Bradley's Buzz: ESPN damns Georgia Tech with faint praise

Kevin

June 16th, 2009
6:43 am

No GT will not ACC like they can’t win the college world series either….they be 7-5 this season….and beside the lovely Non-fans who only show up for Varisty food be there with empty seats!and no they will lose to Georgia bulldogs in atlanta by score of 45-10

MattyB

June 16th, 2009
7:19 am

Mark, I thought we had an understanding after the Chipper blog the other day? No more nice stuff regarding GT in order to avoid the Bradley curse this fall? Great, we’re doomed for sure now!

Mac

June 16th, 2009
7:24 am

I was at Ga. Southern for Tracy Ham and have followed the team through all of its flexbone years. In year two at Tech you will see an effective passing game. It’ll be Step Two in the process. At Southern when Ham and his pair of 1,000-yard backfield mates weren’t ripping off huge chunks, Monty Sharpe and Delano Little were hauling in bombs. Exciting football. The same will happen at Tech this year.

Reebok

June 16th, 2009
7:24 am

The route to the ACC title runs through Frank Beamer and his V-Tech team. G-Tech vs V-Tech at Bobby Dodd will determine who wins the division & goes to the ACC Championship game. For the first time since Chan Gailey reared his ugly head on North Avenue, Tech is a better-coached, more disciplined team than Georgia…I’d say Tech goes 10-2 or 9-3 and beats Georgia agin. IMHO, of course, as always…

bp

June 16th, 2009
7:29 am

And all the dogs commenting on tech articles continues.. looks like someone is a lil worried. Find something better to do than say tech sucks to make yourself feel better bro. Im sure you will be dead on w/ that 7-5 record.. And if we are so bad, why the hell do you care

ThaMan

June 16th, 2009
7:32 am

Kevin the moron, I have all of the money you can come up with to cover that statement. Put it where your big mouth is. Typical fleabag.

exNFLplayer

June 16th, 2009
7:42 am

GT will finish no better than 3rd in their division. Why? Defense or lack thereof.

Lenny in Ludowici

June 16th, 2009
7:52 am

Tech will end up with 10 wins and a nice bowl bid. Passing has to improve.

On another topic of interest, I’d be surprised if any SEC or ACC teams would make the NC game if ESPN, FoxSports or NCAA has their way. With the intense hate they have for anything Southern, look for U$C to again make the top of the rankings.

However, I did find a rather interesting site with somewhat of an alternate view from the regular media blathering idiots. Check this out:
http://www.cfbwizard.com Main headline story “Commentary on the NCAA”

SimpleDawg

June 16th, 2009
7:56 am

You little nerds finally get an article and then you have to read defamming comments from other fans…..kinda like having someone in your neighborhood walk their dog over to your house and let him take a big ol’ crap in your yard….

RW

June 16th, 2009
7:57 am

Kevin. That sounds more like another FLA win over UGAG score…or was it 49-10? HAHAHAHAHA!

RW

June 16th, 2009
8:01 am

Ya know, Kevin, with Tebow back, and your QB and “hot dog with extra spicy mustard” Moreno gone, the annual FLA butt-kick will probably be more like 69-0.

Rob T

June 16th, 2009
8:08 am

ThaMan. Yeah right. Are there any of those even associated with the trade school. And girly boys don’t count.

brewdawg

June 16th, 2009
8:10 am

It’ll be nice when all this ridiculous forecasting and trash talk is over and the actual games begin. I learned over time, having grown up a Dawg fan during the Ray Goff era, then maturing through some of the false hope of the Donnan era, to always temper my expectations. Talk after the games are played, not before.

MaxwellsSilverHammer

June 16th, 2009
8:11 am

Any dog that takes a dump in my yard is a dead mofo, don’t you know.

red92s

June 16th, 2009
8:15 am

So you wrote an AJC article, about an ESPN article, about Georgia Tech, relying mostly on direct quotes from the other author. You get paid for this?

Mac

June 16th, 2009
8:18 am

No. You are right and he is wrong. The offense will definitely be in a higher gear in year two.

Mac

June 16th, 2009
8:20 am

Sounds like brewdawg is younger than and more mature than the Tennessee coach.

MaxwellsSilverHammer

June 16th, 2009
8:22 am

We digress for obvious reasons, but I think you are correct. The Jackets can win the ACC. As others have stated, Coach Johnson is still developing his offensive system and will only improve. The theory that ACC Coaches etc. have seen the offense and are preping for it, is just that. Coach Johnson has also seen their defenses and can prep accordingly.

RAMBLE ON!!!

June 16th, 2009
8:29 am

Mark, I to have been wrong before (It’s been years though), but you are correct.

After GT beat UGAg 53-18 do you think they will still be ranked 16th?

slimpickens

June 16th, 2009
8:33 am

Fire Mark Bradley. Fire the AJC

Paul H

June 16th, 2009
8:43 am

Johnson’s offense ISN’T all that. It scored 3 points against LSU in their own back yard. That’s embarrassing. Maybe they were still admiring their shiny new rings from beating UGA in a regular season game.

The Dude

June 16th, 2009
8:54 am

Mark, I wouldn’t say “semi-refutation”. I would say it was a direct refutation with a little smoke and mirrors show about Tech being “poised to be the best rushing team in the country”. I have no idea what the results will be, but Sprow is representing ESPN as being skeptical at best. Skepticism should make the games that much more fun to watch.

HBGDawg

June 16th, 2009
9:07 am

I think GT will be better on offense, but they will be much worse on defense as well. I don’t think they win the ACC, but they will improve offensively.

Another reality

June 16th, 2009
9:11 am

As a GT fan, I’m not worried about the offense at all….we’ll score points. It’s the defense which concerns me. We lost 3 good D linemen and it’s not like we stopped anyone the last 4 or 5 games of the season. If GT is going to make any noise they’ll have to improve on defense as much as they do on offense. Isn’t that right UGA fans?

exNFLplayer

June 16th, 2009
9:14 am

Mark Bradley

June 16th, 2009
8:13 am
Students, if we could reflect on Mr. Sprow’s analysis for a moment … am I the only one who interpreted it as a semi-refutation of Paul Johnson’s contention that Tech’s offense will only improve in Year 2?

Mark B. it could be a reflection of the possibility that Tech’s defense will not be able to stop anybody and that the logical way for an OC to attack Tech’s D is with a clock eating ball control type offense that forces Tech’s D to put a lot of people in the box and force Tech’s suspect secondary into single coverage allowing opportunity for the big play. Simply put, IF an opposing offense can keep Tech’s O off the field, well guess what. And there are at least 5 teams on Tech’s schedule with the potential to manhandle Tech’s D line. There are also at least 3 teams on Tech’s schedule with the capability to manhandle their O line as well. People are not looking beyond Tech’s skill players into areas where they have some substantial question marks.

UGAsNewOwner...IsGT

June 16th, 2009
9:14 am

Woof! Woof! Woof! I hear a lot of barking but the bite is gone. Roll over and play dead….good dawgie.

Otto

June 16th, 2009
9:23 am

3 good DL lost from last season will hurt most programs just ask any UGA fan. The offense is set to score some points. Breaking in the new DL will make the early part of the season interesting. Tech’s clock consuming running attack should help take pressure off the young DL. GT could very well win the ACC. FSU is my pick for the ACC if they can have a season without key players being suspended. Yes I know thats a big IF.

Saint Simons

June 16th, 2009
9:23 am

45-42!!!!!!!! hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha

TommyP

June 16th, 2009
9:24 am

We KNOW Tech’s offense is going to be good….pretty sure it’ll be better than last year.

It’s the defense I want to know more about. If they only outscored opponents by 4 last year and they lost a lot on defense, how are they going to be better?

Someone fill me in.

Biscuit

June 16th, 2009
9:27 am

If your defensive ends play disciplined football and your offensive jumps on GT’s defense, you beat them. Once the score gets a couple TD’s in your favor you have got to keep playing defensive football on the option. Make them pass the ball and they are done.

Let them run, and they get you; it’s going to be an interesting year

gte268p

June 16th, 2009
9:28 am

Wow, Sprow thinks the passing game needs to develop for Tech to become more of a threat? Who would have thought that? Oh wait, EVERYBODY. Thank goodness I don’t have a subscription to that crappy website!

The Dude

June 16th, 2009
9:30 am

I’m still confused by the people who think Tech’s offense is a “clock-eater”. Mark, I don’t suppose you’d do me the honor of posting what percentage of Tech’s touchdown drives last year consumed 3 minutes or less of clock, would you?

Suspect Secondary

June 16th, 2009
9:32 am

Need I remind you dawgies that Morgan Burnett was tied for most interceptions in the nation last year? Our D is going to be just fine. They won’t be a steel curtain, but they’ll get the job done.

PMC

June 16th, 2009
9:32 am

For the life of me I don’t understand criticising the offensive system. Clearly they didn’t get to the bulk of it last year as there are plenty of opportunities for passes in that system. They need to fix thier special teams and they had better hope thier defense is deeper than last season. I’m a bit worried about how they will do on the Dline and at the Cornerback position. They need to be opportunistic and they really need to control the clock but with the speed they have at B Back they can still keep up with big plays if they get into a track meet without changing what they do. They only need to be effective with the passing game. A waggle here and there and completing a 20 yard out here and there.

Sidslid

June 16th, 2009
9:33 am

Always skeptical of ESPN “journalism”. Remember, ESPN has a contract with the SEC, and no such arrangement with the ACC.

gtfanfrom1951

June 16th, 2009
9:33 am

About 11-1 and Orange Bowl win…..

Rick

June 16th, 2009
9:35 am

Mark, I am curious. Does ESPN like it when other media outlets give away their “premium” content for free?? Not that I care, mind you. I rather enjoy it since I wouldn’t waste my money on it. I guess I’m just surprised that you are allowed to do it.

Unless Tech gets better at passing the ball, I don’t think their offense will get much better. Too often, imho, people assume that another year of practice, games, etc means that the players will automatically get better. I think that’s true for the strength positions (interior line, etc) because the players get bigger and stronger as they get older and get better technique, but not with the skill positions. Sometimes, players just peak early (see Fred Gibson).

I think Tech’s season will come down to defense and turnovers. They did a good job of protecting the ball last year. Will they be as lucky this year?

chad

June 16th, 2009
9:35 am

Just wait until the games start and watch all these nay sayers remove the foot out of their mouths. Like CPJ said he has been running this system for many years now and not many people have found a way to stop it when excuted well. That’s any offense, execution fellas is the key. Just wait proof is in the pudding.

JB

June 16th, 2009
9:41 am

Tech will go 8-4 AND lose to Georgia. DAWGS have that date circled.

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
9:42 am

I think I will go on the side of Paul Johnson on this issue. They have 25 years of film, and we have 26 years of experince. As far as the defense goes, the linebackers and secondary will be close to top notch, and the D line will be underrated, especially when baby hughy TJ Barnes gets on the field. We also have Derrick Morgan who is probably better than M. Johnson.

JB

June 16th, 2009
9:42 am

Johnson won a lot of games at Navy……..Lost a lot also………..Against pretty weak teams. We’ll see how year two plays out..Woof..Woof….

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
9:43 am

JB, as if we dont have that date circled as well?

DGTech

June 16th, 2009
9:44 am

If the recruits we signed comes in and make an immediate impact this year, GT will do great things. UGA isn’t a concern at at all, it’s the rest of the ACC. I mean the ACC was the toughest conference in football last year. Let’s get it done again GT!!

Chris

June 16th, 2009
9:44 am

The passing game needs to improve, but it is a MUST that our special teams have to improve. The LSU game is a clear indicator of that. Special teams killed us in that game.

gtforever

June 16th, 2009
9:46 am

Thanks for some GREAT insight exnflplayer…. I couldn’t have said it better. DEFENSE makes good teams GREAT. We have yet to recruit enough of the in the trenches players to make a difference. Hopefully, we can close the gap in recruiting, and find some dominating players that can push some people around. Until that day, well, we will be an average football team… Win or Lose, Go Jackets, and THWG!

JB

June 16th, 2009
9:47 am

St. Simmons…..38-3……Still laughing………..hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
worst LSU team in years……couldn’t sniff the end zone……………..

BigTimeTECHFan

June 16th, 2009
9:47 am

Morgan Burnett is back and one of the top 5 DB in NCAA. LB’s will be a lot better, QB’s back, DL refreshed but good players.

Score ratio took hit with Josh Nesbitt out a few games and parts of others, Key is Nesbitt, If he stays healthy GT will win ACC and play in BCS bowl. O line more in tune to offense this year, last year was big change in style for them.

haney

June 16th, 2009
9:47 am

I am a UGA alum but I think Paul Johnson is one heck of a coach. He will take his talent and beat other folks with better or equal talent. That being said, I can’t see Tech being much better this upcoming season for one big reason, line of scrimmage. Their offense line returns with most everyone back but they were not that great last year and their best guy went to the pros. The good news is, with their backs it doesn’t take a great OL. I think the big difference is the DL-there is no way a program like GT has the talent/depth to replace those stud DL they had last year. What does this mean, I think Tech can win 8-9 games this upcoming year but I would imagine most games are going to be along the lines of 31-28 or 38-35. Turnovers will play a huge role as they did for Tech last year, in the games they lost, turnovers killed them for the most part-but hey, that is typical of all teams. UGA, we turned the ball over twice against them and lost by 3. One of our turnovers was a defensive score while the other was basically a score giving that offense the ball at about the 20 yard line.

Another key will be health of Nesbitt. If he gets hurt, they are in trouble because the Shaw kid to me does not look capable of running that offense-I think there is a reason he was bound for East Tenn State before Johnson offered him for some reason. That offense is brutal on a QB so I look for Josh to get hurt and miss 2-3 games. I predict Tech goes 8-4 this season. UGA likely goes 8-4 or 9-3. It could be that both Tech and UGA enter the game with 8-3 records.

snapshot

June 16th, 2009
9:48 am

mutt fans are not concerned with GT but you better believe their players are.

GOTech610

June 16th, 2009
9:50 am

The dude….Simply put Paul Johnson can pretty much do what he wants as far the clock goes. His Navy team had taken as much as 8 -10 minutes off the clock in one game. So he can do it if he wants, see at Navy he had too because of talent restriction. Now that he is at GT, he has the talent to score a lot of points.

Sprow’s a moron. GT will go 11-1 this season!

exNFLplayer

June 16th, 2009
9:50 am

Joe Schmoe, can you explain how with the exception of Morgan Burnett, who is really the only proven player back there that the secondary can be called close to “top notch” They got torched repeatedly last year with a D line loaded with NFL talent. How do you arrive at your assessment? And the addition of Jarrard Tarrant doesn’t mean anything right now. He hasn’t played a meaningful down and has been off the field for over a year.

BLAZER

June 16th, 2009
9:51 am

they have that date circled-they must have lost last year! 45-42

did they circled 49-10 team??

GOTech610

June 16th, 2009
9:51 am

Haney,

GT’s O line last year…what O line. Most of them were injured. Paul Johnson said last year “they were being held together by bailing wire and duct tape”. Don’t let them fool you this year. They are warriors. They will win and will be more cohesive all around…Read the ACC blog on ESPN they did a nice little write up on the GT O line.

JB

June 16th, 2009
9:52 am

Snapslut…………Very few people are concerned about Tech football……except the off duty cops and pizza vendors……..

RAMBLE ON!!!

June 16th, 2009
9:53 am

VT, UNC, WF, FSU, Clemson, and Miami are all better teams than UGA.

I think UGAg is a little better than missy st. and Vandy.

I hope with these three SEC teams, our SOS doesn’t get hurt too bad.

Arob

June 16th, 2009
9:53 am

TommyP:
That is the big question this season. Our secondary and LBs should be markedly improved. The DLine returns our best pass rusher (D.Morgan) and little else. It will be crucial for some others to step up there. If they do, defense should be fine. Plus, the offense will score more this year and turn it over less, resulting in less pressure on the defense. Offensively, more of a passing game will be crucial to take the next step. Gotta have faith in PJ…

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
9:54 am

Haney, I agree with you about Shaw. To me, as long as Nesbitt is in their, the jackets win most of their games, and go to the Orange bowl. Defense doesnt concern me, as much as it does others.

Coach D

June 16th, 2009
9:55 am

Georgia Tech is a tough team to gage. On paper, they never look like they’re going to be very good each year, and somehow they seem to exceed expectations which is to say that they often beat teams they shouldn’t and lose to teams they shouldn’t.

As for the UGA vs. Tech game, I think a lot of it depends on which team has the most momentum coming in. Tech’s offense had a coming out party versus Miami on a Thursday prior to playing UGA last year. I remember telling my Dawg friends that if the Dawgs continued to play half ass like they did against Kentucky and Auburn, that Tech would win. UGA had a bye week prior to that game, and usually that works in a teams favor. The only exception to that rule is if one team is on a roll and playing with confidence, and that was Tech at the end of last season. UGA was also playing uninspired football after the Florida game. So instead of playing hard the rest of the season, they instead chose to feel sorry for themselves, which in turn led to C effort, especially on defense.

If you have a team with B or C talent giving A effort and playing with momentum versus a team with A and B talent playing with no momentum and giving C effort, the lesser talented team will win.

Chip

June 16th, 2009
9:56 am

Winning the ACC is much easier than beating UGA.

Les Miles

June 16th, 2009
9:57 am

If I could play GT every week I’d be 12-0 and winner of the mythical NC. Practice without the ball and just blow the play up at the line of scrimmage. With Nesbitt under center you can blow it up every down. Nesbitt is not a quick thinker and will lose composure at warp speed. Can’t throw a lick.

GOTech610

June 16th, 2009
9:57 am

exNFLplayer…..They have a corner who was tied for first in the nation with INT’s. I am sure you remember him for the UGA game, as he got a pick 6 on UGA and Fatt Matt. exNFL Player also have you not been keeping up with recruiting over the last weekend. GT picked up number 12 ranked CB Bostic and GT will likely steal Ayers from UGAG anytime now. We have 6 highly touted defensive players committed and it’s only June! If you think defense will be a problem you should look elsewhere. Tarrant, Morgan, Burnett, and Cooper Taylor will quickly remind you how hungry they are this year as a unit. Mark it down. GT will have a better defense this year!

gtfanfrom1951

June 16th, 2009
10:04 am

If PJ could win at Navy with Div. II player why can’t he win at GT with some of the best players the state has. You win with running the ball and defense it has and always been and will be.. thats football

exNFLplayer

June 16th, 2009
10:05 am

He was a safety GOTsch610. Likelys don’t count (Ayers) and Bostic hasn’t covered 1 down in collegiate competition. With the exception of Burnett your secondary’s returners aren’t going to intimidate too many OCs. Your D has issues. Don’t believe it. No problem.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:06 am

You nerds are a funny bunch.

What do you nerds do between DragonCon & Nerd Football?

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:07 am

Those best players in the state??? WHO?

Name one

Les Miles

June 16th, 2009
10:08 am

Is that why my Tigahs beat the living sh%t out of GT gtfanfrom1951?

Les Miles

June 16th, 2009
10:09 am

Well we know straight up who the biggest poser on this blog is. GOTech610 doesn’t even know what position their best defensive player lines up at. MORON!

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
10:11 am

Cooper Taylor’s moving to linebacker this year.

GOTech610

June 16th, 2009
10:17 am

Les Miles…..I made a mistake big deal. Tigers suck anyways.

The Dude

June 16th, 2009
10:17 am

Ramblinwreck1378… he’s actually moving to a hybrid safety/linebacker position created for him by the DC. They have some name for it I can’t remember. He’ll cover TE and RB when they run routes and will be a run stopper/pass rusher when they don’t. Something to that effect, anyway.

Melinda

June 16th, 2009
10:18 am

I think this guy is proof that “analysts” spend very little time truly looking at the teams they analyze…. sometimes they get caught up in insisting they are right, even when facts don’t back them up.

Paul Johnson and his offense have one losing season in the last 12 years… and that one season was his FIRST year at Navy. This offense took a bunch of no-stars at Navy and beat Notre Dame (I don’t care what kind of season Notre Dame was having, Navy beating them in the modern era is pretty much a miracle).

Last year, Tech was the second youngest team in the nation, implementing both a new offensive AND a new defensive scheme, suffered some pretty significant injuries in the O-line and linebacking corps, no returning starters in the backfield, new kicker/punter, long snapper on special teams…. and they still went 9-4 and beat a pretty good Georgia team and a pretty good FSU team…. And this guy says we should have passed it more? Did he see our O-line? Has he looked at game film to see the number of missed blocks… even in the dominant wins? How on earth did he think they’d pass protect? They didn’t, if I remember right…. which is probably why we didn’t pass it more. Once you have the base offense in (and if he simply looked at our formations, he would see that you can pass out of them quite easily) before adding in passing packages, wrinkles, etc.?

I believe that the AJC reporters have noted that Tech spent a significant amount of spring practice devoted to implementing more passing schemes and working on technique.

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
10:19 am

Ahh. Thanks for clearing up the confusion. In any event, he’s the fastest player on our team…

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:19 am

If the Tigers suck then GT REALLY sucks, and if GT REALLY sucks, then UGA must REALLY, REALLY fu#kin suck. All things considering.

But UGA>LSU
LSU>GT
UGA>GT?

I think so.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:20 am

Orson Charles > Cooper Taylor

Tech

June 16th, 2009
10:20 am

haney-

That’s a very accurate assessment. I too worry about the depth at QB. Johnson is building the depth, but it’s not there yet. Our two backups don’t impress me at all. There is a highly recruited freshman coming in(Luallen), but it would be nice to redshirt him. Nesbitt must stay healthy.

The D-Line will be fine. Who knows about the O-Line? All of the starters were hurt in the Spring.

Dan

June 16th, 2009
10:21 am

Defining a team based on one horrid game — be it Tech’s loss to LSU, or Georgia’s loss to Florida — is ridiculous. Bad games happen even to very good teams sometimes. LSU outgained Tech by what, 10 yards? Tech just played poorly across the board, and LSU, with a month to prep for Tech’s 10-month old offense, didn’t. Georgia got waxed by the Gators, but let’s not forget that early in the 3rd quarter, the score was only 3-14 and Georgia was well into Gator territory before a turnover and the floodgates opened. Crappy games happen. Defining a team’s ability based on one such game is silly.

Jay

June 16th, 2009
10:21 am

Yep, AJC writers better pump the nerds up so they can maybe sell out a couple home games this year.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:22 am

They’ll sell out when the Dawgs come to town.

Jaded Jacket

June 16th, 2009
10:30 am

It’s typical garbage from ESPN. Let’s face it, it’s because they’re in bed with the SEC with the huge TV contracts so they have pump up the SEC as much as possible.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:45 am

ESPN covers the SEC perhaps because they’ve won the last 3 NC’s & 7 since 1992….

Perhaps ESPN doesn’t cover the Jackets & the ACC because other than FSU & Miami (been in down years recently) No other teams from the conference have proved to be consistent contenders.

Can GT? Possibly, I don’t know.

But I do know they’ll have to play more consistent football.

If Tech can eliminate the fumbles that killed them in a few games last year the sky is the limit.

That being said, I still don’t think they can beat UGA this year.

Our D is going to be too strong. Jeff Owens is going to be pushing the center straight back into Nesbit, then my boys Houston & Washington are going to wreak havoc of the edges.

Different football game in November this year boys.

GT

June 16th, 2009
10:46 am

College football will be like pro wrestling in a few years. They will keep a pint of fake blood in the trunk with the footballs.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:46 am

ahem, ahem… not of the edges, off the edges.

enginequeers make me lol

June 16th, 2009
10:48 am

Wrestling ain’t fake

MattG

June 16th, 2009
10:53 am

Based on his grammar and spelling, Kevin obviously graduated from UGA…

Diamond Dawg

June 16th, 2009
10:54 am

Tech may score some points with that highschool style offense but cant stop anybody else from scoring either. Nor does the Tech fans make it an intimidating place to play either. Hardley no home field advantage. Worst fans in America. Guess their all studying on game day. And you wonder why you cannot get any recruits. Boring Boring Boring

ex-NFL player my arrss

June 16th, 2009
10:57 am

I’m calling BS on this guy. How many ex NFL players would ever sign on with that kind of handle? None.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
10:59 am

Me thinks with offensive line from Hades that UGA possess we should line up in Power I & run football up Nerd’s anus all day.

GT Rich

June 16th, 2009
11:00 am

Mark,
Sprow’s assessment is fair. The disparaging remark was about ave. point differential of 4.1 per game. It was short-sighted of Sprow to not discuss GT leading the ACC in total yards per game. Tech stalled out too many times because of the lack of a passing threat which allowed defenses to stack the box. Lots of yards, not many TDs to conclude drives. Coach Johnson’s teams always do better in year two when the offensive players have more practice time learning and growing in the system. A good reporter would post those stats in their analysis…

RAMBLE ON!!!! aka ex D&D Player

June 16th, 2009
11:00 am

What you talking about?

WTF? Come again?

June 16th, 2009
11:01 am

Very articulate WTF. Well done.

2D

June 16th, 2009
11:01 am

Tech’s defensive problems late last year had more to do with their lack of coverage skills (more like lack of depth at CB) with Word-Daniels out. He was the guy who could both defend the pass and the run on the perimeter. His absence forced all of the young guys to move up one spot in the rotation which left our defense exposed. Word-Daniels would have made the difference against UVA (Tech would’ve won) and possibly even UNC (would’ve at least been closer).

I actually expect the defense to be BETTER than last year.
- Our secondary has more experience.
- Derrick Morgan is ready to explode on the line.
- Jarrard Tarrant, a CB with coverage skills penciled in to start last year before off the field issues, is now back.
- The OFFENSE will be better, which will keep the defense off the field, not continually put them in poor situation and allow them to play with a lead (that tends to make the other teams one dimensional).

rainman

June 16th, 2009
11:02 am

Anyone who want’s to argue that Tech’s secondary and LB’s won’t be stronger than last year — bring it on!! Any moron who does a minimal amount of research could see that the talent, depth, and experience at these positions is better overall than it’s been for quite some time. By the way Ram1378 — Cooper Taylor is a safety who will be playing a lot of the new ‘wolf’ position which is a hybird safety/linebacker. Mario Edwards S, and Anthony Barnes LB are also training at this position.

The defensive line is a valid area of concern, but I feel that it really boils down to the defensive tackles. At DE, you start with Derrick Morgan who is the undisputed leader of the unit and a better pro prospect than any of the three that we lost from last year. I always thought Michael Johnson was overrated — he would make some big plays, but was invisable on many others. Robert Hall had considerable playing time last year, and from all reports, has stepped up to become a solid starter opposite Morgan. For depth, they have Jason Peters and Anthony Eqbuniwe on the first rotations, and many talented youngsters hoping for a chance to emerge (Emmanuel Dieke, Izzan Cross, Antonio Wilson, Euclid Cummings, etc.)

So,that brings it down to the defensive tackle position. I’m not sure how much penetration we can expect up the middle, but CPJ needs to at least figure a way to clog it up against the run. T.J. Barnes (6-7,353) could go a long way toward’s accomplishing this goal if he has a good year. Ben Anderson has the current lead at the other tackle with Jason Hill and Logan Walls backing up. The wild card that could provide the unit with size and depth might be freshman J.C. Lanier (6-4,335). When the opposing team is intent on running it between the tackles, It would be interesting if a ‘jumbo set’ of Barnes and Lanier could hold line.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:04 am

I’m not completely sold on Tech’s abilitly to line up & pass block.

I’m sure with reps they can run an option pass, but everytime Nesbit dropped back last year he was running for his life.

Les Miles

June 16th, 2009
11:10 am

ex-NFL player my arrss

June 16th, 2009
10:57 am
I’m calling BS on this guy. How many ex NFL players would ever sign on with that kind of handle? None

Maybe one that actually played the game dumbazz. By the way sissy boy. You can’t argue with what he’s saying. Does the truth hurt too much? I’m calling BS on you. And next time try someting akin to your real purpose in life. How about GayMaleEscort or something appropriate.

38-3 girlyboy!!

WTF? Come again?

June 16th, 2009
11:11 am

WTF, for once I can agree with you. I’m not sold on GT’s pass blocking skills either. Question for you, though: Why do UGA fans seem to be sold on Joe Cox and any of your laundry list of RB’s to replace Knowshon?? There are clearly way more unknowns in Athens than there are in Atlanta.

SEC Fan in Texas

June 16th, 2009
11:13 am

All of this just goes to show why they play the games on the field rather than at ESPN headquarters. The longer that the myth persists that Johnson’s offense is not for real, the more it plays into his hands. If I were a coach with Ga. Tech on my schedule, I’d be worried and I’d take them very seriously. They may not be good enough to win the ACC title or even be nationally ranked, but they are good enough to win any given game and ruin someone’s BCS hopes in the process. And in the past that’s been known to cost coaches their jobs.

Jared

June 16th, 2009
11:14 am

I think Tech’s defense will actually be pretty good this year, and halfway into the season could be better than last.

The secondary, no doubt, will be much better. We are basically returning 8 players, because Word-Daniels didn’t play any substantial minutes after the Clemson game. Cedric Griffin, our best linebacker will be back after an injury, as well. Also, one person who is not really “returning” but will be playing is Jarrard Tarrant. He was going to be a starter at CB until that, shall I say, young “lady,” charged him with rape. The Safeties are solid.

Yes, we lose the 3 big names from the line, but Derrick Morgan will be a strong anchor on one end and I actually think we might be better against the run. #93 took a lot of plays off. Logan Walls, Ben Anderson, and TJ Barnes are going to be pretty good players and we’ve got them all together for at least 2 more years.

Kendawg

June 16th, 2009
11:15 am

Phil Steele has picked GA TECH to be the 28th best team in the country. That doesn’t sound like an ACC champ. It all depends on whether you think Steele is a better prognosticator than Mark Bradley. In my opinion, Steele has proven over the years that he is a pretty good predictor. Bradley is simply a hometown journalist who is trying to hype the hometown program.

ex NFL player my arrss

June 16th, 2009
11:16 am

Les is not more Miles,

You and ex NFL player are both full of it. Your comments reflect your level of maturity and overall education- high school dropout and GED wannabe. I like how you guys talk about how bad our defense is going to be as if you are going to field the Steel Curtain in Athens. Don’t throw stones if you live in glass houses.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:19 am

Cox is far from an unknow. He followed Chris Leak at Independence High in NC. He had 112 TD’s & 8,734 yards in his High School career.

He also attended the Nike elite 11 camp, which is designated for the top QB’s in the country.

He’s not some scrub like LSU lined up under center last year, this kid can play.

I think they’ll use running back by committee similar to Brown, Lumpkin & Ware days, which worked out fairly well for us.

I fully expect Samuel (only 17 last year) to emerge from the pack by mid year & be dominant.

This kid is full grown, 6′1 205 coming out of school and word on the street is he’s one of the fastest kids on the team.

Plus your passing & running game are directly related to O line play, which with big Sturdivant, Vance, Boling, etc. coming back will most definitely not be the issue it was last year.

Martinez is a joke

June 16th, 2009
11:20 am

I will take GT’s D over UGA’s any day of the week. And its no comparison on offense. I don’t care how many games Joe Cox won in High School…

Fred S.

June 16th, 2009
11:20 am

Well, if history is any indicator, where CPJ’s offenses have been traditionally good, at the same time his defenses have been consistently bad. Last year’s defense couldn’t stop Parkview High under CPJ’s coaching staff. What could John Tenuta have done with that unit? Michael Johnson disappeared under the tutelage of the current coaching staff and that’s fact. CPJ WILL NOT find it as easy to win at this level relying on just offense to get it done. And furthermore, CPJ will always be forced to put his best talent on the offensive side of the ball just as he has had to do historically. Even his great Georgia Southern teams couldn’t stop a troop of girl scouts.

WTF failed the Wunderlich

June 16th, 2009
11:23 am

WTF, you continue to show your stupidity. Like Martinez is a Joke said, nobody cares what Joe Cox did in High School. Its amazing you guys can have so much confidence in your backfield when they’ve not really contributed much thus far. But I’m sure you’ll tell me how good they were in High School.. You’re pathetic.

Les Miles.

June 16th, 2009
11:23 am

ex NFL player my arrss

June 16th, 2009
11:16 am
Les is not more Miles,

You and ex NFL player are both full of it. Your comments reflect your level of maturity and overall education- high school dropout and GED wannabe. I like how you guys talk about how bad our defense is going to be as if you are going to field the Steel Curtain in Athens. Don’t throw stones if you live in glass houses.

Have it your way moron. Your level of discourse pretty much exposes you as some 6th grade delinquent that passes through this blog when not sniffing his mom,s panties.

Fred BS

June 16th, 2009
11:25 am

Fred S.- how many points would Parkview have put up on UGA last year then? You point a finger at our D and you’ve got 3 pointing back at you.

Les Class

June 16th, 2009
11:26 am

Nice Les Miles. Real nice. I think you represent the UGA fan base well. Typical.

GT75

June 16th, 2009
11:29 am

ex NFL player my arrss, if this is all you have to offer go away. At least some people come in here to have some good football talk and then guys like you jump in just to prove your own stupidity. Hopefully you are not a Tech fan. With that 70 IQ that you’re displaying you make the real Tech fans look bad.

UGAIsSoLastYear

June 16th, 2009
11:33 am

Well stated Melinda!!! THWG!!!

GT75

June 16th, 2009
11:34 am

GT75, get off your high horse old man. A little surprising you are calling me out with all of the classless comments from UGA fans out here. Its old farts like you that give Tech a bad name. You probably don’t even stand up during home games and get mad at the people in front of you that do. I’m not sure why or how I offended but I certainly don’t apologize. I’m still struggling to find the “good football talk” you reference.. Just can’t find it.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:35 am

Ok, we’ll see in November boys.

All I’m saying is this. Cox can pay. He’s been in the system a long time, should know it very well.

And regardless of a QB or RB’s ability, if the O line isn’t blocking they’re not going to be successfull.

Our line will be one of the best in the conference this year thanks to last years injuries forcing many young players to be thrown into the fire early.

And if ya’ll think I’m stupid for that, then ya’ll are the ones that are stupid.

Fred S.

June 16th, 2009
11:37 am

Fred BS

June 16th, 2009
11:25 am
Fred S.- how many points would Parkview have put up on UGA last year then? You point a finger at our D and you’ve got 3 pointing back at you.

Obviously this is not a UGA blog. The discussion of the UGA defense goes on there. And Willie Martinez gets his ration of abuse from his own fans. Maybe there is more objectivity over there because you Tech fans seem oblivious to the fact that your defense last year really sucked too but in at least your feeble mind Fred BS that point is not relevant to the performance of this years team. So Fred BS, I understand that you are not the brightest bulb in the pack, but use what little gray matter you possess and maybe you can figure out something as simple as that.

BLAZER

June 16th, 2009
11:40 am

IT IS STILL 45-42!

StingerSplash

June 16th, 2009
11:40 am

Mr. Sprow of the four-letter network’s vast evil reach should do more research and see the leap Paul Johnson’s teams take from year one to year two.
In 1997, Georgia Southern won the Southern Conference — a year after the program’s first losing record since it was restarted — and advanced to the second round of the (then) I-AA playoffs. One year later, they played for (and should have won … don’t get me started … it still hurts) the national championship.
In 2002, Navy won two games. The next year, they went to a bowl game.
In 2008, Georgia Tech won nine games, beat Florida State, Miami and Georgia and played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. I think the assumption that Tech will be better this year than even last year has some evidence behind it.
Tech will open the season with nearly the same lineup on offense that played at the end of the 08 season. So what if people have “seen” this offense. This offense will now have “seen” more defenses.

Dan

June 16th, 2009
11:41 am

GT75

June 16th, 2009
11:34 am
GT75, get off your high horse old man. A little surprising you are calling me out with all of the classless comments from UGA fans out here. Its old farts like you that give Tech a bad name. You probably don’t even stand up during home games and get mad at the people in front of you that do. I’m not sure why or how I offended but I certainly don’t apologize. I’m still struggling to find the “good football talk” you reference.. Just can’t find it.

You can’t find it because either you haven’t looked, can’t read, or don’t know enough football to know it when you see it. And show some manners boy. Be seen and not heard you candy butt young punk.

Fred BS

June 16th, 2009
11:43 am

I’m going to dig into my “gray matter” and say that we sucked less than UGA’s D last year. But at least last year you were able to put enough points on the board at times to overcome your weak D. I can’t wait to see all of these first year wonders you talk about on offense this year.. Funny how they’re preseason all-SEC in your minds without every playing a meaningful game.

Cindy

June 16th, 2009
11:45 am

StingerSplash could it be the Chick-fil-A Bowl opened the door for some doubt? GT will be facing a few teams this year that have them outmanned in the trenches.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:47 am

Let me put it this way for you idiots that do not understand the way the game is played….

You have 5 guys lined up (offensive line) in front of your quarterback & running back(s). Then you have 11 guys lined up on the other side (this is called the defense). Of which anywhere from 1 to all 11 (not likely) will try to rush (run really fast) around or over the O line (5 guys) to tackle them in the backfield.

Pay attention, this is where you idiots lose focus.

So the offensive line (the 5 guys I was telling you about) do this thing called blocking (they stop the guys on defense from tackling the player with the football). The more experience the offensive line (5 guys in front of QB) have, the more proficient they are at stopping said tacklers.

Ok, so if your o line is better equipped to stop the defensive team from tacking your skill players you should be more successful when running or passing (throwing for you idiots) then in years past.

There is actually a bit more to this process than I described, however judging from your post I will not get into that today.

Read this a few times, perhaps it will enlighten your football knowledge a bit more & you can come talk with the big boys without calling names.

Thank you.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:50 am

oops, than in years past. I guess stupid rubs off on ya though.

Danny Boy

June 16th, 2009
11:50 am

I was playing college football while you’re “football background” was likely washing the jocks of your local parks and recreation team. And I can’t say that I’ve ever been called a “candy butt young punk” before, but I’m guessing you were offended by my old fart remark. Which would make you old, and likely one of the lowsy fans at Bobby Dodd that gets upset when people stand in front of them. You all know who you are.

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
11:53 am

WTF: Joe Tereshinski was in the system for a long time, and his performance as a starter went very well, right?

Danny Boy

June 16th, 2009
11:54 am

Go get yourself some Viagra and maybe you can have something at least stand up at home games. I’m still waiting on you to offer up some real football knowledge on this blog.

Huh?

June 16th, 2009
11:55 am

“I think the assumption that Tech will be better this year than even last year has some evidence behind it.
Tech will open the season with nearly the same lineup on offense that played at the end of the 08 season.”

Scoring 3 points against an 8-5 team will not win you any championships Techies. Hate to break it to ya.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
11:56 am

After Ok State and Spurrier’s chickens both stick it to the mutts, we’ll see how much JB, Huh?, and all the others brag about the great HS players they have on their team….THWG

Danny Boy

June 16th, 2009
11:57 am

Dan- do you also ask those “punk kids” in front of you to “show some manners” when you ask them to sit down in front at games? People like you represent everything that is wrong with Tech athletics.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:57 am

You’re comparing Joe T to Cox?

Wow, you guys know less than I thought.

2005 class of QB’s

Joe Cox – 7th ranked QB

Colt McCoy – 15th ranked QB

Weren’t they mentioning the 15th ranked QB in the Heisman race last year?

Get a job WTF

June 16th, 2009
11:59 am

WTF, get a job man. I love all of your High School stats- those ALWAYS translate into success in the SEC. Really.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
11:59 am

And by the way. I’ll lay $100 on UGA winning more games this year than Tech & another $100 on the UGA/Tech game in November.

And for sh#ts & giggles I’ll give ya 7…..

Cindy

June 16th, 2009
12:00 pm

OK mites. Have it your way. GT goes 13-0 and wins the NC behind that great D that will give up an avg of 0 points per game. Happy now?

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
12:02 pm

I’ll take that any day. Any day.

George P. Burdell

June 16th, 2009
12:04 pm

Giving up 49, 45, and 41 isn’t going to win you too many either.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:05 pm

All I’m saying is this, Shockley hadn’t done anything at UGA waiting in the wings behind Greene. What happened that year?

Huh?

June 16th, 2009
12:10 pm

“Giving up 49, 45, and 41 isn’t going to win you too many either.”

Nor will 42 and 38 in your final two games. I didn’t say UGA would be winning any championships this year Techie. Its your fellow nerd herd brethren popping off at the mouth about how great they will be in ‘09. I was simply pointing out that you scored 3 freaking points in your crappy freaking bowl game against a freaking 8-5 team. Don’t run your big mouths if you don’t want people bringing stuff like that up. Simple as that.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
12:11 pm

Shmockley had filled in some while Greene was there, hadn’t he? And he looked ok. Has Cox played any, and if so, did he contribute anything?

Huh?

June 16th, 2009
12:20 pm

Tech fans do not want to talk about any potential deficiencies with their team. They only want to hear about how great they’ll be and how everyone else, particularly Georgia, sucks. If you disagree you are just biased and/or a redneck that didn’t take calculus. Then they have the nerve to criticize other fans, once again Georgia fans in particular, for hyping their teams too much. Look at these idiots running their mouths. Half them probably already have reservations for the freaking Orange bowl. Fortunately, experience teaches us that the bigger a Techies’ mouth the more room they have to stick their foot in it when their team predictably chokes. What an absolutely laughable fan base. Good day.

Huh?

June 16th, 2009
12:22 pm

Shmockley had filled in some while Greene was there, hadn’t he? And he looked ok. Has Cox played any, and if so, did he contribute anything?

I would call starting a game and throwing a winning touchdown pass “contributing” Techie. Here’s a quarter. Go buy a clue.

the real Old Gold

June 16th, 2009
12:22 pm

Is that “Kevin” the one from The Office? Because I think he’s a little slow…

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:28 pm

Here’s the deal. You Techies watch UGA once a year. We watch them a bit more than that.

Cox is the real deal, I’m not going to “RAMBLE ON!!!” about it anymore, you will all see in due time.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
12:29 pm

Huh, I asked a simple question. A simple POLITE answer would have been appropriate.

As far as deficiencies with the Tech team, read most of the above posts. Any sane Tech fan knows the defense is in question; they underperformed last year with more supposedly better talent. HOPEFULLY, there will be improvement. Special teams also sucked. But the offense performed far above expectations, and with a year’s experience under their belts, they should be better. I think it is YOU who are unwilling to accept and admit deficiencies in the UGAG team. According to you and others like you, they apparently have no weaknesses and should beat everybody they play. Oh yeah, I forgot, they get injuries which keep them from performing up to expectations–injuries apparently greater than those that other teams incur.

Mark, it’s good to be recognized, and I am always happy to make you smile. I was on vacation the entire month of May, so I have only just now gotten back into the wonderful world of blogging.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:30 pm

Bradley, what is your take on Joe C.?

You think he can effectively lead the Dawgs?

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:31 pm

Supersize – Can I get the name of your HR manager, I’m going to see if they’ll give you some more vacation time….

dawgone good dawg

June 16th, 2009
12:32 pm

Anybody who honestly looks at last season’s Tech win against Georgia knows that Tech won by default because in the 2nd half the Georgia defense stopped doing the things that were successful in the first half. Johnson admitted that they ran the same plays the 2nd half that got them down in the 1st half by a whopping margin. Martinez’s defense just played a half of football. And it was NOT a “beat down”. Tech slipped by and that’s the fact. Tech WILL NOT prevail in the ACC or against Georgia and other good non conference opponents with the minor league offense they are running. Mark it down.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:33 pm

RamblinWreck1378 – Consider it a bet. At the end of the year we’ll figure out a method of payment.

Don’t be skimpin on my 2 bills son.

I got some kneebreakers lined up.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
12:38 pm

Dawgone good post….

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
12:45 pm

And UGAG will WILL NOT prevail in the SEC or against Tech and other good non conference opponents with the so-called major league offense AND Willie Martinez defense they are running. They did not last year, and they will not this year. MARK IT DOWN!!!

Big Bee

June 16th, 2009
1:00 pm

ALL OF THE ABOVE, Bobby dodd once said” Three things can happen when you throw the football and two of them are bad”, so don’t worry about the passing game. Speaking of the worse fans in America, have you ever been to a game in Athens? Also don’t talk about the high school ofense until you learn how to beat them.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:01 pm

you enginequeers make me lol

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
1:08 pm

Joe Cox threw a game winning touchdown pass, yes. Against Colorado, who went 2-10 that season. And, oh yea.. It was in Athens. He has proved NOTHING to me. High school stats cease to impress me, especially when the dude’s an upperclassman.

RAMBLE ON!!!

June 16th, 2009
1:10 pm

Les Miles is Huh?

Plain as day, douche bag.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:12 pm

Like I said… Watch this fall & all of your little queer questions about how good UGA’s QB is will finally be answered.

I mean, with out a doubt he will pass for oh, lets say A BUNCH of more yards than Nesbit. Which will probably be out, yet again, to injuries so Jarbo, Jabo, what ever the hell his name is will be QBing about half the year for the Jackets.

BamaPride

June 16th, 2009
1:13 pm

dawgone good dawg:

Gimmick offense or not, the fact remains, techies rolled up over 400yds of rushing on Martinez.

I’d say tech made smart adjustments on offense for the second half that Martinez just couldnt keep up with.

I’d say tech will be OK on defense, and much much better on offense.

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
1:17 pm

Hey UGaly fans: It’s the same BS every year from you losers. GT may not win the ACC with VT and FSU in the mix, but we will beat your lowly overated dawgs just like last year and UF will kill ya! Get used to losing, as it will become customary around your lil chitty city of Athens. Quit whining all the time, get back in your trailers, chew your skoal and cook your pigs and quit crying. UGA loses the opener to OSU. Bank on it! Your fans need to wake up! 45-42 last year when you were preseason # 1. What a joke. Now you have Jow Phallic at QB instead of Stafford. Good luck on your underachieving season.
As for basketball, you don’t have a prayer of beating GT! We are loaded with Lawal, Bell, Miller, Shumpert, Favors, Peacock and Glenn Rice Jr. Who does UGAly have? Exactly, nobody!

RAMBLE ON AND SWAMP FEVER BABY!

Reality Check

June 16th, 2009
1:19 pm

GT should win 8 or 9 games minimum if the defense is half good based on the Offense alone. However, to get to top ten where all techies seem to think you are is ridiculus considering you lost all top lineman from your Defense and were horrible at times last year. After one freakin year of semi regular season success you have have all come out of the wood pile. If I were a GT fan I would probably STFU until my team actually won a game outside of the Sillicon Valley Bowl (Insert Puke Bowl Here).

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
1:19 pm

Thanks for some objective opinion Bama. Tech will not be 6-6 or 7-5 as some biased mutts have posted.

Knoxville Lou

June 16th, 2009
1:23 pm

I remember all the “quack” talk about Urban Meyer and his so-called “gimmick” offense.

2 NC rings later, no one’s laughing anymore. Especially me.

Any offense that can put 300-400 yards rushing week-in and week-out aint no gimmick.

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
1:31 pm

Hey UGA! Your school suxs azz and will go down to GT, UF, as usual and OSU. Throw a couple of more losses in there and you will have another underachieving year. Quit whining and get back to your double wides, cook your pigs and eat your skoal. 45-42 sweet. UF SWAMP FEVER BABY AND RAMBLE ON! You all suck !

Brewer for GT President

June 16th, 2009
1:31 pm

You chumps… Paul Johnson is the George S. Patton of college football. In GT’s spring game, he was standing behind the QB, watching closely. In games he is watching like a hawk from the sideline, waiting for your team to show its belly so he can call in the kill shot. In UGA’s spring game, CMR was workin’ on the tan on the side lines while the boys had a slap fight. Maybe he was thinking about his next Ford or Carpets of Dalton commercial.

All this “we’ve got it figured out” talk is garbage. Give it a try. CPJ will hold your team by the nose while he kicks them in the butt. Btw, how has figuring out and killing UF’s Spread working for you? Guess who Urban used to call for advice when he was at Utah… The General.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:33 pm

It can’t do it week in & week out. It’s too dependant upon the defense not getting pressure do disrupt the toss.

If they can keep the ball off the turf, they’re hard to beat. But I think this offense lacks consistency in the things you can do.

What if the defense is in the backfield breaking up the plays. Can they run a max protect scheme & run short to intermediate routes underneath the coverage to move the chains?

If UGA’s defense gets half as good as it was in the past years (missing link being big time DE that brings the pain) then the option will be in trouble.

Jeff Owens & Geno Atkins are going to take away the dive man. It’s just a matter of our ends stepping up & making sure the OT doesn’t make it to the linebacker. If we can push it back up the middle and contain on the edges there is no way in hell Tech wins this year.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:37 pm

DAWGHATER – Nice post, you’re queer.

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
1:43 pm

WTF???, that is all nice assesment of how UGA could possibly slow down GT, but your team lacks one quality that can help slow an option, which is DISCIPLINE!

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:43 pm

Man, this is tough talk for a team that has only won ONE game in the last EIGHT attempts.

Do it again, then maybe you’ll have some respect.

Till then, go sit in the back of the bus & STFU.

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
1:44 pm

Hey WTF! You are one clueless UGA fan. Hey question for you? How many points is a 3 point basket worth? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) None of the above. Bring back any memories you illiterate rednecks? Get a life and quit whining and bragging about your crappy school in your crappy city of Athens, Ga. What a joke. RAMBLE ON AND SWAMP FEVER. THWG

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:44 pm

Joe Schmoe – That is what you’re hoping for anyhow.

Joe Schmoe

June 16th, 2009
1:45 pm

As noted I said slow down, not shut down, which UGA will never be able to do.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
1:45 pm

Hey DAWGHATER, run along kid. I’m sure you can find someone to play the Xbox with you. Or go ride your bike.

Does your mommy know you like boys?

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
1:49 pm

WTF: Bite me the redneck dawgpound way. That’s the UGAy way for you. Obviously, you are not very educated, so quit blogging and start dogging your crappy ol redneck underachieving team. You guys are pathetic and suc azz!

RAMBLE ON THWG!

By the way, how is yoru double wide you redneck?

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
1:55 pm

WTF: You stfu, I don’t think you can with your loud obnoxious redneck azz. When you beat us 8 years in a row, then talk crap, but until then accept defeat, as you have with UF. many more wins are coming from GT over UGAy. Count on it. Joe Phallic is like you, a big shaftola. I can hear it now. Munson says ” Oh my god, phallic is back to pass and well, he’s, well, he’s throwing i think it is the ball, but I am so old and such a loser I cannot tell. Oh my god, he throws the ball right to a Gt player who runs into the endzone for the TD. The tears are falling from the sky, the tears are falling from the sky. You won’t see any sugar for a while. Go back to your double wide and stfu.

THWG RAMBLE ON AND UF ROCKS!

Reality Check

June 16th, 2009
2:00 pm

Dawghater- What a joke. Even most realistic rivals (Alabama, Auburn, etc.) would at least tell you that Athens is a great college town and has a great down town area. This is a detriment as it gives our players too many chances to get into trouble at night. It is more hilarious since GT is located in a cesspool that 99% of people in the state do not want to go to. You have no class and are typical GT fan can not take any realistic views on your team. You have a good coach but it is unrealstic in second year with that Defense to think you are going to be worldbeaters. Before you say it I am a redneck, uneducated, dumb, did not go to GT so I am stupid, etc. That is what it always comes down to.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:02 pm

Joe Schmoe, I agree, Paul Johnson’s offense will be tough to stop. But come on, you guys need to start looking at things realistically.

If UGA has no injuries in the spring & puts their best players on the field there is no way that Tech can dominate them.

I mean yeah, I think the days of us winning 7 in a row are long gone. But I still believe that Tech will only win every now & then.

Based on talent alone.

Willie Martinez’s defense is not always terrible. Don’t get me wrong, last year he should’ve made some adjustments, moved some kids around.. But whatever, he didn’t, he’s the DC.

But history has shown, that more often than not, our defense is more than capable of being good.

Last year was well outside the norm for our defense.

Willie took over in 05, 05-07 we averaged giving up 119.1 ypg rushing & 17.5 ppg.

Last year we gave up 130 ypg rushing & 25.6 ppg.

Don’t think that we’re going to roll over & give it to you every year like we did in 08.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
2:03 pm

WTF? If my HR manager were yours, he would probably get your ass fired for being on here throughout the work day instead of doing your job. Or do you even have a job? Incidentally, I do not have a job or an HR manager; I am comfortably retired and enjoying the good life. What is it with all you mutts who feel it is necessary everyday to log into a Tech blog and spout the same old mindless drivel over and over. At least there are a few, VERY FEW, who know enough about football to make intelligent posts. Sadly, there don’t seem to be many more Jackets who do any better.

HoundstoothHomo

June 16th, 2009
2:03 pm

Hey Saban, why does it sting when i pee???

GTVegas

June 16th, 2009
2:04 pm

First off, not going to bash either team. I truly hope that both teams are undefeated rolling into Bobby Dodd at the end of November. Do I honestly think they will be, no. There are too many dynamics to even try and say what each team may, or may not be capable of, but one can have their own hopes and opinions.

I hope that CPJ’s offense will be better and that he is able to go a bit deeper into his playbook. He has stated that they were maybe 40% of the way there last year. An expectation that his offense will be better appears reasonable based on that and his previous records. Everything I have read about Josh Nesbitt is that he has worked very hard on the passing part of his game since last season. The offensive line is the big question on offense, just as it was last year. Lets not forget, last year’s offensive line was not without its’ challenges and they managed when they needed to, mostly.

I also have high hopes for the defense. The secondary and linebackers should be improved. The defensive line has potential. It is not a given that it will be worse than last year’s by any stretch.

Special teams has got to be better, can’t be much worse.

I have complete confidence in CPJ’s coaching not to worry too much about that aspect of the game. I can see where he gets sick of the comments regarding his offense, especially since he has only run a fraction of it so far at GT, with players that he did not recruit for it. I expect it to get better each year.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:05 pm

DAWGHATER – Post something else, so you will prove that you can actually be more of a douche.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:12 pm

Supersize – Wow, retired & you actually know how to work a PC?

I’m impressed!

Just f#ckin with ya peter, don’t get hard.

You seem like one of the good guy Tech fans.

Not like DAWGLICKER or some of the others.

Actually, we’re behind websense and to this day I don’t understand why these blogs aren’t picked up.

Oh well….

UGAIsSoLastYear

June 16th, 2009
2:12 pm

What I like about Paul Johnson is that, on a few occasions now, he has said that he knows one thing – we WILL be better then we were last year. That takes guts to come out and say that knowing others may line up to prove him wrong. He also has said he doesn’t know if we will win more games – only that we will be better. I am totally ok with that comment and with him and feel safe and secure at GT with him as coach. The exact opposite could be said of how I felt while Gailey was here. What a great, pleasant change. Revel in it GT fans – don’t get sucked into the idiotic banter with the classless UGA fans who only wished they had a coach like ours. And to all the Ga Southern people, I get it – if Paul eventually leaves GT, I would sing his praises as the years pass too. You guys have class – UGA is ass!

Termite Terminolgy

June 16th, 2009
2:16 pm

Paul Johnson bunch won’t win nearly as many games this year. Why? Mainly because it takes a year for teams to come to terms with new offenses and teams. Every team tech played last year was flat when they played them except LSU and we see what happened there. This year there will be a lot more LSU type games than anything else. Then all you Johnson fans will be trying to run him out of town like the fair weather fans you are.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:16 pm

You f#ckers have double standards….

Tech folks come on UGA blogs & talk trash daily.

We do it & we have no class?

Whatever, I guess…

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:28 pm

Sweet, didn’t you jinx Chipper?

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
2:32 pm

Wait a minute Mark….

He’ll need more help than Georgia is used to giving its quarterbacks?

Is that the same help Stafford got in the Bama game when he was running for his life the entire first half?

Do you or do you not agree, that with the experience gained by the offensive linemen last year we should be able to protect the QB a bit more? Run block more proficiently?

Do you or do you not agree that having a healthy stable of scholarship defensive ends, we should provide a better rush off the edges than last year?

Come on Mark, I thought you & I were tight…..

BS Patrol

June 16th, 2009
2:46 pm

Dan,
GT75 is a sidewalk butsniffer who is a Tech Fan wannabe.

Tech’s 4th best RB is better than the 1ST string ga RB, whoever that is.

I also call BS on ex-NFL player. Opposition will run on Tech until they put “9 in the box” and then Tech’s “suspect” secondary will be easy pickins. It’s all so simple a cave man could do it! Duck Soup!

Saint Simons

June 16th, 2009
3:11 pm

Roddy Jones just scored again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:11 pm

4th string better than 1st string at UGA?

Seeing as how that is Caleb King, this may very possibly be a true statement.

Sad, but possibly true.

Caleb has definitely got to step it up.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:12 pm

Saint Simons – It is very likely that Roddy did score again, too bad you never will.

BS Patrol

June 16th, 2009
3:15 pm

1378,
You’ll never see the color of WTF??”s money I’ll guarantee. Note his terms of payment. If I could get somebody I trusted to hold the money for some of these bigmouth doggie wager offers I would be laying on the beach somewhere in the South Pacific plowing Jessica Alba.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:20 pm

BS Patrol, you are correct in your statement that he’ll never see the color of my money. And yes, you’re probably correct in guaranteeing it.

Due to the fact that HE will be the one owing me.

exNFLplayer is a fake

June 16th, 2009
3:30 pm

No D huh? Sounds like of like the flea bags… if my mind serves me well I seem to remember an SEC D that gave up 35-45 + points in quite a few games last year.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:33 pm

WTF is sounds like of like the fleabags?

If my mind serves me well that statement is f#cked up.

But what the hell do I know, I live in a doublewide & don’t have no edumacation.

Please refer (not to be confused with reefer) back to my 2:02 post for any questioning of UGA’s defensive struggles last season.

AMG

June 16th, 2009
3:34 pm

The Goal is 12 – 0 this year, really 13 – 0 and based on last year, I say they have a chance at it. I know it is a long shot, but VT had to have the refs cheat to beat us and it took us most of the year to really start to get the offense down. I look for GT to be the most explosive offense in the country this year, if the defense is half as good as people think we will have a really good year.

AMG

June 16th, 2009
3:36 pm

Georgia will finish this year at 5-7, 6-6 would be amazing for them. Mark my words, 5-7

Ramblinwreck1378

June 16th, 2009
3:36 pm

DAWGHATER: You need to be quiet. You’re making every other respectable Georgia Tech man on this blog look immature and unknowledgable, neither of which I am. If you’re going to say something, make a productive argument, stop talking about Athens, and start talking about our football team.

And as for the rest of you. No one is saying that Georgia Tech is going to go 13-0. But what we are saying is that Georgia lost two very essential components to their offense. Probably the two components that got them to a winning season last year. I dont’ care how much Joe Cox has watched, he hasn’t played hardly at all. All I’m saying is that it’s going to be rough for him come opening night in Oklahoma City. They’re a tough football team. Overrated? Yes. But tough? Also, yes. And enduring that brutal SEC schedule, along with non-conference foes such as Arizona St. and Georgia Tech, this could be a rough year for the dawgs. They’ll win 8 or 9.

And as I said before, Georgia Tech is capable of winning every game on their schedule. I don’t think they’ll do it, but they have the defense to keep them in games, and the offense to win them games.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:39 pm

Uh, Ramblinwreck.. Looks like you spoke just a tad bit too late.

AMG is saying Tech will go 13-0, and UGA will go 5-7.

Damn…..

And they call me dilusional…

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:43 pm

well f#ck, I said it two different ways….

Generally the way I use the non-word ya is you.

not yours.

I think you’re smart enought to figure it out.

However, I am very worried about some of your Jacket brethren…

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
3:43 pm

make that “don’t seem to know”, NOT “don’e seem to know.”–typo And, WTF, it’s delusional, not dilusional. lol

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
3:45 pm

I’m smart enough to figure out a lot of things, but I can’t judge the intelligence, (or lack thereof), of a poster by the words he types.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:46 pm

DE(DI)lusional – sue me, it’s been a long day.

I would like to point out, that my spelling is much more consistent than many posters.

Damn, that still doesn’t seem right…

DElusional….

Oh well, word checked it. I’m wrong, you’re right.

Don’t get used to it.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:48 pm

DElusion is commonly defined as a fixed false belief and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception. In psychiatry, the definition is necessarily more precise and implies that the belief is pathological (the result of an illness or illness process). As a pathology it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information or certain effects of perception which would more properly be termed an apperception or illusion.

Sound like it potentially applies to any person(s) on this post?

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
3:49 pm

Don’t beat around the bush buddy, if you got something to say then say it….

GTech

June 16th, 2009
3:55 pm

The only coach who can overcome the dreaded Bradley curse is, you guessed it, Paul Johnson!

wes

June 16th, 2009
4:00 pm

Per the ESPN Insiders article: “What [Tech coach Paul Johnson] should do is put the ball in the hands of star tailback Jonathan Dwyer.”

That’s “Insider” information? WTF? You PAID for that?

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
4:01 pm

You really shouldn’t talk so badly about yourself, WTF??? LOL

Incidentally, you must have one hell of an easy job, and yet you say it’s been a long day? Hmmm

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
4:02 pm

I didn’t pay for this, and this is some quality data people…

It was on a Bradley post from the other day, some dude named Ken wrote it.

Bradley, you should seriously consider hiring this guy as an assistant.

Obviously Edward needs only to look back as far as 1991 to see how dominating Georgia has been over Tech. If you care to go back a little further, you will find Tech wins 2 games per decade, this trend will not change. You reach back 52 years to boast about a streak, then make a statement about Georgia fans living in the past that’s bright. When was the last time Tech finished in the top 10? Gone to a BCS bowl? Zero. Bobby Dodd was Techs coach when it made its last major bowl appearance, that was in 1966. The 1990 national championship was won in the Citrus Bowl. Yes Tech has tradition , similar to those of Army, Navy, Tulane,Yale, Harvard, perhaps this phrase will bring help you back into reality “in a galaxy long ago and far away”.

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
4:04 pm

Supersize – On Mondays & Tuesdays I plug data into excel workbooks.

Needless to say, I can’t look at excel all day without going crazy(er).

So I typically pull up my workbook on one screen, AJC on the other and get after it.

Data, nerds, data, nerds…

Big Bee

June 16th, 2009
4:26 pm

UGA GUYS, seems to me you are giving too much attention to stopping GT’s offense. You better pay some attention to the other teams you play or they will all whack you!!!

obvious

June 16th, 2009
4:28 pm

let me explain why the D will be better next year.. if you rated each player last year on a scale of 1-100…

our secondary would be ranked about a 50 overall… only burnett was a 90.. the other 3 guys back there were like 30’s (especially when word-daniels was out)… our three D-line men were all 90’s… well now we have 3 D-line men that are about 75’s (peters, 365lb barnes, lanier/walls/anderson) and we have three more secondary guys that are at least 60’s (tarrant, taylor, sweeting, reese)… then just give everyone an extra 5 or so for another year under their belt and you see a total score of like 80 vs. 65 last year

WTF???

June 16th, 2009
4:29 pm

Uh….. I’m not giving any attention to stopping anything but my ass from working (or surfing the net) here in about 5 minutes.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 16th, 2009
4:36 pm

WTF???, the job sounds B-O-R-I-N-G. Just think: If you had gone to Tech, maybe somebody else would be entering that data for you. Or better yet, maybe you could be designing the applications that use that data. Oh, well, c’est la vie !!

Ramblinwreck83

June 16th, 2009
4:53 pm

WTF??? Are you really being realistic abouth UGA season. You lost 90% of your offensive production and UGA’s schedule is brutal. Everyone of my UGA friends actually think that this is going to be a off season. Most think it will be 7-5 or 8-4. Not the BS you speak. I’m not sold on Cox either. He’s got no experience to speak of and i watched the Spring game on ESPN. I saw 1 good pass out of him. Every UGA fan said we would suck last year and they were wrong. I’m pretty sure the Dawgs always underachieve especially when ranked high like 1st. We may not win the ACC but we’ll be in a better position that UGA will be. Don’t be suprised if UGA gets beat down this year by alot of teams including Tech. It’s about time for them to get the tails whipped.

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:24 pm

WTF: You said it! You nor your redneck fans have any class! THWG

Bradley attracts mutts like a fire hydrant

June 16th, 2009
8:24 pm

Dang Mark wish you didn’t bring all these mutts along with you……..

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:26 pm

WTF: Bite me you redneck dawg sniffin trailer trash piece of chitman! UF and GT romp! 45-42 is sweet. By the way, what was the UF vs UGAly score last year? chitman, I feel like a UGA grad, as I cannot remember. Was it 49-10, or something like that? hmmm…….go ask old as munson, maybe he will remember. LMFAO! LOSERS

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:29 pm

WTF: YOU ARE A DILUSIONAL REDNECKERSON WITH A DOUBLEWIDE TRAILER FOR A HOME.

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:32 pm

WTF: Roddy Jones is running down the sidelines and he is going all the waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 45-42. You guys suck. You gave up over 400 yards rushing a blewwwwwwwwwww just like you do except you blow hard! a 16 point lead between your smelly chitty hedges in front of 90,000 rednecks. THWG. RAMBLE ON!

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:34 pm

UF 49 UGA 10, GT 45 UGA 42! LMFAO!

DAWGHATER

June 16th, 2009
8:35 pm

UGA: I say your basketabll teams wins the national championship this year. You guys are loaded with losers! LMFAO

ShutUpMutt

June 16th, 2009
8:37 pm

Okay people. Georgia tech will NOT be worse on defense. We have excellent secondary and we’re used to losing our defensive guys to the pros. We have always been a defensively-strong team. Having a good offense is what’s new.

Omorege Uzzi and Derek Morgan will step up and lead the D-line. Just watch.

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June 16th, 2009
10:47 pm

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George P. Burdell

June 16th, 2009
11:08 pm

The really funny part is the Dawg fan thinking Tech didn’t change anything in the second half last year. Go on thinking that and if you ever dare to watch the game again, and know anything about football, you’ll see that Tech made plenty of adjustments. If you think CPJ is going to go out and brag about them, tip his hand, and provide game film to illustrate, then I hope Richt has you on his short list to replace Martinez. Fact of the matter is I’ve always thought Richt has made good in-game adjustments, and I know Johnson does. Should be a lot of fun to watch those two battle in the future.

#1 Tech Fan in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 17th, 2009
12:36 am

Georgia Tech will win the ACC this year with it’s perfect option. Looked what happened last year everybody predicted Tech to go 3-9 with Paul Johnson’s first year at Georgia Tech. So what’s gone to happen this year. Georgia Tech has some good Safty’s with Morgan Burnett which was tied for first in intercuption’s with 6, Also Derrick Morgan our DE Iis on the ACC All-American Team. Remember the Johnson’s option.

CJG

June 17th, 2009
3:30 am

“If Tech beats Georgia 53-18, Georgia will move up to 10th and Tech will drop to 17th.”

If UGA manages to limit GT to only 53 points, I would call that a great moral victory for the Dawgs and would support a slight rise in the rankings for them. Not all the way into the top 25 mind you, but at least throw some votes their way.

Cindy

June 17th, 2009
7:43 am

#1 Tech Fan in the world!!!!!!!!!!!! you need some basic spelling and English grammar courses. Your spelling and sentence structure is horrible. Hopefully you are not a Tech grad.

Sam

June 17th, 2009
7:52 am

George P. Burdell, CPJ has no control over that game film. If opponents don’t get it from him they get it from another coach. Anyway the game film you need to worry about is the one from the Chick-fil-A Bowl. That was the sorriest performance any team has ever displayed in a semi major bowl. Typical Tech though. It must be a Tech tradition to get the head all overly inflated, believe they are some powerhouse team and then go out and get literally beat down by a 5 loss team or some no name team on a blue rug. I can’t wait for the whining, excuse making, and outright nastiness from you nerds when Tech gets beaten by VT, Wake, FSU, UNC, and UGA this year. It’s always only a matter of time until tech goes back to being what they really are. Second tier, second rate, red headed step children in the state of Georgia. Wait until Chan’s players are gone and CPJ has to take on the big boys with his #49 recruiting classes. It’s going to be funny as hell.

Hal

June 17th, 2009
8:06 am

If we stay healthy especially on the O line many good things will happen. That will be the key.

SameOsameO

June 17th, 2009
8:20 am

Prediction: CPJ will leave Tech right about the time Chan’s recruits are gone. Some poor soul will have to come in and try to win with the scrum that CPJ recruited and Tech will fall further to the depths of the ACC cellar. CPJ will thump his chest, toot his own horn, and proclaim his greatness and that of his offense at the top of his lungs without ever having had to prove it with his own players at Tech. It’s all about Paul. I’ll further predict that all you CPJ lovers at that time will be damning him to hell for leaving Tech with players that will never be able to compete in another coaches system. As sure as the sun rises in the east this is going to happen at Tech. CPJ is using Tech just like every other good coach that came here after Dodd. The good ones use Tech and leave. The bad ones get fired. How many coaches has it been since Dodd. 15….20.

snapshot

June 17th, 2009
8:22 am

I think the Jackets could win the ACC but I also know that this is only the second season under Paul Johnson. The program is still work in progress. We were only projected to win 4 or 5 games last year. Coach Johnson will continue to install his system and I am just going to sit back and have fun watching our football team. This is going to be a very good football program. We will just have to wait and see what his high school offense can do.

Ramblinwreck1378

June 17th, 2009
9:55 am

I’m completely floored by the predictions of SameO and Sam. When Chan’s players are gone, Georgia Tech is headed straight for the cellar? This offense requires a totally different player for every position than any other traditional offense. Was Coach Johnson fortunate for inheriting some of Chan’s players, such as Dwyer, Nesbitt, and Thomas? Yes. But these players were not recruited to run the option, they were molded into option players. The option is based upon speed and quickness, not bulk and strength. That’s why the offensive lineman being recruited for Georgia Tech are ranked so low, because other traditional offenses aren’t looking for mobile, smaller offensive lineman. Georgia Tech’s going to be better when Johnson’s “lowly” recruiting class is put onto the field because they’ll fit the system, they’re perfect for it. But Georgia fans, why look so far ahead? Does it pain you to simply look at this upcoming season? If I were you, it would.

Dawgone good dawg

June 17th, 2009
9:56 am

I’m afraid to go the Tech UGA game this year because it’s inside the perimeter. I’ll be bringing my pistol.

obvious

June 17th, 2009
10:06 am

awwwe.. the wittle country boy afraid to go get an azzwhipping in the big city?

Supersize that order, mutt

June 17th, 2009
10:22 am

Ramblinwreck1378, that could not have been said any better. You are 100% correct. Granted, if CPJ were to leave, that would leave us with talent that probably wouldn’t fare too well in other schemes, but I don’t see CPJ leaving anytime soon, if ever. GO JACKETS !!!

SameOsameO

June 17th, 2009
11:23 am

Ramblinwreck1378, it’s about the talent level of Chan’s recruits as opposed to those PJ has recruited. DUUUUHHHHH!!! Do you not see the correlation there. Whether or not Chan’s guys were recruited for this system or not they are by far superior athletically than PJ’s recruits. There will be a difference when that time comes that will allow that comparison. Would any of you prefer PJ’s recruits to Chan’s and go into the 09 season with them instead?

SameOsameO

June 17th, 2009
11:26 am

Oh and btw see what happens to those undersized OLs when faced with the bigger, faster, stronger type DLs.

Excuse me. I forgot. You already have. 38-3!

Melinda

June 17th, 2009
11:27 am

RE: the LSU theory (they figured it out… etc.) How many teams will have a month to prepare for the flexbone? I think all Def. Coordinators at every level of football know how to stop our offense schematically. Executing the scheme is the problem. Players will only see this O once. They will have 4 days to prepare for it. FSU’s Andrews says that FSU didn’t play one defense in the game against Tech, not ONE, that they played against any other team all year. Knowing HOW to stop it and stopping it are two completely different things.

I admit the bowl game (a month off for a rhythm offense and a month to prepare for the opposing D) is what concerns me more than anything. Can we win in January is the question.

Ramblinwreck1378

June 17th, 2009
11:35 am

SameO. I would rather have Chan’s players this year, because they’re older, faster, and more experienced. If I were to start all of Coach Johnson’s players, I would be starting all freshman. You don’t understand the offense, which is why you’re making such off the wall comments. Our offensive linemen aren’t pass blockers, they’re run blockers, usually to the outside. They have to be able to move, pull, and block downfield. Big NFL prototype offense lineman can’t do that kind of stuff normally. And besides, Georgia Tech is never going to get the big recruits anyway. It’d be impossible. We’re competing against Georgia, Alabama, Florida, FSU, Auburn, Tennessee, etc. If we know we’re not going to get the best recruits and best talent, then why not get guys that fit into our system? But don’t worry, our offense didn’t put up enough points against Georgia, did they?

GT Rich

June 17th, 2009
11:41 am

How important are the Clemson and Miami games in weeks 2 and 3?? National tv audience, all the poll voters watching, really sets the stage for the team to impress and rise up in the ranks. What is the likelihood that they blow out both teams (both of which have new D-and O-coordinators)?

GT Rich

June 17th, 2009
11:46 am

Ramblinwreck1378,
Actually our offense didn’t put up enough points. Morgan Burnett had the pick 6. Without the D contributing points, we probably would’ve lost….

GT fan

June 17th, 2009
11:50 am

I have heard some the dumbest things ever from the UGA fans. I keep seeing these post about how the D will be worse this coming season due to the lost of 3 D-lineman to the pros. First of all it was a reason that MJ only started for 1 year overrated. And the two DTs were not great run stoppers/ occupying blockers for the LBs. This year we have two DEs that will thrive and wreak havoc and a solid rotation of DTs (Barnes, Andersen, Walls Peters, Lanier, Hill) that will occupy blockers which will lead to All-ACC perfomances by Griffin and Jefferson. You UGA fans need to worry about who is going get to the QB if yall dont find any playmakers, it is going to be a loooooooong season the mutts

SameOsameO

June 17th, 2009
11:51 am

Ramblinwreck1378 you moron! Talent. Want me to say it a little slower? At the same point in their careers who do you want? The Nesbitts, Dwyers, Jones’, and the rest of that top 10 class or would you want PJ’s less athletic #49ers. More talent vs less talent. Doesn’t take a calculator to figure that one out. Got it now?

Ramblinwreck1378

June 17th, 2009
11:56 am

Good call GT Rich. But no, I don’t think we’ll blow out either team. Miami is definitely going to be stronger, and Randy Shannon is a good coach. And even though they do both have new coordinators, the schemes haven’t changed drastically. I definitely think the Miami game will be tougher, but Clemson is never a cakewalk when we play. I have to say though, if we can come out of there 3-0, the season looks promising. If you really look at it, with the exception of FSU, our hardest games on the schedule are at home. I’m not saying we’re going undefeated, I’m just saying.

Supersize that order, mutt

June 17th, 2009
11:56 am

SameO, UGAG’s bigger, faster, stronger (HA) DL’s sure did the job against Tech last year, now didn’t they? 45 – 42 THWG

Dan

June 17th, 2009
11:59 am

So now Michael Johnson was overrated GT fan? Weren’t you mites gushing over him last year? Athletically the guy was a beast, but his wonderlict score at the combine showed what his real problem was. But you do have a point. And while we’re discussing this, what makes you so confident that this year’s starters will be better than the guys drafted by the NFL. What validates that perception?

Outsider

June 17th, 2009
12:08 pm

GT will be out of ACC contention before Oct 17th.

GTclassof10

June 17th, 2009
12:18 pm

There have been some points made that lead me to hedge my bets this season. My rose colored glasses are still in my pocket. Last year we damn near got beat by Gardner-Webb. FSU fumbles going in for the winning score. Stafford throws the most infamous pick6 in UGA history. We got blown away by UNC and LSU. Guys we could easily have lost 5 games. We didn’t but came damn close to being Chan redoux. If CPJ wins 9 again this year we’ll know it’s for real. If not…….

North Ave Dude

June 17th, 2009
12:41 pm

GT Rich: Excellent Point.

Here’s why I think the CU & Miami games are THE MOST important games of the year, aside from what will be great media coverage.

As games 2 & 3 of the season, CU & Miami will have had PLENTY of pre-season practice time to prepare for the GT-O. UNC in game 4 will also have had lots of pre-season prep time, just not as much as CU & Miami.

I beleive GT will roll big on both CU & Miami. If GT then blows out UNC in game 4, then, IMHO, GT will run the table, 12-0, with a BCS bid to Fiesta or Sugar. If GT crushes these 3 in September, no team on the scheudle will beat GT in 2009.

North Ave Dude

June 17th, 2009
12:44 pm

Get your SI subscriptions now sportsfans.

GT will be THE STORY of the 2009 college footbal season.

MyWhiskeyClear

June 17th, 2009
1:00 pm

NorthAve, *gasp* are you not drinking the VT koolaid? Preseason #5 ya know. I hear they’re supposed to dismantle BAMA then us, run the ACC, go hunting for a MNC, and then cure cancer…..

I jest, but the “Tech Bowl” SHOULD be a rather important game. What’s your take on their prep time and focus? I hold that if we beat them and stop UNC’s supposed “SEC-calibre” uprising. We can beat Clemson and Miami again and make it to that ACC-C game. Then it’s rematch time against FSU, and at that point we’ll either be so cocky after beating the Dawgs for a second time that we’ll have a terrible post-season, or we’ll be so motivated after losing to them that we push on pure adrenaline through to game 14. Either way, I’m starting to hate VT.

Southside Same

June 17th, 2009
1:02 pm

I agree with NAD.

CPJ & D-Rad know these 2 games (Clemson & the U), early in the college footbal season, on Thursday night, are VERY IMPORTANT.

CPJ will want to make a BIG SPLASH on national TV… for the players, for himself, for his staff, for the whole GT program.

You can bet Tech is gonna light’em up, with the Off scoring 40+ each game.

Ramblinwreck1378

June 17th, 2009
1:07 pm

I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves. We should calm down and focus on winning one game at a time. The national championship is in January for gods sake.

GT fan ....

June 17th, 2009
1:18 pm

To GTclassof10 …… you’ve got to pay closer attention to the games, and not be so pessimistic. B/C both Nesbitt & Shaw were out with injuries, the offense in the Gardner Webb game was being run by a QB (Calvin Booker) that had NO experience and NO atheletic ability to run PJ’s offense. The D had to win that one, and it did.

Now in 2009 the Jackets won’t have to worry about turning to a 3rd string QB with no exp. or ability to run PJ’s offense — the 3rd string QB being either Tevin Washington or Shaw. Yes, T. Washington may very well win the back-up job in Summer camp. Then there’s also the possibility that one of the incoming guys (Luallen or Sims) could be in the mix.

The FSU game was in hand until Nesbitt got INJURED (3rd qtr); Shaw came in and played scared.

TURNOVERS (and a bogus PF call on C. Taylor) vs. VT, VA, and UNC doomed the Jackets in those games. And 14 pts from LSU off of a fumbled punt, and an unsuccessful fake punt, on consecutive possessions, made it easy for Tech to throw in the towel in the Peach Bowl.

Paul Johnson knows how to win; do a little research on his coaching career and your mind should be eased a little, and then you can begin seeing Tech’s glass as half FULL instead of half empty.

Jackets in 2009:
Healthy players, and avoiding killer TO’s is the key to Tech’s season being 10+ wins or 7-8. Trust me.

WTF???

June 17th, 2009
1:22 pm

DAWGHATER – How’d you get so smart?

Reuben Houston

June 17th, 2009
1:36 pm

Reggie and me could have beat Georiga if I had not got busted for that 100 pounds of pot thing, and Reggie could have counted to 4. However I avoided getting incarcerated with the help of my team mates and some alumni money. Unfortunately Reggie never did catch on in those math tutoring classes and still can’t count to four. Them were the days though. Can you beelieve me and Reggie never graduated even after playing four years?

GTclassof10

June 17th, 2009
2:01 pm

GT fan …. based on the physical demand placed on the QB in this offense, do you feel confident that either Nesbitt will get through the season unscathed or if not, that Shaw can lead this team to the lofty heights that of you are taking for granted? And Shaw’s scrawny frame isn’t exactly tailor made for the beatings this offense doles out to the QB either. Some of you talk like this season is going to play out in a vacuum where all conditions are perfect and no key players get hurt. How many injuries will it take on the OL or the defensive side of the ball to derail this magnificent season you have already chalked up. How soon some forget. Can you say UGA? How would their season have played out last year if all those studs on their OL hadn’t gone down. How would it have played out had Jeff Owens and all those LBs and DEs stayed in one piece. All I’m saying is a lot of chickens are being counted before the first egg has hatched.

NAD

June 17th, 2009
2:19 pm

GT Fan:

Good point to make.

In every game GT lost last year, much of it was really bad TOs (like on the goal line vs. UVA) and absolutely dreadful Special Teams situations.

Had to know TOs were gonna come because of the new offensive scheme, butthey were bad. But…the Special Teams were a disaster: missed FGs, bad/short/OOBounds KOs/punts, horrible KO & Punt coverage, fumbled punts.

STs had better be A LOT better this year.

Current NFL Player

June 17th, 2009
3:07 pm

Tech will improve on offense and be about the same on defense. The Tech defense was not the juggernaut most expected last year.
Will it be enough???

GT fan ....

June 17th, 2009
4:14 pm

GTclassof10……QB depth in 2009 is far ahead of where it was in 2008. Again, I bring up Tevin Washington (3rd string coming out of spring), and possibly one of the incoming freshman (Luallen or Sims) to “spell” the O should a Gardner Webb come up this season.

You can’t dwell on the GW game b/c the guy directing O was literally WAAAY out of his league trying to run PJ’s offense. Think of that game as having to cut your fire wood with a steak knife b/c your two axes just broke; yeah, a steak knife is sharp, and its cuts stuff, but it sure isn’t going to do much with the wood.

I said it last year too …. stay healthy, and Tech can win a lot of games. Well, they stayed healthy for the most part, but lost a TON of starts & exp. on the OL with Gardner & Brown getting inj. And don’t forget about all the injuries to the LBs and Word Daniels on the D side of the ball. The OL is deeper this year too. As are the DBs & LBs.

My eggs (aka confindence) have hatched. IF the guys stay, for the most part, healthy, and they limit killer TO’s then “chalk up” 10+ wins. If not, who knows….but a little research on PJ’s coaching career gives me faith that he will guide the squad through the tough times just fine. I’m sure all of his coaching success didn’t happen due to perfect conditions that you mentioned.

Trust me GTclassof10, trust me.

Now a small, enlightening project for you ….Google PJ and notice the success of the teams he has coached, specifically WHILE he was actually coaching them (either OC or HC at GSU, Hawaii, Navy). You’ll have to cross reference the football history of each team but you’ll see what I’m talking about. Notice particularly what was happening at GSU in the 5-6 years prior to his return in ‘97, and what happened when he became HC from ‘97-’01. Again with Navy the prior 15-20 years before he became OC in ‘95-’96. And from ‘97-’01 before he returned to become HC from ‘02-’07.

Also … PJ convinced Erk Russell to let him install his offense when PJ switched from DL coach in ‘84 to OC in’85 & ‘86, and the “Ham-bone” was born (Tracy Hamm).

GOJACKET5

June 18th, 2009
8:29 am

Hey kevin where not talking about the college world sereis you dumb a** this is a college football thread!!! And last time i check Uga didnt win the college world series either! D**N you are dumb

UGAGrad

June 18th, 2009
10:57 am

Come back to the SEC Tech and will see how you do. You can preach 45-42 all day, but these guys wouldn’t have a chance in SEC on a weekly basis. You beat Mississipp State. Wow, my Rec team could have beat MSU last year. I think LSU is calling and wants to know what the score of the Peach Bowl was. HMMM?

UGAGrad

June 18th, 2009
11:06 am

Hey Tech, come back to the SEC and see what these boys would do on a weekly basis. You can preach 45-42 all day, but how long did we beat Tech in a row? LSU called and wants to know the score from the Peach Bowl.

Georgia

June 18th, 2009
11:09 am

thats right 1951 and that is Gatech’s problem this upcoming season.. Defensive line.. The whole game starts upfront. Johnson inherited an excellent D-line and they dont have the replacements yet. Incoming Freshmen are not going to be good enough to cover. The offense will win many games but If tech cant stop the run then they dont have the type of offense to make big comebacks(yes I know they did against UGA in the second half last year. But that was with turnovers etc and some big runs along the sidelines. That isnt always going to happen). eventually they will need some passing threats and its just not there with this offense. The passing from Tech only will work if they have the lead and the defense thinks they are going to run. If a defense knows tech has to pass then they have NO shot.

Not Disappointed

June 18th, 2009
11:25 am

Georgia Tech will indeed be a better team. As others has noted, Nesbitt has to be in good shape to take the Jackets to the next level. But the team as should be better in 2009. “Ramblin Wreck!”

HEDGEPRUNER

June 18th, 2009
12:03 pm

As much as I respect Paul Johnson we better do what it takes to get to get a kicker, Scott Blair will not cut it boys, without this hole to fill we will go 7-4 or possibly 8-3…

Trade School Junkie

June 18th, 2009
2:02 pm

GT Fans:

For better sports information for Georgia Tech, go to the Macon Telegraph newspapr.

http://www.macon.com/169/story/747352.html

Absurd

June 18th, 2009
3:27 pm

Reading these comments is like listening to two fifth-graders arguing. And I probably just insulted fifth-graders. Grow up.

Trade School Junkie

June 18th, 2009
3:29 pm

Tech fans: You HAVE to read this June 18, 2009 link:

http://georgiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=956623

Quote: “Nesbitt performed so well as a first-year starter that Johnson has given him an ambitious target for the 2009 season: 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards. Only six quarterbacks have reached those totals in NCAA history.”

Folks, let’s be clear on this, if Nesbitt even comes close to meeting those goals, WE ARE GONNA BE ONE SERIOUS BAD AZZ team.

I have previously stated that I predict GT will go 12-0, and get a BCS bid this year, likely Fiesat or Sugar. This only strengthens those odds.

As I have already stated: GT will be THE STORY of the 2009 College Football Season.

WE ARE GONNA BE…….BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDD AAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

sjacket

June 18th, 2009
3:51 pm

It’s good to see all the interest not just from Tech fans, but Dawg fans. I could care less to read up on the Dawgs — are you guys starting to get wet dreams over the Paul Johnson era?

Woodee

June 18th, 2009
4:15 pm

So why are there uga people talking about GT? Bitter about 45-42? Probably? It just seems like uga folks can’t understand that uga is just not that good. Yes , I know 7 in a row, but it wasn’t 8. ND beat navy 35 years in a row (streak broken by C PJ). Do you think the people from ND acted as childish and petty as uga folks? Don’t think so. At the end of the 2007 season and uga was 10-2 and was so hoping for a NC birth, and then they didn’t get it and then were picked as preseason #1 every uga fan I know acted as though they had won a title. WTF? Granted uga should have played LSU (which would have been a hell of a game,but they didn’t cuz they lost to SC and got destroyed by UT, and both games the team was nowhere to be found, C MR fizzles each and every time they need to burn brightly. Keep your lads out of jail Mark)
Back to the more important issue of GT football. I didn’t hear anything about how WVU couldn’t be viable with a spread option, I didn’t hear anything about how Urban Meyer couldn’t run the spread option at UF (uga fans you know how well its worked so far). Yes, C PJ needs to implement a more effective passing game (no surprise there), but, HELLO GT had 478 yds rushing in athens. I’ve never come across more unintelligent football fans than dawg fans. Uga might be the most notable program in the state (for now), but how bout doing something with your notoriety. Here’s what you do – start with showing some class, then fire Mark, Willie, Bobo, and start fresh, and if you win more than one game in a row against Tech act like you’ve been there before. I can’t tell you how many times through the first half of the game last year I heard “8 in a row” “here we go again” just shut the Fk up and hold your horses. Instead of using your energy to talk so much bull go and call your cousin for a quickie so you can breed some more of those split hoofed children. Your going to need the extra fan base cuz the tide is definitely turning in favor of the OLD GOLD and WHITE. What’s the good word? Quit Fkn your cousins, ya’ll make the whole state look bad.

Brewer

June 19th, 2009
7:57 am

Here is a big number for you: 646. That’s how many yards CPJ’s offense put on Cal in the 1996 Aloha bowl. He’s been proving this thing for a long time. Here’s the deal: Sports writers need something to write about, so they pick on the offense they don’t understand. You don’t see them jumping on the Pro Offense every time a team running it chokes. It matters much more that the coach that runs an offense is a master of it than what the offense actually is. But it is June and people need something to flap their gums about…

Agreed

June 19th, 2009
9:15 am

Woodee:

Excellent point about both WVU and UF.

Media opinions resoundingly criticized RichRod and Urban for the their so-called “gimmick” offenses, and were all but unanimous that it wouldnt work.

The results speak for themselves.

Dawg fans, make my day. Just keep flapping your gums about GT’s “high school” offense, while we keep rolling up yardage, points, and W’s.

dhardy1468

July 30th, 2009
1:31 am

Kevin, can you learn how to type something that is somewhat literate. Could you possibly use some form of grammar? Do they not teach that at Georgia?

Georgia fans are just sad that Stafford will be actually be throwing to a decent receiver in the NFL this year and not the rednecks up in Athens.

I pray for all those delusional bulldog fans…

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