Bradley’s Buzz: ESPN’s Dinich now likes Clemson over Tech
According to ESPN's ACC expert, Tech won't win this time. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Say this for Heather Dinich of ESPN.com: She’s consistent. She didn’t pick Georgia Tech to win the Coastal Division, and she’s not picking the Coastal champ to win the ACC title.
Ms. Dinich call her choice of Clemson over Tech in Tampa on Dec. 5 a “wacky prediction.” I wouldn’t call it wacky. I’d just call it misguided. You can make a case for Clemson. You can make a much better one for Tech.
Winning the ACC would put Clemson in the Orange Bowl. So where, according to Ms. Dinich, would Tech land? The Chick-fil-A? Nope. She has Georgia Tech falling behind Virginia Tech in the pecking order and landing in the Gator Bowl against a Big East opponent or Notre Dame. (I understand the Chick-fil-A might not want to have Georgia Tech for a second consecutive year, but I also understand that there would be local pressure from Jacket fans to keep Tech out of Jacksonvile.)
But … Notre Dame? Is it even bowl-eligible? And if so, is it bowl-worthy?
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Bobby Boo
November 22nd, 2009
12:35 pm
First!!!!
Mark Bradley
November 22nd, 2009
12:37 pm
Kudos, Bobby Boo. You’re too quick.
falcon 71
November 22nd, 2009
12:38 pm
thats why there are few women in the football media
Herschel
November 22nd, 2009
12:38 pm
Good for her. Anybody catch the Kentucky game last night?
MattyB
November 22nd, 2009
12:41 pm
This should be one for the ages. And I do think you can make a serious case for Clemson. They’ve got some real talent and have been improving every week; definitely a team on the rise. However, if Tech plays keep-away succesfully, i.e no turnovers, they should win this game pretty decisively.
Kelly Johnson Fan Club
November 22nd, 2009
12:41 pm
Nah, Paul Johnson will have them ready to play. Tech will win the ACC Championship game.
Mark Bradley
November 22nd, 2009
12:44 pm
Let’s see: Paul Johnson coaches Georgia Tech. Dabo Swinney coaches Clemson.
Tough call, eh? (Not.)
Acworth Dawg
November 22nd, 2009
12:46 pm
Personally, I can’t believe the AJC allows people and crap like this to get posted.
Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
7:47 am
Good morning dog nation,
Wow. Talk about “fair weather” and “bandwagon” fans! With 2:10 to go in the game, down by ONE score with THREE time outs left and the stadium exits were packed with the dog nation fans?
The same dog nation fans that lecture me here on having CLASS? hahaha.
You azzholes are spoiled rotten and deserve everything negative that comes your way.
In the final 2 minutes:
Bobby Dodd = 50,000 fans in their seats supporting their team
Sanford = 50,000 fans in their exits supporting themselves
No wonder all your better players ALSO bolt for the exit (NFL) after 3 seasons.
You guys are impossible to play for!
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
7:59 am
A few facts about Sanford Stadium (and the dog nation)
1. Seating capacity 92,678
2. Exit row capacity (in the final 2 minutes of a close game) 49,821
3. Talk about a “lack of discipline”
4. 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 Cokes, and 40,000 fans turning their backs on their team!
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
10:02 am
Preseason Number 1
Alabama
Florida
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma State
Louisiana State
Tennessee (not Tech)
Florida
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Papa John
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
10:11 am
Nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
Forty Five Forty Two, In Athens, goodbye
Papa John Bowl, versus Rutgers, goodbye
Nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
10:20 am
Nah, nah, nah, nah, Irrelevant, goodbye
Nah, nah, nah, nah, Gimmick option, goodbye
Nah, nah, nah, nah, High school offense, goodbye
Nah, nah, nah, nah, Papa John Bowl, goodbye
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
11:02 am
Look at the Thin crust falling from the sky
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
11:06 am
Look at the Extra Cheese falling from the sky
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
11:10 am
Look at the Bread sticks falling from the sky
LinkReport this comment.Yellow Fuzz
November 22nd, 2009
11:15 am
Look at the Spinach Alfredo falling from the sky
chuck
November 22nd, 2009
12:46 pm
Please never refer to that bimbo as an expert ever again.
uberVU - social comments
November 22nd, 2009
12:48 pm
Social comments and analytics for this post…
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BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
12:49 pm
Enter your comments here
Tech82
November 22nd, 2009
12:50 pm
I think she must have been denied admission to Tech because she sure acts like she has an axe to grind. She’s been consistently anti-Tech all season. Posting on her blog (espn.com) will be fun after we beat Clemson.
GT LEE
November 22nd, 2009
12:51 pm
B
Dawgs are morons
November 22nd, 2009
12:55 pm
methinks poor Acworth Dawg is upset about the fact that his team sucks this year. It’s sad when your dead mascot shows more heart than your team.
Joe
November 22nd, 2009
12:55 pm
Well, make the case for Tech Mr. Bradley.
Here’s what I think most tech fans will argue:
1) we (Tech) are MUCH BETTER on Offense than we were when we first played Clemson.
Rebuttal ~ TRUE, however so is Clemson.
2) we (Tech) just have to contain Spiller.
Rebuttal ~ FALSE, several players not named Spiller have stepped up.
3) we (Tech) can throw the ball now.
Rebuttal ~ TRUE, of course we would LOVE for you to throw the ball (Clemson is one of the top pass defenses in the country)
4) we (Tech) have a BETTER Coach.
Rebuttal ~ MAYBE, in overall history, Johnson wins that argument, but in recent history one could make the case for Dabo Swinney… in his 1st full year with HIS Staff he’s made the ACCCG.
5) we (Tech) “own” Clemson.
Rebuttal ~ MAYBE, in the last 10 years Clemson is 4-6 vs the jackets. We’ve had the infamous punt snap mishap, the TD called back because we only had 10 guys on the field, the Clavin Johnson miracle catch, and this years… spot you 21 game. GT Has beaten us more than we’ve beaten them… but they’ve all been close games with the exception of Clemson wins… which some have been blowouts.
It’s a valid prediction to think Clemson might pull this one out. I DO think it will be the best ACCCG the conference has put together since the inception of the game.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
12:56 pm
I TRIED TO WARN YOU LAST TWO WEEKS ABOUT CLEMSON….YALL MADE FUN ABOUT DABO ……..AT LEAST HE HAS MOTIVATED BEYOND T. BOWDEN……….IT WILL BE INTERESTING……..GA GAME COULD BE TRAP GAME
ramblinwreckce
November 22nd, 2009
12:57 pm
The fact is, ESPN needs CJ Spiller for their talking points more than Nesbitt, Dwyer, Bebe, Wright, Peebles, and a crazy coach that’d rather go for it on fourth down than be complicit enough to punt.
They have their agenda. They need to just go back to planning on selecting their Gameday venue to hype their ABC game of the evening out on the West coast.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
12:58 pm
TRIED TO TELL YOU ABOUT CLEMSON
Hey Dogtards
November 22nd, 2009
12:59 pm
“Kudos, Bobby Boo. You’re too quick.”
No MB, you are too slow. Heather’s been predicting it for at least the last two weeks. In fact, I don’t think she has ever liked Tech over GT. At the very least, the headline that she “now” likes Clemson over Tech is incorrect.
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/6338/updated-acc-bowl-projections-new-acc-champ
Also, Acworth Dawg, get a life. Other people are gonna voice their opinion. Instead of wasting your time collecting posts from someone you disagree with, maybe you should either calm down and not take it so seriously or, if you can’t, stop reading these posts.
Fact remains, the stadium emptied last night when uga still had a chance to win. For a supposedly great fanbase, that was a terrible way to support the institution and the players. For all those claiming that you only do it to show that you don’t support Willie, or the strength and conditioning coach, etc., you still deserted your players when they needed you. Way to jump off the bandwagon just as soon as you jumped on it in 2002.
The fact also remains that there are decent odds you go to the Papajohns bowl, as yellow fuzz creatively expressed. Not even the Independence bowl will want uga with the way their fans are throwing their own team under the bus. God forbid Rutgers gets up early and all the uga fans leave. Where would all the concessions revenue come from?
Yellow Fuzz is taking facts that you don’t like and putting a creative spin on them. I don’t think its his posts that are making you angry, its the fact that uga looked terrible last night in the fourth quarter. Hoping you guys show up on Saturday…
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:01 pm
MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR IT ON 4THDOWN .IT WAS VS. VIRGINIA………ACC ALREADY DECIDED…………ANY OTHER TIME HE KICKS FG
b.davis
November 22nd, 2009
1:03 pm
Should be a good game. Clemson has been the only team to really slow the Jackets down.
Having said that hope we beat the dawgs saturday and maybe Clemson`s biggest fall will being too aggressive and believe they are the better team.
Johnson should work this to tech`s advantage.
Tech82
November 22nd, 2009
1:03 pm
Boogie Man – UGA is a trap game? Are you serious? If there’s only one game on the schedule every year that CAN’T be described as a possible trap game, UGA is it.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:04 pm
LOOKS LIKE JOE TOOK OFF HIS YELLOW COLORED GLASSES….ONE OF FEW TECHIES THAT GETS IT…
Alan
November 22nd, 2009
1:08 pm
This dumb chick has been going against gt all year. Who really cares? She’s a chick.
bt
November 22nd, 2009
1:08 pm
Bradley, you are such a homer. I believe it was you who picked GT to beat Clemson by 25 or so at the beginning of the season. Dinich has a conference-wide perspective and she has been 70% accurate in her predictions each week. It would be nice to see you back up your arguments with some facts…but I guess you do work for the AJC.
You would not be the first to bet against Dabo…and lose.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:08 pm
DONT UNDERESTIMATE CLEMSON……..THEY WILL BEAT S.C.( LIKE ALWAYS) AND PLAY BETTER IN ACC CHAMP GAME….
67King
November 22nd, 2009
1:10 pm
Hey Boogie man, your cap locks key is stuck.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:11 pm
I AGREE WITH bt
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:14 pm
67King………..no….ITS MY TRADEMARK………….CHECK ME OUT ON OTHER POSTS…………SO HATS LIKE YOU CAN READ THROUGH YOUR COCA-COLA THICK GLASSES.FYA
Jackets Keep Rollin'
November 22nd, 2009
1:14 pm
Dinich has picked against us so many times I’ve lost count. Even a broken clock is right twice a day… I’m sure she will be correct at some point, and claim vindication.
All that matters right now is Georgia. It is the most important game of the year IMO. We’ll be scewered by the pro-SEC talking heads if we lose. Go Jackets!!
B'Ham Jacket
November 22nd, 2009
1:17 pm
Who gives a rip what Heather what’s her name prdicts.
Yellow Jackets just need to focus on the game at hand, Georgia.
And with our Coach, the Jackets will.
Gooooo Yellow Jackets!!!!!!
Jag
November 22nd, 2009
1:17 pm
Of course she picks clemson. She’s picked against gt almost every game this year. And she’s look very stupid doing so. Why would she change how? And pj has made her look like a silly fool in the post game conference. Who is this idiot anyway? Never even heard of her before this season. She obviously has no clue about football. Anyone picking a team with a freshman qb in a title game against a team with so much talent as gt and pj as the coach is not thinking clearly. I see this game like most of gt’s where it’s close early and we pull away at the end. But…
I think the games next week will tell us a lot. If clemson struggles against sc, then I think we crush them. We obviously have the better coach. Did ya see Dabo’s 4th down call against va. If clemson hangs with sc and beats them, then it might be closer than expected. I think we will win by 8-12 points.
Eric
November 22nd, 2009
1:19 pm
bt
oh really? 70%. lol. nice number you just made up. with gt she’s been wrong 90% of the time. such a stupid girl.
m
November 22nd, 2009
1:19 pm
What everyone need to realize is that the worst coach in the history of the world, chan gomer gailey, is gone forever.
We are going to stomp a mudhole in klimpsum….right after we stomp a mudhole in ugag.
Any Tech fan that ever supported or defended gomer in any way SUCKS as bad as he did.
Eric
November 22nd, 2009
1:20 pm
This song with written for people like Heather.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNPXpehoCM
Joe
November 22nd, 2009
1:21 pm
Why would you think Tech would win by 8-12 points?
Johnson’s teams have beaten Clemson by a combined 6 points in two years.
NativeAtlantan
November 22nd, 2009
1:21 pm
1. Who are those co-eds in the picture at the top of the post? My, now GT has changed in recent years…
2. HD, not ESPN, has been picking Clemson over GT for weeks – not new news.
3. UGA is in for serious trouble Saturday night at BDS@HGF. Only the SEC officials misunderstanding of a “chop block” could allow UGA to stick around for the 2nd half…GT will “cut block” you to kingdom come, but “chop blocks” only occur when the D gets sloppy or tired out.
UGA cannot run the ball, so GT D will sit back and defend the pass…exactly like it did at Duke. And Thad Young at Duke is head and shoulders above Cox at UGA as far as QB skills go.
Will be a long night for UGA…can’t even beat a gimmicky high school offense in a high school stadium…6-6 on the year…wow how the “mighty” have fallen.
ashman
November 22nd, 2009
1:23 pm
What does clemson’s game against south carolina have anything to do with the ACC title game other than possible injuries from the game?
Gene
November 22nd, 2009
1:24 pm
acworth
I found the posts hysterical. I guess the truth hurts, eh?
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:26 pm
m ………….WIL BE ONE OF 2000 IN ATTENDANCE SATURDAY,……………ONE OF 700 IN ATTENDANCE IN TAMPA..( REMEMBER, AARP ALLOWS NO DRIVING BEYOND I-75 SOUTH OF FOREST PARK )
Hey Dogtards
November 22nd, 2009
1:28 pm
Joe, I don’t think anyone is saying Clempson can’t win. I think most expect Tech to win because they are simply a better team.
1) re better coach – I hope you are joking. Clemson would be lucky to be fourth in the Atlantic. You base your entire argument on Dabo’s ability to skirt through a relatively weak schedule. Don’t get me wrong, Clemson is a solid team, but their big wins over decent teams starts and ends with Miami. GT has beaten UNC, you guys, AND VT. In the Sagarin SOS, y’all are 33 while GT is 12. Moreover, you lost to the two best teams you faced all year. We beat the best two (you and VT). Do you also not remember everyone expressing doubts in Dabo’s ability at the start of the season after the 2-3 start? The Miami win was great and helped us a bunch, but the wins over Wake (at home), Coastal Carolina, FSU (at home), NC State, and Virginia (at home) just aren’t that impressive. Dabo might have “his staff,” but Spiller and Ford are certainly not “his” players.
We’ll see how you do against USC next week.
2) Re Spiller, you “may” have other players, but your rush offense is incredibly dependent on Spiller. He’s got 48.7 % of your rushing yards. By comparison, Dwyer only has 34.8% of GT’s rushing yards. That’s not including total yards, where he dominates even more (65-70% of kickoff/punt return yards). Taking Spiller out of the equation, your best WR has 300 yards less than Bey Bey Thomas and your second best rusher (Ellington) has less rushing yards than our #2 (Nesbitt) AND our #3 (Allen). That means, taking Dwyer and Spiller out of the equation, we’ve got a better playmaker at WR and two better playmakers at RB. That’s not counting Roddy Jones who started the season out with a wrist injury but is coming on as of late.
Nobody is saying that other people on Clemson can’t score, but you can’t deny that he is your primary playmaker and the other guys, for the most part, haven’t put up huge stats.
3) Just shows your football ignorance. You may have one of the “best” pass defenses in the country, but whatever pass defense you throw at us is not going to be the same one you’ve used in every other game or you will get burned on the ground big time. Bey Bey is gonna be in man coverage for most, if not all, of the game. There aren’t any schemes you can use that successfully defend the rush and allow for double coverage on him. Moreover, we only throw the ball when the defense allows us to. If y’all are gonna play to the pass, we will definitely be running it down your throat all day. Going back to the first game, you were overselling the run and left WRs open all game long – Nesbitt just happened not to hit them. You simply can’t compare your pass defense running different schemes to whatever scheme you decide to trot out against Tech this time, it’s apples to oranges.
Jag
November 22nd, 2009
1:28 pm
Well ash, I am not so sure clemson is as good as their record indicates. They struggled to put away nc state and if not for a blantant bad call, that game would have been much different. They struggled against Va yesterday.
Jow–So tech will win by 6 or less since it’s happened the past 3-4 times? Gt has at least doubled the point spread 9 of the last 10 games. I expect the line to be gt by 4-6. Hence 8-12.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:28 pm
TELL EM JOE
justdhoo
November 22nd, 2009
1:31 pm
Dinich is a bandwagon fan, for every bandwagon except GT. She hopped on the Miami wagon early, then rode VT for a while, now she’s on Clemson who has been playing the terrible ACC Atlantic since their win over Miami. The only team that’s been consistent over the course of the year is GT. You’d think she’d figure that out and get on a bandwagon that’s not going to lose it’s wheels. Every time she picks tech to lose, we win. I’m not too concerned.
Joe
November 22nd, 2009
1:32 pm
Like I said, I knew what the arguments would be.
See you on December 5th.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:35 pm
WHAT THE HE## LAST TWO GAMES HAS Jag BEEN WATCHING WHEN CLEMSON PLAYED? THEY PUT AWAY N. C. STATE EARLY, YES DIDNT HAVE AS MUCH REASON SEEING HOW B.C. LOST BEFORE THEY PLAYED YESTERDAY…………. COMPARE WAKE FOREST RESULTS VS CU AND GT,THEN GET BACK TO ME……………….
Up with the white and gold
November 22nd, 2009
1:37 pm
Mark – Heather picked Clempson weeks ago and she looooves Spiller. Nothing new. We focus on UGA and UGA only right now.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:39 pm
UP WITH THIS …….DAWG GAME —TRAP GAME
Spencer
November 22nd, 2009
1:40 pm
Clemson has the kind of defense that can slow GT down. This is going to be a serious challenge for GT. Nesbitt is likely going to have to do at least some work with this arm. I would have much preferred if Clemson could have just lost and BC won yesterday.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:40 pm
RIGHT ON JOE
ashman
November 22nd, 2009
1:44 pm
Thank you Boogie Man for telling em like it is!
MCRP 09
November 22nd, 2009
1:46 pm
Heather has had it in for Tech all year. In her eyes we ‘ruined’ the ACC’s chances of winning the NC when Tech rolled over the hokies earlier in the year. I think she’s also a hater of our offense or doesnt understand it. Whatever, HD….keep picking against Tech and we’ll keep disappointing you!
That said, Clemson is the last school I’d like us to play in Tampa
GT LEE
November 22nd, 2009
1:49 pm
Boogie man makes good points when I see his posts for the most part. We need to play our best in ACC championship game.I think different,dangerous team,playing confident
bt
November 22nd, 2009
1:51 pm
Eric, I don’t work for the AJC and make things up. Dinich claimed a 69% accuracy before this past weekend.
Innocent Bystander
November 22nd, 2009
1:53 pm
Dinich also picked Virginia to beat us. We all know how that one turned out…
maybe first maybe not
November 22nd, 2009
1:53 pm
as another female sportsperson (radio, tv and print) who happens to be a GT grad, I can honestly say Heather is an embarassment to journalism. I noticed that she started choosing the Tech opponents to win in her weekly predictions early on. At first I did not think too much about it but soon came to realize the lady hates CPJ and wants some type of authority over him any way she can get it. We all have our favorites but it seemed to really get to her when GT beat VT which was her conference favorite until they were knocked out thus she turned to Clemson to be her hope. She has mentioned
ashman
November 22nd, 2009
1:53 pm
Just a reminder-clemson almost always crushes sc and it doesn’t matter where the game is played
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
1:53 pm
MCRP 09————- THE REST OF GT NATION NEEDS TO READ YOUR LAST LINE……… AND THANKS TO ashman AND GT LEE FOR YOUR KIND WORDS
Mr. Thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR
November 22nd, 2009
1:54 pm
I expect to be taking my family and some clients to se the yellow Jackets play in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl game here at the Georgia Dome in Downtown Atlanta,Georgia on Northside Drive. We have no problem whatsoever with the Tech team playing here on the Georgia Dome. Only some selfish individuals and fans want the Tech team to have to travel elsewhere for the Holidays. Look forward to seeing the Yellow Jackets here over the Holidays!
maybe first maybe not
November 22nd, 2009
1:58 pm
She has mentioned that CPJ is arrogant when I am amazed CPJ talks to her at all. Heather is almost vicious toward CPJ and the GT football program and gives it no merit and credit for accomplishing anything this season. It only fires up the team and the coach even more so I hope they post her comments to ensure the team is well aware of it.
MCRP 09
November 22nd, 2009
2:02 pm
Oh I’m pretty sure the sentiment is universal, boogie. On the bright side, playing Clemson again helps out our SOS….while thumping UGA down the street from me next week probably does our SOS no favors.
RT in NC
November 22nd, 2009
2:03 pm
Clemson did not look good against the misdirections that UVA ran. That’s good news for us and the option.
Clemson has a decent passing game, very bad news for us.
Cuttysark
November 22nd, 2009
2:04 pm
Heather Dinich has been like gold for Georgia Tech all season long. She is just like Art Schlister when he used to bet on football games. Just see who Heather and Art are picking then go to Las Vegas and place your bets on the other team. Just more motivation for the Yellow Jackets!
Go to http://isportsweb.com for more Georgia Tech Football articles as the team prepares to finish out this season against UGA and Clemson in impressive fashion. Go Jackets!
RT in NC
November 22nd, 2009
2:04 pm
Oh, yeah and Spiller on Kickoffs is terrifying.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:06 pm
HOPE TECHIES READ MCRP 09……..ESP LAST LINE……………..THANKS TO ashman AND GT LEE FOR KIND WORDS….JUST TRY TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS……GOOD POST ashman AT1:53…GOOD JOB!
CPJ rocks
November 22nd, 2009
2:06 pm
hey Clempsun, CPJ has more tricks in his bag then what you morons saw the first time around. You cannot outfox a fox or outcoach a coach which is what he is. This team didn’t luck their way into 10 wins, they have heart. GT is either a top 5 team or not so bring the d@mn game on. GT’s mission statement for 09 is “Full Steam Ahead” and like Cutty Sark says “back the train up and run over them again”
VegasGT
November 22nd, 2009
2:13 pm
Stopped reading her ages ago when it became apparent that she was not impartial by any stretch, just bad journalism. Her dislike of CPJ is just too evident.
The good thing though is that she sure provides some great locker room billboard material.
Anyway, who cares, we need to worry about this week’s SEC (ESPN aligned) opponent, UGA.
Focus on UGA.
Go Jackets !!!
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:14 pm
WHEN YOU KEY ON C.J. ,DABO WILL BREAK ONE OFF IN YOU AKA.—–FORD, PALMER , ELLINGTON ,( WATCH OUT FOR HIM ) PARKER ( PLAYING MUCH SMARTER ). WISH WE HAD HIRED KEVIN STEELE LAST YEAR AT GA WHEN HE WAS AVAILABLE………
secfactcheck.com
November 22nd, 2009
2:14 pm
Heather is seeking traffic on her not so read blog. She has a complex. She has said all year how the ACC is subpar while not even noticing that ESPN assigned her to cover… THE ACC.
Instead, she should have been touting the ACC and attracking traffic from readers outside the ACC. Interesting cases like Wake over Stanford, Miami over OK, GA Tech 2-0 against the ACC with one more game to go. Comparisons of GA Tech’s schedule to say FL’s… Tech shares four teams with FL. She could have made some interesting noise. Instead she chose to beat down the conference and the current poll leader of the conference.
Seeing that ESPN has its contract with the SEC, it seems as though ESPN knew what they where doing when they assigned her to the ACC.
BuckheadNole
November 22nd, 2009
2:14 pm
Not sure what the big issue is about HD. She worked at the Washington Post as the beat Terp writer which got her the job at ESPN. She’s been considerably biased since 2008, when she predicted Maryland was going to have a break out year and win the Atlantic outright. As we all know they finished 8-5. In general, she continues to be biased toward the Atlantic division despite the obviously superior Coastal divison, with the exception of my Noles. She’s had it out for us since she was at the Post. The rumor is we got stuck with her on ESPN as the ACC beat writer because most of the good journalists in the south follow the SEC.
Anyway, let’s hope the ACC makes a good showing this week with CU-USC, GT-UGA, and FSU-UF. I’m predicting 2 out of 3 wins for the ACC… I just wish that FSU was one of them, although I don’t think that’s likely.
As far as the ACCCG is concerned, Spiller, Ford, and Parker will get their points and GT will probably have a slow start. The difference though will be the adjustments that Johnson makes in the second half. He’s a wizard at adjustments which demonstrates his superior coaching talent. Dabo won’t have a clue. GT wins by 10+ points but the outcome won’t be clear until the 4Q.
Good luck to my ACC brethren! Go NOLES!
Delbert D.
November 22nd, 2009
2:16 pm
Clemson didn’t look great yesterday. Good enough, but not anything to scream about. Maybe they limited their playbook.
SEC powerhouse NOT
November 22nd, 2009
2:18 pm
thank you Buckhead Nole, you know what your talking about. Maybe you could post these insightful comments on Heather’s post just this one time.
GT is a football school
November 22nd, 2009
2:22 pm
hey Buckhead Nole, I honestly think FSU can beat Florida, let’s hope so.
Wacky Heather will eat her words
November 22nd, 2009
2:23 pm
GEORGIA TECH will Crush Clemson
after they spank the Bulldogs.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:24 pm
DELBERT D. ………………………..I THINK THEY DID TOO (LIMITING PLAYBOOK)……THEY WILL BEAT SC,STILL HAVE GOOD IMAGINATIVE PLAYBOOK VS GT
Delbert D.
November 22nd, 2009
2:26 pm
BuckheadNole –
That was another exciting game for your ‘Noles yesterday. I hope you guys get a decent bowl against an SEC team.
While you’re at it, beat Florida!
jambee
November 22nd, 2009
2:27 pm
ESPN in general continues its putdown of the ACC. Predict its best team, a top ten team, to lose and you support the effort. The ESPN/SEC marriage/contract leads to such bias.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:27 pm
FSU CANT BEAT OFF MUCH LESS DREAM ABOUT BEATING FLEMIDA…………
ashman
November 22nd, 2009
2:27 pm
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ashman
November 22nd, 2009
2:30 pm
I know PJ is a good and innovative coach but clemson has done a much better job this year at making halftime and in game adjustments than in years past-something lacking in the tommy bowden era
Fire Mike Slime
November 22nd, 2009
2:31 pm
Where did Heather play football?
scott in acworth
November 22nd, 2009
2:32 pm
Not sure who is the most arrogant, you or your fellow AJC sports idiot Jeff, but why you and the entire downtown, big city jerks think Paul Johnson is so much better coach than anyone else, especially any coach from Clemson is beyond me. Is Johnson a good coach – sure; is he the best in the country – doubtful. Yet, all we hear is there is no way GaTech will lose to Swinney. Well, guess what bonehead, if not for a still waiting to be discovered holding call (two years in a row by the way) on the last Clemson drive, the Tigers might would have won the game in Atlanta against the World’s Most Brilliant Coach. EVERY person who watched the game would tell you Clemson was the better team, just got off to a horrid start. Does that mean Clemson wins in Tampa – of course not. But it grinds the nerves of every sane sport fan to see “journalist”, who self-believe they know more than anyone else, act like Swinney is a pathetic, low level coach who can’t compete with the great Paul Johnson.
Let’s see what Tech does next year when they lose Dwyer, Thomas and Morgan and Clemson loses Spiller, Ford and Sapp.
Maybe the AJC should look at why their readership continues to drop; are readers saying no to more of this dribble masquerading as journalism?? Maybe Coach Johnson can use his supreme powers and advise you on this subject.
Fire Mike Slime
November 22nd, 2009
2:32 pm
Wasn’t she the kicker at Colorado?
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:33 pm
ANOTHER GREAT POINT ashman………….THIS IS NOT A TOMMY BOWDEN TEAM…..
Delbert D.
November 22nd, 2009
2:34 pm
Clemson averaged less than 3.4 yards/carry against UVA.
Metal Jacket
November 22nd, 2009
2:34 pm
Heather, stay home and burn something.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:35 pm
SHES TELLING IT LIKE IT IS……TRUTH MUST HURT…………..
GIVE ME A BREAK
November 22nd, 2009
2:35 pm
Does anybody really care what she thinks.
Red Neck
November 22nd, 2009
2:36 pm
She’s mad because no one at Tech would date her.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:37 pm
CLEMSON PLAYED JUST WELL ENOUGH TO WIN………BEWARE
Fire Mike Slime
November 22nd, 2009
2:38 pm
If Tech loses their last 3 games, maybe they will be able to keep their Johnson.
GIVE ME A BREAK
November 22nd, 2009
2:38 pm
Did the bulldogs really lose to Kentucky?
ashman
November 22nd, 2009
2:38 pm
Delbert-virginia’s problems this season haven’t been on defense-but cu did score 34 points and of course they were running out the clock in the second half and playing reserves
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:39 pm
SHE LOVES ATHENS TOWN ………………
GT Joe
November 22nd, 2009
2:41 pm
When did Kentucky start a football program?
Triple Option
November 22nd, 2009
2:42 pm
Clemson will fall apart, like they always do
…… MIiss Heather.
BOOGIE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 22nd, 2009
2:45 pm
ABOUT THE SAME TIME GARDNER-WEBB DID………DIDNT YOU MASH THEM LAST YEAR ( 7-0)
Keep USA #1
November 22nd, 2009
2:45 pm
Her opinion not worth a damn, just another sports writer with attitude.
DVJ
November 22nd, 2009
2:45 pm
I cant wait for Cox to make GT defense look like a powerhouse
http://dawgsvsjackets.blogspot.com/
GIVE ME A BREAK
November 22nd, 2009
2:46 pm
What does a woman know about football? Go shopping.