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By Dawg Stomper

October 7, 2006 07:14 PM | Link to this

Everybody was scared about this one, but we pulled it out. Special Teams were miserable. Perfect time for a week off to shore up the weak areas and get some rest. Bring on Clemson!!

By Kenny

October 7, 2006 07:28 PM | Link to this

Maryland was 3-1 coming into the game. They are a better team than most people give them credit for being. 3-1 is still 3-1.

By GradyWasp

October 7, 2006 07:29 PM | Link to this

Awesome…I hope we are 10-1 when we go to Athens.

By GoJackets

October 7, 2006 07:31 PM | Link to this

Well we can use UGA’s excuse.A w is a w.It doesn’t matter that we barely beat a team that is a sub-par team.So hopefully we will move up in the polls like stinking Uga has done.Go Jackets

By Rich

October 7, 2006 07:37 PM | Link to this

Who cares?

By Glynn

October 7, 2006 07:37 PM | Link to this

Yes Tech barely got by a team they are better than. but thats exactly what they diddnt do in the past years (remember nc st last year). And Dawgs fans cant talk trash afetr barely beating Colorado and Mississippi. this could be a special year for tech.

By techwood T

October 7, 2006 07:43 PM | Link to this

Great win take a week off get ready for clemson. Practice special teams. GO TECH

By tech_alum80

October 7, 2006 07:44 PM | Link to this

Even with Clemson and Miami ahead, (and they are very formidable teams), this was the game that really caused me concern, because this is the sort of game that we are famous for losing. We will win against a great team, and then overlook the very next opponent, and lose the momentum that we had built through victory the previous week.

We haven’t arrived to the point that we can take ANY team lightly, and this game proved it, but I think this game matured us, and we will become more mentally tough as a result of this close victory against a very capable team.

This time we did what we had to do, and that’s the sign of a pretty good team, that, before it’s all said and done, could be a great team. These are the type of games that teams that aspire to be great have to win.

By DAWG

October 7, 2006 07:46 PM | Link to this

I doubt you will move up in the polls. Reputation goes a long way.

By InsectInside

October 7, 2006 07:48 PM | Link to this

If it were Georgia barely pulling it out and ranked 18th, they’d be ranked 12th next week.

By brian

October 7, 2006 07:59 PM | Link to this

Tech better rest up and get ready for a rivarly game in Death Valley….they better not play like they did today or they will get blown out at Clemson….

By Jay

October 7, 2006 08:00 PM | Link to this

Special teams - awful! We are still hampered in recruiting - can’t get enough good players to stock the special teams.

Gailey - thanks for giving the offense to Patrick Nix. But, no thanks for the fake field goal (he didn’t think his offense could get ONE yard???) and the going for two. I am sick of that stupid book on going for two. If you don’t HAVE to do it, don’t.

By K-Dogg

October 7, 2006 08:02 PM | Link to this

A couple of years ago, this team folds…but not this year! Michael Johnson is just a FREAK!! Good teams find a way to win the close ones…Georgia Tech and Clemson both had scares today, but were able to come back and makes the plays when it mattered. Kudos to Chan Gailey and kudos to the Yellow Jackets!!

The I-85 Showdown should be a barn burner!!

By Tech Guy

October 7, 2006 08:09 PM | Link to this

Bump the Bulldogs

By Jay

October 7, 2006 08:16 PM | Link to this

For what it’s worth:

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Notre Dame: 13 UGA: 23 Tech: 31 South Carolina: 51 MD: 53 Colorado: 59 Virginia Tech: 62 Miss: 81 UAB: 86 UVA: 87 Troy: 101 W. KY: Not ranked (>119) Samford: Not ranked

Avg Tech: 63.2 Avg UGA: 69.3

Of course, UGA has beaten all those teams, and their schedule from here out is, admittedly, tougher. So, we’ll find out a lot about them after tonight’s game. But, as it stands, they are probably both about where they should be in the polls.

By clt gt fan

October 7, 2006 08:19 PM | Link to this

I was as frustrated as anyone watching the first 3 quarters and sensing that awful feeling that they didn’t have their heads on straight today. Then they did something that they haven’t in the past. They didn’t panic and found a way to win. Those last two plays by the third Johnson were an awesome display of the will to win!

Definitely a step up from previous years and my hope is a step towards a really special season of winning the ACC.

By Donzell

October 7, 2006 08:40 PM | Link to this

The jackets have turn into winners. THINK GOD!!!!!!!!!GO JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT CLEMSON!!!!!!!!!!

By GT79

October 7, 2006 09:08 PM | Link to this

Whew….a real tough game. But we won and that is what counts. Special teams area concern though and I am sure this will be worked on before the Clemson game. We cannot have these breakdowns against Clemson, Miami or Georgia or we will be in danger of losing. For all the Jacket fans who had written Georgia off..take a look at what they are doing against a good Tennessee team. Its only halftime, but you can see what a special teams breakdown can do - it will ignite the crowd and the other team….All that being said…GO JACKETS!!

By savgt

October 7, 2006 09:24 PM | Link to this

The Jackets actually looked pretty good if you minus special teams. Run the ball on second down sometimes instead of throwing long. Go Jackets!!!!!!!!!!

By DawgStyle

October 7, 2006 09:27 PM | Link to this

You insects are so lucky…a terrible Maryland team almost kicked your a#s at home…you nerds are pathetic….take a look at how those mighty dawgs are rolling over Tennessee (a real team - not a pathetic Turtle team). GO DOGS…woof woof woof!!!!!…UGA by 30 in Athens when you bees buzz into town

By GoJackets

October 7, 2006 09:49 PM | Link to this

Boy Colorado sure is way better than Maryland.Right?Heck no!And Jay where do you get your power rankings putting Colorado above VT.Oh yea Tenn. is catching up and they have the momentum.Go Jackets

By Not Disappointed

October 7, 2006 09:59 PM | Link to this

What a scare! A good team always fine a way to win. Go Jackets!!!

By dadgum

October 7, 2006 10:03 PM | Link to this

Some stupid coaching decisions almost cost us the game today! Two in particular. When you have 3rd and 1 from about the 35 of Maryland you are in 2 down territory. Run the damn ball. Twice if you have to. The pass was terrible and even crazier was the fake field goal on the next play. No way in the world Maryland stops GT from getting that 1st down if they run the ball.

Apparently the coaches are not math majors. They have a 27-23 lead and go for two. STUPID! Two points do you no good. You are already up by 4 so going up by 6 means nothing as Maryland has to score a TD anyway to take the lead. By kicking an extra point you give your team a chance to win on a field goal should Maryland have scored and you get the ball back with about 50 seconds to move down the field. We need to stop making the decision blunders. Remember the ND game when we have momentum and it is 4th and 1 foot at the 50 yard line and we punt. Bad decision. Remember when ND had it in about the same spot on 4th down. Yeah they went for it made it and controled the game. Enough said.

Don’t get me wrong I thought the players and the most part the coaches did a good job today. The offense was far better today than at VT. Sure we had letdowns and a costly turnover by Calvin (still not sold that it was a fumble). Give the game ball to Choice for sure. Overall a good win and give Maryland some credit.

If GT wins against Clemson they will play in Jacksonville for the championship. By beating Clemson they could afford to lose 2 games and still win on tie breakers. If they lose then they will have to win out with the big game being NC State in Raleigh. I am assuming they will beat Miami at home and Duke and Carolina on the road. VT will lose to either Clemson or Miami or BC to get them to two losses. That about does it.

By DawgStyle

October 7, 2006 10:34 PM | Link to this

OK..so Tennessee is a little bit ahead now…but will will prevail in the end..GO DAWGS!!! Insects su$k!!!!!

By tech82

October 7, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

Wow! Tech hangs tough and pulls out a game they could have very easily lost and Georgia just went down 10 to Tennessee in the fourth quarter. It must be the full moon.

Uh oh. UGA just returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD. We’d better use the off week to fix our kickoff coverage problems. GO JACKETS!!!

By gtwins

October 7, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

Tech showed that they could win in the face of adversity today. That is a great step in the right direction. As I speak rockytop is being sung very loudly in that stadium in Athens… Guess the first test for the Dogs doesn’t turn out so good. Hope they win the rest so that we can beat them at the end of the year - Go Jackets

By TechFan

October 7, 2006 11:09 PM | Link to this

LOL. DawgStyle, you should probably wait until the game you’re playing is over before talking smack. BTW, We actually get to play against you guys this year(imagine that); so why don’t we just wait and see how the score ends up instead of making predictions? See you at the end of your year.

By TechSanta

October 7, 2006 11:13 PM | Link to this

Hey Dawgstyle, how bout them vols?

We have taken a step up. Big test is in two weeks; we can’t play like we did today to survive Death Valley…

GO JACKETS!

Hey AJC, can we get some balance to the coverage, please?

By 91Wreck

October 7, 2006 11:16 PM | Link to this

DawgStyle - what an appropriate moniker! Tennesee certainly “bent over” your vaunted defense and had their way with them.

Normally I don’t engage in smack talk on these blogs, but when you come over to our blog talking smack about how bad our team is…

By Jon

October 7, 2006 11:18 PM | Link to this

how bout that vaunted Dawg defense?!?!

By Ty

October 7, 2006 11:19 PM | Link to this

Hey, Grad/Wasp!!

FORGET about 10-1 heading to Athens….How about 11-1 heading to Jacksonville???…Or, better yet, 12-1 heading to Miami!!!!!

By Ty

October 7, 2006 11:24 PM | Link to this

Note to Bloggers everywhere….. Has anyone seen Mr. “DawgStyle”??? Seems that he may have accidentally fallen asleep (or gone into hiding) after the 51 point outburst by the big Orange…..

By Ty

October 7, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

And now, my final thought on the night…responses welcome….

Tech wins “ugly”, Dawgs get absolutely ‘blown out’ at home after leading at the half….. what page does the Tech coverage start on?… (don’t even guess that they’ll be on the front page, that is permanently reserved for anything red and black)….

By Donzell

October 7, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

50-33 MARK IS GOING TO TAKE THE JOB IN MIAMI,BEFORE IT FALLS APART IN ATHENS.

By 91Wreck

October 7, 2006 11:40 PM | Link to this

Ty - The GT score will be listed on the front page of the sports section, but the actual article won’t be printed until page three.

I have a question for everyone as well - especially the SEC fans on this blog. Would someone please tell me whom the SEC has beaten outside of their conference to back up the claim that their conference is the “best in the land”. So far I can find only one victory - Tennesee’s blowout win over Cal - to support that claim. Other than that game, no SEC team has beaten any of the top 25 teams from another conference.

By dogbreath

October 7, 2006 11:42 PM | Link to this

I wonder what happened to dog style.

By DawgStyleLOL

October 8, 2006 12:00 AM | Link to this

DawgStyle, you epitomize what all UGA fans are like. Total, complete, uneducated idiots. Losers. Freaks. Pathetic.

GT is so much better than UGA in football right now, and better in everthing else, every year.

Pathetic loser, you and your sorry team should go die in a fire :)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSER

By Jiffy

October 8, 2006 12:02 AM | Link to this

Donzell, I agree with you, except I think he’ll go back to FSU (his alma mater right?) instead of Miami. Lord knows he’ll run to either one though when he gets the chance.

By Jackets46

October 8, 2006 12:07 AM | Link to this

God What a great weekend. Jackets Win!!! Puppies lose!!! Yankees are out!!! Great game this team has more character than many I have ever seen. Oh and for all you fellow Tech fans out there talking about 12-1 heading to Miami. Have we forgotten that we arent even halfway through the season alot can happen between now and December. Have some faith. How about 12-1 heading to Tempe Arizona on January 8th vs The Ohio State Buckeyes. Crazier things have happened. Everyone knows we will be ranked alot higher when the BCS polls come out on Oct 15th our strength of schedule is 34th and our only loss is to a very good Notre Dame team in the first game of the year. It could still happen. Dream bigger than just beating Georgia and the rest of the ACC we want a crystal football, and I know the team has there goals set higher than the Orange Bowl.

By Go Tech!

October 8, 2006 12:07 AM | Link to this

Good call Dawgstyle!

By Drexel Gal

October 8, 2006 12:26 AM | Link to this

It takes several spectacular plays to beat a mediocre Maryland team at home. Like it or not, the BCS bowls are not in Tech’s plans for this postseason. :(

By Davey

October 8, 2006 12:54 AM | Link to this

In the words of GREG dawgstyle laid a log in his pants and so did the rest of the uga faitful!

By Brizzle

October 8, 2006 02:23 AM | Link to this

After spending my previous five years as a student at Geogia Tech, it was refreshing to see the Jackets finally take care of business against a pesky opponent that they should beat. I have seen us lose these games too many times over the past few years, and I am happy that the defense was able to step up in a big situation this afternoon. However, the special teams play is horrible and is something that needs to be addressed in the off week. I’m not posting anything profound here, but I will say this: everone talking about GT in an ACC championship game. Let’s be real - I’ll believe that when I see us go the rest of the season with 1 or less ACC losses. I can definitely see Clemson beating us at Death Valley, and I could see us stumbling against Miami or NCST. Sorry, I want to say the Jackets are a really good team this year, but after the past 5, I just can’t bring myself to saying it.

By Hal

October 8, 2006 06:50 AM | Link to this

After last weeks VT win we are the ACC team with a Bullseye on our backs. Get used to other ACC teams giving their best effort to defeat us. The fact is we won this one and every ACC team will be gunning for us the rest of the way. There will be no easy wins for this team.

By mountain_jim

October 8, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

DawgStyle: “..take a look at how those mighty dawgs are rolling over Tennessee (a real team - not a pathetic Turtle team). GO DOGS…woof woof woof!!!!!”

Anyone seen DawgStyle?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

LOL’ing as DawgStyle’s ‘mighty..real team’ woofs it’s way right out of the top 20! :-P

By paul

October 8, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this

lets see if tech and georgia swaps places in the poles…ga plays a team with a winning record and looses big, and might move up.. the ajc loves this team.. open the sports page on line and look for your self.. its always about the dogs,, how about giving tech some respect..

By GradyWasp

October 8, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this

You’re right Hal….

Duke looked good against Alabama last night.

“Those cumberland guys have something up their sleeves”

By GPBurdell

October 8, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

Hey Dawgstyle, you apparently posted your idiotic post before you saw the 4th quarter of your game. You and the rest of the mullet wearing, dog barking, trailer park trash idiots deserve every last ounce of misery you get. You barely beat two awful teams, and get reamed by the first decent team you play, and yet you stil talk trash. Freakin typical. Enjoy the day dogs!

By WFC

October 8, 2006 09:56 AM | Link to this

I’m accustomed to seeing Dawg fans on our GT blogs trashing Reggie Ball. I am just wondering how many of the UGA faithful were secretly wishing that THEY had Reggie at QB last night in the second half? Just wondering…

By Sean

October 8, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

I think Dawgstyle was celebrating too early whats the difference between a tech fan and a uga fan? A Tech fan will be happy they got the win in an ugly game but knows they have to play better, a dawg fan will be boasting about how they won(still flying their car flags on monday after beating colorado by 1) acting as if they blew them out.

By stinGTime

October 8, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this

It is a fun time to be a Tech fan!

By gt2nash

October 8, 2006 12:15 PM | Link to this

Good teams find a way to win, and that’s what TECH did yesterday. USC (definitely not referring to South Carolina) has had many close games during its recent dominance because opposing teams attempt to play their best games when they go against good teams. And TECH is a good team.

I agree with an earlier blogger regarding the SEC; outside UT’s beating of Cal, NO (again I say NO) SEC team has beaten a quality opponent outside their conference. To make matters WORSE, ONLY their traditionally bottom tier teams have even played quality non-conference opponents (My dear Vandy was thrashed by UM; UA was thrashed by USC; UK was thrashed by UL, and MSU was thrashed WVU). The so-called quality, LOUD-mouthed, always OVERRATED teams schedule such sizzling threats as Buffalo and other powder puff teams, while crying about how touch the SEC is and how much they beat up on each other during conference games. The SEC is a sad conference that only exploits student-athletes for dollars. Just examine their athlete admissions policies and graduation rates. My dear Vandy is the only school within the SEC with some semblance of integrity. And unfortunately it seems that the ACC is trying too desperately to become like the SEC - SHAMEFUL!

By War Eagle

October 8, 2006 12:41 PM | Link to this

Tech , nice win, UGA and Auburn boards are in meltdown, after yesterday trip to the stadiums. I have a good pull for Tech because of Coach Nix, Auburn man as I do UGA for Coach Dye and Coach Dooley.Good luck in ACC…

By George P. Burdell

October 8, 2006 01:06 PM | Link to this

Tech definitely stepped up and won a game that we would have lost in the past. I am hoping we keep on rolling but we have a lot of work left. Clemson is obviously going to be a tough game, Miami will probably be, we never seem to play well at NC, and the NC State game has almost always come down to less than a touchdown. This team has shown a lot of character but we aren’t to the point that we can look past anybody. To the poster saying Tech can lose two and win the tie breakers, Miami only has one loss and that game still looms large on our schedule if we are going to play in Jacksonville.

That said, I wish DawgStyle would at least have enough guts to come back here and admit he is an idiot. I don’t remember a game turning around that quickly against a team ( maybe Tech versus VT 2 years ago at home, but it sure was nice to see the Mutts fold. That team has a lot of holes and I’m just glad they finally played someone with a pulse and won’t be lingering in the top 10 undeservedly any longer. That said, they have a good coach and I expect them to pull it together a little better by the time we play in November.

Way to go Jackets and keep on rolling.

By BigStinger

October 8, 2006 01:54 PM | Link to this

Dawgstyle took a nap after eating a Richt vomit, followed by a BIG UT 4th quater turd, then washed it down with a stein of urine from his AIDs-infected mama. As dey say in his ‘hood, “Dawgstyle ate a pile.”

By laura

October 8, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

I liked the win. I was there and had that feeling, like here we go again. We get some momentum the week before with a good upset and then we fall to an unranked opponent. But then the 4th quarter happened and Tech FINALLY started playing like a winner. Our D stepped up and our O capitalizied on it. Good teams find ways to come from behind and pick up the W. A win is a win. Go Jackets!!!!! Beat Clemson!!!!

By DC GT FAN

October 8, 2006 01:58 PM | Link to this

The Tech Fans were awesome at the game and never gave up on the jackets. I believe the fans were as big a part of that win as the team. I AM PROUD TO BE A TECH FAN!!

By jacketgold

October 8, 2006 02:34 PM | Link to this

Great win. Give Raph two weeks to prepare and he will compete or win nearly every time. Poor DAWGSTYLE! Looks like the Ga. President needs to lower their educational requirements a little more so Georgia can compete in the PLAY NOBODY SEC!!!! Their 7-5 and headed for a loss against BOISE!!!!!

By Ralph

October 8, 2006 05:14 PM | Link to this

I don’t agree with the decision on the fake field goal, but I do agree with the decision to go for two. It would not have hurt us really, and gives us an insight into what to do if down the line, we need to go for two.

The crowd was great. A good time was indeed had by all.

By tigers#1

October 8, 2006 07:24 PM | Link to this

Funny, a GTech fan posted:

“I can definitely see Clemson beating us at Death Valley, and I could see us stumbling against Miami or NCST. Sorry, I want to say the Jackets are a really good team this year, but after the past 5, I just can’t bring myself to saying it.”

And I feel exactly the same way about Clemson. While I would like to think we can pull it off this year, there’s no way I have the confidence to boast that they will based on the erratic play of TB teams and then watching us yet again at Wake yesterday.

Unbelievable…

By Bonedaddy

October 8, 2006 09:21 PM | Link to this

Screw the dogs!

By The Chief

October 8, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this

Good game (not great) Jackets. Good come back. I don’t understand the decision to try the two that failed. Kick the PAT, keep the momentum going, control the game. Don’t give the other guys a glimmer of hope because something went wrong.

Not your best day by far, Jackets, but enough to get the W. Keep it up against the tiggers (pooh).

By TECHsweetie

October 8, 2006 11:41 PM | Link to this

I was so freaking out at the game and relieved the boys got their crap together! GO JACKETS—this season seems to be so promising.

This week—let Reggie rest up and WORK ON SPECIAL TEAMS! Next week, go crazy…I want us to go to Clemson and dominate! Wake exposed few weaknesses and I was definately pulling for them! I hope we blow the tiggers out of the stadium—none of this 3 pt. lead mess.

I partied with some football players after the game and they seem to be pretty confident…they cant wait to beat U[sic]GA’s butts! But guys, lets concentrate on the matter at hand…It isnt thanksgiving break yet! I know yall can do it, dont let yourselves get caught upin the oment until AFTER Jacksonville!

GO JACKETS…Drink, fight, win…GET NAKED!

By UGASUX

October 9, 2006 12:31 AM | Link to this

To all the trailer trash in red down in the city Sherman missed. HAHAHAHAHAHA. we are ahead in one poll soon to be ahead in all polls. YOU STINK LIKE A DOG. DO YOU HEAR THE SMACK DOWN COMING?

By CT Big Dawg

October 10, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

Good game Rambling Wrecks showing some intestinal fortitude and finding a way to win instead of folding as you have done in the past. I hope they fix the special teams problems during the off week. As for Clemson they struggled against a pretty good Wake Forest team. Keep playing the games one at a time don’t be looking ahead to Saturday, November 25th. As for polls they don’t mean anything at this point the only one that counts will be the final one on January 8, 2007 and I would be happy if GT or Georgia were # 1 with another National Championship. I hope both Georgia Tech and GA are 10-1 and 11-1 respectively when they meet on Nov. 25th in Athens. I pull for both of my home State’s teams as I have history with both schools, I went to Georgia, my Grandfather, a cousin and a niece who all graduated from GT etc. ours is a friendly rivalry without all of the hate. So Go Jackets

By Alex

October 14, 2006 05:43 PM | Link to this

quick, everyone get on the UGA blogs and make fun of them!