Ramblin' On

By GT Ninety

September 6, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this

It sucks to be 2-0. I’m just devistated. This is the best offensive line our offense will face in the first half of the season and we passed the test. With guarded optimism, I like our chances to pull out a winning season and a bowl bid.

By stinGTime

September 6, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

With this team, good things can happen in a hurry!

100% agree on clock management!

By mowreck

September 6, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this

Hang in there Jaybo, your time will come … GOOOOOO JACKETS!!

By gregodawg

September 6, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

Gt nintey-Dewhate_ ated?

Good start tech. I think the days of blue fields, and chick announcers may be coming to an end.

The team is on the way to average, lower top 25 status. Congrats.

By gregodawg

September 6, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

Gt nintey-Dewhate_ ated?

Good start tech. I think the days of blue fields, and chick announcers may be coming to an end.

The team is on the way to average, lower top 25 status. Congrats.

By ga_tech_92

September 6, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this

The D was awesome. Nezzzbit, Dwyer and the men on offense were inconsistent, but exciting and got the job done. Kicking still has opportunities (duh).

Go Jackets!

By tech@yahoo.com

September 6, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this

Dwyer already is special, I’ve been saying it since he committed. Him and Nesbitt are beasts! If we beat VT we’re 6-0 going into Clemson.

By surfrider

September 7, 2008 2:41 AM | Link to this

Good points. What comes out at me is eventhough we only had 245 yards offense with 3 turnovers, we still won and one internal stat that is interesting is we controlled the clock for what 26 minutes or something. That time of possession even when not clicking on offense may have been the juice the D needed. It’s interesting to think if you’re passing the ball 40 times but only completing 18 or so you’re wasting 22 plays plus time that could rest your D. It’s a new way or old new way of thinking. Eventhough I still think we are going to have to pass to open the option up maybe 20 to 25 times if we can get our completion percentage up. The mindset of coaching staff is really good. They are determined to push the focus on getting things done. I can’t say enough about the D as I did’nt expect the Lb’s to play that well with all the injuries and the unit played well. It looks a little like O’leary’s 89-91 units of bend a little but don’t break and get turnovers and stop critical short yardage situations.

By GTFlowery Branch

September 7, 2008 3:19 AM | Link to this

Hopefully we can pass VT, and get early leads on Gardner Webb and Duke (assumed), working Jaybo in a little more (he did not need to be in today). With the beating the QB takes in this system we’ll need a solid controlled backup, which Jaybo can be.

By Bug Killer (aka Mark Richt)

September 7, 2008 3:29 AM | Link to this

I like how this loser fan blogger, and all of you loser Bug Fans like to end everything with your extremely bitter, “To Hell With Georgia.”

It’s like when all of you Bug Fans come over to our blog and tell us how we’re going to lose to so and so, or pretend to be fans of other teams and talk smack about that team.

I mean, seriously, how can anyone take what this lose writes seriously when he ends it, “Too Hell With Georgia?”

It’s that final qualifying statement that says, “I’m so insecure about my football team and my fandom that instead of focusing on the good or bad about my team, I’m always measuring up to big brother down the road.

You bug losers are hilarious! You whine and complain about big brother syndrome, yet you invite it on yourself constantly!

Everytime you Bug Losers say, “To Hell With Georgia,” especially when Georgia isn’t even involved in anything your team is doing, you’re telling everyone that although your team won this game, and it should be a good thing, all you can think about in the end is your bitterness about losing to Georgia over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.

Don’t you Bug Losers see that? Keep on telling us you think about us constantly. Keep on obsessing over Georgia.

It’s hilarious!

By Bug Killer (aka Mark Richt)

September 7, 2008 3:30 AM | Link to this

I like how this loser fan blogger, and all of you loser Bug Fans like to end everything with your extremely bitter, “To Hell With Georgia.”

It’s like when all of you Bug Fans come over to our blog and tell us how we’re going to lose to so and so, or pretend to be fans of other teams and talk smack about that team.

I mean, seriously, how can anyone take what this lose writes seriously when he ends it, “Too Hell With Georgia?”

It’s that final qualifying statement that says, “I’m so insecure about my football team and my fandom that instead of focusing on the good or bad about my team, I’m always measuring up to big brother down the road.

You bug losers are hilarious! You whine and complain about big brother syndrome, yet you invite it on yourself constantly!

Everytime you Bug Losers say, “To Hell With Georgia,” especially when Georgia isn’t even involved in anything your team is doing, you’re telling everyone that although your team won this game, and it should be a good thing, all you can think about in the end is your bitterness about losing to Georgia over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.

Don’t you Bug Losers see that? Keep on telling us you think about us constantly. Keep on obsessing over Georgia.

It’s hilarious!

By Have It Your Way

September 7, 2008 5:22 AM | Link to this

UGA would have beat the mortal hell out of GT today. If you believe that you are anywhere near that level…well you are quite stupid. Your offense is designed to beat teams with inferior talent. Actually today should be a wake up call for you but you’re Tech fans. Rational thought eludes you. Bigger, faster, stronger, defenses are going to overwhelm you. 19 pts is all you could muster against BC. If you have any brain at all you will realize that these stronger Ds will stuff your run and dare you to pass. And with enough pressure Nesbitt will hit a few but miss more and the ball will be turned over alot. His passing skills will suffer in this system. UGA will bull rush the hell out you and if you can hit a big one occassionally they won’t care. They know they can outscore you. And just watch the quality of the skill players you won’t be able to recruit into your program with this offense. CPJ is an excellent coach but he’s not God. He will bring respectability to teams that can’t otherwise compete doing what the other guys do. That’s what he can do for you. Bring you consistent 7 win seasons with the occassional 8 and maybe a few better bowls. You saw it today guys. A mediocre team with nowhere near the defensive depth and talent of a UGA stuffed your running game. And as long as Mark Richt is at UGA you forget it. They are just going to get better and stronger. But on another note, while I’m here I want to congratulate the best team in the ACC for their last minute win over Ole Miss. Every team in the ACC is lucky as hell that they don’t have to play in the SEC.

By Animal Control

September 7, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this

BugKiller, We say THWG because it is tradition. But I know someone like you is too stupid to understand that. It is not that we are bitter, it is because we are better.

By Terminex

September 7, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this

And you Animal Control are too stupid to realize that you are everything but better. Keep deluding yourself moron. You can’t win a football game and personally you probably don’t have a pot to pee in.

By CRB

September 7, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

To Hell with Georgia!

By Recent Reader

September 7, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

As a BC fan I’m pretty disappointed about this one I fell got away. All those first downs, moving into the red zone …and little to show. Good GT defense along with some not so good passing/receiving by BC led to that. Crane more atheletic, good runner, stronger arm than Ryan ….but boy oh boy he missed many open receivers on several big plays. If he was 50% nearly as accurate as the slower, weaker armed Ryan …I think we would have had at least 28 points on the board. Hypothetical of course .. and kudos to GT for sticking in there and getting the big play. But the difference in Ryan and Crane reminds me of a certain QB discussion that has been going on these blogs regarding the Falcs current 1st & 3rd stringers. I think even the GT/Falcon fans would admit if they watched this one closely … the more accurate QB is preferable!!!

By GOTECH610

September 7, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

Hey have it your way… Here’s a fact for you…

BC’S DEFENSE IS RANKED BETTER THAN UGA’S!!!! BC’s defense was ranked 7th in the country last year and guess what, THEY ALL CAME BACK THIS YEAR WITH MORE ADDITIONS AND IT WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH TO SLOW US DOWN.

“Oh my, I am sooo afraid, the mutts are going to bull rush us…

UGA fan replies: “You better watch out or we will have a black out!”

I reply: “Yeah that’s only a change in the jersey color, not the player… oh yeah did I mention how GT will laugh at your dumb* “blackout”…”

Com’on UGA fans don’t let that ranking go to your head, I have watched your defense on a few things and they are going to be what kills your chances this year… they are not what they are cracked up to be and don’t give me that “we are stacked at every position” crap because you aren’t.

HEY UGA FANS DON’T TROLL OUR BOARDS TELLING US HOW YOUR D WILL CRUSH US WHEN YOU HAVEN’T EVEN PLAYED ANYONE.

And as far as I am concerned, GT’s defense hasn’t allowed far as many points UGA’s defense has and we have played a “noncupcake” team… you UGA fan’s are laughable at best…”Wow billy bob, did you just see that their UGA team, we are betta than gawd. We are just da best team and nobody will eva beat us cuz we is ranked numba 2 and everyone else is saying we is stacked, whateva that means”…

GOOO TECH

Oh yeah and one big THWG, THWG, THWG

In case you didn’t know it, but THWG is a big GT tradition with our rivals. As a matter of fact I think Vance Walker said it on the jumbo-tron in front of 45,000 people last game… You people only know bushes for traditions…

By Recent Reader

September 7, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

GoTech … hey there were a couple of remarkable plays by the GT QB . . and the one run by #21 (Dryer/Dwyer?) … .but I thought the BC defense actually did hold down GT …it was our offense (that moved the ball pretty well - better than GT overall) that let us down. I’m not talking the turnovers or plays where GT Defense did great . . .I’m talking the crocodile arms by receiver in endzone where ball still touched both hands, the badly thrown passes to receivers that were open when Crane had ample time. GT won and earned it!!!!! But I would not be gloating at the UGA fans about how well you handled our D. As an ACC Fan …if you all play each other I will be rooting for GT .. . and think you all will only get better from Saturday!!! Good Luck!

By RealGTgrad

September 7, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

GOTECH610 you are starting to get boorish. You have said some really stupid crap this morning. We can’t say anything about another teams opposition. Look at our schedule before you pop off. We can argue alot of things but schedule is not one of them. In reality our conference is in pitiful shape compared to the other BCS conferences.

By Not From Around Here

September 7, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this

The only tradition Vance Walker knows anything about in regard to UGA GOTECH610 is losing to them. Maybe he should focus on the task at hand. Chances are Mr. Walker will leave Tech having never defeated UGA as have the last how many recruiting classes? Win first, talk later. Until then you are just another catfish. All mouth.

By JD

September 7, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

Hey Have it your way,

Guess what? The game wasn’t yesterday. That means what you said makes no sense.

By Bug Killer (aka Mark Richt)

September 7, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

BC’s defense was ranked higher than Georgia’s last year?

Oh, you mean like OSU’s defense was the “best in the nation” last year?

You’re a complete idiot and waste of space.

Who did BC play last year? Oh, an ACC schedule? Who did OSU play last year? Oh, the Ohio Championships and the Big-10 schedule?

Moron.

BC’s defense may have been “ranked” higher with stats than Georgia’s, but that in no way means they were better.

Kind of like how VaTech’s defense was the “best in the nation” two years ago when we scored 28 unanswered on them in the Peach Bowl?

Hahahaha! Grow a brain, stupid Bug!

By GT1321

September 7, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

The more the U(sic)GA fans keep posting on here, the more it shows how insecure they are about their team.

The game yesterday is a game that we would not have won under the old regime. It shows how great of a coaching staff we have in place now to pull off a win like that, even if it wasn’t pretty at times.

Go Jackets!!! THWG!!!

By Wreckmaniac

September 7, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

A “blackout” is when the dawgs drink themselves silly like they do at the FL game and then have to read the paper the next day to find out what happened.

By Texan Stuck in Atl

September 7, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Being a Texan by birth and inclination I am partial to the Longhorns. I am more a Tech fan than UGA and frequently attend Tech gsmes. Yes, Paul Johnson is a very good coach. But that will only carry you so far. I recall Mark Richt taking his worst UGA team and putting a 17 point beating on a George O’Leary team that had George Godsey, Joe Burns, et al. A team that in my opinion was far more talented than the current edition. If coaching is all that matters it cuts both ways. Richt is 83-19 at Georgia with 2 SEC titles and 3 title games. If it’s a combination of talent and coaching advantage still UGA. That’s just fact. The biggest difference in this Tech team and others is probably attitude but again, that will only carry a team so far. After reading some of these blogs this morning I went so far as to look up the list of commits in next years class. What jumped out at me is that it seems that the better skill players don’t want to come to Tech now. Like it or not to get anywhere near a BCS bowl teams have to have the speed and the ability that the blue chip skill players bring to a team. I guess my point is that PJ can’t do it by himself. Until Tech can attract talent across the board like the consistent BCS contenders it won’t happen. I know Tech will be better in many ways, but better can be measured in things other than wins. I may be wrong and hope I am but some of you in here are letting your enthusiasm cloud reality.

By Wrecker1

September 7, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

Hey Texan I agree with you in many ways. But first on the ‘01 TECH/Ugag game I don’t know if that was Richt’s worse team but I think the real factor may have been that O’Leary had lost that team by that point in time. They followed up the Ugag game with a lackluster performance against FSU that was supposed to be played the weekend after 9/11. If you’ll recall TECH played with a lot more enthusiasm in the bowl after O’Leary had left. Johnson will make a difference but he like any coach can only go as far as the horses that pull the wagon. I think TECH can attract really good talent to play the B back and QB positions plus I think Johnson will be more apt to throw at TECH than some of his other stops. BC has as good a line as we’ll see but I think Nesbitt is still growing and learning and should have pulled quite a few times when he gave the ball to Dwyer. The really good news is that TECH won and will only get better offensively.

By Butts Wagner

September 7, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

I’ve never understood the argument that the O’Leary teams were more talented than some of our current teams. Are you kidding me? Look at Bey Bey. He would have been the best receiver on most of the Hamilton and Godsey teams, save for maybe Dez White. Choice, Dwyer, and possibly even PJ Daniels are better running backs than Burns was. Nesbitt is more physically gifted than Hamilton or Godsey were. Offensive lines are probably pretty even. Our D-Line is stacked compared to the O’Leary teams. Our linebackers are more physically gifted. Morgan Burnett alone is better than any D-back from the O’Leary years.

The O’Leary teams were exemplified by an offense that went because Hamilton and Friedgen were perfect fits for each other at that time and Godsey was able to mimic Hamilton well enough. The receivers fit the offense well and O-Line has always been more than competent at GT, paving the way for running backs to do well. Considering O’Leary is a defensive guy, those defenses were never anything special and usually just played at an average level, which was good enough because the GT offense was usually above average.

By GTY2K

September 7, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

Some of us may not like the way some of the people here are expressing themselves but there is some validity to alot of it. When Drad hired PJ he made a rather enlightening statement. He said that we couldn’t compete with many other programs doing the same thing they do. I.E. recruiting against Power I teams, Chris Hatcher/Urban Meyer spread teams, etc, so we have to do something different. Therefore PJ. And PJ is the best choice he could have made. Drad wants PJ to accomplish one thing. Win 8 games consistently and beat UGA occassionally. 8 games is the difference in Outback Bowls, Gator Bowls and the toilet bowls we have been getting. Beat the teams we should beat and upset somebody along the way every now and then. Sell a few more tickets and up bowl revenue. Compete for ACC titles and get to a BCS Bowl that way from time to time. At large BCS Bowls are almost out of reach for an ACC also ran.

Since PJ was hired among alot of Tech fans there seems to be this attitude that we have a messiah. That his system is all it is going to take. There are those among us that act like our competitors and other competing interest are just going to stand still and let us come up to there level. That David Cutclife is not going to make Duke better. That Butch Davis is not going to make UNC better. That Clemson will never fire Tommy Bowden. That FSU and Miami won’t get back up with a coaching change in Tallahassee and the already apparent progress of Miami under Randy Shannon. That Mark Richt is just going to stop reloading and let us start beating him consistently. The guy already has 20+ recruits redshirted. Do you think because PJ is here all that is going to go away? It won’t. Drad has it right. PJ will achieve the above. And truthfully that may be as good as it gets. Tech fans can be proud and have renewed enthusiasm but some things may really be out of reach in actuality.

By T-man

September 7, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

The BC win was ugly but it was a win most all of us thought unlikely. No doubt the offense was erratic but barring serious injuries to key players, they’re only going to get better as the season progresses. The D line is as good as advertised and Morgan Burnett is a stud. If the D unit can keep us in these early games then when the offense does start to really rock ‘n roll and eat a lot of game clock, GT might very well win 7 or 8 games, perhaps even one or two the so called “experts” think impossible?

As far as PJ and staff will take this program is anyone’s guess. It’s true that Tech has to do things a little different in order to compete but so what? We’re talking Tech football here people… a football tradition famous for doing more with less. PJ may not get the talent or the depth other big-time schools get but his resume says he’ll get more out the talent and depth he does have. He may not be the second coming of Heisman, Alexander or Dodd but he’ll win enough to keep the faithful satisfied and scare the hell out of everybody else he doesn’t beat. GO JACKETS & THWG!!!

By Joshua Barlowe

September 7, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this

Every time a UGAy fan posts on our blog, it makes so happy I’m a Tech fan.

I mean, really - GET A LIFE.

By NY Jacket

September 8, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this

Bug Killer,

We will see you in late November. Be ready.

By jabster

September 8, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

Good grief. Looks like Massengill is back on this board posting loud and obnoxious under a bunch of UGA handles and then posting all pessimistic and pouty under a bunch of GT handles.

We didn’t say $#!+ about UGA on this thread until you showed up (That would be you, Bug Killer/Massengill, at 3 this AM). Like school on Saturday, no class.

We might run the table in the ACC this year and still not beat UGA. I know that. Props to your team for that. UGA-Enjoy your success while it lasts. The sun doesn’t shine on the same dawg’s @$$ all the time.

Who’s bringing the Turkey Hoagies to Blacksburg? You can’t win the game if you don’t win the tailgate.

Meanwhile,

WHAT’S THE GOOD WORD?

By THWG74

September 8, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

To Hell With Georgia!!!

By Ramblin Wrecker

September 8, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this

Ironic. A Dawg fan comes onto a GT blog and decries GT fans for “obsessing” over UGA because of the “To Hell With Georgia” slogan. But I guess reading a GT blog so you can barely put a coherent sentence together doesn’t qualify as “obsessing”.

Just my humble opinion but I think our canine friends are a little more concerned than they would like you to believe. I’m not going to sit here and try to compare this team to that or these players to those in some pointless attempt to rationalize why GT will beat UGA or whatever. What I will say is that if UGA keeps themselves in the SEC title hunt and by default the national title hunt, they will be riding into late November with a whole lot to lose. And in all honesty GT will have nothing to lose at that point, because even if GT performs well enough to have won the Coastal, it will all be decided by Nov 29th. So the UGA game will be a freebie: a nothing to lose contest against a team praying their national title dreams don’t fall to the one team that they’d never hear the end of it from. That will have UGA’s players so tight you could make diamonds by shoving coal in their corn holes. So blog all you want puppies because its yours to lose. I just wonder how much UGA is looking forward to facing a GT team that isn’t coached by Chan Gailey and runs an offense that nobody else does. We’ll see what happens.

Oh and I almost forgot…..

TO HELL WITH GEORGIA (AND THEIR OBSESSIVE BLOGGING FANS)

By bb

September 8, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this

BugKiller,

What’s funny is that your post is the first on this blog to even mention UGAG. There is not even a THWG on any post until after you started spreading your filth.

Dawg fans love to say how Tech fans are obsessed with UGAG, but it sure seems the opposite is true. BTW, you are on the TECH blog, not the other way around.

They also love to say that GT is not even a rivalry for UGAG anymore; I wonder how many of you dawg fans spent any time on a CMU blog or board this past week (I thought not). Seems like the rivalry is alive and well.

By Shambo

September 8, 2008 5:55 PM | Link to this

To: TEXAN STUCK IN ATL & GTY2K After reading the dozens of inputs down to this point, it appears that you two guys are among the few on this blog with IQ’s in triple digits. I enjoyed your insights.

However, it may be too easy to underestimate Johnson’s impact on a team with admitedly mediocre talent. Strong leadership can make ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. If you don’t believe it, you have never heard of the Viet Cong.

True, Tech has many problems to solve….O-line, kicking, ball handling, etc. BUT, the big differences between the last two coaches is that PJ plays 4 quarters where Gailey played 3. Every time PJ made a call the game moved to Tech’s favor, as opposed to the masochistic offerings by Gailey.

I agree with both of you in that it is not time to book tickets for the ACC Championship game, but at least we have a head coach that preaches that mediocrity will not live in Grant Field on his watch.

and TO:

By Shambo

September 8, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this

and TO: Bug Killer TO HELL WITH GEORGIA !!!!

By rah

September 8, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this

TO HELL WITH GEORGIA

By Football Fan

September 9, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

Obviously Boston College has gone into decline now that Coach Osborne has gone.

The ACC has dragged down Miami, FSU, VT, and now BC.

By bc decline

September 9, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

how can you decline when you have never finished the season in a top ten poll……tech’s schedule is weak period…unless they add middle tennessee state, alabama, florida, and south carolina, four non acc schools that have drilled four of your teams by double digits. yes middle tennessee beat the turtles by ten, the other acc losses were blow outs…get a schedule buggies and you will get respect.. don’t tell me that duke and gardner-webb aren’t cupcakes

By dear texan

September 9, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this

didn’t really read alot of your article but an impartial observer is good to have…as an avid georgia fan and one who doesn’t like tech at all..i do try to follow the insects and i personally think they will come back to some prominence nationally in a couple of years, i personally think this year, johnson’s leadership will immediately make them a contender for the acc championship ,,that said,the only reason i hope that happens is the many tech friends that i have in my home town…however, tech has a very slim chance at all this year of beating the dawgs in athens,,georgia’s second and third string players, by the end of the season, could win the acc brother. the highest ranked acc school is wake forest and they needed a last second field goal to beat a mississippi school that quite possibly will lose every game they play this year in the sec. good luck bugs , you have a good coach and although i am not a fan of the school, i realize the players at your school are for the most part excellent student athletes giving it their best

By dear bb

September 9, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

your insect fans, maybe not you and many others, but alot of them come to our blogs and take on names of usc, osu, fla. etc.. and they are really insect fans,,, when we come on your blog we come as dawgs and aren’t ashamed… i personally am interested in the tech program with intrigue… your team’s best chance to get georgia was 2 years ago in athens and it slipped by because you wouldn’t let the best receiver i have seen in a long time(calvin johnson) go up and try to catch the ball even with 3 defenders on him..heck the lions are at least throwing it to the kid..richt’s teams now are excellent and wrought with talent..he has redshirted a lot of players for 3 years and it is starting to show with the depth we have ..paul johnson will have to do miracles to compete with the georgia program anytime soon…and our schedule is not weak trust me…it has been rated the toughest in the country…when you criticize our non-conference schedule remember your team is on that schedule

By Tech Sucks

September 10, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

Can you Tech losers even read????? You state ‘to hell with Georgia’ was not even mentioned until Bug Killer brought it up, but read the article (if you can). Your loser writer ends every one of his articles with ‘THWG’. Call it tradition if you want, but it sounds more like obsession to me.

And yeah Joshua Barlowe, take your own advice and get a life and stay off the UGA blogs. You and your little butt buddy Ramble On!!! obsess over us so much it is not even funny.

Tuck Fech!