We’re live from Vandy (which I think is in the SEC)
Tyler Morgan (63) and cornerback Mario Butler (2) lead Tech off the buses at Vanderbilt.
NASHVILLE — Welcome to Vanderbilt, where the major college football team from Georgia that isn’t so preoccupied with the color of their helmets and uniforms will play a game tonight.
Georgia Tech has won five straight since its only loss of the season in Miami and has a good chance to win out in the final four regular season games (although I say that without yet knowing what scary color pants and helmets – ooooh – Georgia will wear Nov. 28). The rest of the schedule: Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Duke, Georgia. If the Jackets win out, they’ll be 11-1 overall (8-1 in conference) going into the ACC championship game.
This is what Vandy's Stadium looks like before the game, and it's not that much different during it.
And seriously, how can Tech lose tonight? Granted, weird things happen sometimes at Vanderbilt. Opponents seemingly get lulled to sleep. It has happened to Georgia. But this is a bad Vandy team. The Commodores are 2-6 and the wins have come over Western Carolina and Rice. In the last four games (all losses), they have scored only 7, 13, 10 and 10 points. Their offense is last in the SEC in average time of possession (26.41). They’re going against a Georgia Tech team that’s first in the ACC in TOP (35.31).
Ever hear of that game called, “Keep-away?”
Really, the only way I see Tech losing this game is if their heads are somewhere else. But focus hasn’t been an issue since the Miami game. When coach Paul Johnson was asked about the potential of a letdown earlier this week, he said: “I’m not worried about that. I hope our guys are mature enough to realize that Vanderbilt is a good football team. We’re playing against the SEC, we’re not supposed to be able to compete. It’s a chance for our guys to match up with [an SEC team] again.”
Funny Johnson should harp on the SEC thing. Anybody who has been here knows it’s the most un-SEC-like atmosphere you’re going to find. The football team almost seems like an afterthought on campus — not quite Duke-like but pretty close.
One more thing, and I’ll expand on this when I rewrite this blog before halftime. This is a close Georgia Tech team. The players like each other, they’re confident and they’re following their coach, which is why I have a hard time seeing them cracking.
The team bussed up to Nashville Friday. Part of it is economics: The one-way trip with four buses saved the athletic department about $25,000, compared to if the team had chartered a flight. But because it’s a relatively short drive from Atlanta, the drive to the airport, and time involved in loading an unloading the plane, travel time is not that big of a difference. Tech did the same thing in the Florida State game: bussed there and flew back.
The Jackets stopped in Chattanooga on the way to Nashville and ate a barbecue place called, “Sugar’s.” Is that bonding, or what?
According to associate athletic director Wayne Hogan, “There were goats grazing outside the restaurant. Some of the payers had their pictures taken with goats.”
It’s the only goats we should expect on this trip.
That’s it for now. I’ll check back in here shortly. But let me ask you: Do you have any concern about a letdown tonight?
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TechDan
October 31st, 2009
6:02 pm
First?
TechDan
October 31st, 2009
6:02 pm
WOOHOO!!!
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
6:12 pm
alright! we gave Jeff in Nashville, somebody died on the Bradley blog, I had to click off it
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
6:15 pm
looks like Wake has come alive the week before GT game leading 27-14 vs. Miami top of 4th, going to be another tough one at home
oldtimer
October 31st, 2009
6:24 pm
The ACCis just a weak overall league. Va Tech and Miani lose again
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
6:50 pm
duke now in 2nd place with win over VA, every game is going to be tough
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
6:57 pm
It’ll be Tech and Duke for all the marbles!
How did that happen?
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:04 pm
Wake decided to choke and give Miami new life.
No game on DTV
October 31st, 2009
7:05 pm
this sucks. I gotta pay $24 for it?
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:05 pm
I think the more interesting question would be who would be favored in a Duke-UGA matchup at a neutral venue.
I hope we control the game tonight. I don’t much fear the Vandy Offense so I think covering the -13 shouldn’t be a problem.
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:06 pm
No game on DTV…watch it on espn360.com if you can
Al
October 31st, 2009
7:06 pm
VT losing could hurt us in the bcs polls. And Miami is close to losing. Could be just gt ranked. Unreal.
Robby
October 31st, 2009
7:07 pm
Hate to say this, but lets go Miami! Only for SoS.
No game on DTV
October 31st, 2009
7:07 pm
Thanks. I will try that but I really hate sitting at my PC.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
7:07 pm
Jeff, you enjoy the UGA/Floriduh game. That was sad. Wow.
Bring on Duke we aren’t scared!
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
7:07 pm
Two years ago I walked up to the stadium at Duke and bought a ticket for $5 ..this year, it will be packed ….who knew…GT fans will need to make the drive to Durham to lend support
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
7:09 pm
Here come the Dawg bloggers. This is the first time in 30 years of booing the Dawgs that I feel bad for them. They won’t want our condolences – but that was a demoralizing performance.
TML
October 31st, 2009
7:10 pm
The University of Gimmicks Again is now 4-4 and looking at 6-6 (or worse). We’re gonna run over another SEC team tonight – on the road again – and would be above U[sic]GA in the SEC East standings. How much better for a Tech fan can this be?
I’ll tell you how…wearing “Toe Meets Leather” at the Wake game next week! “Toe Meets Leather” @ http://www.stinGTees.com!
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:11 pm
Not Disappointed — Wasn’t shocked by Georgia-Florida game at all. The only thing that shocked me were the people who thought Georgia had a chance, based on beating Vanderbilt and the fact that Florida hadn’t been dominating opponents. There’s just no comparison between the two teams on either side of the ball.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
The Duke game won’t be packed. Basketball will have begun by then and Duke “fans” won’t even know there is a game that day. They are giving away free tickets to military members to try and get a few people to show up.
Casey
October 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
This is ridiculous. GA Tech is the only major school that cannot get their games on TV. What is the DEAL? Somebody televise Tech PLEASE!!!
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
I think Tech would give Florida a good game.
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
uga needs a new coaching staff. you had a bye week to prepare and all you did was find black helmets
UGAFan
October 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
Good luck Tech.
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
7:15 pm
You can see most of Tech’s games on ESPN360.com at no charge
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:15 pm
Tech game tonight is on CSS (check your cable listings) and espn360.com…take your pick.
hamptonDAWG
October 31st, 2009
7:21 pm
Okay Jackets, please do your duty and kick some butt tonight so the whole state doesn’t have to hang it’s head in shame. Yes, that was UGA in black today and yes, we suck! Good luck to you, and thanks for representing our state with pride, unlike my alma mater.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
7:22 pm
CMR just said he hoped the new unis would give the team a “jolt.”
collegeballfan
October 31st, 2009
7:23 pm
I am always concerned about a letdown taking place in the players between the ears. I am an old guy & have seen it happen many dozen times.
GT & Duke? Damn.
Somebody tell me again why those people in Mississippi fired Cutcliffe.
UGAFan
October 31st, 2009
7:23 pm
Well Jeff any reasonable UGA fan knew that UGA had a monumental task. And you have to admit there was a glimmer until we self-destructed. Give a little credit. What’s the point of being a fan if you can’t hope and believe in your team?
Barry from Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
7:23 pm
Jeff — Your smug commentary, which you confuse for wit, is really quite hack….you are just as simple as the rest of the media herd in that you inevitably go all in on the standard and cheap narratives, but convince yourself that you have stumbled upon unique and groundbreaking insights….however, pretty soon you will be hitting the bricks with the rest of your old media breathern….enjoy the game tonight as you amuse yourself by playing to the mindless Jacket sycophants…but, during commercial timeouts, I would suggest you polish up the resume, unless your broker has been able to put on the right stocks over the years
bp
October 31st, 2009
7:26 pm
calm down barry
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:27 pm
Second time this year i’ve been able to see some crap game like tonight. Ark vs easter michigan but not gt who’s RANKED against an SEC team. Last time vs miss st it was two mtn west crap teams that were on the tele. This is a joke. DTV sucks.
Sycophant
October 31st, 2009
7:28 pm
Wow, great post Barry.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:28 pm
It’s ok…Barry is probably another “Dawg” fan trying to lick his wounds on our blog. It’s ok Barry…you have 4 wins! But then again you also have 4 losses…ouch.
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
7:28 pm
lol@barry dont cry about it, go have some candy
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
7:29 pm
Thanks UGAFan! Lets be decent and cheer our Yellow Jackets on to Victory! Lets make the State of Georgia proud.
Ramblin Wreck!
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:29 pm
Jeff if you can tell us when toe meets leather so I can compare how far behind I am watching on 360 than real time. Thanks
Pete
October 31st, 2009
7:30 pm
Barry is def a disgruntled uga fan. Sorry for your LOSS barry.
dh
October 31st, 2009
7:30 pm
For the record I liked the uga helmets today. I think maybe they should have waited until TN Tech to wear them.
This stupid WKU vs NT game needs to end. Wow, while I am typing, CSS switched over. Now that’s the power of suggestion for you right there.
Pete
October 31st, 2009
7:31 pm
BC clobbered C mich who beat Mich St. The big 10 is a joke this year.
VA killed Ind 47-7 who almost upset #4 Iowa today.
hamptonDAWG
October 31st, 2009
7:31 pm
As a Georgia fan it pains me to hear your commentary Jeff but you are right. UF is better in every phase except maybe kick returns, but when the other team doesn’t score much I guess you don’t get much practice. It’s a shame UGA has fallen off so much but it’s good to see the Techies doing so well. Hopefully we won’t be down long and the two schools can play a game at the end of the season with national implications some day. Good luck Jacktes.
Alex from Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
7:32 pm
Hey, that’s just what we do in Eastenders! Wake up from a long nap on Halloween and think to ourselves “hmmmm, what to do today?….. I know, I’ll log on to ajc.com and proceed to attempt to inflame bloggers and and their followers by using big words.”
Claydude
October 31st, 2009
7:33 pm
At this point we have nothing to lose by putting in Logan Gray. Joe Cox has made some bad decisions all year and that continued today. We are an average team so let’s experiment by letting some new guys out on the field for the next four games. Washaun has looked pretty good. Let’s see what Gray’s got and whoever else.
Schultz, I think you’re funny! Hey, I see a dead defensive coordinator and a white haired college president standing over him.
bp
October 31st, 2009
7:33 pm
css has a hi def channel also i get it on 182 in nashville go jackets
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:34 pm
Offense first for Jackets!
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:34 pm
Claydude…in case you didn’t notice…this is the Tech blog. If you want to cry about your loss and call for the firing of everyone involved with your football team…go to your own blog.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:36 pm
Last time we played on Halloween was the last time we returned a kick for a TD.
dh
October 31st, 2009
7:36 pm
Thanks hamptonDAWG. I would love to see GT v UGA have NC implications. When UF & FSU played in the 90s almost every game has some kind of implications. That would be great if in the near future Tech & UGA will be 11-0 or 10-1 heading into that game.
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:36 pm
Toe just hit leather….
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:37 pm
Good field position to start.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
7:37 pm
Let’s Go Tech! Why is this camera so high? lol
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:37 pm
Morris … We’re under way.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:38 pm
Dwyer running strong.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:38 pm
Thanks guys. Were about 1 minute behind
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
7:38 pm
I feel like I’m watching this game from the blimp.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
OK guys, it’s a Tech blog. No more Georgia commentary.
Dwyer just had a 38-yard run for those not watching on TV (or internet)
Tech has ball at 5.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
The Diesel!
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
Isn’t the game on Comcast 45?
fcmr
October 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
Since your team is so damn good, where’s the national BUZZ for the game are they on TV? Vandy’s stadium only seats 38000 even smaller than Techs. Nashville is an easy drive or flight from ATL. Will the sting bees fill the stadium?
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
roddy jones and warren norman=chamblee high school
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
Yes it is Jeff but i have DTV
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
Thanks Jeff!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
TD Tech! Good first drive.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
Robot!
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
http://www.css-sports.com/pages/highdefinition_09
Link for hi-def if you are on Comcast.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
7:40 pm
Touchdown!!!
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:41 pm
Nesbitt keeps — touchdown. That didn’t take long: 3:11.
Tech Tony
October 31st, 2009
7:41 pm
TD YAY
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:41 pm
TD! The real question is whether or not GT runs it up on an overmatched opponent for the style points necessary to get a bump in the BCS.
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
lol jeff you spoiled it. streaming it is much slower
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
Official: Nesbitt 4 yd TD run. … Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:11.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
Man is this team exciting! Sucks that I see the result before it happens. Tech is very underrated. We should be top 5.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
Oh and Nesbitt should get at least a little mention for Heisman.
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
7:43 pm
It’s on 805 Hi Def on comcast
dh
October 31st, 2009
7:43 pm
Nice first drive. Tech is running the offense with such precision right now. Let’s see how well the D is tonight.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:43 pm
Buzz Aldrin –
They should get out to a big lead and then put in some backups to rest our starters for WF next week.
Casey
October 31st, 2009
7:43 pm
espn360.com is NOT television. And CSS is only available to people who have Comcast Cable. It is not a real television network. THIS IS PATHETIC!!!
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:44 pm
Jeff does vt’s loss hurt tech in the bcs? Glad Miami won. Needed Ga to win and knew that wouldn’t happen. Looks like too many teams in front of us to have any chance at getting to Pasadena. Good thing is next year we should have everyone back except for D Morgan. He’s gone. Sucks.
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
7:44 pm
Casey, espn360 is just as good as TV…surely as Tech fan can figure this out…you can even watch it full screen in HiDef
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:44 pm
TechFan — I agree. If this gets one sided, Johnson will start pulling starters late in third or early in fourth. But have no idea if this will be a blowout.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:45 pm
still no faith in Scott Blair on kick offs
Reality
October 31st, 2009
7:45 pm
Thats a wonderful idea Jeff. Maybe you should keep the tech folks off the UGA blog…Just saying. Fair is fair.
Nate
October 31st, 2009
7:46 pm
Now let’s see how the D does. Happy Halloween in Nash Jeff!!
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:46 pm
Morris… you can make a case VaTech’s loss will hurt SOS. But don’t forget, there’s 2 human polls in BCS equation. Tech can’t really worry about strength of schedule at this point. Just win your games.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:46 pm
guys let’s not get ahead of ourselves the game just got underway
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:46 pm
Jeff -
It won’t be if the D doesn’t tighten up. They are running all over us at the moment.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:47 pm
OK .. Vandy shouldn’t be allowed to gain 21 yds on a reverse.
Buzz Aldrin
October 31st, 2009
7:47 pm
Did the defense board the bus for Nashville?
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:47 pm
Reailty
He said to keep the topic on GT and the game. Not that ga fans can’t whine.
Barry from Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
7:48 pm
Not being presumptuous are we Jeff? If this game “gets one sided”? The game is not even at the 10min mark in the 1st Quarter and you are talking about emptying the bench. Are you secretly the Tech SID?
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:48 pm
I’m kind of smelling GT vs FSU all over again…
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
Yeah and I guess if UNC wins more it’s a wash. The def needs to show up tonight too. I don’t want a 45-34 final
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
Touchdown pass — Warren Norman, who I believe was recruited by Georgia Tech, was he not?
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
Reality,
Eat your crow quietly please. For 7 years you were all over our blogs, bashing us. Now it’s our turn. Sit down, shut up, and get used to being disappointed.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
360 is about 90 seconds behind. This comcast dtv crap sucks. Did we hold them to a FG? LOL
Barry from Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
Oops!!! That wasn’t supposed to happen….THAT WAS NOT IN THE SCRIPT….what do we do now?????
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
we’re getting pushed off the ball right now. the dline needs to wake up
dh
October 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
For some reason Tech’s defense does not play well at night on the road. I hope they don’t allow Vandy to look like an offensive juggernaut tonight.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
Vandy’s drive took less time than Georgia Tech’s: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:57.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
Wow. Our D looks horrible….again. How does our D come out and play VT and UVA tough and then look this bad against Vandy?
This looks more like the Miss St or FSU game.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:51 pm
What crap defense.
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
7:51 pm
Maybe, unlike the FSU game, we will make defensive adjustments BEFORE halftime.
GT-85
October 31st, 2009
7:51 pm
Ok…we’ve seen their offense. We gave up a touchdown. Now it’s time to adjust and shut them down.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:51 pm
At least Tech has the best PSA!
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:51 pm
Wommack fell to second in the worst defensive coordinator in the state category so he is just trying to get back ahead of Martinez. It would be nice if he could teach Mario Butler to stay within ten yards of a receiver for once.
Nate
October 31st, 2009
7:52 pm
Looks like Kiffin and Co. came out in black too! Lol…
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
7:52 pm
Good drive by Vandy, but I think GT will adjust… I hope…
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:53 pm
I will give the def another shot at stopping them. I don’t want back to back scores and this back and forth def. What worries me is Duke beating Va and unc beating vt. Just when you think GT is good, you see that.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:53 pm
let’s just answer back offense come on now.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:54 pm
Tenn is wearing black jerseys??? They will lose.Haha
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:54 pm
Special teams may finally cost us a game tonight. We always give the other team the ball at the 40 since Blair has a weak leg and we start at the ten since we like to block in the back
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:55 pm
roddy needs more carries he’s a play maker
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:56 pm
I’d like to see Anthony Allen have a few more carries as well. The D is always thinking that we’ll give it to Dwyer.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:56 pm
Going for it on 4th.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:56 pm
Anthony Allen is the most underrated player at GT and probably the ACC
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
i have 2nd and 4 and u say going for it on 4th. crap
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
morris is right allen is a tank
Reality
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
I never said anything disparaging about GT nor did I whine about UGA. UGA was whipped through and through. I just don’t like double standards. I’ m actually a GT fan, but some of the GT fans have been giving it to the UGA fans pretty hard when most of them are just trying to support their team. I’m an anomoly: I like GT and UGA.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
I agree Morris. First down Tech.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
Morris – I completely agree!
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
Shows a lack of respect for Vandy defense. On the other hand, CPJ does that a lot.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
7:58 pm
I’m listening to Wes on the radio. Gave up on the crappy TV.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
7:58 pm
i think nesbitt puts it up to baybay right here
Morris
October 31st, 2009
7:59 pm
I love PJ. He has balls. He gets the job done.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
7:59 pm
It may be a long night if they keep forcing Nesbitt to pass
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
7:59 pm
This makes one more punt than I expected Tech to have tonight.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:00 pm
Yep time for a pass to Hill or Thomas.
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
8:00 pm
Bobby Johnson has his team ready and you can tell he has faced Paul Johnson before, more polished than what Tech faced last week
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:00 pm
CPJ you were right but incomplete.
Tech punts.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
8:00 pm
Come on D! Hold em!
LG
October 31st, 2009
8:02 pm
We better beat this team by more than Ga did.
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
8:02 pm
not sure what ESPN was doing, but they did not have the right photo up of Dwyer when introducing the players, don’t know who that was but it wasn’t Dwyer
Thomas
October 31st, 2009
8:03 pm
Jeff
How much per diem do you guys get on these trips. Must be nice!!
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
8:04 pm
What the hell was that?
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:04 pm
FYI — that was Tech’s first punt since the second quarter of the Virginia game.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:04 pm
our defense is so inconsistant, so good one moment and so bad the next. If they can just pull it together like they did against UVA and VT this game won’t be close.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:04 pm
No adjustments from the D after the first drive.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:04 pm
D just gave up a 34 yard run. Come on Jackets!
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:05 pm
Just like Nesbitt last year against Miss St. Hopefully Adams doesn’t pull a Jaybo.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:06 pm
Vandy QB is out of the game. New QB – new game plan?
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:07 pm
New game plan is to pick on Mario Butler
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:08 pm
Thomas — no per diem. just expenses (but within reason).
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:09 pm
OK, defense looks pathetic. Vanderbilt is making Tech look slow. And Vandy doesn’t make anybody look slow.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:09 pm
And another nice whiff from Super Mario
bp
October 31st, 2009
8:10 pm
defense still on the bus??
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:10 pm
come on defense vandy isn’t even a good offensive team and is just dominating us
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:10 pm
What the crap? Come on defense. Even uga held this team to 10 points. They’re about to go over that in the 1st qtr.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:11 pm
pathetic. we can’t afford a let down game.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
8:11 pm
Is the stadium as quiet as it seems on 360?
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
8:12 pm
after a 2 week hiatus, the tech defense is back.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:12 pm
Why would Paul Johnson hire a defensive coordinator who couldn’t even hold a job at Arkansas or South Carolina? Wommack is horrible.
Mutts R Stupid
October 31st, 2009
8:12 pm
Amazing Jeff, the ajc can send you to Nashville to cover a football game, but not reporters to Birmingham to cover the Federal corruption trial of Mayor Langford. The Bad Mayor has cost Jefferson County, Alabama billions of dollars on sewer and water project, the same sort of projects Atlanta must now complete. Ah, back to football, we need a better defense.
Michael
October 31st, 2009
8:13 pm
Looks like this might be one of those no-show weeks for the Tech defense.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:14 pm
missed tackles. no hustle.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:14 pm
Defense better wake up. Vanderbilt had not scored 14 points since its last win — 36-17 over Rice. Since then it had lost four straight, scoring 7-13-10-10.
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
8:15 pm
Tech defense playing like they did against FSU and Miss St, not very good
bp
October 31st, 2009
8:15 pm
i can’t believe this
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:15 pm
Wes just said that CPJ stated before the game he was worried about Tech “turning the light on early in the game.”
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:16 pm
Wow! A short pass.
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:17 pm
If Tech wants to be top and be talked about by national media, then the defense needs to be consistent.
relax
October 31st, 2009
8:17 pm
GT will be fine they gave up a couple big plays but the D WILL settle down.
Willie's D
October 31st, 2009
8:18 pm
Enter your comments here
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
8:19 pm
well. if we’re going to lose, might as well make it against vandy instead of duke or wake forest.
Willie's D
October 31st, 2009
8:20 pm
defense stinks
D.H.
October 31st, 2009
8:22 pm
Anyone else notice that the officials put GT on the wrong 48 1/2 yard line after the replay?
hamptonDAWG
October 31st, 2009
8:23 pm
Where’s the D? Trust me, you guys don’t want to let Vandy hang around.
Oh, good catch, first down.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:23 pm
That was a big third-down conversion. I can’t believe I just wrote that in a Vanderbilt game.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
8:24 pm
Wake Up Schultz! lol
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:24 pm
TechFan: “Wes just said that CPJ stated before the game he was worried about Tech “turning the light on early in the game.”
Well, they did turn it on early on offense. But clearly it’s dark on defense.
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
8:24 pm
Let’s go Jackets, make the great state of Georgia proud.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:25 pm
AtlantaFan — Hey, I’m not covering anybody…
Seriously, I’m trying to get this early print column done. Serving 2 masters.
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
8:26 pm
Jeff – Is the Count there with you?
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
Jeff – Vandy’s two drives 71 yards and 88 yards. I would say the D is as dark as midnight. So disappointing.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
Oh, how convenient the channel went out.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
Another big 3rd down here!
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
October 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
This game so far demonstrates why Tech is NOT viewed as a top 5 team by so many people. Our offense is very good, but our defense has been suspect almost all year … at least in the first half of ballgames. One thing we have seen is that the coaches have been good at making adjustments, because we have consistently played better in the second half. I hate that we’ve already given up 14, but I’m nowhere near concerned yet. That’s more than I could have said a couple of years ago.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
Wow, that was a great cut by Nesbitt on that run.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
First and Goal – Georgia Tech!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:29 pm
If anybody is interested. Southern Cal 3 – 0 but Oregon just ran the kickoff to the USC 15 yard line.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:30 pm
punch it in tech c’mon!
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:32 pm
good drive tech
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
8:33 pm
The O is a machine.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:33 pm
If Vandy scores a touchdown for the third straight possession, Dave Wommack should get fired before halftime.
(Just trying to shake it up a little.)
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:33 pm
TD Tech! C’mon D make a stop.
Tech fan
October 31st, 2009
8:33 pm
What channel are you watching the usc game?
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
8:34 pm
maybe wommack and martinez could just swap. that would be interesting (sort of…)
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:35 pm
Jeff – I know we lost good talent at the end of last year due to the draft or graduation but Wommack has not impressed me at all. I hope CPJ considers getting a new DC.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:35 pm
DISH network 146.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:36 pm
BTW USC/Oregon 3-3.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:37 pm
We have to recruit a kicker who can kick it deep so the opponents don’t start with great field position every time we kick off.
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
October 31st, 2009
8:37 pm
I don’t know how you can fault Wommack for missed open-field tackles. On Vandy’s biggest plays, there have been Tech players in the vicinity that could have (and should have) made the stop … they just missed!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
3rd down. C’mon D. We need a stop!
Michael
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
Another drive starts on the 40-yard line.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
Once again Blair gives them the ball at the 40.
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
This so reminds me of the Joe Hamilton days. Great offensive drive. Give it right back on D. An special teams is worse then it was then.
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
how about charlie strong? he has every reason in the world to leave UF to become an assistant at tech. no one is ever going to hire him as a head coach, because, well, you know….
BillDavis
October 31st, 2009
8:38 pm
Fire Wommack!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:39 pm
Way to go D. Forced em to punt.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:39 pm
TechFan — I’m not saying Johnson will or won’t make a change. But in general, he strikes me as a guy who’s not going to be terribly patient and just wait for (or assume) things to get better.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
8:39 pm
D starting to see the light.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:40 pm
Dwyer is running hard tonight! First Down Tech.
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
8:41 pm
So the Gators had a big chunk of Bulldawg for dinner, and now all the GA fans are serving up wine after the meal (I know, it’s whine, but c’mon, we’re talking GA fans, ya gotta keep it simple.) Come Monday morning they’ll talk about how GA is gonna kick Tech’s behind and how they have a stellar recruiting class next year, but they’ll still be spreading the asphalt too thin on the highway…
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:41 pm
Here we go again — why would Charlie Strong leave Florida for anything but a head coaching job?
Ron
October 31st, 2009
8:41 pm
Remember South car barely beat them at home.
BillDavis
October 31st, 2009
8:42 pm
Jeff
What kind of push is the line getting? Earl thinks they are getting pushed back! Damn
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:43 pm
Jeff – I agree with you about CPJ. The D saw this same type of offensive scheme when we played Miss State. We should be showing improvement and IMO we haven’t. Time for a change.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:43 pm
imagine how good we would be if we had a good defense. our offense is unstoppable and controls the clock
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
Touchdown YES!!
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
Ron, South Carolina sucks. They lost to Georgia.
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
Bay-Bay for 6. Nice pass.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
Can’t have a better pass than that by Nesbitt — touchdown. Not bad for an option quarterback
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
BAYBAY
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
8:44 pm
Good pitch and catch
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:45 pm
Great drive!
Ordle
October 31st, 2009
8:45 pm
The idiot broadcasting staff on CSS said “not a great pass by Nesbitt..but..” Morons.
GTAE
October 31st, 2009
8:46 pm
Jeff- I agree, Charlie wouldn’t leave Florida to come to the same school that interviewed him for a Head spot as a DC
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:46 pm
Oregon 10 USC 3
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
8:47 pm
Enter your comments here
GTAE
October 31st, 2009
8:47 pm
Good news is, were not missing much from Tenuta. He’s not doing a great job at ND by any stretch of the imagination.
Ron
October 31st, 2009
8:48 pm
Well they are ranked.
bp
October 31st, 2009
8:48 pm
the D will man up right now
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:49 pm
Boy, looks like another overrated Tech team. Vandy is really playing a close game here. Should get interesting.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:49 pm
Jeff is the officiating crew sec or acc? I think it’s acc right?
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
8:49 pm
nobody puts BAY BAY in the corner
Daniel
October 31st, 2009
8:50 pm
Why is there some infomercial on CBS? Is anyone else having this problem? Where is the game?
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:50 pm
To Ordle
You need to mute the tv and put wes & strom on the radio.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:50 pm
Jeff
D morgan is going to the nfl right?
Cole
October 31st, 2009
8:50 pm
It’s an ACC crew.
BAND WAGON
October 31st, 2009
8:50 pm
Looks like the Jackets D is starting to wake up. Any of you GT fans that were dogging our team should kick yourself. Seriously.
Ordle
October 31st, 2009
8:51 pm
dh
I can’t pick up 106.7 in Canton at night. Damnit.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:51 pm
just when i thought the defense finally figured out there’s a game going on they convert a 3rd&long
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
8:51 pm
Yeah. Saved by a turnover.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:51 pm
There’s the defensive play they needed. Another TD here before the half could be a crusher for Vandy.
GTAE
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
Rogerdawg, those are some big words coming from a scared little dawg that wen’t crying into the corner this afternoon….
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
There we go. Now let’s take this turnover and turn it into 6 more.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
band wagon were not dogging the team we love this team the defense is just frustrating at times
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
Yes!
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
Morris — I would thinks so, on Morgan and the NFL.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:52 pm
Looks like Tech is doing alot of dirty stuff in the trenches tonight.
Michael
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
Yippie, a turnover!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
TD Dwyer!
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
Go Dwyer. The Diesel is cranking up!!
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
THE DIESEL!!! He could go for 200+ tonight the way he is running.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
Jeff we could get 2 TD’s by the end of the half here actually
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
it was a joke. of course he’d never leave UF for anything less than a head coaching job, nor should he. it’s a real wonder nobody has offered him a job.
i was just, well, shamelessly race baiting.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
Too easy
Daniel
October 31st, 2009
8:53 pm
I can’t find the game on TV! I have comcast in Decatur. Anyone have any help?
Michael
October 31st, 2009
8:54 pm
I should change my nickname to “a minute late.” No more play-by-play for me, watching on ESPN360.
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
8:54 pm
21 in a row plus the halftime defense adjustment coming…looking good
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:54 pm
They just announced crowd: 30,662. Pa-thetic.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:54 pm
Cheap touchdown for the gnats. But I guess you have to count it anyway…geez.
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
To Daniel
It should be on CSS.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
The dumb answer called the extra point a field goal. These sec guys suck.
I think if we win out, play maybe Penn st, beat them, we are preseason top 3 next year. We should be if that happens.
SamInAtlanta
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
Daniel, go to espn360.com and watch it on your computer full screen at no charge
Dwyer
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
I’m just a beast son….respect my number 21!
White & Gold Forever
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
RogerDawg – see what an offense looks like?????
Woooo Hoooooo!
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
Jeff
At least 8 of the 30k in attendance should be Tech fans…I would think.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
Vandy can’t stop this ‘O’. A few more stops by the ‘D’ and the cakewalk is on…
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
answer should be announcer. on 360
GTAE
October 31st, 2009
8:55 pm
Dwyer for Nobel Peace Prize…. i mean Heisman
bp
October 31st, 2009
8:56 pm
roger puppy you must be high watch the carnage
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:56 pm
White and Gold-
What do you mean see what on offense looks like? You were handed the ball on the 20 or so. Furman could have punched that in.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:56 pm
If you have comcast you should have it Daniel. Chan 45 i think
GTAE
October 31st, 2009
8:56 pm
wow
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
8:57 pm
And Scott Blair lets them right back in the game. How does he still have a uniform?
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
8:57 pm
Oh… Sorry… Forgot about our kick non-coverage. Geeez.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
8:57 pm
Pathetic! Our kicking game sucks!
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
8:57 pm
Well. Special team strikes again.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:57 pm
One thing is certain. We move up at least one spot with the usc oregon game. Maybe 2 if ok st can upset tex
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
8:58 pm
RogerDawg thinks that was a cheap TD? Ask that Commodore who Dwyer slaughtered if it was cheap.
dh
October 31st, 2009
8:58 pm
Stupid special teams again. Why they just don’t kick it through the end zone I will never understand. There has to be somebody on that team that can do so. Ridiculous.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
8:58 pm
They’re not going to make this easy, are they?
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
8:58 pm
Ditto Biff. Kicks and coverage both are pitiful.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:58 pm
Good gosh. Well just like i said, unc beating vt, wake almost beating Miami. Maybe the acc ain’t that good and we are just a 10-15 team. Our kickoff cov is pathetic.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
8:59 pm
Well, Vandy just pulled it close again. And this is the BOTTOM dweller of SEC schools, boys. Thank god you’re not playing a top 5 SEC team.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
8:59 pm
We are making Vandy look like FSU. I wish we had Tenn defense with out offense.
Sam
October 31st, 2009
9:00 pm
Roger are you paid to be here? If not, you are a loser.
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
9:00 pm
Kickoff probally didn’t do the VANDY defense any favors. They HAVE to be gassed.
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
9:01 pm
Rogerpuppy, don’t worry, ObamaCare will help you overcome that mental disorder caused by sniffing all those asphalt fumes. I know raking asphalt seems pitiful, but it’s a job and I’m proud of you for having one. Many GA grads never find any employment, so you are special. But even you should be able to count, 28 is double 14, that is good. Go Tech!
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:01 pm
We can’t be a BCS contender with a kicker who can’t make a 40 yard field goal or kick it in the end zone. When he is interviewed, he says he is doing everything right and doesn’t need to kick more than ten field goals in practice because it throws him off. If he would just be humble enough to realize that he has a lot to work on, he might be able to improve.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:01 pm
That’s already 3 returns for a touchdown this season by Warren Norman, a Vanderbilt record. … He’s from Stone Mountain, FYI
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:01 pm
I love a dog fan after getting his ace kicked giving us crap. Dude, what color is the sky in your world? Oh black, I forgot.
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
9:02 pm
s blair still has a uniform because usually, he can tackle. or throw the occasional touchdown pass.
Sam
October 31st, 2009
9:02 pm
I get La tech idaho basketball live but not this game on dtv. What a joke.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:03 pm
Was Bobo calling plays that drive? A run up the middle on third and long just like Georgia. Vandy now has a chance to tie it up and get the ball to start the second half.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:03 pm
I think Blair leads the KO team in tackles and missed tackles.
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
9:03 pm
Lol at the smack talk on the sidelines.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:03 pm
Well we always suck on defense first half. So this is bidness as usual. We win this 49-28
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:03 pm
RogerDawg -
Looks like after your team’s performance today we won’t get the chance to play a top 5 SEC team this year. Maybe 2013 when we play Alabama we will get that chance.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:04 pm
Blair has to tackle becasuse he won’t kick the ball in the end zone. We need to pull some international soccer player off of the intramural fields.
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:04 pm
you have got to be freakin kidding me. wtf?
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
9:04 pm
Whoa! Just flipped over to ESPN and UT is in Black Jersey’s!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
Time for a PJ a$$ chewing at halftime. Most of the Tech players are sleepwalking so far.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
USC/Oregon 10-10
Sam
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
There’s a bat delay in the san ant sac bball game. LOL. It’s flying in the arena. Very funny. The mascot has a net.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
WTF? i flipped away for one second and we’re all tied up!!!! Defense is making me sick.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
WTF??????
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:05 pm
That’s ridiculous. … A 62-yard TD run … and 28 points allowed to THIS team. Wonder if CPJ coaches the defense in the second half and locks Wommack in the locker room?
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:06 pm
This is unacceptable.
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
9:06 pm
If Tech doesn’t get thier act together they’re goning to be dropping in the rankings (they do have a smigen of hope)
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:06 pm
Wow. SEC team #12 = ACC team #1
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:06 pm
this is a JOKE
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
9:07 pm
Dang… guess we need to “simplify” the defense again…
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:07 pm
Wommack and Blair should be send home at half time. Just have another guy kick it out of bounds
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:08 pm
This is like the FSU game all over again.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:08 pm
Now the offense has disappeared. Vandy has plenty of time to score again with our D
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:09 pm
SRF
You’re right, this is a joke. Bad, bad perfromance by your Tech team. Very overrated it appears.
Mike S
October 31st, 2009
9:09 pm
wow 28 points given up to vandy in the first half.. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo impressed.
Oregon 17 USC 10 .. WOOT
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:10 pm
Oregon 17 Southern Cal 10 8:39 2Q
The Chief
October 31st, 2009
9:10 pm
Do we have any defense? Any special teams?
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
9:10 pm
Vanderbilt Seminoles???
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
9:10 pm
is it that hard 2 find a kicker?
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
9:11 pm
Rogerdawg, I know you only want to count the first half, but turns out we play both halves. Go Jackets! Crush Vandy in second half. (Roger, note the two different ways that “half” is used.)
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
9:11 pm
with tech, every game against an unranked opponent seems to be a trap game.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:12 pm
I guess Paul didn’t realize that we didn’t have a kicker last year and forgot to find one. Mohammed Yawi Ouwi couldn’t kick it past the 20 either.
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:12 pm
that was freaking pass interference? Wtf.
MalibuGT
October 31st, 2009
9:13 pm
defense is missing too many tackles. maybe we need to borrow those grambling helmets from rogerdawg to fire up our team
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
9:14 pm
where was the pass interference flag?
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:14 pm
I think the simplified defense is “don’t tackle anybody.” Simple.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:14 pm
Dirk — Yeah, I was expecting a flag to come out on that too.
The Chief
October 31st, 2009
9:15 pm
Looked like a catch to me.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:15 pm
ACC officials are as bad as SEC officials.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:15 pm
The official who was screened off called it incomplete
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:16 pm
Oh No… Here comes special teams again. Hold your breath.
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:17 pm
Is it possible that within the next 20 years robots will officiate football games?
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:17 pm
Hey Coach PJ. I hope you realize now Womack HAS TO GO. Get rid of this guy. He’s TERRIBLE!
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:17 pm
It must be Halloween. Nesbitt has turned into Joe Cox
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:18 pm
dh.. It’s possible that in 20 yrs. we will all be robots. Programmed by the gov’t.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:18 pm
I would take Ga’s defense over this crap.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:18 pm
We fially kicked it out of bounds. No trust in special teams
Michael
October 31st, 2009
9:19 pm
TechFan, I think the ACC officials are actually worse than the SEC officials; they just don’t get as much national attention.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:19 pm
This game is pathetic. This is two marginal teams right here.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:19 pm
This is a team Tech should be beating by two touchdowns. I would imagine that’s what Johnson will tell the team at halftime — though in more choice words.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:19 pm
24 yard punt. TD given up on kickoff. defense not tackling.
CPJ at half: “We have to score everytime we get it.”
Michael
October 31st, 2009
9:20 pm
I can’t believe this game is tied at halftime.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:20 pm
Well… All in all.. that half sucked.
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:20 pm
Here’s what is happening. The special teams and defense has shifted the momentum back to Vandy. Now the offense is struggling some. If the D & ST don’t get fixed at half, then this game is gonna be to close at the end.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:20 pm
yep Roger – you should know marginal when you see it
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:21 pm
Rogerpup – Now I understand that you have had a rough day. Getting spanked by UF must have hurt pretty bad. That’s probably why you’re drinking your sorrows away in your trailer park. You just keep sippin that crazy GA moonshine (the same kind your fans were on earlier when they thought they could actually win) and go on over to your blog and whine with your other pathetic toothless fans and talk about how your team is still going to win a NC with 4 losses. I realize it’s going to take you a few days to accept the beatdown you received, but since you don’t have a job, you’ll have plenty of time to lick your wounds.
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
9:21 pm
Morris – be careful what you ask for.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:22 pm
Roger – You do know you are on the Tech blog not the UGA blog. The fleabags are the poster mutts for marginal and under achievers.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:22 pm
Time for a strong one after that half….to the cabinet.
Wow
October 31st, 2009
9:23 pm
all i can say is…..THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWENN THE ACC AND SEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GT WINS ACC CAUSE ACC SUCKS DONKEY DIK
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:24 pm
Roger.. Shouldn’t you be over on a UGag blog trashing your coaching ?
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:26 pm
At least we got beat by a good team. You’re getting shown up by the BOTTOM of the SEC pack. But, not surprising. Vandy will have a huge second half. ACC championship will be a joke…the “champion” can’t beat bottom of the SEC
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:26 pm
Wow – how does it feel? you know, the whole sucking thing…
fuzzy bee 1st half angry jacket 2nd
October 31st, 2009
9:26 pm
tech by 21 in the end
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
9:27 pm
I’m a Dawg fan and trust me, it’s more fun over here.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:28 pm
Rogerpup – Let me remind you…we have 1 loss, you have 4 losses. Remember that? Enjoy the blue carpet bowl…the smurfs are looking forward to your arrival…if you make it that far
Statue for CPJ
October 31st, 2009
9:28 pm
Special teams and defense suck again. I still don’t see us losing the game unless the offense turns the ball over a couple of times.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:28 pm
CPJ = overrated head coach.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:28 pm
Vandy gets the ball at the 40 to start the second half so we will be down 35-28 quickly. If Nesbitt doesn’t start completing some passes, we will quickly be run out of the stadium. This always happens when Tech teams start looking at the rankings and getting too high on themselves though. Maybe the defense all got swine flu at the BBQ place yesterday.
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
9:28 pm
RogerDawg:
Very good point, but technically, we won’t know how well we play against the bottom of the SEC until the saturday after thanksgiving.
Wow
October 31st, 2009
9:29 pm
I’m just a delusional dog fan that is sad about the Gator game and I have nothing left except to choose one of the following….
1) We are in the best conference ever
2) We have Willie Martinez
3) We sellout our games
4) And of course, our stadium is bigger than yours
Get a life and shove it while you’re at it.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:29 pm
oh – you got beat by the same “good team” that struggled against its two previous inferior opponents ?
But they won right – so that makes them good – so if we win them we are good too ?
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:30 pm
USC Oregon tied at 17.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:30 pm
Roger we know our def sucks. Just like your’s. the difference is we find a way to win. And a game like this, well it happens. Look at Iowa with N Iowa and a few other games. Look at fla with ark and miss st. You should really get lost considering how pathetic your team looked today. Miss st would crush you the way you are playing. Nice bye week show up btw.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:30 pm
Oh Roger – you just aren’t getting it are you? I should have known you’re uneducated – that’s why you’re a UGAg fan. But it’s ok..I’ll spell it out for you. GT = 7-1, UGay = 4-4. I’m pretty sure that you’re one of those who is calling for CMR to be fired so why don’t you fix your coaching problems before you come talk about ours
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:30 pm
SRF
We blew out Vandy. Can you say the same?
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:31 pm
GTGirl
Shouldn’t you leave the football talk to the boys and get back in the kitchen?
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:31 pm
maybe so – we half a whole half left
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:32 pm
Guys, if you ignore certain morons, they will basically be talking to themselves and will go away. If they don’t go away it’s because they are losers that only know how to hate.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:32 pm
have
Stop Taking the Bus
October 31st, 2009
9:32 pm
Last time we took the bus to a game, we ended up in a shootout with FSU. Our defense sucks when we take the bus, so stop taking the bus!…or get a new defensive coordinator.
Sean M
October 31st, 2009
9:32 pm
Aweful first half defensively but knowing CPJ i’m sure he’ll light a fire under his players. Rogerdawg your team is 4-4 and just got trounced and you’re talking smack? Tech ends up winning this thing by 28.
ccrider
October 31st, 2009
9:32 pm
Whether Tech wins or not, this game shows the problems that still exist. The Worst Kicker and Kickoff return teams in college football. Wommack is either not up to the standards of a top DC or Tech’s personel is much worse than we thought. We have a top ten offense with the 101th defense.
I hope CPJ addresses this after the season. FIND a KICKER! Determine if It’s Wommack’s system or the players. I have a feeling that after CPJ got involved with the simplification of the defensive schemes, he suspects it’s Wommack that’s the problem. Tech didn’t have a shutdown defense last year with a defensive line that will all be playing in the pros next season!
My dog is bigger than yours
October 31st, 2009
9:34 pm
Wow a bigger stadium ! ooooh Willie Maritinez! Ouch wasted money! Low – next to the bottom in the best conference ever!
I want to be a bigger dog still! woof Woof WOOF
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:34 pm
Wow-
1) Mine is bigger than yours. Sounds like a little child.
2) You can have Willie Martinez. Dawg fans are always trying to get him fired anyway.
3) Your conference is number one but not because of UGA. Try UF and Alabama.
4) We can’t help it because there are 90,000 idiots living in Georgia.
Grow up jackazz.
Sean M
October 31st, 2009
9:34 pm
RogerDawg-GT almost scored the same amount of points in one half as UGA did in a whole game against Vandy.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
9:34 pm
Amplifying on a stat I used earlier. The only two games Vandy scored this many points this season, the opponents were Western Carolina (45) and Rice (36). In its other six games, it scored 9, 3, 7, 13, 10 and 10.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:35 pm
dh-
oh sorry about that…flashes of Rodney Hampton?
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
9:35 pm
This game makes be sick. The d@#$ Defense and special team didn’t show up. Hope Johnson kicks a@@ at half.
Mike S
October 31st, 2009
9:36 pm
TD Oregon! Ducks 24 Trojans 17 1:49 P2
WOOF
October 31st, 2009
9:36 pm
At least Rice is a nerdy place too
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:36 pm
Orgeon 24 USC 17 1:49 2Q
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:36 pm
Can Nesbitt kick off ?
THWG
October 31st, 2009
9:37 pm
Like Johnson has said over and over again this are 18-22 year old kids and you never know what you will get from game to game. GT is good enough to overcome that awful half but they need to get it together. Roger…. 4-4 nuff said.
THWG
October 31st, 2009
9:37 pm
these*
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:37 pm
GT Fan
It’s tough when you realize the best team in the ACC is on par with the worst team in the SEC, isn’t it?
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:37 pm
Transcript just in of CPJ’s half time speech.. “&%$%^&*&&^*&^$#@@#&^%$&**(#@$%^&***&^^$%@!*&%*&^&%$#@, etc, etc,
Here we go again
October 31st, 2009
9:37 pm
Roger,
Welcome to October 31, 2009. A lot has happened since August of 2008. I suggest you start catching up.
(spoiler alert: it ain’t pretty)
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:38 pm
Roger,
I can guarantee you I know more about football than your wife/cousin. I won’t be in the kitchen because this isn’t 1950 and I can guarantee I have more of a brain than you. That’s why I actually attend GT. I’m sure you’ve never even gotten close to a HS degree, much less a college degree.
P.S. – Do your players have black aprons to match their black helmets? Oh that’s right, they have black and striped uniforms to match. You know, the ones they wear in prison.
jadams
October 31st, 2009
9:39 pm
scott blair is a joke
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
9:39 pm
Our defensive coordinator hasn’t shown any hint of promise. The few games our defense has played well is because of athleticism with a ’simplified’ scheme. I have a hard time holding any confidence for wommacks abilities.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:39 pm
That’s correct Jeff but let’s look at the other side of the ball. the most points scored against them is ga with 34. One td and we surpass that. they average giving up about 17 points. So while the def does suck, the offense is TCOB. That’s taking care of business.
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:40 pm
Let’s see if the special teams & defense can right their wrongs from the 1st half on this drive.
Army Vet
October 31st, 2009
9:41 pm
GTGirl…that was funny…and I’m a UGA grad !!!
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
9:41 pm
Worse team in SEC? Its not over yet! We’re not playing UGA tonight……………………
Tech82
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
The situation isn’t as bad as it looks. We held the ball twice as long as Vandy in the first half. If we keep that up, Vandy’s defense will be gassed in the fourth quarter and we’ll pull way ahead.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
Roger,
I’m sure I could whip something up for you…maybe a little humble pie?
3rd Gen
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
will we have a new Def Coord next year
Bat Masterson
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
I don’t have the game down here in the Fl. panhandle. From the score it looks like another defensive struggle.
Jan Kemp
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
RogerDawg, your parole officer called; time to put away the ripple and report back to the halfway house.
WOOF
October 31st, 2009
9:42 pm
No Roger it ’s a great thing to duo in the kitchen,, sorry you are missing out
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:43 pm
Thank you Army Vet. But honestly it’s not that hard to compete with the incompetent fans that UGA seems to attract
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:43 pm
No half time adjustments. The secondary is still awful and playing too far off the receivers.
Statue for CPJ
October 31st, 2009
9:43 pm
Average yards per play for Vandy in the first half = 9.9
Oh, and that’s against their back up QB. Ridiculous.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:44 pm
GT Girl
No…I’d rather have a hot plate with it cool outside..and might as well have you bring it out to the TV room and hand it to me in the recliner with my feet propped up. Then it’s either back to the kitchen or to clean and scrub the halls for you!
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:44 pm
Womack is much worse than Martinez
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
9:44 pm
OMG NO!!!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:45 pm
D*amn… Isn’t it a full moon tonight. Crazy luck.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
9:45 pm
Vandy is loose and having fun. That’s about it.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:45 pm
And Mario is burned again and gives up a big play.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:45 pm
Looks like so much for 11-1 for the nerds.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:45 pm
this is pathetic
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
Can we play the offensive team on defense?
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
if we lose this game we will drop out of the top 25
45ACP
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
The Dawgs beat them 34-10.
Come on Jackets. Get em.
Morris
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
Where the F is Morgain Burnett?
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
I’m almost glad I can only get the gamecast. I feel like I’d be drinking a lot more if I was actually watching our defense on the field.
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
Defense is a sieve
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:46 pm
Vandy should move up to 60 in the polls after knocking Tech out of the top 25.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:48 pm
GT Girl
My glass is empty. Again.
Mike S
October 31st, 2009
9:48 pm
What makes this worse is the defense is getting shredded by a back up QB
Statue for CPJ
October 31st, 2009
9:48 pm
Is Martinez available for an interview?
Army Vet
October 31st, 2009
9:48 pm
GTGirl…I agree. It’s sad that some people’s live completely revolve around a football game. Hope ya’ll beat Vandy.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:48 pm
We only gave up 3. Wommack and Butler’s D are improving
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:49 pm
lucky we only gave up 3
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:49 pm
Roger,
I feel pity for your cousin/wife. But then again, she probably doesn’t know any better. Be glad that scenario isn’t real because you’d find yourself in the same position UF put you in today. That crap wouldn’t fly with me. But you know what, I’m going to do the ladylike thing, and try to enjoy the rest of my game, cheer on my Jackets, and let you drool over our record since yours sucks so bad.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:50 pm
Yes, gtg628y. It does look that bad. And to think I paid Dish Network for this. … I hope the Jackets wake up out of their slumber soon.
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:50 pm
We have to score TDs every possesion to win – pathetic
dh
October 31st, 2009
9:50 pm
Even though they only got a FG, still the D let em off the hook on two 3rd & longs. Offense better score here.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:50 pm
im legitamately scared right now
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:52 pm
Dwyer is the man
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:52 pm
O still works…
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
9:52 pm
GT should lose 2 of the next 4…obviously UGA included in that. b
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:52 pm
Dwyer is a beast tonight. He must have 160 yards by now. Go Jackets!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:53 pm
Dang Dwyer really hit the corner that time. It’s ashame he doesn’t get it in open field more.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:53 pm
as much as i hate the d right now i love the o more lol
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:53 pm
he does now
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
9:54 pm
dwyer has 166 yds already. At this rate he could easily get over 200 rushing this game. Anyone know the record for single player in a game for gt?
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
9:55 pm
Remember how good our 2006 defense was, especially at the end of the year? It’s hard to get everything going at once. At least this defense plays well some of the time. But it is frustrating to have such a good offense and have a team like Vanderbilt still in the game.
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
9:56 pm
I love our second half offense these past few games. The difference in the changes in halftime are incredibly noticible.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:56 pm
Dwyer’s single game record prior to tonight was 159.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
9:56 pm
Oh and Roger,
-Fill your own @*#$&(% glass. This GTGirl doesn’t cater to anyone.
-Make your own sandwich, it’ll teach you a skill that might help you get a job at Subway
Enjoy your 4-4 record mutt!
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
9:56 pm
Crapppppp!!!!!!
SRF
October 31st, 2009
9:57 pm
CRAP
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:57 pm
There’s the ball game. Nesbitt has to quit being so selfish and give the ball up sometimes. At least we can still win the ACC but I don’t think we can stop Duke’s passing unless we fire Wommack this week.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:57 pm
wowww
matt
October 31st, 2009
9:57 pm
good grief – fumbles will lose us this game
Tech82
October 31st, 2009
9:57 pm
gtg628y – Eddie Lee Ivory had 356 yards against Air Force
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
9:58 pm
*@*$*@(($)!)$((@()$_!@)#$($(#)()@)$((!@!
Too Funny!!
October 31st, 2009
9:58 pm
Jeff — This sucks doesn’t it? That boilerplate column you wrote prior to leaving Atlanta is in danger of ending up in the recycle bin. Hang in there though there is still a lot of time left. You may be able to dust it off and end up enjoying that hotel lounge cocktail yet.
Jackette
October 31st, 2009
9:58 pm
not having a week off yet has really caught up with them ..they look tired
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
9:58 pm
HEY ! A 3 and out !
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
9:58 pm
Dwyer gets the ball inside the five but Nesbitt always wants the touchdown himself and refuses to give the ball up and fumbles too much.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
9:59 pm
Good job D. Way to hold em after the TO. Now we need to score.
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
9:59 pm
Short field. No mistakes. Get this thing going.
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
9:59 pm
It was Dwyer who fumbled, not Nesbitt wasn’t it?
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:00 pm
lets score this time boys c’mon
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:00 pm
They should just give it to Dwyer the rest of the night.
Michael
October 31st, 2009
10:00 pm
Single game rushing record is 350-something yards, by Eddie Lee Ivery (I think it was him, could be wrong) against Air Force. It was an NCAA record for a while, though it has been broken since.
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
10:00 pm
Oh wow, didn’t realize it was that high Tech82. Still, very impressed by Dwyer’s stats this game so far(can’t say performance cus all I get is stat updates).
same ole same ole
October 31st, 2009
10:00 pm
guys, GT Girl is not a girl, just some guy starting cr@p
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:01 pm
gt will start to pull away in the 4th quarter.
*btw – how sad is rogerdawg, in an unintentionally hilarious way?*
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:01 pm
The single game record for rushing is 356 yards by Eddie Lee Ivery vs. Air Force, 1978.
Lash La Rue
October 31st, 2009
10:01 pm
Phil 1 NNY 0 in 2nd
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:01 pm
GT Girl
No tip for you with that kind of attitude. You’ll be doing chores from dawn til dusk honey doody.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:01 pm
Nesbit fumbled. As for Dwyer, we are sneaking him into NO Monday night.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:02 pm
Bill-
its not that he’s selfish the reads just get tougher when you don’t have a specific D-end to judge whether to give it to dwyer or not. He just tried to take the ball back becuz he had made the wrong read
Reality
October 31st, 2009
10:02 pm
As of the 2007 season, the Division 1-A single game rushing record is 406 yards held by LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian University against Texas El Paso in 1999. The Division 1-AA record is 437 yards and is held by Maurice Hicks of North Carolina A&T against Morgan State in 2001.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:02 pm
Actually same ole same ole….I am a girl. And I’m not starting crap. I’m responding to crap being started from the idiot UGAy fans on this blog. When I get told to go back to the kitchen, I’m gonna fire back.
And yeah, I know my football. Even though I’m a girl. Imagine that.
Nate
October 31st, 2009
10:03 pm
Hey Roger,
Where can I get one of those souvenir black helmets??!!
Oh wait, Kiffin and Co are auctioning off the new black shirts!
Go Tech, let’s roll over Vandy
Reality
October 31st, 2009
10:03 pm
Sorry wiki knowledge not my own.
Lash La Rue
October 31st, 2009
10:03 pm
nyy sorry…bases loaded by phillys…1 away.
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:03 pm
I should have been more specific – The Georgia Tech single game record for rushing is 356 yards by Eddie Lee Ivery vs. Air Force, 1978.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:04 pm
Tech needs new D coordinator … defense just hasnt gotten the job done since Tenuta. Tentative … missed tackles … just porous.
Buckhead Bulldog
October 31st, 2009
10:04 pm
GTGirl- Give it break. Why are you even lowering yourself to the level of this imbecile on an AJC blog? I mean come on….that basic baiting in it’s lowest level. If you are a student at Tech then you are a lot smarter then what that moron is throwing at you….unless you are just toying with him, then go for it. This IS rather entertaining.
Y’all’s D better get after it or plan on Nesbitt and Dwyer to crank out some points. Yikes!
Good luck Jackets!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:04 pm
Paul is getting very concerned. I know that short pacing back and forth from back in the Statesboro days.
Nice grab DT…
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:05 pm
GT has to plan to score 50 in any game to be safe.
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:05 pm
please no fumble……….
Reality
October 31st, 2009
10:06 pm
My apologies, I just thought someone was asking about overall. ELI did it against my alma mater. He was a beast.
Statue for CPJ
October 31st, 2009
10:06 pm
@gtg628y, I believe PJ Daniels had 300+ yards in the blue smurf bowl several years ago.
TNJeff
October 31st, 2009
10:06 pm
The Cellar Dwellers of the SEC taking it to the best of the ACC – who’s your Daddy?
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:07 pm
Buckhead Bulldog,
I am a student. And yes I am smarter. But sometimes the stress at Tech makes you want to strangle someone so it’s nice to let off a little bit of steam on the morons that like to talk smack.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:07 pm
Another 4th down. C’mon Jackets!!
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:07 pm
Our daddy is UGE see 45 – 42.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:07 pm
GO FOR IT
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:08 pm
And Missy St.
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:08 pm
thank you commodores
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:08 pm
thank u Lord!
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:08 pm
TD DWYER!!!
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
Touchdown Dwyer!! Thank God!
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
first down any way we can get it haha
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
TD Dwyer!! Way to go Jackets! Now the adventure begins with our D.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
TOUCHDOWN BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
PJ Daniels had 307 but Eddie Lee Ivory’s 1978 total against Air Force of 356 is still the Tech record
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:09 pm
GT Girl
I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I’m sorry if I did that. You’re still a lady so I don’t really need to insult you.
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:10 pm
GT Girl, you are to smart for their BS…
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:10 pm
Defense…. PLAY BALL !
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:10 pm
That’ll work. TD Jackets!!!!
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:10 pm
Let’s see if the defense is interested in actually playing defense.
Barry_from_Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
Jeff — This sucks doesn’t it? The boilerplate column you wrote back in Atlanta is useless at this point. Oh well, hang in there you may be able to dust it off yet.
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
I wouldn’t call it an adventure – its been a nightmare almost all season. The only thing worse has been our kickoff return coverage.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
Let’s go Blair ! Kick it WAAAAAY out of bounds !
td
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
3 and out
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
Please, God, no squib kick…
Tech82
October 31st, 2009
10:11 pm
No looking back. Another three-and-out and this game is over.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:12 pm
Roger,
You didn’t hurt my feelings. I’m not a weak woman. I just hope I didn’t make you cry more than UF did today. I bet that @$$ whopping hurt today didn’t it?
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
10:12 pm
Barry — trust me, I’m in the process of a significant rewrite.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:12 pm
Thank the Turf Smurf for that one.
Lash La Rue
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
Phil 3 and NYY 0 in 3rd
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
TO baby!! Tech ball.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
Yellow Jacket ball!!! WOO
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
Fumble!!!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
Whew.. Thanks for the smile Ms. Lady Luck.
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
Offensively, we are are top 5 team.
Defensively, uh, not quite there yet…
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:13 pm
As PJ likes to say, “Now we’ll see if we’re good enough.”
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
The problem is we are stuck with the kicker until we can recruit another. Some teams pull one out of the stands who ends up being a star. We’ve had walk-ons do well, but wouldn’t it be a hoot if CPJ went into the stands and found a better kicker???
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
Damnit, why didn’t they review that? I didnt think Vandy fumbled!!!
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
Thank U Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
TNJeff
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
Houn
?? UG E?
45-42 I get – you guys finally beat UGA but think what would happen to your gnats IF you played the top teams in the SEC (which no longer includes UGA admittedly). My point (since it appears I’ll have to dumb it down) is that the SEC continues to dominate the ACC. Even a pathetic team like the one UGA is putting out there this year would likely do well in the woeful ACC
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
Rogerpuppy, you gotta play both halves.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
TD number 3 for Dwyer. Career best for him.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:14 pm
Wommack has to heat these guys up. Just not enough desire and intensity. The missed tackles tonight have been pathetic … total whiffs.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
10:15 pm
OK – so now if we can kick-off….
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:15 pm
what a turn of events go jackets!
updated stats for dwyer: 20 rushes, 172 yards, 3 TDs
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
that’s a big if…
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
Come on Special Team……………….
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
Time for an onside kick so we don’t let Vandy right back in with a long return like last time
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
Please God….don’t let Vandy return it for a TD on the kickoff…Please
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
looks like gt is about to go 4-1 vs the SEC in the coach johnson era.
does anyone doubt that total will soon be 5-1 after uga comes to town?
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
UGE (Univ of GA Excusemakers)
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
Oregon 27 USC 17
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
You can certainly tell this is an ACC official crew with the favortism towards Tech.
td
October 31st, 2009
10:16 pm
game, set, match
What?
October 31st, 2009
10:17 pm
Strong is a good coach. Why would he leave the best team in the country to come to a team where the head coach will leave within 2 years?
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:17 pm
Rogerpuppy, get out another PBR, use your one good tooth to pop it open, sit back in that overstuffed recliner that you got at Goodwill, and watch a team that plays even better in the second half than the first half. When it’s all over, we’ll be 3-0 against the SEC, unless they let us play that vaunted FL team in the national championship game, then it’ll be 4-0.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:17 pm
The review officials are SEC. Evidently they didn’t see the need to review the play. Just like a Dawg fan – always complaining about the officials.
What?
October 31st, 2009
10:18 pm
Who gives up this many pts to Vandy anyway? Not a top team.
Sean M
October 31st, 2009
10:18 pm
This would be a 42-17 game if not for two big plays by Vandy.
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:18 pm
TechFan
It’s ACC officials. Get it right.
Buckhead Bulldog
October 31st, 2009
10:18 pm
Nice…..Dwyer is just a flat out stud of a running back. He is going to slice our Swiss cheese D…..Oh! The horror : (
Barry_from_Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
10:19 pm
Jeff — Sorry to hear that. As I said, all is not lost. There is still a quarter left and the the history of Vandy suckitude is on your side. I am sure there is probably a “Paul Johnson is the new Bear Bryant” angle hidden somewhere in this game, dreadful as it has been thus far.
bp
October 31st, 2009
10:19 pm
dwyer is a man calm down we are playing our game
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
what’s the deal tonight with all these fat lineman anyway???
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
I bet that UGA would take our high school offense now.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
Just one more stop by the ‘D’ and you can pee on the fire and call in the dogs (an old rural saying).
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
Hey Roger, how do you get a UGA grad off your front porch – pay for the pizza
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
I’ll say it ONE more time. IT IS SEC REVIEW OFFICIALS. ACC OFFICIALS ON THE FIELD. Evidently your SEC officials in the review booth didn’t see the need to review the play.
I have it right.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:20 pm
And while you’re at it, pee on the Dawg.
Kurdt Kobain
October 31st, 2009
10:21 pm
That fumble wasn’t close. Easy call. No need for replay. Sorry.
What?
October 31st, 2009
10:21 pm
Your game. Bad defense and using up clock. High school.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:22 pm
You questioned the reason the fumble play wasn’t REVIEWED. You get it right.
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:22 pm
damn stop norman
da man
October 31st, 2009
10:22 pm
That was a fumble…knees weren’t on the ground. Why didn’t they review?
OZ_Jacket
October 31st, 2009
10:23 pm
ACC officials on the field, SEC in the review booth
SRF
October 31st, 2009
10:23 pm
man this defense is BAD
Just An Observation
October 31st, 2009
10:23 pm
Watching on ESPN360.com and loving effort of the Jackets on offense to not let Vandy pull off the upset. GO JACKETS!!!!
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:23 pm
TechFan
Just like a goofball Techie….don’t overstate your opinion SON.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:23 pm
Somebody please tell Vandy to settle for the moral victory.
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:24 pm
stop’em
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:24 pm
Just the facts. No opinion was stated. Maybe you need to learn to read before posting your BS.
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:25 pm
Here is a good time for one of those 11 minute drives. No turnovers guys.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:25 pm
Oregon 27 USC 20 3Q
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
Where is Jeff?
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
i don’t know who i want to win between oregon and USC.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
Because there are always non-Tech types on this board … iIf GT was in the SEC it would be in the East. It would have one tough opponent in the division every year … Florida. It would possibly have one or two tough opponents in the West … Alabama or LSU … depending on the draw that year. No big deal.
o-me
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
Roger go eat your dog bone…and shut up.
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
Miami came back and beat Wake. We still have to beat both Wake and Duke.
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
im surprised our defense still hasn’t figured it out
RogerDawg
October 31st, 2009
10:26 pm
TechFan
DO you even have a clue what the officiating crew is responsible for? It’s more than X’s and O’s you dweeb. But, you wouldn’t know that having played a flute in high school. Get your facts straight, or hush up.
What?
October 31st, 2009
10:27 pm
Tech Fan,
Everyone on this blog has internet. Watch your sorry team panzie.
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:27 pm
rogerdawg is stil here?
i thought u would be watching the dvr/tivo of your amazing victory over the gators.
or the recent big win at TN.
or last year’s blowout of tech.
how do u even have the time to whine on the gt football blog with all of the good things happening with the uga program that u are celebrating???
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:28 pm
Deep!!!!!!
Dirk Digler
October 31st, 2009
10:28 pm
yeah baby!!!
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:28 pm
So much for the 11 minute drive. Nice pass & catch.
o-me
October 31st, 2009
10:28 pm
87 yards…holy cow….love it Roger
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:28 pm
And RogerDawg’s day is a total miserable wreck…..
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:29 pm
Going for 60 tonight.
Sean M
October 31st, 2009
10:29 pm
49-31 this is more like it.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
10:29 pm
That was neat – but now we have to kick-off and then find a D
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Smooth
da man
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
dawgs, when the jackets play ya….it will be the end of the Richt era!!!
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Your right Dawgs; our offense is so high school
Tech82
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
We’ll score at least two more times. Their D is getting gassed.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Once again you don’t know what you are talking about. The officials on the field don’t call for an automatic review. The officials in the booth automatically review the play. Those happen to be SEC officials for this game.
Your post was incorrect just as your logic is incorrect. I guess that’s understandable since you are a fleabag fan.
Statue for CPJ
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Interesting wrinkles in the offense this week.
-Roddy getting pitches instead of Allen
-Passes going to Peeples and Melton (other than Bay Bay)
-Dwyer getting some pitches on the outside instead of everything up the middle
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Is it just me, or is Nesbitt really throwing well tonight?
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
And again I’ll pray…don’t let them score a TD on the kick off….please God?
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
GT got it.
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
10:30 pm
Thats more like it.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
Hanging 60 plus on the board should help erase the early sleepwalk.
FUUUUUUUUMBLE !!!!
Tech82
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
Fumble! Game over!
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
Thanks again Vandy.
bp
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
is everyone ok now
same ole same ole
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
great job Nesbitt to Peeples…hope to finish out the clock in 4th and get out of here, Wake will be a tough task even at home next week
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:31 pm
509 yards – 193 passing 316 rushing – only a mickey mouse offense could do that
SRF
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
wow – Scott Blair !
The Chief
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
Where was this defense and special teams play in the first half? No disrespect to Vanderbilt, but we sure made them look good in the first half.
Barry_from_Eastenders
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
This is definitely a top 10 defense we are watching tonight. Nice!! Has Vandy scored 31 points all season — combined? Yeah, this is BCS quality.
ZachBrownBandFan
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
rogerdawg
i’m really glad that people like yourself exist is this world. you make ALL Tech students/fans smarter.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
“I turn my lights and they still ring the door bell.”
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
I just don’t know how we’d ever survive in that tough old SEC…
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
10:32 pm
The UGA cops will be busy tonight. With Georgia’s players upset over the loss and partying on Halloween, they will probably arrest half the team for driving scooters illegally and no license.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:33 pm
Scott Blair is our best player on special teams. He kicks, tackles, and apparently now recovers fumbles. Awesome
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:33 pm
phillys 3 nny 2…replay in ws on a rod homer?
GT1Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:33 pm
We better crack the top ten after this…Go Jackets!
The Chief
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
No disrespect to Vandy, but we sure made them look good in the first half.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
I miss most of the game for Trick or Treater! 7 bags of Candy from Costco and I’m just sitting down.
Rambling Wreck!
C tha 1
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
FUMBLE!! This is what I’m talking about! You don’t play down to your competition…you crush them. This is the kind of football disciplined teams play who actually have a killer instinct! This is what separates GT from UGA. When they smell blood they go for the kill. Simple.
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
If old Scotty would just kick it into the end zone, he wouldn’t have to tackle or recover fumbles.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
Blair is a scrapper.
GT Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
than you Lord!
The Chief
October 31st, 2009
10:34 pm
That was Roddy Jones from Chamblee High School!
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
Time for Jaybo to come mop up.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
Roddy Jones TD! Yeah!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
Roddy Jones for a TD. Pour it on Tech!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
TD !!
Rog ? ROG ??? Yo Rog…. you OK ??
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
The difference between Martinez and Wommack is that one makes adjustments at halftime and one doesn’t. FSU couldn’t be stopped in the first half and we held them to 9 in the second. Vanderbilt has scored 3 in the second. I know it’s Vanderbilt, but the difference is obvious.
AtlantaFan
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
Tech has their foot on the gas and they’re not letting up.
Chris (Statesboro)
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
Crossing my fingers for a sixty pointer.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:35 pm
This is true Puppy Wine, but at least he’s doing something right?
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:36 pm
28 unanswered points. TWENTY-EIGHT.
Biff Pocoroba
October 31st, 2009
10:36 pm
Blair should be on special teams, just not as the kicker
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:36 pm
We really make Vandy look Good! I have TIVO, but I don’t think I want to rewind 31 points. Oy!
What’s funny is Mark Bradley had picked us to lose several months back. Seriously.
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:36 pm
Rowdy Roddy Jones. Nice run. Now I feel a little better. For some reason the defense doesn’t show up in the 1st half in night road games this year. I hope Duke is a noon game.
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:37 pm
56 points, including a fumble inside the 5. We now have 108 points against the SEC in less than 2 games. I wonder if we can get to 150 in 3 games.
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
10:37 pm
yeaaa roddy and warren
Alabama Jack
October 31st, 2009
10:37 pm
Eat your heart out dawgs.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:37 pm
Now I am thinking 70
J.J.M.
October 31st, 2009
10:37 pm
lol@rowdy
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
10:38 pm
Whatever it is that Wommack is doing at halftime, could we try to get him to do it before the friggin game?
jackette
October 31st, 2009
10:38 pm
good to see Roddy Jones having a great game, especially since he did not get a chance last week but Anthony Allen is so powerful, what an offense we have and they are alll coming back
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:38 pm
Smokin’ hot right now. Okay, we gave up 31 points, a bunch I know, but this was a vaunted SEC defense? Georgia couldn’t crack 35 against them and looked pretty pathetic until late. I’m happy so far.
Starring Ted Knight as Judge Smales
October 31st, 2009
10:39 pm
Not Disappointed: He also said we would lose to FSU.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:39 pm
Stop them so that Jaybo can run some real plays.
GT1Fan
October 31st, 2009
10:39 pm
The thing that sucks about potentially winning the ACC is that you are locked in to playing some sorry Big East Team…
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:39 pm
1337Tech – That would be a good thing. I’m just not confident in our DC.
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:39 pm
“Vanderbilt has put themselves in a difficult situation.” Hilarious commentary.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:41 pm
Oh…. Griffin shouldve had it.
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:42 pm
Just a little out of his reach…ugh. So close though
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:42 pm
Make up holding call. Glad they threw it there instead of on 2nd down.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:42 pm
What happen to the other Vandy QB? I’ve been gone for two hours
jackette
October 31st, 2009
10:43 pm
really need to keep scoring to help our chances to move up in rankings
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:43 pm
Jeff’s not blogging. Is he okay? Maybe he is in the game now that we are 25 points ahead.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:44 pm
Vandy QB has a groin or hammy.
Michael
October 31st, 2009
10:44 pm
The starting Vandy QB tweaked his hamstring on a 20-something-yard run.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
10:44 pm
GT1Fan — Be thankful, be VERY thankful that you would be matched up against a horrible Big East team, lest you get your pants pulled down against a legitimate BCS opponent….you just got 31 hung on you by an awful Vandy squad, led by their 2nd string QB….get over yourself dude, you are not in the big leagues yet and frankly you would be embarassed if you got locked into a game against a real BCS worthy opponent….be thankful and beat your chest as you convince yourself that you are in the club.
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:44 pm
GT1Fan, I think we were #16 in the country at end of October in 1990. Everyone in front of us fell. Win ACC and maybe get Cincy if they are undefeated. Who knows???
gtg628y
October 31st, 2009
10:44 pm
Question for those able to watch. Is our defense forcing the incompletions or is it Vandy sucking it up? Stats are showing the D doing leaps and bounds better in the second half…but as we all know stats are deceiving.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:45 pm
Wow! A hammy…. Do we have any injuries?
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
10:46 pm
Yes, Hilarious, they hung 31 on us. But if we score again we hung 31 on them twice.
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
I’m glad to see my Flowery Branch guys getting some playing time. First Izaan Cross recovers a fumble, and now Jaybo gets to direct the offense. I’m looking forward to seeing Daniel Drummond get some playing time next season as an awesome back-up to Dwyer. Go Jackets!
jackette
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
espn announcer said he felt GT was best one loss team in country, hopefully, others in national media will starting believing that too, could use a little help from local media
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
no injuries for gt.
and it looks like the gt defense is finally imposing it’s wil on an inferior vandy offense.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
gtg628y — Vandy sucks dude…are you actually watching the game???
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
Subs from here on in. Go Jackets!
V
October 31st, 2009
10:47 pm
gtg628y: Vandy is sucking it up. But, GT has forced turnovers, too.
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:48 pm
Jaybo!!!!!!!!!
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:48 pm
thanks wesleywhatwhat….
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:48 pm
gtg628y – More pressure on QB.
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:49 pm
Jaybo!!!!
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
10:49 pm
And I said Tech by 17, Please forgive me.
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:50 pm
any ideas on best place to look at game stats?
jackette
October 31st, 2009
10:50 pm
why cant Barnhart speak of GT that way, why does it seem all but Jeff is against us at AJC
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:50 pm
So it appears Wommack and Martinez are in the Sh&TTER again with their defenses. I guess they need to meet at the waffle house on Hwy 316 again. LOL!
ZachBrownBandFan
October 31st, 2009
10:51 pm
Ducks 41 USC 20 … end of 3rd
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:51 pm
Well what we know is that USC isn’t the best one loss team because Oregon is killing them by 21 points 41-20 in the 3rd quarter.
Old School
October 31st, 2009
10:52 pm
Would have liked to have seen JD get 200, but can you imagine that would be 128 yards LESS than Eddie Lee had against Air Force in the snow. That’s one record that will stand forever.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
10:52 pm
wesleywhatwhat —- Welcome to the Internet friend….there is this new fangled technology out there called Google….you should check it out…in the mean time, here you go…. http://espn.go.com/ncf/gamecast?gameId=293040238
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:52 pm
Voters better put USC behind GT
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:53 pm
True Techfan and Boise Beat Oregon. Interesting………..
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:53 pm
And Eddie Lee had the flu that day and was puking on the sidelines…
W&Ws
October 31st, 2009
10:54 pm
Special stat for our Dawgs: Y’all beat Vandy by 24? Tech is up by 25… so far.
Houn
October 31st, 2009
10:54 pm
I agree that the Eddie Lee total is massive. Didn’t PJ Daniels have about 300 against Tulsa in a bowl game several years ago?
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:54 pm
old school – it would be 156 less – Eddie Lee had 356 against air force in 78
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
GO DUCKS!!!!
dh
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
Nice adjustments again this week at halftime. However, they should have never been in that situation. No more kickoff returns for TDs.
Let’s get ready for Wake.
Old School
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
Remember it well. Saw it on the tube. Speaking of JD, what a class act he is in addition to being a great player. Hope he comes back.
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
Is anyone here following recruiting closely? How has CPJ be recruiting vs. Gaily?
CPJ 4 HEISMAN
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
CPJs got class taking a knee instead of running it up
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
Eddie Lee – 356
PJ daniels – 307 on the blue turf
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:55 pm
Tech just needs to take care of business and the polls will take care of themselves.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
10:56 pm
1337Tech — Been following Tech football much??? Gaily????
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:56 pm
what happen to Jeff? Hell, I was with issuing candy to the kids. I live in a gated community but I must’ve seen 130 kids. Crazy! I wonderful if somebody left the gate open. It’s only 40 houses. Too funny. I saw a kid dress as Barney Madoff. I’m like Wow!
Good games Jackets!
GTGirl
October 31st, 2009
10:56 pm
JD is a great person on top of being a great athlete. I had a class with him and he’s a very talkative personable guy. I hope he comes back as well
jackette
October 31st, 2009
10:56 pm
why can’t Barnhart give Dwyer credit? 180 RUSHING tonight and Barnhart is ready to hand Heisman candidate award of the ACC to Spiller of Clemson, Dwyer is right down the street, Mr. College Football hello?
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
10:56 pm
Tech, I am glad you are putting on a beat down. I got tired of the suicide watch on the Dawg blogs.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:57 pm
Well, I rather will ugly than lose pretty!
Ramblin Wreck!
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
10:57 pm
Hilarious, reread. I asked how C(oach)P(aul)J(ohnson)’s recruiting was comparing to the Chan’s.
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
10:57 pm
hilarious,
errrr, i’m watching the game on espn360 now, but thanks for telling me what i already knew, dipsh*t.
now does anyone ELSE have a site for live game stats? my usual sites don’t have them.
SRF
October 31st, 2009
10:57 pm
I guess Roger went out for a drink ?
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:58 pm
Evening Cuz! You’re a Good Fan! Where’s 45acp?
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
10:58 pm
Thanks Cuz! It was suicide watch around here in the first half but thankfully the D turned around their performance.
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
try http://espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=293040238
matt
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
http://espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=293040238
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
SRF, who’s Roger? must not be a tech fan…
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
Not, another year, ten dollars of candy, zero trick or treaters.
GT93
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
Helluva 2nd Half!!! Now let’s see how much respect and attention we can get from the BCS “system”. More importantly, let’s be sure and savor this win for a day and then get ready for Wake and Duke. One game at a time, but OH what fun it is to watch this Paul Johnson team!!
Puppy Wine
October 31st, 2009
10:59 pm
Quick, somebody check to see if they’re passing out Flavoraid in Athens (everyone says Koolaid, but it was Flavoraid they used in Jonestown.) After our beat down of yet another superior SEC defense, how can a puppy stand the impending loss coming their way from MY JACKETS!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:00 pm
Thanks Cuz! It was suicide watch around here during the first half but thankfully our D turned their game up a notch or two in the second half.
Just An Observation
October 31st, 2009
11:00 pm
CONGRATULATIONS —- GREAT WIN TECH!!!!!
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:00 pm
sorry for the double post…
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:01 pm
Not Disappointed lives in a “gated community.” Wow…that is impressive….a gated community in GA….that is saying a lot…..you must earn at least $60k a year….we are all so impressed…..hahahahha…too funny. What a douche…..good times
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
11:02 pm
appreciate it.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:03 pm
wesleywhatwhat — You supposedly already knew about the URL I linked, yet you are still asking for stats…you truly are a dumba—
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:03 pm
Not, 45 and I were fighting off the fire Coach Richt crowd. He might have gotten ticked off like me and left. I chose alcohol and ABBA music til I realized that you were still playing. Here I am.
I am of the seventies, cut me some slack on the ABBA music.
wesleywhatwhat
October 31st, 2009
11:04 pm
still here hilarious?
thought u would be punishing yourself in your mom’s basement to secret fantasies of tim tebow in a bulldog uniform by now…
louisville slugger
October 31st, 2009
11:05 pm
Good win, still enough for CPJ to be unhappy about and keep everyone on their toes! Defense better show up more than they did tonight in the 1st half.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:08 pm
Wake’s offense is a similar scheme to Vandy’s and Miss St. It will be interesting to see how we do in the first half next week. D needs to show up big next week.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:08 pm
Just want you Tech fans to know, I have not abandoned my team. But I am fed up with my fan base. Many can testify that I am not a fairweather Tech fan. I have always supported my in-state brethren, even when I was attending UGA. Funny, most of us at UGA then, supported Tech when we were not playing them, what happened?
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:09 pm
Hilarious, I’m not going to get into a pissing match with you. Obivously your hurting from your team losing today. I’m always polite people on the blog. You are not going to steal my joy. May I suggest channeling you feelings else where………..
Ramblin Wreck.
dh
October 31st, 2009
11:09 pm
Hey Cuz, nothing wrong with ABBA. You say you were fighting off the fire CMR crowd. What is your exact opinion about him as well as the other coaches?
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:10 pm
I know how you feel Cuz………… “I can relate.”
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:10 pm
That may have been the stupidest, of the many dumba– postings I have ever made on these AJC blogs….forgive me as I try to pull my head out of my a–
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:11 pm
I love Abba!!!!!! My brother prefferred “Blondie!” I’m from the 70’s as well.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:11 pm
Cuz -
I don’t know. When I was growing up I always supported UGA until the game against Tech. I was happy when any team from our state did well. Now it seems fans of both schools get real nasty with each other.
It would be nice to see it the way it use to be.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:12 pm
Tech, do like Aerosmith.
This one is for you. Take that ACC title!
GO JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXI2BPRzaA&feature=related
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:13 pm
Techfan, you and I agree on football. My brother is a die hard dawg. He and I went to the UGA Spring game together. His dawg friends are use to me.
I only pull against the pups when they are playing my belove Jackets!
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:14 pm
Don’t get testy Not Disappointed, can you tell us more about your “gated community.” It sound so impressive. We are intrigued, really we are. You must have a good job or something. After all, you live in a “gated community” in the state of GA, that means you really have some credentials. Don’t tease us now, you brought it up. Tell us more, please!!! Tell us, what is it like to live in a “gate community”???? Please, pray tell.
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
11:14 pm
Cuz I like you, but truth be told I want the Bullpups to lose every single game and I be a little disappointed if their fans felt otherwise about Tech.
Old School
October 31st, 2009
11:15 pm
I wouldn’t pull for Fleabags if they were playing the Taliban. It’s not the sports teams. It’s their arrogant, obnoxious Red Neck fans. You can tell the true nature of a program’s fans when things are down. All you have to do is look at their blogs, although I must say they are very amusing.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:15 pm
Guys, I do not understand the hatred cept maybe the one game Thanksgiving weekend. Heck we are in the same state. We are in different conferences. It makes no sense on the hatred.
Keep on slammin with that “High School” offense.
That was said with respect for CPJ and a dig at his detractors.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
11:15 pm
Yes, TechFan there is a lot of nastiness. I actually feel sorry for UGA. Little more than a year ago they were ranked #1 and now they have turned themselves into Grambling….. not that there is anything wrong with that.
Michael
October 31st, 2009
11:15 pm
My deadbeat dad used to live in a gated community, in Reidsville.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:16 pm
Not Disappointed -
The majority of the members of my family are dawg fans. It has always been a fun rivalry with them and I always pulled for UGA in the SEC.
I’m just glad my dad went to Tech and raised me right!
Buckhead Bulldog
October 31st, 2009
11:16 pm
Roger is passed out.
Another good game by the Jackets! I’m still not sure who my vote goes to, yet. Arenas from Bama or Dwyer….both are awesome and have that “fight” in them.
Good luck the rest of the way Jackets…looking good!
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:16 pm
Old School, kinda hard to disagree with your logic. But I feel no animosity towards your team.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:18 pm
Hey guys, Not Disappointed lives in a “gated community.” He is too modest to share that…well actually he is tries to share it as though we are supposed to be impressed by it…but anyway….I just thought we should offer up a collective Internet golf clap or something for his lifetime accomplishment….he lives in a “gated community”, which obviously is impressive to him, so the rest of us should be impressed as well….come on now…1…2…3….golf clap
Gordon
October 31st, 2009
11:18 pm
I was at Tech from 78 through 82, when we were horrible and UGA had their best years. I was scarred. I can’t pull for UGA even when it helps us. I like their players and coaches for the most part, and the fans that went to UGA are okay, but all of the others keep me from pulling for UGA. There are just too many of them, and they are so in-your-face when they do well. If I lived somewhere else I would pull for them except when they played Tech. I actually was a UGA fan in high school, but that quickly changed once I got to Tech.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:19 pm
Thanks Buckhead!
Michael
October 31st, 2009
11:19 pm
I think the reason for the nastiness is that the fans of the respective schools have so much more interaction with each other on fan blogs, including this one. The more interaction, the more friction, and more fur flying. I wish it didn’t happen; it’d be nice if the Tech fans would stay off the UGA blogs, and vice-versa.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:19 pm
Why didn’t the AJC just leave Bradley in Nashville? Who would have noticed?
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
11:21 pm
Hilarious, everyone who doesn’t live in double wide isn’t necessarily doing it to spite you.
Old School
October 31st, 2009
11:23 pm
It’s called “Clean, Old Fashioned Hate” for a reason. I just can’t understand people who say, “I pull for Georgia unitl they play Tech” or vice versa. My allegiance has been to Georgia Tech for more than 50 years. I am a Georgia Tech fan, not a State of Georgia fan when it comes to college sports. Maybe if had not been for the (repeat) arrogant, obnoxious Dawg fans I would feel differently. Just too many years of classless harassment. But I can say that I did pull for UGA once in those 50+ years: in 1965 when they beat #1 Bama and the Bear 18-17 on the flea-flicker. I was there.
Full Metal Jacket
October 31st, 2009
11:23 pm
Great win for the Jackets! That offense is a treat to watch. Too bad that other state school couldn’t do something to help us with the BCS. All that wasted money on the Halloween outfits….black helmets…pfffft! Now enjoying watching Oregon thump USC and exposing them for what they always are…OVERRATED! Anyway…Go Jackets!
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:24 pm
Cool Tech Fan! I too attended Tech in the late 70’s early 80’s. My brother attend UGA. I was rasied 42 miles east of Athens, so it was a dawgy dog world. I was crazy about Herchel; furthermore my brother and I were at the game in Jacksonville when Lindsey Scott ran for a TD.
I love the state of Georgia and always pull for the pups except that last weekend in November. Hope to see some of you at the flats next weekend. “We owe Wake Forest and AZZ whipping!”
Ramblin Wreck.
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:24 pm
1337Tech — Let me break it down for you d-bag, so you can understand….the point is that living in a “gated community” is not exactly a big deal in GA….and frankly it is sad if you have to offer it up on a blog as though it is some big accomplishment….now, go back to sleep
Buckhead Bulldog
October 31st, 2009
11:25 pm
As long as we are on the topic, I ALWAYS pull for Tech, except for the one day. Hell! My father received his UGrad and Masters from North Ave….My two best friends that I’ve known since high school went to the Institute.
MalibuGT
October 31st, 2009
11:25 pm
Hilarious, quit obsessing about gated communities. better start stressing about what uni your team will wear next week for their signature win against Tennesee…Tech.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:25 pm
Oregon has over 600 yards of offense and they have 5 minutes left in the game. USC is very overrated.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
11:27 pm
Gordon says: “I like their players and coaches for the most part, and the fans that went to UGA are okay, but all of the others keep me from pulling for UGA. There are just too many of them, and they are so in-your-face when they do well”.
….I agree for the most part. But I’ll add one more component to the element you mention for disdain. Most of these idiots are “in your face” even when they aren’t doing well.
whats up with that?
October 31st, 2009
11:27 pm
now that it is all over but the crying do you think Mr. College Football and Mark Bradley can take a look at GT’s Johnathon Dwyer as a Heisman candidate? 180 yds rushing tonight against Vandy, but nooooooooo all Barnhart can talk about is Spiller of Clemson..how bout getting your head out of Georgia’s behind and give Dwyer some favor..The ESPN announcers of the game said they felt GT was the best one loss team in the country, funny that national media starting to see it but not Mr. College Football blind as a goat in a hailstorm..thank you Jeff for your support
Hilarious
October 31st, 2009
11:28 pm
MalibuGT — Who yanked your chain? Go bust those whiteheads and dream about living in Malibu one day.
Jeff Schultz
October 31st, 2009
11:30 pm
Folks — FYI, the game column is posted. I did not heap a ton of praise on the Jackets, as you probably expected.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/10/31/georgia-tech-wins-but-this-was-nothing-to-celebrate/
1337Tech
October 31st, 2009
11:32 pm
You know, I never heard this ‘pulling for UGA’ stuff on Tech’s campus. Maybe because only half the school is actually from Georgia? Or because they see it as more of a ‘technical school vs. liberal arts school’ rivalry rather than a straight up rivalry between state schools? Or maybe because it’s just traditionally seemed cooler to pull for Tech as a UGA fan (charitable) vs pulling for UGA as a Tech fan (traitor/bandwagon). Actally I wonder if UGA gets worse and Tech stays good if you won’t see more Tech fans politely cheering for the Dawgs on the weekends.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:32 pm
Herbstreit just announced his top 5 as:
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Oregon
5. TCU
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:32 pm
Tech, keep working on that D for the post season. That “High School Offense” is rolling!
Just curious
October 31st, 2009
11:33 pm
Old School: Did you attend GT?
Hensley23
October 31st, 2009
11:33 pm
FWI< all the DTV and Dish Network people out there, the GT vs Vandy game was available on ESPN gameplan, which is a ppv event for only $24…..every game with an SEC team is required to be televised according to the MEGA contract that the SEC signed with ESPN…I have dish network and watched the game tonight as will as our game vs Miss Stae on tv…..Go Jackets! Our offense is unstoppable.
wasn't it bad about the dogs,
October 31st, 2009
11:34 pm
black heads and all…
Wonder which freshman will be QB soon?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:35 pm
Sorry I missed the in-game chatting tonight, but when you have to watch on ESPN360, there’s no way to check in here too. Can’t say too much for the defense and special teams tonight, at least not till mid-way the 3rd quarter, but dang, that offense was spectacular. I LOVE CPJ, Dwyer, Nesbitt, Jones, Thomas, Peeples….WHAT A TEAM !!! As far as Dwyer being in the running for the Heisman, I think either he or Nesbitt should be considered deserving. SCHWEEEET!!!!
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:37 pm
1337, some of us Dawgs will take all the support we can get. Trust me, I understand the disdain of UGA. But I believe much of it can be mostly directed at those who never attended UGA much less graduated. I have a degree, somewhere, just have no idea what happened to the dang thing.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:38 pm
Tech may move up into the top 10 as USC got murdered by 27 by Oregon tonight. Depends on how much USC falls but after their performance, I don’t think they stay in the top 10.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:39 pm
Supersize, would you trade a Heisman for the ACCC?
UGAFan
October 31st, 2009
11:40 pm
Good win Tech fans. Your team looks good. A the risk of being accused of giving back-handed compliments, I’m going to comment on the UGA/Tech blog situation. I know many of you don’t like for UGA fans to come on here and comment. I understand that but please take a moment to look on the UGA blogs and see what Tech fans are saying over there before you make us (UGA fans) out to be the only ones in the wrong. It is a two way street from my point of view. Again, nice win.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:40 pm
Cuz, now what do you think? I want both. LOL
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:40 pm
Without hesitation, I would take the ACCC.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:41 pm
Techfan, do not be surprised if the dips that vote on the polls love USC more than Tech. I think it is a “hate Southern football teams” myself.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:42 pm
I agree, cuz. I don’t think USC will fall out of the top 10, even though they deserve to.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:42 pm
If you keep it up, you will take the ACCC. The problem is with the polls.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:42 pm
UGAFan,
You are right. Both sets of fans are guilty of trashing the other’s blog. I just remember when it was a more civil rivalry and wish it was still that way.
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
11:43 pm
I wouldn’t expect a lot of praise for a poor defensive performance and more suspect special teams play. Offensively, GT is a Top 5 team. They are blowing away the notion that you have to pass as much as you run to be successful. I just hope it is a looong while before other coaches start to rethink their pass happy mindset. CPJ’s innovations could reshape college football. I just hope it is a looong time before some catch on. For now, I’m loving those doubters. Keep putting it down. Please !
I love these experts calling this a “Wishbone”. Sure, some of the plays are similar. And many are not. Those ‘A’ backs are most more dangerous offensive weapons lined up in a the short slot. And who needs a TE ? The TE was once staple in the Wishbone. And how about those huge OL splits….. Yeah, you experts keep on with the Wishbone talk. Please, please, please…
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:44 pm
ACCC is enough for this year. No matter what happens from now till the end of the season, we will never move up far enough to even be considered for the NC game. So I’ll be happy with what we get, and to hell with the polls. Maybe next year, we will get some respect from the pollsters.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:44 pm
I think Tech could beat any team in the country “now” not named Bama or Florida. I said now. We shall see how it shakes out in a few weeks.
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:44 pm
Cuz you are probably right but they don’t deserve to be in the top 10. I watched that game tonight and Oregon totally dominated the game.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:46 pm
One major diff between CPJ’s offense and the wishbone is that when the players line up on the field, you can immediately recognize the wishbone formation. Tech doesn’t ever line up in that formation, so how can it possibly be called a wishbone offense. Back in the early 70s there were teams that ran the wishbone and teams that ran the TO, and nobody ever confused them.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:47 pm
Tech can and could beat USC. But the poll voters will put the dang Trojans ahead of the Jackets and the Trojans will not lose another game.
Cuz
October 31st, 2009
11:50 pm
I know the wishbone. I have pulled many a wishbone out of a turkey. I saw Bo Jackson play in a wishbone. CPJ does not run a wishbone. Heck we could probably defend against a wishbone. laughing, out loud no less.
RWill
October 31st, 2009
11:50 pm
Hilarious, how proud were you when UGA beat that big powerhouse Hawaii a couple years ago in a BCS bowl? Did they belong with the big boys then?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:51 pm
LOL cuz
TechFan
October 31st, 2009
11:51 pm
Good game tonight Jackets! Let’s take care of Wake next week!
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:52 pm
It would be nice to be 11-1. Playing for a NC would be something, but I doubt it this year. I’m glad the Jackets were able to make the right adjustments at half time.
Good time on the Flats!
Sane Tech Fan
October 31st, 2009
11:52 pm
Seriously, what other coach in recent times has taken a program over like PJ (inheriting players that clearly did not fit his offensive scheme) and has come close to approaching his success in less than two years. Even if people criticize the ACC conference, it’s still a BCS league and does have formidable coaching and high quality athletes. Does anyone else think this is something that is just completely unheard of…? Someone needs to do an analysis of first year coaches taking over similar level programs in the past twenty years and do some comparison. I just don’t think you’ll find anything close.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 31st, 2009
11:54 pm
Grant Field should be rocking, Saturday. I just hope those remaining tickets sell. It’s stupid that people in this state don’t come see this team. Speaking of which, did you guys see the half-empty Doak Campbell Stadium today? WOW, who’d-a-ever-thunk FSU fans would desert their team.
Sane Tech Fan
October 31st, 2009
11:55 pm
Does anyone else think that PJ has done one of the most remarkable and unheard of coaching jobs of any second year head coach at a FBS school in recent memory (going back 20 yrs. or more). Think about it. Look at his record. And, as for the critics of ACC football… it’s still a conference that has formidable coaching and athletes. It’s really quite amazing.
Not Disappointed
October 31st, 2009
11:58 pm
Nite Techfan! Nite all! “Have a great Sunday.” Hope the wife in going out with the In-laws tomorrow so I can blog with my Falcons!
son_sir
October 31st, 2009
11:59 pm
Supersize: I played in a Wishbone offense in high school in one of the most successful high school programs ever in this state. I’d say second only to Valdosta. We ran it to the textbook.
I played at Georgia Southern when CPJ tweaked an offense already installed by Coach Ben Griffith. CPJ moved the ‘A’ backs in tighter and the “Hambone” was born. Knowing the Wishbone, I can tell you….this is no Wishbone. Granted, Tracy Ham could run it and sling it as well. I spent many a practice day chasing this monster of an offense around the practice field.
I have old friends who told me when CPJ was hired at GT, “dude, this worked on yall’s 1-AA level, but this is major college”. Oddly, these buds are silent now. I’m not boasting, but the silent satisfaction is very nice and predicted.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
12:03 am
son_sir, there were even Tech supporters who doubted that CPJ’s offense would ever work. I was NOT one of them, and I am LOVING it now, which I can only hope they are too.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
12:06 am
The ONLY similarity between the wishbone Tech ran in the early 70s and the offense we run now, is the defense. Pepper Rodgers’ wishbone offense was a machine, but he would never hire a decent DC to build a defense, and Tech actually had some very good D-players then. I don’t look for CPJ to put up with the D we have this year, so, with no malice meant, I don’t think Wammock will be there next year as DC.
Gerald Ball
November 1st, 2009
12:12 am
Sane Tech Fan:
I disagree that CPJ inherited players that did not fit his scheme. Josh Nesbitt is almost the ideal QB for CPJ’s system in terms of skill and ability. His only problem is that he didn’t play in the offense in high school or with his first year under Gailey, so he is just now learning the option. And what is Jonathan Dwyer but a bigger and faster version of Adrian Peterson at Georgia Southern? The only reason why he isn’t putting up huge numbers like everyone thought this year is because defenses are keying on him, which opens things up for everyone else. And Roddy Jones is a perfect A-back.
Nesbitt, Dwyer and Jones are why CPJ is having a much easier time than is Rich Rodriguez at Michigan. Where Rodriguez is basically relying on true freshmen in his second season, Tech is playing juniors. If Tech finishes 12-1, watch out. That will be good for picking up a couple really good players to round out this recruiting class and for getting some excellent early commits in next year’s class.
Wreckmaniac
November 1st, 2009
12:19 am
Whats the big deal about being in the BCS top 10 with TCU , Cinn and Boise in it ? But I do think TCU is a very tough bunch.
son_sir
November 1st, 2009
12:24 am
Supersize: I agree, the D will definitely have to improve for GT to reach and stay near the top. However, these scores look a lot like some of our scores at GSU back when we were being fitted for rings.
Erk Russell is the greatest man I have ever known personally, but his insistence on staying in the Split-60 defense was part of the blame for us getting ripped a lot on ‘D’ in Statesboro. Good thing we had an offense on jet fuel guided by CPJ. (Example: See 1985 NC game between GS-Furman). We changed to a 4-3 in ‘87 and started stopping folks.
Changing the subject a bit, Nesbitt is just now beginning to feel really comfortable with this offense. I’ve been itching to see him freeze a defender with a pitch pump fake and turn it up field for a big gain. Dang if he didn’t do it last week at UVA. I hollered louder at that than with any TD. It told me he is starting to get it.
Despite some big numbers last year, GT was running this thing at the elementary stage. They looked more polished now, but there is some work to do. It’s great to see GT working the ‘A’ backs into the passing game (seen very rarely last year). Pardon the repeated comparisons, but Nesbitt doesn’t run things as slick as a Ham or a Raymond Gross. They were slick as eel sh&t. Nesbitt makes up for it though, with his physical strength and sheer desire to win.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
12:32 am
son_sir, I never saw Ham play, but living in Augusta, I sure heard a lot about him. How Nesbitt compares to him, I have no idea, but you are right about his sheer desire to win. The “snatch” against FSU proves that he will not allow himself to be responsible for a loss, and I think that attitude is contagious. I just hope eventually that desire and will to win carries over to the defense.
Gerald Ball
November 1st, 2009
12:39 am
Stop worrying about the defense. First, Georgia Tech is always going to struggle in preparation during practice because their offense is so radically different from the offenses that they play. Jim Donnan pointed that out, and CPJ flew off the handle at him because he knew it was true. But you know that GT doesn’t have scout team players capable of simulating a pro-style offense, and even if they did those players don’t spend enough time in a pro-style scheme to be able to simulate it effectively. But GT is going to more than make that up because their opponents can’t simulate what Georgia Tech does on offense in practice either. Most of them don’t even know enough about Georgia Tech’s offense to simulate it. They probably just stick a WR or DB under center to be Nesbitt and run a few veer or wishbone plays.
Second, please people remember that Georgia Tech lost 3 guys from their best defensive line in years to the NFL. When does Tech EVER lose 3 DLs to the NFL in the same year? (As a matter of fact, when was the last time UGA had 3 DLs drafted in the same year?) DL went from being Tech’s strength, carrying them to some victories last year, to being a weakness. Next year DL won’t be anywhere near the liability that it is this year.
The defense will get better, but since very few people will be able to stop CPJ’s offense (what, like Virginia, Maryland, BC, Clemson and UNC are going to recruit to stop it when they have to stop the passing offenses that they see much more often?) it won’t matter. GT will just be happy to win games 28-24.
son_sir
November 1st, 2009
12:47 am
Not far from Augusta myself. Just north of you up here in God’s country on the lake…… Ham was a master at running this beast. His two MVP’s in the CFL prove his skills. The guy was a magician on a busted play. Nesbitt’s a different type of player, but Nesbitt’s model is probably more suited for the major college level. Nesbitt was a shotgun QB in HS. It goes without saying he has adapted well, but I offer that he is still learning and will only get better and better. The whetstone that keeps this offense sharp is repetition. I cringed when I heard they were considering opening the season with UGA in the Dome. This style of offense is much better at the end of the season.
son_sir
November 1st, 2009
1:01 am
Gerald: Your first paragraph is so right. Simulation is an enemy and a friend at the same time. One week is not enough time to school your defenders to play this the right way. In a playoff system, this is a benefit. Not so much in a bowl system. A lot was made by detractors about LSU shutting this offense down in the Chickie Bowl, but GT was so self destructive in other phases of the game that it put the offense in a very difficult position. Nonetheless, an extended period to prepare is a big help to the opposition.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
1:07 am
son_sir, HI, NEIGHBOR. lol I agree about opening with UGAG at the dome. GLAD that was vetoed. And you’re right, from what I have seen, the O keeps getting better and better each week. And you are also right about the bowl game last year. It wasn’t what LSU did so much as it was what Tech didn’t do.
son_sir
November 1st, 2009
1:37 am
Supersize: I noticed all the UGA merchandise at Academy Sports in Evans was on clearance yesterday. Looks like someone overestimated demand. Still, little GT stuff on many store shelves. So friggin’ what ? I’ll take wins any day. I hear you can now get black ‘G’ helmets at bargain basement prices and they just hit the market. Go figure.
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
1:50 am
son_sir, you got that right, man. I went to a Halloween festival at my church tonight. Two of us had Tech stuff on….plenty with UGAG crap. All I could do was smile. And to make it even better, they were playing the UGAG-UF game on a projection TV there. Made it even sweeter. hehe
AUGUSTAJACKET
November 1st, 2009
2:02 am
Why don’t Mark stop trying to use black magic to win games and call C.P.J. for help
Supersize that order, mutt
November 1st, 2009
2:06 am
LOL, AUGUSTA, and Augusta here too, as is son_sir
George P
November 1st, 2009
4:03 pm
I was there, too. I hope the press box was heated, because it was darned cold in the stands. I started on one side but moved over near Pacman and the monsters at the half. There were plenty of empty seats at the beginning of the game.
Don’t forget that Tech wears white shirts at home, so Georgia gets to decide what color jerseys to wear, too. Will it be all black? Maybe red pants? I can’t wait to find out.
Yellow Fuzz
November 1st, 2009
5:07 pm
This just in. New AP Poll
1 Florida (38) 8-0 1448
2 Texas (13) 8-0 1408
3 Alabama (8) 8-0 1390
4 Cincinnati 8-0 1212
5 Boise State 8-0 1211
6 TCU 8-0 1147
7 Oregon 7-1 1130
8 Iowa 9-0 1127
9 LSU 7-1 1036
10 Georgia Tech 8-1 949