Mr. College Football

By reebok

August 2, 2007 8:13 AM | Link to this

If James Johnson is the best of our receivers, we’re scr@#$%d. He disappears in big games and is obviously terrified of getting hit (witness his pathetic waving at catchable balls in the Georgia game last year).

By sc

August 2, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

Watch out of FSU’s Preston Parker, he is going to be special.

By ga_tech_92

August 2, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Let’s go Jackets!!

By gtgirl25

August 2, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

Come on reebok…don’t be so harsh on James Johnson. I think he is going to step up in a big way! Go Jackets!!!

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

as long as James Johnson/the passing game is effective, Tech will do great. We just can’t let other teams load up the box against TC.

Watch and enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbMw4tOM1Io

By Quaildawg

August 2, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

Reebok, Me thinks it was because he got “BLOWN-UP” twice by the UGA headhunters in the secondary. Receivers tend to get a bad case of the “gator arms” when this happens.

By Josh

August 2, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

I agree. Reggie Ball threw James Johnson a pass in the UGA game that he caught, but had to go up there for. The ball hung, and he got sandwiched by two UGA defenders. In fact, I don’t think he went back in at receiver in that game.

I could be wrong…this was over 8 months ago.

By Jared

August 2, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

He’ll still be no. 2 to Bay Bay Thomas.

Shows what Barhardt knows.

By gtboy

August 2, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

James had been at a Tickle Pile the night before the UGA game thus his terrible play. If our coaches can’t stop the football players from participating in Tickle Piles our football program will continue to me middling.

By GTGreg

August 2, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

I think that James will do well, but I’d watch out for Correy Earls… that kid has some game-breaking speed.

By GT80

August 2, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Hey Tickle Pile A-hole, go away. We all know you are an Emory puss, so stop fronting as a Tech fan.

The quote about Miami’s offense clicking under Nix is hilarious. I’m so glad he left and we have a real OC on the Flats. JJohnson will be fine, as will the rest of the GT receivers, since we now have a QB who can throw with accuracy, and a playbook that uses all of the field. Choice is gonna demand attention from LB’s and the middle of the field will be open a lot.

By can't disagree

August 2, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

This list seems pretty accurate to me. I think the top 3 are all great receivers, but I feel sorry for Leggett who now gets to work in a Nix offensive system. James Johnson and company will have to step it up this year. They are about the only question mark Tech has going into the season.

By TechIsGayl-ey

August 2, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

Ha! James Johnson is your best receiver?!?!? Looks like it’ll be 7 in a row! Pathetic nerds!

By SteveO

August 2, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

Thomas will be the best receiver hands down. He is very simular to CJ

By freezekalo72

August 2, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

The list looks pretty good. But mutt fans, James Johnson is our best WR because he has the most experience. A guy to watch out for, He should make that a list, is Demarious Thomas. This guy redshirted but he is Taylor Bennett’s roommate and his favorite target in the spring games. Tech fans, trust me, you want to know him. He is 6’4” 230. Like someone that we all know very well. And his favorite play in on the goal line in the corner. No one could defend it from our defense in the spring game. Watch out!

Freeze

By Josh

August 2, 2007 11:41 AM | Link to this

Its obvious that both Thomas and Smith have good size for receivers. How fast are they?

By richtfan

August 2, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this

Tech may have lots of receivers, but you can’t replace Calvin Johnson and assume you’re going to be just as strong. the strength of tech’s team should be its running game. Don’t fool yourselves though—-james johnson is no calvin johnson.

By Theedge

August 2, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

Thomas at Tech looks very good. He has size and speed just need to see how he reacts to the defense making the correct read staying on the same page as the QB

By Matt

August 2, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

I’ve never even heard of most of those guys. My oh my the ACC is horrible.

By 6NAROW

August 2, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this

De’Cody F*? With a name like that he should play for Tech.

By Crux

August 2, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

No one said James is as good as Calvin. They said that Thomas was in the same mold as CJ. That’s two different people there bro. Our WR will be fine. A lot of talent, little experience. We have balance now, though. That balance will make up for the loss of CJ. Stop choice. No one else seems to be able to.

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

hey techisgayl-ey,

next time you make fun of our coach, at least do it right. apparently they don’t teach how to spell at your joke of a univeristy.

and next time you make a post, at least act like you know something about football. the game is not all about what good receivers a team has. but you want to talk about a team with terrible WRs? how bout uga? massaquoi and henderson? that’s just pathetic.

what are you doing on a computer any way? go back to sweeping the sidewalks next to sanford stadium and try harder next time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbMw4tOM1Io

By curtrob

August 2, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

i also think the James Johnson will be fine this year. i am not ready to jump on the Thomas band wagon yet. CJ spoiled us Tech fans the past couple of years, so getting anything close will be ten time better than the UGAG receivers whose as i recall has had a bad case of butter fingers the past couple of years. no use in getting open and having blazing speed if you cant catch the ball. yea JJohnson had a couple of suspect games last year, and they couldnt have come at the worse time against Clemson and UGA but experience helps in this league and thats why i know he’ll be better this season. if this offense is nearly as balanced as what people are saying, i think we are going to have a very good season and an excellent chance at winning the ACC.

and to these UGAG fans please worry about your defense and wideouts, and let us handle our situation over at the flats..

By Georgia Tech=JOKE

August 2, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

“but you want to talk about a team with terrible WRs? how bout uga? massaquoi and henderson? that’s just pathetic.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaUyyVAMpqM

Let me know how that foot tastes lab geek.

Georgia Tech=JOKE

By matt stafford`s mama

August 2, 2007 1:14 PM | Link to this

has anyone seen my boy lately? the last picture i saw of him was taken with another boy and they appeared to be spooning of all things. i thought we had taught him to quit that silly stuff with other boys. please have that chubby little sweetheart call his mama if you see him.

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

i’m glad you showed me massaquoi’s ONE highlight. better yet, your receiving corps’ ONE highlight. one catch, one play, in one game in which we dominated (with the exception of reggie), that’s all you got? how bout a video of that terrible call on the fumble for a TD? you have one of those? i think you “fans” forget that the best player for the last 4 years on your team was on our team. stop focusing on the past. but if you want to do that, then tell me who has the most recent national championship in the state of Georgia.

can any one of you n00b ugag fans give me any reason why you think ugag will be us in november? 1 reason, that’s all i want. i would prefer more, but if you can give me 1, i’ll take it.

now, gt=j, go back to taking out the trash at your parents’ house.

uga: America’s wanna-be university since 1785

By The Ring Leader

August 2, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this

To “TechIsGayl-ey”, “richtfan” and other rabies-infested hounds:

Think James Johnson isn’t a good #1?

Let’s look at the stats from 2006 for ALL of your recievers :

Massaquoi: 30 rec., 366 yds, 2 TD’s Henderson: 7 rec., 44 yds., 0 TD’S Bailey: Torn ACL Bryant: 14 rec., 251 yds., 0 TD’s

Now James Johnson:

39 rec., 608 yds., 7 TD’s

More catches, more yards, and more touchdowns than any of UGA’s top four receivers, thrown to him by your favorite Tech player of all-time, Reggie Ball. Taylor Bennett will be considerably better.

Hmmmm….doesn’t sound so bad after all does it? Go burn in h* with all of the dead Ugas and all of the pitiful dawg fans who insist on running their mouths.

By sobedawg

August 2, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this

Sam Shields may be the best…Carr is also a contender.

By GTBen

August 2, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

none of UGA’s receivers had as many yards, receptions, or TD’s as JJohnson last year. I will give you that it is in part because UGA had QB trouble the first half of the season (but we had it second half with Ball), and part because they rotated a lot of receivers last year, where we just stuck to the 2 Johnsons all season and left the rest up to Choice on the ground. Now this isn’t meant to rag on the UGA receivers (cause some of them are gonna be pretty big this year), i’m just saying James Johnson is a decent receiver. Our passing game isn’t going to be as good as it was when we had CJ, but as long as it’s good enough to give Choice room to run i’ll be happy

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this

sorry that should say “beat” not “be”. and don’t say it’s because yall’ve won 6 in a row or because you have mark richt. i want a real reason(s)

By TechIsGayl-ey

August 2, 2007 1:45 PM | Link to this

Want a reason? How bout that quarterback of ours that walked down the field in the 4th quarter against the bees for the win? That’s reason enough, but I’ll continue. How bout the fact that the ONE AND ONLY year the bugs had a prayer of winning the ACC, they let Weak Forest take it. Face it, the bees are losers, and their fans are even bigger losers. I love how all you nerds profess to have such extensive knowledge of sports. I’ll bet a dollar none of you have even set foot on an athletic field. What a bunch of whining, losing, babies. But keep it up, though. You make us look better by comparison. Dorks.

By Tech

August 2, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this

TechIsGayl-ey, I would take that bet but I would hate to take your monthly salary, and leave you with nothing to buy your Skoal and Beast light. As for athletic fields, don’t you have some grass to mow?

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

wow way to not read. i guess they don’t teach that at your “university”. but wait, you don’t go there. you’re probably still in middle school.

i want a reason that’s NOT based on the past.

TIG, maybe you should stick to the late-night club-hopping activities of you and your immature 40-year-old wanna-be uga student friends. people like you really make your school and the great state of Georgia look bad. I’ll take your bet too by the way. you should raise it to $100. I’ll provide the address to send the cash to later.

i’m done for today, ladies. hopefully when i come back tomorrow SOMEONE will have properly answered my question.

By GTBen

August 2, 2007 2:15 PM | Link to this

and i’ll argue your reasons, the incompetence of Reggie Ball and our offensive coaching was pretty much the only reason the game was close enough for Stafford’s 1 decent drive to even matter, and both those issues should be resolved (1 definitely is cause Ball is gone). Same 2 reasons for why we didn’t beat Wake (who punts with less than 2 minutes left when you’re down by 3? i mean come on)
UGA’s defense couldn’t handle Choice ( i guess 146 yards on the ground weren’t really too much, only about 60 yards more than all of UGA backs had rushing combined) last year, but i guess all of those guys are gone (you have what, 2 returning starters now?) so maybe the new defense can do better. And a few of us might actually play a sport or 2 (and may have lettered in 5 in high school)

By TechIsGayl-ey

August 2, 2007 2:20 PM | Link to this

Got to hand it to Tech fans. They have lost six in a row, 13 out of the past 16, and they still are making brash predictions of their future dominance of Georgia. Right. My reason was that the Freshman quarterback who schooled Tech’s “vaunted defense” in the fourth quarter will be back. A year older, and a lifetime better. Oh, nerds, you missed your chance. Better yet, how about providing me with a single reason why Tech will shake off the Dawgs’ dominance of the last two decades? Can’t do it, can you? And by the way, please cease from casting whimsical fancies about how “poor” I am because I went to Georgia. I’ll compare W-2s and Tax Returns with ANY of you nerds. It’ll probably hurt your feelings, but I’ll bet another dollar it won’t be the first time in your pathetic lives you’ve been disappointed. Get back to your cubicles, dorks.

By Georgia Tech=JOKE

August 2, 2007 2:46 PM | Link to this

Poor lab geeks. If only they awarded W’s for recieving yards and rushing yards, Georgia Tech might have finished better than 9-5 last year and not lost its last 3 games in a row. Go tell Weak Forest about those stats. They might let you touch their ACC Championship Trophy.

Georgia Tech=absolute laughable JOKE.

By GTBen

August 2, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this

is Choice a good reason? the guy who ran all over UGA is back, a year older and stronger, and UGA’s D is not coming back, yeah it will be good by the time we play you guys (with your coaching staff it should be) but they wont stop Choice. Also we have a good QB finally, and we are actually getting good recruits now. And John Bond, the guy coached Garret Wolfe into the second ranked rusher in the nation while at Northern Illinois(so imagine what he will do with a guy like Choice), and when he was offensive coordinator for Army his offense broke something like 30 or 35 school records . Are these reasons good enough?

By pdiddyGT

August 2, 2007 2:48 PM | Link to this

well, TIG, you have forced my hand. let me give you 5 reasons why we will beat your sorry excuse of a team this november.

1) Experience on defense. Tech is returning 8/11 starters, while uga is returning 2/11. Philip Wheeler will be all over Stafford and the RB(s) like white on rice. Yall might get 30 rushing yards. On the other side of the ball, it’s not like it’s already not hard enough to stop TC, but now yall have no chance. But if for some reason TC gets hurt or Chan pulls a Chan and stops running the ball…

2) Taylor Bennett (or better put, not reggie). He’s an accurate passer, which is more than reggie ever was. Sure, we don’t have CJ anymore, but it’s not gonna matter. James Johnson was better last year than any of your receivers, but we won’t be just passing to him or the other receivers. Look for a few screens to TC and Mike Cox. And speaking of offense…

3) O-Line. Tech returns 4/5 and uga returns 1/5 (i think?). I already smell trouble. The addition of the OLine coach from LSU will help uga, but you can’t teach experience (or how to block Philip Wheeler for that matter). Put another way, we’re returning twice as many starters on the line as yall are on the whole defense.

4) Special Teams. Two words: Durant Brooks. The future Ray Guy award winner will kick it over Mikey Henderson’s head all day. And while Travis Bell is no Brandon Coutu, he will still get the job done.

5) Intangibles. Besides the obvious chip on our shoulder for the 6-in-a-row, the game’s at Bobby Dodd. The players no longer have to worry about reggie giving the game away. And the players will have confidence in Bennett and Bond’s new offense. You can’t coach confidence.

i guess by “schooled the defense” you mean “had one touchdown pass and was one his back for all but one drive”. And “whimsical” sure is a big word for you. Good thing you took that copy and paste class at uga

By Marietta Dawg

August 2, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this

I am not going to claim to know for sure that UGA will make it 7 in a row over GT come late November.

I do, however, fell very confident that by the GT game the UGA offense will be better than any offense since Richt has been at UGA, except maybe 2002.

I am a little more concerned about the defense. There is significant inexperience on that side of the ball, but a lot of talent. By the GT game (hopefully well before) all that talent that we have recruited and redshirted at the LB and DE position should be performing well.

The major factor to this season is the maturity of Stafford. If he shows that he has been able to build on and learn from last season, UGA will ahve a good season. We saw how much better he looked against the last 3 opponents.

I expect to see him do well this year and hopefully the rest of the team responds.

By TechIsGayl-ey

August 2, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

If only you wannabe prognosticators knew what you were talking about, then Tech might have a chance. But, in reality, they won’t. Born losers don’t change their ways. Tech hasn’t beaten Georgia since Choice has been wearing the Puke yellow, and I really don’t see that changing anytime soon. Sorry. Tech’s best team in years couldn’t beat Georgia’s worst. Chew on that one for a while. Stings, doesn’t it? And what, no more cracks about how “poor” I am because I went to Georgia? The reality of your 40k a year job is setting in, isn’t it? You’ll probably be in that ballpark all your life. Enjoy your Post apartment and your teal Saturn. Congratulations on all your success. Sounds like yall are doing great!

By Spike

August 2, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this

We may not have Johnson and all those big shot ACC receivers you geeks are bragging about. But, we do have Mo Mass. Remember him from last year? He may not have the stats Johnson has, but he made two important catches last year that ended your dream of beating UGA last year. I would rather have that than all the better stats in th world. Stats are for losers and assistant coaches.

By gtdude3

August 2, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this

40k? i still go to tech, and a bunch of my friends have graduated and i’ve never heard of anyone starting that low….

to the point though, Carr is a good receiver, but i think that Heyward-Bey and Leggett might both be slightly better. Miami has some good receivers, and a lot of hype going into this season so we’ll see if they live up to it.

as for the UGA game, we’ll get to that later, cause anything can happen during the season. Right now it looks like we should beat them, but then again the past 3 years i have felt (and a bunch of my buddies at UGA have agreed) that we should have beat them…

By Techhater

August 2, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

NNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Crux

August 2, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

HAHAHAHA… For all the UGA fans that say GT means nothing to them, they sure do spend a lot of time on our vent. Talk about Losers. UGA lost virtually their entire defense. DL= no experience, LB= the only one to do anything last year is playing in the Dome (Taylor), No more Paul Oliver (the guy that “shut down” CJ). Offensively, UGA has a great QB but that means nothing if he doesn’t have time to throw it. The OL will be porous. The RB can’t stay healthy. UGA will be relying on Stafford running (for his life most of the time) and Mikey scoring on punts or kickoffs. The dawwwwwwgs beat GT on a late TD. The real battle is in the trenches and regardless of what UGA fans think, GT has an overwhelming edge.

By Theedge

August 2, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this

It must feel awful when you get beat by such a joke. UGAy is only a powerhouse in their mind a hundred years of football and how many championships do they have? Anything Tech has done was done with real student atheletes. By the way which coach is assigned to remove the shackles from the UGAy chain gang prior to each game. Get on your own blog and off the net before the Wendy’s manager finds out your using his computer for personal business.

By shivas

August 2, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this

Guess what? No one has a CJ on their team. Tech’s recieving corp will be deep, and I am very interested to see how Bond uses Peek. In fact, Colin Peek is my choice to be the surprise of the year in the ACC. Also, Jamaal Evans will see more PT this year, and hopefully will be a threat catching the ball out of the backfield. Tech will win this year on strength and diversity. Look for GT to line-up against ND and knock them off the ball. 250 rushing yards would not surprise me.

By Saul

August 2, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

Details about the Tickle Pile investigation can be obtained upon request at the Fulton County Health Dept. Pretty interesting reading. Damning. Embarrassing.

By canetom

August 2, 2007 5:16 PM | Link to this

At UM, don’t forget about Jenkins.

By curtrob2000

August 2, 2007 11:48 PM | Link to this

well instead of making rash predictions, i’ll look at this thing from a more realistic point of view. being a tech fan and somewhat of a student of the game, i would say that our team wasnt outplayed the last two seasons against UGA, i couldnt ask our defense to perform any better but i could have asked for better play calling on the offensive side of the ball. i think Richt just has Gailey’s number. but i also think Gailey handicapped himself by sticking with Reggie. he limited the tpyes of plays he could call because of lack of production he was getting from his quarterback. i truley want to believe that we are past that now, but only time will tell. now i realize how well Taylor performed in the Gator bowl, and i realize he was throwing the ball to CJ who had an outstanding game, but he also managed to find multiple recievers in that game, including a touchdown to J.Johnson. Tashard got his 100+ yards and the defense did about as good as any defense against an offense like W.Virginia.

with that said we lost because of inept play from certain players on the field mainly being QB, i am not here to bash Reggie, he’s moved on and so have we, but am only stating the obvious. dont kid yourselves UGA fans. the game shouldnt have been close, but it was and i was there, and i could tell there was some doubt along the way from the GA faithful all 90,000 of you guys. i dont think playing at home this year will make much difference, because GA fans always pack half the stadium and righfully so, being this state has more UGA fans than Tech fans. thats cool, but the comfort of playing at home will have some influence on our players. we have some seniors that refuse to lost 4 in a row to you guys, and that may be what gets us over the hump. i wont make a prediction, but i will admit i cant hardly wait..

By GreenJacket

August 3, 2007 7:29 AM | Link to this

Just being a realistic Tech fan, I would not talk any smack about beating UGA until Chan finally does. The Jackets have a great opportunity this year to have a special year but they will have to prove it on the field and hope injuries do not happen. As for UGA, they will be a different team at the end of the year. I hope, for once in Gailey’s tenure, that Tech improves from game 1 to game 12.

By TechisGay-ley is a typical DAWGcrap fan

August 3, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Hey Tech is GAY-ley. Cool off on your s* talk and lets play some clean, genuine football… and you want to talk salary? 40K a year? You must be OUT of your MIND. Most of the engineers who graduate from GT make 50K +++… not to mention that we dont have to major in landscape management or poultry science to make a meager living like you chumps. See you in November, a-hole.

By Ttown one

August 7, 2007 10:02 AM | Link to this

Reading about GT and UGA bicker is much like watching two dogs fight over which dog will bite the spinning tire.

You know how it ends and neither one knows what do with the tire once they catch it.

Shields @ UM will be good, but Miami’s biggest obstacle will be it’s own OC.

Maryland will surprise people b/c the Fridge has to win or else.

Clemson has a good defense, but offensively, their OL will kill them.

FSU has been an OC away from BIG things for a while now. A new OC and a new OL coach will do wonders there.

GT will be good on defense, but their running may not be as good as Choice needs it to be.

Wake is a joke, who will play nearly the easiest ACC schedule this year.

VT is for real. If they get thru LSU without injuries, it will be a good year for them.

By swatguy

August 15, 2007 8:19 PM | Link to this

Looking for Greg Smith to rise as a star WR This year at Tech.