Ramblin' On

By Ed Odom

January 20, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this

Tech, and especially Tech under Bobby Dodd, has certainly had some super little men and I hope that Wright will prove to be another.

By John

January 20, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

LOL. One win over an ACC team in bbal and we get all excited!? VT is at the bottom with us in the conference. Just wait, as soon as we go on the road again in the ACC the losses will begin to pile up again.

By GT80

January 20, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this

John, way to be a great Tech fan. Go root for the dawgs if you are so down on our team. Yes, it’s only one ACC win, but at least the team is starting to show some ability. They were clearly the better team yesterday, and they fought toe to toe with the Tar Heels last Wednesday. Boggs, thanks for the insights on the recruiting. Speed in the backfield and skill positions and bulk up front. Sounds like a good combination.

By stings to lose

January 20, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

Hey John, why the long face? Tech may just catch NCState thinking ahead…LOL>

By LongBeachJacket

January 20, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this

Chris. Nice post.

It appears that Coach Johnson and his staff are finding some traction in the recruiting rotisserie.

I would think the continuity of retaining Coach Smith as Recruiting Coordinator has helped.

Of course at this time of season, because recruiting “watch” has become such a big hoopla, there are infinite angles of analysis on what this or that player means to the program. No mistake, getting excellent talent is a must, but what they do once they get in completes the saga.

Encouraging is the documented history of Coach Johnson maximizing the abilities of his talent at Navy and GSU.

We shall see…

On the hoops front…Great effort by the team this week in both games. If Matt Causey doesn’t get ACC player of the Week…I’m not sure who does? Anyone?

We are in a hole still. It will be a hard fight. What remains to be seen from this squad…as with Hewitt’s most recent 3 editions…Can they win ON THE ROAD, IN THE CONFERENCE. If they can get at least 2 wins, hopefully 3…dare I ask for 4 wins on the road, we might manage to eek into the Big Dance…assuming we don’t lay any eggs at home. We’ll see.

When you start 7-9, 0-3, whatever the circumstances…you’ve stacked the deck against yourself.

What could be the great story of the winter is WOMENS HOOPS. Did we win today? Win or lose…this team looks headed definitely for the NCAAs and seems smart, tough and talented. Way to go Lady Jackets!

By TDone

January 20, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

I live in the DC area and just got back from watching the Lady Jackets play #4-ranked Maryland. I had not been to any women’s game in over 25 years, but it was a great game and in my opinion though they did not win, Tech played fantastic.

They seemed to run out of fouls (had four players foul out) at the end. Tech shot 12 free throws and Maryland shot 44.

If you have not had the chance to see them play, please do so soon.

Props to Coach Joseph for putting together a fantastic team and the the players for making it happen.

By roddy

January 20, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

Johnson hasn’t coached the first game and the media is already hyper-focused on the recruits he did and didn’t get. Give the man some time. This isn’t a processor or some sort of chip that will automatically solve the problem. This is a man w/ a plan and a vision that will take a few years to be fully implemented.

And the basketball team….they have the talent and I definately think they have improved from game to game since the Miami game. Remember, they were up 14 AT Miami before the refs stepped in and started issuing technical and intentional fouls to kill the momentum. Then we played UNC to a one point game. So this team is improving.

By TDone

January 20, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this

And by the way, January is not over yet and we have Muttlanders in trouble with the law.

But they are the Preseason #1.

LMFAO

By Donald

January 20, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this

I tell you again—-leave Hewitt and the Basketball team alone—they will get hot when it counts——tournament time!!! Speaking of little people in Tech football—-anybody remember Jimmy Thompson—-I saw Thompson and the Yellowjackets beat Georgia at Georgia in 1956 —-Tech 40—-Georgia 0. Thompson was 5’8” 160 pounds!!!

By m

January 20, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this

Don’t worry about the new recruits….just get on your knees and thank GOD ALMIGHTY that Chan Gailey is gone FOREVER…HALLLEEEELOOOOYEAH!!

By spider

January 20, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

Dang , Tech will hang thier hat on whatever you give them. Thats pretty pathtic. I would not say anything about UGA - being that they have won seven in a row against you. I think the whole team could get drunk and still beat Tech on or off the field. Keep those heads hanging low bugs,-you are in for a misirable year or 10.

By Otis in Mayberry

January 20, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this

Spider said, “I think the whole team could get drunk and still beat Tech on or off the field.” Looks like we may find out as some the Dawgs are apparently getting a headstart on your proposal with one arrested last night for DUI and one arrested in a seperate incident for underage possession of alcohol. I love the opening line of the AJC story on the arrests: “The first clear signal the offseason has begun for Georgia football has arrived: Two Bulldogs football players were arrested and jailed early Sunday morning.”

By Brewer for GT President

January 20, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

SPIDER:

So, the Mighty Mutts can beat GT drunk, but can they do it from the Athens-Clarke Co. Jail! Seems Richt is bringing the days of the FSU Criminoles to Athens. Look for the No Huddle Offense at UGA soon. It’s a violation of parole to associate with known felons…

By GJG

January 20, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this

Where is Reuben Houston these days?

By jabster

January 20, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this

Reuben Houston isn’t at Tech anymore, and Chan Gailey did everything this side of a contempt of court charge to keep his tail on the pine while he was.

I’ll give the Dogs a break on the possession underage charge. Athens PD is so over-the-top when it comes to that BS. Want to get rid of Legal Age 21? See http://www.chooseresponsibility.org

By Michael

January 20, 2008 11:57 PM | Link to this

Everyone who obsesses over the “star” ratings of recruits needs to back off and take a deep breath. As for the “Tulsa” recruit, Marcus Wright, here are the facts: squats 530 lbs., is the Texas Class 5A Offensive player of the year with world class speed. Also, go pick the January 21, 2008 Sports Illustrated magazine and turn to page-28. Marcus is on the top of the page, “Faces in the Crowd.” Paul Johnson is cherry picking the athletes he desires to execute his offense at this level. Take away his first year mark of 2 and 10 at the naval academy (lost 20 in a row before he arrived), and his head coaching mark is 105 and 29. This offense has never had the caliber of player he is now going to have available to execute this sophisticated scheme with on the division 1 level. This is going to be real fun to watch. The man knows exactly what he is doing, and who he is bringing into the program as recruits.

By Tech Man

January 21, 2008 12:18 AM | Link to this

We can’t have it both ways! Last year Stars counted. This year they don’t? I’m very concerned about recruiting and not being critical of CPJ. I’m saying stars do count for something. Not everything but something!

By yellowblood

January 21, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this

The only stars I care about are Tickle Pile Stars!!!

By addicted

January 21, 2008 4:35 AM | Link to this

@Tech Man

However, there is a HUGE difference between last year and the coming year. Everything has to do with the coaching change…

1) Chan Gailey ran a very standard pro offense, and so he needed high star players to run it. Coach PJ runs a slightly unconventional style of offense, which however, a lot of Georgia HS QB’s are used to. While they may not look as good as conventional QBs (thus meriting lower stars) they will fit in very well with his system. In other words, the quantities that these stars measure (albeit inaccurately) may not align with the quantities CPJ’s offense values, as much as they would with FCCG’s.

2) More importantly, Chan Gailey did not display the ability of ‘coaching up’ his players. This might have been changing in the last year (at least on special teams) however, there was not much evidence for this. On the other hand, if there is one thing that has been consistent with any of CPJ’s earlier stints, it has been his ability to make players play far beyond their capabilities.

3) CPJ is also looking for a lot of ‘diamond in the rough’ type of players (or so Boggs’ excellent article on Wright pick indicates) which may put us in good stead. Basically, he seems to be going for players who would appreciate Tech even if they did not play football here, for the education it gives them, and the bright future it sets them up for nonetheless. If at the same time they are still good players, that is the ideal kind of recruit we should be wanting.

By GT55

January 21, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

Great job Coach Johnson. Keep up the good Job and sign some more great kids. Love the Lady Basketball team. Coach Joseph needs a raise and more support. Maybe she could coach the men’s team. In a competitive environment, to remain the same is to regress. Coach Hewett has had 8 years to improve this team and it has remain the same while Braine went along with it. Its time Rads gets a Coach that will (win) make fans proud again. FIRE HEWETT

By GT76

January 21, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

The BCS should adopt a rule to deduct a few points from a teams score for every suspension they have to impose because of off the field problems.

By ATLER

January 21, 2008 9:43 AM | Link to this

Just stand by GT fans, we have exciting days ahead of us. No matter what the mutt nation has to say. You can be ranked # 2 in the country all you want, but it doesn’t just give you a conference and national championship. I think the mutts are just scared of the arrival of Coach P.J.

By spider

January 21, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

Yes Otis thats what I said - Did you miss the part about 7 in a row. If I was a fan of a Team like Tech I would keep my mouth shut and not say anything untill I have my own house in order. GOD doesnt hate Tech - but good high school recruits do.

By jabster

January 21, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

Good grief, CPJ has barely unpacked his office and we’re giving him a bunch of crap about recruiting. GMAFB.

There’s an odd shot we’ll have a losing record this year, depending on how quickly the team gels under CPJ. Sometimes you have to step back to step forward. Thank goodness we’re doing this while the ACC is down.

Then again, we could have a Mark Richt-type rookie year…except CPJ is no rookie.

More likely we’ll finish 2nd in the ACC Coastal behind a VT team that wins by default. I’m sorry—Clempsun still isn’t all that, Half @$$ U has jumped the shark, and Groh will be back on the hot seat, proving 2007 to be a fluke.

And Spider—we’ll be as loud and as proud as we want to be, even if we go 0-fer next year.

By GT Man

January 21, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

I give UGA a bit of a pass on the drinking issues. They live in a college town where the cops have nothing better to do than crack down on alcohol violations. Tech is in the middle of a major city where the police are so busy with real crime that they have less time to go looking for DUIs and other alcohol related violations. A certian percentage of college students are going to drink and you have a much easier time getting into trouble for it in Athens than Atlanta.

spider, yes, we realize that we lost 7 in a row to UGA, that is why a coaching change was made. You can live in the past if it makes you feel better, but I prefer to live in the here and now. I am sure that recruits don’t like or hate us more than any other school. Your taunting is meaningless.

By Jim

January 21, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this

I’m all for CPJ and feel he will do a wonderful job but all the things being said about him were said about Chan just a few years ago. Truth is, it’s going to take a miracle for any Coach to get us where some of our fans want us to be. We will never go back to the “Dodd Days”.

By GT Man

January 21, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

We have 2 new commits over the weekend for a total of 16.

Philip Smith, OL, from Tampa, and Tevin Washington, a dual threat QB from Wetumpka, AL.

By jabster

January 21, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

Jim:

Would you settle for the O’Leary Days (minus the malfeasance and narcolepsy in the registrar’s office, not the GTAA), or the Ross days (minus his first two seasons)?

Most Tech fans I know thought that Chan was at best a mediocre choice from the start.

By What The....

January 21, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

Is it true that Coach Johnson is so frustrated over losing a couple recruits that he was seen doing some heavy recruiting at the Womens College of Agnes Scott??

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

“If I was a fan”…you see spider you dork/idiot/moron…we are not just fans, but graduates, or at least took classes at GT. Clearly you have never stepped foot in a college classroom.

When you say “we” you are referring to all your other fellow idiots and morons whose life is spent bragging about how far you have come without a high diploma.

By son_sir

January 21, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this

Re. Recruting. For all of you who get caught up in star counting…don’t ! Coach Johnson is going after players who fit his offensive scheme and believe me, he knows what skill set fits each position in this offense. The great thing is there are already some good fits already in place at the skill positions. Be patient though. Tech’s success early under CPJ is going to be determined by how fast the linemen can learn the blocking schemes and how soon the skill players can get the timing fine tuned. Especially at the QB position.

By ben

January 21, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

I would be more worried about the defense. Tenuta recruited specially for that “blitz every down” style. He had a smallish, quicker D that relied on speed. I’m a little worried that this new cat from USM might take a while to adjust. As for BB, I don’t know what planet LOng Beach and Donald are living on, but teams with losing records don’t get invited to tournaments.

By William

January 21, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

Jabster,

To be honest with you, I, for one, expect more from The Institute. Both Ross and O’leary had their moments but both had losing records against UGA. Our whole mindset needs to change at Tech if we are going to ascend to the level of play that I expect. When we are among the Top 15 programs in the country I’ll be satisfied. We’ve got a long way to go. Honestly we have an inflated opinion of where we rank in the football hierarchy

By gt45

January 21, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

Anyone know how Guyton did in the E-W game?

By spider

January 21, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this

To Mr Ramble on - So the only way to be a Tech fan is if you went to Tech ? Is that why your team only has 40 fans.It all makes sense now. I didnt go to UGA I went to a small school in Va. and I do like Ga. football. Go Dawgs.

By NUMBNUTTS

January 21, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

wez georgia folks likes the dawgs cuz wez to stupid to like the tech team.

By Dirty Sally

January 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

Ramble On is so smart he has me second guessing why I like NOTRE DAME football even though I didnt go to school there. What a smug little snot he is.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this

spider when you start laying the ground rules for being a “fan” and start referring to “we” as though you belong to the family or school, then I think it’s something that should be considered.

Go run along a play with you’re other fellow drive by graduates and reminisce about Herschel’s bulging biceps and how giddy you get thinking about them when UGA football really did do something. 25 years ago.

Even the Uga grads would probably agree though, stay off our blog if you’re going to talk trash or at least know what you’re talking about.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Dirty Sally you’re probably second guessing buecasue you are a bandwagon jumper like you’re boy spider and that’s what bandwagoner’s do when you suck.

Thanks for the comp.

By Spider's Mom

January 21, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

Spider,

Come home and quit makin’ an a* of y’self. My boyfriends and I are quite ‘barrassed by your lack of lexicon and pathetic spellin’.

Mom

PS: Bring the bong when you drop by

By VT all the way

January 21, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

If I was a graduate of a school like Tech , I wouldnt just keep my mouth shut, Id probably go lay on the train tracks. What a bunch of pompous asses Tech people are.

By jabster

January 21, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

William:

We finished a Top 15 program (in either the AP or the coaches’ poll, or both) in 1998, 1999, and 2000, under O’Leary. Look it up.

Yes, O’Leary was only 3-4 against UGA (3-5 if you count the 1994 post-B### L#### cleanup game), but Donnan was 2-3 against Tech during this same time period.

My points to Jim were that a) people DIDN’T think that Chan was all that from day one and b) we CAN do well, and HAVE done very well in the last 20—heck, the last TEN—years. Always room for improvement but not the “why don’t you guys drop down to DIII” hater crap the Bulldog Nation’s Fairweather Region keeps giving us.

You’d be satisfied with a top 15 team? I won’t be “satisfied” until CPJ is holding a Waterford crystal football (like the one we got in 1990), umpteen years in a row. Yes, that means that I always won’t be satisfied.

As far as a mindset change, that’s why Chan’s office is now in KC and not in the Edge building.

Saying things like “it’s going to take a miracle for any Coach to get us where some of our fans want us to be”, “we’ve got a long way to go”, “honestly we have an inflated opinion of where we rank in the football hierarchy” makes you sound like either a hater or a poser—although there’s a grain of truth in each one of those statements for each team in the NCAA, not just Tech.

Do I think we’re going to get a crystal football next year? Doubtful. And that also goes for the rest of DI-A. Even UGA has less than a 50% chance of getting it next year and they will require their share of “miracles” or, as I like to call it, luck, hard work, and positive attitudes (not in that order).

Nothing wrong with wanting more, but there’s no need to talk things down (unless that was your objective).

By Bill Fralic

January 21, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

I hear that a nursing school in Gainsville has a prospect that is a good 320 lbs. Maybe PJ could get her to transfer over and play OG.

By gt45

January 21, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this

This is turning into a pizzing contest. Again, anyone hear how Guyton did this weekend?

By D. Ellis

January 21, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

Ramble On-Actually UGA football has done soemthing in the last 25 years….we have played in 3 BCS Bowls..winning 2 of them….and we have won the SEC a couple of times since then..along with finishing ranked pretty high this year and pretty much top 25 the last 8-10 years. Seems like the kid from Tulsa will be a good pick up for you guys…..4.36 or 4.35 either way is flat out BURNING..plus having the 7th best single season in Texas history means a ton..alot of good high school players and football in the state of Texas…seems like he will be a good addition with Dwyer in the back field.

By William

January 21, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

jabster,

Please don’t cherry pick! As I said in my post, we have had “moments” but we are not a consistent Top 15 program. To say we are is ridiculous.

Despite rumors to the contrary we should be among the best in College Football. We have more going for us than just about any program in the country yet all we do is make excuses.

As for Chan, I quess I was not talking to the same people as you but I distinctly remember many saying that Chan would take us to the promised land.

The point is that we have a tremendous challenge in Georgia considering our competition and we need to accept reality before we can begin to change.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

D.Ellis I hear ya loud and clear but I can’t be too nice (rival rule), especially with posers.

How come a recruit with speed like that, only be a 3 star? I guess it’s his size.

By headknocker

January 21, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

I come to this site every week or two to see what the geeks are thinking. You know, I’m starting to appreciate you people a lot more. Your optimisim is amazing. I lived in South Carolina for a couple years and I saw the same attitude over there. Didn’t matter how bad things were for the program, there was always next year. Teck is sort of like that now- only they have a much, much better history to cite than SC has and they have a new coach with a new scheme. Part of me really wants to see it work out for you. The brain part of me (yes I graduated, also have a masters) tells me it will be a longer road for you than you think and that you will probably never beat UGA again till Richt retires. Good luck, though.

By D. Ellis

January 21, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

Ramble On-totally understood….as a matter of fact we have had our fare share of disputes I believe….but it wouldn’t be a rival if we didn’t. I would say his size has sometihng to do with it…but I’m no recruting expert…Think I’m gonna go look him up and read about him..Devine the kid at West Virgina I want to say was roughly the same size but he was a 5 star I believe. Same build…same speed. He might end up being very scary in that offense. Devine will hit the next level at WV this year after Slaton declared. I would imagine that PJ is smart enough to put in a package for him with speed like that..tunnel screens…reverses…mis direction….pass plays out of the back field…etc…much like they did for Devine….that is if he passes high school…AHHAHAHA Had to say it.

By braveswin

January 21, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this

I’m a Ga fan(and graduate)but I think Coach Johnson will do a tremendous job at GT.Give him time(and it might not take as much time as some might think) and he will have GT football relevant again.He is a quality coach and person. GT should be proud to have him.As for the underage drinking arrests @ UGA this weekend,Athens is run like a small town,the cops there look at the student population as a cash cow,they will arrest anyone for the smallest infraction because it is money in the city coffers.In Atl the kid walking would have been ignored.The one driving SHOULD have been arrested and WILL have a lot of work to do before he will suit up again.But how this is CMR’s fault is beyond me…

By D. Ellis

January 21, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

Just watched the kids highlight reel on Rivals…..2 words……VERY SCARY…..shifty…blazing speed on the angle tacklers he out ran….and looks tough. How he made it out of Texas and not on the radar of other big schools is beyond me….he might end up being a diamond in the rough……dang his reel looked nuts. Good find for GT. Oh yeah GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!

By GT Man

January 21, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

It’s not CMR’s fault. Everything you just said is accurate. In Atlanta, those types of infractions get lost in the crowd.

By College Fan

January 21, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this

Paul Johnson will soon have Tech fans longing for the good old days when they could count on Chan Gailey for a solid 7 win season and a bowl trip to at least the west coast.

Yep, it is going to get p r e t t y u g l y over the next few years on the flats. Bill Lewis is back, but you can call him Paul.

PS: Are any of you bloggers old enough to remember the Pepper Rogers’ wishbone? Didn’t think so.

If you think 5th period calculus is boring, you might want to bring your textbooks to the game to study.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this

headknocker thanks for the check in. WOW a master’s degree, does that mean an immediate position for Store Manager at Burger King, or do you still have to start as Asst. MGR?

SNAP SON!!!

D-ELLIS, thanks for the update, sounds like we’ll probably win another National Championship before you guys do…again.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

…what fool puts pepper on a wishbone Roger?

By Headknocker

January 21, 2008 5:32 PM | Link to this

Ramble on- You are an idiot. Yes I have a Masters. I don’t think that makes me smart, just proves that I work hard. I added that in the context of the earlier comments about the number of UGA fans who didn’t actually attend college. I have been in the construction business long enough to see plenty of Tecksters who couldn’t read a set of plans and plenty of kids with no formal education that could think circles around the best engineers I know.

It’s homos like you that make me remember why I hate Teck so much anytime I start to feel a little sorry for your sorry asses. I am looking forward to the next 7 years.

By White and Gold

January 21, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

These latest commitments will go a long way to ensure gt garner some more quality losses. The tradition continues.

By The Real Ramble On

January 21, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

Do not listen to what the FAKE/POSER ramble on has to say. I think his boyfriend broke up with him and now he is in a wad and wants everyone around him to be misirable. Dude go to the local truck stop restroom and find yourself another man who can satify that horny rear of yours.

By I will pop ramble on like the pimple he is

January 21, 2008 6:34 PM | Link to this

Hey ramble on…Do you ever go outside to warm you pocket protecter up? I didnt think so. Just keep living in your fantasy world missy.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Ahhh poor headknocker me thinks I mad her mad. Gee, does this mean, I can’t look forward to your weekly insults?

Gee wiz and you were so close to liking us “homos”, “nerds” or was it “geeks”? You are so creative with your wit, I can’t keep up.

to all the GT folks out there, I’d like to apologize to you. Its seems, we were so close to gaining a much needed ally in *headknocker and I went an messed it up for us* I do beg your mercy on the other GT folks who can’t read a set of blueprints, please don’t take your anger out on them, for they no not what I do and my no means involved in my mindless diatribes. I hope you’re not getting angry, that’s the last thing I would ever want.

REDNECK.

By The Real Ramble On

January 21, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this

What about me Mr. Fake ramble on.I called you worse names than Headknocker did. And by the way - Tech did not win the NC in 1990. The AP voted Colorado champions and thats who counts.The UPI didnt know a football team from a turd - in your case its the same thing. All the Nation except for Tech knowes that the Champion was Colorado. Look it up.

By RAMBLE ON!

January 21, 2008 8:11 PM | Link to this

The Real Ramble On sorry about ignoring you.

You “knowes” what they say, the bigger fool argues with fools, so be happy with this reply. You get no more, be gone silly mutt. Hey D-Ellis you are the man, or should I say, DAWG!

By headknocker

January 21, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

This is pretty damn funny. I went home after my last post. Ramble on p** off a few.

I think he might be the same moron who accused me of posting under different alias’ in the past. I only post as “headknocker” because what are you gonna do? Kick my a*? The Ramble on’s of the world don’t really bother me. I am a dawg fan whether they win or lose. Some of my buddies I grew up with are the same about Teck, and I can appreciate that. It’s the fair weather fans that really p** me off. If Paul Johnson has a good couple years you will start seeing Teck flags and stickers. When he leaves to go to his next school all those flags and stickers come down. Meanwhile in Athens, we just keep rolling. You can say what you want about National Championships. The only thing I care about, and the only thing I have ever cared about is the conference championship. That is all the team can control. By the way, when was the last one of those Teck won? Talk about living in the past. At UGA we’re living in the present and it is fricken awsome!

By jabster

January 21, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this

Just to set the record straight:

1) UPI’s poll was, and is today, THE Coaches’ Poll. The one you can find in any decent sports page or site. Then and now. The same one the BCS uses today. after the AP took their football and went home.

2) We split an ACC championship with Half @$$ U in 1998.

By GT Man

January 21, 2008 9:26 PM | Link to this

I am so impressed with all the UGA folks who can read the future. Could you please teach me? On second thought, forget it. If I always knew what was going to happen, I may get bored and stop caring.

By Charles

January 21, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this

I live in San Antonio; my daughter is a Tech Grad and she graduated from SA Reagan; my son is a sophomore there. We’ve been watching Marcus Wright put up incredible numbers for three years. Reagan is a fairly new school, playing in one of the toughter 5A districts in Texas. Before Wright, Reagan was a .500 team, and without him next year, they’ll probably be a .500 team once again. His offensive line was good, but certainly not great. The point is, a lot of the yards that he made, he made on his own, due to his speed and tough running. I, along with many others over here, have been mystified that some of the bigger programs didn’t show as much interest as he deserved. The only reason could be his size, but his speed and strength are increadible. Some of his runs have been unbelievable. I truly believe that Tech got a great kid and football player.

By GTsophomore

January 21, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this

Wright should be a lot of fun to watch on the Flats. I picture his running style to be very similar to Trindon Holliday’s at LSU because of their similar size and speed. He has a higher rating than Holliday did according to scout.com, and with Coach Johnson’s spread offense he should be really successful.

By john

January 22, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this

Mr. Boggs, you might want to research the Marcus Wright thing a little further. I knew Tech was looking at him, and I was following it closely on the recruiting websites. The first one to break any news was the Tulsa site on Rivals. Tulsa had an in-home visit with him, and Wright told them he wanted to check out Tech. Tulsa asked him to honor his commitment and not take visits. He said he was going to anyway, so Tulsa pulled their scholarship and dropped the commitment. Wright later committed to Tech. So he didn’t really “switch”. He got dropped, then we picked him up.

By FRED

January 22, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

Wow, another tickle pile comment by yellow dog. You are a loser. How about coming up with some new material?

By hedge puller

January 22, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

Mark Richt should check and see if any of Hershel’s personalities have any eligibiliy left.

By joey

January 22, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

I laugh at the schools that think PJ’s option is “boring”. I watched 5 games of Navys this year and thought it was the most exciting offense to watch in all of college football! It’s not just your typical QB left QB right, there’s people all over the feild and you never know what is going to happen. In the Gailey era I could sit on my couch predicting every call. If people think PJ’s offense was boring, I don’t know how they could of stood watching even one Tech game.

I really excited for the years to come for the ramblin wreck

By joey

January 22, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

I laugh at the schools that think PJ’s option is “boring”. I watched 5 games of Navys this year and thought it was the most exciting offense to watch in all of college football! It’s not just your typical QB left QB right, there’s people all over the feild and you never know what is going to happen. In the Gailey era I could sit on my couch predicting every call. If people think PJ’s offense was boring, I don’t know how they could of stood watching even one Tech game.

I really excited for the years to come for the ramblin wreck

By ba

January 22, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

Do we know where Tenuta is going yet? Anyone…did I miss something?

By Wreckhorngoes THWUGAAAAAAA!!!!!

January 22, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

The good news: Coach Johnson is turning the recruiting tide slowly but surely, which is a relief after losing several very good commitments. The bad news: Coach Hewitt can’t coach during a game nearly as well as he coaches in practice. Evidence: Tech’s consistently weak finishes in close games, and inconsistency at all other times. Congrats on beating Va.Tech, another mediocre team, at home. I am a loyal fan, but it is time to see the writing on the wall. Only one winning ACC record in 7 years? Not good enough. Not nearly good enough.

By flub

January 22, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

You may be right about UGA beating GT if the whole team was drunk. It seems that UGA has a lot of practice at drinking from all I read in the AJC. Also, UGA seems to always have a top 10 recruiting season and ahs not had a National Championship since 1980. Being able to hold their booze should be a UGA requirement.

By XXXX

January 22, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

I predict at least 10 more arrests at UGA before football season begins. Anyone think my #’s low ? Adams had no intention of making the BSC change. He dosen’t have the clout for it anyway. All he wanted to do was appease the trailerpark fans.

By Just the facts....

January 22, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

So drinking is why UGA footballers only graduate at an astounding 29% clip….Way to go Dawgs! You are a model of incompetence!

By TechCrybaby

January 22, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this

“Addicted,” I have to agree with your remark about a coach who “coaches ‘em up.” People began to see Chan Gailey as a coach who did not seem to be able to coach ‘em up. Paul Johnson, though, IS that kind of coach. You’ll see the good effects of it very speedily.

I was pulling for Gailey, and said no negatives about him, but from Day One I never thought he was the man Tech needed. An NFL coach gets stars who are already accomplished, and don’t need “coaching up,” in the same way a college kid does.

Robert Lee Dodd’s 31-game unbeaten streak would have been extended past mid-1953, had the NCAA not knifed him by removing the two-platoon rule beginning that year. Modestly or not, he said Tech would have given top-ranked Notre Dame trouble, if he’d had the two platoons, permitting him to coach up players who were not themselves of highest quality.

By surfrider

January 23, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this

Good blog. Have been wandering how we’re doing in recruiting though one really can’t get caught up in the rankings too much. Bobby Ross’s class with Shawn Jones, Marco Coleman, Ken Swilling, Willie Clay, William Bell, Rodriguez, Merchant, Battle, etc…were not ranked in the top 20 but won National Championship as Sophmores. I’m thinking wer’re going to see a huge difference in offensive potential just by being able to get outside on the option and reverses. Passing should also get better in terms of completion percentage and bang for the buck.