Georgia Tech making its living in state
Georgia Tech is relying on more in-state players now, such as Jonathan Dwyer (21, right). (Johnny Crawford / AJC)
Perusing Georgia Tech’s list of commitments for the 2010 signing class, it doesn’t take long for a trend to jump out at you. The Yellow Jackets have eight pledges so far. Every single one is from the state of Georgia.
In fact, coach Paul Johnson has said more than once he wouldn’t be surprised their entire allotment of scholarships — the Jackets currently have only 12 available this year– goes to Georgia residents. He’d just as soon they would.
Tech added yet another player from Georgia on Monday. Former Henry County star Chris Jackson announced his plans to transfer from Alabama, where he played mostly special teams as a freshman last season, to The Flats.
That’s somewhat of a break with tradition. In the past it was believed that Georgia Tech, due to its unique academic environment and urban setting, needed to search far and wide for players to fit its criteria. Clearly Johnson and his staff don’t think so.
“We really put an emphasis on Georgia,” Tech recruiting coordinator Giff Smith told me this week. “We believe there are players we can win with right here.”
That was certainly was the case last November in Athens. Georgia’s offensive stars that day were quarterback Matthew Stafford (Texas), tailback Knowshon Moreno (New Jersey) and flanker A.J. Green (South Carolina). Tech’s were quarterback Josh Nesbitt (Greensboro), running back Jonathan Dwyer (Marietta) and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (Dublin). The Jackets, in case anyone needs to be reminded, won 45-42.
Georgia, which has seen its national profile rise under coach Mark Richt, continues to attract a lot of out-of-state talent. Of the Bulldogs’ 16 commitments so far, seven — nearly half — are from outside the state’s borders. At one point they had more commitments from Florida (6) than they did the home state.
That’s OK with Tech. It has six players from within an hour’s drive of its campus.
“It’s like an Atlanta all-star team, ” Centennial defensive tackle Denzel McCoy told the AJC’s Michael Carvell recently. “I’m loving it. All of us are from Georgia and we’re going to show people that you don’t have to reach across the nation to get talent. It’s in our backyard.”
TECH’S COMMITMENTS
- OL Catlin Alford, Adairsville
- DB Ryan Ayers, S. Paulding
- OL Morgan Bailey, Loganville
- DB Barry Bostic, Jefferson Co.
- DB Fred Holton, Thomasville
- DB Isaiah Johnson, Sandy Creek
- DT Denzel McCoy, Centennial
- RB Charles Perkins, Collins Hill
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Joe Schmoe
July 21st, 2009
8:12 am
Good pcik up with Chris Jackson from Bama. Looks like Paul Johnson wants him to possibly play a back. Anyone familiar with this kid out of high school?
Chuck
July 21st, 2009
8:32 am
It’s great to get in-state talent, but it’s not like UGA isn’t still gettin their usual 4 and 5 star recruits. Don’t forget about Roddy Jones; he’s from Chamblee. As usual, GO JACKETS!
Fan
July 21st, 2009
8:32 am
2nd!
GA Tech Insider
July 21st, 2009
8:40 am
Chris was a 4 Star that played mainly Wide Receiver, but also some out of the backfield and some DB. Chris also did some returning in High School. Chris was also a devastating blocker so at about 6′1″ and 210 lbs, he should be a great fit at the A-Back position now that GA Tech’s run ‘n shoot component has been added to the Tech Offense.
As a transfer, Chris will have to sit out a year, so depending on what happens with D. Thomas, Chris could also move outside, across from from S. Hill when the time comes.
Chris is a quality young man who was originally a GA Tech commit before the Chan Gailey to Paul Johnson switch. He was swayed to Bama; convinced that the new Offense wasn’t going to work in this high caliber of Collegiate Football setting. Chris was always a great Tech ambassador, and it’s great to have him back in the “family”.
Another great thing to have Chris back at GA Tech is that he can speak to all other recruits considering GA Tech and tell them from personal experience what it’s like to be on an SEC “powerhouse,” and to explain that this High School Offense can really work. Chris can also explain why he came to GA Tech out of Alabama.
george patterson
July 21st, 2009
8:45 am
Good Luck, I am glad it work out.Warhawk
GOTech610
July 21st, 2009
8:46 am
Good points GA Tech Insider. Chris can let them know that it “ain’t all that” in the SEC.
GT will win with GA players. I never though about what Denzel said about it being like an Atlanta All Star team. That is actually pretty exciting to hear. Also, a great way to entice new recruits who may have played in the HS State Champ game.
Exciting…just exciting.
jacketbacker
July 21st, 2009
8:48 am
welcome back chris!….i like the fact that we are finding in state talent to come to our program…..that will only help increase local interest and the local fan base…..Go Jackets and THWG!!!
45-42!!!!!
Geori
July 21st, 2009
8:49 am
It’s nice to have the transfer thing working our way. Paul Johnson has given us a ton of good karma and it’s about time good things are happening to Tech.
RFP
July 21st, 2009
9:10 am
It would probably be a good idea for CPJ to search for some out of state kids. Most of the parents of these HS Student-Athletes will watch the news and see that their kids are pretty likely to be robbed at GT’s wonderful campus. However, Chris Jackson should be able to explain to the new recruits his stance with his “If you can’t cut it in the SEC, play in the ACC” speech.
Ahhh Tech, where the ladies say “The odds are good, but the goods are odd”. Look it up on YouTube.
Bamafan
July 21st, 2009
9:18 am
Good luck to Chris Jackson and hope he catches a few touchdowns.
mike
July 21st, 2009
9:47 am
Have you yellow jackets totally forgot about the absolute dismantling LSU did to you all in the bowl(in your hometown)? Do you even care? All I read is how great you are, how great things are. How great PJ is etc. A legitimate program and team would have been embarassed by that whipping and you all seem to be in denial and forgot about it.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
9:50 am
RFP = Redneck Farmboy Preteen
flapjacket
July 21st, 2009
9:51 am
RFP, the only transfers UGA, or whatever SEC school you didn’t go to, can get are from community colleges. We’ve had several transfers from other D1 schools (Tashard Choice, to name one) becuase they realize the value that Georgia Tech, football and otherwise, brings to the table.
aztec
July 21st, 2009
9:58 am
great news..as long as we dont start winning all those national championships that the dawgs keep winning between jan and aug..lol
Chuck
July 21st, 2009
9:59 am
For decades we’ve heard the Tech fans whine about how they can’t recruit all the in-state players they want because their curriculum is soooooo haaaaaard.
So in summary, Paul Johnson has either (Everybody vote!)…
(1) … made all the in-state players smarter overnight, allowing Tech to sign a class dominated by in-state players.
(2) … changed the curriculum to allow the signing of such a class, or
(3) … exposed that tired old excuse for what it is: elitist whining
RFP
July 21st, 2009
10:03 am
Flap, you’re right. Many D1 players do not transfer to the SEC because they will continue to be back ups. They can thrive at Tech and the ACC schedule. EX. I think Chris Rainey transferred from USC to UF. He is currently splitting time in the UF backfield. He would be ahead of Dwyer if he went to Tech.
Glenn, you only wish I was a preteen so you could come over and hold my hand when my parents are out of town. I think I’ve seen you on “To Catch a Predator”.
flapjacket
July 21st, 2009
10:04 am
I’ve got another vote:
Who thinks Chuck could pass Calculus (a course that everyone at Tech has to take)?
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
10:06 am
Mike – Check the LSU stats against GA Tech. Tech had about the same Offensive numbers as LSU, including yards and Time of Possession. The difference? Tech 3 Turnovers to LSU’s 0; GA Tech’s penalties compared to LSU’s, and Special Teams.
It was the same issues that GA Tech had against North Carolina. In fact, had GA tech hit some early passes (they were open, just like they were against Miami), the game may have been totally different. The way LSU’s Offense had to play, and the way LSU’s Defense had to watch out for Tech’s Offense may have change everyone’s strategy. GA Tech beat GA Tech as much as LSU beat GA Tech.
I would also make mention that GA Tech ended the year with one of the youngest Teams in the Country last year (I believe 18 of their starters were Freshmen and Sophomores and there will only be 6 Scholarship Seniors on the Team this coming Season). Due to injuries and Scholarship limitations at the end of the year, Tech had several Linemen playing out of position (i.e. TE’s moved to A-Back and then to O-Line).
Also, because of the loss of Scholarships, GA tech had a major limitations of Scholarship Offensive Linemen, so when they were decimated with injuries towards the end of the Season, rather than burning Red Shirts, Paul Johnson decided to play Scout Team players; moving them into the Two Deep.
These guys had been playing against the First and Second Team Defenses, playing the role of the opposing Team Offenses, which meant they hadn’t even practiced the GA Tech Spread/Triple Option. At the end of the Season, it was like several of Tech’s Offensive Linemen were just learning the Offense for the first time.
This coming Season, the injured O-Line starters (the ones that came in and played the second half of the Season so well) are back at full strength, and all of the Scholarship Red Shirt Linemen, who have had a full year of learning the Spread/Triple Option, are now able to play, adding much needed depth to the Offensive line of scrimmage.
Defensively, people seem to forget that GA Tech also had a new D-Coordinator last year as well. This gives GA tech another full year to become acclimated to learn the new schemes, and become comfortable with all of the new assignments. With the strength of the Defense being the LB’s and DB’s, there should be ample support for the new Defensive Linemen to earn their stripes as the Season progresses. I would also suggest that there were several rotations on the D-Line last year, so don’t sell these guys short.
In a nutshell, Mike, no one is forgetting about LSU. In fact, I’m quite sure the Jackets are using that game for motivation for the coming Season.
Blindog
July 21st, 2009
10:06 am
The Dawgs take what they want here in Ga. and then they take what they want in other states. Tech can have all the 2 and 3 star recruits they want.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
10:08 am
Uh, RFP, you want me to “come hold your hand”? Now whose the pervert?
aztec
July 21st, 2009
10:09 am
thats right blindog and our 2 and 3 star recruits beat your 4 and 5 recruits last year
RFP
July 21st, 2009
10:17 am
Glenn, I guess that makes me the pervert. Although if I was trying to guess someone’s screen name / acronym that contained a P, it would probably take quite some time for me to get around to Preteen. I guess we now know how the mind of a Techie works.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
10:23 am
Actually, RFP, your comments spoke for themselves. They were those of a juvenile. It wasn’t a far leap.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
10:41 am
RFP; Your comments were juvenile. It wasn’t a far leap.
Chip Towers
July 21st, 2009
10:52 am
Will have a new blog soon on Carver-Columbus coach “banning” UGA coaches from recruiting his players.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
10:55 am
Sorry for the double post; for some reason, the first one didn’t show up a second time (after it did the first, I guess there was some maintenance or something going on).
Chris Medeiros
July 21st, 2009
10:56 am
Yes, Tech beat UGA last year. but what is the typical trend? Do you really think that will continue? Those four and five star recruits will actually step and play this year.
RFP
July 21st, 2009
11:07 am
“RFP = Redneck Farmboy Preteen” isn’t juvenile?
Not Disappointed
July 21st, 2009
11:11 am
Great News at the Flats! I really am excited about the up coming year. There’s alot of great talent in the state of Georgia. “Ramblin Wreck!”
Also, look forward to reading the blog “Chip Towers.”
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
11:24 am
Chris Medeiros, yes…..we do!
Reality Check
July 21st, 2009
11:25 am
You tech fans crack me up. You are correct that more of your recruits are from GA but UGA had only offered 2 of your 8 commitments and really only wanted 1 of them. Tech will be fine because CPJ is a great coach but don’t try to play this as now you are all of a sudden getting the bluechips from the state because you aren’t. Most of them aren’t even in the top 20 recruits in the state.
Glenn
July 21st, 2009
11:26 am
RFP; When I attributed the letters of your “handle” to associated words, that was “akin” to a “definition” of your “abbreviation”.
Would you like me to define the words: association, akin, definition, and abbreviation for you? You seem to be having trouble following logical word progressions.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
11:29 am
mike, we haven’t forgotten about the loss to lsu…..heaven knows that you mutt fans won’t let us! IT’S the ONLY thing you pups have to throw at us from this past season! Tech was 2-1 against they sec. CPJ is just getting started….Tech has not forgotten about lsu…. we won’t lose to an sec team this year!
gtfanfrom1951
July 21st, 2009
11:30 am
Fla 51
LSU 21
Ga 52
LSU 38
Ala 27
LSU 21
Miss 31
LSU 13
Ark 31
LSU 30
Come on Mike LSU biggest wins were Troy, Tulane. So which beat down do want to talk about? You barely beat Troy!!!
U Gotta B Kidding Me
July 21st, 2009
11:31 am
What’s the big deal about having to take a calculus class? I aced 2 of them as part of my curriculum for my BBA from UGA.
BankerDawg
July 21st, 2009
11:35 am
You guys are fortunate to have Chris coming back to Tech. He’s a great all around kid, and I know he did not take decommitting and heading to Alabama lightly.
A lot of not so flattering comments from some Dawg fans here, but, don’t kid yourself…Saban is not playing a freshman, even on special teams, if he doesn’t have serious skills.
He was highly regarded coming out of high school and was part of Alabama’s #1 recruiting class.
Will be interested to see if Paul Johnson uses him at A-back or leaves him at wide receiver, but I’m sure we’ll see him on the field after he sits out his NCAA mandated year.
GOOOOOOO DAWGS!
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
11:38 am
RFP, the ACC matched up pretty well against your sec. I like your “EX”, gonna assume you’re making reference to an example; “I think….”?! Who in hell starts off an ‘EX’ with, “I think…”?! You could have googled this info before you started spouting off at the keyboard… Too funny! You cannot, however, google anything that would support your weak assertion that Chris Rainey would start over any of our talented backfield…much less Dwyer!
jacketFan
July 21st, 2009
11:40 am
I find it funny that Dawg fans continue to call Tech fans “nerds.” I have never understood why someone would admit that they were morons, let alone revel in it. It might have hurt our feelings when we were 10 years old, but now it just makes you look sad, pathetic, and dumb. But, hell, if it works for you, go for it and yes, I would like to super size my value meal.
Mister T
July 21st, 2009
11:40 am
Mike,
Have the Dawgs forgotten about the absolute dismantling that Jackets did to the dawgs in the second half of the Nov 29, 2008 game?
Prepare for a full games worth this November.
THWg!
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
11:43 am
Reality Check, Tech is moving in the right direction on recruiting…..it’s that simple. Paired with the genius of CPJ…things are looking up at the flats!
TechsNightmare
July 21st, 2009
11:45 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THIS IS A JOKE.
TITLE SHOULD BE: Georgia Tech Making its Living on Mopping Up Uga’s non/unwanted Recruits.
Give me a break, if anyone should have an entire article dedicated to securing the in state recruits. It HAS to be UGA. Uga is vacuuming in big time recruit after big time recruit while GT gets these unwanted no-names. Garrison Smith, JAkar Hamilton, Da Rick Rogers, Alec Ogletree, Ken Malcolm….NOW THIS IS THE CRIM_DALA CRIM of Georgia. And soon to be Mack Brown. Give me a break this article is garbage
Mister T
July 21st, 2009
11:50 am
u gotta b,
Trust me on this one thing. That is not the same calculus class that is part of the core class of an engineering major. They offer a different calculus, or did when I was at Tech, for Management majors. My guess is that the Cal at uga could be even more watered down. I am quite sure if you tried to transfer to Tech, the calc hours you have would not transfer for the 1st & 2nd Engineering calculus. I am not knocking your acheivement. It was good, but trust me, it ain’t the same stuff.
THWg!
carver high says f the dogs
July 21st, 2009
11:55 am
welcome aboard carver fans and coaches. we jackets would love to have your players play for us.
we certainly would not do anything low rent like the reverend richt. it is obvious that wins and losses are the only thing on the reverend’s mind. not education. not character (11 arrests in a single year). just plain ol wins and losses. sounds just like his mentor bobby free shoes bowden. the guy who never met a convict he didnt like.
carver fans and coaches…. say these words and feel em
‘to hell with georgia’
what a low rent thing to do to a young player. but hey low rent and ugag go together.
http://blogs.onlineathens.com/node/1200
could this be the real reason why the reverend is going outside of the state for players? he is slowly wearing out his welcome at the in state high schools?????
Tech Fan = Delousional
July 21st, 2009
11:57 am
Tech has 8 recruits from the state the school is located in and that’s news? Holy smoke!! What will the next tech headline be… “Team earns much deserved rings for 9 win season and bowl beatdown?” Or maybe, “tech sell 200 season tickets for 2009 season.” Or maybe “After four straight bowl losses tech gives up bowl games.” Or maybe “first win over Dawgs in 8 years and 5th in 20 years helps temporarily relieve inferority complex.” tech is nothing without Georgia. They live for one game ecvery year and it defines their whole program.
Jim
July 21st, 2009
12:00 pm
Reality Check-
Absolutely no arguments!!!
Of course, you are right. UGA will always get the players they want from the state of Georgia. You are also probably right that UGA seldom wants any of the young men Georgia Tech signs- either from within the state of Georgia or elsewhere. And you are spot on that UGA should be favored to destroy Georgia Tech every single year!
So what?! It didn’t work out that way in 2008. Nothing you can say makes any difference for the outcome in 2009. That will be determined on the field. You should be favored and you will probably win- we will all just have to wait and see!
dawes
July 21st, 2009
12:01 pm
don,t worry tech we georgia bulldog fan take anyone alone they wear that buulldog uniform
JACKETfan
July 21st, 2009
12:01 pm
Outside of all the childish comments back and forth with the UGA fans:
I think Chris will be an excellent weapon in a year. If he plays at reciever, it will just give more depth and he could possibly earn a starting job right out of the gate. If he plays at A-back, that will give tech an excellent threat in a run/catch combo back. He would be perfect for little slant routes coming out of the slot to catch teams off guard. Tech has so many dangerous playmakers its unbelievable. UGA fans can say that these ‘playmakers’ are only 2 and 3 star recruits all they want. Dwyer (4 stars) Chris Jackson (4 stars) and then Roddy Jones is only a 3 star, but we all remember what he did in Athens last year. Then you throw in Anthony Allen, Marcus Wright, Bebe, and Stephen Hill. Tech has so many playmakers. Future is bright. GO JACKETS
Correction
July 21st, 2009
12:12 pm
Denzel McCoy attends Northview High School, not Centennial.
Brent Cunningham
July 21st, 2009
12:19 pm
dog fans – aren’t you ashamed that your only good win last year was by LSU? And, why do you flock to every Tech story like it’s a chitlin? I’m half cheering for ya’ll this year so nobody kills themselves. It’s only college football brainiac.
hey chuck....
July 21st, 2009
12:20 pm
in your reasons why we are able to get more instate kids you left out one….
could it be that georgia high schools have upped the anti on thier graduation requirements? from what i have heard and read that is true. the players coming out of high school are better prepared for college.
the state of georgia is trying to compete with the rest of the country (finally) in acedemics and it shows.
duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh to you.
ahope3
July 21st, 2009
12:26 pm
Just think UGA fans, after football season is over you get to crawl back to your trailers on all fours.
hey Chuck
July 21st, 2009
12:27 pm
oops academic
Dawg1
July 21st, 2009
12:29 pm
CPJ is doing it the right way. You win by developing the ties at home. I’m a little concerned for my Dawgs, while it is nice to bring in names from other states, you need to take care of business at home. So far, there hasn’t been that big of a negative; seem to be getting just about everyone they targeted. On things for sure, with UGA only recruiting 16/17 and Tech on recruiting 12 – there are going to be a lot of kids from Georgia signing other places this year.
See you in November.
Island Dawg
July 21st, 2009
1:15 pm
Don’t worry, hey Chuck, you misspelled “their” too. Also that Duhhh was nice and mature as well. Great post, seriously. Chuck is right. The whole no in-state thing was nothing but elitist preening that really alienated Tech from most of the state’s populace. Maybe things will change a bit with CPJ, but it’s the fans and alumni that are the problem insulting the state whose tax dollars pay/paid for THEIR education.
Island Dawg
July 21st, 2009
1:39 pm
Also it’s “ante”, you rube. How old are you by the way? Because I’m guessing you’re going to have some trouble passing those exit exams since Georgia has finally gotten serious about academics (outside of Tech anyway). Do you Techies not understand comments like that are the reason the rest of the state hates you and your program?
Looking at the numbers
July 21st, 2009
1:56 pm
Tech currently has 8 2010 recruits from Georgia. UGA has 9 from Georgia and probably #10 this week. UGA is really slipping in state.
J Smurf
July 21st, 2009
2:13 pm
Really? Calculus? Shut up you dorks! True, Georgia Tech has a load of Georgia talent, but so does Georgia Southern. What does that mean? UGA has, and will continue to get the best players out of it’s own state as well as the best of the best from other states. That’s what perennial Top 10 programs do…Something Tech would know nothing about. Arguing Tech vs UGA is like arguing USC vs UCLA. Sure, there may be an occasional upset, but there is a clear front-runner. In 20 years, maybe things are different, but I doubt it. For now, be happy with the occasional upset of a National Powerhouse and deal with being a 2nd tier program finishing between 15-25.
Really? Calculus? Sure, they’re are some intellectually challenged on this blog…Tech and UGA fans alike. But, to bring up Tech’s superior academic requirements is a clear side-step from arguing your football programs shortcomings. Go to an academic blog and talk science with Kumar if that’s what you want. I’ll choose to talk football with people like JacketBacker, RFP, bamafan, Chuck, and the list goes on….
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
2:32 pm
J Smurf, catch your breath! Talking college football without concern for academics is like talking nascar without tires….best engine in the world without good tires leaves one with bad traction and many disasters! IT’S college!….school? ACADEMIA?! Island Dawg, “it’s “ante”, you rube” is one of many reasons so many people hate dawg fans! I’m not one of them…too much hate in the world as it is. Amused by them, but do not hate them! GO TECH!!!
Comedy
July 21st, 2009
2:33 pm
It’s laughable that UGA fans think their team is actually going to do well this year. I give you all maybe and stress maybe 8 wins.
Andrew
July 21st, 2009
2:55 pm
I’d like to mention an important thing that seems to have slipped the jacket fans mind and that the UGA fans may not be aware of. We don’t play football like other colleges. We aren’t the strong QB in the pocket kind of team and we haven’t been for a while. We’re more about speed, agility, and deception. We’re not *looking* for the kids with “No.1″ next to their name. We don’t want the best players we want the RIGHT players. CPJ is going after the right stuff to get the job done. That doesn’t always entail getting the No. 1, 2 or 3 players in the state. CPJ also recognizes that for in-state students this is not a football team or a stepping stone to the NFL it’s a legacy. We are Ramblin’ Wrecks from Georgia Tech and we are some of the country’s top engineers.
ps. “don,t worry tech we georgia bulldog fan take anyone alone they wear that buulldog uniform” is entirely unintelligible.
Andrew
July 21st, 2009
3:00 pm
Pardon me, not “just” a football team or stepping stone to the NFL. My friends Tashard Choice, Michael Johnson, and Calvin Johnson probably would disagree with me.
m
July 21st, 2009
3:22 pm
So far there are 6 players that have committed to college that were offered by Tech and ugag…..Tech has gotten 4 out of the 6…so Paul Johnson is not only kicking ugag’s arse on the field…he is also kicking it in head to head recruiting.
45-42…just the beginning.
ahope3
July 21st, 2009
4:09 pm
That’s right UGA I said go back to your double wides because I’m going home to my Al quida mother and Paul Johnson is my father. I’m fat and have a towel on my head.
TigerMike
July 21st, 2009
4:19 pm
At least post an educated message guys…….UGA has 9 recruits from GA, 7 from Florida and 1 from SC. Rivals has this class of 17 recruits ranked #2 in the country. And, I’d guess to say those 9 GA recruits will be in the top 25 in the State of GA on its own (Alex Ogletree, Garrison Smith, Da’rick Rogers, Jalen Fields, etc). No slipping going on. UGA is in the Top 10 of school with players in the NFL. Sure, no NC….yet, but putting players in the NFL will keep the top recruits going to UGA, like my Tigers do.
GEAUX Tigers!
TigerMike
July 21st, 2009
4:22 pm
Oh yeah, since y’all are bragging on a 3 point win…….still..
Tigers 38- tech 3
Go SEC! Go Tigers!
TigerMike
July 21st, 2009
4:25 pm
Oops, my bad. Scouts has UGAs class rank #2. LOL Rivals rankings arent out yet. I think Techs class is currently ranked # 29.
TigerMike
July 21st, 2009
4:44 pm
Tulane, Troy, GT……….u got me, yeah, we did have a weak schedule.
Geaux Tigers!
reasonable
July 21st, 2009
4:47 pm
This dawg fan has no problem pulling for Tech to keep doing better. Y’all have been pulling down our strength of schedule for years. Only joking. In all honesty, I like seeing Tech do well. There is enough football talent in the state to keep feeding 2 national powerhouse college football programs. Wouldn’t mind if Tech were undefeated every year until the UGA game.
And can we all be grown up enough to acknowledge that there are idiots and arsehats from both teams posting like 5 year olds on here? No team has an edge when it comes to idiot fans.
reasonable
July 21st, 2009
4:48 pm
PS. The esteemable tech poster “Saint Simons” is basically ensuring that the next time UGA beats GT, you will see that score posted over and over again on every single blog that ever appears in the AJC.
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
5:02 pm
Tech is just getting bodies. Scout has the ACC rated the 6th best recruiting conference and Miami is the highest rated school in the ACC at the 21st position. This is a trend that has been getting worse for the ACC for several years. You can’t even sell out your championship game. Soon the ACC will not even be a BCS conference.
Frank Wren
July 21st, 2009
5:15 pm
Denzel McCoy goes to Northview not Centennial, although they are both mediocre high school programs.
Jim
July 21st, 2009
5:21 pm
It is good to see us getting plenty of talent from our own State. That will build our TECH family as well as our Fan Base.. Things have changed in this State and the mutts Know it…Keep up the god work CPJ……Go Jackets !
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
5:37 pm
Jim, even a great team loses once in a while. We will talk in another 8 years.
LESD
July 21st, 2009
5:38 pm
Georgia has 8 commits from outside of Georgia.
Tech has ZERO commits from outside of Georgia.
And…wait for it…..Georgia has MORE commits from inside Georgia than Tech does.
Georgia is, as usual, loading up, while Tech makes due with leftovers. Better enjoy last year’s 3 point win. Because UGA, which has beaten Tech 14 times in 17 years, is about to reel off another long streak.
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
6:25 pm
LESD you are right. I think we are seeing the last of the ACC.
GTRay
July 21st, 2009
6:40 pm
If you only judged by UGA’s highly touted recruiting recruiting classes year after year, GT shouldn’t even bother to show up for the game – we should lose to UGA by at least 2 or 3 TDs every year. And yet look at how close so many of the games have been. Being a GT alumnus, I certainly love it when we win, regardless of how infrequently that occurs, but, having said that, I actually pull for UGA to win except when they play us, another ACC team, or OU, just like I pull for Ga. Southern, West Ga., or Ga. State (when they start playing).
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
6:46 pm
You are right GT should have lost by 2 TDs but once in eight years Sh1t happens. The real problem is GT is not important to UGA anymore. The SEC schools are.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
6:53 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, are you talking about the same ACC that matched up with your sec?! You are right…. Sh1t happens and your team is ‘happenin’!
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
7:16 pm
You have not been to an ACC championship game. A lost cause. $5.00 ticket anyone?
dogman
July 21st, 2009
7:35 pm
i can’t wait to see how the blogs read after Georgia lays the smack down in Atlanta! really, if you have a offer from Ga thats where all the young Georgia ball players want to go. you win one game, in 8 years, 8 years, and you make it seem like jesus has returned to Earth. Tech will be out of the game by halftime!
addicted
July 21st, 2009
7:47 pm
GA High School Math levels have improved, which is what makes it easier for Tech to recruit in-state…
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
7:53 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, please…what have the leg humpers done in the history of college football? Other than 1980, the pups have maintained a ‘piss like a puppy’ attitude. Take all your five star recruits, uga vs Tech overall record and it ONLY adds up to ONE national championship! Your hiney sniffers have had their chance at the elite…step aside, we have a history at this and it’s our turn to show you how it’s done! dogman, we were ‘out of the game by halftime’ last year…we came back! Here’s a thought on how the blogs will read after the smack down in Atlanta… “I hate losing to the nerds! cmr needs to be fired!”, “If uga didn’t have so many injuries…” or, one of my favorite’s, “The refs lost it for us”.
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:00 pm
Have you looked at the requirements to get in UGA. GTacclosers can’t touch it. I bet FSU and Miami are rethinking their association with the ACC.
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:05 pm
What are you talking about macrotechLOSER? Look at what the GTlosers have done. GT should have never left the SEC and being relevant.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:08 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, blah, blah, blah…… i did look at the requirements to get into uga… so?!
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:11 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, clever!!! Add ‘loser’ to someones’ name and you’ve got some serious ’smack talkin’ skills! What have we done?! We have multiple NC trophies, including the most recent one between the two schools. We’ve accomplished some things since then…perhaps, the mutts should consider leaving it, too! But, then again, what would you have to brag about then?!
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:20 pm
The records say it all. Going nowhere. Even the great GT fans did not go to the acc championship game. Face it, GT even in good times is a small time school.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:28 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, the records DO say it all… in your words, “Going nowhere” are the mutts! How does it feel to have a small time school have more in the trophy case than your school of choice?
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:35 pm
Must be in the mirrors macrotechloser. I even tried to be a nice guy and give away tickets to GT fans in Jacksonville but none showed up. BTW I live in Jacksonville, Thats a fact. Hell you know that I am not going to a loser game right.
The Dude
July 21st, 2009
8:36 pm
If anyone should know about being a loser in Jacksonville, it’s certainly a “dawg” fan.
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:40 pm
We show up. Where were you dude. 5000 fans and half of 76000 seats. They have to add seats for UGA. Dude you are not a lawyer.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:41 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, what does mirrors have to do with anything?! Your sense of reasoning is lacking! Apparently, you didn’t muster the requirements to get into uga…. did you color outside the lines?
Biggest UGA phan
July 21st, 2009
8:43 pm
this blog is like a bad reality show… but in a weird way is somehow addicting to read… I have to say even though I am the biggest UGA phan, Tech did whip up on us in the 3rd quarter. In fact I have to say, I beelieve that the beat down will continue well into the next decade…
I think I will see where we are ranked in the preseason rivals recruiting tracker… That will make me feel better..
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:46 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, lawyer?! Are you talking to the voices in your head? 5000 fans and half of 76000 seats?! Your math is off a bit… why would you add seats when there are 71000 empty seats….did they put you guys in the restrooms? Those seats weren’t ‘added’, they were already there and ya’ll just fell for the ole, “THIS is where the dogs sit” routine! Too funny!
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:47 pm
I did go to UGA and I am proud to say I went back and got my master. Life has good for me. Go to championship game and see your future. BTW Biggest UGA phan you must we a GTloser.
macrotech
July 21st, 2009
8:52 pm
The ACC is a lost cause, are you drunk posting?
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
8:56 pm
I was at the championship and few GT fans came. I bet and I am being kind to a small school, a third of seats were filled. Now take away the other team and the Jacksonville sports fans that had nothing todo………..GT does not support their team. That is a fact.
Now when the Bulldawgs come to town they have to add 11000 seats to the stadium. That is a fact too. I would bet that even a GT fan could find out these facts and if you did not know it then you are not a sports fan.
Get your facts straight before you waste my time. The ACC has no one coming to their championship game.
The Dude
July 21st, 2009
8:57 pm
Who said anything about being a lawyer?
Go Jackets!
The ACC is a lost cause
July 21st, 2009
9:02 pm
Dude, your arguments are weak so I am glad you are not one.
Biggest UGA phan
July 21st, 2009
9:06 pm
So you were at the Wake GT championship game? Do you freakin remember how miserable the weather was that day. And then add that Wake has a an alumni base that is about as big as some other colleges fraternities and you do have a small turnout to the game… How many Wake/Tech fans do you think jump on the bandwagon of those schools. Very little.. Either you went to both schools or had a family member go to those schools to be a traveling fan… They don’t have billy bumpkin fans… Go UGA… I beelieve in you!!!