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Georgia Tech Football: Yellow Jackets Will Face Utah Utes In 2011 Sun Bowl

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1970 Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Texas Tech

Georgia Tech has been invited to play the Utah Utes in the 2011 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas on December 31st. More information can be found at the Sun Bowl's website. Tech has been to much less exciting bowl games over the past and this one is nothing to be sniffed at with a payout of $1.9 million per team.

Georgia Tech has a history with Utah and a debt to settle with them as well. Back in 2005, the Utes beat the Jackets 35-10 in what is now the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. That loss also began the bowl game losing streak.

The Yellow Jackets also have a history with the Sun Bowl. They played the Texas Tech Red Raiders there in 1970 and won in a defensive battle 17-9.

Please use this as your open thread for the night to discuss the rest of the night's festivities.

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I was expecting this for two weeks...

And somehow I’m still disappointed. I’ll have more thoughts later but right now this elicits nothing more than a groan.

My years in marching band have made me an authority on football.
Oh, and I have a Twitter.

by MagnaCarterGT on Dec 4, 2011 7:56 PM EST reply actions  

Bowl Order right now

Orange – Clemson
Sugar – Virginia Tech
Chickfila – Virginia
Champs – Florida State
Sun – Georgia Tech

Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 7:58 PM EST reply actions  

UVA alums show up for

Peach Bowl.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 8:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

BTW

Beemer’s got a 50lb golden horseshoe up his ass for the Sugah Bowl. There’re more haters on that travesty than the whole Bama/Bengal do-over.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions  

vs. meechagin?

I can’t imagine why.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Color scheme just screams CLASH


You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions  

What have I been saying all along?

That guy has a pre-game ritual that includes a 4-leaf clover enema. He is the luckiest human being on planet earth. This year we couldn’t stop Logan Thomas after the punch, but there have been a couple of times they have beat us due to sheer good luck (see the AWFUL helmet to helmet call in 2008).

by 071u on Dec 5, 2011 9:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Time to serve Heather a nice hot cup of STFU

now that 2 ACC teams are in the BCS and she can stop her hatin’.

by jabbajacket on Dec 5, 2011 10:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Wes Durham is confused on the entire BCS breakdown

http://twitter.com/#!/WesDurham

“ACC politico”…“rematch haters”…“at large controversy”

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 8:00 PM EST reply actions  

Sorry, I don't Twit

What’s Wes saying?

Throwback Helmets -DO LIKE.

Megatron big game tonite.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 8:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Tixs $15-$150

Any word yet on where the faithful will sit?

Do we need to pass the hat for Reck transport?

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 8:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Utah's Blog

Is Block U

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 8:18 PM EST reply actions  

TIME TO BRING THE HATE

Because damn it, if we can’t beat georgie, we have to hate on other people we want to beat in our bowl game.

Amirite?

The Church of Paul Johnson - There's not much to it outside of whooping ass and giving haters the finger. To HELL With georgie!

by LilBroey700 on Dec 4, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Utes get

25 days to plan for Triple Option. CPJ/CAG gotta draw up sumpin’ special.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 8:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

fact.

Hopefully Calvin Johnson will appear and infuse SH5 with his spirit.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Checked in BlockU

They are looking at their Navy/USAF experience, and need some Prozac over the loss to Colorado.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions  

SEC West Natl Championshit

Been there done that saw no TD’s in “Game of Century”. If Bama wins, split National Championship. (Rubber Match)?

T. Boone Pickens files $1Billion lawsuit. Gundy “is a 43 year old man”.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 8:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions   3 recs

COME AFTER ME!!

"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson

by TBuzz on Dec 4, 2011 8:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

ALL OF THE RECS

every sentence is funny

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by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions  

first of all

I will not be watching this game, and I suggest all you do the same. This is just like voting, the only way to induce change is to know your vote counts, and the best way to say to the BCS “PISS OFF” is by doing so.

Second of all: FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU. Seriously, how can they allow this to happen? The voters are so far up the SEC’s ass its mind-boggling. Also, if both VT and climpson loose their bowl games, the ACC should stop playing football.

THAT IS ALL.

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by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 8:51 PM EST reply actions  

damn right!

#OccupyBCS

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by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Worst CFB season since??

Scam Newton
Sweater Vest resigns Memorial Day
Rutgers player paralyzed
$312 in T-shirts marked up to $100,000
Da U’s hookers and blow
Penn State
Mike Leech gets a job
Cowboys get screwed because they lost the day their Women’s BB coach was killed
Game of Century, a defensive struggle with cross-eyed kickers
No clear Heisman winner (RG3?, Richardson, Keenum,Luck??)

Now this travesty of a rematch. I think this man MUST be involved in a taste of the gate…

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

whoa whoa whoa

how is Mike Leach getting a job BAD?

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

1st game with Craig James as commentator?

Dead Hookers and a Dark Closet.

Could be tricky.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions  

I really really really hope SECSPN is stupid enough to let this happen

they’ve shown they are before so here’s hoping

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions  

liar

you’ll watch this game. as will I.
Many people are angry/frustrated whatever with this bowl game. I don’t care about the game, I just want a favorable opponent. Utah is that opponent

Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions  

we're on completely different pages

I was talking about the BCS nat’l SEC-ship. ROLL TAHDEGERS!!!! No way am I putting up with that. I’m also going to try as hard as I can to stay far far away from any non-FTRS/deadspin (because deadspin is a bunch of northern liberal hippie pricks that don’t care about CFB) sports media because they’re not going to shut up about this game.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions  

yep we are

my B

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Definitely.

I absolutely will not be watching the rematch. LSU has already won the NC no matter what happens. What a farce.

by The Bamboo Shaft on Dec 4, 2011 9:20 PM EST up reply actions  

ESPN3, Saturday afternoon

Maine at Georgia Southern.

Watchin’ me some Triple Option with Jaybo Shaw!

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Angry?

No, I’m homicidal!

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 9:09 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

he's going to sue/murder something

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Ute fan here

Looking forward to watching this game. Looks like it will be strength against strength in this matchup. Luckily the Utes staff and most of our players have experience facing the triple option. This should be a brawl!

by khaostheory117 on Dec 4, 2011 9:13 PM EST reply actions  

I'm confused what you mean by "strength v strength"

our lines have shown a fondness for getting manhandled this season, I don’t know about ya’lls.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Haven't had a chance to watch you guys much so I didn't know your lines got manhandled that much

I was just looking at stats. Your rushing against our run D is what I meant by strength against strength.

by khaostheory117 on Dec 4, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions  

ah well in that case

lets get ready for a real fun time!

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions  

don't you mean...

Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 9:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I think the only good thing about that picture

is the women. Freakin hispanish girls drive me nuts man

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Like 'dis?

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:02 PM EST up reply actions  

MEEEEEE GUSSSTTTAAAA

and not in the creepy internet sense.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions  

naw

in the hispanish the adverb comes AFTER the adjective

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 5, 2011 9:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Typically...

Trends get thrown out against CPJ’s triple option, especially in bowl games. Generally, a better indicator is how many possessions you can get…the more the better for the opponent.

CPJ would be perfectly happy getting 10 yards on every 4 plays all the way down the field…as long as we’re moving chains. If you see Sean Poole (our Punter) more than 3 times…you should be feeling pretty good about your chances.

"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson

by TBuzz on Dec 4, 2011 9:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

CPJ's offense gave us hell in the 07 Poinsettia Bowl

we definitely understand this won’t be the same as what we’ve faced in the past few years but at least we’ll know how to keep our guys disciplined and in their assignments.

If John White IV is healthy you better hope you can keep us from passing and load the box. White would have been first team Pac-12 this year if it wasn’t for the ridiculous depth of RB talent in the Pac-12 this year. every game he has managed over 100 yds we won. Our current QB situation is less than desirable to say the least. Our starting QB went down 1/3 of the way into the season and due to some decommits and recruiting mistakes we have been forced to start a JUCO QB who was supposed to play at Nebraska-Omaha (D2 school) until they cut their program.

by khaostheory117 on Dec 4, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Can't get a special exemption

for the Notre Dame QB for the Bowl Game?

Just ask this guy!

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions  

If we play like we did against Clemmins, and hold Utes to 10-12 possessions

and CAG gets some barbwire razor chewers ready on the 3-4,

the I won’t be leaving the bar at half time
/Drowns drink
//Leaves 2005 Emerald Bowl and it’s stupid commercials
///Drowns sorrows with un-marked up Crown at home waiting for night games

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions  

un-marked up crown?

where you find?

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Un-BAR marked up.

Once it’s in the house its FREE! Oh, and now its ONLY

“I’m a man, I’m 48, this is my crack!”

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

any of you rich graduated-types wanna donate some tix to us poor undergrads :D

well, just Joey and Me, really.

(^^^^^that’s for you, Daniel)

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

I'll be in Baton Rouge with the lady

And of course it was LAST year we went to Shreveport.

Make sure you pack bulletproof vests for your trip to “slightly north of Mexico-land”.

The Church of Paul Johnson - There's not much to it outside of whooping ass and giving haters the finger. To HELL With georgie!

by LilBroey700 on Dec 4, 2011 9:46 PM EST up reply actions  

El Paso is actually pretty safe

Just, you know, don’t go to Juarez. You should probably just leave your passport at home.

My years in marching band have made me an authority on football.
Oh, and I have a Twitter.

by MagnaCarterGT on Dec 4, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions  

But I really want a switchblade

and some Over the Counter Viagr’ah.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

I've been to Tijuana and Nogales

but I’ve passed on Juarez. It seems pretty scary.

I was driving east outside El Paso once, trying to get to Carlsbad before the bats flew (I failed), and I got stopped out in the middle of nowhere by the border patrol. They got close enough to the car to see that I was white and apparently alone and waved me on.

by CraigT on Dec 5, 2011 7:12 AM EST up reply actions  

That is a mysterious route with lots of memories for me

I enjoyed the bats but when I went to Austin in a later trip they kept telling me that the bats at Carlsbad do not compare to the ones under the bridge in Austin. I was too busy at Chuy’s (near the springs) at night to go check out the bats.

by Atlanta's original team on Dec 5, 2011 8:00 AM EST up reply actions  

They've opened two Chuy's here, one in Indiana and one in Kentucky

I missed the bats leaving Carlsbad, but I spend the night and got up at like five in the morning to see them coming home.

I saw several hundred bats, but they trickled in, rather than flying out at once in a big cloud. They were fighting the wind, and a couple got within three feet of me as I stood alone in the parking lot.

by CraigT on Dec 5, 2011 8:42 AM EST up reply actions  

is chuy's a bar

a star wars-themed mexican resturaunt, or both?

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 5, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions  

*

Then-Governor’s underage daughters at the time…

"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson

by TBuzz on Dec 5, 2011 12:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

wait

yall drink?

Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat

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by Winfield Featherston on Dec 6, 2011 9:09 AM EST up reply actions  

I thought bourbon was a flavor of soda

The Church of Paul Johnson - There's not much to it outside of whooping ass and giving haters the finger. To HELL With georgie!

by LilBroey700 on Dec 6, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions  

If you'll drive me there and back (sober).

Perhaps a deal can be made – for a MILLION DOLLARS.

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:06 PM EST up reply actions  

a deal you say?

I shall have your million by sunrise!

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:16 PM EST reply actions  

1,419 mi, 23 hours 37 mins I-20 W (Times twice, and time changes)

Georgia Tech.
225 North Avenue NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
1. Head south on Cherry St NW toward Ferst Dr NW
427 ft
2. Turn right onto North Avenue NW
0.6 mi
3. Continue onto Northside Dr NW
0.3 mi
4. Turn left onto Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
3.9 mi
5. Turn left onto Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW
1.3 mi
6. Turn right to merge onto I-20 W
Entering Alabama
129 mi
7. Take exit 136 to merge onto I-459 S toward Montgomery/Tuscaloosa
29.5 mi
8. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-20 W/I-59 S/Tuscaloosa and merge onto I-20 W/I-59 S
Entering Mississippi
130 mi
9. Slight right onto I-20 W (signs for Jackson)
86.7 mi
10. Slight right to stay on I-20 W
Passing through Louisiana
Entering Texas
869 mi
11. Merge onto I-10 W
168 mi
12. Take exit 18A toward Schuster Ave/Ut El Paso
0.2 mi
13. Merge onto Sun Bowl Dr
217 ft
14. Slight right to stay on Sun Bowl Dr
0.2 mi
15. At the traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Sun Bowl Dr
0.5 mi

Sun Bowl Dr
El Paso, TX

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:23 PM EST reply actions  

Between Steps 10 and 12

I’m surprised I didn’t see “You have died of dysentery” anywhere.

They took the bar! The whole fucking bar!

by Profoundly Vague on Dec 5, 2011 8:03 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

these are all of the dollars/miles

but god almighty if she was my flight attendant I’d pay it.

Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.

by GTNate on Dec 4, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions  

I just saw Adams Family Values again

Don’t watch movies of hot actresses when they were children if you don’t want to feel like a perv when you see them as adults again.

by CraigT on Dec 5, 2011 7:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Fact.

This is why re-watching “Remember the Titans” is awkward for me.

Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.

by JohnHeisman on Dec 5, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions  

That's Addams Family Values

Her acting was great in both of those Addams Family movies, but she was a child.

by CraigT on Dec 7, 2011 9:06 AM EST up reply actions  

By the way...this guy wants to know

WHAT IS A UTE?

"Reach down in there...TURN THAT DAMN THING UP!" - Coach Paul Johnson

by TBuzz on Dec 4, 2011 10:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

But no truck bed...

…was a let down. Not a Ute. Just another ho hum everyday run-of-the-mill M5-beating sport sedan from Pontiac. Wait, what? And just when we realized it was full of win they stopped making it and executed the Pontiac brand out back and tossed its body into Lake Michigan.

But anyway, football. Go Jackets. Utes R silly!

by GT_Jason on Dec 6, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions  

'Reck Rec'd

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 5, 2011 8:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm Expecting a Yellow Jackets' Victory

I think the Yellow Jackets win this one by playing ball-control offense against a good Utah defense. The triple-option will give the Utes problems.
Utah’s offense will not be high-powered enough against a decent Georgia Tech defense.

I can’t wait for this game. I didn’t predict 9 wins when the season started, so if the Jackets can win this one, I will consider it a successful season.

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by Joe Roberts on Dec 6, 2011 10:57 PM EST reply actions  

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