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Monday, November 21, 2005
Miami upset a real feat
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You hear it every week — an underdog saying the only way it has a chance to win is to do everything right. Well, the amazing thing about Georgia Tech’s victory over then-No. 3 Miami on Saturday is that Tech won a huge victory when a lot of things DIDN’T go right. Start with P.J. Daniels and Brad Honeycutt being out with injuries. Add two missed field goals, neither of them short-range but both from a distance that Travis Bell could have made. Add the three muffed punts, one of them recovered by Miami. And still Tech won.
Yes, a couple of things did break the Yellow Jackets’ way. They did get pass interference calls that nullified two Miami interceptions. On the other hand, they weren’t controversial calls, judging by the reaction from the Hurricanes sideline.
So not only did Georgia Tech show it could win a road game against the No. 3 team in the nation, it showed it could do that without playing anywhere close to a perfect game. That’s quite an accomplishment, indeed.
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