Mark Bradley

By KT

December 1, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this

I wonder how Taz feels about Paul Hewitt?? Could be revealing, even if he is not a “basketball” man. I find it very concerning that Anthony Morrow is lighting up the NBA scoreboards, but was unable to much here at Tech.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 1, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

45-42

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 1, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

KT lets enjoy this, no need to spoil the party, even though you are correct.

By KT

December 1, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this

Most of us Techsters are resigned to the fact we will not sign the likes of Tebow, Moreno, McCoy etc. every year. So why not run an offense that depends on perfect execution by intelligent players that were not quite a fit in another program. We will produce our share of pro players and when we have to throw it, we’ll be able to. I don’t recall a single game other than Gardner Webb, when anything other than turovers slowed us down. We did all that with players recruited to a pro-style offense, but stuck around and gave their all to a new style……the future looks bright.

By Old Gold

December 1, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this

RAMBLE ON!!! is everywhere on these blogs. This guy is giving Tech a bad name. I mean, do you have a job? You sound like you should be a UGA grad considering how often and how quickly you post on these blogs. Dude - chill out.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 1, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

I work for myself Old Gold. This has been 7 years in the making.

However, I didn’t get much done today.

By AGTfan

December 1, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this

My daughter is at boarding school and her principal is a UGA grad. I went out Saturday night and bought her a nice Pin with a Yellow Jacket on it for her to give to the principal. I told her to explain that the pen excelled at writing 45-42.

Old Gold I can’t blame RAMBLE ON for posting a bunch. It may be days before my feet touch the ground again.

By Tech75

December 1, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this

Weather Report for Tuesday

Bright and Sunny, high of 45, low of 42

Wear your sunscreen, the future’s so bright, you’ll have wear shades…

By stings to lose

December 1, 2008 6:04 PM | Link to this

speaking of former…would it not be great if cg drafted Staff? Georgie fans would certainly pull for a former “great” and could bring back the Fans of Chan!

By Mark Bradley

December 1, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

Taz didn’t mention Paul Hewitt today. But Taz, as you know, has center-court tickets in the first row at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. I know he likes basketball very much.

By Gene

December 1, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this

Taz hit the nail on the head. The difference between the less talented Jackets and the more talented Dogs is one word—leadership.

By GT76

December 1, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

First, Taz thanks for what you do for Georgia Tech. Second, I followed Paul Johnson and the triple option enough over the years. As soon as he was our coach I was pretty sure it would work here. I went to the spring game and it was not pretty. The defense was great though. My fear was it would be 2 years before the players “got it”. A lot of credit needs to go to Nesbitt, Shaw, Dwyer, Jones, Cox, and the rest for showing what intelligence can do for you!

And…it’s only going to get better!

By BOB

December 1, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

Someone said their “feet still haven’t hit the ground yet”? Jesus Christ your pathetic! You beat Georgia. BFD! If that’s all your program aspires to do, I feel sorry for you guys.

Act like you’ve been there before….because you have. Don’t give the Dawgs the satisfaction of knowing they are so important to you.

By Mark Bradley

December 1, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this

I liked the Paul Johnson hire all along — here’s what I wrote afterward, with help from Taz — but that spring game put my faith (and I suspect the faith of a few other folks) to the test.

But not Paul Johnson. The man absolutely believes in what he’s doing, as much as any coach I’ve ever met.

By Ogeechee Dawg

December 1, 2008 6:48 PM | Link to this

Well done Jackets - many UGA fans are big Paul Johnson fans as well - and thought he was a great fit for Tech.

Really exposed what has been our achilles heal the entire season - special teams, lack of discipline on defense, bad tackling form on defense. Sometimes you need these type of games to improve - and man did GT expolit our weaknesses in the second half.

Hope that next year - both teams will be undefeated headed into this game. I would love to see that every year. The attention to this STATE would be fantastic!

Jacket Fans - what would your opinion be about re-joining the SEC?

Here is how it would work:

• ARK to Big 12 (natural geo. fit and rivals with TX, MO, OK).

• IA State to Big 10 - giving them 12 teams!!!

• Syracuse to ACC.

• KY to SEC West - becomes Tech’s permanent west foe.

Think of fun having TN, FL, UGA, SC, KY, and Vandy at Bobby Dodd as permanent opponents - and Auburn, Bama, LSU rotating in.

I would go to Bobby Dodd to watch GT/TN, GT/AUB, GT/LSU, GT/BAMA - if the Dawgs are away.

Remember the atmosphere when Auburn was at Bobby Dodd a few years ago?

Don’t think Jackets can compete? Well ask Auburn, Miss State and UGA how they did on their most recent games against GT.

BE HONEST - does BC/GT, Duke/GT, NC/GT, Wake/GT, NCSTATE/GT, VT/GT, Maryland/GT really excite you?

Again - congrats on your victory.

By CW

December 1, 2008 6:49 PM | Link to this

Mark, not sure who Taz was referring to, but Adrian Peterson played at Oklahoma, not Georgia Southern.

BOB - In case the point had escaped you, Tech has lost the previous seven games to Georgia in any and all manner: close games, blow outs, questionable fumbles, phantom holding calls etc. Take it easy on the Yellow Jacket faithful. I think we’ve all put up with enough crap the last seven years to justify one unproductive Monday.

By Mark Bradley

December 1, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this

Uh, there was another Adrian Peterson who played at GSU. He was pretty good himself.

By gtfan

December 1, 2008 6:55 PM | Link to this

hey taz thanks for helping us push gailey out. i guess braineless was wrong on the 7 wins a season. ya think?

now if you could whisper a thought into drads ear about teflon paul.

if you thought gailey was mediocre i can only imagine what you think about our current all suit no coach paul hewitt. as can be seen by the results on the court and empty seats along the court he is tearing down what bobby built. brick by brick. (pun intended)

i guess paul thinks that gt is his personal semi pro team. a team he uses to funnel ‘black’ players into the nba.

does he work for the nba or does he work for gt? i personally could care less about the nba. i care about gt.

hey paul, maybe its time to put aside the personal instruction time and practice as a team.

its a shame that ph wont seriously recruit good white players unless its as an afterthought. hey we do need practice players… right?

whenever this is brought up on the hive fans of hewitt point out any number of white players he has offered schollies to. problem being that when you go to scout or rivals they NEVER show a schollie being offered to a white kid. who is he trying to kid? just ask angus.

i think he fits president of the BCA better than he does coach at gt. let the BCA buy out ph’s contract.

btw anyone wanna bet that favors does not pick gt ala morris aka ‘sike’.

By the flats

December 1, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

We finally hired a smart football scientist, to go along with our scientific academic excellence!

By Gman

December 1, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Congrats to the Bees-you have a great coach.

What Taz demanded of the GT brain-trust is identical to what UGA fans are asking of Richt in regard to CWM. Contrary to what the CWM apologists will try to tell you, a coach who demands excellence and discipline can make all the difference at this level.

A coach who accepts mediocrity will likely get exactly that.

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 1, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this

TAZ how come I don’t see your name on any of the Georgia Tech STAT Sheets as a leading anything? You spend money and now your FAMOUS TECH buddy K. KING is dead. Thanks for loving TECH but FU for HATING TECH at the same time. Larry, George, and Randy don’t always seem to agree with you, but you still BULL your way into the picture. Is John D in your pocket to? You are the same kind of A$$ that tried to get T. Tubberware out at Auburn behind everyones back. I went to Pepper Rogers Football School with Larry’s boy SHAN(Auburn Player) and Denton( Buckey Shamburggers lil Bro) Tech player but I think I met your son or family member with the GREAT “ANDERSON” name? I hope the down turn in the REAL ESTATE market has not hurt you or John “the A*” Dewberry. I talk to L.G often enough about TECH and you seem to think TECH is your puppet. THANKS for doing good for the school, but FU for making things RUFF & TUFF on good men. Enjoy your power now but all things come to an END (money includeded). Why isn’t there a TAZ ANDERSON named anything on campus? Hell I played ball with Harry Meir (BUTTS-MEIR), Gordon Muir (the Varsity), Blake Lane( LANE Stadium) why hasn’t TECH paid you the great Tribute to put your name on anything other than a TOILET? A: you are an over-the-top-Ahole with too much money and a grandiose view of self. TAZ how many women know how small the STINGER really is?

By Ogeechee Dawg

December 1, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this

The Adrain Peterson that played at GSU is still on the Chicago Bears roster. H

He is completely deaf - and that run he made in Chattanooga against Youngstown State was absolutely incredible - literally throwing YS tacklers down fighting for the end zone.

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 1, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

I think Georgia TECH is playing very well with some CLASS Young Men CHAN was able to recruit to come to TECH. The greatest benefit was that the incoming recruits liked each other and helped get each other to chose TECH. I love Ga. TECH and I want state players to love TECH too. The side note is Bill CURRY good luck and get a new GSU on the national seen. GO BILL! GO PANTHERS!

By son_sir

December 1, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

CW, Catch a clue.. You’re right Mark…AP was good enough to have his number retired at Ga. Southern then hang around with the Bears for quite a while.
Back to the topic… I took my 10 y/o son to the spring game. He looked at me after the first few possessions and said, “Daddy, they look pretty awful”. I agreed. Then replied, “give him (CPJ) some time and be patient”. My son just learned a valuable lesson in patience and hard work. He wore his BEAUTIFUL white and mustard #21 to school and fed his humbled little Dawgie buddies crow all day. He’s still beaming ….

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 1, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

Ogeechee Dawg, that run was a man among boys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVLoFWZA7s&feature=related

By Old Gold

December 1, 2008 7:25 PM | Link to this

This is absurd. Act like you’ve been there before! Don’t act like the nerds that UGA says we are. My gosh. You guys act like UGA does when they beat UF, only to get their butts kicked in the next 6 years. This only underscores their argument about how inferior we are.

By Melinda

December 1, 2008 7:43 PM | Link to this

Um, Ogeechee Dawg, Adrian Peterson was not deaf. He has a serious stuttering problem. He actually had more college rushing yards than Oklahoma’s AP. 48 consecutive games of 100+ yards, including 333 against UMASS in a playoff game. He is a backup RB for the Bears and plays on special teams as well.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 1, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this

Ogeechee Dawg, I’d love to rejoin the SEC. That was the worst mistake GT ever made…except maybe Bill Lewis.

I say lets trade with South Carolina. They use to be an ACC school and will never compete in the SEC. That’s were great Ball coaches go to die…sorry gamecocks.

By By RR

December 1, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

Mr. Anderson you are correct..PJ beat the H—- out of Tressel. As I said yesterday..Paul Johnson is a great coach. He may not win them all but he never stops doing right. I remember when Notre Dame talked to him just as a courtesy I think. What a mistake they made..Charlie Weiss..Charlie who. There were several other schools that talked with Paul over the years but did not believe in his system. We at GSU knew better…we believed and won National Championships..so will Tech..just give it some time and good recruiting.

By Gdog

December 1, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

Congrats Techies. CPJ is a great fit for Tech and you guys should be proud not only for beating us but for looking like a well disciplined, well coached, classy team all year long. I for one am glad to see the series turn competitive again as it forces us to get better or get beat. It’s too bad you didn’t make the championship game as you appear to have the best team in the conference at the moment but that will come soon enough. Good luck in the bowl (no smurf turf this year) and congratulations again.

By War Eagle

December 1, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

I played against Taz in North-South high school game, we became friends, he has my respect for his contribution to Tech and community , although, as Pi**OnaDawq mention, he could be “Bobby Lowder(Auburn) of GT) Financial Controller of Head Coaches? Good luck Taz in this depressed Market

By TECH WRECKED..AGAIN

December 1, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

GT will NEVER again become a member if the SEC! NEVER.

Pious and the almighty GT left the SEC(they thought they were bigger than the SEC) goint out on their own to become a powerful independant….the Notre Dame of the south, if you will.

When the SEC did decide to expand to 12 teams in 1990, the first 2 schools sent invitations were FSU, and Miami.They refused, opting for the ACC. According to Bobby Bowden, this would give them a much easier path to the BCS championship game.

You can rest assured that if and when the SEC considers expansion again,GT will not be a candidte!!

Leaving the SEC was the worst thing that EVER happened to GT football….and as a result GT football will NEVER be the same!!!

The next 2 schools considered was Texas and Texam A&M

By son_sir

December 1, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

Mr.techwrecked..again… The worst thing that ever happened to Tech ? Worse than Bill Lewis ? Chan Gailey ? Seriously, I think it was a dumb move, although I was far too young to understand it at the time. In retrospect, what’s done is done and the goal is always to get better. GT has stumbling along the way doing that, but it looks like the wheel is in steady hands now and Tech will overcome the negativism of the type you exude. Why right at this very moment they are the best team in this great state…

By GT

December 1, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Did Taz support Bill Curry or D-Rad for AD? Would be interesting to hear the true answer b/c it’s debatable whether or not Bill Curry could have pulled off the Paul Johnson hire… .

By SlimG

December 1, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this

Love the analogy of a broken clock being right twice a day. Perfect Fit!

By NEBRASKA JACKET

December 1, 2008 9:11 PM | Link to this

gtfan your an idiot PH doesn’t care about the color of his players skin so dont even bring that up.

I HOPE GT GOES TO THE GATOR BOWL, IVE SEEN EVERY NEBRASKA GAME THIS YEAR (and been to 3 of their games) AND TRUST ME THEY HAVE A GREAT OFFENSE BUT THERE DEFENSE IS TERRIBLE AGAINST THE RUN.

By AlabamaJack

December 1, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Re: SEC rejoin. I was there when the decision was made (1964-1968) and regretted it at the time. I think joining the ACC was the best move for us and still is, even though we now have more “powers”, i.e., Miami and FSU, in particular. But when you compare us to the Football Factories at Athens, Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Knoxville, Gainesville - no, I don’t want to go back into that mess. Lets be competitive where we are, beat the dawgs like a rented mule, and pick up some more hardware on the way.

Speaking of which, congratulations to all our All-ACC guys.

By jacksmith

December 1, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

WE HAVE MORE TO DO:

Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush’s Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.

At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.

You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don’t have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.

He supposedly works for you. But he doesn’t think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn’t that just make you BURRING MAD!

Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family’s, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.

Don’t let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He’s not one of you. He is on George Bush’s side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.

Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.

As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss “Let Them Eat Cake” vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don’t have to be Saxby Chambliss’s victims anymore.

I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.

God bless all of you

jacksmith - WORKING CLASS… :-)

By michaelgee

December 1, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this

We all owe Chan Gailey and Bobby Petrino a debt of gratitude, had they both not taken their teams to the lowest of lows, neither organization would have had to take such drastic steps to rebuild and this time do it THE RIGHT WAY!

Go Jackets! Go Falcons!

All poorly coached teams should look at the wonderful work done by the new regimes at Tech and the Falcons.

Why not run an offense that depends on perfect execution by intelligent players?

Paul Johnson and Staff as well as Mike Smith and Staff deserve all the credit in the world! can’t leave out DR and TD!

one more thing, THWG!

By Tbone Williams

December 1, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this

Kudos to Paula Johnson for beating us Dawgs. He kept his poise and put his team in position to win it. Can’t and shouldn’t take anything away from that. Tech certainly looked like the “smarter” team….making fewer mistakes…and deserving to win. However I want to add to quick sidebars: 1) to read anything else into this other than Tech beating UGA once every 8 years….or not to acknowledge that the Dawgs “handed” them the game on a silver (or gold) platter is ludicrous. 2) not to be ugly, but Coach Johnson looks like Jethro Bodene wearing his GT hat all eyed. 3) I GUARANTEE you Tech won’t beat UGA again for the next several years…said another way, no one on the current UGA roster will card another loss to the nerds. And yes, please put that on the door of the jackets locker room.

By WillieD

December 1, 2008 9:40 PM | Link to this

This was a good column, Mark. I had opposed Taz for a long time in getting rid of Chan. And when Giff Smith became RC, it looked like we had truly turned the corner. But last year convinced me if Chan returned to the NFL, everyone concerned would be better off.

Paul Johnson is indeed a perfect fit, and I believe his system, as only he can coach it, will bring Tech lots of good fortune. Our ticket/attendance obstacle will soon be removed, and our next attendance problem will be enlarging Bobby Dodd Stadium.

I was a fan of our rejoining the SEC until lately. This will sound pompous, but I really dont think we will need any help drawing and playing first class opponents. I can see us scheduling the likes of Texas, OSU, and USC in the very near future. We have Ole Miss scheduled for10 and 11 I believe, but Nutt wants to back out. I guess hes been watching.

GDog, you sound like the most logical dawg fan Ive heard. Are you sure youre a UGA grad?

Nice to see one of these blogs dominated by Tech fans for a change. Guess the puppies haven`t got too much to say these days. Willie

By Jack Smith Is A Moron

December 1, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

**HEY MORON JACK SMITH

THIS IS A SPORTS BLOG. FIND THE EDITORS PAGE IF YOU WANT TO FILL UP CYBERSPACE WITH YOUR JIBBERISH!! THE EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOU SUPORT HER AS SHE IS A MORON LIKE YOU!!** (YES I INTENDED TO SHOUT THIS AT YOU)

By Insectinside

December 1, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

jacksmith just changed my mind. I’m voting for Saxby. Go hijack some other thread.

By nam vet

December 1, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this

Jacksmith you don’t know what the he!! you’re talking about. Get a job and stop wanting the Govt. to give you everything free…with tax payers money. Join the Army and get a Education. Stop the BS.

By TBoner's Dad

December 1, 2008 10:01 PM | Link to this

Why will GA win TBone? I really don’t see your logic other than you being a poor sport.

What does UGA have? Why do you think thy are so great? They have a good record, but honestly bud, who did they beat? SC, Vandy, Kty, Auburn, TN? Did you beat a top 25 team??

You guys keep thinking that your so great and I just don’t see it.

Mouthing off does not make you a great team. I do not see you ever stopping Tech. Who’s gonna score for you if Stafford amd Knowshon leave?

Good luck, but you’re in trouble.

By Mark Bradley

December 1, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this

Taz supported Bill Curry for AD but — and I’m not trying to act as his spokesman here; he’s perfectly willing and able to speak for himself — has always spoken highly of Dan Radakovich in every conversation I’ve had with him. And Dan has told me he likes Taz very much.

As for Taz being another Bobby Lowder: Nobody needs a Bobby Lowder.

By PJ

December 1, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this

right on KT.. maybe he will leave someone in the game longer than two minutes at a time this year.

By PJ

December 1, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this

right on KT.. maybe he will leave someone in the game longer than two minutes at a time this year.

By Gailey Can't Coach

December 1, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this

Mark Bradley:

How bout a shout-out to all of the TRUE GT FOOTBALL FANS who may not have the power and moneybags of Taz, but we filled the blogs with post after post of how it was absolutely necessary to FIRE CHAN GAILEY (guaranteed contract and all) in order for GT Football to move forward once again? Taz is ONE while we are many…

You may recall that actually convincing ANYONE in power at GT, yes DanRad included, that Gailey must go was a monumental task in itself! In fact, I still have a Jan 2007 e-mail (following one of Gailey’s infamous snatching defeat from the jaws of victory games against WVU in the 2007 Gator Bowl) from DanRad explaining “how difficult a coaching change would be.”

I guess empty seats speak louder than print! By the end of Nov 2007, firing Gailey no longer seemed “difficult” for DanRad…Of course it was still absolutely necessary! MANY, MANY people helped Gailey find the bus out of town in their own little ways…

Remember firechangailey.com and canchan.com, etc and the many postings here at the AJC blogs blasting Gailey’s ineptness and his “sleepwalking on the sidelines”? How bout the blog postings attacking the AJC writers who repeatedly DEFENDED Gailey to the end…How do you like me NOW, Terence Moore (now Paul Johnson’s Press Corp Fan Club President)?

So while reminiscing about the “Gailey outcry” that led to the hiring of Paul Johnson, the story is incomplete without even a mention of all of us who devoted many hours day and night posting well into the night and doing the “little things” that don’t punch you in the face like a barked order from Taz. We too are enjoying the jackpot payoff of our efforts! And we didn’t do it for self-glory…We did it because we care about GT Football.

Sometimes a contract buyout can be a beautiful thing.

By GT 90

December 1, 2008 11:16 PM | Link to this

We are talking about one man who did or did not change history of GT football. Thank you Taz for your insight but D Rad was going to fire Chan anyway. Empty seats and many many letters to the AD office ensured that.

Hats of the UGA for a hard fought game. That was a great up tempo game w/ no defense what so ever. Makes for an instant classic.

And for SOME of you ingnorant UGA fans, if you had won on Saturday, you would be celebrating and beaming too. You aren’t the greatest thing since sliced bread. I think we are celebrating the fact that we have garnered some respect back w/in our own backyard. That’s all. UGA will always be a top tier team but it now appears that Tech will too. Now isn’t that a great thing for the state of Georgia??? Get off your high horses and rep our state well in your bowl game.

By the real OLD GOLD

December 2, 2008 12:10 AM | Link to this

Stop stealing my name!

By Billy

December 2, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this

I think the worst thing that has ever happened to Tech in any way, shape, or form was when some genius decided to teach UGA fans to use the internet…

Why should we rejoin the SEC? It’s fallen on hard times — two elite teams, UGA, maybe Ole Miss, and a bunch of teams who are at best mediocre. I say we stay right where we are — the ACC has shown itself to be one of the most difficult overall conferences in the nation. We may not have an Alabama or a Florida, but we have 5-7 teams that could give UGA a run for its money. And that’s more than I can say for the SEC right now.

By JackA

December 2, 2008 12:18 AM | Link to this

Glad to see Taz still with the Georgia Tech passion as deep as ever.

I’ve worked with him over the years and he’s long been one of Atlanta’s unsung heroes - always working, creating, motivating, passionate about success and accomplishment; for Atlanta as well as GT.

Sure wish GA Tech would publicly honor him somehow. Taz’s boosterism and team play accomplishments back in the day are stuff thatcan motivate young people to stay involved beyond football and something Tech would be wise to instill.

Not a bad example for us UGA grads either.

By buzzwax

December 2, 2008 12:20 AM | Link to this

45-42!!

THWG!!!!

By gtfan

December 2, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this

nebraska fan… your name calling doesnt make your opinion true but rather is just makes you look rather fool..ish.

who is the head of the BCA… ph.

who said that raising the scholastic requirements for incoming athletes by the ncaa was RACIST… ph. (an all this time i thought we were supposed to graduate folks)

who said at MORE than one school function that it was his responsibility to attract black bb players to gt and make sure they graduate or get to the nba… ph. (is it not enough that 90%+ of the team is black? does he have a quota?)

who commented last year that he knew about the white fr center at ut but he didnt bother to recruit him after same said center helped destroy gt in a game… ph.(the question is why?)

which coach has not recruited a significant good white bb player in 9 years… ph. NINE YEARS. (i cant name ONE can you?)

which coach recruited a black player named southal (he was second or 3d choice on a list of black players btw) to play for gt only to have him jailed for dealing drugs. yet only after this happened did LUKE S get a schollie as a last resort… ph. (starting to get the picture now?)

which coach while having a terrible record with one n dones is continuing to recruit the no 1 player in the country who is black. said player has been stringing gt along in the exact same fashion that randolph ‘sike’ morris did a few years back. meanwhile, a white 4 star center doesnt have an offer… ph. (shades of ut all over again)

which coach flew all over the globe recruiting ‘black’ talent such a our last two superstars in waiting (mohommed faye and that guard who also transfered ?) rather than look a bit closer for a good player of any color right here in the usa… ph (various hoop junkies said that both these guys were lazy and had minimal bb skills)

id bet that if you looked at every acc team the only team that doesnt have at least 1 or 2 white players in their top 7 man rotation is gt. (imagine that)

all of the above comments have one theme. ph has a chip on his shoulder. he still thinks this is the 60s. maybe he got that from jamaca where he grew up.

sorry to disappoint you but there are black folks who are every bit as racist as some white folks. that is fact. whites dont have the patent on racism.

why do you think that nary a single great white player wants to play for ph? why? because they can sense what ph is REALLY about imo. he is such a great recruiter but he cant recruit a great white player to save his A##. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!

all this is not about coaching a bb team but rather it is furthering his own agenda.

sorry but agenda’s need to be left to organizations like the BCA. they have no business at gt or on our team.

By JR

December 2, 2008 12:49 AM | Link to this

I think Nebraska jacket is a UGA fan. He doesn’t know the difference between “there” and “their”, a dead giveaway!

By Barkin'Dog

December 2, 2008 1:00 AM | Link to this

Well put above, Ogeechee Dawg. I agree will it all, including the conference shakeups. Then we’d really get to see who the best SouthernEC teams are… GT included. As a Georgian (in Athens), I still get a kick out of GT doing well… except you know when. Now go beat your Bowl opponents and make us all proud this holiday.

By Ole Techs

December 2, 2008 2:13 AM | Link to this

It’s too bad the Ga. Southern Adrian Peterson hasn’t been given a real chance at Chicago even though he has a 5+ yards per carry average as a pro. Maybe Arthur could bring him back home for the locals to cheer for. He would be a great backup for Michael Turner with the Falcons

By YELLOWJACKETS REQUIRED

December 2, 2008 3:22 AM | Link to this

Well Techies, I guess you were due. I’d still rather have wins in 7 ourt of 8 years than just winning once in 8 years. The bad thing about the whole thing for Tech is that this is Paul Johnsons best season he will ever have at tech. He is downhill from here and doubtful he will win the Bowl game. Tech still sucks.

By Barack from Bamma

December 2, 2008 3:28 AM | Link to this

I have just two questions, 1. Is it true that CPJ never played any college ball and if it is true, then how does he know ANYTHING about the game? 2. Was Coach Paul Johnson born in this country? I think one of the prerequisites for being Ga. Tech Coach is that you have to be a natural born citizen. Someone from Georgia Southern told me he was born in Lichtenstein. If that is the case then the guy needs to be gone!

By Einsteins little Brother

December 2, 2008 3:42 AM | Link to this

What a great win for the Blacksmiths on Saturday in Athens. The downside is that no matter that we beat Georgia and no matter that we will get a decent bowl. No matter that we win our bowl…NO MATTER WHAT! We, Georgia Tech, will always be known as a basketball school. The only people who will remember that we beat Georgia on Saturday will be Georgia and Georgia Tech. We will never get the respect from the “football nation” as long as we play in the ACC. We need to get back into the SEC so that we can play the high caliber teams every year. This is the best year we’ve had in years and we’re not going to get the recognition for it that we deserve. Georgia, on the other hand, given that they win their bowl game will end the season ranked about 12th or 13th and will most assuredly start the preseason next year in the top 10. I realize that it doesn’t mean anything in the big picture. They were ranked #1 preseason this year and now look at them. My point is, they will get the recognition and we won’t. Oh yeah! and did y’all know that CPJ has never played any college ball?

By sechistorylesson

December 2, 2008 6:15 AM | Link to this

for those of you that don’t know history, after leaving the sec, tech later tried to be reinstated, but was turned down largely in part from a campaign against it by UGA.

By Mark

December 2, 2008 6:47 AM | Link to this

TBone,

Put it on the bulletin board? I am sure that CPJ cares what an idiot on a blog says.

By SickandTired

December 2, 2008 7:21 AM | Link to this

Gailey should have been fired in Athens after his first Georgia game. The team acted like they didn’t even want to be there and Georgia hung something like 50 on them. While he may be a good man he wasn’t what Tech needed. What Tech needed was a strong willed coach like O’Leary was that demands discipline and accountability. We now have that in spades with Paul Johnson. Also he’s got enough of a cocky edge to him to absolutely drive the Dawg fans crazy. Give him a raise and let him recruit players he thinks actually match his system and get the popcorn ready. No matter how good a season the Dawgs have every year, Mark Richt knows he’s gonna have to deal with that offense every year.

By Robert

December 2, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this

Hey, winning that game was great fun but re-joining the SEC, whoa. Thinking GT folks cannot be interested. The academic quality of the ACC institutions, in the main, is simply much higher. Look it up and get serious please.

By Jasper Thanks

December 2, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this

ACC has schools of higher academic ranking than the SEC and is therefore the place Georgia Tech belongs. Also, with all the new dynamic coaches in the ACC currently- we are a good conference and will be better. SEC is over rated.

By BobbyDodd

December 2, 2008 7:37 AM | Link to this

Tech will not rejoin the SEC. 1. There is no movement for this to happen. 2. Tech would probably lose money since the ACC has traditionally paid out the most per team. 3. UGA prevented Tech’s reentry years ago (in the early 70’s) and I doubt they would support Tech’s rejoining now. 4. Tech could certainly gain the support of the nation if FSU, Miami and Clemson were powers rather than sinking programs due to lack of top tier coaches. They certainly recruit with the likes of the SEC’s best but never perform (over the past several years). 5. What is a good reason to even pursue the move? Just to try and gain the support of more Georgians? That will never happen as long as Tech has 14,000 students. Tech would have to offer Liberal Arts degress like education and the Social Sciences to boost enrollment and thus produce alumni that largely stay in state. The local poultry plants are truly filled with UGA grads as management/supervision and of course realty, banking, and education are largely led by UGA grads.

By bearcasey

December 2, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this

TBONEWILLIAMS: I love blogs! You can say whatever you want without consequences! You said: GT won’t beat UGA again for several years. Here’s the deal: I have $10,000 that says GT will beat UGA again in 2009, 2010 or 2011. Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is? nah… I didn’t think so. Big hat, no cattle.

By mtraininjax

December 2, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this

Taz - Nice message of not attending the game, that it sends to all of the GT alumni. Alumni leaders follow what you say and do, next time remember that!

By DirtyDawg

December 2, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

I was gonna say something smarta** about Taz The Entrepreneur, whose only claim to fame are the tacky Peach Signs on either side of town, the flashing message board in front of the North Ave Trade School (I thought those were against the law on Interstates) and his attempt to con a local corporation, any local corporation, to pay $10 million to sponsor a big tower behind the Varsity as part of Atlanta’s ‘Tackiest Olympics Ever’ effort. But it would appear that ‘P-on-a-dog’ beat me to it. Now that’s a man that knows his Tech Alums.

Assuming Bradley, who is as big a bandwagon jumper as any fairweather fan around, is telling the truth about Taz being an early proponent of Paul Johnson, he’s - Anderson - about the only one. Not a single one of ‘my’ Tech friends had anything positive to say about the Paul Johnson hire (other than they got rid of Chan Gailey). Now, of course, they’re gonna have to lease some cars from MARTA for the bandwagon - no since building any cause they’re gonna go back next year, or at least the year after.

We lost, but those of us with faith in Mark Richt’s judgment and talent, and, Coach Martinez’s ability know we’ll be back on a streak with Tech and in the hunt for the SEC East championship…of course we could use a little help with Stafford and Moreno gettin’ ‘pi**ed’ about that Tech thing and coming back for a bit of revenge.

By malibuGT

December 2, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

seriously, which is funnier - Tbone giving CPJ fashion tips, or giving permission to post his blog on GT’s bulletin board…..

By Brunswick Marsh Dawg

December 2, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this

You nerds beat a injury plaqued, undisciplined and underacheiving UGA team and you act like you won the national championship! Truth is, Tech played the absolute best game they could possibly play and still barely won. Despite outgaining Tech comfortably and having seven more first downs, UGA was once again their own worst enemy while committing two costly turnovers and untimely drive killing penalities in the forth qtr. Enjoy this why you can geeks. We will be back. We are still king in this state and will always be. We will claim victory next year in your crappy little stadium in front of your crappy little fan base. Your offense will get figured out. Why do you think 98% of NCAA teams and 0% of NFL teams don’t run that high school s**? Figure it out Techies. All that being said, I STILL want to congraulate you on your win….you took advantage of the gifts UGA gave you and made us pay. Just do yourselves a favor…act like you’ve been there before! Oh wait, I almost forgot. You rarely have! Remember two things while your basking in the glory of your win over a UGA team with it’s worst defense in the modern era: the overall series record and seven outta eight beats one outta eight anyday!!!

By Terrible Truth

December 2, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

It’s a shame you Nerds didn’t make it to the ACC Championship game. Playing in Tampa in front of all those empty seats, you would have surely been favored.

By BLAZER

December 2, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this

i still like barely winning than losing!!

one out of eight is still better than

none out of eight and it still feels good!!

did the one out of eight against florida

feel as good???? h.s. offense-over 400yards

By bikerjacket1881

December 2, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

are you joking? Have you not watched the past 7 years? We basically gave the Dawgs the last 7 years worth of games due to Reggie Ball and Chan Gailey and most of the games were decided by less than 7 points. In my mind, things are evening out slightly. And we still spotted the dawgs a 28-12 lead and you STILL blew it. There were no gifts. And we were playing with a depleted secondary and a patch-work offensive line consisting of tight ends.

By Rick

December 2, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

A few thoughts prompted by this blog: UGAG fans sure are quick to rip their own team and downplay the Tech win. Almost as quick as they were to buy into all the preseason #1 hype. It’s a long fall from #1 in the nation to #2 in the state, isn’t it? As far as Tech rejoining the SEC - WHY? Does anyone who suggests this know how much money the ACC brings in with it’s basketball tournament, network contracts, and national exposure? By the way, getting back to football - this year the ACC was 6-3 against the mighty SEC. Face it, this year the SEC has two very good teams and not much else.

By Rick

December 2, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

A few thoughts prompted by this blog: UGAG fans sure are quick to rip their own team and downplay the Tech win. Almost as quick as they were to buy into all the preseason #1 hype. It’s a long fall from #1 in the nation to #2 in the state, isn’t it? As far as Tech rejoining the SEC - WHY? Does anyone who suggests this know how much money the ACC brings in with it’s basketball tournament, network contracts, and national exposure? By the way, getting back to football - this year the ACC was 6-3 against the mighty SEC. Face it, this year the SEC has two very good teams and not much else.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 2, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

Brunswick Marsh Dawg, It seems to be a favorite quote from the 45-42Nation “act like you’ve been there before”.

HAH!, I guess next time, we’ll just score a TD and get the whole team to do the monkey dance in the endzone!!!

Put you thumb back in your mouth, mommy will be home soon, cause Daddy just kick you’re a$$ 45-42!!!

By Rick

December 2, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

A few thoughts prompted by this blog: UGAG fans sure are quick to rip their own team and downplay the Tech win. Almost as quick as they were to buy into all the preseason #1 hype. It’s a long fall from #1 in the nation to #2 in the state, isn’t it? As far as Tech rejoining the SEC - WHY? Does anyone who suggests this know how much money the ACC brings in with it’s basketball tournament, network contracts, and national exposure? By the way, getting back to football - this year the ACC was 6-3 against the mighty SEC. Face it, this year the SEC has two very good teams and not much else.

By bikerjacket1881

December 2, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this

barely won? How about your top 10 UGA teams barely beating the inept Chan Gailey/Reggie Ball teams by less than 10 points? Talk about teams that didn’t care about the rivalry (“it’s just a game dawg.”). If we didn’t throw INT’s or fumble the ball that led to TD’s so many times, we would have won those games. Now THOSE were gifts. This past Saturday, we ran all over your defense like other teams we played prior to that. Keep thinking you will stop the offense because we are only running 25% of our playbook and Paul Johnson has said we are not very good even after scoring 45 points. Good luck with Moreno, Stafford, and Massaqui gone.

By fred

December 2, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

WE WON……jawgah LOST.

All the other nonsense is nonsense.

….thanks, Taz, for being a loyal alum.

GT IM ‘59.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooJackets!!!!!!!!! THWG!!!

By m

December 2, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

Chan Gailey was the worst hire and the worst coach in the history of college football. He should NEVER have been hired and he should have been fired after one year. Anyone that supported his hiring, or defended him during his tenure sucks just as bad as he does. Tech should never have had to endure a coach as bad as Gailey. Thank God for Paul Johnson and thank God and Greyhound that Chan Gailey is gone forever. The last 5 times we have played ugag with a coach NOT named Gailey we have won 4 out of 5 times. Suck on that dawgies.

By Brunswick Marsh Dawg

December 2, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

We prefer to be called “59-29 nation”. You call a pick-six and a fumble inside the red zone no gifts? That’s 14 points worth of gifts. And you want to talk about a patch work o-line? Puleeze…we’re about as patch work as you can get. But at the end of the day, Tech is still not a program that comes to mind when you talk about the powerhouse programs in college football…not even close. And you know what else, you know it! You can’t say you don’t know it! It’s true. What has your football program done in the last 15 years? Where do you rank among the winningest programs in, say, the last 20 years? Hell, the last 5 years? Go look up where UGA stacks up in the last 5,10 years. One word comes to mind: ELITE. Georgia is one of the elite programs in the country. Not only in football but our athletic programs as a whole