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Hello Jenn Brown, Hope To See More Of You On Saturdays

by Winfield Featherston on Jul 30, 2010 2:00 PM EDT Comment 2 comments

From a prominent Georgia Tech football player who got to meet with Ms. Brown this past weekend and texted:

Look up Jenn Brown on Google, she's replacing Erin Andrews and she is smokin!

Which naturally I did:

via www.kaboommagazine.com

Dear Ms. Brown:

I hope that you will consider visiting Atlanta and the Georgia Tech campus very soon in the Fall. I will personally offer my services to give you a private guided tour of the area.

Sincerely,

Search some more of Jenn Brown here.

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Arguing College Football Refresher Course

by Winfield Featherston on Jul 30, 2010 11:15 AM EDT Comment 0 comments

HT: EDSBS

Thank you kind Orson.

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The 4th Down Experiment

by BirdGT on Jul 30, 2010 8:00 AM EDT Comment 5 comments

Yesterday, loyal reader/friend of Winfield's/acquaintance of mine asked for data pertaining to CPJ's tendency to go for it on 4th down. So let's cover the basics. CPJ goes for it a good bit. Last season, we led the ACC in total 4th down conversion attempts and had the 3rd best conversion percentage. We like to go for it. In fact, only five teams went for it on fourth down more than us last season. And what made things interesting for Tech fans was that CPJ got more and more aggressive as the season progressed:

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36 Days Until Tech Gives 'Em Hell

by Winfield Featherston on Jul 29, 2010 5:15 PM EDT Comment 1 comment

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I Am A Paul Johnson Disciple. Are You?

by Winfield Featherston on Jul 29, 2010 2:00 PM EDT Comment 1 comment

Because I read twitter too much, I followed a conversation between @KWTufts and Coley Harvey (@macontechtalk)

I follow CPJ. Do you?

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Did the GT offense mature from year 1 to year 2?

by BirdGT on Jul 29, 2010 8:00 AM EDT Comment 16 comments

More photos » Rich Addicks - AP

Georgia Tech's running back Orwin Smith (17) escapes the grasp of linebacker Malcolm Munroe (42) during their annual spring college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Head coach Paul Johnson, left, watches the action from the field. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

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Any sane football fan can tell you that the Georgia Tech offense was a much more reliable machine in 2009 than in 2008. Most sane football fans, however, don't realize how much more efficiency the offense acquired from year 1 to year 2 under CPJ. The most noticeable change in the offense was the increase in scoring opportunities. In 2008, GT ran 130 legit offensive drives. Only 56 of those drives (43%) resulted in a field goal attempt or touchdown. In 2009, we racked up 145 legit drives and made a field goal attempt or scored a touchdown 78 times (54%) of the time. Check out the chart:

Our better execution is definitely evident in the numbers. We reduced our turnover rate by 7.8% and increased our touchdown to field goal attempt ratio by 49%. This may be attributable to the sometimes erratic Scott Blair but I'd like to believe it's because CPJ's back-breaking 15 play drives cripple a defense's will in the red zone.

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Media Selects Pre-Season All-ACCers. GT Continues Their Trek Under The Radar

by Winfield Featherston on Jul 28, 2010 12:01 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

They picked us 3rd in the Coastal Division. Why should we have any players on the All-ACC list? The Preseason All-ACC list was just released this morning and Sean Bedford is the only Yellow Jacket to be selected.

One could get upset at this "slap to the face" of the defending conference champions. Or one can shrug it off, say "Screw it. Who cares?" and go watch your team prove more people wrong...again. I'll take the latter thank you very much. What matters is who has that ring and who makes the list at the END of the season.

All-ACC list courtesy of Doug Roberson

Pos.	Name (Votes)
WR	Donovan Varner, Duke (27)
WR	Torrey Smith, Maryland (19)
TE	George Bryan, NC State (21)
T	Anthony Castonzo, Boston College (43)
T	Chris Hairston, Clemson (21)
G	Rodney Hudson, Florida State (43)
G	Thomas Claiborne, Boston College (21)
C	Sean Bedford, Georgia Tech (25)
QB	Christian Ponder, Florida State (35)
RB	Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (45)
RB	Montel Harris, Boston College (30)
Defense
Pos.	Name (Votes)
DE	Robert Quinn, North Carolina (47)
DE	Allen Bailey, Miami (31)
DT	Marvin Austin, North Carolina (32)
DT	Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson (27)
LB	Alex Wujciak, Maryland (34)
LB	Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina (32)
LB	Luke Kuechly, Boston College (25)
CB	Kendric Burney, North Carolina (27)
CB	Brandon Harris, Miami (26)
S	DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson (48)
S	Deunta Williams, North Carolina (41)
Specialists
Pos.	Name (Votes)
PK	Matt Bosher, Miami (32)
P	Matt Bosher, Miami (20)
SP	Torrey Smith, Maryland (24)