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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Seven in a row; UGA band plays in celebration
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sure, Georgia came out smelling like roses on each of the three bizzare loose-ball plays in the end zone today, a sequence unlike any you’re likely to ever see again … but the difference in today’s game could be boiled down to quarterback play, and the way the long ball was defended by each team.
Don’t stop if you’ve read or heard this before.
Matthew Stafford was not razor sharp today, but he was pretty darned good on several occasions. Not as impressive as BC’s Matt Ryan was here a couple months ago. Still, pretty good. The kid has some moxie in the pocket, seems to know just when to unload it. And he generally doesn’t unload it just to get rid of it. He has a plan most of the time.
Taylor Bennett? Again, this is not a new refrain, but he wasn’t helped by receivers dropping passes, like the sure touchdown pass to Correy Earls on the second play of the game. And Calvin Booker, he of the howitzer arm, was hurt bhy a couple drops, too.
They just finished.
Tech fought like mad, but … seven straight.
Chan Gailey walked out with one hand in each back pocket. Mark Richt ran to meet him.
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View from the press box
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This won’t exactly be a virtual blog, inasmuch as I won’t blog after every play, but I’ll be adding to this frequently as today’s game rolls onward.
The defense came out rocking, Philip Wheeler with tackles on the first two plays and then Guyton and Robertson combining for a sack on third down.
And then Correy Earls, wide open down the left sideline, drops a perfect pass from Taylor Bennett. That was a touchdown.
Great day for a football game: cool, gray, breezy.
Tech punts . . . what the heck is that ruling? Mikey Henderson fumbles the ball at around the 5, boots it into the end zone and flops on it as Morgan Burnett (who started at cornerback again, by the way) drills him. They call it a touchback? Perhaps because he never had possession?
Anybody know the ruling on that one? I admit I don’t. Georgia benefits to the tune of about 25 yards in field position, not to mention the Jackets not coming up with points on what looked at minimum like a safety.
Georgia Tech quarterback Taylor Bennett injured his throwing hand on the Yellow Jackets’ next-to-last play of the first half Saturday and did not return when the second half began. He did come back, however, late in the third quarter. Junior Calvin Booker, who last threw a pass in a game Sept. 8, when he completed 1 of 2 against Samford, started the second half, and completed his first two passes. Freshman Josh Nesbit also played and threw an interception in the third quarter. Facing third-and-10 from the Georgia 37-yard-line, Bennett fumbled a shotgun snap, reached down for the ball, and then fell on top of it for a 7-yard sack. Tech coach Chan Gailey sent kicker Travis Bell out for a 62-yard field-goal try on the final play of the half. The kick fell short to leave Georgia with a 16-14 lead.
More to come.
