It’ll be the first Georgia-Georgia Tech game at night in Athens
The football game between Georgia and Georgia Tech in Athens on Nov. 27 will kick off at 7:45 p.m. and be televised on ESPN, it was announced Monday.
The game will be Georgia’s first — and only — this season to be played in Sanford Stadium at night. The Bulldogs’ previous five home games started in the noon hour. Also, this will mark the first time a Georgia-Georgia Tech game has been played in Athens at night, UGA confirmed.
Georgia, which doesn’t play this week, will enter the game with a 5-6 record. Tech will be 6-5 or 5-6, depending on Saturday’s game against Duke.
ESPN picked up the Tech-Georgia game after CBS, which has first choice among games in SEC stadiums, chose LSU-Arkansas for its 3:30 p.m. telecast on Nov. 27.
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Auburn Fan
November 15th, 2010
3:15 pm
I’m pulling for tech, sick of all the overrated whiny puppy fans
Auburn Fan
November 15th, 2010
3:17 pm
AuburnFan..
November 15th, 2010
3:14 pm
…You’re an embarrassment to your Tiger/Plainsman/Eagle/whatever “family”. Head on back to the trailer, now.
And your pathetic football program ( or whatever you call it) is an embarrassment to the nation….How many arrests did that program have again?
Jimmy Cracked Corn
November 15th, 2010
3:18 pm
And I don’t care
My Turn
November 15th, 2010
3:35 pm
Is this the part where we bring up race?
Techmania
November 15th, 2010
3:38 pm
I don’t care if we lost to Duke, just beat the Mutts.
reebok
November 15th, 2010
3:40 pm
they should play this one on Comedy Central.
gbal
November 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
I hear GT is going to do a recognition ceremony during warm ups prior to the game … honoring the remaining seniors and juniors who participated in the GT win of the decade in ‘08. Each remaining player will be given a special letter jacket with an image of the State Championship Ring embossed on the back.
reebok
November 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
on the positive side, i can get so ripped before kickoff that i won’t care when georgia beats tech 45-13
Snellville GT
November 15th, 2010
3:44 pm
On a fair look at the Tech-Georgia matchup, I have little doubt that UGA will prevail. The reason is simple: They have better players than Tech.
On a related subject: Back when Tech was in the S.E.C. it led the long Tech-Georgia series, going into Tech’s first season of independency.
As an independent, it saw its lead quickly vanish. My old daddy had complained for years, “Georgia points (gets ready) for Tech; Tech don’t point for Georgia.” Well, Tech played tougher schedules than Georgia did at the time. But Georgia’s still “pointing” for Tech: They always
have an open date before the Tech game, while Tech plays somebody.
Analyze that.
First...
November 15th, 2010
3:48 pm
FIRST – finally!!!!!
George Stein
November 15th, 2010
3:50 pm
Dawglasville,
Don’t take the bait from some of my fellow Tech fans. You are always rational and stay away from the Yellow Fuzz clowns – or dawgfan for that matter. For the record, I expect yall to have your way with us (again). My guess is 33-24 and a trip to some godforesaken place just like us. Enjoy the bye week and look on the bright side – at least yall get to have a full day of tailgating!
jacketman
November 15th, 2010
4:03 pm
Hard to disagree with most of what’s been said, but why does Mark Bradley take such glee in watching programs suffer? What a jackass.
Tech Man
November 15th, 2010
4:06 pm
Can we please have 30 points. This game is going to be an embarrassment. I hope CMR has some compassion and doesn’t let it out of hand. Maybe we can just forfeit the game..
Andy in Blairsville
November 15th, 2010
4:07 pm
Yet another Inept Bowl just like the UF/UGA game.
db
November 15th, 2010
4:13 pm
SEC didn’t suspend them because they know half of those players will probably get arrested during the bye week.
SimpleDawg
November 15th, 2010
4:13 pm
All of these little Techmites spewing hatred and envy at Georgia…..pitiful, pitiful, pitiful.
Come on over to Athens…..we’ll be nice and not punch you in the face. We’ll have a lot of fun….500 of y’all and 92,000 of us.
As far as who’s worse…..GIT plays in the Almost Credible Conference and has been abused. All of this talk of how bad the SEC East is will be debunked when the bowls roll around. Wait and see.
BTW, GIT’s new QB is a better QB than the other guy who is a running back with a small number.
Scottie
November 15th, 2010
4:21 pm
I would like to remind all of the Georgia Tech fans that UGA was ACC champions last season.
techster
November 15th, 2010
4:26 pm
The gt/uga game should be called a tie and not played at all this year.
Jborodawg
November 15th, 2010
4:36 pm
Bulldog Nation is sure glad Murray wasn’t seriously injured. We hope he’s full strength and ready to go against Tech.
Bulldog fans: Don’t get too full of yourselves just yet. Remember we “shoulda” beat Miss St and CO. Just look at our record before you start spouting off about how we’re going to cream GT.
But, it is time to let the Big Dawg eat! Hell with Tech!
RAMBLINWRECK
November 15th, 2010
4:41 pm
This game will be like waiting on the results of an IQ score showdown between gomer pile and forrest gump! Or should i say….as exciting? Both of these teams are horrible but no surprise in that GT will get thumped again. I base this off that UGA went on the road vs the #2 team and played inspired for much of the game and played with pride. GT got waxed by an average miami team with it’s freshman 4th string QB at HOME!!! Dawgs roll in this one and this speaks to how bad GT really is this year. If we lose to duke, we officially are the worst team in a joke conference for 2010. If we beat duke that means we are the 2nd worst team in the ACC. Congrats guys, your cookies are being mailed out!! PLAY WITH SOME DAMN PRIDE FOR ONCE THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WDE
November 15th, 2010
5:01 pm
FIRST
Dawglasville
November 15th, 2010
5:22 pm
George Stein – it will be the only bit of joy that the fans of the winning team will have this year and that is not much. Thanks for the nice words. Sometime I forget that I’m 45 and a father of two and get sucked back into this thing like I was back in school. Good luck with Duke.
Tired of this
November 15th, 2010
6:01 pm
@still@thebar
You must really be a pleasant person to be around with your positive attitude. Obviously, you are a very biased Tech fan who has no confidence in his team. You were just really hoping that the UGA team would be suspended, and maybe then your team would have a chance.
Tired of this
November 15th, 2010
6:05 pm
OMG Auburn fan, all of UGA’s arrests are pale in comparison to Newton’s 30+ tickets, charge for stealing, and three infractions of cheating!!!! This is not even mentioning what will come down when the investigation is complete regarding the money buy-out.
Fridawg
November 15th, 2010
6:27 pm
I distinctly remember playing Tech at home at night. It was definately dark out when Reggie Ball forgot how to count.
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2010
6:33 pm
Frak. The one game this year I actually needed to be early and this one is at night!
bigdsel
November 15th, 2010
7:16 pm
All I have to say is that Auburn wont be beating Uga for Another five years, once they get what is coming to them. All Auburn recruits might as well come to UGA because Auburn will be having to let go of recruits for the next 3 or 4 years once the Cash Newton investigation is over. GOOO DAWGS!!!! Sic’em
jc
November 15th, 2010
7:21 pm
Has anyone watched the Dawgs all season?! We definitely have talent on this team! Yes, we suffered the first 4 games because we did not have AJ, but we should be 10 and 1. Auburn was the only team that actually beat us this season. Every other game, we actually beat ourselves . . . we should have won them, but we didn’t. I know should da, would da, could da . . .
As far as, Auburn, it was a pretty great game until the last 2 – 3 minutes. I definitely did not agree with the refs calls or lack of calling. Fairley was hitting Murray late all night and was only called on it once. Auburn was then just given a 15 yd. penalty. Leading with his helmet to our QB’s back way after he had released the ball . . . Fairley should have been ejected! He knew exactly what he was doing. I think other teams have complained about him too. It’s pretty ironic that his name is FAIRley beccause he definitely does not play fair. The sad part is that he is a good player, but with no class. Now David Pollack was the perfect example of a great football player who also had class! I still love my Dawgs!!!!!
RAID
November 15th, 2010
7:22 pm
Auburn fan!…..Please for once come up with a conclusion as to what your team name is!……Is it a multiple guess or what….As for Tech, we’re both in the same boat….although I still think UGA has more tallented, faster, and overall good players than you do, that does’nt mean a hill of beans where I come from…..should be a great game between two teams that have nothing else to salvage but pride…….
Kinda speaks for our seasons
November 15th, 2010
7:43 pm
eight hours since this was posted and only 180 comments. Looks like neither team’s fans are fired up for the “who is the biggest loser “game this year. I can’t even bring myself to type thwg in CAPS
wigman
November 15th, 2010
8:01 pm
To all you dog believers that it is a forgone conclusion that Tech will get blown away, remember your defense is not a brick wall. How many points were scored on you last week, by Auburn? Tech will still run you silly. The only question is how does Tech slow down Greene? My opinion is they don’t, but I don’t think that UGA can stop Tech’s running attack either. So it may come down to who has the ball last. This game will salvage a miserable season for one of the two teams. I don’t think either of the two teams have a clear advantage over the other. Both have underachieved this year.
C
November 15th, 2010
8:24 pm
51-7 in 2002 was at night wasn’t it? I don’t think this being the first night game in Athens is right.
JRW7
November 15th, 2010
9:13 pm
With a 5-6 record, we (UGA) doesn’t deserve a bowl game, even if we beat Tech! CMR and BOBO coach, not to win, but coach not to lose! The new CMR does not coach like the old CMR did! No heart to win, No passion to win, No drive to win anymore! $30 million changed his coaching!
FLA DAWG
November 15th, 2010
9:24 pm
Who cares!?
blackout
November 15th, 2010
9:34 pm
Potential blackout for uga???
RAMBLINWRECK
November 15th, 2010
11:50 pm
I think this will be a good game between two average teams. UGA has shown promise at times this season and so has GT. In my opinion Florida is better than GT and UGA nearly pulled that game off. On the otherside I think Virginia Tech who started the season shaky but has won 7 straight games is better than UGA. And thats a game GT nearly won in Blacksburgh on Thursday night in front of 90,000+ and prob would have won if Nesbitt had not gone down.
I’m a GT fan so I cant say I have watched UGA very much but I can speak for GT. The Jackets can very well hang with most teams on any given night even without Nesbitt. Washington looks MUCH faster and a MUCH better passer. He will likely be better at running the offense after the Duke game and he could very well lead GT to a victory in Athens. BUT…. GT has only shown this potential in a few games this season. The same GT that won at North Carolina who nearly beat Top 5 LSU the week before lost to GT by the same margin. But then GT got pounded by NC State nearly lost to Wake and Clemson was a joke as well. After the beating at Clemson GT responded like I had hoped and nearly beat VT. So here is my point. I think GT will beat Duke and it want be close GT 41 Duke 24. Also after getting Washington more reps behind center and gaining some confidence I predict GT will hang in there with UGA in Athens. Like the political pundits would say I will call this game too close to call. I like GT but I’m a GT fan so I’m not predicting that because I have not seen UGA play enough this season to do so.
so…….. To all the uga fans stop slamming the GT fans we both wish our teams had performed better and they certainly haven’t. I think CMR at uga is a good coach and will have the pups ready to play. I also love CPJ at GT and think the same of him. Fact is both teams lack leadership and hopefully win or lose both will find a leader for next season starting with the game in Athens. Good luck.
P.S I know uga is losing Green but I think they will be better next year. I also think the same of GT. Much of their RS-Freshman and underclassmen are much bigger OL and DL players and that will show in the Win column soon. Also GT lost5 guys to the NFL last year and thats never easy to replace in one season. I like GT in the 8-10 win range next season and UGA in the 7-10 range with A-Murray in his second season
aladawg
November 15th, 2010
11:57 pm
Auburn fan, I heard your mama is looking for me will you give me the directions to her double wide!
$cam Newton
November 16th, 2010
9:03 am
This Auburn fans are coming off of a 5-night meth fest in there trailer park in Opelika, AL and are still trying to defend there group of thugs. I heard “Gangland” was making a documentary on them.
BBBWWWAAAHHHAAA
November 16th, 2010
9:47 am
Kennesaw State?
BBBWWWAAAHHHAAA
and 73-66
BBBBWWWWAAAAAAAHHHAAAHHHAA
Keep Hewitt Forever
Can’t wait for our 61st victory over the remblin’ massengills
Dawg'em out!
November 16th, 2010
10:06 am
this will be a helluva game with both teams playing for the pride of saying we own the state in cfb!
azdawg
November 16th, 2010
10:47 am
I think both GA and GT players will be glad when this season is over. Its been dissappointing for both players and fans. Doubt either squad will be fired up and look for slow starts from both.
CPJ will be first to make staff changes because he has the stones. Richt probably won’t but if he does fans will approve of change at DC and OC positions. Need new DC as Grantham is not a DC much as Martinez was a position coach. So is Grantham. Defensive stats for both of them very similar. No improvement and more losses. Bobo’s play calling is like a roller coaster ride. All ups and downs. Fans and the opposition know whats coming next mixed in w/some flashes of brilliance. However, the only consistency is no consistency as demonstrated in AU game. Up 21-7, Bobo relapses into bonehead playcalling resulting in punts and AU scoring 2 TDs. Of course, if our DC cou;ld coach maybe things would have been different. But all for naught.
The future looks dismal unless we clean house. That means CMR too if he has no stones and makes some big changes.
droopydawg
November 16th, 2010
11:11 am
If I remember correctly, the last time we played GT in ATH at night, it went pretty well for the Dawgs (52-7?).
RiffRaff
November 16th, 2010
11:14 am
Why does Bobo continue to run the “wildcat” or “wilddawg” formation? It has never worked. Period.
droopydawg
November 16th, 2010
11:15 am
azdawg: your lack of football knowledge is astounding. The problem with the DEF has not been the scheming, it is a combination of a lack of talent and a lack of the proper personnel for the 3-4. We have some players that are perfectly tailored to the 4-3, particularly on the line (that is, after all, what they were recruited for), but who do not fit a 3-4 scheme at all. Most importantly, we do not have a true NT, which is arguably the most important position in the 3-4 (see, e.g., Terrence Cody).
The other problem is the secondary. Our safeties (particularly Baccari Fudd) are not very good, and the CBs were poorly coached at their positions by Martinez (backpedaling, e.g.). This takes more than one spring to fully correct.
Furthermore, the 3-4 has a steep learning curve and tends to improve greatly in the second year. Just ask Nick Saban.
ugaclassof2004
November 16th, 2010
11:24 am
My prediction: UGA wins 44-33( Our defense has a way of making anyone look good, see Florida game). Both teams will go to crap December Bowls. Richt will go 7-6, get to keep his job because our boosters STILL think he can turn it around. This of course means that we’ll have overhyped expectations going into 2011 which of course means that UGA will finish 5-7 and Richt will FINALLY be asked to “step down” by McGarity after a loss to Tech in Atlanta.
bugsquacher
November 16th, 2010
11:35 am
man oh man is there going to be some bugs squashed tonight! cant wait, makes my season every year…..
bugsquacher
November 16th, 2010
11:41 am
On a serious note….. Every Georgia fan should answer this one question…….Do you think the football program is moving in the right direction under Richt? Dont rush to answer…… look at the history….. is it improving or getting worse…. are we getting better players, are we holding them to higher standards, do they look prepared on the field, do the offensive schemes work, do the defensive schemes work, are we getting the most our of the talent we have (stafford, moreno),
If you honestly answer the question after looking at all the facts…….Richt has to go!
HOUDAWG
November 16th, 2010
11:43 am
Dawgs WILL win by double-digits ……. guaranteed. And if Johnson opens his mouth …. punch him.
HOUDAWG
November 16th, 2010
11:53 am
The 51 – 7 game was in 2002 ( Richt’s 2nd year ) and WAS a day game …. I was there …….
PVDawg
November 16th, 2010
12:54 pm
Nerds at Night…..sounds like softcore porn….