3 points from Tech-Tech, which was decided by 3 points
This was one big play -- a fourth-quarter touchdown -- yielded by Rod Sweeting. (AP photo)
1. The Georgia Tech defense did its job — for 59 minutes and 16 seconds. Until Virginia Tech’s final drive, this had the makings of a night of deliverance for the besieged Al Groh. Instead the defensive coordinator will be asked how a unit that had made the Hokies work hard to achieve not very much allowed receiver Corey Fuller to run free twice in the final 44 seconds, the second time on fourth-and-4 from the Georgia Tech 47.
2. The Georgia Tech running game still isn’t what it was. Granted, Virginia Tech can play some D of its own. But the long gain was again missing. The most expansive gain by any of the three B-backs was for eight yards. (Remember when Jonathan Dwyer would take it 60?) The longest gain by an A-back was 13 yards. The longest gain by any Jacket, be it rushing or passing, was quarterback Tevin Washington’s 22-yard scramble in the third quarter. That’s not good enough.
3. The Georgia Tech kicking game was not at all terrible. Virginia Tech, which once prided itself on its special teams, saw its punter fumble a snap and its placekicker miss from 38 yards. The Jackets, by way of contrast, punted well enough — Sean Poole averaged 40 yards on seven kicks — and made every field goal. And even Paul Johnson felt relieved, albeit only momentarily, when David Scully kicked the ball out of the end zone after the Jackets had taken the lead with 44 seconds remaining. It was only two years ago that Georgia Tech lost here on a kickoff-return touchdown inside the final three minutes.
By Mark Bradley
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Georgia Tech coulda/shoulda won this, but somehow it lost | Mark Bradley
September 4th, 2012
9:35 am
[...] further reading, if not edification: Here are three observations (made by yours truly) regarding the excruciating game, and if you missed our well-visited live chat during the game itself … well, here you [...]
polecat
September 4th, 2012
9:40 am
Do you subscribe to awful game theory or great defense theory?
GT in CT
September 4th, 2012
9:47 am
What was up with that near-decision to punt (lose) at the end of the 4th quarter?
Gordon
September 4th, 2012
9:47 am
This reminded me of the 97 UGA game where we took a 3 point lead inside the last minute and played “prevent” defense and lost. Lots of good work was thrown away at the end of that game and this one.
tech mess
September 4th, 2012
9:48 am
a high school coach running up the middle 100 times for no gain –brilliant or pathetic–which is it?
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
9:50 am
UGA would have lost to VT. For any dawg fans trash talking Tech, just know that your cupcake schedule is easier than Techs.
headley lamar
September 4th, 2012
9:56 am
” No one has ever stopped my offense ”
- Paul Johnson
headley lamar
September 4th, 2012
9:57 am
This moves CPJ to 2 – 11 vs Va Tech, UGA, and the Bowl Game
Including 0 for the last 7
Most programs that would get you fired.
DawgFan
September 4th, 2012
9:57 am
UGA would beat VT by 28. They were terrible. No team in the ACC can talk schedule. ACC=WEAK
BarneyStrickland
September 4th, 2012
10:00 am
UGA class of ‘93 here. When it aint against UGA …. I root 4 Tech. That being said, Paul Johnson’s boys came close last night…. bummer. I think all the Techies who criticize him need to remember one thing…. this Offense is capable of scoring on any team, anywhere, at any time. UGA was lucky to have an extra bye week to prepare for them last year. It’s like facing a knuckle baller every year at the end of the season- you never know what to expect. Good luck jackets! Except the season finale….!
GSU Panthers
September 4th, 2012
10:01 am
First to say FIRST!
lkb
September 4th, 2012
10:02 am
I really did try to watch this game but it was just boring! There were so many 3 and outs that I just lost interest. If MO calls UGA “old man football” they would call this “snoozefest” football.
tech mess
September 4th, 2012
10:02 am
pathetic and tech not relevant again–sad for the fans–cpj has to go
TecNique87
September 4th, 2012
10:03 am
Why???????????????????????? Are we so pathetic on national television?
smitty
September 4th, 2012
10:10 am
Kicking game ok but how about a squib kick on the final kickoff to make VT field it and run time off the clock…..defense pretty good but some really poor tackling at critical moments…….. And I dont think VT’s QB was that good…….well see……….agree the option offense looked tired…….no real explosiveness or power bursts……and, as happens when the option stumbles, GT turned to the pass and their WR’s, while big, seemed lost and slightly immobile…….the RB’s were the best pass catching threat……..time to move bj bostic and ?zenon to flanker/wr and have a real passing game……..and spend the entire week on fundamentals, blocking and tackling and find a horse to run up the middle….have a nice day……and remember, give the damn ball to orwin
Ostrich Racer
September 4th, 2012
10:13 am
Maybe the beehive helmets did them in . . . .
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
10:16 am
“Why???????????????????????? Are we so pathetic on national television?”
Because nobody else was playing a game on Monday?
Maxwell the chihuahua hunter
September 4th, 2012
10:18 am
Great atmosphere at Lane Stadium. The mausoleum known as Sanford would benefit from fans with passion, which is sorely missing in Athens on gameday. The quietest 90k in college football.
Pitbull
September 4th, 2012
10:20 am
A note to all of you Yellow Jackets out there:
I am now president of the Athens chapter of the Paul Johnson Fan Club.
You would not believe how the club is growing. We had to move the meetings from the IHOP to the Western Sizzlin because of the crowds.
We love Paul Johson in Athens. Don’t you guys ever fire him.
Ignor the fact that he cannot recruit at the 1A level. I mean face it, ever since Chan Gaileys players left, the only decent guys you have had are the ones that transferred in because they wanted to be closer to home – or were run off by their origional schools.
Yep, Paul Johnson will soon have Tech as the strongest 1AA team in America. You might even venture to schedule Georgia Southern without the fear of being beat.
We sort of look at Paul Johnson as the coaching equivalent of Reggie Ball at Tech. And you know how much we revere Reggie.
Reggie!!! Reggie!! Reggie!!
So you guys take good care of Paul Johnson because we want him in Atlanta for a loooong time.
Sincerely, your fellow Paul Johnson fans in Athens.
PS And quit calling him Paula Johnson. She has feelings too, you know.
ed
September 4th, 2012
10:22 am
cpj uses the f bomb more that tiger these days
TexGT
September 4th, 2012
10:23 am
When with the pathetic mediocrity end? We looked AWFUL. And please, our D did not look good, its that VaTech’s offense played terrible. Logan Thomas continually missed open receivers, or threw to the wrong receiver. Sweeting is one of the worst defenders in the country. When are GT fans going to finally realize–Paul Johnson has to go.
md
September 4th, 2012
10:24 am
I’d fire the genius that did the scheduling……even the pros play a few exhibition games to iron out the wrinkles and some buffoons (for both teams) schedule this as the first game……give your kids a chance to see what real game speed is all about before bringing on the big boys.
TexGT
September 4th, 2012
10:24 am
And anyone bashing UGA–come on, we can’t say much when our team sucks so bad.
bulldog joe
September 4th, 2012
10:25 am
HUH????? you are an idiot troll, UGA would not have lost to VT, and how can you be stupid enough to compare an ACC schedule to an SEC schedule
jsmooth
September 4th, 2012
10:25 am
Hey Maxwell:
Night games normally are more passionate than day games due to the party atmosphere. GO to any night games at Sanford and you will see this. However, I do agree that day games, with a non-SEC opponent, are not that exciting and fans are not pumped up.
George Castanza
September 4th, 2012
10:25 am
The missed tackle on the 4th down play at the 47 yard line cost Tech the ballgame.Make that tackle and Tech wins. Football can be such a cruel game at times.
Dawgdad (The Original)
September 4th, 2012
10:27 am
Neither team looked ready for prime time. A sorry sloppy boring game. Guess they didn’t have enough prep time.
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
10:29 am
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
9:50 am
UGA would have lost to VT. For any dawg fans trash talking Tech, just know that your cupcake schedule is easier than Techs.
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Recent games don’t back up your statement there sport.
GT owns clemson
We own GT
Clemson just owned Auburn
Why are you even commenting? Auburn is going to start 1-4 just like I told you. Pathetic
GFF
September 4th, 2012
10:29 am
The ghost of Reggie Ball lives on…….
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
10:30 am
“I’d fire the genius that did the scheduling……even the pros play a few exhibition games to iron out the wrinkles and some buffoons (for both teams) schedule this as the first game……give your kids a chance to see what real game speed is all about before bringing on the big boys.”
VA Tech isn’t “big boy” football. It only seems that way because GA Tech is High School football.
Carzo
September 4th, 2012
10:31 am
Not a dawg or tech fan but Pitbull is pretty funny and also quite accurate
I believe
Pitbull
September 4th, 2012
10:31 am
Buffalo would win the ACC Coastal Division this year based on what I saw last night.
Truth
September 4th, 2012
10:36 am
Dragon-Con hangover. Not enough time to prepare.
ramblingbuzz
September 4th, 2012
10:39 am
New unis, but more of the same from CPJ & CAG. Failure to adjust the offensive strategy when the B back dive is not working. I am so tired of the so-called triple-option I could spit. And how can a D that held VT the whole game suddenly disappear in the last minute. Only at GT can this kind of crap happen.
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
10:39 am
Georgia Tech is elite football
blahahahahahahaha
dawgfan
September 4th, 2012
10:41 am
Jonathan Dwyer wasn’t playing against programs that had 5 years of experience defending the triple option. You give a coach like Bud Foster enough time and he’ll figure it out. I bet VT spends a few minutes at every practice working on shaking off all those cut blocks. It showed last night. You get a talented defense that knows what its doing and Tech is absolutely toast. There’s no doubt about it.
Oh well Techies. It was fun while it lasted, eh?
dawgfan
September 4th, 2012
10:41 am
Jonathan Dwyer wasn’t playing against programs that had 5 years of experience defending the triple option. You give a coach like Bud Foster enough time and he’ll figure it out. I bet VT spends a few minutes at every practice working on shaking off all those cut blocks. It showed last night. You get a talented defense that knows what its doing and Tech is absolutely toast. There’s no doubt about it.
Oh well Techies. It was fun while it lasted, eh?
andrewGT
September 4th, 2012
10:41 am
Dude… Dude…. Seriously?! Really?? CPJ offense is pathetic. If they want to compete with the big boys they need a new coach with a passing game, end of story.
Defense looked pretty potent though.
Russell Williams
September 4th, 2012
10:41 am
Ga. Fans suck and are a bunch of red necks! Period!
andrewGT
September 4th, 2012
10:41 am
AHahahahahahahahahahaha
Prussian
September 4th, 2012
10:42 am
The mistake in the final 0:44 was not taking any timeouts of our own. The GT defense was clearly gassed and VT was running a hurry-up. When the clock was already stopped by VT after going out of bounds, GT should have used a TO and let the defense get organized. Every time. They were clearly on their heels despite some good stops. I saw it as a coaching error.
ramblingbuzz
September 4th, 2012
10:42 am
Look, I don’t care what UGA would have or would not have done against VT. It’s irrelevant for any poster to even bring it up. The bottom line is what GT did, loose. Again. At this point there are no moral victories.
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
10:43 am
ramblinbuzz
It’s called no depth on defense and that falls squarely on the shoulders of the coaching staff for recruiting misses
duckafawg
September 4th, 2012
10:44 am
Seriously…..mutt boys are going to start talking about schedules???? what a joke
Einstein
September 4th, 2012
10:45 am
GT will never win a big game w/Tevin Washington at QB! Synjyn Days, maybe Vad Lee, somebody who plays like they want to win and who actually leads on every play. Tevin’s like a robot out there, like a “utility player” on a baseball team – somewhat mediocre, can get the job done but is not going to be the big difference maker. We need a leader and a winner running the team.
With Orin Smith out of the game, we have no play-makers. What happened to Zach Laskey? Playing well, then disappears???? He might have actually blocked somebody!!!
Defense looked better, looked really good at times. Rod Sweeting needs to quit hotdogging it and he has to learn to turn around and look for the ball on deep passes.
Time to go w/Synjyn or possibly Vad Lee, time to do it now. (Mark, didn’t you write an article stating this same thing about a month or two ago? Wish PJ was listening.) Sticking with Tevin kind of reminds me of Chan sticking with Reggie ……… and going down with the ship ……….
ReggieBall
September 4th, 2012
10:45 am
I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
10:46 am
To the Tech folks:
Why is this offense not running the true “triple option”?
The QB runs down the line of scrimmage, reads the tackle, keeps or pitches. Also can run reverses out of that.
Am I missing something or is that something GT does not run that we are used to seeing from an option team?
jarvis
September 4th, 2012
10:46 am
Mark Bradley thinks K. Medlen should be in the bullpen.
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
10:47 am
Einstein
TW has improved a lot in his passing. Not even close to where he was. I blame this loss on Johnson and his offense being too predictable. The defense did their part
jarvis
September 4th, 2012
10:48 am
“Medlen has made three strong starts, yes, but he’s not by trade a full-blooded starter. He’s a spot guy, and he has value as a reliever.”
Ha ha!
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
10:49 am
Come on Pitbull…. Trying to make yourself feel better about what little ole Buffalo did to your defense.. I think Lou Holtz put it in perspective very well… All those returning starters on Defense, got burned by little Buffalo.. I would hold my tongue until after the Mizz game… But hey, right now, I would ask Mr Todd Grantham for some of my money back.
Tech Man
September 4th, 2012
10:51 am
Here we go again. We can’t win the games with tough opponents. Sure we will win our 7 games against lower level teams. But when it comes to playing the big boys we can’t compete. The high school offense has to go. Fire CPJ and get a real Division 1A coach. By the way what is his contract? If he gets fired will we still owe him for 5 years like all the other ex-coaches still on our payroll.
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
10:51 am
Tech had decent pursuit on defense at times, but they just can’t tackle.
md
September 4th, 2012
10:52 am
“VA Tech isn’t “big boy” football. It only seems that way because GA Tech is High School football.”
Must explain why VT has only had 13 10 win seasons in the past 17 years………get a clue there fella, Foster always has a good defense……guys with bad defenses don’t make it for 26 years like he has….
jarvis
September 4th, 2012
10:52 am
gt4ever, then May put Holtz in his place. You can’t quote the number of returning starters at 10 when only 7 played.
Lou didn’t do his homework, and Mayday made him look foolish.
DedeJackets
September 4th, 2012
10:53 am
Erbody betta lay off my jackets, we had a great game, some plays diint go as planned, but u know wat? They still plaid they hearts out so letz look foreword to next week and keep our heads in da game!
GO JACKETS STING EM!!!!
DIT
September 4th, 2012
10:56 am
One game is not the season. Tech could run the table in the ACC!! VT has a good chance to lose 2 games or more. I’ve always hated 1st games. Now, it’s out of the way. If UGA can lose their 1st conference and come back to win their division, so can tech. This Dawg hopes y’all do it!
As for my fellow dawgs on this blog, don’t get so cocky on here, we just might not like the outcome of this Saturday nights game if that defense can’t do a complete reversal on how they played this past Saturday.
BravesFan79
September 4th, 2012
10:56 am
Really liked what i saw out of the defense last night! But gotta admit, the sooner we start a new QB the better off we will be. Washington just isnt D-1 material. And him not being that strong of a runner does hurt our offence.
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
10:58 am
I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!! Great deals for the start of the football season!
collegeballfan
September 4th, 2012
10:59 am
“…agree the option offense looked tired…….no real explosiveness or power bursts…”
The problem is the blocking up front. This is the same OL Georgia Tech had last season. And they have not improved as physical blockers. They may know the assignment better, but lack the physical ability to block really good defenses.
7 maybe 8 wins this season.
1eyedJack
September 4th, 2012
10:59 am
“I’d fire the genius that did the scheduling…..”
As with all conferences you don’t have control over scheduling conference games.
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
11:02 am
The Techies offensive linemen looked tiny compared to VTs, I laughed out loud and almost flipped out of my chair. Wait, was that the jv team>?
Rick James
September 4th, 2012
11:03 am
Dems Tec foozball team looks really goods lass nites
I betz daze win-zes natinal chumpionships dis year
DIT
September 4th, 2012
11:04 am
To my so-called fellow dawgs on here having a good time. Don’t get so cocky! We just might not like the outcome of this Saturday nights game. Dawgs can still be without several of thier starters and Mizzou has a very good offense.
Tech fans, don’t get down. I still see y’all winning the rest of your ACC games and winning the division. After that, just take care of FSU in the CG!
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
11:05 am
Jarvis, Really… Ok they had seven returning starters.. along with a host of 4 and 5 star football players… Get some of your money back…. Todd Grantham is a JOKE.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:08 am
The Techies offensive linemen looked tiny compared to VTs, I laughed out loud and almost flipped out of my chair. Wait, was that the jv team>?
The VT offensive line averages 305 lbs. GT averages 293. What an enormous difference.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:10 am
7 maybe 8 wins this season.
Losing to a top 20 team in overtime on the road in the first game of the season leads you to believe we will be a 7 win team?
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
11:10 am
Good observation GTBob…. It’s not the size difference… It’s the overall talent difference… We can’t do anything with good defensive lineman… We are not in the same league talent wise… Sorry to say.
GTRoberto
September 4th, 2012
11:12 am
If those two teams that played last night represent 2 of the top 3 ACC teams, then the conference is a whole lot worse than I thought.
Terrible football. Terrible…
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
11:14 am
GT Bob
Virginia Tech is a joke program they should never be ranked
They embarrass themselves every year like GT in a bowl game and their signature win comes once every 25 years
dawgfan
September 4th, 2012
11:15 am
Oh, so now preseason rankings mean something Techies? Just a couple of days ago you were mocking UGA’s preseason #6 ranking because it was “meaningless.” Now you lose to a “Top 20″ team and you’re claiming a moral victory because of it? Its a worthy accomplishment go on the road and take a supposed “Top 20″ team to the wire?
You clowns simply cannot get your stories straight can you? That tends to be the case when you are completely full of it and making it up as you go along.
Hilarious.
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
11:15 am
@GTBob, wow I didn’t realize the difference, unreal! The Techies offense was, as another poster here put it “pathetic” I would even go as far as to say their offensive style is that of a high school style. Coach Johnson might have been able to get some early followers of his offensive style but as of now, it ain’t looking purdy! Let’s move back forward, not backwards.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
11:20 am
I have seem many a dumb pass in my time, but never one any more dumb and completely unnecessary as Washington’s desperation-like throw with a field goal in the bag.
You just can’t win with a QB with a room temperature IQ.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:21 am
“UGA would beat VT by 28.”
What a lie.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:22 am
For the delusional folks who think UGA would beat VT.
VT is a top 15 team. UGA hasn’t beat a top 15 team in over 3 years.
Pitbull
September 4th, 2012
11:23 am
Tech can feel much better and thump their chests after they beat up on Presbyterian College.
Of course beating up on Christians may hack off God and then who knows what will happen next to your program.
He could smite you with his wrath. Just saying…
BehindEnemyLines
September 4th, 2012
11:23 am
re: running game “That’s not good enough.” … neither are the options at RB. Without Orwin on the field there simply isn’t a legitimate threat to do anything substantial.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:24 am
“HUH????? you are an idiot troll, UGA would not have lost to VT, and how can you be stupid enough to compare an ACC schedule to an SEC schedule”
No wonder UGA leads the nation in people who have to take remedial english. THEY CAN’T READ!!!!!
UGA would not beat VT. UGA is not capable of beating a top ranked team and history proves it. UGA plays ONE ranked team all year. ONE.
VT plays several.
Make sense, little girl?
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
11:24 am
@Larry
It should earn him a seat on the bench…. But I will be very surprised if our starting QB doesn’t start against powerful Presbyterian…. When we score 50 points against this power house, TW will again have proven himself worthy…
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
11:25 am
Huh????? You sound like you need one of my famous spray tans, come by and try it for yourself, also suggest a good eyebrow bleaching, free on the house. I do think the dawgs would give VT a run for their money. I don’t even want to say what they will do come November, sure hope Coach Johnson has some new tricks up his sleeve otherwise it’s gonna be same ole same ole if ya catch my drift!
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:25 am
“Why are you even commenting? Auburn is going to start 1-4 just like I told you. Pathetic”
DawgInLex is not only a liar, she is unemployed.
ReggieBall
September 4th, 2012
11:25 am
Miss me yet?
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:26 am
” I do think the dawgs would give VT a run for their money.”
Based on what? UGA has not beaten a top ranked team in 3 years.
DawgInLexIsAHypocrite
September 4th, 2012
11:28 am
REALITY
UGA hasn’t won a national title since Jimmy Carter was in office.
GT won a title in 1990.
GT has four national titles.
UGA has two.
UGA is little sister in the state of GA.
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
11:30 am
Ya got me “huh????” I can’t answer that. Please, stop by for a spray tan. ReggieBall, I know they miss ya, just go read the stingtalk forum, they are crying like a bunch of babies over there!
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:31 am
“Ya got me “huh????” I can’t answer that.”
Of course not and neither can any other UGA fan.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:31 am
Its a worthy accomplishment go on the road and take a supposed “Top 20″ team to the wire?
You seem to confuse accomplishment with not declaring the season over because of one loss to a good team. Apparently you think we should cancel the season, maybe close the school, and maybe all Tech fans should kill themselves because we lost a close game. Sorry for bringing a little reality into the conversation.
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
11:31 am
““VA Tech isn’t “big boy” football. It only seems that way because GA Tech is High School football.”
Must explain why VT has only had 13 10 win seasons in the past 17 years………get a clue there fella, Foster always has a good defense……guys with bad defenses don’t make it for 26 years like he has….”
VA Tech’s 10 win seasons come from being a mediocre program in a pathetic joke of a football conference. They are never prepared for their opening games and they can’t compete out of conference.
DS CE'91
September 4th, 2012
11:32 am
Come on guys, back off the ledge. As noted by others previously, we lost in OT on the road to the #16 team in the country. Let’s see how we do over the next few weeks. If we are 2-3 at the end of September, then we can talk about a lost season.
I will keep hoping someone will rest the QB position from TW. Not fair to put it all on him, but the TO just seems “slower” when he runs it. We have to have someone capable of making the defenders pay for cheating up on the dive and pitch, and a big part of that is decision making in real-time.
Liked the “D,” overall. Wish they would have been able to muster just one more stop. Guess that “Rod Sweeting much improved” post from a few weeks back was a bit …. optimistic.
GO JACKETS!!
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:33 am
Virginia Tech is a joke program they should never be ranked
And why is that? Just because you said so? Who should be ranked? Only SEC teams and USC?
Gorilla Biscuit
September 4th, 2012
11:34 am
“You clowns simply cannot get your stories straight can you? That tends to be the case when you are completely full of it and making it up as you go along.
Hilarious.”
Are you talking about Tech’s fans or Democrats?
JetBuzz
September 4th, 2012
11:34 am
Though parts of the D showed much improvement, the D-backfield was again ineffective, albeit playing w/ handicap due to suspensions & injury. Sweeting got burned on a totally defensible TD pass (after hot-dog strutting around earlier), & lumbering not-sharp Logan Thomas was allowed several critical late-game completions to stage the come-from-behind “upset”.
Yes, the Jackets gave the victory away again. We are good at this.
And F Beamer is good at taking what’s given him…
Wasn’t this year’s objective to “finish strong” & “seal the deal”, learning from previous seasons?
And what about coaching? OT strategy, Puh-leeze!! TW did the only thing you absolutely DON’T DO in an OT scenario. And RB/WR blocking?
All around disappointing, but unfortunately too familiar
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
11:37 am
GT Bob
The reality is VT is a joke out of conference and GT is a worse joke for losing to them
But then again Tech cant seem to win a bowl game either and neither does the ACC show up in big bowl games
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:37 am
“Virginia Tech is a joke program they should never be ranked”
UGA is a joke of a program and they should never be ranked.
FYT
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
11:38 am
Yea UGA is a joke program??
At least they win bowl games and beat the joke by the coke
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:39 am
“The reality is VT is a joke out of conference”
?????????????????????????????????
“But then again Tech cant seem to win a bowl game”
LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When’s the last time UGA won a bowl game?
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:39 am
“At least they win bowl games ”
When’s the last time UGA won a bowl game?
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:40 am
UGA fans should be getting ready for another cupcake team to play against this weekend. Can’t wait to read the comments about how much of a powerhouse Mizzou is.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:42 am
The reality is VT is a joke out of conference and GT is a worse joke for losing to them
That isn’t reality at all. Its a horribly biased opinion of someone who obviously hates GT with a passion. VT has been a solid program for a while and will be a solid team this year.
smitty
September 4th, 2012
11:42 am
PJ’s potential fatal flaw ( its only the first game) is his absolute commitment to the option without a truly viable passing game to keep the defense honest or bail the team out if they fall behind…..superior, fast, aggressive defenses can shut down the option, unless tech’s O line is superior(it wasn’t) or you have tremendous talent at QB or RB……..but PJ thinks the “system” ( the option) will succeed regardless of talent differential…….maybe it can if executed perfectly, but GT had woeful blocking on the outside and the interior……tech was in the game at the end yesterday only because of great defensive play and/or a poor VT offense……you pick……..I like the option…..I like the breakaway runs and it can be an equalizer with great teams….but I think in today’s college football you need a little balance……like a passing game
Technically Correct
September 4th, 2012
11:46 am
Everyone knows that Tech’s wide receivers better damn-well block on the corners, if the A-backs are to get running room. I saw a lot of poor blocking from new receivers, not to mention poor separation and route running. If Sims blocks the linebacker for Days’ run, he probably scores. We are missing that BIG B-back who can take on the linebacker and win.
Richt's Tanning Salon
September 4th, 2012
11:47 am
Everyone go over and read the Stingtalk forum, hilarious, they are having a major meltdown over whether their own QB can get the job done after the first game of the season, people are evening talking about firing Coach Johnson, oh boy, the fun of college football has begun!
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
11:48 am
HUH??
So now you are back to taking personal shots at me again?
Changing your blog handle to take a shot at me?
Is that all you have?
Pathetic, just like Auburn.
No Seriously?? Huh?
September 4th, 2012
11:52 am
LOL@ Richt, love the name! I looked at stingtalk page and you are not kidding they are going nuts over there, too funny! Seriously though, fans that are dipping out on their own quarterback and head coach, that is amusing. I’ve never thought of Georgia tech as a football school, but that made me laugh.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
11:53 am
I am starting to think that there are more UGA fans that read Stingtalk then GT fans.
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
11:54 am
“That isn’t reality at all. Its a horribly biased opinion of someone who obviously hates GT with a passion. VT has been a solid program for a while and will be a solid team this year.”
Sure. They’ll be a solid team in the ACC. FWIW…
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
11:55 am
DawgInLexIsAHypocrite
1990 wow that was an amazing championship game in the Citrus Bowl against #17 Nebraska
LOL
What a joke championship game that was
And if you count titles like Tech UGA has 5
GT hasnt won a BCS level bowl game since the 1960’s and has only played in one since that time
LOL
oh
And whats the record UGA has against Tech
you need to give a little more respect to your big brother UGA bud
thanks for trying though
Really Amazing
September 4th, 2012
11:55 am
All the UGA fans posting online is really amazing. Since when did McDonald’s upgrade their registers to connect to the internet?
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
11:55 am
Its the same story with PJ year in and year out. It is disappointing to see this since everyone thought he was the savior. Guess what? He isn’t and not by a long shot. It’s time to end his reign over GT football. This season is OVER! Anyone who doesn’t see this is just as big of a moron!!!!!!!!! Sure GT can win 7 or 8 games but WHO cares. it isn’t against any good teams PERIOD. Anybody who thinks this is crazy after the first game is also a MORON!!!! This is 5 years of pathetic delusional football. GT SUCKS!!!!!!! Fire everyone on the program and start again. Heck I would take Chan back in a heartbeat! George!!! Ralph!!! Anyone!!!! I hate PJ and his manboobs clan!
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
11:56 am
Can we just state the obvious that Paul can’t recruit like Chan did…..granted Chan couldn’t coach like Paul but as an old friend told me….It’s more about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s than the X’s and O’s.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:56 am
“And if you count titles like Tech UGA has 5″
UGA has two. Tech has four. Get over it, little sister.
Twilb Dawg
September 4th, 2012
11:56 am
Glad to see Tech got them some high school looking uniforms to go with their high school offense.
What a joke!
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
11:57 am
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:56 am
“And if you count titles like Tech UGA has 5″
UGA has two. Tech has four. Get over it, little sister.
********************
Says the big Auburn man who calls people names all day
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:57 am
“you need to give a little more respect to your big brother UGA”
UGA is a second tier football school. UGA hasn’t gone undefeated since Jimmy Carter left office. UGA is about as relevant to college football as the Chicago Cubs are to the MLB.
atlxman
September 4th, 2012
11:58 am
gt4ever..all buffalo did was take advantage of uga going through the motion in that first half..when the defense started to play with the energy they had last year buffalo offense was shut down..only 100 yards after the 2nd qt and uga had back ups in mostly in the 3rd qt no worries about uga top 5 defense
but your team div 1aa players looked like crap on both sides of the ball you guys will be calling for pj head in about 3 weeks which sucks because i love him as the ga tech coach because with those type players its a W for sure when uga plays them
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
11:58 am
Tevin Washington makes me long for the days of Reggie Ball….at least Reggie would do something good before a completely boneheaded play.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:59 am
“GT hasnt won a BCS level bowl game since the 1960’s”
Actually, they won a BCS game a few years ago and had it taken away over $300. UGA hasn’t won a bowl game in over 3 years.
Bow down, little sister.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
11:59 am
UGA is irrelevant in college football! Get over it!!!
No Seriously?? Huh?
September 4th, 2012
12:00 pm
SillyMutts said it all.
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
12:00 pm
If I’m not mistaken Iowa won that game….
dtanner
September 4th, 2012
12:01 pm
CPJ just makes it to easy to pull against him, he is just so damn unlikable, a dick basically
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:01 pm
Can we just state the obvious that Paul can’t recruit like Chan did
Chan Gailey was an awful recruiter. People really need to quit pretending he was anything else.
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
12:01 pm
GTBob
VT is 1-19 against the top 10
they get beat every bowl
thank goodness they play in that joke conference the ACC; that way they are assured of winning 10 games
why cant GT win in that joke conference
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
12:02 pm
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
11:59 am
“GT hasnt won a BCS level bowl game since the 1960’s”
Actually, they won a BCS game a few years ago and had it taken away over $300. UGA hasn’t won a bowl game in over 3 years.
Bow down, little sister.
***********************
Tech lost the bowl game. The ACC title was stripped
Try to keep up
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:03 pm
” that way they are assured of winning 10 games
UGA has to avoid playing any good SEC teams to win 10 games.
Taylor Bennett
September 4th, 2012
12:03 pm
Ya miss me yet??????????????????????
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:03 pm
How many top 15 teams did UGA win against last year?
Z E R O
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
12:03 pm
Auburn does not have a prayer of winning 10 games in 2012
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Chan was an awful recruiter?
Johnson…..Best WR ever in GT history….maybe in NFL history by the time he’s done
Dwyer
Nesbitt
NFL draft picks on defense
Johnson can’t come close to recruiting the kids Chan brought in……the offense hasn’t been the same since Dwyer left.
Rufus
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Do you think everybody in the inhabited universe has figured out Johnson’s triple-option offense? Even high schools don’t run it much.
Rufus
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Do you think everybody in the inhabited universe has figured out Johnson’s triple-option offense? Even high schools don’t run it much.
Rufus
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Do you think everybody in the inhabited universe has figured out Johnson’s triple-option offense? Even high schools don’t run it much.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
I know this is off topic, but this is just too funny.
BIDEN: ‘IF IT WEREN’T SO HOT I’D GO INTO DETAIL’ ON HOW AMERICA’S BETTER OFF
Rufus
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Do you think everybody in the inhabited universe has figured out Johnson’s triple-option offense? Even high schools don’t run it much.
Rufus
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
Do you think everybody in the inhabited universe has figured out Johnson’s triple-option offense? Even high schools don’t run it much.
macrotech
September 4th, 2012
12:05 pm
CPJ will use this week to tweak things…tough loss, but I remain optimistic about this season! Go Tech!!!
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:06 pm
Rufus
You only have to hit the submit comment button once. I know you’re a dawg fan all but really, it’s simple.
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
12:06 pm
HUH???
you must have had a little too much kool-aid
GT hasnt gone undefeated in 60 years
and they lost there one and only BCS level game in 40 yrs to IOWA
thanks for trying bud
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
12:06 pm
“UGA is a second tier football school. UGA hasn’t gone undefeated since Jimmy Carter left office. UGA is about as relevant to college football as the Chicago Cubs are to the MLB.”
This is all true. And yet, UGA is still head & shoulders above GT.
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
12:07 pm
HUH??? is an Auburn fan hiding on a blog pretending to be a Tech fan because he hates Georgia
atlxman
September 4th, 2012
12:08 pm
huh how bad did uga beat tech last year? uga will win its share of games the next 4 years over top 25 teams dont worry future looks really bright for uga with coach richt being there not so bright for your jackets
Gorilla Biscuit
September 4th, 2012
12:09 pm
Georgia 1-0
GT 0-1
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
12:10 pm
Don’t waste your time talking to HUH?? about GT. He doesn’t know anything about them because he is an Auburn fan.
That’s why he didn’t know they lost the Orange Bowl after the 2009 season.
Double Zero Eight
September 4th, 2012
12:10 pm
No running game. No pass rush.
They are mediocre as many of us
suspected.
macrotech
September 4th, 2012
12:11 pm
“Who let the dogs out?!….woof, woof, woof”….haha, mutts BE barkin’!!!
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:11 pm
“GT hasnt gone undefeated in 60 years”
They did in 1990.
Taylor Bennett
September 4th, 2012
12:11 pm
Rufus, I think we get the picture.
By the way, MISS ME YET??????????????????????????????
Ga Dawg81
September 4th, 2012
12:12 pm
I thought the defense played better than most thought they would. They were missing a couple of starters and still held VA Tech pretty well. It is only one game and I am sure Coach Johnson will work to get better. One thing I did notice is the lack of a explosive back like you usually have. The Hokies played the option well and shut the dive play off. I think once Orwin Smith is back you will see a lot more offense.
dagnabit
September 4th, 2012
12:12 pm
I wouldn’t let Tevin on the bus or the plane. I’d tell him to walk back.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:12 pm
“And yet, UGA is still head & shoulders above GT.”
Sort of like a toilet being head and shoulders above a porter john?
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
12:13 pm
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:12 pm
“And yet, UGA is still head & shoulders above GT.”
Sort of like a toilet being head and shoulders above a porter john
********************
Yeah, about like beating Auburn. Nothing to brag about.
HUH?????
September 4th, 2012
12:14 pm
Anyone else find it hysterical that UGA fans are talking about being better when UGA hasn’t done one single thing great thing in college football since 1980?
atlxman
September 4th, 2012
12:14 pm
orwin was back he got nailed on a pitch..
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
12:16 pm
Both programs feature loser Head Coaches, but what do you expect? Why would a winning coach want to take a job in Georgia?
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
12:19 pm
The triple option is only good for toilet paper!
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
12:19 pm
@atlxman.
Your delusional at best! UGA was going through the motions… Priceless comment… We will see if their going through the motions this Saturday, when they play some big boys… Your defensive coach is a complete fraud….
No Seriously?? Huh?
September 4th, 2012
12:20 pm
AHAHAHAHAA TECHIE FANS BAHAHAHAHA IN OVERTIME OMG!
steve
September 4th, 2012
12:21 pm
VT was 7.5 point favorites last night. GT lost by 3 in overtime. A little perspective is in order. VT has a really good defense and GT did not move the ball like they can. They had a poor first game. They will get better. As far as teams now having this offense “figured out”. That is crazy. Ga. Southern has been using this offense for over for close to 30 years (minus the VanGorder debacle). Teams like Furman and App. St. (very good teams in IAA) have not figured out how to stop it. Before you say that is against lesser talented, IAA opponents, remember that they also have lesser talented, 1AA players too. By the way, I’m more of a Georgia fan than a Tech fan. But I really respect CPJ. He is a great coach.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:21 pm
Johnson…..Best WR ever in GT history….maybe in NFL history by the time he’s done
In that same recruiting class Chan somehow managed to sign 20 two star players. More than CPJ has signed in his entire time here. You can’t just pick out a few random good recruits and say he was a good recruiter.
No Seriously?? Huh?
September 4th, 2012
12:23 pm
Enter your comments here
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
12:24 pm
Looks like Tech could use 20 two-star players right about now.
No Seriously?? Huh?
September 4th, 2012
12:24 pm
GTBob, shut ur pie hole, I imagine it’s a big one bwahahahahaha
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:24 pm
thank goodness they play in that joke conference the ACC; that way they are assured of winning 10 games
If VT is so awful then why are they the only team that can consistently win 10 games in the ACC?
Yurtle_the_Turtle
September 4th, 2012
12:26 pm
I. HATE. THIS. OFFENSE. Tired of QBs going 4/11 and 96 yards. This isn’t 1967 nor is it High School. Get rid of Johnson.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
12:26 pm
@GTBob…yet Chan is an NFL head coach and no one would even touch PJ for that role! Face it….GT thought the answer to the recruiting issues was to get a self proclaimed offensive master that can overcome the deficiencies with a scheme. It hasn’t worked yet! Success is beating opponents more than once or at all. Paul Johnson and staff are a giant FAILURE! Time to move on!
gtstillsux
September 4th, 2012
12:30 pm
Kinda liked the uni’s though.
SoCal_GT_Fan
September 4th, 2012
12:34 pm
Not sure why there’s all this “sky is falling” comments. How many games have we’ve played thus far? Ah yes, ONE! That one game was on the road in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech. VT is definitely one of the top programs in the ACC. Actually, its the only one that’s been consistently good. We went there and lost in OT. Of course a loss is a loss but it wasn’t a blow out loss. Our team overall did well. Just couldn’t finish them off at the end and let them get back.
People making it sound like we lost to James Madison or something. We do have Presbyterian up next. If we struggle against them, then sound the alarms.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:34 pm
@GTBob…yet Chan is an NFL head coach and no one would even touch PJ for that role!
Yes, Chan got fired from GT, then fired as an NFL offensive coordinator, and somehow got a head coaching job with the Bills. That makes him a better coach then CPJ for sure.
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
12:35 pm
SillyMutts…..they thought they needed to hire a guy who could beat teams with scheme because they realized they were never going to win on pure talent…..I think that’s pretty much accepted. As a whole GT is never going to beat teams based on “stars” from recruiting services so they decided to go the route of the academies. It’s a great system at the academies I just wonder if long term it will work in a major conference….not because of the scheme but because of two other factors:
1. The level of talent on the opposition is much better
2. Every nucklehead playing high school football thinks he can make it to the NFL…obviously that’s not the case but that doesn’t change the fact they believe it…..other teams will tell recruits this isn’t a system that will develop you for the NFL. Probably not the case but it will be used as a selling point against GT.
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
12:38 pm
GTBob—-I get it that you rated an entire team and not just a couple of players but in this offense the two most critical players are the QB and B back…..so far…..and in Dwyer’s case it’s only been 3 years…….but Washington doesn’t come close to replacing Nesbitt and no one has come close to replacing Dwyer….maybe in time he gets those players….but until there’s a leader at QB who is not a game manager but a game changer and B back is a difference maker then the offense is going to slog along.
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
12:38 pm
“If VT is so awful then why are they the only team that can consistently win 10 games in the ACC?”
Duh? Because they are in the ACC.
JM
September 4th, 2012
12:42 pm
very disappointed in the end of that game.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:46 pm
Duh? Because they are in the ACC.
So VT is the only team in the ACC that can win in the ACC because they are in the ACC? Thanks for clearing that up.
No Doubt
September 4th, 2012
12:46 pm
1) There’s no doubt that VT has one of the top ten defenses this year in college FB.
2) GT offense did not play particularly well, that was obvious. GT should never have played a top 20 team without a warm game or two.
3) It was bad scheduling except for that ESPN has the purse strings.
4) GT defense is and will get much better as the season goes along.
5) It wouldn’t have made any difference who was coaching GT last night. GT just didn’t have enough experienced personnel, defensively or offensively to beat VT this early in the season.
6) I’m no coach or self proclaimed expert but it did appear TW,QB, was making bad reads when he kept giving the ball to the B back. CPJ wasn’t making a bad read, it was TW.
7) I do fault CPJ for giving VL or SD a shot at providing some “spark” to the offense. It appeared to me that TW was a step slow all night. Or more probably the VT defense was a step quicker.
9) Poor tackling during the last 44 seconds cost GT the game.
10) GT WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT GAME TO GAME!!!
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
12:48 pm
Mark in ATL, I am with you on needing a better QB. I didn’t want Tevin to be the starter this year and I still don’t after last night. Hopefully somebody else gets a chance soon.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
12:48 pm
@So Cal…..this is excuse #1 ….its only one game? PLEASE! This is the same crap year in and year out! How many games do you have to lose to see this!!! 1-20 against UGA? 0-20 in Bowl Games? 1-20 against VT? Get off your crack pipe! PJ SUCKS!!!!!
Mark in ATL
September 4th, 2012
12:50 pm
SillyMutts….we both know that PJ doesn’t suck….the guy has won 8 games a yr on avg for 4 yrs…but he’s got to get better talent at some key positions.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
12:53 pm
@GT Bob—-at least Chan gets an opportunity. Paul Johnson can’t even sniff an opportunity in the NFL. In fact, he is the JOKE every time it is mentioned. Johnson sucks and it shows. Groh sucks and everyone knew this before he came to GT AND it shows. GT has become a D-III program with D-III talent. Pathetic!
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
1:01 pm
@Mark….PJ’s system works but not at this level. If he cannot beat VT, UGA or win ANY bowl games isn’t that obvious? If GT didnt play Kansas, MTSU or others his record would really be pathetic and would have been fired last year. Winning 8 games a year but losing your bowl games and to your in state rival and division rival every year is GARBAGE. Beating UNC, Duke and Clemson aren’t exactly top caliber wins. Yes Clemson won the ACC but got their a$$ handed to them in a bowl game. PJ needs to go…I have been saying and watching this garbage for 3 years too long.
Seriously?
September 4th, 2012
1:06 pm
“Duh? Because they are in the ACC.
So VT is the only team in the ACC that can win in the ACC because they are in the ACC? Thanks for clearing that up.”
Bob, I understand that you aren’t very bright, but VA Tech wouldn’t have so many 10 win seasons if they played in a real football conference rather than the Big East or ACC. It really is just that simple.
UGA = Yawn
September 4th, 2012
1:07 pm
The OT interception is a moot point. VT would have scored a TD. Where we lost the game was the final 44 seconds of regulation. How does a team play great defense the entire game then let them go that distance in 44 seconds. We (GT) just seem to be the born losers of college football. Don’t you get the sense, things never fall for us? We are good, better than average, but will never ascend to the top. Sometimes I wish we were mediocre or below average every year (like a ‘Duke’) – then we wouldn’t get so down after games like this – because they would be expected.
Mike S.
September 4th, 2012
1:07 pm
Mark, I agree. I will say that Va Tech had WRs open on other drives, but they either dropped the ball or a penalty negated the catch. Va Tech’s offense really didnt look any sharper than Tech.
Good point about the Tech offense though. The big play has been missing ever since Gailey’s recruits left. It’s odd to think about it, but this offense needs to hit the big runs. It is reliant on the big play, without which Johnson would never have beaten UGA in 2008 or many of the teams he beat the first couple of years.
UGA = Yawn
September 4th, 2012
1:09 pm
And the kicker for VT? Was in jail for a week and still on probation without having a hearing – but on the VT team. Win at all costs is definitely the motto at VT.
Lee
September 4th, 2012
1:18 pm
A successful Tech season would be beating Georgia and winning a bowl game.Winning the ACC title(not likely) and losing the above two last games would not be remembered as a successful season..
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
1:23 pm
Bob, I understand that you aren’t very bright, but VA Tech wouldn’t have so many 10 win seasons if they played in a real football conference rather than the Big East or ACC. It really is just that simple.
Once again, why is VT the only team that can consistently win 10 games in the ACC? I am not arguing hypotheticals about how VT would do in another conference. Quit dodging the question.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
1:33 pm
@Bob….I’ll answer the question. VT is the only consistent 10 win team in the ACC because of their defense. No other team in the ACC has that consistent a defense. If VT played in the SEC or Big 10, I would say they are middle of the road.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
1:35 pm
If VT played in the SEC or Big 10, I would say they are middle of the road.
If Alabama played in the ACC they would be a middle of the road team. See, I can make stuff up too.
anti4baldheadedyankeesstininuptheairwaves
September 4th, 2012
1:39 pm
I got something that is a guaranteed win-win for Tech and everyone.
Skip Bayless Def. Cord.
Colin Cowhurd Off Cord.
Steak Shapiro Qb Coach
Nick Cellini Ol Coach
Chris Dimini Rec. Coach
John Kincaod RB Coach
Buck Belue DLine Coach
Matt Chernoff LB Coach
Chuck Oliver DB Coach
Mark Bradley Special Teams Cord.
Mark Bradley Head Coach
Mark Bradley AD
Mark Bradley Chancellor
Mark Bradley President Of thes United State of America
These are all geniuses who have all the answers and know everything. If you do not believe me, ask them, they will tell you.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
1:42 pm
@Bob….If Alabama played in the ACC they would be a middle of the road team. See, I can make stuff up too……..
if you say so.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
1:45 pm
I think GT ran the option play 5 or 6 times in a row during the game and that was split between 2 series! Pathetic!
wreckmaniac
September 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
If UGA ever played LSU or Bama, they would have an 0-fer record.
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
if you say so.
Its just as valid as the crap you are making up.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
Clarification….B Back option play for now gain 5 or six times in a row! Pathetic.
wreckmaniac
September 4th, 2012
1:48 pm
This stuff sounds silly coming from a team that just beat Buffalo ( was it the Bills ?) at home and ducked Bama. Also silly coming from a team that is owned by Florida
GTBob
September 4th, 2012
1:49 pm
@GT Bob—-at least Chan gets an opportunity. Paul Johnson can’t even sniff an opportunity in the NFL.
That doesn’t mean anything. The NFL isn’t a natural progression for all college coaches and Chan is only getting a chance because he has been an NFL coach the majority of his career. It doesn’t make him a better college coach then CPJ.
dick whiskey
September 4th, 2012
1:51 pm
HUH????? do you have a job or does your mom work to support you so you can sit around posting all day?
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
1:53 pm
Sad reality
Buffalo has a QB and RB better than Tech’s. The running back might be the 2nd or 3rd best RB UGA will face all year behind Lattimore and possibly Zac Stacy. Buffalo has an OL averaging 320 pounds which is a better OL than Tech’s.
Born2Buzz
September 4th, 2012
1:55 pm
“Sticking with Tevin kind of reminds me of Chan sticking with Reggie ……… and going down with the ship ……….”
Sadly, I kind of agree. I was thinking the same think last night.
WOW
September 4th, 2012
1:57 pm
dedejacket…..did you finished grade school? Your spelling is horrible! Stop with the texting lingo. You’re on a blog sight that calls for actually spelling out the words and to spell them correctly!
ReggieBall
September 4th, 2012
1:58 pm
i’M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK
Jorge O'leary
September 4th, 2012
2:00 pm
It kinda reminded me of a stubborn kid running into a wall over and over trying to prove a point when he could have gone over the top… boring predictable offense. What kid wants to play in that?
Ramblinwreck83
September 4th, 2012
2:02 pm
dawgfan,
To believe that UGA was anything but pathetic against a Buffalo team that went 5-19 over the last 2 yrs to put 350 yds on that top defense everyone is bragging about. Hell, even the fans there started to boo and left before the 4th qtr started. I can’t wait to watch Mizz run up and down the field on UGA. Hopefully they’ll win and shut your faces up. They should have dropped in the polls…and don’t talk about an SEC schedule because it doesn’t exist for UGA this season. The only tough teams they play is USC & FLA. Those teams are even the tops teams in the SEC. Did you watch the games this weekend. By the way UGA is always overrated in preseason polls. Every year it’s been proven.
Tech fans ALWAYS in UGA's shadow
September 4th, 2012
2:08 pm
Yes, I am a UGA alumnus. So what. GT is a state of Georgia school, so I viewed last night’s pathetic exhibition of low level, small ball. GT did not win vs Va Tech for the second year in a row. Neither team last night had even a decent Offense. Neither one did. Both are lousy teams with NO TALENT and KY and MSU and Vandy and about every other SEC school would stomp both.
GT could have won that game, however. Va Tech is a lackluster offense with a big tight end playing QB, with no passing skills. Yet, in the clutch, Va Tech won by throwing the ball and GT’s NFL style D, designed by AL Groh, crumbled. He has been a disaster for CPJ.
Coach Paul Johnson is now on the 2012 Coaching Hot Seat. GT has lost three or four games in a row now!!!
Ted M
September 4th, 2012
2:08 pm
What is Paul Johnson’s excuse this time? He usually blames someone else for his losses.
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:18 pm
Huhh????
Tech wasnt undefeated in 1990 moron they tied unc
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
2:26 pm
@Reality Stinks…..you are kidding right? a tie is not a loss therefore GT was UNDEFEATED! Moron!
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
SillyMutts
you are kidding right?
Really seriously
LOL
You think a tied game results in an undefeated season
wow
I really thought Tech was a smart school
You do realize a tie means you didnt beat every team you played therefore you didnt have an undefeated season because you didnt beat every team on your schedule
Moron
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
SillyMutts
you are kidding right?
Really seriously
LOL
You think a tied game results in an undefeated season
wow
I really thought Tech was a smart school
You do realize a tie means you didnt beat every team you played therefore you didnt have an undefeated season because you didnt beat every team on your schedule
Moron
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
SillyMutts
you are kidding right?
Really seriously
LOL
You think a tied game results in an undefeated season
wow
I really thought Tech was a smart school
You do realize a tie means you didnt beat every team you played therefore you didnt have an undefeated season because you didnt beat every team on your schedule
Moron
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
SillyMutts
you are kidding right?
Really seriously
LOL
You think a tied game results in an undefeated season
wow
I really thought Tech was a smart school
You do realize a tie means you didnt beat every team you played therefore you didnt have an undefeated season because you didnt beat every team on your schedule
Moron
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
SillyMutts
you are kidding right?
Really seriously
LOL
You think a tied game results in an undefeated season
wow
I really thought Tech was a smart school
You do realize a tie means you didnt beat every team you played therefore you didnt have an undefeated season because you didnt beat every team on your schedule
Moron
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
2:36 pm
@ Reality Stinks….wrong again MORON….undefeated means you didn’t get beat by anyone which Tech didn’t…..I can’t help it your English skills are so poor from your 2nd grade reading level…
Cecil34
September 4th, 2012
2:40 pm
Johnson better take a hard look at giving Days more playing time – Washington is not the answer at TO QB.
Too slow to make the read, too slow to react, too slow, period. Average arm at best.
Johnson has hitched his wagon to Washington, and GT will suffer for it all year.
From what I have seen, this offense is sputtering out of favor on the flats….What do you say, Taz?
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:46 pm
SillyMutts
I cant help it that your delusional joke 1990 championship wasnt an undefeated year like UGA’s 1980 season
I also cant help your championship game was against a 17th ranked opponent in the Citrus Bowl
BLAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
what a joke that year was!
gt4ever
September 4th, 2012
2:50 pm
@Reality Stinks
You look very silly… We were undefeated. Everybody that knows anything about college football agrees…
Reality Stinks
September 4th, 2012
2:55 pm
who gt
lol
no one considers that an undefeated season
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
3:03 pm
@ Reality Stinks….try Wikopedia…In Jones’ sophomore season, Tech powered through their schedule and won the ACC. The four game unbeaten streak in 1989 extended all the way through 1990 and into the 1991 Citrus Bowl. The key victory in the streak was a huge 41-38 come from behind upset victory over then No.1 ranked Virginia in Charlottesville before a nationwide TV audience. Tech demolished Nebraska 45–21 in the 1991 Citrus Bowl, finishing the season 11–0–1, and earning a share of the 1990 National Title with the Colorado Buffaloes.[24][25]
Please put down the lollipop now and get off mom’s computer!
GTman
September 4th, 2012
3:06 pm
3. Special Teams – much improved and looked very good. I can not understand why we STILL can not find a kicker that can kick every kick off through the end zone (we had one) when I see high school kids do it every Friday night from the 40 yd line (just 5 yds closer)
2. Running game will get better. You can not schedule this offense against a good defense the first game of the year (did you see the ND / Navy game?). This offense needs a weak (FCS) defense the first game and build up from there. The triple option timing, assignments, etc. are way more complicated than passing schemes and you need some games to develop.
1. Defense – front seven played very well, at least Thomas did not run over us like he did last year. The secondary must learn to trust their teammates and to do JUST THEIR JOB. They were caught peeking on both touchdowns. DO YOUR JOB and let the front seven worry about the run! If Groh can fix this (getting Young and Holton back will help), I am very optimistic about our defense.
0. THWG!
big gt fan
September 4th, 2012
3:15 pm
Why did tech fans think the jackets was going to win the game i said a year ago TW is not going to beat a good football team he is not talented enough to get the job done. How many 3rd and 5s did they have and he can only pick up 4 yards how many times did he miss read option plays. The said thing about it the head coach cant see it, I can already see next year team cpj is going say we have good team but qbs are young so why dont you get them exspoure now they cant be worse than TW!
Option Offense
September 4th, 2012
3:22 pm
Options offense gives me about two options really, watch this nonsense pathetic, boring offense for the rest of the season or jab a fork in my retina. Decisions decisions
North Ave Killer Beez
September 4th, 2012
3:26 pm
@Big GT Fan: Could not agree with you any stronger, %100 Accurate, I was not shocked at all by Tevins performance, but more so by that stubborn s.o.b decision to refuse to give the backup qb’s like Days a chance. The kid ran 1 time and it was so obvious how much more athletic he is.
macrotech
September 4th, 2012
3:30 pm
Reality Stinks…unDEFEATED means that we weren’t defeated in the 1990 season…it’s an elementary level understanding of the English language, really.
iBALL
September 4th, 2012
3:34 pm
DawgFan: Don’t get your hopes up about UGA with LSU & Alabama leading the way. You should also be thinking about how many starters they will have playing, not suspended by the end of the season. VT didn’t look that good because were not playing a powder puff team. DAH!!
Another game effort yields another galling Georgia Tech loss | Mark Bradley
September 4th, 2012
4:16 pm
[...] Tech wide receiver. The Jackets managed only 288 yards on offense, and those yards came grudgingly. Their longest gain was a 22-yard Washington scramble. The longest run by a B-back, supposedly the star position in Johnson’s offense, was eight [...]
Mark Bradley
September 4th, 2012
4:21 pm
One note: Rod Sweeting seemed to blame himself for one of the completions on the final drive of regulation, but I’ve since seen the tape and he wasn’t at fault on either.
Another game effort yields another galling Georgia Tech loss |
September 4th, 2012
4:55 pm
[...] Tech wide receiver. The Jackets managed only 288 yards on offense, and those yards came grudgingly. Their longest gain was a 22-yard Washington scramble. The longest run by a B-back, supposedly the star position in Johnson’s offense, was eight yards. [...]
Does Tech run the option?
September 4th, 2012
5:02 pm
Seemed like TW had his mind made on where the ball went mostly….”reading” what that big 300+ hokey was doing did not seem to enter the equation.
Coach Hewitt...
September 4th, 2012
5:23 pm
GT 2 – 6 in the last 8 games… CPJ has us on the right track..SMH…
snoop dawgy dawg
September 4th, 2012
5:37 pm
@silly mutts
did you even graduate from the north avenue trade school
Twilb Dawg
September 4th, 2012
5:42 pm
I enjoy reading these blogs if for no other reason than to laugh at the pitiful Tech fan base.
It really is hilarious to see the Nerd Nation attempt to talk smack to Dawg fans. They all have Napolean’s Complex!
William Casey
September 4th, 2012
6:26 pm
How many of you “experts” have ever been paid to coach football? Yeah, I thought so.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:30 pm
@Twilb Dawg…..the pitiful fan base is with UGA fans…Why are they here? I am not on the UGA blog ever! UGA fans want nothing more than to come here and talk garbage because it makes them feel good for some reason…nobody will talk to them so they come here and try to get a response and say really stupid stuff…If anything GT fans don’t care about UGA or admire UGA but for some reason UGA wants to be admired by GT fans. UGA is like the dog at the house trying to compete for attention..That is what is hilarious!!!!
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:35 pm
@Twilb Dawg…..GT fans don’t care about UGA….I am never on a UGA blog to criticize UGA. However, they are always here criticizing GT and talking serious smack. UGA is like the little dog at the party trying to compete for everyone’s attention…Its like UGA fans want to be admired by GT but GT fans just don’t care! I will criticize my own team but not someone else’s. That’s my obligation as a fan.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:36 pm
@Twilb Dawg…..GT fans don’t care about dawg….I am never on a dawg blog to criticize UGA. However, they are always here criticizing GT and talking serious smack. dawgs are like the little kid at the party trying to compete for everyone’s attention…Its like dawg fans want to be admired by GT but GT fans just don’t care! I will criticize my own team but not someone else’s. That’s my obligation as a fan.
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:36 pm
geez
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:38 pm
@ William Casey….and the point is that some of the self proclaimed experts (ie PJ) shouldn’t be getting paid either…..not that other self proclaimed fans (me) should be!
SillyMutts
September 4th, 2012
6:41 pm
Furthermore, I believe winning football games is really, really hard. However, that doesn’t mean that losing them should be okay or accepted. PJ doesn’t fear criticism because he knows he will get a shot somewhere else and he will. The problem is this is an FCS school where he should be coaching.
Marietta Buzz
September 4th, 2012
6:49 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/09/04/3-points-from-tech-tech-which-was-decided-by-3-points/#comment-570063
EXACTLY RIGHT and from a Dawg.
Mutant GT Yellow Jackets WiStinger-less
September 4th, 2012
7:26 pm
Enter your comments here
Rick in Macon
September 4th, 2012
7:28 pm
Who in the heck ordered those God-Awful looking uniforms?!?!? I”m almost ashamed to say I’m a Tech fan after seeing what they had on. Absolutely fugly.
john DUIberry
September 5th, 2012
12:28 am
Never thought I’d write this…but I MISS REGGIE!
john DUIberry
September 5th, 2012
12:29 am
Yep,Rick..uniforms are ghastly!
Blip7
September 5th, 2012
4:25 am
late game choke on D, missed tackles — negates the rest of the game. they didn’t play when it matters.
gt4ever
September 5th, 2012
9:58 am
Reggie was at least D1 material. TW, although he has a heart as big as any, is D2 at best. He would have a problem starting at Georgia Southern. Our coaches have failed in recruiting. TW is the best they could recruit to play QB. Pathetic. This kid would not play QB anywhere at the D1 level except at GT. Completely unacceptable …. IMHO.
Twilb Dawg
September 5th, 2012
2:49 pm
“GT fans don’t care about UGA”…this is the exact type of thing I’m talking about! Tech fans are obsessed with Georigia.
One has to look no further than your handle…”Silly Mutts”. Says it all…for someone who doesn’t care about UGA, why don’t you think of changing your…
HaHa. Silly Nerds, always entertaining!!!