Live from Miami: Is Georgia Tech about to pack it in or what?
Miami's Lamar Miller against Tech last season. You'll hear his name again today. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
Miami – Two schools of thought on this one. One is that the schedule is about to catch up with Georgia Tech and that the Jackets will do well to win two more games. (Duke being the gimme, and even that’s in Durham.) The glass-half-full outlook is to proclaim Tech’s loss at Virginia a raging blip that augurs nothing much at all.
I’m kind of split. I do think the schedule is toughening. (Don’t think anybody would disagree.) I don’t, however, think Tech is incapable of finishing strong and winning the ACC Coastal. I think Tech will beat Miami today, which would make the Jackets 7-1 and would render the next two games — both at Bobby Dodd Stadium — hugely huge.
I say this largely because I can’t tell what sort of team Miami is. Here’s its season: Lose to Maryland, beat Ohio State, lose to Kansas State, beat (but get outgained by) Bethune-Cookman, lose close at Virginia Tech, win at North Carolina. See a pattern therein? Me, neither.
Miami folks insist the ‘Canes are about to embark on a run that could leave them atop the Coastal Division, and I do think Al Golden is a good enough coach to make that happen — someday. Just not yet. I’m still not sure Miami can coalesce around a new coach with all that has happened around the program. (I refer to Nevin Shapiro’s allegations of pay-for-play, among other things.)
The Jackets, on the other hand, are stable enough to learn from their Virginia experience and ensure that it won’t happen again. I say this with great confidence — as of 1:37 p.m., roughly two hours before kickoff. By 4 o’clock, I may have been offered reason to rethink.
But that’s why they play the game, as we genius sports writers like to say, and that’s why I”ll be here until the game is done. I implore you to join the festivities, and I thank you in advance.
By Mark Bradley
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Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:15 pm
Miami flubs downing the punt.
Gtkenz
October 22nd, 2011
4:15 pm
thank goodness
GT-UT
October 22nd, 2011
4:15 pm
Supersize. Aren’t you at the game?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:15 pm
GT-UT, I might have to agree with you on that. Even if Days just keeps the ball, he runs better than TW
Dirtybirdsin11
October 22nd, 2011
4:16 pm
Still no excuse to miss that last replay. He clearly wasn’t out, and wasn’t down until his upper body hit out of bounds. The ball was past the first down marker when he hit. Nothing infuriates me more than botched reviews.
GT66
October 22nd, 2011
4:16 pm
D does their job – we have to keep the ball or the D will be worn out by half-time
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:16 pm
Long run by Jones on the toss. Face mask at the end
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:16 pm
GT-UT, no, I’m watching it at home, just like you
Gtkenz
October 22nd, 2011
4:16 pm
As stated Mr. Bradley, can’t stop the pitch………no one
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Run, Roddy, RUN!!!
Charleston Jacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Good D stop. Finally he pitches the ball good run roddy
Gtkenz
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Okay, Mo is back in our favor now.
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Face mask on Jones. Horse collar on Miami. Wipes out long run. Johnson angry.
GT-UT
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Looks like two 15 yardage to me. Wishful thinking
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Damn, Roddy. What the hell was that?
Chris Miller
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
I’m surprised Tevin didn’t just keep it on that toss sweep to Jones.
GT-UT
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
What! No way!
Normally a Dawg fan but pulls for pool picks
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
That sucks for Tech. Their best play gets called back.
CarolinaJacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Did I say no penalties please?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
DAMMIT, TW, you GOT to pitch it
Charleston Jacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Please get Tevin out of the game!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Put Days in next series!!!!!
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Three and out. Washington isn’t going to last: He’s taking hard hits.
Biff Pocoroba
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Tevin is awful but CPJ is too stubborn. Same reason he won’t get a decent kicker.
OldSchoolTechFanatic
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Ok yard work is looking more like a plan now, I can’t watch Tevin Ball run the ball again this week !
Whaw!
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Tevin sucks! GT sucks and they’ll be lucky to win another game! LOSERS
Ol'JacketFan
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Jemea Thomas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 22nd, 2011
4:19 pm
UNBELIEVABLE !!!! Great punt and better coverage too
Tampa Wreck
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Can this game get any worse??? Time to pull Tevin and give Days a shot.
GT-UT
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Special Teams and Defense will have to win this one!
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Here’s where Miami likes to thrown incomplete
GT66
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Tevin is looking more and more like Ball – can’t throw and wants to keep the ball all he can – could be a long afternoon
Gtkenz
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
CPJ has got to pull Tevin. I’m not saying Vad, but lets see what Days can do on the next possession
Max
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Put synjyn in!!
Lee Goza
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Tevin’s playing scared. He’s over his head.
JACKETfan12
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
MB, I don’t give a crap if Tevin doesn’t last. Maybe Synjyn will do better at this point. Defense is working so hard this game and Tevin sucks something nasty.
IL Jacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:20 pm
Well the special teams look better.
whatsgoingon
October 22nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Once again, I say bench Tevin – Come on CPJ – quit being so stubborn.
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Not much defending there
Ol'JacketFan
October 22nd, 2011
4:21 pm
No pressure, long pass. I am so tired of this!
GT-UT
October 22nd, 2011
4:21 pm
MB…no jinx-ing. Media guys are good at that.
JACKETfan12
October 22nd, 2011
4:22 pm
Well, I guess I spoke too soon about the defense. This is going to get ugly. I am sick of watching Tech football for right now. Same ole same ole. Tevin up the middle for another 2 yards. Tevin pass up the middle with no near receivers. I am going back into the woods for rifle season round 2.
Chris Miller
October 22nd, 2011
4:23 pm
It’s official: I want Tevin Washington off the field equally as much as I wanted Chan Gailey off the sideline.
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:23 pm
Watts lit up Harris on that throw.
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:23 pm
Field goal blocked.
Gorilla Biscuit
October 22nd, 2011
4:23 pm
:0
Lee Goza
October 22nd, 2011
4:24 pm
What a break.
Mark Bradley
October 22nd, 2011
4:24 pm
Quarter is over. Bad quarter both ways. Tech hasn’t done a thing but is only down 7-0.
Charleston Jacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:24 pm
Good D. Let’s get that pass coverage straightened out.
CarolinaJacket
October 22nd, 2011
4:25 pm
It could have been a lot worse, but please quit shooting ourselves in the foot.