Tech overcomes personality disorder in win
Here's Demaryius Thomas scoring on a fake punt. This was something that went right for Georgia Tech Thursday night. (Brant Sanderlin/bsanderlin@ajc.com)
When they began ACC play a year ago, we discovered early that Georgia Tech would take a step forward under Paul Johnson. They won at Boston College, then nearly upset Virginia Tech a week later.
When they began ACC play Thursday night, we discovered early that Georgia Tech has the ability to be a major player this season in the conference, or just its greatest enigma.
The Jackets did nearly everything right. And then nearly everything wrong. They watched a 24-0 lead explode like the
And this would be something that went wrong -- Clemson's C.J. Spiller breaking free from the Tech defense. (Brant Sanderlin/bsanderlin@ajc.com)
Sherwin Williams factory that must have exploded on the Clemson team, because that’s the only explanation for the Tigers showing up for a nationally televised game wearing all purple uniforms and orange helmets. (Nobody told them it wasn’t a costume party.) In the end, Tech was forced to rally with two late field goals and defeated Clemson, 30-27, at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
On a stat sheet, it looks like a simple win.
In a college psychology class, it’s a term paper on psychosis.
They gets points for resolve. But beyond that, let’s forget about conclusions for a while. The season will help define what we witnessed Thursday. It counts for something that the Jackets thoroughly humiliated Clemson for most of two quarters. It counts for something that they didn’t quit after allowing 27 straight points to fall behind early in the fourth quarter. Everything in the middle — that mostly means Paul Johnson won’t be short of material for any blistering analysis this week.
“We’ll probably watch film Saturday,” defensive end Derrick Morgan said. “I’m sure he’ll have something to say when we get to the second half.”
This was to be Tech’s coming out party. They started the season ranked 15th, relatively thin air in these parts. They handled Jacksonville State with expected ease in game one. But they were sloppy enough and lacked sufficient focus for Johnson to reduce them to flotsam in his post-game analysis. This was the test. The conference opener, national TV, a home crowd large and loud. With Miami and a string of difficult opponents coming up, this game figured to be pivotal for how the season turned out.
Results? Inconclusive.
“Mixed emotions,” safety Morgan Burnett said. “I think we went through every emotion possible.”
The Jackets won. But they can’t afford to have too many more games like the one just played by their defense (240 yards and 20 points allowed in the second half) or quarterback Josh Nesbitt, who completed only 3-of-14 with two interceptions. Tech’s best quarteback was kicker Scott Blair, who threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on a fake-field goal play to make it 21-0 in the first quarter. Blair eventually won the game the more conventional way — with a 36-yard field goal with 57 seconds left. Nesbitt at least figured key in that, completing a 39-yard pass to Thomas on third down to get the Jackets in position.
But nobody figured it would come down a kick in the end, least of all the Jackets.
Clemson looked overmatched for a while against the triple-option offense. Anthony Allen, generally considered Tech’s third-best running back, ran 82 yards for a touchdown on the Jackets’ second play from scrimmage. For the next seven minutes, the Jackets looked the part of a top-10 team. The Tigers didn’t even look top 10 in South Carolina. The Tigers tried a fake field goal. But a quick kick backfired when the Clemson kicker booted it right to Jerrard Tarrant, who returned it 85 yards for a touchdown.
That was followed by a Clemson interception, which was followed by Tech’s fake field goal that resulted in a 34-yard touchdown pass from Blair to Thomas, which was soon followed by a 24-0 Tech lead that had Tigers coach Dabo Swinney looking like a wildebeest staring at an uncoming Winnebago. But as it turned out, Clemson wasn’t run over. Freshman quarterback Kyle Parker threw three touchdown passes, and the Tigers scored on their first four possessions of the second half. The Jackets’ offense sputtered. After a field goal made it 24-0, they had five punts and a Nesbitt interception in the next six interceptions.
Things turned out to be not so easy.
Morgan again: “We let up a little in the second half and lost some of our intensity. That can’t happen. They scored 27 unanswered points. That’s unacceptable.”
But they survived. That counts for something. Maybe one day it will all make sense.
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343 comments Add your comment
bajbuzz
September 10th, 2009
11:26 pm
What a game. Way to hang in their Jackets. And before the Clemson faithful start whining about the holding call, yes it was a bad call. We got a break. Get over it.
bajbuzz
September 10th, 2009
11:26 pm
Sorry, “Way to hang in THERE Jackets….”
bajbuzz
September 10th, 2009
11:27 pm
Sorry….”Way to hang in THERE Jackets…”
GT92
September 10th, 2009
11:29 pm
My head hurts
Jay Barfoot
September 10th, 2009
11:29 pm
Ugly win but I’ll take it against Clemson. Tech better find a killer instinct by next week or Miami will blow them away.
White, GA. Dawg
September 10th, 2009
11:30 pm
Another 3 point beat down?
Give up 24 unanswered points.
Yeah, you won but there are some serious problems at Tech.
Tampa Wreck
September 10th, 2009
11:35 pm
Good assessment Jeff.. Nesbitt was miserable most of the game.. Threw into coverage and made what looked like some terrible reads on pitch. I’m all for an occasional pass attempt on first down, but you just can’t throw it up if the man is covered. What happened to the scrambles we say last year where Josh made something ou of nothing.
Secondary was less that stellar most of the game too.. Very lucky on the second interception. Edwards was beaten on play and ball was way underthrown. Thank god for Derrick Morgan and (I can’t believe I’m writing this) Scott Blair.
Seriously?
September 10th, 2009
11:36 pm
Wait, big problems at GT when uga is dropping rumors about which qb will start? You need to focus on your pathetic team, b/c that SC defense is slightly better than that top 90 defense OKST clowned you kids with. Ginger Ninja….LMAO
Crapper John
September 10th, 2009
11:36 pm
GT92 – I was just reaching for the motrin myself.
Pago Flyer
September 10th, 2009
11:36 pm
The DAWGS don’t want gt or clemson…
Bullseye
September 10th, 2009
11:37 pm
Get ready to get blown away by the Miami Hurricanes.
Yellow Fuzz
September 10th, 2009
11:38 pm
Paul’s Johnson admirer:
“After Tech’s beatdown tonight”
Wrong again dude. You and DawgInLace are getting good at being wrong.
See if you azzholes can handle the other South Carolina team this Saturday.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 10th, 2009
11:39 pm
Don’t want to hear anything- yes was nervous but a win is a win- GT sucked it up- say what you want- 2-0. Josh needs to work a little more on the passing- good game for GT…..Go Jackets…THWG!
Tampa Wreck
September 10th, 2009
11:40 pm
By the way… you gotta hand it to Clemson and their coaches.. They fought like crazy to get back in that game when they could have very easily given up on themselves. Very tough loss (sort of like last years GT loss to VT), but that program is finally headed in the right direction.
jonathon dwyer
September 10th, 2009
11:41 pm
WE WILL BE READY FOR MIAMI…DONT WORRY BOUT THAT….. U JUST WORRY BOUT THE OLE BALL COACH!!!! GO GAMECOCKS!!!!
Herschel Talker
September 10th, 2009
11:42 pm
CLEMSON IS GARBAGE! JACORY HARRIS AND THE CANES WIN BY 3TDS IN MIAMI! BOOK IT!!!
Props to Persevering
September 10th, 2009
11:42 pm
Paul Johnson doesn’t say things to make people feel good and we he says Clemson is a great team, you best believe it. They are much better without James Davis and have the fastest RB, WR combo in the country.
Clemson would beat UGA and Clemson would beat OKie Dokie State too.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 10th, 2009
11:43 pm
Also I will kindly say Dawg fans win a game and then come back and talk your trash!!! Good luck against the second best team from SC!
coach smith
September 10th, 2009
11:44 pm
TECHIES are in TROUBLE
Your QB WILL NOT SURVIVE running the ball 20+ and your defensive line is NOT good (except one guy)
TECH loses to
VaTech
Miami
FlaST
Georgia
Tampa Wreck
September 10th, 2009
11:46 pm
So.. what would you have thought if someone told you Tech would score 2 touchdowns on special teams, kick 3 field goals, get 2 interceptions, hold Siller under 100 yards rushing (didn’t see final satatistics, but expect that is the case), and wouldn’t put the ball on the ground all game? Not a 3 point win I expect. Argh!! Thought I was gonna have a heart attack in second half.
Saint Simons
September 10th, 2009
11:48 pm
get along little doggies!!!!!! 24 – 10 hahahahahahahahahahahaha
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 10th, 2009
11:49 pm
I also love the fact that Chris Fowler said best fight song in the nation!
Tampa Wreck
September 10th, 2009
11:51 pm
Let’s not taunt the doggies tonight, That was nothing to brag about. I’d say both schools have some work to do.
Volman
September 10th, 2009
11:53 pm
Nice job Mr. Schultz….BUT WERE YOU THERE?!?!
It seems like you made it to the UGA games and took pictures. Didn’t see any pictures on this game.
I hope AT LEAST that you were there.
White, GA. Dawg
September 10th, 2009
11:56 pm
J. Nesbitt 3 of 14 for 83 yards and 2 ints.
Where was Dwyer? Where was Roddy just scored again Jones?
You need to worry about your QB.
I would be after that pathetic performance.
Did you watch the game. He was horrible.
9-17-09 in Miami is going to be ugly.
Elizabeth Taylor
September 10th, 2009
11:58 pm
Is Paul Johnson really a man? He looks like he has some type of hormon imbalance.
ccrider
September 10th, 2009
11:58 pm
Herschel Talker: You better worry about your 0-1 Dawgs. Your QB had a bad game and you lost, our QB had a horrible game and we still won. Oh and you are an idiot and that includes every blog you log in on.
ccrider
September 11th, 2009
12:00 am
White, GA.Dawg: See my last reply to Herschel Talker. It applies to you as well>
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:01 am
UGA fan here. Good game, glad I watched. Tech was lucky though, needed a punt return and a fake field goal to win. I do not think it means they will necessarily lose to miami or anyone else though.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 11th, 2009
12:01 am
Who is starting Saturday for UGA at QB? I heard Buck Belue was at practice???
You know White GA Dawg-…..Shut them down they did and Tech still got the victory-I don’t care how they do it…Like a said earlier a win is a win! And no matter how you wish to spin it- 2-0.
Tech loser
September 11th, 2009
12:02 am
Tech is terrible…..the offense is a gimmick….why do highschools that have no qb run it? why was it successful at navy?? because navy plays NO ONE (yes notre dame is no one)………why is it that the only team that had seen a triple option offense in the past 40 years (Gardner-Webb of the FCS) was almost able to beat Tech? Because the offense is terrible and so is Tech….they escaped with a win that saw a freshamn qb, on the road, lead his team from a 24 point defecit…..im sorry Tech fans being ranked should be fun for a few more weeks……and clemson is awful as well…wont even make a bowl……hahaha….lets pay paul johnson the most money in the acc for one good year that will turn out to be a result of no one facing such and out of date offense…..what a disgrace….shut the school down or move it out of GA
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:03 am
Enter your incomplete pass comments here.
Tide Rising
September 11th, 2009
12:03 am
What a game! Tech jumps out to a huge lead, falls asleep as Clemson storms back for a 4th qtr lead, then rallies in the waning moments to get momentum back, and the win of course. Congrats to Tech.
ccrider
September 11th, 2009
12:04 am
coach smith: Which girls flag football team are you coach of? You need to worry about your dogs, as well. Maybe your coaching experience will help.
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:04 am
Enter your 24 unanswered points comments here.
jacket option
September 11th, 2009
12:04 am
White GA Dog: (sorry let me respell it for you to understand, “dawg”) you have plenty of issues to deal with in Athens to even begin to say anything about tech’s. Id still take Nesbit as a passer of Joe Cox
misterwax
September 11th, 2009
12:06 am
I would say GT will be the underdog next Thursday. Don’t want to say it, but it is realistic….Nesbit throws high long and deep off his back foot – 2 INTs…..better learn to stop throwing into double coverage and stick with shorter routes…but 300 yds rushing in Miami will help a lot. Blair had a major confidence builder….a very good night.
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:07 am
Nesbitt over passer of Joe Cox? That’s pretty stupid but they are really comparable because they are running totally different offenses. I think if everyone just ignored the trash talking idiots on here it would be possible to have a real discussion, instead it turns into 45-42, nerds, rednecks, you suck ,your mom sucks board
Angry Jacket
September 11th, 2009
12:07 am
We’ve got a long way to go.
Tech loser
September 11th, 2009
12:08 am
Saint Simons….I see your posts on here and wonder if you even have any idea what football is about or why you repeatedly post……you are a helpless tech fan that cannot see the facts right in front of you *check my last post…..oh yeah is OKST ranked in the top ten at the end of last year and the beginning of this year?? Where did Clemson finish? Where are they ranked now? Oh yeah and they won’t make a bowl either…..have fun being mediocre in a mediocre conference….oh yeah maybe if you ever played a down of football you would know that stopping the option is all about assignment football….you are a step late its a gain…..miss a tackle its a gain….all the offense is, is hoping the other team loses the game instead of your team actually winning one…….great hope i never see your posts on here again….at least not on a UGA blog……
third quarter fan
September 11th, 2009
12:08 am
I may change my name to first quarter fan. Wow. Three games tonight. Tech,
then Clem and finally Tech.
Perhaps that will be the last time Nez goes 2 for 99 and still wins!
2-0 What a start!
jacket option
September 11th, 2009
12:08 am
What do you think about the game then Taylor?
HERBIE
September 11th, 2009
12:10 am
I think you jacket option and saint simons are dam fools
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:11 am
we are awful 45-42 is what im suppose to brag with…..thats all i got…oh yeah i like calling people rednecks even though most of them are smarter and more successful than I am
dt4c
September 11th, 2009
12:11 am
Offense scored 10 pts. I think that is the real indicator of where PJ’s offense is headed. I can’t wait for the last Saturday in November when this paper thin offense is exposed for good.
Boo Boo
September 11th, 2009
12:11 am
Hmmmm Up by 24 points. How did that happen? Tremendous offensive domination? Nope. Clemson’s bad playing caused it. They let a running back run 82 yards. The quick kicked and didn’t tackle the man who caught the ball and started running with it. And, they allowed a fake field goal to become an easy TD, by not covering a player. Golly gee. If Clemson had come to play in the first quarter, they would have gone up 21-3 by the end of the third quarter.
Clemson practiced all summer stopping the Paul Johnson spread offense. They (other than the first quarter 82-yard run) did a tremendous job at that. Too bad Clemson didn’t practice all summer stopping Clemson from making mistakes. Tsssk tsssk
One team is 2-0 beebee.
HERBIE
September 11th, 2009
12:11 am
taylor com suck mine you big sissy
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:11 am
jacket option, I think tech was riding high with momentum in the beginning and got some lucky plays. kick return, fake field goal. The holding call at the end on Clemson was really bad. Nesbitt looked awful. Every pass had lots of air and he threw off the back foot. I think Clemson showed how to stop that offense tonight.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 11th, 2009
12:12 am
Tech Loser…I guess your a dawg fan? Yes a red shirt freshman did that on the road…and what did a 5th year QB do in Stillwater? Well??? oh that’s right he brought home a big L…Again I will say one more time….win a game and then come back and talk all your trash….and just for your info- that triple option has won 2 NC since UGA’s last!!! Look up before you throw out years—Osborne with Nebraska!
dt4c
September 11th, 2009
12:12 am
BTW who the hell plays football on Thursday night? Losers!
GET A LIFE TECH FANS
September 11th, 2009
12:13 am
its not a spread!!! its called the veer which is a triple option……stop talking football when you dont know what you are talking about….SAINT SIMONS and BOO BOO
GET A LIFE TECH FANS
September 11th, 2009
12:15 am
yeah why did nebraska abandon the run altogether? because its obsolete……..tech fans are impossible to talk any sense into and that was 14 years ago……..get real football has changed…and i repeat…..PLAY ANYTHING RESEBLING A SCHEDULE AND THEN COME TALK TRASH……this is absurd
GET A LIFE TECH FANS
September 11th, 2009
12:15 am
yeah why did nebraska abandon the run altogether? because its obsolete……..tech fans are impossible to talk any sense into and that was 14 years ago……..get real football has changed…PLAY ANYTHING RESEBLING A SCHEDULE AND THEN COME TALK TRASH……this is absurd
coach smith
September 11th, 2009
12:16 am
Everybody knows that the JUNIOR VARISITY PLAYS ON THURSDAYS!!!!!!!
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:16 am
Enter your Roddy Jones 5 rushs for 11 yards for a 2.2 average comments here
relax
September 11th, 2009
12:16 am
do any tech fans remember where this team was after getting beat by UGA and a horrible bowl game in 07? Tech is not suppossed to be this good; undersized, slow in the secondary, and a qb who had only taken snaps from the gun before PJ. This team got lucky alot last year (see FSU game). The fact that they are 2-0 is fantastic seeing where they were in 07. Give it time
CW
September 11th, 2009
12:17 am
Is it just me or did Josh Nesbitt look slow and maybe a little banged up tonight? And I don’t just mean late in the game.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 11th, 2009
12:18 am
Another team figured it out…..well CPJ has been coaching a lot longer than most of you have been alive…but talk is cheap that is why they play the game- special teams is also part of the game and Tech got the breaks tonight and did what they had to do to win the call…Holding call was bad…but the ref made the same call on Tech next drive that took away a first down…also the 15 roughing was bad call but that is the breaks of the game! We will see what UGA is made of Saturday! And again I’m serious when I say best of luck to the dawgs until November…THWG!
coach smith
September 11th, 2009
12:19 am
All you have to know about where the UGA and TECH programs is:
Georgia finishes 10-3 and #10 and it is a dissapointment
Tech finshes 9-4 and gets stomped in the bowl and they make rings commemorating the year!
How sad!
jacket option
September 11th, 2009
12:19 am
Alright Taylor I hear ya, lets see what they do to adjust before next Thursday. But I agree with you. Clemson showed how to stop the option, tech will have to pass and I think they will learn how to be successful through the air to open up the line of scrimage a bit
relax
September 11th, 2009
12:21 am
Im with jacket option. If they cant pass for at least 8 completions and 90 yds a game, theyre in trouble
Brian
September 11th, 2009
12:22 am
Tech had 400 yards offense tonight. 300 yards rushing. Yep, the offense is terrible! You people crack me up. Crawl back in your holes.
Nesbitt was not good most of the night, but he made the plays when he had to. He will have to play better from here on out that’s for sure.
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:22 am
jacket option, I actually hope Tech stomps the hell out of Miami. They have the worst fan base ever. They live off of their NCs from years ago and in the Big East. The hilarious thing is that since joining the ACC they are 1-4 against Tech. Which is pretty bad considering Chan Gomer was coaching all those games expect last years.
GT Joe
September 11th, 2009
12:22 am
Silly doggies, we played horrible and still won. We layed down in the 3rd (like UGAy last year). The difference: a great team can pick itself back up. Tech did that. UGAy didn’t. Comes down to coaching, and PJ is in another league. Richt should stick to the pulpit.
BTW, Clemson admitted that they worked all spring/summer preparing for us (not their opener). Still lost. Couldn’t they just look at LSU’s blueprint on stopping the option? Wasn’t this their 2nd shot at us? Guess your theories about our HS offense are blown away.
ccrider
September 11th, 2009
12:23 am
GET A LIFE TECH FANS: You are wrong as well, Coach Johnson calls it a hybird from multiple offenses, SO you can stop talking as well because you also don’t know what your talking about!
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:24 am
150 of tech yards came on three plays. hardly a great showing. one was a bust run. a pass, and a fake FG pass. Just face it,, offense was too great tonight
Tampa Wreck
September 11th, 2009
12:24 am
I didn’t think Josh was slow tonight. I actually thought he looked petty good running the ball. I just think he made some bad decisions and reads. I’m still a Josh fan and think he will come back strong next week against Miami.
Also, regarding the high school offense.. it looked pretty good last weekend when Navy nearly upset Ohio State. There will be games it sputters, but think it works far more than it gets stopped.
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:24 am
Enter your J Dwyer for Heisman 18 rushes for 66 yards for a 3.7 average here.
jacket option
September 11th, 2009
12:24 am
you dont lie about the trash of miami fans. all 1400 0f em
Fierce Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:25 am
I would say 10 points from your offense isn’t going to be good enough to beat us come November, but then again……
I would say the nerds have lots to work on. So do we.
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:25 am
People can give tech fans crap about butts in the seats but Miami has a way better tradition and still has wayyyy more empty seats.
Brian
September 11th, 2009
12:25 am
And since Clemson supposedly showed everyone how to “stop” Tech (300 yards rushing), maybe the DAWGGIES will learn something? Doubt it.
Go Jackets!
September 11th, 2009
12:25 am
GT is 2-0, will be ranked 10-11 next week.
UGA will struggle against South Carolina.
GT owns UGA in real life and on the football field.
VT is hot garbage. GT is going to light up Miami next week. This win was the best thing that could ever happen to GT.
14-0. Book it.
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:26 am
Tech fans, where was Roddy Jones tonight….5 carries? Is Allen taking his carries now? Fill me in
Fierce Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:26 am
GTJoe, they handled your pop-gun 60’s offense very well. Had they not played stupid ball like we tend to do so often, they would have kicked your azz.
GT FAN UP NORTH
September 11th, 2009
12:26 am
Coach Smith…don’t forget you guys were the Pre-season national Champions last year!
DT4c I take it you watched the game? no matter how you slice this one look in the mirror…because if you did you could be talking about yourself and if you didn’t the fact you have to come on and make comments says about the same thing does it not???
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:27 am
14-0? I hope that’s a score prediction and not a record prediction
relax
September 11th, 2009
12:27 am
i think clemson will be a damn good ball club this year, if parker can find a groove . . . watch out!
Justin
September 11th, 2009
12:27 am
Ok folks….first, for the haters…..
For all you dogs fans, guess what we have 2 of and you have none of…?
A WIN. When you get one, come back. Until then, shut it. For all you other fans, meet ya on the field any day, any time. For all this phantom call crap, funny how you are not talking about the one given to clemson 2 minutes earlier. Go back to the doghouse cry in your pillow, the Ol’ball coach is coming to town! Why dont you ask Mark Richt how hot his chair is when he is 0-2?
Now, for the game. First and foremost, my hats off to Clemson for showing a lot of heart and courage, with a freshman QB, new def coord. and head coach in his first full year after being down by 3 TD’s, to come back and make it a game. Outstanding game! My hats off to Tech’s D and the offense at the end for sucking it up, making multiple stands and driving the ball down the field when the game was on the line. If memory serves thats 11 out of 15 years in a row that the game wasnt decided until the end of the game and always by 5 points or less. Georgia Tech must find that killer instinct and put teams away. Clemson is an outstanding team and i hope we see them again in the acc championship game, my hats off to you, but Tech missed opportunities to put clemson in a deeper hole. There was one play where half the offense ran one play while the other half ran another. Special teams….outstanding. Scott Blair…a hero. 3 for 3 and a touchdown pass. PS…for you dog fans, he accounted for more points than your entire team last week plus an extra 6, and he is the kicker. I encourage you all to google tom osborne and his comments about georgia tech and the triple option and what it may mean in the future, the second coming of the option. Its not gimmick plays, it gives the offense the opportunity to score at any time. Teams quit running it not because it didnt work, but because recruits thought that the NFL was looking for pro style players. Tell you what, when Dwyer is drafted in the top ten next year, that misconception will change. Look how popular the wildcat became last year. There were 22 NFL scouts at the game looking at Derrick Morgan and Jonathan Dwyer. Gimmick my tail How many scouts are you going to have at your game this weekend? Thats what i thought. Pretty pathetic when your teams’ fortunes are looking so bleak this year that you are already on our blog talking pure rubbish and nonsense that are baseless, unfounded and just pure hateful and a complete show of unsportsmanlike conduct. Everyone on the field tonight can hold thier head high, Clemson and Tech, because they played a good, hard fought game with plenty of heart, lots of lessons, and it ended with both teams congratulating each other. Georgia fans could use a few lessons from the Clemson players and thier conduct tonight, as well as Tech. I hope Tech and CPJ uses this next week to find themselves, intensity, focus, and the killer instinct required to win week in and out. They will need it next week in Miami. Miami has had an entire year of stewing the the stomping they recieved by tech and will be looking for redemption. Enough rambling by me…i’m out. RAMBLE ON TECH! 2-0!!!!
dawg fan
September 11th, 2009
12:27 am
i’m so depressed that i’m 0-1, have no confidence in my quarterback or most of my coaches. i guess i’ll entertain myself by giving Tech fans grief about the fact that they are 2-0 but they were lucky, benefit from penalties (did i mention the refs stole that game in stillwater), and have a coach that gets them ready for every game (did i mention i have no confidence in my coaches). Err….hey we were preseason #1 last year, take that!
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:27 am
I also can’t see tech being 10-11 after this. They won’t move up after that
GT Joe
September 11th, 2009
12:28 am
Fierce Dawg: handled our offense well? 400 yards is “well”? I guess the 500 UGAy gave up wasn’t too bad either?
Taylor
September 11th, 2009
12:30 am
Alright the trash talk is getting pretty bad in here as usual. Good luck to everyone’s teams
Booger
September 11th, 2009
12:30 am
first of all, pathetic jocksniffing dogg fans, your team is also pathetic this year. probably you ought to post some tips for cmr on your own blog sites, huh??
Clemson was not as bad as they looked in the first half, and GT not as good. CJ Spiller was the obvious difference offensively in the second half. And Tech had some serious blown coverage on passing. Back to the practice field to work that out. Overall give them credit for rising back up in the final few minutes to post the win. That is good coaching.
And give dabbo credit for motivating his guys in the locker room.
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:30 am
Id still take Nesbit as a passer of Joe Cox
Please enter your comments here about that sentence.
Fierce Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:30 am
GTJoe, more than 150 of that on an 82 yard run on 2nd play of the game, a 40 yard pass from your field goal kicker, and another 40 yard pass late in the game. i watched 6 series net 40 yards, 5 punts, and an interception, however.
cant we get along till nov?
September 11th, 2009
12:31 am
Tech looked iffy, we dont know how good they are yet. UGA played a tough team last week, we should find out how good they are saturday. they both are ranked . . . everyone be happy!!!
they are still figuring it out, all the way up 85
September 11th, 2009
12:32 am
dog best worry about Sat…Better beat the gamecocks…Tech already did! And are 2-0
jacketnation
September 11th, 2009
12:32 am
Nesbitt is horrible as a passer. Just as bad as he was last year. Perhaps the Jacktes should bring in Tevin Washinton on 3rd and long. I was at the game and had good seats. Josh was way off and usually short on his passes or threw it just out of bounds. 3 out of 14? That ain’t going to cut it in any league.
GT Joe
September 11th, 2009
12:34 am
Sorry Fierce Doggy Dog, I didn’t realize that that kind of yardage (i.e., big play yardage) doesn’t count. Luckily, the points do count.
Which plays would you like to subtract from the 500 yards we ran up on UGAy last year with our gimmick offense?
cant we get along till nov?
September 11th, 2009
12:34 am
He is a passer who’s in an offense who limits it. As a senior at Greene County High, he passed for 2,256 yards and 32 touchdowns with just four interceptions, completing 134-of-222 passes.
White, GA. Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:36 am
jacket option
September 11th, 2009
12:04 am
White GA Dog: (sorry let me respell it for you to understand, “dawg”) you have plenty of issues to deal with in Athens to even begin to say anything about tech’s. Id still take Nesbit as a passer of Joe Cox
What is your QB’s name?
You correct me on spelling. Must be a Tech grad.
abc
September 11th, 2009
12:36 am
I thought the call to throw that long pass to Thomas on our last drive was pretty ballsy. The way Nesbitt had been throwing all night I don’t think I could’ve made that call; I would’ve tried a shorter pass or maybe just another option play. I groaned when I saw Josh let it fly, but that was a nice pass in a tight spot, and an excellent play by Thomas.
Clemson played great defense, especially on the D-line. Stop the dive and you’ve got a good chance at stopping the option. Our lack of a credible passing threat will really hurt us in games like this…but I think if we stop trying to throw bombs on all our passing downs we could do a lot better.
This team should play better at Miami, but I think they’ll have to fight at least as hard as tonight for a win; no way the ‘Canes will be overlooking us after what we did to them last year.
Bob Bodafuco
September 11th, 2009
12:36 am
The refs are horrible this year. Getting a bit ridiculous.
cant we get along till nov?
September 11th, 2009
12:37 am
When he passes it has to be 20 or more yards downfield with little offensive line protection! Give him a break. He was tough late in the 4th
George P. Burdell
September 11th, 2009
12:37 am
I hope we stick to passing out of our base formations rather than setting up in obvious pass formations. The former worked fairly well late in the game, the latter was just plain ugly. We certainly lacked intensity for huge chunks of the game, but it says a lot that the players stood up and made the plays when they really needed to.
This idea that Clemson shut down our offense is absurd. Yes there were more 3 and outs than anyone wanted, but we still put up a ton of yards and came up with just a few more than Clemson in the end. Yes we got 33 yards on the fake field goal, but Clemson got close to 100 on a couple of plays with broken coverages in the secondary. We will see how this team does as the season progresses and, while we always have room for improvement, I’m not really too concerned that teams will have our offense figured out.
Bob Bodafuco
September 11th, 2009
12:37 am
Ref have been absolutely horrible this year.
Bob Bodafuco
September 11th, 2009
12:37 am
Refs have been absolutely horrible this year.
Fierce Dawg
September 11th, 2009
12:38 am
GTJoe, your big three:
Nesbitt: 3 of 14 for 60 yards, interception
Dwyer: 19 for 66, 3.7 average
Jones: 5 for 20, 4 average
okay, i will give you your field goal kicker, 1 for 1 for 40 yards and a touchdown. hey, stick him in there more often. but yeah, that strikes fear in me.
dont worry dude, we’ve seen it once. Clemson already did much better against it a second time around. This time we’ll be ready, because you know the rules, nerd……..you get 1 out of every 8. 7 more wins in a row starts this year.
Charlie
September 11th, 2009
12:40 am
It started great for Tech, then very ugly for Tech. They have some work to do, but for now they are 2-0, and that is all that counts.