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DEL.ICIO.USJohnson will be successful at Tech
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Paul Johnson smiled as he spoke, but only once or twice and not for long. Regarding his stylized offense and the incessant questioning thereof, he said, “It’s past the point of being anything other than amusing.”
Johnson has been a head coach for 11 seasons. He has been running the same offense — the Georgia Tech press guide calls it an “option-based spread” — even longer. He has won 73.3 percent of his games using the thing, so what do you expect him to say? That his offense doesn’t and won’t function when every shred of statistical evidence suggests it can and does?
“As soon as we lose a game,” Johnson said Saturday, speaking at Tech’s media day, “[the offense] is going to be [seen as] the reason we lost.”
Then: “If you don’t execute and you put the ball on the ground, it doesn’t work. But you can look back on last year [when Tech played under Chan Gailey, who was fired] and say the pro-style offense doesn’t work, either.”
Yes, Johnson is more than a bit sensitive. You’d be, too. You create an offense and win big with it at two places where winning is more a function of creative coaching than of five-star recruits, and still there are those who insist his system will go broke in the ACC.
Johnson: “What division are we in, the NFC East? At the Naval Academy we played Maryland and Wake Forest and Duke and Rutgers and Notre Dame and Boston College and Pitt — it’s not like those schools are in some different division than we are. Duke has lost a lot of games using a pro-style offense, so does that mean it doesn’t work — or that it just didn’t work at Duke? Virginia Tech won our league using the same offense we run.”
For all the peripheral talk of limitations and liabilities, the proper focus at Tech should be on opportunity. The ACC is in such flux that Wake Forest now seems a sounder program than Miami or Florida State, and that’s an indication of what one splendid coach can do. Johnson is a splendid coach who has access to resources foreign to him at Georgia Southern and Navy. Here he’ll have both big linemen and speed. Here he’ll be able to run his stylized offense at an even higher level.
“People say [the opponents] will have too much speed,” Johnson said. “We ran this offense for six years at the Naval Academy, and I can promise you our kids here are faster than those were.”
For all the success enjoyed by West Virginia and Virginia Tech and other converts to the spread option, nobody knows more about its workings than Johnson. He invented it 24 years ago when working as an offensive coordinator under Erk Russell at Georgia Southern, and those Eagles won two Division I-AA championships. (Upon returning to GSU as head coach in the ’90s, Johnson would win two more.)
“I’ve never had much skepticism,” said Johnson, speaking of his offense. “If I had, I wouldn’t do it.”
It will take a while for Tech fans to grow accustomed to the new look, but that’s part of the system’s beauty. It’s exponentially harder for an opponent to prepare for the exotic. (Ask Georgia about Troy, which gained 145 more yards against the Bulldogs last year than Florida and Tim Tebow had the week before.)
“In my mind, it’s been proved that this offense will work,” said Johnson, and not just in his mind but, over the past quarter-century, on various fields of play. Soon enough, it will work at Tech. It will work because Paul Johnson will make it work.
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By David
August 2, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this
Shhhhh, it won’t work let everyone think it won’t work. Remember Florida’s offense wasn’t going to work in the big ole SEC.
By Tron5000
August 2, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this
The more I hear from Paul Johnson, the more I like him. Give me a reason to be happy about renewing my season tickets, Coach. I’m looking forward to it.
By Big and Rich
August 2, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this
The biggest success of Tech football the last six years was the Tenuta defense. If Tenuta had come to Tech as head coach like CPJ did, you would be hearing similar comments about will the blitzing defense won’t work at this level. Mark, thanks for doing your homework and writing an article that goes beyond the same old superficial question.
By michaelgee
August 2, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this
If you want to feel even better about CPJ’s offense, just go to YouTube and put in Georgia Southern, Jayson Foster, Tracey Ham, you will see what will be coming. Exciting fast football, all over the field. Running, passing, MUCH downfield blocking by receivers, just total football excitement.
I hope the Dawg huggers continue to underestimate CPJ’s offense.
Not just option but a much more in depth complete “smarter” offense.
BVG always said that prparing for Georgia Southern was the most difficult. All an opponenet has to do to stop CPJ’s offense is to simply stay one step ahead of CPJ.
Quite a task that has been failed by many.
By Mark Bradley
August 2, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this
Steve Spurrier says you can tell whether a coach will win by checking his won-loss record. Paul Johnson has had 10 winning seasons in 11 tries (the exception was his first year at Navy). That’s a powerful indicator.
By StingerSplash
August 2, 2008 9:24 PM | Link to this
Georgia Southern went to Johnson’s offense in mid 1985, after their starting tailback suffered a career-ending injury. So it was 21 years ago, not 24. The Eagles were an I-formation team from their rebirth until that point.
By Erk
August 2, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Hey michaelgee
You say BVG “always” said GSU was the most difficult to prepare for. “Always”? He played GSU once and won 41-14.
Anyway, if BVG had so much respect for GSU’s offense, why did he go there as head coach and change(destroy)EVERYTHING.
In 9 month BVG gutted a system that had worked for 20 years.
Please don’t mention BVG and GSU in the same sentence again.
By Bob Sacamano
August 2, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this
Bradley, stop calling this the SPREAD OPTION.
There is nothing SPREAD about this offense.
This is a TRIPLE OPTION offense.
The SPREAD OPTION, or the ZONE-READ offense is what Urban Meyer and Rich Rodriguez run.
This is NOT the spread.
This is second damn column where you refer to this offense as the same as those guy’s offense.
It’s not.
This is closer to what Air Force runs, or what Nebraska used to run back in the Tom Osborne days.
By Mark Bradley
August 2, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this
I realize some folks get agitated over the description of Johnson’s offense, which is I why I made it a point to invoke Tech’s own description: “Option-based spread.”
If you have a gripe with that, I suggest you contact the Institute’s sports information department.
By Russ
August 2, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this
Good luck, gnats. Tech is the place where coaches come to die. 8-4 will be your best hope. My Dawgs will crush your dreams…your heyday came against Donnan, who did not understand the rivalry.
Office Depot is having a 1/2 off sale on slide rules. Buy early and often.
Woof
By Pete
August 2, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this
If the “sheep” of this vanilla world we live in aren’t comfortable with something………….anything……….then it’s all wrong……….forbidden. It’s known as human insecurity; the single greatest weakness of the human race. Johnson will win at Tech and even then only a handful of “experts” will agree with his system. Pathetic.
By Tom
August 2, 2008 10:23 PM | Link to this
While it may not be THE spread option, people I know who have seen the offense in person thus far have said it appears to be a much more open offense than what everyone is expecting. Perhaps the added element of speed to complement his system has caused CPJ to open things up a little more with this unit.
By jabster
August 2, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this
Russ:
I got out in 1990. What’s a slide rule?
By jabster
August 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
You can always stick it deep in the Bulldogs’ “end zone”-when you take the field with a BIG JOHNSON!
By Mark Bradley
August 2, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
I think Jim Donnan understood the rivalry very well. I think he understands that it got him fired.
By BB
August 2, 2008 11:16 PM | Link to this
No, Donnan got fired because he did not kiss the big buck alumni butt. Donnan got fired for sucking wind against FLA. Donnan got fired for letting Q.Carter continue being a pothead.
Face it, GT just isn’t that big a rivalry anymore. It would not bother me much at all if we dropped them from our schedule (one final FU to all the bugs, we don’t even want to play you anymore, you aren’t helping our strength of schedule record) and started up a UGA-Clemson rivalry
By BlackJacket
August 2, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the article Mark. The best thing that could happen in the state of Georgia is for GT/UGA to become a competitive series again. We have to do our part.
By JACKETS#1
August 2, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this
HEY BB, YOU KNOW WHAT IS COMING AND YOU JUST DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT! YOU KNOW THAT WE NOW HAVE JUST AS GOOD A COACH (IF NOT BETTER) THAN YOUR MUTTS HAVE. MARK RICHT IS A GREAT COACH BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT GEORGIA TECH NOW HAS A GREAT COACH IN PAUL JOHNSON. OOOOHHHH!!!!! THE TABLES ARE GETTING READY TO BE TURNED!!!!! REMEMBER 51-7? PAYBACK TIME!!!!!
By Joshua Barlowe
August 2, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this
The Puppies will recognize it as a rivalry again when we start beating you again - which will be soon.
Don’t trip over Georgia Southern while you’re counting your trophies before the season ever stars.
By Mark Bradley
August 2, 2008 11:52 PM | Link to this
You’re right, BlackJacket. Tech has to tend to business for this to become a rivalry again. But I believe it will soon enough. It takes the right guy to win big at Tech, and I believe Paul Johnson is that guy.
By SM
August 3, 2008 12:58 AM | Link to this
I’m a GA Southern grad (CPJ was there at the same time) and and a life long Tech fan. I can’t remember being more excited about Tech football than I am now. Mark, you are dead on about CPJ.
This excitement about the coach is going to also excite big time recruits. I wouldn’t be surprised if we picked off some this fall that initially had Tech low on the list.
By GTrealist
August 3, 2008 2:50 AM | Link to this
Texas Tech mastered their offense and they still can’t win a big 12 title. Still win 5, 6,7 games a year. Same thing will happen at Tech. Tech doesn’t have what it takes to win championships and never will. Even Paul Johnson can’t overcome that stinking rotten carcass of a Tech fan base. You fans killed football at Tech. As for Chan Gailey. He was the only person willing to take the job. All the others realized that rotten fans equates to a rotten experience. PJ will discover that as well the first time you classless morons trash him after losing games you never had a realistic chance to win anyway.
By jamada
August 3, 2008 6:28 AM | Link to this
GTrealist, aka GAdreamer
Rather than singularly compare Mike Leach’s Texas Tech offense, look also at Urban Meyer’s Florida offense (with which I know you are familiar) or Rich Rodriquez’s previous West Virginia offense. What makes Johnson’s offense intriguing is that only a few plays are run from a variety of sets, essentially disguising the “smash mouth” down field aspects; Johnson himself calls all the offensive plays (does this remind you of anyone?) and is quick to make adjustments based on what he sees on the defensive side - and he has seen them all.
Those of us to which you have referred as “classless morons” have succeeded in hiring a superb game day coach who is confident of his offensive scheme, will accept nothing less than full effort at practice and during the game itself, imbues the team concept and accountability throughout, and will become a media magnet known for “telling it like it is” in colorful, quotable one-liners - much like that “other coach” with which you are no doubt familiar. Fact is, the rivalry will intensify, UGA VII will have to endure a few bouts of depression, and moronic bloggers will all but disappear.
By Correction
August 3, 2008 6:42 AM | Link to this
I can’t believe I am saying this, but I have to correct “Erk” from an earlier post. The last time Brian VanGorder faced Georgia Southern when BVG was a UGA coach the Bulldogs won 48-28, not 41-14. The significance of GSU’s 28 points is no other team UGA faced that season tallied that many points. One other tidbit, GSU scored with a fourth-string fullback that day in Athens. As for the BVG as head coach of GSU for a season, the people down in Statesboro are very glad to have Chris Hatcher now instead.
By Mike Billips
August 3, 2008 6:53 AM | Link to this
I like “option-based spread.” Johnson used to call it the spread option when he was OC at Navy, but everybody is now using that term for the shotgun-based thing that WVU and Florida do (which IS very different from Johnson’s offense, both in blocking and in the way the option is run close to the line of scrimmage).
Calling it the triple option is just ignorant. The triple option is a PLAY frequently run from this offense, not an offense itself.
Whatever you call it, I can’t wait to see it run well. May not be this fall, because of the lack of an experienced QB, but it’ll happen sooner rather than later.
By Rattler7
August 3, 2008 6:57 AM | Link to this
CPJ offense is a thing of beauty and GSU has celebrated 6 undisputed national champonships(we have a playoff system) because of it.Maybe UGA should try another type of offense and they could break the tie for third place in the state in national football champonships with West Georgia.
By White and Gold
August 3, 2008 7:33 AM | Link to this
GT will win the National Championship this year. And if they don’t its because they have to spend so much time studying calculus.
By Sharecropper
August 3, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this
What was Bobby Dodd’s “belly series” if not the triple option? I seem to recall he had a bit of success with it, and in the SEC, too. Darryl Crawford, Pepper Rodgers and others are still around. Somebody ask them.
By Retired coach
August 3, 2008 7:56 AM | Link to this
Paul Johnson will win. Period. He understands the game on a precise tactical level. The question is, does the GT administration want to be competitive simply on an ACC level or the wider national scale? The ACC question will be undoutedly resolved (again, he’ll win); does the “other one” measure Johnson’s ultimate success? Good luck to Coach Johnson and Georgia Tech.
By Max Sizemore
August 3, 2008 8:05 AM | Link to this
Bob Sacamano is correct. Johnson’s offense is based on the triple option, not anything like West Virginia or Troy runs. To make any kind of comparison is simply sloppy and wrong. That poster who said that critics were of the opinion that Florida’s offense wouldn’t work was wrong; it was the OPTION part of Meyer’s offense which hasn’t worked and since been abandoned. Why? Because Meyer found out that defensive linemen in the SEC can RUN. And Sharecropper, Bobby Dodd’s belly series was not an option because it wasn’t based on reading defensive players; the player receiving the ball was preordained in the huddle. Bottom line: there is as yet simply no proof that Johnson’s offense will work in the upper echelon of division I.
By Ben
August 3, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this
I liked Donnan; remember that he “lost” one game to Tech due to a terrible call on the Jasper Sanks “fumble”. He also coached during Tech’s last peak period. Donnan had good, competitive teams & was approachable (I even saw him wash his BMW at a do-it-yourself wash on Jackson St.) His ‘97 team had the best UGA offense ever. Maybe Richt wins more and has taken GA higher, but you can’t say that Donnan was anything but successful. I don’t think Donnan had as many jailbirds on his team either.
By son_sir
August 3, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
This is an option offense, but not the stereotypical one. It’s much more than the triple option. Those ‘A’ backs are what sets this apart. Their placement makes them much more versatile as runners, pass receivers, and blockers. One will be in motion on almost every play.
You’ll see a lot of variations of the option, play action off of it, multiple screens, QB draws, shovel passes, and ‘B’ backs with gapping holes to run through. That is, if things are run according to design. A speedy, overpursuing defense can be exploited. This is why Navy started winning with very little speed.
This offense neutralizes speed, then exploits the weak spots. It’s all dependent on a QB, who can make the reads, then let his athleticism take over.
The down side of this offense is the vulnerability of the football, due to the amount of exchanges/faked exchanges. Preventing this is something that takes lots of time and chemistry development with your unit. That is why I believe this offense will get better on a weekly basis. It may take some surprising personel changes, but in time, the pieces will be in place. Just be patient.
GO JACKETS !
By Tokyo Jacket
August 3, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this
Two hard and fast rules that will happen at GT this year:
GT will beat a ranked opponent - too much of an unknown for GTs offense not to surprise someone
GT will lose to an unranked opponent - too many opportunities for fumbles with guys who aren’t perfect at this year
Any thing else is speculation…anyone who tells you otherwise is smoking something. My personal opinion is that we’ll have an okay year with a lot too look forward to for next year. Remember, we’ll have this year’s defense and skill positions on offense for three years. That’s a long time to develop depth and skill…I can’t wait for the new GT era.
By CarolinaJacket
August 3, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this
We shall see when “toe meets leather”. I only hope that the team picks up the system quickly and that they get the most out of it. Only time will tell.
By son_sir
August 3, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
So much is being said of the offense, that we forget the key to Tech’s success, especially in the early going, is the defense. The defense are going to have to play “lights out” while this offense gets it legs under it.
I’m not worried about the ‘D’ front. I’m cautiously optimistic about the talented young LB corps, and am concerned (with the exception of Morgan Burnett) about the secondary, as usual.
By son_sir
August 3, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
Mark,
Just to give credit where credit is due: CPJ didn’t invent this offense. It was already in place at Georgia Southern. I don’t know where it was before, but it was introduced at Georgia Southern by Coach Ben Griffith. In fact, CPJ was the DL coach when the ‘85 Div. 1-AA championship was won.
Also, on a sad note, I just did a Google search for “Coach Ben Griffith” and sadly, it turned up an article stating he had been killed in an automobile crash. I played on that team and was unaware. When I clicked the link the page had been removed.
By exNFLplayer
August 3, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this
son_sir has made an interesting point and one that leads me into this post. Coach Johnson is good. Very good. But having said that I still have my doubts as to the long term success of this offense at this level. Forget this year folks. This offense requires depth and Tech doesn’t have it. Asking a handful of big guys to run 20-25 yards per play in the heat of September and October is going to cost you. Recruiting the bodies needed to run these hybrid offenses usually causes the numbers allocated to the recruitment of defensive players to fall off substantially. Check that. Look at Texas Tech. They will never win a Big 12 title as someone above pointed out. One need look no farther than UF to see how Urban Meyer has let that D die a slow death. He will lose another 3 or 4 games this year. Look at WVU. They lose big games because of D. Defense will always win championships. You will not win shootouts with teams like UGA. They will always have the depth. They will always have the D. Coach Johnson talks of more speed at Tech. He failed to mention that the competition at this level is a hell of a lot faster too. This offense worked in a weak environment. I’m sorry but until I see this system beat top tier teams consistently in the ACC and the occassional SEC team, I will continue to doubt. Then you have the notoriously impatient Tech fan base that will never give Coach the time to get it done. Tech is a long term project. Even more so with this new system. I hope Coach Johnson does well, but at best I see Tech being a Texas Tech in the ACC. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. But I really do hope I’m wrong for Coach Johnson’s sake.
By GT Man
August 3, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
Hey mutt posters to this site——-I see you have MORE arrests!! Clarke County has had 8 of your fine “student-atheletes”, huh? Ya can’t spell THUG without UG!
By DawgBite
August 3, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this
GT Man (a misnomer), did they rape somebody? Did they sell 100 lbs of pot? Shoot heroin? STFU little girl. Your program is the academic fruad and felonious criminal king of college football right now. Pot meet kettle. What a joke your whole athletic department is. LMAO!!
By son_sir
August 3, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this
To correct myself, CPJ had become the offensive back coach at GS in ‘85. He did begin at GS as a DL coach, however.
By Reggie Ball, PhD
August 3, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this
How many ineligible “fine student athletes” was it GT Man? How many will it be this year dog.
By Obnoxious Georgia Fan
August 3, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
Hype, hype, and more hype. That’s all this Johnson talk is. The dude has never coached in a BCS league. All those BCS teams that he cited, he usually lost to them at Navy. So what does that prove coach? This guy is going to be easy to hate. He spends more time running his big mouth in the press than teaching his team how to hold on to a football.
By TJ
August 3, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
I like it when people underestimate the impact that Paul Johnson will have on this program.
People like BB, who probably could not get into UGA, obviously didn’t see where Sporting news ranked paul johnson the single best college hire last offseason. Yes, even better than RR at michigan.
If you think this offense isn’t going to morph and expand over the next few years then you are as dumb as originally thought.
You want to drop the series, fine with us, but don’t use domination as the reason. Hell, based on that theory Florida wouldn’t play Georgia (except for conference ties) if that were the case as you were Spurrier’s B#$%^ We would gladly pick up Notre Dame (and they would gladly pick up us) and we could have an old fashioned matchup of schools where there are not eight (and counting) off season arrests every year.
The beautiful thing is the reputation of dogs has been sold to the devil (Richt) who learned how to recruit scumbags from the master (Bowden). You thnk you can beat us any place any time, move the series to game 1 and see how you would do with 10% of the thugs suspended.
By Unfrozen Caveman Dawg
August 3, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
I think Johnson will be successful at Tech, he is a great coach. Will he be Georgia anytime soon? Odds are he will, we have won seven in a row at some point Tech will break through, however as long as Richt is at Georgia, Georgia will continue to beat Tech most years. In any event though I think the days of Tech being such a wishy washy beat Miami one week, lose to Duke the next are over. Johnson will consistently break the seven win plateau Tech has become accustomed to. As far as player arrests, the percentage of arrests on the football team is not really that much greater than the percentage of arrests of the student body at UGA (or at most schools where there are a lot of girls) as a whole.
By Darth Hater
August 3, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
“There’s just something special about these Falcons.”
Watch Out, Coach Johnson!
You have just been given the BRADLEY KISS OF DEATH.
By Mark Bradley
August 3, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
Son sir is correct in that Johnson began as a defensive line coach at GSU. He switched to offensive coordinator after two seasons and — this is how Johnson told the story yesterday — decided to change the offense a few games into the season. Previously the Eagles had been using slot backs, and Johnson wanted to bring them into the backfield and let Tracy Ham run a truer option attack. Johnson said he made his proposal to Erk Russell, who thought about it “for 15 minutes” and said, “Go ahead.”
That whole response was prompted by a question (mine) about how long it took Johnson to get past his initial skepticism over using such an offense. His answer was that — I’m paraphrasing here — since he essentially created the thing (as opposed to learning it from someone else), he never had any skepticism. (That quote is included above.)
Sorry to be so long-winded, but I thought some of you might find his recitation instructive. I know I did.
By Max Sizemore
August 3, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
Thanks for chiming in, exNFLplayer. The comment “Recruiting the bodies needed to run these hybrid offenses usually causes the numbers allocated to the recruitment of defensive players to fall off substantially” is the single most enlightening comment I’ve ever read on a blog. I never would have made the connection, and it explains so much.
By Fred
August 3, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this
Be careful what you ask for TJ. The way our offense is stumblin and fumblin right now, UGA’s defense would gobble us up like Alpo. That team might hang half a hundred on us by halftime if we played them 1st game. At least show a little common sense when to post TJ.
By Jay Palmer
August 3, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
For those of you who don’t think coach Johnson will be sucessful anywhere he coaches, you have not checked his track record. He might not win a national championship but to think he won’t compete for a division or ACC championship in the next three years is foolish. With the exception of VT, Clemson, and FSU, Tech has as good a set of athletes in the ACC as anybody and once they learn this system they will win. Especially if they keep playing the solid defense they have for the past few years.
By GATA
August 3, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this
Georgia Tech fans should be happy that there is a great deal of skepticism over Johnson’s offense. It is exactly this skepticism that landed Johnson at a low rent job like Tech. If the college football establishment were confident in Johnson’s offense, he would be at an elite college football school. He certainly has the resume. Mark my words, Johnson will win big and win early. The only problem for Tech is that after his success he will move on to an elite college program. Tech will be just another notch on his resume.
By Old Blue
August 3, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
The hybrid-type player that the pro-style teams don’t want will want to come to Tech like flies come to s**, making recruiting much easier. so… Max and ExNFl, I respectfully disagree with you. Also, the fan base for Tech will increase exponentially. I haven’t cared for Tech since Coach Dodd left the scene. Many of my acquaintances feel the same way. We will now turn our attention to the new and exciting GT scoring machine.
By buzzwax
August 3, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this
Yes Navy didn’t whip big time Div 1 opponents with this offense but, Navy average recruiting ranking since 2004 - 109, GT’s since 2004 37. Recruiting rankings, to those who know football, are simply a way to rank potential talent. This tells me CPJ knows how to coach up talent. At the current rate, based on existing commits for next year, GT will be ranked top 25 if not top 20. GT will win with CPJ it is just a matter of when. MY opinion is sooner than later due to the existing talent on THIS years team. Nesbitt, Dwyer, Roddy Jones, Walker, Gardner, Burnett, MJohnson, etc….this team has talent and according to EVERYONE who is around these kids everday they are ALL in the best shape of there lives. This year wont be as good as some expect, nor will it be as bad as some expect. But in 09 and on, watch out!!
By Sam
August 3, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this
Jackets#1……What in the h**l are you on? Did I read that YOU said Coach Johnson was as good or better coach than Mark Richt? Did I read that? Was it a note to your mother? And it got into this column. No, you did not say those things. You couldn’t have said that. GREAT? did I read you said cpj was great? Based in his time at Ga Southern and Navy he is GREAT? Really? You said that? No, I must have had a dream. Did you really say those things? My My!!!!!IT WAS A DREAM.
By son_sir
August 3, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this
Mark Thank you for the response. Thanks also for a positive article on Tech, especially when The Pound is barking so loudly to the east.
According to the book, ‘Just One More Time - The Miracle of Georgia Southern Football” on pg. 43, it reads, “The Hambone was designed by former offensive coordinator Ben Griffith and refined by his replacement Paul Johnson”.
At any rate, when ran with great execution, I believe it will not only work, but give any BCS team a major headache. But then, this is really an experiment to find out at this level. Only time will tell.
By buzzwax
August 3, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this
Didn’t CPJ have comparable talent to the competition when he was at GSU? How did his defenses do there? I’m sure our defenses at GT will do more than fine, especially as long as Coach Giff, BJM, Kelly and Womack are coaching the D!!!! Our LB’s are young but LOADED with talent. Our DL is TOP 10 in the nation EASY if not TOP 5.
By GotCurry
August 3, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
Unfrozen Caveman Dawg It’s nice to see UGA fans give credit where it is due. I know there are SOME smart UGA fans out there. That being said, do you really think it’s okay that the number of athlete arrests is comparable to student arrests? What does that say about your student body?
By stinGTime
August 3, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this
I know not what to call this “O” presently but by the end of the season, I hope to call it the “Johnson Express”!
By realist
August 3, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
Of all the talk about PJ’s Navy record, has anyone actually looked at the teams played? Is there ONE impressive win there? Navy has beaten a who’s who of crap. Navy gets credit for beating ND last year, but didn’t GT also beat ND? Does Gailey get credit for that win? It’s nice to dream, hope springs eternal. But I seem to recall all of these same accolades for another new GT coach who was coming off of a very impressive stent at a small school. His name was Bill Lewis.
By hem o'roid
August 3, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
By the time the Tech/ugay game gets here, Tech will be running it’s offense fluidly. Hence the stinger will be installed in the mutts butts, and little dog turds will be lying all over fred sanford ball field!!!
By jason
August 3, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
Paul Johnson better hope that this season doesn’t turn out as ugly as the new uniforms! The jerseys are ok, but the pants are the most hideous thing I’ve seen. It makes Tech look worse than even Oregon. And yes, I am a Tech fan and an alumnus from 2003.
By KJ
August 3, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
You can always stick it deep in the Bulldogs’ “end zone”-when you take the field with a BIG JOHNSON!
Hence the stinger will be installed in the mutts butts
I wonder what Freud would say about these posts…
By JacksonDawg
August 3, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
Sane Dawg fans know that Tech got a good one in CPJ. CPJ is a winner and with better talent comes an even better looking product that Johnson will show off.
There will be nothing better for our proud state then Ga. vying for the SEC every year and GT vying for the ACC every year and knowing we end the year every year against each other.
By Mark Bradley
August 3, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
I thought the uniforms looked fine. A little busy up top, but fine all the same.
Nobody, you should know, looks as bad as Oregon. Blame Nike for that.
By bigeasy830
August 3, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this
By exNLFplayer, your post was right on point. I am a UGA fan that pulls for GT when they are not playing my dogs. I believe that GT can not win consistently with an offense that will run the ball at least 80 percent of the time. I do not care what formation they line up in. Mark, when GSU went to that ofeense in 85 they were in a lower level of football with a tremendous athlete at QB in Tracy Ham, He was MV7 before there was an MV7. Look at his career in the Canadian League. Ham was awesome. GT should have hired Chris Hatcher. A Chris Hatcher lead GT program would be a contender in the ACC every year and it would have been an easier transition going from a Chan Gailey pro style offense to the offense that Chris Hatcher runs and you would not have lost your big name recruits. GT will win no more than 3 games this year. This will kill your program in recruiting. No decent offensive skill postion player will want to play in this system. These kids are smart enough to know that a pro style system will help them in the draft and make an easier transition into the NFL. Plus back in those days you still had powerhouses like Nebraska that was styill running the wishbone and most teams in D 1 was running the ball 70-80 percent of the time. The game has changed now. I am sorry, I will say it again like I siad it when you first hired Johnson, GT you should have hired Chris Hatcher, you made a mistake that will hurt your program for many years. You will make excusses after this season saying wait till he get his recruits in there, when actually you lost some very good players because you hired him. Those kids left or chose not to come to GT because it is better for their careers and who could blame them.
By Toby Cash
August 3, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
This offense will drive a defense crazy. Paul Johnson is an outstanding coach and Tech fans should be more than happy to have him aboard.
By KnockItOff
August 3, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this
Hey folks!Just shut up and tee it up!
By Doyle Rainey
August 3, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
Go Jackets! The golden boys will win it all this year!! My roommate Saresh and I will be painted yellow from head to toe at every game! And Coach Paul Johnson will beat the mutts by 40+!
GO JACKETS!!!
By jabster
August 3, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
*You can always stick it deep in the Bulldogs’ “end zone”-when you take the field with a BIG JOHNSON!
Hence the stinger will be installed in the mutts butts
I wonder what Freud would say about these posts…*
“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” -Freud
Thanks for playing. Departing contestants receive a year’s supply of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!
By ACC Fan
August 3, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this
Don’t forget the fine job Johnson and staff are doing in recruiting this year. A review of these players would indicate that many of them will get stars added after their senior year.
By Joe Hamilton: A Tech Alumnus
August 3, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
Those new uniforms are going to look great in the Emerald Nut Bowl.
I hope we don’t play Fresno State again though.
By Ben in Athens
August 3, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
I agree, JacksonDawg. Any intelligent Georgia fan who actually understands the game of football knows that Paul Johnson will be successful at Tech. I wish I could stop some the moronic BS that comes out of a lot of these UGA fans’ mouths; 99% of which probably couldn’t get in to Georgia, let alone have any discernible ties to the school. Tech will be a team to watch out for this year and many years to come with Johnson at the helm. Georgia will always be the dominant team, but Tech will have its runs. Anyone who thinks this offense won’t work at Tech is out of their minds. If an offense works at one level with less talented players, why wouldn’t it work at the next with more talented players? You’re also out of your mind if you think Johnson won’t make adjustments to his offense. Having more talented players lets him get even more creative. Winning is winning. No matter which way you slice it.
By Obnoxious Georgia Fan
August 3, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
Any intelligent football fan who actually understands the game of football knows that past accomplishments do not always guarantee future results. Tech fans remind us Georgia fans of this on a near daily basis. I’m just returning the favor. In typical Tech fashion, they can’t take their own medicine. Until Johnson proves himself in the ACC all this talk is just that, talk. Sorry, I’m not prepared to annoint the guy Tech’s savior just yet. Lets play the games.
By Mark Bradley
August 3, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this
Chris Hatcher, I might remind you, was my first choice for the Tech job. Paul Johnson was my second choice, partly because I wasn’t sure how well his offense would “sell” to the new fan base. But, I submit, Tech fans seem willing to be sold.
By D Williams
August 3, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this
Ask Georgia, too. The last time Georgia Southern played, Brainless Van Gorder had to keep his first defense on the field to preserve a victory margin. The Eagles moved the ball on the Dogs using this offense.
By D Williams
August 3, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this
Ask Georgia, too. The last time Georgia Southern played, Brainless Van Gorder had to keep his first defense on the field to preserve a victory margin. The Eagles moved the ball on the Dogs using this offense.
By bigeasy830
August 3, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
Mark, I read that old article on Hatcher. I think your were right on point. You stated in that article that GSU ran the ball 3 times as much as it threw the ball, well you were right. You were also right on the point that Hatcher did play and was an assistant under Hal Mumme who’s offense philosophy is throw it first and run it as an after thought. But, Hatchers championship team ran the ball much more than a Mumme team’s did. They won with Fabian Walker the FSU transfer, VSU’s 2004 championship team had a more balanced offense. Walker did not have as many 300 yard passing days as the QBs under Mumme. Mumme’s VSU teams were very talented but he gambled to much on offense. Hatcher’s philosophy became more disciplined. He progressed each year as a coach. He still runs a conventional offense, with the right QB his teams are very exciting to watch. With Dustin Bonner as his QB they threw the ball all over the field and scored many points. GSU will throw it much more this year with Antonio Hinton aka (Screaming Willie Beamon) at QB. I like GT. I hope they win all their games except the UGA game each year. With Hatcher as coach, GT would give UGA fits for years but with Paul Johnson and his offense we will continue to dominate GT.
By WillieD
August 3, 2008 10:09 PM | Link to this
I always swear I`ll never take the time to answer some of the mindless drivel one encounters from uga fans getting involved in Tech matters. However, it is America, and everybody has there rights. But you uga people just have a way of making me refuse to let your rantings go unanswered.
NFL Player and Big Easy took a lot of time and effort enumerating in great detail why Johnsons offense wont work at Tech. They rehash every worn out old cliche ever printed. There is absolutely no proof, anywhere, that these old “truisms” are valid. Comparing G. Tech with Texas Tech`s offense and the “depleted” defenses of UF and WVA are last gasp, wishful-thinking hopes.
If you guys were so sure uga will maintain its dominance, why even bring it up? I know when we were in the driver`s seat, we never even gave georgia a thought. Your game was just a scrimmage before the bowl game.
I guess every dreamer needs to express his hopes in order to further convince himself - and possibly others of the same persuasion. And the greater the detail, the more convinced he becomes. So, sleep well, you`ve surely sold yourselves.
Why not do this?: Lets just see how it all plays out. How we wont win four games; how well never recruit NFL caliber players; and how well never, ever dominate uga with Paul Johnsons offense. Enjoy the altitude, doggies. You wont be up there long.
By MisterT
August 3, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this
I guess Ross knows about the Office Depot sale because he is a stock boy at Office Depot. Glad “your dawgs” give you a reason to live. Apparently you don’t have anything else in your pittiful life to live for. So when the dawgs put three in the L column, steer clear of the aisle with sharp objects.
They really aren’t worth dying for.
THWG!
By Mark Bradley
August 3, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
As you know, Big Easy, Tech interviewed Chris Hatcher but hired Paul Johnson instead. I had — and have — no problem with that. Johnson has a much longer track record, and that counts for a lot. I think Johnson will do great things at Tech, and I think Hatcher’s big chance will come soon.
By Hmmm??
August 3, 2008 11:06 PM | Link to this
How come if GT’s new coach is such a hopeless case, and wins are considered so improbable by most Georgie fans, do they waste their time posting on a GT blog? Hmmmm????
By Old GT Nut
August 4, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
The endless questioning of whether a traditional option-based offense will work at a D-1 program is really kind of pathetic and laughable. Folks, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, U of Houston and others created DYNASTIES running option-based offenses. These programs O-W-N-E-D college footabll for two decades using option-based offenses. Remember, successful football starts with EDUCATION…everywhere but in Athens… where it starts with your first arrest.
By Paddy
August 4, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this
bob sarcamano, you don’t work at the post office do you? Thought you were about to go postal. Chill…Bradley had it right. He took the verbage right from the SID at Tech. Take a couple days off with pay and get some warm milk in you.
By PROUDTECHFAN
August 4, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
I will say this, I truly believe that any option base offense when done effiently and with the right personnel is very dangerous. Ex. I look at the 2006 season where we were pretty good in terms of accomplishments. This happened to be the same year Wake Forest started to open some eyes around the country, not just because they were winning games,but because of their stlye of play. They ran and still run a very complicated spread option offense. West Virginia was the same, they ran a very complicated scheme hard to defend and that put up points fast. These were two teams me as a Tech fan did not want to see because i knew we would struggle against the offense. Well low and behold we played both these teams and lost. Now there were other factors that went into the losses, but when it came down to it, not being familiar with the style of i think hurt us the most.
I say that to say this… i dont care what you want to label the offense, UGA fans want to believe its the traditional “triple option” because the offense is so old they dont think it will work against their beloved bulldawgs. I havent seen the offense but i get the feeling its gonna more of a spread style option offense with some triple option tendencies.. Its the misdirection that keeps defenses off balance. CPJ will take advantage of these aggressive defenses and attack them… Thats the beauty of any option offense, it attacks constantly. I am so excited about the season and i know its going to take time but i am willingly to take my lumps early, because i know once the ball gets rolling there is no stopping it…
GO JACKETS!!!
By DawgBite
August 4, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this
I agree Old GT Nut. At UGA our criminal behavior has to be eased into. Start with beer and work your way up to brawls. At tech your superior student athletes go straight to the top with felony drug trafficking, rape, and advanced Heroin usage. Yes. You certainly are superior in that regard. And by the way Old GT Nut. What era did Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas run those offenses. And why are they not running it now. And by the way Old GT Nut. Houston never ever ran that offense. they ran the Run and Shoot invented by Mouse Davis.
By VT86
August 4, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
Bud Foster’s defense is going to open your eyes as to how vulnerable that offense is at this level. Turnovers are going to kill you. You will never compete for a championship against top opposition turning the ball over as many times as this offense will when faced with physical, aggressive defenses. enjoy watching the ball rolling on the ground and defenders jumping on top of it.
By T Charles Allen
August 4, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
I think Dawgbite is upset because he knows a few things. firstly, it bothers him that tech hired a great coach. secondly, he knows deep down that uga has a great team this year but will once again squander its chance to win the title by losing a few they shouldnt and finally he is p** because he has no fluid left in his bag because he punctured his scrotum on a stick outside.
By DawgBite
August 4, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this
Truth hurts doesn’t it T Charles Allen? You techmites would pimp your wife and sell your firstborn to have just one year of the success that UGA has year after year. Can you say 2nd winningest program of this decade? You envious little sissies know a lot about scrotums though. I will give you that T Charles. As the guy above stated. When VT rolls over you you little girls will cry and pout and want to run your “great” coach out of town. I am going to enjoy hearing you whining little bit#hes when you still can’t break the cycle of 6 and 7 win mediocrity that is your place in the football universe. “Great’ coach or no, you are still tech.
But I will give you credit for knowing alot about scrotums T. Charles. Not surprising for a tech fan I must say. You guys have been licking UGA’s for alot of years haven’t you?
By T Charles Allen
August 4, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
Dawgbite-
Why all the hatred? are you a renter? are you wearing a headset right now at a call center? fat girlfriend? prefer boys?
There you sit in your cube spewing venom and there is nothing you can do to change the fact that we hired CPJ. Yes you guys are on a nice streak against tech. Similar to the streak we had on you in the late 90’s and the streak florida has had on you over the last 20 years. I am at peace with this because i realize its the ebb and flow of college football and life, grasshopper, and will all change.
know this, A)I am not reading your response to this post and B) you are a hater, miserable douchebag who clings onto a team way too vehemently in hopes that it change some element of your life. It wont. Kill yourself.
By Walt
August 4, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this
When UGA beats the absolute hell out of those stumblin fumblin bums on North Avenue AGAIN this year all the ink in the world won’t mean squat. UGA will always own Tech. Bill Bilichik, Steve Spurrier, nor Pete Carroll couldn’t save that bunch. Hell, Mark Richt couldn’t save such a disfunctional program. Amazing how out of all the coaches that wisely turned that black hole for coaches down, the ones that do take it are always proclaimed the “messiah”. And the result is always the same. Paul Johnson will go from hero to zero after the first beatdown that everyone knows is coming occurs. My guess is immediately after the VT game.
By Walt
August 4, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
T. Charles, you need to get back to your little cubicle and crank out your quota of CAD drawings for the day. earn that 12.00 an hour. By the way. What does the T. stand for? Teresa? Tammy? Or just plain turd?
By tech
August 4, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this
I’m not sure what you call it but at practice we are throwing the ball all over the place. Nesbitt wast the #1 QB in Georgia coming out of high school and Dwyer and Jones were the top RB’s (Caleb King the other one). The only concern I have is OL depth and the secondary. Other than that, this should be a pretty good team.
By Bob Sacamano
August 4, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
You know what, maybe I got off on the wrong foot. Let me tell everyone a little bit more about myself. I am a 28 year old douche at ugay. My major is social science and history education. Since I am 28 and back in college for this, you might be able to infer that I was completely unable to make it in the real world, and now im living with my parents, and going back to school to learn to teach. You know the old saying, if you can’t do, teach. Thats me. You can email me at expert40@uga.edu at any time, and talk to me. I really like films, I even consider myself a film “buff”. So we can talk about all the homosexual porn that you want. I need people to talk to, im so lonely. On a side note, 93 people have now read my blog!!! YAY! Thats almost 100 people reading the garbage that I write! I sure am special. Please email me at expert40@uga.edu to let me know how special I am. Oh yeah, Im also stupid enough to put my information online, and then post a link to it, while talking trash, so that anyone can see it.
Bob Sacamano
By FSU 1
August 4, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
Tech better have two starting QB’s if it wants to have a winning season year in year out! Yes, the other problem with this TRIPLE OPTION offense beside turnovers is the QB getting beat up in the hard hitting ACC!
When Tech play teams like FSU, Clemson, Miami, VT, Boston that have hard hitting defenses, GT will need 3 starting QB’s to make it through the ACC.
By bigeasy830
August 4, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
By DawgBite, T Charles Allen had no comeback about the subject because he knows you are right so he like so many others go the internet gansta route. His new blog name should be internet tough guy. You GT people are right about one thing, we do not know if that offense will work in a major conference until they play the games, it is just my opinion that it will not. All those dynasties that T Charles Allen wrote about was in the 70’s and 80’s. The game has changed but we will see. I honestly don’t think GT can beat Georgia Southern this year.
By Old GT Nut
August 4, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Dawg-Bite:
FACT: Head Coach Bill Yeoman launched the Veer/Option offense at U of Houston when he was hired there in 1962. Run & Shoot didn’t arrive at U of Houston until 1987 with Pardee, one year after Yeoman retired. Use facts, it’s so much more entertaining.
And, as for players with drug problems, in case you forgot, the AJC sports archives is FILLED with reports & articles of past UGA players arrested/kicked off the team for drug problems. Again, if you need FACTS, try www.ajc.com/archives.
By UGA Grad
August 4, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
I’m just curious to see if UGA can even field a team the season’s start. Their thug players can’t stay out of trouble. Guess if you recruit thugs you get thugs. Maybe if these “so called” student atheletes would go to class instead of bars, they would actually do something positive. How many UGA got arrested over the weekend? 5!!
I’m sure glad to be a tech fan when it comes to that. Yeah, go UGA. Find more classless, worthless, scum sucking trashy atheletes. But hey, if they are good at football they don’t have to learn right??
By DawgBite
August 4, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this
1962 you moron. What year is it dumbazz. So now tell us why they don’t run it anymore. Could it be because it no longer worked as defense evolved Old GT Nut(in your case fool).
But PJ will probably succeed at tech as you nerds measure success. 6/7 wins and year and year after year of toilet bowls and losses to UGA. You are tech. Get over it. Accept your place in the college football pecking order.
By Reggie Ball
August 4, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
You so def UGA Grad! You tell em dog! Look at me! I be a fine example of what GT produces. I represent my school with dignity and class at all times dog! And I want to thank coach PJ for asking my lil bro Marcus to take right up where I left off.
By Fred Austin
August 4, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
So tell us about all those quality student athletes like Reggie Ball, Rueben Houston, Jarrad Tarrant, the ineligible cheaters, and heroin users that have made GT the undisputed renegade outlaw program in the ACC. You guys sure did take the heat off Miami and FSU didn’t you? Congratulations.
By Chad
August 4, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
WillieD your logic matches that of Willie B. Me thinks it is you tech fans that have convinced yourselves of certain success with nothing whatsoever to quantify it other than the same old trade school wishful thinking year after year. There is alot of solid indicators out there that casts doubt on whether PJ’s offense will work at this level in 2008. Starting with why did all those other schools scrap it 35 years ago. exNFLplayer made an excellent point about the depth it is going to take on the offensive line when the linemen are required to run like they do in this offense. And then you have the large number of turnovers that are inevitable. I guess the opposition won’t capatilze on some of those huh? He also made a valid point when he pointed out the defensive shortcomings that almost always develop with a system like this. It is an undeniable fact that Paul Johnson’s teams have never played good defense. And it is undeniable that defense is what wins championships. ex is spot on. Of course he probably knows a little more about football than you do Willie B, I mean WillieD.
By Kenneth Bell
August 4, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
Tech fans do tend to see everything through rose colored glasses without acknowledging pitfalls. Maybe that is why you always end up pis%ed off at the world when your expectations fall short. Than you want to take it out on the very person that gave you the optimism to begin with. You work yourselves into a frenzy and then react like a pact of rabid dogs and whining little brats when what in hindsight becomes crystal clear. I want to see how you act when Bud Foster’s defense dismantles your offense. When you turn the ball over 6 or 7 times. If history holds true you bandwagoniers will be indicting PJ’s offense and telling him how stupid it is. You guys never take a realistic approach to anything. I know you remember how you annointed Taylor Bennett as the savior of your program and wanted a Heisman campaign on his behalf because he threw a few passes in the same zip code as Calvin Johnson. That is typical of Tech fans.
By No Dawgs Here
August 4, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
Wow!! 3 players over the course of a few years..
UGA had 5 in a weekend.
Yeah guess UGA folks can’t count either.
Let’s not talk about Q. Carter, and all these other thug wanna be’s. But hey, maybe the coach will over look it. I mean it is all about winning and NOT teaching yoing men life goals, right?
If colleges cared for these students, you think they would either attempt to directed these individuals on a proper course, or let them go. Unfortunately, if they are good, they can do what ever they want and get away with it. Yeah, UGA sure looks good in that aspect. So, if a UGA player does not get into the NFL, what do they do? Dig ditches? Smack nails with a hammer? Or just dwell in misery on the glory days of old? Either way, if they don’t make it to the NFL they are doomed. Due to that lack of education and life lessons. UGA a school for those that want to NOT succeed in life.
By George Archer
August 4, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
You’re an idiot if you are comparing beer and brawling to Rape, felony drug trafficking, and heroin overdoses No Dawgs Here. Remeber the “Pizza Brawl”? a 300lb lineman and a 250lb linebacker beat the hell out of a 100lb girl in a pizza parlor and played that Saturday. Remember when the starting WR got caught with pot in his jacket pocket and fat POS George O’Liary just shrugged it off saying “it wasn’t his pot”? It was just in his pocket. Do you even want to talk about 8 years of academic fraud that you guys try to play off as an “oversight”? Want to talk about that sham drug testing program? To be so smart you folks sure are stupid with some of your excuses for running one of the dirtiest programs this decade in the ACC.
By PROUDTECHFAN
August 4, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
To Fred Austin I dont recall Reggie ever getting into any criminal troubles while at Tech, yes he had trouble in the classroom and he was punished severly for it, by now being able to play in the last college game of his career. That goes to show that academics comes first at Tech.. Reuben got is serious trouble, cant hide that fact, but he was also punished and suspended most of that season and played very little to finish off his career. And if im not mistaken the Tarrant kid was kicked off the team, not suspended, but kicked completely off the team.. Not i cant argue these were the best character guys for the Tech program but i can argue they all recieved more than a slap on the wrist… Whats going to happen to the UGA players who recently got into more trouble, who knows, if they are a big part of this NC for 08, i dont think Richt will do much…
way to teach’em over at UGA, you can get in trouble and still play ball
GO DAWGS… whatever
By Chad
August 4, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this
Carolina Jacket, Hear you are taking some requests for rides to Jackets games this upcoming season. I works on Saturdays, as I go to school here, and really need a ride, as my license was suspended recently. I’m a looker, 20, blue eyes and an Emilio Estevez look alike. I spank, bend and twirl for what I need. Currently working the Waffle House over at Spring.
By Fred Austin
August 4, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
The guy assaulted an opposing coach on national TV PROUDTECHFAN. He would have never played another down at UGA after that episode and you know it. Of course you guys probably wish in his case Gailey had had the integrity to kick his gangster azz off the team.
By gatorfan
August 4, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
The dog fan base is such a joke. They beat us once or twice a decade and then go beat hawaii in the bowl and think they have arrived. laughable. you are still hanging on to the HW years and since that time have been a bunch of under-achieving, overhyped 2nd teir posers. Your program is right their with Colorado, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Maryland…great schools, good programs but not elite. You have to win the title before you can talk like a big boy.
There are no certainties in college athletics. The only certainty that I know of is that at some point in the last year- walt, bigeasy830 and dawgbite have all spooned each other.
By Ernie
August 4, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
You can always tell when somebody really jerks a techmites chain. You got him good real Chad. You can always tell when the tickle pile president reverts to his true orientation in his retaliatory fake post. Nice try WillieD, you sweet little thing you.
By Doug
August 4, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
Just how many names do you use here WillieD (gator fan) and why does your post always have something related to your favorite topic, i.e. gay behavior. Have a nice day sweet thing.
By No Dawgs Here
August 4, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
More facts..
Dewberry was at the hospital while teammates Donovan Baldwin and Marcus Dowtin were being treated for injuries suffered in a bar fight early Saturday morning.
Dewberry is the fifth Georgia player suspended from playing in the Aug. 30 opener against Georgia Southern. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 in the season’s first USA Today Top 25 coaches’ poll released Friday.
Junior long snapper Jeff Henson was suspended indefinitely Saturday morning after being arrested and charged with public intoxication and urinating in public. Henson was charged with a DUI last November and suspended one game, which he served during the Sugar Bowl.
Baldwin, a junior safety who was set to serve a one-game suspension after a DUI arrest in January, was also suspended indefinitely after the bar incident that resulted in his hospitalization.
In addition, fullback Fred Munzenmaier is suspended for two games for an alcohol-related incident, and offensive lineman Clint Boling is suspended for one game for a reckless-driving charge.
Defensive end Michael Lemon was kicked off the team after he was charged with felony battery last month for allegedly punching a student and breaking his eye socket.
Mark Schlabach covers college football and men’s college basketball for ESPN.com. You can
Yeah the pride of UGA!!!
By No Dawgs Here
August 4, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
UGA has the best players money can buy? You really think atheles got there to get an education? laughable
By No Dawgs Here
August 4, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
UGA has the best players money can buy! You really think atheletes got there to get an education? laughable
By Art Davis
August 4, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this
What’s your point No Dawgs Here? What pis$es you off is that in spite of having us beat six ways to Sunday on the thug meter with your rapists, drug dealers, junkies,fake drug testing program and academic fraud machine that our thugs still kick the living sh&t out of your thugs year end and year out with no hope of you winning one this decade. You sanctimonious little sissies simply have to excuse make and scapegoat losing. It also ticks you off that UGA could suspend 10 players and still beat you. Tech is so substandard that tom lose one player could crash your season. On top of all the rest of your malfeasence you probably are the only school that had a QB get so out of control that he assaulted an opposing coach on national TV and stayed on the team. But we know where your players learn that behavior. From fish throwing, seat cushion throwing, whiskey bottle throwing classless fans. Tech fans are an embarrassment to themselves and your school. Enjoy another season of carping, whining, and excuse making when history repeats itself on the flats. 4-8! Enjoy it.
By Bill Romanowski
August 4, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this
Just let the little puzzies talk out their azzes about behavior and then just go out ank kick the crap out of them just like you do every year Dawg fans. Responding to their whine and cry just gives the punks more incentive. Just beat the hell out of em how about it. It ain’t that hard to do guys.
By Gifford Banks
August 4, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this
Dawg fans, when a fight breaks out tech “men” crawl under a table or use a woman as a human shield. They play that holier than thou doodoo because they can’t man up. Count your blessings. Dawgs fight. Jackets rape.
By gsuFAN
August 4, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this
First: Mark, please don’t talk too much about Hatcher getting his big chance. I mean, we really don’t need another coaching change. (Thanks UGA for that true winner Van Gorder)
Second, PJ will win. period. end of story
By DawgBite
August 4, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
I agree gsuFAN. He’ll win his 6, period, and go to the Tidy Bowl. It’s Georgia Tech dude!
By bob sacamano
August 4, 2008 6:52 PM | Link to this
You know what, maybe I got off on the wrong foot. Let me tell everyone a little bit more about myself. I am a 28 year old douche at ugay. My major is social science and history education. Since I am 28 and back in college for this, you might be able to infer that I was completely unable to make it in the real world, and now im living with my parents, and going back to school to learn to teach. You know the old saying, if you can’t do, teach. Thats me. You can email me at expert40@uga.edu at any time, and talk to me. I really like films, I even consider myself a film “buff”. So we can talk about all the homosexual porn that you want. I need people to talk to, im so lonely. On a side note, 93 people have now read my blog!!! YAY! Thats almost 100 people reading the garbage that I write! I sure am special. Please email me at expert40@uga.edu to let me know how special I am. Oh yeah, Im also stupid enough to put my information online, and then post a link to it, while talking trash, so that anyone can see it.
Bob Sacamano
By Football 1968
August 5, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
There has emerged a degree of bitterness this summer from the canine corner. Nerves jittery over what it to come?!!!
Not one for name calling but I hope when you Dawgs get home this evening your mothers run out from under the porch and bite you!