Tech is close to a deal with Groh to coach its defense

Your life is now complete ha meee???

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Sorry for Dave. This would be a good hire in many ways. I just wonder what the commitment to 3-4 means to current players. Do we have the guys to play it? THWG

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love the possibility he’s a great defensive coach and recruiter

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Smart on his way to Athens…Going to be fun beating you nerds over the next few years

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if tech won, it your heart of hearts, you must have held the conviction that dookies would win.

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I hope we sign him, he would improve the defense by light years. I feel sure we have good personel on the defensive side of the ball, we just need the right coach to get them going. GO JACKETS!

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MB- we don’t care about football!! Give us updates on the world of warcraft.

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Groh finished with a winning record while coaches his one year in the Meadowlands. Hardly a failure.

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Al Groh record as head coach

85-93

Ohhhh Scary !!!!!!

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BTW Mark you said dogs wouldnt cover. Wrong again

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UGA put a scare in em. With a little more depth dogs win.

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according to espn pre game shwo we have two lottery picks in our starting lineup, what they failed to mention is that we have a div 111 coach

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76-68 kentucky. Mark, i hope you didnt bet heavy on this game.

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Any of you Dawg fans that think Kirby Smart actually coaches Alabama’s defense are delusional. During the championship game Alabama called a timeout on defense ,Saban coached the defense ,Smart had his hands in his pockets playing pocket pool. I guess with GA’s long history of outstanding pocket pool players Pollock,Greene,Stafford,Cox he would fit right in.

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UGA lost to Kentucky, and that’s as it should be. It’s never a good thing when UGA’s thugs win.

Al Groh would be a good DC at Tech, I think.

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If this is true, this is a solid hire.

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Groh will fit in well with the bugs. They both have losing traditions.

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All the inbreds posting on subject is typical. Do you really think Smart would make lateral move to come to the leghumpers- what idiots. Good hire for Tech!

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You uga fans can think you own GT all you want. BP-before Paul, yea you owned us 8 out of 10. I will bet my life savings that ratio will even out as long as he stays at GT. Call his offense what you want, it is a proven winner. We lost to you this year because our defense was poor and is why CJP was quick to make the change. The man knows what he wants and knows how to win. You uga fans know it as well. So continue with your cute little remarks about “nerds, joke at coke, etc”, you better be looking behind you because someone is gaining on you fast.

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All UGA people are trash and should be stopped for traffic violations and suspended licenses, oh wait, those are the players…..well, the fans are certainly Jerry’s Kids on ther best day….whoo hoo…let’s go beat Louisiana School For The Small……unless we play a real big boy football team, then we’ll get killed and embarassed as usual….

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Maybe uga will hire Womack. Dogs always get left overs, right?

Not when we play Tech. That night we have steak

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I hear Alabama is displaying the national championship trophy at Wal-Mart. Maybe the Dawgs can display their pocket pool trophies at Family Dollar.

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See, there’s NOOOOOOOOO such thing as global warming-Earth, 4.6 billion years old, hmmmmm recorded weather data (120-130 years),get the picture, don’t let the main stream media fool you

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Tech could hire anyone and will still suck next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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(( 30-24 )) UGA over GT
hahahahahaha
(( 73-66 )) UGA over GT
hahahahahaha
(( 24-14 )) IOWA over GT
hahahahahhaha

Sure sounds like a winning tradition to me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

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Glad to hear Groh is coming to Tech. I hope we get someone as good or better! It’s good for the state for Tech to do well and I think Johnson is set to make sure he corrects any obvious weaknesses before going into next season. Whether we get Smart, the Dallas guy, or someone none of us have heard of, I see good things ahead in our rivalry. I do acknowledge that Johnson did a better job of not waiting too long to pull the trigger on definite weak spot than CMR did. But, I still take CMR any day of the week even if Tech has the hot coach right now.

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Dawg fans, go help mom take stuff to the dump or just roll over and go back to sleep. PEACE!

Nah. We are busy thinking up new sports we will kick your tails at.

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You guys better stop talkin UGA and start talkin VT….

You don’t stand a chance against us next year … Al Groh … HA!

I guess one more loser on the flats can’t hurt!

HOKIE HOKIE HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Techman, First I have to say that Tech was WAYYYY over rated. How many teams did the bees even play with a winning record?? Second, 30-24 and 73-66. Beating Tech is much sweeter than a ranking. Let me say it. State Champions!!

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This will not bake any difference.
‘UGA owns GT.

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Hey Spencer, you’re what makes the world go round and round, thanks for the info.

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GT. Al Groh would be a really good hire. Only question, does he still have the fire in his belly. The stats on his teams when he has been DC are exceptional.

UGA. You do not want Smart. Saban runs the defense at Alabama same as he did at NFL Miami & LSU. You want to hire a DC who has been there.
Smart is a DC in Name Only (DCINO for you political types).
You want the guy at the NFL Dallas team.
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You UGA grads – please go out and support Fox and his team. They took UK to the wire. He is a really fine coach but will move on if you sorry UGA fans continue to stay home at game time.

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Hey Spencer, you’re what makes the world go round and round, thanks for the info.

Anytime man anytime. Just trying to help

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I’m sick and tired of UGA fans talking about we run this state. That’s something a high school team should be talking about. What about aspiring to be like Alabama, Florida, LSU, Auburn? Hell did even finish ranked in the nation.

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I’ll say again…..we have 2 325lbs+ DT on the roster now, one will be a sophomore, the other a redshirt freshmen. IF they can be coached up AT ALL, then I say we can run a 3-4 pretty good with our current linebackers. If they can’t………..
Aside from that, I like the choice. Al Groh is an excellent football coach with an NFL success pedigree. I like it.
GO JACKETS!!!

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collegeballfan “You UGA grads – please go out and support Fox and his team. They took UK to the wire. He is a really fine coach but will move on if you sorry UGA fans continue to stay home at game time.”
UGA is a football school. not much for Bball. and sadly most fans don’t know the address. Most have never been to UGA , even for a visit. Even more sad most have jumped ship and now pull for bamma. That includes my little brother, who for years has called himself and gone by the nickname “BIG DAWG”.
How cool would it be for every one wearing college swag to have attended. The world would be a smarter place.

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Tech has peaked and is headed back to the cellar. One loss to UGA and PJ is squirting his pants. Done fired the DC. There is a reason why teams abandoned the option years ago. And tech will soon abandon the option and PJ.

Only techies could be dumb enough to be excited about an option based offense in a major BCS conference.

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Welcome to Atlanta Mr. Groh.

Enjoy your two years…..or however long it takes Paul Johnson to blame you for the fact that his defense still can’t hit anybody.

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no class.

I have stated on here that I respected Paul Johnson and his coaching ability. I still think he’s a great coach (if arrogant in that he won’t adjust his passing game to aid Nesbitt), but this stunt with Groh, if true, is classless.

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GT man — Tenuta would be a great hire, no make that a GREAT hire…..I thought he was especially effective the night he got torched 51-7

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Bring back Tenuta…..he was tremendous the night his D was torched 51-7….he would be a GREAT hire

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Al Groh has produced alot of defensive stars. This should interesting.

Ramblin Wreck for life!

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Hey Mutts!

***45-19***

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Groh will be an excellent addition to Tech’s emerging program…if UGA gets Smart (or not), and Tech gets Groh, then the UGA/GT game in November is going to be awesome. THWTBig10/12

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Groh, really…can’t Tech step up and hire a real d coordinator

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Former Defensive Coordinator under Bill Parcells when the Patriots made the Super Bowl in the mid 90’s. Also a Successful Defensive Coordinator under Parcells with the Jets. I will take that Resume any day of the week! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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For all you Tech fans who keep talking about how most Georgia fans didn’t attend the school, settle down. I attended both Tech and UGA and they were both great experiences. But, these are both state schools and every person who pays taxes in this state personally pays for part of the educational experience that those who attend state schools receive. These tax payers are owners of the school and can cheer for whoever they want to cheer for. I know a lot of people who did not graduate from either school who are bigger fans than people I knew in college. In fact, some of the largest Tech fans are ones that never went to school there but have attached themselves to the school based on its academic excellence, sports tradition and location in Atlanta. In fact, we are all more allowed to be fans of the Georgia State teams and Kennesaw State teams and Southern Polytechnic State University teams because we help fund the school. We should have much more ties to all of our college teams in Georgia than our professional teams. Yet we all say things such as “I hope the Braves do well this year. We look good on paper.” When, in reality, they don’t belong to us half as much as these college teams do. We don’t own an ounce of the Hawks, Falcons, or Braves (unless we are stockholders of the conglomerate that owns the Braves) but all of us who pay taxes have contributed a little piece to every state school in Georgia.

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Not a good hire!

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Bill… you said that UGA fans were morons for believing that Smart was a good Def. Coord. at Alabama. You said that Saban coaches the defense. Bill are you on staff at Alabama?, are you on the team?, are you the P.R. man for Alabama?
So how do you know who coaches the defense! I do have a friend, Lance Thompson, that has coached with Saban at two schools. And that would be L.S.U. and Alabama before moving to UT this past year.In fact,he was recruiter coord. and LB coach. He has told me and other friends that Saban is in on the gameplan but lets his coaches coach! And that the def. coaches, primarly the def. coord., calls the plays. And if you watch the game you see Smart calling the plays!
So Bill I know techies are known for talking before they know the facts, but you look like the moron now! You would be better served to stick to whatever you do good! It cetainly is not football!

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Ah hear David Green is now selling Avon products! So much for a uga education, he he he ha ha.

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This is all very confusing.

The bugs are going after Groh.

I will just have to bring Willie back. My hairdresser said it was never Willie`s fault.

Oh dear.

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[...] Groh to GT as DC Tech is close to a deal with Groh to coach its defense | Mark Bradley __________________ BEM "V-O-L-S Go Vols [...]

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Beez tell us who you beat in the sec that was somebody, forgot you only beat the doormats in the conference brag when you do something in sec.And finish in the top ten ,you guys are donei ts BAMA baby no 1.Your not even in top 25 finished below gt your embarrassing the sec.

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I hope Richt has someone on the radar. Need to know soon.

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Saint Simon you guys suck even worse he is losing with a recruiting class in 100,s you guys are losing with top ten classes so whos the real loser maybe uga, that would be right.

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Pretty embarassing for uga to still not have a def coord while fla does and gt is about to get an excellent one.

Other posters are right. Saban runs that defense. Smart is just there for show. And if he does leave for a demotion, he’s a idiot.

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Shawn… where did you get your info.? thats right.. Saban calls you every week and “fills you in”

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Your logic, and I really don’t think you have any, is that Smart should then go where he can run a defense! Nobody wants to be a puppet! Tell you what! Since you guys are so well connected call Saban and ask him!
I’m waiting!

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[...] blog that Al Groh is close to a deal to become Georgia Tech’s defensive coordinator. Read it here. Of course, in that same post it quotes GT coach Paul Johnson downplaying the Groh [...]

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Better hope he can coach– ’cause he can’t recruit. I live in Virginia and Al ran the Cavaliers into the ground. VT has outrecruited him at every turn. Check out The Roanoke Times top 50 HS prospects to see what I mean.

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A new decade, a new DC, a new era in GT football. Go Jackets!

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Didn’t GT win the National Championship in the 90’s? When was the last time UGA won it?

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Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has been named the next football coach at Texas Tech, the school announced Saturday.

His deal is for five years and in the range of $2 million a year, a source told ESPN.com’s Chris Low.

“It’s great to be back in the game again,” Tuberville told ESPN.com’s Ivan Maisel when reached on his cell phone in Auburn, Ala.

Texas Tech made the offer, and Tuberville accepted, a little before 2 p.m. EST.

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Who Cares, LSU, Miami, UGA, and Iowa proved that as long as you play assignment defense, the option just doesn’t cut it. With just this one factor, I bet the 2010 GSU Panthers could even beat Tech.

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UGA and Miami games were both flukes as was the Iowa game. GT played horribly. Funny thing is as horrible as GT played in the UGA and Iowa games, we were still in a position to win it at the end. Says more about UGA and Iowa then it does about GT. Johnson’s 1st year was 9 wins. 2nd year waqs 11. You see the writing on the wall – that is why so many of you come in here to blog. You are all so transparent and you don’t even realize it.

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The only chance tech is going to have will be by having a shutout defense. CPJ, you might just want to sneak an extra player or two on defense because your offense is going to be your downfall.

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UGAissolastyear, are you serious? Tech had Duke (may as well be a bye), a bye week, and still couldn’t stop UGA at HOME. Tech played how many teams with a winning record this year??

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Either your team is ranked or it isn’t. It’s that simple. If your team isn’t ranked you should probably shut your ignorant hillbilly mouth and go practice some more.

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Try playing in a tough conference and see how YOU would fare… 4 national titles in a row. Where are you ACC? Nuff said about your sub .500 teams tech played.

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How about 30-24 in Bobby Dodd stadium as our ranking hahahahaha

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Not a good choice. . . U are not a Tech fan. We won 9 in 2008, 11 in 2009. We won 7 every year with Chan. Johnson is doing great with players who were recruited by Chan to play a totally different offense. Wait until his recruits start maturing. 12 or 13 wins a year is highly likely.

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GT is ranked! UGA is just rank! PS UGA: will be looking for you in next week’s basketball rankings too.

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And I’m Santa Claus.

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YellowJacket… You must be Santa Claus and live in a fantasy land if you serioulsy believe CPJ is ever going to lead Tech to anything more than this years Orange Bowl (Loss)

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Congrats to the Dawgs on their state championship, next year they might be city champs.

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There appears to be more idiots on both sides blogging today than usual. The clean old fashioned hate seems to have turned into simply newly fashionable hatred and irresponsibility – on both sides. I hope Groh is the answer for the Jackets and I hope that we land Kirby and takes the Dawgs to the next level in the SEC and NC. It would be great to have two great teams representing the state of Georgia – sort of like Florida had a few years back with UF, FSU, and UM. We certainly have enough talent in state. Let’s compete on the field and enjoy some good natured ribbing, but the hatred shows a lack of class and dishonors your school – that’s for both sides. If you can’t represent your school with class then you are dishonoring that same school. Go Dawgs!

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Hokie,
I’m not making excuses, Va Tech is the only team that I’m worried about next year. It should be a great game.

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The Tuscaloosa Tattltale reports that “K Smart is said to be crushed at the news that Groh has been selected for the Tech job ”
What did Smart expect ?

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Paul Johnson knows the 3-4 is a good match for the players he has. It will give Tech the best chance to win out there. He’ll run a high school offense along with a NFL style defense. Now, he needs a coach to teach it. (CPJ has all the fire in the belly we need.) Go Tech!

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Lord, please keep CMR at UGA.

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Dawgs are funny. Sound like parrots. Keep writin em. We’re laughing at you.

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I’m out.
GO JACKETS!!!!

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As a Dawg fan, I really do hope that you land a top notch DC. That is what makes this Clean old Fashioned Hate so much fun and for us all to see really good games. Games that really could go either way. With that said, I hope we get one as well!. See you guys on Nov 27th!

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Kirby Smart couldn’t stop an offense with UGA talent if he had his players in tanks and Humvees. Alabama actually has talent on defense and anyone would look good coaching them. Kirby Smart will be worse than Willie if you get him. Mark my words, I will remind you next year.

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Where is UGA ranked in football? Oh, that’s right……..there not! They suck azz in football and basketball and academics. We will see your sorry azz team next year between your smelly rotten hedges with UGA VIII (If you have one) sitting his nuts on a bago ice. THWG!

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http://www.tidesports.com/article/20100109/NEWS/100109537/1011?Title=Smart-offered-UGA-job

Following Alabama’s win over Texas, UA head coach Nick Saban made some general remarks about losing assistant coaches that would suggest he would not be thrilled if Smart were to accept a coordinator’s job elsewhere.

“I’m always happy and interested for our coaches to be able to advance professionally,” Saban said Friday, “especially if it’s a professional advancement in terms of a guy being a coordinator who can go be a head coach in a situation where he has a chance to be successful.

“I’m not pleased when guys make lateral moves because it’s a little bit human nature to think – like my dad used to say, the grass is always greener on top of the septic tank. You always think it’s better someplace else. You kind of let your ego get involved and you make moves that you shouldn’t make that really aren’t in your best interest from a career standpoint. So I’m not happy when guys do that. But anybody on our staff who can move up, we would like to help them do that.”

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26.4 points per game is what your new DC’s Virginia team gave up last year. Sure he may not have been the DC at Virginia but it was his “genius” 3-4 scheme that propelled them to a fantastic 3-9 season.

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Groh would be a solid hire. If he can DC for Parcells, who defines the word demanding, not much else needs to be said. Tech had some red shirts on some really good talent this past year and Groh should have a solid core to work with.

To ‘Not a Good Choice’ if you aren’t sold on the option what is your alternative ? If Tech can develop a passing game to go with it, it’s going to be incredibly hard to stop. Admittedly, Nesbitt struggles with his passing. Poor mechanics and accuracy. It really limits things. Hopefully the future produces an accurate passer to supplement the running game (maybe JN will improve in the passing game). A clone of Tracy Ham would be nice. Many people forget he set records running AND passing in this offense.

CPJ has done a magnificent job in a short period of time. Definitely not without faults, but who is ? I thought CPJ was too slow to realize the option just wasn’t go to work to #94’s side of the Iowa defense. The guy was blowing up the dive and athletic enough to continue on to the QB when it was pulled. Tech started moving the ball when it finally figured out to run away from that beast. Too late though.
CPJ seemed hard-headed for an entire half against Iowa, as GT kept trying one of the best DL’s in the country and losing on almost every attempt.

Tech was flat as a pancake against Miami and did look leg weary. The game wasn’t as close as the score indicated. Georgia stopped the option by keeping the ball away from it. Good game plan. Not to take anything away from King or Ealey, but I believe I could have ripped off at least 100 yds. rushing with those hugh holes and I’m over 40 and overweight.

Much is made about giving a team a month to prepare negates the option. Tech absoluted imploded in every phase of the game against LSU at the Chick-Fil-A . Turnovers, failed fake punt deep in your own territory(dumb dumb dumb), stupid penalties, etc. I don’t care what offense you’re in. The offense never had a chance with that multi-phase meltdown.

I hate to focus on problems after a successful season, but the biggest problem that needs addressing is getting whipped physically on the line. Especially on the defensive side on the ball. That’s where I hope Groh’s schemes will help. Meanwhile, Tech’s DL’s and LB’s need to spend every free minute in the weight room and at the training table.

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Please read Tokyo Jacket at 7:30…..oh pups you need to wake up

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Al would be great for Tech. UVa is tough school to recruit and does not support the football program in order for it to be competitive every year. Not renewing his contract for several years killed recruiting and various player suspensions made it worse. Next UVa coach will have same problems. The less than average running game of UGA would not look all-world against an Al Groh defense. We’re headed in right direction. Already excited about next year.

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JELLO TICKS FAVORITE PUNCH LINE— YOU KNOW PUNCH( PER THEIR COACH) LINE—- IF YOU CANNOT BEAT THEM CHOKE THEM. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHHA

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I think UGA should go with Grantham! Looking at the Dallas D line tonight, they look unblockable. He could also sell on recruits playing in the NFL. I am not sure what Kirby’s role is in Alabamas success as a defense, but I am not sold on him and if he is thinking this much on taking the job, maybe he should just stay in Alabama.

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THE OLDER JELLO JOCKITCH PUNCH LINE WASSSSSSSS: IF YOU CANNOT BEAT THEM PUNCH THEM THE NEW JELLO JOCKITCH PUNCH LINE ISSSSSSSSS: IF YOU CANNOT PUNCH THEM CHOKE THEM HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA

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I see (read) that many dog fans are scared. As they should be. It’s hurting them that the baffoon (PJ) running an antiquated/high school offense possesses the “ca-jones” that they wish richt had. PJ doesn’t tolerate mediocrity or less! PJ’s a winner. Always has been, always will be!

Maybe these dog fans still think Dave Braine is still running things at GT. He’s gone folks. Been gone for a few years now.

You GA peeps better get use to the fact that PJ will be a thorn in the dogs’ side as long as he’s at GT. I saw the GT defense play 2 bad games vs. GA in PJ’s 1st 2 seasons, yet the sorry team from the ACC is 1-1 in those games. It will take GA’s best effort offensively to have a chance to beat GT. So far two great offensive efforts by the dogs has resulted in a 1-1 record vs PJ’s Jackets. Funny how GA fans assume GA will always put out great offensive efforts vs GT. Who are they going to have fired when the GA O puts up a dud vs GT (b/c they won’t stand a chance WHEN that happens, and it’s going to happen)?

I’m not saying I know a bunch about Groh, but reading some of these blogs assures me that he’s an upgrade from Wommack. And if that’s truly the case, then GA fans, you better get ready for those duds sooner than you think/wish.

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http://www.footballcoachscoop.com/Scoop.html

Georgia:
Sources tell FootballCoachScoop that former Defensive Coordinator, Willie Martinez, has met with Head Coach Mark Richt about rejoining the staff.
According to our sources, Martinez would NOT be the Defensive Coordinator.

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I think CPJ wants a guy he can trust to just completely turn the D over to, so he can devote all his focus to the O. Groh fits the bill. Besides that, money probably isn’t much of an issue with UVA keeping Groh in the dough for a while.

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Mark, can you confirm the report on footballcoachscoop.com that we’ve hired Groh?

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footballcoachscoop.com

Georgia:
Sources tell FootballCoachScoop that former Defensive Coordinator, Willie Martinez, has met with Head Coach Mark Richt about rejoining the staff.
According to our sources, Martinez would NOT be the Defensive Coordinator.

haha.

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No Mark honey,
He’s home with me tonight. Right now he’s talking to some guy named Satan….I mean Saban.

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No Mark honey, he’s home with me tonight. He’s on the phone right now with some guy named Satan…..I mean Saban.

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I guess I see your point but I am just not sure how proven he is on the college level. I know he won two ACC Coach of the Year awards but his record is horrible. Furthermore, his recruiting classes since 2005 have been marginal at best and what he has recruited has not resulted in victories on the field. This man fielded a team that was beaten by William & Mary last year. And, his team gave up 26 points to them. Hell, why wouldn’t Tech just go after Mickey Andrews? He is only two years older than Groh and he is just as accomplished as a recruiter and a defensive mind in the ACC. I am not sure if he wants to stay retired or not but it would have been worth it to check in to it. Was anyone else even considered? This sounds like a decision that was made before Wommack was even let go.

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“Mark Fox” yer doing a great job. But… Oh, C’mon! Act like you’ve been there before.

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IF it’s true, Groh would be a great hire. On his worse days, he will at least be able to make an opponent punt 2 or 3 times. That would be a major improvement over what GT put out there this year.

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Coach Dave Wommack is a class guy, an effective leader, and an the kind of old-school coach that gives “old school” a good name. I wish him the best of luck and success and really wish he had decided to stay with the program. It’s too bad it did not work out, but thank you for representing Tech and helping our young men to get smarter, faster, stronger, and better. In this age of disgraced egomaniacal coaches and felon-riddled rosters, Coach Wommack is a real man, a real coach, a real leader.

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Lets go boys, our work here is done…….(GT vs Iowa)

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I hope Groh is the right man as DC for GT. I am more concerned about the one deminsional
option offense. I believe Coach Johnson needs to at least open up with more passing. Twelve
yards in a major bowl game shows other coaches that they don`t need to worry about
defending against the pass.

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ESPN seems to think that Nesbitt’s lips can stop anyone from running the ball, since your QB sucks and helped you lose the bowl game,he would be an upgrade in play calling. Has anyone got an official measurement of his lips? they have to be the biggest lips in all of ga tech history. GA TECH SUCKS!!

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ga tech sucks

No need for racial slurs. You’re just asking to be censored. Please don’t be a Dawg fan.

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Folks I wouldnt call Ralph Friedgen a great HC at this point but he is still one of the best offensive minds in the country.

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Wow, this would be a major plus for Georgia Tech.

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There is some really low life trashy scum(gts) on this blog making derogatory remarks about a player. Go back in your hole. Go pop your pimples you low life piece of trash.
Josh Nesbitt is a class act and one hell of a QB. He had a bad bowl game which every player has every now and again. He will continue to be a leader.

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Johnson said No ? Where did you get info Mark are is that a secret?
Thanks Mark.

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The three four is perfect for Tech who cannot recruit lineman that can physically compete with nationally ranked team. What the state of Georgia has is an abundance of good athletes that are inbetweener. Brooking came to Tech as a strong safety, and was turned into a pretty good linebacker. In order to do more thing to get at the quarterback and your lineman cannot physically help the linebacker out, you need more standing players jumping around making the big offensive linemen move around and have to think.

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Al Groh is a mistake for Tech. I’ve lived here for his entire 9 year stay in Cville. He fired his son, Mike from the OC job last year so he could keep his job.

6-7 years ago, a player asked for a year off to get
his academic life in order and Groh allowed him to
leave the team. When the year was up, Groh would
not give him his scholarship back. The boy and his
dad complained all over the local papers. They were
under the impression that his scholarship would be
continued.

If Groh is considered, Tech better do lots of digging.
His record at UVA was mediocre and got worse the longer
he stayed!!

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I was in Miami in 2005 when GT held the Canes scoreless in 2nd half and won 14 to 10 to knock Miami out of the BCS. And we won again there in 2007. We use to say if only we had an offense to go along with the defense..More on Tenuta..In 2005, defense keyed the Jackets’ road victories at Auburn and Miami in 2005 as Tech allowed a combined total of 80 yards rushing to the two Top 10 teams while collecting 10 sacks and forcing six turnovers. Tech held the Hurricanes to 237 total yards and 1-for-14 on third downs, while limiting Georgia, another Top 10 foe, to 266 total yards. Following the Miami game, Tenuta was named National Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.com as well as National Defensive Coordinator of the Week by the Master Coaches Survey. Tenuta’s unit grabbed 21 interceptions, the most by a Tech defense since 1990, and led the ACC in turnover margin.

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((((30-24)))) Me hurt. Me want mommy.

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Smart would be crazy to leave Bama. Here’s why. If smart goes to UGA he’ll be the “coach in waiting” to replace Richt whenever he finally retires, leaves or gets fired. If he stays at Bama, people will continue to notice his work and he’ll be a head coach in 1-2 years tops. Anybody who has Smart’s best interest at heart will realize that he will become a head coach much sooner if he stays at Bama. I don’t think anybody here has Smart’s best interest at heart though.

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GT VET LOL Hoop dawgs just spanked GT a few nights ago. You guys crack me up.

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I’ve looked at the resumes of Smart and Groh as defensive coordinators….not as head coaches. No comparison. You could write a book on what Groh has accomplished and who he has coached under….Smart couldn’t fill a chapter of reading material. Alabama’s D won’t skip a beat as long as Saban is head coach and keeps his hands on the defense. Groh isn’t/won’t be the head coach and anyone who followed UVA knows it was the short comings of their offense that caused UVA to faulter.

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GT fan, you do not want any part of Al Groh. He isn’t personable, he can’t make decisions, and he won’t accept a subordinate role, despite what he’ll say. He is only in this to keep his power base to help his walking popcorn fart of a son (Mike, who never succeeded in any of his assignments at UVA) get back into coaching, after being relegated to a GA role with Nick Saban. Groh gets a lot of credit for being a genius with LB’s, but come on! How hard was it to make LT look like a star? It should tell you something that Bill Parcells isn’t trying to get Al Groh to take his open LB coach job.

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For those spouting off commentary about the statistical ranking of UVA’s defense – go check out where their OFFENSE was ranked last year and you will know why the defense was not ranked higher. You can’t have 20 3 and outs during the course of a game and NOT have your defense be tired. As much as I disliked the final years of Groh, the bottom line is that as his own defensive coordinator his defenses were excellent – but because his offenses were so bad it put too much pressure on the defense. With the quintuple option GT runs and with the ball control offense, people SHOULD be scared of GT if they get Groh. And this from a non-GT fan.

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If Groh is so great why couldn’t he win at UVA? We need new young blood not a retread.

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Tech was the NC in 90 and the AJC, Macon Telegraph and even the Columbus Journal said so.

In those days I travled all over the USA and in Denver, COlorado was the NC that year and In Chicago, ND was. In Miami the Hurricanes were declared NC by boht the NY Times and the MIami Herald. See? That year of 1990 NC was truly the “mythical” NC. HAHAHAHAHA

Tech won it with about 3 or 4 schools and in the Korean War, when most men in the uSA were off fighting OBama’s COMMIE pals.

Gooooooooooooooooo Dogs.

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Taking table scraps and KEEN CHOICES for DHC, how’s that DC search going over there in athens? You mutts been looking for a while, now….AMAZING, that noone is chomping at the bit!

Tech’s NC in 1990?, hate all you want…..Tech has 4 NCs and uga has 2….denial is an ugly thing!

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Officially, gat tech is leading the nation in one stat, amazingly, and that is having the biggest bug lips in all of college football. When the camera is on your QB all you can see is a stupid bee on the side of a helmet and massive lips. there is no racial slur involved in the fact that ga tech has one thing, and one thing only going for it, huge lips. rock on!! roll tide!!!!

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Gas station clerk asked if I was a Bulldog fan. When I said “No,” he looked at me like I shot his dog. I mean, I DID, but still. 
(3-4, 3-4, ready, *break*)

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I expect that GT will ask the NBA thug Crittendon to bring his pistol to graduation and address the proud 2010 graduates.What do REAL TECH fans think of this? I do not want to hear from teen thugs with no job and no education that plink, plink, plink all day at home on mom’s PC eating HUGE BAGS of chips and sipping Urange soft drinks. By the way …………OBAMA will TAX all the over weight slobs that live this way with his new HC tax and spend bill.

Kirby will be in place SOON and the 5 stars will be standing in line. We are knee deep with them anyway over in Athens. Groh? Used car he is. Washed up and over the hill and fired twice.

Go Dogs.

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When an APD squad car roars past GF@HBDS, I heard that safety # 37 heads for the basement to get lost and outta sight. Is that true?

If true, um ah ………why??? Can anyone fill me in on this???

Oh yeah, how are my men J Hamilton and R. Houston doing? Have they gotten out yet???

Gooooooooooooooooo Dogs. Sic em !!! 1-8, 4-15 and yes, 30-24 and the Urange Bowl had 34,000 fans

Go Dogs.

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Mark Bradley, nothing against Al Groh, his DC stats are decent but I wince at his head coaching stats, yuck..losing to Wm and Mary….disagree with you calling Tenuta overrated…Tenuta won at Miami in 2005 and held Canes scoreless in 2nd half, thus the demise of Coker… and also won again in 2007 as well as winning in Blacksburg too. That is not an easy thing to accomplish. GT needed an offense to go with that defense. Do not know if Tenuta was not offered a chance to stay on or left because GT did not offer him the head coaching position, but overall Tenuta did a good job.

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I’d agree with “Settle Down’s” point and take it further: I can pull for anyone I want, not because I graduated there, or went there, or pay taxes that support a school…. but simply because I want to. No laws against that. Yet.

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