Tech

By T

February 4, 2009 7:51 AM | Link to this

“Tech didn’t finish as strong as it hoped, and losing wide receiver Stephen Hill to Georgia on Signing Day hurt”

Todd are you stating this as fact?

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this

re: Hill. I’m just projecting that, T. But I spoke w/ Hill’s coach yesterday, and it doesn’t look good.

Tech has anounced five signees so far:

Jordan Luallen

Brandon Watts

Ray Beno

Carl Miles

Roderick Sweeting

Quick sum on the coaches’ comments: Luallen will have a chance to play or even start as a freshman. … Beno will begin as a center and go from there. He played tackle in high school. … Watts, a LB, is fast enough to play safety or nickel back.

By Chan

February 4, 2009 8:06 AM | Link to this

If Georgia Tech’s class is expected to be ranked in the top 25 to 50 range, and Georgia is projecting another top ten class, which one do you think is better?

By HaHa

February 4, 2009 8:17 AM | Link to this

GT just got Hill’s LOI. Suck on it mutts!

By Jacket in Sav

February 4, 2009 8:18 AM | Link to this

Scout reporting Stepen Hill is a Jacket

By Paul

February 4, 2009 8:18 AM | Link to this

If Georgia Tech has 45 and Georgia has 42, which one do you think is better?

By Joe

February 4, 2009 8:19 AM | Link to this

Sorry Todd, Hill has already sent in his papers. He is GT bound

By RT

February 4, 2009 8:20 AM | Link to this

I think Mr. Hill is a man of his word.

By Intheknow

February 4, 2009 8:21 AM | Link to this

Hill signed with Tech… Guess there was bad info going around.

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 8:23 AM | Link to this

Yep, just got word about Stephen Hill. Great news for Tech.

Not sure what his drama last night was about. His coach indicated that he was leaning toward Georgia. When we talked to Hill, he seemed more undecided. Who knows, but I do think there was a point yesterday when Hill planned to make a switch. But again, great news for Tech. The rest of the day should go predictably.

Also, Julian Burnett’s papers are in.

By JacketsRule

February 4, 2009 8:28 AM | Link to this

Hey Todd: Great job of reporting - or should I say, great job of pandering to the thUGA fans. Hill is a Jacket and will help add the passing dimension to Tech’s offense - maybe we’ll get 700 yards this year and 65 points on little Willie’s D. You can put your UGA cheerleader’s uniform back on now, Todd. Hope Hill’s signing, along with 45-42, really galls the hell out of you and the rest of the thUGA jerks.

By Ramblor

February 4, 2009 8:28 AM | Link to this

“and losing wide receiver Stephen Hill to Georgia on Signing Day hurt.”

That was stated as a fact, not an opinion, Todd. If you would have put could or will in front of hurt that would have been an opinion. You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about. But, hey, keep up the “good” work for Tech on signing day. Are you the best that the AJC had to offer. Good grief!

By fortebuna

February 4, 2009 8:33 AM | Link to this

I haven’t posted much lately but THWG. Beats the mongrels in mongrel ville oops should have said the jail house, now UGay is sucking hind t** to Tech in recruiting, I guess the good Right Reverend should start working a little harder.

By technodude

February 4, 2009 8:35 AM | Link to this

Todd, the only drama is from the AJC’s biased reporting that one of our prospect is waffling. As Tech fans, we come to expect that from the pro-dawg paper since most of their writers graduated from UGA’s School of Journalism.

By Lance

February 4, 2009 8:39 AM | Link to this

Hey Hill- Practice Blocking you will get 3 passes thrown your way per game. Perdiction- 1 catch for 11 yards per game. BTW Nerds - best receiver in the country next season still plays for UGA.

By Matt

February 4, 2009 8:39 AM | Link to this

This guy Todd is a moron. How is he still employed with this economy.

By cooter

February 4, 2009 8:40 AM | Link to this

Todd, Stephen never seriously considered UGA. He just wanted to stick it to the gaggers like a true GT man would.

By Lance

February 4, 2009 8:45 AM | Link to this

Hey Nerds — you have won 4 times since 1991. That is a solid record.

By m

February 4, 2009 8:45 AM | Link to this

Todd, are you some kind of ugag homer? This is way more than a blue collar class. This class fits perfectly with Coach Johnson’s scheme and is filled with talent. Don’t you think it is funny that a track star wide receiver chose Tech over ugag? And your idiotic rankings…are they kind of like ranking ugag #1 preseason and Tech not ranked? How did that work out for the dawgies…oh, yeah….45-42. Todd, in short, you SUCK as bad as Chan Gailey….Thank God and Greyhound that he is gone.

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 8:47 AM | Link to this

Jeremy Moore

Buzz Preston comments: “Tall, angular, came to our camp. We got to see him up close and personal. We feel like we snuck one out of Texas.”

Coach says a goal was to get faster at WR so team could strech field to make the running game more effective. “Both those guys we signed at WR can flat run.”

22-23 feet in long jump for Moore.

By GTMike

February 4, 2009 8:52 AM | Link to this

It surely must gall all these Dawg fans that they have lost to Tech in EVERYTHING they have faced us in this academic year. Football: GT wins Men’s basketball: GT wins Women’s basketball: GT wins Volleyball: GT wins Hocky: GT wins (three game sweep, in fact)

Keep trying Dawgs. We’ll concede women’s gymnatics, since we don’t field a team in that!

By Carolina Jacket

February 4, 2009 8:52 AM | Link to this

Hill’s decision may have been affected by UGA’s very late signing of a lineman. That may have been their last available scholarship. Maybe not, but this could have been a factor. In any case, I’m delighted that he will be a Jacket.

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 8:52 AM | Link to this

Euclid Cummings is in.

Giff Smith: “Tremendous upside, ran 4.6, 6-4, DE, played at 235 this year. A pure edge rusher. Sky is the limit.”

Giff also commented on Emanuel Dieke, already on campus: “Excited about having him in early, up to 230 now, a 6-6, 6-7 type kid. character-wise. For a skinny DE in high school, he as physical.”

By chad

February 4, 2009 8:55 AM | Link to this

Lance I will not tell you again get back in the corner and shut up. And yes if crap on the carpet again I will kick you out for good. You stupid bit*h

By blackwatchdefense

February 4, 2009 8:56 AM | Link to this

The only thing I’m dissapointed about is that we aren’t signing a kicker….would be nice to have a scholarship kicker on board that can boot FG’s from the 50 with ease. Oh well.

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 8:56 AM | Link to this

Todd, Stephen never seriously considered UGA. He just wanted to stick it to the gaggers like a true GT man would.

If true, he did a good job. : )

Sorry about the bad guess on Stephen. I was making a 7 a.m. projection based on a conversation w/ Hill’s head coach.

But have fun with this: Hill picks Tech, and your Tech blogger goofed. Enjoy!

By James

February 4, 2009 8:56 AM | Link to this

Thanks for the updates Todd. Go Tech!

By Art

February 4, 2009 9:07 AM | Link to this

The 50 attendees must be the same 50 diehards that actually go to Tech games on Saturday. I still can’t figure why only 25 of that 50 showed up in Jacksonville for the biggest game Tech has played this decade.

By Tommy

February 4, 2009 9:20 AM | Link to this

Todd, any news on the qb from tampa? I am sure this has not been easy for him and wish him the best.

By FalconUGAFan

February 4, 2009 9:21 AM | Link to this

What is wrong you people? Todd had nothing but nice things to say about GT recruiting class. Grow up…

By GT Man

February 4, 2009 9:22 AM | Link to this

Good Job Todd.

UGA Fans, don’t be bitter over 1 receiver. You will have your top 10 recruiting class like you do every year, and we will have out lower tier recruiting class. Be happy.

We just beat you guys with our lower tier recruiting.

THWG.

By Surprises???

February 4, 2009 9:25 AM | Link to this

Todd, are there any surprises out there that may come to Tech?

By CRB

February 4, 2009 9:29 AM | Link to this

Art, most of us Tech fans have J.O.B.S. and can’t take time off from the griddle at the local Waffle House to attend signing day. =]

By master P

February 4, 2009 9:42 AM | Link to this

Hill never wanted to be a mutt. Everyone knows that the ALPO at UGAY is over rated!!!!

By StingerSplash

February 4, 2009 9:44 AM | Link to this

It’s great to see that Tech is able to get so many in-state signees. It speaks to the work and the connections PJ and his staff have and have done — take a look at how many high school head and assistant coaches played at Georgia Southern. Even the ajc.com/sports front page has a picture of Franklin Stephens, Tucker head coach and former GSU O-lineman, no?

By Mister T

February 4, 2009 9:44 AM | Link to this

Pretty major screw up there Todd. Bet you learned not to wager on the emotions of an 17/18 year old.

I for one don’t mind the “Blue Collar” tag. CPJ is a blue collar kind of guy. These guys will work hard, get an opportunity to play early, and then we will really see what we have got.

THWg!

By The GM

February 4, 2009 9:50 AM | Link to this

The puppies lose another one to Tech. 2008 wasn’t a good year pups and 2009 is getrting off to the same great start. Maybe the AJC will jump on the bandwagon if they can get out of the doghouse.

By Ramblin Wrecker

February 4, 2009 9:54 AM | Link to this

What prediction? I don’t see the text of your prediction in the above blog. What I see is “WR Stephen Hill’s decision to stick with Tech after waffling as late as Tuesday was huge Signing Day news.” Looks like you rewrote your “forecast”. That’s great journalism guys. What kind of assclown operation are you running there.

Maybe Hill did waiver, but in the end he choose to be on the winning side. We beat UGA WITH Stafford, Moreno, Massoquai (who were the big contributors to the yards and points that were scored in the GT game), and now they are all gone. GT will make it at least two in a row against UGA. So Hill made a good choice.

By GODAWGS!!!

February 4, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this

Go DAWGS!!!!! its going to be a good game this year! a lot of great talent up and coming through both schools.

By David

February 4, 2009 10:10 AM | Link to this

Let see PAUL, if Tech wins 1 out of 7 games, NEVER wins its conference, NEVER wins a BCS bowl, gets pounded by LSU (a team GA beat bad), is owned by Georgia in the series,…..I forgot what my question was….

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 10:17 AM | Link to this

I mean ”blue-collar” as a compliment.

Coach Johnson was just asked about which 2-3 of this class would be the best: “You won’t know. I couldn’t begin to tell you who’s gonna be best player in this recruiting class. If it was an exact science, we wouldn’t have all these people in the NFL from Abeline Christian.”

So what I mean by blue collar is that you’ve got lots of solid prospects who’ll have to work for it. Nobody in this class is being ordained as the next big thing, certainly not on a national scale. But I think Tech did just fine.

By JacketSteve

February 4, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this

David, your question was, how come we got our butts kicked at home by GA TECH and how come we didn’t live up to the hype of being preseason #1 and how come we’re so scared about getting our butts kicked again by GA TECH for years to come and how come we lost out on top recruit Stephen Hill to GA TECH? Answer: Because uga SUCKS!!! 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 10:21 AM | Link to this

Giff Smith just announced J.C. Lanier, drawing big applause.

Lanier is the high school teammate of Georgia signees Washaun Ealey and LB Dexter Moody.

”In my opinion, he’s the best player on ECI’s team,” says Giff Smith, drawing more applause.

By JacketSteve

February 4, 2009 10:28 AM | Link to this

David, your question was, How come when we have the greatest QB and RB in college football (according to uga fans) that we get our butts beat at home by GA TECH and how come we lost top WR recruit Stephen Hill to GA TECH even after we begged him to come to uga and how come we’re so scared that we’re going to keep losing to GA TECH for years to come and how come we keep trying to make fun of GA TECH’s offense that scored 45 points on us (33 in the second half)? Answer: Because uga SUCKS. GO JACKETS!!! 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42 45-42

By blackwatchdefense

February 4, 2009 10:30 AM | Link to this

We still didnt sign a freaking kicker. Can anyone on this team kick from outside the 20? :(

By Teddy Dee

February 4, 2009 10:30 AM | Link to this

Hey Ramblin Wrecker Yeah, Todd took a mulligan this morning. At first it was… “and losing wide receiver Stephen Hill to Georgia on Signing Day hurt.” Then after the bad [ good for GT ] news came in he amended his remark to ” WR Stephen Hill’s decision to stick with Tech after waffling as late as Tuesday was huge Signing Day news. “

You have seen it before. Dog pukes on the ground, licks his lips and then eats it. That’s just dogs.

By mark

February 4, 2009 10:31 AM | Link to this

Tell Hill to have fun blocking for the GT option for the next 3-4 years. He might be wasted more then Calvin Johnson, if that’s possible! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

By UGay xuS

February 4, 2009 10:35 AM | Link to this

UGay fans show alot of class if they have nothing better to do than to hang out at GT Blogs….YOU post notes because you can’t stand the fact that the playing field has been leveled in this State!

You can’t turn back to your glory years of beating of R Ball & Gailey!!!!

You get to hear that from us for the next 10 months! The truth is insensitive!

By michaelgee

February 4, 2009 10:44 AM | Link to this

shhhhhhhhh, Paul Johnson is re-loading but with faster players than before. Hill and Luallen will be awesome in PJ’s scheme.

By Glenn

February 4, 2009 10:45 AM | Link to this

Dontae’s going to Auburn; let it go people. We have a great class without him.

Julian Burnett and Jemea Thomas are going to be the steals of this year’s Class…

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 10:47 AM | Link to this

I’ve got some comments from coaches on Orwin Smith, but I’m still trying to catch up. Will post in just a minute on that.

But first, let me wrap up Coach Johnson’s comments on Stephen Hill and Dontae Aycock. …

No way to know this, but I’m pretty confident in saying that Hill was ready to sign w/ UGA yesterday but reversed field back to Tech.

From listening to Johnson, Hill’s coach and from hearing what Hill told us last night, I’m going to speculate that Hill began to worry about the WR’s role in Tech’s offense and whether that would be the best preparation for the NFL. I suspect that Tech coaches calmed those fears and that Hill just needed reassurance. From an academic standpoint, sounds like Hill was 100 percent Tech.

Of course, my speculation has been wrong once today. : )

As for Dontae Aycock, I don’t blame him for looking around after the commitment, but you’ve got to admire PJ for standing firm on his rule: If you commit, you can’t visit other schools. If you do, Tech will pull the offer.

Tech has only 12-15 scholarships open for next year’s class, so I don’t think losing a player hurts Tech at all. Just opens up another scholarship for next year’s class.

By hatfieldgeoff

February 4, 2009 10:53 AM | Link to this

Todd, you might as well give it up. You aren’t going to please the Tech people. They are so paranoid these days they don’t know what a positive statement is. Oh, you might try putting 45-42 at the end of every post. That seems to placate them.

By Not Disappointed

February 4, 2009 11:06 AM | Link to this

Great News Todd. Keep up the good work!

By David

February 4, 2009 11:15 AM | Link to this

JacketSteve just proved my point. We had a great offense and scored 42 on you and a ton on LSU whp pounded you. We had a down year and still went 10-3. Tech’s down years are 6-5. You will ALWAYS be second rate because you take so much pride at winning ONE game when your defense got shellacked against GA and LSU. When is the last time Tech won a big game? So you won a 3pt victory, congratulations. By the way I happen to like Tech’s team and coach, it’s the fans that are the joke.

As far as your stuff about Stafford and Moreno. They WERE great players, that isn’t why this team lost 3 games, it was defense, a lack of leadership and injuries. But just to remind you, UGA has won more than all but 4 teams over the past 7 years and won two SEC titles and two BCS bowls. Tech plays on purple turf, beats nobody out of conference and hasn’t won a big bow in 15 years.

Go fill up your 45,000 seat stadium and sing Budweiser….

By armyjacket

February 4, 2009 11:36 AM | Link to this

David,

Your bitter grousing is pitiful. Need a hug?

By BigTimeGaTechFan

February 4, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

Remember when UGA was no 1 in preseason polls. That was funny.

By Nervous UGA Fans

February 4, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

Boy, you can sure sense the nervousness with the UGA posters. In his first year with new schemes, and 16 freshman and sophomores in the starting lineup, Paul Johnson went into Athens and beat the best UGA team of the modern era (on paper) UGA loses Stafford, Moreno and MoMass, while everybody is back for GT. Realistic UGA fans know that Joe “Bassmaster” Cox is a huge step down from Stafford. Caleb King is one of the most overrated players in recent history, and Richard Samuel has fumbleitis. The 2009 edition of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be superior to the 2008 edition, and the game is in Atlanta. The 2010 GT team will be stacked, and should be the best GT team since the 1990 National Championship team. UGA fans I think are resigning themselves to the fact that they are going to lose the next 2 in the series, and are grasping for every straw they can at this point. It will be 2010 before Mettenberger or Murray see the field, and you will have to deal with the growing pains associated with freshman QB’s. UGA might have a chance against GT in 2011 when Nesbitt, Dwyer and company leave, but Paul Johnson will be fully reloaded by then. It must really suck being a UGA fan right now.

By bb

February 4, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

When was the last time GT won a big game. Let’s see, maybe 45-42 on the road over #13 UGA.

GT wins big games every year. GT has beat a ranked team every year since 1994!

Just a few: 2007 #13 Clemson 2006 at #11 VT 2005 at #3 Miami 2005 at #16 Auburn

By Gator Bait

February 4, 2009 11:55 AM | Link to this

49-10 this year, 15 out of the last 17 lost, and now you lose to Tech as well! Coach Richt—nobody does less with more!

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 11:55 AM | Link to this

Who is the best player in this class?

The recruiting gurus don’t agree.

ESPN rates Will Jackson and David Sims as #1. Rivals says J.C. Lanier. Scout says Lanier, Luallen and Roderick Sweeting.

I’m beginning to like Lanier. I saw him as a junior twice, and frankly I thought he was too slow and didn’t hustle. As a senior, he dropped 20-25 pounds and was noticeably more agile. It’s a good sign when a guy gets in better shape BEFORE coming to college.

By Alabama Jack

February 4, 2009 12:11 PM | Link to this

dawg fans suck - year round.

By David

February 4, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this

I am not bitter. I said I happen to like Tech, I think Paul Johnson is a very good coach. I like the way Tech plays football. Having said that, it is a joke how the fans go crazy over one game. That would be like us bragging over beating Florida ONCE.

They guy mentions beating a few ranked teams…good gosh, how about winning ONE BCS bowl or winning your conference.

People say “we beat the best Georgia team EVER on paper”. That team was VERY good on offense but had a mediocre defense and we said it before the season began and that was before 3 starters were out for the year.

One year does not make a football program. Try beating Georgia a couple of times in a row or win a meaninful bowl.

.

By Alabama Jack

February 4, 2009 12:21 PM | Link to this

Im in Atlanta for signing day. Does anyone know of a good place to get teabagged?

By blackwatchdefense

February 4, 2009 12:22 PM | Link to this

David-

Ya’ll did brag when you beat Florida ONCE. If any series hasn’t been very competitive it’s your series with FLA…how many 40 and 50 spots have they put up on you guys over the years?

By ggodsey

February 4, 2009 12:23 PM | Link to this

Bandwagon Toolbags unite!

By JacketSteve

February 4, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this

David, ever uga fan DID brag about beating Florida last year and don’t even try to deny it. You uga fans are such hypocrits. Beating Florida that one time made you think you were going to win the NC last year that’s why you all thought you were #1 preseason. Go back into the closet and come out barking when you beat South Carolina and Kentucky again. And quit with the excuses about how you had injuries. Tech had so many injuries in the secondary that it wasn’t funny. But we still managed to beat uga with a bunch of freshmen back there.

By buzzer

February 4, 2009 12:30 PM | Link to this

Todd,

Thanks for your reports/updates. It’s ridiculous that people can hide behind their keyboards and throw insults at you but it probably makes them feel better about their pathetic lives.

See if you can get an explanation from Tech coaches on why they didn’t go after Cody Getz of Buford who would have been a perfect fit for this offense. Don’t give me the size thing because they already have Marcus Wright on their roster. Kelly Rhino was an outstanding PR for Tech as a little guy. Then there’s Trindon Holliday at LSU, in the NFL you’ve got M. Jones-Drew, Warrick Dunn, and D. Sproles. Getz was the best player in the Dome at the state finals.

Finally, I agree with a previous poster about Jemea Thomas. I saw him play against Buford and he’s a stud.

By Dang_we_Suck!!

February 4, 2009 12:36 PM | Link to this

I thought every kid in America would want to play for us? What’s the problem?

By ggodsey

February 4, 2009 12:41 PM | Link to this

Hey Buzzer…please stop calling 16 year old boys studs. Thanks, Goose

By Todd Holcomb

February 4, 2009 12:54 PM | Link to this

Buzzer:

I won’t have a chance to talk w/ coaches any time soon, but Getz didn’t get much attention from any ACC/SEC schools. If you’re looking for a small guy, you should keep an eye on Jemea Thomas of Fitzgerald. He’ll probably wind up in the secondary, but I sensed listening to Tech coaches that they’ve very confident they’ve found a sleeper in him. He is one of the 4-5 most valuable high school players in the state. We’ll see how he does at the next level.

By BLAZER

February 4, 2009 1:02 PM | Link to this

FORGET THE PEOPLE OVER THERE-WE GOT THE PEOPLE

WHO WANTED TO COME TO TECH!! THAT’S GREAT!!

REMEMBER THE POOR FELLOWS STILL WON 45-42 AGAINST

THE FIVE STAR STUDS OF THE WORLD! ALSO IF HILL CATCHES ONLY FIVE PASSES NEXT YEAR AND WE WIN-WE WILL TAKE IT.

By David

February 4, 2009 1:11 PM | Link to this

Some people may have bragged and that is stupid. I didn’t. But I will say this…..when we beat them, we had great seasons and won the SEC Title twice AND won both BCS bowls against FSU and Va Tech and even won the Sugar last year when we tied for the SEC East. Also Georgia also dominated Florida in the past under Dooley, Tech hasn’t won a decade since freaking Bobby Dood. Come on there is NO comparison. Tech beats us and still loses 4 games and gets pounded against a mediocre LSU team…who Georgia beat bad.

By lance

February 4, 2009 1:17 PM | Link to this

Dear Lord! Just read the tech vents above and you will understand why all Tech fans have an inferior complex when it comes to UGA. 2010, 2011, etc. Come on. Why don’t you nerds just try to win two straight for starters. Signed 52-7

By SamIam

February 4, 2009 1:21 PM | Link to this

Tech and Paul Johnson are extremely lucky to have Chan’s recruits. When they are gone Tech is fu%ked.

By MiKeCaLl J0hNnYs0n

February 4, 2009 1:25 PM | Link to this

MaH SkOoL BeE GeTtIn DaT t0p TaIlEnT y0!!! MaH SkOoL WiLl BeE JusT fYnE wItH0uT mE NeX YaEr!!!

By David

February 4, 2009 1:28 PM | Link to this

And even win the won the national championship, their fans were so bad they ran Bobby Ross off and did absolutely nothing afterwards.

Since Richt has been at UGA, he is 7-1 against GT and only 4 other teams have won more than GA. 40 other teams have won more than GT.

And I actually agree with you, the idiot GA fans that brag once about beating Florida once are just that idiots. But you know what, I am responding to YOU. if I saw them, I would say the same, but at least they are Georgia, a team that has won a TON of games the last 7 years, won the conference 2 times, won BCS bowl games and has beaten Tech 7-8 games every decade since JFK was in office.

By buzzer

February 4, 2009 1:30 PM | Link to this

Todd,

Why would I care about Tech signing a small guy? I want Tech to get the best players they can get regardless of size. I already know about Jemea Thomas which is why I mentioned him in my post. You did see that I stuck up for you in my post, right? Now I’m beginning to question myself. Oh, and Goose….you’re one of those guys who loves to hide behind his keyboard and throw out jabs and insults. If that helps you feel better about yourself then more power to you.

By Minnesota Jacket

February 4, 2009 1:46 PM | Link to this

At least OUR recruits actually can get into a school that IS MORE DIFFICULT to get into than the school that 6 UGA recruits who MIGHT GRADUATE from high school… Jackets

By tholcomb2988

February 4, 2009 1:54 PM | Link to this

Buzzer: I think you misread the tone of my post. I was just giving Jemea another plug. I saw Cody play, and he was terrific, especially in the open field, but sometimes it’s hard to judge a player who is surrounded by that kind of talent. He’s going to get more open-field opportunities at Buford than anywhere else in the state.

By Shane

February 4, 2009 2:03 PM | Link to this

Any school that gets a ring to celebrate a victory needs serious help.

I guess they are going to get a ring to celebrate the new Star Trek movie, The Varsity mustard color they wear on Saturdays and this nice little class that could…

45-42 is also the size of bust and waist of all the lady co-eds taht call the big fish bowl by 75/85 home…

Truly sad and more like PATHETIC…

By Cold Reality

February 4, 2009 2:25 PM | Link to this

Take it easy on the UGA fans. Urban Meyer has the SEC East on lockdown, and Tennessee is about to assume the #2 position in that division. Over the course of 1 year, UGA has gone from pre-season #1 in the country to 3rd place in the SEC East, and 2nd place in the State of Georgia. All of the Juco’s, non qualifiers, Hargrave and Georgia Military signees can’t help the slide.

By Voice of reason

February 4, 2009 2:27 PM | Link to this

David,

Tech’s shared national title is one of the biggest jokes in all of college football history. Colorado played 4 teams that year that finished in the top 12. Tech played 1 team in that finished in the top 12. Everyone knows that Colorado was the real champion that year since Tech played a high school schedule.

Minnesota Jacket,

Tech has lot over 30 kids to SEC schools this recruiting season. Would Tech recruit kids that couldn’t make the cut? Or are you just the typical, ignorant, bitter Tech fan that likes to call kids names when they turn you down? Get a life

By Bobby

February 4, 2009 2:34 PM | Link to this

Who are some of the Preferred Walk On’s for Tech?

By Shane

February 4, 2009 2:40 PM | Link to this

Simple: Ask any young man to walk around the Varsity parking lot campus and then to walk around Athens. Any rational and very understanding 17-18 year old kid would come to the same conclusion….how fast can I put on the red and the black…

By Shane

February 4, 2009 2:45 PM | Link to this

Bobby: I heard Amy Winehouse was a preferred walk on at Tech. She declined after she realized that the campus was NOT a rehab center after all…

“They tried to make me go to rehab….I said NO, NO, NO…”

By Cold Reality

February 4, 2009 2:57 PM | Link to this

You can walk around Athens and worry about getting popped in the keister by Michael Stipe or get to hang out with T.I. and Andre 3000 on the sidelines at GT. Talk about a no brainer for a 17-18 year old. Getting arrested for public intoxication is about all there is to do in Athens, not so in Atlanta.

By Wow

February 4, 2009 3:05 PM | Link to this

Voice of Reason - interesting you tell someone to get a life when it seems you are patrolling the message boards of a team you do not care about. Free time on your hands?

By Morenolovesu

February 4, 2009 3:55 PM | Link to this

Did any of you ever see a movie called ‘Much Ado About Nothing’? Probably not because it’s a pretty ‘chicky’ flick; however, that’s what all the Tech mess is about. They beat UGA this year. Congratulations.

LSU exposed them. Tech will finish 4th in the ACC next year. UGA will beat them 27 to 17 at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Richt Field. We will hear about how much more money their grads make out of college than our grads make. You will spot three, not the normal two, cute coeds on their campus. The Budweiser song will continue to play. The ACC championship will include V. Tech (sigh) and B. College (sigh), yet again, and the attendance will be somewhere in the ‘ballpark’ of 3,047 fans – 3,000 of those will be business tickets. The blue turf will be a very real possibility once again come December 20th….

Reality Bites… that’s another good flick.

By curious orwin

February 4, 2009 3:57 PM | Link to this

Todd, you said you were going to comment on Orwin Smith. What were you going to say?

By tholcomb2988

February 4, 2009 3:58 PM | Link to this

Is Tech’s signing 14 in-state players significant? Johnson has signed more in-state players in his two classes than out-of-state. But the trned began in 2007, when Gailey got Morgan Burnett, Jonathan Dwyer and Roddy Jones. And Josh Nesbitt. Will this in-state class be stronger than that one?

Also, no one took a shot at naming Tech’s top recruit. I think Luallen is the most important one. Sounds like Tech’s class had good camaraderie and that he was the ringleader in that. I suspect Luallen was key in Stephen Hill’s decision to stay firm to Tech.

By StingDoc

February 4, 2009 4:30 PM | Link to this

Voice of Reason:

You trash-talked Tech’s 1990 National Championship saying they played nobody and that Colorado was better. Please note the following facts:

1. Tech beat Clemson which demolished Illinois in the Gator Bowl; IL beat Colorado.

2. Tech beat #1 Virginia who then lost to the SEC Champ Tenn. in the Sugar Bowl by only 1 point even though the UVA QB, Shawn Moore had a severely injured throwing hand. Tenn. tied Colorado.

3. Tech was the only undefeated team in the nation whereas Colorado lost 1 and tied 1.

4. Colorado should have lost in the Orange Bowl were it not for the “phantom” clip that negated ND Rocket’s TD.

5. In the Citrus Bowl, Tech slaughtered Nebraska which was #3 in the nation and was leading Nebraska 6-0 in the 4th Qtr.

6. Tech beat the following teams that were ranked in the top 25 at some point during the season: South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia, Nebraska.

7. Colorado needed 5 downs to beat Missouri; the officials were roundly condemned nationally.

8. Regional bias esp. in the AP voting historically has hurt Southern teams as it hurt Georgia in 2007.

9. Tech has won more National Championships than Georgia. Refer to:

Past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions (formerly called Division I-A).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAADivisionI-Anationalfootball_championship

GT listed as NC in 1990, 1956, 1952, 1951, 1928, 1917 = 6 National Championships.

TRASH TALKING DAWGS WHO TRY TO MOCK

WILL BE STUNG BY ME, STINGDOC!!

By HAHA

February 4, 2009 4:45 PM | Link to this

VOICE OF REASON

Please list for me the “over 30 recruits” that we have lost to the SEC this year. Im waiting.

By bill

February 4, 2009 4:58 PM | Link to this

For all the ignorant Ga fans on this site,Tech may very well be passing Ga by. True, Tech has to win a few in a row in the series like they did with GO’L. But I feel very confident this staff will get the right kids for this system. Despite your very talented class last season, Tech did win. Trailed big at the half, but Tech won. Brag all you like. Your dominance is old news. This isn’t Chan’s team. It’s PJ’s. And you should be concerned. Very concerned. Tech has the ability and the right coaching staff to run off 5 wins in a row. You should be concerned. Very concerned.

By StingDoc

February 4, 2009 4:58 PM | Link to this

ERRATA

The above should read:

In the Citrus Bowl, Tech slaughtered Nebraska which was #3 in the nation and was leading Colorado 6-0 in the 4th Qtr.

By bb

February 4, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this

Morenolovesu,

Into the ‘chick’ flicks are you? LOL

PJ has spent 13 months proving the ‘experts’ (and sidewalk fans) wrong. I wouldn’t bet against him now.

We heard the same ‘GT has been exposed’ nonsense after the UNC loss and GT bounced back nicely from that set-back. The LSU game will serve as a learning experience for our young players (just like the UNC and GardnerWebb games did). I wouldn’t put too much stock in one game (seems like I’ve heard that a few times from the UGAG faithful).

And, 45-42. Our offense will be back next year, how about yours?

By Justin

February 4, 2009 5:12 PM | Link to this

FACT: ONLY 10 OUT THE 21 SIGNEES TO GT ARE RANKED IN THE TOP 50 AT THEIR POSITIONS. 0 IS THE ESPN150

UGA: HAS 17 OUT OF 18 IN THE TOP 50 AT THEIR POSITION AND 8 IN THE ESPN150.

UGA’S CLASS IS FAR AND AWAY 10 TIMES BETTER THAN TECH’S SO NO NEED FOR THE TECH IS CATCHING UP TALK. LOL MY SIDES HURT FROM ALL THE LAUGHTER TODAY.LOL!!!

By GA TECH IS GAY

February 4, 2009 5:19 PM | Link to this

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GEEKS FOR KEEPING HILL THANKS BUT NO THANKS WE GOT BROWN NOW I WILL LET YOU NERDS GET BACK TO THINKING ABOUT USING THE TRIPLE OPTION ON EACH OTHER IN THE BATHROOM TALK TO YA LATER HONEY BEES OH BY THE WAY 45-42 YOU GUYS BETTER REMEMBER THAT SCORE WELL I GUESS YOU HAVE TO WHEN YOU WIN 1 OUT OF 7 BETTER TIGHTEN THAT CHIN STRAP CAUSE IT’S GOING TO GET NASTY NEXT YEAR THANK YOU FOR THE MOTIVATION IT WAS STARTING TO GET BORING YOU KNOW A EXPECTED WIN EVERY YEAR I KNOW IT HURTS CAUSE ITS THE TRUTH RAMBLIN JOKE FROM TECH

By GA TECH IS GAY

February 4, 2009 5:20 PM | Link to this

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GEEKS FOR KEEPING HILL THANKS BUT NO THANKS WE GOT BROWN NOW I WILL LET YOU NERDS GET BACK TO THINKING ABOUT USING THE TRIPLE OPTION ON EACH OTHER IN THE BATHROOM TALK TO YA LATER HONEY BEES OH BY THE WAY 45-42 YOU GUYS BETTER REMEMBER THAT SCORE WELL I GUESS YOU HAVE TO WHEN YOU WIN 1 OUT OF 7 BETTER TIGHTEN THAT CHIN STRAP CAUSE IT’S GOING TO GET NASTY NEXT YEAR THANK YOU FOR THE MOTIVATION IT WAS STARTING TO GET BORING YOU KNOW A EXPECTED WIN EVERY YEAR I KNOW IT HURTS CAUSE ITS THE TRUTH RAMBLIN JOKE FROM TECH

By Justin

February 4, 2009 5:20 PM | Link to this

THE PROBLEM WITH NAMING 30 RECRUITS YOU LOST TO THE SEC IS THAT THE RECRUITS YOU LOST WAS TO THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE!

By mtraininjax

February 4, 2009 5:21 PM | Link to this

Did we sign a kicker? Someone who can kickoff in the end zone or make 40 yard field goals? Perhaps a punter would be nice as well. Special teams are crucial and we need to fill those voids.

By Jim

February 4, 2009 6:16 PM | Link to this

What does Gardner Webb and UGA have in common? They both are bulldogs and they both lost to Tech by 3 points.

By GT 90 Champs

February 4, 2009 6:53 PM | Link to this

45-42. Get over it UGA fans. You all smeared our name for 7 years so its payback time. Take it like a man should and get up and fight back next year.

Blogs are for information anyway and not for insulting one another. This is getting ridiculus. Show some respect (both GT and UGA) and let’s get back to the facts regarding this post. The recruiting class.

By TigerMIke

February 4, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this

You Tech fans are so cute……Remember 38-3? Your last game?…..oh at the GA Dome perhaps?? LOL

Oh and tell CPJ that this aint Navy anymore, and granted you do play in the ACC, but the triple lutz aint that threatening. You best come up with a new game plan.

And a Nice Recruiting Class Tech, let’s summarize the rankings: Rivals: 49 Scout: 31 ESPN: UR = unranked ;c)

Reality Check Nerds.

GEAUX TIGERS! 38-3

By longfellow

February 4, 2009 7:57 PM | Link to this

Dawgs who write upon these blogs Roll their sht in little logs And bees who read these lines of wit Eat those little logs of sht

By Tommy

February 4, 2009 10:04 PM | Link to this

I am excited about this class. Stephen Hill was big. We didn’t need aycock, we were already getting the kid from indianapolis. I’m starting to believe what alot of people are telling me-these recruiting annalyst arent as big of experts as we think. One thing to remember is we were one of the youngest teams in the country last year. This class is just icing on an already nice cake. Can’t wait till spring game.

By Tommy

February 4, 2009 10:06 PM | Link to this

I am excited about this class. Stephen Hill was big. We didn’t need aycock, we were already getting the kid from indianapolis. I’m starting to believe what alot of people are telling me-these recruiting annalyst arent as big of experts as we think. One thing to remember is we were one of the youngest teams in the country last year. This class is just icing on an already nice cake. Can’t wait till spring game.

By Reality Yech

February 5, 2009 1:04 AM | Link to this

Is there really a LSU fan talking trash to Yech? The joke at the coke is pathetic, but a cajun punk spewing gumbo everywhere? Go catch more crawfish. No one cares about Less Miles and his thugs. If you choke out as bad as LSU did, you lose all credibility and have no right to bash the bugs. That’s our job at UGA.

By Reality Yech

February 5, 2009 1:04 AM | Link to this

Is there really a LSU fan talking trash to Yech? The joke at the coke is pathetic, but a cajun punk spewing gumbo everywhere? Go catch more crawfish. No one cares about Less Miles and his thugs. If you choke out as bad as LSU did, you lose all credibility and have no right to bash the bugs. That’s our job at UGA.

By buzz sawya

February 5, 2009 1:21 AM | Link to this

REALITY YECH, get a job or a life, you’re constantly on this site blogging. You are typical trailer trash, no teeth uga fan(no brain, and no class). END OF STATEMENT! THWG

By jacketbacker

February 5, 2009 6:56 AM | Link to this

Somewhat unhappy about our recruits on the defense side of the ball. Very mediocre class at best!

By JacksonvilleDAWG

February 5, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this

Hey Tech fans, I need some help here. If Rivals has GT rated at 49 after yesterday, how can that be good? You guys are the math experts right? Can you explain your excitement? Sounds like left overs once again for GT, but what the heck I am a dawg.

Top 10 or bottom fifty? Does that mean your coaches can get players? Do you really think this is a good GT class? Just proves once again the real institute of higher learning is UGA.

By lance

February 5, 2009 8:39 AM | Link to this

Techmites. Congrats on having a Top 50 recruiting class. Much better than last years Top 75. Maybe one day you will be a Top 10. Probably NOT! Who wants to go to school at a place that has to give away hotdogs to fill 1/2 of their High School stadium.

By UNC

February 5, 2009 8:52 AM | Link to this

You’re gonna be Butch Davis’s doormat.

By dawgpound

February 5, 2009 11:12 AM | Link to this

Paul Johnson is overrated. So yall beat us last year….we can’t win every year….almost though. How did recruiting go this year????????

By dawgpound

February 5, 2009 11:18 AM | Link to this

Great comments lance and jacksonvilledawg. Honestly, what can the tech fans argue with the Mighty UGA about?????? Winning percentage? Bowl wins? You won 9 games, what did LSU do to you in that bowl game? We beat LSU, they smoked you, so actually we didnt lose to you, we smoked you as well! Trust me it makes perfect sense.

Listen…it is the ole bully example. If you beat the nerd up every day in tackle football, will he keep coming back for more?????

By Minnesota Jacket

February 5, 2009 12:57 PM | Link to this

Ok listen I know its cool for all the UGA fans to post on here i know it makes them feel good inside knowing they can take signing day off from waffle house to post on the TECH board. Just to point to fact though look at POST recruitment class rankings. Tech jumps up 20-25 spots in the past 10 years constantly and what does UGA do…ooo thats right they downplay their talent and usually drop 10-15 spots and end up BEHIND Tech’s. Yes we sell hotdogs to our fans because they actually PAID to go to Tech and graduate tech what the F*&% did you UGA fans do….thats right not even GO THERE! You can start bragging when your fans actually went to the school! IH Go Jackets

By BuzzBuzz

February 5, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this

How can you put down Tech? CPJ showed that there isn’t a defense that can stop our offense, we had a historic win against Wake, and we had a top 5 recruiting class!!

By justin"by golly"Vess

February 5, 2009 3:03 PM | Link to this

GT had a good signing class, because they went after what they had to. UGA goes after those 4 and 5 stars just to look good. But those 5 stars didn’t do much last year 45-42 baby. Roll Tide

By Dawgpound = Not the Brightest

February 5, 2009 3:38 PM | Link to this

Dawgpound,

To better understand your logic I guess I need to put myself in the players shoes. So when Mark Richt and the players were walking off the field November 29th… When they LOST - what you’re telling me is they were probably saying to eachother “hey guys…we didn’t lose today!!…if lsu beats tech then that means we won..we beat tech!!” Is that what you’re saying? If that’s the case college football could get really complicated. So if you LOSE to a team…but another team beats that team you lost to…then in turn that means you BEAT the team you LOST to? What the hell kinda logic is that? If you’re an LSU fan you should rightfully talk trash. I get that. They killed tech in the bowl. And they’re welcome to talk trash. But your team was on the LOSING effort this year lil’ buddy. Your team LOST! And you are talking trash? About what? That your team was close to winning?? That they won 2 years ago? Put that in perspective for a little bit. Do you think Arizona Cardinal fans are talking sh*t to Steeler fans? In your eyes they might be if they beat a team that beat the steelers I guess….Good luck with that..

By Dawgpound = Not the Brightest

February 5, 2009 4:05 PM | Link to this

One more thing you f*cking moron - Quit bringing up the past. You lost THIS YEAR. I realize UGA has whooped tech many years in the past. I hear it all the time from dawg fans. But see, I’m one of those sports fans that likes to focus on what my team is doing right now. And RIGHT NOW…my team is building under a great coaching staff…AND…they WON their in state rivalry game this year. I can’t wait till UGA comes to Boddy Dodd next year minus:

Stafford Moreno MoMass Rashad Jones Asher Allen

Are you kidding me?!?! Those are all big time players UGA lost. Tech beat UGA with 16 outta 22 players being freshmen or sophmores. If you don’t think they’ll build on that and get better you are crazy. Good luck with Joe Cox. He might be good…but he’ll never be half as good as Stafford.

By Brock

February 5, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this

Dawgpound. That was the most retarded comment I have ever seen on a blog. Thanks for making everyone a little dumber with that post. What a idiot!!

By Jaded Jacket

February 5, 2009 4:28 PM | Link to this

We don’t need no stinkin’ kicker. Kickers don’t deserve schollys anyway.

By ACC

February 5, 2009 5:52 PM | Link to this

All of you get so up tight about the dogs and most of your recruits are 3 star at best. Somewhere around number 50 in the rankings. With the classes that Miami,FSU and Carolina had you will be lucky to be in the top 5 in the ACC. Once you do it year in and year out you can toot your horn. Saw more Yellow Jacket wear this year than I have in ten years. The ACC will stop the offense after they have seen it a few times. You are not playing Army and Air Force every year. Carolina will be dominating the ACC going forward.

By V8 Cat

February 5, 2009 6:00 PM | Link to this

Dawgpound, you idiot. What kind of warped logic leads to “we smoked you”? You cannot have attended UGA or any colllege for that matter. Live with 45-42. Hurts doesn’t it?

By It's all about coaching

February 5, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this

It’s all about production on the field. I don’t care if a team has “top 10” recruiting year after year. Doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if it doesn’t show. Just ask the folks at Notre Dame, Michigan, Auburn, and Tennessee. On the other hand I wonder what kind of stellar 4 and 5 star recruits Utah has been pulling in over the past few years. So to all you gaggers who buy-in to the recruiting hype, go plug your top 5 / top 10 recruiting classes into your fantasy league programs. I’ll be content to let the coaches do their job.

By lance

February 5, 2009 7:28 PM | Link to this

Too funny. Tech can not sell out their crappy stadium even with hotdog deals but they are raising ticket prices. Good luck nerds! I heard Valdosta HS puts more butts in seats than GT. Great program you have there. Signed 52-7; 7-1.

By Unknown

February 5, 2009 8:03 PM | Link to this

the defense is alright. their DE’s are a bit small. but that emmanuel dieke is good

By I can't get sober

February 5, 2009 10:33 PM | Link to this

well at leest we won a nashional champeonchip last year…wait no well at leest we won the SEC champeonchip last year…wait no well at least we won the state champeonchip last year…dammitt well at least we were preseezin numbur 1! suk on dat tek b***

By 45-42

February 6, 2009 10:32 AM | Link to this

lance:

We raised our ticket prices because people are now excited about the program. Do you know why we’re excited about the program? Because last season we won 9 games and beat Georgia in Athens. So you’ve had your 7 years, now it’s our turn to talk and your turn to listen.

Go Jackets!!

By Minnesota Jacket

February 6, 2009 2:24 PM | Link to this

Yeah keep talking about how we don’t see out our stadium I mean I really do understand, I mean since 95% of all Tech fans are alumni and since we will be conservative and say 85% of them have better than mediocre jobs with competitive pay I mean I guess that means we can’t just say to our walmart manager “umm yeah Im taking tomorrow off” or actually Im sorry I guess that ASSUMES most of ya’ll have jobs so I guess its more like ” Yeah Honey Im going to spend our welfare check so we can go to the game” I mean I would love to fly back from california for every game and Im sure a lot of other tech fans would agree. But its really hard being CEO’s and and Project leaders to take everyday off like UGA does. IH Jackets

By ASTNATCHAMP INSTATE

February 6, 2009 10:42 PM | Link to this

STINGDOC: Nice Job. Voice of Ignorance may discover he’s got a lot to learn but probably won’t. I wish we could play UGA three or four times a year. Its as much fun to make jokes about them as it is to beat ‘em. Just think we could be in the same state as Alabama or Tennessee but we get to make fun of UGA. How did we get so lucky ?

By wreckmaniac

February 6, 2009 10:44 PM | Link to this

Aycock: Thanks for not coming to Tech.

By bull-dykes

February 7, 2009 4:55 PM | Link to this

Doesn’t it suck to be a bull-dyke? Jackets rule the state and will dominate again in November ‘09!

By Pi$$onTech

February 7, 2009 10:22 PM | Link to this

How many rapists did Johnson sign this year? Anymore drug dealers that will get busted by the FBI? Judging from the lack of posts on this subject, it looks like the douchiest fans in all of sports are back to settling for mediocrity. Go figure.

By Why so bitter??

February 7, 2009 10:30 PM | Link to this

MN Jacket,

The myth about Tech fans that only exist on this blog, and other more lame boards, is hilarious. The majority of Tech students that start out majoring in Engineering end up switching over to the M-train. Yet in the same breath the bs excuse we read on here every year about why your attendance is God awful is because these same BUSINESS GRADS get these wonderful, high paying jobs straight out of college all over the world!! Give it a rest. No one believes the bs and there’s zero proof to back it up. The majority of your engineering graduates speak English as a second language, while all your business graduates are battling it out with UGA, State, Kennesaw, Emory, West GA. and Southern grads IN TOWN

Grow up and face the harsh reality already. Tech sucks and so do you

By spike

February 8, 2009 9:39 AM | Link to this

Tech, nice #36 recruiting class you go there.

By Big MIKE

February 8, 2009 11:55 AM | Link to this

On second thought, You can have Stephen Hill, he’s #99 best receiver on rivals, Marlon Brown #5, Rotavious Wooten #29. Looks like we got two Mercedes for the price of your one Ford Pick-Up.By year two, Brown will have more catches than Hill will in four years.

By Buzz Fan

February 8, 2009 10:11 PM | Link to this

ZZZZzzzzz

By YELLOWJACKETS REQUIRED

February 9, 2009 3:07 AM | Link to this

That’s just like Tech, looking for a blue collar class rather than a BLUE Chip class. OH! and how ‘bout that Jenall Anderson? Still snortin and smokin at 36 years old. What a f&ckin role model for the young negroes.

By Question

February 9, 2009 12:27 PM | Link to this

Does anybody know the names of the preferred walk-on’s

By RealityYech

February 9, 2009 2:25 PM | Link to this

Big MIKE,

As well you know, the Yechies were never excited about Hill. For starters, the douches don’t even know their own players, let alone any kids they’re signing right out of highschool. Second, they only got excited about him when they “thought” Johnson somehow “stole” a recruit from Richt. When in reality it was Richt taking Hill from Johnson, but letting his commitment go when he found out we got a real reciever with Brown.