Live from the Joke by Coke, and the Evil Genius = hope
The ideal Christmas gift for a Dawg fan? Not this. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Understand: In my entire life, I have never thought of Bobby Dodd Stadium as the Joke by Coke, but seeing as how I’m tasked with chatting live tonight from a Georgia perspective I thought I’d get in the spirit. But that, I should report, is where it ends. No cracks about John DUI-berry. Or Reggie Ball. (Well, maybe only one or two.) Everything else will be straight down the middle. Fair and balanced, as we say here at Fox News.
And we at Fox News have learned that the Ol’ Ball Coach doubled the score on young Dabo of Swinney, which has the effect of doing two things near and dear to Georgia fans’ hearts. First, it devalues the ACC title game, in which the North Avenue Trade School — sorry, couldn’t t resist just one more — will take part, and it also offers further proof that the ACC isn’t exactly a fortress of a league.
South Carolina entered having lost five of 11 games, same as Georgia. South Carolina had lost to Georgia by four points on Sept. 12, two days after Georgia Tech beat Clemson by three. So comparative scores were pretty close. (Not that comparative scores tell us much, but hear me out.) And today the Evil Genius whipped his in-state rival 34-17.
Can it happen in another state championship game? Honesty compels me to say I don’t think so, but I’ve been wrong about this game twice in the past three years. I figured Tech would handle Georgia in 2006 given that the Jackets were ranked and headed for the ACC title tilt — sound familiar — and the Bulldogs had needed an upset of Auburn just to get to 7-4. And I figured Georgia would still be too much for the Jackets were — for a half. Then things changed.
I see Georgia scoring some points on Tech. I see Tech scoring a lot more on Georgia. I’ve been saying 42-27 for two weeks, and yesterday I asked you kind folks for your thoughts on the matter. At last check, the semi-consensus among respondents was that the Jackets would win big or Georgia would win close. I’d bet on the latter if I bet. Which I do not. So feel free to disregard my gambling advice.
Please also feel free to join us as we discuss the game from a Georgia angle tonight. I’ll be here until it ends, which I figure will be at 11:29 p.m. EST. And it had better be. My print deadline is 11:30. But that’s problem, not yours. And I look forward to your company on what promises to be an intriguing night.
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GTbill
November 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
Hats off to UGA. I said earlier that this would be a close game and could go either way. Can’t blame injuries because Ga was without Greene and Rambo. Just was to strong in the running game tonight. Hope we can improve our defense so the games will continue to be competitive in the coming years. Oh well only 364 days of abuse left until next year’s game.
Go Tech
Heath
November 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
Oh, cosmic order is restored! Global warming is a hoax! Georgia Tech Yellow Girls are #2 in the state again. Ahhhhh!!!!!
bees suck
November 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
hahahahahahah 30-24
CPJ Coach of Year
November 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
FIRE PAUL JOHNSON NOW!!!!!
Recruiting is a lost cause. Why would any 4 or 5 star recruit want to play in the ACC much less this joke we call an offense.
Let CPJ go to Notre Dame…pleeaseeee!!!
TXDawg
November 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
TCU is going to crush either GA Tech or Clemson in the Orange Bowl.
gatorhator
November 28th, 2009
11:52 pm
new bulldog is not all white who cares keep him he is tha dawg now
Tim
November 28th, 2009
11:52 pm
GT thought Georgia would roll over and play like Jacksonville St.
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:52 pm
hmmmmmmmmm…. so I wonder how the commentators will announce the ACC championship game next week,,,,,I can hear them now… “well sean, both teams had a little set back last week”
The Grinch
November 28th, 2009
11:52 pm
We’ve beaten tech 8 of the past 9 years. Yeah, the rivalry’s back alright. BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
LESD
November 28th, 2009
11:53 pm
If there are any Jacket fans hanging around for your punishment, can you please explain the play-calling at the end of the game from your genius head coach? Throwing bombs with plenty of time on the clock? Face it, Richt is 8-1 vs. Tech for a reason.
cantondawg
November 28th, 2009
11:53 pm
I would like to congratulate GT on a great season. 10-2 in second year under CPJ is a great accomplishment. I hope that you guys win the ACC next week and bring the trophy to Georgia.
eatmydawgcrap
November 28th, 2009
11:53 pm
Where the hell are all the techies at who were talking Sh*@??? Big bunch of Pu$$ies!!
bees suck
November 28th, 2009
11:54 pm
Yes, it made our season, but awe still wont give our players a ring for this. We are used to beating the NERDS. 30-24 hahahahaha
ldh
November 28th, 2009
11:54 pm
How ironic these writers for the ajc who said UGA was in trouble.Coach PJ had his program ahead of UGA.Even in our worst season in 13 years we still beat TECH,wait we shoved it down their throats.Hey to saint simons mom ,you might want to hide all of the sharp objects.GT has a nice gimmick offense ,but will never win on a regular basis.GO DAWGS!
PAUL HAS A SMALL JOHNSON
November 28th, 2009
11:54 pm
HELLO THIS IS PAUL JOHNSON
IM ARROGANT I CANT BE BEAT
NO ONE HAS STOPPED MY MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION VEER
WE HAVE OTHER FISH TO FRY THAN WORRY ABOUT GA
gatorhator
November 28th, 2009
11:54 pm
no dont fire bobo had a great run scheme almost a wildcat thing but there was a variation bootleg thing it worked
Bullfrog
November 28th, 2009
11:54 pm
So your telling me that UGA and USC are playing for the ACC title? I dont want to rout for a team that plays in the sorry, candy ass ACC…Those guys suck!
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:55 pm
hey bradley, here is how they will call the SEC championship game next week….. “both teams come into this game undefeated, number 1 and 2 in the nation” for the ACC they will say ….. “both teams come into tonights game with loses last week to unranked SEC teams and are now number 12 and 24 in the nation” the acc is a joke….. hahahahahah
Tech is soft
November 28th, 2009
11:55 pm
Last year was a fluke, Tech fans. Meet the new reality. Same as the old reality.
ron_mexico
November 28th, 2009
11:55 pm
enjoy the acc championship.
gapeewee
November 28th, 2009
11:56 pm
THANK YOU DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DawgByte
November 28th, 2009
11:56 pm
Today’s results:
SEC 3 ACC 0
UGA beat the number 7 team in the BCS by absolutely dominating on the line of scrimage. We ran over Tech, we ran around Tech and we ran thru Tech. They had no answer for guys who were bigger and stronger.
This is the tri-fecta:
1. We restored order by beating Tech.
2. Willie Martinez has just coached his last regular season game as DC.
3. Russ is 1-0!
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:57 pm
sec championship to undefeated teams, #1 and #2 in the nation……….
acc championship to teams which lost to unranked sec teams and are #12 and #24 in the nation…….
the acc is a joke
DawgByte
November 28th, 2009
11:58 pm
Where are the bug fans? LMAO!!!!!!!!!!
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:58 pm
boy I bet the orange bowl is excited now!!!!!
bugsquacher
November 29th, 2009
12:00 am
hey bradley,,,, you said earlier tonight even if uga focuses tonight the picture is grim…. yeah its grim for the bugs…..
bugsquacher
November 29th, 2009
12:00 am
hey tech,,,,,, hurts when you get knocked out of the top 10, especially when its UGA THAT DOES IT!
mash a bug
November 29th, 2009
12:03 am
hey where are all the tech fans?
big_fort
November 29th, 2009
12:05 am
Alright! Russ is 1-0 against the Bugs.
mash a bug
November 29th, 2009
12:06 am
hey saint simons….30-24……hahahahahah (get used to it
gatorhator
November 29th, 2009
12:08 am
wow acc champs can go to the gator bowl
JB
November 29th, 2009
12:09 am
OK, no need to get excited on either side. UGA has great young skill players but no new QB and the whole DL is going to the NFL. Tech will get better as it adds to their system, unfortunately it just doesn’t work here. Paul Johnson, there is a reason your offense has gone flat lately: This is D1 football!!!
gatorhator
November 29th, 2009
12:09 am
no acc team deserves a bcs bid
bryan pitney
November 29th, 2009
12:10 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA. Even when we suck 8-1. Who’s program is hurtin? We have Martinez you awful bugs. Your best year and where do you go?
mash a bug
November 29th, 2009
12:16 am
I wonder where tech will be ranked after this abortion?
bryan pitney
November 29th, 2009
12:17 am
30-24 HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHHHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHHHA
mash a bug
November 29th, 2009
12:20 am
hey it was the “joke by the coke”……TECH WAS THE JOKE….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Tailback U
November 29th, 2009
12:35 am
I am channeling my inner Denny Green to say that the Jackets are
WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! Let them collect their trophies fron
the AJC since Schultz and Bradley were all too willing to crown their
sorry arses. Let this be a lesson for every so called Dawg fan
who predicted we would get blown out. We are Georgia, they are Tech..
That should be all that is needed to be said. Go Dawgs!!!
Demosthenes
November 29th, 2009
12:52 am
The better athletes won, like they usually do. Most Tech fans (true Tech fans, not bandwagoneers), know they lose to UGA because UGA has better athletes. UGA is bigger, stronger, & faster. It showed tonight. Some poor play calling kept GT in it, and Willie’s lack of ability to adjust kept it interesting, but UGA was obviously the superior team…in a down year to Tech’s overachieving year. Tech fans knew this was coming, they feared it, and wouldn’t admit it. I said it before, and pissed off a bunch of Tech fans, but UGA is better. Tech players grow up wanting to play at UGA; they just aren’t good enough. It’s true that the occasional recruit slips in, but UGA doesn’t lose the recruiting wars to Tech. They have to play UGA with the handicap of inferior talent; they always will. That is the reason Tech hates UGA; they have an inferiority complex because they are (in fact) inferior.
Good luck in the ACCCG, but remember that whatever poor treatment you get from UGA fans this year, you brought on yourselves. You’ve got to learn to respect your superiors, even when you eek out an occasional win, or they will make you pay for it in spades. Too many Tech fans were awful over the last year. They will cause a heavy-handed response from the UGA fan-base this year. You get what you give and then some.
It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog.
Georgia Tech Virgin
November 29th, 2009
12:52 am
Why is my cornhole sore? Did I…score??
LizDawg
November 29th, 2009
12:55 am
42-27 Mark? Really? Try 30-24 Dawgs on for size, TOTAL and COMPLETE DOMINATION in the running game by the Dawgs!
JDM
November 29th, 2009
1:15 am
Kudos to UGA for winning by sticking to a simple strategy: Running up the middle works, their defense isn’t adapting to it, keep pounding away. After two seasons of loving the offense and hating the defense, I think I share similar sentiments as most of doggie nation. Junk the Def. Coord. and get someone with a clue. In the end, this should be a much more interesting era of ballgames now that the lifelessness of Chan Gailey is over and gone. Regardless of asinine comments, CPJ is still a solid, proven coach with a record to back it up. People can make remarks all they want, but sitting on a 10-2 record and playing for a conference championship is more than most can boast about. Glad to see CMJ has some in-state competition once again. Enjoy your win while it lasts, doggies. We’ll see you next year in your house.
JDM
November 29th, 2009
1:16 am
Make that CMR. Whoops.
Frank Wren
November 29th, 2009
1:56 am
and playing for a conference championship
What conference? The ACC? What a joke
50 year Tech Fan
November 29th, 2009
3:13 am
It was a tough game to lose. The whole stadium was electric tonight. Ga just played 4 Quarters and Tech only got 2. I could not find any Tech radio on the way back to Toccoa, Dan Radokovich needs to improve this situation immediately. So I listened in tothe dogs radio, and just like clock work, even the announcers were making very disparging remarks as most of the Red Necks do. Im salute the dogs, they got the better of us tonight but be civil if you can find a way to do so. Remember what goes aroung comes around. One game is not going to throw cold water on a great season, 10-2 still trumps 7-5 don’t you think?? CPJ is even up agter 2 seasons and a great improvement over previous teams. I do hope coach can get a defensive co=ordinator be next year. It is awful hard to score more than the opponent when they are putting 30 plus on the board. Go Jackets beat Clemson next week.
DawgVoiceofReason
November 29th, 2009
3:55 am
How ’bout them Dawgs!!! And what a great ending, guaranteed to be a bitter pill for Tech fans (mainly the losers like m, St. Simons, and Yellow Fuzz) to swallow. They won’t get over this one for years. Their “brilliant” coach self-destructs by abandoning his successful running game and then their best receiver drops the ball to end the game. Just fantastic!
HBTD!!! 30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24…30-24
Dawgs Win!! Dawgs Win!! Dawgs Win!!
Duke
November 29th, 2009
7:16 am
You nerds actually believed the AJC’s garbage about how GT was now the dominant program in the state….if UGA had the luxury of playing in the ACC we would be 10-1 as well….last year was a fluke…if Richard Samuel does not fumble a kickoff then last night would have been NINE (9) in a row!!!!! Saint Simons, 30-24!!!!!!
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Bo Doodly
November 29th, 2009
9:25 am
Speaking of cornholing…where’s Yellow Fuzz and Saint Simons?
Bo Doodly
November 29th, 2009
9:26 am
Got to admire pussies like Yellow Fuzz and Saint Simon, probably won’t see their sorry azzes again this year…..bwahahahahahahahahahaha (((((30-24))))) you pieces of shyot!