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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Paul's Johnson
September 25th, 2010
2:19 pm
When did the Jackets hire Willie Martinez?
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:19 pm
layinlow – Agree with you about them missing Thomas
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:20 pm
Yellowcuz, I think you’re wrong about CPJ finding a way to win this game.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:20 pm
Thomas catches that one
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Mark what differences have you noticed in the 3-4 schemes Tech and UGA run?
michaelprick
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
How is it the Braves, the Dawgs, and Tech can all suck in the same month?
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Here’s your ballgame!
macrotech
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
I’m almost over Stephen Hill….he can’t seem to catch a football
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Paul, thats exacty who wilson looks like. Good call.
Russ
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
I’m sorry I thought this was a Jacket blog. I must have accidentally hit the Brave’s blog. How embarrassing for real jacket fans. No wonder you all hang out on the UGA blog.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Going on fourth.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
No blocking at all.
Paul's Johnson
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Dayummmmmm!
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
Stopped.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 25th, 2010
2:21 pm
how many passes it that for nesbitt now? if GT threw it more, might have a chance but that’s the price you pay when you run the ball 99% of the time.
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
No, don’t give up. It ain’t over till it’s over.
GT fan in MS
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
What an embarassing game for GT. Did we quit on Offense now too?
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
Thats was the last chance for Tech. Now NCST has great field position.
Paul's Johnson
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
Must have skipped their Blocking class this week.
YellowCuz
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
Another incomplete pass from Nesbitt. What’s with this guy? Did he delve into Mark Richt’s private Prozac stash? Come on, Tech!!!
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
Hmmm…let’s see. You are a uga fan making fun of a tech fans talking about the Braves on a tech blog. Irony much?
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:22 pm
Game, set, and match.
1eyedJack
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
Boise is cold in December.
Gary O
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
Last 3 possessions for NC State, 3 TDs. And if they did not miss 2 FG, the score would be even worse.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
The difference I’ve noticed in the 3-4 is that UGA has Justin Houston to rush the QB.
Athens
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
@layinlow…Really, what difference would D. Thomas make? Nesbitt can’t complete a throw in this high school offense.
Technophobia
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
Hard to say that the offense quit since they didn’t really show up today. Too many missed blocks to count.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
Holding on State
Paul's Johnson
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
I hear Shreveport is nice that time of year….lol…
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
NC State has made Tech look like total chumps today.
macrotech
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
BOUT over this 3-4 D, too!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
if gt loses, hopefully that wont start a downward spiral that causes UGA, Braves & Falcons to lose.
The Other Mark
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
Its fun to listen to CPJ get defensive about his offense after a game like this. You have to create at least some small threat of throwing the ball.
Tony
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
This offense is horrible. The pass defense is horrible. I am tired of this stupid triple option. Time to move on and get someone else. Sure we can beat duke and wake and uva with this garbage but it’s been figured out. Go take this garbage back to Div 1 AA or Navy. No good recruit is going to come with this crap.
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
Yeah Mark. We just don’t have any defensive play-makers.
Mark Bradley
September 25th, 2010
2:24 pm
Third quarter ends. Tech needs 18 to win
1eyedJack
September 25th, 2010
2:25 pm
Doesn’t matter, win or lose we won’t be there. You might though, since it’s an ACC tie-in now.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 25th, 2010
2:25 pm
to gt fans- from a UGA fan, its going to take time for the defense to adjust to a new scheme. its been just as painful for us.
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 25th, 2010
2:25 pm
What about the secondary play?Are they running basically the same stuff?
45ACP
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
Time for a turnover. Get that ball!
Beeliever
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
Too funny Tony. Really. You just crack us all up. Where do you get this stuff?
tbake
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
The stop on 4th was the dagger. All State has to do is not turn it over and eat clock, which should be pretty simple against this D, which in addition to not being very good is now tired. Stick a fork in this one, it’s done…
Groh's Incompetence
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
I think it’s safe to say Groh should be fired immediately. It should have been done after the first game. I have never seen such a bad defense, not even in Pop Warner.
Nuggetlegs
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
Good God we are not playing well today. I knew we would be having a rebuilding year, I did not know that it would be this bad. NC State is playing well though minus all of the penalties, maybe they can represent the ACC well during their non-conference games.
TheAntiMe
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
I guess I’m out. I’m not this big masochist or else I would be watching the Braves.
Paul in RDU
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
Only good thing for me about this game is I get to watch it on TV instead of at Carter-Finley – at least at State they give you pass outs to go to the parking lot and drink.
Ghost of Buck Belue
September 25th, 2010
2:26 pm
State champs?
smitty derf
September 25th, 2010
2:27 pm
somebody explain it to me rationally. This is NOT a great N.C. State team and Tech is really stinkin up the place. What’s missing? Is it just a lack of good linemen on both sides of the ball and the coach’s stubborness and macho approach?
layinlow
September 25th, 2010
2:27 pm
Athens, yea really. Thomas made huge plays for GT and now teams don’t have to worry about that threat. It’s football 101. And I’m hoping to pick Thomas up today on my fantasy team.
Savannah Fan
September 25th, 2010
2:27 pm
no comebacks with the option!!!!