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Good morning, all-
Hopefully you’ve gotten some of the anguish of the Chick-fil-A Bowl out of your system, though I’m guessing the Capital One Bowl result didn’t help you much. Looks like the Bulldogs took out the frustration of the Tech loss out on the Sparties. It’s quite possible, too, that UGA was just a better team than Michigan State. I’m guessing, for those of you who work with UGA fans, this morning wasn’t a lot of fun.
Anyway, some thoughts. Don’t know how much you have thought or heard that LSU “solved” the triple option. Paul Johnson was asked something to this effect after the game and he was a bit sarcastic about it, that LSU figuring out the triple option is what made Tech fumble the punt, put the opening kickoff out of bounds, etc.
It was true that Tech couldn’t run the ball effectively, but Johnson and co-offensive line coach Mike Sewak’s take was that LSU dominated the line of scrimmage. It was a little like the Boston College game, where Ron Brace and B.J. Raji kept driving the guards and center back into Josh Nesbitt. The same thing was happening with LSU, and that takes away the dive in the triple option and screws up the rest of the play. My guess would be that Tech will have its problems against defensive lines that are stout more than those that are fast, not to say that LSU’s line wasn’t also fast.
At any rate, I think I’d trust the results of the season and Johnson’s tenure at Georgia Southern and Navy over one game.
And about the rings - I didn’t do a great job (or maybe even a good job) of conveying the meaning of the rings. It’s something Johnson has always done for his teams. It was meant to commemorate the season, not just the win over Georgia. Obviously, the win was a highlight of the year, which is why that went on the ring. But it’s not like that’s the only thing that’s going on it.
Also, I’ve seen some posts on some other boards about how Johnson treating bowls as a reward backfired. It’s possible, but I don’t know if that was the problem. What Johnson meant, and has said, is that he doesn’t use bowl practices like an additional spring practice, where sessions are longer and more grinding. The practices Tech had were like typical in-season practices, where the focus is on preparing for the opponent. Most, if not all, of Tech’s practices before Christmas were in full pads. I can’t vouch for the intensity of them, as reporters aren’t allowed to watch practice, but I never got the sense that they were goofing off or anything.
In some ways, the Chick-fil-A Bowl may have the sort of effect going into the offseason that the Gardner-Webb game did in the season. Johnson and Sewak both wondered aloud if beating Georgia and then having a month of fans (and media) patting them on their back didn’t give them a false sense of security about the game. I think this will likely bring them back to earth a little bit. I can see this game being brought up every time offseason workouts start to slacken.
Which brings me to my question. What are your priorities for this team - becoming bigger/stronger/faster? Continuing to develop the Run & Shoot? Find answers on the offensive line? Defensive line? More depth at A-back and B-back?
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Comments
By Sure it did
January 2, 2009 10:02 AM | Link to this
Ken, It sounds like someone at the AJC and Tech called you onto the carpet about writing the truth about GT. I hope you have backup lights and buzzers as you back-up so quickly.
By Jason
January 2, 2009 10:05 AM | Link to this
Your comment regarding the Gardner-Webb effect is spot on. Regarding your questions at the end, I’d say all of the above are important, but two things stand out, we have to have a passing game in the future to compete at a high level. You could tell Josh was rusty and needs much more practice in the passing game, we had guys open all night, but his throws were way off. Second the key to the offense working is the O-line. Aside from the stupid mistakes, LSU just manhandled us at the line.
Thanks for the great work this season Ken, looking forward to next season.
By GT student
January 2, 2009 10:12 AM | Link to this
I think PJ will do as nick saban and post this score all over the place during the offseason just as saban did with the miss state game. This will fuel the fire and that win in athens was no fluke. Let the uga fans talk. I hope they underestimate us like they did this year.
By T
January 2, 2009 10:15 AM | Link to this
The Capital One Bowl had NOTHING to do wtih Tech. Are you an idiot??
The frustration disappeared to the tune of 45-42.
I repeat 45-42…
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 10:19 AM | Link to this
What next? A hide the salami party at the football dorm! Make sure you boys wear your new rings!!
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this
I was thoroughly embarrassed. This was a disaster. As many of you know I entered a bet with an old friend of mine, a Ph.D from LSU under which he would place a drop of Tabasco into his eye for each 20-plus yard run Tech put on LSU and I would take a shot of bourbon for each Tech pass attempt. I thought certainly that we’d run it and run it and run it down their faces, with only a few pass attempts to keep things honest. I was sadly mistaken. 20 shots in I was passed out. I have no idea what happened after that.
This was a disgrace. My immediate reaction - after I emptied the contents of my stomach - was to call for the Coach’s immediate resignation. It was a question of honor. But after coming to terms with it, I see this as more of a small step back and not a signal of things to come. We will regroup and we will challenge for titles and championships. We will. I just won’t make such stupid bets.
By RAMBLE ON!!!
January 2, 2009 10:22 AM | Link to this
Sure it did, that’s what I thought too.
CPJ put the smack down to the AJC.
By TDone
January 2, 2009 10:22 AM | Link to this
Folks, we achieved a lot this season, but I thing the disappointment you hear, see, and feel are good for the program.
I personnally felt the offense did not play that badly, but the timing was off. But the defense has slacked off as the year went on.
I was at the game and it shocked me how big and fast LSU was. Now we made mistakes, but I thought the month off hurt us and helped LSU. What everyone saw was an LSU team team that finally lived up to its expectations and talent.
We have nothing to be ashamed of, but we do have some work to do. Just as we learned a lot from the Gardner-Webb game, we learned a lot from LSU.
And I don’t think anyone from the Muttland Nation is in the position to say anything to us.
Go Jackets!!!
By Carolina Jacket
January 2, 2009 10:27 AM | Link to this
The bowl game showed me the complete need of an o-line that can give the backs enough time to get the plays off. LSU completely destroyed many Tech plays before they got started. We’d better bring in some big studs that can slow the defensive rush down.
By Huh?
January 2, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this
“And I don’t think anyone from the Muttland Nation is in the position to say anything to us.”
Yeah, because Tech fans didn’t talk trash about Georgia after we beat them 7 years in a freakin’ row. Whatever you say hypocrite.
38-3: Loved every minute of it. I hear you crybabies were throwing things on the field too. You stay classy Georgia Tech.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 10:35 AM | Link to this
Let me clarify. They were large shots.
How was the crowd? Did we have a good loud showing in the stands?
By Dr. Leo Marvin
January 2, 2009 10:39 AM | Link to this
Let me guess Tech fans:
Your 9-4 season was a historic success because everyone predicted you to go 0-12 this year and your players had to walk in 4 feet of snow uphill both ways to get to practice everyday. LSU is the best 8-5 team of all time and would probably have won the national championship this year if they played the way they did against Tech all season. There is no shame in getting blasted by 7 touchdowns at the hands of a team that had a losing SEC record. No shame at all. This will be a wake up call to Tech’s players and coaches. Georgia Tech is on the rise!!!
Do I have this about right Tech fans? You clowns are so predictable.
By ...
January 2, 2009 10:45 AM | Link to this
45-42.
By Liebs
January 2, 2009 10:54 AM | Link to this
To the dog fans questioning their say in this conversation: Yes, GT fans will talk s** about the GT-UGA game, but guess what, no Georgia player was in game GT lost. Georgia had no hand in it whatsoever. But hey, if the Mich St fans were too much for you on your own posting site come right on over.
By GTg
January 2, 2009 11:03 AM | Link to this
By Carolina Jacket
January 2, 2009 10:27 AM | Link to this
The bowl game showed me the complete need of an o-line that can give the backs enough time to get the plays off. LSU completely destroyed many Tech plays before they got started. We’d better bring in some big studs that can slow the defensive rush down.
Isn’t one of the traits of this offense smaller O linemen that have the stamina to get down field to execute the blocking schemes? Bigger hogs up front won’t be able to get out and downfield without getting gassed. Unless PJ recruits nothing but O linemen and rotates them constantly. The conferences that PJ has been able to run this offense in didn’t have the dominant D lines present in the BCS conferences. Thursday night might have been Tech’s wakeup call. You will face numerous big, strong, and fast D linemen at this level. The chickens may be coming home to roost on the flats. And I am not a UGA fan by any stretch, but were it not for a pick 6 and Samuels fumble they beat you by several TDs in spite of their Ds poor play. The Tech defense to put it mildly faded down the stretch, and with Johnson, Walker, and Richard leaving, uh oh. Your defense Morgan Burnett excludued sucks. The secondary can’t cover good high school recievers.
By Whistlers Brother
January 2, 2009 11:04 AM | Link to this
Once again congrats on the 1-7 record against UGA! The game exposed my post UGA game comment that there was alot of chirping going on by a team that, save for two turnovers, “whistled by the grave” on their Defense that really looked porus against UGA’s passing game. Also, CPJ’s smug confidence took a hit in the ChickfilA Bowl. That fake punt has to go down as the worst call of the bowl season!!!!!! Can you say DESPERATION!!!! I laughed till I hurt at the sight of a 280LB linemen doing his best impression of an elephant stuck in mud!!!! Hope all you closet fans got a “Gift Return” receipt for that new Tech garb you got for Christmas!!!!
By SportsEd
January 2, 2009 11:04 AM | Link to this
I don’t know if I was more embarrassed by the score or the uniforms….
By Bruce Mac
January 2, 2009 11:09 AM | Link to this
This game and the ACC performance in the bowls reminds me of the post game comments of one infamous NFL coach. They are who we thought they were. They are below average. Stupid high school offense will get pummelled once everyone figures it out. Then GT will be stuck with another loser for 10 years, how funny.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this
IE’66….I bet you too would look yummy in gold pants!
By bearcasey
January 2, 2009 11:17 AM | Link to this
Consistent football teams have depth. GT will work on this. I have confidence in CPJ.
By GTg
January 2, 2009 11:18 AM | Link to this
Paul Johnson’s arrogance about the infallibility of his beloved offense is astounding. Got his azz handed to him by 35 points and he wants to cherry pick excuses? He better wake up, acknowledge he’s in the big leagues now and adapt accordingly. The lighter offensive linemen that it takes to run his offense will consistently get manhandled by bigger, more talented defensive fronts. And he better hit the recruiting trail and do a better job attracting skill players. Looking at this years incoming commits it seems that a lot of Lucas Cox types are the only ones interested. When Chan’s talent and speed is gone…..Oh wait! PJ will be gone by then as well. He may be arrogant, but he’s not stupid. He saw his future Thursday night and he’s having problems handling the truth of big time football.
By BLAZER
January 2, 2009 11:19 AM | Link to this
congrats on the1-0 record!!!
if a florida win comes again-you will
know the feeling! 45-42
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 11:19 AM | Link to this
ggodsey please take your recruitment efforts elsewhere. Even after 20 plus shots of bourbon, I wasn’t drunk enough to entertain you.
Its a shame that you take the name of a great Tech quarterback and soil it with your deviant behavior.
&&Put that in your rump.&&
By BeamerBall
January 2, 2009 11:20 AM | Link to this
Hey Nerds…Crawl back in your hole with your Keith Brooking photo and your jar of vaseline. Way to show out for the ACC.
By d rad
January 2, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this
And I am paying an extra $800K annualy for THAT? Oh no - did I really pull a Charlie Weis?
By ken sugiura
January 2, 2009 11:23 AM | Link to this
Thanks, Jason.
As to whether Johnson put the “smackdown” on me or anyone else, I regret to say he hasn’t. If you’ll read again what I wrote, I provided Johnson’s take on the game. I didn’t say I agreed or disagreed with it. I figured that some of you would want to hear it.
I don’t think that anything in this post really goes against what I wrote in the story after the game - that Tech still has a long way to go. I’m not sure how writing that Johnson and Sewak said that Tech got dominated at the line of scrimmage is in some way defending Tech. I’d say it’s an indictment of the team’s personnel.
That said, I’ll say again that I don’t think the problem was that LSU figured out how to stop the triple option and gave everyone else a blueprint for stopping it. The problem was that Tech got outplayed by a better team. The blueprint is having a defensive line physically superior to Tech’s and a month to practice.
If it were a matter of “solving,” that probably would have happened a long time ago.
As for the stuff about Tech’s practices, I wrote about Johnson’s bowl practice philosophy well before the game. I would have said the same thing that I wrote this morning before the game. I wrote it today because it seemed like some people got the impression that “treating the bowl game as a reward” was equivalent to “taking a vacation,” which wasn’t the case. Again, I’m trying to clear up what I believe to be a poor understanding.
Anyway, I hope that helps. Obviously, you’re free to believe what you want.
thanks.
By jabster
January 2, 2009 11:24 AM | Link to this
LSU game=FAIL
Ken: Spot-on analysis. The teams that we have struggled with most—most notably a sorry 5-7 UVA team—were big up front. So, I would say the #1 priority would be to develop better line play/players, on both sides of the ball. And keep working on that secondary!
Lastly, maybe this will drill into everyone’s head that we have no room to be sloppy or not take anyone seriously (such as Vandy in Music City next year).
And to all of you UGA fans—you still lost to the Tech team that stunk up the Dome, so STFU. You can’t add any of LSU’s points to your 42. It doesn’t work that way.
Incidentally, we still finished with a better SEC record than LSU…
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this
I only do this because I’m not really confident in myself and it makes me feel better to poke fun at people from the safety of my home computer. But it sure is fun!
By Al
January 2, 2009 11:26 AM | Link to this
“Elephant stuck in mud”. That’s hilarious. From the looks of your 2009 recruits, that trait won’t be confined to the line positions. And was it my imagination or had Jonathan Dwyer gained about 20 lbs after the regular season. He was sporting quite a gut during the bowl game.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 11:27 AM | Link to this
IE’66…..I’ve heard all about you. You are just playing hard to get. BTW, I am signing my new book titled “What its Like To Get Goosed,” at the OutWrite book store in Midtown.
By golfman
January 2, 2009 11:30 AM | Link to this
The Va Tech coach discussed how he treated the Orange Bowl like a business trip rather than a vacation.The Ga Tech team was on vacation.
By TechRules
January 2, 2009 11:32 AM | Link to this
t came down to film and time. LSU had plenty of film on us and three weeks to study it, design a defense, and then practice it.
Tech had three weeks, but almost no film of the new LSU QB. I think you’ll agree that watching film of the guy who started most of the year for LSU was pretty worthless. Combine our defense needing time to figure out the QB, our offense being shut down, and the incredible field position that resulted from our mistakes and the first half could be predicted. Nice onside kick by the way. We fell for that last year too.
Coach Johnson will be able to institute the rest of the playbook next year. This will give us more balance and counter teams with more than a week to prepare for us.
As far as Tech’s future, I’m pretty optimistic. We played this year with half of a brand new offense, a pretty new defense, only 65 players on scholarship, and with 75 of the players being freshmen or sophomores. We were predicted to go 4-8 this season and wound up 9-4 with victories over Clemson, scUM, F$U, and UGAG. I’ll take that any year.
By Buzz_29
January 2, 2009 11:33 AM | Link to this
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By Hank
January 2, 2009 11:35 AM | Link to this
Let me make a comment about the rings with the Georgia score! When Georgia broke their “drought” which was only one game more than ours they retired Theron Sapp’s number! Compare his career stats with other Georgia players that had their number retired and I think you will see how important it was to them! Seven years is a LONG time when yu are on the wrong side of the streak!
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 11:36 AM | Link to this
See how that works? I can post a little funny joke and I feel better about myself. Ahh, self-pleasure. I know it well.
By RL Webb
January 2, 2009 11:37 AM | Link to this
The loss to LSU was very disappointing but it was good season overall. Next season will be better. When GT has a Tracy Ham running the offense then we can look for a BCS bowl.
By Akhil
January 2, 2009 11:39 AM | Link to this
I understand that our team was really young this yr, but we need to recruit/develop bigger, stronger players on the O line and D line…..i think thats where the games are won and lost. We NEED to develop and recruit the kind of players that can compete with the likes of LSU and UGA regularly in order to move on to the next level. Thats what CPJ was brought to Tech to do, and I have complete confidence in the coaching staff and the players that they will take the program to the next level.
By jmdawg
January 2, 2009 11:41 AM | Link to this
All of you Ga Tech Goofs Did you get out your slide rule to figure that was a beatdown of epic porportions? You beat Georgia for the first time iin 7 years and all of the sudden its National Championship time. And if thats not bad enough PJ is given a fat new contract for what? Proving that if you are a one dimensional team you will be humilitated and demoralizied against supperior talent. Keep thinking that this team will be contenders and maybe Sant Claus will bring you an ACC championship.
By Akhil
January 2, 2009 11:42 AM | Link to this
Was it just me or did the GT offense not seem as fast as it did the rest of the season? Our guys on the OL got man-handled by the LSU DL…..But I think our team will fight back next yr…..
By Joshua Barlowe
January 2, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this
OFFENSIVE LINE
TURNOVERS
Fix those two things and we’ll be fine. All the games we lost this year, we were -3 in turnover margin.
By Akhil
January 2, 2009 11:45 AM | Link to this
What stung me the most was when Les Miles said this in the press conference after the game:
” You see, in our conference, being 14th ranked doesnt get you much”
I think our players need to be playing with that kind of mentality.
By stephonmarbury
January 2, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this
Cant we all just get along?
By Jaded Jacket
January 2, 2009 11:49 AM | Link to this
The team will certainly get bigger, stronger and faster. That’s a given! Who ever heard of team getting smaller, weaker and slower? Duh!
The focus should be on developing a sound offensive line, which allows them to develop a passing attack. They have to be able to pass better when the running plays aren’t working. They also need another receiver. Teams will double team Thomas when they go into a passing mode.
I think the defense will be fine. They will have a lot of depth on the defensive line.
By yngnstyman
January 2, 2009 11:51 AM | Link to this
I dont think anyone has said anything relevant to the game so far. I dont think that they figured out the option, really, did ya’ll even watch the game? Tech changed its entire system of play calling. I wouldnt care a bit if we ran the offense that we had all year and got the hell beat out of us. But we came out in in this gay spread that was run out of the base option package and looked like fools. I feel that we have established ourselves as a running team, so when we show up and pass the ball? And look like sh*t!!! This wasnt the right time to experiment. I hope i never see the “run and shoot”, “spread”, or any other stupid offense again. I think every senior on that DLine should get to punch CPJ in the stomach. I hope CPJ wont let us all down like that again.
By Sam
January 2, 2009 11:52 AM | Link to this
RL Webb, you’ll never see a kid like Tracy Ham at Tech. Talents like that go to places like Florida, Texas Tech, and West Virginia now. The best you’ll do with CPJ’s brand of offense are the Jaybo Shaws of the world. Take a look at your 2009 commits. Read em and weap. And damn if I don’t feel sorry for Demaryus Thomas. What a waste of NFL to be talent. At least Calvin had Regie Ball and Taylor Bennett to at least throw it into his zip code from time to time. Josh Nesbitt is the worst passer I have ever seen.
By jabster
January 2, 2009 11:52 AM | Link to this
JMDawg:
I don’t think any UGA fan can talk about National Championship expectations. Period.
See Bark Madley’s column today: http://tinyurl.com/9fstuy
STAFFORD TO CALVIN JOHNSON…TOUCHDOWN LIONS!
By Von Jennings
January 2, 2009 11:53 AM | Link to this
Two things we need for 2009: 1. A punter and kicker and 2. New uniforms.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 11:54 AM | Link to this
I am feeling silly today!
By Buzz_29
January 2, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this
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By Ike Scott
January 2, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this
I can’t rember being more embarassed by a performance of a Tech football team. It smelled all the way to Florida. The team embarassed themselves, coaches, fans, and the ACC. Even the uniforms were bad. How many times do they go to sleep on the kick-off to lose it completely. Poor coaching and preparation.
By Alabama Jack
January 2, 2009 12:00 PM | Link to this
Dr. Leo - dumb a$$ marvin. It was five touchdowns and a field goal. Get back under the porch. dum $hit.
By Jaded Jacket
January 2, 2009 12:02 PM | Link to this
SAM Tracy Ham was good, but he far too small to play QB at a D-1 school. I went to GSU when he played there and had some classes with him. He was quick, not fast and very short. That explains why he didn’t play in the NFL.
By BTS
January 2, 2009 12:03 PM | Link to this
What’s next? Next for Tech is becoming everybody’s bowl buttboy. Unless that arrogant azz Paul Johnson learns more shoot and less run you guys saw your bowl future Thursday night. You guys are on your way to being one of those teams that gets chewed up by the big boys in anything more than one of those toilet bowls you traditionally play in. Hell, you looked like a one team Big Ten South the other night. Out coached, outplayed, outran, out everythinged. Maybe Paul Johnson should go see Bobby Johnson and learn that yes, the ball can be thrown in an option offense. Better yet, go see Rich Brooks up at Kentucky. Both of those guys coach circles around Paul Johnson.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this
If we beat UGA in basketball this year I think the players should get toe rings.
By 2HLLWGA
January 2, 2009 12:08 PM | Link to this
This season was much better than almost anyone would have ever predicted. UGA should have been able to tie the longest streak in the series. The LSU game went the way I thought most of our games would have gone this year.
Next year has a good chance at being better than this year - more of Johnson’s recruits and more experience running this offense - remember, we did this well with athletes that were not accustomed to this offense.
LSU played great assignment football - much more disciplined than UGA is.
I am looking forward to next year. Johnson still has a lot of work to do with this team. Looking at where we were at this point last year (or even after the spring game), things do look good.
Our main concentration should be on passing, O-line strength and special teams.
By GTg
January 2, 2009 12:10 PM | Link to this
By Jaded Jacket
January 2, 2009 11:49 AM | Link to this
The team will certainly get bigger, stronger and faster. That’s a given! Who ever heard of team getting smaller, weaker and slower? Duh!
When the good ones get a look at what they have in store for them in that crappy offense Jaded jacket. That’s when you’ll get slower. Take a look at your 2009 commit list if you’ve got the nerve. It is one gigantic void when it comes to skill talent. You’re future is a Lucas Cox at every position.
By DAYUUM
January 2, 2009 12:21 PM | Link to this
Well, those of you that think PJ is the second coming should be real happy now cause you’re stuck with him. After Thursday night no bigger power wants that triple option crap at their school stinking it up against good teams in front of the whole damn country.
To CPJ: THROW THE BALL JACKAZZ! At least give a talented D something to think about. My guess though is you’re to arrogant to admit you can’t play high school ball in the bigs for long. You must really be dumber than you look.
By GT45
January 2, 2009 12:37 PM | Link to this
Growing pains and stepping stones! You have to learn to handle success like you have to learn from your mistakes. We’ll wear this one on our cuffs for next year! Go Jackets-
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 12:51 PM | Link to this
I am a bit older than most of you so can someone explain what a “hide the salami party” is??? Is this a motivational tool that all teams use or just the Jackets??
By GTman
January 2, 2009 12:54 PM | Link to this
45-42 is all we need to say if any UGA fans wants to brag about the bowls. BTW, none of my UGA friends have tried yet. I doubt they will. They know what matters. Nice to have bragging rights for the year.
CPJ and GT treated this game like a reward and a cool down game. LSU and Myles treated this game like it meant something to compete and win. This game was very important to LSU to salvage a terribly disappointing regular season and sway some recruits between now and February that LSU is still a championship caliber program.
Our offensive line and Nesbitt’s passing inaccuracy killed us.
Priority #1 is to develop the O-line. Priority #2 is to develop the D-line. Priority #3 is to improve special teams. I am comfortable with everything else for 2009, but none of the rest will matter if the above priorities do not get fixed.
Happy New Year and THWG!
By Golf-1
January 2, 2009 1:06 PM | Link to this
Attention All you people who post on this vent were so smart why are you not coaching making millions rather than sitting on your a* playing on your P.C. and trying to tell the coach’s how and what to do
By tommy
January 2, 2009 1:09 PM | Link to this
I want to start off by setting things straight to the whiny jealous dawgs at athens. Yeah turnovers helped us win in athens. I think Reggie gave yall a few games in the last seven, so don’t whine to me about turnovers. You had a much higher recruited team on the field in the last match, and alot more experience. We whipped your tail in the second half just like alot of the Acc did against the sec this year. I can’t wait till yall come to the flats next year.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 1:10 PM | Link to this
My identity has been stolen. I’m not sure how that happened but someone used my name at 12:51pm to post a print that I neither condone nor understand.
AJC, please remove said post.
Can we dispense with the foolish and talk football.
Are recruiting any interior lineman that can compete against top teams?
By kirk
January 2, 2009 1:10 PM | Link to this
p.j. it wasn’t broke so why did you try an fix it? and, tech’s colors are gold and white, not NAVY blue and gold. ditch those horrid blue jersies.
By GreenJacket
January 2, 2009 1:11 PM | Link to this
Bad game, great season. I think the offense will be fine next year but worried about defense and special teams which is the formula for VT’s 10 win seasons every year. Tough schedule next year but most of the tough games are at Bobby Dodd.
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January 2, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this
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By tommy
January 2, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this
I can’t wait til next year. Here is why: 1 We will have a better understanding of our offense. 2. Our offense line will know fundimentals and assignments better. 3. Hopefully we will have a better passing attack with the run & shute. 4. Our secondary was terrible down the stretch-we should be better there. 5. Our back field will be deeper. 6. Nesbitt has had trouble pitching to his left, he will get that worked out. 7. This team will be older and wiser- we were one of the youngest teams in the country. That translates again to better understanding of assignments, and being ready to play every game and buying into the media or hype. I am very excited about next year.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this
Priority #4 is to get a mani-pedi. Look out you crazy little Tech boys..I am on the prowl tonight!
By MR TRUTH
January 2, 2009 1:18 PM | Link to this
Dayuum? Did you watch the game? The game that was on WEDNESDAY night? Hey genius, we threw 24 TIMES! More than we have the last half of the season!!! UGA shut the run down for 2qtrs and i know that this team had alot more talent than UGA but we didnt even try to establish the run in this game. I cant say what would or wouldnt have happened but the coaching staff let this team down wed night. I took our kids an entire year to buy into this system, hell, it took seven games before we stopped losing three and four fumbles. And then you want to go into this game THROWING the ball?????????? What if LSU came in and just decided to run the triple option? You think they might look like a bunch of d*******?? I dont hold it to our kids for getting beat like that after their coaching staff took the ability to win the game away from them…. I dont understand why this isnt more of a topic after the clear display on wed night? We clearly didnt TRY to establish the run and to come out throwing the ball when your not even fluid with your bread and butter run offense is one hell of a bad call. This surely has to be a lesson learned for our coaching staff.
By BeamerBall
January 2, 2009 1:18 PM | Link to this
Hey Tommy..GT is a joke and “the flats” is less intimidating than my local high school stadium. Crawl back in your hole nerd.
By Bob
January 2, 2009 1:20 PM | Link to this
“We will have a better understanding of our offense.”
So will your opponents.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 1:23 PM | Link to this
I think we should definitely recruit some really bid tight ends too.
By Bill
January 2, 2009 1:25 PM | Link to this
For all the classy Ga folks who are contributing to this column….45-42. You were not better than Tech. Period. You lost in Athens, blew a huge halftime lead. Tech was manhandled by LSU. No question. PJ will start bringing his kids in. Hope you enjoyed your run. Get ready to see Tech beat Ga annually. Tech is getting better. In fact, despite all the follies of the last coach, Tech has already passed you. Tech will win ACC titles over the next five years. The only real question is how good will they get when PJ gets the players he wants. …45-42. Despite Tech getting killed by LSU, Tech has passed you.No matter how you try and take the sting away from that fact.45-42. Have a Happy New Year.
By Bill
January 2, 2009 1:29 PM | Link to this
To BeamerBall….nice win for Va Tech over Cincy. BTW, GEORGIA TECH will beat a very good VT team next year. Should have this year. Would have if Johnson doesn’t take that stupid 15 yard late hit. VT , GT and Miami will make the ACC very proud next year. All young and getting better.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 1:32 PM | Link to this
The imposter shows his ignorance of our system. We don’t need large (or even “bid”) tight ends for this system to work. You have shown that you know nothing of football. Idiot girl man.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 1:35 PM | Link to this
Seriously, for a moment, I do think that Tech needs a couple of dominate guards and a heavy center to lean on the defensive tackles. We have that and this offense is unstoppable. I’m not taking anything away from our line today. Those boys busted their b u t t s for us. But we may need to update there.
Ok, now back to the silliness. I’m going to pretend I’m IE66 and buzz29 somemore.
By Augusta Jacket
January 2, 2009 1:36 PM | Link to this
Great season, period. Win over UGA, and a nice bowl to boot. There are no excuses. LSU was better prepared and clearly wanted the game more. Not that Tech wasn’t at all prepared, and I’m sure the kids wanted to win, but LSU was better prepared.
CPJ deserves as much credit for the 9 wins as he does for this one loss. He more than anyone will regret the preperation, and he more than anyone knows how to correct it in the future.
Tech certainly needs work at the O-Line, but the most pressing need going into next season, is better passing by the QB’s. Some of that can be blamed on the O-Line, but I saw too many wide open opportunities end up in over-throws or just plain bad throws.
Even with that said, the future is extremely bright at Tech with CPJ. A BCS game next year is looking like a real possibility. Go Tech!!
By GEAUX TIGERS
January 2, 2009 1:36 PM | Link to this
38-3 bitc**s.
I thought all you technerds said that ya’ll would dominate LSU. What happened? It looks like your little high school O sure didn’t work against us. HAHAHAHAHA LSU kicked your @ss up and down the field with a TRUE FRESHMAN QB!!!
Ok now that I got that little rant out of my system. Congrats to Tech on a great season. I have watched Tech all year and pulled for ya also. You have a great coach in Coach Johnson. Best of luck next year and something we all can agree on is THWG!
By BeamerBall
January 2, 2009 1:39 PM | Link to this
Hey Bill…you ever walk past an obese person and you laugh at first then feel sorry for them? That is how I react when I see GT fans. I couldn’t care less about UGA but GT has a long way to go to be in the same conversation as UGA. Be realistic idiot.
By Chuck Oliver
January 2, 2009 1:40 PM | Link to this
Bill I’m not sure its accurate to say that Tech has “passed” Georgia any more so than it was accurate for Georgia fans to say that they “passed” the Florida program after last year’s victory. It may happen, but if it does it will certainly take more than one year.
As to getting CPJ’s players in there. I’m not sure the offense can be much better than they were this year. That was a solid solid offense. I guess what you hope for is more consistency and fewer turnovers. But there isn’t that much upside left on offense.
And on defense, it is yet to be seen if the new staff can recruit the same caliber of defensive lineman that you have on the team today. Remember you’re losing 3 highly effective seniors off that line. CPJ’s players probably won’t be any better than what you had this season.
By old jacket
January 2, 2009 1:42 PM | Link to this
i am a big PJ fan, thought his risk taking was uncalled for. we kept giving the ball back to LSU. They got a short field 5 or 6 times. Our defense was on the field the whole game. LSU’s lines definitely man handled us.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 1:44 PM | Link to this
Someone keeps posting under my name. Please take down the post from 1:32. Someone posted earlier that Keith Brooking could fit 3 salamis in his mouth….again I ask…why does our football team seem to have an obsession with salamis? Are they high in protein??
By Mike T.
January 2, 2009 1:44 PM | Link to this
45-42 eh Tech?
You lost to a team we hung 52 on. 45-42 a fluke. how bout 51-7.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 1:53 PM | Link to this
I bled Tech football and it pains me to watch us lose to an inferior LSU team. I think we tried to be cute and change things up when all we really needed to do was to line up and play our offense. CPJ will learn from this and I expect bigger and better things next year.
Are you all enjoying my posts? I like to post one or two silly ones then a serious one. And then another silly one. But deep inside I really love Tech and all that the Institute has done for me.
And now, let me think of something funny to say. I am funny. So hold on.
By BobinBuford
January 2, 2009 1:54 PM | Link to this
GTg:
Check out the HS all-star game that was played a few weeks ago. I believe there were 7 or 8 GT recruits playing in that game. So I don’t mind looking at our commit list. And once your superstar QB and running back declare for the NFL, who will run your offense next year? Caleb King as your running back?? Now that will REALLY scare those SEC defenses.
I think that next year CPJ should look at Jaybo some more - with a year under his belt, he should be ready to run the offense, plus he has a better and more accurate arm than Josh does.
By IE'66
January 2, 2009 1:56 PM | Link to this
What a coward. Hiding behind another’s name is pathetic.
By Buzz_29
January 2, 2009 1:58 PM | Link to this
One additional re-test. Note that the following is coded with imperial source code from a java-based opensource platform.
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Odd “test” text should run left, while the even text should link back to the inital post.
Test period over.
Others, please confirm if this was successful. Note that a successful test will require both sets of parameters to be met at least 75% of the time, evenly.
By Mike
January 2, 2009 1:58 PM | Link to this
GGodsey, your jokes are starting to get old.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 2:05 PM | Link to this
Mike most of the really stupid posts were done by my little brother. He’s here at the office with me and when I’m away from my desk he posts some nonsense. It’s best if everyone simply ignores him. thanks and sorry for the issues.
By ggodsey
January 2, 2009 2:07 PM | Link to this
Let me think of something funny…wait its coming to me…hold on…something about a gay person…
By Buzz_29
January 2, 2009 2:11 PM | Link to this
Will a poster please confirm the test results from my post at 1:58?
I need an independant verification of the results in order to confirm. Remember a successful test will require both sets of parameters to be met at least 75% of the time, evenly.
Thanks and THWG!
By T ech has an Inferiority Complex
January 2, 2009 2:15 PM | Link to this
Tech beats Georgia for the first time in 8 years and they commemorate the win with a ring and give their coach a 50% raise. That shows how much they are obsessed with Georgia. It is the only game that counts for them every year. All this hullabaluh over one win shows how low the program is and how little they have to celebrate otherwise. If they played in the SEC they might have won 5 games this year. LSU proved that. Tech should drop football. The season is not about one game a year.
By fred
January 2, 2009 2:15 PM | Link to this
Look, Johnson did a great job this year.
That’s his job, and he’s well paid.
However, his preparation for the Peach Bowl was a dismal, amateurish disaster…cocky, arrogant, distant, aloof, curt.
I’m surprised with his approach, but my feelings are not mine alone.
I hope I am wrong.
Tech ‘59
By Mike
January 2, 2009 2:16 PM | Link to this
You are not really gay are you George?
By FLDAWG
January 2, 2009 2:16 PM | Link to this
Tech lost by 35 and the only thing I can think that they need to work on is the uniforms. Not bassing here Tech proved alot of people wrong, but that mustard yellow just doesnt have the same appeal as the gold. Is CPJ color blind??
By Tron5000
January 2, 2009 2:20 PM | Link to this
I love how the UGA fans keep referring to GT fans as “nerds.” It’s like calling UGA fans “drunks.” It’s lost all meaning.
Well, UGA fans, now GT fans know what you felt like in the first half of that Alabama game. And if talking about the LSU game (in which no UGA players or coaches participated) makes you feel better about your loss to GT, then feel free.
And **Mike T,”” it must make you feel like a big man to bring up that 51-7 score. How about living in the present instead of the past? We can live in the past, too. Wanna talk National Championships?
By Chuck Oliver
January 2, 2009 2:20 PM | Link to this
ggodsey, I don’t share your lifestyle, but that was funny. That made me laugh.
By Atlanta Jacket
January 2, 2009 2:22 PM | Link to this
** What is the Over / Under on How Many Ugaggers Players will get arrested in 2009? I will go with 7 which is about the yearly average.
Tech lost, but 45-42 is sweet and 2009 will be another good year. St. Mark was 8-4 in his first season at vomit u. CPJ is building something special at GT - too bad vomit and poop eaters aka leghumpers. You will rue the day that CPJ came to Atlanta and 45-42 was a good start.
By Chuck Oliver
January 2, 2009 2:24 PM | Link to this
Fred, are you saying that CPJ’s bowl prep was curt? Wow, that’s strong language. Cocky, ill-prepared, aloof. Maybe so. That’s one thing. But curt! For gosh sakes man, we’re better than that!
By Tech Fans=JOKE
January 2, 2009 2:25 PM | Link to this
Unflippinbelievable. You would think a 38-3 beatdown would have humbled these Techies a tad. But here they are still flapping their gums about BCS bowls and dominating Georgia for years to come. Everytime they even have a moderate amount of success their heads get in the clouds and they act like they are a damn powerhouse. They simply never learn their lesson. They talk more schitt than any opponent on Georgia’s schedule, even when we were beating them like a drum year after year. This is the flat out dumbest group of sports fans you will ever come across. I have never seen anything like it. I can’t wait to see your crap team fall flat on its face next year. Thanks LSU for laying the blueprint.
By Buzz_29
January 2, 2009 2:30 PM | Link to this
This is for a grade people. Someone freaking confirm my results!!! Look at the posts at 1:14 and 1:58. Thank you
By Atlanta Jacket
January 2, 2009 2:36 PM | Link to this
Listen mutt fans, I’ve got one thing to say and that’s if you don’t like the pudding, stay out of the kitchen. This pudding that Tech is brewing up is going to get you. The recipe starts with a dash of dawg 44 - 42 and then you add some more and a bunch of smart student athletes and you get the Tech beat down. That’s what’s coming your way. Every day. Just get use to it.
We’re smarter. We’re stronger. We’re faster. And oh yes, we’re getting the ladies. It’s everything the doggies thought they were, we are. Live with it.
Coach Johnston is a legend in the making and one that will dominate this city, this state and this sport for years to come. Deal with that puppies.
THWG!!!
By tom
January 2, 2009 2:43 PM | Link to this
Hey, why not put 38 -3 on those Cracker Jack rings!
By bobertthedawg_can_lick_my_sac
January 2, 2009 2:47 PM | Link to this
Whats “unflippinbelievable” is the number of mutt fans that STILL talk trash on here b/c ANOTHER team beat GT. We still beat the mutts. And now all you pathetic losers are hanging on UF to win the NC for the good ol SEC. Must suck to have to put all of your hopes in the team that THROTTLED you 49-10, and called timeouts to help you WALLOW in it. Holy crap. Atleast we didn’t lose 49-10 in a rival game, in which we made NATIONAL MEDIA for DANCING on the field last year like the group of useless thugs that we are. Jesus. Yes, the peach bowl sucked big time, but NOTHING compares to the UF MOLESTATION of uga this year. THAT was embarassing. And now they want to be preseason #1 again!!!! UNREAL! You mutts are completely pathetic. Atleast a #1 ranking next season would only last 1 week because Ok State is going to blow your doors off. 45-42 rookie biatches. And you can look forward to another L next year in BDS. 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42
By bobertthedawg_can_lick_my_sac
January 2, 2009 2:47 PM | Link to this
Whats “unflippinbelievable” is the number of mutt fans that STILL talk trash on here b/c ANOTHER team beat GT. We still beat the mutts. And now all you pathetic losers are hanging on UF to win the NC for the good ol SEC. Must suck to have to put all of your hopes in the team that THROTTLED you 49-10, and called timeouts to help you WALLOW in it. Holy crap. Atleast we didn’t lose 49-10 in a rival game, in which we made NATIONAL MEDIA for DANCING on the field last year like the group of useless thugs that we are. Jesus. Yes, the peach bowl sucked big time, but NOTHING compares to the UF MOLESTATION of uga this year. THAT was embarassing. And now they want to be preseason #1 again!!!! UNREAL! You mutts are completely pathetic. Atleast a #1 ranking next season would only last 1 week because Ok State is going to blow your doors off. 45-42 rookie biatches. And you can look forward to another L next year in BDS. 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42
By Atlanta Jacket's an Idiot
January 2, 2009 2:53 PM | Link to this
We’re smarter. We’re stronger. We’re faster. And oh yes, we’re getting the ladies. It’s everything the doggies thought they were, we are. Live with it.
Ahhhhahahahahaha………..Atl Jacket that’s the funniest dam thing I’ve heard all day………you’re killin me man……Just killin me…….thanks for the laugh
By Buzz
January 2, 2009 2:53 PM | Link to this
I think the fact that we are very happy about a 9 win season and the scum from Athens are crying about a 10 win season says volumes about our program!!!! We are the proverbial “little brothers”.
By jabster
January 2, 2009 2:54 PM | Link to this
Mike T: Want to talk about old scores? How about 48-0. Tech still owns the streak record as well as the score spread record in COFH. Look it up.
Although, some props: UGA’s 42 is the most points Tech has ever given up in a Tech victory in regulation, beating 41-38 against UVA (twice!). The Jasper Sanks fumble game is still the most Tech has ever given up in any Tech victory, OT included.
Tech Has An Inferiority Complex: At least we never retired someone’s jersey (T. Sapp) for breaking the drought…talk about obsession. Since the jersey has been retired, can I buy it on eBay?
Tech Fans=JOKE meant to write: Unflippinbelievable. You would think a 45-42 beatdown would have humbled these Bulldogs a tad. But here they are still flapping their gums about BCS bowls and dominating Tech for years to come. Everytime they even have a moderate amount of success their heads get in the clouds and they act like they are a damn powerhouse. They simply never learn their lesson. They talk more schitt than any opponent on Tech’s schedule, even when Florida was beating them like a drum year after year. This is the flat out dumbest group of sports fans you will ever come across. I have never seen anything like it. I can’t wait to see your crap team fall flat on its face next year. Thanks Bama for laying the blueprint.
By bobertthedawg_can_lick_my_sac
January 2, 2009 2:56 PM | Link to this
Can you hear me now, muttfans?! Yeah, that’s right it’s your daddy! You think this year was tough try coming back next year without your NFL QB and RB. See how you like those apples. It’ll be 44 - 0
Let me repeat that 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0 44 - 0
Our Jackets will win the ACC championship game over Miami and will play probably Virginia Tech or Florida for the national title. Book it. Read it and weep mutts. Read. It. And. Weep.
By Tech Fans=JOKE
January 2, 2009 2:56 PM | Link to this
“Whats “unflippinbelievable” is the number of mutt fans that STILL talk trash on here b/c ANOTHER team beat GT.”
Yeah, because Tech fans had nothing but the nicest things to say about UGA when we bent you over 7 years in a row. You didn’t talk trash about Georgia at all, did you? Of course not.
What a bunch of classless hypocrites. Tech fans are a laughable joke.
By DawgDayAfternoon
January 2, 2009 2:59 PM | Link to this
The bugs had a better than expected year in a light-weight conference. Congratulations. It’s a start.
I only hope that dismal showing at the Chick-fil-A Bowl doesn’t hurt your recruiting efforts. Hard to sell a second-rate conference like the ACC (‘cept for Boston College).
By Les Miles
January 2, 2009 3:00 PM | Link to this
Dear Chik-fil-a Bowl Chairman,
While LSU appreciates your Bowl’s hospitality and Atlanta is a wonderful city, your continuing contract with the ACC is a concern for me and I expect other SEC teams who may be unfortunate enough to have to play a lesser than expected opponent. As you know, your Bowl gets the #3 ACC team and the #5 SEC team. One would think such a match-up would be at least competitive or at least I thought so until Wed. night with about 55 minutes to go into the game.
We at LSU look at bowl games as an opportunity to play a good team at the end of the year as a starting off point for spring practice and the next season. To be blunt, we could have played any number of local high school teams and been challenged at least for a quarter. As it was we essentailly prepared and travelled and really didn’t play in a game any reasonable person might call football. I would call it more of a snuff film actually. Frankly, I am concerned for the physical and mental well-being of the opponent and I am afraid that an SEC coach could be sued by the Humane Scoiety or taken to the Hague for violations of human rights should such mismatches be continued. Counsel for the LSU Athletic Department cited at least 34 examples of conduct that would be considered torture under the Geneva Conventions in the first quarter alone. He asked me to write this letter and to notify certain interested parties so as to avoid furture liability for what may be considered cruelty by some observers.
The fourth quarter fake field punt was an unfortunate by-product of this mismatch. And please don’t blame me for that. I had given up actually coaching and was drinking adult beverages beginning sometime in the first quarter. One of our coaches had pulled a seven year old wearing a LSU sweater out of the stands at the begining of the fourth quarter and turned it over to him. Turns out he was a little more agressive than we had anticipated. Sorry about that.
In any event, the bottom line is that the SEC #5 team is clearly disadvantaged by playing the ACC’s #3 team and that needs to be addressed ASAP. My thought is to open it up to bowl qualifying teams from the WAC or the Mountain West or Conference USA. The #5 team in any of those conferences would clearly be superior to what we saw on New Year’s Eve.
I appreciate your listening and addressing my concerns.
Sincerly,
Les Miles
cc. ACC Commissioner Paul Johnson Each member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Bellies The American Humane Society Amnesty International Human Rights Watch The American Psychological Association
By RT
January 2, 2009 3:00 PM | Link to this
Durn Ken….if you can’t convey the true message behind why the rings were given and how PJ runs bowl practices may I ask what good are you? Must get paid by the word.
Hey hiney sniffing doggies: ride the coattails of LSU. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do squirt to change 45-42. With Willie the Wonder Martinez running your D do you ever to stop and think that you will never, ever be a threat to beat Nick Saban and/or Urban Meyer…..NEVER. The great thing about it is St. Richt will never dump him.
By husker jacket
January 2, 2009 3:02 PM | Link to this
as a gt alumni - the mustard yellow uniforms must go (agree with earlier respondent)
regardless of the benefits or not of the slack december practices - the team was absolutely not ready to play. who’s fault was that? is losing a bowl game ok? we’re just happy to be there? i also was particularly embarrassed sitting with my husker friends who remain experts on option football.
i must say that first year husker coach pellini had the huskers ready to play and made the corrections needed at half time.
By techater
January 2, 2009 3:13 PM | Link to this
Tech gets humiliated in front of a national tv audience and all you nerds can say is 45-42. Thats great. How about 52-38. That is the score Georgia put on LSU down at their home field. So giving up 42 to Ga who had 19, yep count em 19, season ending injuries plus a host on others that weren’t quite that bad, and you better enjoy 45-42 for another 7 years.
Now instead of having CPJ tel you how bad his special teams were, of which he is the head coach and has been all year, ask why he called a fake punt at his own 22 in the second quarter when his team was still in the game. His ego overcometh.
And the fans who were left after half time were proud of their classy airplanes flying all around the dome. Put that on your rings. All of you tech fans are hyprocrites.
By RT
January 2, 2009 3:18 PM | Link to this
Hey hiney sniffing doggies: another thing to remember as you curl up to go to bed tonight: you will never have a coaching staff as loyal and dedicated as the one that Paul Johnston is building at Tech. He’s you’re nightmare because he’s not going anywhere. We own you. In every sport now.
By jabster
January 2, 2009 3:19 PM | Link to this
Techater: You still got your @$$es whipped by a bunch of (gosh darn) nerds. NERDS! Deal with it.
BTW: If you had actually been at the game you would have found more paper airplanes on the LSU side.
By Atlanta Jacket
January 2, 2009 3:20 PM | Link to this
Tech ladies take calculus and look amazing. Deal with that doggies. Smart, sassy and s_xy.
By jabster
January 2, 2009 3:38 PM | Link to this
And you think that calling us nerds is some huge cutdown. We own that word now. We own it, like we own you.
We are nerds and we own you.
By GT41
January 2, 2009 3:39 PM | Link to this
Dr. Leo Marvin. Are you by any chance a math instructor at Georgia. You said, and I quote….”There is no shame in getting blasted by 7 touchdowns at the hands of a team that had a losing SEC record”. Only UGA math could equate 7 touchdowns to 38 points somehow. Ridiculous.
By Vince
January 2, 2009 3:42 PM | Link to this
I have had a wild last few weeks. Last month when we all got together for guy’s night we gathered for poker at the house of a neighbor I don’t like very much. He always wins so I don’t like him. Anyway, when the night was over I had won $45 and he had only won $42! I couldn’t belive it! I finally beat him!
When I was leaving his house I made sure I rubbed it in a little. He takes alot of pride in his yard so I tore up his landscaping and actually stole some things from his yard to display forever in my house! HIs yard is a mess now. It was great!
$45 to $42 …I still can’t believe it. It’s all I can talk about!
I am so giddy and gay over the whole thing I had a ring made that says $45 - $42 on it.
Oh, a few nights ago I really got pounded in poker, but I still have my ring to look at!
By oldawg
January 2, 2009 3:51 PM | Link to this
Jabster, Why would I go to that game to see an inferior SEC team whip your a$$? It was New Years EVE and I have a life. A good one at that.
And those uniforms were awful. Looked like the pants were washed in baby feces. I did like the shirts though I didn’t realize Tech (ok Nerds for you who prefer it) were blue.
45-42 me all you like. Doesn’t bother me although it might if you win 7 in a row and if one of them is 51-7. You have a nice team. Dwyer is the real deal but without a QB who can passthis team has overachieved and has see its peak.
Where was Reggie Ball when you needed him?
By jabster
January 2, 2009 3:53 PM | Link to this
Vince, please stick to football conversations. That has nothing to do with anything. I don’t even play poker.
By GT41
January 2, 2009 3:56 PM | Link to this
Muttfans, best news is that Josh “the Robot” Nesbott is only a freshman and will continue to beat you for years to come. Even with a disappionting bowl, this has been a great year.
By MoDawg
January 2, 2009 4:00 PM | Link to this
“The frustration disappeared to the tune of 45-42.”
And then LSU came to town and smacked you in the mouth and euphoria turned to pain to the tune of 38-3.
Oh how I wish I still had access to all of those post UGA game blogs after LSU was chosen as the opponent to play against GT where most of the nerds were predicting they’d hang ‘50’ on LSU…UGA hung 52 on them, you scored 3. It shows you how flukey these things are.
Yes, 45 > 42, but 7 > 1 and 38 > 3, right??? Oh, and the final polls will show what we’ve known all along, UGA > GT.
Welcome to reality Techies!
By jabster
January 2, 2009 4:02 PM | Link to this
Somebody hijacked my handle…I’m outta here.
By oldawg
January 2, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this
trange GT41 that “The Robot” is a freshman after playing the past two years. You must be one of those Tech fans who never goes to a game, like most.
By MoDawg
January 2, 2009 4:11 PM | Link to this
Atlanta Jacket
Thanks for the hilarious post above. “Pudding”???? WTF??
Learn how to spell your coaching “legend“‘s name.
By buzzer
January 2, 2009 4:23 PM | Link to this
The offseason priorities are: The massive loss of senior leadership on the DL needs to be addressed, the kicking game needs much work, someone will have to fill Gardner’s shoes as the leader on the OL, and the QB spot should be opened up for competition. Jaybo and whoever else should be given a shot and that will light a fire under Nesbitt to get better.
Also, Tech: WILL YOU PLEASE OFFER CODY GETZ!!!!!
By GTNOSHOW
January 2, 2009 4:24 PM | Link to this
WELL,WELL,WELL I think all the GT GOOFS CAN GO BACK INTO HIDING AGAIN. I NEVER HAVE SEEN SO MANY HOMERS COME OUT AFTER FINALLY BEATING UGA. AT LEAST YOU CAN LOOK TO NEXT YEAR WHEN EVERY TEAM YOU PLAY WILL RIP THAT MICKEY MOUSE OFFENSE APART. IT LOOKS LIKE REGGIE BALL TAUGHT NESBIT HOW TO THROW!!! GO LSU AND ANYBODY WHO BEATS TECH!!!
By Strange
January 2, 2009 4:33 PM | Link to this
Strange is that the number of purported LSU fans on this blog, who really DO have something to crow about after beating the crap out of us, you could count on one hand. But the number of georgie fans, who lost to Tech this year, is in the triple digits…go figure.
By Bill
January 2, 2009 4:56 PM | Link to this
What’s next for the little acc jackets is to get 38-3 put on the other side of the rings!!!
By allthatmatters
January 2, 2009 5:02 PM | Link to this
to all ignorant uga fans……45-42 is all you will be hearing for the next 300+ days so shut up and pray that wont be longer…..because if stafford is behind center in detroit next year its gonna get ugaaallllllly reeeeeeeeeallllll fast!
By SlimG
January 2, 2009 5:09 PM | Link to this
Congrats LSU for your win in the chicken bowl….Look how far the 5th best team in the SEC has come. Competing for championships soon makes me laugh.
By remember when
January 2, 2009 5:20 PM | Link to this
the mutts were preseason #1??? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA What a joke. Pathetic. Just pathetic. Enjoy living vicariously through LSU for the next year b/c your ridiculously over-rated program couldn’t beat our “highschool” gimmick offense. White trash losers, you guys are pathetic. SlimG, how does it feel to be praying that UF wins the NC just so you can feel better about them SPANKING the mutts this year? I would hate to have to root for the team that beat us 49-10 just to feel better about my own under achieveing, thug team. But enjoy a full year of being number 2 in your own state. Im embarrassed for you losers.
By Reality
January 2, 2009 5:25 PM | Link to this
Two specific comments:
One - LSU fans are the worst in the nation. They taunted Tech fans even before the game (during the pre-game parade). They taunt fans and it doesn’t matter if they win or lose. Those are the absolute worst fans in the nation, bar none.
Two - How many SEC teams did GA Tech play this entire season? Let’s see….. LSU, UGA, Miss State. It seems that GA Tech still has a winning record against SEC teams this year. Why would any SEC fan be on this blog, then?
By HAHA
January 2, 2009 5:27 PM | Link to this
Poor Tech fans are so excited to beat Georgia one time in 8 years. I have a lot of friends that GRADUATED from Georgia Tech and they are pretty embarrassed at the fact that their fans can’t celebrate anything else. As an outsider I looked up the stats from the past few years and Georgia Tech has consistently been beaten in every sport by Georgia. Is it not satisfaction enough to be a little bit better of an academic institution or do the Tech fans really have to keep repeating 45-42? It appears that Tech has only one sport where they have a winning record against Georgia: men’s basketball. They have a 100-84 record all-time. Also, from what I discovered Tech’s women’s volleyball team has dominated Georgia in recent years. I’m not saying that Tech shouldn’t be excited and proud of their victory but the fans on this board have to get a better argument together than 45-42. You are a school steeped in mathematical tradition and the best you guys can do is continue to repeat the same score. Have some class and pride. Cite graduating starting salaries, incoming SAT scores…Georgia fans have a lot more tradition in numbers to recite and I am sure they do…be better than that.
By shortterm
January 2, 2009 5:29 PM | Link to this
lol 45-42 or 44-42 you morons don’t even remember the score of the most important game that Tech has won in a decade. Grats on that but in that fat azz PJ is as stupid as his demonstation against LSU (38-3 right?????) then UGA and the A-she-she have nothing to worry about. Now jump back in your tickle pile.
By surfrider
January 2, 2009 5:31 PM | Link to this
We definitely made several mistakes that cost 14 to 21 or so points…the punt return fumble, the fake punt, their onsides kick, etc…The big picture and this has been a problem since George Godsey left is how can we complete close to or better than 60% of our passes, which would open up the running game and scoring potential even more? To me it’s a matter of focus and execution. Meaning it’s better to hit the pass with an occasional stretching the field vertical pass to keep the other team honest and to make sure we are calling the correct pass plays for the talent in the game. Johnson was right we don’t have a passing game basically yet that can be effective. Those 17 passes we missed may have added another 100 yards to the rushing attack giving us over 400 yards total offense. The score is a little misleading as it does’nt highlight the mistakes and also does’nt say that we and LSU were close in first downs, yardage and time of Possession. That brings into more focus how the turnovers and incompletions hurt us.
By googleplex
January 2, 2009 5:33 PM | Link to this
Living vicariously through another team? You GT puzzies know all about that. I think UGA is allowed to smirk a bit over the “outmatched, no chance” LSU Tigers making your little girls shat their panties. You stink and you know it. FatPJ is as dumb as a box of rocks if those calls are any sign and LSU just gave every team you face the game plan to shut you down. So yes UGA had a down year yet still won 10 games, conversely you guys had the year of your lives and only have 9 and got stomped in a bowl. PUT THAT ON A RING YOU SORRY SOB’S HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH.
By old coach saying
January 2, 2009 5:35 PM | Link to this
You play like you practice!
By BIGBEE
January 2, 2009 5:44 PM | Link to this
UGA Fans and HUH especially. Just cannot get over it can you? 42-45, you just got spanked and you want to take credit for LSU(SEC) win over GT. Hey, I am willing to wait until next year, but we won’t know who won the game until after it is played.
By surfrider
January 2, 2009 5:47 PM | Link to this
Something else to ponder and don’t know if this is possible but a passing QB coordinator may be needed on the team to work with Johnson, WR’s coach and other offensive coaches. Two names that come to mind would be George Godsey, Shawn Johnes and/or Donnie Davis…of course they probably have other jobs but have experienced at running the option. Don’t discount the talent of LSU, some of those guys could be helping the Falcons in the future.
By wow
January 2, 2009 5:55 PM | Link to this
Fellow Tech Alumni,
It is one victory. Georgia doesn’t make a big deal out of it if they beat us. We are going to have to start treating this game like they do. Sure, they want to beat us and hate when they lose to us but until we actually win a few in a row against them it is embarrassing to gloat. Let’s appreciate this victory without classlessness and get ready to try and start a streak next year. Maybe then we will really have something to brag about.
By HAHAHA
January 2, 2009 6:12 PM | Link to this
Wow. I thought this was the most stacked mutt team in 30 years…Now its a down year. Keep the excuses coming. 45-42 or should i live through UF and say 49-10. That one is funny too. I especially liked the timeouts at the end. UF will continue to poop on the mutts for a very long time, as will GT.
By Brewer
January 2, 2009 6:19 PM | Link to this
The 2007 loss to UGA was a blessing in disguise because it was the nail in the coffin of Chan. Let us hope that the 2008 Peach Bowl is the nail in the coffin for this offensive line. They need to be replaced or retrained. I don’t want to hear anything about recruiting new running backs. We already have enough backs to win but they add up to nothing without a line. GT’s o-line was about as successful as a screen door on a submarine against LSU.
I’m quite content with people thinking that LSU and UNC ‘figured out’ the T.O. That makes about as much sense as me watching a pro-style team lose and saying the the pro-style has been cracked.
By jacket4EVER
January 2, 2009 6:30 PM | Link to this
DOES ANY BODY LEFT AT TECH REALIZE———that just 10 years ago we had the winninest team in college football bowl HISTORY.
NOW THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME AND MANY OTHER TECHIES——Paul Johnson needs me to give a speech before every BOWL game and we will never lose another——FREE OF CHARGE———i am PI$$ED OFF
By techater is a moron
January 2, 2009 6:48 PM | Link to this
techater
I believe the Thanksgiving weekend game played at Sanford and Son Stadium was played on national television as well. Oh and you didn’t have to have ESPN to watch it, only rabbit ears on your TV and pick up a CBS station. If you were watching that game you will remember too that a huge amount of seats were empty too including the ones that had the red “rent for the season” seat cushions. Now tell us more about getting beat on national television with fans missing from the stands.
I was also impressed with the number of empty seats in Orlando for your game yesterday. Terrific fan base that can’t even find a way to get to Orlando on a holiday for a game!
I have to laugh that you would come on to a Tech blog and call us hypocrites. You are the definition of hypocrite. Fans like you are the reason the LSU fans were thanking us before the game for beating your team!
Now, go back to the UGA blog and talk all about how Slick Willie finally figured out how to coach defense. I am sure if he is around next year Bama won’t hang 31 on you in the first half, the Florida score will be closer than 49 - 10 and Tech won’t run all over you in the second half after spotting you a few points in the first half.
BTW - Tech is 2 & 1 versus the SEC this year and UGA is one of those 2 if you forgot 45 - 42*
By Georgia Dome
January 2, 2009 6:55 PM | Link to this
There is an urgent plea for a reputable disaster recovery team to advise us on the removal of the gigantic yellow and white EGG that was laid in the Dome during the Chick-fil-a Bowl. We have never had such a crisis and are totally perplexed as to how to avoid damage to the Dome in removing this enormous egg! Please call 888-SCRAMBLE. Yes, I already know not to let “them” in the game again!
By okeefe59
January 2, 2009 6:55 PM | Link to this
We had a great year….IE 66 don,t be a moron—-I’m also IE 66 and I would never make a bet like you did.Fred be quiet you always embarras me. BB
By okeefe59
January 2, 2009 6:58 PM | Link to this
Oh by the way —-mark my word Paul Johnson will make us a ACC and National power in 3-4 years.
By GT IM78
January 2, 2009 7:00 PM | Link to this
I am returning my diploma. This performance was a black eye for the team and quite frankly to the entire State of GA. Hubris killed the team.
By The Historian
January 2, 2009 7:08 PM | Link to this
Since history is not taught at GIT, here’s some education for the unwashed nerds: Git won ONE game v. Georgia in the past year. Georgia has won SEVEN in the past 8 years, FOURTEEN of the past 18, and TWENTY-THREE of the past 31. That takes us back to the year the series record was even. Since 1963, Georgia has won THIRTY-THREE and lost 12, an impressive 73.3%. We’ll take it. Enjoy your rings celebrating such a RARE event.
By Sylvester Bowler
January 2, 2009 7:10 PM | Link to this
How’s the ACC doing in the bowls, counting the Chick Fileted Massacre?
By TJ
January 2, 2009 7:19 PM | Link to this
Historian, think about the changes in society around 1963. Perhaps you will realize that UGA is better at exploiting AA athletes than GT.
By The Historian
January 2, 2009 7:31 PM | Link to this
Well….TJ,…. we’ve certainly had more than our share of All-American players since 1963, but I wouldn’t say they were exploited! But, thanks for noticing.
By Reality
January 2, 2009 7:41 PM | Link to this
TJ One problem with your approach - logic simply does not exist for this pitiful puppies on this blog. They cannot think for themselves and only repeat (and repeat and repeat) meaningless “facts” that really add up to nothing.
Bottom line is….. GA Tech beat ugay. GA Tech is 2-1 against the SEC. That is all that matters now.
Remember, these ugay fans are the ones that love to “flaunt” about how many people their stadium can fill. ROTFLMFAO!!!!
By jacketnation
January 2, 2009 7:49 PM | Link to this
Josh Nsebitt is not an effective passer. He completes one or two to start the game, but after that, he is mostly ineffective. When they get into a game inwhich they can not run the trible option, they need to be able to run off tackle with Dwyer AND Jones. Jones did not run off Tackle all year that I can recall. What’s wrong with putting a blocking tightend on the line for some plays? Hello? The offensive line did a very poor job. Most of that has to do with all the starters being out. They have to block much better and learn to pass block, which they are terrible at. Tech must work on the run and shoot and mix up the plays even more. You’ve got to keep em’ guessing with this triple option.
By wow
January 2, 2009 7:57 PM | Link to this
TJ, as a TECH Grad I would like to ask you to shut your mouth with regards to alleged African-American exploitation by other schools. That is easily the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Are you a TECH grad or do you just like to retort based on emotions? That was an embarrassing claim and you should be ashamed of yourself. Why would you even try and bring race in to this and how can you make the claim that any team’s success over another team is based on the exploitation of a race. Didn’t we have like 10 athletes declared ineligible a few years ago? The majority of those athletes were African-American. Did we exploit their athletic value and ignore our duty to educate? We sure did…and it was deplorable. What gives you the moral right to throw claims of racial exploitation on a school? As a Tech Alumni and devout fan I apologize to all fans, including all SEC and ACC fans, for the idiotic and embarrassing claims of TJ, whoever they are.
By Jacket
January 2, 2009 8:19 PM | Link to this
I think one of the biggest things Tech needs to improve on is the lines on both O and D. The D line had some talent this year, but as far as size goes, we were really unmatched against the offensive lines of LSU and UVA, playing a large part of the losses because they both drove us right down the field. The offensive line needs to do a little better job at protecting Josh on the pass. This can be done by just getting plain bigger and stronger with a little better footwork. There will be a lot of depth at the A-Back position next year and Daniel Drummond will come in and give Dwyer some breathers. The special teams unit could also use a little tuning up after the LSU game…
By Pi$$onaDawg
January 2, 2009 8:57 PM | Link to this
TECHMAN91 where are YOU? You are not cusing the none grad GT fans for siting in the seats they paid good money for but only used for 23 minutes of football time are you? Read Furman’s column to see what I said about K. Wheisnhunt while the best part of U was still running down your pops LEG. HAHAHA. I am a RED NECK TECH FAN AND PROUD OF IT. WHERE ARE YOU TECHMAN91? I am not happy with the score but I did like to see CJP used his time to work on the PASSING Option of our game. We now know what Nesbit needs to work on along with SHAW and the new incoming QBs.
By BE#3
January 2, 2009 9:13 PM | Link to this
What? No rings for the CFA bowl performance?
By Brandon
January 2, 2009 9:20 PM | Link to this
Paul Johnson may have gave us a pretty good season, but I think this season could have been even better. Any time tech needed to pass, they couldn’t. We won’t come from behind many more times like we did against Georgia using the option. Some times you have to pass, and Josh Nesbitt can not pass. I wish we could have seen more Shaw especially in the chick-fil-a bowl and also against Virginia Tech because if your remember it was Nesbitts happy feet and lack of an arm that lost that game and keep Tech out of the ACC Championship game. So my point is, I saw some awful coaching calls this season by Johnson. Oh one more thing, I don’t see how anyone can blame this last loss on solely on special teams, the offense & defense was terrible.
By UGA fans make me laugh
January 2, 2009 9:37 PM | Link to this
They give tech fans sht about being excited about a great win over them because it is the 1st in 8 years. Do you guys remember all the sht talking you were doing last year (and all the way up to your 49-10 a**whipping) after beating UF in 2007. It was only your 4th win in 20 YEARS over the gators. UGA fans are pathetic!!
By BartBuzz
January 2, 2009 10:15 PM | Link to this
Brandon: Please tell me you aren’t a GT alumnus. Your grammar is atrocious!
By georgia fan
January 2, 2009 10:21 PM | Link to this
Look Georgia fans who are intelligent know that 1 victory every decade against Florida is NOTHING to cheer about. We do get excited about any win over them and the ones who gloat probably don’t know how hard that trip back from Jacksonville or St. Simons or Amelia Island is when we lose. I say cheer all you want Tech fans. You guys beat us and made us look pretty bad at home. I would much rather prefer the series to be closer again so that my friends who graduated from Tech will keep coming to the game when we play it at home.
By Bama
January 2, 2009 11:32 PM | Link to this
HAHA….Big tough SEC…………Oooooooopppppsssss. Looks like we just pooped in our pants against the UTES! I guess the Utes would beat the dogs by 24!!
45-42 hehe
By Marcus Welby
January 3, 2009 12:27 AM | Link to this
You Tech creeps need to know that if UGA had not had any injuries, we would be playing on Jan 8. It was injuries I tell you. Four of our guys had hangovers that lasted a month and several had splinters in their butts from sleeping on those benches in the Clarke County jail.
By depressed fan
January 3, 2009 12:32 AM | Link to this
BartBuzz stop being a nerd and using your spell check on a blog.DAWGS 10-3 GT 9-4 Can’t wait until Nov. 2009 in Atlanta go DAWGS
By wreckmaniac
January 3, 2009 12:35 AM | Link to this
71,000 at the Peach Bowl and only 59,000 at the Cap One Bowl ? Did UGA stop travelling or hitchhiking or does the city of Orlando not have a no rent trailer parking lot like Jax ?
By GT45
January 3, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this
Heather Dinich has a good article on GT bowl prep and VT bowl prep on her ESPN blog. Bet CPJ changes his philosophy! Go Jackets-
By GT1
January 3, 2009 9:35 AM | Link to this
Why didn’t Coach Johnson just buy his boys some @ss beads after the Chicken Bowl? That should get’em fired up!
By realityfordawgs
January 3, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this
LOOK AT THE SUGAR FALLING OUT OF THE SKY !! Larry, stop reading GONE WITH THE WIND.
By Tebow
January 3, 2009 10:45 AM | Link to this
I see I didn’t stomp you dawgs enough this year. Looking forward to doing it again next year against another batch of your 5 star recruits.
By AlabamaRamblinwreck
January 3, 2009 10:46 AM | Link to this
What has to happen for GT to make the next step(s)?
Improve O-Line play. Footwork and techniques must improve. Pass blocking must be taught and executed.
Receivers need to work on route running and hands.
More depth must be added for B-back position (pretty much a done deal).
Linebacker and DB play must improve, expecially receiver coverage.
Nesbitt must improve his passing accuracy and decision-making skills. (or we need to look at the young QB’s coming in)
Coach Johnson will need to tighten up his bowl prep somewhat.
BEAT UGA again!!
Go Jackets and thanks for a wonderful 2008 season!!
By Cujo
January 3, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this
What happened to tek vs LSU was the officials actually called the chop block that Johnson claims to be legal. Once it was pointed out that the illegal block would not be tollerated, it was all downhill for the maggots. Once all the officials get the true definition of the block & call it, the little high school option will show Radavick or whatever his name is how much they’ve overpaid big mouth Johnson. By the way, did the tekkies make a commemorative ring for the 38-3 drubbing by LSU? LOL!!!
By Insectinside
January 3, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this
Cujo, 45-42 is engraved on the Dog’s foreheads.
By Brandon
January 3, 2009 12:18 PM | Link to this
Hey BartBuzz, you are the one acting like a moron by coming to a sports blog and commenting on grammar. If I was writing an essay I would have revised it a time or two. It was just a comment about Georgia Tech. Lay off man.
By ggodsey
January 3, 2009 1:18 PM | Link to this
Hey girls!! I will be watching the Tech BBall game tonight at Woofs if you are interested. Come dressed to impress!!
By muscleman
January 3, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this
I think Ga Tech had a great season.But the headlines said, whats next for Josh Nesbitt? His lack of a passing arm and his lack of leadship on the field should answer that question for everyone. I have a question for coach Johnson? Where was J Shaw? and why did you keep running the option play? You need a quarterback that can motivate his teammates!, and I think J Shaw is that quarterback!. Well far as the game goes that was a embrassment. So lets pull up our boot straps and get going for 2009.
By Sautee Dawg
January 3, 2009 2:16 PM | Link to this
Wreckmaniac
You should get out more, the Ga. Dome, holds more fans than the Capital one bowl does in Orlando. UGA. sold out it’s tickets, which is more than the Ga. Tech fans can say about their attendance in the Chikin Biscuit Bowl. 61,000 of those were LSU fans. What you get for playing on the blue carpet everyear. From the looks of the LSU game all the Tech fans were gone in the 2nd quarter, all 10,000 of them.
THWGT
By AlabamaRamblinwreck
January 3, 2009 2:21 PM | Link to this
Brandon:
I will ignore your grammar (even though it is difficult) and address your points.
Jaybo Shaw did very well against 2 poorly coached and “small” defenses this season. When he faced a LARGE athletic defense like North Carolina’s, he had difficulty also. LSU would have physically killed him if he had tried to drop back and pass or run with the ball. It would have been fumble-city and concussion-city. But, I will agree that Josh needs to improve his passing accuracy and decision making, or changes will need to be made next year. Hopefully, one of the new guys will push him or Jaybo will gain some size/muscle. Coach Johnson has forgotten more about football and player-decisions than you or I will ever know.
In regards to coaching decisions, all coaches make poor decisions at times, but this coach makes very few, and when he does, he admits them and is willing to adjust. Our problem this year was a very non-talented, non-athletic offensive line, and Josh was able to deal with this handicap better than Jaybo only because his feet are faster. Jaybo did very well against MSU and Duke, but LSU, UGA, and Miami would have been completely different stories.
Go Jackets!!
By TechFan
January 3, 2009 2:30 PM | Link to this
Let’s not forget that two years ago, Tech finished the regular season 9-3 and eventually 9-5. I remember the many outcries about how the team was not prepared to play in the ACC championship game. Tech played well against West Virginia with a chance the win the Gator Bowl. Next year Tech finished worst with a mediocre QB that everyone thought would be good, but Gailey was verbally crucified by the upset fans. This year 9-3, and not ready for a practice game let alone playing LSU, and few negative comments. We just gave the coach a huge raise for doing basically what our previous coach accomplished. I think we’re all a crazy for not letting Johnson have some choice words too. Remember, CGailey’s whole time was under probation from the previous Athletic Administration, with 7 fewer recruits/year than other coaches were getting.
I didn’t like CGailey style of coaching nor his game strategy, but I also don’t like the fans giving PJohnson a pass either. His offense couldn’t move against a 7-5 team, and he’s told us he’ll never change what he does. So are we to accept what happened this year, as what to expect in the future?
By GT
January 3, 2009 2:46 PM | Link to this
Folk lore in college football becomes reality many times. A bunch of barbershop talk about Tech ,and the option offense, is typical around here and thank goodness we have a coach that sees an idiot as an idiot. Tommy Turberville at Auburn being fired is the other side of that equation. He was so unnerved by the idiots that he made drastic changes in mid season. Now the best ,most experts, can tell he has ruin a Auburn football program for quiet a while, along with Lowry who caused the unnerving. Alabama looked very normal and beatable last night, but Auburn is so far gone they will never have a chance to find out what normal is. Another move Tommy made from Mississippi to Auburn looks ill advised also. Mississippi is the third best SEC team and maybe the best next year. I am not sure Tuberville could have taken them where Nutt has but he sure took Auburn to places they hadn’t been in a while, and I would think Mississippi would have responded with more loyalty.
By GT
January 3, 2009 2:54 PM | Link to this
…and dear Tech Fan, C Gailey couldn’t do one thing P Johnson can and that is beat Georgia, in Athens no less, no pass here, might add CPJ beat FSU another team Gailey couldn’t beat and never loss to Duke even at Navy. You sir are one of those idiots that make the world so much fun. Check out how you look in Orange and Blue you may have a calling.
By Sautee Dawg
January 3, 2009 2:59 PM | Link to this
AlabamaRamblinwreck
Your right about the coaching decisions, every coach has his moments when he calls the unthinkable, the fake punt from the 22 yard line against LSU was one of them. Maybe work at Navy or division 2 but not in that type game. I was at a banquet last year and Vince Dooley was the guest speaker and was telling about a call he made where UGA was backed up to the 1 yardline and he called a qb keeper around left end qb got caught behind the line for a saftey. Monday morning Wally Butts was talking with Dooley about the game and when the subject came up Butts said I dont think i would have called the qb keeper around the end, Dooley said if i had all weekend to think about it i wouldn’t have either. Sometimes i don’t think we as fans realize how fast game speed really is, and how fast some of these coaching decisions are made. I think for the most part they all do extremely well.
Tech may do well next year with the option but i for one don’t see it being consistent without a passing game to go along with it. Get so far behind in a game you can’t run far enough to catch up, like the LSU game. Takes you out of your game plan. we’ll see.
By Pi$$onTech
January 3, 2009 3:23 PM | Link to this
I cant’ stop laughing!!! Watching the worst fans in college football crying and making excuses for being bent over the barrel by a team that UGA beatdown in their own stadium is hilarious!!!
Hey tools, tell everybody again how you “gave it away” exactly? Especially since you never led at any point and never even sniffed the endzone, LOL!!! Or better yet, tell everyone about the 1,500 yards of offense you’re going to avg. next year or how you’re going to win the next 12 National Championships in a row!?!?!
Hey, cute BLUE OUT with the jersey change. Can we expect to see rings that say 38-3 as well? LOL!!! You don’t get more pathetic than this!!! LOL!!!!
By TechFan
January 3, 2009 3:31 PM | Link to this
GT: Did you ignore everything I wrote and spitefully wrote about me and Chan Gailey. I never supported his coaching, and have continually made clear. What I said was the record and preparation for the bowl. Be intelligent about your comments, and reply to what I said. PJohnson beat UGA on their most down year in six years. Can you prove in any way that Johnson’s team could have won in any of the other 5 years (UGA won 11 or 12 games every year).
By Sautee Dawg
January 3, 2009 3:46 PM | Link to this
Techfan
I’ll answer that for you, yes Tech had several games it should have won during the 7 year draught vs Ga. On the other hand UGA was 1 missed tackle away from defeating GT for the 8th time in a row.
By rhmsi
January 3, 2009 4:20 PM | Link to this
Tech will always be a more difficult school, will always have higher SATs, and, most likely, will beat Georgia on occasion.
But make no mistake, you beat a very poor Georgia defense with a gimmicky offense and, as LSU so solidly proved, your defense is just as bad as Georgia’s.
Rings aside, you showed a lack of class in your win and obviously are not sure what to do when you win.
I won’t say we will beat you next year, who knows? The scoreboard proved you were the better team that day, but you are still a bunch of classless losers.
And finally, you are not a rival. Florida, who has owned the Dogs as of Late, and Tennessee are our rivals. You are a nuisance.
Line that up on your T Square and buzz off.
By ga_tech_92
January 3, 2009 4:53 PM | Link to this
LSU recruits much better than GT, that’s no mystery. They had more talent on the field than we did. LSU finally played like LSU should have played all year. If UGA had brought their A-game like LSU, they might have beaten their in-state rival. LSU and UGA both have insane talent compared to GT…however…one team showed up…one didn’t…in both games.
By ought to be a movie called 45 to 42
January 3, 2009 4:54 PM | Link to this
dogs could not beat Tech with a willie
By ga_tech_92
January 3, 2009 4:57 PM | Link to this
Ken, “The blueprint is having a defensive line physically superior to Tech’s and a month to practice.
If it were a matter of “solving,” that probably would have happened a long time ago.”
I couldn’t agree more. With superior personel and time to prepare, you are SUPPOSED to win. That’s why UGA should be ashamed this year, everyone knows they had superior talent in some of the games they lost.
GO JACKETS, LEARN FROM THIS AND GET BETTER!
By wreckmaniac
January 3, 2009 5:22 PM | Link to this
Anyone who paid 5 minutes attention to college ball this year knows that the problem at LSU was at the QB position. They had nothing there. Why Miles didn’t get Jefferson on the field sooner is a mystery. One things for sure and that is if Jefferson had been playing against UGA the outcome would have been very different.
By no fear
January 3, 2009 6:41 PM | Link to this
Mr rhmsi, glad you acknowledge the superior Institute!
re the no rival. The previous guy is gone. CPJ eliminated the streak. Tech fans now know there will be a competitive team facing the dogs that will play to win! There is no fear! 45 to 42 changed many things (it will probably change your thinking about the rival thing also, really soon).
By NEBRASKA JACKET
January 3, 2009 7:56 PM | Link to this
tech fans holy s* calm down its **ONE game
we still had a great year and just because we lost the bowl game everyone hates CPJ? i dont get that
hes a great coach and if you dont think so than get off the blogs because all you do is p** people off like me
By GT Guy
January 3, 2009 8:50 PM | Link to this
hey mutts,your anxiety is showing on this blog. deep down you are afraid - afraid of what you know is comming for the next few years and that is a good ole fashioned whupping. Trash CPJ all you want but he owns CMR. 45 -42 with lesser talent, fewer scholarships. Truth is GT has more heart and took your will to win away by the 4th quarter. Go ahead and lick your wounds by living vicariously through LSU, it does not work no matter how hard you try. Your #2 in the great state of Georgia. By the way GT owns the streak at 8.
THWG
By jabster
January 3, 2009 9:03 PM | Link to this
Sautee Dawg:
I can’t figure you out. One moment you say something smart and insightful, the next you become a complete troll spouting nonsense.
I was at the game, and there were more Tech fans at the game at the end than LSU fans, except for what appeared to be the student section in the lower end zone and the band. The LSU sideline was almost empty except for random Tech fans who probably upgraded their seats.
Also, Tech sold out their allotment in 4 business days, and LSU had to donate some of theirs to the military. Many of those seats in their upper end zone went unfilled throughout the game, while the Tech end zone was full.
Point being, you can try and be a smartaleck all you want, but facts are facts.
By Reggie Ball
January 3, 2009 9:04 PM | Link to this
What’s coming next? Domination of the acc (not much to brag about…) by Florida State. The Criminoles are back and the rest of the league is a bunch of wanna bee’s as proven by the showing in the bowl games.
By bull-dykes
January 3, 2009 9:17 PM | Link to this
45-42!
If Tech is really that bad then we they turned the uga bulldawgs into ugay bull-dykes.
Put on your strap-ons ugay fans - rosie o’donnell is coming to your party!
later bull-dykes!
By wreckmaniac
January 4, 2009 1:18 AM | Link to this
RHMSI: you say such hurtfull things ! Stuff it.
By SpreadTOption
January 4, 2009 8:00 AM | Link to this
Georgia Tech are State Champions 45-42 Learn to live with it. Learn to like it. Get use to it.
By Yechfluke
January 4, 2009 10:26 AM | Link to this
The Yech slaughter by the hands of LSU proves to the world what everyone already knew. The 3 point UGA “win” was a fluke thanks to horrible tackling and officiating. UGA beatdown the same LSU team that made themselves the daddy of the F*
By Mississippi Tiger
January 4, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this
Congratulations to GT on a good season. You just ran into a Tiger team that played its best game in the Chicken Bowl. We Tigs are also scratching our heads about Jefferson, where in the world has Miles been hiding this guy whlile we were playing much inferior QB’s. The Hat makes quirky decisions. In any case, Ga beats LSU, GT beats GA and LSU beats GT. Sort of proves nothing. I enjoy the support you give your teams. NOTHING beats good, major college football!
By Chan Gailey
January 4, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this
So I won my poker game last night and I’m thinking about getting a ring with my winning hand engraved on it. Any suggestions on a good designer?
By Tech beat dogs in 08
January 4, 2009 10:42 AM | Link to this
The Tech slaughter of the dogs proved that dogs cannot “figure out” the perfect option…that was no fluke…that is the new standard!
By CantStopLaughing!!!
January 4, 2009 10:46 AM | Link to this
So wait, I’m confused. Is Tech going to average 1,500 yards of offense per game next year or was it 2,000? Are they winning the next 12 of 15 National Titles or the next 18 of 20? I’m guessing all this isn’t going to start taking place until NEXT season, right? Cause LSU didn’t appear too concerned setting up shop in your own backyard, LOL!!!
38-3!! Put that on a ring, toolbags!!!!
By Dawg_in_HeyHiram
January 4, 2009 10:58 AM | Link to this
I never believed in karma until now. I’m a loyal UGA fan but have always been a closet Tech fan when they play anybody else. I’m proud of the universities and institutions in my home state. With that being said, I have never seen a more vile, classless, downright terroristic display of lowliness like I have seen from Tech fans (some even being close friends) since they beat UGA. And this is coming from a guy who has attended games in Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, Baton Rogue and even Florida.
For the first time in my adult life I was cheering for Tech to lose against LSU. You have no idea how painful it is to root for the Tigers, but after everything I have seen and heard from the supposed “classier” Tech fans over the past two months, I couldn’t help but enjoy their destruction.
I doubt Tech could ever win me back after the garbage I have encountered, but they sure did make me realize how fortunate I am to be a Dawg first. So enjoy the win Jackets and please by all means get your frustrations and trashy behaviors all out of your systems now, because I don’t want to experience this again in another 10 years.
By GT
January 4, 2009 11:00 AM | Link to this
TechFan, and I use the term loosely, Reggie Ball would have been sent packing and Nix who just got fired from Miami would have never been at Tech. I am not so sure this is Georgia’s worse team in six years either.
By GT
January 4, 2009 11:36 AM | Link to this
LOL kind of reminds me of the Georgia, Alabama game, which wasn’t in the backyard it was in the house.
By GTsucks
January 4, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this
Reminds you of the UGA/Bama game? Didn’t UGA only lose by 11? While the bees got slaughtered by 35? LOL!!!
By UptownDawg
January 4, 2009 11:49 AM | Link to this
HeyHiram,
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Well, minus the closet GT fan part, Lol, but everything else is spot on!!!
By Vince
January 4, 2009 1:04 PM | Link to this
Hey Hiram….
Well put! I went to Emory, but most of my friends went to Tech…so I was actually a Tech fan in my younger days. I did some graduate work at UGA so now I pull for the Dawgs. Being a Georgian I also pull for Tech most of the time. However, I was very happy with the LSU game results for the following reasons.
I don’t understand the vandalism of the hedges at Sanford Stadium by the Tech fans and players. The defense of the vandalism is even worse.
Tech beat a UGA team, that had lost 19 of its players to season ending injuries, by a mere field goal. Not to make excuses, but the Dawg team they beat was not the one the pollsters chose as number one. From the absurd trash talking done by Tech fans you would have thought they steamrolled the number one team in the country.
Along with the trash talking, Tech fans used the victory over Georgia to start talking National Championship next year. Along the same ridiculous lines they contended the ACC was the best football conference in the country. I hope the LSU game has silenced at least some of that trash talk. Certainly the other bowl games have proven that talk as folly.
The trash talking, the rings, the silly arrogance over a 3 point victory, the hedges….. I cannot decide if it is all just childish stupidity or if it is really pathetic. Either way, it is not very becoming and makes it difficult to pull for my other home state team.
By Danny
January 4, 2009 3:41 PM | Link to this
HeyHiram,
That’s probably the post of the very young year right there. I couldn’t agree more. I too have always pulled for Tech against anyone else, but dear Lord man, you would have thought Tech became world beaters after barely beating an obviously down UGA squad. And yes, the intense crudeness and vulgarity from these Tech fans is absurd. I had three neighbors who have lived on my street for years. Not close with them by any means, but know all their names and what they do for a living, etc. I sh*t you not, all three had brand new, shiny, still creased Tech flags hanging off their front decks for the first time within days after the UGA game. So clearly we’re talking about a group that knows nothing about loyalty and honor, and clearly just jumped on the bandwagon.
Vince, great post as well. I feel your pain too and I also believe we’re in the same boat. I think the Tech fans have been silenced for the most part. From their beatdown by a team that UGA defeated in their own stadium, to their ridiculous championship-less rings and retarded looking jerseys.
Well said to both of you!!! GO DAWGS!!!
By IndyGT
January 4, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this
Look, all the people complaining about CPJ’s arrogance, how our team mucked it up, etc.. if in August someone told you that we’d finish 9-4 and beat UGA.. you’d call them crazy. We had a good year!! Yes, we came out flat, and played horribly in the bowl game. But, to put it all in context - as Bobby Bowden said - if you’re not playing for a national championship, who cares? Now, I’m not happy we lost, or the way we lost. But, we should learn from this. I’d rather lose like this and learn from it, then beat some WAC team in a BCS game, and gear up NC hopes, only to fall flat on your doggie face..
By North Florida Jacket
January 4, 2009 4:30 PM | Link to this
To All Georgia Fans:
Lets face reality. Both UGA and GT have horrible fans that commit stupid and classless acts. On the flip side both teams have some great fans that anybody could like and get along with. I live in North Florida and see more ignorance and stupidity out of FSU and UF fans. Everybody should live with them for a year or two. They only think FSU and UF know how to play football and that the rest of the country is lucky if they beat them.
On the subject of the 2008 UGA team. UGA had a good team this year. The only difference from last year to this one is that the expectations made in the preseason ultimately would doom the team if they didn’t play for a National Championship. Last year UGA beat Florida, Auburn, & Tech. This year they lost to Florida, Alabama, & Tech. Early injuries plagued the team from the beginning of the season, but they were still good. Don’t say that your team wasn’t good, they just didn’t perform well in the bigger games.
My jackets didn’t even show up on New Year’s Eve and I can’t believe that they wore those dang navy jerseys. Navy blue is not a Tech color, it never has been one. Look on the univeristy’s website and see that the schools official colors and old gold and white, nothing elese. If you like the dark navy blue than go buy a dang Navy Midshipmen jersey and cheer for them. I was eager to see the gold jerseys on the Jackets on New Year’s Eve for the first time this season. It looks like I’ll have to wait next year to see them.
By rhmssi
January 4, 2009 4:49 PM | Link to this
No fear,
Past performance of your coach at different schools does not mean diddly for future returns.
And, you will never be a rival in my mind. Our goal every year is to beat Florida, a superor opponent as of late, and Tennessee. In-conference, in-division RIVALS.
Yes, you are in-state nuisance. I will give you that.
You beat us. Scoreboard confirms it, so I will give all of you little bugs that. But you know it was by 3 points against an injury ridden, over-rated (yes, I agree to that), and pathetically coached (on the defensive side of the ball) team.
One 3 point win is just that. In 5 years we can all look back and see who is right or wrong, but at this point, you are dreaming.
Put that on a ring and wear it.
Happy New Year.
By Steven M. Irby
January 4, 2009 5:42 PM | Link to this
was out of the country over New Years, but was successful in programming my DVR to record the GT game. I started watching it, but couldn’t do so beyond the first possession of the game.
LSU looked like a hot knife, but GT looked more like snot than butter…I’m referring to the most nauseating uniforms I’ve ever seen GT wear.
Firstly, I’ve never liked this year’s version of old gold, which had a hint of green in it and looked sort of like anaerobic puss…it evoked memories of some unforgettable smells which usually followed incising a large abscess. I’ve tried to suppress this reaction to that peculiar color, but when they broke out the medium blue jerseys to play off of the purulent gold, I started getting sick. I couldn’t look at them for more than a few seconds at a time.
I have two questions…#1: where did the medium blue come from (a much darker blue is, in theory, a tertiary team color…but the last time it was heavily used was in the Bill Curry period which produced some rather wimpy teams), and #2: what would it take for the uniform committee (there must be such an entity) to admit that “old gold” does not equate to “snot yellow”, and for them to return to the gold that has been used from 1885 to 2007? How would one start an internet campaign to reset the team colors back to historic standards (and to a combination which could be looked at without inducing vomiting)?
I’m completely convinced that the team colors were responsible for the horrible loss. How could a team play efficiently if they couldn’t bear to look directly at their teammates and if they found resting their gaze on the other team’s uniforms a respite?
By rhmsi
January 4, 2009 5:54 PM | Link to this
The team colors were responsible for the loss? Really?
It wasn’t the gimicky offense that worked on Georgia?
It wasn’t the poor coaching?
It wasn’t the swiss D?
It wasn’t LSU dominating both sides of the ball?
It wasn’t the fact that Tech is not a very good team and the ACC got wiped all over the place in the bowls?
It wasn’t that the rings were the pinnacle of your season and the management majors didn’t have enough heart?
No, it was definitely the jersey colors.
(I do agree they were hideous. Gimmicky some might say. But your rings!!! They will look nice.)
By Tech beat dogs in 08
January 4, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this
rhmsi…are you going to live in anguish for an entire year while trying to spin that Tech “thrashing” of your dogs?
Hey, colors works for me!
By rhmssi
January 4, 2009 7:30 PM | Link to this
I will live in anguish for a year listening to the idiots that think a 3 point win is worth putting on a ring.
The Florida loss hurt a lot worse.
Look at your name?
It’s is such a rare occasion that you make it your name? It’s such a rare occasion you have the score put on a ring?
Sad and pathetic.
Sure, I hate that we lost. I hate losing. But, trust me on this, the hype will get you sooner or later. And based on that yellow (blue?) and gold egg you laid against LSU, looks like sooner.
By Tech beat dogs in 08
January 4, 2009 7:49 PM | Link to this
rhmmissi….it’s always fun gloating to a rival.
By RingsR4ChampsOnly
January 4, 2009 7:59 PM | Link to this
Hey, TBDI08, you used the word “always” as though its something you’re used to doing. As an admitted Tech fan, we all know that is far from being the case, LOL!!!
By George P. Burdell
January 4, 2009 8:30 PM | Link to this
Hiram, Vince:
Oh, puhleeeeeeeeeze.
May I suggest a fine Gouda to go with that whine?
Emory Vince is probably still PO’d about the time a bunch of Tech students kidnapped Dooley (Emory’s skeletal mascot, not the legendary UGA coach) and took off his mask…
By Vince
January 4, 2009 9:26 PM | Link to this
Wrong George P. That was WAY before my time!
But I am not at all surprised you remember that. Did Tech commemorate that on a ring, too?
By Insectinside
January 4, 2009 9:45 PM | Link to this
You probably won’t see them on e-bay like the UGA SEC rings.
By Big MIKE
January 4, 2009 11:24 PM | Link to this
Dawg Alert; We are UGA,we just got the #1 recruit in Ga, you are Ga Tech, get over it! Somebody got to be food for thought: Oh I forgot, LSU made you scraps for thought!
By SpreadTOption
January 5, 2009 6:48 AM | Link to this
Georgia Tech are State Champions 45-42 Learn to live with it. Learn to like it. Get use to it.
By Pi$$onFaggkets
January 5, 2009 7:13 AM | Link to this
LOL!!!! I can’t decide which I’m enjoying more. The fact that the toolbags for North Ave. got slaughtered by a 5 loss SEC team in their own backyard. The very douchey rings. The ugly as h*ll jerseys, or watching all the bandwagon Tech fans on here swimming around desperately trying to find an excuse to stick with. You can’t start off a year any better than this!!! Gotta love the miserable Tech fans!!!
By GT66
January 5, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this
Tech needs three things to take another step forward with our football team. A quarterback who can throw accurately to keep the defense honest, a much better punter and placekicker and a new defensive coordinator. I think the defensive talent was better than the results. Too many points allowed. A great coordinator can make a huge difference just look at what Bud Carson did in one year under Dodd and what he did leading the Steelers defense to three Super Bowl wins.
By GT66
January 5, 2009 10:51 AM | Link to this
I totally agree with Steven M. Irby. The gold color of the jerseys, pants and helmets is a terrible shade of gold. Look at the gold pants that Dodd teams wore. The were bright and rich in color. Please change the shade to look like the classy gold of old. Also, the blue color is not one of our colors. We do not need surprises and uniqueness, just wear uniforms of our colors please.
By CPJwho?
January 5, 2009 1:04 PM | Link to this
Tech fans complaining about the “rude” LSU fans is about as ironic as a debate between Bin Laden and Saddam, bickering about who’s the meanest. Hilarious!!
By KarmasAbiootch
January 5, 2009 1:27 PM | Link to this
Man, wonder why we stopped hearing from the lunatic fringe about the 3,000 yards per game you losers were supposed to average next year? Nevermind how you were supposed to win the next 19 of 20 National Championships?
Hey, at least you got your Cracker Jack rings to keep you happy :)
By wreckmaniac
January 5, 2009 2:34 PM | Link to this
I say put a ring on every finger, build a statue in front of Grant Field, float a blimp over Atlanta and Athens showing 45-42, get a 45-42 tattoo on both arms. Beating UGA is a blast. It seems to be for Florida fans too.
By Mike T.
January 5, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this
Jabster,
Look this up: 59-37-5 Georgia
42-45 a fluke
By SpreadTOption
January 5, 2009 6:24 PM | Link to this
45-42 Georgia Tech are State Champions. The best the puppies can do is second fiddle to the Yellow Jackets. The State Champs, Georgia Tech. I love the sound of that.
By NEBRASKA JACKET
January 5, 2009 7:16 PM | Link to this
uhmm dog fans how does winning your bowl mean that we didnt beat you? kinda confused on that one
By BugSpray
January 6, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this
NEBRASKA JACKET,
How does Tech getting arseraped by a 5 loss SEC team, one that got spanked by UGA in their own stadium, equal to Tech being better than the SEC? Or going to win the next 12 straight ACC titles? Or winning 8 out of the next 10 National Titles?