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DEL.ICIO.USWhat does Paul Johnson expect?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Today’s topic: A little about how Paul Johnson approaches expectations.
It is still far too early to ask a new head coach what he’ll expect of his team, so the first question I asked (multi-pronged) in this regard was: How in your first year will you arrive at your expectations going into the season, how will you decide what will be satisfactory, do you set certain benchmarks in terms of wins, average rushing yards per game, points allowed that if not met will determine if the season was pass or fail? I wanted to know what he will look for in predicting what his team will be capable of this fall.
Bad idea. How could I forget? Coaches in general hate predictions, perhaps none moreso than Johnson’s Tech colleague, Paul Hewitt. Short precursor: Johnson said he’s not one to set what might be called tangible expectations, like win this many games or the season’s a bust, etc. More:
“I have a hard time dealing with that. At the Naval Academy, they had not won that much, and once we started winning (43 games over the last five seasons), at the end of the season I could never enjoy … one year we were 10-2 and ranked (No. 24), and I couldn’t let go of the two we lost,” he said.
Translation: He reached a point at Navy, once he and his staff settled in, where he expected to win, win and win again. He’s not alone among coaches in that regard, although he earlier said sometimes no matter how grand your schemes and ideas are, “physical superiority on some days cancels all else out.”
Continuing … “My expectations are to handle the things you can handle, and don’t worry about the other stuff,” he said. “We need to try to be as good as we can be, get better every day, and then my expectation right now is to get ready for Jacksonville State.”
Sounds like he will be big on the way coaches and — through trickle-down — players set some expectations, however, and there is at least one excuse he won’t allow the defense to “expect” to be able to use as a crutch in the event time of possession is tilted badly away from his team on a given day. Here ‘tis:
“One of my biggest peeves, and I guess it started from when I was a defensive coach, was when the defense says, ‘We’re wore out,’ ” Johnson said. “Well, shoot, stop [the other team on third down] and come out. That’s what the other side is doing. I think from a coaching standpoint, if you have kids that come off the field and do that, you say, ‘Bullcrap’ [to them].”
There are, of course, expectations of all kinds. The kids Tech (and everybody else) recruits have expectations, and sometimes there is no way around them. When that happens, steer clear of those kids even if they meet Tech’s other criteria.
“Any time in recruiting when all a kid’s heard about for the last few years is the University of Georgia, and the stadium is bigger, it holds 90,000 and they draw more fans, hey, if you’re looking for those bells and whistles, OK.
“Now, if you’ve got a kid who’s thinking I want to be an architect, or a kid who’s thinking 10 years down the road, OK, well then, 60,000 is as good as 90,000 and he’s not going to worry about who has the bigger weight room and like that, [Tech will] get those kinds of kids I think. Those are generally kids who are motivated differently.
“That doesn’t mean that the state schools don’t get great kids, too, because they do. They might want to be a journalism major, or something at another school, like sports medicine. There’s a lot of kids that drive kids to pick schools. I’ve seen kids pick a school because of the jersey.”
Moral to that story: Figure out early in the process what a recruit’s priorities are, and if they are too far off what Tech has to offer, don’t waste time and money recruiting him if he’s not likely to be persuadable. Again, not a novel concept, but there’s a lot to be said — in my opinion — for candor like that stated above.
On to Saturday’s spring game.
Matt
Comments
By interesting
April 18, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this
Matt, your articles of late have had a different tone in the past. Part of me thinks you like and can identify better with Paul than with the past regime. I also think he comes off better to the media…thoughts?
By RAMBLE ON!
April 18, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
PAUL JOHNSON IS A BAAAAAAAADDDD MAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Halberstram
April 18, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
Nice job in Johnson giving backhanded shots at UGA. He’s definitely made it easy for UGA fans to not like him. Will he be able to back up the disdain on the field? My guess is yes, but not for a few years or so.
Go Dawgs!
By gtfan
April 18, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this
Where did he give a backhanded shot to UGA? He said you guys get great kids too:
“That doesn’t mean that the state schools don’t get great kids, too, because they do. “
He’s just stating the obvious that different recruits have different reasons for picking schools.
By London_Jacket
April 18, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
Matt:
Have really enjoyed the journalistic approach you are taking. Thanks from across the pond.
By whowontjacket
April 18, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
You’ve got to like that you can use quotes from the Tech head coach again. That has got to make your job easier and will hopefully lead to more blogs and articles like this one (the kind that keep my interest throughout because they contain content). I like that someone from Tech is providing some material other than, ‘um, well, you know, we’ve got to get better, um, yeah’. Thanks Matt and CPJ.
By TD
April 18, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this
“What does Paul Johnson expect?” How about a 6 to 7 win team each year and losing to UGA 9 out of every 10 years. OH Yea, and getting to know the ins and outs of Boise real well. Go Dawgs!
By GT Student
April 18, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
Hey classy post TD glad you brought something useful to this blog… typical ugay fan. TD you have to be what 14 years old?
Anyways I can not wait to get out to BDS and see this team as we grow into this new offense. The next couple of years will be very exciting.
By MoondogMange
April 18, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this
This Coach is a keeper. The expectations will begin to rise every year that he remains with the Jackets. Not only do some kids pick schools because of the jersey, a lot of fans do as well. TD must stand for too dumb!! Like the dogs win one from the Gators every 6 to 7 years.
By StingerSplash
April 18, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this
PJ expects to win.
By SAR
April 18, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
I think Matt might be bipolar.
By Matt Winkeljohn
April 18, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
I might be.
By dawgy
April 18, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this
CPJ should expect to win around 8 games a year. With FSU (albeit even on a rotation), Miami, and Clemson getting back to prominence, not to mention the University over in Athens dominating year in and year out, between 7-9 wins every year is not unrealistic. Tech should play in a few Chik-Fil-A Bowls, maybe the occasional Gator Bowl. Sound about right?
By Buzz Belle
April 18, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
SAR - too funny! Can’t wait until tomorrow - this year will be the start of exciting football with CPJ. THWG
By Saint Bobby
April 18, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
johnson will do a good job at Tech. How good is the question. Even Johnson is indeed a world beater, then he’s not going to stay at Tech. That is, if Tech’s academic standards are as rigorous as its nerd fanbase suggests, then he won’t want to deal with it. He’ll be off to Nebraska. This might sound weird, but the best case scenario for Tech is for him to average 8.5 wins a season. That way, Tech always has a winning team, but not so good as to where an elite program would want to hire him away.
By Dooley's Master Plan
April 18, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
I must admit, I find it funny when people point to Paul Johnson’s “Air Raid” offense when he was at Hawaii. At Hawaii? If some of you can reach back far enough, there was another team from Hawaii in 2007 that “threw it all over the lot” and scored a lot of points. What happened to them? Oh yeah, they ran up against a FAST and ATHLETIC team from dawgland that completely embarrassed and humiliated them on national tv, limiting the statistically best offense in the country to 10 points. So, touting CPJ’s prowess at Hawaii is probably not a very good scale for judgement. Cite Johnson’s offense’s results against a REAL defense if you want to impress this dawg.
By Halberstram
April 18, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
gtfan Must admit I read through Johnson quotes too quickly. I thought he was saying UGA alums would make less money than GT alums, but that’s not what he said at all. I apologize, I see no negativity in his quotes.
By 24man
April 18, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
IDIOT
By Barbara Dooley
April 18, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Vince, shut up and go wash the dishes. All anyone needs to do to see what CPJ can do against FAST & ATHLETIC defenses is to take a look at last year’s Navy-ND game. Did ND have a suck-a* year ? Yes. But that doesn’t take away the fact that they were loaded ATHLETICALLY on defense.
It will be interesting to see what CPJ can do now that the athletic gap between his teams’ and others has been significantly reduced.
Ugag is absolutely loaded this year and should be in the BCS title game. I doubt Tech wins at your place. However, the days of automatically chalking up a “W” are over.
BTW, Herschel never exhibited any multiple personalities with me. However, he is twice your size. Now go do those dishes !
Love, Barbara
By Mosby
April 18, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
Even if he said that, Halberstam, he would just be telling the truth. So why would that make you mad?
By GTTerrific
April 18, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
Halberstram, nice show of class coming back.
Matt,
Two great blogs yesterday and today!
By NYJacket
April 18, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this
Matt,
Nice article. Paul Johnson is breath of fresh air after the excuses and negativity Braine and Gailey. He is realistic but understands that he can recruit top caliber players that can win at Georgia Tech.
And, the guy is a competitor who will not back down from any team.
He reminds me of the guy at Fresno State - play anybody at anytime, anywhere.
It is so good to have a real football coach. It is easy to see why he has always been a winner.
By Spike
April 18, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
Yawn.
By techster
April 18, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
Yellow jackets sniff flowers, dogs sniff other stuff.
By Paddy
April 18, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this
NY Jacket said it best, “breath of fresh air”. GT you have got yourself one-hell-of-a-coach. Pay him and keep him. Football in Ga is about to get real interesting, this guy is fearless and truthful. How many times you hear those two words in the same sentence about football coaches. (with the exception to CMR)He can carry the load also.
By Jacketnation
April 18, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this
Kids pick UGA because you can have the I.Q. of a goat and still fit into a program of study; like Livestock Management. At Tech every student must pass two semesters of Kids pick UGA because you can have the I.Q. of a goat and still fit into a program of study; like Livestock Management. At Tech every student must pass two semesters of calculus.
Don’t forget how many stupid players enroll at the UGA school of Food Science where they eat there way to a diploma
By AlabamaRamblinwreck
April 18, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this
Jacketnation…please proofread your posts before you hit submit. It is hard to let UGAY know how inferior their academics are when you have so many grammatical/structure errors in your blog submittal. I’m not picking on you, because you are right about the difficulty for GT student-athletes. Just be careful.
Go Paul Johnson! Go Jackets!!
By Jacketnation
April 18, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this
Ooops! Well anyway at Ugag cutting and pasting still has something to do with using scissors with bright colored plastic handles and elmer’s glue.
By Reuben Houston
April 18, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this
Matt, Got your dime bag. See me at the Varsity. PS Take off the Gold Colored Glasses people are starting to think Tech might really be good. Oh I forgot thats just the ganj kickin in.
By GT GRAD
April 18, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
I am impressed with CPJ’s overall approach and comments. He has a great resume and will likely have a significant amount of success as long as the fans and media give him and his staff time. Dan Radovich also deserves credit for this hire and the excitement surrounding the football program.
I am also very happy to read numerous fair/positive articles and blog headlines in the AJC…….hopefully the days of constant negativity are a thing of the past. Has anyone else noticed the overall tone of the bloggers is also much more positive.
SUGGESTION…..if all of the GT fans reasonable bloggers will simply ignore the radical/ignorant bloggers (as we all have with the ridiculous tickle pile moron), they will eventually become bored and quit wasting our time and thier own time. It is worth a try anyway!
Go TECH!!
By LizDawg
April 18, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
SEVEN IN A ROW - time for eight little Johnson!
By Savannah - DeWitt
April 18, 2008 11:17 PM | Link to this
$ 150 for our 7 season tickets. What a bargain. Are you kidding me ? High school games are $ 10 a piece. I mean its good for me because I can see Dr. Johnson’s creation…how are they getting $ 600 up front then $35 a ticket ? Gotta close the gap quickly. Tired of taking a beating at work. I Ramble on !
By bozydeco
April 19, 2008 5:05 AM | Link to this
I’m neither a Tech fan nor a UGA fan, just an Auburn fan in the ATL. Hey, I like Paul Johnson. From his remarks in this interview and others, you know he holds his coaches and players accountable and will get in their face to express his displeasure. Tech will be fun to watch this year. Great hire for the Flats!
By Big Dawg
April 19, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
Great job Matt. The Better GT and UGA the more everyone profits. I thank God for both Great Schools.
By destin
April 19, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
I too think PJ is a quality college football coach and his sucess at GS and Navy is undeniable. However, I have the same nagging concern many others share: Is this offense something we should be happy with OR concernd about? — I hope Tech at least tries to build a program that can compete for national rankings and BCS bowls, rather than being content with 7 or 8 win mediocrity. — I know a lot of top players regard college as a stepping stone to the pros, and I wonder if many will feel that this offense is not suited for their development and exposure. — We already know that receivers will not be beating the door down to come to Tech. — If the top programs in the country wouldn’t run this offense, are we just conceding that we can’t compete on their level?
I can only pray that PJ finds a way to balance the run with a solid passing game, or I’m afraid we will never be consistently competitive on a national level.
By MajorBooger
April 19, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
Great Blog? Breath of fresh air? Super coach? Let’s see what everybody’s saying on January 31st. Looking at the GT schedule, Tech can win 3 games next season, and might win 6. No more.
By Yeah Jackets
April 19, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
“That doesn’t mean that the state schools don’t get great kids, too, because they do.”
…Not as bad as the classic “GTU” faux pas, but Tech certainly is a state school.
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this
WHO CARES????? 241 bowl tickets sold!! Played at Duck 3 or 4 years ago abd the crowd was less that 12,000(per AJC). Went to ACC championship game and stadium 1/3 full!!! Season tickets less than 1/4 cost of Ga. tickets and still cant sell out games!!! WHAT A JOKE OF A PROGRAM!!!!!!!!
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
And yes…I will GLADLY stay off your blogs starting the first day i read a dawg blog and there are not nerd herd bloggers on there disparaging UGA and talking about our record against uf and other schools. As intelligent As intelligent as you guys are(according to you) it would seem you would have enough freeking sense to simply compare UGA and GT….for exampole the series record…..with emphasis on the last 45 years!!!!!! Must be a real ego boost to have to look elsewhere to find someone who can do what you so badly want to do!!!! THWT
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this
Sorry about typos and spelling in 2 above posts. Joe Hamilton was helping me with that, then the Tech coaches found out he could not count to 4. They made him quit helping me, and made him concentrate on his math!!!!
By Wrecker1
April 19, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this
Destin, if TECH was content with 7-8 win seasons Paul Johnson wouldn’t be here, Chan gailey would still be here. Secondly your concern with the offense is unfounded. The media and other people that also don’t understand football are creating this stir about the offense. An option offense that is executed correctly and blocked right can’t be stopped. Why?? Because the defense can’t be right. If the DT takes the dive the QB pulls the ball and if the DT doesn’t take the dive the QB gives it to the dive back. The same is true with the DE. So if we do a good job of blocking, that includes the WR’s and slot backs as well the OL we’re in good shape. Everybody wants to talk about the O, we still have to play D and special teams. There are 3 parts to the the equation. Destin we will also attract a lot players that don’t necessarily fit other offenses but are still good ball players. We will also be able to attract good defensive players b/c they’ll know when our opponent goes down by 2 TD’s they’ll have to get one dimensional on offense real fast which any defensive player would love.
By John
April 19, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
They still have a football team at Tech? How many people went to the spring game? 8?
By Shawn Mullins
April 19, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
Is Josh Nesbitt expected to start?
By TJ
April 19, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
Het baddawg:
1) stay the hell off of our board
2) your team willnot win the national title this year
3) Gt is the last team in the state to win the MNC in football
4) F you
By John
April 19, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
To TJ. You nerds always say how stupid UGA fans are. Let’s look at TJ’s pathetic blog: “Het?” Is that a word? “willnot?” I thought those were two separate words? “MNC?” What does the M stand for?
WHAT A LOSER!
By Jacketnation
April 19, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
Let me gove you a word; Gitoff! It means get off our blog you UGAG trailer Park trash.
By Jacketnation
April 19, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
UGAG has thier own vent. Git on off a ours!
By Sam
April 19, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Lordy, Lordy, one would think CPJ had won Big at major schools rather than Navy and Ga. Southern, after reading that the Knight in shinning armour had arrived ay GT…Well time will tell..You aren’t a great coach until you’ve passed the test of time against the big boys, year after year…My guess, as a UGA fan, would be this running triple thing won’t fool the people that they will face.
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
LMAO TJ and jacket nation…I SWEAR i will never come here again after the day your nerdy a*******es stay off our blogs and ver !!!!
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
LMAO TJ and jacket nation…I SWEAR i will never come here again after the day your nerdy a*******es stay off our blogs and ver !!!!
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
Does the FACTS hurt a bit TJ? Like I said jacket nation…..stay off our’s and we will gladly stay off yours!!!!!!! 7 in a row and 13 out of 16 and counting!!!! OUCH
By Andy
April 19, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
Hey Matt,
You are doing a great job! I’m a Bulldog fan, but I’d love to see the Jackets go 11-1! Now that Tech has a great coach, I think the Jackets will win 1-2 games against the Bulldogs every 5 years. Atlanta desperately needs another winning athletic program.
Andy
By Jacketnation
April 19, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this
NEW UGAG BLOG: How many bars are in Athens? Player’s survey shows most know the answer
By BADDAWG
April 19, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this
By the way TJ, i have never nor do I now say the DAWGS are gonna win the NC.I do like the fact that we have a shot ane will be highly ranked!! What you think about your team’s chances??? And jacket notion you mean to tell me that collegs students actually drink???? I dont for one second believe that!!! Its a shame that your football team is so f**king sorry that you have to talk about drinking and bars on a sports blog!!!! FGT!!!!!!
By bad dogs stink
April 19, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
after they finish eating the horse poop during their walk.
By Keyser Soze
April 20, 2008 2:58 AM | Link to this
Being a Florida fan, I can understand where the UGA fans are coming from. It feels good to rag on fans of rivalry teams when you win say around the last 15 of the past 18 meetings.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
April 20, 2008 3:48 AM | Link to this
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It’s not what Paul Johnson expects that is baffling : It’s what Georgia Tech expects us to believe that for 7 months now since back in last October, that Tech has paid $418,000 dollars for 2 French professors married to one another, neither one of which has been at Tech since October.
Now, what I would really like to know please ?
How in the hell does the Georgia Institute of Technology pay two (2) professors $418,000 a year in salary and NOT KNOW THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TEACHING AT TECH SINCE LAST OCTOBER 7 MONTHS NOW ?
Who has been “teaching” their classes ?
Graduate assistants ?
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
April 20, 2008 4:49 AM | Link to this
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We have Won 7 in a Row. We also had Won 7 in Row before Georgia Tech was put on its 2nd NCAA PROBATION Major Infractions Database for playing 17 student-athletes - not a 1 of which would have been eligible to play at ANY college in America - in any of the 4 different sports. The 11 football players at Tech who won those 3 games in a row were your top all-conference football players of George O’Leary. None of the 11 Tech football players were eligible at the time. Not 1. This is why Tech was put on NCAA PROBATION - including SIX (6) LOST FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIPS for the 2007-2008 Football Season.
To clarify the above INCORRECT INFORMATION then…
UGA Won 7 in a Row. Tech played 11 all-conference football players for 3 seasons, not a single one of the 11 of which were in fact eligible to play football at ANY school anywhere. The NCAA put the Georgia Institute of Technology on NCAA MAJOR INFRACTIONS DATABASE PROBATION in 4 sports (Dave Braine AD G. Wayne Clough President - both now gone for it) for the 2nd time in Tech’s history for those 3 seasons of ineligible players playing which the NCAA specifically pointed out in its public documents were your TOP 11 PLAYERS, all-conference players the NCAA referred to them as. Then, after you finished playing as your top 11 football players, 11 players not eligible to play football ANYWHERE, UGA has now Won 7 in a Row again. Not 1 year was Tech ranked ahead of UGA. Not once.
UGA Won 7 in a Row.
Tech was put on Probation for ACADEMIC CHEATING for 3 seasons of 11 ineligible players who were your top all-conference football players.
UGA Won has now then another 7 in a Row.
UGA has Won 7, Tech cheated for 3, and then UGA has now Won 7 More in a Row. That’s 14 of the last 17.
With 3 tainted.
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
April 20, 2008 7:40 AM | Link to this
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What in the world is going on at Georgia Tech any more over there at North Avenue, pray tell please ?
Danny Hall says he knows NOTHING and NO ONE ON THE TEAM knows a thing either according to DANNY HALL, about any QUESTION AS TO MICHAEL HUTTS experimenting with DRUGS.
Georgia Tech, as it ALWAYS DOES, tried to COVER IT UP.
Your new Athletics Director for Georgia Tech tries his next spin job. He states that the kids are tested ONCE A YEAR.
Mark Hutts, Michael’s father states that it is common knowledge that Michael Hutts HAD BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH DRUGS FOR SOME TIME NOW.
Probably because Danny Hall would NEVER play the kid, and the kid couldn’t deal with it.
Michael Hutts’ own teammate on the now UNRANKED GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL TEAM who is also Michael Hutts’ own roommate at Georgia Tech, states that it is common knowledge that Michael Hutts not only hung around with known Heroine Addicts but in fact also was known to be using the killer drug.
Now that Michael Hutts is DEAD from it Georgia Tech and Danny Hall, how about making a statement about how you test for drugs and why everyone but Danny Hall knew it for a long time ?
You’re a joke Georgia Tech.
You’ve been a joke Georgia Tech.
It’s one scandal after another with your sports’ teams.
You talk about this high and mighty top education at your spiraling downward school while UGA climbs up the US News and World Report rankings, while your student-athletes remain far below expectations.
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By Verbal Kint
April 20, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this
How will GT save themselves?
It’s embarrassing how dangerously close they’re getting too.
GT - 35 UGA - 59
By bad dogs stink
April 20, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
…………………..some of these comments do also…stink like poop.
By herb
April 20, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this
Some of these comments are about as low rent as you can go. I would be ashamed to write some of this stuff, but obviously not dog fans, they revel in it. Your momma’s should have raised you better. You must all be from Atlanta.
By Kevin
April 20, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
………….. Bulldawg,
You are trash of the highest order. First off, lay off the Michael Hutts comments. There’s no cover up. He died. His roomate knew he used drugs. His coach didn’t. Pretty common. The only drug cover up was over in Athens a few years back with Quincy Carter’s … cough … cough … “nagging injuries” which Donnan lied about.
Contrary to your comments, the previous ineligible players WOULD have been eligible at UGA. But then again, who wouldn’t; UGA is a joke. These players didn’t fail classes. They made D’s in major (management, not your joke majors) courses requiring C’s to move forward. No such rule in “general studies” and “parks and rec management” at UGA.
UGA fans talking trash about football is one thing, but you have no room to talk about academics (especially considering you did not attend UGA). Georgia Tech’s “spiraling downward” has resulted in INCREASING to the #35 ranked university in the nation and a consistent top ten public university ranking. UGA’s “skyrocketing” has led them from unranked outside the top 50 to STILL unranked outside the top 50. Congratulations on your party school ranking, I hear that pays well.
As for Wayne Clough, he led this increased ranking. Michael Adams couldn’t shine Clough’s shoes, just ask anyone on the Board of Regents.
By Buzzillion
April 20, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this
BuLLdawg, first of all, your comments trying to politicize the tragic death of a Tech baseball player are about as low class as I have seen. I’m thankful that most of your dawg bretheren have much more class than that, and I find it unfortunate that you cannot follow their example.
Second of all, if you wish to start discounting all the wins in the GT-UGA series where the winning team ended up being put on probation later on, that’s fine with us. That would just mean that Tech would all of a sudden lead the series.
By oldgold
April 20, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
I expect many quality loses and another appearance in Boise. Gotta love that Blue Turf! :(
By An Inconvenient Truth
April 20, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this
The vast majority of the gt FB players major in IM. And most probably do not even know how to spell architect much less aspire to be one. The nerds tired old argument that you have to pass Calculus in order to graduate from gt overlooks the obvious. Exactly what is yech’s FB players graduation rate? Seems like the more things change the more they stay the same. High expectations coupled with ready made excuses when it doesn’t quite pan out. Just another day at the Joke by the Coke.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
April 21, 2008 12:55 AM | Link to this
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What are the “academics” of the football student-athletes at Georgia Tech and at UGA ?
The NCAA Academic Progress Rate shows that Georgia Tech Football players have a LOWER APR than UGA.
It’s kind of hard to sit there and talk about the high and mighty Georgia Tech “academics” of your football team when the APR is WORSE at Tech than at UGA for the football players.
It’s kind of hard to sit there and talk about the high and mighty Georgia Tech “academics” of your football team when in fact the Georgia Institute of Technology LOST 6 Scholarships in Football 2007-2008 season for Academic Cheating NCAA Probation.
It’s kind of hard to sit there and talk about the drugs of Quincy Carter who did not die, and who did not do heroine while his roommates and coaches knew of his issues and brought him great shame.
But, you are shameless at Georgia Tech coming in here talking about how great Tech is with your high and mighty great numbers now in the NFL you say in this blog right here with your 19 NFL football players to UGA’s 50.
And, when we talk about top colleges in America that is NOT Georgia Tech because where you once had an advantage in academics, you have sold your soul to the devil in student-athletes.
The fact that you LOST 7 IN A ROW and then “won 3” which the NCAA put you on Probation for and now have LOST 7 IN A ROW AGAIN while you endure scandal after scandal academically, is not the topic you say for us to discuss.
Instead, we should discuss Quincy Carter from 15 years ago even if that makes Tech look far worse with Michael Hutts.
Who in the hell do you think you are fooling ?
You tried to cover-up Michael Hutts, not allow his teammate to be interviewed this weekend as Tech continues to drop every baseball game since his death. Danny Hall still today says there is no one on the baseball team who knew he had a drug issue.
And, you tried to cover up the 2 French professors paid $418,000 a year who have not been at Tech since October, 7 whole entire months. Who has been teaching those classes ? Graduate Assistants ?
It is NOT I, but the AJ-C who filled The Sunday AJ-C with 3 million readers reading about Michael Hutts they got under open records law in Georgia, not from Georgia Tech who think we do not know what is going on down there anymore at Georgia Tech in the “academics” of your student-athletes.
You have become the joke of college sports, while UGA has not only won 14 of 17, but also UGA has the better APR of the football teams at the 2 schools, and while we have been ranked in the Final AP Polls 11 consecutive years only to find that Tech doesn’t want to talk about the “academics” of your student-athletes as your football players jump ship such as every quarterback and every wide receiver leaving Georgia Tech with 21 percent women students and half Asians.
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By mailhousesee
April 21, 2008 2:25 AM | Link to this
visit I never huge tree in the trees the forests I assumed with box could reach.
By herb
April 21, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this
I feel sorry for you, BuLLdawg. That hatred will eat you up one day.
By ....................bulldawgs boss
April 21, 2008 7:27 AM | Link to this
Hey ………..bulldawg, 12:55am is a little late to post when you have to be at the jiffy lube at 7. Mr. 10w30. You wrote nice things about Mr. Hutts after he died and now you throw him under the bus? That’s sad.
By MB
April 21, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this
BuLLdawg,
You’re a joke
By Loran
April 21, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
This just in… Tech fumbled yet again.
Thanks for the endless humor Techmites
By Blaster
April 21, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
GT and UGAY bloggers taking shots at each other over graduation rates of jocks reminds me of two mules fighting over a turnip. Neither school has the bone fides to talk academic achievement when it comes to these bums. Athletes are let in college for the sole purpose of generating revenue for the school.
By bigGTfan
April 21, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
Could Tech recruit better athletes and win more games if they offered majors that required little math or reading skills? Yes. How about if Tech lowered their SAT requirements so that no athlete is denied admission (unless they didn’t finish high school, even then they would file for an exception to be made). Yes. If Tech accepted junior college transfers that didn’t have their academics in order coming out of high school? YES.
So, dawg fans, the reason UGA has had better results is they build their academics around the success of their football program and Tech is just the opposite. Tech players and coaches have to work harder to be successful but I would rather be competitive every year (and with PJ, we will be) AND be proud of the program.
By ........................BuLLdawg
April 21, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
Herb, I appreciate your concern for my well being with regard to my hate for Georgia Tech. However, college football is all I have in life. There’s nothing else for me. The life of a oil change jockey does not provide for a lot of enjoyment.
Oh yeah, I have a very small pecker too. But, at least I have Georgia Tech to make fun of….?
By bigGTfan
April 21, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
Could Tech recruit better athletes and win more games if they offered majors that required little math or reading skills? Yes. How about if Tech lowered their SAT requirements so that no athlete is denied admission (unless they didn’t finish high school, even then they would file for an exception to be made). Yes. If Tech accepted junior college transfers that didn’t have their academics in order coming out of high school? YES.
So, dawg fans, the reason UGA has had better results is they build their academics around the success of their football program and Tech is just the opposite. Tech players and coaches have to work harder to be successful but I would rather be competitive every year (and with PJ, we will be) AND be proud of the program.
By Please stop breathing
April 21, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
BuLLdawg, read the name and take action. Please do us all a favor and just change my oil. CLASSLESS
By Techater
April 21, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
I am saddened by the loss of Michael Hutts and am not happy about the two Tech professors who lied and stole nor the one who used the credit card to steal. I am not jumping for joy that a Tech athlete was arrested recently for underage drinking not the fact that Reuben sold pot. What chaps me though is the piety of Tech fans when a Ga player is caught drinking and driving or going the wrong way on a moped without a liscense on him. You folks are just the most hypocritical people in the world. Keep that in mind.
By GT
April 21, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
Beware of the nerd.
By oldgold
April 22, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this
GT Fan: Forget the UGA input here. Who cares about what we say as we waste our time writing this stuff. What Johnson needs is to do is splatter UGA on the field. Then apologize for it so UGA fans will feel better.