas very successful under Bowden but only had (2) 8 win season in school history 1978..not a storied history

Clemon has a good football history

By the way..Frank Beamer was 24-37 in his first 6 years as HC at VT

Please quit saying bring O’Leary back..the guy is only 5 games over .500 at UCF in 9 years..

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Supersize never shows after any humiliating defeat.

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Ellis Johnson was let go by Southern Miss today. Wonder if he’s someone Johnson should pursue.

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Kentucky just hired Mark Stoops

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Yeah, headley, and he probably had a damn good reason; like the time he went on vacation to Africa for 30 days. So blow it out your azz, you scumbag internet troll.

Sure thing buddy. Nothing funnier than an internet tough guy.

Supersize never shows after any humiliating defeat.

100 percent correct. But im not piling on because his Mom (GT Lee ) says he had someone close to him die.

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THere is plenty wrong at Tech but it can be turned aroud..look at your beloved Dawgs..everyone was read to fire CMR after the USC game..fire him during the season..same old CMR..well things have sure changed thoughts of CMR in the last 2 months..

Does Tech have problems..yes they do..however, I don’t think jumping ship on the entire coaching staff is the right thing to do..do we need to make changes..why sure we do..I dont think dumping the entire staff is the right thing to do yet

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I would love to have Smith back or go after Johnson..Smith will be let go after season when CG is fired

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I just do not feel that the Teckies should be satisfyed with what they now have.

old dog, I wouldn’t say satisfied. It certainly wasn’t a good year and we have significant defensive problems. It can and probably will get better with CPJ though. We have significant changes coming next year that should help. My only problem with Tech fans right now is that they consider a 6-6 season and horrible season unlike ever seen before. Everyone should be fired and the program should completely start over. It makes me wonder how long they have been Tech fans and what leads them to think 10-2 should be the norm for us.

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Maybe Stoops head will be somewhere else Saturday night that at the ACCCG..maybe if will hurt his prep time for GT game and help us out..we will take all the help we can get

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By the way, TampaDawg, the friend he lost was also a fellow AJC blogger…..most of you would probably recognize the name……

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That sucks GT Lee .. guess I am a little sensitive to that sort of thing more so than normal lately. Lost my mom a couple weeks ago. Is it a name you can share?

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Tampa, sorry to hear about your Mom. 5150 lost his not long ago. I’d rather Ken or Super say, but I’ll email Super to see if it would be ok to say……

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It’s cool either way and thanks GT Lee. It is true, we do kinda get to know each other like it or not on here.I don’t like GT for nothing but still love to talk football with their fans. I talk trash too, so as for that, it is what it is.

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Condolences to the family and friends of Michael Veli a.k.a. Jim Donnan’s financial advisor……

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Thirdly. you are still a scumbag internet troll.

Lets just agree to disagree. Shall we.

Honestly I dont remember calling you names. Usually when someone resorts to that it just shows they really dont have much to say anyway.

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Condolences to his family.

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Sorry to hear about his passing. Didn’t converse much with him but that matters not. Regardless of the colors you wear, the team you cheer for, the state you live in or political or other affiliations, life is an absolute gift. It’s precious. And if we keep things in perspective, we realize after all the debating and bickering are done, that there are more important things out there. My prayers to his family and friends. It’s hard now (still hard for me as I type this), but you will get through.

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1 4 GT – Selah?

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Thanks for the info I know I only met you guys once but I sure dont have an ill thing to say about you that if for sure. Wish him well when you see him for me if you would and go get them Seminoles!!!

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Since so many GT guys have met while tailgating & knew him, I see no objections to sharing his name. Several here had exchanged comments with him from both sides. He had a daughter about 8 to 10 years old & he brought her to some of the games. A young man too = about 35 I guess. “Michael Velli, Jim Donnan’s Former Financial Advisor”. I’ll withhold his name for now. I too thought a lot of this young man and am saddened by his passing, but he was a “Believer” and we shall see him again.

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TampaDagw…..sorry to read that you lost your Mom recently! Prayers & thoughts! I lost mine in Feb 1997 and whil it got easier with time, I still shed a tear at certain remembrances. Nobody ever loves you like your Mom!

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Thanks 1 4

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SELAH…..that is how a recently departed sports columnists for “The Atlanta Journal” ended his daily columns. He was Jewish I do believe. Anyway, selah is an ancient Hebrew word. It is found at the end of quite a few of the Psalms. Some modern theologians say it means = “pause and think about that”.

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The sports columnist I referred to was Furman Bisher, who passed on not too long ago.

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1 4 GT – Cool, makes a lot of sense now. My wife and I took our kids last night to “The Story”, a really cool Christian concert with some of the biggest names in Christian music and a great layout of music inspired by many Biblical icons. There is a musical couple that call themselves Selah that performed in it and have tremendous voices, great pipes and range.

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I’m going to open a ‘culture’ can of worms.

Apathy rules Tech athletics now because few native Georgians (I’m talking at least 3 generations) attend Tech anymore. And after graduation, students hi-tail it elsewhere. There’s been little allegiance found in the native populace for Tech since ‘90 football / final 4. The UGAs tend to be deep-rooted.

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1 4 GT,

Bisher was not Jewish; he simply used SELAH as a literary device in the same way it’s used in Psalms–as a pause or temporary closing of a thought.

No one ever lined a birdcage or wrapped a fish in Furman Bisher’s columns, nor will anyone ever fill his shoes.

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@ headley lamar……THANKS !!!

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Hey Super, hanging in there I hope?

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There have been way too many personal & family losses lately. I know of at least 5 myself, including me. Times like this cause a guy to examine priorities more closely. All of this football stuff, while fun, is actually pretty trivial in the grand scheme of life. We really should quit all this jabbing at each other. But, I know that won’t happen. It’ll be business as usual before long & things will return to as much normalcy as we can dredge up. GOOOOO JACKETS THWGeorgie

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These Dog posters are comic!!! They will fall to Bama as they did to LSU.
Bama will also ring up 450 yards or more like GT against their weak defense
and then hold leghumpersd under 14 points. SEC had better get behind
Bama as the only hope theu have to maintain a National Champion.

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How the heck does this happen? This team was totally unprepared to play in Athens and I blame this on the coaching staff. The effort I saw from this team on Saturday was embarrassing. I was a big supporter of PJ for a long time but this was the last straw for me. We need new leadership in our football program. It is clear to me that the lack of recruiting is really starting to show. He was pretty good with Gailey’s recruits in 2008-2009. Since then he is 20-18. He is 1-11 against the better teams on our schedule ( VT,Miami, Clemson, UGA) since 2010. Clearly, this program is trending in the wrong direction.

I hope the new AD takes a long look at what’s going on with our football program and sees that changes will need to be made very soon. The play of our team on Saturday( against our biggest rival no less) looked totally uninspiring and pathetic in my opinion. Tech is a hard place to win big in football. We all know that. However, we can be better than this.

Go Jackets!!

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And would you mind telling me why I can’t honor a good man that brought me many enjoyable times reading his thoughts and for whom I had a great deal of respect. Mr. Buzzed Smart AZZ!

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You just think you ‘honor’ Bisher by stealing his line. What about people who don’t know about Bisher? Why, they might think it’s 1 4’s cute send-off. You had to explain it, didn’t you?

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@GTBob…the load of crap you put out is nothing short of childish, and thats being kind…You come on any blog regarding UGA and dish out insults after insults, and then you wonder why no one respects anything you say…Yes I know there are dawg fans that do the same, but with you, regardless of the situation your continued lectures on how well we should be doing basically shows your mentality…My problem with you is that you feel the need to criticize everything UGA and say we should be doing bettter than we are…Why in the world would you as a Tech Fan not want

There are alot of great GA Tech Fans and unfortunately you are not one of them in my opinion. I wonder sometimes if you reallly believe the stuff you post….Whats amazing is that your obsession with UGA…I get the hatred and all that…but seldom, heck never do you bring anything constructiive to the table based on comments I have read of yours….Why not turn your hatred of UGA into something more positive and actually try to help your program succeed. There is absolutely no reason for some of the performances your team had this year in some games…All teams will have seasons or games where nothing goes right for whatever reason, but it seems they are becoming more prevelant with CPJ’s program, just a perspective from someone looking from the outside…..I really would like to see Ga Tech succeed and then each year we could brag about how bad one school would whip the other….I guiess all I am trying to say is, I just don’t get your attitude about your program…Its taken a defeatest attitude when you make excuses and and say that your fanbase should just accept 7 or 8 wins as a norm…Really?…thats acceptable for Ga Tech…I just don’t buy it….but look forward to seeing your insults regarding the dawg program with the next UGA article….

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ok part of post above is missing…should read: Why in the world as a Tech Fan would you not want or expect your team to be competitive against UGA or others year in and year out…and why can’t you be….I think other GA Tech Fans would want and expect that….

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Ken, I think that it would be an interesting read if you could interview former and current players of CPJ’S to find out what the players really think about him and his system. Don’t use their names, or at least their real names, so that the player or players won’t have to worry about CPJ going off the deep end on them. Ask them how the feel about getting called out and yelled at on national TV.

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@old dog…I don’t really understand someone like GTBob either…not sure what makes him tick…its hard for him to grasp that everyone doesn’t have that hatred inside that he seems to display against UGA…others may have friends, kinfolk, and such, which I do that attend Ga Tech, and though we are not supporters of the football program, maybe, just maybe we would like to see them have success for there fans except against our dawgs…Unfortunately GTBob will never grasp that and only sees what he wants to see…very sad…

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My feeling is that these “efforts” or lack of effort should be kept between the coach and the players. I believe that all CPJ needs to say publically is that he and his staff did not get the players ready, and they take the blame for that. Nuff said…..

Players will run through walls for guys who have their backs, but I just don’t think this is PJ’s personality. I believe he expects them to automatically have motivation and competitive drive without him or his staff providing the leadership and impetus to creating that type of environment. As you have seen, there are really NO vocal leaders within the team itself, and I don’t know if PJ understands that this is also something that is needed.

Anyway, I really thought PJ was right for GT, but I am now having extremely negative thoughts the other direction.

Go Jackets!!

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@GTBob

You are in the SEC. If SOS mattered at all then you wouldn’t even be in the top 10 right now.
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Nor would Notre Dame be ranked number one but it is what it is..Strength of schedule matters which is why the ACC will never have it’s champion in a national title game.

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@GT Bob

You seem to have all the solutions for Georgia’s problems.Why dont you take a one dollar a year job at Tech as a consultant?

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Why in the world as a Tech Fan would you not want or expect your team to be competitive against UGA or others year in and year out…and why can’t you be….I think other GA Tech Fans would want and expect that….

Because its not possible. It is simply not possible for GT to recruit the level of talent that would be needed to compete with UGA on a regular basis. Here is a trend for you. Wins against UGA by decade:

50s: 7
60s: 4
70s: 3
80s: 3
90s: 3
2000s: 2
2010s: Zero so far

This is a clear trend over 50 years and there is an obvious reason for the trend. All UGA fans seem to think if we fire CPJ that we will all of the sudden be really competitive against UGA. It isn’t going to happen. Our issues are bigger than one coach. Do I want to beat UGA and win the national championship every year? Of course. I try to stay somewhat realistic though.

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I kind of like DC’s idea. As a rule most teams/coaches keep that inhouse to avoid the media attention. With that said, I’ve watch this GT team play with no heart a few times this season. MTSU is the most glaring example. I did not really expect Tech to beat UGA, but I did expect some fire and competition.

The Dogs set the tempo. You could see a little fire at the start from GT but it died quickly. Why?
UGA will out recruit Tech on a yearly basis but we’ve played them with 3 stars before and beat them. Why?

I’ve winced when a player came back to the sideline (after a busted play) only to watch CPJ berate them. That’s fine but it CANNOT be the standard. I wonder if the players are tired of it. These are players he recruited. This season is on him not the players. Mistakes are part of football. Some teams overcome them to win. Seems like he won’t accept responsibility for any mistake. Coach, these are your guys so some of the fault is yours. you either recruited the wrong guy or you did not coach them up to standard. Don’t blame lack of heart on the players. Instead of brow beating after a loss how about a heartfelt speech to motivate the players before the game? Just an idea, I’m not in the locker room before the games so I cannot confirm what I have typed. It just seems that way.

Let’s go Jackets!

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So it has to beg the question of how can a roster of 65% former Georgia high school players at Georgia Tech equate to a “highly talented” and competitive football team. Well, in the current state of affairs, the sad truth is it cannot. 65% of in-state players on Georgia Tech’s roster unfortunately equates to a high concentration of players that were simply overlooked by UGA and other SEC schools. Thus, Georgia Tech’s heavy focus on in-state recruiting is, in essence, a trap-game, the best result of which would simply be a watered-down version of UGA’s roster, which is comprised 78% by former Georgia high school players. In addition to Notre Dame, other winning programs outside of the SEC have also discovered recruiting diversification as essential. For instance, only 33% of the players on this year’s Stanford University football team, located in California, are from the state of California; and only 17% of the University of Oregon’s players are from the state of Oregon. When Georgia Tech won the National Championship in 1990, I believe that less than 45% of the roster was from Georgia (someone can correct me on that if I’m wrong) and former Georgia high school players made up only about 50% of Georgia Tech’s roster when the program rebounded in the late 1990s.

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Like Notre Dame (and Oregon, Stanford, etc.), Georgia Tech has to get back to a more geographically diverse pool of recruits and abandon the idea of trying to field a team of mostly in-state recruits. Until there is a significant cultural shift among the talent pool, the optimal percentage for Georgia high school signees should be no more than 33% if Georgia Tech is going to get the most football ready talent who also desire, are capable of and ready to meet the challenges of the academic environment at Georgia Tech. And contrary to popular belief, nationally (and even sometimes internationally), there is an abundance of highly developed, serious young football talent who, along with their families, appreciate a valuable college degree, and understand that the NFL is just a great first career. For example, the number 2 overall 2007 NFL draft pick and Madden 2013 cover guy, Calvin Johnson, came from a family that puts a premium on education and, based on that reasoning, he chose Georgia Tech over UGA and other SEC programs.

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For you Furman Bisher fans, this is a darn good read (intro by Grizzard), it sure takes me back

http://www.amazon.com/The-Furman-Bisher-Collection-Sportswriters/dp/087833629X

Separately, my humble take at 3:32 backs up GTBob’s illustration at 6:09. Tech has little local (indigenous) support these days. The natives are restless = no attendance

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Cincinnati’s body of water doesn’t even flow to the Atlantic Coast. At least ND is situated close to Lake Michigan, which reaches the Atlantic eventually. (sarcasm)

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Make that 10. I forgot to include East Carolina.

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ignition…..I seem to recall that under Dodd & perhaps earlier, Tech recruited players from a variety of states….I seem to recall players from Fl, Pa, Oh, Tx (?). I guess my point is that Tech had athletes from several states on her rosters. Maybe I am misremembering, I don’t know. There are surveys that show the $$ value of a “new” Tech degree compared to other schools & they are quite revealing. Recruiters miss the boat by not using this information when talking to SA’s & their parents. And the low % of college footballers that even get a chance to play in the NFL. That stat is about 0.4 % and the average NFL career is about 3 years. The value of a good education should be stressed to these kids & their folks, IMHO.

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i don’t particularly care what the dwag people think, never have really…they’ll be dropping off the bandwagon like flies next year anyway; a tougher (or real) schedule, losing a ton of starters to the nfl, etc., will bring the dwags back to earth (and CMR will be under fire). They’ll return to their usual, 2nd tier team below UF and USCe…although as long as GT continues down the current path, dwags will still be better than us. CPJ has one more year to get this thing turned around…another year like this one and he’s gone; $$ or no $$, he’ll be gone. I know the BOR will give him next year due to Groh’s firing, but the fans won’t, and whatever $ is coming in now will dry up. Ken Whisenhunt is a good choice….maybe Grobe is ready to get outta Wake Forest too. I really like CPJ, but the time for change is at hand…the program is in a state that I’ve never seen it before.

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I’m thinking Southern Miss would be a good place for Johnson

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DAMN GOOD JACKETS put up a link to CPJ’s press conference earlier. Thanks! I watched the 21 video of it & didn’t really see anything out of the ordinary. His answers were short & pretty much to the point. I would hold things close to my vest too. I didn’t really see anything to critical about, except it was obvious to me he was uncomfortable doing that, IMHO. I would be too. He even made some, to him anyway, humorous remarks. If this is what all the negativity about his personality is about, I say y’all are just nit picking. Give it a rest. SHEESH

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[...] ‘Lack of competing’ against UGA [...]

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Mark would never put up with a lack of effort at UGA—but johnson lets it go on—these tech players show up, collect a free scholarship and don’t even compete—embarrassing.

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ED: YOU ARE AN IDIOT

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18-22 year old males often act in unpredictable ways. It’s up to their coaches, mentors and parents to provide support during trying times…Most unfortunately the assemblage of young men in the Gold and White only had their Coaches and a plodding offense that doesn’t allow for scoring quickly. It is good for College Football to have 2 good teams from GA in the mix each year…maybe GA Southern can get up to speed in “Big Boy Football” quickly…

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I like the thought process of “ignition”. It seems that in “football” state like Georgia, the emphasis is put on that and not what goes with it. Big money has changed the priority of many talented players and has changed the culture of the educational process in higher platforms of learning. The UGA athletic association reported an excess of over $60,000,000 after the bills were paid. Did that money go back into the general fund of the University? NO. What message does t his send to our children when they look to their future?

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Lets start a campaign to get Giff Smith to the flats. He would make a great D/C. He is an excellent recruiter and we know we have a major lack of talent on defense. Giff could build a strong D in two years time. The offense is not perfect by any means. If Johnson had the wide outs and would let Vad throw to them. I don’t think Jeff Greene or Darren Waller will every be a Demaryus Thomas or even a Steven Hill. Johnson needs to steal a couple of four star receivers from Auburn or TN’s recruiting class. We got a long way to go. First priority should be to fix this aweful defense (or lack there of).

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I have always been for Tech and will be very honest. Saturday’s game was very ugly. It was a good old fashioned behind or ___ whipping (or whuppin’ if you prefer). The talent gap is huge. In my opinion the game was not as close as the score indicated.

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Competing???????? It’s called RECRUITING! Running an antique offense, and signing DIV II quality athletes, spells trouble on the Flats.
But I think Coach Constipation deserves a raise—-afterall, I thought we’d never get Reggie Ball to come back and play much less coach. Keep PJ around for the next several years, as it is hilarious to watch.

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BRING BACK GEORGE O’LEARY AS TECH FOOTBALL COACH!

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