USC stands up Tech at Sun Bowl dinner
USC stood up Georgia Tech for a Sun Bowl dinner Wednesday night, reportedly showing up more than 90 minutes late for a function. By the time the Trojans party arrived, Tech had already left to return to its team hotel.
A later-than-scheduled practice was partly to blame, according to an online report from the L.A. Daily News.
It is another faux pas for USC in its relations with the host city of El Paso, Texas. Shortly after the team was chosen to play in the Sun, a Trojans linebacker sent out a Twitter message critical of El Paso. Another USC football player sent out a tweet Wednesday describing El Paso as an “(expletive) city.”
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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evansdawg
December 27th, 2012
10:49 am
I look forward to the day when USC fires Kiffin. I hate to pull for the wannabees, but I hope they wax USC’s arse. It would be one more step toward the door that I’m hoping Kiffin endures. He’s a blight on the sport of college football.
GTDeathSpiral
December 27th, 2012
10:52 am
USC vs. GT: this is not the Sun Bowl, it’s the “Baseless Delusional Arrogance Bowl”
Across the U.S. the few paying even a casual notice to this dumpster fire game are laughing. All of them.
George Stein
December 27th, 2012
10:54 am
Are we pretending Tech deserves any respect? There a joke of a team.
Joke’s on you, chief.
UGAwinwinwin
December 27th, 2012
10:57 am
When Tech joins the Big Ten, are you going to uproot from Atlanta to the cold midwest, too? Please do. Georgia is SEC country, we don’t want the Big Ten here!
www
December 27th, 2012
10:57 am
“gtdeathspiral” is OBSESSED – glad to have u aboard as a tech football fan, dude.
now go get those fries i ordered. or clean out the dumpster. no, not your trailer, do that on your own time.
Buzzy Bee
December 27th, 2012
10:57 am
Who the F cares about this bowl. Tech shouldn’t even be in one this year.
www
December 27th, 2012
10:58 am
“Ladies and gentlemen, we present the most unlikeable team in college football.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/usc-shows-hour-bowl-dinner-trojans-player-cusses-154236056–ncaaf.html
www
December 27th, 2012
10:59 am
^sorry uga fans, you’ll have to settle for 2nd again. only 1 team can win the title.
BetweenTheWedges
December 27th, 2012
10:59 am
I seem to recall that UGA invited Tech over to a football game in November… and, they never showed up.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
10:59 am
Joke is on YOU, chief.
Say it with me, 42-10.
Dawgs own you.
George Stein
December 27th, 2012
11:00 am
Apparently Buzzy Bee cares.
Go Stanford
December 27th, 2012
11:00 am
SC = Second Choice. Pay your fee, get your “C”. CPJ needs to take a page out of Jim Harbaugh’s book. When he arrived at Stanford, Harbaugh told the team, “This program bows to no one.” Stanford has won four in a row and five of the last six against the University of Spoiled Children. Hey Tech, roll these clowns! They’re soft!
www
December 27th, 2012
11:01 am
“buzzy bee” asks who cares, in a comment he/she cared enough to post on the tech football blog after signing in as a pretend tech football fan.
something tells me that he/she is too stupid to notice the irony.
BUZZ Fan
December 27th, 2012
11:01 am
hahaha—-this may be the spark the Jackets needed!!!!
Kick those “scrojans” back to “liberalfornia” —- i feel a trojan beet down coming!!!
Go Jackets
Lame the Shame
December 27th, 2012
11:03 am
What has Lame Kilfin does, except bring down any football programs he has been associated with. A classless act to the NCAA.
www
December 27th, 2012
11:03 am
biloxidwag has enough time and interest to post repeatedly on the tech football blog.
glad to have u aboard as a fan, biloxidwag.
you’re welcome to post all day every day on the tech blog, son.
the ajc and it’s advertisers thank you for the page views and hits.
George Stein
December 27th, 2012
11:04 am
I’m fairly certain the joke is the genius who doesn’t know the difference between there, their, and they’re. Congrats on beating us, though. Six other teams accomplished the same thing.
Flo - Ri - Duh
December 27th, 2012
11:04 am
This game is between two losers that can’t play defense. No team that has more than 4 loses deserves to be i a bowl game. S.C. 47 – Tech 37.
dawgfan
December 27th, 2012
11:05 am
Oh great. Something else for Tech fans to whine about. That’s all we need. This is what it has come to for them, whining about “disrespect” because USC didn’t show up for some stupid dinner. Are you freaking serious? No legitimate fan base with any set of stones whatsoever would give a flying rat’s butt about this. It wouldn’t even be news.
Tech fans sound like some scorned woman that got stood up on a date. Maybe they’ll send you flowers to apologize Techies. If not, don’t worry. There are other fish in the sea. You are beautiful, smart and doggoneit people like you. You go girl!!!
Georgia Tech=JOKE. This is beyond hilarious.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:05 am
Go to the Little Ten already you waste of a football program! You’re going to be Georgia’s midwest team!
42-10!!!! 42-10!!!! Georgia owns you!
Flo - Ri - Duh
December 27th, 2012
11:06 am
I don’t think Tech has enough defense to win but I still will be pulling for Tech in an upset ’cause Kiffin is a spoiled brat.
Boca Baby
December 27th, 2012
11:07 am
USC slogging its way through an “also ran” bowl game. How far the pre-season #1 has fallen. It could not happen to a better team.
George Stein
December 27th, 2012
11:07 am
Thanks for your continued interest in GT football, dawgfan.
The Good Word
December 27th, 2012
11:08 am
Biloxi – enjoy the Crapital One game, dooshbag!
The Good Word
December 27th, 2012
11:09 am
dawgfag – thank you for you contribution to society… (from Jerry Sandusky)
Flo - Ri - Duh
December 27th, 2012
11:09 am
This is the HOT SEAT Bowl – Turkey Neck and Lame Kitten are on Barb Dooley’s damn HOT SEAT. Two loser teams, two loser coaches in the LOSER BOWL.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:09 am
And you enjoy playing in Minnesota in November.
www
December 27th, 2012
11:13 am
“No legitimate fan base with any set of stones whatsoever would give a flying rat’s butt about this. It wouldn’t even be news”
dwagfan shows his limited knowledge of college football and life in general. again.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/usc-shows-hour-bowl-dinner-trojans-player-cusses-154236056–ncaaf.html
GTYJ2012
December 27th, 2012
11:14 am
Georgia Tech is not joining the Big Ten.
Yea Right.....
December 27th, 2012
11:15 am
Can you say CHOP block…….
Rick James
December 27th, 2012
11:16 am
USC does not want to be there..I dont think Paul Johnson is upset about not rubbing elbows with Lane Kiffin.He’s got bigger fish to fry.
PMC
December 27th, 2012
11:17 am
It’s Lane Kiffin. The fact that he has no class should be implied. He’s never paid dues to be where he is and he’s always been a little jerk. It’s one of the reasons a team that talented is sitting there in the Sun Bowl in the first place.
www
December 27th, 2012
11:18 am
biloxidwag seems even dumber than the average uga fan. what is his obsession with the big10 and georgia tech? someone clue the guy in that tech isn’t in the big10, please.
but thanks for your interest in all things georgia tech football. and the big10 too, i guess.
PMC
December 27th, 2012
11:18 am
USC is an (expletive) team, and that’s why they are in the Sun Bowl.
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:19 am
Sorry Tech’ers, we are going to kick tech’s ass
Therut
December 27th, 2012
11:19 am
Sadly, it doesn’t matter if we get mad at USC or not, we are not good enough to do anything about it!
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:19 am
Tech is going to be in the Little Ten by the end of January, guarantee it. Then you’ll get to lose against teams like Indiana!
42-10! 42-10!
PMC
December 27th, 2012
11:20 am
The story I’m most proud of involving GT this week involves graduations.
mr SC (living in ATL)
December 27th, 2012
11:20 am
SC might be a (@$%*) team this year but they have a better bowl record and mroe history than any team in the SEC except Alabama. They are one of the all time great football schools, like it or not. Go learn some history all you Dawgs and other haters.
Don
December 27th, 2012
11:25 am
Being a UGA fan I don’t say this often, I hope Tech buries USC.
George Stein
December 27th, 2012
11:26 am
Well, now that Biloxi Dawg had guaranteed it, there’s only the paper signing left.
Biloxi Dawg
December 27th, 2012
11:28 am
Pretty much, which will happen next month. A midwest team in Atlanta…what a embarasment!
anonymous
December 27th, 2012
11:29 am
drexal gal, yeah so Miami lost that game, still it was close, as BAD as the Hurricanes played. But credit does go to Penn State. They won fair and square. But don’t go gloating over Miami. They still won, what, 4 or 5 other National titles? or was it 3?
Fair n Balanced
December 27th, 2012
11:31 am
I’m a GA fan and I hate Tech……..but I’m just about to pull for Tech v USC.
Chuck
December 27th, 2012
11:32 am
Well, Paul – at least you didn’t get punched in the face.
Chuck
December 27th, 2012
11:33 am
Clearly Lane had bigger fish to fry that night.
GTAlumnus33
December 27th, 2012
11:35 am
Attention all UGA fans: We do NOT want your support. Nothing would bring me more joy than to see you lose to a pathetic Nebraska team. Merry Christmas!
Paul Johnson
December 27th, 2012
11:37 am
I’ve got bigger fish to fry.
Mike
December 27th, 2012
11:39 am
I’m a UGA fan and I think what Kiffin did is pathetic. However, there’s still no chance in hell I’m gonna root for GT.
uga alum
December 27th, 2012
11:40 am
I’m pulling for Tech to win this bowl game. Come on guys and let’s stop the bowl game loss at seven.