UGA in an upset? Tech in a blowout? Your thoughts, please
Here's vivid proof Georgia actually did tackle Roddy Jones. Once. (AJC photo by Pouya Dianat)
OK, folks. You know what I think will happen. (Georgia Tech 42, Georgia 27.) You’ve heard my phony-baloney rationale: Tech is the better and more consistent team. Now I’m asking: What do you think will happen?
Tech blowout? Georgia upset? Overtime at Bobby Dodd? (It happened 10 years ago, you’ll recall.) Questionable call proving decisive? (That has happened a time or two, has it not?) Roddy flying past Reshad down the sideline again? A phantom fumble returned for the winning touchdown? A fourth-down throwaway? Tim Wansley with a seal-the-game INT? Tim Jennings with a seal-the-game INT? Gary Lee with a kickoff return through the fog?
I’m fairly certain you’ve had enough of my blather. I’m also certain you have detailed thoughts on the matter. Please feel free to share. Sharing is good. Sharing is cleansing. Sharing is why I’m here.
I leave you with this one factoid: In the Associated Press preseason poll, one of these teams was ranked No. 13; the other was No. 15. Anyone recall which was higher?
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TJH
November 28th, 2009
1:01 am
DawgsWin, what makes you think that the Tech fans are going to shut up with a loss tonight? YOU lost last year, and you’re still yappin’.
Florida Gougers
November 28th, 2009
1:03 am
Oops, I meant to say “Florida Gators” Freudian slip…
fuzzybee76
November 28th, 2009
1:03 am
1901 thats it loser?
dawg mainia
November 28th, 2009
1:10 am
i do think gt has a great team this year!
But gt hasnt faced a good caliber sec defense yet! So im calling this one UGA 31 gt 17!
GT is Overrated and they play in a weak conference!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
1:11 am
Changing the subject …okay I get it finally..thanks….I’ve done that..the wife punches me…and I don’t hit her back….I leave (as I am gentleman) …and I’m sober…and I back into the mailbox (no fire hydrant close to our house..)….and the police come…and we make up…and we live happily ever after
thanks for helping me understand….
Tech 38 UGA 24
that hurt….but I feel cleansed
Tailback U
November 28th, 2009
1:12 am
Truly there are so many ways this thing could ultimately turn out.
One thing I am convinced of Georgia could win comfortably with
the right game plan. Problem is it takes quite a bit of faith to
believe that the coaching staff will come with the right plan.
Assuming the Dawgs don’t have AJ Green it will be important to have
a very good alternative plan of attack. This is the week to give
Branden Smith a lot touches on offense. The kid can blow doors
against Tech. Personally I would use him in the wild dawg and in
the backfield, every creative way I could think of to get the ball
in this kid’s hands at least 10 times. Obviously more foolish play
and the game could be a blowout for Tech. I admit based on play
up to this point I have no reason to think the Dawgs will play reasonably error free. One thing that is not being spoken of and needs
to be in the conversation is that this Dawgs team tackles more
consistently than last years team. That deficency killed Ga. in
the game last year. So if the Dawgs do what seems unlikely and actually
protect the football the chances of the upsey are pretty strong.
Again based on their play there is no reason to expect them to protect
the ball and error free but I have a strong feeling they suprise
and win by 11 let’s say 44-33 Dawgs. Gonna be a heck of a contest.
GO Dawgs!
Whitfield County Dawg
November 28th, 2009
1:18 am
I’m a rabid UAG fan, but I’m also a realist. It’s going to be a Tech blowout.
GS
November 28th, 2009
1:38 am
No way Dawgs play error-free. Combined with lapses in tackling and turnovers it looks ugly for the Dawgs. Don’t think they’ve figured out how to beat the option either – just like last year. A close one, but not as close as last year. Insects get another one.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
1:39 am
Tailback U…great post….I’m biting…back in highschool….I nailed a cuty….we broke up…and she subsequently screwd every Tom,Dick and Harry…..she was a 5 star….I wish she’d been a 2 star that loved me….
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
1:43 am
GS…why do you think it’s close..???? Vegas agrees with you…but I don’t..??? what am I missing….??
Pop Tarts National Champions '90
November 28th, 2009
1:48 am
UGAG or UGAY? Which one is the better insult? They’re both so creative, but by my best count UGAY was used 48 times today and UGAG only 17, so….
Jackets 48 – UGAY 17
gcs
November 28th, 2009
1:50 am
UGA will make it interesting early and then Ga Tech will take over and the idiotic bandwagon Tech fans can rush the field like the bunch of amateurs that they are.
Then Paul Johnson will sign a 10 year 80 million dollar deal to be the NEW NOTRE DAME COACH.
Enjoy it while you can, d-bag Tech fans.
Pop Tarts National Champions '90
November 28th, 2009
1:52 am
Looking at the logic of my last post compared with the logic used in most of the rest of the posts on here, I’ve got to say my mine is pretty impressive.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
1:54 am
Pop….says who..says you..??? stop using logic….you’re not a Greek God…anything can happen today….
GST
November 28th, 2009
1:59 am
In the Tenn Tech game and then the next week in the Auburn game Georgia played error free and dominated. Will happen again against a much weaker team–Tecg. Auburn almost beat #2 alabama.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
2:01 am
Why did Tiger run over the fire hydrant..>>>> he went to Tech and needed KY gelly to arouse his wife…OR…he went UGA and she found out he was a cheeter….??? I know that he went to Stanford…but my joke is still funny….
Ga Tech- Class of 1872
November 28th, 2009
2:02 am
Can’t sleep, the arthur itis is acting up.
We won last year, you win this year, we win next year. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
BS Patrol
November 28th, 2009
2:06 am
But seriously, The SEC is a joke of an overhyped conference. Obvious to even the most obtuse.
Also ridiculous is this “talent” ga has. I have to agree w/ Spurrier. Where did it go? Tech played a much tougher schedule than ga & would be undefeated if they played ga’s schedule. Bobo & Cox will both be working at Taco Bell next year.
I’d say about GT49- ga24
revwreck
November 28th, 2009
2:06 am
P.S. I am not really a reverened or a tech guy. I am really a Florida guy trying to sabotage georgia on this forum. Shhh! Don’t tell anybody, ok?
DirtyDawg
November 28th, 2009
2:08 am
If there is a God then Tech’s ‘Year of Living Arrogantly’ will come to an glorious end…if there isn’t, then I guess the Satanic sonsabe-atches will have won 2 in a row…that’s what qualifies as a streak on North Avenue.
Tailback U Momma
November 28th, 2009
2:09 am
No real Georgia fan would write crap like that fool. Tailback U, U ain;t fo real dog.
Richt's Spray-tan Salon
November 28th, 2009
2:21 am
Tech – 41
UGay – 27
Born2Buzz
November 28th, 2009
2:23 am
I love how the UGA and SEC fans forget about how the doggies have played all year and think they can win this game. And how UGA fans keep thinking “we won 7 years in a row, you won 1 out of 8 and will lose again.”
What have you seen all year from your defense and from Joe Cox that makes you think suddenly you will stop GT’s O and Cox will play error free? And you beat Chan Gailey 7 times, not CPJ.
Jackets put a thumping on the doggies in the 55-21 range. I want it to be so bad that the UGA fans are walking out at halftime, like I had to do in Chan’s first year.
TechFanInTampa
November 28th, 2009
2:30 am
This season’s beatdown will be reminiscent of the 1916 Tech/Cumberland thrashing. Tech:222 UGA: 0
HairyDawg
November 28th, 2009
2:33 am
Its is finally the day to get the bugs payed back for all the smacking they’d been doing since last year. I can’t even waiting until UGA blows that high school joke team off fields to shows who owns state and not that arrogant backend Johnson with the gimickeys. Dawgs is unloading the huge whooping can to show nerds what SEC football competition reallys is about.
Nerds have a flukey win last year and they so stupid they thinks they can play againts SEC speed. Dawgs is coming to game mean and hungry and take no prisoner until nerds is dead. After yechies steal hedging last year, we goning to revenges it this years game.
Dawgs D has nows seen that freak showing offenses and we defensing good to stop option this year. Nerdie rushsing stats was made playing wimpies Vandy, Wakes, and Dukes. That aint happening today now that Dawgs D want be surprises any more.
Dawgs youngsters talent lost some games this year but now they experienced ready for yechies. Dawg fans got to bow up and smacking back at bugs because we be state games again by this time next day. The high school boys of nerds is goning to losing big to the Dawg mens.
Final score: UGA 55 – Nerds 6 with Dawgs each taking home a brick out of stadums as a trophies.
Go Dawgs!
Nerdie bugs stinks!
Go Dawgs!
Nerdie Bugs stinks!
Go Dawgs!
P. Bull Terrier
November 28th, 2009
2:48 am
I agree with Born2Buzz. Tech has had a better season than Georgia this year so there’s no possible way that Georgia can win. The higher ranked team always wins the game. Just look at last year. Georgia came in ranked 13th after being ranked #1 early in the season. Tech was only ranked 18. Surely Georgia would win the game. Why even bother to play? Just look at the final score,,,who won?,,,Huh….there goes your theory Born2Buzz you friggen moron.
In a battle of surprisingly tough defenses or unsurprisingly inept offenses, this one becomes a defensive dawgfight…
UGA 17 Tech 10
Kevin G.
November 28th, 2009
2:51 am
You see tech ’s record and you think they are great but they are one of the worse one loss teams i have seen in a while. Really what great team have they beat this year? I like a 38-24 deal by the Dawgs… All Georgia has to do is not turn the ball over and they would be in the top 5 right now. So more talent at Georgia and you will not see turnovers tomorrow by the Dawgs.
BS Patrol
November 28th, 2009
2:53 am
Horner,
That’s funny to you? What a dimwit. You are only familiar with KY jelly? Oh, now I get it.
Tailback U
November 28th, 2009
2:59 am
Tailback U Momma You don’t know dawgs**t about life much less
who qualifies as a dawg fan. You’re just another useless tool.
BS Patrol
November 28th, 2009
3:00 am
BS Terrier, A defensive dogfight? Don’t keep up with football much, huh?
Born2Buzz
November 28th, 2009
3:19 am
HairyDog, are you drunk or really as stupid as you sound. I know the answer. Please tell me you are not an actual UGA student or graduate.
TBull, keep hope alive. Willie will finally have that D ready to play a great game. And Joe Cox is really the next Dan Marino. He’s awesome and will have a great game as well.
P. Bull Terrier
November 28th, 2009
3:26 am
BS Patrol – Call it a defensive dogfight or an offensive slop fest, but neither team will be effective putting points on the board and everyone will be surprised by the low score – UGA 17 Tech 10.
macrotech
November 28th, 2009
3:44 am
HairyDawg…..ebonics much?! I LOVE that you’re not a Tech fan! I’m loving all the references to uga ‘hanging’ 42 points on Tech last year. The only guy left from that team who scored any points is Greene! Who’s going to THROW him the ball?! Joe Cox?! He will hit our secondary more often than he’ll hit Greene….IF Greene EVEN plays! Tech is the ONLY team playing in the game that can defeat itself!
Tron5000
November 28th, 2009
4:06 am
“dawg mainia,” at 1:10 this morning, referred to UGA’s D as a “good caliber sec defense.”
Ha. Ha.
Ha.
Tron5000
November 28th, 2009
4:15 am
I love all the fools that talk about, “This high school defense will get killed once people have seen it and can plan for it!” Absolute morons, these people are.
Last year, Tech’s offense averaged 24.4 points a game. This year: 36.0. For the UGA fans out there, that’s nearly a 50% increase.
Last year’s team was 8-3 when it faced UGA (in Athens). This year’s team is 10-1 going into tomorrow’s game (in Atlanta).
Last year’s Tech team had a 3rd-down conversion rate of 36%. The 2009 squad clocks in at 48.7% (3rd in the nation).
This year’s GT team averages 449.6 yards a game, while the 2008 group was at 372.5 (a 77.1 ypg increase).
Yeah, wait till everyone has a chance to plan for the Jackets. Like, you know, that entire 2008 season worth of footage that every team had on Tech.
Does anyone see where I’m going with this?
Tiger meets his match
November 28th, 2009
4:18 am
As Jason Whitlock has pointed out, there is one opponent that gets the best of even the greatest of players.
T. Woods, meet Ms. P. Galore.
Tron5000
November 28th, 2009
4:19 am
**I meant high school OFFENSE
Dawg Trainer
November 28th, 2009
4:34 am
Hairy Dawg and the rest of the “crazed” Bulldog posters accuse Tech fans of being arrogant about our team. Boy if that’s not the pot calling the kettle black. I can’t say UGA is the most obnoxious group of college football fans (I witnessed a jaw-dropping exhibition at the SEC Championship 2 years ago by the UT fans) but I’d say UGA fans have an incredibly over-inflated opinion of their team’s success. 2 SEC Championships in 26 years? Tech fans…arrogant? Come on.
Nesbitt passes for 200+ and Tech wins 42-27.
UGA 27 points? Please child
November 28th, 2009
5:47 am
UGA best players—?—-whatever the kickers name is and um….um…um…um….enough said.
curt moore
November 28th, 2009
5:56 am
GT 31 GA 28
Yellow Fuzz
November 28th, 2009
6:39 am
To borrow a phrase from former coach Pat Dye-
GEORGIA IS NOT MAN ENOUGH to beat Georgia Tech this year.
and
THE DOG NATION FANS are not man enough to sit through an entire azz whoopin.
Please use the trash receptacles that we have provided for you and support your team until the final buzzer. And STFU when walking back to your truck!
benadawg
November 28th, 2009
6:51 am
Georgia wins, willie is saved, CMR reveals the offense we saved all year long just for Tech, the stars are realigned once again the Dogs get to swagger instead of stagger….Tech fans are lined up at the star trek movie marathon in full dress…..Go Dogs!!!!!
Nicole
November 28th, 2009
6:57 am
@Sautee Dawg —
Negative. The difference between GT alum (which is where the true fans come from, not like the majority of “fans” of UGA except to jump on the bandwagon and b/c they pimp their wares all over creation), is that Tech fans are proud of their SCHOOL, not a football team.
Satchmo
November 28th, 2009
6:57 am
Tech will get over 40, Georgia want break 30.
Techman
November 28th, 2009
7:21 am
Tech wins the game and the fight after the game. 66-17
Rocket Rod
November 28th, 2009
7:25 am
Gotta believe in the Dawgs!Sic’em! Payback time.
Rocket Rod
November 28th, 2009
7:26 am
Dawgs win has a nice ring to it!
Upset Alert - UGA Crushes Techs Dreams
November 28th, 2009
7:43 am
GT has all the pressure UGA none. Tech blows UGA out or UGA embarasses Tech.
GT Fan
November 28th, 2009
7:44 am
I am not predicting any scores for the game. All I am going to say is UGA will not blow Tech out of the water. But, lately the UGA fans have been dogging their Dawgs like crazy, so It can only get worse. Good luck to the Dawgs, but GO JACKETS!!!!!
waiting moderation
November 28th, 2009
7:48 am
Tech Alums and Fans are so pitiful, Look at them buying car magnets for the very first time. Hey Pointdexter got your tech tix, no Wendell could not get a tech tix because our the stadium only holds 42k, it was engineered that way. I have to drive through Tech daily because I am a slum Lord in the city and these techies are still trying to figure out which way there shirts go on. They are such loosers. This is only a flash in the pan. Tech still suxs AND SHOULD BE CLOSED , I BET TECH SOLD NUCLEAR SECRETS TO U KNOW WHO? THEY GOT TO GET MONEY SOMEHOW THAT FAITHFUL TECH ALUMNI BASE DOES’NT GIVE SH—!!