By beating Ohio State, Tech can turn haters into bee-lievers
Gani Lawal is among the reasons Georgia Tech has an inside edge. (AP photo)
Milwaukee – For no apparent reason, a Georgia Tech fan stood in the Bradley Center on Friday and, during pregame warm-ups, exhorted the Jackets by yelling, “History!” Turns out the guy was just premature.
History wasn’t on the line in Round 1 — No. 10 seeds oust No. 7’s all the time — but it will be Sunday. And it’s not history of the NCAA tournament factoid sort; it’s history as in memory, in legacy. If the Jackets lose tomorrow, we’ll recall them as a team that flirted with its potential but didn’t quite deliver. If it wins, everything changes.
If the Jackets win, we won’t much care that they were 7-9 in the ACC and were swept by Florida State and finished the regular season with consecutive losses. We’ll see them as a team that took its time learning how to play but one that, at the last possible moment, aced the final exam. We’ll see this as the second-best team of Paul Hewitt’s tenure, the team that reminded us — at a time when we’d all but forgotten — that this coach is more than a man with a golden contract.
The Jackets who were 20 minutes from missing the Big Dance stand 40 minutes from the Midwest Regional semis in St. Louis. They won’t be favored against Ohio State — then again, they weren’t favored against Oklahoma State on Friday — but they’ll have much in their favor.
They’re bigger than this OSU. (Let’s face it: Tech’s bigger than just about anybody.) They’re deeper. They have a guard in Iman Shumpert who defused Big 12 player of the year James Anderson of Oklahoma State in Round 1, and as it happens the Buckeyes’ best player also is a tall guard. His name: Evan Turner.
More than matchups, there’s also this: The team that Hewitt has described as “snakebit” during its regular season has played five close games in nine days and won four. The Jackets beat Maryland on a night they generated more turnovers than hoops. They beat North Carolina after trailing by 10 at the half. They beat Oklahoma State without scoring a basket in the final eight minutes. They are, as the saying goes, finding a way.
Forget snakebit. There’s a growing sense that these Jackets are coalescing in a way Hewitt’s finest team did. Tech reached the 2004 Final Four by winning five games that could have been lost in the final minute. Back then it was Jarrett Jack and Will Bynum making outrageous shots and everyone defending. There’s no Jack or Bynum on this roster, but the defense has been similarly unyielding.
Loading ...“This is no slap on Ohio State,” Gani Lawal said Saturday, “but the way our defense has been we feel like we can stop anybody, even the player of the year.”
To stop now would leave potential unmet. The Jackets didn’t convene in October hoping to slip into the NCAA tournament as a 10th seed and leave after the first weekend. “We did have expectations of how good we could be,” Zachery Peacock said. “And now we’re becoming a unit. We’re all working together.”
They are. But our lasting view of these Jackets will turn on what happens, or doesn’t happen, against the Buckeyes and Evan Turner. “If we win, and we do plan to win, we can get a lot of people riding behind us,” Peacock said. “I guess you could could them ‘haters’. We can win a lot of people over.”
At stake Sunday: A berth in the Sweet Sixteen and the biggest NCAA upset ever posted by a Tech team, but for these Jackets there’s something even more essential at play. They can validate themselves. They can turn haters into fans. They can rewrite their chapter of history.
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SF Jacket
March 20th, 2010
5:05 pm
Mark, Couldn’t agree more. I hope they win for a number of reasons, but mostly because I love watching GT do well. Also, I’m a pretty big CPH supporter, I’ll be honest, with the reason being I think a great coach gets his players to play great D, get to the line, and create open looks, which this team does well. Now that they’re sinking shots, I couldn’t be happier.
john willson
March 20th, 2010
5:09 pm
Second!!
Eman
March 20th, 2010
5:16 pm
GT will beat OSU !!
mowreck
March 20th, 2010
5:17 pm
third!!
mowreck
March 20th, 2010
5:18 pm
And also, we gonna beat Ohio St. like they stole something! .. (I hope).
GO JACKETS!!!
ACC Hoops #1
March 20th, 2010
5:20 pm
GO TECH!
Henry
March 20th, 2010
5:23 pm
Mark, been a fan for a number of years and always enjoy your opinions. I was wondering what your thoughts are about Peacock and a possible pro career? He’s definitely not as flashy as Favors or Lawal, but it seems to me that his ability to step outside and shoot might be a good asset for a pro team. Do you think he might be a 2nd round guy or possibly make a team as an undrafted free agent (like Mario West did)? D League? Thanks.
Conyers Tech Fan
March 20th, 2010
5:27 pm
I am such a great GT fan that I cannot watch their games anymore. Takes everything out of this 73 year old. I just hope that when I get the nerve to look at the final score it will be good news. This team has already exceeded my personal expectations and I hope for at least one more win.
Steve
March 20th, 2010
5:33 pm
Go Buckeyes! Beat Tech
Bob in SF
March 20th, 2010
5:33 pm
The loveliest thing I saw yesterday was that they ran several different inbounds sets and plays after all the struggles in the ACC tourney. Hewitt might finally be coaching them up.
Bob Horner had a sweet compact swing
March 20th, 2010
5:41 pm
well written Mark….you are correct if they win tomorrow all is forgiven….I’m pulling for St. Mary’s what a great team…those guys are a “basketball team”….and Tennessee…when they play well they are awesome, they beat Kansas this year…
WA Tech Fan
March 20th, 2010
5:44 pm
OSU will have problems from the get go. I look for Tech to place emphasis on DEFENSE, shake up ad make OSU’s offense timid, and Tech will take the ball inside while on offense, to draw fouls on OSU. Tech’s strategy is to not wait for USO to show themselves; Tech will take the game to OSU.
todd grantham
March 20th, 2010
5:45 pm
Mark, is it snowing in lovely Milwaukee?
Ozzy
March 20th, 2010
5:46 pm
Just because people (including me) were frustrated as hell with the underperformance doesn’t make us “haters”. I would say the opposite. People who see your potential and want you to meet it are the definition of fans to me. That said, that was a heck of an effort yesterday. I wish it would have been there against Georgia, Florida State (twice), Dayton, and Virginia Tech. Not hating – just trying to deliver a wake up call to our scholarship athletes and millionaire coach, that’s all. Let’s call it “tough love”.
ASHEVILLE DAWG
March 20th, 2010
5:47 pm
Put me in the doubter category. I watched all year as they lost game after game they should win. Hewitt didn’t become a great coach when the ACC tourney started. I expect Ohio St. to blow the Jackets back to Georgia.
Waylon Jennings
March 20th, 2010
5:48 pm
let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas.
CJ
March 20th, 2010
5:52 pm
If the Jackets lose today, we’ll recall them as a team that flirted with its potential but didn’t quite deliver
Um tech plays tomorrow.
BCWRECK
March 20th, 2010
5:54 pm
I can see an OSU team flustered with the best defense that they have seen all year. Tech will play smothering D.
Tech’s Offense will be impressive from the 2 Bigs, and they will have some good guard play and outside shooting along with the turnovers.
Free Throws will not matter, just like they did not against OkSt.
Every possible analysis, play, matchups, free throws, talent, calls by the refs, momentum, contracts, and anything else, will not matter.
What will happen is a 3 point game with 1:00 left. It will be a classic “Hewitt Toss Up” outcome.
Brian
March 20th, 2010
5:55 pm
Go No Iowa!
Ozzy
March 20th, 2010
5:58 pm
I’m not sure how you figure making 24 of 25 free throws was not important BCWRECK. If they would have shot anywhere close to that percentage from the line all year, they would have probably won five or six more games.
I’d call that crucial to winning anymore games in the tournament. It’s a must for good teams. Remember Memphis? Good team, lost because they couldn’t shoot free throws.
Rick
March 20th, 2010
5:59 pm
BC
Free throws didn’t matter? Are you insane? Tech got almost 40% of their points at the line. And think of it this way. If they shot 75%, which is pretty good, they would have been tied at the end. I would hardly say free throws don’t matter. They have mattered all season going back to the Dayton, Fsu and Uva losses.
Harry
March 20th, 2010
6:00 pm
BCWRECK….this is the most stupidest quote i’ve read on AJC comments today.
“Free Throws will not matter, just like they did not against OkSt.”
Satchmo
March 20th, 2010
6:03 pm
This team is still puzzling, but jelling at the right time, hard to believe you check the cell phone use age and presto a team finally playing together. Makes you wonder about our society and how disconnected we are to one another. Oh well hope it works big time tomorrow.
BravesFan79
March 20th, 2010
6:04 pm
Wouldnt that be something if N. Iowa knocked off Kansas! I see GT getting past OSU.
BCWRECK
March 20th, 2010
6:06 pm
If Tech made 15 or 25 free throws against OkSt, it still would have been a 3 point game with 1:00 left.
I would have bet a $1000 dollars on that as well.
Help me here Mark.
BrokeBackJacket
March 20th, 2010
6:07 pm
Man oh man…..CPH must one hellaciously sturdy bandwagon…all the jumping on and off and it is still standing!!!
Who cares…GT lost the only basketball game that mattered this year!
Go Dawgs!
Football…DITTO!!!
Ozzy
March 20th, 2010
6:07 pm
That would be cool BravesFan. If you guys haven’t watched St. Mary’s yet, try to catch their next game. St. Mary’s and Mizzou are two fun teams to watch.
Ozzy
March 20th, 2010
6:08 pm
How’d the poodles do last night BrokeBack? When do they play next?
WNC Jacket
March 20th, 2010
6:10 pm
Free throws definitely do matter and will matter greatly against OSU. Without free throws we wouldn’t be playing Sunday! Go Tech- keep it going!!!
GT88
March 20th, 2010
6:12 pm
Why is it that we need to fire CPH if he loses to Maryland (and we end up in the NIT) but somehow we put together a nice 3 or 4 game run and everrything is great and he is a great coach? Which is it? We sound like Ga fans wanting to fire CMR. Crazy. It is maddening to see 8 turn overs in a row and no inbounds play but look at the big picture. Hewitt is a fine coach and a quality representative for the Institute. I do wish that he would kiss and make up with Bradley. The spat seems immature and I have not seen the slight from the AJC. If we can make 96% from the line again I like our chances.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
6:17 pm
Great to hear all the praises from the ex Tech hating, current Tech respecting, Dawg nation.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
6:22 pm
BrokeBackJacket
“Football…DITTO!!!”
You got that right AH! Just like in football, our team is playing long after your guys have cleaned out their lockers. Unless you guys were able to get some type of Shreveport pick up tournament
Hahahahahaha
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Wade_Marquette
March 20th, 2010
6:38 pm
YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make a run to the final four. GO JACKETS.
Decatur Tech Fan
March 20th, 2010
6:40 pm
Win tomorrow for your job, then make Sweet 16 every year for four or five…if butler can do it, why cant you Peeeeuuuwitt?
Mark Bradley
March 20th, 2010
6:43 pm
Thanks, Henry. I don’t know if Zachery Peacock will get drafted — I doubt he will, truth be told — but he could find a place in the NBA. He’s a big man who can shoot.
indianman
March 20th, 2010
6:44 pm
all you people think tech can beat ohio state i know a brain doctor your can see
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
6:44 pm
Tech is a tough team to scout. If you watch game film of anything but a very recent game, you just don’t get the picture.
Mark Bradley
March 20th, 2010
6:45 pm
Belated kudos to SF for being first, by the way.
bruce mac
March 20th, 2010
6:46 pm
Yes Mark, and if your Aunt had a mustache? All the haters will be back tomorrow after the Buckeyes take Yech to the wood pile. I do appreciate that they won one though, now all the yechsters will want to keep their coach for two more years or maybe longer. As if they could really afford to do anything else.
rainman
March 20th, 2010
6:49 pm
Make no mistake, Tech is the dog and should be — but, we do have a decent chance. We can’t expect 96% from the line and it would be nice if they could score a few more points, but as long as the defense keeps us in the game — anything can happen.
If we could knock-off OSU we would play Tennessee to get to the elite eight where we would have to play Kansas to get to the final four. If that miracle happened, we would have to play Kentucky to get to the championship game.
todd grantham
March 20th, 2010
6:49 pm
Mark, what’s on the agenda for tonight?
Mark Bradley
March 20th, 2010
6:49 pm
I agree, rainman. The Jackets have a shot.
Dave from GT
March 20th, 2010
6:51 pm
Kansas is goin down! Too bad the game has to compete with that idiot Pelosi and Healthcare!
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
6:54 pm
I also think that we should differentiate between the haters and those who were frustrated at recent seasons and this season until the very end. Some frustration was justified but the vitriole was not and that’s pretty much what I’ve been saying all along.
Dave from GT
March 20th, 2010
6:56 pm
Techno,…. you are a dork! Just read what you wrote. What kind of nonsense?
Hewitt is a pretty good guy and a damn good coach.
The NBA needs to take a couple seasons off to let the team develop.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
6:57 pm
Kansas down 10 Mark, you should kept your promise to yourself.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
7:02 pm
Dave from GT, I never said anything bad about Hewitt personally and I agree he is a pretty good coach, sometimes damn good but does that mean that constructive criticism is out of bounds. You’re just the other side of the extremist coin.
Mark Bradley
March 20th, 2010
7:03 pm
Kansas has destroyed me at least 10 times. You’d think I’d learn. But nope.
Dave from GT
March 20th, 2010
7:05 pm
I never understood why we have “Cremins” arena. Whack Hyder arena…. OK. I say that we rename the arena to Paul Hewitt arena after he retires with 2 or 3 national titles at GT!
Besides, the man eats a mean plate of BBQ!
Come to think of it , Hewitt would have been a much better selection than Obama!.
Dave from GT
March 20th, 2010
7:08 pm
Mark….. you are part of the drive bye media…… we expect you to expect Kansas to win.
That’s what keeps you honest!
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
7:11 pm
We have Cremins arena because before he came to Tech, Tech basketball was NOTHING! Getting into the ACC brought him here and he built the program.
todd grantham
March 20th, 2010
7:13 pm
Mark, who are you picking to take Kansas down?
todd grantham
March 20th, 2010
7:15 pm
I predict that Georgia will be in the NCAA tourney in 2012. And a force to be reckoned with.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
7:34 pm
Kansas coming back. Still plenty of time but not too much of a margin of error.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
7:38 pm
Hmmm, Northern Iowa is having a lot of trouble getting the ball in bounds.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:43 pm
way to bradley pick kansas again next year
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:43 pm
he goy shoved out
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:45 pm
fiasco! ku is pu
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:47 pm
bradley is tearing up his bracket sheet
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pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:49 pm
ku falls
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
7:53 pm
Another 1 bites the dust.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:54 pm
ha ha ha
BravesFan79
March 20th, 2010
7:55 pm
Now that Kansas is knocked off, if GT beats OSU they have a clear path to the Final 4!!
GOOD JOB N. IOWA!! A collection of white dudes no major school would give a chance to because because they were “un-athletic”. Never count out pure shooters!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
7:56 pm
osu and ky in the finals. take it to vegas baby!
BravesFan79
March 20th, 2010
7:57 pm
And 99.9% of all brackets just got screwed up. Love it… ANYTHING is possible in sports!
That’s why college basketball is so much better than college football!
ThrowdownG
March 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
Bracket Busted! Hey Northern Iowa, how do you like your BBQ’d Jayhawk?
MarchRules
March 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
Rock, CHOKE, Jayhawk! Rock, CHOKE, Jayhawk! Ahahahahaha
BravesFan79
March 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
IndianaMan: So im guessing OSU has 2 future first round draft picks in their frountcourt… whats that? Face it, your team is from a weak league, and dosent have the NBA talent that GT has!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:02 pm
cant wait to read bradleys collum
Tech vs. Round 2
March 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
“Now that Kansas is knocked off, if GT beats OSU they have a clear path to the Final 4!!”
I bet Kansas thought that too “Northern Iowa? East street to the Sweet 16!”
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
8:05 pm
March madness!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:06 pm
osu doesnt have someone who tech has….HEWITT. OSU WINS
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:08 pm
go mo valley conference!
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
8:10 pm
Yeah, pantherswin, don’t worry about Tech at all, lol.
bake
March 20th, 2010
8:17 pm
wreck tech! gt fans are about as loyal as falcons fans. GO BUCKS!!!
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
8:17 pm
Earliest loss for a #1 seed since Kentucky in 2004.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
8:18 pm
Bake, my comment was sarcasm in case it didn’t come through.
Satchmo
March 20th, 2010
8:21 pm
Why not Ga. Tech. How’s everybody’s bracket doing?
Gordon
March 20th, 2010
8:27 pm
Proud of the heart the team is showing, but 2 weeks don’t cancel out 5 years. There is just too much statistical evidence over too long a time to believe that Hewitt is a good coach. However, this team is talented enough to beat anyone on a given night. I’m enjoying this as long as I can.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
8:28 pm
The #1 and #3 seeds are out in our region. #4 Maryland plays #5 Mich St tomorrow. #6 Tenn is in the sweet 16. So if we win tomorrow our region will have either 4 or 5, 6, 9 and 10 for next week.
Kansas Loses
March 20th, 2010
8:34 pm
Last time when Kentucky as a #1 lost in 2004 that helped pave the way for GT in their bracket.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:34 pm
techno….the sweatbees will not win. they are either over rated or under coached. probably both!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:37 pm
ga beat tech this year!
Bucky
March 20th, 2010
8:39 pm
We will swat the yellow jackets!!!!
THWGT!!!!!!!!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:43 pm
hewitt is the willie martinez of college basketball
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
8:43 pm
I don’t think 3 wins in Greensboro and a Sweet Sixteen appearance (IF they beat Ohio State) erases five years of mediocrity and failure. By all means we should credit Coach Hewitt and the team with an exceptional (so far) post-season. It is not clear if it is a sign of things to come or an aberration. If Hewitt can present a credible plan which addresses the regular season shortcomings, ensures the recruiting of true STUDENT-athletes, establishes academic commitment, hires strong assistants, and provides for continu
Before winning back this fan (and I suspect many others) Hewitt must provide some evidence that he realizes his mistakes and knows how to correct them. Among the issues is the academic commitment of the program, the recruiting of true STUDENT-athletes, correcting trends of underachievement, hiring and keeping quality assistants, and improved performance on the court in such basic areas as free-throw shooting and turnovers. I resent being called a “hater.” I supported Hewitt’s hire and his first several years. Then for a couple of years I was pretty much indifferent. The last five years I have been increasing critical of him, and I still believe the smart move was to fire him last season. But emotion has not entered into the equation and I’ve never really doubted the man’s integrity…just his ability to lead at Georgia Tech. Waiting another five years before making a tournament splash will destroy this program through erosion of fan support and apathy.
Brock
March 20th, 2010
8:47 pm
Bucky- don’t lower your standards to dawg level by saying THWGT.
I like the bucks. Should be a good game.
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
8:49 pm
Pardon the sloppy semantics…I should have proofread!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
well, if not-yawn-bloviatingrickybobby
Jackets2010
March 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
There isn’t much sportsmanship on blogs.
They brag they’ll win.
They’ll show the next day to gloat if they do.
Disappear if they don’t.
This includes some Tech big mouths as well.
In person, most will complement the other team when they win and be decent about it.
Not on a blog does that happen very often.
Dawg in Delusion-ville
March 20th, 2010
8:55 pm
Good Luck Tech!
http://classreunionprogram.com/classyprogram/uploaded_images/gators-732565.jpg
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
8:59 pm
If Hewitt continues to diss the media and genuinely concerned fans, he will be toast with or without a contract. Like most academically challenging schools, Tech considers the perception of integrity, academic responsibility, and intelligent play in its athletic programs almost as important as win-loss records.
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
pantherswin: since you don’t seem to know who you are cheering for between cats and dogs, you’ll pardon me if I ignore your s**t-for-brains comments.
rainman
March 20th, 2010
9:02 pm
Go Wake! — screw the whole thing up!
A road of OSU, Tenn., Maryland, Wake, Duke – and a national championship season!!
Wounln’t that be the irony of all time — to have to beat three ACC teams in a row to win the national championship.
Lommer3
March 20th, 2010
9:07 pm
Tuck Fech!!! All they have his roundball and they get their a$$es whipped in ovalball – especially in bowl games. The joke by coke is just that – a joke!
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
pantherswin: I can excuse your being here on a Georgia Tech blog due to your obvious lack of intelligence and good manners. I doubt that your crack-ho mother returning home from working the streets will be so forgiving when she gets home and finds you wearing her soiled underwear using her computer when you are supposed to be at work cleaning the restrooms at the local Waffle House.
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
Lommer3: as a pedophile you should be more careful commenting on things you know nothing about on blogs where you don’t belong. That’s what got you in trouble last time.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
That was good Dawg in delusionville. I’m sure the Buckeyes are afraid of Gators given the history.
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
The more disjointed the brackets get the better for Georgia Tech, who has no buisness overlooking anyone they might have to play in the future.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
dear richardrobert: obviously u did not ignore, nor can u! as for brains…. well lets think of some more four letter words for u to show off yours…….
huh?!?!
March 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Loser3, a football is not oval. It is an prolate spheroid. With your third grade education, you should still know that.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:17 pm
its over for wake
BuzzBitesDawg
March 20th, 2010
9:17 pm
Haha. The Suckeyes accusing any team of being over-rated is the most ironic and funniest thing I’ve seen here.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
Without Aminu, Wake had no chance. Not sure if they had one with him. Kentucky is simply loaded, 4 projected first round draft picks and three of them lottery. They’ve got to be the favorite at this point.
BuzzBitesDawg
March 20th, 2010
9:23 pm
What is a guy named pantherswin doing on a site where the only panthers within miles of any of the topic of conversation are the wondrously Pantin’ Panthers of Ga. State? In the same comment where you ridicule the use of 4-letter words abbreviates a 3-letter word with 1: (”u” for “you”). I guess the strain of typing those other two letters was just too much…..
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:23 pm
ky will beat duke and go to the finals. go ashley judd,,,uh i mean big blue
BuzzBitesDawg
March 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
If Tech beats the second OSU, then I will start looking further down the road. Not that seeds count for much this year, but the Buckeyes could be the toughest test before F4.
RickyBobbyOnFire
March 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
pantherswin should be very familiar with KY since he’s obviously a catcher.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
BBD- so good that young richard has a succor such as YOU. one who cannot tell the difference between “ridicule” as you so smartly put it and sarcasm which was the intent.
FullMetalJacket
March 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Boys will be boys, unfortunately, that is what some of you petty whiners and insult-flingers sound like: 11 year-old boys. As for March Madness and Bracket chatter, the fact that a lot of underdogs are winning would seem to be a good thing for Georgia Tech.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:38 pm
dickbob: your lack of willpower to ignore me is disturbing! perhaps you you have some latent tendencies to explore, i don’t know. but u and BBD make quite a couple
WilsonDunkit
March 20th, 2010
9:40 pm
pantherswine, you clearly don’t know the difference between ridicule and sarcasm. Don’t worry about it, though, you’ll probably learn that next year in the fifth grade.
WilsonDunkit
March 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
it would seem that you are the one who can’t ignore whoever it is you are accusing of not ignoring you. if you seek to be ignored, why not disappear?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
didnt two big east favorites fall today?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:45 pm
and tell me dunkit….did u get promoted to the sixth?
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pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:47 pm
are there any bball fans who supoort their team any more than ky?
I love ovals
March 20th, 2010
9:48 pm
My head is shaped like an oval, only slightly flatter.
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:48 pm
dont hate tech..but i aint a believer either
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:51 pm
i think i dated a girl named oval ….didnt last she turned out to be a total prolate spheroid. man was that a bummer
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:52 pm
i hate fakes dont u?
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
9:54 pm
Cracks me up how times have quickly changed. georgia’s lone “signature” wins the past two football and basketball seasons were against Tech. Used to be the other way around. Now Tech is dominating georgia in every poll. I love it!
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
9:57 pm
judging from the games so far, which is the dominate conference?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
10:00 pm
ga didnt beat tech two years ago, fuzz. get your facts straight! but they did in bball!
HBTD1
March 20th, 2010
10:01 pm
Yellow Fuzz…you are just a jackashe. I guess there has to be one for each school base. You are the chosen one for GT, little fella. So get this AH, the next time you challenge/invite the Dog Nation to your tail gate party, maybe you should show up, lollipop!
Lommer3
March 20th, 2010
10:02 pm
Who’s your daddy? UGA runs this state. Just like in the ‘Remember the Titans’ film……who’s your daddy, jawja yech (the joke by coke)? Huh? Who’s your daddy? Butt whippings will continue and let’s just see here now……how many games has jawja yech won this decade? Pathetic. Go get a life, huh?!?! Ha ha ha ha hahaaa!!!!
GT88
March 20th, 2010
10:02 pm
RickyBobbyOnFire – liked the long post before all the dawg crap. what is the deal with Hewitt’s assistants? Who does he have there? Is that wille reese on the bench. I can see the classified now
“Wanted- Basketball coach- creative inbounds plays strongly preferred” Why can’t we get Mark Price away from coaching high school to help out?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
10:03 pm
techs best football year was 09. wont come close this year. theres a reason the option is not used widely anymore. the acc will catch on this year
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
10:09 pm
gt88- this will be hewitts year before his last. how can a team with 4 mcdonalds all americans not play any better in its conference?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
10:12 pm
kstate is lightening it up
falconfiend
March 20th, 2010
10:14 pm
Tech’s bigs are going to dominate. Drink 16 beers for all the atlanta haters cause we control our own destiny. I will see u in st. louis and indy. See u at the superbowl too when falcons take it all.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:16 pm
Kentucky up by 30 and many of their starters are still in with 8 min to go. If one of em were to get hurt Calipari would be roasted by the fans. Why not call off the cats?
pantherswin
March 20th, 2010
10:17 pm
who does tn play next?
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
10:19 pm
HBTD1
Hahaha. Truth hurts there doesn’t it little man? Hahaha. Learn your new role and STFU when addressing someone from the Tech Nation.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
10:21 pm
Is georgia’s season over? Hahahahahahahaha
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:28 pm
What’s up with Georgia baseball this year? 8-11 so far. Lost to Kennesaw State 11-1
WordofMouth
March 20th, 2010
10:34 pm
Calipari is such a crook.
WordofMouth
March 20th, 2010
10:36 pm
When I see or hear Calipari, I think of used car salesman. Kentucky went out and bought their mercenary. Just like AL did in football.
Now, I’m not saying that Cal can’t coach, cause he certainly can. (so can saTan, uh, I mean Saban) But when you can have the best talent, and you can coach a little, winning is much easier.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
10:45 pm
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:28 pm
What’s up with Georgia baseball this year? 8-11 so far. Lost to Kennesaw State 11-1
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ. ALL GEORGIA SPORTS EXCEPT GYMNASTICS AND EQUESTRIAN ARE SECOND TIER. AS FAR AS BASEBALL GOES, KENNESAW STATE WAS 1-7 THE LAST TIME I CHECKED. GLAD TO HEAR THEY 10 RUNNED THE DOGS IN ATHENSS.
SPANK BY THE SEPTIC TANK
HAHAHA.
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
10:45 pm
GT, Ohio St…Don’t really matter. We’re there, waiting. Go Vols
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:46 pm
They have a good tennis team too. I’ll give em credit for that.
KSEE
March 20th, 2010
10:47 pm
The Team that Bee-lieved! if play solid and smart there is no doubt in my mind we can overcome ohio state!
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:47 pm
Gen Neyland, all out on bail?
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
10:49 pm
Oh, so now the campus that breeds terrorists is talking smack..? LMAO
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
10:53 pm
Like I said, GT or Ohio St : Your destiny awaits…GBO
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
10:57 pm
That’s one guy Neyland and I hardly think we “bred” his activity. UT needs an entire legal department to manage it’s athletic program.
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
11:01 pm
Technophobia : If GT were squeaky clean, you’d have an arguement. You don’t because history has shown it isn’t. Take a break and buzz for your favorite. Mine is heading for the Sweet 16…Again.
dawgdude
March 20th, 2010
11:02 pm
technophobia if you play Tennessee…look out. But you don’t have to worry about the Vols….Ohio State will be playing them.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
11:03 pm
At least we didn’t hire a schmuck like Kiffin. LMAO
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
11:08 pm
UT would be a tough game but they are no better than OSU. Go Jackets!
BTW what the hell are all these SEC fans doing on a Tech blog? Jeez get a life.
GTPhenom
March 20th, 2010
11:10 pm
Wow, there sure are a lot of Tech haters on this blog right now. Pups, get over the fact that GT has had better Football AND Basketball seasons. Jealously is really bad for you. Gen, instead of mudslinging, I will give you facts. Your team is full of veterans. I will give you that. Chism is an amazing player. I will give you that too. But what I will also give you is that your will be playing your third game in a very short time, and your team is what, 6 deep, maybe? If GT gets into the sweet sixteen, which is by far not a given, then we are going to be MUCH fresher. We run 8-9 deep, AT LEAST. Those are facts. How bout this people? Instead of mudslinging, can we have honest, REAL sports discussions. It really is sad just reading all this pointless banter. Granted, little to none of it has been started by tech fans, but whatever.
GTPhenom
March 20th, 2010
11:11 pm
Techno, I agree. But I guess if you look at the number of SEC teams left in the tourney, you have to find something to do. It’s typical SEC fashion. Arrogant and think they are better than everyone else.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
11:20 pm
So where are the big east fans? lol
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:21 pm
GTPhenom
“It’s typical SEC fashion. Arrogant and think they are better than everyone else”.
AGREED. BUT I WILL SAY THAT ALABAMA AND FLORIDA CAN ALSO WALK THE WALK ON A NATIONAL SCALE IN FOOTBALL. georgia ON THE OTHERHAND CAN NOT! Except maybe around the Cowtow and the city of Shreveport.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:22 pm
Is georgia’s season over?
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:22 pm
hahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:26 pm
Hommer3,
hahahahahaha.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:31 pm
I love running the dogs off these boards
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
11:31 pm
Technophobia : How’s Reggie..? Rumor has it he tried out for the Down Marker sideline position in the NFL but failed the test to count to four…
Gen Neyland
March 20th, 2010
11:33 pm
Good luck tomorrow BumbleBees. I mean it. I don’t care who wins your game but ya’ll need something to raise your spirits from the pits, so again, good luck.
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:37 pm
Hey OSU: Look out for the Jackets as we are on a mission. GO TECH! Sweet 16 and beyond is within reach. Play the game like you can, and you will prevail.
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:39 pm
dawgdude: Hey ? for ya. Who are you guys playing/ I know, with yourselves. THWG! Your team suxs so bad they couldn’t even make the NIT, so be careful what you say on this blog. THWG! GO JACKETS! hey dawgdude, enjoy the game from your trailer.
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:41 pm
I forgot to ask the questions again. Does anyone know the UGA score? Oh, that’s right……………my bad, their done for the season. LMFAO! GO TECH!
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:44 pm
Hey Gen: Our spirits are high and are not in the pits, so not sure where you got that from. Anyway, the jackets will prevail over Ohio State and Tennessee and will meet MD, MSU, or UNI for a chance to go to the Final 4. Even if we lose tomorrow, which I don’t believe we will, we had a good year and much better than the other team in the state. LMFAO! THWG!
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:47 pm
Hey Gen: We will see you at the Sweet 16. Your team isn’t as deep as ours, or as talented. If we get past OSU, we will beat UT. Sorry, but that’s just the truth. GO JACKETS! By the way, where’s crazy Lane Kiffin? LOL!
Jackets:
March 20th, 2010
11:49 pm
UGA baseball lost to Kennesaw State? Are you serious? That’s friggin great. Man, they suck in every sport, but the gym mutts. THWG! Enjoy the March Madness, coz your not in it.
Technophobia
March 20th, 2010
11:50 pm
Neyland, what makes you think our spirits are in the pits. We just beat a higher seed and play an even higher seed tomorrow. Looking forward to the challenge. You guys really haven’t beaten anything but mid majors so far.
Yellow Fuzz
March 20th, 2010
11:59 pm
georgia men’s sports = Tech’s bitch
falconfiend
March 21st, 2010
12:08 am
N. Iowa over #1 kansas? What!!! The midwest bracket is wide open. Man i can’t wait for wreck to get loose. ut i can’t wait to play u. we goin get physical.
blackprix
March 21st, 2010
12:19 am
Haters????
Come on Mark. GT fans have a valid gripe when it comes to the coaching of our program. Nobody hates the players (team), this has always been about coaching.
I’m glad we’re winning but that doesn’t change for one second what I believe Paul Hewitt is … a very mediocre coach who can recruit. His overall body of work over 10 seasons is less than average, and that’s with some pretty good talent.
We have had plenty of time to watch and see what Coach Hewitt can do … and it’s obvious he can’t do much. I love the Yellow Jackets but just because we won a few games here at the end of the season DOESN’T CHANGE MY OPINION OF PAUL HEWITT.
falconfiend
March 21st, 2010
12:31 am
Georgia Tech fan all the way from San Antonio texas. lol!! I was born in the ATL. A product from College park. I still love THE ATL. GO JACKETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
StingerSplash
March 21st, 2010
1:32 am
Oklahoma State was still 22 of 44 from the field from 2-point territory. Everybody not named James Anderson was 19 of 32.
What won the game for the Jackets was a huge rebounding advantage and a simply astounding performance from the free throw line — not to mention the sticky defense on Anderson. Tech maintained its active hands in the passing lanes and on disrupting Oklahoma State’s dribble. There have been times when they haven’t maintained that.
Give Hewitt credit for conjuring up new ways to help the free throw shooting. But 0 FGs over the last 8 and change minutes isn’t exactly the second coming of Paul Westhead, either.
A talented team is finally playing to its talent level. There are still doubts on Hewitt’s efficacy as a coach. I don’t think a win over Ohio State will wipe those away.
vince
March 21st, 2010
2:50 am
Mark, whatever happens tomorrow these young men have showed us that they have heart. The coach has shown us that he has patience, which is what a young team needs…good job Paul!
Jackets:
March 21st, 2010
3:55 am
ASHEVILLE DAWG: Hey loser, where is your crappy team playing? Oh, that’s right…………they are not because they suck azz! LMFAO! Enjoy March Madness. It’s great to be a DAWGHATER when it’s hoops time. Your team is pathetic and by the way, your baseball team lost to Kennesaw State. LOL! Man, your sports really suck, as do your academics and city. LOSERVILLE
Jackets:
March 21st, 2010
3:57 am
My prediction: Jackets 72 OSU 68 Jackets advance to play Tennessee. Goold ole rocky top garbage.
Buckeye Boy:
March 21st, 2010
4:00 am
Hey GT: I must admit, we are overated and will lose to you guys tomorrow. We have been inconsistent all season and we just don’t have the heart GT has. Whatever the outcome, I will pick pecans from a tree, as that is what a Buckeye is. LMFAO! GO JACKETS!
vol hater
March 21st, 2010
4:06 am
one sweet 16 before today in your entire sleazy basketball history——and u are talking smack.
quit drinking that left-over kiffin koolade JACKLEG!!
IE81
March 21st, 2010
4:22 am
First, being critical of not meeting expectations does not make one a “hater” – especially when someone has given a lot of money and bought a lot of tickets. I love GT – graduated from there and 3 children as well. I am also not blind. Shooting free throws well and taking care of the basketball are fundamentals. Fundamentals are coaching issues. Vast improvement in 1 game. Let’s make it 2. Hopefully we go on a run, and Hewitt gets hired away. win/win GO GT!
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
7:22 am
Tech’s male student athletes = Over Achievers
Uga’s male student athletes = Under Achievers
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
7:24 am
Tech = Sweet 16
Uga = Sweet 116
Same schitt different season
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
7:36 am
Final BCS rankings In football that the dog nation won’t acknowledge:
Tech = 13
Uga = 33
Top 25 BCS Rankings 2010
1. Alabama 14-0
2. Texas 13-1
3. Florida 13-1
4. Boise St. 14-0
5. Ohio St. 11-2
6. TCU 12-1
7. Iowa 11-2
8. Cincinnati 12-1
9. Penn St. 11-2
10. Virginia Tech 10-3
11. Oregon 10-3
12. BYU 11-2
13. Georgia Tech 11-3
14. Nebraska 10-4
15. Pittsburgh 10-3
16. Wisconsin 10-3
17. LSU 9-4
18. Utah 10-3
19. Miami 9-4
20. Mississippi 9-4
21. Texas Tech 9-4
22. Southern Cal 9-4
23. Cent. Michigan 12-2
24. Clemson 9-5
25. West Virginia 9-4
26. Oklahoma 90 (votes)
27. Oregon St. 89 (votes)
28. Navy 85 (votes)
29. Stanford 67 (votes)
30. Oklahoma St. 40 (votes)
31. Rutgers 37 (votes)
32. Auburn 8 (votes)
33. Georgia 7 (votes)
34. Florida St. 6 (votes)
35. Arizona 5 (votes)
36. Connecticut 5 (votes)
37. Middle Tennessee 4 (votes)
38. Arkansas 3 (votes)
39. Villanova 2 (votes)
(((((((((((((((((((( 13-33 )))))))))))))))))))) hahahahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
7:53 am
Speaking of NATIONAL rankings in all major Men’s sports…..
2010 FOOTBALL (final)
1. Alabama 14-0
2. Texas 13-1
3. Florida 13-1
4. Boise St. 14-0
5. Ohio St. 11-2
6. TCU 12-1
7. Iowa 11-2
8. Cincinnati 12-1
9. Penn St. 11-2
10. Virginia Tech 10-3
11. Oregon 10-3
12. BYU 11-2
13. Georgia Tech 11-3
14. Nebraska 10-4
15. Pittsburgh 10-3
16. Wisconsin 10-3
17. LSU 9-4
18. Utah 10-3
19. Miami 9-4
20. Mississippi 9-4
21. Texas Tech 9-4
22. Southern Cal 9-4
23. Cent. Michigan 12-2
24. Clemson 9-5
25. West Virginia 9-4
26. Oklahoma 90 (votes)
27. Oregon St. 89 (votes)
28. Navy 85 (votes)
29. Stanford 67 (votes)
30. Oklahoma St. 40 (votes)
31. Rutgers 37 (votes)
32. Auburn 8 (votes)
33. Georgia 7 (votes)
34. Florida St. 6 (votes)
35. Arizona 5 (votes)
36. Connecticut 5 (votes)
37. Middle Tennessee 4 (votes)
38. Arkansas 3 (votes)
39. Villanova 2 (votes)
BASKETBALL (current)
Tech = Sweet 16
Uga = Sweet 116 (tie)
BASEBALL (current)
1. Virginia
2. Texas
3. Georgia Tech
4. Texas Christian
5. Florida State
6. Florida
7. Louisiana State
8. Coastal Carolina
9. Louisville
10. Arizona State
11. Clemson
12. UCLA
13. Arkansas
14. Rice
15. UC Irvine
16. South Carolina
17. Miami
18. Oregon State
19. Vanderbilt
20. East Carolina
21. Mississippi
22. Kentucky
23. Stanford
24. North Carolina
25. Oklahoma
TELL ME AGAIN WHO’S irrelevant.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahah
Steve
March 21st, 2010
8:37 am
That’s pretty compelling truth yellow fuz
HBTD1
March 21st, 2010
8:56 am
Who is irrelevant? That would be YOU, Yellow Fuzz! You are a big pudding pants who wussed out by not showing up to your tailgate by the baseball field last year that you were talking all big on here. You blog, duck and hide by writing your junk all over UGA’s blog, but when it comes time to put your money where you big mouth is, you run like and scream like a little school girl. It is now proven that you are all blog and ZERO action. You are a weak, weak little boy. I bet you were the kid with the big mouth who always got pummeled in school. Heck! You probably still do?
Hey, Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
8:58 am
When will you acknowledge GT’s higher academic requirements for athletes is a myth?
Need and example? How about a 38% Graduation Rate at Basketball Factory U. LOL
Lil' Barry Bailout
March 21st, 2010
9:06 am
Coaches who do well at schools like Georgia Tech get offers to jump to schools like Kentucky and North Carolina, How’s that working out for Hewitt?
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
9:13 am
Let’s just hope Tech can keep the TO down and keep making Free Throws. I think as the Turny has proven this year a diffcult matchup can allow any team to win.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
9:21 am
I heard Tony Blowhard is coming back. He will say the same crap as usual. The SEC will Win it all in Football, The SEC is to only Football worth watching blah blah blah. I haven’t read his crap in 2 years now, but I know it will just be the same crap.
VolNation
March 21st, 2010
9:26 am
Jackets, good luck today. I don’t see OSU being able to handle your inside game. Would be good to see a UT-GT matchup in St. Louis next week.
WW
March 21st, 2010
9:27 am
Peacock needs to hit his three point shots tonight, or were screwed…but no pressure:)
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
9:27 am
HBTD1
March 21st, 2010
8:56 am
Who is irrelevant? That would be YOU, Yellow Fuzz! You are a big pudding pants who wussed out by not showing up to your tailgate by the baseball field last year that you were talking all big on here. You blog, duck and hide by writing your junk all over UGA’s blog, but when it comes time to put your money where you big mouth is, you run like and scream like a little school girl. It is now proven that you are all blog and ZERO action. You are a weak, weak little boy. I bet you were the kid with the big mouth who always got pummeled in school. Heck! You probably still do?
hahahaha. I was there and security made us move (they must read these blogs as well). But I plan on setting up my tent next year in the exact same spot (60 feet from right field foul pole on baseball field). Third year in a row. PLEASE come by for a visit. Also, I attend 3-4 uga games every year but thanks to you trash stowing AH’s I will be forced to relocate. I will certainly notify you and the rest of the dog nation when we know where it will be.
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
9:32 am
HBTD1
“When will you acknowledge GT’s higher academic requirements for athletes is a myth”?
umm Never?
Dude other than Army, Navy and Air Force there are no harder D-1 college football programs to qualify for (possible exception of Duke, Stanford and Vandy). Stop smoking your Copenhagen!
buckeye10
March 21st, 2010
9:33 am
Enter your comments here O-H……
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
9:34 am
Who is irrelevant?
uga’s final rankings in
Football
Basketball
Baseball
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
JEWELL ROLLEN
March 21st, 2010
9:44 am
ST MARY’S HAS ONE THIRD OF THE AUSSIE NATIONAL TEAM. A BEAST DOWN LOW. FUNDAMENTLAY SOUND. SHOOTS THE 3. MAKES FREE THROWS….ON A ROLL….OH YEAH. NO WAY TECH BEATS OHIO STATE….
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
9:44 am
SROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get your facts straight dog nation!
When speaking of Current NATIONAL rankings in all major Men’s sports…..
2010 FOOTBALL (final)
1. Alabama 14-0
2. Texas 13-1
3. Florida 13-1
4. Boise St. 14-0
5. Ohio St. 11-2
6. TCU 12-1
7. Iowa 11-2
8. Cincinnati 12-1
9. Penn St. 11-2
10. Virginia Tech 10-3
11. Oregon 10-3
12. BYU 11-2
13. Georgia Tech 11-3
14. Nebraska 10-4
15. Pittsburgh 10-3
16. Wisconsin 10-3
17. LSU 9-4
18. Utah 10-3
19. Miami 9-4
20. Mississippi 9-4
21. Texas Tech 9-4
22. Southern Cal 9-4
23. Cent. Michigan 12-2
24. Clemson 9-5
25. West Virginia 9-4
26. Oklahoma 90 (votes)
27. Oregon St. 89 (votes)
28. Navy 85 (votes)
29. Stanford 67 (votes)
30. Oklahoma St. 40 (votes)
31. Rutgers 37 (votes)
32. Auburn 8 (votes)
33. Georgia 7 (votes)
34. Florida St. 6 (votes)
35. Arizona 5 (votes)
36. Connecticut 5 (votes)
37. Middle Tennessee 4 (votes)
38. Arkansas 3 (votes)
39. Villanova 2 (votes)
BASKETBALL (current)
Tech = Sweet 16
Uga = Sweet 116 (tie)
BASEBALL (current)
1. Virginia
2. Texas
3. Georgia Tech
4. Texas Christian
5. Florida State
6. Florida
7. Louisiana State
8. Coastal Carolina
9. Louisville
10. Arizona State
11. Clemson
12. UCLA
13. Arkansas
14. Rice
15. UC Irvine
16. South Carolina
17. Miami
18. Oregon State
19. Vanderbilt
20. East Carolina
21. Mississippi
22. Kentucky
23. Stanford
24. North Carolina
25. Oklahoma
TELL ME AGAIN WHO’S irrelevant.
hahahahahahaha-I hope you can hear me,ahahahahahahahahahahahhhahahah!
Buckeyes
March 21st, 2010
9:49 am
OSU will dominate. All the advantages especially coaching are with the Buckeyes.
OSU 68
Tech 56
BartBuzz
March 21st, 2010
9:52 am
Nice column Mark. I agree that Tech can make a lot of us believers again if they can beat Ohio State. And I have this feeling they will. But I still can’t change my opinion about Coach Hewitt. His record has been mediocre at best since his run in 2004. A losing record in the ACC does not equate to anything else. Maybe he can coach GT into reaching their potential with a win today. The reality will hit home next year when CPH will have a less talented team. 7-9 may sound good in comparison.
But as far as today goes, I will be rooting 100% for the White and Gold and Coach Hewitt. If GT has 15 or less turnovers and can shoot 75% from the line, they can pull off the upset. Go Jackets!
Stinger
March 21st, 2010
10:03 am
Good job shutting down the dawg nation Yellow Fuzz. They never look at facts. Elite Eight baby!!
James Kiely
March 21st, 2010
10:04 am
To play a smothering defense each night is a tribute to CPH, however I will also say that I am bothered by Tech’s ability to execute an in-bounds pass or run some resemblance of an offensive scheme. I also believe CPH was bailed out against OSU when he prematurley called his last time out right after a time-out with over a minute to play – bad coaching. At any rate, I am pulling for GT and CPH to get to Sweet 16 where anything can happen.
All you UGA fans can suck it!
March 21st, 2010
10:26 am
HA!HA!HA! GEORGIA SUCKS!!! TECH IS AT LEAST IN THE DANCE!!!
HBTD1
March 21st, 2010
10:33 am
Yeah….YF the AH REALLY shut the Dog Nation down, Stinger. When Ealey and King get done slamming it down your throats again for double the yards, you will KNOW what being shut down is all about, lil feller.
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
10:41 am
HBTD1
March 21st, 2010
10:33 am
Yeah….YF the AH REALLY shut the Dog Nation down, Stinger. When Ealey and King get done slamming it down your throats again for double the yards, you will KNOW what being shut down is all about, lil feller.
HBTV1
Yeah like the 408 yards we ran for the last time between the hedges. Top that AH!
icedawg
March 21st, 2010
10:42 am
Here’s one DAWG pulling for Tek! You go Bees!
Dawg it
March 21st, 2010
11:02 am
Go buckeyes!
jacket3
March 21st, 2010
11:02 am
“If” we play like we did the last 5 games Ohio State is in for a rude awakening. With Kansas gone GT really has a chance …wouldn’t that be something if we get to the Final 4! You gotta believe. Go Jackets!
U Gotta Believe In Something
March 21st, 2010
11:03 am
They’ve got the talent to compete with these guys. No one gives them a chance in the media relm, but who are they to say. By the way, they did pick KANSAS to win it all. See what I’m saying. GO JACKETS! AND DO YOUR THANG.
Tank
March 21st, 2010
11:07 am
What are the odds that the 1 2 and 3 seed in a region would be out during the first week? Can you imagine if tech does win? And with all the talk we heard all week how tough the region was not because of teams seeded 6 and higher but those seeded 1-5. I bet there has never been a 1,2 and 3 seed gone after the first week ever. And that’s what tech faces. The odds are stacked highly against them.
Brad P
March 21st, 2010
11:09 am
OSU favored by 6 1/2. I took tech and the points.
Brad P
March 21st, 2010
11:10 am
3 hours from tip off. Where’s MB?
bruce mac
March 21st, 2010
11:18 am
You rock, we suk. Feel better now Yellow Fuzz? Good luck versus OSU.
Lochness
March 21st, 2010
11:23 am
I believe MB’s absence probably has something to do with the cold he was wrestling plus prepping for the game.
Watching Tech’s season this year has been an exercise in patience. At times they look invincible, particularly when Inman is hitting 3s, to stretches where they look like an inebriated bunch of un-coached high school kids. My living room wall has a dent in it from me watching many of their inbound plays.
But now, starting with the ACC tourney, they seem to sloooowly be gelling. Many point out that we cant’ count on 94% free throw shooting (was that *my* Tech?!) but by the same token I think we can’t count on such poor shooting from 3-point land. The key is to minimize these turnover stretches and handling the front-court press. Tech appears to be heading in that direction.
Kansas getting knocked off is huge. All of a sudden, Final Four is a possibility that won’t get you laughed at in public. With a win against OSU today, there is even a possibility of seeing an ACC championship rematch at the NCAA finals. How cool would that be?
Get well MB. Hopefully you will be up there for a while.
Bee-lieve.
Dawg1
March 21st, 2010
11:31 am
Coach Hewitt has always struck me as a class guy who tries to do things the right way. His coaching is constantly being trashed and seems to get no credit for the caliber of player he has brought into the Tech program.
If you based opinions on AJC blogs you would conclude that Tech doesn’t deserve this team or coach; but I think the rational ones who participate that all schools have their share of idiots.
Congrats to CPH and the Tech basketball team. They are living up to the hype when it counts the most.
Technophobia
March 21st, 2010
11:37 am
We need to focus on the game at hand. Unless we beat OSU, final 4, elite 8 and even sweet 16 don’t happen. Beat the Buckeyes! Go Jackets! Sting em!
Yellow Fuzz
March 21st, 2010
11:45 am
bruce mac
March 21st, 2010
11:18 am
You rock, we suk. Feel better now Yellow Fuzz? Good luck versus OSU.
Yeah
HBTD1
March 21st, 2010
11:46 am
We will Yellow Fuzz! Sometimes you are pretty funny on the UGA blogs but other times…..
Anyway, good luck today against the Buckeyes! Believe it or not YF, some UGA fans actually pull for you guys.
Lochness
March 21st, 2010
11:50 am
@Technophobia: You are absolutely right. Tech has also done a good job recently at focusing at the task at hand. One stop, one rebound. I believe now that Tech, and in particular, Shumpert has proven to everyone (including themselves) that they can d-up against the best offenses we will see them put on their best defensive effort of the year against a strong OSU team. If the bees can minimize the turnover sprees and Shumpert and Rice can find a 3-point stroke (freeing up the big boys all the more) then this team is one to be feared. But, back you Techno’s point, one game at a time.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
11:54 am
I Hope Mark is feeling better! Well, he should be getting to the arena I guess and firing up the Laptop shortly. Keep the Turnovers down and the ball in the paint and I think Tech can win this game. All these games have proven any TEAM can win. Go Jackets and you dawgs just keep on running your mouths from home.
GT BOYZ
March 21st, 2010
12:00 pm
One of your best, Marcus, with one exception… You are a hater, aren’t you Mark? Aren’t ya?
GT
March 21st, 2010
12:01 pm
Foul shots, they will see a ton of them. Lawal get to the foul line ,practice. Close your eyes and think if I make this shot we win if I miss it we lose, that is the only game plan you need Don’t worry about the defense it is there, but there is no defense in the world that can overcome missed foul shots. You are here because you hit them for the first time this year. At the end of the day this ends up being a game of horse and your shot is a foul shot every time. No one guarding you and 2 million watching you play horse.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
12:02 pm
Mark Bradley where are you? I hope you are feeling better and on your way to the arena. Fireup the laptop and lets chat. I think this a bad matchup for OSU more than TECH. Keep the Turnovers down and fet the ball inside Tech can win.
OSU Fan
March 21st, 2010
12:04 pm
Buckeyes will win by 10 plus points! Then we will face the Vols next….from there we will see. Go Buckeyes!
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
12:09 pm
10 points you are smoking something good OSU Fan. Most games have been close this will be the same.
Technophobia
March 21st, 2010
12:11 pm
It’s amazing how much is riding on this game. Lose today and the haters will be back and we’ll be left wondering why we couldn’t pull it together a little sooner and gotten a better seed. Win today and the program regains confidence, the season will be deemed a general success if not a complete success and we’ll probably benefit with recrutiting. Go Jackets! Sting em!
heartofdarkness
March 21st, 2010
12:12 pm
Anyone think Thad Matta will do a better job in a close game than Travis Ford? If Turner is taken out of his game, do the Buckeyes have the scorers to pickup the slack. Do the Jackets get enough 3 pt shooting? OSU looks small unless they pass and have a strong mid range game.
jojatek
March 21st, 2010
12:19 pm
Right on, Mr. Bradley. I have said all along (in this column, in fact) that Tech must make the Sweet 16, at a minimum, to restore the credibility of this year’s squad, and to send Favors (and Lawal) to the NBA with the recognition they deserve, but have not yet earned. The formula against OSU seems so simple: Outwork/out-hustle them on defense (Hewitt has been spectacular this season getting that message across…); work the ball inside, but don’t force the ball inside (turnovers); move without the ball to create passing lanes and easy buckets (both on offense, and when we’re in-bounding the ball against the press); make your free-throws (if we do the other things, we won’t have to be 96% from the line to win this game…). The officials are obviously letting the big men in this tournament play this year (alot of contact underneath, but not alot of calls…); that should work to our advantage…
Go Jackets! Stay loose today, play smart, and make us all believers again…
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
12:21 pm
Techno I am still not on the Hewitt bandwangon, but I don’t see anybody with the money to buy him out and nobody ready to replace him with.
Buckhead Bulldog
March 21st, 2010
12:25 pm
The best of luck to you, Technophobia, and to the Yellow Jacket Nation today. Win today, and who knows what may happen. Possibly the F4? The stars could be aligning for y’all!
Seriously! Go Jackets!
PlusSizeModel
March 21st, 2010
12:38 pm
Let’s face it: the only reason this team with such horrible guards is in the 2nd round is because they shot 24/25 from the line in the first round. Oh, and Hewitt is comically bad coach, to the point that national writers mention how they enjoy watching him just to see him do stupid things. GT has zero shot against the relentless balance and athleticism they face today.
BuzzUGA
March 21st, 2010
12:39 pm
Stop recruiting players with their minds on The NBA and other things..lol
The NBA is facing a lock-out because they are losing money, and one season of high school hype won’t sell tickets in the struggling markets with lottery picks. A player like Lebron is one in a trillion! This NCAA Tournament proves it. Most players have to play for seasons to become dominant.
Having to take -away the players ipods and cellphones this late in the game is awful..
Technophobia
March 21st, 2010
12:41 pm
Thanks Buckhead, good luck to Fox next year.
POAD, you’re right about the finances.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-athletics-sweating-387705.html
It makes a lot more sense to work constructively to return the program to what we saw in 2004. I don’t believe in flukes and the end of this season provides further evidence of what a Hewitt team CAN be. I hope, when it’s all over, that DRad and CPH can sit down and have a constructive review of the program and get it back to the level that I believe Hewitt is capable of but which has eluded us for much of the recent past.
Jacket13
March 21st, 2010
12:42 pm
Tech fans may be getting what they want after this run in the NCAA tourney is over. During an interview, Hewitt said he had turned down two jobs to stay at Tech! I think he is telling the truth. Well if the Jackets lose today, expect for both Seton Hall and St. Johns to offer Hewitt their job. I am willing to bet with the lose of Favours and Lawal to the NBA, the bashing that he receives from the media here in Atlanta, he will bolt for one of those jobs. I mean when you think about it, the man already has a lot of money, One of those schools will buy him out of the Tech contract, and he can recruit big time players like Bosh, Young, Crettiton, Favours, etc. So Tech fans even after the tourney no matter how far Tech dances, the irony is that you may finally get your wish and Hewitt will bolt for a job up North.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
12:45 pm
we dominate the tech nerds in everthing. you will killed today against a much saperior team. enjoy the beat down nerds.
Tech Fan
March 21st, 2010
12:46 pm
Grats Jackets on the win. I still hate the way we play. We play stupid street ball. Smaller teams who play smart ball make us look stupid. The game against OK was great and all, but let’s be honest, making all but one free throw was the difference in the game. The previous tourney we set the all time record for poor free throw shooting. The likely hood that we can win games shooting free throws is very low. I would rather have a team that plays smart TEAM basketball, than to watch a bunch of future NBA players play one on one games. I’m happy for the players to get some wins before they are gone, but honestly, there is far too much water under the bridge, aka, Ground Hog Day, with Hewitt. Hewitt must go!
Tech Fan
March 21st, 2010
12:47 pm
Jacket13 I hope your right, let the man go where he is wanted! There has been too much damage done, this is too little too late, we’ve had enough Ground Hog Day years ago.
Ron
March 21st, 2010
12:48 pm
St Johns and Seton Hall have been irrelevant for decades. GT has made final 4’s before PH came. And the basketball talent in Atlanta is much better today than 15 years ago. We will get a tubby smith type coach and be dancing again if he leaves. Most tech fans and alum just want him to get better assistants.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
12:51 pm
Dawg 1 how did that UGA GT baseball game workout for you?UGA hasn’t beat Tech at anything in 2010 now have you dawg?
Lochness
March 21st, 2010
12:53 pm
@Dawg#1: Dominate Tech at everything? Really? How’s UGA faring in March Madness this year? I’m having trouble finding which bracket they are in. And where did UGA, with all its hype, end up in the final football rankings? And don’t even start me on academics. It’s an argument I really can’t start with someone who misspells the word “superior.” I hope that irony is not lost on you.
I am NOT a Dog hater. I support the Dawgs in every game except the ones against my bees. But people like you? Well…better luck next year.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
12:53 pm
Dawg 1 great spelzing on your post.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
12:55 pm
Moron
Tue, Jan 5 at Georgia L 66-73
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
12:58 pm
i didnt know this was english class
1 win last decade. losing recrod in basketball this decade to uga. we domanate you in everthing. suck it nerd
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:00 pm
Dawg did you even finish middle school? RECORD, DOMINATE these are not even difficult words.
BamaFan
March 21st, 2010
1:06 pm
GO TECH
Brock
March 21st, 2010
1:07 pm
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
12:45 pm
we dominate the tech nerds in everthing. you will killed today against a much saperior team. enjoy the beat down nerds.
saperior? Really? Why don’t you go get a job with the UGA sanitation dept and clean up that landfill you guys call a campus. I mean, that was your major right?
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:12 pm
eat it tech nerds. i will be laughing when you get cremed today. no bowl win. loss to uga evertime. ha nerds you cant win anything.
ohio will win by 30
Sautee
March 21st, 2010
1:14 pm
Not to take anything from Shumpert, who did a nice job on Vasquez and Anderson, BUT Evan Turner is NOT Vasquez or Anderson.
Most mock drafts have Turner second overall in the NBA draft.
I like Tech, but OSU by 14. Tech with 15 turnovers.
Hope I’m wrong.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:15 pm
and rememer tech nerds. we run this state in all sports! suck it nerds
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:16 pm
Dawg you are too funny. Keep typing and showing how smart you are. Get SPELLCHECK or something Please. Who is “WE” there is no way you even took a class at UGA. Your just another fan because your can get a hat at Walmart.
Doug
March 21st, 2010
1:16 pm
Did anyone know that Turner and Shump played against each other in high school? They went to rival high schools. It’s gonna be fun to watch.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:18 pm
ha ha nerd. your mad that you lose to us at everything. so what if you are playing. you will lose bad oday. why is spelling so important to you piss. you have a foul name.
Doug
March 21st, 2010
1:19 pm
Here is the article
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20100321/SPORTS/3210319
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:20 pm
Somebody stick an IV in Bradley and prop him up infront of his Laptop. It is almost game time.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:25 pm
Orangmen are feeling it today. I bet they feel this is Their Turny To Take Home.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:28 pm
and you talk about my spelling and you put turny! what a hipocrit you are piss
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:30 pm
oh and they are called orange. not orangemen raceist.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:32 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you are something dawg. What do you call it? The NCAA Tournament?
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:34 pm
F you and the RACIST thing. Your team painted Russ’ Butt white because he wasn’t ALL WHITE. AHHAHAHAH.
Buckhead Bulldog
March 21st, 2010
1:35 pm
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:16 pm
Yikes!
Thanks POAD.
Technophobia
March 21st, 2010
1:35 pm
Better have your computers cued up to watch on line today with 4 games starting 10 minutes apart each there may be lots of switching between games.
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:37 pm
Come over to LIVE Blog Mark is up and running now. SEE you Dawg 1
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
1:44 pm
you foul mouth trash. just like a nerd. enoy the loss nerd.
100 52
Pi$$onaDAWG
March 21st, 2010
1:51 pm
Dawg get on the live blog and impress us with your mind. Syracuse is the Orangemen still I believe, but I did put the question out there. The TV guys doing the game still say Orangemen.
ghc
March 21st, 2010
2:02 pm
if tech can come out aggressive and play smart,i think they have a chance,but if they dont i think osu will run all over them.
gb
March 21st, 2010
2:14 pm
this team had the talent and experience to be a 1 or 2 seed. lack of coaching made them a 10 seed.
i was a cph fan until the last couple of years, but i think the contract made him too secure in his job.
lazy might be a good word.
Dawg #1
March 21st, 2010
2:19 pm
they are the orange racist nerd
RonJc
March 22nd, 2010
11:28 pm
Anyone can be FIRST. It takes skill to be LAST!