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Friday, September 14, 2007
Tech rolls on Saturday night
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sorry for the lapse in blogs. Absent-mindedness did me in yet again.
Tech wins 28-17.
Sure, BC is 2-0 with wins over Wake Forest and N.C. State, but both those games were at home. Wake is not as good as last year, despite playing Nebraska tough last week, and N.C. State turned the ball over so much nobody could win on the road that way.
Tech doesn’t have a turnover yet this season. That will probably change against B.C., but even if it does — unless Tech turns the ball over a bunch — I don’t think the Eagles, even with QB Matt Ryan, have the firepower to really work over Tech’s defense.
And I think BC’s defense stinks. Yes, they have a bunch of takeaways, especially interceptions, but they’re going to need to man up to slow down Tech’s running game, and I don’t think they have the horses up front. Big in the middle, sure, with starters and backups alike, but light on the flanks.
Taylor Bennett might not want to throw too much in the direction of BC CB DeJuan Tribble. Dude has a major nose for the ball.
Bottom line, I think Tech harasses the heck out of Ryan, and runs the ball well. Don’t be fooled by those run defense stats for B.C. I’m not.
Not as close as some think.
Matt
