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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hunkrdown
November 27th, 2009
8:25 pm
Dawgs win 51-7, remember that one nerds?
Tech Fan
November 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
Nerds? Know what a GA grad calls a Tech grad? Answer: Boss
WoodstockDawg02
November 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
Best college town in America: 35
Most students robbed at gunpoint: 31
The Hedgepruners Wife
November 27th, 2009
8:29 pm
Lord willing, Georgia Tech will establish a healthy lead in the first half and never let up. My husband, one of the most die hard fans will be the happiest man in the world and his crazy UGA friends will quiet down for another year. My life will return to some semblance of normal and the Tech shrine on my mantel can be retired. Go JACKETS!
dawg fan
November 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
What’s a 10 on tech’s campus? A 4 with a 6 pack.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
Predictions: Tech wins in a blowout but the dawgs expunge the loss from their record (with the help of Vince “NCAA-ass kisser” Dooley), like they did those losses in the 40’s, with the same lame excuse: “We didn’t have enough good players.” Then Munson sees Papa John’s pizzas falling from the sky, as he prepares for the dawgs big match-up with the likes of Rutgers. Thus begins Georgia’s slide into Baylor-ville and irrelevance.
joe taxpayer
November 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
Techs coaching staff is better. GT wins in a blow out.
45ACP
November 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
Russ will pull em through.
His heart is true
King and Ealey will run
We’ll have so much fun
Dawgs win 34 – 21
techster
November 27th, 2009
8:34 pm
We will roll tomorrow. However the best thing is not the beat down that we will put on UGA, but the press release that says CMR sees no reason to make any changes to his coaching staff.
Bobby Houseman
November 27th, 2009
8:37 pm
I’ve been a Georgia fan all my life, and to a lesser extent a Tech fan. This is a rivalry where anything can happen, as we’ve seen in the past. In this one, Georgia has nothing to gain and Tech has everything to lose, so I’m hoping Tech will prevail. I figure it will end with a score something like 44-21 in favor of Tech. At least I hope so.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
8:41 pm
Hey, dawgies. Nobody cares about your seven year streak. It’s history, just like Tech’s eight year streak over you. You’re starting to look worn and washed-up with all this talk of your alleged past glory, like a doddering old man reminiscing about the days of yore. I know, I know. You’ve been playing football for nigh on 120 years now, and you’ve only got one national championship to show for it, and I think that was when Welcome Back Kotter was in prime time. So you’ve gotta grab onto something to hide your embarrassment. Maybe listening to Munson mutter something about a hobnail boot will help you forget your troubles. You do have that on tape, don’t you?
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
8:42 pm
Hey, dawgies. Nobody cares about your seven year streak. It’s history, just like Tech’s eight year streak over you. You’re starting to look worn and washed-up with all this talk of your alleged past glory, like a doddering old man reminiscing about the days of yore.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
8:43 pm
I know, I know. You’ve been playing football for nigh on 120 years now, and you’ve only got one national championship to show for it, and I think that was when Welcome Back Kotter was in prime time. So you’ve gotta grab onto something to hide your embarrassment. Maybe listening to Munson mutter something about a hobnail boot will help you forget your troubles. You do have that on tape, don’t you?
David
November 27th, 2009
8:46 pm
Georgia: 35 Georgia Tech: 28
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
8:46 pm
Look, dawgies. I’m sympathetic. You’ve been playing football for about 120 years now, and you’ve only got one national championship to show for it, and I think that was when Jimmy Carter was President. Maybe listening to Munson mutter something about a hobnail boot will help you forget your troubles. You do have that on tape, don’t you?
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
November 27th, 2009
8:48 pm
@Gatorhater – You said … “VANDY played a close game with TECH!! The WORST the SEC has to offer!!!! How could anyone predict a blowout for this game???”
You need to check your stats man. Tech put up more points against Vanderbilt than any other team this season … and also had the largest margin of victory over them. (Their second largest loss margins came against the Dogs and the Gators.) For what it’s worth, we also had a larger margin of victory of MS State than did LSU or UF.
Does any of this mean that GT will beat UGA tomorrow night … No! It’s all a matter of execution, and that’s why they play the game on the field and not in chat rooms or on blogs. However, the cumulative body of work for both teams this season gives Tech fans good reason to be optimistic. I don’t know what the final score will be, or even the margin … but I hope Tech will pull out a victory against a very talented UGA football team.
Roddy Jones
November 27th, 2009
8:50 pm
I could kick Theron Sapp’s ass.
Pi$$onaJacket
November 27th, 2009
8:52 pm
DAWGS win in a blowout! DAWGS 42 MAGGOTS 28
The Dawgnation
November 27th, 2009
8:53 pm
Look, I realize that our nation is purty much confined to Clark County and some outlying sticks, but when is all the other nations gonna find out about us?
doggiedooo
November 27th, 2009
8:54 pm
An what’s this crap that uga has more talent? Some recruiting website giving stars? AJ Green, who is hurt, then who? Josh, Morgan, Roddy, Jonathan, Anthony et al would surely beg to differ.
U-no
November 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
NCAA FBS National Ranking through 11 games –120 teams.
Category…………………..Tech……………..Georgia
Rush offense………………..2…………………. 68
Pass offense………………..116……………….. 61
Total offense……………… 12………………… 73
Scoring offense……………. 11………………… 60
Interceptions thrown……….. 5…………………. 111
Pass Efficiency……………. 4…………………. 48
Fumbles lost………………. 83………………… 10
Turnovers lost…………….. 25………………… 106
Tackles for loss allowed……. 37………………… 25
Pass sacks allowed…………. 4…………………. 11
1st down offense…………….35………………… 104
3rd down offense…………….3…………………. 73
4 down offense………………32………………… 34
Red zone offense…………….65………………… 11
Time of Possession…………..1…………………. 84
Rush defense………………..32………………… 34
Pass defense………………..78………………… 44
Total defense……………….46………………… 32
Scoring defense……………..53………………… 75
Pass intercepted…………….71………………… 91
Pass efficiency defense………94………………… 90
Fumbles recovered……………18………………… 120
Fumbles gained………………39………………… 120
Tackles for loss…………….85………………….18
Sacks………………………55………………….33
1st down defense…………….21………………… 30
3rd down defense…………….74………………… 27
4th down defense…………….59………………… 75
Red zone defense…………….54………………… 103
Net punting…………………44………………… 1
Punt return yards defense…….37………………… 88
Kickoff return………………45………………… 67
Kickoff return yards defense….93………………… 119
Turnover margin……………..28………………… 119
Fewest penalties per game…….52………………… 116
Fewest penalty yards…………37………………… 116
Tech is better in 26 out of 37 catagories tracked by the NCAA of the 120 FBS school stats through 11 games played. Georgia is better than Tech in 11 catagories.
Mike MoonPie Wilson
November 27th, 2009
8:57 pm
Me’n Cowboy Parrish, we put a canna whup-ass on Gorja Teck when we played um. We wuz good.
Larry
November 27th, 2009
8:58 pm
Dear willie martini, Here is your defensive plan tommorrow night. Put 9 in a box, double the only half decent reciever they have and there you have it. Ga 35, redneck tech 10
doggiedooo
November 27th, 2009
9:00 pm
wow.
Larry
November 27th, 2009
9:01 pm
Dear willie martini, put 9 in the box and double their only decent wideout they have and you have it.Ga 35. redneck tech 10
Scared of a mediocre team Tech?
November 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
Tech is better in those categories only because YOUR SCHEDULE SUX!
frustrated but still a dawg fan
November 27th, 2009
9:02 pm
As much as I would love to see the Bulldogs whip the Jackets, if nothing else but to get “Yellow Fuzz” who posts on here to shut up, I don’t see if happening this year unfortunately. If A.J. and Rambo were playing and if Martinez got a brain, we might have a chance.
frustrated but still a dawg fan
November 27th, 2009
9:03 pm
It pains me to admit that Tech has had a good year but I’d still like to see them play Florida, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, etc. and then we could see if they are really a great team.
SEC GUY
November 27th, 2009
9:04 pm
U-no, you don’t understand. You can’t compare stats of an ACC team with an SEC team. That’s because we play smash-mouth football, and no other conference does. We can’t help it if Utah didn’t understand this big difference last January.
U-no
November 27th, 2009
9:05 pm
Georgia is better than Tech through 11 games in these catagories:
Passing offense, Fumbles lost, Tackles for loss allowed, Red Zone Offense, Pass Defense, Total Defense, Pass Efficiency Defense, Tackles for loss, Sacks, 3rd Down Conversion Defense, and Net Punting.
doggiedooo
November 27th, 2009
9:06 pm
So, uga sucks, but they are in a good conference…. yeah, OK, I agree.
lazedog
November 27th, 2009
9:07 pm
GA Tech’s record against UGA over the last 20 yrs is 6-14. Two of those six wins occured at Grant Field (1989 and 1999). With this year’s game being played in 2009 and at Grant Field, the unfortunate reality appears to be that the planets and stars are aligned such that the Enemy may well score its once per decade home win tomorrow night.
Jus sayin.
go dogs.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:08 pm
Yeah, right. Tech couldn’t play an SEC schedule. I guess Vandy and Mississippi State aren’t in your conference, O SEC Elitist?
guy
November 27th, 2009
9:08 pm
It’s sad as a UGA fan that we should be underdogs to GT. WHAT A SHAME AND DISGRACE!
U-no
November 27th, 2009
9:10 pm
Those stats are NCAA FBS Stats of 120 teams. It isn’t a conference to conference comparison. It is where each team is ranked nationally regardless of conference played in. These stats are through all eleven games played which means both Tech and Georgia compiled a portion of those stats playing outside their conference.
Scared of a mediocre team Tech?
November 27th, 2009
9:11 pm
But the ACC is awful! I mean awful!
Frank Gordy Junior
November 27th, 2009
9:13 pm
No, dawg fans. Why do I have to tell you this every two years? We don’t serve beer, especially not Black Label. And there are no spittoons in the Varsity.
Dr. Passthrough
November 27th, 2009
9:14 pm
Solid Gold, you can’t even add
U-no
November 27th, 2009
9:15 pm
OK let’s talk about Cincinnati. Could UGA defeat them, just because they aren’t a SEC team? What about Texas? What about Boise State or TCU? Just because they aren’t an SEC team should they not be ranked and their stats thrown out? What a frickin joke! Let’s just make one conference for everybody… the frickin SEC frickin conference and thrown everything else out the dadgum window! You SEC is God Almighty over Football fans are absolutely beyond all hope! LOL!
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:17 pm
Hey “guy:” You say it’s a shame and disgrace to be an underdog to Tech. You better get used to the shame. You guys are pretty much destined to be undergogs in most of your upcoming games for the next few decades, as you continue your slide into Baylorville.
UGASlobberknocker
November 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
Dawgs win 52-49 when Reggie Ball makes guest appearance and forgets the count.
Ah, those were the days.
Nesbitt Has a PHD in Chemical Eng!
November 27th, 2009
9:20 pm
I would wrather be 6-5 in the great college town of Athens than be a good team in the worst conference and have to live in the Ghetto.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:21 pm
Yeah, you guys are right about SEC superiority. The ACC doesn’t have a coach who can even come close to the stunning stupidity displayed by Les Miles at the end of the Ole Miss game. I guess watching all that smash-mouth football scrambled his brain.
U-no
November 27th, 2009
9:22 pm
It is this very kind of ridiculous thinking, that the SEC is the only conference that counts for anything in football that calls for a playoff system so that there can be a true national champ derived from head to head confrontations on the field of play. Cincinnati could wipe the floor with any SEC team out there except for maybe Florida. TCU is no chump team either. Texas will end up being crowned the national champs if they go undefeated because the Big 12 is perceived to be a better conference than the SEC by most people outside of the South. It just is too much for you SEC homers to admit that there are teams out there that are better than you! Geez!
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:23 pm
Hey UGASlobberknocker: Instead of reminiscing about past and faded glory, why not watch Lawrence Welk?
Nesbitt Has a PHD in Chemical Eng!
November 27th, 2009
9:25 pm
We all know the SEC is always much better than the ACC. Just be happy that you aren’t 3rd or 4th in the worst conference any more.
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:26 pm
Hey, dawgies. Reggie Ball ain’t at Tech any more than Quincy Carter is at Georgia, or James K. Polk occupies the White House. Paul Johnson and Josh Nesbitt are “current events.”
stiggywiggy
November 27th, 2009
9:28 pm
Good show, dawgies. You finally recognize your team sucks, so you’re left with nothing but to boast about your conference. Thankfully, the Falcons aren’t like to be so stupid as to take consolation from the alleged strength of the NFC South.
Nesbitt Has a PHD in Chemical Eng!
November 27th, 2009
9:28 pm
Josh Nesbitt will be coaching junior high running backs in 2 years.
U-no
November 27th, 2009
9:31 pm
Tech and Clemson are going to win this weekend against SEC teams. FSU has beaten Florida before and could just slip up and make things really tough on Tebow and company… I hope they do. The SEC is supoosed to be so God Almighty tough except for the teams that have been beaten by other conference teams, then it is that they were the cellar dwellers of the SEC and it didn’t count!!! What a frickin joke!!! You can’t have it both ways you bunch of hydrant humpers! You are either in the conference that is God’s Answer to football, or you are just a bunch of redneck homers and have no sense of reality! I am beginning to think that all the jokes about inbreeding is not so much a joke but a dang reality with some of you folks.
The ACC is not the best conference in football, but it sure isn’t the worst either. Parity in the nation has made all the conferences competitive and comparable to one another and any one team out of any one conference could beat any other team from any other conference from one week to the next. Only homer hydrant humpers can’t see that or figure it out!