Tech

By Chris B.

November 22, 2005 04:26 PM | Link to this

There is no such thing as a “bad bowl”. Bowls, regardless of where they are played, are a chance for extra practice and playing time for young players and one last game for seniors.

By GTNE80

November 22, 2005 04:41 PM | Link to this

For the fan, if the bowl isn’t the championship game, then location is virtually everything. The opposition can make a difference. It also helps if the day/date allows a person to maximize their vacation time and doesn’t require messing up family holiday plans. January 1st is the prime day. Spending New Year’s Eve in a warm location with a bottle of bubbly and a bunch of people in a partying mood is not a bad deal.

By HD_Dawg

November 22, 2005 05:45 PM | Link to this

Wow. Worst blog ever.

By SteveO

November 22, 2005 06:42 PM | Link to this

I have a hard time believing Tech would rather play in the Champ Sports Bowl again rather than the Peach Bowl. Doesn’t make sense.

By GT Fan

November 22, 2005 06:47 PM | Link to this

The later the date, the better the bowl. The matchup also matters. Take GT for example. Some journalists predict that GT could be matched up with South Carolina in the Peach Bowl. As a fan, I would love to take a shot at a Big Ten or Big 12 team. Beating three SEC teams in one season just doesn’t do it for me.

By Chan Gailey

November 22, 2005 09:15 PM | Link to this

I kinda like playing on a blue field.

By vetteDAWG

November 22, 2005 10:56 PM | Link to this

Hey Tech : 9 straight bowls - the last 4 have been jokes. The other 4 were mid-range @ best.Tech makes such a BIG DEAL out of this streak, heck there are 29 bowls. My opinion (which means squat)a team with a 6 - 5 record should not even be considered for a bowl.The times have changed. it’s all about the $$$$$$$ & extra practice time. The DAWGS have been to 9 straight also. If you are not playing on or after Jan. 1st it’s a second tier bowl. The difference in UGA & tech is , the DAWGS know they will be going to a GOOD bowl & tech just hopes to get invited anywhere.

Now , I want to say congrats on whipping the ” CANES “. If you get REAL LUCKY & upset the DAWGS (BLUE MOON ). I predict you will be @ the Gator Bowl (not bad)& play the POWERFUL South Florida team.That would be a good trip to play a very sorry team & would prove nothing IF you win - But a win is a win.

By GT Fan

November 23, 2005 12:08 AM | Link to this

vetteDAWG, I used to think the same way about a 6-5 team going to a bowl, especially some of the ones we’ve gone to. But then again, next season ask Tennessee what thier current consecutive bowl record is. I also agree that this year going to the Gator or the Peach wouls s uck as$ big time. Play either South Florida or South Carolina and beat yet a third SEC team this season? Hell, we might as well re-join the SEC. Of course a few years back #13 Stanford felt insulted that they got 6-5 Tech. Then we spanked them. Go Jackets and THWG!

By KneeJerk

November 23, 2005 06:12 AM | Link to this

That’s right vetteDawg. We would prove nothing if we beat South Carolina. Beating South Carolina was your best win all year. How pathetic is that?

By Chan Gailey

November 23, 2005 07:23 AM | Link to this

Why rejoin the SEC when you can’t even win the ACC? You crack the top 25, then the next week you’re gone again. Dawgs are consistently in top 10-15 every year.The two toughest teams you’ve played are Va. Tech and Miami. One was a thrashing, the other a fluke. How pathectic is living in the largest city in the south, with all kinds of talent all around you and you can’t get but a couple of decent players a year from local schools and can only finish 3rd or 4th every year in the ACC? Kneejerk, I guess when we win Saturday night according to you that will be our biggest win of the year. The way I see it, having Tech on our schedule every year only weakens it more than you gnats already claim it is. DAWGS roll!!!! 34-13.

By TECH-FAN

November 23, 2005 08:03 AM | Link to this

TO THE RECENT COMMENT, ONE OF THE REASONS TECH CAN ONLY LAND 3-4 LOCAL PROSPECTS IS B/C OF THE HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS WE HAVE AT TECH. THE KIDS HAVE TO BE ACADEMIC ATHLETES AND THATS A BIG DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING. WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO GO THE EASIER WAY AND JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FOOTBALL. NOT CRYING, JUST STATING. GOOD LUCK ON SATURDAY!

By Ga_Tech_92

November 23, 2005 08:52 AM | Link to this

In high school we have a championship series. Then I went to Ga Southern for a couple years, where we had a championship series. Then I transfered to Ga Tech and watched everyone argue about who was really champion in 1990. I remember seeing replays of Colorado’s 5th down touchdown and pondered, hrmm…that’s not right. Argue, debate….odd that you don’t have to debate who the champion is in any other legit sport…it’s very clear who the champion is because you play a championship series and the team who wins that last game earned the championship. This is how it is suppose to be.

Bowls are just a cash cow and this cash cow stands in the way of a true championship series for all the wrong reasons (not for spirit or sport or the kids, but only about money..which means it’s tainted). I don’t watch bowl games for this reason. The day this sport wakes up and has a real champion is the day I start supporting (watching or going to) bowl games. Bowl games are only driven by money…things only driven by money are corrupt and tainted. Give me a championship series and I’ll buy tickets or watch passionately.

I’m sure I’m a minority in this respect.

(no time for spell checking today, so please forgive my spelling if I’ve made errors)

By THWG

November 23, 2005 09:40 AM | Link to this

Hey Chan Gailey, I guess Auburn is not a tough team, huh. It was just an ordinary road win for Tech over the Tigers. Oh, I forgot, didn’t they kick your sorry butts at home no less!!

By Mike

November 23, 2005 10:16 AM | Link to this

Why rejoin the SEC when we can’t win the ACC? Well, that should be obvious….the SEC is a much weaker conference than the ACC. If Arkansas beats LSU Friday (not likely, but possible), then the SEC Championship game would be between Auburn (who Tech already beat) and UGa (who we will beat Sat)….so, looks to me like a 5-3 ACC team could win the SEC with some consistency.

By GT Fan

November 23, 2005 10:36 AM | Link to this

Isn’t it obvious? The ACC is much tougher, thus joining the SEC would be like getting an automatic BCS bid every year :) Except for that wretched UGA game; but we’ll get it done this year! THWG

By Football Expert

November 23, 2005 10:56 AM | Link to this

Hey vette DAWG, be real proud of that power house team with victories over Boise, La. Monroe, Miss. State, etc. The only average teams they played were losses. Not a single win over a ranked team. I won’t be impressed with a victory over a mediocre Tech team either. The whole program at Georgia is pathetic. Thei motto must be “schedule them weak, play them, at home”.

By McDonoughDawg

November 23, 2005 11:25 AM | Link to this

Lots of Tech fans seem to think the game Saturday is in the bag. I hate to break it to them, it’s not. While they have beaten Au and Miami, they also lost to Nc State and Virginia. Seems to me the resume is spotty at best.

By Al Davis

November 23, 2005 11:26 AM | Link to this

GT Fan. The only way you sniff a championship ever again is to go to the WAC,MAC,or Sunbelt. Conference USA is way too tough for you. In the ACC or SEC you would never be in the same area code as a championship. Enjoy watching the Dawgs play for a championship for the 3rd time in 4 years.

By DawgCatcher

November 23, 2005 11:31 AM | Link to this

So the toughest teams Tech have played all year are VT and Miami? You pups seem to forget about our little excursion to “the lovliest village on the plain” back in September. You may not consider Auburn a tough team , but the dawgs didn’t fare so well. Go Jackets!!! THWG!!!

By Average GT

November 23, 2005 12:45 PM | Link to this

Typical UGA fans. I’m sure none of you finished college, and these days wouldn’t have even applied to UGA (too tough b/c of HOPE). I hope all of you were either “on break’ or had clocked out before you typed your blogs during working hours….or else you might get docked by a Doc (i.e. Tech Grad)

The SEC is so weak this year that the big 10 seems stronger. Maybe next year (if you get your courage up) you should invite the IU Hoosiers to play ‘tween the hedges.

It must suck to actually believe that you are contenders for a national title each and every year - only to lose to one or more orange teams. Soon your coach will move on to bigger and better things (i.e. the ACC) and you will hire the Ole Miss coach or something. I’m looking forward to that, b/c Richt is actually pretty good. He even seems honest, which probably gets him in trouble with alumni.

After the Jackets break their current losing streak against the Dogs this saturday, you may even have to settle for one of those lesser bowls.

One more thing - what does the song “I’ve been workin’ on the railroad” have to do with football?

By wes

November 23, 2005 12:53 PM | Link to this

Really, who cares what any of these mutts say or do anyway? We all know (both mutts and Jackets fans) that if the Yellow Jackets played in the SEC East this year…they’d own it! There is no doubt about it.

But anywhore, I think a Charlotte trip would kind of stink…considering it starts at 11:30 am. And basically, the whole state of NC sucks. Something about the prospects of a 300 lb lineman snow skiing/snow boarding frightens me for some common-sense-filled reason. And yes, I know there aren’t ski resorts in Charlotte. I’m talking about an excursion to the Charlotte-adjacent areas.

At least Jacksonville has some interesting things to do and the bowl itself is considered to be more prestigious. Bring on the Gator Bowl…after we beat the dogs of course!

By GT

November 23, 2005 03:04 PM | Link to this

The ACC holds it’s own in bowl games, but just now are even considered the best conference in football. The only thing I hate about football is it allows too much spin and politics. A Heisman winner never making it in the pros or a Oklahoma team two years ago that everyone thought was one of the best that ever played getting killed by USC are just a small part of the overwhelming evidence that special interest in going to win out in a “poll” situation. Let them play it out on the field and keep the bow tie crowd out of it. Then it wouldn’t matter if we playing the Mud Bowl or the Rose Bowls because all bowls would lead the the championship.

By Transplant

November 23, 2005 03:18 PM | Link to this

The only Tech would own in the SEC is a traditional place in the bottom tier. Your program would swirl around the bottom of the crapper in Conference USA. So much arrogance and so little to back it up.

By DrT.

November 23, 2005 03:23 PM | Link to this

wes, North Carolina is a big step up from that blue field bowl. After Saturday you will beg to go to North Carolina when Seattle and Boise come calling again.

By GT

November 23, 2005 03:30 PM | Link to this

What in hell is wrong with North Carolina? If you want to find some common ground work on Alabama or Missippippi.

By desertdawg

November 23, 2005 04:34 PM | Link to this

all you freakin ” SEC is weak ” idiots need to look at the rankings —thats the only yardstick we have. You will see that the SEC and ACC have 5 and 6 teams in each poll-( AP/USA/BCS )-fairly even it looks like. After Tech and FSU lose this weekend it will be 3 ACC teams ranked—- and 6 SEC —thank goodness Va Tech/ BC and Miami joined or it would be ZERO ACC teams. GO DAWGS !!!!

By mtraininjax

November 23, 2005 05:30 PM | Link to this

Playing on or after January 1. All other bowls are toilet bowls and do not matter.

By vetteDAWG

November 23, 2005 09:05 PM | Link to this

Hey : Knee(the)Jerk - CAN you NOT READ ???? I said South Florida ——-

Speaking of the SEC vs ACC.As been stated above, if the ACC hadn’t added Miami / Va Tech / BC, this confrence would be right there with the Big East. Explain how a team (FSU) can go what, 12 years WITHOUT EVER losing a confrence game.

Since FSU got in the ACC (1992) 4 DIFFERENT SEC teams have WON the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Auburn went 13 - 0 last year & should of @ least got a shot @ it. In 2002 the DAWGS were 1 interception away from going 14 - 0 & probably getting a shot @ playing for it. Think about it , 6 DIFFERENT SEC teams COULD of won it all in the past 13 years. Bobby Bowden has coached 44 years & has ONLY 1 unbeaten/untied teams. SEC vs ACC , year in & year out NO COMPARISON - Last year DAWGS beat tech / Fla beat FSU / Auburn beat YOUR MIGHTY champion Va. Tech. I’ll give you Clemson over SC. Now, this year might be different @ the end. We will just have to wait & see.