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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Getting caught up after FSU…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Apologies for the delay in the posting a blog. The folks at the AJC and myself have both been pretty busy with things like elections, family, and etc.
Speaking of family, I finally have bragging rights in my own house and its glorious. You see, I married a huge Seminole who used to be a Marching Chief and who comes from a family of even more ‘Noles. She often speaks fondly of the 1992 game where FSU ripped our hearts out and sent our program into a spiral that lasted for several years and ultimately cost Bill Lewis his job.
So after a break of several years, Tech and FSU finally met again and this time we got them! And boy what a win. For the last few minutes of that game I thought that the football gods were going to take another steaming dump on me like I experienced in Tallahassee in 2003. But then Cooper Taylor put his helmet on the ball and Reid fell on it in the endzone and the stadium seemed to implode and go nuts.
From my vantage point in lower 102, I could tell that Reid had the ball and we had the game before the referees even signalled it. That gave me a headstart and I was already trying to climb on top of my season ticket buddy when they signaled touchback. Luckily Dave is a big guy and has an inch and about seventy pounds on me. I think I may have given him whiplash and a pierced ear drum.
Let me tell you…after the heartbreak of 2003…this game goes up there very high on my list of games that I have attended in person. Its up there with UGA ‘98, Clemson ‘04, and both of the most recent Auburn victories. I would wager that its easily Top 10 for most GT fans…regardless of how long they’ve been watching Tech play football.
This was a signature win for Paul Johnson…a game that lesser coached teams would have lost. It was a game that shouldn’t have honestly been close except for Tech being exposed as young and thin in a few key positions…most notably quarterback and defensive back.
If Josh Nesbitt hadn’t been hurt midway through the third quarter we’re probably looking at a game in the 41-28 range. The Seminoles had no answer for Nesbitt and the offense was clicking until he went out. Take away the Jaybo Shaw turnovers and some better Tech offensive production and the Noles would be staring down the barrel of a good old fashioned butt kicking.
In the end I stood there silently in the stands and absorbed the scene as Tech fans streamed onto the field and sang the fight song with the team. I’ll admit a tear or two might have escaped and been wiped away quickly before anyone noticed.
Great crowd, great game, great win…
Go Jackets!
THWG!
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