Paul Johnson: “We’re not really good at anything right now”
PJ seemed puzzled in Miami, but he figures he'll figure it all out soon enough. (Photo by Jeffrey M. Boan)
There’s a reason Georgia Tech fans love Paul Johnson. Actually, there are two, and the second one is a no-brainer: He beat Georgia. But Tech fans loved PJ long before that rainy day in Athens, and they love him because he says what every single fan wishes his/her coach would say.
He doesn’t sugarcoat. Except for the boilerplate assertion that his stylized offense is never as bad as it might look, he doesn’t seek to cover his assets. (And you can almost excuse that excess, seeing as how he invented the offense.) When his team stinks, he doesn’t remind you of his career record or of what might have happened four years ago. He says, “We stunk.” Only he says it in richer detail.
Like this: “Miami is an outstanding football team, but it wouldn’t have had to be the way we played.”
Also: “The way we played, the way we coached, it was a group effort.”
And: “We’re not really good at anything right now.”
These are snippets from Johnson’s Tuesday press briefing, which was as blunt as any coach’s Tuesday press briefing ever gets. Of an illegal block that wiped out a Tech touchdown in Miami, Johnson said: “It was very poor technique. I don’t know what the guy was doing, really.”
Of Tech’s false starts: “If you can’t go on the snap count — the other team doesn’t have anything to do with that. That’s you.”
Of Tech’s defensive collapse: “We had too much in. Anytime you can’t do what you’re supposed to be doing, you’ve got too much in.”
Of coordinator’s Dave Wommack’s assertion that his defenders will switch to a 4-5-2 alignment for Saturday’s game against North Carolina: “We could play a 4-12-9, but it won’t matter what we play if we don’t get our face on somebody and our eyes where they should be.”
Some among you might call this empty bluster. I’d call it the sort of candor rarely seen in an industry in which head coaches make millions and assistants hundreds of thousands.
Some also might say Johnson is being too hard on his players. I would not. For one thing, he stops short of naming names. For another, he knows those players are all he has: “It’s like having a kid. It’s OK for me to say he’s bad, but I get mad if someone else says it.”
Then this: “You set the bar where you want it, and you don’t give in until you get there. You can’t run from expectations.”
Loading ...For the record, he didn’t feel his offense, at least schematically, was the culprit in Miami. “I probably shouldn’t get into this,” he said. Then, one beat later: “But let me. Go back to our Clemson game, where we played [according to some] so poorly on offense. Did you see what Clemson just did [against Boston College]? Fifty-four yards and four first downs [allowed]. Let’s give Clemson a little credit. Four hundred twelve yards [Tech's yield was 418, actually] doesn’t look so bad compared to that.
“On the first series against Miami we had two missed assignments and kicked a field goal. On the next series — or it may have been the third [it was] — we had a touchdown called back and missed a field goal … If you only have 50 plays in a game [Tech had 54], you’re not going to get 500 yards. [Tech had 228.] Can we get better? You bet. But that’s the least of my worries right now.”
And that’s the other part of a Paul Johnson briefing. You never come away thinking he’s all that worried. You come away thinking he figures he’ll figure it out. He probably will.
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247 comments Add your comment
leland
September 22nd, 2009
2:50 pm
Dear Mr. MB–holding my breath. Your pal, Leland
leland
September 22nd, 2009
2:54 pm
man-o-man!
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2009
2:56 pm
Kudos, Leland.
GT Que
September 22nd, 2009
3:03 pm
Hear come the ignorant UGA fans talking about CPJ being too negative (when in reality, IF St. Richt and Willie did the same, UGA could be an actual contender)
…5,4,3,2,1
GT Brill
September 22nd, 2009
3:03 pm
I have no idea what to expect anymore I really don’t. With Wammock and Martinez, take the over in the UGA/GT game this November.
GT Que
September 22nd, 2009
3:03 pm
*here
bluecole
September 22nd, 2009
3:04 pm
One thing most (opposing) fans forget: CPJ’s been doing this 26 years. Or more. You think he hasn’t been in the position before? You don’t think he’s recovered from this before?
Granted, we do have some large questions to answer. Defense? 10 yard cushions on WR’s? NOTHING on the dive?
But here’s one fact you cannot escape. We have CPJ, and you don’t.
I’ll trust his record, and his results, with this offense.
B.
sharecropper
September 22nd, 2009
3:05 pm
Yep, you do have to admire that. I think it would be wonderful juxtaposition to put Lou Holtz and Paul Johnson side by side.
willwc
September 22nd, 2009
3:05 pm
It’s one thing to acknowledge the problems, it’s another entirely to fix them. I think it’s a lot more important to see how PJ handles this week in practice and how the team looks against UNC Saturday before we heap too much hero worship on him…
BugKiller
September 22nd, 2009
3:06 pm
This is a difference between a man who refuses to proffer excuses for his coaches or players (Paul Johnson) and a man who does nothing but offer them on behalf of his coaches while blaming his players (Mark Richt).
We know Richt is from Florida, so I guess we should start calling him Sunshine Mark. I love our coach to death, because he’s been great for us, but his refusal to deal with truth and facts, especially as it pertains to the coaches on his staff, will be his downfall.
I have to give it to Bugland. They have an outstanding coach who accepts excuses from no quarter.
Hey Dogtards
September 22nd, 2009
3:06 pm
Great article Mark.
Go GT
September 22nd, 2009
3:06 pm
I’m proud to have a coach that is so straight to the point. And I do believe PJ’s team will respond this weekend. Go Jackets
Big ED
September 22nd, 2009
3:07 pm
I’m looking forward to the game on Saturday. I know CPJ will figure this thing out and we will be fine. I am more worried about the defense than the offense.
misterwax
September 22nd, 2009
3:07 pm
just don’t go for it on 4th and long in your own field like you did last year and for God’s sake, hold on to the ball…then you will win!
Hey Dogtards
September 22nd, 2009
3:07 pm
PS GO JACKETS!!
Jack G.
September 22nd, 2009
3:07 pm
Personally I lost all respect for CPJ when he called his player stupid on national TV.
He may be stupid, but if you are his coach you dont tell everyone watching on the telly. Do it in private.
AlabamaRamblinwreck
September 22nd, 2009
3:07 pm
Thanks, Mark, for seeing CPJ for what he is: a common sense country boy who just happens to be a ball coach. Some people are fortunate enough to be in the profession they were meant to be in, and CPJ is one of those fortunate few. He has forgotten more about how to play this game than most of us will ever know to begin with. I am willing to give him as much time as he needs, because I believe in what he is doing. It may not be this year, and it may not be next year, but GT is headed for a special era in football if we can keep CPJ in Atlanta coaching on the flats.
Go Jackets!!
Paddy
September 22nd, 2009
3:08 pm
Love the honest approach. Must be a sports reporters dream to finally talk to a coach that talks like a real human being instead of a wind-up toy. Love this guy..
Jack G.
September 22nd, 2009
3:10 pm
And I still dont like his triple option, wishbone or whatever name you want to call it. And he didnt invent it he learned it from his high school coach in a small crossroad town in NC. He never played college ball.
GT-EE-93
September 22nd, 2009
3:11 pm
Mark,
I agree w/ you about Johnson. He’ll get it right, sooner or later.
Please. QUIT PICKING ON WILLIE!
I like that guy!
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2009
3:11 pm
A Paul Johnson press conference is a bit different, Paddy. I have to stop myself from laughing — and sometimes I don’t quite stop myself — at how forthright he is.
GT Brill
September 22nd, 2009
3:13 pm
“Go GT”, I hope you are right. I’m still a big CPJ fan, worried he doesn’t care about defense enough, though.
Another “Sybil” team is FSU. They damn near lose to Jax State, then come back and humiliate the Latter Day Saints on the road. What is going on around here ?!?!?
GT FAN PA
September 22nd, 2009
3:14 pm
I will go with CPJ based upon his track record he has been a winner everywhere he has been. Bottom line Tech is 2-1 with a tuff strech coming up-right the ship and we should be ok. As long as the Jackets don’t get the ego and look at it as CPJ is picking on me I think they will be fine. The Tar Heels will be a good challenge as they have struggled as well. It is true you can say what you want about your family….but no one else better—same could be said about the sports family as well-look at the blogs- Jackets can say what they want about themselves but don’t let the UGA start and vice versa.
Executive Stinger
September 22nd, 2009
3:14 pm
I have never seen a coach so focused and understanding of what REALLY went wrong than CPJ. His press briefings and post-game comments make more sense to me than any coach I’ve seen or heard. He can tear down the typical fan’s notions so easily and point out what REALLY happened. I have learned so much wisdom just by reading and hearing his comments about this team. When he breaks it down to the fans and media, it always makes sense to me, and I do believe he’ll turn things around quickly because he knows what to focus on instead of stupidly responding to the unmerited rants and raves from the fans and media. A phrase that will define his career at Tech will be “I told you so”. He’ll likely never say it directly, but he KNOWS what he is doing will work. He knows he can correct the problems we have and we’ll have in the future. He knows how to make a team a winner, and he’ll do what it takes and disregard what others say. This will give him success in the ACC, nationally, and in Athens.
Kudos, Paul.
Ryno
September 22nd, 2009
3:17 pm
Coach Paul Johnson: “We’re not really good at anything right now”
Georgia Tech WR’s: “ESPECIALLY PASSING THE FOOTBALL”
Executive Stinger
September 22nd, 2009
3:20 pm
Jack….
You think CPJ thought that would end up on TV? He didn’t say into a microphone for all to hear! And if stupid is the worst thing you’ve ever heard a coach call a player, you’ve probably been around football for about 2 days of your life. Whether watching practice, a game in person, or a game on TV, you can hear much, much worse things said.
He did invent HIS offense, by the way. It’s called a variation, and there are numerous variations of the wishbone-based spread. More than you probably ever wanted to know about. Perhaps you’d like to come up with one yourself since you don’t like his. You wouldn’t be the first one. But your preferred offense is probably run by Mikey and Marky up in Athens, eh?
sharecropper
September 22nd, 2009
3:20 pm
Yep, you do have to admire that. I think it would be wonderful juxtaposition to put Lou Holtz and Paul Johnson side by side. I do have one question, though: what he did he mean by saying “we had to much in”? huh?
GT FAN PA
September 22nd, 2009
3:20 pm
@ JACK G- go back and listen—CPJ said “ARE YOU STUPID?” NOT You’re Stupid! And anyone that has ever played any competitive sport I’m sure had the coach or heard a coach come down on them hard. It’s about correcting mistakes and these are men now not little 12 year olds.
TDone
September 22nd, 2009
3:25 pm
To Mr. Jack G., what planet are you on? Apparently you have never played football on a varsity level. If you had, you would know that most coaches call players something worse than stupid. I believe Coach Johnson’s statement was, “Are you that stupid?” And guess what, it was stupid what the player did because it could cost us a chance at a two-point conversion. That’s mild and the only reason you know about it is that the on-field microphone picked it up. Man, clutch the pearls!!! That is mild compared to what is said by coaches.
As for the triple option, Coach Johnson has had more success running his offense on teh collegiate level than you have had running yours on the collegiate level. Oops, you mean you haven’t? My bad.
Go Jackets!!!
GT-EE-93
September 22nd, 2009
3:28 pm
jACK g:
Poker on TNT most nights.
GT Que
September 22nd, 2009
3:30 pm
Jack G.
You’ve obviously never been near Nick Saban, Charlie Weiss, or Mike Krzyzewski during a game
Buzz Belle
September 22nd, 2009
3:34 pm
Thank you Mark! I am hoping this will be the catalyst that will turn this team back around. I was out of town for the game but the little I saw of it in the airport during a layover was not pretty. We have not played one game this year a full 4 quarters. We can and will do better. At the end of the day, win or lose, we are Ga Tech, and that’s better than being UGA! I still want to win though! GO JACKETS and THWG.
Blackberry Cobbler
September 22nd, 2009
3:39 pm
I’m not a Tech fan and not a PJ fan…………………….
but I like the way his doesn’t try to sugar-coat things and make up lousy excuses for his teams performance.
CMR could take a few lessons from him. Rather than lay the blame where it should be (on WM and the defense) he tries to blow smoke up our rear ends by blaming field position, fumbles, etc. etc. etc.
PJ, I’m betting, will get in some peoples faces and the corrections will be made. CRM is too much of a girlie man to do this.
4 jacks
September 22nd, 2009
3:40 pm
Paul Johnson didn’t call his player stupid. He asked the player “are you that stupid”. The player needs to decide. There is a difference in being stupid and/or acting stupid, or doing something stupid. You people must be under 30 and from the politically correct society we now wallow in. You should have had my high school coach. No, you would have gone home crying to your momma and would have quit because you couldn’t handle it. We have a very good coach, and in 2 or 3 years when we are always competing for the conference championship, I hope you guys that “lost” all respect for CPJ will also lose your way to Grant Field and Bobby Dodd stadium. You are “girls” (P)….hope you get my drift.
Techjock
September 22nd, 2009
3:41 pm
Having too much in – means the defensive game plan was too complicated, too many coverages, disguise, line games, blitz’s.
Our O-line, D-line are so bad. If it were not for the option we would be 1 and 2.
Players are called a lot worse than stupid on a regualr basis. If you do not want to be called stupid on national tv then dont do anything stupid on national tv
We will see what we are made on Sat, NC has a great defense
Tech fans, you better love the option, its the great equilizer…
Herschel Walker
September 22nd, 2009
3:43 pm
Jack G: Paul Johnson didn’t learn his offense in high school. He installed it when Erk Russell asked him to at Georgia Southern because they noted how hard the old wishbone attack was to stop.
And, oh yeah, I still can’t read.
Furman Bisher
September 22nd, 2009
3:43 pm
Paul Johnson is the greatest coach alive today.
Now get the hell off of my lawn.
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 22nd, 2009
3:44 pm
It’s nice to hear a coach come out and tell the truth now and then.
PTC Dawg Fan
September 22nd, 2009
3:44 pm
Enter your comments here Techies,the gimmic is over,the mask is off the whole country saw your problems exposed. QB cannot play dead. After JDwyer no other back legit. D Line average at best. ACC very week and you guys are right in the middle.Thats okay Techies, average is all you will ever be.
GA Tech Insider
September 22nd, 2009
3:45 pm
Jack G.;
I have to agree that sometimes Paul Johnson seems to get riled with his players on game day – not appearing as cool as Bobby Dodd did when he roamed our sidelines, but times have changed and his way of getting his point across and motivating players is just different than we may be used to since Bobby Ross (and George O’Leary).
Personally, I like the competitive spirit of Paul Johnson and the fact that he holds everyone, including himself and his coaching staff, accountable, and he’s striving to maintain the same level of excellence at GA Tech character-wise, and academically, that it has been known for through the years.
Paul has embraced all that is GA Tech rather than shied away, and isn’t afraid of competing for titles. If he didn’t know the Yellow Jackets could be successful, I can assure you, he wouldn’t be on our campus, and I can assure you that he wouldn’t be as angry as he is when the team doesn’t execute the way he knows they can. Paul Johnson is a winner, and he’s going to make GA Tech a winner.
Paul’s a good old country boy, like me, and sometimes we get a little riled but the good thing about him is that he’s honest – no tap dancing with Paul Johnson; he’s more of a clogger. He’ll stomp his way through the questions rather than tip toe because that’s the way he is – open and honest. He’s a breath of fresh air, just like the mountains of North Carolina where he came from.
So, Jack G., calm down a bit and try to understand that Paul isn’t a bad man or a bad coach; he’s just someone who was raised to be open and honest, and is as competitive a man as you’ll ever meet. He gets upset when guys make dumb mistakes, and they get over it together with a laugh in the locker room after the game – you don’t get to see that side of him.
This is not meant as an insult to any other coach, but as an endorsement of Paul Johnson; for me personally, I would rather have someone roaming our sideline with the vim and vinegar of Paul Johnson over someone who seems to be ready to go home and read the newspaper any day of the week.
Buzz Belle
September 22nd, 2009
3:45 pm
Careful 4 Jacks! I’m a girl! However, there is worse language than that in high school. This is football – college football. These are not kids! My son was in Iraq with a rifle and grenades at 18 – if you guys think asking someone if they are that stupid is bad, you really shouldn’t play, watch or discuss football. Did you guys even hear what Tenuta was saying on the field a few years ago?
Burdell
September 22nd, 2009
3:47 pm
Jack G.- What credible individual not from Great Britain or Australia uses the term “telly”? I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you are a foreign national and thought this was a “football” blog.
Personally, I have faith in CPJ righting the ship. We all need to show up on Saturday (morning, uggh, I so prefer 3:30 games) and be LOUD as hell and show our support for OUR team.
GO JACKETS!!!!
4tix4dogs4cokes
September 22nd, 2009
3:47 pm
Mark — I am going to go on faith that your “you can almost excuse that excess, seeing as how he invented the offense” quote was made with tongue firmly planted in cheek. I think Emory Bellard, while coaching under Darrell Royal at the University of Texas, is widely considered to be the “inventor” of the option or wishbone or whatever euphemism you wish to describe a multi-option running attack. Newsflash, this went down about 45 years ago, while CPJ was in a diaper and still picking his nose. So, let’s put away that narrative that CPJ is the “inventor” of this warmed over style of offensive football.
PTC Dawg Fan
September 22nd, 2009
3:49 pm
Look where tenuta is, Still cannot stop anyone, the irish have not made a significant stop since Bob Davie left. Techies, stop complaining about how bad you think he is or your team might be. You could still be under Chan Gailey.PJ will do you a fine job as soon as he gets a qb with some heart >
Charles Jackson
September 22nd, 2009
3:50 pm
Put some new looks on the option, get a QB that can pass and a D that an defend against same.
PMC
September 22nd, 2009
3:50 pm
Just one of the 5 billion reasons Dave Braine misspoke and Chan Gailey had to go.
People need to have more patience with thier sports teams. Look at what Tech lost up front on defense… that’s not getting fixed easily… and Miami… has a VERY GOOD defensive line so does Clemson. Miami was relatively unknown coming into the year outside of the talent. Jacory Harris should be the front runner currently for Heisman and Miami should be top 5 considering who they have beaten already.
Alabama Jack
September 22nd, 2009
3:50 pm
Before everyone abandons hope a reminder:
Year First Three Regular Season
2002 2-1 7-5
2003 1-2 6-6
2004 2-1 6-5
2005 3-0 7-4
2006 2-1 9-4
2007 2-1 7-5
2008 2-1 9-3
2009 2-1 2-10 to 11 -1 ????
Support the team and let them play. Go CPJ and THWG
rduck
September 22nd, 2009
3:51 pm
Sharecropper-What did he mean “We had too much in”? It means that they put in alot of extra plays, formations and coverages on defense for the game. Such as having D. Morgan in civerage on 3rd downs instead of having him put pressure on the QB. I still haven’t figured out why on earth they thought that was the best way to use our best pass rusher.Stick to the basics and read and react on defense is what he is trying to say.
PMC
September 22nd, 2009
3:52 pm
Tenuda was vastly overrated. They had a ball control offense with a substandard QB and a Sack or Touchdown defense. No wonder they couldn’t do better than 5th.
reebok
September 22nd, 2009
3:54 pm
Jack G – I got called worse than ’stupid’ by multiple coaches every time I stepped on a football field. (I deserved it, but that’s a whole ‘nother story.) I’m guessing a Division-I scholarship player doesn’t need to be coddled. IMHO, of course.
Nativebird
September 22nd, 2009
3:54 pm
Im a Tech fan, big time. Year 2 and everybody (me included) still hoping this isn’t “Spurrier-I’m-an-offensive-genius II” the Sequal: It’s all about me. Let’s talk about MY offense. Get real CPJ. YOU sir, don’t have the personnel to run YOUR offense. I’m seeing year 2 looking VERY VERY bad in what was supposed to be, WHATCHOUT everybody, GT is getting back on the national stage. GET REAl. it aint happening.
You CPJ need to make a call to a one coach Urban Meyer, former HC at Utah who tried to bring the Moutain West offense to the SEC and got smoked. a GOOD HC ADJUSTS his offense to the circumstances he finds, most pertinent is personnel in your system, and those your playing against.
BugKiller
September 22nd, 2009
3:55 pm
Hey Bradley!!!
Be honest. How refreshing is it to sit in a press conference with Paul Johnson and hear the truth as opposed to having to shovel through the crap excuses proffered by coaches like Mark Richt and Bobby Cox?
As a Bulldog fan, I can only dream of a coach who’s that honest and unaccepting of excuses.
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
3:55 pm
1. your program simply sucks.
2. your coach simply sucks
3. your “fan” base simpy sucks
4. your offense if simply HILLARIOUS!! I’m sure “CPJ” and Cecil Flowe (Parkview High School) sat together to draw up the “wittle twipple option” playbook.
5. your program simply sucks
6. all of GT’s 22,000 fans worldwide act APPAULED when a UGA fan expresses dislike for Georgia Tech. Explain why that is, when Tech’s entire battle-cry is “To Hell With Georgia”, and that ugly car of yours you parade around the field before every home game has 2 flags on the front bumber that say “To Hell With Georgia”, whether UGA is playing in that game or not. ?????????? Can any Tech “fan” explain the hypocracy there please?? Go to Sanford Stadium and try and find one single thing that degrates Georgia Tech….. there is nothing.
8. Your program simply sucks.
9. THWGT <——— see how DUMB you look!!
Get Real
September 22nd, 2009
3:55 pm
Wow are u Tech fans easy pray for Johnson. He has yet to take the blame for not having the team ready to play. The buck stops with him, not the players. He will stroke you as long as you let him. He hasn’t gotten the job done yet, and this should be a netted year since it is his second.
GT FAN
September 22nd, 2009
3:57 pm
You know if Richt had a quarter of the set as some of these fans think they have man what a coach he would be with all that 5 star hype I keep hearing about-
Also go back and watch the FL/TENN game announcers said with what FL was running some of the same plays they run at GA TECH just different formation. It is a gimmick though don’t forget! THWG!!!
Jack
September 22nd, 2009
3:57 pm
Are you stupid? No coach I made a 1500 on my SAT. CPJ are you fat and ugly? No, but my high school offense has been. H
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2009
3:57 pm
Thanks for clarifying, RDuck. I was going to get around to that, but you beat me to it.
Jack
September 22nd, 2009
3:58 pm
Are you stupid? No coach I made a 1500 on my SAT. CPJ are you fat and ugly? No, but my high school offense has been. Ha ha!
Just Sayin'
September 22nd, 2009
3:59 pm
I think the opponents weren’t quite prepared for Paul Johnson’s offense last year. They’ve had a year to review film and have had more time to practice. Therefore, teams are playing better defense against Tech. At the same time, Coach Johnson doesn’t yet have a team full if his own recruits. He’s still using a lot of Chan Gailey’s recruits. I suspect that in time, Coach Johnson will do very well. Give him time. Go Tech.
Jack_in_Homestead (FL)
September 22nd, 2009
4:01 pm
Just go beat the Blue Sheep of Carolina !
Burdell
September 22nd, 2009
4:01 pm
Tech fans are WHAT?? What a bunch of sophomoric banter! Regardless of what you believe is true dude, check out your spelling…it’s laughable from start to finish.
GO JACKETS!!
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
4:06 pm
Burdell,
you can tell you have been caught with your stinger tucked between your legs when your only comeback is about grammar or spelling in a post……
please explain why its ok to have the “THWG” all over the place, but when UGA fans express dislike for your pathetic program, we are “classless”.
EXPOSED!!!!!! (((33-17))) hahahahahahahaha
SO GLAD IT HURTS SO SO SO BAD!!!! E.X.P.O.S.E.D.!!!!!!!
Cleveland, OH jacket
September 22nd, 2009
4:06 pm
Get Real, you clearly just post ignorant comments without actually listening to the press conference podcast. He clearly mentions that it was on him and the coaching staff not getting them prepared. CPJ calls a spade a spade….whether they are a player, a ref, a coach, or whatever. Take your ignorant comments somewhere else, please
.
Jay
September 22nd, 2009
4:06 pm
Hey NaiveBird, do you mean the same Urban Meyer that use to call Johnson for tips when he was at Utah? If you do not think he makes adjustments, you are just plain crazy. He is the king of adjustments unlike St. Richt.
Jack G.
September 22nd, 2009
4:07 pm
Stinger TDONE. Et al—-Struck a nerve did I? I am aware of some of the name calling that coaches do, and if you will read the post I said on TV. and if he didnt know there was an open mike close by then he is the one thats stupid.
As to me playing football on a varsity level, you are right I never did.
niether did CPJ other than high school. His high school was so small that if you went out for football you were automaticaly on the varsity. They didnt have enough players to have a Jr. varsity or B team.
I have followed football very closely for more years than you have been alive. I started following GT football in 1930. I have spent more time thanyou could believe discussing all facets of football with many college and pro players and in the process consumed I dont know how many barrels of beer in the process. I have seen them come and seen them go.
NOW where did you play your football?
GT IS A JOKE
September 22nd, 2009
4:07 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHA. UNDEFEATED!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. PERFECT OPTION!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. ACC BEING RELEVANT!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
GeorgiaCoach
September 22nd, 2009
4:08 pm
Homer Rice is generally credited with inventing the triple option , Mark. And he did it for PJ was born.
Cleveland, OH jacket
September 22nd, 2009
4:11 pm
-The triple option is one play.
-The flexbone formation was credited to another coach before CPJ (I forget his name).
-CPJ created his offense out of the flexbone package with option running plays and run-and-shoot passing plays.
All above are facts.
m
September 22nd, 2009
4:11 pm
Thank God and Greyhound that chan gomer gailey is gone forever.
And thank God and DRAD that we have a great college football coach.
Anyone that says Paul Johnson’s offense won’t work is a fool…a complete fool. Yes the defenses are getting better at playing it…and unfortunately our line seems to be getting worse. But when blocked properly, you cannot stop this offense.
We had early success last year (much different than Michigan who went 3-9), but we still have growing pains as we try to get the line up to speed.
Bottom line is this….we have a great coach….he has a great system…it has been a big adjustment from the gailey system to the Johnson system. But the future rewards are going to be something special.
Blackberry Cobbler
September 22nd, 2009
4:11 pm
Just Sayin’
September 22nd, 2009
3:59 pm
I think the opponents weren’t quite prepared for Paul Johnson’s offense last year. They’ve had a year to review film and have had more time to practice. Therefore, teams are playing better defense against Tech. At the same time, Coach Johnson doesn’t yet have a team full if his own recruits. He’s still using a lot of Chan Gailey’s recruits. I suspect that in time, Coach Johnson will do very well. Give him time. Go Tech.
I’m bettin’ another year still ain’t gonna be enough for WM to figute it out.
GT45
September 22nd, 2009
4:12 pm
I haven’t been able to read what has been posted around this week, but has anyone said anything about the fourth and two inches the refs called a first down last Thursday?
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
4:12 pm
STILL, no GT “fan” can answer the question…..
why is it ok for Tech to have the “THWG” all over the place, but when UGA fans express dislike for your pathetic program, we are “classless”.
THWGT <—— look how DUMB that looks!!!
Plastered Again
September 22nd, 2009
4:15 pm
Tech once again proved that against a team that can play disciplined defense, the offense is inept. North Carolina, Va Tech, and LSU during the ‘08 season and now Miami put the clamps on them. The Jackets will win their share of games but how often will they beat a real top tier team? It doesn’t take much to beat the Mississippi State and Jacksonville State’s of the world.
Cleveland, OH jacket
September 22nd, 2009
4:16 pm
You are right, THWGT does look dumb. You should try it without the “T.”
THWG! See? Much better
Vick=Dog killing thug
September 22nd, 2009
4:18 pm
Dawg fan here. I find that refreshing that Coach Pajamas is a straight talker. With the terrible play of late from UGA, I’d like to see a bit of that from Richt and his assistants.
Ok.. back to the hating… Tech sucks… hahahahahahahah
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
4:19 pm
NOBODY CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
why is it ok for Tech to have the “THWG” all over the place, but when UGA fans express dislike for your pathetic program, we are “classless”???
NOBODY CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
why is it ok for Tech to have the “THWG” all over the place, but when UGA fans express dislike for your pathetic program, we are “classless”.
NOBODY CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
Tuck Fech
September 22nd, 2009
4:20 pm
HYPOCRITS….
I’d like an explanation from one of the 150 Tech ticket holders on that one as well……
Tech75
September 22nd, 2009
4:20 pm
I’m reserving comment for now. We’ll see how the team responds to 9 or 10 days between games. My bet is that they get recharged and re-motivated.
I SUSPECT we’ll see more simplicity on both sides of the ball based on the “too much in” comment; but I also think CPJ will have answers (or at least strategies) to handle what NC is likely to throw at us.
And they are VERY LIKELY to throw at us!
Osama Bin Laden
September 22nd, 2009
4:21 pm
GO TECH!!!!
Kim Jong il
September 22nd, 2009
4:21 pm
GO JACKETS!!!
GT FAN
September 22nd, 2009
4:22 pm
Wow Jack G and you can work a computer- Good for you- my dad is only 70 and still does not know how to use a computer nor even has the intention to- I guess you could say old school huh?- So again Jack G good for you- turn your hearing aid up next time…CPJ said are U? not U Are!-
Julio Chavez
September 22nd, 2009
4:22 pm
GO WRAMBLIN’ WRECK
Hayseed Dixie
September 22nd, 2009
4:22 pm
You guys are classless because you leave 70 tons of trash on your own campus.
You guys are a bunch of neanderthals. Seriously.
GT Terrorist Cell
September 22nd, 2009
4:22 pm
Thanks Osama, Kim Jong and Julio……
our terrorist cell would be nothing without you
Tech75
September 22nd, 2009
4:23 pm
Hey Tech Fans are HYPOCRITS -
Here’s your answer: Because you ARE classless. In fact, you are a perfect example. Simple enough for you?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
September 22nd, 2009
4:24 pm
CPJ is the greatest offensive mind of our generation
macrotech
September 22nd, 2009
4:24 pm
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS, we understand and don’t have a problem with opposing views regarding Tech football…just back it up with facts and then don’t act like a child when they’re refuted. You’re right (See?! I’m agreeing with you!), “THWGT<———– DOES look stupid!!! GO TECH!!!
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
4:25 pm
Hayseed Dixie…..
You’re avoiding the question… you have NO ANSWER…..
HYPOCRITS!!!!! SNOBBIEST STUDENT BODY IN THE NATION.
THWGT!!!!
Matt
September 22nd, 2009
4:26 pm
Ahhh Jack G. you would be correct in assuming that CPJ learned the wishbone from his high school ball coach, unfortunately we do not run the wishbone. The flexbone is a new formation based on the wishbone that Paul Johnson pioneered. BTW, what say you about the tongue lashing Mark Richt gave to his entire team on the sideline of last years UGA-GT game? In case you missed it, just search for “sideline comparison” in youtube. Boy I hate it when coaches discipline in public……. I tell you what, if he called me on the carpet like that, i would never make that mistake again.
GT9
September 22nd, 2009
4:26 pm
Congratulations to Miami. We got whipped from the beginning of the game to the end. The people in Florida and Miami Gardens are really nice people. There was one group of fans inside the stadium that were an embarrassment to college football and everyone connected to Miami. I’m looking forward to going back down year after next. Excellent job by Shannon getting his team ready.
I believe Johnson can correct our problems. As bad as our defense played, our biggest problem is simply not blocking.
People have been very critical of our QB. Our receivers have not been playing up to par, dropping good passes and breaking off routes early. We have a quality QB.
(The females down in Miami are extremely attractive.)
Mullah Omar
September 22nd, 2009
4:27 pm
Thursday nights at Historic Grant Field are magical
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
September 22nd, 2009
4:27 pm
you “fans” know good and darn well if Uga ran around the field with a bandana or something on saying “To Hell With Georgia Tech”, on a game where Georgia Tech is not involved….. you fools would be screaming “CLASSLESS REDNECKS” all day long!!!
HYPOCRITS!!! SNOBBIES STUDENT BODY IN THE NATION
THWGT!!!!!!
Mullah Omar
September 22nd, 2009
4:29 pm
Tech Co-Eds are the hottest in college football
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2009
4:30 pm
I see our repartee has been taken to a higher level here in the past 30 comments or so.
Ryan
September 22nd, 2009
4:31 pm
After Tech goes 7-5 with a papajohns.com bowl bid, they won’t be acting so kind to CPJ. Just like the Miami players said it, the Tech offense is a gimmick and once you see it for a time or two you figure it out. Tech gets exploited in year 2 of CPJ. Give one more year and he’s out the door. Sorry Techies! Back to being mediocre! Ouch!
Ramblinwreck83
September 22nd, 2009
4:31 pm
Tech fans are HYPOCRITS
because UGA fans are normally classless. I’ve seen it first hand. Have you ever been to a game in athens and seen how the majority of UGA fans treat the opposing fans. It says it all. They throw trash at people, yell obsenities at you and want you to fight while their around 20 of their friends. “Classless” is an understatement. I think “THWG” is taking it pretty light compared to what ya’ll say.
Georgia Tech Police Department
September 22nd, 2009
4:31 pm
What is Tech’s record?? I spend 23.5 hours a day completing paper work on our students getting mugged and wetting their pants, and haven’t had a chance to catch any scores….. are we still undefeated like Coach Paul Johnson promised us we will be!!! is that “triple option” still UNSTOPABLE!!!
Please inform!!! I just got 15 new mugging cases since typing this post!!!!
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
September 22nd, 2009
4:31 pm
Prediction #1: Dwyer wins Heisman in ‘09 Prediction#2: GT tops UF for BCS title
Ramguy
September 22nd, 2009
4:32 pm
Hey Saint Simons….. (((((33-17))))) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hey GT Que…….”.Hear come the ignorant UGA fans” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….Tell us how close The Dawg fans have to be before you “hear” them. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
GT9
September 22nd, 2009
4:32 pm
UG’s fight song says “to hell with Georgia Tech.” What exactly is the point? Oh, you refrain.