Heat Check: Hot Falcons, hot Dawgs – and then there’s Tech
"Don't worry, guys. I know exactly what I'm doing." And he does. (AP photo)
Our weekly Heat Check finds that a warm front has settled over the area. With certain exceptions.
FALCONS: There are three unbeaten NFL teams. This is one. I’d argue that this has been the most impressive one, but sometimes I get carried away. Heat Index: How many times does a team fly across country on a short week and win a game by 24 points on a day it was slotted as a three-point underdog?
MATT RYAN: Leads the NFL in passing efficiency. Just presided over victories in which the opposing quarterbacks were Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers. Heat Index: Yeah, it’s early. But he’s looking a bit like an MVP candidate, is he not?
GEORGIA: Beat Vanderbilt by 45 points and looked great doing it. And it’s not always easy to beat Vandy — ask South Carolina — or look good in the process. Heat Index: The comprehensive nature of Saturday’s victory recalled the Georgia teams of 2002-2004, when great talent was buttressed by attention to detail.
BRAVES: Magic number to clinch a wild card is two. Have crept within 4 1/2 games of Washington, which is the closest they’ve been to first place in the NL East since August. Heat Index: No collapse — epic or otherwise — this time, folks.
MIKE MINOR: Remember when he looked like the worst starting pitcher in baseball? He’s 3-0 in September with an ERA of 1.09. Heat Index: He might just start Game 2 of the Division Series, assuming the Braves get there.
TOMMY HANSON: He’s 0-4 since returning from the disabled list. His ERA in September is 4.57; in August it was 5.74. Heat Index: Not sure he’ll make the postseason roster.
GEORGIA TECH: It’s difficult to score 36 unanswered points in a game and not win it. But the Jackets just did. Heat Index: It’s likewise difficult to yield 609 yards to a Miami team that managed only 262 in a 39-point loss at Kansas State. Leave it to Al Groh, though.
GEORGIA STATE: Lost to Richmond by three touchdowns before the smallest announced crowd in Panther history. Heat Index: If GSU doesn’t win at William & Mary on Saturday — the Tribe is also 0-4 – Bill Curry’s final season could end without a victory.
DREAM: Finished third in the WNBA East after their usual slow start. Will open the playoffs at Indiana on Friday. Heat Index: It hasn’t been a smooth ride — after the month-long Olympic break, the Dream fired their coach and suspended their best player — but they have a track record of showing up in the postseason.
By Mark Bradley
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www
September 24th, 2012
11:40 am
meh.
Dawgs 4 and 0 - Conyers
September 24th, 2012
11:40 am
Great games by both the Dawgs & Falcons!!
LMREO at techies
Goldenrod
September 24th, 2012
11:42 am
Mark, it is not fair of you to pick on Georgia Tech football after a tough loss.
Mark my words though, we WILL be back in ACC competition and will SHOCK THE WORLD when we beat the mutts in November!
THWG! Go Jackets!
Mark Josey
September 24th, 2012
11:45 am
FIRST?
Mark Josey
September 24th, 2012
11:45 am
FIRST?
Tech fan in Savannah
September 24th, 2012
11:47 am
ICE ICE BABY!!!
DIT
September 24th, 2012
11:51 am
I still have hope that tech will find a way to beat Clemson again. Hey if Miami can find a way to beat y’all 4 in a row when you had the better team I know GT will find a way to beat Clemson 4 in a row.
Won’t happen against the Dawgs though.
Taxi Smith
September 24th, 2012
11:52 am
Good for Georgia. Good for the Falcons, Good for the Braves. Don’t know what to say about Tech other than “WTH?” Too bad, in an otherwise great sports weekend.
robodawg
September 24th, 2012
11:54 am
Dawgs are hot. But so is South Carolina. They escaped an away game at Vandy in the 4th quarter in the first game of the season, we were in a nailbiter at Mizzou in the second week until we took over the 4th quarter . South Carolina utterly dominated Mizzou at home a month into the season, while we utterly dominated Vandy at home. I think we’re looking pretty comparable, and we play them in their house. I’d say they should be about 3 point favorites.
Yogi
September 24th, 2012
11:56 am
So many third-and-longs…. It did not even seem to be a problem to the Hurricanes. Just makes you shake your head.
Dawg Bite
September 24th, 2012
11:56 am
Hey Goldenrod, don’t bet the house on your November prediction. Murray will pick your secondary apart as did the Hurricanes. That being said, I hope the Jackets have a successful season the rest of the way. Saturday after Turkey Day being the exception. Have a great fall day everyone!
slimG
September 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
Ever heard the saying “play for the win on the road and the tie at home” CPJ? These fourth down blunders are killing morale. Players are tiring of everything being their fault. Grow a pair and take some of the blame…….
Joe
September 24th, 2012
12:03 pm
GoldenRod……ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha….silly jackette…….WOOF!!!!
tooltime234
September 24th, 2012
12:03 pm
As a Tech fan, any tech fan that thinks we will beat UGA is absolutely delusional. I have a good feeling about the braves though. Hopefully they can put together a solid postseason run.
GTGrad
September 24th, 2012
12:05 pm
Goldenrod, I love the Jackets and I hope we recover, but Mark speaks the truth about Tech this past weekend.
GTGrad
September 24th, 2012
12:05 pm
Goldenrod, I love the Jackets and I hope we recover, but Mark speaks the truth about Tech this past weekend.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 24th, 2012
12:05 pm
Yes Dawgs looked good. I wouldn’t read too much into the SC/UGA v Missouri games and the scores. We were without 1/2 our defense plus Missouri didn’t show too much their first game of the season. So that didn’e give us a whole lot to look at on tape. SC had the benefit of our game to watch what Missouri would be doing. Regardless SC looked pretty good Saturday. Dawgs did too even though it was Vandy. Next week will be a better barometer but if all our D is back I think we are in good shape right now.
DIT
September 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
Agree tooltime. I would love to see the Braves come up and get hot like ST. Louis did last year and win it all on Chipper’s last year.
Columbus Dawg
September 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
Just a thought, but my opinion of Mizzou is that UGA welcomed them to the SEC, then Franklin got hurt, then had to come back against another strong D, maybe a little timid? I do not know , but i still think the Dawgs shut down Lattimore, (slow him down anyway), and make Shaw win it. I don’t think he has it in him. Dawgs roll!
Henry
September 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
No way in hell Georgia Tech beats Georgia. Not in Athens, Not in Atlanta, not in my backyard. No where will GT beat UGA. We got them in Athens too? Hell no. UGA smashes Tech by 30 points.
Henry
September 24th, 2012
12:10 pm
Oh and Georgia will roll past both Tennessee (no running game) and SC (no passing threat). Look for UGA to go undefetated. If we beat SC and Florida, we will.
DIT
September 24th, 2012
12:11 pm
Fellow Dawgs – why on earth are we talking about SC! Focus should just be on the UT game. The only part of this Saturday I worry about is that our Dawgs have not played back to back strong games in a long time. I have visions of several years ago when LSU came into Athens and we spanked them good and then UT, a very weak UT team, came in and beat us by 4 and ruined our season.
I’ll worry about SC next week. It’s all about UT this week!
Don Waddell
September 24th, 2012
12:16 pm
No mention of the Thrashers? Mark, you disappoint yet again.
Henry
September 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
We gonna give Tennessee and SC the blues till they navy
falconsfan0126
September 24th, 2012
12:19 pm
Gotta love Matty and the Falcons!
harold
September 24th, 2012
12:21 pm
THIS WEEK WILL BE A CAKEWALK AS DOOLEY AND THE VOLS “STRUGGLED” AGAINST THE AKRON ZIPS. UGA PLAYED SO WELL AND TENNESSEE IS SO BAD THAT RICHT SHOULD GIVE UGA A DAY OR TWO OFF.
UGA HAS A SHOT AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. PULL THE STARTERS OUT AFTER UGA GETS A LEAD SO EVERYONE WILL BE READY FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME.
INSTEAD OF GATORADE RICHT SHOULD SERVE UGA PLAYERS MILLER LITES & BIRTHDAY CAKE ON THE SIDELINES AS THE DAWGS MAUL DOOLEY & THE VOLS—-55-3.
GT fan for life
September 24th, 2012
12:21 pm
d radakovic made a huge mistake hiring this ignorant mountain man, this triple option garbage will take years to recover from after they wise up and fire this fool CPJ
JoeFan
September 24th, 2012
12:22 pm
Paul Johnson makes the decisions, so the loses to Miami and VT fall right at his feet. He has had five years to get things on a firm foundation at GT and the best he can do is put poorly coached teams on the field. Whether its poor special teams play, consistently awful defensive play or an offense that plays not to loose, Johnson is ultimately responsible. His book of work says he can’t beat the good teams, which means its time for a change, unless GT just wants to be average.
Sam Houston
September 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
Still not clear to me the ruling on Orwin Smith k.o. return. They were saying it all depended on where the ball was. If the ball was still in the end zone, which they determined, I thought that was a touch back. If it crossed the line, I thought it would be spotted where the ball was down. Was it ruled that he crossed the line and came back in the end zone? Still not sure what the ruling was.
Billy
September 24th, 2012
12:26 pm
Matt Ryan puts a nice spiral on that ball.
GSU Panthers
September 24th, 2012
12:26 pm
WTH, Panthers? Curry and the crew need to knuckle up, and Levick should be fired immediately!! Winning is the cure for what ails the program, and losing is the last thing a fledgling program needs.
GTBob
September 24th, 2012
12:32 pm
Goldenrod, I thought Mark was being pretty nice considering how horrible our loss was.
Falconfan
September 24th, 2012
12:32 pm
It was no secret Washington was going to run ball on 1 yard line, everyone watching knew it, the defense knew, fans knew. He always calls his on #. DA.
slimG
September 24th, 2012
12:34 pm
They don’t call it the flats for nothing
UGA red dawg
September 24th, 2012
12:34 pm
Goldenrod,
I have to admire you for sticking up for your team. But Bradley was not really picking on them. Giving up that many points and some of Coach Paul Johnson’s play calling was inexcusable. And I really have doubts about that triple option, against a good fast team.
cdog
September 24th, 2012
12:35 pm
wait before we leap too high with the dogs.they still have to beat tennessee, florida and south carolina.the jury is still out on Aaron “rubberlegs” murray. can he win the big games?that kicker is going to lose them some games unless he gets his act together.all he has to do is kick during the week.there is no excuse for him to botch kicks and then grin about it.
UGA red dawg
September 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
Goldenrod,
Have to admire your defending your team, but Bradley is not picking on them. Just telling the sad truth. A horrible defense, and some questionable play calling by CPJ. But at least it’s early in season, so maybe you guys can snap back.
tooltime234
September 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
SlimG I agree. You have to kick the field goal and make them score a TD. As for the Orwin Smith debacle, I didn’t have a good look at it from where my seats are but it shouldn’t have been an issue anyway. That was the most stupid thing I have seen in a game ever.
Ed
September 24th, 2012
12:39 pm
Sports weekend utopia for me Falcons win, Dawgs win, couldn’t care less about Tech.
C
September 24th, 2012
12:43 pm
Falcons!
JoeFan
September 24th, 2012
12:44 pm
Is the SEC excluding Alabama really living up to its hype? Just look at the remaining schedule for UGA:
UT (3-1) Very unproven, and lost its only real test of the season.
#6 USCe (4-0) Has played nobody. Mizzou is a sham.
UK (1-3) Lost to W KY. SEC, baby!
#11 UF (4-0) The most interesting team left on UGAg’s schedule.
Ole Miss (3-1) Beat 3 patsies and got demolished by Texas. SEC baby! (pt. 2)
Auburn (1-3) A pitiful team. An overtime win against UL separates them from 0-4. SEC, baby! (pt.3)
GA Sou (2-1) Lost to the Citadel.
GA Tech (2-2) Demolished two bad teams and lost to two good teams in OT.
USCe or UF might slip up on them, but UGAg’s conference schedule for the 2nd year in a
row is a set-up for a division champ but in all honesty will UGA really be tested by the mythical beasts of the SEC until its championship game?
Reid in EAV
September 24th, 2012
12:47 pm
To: Jackets
From: Fans and foes
Re: Consider playing defense next time
Msg: All the points in the world won’t matter if you can’t stop anybody. Just sayin’.
jarvis
September 24th, 2012
12:47 pm
@JoeFan, “GA Tech (2-2) Demolished two bad teams and lost to two good teams in OT.”
Who are those second two teams you speak of?
Ted M
September 24th, 2012
12:51 pm
Mark – I know you were on another assignment but I’m wondering you a chance to review the Tech Game.
Paul Johnson clock management at the end of the first half was so bad it is hard to even imagine. Special teams are still making egregious mistakes, the offense could not execute at all when it had to.
It simply was a lot worse then the stats would indicate.
ColumbusDawg
September 24th, 2012
12:52 pm
Hearing bad rumors that more suspensions are coming this week? Please let this be rumors and nothing more. We can play Tennessee with our second string and win but we need everybody for the stretch after that. Anyone else heard of more suspensions?
Paul in NH
September 24th, 2012
12:52 pm
I was surprised that GT punted to give Miami the ball with 2 mins to go. Make the 1st and the ball game is over. Then going for it in OT?
In other Heat Chack news
Everton is red hot – won 3-0 at Swansea to be 2 points behind Chelsea in the EPL
Liverpool is frigid – 1-2 home defeat to ManU to remain winless. This was the first home game after the Hillsborough report – there are far more important things than the result of a game.
WDE
September 24th, 2012
12:53 pm
@JoeFan Mizzou would beat Bug U by two TD’s or more….
Rick James
September 24th, 2012
12:54 pm
@Goldenrod
Mark, it is not fair of you to pick on Georgia Tech football after a tough loss.
Mark my words though, we WILL be back in ACC competition and will SHOCK THE WORLD when we beat the mutts in November!
THWG! Go Jackets!
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I dont think Mark went far enough..Four games into the season and Tech is out of the division race,half of the ten people that will be at the game Saturday will be MTSU fans.If you were playing any ACC team you would more than likely lose.If fans are giving up on CPJ soon it will be the team and at that point the season will get longer.There is no upside to CPJ.The only shocker in November will be another Paul Johnson Walmart zinger.Georgia may score over 50 on Tech and as you saw Saturday Georgia was up by 40 points and Grantham still had his starters in the game.This is the killer instinct that had evaded Georgia coaching and I’m glad to see it.
oreo speedwagon
September 24th, 2012
12:55 pm
lol at ga tech..lol
shankit
September 24th, 2012
12:56 pm
Sorry Bama chest thumpers, but the Bama/LSU game has
now been surpassed by the Georgia/South Carolina game
as the biggest game in the SEC this year.
tooltime234
September 24th, 2012
12:57 pm
I was in the Pro Tevin camp, but now that this season is shot, we might as well let Vad Lee start the rest of the season.
Rick James
September 24th, 2012
12:58 pm
Where is GT Bob?
Ted M
September 24th, 2012
12:58 pm
Medlen is so hot and so good. I’m just worried the Braves are due for a loss in one of his starts.
But maybe I’m just a worry wart.
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September 24th, 2012
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Snake Doc
September 24th, 2012
1:05 pm
Until UGA beats a team ranked in the top 10 the CEO and his merry band of misfits are still nothing.
Al Groh is a defensive specialist? Puh-lease!
Braves? WC team? sure – Wait and see on anything else.
Matty Ice – Turning into a top flight QB. i was hard on him at first but he is/has improved over 4 years and stands at the brink of tgreatness. Still, time will tell.
Bradley? Still a homer and a lib arts major who will put the kiss of death on any team he roots for!
KBP
September 24th, 2012
1:08 pm
Gamecocks are overrated! QB is still an issue for them as Shaw does not scare anybody with his ability to throw downfield. Lattimore is not 100% yet. Defense is not the same without Ingram commanding double teams and Gilmore in the secondary. Dawgs are better!
The national media is drinking Crimson Tide kool-aid. They are nowhere near the defensive team this year as last year. Unless they drastically improve, their secondary is their weakest link- not so, last year. If Dennard Robinson could throw accurately, Michigan could have made some plays against them in the passing game. With that, Dawgs are better. My only concern about UGA is will we show up every week? More than enough talent to clearly be the best team in the country, but will we capitalize on it like Auburn did?
CPJ, throw the darn ball more! While opposing D-Coordinators may not be as smart as you, they certainly are smart enough to devise defenses to stop dives and sweeps.
GO DAWGS!
Big Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:09 pm
Last week’s numbers- Isaiah Crowell 42 Yards 1 TD 3.6 YPC. Washaun Ealey 49 Yards no TDs 3.9 YPC. Gurley 132 Yards 2 TDs 8.1 YPC Marshall 83 Yards 2 TDs 8.2 YPC. I’ll take Gurley and Marshall……with no arrests!
falconsfan0126
September 24th, 2012
1:10 pm
I think I got banned on Jeff’s blog. I cant post there, I dont know why?
Ted M
September 24th, 2012
1:12 pm
Isaiah Crowell 42 Yards – Who was the opponent?
DO NOT OVERLOOK UT
September 24th, 2012
1:12 pm
That would be a major mistake. 1 game at a time. 1 play at a time. Do not overlook UT.
dawgfan
September 24th, 2012
1:16 pm
I’ll be a believer when we go to Columbia and win in a couple of weeks. With all due respect to Tennessee, both UGA and South Carolina will hopefully be 5-0. It will be a HUGE game. A HUGE atmosphere. Everything will be on the line. In other words, its the kind of game in which we’ve fallen flat on our faces in the past 5 years or so. If we are for real we must win that game. No excuses.
Thanks.
wxwax
September 24th, 2012
1:16 pm
Tech’s tackling is just awful. How many times did a Miami ball carrier have arms on him, only to let him slip through and make a big run? Terribad.
Mike S.
September 24th, 2012
1:22 pm
I would agree this UGA team looks a lot like the 2002-2004 variety. However, this is a much tougher SEC. UGA didnt go undefeated in either of those years, being upset by UF in 2002 and UT in 2004. They lost twice to eventual SEC and national champ LSU in 2003, and lost to eventual SEC champ Auburn in 2004.
I think Richt has the program back to those years, but is that good enough? It was only good for one SEC title back then. Now they have a top 10 South Carolina, a top 15 Gator team, and likely a #1 Alabama team waiting in the SEC championship. That doesnt even count upsets. They could be as good as 2002-2004 and still not even play for the SEC title.
Rudy
September 24th, 2012
1:24 pm
Please doon’t fire Paul Johnson! All Dawg fans love the genuis!
Mike S.
September 24th, 2012
1:25 pm
Just to qualify, I do think its good enough for Richt to have the program back to 2002-2004. However, if he doesnt win the SEC or the East, you know there will be knuckle heads that dont want to hear about how tough the SEC East is now. I do believe the East is much tougher than the West. The teams change like the wind in the SEC.
Russo
September 24th, 2012
1:25 pm
“And then there’s Tech.”
You should make T-shirts, Mr. Bradley. Suits that laughingstock of a football program to a “T.”
Big Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:26 pm
Crowell’s opponent Arkansas Pine Bluff beat Alabama State 24-21
TexGT
September 24th, 2012
1:27 pm
UGA looks really good this year. They should be undefeated going into SEC Champ game against Bama, winner takes all (and likely the NC). We will be one of the easiest games on their sked.
dawgfan
September 24th, 2012
1:30 pm
As for Georgia Tech, their current situation should surprise no one with a functioning set of eye balls and a brain. I think part of their problem is that the supposedly “great run” they had in 2008-2009 really wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Tech fans had all these pie in the sky notions about their football program fueled by a soft local media (cough….Bradley….cough) that were really never that realistic. I was never that impressed. I think they’re unsual offense caught a lot of people off guard during those two years and benefitted from a usually pathetic ACC and a defensively down UGA in 2008. Teams have adjusted. They had a couple of great players on offense that carried them that are of course gone now (I’m a big fan of Nesbitt). The writing on the wall should have been the 2009 UGA game when we pushed their defense around like a blocking sled. That is not big boy football. You can rush for 800 yards per game and you will not win many big boy football games with a defense like that. Now Paul Johnson’s poor recruiting is really rearing its ugly head. Georgia Tech will be struggling to win 7 or 8 games per year from hear on out. True story.
Thanks.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
1:37 pm
Mark, have you ever seen a 20-something year-old pitcher (Hanson) lose 5 mph on his fastball after only 3+ seasons, with no major injuries? Almost makes you wonder about his work ethic, off-season.
Minor has grown up right before our eyes – may be the 2nd best starter on the staff right now, behind Medlen. Huddy did look really good yesterday though.
Falcons and Bulldogs look really good – hope they keep it up.
Can’t figure out Jackets – great one week – then so-so the next.
Concerned
September 24th, 2012
1:46 pm
Maybe Curry can finish 1-10 like he did in his first season at Tech. Possibly the worst coach, and biggest phony, of all time.
Please, I beg and pray to the networks, don’t hire him to announce ANY football games. Even though he is a horrible coach, he is the worst announcer EVER.
Bill, please stay home and be quiet (or come back and coach Tech).
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
1:52 pm
We will know how good this UGA team is when it visits Columbia. While I can not stand Spurrier, watching them on Saturday showed me how good this defense is and when Shaw gets hot he is damn good. That said, I feel this Dawg team can play with anyone in the country and that includes Bama. If we beat the Vols & Gamecocks we should get a chance to prove we can beat Bama in December.
Big Ten Stinks, Delany All Mad
September 24th, 2012
1:54 pm
Thank goodness the Buckeyes don’t have to play THE Ohio University Bobcats.
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
1:55 pm
South Carolina has a very strong defense. The problem is they show inconsistency on the offense. If we get by the Vols, and we should big, then Columbia will provide the winner with the East and a visit to the Dome against Bama. We can compete with Bama, that I know.
GTBob
September 24th, 2012
1:58 pm
I think they’re unsual offense caught a lot of people off guard during those two years and benefitted from a usually pathetic ACC and a defensively down UGA in 2008. Teams have adjusted.
2008: 372 yds a game, 24.4 pts a game
2009: 422 yds a game, 33.8 pts a game
2010: 407 yds a game, 26 pts a game
2011: 458 yds a game, 33.8 pts a game
2012: 503 yds a game, 42 pts a game
Yeah, they sure have figured out our offense over the years.
GTBob
September 24th, 2012
1:59 pm
Why are all of my posts awaiting moderation? Did I hurt Mark’s feelings in the UGA blogs?
Rufus
September 24th, 2012
2:00 pm
Not to worry. I just punched Coach Johnson in the mouth! (vried like a little girl)
dtanner
September 24th, 2012
2:01 pm
it’s just to easy to pull against paul johnson,i mean he’s just so damn unlikeable
Rufus
September 24th, 2012
2:01 pm
I was laughing too hard. Meant to type CRIED like a little girl.
gt4ever
September 24th, 2012
2:06 pm
@Kramer
Get off the bottle… You are NO match for Alabama! Your easy schedule will most likely get you to the championship game… Reality hits as you will go down BIG time… Unless of course Alabama has everyone out and has to play all their freshman… Then and only then will your mutts have a chance.
Hurt Kurbstreit
September 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
Dawgs 4 – 0 and Falcons 3 – 0. Both teams looking great and all is right in the world.
Coach Hewitt...
September 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
Just remember Tech fans…we’re 0-0 for the rest of the season…
Coach
September 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
I was at the game the defense play pretty well till Paul Johnson went all conservative i thought we were going to hang 50 on Miami no pitches or passes after we scored our last touch down in the third. On the fourth down play in overtime we could have walked in standing up if we pitch right.
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
gt4ever, get off the adult blog and go on the tech site. The fact you are talking trash about something you know nothing about shows what a moron you are. There is a shock, a tech fan acting like a moron.
Alphare
September 24th, 2012
2:09 pm
Yeah dawgs had a good weekend.
But, but, …. you still haven’t beaten a ranked team for 3 years
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:12 pm
Gee Alphare, I guess our season is over. Thank goodness you brought sense into the discussion. You and gt4ever hanging out at the same Starbucks today?
GFY
September 24th, 2012
2:12 pm
Crowell will be robbing people in about two years ala Maurice Clarinett (Spelled that way on purpose).
Alphare
September 24th, 2012
2:13 pm
Coach,
PJ going conservative with a big lead is another dis-qualifier for him being a head coach. He did that every time as I remember, then his team cannot hold the lead.
gt4ever
September 24th, 2012
2:14 pm
@kramer
There is help you can get….. You just have to ask… How sad another angry mutt fan, who has probably never worn a jock…
comment
September 24th, 2012
2:15 pm
Coach, you must be blind or something. Our defense did not make a stop from the middle of the 3rd quarter all the way through OT, period.
GFY
September 24th, 2012
2:16 pm
Good thing the Suckeyes cannot play in a bowl game this year…..they would get their azzes shellacked…..
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:17 pm
I wore more as many jocks as you sniffed gt4ever. Seriously, how can you talk smack with the team you support? The Canes? Really? The freaking bottom of the ACC and you lose AGAIN at home to a team that will not make a bowl game. Wait a minute, niether will your team. What a joke you are jock sniffer!
Honeycomb Uniforms
September 24th, 2012
2:17 pm
Tech nerds not hanging out on the trade school blog……want to live vicarously through others do they? LOL
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
September 24th, 2012
2:19 pm
Absolutely correct, Groh was a bad hire. Johnson should be on the hot seat. Just like Richt was last year. Dawgs have not played anyone. Gamecocks, Gators await. More UGA hype, just like every year. Who will get dismissed next at UGA?
Alphare
September 24th, 2012
2:20 pm
Krammer, SC will be your headache. The 2 teams are about even in my opinion. But I expect SC to hand the 1st loss to your dawgs because that genius just has his way when he has good players, which he does.
Genius hasn’t lost an East game in 2 years, and dawgs haven’t beaten a ranked team in 3 years. Yeah, dawgs are better this year, but I am not convinced until I see it.
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:20 pm
Well come on Honeycomb, where else would they hang out. They want to be around successful people who support successful teams. It is a nice change for them rather then being on a tech blog.
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:22 pm
Alphare, the edge SC has is the game is in Columbia. Player wise we have better talent this year. It will be close and could go either way.
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
September 24th, 2012
2:22 pm
And who has Georgia played? That’s what I thought. No one….more Dawg hype!
Glory between the Hedges
September 24th, 2012
2:23 pm
gt4ever ,
Put down the crack pipe. When you look at Alabama and Georgia this year…Where in the world is Alabama better than Georgia at?? I’ll give Alabama the edge on the offensive line. That’s it! Georgia has the better quarterback, wide receivers, running backs, defensive line, linebackers with ogletree, secondary…This is 2012. This is not 2008 when willie martinez was the D coordinator. This is not 2011 when we were just learning how to get back to where we use to be. Everything is different this season. You can just see it with the leadership of Aaron Murray and Jarvis Jones. This is the best team Richt has had. Period. This team has an attitude about it that I have never seen under coach Richt. Enjoy this special season dawg fans! GO DAWGS!
Kramer
September 24th, 2012
2:25 pm
Glory, tech fans need the crack pipe this year. Let gt4 smoke it and look like the fool that he is. Hell, he is probably a tiny bit smarter smokin’ the pipe.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
September 24th, 2012
2:28 pm
Spurrier is coming…………
GTBob
September 24th, 2012
2:29 pm
Where is GT Bob?
Mark has decided to moderate everything I write now.
Alphare
September 24th, 2012
2:34 pm
Glory,
so dawgs are better than Bama in every position except one. Appreciate your objective thinking. But let me ask you something. Are you a UGA fan or just wear some color-coated glasses today?
JB
September 24th, 2012
2:36 pm
In other news…..Paul Johnson was late for work this morning….and blamed the bed.
uga red dawg
September 24th, 2012
2:36 pm
Yes, son of Sammy Davis,
Spurrier is coming… And the evil genius seems to have a way of beating UGA, going back to University of Florida days… Don’t particularly like the guy, but he seems to get a lot out of his teams… But this year Dawgs are going to prevail, even if the game is in Columbia !
JB
September 24th, 2012
2:36 pm
Spurrier better bring a lunch
Matt
September 24th, 2012
2:38 pm
I’m still trying to figure out this Tech team. How do you fall that far behind, storm way ahead and then snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Maddening team.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
2:39 pm
Bet PJ punched it right in the face . . .
kingdaddy
September 24th, 2012
2:41 pm
Lil Stevie will lose to UGA, ARK, FLA., AUB & can’t remember if they play LSU or not, but they will lose that one too. They were lucky to beat Vandy…lil stevie will retire after this year…
tooltime234
September 24th, 2012
2:42 pm
Matt, I felt the same way on saturday as I did after the VT game. I had no idea how or why Tech lost the game.
We came, we saw, we kicked ass
September 24th, 2012
2:42 pm
Matt Ryan is an elite NFL QB. Everyone saw it coming except the pitiful haters.
Dawgs will get even better as season progresses.
Championships are VERY achievable for both teams.
We came, we saw, we kicked booty
September 24th, 2012
2:43 pm
YES
O T
September 24th, 2012
2:47 pm
Al Groh needs to retire and just fade away.
Buckeye
September 24th, 2012
3:02 pm
The dogs are delusional as usual.
Homeboy
September 24th, 2012
3:02 pm
What are the sportswriters looking at when they keep moving SEC schools up in the polls. Alabama and LSU – ok they are warranted. USC and Georgia? Alabama beat Michigan and a very confused Arkansas and LSU beat Washington and a bad redition of Auburn. USC and UGA both beat Missouri and Vanderbilt!!!!! (WOW) Beside those huge wins they have beaten Sunbelt schools that are getting paid millions for a win. None of these teams have a winning record. Is this what it takes to be at the top in polls? It is way too early to be ranking anyone. Have Georgia play Alabama or LSU and see what happens.
Sonny Clusters
September 24th, 2012
3:10 pm
Some people was asking us what happened to Tommy Hanson’s velocity and we was thinking maybe he hurt it in the accident on the way to spring training. He still has some velocity remaining so it didn’t just fly out of the car but the velocity he has left is reduced and that makes us think it may have been bruised or banged around a little when the car left the roadway and plunged down that embankment. In any case, the wreck also appears to have flattened out Tommy’s fastball and that has made him an ordinary pitcher instead of a phenom. We was also distracted a little by the way he pushes the ball at the batter instead of just raring back and heaving it and we was wondering if he will still pitch like that with his new team?
Smyrna Gold
September 24th, 2012
3:10 pm
It really is embarrassing to be a Tech fan these days. All our excuses about this program are really wearing thin. I remember CPJ’s comments when he was hired saying there was no reason championships couldn’t be won at GT. Well, he won one with Gailey’s players and the program has gone down since. In his 5th year this program should be showing marked improvement if improvement is to come but it’s the same old thing; poor recruiting, coaching, apathetic fan base, etc.
We will be extremely lucky to go 7 – 5 this year. Really pathetic to read comments like “and then there’s Tech.”
GFY
September 24th, 2012
3:24 pm
Suckeye:
Delusional…..that would be any team from the little 10 thinking they could play big boy football. Let us know when the Suckeye actually beat a team (they won’t even play one if they don’t have to) from the SEC.
GFY
September 24th, 2012
3:27 pm
Homechild:
Based on your supreme logic….who would you have in the top 10. We’ll all stop typing and wait to be impressed by your in depth knowledge…….crickets….
Stinger 2
September 24th, 2012
3:28 pm
I don`t think Hanson is as bad as some of these Braves bashers would lead us to believe. It seems that some of these people take turns posting negative comments about Fredi, Uggla, Chipper and Hanson. I guess they just feel the need to spread thier pitiful drivel around with no real facts to back what they say up. Go Braves!
JB
September 24th, 2012
3:28 pm
Smyrna Gold……Looking at the Tech program from a distance, Johnson will sign 2 or 3 plums a year and the rest Western Carolina type material. You get 3 years under your belt of that type recruiting like he has and it catch’s up to you. I do feel he coach’s them up, but at the end of day, you load the roster up with mostly 2 star and no star, and it’s going to show up against BCS talent type teams. That’s where Tech is, and all the chest pounding on earth won’t change that, just the results are there to look at.
Stinger 2
September 24th, 2012
3:30 pm
Anyone who is embarassed to be a GT fan should not be one.
Homeboy
September 24th, 2012
3:30 pm
Well Honey Boo Boo GFY, it sure wouldn’t be Georgia. They should pay the guy who sets Georgia’s schedule each year millions of dollars.
JB
September 24th, 2012
3:33 pm
Homeboy. Educate yourself. UGA picks the non conference other than Tech which is a set game based on Tradition ( used to be) and the SEC games are set by the league office. Call them and tell them we have it to easy.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
3:38 pm
Stinger 2 (Clusters stalker), check out Hanson’s ERA. He would be in the minors on most teams.
JB
September 24th, 2012
3:40 pm
Stinger 2…… College football has changed in the last 25-30 years….and Tech has not, and for that, you should be proud. And by that, the school has bent to pressure to win by altering the academic side to insure the big uglies get in and thrive. Now, I have heard some of your past players interviewed in Football and Basketball, and there must be some type of special accommodations going on.
JB
September 24th, 2012
3:41 pm
has NOT BENT
Nick Saban
September 24th, 2012
3:47 pm
Gotta love the uga fan base. Get a big when over Vanderbilt, after having to come back to beat Mizzou, and all the sudden they are a ready to challenge Bama. Look, I like uga and think they have a strong team this year. But the East is much harder than expected, so beating both SC and Fla. is going to be tough. If the dawgs are lucky enough to pull that off, they are going to have to face a Semi-Pro team in SEC Championship. The Dawgs don’t stand a chance against Bama. But neither does anyone else in the country. So don’t feel bad. rtr.
Really?
September 24th, 2012
4:06 pm
It’s hard to have a more perfect sports weekend than we just had. Georgia dominates a Vandy team that had played everyone close and also had a HUGE chip on their shoulder from last season. Falcons are as far from flat after a big win and a short week and a cross country trip as is possible. Did I mention the freak heat wave that the Falcons had to face as well? The Braves take the series from philly and look ready for a long playoff run.
On the petty but almost as enjoyable side of the perfect weekend. the north avenue trade school not only loses they do so in embarassing fashion against a team of freshman and with the self proclaimed “genius” making a hilariously stupid decision in OT. The taint’s lose again and looked clueless. They are the team to play if you are winless. Even dog killer vick and rapistberger combine for losses. So satisfying.
Stinger 2
September 24th, 2012
4:06 pm
Joey: All I said was that Hanson is not as bad as some make him out to be. He does
have a higher ERA that it should be but he has won 12 games. If he was not pitching in those 12 wins,who would have won them?
Joey
September 24th, 2012
4:07 pm
Nick Saban = a bad-ass with a keyboard.
Bama is the best – #1. WTF you doing on a UGA blog? Who’s Bama’s “big win” this season? Look at the polls, idiot and tell me what ranked team you have beaten this year? Ark? MichigaM? Hell, Vandy would beat both of them.
By the time you get to LSU, UF may have kicked their asses – I’ll bet on the Gators straight up in the Swamp.
Truth is, the East has 3 teams as good as LSU, and I guess we will see how Bama stackes up later on, right?
Big Crimson 75
September 24th, 2012
4:10 pm
Settle down dwags.
It’s a nice start. You’re top 5 in the Country. Well deserved.
Lots of Football left.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
4:15 pm
Stinger 2 , I know you are a Braves fan, but do you watch all the games? Hanson has had run support that Minor and Maholm would die for. Half of those wins had little to do with his performance.
It’s incredible that his fast ball has dropped from 93 to 87 mph.
Stinger 2
September 24th, 2012
4:21 pm
Joey: o.k. you have a right to your opinion. I will let it go with this comment:
If the Braves agree with you and the others who have the same opinion as you, I believe he will bring interest from several teams if and when they try to trade him.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
4:24 pm
Big Crimson, imagine if you had idiot Auburn fans throwing garbage in every single article about the Tide – every one.
You are objective – most on here are not.
It is a nice start – nothing else. We’re playing the schedule – and can’t do anything but that.
We have as as much talent on our starting O and D as anybody. Y’all have Saban, better O-line, and more depth.
Herschel Talker
September 24th, 2012
4:25 pm
Stinger 2:
Hanson is a trainwreck. You are delusional. Let him nowhere near a pitching mound in October. He has a blow up moment every game.
HT
Big Crimson 75
September 24th, 2012
4:32 pm
Joey — It’s dedenitely better coming outta September un-scathed than “chasing” the rest of the Year.
…..and you’re right, Hanson is the least reliable Starter the Braves have. I doubt he’s on the playoff roster.
harold
September 24th, 2012
4:36 pm
WELL….UGA COULD TAKE THE WEEK OFF OF PRACTICE & SUBSTITUTE MILLER LITE FOR GATORADE & DEFEAT THE VOLS.
DOOLEY IS A HORRIBLE COACH AND TENNESSEE NEARLY GOT BEAT BY AKRON.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE CAROLINA GAME——NEXT WEEKEND. TENNESSEE IS NOTHING!
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:47 pm
Yep, UGA is red hot against teams with losing records.
bulldogbubba
September 24th, 2012
4:47 pm
Mr Herschel Talker – You speak the truth about Hanson. His talent has diminished greatly this year.I am sure we will find out he had a hidden injury all season and our team has suffered for that. If true he should be let go or traded.
Mt Stinger2 – Keep being a fan , but the rest of us want this team to go FAR into the playoffs and Hanson will only kill that progress.Our three best pitchers are Medlen , Minor, and Hudson.Go with them and we might get to the promise land. GO BRAVES!!!!
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:47 pm
“Lil Stevie will lose to UGA, ARK, FLA., AUB”
USC doesn’t play Auburn this year.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:48 pm
” imagine if you had idiot Auburn fans throwing garbage in every single article about the Tide – every one.”
Joey = hypocrite of epic proportions.
Joey spends a lot of time trashing other football teams and gets his panties in a wad when folks call out his stupidity.
dean
September 24th, 2012
4:50 pm
The pass that Ryan threw for the INT looked goofy, odd, and discombobulated. “What was that?” I think even the Falcons’ coaches were laughing.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:50 pm
“but the Bama/LSU game has
now been surpassed by the Georgia/South Carolina game
as the biggest game in the SEC this year.”
Huh, I had no idea UGA and USC were ranked 1 and 2. Who knew?
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:54 pm
“WTF you doing on a UGA blog? Who’s Bama’s “big win” this season?”
1: This isn’t a UGA blog.
2: Bama has already beaten 2 ranked teams this year.
“Vandy would beat both of them.”
Not meant to be a factual statement.
“the East has 3 teams as good as LSU, and I guess we will see how Bama stackes up later on, right?”
What great team has UGA, USC and UF beaten this year?
Answer; NO ONE.
UGA fans are delusional and stupid as usual.
GFY
September 24th, 2012
4:56 pm
Looks like Homechild is full of shinola….can’t tell us who the top ten is just that UGA is not in it. Way to go rocket scientist…..just keep on rooting for the nerds and hating the fact your team cannot beat UGA. Maybe you can jump on the bandwagon of another school to help you feel better about yourself.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:56 pm
“WTF you doing on a UGA blog? Who’s Bama’s “big win” this season? Look at the polls, idiot and tell me what ranked team you have beaten this year? Ark? MichigaM? Hell, Vandy would beat both of them.”
1: This isn’t a UGA blog.
2: Bama has actually beaten two ranked teams this year.
3: Vandy would not beat Michigan.
Fact is, UGA hasn’t beaten a top ranked team in 4 years.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
4:57 pm
” He would be in the minors on most teams.”
Not meant to be a factual statement.
bigcalidawg
September 24th, 2012
5:02 pm
In all honesty……UGA could dismantle Tech without throwing a single pass. Do y’all realized that the offensive line is the highest functioning unit on that team?
But Rod, you gotta believe in something. I believe you should have another beer.
Joey
September 24th, 2012
5:05 pm
Hypocrite? I “trash” no other teams. I congratulate Tech when they win – go look on Tech’s AJC blog.
I’d rather discuss UGA with UGA fans..But when opponents’ fans trash UGA, I do reply, usually to remind those fans of their own programs’ past or present problems.
Enjoy that 1-3 start – it’s just beginning, moron. Think – Karma.
By the way, are you the idiot Aururn that called in to ESPN Saturday and called Chizik “a clown?”
Nice . . .
Joey
September 24th, 2012
5:08 pm
Damn MB, you lettin this psycho on here but blocking a reply??
Joey
September 24th, 2012
5:14 pm
I’ll keep it light for MB.
HUH????? is a Auburn fan. What y’all lookin at now? 3-9? 4-8? We will keep you in our prayers, but you know about KARMA.
Your football program has been caught cheating, paying players to sign, for YEARS! It’s on record. It happened.
Karma, baby.
USMC
September 24th, 2012
5:58 pm
Rumor Mill heard on 680 The Fan:
Bobby Petrino to Auburn next year!
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
7:07 pm
“By the way, are you the idiot Aururn that called in to ESPN Saturday and called Chizik “a clown?””
No, are you the guy that called in bomb threats to schools?
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
7:08 pm
“Enjoy that 1-3 start – it’s just beginning, moron.”
Ma’am, I can take a down year as opposed to supporting a team that hasn’t been relevant since Jimmy Carter got booted from office.
Remember dork, it took an Auburn grad to get UGA their last championship.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
7:09 pm
“Your football program has been caught cheating, paying players to sign, for YEARS! It’s on record. It happened.”
When were they last caught cheating?
Hint: A long long long long time ago.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
7:10 pm
“Bobby Petrino to Auburn next year!”
Rumor has it more UGA players will end up in jail this weekend.
HUH?????
September 24th, 2012
7:10 pm
USMC
Bookman misses you.
21YrSeasonTicketHolder
September 24th, 2012
9:24 pm
Falcons Air Force Strikes Again!
Eric C.
September 25th, 2012
3:40 am
@Huh?????
LSU has a championship caliber defense, but Mettenberger and the offense are not ready for the big stage. I’m guessing they will lose at least two or three games and maybe play in the Cotton Bowl this season.
By the time LSU plays Bama, they will have played at Florida and Texas A&M and vs South Carolina, and they may be out of the top 10… definitely not the match-up we saw last year.
Columbus Dawg
September 25th, 2012
7:36 am
Yeah, and this time the title will be won by UGA while Obama is booted from office. You were saying? Huh????
OkieDawg
September 25th, 2012
11:22 am
- and then there’s Tech
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I do have to admit I miss the arrogant, over optimistic and elitist attitude of the Techsters. Their attitude of arrogance is gone and they have become defeatist. Now, they want to fire all the coaches and concentrate on academics. Things are really sad on North Avenue. I want the old Tech back! I miss you and its only been 3 days.
LawDawg
September 25th, 2012
11:51 am
At this point, Tech fans talking about Georgia is the equivalent of Guatemala declaring war on the United States. There is no argument about who is the better team. We are ranked in the top 5, you lost to a glorified JV squad.
Not saying UGA can take Tech lightly when they play, but acting like Tech is the better team is simply absurd.
savannahwhodat
September 25th, 2012
1:59 pm
Yeah right…matty for MVP. Until he gets to the playoffs.
ARdawg
September 25th, 2012
4:09 pm
@OkieDawg
That’s just funny right there
dawg4life
September 25th, 2012
6:09 pm
GTBob- Perhaps dawgfan should have rephrased his statement. I think he meant, any GOOD team has made the adjustments. Give us a break down year-by-year of the relevant teams that GT has played over CPJ’s tenure. Miami obviously has them figured out. I know they haven’t done squat against UGA since 08.
The truth hurts the leghumpers... it really hurts
September 26th, 2012
3:03 pm
Georgia Tech plays legitimate student-athletes who will go on to successful careers in industrial management and engineering.
Georgia plays illiterate bozos who would not have met the academic requirements to enter any college or university. The few who actually graduate will have worthless degrees and skills for which there is no demand. Most will be pathetic losers who are a burden on society. Fortunately the CEOs of Walmart and Waffle House are Tech alumni who will give some of them jobs, but even a graveyard shift fry cook has to have some skills and the ability to stay sober.
Yes, Tech fans would love to defeat Georgia more often, but not at the win-at-all-cost price that Georgia pays.
Next time you see a homeless drunk, be kind to him, he may be a former UGA player.
Go Vols
September 29th, 2012
8:44 am
Vols 34, Dwags 21
Jeff
September 29th, 2012
4:00 pm
Tech is done for the season and until Groh and Johnson are gone. For $2.6 million a year you get a home loss by 21 points in Middle Tenn. I think you can get a better season than 2-3 and losses to MTSU, Miami. Never liked his offense, or QBs. Too one dimensional and he has never had a good D. Won’t have to worry about losing bowl game number 5. I am sure the Tech AD will keep Johnson because he is such a “bargain,” if you are an idiot.
Z Dawg
September 30th, 2012
1:54 pm
How sad it is to haer all nerds going after coach Johnson. Where is your loyalty. CPJ is a graet coach and doing a graet job in recruiting. Keep CPJ at the helm and it is only a matter of time where triple option will be a success in ACC. Keep CPJ.