We’re live from Tech, Jackets have chance to take charge
The Jackets need to wait another year for a BCS title shot, but not for bragging rights.
Welcome to Opportunity Night.
Georgia Tech’s ability to become a national program is dependent in part on the ACC’s ability to develop elite teams and elevate itself significantly higher than it has been this season. But the Yellow Jackets never will have a better opportunity to take hold of their local rivalry.
Georgia fans don’t want to hear that. They view the Jackets’ 45-42 win last season and their ensuing hedge assault in Athens as some sort of aberration. All evidence is to the contrary.
This season has confirmed what we suspected last season: Tech is a program on the rise and Georgia is the one sliding. The Jackets are scrambling to keep their head coach, Paul Johnson. Mark Richt is not in trouble at Georgia but is expected to make changes to his staff.
Even if Tech had beaten Miami earlier this season and was entering tonight’s game undefeated, there’s a pretty good chance it would rank no higher than fourth in the polls, behind Florida, Alabama and Texas. That’s because of perceptions of the ACC. The Jackets would be sitting in that cluster with TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, screaming for a playoff.
But let’s focus on the local landscape for now. The Bulldogs won seven straight games in this series (2001-07) before last season, and 14 of the last 17. But what happened last season at Sanford Stadium was not a fluke. If the Jackets win tonight, it also won’t be a fluke (they’re favored by 7 1/2).
The 2010 season is months away. But Georgia probably will be starting a freshman quarterback and Tech will return Josh Nesbitt and a blur of running backs in an offense that just keeps getting better. If you had to guess right now, which school do you suppose is going to be favored when the teams meet again next season?
This is Tech’s chance. It is the cliche statement game. Nationally, the Jackets certainly can make this a special season and say something about the program by defeating Clemson in next week’s ACC championship game and then winning the Orange Bowl. But closer to home, this is their chance to take charge locally.
Tonight’s game comes down to one thing for me: I don’t think Georgia’s defense can stop the Tech offense. The Jackets’ have defensive liabilities but I don’t see the Bulldogs matching the Jackets when they have the ball.
Do you agree? Weigh in and I’ll be back shortly.
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Saint UGAVII
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahah
jimbob
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Herschel,
CPJ is a great coach, but that playcalling made no sense to me either. Suppose tech get’s a td on one of those bombs, UGA has 1:30 to get into FG range, after they’ve been shredding tech all night.
made no sense.
Pi$$onaJacket
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
I guess we won’t see anymore tech clothing or tech tags again for a year.
Cuz
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
And in the end, oh man this is sweet. 365 days you guys gave us feces. Now they are hurled back at ya. Not so bad.
I will still pull for you next week.
But this week, YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I have been enduring m, yellow fuzz, RAMBLE ON, and the one formerly known as the Island. This is better than when my divorce was final.
camden saint
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
30-24 HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
cbwdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Go back to your closets, jerkets!!! You are our B_ _ _ _ now!!!! Who is the best coach in GA now, certainly not Paul, My Johnson.
GT IS OVERRATED!!
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
OVERRATED
JohninJax
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
All you Tech fans including Mark Bradley and Jeff Shultz……. 30-24…..ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
cjdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Rot in hell you turds!!!!!!!
Go Dawgs
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Bees really are annoying. Just step on ‘em and they go away! lol
DAWG03
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vince
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Does this mean Georgia gets to face South Carolina in the ACC championship game next week?
Simons Saint Dawg
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
30-24!!! HA HA HA
UMAN
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
All the sudden Tech coordinator makes defense complicated again.
St. Simons Is A Complete Tool
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
(((((((((((30-24))))))))))) Heh. Loser. That’s another year of being our b!tch, you geek. Go Dawgs!!
PissedDawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Georgia Tech Nerd Jackets30-24
Dustin
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Hey Saint Simons 30-24!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lowcountry Bulldawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Damn that was a good win, just to shut the damn Tech fans up! 30-24!
DFCDawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Take that Nerds….St Simons………………HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH
ed
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
st simons .. eat it.. hahaha.. one of ugas worst years and we beat your 10-1 techies. .lololololol
dawgfanatic24-7
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
30 – 24 hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! Get some st. simons, m & ramble on!!!!!!!!!! Nesbit sux cox and so does B. Thomas!!!!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! m, its only the beginning. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! What a great passing team yall world of warcraft losers have. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
eddiedawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
PUT 30-24 ON A RING YOU DORKS!!
GT IS OVERRATED!!
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Bangwagon Tech fans…exit stage left please
weston
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
RAMBLE ON and YELLOW FUZZ the teenage girlies who have stunk up our blog for the last 12 months are hiding. LOL LOL LOL LOL
UGA owns GT
TBONE
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
NNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
400 rushing yards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hows it feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAINT SIMMONS
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
oh man
my team sucks!!!
my conference sucks!!!
and my calculator is broke!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boise Dawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Thank God and Greyhound Mark Richt was able to beat a Tech coach not named Chan Gailey
Cuz
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Hey POAD, you lost. You lost. Oh by the way, you lost.
champdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
30-24 hahahahaha
fcmr
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Guess I 75 won’t be crowded next week on the way to Tampa to see two loser programs play each other. 8 out of 9. What a conference. I’m thinking that a conference championship has NEVER been played with two teams that lost their final games.
JDW
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
Just in from the parking lot…St Simons found face down in Yellow Fuzz
Baba O'Riley
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
‘The Hive” is painting with a broad brush. We have our lunatic fringe like every program. Smart football fans know tech is in good hands with CPJ. Maybe Ga. Southern will hire Wommack
JohninJax
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
All you Tech fans including Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz……. 30-24…..ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
John
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha 30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahha
Bad Beat
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
30-24 GO STAMP THAT ON A RING LOSERS !!!!!! ORDER RESTORED !!!!!!!!!!!!
we r georgia
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
tech i hope you rip the daylights out of clemson next week! good luck! hope u don’t drop too far in the BCS rankings.
cjdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
BTW, only 11 pages? We beat ur arses there too….loserssssss
Taint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
30-24 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
SAINT SIMONS DOES M
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
30-24 hahahahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahha….
ACC Chumps 0-2 vs. SEC inferior opponents…
ohh did I mention…. Hahahahahhahahahhaha
Rob2595
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Well we Tech’s Fla. No matter the season no matter the place UGA will just find a way to win and when we really are that much better we will step on them
Pi$$onaJacket
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
The whole world knew that last year was a fluke. All is right with the world again. DAWGS on top!
GT IS OVERRATED!!
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC
Ga boy
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
I cannot believe the Tech defense is this bad. And the offense is not much better tonight. You lost to Ga?- give me a frigging break.
bhamdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
GO DAWGGGSSS
Lowcountry Bulldawg
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Vince is right!
BCS AUTOMATIC GAME:
ACC TITLE: UGA VS. USC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ACC AGAIN LAYS A BIG FAT EGG!!!!!!!!!
JDW
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
So since we beat SC does that mean the DAWGS are the true ACC Champ?
camden saint
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
HOW ABOUT THEM DAWGS!
HA HA HA HA HA HA
Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
UGA 30 – GT 24!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHa!
GT SUCKS!!!
weston
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
#7 Insects get whupped by little ole 6-5 UGA LMAO