Live from Ga. Tech, where N.C. State hopes to drive safely
Here we are at historic Bobby Dodd Stadium on another sun-splashed Saturday. (Photo by M. Bradley)
The North Carolina State Wolfpack arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson late Friday afternoon, just in time for what we Atlantans know to be the absolute worst traffic period of any week. The Wolfie entourage piled into four chartered buses for the ride up the Downtown Connector to their Buckhead hotel.
Buses 1 and 4 made it.
Buses 2 and 3 ran into each other.
According to Debbie Yow, State’s athletic director, the bus drivers weren’t at fault. Apparently pesky Atlanta motorists kept buzzing between the buses, who were endeavoring to stay in formation. Buses 2 and 3 were rendered inoperative after 3 rear-ended 2 — one of them needed to have its door pried open — and no other charter coaches were available for rescue duty and the only solution was for Buses 1 and 4 to drop their passengers at the hotel and return for the occupants of 2 and 3.
“We weren’t crazy about the idea of 60 people walking by the side of I-75,” Yow said.
Long story short: Everybody eventually got to the hotel, and nobody was injured. And the State party made it to Bobby Dodd Stadium for today’s noon start without difficulty. And we’re 44 minutes from kickoff as I type, and I’m intrigued to see how Georgia Tech handles an ACC opponent at full strength. (North Carolina worked without 12 men last Saturday in Chapel Hill.)
I’m assuming Tech will win, but State has been better than advertised, and its victory over Cincinnati was one of the few early games this beleaguered league can identify as a point of pride.
And with that, the ajc.com blogline is open for questions, observations and lamentations about the Braves. I’m here to watch and report — and I’m happy to say that I feel much better this Saturday than I did a week ago in Chapel Hill — and I’d appreciate if you’d, er, come along for the ride.
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1,045 comments Add your comment
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Not Reese, I guess.
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Just 15 yards. Not so bad, considering.
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Come on Ref! Keep the laundry in your pants.
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
It should be 30-14. Only the two missed NC State FGs are keeping this from being over already.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Pretty cheap call IMO
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
That’s an iffy call
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Tough call. Pass interference. But he did grab the shirt.
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
Hehe. So cute, you are.
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
LAME pass interference flag. Really lame.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:10 pm
Pack to the 23.
The Other Mark
September 25th, 2010
2:10 pm
Russell Wilson looks legit, by the way.
EE95
September 25th, 2010
2:10 pm
It’s obvious that we need a new head coach.
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:10 pm
NC State is tearing off great chunks of yards on every drive. Is there a Tech D at all?
Gary O
September 25th, 2010
2:10 pm
NC State receivers seem to be open a lot.
We need to stop them to no more than a FG.
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:11 pm
Where is that new DC? Hold em boys.
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:11 pm
Got to hold them here
Gary O
September 25th, 2010
2:11 pm
Way to go Defense.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
First down. Ran on third-and-7
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
Techs defense just looks whipped, physically and mentally.
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
Looks like a rugby scrum
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
Wilson just doesn’t throw picks. None in four games this year, and he’s the NCAA record holder also. A junior QB with 20-some starts who takes care of the ball is HUGE in college FB.
GT fan in MS
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
When are these freaking refs going to stop the play? Bum rush for 10 yds but blow the whistle before the strip?
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
Holding on the Wolfies.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:12 pm
Isn’t it holding when the NC state guys were pulling our defenders backward????
YellowCuz
September 25th, 2010
2:13 pm
Come on defense!! Snag at least one of those passes. Still believe the Jackets will pull it out – just need a couple of breaks. Go GT!!!!
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
How the heck do you have a graphic on football players who played b’ball and miss Dave Winfield?
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
I hope they’ll pull it out, but I can’t say I believe they will based on their lack of fire. Very different from last year.
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
This is starting to have the feel of a done deal. Even if Tech can score, their D doesn’t seem able to stop State. I don’t know where they’re going to get two unanswered scores down the stretch, unless the D comes alive BIG TIME…
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
This is like watching the Braves trying to hold off the Phillies this month.
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
He is harder to hold than a hand full of yellow jackets.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
Scramble for the touchdown
The Other Mark
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
This is a beating. And it only gets worse when its time to throw.
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:14 pm
This game is over
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:15 pm
ballgame. It’s over. This situation is where the TO kills a chance at a comeback.
Athens
September 25th, 2010
2:15 pm
Dang Nerds. We at least need to represent the state of Georgia!
Gary O
September 25th, 2010
2:15 pm
This is where Nesbitt needs to be able to throw the ball. but his accuracy sucks.
Come on Josh. We need you to step it up there.
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:16 pm
Dang.
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:16 pm
Put Buzz in at Linebacker. He can tackle better than anyone Tech has in there for this game.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:16 pm
Our only hope is getting some turnovers.
Steve
September 25th, 2010
2:16 pm
Ha ha. Wow Tech is bad. I said at the start of the year they would go 7-5. Guess I should have said 6-6 maybe? Still love the “whiteout” for NC State. I guess after this year they will need to take away more seats so that it looks more full?
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:16 pm
State has 398 yards of offense with 19 minutes to go – makes the FSU game last year look like a good defensive performance
GTBob
September 25th, 2010
2:17 pm
Its pretty obvious watching this game that NC State is a better football team then we are. Wow how things can change in a year. Our defense seems to have gotten worse somehow.
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:17 pm
I’m surprised at the impact losing those four players have had on the team. I knew it wasn’t just ‘the system’, but I figured it had a better chance of turning average players into a difficult to beat team. Looks like we need superstars just as much as anyone. Too bad.
The Other Mark
September 25th, 2010
2:17 pm
Now Steve, this is still better than when the dragoncon convention was in town.
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:18 pm
If the offense doesn’t put it in the endzone this time, and fast, that will be it.
YellowCuz
September 25th, 2010
2:18 pm
Noooo!!!! Where is the defense? The reads are pathetic and the LB’s are getting schooled. Come on, Tech. This is still a game GT can win. Just run the ball and don’t panic. CPJ will find a way. Go GT!!!!
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:18 pm
This team just isn’t the same without Demayrius Thomas. He kept defenses in check with the threat of the deep ball. Tech has zero threat in the passing game. Dfenses only have to worry about playing the run.
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:18 pm
Good field position. TD before the end of quarter is pretty much imperative for any chance at the W.
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:18 pm
Hey, that’s funny! Dragoncon!! Did you make that up yourself?
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:19 pm
Russell Wilson reminds me of Joe Hamilton