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By Darren

November 4, 2006 11:01 PM | Link to this

2 stars in my mind were Tashard and Calvin. Both came up big for the offense tonight, and had career nights in yardage. What was really disappointing was the INT return and the KO return for a TD. In all the defense only gave up 3 FG’s. I thought they did an excellent job again tonight forcing State to throw the ball and holding them to 54 or so yards rushing. It was a great win regardless. Brooks also did another fabulous job punting, so we cannot leave him out.

By Phillip Ivey

November 4, 2006 11:01 PM | Link to this

Great win. Nice job showing everyone that we can win in the clutch. Now on to the ACC doormats Duke and NC and then on to dispose of the tidy widy pups. Go Tech and beat Wake for the ACC Championship.

By Bored Techie

November 4, 2006 11:02 PM | Link to this

Whatever… I’d like to see us do it in a year when the conference is not a complete joke. Doing this well means we’re at least mediocre. Is Ball’s eligibility up yet?

By Mark

November 4, 2006 11:02 PM | Link to this

This was the most difficult of remaining 3 ACC games. Jackets will finish 7-1 in ACC and deserve their shot at BCS bowl. Need to stay healthy, beat UGA and go to ACC Championship with 10 wins. Go Jackets!!

By NCT

November 4, 2006 11:02 PM | Link to this

Tech seems to be able to do something this year that they haven’t been able to do in years past: win games they’re supposed to win. However, we have to cut down on the turnovers, and our kick coverage has got to get better. Its been bad all year.

But, a win is a win is a win. Let’s do it again next week, fellas.

By JD

November 4, 2006 11:02 PM | Link to this

A “W” is always a “W”. We knew our history against NC State and that most games go down to the wire - remember last year and Calvin’s near catch? This was another great win that we pulled out despite our short falls. Kick off return is still scary - seems like I’m happy if they start at their 35 ;) Its also pretty sweet that UGA lost to UK today…… I’m planning on a nice Thanksgiving. THWG!

By TechWreck

November 4, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

Nice attempt at trying to look ike a GT fan, “Bored Techie”. Go on home and cry for your own team, li’l dawgie.

By techwood T

November 4, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

4 to go then orange bowl- roll wreck

By stinGTime

November 4, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Ball to Johnson…x4

Love it!

By GTinVA

November 4, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

Choice was the man today! He just keeps getting better. Reggie had a bad game, but Choice & the Johnsons took the heat off again. Defense played well, as usual. The backfield & Special Teams needs some work, but our Offensive Line looked really good with the rush. Now lets get through the next couple of games. NC didn’t look bad today again ND. We should have no trouble against them or Duke, but one game at a time. Good job Jackets!!

By Not Disappointed!!

November 4, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

“This team refuses to go quietly in the night!”

The make me nervous at times, but I admire their desire to continue fighting until the Clock ticks down to Zero.

Thank you brother Johnson and brother Johnson for the four touchdown catches.

The Defense came up big, Offense should up in the 4th quarter and Choice was running like VICTORY was on his mind.

Thanks Jackets, Coaches and Fans.

By GTGreg

November 4, 2006 11:15 PM | Link to this

Great game Jackets! This team finds ways to win even when the ball doesn’t bounce their way. Forget 10 wins… we want to go to the Orange Bowl with 11 wins! Go Jackets!

By Sandman

November 4, 2006 11:16 PM | Link to this

It is nice to see great 4th quater performances, instead of collapes this year. Great job by the Def tonight. Now to take care of UNC next week.

By NoFM

November 4, 2006 11:19 PM | Link to this

I just suffered through having to listen to the NC State announcers call the Tech game on XM Radio. Why would I want to do that? Because I live outside the Perimeter. And you can’t hear Tech on 790 or any FM station outside the perimeter. It is unfathomable to me that you can find the Dawgs on what seems like about 10 different FM stations, and Tech is on none. Come on Tech, show you’re a big time program and get some decent FM radio coverage outside 285 so we can hear Wes call the game. I can hear Wes on Sundays, why not on Saturdays as well.

By jacket

November 4, 2006 11:24 PM | Link to this

Good win.Thank goodness we are nearing the end of the reggie ball era. This guy is a joke and the fact that we win in spite of him is unreal. I know many of my peers here love him but he sucks. This team should not struggle in half of these games but he is so inconsistent. I am really suprised he has not been benched but obviously Chan is in love and bennett must really suck. I believe we will overcome his sorriness in the ACC championship but the SEC will kill him in the Orange and we can thank God we will not have to deal with his whiny a$$ anymore.

By john

November 4, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

It was a great, gutty win! A bit sloppy at times and I thought we were going to let it get away. But Reggie put it together in the fourth quarter and led us to those two, clutch drives to put the game on top.

Congrats to the defense for keeping the NCSU offense out of the endzone all night. Its too bad they got 14 cheap points off an interception and kickoff return to make the score look close. But otherwise a win is a win.

Tech is now winning the games they are supposed to win and that is important.

By 91Wreck

November 4, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

I have to admit how wrong I was about this season. I really believed at the beginning of the year that we were headed for another 7-5 finish due to our undersized offensive and defensive lines. I have never been so glad to be so wrong!

I have great respect for the job that Chan and his staff have done this year. There is only one coaching staff in America that gets more out of their team with less talent than Chan and the gang - Jim Grobe and Wake Forrest.

Let’s go Jackets! Stay focused the next four weeks and it’s on the the Orange Bowl!

BTW - has anyone heard from “THE MAN”?

By UGA Bulldog

November 4, 2006 11:32 PM | Link to this

I’m glad you guys are having a good season.

It’s gotten awfully boring playing mediocre 7-5 Tech teams.

Come on down to Athens, and take your medicine Reggie!

0-4 vs. UGA.

Tech sux.

By TDH

November 4, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this

Big win for the Jackets! This one really had me worried. NC State was definitely up for this game and Carter-Finley stadium is a difficult place to play regardless of what kind of year the Wolfpack’s having. By the way, NoFM, if you have internet access, you can catch live broadcast of GT games on 790thezone.com under instant replay tab. Oh and another thing, the sky is definitely falling over on the Dawgs blog. Whew! Freakin’ UK? Dang! Go Jackets!

By Darren

November 4, 2006 11:38 PM | Link to this

Hey NoFM if you are at home go to www.790thezone.com and listen to Wes over the internet. Thats what I do here in Colorado for every game, unless I get the off chance they are on TV.

By Dwayne

November 4, 2006 11:39 PM | Link to this

Ok UGA fans, go home to the dawghouse and play with your chewtoys since you can’t win a game. Hey UGA Bulldog, at least Tech has been a national champion since UGA has.

By Brent

November 4, 2006 11:44 PM | Link to this

You can Listen to it on FM. 91.1 the GT Radio station

By John Harris

November 4, 2006 11:45 PM | Link to this

UGA Bulldog,

Unlike you, I actually graduated from UGA and I can say this in complete faith, GaTech is a better team. I am not a fair weather fan and I have pulled for UGA for many years (since before Vince) and we are just not good. Tech is much better than we are and lets just face it…

Go Dawgs!!!! All the “BIG” UGA fans on this blog can kiss it. Most of you did not go to UGA so stick up for the Dawgs!!!!

By H-town Jacket

November 4, 2006 11:54 PM | Link to this

GT played a gutsy game and showed the measure of a true competitor… Preserverence! For you bullpups who don’t know what that means, it means pulling out a road victory despite spotting your opponent 2 TDs. It means the full team winning the game, like a D that plays hard enough to keep it close when the O is struggling, then the O taking care of business in crunch time. Talk what you want, but we are a team to contend with. Look forward to Tech running the table the rest of the season.

GO JACKETS!

By robber

November 5, 2006 12:00 AM | Link to this

State showed shotgun every single snap and picked apart our defense on key third downs. Dropped balls and penalties kept them from rolling up some good numbers. Yes, we turned it over and gave up KO TD (again), but that’s how you beat Tenuta. Stay out from under center and throw the short passes w/ the ocassional deep ball.

Overall, I wasn’t that impressed with the play tonight but we got it done on the road in a hostile environment.

It was COOOOOLD in Raleigh tonight but I’m quite warm w/ the win. Shuts those overrated Wolfpack fans up. Amato…IM THE MAN!!!!!!

By UGA Bulldog

November 5, 2006 12:01 AM | Link to this

Shame on all you Dawg fans that think Tech is better than we are.

The ACC is awful this year. Tech hasn’t beaten anyone.

Kentucky or Vanderbilt would win the ACC Coastal division this year.

You’ll see….

UGA 41 Tech 10

By kennyh

November 5, 2006 12:18 AM | Link to this

nofm. i was in chatt and got the game on south107 out of rome/rockmart. its a powerful station that reaches atlanta too.try it

By tech fan

November 5, 2006 12:19 AM | Link to this

Great game by Johnsons, Tashard, the Defense, and Brooks.

You can listen to Tech on 107.1 (South 107) North of the Perimeter….based out of Rome.

By JR

November 5, 2006 12:19 AM | Link to this

Notice U(sic)GA Bulldog happened to pick the two patsies that pasted his sorry team?

John Harris, much respect for a University Alumn from a Tech alumn. I’ve always said, if i was a UGA grad, I’d be furious at all the reneck, know-nothing, hangers on for my school. If these idiots want to be fans of a football team with no direct association to themselves, go watch the NFL. You wont even have to re-paint your ‘83 Ford Econoline… the Falcons are Red and Black, as well.

Leave college football to college men.

By hiveredtech

November 5, 2006 12:25 AM | Link to this

A lot of positives in this game: 1) Reggie throwing 4 TD passes 2) The defense giving up ZERO TD’s 3) Tashard rushing for 163 yds 4) Travis hitting another critical FG 5) Calvin having 9 catches for 168 yds. & 2 TD’s 6) James having 3 big catches for 40 yds. & 2 TD’s 7) Despite having to scramble some, only giving up 1 sack Holding NCState to 58 yds. rushing 9) A win against UNC or Duke puts us in the ACC CHAMPIONSHIP for the first time…a 50/50 shot of being ORANGE BOWL bound for the first time in 40 years! (1967)

By Jim

November 5, 2006 12:40 AM | Link to this

If Tech had as much talent as character they would be undefeated. Talk about never giving up! I think that they will always have trouble on the road because they need the home crowd to ramp up their energy but they do keep their composure. Last year they would have lost to Maryland, Miami and NC State.

By Mr TechTerrorist

November 5, 2006 12:59 AM | Link to this

I’m gonna get laid tonight in my dorm…by a girl this time!! This will be better than our tickle pile with O’Leary and Ralphie!

By TechLiesandCheats

November 5, 2006 01:01 AM | Link to this

The ACC is the weakest conference this year…even moreso than the Pac-10 and Big East. WF has only one loss and VT, UM, and F$U are all down??? Vandy would win your side of the ACC this year. Give me a break nerds

By Beestie

November 5, 2006 01:25 AM | Link to this

Tech might lie and cheat but they don’t lose to Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Kentucky and Vanderbilt have won a total of (smirk) FOUR games in the SEC this year - UGA accounts for TWO of them.

GUFFAW!!!

By alog

November 5, 2006 01:48 AM | Link to this

Reggie Ball is a four year starter, he has had his ups and downs. So what if he threw two INTs he still threw 4 TDs and led the team to its fourth come-from-behind win this year. This is not the old Reggie Ball we are dealing with, he is more mature, more consistent and he does not quit. I believe that he deserves our praise and thanks for a great year. If you are a true GT fan you will not harp on every little thing that goes wrong, a W is still a W, no matter if is by fifty or one.

Go Jackets, Sting Em!

And a word to UGA, Hoops Season starts in a few weeks.

By Davey

November 5, 2006 02:19 AM | Link to this

HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS???????????

Who else gets the feeling that NCST would beat uga pretty damn good.

By beeskilldawgs

November 5, 2006 02:24 AM | Link to this

To the tech team and coaches…..

Congratulations. Nicely done. Could have been better, but we will take the win.

To the dawg team and coaches….

HA! HA! HA! i am laughing so hard i have tears rolling down my face. Oh, and by the way, to the dawg fan who was saying that the acc was the weakest league…the only teams the SEC( Sorry Excuse for a Conference)can beat are each other….the only reason the sec teams are ranked so high is because of thier names and preseason rankings, wait til bowl time comes and watch ALL of them drop like flies, while the ACC teams, who had to FIGHT thier way into the rankings, kick some butt.

Oh, also..MR. UGA FOOTBALL..and Georgia has played who??? Give me a break. Georgia couldnt beat ANYONE in the ACC coastal. In Reggie’s final trip to the hedges, Georgia is going to be &itch-slapped into the most lopsided defeat at home….EVER.

Georgia cannot beat Tech by running the football. Georgia cant run, and techs D wouldnt allow them to anyway. The only way Georgia could win is they could pass, and they cant.

Gentlemen……get out your forks….because the slaughter of the tarheels, devils and dawgs is about to begin.

By scott

November 5, 2006 02:36 AM | Link to this

if we had a secondary that could intercept passes and not just sometimes be where they are thrown to and we had a quaterback and alittle better kickoff coverage we would be in the national hunt, we are great we have eveything sown up good everywhere else, if we had those 3 things we could go after it all. we are so good that we win with the worse quaterback in college football

By Dan

November 5, 2006 02:44 AM | Link to this

Goooo Wildcats! Miao!

By gtne80

November 5, 2006 03:56 AM | Link to this

What a gut check! This team has something special. Down after 3 quarters on the road they pull it together and do what is necessary to get the job done. Once again the defense gets the big nod. No offensive TDs against a team that put the ball in the air 53 times is quite an accomplishment. Reggie, Calvin, the whole O-line, and especially Tashard deserve kudos for the night. Heady times on the Flats. Great to be a Jacket!!!

By Glenn 71

November 5, 2006 05:22 AM | Link to this

to NoFM:

I agree, Tech should have night coverage all over the Atlanta area.

I live in Asia and listen on the internet and use the ESPN game tracker. Sometimes the gametracker has the play listed before Wes calls it, so there is some delay with the audio stream.

www.790thezone.com

By UGA99

November 5, 2006 07:02 AM | Link to this

It’s actually good that we (Georgia) is losing this season. At the end of the year it gives us a serious gut check and the coaching staff will need to make some hard adjustments or some people will be fired! We just can’t win from an athletic standpoint anymore. Our coaches must win the game now as well. That’s the only way we will ever be a top 5 team again. Go Dawgs! We will be back!!!!!!

By john

November 5, 2006 07:24 AM | Link to this

Uhhhh…GA fans: This blog is about TECH’S win last night. Not about UGA’s loss.

Wrong blog, ‘necks.

By jacketnation

November 5, 2006 07:40 AM | Link to this

HEADLINE- Tech stings WolfPack, headed to ACC title game. UGA loses to worst team in the SEC as UGAH gets cats clawed!

By Mark

November 5, 2006 07:42 AM | Link to this

Lets hope that Ball doesnt choke aginst Georgia this year, throwing to the wrong team.Who will Tech face in the ACC championship.

By Swarm Guy

November 5, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

hey you guys. i just want to remind all of you that the quarterback that we had before Reggie Ball was good ‘ol A.J. Suggs. Comon guys, did we really like Suggs that much more? We haven’t recruited wonderful quarterbacks lately (Like George Godsey or Ham). That’s not Reggie’s fault. The threw 4 td passes today. what else do you want from him? Yes, we know he chokes once in a while. I was at that infamous Georgia game when he threw the ball away on 4th down. Let’s give him credit for helping getting us this far.

By bean counter

November 5, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

Uhhhh…GA fans: This blog is about TECH’S win last night. Not about UGA’s loss. Wrong blog, ‘necks.

Now that’s funny! On the UGA blog for yesterday, dawg fans can’t get a word in edgewise because it’s 96% TECHIES posting. LMAO

See ya in Athens Ladies. GO DAWGS

By Feel The Stinger !

November 5, 2006 08:37 AM | Link to this

Georgia is going to a bowl ! Georgia vs Duke in the Purdue Farms Chicken Bowl. The game will be shown on cnn because its being played in ElSalvador. Good luck Dawgs. Go Jackets !

By Not Disappointed!!

November 5, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

Great Win!!!! Go Jackets!!

By TC

November 5, 2006 08:51 AM | Link to this

oh my goodness, UGA fans, you don’t know what else to talk trash about other than a weak ACC because you’ve got a weak UGA team. We’ll see what happens when a 9 win team (that beat VA tech and Miami, also going to the ACC championship) team takes on a weak 6 win team (owned by vandy and kentucky and is probably going to independence bowl) on Thanksgiving weekend. We’ll see some uga women and babies crying, some uga guys walking out on their team. Yes, i’m talking about you bandwagon fans that never went to uga.

By wondering

November 5, 2006 08:54 AM | Link to this

You Tech people are either too old to work or don’t have a job.Because you stay on the DAWG blog all day.

By jay jarrell

November 5, 2006 09:05 AM | Link to this

Looking to far ahead,lets worry about N.C. & The big D,we will get to the flea bags soon enough,but I am enjoying the whining,TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!.arf,arf arf!lets see how long they want to boot richt out the door, cry babies.

By jay jarrell

November 5, 2006 09:05 AM | Link to this

Looking to far ahead,lets worry about N.C. & The big D,we will get to the flea bags soon enough,but I am enjoying the whining,TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!.arf,arf arf!lets see how long they want to boot richt out the door, cry babies.

By WFC

November 5, 2006 09:23 AM | Link to this

I’m sick of hearing that “the ACC is down.” I watched the Miami-VT game yesterday and all the announcers could say was that both teams had “BCS” quality defenses. GT hung 37 on VT and 30 on Miami. How mny points would UGA score against them? Maybe 10 apiece.

By wes

November 5, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

I’m not even worried about Georgia. However, I am curious to see who we’ll be playing in the Orange Bowl.

By RocketCityJacket

November 5, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this

No FM:

You can also listen to WREK on the internet at the following link:

http://www.wrek.org/stream/meta/www.WREK.orglive

A better option was watching TECH win on TV at a sports bar that gets ESPNU. Except for punting this year our special teams are pitiful and have been since Gailey’s arrival. Luckily they played well enough to win despite poor kick coverage and Reggie’s interceptioin. Headed to the Championship in Jacksonville!

GO JACKETS!

By GT Fan in Fla

November 5, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

You can listen to the game anywhere on the planet if you have a computer, DSL or cable modem and speakers. Just go to www.790thezone.com. I’m in Gainesville, FL and listen to every game. When the Jackets are on TV, I stream the audio on my computer and turn down the sound on the TV. If you have a DVR with your cable box, you can delay the video to “synch” them up. I watch the game while listening to Wes and “The Noter” call the play-by-play! Life is good!

Go Jackets! All the way to Jacksonville and Miami.

By wondern no more

November 5, 2006 09:36 AM | Link to this

wonder, we have lots of time because we have UGA grads and flunkouts cutting our grass.

GO JACKETS!

By ramblin' man

November 5, 2006 09:46 AM | Link to this

bulldawgs, all you are good for is breeding good looking women that us tech grads take advantage of because we end up being the ones with the jobs and you dawgs are cutting my grass and pumping my gas.

By Jake

November 5, 2006 09:55 AM | Link to this

Wondering - You’re right, I don’t have a job…because at 36 I’m already retired and just spend my money hiring UGA idiots like yourself to do menial tasks I can’t be bothered with.

By shipnorth

November 5, 2006 10:37 AM | Link to this

Great win by the men from the flats. Tough win in a tough place to win. It was cold last night!! This team has proven to have outstanding caracter and confidence. We will win out. Its a shame UGA is not better this year…It would make our win in athens this year more meaningfull.

By Blaster

November 5, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

UGA99…”we IS losing”? Did you major in English at the fleabag academy?

By wmmmci

November 5, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Hey Robber UGa couldn’t score 40 points on Roswell Middle school.

I said if Gailey could win the next 6 games I might let up on him. One down - five to go. I hope we can find a Special Teams Coach for next year. This defect is going to jump up and bite us when we least expect it. Good job last night. I still have hope!

By David

November 5, 2006 11:06 AM | Link to this

I said yesterday that I thought Tech would have enough play to beat NCState. I do really get tired of the Tech Sporstcasters comparing Reggie to Joe Hamilton. Joe brought a program from the bottom back to being a power house, and he also completed over 60% of his passes over 4 years. Even if you compated him to George Godsey, he had 40 touchdowns to 17 interceptions in his two years. Reggie did enough to win last night, but also completed less than 40% of his passes (not including two cost interceptions costing 10 points). All I’ve ever said about Reggie is that he has talent, but is terribly inconsistent. I just hope he continues to make big plays through the ACC championship game.

By EastofA1A

November 5, 2006 11:21 AM | Link to this

Worries? I got one. Kenny Scott refuses to tackle. Pushing people with both hands is not tackling. Word-Daniels did play more physical last night. Our corners need to play like men. Everything else is OK.

By Jon

November 5, 2006 11:35 AM | Link to this

NO FM, the Jackets are on 91.1 FM, and you can also listen to 790thezone.com on the internet.

By UGA99

November 5, 2006 11:36 AM | Link to this

No blaster I did not as you can tell..just too early in the morning to post :o) But on a different note..it will be very funny if Tech wins all of their “big” games, and lose to the DAWGS….Go Dawgs!!!!

By tech82

November 5, 2006 12:17 PM | Link to this

Regarding UGA being “bowl eligible” - my understanding is that a team must have six wins against division 1-A opponents. UGA has six wins but Western Kentucky (their season-opener) is a 1-AA team playing out of the Gateway Conference. Doesn’t that mean they have to beat either Auburn or Tech just to be eligible to play in Boise? Someone please enlighten me on this. I’ve read articles in the AJC which indicate that UGA is already bowl eligible. Am I wrong about the requirements?

By TechFan

November 5, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this

Looks like the only things the Dawgs have left to play for is a win over Tech. Dream on pups. You guys just flat out suck. Tech’s gonna kill ya.

By fo

November 5, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

AJC go back to the dawgs! You HAVE SHOWED US NO LOVE OVER THE YEARS, NOW SUDDENLY YOU AND ALL THE atlanta news media want to act as if they care about Tech football - FORGET YOU GUYS - bunch of bandwagon fools

By BuzzGT

November 5, 2006 12:55 PM | Link to this

The player of the game was Johnson. But not the normal hero. It was James Johnson this time. Even though Calvin J. had a career day, James gets my vote by giving us a dangerous 2nd threat at receiver. I would have also liked to see some passes to Cox like the ones he had in the Miami game.

By BuzzGT

November 5, 2006 01:16 PM | Link to this

Comcast please add ESPNU in time for basketball season!!!!!!

By George Carter

November 5, 2006 01:40 PM | Link to this

This is a lousy team in a lousy conference. UGA may have ONE down year out of 10 but when tech has one decent year out of about twenty, all you guys come out of the woodwork. Give me a break. Pretenders in a weak conference!

By GT1848

November 5, 2006 02:45 PM | Link to this

I just have to reply to “George Carter”. While the SEC is surely the more dominant conference this season, I still would not categorize it as a lousy conference. Go pick on Rutgers or Boise State for weak conferences. Enough said. AND WHEN DID UGA WIN THEIR LAST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP??? 1980 WAS IT?? AND WHEN DID TECH? 1990 WAS IT?

And how about this stat—-As of the 2005 season the Yellow Jackets rank among the top ten NCAA programs in bowl game wins (twenty-two) and winning percentage (0.667, 22-11).

One out of twenty—you give me a break! I’ll see you the 25th, where I can’t wait to deal with folks like yourself!! Always fun when the only comeback you can get is “Uh, GO DAWGS!”

Let’s finish up a strong season in the title game—GO JACKETS!

By GT1848

November 5, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

I just have to reply to “George Carter”. While the SEC is surely the more dominant conference this season, I still would not categorize it as a lousy conference. Go pick on Rutgers or Boise State for weak conferences. Enough said. AND WHEN DID UGA WIN THEIR LAST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP??? 1980 WAS IT?? AND WHEN DID TECH? 1990 WAS IT?

And how about this stat—-As of the 2005 season the Yellow Jackets rank among the top ten NCAA programs in bowl game wins (twenty-two) and winning percentage (0.667, 22-11).

One out of twenty—you give me a break! I’ll see you the 25th, where I can’t wait to deal with folks like yourself!! Always fun when the only comeback you can get is “Uh, GO DAWGS!”

Let’s finish up a strong season in the title game—GO JACKETS!

By GT1848

November 5, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

I just have to reply to “George Carter”. While the SEC is surely the more dominant conference this season, I still would not categorize it as a lousy conference. Go pick on Rutgers or Boise State for weak conferences. Enough said. AND WHEN DID UGA WIN THEIR LAST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP??? 1980 WAS IT?? AND WHEN DID TECH? 1990 WAS IT?

And how about this stat—-As of the 2005 season the Yellow Jackets rank among the top ten NCAA programs in bowl game wins (twenty-two) and winning percentage (0.667, 22-11).

One out of twenty—you give me a break! I’ll see you the 25th, where I can’t wait to deal with folks like yourself!! Always fun when the only comeback you can get is “Uh, GO DAWGS!”

Let’s finish up a strong season in the title game—GO JACKETS!

By Jan

November 5, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this

Could someone please tell me why Ball is still the starting QB at Tech? The 2 interceptions he threw yesterday it seemed like he didn’t even see the defender and threw it right to him and this for a 4 year starter.

By shauna

November 5, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this

Hey John, if you keep your Techies out of our blog, we will stay out of yours.

By Gordo1

November 5, 2006 04:02 PM | Link to this

Uh, Jan, could it be the 4 TDs he threw as well? Nice way to apply only the stats that back up your feelings. Reggie is our QB…get behind him and be a Tech fan or quit watching GT!!!!

Great win last night!!!!

By gtne80

November 5, 2006 04:08 PM | Link to this

The next couple of weeks will be entertaining.

First, it should be interesting to watch who emerges from the Atlantic Division. Maryland and Wake are the two one-loss teams on that side. They play each other on the last weekend (Nov 25). Between then, Maryland has Miami at home and BC on the road. Those are tough games. Wake has Florida State in Tallahassee and VT at home. Those are tough games. BC is in a hole, but they have Duke and Maryland at home before they end the year at Miami.Any of those teams could emerge.

Second, it should be entertaining to watch our offense. Will Chan let Nix run it and rack up some “style points” for the pollsters? Will he let Nix highlight Calvin? Or will we do what Chan usually does when we get an opponent down and call off the dogs in the second quarter?

Third, UGA has one more game before the Tech game, AT Auburn. Auburn is looking for respect by the pollsters and has no qualms about running up the score if they get the chance. If Auburn pastes the Dawgs, with all the in-fighting going on in Athens, they may kill each other before we roll into Athens on the 25th.

These are fun days to be a Jackets fan. Enjoy them folks.

By Davey

November 5, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this

Yeah seriously guys next year could be the exact opposite as this year. Try to savor every bit of it.

On another note has anyone though about how incredible our recruiting would be for next year if we win the orange bowl???? It could be the greatest recruiting class ever out of tech……if this one isn’t already!

By RAMB'L

November 5, 2006 06:37 PM | Link to this

Youuuuuuuu hooooooooo…”The Man”???? Where are you? Cat got your…..Oops!!!!Sorry!!!! Can it get any better!!! “The Man” has become “The Bitc_”(He is a DOG FAN). That no class, sexual deranged pervert, has left the blog!! Wow!!! Just when I was getting used to his gay overtones he disappears(BACK IN THE CLOSET???). With all the positive talk on the TECH BLOG… I would have thought I was on the BULLSHI* BLOG! Here Kitty Kitty… Ow!!! thats gotta hurt (I tawt I taw a puddy tat!!!! What’s going to happen when A TIGER PAWS YOUR PUPS!!!???

By George Carter

November 5, 2006 06:57 PM | Link to this

You little freaks are pathetic. Go crawl back in your hole….and take your little yellow sweaters with you. And you..GT1848..Colorado won the championship in 1990, not tech. The AP poll was the only one that mattered back then. Get your facts straight moron.

By GT1848

November 5, 2006 07:16 PM | Link to this

Oh, George, so bitter, so bitter. Go get YOUR facts straight. You are almost there buddy, seriously…if you just try a little harder I’m sure you will get your GED. Good luck!

By George Carter

November 5, 2006 07:34 PM | Link to this

Is that the best you can come up with gt1848? Try the stat on winning percentage in “bowls that matter”. The boise bowl or wherever the hell gt goes doesn’t even count in the real world. Like I say..take your little yellow sweater with you as you climb back into the woodwork after this season. see you again in about 20!

By GT Guy

November 5, 2006 10:05 PM | Link to this

Way to hang in there team. Great win! The Reggie era is mercifully coming to a close.

“How bout them dawgs” - this is hysterical!

By 91Wreck

November 5, 2006 10:31 PM | Link to this

I see “The Man” is back. He calls himself George Carter now. New name, but same old pathetic, hate-filled posts.

By George Carter

November 6, 2006 12:18 AM | Link to this

Hey “gtguy” and “91wreck” or whoever you call yourself….the woodwork is waiting on your return. Pack up the sweater, you’re going back to looserville soon enough.

By GTFANinAL

November 6, 2006 12:22 AM | Link to this

I am a fan and graduate (EE, ‘85). I agree that Reggie should not be compared to Joe Hamilton. Reggie is way too inconsistent and definitely not as illusive as Joe was. I am 100% behind Reggie as long as he is our QB, but I do believe CJ would be winning the Heisman this year with a more consistent, accurate QB. With that said, Reggie is a great competitor. Go Jackets!!

P.S. BEAT Georgia!!!

By MJ

November 6, 2006 01:25 AM | Link to this

Georgia Tech is definitely worthy of a spot in the ACC championship this year, when they’ll most likely end up playing Wake Forest/Boston College/Maryland in a down year for the conference. I wouldn’t even be suprised if Tech got upset by Georgia this year, but it’d hardly matter if they win the ACC Championship and go to the BCS Orange Bowl.

By TechWreck

November 6, 2006 06:22 AM | Link to this

George carter - How’d y’all do in your last “bowl that matters”?

By Josh

November 6, 2006 07:18 AM | Link to this

Losing to Kentucky and Vandy in the SAME season? You would think U(sic)GA fans would know when to shutup for a while.

By Hal

November 6, 2006 07:46 AM | Link to this

We will go as far as Ball will take us. He throws for 4 TD’s and is responsible for 10 of NC States points too. You gotta love him because he is a great competitor but he has not crossed the line to take his place alongside Hamilton, or Jones at Tech. How he finishes the rest of this season will determine how he will be remembered.

By Dugger

November 6, 2006 07:55 AM | Link to this

A win is a win. But, when you let teams stay “in the game”, as Tech too often does, there are teams out there that are just looking for a chance to beat you. If Tech gives UGA or NC, or even Duke that chance, we could be playing on that “blue rug” type of bowl game. I say, when you get them down, kick them.

By theedge56

November 6, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

If you want some entertaining reading go to the Trembling Chihuahua’s BLOG and see the complete pandemonium. Jackets fans that is not how to do it support your team dont hate! These kids play hard every week what goes on at UGA is what happens when kids dont play hard. Nobody is perfect and this team has won alot of games sticking together the defense could easily point fingers at the offense but they dont. So why cant the fans enjoy the wins and know they are learning from the losses and not bash the staff or the kids. Just a suggestion. Oh what were you doing when you were 21?

By 91Wreck

November 6, 2006 08:10 AM | Link to this

“The Man”

You aren’t fooling anyone by changing your name and not posting in all caps anymore. We know who you are.

BTW, I didn’t pack up the sweater during the Bill Lewis years. I am a true fan. You need to pack up hateful posts and head back to the Dawg Blawg.

By Another GT Fan in Fla

November 6, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

In response to tech82’s question regarding UGA being bowl eligible: there is an NCAA rule that allows teams to count a win over 1AA teams once every 4 years. UGA seldom needs to invoke this rule so they will be able to use it this year.

The UGA game scares me. I am used to going into that game as the underdog. If Auburn whips the Bulldogs as we all expect (and although they won’t admit it, I am sure that the vast majority of Dog fans feel the same way deep down in their heart), then the Tech game becomes that much more important for UGA. A victory over an ACC Championship-bound Tech team would salvage a very mediocre season, guarantee a winning record, and avoid the possibility of a losing season (losses to Auburn, GT, and a bowl game would give them a final 6-7 record). But far worse for Tech fans is that we will continue to hear the argument that perennial doormats Kentucky and Vanderbilt are better than the ACC’s top Coastal division team. That would be bad.

I am the second fan posting from Gainesville, FL. We actually get to see a fair number of Tech games here, although for some reason the local Cox Cable has chosen not to carry the ESPN channel dedicated to college sports (ESPNU) in a college town. Being able to listen to the Tech broadcasters over the Internet at 790thezone is just awesome.

By theedge56

November 6, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

A few observations:

By George Carter

November 6, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

Real men don’t wear yellow sweaters 91wreck. There might be a few niteclubs near your “campus” that might appreciate a man in a yellow sweater. Maybe you could take you pink poodle with you.

By 91Wreck

November 6, 2006 10:08 AM | Link to this

I will give my pink poodle to UGA to be their new mascot. They are playing much more like poodles than bulldogs - all bark and no bite. LOL!

By George Carter

November 6, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this

When was the last time tech beat Georgia? Do these numbers mean anything to you…

57-UGA Wins

36-tech wins

5-ties

By HUCK FROM MARIETTA

November 6, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

YOU GOTTA LOVE THE BITTER UGA FANS STILL TRYING TO RAIN ON OUR PARADE!!!

LET’S GO TO JACKSONVILLE!!!

By GT80

November 6, 2006 12:02 PM | Link to this

Hey, I know George Carter and you are no George Carter. What woofin dawg is trying to pass as GC. You be perpetrating a fraud.

And I haven’t seen THE MAN with his silly inane posts. Guess after losing to Kentucky there just isn’t much bite left is there.

woof woof

By 91Wreck

November 6, 2006 12:29 PM | Link to this

George Carter (aka “The Man),

I see that losses to Vandy and Kentucky have cleared your mind somewhat. Your posts are void of the ALL CAPS and usual babblings (although the foolish homosexual jabs still remain). After the Auburn beatdown next week, maybe you will go back to your own “Dawg house”.

The records mean that overall Georgia has a better football program and has since the mid-sixties. I don’t care. You should have a better team most years. According to ESPN, UGA spends the 3rd most money in the country on their football program. Two SEC titles in the last five years should be the minimum expectation for your program - it shouldn’t be anything to gloat about.

I pull for my team through good and bad. Even if you beat us this year I will still proudly wear my Tech hat and shirts. If you believe that I am not a real man, you are more than welcome to try and take them from me.

Let’s see how long you continue to wear your colors if UGA starts losing to Tech, Tenn., and Auburn on a regular basis (notice I didn’t mention Fla. - that loss is a given).

BTW - I live in a small town, so I am surrounded by UGA fans that are friendly and smart. They are ashamed of so-called fans like yourself.

By BIG LONG JACKET

November 6, 2006 01:02 PM | Link to this

Hey George Carter - you are not the real George Carter. I know him to be a big TECH fan. He’s probably at your house taking care of your sister right now. Long live YELLOW sweaters!!

By JustMe

November 6, 2006 01:03 PM | Link to this

Who cares about ugag? I wonder if the ajc will now run an article about how the attendence in Athens is down? After all, wasn’t that the last remaining feather in their cap? LOL!!!

Tech should, as always, focus on the next game. One game at a time until we win out and are in Jacksonville.

The funny thing is that Tech has always been able to at least say, “wait until basketball season.” Ugag cannot even say that! Maybe they can say, “wait until badmitton season?”

By GTVegas

November 6, 2006 01:22 PM | Link to this

Great win for the Jackets this past Saturday, but that is the past and it is time to FOCUS on UNC, period !!!

Speaking of the past, I love how the UGA fans (not saying grads) continue to focus on the past, not only theirs, but ours as well…..pathetic.

Live for the present, but build for the future. The past is just that, the past, something to be recalled and looked fondly upon, but with little bearing on the present and less on the future.

George Carter - Keep living in the past, for that is all that you have. UGA’s rebuilding will last more than this year. You might think Stafford is the key, but you will not have an OL for at least another two years with only three OL on scholarship currently.

As far as only counting bowl games that matter, you may want to define that adn I am not sure Tech doesn’t come away with a better winning percentage given soem of the debacles in the past few years. Anyway, that arguement will really be “the pot calling the kettle black” this year given where UGA is likely to go.

By George Carter

November 6, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this

Wow..91wreck. You sound like a very angry person. Do you really think I would want to fight you for your yellow hat and shirt? This is hilarious. You guys are really living your 15 minutes of fame. Enjoy it while you can.

THE MAN

By PEE ON them DAWGS

November 6, 2006 03:01 PM | Link to this

Hey George Carter, they have all Bulldawgs clothing on sale at Kohl’s for half off. Face it, your team sucks, coach sucks, school sucks, and I heard from an overweight man in Ellijay that you SUCK! Go get some of that ugly bulldawg wear when you can get it cheap. Pack it in mothballs and bring it out in 2020 when your team gets good again. Go Commodores! Go Wildcats!

By JustMe

November 6, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this

George Carter,

While we live our “minutes of fame” it is hilarious how you have the nuts to even post here with your team’s season. If Tech were to EVER lose to Duke and to UNC and to Wake (in their normal year) you would never find a Tech fan so stupid as to post on the ugag blog. However, you continue to show your complete lack of sense and judgement by posting on the Tech blog - go figure.

By techguru

November 6, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

attn George Carter, alias THE MAN: buddy, we are going to enjoy 15x4 min of fame in Sanford Stadium on Nov 25!!! And talk about an angry person? You definitely qualify! GO JACKETS!!!!

By BILL CRAIG

November 6, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

I am big BILL CRAIG, former Bulldawg fan, and now a bandwagon dawg fan. I luv the yellow jackets, how bout you? Anyone got a yella sweater for old George Carter?