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DEL.ICIO.USTime for UGA to take notice of Tech
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For Georgia fans the game is an afterthought, assuming they’ve thought of it at all. With all the big names and exotic locales on the schedule — South Carolina in Columbia, Arizona State in Tempe, LSU in Baton Rouge, Florida in Jacksonville, Auburn at Auburn — who notices Georgia Tech?
By Nov. 29, Georgia would be wise to take note.
Understand: I’m not picking Tech to beat the Bulldogs. I’ve already written that Georgia will win the national championship, and I’ve expended my one self-allotted foolish forecast of the calendar year on the Braves. What I am saying is this:
Paul Johnson is a terrific coach, and the arrival of a terrific coach should always trouble a rival accustomed to owning a rivalry. (Ask Auburn people if they’ve heard of Nick Saban.)
By Nov. 29, Johnson will surely have found a quarterback, and his spread option, which struggled mightily in Tech’s spring game and which will suffer palpitations early this fall, will be beginning to purr. And for all the good work done by Willie Martinez, the worst game ever played by his Georgia defense came in the Sugar Bowl against West Virginia, which used…
The spread option.
Then there’s the timing. By Nov. 29, Georgia will (it says here) have positioned itself to play for the SEC title the next week in the Dome and, by extension, the BCS title. That’s exactly the scenario encountered by LSU last November, when it lost its regular-season finale to an Arkansas team that ran all over Tiger Stadium. (LSU still wound up playing for the national championship, but it needed West Virginia and Missouri to lose for that to happen.)
On Nov. 29, 2008, nobody in the world will be expecting Tech to win in Athens, a reasonable assumption given that the Jackets haven’t beaten Georgia anywhere since Nov. 25, 2000. But I get the feeling Tech is about to get really good again, and four months ahead of time I get the feeling that unassuming game is going to rise up and grab us all by the lapels.
It’s surely too much to ask Johnson’s first team to beat what should be Mark Richt’s best team. But wouldn’t it be something if what is being touted as Richt’s long-sought championship season gets spoiled by a coach who’s in place only because the previous guy couldn’t beat Richt? Well, wouldn’t it?
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By Georgia Fan
July 31, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this
As a fan, I will take notice of Georgia Tech when they actually beat us. Otherwise, this is nothing more than mindless preseason optimism that we hear every year out of Tech fans. Beat us and you’ll get your respect.
As for the players and coaches, they have always taken Tech seriously and always know they will get Tech’s best shot. I am not at all worried about that.
As for Johnson, to say that he will have more success against Georgia than Gailey isn’t exactly going out on a limb. The only way to go is up. He will get the occasional victory but Georgia will continue to dominate the series as long as Richt is around.
By jcliffdawg
July 31, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this
Three questions. 1) Shouldn’t this article be buried somehwere in the Tech section? 2) Shouldn’t you have mentioned that GA has a week off to prepare for such a big Johnson and what will be a purring spread offense? 3) How did you and Terrence survive the AJC layoffs and re-assignments? I’ll hang up and listen.
By CRB
July 31, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
Mindless preseason optimism?
UGA fans have the monopoly on that.
By Dwgsrule
July 31, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
I don’t UGA is looking over Tech. They are our biggest rival. Also as far UGA having trouble against WVU in the sugar bowl. It wasn’t so much the defense as all the turnovers in the first half. The defense held them to 3 points the entire second half after CWM made adjustments.
By DC
July 31, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this
Mark, too much is being made of the spread offense. It was a gimmick type offense yrs ago when few ran it. yea GA had trouble in the Sugar, but let’s faceit, if you are not in the BCS championship game the rest are just exhibition games-and hard to prepare and get motivated for—for the most part. Now that the spread is everywhere, most DC’s will be preparing for it early and often and will have a case study in defending it. That offense will bite you if you are too agressive and overpursue
By Benjamin
July 31, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this
I assure you that Coach Richt is not looking past the Nerds. They will take each game as it’s own giant. For now, I assure you that we are not concerned about a game that is 4 months away. Focus is on the first game of the season.
By RAMBLE ON!!!
July 31, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this
Mark loves getting the redneck nation worked up.
GT won’t get to spoil the Fleabags 27th straight preseason National Championship because they will already have three defeats when Paul Johnson opens up the can of whoop a* and puts another one to make four.
THWG
By Moonlight Mile
July 31, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
Tech is one of UGA’s biggest rivals and both teams always play hard. Predicting the game to be close isn’t much of a statement. The game is usually close and UGA is fortunate to have pulled out a couple of the recent ones (Thank you Reggie).
Johnson will definitely be better than Gailey in the long term but the loss of Jon Tenuta probably deserves to be mentioned.
By Greg
July 31, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
I agree about the West Virginia comment, but it is worthwhile to note that WVU only scored 10 points after the first 16 minutes of the game(UGA was down 28-0 1 minute into the 2nd quarter and lost 38-35). That doesn’t excuse the 4 TD’s scored early, but it shows that Martinez made some adjustments and he’s got 3 more years under his belt as DC since that game.
Bottom line is Paul Johnson is a very good coach…but Georgia isn’t exactly Army.
By Goldtimer
July 31, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this
Barks Madly actually writes a favorable article about Tech? Is the world coming to an end? It is about time someone notes that the tide is about to turn in the series. The Fleabags will take notice this year after the Jackets lay 40+ on them this year. Get used to it UGA(g) Tech will own this series. Johnson is on an entire different level than Richt, much like how Richt was on a different level than Gailey. You heard it hear first here, Tech will be the first school in the series to win 10 in a row.
By rerservoirDAWG
July 31, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this
Wow. Mark Bradley has a feeling that Tech is about to get really good again. That is very informative. I guess he had to throw Tech a bone, pun intended, after he UGA to win the national championship.
By Danny
July 31, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this
That is our last game of the season…..we have 11 other teams to focus on first!!! We will worry about that when the time comes.
By JB
July 31, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this
Tech people will even tell you the talent gap has grown bigger. Yes, Tech will improve, but Georgia is a notch or two above where they where 4-5 years ago. Richt is getting better players and he has improved as a head coach. Depth is a major difference. UGA has players who can replace starters if injured and keep fresh during games. Tech’s Defense will be panting by the start of the fourth quarter with hands on knees and Georgia getting first downs on the ground and controlling the clock while Johnson’s offense has to watch helplessly from the sideline. That is a fact. That will not be Delaware or UConn’s defense giving up alot of real estate to tech’s offense.
By Bub
July 31, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this
So many people seem to be falling into the trap that because Tech is running a spread or option offense, they’re all of a sudden going to become dangerous & potentially unstoppable. News flash: Lots of teams in college football run some sort of spread offense, & they don’t win every game (or even a lot of games) just because of that. It takes players, of which Tech has very few. And it takes a defense, which Tech hasn’t shown that they have, especially with Tenuta now gone. Johnson’s playing with the big boys now, & I think he’s going to find the sledding a lot tougher than he has in the past.
By Carter
July 31, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
Tech fans are obsessed with beating Georgia 365 days a year…..Georgia fans are 7 days of the year (the week we play them). Who cares about that North Avenue Trade School! They are way down the list.
By Michael in Decatur
July 31, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this
Navy vs. New Mexico in the 2004 Emerald Bowl in San Francisco. The Navy offense had a 26-play, 94-yard, 14:26 drive that was capped off by a Geoff Blumenfeld 22-yard field goal to make the score 34-19. The 26 plays and 14:26 time of possession were both NCAA records for a single drive.
I can’t say this to my UGA friends, but I might have to sneak into Grant Field to watch this offense. Tracy Ham was a magician for Georgia Southern back in the day. The ACC better watch out.
By Deputy D
July 31, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this
As a Tech Fan these are the exact thoughts that have been running threw my head every since we hired PJ. If we could upset UGA and take away a national title it would be bliss for all Tech Fans. This would also wash the sour taste of Choke Gailey and Reggie Can’t Ball from the hearts of all Tech fans.
By dawgy
July 31, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this
First off, Johnson doesn’t run the spread option. He runs a variety of the flexbone. The spread is 90% out of the shotgun. PJ’s offense is grounded in the qb taking snaps from under center. Second, Tech doesn’t have Pat White, Steve Slaton, and Owen Schmidt. This was a pretty lame column.
By I get paid to write this stuff
July 31, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this
First of all to Goldtimer, time to take your meds. 10 in a row? Nice to see Urine nation getting all fired up about the return of the wishbone. Second, it doesn’t matter what kind of gimmick offense you run when you have second rate players and 1 star recruits. When Paul starts beating Richt in recruiting wars (which will never happen) then I’ll start to take Tech semi-seriously. Until then, they are just another grease spot for the dawgs on the way to a bowl game.
By Georgia Fan
July 31, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
Mindless preseason optimism?
UGA fans have the monopoly on that.
Yeah, god forbid we get excited about 17 starters returning from an 11-2 team that finished #2 in the land last year. What are we thinking? I would much rather be in Tech’s shoes with only 7 starters returning from a team that went 7-6.
Oh the mind of a Tech fan. There really is nothing like it. You aren’t going to earn your respect on these here message board Tech fans. It won’t happen in a million years. We’re going to have to see some action.
By Fred G. Sanford
July 31, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
The “G” stands for Georgia, you big dummy.
Mark, nice attempt to stir the pot. I, too, respect what Paul Johnson has accomplished in his career, but to sound warnings prior to him fielding a team, or even winning a game for that matter, is utterly ridiculous.
I have the utmost confidence in Mark Richt and his coaching staff. Whatever happens to UGA and GT during the season will have no impact on UGAs preparation for Tech. It’s not like we’ve blown them out every year. Instead, the games are usually close and we do what’s necessary to secure the win. The team will be focused and ready.
You’ve written on what you expect UGA to accomplish this season, but since you’ve fired this warning flare, what are your toughts on how GT will do?
By Bdawg
July 31, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
November 29, 2008 = 51-7 Part II
By D.Ellis
July 31, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this
Actually DWGS rule WV scored a TD in the second half..not jsut a FG. I sgree with MArk’s column. Johnson will make them better no doubt and the series will not be as lop sided as it has been. However you can’t really compare the GT offense to WV offense from 05’ sugar bowl. GT has no where near the athletes running that offense that WV had. Steve Slaton/Pat White/D. Renaud. GT doesn’t have anyone of that calibre…just yet.
However I see GT closing the gap very much so in this series.
But I’m a betting man and I’d put money on the DAWGS 10 out of 10 times.
I like the column Mark-Incorporating both schools to get the Blog going!
Ramble On-Come on now. Redneck nation?
Your right…GT won’t get to spoil the preseason NC for the DAWGS….lately they haven’t spoiled much of anything for anyone….especially the redneck nation. The only thing that has been getting spoiled is that ride home for ther last 7 years.
By RuggerDawg
July 31, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
Paul Johnson made a big time career mistake by taking the Georgia Tech job, and the Bulldogs will emphasize that point on November 29th!
By king
July 31, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this
goldtimer is an idiot! tech will never beat the dawgs 10 in a row
By SwinfordDawg
July 31, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this
Thank you goldtimer and ramble on for making my morning. I love to see tech fans claiming incoherent victories over UGA in advance. It is wonderful to see how much the annual raping actually gets to you. Its ok. Soon you will just accept the fact that your just a another Western Carolina or Central Michigan on Georgia’s schedule. If i were you i wouldn’t get to worked up over it.
By king
July 31, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
goldtimer is an idiot! tech will never beat the dawgs 10 in a row
By Gadawg
July 31, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this
I think PJ will do a Petrino before the end of the Year! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What’s the latest on Hamilton? is he still in JAIL?
By Matt
July 31, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this
hahahahahaha thats great! GT beating UGA..I needed that laugh this morning! YOU guys at the AJC always know how to create a good chuckle in the morning!
By razordawg
July 31, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
I agree tech will be better under johnson..but thats 2+ years away after some heavy recruiting. dawgs roll tech this year… can you say 50+?
By Paddy
July 31, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Mark, good piece. Got things stirred up a little. Don’t believe UGA will have much trouble w/ Tech for a year or so. But the ACC better not let their guard down. Johnson’s teams could really run up some big scores and they will have an upset victory this season. Just whom will it be? Let the fun begin…..
By jim
July 31, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this
tech fan here, is bradley off his rocker, we are years away from competing against UGA in most sports especially the big one like football basketball and baseball
By JB
July 31, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this
Ask 100 football experts around the country TODAY about Georgia Vs. TECH. They would tell you look out, Beamer is a pretty good coach. NO, you fool, Georgia Tech. They would say, you’re kidding, right ?
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
Goldtimer, Tech beats UGA 10 yeras in a row? LOL!! You may want to browse through other sections of the ajc.com. There’s a great article about a new drug for alzheimer’s. Sounds promising. You may want to join one of the beta groups.
By DLR
July 31, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
While beating our SEC rivals is key to our season’s success, continuing to own GT and watching them wallow in frustration and mediocrity is also critical to UGA’s ongoing Top 10 outlook. This allows us to dominate in-state recruiting in such an extreme way that Tech’s instate fan base is woeful, their talent level consistently unsatisfactory, and their graduates having to hyper focus on the big dawg in the state that continues to kick sand in their face. Hence, UGA is able to essentially model our recruiting after a school like LSU that is the only school in their state, unlike states like Alabama, FL, SC, ect, that must split their respective pies. All of this is a major reason Richt chose UGA for his head coaching career. Beating Tech may not currently match the feeling of beating FL, but beating Tech regularly is one thing that allows victories over FL to happen.
By Mark
July 31, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
Besides 1990, when has Tech been really good?
By CarolinaJacket
July 31, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this
I agree with JB in his/her observation that UGA’s depth will show in the 4th quarter. It usually does. Tech has to get more good players. Also,in addition to this, UGA’s week off before the game gives them even more of an advantage. It’s going to be rough this year.
By UGASlobberknocker
July 31, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
I needed a good laugh, thanks Mark.
It looks to me that Tech is going to have a hard time maintaining its “2 wins a decade ” pace that has been going on for about 40 yrs..my prediction, they will beat Ga the same year that beautiful women start matriculating there..in other words…NEVER.
By Butts Wagner
July 31, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
second rate players and 1 star recruits
Oh yes, those horrible 1 star recruits GT has all over the team……
By idiots
July 31, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this
3 of the last 4 games against Georgia have come down to the last play of the game. Georgia is lucky to win all of those games. In fact, Tech was ranked higher going into those games 2 out of the 4. This series isn’t as one-sided as it looks on paper. But as a Tech fan, I realize it’s our job to get on Georgia’s level because they have an elite program right now and it looks to be pretty stable for several years. I’m hoping Johnson could dominate the ACC first, and the wins against Georgia will come.
By DawginLex
July 31, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this
Goldtimer and Ramble on are off their meds again. Predicting a beatdown from either side is stupid which pretty much speaks for these two posters. It’s kinda like the gator fans saying that they will win the UGA game by 40 points. UGA/UF has always been close since 2002 and will be again this year. To think otherwise is stupid.
Look at the recent scores idiots. Other than the 51-7 embarrassment in 2002, UGA/Tech has been competitive. UGA has better players overall and the game is in Athens. The spread will be seen in other games in 2008 prior to Tech. It will not be something to be in awe of. Tech will win again, just not in 2008.
Anyone who gets on here and spouts about a beatdown by Tech or a 10 game winning streak is equivalent to the Walmart clerk I encountered. The items were $45.28 and I handed her a fifty dollar bill. She handed me $45.28 and I told her she was giving me the wrong amount of change. She ARGUED WITH ME AND REFUSED TO TAKE THE MONEY BACK. The manager intervened.
Must be Ramble on’s daughter. THEY LIVE !!!!!
By Jeffrey
July 31, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this
Yes, we did struggle against West Virginia and their spread offense. But, they also had a couple of players named Pat White and Steve Slaton who were pretty darn good. And Tech has…wait, who is their QB and RB this year? Point is, whether their offense is “purring” like you say or not, you still need the athletes to execute it, and Tech doesn’t.
By Mark Bradley
July 31, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
D. Ellis: I’ve picked Tech to go 7-5. Thanks for asking.
By ED
July 31, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this
Top 10 reasons tech will win:
1.tech students have to take calculus! 2.It’s a great new offense with no proven players 3.In 2007 the coach beat army and temple and notre dame and duke by 3!!!! 4.tech players have to take calculus 5.tech worries more about UGA than tech 6.tech players take calculus 7.UGA is too excited about returning 17 from an 11-2 #2 team 8.that calculus thing… 9.UGA is a redneck school and we like to call it UGA(y), cute huh! 10.Dumb UGA players don take CALCULUS!!!
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this
idiots, if 7 wins in a row is not as one-sided as it appears, then tell some of your kindred morons to stop mentioning the 8 in a row you hung on us way back in the 1950s.
By DawgFan24
July 31, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this
LMAO!! We have an off week before Tech!
Nice try Mark, but I dont think the Dawgs will be upset by the Gnats in Athens.
I guess the Tech fans deserve to have a little glimmer of hope every once in awhile, even if it is in the form of a brain fart.
By Notre Don't
July 31, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this
Ummmmmmm … no.
By Spike
July 31, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this
Mark, pretty weak column. Nerds, BRING IT ON!!
By Ramblin'Wreck
July 31, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this
I agree with you Georgia fan. UGA never underestimates Tech. As much as it pains me to say, Richt is an outstanding coach and has really taken UGA to a new level. His boys are always prepared and Richt and his staff see to it. For all the trash talking that goes on, Tech and UGA love to hate each other. The rivalry is clearly tipped to UGA’s favor right now, but that’s what makes it a great rivalry. Hopefully this will be the year we end the drought against UGA. Whether it’s this year or not, the time is coming. You can try to say it’s not a rivalry because Tech has to win one for it to be a rivalry if you want to, but UF owned UGA for decades and you guys still call it a rivalry. Think of Tech in that same position. Sure as night, we’re gunning for you and I hope that UGA isn’t worried. That’s where we want you. Relaxed and laid back just enough for us to pop you in the mouth and bring some pride back to the Golden Flats.
By Fred G. Sanford
July 31, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this
The “G” stands for Georgia, you big dummy!
Ed, beautiful, just beautiful. LMAO. You should write for Letterman. I have to go now….need to work on my calculus.
By GT610
July 31, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
Tech will be OK this year, but I don’t know if they can beat UGA. Although, GT players always seem to play really hard against UGA. Now that Gailey is gone we may more aggressive and surprise a few people. You never know.
By the way, you could never compare GT to Western Carolina, I mean UGA only beat Vandy by 3 or 4 last year. Good observation though (sarcastic).
By Ted
July 31, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
FYI, Paul Johnson runs the triple option, ala Nebraska under Osbourne, and not the spread option. They are completely different as one uses multiple recievers to spread the field while the other uses wing backs and at sometimes multiple tightends. While it is a gimmick offense like the spread, the comparison to WV doesn’t hold much water
By B. Kowalchuck
July 31, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this
I like how every idiot all of a sudden knows exactly what PJ is going to do on offense. And how it won’t work. I mean if Billy Joe Walmart fan from Georgia says it won’t work then we should just pack it in.
And I also like how there is no talent at GT. Way to be dumber than a sack of doorknobs.
By D.Ellis
July 31, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
Mark-I didn’t ask about Tech’s record but thanks for the shout out!
In the mean time I ithnk Tech will pull an upset some where in there. Out of your 7 wins you predict for Tch do you see an upset?
By GTwes
July 31, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
Come on tech fans lets dont start taking Bradleys articles seriously now…we never do. We all know uga is going to be very good this year and I love to hear them talk about this offense not working against them lets see they lost to sorry SC,who runs the ball and Tenn. who ran down their throats and oh yeah lets dont forget about a team who runs a little option Vandy who were 2 minutes from beating them again. We are to uga what they are to FLA, for now. Lets earn our respect back on the field like they are desperately trying to do against FLA.Let them keep doubting us… I actually like it. Besides dawg fans need to be worrying about the 1 reason they wont win the national title………..Fatt Stafford , looks a little pudgy ,tons of ability, dumb as a rock, he will lose games for uga this year. He may beat us but we dont count ..right?
By blackprix
July 31, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
Tech finally hired a ‘real coach’ in coach Johnson. He’s in the mold of Ross and O’Leary - the guys who have been very successful at Tech and particularly against GA!
Coach Johnson is going to be very productive at Tech and not just against the dawgs. Watch out, Tech positive future lies with a very good coach, teacher, disciplinarian, leaders and motivator in Coach Johnson.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this year’s GT team gives the dawgs all they can handle!
By JB
July 31, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this
Take notice of a perinial mediocre team, running a new offense that they don’t have the players to run? Uh, OK.
HBTD!!!
By B
July 31, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this
Weak column is right. Admittedly, this is a slow news time since the Braves are tanking and football hasn’t started. Still, it’s a massive stretch to say that because LSU was poised to go to the SEC title game and was beaten in their regular season finale by an Arkansas team with two top 10 drafted RBs (McFadden and Felix Jones), that UGA will find itself similarly positioned against Tech this year. What does an AJC sports columnist do the other 23.5 hours in a day?
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
What offense does GT actually run? If you read the posts above you’ll see they run (1) the spread, (2) the option, (3) the flexbone, (4) the wishbone, and (5) the triple option. I know GT fans like to trash talk about how much smarter their athletes are than UGA’s, but it would take a Mensa group to run these varied schemes during a game. If there’s this much confusion on the team then I really don’t think GTs opponents have much to fear this year.
By hunterj6
July 31, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this
Mark, have you ever heard the words “too soon?” Like after telling a really bad joke?…
However; I have nothing to do today so, I will bite…If and when the “Johnson O” starts clicking and I hope it does, then the Dawgs will get credit for a victory over a formidable opponet in the Bumble-Jackets. Thus, propelling them forward in the BCS rankings as opposed to dropping them like last year.
Now, go find out who is going to be the number 2 tailback this year and why. That would be a much better article…
By The bandwagon
July 31, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this
Hurry everyone! JUMP ON QUICK! We have so many 2nd rate bandwagon fans right now that it is absurd! Lets just go ahead and pat ourselves on the back for our NC we are guaranteed this season! Too bad this bandwagon is going to be as empty as Knowshon’s head by Oct. 25th, when we have lost twice, and are about to go down to jacksonville after LSU put it in our butts (for our SECOND loss of the year). But hurry! JUMP ON QUICK! There is plenty of chew and spam for everyone to feast upon on the bandwagon, and meth is aplenty! Lets all get on here and pretend like ugay football stopped after Dooley, and then started again when CMR the pastor got here. Who is Donnan? And how can Golf coach a football team?
Please keep filling up these bandwagons, b/c then the crash and burn is going to be that much sweeter when ugay CHOKES.
CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE. You all see it coming, with that schedule, ugay has NO CHANCE. Give me a break losers. You can be as delusional as you want, but a NC is out of the question. Lets just go ahead and all pile on the bandwagon for ‘09. GT’s chances this year- probably not great. Its usually a close game however, and ugay is always more nervous about it than they say. But the tides will turn, they always do. CPJ knows that a ugay win means job security, and he hates inbred mutts as much as the next guy.
Mark Bradley- you are still a huge douche and ugay homer.
By AreUKiddingMe
July 31, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
So averaging 8.5 wins a season is a great coach? I would call that average myself. If you look at Navy’s schedule who did they play that was that good? When they did play a good team they got spanked. When this guy actually wins in the ACC I may take notice. Even if he can accomplish that it will be at least 2-3 years. The ACC is still weak and the Dawgs will continue to roll the mediocre Jackets until Mark Richt decides to hang it up. The Triple Option went away for a reason. It is dated and good defenses will shut that garbage down.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this
Bandwagon, your eloquence with the written word is unparalleled. Based on your mastery of the English language you must be one of those self annointed “intellectually superior” GT students or grads.
Not much substance in your post other than mentioning the UGA coaches. So tell me, what was your coaching situation like before and after Bobby Ross departed? Please don’t go all the way back to Boddy Dodd. Also, don’t bring up George O’Liary because he didn’t consider himself a coach. I believe his resume had him being Secretary of State, U.N. Ambassador, double naught spy or something like that.
By Gdawg
July 31, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this
I have to agree with you on this Mark. After beating Tech for so many years, we don’t really notice them anymore, there not that much of a factor. Many Georgia fans now don’t really consider them our rival, now its Florida or Auburn. Well I am here to say that Tech is our biggest rival and we shouldn’t just mark them down as a W every year. Tech will get us someday, just like Vandy did and Kentucky did, you can only beat a team for so many years in a row before they finally beat you. I always tell everyone(and they look at me like I’m crazy), that if Georgia could only win one game every year that it would be Tech. When Tech starts beating you, you realize how much you hate those guys. Many people joke that a Georgia coach has never lost to Tech 4 years in a row because they get fired after the 3rd year. All I am saying is watch out for Tech this year because they are under the radar and nothing would please them more greatly then to maybe take a national championship form us. Go Dawgs!
By UGAly
July 31, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this
Laughable
By sprtdog
July 31, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
I didn’t know colleges could trade players like NFL teams. The truth is Paul Johnson is going to need time to recruit the type of players he needs for his offense. Those players are not going to be found lying under rocks between now and late November. Josh Nesbitt has terrific potential as a quarterback in a passing offense but I don’t believe he has the experience to run the option in college against defenses like Va Tech, Boston College, Clemson, FSU and UGA. I know beating UGA is the number one priority at Ga Tech this year just like it was for Dog fans in Mark Richt’s first season in 2001. The key sticking point in this year’s UGA/GT game is not can UGA stop the option. Can the Jackets stop an a Bulldog offense that average 38 points a game in the final six games last year. Those points came against Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech defenses. The UGA offense with a stable of young and talented lineman, an experience Caleb King and a fleet or receivers will be much improved also their 12th game. As for the 2006 Sugar Bowl, UGA did not come ready to play as Mark Richt admitted for the 08 Sugar Bowl. I know Georgia Tech fans do not miss Chan Gailey. They made a huge mistake in firing him. The Jacket program he inherited in 2002 was abysmal and he did a terrific job getting the top players in this state like Calvin Johnson, Nesbitt, Dwyer and Kyle Jackson to sign with Georgia Tech and not UGA, AU, Clemson and the likes. He won the Coastal Division in 2006 and would have been a strong contender in 2008. Georgia Tech under Gailey’s offensive system (Bennett and Nesbitt at QB and Dwyer at TB) would be a preseason favorite given all the holes Va Tech has to fill this season. Paul Johnson is an outstanding coach but I believe the Jackets need patience to allow him to build the program his way. If Jacket fans do not give him the time, it will be some time before GT can get back as an ACC contender and a contender to beat their in-state rival.
By PROUDTECHFAN
July 31, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this
you Georgia fans are so sensitive…God forbid someone in this state pick against you… and if you read the article Mark didnt pick you guys to lose to us, he simply said to take notice. with all the hype surrounding the UGA program this year, i suspect CMR and co. will be more than ready for Tech this year just like every year.. but with that game being 4 months away who knows whats gonna happen between now and then.. after taking into account injuries, emotional lets downs from prior loses, and the mental state of both teams.. who really knows, dont get your panties in a bunch over a silly article… i think we will struggle early but eventually get it together down the road, and for the record, a bit of realism on my part doesnt think Tech wins in Athens this year but its not totally outrageous to enter that game with some sense of optimism… Mark is only stating the fact that if this offense is clicking it can be very hard to stop… But i know Georgia will be ready and I also know this game means more to the Tech program and to the coaching staff than in years past.
GO JACKETS!!!
By son_sir
July 31, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this
Speculation about a game months away isn’t in the best interest of GT and the majority of UGA fans are seemingly supremely confident on the matter to make it a non-issue in their camp.
As a GT fan, I’ll start thinking about it around, say, Nov. 23rd.
I do see this rivalry becoming much more interesting in the future, but there’s a lot of whistle stops and progression to make in the meantime.
There does seem to be major steps in attitude changes at GT and that is a great 1st ingredient. Doubt this new GT offense if you must. If the execution is there (and you can mark it down), it will give you fits. If it’s not, it could be pretty miserable. I have no doubt the execution will arrive. It’s just a matter of when.
Go Jackets and THWG !
By george
July 31, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
For once Bradley got it right!! The only thing he did not get right is that the jackets WILL upset the pups but the pups will already be out of the national championship and SEC championship race. It will be the puppies 3rd loss of the year and then the entire world will get to once again listen to the dawg nation b*** and whine why they should play for the national championship with 3 losses this year because they had such a hard schedule.
By george
July 31, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
For once Bradley got it right!! The only thing he did not get right is that the jackets WILL upset the pups but the pups will already be out of the national championship and SEC championship race. It will be the puppies 3rd loss of the year and then the entire world will get to once again listen to the dawg nation b*** and whine why they should play for the national championship with 3 losses this year because they had such a hard schedule.
By richtfan
July 31, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
what actual evidence do you have that Tech is back? Back to where? winning 7 games per year?
they had the #2 pick in the draft on their team in calvin johnson and still couldn’t beat uga.
until their defense proves it can stop a balanced offensive attack or a spread attack, I will not be a believer.
By george
July 31, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
For once Bradley got it right!! The only thing he did not get right is that the jackets WILL upset the pups but the pups will already be out of the national championship and SEC championship race. It will be the puppies 3rd loss of the year and then the entire world will get to once again listen to the dawg nation b*** and whine why they should play for the national championship with 3 losses this year because they had such a hard schedule.
By mike
July 31, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this
UGA needs to drop GT from the schedule. This is a no win situation for UGA. GT brings down our strength of schedule. When we beat GT, its no biggie, everyone expects it. If UGA slips up and the nerds win, were the laughing stock of the world. If we dropped GT, it would KILL GT. They would have nothing to live for. They would have to add 1,000 in Cheetah bucks to that rinky dink jacket packet they try to sell.
By B. Kowalchuck
July 31, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
these blogs continue to produce the absolute worst trash talking I have ever seen
every week i scan these things filled with arguably the biggest collection of idiots on earth
By Rock Dawg
July 31, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
CMR knows how important the Tech game is. Losing to Tech 3 years in a row got Jim Donnan fired just as much as his losing to UF and UT! Losing to Tech just didn’t hurt us in the SEC, but it was MORE THAN PAINFUL!!
Bradley’s column the day we lost the first of three games is haunting - “GA is Tech’s biggest game EVERY YEAR, but it’s only UGA’s biggest game if they lost the year before”!
HATE combined with good coaching makes a dangerous game for either side. Tech will be back sooner than later and I HATE THAT!!!
By Spike
July 31, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this
Bandwagon… Try some decaf.
By B. Kowalchuck
July 31, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
these blogs continue to produce the absolute worst trash talking I have ever seen
every week i scan these things filled with arguably the biggest collection of idiots on earth
By mountain fan
July 31, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
Love it when dog fans think they actually had a chance vs WV. Dogs did not come back…WV let up!
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
George, please depress the post button just once. Your comments just aren’t interesting enough to read 3 or 4 times.
By GT_Wreck
July 31, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
sprtdog - well said. it all comes down to this: We’re rivals. UGA has owned the rivalry in recent years, but it will change. I doubt it will be this year, but soon. I wouldn’t say firing Gaily was a mistake. Gaily lost control of his team. He stuck with Reggie Ball when Ball was clearly overmatched. Gaily was a great recruiter, just not a good coach. If not for Coach Tenuta, Gaily wouldn’t have fielded any good teams. The offense under Gaily was horrible and the defense simply bailed him out.
As far as Coach Johnson, he’s got all the time in the world as long he shows improvement. He gets a pass this year, regardless of how bad it gets. 2-3 year down the road, he better be winning either ACC Championships and/or the UGA game. Preferably both.
Now, to those Tech fans who try to say that Tech’s players are smarter than other team’s players: Give me a break. Most of the players major in some lame degree. It’s not like these guys are in any engineering field. And please don’t tell me that you honestly think that Tech’s requirements are as high for athletes as they are for regular students. Reggie Ball did not earn his way into Tech by academics. Tech would let in any old idiot too if he wanted to play ball here…don’t kid yourself. It’s time for Tech to stop making excuses and man up. We either win the game or we lose the game. Regardless of how you all of you talent evaluators feel about Tech’s talent, we have smart coach who will use our lesser players to beat UGA. And you better believe I’ll be on here telling you so.
MARK MY WORDS UGA - WHEN we beat you, whether this year or in the future, I’ll remind you arrogant pricks that you feel we have such inferior talent. That just makes it even sweeter when you beat you.
By Spike
July 31, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this
Bandwagon… Try some decaf.
By TROTTINGHOMETUDD
July 31, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
Mark,
Kissing GT’s azz won’t save your job.
By Truth
July 31, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this
Truth: UGAY SUCKS!!! OVERRATED AND DEFINATELY WILL CHOKE THIS SEASON… YOU WILL END UP IN THE CHICK-FIL-A BOWL!!!
YOU BETTER FEAR GT BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BRING THE STORM… I DONT CARE IF THEY LOSE EVERY OTHER GAME AS LONG AS THEY BEAT THE WORTHLESS, TRAILER PARK TRASH, CONS, OF ATHENS!!!
GO GT!!!
By Matt
July 31, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this
Reality Check for ACC fans and GT!
Do you really think you have a chance against UGA this year. Now I know you think you have a chance every year, but we all know how it has ended for the past decade. If GT goes 6 and 6 and squeeks into a bowl, CONSIDER IT A WIN WIN SEASON! Right now the ACC is maybe the 4th best conference in the country) I have them 5th behind the Big East. I think WVU, South Florida, Louisville could beat the best ACC teams out there.
GT is too slow, too young, too in-experienced, and too new to the running system. Georgia Southern mastered the system and it took them years to get it right.
I wish you the best of luck in the ACC and hope the state of Georgia gets represented well, but your not close to competing in the top 25 much less with the best team in the SEC.
And btw bandwagon, sounds like you fell off the bandwagon and bumped your head. Cause your not thinking right! I know there is alot of hatred built up over the years, but they make pills for people like you!
By ex Jacket
July 31, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this
Bradley,
Attention UGA fans: if it weren’t for a bogus interference call in the end zone on 3rd and 10 with a minute to play, you wouldn’t have beaten us last year.(called on the wrong player I might add) And I find it funny that we are no longer considered a rival because of the winning streak, but somehow that same logic has not applied over the last 15 years in your series with Florida. I’m not going to spout off at the mouth like other Tech fans about how we’re going to own you this year, cause I respect your team and coach. Not to mention there is loads of uncertainty around our team and new coaching squad. But don’t act like this series has not been competitive just because you’ve owned us of late- look at the scores for crying out loud.
Bradley’s attempt to say something positive about Tech is simply a thinly veiled way of saying that this series is no longer important to UGA fans. And in doing so he is continuing on with his pathetic homerism he has shown over the last month. So I say keep spewing that sunshine pump fire house hype machine up there in Athens. I think that win over Hawaii, while impressive, is getting a little blown out of proportion since they should be Division II.
By PTC DAWG
July 31, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
Gailey had GT closer to the ACC Title than Johnson does now. Gailey had GT there 2 years ago. I doubt Johnson will ever play for the ACC Title.
Navy had a great drive vs New Mexico. That’s a good one GT fans. Thanks for the laugh.
A little info for GT fans regarding the so called overrated Richt Coached UGA team, since we hired CMR, we have outscored GT 195-90. You’ve been more than doubled, and it will continue for a while.
I will concede, that someday, GT will beat UGA again, and the GT fans will have a great time. It may even put GT into a bowl EAST of the Mississippi. We’ll probably be headed to a Bowl in Florida in a down year like this, so contrary to popular belief, UGA fans will be just fine.
By Truth
July 31, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this
Truth: Matt is GAY… and takes EXTENZE pills for his problem
By GT_Wreck
July 31, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this
I love it when UGA pretends that they we still a rival to UF before they slipped up and won one. Now all of the sudden, UF is a big rivalry? Much in the same light, Tech is a rival to UGA. Even in UGA wins 25 in a row, this game will always matter to both sides.
To the fans that say UGA should drop the game, you clearly are the bandwagon fans. You obviously don’t know the tradition surrounding the game and you’re showing your ignorance. And let’s not pretend that UGA would actually fill their out of conference schedule with legit teams…if you don’t put Tech there, you’ll put Gardner Webb or some other D-II cream puff which would hurt your strength of schedule even more…be realistic.
By Mike T.
July 31, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this
By mountain fan
July 31, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
Love it when dog fans think they actually had a chance vs WV. Dogs did not come back…WV let up!
Yep their good at letting up,just like they let up against Pitt last year.
By Fred G. Sanford
July 31, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this
The “G” stands for Georgia, you big dummy!
GT_Wreck, good post, except that thing about us being pricks.
Anyway, I agree that GT will win again. I don’t know when that will be but it will probably be sooner rather than later. I also agree that Coach Johnson is the kind to pull out a few wins each year with lesser talent. I say lesser talent not as an insult. I just don’t believe GT presently has the horses needed to regularly beat UGA.
What I found most refreshing with your post is to hear at least ONE Tech fan acknowledge that their athletes are no smarter than those at any other D1 college. I think some of the more rabid Tech fans use this as an excuse. “We can’t recruit the same kids because of our academics”. Give me a break.
Good luck with your season (except when you play UGA) and keep posting.
By T
July 31, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
Georgia will not be playing for a championship, SEC or MNC… mark my words, no more than 9 wins for Georgia, double digit loss to the Gators, and I agree with you, if Tech stays healthy, I will take Johnson over Richt any day… Tech beats Georgia, if they stay healthy
By ED
July 31, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this
Kowalchuck…mirrior mirror…Kowalchuck
Just wanted to make the introduction.
“Billy Joe Walmart fan from Georgia “
that was funny because Georgia fans are poor, slow and have to shop at Walmart! I get it!!!!
signed:
Bobby Jim Target fan from Georgia (a better class of Dawg)
By HBTD
July 31, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this
Bradley picking tech to be good and beat UGA soon? haha, then as a UGA fan I feel better already about the future of this series. He always tries to sucker us in and cause a big stir. Best to just ignore this guy UGA fans.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
**T…..thanks for the all bold print post. Man am I scared. Just like you said, I marked your words. I printed your post and have it hanging at my desk. Bummer. Now I’m dreading the UGA season. After all, “T” marked his words!” LMAO.
By GT45
July 31, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
Obviously, from the tone and number of posts on this article, the round worm friends already are taking notice of the storm on the horizon! Go Jackets-
By No nat champs in 30 yr
July 31, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
This is preposterous. No way Tech will beat the Jaildawgs this year or next year but they will beat them soon. The reason: UGA will always have NFL, yet undisciplined, talent. Tech will become much more disciplined than during the Gailey era and will be more motivated.
By ex Jacket
July 31, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
Mike,
Nice post- go back to the trailer, put on your wife beater, and pop open a Schlitz to complement the crack rock. If Georgia dropped GT from their schedule, would you replace us with Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Western Carolina, or Troy?? That should improve your strength of schedule. Our teams have been ranked in the top 25 consistently during the last 7 years, and we’ve beaten an SEC team ranked higher than you on 2 separate occasions.(Auburn)
We’ve taken our beat downs like men, despite the suspect interference call last year, but your post is just plain stupid. Go back to your house cause the s—tt—rs full!!
By MIKEFINO777
July 31, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
Paul Johnson knows how to win college football games.He knows a lot more than any of you “experts” who just evaluated his Ga Tech results before his 1st game.Give him a little time to get his players on board and the right kids in his system and I promise you Ga Tech won’t be much fun to play against.
By GT_Wreck
July 31, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
Fred G. Sanford : Thank you for the compliment. I should clarify, not all UGA fans are pricks. In fact, TRUE UGA fans aren’t. It’s the overhyped bandwagon fans that are. If you were actually a fan of UGA when Tech took 3 in a row, it’s safe to say that you’re not of the bandwagon variety. The true UGA fans know what the rivalry means and know that Tech will rebound eventually.
Just like UGA has the rabid lunatic fans, so does Tech. It’s the idiot Tech fans that use excuses like academics that get under my skin. They are the same fans that sell their club seats to UGA fans. It’s my mission in life to convert those “fans” into true realistic fans who show up no matter what the record is and actually scream once in a while! At least UGA can fill their stadium.
By Mark Bradley
July 31, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
I feel about Paul Johnson much the way I felt about Mark Richt in 2001: Tech is a proud program with a rich history and ample resources, but its support had become fragmented. Just as Richt got Bulldog fans pulling in the same direction, Johnson can do the same for the Jackets.
By old gold
July 31, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
RAMBLE ON: Terrific. Its never been said better. UGA has once again won its 27th consecutive preseason national championship. The official date to switch from nat champ talk to preseason national recruiting championship is around Nov 1 after the 2nd loss. It’s just so predictable. Ho-hum
By Jared
July 31, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
Goldtimer is right,
Paul Johnson is “at a different level” than CMR, think Georgia Southern and Navy (which has won how many bowls over which opponents?). Georgia Tech didn’t grab a Steve Spurrier, or a Nick Saban, they didn’t even get an Urban Meyer. They did get a reasonably good coach, but the ACC is not the SEC, and Johnson will never be a Richt. Besides, Tech has lost so many players to transfers, and if they couldn’t win with Calvin Johnson, how can they win without him?
I think that Wake Forrest, Duke and North Carolina are excited about playing GaTech, and surely one of those teams is now going to become Techs biggest rival as struggle to make the middle of their conference for the next two years.
By Jared
July 31, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
Goldtimer is right,
Paul Johnson is “at a different level” than CMR, think Georgia Southern and Navy (which has won how many bowls over which opponents?). Georgia Tech didn’t grab a Steve Spurrier, or a Nick Saban, they didn’t even get an Urban Meyer. They did get a reasonably good coach, but the ACC is not the SEC, and Johnson will never be a Richt. Besides, Tech has lost so many players to transfers, and if they couldn’t win with Calvin Johnson, how can they win without him?
I think that Wake Forrest, Duke and North Carolina are excited about playing GaTech, and surely one of those teams is now going to become Techs biggest rival as struggle to make the middle of their conference for the next two years.
By Jared
July 31, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
Goldtimer is right,
Paul Johnson is “at a different level” than CMR, think Georgia Southern and Navy (which has won how many bowls over which opponents?). Georgia Tech didn’t grab a Steve Spurrier, or a Nick Saban, they didn’t even get an Urban Meyer. They did get a reasonably good coach, but the ACC is not the SEC, and Johnson will never be a Richt. Besides, Tech has lost so many players to transfers, and if they couldn’t win with Calvin Johnson, how can they win without him?
I think that Wake Forrest, Duke and North Carolina are excited about playing GaTech, and surely one of those teams is now going to become Techs biggest rival as struggle to make the middle of their conference for the next two years.
By Reality
July 31, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this
I’m a Tech alumni and will readily admit that UGA is an outstanding school, albeit for the general population. And although I don’t know the requirements currently, I do know that in the 90’s Tech’s minimum SAT requirement for student athletes was 850 compared to 700 for UGA. So I’m not sure if that has changed, but the minimum requirements for athletes has historically been lower at UGA. This is not to be confused with the entry requirements for students in general. So I wouldn’t be so quick to assume there is no disparity.
Any help on this would be appreciated.. cause I admit my post maybe a bit dated..
By tjs
July 31, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
UGA was not inspired against WVU? hmmm I hope their inspired against Tech, Johnson has minimal talent right now, but I watched his offense beat better teams at Navy with one & two star talent.WVU’s qb is from Alabama, more overlooked but talented kids will gravitate to Johnson.UGA’s drop back five star types have yet to win that all elusive national title, and it’s highly unlikely they will win one this year.UGA enjoy while you can, your feeling may get hurt sooner than you think. tjs
By Bama Dawg
July 31, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
And how many games has Paul Johnson won at the North Avenue Trade School?
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
July 31, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
GT 4 (Last 1990) UGA 1 (Last 1980)
Nothing more needs to be said….
By dd
July 31, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
Hey Nerds. Talk is cheap. Do something 1st before talking this crap your talking now. I’ll be the one laughing when you’ll win 4 games this year.
Come November Nerds: Dawgs 58-3. It will be ugly.Georgia Southern will give us a better game than Tech will.
By Fred G. Sanford
July 31, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
GT_Wreck, I do enjoy friendly banter, just not the ridiculous stuff. Yes, I remember the 3 in a row you took. The most painful was the year when we were driving to set up a late FG attempt and Jasper Sanks fumbled (the replay actually showed his knees hit the ground first, but it’s all academic now), and Tech walked away with the win. We were having a house built and I was listening on the radio while painting. After the fumble, and Larry Munson’s crushed voice, I just sat down for a while. It’s years like that that really make you appreciate a win. Just think, only 4 UGA players have their jerseys retired. One, Theron Sapp, was given the nickname UGA end GTs 8 year winning streak. That led to his jersey number being retired. That’s how important this game is. Regardless of what anyone will tell you, Tech is STILL our number 1 rival.
By Halberstram
July 31, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this
Of course UGA will take notice of Ga. Tech this year. The team does every year. For the most part this game is usually close between 7-10pts. I think the reason UGA has won seven straight has been because the team hasn’t overlooked Tech. I also think the Tech players have lost a lot of edge in the series and somewhat expect to lose. The question is if Johnson can get it back.
It will be interesting to see how Tech’s new offense fares this season. While Tech should have rounded into shape by the end of the season, as mentioned before UGA has a bye-week to prepare for it. I’m sure that scares the Tech coaches the most. UGA will be well-rested and have a strong game-plan to go for eight in a row. Not to mention the potential impact this game could have for postseason aspirations.
By KJ
July 31, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this
I think that win over Hawaii, while impressive, is getting a little blown out of proportion since they should be Division II.
Hawaii went 10-1 vs. D1-A opponents last year, so I’m pretty sure they’re in no danger of being demoted to DII.
By dddouchebag
July 31, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this
dd,
I can’t speak for all Tech fans but I don’t see a lot on here talking trash. The only “crap” being talked is the preseason National Championship hype we’ve come to expect from the AJC. You snuck away like thieves in the night against us with a bogus interference call and then beat Hawaii to death.(after not earning the right to play in the SEC championship) I can clearly see your logic in declaring a 58-3 victory this year. If you can’t hand it to the rainbows then you can’t hand it to Tech. Nice! Folks like you give the real UGA fans a bad name.
By Richard
July 31, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this
Johnson is at another level than Richt? Someone needs to lay off the Red Bull and wake up! Johnson has never head-coached at a true Division 1 school. Georgia Southern and Navy? The talent pool may be better but it’s still Tech. Win 10 games a year for five years and have your team pre-season #1 then start talking.
By KJs nuts
July 31, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
KJ- figure of speech moron. Real college football fans know what I mean by saying Hawaii should be Division II. Their D I wins were against a bunch of losers. And they were exposed for what they are in the Sugar Bowl. I knew their record but am just pointing out the obvious- THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN THERE TO BEGIN WITH!!
By Joshua Barlowe
July 31, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this
Until UGA comes close to Tech’s 4 National Championships, they need to shut up.
Mark - have you submitted your resignation? Writing a positive article about Tech at the Atlanta Red & Black is BLASPHEMY!
By Mike Bobo-Outback Bowl MVP
July 31, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
I see that my #1 fan is back. How many passes in a row did I complete that day ? How much time was left when I hit Corey Allen in the corner of the end zone in Grant Field ?
How many yards of offense did we gain against the mighty gaytors last year and against awbarn ?
I love my admirers and to my biggest fan I say “Get ready for the beatdowns because they are coming” ! ENJOY !!!!
By LMAO!!!!!!
July 31, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
BAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! BAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!!
By KJ
July 31, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
Their D I wins were against a bunch of losers
Hmm, let’s see. While the WAC isn’t the strongest conference, 2 of Hawaii’s wins came against bowl teams. One of which was Fresno State. Which beat a certain ACC team in their bowl game. Which team was that, again? My memory ain’t so good, why don’t you “real college football fans” refresh me….
By Goldtimer
July 31, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
ATTN: FLEABAG FANS YOUR LUNCHBREAK IS OVER PLEASE REPORT BACK TO YOUR CASHIER LANE. WALMART IS BUSY TODAY DUE TO THE TAX-FREE WEEKEND. THANKS.
THWG - GT 45, FLEABAGS 17, START THE CRYING NOW
By DawginLex
July 31, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this
Hey Goldtimer,
I’m still at my desk. Now go fix my computer.
NERD
BTW,
Your daughter is still running the register at the WALMART down the road….
and she still can’t count…………
By hunterj6
July 31, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
Oh Crap!, Oh Crap!…Tech is Back!…Oh Crap!…Shhhhivverringgg with fearrrr…
By Astounded
July 31, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
This may be off topic, but in posting wars like this, that hardly matters. I would recommend that all the U(sic)GA fans AND players take a time-out to read a book or, at the very least, learn to speak and read the English language. Honestly, reading some of these posts is causing my brain to bleed, what with the missing verbs and prepositions. Furthermore, to address the person who thinks GT players are in easy majors: I have never seen a GT player graduate with a “leisure studies” or “turf management” degree (popular UGA options). GT players tend to major in things like “history” and “management,” and some are working on Master’s programs.
As for the option system, I think it will work in the long run, but not necessarily in the first year. Paul Johnson is a good coach, and he will make changes as needed. I imagine Richt will do the same. The bottom line is that I don’t think PJ would leave a malfunctioning Reggie Ball in the game like Gailey did all those years.
He seems sensible enough to do what engineers do: identify a problem and then fix it.
By GT Rich
July 31, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
To say Tech doesn’t have the players to run the triple option is naive. Nesbitt was the number one dual threat QB coming out of Ga’s high schools and lead GT last year in yards per carry. Dwyer was the number two running back coming out of high school (behind UGA’s Caleb King) and fits the type of lone back in the trip opt. Our o-line is lighter than the average line, so their mobility should be okay. Where we are lacking is in our depth at QB, A- and B-backs and experience in the system. Experience will grow through the season. When/if we lose to UGA in November, it will be because of the depth.
By gadawgs1980
July 31, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
Hey “T”
What color is the sky in your world?
Mark,
Contrary to what some might think the majority of GA fans I know never take the Tech game lightly. That being said Paul Johnson is a good coach but he has only shown that he can win at a 1AA school (Southern) and at a service academy. The ACC even being down a little is tougher than anything he has faced thus far. Until he starts recruiting and getting better athletes to run his offense he is going to struggle in conference not to mention when he goes out of conference and plays an SEC team like GA. Anyone who believes that he is on the same level as CMR is really reaching. CMR will consistently out recruit and out coach CPJ. I’m a realist, I am not saying that Tech will not win an occasional game against GA but as long as CMR is around it will not be on a consistent basis. I was at the GA/WVU Sugar Bowl game and witnessed first hand what a spread offense with outstanding athletes (Slaton, Smith, etc..)can do if you are not used to seeing it or prepared for it. I also witnessed first hand CWM making adustments that shut THAT spread offense down (for the last 2 1/2 quarters) with THOSE aforementioned athletes. If not for a brilliant fake punt call by CRR GA gets the ball back and we go down and win the game (why do you think CRR did not want to give us the ball back). All I am saying is that the spread is much more prevelant now and we will be prepared (to not over pursue, stay in your lanes and contain) because we have faced it more since then (Florida twice since then, we will also see it again this year with FL and against Auburn before we play Tech). We will not be caught off guard again and Tech does not have the athletes of the teams I just mentioned. I’m just looking forward to an exciting year of college football and watching my DAWGS. It should be fun.
By Laurie
July 31, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
I think that too many Tech fans are starving for wins and national respect, and they have no trouble making lame little comments that make them look like three-year-olds. If you can’t say anything intelligent, stomp your feet and call people names, right? Just an observation…doesn’t Florida run a spread? Hawaii? Now Auburn? The Dawgs have managed to make it through at least two of those offenses, both of which were more established than Tech’s will be this fall. That being said, Georgia Tech is always a game to take seriously. EVERY game should be taken seriously. No one thinks that Georgia is going to win against GT for the next fifty years. However, maybe Tech should pay more attention to their first game than their last right now. Maybe Tech should be paying attention to Perrilloux and Jax State. Perhaps Georgia will lose, perhaps several games. It’s not like Georgia coaches, players, or fans are ranking the Dawgs at or near the top of most of the preseason polls (and before you Tech fans say, “Oh, but you would if you could,” wouldn’t you rank Tech higher than 73rd or so given the chance?). It’s not like Tech fans are the only ones who realize how difficult the schedule is. At the end of the day, though, it’s pretty exciting to be in a position to POSSIBLY win the conference or an NC. And it’s STILL great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
By PTC DAWG
July 31, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Goldtimer, I’ll say this, you are good for a laugh. Even if you are a poser.
Unless things change drastically, I see GT winning at the most 3 out of the next 10 games vs UGA. And that may be stretching it.
By Laurie
July 31, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
I think that too many Tech fans are starving for wins and national respect, and they have no trouble making lame little comments that make them look like three-year-olds. If you can’t say anything intelligent, stomp your feet and call people names, right? Just an observation…doesn’t Florida run a spread? Hawaii? Now Auburn? The Dawgs have managed to make it through at least two of those offenses, both of which were more established than Tech’s will be this fall. That being said, Georgia Tech is always a game to take seriously. EVERY game should be taken seriously. No one thinks that Georgia is going to win against GT for the next fifty years. However, maybe Tech should pay more attention to their first game than their last right now. Maybe Tech should be paying attention to Perrilloux and Jax State. Perhaps Georgia will lose, perhaps several games. It’s not like Georgia coaches, players, or fans are ranking the Dawgs at or near the top of most of the preseason polls (and before you Tech fans say, “Oh, but you would if you could,” wouldn’t you rank Tech higher than 73rd or so given the chance?). It’s not like Tech fans are the only ones who realize how difficult the schedule is. At the end of the day, though, it’s pretty exciting to be in a position to POSSIBLY win the conference or an NC. And it’s STILL great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
By DawginLex
July 31, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
Astounded,
Another typical “I went to Tech and I’m an engineer so I’m better than you” comment.
And you wonder why your school is thought of in such negative terms.
I have a college degree from the University of GA and work every day in the field of ACCOUNTING. You might look it up in that dictionary you claim to read.
We are the folks who tell you nerds how badly you screwed up…………
By Laurie
July 31, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
I think that too many Tech fans are starving for wins and national respect, and they have no trouble making lame little comments that make them look like three-year-olds. If you can’t say anything intelligent, stomp your feet and call people names, right? Just an observation…doesn’t Florida run a spread? Hawaii? Now Auburn? The Dawgs have managed to make it through at least two of those offenses, both of which were more established than Tech’s will be this fall. That being said, Georgia Tech is always a game to take seriously. EVERY game should be taken seriously. No one thinks that Georgia is going to win against GT for the next fifty years. However, maybe Tech should pay more attention to their first game than their last right now. Maybe Tech should be paying attention to Perrilloux and Jax State. Perhaps Georgia will lose, perhaps several games. It’s not like Georgia coaches, players, or fans are ranking the Dawgs at or near the top of most of the preseason polls (and before you Tech fans say, “Oh, but you would if you could,” wouldn’t you rank Tech higher than 73rd or so given the chance?). It’s not like Tech fans are the only ones who realize how difficult the schedule is. At the end of the day, though, it’s pretty exciting to be in a position to POSSIBLY win the conference or an NC. And it’s STILL great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
By Laurie
July 31, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
I think that too many Tech fans are starving for wins and national respect, and they have no trouble making lame little comments that make them look like three-year-olds. If you can’t say anything intelligent, stomp your feet and call people names, right? Just an observation…doesn’t Florida run a spread? Hawaii? Now Auburn? The Dawgs have managed to make it through at least two of those offenses, both of which were more established than Tech’s will be this fall. That being said, Georgia Tech is always a game to take seriously. EVERY game should be taken seriously. No one thinks that Georgia is going to win against GT for the next fifty years. However, maybe Tech should pay more attention to their first game than their last right now. Maybe Tech should be paying attention to Perrilloux and Jax State. Perhaps Georgia will lose, perhaps several games. It’s not like Georgia coaches, players, or fans are ranking the Dawgs at or near the top of most of the preseason polls (and before you Tech fans say, “Oh, but you would if you could,” wouldn’t you rank Tech higher than 73rd or so given the chance?). It’s not like Tech fans are the only ones who realize how difficult the schedule is. At the end of the day, though, it’s pretty exciting to be in a position to POSSIBLY win the conference or an NC. And it’s STILL great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
By Erik
July 31, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this
Goldtimer,
I work in midtown, right near that joke of a campus off North Avenue. Any time you want to meet to put a wager on your predicted score of GT winning 45-17, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you part ways with some of your money. 45 points???? HA! Our BASEBALL team scored more points against GT than your football team hasvs. UGA in each of the last SIX YEARS.
It’s not even worth debating. No sane person would predict such a score. Laughable…
And for the rest of you GT fans, what UGA fan on here is predicting a national championship for us? I don’t see anyone saying that. But, of course we’re excited. Who wouldn’t be? 17 starters back from a team than finished #2.
By bj
July 31, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
GOLDTIMER LIVES!
Who knew?
By paulwho?
July 31, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this
Tech fans take note. IF Johnson beats the Dawgs (and that’s a big IF) a couple of times he’ll be on the 1st train out of Atlanta to a real program. Why would he stay with a program that has to give away tickets with the purchase of a pizza to get fans in the stadium? You people don’t really even like your own team; you just hate UGA.
By Terrence moore's white side
July 31, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this
i’ve been a Dawg fan my whole life. i’ve been and alumni of UGA for 14 years. Tech is always on my mind as a team we have to beat. they are never an afterthought.
yes, gailey put them back in to mediocreville, but the team didn’t really give him much help. However, Tech is still Tech…they will bring their best game against UGA and have the full intentions of winning.
a couple of things though…you just don’t “find a QB” to run an option attack. it takes months, sometimes years, to perfect Johnson’s offense…and tech isn’t playing the same cake schedule as Navy. the ACC isn’t great, but they have some solid teams that know how to defend. Also, Johnson’s offense is a one trick show, but it’s much more than the right QB. This isn’t Ronnie Bass trying to make that pitch. The blocks, the timing, and the sacrificing QB and RB all have to be in sync. I know that Georgia, among other Tech opponents this season, have the speed and depth to disrupt that offense consistently. Sure, Tech may get down to the red zone, but then they’re out of room against a fast and powerful D.
It will be 8 in a row after this season.
By GT_Wreck
July 31, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
Erik: No one faults you for being excited. So get off of our backs if we’re excited. All the UGA fans love to pile in and rain on our parade. With a comment like that, I trust you’re not one of the many who p** on Tech’s cornflakes. Banter back and forth is part of it, I understand that. After reading your first paragraph, it’s easy for me to assume that you’ll get p** when I tell you UGA won’t win the NC or the SEC this year. It won’t happen. I’m not fool hardy enough to predict Tech beats UGA this year, but that same HOPE you have for winning a NC is the same hope I have for Tech.
By The Truth (realistic tech fan)
July 31, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this
Bradley let’s get serious here. As a realistic Tech fan I am one who will refuse to believe the words that you typed out. If I had a magic ball to look into and could see November I would honestly be shocked if we had any success against UGA this year. In fact I’d be surprised if we lost by only 2 touchdowns. While you make some very valuable points you have to look at the other side. While our offense will be “purring” UGA should have a well oiled machine of a team come that time.
Next season may be different the game may be close and maybeeee have a slight chance of beating UGA but I think its going to take a couple of years of recruiting. That being said, we have to focus on the ACC for now. I’m tired of the “let’s only beat UGA talk” coming from fellow fans. We need to starting winning games in our own conference before anything. I have a feeling that’s something we can do this season
By Lee
July 31, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
UGA fans are forgetting that the dwags lost to SC and Tenn. Then beat a team in the Sugar Bowl who beat only one team with winning record. I can not see UGA winning all its road games. ITs another 10-2 year. PJ need only one year to turn Navy around and he has way more talent at Tech. JN was the #9QB the year he signed plus there is Bryce Dikes,Jaybo Shaw and T. Washington behind him ready to go. It will not be another 50+ score because the defense is to good.
By old gold
July 31, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this
Mike: Thanks for your ignorance. Tech should drop UGA and take Notre Dame on a 10 year agreement so that we will be on national rather than regional TV, we will make a lot more money, and will be around a much better class of people. Good idea, dimwit
By reebok
July 31, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
I’m a Tech fan. Respect the Dogs, but love the Jackets - that said - Tech will be awful this year. No clue where 7 wins could possibly come from…4 seems more likely. But by Johnson’s 3rd season, the Jackets will be a team that nobody will want to play. Tech has always had talent - now they’ve got a coach.
By FLA DAWG
July 31, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this
I wish GT the best in the next several seasons. They have a good coach and some talented players.
I don’t think they will be competitive on a national level until they have alot more talent and depth.
By Tech Fan in UGA Country
July 31, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
Georgia Fan, “As a fan, I will take notice of Georgia Tech when they actually beat us. Otherwise, this is nothing more than mindless preseason optimism that we hear every year out of Tech fans. Beat us and you’ll get your respect.”
That sounds exactly like what a Florida fan would have said about UGA up until last year. Now they are saying UGA “will get the occasional victory but” Florida “will continue to dominate the series.”
That said, I don’t believe Tech will actually win this year. UGA simply is too strong and UGA will be very prepared with a week off beforehand. But don’t count Tech out for long. As you should know, a good coach can make all the difference, and I believe Paul Johnson is a very good coach. Face it, Tech was never going to be able to out-recruit UGA year in and year out. So they went out and hired a great coach who offense relies on execution instead of pure athletic ability. So, while maybe this is not the year, don’t be too smug too long …
By willie
July 31, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this
As a GT fan, I have to say that I really feel sorry for the few smart/objective UGA fans that are out there. It is a shame that you get automatically lumped in with the 90% of the Dawgs (this spelling of Dogs pretty much sums it up) fans that make up the most obnoxious group of people on the face of the Earth. Get a life, people.
By Erik
July 31, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
GT Wreck,
I’m not on anyone’s backs for being excited. One of my best friends went to and played for GT. I think PJ is a solid hire. I was just taking exception to Goldtimer’s otherwordly score prediction and all the GT people saying we’re always pre-season national champs.
As for us not winning the NC or SEC this year, anything can happen. We have the talent and coaching to win both, but our schedule is riciculously tough. I could see 8 or 9 wins as easily as I could 12, or anywhere in between. But to come come out and flatly state neither will happen sounds more like sour grapes than it does objective predicting.
Since you gracious enough to tell how we wouldn’t reach our lofty goals this year, I’ll give you my thoughts on GT. I think you guys win 6 games this year and could grow into an ACC contender. But I do think PJ will have to modify his O slightly over time. I have no doubt he knows how to run an option. But, seldom do one-dimensional teams do well in the BCS race. Hell, I hope you’re 11-0 when we play you. I have no animosity for GT.
By lakebuzz
July 31, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
Recruting and stars are not the end all, but a good indication of overall talent. Several UGAG posters on here say GT has no talent… At Navy Paul Johnson’s recruiting rankings averaged 109 since 2004. GT’s averaged 37. Paul Johnson’s first class at GT ironically ranks 37. Two years ago GT’s class was 15 and UGAG’s was 17. Paul Johnson’s talent cupboard is NOT bare. Nesbitt, Dyer, Roddy Jones….they simply lack experience. This will be the only reason they stumble this year. Next year EVERYONE comes back on O. This year our front four on D is arguably the best in the nation with two players that will be drafted on day one and a SO who will be a first rounder when he leaves. EVERY coach that comments on Paul Johnson says the same thing. He is a great coach! UGAG fans that don’t know football are the ones making the lame comments!!! Will GT win this year? I bet our chances went way up with Paul Johnson!!
By Mike
July 31, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
Not that I don’t think you should take everyone seriously on your schedule- as we all know any team can win on a given day- that said- I highly doubt we will overlook the Jackettes and give them the chance to say they spoiled our season. But nice try mark- looks like you are on the Tech bandwagon!! See ya!!!
By NO WAY NO HOW
July 31, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
Tech beat UGA , Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha - Gosh I needed a good laugh today, thanks for the funny article - haaaa ha ha ha ha
By Mike
July 31, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
You have got to be kidding me- you’re right about one thing- Tech has a new coach and with him has come the “Great Hope of the future” for the Jackettes….just like Chan….and all those before him. There’s a reason its 7 in a row….and if Tech wern’t cheating at the time- it would have been 10
By Justin
July 31, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
The only reason for this article is to give tech fans a reason to read the ajc.
By Gainesville college grad who Loves the Dawgs
July 31, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
I love UGA. I mean, I didn’t actually go to school there, but I know we will beat GT. We are the best team in the world. Go Dawgs!
By Mike
July 31, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
Next thing you will be writing about is that Tech is going to win the ACC by game 11……
By Ken
July 31, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
Mark Bradley’s column is probably a year or two early. The game is in Athens this year and UGA has the prior Saturday off. This might be a good column in another year.
By The Simple Truth
July 31, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
This was getting so funny, thought I’d chime in too.
Here’s the honest deal with Tech: If Tech and Greater Atlanta Christian were to play a scrimmage next week, and I had money on the Jackets…I’m pretty sure I’d sweat through the whole thing.
Tech folks: On behalf of Dawgs everywhere, we really don’t care about you. Not worried in the least, and rarely does your lousy team ever cross our minds. Only time I can think of is the week of the game between us. Deal with it…for it’s the honest to goodness truth. Does that bother you clowns or something? Get a life! (side note: It IS fun to poke at you nerds on here in the blogs. Somewhat amuzing…) If you’d be so wise as to glance at your schedule, there ARE other games ladies. You may want to get worried about the fact that you will be driven into the ground by most anyone else in your conference. (Boston College, Clemson, Va Tech, Miami, Virginia…should I continue??)
Saw a sign at your practice on the news yesterday that said “Beat Georgia.” LOL!!! If I were you all, I’d concentrate really hard on Jacksonville State. (I’m trying feverishly to find a bookie that will let me take Jax State for $1k…but they seem a little uneasy….lol!). Sure the stadium will be packed for that one too! By the way: Are y’all still giving out those delicious hot dogs and cokes for every $3 ticket sold? It’s like dinner and a bad movie……
Get real. Tech was, is, and will be pathetic. No ridiculous banter here…..it is what it is! So put some new ball points in your pocket protectors, and get back to studying how you can hunt down your first kiss.
Oh yeah, how many of you Jack-its are headed home for the Olympics??
By Rennie Curran
July 31, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
BRING IT ON!
By Mark Bradley
July 31, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
To Rennie Curran: At least one person of that name is a really good college football player.
By The Simple Truth
July 31, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
I is hapy they let me on the interweb today. I luv them there dawgs. I make fun of yeller jakets cuzz im a stupid fare wether rednek. My wife divorsed me, now I cry at home all day long. My mom is ded too, but i still hump her ded body when i is lonly. sum times my naybor, Ned, lets me try his interweb. I like to tuch my penis when i see his piktures of naykid boys. then we sumtimes touch eahc other penis. it is fun. i luv dawgs and penut buttr.
By replace richt
July 31, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
i keep telling you fleabags that that MARK RICHTS character issues will surface this year and you will be surprised and sad!!!
By BigDog
July 31, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
Get a life Nerds!
Terence Moore SUCKS!
By Munson
July 31, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
Great to see such class from both sides on this one…..sigh.
By Mike
July 31, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
As much as the Jackettes and Mark Bradley wanted to beleive that we “worry” about the Tech game- the fact is this. Tech falls somewhere between Central Michigan and an off week as far as the worrying goes. Quick topic for Mark to write about…”why won’t TECH play Georgia Southern?????????”
By Benthesane
July 31, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
WOW! I have to read these comments daily to relieve myself of the stresses of work. I honestly laugh the rest of my day after reading the “Brilliant” Tekkie comments. You guys are great! You have to be most ignorant mouth breathers alive! If Paul Johnson is so great; why in the He@# did he go to Tech? If he was the second coming of Jesus; why weren’t any other schools after him? Do you really think you will run the spread and mystify the Dawgs?? Our second-teamers our better than your starters. What makes you think that after your JV (ACC) schedule you will magically walk all over us. Speed kills and we have A LOT more of it; a better coach, better players, better facilities, and yes….smarter players! HA! I said it; yes, smarter players. So do yourself a favor Tekkies and stay in offices where you belong with your noses in your computers and leave the Big Boy talk to people who actually field a varsity team. Shut your mouth until you beat us and quit talking out of your A$$ about things you have no clue about!
By Tech Fan in UGA Country
July 31, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
Georgia Fan, “As a fan, I will take notice of Georgia Tech when they actually beat us. Otherwise, this is nothing more than mindless preseason optimism that we hear every year out of Tech fans. Beat us and you’ll get your respect.”
That sounds exactly like what a Florida fan would have said about UGA up until last year. Now they are saying UGA “will get the occasional victory but” Florida “will continue to dominate the series.”
That said, I don’t believe Tech will actually win this year. UGA simply is too strong and UGA will be very prepared with a week off beforehand. But don’t count Tech out for long. As you should know, a good coach can make all the difference, and I believe Paul Johnson is a very good coach. Face it, Tech was never going to be able to out-recruit UGA year in and year out. So they went out and hired a great coach who offense relies on execution instead of pure athletic ability. So, while maybe this is not the year, don’t be too smug too long …
By Benthesane
July 31, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
Whew! I feel better now….and cheers to you 4-8 Gnats!
By bama_12titles
July 31, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
I’m neutral in this argument since I’m a bama fan but I would have to agree with Mark on this one. Paul Johnson is a winner and its really hard to prepare for an option type offense if you only see it once a year. If you actually look at teams with lesser talent that have always run the option they were always successful even against teams fielding far greater talent on the field. Teams like Air Force under Fisher Deberry and Navy under Johnson. You can shorten the game with a run oriented offense thus giving a lesser talented team a better chance. Chewing up the clock also keeps your defense off the field and fresher. That’s what helps teams with lesser talent and depth like Navy. Tech may not have the immediate, explosive offensive talent that West Virginia had when they shredded the dawg D for 366 yards but they are only 1 good running qb away from having what they need. They already have at least 2-3 good rbs like Dwyer and I believe they signed 1 or 2 running style qbs. Their defense is going to have more natural talent than West Virginia because of the enormous instate talent here in Georgia. Tech doesn’t need to have 4 and 5 star recruiting talent to beat UGA with this style of offense. They only need 3 star talent to compete and they will always be able to recruit and field far better overall talent than what West Virigina brought to the field. If one of Tech’s new qbs steps up then the reality is that this series is ON! Neither UGA or anyone in the ACC will be able to chalk Tech up as a gimme anymore.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this
To “replace richt”. Wow, what a prognosticator you are. Perhaps you have some insider information you wish to share. Nah, I didn’t think so. This is merely delusional hopes on your part. Let’s see….hmmm….I’ll make some predictions myself:
1 - The sun will rise in the east at least once during the coming week 2 - Somewhere in the state of GA someone will be involved in an auto accident by the end of tomorrow 3 - Someone reading this post will have a bowel movement before next Wednesday 4 - The USA will hold a Presidential Election in November 5 - A GT fan will direct a post to a “UGAy” fan in the ajc.com and laugh to himself at his clever comment 6 - My dog will bark at something this weekend 7 - Somewhere in some city in some country a GT grad will show up at his cubicle for work this week 8 - A GT student will NOT have to do calculus at least one day during the month of September 9 - UGA will defeat GT in football this fall 10 - Last, but not least, Mark Bradley and/or Terence Moore will surely write an article that will not set will with UGA and/or GT fans
Just wait, you’ll see.
Coach Richt is a human and is far from perfect. That being said, I’d love to hear more of your insightful predictions.
By To Mr Benthesane
July 31, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
The Big Question,
I want you to point out the ‘4’ in your generous ‘4-8’ record prediction for Tech. I challenge you to find 4. Who are they???
Great point too about Johnson not going to a real contender if he’s so good at what he does.
And ANOTHER great point Mike made about why Teckk won’t play Georgia Southern.
All the athletes at Teckk appear to be on the women’s tennis team. The biggest men on campus…
By Astounded
July 31, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
Dear DawginLex,
“I don’t UGA is looking over Tech. They are our biggest rival. Also as far UGA having trouble against WVU in the sugar bowl.” (One of the first posts)
This is not English. As long as UGA fans continue to hang themselves with the rope they’re given, they will continue to be a source of humor to those of us who take advantage of a college education above and beyond just playing a sport. As for negative feelings, it was the Dawgs that started barking after reading an article that was generally positive toward Tech. Why can’t the majority of UGA fans accept the slightest positive attention Tech receives? Are y’all that insecure? I will say I have more respect for fans who actually graduated from the school they support, however. The point is that UGA fans should master proper grammar before they go on about how superior the Dawgs are. We’re not better because we’re engineers (some are scientists, managers, politicians, etc); we’re better because we’re literate.
My dictionary says the following: Accountant- noun. Someone who can do basic math and wear a suit at the same time, usually working at their daddy’s firm. Compare with “Good Old Boy System.”
By ThaMan
July 31, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
Laurie - Get your finger off of the post button and back in your nose.
By Benthesane
July 31, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this
you are right, i was being generous….the laughter caused a lack of oxygen in my blood which in turn caused an erroneous and generous prediction…i apologize….
By DAP01
July 31, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
GT is equal to UGA, only in a blog, no where else (like the field)
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this
Astounded, so you’re proud of the literacy you gained at GT? Are you literate enough to read ALL the posts above? Some of the worst grammar I’ve seen is by the self annointed intellectually superior GT fans. No trash talk here. The proof is above. Get back to me if I’m wrong.
By RAMBLE ON!
July 31, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Oh and Mark I don’t think you can compare Johnson to Saban. Even I’ve got enough intelligence to know that’s like comparing a VW to a Porsche.
Stafford is going to have a major breakout year. I can feel it in my bee stinger.
By checkitout
July 31, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
Hey Carter, if UGA only worries about the Tech game 7 days a year, why are you and your cronies on the blog every day, including today, running your mouth(fingers), and trying to build up your confidence. Could it be that UGA stats in the CMR era are just a tad above average?
By ThaMan,
July 31, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
Re: Benthesane, Y’all see what happens when you don’t go to college. You see what happens when your date is a magazine in the bathroom. You see what happens when your only real relationship with a woman died when your sister married your older brother. Take heed folks!
By Rabun Dawg
July 31, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
Well, Bradley you surely did stir the put with this one! Yes, Tech will beat UGA in football, when I do not know, but yes, it will happen in the near future. To think that UGA does not take Tech seriously is absurd, at least the players and “old time Alums” do for sure. I was at UGA for part of the 8 year drought, have many friends and some family that are Tech grads, and I can tell you for sure if I had to pick one on the schedule to beat each year, it would be Tech. These are the people you see day in and out, go to Church with, play golf with, etc.,etc. I never take them for granted, and most of the kids on either team don’t either. Many of them went to school together, or played against one other in high school, and maybe only the non-Georgia kids don’t relish the rivalry. Hey, if we lose to any of the others on our schedule, I don’t see them the next day, week, or whenever. By the way GT wreck, one of your earlier posts was very good, except the choice of words in describing UGA fans was not very classy. Some may be, but to throw out a blanket statement like that, well I personally do not think of you Tech guys in that manner. “Good, clean, old-fashion hate”, yes, but in the spirit of good sportsmanship! Other than that, GT wreck, your posts make good sense!
By ERK
July 31, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
**Why do some people act like what Paul Johnson is doing won’t work in the BCS conferences. All of the top team used to run a variation of the triple-option. When Miami became a powerhouse passing the ball, suddenly everyone decided the option didn’t work.
It’s all about execution. Paul Johnson and his staff are the current masters of this offense. It will take time, maybe a couple of years, but Tech will be a force to be delt with.
The problem 3 years from now will be keeping Paul Johnson at Tech when he becomes the next big thing.
By Fred G. Sanford
July 31, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
The “G” stands for Georgia, you big dummy!
What’s all this nonsense about UGA being caught off guard by GTs new offense? Don’t forget, folks, we’ll see it two weeks earlier when we play Auburn. Then we’ll have an off week to prepare for GT. Next excuse???
By ED
July 31, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
Astounded…
You are, like, the english teacher we have all been missing. Grammer and spelings is something that nun uf us should ever take litely.
I have noticed that there is an awful lot of unsolicited grammar checking occuring. I would reccomend just jumping in and having fun instead of continually trying to tout your firm grasp of all things intellectual. However, that might result in having your Yech(we can do it also) card revoked.
Since your using your dictionary: Look up a techies favorite word CALCULUS: Latin meaning…a SMALL STONE used for counting…
Did someone say small stones???
By mikey
July 31, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
While I could certainly believe Tech will have an improved team, this fact remains: UGA gets the cream of the crop in-state talent year in, year out. Tech generally gets the hand me downs. I doubt if this year will be any different.
By keniboy
July 31, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this
i’d actually like to see tech do well….but…..puh-leeeeze
By GT-Jeff
July 31, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
OK, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I am excited about having P.J. as our new coach, but his offense will take time to learn and get the right pieces in place. UGA probably has the best team this year, but also the nation’s toughest schedule. 2-3 losses is very likely, but unfortunately one of those probably won’t be us this year. More than likely it will be like the last 4 years or so where we were right there, but couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities. As Tech fans, I think we need to not look past our first 11 games, as they are quite tough this year. Just glad to know that college fb is right around the corner since the Braves are awful!!
By Doc
July 31, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
I wrote a thesis on the lack of civility in the modern world and these posts would have been great research. To Erik and other top notch UGA fans: It is good to see the rivalry still lives and me can have mutual respect for each other. I like to see UGA suceed (except for the Tech game), because it promotes college football in our state. To Simple Truth, Mike and the other mushroom people: Grow up! You trash other people for having a differing opinion and hide behind your computer screen. While Tech has lost to UGA for several years in a row, at least these games are entertaining. The “Clean Old Fashioned Hate” still lives on.
By Rabun Dawg
July 31, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
Just heard Quarterback Stafford was injured severely in an automobile accident near College Park. The degree of the injuries sustained are not totally known. Sounds like he was side swiped . If anyone has any further details, please let us know. Get better, son.
By Dawginlex
July 31, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
Astounded,
Better check the blogs again. I see numerous typos from the Tech squad. Literate ?
Better?
Smarter?
I guess that explains the GPA’s of the athletes at UGA being higher than the GPA’s at Tech. That dictionary you looked in has some holes in it.
Try this: Accountant=CFO of a hospital built by a construction company using plans developed by a Tech grad. The CFO tells the contractor how much they have spent and how well the project is going financially. Now who is in control ?
UGA 28 Tech 17
By Kayne
July 31, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
UGA football: insignificant since 1983 when they lost to Penn State for the National Championship.
Beating Hawaii does not give you credibility.
Talk to us when you make it to a BCS title game.
By old gold
July 31, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
If CMR was so super, he would have gotten the Michigan job or Notre Dame. Who’s kidding whom
By Sanjeev
July 31, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
Tech will beat uga but probably not this year. Give PJ time to get some option recruits. Even at Navy he took a 0-11 team to only 3 wins the next year. By 2011 Tech will go 10-2 on average each year.
By Ogre
July 31, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
By Matt
July 31, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
You fail to mention the off week UGA has prior to the Nerds game. The option? The freaking option? C’mon you aren’t that big of an idiot are you? Easy win for UGA.
By Rabun Dawg
July 31, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
I did not make that 3:24 post about Stafford and the auto wreck!! Whoever you are, stop the nonsense, and quit spreading lies, and if you do post, stop using others names to make one look foolish!! That was sick, to say the least!!
By Kevin
July 31, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
How come UGA fans say that they will pay attention to Tech when Tech actually beats UGA? And why does UGA insists Florida is their #1 rival. But am I the only who knows that Florida has beaten UGA 15 out of the last 18 years? 3-15 isn’t a very good record.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
old gold. Michigan is so desirable they get the WV coach. How many NCs had he won? Notre Dame got the Stanford (big power) head coach, fired him, got a NFL assistant who went 3 - 9 in his third year. Like you said: who’s kidding whom?
By editor in chief
July 31, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
FIXED:
By Georgia Fan
July 31, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this
As a fan of Tech, I will take notice of Georgia when they actually win a national championship. Otherwise, winning a national championship is nothing more than mindless preseason optimism that we hear every year out of UGA fans. Win a national title sometime in the last 20 years and you’ll get your respect.
As for the players at UGA, they have always taken discipline seriously but still manage to flag down cop cars mistaken for taxis.
As for Johnson, to say that he will have more success against Georgia than Gailey is legit. He will get the his share of victories and Georgia fans will again focus their attention on the rivalry game.
By dawgslickthemself
July 31, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
Why are dawgs fans so scared Georgia Tech will rise up?
By AltamahaDawg
July 31, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
Georgia Tech, oh there you are. Noticed. So?
By harleydog
July 31, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
lotof folks dont realize that johnson with his offense has never beat a bcs team, only won the games he was suppose to
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
You will take notice of Georgia when they actually win national championship?? Are you serious? Losing 7 straight years doesn’t allow you to take notice? How many consecutive losses will get your attention - 8, 10, 12?LMAO.
By No Dawgs Here
July 31, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
I might be a huge tech fan, but reality has to step in. GT will only beat UGA ig UGA has the worse game of the year and they have the best. It can happen. But, UGA could lose against any team that way. I just don’t see it. Wished it could happen, I relaly do. But, I would not bet my pay check on it.
By No Dawgs Here
July 31, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
I might be a huge tech fan, but reality has to step in. GT will only beat UGA if UGA has the worse game of the year and they have the best. It can happen. But, UGA could lose against any team that way. I just don’t see it. Wished it could happen, I relaly do. But, I would not bet my pay check on it.
By StingerSplash
July 31, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
A lucid, cogent argument from Mark Bradley, even with a mea culpa thrown in for his Braves pick? Which sign of the apocalypse is this?
By Nikki
July 31, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Yawn!!
By Kevin
July 31, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
Too bad you have to be able to spell your name to get into Tech. I guess we see the kind of kids UGA recruits. The kind that have to go to Prep school and the JUCO route and the ones who get arrested all the time and fail out of school and go back to their little Georgia towns to sell drugs. To me, a program isn’t just about winning even though Tech is in the same category with UGA, UF, FSU, and Michigan as the programs with the most consecutive bowl appearances.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this
Kevin, some fans will go back to the stone age to drag up stats to support their claim. Yes, UF won 15 out of the last 18, and if you go back to leather helmets and such, UGA still has the series lead.
More rational fans will look at the past 4 years to determine a trend. Why? Because some of the players still on the roster (5th year seniors) have been involved in those games. So, if we go back 4 years for GT we are 4 - 0. If we go back 4 years with your precious Gators we are 2 - 2. Danny Weurfl and Steve Spurrier were great, but they’re long gone.
Who made an impact last year and will play again this year? Matthew Stafford, Knowshown Moreno, Mohammed Massaquoi, and many others. The rivalry lives and I like our chances. We may not win, but I like our chances.
By Bowl Appearances? lol
July 31, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
Kevin:::
Get real fella!
Ok, yeah…tech is up there in the same category with UGA, UF, FSU and MICH in most consecutive bowl appearances….BUT tech’s games consist of the “Kibbles & Bits Dog Treat Bowl”, the “Flowers Incorporated Petunia Bowl”, & “The Acme Overhead Garage Door Opener Bowl”. And even all of those are played in late November somewhere between Boise and Garden City (look it up).
Yep, I’d agree…tech has been a powerhouse for a long time. (can’t contain laughter)
You, my (not)friend, are an idiot!
By mark richt
July 31, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
I never knew so many of our fans could read and write.
By JD
July 31, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this
JB- What do you know about Football? You look like a Bowling ball.
By paul johnson
July 31, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
Paul Johnson’s quote prior to today’s football practice (as caught on tape by WSB tv):
“I have a feeling today, men, that we’re going to have an excellent practice. We’ve got the speed, talent, and strength to compete with a lot of people,” Johnson stated.
Coach Johnson then went on to say: “I even have a better feeling that the tickle piles will be at an all-time high, now that Bed, Bath & Beyond has stepped up to the plate with their generous gift to the program. Gone are the days where we asked you to come out of pocket for tickle pile supplies, since we can extract the goose feathers from those wonderful pillows. We’re headed in the right direction, boys. Now…lather up and get a partner!”
::end quote
By Bucknfl
July 31, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
But wouldn’t it be something if what is being touted as Richt’s long-sought championship season gets spoiled by a coach who’s in place only because the previous guy couldn’t beat Richt? And 12 monkeys fly out of your butt.
By mark richt
July 31, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
A friend of mine in Titletown, USA told me that you have to watch out for those scatbacks in the triple option.
FYI…he’s also good at naming mascots.
Sicemdawgs
By MJP
July 31, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
Mark, you can go the next 200 years without a foolish forecast and you would still be in the hole on your quota of one per year. I Have never known a sports reporter more wrong about more things than the great, er, good, er, average, er, well, let’s just say “Off the Mark Badley”
By GARY
July 31, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this
Hopefully, Johnson wont be intimadated by Ga. the way Gailey and Danny Hall are and beat Ga.
By Mark Bradley
July 31, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
This has nothing to do with Tech or Georgia, but Manny Ramirez just got traded to the Dodgers. Included in the three-way deal was Jason Bay, whom many Braves bloggers fancy. He’s going to Boston.
Oh, and about being wrong. Last year I picked Georgia to go 10-2. It went 10-2. Last year I picked Tech to go 8-4. It went 7-5. Going game by game on the notoriously careening Jackets, I picked 11 of their 12 games correctly. (I missed on them winning at Virginia.) Funny how nobody remembers that but me.
By Roy
July 31, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
LOL
By GT
July 31, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
Georgia can do worse than have Tech good again. Together they can keep out of state colleges out of state. Instead of a running back going to Auburn or an offensive lineman to Tennessee most would like to stay in the state but have no desire to play for a loser in front of the home crowd and Georgia can’t take all of them. Any player that goes to Tech is one less Georgia has to face in the SEC.
By Paula
July 31, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this
Mark— you are so funny! Unless Tech suits up Darren McFadden, Pat White, and Steve Slayton— or whatever his name was— I doubt I will lose any sleep on Nov. 28!
By uga vi died trying to blow a gator
July 31, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this
Georgia fans are arrogant and ignornant. A powerful combination, which is currently shared by our cough president, but I digress.
Mark B is right. Do not take Paul Johnson and the new Jackets for granted. If so, you will be sorry. However, unlike UGA’s mostly borderline retarded fans, Mark Richt has a brain and will have his team ready. That is not to say that GT can’t win this game. They will show up and hit UGA in the mouth a few times. Maybe enough to win.
Gay Chanley is gone, and a new day is dawning. Now mutts, go lick your balls.
By Maddog
July 31, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this
To uga vi died trying to blow a gator. I can tell from your post name and your post comments that you’re a reeeaaaal classy guy. What a tool!
By Buzzy
July 31, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this
Drugger, er… RuggerGawg,
Gawd! Have you the nerve questioning Paul Johnson’s coaching at TECH - an academic beacon compared to UGAg.
You, RuggerDawg, who works in a poultry pen while your girlfriend/cousin, Lucy, works at the carpet mill.
Buzzy Fairfax, VA
By GreenJacket
July 31, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this
If Tech’s defensive line stays healthy the defense should remain strong as in years past. If Coach PJ can move the offense up into one of the Top 50 in the nation ( Gailey’s were always ranked 90 - 100+ in NCAA) then the Jackets will improve. That being said I think Tech will end up @ 7-5 and will not beat UGA unfortunately.
By UGA=BESTEST SKOOL EVAR
July 31, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this
It seems like every year all the die-hard dawg fans begin the season talking about how great they’re going to be, and, when they choke, they end every season blaming someone else for their underachievements (e.g. pollsters, etc.) How about a little accountability? You have a good, not great, football program. You guys build yourselves up to be something you’re not. It’ll happen again this year. You’ll lose a few games to some better teams, which will keep you out of the BCS again. Face it, you’re consistently the 3rd ot 4th best team in the SEC.
By GotCurry
July 31, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this
I’m just curious. How many Dawg fans on this blog actually went to UGA?
By Techie Boy
July 31, 2008 6:55 PM | Link to this
Who cares what happens to the football team this year? We students here at GT are too busy with our slide rules, video games (Dungeons & Dragons), studying to be engineers working for UGA graduate managers, trying to find any hot chicks on the GT campus, eating pizza, guzzling Diet Cokes and picking our noses in public. Hey, we don’t care about football and I guess it shows.
By 1953 dawg
July 31, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this
Bama fan, you must know alot about getting dominated by your instate rival. You had better worry about Auburn’s version of the spread offense running over your pathetic team and your wonderful used car salesman coach. If i were going to bet on which spread offense would be more effective this season, I would bet on Auburn’s version. Besides, you probably got kicked off of the Auburn blog, or you didn’t have the balls to post on it. UGA fans are about as worried about Bama this year as they are Tech. UGA is working on 7 in a row over Bama also. After this year’s beatdown in Athens it will be 4 in a row and counting. Too bad we don’t get to play you clowns every year, or we could pass Auburn’s string of wins over your has been program.You should post on Tech’s blog., you could talk about the Bear, and they could talk about Bobby Dodd.Second thought maybe you shouldn’t post on Tech’s site, even Tech beat Auburn the last 2 times they played them. Anybody that can’t beat TT and Auburn for six years shouldn’t post on any teams blog.
By jb
July 31, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this
this is for dawgy from way above. no we don’t have steve slaton and pat white running our offense.. we have a qb in nesbitt who not only ran over everyone in regards to rushing but threw for 33 tds as a senior, and also john dwyer and greg smith whom will be dangerous in this system. this is a spread option moron!! don’t know why you insist it’s not. i guess you have not seen pj at gsu and at navy run this offense by your post? there is some flexbone and wishbone, but it is a spread option. get used to pulling your hair out IN ATHENS UGA FANS, BECAUSE TECH AND PJ WHOM HAS WON BIG-TIME AT EACH PROGRAM, is going to attack wm defense all over the field and you better respect the pass because we have a qb who is fast and threw for 3,000 yards and 30 plus td’s in highschool!!! so many formations to run or pass out of will keep you fleabags on your heels. doubt we can take uga this season but give pj a year and the kids a year in the system, and nesbitt,dwyer and company can do special things at tech. get ready for west virgina all over again dog fans! for years to come that is. wommack d was in the 10 ten in total dfense in the nation at southern miss, so i’m not concerned about losing tenuta who lived and died by the blitz. we have 3 possible first rounders on the d-line and if our offense picks up the system ahead of pace, then we could surprise some folks this season. the future is bright at tech, and mark richt will leave for the nfl within a few seasons. then back to the ray goff days for uga!
By GotRicht
July 31, 2008 7:07 PM | Link to this
GotCurry, does it really matter? It would appear that what really matters in this ridiculous discussion is the fact that UGA OWNS the North Avenue School of Electricians and Plumbers. It would also appear that the trend will continue for quite some time. Does that answer your question? Does it hurt to know that you are going to receive yet another football beat-down this year? I’m sure it does but you’ll just have to deal with it. Maybe you should take it like Tim Tebow and Colt Brennan after a UGA thumping - CRY!
By GotCurry
July 31, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
That’s a real intelligent response. Thanks, GotRicht.
By BJ
July 31, 2008 7:16 PM | Link to this
jb,thatwasagoodcommentbutamstillnotconvincedthattechcanbeatgeorgia. doesyourkeyboardhavetheshiftkeyforcapsorareyoujusttoof—-inglazytopressit? @$$clown.
By Ted Striker
July 31, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
It’s the responsibility of the coaching staff to prepare players for their next opponent. Step one is convincing players not to overlook a weaker (on paper) opponent. Step Two is actual game-planning, preparation and practices.
Part of UGA’s dominance in the Tech series is due to Mark Richt’s overall penchant for winning games that should be won, and keeping the team in the games where odds seem to be tilting against UGA in favor of Tech.
If anything, Mark Richt is better equipped at reading and motivating and coaching up his team than in years past.
As for Tech, Paul Johnson may well be the second coming of Knute Rockne or Bill Walsh but the jury is out on how he’ll do over the long run against Georgia.
He reminds me a little of Hal Mumme. It’s not Johnson’s offensive style (or recruiting tactics) that call to mind a comparison, it’s his “devil may care” attitude about what others think of his offense, as well as his somewhat brash personality.
Will Johnson do better than Mumme did at Kentucky, pre-scandal? You’d think so. Both Johnson and Mumme bring/brought an innovative and unorthodox offensive style to their respective conference. Like Mumme, Johnson will probably have success to a degree, assuming his offense is properly executed.
But more importantly than Johnson’s offense — or how other teams react — is the fact Tech’s success depends on more than offense. Games are usually won with defense.
The loss of Jon Tenuta is every bit as key to Ga Tech as the addition of Paul Johnson. How will Tech do, post Tenuta? Who knows.
True, Johnson is recruiting better than Tech has seen in years. But, for those who say that Tech could never get a key recruit, may I remind you of two words: Calvin Johnson. Calvin Johnson was fairly highly regarded out of high school long before he was coveted as the top receiver in the NFL draft.
The problem for Tech in the Gailey era was two-fold. First, UGA has been just plain good when Tech took the field against them. That probably won’t change except that UGA appears to be on a path of being better than “good” much of the time.
Secondly, Tech has battled it’s own demons. They’ve had a fragmented fan base which hurts the team. That’s changed. They’ve also had inconsistent offensive play. That will probably improve under Johnson. The defense has struggled with key stops against Georgia. The jury is out on how that will change anytime soon, if at all.
Tech has certainly improved their chances (especially in the ACC), but if UGA coaches their own players to match their potential, it’s still likely to be a frustrating season close for Tech.
That said, they play the games for a reason, so it should be fun to watch.
By Dawghater
July 31, 2008 7:18 PM | Link to this
There is nothing more comical than that sorry a* program in Athens trying to make a big deal out of a program that is in the tank.
The UGA program has not played for a national title since 1981 (PSU) and will not come close anytime soon.
UGA football is the most pathetic, overrated, under-respected program in the nation. Even ESPN, Rivals, Scout and most major media outlets have chosen Florida or Southern Cal to win the title in 2008 with no mention of the inbred school in Athens called UGA.
I have your schedule printed out and ready to roll and I cannot wait until you lose to LSU, AU, USC and UF. 8-4 at best, then all of you will come up with some sorry a* SEC excuse again and again.
The biggest reason that the nation laughs at billdog nation is the fact that Athens can never man up and admit their teams sucks.
I would love nothing more than the see GSU win the opener, then watch Central MI come in an finish you off.
UGA does not have the balls to open on the road and the reason the BCS gives you no style points.
Best of luck with 8-4 in 2008!!!
UGA sucks big donkey dicks…plain and simple.
By KJ
July 31, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this
I have your schedule printed out and ready to roll and I cannot wait
Sounds like you have a healthy, fulfilling life. Enjoy!
By GotRicht
July 31, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this
You’re quite welcome, GotCurry. I am so happy that you were impressed by it and thanks for the sarcastic compliment. Now tell me how (in your wildest fantasy) that GT will somehow be able to be the victor in the upcoming November contest. I would love to know that! Come on now…don’t be shy. Please explain how the insects will prevail over such a talented, stacked UGA team. I need a laugh so please entertain me on this. Ha!
By Miss Johnson
July 31, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this
And now, back to reality, GIT and it’s small Johnson will fare about like Channing Gayley did in his first trip to Sanford Stadium 51-7. The DAWGS were looking ahead to the SEC Championship the next week that year, as well. Enjoy your cokes and hot dogs…that’s about it.
By T
July 31, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this
How many of these Dawg fans on here actually have a degree from Georgia.. or better yet.. how many actually have a college degree? I bet not many
By GWJ
July 31, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this
UGA has NEVER “overlooked” Tech during Richt’s tenure. Why would you expect that to happen now? Concerning Tech’s offense, it will be interesting to see what Tech does when they are trailing by 10-17 points against a big time defense.
By Travis Fain
July 31, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
Please.
Beat the rush. Hate tech early.
By DYNAMICBIGBOY
July 31, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this
TO GOLDTIMER: I THINK IT’S TIME YOU GET BACK ON YOUR MEDICATIONS BECAUSE YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DELUSIONAL. DID YOU REALLY SAY PAUL JOHNSON IS A BETTER COACH THE CMR? I AMEND WHAT I SAID, IT’S TIME TO CHECK BACK INTO RIDGEVIEW, I DON’T THINK THE MEDS WILL BE ENOUGH.
By K-Town Dawg
July 31, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this
T
I have a finance degree from UGA.
Where might your degree be from?
That’s what I thought, back to your cubicle LOSER!
By m
July 31, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this
The last time that Tech had a good coach, they beat uga 3 times in a row. After 6 years of the WORST coach in the history of the NCAA (and UGA’s favorite Tech coach), Tech now has a good coach again. And he will begin to beat uga just like O’leary did. How much do you uga fans like O’leary….not very much. And you won’t like Paul Johnson any better. Your gravy train under Gailey is OVER. Thank God and Greyhound he is gone.
By UGA VII
July 31, 2008 9:26 PM | Link to this
Errrr….’m’, thanks for the history lesson. Three (3) times in a row is nothing. How does it feel to LOSE to UGA over twice that amount? How does it feel, boy? You’d better talk to me or I will smack you sideways (the same way that the awesome Dawgs will smack the nerds again this year). Talk to me, nerd. How does it feel to watch your inept bees get trounced by UGA year after year after year after year after year after year afetr year? I would suggest that you buy yourself a HUGE box of Kleenex for the November meeting because you’ll be crying a la Tebow and Brennan after Moreno and King get through having their way with your weak defense. GT………..what a joke!!
By Dawgtime
July 31, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
Get real. UGA own the Bugs. Nothing changes with the 1950’s offense.
By Dawgtime
July 31, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
Dawghater, You seem to be fascinated by bestiality. Don’t hate UGA because your team is pathetic. Your vulgar comments reveal a great deal about you. Just think GT would pay for an 8 – 4 season. Keep hating and losing. Oh the AJC reported the best gay bar is in Atlanta; how fitting. I must admit that Georgia Southern is the second best team in the state. I fear them more than I do GT. GO DAWGS!!!!.
By Dawgtime
July 31, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
T, you actually questioned how many degrees are held by UGA players. Oh, they have something called NFL contracts. Oh Joe Hamilton is really doing well with the enigeering degree. Yeah right. Do you think he is using his degree to sell more of the wacky weed? You are a fool.
By Paula
July 31, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this
Eventually UGA will have to find a new season-ending opponent— since Tech’s new archrival will be Georgia State. Tech can play them until GSU also rises above the Jackets’ level and drops them too! The Ramblin’ Twerps will still be whining into their Nehi grape sodas.
By Big Bee
July 31, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
Erik, you say UGA has the coaching and talent to win the NC this year? If they don’t then what? who gets the blame—coaches or players.
By DanDawg
July 31, 2008 10:10 PM | Link to this
Based on the spring game, expect TECH to win 2 games; sorry UGA will not be one of them.
By Mike
July 31, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this
I have a good friend who is a die-hard Alabama fan. Within two weeks of buying Saban he had convinced himself that Saban, in his first year, would win the State Championship, a few days later he talked about winning the Conference Championship and a few days later winning the National Championship. Johnson is no better than Saban. Saban repeated a six and six year. Johnson has his work cut out for him.
By asswipe
July 31, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
One thing that hasn’t been said! err hell, y’all didn’t leave me nothing to say!
By heeldawg
July 31, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
Well, we all fell for it: Bradley got us all talking smack.
Mission accomplished.
Now, as the evening drags on and reality dilutes the euphoria of Bradley’s truly insane game of “what if,” one can look at the Tech and Georgia situations and come up with a more likely scenario for the Georgia-Georgia Tech game in Athens than the possibility posited by our own nattering nabob of newsprint.
Fantasy: Tech’s got a chance to beat Georgia and ruin the Dawgs’ national title shot.
Reality: Tech returns seven starters from a 7-6 team that was beaten by two TDs in Atlanta when Georgia was having an off day. Georgia returns 19 starters from an 11-2 team and most of the two-deep, including a top-shelf QB, the best running back in the SEC and an incredibly deep skill position group and one of the best defenses in the nation. The game will be played in Athens. It will be cold and the fans will be stoked and the Georgia depth—which is the best in the country—will win out in the fourth quarter no matter how fired up, jacked or motivated Johnson gets his team.
Paul Johnson is a good coach. He will win at Tech—in a few years. Maybe he’ll even end the streak before it reaches double digits.
But this year? Not on your life. Georgia may lose a game or two, and they may or may not play for a national title, but they won’t lose to the Jackets this season.
The odds of that happening are about as great as the odds of Osama bin Laden converting to Judaism.
By KingGator
July 31, 2008 11:07 PM | Link to this
GA Tech-GA rivalry is kind of like the Florida-GA rivalry. GA beats the Gators like once every decade, and we can assume a squirrel finds a nut every once in awhile. I think that’s what this columnist is trying to say.
KG
By 51-7
July 31, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this
Ummmm….51-7.
Hurts, doesn’t it ladies!!! (51-7)
Did I hear someone say fifty-one to seven?
What happens when it’s 9 minutes after 6? Oh yeah…
FIFTY ONE TO SEVEN!!
You idiots are delusional!!
I’d say we’ll pull another 51-7 on you nerds again this year, but I’m baffled as hell trying to figure out where your ‘7’ will come from.
And…ummmmm….y’all had better beware. Seems that Georgia State will be fielding a team soon. Appears that you will soon be the 3rd best team in Atlanta. (Behind one of those inner city high school clubs.) Shoot, Georgia State may just come over there and TAKE your sorry little stadium…just TAKE it from you. Then you can have your next spring game on I-85.
One more thing “Jack-Its”…congrats on having the #1 gay bar in the nation. Bet that will be on the cover of the next Tech media guide, won’t it?
Happy losing season too you (again),
51-7
By B.Mo
July 31, 2008 11:26 PM | Link to this
So is this genius coach Johnson going to have the balls to schedule Ga Southern now that he’s Tech’s coach?
If you recall, he used to complain about the NATS not scheduling them when he was in Statesboro.
So, how about it coach? You gonna man up, or just be a little hypocrite?
By DawgJam
July 31, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
ex Jacket: You say Tech has been “consistently ranked in the top 25 for the past 7 years.” I looked at the final AP and USA Today rankings for 2000-2007. You’re a Tech fan; you should appreciate the numbers:
2000—17th, 19th 2001—24th, NR 2002—NR, NR 2003—NR, NR 2004—NR, NR 2005—NR, NR 2006—NR, NR 2007—NR, NR
Granted, Tech was ranked 24th and 25th in the Harris Poll in ‘06 and ‘07 respectively. But I would hardly call Tech a consisten top 25 team.
By AltamahaDawg
July 31, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this
It is pretty amazing when rivals print out our schedule and thier entire focus of the uncoming college football season is how it turns out for us.
By Niggger Tiits
August 1, 2008 12:01 AM | Link to this
NIIIIIIIGGGGEEEEERRRRR T**! NIIIIIIIIIGGGGEEERRRRR T**!
WHIIIIIIIIITE POWER! GO DAWGS! wOOOOOOOF WOOOOF WOOF WOOOOOOWF
By Chuck Uga
August 1, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
By Chuck Uga
August 1, 2008 12:17 AM | Link to this
Tech beat UGA this year?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
By Chuck Uga
August 1, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this
KingGator, you are a moron. UGA and UF are 2-3 last four games. With Shockley, it’s 3-1 UGA. About to be 3-2 UGA last 5. The edge is over for your defense-less gaytors. Punk.
By boots
August 1, 2008 1:03 AM | Link to this
Mark, I think the article should have focused on how Western KY and Georgia State should start to take Tech seriously in challenging its recruits.
I don’t think anyone in the Dawg Nation is looking past Tech. However, Tech needs to man-up and start showing it can play with the big dawg before it yaps about how it is going to beat us. And by the way, I am sure that Auburn knows of Saban, but as far as I have noticed, Saban hasn’t beaten Auburn either…
By Ramblin' Rack
August 1, 2008 1:58 AM | Link to this
This article is intended to degrade what UGA has built up and they still will be one of the top two teams come season’s end. BUT this article is about timing and by the time the rivarly kicks off in late Nov., GT should be firing enough to give UGA a very good game. And then next year, its an even playing field. The point is that they days of total dominance of UGA over GT are over. Just expect to lose every now and then. But I’ll still root for those flea bags for a NC as long as GT isnt’ in the running. By 2010, history is on our side b/ of Johnson’s history of turning teams around. SO LOOK OUT! and good luck winning the NC Dawgs. Rep the state of Gawga well.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
August 1, 2008 6:00 AM | Link to this
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Dear AJ-C idiots passing themselves off as “sportswriters” here in Atlanta
I do take Notice of Georgia Tech. They have Lost to us 7 consecutive seasons and counting every year of The Coach Richt Era.
Tech plays guys against us who admitted through drove around campus with their kid on their lap in a van full of 93 lbs. of drugs down there in the slums of Atlanta where he admits he was setting up a drug deal to sell the 93 lbs. of drugs.
Tech has a worse APR than UGA in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball - all 3 of which Tech Lost to UGA again.
Tech had a baseball player the AJ-C tried to cover up who died of heroin overdose just a few weeks ago.
Tech ended once again not in the Top 50 of the All-Sports Directors’ Cup Standings and once again UGA finished in the Top 10 in the nation.
Tech has been to 11 bowl games in a row (And, will NOT this year.) But, has a Losing Record in these 11 bowl games. UGA instead has finished in the Final AP Poll Top 25 for 11 Consecutive Seasons and counting (This will be 12.) No program in America but UGA can make this statement.
The AJ-C coddles these nerds and acts like we must root for Tech because Atlanta has 5 million and Tech is in the slums in Atlanta without 1 single well-engineered sports venue and no team in any sport that can beat UGA once, nor do better in Academics than UGA of our student-athletes. Never mind there are one-third a million UGA alumni living in this readership of the AJ-C while the AJ-C states there are only 29,000 Tech alumni here.
Did I mention that Tech Lost 6 Football Scholarships 2007-2008 for NCAA Major Infractions Database (Tech’s 2nd Probation all-time) for Academic Cheating.
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By Drew
August 1, 2008 6:43 AM | Link to this
From my understanding….the spread option consists of a option/run based attack w/ the ability to also throw the ball….don’t you need receivers to be able to throw to and catch it first? Otherwise its pretty much just the triple option…..and didn’t Johnson run that triple option at Georiga Southern….wait a minute…..
By Tech Fan in UGA Country
August 1, 2008 6:57 AM | Link to this
Georgia Fan, “As a fan, I will take notice of Georgia Tech when they actually beat us. Otherwise, this is nothing more than mindless preseason optimism that we hear every year out of Tech fans. Beat us and you’ll get your respect.”
That sounds exactly like what a Florida fan would have said about UGA up until last year. Now they are saying UGA “will get the occasional victory but” Florida “will continue to dominate the series.”
That said, I don’t believe Tech will actually win this year. UGA simply is too strong and UGA will be very prepared with a week off beforehand. But don’t count Tech out for long. As you should know, a good coach can make all the difference, and I believe Paul Johnson is a very good coach. Face it, Tech was never going to be able to out-recruit UGA year in and year out. So they went out and hired a great coach who offense relies on execution instead of pure athletic ability. So, while maybe this is not the year, don’t be too smug too long …
By Dee
August 1, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this
LOL! It’s good that you’re trying to give the Techsters hope, Bradley, but they’re not going to beat UGA anytime soon.
By The Dawg
August 1, 2008 7:57 AM | Link to this
UGA is finally getting the national praise it deserves and the haters come out squawkin’. I LOVE IT!
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
August 1, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this
The Dawg
“UGA is finally getting the national praise it deserves and the haters come out squawkin’. I LOVE IT!”
**You have to be kidding everyone….1 national title in 115 years and you think you deserve praise? Donnan and Goff put your program in the tank and CMR is following closely and you think you deserve praise?
Not sure what they are teaching you at the Terry College of Business, but UGA boosters paying $10k to $20k for lousy tickets to watch the Dogs not even compete in a national title game is pathetic, but not unexpected.
FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE! FRESNO STATE!
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
August 1, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this
Most-Cited Reasons for Georgia’s Preseason National Championship HypeMomentum
The argument goes … no team finished the 2007 season on a more convincing run than did Georgia. The Bulldogs, after losing two of their first six (to South Carolina and Tennessee), and after barely beating Vanderbilt 20-17, rode the much-publicized entire-team-on-the-field celebration penalty against Florida not only to a convincing win over the Gators but to a seven game winning streak. During that time, they averaged almost 38 points per game, including absolute thumpers against Auburn in their black jerseys and Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
Yeah, but … look at who they beat in those seven games: Florida (9-4), Troy (8-4), Auburn (9-4), Kentucky (8-5), Georgia Tech (7-6), and Hawaii (12-1). And about Hawaii, no offense to the Warriors and their mid-major brethren, but Boise state beating Oklahoma in 2006 doesn’t necessarily legitimate the mandatory BCS invite to a token non-BCS school. Also, Georgia had a loss to South Carolina (6-6) and an embarrassing 14-35 loss to Tennessee, who was 10-4 on the year, but who got toasted by Cal, Florida, and Alabama. So yeah, hurrah for the momentum and the streak and everything, but let’s not get carried away.
By Mike Bobo-outback bowl MVP
August 1, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
Hey to my biggest fan.
I guess the writers don;t know anything either. They just picked UGA #1 in the preseason polls.
Watch my offense roll this year.
Enjoy the beatdowns.
They are coming !!!
By Jay
August 1, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this
You’re right, it would be too much to ask for them to beat the Dawgs his first year. But he is a good coach, and I’d say next year is a possibility. They say the most improvement in a team is from week 1 to week 2 of a season, and if you look at it historically the most improvement in a new program is from year 1 to year 2. If they don’t win next year it will be about five years before they win.
By the way, Georgia has seen a lot of spread since WVA, and they’ve made a lot of adjustments. Also, Josh Nesbitt has yet to show he is anywhere close to being Pat White, and Jonathan Dwyer isn’t Steve Slayton. It takes more than a scheme or formation to win a game, it takes talent.
By Jay
August 1, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
You’re right, it would be too much to ask for them to beat the Dawgs his first year. But he is a good coach, and I’d say next year is a possibility. They say the most improvement in a team is from week 1 to week 2 of a season, and if you look at it historically the most improvement in a new program is from year 1 to year 2. If they don’t win next year it will be about five years before they win.
By the way, Georgia has seen a lot of spread since WVA, and they’ve made a lot of adjustments. Also, Josh Nesbitt has yet to show he is anywhere close to being Pat White, and Jonathan Dwyer isn’t Steve Slayton. It takes more than a scheme or formation to win a game, it takes talent.
By Jay
August 1, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
You’re right, it would be too much to ask for them to beat the Dawgs his first year. But he is a good coach, and I’d say next year is a possibility. They say the most improvement in a team is from week 1 to week 2 of a season, and if you look at it historically the most improvement in a new program is from year 1 to year 2. If they don’t win next year it will be about five years before they win.
By the way, Georgia has seen a lot of spread since WVA, and they’ve made a lot of adjustments. Also, Josh Nesbitt has yet to show he is anywhere close to being Pat White, and Jonathan Dwyer isn’t Steve Slayton. It takes more than a scheme or formation to win a game, it takes talent.
By Jay
August 1, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
You’re right, it would be too much to ask for them to beat the Dawgs his first year. But he is a good coach, and I’d say next year is a possibility. They say the most improvement in a team is from week 1 to week 2 of a season, and if you look at it historically the most improvement in a new program is from year 1 to year 2. If they don’t win next year it will be about five years before they win.
By the way, Georgia has seen a lot of spread since WVA, and they’ve made a lot of adjustments. Also, Josh Nesbitt has yet to show he is anywhere close to being Pat White, and Jonathan Dwyer isn’t Steve Slayton. It takes more than a scheme or formation to win a game, it takes talent.
By Jay
August 1, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
You’re right, it would be too much to ask for them to beat the Dawgs his first year. But he is a good coach, and I’d say next year is a possibility. They say the most improvement in a team is from week 1 to week 2 of a season, and if you look at it historically the most improvement in a new program is from year 1 to year 2. If they don’t win next year it will be about five years before they win.
By the way, Georgia has seen a lot of spread since WVA, and they’ve made a lot of adjustments. Also, Josh Nesbitt has yet to show he is anywhere close to being Pat White, and Jonathan Dwyer isn’t Steve Slayton. It takes more than a scheme or formation to win a game, it takes talent.
By Sid
August 1, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
I always take notice of Tech as I drive by that ugly sign on top of the steeple!
By UGA Grad
August 1, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
What yer tawking about? Us dawg will win verses u tech peeple. As sur as I can tipe this messagge the Dawg will win the game. Yeah come on!
Now where’s dat beer at?
By TJ
August 1, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
dddouchebag:
Name is fitting for yourself. Seven in a row… Bottom line and soon to be 8. Making excuses for your many loses to UGA. Bad calls…. bwaaahhhh. Check out the overall record of the series as well. UGA owns you guys. Plan and simple.
By Dave In Tampa
August 1, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
I like all the trash talking from GT people. Really I do. I’d be tired of losing to your in state rival as well. I hated losing to Florida all those years so I get it.
I’m telling you folks it’s alright to talk trash, but how about filling up that stadium with YOUR fans every Saturday. It’s a downer, as a player, to look at your own home filed and see it either 3/4th the way full or other schools colors (UGA) dominating YOUR stadium.
It has to be an embarassment to the true GT fans that do show up every Saturday. Grant it that during the Goff and Donnan era we did not put together any great teams, but we sold out every game.
Come on Tech back this new coach and team you guys have a fresh start!
By Tj can't spell
August 1, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
Hey TJ
“UGA owns you guys. Plan and simple.”
What does plan and simple mean? Is it a simple plan? Or are you retarded and couldn’t spell plain? Or is it plane? Do you know? You represent yourself and your school well.
By FuhTheWha?
August 1, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
Interesting blogs — mission accomplished Mr. Bradley!
Its funny how important football is to UGA. Wonder why that is?
Interesting, if you turned it around and talked about the quality of the schools on the whole, the blogs would be just the same, only the Tech people would say that the comparison is laughable.
Yeah, yeah, I know, “THIS IS A SPORTS BLOG!”. But one should remember that the football team would not exist without the school itself. Though in UGA’s case, you wonder if the reverse may be even more true. The majority of the fanbase (‘necks) probably see it from that perspective. Oh well, at least they buy the majority of lottery tickets that fund the HOPE scholarship, so that with supply and demand, UGA’s admission standards go up. Sad that their own children probably never benefit as a result.
By GTnate10
August 1, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
Mark clearly isn’t claiming Tech will beat Georgia this year, hence the whole “It’s surely too much to ask Johnson’s first team to beat what should be Mark Richt’s best team.” part. He’s just saying don’t count Tech out in the next couple of years. After all, when he was head coach at GA Southern, in 2004 his D-1AA team put up more points on a #3UGA than other team that season. If he can take what little talent there is at Southern and score points like that, surely he can take players with much better talent (not great but good talent) and put up more points than that. I agree, Tech probably won’t win this year, but as much as I hate to say it, a UGA loss is well overdue.
By TJ
August 1, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this
Tj can’t spell:
A typo is the best you can come up with. I must have hit the nail on the head with my comment. It sucks to be you my friend! GO DAWGS!
By Question:
August 1, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this
If this Offense is so outstanding, why don’t more Major College Teams run it? For that matter, why not the Pros. This is a serious question.
By Mark Bradley
August 1, 2008 11:23 PM | Link to this
Here’s why: The spread option is hard to coach. It requires an offensive line to be quick and precise, as opposed to being big and able to back-pedal, which is what pass-blocking entails.
By Eric C.
August 1, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this
Don’t forget WVU gave UGA fits with the 3-3-5 defense in the Sugar Bowl…at least early-on. It wasn’t just the spread option.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
August 2, 2008 8:02 AM | Link to this
That’s the whole point. Georgia Tech does not have a Pat White or Steve Slayton. Every receiver in the entire program quit, transferred, and vacated his recruitment to Georgia Tech. You cannot force the players remaining to play a system none of them have any knowledge of; and, don’t forget you Lost your Defensive Coordinator to Notre Dame Jon Tenuta.
No one gives a crap about Georgia Tech or which games you correctly did or did not get right Mark Bradley. You came into this forum and put forth the opinion that all of a sudden now Georgia Tech would beat UGA.
B.S.
By ken
August 2, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this
goldtimer ,
are you willing to put your money, where your mouth is? sounds like you’ve got a gators mouth and a bugs a*.
By eddiedawg
August 2, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this
I for one am very afraid of Tech after that hard week of practice…..PJ runs such an up-tempo practice Tech should go 12-0 this yr……Bradley, you are delusional, and all you Tech fans stick to reruns of Battlestar Gallactica…..
By ............................................BuLLdawg
August 3, 2008 3:21 AM | Link to this
Mark Bradley has always been delusional and pandering to the Tech fans (both of them) repeatedly stating that since Tech is in Atlanta and the AJ-C is in Atlanta, that all 5 and half million of us should root for Georgia Tech.
All Mark Bradley has ever been otherwise is a Kentucky men’s basketball fan who parts his hair in the middle.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
August 3, 2008 4:40 AM | Link to this
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Paul Johnson is now Nick Saban, Mark Bradley ?
At Navy, Paul Johnson played the Number 113 Strength of Schedule in the nation last season of 120 Bowl Subdivision teams. Paul Johnson beat no ranked football team all season long. For their bowl game, they played the dead last worst bowl game, the very first bowl game played on December 20th in San Diego. Their opponent ? A team whose best win was not over any team ranked in the Top 50 of the BCS Rankings. His Navy team Lost by 3 points. ” Terrific coach ” ?
The “crowds” who watched this “One Terrific Coach” totaled 34,617 fan, which is about the size of Georgia Tech “crowds” not counting UGA season tickets or those that figured that 4 hot dogs and 4 cokes costs more than the ticket prices at one of the stinkiest worst-engineered football stadiums of all-time anywhere, down there in the slums of Atlanta where all the drug deals go down.
Paul Johnson played no team who was ranked in the Final AP Poll.
He had zero thousand-yard rushers. The most receptions any receiver had were 13.
He had no quarterback throw the football 100 times in a 13-game “schedule.”
1 of his quarterback threw 5 interceptions and 8 touchdowns in 13 games. The other quarterback taught by Paul Johnson all season long had 0 touchdown passes.
His quarterback ran the football 200 times. At Tech, Paul Johnson has no quarterback who had stand up to rushing the football 200 times.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
August 3, 2008 4:48 AM | Link to this
Paul Johnson does not have a winning bowl record joining a program now who has a Losing Bowl Record over the last 11 consecutive seasons.
For his career, Paul Johnson has Lost 6 games a season.
He is 45-29.
What Paul Johnson likes is Georgia Tech played the Number 61 easiest strength of schedule last season yet again.
Dave Wommack was the linebackers coach at S Miss. That is who Paul Johnson hired to replace Jon Tenuta, who should have been made Head Coach at Georgia Tech obviously. When he was not, Jon Tenuta quit Georgia Tech amid choice words for how it was handled. Who is your Defensive Coordinator ? None of the Georgia Tech fans (both of them) know. It’s Dave Wommack.
Who does Georgia Tech have returning at quarterback ? No one.
Who does Georgia Tech have returning at running back ? No one.
On the OL, Georgia Tech has 1 guy at Left Tackle, and not another Offensive Linemen in the program who can beat his way out of a wet paper bag.
The 1 receiver recruited by Paul Johnson was already recruited by Georgia Tech before Paul Johnson took over. That 1 receiver will be put into the fray in game 1. “I have to,” Paul Johnson said. That is because every other receiver looked at the 13 receptions last year on Paul Johnson’s Terrific team and transferred, quit or gave up his recruitment at Georgia Tech.
Every single 1.
Georgia Tech lost its kicker.
Georgia Tech lost its punter.
And, Georgia Tech Lost Jon Tenuta.
**And, you Mark Bradley come running in here to announce that Georgia Tech will be beginning to “PURR” game Georgia game time. B.S.
The only reason Chandler Gailey is gone, you say, is because he Lost to Coach Richt every year. Excuse me, Georgia Tech has been NOT IN THE TOP 30 in Wins since the day Coach Richt took over at UGA, which Coach Richt is now the 4th Winningest Active College Football Coach in the Bowl Subdivision.
QUOTE BY MARK BRADLEY :
” But wouldn’t it be something if what is being touted as Richt’s long-sought championship season gets spoiled by a coach who’s in place only because the previous guy couldn’t beat Richt? Well, wouldn’t it ?
END QUOTE BY MARK BRADLEY.
You are FOS.
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By OhMark
August 4, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this
Mark you are on your hands and knees, begging UGA and Tech fans to ignite into fury, and save you from the axe at the floundering AUC….Guess what, in today’s internet age, you are just another hack with an opinion. I can’t wait until your number comes up in Atlanta. Go back to lexington, it’s more your sort of town. They should have kept Barnhardt and got rid of you.
By Bill
November 26, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this
This might happen. And if it does, HA HA HA HA. Paul Johnson> Mark Prick Any day of the week. Sit down and shut up Georgia. You are about to get your due.
By ha
December 25, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
You were more correct than you ever thought.
By What
December 25, 2008 10:08 PM | Link to this
Looks like Bill was right.
By Hugh
December 25, 2008 10:12 PM | Link to this
GT and M orons SAME RECORD. GT Beats MO rons. here’s to a GT win 12/31 and a University or MORON loss 1/1.