How three points and one man changed football in Georgia

LOL! You truly are an idiot. Yech didn’t do a damn thing. They didn’t cause this downfall you fool. Mark Richt, Willie Martinez, and Mike Bobo caused this downfall. Actually, Willie Martinez caused this downfall All Yech did was beat a football team with an atrocious defense.

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I find it hard to believe that this moron gets a paycheck for writing crap like this.

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First?

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first!?….its a great time to be a yellow jacket!!…..

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am i first

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Bradley, I have to hand it to you. You are good at what you do, which is stir the drink.

It is going to be ugly on Sat night.

In the stands, on the field, heck, even in the john’s.

Not for the children or faint of heart.

Go Jackets!

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What’s so great about being first?

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What happens if UGA beats Tech this year MB? I will concede that beating UGA last year may have given Tech the confidence it needed to get over the hump, but I think football changed in Georgia when CMR endorsed his little endzone dance on the Gators. That was the top of the mountain for this staff and it’s been in decline since. Yes, there have been highlights along the way since then but that display just goes to show you CMR is more comfortable being the likable, loyal, players’ coach and I fear it will be his ultimate downfall.

Can’t wait for Saturday, Dogs have nothing to lose. Hopefully Tech will falter under the pressure of being a big favorite. For once the pressure will be on the Jackets not to lose this rivalry, we’ll see how it goes, but I’m not that optimistic.

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Coach Paul Johnson wears pink panties and breathes through his eyelids.

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first, Is that what you have to write when you reply to a Bradley Blog?

In the here and now I will not argue with the proposition that Johnson is the better coach. The key word is now. Coach Richt will make some changes in the off season and we will see if the Bulldawg machine gets a new engine or just a new coat of paint.

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“Three points on a rainy day when 88 were scored”

Um…45 + 42 = 87

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Good article. GT will win again and state recruits will start looking at tech. Winning will do that and losing will have the opposite effect.

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Shane, time will tell. And we’re not scared.
THWG!

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45 + 42 = 88???

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Tommy Bowden and Tommy West are available.

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I’m a Tech fan, but I have to agree with Joe above. And if you asked CPJ, he would agree. I’ve heard him say many times “We haven’t won anything yet.”

The one thing that Joe and other UGA fans do have to realize, and that Mark stated very well, is this: the fear is gone. That feeling that something will always go wrong and in the end we have no conrol over the outcome when we play UGA has been with Tech for decades now. CPJ knows he will not win every game, but he expects to win every game. There is a difference. Do you think Mark Richt believes that in his heart with Florida? And even if UGA wasn’t having the problems they are now, he would feel exactly the same way. He just isn’t afraid to win.

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Shane – If an 18 year old can’t take a cuss word from a coach (and Paul didn’t cuss out the guy), then why do we allow 18 year olds to fight in wars? With guns?

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not sure about this. I’m old enough to remember when Pepper Rodgers supposedly had Dooley’s number. The end result? We throw the Bumbles a win or two every decade, and the overall series record continues to grow in our favor. CPJ = flavor of the month. YAWN.

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Here’s why the 3 points Ga Tech won’t change anything, Georgia staff: Bob, Matrtinez, Richt, they’re stout Bro:
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/11/23/a-very-short-post-about-a-very-big-topic-ugas-coaching/comment-page-6/

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It really must be that obvious to everyone. The worm has turned. The golden years of UGAy football are over. Every year, from now on, UGAy will start out knowing they have 2 losses.

GT will not lose on Saturday…

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Great article Mark. Somehow winning changes everything.

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Wonder if CPJ will be offered a job at a real school if the NATS win a BCS game this year?

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Did the La Tech change anything for Saban’s Bama? 41-0 loss change anything for Meyer’s Gators? Did the 35-7 Texas Tech loss change anything for Bear Bryant?

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All im saying is its a matter of time before Paul Johnson pulls a Bobby Knight and chokes or slaps a kid. Its not a matter of if its when.

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Just in case I have not said it enough in the previous 51 weeks, Tech won last year.

On paper it looks like the Dawgs have no chance, maybe, maybe not. As a member in good standing of the Sightless Dead Greek Poets Society, I believe my team can win any game. That ball bounces funny.

It will be fun to finnally just play the game and let the chips fall where they may. I just pray for a good game, no personal foul late hits and no career ending injuries for the players.

Tech you have a good man in PJ. I hope you can keep him. If you want to be the best you have to play the best and right now, PJ is one of the best. I will be pulling for you in Tampa, this weekend, not so much.

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any GT that hasn’t seen these 2nd half highlights in a while needs to take a look, it will fire you up all over again and one of the greatest GT wins ever!

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

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Cocksure is a hilarious word!

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CPJ is here to stay…he’s said so MANY times.

And as we all know no coach in the history of coaching has ever said he was going to stay and then left. Its never happened. Ever.

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UGAy fans are just like democrats. They’re both bitter and won’t admit their failings. It’s quite amusing to watch them both implode.

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Shane, thanks for posting the two dumbest things I’ve read all week.

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Mark, could you be more dramatic? This is ridiculous. GA would be in the same situation in ‘09 if they would’ve just wrapped up a few tackles in the game last year and won it. Last year’s game was more about GA collapsing, as we’re getting used to seeing (see last week’s game).

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@ Shane:

59 wins divided by 103 total meetings equals a winning percentage of 57%. While that is a winning record, it’s no where near the 80% winning percentage you suggest.

Or maybe that’s too much math and reason for you.

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EW, yes it does ruin the season, but it ain’t happening.

Have you check CPJ’s record in rivilary games?

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Was Johnson’s Tech’s recent 38 to 3 loss to Florida or LSU? Some SEC team, oh well, he lost, and he did ok the next season.

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Mark, did you actually use the word “cocksure”????

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Darrell..if Tech wins Saturday it won’t be because CPJ knows more football than CMR…cause he clearly doesn’t. CPJ’s team might of won last year and will most likely win this year but it will be because this is a down year for ther dawgs…you remember those don’t you? I believe that Tech has a history of down years. When CPJ wins the ACC title a couple of times and takes Tech to a BCS game for three or four years and Tech finishes #2 in the final polls then come talk to me…until then CPJ’s just on a short run of success catching the dawgs on bad run. What will you do if the Dawgs actually win Saturday? I can’t wait to hear the excuses….fear the unknown.

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Heath, real schools produce astronauts, not gardeners. Do you mean a football factory that treats athletes as commodities? Or have you forgotten the whole student-athlete thing?
THWG!

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Mark Richt?
80 wins in 8 years. SEC Coach of the year. Twice. 48 NFL Drafts. .768 winning %. Finished #2 (many say #1) in 2007.

End of story. Goodbye.
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Paul Johnson?
.792 winning %
ACC COTY in 2008, likely again this year.
On pace to win 80 in 8 yrs

And that’s just in his 2 yr tenure at Tech. Want me to go on w/ his records at Navy & Georgia Southern (2 of the hardest places to win, btw)
What else you got?

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Johnson Navy 2002-2007—.744%, 10th Best
Richt Georgia 2001-2008 .768, 4th Best

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EW, yes, it would ruin the season, because as we all know, there is no such thing as a Tech fan, just people who hate Georgia.

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Mark,

Are you sleeping?

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Coach Johnson might not sustain the level of success he has had so far but all this talk about how he will not be able to recruit is wrong. The 12 recruits committed for next year are all from Ga and all have big time offers and at least 4 or 5 have UGA offers. If this class was bigger than 12 (only have maybe a couple of more spots) then it would be as good as the 2007 class and they are all from Ga.

Just wanted to give a dose of realty to the notion that CPJ cannot recruit.

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They is some bigger fish to fry. Yesterday, Paula Deen was hit in the face by a ham and here we are talking about how football has changed in Georgia. A 12-pound ham. Right in the face. Two days on the front page of ajc.com complete with video. Flying hams is big news. She took that hit like it was delivered by Chris Houston and remained on her feet. Now, that’s news.

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Shane, idiot.

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We’ll see, come bowl time, how tech does.

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Take a look at what happened THE NEXT SEASON, BOTH TIMES, in Richt’s career when he had a 4 loss season at Georgia? Impressive, eh cynics?

O Ye of Litte Faith

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Shane, do you know the difference between your and you’re? It’s not difficult, genius.

I do. This is a blog not a grammar expo

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Last time I checked Richt beat Tech on his first,second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh try…Tell me someting that I don’t know Bradley.

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Shane, Your kidding right! Did your coach scream at you and hurt your feelings…….. I’ll bet you never played sports. What a sissy…. I mean, really. If your statement weren’t so ridiculous, it would be funny…

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Hyperbole much Mark? Sure Tech won one game last year. They might win again this year. But if they don’t it will be funny to watch all of the backpeddling that you and your bretheren will have to do.

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Mark. Next year Richt is going to be only the 3rd best coach in the state- behind Johnson, and Bill Curry. Rut-roh

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UGA fans, it’s ok to be scared. You’re only human. Embrace it now before it’s too late.

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swimdawg68, LSU or Miami did not stop the Tech offense. Special teams and turnovers stopped Tech in the LSU game, running attack was almost 400 yards. Miami game Tech played poorly. You know guys like you should be UGA DC, you have all the answers. Mark writes these article just to get a rise out of people and it works so well on you dawgs. Tech is a program that is turning the corner and CMR will turn UGA also or be gone. I find it very interesting the dawgs are ready to can the entire staff after just one down season. Maybe MB has a point, losing to Tech has you bothered.

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Richt is so good, 4th winningest active coach, he coaches in the SEC, the toughest conference, and wins so many games, you fans have one bad year and all the sudden Richt can’t coach? Ask FSU how their program did after Richt left–no more Heisman’s, no more Natl’ Championships, no more lots of consecutive winning games years?

The last time time Richt had a 4 loss year, what happened the next year? #2 Natl’ ranking 2007 (should have been #1–Georgia WAS the Natl Champion that year). Next year, with:

Green/Brown at WR (#1/#2 ranked WR’s in U.S.)
Ealey at RB (the guy who broke Herschel Walker’s rushing records), Murray at QB (we’ll see how long those 1 yard TD rushes Tim Tebow records last–I say we break his record during the Ga/Fla game)
Charles at TE (top TE in U.S.)

It’s going to be fun beating up on Ga Tech. Aaron Murray kind of gives you that Jamelle Holliday feeling, right? Don’t remember Holliday? Oh, he’s the QB who led his teasm to an 11-1 record and Natl’ Championship, as a Freshman. Kosar at Miami had a good freshman QB year too: 61% pass completion, 2300 yards, 15 TD’s, 11-1. Murray will be in the Heisman talk EVERY year at Georgia. Ealey/Green/Brown/Charles might too. We’re going to on a Heisman/Natl’ Championship run like USC did.

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Jim Donnagain, I mean Mark Richt will make $7,621.23 TODAY and over $53,000 this WEEK and every day/week during the offseason.

I don’t feel bad at all about Richt getting the heat. He’s insulated with all that cold cash.

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What Paul Johnson has done Mark Richt simply could not have.

He has taken a program and is building something special.

Richt took a program that should always be special and has run it into the ground.

Johnson develops warriors, Richt doesn`t even understand the question.

What he is doing at Tech is creating winners for life, not just football heroes.

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“I think Paul Johnson wont be able to recruit well either. I mean who is going to let their son go play for a guy who is going to cuss them out on the sidelines the whole game.”

I guess Bobby Knight couldn’t recruit any kid or convince his parents to let him play basketball for Indiana either right? Your argument has as many hole as the ga defense.

Now go change your tampon and cry in your pillow little girl.

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Georgia is having a bad year but Tech had nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with a series of bad decisions that can be corrected.

Martinez-out, Kirby Smart in

Cox out, Murray in (for the next 4 years)

Ealey and King set from day one and not spending half the season wondering who is going to play running back.

Entire OL returns for 3rd season starting together.

We lose the three DL but there are recruits ready to step up.

Tech should be favored Saturday and should win. They better win. Hell hath no fury like a laughing Dawg.

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Shane, you are the biggest idiot that has ever been on this blog. And there have been some big ones. This is 2009, anything from 2008 back is history and does not count for a hill of beans.

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b davis,

I know you are a Techie and you hate all things UGA but, to say that Richt is not building these young men that play for him into winners off the field is a big joke.

Richt’s faith is not phony. He lives it everyday and factors his faith into every area of his life including his football team.

Why don’t you try again and state something that might actually have a little bit of truth in it.

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I guess Bobby Knight couldn’t convince parents and their kid to come play for him because he cursed huh? Your argument has as many holes as the ga defense. Try again little girl. Oh, I’m sorry, did I hurt your feelings?

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my apologies if my post shows up twice. Must just be slow.

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Do we all have to pray to the new god of football? Do you stay up nights Mr Bradley, worshipping at the alter of CPJ? It was one game against a pitiful Ga defensive effort, it was not a trend, it is not the start of years of GT dominance. Tech is a good ballclub, and this year Ga is not, but the game will be played on saturday, and GT may well not like the outcome. I have never seen such a case of man worship in my life. I’m certain you’re breaking a commandment. Please try to be a journalist instead of a personal relations advocate for CPJ, it’s not very becoming

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GoJackets,

“On pace to win 80 in 8 yrs”

One of the stupidest things I’ve ever read on one of these blogs. You obviously know nothing about college football and that statement is laughable.

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Hell hath no fury like a laughing dog? What does that mean? That I’m gonna have to listen to uneducated, mindless drivel and unsubstantiated boasting? You guys do that anyway. There will be no fury!

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I gotta love those posts responding to “Shane’s” whining about 18-year-olds. I am guessing Shane himself was never in the military, and certainly spent no time at a military academy where it is discipline, discipline from morning until, well, the next morning. Doesn’t appear to me that with this year so far along, Peeples broke anything. If his feelings got hurt — and there was no indication of it — they surely healed up well, don’t you think? If “Shane” wants to see 18-year-olds yelled at and cussed out and generally manhandled he should get his keister down to the Marine Corps recruiting office. I got worse in one day of boot than in six years of football. Excellent for developing an intolerance for really ignorant posts, it didn’t seem to hurt me any.

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Tech Gets another 26-0 Quarter: You’re right, it took that quarter to get the win, but last I checked, that quarter counts.

But let’s not dwell on the past, it’s 2009, not 2008 and things are different. No Stafford, no Moreno, UGA has a worse defense than last year. Tech is on a roll with all kinds of momentum. UGA just lost to Kentucky and everyone’s questioning the coaching staff.

So you’re right. Tech might not get that 26-0 3rd Quarter. But I’m thinking they won’t need it.

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3 points won’t change Recruiting… At least 3 last year.

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This is a pretty pathetic blog

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I’m going to enjoy this season and the probable win over Jawja this weekend. Next year the GA. team will be a year older and a lot better.

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b.davis..are you kidding? Is that what you really think CPJ is doing? If so I feel sorry for you but clearly understand why you are a Tech student and/or support Tech. It will take a while for me to quit laughing at your blog. CPJ..building something special…LOL and puke!

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Jackets 45, Bulldogs 28

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Damon…not as pathetic as your post.

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I was in Germany and at the mercy of the Armed Forces Network deciding which noon game (there were about 8 games and numerous state rivalries) was going to come on at 6 pm Germany time. When the network put on the UGA-GT game, I literally cried being a GT fan. I knew it was going to be good!

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Hey now, Stafford’s $50 million richer, he don’t give no crap about them there 3 points. Uhhh, how much money did Ga Tech’s NFL guys get last year…..getting kind of quiet in her boyz?

Richt has a way of turning fellas into $50 million income earners. Johnson? Not so much, he turns QB’s into running backs who ain’t gonna be nothin but delivering pizzas to my house after college or changing the oil in my car. Whatev. $50 million talks, crap walks.

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I usually respect these articles but this one is laughable. Thank you though for something to read. Nothing is as good as it seems (UGA 2007) or as bad as it seems (Tech 2006). A good coach can dramatically change fortunes in college football. Richt has hit a bump in the road. A monumental shift in one game? Please! When Tech wins a majority of these games in a 10-15 year period and you begin to see more Tech flags than UGA flags in metro Atlanta then there will have been a power shift. This is nothing more than another blurp on the continual case of Tech getting good enough once a decade to win a game or two against UGA. I bet Paul Johnson would agree with me.

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3 points won’t change $50 Million…,

Kentucky loves you and your team! Keep up the good work. To hell with UGAy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I am a big fat UGA dog that doesnt like anyone yelling at me. No discipline, thats what I am about. I dont want CPJ hurting my feelings.

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Johnson’s Navy win %, 10th, Richt’s Georgia win %, 4th

Richt, 60 wins in 6 years, 70 in 7, 80 wins in 8 years.

Richt coached up 2 Heisman winners and led them to Natl Championships as FSU’s OC and QB Coach.

Paul Johnson’s a top 10 coach this year, and at his years at Navy, that’s it.

When’s the last time a triple option coach won a Natl’ Championship?

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I don’t know what next year’s Tech and Georgia teams will be like, and neither do you, but this year’s teams have had remarkably consistent characters. Here’s how I think this week sorts out:

Tech will be down 16-14 at the half, with one of Tech’s TDs on a long “lucky” pass to Thomas, and the other on a drive saved by an idiotic late hit by UGa, the Tech bandwagon fans will be moaning and whining, UGa fans will think they’ve won, and CPJ will figure out the hitch in the giddyup, just as he has for the last 8 games. One eight-minute drive later, it’ll be essentially over. 35-23, Tech.

Everyone predicting a blowout, get a grip.

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This is awesome, listen to the UGA fans suffer. AWESOME! THWG!

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I respect CPJ and even though I’m a UGA fan I like what is happening at Tech. It’s only good for Georgia that both teams be very good. So UGA is down a couple of years you all know that will change. And for those Tech fans that are so sure they are going to win this game, I wouldn’t be so cocky. What would a loss in this game mean for your program? You couldn’t even beat UGA when you were a top 10 team and Georgia was as poor as it’s been in 15-20 years. A Tech loss would be so much more devastating than a UGA loss. Read- UGA has absolutely nothing to lose. Tech- Everything! On any given day…..

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3 Points – what does that have to do with this weekend? Come back something about Cokes and hot dogs becuase you can’t back it up with your football team’s performance (the one playing this weekend, you know, the 6-5 one).

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Cuz November 24th, 2009 11:19 am

Good comment. Tech fan here but I agree.

Look folks lets be realistic here. Including the pending 2010 class UGA has had six straight top ten recruiting classes. The last six GT recruiting classes are one mid-twenty (2006) and the rest high 30 & low 40 recruiting classes. Now year in & year out, if that trend continues UGA will win most of the time. But not all the time.

If Johnson does, in fact, successfully recruit players picked to run his system, then that is the same as a top 10 class. But we are talking offense here. The problem GT will have is on defense. The defense they run is nothing extraordinary systemwise. Only recruiting 4 & 5 star players will bring the defense up to championship level.
And over the years they have not shown the ability to do that.

What has impressed me about Johnson is not the X & O part, but the leadership. He brought in a spread option & got players recruited for a pro style offense to completely buy into the spread option. Going 9 wins & 4 losses last year was remarkable. Going 10 wins or better the second year is even more remarkable.

If Tech can keep Johnson & he recruits, the program should be a top 20 contender every year.

But remember, UGA should be a top 10 contender every year based on their recruiting.

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Paul Johnson is no MR – A triple option coach won the National Championship 2 of the last 3 years. They are a team called Florida. The run it from shotgun. Their QB is praised as if he was a god, perhaps you know what his shoe print looks like on your forehead or behind. Get ready to have another one imprinted this Saturday. His name is Nesbitt

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Mark Bradley may or may not even believe what he writes, but he elicits 165 comments in 90 minutes on a blog, which though not a record, is way above average for this venue.

And I’m not an angry UGA fan here; I pull for Tech.

This game could absolutely go either way.

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Is Stafford coming to the Flats this weekend and bringing $50 million?

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If you take away all of his losses, he’s undefeated! I love it!

And I’m on pace to live forever!

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Here’s a quote from a Mark Bradley article in 2002 that’s in the “History is on Tech’s side” link on the Tech front page:

“Two years ago, there was among Georgia fans a real fear that their team might never again get it right. Two years later, there’s the real possibility that the Bulldogs could play for the national championship.

“How has the course of a program turned so quickly and completely?

“The easy answer is to credit Mark Richt, and this is one of those times when the easy answer seems correct. ‘There was a fresh start,’ Jon Stinchcomb said, ‘a new coaching staff, a new motto.’ Under Ray Goff and Jim Donnan, Georgia seemed destined to fail. Under Richt, the Bulldogs see no reason why they shouldn’t win anything and everything.”

Here’ how this article will look in 2009:

“Two years ago, there was among Georgia Tech fans a real fear that their team might never again get it right. Two years later, there’s the real possibility that the Jackets could play for the national championship.

“How has the course of a program turned so quickly and completely?

“The easy answer is to credit Paul Johnson, and this is one of those times when the easy answer seems correct. ‘There was a fresh start,’ Jon Dwyer said, ‘a new coaching staff, a new motto.’ Under Chan Gailey, Georgia Tech seemed destined to fail. Under Johnson, the Jackets see no reason why they shouldn’t win anything and everything.”

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One season doses not change the landscape for long. PJ is agood coach, but so is MR. There have been times in history were Tech has been the team for a while. Georgia is not dead. Alull maybe for a season or two. But let us remember all of this when Tech wins only 6 or 7. When the other teams in the Acc get better Then we will see if PJ is still god.

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When Mark Richt cries on Saturday, will his fake tan run?

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We’re looking for a new pitchman

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As for UGA being a top 10 team every year, What happened last year? What about this year? Hmm? What about next year? hmm? Guess that is just alot of talk, like most things from Athens. Being motivated doesn’t trump being smart, thus UGA dosn’t trump Tech.

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Now, now Coach Richt. I have been listening to your hourly prayers, but sometimes you just have to do it yourself.

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Collegeballfan – how right you are.

Based on the success of the offense, we’ll get the players we need to continue running that offense successfully. Many players will play in this offense in order to play for a winner.

Based on the success of the offense, we’ll be able to begin recruiting the 4 and 5 star defenders we need; it will be much less of a sales job to convince those high-qual recruits on the defensive side.

There are plenty of players in Georgia for both Tech and GA. What both programs need to do is lessen the inroads being made by FL, AL, TN, AU, SC, MIA, FSU, etc. – keep these players in-state.

Over time, talent levels will adjust based on the success of the programs on the field; what will make the difference most of the time is acquisition of that NFL 1st-round talent at skill positions, most notably QB.

AL is going to find out soon that having a top defense without a “franchise” QB is good enough to get into the Top 5, but will not be enough to win the MNC.

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“Georgia fans are passionate, but let’s face it – they’re not the brightest fans. Passionate, but not bright.” – Eric Zeier, November 21, 2001

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Excellent write up Mr. Bradley, excellent! I love how all the ugag fans try to turn things because they lost last year saying “oh it was this or that,” making excuses, this year’s game will really decide who will dominate in the coming years! Come on Jackets, sting em!

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Some inbred said Tech can only beat GA in a down year? LOL

Hmmmmm, I remember GA being ranked pre-season #1,
with Stafford, NoShow, and MoMass……and GA still lost 45-42.

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Coach Richt, A win over Tech is temporary, your soul is forever. That said, I’m game if you are

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Wow talking about jumping on the Bandwagon! WOW, had no clue so many Tech fans existed since the PAST 8 Years the have handed it to them. No ONE victory, ONE, and they are unstoppable. Simply amazing. I cannot wait to read the post game crying blogs of Tech Nation after the beating they will receive Saturday night. Thats right, they simply will disappear again like they have for the past DECADE! This is stopping Saturday Night!

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[...] week’s matchup.3.  This writer says “(Paul) Johnson’s team is the rising power, (Mark) Richt’s the fading light.”4.  And this writer says Johnson did a better job of developing a quarterback than Richt has [...]

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To PJ is No MR- The last time a triple option coach won a national championship? I assume that you’re referring to one other than Urban Meyer? If so, I point you to 1999 and 2000, when CPJ did it with GA Southern. Or to the Nebraska teams of the 90s.

Also, PJ has won 124 games in 12+ years as a head coach.

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HERE ARE THE FACTS :
game time 8 pm ABC
Home field :Tech
visitor: uga
score ???

SPECULATION:
uga upsets tech (possible chix filet bowl)ends season 6-6 but wins braggin rights once again Tech wins big (ACC Championship next weekend in Tampa & possible BCS Orange Bowl) top 5 finish and next year preseason top 5…
braggin rights again

who has more to lose , GT does and all of us that support Tech know this and are praying for a win (close or blow out doesnt matter) ….

We now understand what most uga fan base have felt and experience over MR tenure and it is a great place to be but like uga it can come and go like the wind…..that is reality !!

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If the damn refs woulda called 25% of Tech’s holds on us, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

We’re gonna bite those bees Saturday

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i am taking my family & i will warn you one time before getting an usher or a police officer-everyone please have a safe trip..

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With all due respect, I would say your assessment is way premature.

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Bradley in 2003 wrote:
“Georgia turned this bitter series by hiring Mark Richt. So long as Richt stays in place, it’s hard to imagine Chan Gailey — or anyone else employed on North Avenue — turning it again.”

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The ACC 5 teams in the BCS top 25. The SEC has 4. AL or FL could lose this week….probably FL

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Too bad Dawg fans. I told you at the beginning of the season that it was going to suck to be a Georgia Bulldog football fan. When you start the season knowing the best you can do is play for 2nd place in your half of the conference and that you will lose to your in state rival – it has to suck (much like your football team).

I also told you that you would be at least a five loss team – well make it six after Saturday. You just have to live with the fact that UGA is no longer a premier football program and as long as Meyer stays at UF and CPJ stays at Tech you will always be playing for second place while we contend for National Championships.

THWG! 45-42 only the beginning! WE WILL BE ‘ALL THE WAY TURNT UP’!!

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Not even close Mark…

The NERDS won one game in 8 years, how does that equate to a power shift?

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While it is nice to talk smack before the game and I enjoy watching CPJ work, our defense has the potential of making Cox look like Colt McCoy.

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[...] post:  How three points and one man changed football in Georgia | Mark … By admin | category: football | tags: argentina, bradley, friday, georgia, georgia-tech, [...]

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BEST 2ND HALF HILITES EVER!

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

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with all the talk about the demise of Notre Dame and soon to be firing of Weiss, it would great if CPJ would offer Tenuta a place on the staff and Tenuta returns….

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Respect all, fear none.

Tech should pound the puppies Saturday night but….

if they lose, they go on to Tampa to play for a Conference Championship while

the dawgs wait to see if it is Shreveport, Nashville, or Birmingham.

I think I’ll stay with Tech.

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And does somebody have GT playing for a MNC this year? I’m starting to see this talk. Good season this year but you haven’t ‘finished the drill” as we like to say. Your lopsided loss to an average Miami team will keep you out of the BCS title game. Learn how the math works in the BCS pests! How about you focus on winning your in state game and the conference that you haven’t won in what- 18-19 years? Then you can complain about the unfair system that doesn’t reward the teams playing the best ball at the end of the season as my 2007 Dawgs were.

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Great Read Mark! This should be a good game. My brother, the dawg among dawgs, is going with me. It should be fun.

Ramblin Wreck!

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Easier said, but always have a great (not just good) quarterback if you are going to compete in thr SEC ! This should be #1 priority in recruiting. Maybe Coach Richt should get more involved in working with just his quarterback and let Bobo work on the rest.

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does MNC stand for makebelieve national champion?

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Just a bad year for the Dawgs. Nothing bad last forever and nothing good last forever. Keep working.

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1990:
We dont care if Florida hires Steve Spurrier.
He runs that gimmick pass offense. WE OWN the Gators.

1993:
We dont care if Tennessee hires Phil Fullmer.
He’s an idiot. WE OWN the Vols.

2005:
We dont care if Florida hires Urban Meyer.
He runs that gimmick spread offense. WE OWN the Gators.

2007:
We dont care if Alabama hires Nick Saban.
He wont stick around long. WE OWN the Tide.

2008:
We dont care if Tenneessee hires Lane Kiffin.
He’s an idiot. WE OWN the Vols.

2008:
We dont care if Tech hires Paul Johnson.
He runs that gimmick spread offense. WE OWN the Jackets.

Same story. Same a-hole UGA fans. Same results.

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2001- We don’t care about Tech
2002- we don’t care about Tech
2003- we don’t care about Tech
2004- We don’t care about Tech
2005- We don’t care about Tech
2006- We don’t care about Tech
2007- We don’t care about Tech
2008- It’s about time you showed up!

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Mark — I understand that the binary conclusions make for a more simple narrative, but such lack of sophistication in logic and analysis demeans both you and the reader. So, if by change UGA actually wins on Saturday, and if we apply the same simple logic you just put, are we to conclude that the whole thing has just flipped again? GT will suddenly be on a glide path of unmitigated decline, Mark Richt will suddenly be the better coach and we will have borne witness to the dawning of a new ascension in UGA dominance?

Come on man, THINK Mark THINK, you really can do better than this. Writing is hard, I will give you that, but you can do it. Surely you can come up with a less predictable angle on this deal. What you offered up today is the same gratuitous, warmed over tripe that we have read from you and Brother Schultz no less than 30 times since last November — which is…..Martinez is horrible, Richt is too nice and lost his way, PJ is working magic with a “high school” offense and Paul Johnson is Clint Eastwood in Tech drag, blah, blah, blah. We get it. Okay? We get it. Can you at least attempt to share a unique perspective?

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Dean

I’m sure you now as well as anyone (being a DAWG fan) about the chest thumping that fans do. I’ve heard it many years from UGA and since you haven’t been able to do it lately, you start pointing the finger @ the team that’s having success. You should remember when the shoe is on the other foot.

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I am a GT fan, and I’ll be honest, I didn’t think I’d ever be saying this. The UGA game is not that big of deal. GT’s won 10 games and a win over Clemson is what’s really important. A loss to UGA won’t ruin GT’s season or save UGA’s. GT has established itself as a top tier program and UGA is pathetic. That’s not going to change for at least two more seasons. That’s just the way it is. GT 52 – UGA – 17.

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“Finished #2 (many say #1) in 2007″

This quote alone shows how delusional the mutt nation has become… Ridonkulous!

See you in Jacksonville next year, leg humpers!

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2001- We don’t care about Tech
2002- we don’t care about Tech
2003- we don’t care about Tech
2004- We don’t care about Tech
2005- We don’t care about Tech
2006- We don’t care about Tech
2007- We don’t care about Tech

2008- It’s about time you showed up!

2009- OK. Enough already. We were only joking ?!

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They won 1 game out of 8……. and now they are the best team in Georgia?

This is the best team in Georgia http://www.swarmhornetswarm.com

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The SEC Refs will play a big role Saturday. Hopefully they don’t go “chop block” crazy. Mr. Referee make sure you know what a chop block is, not what someone tells you it is. They don’t see this offense in the SEC. Let the players decide the game!!!

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I can’t wait until Tech throttles UGA on Saturday, so these idiotic Mutt fans will shut up and go dig a hole to cover themselves in

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you’re a big ole giant idiot Mr. Bradley. UGA had a bad year, it happens. It’s got nothing to do with Paul Johnson. Our QB and defense aren’t very good. Paul Johnson has nothing to with that. I think we’ll improve all around next year.

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Mutt quote: “We won 7 of the last 8″

Jacket quote: “We’ve won 8 in a row in this series!”

Winner: Tech! After Saturday, the HERE AND NOW will be 2-0 over the past two seasons. UGA fans might soon be chanting, “We’ve only beaten Tech 7 of the last 12 years!”

Mutt Quote: “We have two Heismans”
Jacket Quote: “We have THE Heisman”

Winner: Tech – Nesbitt, Dwyer are comparable to the nation’s best this year – but they play on a TEAM, a SYSTEM. (An 11-1 system after Saturday at that!) Individual accolades get you no crystal trophies and at last count, Atlanta still has 4 to your 1.

Mutt Quote: “If only we’d tackled better in last year’s game”
Jacket Quote: “What about the phantom fumble three years ago?”

Winner: TECH! Despite the 51-7 game under Gailey, most of the 7 losses were DOWN TO THE WIRE going into the middle of the 4th and truth be told, (despite the disappointment of the fleabag nation, Tech could’ve easily won 2 or 3 of those 7!

It’s a NEW DAY, It’s a NEW AGE, and it’s almost comical to watch the cesspool self-destruct over it. Scratch that, it IS COMICAL!

Saturday will be THE NEW SHERIFF’S FINEST HOUR! Put THAT in your pipe and suck on it!

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that the UGA game means nothing to GT. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I have a feeling that even your fellow NERDS who live on the UGA blogs would beg to differ.

You win the Post of the Day prize, congrats!

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Tom Dienhart
Rivals.com College Football Senior Writer

You can call the triple-option flexbone offense of Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson old, antiquated and passe — but you also must call it effective.

In just two seasons, Johnson and his unique attack have Georgia Tech on the brink of the school’s first ACC championship since 1998. And just think: Many felt Johnson couldn’t win in a major conference with this ground-pounding, misdirection offense.

Johnson debuted at Tech last season with a 9-4 record that included a trip to the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Perhaps his most impressive feat was a victory at Georgia, the Yellow Jackets’ first over the Bulldogs since 2000. Tech will go for another triumph over Georgia this weekend.

Paul Johnson has quickly found success at Georgia Tech.
This season, the Yellow Jackets are 10-1 and already have wrapped up the ACC Coastal Division. Johnson recently agreed to a one-year contract extension that pushes his deal to 2016.

Before arriving in Atlanta, Johnson and the flexbone thrived at Navy for six seasons. He was 45-29 at Navy, went to four bowl games and won six Commander-in-Chief trophies. The highlight of his tenure in Annapolis was a 46-44 triple-overtime win at Notre Dame in 2007 that ended the Midshipmen’s 43-game losing streak to the Fighting Irish.

Johnson, 52, also enjoyed a stellar run as coach of FCS member Georgia Southern from 1997-2001. He went 62-10, advanced to the playoffs each season, played in three national title games and won two championships.

Rivals.com caught up with Johnson this week.

What are looking for from your team down the stretch?

We are looking for some inexperienced guys to play better and to play at a winning level. Just more consistently, regardless of our injuries. We have 11 guys out there. We need to play well. Just more consistency in how they play.

When did you know this potentially could be a special year?

I never thought that, ‘Wow, this could be a special team.’ We just tried to get ready every week and play. I guess once we got past Virginia Tech [on Oct. 17], that gave us a chance to get back in the conference race. Then each game was like a single-game elimination.

I didn’t think anyone would win our division with two losses. I didn’t have any idea Miami would lose three games in our league. I knew they had the tiebreaker on us. I felt like we had to win out to win, and we just kind of approached it that way. Now that we have won our division, we have a chance to have a special year.

Which part of your offense doesn’t get enough credit?

[Wide receiver] Demaryius Thomas has really good numbers. And our passing efficiency is really good. We don’t throw it much, but if you look at the efficiency, it’s pretty good.

Are you pleased with the development of the defense?

We have been hot and cold. Some games, we have been tremendous. I think the last half of the year, we have gotten better. We are focused in and have cut back and dialed in on trying to get good at something, and we’ve gotten better at stopping the run. When you do that, at least you have something you can hang your hat on.

I don’t know if people realize that we have just six scholarship seniors on the team. We are playing with 79 scholarships because we held some because we had to balance out the classes. If we didn’t, we weren’t going to be able to sign almost anyone this year. Then we lost three or four starters on defense fairly early this year, so it has been a little bit of a mix-and-match work-in-progress.

Which part of the offense still needs to develop?

We aren’t where we’d like to be on the line of scrimmage. Not close. Not athletically, physically ?

Josh Nesbitt has produced 2,265 yards of total offense and 16 touchdowns this season.
What has made quarterback Josh Nesbitt so effective?

I think he has tremendous toughness. He is a fierce competitor who likes to win. He has made himself a good runner. He’s strong, he breaks tackles. He’s not going to run away from anybody. But he does break some tackles, puts his pads down and gets some tough yards. I just think he has gotten more comfortable with what he’s doing. And I think he’s enjoying it.

Is there a particular defensive scheme that gives you the most trouble?

You get a variation. It’s not any one thing. Everyone has their own ideas.

Did you think success would come this quickly?

I just thought about trying to get better every day and taking it one game at a time and trying to win a game. I never thought about what success would be or thought, ‘Hey, we have to get this number or that number of wins,’ or anything else. We just kind of hit it head on and started working, and it’s just kind of worked out for us.

Do you grow tired of answering questions about your scheme?

The biggest thing you get tired of answering is [that] as soon as you have a game that somebody plays good against you on defense ? well, that’s it, that’s the blueprint, it’s over. It’s like if you’re running a conventional offense and somebody plays you pretty good, they just happened to play pretty good. That’s probably the most frustrating thing.

Why do coaches say it’s hard to prepare for this offense in one week?

I think they probably heard someone else say that. It’s different. ? It’s different than being able to put your hand down, run straight upfield and rush the passer. So many people have all of their zone blitzes and all of the things they’re doing to stop different things, and a lot of that stuff isn’t very good against what we do. It’s just different, and they have to re-tool a little bit.

This offense is prone to fumbles. What do you do to try to limit them?

We work on ball security, but I’m not even buying the notion that they’re going to happen. I don’t think they have to happen any more than people saying interceptions are going to happen when you throw the ball. I just think you have to work on it.

What’s the most important trait the quarterback must possess to run your offense?

I think it’s like any offense — leadership, being able to run the show. For us, we need an athletic quarterback, a guy who can run a little bit and throw. But I think there are a lot of those guys out there.

What was the appeal of coming to Georgia Tech?

I think I was ready for another challenge. I think we had about maxed out what we can do at the [Naval] Academy. I think if you get in the top 25 there, that’s good. That’s probably about what you’re going to do. We felt like the ceiling was a little bit higher here. It was in a part of the country where we wanted to live. The school had a lot of history and tradition. If we were going to move, that was the time to do it.

Can you win a national championship here?

I think so. I think that the way the thing is set up now, you have to be awfully lucky. We could have won every game we played this year and still not had a chance to play for the national title. It’s all where you start.

What do you need facility-wise to stay competitive?

I was just talking to the athletic director [Dan Radakovich], and we are in the process of seeing about getting an indoor facility. I’m encouraged. I think we have a chance of that happening. We are at a place where the weather isn’t that big of an issue, but it would be nice for lightning. And there are days when we get some heavy rains, so it would be nice to be able to have a place where we can go inside.

Does the ACC get a bad rap?

I think you can make a case any way you want. If you look at the out-of-conference wins. I mean, Stanford has some big wins in the Pac-10 and Wake Forest beat them. Virginia Tech beat Nebraska, which won the Big 12 North. At this point, we are 2-0 in the SEC [with wins over Mississippi State and Vanderbilt]. Miami beat Oklahoma, and they have three losses in our league. You can go on and on. Every time someone points out that ‘they’ lost to William & Mary, the bottom teams did. But the teams in the middle and at the top also had some pretty impressive wins.

Were you happy to see Navy beat Notre Dame again?

I was really happy for them. That’s great. Kenny [Niumatalolo] has done a really good job and kept it going. We talk some; I wouldn’t say real often. We mostly text.

Would you like to see a playoff, considering your FCS experience?

I really would. We are the only sport that doesn’t have a playoff in the NCAA. I’m not saying that for us this year because I don’t even know how we are going to finish. I’m just saying overall. I wouldn’t care if my team was 5-5 right now; I still think that it makes sense to have a playoff. When every other sport can do it, I don’t know why we can’t.

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Looking forward to the 3-game slate of ACC v SEC this weekend. Clemson and GT should make it 2-1, but it would be sweet to see a FSU upset over the Gators to make it 3-0. Not likely, but certainly a possibility.

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I cant wait until Saturday night when the DAWGS beat you NERDS and see what you have to say then. You would think that the NERDS are the best in college football when the truth is they would get their sorry butts kicked by any of the 6 teams in front of them. Be prepared Saturday night the DAWGS have nothing to lose and the NERDS have everything to lose. We will let it all hang out and will begin another winning streak after Saturday night. Glory glory to ole Georgia and to HELL with Georgia Tech. GO DAWGS

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A little scared Timmy Boy??? Tech rolls 52 -20. GO JACKETS!!

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Football games are not won in an editorial or opinion section, they’re won on the field. It doesn’t matter what the writers think about who will win the game Saturday night. The bottom line is that who ever takes care of the ball the best and plays the best defense on that night should win. How many times has someone been favored to win only to lose because of turnovers and poor defense. We’ve seen that on both teams. So we’ll see. Go Tech!

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it’s a shame that this pot stirring is what passes for sports writing now.

Newspapers are turning tino Entertainment Tonight and American Idol.

I can’t wait until we get to “Text in” our vote.

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Good one bic doag. That’s funny.

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I see the brake lights and blinkers Coach Johnson has installed haven’t help keep Mark Bradley’s head out of his butt

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Actually 2009- remains to be seen.
But if UGA wins I’m sure m and saint simons will be on here to remind us of last years score.
Go Dawgs!

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no hate you ga fans are showing your complex. there is a changing of the guard for the best team in this state. look how many clueless idiots you have that are talking trash after last weeks loss to ky. you have no room to talk anything. it’s a joke so many of you rednecks are even on here. guess that’s what happens when you have high unemployment.

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Thanks HeHateMe….you show great class like most UGA fans….now go back into your hole and prepare for your beatdown.

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Georgia Fans,

It’s time to start talking the big, bad and tough SEC. Does it make you forget about your pathetic fooball team?

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Someone mention UGA will always get the best talent in the state! If the best football talent in the state gets you a 6 and 6 record GT will become the best college football team in Georgia!

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Tech fans wouldn’t be posting on this blog if they were confident. I’ve never posted on a Vandy blog before a game.

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OH Shane is just another UGA idiot. Go dig up UGA VII so you will have someone to cry with.

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“Clean Old Fashion Hate”…this is the way it should be. Good luck to the Dawgs and may the best team win.

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Truth about UGA 7,

When he realized that Urban Meyer & Paul Johnson werent going anywhere,
it was just too much for the mutt to take.

So, he cashed in his dog bones for a one-way ticket.

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When we was playing ball we had a mascot but it wasn’t a real panther- just a band girl dressed up to look like a panther. Sometimes me and Jeff would have to walk with her to keep her from getting turned over by kids from another school. Turning over the panther was one of the favorite things they could do because the head was real heavy and she couldn’t get up on her own. If Paula Deen had been in that suit she could have got up because she took a 12-pound ham to the face and kept on her feet moving around. That’s the kind of player both these teams could use.

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bic doag eat meat
you are aware that even though they call them dawgs, they really aren’t, they are wounded kids that have no confidence in their team, coaches or QB..

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Hillary Swank may be kicking for the Falcons according to D. Orlando Ledbetter.

“Swank, a former Wake Forest standout, has been with Philadelphia and Cincinnati.” – AJC

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effin NERDS to come up to me at a game and run your mouth about Uga VII. IT WOULD MAKE MY DAY…

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HeHateMe – I like all the smack talk, although some of it is just plain ignorant. Not ill-informed – ignorant.

There is a huge difference between Tech graduates and UGA graduates; not necessarily in intelligence or quality, or job prospects, etc.; all of those things are derived more from the individual’s capability and motivation than what the institution can imbue in them just by virtue of their attendance at a particular institution.

I can say that, almost without exception, every graduate of Ga Tech is proud of their degree, because of its quality AND what they went thru to get it. In my mind, that’s what Tech imprints on it’s graduates, and that’s why the degrees are coveted by students, and its graduates respected internationally – it’s the process, not the diploma.

And that’s the reason behind the attitude you see from Tech graduates – like Smith Barney, we’ve earned it.

Real Tech graduates do not define their lives by how well the football team does. That has always been an interesting side-light, more interesting some years than others. But it does not define us, and it never will.

UGA graduates, on the other hand, much more strongly identify themselves with the football program than anything else, having lost (or misplaced) your priorities and values regarding the role of higher education in society, and the student-athlete in particular.

So, live and die with the UGA program, hire and fire coaches, crucify plyers in the press – so you can vent your frustrations like children and perhaps feel a little more superior one day out of seven.

Please know that we don’t take ANY of you seriously – really, how can we?

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What are you going to do “I’d love for one…”, smack him with your spatula?

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“I’d love for one”…I’ll meet you in the Varsity Parking lot…right after your shift.

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Yep MB you are stirring up a hornets nest and barbs are flyin’ high.

1. Anyone that has ever played a sport has been yelled at for some bone head move – if you didn’t you musta’ played in a church league.
2. Gonna be a gut check game on the Flats this year.
3. Neither coach of either team can win ‘em all or walk on water.
4. The team that wins – will want it the most.
5. There are a lot of division one schools that would love to be invited to a bowl to play – we just may have 2 on the same field Saturday – just enjoy the moment.
6.Some of you need to learn how to count.
7. Others need to learnt how to spell.
8. Have a nice thanksgiving with your families
9. Be extremely grateful that all we have to really worry about in most cases is a football score.
10. America is still the greatest country – God bless all our troops defending democracy everywhere!

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funny part is you NERDS would never run your mouths like that to someone’s face. Go hide behind your computers, DORKS.

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Once a nerd, always a nerd…

“weak ACC”?…

2009 NFL draftees broken down by conference was as follows:

1) ACC (85 draftees)
2) SEC (81 draftees)
3) Who really cares?

85>81…understand?

…or maybe you are a lot smarter than the guys who evaluate football talent for a living…not!

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Ah dun kilt UGA VII.

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Amen, Jacket3.

There are many in far-away places that are “manning the walls of freedom”.

For them – all of them – I am thankful. Sometimes I wish I was 18 again and could volunteer.

I had my chance then, for another war, and was thankful for the choice I made, but I am ashamed of my country for the way they treated those who did serve in that war.

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See you all at the game sat! i will be wearing my tech shoes, pants and jacket with a beanie. i want to rush the field after the blowout win!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Jackets 62-3

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Hey PHD break down the first round for me by conference you A$$

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One thing we can all agree with…

The best football is played in the South. Not only are the ACC and SEC numbers one and two respectively in numbers of players selected in the 2009 NFL draft, but, according to a Sports Illustrated analysis of football scholarships awarded by BCS schools for the years 2004-2008, the breakdown of scholarships per capita by states was as follows:

1) Florida
2) Alabama
3) Mississippi
4) Georgia
5) Louisiana
6) The rest of the country

Nice little stats to drop when the da** yankees and left=coasters start yammering about Penn State, Southern Cal, Ohio State, Boise State, Cincinatti, Oregon, blah, blah, blah…

Those teams the ESPN people love so much would be lucky to go 4 and three in conference if they played ACC/SEC teams.

THWG

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Dean
I disagree completely I have never been the one to say a word to any UGA fan, but I have been cursed in the mall by their fans for having on a tech hat, I have came out of a grocery store to see two men in their 40’s leaning in my car barking at my wife and 5 year old son because we had a tech magnet. I had a tech tag ripped from my car and it keyed in a funeral home parking lot..I will never be silent again, and if “I’d love for one of you ” thinks I wouldn’t stand up to any of them he is sadly mistaken. The days of me being passive are long gone, I have been a tech fan too long not to enjoy this year.

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At UGA, a PHD = post hole digger

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Cuz – good post. I too hope that no one gets hurt. I’ll go further, and say that I hope the refs play no crucial role in this one. SEC used to have the ACC beat hands down when it came to the quality of officiating, but now I’m not so sure. Given the screwups we’ve seen this year (a major SNAFU on the celebration penalty called on UAG in the LSU game, the “phantom” personal foul call on the Ark. player, etc), I have little confidence in the SEC. As much as I hate to say it, I anticipate 2 -3 chop block calls on Tech, probably when JD runs the 70 yard dive. I should say “phantom” chop block calls to be precise. Also, if you’re UGA, must worry about potential personal fouls. So let’s say that balances out, no one gets hurt and both teams play hard. Which they will. I like our chances, and agree with MB that there is clearly a change in mindset with Tech, it no longer fears the Big Dawg, but will still respect it. And I think conquer it yet again.

ps. Shane’s comments are rather silly. I like the replies put out by the parent whose son is in Afghanistan. As the song goes, “and if I had a son sir, I tell you what he’d do … .” i.e., CPJ could yell at my son; it would toughen him up and prepare him for life. What more could a parent ask? Go Jackets!

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Tech 75, we only define ourselves by the football program on Fall Saturdays. I’m sorry that we have more fun than you do. I think that’s really all it boils down to with bitter clowns like yourself. You weren’t invited to the party. So you build yourself up by tearing others down and pretending that you are better than them. Its a classic defense mechanism of losers and I see it over and over again out of bitter Techies. You are not better than anyone because you are an engineer. You are a typical crybaby jealous Techie. Tech could win by 100 on Saturday (and may very well) but that will never change. Tech fans like you are arrogant condescending scum.

You said it yourself anyway. Its more about the individual than the institution. Is it your position that UGA graduates are not proud of their degrees? Is it your position that they only use their degrees for football tickets? I think there may be a few lawyers, doctors, politicians, teachers, and CEOs that might take issue with that you ignorant dolt. Of course, I’m sure you think you’re better than all these people because you know calculus. We all know that’s the true measure of a man’s worth. What a myopic clown.

If Tech fans were HALF as intelligent, wordly, and sophisticated as they thought they were they’d have cured cancer by now. LOL @ these self-absorbed idiots. Legends in their own minds.

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I thought PHD at UGA stood for Puttin a Hoe Down.

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Don’t you think your assumptions and conclusions within this article are a little hasty and premature Mark? Don’t you think Richt is capable of fixing the problems? This piece of journalism is unfounded and unwarranted and sounds like you are trying to fuel to the anti-Richt rhetoric. It sounds like you would like to see a coaching change in Athens, but I don’t think you want a change for the right reasons.

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Good thing Shane didn’t play for any of my former coaches!

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Another great column, Mark.

I will never forget that day last November!!! What a second half!!

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Wow Tech beats us after losing seven in a row and have another good team this year and now all of a sudden that are the future and we’re the fading light. We have one bad year while tech has had 16 bad years in the past twenty. All this makes since. Mark this is why you write for the ajc and now a publication thats worth a sh**

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I wonder if Paula Deen ever thought about working out at a gym or at least leaning over and touching her toes before its too late. A stick of butter in everything she cooks and it is just a matter of time. The last thing I watched her eat was bacon, eggs and sausage in a glazed donut sandwich (( am not making this up)..somethings to give, could be her heart if that continues

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I like how most the UGA fans never attended UGA or even any school. Just a bunch of drunks that go to games and start fights. haha GO JACKETS!

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i would so bet my car title on this game if i had some idiot UGA fan that would do the same.

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LOL. No, I cannot refute anything you said. Just like if you said “I have been intimate with a female on previous occassions” I would have no way of refuting that, eventhough I don’t believe its true. Tech 75, I am a billionaire and own 5 houses, a private jet, and I date super models. You cannot refute this. Therefore it is true. Wow. This is easy.

Dynamite argument genius. I guess they don’t teach logic at Georgia Tech, eh? What a worthless degree.

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Mark…7 years ago UGA took GT down in Athens 51-7. It was at that point that CMR gained a hold over Gailey and this series. If CPJ lays one on the dawgs on Saturday the same could happen for Tech. I am a UGA grad, and I don’t like the way this one shapes up for UGA. I see some big plays available for Tech in the passing game. Willie hasn’t stopped any option attacks all year. GT’s option attack is probably the best in the country. It really comes down to Cox taking advantage of Tech’s pass defense, and Willie’s ability to get out of his comfort zone and call an aggressive game. So, UGA’s hopes rest on their two lowest performers, and GT’s chances rest on their top performers. Not good for UGA!

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To wade. ill play some MW2 on xbox live though!

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I cant wait to see the robotic uga dawg. the batteries would prolly die on that too at the game

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meet me at the Varsity. I will be in a 93 isuzu rodeo. white

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You wanna come play in my dorm room with me? I have a Xbox! Bring your controller ok?

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Ooops! Never mind. I don’t care for the rice burners.

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what year zo6 i have a 2002 red zo6 for sale right now.

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I have D&D too if you like that better? What time do you want to meat me at the Varsity??

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Willie Martinez…funny stuff…

If you added the word “great” between “a” and “big”, the meter would be better…

…great post…

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Thanks PHD. i really should get an editor. best, willie

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There once was a coach named PJ
Who thought he could whip UGA.
As Mark Bradley has typed
The game is much hyped
So we’ll just have to see on game day!

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UGA Graduate – use your head. You continue to make statements that embarrass yourself.

To quote another poster – “Stop while you’re behind…”

You couldn’t win a battle of wits with a gumball machine.

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Warren, that’s good enough for me to accuse you of plagarism.

best, willie

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MARK, THATS YOUR WORST EVER. ARE YOU NOW SLEEPING WITH TERRENCE MOORE

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45-42

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coach dodd was his name
football was his game
on carpet not sod
he thought it quite odd
cause 2010 pj’s at notre dame

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Mark Bradley and Obama have 1 thing in common – they don’t understand the word “change”.

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and the athens police, clarke county police, sheriff’s department, etc.

sure makes things easier when one of the guys gets stopped on a scooter.

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Tech75…I showed your blog to my wife who happens to be a graduate of Emory and happens to have five Tech and four UGA graduates that work for her…she stated that the Tech graduates are always looking at the clock to see when its time to go home and always seem to have frowns on their faces( they look contipated).While the Georgia graduates are always willing to stay late to finish a project and are always in a good mood. The four UGA grads also do more work than the Five Tech grads.Let’s see…who would most people rather hang with or have working for them? Constipated people who are lazy or happy people who work hard.You Tech fans are delusional…How many times a day do you pat yourself on the back,look in the mirror and tell yourself how great you are.What a pompous moron you are. Once again you’ve proven whats been stated on this blog before. Tech fans have an incredible inferiority complex towards Georgia.

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CFB Fan

I believe the toughness of schedule (SoS) you refer to was calculated at the beginning of the year. A lot of opponants that Tech has faced have been a lot better than expected at the start of the year. Also, what’s this 4 of 5 BCS bowls. UGA didn’t do that, but you expect Tech to, so they can compare with UGA. By the way, I guess Kentucky must be one of those really tough teams you speack of on UGA’s schedule. You make me laugh at your bogus comments. Just remember, Tech doesn’t have Chan Gailey or Reggie Ball to help out the MUTTS anymore. THWG!!!!!

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Warren,

The percentage of graduation for athletes is higher at UGA than at GT.

True Fact…

I know your next thing is going to be…

“It’s harder at Tech”.

Not so!

I know alot of people who went/ go to Tech.

Addionally, UGA is the only institution in the nation with two Rhodes Scholars.

Go Dawgs!

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Social comments and analytics for this post…

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Sorry…

We lost…

You social inbreds will start saying we cant spell next

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You should be 9-1 when you play Duke, WF, NC, etc.

What happened when you played Miami?

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Oh no…not CFB Fan!

…CFB, are you actually trying to tell us that the UGA football players are taking tougher academics than the Tech players…you are joking, right?

…do we really want to compare the majors of the rosters, or would you prefer to just retract?

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I’m sticking with what I said…

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Whatsamatter, EmoryDawg? Did we hurt your feelings? Gotta have your wife fight your battles now?

Or, more likely, you just ran out of gas responding and needed help?

LOL…pathetic

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CFB Fan

Their are all kinds of polls to look at to make a case for many teams. UGA did play a tough schedule this year. It was one of it’s first in a long while. Maybe it was a bad year for that. By the way, we beat ya’ll last year when you had that starting QB, starting RB, starting DB, Starting DL, etc. What was the excuse last year? Those starting defensive players didn’t really impress anyone last year and no one this year. Keep living in the past because all those victories were many years ago. UGA fans need to get use to the parity in this state for years to come.

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Wreck,

It makes a difference!

You won by a field goal last year, but what about the two years before that? We beat you!

GT will be back in the cellar next year.

Let’s face it,

VT had a bad year, Miami had a bad year, FSU had a REALLY bad year.

You don’t beat them when they are on their game.

Again, EVEN CINDERELLA HAD ONE GOOD NIGHT!

It won’t happen again!

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NadLickers…. ButtLickers…..that about sums it up.

At least you will have something to do after the DAWGs get wiped.

Maybe some naked PETA babes will show up and do splitz at halftime as a tribute to UGA VII.

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CFB Fan, what lame comments. I’ve got degrees from both schools. Engineering is really hard, much more difficult than any of the nonscience majors, i.e., liberal arts majors at UGA. Industrial Engineers are efficiency experts for industry – a far cry from janitors (not that I have anything against janitors). Other engineering majors are even more challenging. Most the of football players at UGA probably major in PE – that’s physical education, not Physics Enhanced (that’s a joke). We know what PE majors take – remember the Harrick exams? Tech doesn’t have a PE major or any other type of basketweaving course of study. At least when I went to Tech, all students had to take 2 quarters of business calculus (not engineering calculus, but no doubt a tad more difficult than a basketball course). All students. Not sure if this is still the case, but no one can really debate whether Tech, not having a true liberals arts college (where PE is generally housed) is more difficult than UGA. Of course, the real irony is exactly what UGA fans have been saying for years – what difference does this make to the game Saturday? The answer – none. Sooooooo, let’s play the game – skins v. shirts, reds v. golds, UGA v. Tech. Most likely, the best team will win. Usually does.

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I thought the problem started when the 3 POINT Basketball question was asked on a TEST by a UGA basketball coach.

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G-Man,

Maybe I should have said that I too have degrees from both schools.

I FAVOR UGA over GT for a number of reasons, none of which are due to the level of education I recieved.

Back to the topic…

We all know that these athletes catch MAJOR breaks!!!

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CFB Fan

Not all football wisdom comes from ESPN and Rivals. There are other polls and rankings other than ESPN and Rivals. Would it of really mattered if UGA would of had a little easier schedule. They haven’t faired too well against their usual competition. Let’s not start talking about quality wins. UGA hasn’t put together hardly anything notable. All the quality teams they played they lost to. Don’t forget that one of UGA’s wins came against a true creampuff in Tenn. Tech. What a joke to think that performance had woken up UGA team to start playing better.

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I have always been a Tech fan through all the losing and winning seasons. The tech / ga game has always been a big game that could go either way because the players are always fired up for it. I not a ga fan because of the team or the coaches but because of most of the so called fans. This year could go either way. It will hurt tech’s ranking if they lose but the ACC title game that will decide which bowl they go to.

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They do catch breaks, you’re right. They have tutors, study hall, usually really good word, etc. But – and this applies to both schools’ athletes – one thing they don’t have much of – is time. I really respect both programs; it’s very hard (especially in our current society which focuses on immediate gratification) to go to college, play football, work out constantly (especially in the “offseason”), stay out of trouble (some do not, see UT articles of the last week or so) and make the sacrifices others don’t have to, even though you have a grant-in-aid. This ignores injuries. Anyone that has had major joint surgery (for me, 4 knee operations, the latest a total knee replacement) know what a pain it is. And then to go back out, after re-hab, and take some more hits – not for the faint of heart – ask your tackle T.S. So is it harder at Tech than UGA? Yes, but it’s still a challenge at Georgia too.

Clean old-fashioned hate, that’s what they call it and that’s what it is. We don’t need no stinking axe, or little brown jug or any other “tool” to symbolize the hatred and enmity. Wish Saturday were here now.

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G-Man – you forgot to mention that the “tools” will be dressed in Red & Black…

You’re slippin’ man….LOL, that was tooooo easy…

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Ramblinwreck83, I think the word is ‘fared’ instead of ‘faired’ so you are hereby busted by the blog spelling team. Too much calculus and not enough English?

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I hate Clemson, but I hate GT more…

Go Tigers

RED OUT!!!!!!!

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CFB Fan – I’ve been to every home game this season, and it is ludicrous how much Derrick Morgan is being held – like every play!

Further, it seems like the refs won’t call it unless it affects the play, which is a really scary judgment call, or unless it’s so flagrant to be incredibly obvious.

As much as CPJ works the refs to avoid the chop-block penalties, we also should work them about the holding on Morgan….

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CFB Fan-
the stupidity of your comment amazes me. You just asked me “How can Tech’s strength of schedule be # 12 when they have only played…” as if the stats i mentioned were something I made up myself…I’m not the one who decided those rankings, they are the accumulation of many educated football minds and computers that factor in the quality of teams’ competition and don’t even include margin of victory (which would really hurt UGA in any ranking)…so to answer your question:

How can Tech’s strength of schedule be # 12 when they have only played…?
The answer: because it is.

…fool

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None of you dumbasses would put any money where that big fat mouth is.

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Emorydawg:If you’re so smart,what’s your point? Geez….

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You dog fans are all just so clever! You all spell dog the way you mispronounce it. Then “Adman” comes with “might of won” instead of “might have won.” And Shane’s refusal to use punctuation or decent grammar is a good thing since when he attempts it, it’s incorrect. And I thought uga (no, I will not capitalize it) was supposed to be a liberal arts school. Most of you would be unable to submit a passing essay in a 4th grade class. And speaking of class, that’s something else you lack.
Tech will run over the butt sniffing, parked car chasing, respitory challenged, bowlegged, bull puppies Saturday night, and leave them wishing they were, like their four legged mentor, DEAD. My only regret is that the game won’t be played up Hwy 78 amongst the weeds so we could bring home more twigs to start our yule fires with.
The earth is sitting properly on its axis once again. Tech will probably sit atop the conference, and the state, and uga (no I will not capitalize it) fans are once again relugated to their proper place: the doghouse. THWG

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Hate to burst people’s bubbles but Bobo is just as much fault as Willie M. When you run the ball down some ones throat like UGA did to Ky first two quarters and then can’t adjust when the defense did adjust to stop the run in the 2nd half, you don’t have much of a coach. Bobo has never been able to adjust his game plan during a game. Richt better wise up and make those gut wrenching moves that need to be made.

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Records mean everything. 10-1 gt
6-5 UGay
Ga will finish with a losing record when the lose in Shreveport

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Ever been to Sanford stadium? That’s a dump…and I’m a dawg fan!

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CFB, did you say that ….”Remember, they really beat you the first time around”…UGA fans should know better than anybody that penalties really do count…That is like saying Tech beat UGA a couple of those 7 years because those turnovers by Reggie Ball didn’t count….

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Beating Gomer Gailey just keeps you from riding the short bus. Who cares?
Paul Johnson 1-0….moving to 2-0. ALL THAT MATTERS.

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I can live with that Solid Gold, because I know which coach is better at making adjustments

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Emorydawg – Looks like you have problems with management in your company. If everything you’ve posted is correct you either do a terrible job hiring people, put people in the wrong positions, don’t know how to correct issues with problem employees or just accept porr work habits.
On top of that, it sounds as if you just found out that you have 5 lazy, good for nothing GT grads as employees – you must be a hands off CEO who accepts poor performance from your direct reports.

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once a mutt…
You are correct about most of the Dawg fans are not putting their money where their mouth is. The GT-UGA game opened at 6 1/2 and it’s gone to 7 1/2

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thank you Lord that tech is on the schedule, we are 32 and 12 against the bugs since i was born, lots to be thankfule for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go dawgs

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I’m 9-2 in calling the winner of this game since 1998. I was off the mark with the the uga upset in 2006. And last year’s second half festivus proved the yearly prediction wrong (to my delight of course). Late Saturday night I will be 10-2. There will be smiles.

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Sorry guys, I doubled up……didn’t think the first one got through.

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Can’t wait to upset the Jackets and ruin their special season! Where is m and saint simons?

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gonna be a close game but tech should wear them down in 3rd and 4th qrtrs.Im a tech fan but GA is not going to lay down.WE have seen some crazy crap in these games.

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have fun in Shreveport losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how does 6-7 sound? go jackets!

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Nerd wigs….Saturday night while watching the Kentucky game, I saw the “neck wigs” in the low row of the student section. Kinda looked like a bunch of Raggity Anns.

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not on your life…a 7 point spread isn’t a whole lot to be favored by considering tech is ranked 7th and Georgia is being ostracized by the whole country!

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this game means the whole world to Georgia Tech..don’t you love it Bulldawg Fans!!!!!

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ga has as much a chance of being tech as florida state has against florida

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hahaha a new sheriff is in town and his name is pj and years of dominance of ga bulldawgs beating tech is done fore good

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you know how much a tech win over georgia would mean..lots more than a wimpy acc championship game

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Fla state might beat Fla.

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oh and his navy and ga. southern jobs, real impressive schools, will see how long he keeps tech a perennial contender..something coach richt does know about. trust me

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yeah, ya’ll played some real powerhouses! sure

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Navy is a pretty impressive SCHOOL. Get it??

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and vandy and miss. st. mary and william and so on , georgia is much more tested and failed…..so far…new week tho!!!!!

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all winning records , all bowl eligible, blown out by florida and possible tennessee, much more tested than tech’s weak sister flag boy schedule

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oh you mean 25th ranked virginia tech, yeah ya’ll beat them and they dropped 16 spots that sunday, lmfao

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what do they do , swim all the time, Lmfao

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dawgs win in a slight upset ..oddsmakers must think dawgs have a chance just making them a 7 point dawg against the mighty jackets…make sure ya’ll put in flag boy at the half..lmfao

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i’m just saying

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Also, Wake Forest should have beaten Georgia Tech if not for a low percentage stupid play call by Paul Johnson. Georgia will most likely win this game and lay the 7 points and have Techies crying in their pocket protectors.

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What do Georgia and Georgia Tech fans have in common? A 24/7 obsession with the Dawgs.

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That goes for you too Hot Diggity!

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I will be at clemson and im ready. 30 yard line tickets!

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well I know I am convinced now, we should not play Saturday at all, and if we do we should not run the option it will never work on the mutts. I have a great idea, maybe we should just run that one bootleg play…seemed to work for UT…

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It is quite humorous to read when the football factory fans get defensive. All those top flight recruits- they are too good to listen to coaches. They get in trouble and Urban and Mark will downplay it- don’t want to upset the fan base who lives for the them. I can’t guarantee a win, but I will guarantee you that Dwyer will hand the football to the ref and run to the sideline after he scores.

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warren

its good to see you say if we played the same teams ugay did that we would have a better record…we’ll take that….and another thing is we could lose 2 out of the next 3 and have a better record..

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its in tampa you dummie. raymond james

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tell me thats not what it means or will come to…
will we lose the ability to think freely and act as individuals…..copy and paste…..

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As someone said above, watch Dwyer and Nesbitt hand the ball to the ref after they score, then run to the sideline. The Dawgs, if they score, will act like idiots along with their fans, then hit someone late on the next series to draw a penalty. Win or lose, I’d much rather be a Tech fan, but thanks for all the amusing comments.

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Limelight
Well put, I have a teenage son that is an athelete and it amazes me at how he points out the difference in the way that these two teams act. He knows if he ever pulled some of the crap he see’s some players doing his coach would be the SECOND one to get to him. It is plain and simple dicipline.

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And it works. I can’t say for sure that Tech will win Saturday, but it’s nice to see a disciplined football team with some class, not clowns, for the most part. Unless you’re Florida, you’re not going to win the NC every other year, so let’s not make it all about winning or losing. It’s been 20 and 30 years since Tech and UGA (respectively) have won the NC. Winning is great and I’m certainly enjoying this season, but tailgating with friends and family, watching a good game, and enjoying the booz I sneak in is enough for me. Go ahead Dawg fans, pile on, I don’t really care.

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Great writing Brad.

Up here where I am now, I’ve discovered a coffee club among the coaches. The regulars are Bear Bryant, Lombardi, Landry, Bud Grant….to name a few. They have definite opinions…such as the fact that Barbara Dooley would have kicked more a## than Vince did, which is a joke that only mascots like me would perhaps get, but I digress…

More to the point….they all compare Paul Johnson to a middle-age Bear Bryant. Thought you earth-bound boys would like to know.

P.S. – I hope they don’t make my successor a Pit Bull with a Black Jersey and Black Helmet, you never know about that Athens crowd these days.

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2 points:

1. The Former Coaches up here where I am now think Paul Johnson is the modern day incarnation of Bear Bryant. I would ask Bear, but he’s out playing golf, and doesn’t talk to rival mascots.

2. For God’s sake, don’t let my successor be a Pit Bull who wears a black jersey, commits stupid personal fouls, and grooves to gansta rap. It’s a strange time in Athens town these days.

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Here’s what we do know…if you want to go to a school where you need a police escort across campus… go to Tech. If you want to go to a school that consistantly has students held up and robbed on campus..go to Tech..if you want to go to a school where the fans won’t fully support their team by selling out their home games…. go to Tech..if you want to have a huge inferiority complex when it comes to the Georgia football program..go to Tech If you want to always be a second class citizen in the state of Georgia..go to Tech. I’ve watched plenty of Georgia/ Tech football games over the years and one thing is very clear Tech fans always have an excuse for losing. I’ve heard it seven times in the past eight years….cry me a river Tech fans…your nats are going down on Saturday night…book it!

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Athens, Georgia; home of Ghetto drunkards.

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hey poser…

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