Tech

By LongBeachJacket

September 24, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

Thank you, Matt, for the lucid observations. It is now “gut check” time for this team.

The loss to Virginia hurts because its a game you must win if you want to be a contender. You must find a way to win and Tech did not.

A few things are exposed. 1) TB is still a developing QB and does not have the benefit of a veteran receiver (like Calvin) to bail him out. 2) The O-line is adequate but its continuity has been hurt by injuries. 3) The loss of a good blocking TE, Brad Sellers, hurts and shows up in a critical spot last Sat on 4th & 1 when you have a true frosh subbing out of position (Morgan).

Now is the time when the team leaders need to step up and lead and the coaches need to earn the big money their being paid to coach this team.

Even a very strong effort against a very solid Clemson team may not be enough for a win on Saturday; but if it can somehow be accomplished it will put the season back on a positive tack.

This is a season defining game on Sat. I hope the team and coaches are ready.

I’ll be there to find out.

GO JACKETS!!!!!

By JamieDAWG

September 24, 2007 1:37 PM | Link to this

Im not sure why Tech having trouble with their identity. They should know they’ll always be UGA’s bi**h. LOL BWWWAHHHHH….I still can’t believe you lost to UVagina!!

By TechIsGay-ley

September 24, 2007 2:06 PM | Link to this

Geez, Nerd Nation is in full-blown meltdown mode. Brings a tear to my eye. Losers.

By TDone

September 24, 2007 2:16 PM | Link to this

Uh Jamie,

Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.

By jabster

September 24, 2007 2:17 PM | Link to this

7-5: Chan sticks around, especially if he beats the Rabies Babies, and this season may go down as an aberration.

6-6: Next year he will be on the hot seat to produce (although he may get a pass if he beats UGA).

Losing record: Later!

I’m sorry, and not to throw Tech on the coaching merry-go-round again, but there’s no excuse for a game like the Cadaver game. Especially at the top.

It’s one thing to get beaten by a better team, like BC. It’s something else to get beaten by a sorry team, like UVA. If UVA wins out in the ACC Coastal, I will tip my hat and step aside. But I seriously doubt they will.

Our players are better than that. You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken-you-know-what, but you can make chicken-you-know-what out of chicken salad. That’s coaching, or the lack thereof.

Maybe Bond isn’t all that. We know that Tenuta is all that. The only missing variable in this equation is…something that will get you kicked off the Hive for even suggesting.

By jackets fan

September 24, 2007 2:19 PM | Link to this

It’s become painfully obvious why Taylor Bennett never beat out Reggie Ball in practice. Ball was prone to making mistakes, but he also was able to make huge plays. The huge plays never outweighed his bad ones, but he had enough weapons to make up for that. Bennett, without Calvin Johnson, doesn’t make huge plays, nor does he make a lot of bad ones. But both equations balance out. But Ball had the element of scrambling and/or QB draws or runs that Bennett does not. That appears to have been what kept him on the field instead of TB. And now that TB isn’t passing well, the offense ends up having to leave the field most of the time instead of picking up some extra 1st downs with Ball’s athletic ability.

It may be time to see what a fully prepared Josh Nesbitt can do. Mediocrity is not acceptable.

By DawgByte

September 24, 2007 2:40 PM | Link to this

I thought the Jackets were suppose to be World Beaters this year. Just another typical season for GT. Early hype followed by boneheaded losses.

By GTDean

September 24, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this

Gailey will rebound the troops and whip Clemson’s A$$! I look forward to tailgating with GoldTimer and Doogie22!!!

By Spike

September 24, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

Uhh, Just Me.. Cavs got your tongue?

By TechIsGay-ley

September 24, 2007 2:52 PM | Link to this

Bennett for Heisman! That still makes me laugh. Jeez, is that guy terrible or what? I love it. Tech may NEVER beat Georgia again. Afterall, they haven’t beaten us officially since 1990. And you nerds still call us rivals?!?

By John

September 24, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this

Long Beach, the season defining game was last Saturday unfortunately. We are 0-2 in the conference and no way can make the ACC title game. The best we can do now is to play spoiler. I’d rather spoil Va Tech or UGA’s season as opposed to Clemson’s.

By JamieDAWG

September 24, 2007 3:09 PM | Link to this

Dean…you’re an idiot. The bugs couldn’t handle the powerhouse UVAgina team, what makes you think you can handle Clemson? GAYley sucks!

By toby young

September 24, 2007 3:09 PM | Link to this

I belive the clemson tigers will be a tuff team to beat if they get pressure on our QB.Those guys are fast from what i have seen of um on tv.UGA outta be glad they don,t play clemson this year cause if south carolina can beat you..them boys in orange would have handed the dogs there nuts

By dadgum

September 24, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this

Hey GT Dean and any others…..don’t start thinking that GT is going to beat Clemson on Saturday. Ain’t happening. Clemson is definitely one of the top three teams in teh ACC. Clemson destroyed us last year and we were better last year than this year. This one has all the makings of a good butt kicking even at home. Say 34-13 Tigers. Hate to say it but tell me how we win this one.

Many UVA fans did not want UVA to win Saturday. And I mean MANY MANY! They figure any wins will Keep Groh hanging around as coach. Trust me Groh has more detractors than Gailey. GT needs a severe transfusion and not real sure what that is but I know keeping Gailey around ain’t it. So be careful what you wish for in the wins because the losses just may have that silver lining.

By Pollack/Greene=NFL Flunkies

September 24, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

It’s time for Gailey to go. Scratch that…it’s longggg been time for Gailey to go. He is one of the worst college coaches of all time.

Oh, and TechIsGaley, that’s a pretty clever name. Are you six?

Do you consider UF a rival? Yeahhh, you failed there. BACK TO THE REGISTER. The line is getting long.

By ben

September 24, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

Name one QB that Gailey has developed since he has been here. Not one has improved his play from one year to the next. That explains why our offense chokes in big games.

By smittty

September 24, 2007 3:49 PM | Link to this

i can’t wait to see the numbers either…….check out the third and short vs samford….the offensive line flunked, 2/11 on third down conversions…….TB’s getting way too much of the blame……it’s the coaching stupid….its the play calling…….run, run, and then pass on third and long when the defense and everyone in the stadium knows you’re in a passing situation……not good for the passing percentage……if you look at the numbers from the VA game, TB’s completion percentage was well above 50% when he passed on first down or in short yardage situations……..on 2nd/3rd and long his completion percentage is dismal…….Just what you would expect when the D-lline fires off the ball and comes in with guns blazing cause everyone knows a pass is coming……the O-line is just not there ……our kicking game is strong and that’s perfect for chan’s offense…FG’s and PUNTS….. it’s a good thing brooks is doing well (he’s freakin amazing), because he fits perfectly into chan’s offensive philosophy…..three and out and PUNT and play for field position and play not to lose and “i sure hope our D can win this game for us”……aren’t you hivers tired of this picture?…….i swear chan is still running this offense because its the same pathetic sorry offensive strategery…..let me say this one more time…..It’s our fearless leader CHAN, it’s CHAN, it’s CHAN…………it’s not TB, it’s not the D, it’s not bond, it’s not the injuries, it’s not tenuta, it’s the whole freakin thing….it’s CHAN

By GTDean

September 24, 2007 4:01 PM | Link to this

you people are BLIND - Gailey is the best Coach this program. He will turn it around, just wait…I’ve been waiting for 6 years…just give it time.

By TechIsGay-ley

September 24, 2007 4:05 PM | Link to this

Unlike Tech’s failure to beat Georgia for the last 16 years, Georgia has beaten Florida twice in the last nine attempts, and still manages to have a winning record over UF. Tech can’t say either about Georgia. Oh, love the register comment. Just remember, when you go to your attorney, doctor, accountant, banker, insurance broker, and (for the last 32 years) governor, remember that most all the professional in this state are Georgia grads. Back to your cubicle nerd, I want those TPS reports pronto. And as far as fastfood, I notice you nerds are awful familiar with it. What, can’t afford anything better?

By techman

September 24, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

PollackandGreene=NFL flunkies: Have some class. Pollack broke his neck, he can hardly be considered a “flunkie.” Saying stuff like that is below the belt. Nor can Greene be considered a flunkie, because he is still on an NFL roster, in fact, and he’ll more than likely get a super bowl ring. It’s fans like you that are the reason people think we are whiny. Grow up.

By RealTech

September 24, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

Tech is underachieving, bottom line. I’m not one for knee-jerk reactions, so I wasn’t so quick to jump on the Fire Gailey bandwagon, but if he doesn’t turn this season around he needs to go if mediocrity is supposedly unacceptable at the “new” Georgia Tech. He would’ve proven himself as a mediocre coach who can’t maintain success. There is no excuse for a team to have the talent for the big wins Tech has had in recent seasons, & the talent returning from a good team last year, to lose to UVA this year or have the losses that Tech’s had in recent seasons. I wouldn’t be suprised if Tech played up to Clemson next game, but right now I can’t see them beating Clemson, Miami, or Georgia, with a chance against VTech. Right now it’s looking like about a 7-5 season going into an avg bowl, IF Tech doesn’t lose to another team (UNC, MD) it definitely shouldn’t.

By TechIsGay-ley

September 24, 2007 4:12 PM | Link to this

I’m not struggling to define Tech. Here’s my definition: whiny, immature crybabies who blatantly lie on message boards about their mythical superiority when in fact they are lower level computer techs making $11/hour at The Geek Squad.

How’s that? Pretty accurate? Thought so.

By DecaturTechFan

September 24, 2007 4:16 PM | Link to this

GTDean…….Pick the straw out of your teeth, you must be from somewhere around Americusssss. Until Bumpkin Billy Gailey is gone we will see this year in and out. No clock management, off tackle three yards and cloud of dust running, and a dog tired defense by mid third quarter. How many come from behinds have we had under this redneck regime? NEXT to NONE. How many close losses? LOTS Time for Awe-shucks Gailey to be put out to pasture.

By GODAWGS

September 24, 2007 4:29 PM | Link to this

NEWSFLASH: TECH SUCKS

15 Quick Reasons to keep as Chan Gailey as Tech Head Coach.

By Pitbull

September 24, 2007 4:35 PM | Link to this

If Tech is struggling to define itself then let me help:

On defense all the opposing team has to do is to stack the defensive line against the run and force the Tech qb to beat you with his arm by playing man to man. He does not have the talent to do so.

On offense run screens and challenge the Tech cb’s deep. All the Tech defense knows how to do is to blitz, and if you live by the blitz you die by the blitz. The cb’s are not good enough to cover man to man deep without drawing a lot of interference calls.

On special teams, just play even with Tech because they play special teams well, and if your special team plays well without turning it over or costly penalties, special teams will come out even.

In the end what you will have is a Tech team where the Tech qb shoots himself in the foot, the Tech defense is exhausted, the Tech cb’s start grabbing and holding for yellow flags, and Tech loses again.

There, I have defined Tech for you. Sound familiar since Tech started plaing real football teams the last two weeks?

By truthteller

September 24, 2007 4:35 PM | Link to this

It is a laugh to hear the stupid little dawwgy fans come out of the woodwork since they managed a little OT win against a mediocre Bama team. You couldn’t find them anywhere on this blog when they got run out of their own stadium by an average SC team. These are called “frontrunners”.

Remember, “techis gayley” is that poor little dawggy who was molested by his father as a child, and continues to have a lot of issues with his manhood.

By CW

September 24, 2007 4:45 PM | Link to this

Tech fans understand that we may not win 10, 11 or 12 games every year, and rebuilding years are acceptable, but the inconsistency of Tech’s football teams over the last six years is maddening.

It has become a joke that every year Tech will win a game that no one expects us to win, but we’ll lose at least one that we never should have lost. Add UVa to the list of past “whoops” games by losing to very bad Wake, UNC and Duke teams.

Last year was a very good season at Tech, but we all know that it should have been a banner year with a win over the worst Georgia team in 20 years, a conference championship and a BCS bowl. Had we won any of those three games at the end of last season, a rebuilding year this year would have been somewhat acceptable.

But instead we pointed to this year as a chance to redeem unmet expectations. “We’ll be better without Reggie Ball.” “We still have some good receivers.” “Our defense and our running game will win us games.”

Four games in and preseason predictions for this team have been proven completely false.

Our defense has only dominated inept teams and only performs well on every third series.

Our offensive line has been a huge disappointment and has already racked up a ton of penalties.

Our receivers have apparently only looked good when playing against our own secondary at practice.

With all the returning starters and all the seniors on this team, my concern is not just this season, but next. If the team we have now is only capable of winning five or six ballgames, as now looks possible, do we expect that we’re going to get significantly better next year when all the seniors leave?

We’ve already lost the “must win” game of this season. It remains to be seen if this team can be brought together to salvage something positive from what should have been an extraordinary season.

By dawgystyle

September 24, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this

truthteller, run out of our stadium? 16-12? Yeah, real butt-whippin’ there. Almost as bad as the smackdown BC put on you virgins. No wait, it was worse. Much worse. Enjoy your 7-6 year. If you’re lucky, that is.

By old gold engineer

September 24, 2007 4:48 PM | Link to this

Matt, very astute observations. I think Tech’s offense in the last two games has let down the defense. One month ago, an excellent season appeared to be forthcoming. Will the coaching staff be able to learn and make adjustments from these past two disappointing losses? That would be different. Steve Spurrier switches quarterbacks at the drop of a hat if they’re not performing well. I’m ready for our staff to demonstrate some innovation to kick start the offense and get it rolling. We’ve lost five of our last seven. How long will that cut it?

By David Winship

September 24, 2007 4:52 PM | Link to this

I used to get angry when I would see the posts from the mutts on these blogs. Then I would chuckle when I remember that all of these idiots are 15 to 25 year old rednecks sitting in their double wide,or with their mother, who never actually went to UGA in the first place. These inbreeders chuckle and snort as the call people nerds who actually have a life. Think Beevis and Butthead, but grown up. That’s your guy…

By JimmyG

September 24, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this

Tech fans shouldn’t be so upset. They have no talent, they have not beat anybody, and they play in a crap conference. The problem is not Gailey. Just go look at Rivals or Scout and check out the recruits from the past 4 years(players on this team.) Face it, Tech is not a big time program and they play in a mid major conference. They are lucky to ever sign a four star recruit. They go some years without signing more than one or two three star recruits. They have no fan base, and alumnit base who doesn’t care, a crap campus, no girls, and no social scene. Who would want to go there? They are the second team in the state, so good players don’t want to go there. They almost never play on national t.v. which is another major draw. The problem is not your Coach tech fans, the problem is you. Step up and support your team anywhere except the internet (yall are good at that). Quit thinking yall are better than everyone because you go or went to Tech. You are the second hardest school to get into in the State of Georgia. You people need a reality check. You need good players to have a good team, and the fact of the matter is you do not have that and will never have that

By techneek1

September 24, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

Hey Dean, I will be there for the circle jerk tailhook. Gailey Rules!!!

By AlabamaRamblinWreck

September 24, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this

I’m going to say it every chance I get. It is time for Gailey to go.

O’Leary is available for the right price, and I’m sure there are plenty of young coaches on the horizon that would understand that you must be creative when your o-line is not physically dominating.

Gailey certainly does not understand this. Time for him to go, unless GT is happy with 6-7 wins per year??

By GT Alum

September 24, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

New Tech fight song:

Chan Chan Chan, Chan of Fools

For 10 long years Chan was our man

Now we stink all night

And I am just a link in Chan’s chain

(repeat)

By Clemson Mania

September 24, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

Listen to you losers- O’Liar left you for greener pastures. Gailey tried to in the offseason to no avail. Now, you are begging a coach who betrayed you to come back. Give me a break! Tech is a transition school for coaches.

By Clemson Mania

September 24, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

Listen to you losers- O’Liar left you for greener pastures. Gailey tried to in the offseason to no avail. Now, you are begging a coach who betrayed you to come back. Give me a break! Tech is a transition school for coaches.

By TrueJacketKt

September 24, 2007 5:30 PM | Link to this

Here’s the deal: I agree with your points about Darrell Robertson, Travis Bell, and Durant Brooks.

Here’s my take

As far as offense…well, let’s see, Taylor is, in my opinion not living up to the hype that everyone made him out to be. First of all, regardless what everyone else says, anytime he is pressured, he should just fall on the ground. He can’t scramble, and the more he moves back, the more of a chance we have at losing more yardage or him throwing an interception and what-not. Secondly, Taylor really doesn’t have much experience. He started his senior season of high school at QB…and before this season started twice, when Reggie had meningitis and the Gator Bowl. He doesn’t have the in-game experience. I know that he beat Reggie out at practice…but unfortunately practice and games are two completely different things…

I’m sick of Chan Gailey saying that we do great during practices, but we just haven’t been “executing” at games. That’s a load of crap. I’m glad we have some great practice players…but we NEED GAME PLAYERS…that’s why Reggie always played…

Reggie gave us hope and we always had more than 1 option with him. Yes, he made some bad plays, but he always admitted to his mistakes. Taylor, on the otherhand, has said that BC was a fluke. Tech had the worst game. We’ll see them in Jacksonville. Um, Taylor, what’s your excuse for coming up short AGAIN against UVA…another fluke? Another bad game? Give me a break. Start to man up and play some ball. This week his excuse dealt with freshman Derrick Morgan playing on the line for the 4th and 1 short yardage package. They just began practicing that play that week. Morgan is a DE not a O-lineman…and you have been playing like garbage all day, and his comment was, and I quote, “We put him in a tough situation, I guess”…once again NOT taking responsibility.

As far as the defense. I love our defense. I know our secondary has issues…but we have to make the open field tackles too. It is VERY embarassing to watch us miss those. Plus, Tenuta and everyone else in the nation is VERY well aware that UVa uses its Tight Ends very frequently, but yet, we allowed them to account for 1/3 of the catchs for Uva?

I’ve been to every home and away game this season so far. The difference between the wins and loses…the teams that we lost to made the necessary changes in order to win. I also agree…if we only have 4 or 5 players (Robertson, Bell, Brooks, Lewis, and Choice) that want to give their all the entire game…we have 17 or 18 that are just out there for no reason… (all of this goes towards recruiting too…being a medicore team will not get you the top notch recruits)

Last point, if Chan Gailey wants to continue mediocracy with the GT football program and GT continues to accept going to low-rate bowls (minus the Gator Bowl, although we should have been BCS, Orange), then I will continue to only support the players and continue to think to myself, “Can Chan” like I have been since he stepped foot on the campus…

The funny thing is that after such disappointing weeks 3 & 4…we’ll probably beat Clemson … it seems we always lose to horrible teams and bounce back and beat top-notch teams…

But, no matter what, I’ll always bleed gold and white…GO JACKETS, Sting ‘em..bzzzzz!

By son_sir

September 24, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

It’s becoming painfully obvious that TB is not the answer. He still looks like a deer in the headlights at times and his fidgety feet show he doesn’t have the comfort, confidence, or poise to get it done when it’s on the line. The dreadful 3rd down conversion rating says one thing…….It’s time for a change. If Bond is the offensive genius he was touted as, I hope he’s busy with a different look. On the other side of the ball, the defense has been equally disappointing as a whole. I agree with Matt. We are getting good play out of Robertson and Lewis and flashes of bright spots here and there, but the consistency isn’t there. The multi-blitz package just isn’t getting it done. BC negated the blitz and the result was ugly. We should have the personel not to have to live and die by the blitz. On a positive note, the youngsters appear to be playing their hearts out. Dwyer and Burnett especially. I hope Nesbitt is getting a lot of reps in practice. I haven’t seen enough of Boooker to form an intelligent opinion. It may be getting close to the time to try the multi-QB look. This is definitely a make or break week. We get bombed by Clemson like we did last year and this season is going to get real ugly in a hurry. The Jackets are going to have to play up to their full potential Saturday.

GO JACKETS !

By GT Fan Jeff

September 24, 2007 5:34 PM | Link to this

Like many other Tech fans, I have tried to defend and support Gailey during five plus seasons of INCONSISTENT GT football. Having been a GT fan and supporter for almost 50 YEARS, I know things can be (and have been) worse, so I have grown to accept mediocrity over the years. If you analyze successful football programs at any level, the one thing that stands out (other than winning, of course) is CONSISTENTCY, and, in my opinion, that always ties back to the Head Coach. Based on the recruiting “guru’s” and rating services of the college football world, GT has done okay the past 2-3 seasons and should have enough talent now to win CONSISTENTLY. Yet, GT continues to be totally unpredictable from one game to the next, and that, ultimately, is Chan’s responsibility. My patience has been exhausted and I am ready for Chan to be gone. I will accept whatever pains there are with “starting over” again with a new HC and staff, as I will then at least feel there is some HOPE for the future. Go Jackets!!!

By oldengineer

September 24, 2007 5:36 PM | Link to this

David Winship - Please shut up. I am a ‘71 tech grad. New age fans like you make me sick. You are the reason people label us “nerds.” You are obviously very bitter, and it reflects poorly on us old guard jackets. I know a lot of Georgia fans, and I’ve never known one to fit the description you just gave. What would provoke you to say something like that? That is the response of an immature 15 year old, much more along the lines of Beavis and Butthead than the people you described. That was flat out cruel, not to mention obscenely incorrect. But I guess it’s easy to hide behind your computer and make baseless accusations. Please go away, and do us all a favor and change your allegiance.

By son_sir

September 24, 2007 5:37 PM | Link to this

You’re right Clemson Mania. In fact, we sound just like , ummmm.. Clemson fans every year when T. Bowden has his annual meltdowns after high expectations. How many times did we hear the calls for Danny to please come back ?

By Neal

September 24, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this

Our identity is tied up in Tickle Piles. The only holding we do is in Tickle Piles. WE hold on tight while we are cuming.

By yellowblood

September 24, 2007 6:17 PM | Link to this

No one on this team displays heart or quantum desire. This looks like a team that is ready to quit. Thats because the coaches don’t display any desire or heart. Also, this team has no leadership.

By GT

September 24, 2007 6:18 PM | Link to this

Tech has been out coached by both ACC opponents. They have Bennett throwing into double coverage all day. We seem to rally at the third and fourth quarters when it is too late and too much pressure is placed on the quarterback and receivers. They know what we are going to do before we know what we are going to do.

By SugarHillDawg

September 24, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this

Hey Jacketsfan,what do you mean mediocrity will not be expected? It’s the norm for the North Avenue Geek Squad!!!!!!!!!!!!1

By Cant beat Florida

September 24, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

Hew pups, stay on your own blogs. Worry about how your top 10 recruiting classes with wonderful majors such as as general studies or recreation (hey someone has to unlock the gate at the county tennis courts or stripe the baseball field. Figure out how you stop becoming UF’s girl every year. You have the most underachieving program for the talent in the door, you will never be a USC or Texas. (although they may actually surpass you in off the field arrests!) I still say the over-under is 8.5, I cant decide if that is the number of your wins of off the field arrests. And before you bring up Reuben, just remember, that’s only one!

By A Tech Fan since 1956

September 24, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

One of the problems with this team is that the present head coach doesn’t know how to mold a football team. Sure they’ve won some games over the years, but except for the auburn game of yesteryear and virginia tech at blacksburg last year, I haven’t seen the attitude or hunger to play mistake free football(or basics)Let’s remenber the same chan gailey attempted to go back to the pros last year only to have better qualified people to be hired.If tech could’ve hired even ken whisenhunt, who played here.Wow, I go back to the days of billy the kid lotheridge and other who wanted to win and the late kim king. Tech can’t even recruit players like that who can pass calculus. Where’s bobby ross! I’m a real white and gold fan, but gailey won’t win here with consistency! Look at notre dame, they originally wanted coach o’leary but turned him down because of a technicial glitch and he’s now winning at central fla.Later go dawgs at least ga plays 4 quarters of football!

By Here Dawgie Dawgie

September 24, 2007 6:43 PM | Link to this

To all Dawg fans that post on Tech’s rant… Do we really scare you so bad that you have to lurk around hear making yourselves feel better by putting us down? If we are so inferior then leave us alone and go figure out how to beat the Ole Ball Coach.

By RP

September 24, 2007 6:47 PM | Link to this

Question for you, jamie dawg. What is it about pup fans that prevents them from just enjoying your team’s success? They have supplements that might be able to help with that part of your anatomy — you know, the wee one that makes you feel so inadequate that you have to go on other schools’ blogs and take shots. No matter whether or not Tech does ever beat the pups again, you’ll apparently always bee an undersized runt with a psychotic need to compensate.

By TigerPaw

September 24, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this

Tech is now a notch above Duke in our conference. This weekend should get ugly.

By Male McMuffie

September 24, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this

Common guys, the players just need a few gameday hive fives on YJA and everything will be fine. My SWMBO told me so. Oh, and if you don’t support Chan, then you don’t support the team.

By A*******CrackJacket

September 24, 2007 7:53 PM | Link to this

I agree McMuffie. Heh Heh

By Huskdawg

September 24, 2007 8:31 PM | Link to this

Hey guys, I work with a lot of Tech guys and they are good friends of mine. I, for one, respect your school and your team. The only reason you’ve got a lot of negative dawgs on here is because of some of your fans on our blogs. I pull for Tech (believe it or not) when we’re not playing. It looks good for the State of Georgia when we all have good seasons. There’s always gonna be a lot of a*******hole fans who throw sh!t in your face, but it’s not gonna be me. We have an office pool and I picked you guys to beat VA. So this is from a DAWG guy who was pulling for you. Good luck with the rest of your season.

By gtne80

September 24, 2007 8:43 PM | Link to this

Define this….

1. Don’t look for Bond to change anything. Any OC hired by Gailey will only be a front for Gailey running the offense himself.

2. The defense will improve before the end of the season and Taylor Bennett will also get better although it may be hard to tell since he won’t have any WRs to throw to.

3. Our weak coaching, injuries and lack of depth will keep us from being competitive with anyone other than UMd, Duke, UNC and Army. We will lose to Clemson, Miami, VT and (aggh) UGA. 6-6 is the optimum we can hope for at this point. 5-7 is more likely.

4. Gailey will find a scapegoat and grow even more surly.

5. Under pressure from the alumni Dan Rad will make some thinly veiled statement/threat about improvement next season or changes being made.

By Crosby

September 24, 2007 8:48 PM | Link to this

Thank god the AJC has bloggers or writers like you. Please continue being so honest about this Tech team. I agreed with everything you said.

By Alan

September 24, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this

The fact is Gailey is not going anywhere until his contact plays out or leaves to take a job in the NFL. Tech’s AA simply does not have the money to buy out the contract. Expecting Gailey to be fired ever is just wishful thinking.

By GODAWGS

September 24, 2007 9:03 PM | Link to this

I have heard the complaint about Patrick Nix as TECH OC for 3 years. Now that Tech fans ran him out of town and he has Miami looking good, Tech fans are screaming for him to come back. LOL, this is hilarious stuff.

Here’s hoping Tech wins 6 games every year, so they have to keep Gailey.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

By Sports Talk

September 24, 2007 9:12 PM | Link to this

Am I imagining things or does it look like Gailey is calling plays again?

By gtne80

September 24, 2007 9:34 PM | Link to this

Sports Talk,

I think you are getting what I’ve been saying. Gailey has never QUIT calling the plays. Nix and (now) Bond have been nothing but covers for Gailey running the offense.

By pcbuzz

September 24, 2007 9:46 PM | Link to this

Keep reading that we hope the coaches can make the adjustments needed to come out and win or be competitive next game. These folks have been wishing for 6 years, sad to say “ain’t gonna happen” as long as chan is in charge. Wasn’t happy when he was hired, and more unhappy six years later. CAN CHAN, oh the humanity!

By flack jacket

September 24, 2007 10:04 PM | Link to this

What a bunch of windbags. Fire Gailey, end of story. BTW: CLEM 42 TECH 3

-fJ

By GT in AL

September 24, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this

Matt, Thanks for the excellent analysis. Allow me to put in my 2 cents worth. GT could actually take a lesson from UGAy here. Ouch, it pains me to say that, but stay with me. Last year, UGAy began with Joe Tereshinski at QB. He went out early with an injury and Matthew Stafford and Joe Cox traded duties until he returned. When Tereshinski finally got back in the action, Richt made the difficult decision to name Matthew Stafford as his starter — a true freshman. When push came to shove, the offensive numbers under Tereshinski and Cox didn’t warrant leaving them in the QB position. Stafford’s results in the Auburn, GT and VT speak for themselves. Here’s an opportunity for the GT coaching staff to make a similar decision about a decidedly ineffective QB in Taylor Bennett. Let’s see Booker or Nesbitt in the very near future.

By TechDude

September 24, 2007 11:40 PM | Link to this

Hey Decaturtech”fan”:

Get your head out of your sphincter. We had THREE come-from-behind wins just last year. Wanna make another point with ‘facts’ that you pull outta your butt?

Observe a thing or two before you post public rants. Otherwise, you just show how ignorant you are.

By Old Techs

September 25, 2007 12:03 AM | Link to this

The 300 pound gorilla in the room is why did Gailey make the totally illogical decision not to kick a “gimme” field goal with approx 5 minutes left to pull within 2 points. At that time Tech had the momentum and the time to stop VA and get 3 more points to win. How many games has Chan cost us with poor game decisions, poor preparation, and putting individuals ahead of the team’s welfare.

By BUZZ768

September 25, 2007 12:05 AM | Link to this

Flackjacket:

Just wondering…how would you compare Bobby Dodd’s last several years to Gailey’s record?

I have seen your comments before, but they are still as ignorant as ever.

YUP, let’s fire a coach who has never had a losing record and has gone to a bowl each year, and who does everything the RIGHT way by running a program that anyone would gladly put their son into. I have no words to describe how pathetic Tech ‘fans’ like you are.

Super Bowl genius Charlie Weiss is 0-4, but sure, let’s fire Chan because we lost to a good BC team and had a bad screwup game against UVA.

You frikkin DISGUST me, and I would love to say that to your face.

By Old Techs

September 25, 2007 12:15 AM | Link to this

Chan is a good man. Bobby Dodd was a good man. I knew Bobby Dodd, and Chan is no Bobby Dodd. Play the odds Chan!!

By Poetic Justice

September 25, 2007 12:43 AM | Link to this

We had a plan. Hire Chan. For Chan was the man. He’ll win games and please the fan. But now our team is in the can. And now its time to turn to Dan. Fire ole Chan or go work on your Louisiana tan.

Seems that’s all I could muster up after another pathetic loss. You know the ole’ saying…blogs are like bung holes…..everybody’s gotta stick their nose in it…Oh wait, that’s actually what Dawgs do.

Seriously, jump ship now before the bandwagon overturns. All you fair weather fans are welcome to jump at anytime. I have a dusty ole’ boot to nudge you right off. But don’t come back when this team finds its way. You are not welcome in this house.

By surfrider

September 25, 2007 2:05 AM | Link to this

The problem know is these pro coaches in the ACC know how to play Tenuta’s defense and how to exploit matchups they learned in the NFL. By the way we should be doing the same. Find out early where the mismatches are and go after that on offense, particularly in the passing game. But this third and long is because we’re not running well in the last two games nor are we passing well. Maybe some mixing up in play calling is needed. If we’re only completing 50% of our passes then we need to try to have more passes that have higher percentage completion odds…like screens or short passes and some medium down and out that are safe. Then once we get our confidence we can try more downfield passes mixing it in. At the same time we need more and better runs to the outside such as options, power sweeps, traps, etc…..The offense has to be able to move the chains and keep the opposing team more on the sideline and score points. So if Bennett is not more productive over 50% in passing attempts a change is needed to either Nesbitt, Booker or even Manly who may be able to hit some of these short passes better. We also may want to try some of these Freshmen linemen like Yandell from Florida. This is not totally Gailey’s team and recruits and we are seeing we don’t have the horspower upfront to dominate other talented big athletic fronts which we will see coming in like Clemson, VT, Miami, Maryland and Georgia. It could be a long year and I hope if we do make a coaching change later this season that some of these recruits continue to look towards Tech. Unfortunately it took this current regime almost 5 years to learn how to recruit well, which they did last year.

By surfrider

September 25, 2007 2:15 AM | Link to this

A little analysis on the decision. First I won’t criticize that decision because we tried to get the first down with 5 minutes left. One has to go back to the BC game and look at the film. Tech is driving later in the 4th quarter and it’s 4th down and we are down by 14 points. Gailey goes for the 3 points and makes it but one can see from TV the momentum pull out of some of the offense as they wanted to go for it. The reason is on the other side of the ball. We have’nt stopped anyone the last two games when we needed to and they ate the clock up at the end of the game. Even in the BC game if we miss the FG and by some chance stop Ryan and get the ball back we still have to score a Td and kick an onsides kick. The same in the UVA game. We need either two scores and hold them or one score and hold them. We had it in our destiny and people motivated and good enough would have made it. This team so far is not showing the killer instinct in the 4th quarter to win games that are close or we are behind. So it gives us no hope to let the other team have the ball and they can run the clock out on us. We have to have the control in our destiny. If we’re not good enough then so be it. There was plenty of enough time left to get the ball back and put up a TD but we failed at that as well.

By Enough

September 25, 2007 3:25 AM | Link to this

I said it after the Notre Dame game and it has rang true, Taylor B. is not the answer. He is immobile, inaccurate under pressure and the Jackets may not win another game while he is at QB. Teams will stack the line and dare him to beat them and he can’t. Can’t they platoon this guy with somebody if they feel he must play. A good team a season is about to be wasted under this guy. If the Jackets are lucky looks like a trip to Boise and the Blue Turf. Heck that might be wishful thinking with that stiff at the QB spot. His parents must be really big donors!

By Terry

September 25, 2007 7:41 AM | Link to this

The O line is weak, the D line is weak and now we are trying to train a senior as a QB. We need to be giving some of the younger guys a chance at QB and get some experience.

We need a strength coach that can make studs of the O and D lines.

We need to be able to make the defense a bit more unpredictable, especially when we find out on the first series that the other team can protect their QB.

Considering our passing ability, we need to be using Dwyer more (till Choice gets healthy), he averaged more per carry than the Va running back last week, but had only about 60% of the carries of their back.

Unless something changes, it looks like this season is going to be a 6-6 or 5-7 to me.

The team said they have great chemistry, maybe they need to try some physics as well.

By exNFLplayer

September 25, 2007 8:28 AM | Link to this

Hate to say it folks, but it is time for a top to bottom house cleaning at Tech. Both sides of the ball.

By Dane

September 25, 2007 8:33 AM | Link to this

Good Lord Tech fans- this is a blog not an autobiography. No need to post 2000 words on a blog. One small paragraph should suffice.

By New York Jacket

September 25, 2007 8:33 AM | Link to this

You guys must have seen a different Virginia game than I did.

One fumble on a punt with minutes left in a close game with Tech leading cost the game. Up to that point special team play had been really good. But in a very close game, a fair catch would have been more appropriate especially with a back up punt returner in the game.

And, in spite of the fumbled punt, Tech still had a chance to win the game. But, again a backup player made a mistake. I am sure that if Chan could do it over, he would have taken the field goal after the 5 yard penalty and then play to win the game with another field goal.

Boston College would have beaten anyone the night they played Tech.

Football is tough and the ball takes funny bounces.

I sure don’t sell this team out because of the last two games. This is a very good football team. And it is well coached.

By HairyDawg

September 25, 2007 9:01 AM | Link to this

Yes, Chan Gailey is an excellent coach, and Tech is a well coached team. We love us some Chan in Athens. Woof!!

By yellowblood

September 25, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

Bennett’s only problem is that Chan didn’t allow him any snaps in the two prior years because he preferred to watch Reggieball. No coach leaves next years QB to chance. He develops next years QB with as much real game action as possible . This has never occurred to this group.

By REGGIE BALL

September 25, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

Did I mention that tech sux ….

p.s… gamecocks sux also

By the truth

September 25, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this

If this season is anything like the last 5 then this is what will happen:

We circle the wagons and beat Clemson this weekend.

We go on the road and beat Maryland and Miami, and then Army for Homecoming.

We then have a top 20 ranking playing Virginia Tech at home on a Thursday night on National TV, only to get blown out 41-6.

We then scrape by UNC and Duke.

We lose to Georgia at home 21 - 10 and the game really isn’t as close as the score.

We play in a West Coast Bowl.

By gtlinz

September 25, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

I would like some comments on this but this is the way I see it. Any success we were going to have this year depended on the defense carrying us until the offense came around under a new coordinator and a new QB. So this is really the same old same old with one exception - our defense this year is suddenly soft. We have had bad defensive games before but Tenuta’s boys usually have played well and hard against opponents we match up well against. The formula has always been to stop the run and make the QB beat us - and in the past we have either made the QB look great (see Utah) or kept the QB on his back. Under Gailey we have always had way too conservative an offense and depended on the D to win the game. Almost all of our modest success over the last few years can be attributed to the D. To be fair to the offense, they made strides last year under a new offensive coordinator and Gailey not running the offense has been a change that HAD TO happen. Unfortunately, last year all offensive strides were lost when our QB folded under the pressure and could not perform when it mattered and we wasted a gift win over UGA and a gift ACC championship. We were lucky to beat UNC last year. I believe we lost the UVA game and a promising season because the defense let UVA run all over them for the first quarter, and then did not even put up a fight after the turnover (if they hold them to a field goal we are kicking for the win instead of going for a touchdown). I don’t think you can pin everything on the offense until mid year, when they should be better.

By GT Fan Jeff

September 25, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

the truth …

Unfortunately, I have to say I think your predictions will probably come true. Except for the Clemson game. Though we may in fact “circle the wagons” on Saturday, I think we will “run short of ammo” and be overrun by the enemy. Unless our defense comes alive and plays their best game of the season, it could get very ugly on Saturday.

By shill

September 25, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

If one needs evidence of why the university of georgia fanbase is the most hated in the country, they need look no further than these comments. How empty is your life that you feel compelled to post such juvenile, redneck comments in response to a newspaper article?? My God…you call Tech and Tech fans losers? Trailer trash like y’all that hinge your happiness - your LIFE - on the activities of 18-21 year old kids and belittle, pee upon and throw stuff at folks who cheer for someone else’s 18-21 year old kids are THE LOSERS! You’re an embrassment, not just to the University of Georgia, but to the STATE of Georgia. Grow up and act like somebody. Your coach strikes me as a classy guy..why don’t y’all follow his lead?

By Leroy

September 25, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this

I’m so sick of the critizing of both coaches and players. Does anyone think that helps? There’s only so much a coach can do. They aren’t the ones out there on the field. The team and coaches need full support from their fans. When things get tough, that’s when they need some positive support, not constant complaining. Chan Gailey is a great coach. Those who can’t see that don’t know much about the profession. GT has an extremely difficult schedule each year. The players and coaches don’t need to be degraded every day by so-called fans.

By NateDawg

September 25, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

Shill, you are aptly named. We will spank Chan, once again, like the fat boy that he is.

By GT Fan Jeff

September 25, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

GT in Al…

Your QB suggestion is an excellent idea. Unfortunately, Gailey proved during his four seasons with Reggie Ball that he does not believe in playing or trying to develop a second QB, no matter how bad things get. I wonder, when Radakovich sees a #2 ranked LSU team playing a second QB in a close ball game (South Carolina), does he ever stop and ponder why GT is not doing the same thing? Spurrier’s USC team is 3-1 with a senior QB and still rated in the Top 25, yet he is going to start his backup QB this Saturday to try and IMPROVE the offense. Florida ended up playing for and winning the NC in 2006 with a senior QB, yet Meyer also played a backup freshman QB every game in key situations. I know I am not the smartest guy in the world, and I do not pretend to know as much about coaching football as Chan. But, is it not possible that Les Miles, Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer just might have the RIGHT IDEA on playing and developing a backup QB?

By GT and VT aluum

September 25, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

I am inclinded to now support the idea that Chan Gailey needs to go. It is apparent that he is not going to produce consistently winning teams.

But…before we “can chan” we should consider if the replacement wouldn’t be worse. Seriously, who would want to come to Ga Tech to be Head coach? GT’s offers a critical fan base that has caviar wishes but will not fill up the stadium, a fan-base built on alumni when most alumni leave the state, a relatively difficult academic environment (compared to other football schools), and an AA that is probably short on cash. Before we push for Chan to be fired, we should consider that his replacement might just be worse.

By WJ

September 25, 2007 12:22 PM | Link to this

By TechIsGay-ley

September 24, 2007 4:05 PM | Link to this

“Unlike Tech’s failure to beat Georgia for the last 16 years……”

Who is this dork? Don’t you know history… Tech actually beat UGA 3 times in a row before Chan Gailey came to town… Just wait Ugag’s day is coming…. Ugag’s day is coming…

Until then I think all of Tech Alumni should boycott the Football program until they remove Chan and hire a real time College Football Coach…

By College Football Fan

September 25, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this

OH you better be good

You Better not cry

You better run for cover

I am telling you why

The Clemson Tigers are coming to town

They will kick you when you are running

When you are passing too

They will kick you when you are tackling

And you will look like poo

So… (repeat)

By Can Chan

September 25, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this

Chan is a JOKE!

He’s a master of not being able to get his team prepared to beat teams the Jackets have NO BUSINESS LOSING TO…EMBARRASSING losses in his tenure as head coach add to Tech Fans’ disappointment (see post by GODAWGS - Sept. 24, 4:29PM); Fresno St. ‘02 bowl game-FS had 9 starters suspended for that game-; Duke 41-17 ‘03 -Duke had lost like 20 consecutive games-; UNC 34-13 ‘04 - UNC had lost its previous 20 ACC games-; Utah 38-10 ‘05 bowl game - Utah (from the Mountain West) beats BYU in last game to get to 6-6 & bowl eligible. And he tops it off by LOSING CLOSE GAMES in which the Jackets had the better team in said game (i.e. UGA the past 3 years & The ACC Championship game last season).
Gailey’s mediocrity is becoming deliriously comical

By techstar

September 25, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

I am hopeful that last weeks loss ignited SOMETHING in the tech squad because they were def. lacking heart last week. The offense needs to try something new. Choice is not in.. find something that works for the guys that are in… I want a look at some of the other quarter backs (we have enough on the roster!), after all, why do we have so many and not use them but keep in one that is barely preforming… The O line need to watch the penalites too.. As for the D… The corners are a problem, May Pat Clark NEVER return.. Word-Daniels is ok but hes been burned on a couple of plays too.. Is there anyone else we could at least give a chance??? Tenuta needs to quit blitzing all the time. Wheeler is doing ok, Robinson is really working hard. The D line hasn’t had much said about them, but look at the number of tackles/sacks they have. Walker is averaging almost one a game…

By 2001GT

September 25, 2007 3:05 PM | Link to this

The GT three-peat stands.

Tech appealed the NCAA and it was ruled that the “Georgia Institute of Technology football team does not have to vacate its wins from the 1998-99 to the 2004-5 seasons in which 11 ineligible athletes competed.”

Teflon baby!

By mtraininjax

September 25, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

There is no one player or coach to blame, but this team lacks toughness. You can see it in the 4th qtr. When the chips were down, they were outplayed in most of the games they lost, but especially against UVA. Tech had the better talent, but UVA was able to do more with less. Sure there are issues with players, but there are real issues with toughness on O without Choice in the line-up. When he plays well, the team wins, and the opposite is true as well.

So far this team is not tough enough to win in the ACC.

By 1999GT

September 25, 2007 3:21 PM | Link to this

Yes, thanks once again Jasper for that beautiful, and clearly obvious, fumble. You will always be in the hearts of Tech fans. I can still see the UGAY fans standing, dumbfounded, like open mouthed catfish.

By TechIsGay-ley

September 25, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

WJ: You’re so stupid and ignorant it’s amusing. Tech vacated those wins when it was found out that half the team was academically ineligible. Impressive! It only took the geniuses at Tech over 5 years for this to be discovered. If Georgia handled things the same as Tech, Paul Oliver would still be eligible. Tech lies, cheats, and generally sucks at life. Get used to it.

By TechIsGay-ley

September 25, 2007 3:41 PM | Link to this

If Jasper did indeed fumble (even a preschooler could decipher he did not), then the play should have been ruled a safety, as the Tech db ran back into the endzone as Jermaine Phillips tackled him. That was a monumental b.s. call, and I think it’s telling that all you nerds are so proud of cheating to win. Very indicative of your character.

By Way back in 1999, UGA let it go you should too.

September 25, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

SEC refs suspended for fumble call

ATLANTA — The SEC officiating crew that missed a crucial call in the Georgia-Georgia Tech game has been suspended by the conference.

The seven-man crew, rated the best in the SEC, ruled that Georgia’s Jasper Sanks fumbled at the 1-yard line in the final seconds of the game Saturday. Television replays showed that the ball popped out after Sanks hit the ground.

The score was 48-48 when the ball was awarded to Tech. The Yellow Jackets won 51-48 in overtime.

The suspension means the officials will not work the SEC title game between Florida and Alabama. Several of the officials involved also will lose their postseason assignments. SEC officials have not said if the men could be fired.

Saturday’s officiating crew included Al Ford of Florence, Ala.; Bud Williams of Tallahassee, Fla.; Ron Leatherwood of Waynesville, N.C.; Al Matthews of Duluth; Blake Parks of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Ben Oldham of Lexington, Ky.; and Toby Silberman of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Ford defended the call after the game, saying two of his officials saw the ball come loose before Sanks was down.

But he said Monday that Williams missed the call.

“I have seen the game and play since then, and at full-speed it’s close,” Ford said. “It is a bang-bang play, but when you slow it down, no one I have heard or seen has said it would be a fumble. It isn’t a no-brainer though.”

On Sunday, Bobby Gaston, the SEC supervisor of football officials, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the officials were wrong.

Suspending officials, particularly an entire crew, is unusual. Earlier this season, the ACC suspended a crew for one game for incorrectly marking off the yardage on a penalty and for allowing the 25-second clock to expire without calling a penalty.

The TimesDaily in Florence, Ala., reported Wednesday that the decision to suspend the crew was made by SEC commissioner Roy Kramer after a phone call from Georgia athletics director Vince Dooley.

“The conference office will not comment on that issue or any other issue related to personnel decisions,” Kramer told the newspaper Tuesday night.

This article from: www.espn.com

By dowgie

September 25, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

Good description 1999GT. That’s the same look we saw last year when Tony Taylor picked up the equally clear, obvious fumble and scored last year.

By flack jacket

September 25, 2007 7:16 PM | Link to this

BUZZ768:

Please tell me what I have said that is ignorant.

Please tell me why we pay Gailey such a huge salary for mediocre performance. You want a “good” man? Hell, hire a priest to coach, pay him %50,000/yr and be happy with the mediocrity. The idea that Gailey is a better man than most other college coaches is ridiculous.

You can’t seriously be proud of the joke bowls (much less our play) that we have been going to under Gailey’s fine leadership.

-fJ

By bubbac

September 25, 2007 7:52 PM | Link to this

Every since Gailey has been here, I just wonder, does he practice a two minute offense? Never seen it by his teams. That is the problem, when we get down, we can’t move the chains like these other good teams do. Gailey-if your reading this, work on the problems, not the 3 or 4 yard runs up the middle at practice. Think outside the box!

By GT in AL

September 25, 2007 11:40 PM | Link to this

GT Fan Jeff: So many lessons, so little time. A fan can hope now, can’t he?

Way Back: Puhleeez. UGAy fans still think they haven’t lost in this series since 1990. Let it go? You’re kidding me, right?

By northGAJacket

September 27, 2007 2:50 PM | Link to this

here is my RANT.

BC beat us straight up. We lost at VA beacuse of a fluke pick 6. TB tried to bat it down and it bounced off a player who was falling down. uva got a look what i found TD. thats the game. Choice is the leader on offense. we need him to stabilize the apparantly fragile psyche that the last 2 games have created.

I have had season tickets since i was a chlid and have become accustomed to 7 win seasons. this is an unfortunate fact. Dan Radakovich and my $200 per seat EXTRA fee this year is supposed to change that. I am READY NOW.

What i dont understand is how we have not developed a qb since the goose left. that is 5 years of Sugs/Bilbo, Ball and TB. None of these guys showed any improvement, and that points to the Head Coach.

Do you wonder why Threet left. he got to spring practice, realized he was light years better than TB and was told he would not start until TB graduated. What else could he do. he is a 5 star guy. The Gator Bowl was the single worst thing to happen to our offense this season. It forced the hand of the coaching staff to lose 2 quality youngsters(Threet and Ingram)

I wonder if CCG’s loyality to his players will be to his end this year. I would love to see nesbitt just as we saw reggie as a freshman. the hope and promise is there.

for the UGA fans, your QB is a stud. then again, he was a 5 star guy so he should be.

I remember several years in the late 90s where UGA got the big L. you should beat us every year, in fact your recrutiting is top 10 every year, yet you fail to be a top 10 team every year when its all said and done. SC this year, VANDY last year. next time you think you are elite, look at USC, LSU, FL, OSU, WV and just say d@mn…