Tech fans giggle while UGA fans say, ‘Shut up and deal’
PJ cracks wise; Richt is unamused. (AJC photo by Pouya Dianat)
In times of plenty and in times of want, there’s always Georgia versus Georgia Tech. It’s a game that defines (and sometimes reconfigures) the sport in our state, and by way of public service we offer yet another installment — that’s my way of saying I’ve lost count — of our Field Guide to the opposing sets of fans.
• Tech fans describe the moves Roddy Jones put on Georgia defenders along the sideline as “the old okey-doke.” Georgia fans describe Tech’s stadium as “The joke by Coke.”
• Georgia fans still can’t get over Tech putting the score of last year’s Georgia game on their Coastal Division co-championship rings. Tech fans still can’t get over Georgia players selling SEC championship rings on eBay.
• Tech fans laugh really hard whenever Paul Johnson says anything mildly amusing. Georgia fans stopped laughing at Paul Johnson midway through the third quarter on Nov. 29, 2008.
• Georgia fans don’t take the ACC seriously. Tech fans think SEC superiority is all a figment of Tim Brando’s imagination.
• Two words guaranteed to make Tech fans mad: Chop block. Two words guaranteed to make Georgia fans mad: Excessive celebration.
• Georgia fans believe SEC refs have it in for the Bulldogs. Tech fans believe SEC refs do a fine job — especially that nice Al Ford.
• Tech fans think it’s funny the head of SEC officiating is a Tech grad. Georgia fans think it’s all part of a grand conspiracy.
• Georgia fans are incensed by PETA’s demand that the late Uga VII be replaced by a robot. Tech fans will be incensed if they don’t get the contract to build the robot.
• Tech fans are excited to see the Jackets so high in the BCS rankings. Georgia fans are excited to see the Bulldogs so high in the recruiting rankings.
• Georgia fans can’t believe Tech keeps extending Paul Johnson’s contract. Tech fans would be willing to chip in and help Georgia extend Willie Martinez’s contract.
• Tech fans are eagerly awaiting a rematch with Clemson in Tampa. Georgia fans are eagerly awaiting a rematch with Kentucky in Stegeman Coliseum. (Er, maybe not. Kentucky’s better in hoops, too.)
• Georgia fans cackled when Tech kept going to bowls on the blue turf of exotic Boise. Tech fans with long memories are hoping like crazy Georgia lands in Shreveport, where every night is surf-and-turf at Red Lobster.
• The Tech fan’s favorite moment of 2009: Josh Nesbitt stealing the ball from a Florida State linebacker. The Georgia fan’s least favorite moment of 2009: Joe Cox flipping the ball to a Kentucky lineman.
• Georgia fans can’t understand what has happened to Mark Richt. Tech fans think what has happened to Mark Richt has a lot to do with Paul Johnson.
• Tech fans get really miffed if their team doesn’t wear gold. Georgia fans get really miffed if their team wears black helmets.
• Georgia fans still make fun of Tech’s (lack of) attendance. Tech fans figure that’s the last resort of a fading program: If you can’t beat ‘em on the field, outnumber ‘em in the stands.
• This season has Tech fans recalling the Bobby Dodd Era. This season has Georgia fans recalling the Ray Goff Era.
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Ted
November 25th, 2009
3:12 pm
… what does ‘MNC’ mean. I honestly don’t know, and am just curious.
"This Just In", is a fool
November 25th, 2009
3:13 pm
MNC= Mark,never could
FIRE MARK RICHT NOW
November 25th, 2009
3:14 pm
LET THE REBUILDING BEGIN!
Ted
November 25th, 2009
3:14 pm
hahaha
SanFran Jacket
November 25th, 2009
3:16 pm
Sue,
You would be wrong about that assumption. Different teams altogether and no way to make a good comparison. Putting Calvin Johnson into our offense wouldn’t create necessarily more opportunities than BeyBey Thomas. The biggest factor in the equation would be Josh Nesbitt versus Reggie Ball. In that sense the difference is huge. While neither Nesbitt or Ball are/were great passers and you still have to get the ball in the vicinity of either CJ or BT, Nesbitt is the superior QB for sure.
Ted
November 25th, 2009
3:16 pm
I thought it might be “makebelieve national champion”
LAKE OCONEE DAWG
November 25th, 2009
3:23 pm
MARK, YOU HAVE MADE YOUR BED, NOW YOU WILL HAVE TO LIE IN IT…YOU HAVE BECOME A DIED IN THE WOOL TECH MAN, OOHING AND AHHING EVERYTIME CPJ CALLS A PLAY AND NESBITT STICKS THE BALL IN THE FULLBACK’S STOMACH…I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT COACH JOHNSON HAS DONE A FINE JOB, BUT YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A ROCK STAR OUT OF HIM…YOU HAVE ALSO PURPOSEFULLY THROWN SOME UNWANTED AND HURTFUL BARBS UGA WAY, ESPECIALLY AT THE COACHING STAFF!!!! GEORGIA HAS ALWAYS DOMINATED THIS SERIES, AND IT WON’T BE LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN TECH’S BEST 3 OR 4 PLAYERS GO TO THE NFL…AND AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE WRITTEN, YOU WON’T GET ANYONE TO ANSWER YOUR PHONE CALL AT THE UGA FOOTBALL OFFICE…DON’T THINK THAT THEY HAVEN’T READ ALL THAT DRIVEL…YOU CAN SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT CPJ WITHOUT DESECRATING A MAN IN COACH RICHT WHO HAS WON 10 GAMES A YEAR IN HIS SHORT STAY AT GEORGIA…THIS YEAR HASN’T BEEN SO GOOD, BUT EVEN “THE BEAR” AT ALABAMA HAD BACK TO BACK 6-5 YEARS, AND HE IS THE BEST THAT’S EVER BEEN…OF COURSE, COACH BRYANT AND COACH RICHT ARE NOT AS SMART AS YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO SMART YOU NEVER HAVE A DOWN YEAR BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT IN THE ARENA (SEE ATTACHMENT BELOW), BUT READING YOUR COMMENTS YOU WOULD THINK YOU HAVE COACHED 8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS….YOU HAVE BEEN TELLING COACH RICHT ALL YEAR HOW TO COACH HIS TEAM, AND THIS IS WRONG AND THAT IS WRONG..JUST FORGET ABOUT THE DAWGS AND REPORT ON YOUR FRIEND, PAUL AND THE GT YELLOW JACKETS…..EVERY DAWG WILL HAVE HIS DAY!!!! ATTACHMENT FOR OLE MARK TO READ….It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Ted
November 25th, 2009
3:29 pm
hmmm…
Georgia offense vs. Georgia Tech defense
• Georgia turned the ball over four times in the second half last week and hasn’t taken care of the football all year. While the Bulldogs’ backs, tight ends and receivers have put the ball on the ground too much, QB Joe Cox’s decision making is the greatest concern. He appears to be pressing at times and he’s forcing the ball into coverage when he gets pressured. Georgia can’t expect to pull off the upset if it doesn’t take care of the ball, so look for RBs Caleb King and Washaun Ealey to get plenty of work in this game. Both backs are at their best running downhill and they face a Georgia Tech run defense that’s vulnerable between the tackles. Undersized DTs Logan Walls (286 pounds) and Ben Anderson (275 pounds) are going to have a tough time anchoring when the Bulldogs run at them.
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 25th, 2009
3:35 pm
AT LEAST THE BUMBLE BEES WON A NATIONAL TITLE IN THE 1990′S THE MUTTS ONLY TITLE WAS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BACK IN 1980!
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
3:38 pm
They are letting me park my Van outside Gate 8 at Bobby Dodd. Please stopby after the game and get you UGA Fan Overcoat. I invested heavily in Straight Jackests. They Are red and Black you males fans will love them and your wives will not to worry about getting a beating when y’sll get home. Kids buy one for Mom. Mom deserves to get a years worth of a good night sleep after dad goes crazy after losing 2 in a row to TECH.
Tailback U
November 25th, 2009
3:39 pm
Who said I got anything against you Brock???
I just find it extremely humorous that when the camera pans to
the guys wearing the yellow fuzzy wigs on the sideline it captures
in one shot, both what the Tech fan base is all about,and the spirit
of mid town has become all at once. To college fooball fans who
are familiar it causes a collective snicker. But hey it’s all
good in the neighborhood. But hey the second stanza in the song
is even better.
GT4EVER
November 25th, 2009
3:41 pm
dear Lake Oconee Dawg (and others)::
GT is in Atlanta and the AJC is an Atlanta newspaper. If you want “unbiased” writing about your beloved mutts, then go read the Athens Herald (or whatever the paper is called). Bradley is just ’stirring the pot’ and clearly it is working on YOU.
Happy Thanksgiving one and all … GO JACKETS!!
Meanwhile...the very gracious CPJ
November 25th, 2009
3:43 pm
CPJ is already showing his class before the game.
In a bow to Tech Trekkies, but mostly to owning up to the Borg like inevitability that Tech is going to run roughshod over CWM and Company, Tech has agreed to convert yards gained to parsecs so the numbers won’t look quite so bad on the Ga. stat sheet.
Now that’s class.
FIRE MARK RICHT NOW
November 25th, 2009
3:45 pm
‘MAKE BELIEVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS’ THATS GOOD!
Vandy Yellow Jacket
November 25th, 2009
3:46 pm
MR, although a fellow Tech fan, this game is much larger than you seem to think it is. Real Tech fans live to beat the mutts. It’s hate between the fan bases, and has been for as long as I remember. That’s how same state rivalries are supposed to be. Our enemies are our neighbors, we don’t have state borders to protect us like many other rivalries. Not just a game. It’s bragging rights for 365 days. To Hell with Georgia!
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
3:47 pm
Kids show your love for Mom. Stop by Gate 8 outside Bobby Dodd after the game and get your Dad a UGA FAN OVERCOAT. Mom will love you and Dad will need it. Mom will get to enjoy a good night sleep every night for the next year. The overcoats come in Red or Black or Red&Black. I don’t call them Stright Jackets it just a new way to market an old product.
THIS JUST IN
November 25th, 2009
3:50 pm
UGA CAME FROM THE GRAVE ATTACK AND KILL MARK RICHT WHO HAD REQUESTED IN HIS WILL TO BE BURIED BESIDES UGA IV.
A SEARCH IS UNDER WAY TO REPLACE THE FORMER COACH WHILE A PARTY HAS BROKEN OUT ON THE CAMPUS OF UGA
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 25th, 2009
3:51 pm
TO THE REPTILES DOWN IN GAyTOR COUNTRY,I THOUGHT THE MUTTS HAD A OVER ALL LEAD IN THE MUTTS VS GAyTORS,UNTIL YOU ALL CATCH THE MUTTS,SHUT YOUR PIE-HOE! WE WILL BE PLAYING THE GAyTORS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THIS YEAR,WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE MUTTS AND BEAT FLORIDA GAyTORS IN THE TITLE GAME,I GUESS IF THE MUTTS CANT BEAT FLORIDA,THE REAL TEAM FROM GEORGIA TECH WILL!
THIS JUST IN
November 25th, 2009
3:53 pm
*KILLED MARK RICHT
MARK BRADLEY CHECK THE AP WIRES AND SEE WHAT UP WITH THIS STORY
UGA IV JUST ATE MARK RICHT
November 25th, 2009
3:56 pm
Vandy Yellow Jacket , MARK IS NO LONGER RUNNING THE BULLDOG PROGRAM, SO TECH BETTER BE CAREFUL NEXT YEAR.
FIRE MARK RICHT NOW
November 25th, 2009
3:57 pm
FIRE MARK RICHT NOW
Boss
November 25th, 2009
3:58 pm
These 2 say it all:
Tech fans are excited to see the Jackets so high in the BCS rankings. Georgia fans are excited to see the Bulldogs so high in the recruiting rankings.
Georgia fans still make fun of Tech’s (lack of) attendance. Tech fans figure that’s the last resort of a fading program: If you can’t beat ‘em on the field, outnumber ‘em in the stands.
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
4:01 pm
Dawg Fan kids show Mom you care. Buy your dad a Stright Jacket before the game. Prices will go up after Tech beats the Dawgs again.
F-105 Thunderchief
November 25th, 2009
4:03 pm
This just in: Michael Turner returns to practice. Jerious Norwood still in critical condition following hip pointer six weeks ago.
SanFran Jacket
November 25th, 2009
4:04 pm
I agree Vandy Yellow Jacket… what’s the good word?
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!
Sue
November 25th, 2009
4:04 pm
G8RJim at least you respected us at one time. Did you get your feelings hurt too with the celebration penalty? Sowwy wittew guy!
Here is the deal, Spurrier was so pompous the whole time he was at Florida that I personally despise Florida and all of their fans and coaches to this day. Passing at the very end of the game to put up 50 in Sanford Stadium…that is the definition of class. Calling two timeouts in a blow out to rub it in? Retalliation or not…very classy.
Before you act all high and mighty…you need to know that Florida fans are by far the worst in all of college football. Florida being successful is just like feeding a bear. It is nice for the bear but the bear will soon make it miserable for everyone else around.
When I think of Florida fans I think of one word: douchy.
Congratulations fella your post just helped cement that in my mind. So sod off–surely they have a Florida blog where you guys can get together and talk about the new picture you found on the internet of Tebow with no shirt on, when you get to go back to your homeland of New Jersey, jean shorts, and awesome gold chains.
Gainesville, Florida the once and future septic tank of the nation.
SanFran Jacket
November 25th, 2009
4:05 pm
“…dropping the hammer”
Trying to give your pups some bulletin board fodder before the big game Tony? I suppose everyone understands that as a fellow leghumper it’s hard for you not to pull for your team. I don’t see all those Mr. College Football shows that you’re on but I do know that the PAC-10 fans out here in the Bay Area think you’re ridiculously biased as an SEC homer on ESPN. Remember, that’s their opinion, not necessarily mine! Of course, the PAC-10 and WAC fans think there is a horrible East Coast bias anyway and you’re a poster child as proof of that notion. What’s nice out here is that even though there are great fans of many schools (even schools on the East Coast) I NEVER see any UGA flags, stickers or such. I see Georgia Tech stickers, flags and decals every week in Silicon Valley though, and it warms my heart to see them.
I don’t think either team will need much motivation though. Wish I could be there on Saturday. Go Jackets!
TripleWhippin
November 25th, 2009
4:06 pm
Lake Oconee Dawg – do you realize exactly how stupid that post was? You need to get a grip on life. You have a major priority problem. Have a nice Thanksgiving!
LAKE OCONEE DAWG
November 25th, 2009
4:06 pm
GT4EVER
THANKS FOR LETTING ME AND OTHERS KNOW THAT GA. TECH AND THE AJC ARE IN ATLANTA. THE AJC WAS THE STATE OF GEORGIA NEWSPAPER, EVEN THE SLOGAN”COVERS DIXIE LIKE THE DEW”.THEY ARE TELLING ME NOW THAT BRADLEY COUNDN’T GET AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GEORGIA COACHES, AND PAUL HAS TOLD HIM THAT AS LONG AS HE CAN EDIT THE FINAL SCRIPT, THAT HIS DOOR AT TECH WILL ALWAYS BE OPEN…ONE THING COACH GAILEY HAD ON PAUL JOHNSON WAS THE HALFTIME SHOWS…WHY THE HELL CAN’T PAUL GET “BIG BOI” BACK AT HALFTIME…KNOWING PAUL AS WELL AS I DO, HE WOULD REALLY “GET OFF” ON THAT “BIG BOI” HALFTIME CONCERT….MIGHT EVEN SMOKE A BIG CIGAR…
Rob2595
November 25th, 2009
4:08 pm
You know it is interesting how this game is just in the bag for Tech. This series is much like GA-FLA in that Tech finds ways to lose to GA. UGA has won 14 of the last 18 and it will be interesting to see how players/fans react when/if UGA jumps to an early lead or get early momentum. Most this teams knows more about losing to UGA than anything else.
Tech should win but then again UGA should have beaten Florida in 2002 but sometimes it is a mental thing.
And be assured they will see it when they run onto thier homw field and still see red and black out number thier own fans at Bobby Dodd…which by the way is pretty sad.
Sue
November 25th, 2009
4:09 pm
Sorry G8rjim…let me put all that in terms you can understand:
“Gradulations Corch Meyers and Percy Harvey on dayer BeeSeeErsss Nashunl Champship. Go Gator.”
—quoted from the hallowed hall of Congress. God help us.
FLA DAWG
November 25th, 2009
4:18 pm
Frankly I expect GT to blow the Dawgs off the field. All GT Fans having been saying so all year long too.
Wouldn’t it be funny if there was an upset!?
Nah, can’t happen – these Dawgs ARE dead, Richt.
And it’s because of you and your buddies.
G8RJim
November 25th, 2009
4:19 pm
Sue,
That time of the month or are you just stressed out about the game on Saturday?
LAKE OCONEE DAWG
November 25th, 2009
4:19 pm
triple whippin
POST STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART…BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU WHIPPIN, OR SHOULD I ASK…WILL WORK ON GETTING MY PRIORITIES IN ORDER, IF YOU WILL TELL ME WHAT PART OF THE POST YOU DIDN’T LIKE OR DISAGREE WITH….
Delbert D.
November 25th, 2009
4:19 pm
Ted –
“Georgia Tech run defense that’s vulnerable between the tackles. Undersized DTs Logan Walls (286 pounds) and Ben Anderson (275 pounds) are going to have a tough time anchoring when the Bulldogs run at them.”
The Tech defense against the run was a significant this year, against guys like Williams of VaTech, and Miami, with their running QB, and CJ Spiller. Overall, Tech is allowing 4.1 yards per carry.
The DT who backs up Ben Anderson is T.J. Barnes, a RS-FR who plays a lot on running downs. He’s 6′7, listed at 341 lbs. He has 12 tackles, 1 for loss compared with Anderson’s 14 and 5.
WV Jacket
November 25th, 2009
4:20 pm
Sportswriters, not to mention GT fans, have already crowned Tech state champions for this year and the foreseeable future, it seems. The difference between this year and the last several years is that in the past, if GT played well, we might have a chance to win. This year, if we play well, we probably will win.
But that’s an IF and a PROBABLY. This game is very much in doubt. The fans may know it, and the sportswriters may not know it, but I assume the Bulldogs know it, and I hope the Yellow Jackets know it, too.
Sue
November 25th, 2009
4:24 pm
Why you looking to get dirty?
No–I just can’t stand the entitled attitude Florida fans have. T-minus 3 more games of Tim Tebow. Counting the seconds until the football press has to find a new person to fawn all over.
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
4:26 pm
I will actually miss UGA VII not being at the game. I so wanted to throw a jug of Antifreeze to UGA VII so he could die before seeing the final score.
Delbert D.
November 25th, 2009
4:30 pm
Ted – I meant to say that the Tech defense was a significant *problem* . Sorry ’bout that.
G8RJim
November 25th, 2009
4:33 pm
Sue,
Gators versus Mutts: 17-3 in the past 20 years. Mutts are IRRELEVANT. It’s not much of a rivalry if one side wins 85% of the time is it? Dawgs think they are national contenders — when was the last time you won MNC? 1980 you say? Like I said, IRRELEVANT!!
Go GATORS! Beat the Noles!
PS – You’re a perfect example of why Dawg fans have such a bad reputation in the SEC. Always talking smack about how great your team and program is and then can’t back it up on the field.
G8RJim
November 25th, 2009
4:36 pm
Sue, you’re the one that brought up the verbal jab of being douchy, so I thought maybe it was that time of the month.
Ph.D. of Pigskinology
November 25th, 2009
4:37 pm
hardmanb
…you got that right…impossible to cover #8 man to man all day and not get burned…
…sounds like bravado, but he is probably being truthful…my guess is the Dogs will try outside pressure to come up on the toss and try to take Tech out of the run…only question is will Johnson go to the throw early and try to burn ‘em or stick with the run strictly even if it gets stuffed early…
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
4:38 pm
The rumor is the Pi Kap’s are going to steal the Dawgs jockstraps and replace them with Victoria Secret Red & Black Thongs. Joe Cox hear the rumor and he called the Pi Kappa Phi house and gave his size to the Chapter President.
GT4EVER
November 25th, 2009
4:41 pm
the ‘Big Boi’ halftime show at Grant Field last year was one of the most painful things I’ve witnessed there (ranks right up there with some of the losses to UGA). I looked around my seating area, and at the fans shown on the jumbo tron during the show, and there was a clear look of pain and disbelief. Also (and I say this as a loyal GT fan) … if I have to hear that “All the way turned up” song again, I’m gonna gouge my eardrums out.
btw, Lake Oconee … take it easy with the CAPS LOCK key …
Big Fat Gator Fan
November 25th, 2009
4:43 pm
It’s going to be funny as hell watching Georgia get blown out by Georgia Tech. What a joke they are.
Pi$$onaDawg
November 25th, 2009
4:46 pm
GT4EVER if the players like the song so be it. I am not a fan but it does seem to express how the players feel about their play. Big BOI was such a bad joke that I hope they never try that again. My neice and her band played at halftime of the Wake game. It was not great but I was proud and happy for her and her friends.
Tom
November 25th, 2009
4:55 pm
Enjoy the buttkicking bullmutts. Nice record you have this year. 6 wins. Haha. I remember many of you laughing when I said 7. You were saying oh we would dominate that crap big 12 team. They have no defense. Haha. I told you cox would suck. I said your def would suck. And you continued with your typical ignorant drivel. Now the time has come. Time for redneck uga to endure another humiliating loss. Have a nice thanksgiving. it’s the only nice thing you will have this week.
THWG
55-21
BuckheadNole
November 25th, 2009
4:57 pm
G8RJim… you having woman problems?
I don’t think this installment of the Sunshine Showdown will be as interesting as in year’s past. We don’t have anything to lose and a lot to gain if we somehow manage an upset (which I don’t think will happen). Even so, you should not be overlooking this game and preparing for Bama instead. We have enough athletes to compete if you do.
Will you be at Swamp this weekend? I’m making the trip but not expecting to enjoy the drive back (again). Here’s to hoping the rivalry is renewed next year when Tebow moves on and our recruiting class comes in. Not sure about CBB; he’s probably got next year and that’s it.
Go NOLES!
Gator Bob Orlando
November 25th, 2009
5:00 pm
Looking forward to Saturday watching my Gators crush the Noles and then watching GT run over the dawgs. Two years in a row this will have happened. Couldn’t happen to a more lousy fan school and fan base. Be careful uga’ers leaving the stadium early…crime in Atl is high. Haha
Major Dawg
November 25th, 2009
5:03 pm
To 17 of 20,
Your rantings are as bad as saying that your golf ball always lands in the fairway. Oooops, I bet you give your ball a little nudge back into the fairway and call it an obstruction.
ANYONE can root for a winner, its easy. I bet you were one of those closet Gators during the Zook years.
Just remember, what goes around, comes around.