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Georgia Tech fans tweet their delight in UGA’s crushing loss

01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) and Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) are emotional following a loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in OT, 23-26. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
01/08/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) and Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) are emotional following a loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, January 8, 2018. The Georgia Bulldogs lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in OT, 23-26. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
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Jan 9, 2018

Reaction from Georgia Tech supporters and former players (apparently, former interior offensive linemen are especially salty) over archrival Georgia’s crushing overtime loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game was predictable.

Unrepentant schadenfreude.

A sampling:

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