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Friday, August 24, 2007
Of leprechauns and four-leaf clovers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With Georgia Tech eight days from playing Notre Dame, the notion of the “luck of the Irish” suggests we should consider “Murphy’s Law,” or at least a variant of it.
So our topic of today: What’s most likely to go wrong for Tech in the opener?
Here’s what I think, based on what I saw last year and what I know from preseason practice:
—Kickoff coverage gives Tech fits. The Yellow Jackets have struggled in this department for two consecutive years and now have to start 5 yards farther back because of a new NCAA rule.
—Notre Dame passes the ball effectively. OK, I know it won’t be Brady Quinn taking the center snap, and I know Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight are gone. But Charlie Weis figured out a way to get 246 passing yards and a completion percentage over 60 in last season’s game.
—Taylor Bennett has a difficult day. This is his first start in an opponent’s stadium, and there were no expectations in his first two starts; there are high expectations now.
I don’t think things will go wrong on Tech’s offensive line, despite the injuries in the preseason. I don’t think things will go wrong for Tashard Choice, who doesn’t fumble and does reliably get his yards game after game.
What do you think?
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