Georgia Tech fourth in the ACC Coastal? Sounds low to me
Crafty PJ plans to coach this season from the center of the field. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
The media assembled in Pinehurst, N.C., picked Georgia Tech to finish fourth in the ACC Coastal Division, which includes six teams. Me, I’d bump the Jackets up one spot. But maybe that’s just me.
My rationale: There aren’t many (if any) unwinnable games on Tech’s schedule. The Jackets don’t play Florida State, which stands to be the ACC’s best team. The toughest conference game — against Virginia Tech — will be played here on Nov. 10, which is a Thursday night. The second-toughest figures to be against Miami, and the Hurricanes are in transition yet again.
The ACC media picked the Coastal this way: Virginia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Duke. We can all agree that the Jackets, who play Duke in Durham, shouldn’t lose that game anywhere. Carolina remains under a cloud and has lost a ton of talent, some of which was ineligible last season. I like Virginia coach Mike London, but his team won one ACC game — against Miami, a result that shoved Randy Shannon out the door — last season.
I know what you’re saying: Georgia Tech isn’t exactly brimming with talent. You’re right. It’s not. But here’s where I’m guessing Paul Johnson’s system makes a difference. PJ in Year 4 should be able to outcoach a lot of ACC folks. I’m not suggesting Tech will crack the Top 25, but I can’t see another losing season, either.
Me, I’d say the Jackets will run third in the Coastal (ahead of Carolina) and finish 8-4 overall. But again, maybe that’s just me.
By Mark Bradley
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$5 Dawg
July 26th, 2011
10:36 am
Boo Tech.
headley lamar
July 26th, 2011
10:36 am
Its just you
juvenal
July 26th, 2011
10:37 am
youth still an issue-Steele ranks us 114 in experience….
Stalkin' Your Mom
July 26th, 2011
10:38 am
As much as I hate Tech, they will likely still have a better year than UGA.
Frankly, Amy Winehouse has a better chance of surviving 2011 than Mark Richt.
(What? Too Soon?)
$5 Dawg
July 26th, 2011
10:39 am
No kudos for First in a Tech article – now when you write about what’s happening in Alabama…
Mark Bradley
July 26th, 2011
10:40 am
Kudos, $5.
me
July 26th, 2011
10:42 am
They have a QB that cannot complete a forward pass. I will be anxious to see who gets fired first, Richt or Paul Johnson.
JB
July 26th, 2011
10:44 am
Tech has some real problems. Don’t we all, but the QB position is very very important to that offense…and if you know Johnson, Offense it what keeps them in a game.I think they have problems at that position, more that the comments following mine will admit.
Cheating Nerds
July 26th, 2011
10:45 am
why are we talking about Tech? How about another UGA article. Coach Paul Johnson should get back to cheating.
rduck
July 26th, 2011
10:45 am
this team has a greater outlook as far as character and fire as opposed to last season. Yes, there is a drop in talent, but CPJ has never had the best talent available to him. He coaches players up and gets more out of them than many thought was there. I think you will see a very determined GT team this year. Whether or not that means alot of wins is still debatable. But I love the way this team has come together this offseason…
Curious George
July 26th, 2011
10:46 am
Does the ACC have a “Fulmer Cup” (or reasonable facsimile) ?
If so, who is going to win it this year?
Supersize that order, mutt
July 26th, 2011
10:46 am
I will be more anxious to see who gets a brain first, the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz or the blogger named “me”
GStateBen
July 26th, 2011
10:48 am
Tech is not better than Virginia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina or Miami in talent level. Those are 4 losses in the ACC right off the bat. That would mean you are 4-4 in the conference and likely 4th behind Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Miami in the division.
Virginia Tech’s defense is better than Tech’s offense. I believe this is where GT’s issue will be.
North Carolina was one of the most talented teams in the ACC but injuries and suspensions decimated them in 2010. All those talented backups and younger players were forced into action. The ‘Heels should be an 8-9 win team again.
Miami has 20 scholarship seniors. Of those, 20, 17 are “key contributors.” Of those 17, 13 are starters. More experience and more talent.
Georgia Tech fans should expect to win 7 games and keep their bowl streak intact. To say there are no unwinnable games on the schedule is comical.
Curious George
July 26th, 2011
10:49 am
How will Coach Paul’s Johnson be able to motivate his 2011 team to win the ACC Title when they have just seen how easily the NCAA can rip it away from them?
Objective
July 26th, 2011
10:49 am
Defense has to be better than the last two years when it was often awful.
It possibly could be a lot better depending upon how good the secondary is.
The chip put on Jacket shoulders may help as well.
juvenal
July 26th, 2011
10:50 am
will shotgun not work in this system, or CPJ just thinks it unnecessary?
rduck
July 26th, 2011
10:51 am
@JB… that is fair to say of the QB’s. They do indeed need to step up their completion %. I think if they put in a good short pass package to the WR’s and AB’s, this could very well happen. They still have to prove it on the field that they can get it done, so no arguement from me. Special teams and TO’s will also be an important part that they will need to improve. Alot of questions, but this team is working together really hard to improve those from last year..
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
10:51 am
Taking something away unfairly to punish the AD can be a great motivator.
Somewhere over the Dwayne Bowe
July 26th, 2011
10:53 am
That made me chuckle, Supersize.
slydog
July 26th, 2011
10:55 am
Is tech the 4th best team behing Miami, VT, and UNC? yes. However, they will surprise two of those teams because of their offense. I say, no worse than second in the Coastal
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
10:56 am
I don’t think Tech will win less than 7 games, most likely will win 8 with 9 being possible.
Here’s hoping that Richt and Johnson both have good years and maybe, just maybe, the state of Georgia can field 2 teams worthy of being ranked in the polls and get it to where the game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving has some meaning outside of Georgia
GTalum
July 26th, 2011
10:58 am
The offense is such a system, that if we focus on limiting the turnovers, we’ll be just fine. There are a lot of athletes on this team. The key to this season, in my opinion, is the defense becoming more familiar with the 3-4. The defense is young, but the likes of Young, Sweeting, Johnson, and Reid in that secondary could be shut down.
JackDennis
July 26th, 2011
10:58 am
Too gooda coach to finish 4th. If dawgs had this guy, they would be looking at SEC ring. Fact.
rduck
July 26th, 2011
10:58 am
@GstateBen… Tech has hardly ever had the most talented team on the field. You have to get your head out of the Scout and Rivals stars. We beat Miami 4 years in a row with less talent. We had beaten CU many games in a row including the ACC championship game (yes it still happened) with less talent. We have beaten UNC the last TWO years in a row after they creamed us in Chapel Hill in ‘08. We have stood toe to toe with VT ever since PJ came on the scene and had them on the ropes before Nesbitt got injured last year. So to just say that the most talented team on paper should win is very shortsided….
PMC
July 26th, 2011
11:00 am
North Carolina is about to get Ploughed by the NCAA.
Really, Miami with a 1st year head coach even though he’s good, he’s got a lot to work on.
ArkyTech
July 26th, 2011
11:02 am
How can anyone pick UNC ahead of Tech? That’s just crazy.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:03 am
@GStateBen
You worrying about us?
Gonna get your QB out of jail in time for the season. ha ha ha.
repeat offenders
July 26th, 2011
11:05 am
Tech will be lucky to finish ahead of Duke. The myth that pj is a great coach is exposed. Good div 1aa or high school coach.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:08 am
What’s our record vs UNC in the last ten games?
I’m thinking we are 8-2.
They broke some serious rules unlike our “jaywalking” offense as noted by ACC commish.
If we don’t win the appeal, fine.
I don’t need to vacation in this bankrupt country.
Aruba, Mexico could be my new destinations.
BigTimeTechFan
July 26th, 2011
11:10 am
About right, I could see Tech finishing anywhere from 1 to 4 in ACC Coastal. If Tech was in SEC East Mark would have Tech favored to win it.
Supersize that order, mutt
July 26th, 2011
11:10 am
looks like “repeat offenders” is in good company with “me” and the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:11 am
So many joining us Jacket fans today who ought to be worrying about their own mediocre teams.
I’ll give GStateBen one thing.
At least he owns up to his allegiance so we don’t have to guess.
Brent Cunningham
July 26th, 2011
11:12 am
The plus is no sure losses on the schedule.
The bad (possibly), A qb that played ok to finish the season but doesn’t have much of an arm and looks frail for someone that may carry the ball 200 plus times.
A Def that hasn’t played well in years and may not have the talent at some positions to improve much.
Special teams that are “special”.
If everything breaks our way, which is unlikely, 9 wins if not 6.
Jacket Man
July 26th, 2011
11:12 am
If the Offensive Line can stay healthy, then the GA Tech’s Offense should be successful next Fall. I say this because I think their QB will work itself out by the 4th game as both Washington and Days should get a lot of snaps in the first 3 games and the better game-time QB should become obvious.
I also believe GA Tech’s Defense is being underestimated for this coming season. With a full year of Coach Al Groh’s playbook and personal “tutoring” under their belt the Jacket Defense will be more confident in their assignments and be able to play without thinking so much. Also, since the team has had a lot more time to work with the new Defense, a lot more “wrinkles” will be called rather than the plain “vanilla” (base) 3-4 Defense run last season. Finally, players have “adjusted” their bodies and positions to better play in the Defense this 2nd season.
Special Teams is the Wild Card. Replacing their Field Goal Kicker, who hit some critical ones for the Jackets over the past few seasons, with an unknown, could go either way; does he have the range, accuracy, and then”nerves” to handle the responsibilities successfully? Kickoff and punt coverage have been atrocious – any improvement would help GA Tech’s Defense. Ga Tech’s punt return team with Tarrant looked good, but when he was out, it was bad. Well, as we all know, Jerrard left early for the NFL so the Jackets have a gaping hole to fill. Finally, the Jacket’s kick off return team also left a lot to be desired. If the punt and kickoff return teams cam improve, then GA Tech’s Offense will be in better field position, under less pressure, and more poised to score points.
BFD
July 26th, 2011
11:14 am
GT will be fine. Will finish with a better record than that other in state team.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:15 am
You know what scary Jacket fans.
Think if the Dawgs had hired someone like Saban instead of Ray Goof, Jim (have I got a deal for u) Donnan and Rev Richt.
Multiple MNCs most likely.
Fortunately stupidity prevailed.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:18 am
We should be nice to the Dawg fans visiting today.
Their dads may have been sold into Donnan’s ponzi scheme and they are looking at losing their homes.
My heart bleeds for u guys if your ex coach sold u some swampland (in effect).
But the mailout says it is worth millions?
gt4ever
July 26th, 2011
11:23 am
Anything can happen…. I don’t see how we win anymore than 5 or 6…. I’m there win or lose…
jarvis
July 26th, 2011
11:25 am
Why has this domain been locked?
http://nesbitt4heisman.com/
It seemed such a good idea at the time.
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:26 am
I agree with Brent Cunningham about the qb. He’s too short. Now Brent Cunningham was short, but he was on the track team as a sprinter as well as the football team in the ‘71-2 seasons, and he broke alot of tackles way downfield right up the middle to score on a long run or two. If Tech’s qb could run like him he’d be a good runner like Nez was, but he aint’ no Nez at all. I’m curious about SlimJim’s ability, who outplayed Washington in the Spring Game. If SlimJim is purported to not know the mechanics of the trip op, then we gotta call on Vad Lee from the Baby Jackets.
Joey
July 26th, 2011
11:27 am
I wrote it someplace else, but I think PJ will have the Jackets in FY mode this season. They’ll play like their hair’s on fire because of the probation thing.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:27 am
In the off season,
NC State released their QB. Usually not good.
Miami has a new coach. Usually not good. FSU for example.
UNC is under the NCAA gun waiting on a nasty and heavy shoe to drop. Not good for team or coaches.
And the NCAA, in effect, helped coach us up for the whole season.
Not a bad silver lining there.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:28 am
Agreed Joey.
I’m so there.
ha ha
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:29 am
I was thinking of bring a skull and crossbones to games.
Trip
July 26th, 2011
11:30 am
I’m telling ya’ll, if Uga ever hired Dan Mullen my worst nightmare would be realized.
Jackets 2011
July 26th, 2011
11:32 am
The pick your QB from your home does not work.
I have played that game and been wrong.
The coach sees them every day.
Leave it to the coach.
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:33 am
Brent Cunningham was short, built low to the ground and therefore hard to tackle. He was about the height of Ben Vaughn on the track and football teams who held the world record in the 100 yd dash and the 220 yd dash around the ‘71-2 football seasons. Vaughn broke the record of the black power saluting John Carlos who received the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City saluting with his head down and black right fist held up during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. Ben Vaughn was a white guy and so is Brent Cunningham. I was a classmate of Ben’s in one course.
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:34 am
I am a white guy.
dawg day afternoon
July 26th, 2011
11:35 am
Play nice with the fans from Ga State, nerds. You’ll be looking up at them (and the Dawgs, as always) in a few years. Finally, Atlanta will have a real college football team!
9-1
$312
Suck it, NERDS!
Diablo69
July 26th, 2011
11:38 am
What is this non-sense about having no talent? I might agree that we have little proven talent, but we have a lot of potential at a lot of key positions. IF a few of these guys like Hill and Peters step up and play to that potential we will be fine. Then these same “journalists” that are spewing this popular opinion will be voting them All ACC in the poll that matters. You know the one at the end of the year.
This actually reminds me a lot of the first year under Johnson. When everyone, I’m looking in your general direction Sports Illustrated, had us picked behind Duke in the Coastal. They said we didn’t have any talent on that team either. You remember, the team which produced Johnson, Burnett, Morgan, Dwyer, Nesbitt, Jones, etc. and finished tied with Virginia Tech for the Coastal division championship.
cattledawg
July 26th, 2011
11:38 am
I like tech 1st or 2nd if they get good qb play. Third if he struggles.
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:39 am
I’m glad Ben Vaughn beat John Carlos. He was in the Army while at Tech. I saw him run a 220 on tv, which of course he won. Did he wear a track shirt with ARMY across the chest? Hell no, he wore one with TECH across his chest.
j
July 26th, 2011
11:41 am
Is it 3rd or 4th really that big of a deal?
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:42 am
And Vaughn’s track shirt said just TECH, not Georgia Tech. To try to fing apparel that says just TECH from a Tech site is not possible these days. There’s one sweatshirt at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore for Tech that says TECH, and it only goes up to 2XL.
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
11:43 am
MB: I’m going with DNF for playing ineligIble players. Now your not just nerds but also dirty cheaters. But above all you 1-9 in the last decade against UGA.
Alan
July 26th, 2011
11:47 am
How many years do we have to beat unc for them stop picking them over us? Gt will play with a chip on their shoulder this year because of the ncaa bs. And this team will be much better than last year. We would have beaten vt if nesbitt hadn’t gotten hurt. Watch out for vad. He can pass. This team will go 11-1 and surprise everyone, but that happens with pj quite often.
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:48 am
no TECH apparel to wear, another reason to be reclusive from alma mater; do entrust that football team wears watchable unis this season such as ones worrn in CPJ’s first year with the old gold on white background; just about every time they wear old gold they win
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 26th, 2011
11:56 am
I think Tech could beat VT b/c VT is a sissy school where they have the cool mtn temps and pretty scenery of Blacksburg, Miami fired their coach and will have to learn a new system and, NC doesn’t have any star like Natrone Means was, so that describes these three. Even Julius Peppers with NC was always kept in check playing Tech. I think NC’s coach is not any good.
Big Macon Dawg
July 26th, 2011
11:58 am
Of course Tech is “brimming with talent”. All their players played highschool football, and most even had offers from Jacksonville State or Furman.
ss
July 26th, 2011
11:59 am
Why do you media dudes drink the FSU kool-aid? They didnt win the leauge a year ago. Thier probally good enough to win the atlantic again, but the hokies still got the grump running the helm.
T3
July 26th, 2011
12:00 pm
Here’s my 2011 forecast:
1. W: Western Carolina.
Why this game is important: All 3 GT QBs will get playing time.
GT will see begin to see a leader at QB emerge. GT Defense will be
play lights out for first-half then D subs will play.
2. W: MTSU:
Why this game is important. Again, more GT QB evaluation.
GT D will show that their for real in 2011.
3. W: Kansas: GT wins 49-0.
GT will finally settle on a starting QB.
GT D will shut out Kansas.
4. W: UNC.
GT really shows theyve got all the pieces working well.
GT wins a close one: 27-24
5. W: NCSTATE
GT D proves their strength.
GT wins another clsoe one: 33-23
6. W: Maryland
CPJ despises Edsell. GT wins in a beatdown: 39-24
7. W: UVA
UVA coach London is till trying to rebuild UVA.
GT crushes UVA: 47-24
8. L: MIami
Miami has the biggest O & D lines in the ACC.
This will be a very tough game. GT loses 34-24
9: W: Clemson (Toss-Up)
Will GT be at full strength after very tough Miami game.
10. W: VT
GT gets 10 day layoff.
VT is once again highly over-rated.
GT was CRUSHING VT in 2010 before Nesbitt go thurt.
GT in a BEATDOWN GT 49 VT:23.
11. W: Duke:
GT in another beatdown: GT:36 Duke:23
12: W: UGA
UGA cant stop GT’s run game.
GT’s D hits all cylinders.
GT blasts SEC East Champs UGA.
GT 42 UGA 24. GT
GT loses very close ACC-CG to FSU.
GT blasts USCe in Chik-Fil-A bowl: GT: 41 USCe: 24
Big Macon Dawg
July 26th, 2011
12:05 pm
@T3
Hilarious, dude!
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
12:08 pm
I love that gt thinks they will be getting better. You run a gimmick offense that most teams have figured out. Florida did the same thing but with talented athletes and not players who wouldn’t play at any other major d1 school. Will y’all fire cpj if he maintains his downward trajectory? We at UGA will fire cmr if he doesn’t win 10 games or 9 and one is against Florida.
Here’s a little bit of knowledge for you yechies: We fire our coach for losing to tech but give them a contract extension for beating Florida. Why? Because we expect to beat you yearly and just want to get the series more competitive against Florida. We always want to beat you but we don’t consider gt real competition.
Jon Heisman
July 26th, 2011
12:09 pm
Synjyn Days may be the starter and has more upside. Groh’s defense will be improved. I think we win 8 games if we cut down on fumbles. Johnson has not properly motivated guys that put the ball on the ground last year.
And whoever dropped the two punts last year, should be no longer on the team.
Tennis Rodman
July 26th, 2011
12:13 pm
If Gtu cheats like they normally do they can move up to 3.
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
12:15 pm
T3. Is that really your schedule? The only thing that’ll make it easier is to schedule a HS team. You guys better win 9 games no matter the talent or find a legit hc that will runs a real offensive scheme so you can recruit real talent. But T3, do you really think you’ll beat us 42-24? You wont run like you did last year and that still wasn’t enough.
ANTOINEFORD
July 26th, 2011
12:20 pm
This is the least talented team Tech’s fielded since the Bill Lewis days. We have about as good a chance of winning eight as Obama does of winning the next election. Georgia lost most of their talent as well. Look for Tech to win about 6 and the Dawgs to play in yet another little bowl.
Heavy Dawg Walkin'
July 26th, 2011
12:24 pm
If the honey bees beat South Carolina, I’ll introduce you to a pretty girl on tech’s campus.
Gotcha! Can’t believe you nerds keep falling for that one!
BYRDDAWG
July 26th, 2011
12:33 pm
T3……lay off da crack jack!!!!!!!
reebok
July 26th, 2011
12:35 pm
i keep hearing that tech doesn’t have any talent, but don’t we send anywhere from 3-6 guys to the NFL every year?
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
July 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
4-8 baby. I know many of you HATE PJ and his antics. Such as chastising the NCAA before appealing the ruling. Or maybe the fact that Georgia is stacked with D1 talent and PJ can’t sign very many of them. Losing to Air Force has to suck. 4-8 indeed. See ya PJ.
reebok
July 26th, 2011
12:39 pm
I think we will be 6-1 after the Virginia game, but the only sure win on the schedule after that is Duke. I find myself wondering if this is the year Georgia quits on Richt…they have no backup QB, a thin offensive line, and will be relying on a true freshman to carry the load offensively…Tech might be meeting a Georgia team that is demoralized and in disarray in November.
Lance
July 26th, 2011
12:41 pm
Who cares if you are 4th or 2nd or last. If you are not 1st it does not matter and Tech certainly has NO shot at being 1st!
JB
July 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
Anyone get punched in the face at the presser? Just asking, you never know.
Gorilla Biscuit
July 26th, 2011
12:44 pm
I would have thought maybe 6th or 6 1/2.
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
July 26th, 2011
12:45 pm
t3
That was hilarious.
4-8 maybe 5-7
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
July 26th, 2011
12:47 pm
I’m starting to think 5-7, but those losses count as moral victories.
JB
July 26th, 2011
12:50 pm
reebok………….you have your head in the sand about Richt and Georgia. The Team last year quit on Richt ( still managed to squeak out a Tech win). This year will be a lot better in THAT department. Now, does that means more wins, who knows. Several ” cancers” off that team are gone…and this years Georgia team will be a lot more physical and in better shape. WE have many questions, but our schedule is favorable. We lost 4 games last year in the fourth quarter by less than 7 points. Now, talking to a Techie is fruitless I know, but I had to say something. Good luck this year.
dawgmatic
July 26th, 2011
12:50 pm
250 degrees for the fish fry grease? Sounds low to me.
JB
July 26th, 2011
12:53 pm
325 at least to cook fish.
Big Ten Champs Nebraska
July 26th, 2011
12:53 pm
4th sounds low for a team that can’t follow the rules?
Football in the south is a joke.
ANTOINEFORD
July 26th, 2011
12:56 pm
We have been sending lots of players to the pros because Gailey and O’Leary could recruit. This is the first CPJ team without any of Gailey’s players.
GT
July 26th, 2011
1:03 pm
No one knows what Tech has or does it matter. There is such a fine line between a breakaway run and a loss. If they have a real defense this year I think they once again will surprise us all, but last year really was a let down. They don’t get blown out but sitting on a dove field barely picking up a radio signal and then hearing they are losing to one of the NCAA’s worse teams makes you wonder.
Michael
July 26th, 2011
1:15 pm
Nothing against you, Mark, but where’s Mr. College Football?
Brave Hokie
July 26th, 2011
1:18 pm
@T3
Just smoke the weed kid, stop eating it…
Buzzzed
July 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
CPJ won’t make the difference this year; it will be CAG and the defense. They will be in the hunt for the title.
Groover Gaddis
July 26th, 2011
1:29 pm
I dunno. 4th sounds awfully ambitious.
Groover Gaddis
July 26th, 2011
1:31 pm
My prediction is 7th if everyone stays fit and unincarcerated. Mark it down Mark!
Duke
July 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
Tech will lose to duke this year , finished tied for bottom spot in ACC.
TAM
July 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
I do believe that, based on these blogs, DawginLex is one of the only classy uga fans in existence.
timthebrave
July 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
I think 3rd sounds about right. They could also easily end up 2nd or 4th in their division. I could see them beating Miami and NC but I also can see them losing to both of those teams
yellow britches
July 26th, 2011
1:43 pm
7 and 5. It’s a sad day when Georgia Tech has to travel to Murfreesboro to play Middle Tennessee State just to keep the finances sound. Ugh. How far we have fallen. Next step is a home and away series with Alabama Birmingham. I may not make that trip.
Laughing at PJ
July 26th, 2011
1:46 pm
Not brimming with talent might be overstating what PJ has assembled at tech. What has Pj ever done on a major college level, 1 win vs Vt and 1 vs Uga. Beating a 9 loss ND team while at Navy? 0-3 in bowl games , some system. Service academy offense, 1-5 to end 2010 and more of the same coming in 2011, perhaps some early season success against the dregs on schedule. Downhill fast after Kansas.
reebok
July 26th, 2011
1:46 pm
JB – don’t misunderstand me, I am not predicting a Georgia collapse. Just being mindful that these are kids under tremendous pressure, and emotion (and that mystical quality called ‘chemistry’) factor in much more than at the pro level. Good luck in the Dome against Boise State.
o'leary
July 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
ah…so refreshing to see the dog fans out in force. they always bloom in spring and summer.
but then comes the real games….
what’s it like looking up at central florida?!
o'leary
July 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
nate….you finished 6-7 last year?!! glad to see how you hold your coaches much more accountable
JB
July 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
O’leary…………nice try….We really bloom about the last weekend in November. really nice time of the year for us.
4 Tickets 4 Dogs 4 Popcorns 4 Cokes
July 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
Who cares, they’ll still lose to Georgia and lose their bowl game.
LOL
July 26th, 2011
2:09 pm
Antoine: Gailey had one good class the entire time he was here. Do a little research for once.
BigTimeTechFan
July 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
GT may go undefeated and play Oklahoma St in the Natl Championship Game.
T3
July 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
GT Offense will CLEARLY be 1 TD better in each game in 2011, than it was in 2010.
GT Defense will CLEARLY be 1 TD better in each game in 2011, than it was in 2010.
GT Offense will gain 1 more TD per game. GT Defense will allow 1 less TD per game.
A similar 14 point “difference” in 2010, and GT would have been 9-3,
with added wins over Kansas, Clemson, and UGA.
In 2011, GT could go 10-2, with losses to Miami and either NCSU or Clemson.
Perhaps Miami and Clemson in back-to-back losses.
In 2010, only losing Nesbitt kept GT from DESTROYING VT in Blacksburg.
and mopping the field with UGA in Athens.
I’ll stick with my forecast.
Brave Hokie
July 26th, 2011
2:18 pm
T3: “Amy Winehouse WILL be going to rehab, and TOTALly rehabilitated within a mere matter of DAYs”
Animal Control
July 26th, 2011
2:23 pm
I am always amazed at how little comments (if any) are made on the UGA blogs by Tech fans, and how MANY are made by “Dawgs” on every single Tech article. If we Techies are so insignificant quit treating us like we are the only team you have ever played against. All your ignorant comments are why you receive no respect amongst the football community. It’s all bark and no bite!
Stinger2
July 26th, 2011
2:26 pm
Pre-season picks by the media are totally meaningles. I
don`t care where any team is picked…it means absolutely nothing when it lines up on the field. If people like to see pre-season rankings just so they can debate about them then that is fine. I will spend my time reading the blogs when practice starts and follow the Jackets as close as I can. If they have a good season fine, if not so what, they have been my favorite team since 1951.
Thomas
July 26th, 2011
2:26 pm
Animal Control– uh, because we actually work-
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Spike 80DF
July 26th, 2011
2:36 pm
@animalcontrol, 9 out of 10 is plenty of “bite”…
@t3
July 26th, 2011
2:36 pm
So a defense that lost it best db’s and playing the same front that’s been getting there butt kicked for 2 seasons is going to be better? LOL.an offense that is one dimensional as one dimensional that has 1 player that is d-1 quality gets better? you win the optimist of the century award. Losses will come hard and fast after week 3.
ACCFan
July 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
with tech’s chop blocking and illegal motion on the offense, they should challenge for another title. oops. wait. they have no title lol
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
Really Thomas?
You want to go down that smug little arrogant road of “we went to Tech so we are smarter than you”??
Have you checked the unemployment stats lately?
Engineers and architects are at the top of the list percentage wise because of the dropoff in the economy.
BehindEnemyLines
July 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
At this point 4th would seem like maxing out their potential, 5th seems more likely. More tellingly I’m afraid, they seem much more likely to be 6th than 1st.
GTPhenom
July 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
So, first, I will say that I am not predicting some crazy, huge championship winning team. We are not at that level yet. But honestly people, listen to yourselves. If you think this team will be as bad as last year please get off of your high horse. Look at the schedule first of all. As much as some of you will argue, every game on the schedule is easily winnable. VT? Breaking in a new defense and QB. Miami? Brand new coach and not much continuity there. Clemson? Last I checked they went 6-6 just like we did. UNC? If the NCAA is fair at all the hammer they drop on them will be crippling. I can keep going with every team, but my ultimate point is this: We can easily win nine games this year. Not saying we will, just saying we have a good shot at going at least 9-3.
Punch in the Mouth
July 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
Tech will surprise a few, but the missing impact of a few outstanding players from the Gailey era in the Paul Johnson offense will be more evident than ever. Nesbitt was incredible in the system, limiting turnovers and constantly getting positive yards when most QBs would take a loss. On the rare occasions when he did throw it, he just needed to get within 10 yards of BeBe.
THE DUDE
July 26th, 2011
2:52 pm
personally i think it is a wee bit too high. i think 6 or 7 is about right. who cares..
GTPhenom
July 26th, 2011
2:53 pm
Agreed DawginLex, going down the job road is ignorant and childish, although to correct you a tiny bit, Biomedical Engineering has been the fastest growing job in the past ten years
Tech Fan Since 1950
July 26th, 2011
2:54 pm
“High School Offense” continues to be the number one rushing offense in the country and Tech completes two more passes per game. Top that with a better defensive line and overall defense (the main downfall last year and even the last few years) and Tech will win the Coastal and “will RUN THIS State” again too. The concern is special teams. Coach Johnson will get those kickers and tacklers ready. You heard it here first.
The Ugly Truth
July 26th, 2011
3:02 pm
No one will know how many games Tech will win this year even after the season is over.
Tech fans will have to wait to see how many wins will be forfeited by Tech due to their use of ineligible players before ascertaining how successful the season really was.
Life’s tough when you have to play by the rules too, isn’t it?
It’s a good thing that Tech lost the Orange Bowl. Otherwise they would have had to return the Orange Bowl Trophy too.
The only way Tech could ever really improve their record would be to move from the ACC to the Sunbelt Conference. The NCAA doesn’t care about the Sunbelt Conference.
Joey
July 26th, 2011
3:02 pm
Jackets 2011 – so you are in FY mode, or your hairs on fire? LOL.
I’m a UGA fan, but like it when both programs matter.
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
3:03 pm
i think it speaks to the situation that exists at UGA and GT when we are both counting on freshmen to come in and play right away.
Marshall
Swann
Drew
Mitchell
Crowell
Vad Lee
UGAg
July 26th, 2011
3:07 pm
…………and the dawgs want to talk about some other school “cheating”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Half the team cannot spell UGA much less stay out of JAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigTechFan
July 26th, 2011
3:09 pm
This will be the first season I actually just try to enjoy the games. After winning the ACC Championship (or at least playing in a meaningless game eh hem) the 2010 season was so frustrating to watch and heartbreaking for Nesbitt.
I don’t have any expectations this year other than watching some new faces begin their legacies at Tech and enjoying some football!
JoeV
July 26th, 2011
3:14 pm
@GTPhenom
Clemson? Last I checked they went 6-6 just like we did.
And, cough, beat you.
Truth on North Avenue
July 26th, 2011
3:20 pm
You Dawg fans who keep repeating Tech-Georgia scores enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a drunken party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the obscene crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate goons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or character.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against moron-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
So keep on posting your scores all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
Podunk Offense
July 26th, 2011
3:21 pm
Carolina is deep in talent and GT is not. Tech’s last two recruiting classes have been fair to good but has fallen behind UVA. 4th place might be generous. 7-5 looks probable and 8-4 would depend on GT beating UGA which looks doubtful. Don’t be surprised if Virginia stuffs Tech this Fall.
John
July 26th, 2011
3:21 pm
PJ – good coach, poor recruiter. Tech will be good on offense, at least running the football. They will be lousy on defense and special teams. 6-6 at best, and they will NOT win at Virginia and Duke.
Truth on North Avenue
July 26th, 2011
3:24 pm
You Dawg fans who keep repeating Tech-Georgia scores enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a drunken party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the obscene crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or character.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against moron-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
So keep on posting your scores all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
Duvey
July 26th, 2011
3:29 pm
Tech alumni and fans are legitimately proud of their school.
On the other hand, the athletic history of UGA is full of so many sordid, sleazy incidents – dating back to Vince Dooley and continuing through Mark Richt – that it’s impossible to overlook. The school has come to stand for drunkenness and lawlessness, coddling of illiterate athletes who should never have been admitted to college, and rampant cheating by coaches.
And red panties.
St richt
July 26th, 2011
3:32 pm
Yeah, joev, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then… Clemson was long overdue last year after being OWNED by us over the last decade. Clemson had to do something to make it a rivalry again. And yes, much like we need to do w Georgia.
Athens redux
July 26th, 2011
3:33 pm
Think about the football team UGA puts on the field. 80% of the players are academically provisionally accepted, with Richt and his cronies knowing full well that they will use up all their coaching and tutors and elligibility and then have their asses kicked out on the street and soon be pushing grocery carts around Atlanta looking for a warm place to sleep. What a pitiful way to run the State’s flagship university.
St richt
July 26th, 2011
3:36 pm
JoeV, maybe yabba dabba dabo will break out the fatigues against us this year. His schtick won’t last much longer w the delusional Clemson fan base. The Clemson fan base probably has a more delusional, lofty sense of self than the Dawgs.
skip bayless is senile
July 26th, 2011
3:55 pm
Tech third in Acc, UGA wins easr, sec and national championsip. Too much coach, too much talent. This the the first of a string of many. Perhaps a program that will surpass even the John Wooden days at UCLA. GO DAWGS!
RxDawg
July 26th, 2011
4:06 pm
It’s hard to say. One thing I know is never count out coach PJ. I guess one of the main things is how well the Tech defense can play under the old VA coach. The rest is hard for me to comment on as I just don’t know enough about the ins and outs of Tech’s prgram. But I feel like if they jumped up and played in the ACC title game that would be a surprise and probably considered overachieving. Never the less, good luck in the ACC this year.
WnE...
July 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
5th in the coastal… 3-5 in conf. 5-7 overall….
CPJ WETS THE BED, (yes I do, really)
July 26th, 2011
4:23 pm
CPJ…“I wasn’t aware of what was happening because I wasn’t involved in the [voting] process. I knew they had [voted] but once again, I had no idea what was said what was going on. We knew all along [they suck and would be voted probably last in the conference]. As far as we were concerned, we just went with the attitude that until somebody told us differently [we will continue to suck]they were playing. Dan came in on Tuesday afternoon and said [we're gonna lose to those damn DAWGS,...AGAIN]. “
BuzzKill87
July 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
we will destroy both conferences this year and UGA. GATA TECH!!!
Aaron Murray
July 26th, 2011
4:33 pm
I am really scared of this Jacket team. Facing Al Groh’s fierce Jacket D makes me cry my self to sleep every night. Our D on the other hand, has no idea where the ball is in that precision offense. Can’t we just forfeit?
GTFan
July 26th, 2011
4:42 pm
I love how the Dawgs fans talk crap about us, yet their team keep losing players left and right! People talking smack and the season hasn’t even started yet.
retired engineer
July 26th, 2011
4:46 pm
re engineering employment for DoginLex…http://engineering.jobs.topusajobs.com/
Icepack
July 26th, 2011
4:46 pm
I like ol’ Coach Johnson. I lived in Newland NC, home of the Avery County Vikings. I wonder if coach johnson is one of those Avery County Johnsons. Any way, I first became a Tech fan in 1952. I have been a Tech fan through some remarkably bad football times. Not long ago I went to Tech for a while. Coach Johnson coaches for a school that puts a premium on training engineers from all over the world at the expense of deserving American students by having priorities on those students. Americans who go to Tech do so only at their own risk. Not many Asian or Middle Eastern Countries give the first flying flip about football. Hard to recruit Tech menz. Chan sure could recruit, couldn’t he?
“You remember, the team which produced Johnson, Burnett, Morgan, Dwyer, Nesbitt, Jones, etc. and finished tied with Virginia Tech for the Coastal division championship.”
The option as coached by Paul Johnson from Newland is tough if you don’t have to see it every year. If you have to see it every year and Tech is as sloppy as they were all of last year it can be managed, negated and marginalized. (See “Clemson”, “Georgia”) Mainly, if Tech can get ahead they can hang on to the ball and work that option. Passing looms large in quick strike plays that feed off the running. If the pass is not available, you stuff the gaps with meaty dudes.
Talent for the option isn’t coming forward. I think Coach Paul Johnson is waiting on Coach Moore to retire at Appalachian State. Avery County bumps into Watauga County not for from Boone NC. I hear Newland NC now has more than two redlights. All the old values are changing.
Until China starts developing wide receivers and option backs I’m afraid ol’ Coach Johnson is SOL at GT. Newland ain’t that bad. I’d go back in a minute.
JoeV
July 26th, 2011
4:49 pm
@St richt
Football
27-13
Basketball
87-62
65-56
Baseball
4-2
3-1
I think GT can pretty well shut up concerning Clemson and the 2010 season.
JoeV
July 26th, 2011
4:54 pm
@St richt
maybe yabba dabba dabo will break out the fatigues against us this year.
You do realize it was Military Appreciation Day, don’t you?
DAwg Prop
July 26th, 2011
4:54 pm
paul johnson doesn’t have chan gailey’s recruits any more and can’t win with his own. Tech may not win 7 games. UGA—SEC East champions—mark it down!
Smarty Pants
July 26th, 2011
5:07 pm
Every assessment I’ve seen has both Ol and Dl at UNC as being 1st or 2d in ACC, and most assessments have there DL as one of top 2-5 in country. There WRs, led by Dwight Jones, is also arguably best in league. The QB, an elite-11 QB outplayed TJ Yates in Spring Game, leaving most UNC observers to think he is much more talented than TJ. Ryan Houston is a load at RB; he sat out last year but ran over VaTech in B’burg in 09 when Heels beat them. Unc could very well have beat GaTech last year even while playing their 2d string. Pure logic says UNC has a superior team. And if sanctions are handed down and UNC is already 6-0 when they play tech, does that mean the team is going to lay down. Matter of fact, the sanction predicted by the LOA prob will not amount to more than probation and possible minimal losses of scollys. Why would this impact the team in any measurable way? They already expect this.
ATL4Life
July 26th, 2011
5:08 pm
Tech will be fine this year. We have a talent in all the offensive back positions and i think Tevin Washington is a bit underrated. The only problems I see is defense. The triple option will score no matter what kind of talent is on the field, our defense on the other hand was the reason why we did not return to the ACC championship game last year.
ACC Forever & FSU Rules
July 26th, 2011
5:09 pm
Has crack been legalized or are you Techies just delusional?
Duke is the only gimme and I might change my mid on that one soon.
ormewood
July 26th, 2011
5:28 pm
Smarty Pants, Tech and UNC play in Sept, so the teams will have played two or three games. UNC DL will indeed be stout. We’ll see about their OL. I think the Jackets will go 1-1 at best versus UNC and @ NCST. Jackets will, however, improve dramatically as the season progresses.
Smarty Pants
July 26th, 2011
5:44 pm
I’ve seen many “experts” predict that Unc can contend for ACC championship; Other than in the AJC, I’ve not seen such a prediction for GaTech.
st richt
July 26th, 2011
5:44 pm
JoeV, as a clemson fan, the 2010 season is about all you have to hang your hat on in “our rivalry” of late. Pretend the previous games didn’t exist.
st richt
July 26th, 2011
5:46 pm
Dabo is a clown too. Reminds me of John Edwards…
David
July 26th, 2011
5:56 pm
I’m so baffled by Paul Johnson’s claim to being some mastermind coach. “Coach PJ will outcoach people!
Because he runs something different? Explain the “genius” tag, please?
In case you haven’t been paying attenttion, his “briefly effective because it’s different” scheme is being caught up to by D1 defenses. And his “never effective because it stinks” defense has been pummeled by D1 offenses.
Oh, and his “not even close to effective because he has no charm and his offense would suck to play in because you have to dive at ankles all day unless you are a running back” recruiting is simply terrible….
techengineer
July 26th, 2011
6:17 pm
Nice analysis Jacket Man. About sums it up!
I too think the D will be better. I worry about the OLine and the QB is unproven. I don’t have confidence in the QB but he did get better each game last year. They couldn’t even complete damn forward pass last year! Just the ability to complete a pass or two will do wonders for the offense!
Heels Rock and Rule
July 26th, 2011
6:20 pm
I guess Mark thinks that 5-6 potential 1st -2d rounders on UNC team are going to lay down and quit playing and jeopardize their draft status worrying about whether UNC is going to go on probation. What say you Mark? Or is it just possible hay UNC might play the season with a chip on their shoulder.
JacketNation
July 26th, 2011
6:36 pm
The myth that CMR is a great coach has long been exposed. I think the mutts should worry about keeping their inmates on the field instead of worrying about where GT will finished. Last time I checked, they can’t beat SC or FLA. LOL
gtfanfrom1951
July 26th, 2011
6:59 pm
Mark is going to be Georgia Tech 10-2.
Gt79MD83
July 26th, 2011
7:15 pm
Just think how great our “gimmick” offense would be with better recruiting. The reason some teams have “figured out” our offense is they have bigger defensive lines. If we had the same talent level they would still have not figured it out. We often overachieve because of our offense and coach. UGA still hasn’t “figured out” our “gimmick” offense and may never. We need a better defense. Our offense is just fine. Just think of the possibilities with a better defense. Additionally, our recruiting for 2012 looks good so far.
Harvey D. Pooka
July 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
“On any given day , , , ” Yes, this 2011 GT team can be seen winning every game on the schedule. A good start and avoidance of injury, will help improve both experience and confidence levels. But, stay prepared for positive rebound should an early hiccup occur.
Tiny, Ugly, Empty Stadium on North Avenue
July 26th, 2011
7:30 pm
“Tech alumni and fans are legitimately proud of their school.”
Then why is teck’s football stadium always stark empty?
Old Tech & Mountaineer fan in NC
July 26th, 2011
7:36 pm
Icepack, App State head coach receives about $160K+…you really think that would lure Johnson back to the High Country? Especially after VLee gets that passing game going the next few years. You do realize the reason Tech passes seldom is the lack of a quality passer. That passer is a freshmen…give him time and Johnson will adapt/utilize what he has.
Mayflower or Beekins?
July 26th, 2011
7:39 pm
UGA 8-4 3rd in SEC East barely beats Tech on a 4th QTR QB fumble
GT 5-7, 4th in the ACC Coastal, almost upset by Duke
New coaches at both schools, UGA for 12′ and GT a year later.
Coach Grohbo
July 26th, 2011
8:13 pm
Our schedule sets us up well to win the ACC Coastal, which we will do this year.
We are 2-1 vs. the Hurricanes in Miami since they joined the ACC.
Virginia hasn’t beaten us in Charlottesville in three seasons.
North Carolina hasn’t beaten us at home in five seasons.
Virginia Tech hasn’t beaten us at home in six seasons.
Clemson hasn’t beaten us at home in seven seasons.
Duke hasn’t beaten us in Durham in seven seasons.
Maryland hasn’t beaten us at home in nine seasons.
NC State hasn’t beaten us in Raleigh in ten seasons.
If we sweep the regular season (and we should), I like our chances against Florida State for the ACC title.
Tennis Rodman
July 26th, 2011
9:20 pm
Well maybe if they threw a pass maybe they would compete.
Drexel Gal
July 26th, 2011
10:15 pm
Getting rid of Dan Radakovich is the first step in clearing away the stench of the NCAA investigation.
Hairy Dawg
July 26th, 2011
10:38 pm
Fourth! That laughable and probably to high. The pestky bugs has always been a bunch a second rate chumps and more likely to finish 5th or 6th in tying with Duke. They playing like a high school team with the offense and no talent except flabby gums slob Johnson. That why Dawgs best and will winning SEC while buggy nerds is last with jokes of Duke.
GT-97
July 26th, 2011
10:42 pm
@Drexel Gal: You’re a crazy beat-down. Radakovich gave us CPJ, and fired Gailey. He’s a winner, that made a mistake…. That he won’t make again.
Paul Johnson is the REAL DEAL. Maybe we win just 7 or 8 this year…
But CPJ will win an ACC Championship an NC before its all over.
Sean Tech Fan
July 26th, 2011
10:44 pm
Someone please tell me why the hell is tevin starting. Is it just me or is it incredibly obvious how slow and bad he is at quarterback compared to anyone else…and his decision making is worst than reggie ball.
Paul in RDU
July 26th, 2011
11:55 pm
Smarty Pants
July 26th, 2011
5:44 pm
I’ve seen many “experts” predict that Unc can contend for ACC championship; Other than in the AJC, I’ve not seen such a prediction for GaTech
————-
I am not sure who your “experts” are, but none of them voted in the ACC preseason poll. UNC received 0 (ZERO) votes for first in the Coastal. GT received a measly 1.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/26/1369743/seminoles-favored-in-acc-football.html
ACC Forever & FSU Rules
July 27th, 2011
12:46 am
GT 97 must be drunk………………………………
surfrider
July 27th, 2011
12:55 am
Tech could at worst loose 9 games that’s right. I doubt it but last year thought we would win at Kansas and got beat. We have a week to week difficult schedule. We’ve lost two in a row to the Dawgs. Now, this year the defense should be better. However, as good at Tevin can be the QB will have to prove it in a game. The special teams need to improve and we need to improve passing. The good news is we could also run the table. So it’s going to be interesting to watch. We have a well of solid to above average talent and all positions. The first 4 games may tell the way the season will go.
ACC Forever & FSU Rules
July 27th, 2011
12:57 am
Surf the first 4 are the easy ones……………………just sayin
Tech Engineer
July 27th, 2011
1:11 am
Tech has three easy teams plus Kansas on their schedule. To have a winning season, Tech only needs to beat three good ACC teams. ADRad has given Paul Johnson a pass on the scehule. Tech has to win half their ACC games to have a winning season, and one of those is Duke. Another losing season with that schedule, would be really, really bad. That would mean that Tech beats Duke and only one other ACC team. I think Al Groh’s defense will be improved enough to win four ACC games and have an overall record of 8 wins & four losses. With the easy schedule, that’s mediocre but will be hailed by ADRad as a great turnaround.
TheAntiMe
July 27th, 2011
1:20 am
Yeah, that’s low. If they use Buzz correctly that should be good for at least 1.5 WAR.
Mountain Dawg
July 27th, 2011
3:32 am
WGAS?
Paddy
July 27th, 2011
7:09 am
ss……….you way underestimate FSU. They are LOADED! Unbelieveable size and speed at all positions except wr. They are a top 5 team by years end!!!!!
Paddy
July 27th, 2011
7:13 am
CPJ is a great coach. But if he has Washington as his starter for very long, Tech will struggle. He better be ready and do a Spurrier with all his qb’s until he finds the right combo. If not , you are looking at 6-6. I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think so.
Jan Kemp & Jim Harrick
July 27th, 2011
7:26 am
Cheating Nerds
July 26th, 2011
10:45 am
why are we talking about Tech? How about another UGA article. Coach Paul Johnson should get back to cheating.
HUH?
Dawgs Rule
July 27th, 2011
7:29 am
The Dawgs own the state. UGA will win the SEC East and tech will be lucky to break even. How much longer will tech fans put up with all those losses??
RambleOn84
July 27th, 2011
7:50 am
Butch Davis is a mediocre game-day coach…with that said, I think UNC has a good chance to beat us because they get us early.
Mark is wrong in stating we don’t have talent. The overall team talent level is higher than it has been since Johnson has been here…skilled players aren’t the only sources of “talent,” Mark. The O-line is vital to this offense, and this is the most talented O-line Johnson has ever had.
Inexperience is the MUCH bigger issue than talent. This is why UNC has a good chance to beat us early on in the season.
James
July 27th, 2011
9:23 am
Wow, I figured cheating as much as Yech does would pay off more than being 4th in the worst division in college football, LOL!!!
Peachtree St.
July 27th, 2011
9:25 am
Mark,
What you talking about? This is a generous prediction for the most overrated coach in America. His “Heisman hopeful” last year couldn’t hit the side of a barn if he tried, so this is a team that clearly cannot throw, and their high school offense has since worn out its welcome. GT is a laughing stock in college football.
BigTechFan
July 27th, 2011
10:53 am
Peachtree St.
Laughing stock? Like UGA is any better.
megan
July 27th, 2011
10:56 am
Yep Mark, its just you
Only viewing from the sidelines
July 27th, 2011
11:03 am
UGA grad here. NC is about to be drop kicked by the NCAA for cheating and if that happens soon, then Butch Davis will be fired. NC will go into a tailspin for about two or three years. They will ned a guy with a “system” that can ressurrect it and go forward; sort of like what CPJ has done for GT. He has no titles, or bowl wins yet, but that will not hurt him in the ACC.
I do see CPJ being offered that job. He would recruit the wishbone kids there BUT with the cache of his new school being NC, he might do well there. The administrators at NC would consider that goofy wishbone offense of CPJ’s as a quck start chance to win now, using the level of talent that just might be avilable to them. Just a casual comment. We shall see.
Besides, GT gets a new football coach on average since the Dodd era, about every 4 + years and CPJ is entering his 4th year. NC might come a calling.
wreckmaniac
July 27th, 2011
11:08 am
I like low expectations. Many radio sports talkers here in South Carolina are expecting Tech to go 9-3.
wreckmaniac
July 27th, 2011
11:13 am
Why would Johnson leave Tech to go to a basketball school ?
5150 UOAD
July 27th, 2011
11:32 am
Curious George
July 26th, 2011
10:46 am
Does the ACC have a “Fulmer Cup” (or reasonable facsimile) ?
If so, who is going to win it this year?
The Fulmer Cup is National. It covers the Entire FBS not the SEC.
here is a link to the Fulmer Cup Standings.
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2011/…/fulmer-cupdate-auburn-goes...
St richt
July 27th, 2011
12:02 pm
Synjyn days sure does look better running the ball than “twinkle toes” tevin Washington. It’s gonna be synjyn or vad by the 3rd game… Tevin can prance around on the sideline holding a clipboard.
Buzz 2011
July 27th, 2011
12:41 pm
GT should be around number one or two.. The defense undr Al Groh will be better and the option
will produce 400 plus yards a game.. We will be looking for the Dawgs after we clear the ACC schedule.. After all they tried to make believe we didn’t win the ACC in 2009, whuch of course we did.. We have room for a new trophy……………
Buzz 2011
July 27th, 2011
12:45 pm
Peachtree Street… Ask the Dawgs about GT ” high school” offense.. They ran up what 500 yards.. They made the Dawgs grade school defense look like the grade school defense they are..Paul Johnson is the coach you only wish you had.. You have Richt, ha, ha
BigTechFan
July 27th, 2011
3:01 pm
The only thing I don’t like about T. Washington is that he doesn’t have a killer instinct. He shows no emotion, and I know he’s a good game manager, but does he have the drive???
Italian_29
July 27th, 2011
3:35 pm
@Buzz2011, Richt is 9-1 against Tech and 2-1 against the MIGHTY Johnson. How does PROBATION taste?
Italian_29
July 27th, 2011
3:37 pm
Yeah, the Coach that you wish you had, if you were doing a Fish Fry, punching someone in the face, or modeling for a MANBOOB Bra. LMAO!!!
@view from sidelines
July 27th, 2011
8:59 pm
did you have advanced knowledge about Davis?
He is leaving
July 28th, 2011
9:49 am
CPJ is damaged badly by this latest GT NCAA scandal. He is faxing his resume to the folks up in his home state of NC right now.
He wants out of the mad house known as GT. He has no acomplishments there, like a title or a bowl win and he knows that to jump to a school like NC, that he could recruit a wider range of kids and that he could possibly, with three or four years as NC’s HC, put this misery far behind him.
It is what it is. WHY would he want to remain at GT ………….IF NC came calling?
ChrisCross
July 28th, 2011
10:29 am
Until Coach Johnson starts recruiting better players on both sides of the ball, we are going to be 7-5 at best and have a losing season every other year. UGA is a better head coaching hire away from blowing us out every year. At least we keep it close, under Richt.
Lebrick
July 28th, 2011
4:28 pm
Gonna be hard to finish fourth when the predicted 3rd place team doesn’t have a coach.