Rivalry with UGA defines Tech

AND WE ASK ONCE AGAIN……

WHA DO GEORGIA TECH “FANS” AND UGA FANS HAVE IN COMMON?? THEY ARE BOTH OBSESSED WITH THEM DAWGS!!!!!!

GLORY GLORY TO OLE’ GEORGIA!!!

NOW BACK TO MY RETIREMENT CASTLE………

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If the reason you think that UGA is our biggest rival (which it is) but Tech isn’t Georgia’s (which it is because a UGA coach is allowed to lose to Florida but gets fired for losing to Tech) is because UGA has dominated for much of the recent history, then why exactly is Florida would Florida be Georgia’s biggest rival.

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This was written to needle Tech fans which serves as additional proof of who Georgia’s biggest rival really is.

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If insecurity in a fan base is one of your main points, then I should kindly direct you to your colleague Mark Bradley’s entry today. UGA should FORGET Florida, and maybe concentrate on more obtainable, yet equally elusive, goals…like Kentucky.

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Let’s see, the GT game is such an afterthought at UGA, that you write a blog post the day before the GT-UGA game about how the GT game is an afterthought at UGA. Irony, thy name is Bill King. The game could really go either way tomorrow, but with this post, I guess you’re setting up the Dawgs, should they lose, to say, “well, it’s not really a big game anyway.” Why not schedule UF for Georgia’s last game of the season, I ask?

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I see Georgia just don’t teach people how to Farm, but how to dream stupidity…. We are no way making UGA define us. We just want to shut those tobacco chewing/spitting, overall wearing Dawgs fans up about their football factory.

THWG!!!

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If UGA wins tomorrow do they get rings too?

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I’d love to see their big bee deflated on Saturday night

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Hey, L-Dawg, you liar. You said you were off the blogs. We were afraid that you got a job or something. So, what, you moved back in with your mama and daddy? HAHAHA!

Moving on to serious matters, it looks like the UGA bloggers have already prepared all their excuses. That makes sense, so they won’t have to stay up late Saturday night coming up with them.

The biggest and most plausible excuse: Mark Richt. You have our deepest sympathies, but please keep him forever. Please. Really.

Call it Tech 49, UGAuy 24. It won’t be close.

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The dawg died. That’s terrible!

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Good to see Bill and the Dawgies making excuses already. If they lose, it doesn’t matter. I guess it would matter if Georgia didn’t suck this year. Bill’s excuse on Sunday will be that losing big was actually a good thing because now they can fire Booboo and Rodriguez.

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Boy, anybody watching Auburn? They are throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Bama. UGA needs to do that tomorrow nite. If we just go over to Atlanta with the same old 6 or 7 plays we’ve used this year, we’ll just be doing 3 and outs all nite. Better throw everything at Tech, offensively and defensively.

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Bill you must not know much about football, Tech doesnt run the wishbone

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Let’s Go Georgia Tech.

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GT will dominate UGA and I’m gonna be laughing at how UGA get stung by the Yellow Jackets.

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John Heisman, Head Coach of Georgia Tech, 1904-1919, Won 100 games, lost 28, tied 6. Opening day of practice each season he would describe a football like this, holding the football up in front of the players: He would ask, “What is it?” Before anyone could answer he would say, “A prolate spheriod. That is, an elongated sphere in which the outer leathern casing is drawn tightly over a somewhat smaller rubber tubing.” Then, glaring at the players and speaking in an very serious tone of voice he would add,”Better to have died as a small boy than to fumble it.”

That might be good advice for both teams Saturday night. Whoever doesn’t heed it will be wishing they had. May the best team win.

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I believe in miracles. Auburn is 14-0 over the Prince of Darkness with two minutes left in the first.

Welcome to Russ, subbing for the future UGA VIII on Saturday. He follows in the great tradition of Otto, coming off the bench for an injured UGAI IV. Go Russ, you have a big sweater to fill.

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SadDawg, I hear the offense was bringing two new plays to Atlanta. That should bring the total up to eight.

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A lot like the mutts and Florida. One team considers the other their biggest rival. The other laughs at their historic domination.

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Bill,I think you’re confusing your vision of the future with what you WISH will happen. Wish in one hand and s–t in the other and see which one gets filled up.It’s not a magic offense.It’s dicipline and execution.

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as a GT fan, if I were told you can only have one win UGA or Clemson, I would pick Clemson to win the ACC title game and play in the Orange and just live with the UGA cr@p for a year…because it is more important than this but we GT fans want 2 wins, go Jackets

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this game gone be good

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It’s been a great year not having to hear “How ’bout them Dawgs?”. Tech fans are loving how UGA followers now want to downplay this game when their tails are stuck between their legs!

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you know when your team is making a name for itself, trying living in NC/SC border and the truth comes out fast. Before Paul Johnson, I would get hunted down by the team(s) we lost to, UNC, VT, Clemson, etc….but now they avoid me like the plague…they despise our school and only pretend to be for us when they are not playing us I assure you. It is funny…when GT lost to Miami, I got 25 text messages from these people rubbing it in, but we win 10 more and never heard a word out of any of them….no such thing as friendly fire when it comes to football, my team is despised when their winning and I love it!

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Cuz – The Dawgs have 8 plays?
That’s great. I thought it was 4. Pass, run left, run up the gut or run right.
We got this in the bag. No worries.

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AJC: One question. Why is it you have one of your staff exclusively writing for you which supports UGa?

Rest of World: Not quite sure if I buy into Bill’s diatribe re GT being obsessed with UGa. Here are a few observations:

1) UGa’s student body is over twice the size of GT’s and it used to be three times. So you have more alumni therefore more supporters.

2) Many GT graduates, highly regarded in their individual fields, leave the state of Georgia to pursue careers all over the world so our local fan base is smaller, but no less spirited.

3) UGa Fans are the worst ever. They are barking (in your face) when they win and barking (crying) when things don’t go their way.

4) GT fans took 7 years of Chan Gailey, who may be a fine x and o’s coach but couldn’t motivate the players. One down season and UGa wants to fire everyone. Geeze.

5) Bill mentioned the score on the seniors rings. Well that is alot more classy than the UGa players selling theirs on E-Bay.

Lastly, Go Jackets and I will be there tomorrow night.

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Dang, I left off one. Whenever UGa is not on top, they revert to name calling and criticism. This entire story from Bill is all negative toward GT. When your losing, again with the crying. Even the writers are in on it.

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Ramble on: I can answer that. Cry!

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Bill, your logic doesn’t hold water. If it were the other way around with Tech dominating the series, you cannot tell me that uga would not target Tech as the #1 goal. That’s why uga is so envious of Florida right now. Also remember Tennessee a few years back. Once a team starts to have success against another, it eases tensions. We’ll see what happens if or when Tech beats the dawgs 3 years in a row. Heads will roll. I’m about as die hard a Tech fan as it gets. I would love to get to the point to where uga is not the #1 goal. But when fans go through 6 and 7 year streaks that’s exactly what happens. Coach Paul Johnson stated in his weekly press conference, that he will get Georgia Tech to the point in believing that there is much more important goals than beating uga. He will reach that goal by being more successful and competitive with georgia.

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All of the other Tech rivalries (except Clemson) went away when Tech left the SEC.

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When did the Jackets leave the SEC? 1960 or 61?

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In looking back over the past twenty years, I bet that most football fans around the nation do not see the Tech/uga game as a huge rivalry. Just as they don’t see the uga/ Florida game as a big rivalry. As far as great match-up rivalries for Tech and georgia, it’s been Clemson for Tech and Auburn for georgia.

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I’ll buy a little of your argument Bill. One reason I believe this is so is that with Tech in the ACC, it’s hard to have a good rivalry except Clemson, because there is no passion among many of the ACC schools. Plus, Tech is located in the heart of uga country, with a lot of fans & alumni living in the metro area. Yes Tech has its fair share of obnoxious fans, but since Tech is outnumbered in the area uga fans act like bullies, causing Tech to hate them even more. I am a realistic Tech fan here. I know they don’t sell out their stadium. I know they are in a weaker conference. Until Tech closes the gap in the series (which might not happen since it is such a large margin) then uga fans will still not see Tech as main rival. The very nature of this article is one that Tech fans have to endure. However, there are a fair share of dog fans on Tech blogs, posting things that would make one think that Tech was their main rival. You also responded to someone that if Tech does win tomorrow it still won’t change your opinion about Tech being a main rival. However it might get a spark going, because I know dog fans will not like hearing Tech fans for another 365 days. Plus I will say if uga wins tomorrow, it won’t be treated as merely beating Tech again. I don’t think they will make rings for it, but I know uga fans will deal out a lot of crow.

With all that being said, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that. BTW, this is coming from a UT grad, so I know all about obnoxious fans causing one to despise another team for that very reason.

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I imagine most fans around the country would say Oregon-Oregon St, USC-UCLA, and Georgia-Georgia Tech are big rivalries. They not really care about the outcome. If Georgia-Georgia Tech isn’t a big rivalry, why all of the posting about this game, even in early and midseason?

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Tech Man – I disagree, because it will be “important” if Tech loses. I don’t think that Georgia will just brush off a loss to Tech, either.

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The Kentucky-Tennessee *loser* goes to the “Peach Bowl?” So says the TV. Wow…

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45ACP – Tulane left the SEC too, of course.

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As a life long Dawg fan a win over Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama or LSU would mean more to me than a win over the Jackets. Conference game wins are critical.

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Bill, from your “reasoning”, you say that Georgia Tech is not a big rival of Georgia because Georgia has been so dominant of late. You stated “The lopsided nature of the results in football over the past four decades have also ingrained an insecurity in Tech fandom…” Using your reasoning, I guess that this is why Florida does not truly view Georgia as a big rival since Florida has won 17 of the last 20 games. However, I guess this futility has ingrained an insecurity in Georgia fandom. So, you must understand how Tech fans must feel. However, what I have seen last year and this year from Tech and Georgia leads me to believe that Tech fans do not really have that insecurity that you refer to. In fact, I believe they are quite encouraged about this year and future years. I do hope that Georgia can regain some of the competiveness from years ago, because a lot of Florida fans are not excited about the game with Georgia like they used to be.

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lol, if this was some lame commenter, it would still be really bad flame bait bill. It really is a sad statement for UGA’s fans that its come to bitter blogs like this from an official AJC blogger. Sad indeed. And I’m not even a tech fan. You make mention of the fact that UGA considers UF their biggest rival. The funniest thing of all is that UF probably considers UGA their third, maybe fourth biggest rival now (even though they don’t play alabama every year, I think most UF fans would consider them a bigger rival right now). UGA just doesn’t even really register as a rivalry for most UF fans. So, you could write this entire blog and just substitute Florida for Georgia and Georgia for Georgia Tech and it would probably ring even truer.

How about you stick to talking about UGA Bill? You generally know what you’re talking about and you don’t make your fanbase look like the big bully who just got beat up. That’s all this blog does though. Makes you and your fanbase look like bitter bullies who’ve repeatedly had their butts handed to them this year.

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45ACP – If I ever get used to the idea of Tech being in the ACC, maybe it will be that way to me, too.

ACC basketball was fun several years ago, but I don’t watch, and will not, until the NBA changes their eligibility rules such that college is not a 1-year tryout for the NBA.

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Ok, D-O-G. “Dawgs” just makes you guys look like hicks. It validates the behavior of that deep fried nut job who wears overalls with that mutt painted on his fat dome. He’s one onion ring away from exploding all over the drum corps. I’ll give the guy credit though; it’s much easier for him to tailgate. He never has to leave home.

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Not Disappointed! – Make sure you have plenty of anti-freeze. Going to be cold.

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To Delbert D.:

I know this blog is about football, but I will agree with you on the basketball thing. That’s one of the things that has hurt Tech in hoops and will again this year after Favors leaves for the NBA after one year. And you know, he ain’t takin’ any classes down there. The NCAA is not minor league basketball, but it is being treated that way.

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Was Alabama supposed to have a great defense? Weak strength-of-schedule?

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“You can’t spell Georgia Tech without Georgia.” That’s very astute of you.

You must be one of those Georgia Southern or Valdosta State grads.

What’s 1+1?

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duke – Not to worry, there are reinforcements in place and doing well. Morgan is the only DL loss probability. Last year, Tech lost 3 DLs to the NFL.

Beauty is in the mind of the beholder, and frankly, nobody cares.

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Delbert, I’m glad to see that you have accepted your physical appearance…..unfortunately, evidence shows that attractive people enjoy greater success in many areas of life….have you “climbed your way all to middle management” yet? Do you wear short sleeve dress shirts like Dwight K. Schrute?

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Interesting. Mr. duke believes he is more attractive than GT fans and therefore superior. He certainly must obtain a very high sense of entitlement. Maybe he should change his name from duke to king. May I suggest Mr. duke you call my office for an appointment as to where we can research this level of arrogance and entitlement you seem to behold. Call me at 45-42.
See you tomorrow night.

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See ya Del. Enjoy!

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Rivalry is in the eyes of the beholder. Most Georgia fans feel that the rivalry game is Florida. Florida fans after owning UGA since three coaches ago feel different. Tech feels that UGA is their rival. If they tattoo three in a row on UGA, the UGA fans may feel the same.

Me, I live on the banks of the Savannah. My rivalry game is USCe. That is a must win game.

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Okay PTC, you are excluded from that previous comment. I think that Tech-Tech rivalry is heating up. The pre-Impeachment meaning of the word “is”.

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To Boise Dawg:

Off topic a bit, I’m guessing by your monicker you are in Boise. What are Boise St fans like out there? Just curious to see if they are realistic about their team or if they believe they should be in BCS Bowls every year.

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Tech is a mediocre school in a mediocre conference. Any rivalry that was there lost it’s importance when Tech dropped out of the SEC because it couldn’t compete. That is why there s such hatred from the Techies. They couldn’t cut it in the big leagues and now have a huge inferiority complex because they have such little stingers.

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And… peeing in pants defines Bill King… anyone tell you that you look like a GOAT !!

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Hey Billking. Have fun tomorrow night. Don’t forget your G license plate, magnets, flags, stickers, facepaint, G logo clothes and other souvenir shop crap.

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Whatever it is I hope that it doesn’t require much intelligence

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Wow, Bill way to get the Georgia faithful prepared for the ass-whippin. Now they can say the game does not matter that much to them.

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45-42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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I hope UGA gets C Peterson at Boise St. if UGA replaces CMR. I say give CMR a chance next year to turn it around, if not I’d like to get Peterson

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I’m thinking Georgia might have beat Alabama.

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Way to sandbag the hurt you will feel saturday night. if you think uga dismisses the rivalry with Tech, how do you think UF feels about the ownage of uga?? lol, how could you even call uf a rivalry?

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Thanks Boise Dawg. I will say this, I sure wouldn’t want to play them. They proved they do belong after that Fiesta Bowl a few years back. I do hope they lose tonight against Nevada, but I don’t see it happening.

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Updated: November 24, 2009, 3:28 PM ET
Bottom 10 teams are losing their religion
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By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com
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WEEK: Preseason | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Bye | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week:

If you’re on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you’ve had too much of this life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes.
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on.
Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on.
Everybody hurts. You are not alone.

– “Everybody Hurts,” R.E.M.

The college football teams that have become Bottom 10 staples are not alone in their misery this season.

Even some of the sport’s traditional heavyweights have become bottom-feeders in 2009. Michigan finished 5-7 and will miss a postseason bowl for the second season in a row. Defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma has to beat Oklahoma State on Saturday to finish the regular season with a winning record. So does Notre Dame, which plays at Stanford on Saturday night.

R.E.M., which spent last weekend in New Orleans recording new tracks for an upcoming album, was greeted by “The Wake-Up Bomb” from its hometown of Athens, Ga., on Sunday.

After leading Kentucky 20-6 at the half at Sanford Stadium, the Georgia Bulldogs committed four second-half turnovers in a 34-27 loss to Kentucky. It was Georgia’s first home loss to the Wildcats since 1977, when Prince Charles watched the Bulldogs get royally blasted, 33-0.

Georgia, which went into the 2008 season ranked No. 1 in the country and was No. 13 at the start of this season, must upset No. 7 Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Saturday night to finish the regular season above .500.

Maybe the Bulldogs will be inspired by New Mexico, which won its first game of the season by beating Colorado State 29-27 on James Aho’s 27-yard field goal with 12 seconds to play. Or by Rice, which has won two consecutive games, over Tulane and UTEP.

With apologies to Steve Harvey and Michael Stipe, here’s this week’s Bottom 10:

ESPN.com’s Bottom 10
  Rank Team Record Comment
1. Western Kentucky 0-10 “The Worst Joke Ever”: The Hilltoppers have two more chances to end their 18-game losing streak, the longest in the country: at Florida Atlantic on Saturday and home against Arkansas State on Dec. 3.
2. Eastern Michigan 0-11 “Shiny Happy People”: Akron has to be more than excited about hosting the winless Eagles in Friday’s Pillow Fight of the Week.
3. Miami (Ohio) 1-11 “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”: The RedHawks seemed to be lost in translation during new coach Michael Haywood’s first season.
4. Ball State 1-10 “Final Straw”: A year ago, the Cardinals were undefeated and preparing for the MAC championship game. They get one more chance at a second victory Tuesday night at Western Michigan.
5. Georgia 6-5 “Losing My Religion”: Georgia fans seem like lost souls after the Bulldogs collapsed in coach Mark Richt’s ninth season.

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And, for the record, who has beaten whom more in the last 20 years
Tech over “U”GA or “U”GA over Florida. That’s what i thought.

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What a worthless piece of dribble. Typical of Georgia and their fans.
“We don’t really care about this game anyway.”

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and preseason and unfounded recruiting rankings define uga. i know it hurts to lose to a team with less worthy players. sad, but please get some counseling to help you deal. i am sure it helped you deal with your virginity

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You UGA guys aren’t fooling anyone. It grinds on you to see Tech succeed at anything, and, Tech is foremost in your minds as a hated rival. All of the BS about Tech not being your most hated rival is just more of the facade meant to cover your feeling of inadequacy regarding the high school continuation education offered over in Athens. At Tech, we’ve had to circle the wagons. We are a small group that shares background and tradition…..unlike you guys where every toothless, sixth grade dropout is presented with a UGA cap and a 1980 Nation Champs bumper sticker. Yeah, we don’t like your fan base at all. The school’s OK, I guess. I even respect the athletic program. But, the fan base is the very worst.

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Del – How were the left overs?
Usually better the 2nd day.

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dh: I have been to a few… usually try and go to 1 a year. I wanted to go to the Nevada game tonight, but with the weather, I am kind of glad I will be watching it at home.

Good luck Saturday. I don’t feel very optimistic, but despite what Bill thinks… beating Tech tomorrow would put a big smile on a hurtin fan base.

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Delbert: It is snowing in the mountains, just north of town. Believe it or not we don’t get a ton of snow in Boise. The elevation is just under 3000ft. and it usually only snows a few inches at a time and melts quickly… however 16 miles north of town is a ski hill that tops out just over 7000ft. and it can snow over 10ft in one night.

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Thanks for the chat Boise Dawg. I understand how you feel about a hurtin’ fanbase. I think that’s why Tech fans were so thrilled after last year’s game, because Chan the Un-man really put the program in a general depression, at least for me.

Stay warm & dry out there.

*Note to others: You can have a civilized conversation with an opposing fan like we just had.

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MauiDAWG – Uh-oh, you’re sounding a lot like Bob Davie with the wishbone stuff. The wishbone was so named because the alignment of the 4 backs looked like a wishbone. Duh, Davie.

Tech’s offense *looks* more like a Wing-T with two wingbacks and 2 split WRs, with the deep back (B back) closer behind the QB. In the Tech spread option, the crossing wingback passes behind the B back, as opposed to crossing in front of the deep back in the Wing-T. There are several packages of options for the Wing-T. I’m talking about Tubby Raymond’s Delaware Wing-T.

Lahaina this weekend?

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hahahahahahahahaha good one Bobby Jones

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What’s the deal with Paul Johnson’s nose?

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I find it funny that all the Georgia fans are claiming that this is not a big rivalry and only tech cares about it right before they are supposed to lose for the second straight year. Say for instance, don’t get ur hopes up uga, it won’t happen, Georgia wins, then Georgia fans will be all up in our face and it will automatically be a big rivalry again. Tech isn’t like that, when we lose to Georgia, we fire our coach, when Georgia loses, it isn’t a big rivalry. Georgia fans are the most fairweather fans I know and if you don’t believe me, look at the stands from the game last week. THWG

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For native Georgians who graduated from Tech, a defeat of UGA is simply sweeter than any other victory for one reason: We can finally, hopefully shut up all the UGA bandwagon fans that have never graced the halls at Georgia and act so superior to us “Techies.” It is easy to jump on a wagon rolling downhill and ride it until you start back up the hill….then bitch at the driver for not continuing at the same speed up the hill. Many of us have supported our school through thick and thin, wins or losses, good coaches (very few) and bad coaches. For those that didn’t attend a school, it really is all about football. For those of us (either UGA or Tech) who attended, we mostly support our schools in good or bad times. Unfortunately, UGA has a larger following of idiots than we do, and those idiots are what fuel our disgust at UGA. Bill, I am glad this game doesn’t mean squat to you , but TO HELL WITH GEORGIA and I am glad you so fervently represent your school.

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Now for the boys in Red and a shout out to Willie M.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

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You said it yourself, Mr. King: “In fact, the Florida rivalry has a pretty strong claim to being the biggest one in the eyes of Bulldogs fans.”

Why? Because you have lost most of the games to them in the last 20 years. That’s why UGA is our biggest rival. It probably wasn’t in the mid-50’s when Tech was dominating. I’ve said it many times: Tech and UGA people are more alike than either cares to admit.

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But Bill – very early in the season when skies were blue and the Dawgs were rolling you said ” I can’t wait to wipe the smiles off of Jacket fans’ faces.” Sounds kind of like you were pretty focused on this non Bulldog-rivalry rivalry doesn’t it? Good luck tomorrow but I believe whoever loses will hurt like hell for a year.

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This one goes out to the Georgia Offense. Don’t let em get two in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O7PnvVgQvA

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Bill aka Cooter aka Sally Jesse Raphael, nice article you moron. Yeah, that Florida rivalry is some rivalry for sure! I can’t belive you are still on the payroll after writing this kind of junk. Can’t wait to see your Dawgs get pounded tomorrow!

What a complete pile of garbage this is. Just like your team and coaching staff. A few more wins by Paul Johnson and I’m sure you’ll continue to talk about how this game doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. What a joke.

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There haven’t been uga stickers in the bathrooms at Bobby Dodd since the 70’s – don’t include ancient history and make it sound like the present. Yes, we hate uga – probably because of all of the obnoxious uga fans we have to put up with all the time. A person can’t wear a GT shirt without some uga fan calling us names or barking in our face.

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The Georgia Institute of Technology fan blog Ramblin On is the equivalent to the University or Georgia fan blog Junkyard Blawg.
There are 44 comments. 44 comments with a 10-1 team.
Simply amazing. But that is okay. We have a big tent that is all inclusive.

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MauiDAWG – The triple option reads, dive play, *are* much like other triple options; heck, Tech ran the T formation belly series in the early ’60s. Paul Johnson just has more variations, and the A back motion-toss is different from the ‘Bone, since they are on the wings. Also, the very wide splits of both split ends is different. I know you’ve seen Tech this year, so you may have seen the misdirection stuff added this year, and the quick-pitch plays.

Most screens are to a crossing A back behind a WR, who does a quick step-stop and then blocks. Some QB draws have been worked in.

When it’s going like clockwork, it’s a thing of beauty. When the defense gets quick penetration, the problems start. Georgia’s DL is big and physical. Some ACC teams DL were physical, but some were big and blobby.

I think it’s probably a close game.

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45ACP – Yeah, there is the “official” Tech blog, but I feel I must support the AJC, since I’ve stopped home delivery and buy the Sunday paper at the grocery store. I’m not very officious, anyway.

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Delbert – I stopped home delivery also. The Daily Tribune in Bartow County has replaced it.
I just can not believe the lack of support and excitement for a 10-1 team that is #7 in the country.
The Jackets should be off the wall with enthusiasm for their team.
It’s not there. The Jacket blogs are quiet. I don’t get it.

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This goes out to both sides, enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPE5kWbTPIM&feature=fvw

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Typical stereotypical UGA man- you speak of things which you do not have any understanding. You have no idea what happens at Tech during orientation or at any other time. Don’t pretend to be more than you are. True Tech fans love their team and their school (more love/hate for the school while a student), and hatred for UGA is only a part of a long tradition that goes back longer than any of us. It is a long, rich tradition that has many more facets than an annual game with UGA. It includes John Heisman, Bobby Dodd, and on and on. UGA has its own tradition, and that is fine and great. Just don’t minimize Tech’s tradition by claiming it is centered around obession with UGA. It is no more true than to say UGA is only obsessed with beating Tech. One game, important, yes. But one game. We have much bigger fish to fry this year than to place more importance on this game than it is.

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45ACP – With the Marietta Daily Journal, we get AP stringer stuff, and typically 1 Georgia and 1 Tech article, again AP. Tons of Cobb County HS football, virtually nothing state-wide.

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Cuz – Yeah, baby! Yeah, Baby! That’s *my* music!

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“There’s a reason why UGA has GT scheduled last every season.”

Aren’t all the in-state rivalry games scheduled for the last game of the season? I’m genuinely asking, we don’t really have control over that, do we? Florida/Florida State, UNC/NC State, VA/Va Tech, etc. are all taking place tomorrow. It’s not a situation specific to our state.

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Bulldawgstuff, did they teach your English 1 honors class that today, right before recess? Also it is it’s spelled not it spelled maybe they teach you that in English 2.

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No, dawggirl, its not some supernatural law of the universe. Many schools schedule their biggest rivalries throughout the middle of the season. However, every school that can claim to have one schedules their most-hated rival on the last week of the season. It’s all about tradition, anticipation, and excitement. UGA and UF could easily have the SEC reschedule their game, but Florida doesn’t want to and neither does Georgia. The two of them have been rivals because of their in-division head-to-head struggles to win the conference. When it comes down to it, each school really cares about their in-state rivals more. It’s the way it should be… your instate rival is usually one of the first teams you ever played against.

The fact that UGA fans think they’re above a rivalry like this is reason #1 why this team is already 6-5.

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Bulldawghuff, it’s nice to see you are spelling at a 4th grade level now. I’m not a book worm either but I can at least read and convey my thoughts in a clear and coherent manner. Put that in your illiterate pipe and blow it out your ass.

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I wasn’t asking about most hated rival. I was specifically asking about in-state, not GA vs. FLA.

Thanks for your answer, even if it wasn’t exactly polite. I certainly don’t speak for all UGA fans, but I’ve never said I was above this rivalry. I’m pretty sure Cuz hasn’t either. Or many others on this blog. But if you want to keep thinking it, that’s your perogative.

I don’t think any Tech fan has anything to worry about. You’ve had two weeks to prepare, you probably don’t even need to practice.

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From Joe Cox with a deep strike, baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lIYpV8b54

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D-O-G Speller,
You are correct! Doggies downplay the rivalry so that when they lose they can claim it’s no big deal, when in fact it’s their most painful loss. There’s a term for this behavior. It’s called hedging.
Bill King, I expected better from you! Shame on you. The Wishbone? Good Lord.
I have noticed a plentiful bounty of stuff with Gs in stores, however.

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Cuz, best post with the GAP Band! Classic 80’s cheese, you so know the way to my heart, lol.

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Dawggirl, I’m addressing the entire topic of the blog. Not you or any other user commenter’s posts. Unless of course, they agree with Bill.

My point, the only reason this wouldn’t be the most painful loss in yalls season is because I think most UGA fans are prepared to handle it. There is no denying that UGA’s most painful loss on any given year is to Tech.

Last year it stung like hell for yall. This year, the fans have already given up on their season. Part of me thinks a good chunk of UGA fans actually wanna get wooped so they can get a complete coaching change.

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dawggirl – There are some odd ones on this blog who also habituate others, as well. If you’ve ever wondered what rabies is like in humans, you can get a pretty good idea reading the blogs.

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techs beat down comes tomorrow….

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Cuz – I could have sworn that was Rare Earth. My daughter got me a iPod mini or something last Christmas (did I mention that I’m something of a Luddite, slow to change, etc)? Anyway, I have that filled up with ’50s and ‘late ‘60-70s stuff. Some real old R&B, jazz, swing. Typical mix, Bunny Berrigan, Andrews Sisters, The Doors, Buddy Holly, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendix…typical stuff like that.

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Delbert – I still don’t have an iPod, and I’m guessing I’m maybe slightly younger than you. But love your taste in music, real classic stuff.

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Well if Tech wins tomorrow, and the next 5+ years in a row, I’m guessing we can pretty much just reverse everything you just said.

Beyond the fact tech has “to hell with Georgia” in its song, take any rivalry game in the country, if one team wins 7 years in a row – beating that rival will be one of the biggest first steps to the other program – an obsession if you will.

Either way, uga is, and always has been a classless program. Hope you doggys enjoy mediocrity for the next 10 years.

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dawggirl, do not tell your boyfriend I live in Augusta.

Oh dam, I just gave it away.

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Actually, DUKE is HOPING all 4 of them go pro. Duke’s about as original as the empty box I’m looking at on my floor right now.

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Uh oh Cuz, you’re a lot closer geographically than he is. If we’ve survived a long-distance relationship for two years though, I think we can pretty much survive almost anything at this point.

How’s Baylie doing?

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So you say we have no chance against Tech on Saturday. On any given night anything can happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FouEAzKCKyI

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Bill,

Your post at 3:09 is the most sensible thing you’ve said all day. It was Tech’s departure from the SEC that diminished this rivalry in Georgia’s perspective. Sure, they continued to play Tech every year, but they have also continued to play FL, TN, and Auburn every year during that time. And since those games had conference title implications for the Dogs, they naturally took on greater importance.

Tech, on the other hand, has not consistently played any other team since the 60’s … with the possible exception of Clemson. For many years, Tech played as an independent, but scheduling mostly SEC schools. However, since our game results didn’t matter in the SEC standings, the game was not as important to the SEC opponents. Of course, Tech joined the ACC circa 1980, giving us the potential to develop some natural rivalries within our new conference. However, the expansion of the conference a few years ago disrupted even those potential rivalries. (Clemson, for instance, isn’t even in the same division as the Jackets.)

So while I’ll agree that the UGA game is perhaps one of the most important on the Tech schedule each year, I submit that most of that is based strictly on history. If the ACC remains in its current alignment for many years to come, then Tech will naturally develop important conference rivalries with Virginia Tech, Miami, and UNC. However, just because of its historical significance … and the fact that its for in-state bragging rights … I doubt that any of our conference rivalries, no matter how important, will surpass the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate that the Jackets feel for the Dogs.

Good luck to both teams tomorrow. I hope we have a great game that’s decided by the performance of the players … and not by controversial penalties against either team. Hopefully there will be no injuries, and the team with the greatest discipline and efficiency will win.

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Glad to hear it was a nice Thanksgiving for her, Cuz. Hope yours was a nice one as well. Great vids!

So, wondering if there is anything both UGA and Tech fans can agree on. This one could be quite a challenge.

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“Number all -time Delbert goes to: Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)!”

Excellent choice, beautiful song.

Getting the munchies, might be time for some popcorn.

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Here is one both Tech and Georgia can agree on. This will definitely happen at Grant Field Saturday night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM

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Three hundred sixty five degrees……………….

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Delbert, go to Youtube. Put in Was not Was. One of the best bands there never was.

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Feed the stereotype for all of the Jackets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAYW6KkrK1Y

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This is a video of me when I was appearing with the Chippendale Stunt Doubles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djj7jW6ny2M

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So Delbert, that is your future son-in-law? I must admit, he beats my oldest’s boyfriend.

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Cuz – No, that was strictly professional. Besides, he’s a bit….ehh..Her boyfriend is an economics professor in Chile.

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Delbert are you saying he plays for the wrong team?

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45ACP – Oh…my….god…I’ll have to recount the tale of how I got lost during my motorcycle DL road test In Hawaii back in ‘74. Left the cop and 6 riders hanging for 15 minutes on the side of the road while I tried to find a turnaround on the Pali highway. Hole in the chain link fence just short of the tunnel.

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45ACP – According to my daughter, she thinks there may be something like that going on. He’s really a nice guy.

By the way, if you keep the Harley under the speed limits, the Helix can keep up. Maxes out at 77 mph, flat road. White-knuckle riding on the scooter at those speeds, though. My other bikes through the years were all enduro-types. I figured that it was time for an automatic, so I wouldn’t forget to shift or something.

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The HR girl where I use to work bought a Vespa Scooter when the gas prices were really high.
She was good at riding however she kept forgetting to put her feet down when she came to a stop.
True story. Very funny to see it. No, she didn’t get hurt.

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The field at Boise looks frozen. Boise Dawg did say it was raining while ago.

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Paul in RDU – I hope it is NOT the end of the world as we know it.
No serious injuries and not a blow out by either team.
A hard fought good, clean close game. No matter who wins.
Leave everything on the field and no excuses.

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I missed the end of the Pitt vs West Vir game.
I was blogging of course.
Who won?

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Well, gents, I’m going to go upstairs shortly and put some time in with James Ellroy’s “Cold Six Thousand.” Let’s get all charged up and ready to go crazy tomorrow night!

May the best Tech, I mean, Team win!

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Paul try this version by my homegirl Julia. It is awesome in its awesomness.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa#p/u

check out the ukulele

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Was this blog written by an 11 year old??? Please tell me the AJC does not pay this goof.
So it has come down to this: The entitled “powerhouse” is about to be 6-6 and lose the state championship for the second year in a row and all the puppy fans can do is make cracks about our conference and how many people are in our stadium. No words on what is taking place on the field? Oh, that’s right. It doesn’t matter so much, right Billy boy? Those are some sour grapes you got there!

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Just wondering about National Championships. Who has the most in the state and which team has won it in the past 20 years or so?

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I’m gone…..

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Baylie wanted this song on the Mark Richt Dance Party. I picked the Night at the Roxbury version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJO6W7MFMI

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Tech fan, I said the same thing on another page about rivalries. UGA considers Florida a rivalry game, Florida does not because they beat their former rivals like a drum. Losing to a team makes it a rivalry. Beating a team every year would not make it a rivalry. Beat us on Saturday and two years in a row will make more UGA fans feel like it is a rivalry.

It was hard but I used rivals or rivalry in every sentence.

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Cuz – You’re killing me……My ears are bleeding…….

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Perhaps the Dawgs need some mojo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MSzUXShEXE

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I know for a fact that there are UGA fans that pull for the Jackets.
I also know for a fact that there are Jacket fans that pull for UGA.

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Once you realize that there are ignorant fan bases on both sides it’s easy.
Most of us are from the Great State of Georgia first.

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RedneckU – Don’t stereotype. Does UGA have some drunken fools as fans? – yes. Does GT? – yes.
UGA has more of them – they have more fans period.
Does GT have some “nerd types” – yes. So does UGA.

As far as the AJC is concerned – they are trying to stay in business. If more of their readers are UGA fans, it stands to reason that there will be more articles on UGA.

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I wish ole Billy King would tell us that story about UGAs only retired jersey!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWf1MdHv80Q

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It’s simple, really, why losing to Tech got Donnan fired.

For Tech, beating Georgia is the top of the mountain (denying it doesn’t make it false.)

For Georgia, beating tech is the minimum standard. One the Dawgs likely won’t meet again this year.

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RAMBLE: Blowhard Bill King won’t tell the story, but I will. Hey Bill, so UGA doesn’t value beating Tech? Well, please explain why UGA retired Theron Sapp’s jersey? I’ll tell you why moron. Sapp scored the only touchdown in a 7-0 UGA win over Tech in 1957. The win broke an EIGHT GAME LOSING STREAK TO TECH!!!!!!!! It wasn’t like Sapp won the Heisman or something like that. It would compare to Tech retiring Brad Chambers number for kicking the winning FG in Athens in 1998.

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Big L, when is the last time you looked up UGA’s academic admission standards for regular applicants? You have to be pretty much cream of the crop for either school. You obviously did not attend or graduate from either one any time recently.

UGA has much more tougher academic standards than it did before this decade. (credit M Adams on this one)…..UGA and GT are pretty close….despite UGA being a much larger school open for enrollment.

Not to mention UGA has produced 21 Rhodes scholars, 6 since 1996. GT only has 3 in it’s history. The whole argument of GT grads smarter than UGA grads dosn’t hold water anymore. At least since the glory days in the 90’s or earlier when UGA was ranked highest on party schools.

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Bill You can’t get more anti Tech than myself as a someone who has
lived in this state all his life. I would say that Tech’s obsession
is a big reason they have problems drawing fan interest from folks
who are not a part of the alumni base. A quick personal story as a
young man totally into college football I attended a few games of
both schools . I was sitting at a Tech game one year and the Georgia
score was annouced (UGA was losing at the time) and the crowd errupted
louder for that score than the cheers for their own team. I guess
you could say that was a revelation to me . I totally understand
hating your rival I mean I can’t even say Florida Gators without
adding the word stinking in front of it. But it’s all about the Dawgs
winning and not the Gators losing. I don’t respect that
mindset as a matter of fact. It is a loser’s mindset. When you
start off down that path you complain about the rival getting a couple more inches of space in a newspaper and make yourself look petty, and very few college football fans other than the alumni base want to
be associated with it. But Tech fans have never gotten that and I suppose they never will. A true and funny fact is many Tech fans
will brag that all the folks that support their program are only people
that actually went to school there. They miss the obvious point,
in that you are more relevant when folks who never attended the school want to associate themselves with it as a fan. It means your school has great prestige and fan appeal. Everyone wants to associate themselves with a winner. But for all their supposed smarts they didn’t get it then and I suppose they never will. Oh well who needs fans when you can offer attractive ticket bargains right?

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Bill, I want some of whatever you are smoking. This article reads like it was written by a grade school kid.

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i know it makes the tech people very mad,but the facts are the facts.

to the dawg fans, the tech game is not a big rivalry,since tech decided to leave the SEC.

DAWGS have dominated the series since then and hold a commanding lead in the overall series 59-37.

georgia also leads the florida series even though this one has tighen the last few years.auburn is very closr overall with the tigers ahead by one and such it is with our other rivals,but not tech.

the problem with tech is, they do not have another rivalry game since the acc is a basketball conference.

i think it is high time the dawgs drop tech from the schedule since they both are in different conferences and georgia has so dominated the past thirty yers.

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you need to go teach morals, character, integrity to the future inmates of Clarke County jail,,, will all of them be out on work release this week? Look to GT’s Total Person program on how to educate young men and women on civic, family, and financial responsibilty. uga is a great school, but the corrupt athletic department drags it down. THWg

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You represent the uga fan base very well Bill the virgin. Calling out players for poor performance because they didn’t get you that win and allow you to bark any your “friends” faces sunday morning. Then,downplaying a loss before it even occurs so that another sunday morning isn’t hurtful to your feelings.

I ask you to revisit this topic next week when we are in Tampa and you are awaiting news about Shreveport. Also, revisit this before the game next year when we will be getting ready for another ACC championship game and extending this streak to 3 games, while uga talking about who the next head coach will be.

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There is no way Ga. Tech should beat UGA regularly given the academic standards, size of schools, and alumni base that lives in state. Academic standards includes the fact that Tech does not alllow football players to take sports recreation janitorially services as a major and average SAT scores of football players. Look it up. But your point in its arrogant way, which I find humorous in its own right, is that Tech is just not the big game for UGA. Then you later degrade the offense we run when both of you coordinators are under fire. I will make a more rationale argument for you. Tech is not an SEC school and Georgia has dominated recently but let Tech blow Georgia out (which could happen) and given last years comeback and we will see, UGA football doesn’t look like it has any rivals right now, Florida is an annual beatdown and Kiffin beat you in his first year. Auburn is about where Georgia is right now – that game is meaningless to most about like Kentucky vs South Carolina. So Georgia better find somebody they can beat as a rival. If I were you, I would pick the little trade school from Atlanta who really cares more about academics, is smaller than you and lives in your neighborhood. Richt has been a good coach but this could be along decade for UGA VIII or whatever his name is.

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Strength of schedule……from the Sagarin ratings!
1 Alabama A = 93.75 11 0 71.13( 41) 1 0 | 4 0 | 93.86 1 | 93.11 2
2 Florida A = 93.43 11 0 70.11( 51) 0 0 | 2 0 | 93.40 3 | 92.92 3
3 TCU A = 91.41 11 0 69.37( 60) 0 0 | 3 0 | 91.33 4 | 90.93 4
4 Texas A = 91.38 11 0 69.73( 56) 0 0 | 3 0 | 88.80 6 | 94.21 1
5 Cincinnati A = 89.15 10 0 69.03( 65) 0 0 | 1 0 | 93.44 2 | 85.78 13
6 Oregon A = 88.84 9 2 76.69( 3) 0 1 | 4 2 | 87.76 7 | 89.44 6
7 Georgia Tech A = 88.16 10 1 74.99( 12) 1 0 | 3 1 | 88.80 5 | 87.03 8
8 Boise State A = 87.28 11 0 65.00( 96) 1 0 | 1 0 | 87.68 8 | 86.37 10
9 Virginia Tech A = 87.02 8 3 76.53( 5) 0 2 | 2 3 | 84.07 10 | 90.36 5
10 Ohio State A = 84.54 10 2 69.94( 54) 0 0 | 2 1 | 82.05 18 | 87.01 9
42 Georgia A = 76.99 6 5 74.73( 17) 0 1 | 1 3 | 77.50 36 | 75.96 42
UGAGS is 17 because they play Tech

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Hey Yellow Fuzz! What time will you be at the your “tailgate” at the baseball field by the 3rd base foul line pole? You WILL be wearing your “Yellow Fuzz was right” Tee-Shirt, right?

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Let UGA continue to lose like they seem to do and you wont have to worry about UGA apparel, car tags, etc because the bandwagon ga fans dont like to lose. You could not find a ga fan before CMR came to athens,so they start winning some of the games they were not suppose too, obviously uga football could use some advice fr gt engineering dept on how to build a successful program. How can you call the FL game a rivalry when they have kicked your @$$ about 20 yrs. And again you ga fans deserve everything youve gotten this year.

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You flatter yourselves too much.

As Tech fans we know that ugag SUCKS incredibly this year and most every year.

We know we have already played probably 8 or 9 teams better than ugag.

But we do enjoy stomping your sorry arses.

So no matter how much you cry and moan and groan….you are going to get your arses stomped.

And we are going to laugh at you….from now on.

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It’s so obvious that pretending this rivalry doesn’t matter is the last, pathetic attempt by Georgia fans to defy Tech before today’s game.

It’s the oldest trick in the book, except that y’all are adding a twist. Instead of pretending like the game doesn’t matter after you get beat, you have the foresight to do it before the game. That’s confidence in your team.

You know what the idea you are expressing means? Georgia’s falling asleep at the wheel. If you don’t mind getting beaten two years in a row (with a future GT streak well-within strike since Georgia just keeps getting worse) by your instate rival, then you deserve the pits that your program is moving towards. Paul Johnson’s in the state and there is no argument that he won’t take Tech back to the top. Mark Richt has grown lazy, complacent, and has no tough credibility to whip his sorry team into shape.

If Tech fans were like UGA fans, in a few years, I bet it’ll be GT fans that start considering dropping UGA from the schedule. Except we don’t. Because while you’ve had a good program and have set your sights to more-national goals, you’ve forgotten the rivalries and struggles that have defined both programs. This is what college football is about. In-state, cross-town, family-dividing hate. I’m an Auburn fan and I feel it with Alabama. Alabama has had way more success than Georgia yet they still prioritize the little brother in their state. That’s why I’ve always held UGA fans in the lowest regard, and that’s why the Aub – UGA and GT – UGA games are the biggest two of my year.

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If Tech fans are so smart, why then did you all fall for the bait set in this article??

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Then take your azz on over to a spelling bee or something Techster. You sissies have been using that as an excuse for losing since day one. We never hear Duke, Vandy, Stanford,…real academic schools whining like little bitc%s do we. And then we have that matter of the biggest academic fraud case in ACC history. GT has a dummy curriculum just like everybody else. In your case it’s called the School of Management. 3/4 of your football players can’t find a classroom with a GPS. Man up sissy.

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Bill King, sorry dude … but the game today isn’t our most important one. Your just a mutt on the way to something that really matters. We’ll see how important it is to UGAy fans when they get their a$$ handed to them.

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Prayer answered … Reggie’s @ UGA now. UGA will want to retire Cox’s jersey today. GT will not want to see Opie go.

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Think about it morons. You in particular GT Rules State. UGA coaches get fired for losing to GT because it is the biggest embarrassment a team can endure. Getting beat by Tech is the ultimate humiliation because you are just pitiful year in and year out. Bottom feeders.

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It’s amazing to me how people will get on these blogs (or even on sports talk radio) and spout off like an absolute idiot. On the Tech side, we’ve got m and YELLOW FUZZ. On the UGA side, there’s DawgBite, Saint Simons. I’m convinced that these guys know little to nothing about football, and even less about their respective schools. I wish the AJC would kick them off the blog pages so the rest of us could carry on reasonable conversations without all the mud-slinging and insults.

I mentioned talk radio because yesterday on one of the Atlanta stations I heard some “expert” describing UGA’s offensive performance against Kentucky as “run, run, pass, punt”. He railed against the Dogs because their play calling was so predictable and their performance so poor. I suppose it escaped his attention that the Dogs put up nearly 500 yards of offense, compared to 260 for the Wildcats. Frankly, without the four second-half turnovers, that game would have been a cakewalk win for Georgia.

Seriously, if you’re going to make comments, do the research and make the FACTUAL comments. For Tech fans … recognize that Georgia does in fact recruit some pretty intelligent players (including our own Josh Nesbitt, Jonathan Dwyer, and Stephen Hall). For Dog fans, recognize the Tech’s management school is actually ranked higher than UGA’s School of Business at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

This weekend gives us a chance to celebrate some “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate”. Let’s support our teams and their respective institutions without all the lying, insults, and animosity.

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Yo, Junkyard Blawb:

Wear Black today for the Dawgs next “funeral” tonight.

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DawgBite told the absolute truth Flowery Branch. He just has a unique way of saying it. The academic excuse that is the mantra of all GT fans from birth is BS and the whole football universe knows it.

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After tonight GT hats will be free. They’ll be all over Atlanta’s roadways after the game. Why do you think so many homeless folks are wearing GT hats?

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Keith, agreed … this blog’s for the unrealistic UGAyers to find something they can hold to. They are really grasping for respect. Outta here.

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I am a Tech graduate, and it is funny to me to see GA fans who think they know how Tech fans think.

I have GA fans for friends and we root for each others teams except when we play each other.

There are other teams we like less that GA. It is testimony to their giant, egos that some GA fans think Tech is defined by GA.

We are looking forward to the ACC championship. For most of us, this is just another game.

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Mmmmm, I think Tech is increasing UGA’s SOS aren’t they? That is the last favor we give you this year guys. If you have write blogs like this to fire up your fan base because you know what is about to happen in 10 hours, then I would say Tech is a HUIGE game to your players. Ask the seniors if this isn’t their biggest game.

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I moved here from California, and I have no “dog” in this fight, but after comparing GA fans and GA Tech fans, I must say, the GA fans seem so much more obnoxious and insane than the GA Tech fans. What is it with you GA fans? Inbreeding? Poor home life?
And you say Florida is a “bigger rival”? From what I’ve seen your GA team NEVER beats Florida. Strange. Don’t you have to win occassionally to be a “rival”?

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Go-o-o-o-o Georgia Bulldawgs! Woof-Woof-Woof – Sic ‘em…KILL BUZZ!

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So, I guess UGA looks at Tech the same way Florida looks at UGA then, correct? I wonder how much longer it will be before schools start scheduling UGA for their homecoming?

And you wonder why Tech fans hate UGA? Garbage articles like this pretty much sum it up.

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What an idiot. Bill should be next in the long line of Dawg fans laid off.

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To all you Techies out there, why not jus shut the hell up??? This game is ONLY important to us because of ALL THE TRASH talk y’all have done all year over 3 POINTS!!! We’ve had a bad year for once(y’all would know more bout bad yrs than us) and u made it out as if it was the championship u won. So jus face it, your not and NEVER will be important to us!!!

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Four tickets, four hot dogs, four cokes

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While the rivalry game may mean more to Tech than U[sic]GA by your (preposterous) logic, consider what football means to each. Tech fans like the game, but have better things to do with their time. U[sic]GA fans tend to surround their otherwise dull and void lives with the accomplishments of college football. It is their life. And nothing is more tragic than a life without meaning.

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Upset special:

DAWGS 31 mouth breathing booger eaters 30.

GO DAWGS!

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Bill King the idiot again. Gt may not matter to Uga, but Uga sure as hell doesn’t matter to the GATORS. Last 20 years, Gators 17 Uga 3. GT has won 6 and lost 14 but you and most of these mutt fans call the GATORS a big rivalry. Bill you are a big hypocrite and still an idiot. Most GT fans do not hate the school but mostly all hate the walmart buying sidewalk crowd that are bigger idiots than you. Uga fans run their mouth all day long and constantly put down everybody else. The best thing after GT beats Uga, SILENCE IS GOLDEN but Bill, Loser-dawg and most of the others make excuses. Tell Kam Fong and Bill King if I see you tonight, 2 words: “BOOK’EM DAN-O”.

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Bill you are an IDIOT.I can tell by the cap you are wearing.

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Wow this is a pathetic column. A guy in a UGA cap trying to deflect the expected upcoming beatdown by Tech in advance by effectively saying “Tech fans care more than we do”.

Sure they do. I’m sure if Johnson’s “high school offense” puts up 40+ on the Dawgs again this year it won’t hurt Bill King and the rest of Dawg Nation a bit.

Bad news for Dawg fans. Penn Wager’s crew did the Alabama-Auburn game yesterday (without a bit of controversy) so they’re probably not working today. I never knew who Penn Wagers was until I read countless Dawg Nation zealots blaming him for everything short of the financial crisis. If Wagers was working the game tonight, Dawg Nation would have the excuse they’re looking for before the game even started.

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LOL.

Beating uog does NOT define Tech. This year, beating Tech WILL define uog’s season (if it happens). What else would? Maybe losses. Losing to Tech last year defined our season.

Our season this year is defined by beating Clemson, VT, UNC, FSU at FSU, UVA at UVA – winning 6 straight ACC games to make it to the championship and winning 2 SEC games on the road. Hopefully beating Clemson and hopefully winning a BCS bowl. While beating uog is important, it won’t come close to defining who we are.

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Funny…you know Tech’s gonna spank that bulldog azz, so you pretend the game doesn’t mean anything! BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!

Bulldog fans are funny.

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Yo BK:

Enjoy Shreveport–I hear the grits and canned biscuits at the By-you Truckstop are pretty good if you’re drunk enough. I think I’ll enjoy oranges this year.

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NEWSFLASH…FLORIDA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THE GEORGIA GAME! The Gators count that as a win each year!

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Newsflash…no on cares what Chris has to say. Are you man Chris or a girl Chris?

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ARE the University of Georgia Bulldogs #1 rival! The Jackets were the Dogs #1 rival in the late 1800s, they are today, and they will be in 2010+. It is just the way is, and it will not change no matter what UF, UT, AU, SC does.

Just lose again to the Jackets, and see how much of rivalry it truly is up close and personal.

Sic”em Dogs! Woof Woof

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I am a huge Tech fan, and I am hopeful that we as fans will turn the corner and be obsessed with winning and winning championships, instead of just beating UGA.

All of our fan boards are stuffed with messages from fans who say it is more important to beat UGA than to win a championship. They say it is better to beat UGA and go 1-11 than to lose to UGA and go 12-2 with an Orange Bowl win. I say that is complete hogwash, but there are many many Tech fans who believe this. Maybe CPJ can clean them up a little bit.

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Im a nervous wreck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drink U one , Smoke U one , NERVES SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!

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One problem with you theory THIS YEAR. A win over Georgia proves nothing for Tech, we know they’re better. A win over Tech would define UGA’s season.

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I appreciate everyone letting us Dawg fans know that Tech is not obsessed with UGA. Otherwise I might have thought differently.

On page one 57% of posted comments were by avowed Tech fans.
On page two 65% of posted comments were by avowed Tech fans.
On page three 48% of posted comments were by avowed Tech fans.

Bama, UF or any other fans were not counted as Tech posts. I encourage a Tech fan to do the same on one of your sites columns. It should be easier to count. Most Tech fans are over here.

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And what would gameday be without this song. Erk at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w9I9Ce2IPc

Can’t win every game we play, but every dawg has his day.

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Bill, how dare you ever speak on behalf of Georgia Tech. I could not think of anyone who would be more out of line speaking for our brilliant institution. You would fail out during freshman orientation. You may speak with some credibility on Hee Haw history, banjo pluckin’, U[sic]GA football, NASCAR, and hog tyin’, but certainly nothing pertinent to the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Tech accused of being obsessed with Georgia? Y’all can play that line exactly one time. From here on it will be the pot calling the kettle black. So enjoy it while you can.

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Whatcha gonna do. Do you want to get down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_2m-4e4tyA

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A little Bootsy Collins and George Clinton

The Mark Richt Pre-game Dance Party shines the light on you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3flYZ6LOsw

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Cuz…I could have done without listening to Bootsy Collins and George Clinton….it was my first and last time….LOL

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Bill – I’m happy for you guys that the Tech game isn’t that important. That way, it won’t hurt as much when we OWN you later tonight!

GO JACKETS! THWG!

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Bill,

I almost enjoyed this article as much as the very similar one written on the Bulldawg Illustrated the day before.

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Ok, Bill, I’ll take the bait: Clearly a desperate piece after a long and frustrating season, Mr. King. The sad truth is this: Georgia defines itself through football. Georgia Tech is a world-class academic institution. When we put something together on the football field that rivals (or, in this instance, threatens to surpass) the Dawgs, we take back the one thing UGA fans have to hold on to every season. That, my friend, has exposed a level of insecurity in Bulldog nation that reveals itself every week right here in this blog…

Sorry to rain on your parade, Dawgs fans, but it’s our time… (in the classroom – as usual, as well as on the football field, on the hardwood and, yes, even on the baseball diamond…).

Go Jackets!!

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We UGA fans root for Tech most of the time. We understand that what is good for the GEORGIA schools is best for the state. UGA is also a world class institutions. Go ahead and deny it cause I know you want to. UGA thinks about Tech only when we lose to them and only the day we play them. Face it, UGA fans are just classier and want what is best for the state and our athletes. May the better team win tonight and I hope it’s my Dawgs!

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Look for the announcement about the defensive staff really soon after the Tech game.

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Atlanta native who just moved to Hawaii,

Our scoreboard clock was designed by Ga. Tech engineers, and that’s the best they can do. That’s why it doesn’t work!

How ’bout them DAWGS!!! (don’t worry about how we spell it; your team apparently had the same concern and didn’t pay enough attention to catching the ball).

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Wow! Two 6-5 SEC teams beat the 2 ACC Championship teams Saturday, I have 10 ACC Championship tickets for sale and they are only 50 cents a piece!

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAFOREVER

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PAUL JOHNSON SAYS THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GAME, A LAME EXCUSE AS HE KNOWS THAT GT WILL BE TRASHED. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FOREVER

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ACC CHAMPIONSHIP IS A GAME BETWEEN THE DUM AND THE DUMBER(GT). HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FOREVER

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I let out a huge sigh of relief when Nesbitt returned to the game!

Wouldn’t matter that AJ Green (on of the best in the country) was out. Wouldn’t matter that Rambo (our best safety) was out…it would have only been another year of whining…”you had to take a cheap shot to elimanate Nesbitt or we would have won”….yeah, yeah.

Tech fans are unlike a new litter of puppies in that….the puppies stop whining in 8 weeks.

Go Dawgs.

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I am disappointed at the way UGA handled themselves Sat. trying to hurt Nesbitt, starting a fight. I may not be able to pull for UGA if they continue this thug acting behavior.

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So, I guess this article is completely backwards, looking at the comments. Yeah, it’s a rough loss for us, but we’ve got bigger things going for us. “Dawg fans” seem to think that this win compensates for their whole season… kind of like we used to. I see us losing a few and winning a few more in the rivalry game during the next 10-15 years, but it won’t make or break us. Don’t take our strategy during the early 2000’s and put your whole season on winning against your rival “college”. 1 and 2 against rivals this year… not bad.

To Hell With Georgia!

Clint

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I think Bill King’s column shows an unadmitted obsession with Tech. Since the Janet Kemp affair, Georgia’s admissions criteria and academics have improved a great deal, which has made it harder for them to compete against other SEC teams. They have an excellent veterinary school, business school and law school. But face it, Georgia is known more for its football team than its academics, while Tech is known worldwide for its rigorous degree programs. It’s a much harder school to get into, and even harder to graduate from. Being a Tech alum is a pretty exclusive club — one possible reason why much of Georgia’s toothless fan base have their own brand of Tech envy. The fact that Tech also has a competitive football program with a rich tradition (4 national championships, #8 in total bowl wins, the oldest continually-used field in Division I-A, an original fight song instead of a revamped version of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, regular appearances on Thursday Night Football, and a cool Model-A Ford mascot) makes it especially bitter for Georgia whenever they lose to us.

Tech fans are becoming less and less obsessed with Georgia as time goes on. Coach Paul Johnson is the first Tech coach to articulate that publicly. With Clemson and Virginia Tech on our schedule, how does beating Georgia ‘make’ our season? As much as I look forward to the Georgia game each year, there have been many times I’ve passed up watching the game and looked at the score in the news or on espn afterwards. This year I divided time between the game and working in the shop. On the other hand, I’d never think of sitting out the Virginia Tech or Clemson games.

Most Tech fans these days consider Va Tech a much more important opponent than Georgia, our old fight songs notwithstanding. And during the George O’Leary era, Florida State was a more important opponent for us. With talented but inferior teams, we came close to beating them couple times during their heyday in the 1990s. A victory over a top-5 FSU would have been sweeter than the three in a row we posted against you in those days. We were relieved to win last year after losing 7 in a row under Gailey (our version of Jim Donnan, who perhaps secretly wished he coached Georgia). But relief was all it was… not elation.

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