Tech

By JohnGTFan

December 4, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this

Personally, I’d like to see GT play a Big Ten school….Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, or Michigan State. That would be a fun home and home.

But if it has to be SEC…maybe Auburn again, or Vandy, or Florida. If it’s the Big East, WVU, or Louisville.

By Glenn

December 4, 2008 7:36 AM | Link to this

How about Missouri?

I believe they are also looking to fill 2010 and 2011…

By John Conklin

December 4, 2008 7:36 AM | Link to this

Any one of the perennial top 10 teams - Texas, Okla, Alabama, FL, USC.

Let’s firmly put ourselves on the map by taking down one of these giants.

By BobbyDodd

December 4, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this

We used to play South Carolina. Those folks would certainly help fill BD stadium and it is not that bad of a trip for us to travel to.

Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia, or perhaps East Carolina would make other games that have good travelling fans and are close enough for us to travel to.

Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan would be intriguing trips but probably already have filled schedules.

What about Navy? I personally would love to attend a game there (especially since the Army wimped out and we will not get to visit West Point).

By Road Scholar

December 4, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this

Why do they want a delay? Are they scared of getting beat? Oh the mighty SEC!!!!

How about Central Florida? Georgia Southern? Interesting story line. Notre Dame? SEC West or Big 12?

By kING BEE

December 4, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

How about UGA twice or are they scared too? Bring on the loser Crimson Tide. Once Florida drills their butt, they will look like the high school team they are accustomed to playing like.

By jacketfan

December 4, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this

I would prefer playing someone like South Fla who is a big east member and is also located in a fertile recruiting area for us. Other good recruiting areas would be Pitt or S.Car. Strictly for entertainment purposes I would love a home n home with Alabama.

By NYJacket

December 4, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

See if we can get Florida on the schedule.

It will help our recruiting and it will dramatically improve our strength of schedule.

This year we defeated Fla. State and Miami. Add Florida and we can make it a clean sweep.

Only problem may be is that Urban doesn’t want to play against Paul Johnson.

By Andrew

December 4, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

Auburn

By Sautee Dawg

December 4, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

Radokovich must have noticed as well as everyone else how well OLE MISS is playing before coming to this conclusion.

By reebok

December 4, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

Give O’Leary’s Central Florida squad a shot and some exposure. Or why not have the Vol crazies from Knoxville for a home & home series? A border war with the Evil Genius and the Gamecocks would be fun, also.

By blackwatchdefense

December 4, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

Tennessee or a Big 12 school….Oklahoma would be nice.

By blackwatchdefense

December 4, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this

Sautee Dawg-

Hey you moron, Ole Miss is the one that pulled out..learn how to read. GT can’t help it if the SEC schools don’t want to play them.

By Scott

December 4, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

WOOOOOOOOO. put the pipe down and step away. You beat a down Dawg team and now you are asking to play the GATORS ????

By dgroy

December 4, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

How ‘bout the new GSU Program….Bill Curry should put on a good show. Break ‘em in good……give ‘em a little advertising…..would fill up the stadium.

By GTJames

December 4, 2008 8:37 AM | Link to this

Hey Sautee Dawg, it was Old Miss that requested to bail out for now not Tech, so know what you are whining about before speaking.

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

SC, Vandy, MS St, Auburn, and Bama are on the future schedule so Tenn, UF, or LSU from the SEC or go with SoCal, Ohio ST, MichST, PennST, WV, Texas, Okl… Stick with a high profile school.

By lesjonpool

December 4, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this

Florida Tennessee South Carolina Penn St. Michigan Purdue

By RayGoof

December 4, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this

Sautee Dawg: OLE MISS requested the delay, not Tech.

By the real OLD GOLD

December 4, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

Tennessee

p.s. Ole Miss is terrified by the TO.

By Tech82

December 4, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

Sautee Dawg - The article states that Ole Miss requested the delay. Maybe they (as well as everyone else) noticed how well we’re playing.

As for a replacement opponent - I like either Auburn or Alabama. Both are close drives which would make for a well attended home-and-home series - assuming they have openings on their schedules. The problem is that very few teams will have openings so we are not going to have a lot to choose from.

By Dawgonit

December 4, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

Gardner Webb again! They deserve a rematch I’d say.

By Chris

December 4, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this

TENNESSEE…you have to renew this rivalry, it would be HUGE for the program. Don’t bring in some Big East team. If you get Tennessee it’s an automatic sellout. After them, Auburn or Florida.

By eight

December 4, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

I’d like to see Tech play South Carolina or Tennessee.

By Lebowski

December 4, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

Since the SEC is scared to play us, I say either a Big East or Big Televen school. I wouldn’t mind taking on PITT and the Wannstache, or maybe a rematch against WVU, as long as their fans promise not to defecate in our band’s section again.

I would also love for us to play Penn State before Paterno is gone.

By White and Gold

December 4, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Give us Auburn (old rival) or South Carolina. The Big East is lame and the SEC schools are near by. It generates more buzz will be a sellout.

By Geori

December 4, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

I would love to play Tennessee.

HELLO KIFFIN! Let’s see the cover 2 stop the triple option.

By gtNC

December 4, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this

Larry - any reason given for the request to delay? I’d vote for Tennessee.

By Jason

December 4, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this

Pick up Auburn. Tech will be guaranteed two wins.

By barr

December 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

We know we can be Notre Dame. Navy would be tough since they still run the triple opition. As a Falcons fan I would like to see the jackets play Arkasauce and Slaughter petrino’s piggies.

Other games… definitly WV, the Tide, Cal,Texas Tech, I like going after the Suckeyes as well

By Vince

December 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

Regarding a rematch with Gardner-Webb…As Roberto Duran would say….”No mas! No Mas!”

By BLAZER

December 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

PURDUE, MISSOURI, KANSAS, NAVY?????

By Zach

December 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

I’d like to see our own fans fill up our stadium, not the other teams.

Any big time school would be good. Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, Texas.

By Good Team

December 4, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

I assume Ole Miss pulled out because, guess what? They are planning on replacing Tech with a superior opponent that can pay more. Ole Miss will fill their 60K stadium, but who wants to play Tech before 40K? BTW, rumor has it that Ole Miss is going to add a Big Ten school for a home and home on their schedule, quite possibly Michigan or Michigan State.

By ShorterFan

December 4, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this

I think GaTech should consider the Shorter College Hawks from Rome to fill this opening.

By addicted

December 4, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this

Florida is not going to happen. Urban Meyer has stated he is not going to schedule a Paul Johnson team by choice.

Ole Miss may be playing well, but its only because they are playing in the crappy SEC. They got lucky they caught Florida at a down time (even Miami was within 7 points of this Fl team in the 4th quarter, at the time!)

I don’t think we should schedule the Big East. Their teams all suck, and with Kelly bound to leave soon, they will lose the last good coach they have.

I really hope we schedule USC. Carroll is not afraid to play anyone, and it would be a great away visit. Also, all the Tech folks in California (many there, probably more than GA!) will have a chance to support the team there.

By DUMBGT

December 4, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

Why don’t you schedule GA Southern, oh maybe that’s to scary. Yes schedule Florida they will fillup that high school stadium just like the DAWGS will in 09 and KICK your BUTTS.

By Boomer

December 4, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

I would love to see the Jackets come back to the midwest and whip Notre Dame’s butt again

By S.O.TECH

December 4, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

I’d like to see Tennessee, SC, Ohio State, South Florida

By Carolina Jacket

December 4, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

Auburn was once our greatest rival, or Tenn., which was also high on the list for many years. SEC schools are naturals for Tech.

By GTMacho-Man

December 4, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

Bama or Florida

Honestly, I don’t think either one can stop the TO in 2 years from now.

By Buzziswiser

December 4, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

Tennessee - Coach Dodd would be pleased.

By Dave R

December 4, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

Don’t overlook University of South Florida. They are a little down this year, but are on the up and coming!!

By play in game

December 4, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

Hey Dawgonit,

Maybe UGA should schedule Gardner Webb next year. Then the winner of Gardner Webb-UGA could play Tech, since we beat you both by the same amount? It seems GW may be favored since they gave us a tougher test.

By GT_Love

December 4, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

1. Old ball coach at South Carolina.
2. Notre Dame (bring up memories of Rudy)
3. Georgia State
4. Texas Tech (exposure in the big state)

By THWUGA

December 4, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

There are 2,000 alumni in the NYC area, not counting spouses, kids, etc. How about Rutgers or Penn State?

By Chuck

December 4, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

How about a local team. Valdosta State, Mercer, or Georgia State. Georgia State could be the start of a long rivalry. Good job coach Johnson.

By Gamecock Travis

December 4, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this

I’d love to have SC and GT play. Matter of fact, I think Spurrier tried to get this together last year.

By doc

December 4, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

sautee dawg you sure are a cocky dog after getting whupt. funny how sec teams may not be so eager to play the bees as they made the request. hopefully, they get a revenue producing team to help bring in fans. seems like that would be the gm’s interest as well.

By The Dude

December 4, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

Tennessee or Notre Dame if it were up to me. Beating the Vols in front of 110k on national TV sounds pretty delicious. And who doesn’t want another chance to throw dead fish on Notre Dame fans?

By TechMan

December 4, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

While Tennessee would be a great pickup, I also think Texas Tech would be a good one. You’d get the recruiting exposure in fertile Texas, and a matchup against another resurgent program.

By jabster

December 4, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

We have SC State in ‘10 and W. Carolina in ‘11, so no FCS schools (including either GSU) to replace Ole Miss.

We have a home-and-home with Bama in ‘13-‘14, and one with Auburn in ‘17-‘18. We go to Vandy next year and they come to the Flats in ‘13. We have a home-and-home with SC in ‘21-‘22.

I’d love to have another home-and-home with Auburn before 2017, especially right now. Tennessee or the Gators would be another good rivalry to add back to the sked.

Let’s stick with the SEC if we can, or maybe add one of those Big 10+1 posers (maybe we can schedule Michigan and show Threet what he missed).

By BobinBuford

December 4, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this

DUMBGT:

How many HS stadiums seat 55,000? BC’s stadium seats less than that - does that make their place a middle school stadium? I guess Ole Miss’s stadium at 60,000 is a HS stadium too.

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

Guys we don’t need a Ga State or any other small school we already have S. Carolina St(2010) Middle Ten St(2010, 2011) and W. Carolina (2011).

By The Dude

December 4, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

Chuck, go back to the UGA blog.

By BN

December 4, 2008 9:43 AM | Link to this

South Carolina would be a natural as both school find athletes that over acheive as to their talent…. Year after year both schools are a shade under the best but with hope and pride…SC & GT…

By GTville

December 4, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

Tennessee…enough said.

2010 is likely to be our next National Championship year. Dwyer and Nesbitt and Burnett will be seniors. Put Tennessee with their 110,000 plus home field fans along with another bulldog beating on the schedule and there will be no doubt who is number 1.

By st simons

December 4, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this

no more cupcakes like the sec does!

By Darren C

December 4, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this

I’m pretty sure we have some history with Penn St. so I would enjoy trying to get them. Notre Dame and Auburn would both me natural choices, but right now just aren’t worth playing. Auburn is in shambles right now and Notre Dame has fallen apart starting with the last time we played them. A Big 12 team would be interesting. They have no defenses in their league and Morgan would get plenty of shots at interceptions.

By Jason

December 4, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

I say, in order of preference:

Tennessee, Auburn, South Carolina, Penn State, Mizz, Michigan.

By GTSteve

December 4, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this

Chuck,

I don’t think Mercer has a football team.

By GTville

December 4, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

Tennessee has an opening at the beginning of their schedule for both years. They also have ACC teams on their schedule in those seasons.

What better way for Lane Kiffin to recruit in GA and show the SEC is dominant over the ACC, than to beat two ACC teams with one game in Atlanta.

What better way for GT to keep UT out of our turf than to stomp on them. We have many Tennessee recruits this year and they will probably love to beat up on the Vols. What better way for the ACC to demonstrate their superiority than for GT to beat UT at the beginning and UGA at the end of the season.

Enough said….Dan work it out with the Vols.

By Harmon

December 4, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

Since it has already been said why weaken the schedule with a FCS school stick with FBS.
Navy would be fun especially since CPJ just came from there and they would probably be willing.
For the SEC LSU, Alabama, and UF would be good. The Big East WVU is about the best we could get, although USF not that bad.
ECU just because I use to live near there but only if Skip Holtz stays otherwise for get it. Keep it close to make for easy travel for both teams.

By RamblnWreck

December 4, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

I would like to see South Carolina. They are pretty stacked on defense for a while, but they are getting some new offensive tools next year, so they should have a good offense by 2010-2011. I think by then it would make for a good match up.

By Lebowski

December 4, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

Burnett and Dwyer will probably be in the NFL by 2010. I really hope they stay another year but they are just too good to be staying for their senior year.

How about Nebraska? Rematch of 1990, 20 years later. It would be perfect.

I also like the idea of Tennessee or Auburn.

By pills91

December 4, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

I bet PJ has already asked the AD to call Navy. He had GSU on the Navy schedule.

As a Navy grad, I don’t think GT would fit in our scheduling philosophy in ‘10-‘11. We would probably have to drop another BCS school to make it work.

By jabster

December 4, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

No Notre Dame. They typically want two home games for every road game. No deal. If they want a simple home-and-home, fine.

If we go to Auburn in ‘10 or ‘11, there may be more white and gold in that stadium than orange and navy, at the rate things are going for the Tigers (who are a bunch of dumb@$$es for getting rid of TT). Easy road trip, especially for the Tech fans in central GA or even the ATL southside.

By The Dude

December 4, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

Tennessee just plain makes sense. What other ACC team are they playing GTville?

By John

December 4, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

Call me crazy, but I’d like to get Fresno State on the schedule. I am sick and tired of getting beaten by those scrubs. Time for some payback.

By GT

December 4, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this

Auburn, will pick up local interest and fill the stadium, which I think will be Tech fans this time. Do not play Southern Cal, they get pumped up coming east, then lose to some nobody which screws everybody up, ask Virginia or Arkansas

By Blue Pants

December 4, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

The Ohio State University would be the logical choice. Tressel versus Johnson like from their 1-AA days. Plus, ESPN would be all over that. The recruiting could flurish (5-stars) with the exposer especially with a couple victories. First of all, we need to change our national reputation, one step at a time. Taking on Tennessee & Florida right now would not be wise. Unlike Georgia, they have played for & won national titles in the last 10 years. We haven’t mastered the ACC in that time. Winning cures all but we can do that overnight. Our conference schedule is brutal enough at this point without trying to take on the entire top 5.

By CW

December 4, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

Sounds like a lot of fans want to see a game with Tennessee. Shame Ole Miss wants to delay, Oxford is a beautiful little college town and I’d love to see it on a game day.

I don’t agree with DRad on the Big East. None of those programs present interesting matchups.

Other SEC teams would be my first choice, after that I’d love to see Tech go after more of a national-level program. USC, UCLA (even though they are down right now), Michigan, Ohio State, Penn St, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma.

My guess is that Notre Dame isn’t really interested in adding any more BCS conference games to their schedule until they get the wheels back on that program. If there were any decent HC candidates out there to replace Weis, they’d have canned him this year.

By AthensGTfan

December 4, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

I think Tech would benefit with a bigger opponent like Texas Tech, Oklahoma, or USC. But it would be nice to hand the SEC another loss if they can schedule South Carolina, Auburn, or Vandy. If we have to resort to smaller teams, Georgia Southern is a good choice.

By TJ

December 4, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

Notre Dame, National TV exposure, quality opponent, quality program.

If the Dog fans want us to play Gardner Webb again, perhaps it is because they need some film on how to stop the option. UGA could stand to take some lessons in class that is exhibited by ND.

45 - 42

By CaddyJacket

December 4, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

Heck, put the USC Trojans on the schedule. They might kill us, but it will be a good measuring stick of where the program is. USC will probably jump at it — they need to play outside of the wimpy PAC-10 to impress voters.

By Kevin

December 4, 2008 10:32 AM | Link to this

TENNESSEE

Paul Johnson’s offense against Monte Kiffin’s defense? What a matchup!

By boozedogs

December 4, 2008 10:32 AM | Link to this

Can we get through a blog about football without some stupid doggy fan bragging about how big the stadium in Athens is? What difference does it make about stadium size, or how many people show up? Stadium or crowd size never won a football game (as proven in Athens last weekend). And by the way, what about all of those EMPTY seats in Athens last week? Did a few doggy fans fall off the bandwagon (or out of the back of the pick-up truck) on the way from Hahira and Ludowici?

By GT79

December 4, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

It would be neat to be able to predict the “BCS Buster” for those years and schedule them. Beating a Utah or Ball State would be great. Maybe Fresno State, a little revenge with a better coach.

By wes

December 4, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

One thought:

Houston Nutt is a smart man.

By dawg51

December 4, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

I think Ga Tech should close the football program. This is as good as it will ever get. 9-3

By SEC is so last year

December 4, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

I’d like to see us against Ohio State or Michigan from the Big Ten. Tennessee used to be a big rivalry and would be good. South Carolina and Alabama are already on our future schedules. West Virginia would be cool also.

By MatchPoint

December 4, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

Get a team that will sell out BD, and that we feel we can beat twice (Auburn, South Carolina, Tenn, Mich). Remember, one loss could knock you out of NC contention. A win over a mediocre opponent is better than a close loss to a big time program. Your record is what counts. Wins of mediocre teams will do enough for perception (the other thing driving the rankings).

No sub-par opponent. Tech would be in a no-win situation.

By okeefe59

December 4, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

hey sautee dawg —-sorry ther is no cure for stupid
on another subject who to play S Carolina is a natural if we can get them. also Louisville, cincinatti are within easy travel distance. I would love to go to Annapolis for a game—that would be great,you would certainly see a lot of triple option wouldn’t.Notre Dame again would also be good—if you haven’t been there,you need to go—-great college football atmosphere.

By SEC is so last year

December 4, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

2009 ACC Home: Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest ACC Away: Florida State, Virginia, Miami, Duke Nonconference Home: Jacksonville State, Georgia Nonconference Away: Mississippi State, Vanderbilt

2010 ACC Home: NC State, Virginia, Miami, Duke ACC Away: Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest Nonconference Home: South Carolina State, Mississippi, Middle Tennessee State Nonconference Away: Georgia

2011 ACC Home: Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Tech ACC Away: NC State, Virginia, Miami, Duke Nonconference Home: Western Carolina, Georgia Nonconference Away: Mississippi, Middle Tennessee State

2012 ACC Home: Boston College, Virginia, Duke, Miami ACC Away: Maryland, Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Nonconference Home: Middle Tennessee State Nonconference Away: Georgia

2013 ACC Home: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech ACC Away: Boston College, Virginia, Duke, Miami Nonconference Home: Elon, Vanderbilt, Georgia Nonconference Away: Alabama

2014 ACC Home: Wake Forest, Virginia, Duke, Miami ACC Away: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Nonconference Home: Wofford, Alabama Nonconference Away: Tulane, Georgia

2015 ACC Home: Clemson, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech ACC Away: Wake Forest, Virginia, Duke, Miami Nonconference Home: Tulane, Georgia Nonconference Away: Syracuse

Other Non-Conference Games beyond 2015 2016: Syracuse Home 2017: Auburn Home 2018: Auburn Away 2018: Tulane Home 2019: Tulane Away 2021: South Carolina Away 2022: South Carolina Home

By Big BCH 99

December 4, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

From the SEC, I think that Tenn, S. Car., KY, ‘Bama, LSU, any of those would be good.

Auburn would also be great, to renew an old rivalry, we did that a few yrs ago. Htat would be an interesting one ofr the Chick-Fil-A kickoff classic in the dome, Tech/Auburn renewing an old rivalry would be perfect for that one. 2 schools treated like 2nd class citizens in their own states.

Mizzou would be interesting, 2 intriguing O’s (Mizz.’s Spread passing game vs. Tech’s Triple Option).

By Wrecker1

December 4, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

Our AD has said he’d like to keep the schedule more localized (within the SE). If that’s the case we are really limiting ourselves since we are already picking up a lot of the SEC in the next 10 years anyway. Tenn. is one that I don’t think we pick up. Teams of interest to me would be Penn State, Northwestern, BYU, Utah, Stanford or Cal.

By TechCrybaby

December 4, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

Bobby Dodd said, “It’s not how good YOU are, it’s how good THEY are.” So bring in a team we can beat - like UGA.

By James

December 4, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

As an Ole Miss fan, I was looking forward to this trip to Atlanta. Looks like I will have to wait a while now.

By jacketgrad

December 4, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the Peach Bowl by some miracle selected Ole Miss to play Tech this year. I would like to see Tennessee added.

By KT

December 4, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

FIRE PAUL HEWITT NOW

Yet again, Tech basketball has embarassed the ACC by falling to a light weight from the Big 10.

AT HOME, NO LESS!

Our guys are recruited for their long reach? Athleticism? Speed? We can’t even get in the face of a shooter. Does Paul Hewitt know how to defend the pick and roll?

I am ashamed

By Hire more black coaches

December 4, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

So Tech beats GA for the first time in forever, and now you think that you are ready to compete with the SEC heavyweights??? You nerds are so funny! Most of you don’t even know the rules of football! LOL! LMAO!!

By Second That on Hewitt

December 4, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

I love his comments beofre the season about the 3 point line and how it would favor teams like GT that play more ball control(meaning street ball). He thought teams wouldn’t be shooting 3’s!!?? I have seen games already where over 50 have been shot. I think ND made 19 in one game! He is lost. But he doesn’t recruit players that understand the fundamentals of the game……ball through hoop. After the other game where our foul shooting was dismal, he said, ‘we shoot 50-100 a day’. Ah news flash Paul… if you recruit players that know how to shoot the ball through the hoop, you wouldn’t have to do that. Keep playing your ‘street ball’ and keep losing!!!

By GaDawg

December 4, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

I know this is not our blog, but you jacket fans have one good season, beat a UGA team that lost it’s way in the second half, and you think you’re ready to conquer the world by taking on FL, ALA, OSU, OK, etc. Remember, UGA owned you guys in the first half. Lwet’s not forget tiny G-W.

Grasshoppers, you must crawl before you run with the big dogs. Let’s see how next year goes for you. If you’re 11-0, beat UGA again then you can beat your chest. I really don’t think that’s going to happen though. Good luck in your next home game, I mean bowl game. I hope it’s LSU and not So. Carolina. LSU will be a better opponent.

Go Dawgs!!

By Wes

December 4, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this

Larry,

I don’t know if you can shed any light on this, but cnnsi had a writer that suggested CPJ may be a target for the Auburn job. I can’t imagine any one would want to involve themselves in that dysfunctional mess. I’d still like to know if the athletic the AD is going to have to put up some money to keep everybody happy.

By Mort Merkel

December 4, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

Andy Staples of SI.com mentions Paul Johnson as a possible replacement for Tommy Tuberville. Possible?

By Lebowski

December 4, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

Hire more black coaches,

I guarantee the “nerds” that you’re talking about know a lot more about the rules of football than the thousands of BANDWAGON Georgia fans that no nothing better than worshipping Moreno because he can hurdle a defender.

They’re too busy claiming the SEC is God’s gift to college football to realize that the ACC is 6-4 against the SEC this year. The SEC has two good teams and the rest are mediocre at best. Especially UGA, the Cesspool of the South.

By ThreeSheets

December 4, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

Play the dogs the first game of the season and the last game of the season. It would be another two wins for the Jackets, and all of the excuses/whining would fill up all of the blogs. Hopfully the dogs can go to the Whine Bowl………

Add Auburn/Tennessee/Alabama et al.

By Missman

December 4, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Ole Miss “terrified” about playing Georgia Tech? Sure, abnout as much as they were scared of going to Gainesville this year! Sleep on these numbers, dude: 31-30.

By We're your daddy

December 4, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

To the Georgia State University person who referred to Tech scheduling GSU. Football + GSU= Georgia Southern University. Maybe you guys could change your name. Might raise your perennially anonymous intercollegiate athletics profile that even Lefty couldn’t overcome.

By kris

December 4, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

Ole Miss are a bunch of cowards-they are scared to play Tech. Nobody wants to play this offense because by then it can’t be stopped!!

By jabster

December 4, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

If Auburn wants CPJ they better get out their checkbook, because his buyout is HUGE. Way to go DRad!

But why would Auburn want to run a high-school offense? We all know that won’t work in the SEC…

By HEDGEprunner

December 4, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

I say Central Mich, so we can watch Dwyer, Roddy & Nesbitt can hurtle the whole defense in one little leap & rush for 800 yards…thwg

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

Paul Johnson is smarter than that

By KD

December 4, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

After the spanking GT placed on that preseason number 1 rated team, I don’t think too many teams will be waiting in line to get a piece of that rushing juggernaut.

By ACC

December 4, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

Missman, maybe you should sleep on 30-28, since that is what the Wake v Ole Miss score was. SEC sucks!

By Hire the best coaches

December 4, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Hey, Hire more black coaches:

We’re sorry that you’re still in pain over losing to what you consider an inferior team in your own stadium. UGA morons like you can criticize all you want, but the truth remains that you got BEAT by the very same team that you’re criticizing. So, if GT is so bad then UGA must be WORSE since we BEAT you! Of course, a Dawg wouldn’t understand pure logic.

Some of you Dawg fans are pathetic.

45-42

THWG and their moronic fans!

PS - Shouldn’t teams hire the BEST coaches, and not based on their race? Hiring based upon race is illegal by the way — it’s called discrimination you moron!

By Blue Fox

December 4, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this

Notre Dame has been a great historical rivalry for GIT and the game would give us national recruiting exposure. AU, TN and SC (with Spurrier) would also generate a lot of interest.

By DogCatcher

December 4, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

Dumb GT- you need to shut your Pie hole-yes you had 7 years to run it-but the butt kicking was from GT this year-Sniff on that- So I will put into delicate words for you—-SHUT UP!!! 45-42 and yes I know it is UGA’s battle cry “Next Year” but come up with something better- Oh yeah who is going to be your QB next year? We know Caleb will be the running back- Look out though because TECH’S entire backfield is back along with a pretty darn good transfer from Louisville it is ok I’m sure Ringer will run for 200+ on the mighty dawgs as well in the bowl game- Go Jackets and THWG!!!

By ThreeSheets

December 4, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

These dog fans have all of these moral victories(the dogs won the 2nd half against Bammer/the dogs lost there way in the 2nd half against the Jackets/oh GW lost by only 3) The only running that great day was the Jackets racking up 409 yds. against a p@@@y defense. The Jackets already know how to run, dumb dog.

By addicted

December 4, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

@DUMBGT

If you don’t understand the reason why Tech would not schedule Southern, you are the one that is “DUMB”. The App State - Michigan fiasco should have said it all. They got beat by a good App State team that was better than half the Div 1A teams, however, the media treated it like getting beat by any other 1AA team.

If GT beats Southern, there is no credit given to us for it, and if we lose (possible, since Southern is a good team) the media will rip us a new one.

Its lose-lose for any 1A team to schedule a good 1AA team, and Michigan found out the hard way. You wont see many other colleges doing this again.

By Missman

December 4, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

Georgia Tech has no intentions of playing an SEC team. They proved that when they bailed out of America’s best conference years ago, and joined up with the ACC’s weak sisters.

By HOTTYTODDY

December 4, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Ole Miss isn’t scared to play Tech. Ole Miss had a team back out of playing them and left them a home game short. They have had a tough time replacing that home game so they will travel that week but had to drop Tech to replace that week with a home game. Ole Miss has Texas and others lined up in the future so they are not scared to play anyone.

By ThreeBee

December 4, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

Wish List -

Tennessee Florida Arkansas Kentucky Ohio St. Michigan Texas Tech Texas Oklahoma

By Biz

December 4, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

South Carolina or Tennessee

By Larry Hartstein

December 4, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

To those who have asked about Auburn possibly coming after CPJ:

Dan Radakovich said last night that no one had contacted him asking for permission to talk to CPJ.

Incidentally, the coach is out recruiting this week before going to Tampa to accept the ACC Coach of the Year award.

By You got to be kidding me

December 4, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

Ole miss probably pulled out because they didn’t want to play on a thursday night in front of a half-packed 40000 seat stadium! Start selling more season tickets! And please, don’t get too big for your britches just yet!

By pooper scooper

December 4, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

“2010 is likely to be our next National Championship year.”

Poop in one hand and wish in the other, see which one fills up first.

By bc

December 4, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

Tennessee maybe, Fulmer turned down a home and home recently.The new guy probably won’t though. At his age , he’s thinks they will be invincible again and quick. Great choice.

By SouthBendJacket

December 4, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

For those wanting a Notre Dame game, sorry, but they have their schedule 5 years in advance, and I don’t think they want any part of us. At least that’s what my friends and co-workers say. There are a lot of ND fans who truly respect our jackets and Paul Johnson!

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

We have Missy St, Bama, Vandy, S. Carolina, UGA, and Auburn all scheduled

Tech tried to go back to the SEC but they were scared to let them back in.

Suck on that missman

By Wordy

December 4, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

Auburn should be a yearly game. They are close and there are many alumni in Atlanta.

GaDawg- Thanks for explaining the criteria for beating ones chest.

By mark D.

December 4, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this

nutt an offensive “innovator”???

Goodness that is funny as hell. Thanks.. I needed a good laugh, and finishing off an article with Humor is a good tactic. Well done.

By GT Man

December 4, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this

I would love to see Tennessee come here. What about Louisville or even Rutgers.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

December 4, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this

Let’s face it. We are going to get an unattractive game because there isn’t a coach in his right mind that wants to prepare for CPJ.

Give Ole Missy credit, they know they can’t compete and would be another SEC team that CPJ humiliates.

Should we implement the UGAG strategy of finding a sorry or mid-level W. Coast team like Colorado or ASU and claim we’re trying to “beef up our out-conference-schedule”, or increase our exposure W. of the Mississippi…No, mutts are stupid, like GaDawg, or Hire more black coaches!!!

I say lets go after a good conference, like the Big 12 and call out OU, or UT. We’ll have to call them out because if we don’t, they’ll decline. Austin, TX. would be fun to visit, and the women are pretty.

The Small 11…I mean the Big Ten isn’t good due to the cold weather, ugly women, and who would want to go visit Ann Arbor, or Columbus OH? YUCK!!!

Let’s see if U. of Texas wants some, I don’t think they would be scared like the SEC schools.

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

Wordy, I agree Auburn should be a yearly game, or some other team. It would be great now with 12 games to have another OOC rivalry. Auburn, Tenn, Bama

By kING BEE

December 4, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this

Lets play Southern Cal, Texas, or Oklahoma. I’m tired of whipping up on these weak SEC teams. Florida is the only team worth a crap in that coference and they are afraid to play us.

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

is that Miss man or Blank man?

By jokurone

December 4, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

USC or Oregon State or Texas Tech or Alabama or Florida or Texas or whoever thinks they can MAN UP!!

By ElGordo

December 4, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

How about Oregon or Washington? The Ducks aren’t afraid to travel, always field a good team, and play 100 miles from my house (OK, I’m selfish here). Plus game day in either Eugene or Seattle is a wonderful experience.

By CPJ

December 4, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

A little off the conversation but:

Does anyone know the terms of CPJ’s contract at Tech including winning/bowl incentives.

I am getting nervous with him being named for the Auburn position.

By Scott

December 4, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

I thought I was on the TECH blog, but it looks more like the DAWG blog, you have a good season and beat the DAWGS who by 3. Now some of you are claiming the NC for 2010 and talking about someone being afraid to play TECH. Congrats on this years win, and a good season but PLEASE stop acting like the DAWGS.

By realitychecker

December 4, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

Nutt is not an offensive innovator! The wildcat offense was to brought to Arkansas by then OC Gus Malzahn. To show you how appreciative Nutt was of Malzahn, he demoted him and hired a replacement WITHOUT TELLING HIM!

After Clint Stoerner and Nutt’s first 2 seasons at Arkansas, his passing offense was ranked in the 80s or lower nearly every season for the next 8. For god sakes Casey Dick went 2-13 vs LSU in a game that could have put Arkansas in the BCS.

Nutt is trying to ease the schedule as Orgeron’s players will be heading out to the NFL or eligibility will be finished soon. Nutt’s current class is ranked in the 50s - THE 50’S FOR AN SEC PROGRAM! That is slighlty better than Vandy and UK and far behind everyone else.

This pattern of Nutt winning early with someone else’s players early has happened before. In year 3 at Ark he went 6-6 and got blownout by UNLV (their football team not basketball). He didn’t win a game in the month of October FOR 5 STRAIGHT YEARS!He went 2-5(would have been 6 if he wasn’t fired before the Cotton Bowl)in bowls.

I expect college football fans to be ignorant. What else would they be considering how clueless the media is?

By GTman

December 4, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

Smart move by Ole Miss. What SEC team wants to play Tech after we roll up 38 points on Ms ST and 45 on UGA?? It does not matter how athletic your defense is (see Miami game), if you are not disciplined the perfect option is going to roll all over your arse.

I would love to see us play Navy. Intriguing match up between CPJ and protege and great road trip location for alumni.

By Danny O

December 4, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

Ole Miss is scared she might fall and break her hip in the ATL. Seems like a bad move for them. They’re on the upswing so they should keep big name opponents on their sched.

If we stay in the SEC, LSU or Bama would be the best choices. Or Arkansas would be fun. If Petrino is still their coach we could roll out the welcoming mat like nobody else.

Otherwise, let’s go after the Big 12. Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, OK St., or Mizzou would do just fine. At some point, I’d also love for Tech to stick it to Colorado for their phoney-baloney share of the 1990 National Championship.

By Dadgum

December 4, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

Auburn is out we already have them on the future schedule. Can’t see us playing Florida as we already play Miami every year plus FSU like this year.

We need more national exposure so I say let’s hit the Big 12. I would start with Texas without a doubt then move to Oklahoma. I would stay away from any conference that did not have a championship game to determine it’s champion. That leaves out all PAC 10 and Big 12 teams plus who wants to play those guys anyway.

After Big 12 I would look at Tennessee or Alabama. Seems natural.

By Ray Goff

December 4, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

Don’t worry, I’ve got the Auburn job locked up.

By PB

December 4, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Ohio State, Penn State, or Texas.

By realitychecker

December 4, 2008 1:11 PM | Link to this

Petrino and Arkansas have a longterm series signed to play Texas A&M in the Cowboys’ new stadium. I doubt Ga Tech would be added although the recruiting exposure for any SECW program would be great(except Auburn who is close enough already). I don’t get you Tech fans wanting to help out an SEC program’s recruiting. Schedule a Big 10 program.

As far as Petrino hate, the only mistake he made was taking a job with one of the worst franchises in NFL history that had sorry human beings on its roster. The Raiders of the NFC. And if you Atlanta fans are so loyal, where are you for home games? Why so many empty seats?

By BuzzFactor

December 4, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

I agree Scott, it’s way too early to mention anything like that. It’s only a couple of guys though, just getting a little too excited. 2010 could be a good year but this years bowl and then 2009 are what the focus is. We lose some studs on D so we have holes to fill. And on offense we still have some spots on the line to strengthen.

Back to the idea of adding an OOC yearly game, is this something D-Rad would consider? I would love to have Auburn or Bama or even Tenn as a yearly game. I don’t think any of them have an OOC yearly game already.

By CPJisKing

December 4, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this

Let’s get some Pac-10 opponents, Oregon, Arizona State, UCLA, etc. Ole Miss backed out thinking we’re going to be obstacles to what they think is going to be a great season ahead for them. They don’t want Tech running around spoiling their year.

By Sporty

December 4, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

Shorter College would be a great match. Plus, the stadiums are about the same size. We could start a new rivalry with an in-state college. Shorter made the playoffs this year and really has a great program going.

By uom2001

December 4, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

LOL… Nobody is scared to play Tech… Ole Miss is trying to fill a spot in next year’s schedule and needed flexibility for the following seasons… Also, Ole Miss asked to push the games back later in the decade.

By jabster

December 4, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

Missman:

Yep, we left the SEC but still played 5+ SEC teams (Bama, FL, UGA, Auburn, UT) every year for the next 20 years and didn’t join the ACC until 1979, 15 years after we left in 1964…’splain that away…

By JackP

December 4, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this

I’ve got a contigent of druggies, drunks, perverts, and losers who would like to fill the void if the price is right. When we are sobber, we are a tough bunch affectionally known as Wussie U. We guarantee Tech a victory.

By Chan Gailey

December 4, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

I think I have a better shot at auburn than you Ray Goof. Let me bring my power attack to the plains and play tech so those geeks can see how modern football is actually played.

By Got0ut07

December 4, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

I hope we get a decent opponent. Not another DII school

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 4, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

Cut Ole MISS totally off the schedual unless they are willing to pay MONEY NOE to delay it. My father is old and will not be able the go to the DELAYED game and we were really looking foward to go to West Point this year and now we are losing a chance to travel together again to the Beautiful GROVE at Ole MISS. I am P**. I WANT SOME MONEY NOW FOR THE DELAY.

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 4, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this

CHICK-FIL-A to hell with The lameCOCKS or LSwho bring in the Ole MISS Rebels. If they want to delay the beat down for a few years in the home & home games of 2010-2011 make them play TECH in the BOWL NOW. They are HOTT and WE are HOTT. LETs GET IT OWN. FUKN PUSIES. I thought a SOUTHERN GENTALMAN stood by his WORD and never BACKED DOWN FROM A FIGHT!

By buzzwax

December 4, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

SEC

UT Auburn USCe

Notre Dame

Texas or Texas Tech

Syracuse - wifes family from there

Penn St

By JHawg

December 4, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

Don’t say that the SEC doesnt want to play GT….Ole Miss is the one that doesnt want to play them….Houston Nutt wants 4 cupcake nonconfrence games so he only needs 2 more to get into a bowl so those simpletons in Oxford will continue to kiss his backside…Thats how he survives year to year…GT doesnt scare me…bring them on and may the best team win…..

By PJ Fan

December 4, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this

Larry,

I have heard that there are rumors of Auburn contacting CPJ about there head coaching job. Have you heard anything about this? Is there any way you can find out if he has been contact and his feelings on the situation?

By GT81

December 4, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

It is so funny how the UGA people like “GA Dawg” want to talk about the GT success as a one year fluke. Football is a year to year sport. Great today terrible next year. GA Dawg mentions that once GT is 11-0 and beats UGA then we can beat our chests. When exactly has UGAG been 11-0 in the last 28 years? You idiots beat your chests non stop 365 days a year. Your program is far worse than GT’s program. You own 9/10 of the states fans and top recruits and stil manage to suck 2 - 3 times each and every year. UGAG is by no means a top tier program.

Why would another SEC team want to schedule ACC teams when they keep losing? There is a tremendous amount of parity in the NCAA at this time. I do consider this a run and hide just like UGA wouls cancel the GT series if they thought they could get away with it. Why wont UGA travel and play these top tier teams ever??? The answer is easy, they know they can not compete and continue to hide their program from true football power-houses!

To Hell With Georgia and welcome back to reality!

By 2D

December 4, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this

D-RAD…

Schedule the Big 10 or PAC-10… Either would be great recruiting tools and give our boys a chance to see the passion of college football fans from other parts of the country.

Not to mention, there would be some great cities for a Tech road trip… Chicago, Columbus, Madison, LA, San Francisco, Seattle just to name a few…

By pebblerebel

December 4, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

Wow! GT fans are getting to be as arrogant as UGA fans. Congrats on the great year but no is afraid of you. Ole Miss is rescheduling, not running.

By MechEng09

December 4, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Missman

Tech left the SEC because the SEC left academics. The graduation rate for SEC football players in 17%. Tech is to much of a credible academic institution to b******* itself for a football team, unlike UGA and its fans who seem to think that is perfectly acceptable. The funny thing is that UGA hasn’t won a National Championship in the last quarter century, while Tech has.

And UGA can’t be good, their stadium is only 80 years old. (This is known as sarcasm, following the same logic that UGA fans do when they say “Tech can’t be good, their stadium only seats 55k.”)

By Hogaholic

December 4, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

I doubt if B. Petrino would want to go back to that Hell hole in Atlanta where all the criminals live. But if we had to we would be glad to crush your team that runs the ancient offense and can’t throw the ball. Ark is on the way up watch out for we have 20 returning starters next season plus 2 bigtime transfers in R. Mallet 5star QB and B. Green 4star RB from USC. The Hogs will be a force from here on out, mark my word.

By You got to be kidding me

December 4, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

One win in eight years and you guys think you can run with all the big dogs in the land? You still lost the ACC, you will get a big dog in the Peach Bowl (yes i still call it that) You had a great season and might have turned the corner, but with the schedule you had you were not much more than a Boise State or Hawaii of recent years past! And now rumors of Auburn interested in your coach… They have the money and the facilities and the recruiting base (all things Tech lacks) Ahhh the spoils of victory!

By Tony

December 4, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this

Tennessee,Tennessee………..renew the Rivalry. Come to knoxville so I can see .

By HOTTYTODDYWreck

December 4, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

As an alum of both schools, I am very sorry to hear that Ole Miss rescheduled. It is truly naive to think it has anything to do with one team being “scared” of the other. Much more likely that money or other concern is the issue. DRad, no matter how MUCH it costs, Absolutely, Positively, Do NOT Schedule a 1-AA School, ever, again, PERIOD!!!! There is absolutely no upside to it, and ever since Tech started playing even 1 of these schools each year the quality of the home schedule has absolutely sunk. Better to play a quality opponent AWAY every other year than have a lower division school at Tech every year. I am DRad is so optimistic he’ll find a quality opponent, I have my doubts. 2010 is right around the corner scheduling-wise. Just NO 1-AA schools!!! You can beat’em by a hundred points and it doesn’t help you, and every once in a while one is going to make it close (GW!) and destroy your credibility and strength of schedule, etc.

By HOTTYTODDYWreck

December 4, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this

To the little doggies, piggies, and other miserable vermin who have nothing better to do in their squalid little lives than to post negative comments on another team’s blog (clearly betraying their envy and sexual inadequacies): how about a nice, warm cup of SHUT THE HELL UP? One would think that the cowering puppies especially would have had enough of Tech headlines and awards these past few days. And to hear from any team that hired B. Petrino??? Hehe…the joke’s on you and will continue to be on you until he flees in the dark of night for yet another job. And while I am giddy that the Jackets have done so well this year so far (Bowl game to go!), all this bold talk by Tech fans is unbecoming. Let’s enjoy what we have, continue to expect more, but not lower ourselves to the leg-humpers.

By WreckHornGoesTHWUGA!

December 4, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

To all the UGA fans who post here (and it seems there are many): Get it straight. Georgia Tech Beat Georgia this year. That is the present. If you want to talk about the past, then remember Tech owns the longest streak (8 games) in the series. UGA was Natl Champs last in 1980. Tech was there in 1990. UGA has beaten Tech more times over the years, without a doubt. But Tech’s academic ranking and superiority is likewise beyond debate. Neither team is in the very top tier of CFB now, so neither of us has much room to crow beyond the state borders. And that is just fine with me. Here’s hoping that CMR and CPJ can drive two 11-0 teams into the final game one year soon and then we’ll really have some fun.

By gooddoctor

December 4, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Let’s not get overboard by saying Oklahoma, Florida, or Alabama, etc. Baby steps. I was looking forward to the Ole Miss games especially with both teams on the upswing. We are already playing Vandy next year.

South Carolina, LSU, West Virginia, Cincy, Tennessee, Arkansas. A big 10 team would be interesting, Michigan State, Iowa. Or maybe Kansas, Nebraska. We need a few more years of great success before we go out west because of the costs. But it would be cool to play a west coast team like Cal, Oregon, Arizona.

By two in a row

December 4, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

If Johnson wants two guaranteed W’s each year, whip the dogs twice!

By GT GRAD

December 4, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Ole Miss should be ashamed. They are obviously trying to avoid scheduling a tema which they are afraid will beat them.

Most of the high profile teams already have full schedules, so it will be difficult to arrange a home/away game. Based on the history of the SEC and Big10, I think it would be safe to say they will be HESITENT to schedule two games with a GT team that will probably beat them.

I expect the game will be filled by the best available opponent; I like the sound of scheduling Missouri if it is true they have the same two years available on thier schedule.

Go GT!!

By Douglas

December 4, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

Alabama.

By GTMacho-Man

December 4, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

GT FANS, DON’T FORTGET TO GO ONLINE AND VOTE FOR COACH PAUL JOHNSON FOR THE LIBERTY MUTUAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD!!!

http://www.coachoftheyear.com/

Voting ends tomorrow and CPJ is in first place!

By ant banks

December 4, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

we need to schedule a high profile team. i like one of the big 12 teams to come in here. this is how you get big time recruits to come to a school. have a good team with good coaches and a good schedule, lots of tv time recruits would love that.

By romyoh

December 4, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this

While we’re at it, why not have Tech play UGA as the season opener? That way the Jackets can concentrate on the ACC down the home stretch — and still do the home-state rivalry thing.

By Gary

December 4, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

Is this correct? Tech’s schedule shows this series for 2011/12, not 2010/11. If the blog is in error, then Tech and Penn State (my interest) match up on unscheduled dates: 9/24/2011 and 9/1/2012. I would love to see that happen. PSU needs better non-conference games.

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

December 4, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this

Please remember that this first round of voting on the Coach of the Year is just to select the finalists.

The final voting will start again on 12/12 and end on 12/29. Please continue to vote everyday through tomorrow for Coach Johnson at the website shown in GT Macho-Man’s blog above. BUT also don’t forget to start voting again on the 12th.

I think a really decent Big Ten or Big East opponent would be best. We already have some SEC opponents coming up on the schedule, so beating a W. Virg or South Florida or Michigan or Iowa would be great also. If the SEC is considered, I agree with South Carolina. Easy to drive to, and we should beat them if we play well. Southern Mississippi is also an option, and I agree that Central Florida with O’Leary would be interesting.

Thanks for CPJ…and Go Jackets!!

By Glenn 71

December 4, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

dawg51 said: I think Ga Tech should close the football program. This is as good as it will ever get. 9-3

Now we know Dave Braine’s handle on the AJC blogs.

In 4 weeks it will be 10-3. Next year , even better.

By son_sir

December 4, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

Bring on Bama, Florida, Tennessee, or South Carolina. Big gates. Preferably one of the first two. Would be nice to get an SEC power, not one of those middling teams. We’ve run up and down the field on two of those already this year.

By surfrider

December 4, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this

To me for the price of admission, it would be better to have a strong national opponent or a name of periodic strength. SEC…that’s Florida, Tenn, etc….Big 12 would be Texas or Okl. , Big 10…Mich, Ohio ST, etc…Pac 10 UCLA, USC (Tech played them in 1973 if memory is correct), and of course Hawaii or someone like that would be interesting. Personally I would rather go 8-4 and have played a USC than otherwise. UVA is a good example. Their record is not that great buy by playing USC early they had the big game experience.

By GTpak

December 4, 2008 6:10 PM | Link to this

USC, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn St, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri, West Va, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina are my choices in the order listed.

We need to play some teams that would give us exposure in other areas of the country. That is why I listed the SEC teams last.

By jacketexan

December 4, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

Seeing as how Mack Brown just this past weekend learned the importance of strong out-of-conference match-ups, I’d say you could probably talk him into a series with an up and coming top 20 team.

By michaelgee

December 4, 2008 6:48 PM | Link to this

Let’s play UGA twice!

By NEBRASKA JACKET

December 4, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this

NEBRASKA!!!!!!!! GET IT DONE

By NavyGrad

December 4, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this

There are some ‘play Navy’ posts on here. As a Navy grad, I would hate to see this, for several reasons. One, Paul Johnson’s biggest fans (still), are Navy grads. I guarantee every Navy fan has washed their love onto GT for what he did for the Academy. I was a huge bandwagon guy this year with GT, because of Paul Johnson. With full integrity, he left us in good hands with his protoge, Ken N. Another winning season for Navy, and we owe it all to Paul Johnson. The folks who believed in Paul Johnson’s success at Tech before the season started? You guessed it— Navy fans. Unfortunately, almost all Tech fans have been brainwashed into mediocrity, and are just figuring out that Georgia Tech is going to be great. National Championship great (within a couple years). Enjoy the next few years of dominance, under Coach Johnson. We do NOT want to have try and beat PJ, home or away. There is too much love for PJ. Plus, Navy will lose. Plus, GT needs to beat a bigger team from a decent conference to get to the big one.

I guarantee you will see Navy fans at the Peach Bowl. Not that GT needs it, but Navy travels well, and I’ll be there with all my Navy gear on. So will several of my friends. Go Georgia Tech and Paul Johnson!!

By darthdad

December 4, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

Tennessee or UF from the SEC. Michigan, tOSU, Texas, or USC. If a lesser foe is desired, opt for Purdue, UCLA, Missouri, or Kentucky.

By MAL

December 4, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

TCU or UTAH

By wayner

December 4, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this

WHERE IS YELLOW SKETTERS ARE PETER EATERS AFTER LAST WEEK

By az jacket

December 4, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this

Schedule a Big 12 , PAC 10 or SEC team as s replacement. NEBRASKA would be interesting.

Don’t even think about scheduling a team from the BIG EAST!!!!

By wayner

December 4, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this

navyGRAD THANKS

By Jeff

December 4, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

BRING ON THE GATORS, SHOW EM WHAT TECH FOOTBALL IS REALLY ABOUT!!

By OH YEAH

December 4, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

Georgia TECH is a big school to keep on your schedule? BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Can’t wait to see the Yellow Maggots fall on their stinger next year! “Yeah, bring on Oklahoma,Texas, Alabama, USC or Florida! We beat a bad Georgia team, for the first time this century, by three points, and now we can play in the NFL, by God!” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Nerds!

By Dominick Commodaro

December 4, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

Rutgers would be a good choice. Greg Schiano was an assistant at Miami for a while and he is building a nice program. It would be nice to see Tech get some northern exposure, too.. It could help with recruiting.

By jay jarrell

December 4, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

Play West or midwest, have’nt been out that way for long time,Try someone new like New mexico or even go back to Colorodo,Utah,even the Wyoming Cowboys would be different,give the kids a chance to see the rest of the country instead of the same old ,same old.

By BerryGT

December 4, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

Auburn Tennesee Notre Dame Florida Penn State Nebraska (But I don’t think any Big 12 teams ever play teams from other BCS conferences, so probably won’t happen)

By Wishful Thinking

December 4, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

Navy Grad you are a class act and many Techies pull for Navy. The Dog Whisperer is in town for all the whining dawgs on this blog.

By kw

December 4, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

I say anyone from the SEC.

By WillieD

December 4, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this

The one thing you need to do, assuming the cupcake opening is filled, is play somebody who will MATTER. Teams like SC, Au. and Ole Miss do nothing to enhance your image. It hurts like hell if they win, and we get “so whats” if we win. And beating any SEC team, aside from FL, in 2010 will be a “so what” for us.

You also need to think where our program will be in two years. Projecting our apparent direction and improvement, were in need of a USC, OK, TX type which, even if they win and we are competitive, it wont hurt us. Yet if we win it`s worth a bunch of ranking points.

By GeorgePBurdell

December 4, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this

I agree with many people on this blog, we need to play the best competition we possibly can. Why do you think DII teams like App State, Troy, and Southern dominate their division after playing top tier DI schools. What is it, to be the best, you have to beat the best!

By GeorgePBurdell

December 4, 2008 8:52 PM | Link to this

I agree with many people on this blog, we need to play the best competition we possibly can. Why do you think DII teams like App State, Troy, and Southern dominate their division after playing top tier DI schools. What is it, to be the best, you have to beat the best!

By bh

December 4, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

GT-MIT (if they got div-i football team) or GT-Standford or GT-MI/IL or GT-TX

By Play One You Can Win

December 4, 2008 9:07 PM | Link to this

GT-Norcross High School Girls Powder Puff team perhaps?

By NYJacket

December 4, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this

Gooddoctor,

Playing Florida will help our recruiting. The state of Florida has great high school football. If we could establish a home and home with the premier program in Fla, outstanding Florida kids will look forward to playing against tFlorida.

Bobby Dodd pulled out of the Southeastern conference and began to schedule intersectional teams from across the country thinking it would help recruiting.

He was wrong, it hurt.

Playing more big name schools from our natural recruiting area will help us.

We already recruit heavily in Florida.

And, if you think we can’t play competitively with Florida check the history. I think one of our last games with Florida was when “Rhw old ball coach” was the QB. Tech held them to minus 35 yards.

The old ball coach spent most of the game on his back or running for his life.

Florida claimed the rain slowed their passing attack but Tech scored 3 times through the air.

With the right coach, Tech can recruit smart and talented kids and play with anyone.

Playing top ranked teams will only make us better.

By Crazy Robert

December 4, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Wasn’t it So. Cal TECH beat in the Rose Bowl way back in the 20’s? Let’s play them!!!

Is Paul Hewitt really Chan “The Chump” Gayly????

By JohnnyTide

December 4, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this

John GT fan. Auburn won’t dare play Tech again. They dodge the good programs. Have since yall beat them two in a roe.

By pittFANinATL

December 4, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

I have good info from an informed source that talks in already ongoing for Pitt-Ga Tech in 2010 and 2011. Pitt has been looking for a team to replace Clemson, who bailed out a couple months ago. Pitt is on the upswing and should be a regular in the top 25 over the next 5 years so this will be a good matchup if in fact it does happen.

By BE#3

December 4, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this

Florida or Alabama. If ya’ll are so damn good, might as well go for the big boys. Or go out to the Big 12 or Pac 10.

By GTsteve

December 4, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this

ESPN just showed the 10 most disappointing teams for this season, 4 teams from the “Almighty SEC”, and during the conversation, they were bragging on GA Tech. Life is Good.

By Alabama Jack

December 4, 2008 10:53 PM | Link to this

GT steve… “life is good” when you avoid the TIDE. The “mighty SEC” is about to win it’s 3rd National Championship in a row. The ACC is 1-9 in BCS polls… Tech has not competed in a major bowl since 1968. Take “baby steps” before you start running your mouth, nerd.

By Tickets???

December 4, 2008 10:55 PM | Link to this

Does anybody know where I can buy a ticket package that includes a ticket, a slice of pizza, a Coke and a pom-pom?

By GM

December 4, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

Alabama Jack: Makes sense to brag on your team, they’re awesome. I’d leave the SEC out of the conversation though. Aside from Bama and Florida, the conference was a complete disappointment this year.

By RW

December 4, 2008 11:17 PM | Link to this

If at all possible—-AUBURN—-was a great rivalry for many years and would fill the stadium with Tech fans wanting to make it 4 straight over Auburn—- after Pat Dye;s Auburn team beat us every year he was there.

By JR

December 4, 2008 11:20 PM | Link to this

NavyGrad, Please please Please just beat the crap out of Army!

By JR

December 4, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this

BTW , did you see the coverage UGA’s Moreno got for making All-American and not as much as one line for Michael Johnson who got the same honor from the same group. God, I wish there was another paper in this town!

By RB

December 4, 2008 11:48 PM | Link to this

Reggie brought down GT and Auburn.

By GT 90

December 5, 2008 1:10 AM | Link to this

Call me crazy, but I think the logical choice would be a PAC 10 team. The conference is known for being weak outside of USC and USC needs more quality opponents to offset that freak loss they seem to accumulate each season. It would help Oregon State and Oregon w/ the BCS computer ratings and keeps us diversified. We’ll have enough SEC schools to play in the future. I’m not sure we’ve played any PAC 10 teams in a long long time.

By Bill

December 5, 2008 2:02 AM | Link to this

How about UConn from the Big East, Auburn/South Carolina from the SEC, or Notre Dame

By spreadoption3

December 5, 2008 5:29 AM | Link to this

Tennessee or UF from the SEC., Texas, or Olka. from the big 12. Or Ark, just to whip up on Patrino.

By JamesNewsome

December 5, 2008 6:29 AM | Link to this

I think the Notre Dame rivalry needs to be considered. I also like the South Carolina suggestion since it would be a good draw for fans. Notre Dame is still my top pick.

By Burdell

December 5, 2008 7:32 AM | Link to this

My list in preference order: 1. Florida 2. Auburn 3. Tennessee 4. South Carolina Note: Alabama is already scheduled

By Donnie Elkin

December 5, 2008 7:36 AM | Link to this

Ole Miss would wax GT in 2008 and I hate Ole Miss. Go State!!!!!!!!!!!

By Old Gold

December 5, 2008 7:52 AM | Link to this

Good Team, What a stupid remark. For the record, Vaught Hemingway Stadium - which is pretty much NEVER sold old, I’ve been to many games there and have NEVER had any problem paying below face value for a ticket - has an official capacity of 60,856.

Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field’s capacity is listed as 55,000. No doubt if you Rebs bought your allotment, the game would be sold out.

Fact is, your AD is afraid of chalking up an out of conference loss to a team that would rack up in excess of 40 points (we averaged 41.5 vs. two SEC opponents this year).

I’m sick of teams want “out” of a contract. I thought a contract represented a firm commitment - not a “maybe” document.

By Auburn Kid

December 5, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

Bring back an old SEC rivalry… THE ENGINEERS’ BRAWL vs Auburn

By Fr8mvr

December 5, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

We need more national exposure. A good wish list would be in no particular order:

Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame Northwestern just for the trip to Chicago in the fall

By BuzzFactor

December 5, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this

while we are at it and we yank South Carolina State off the schedule in 2010 and Western Carolina in 2011.

By Dan Cook

December 5, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

Texas Tech would be a good opponent.

By DV

December 5, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

Did anyone else notice that the ACC was 6-4 against the SEC this year? All the talk about how the SEC was the best conference in the country and ACC was horrible. I acknowledge that the ACC didn’t beat the top teams, but they played them. In reality the SEC didn’t play the two ACC teams that are going to the Championship (BC and VT). Even our lowly Duke beat their only SEC championship.

When the SEC loses games they say the conference is so brutal that it’s hard to make it out. The same could be said for the ACC since all their records are so similar and there seems to be so much parity. I agree that VT and BC would probably struggle against UF or Bama, but as a whole it looks like the ACC took care of business this year against the SEC.

By Missman

December 5, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

The Jackson newspaper reported Friday that Tech, not Ole Miss, initiated talks to delay the Rebel-Jacket series. Sorry, Tech fans, nice try.

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 5, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this

JUST FOR FUN let us ADD Nutered DAME. I enjoyed the trip and Dad & I went to the college football hall of fame.

By Pi$$onaDawg

December 5, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

MISSMAN hahaha are you a TRANNIE or a SHEM? Do you think T Tupperware actuall quit? He was forced to QUIT and OLE miss RAN SCARED. GET the THONG out of your butt cheeks and put on a pair of PANTS like Hillary when you put on your makeup. If you want TECH then push for OLE miss to come to the PEACH BOWL.

By romyoh

December 5, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this

Tech vs. California! Let’s replay the 1929 Rose Bowl. The Jackets defeated the Bears 8-7 with a little help from Cal’s “Wrong Way” Riegels, who scooped up a Tech fumble and ran to the wrong end zone. GIve ‘em a chance to atone.

By Will

December 5, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

the masochist in me would love to see a match up with Florida… Plus, looking at those 2 years, Tech has the potential to be a powerhouse football team…. the youth that performed well this year will be all grown up

(not to mention how nice it would be to beat Florida and then watch UGAg choke against them… again)

I also wouldn’t mind helping out the programs of either Curry or O’Leary

By UsicGA

December 6, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this

By Play One You Can Win

GT-Norcross High School Girls Powder Puff team perhaps?

We already played that one - 11/29/08 GT v UGA

By jacketnation

December 7, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this

How about Hawaii? Those long haired boys are so fat, we could knock em around like a beach ball.

By EasyCharlie

December 7, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

Coach Dodd wouldn’t play Ole Miss. His instincts are still good today. Scheduling somebody that brings in the fans is stupid, since we will fill Grant field anyway if we win. Nobody comes to see a loser. Find a team that is a well-known team but still a loser. Who could that be? Vandy? Tulane? And don’t give Georgia State a game. We don’t owe Curry anything.