Georgia Tech Football: Yellow Jackets Will Face Utah Utes In 2011 Sun Bowl
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.
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
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.
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).
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’.
Wes Durham is confused on the entire BCS breakdown
http://twitter.com/#!/WesDurham
“ACC politico”…“rematch haters”…“at large controversy”
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
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
link fixed
http://twitter.com/#!/WesDurham
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
by Winfield Featherston on Dec 4, 2011 8:12 PM EST 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
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
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!
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
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
Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.
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.
Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.
Yeah! No more football until next fall!
That will show ’em!
by Atlanta's original team on Dec 4, 2011 8:54 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.
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
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.
yep we are
my B
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
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
Hell no we won't watch.
I’m with you.
by Atlanta's original team on Dec 5, 2011 7:50 AM 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.
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!
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.
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.
don't you mean...

Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
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.
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.
naw
in the hispanish the adverb comes AFTER the adjective
Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.
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.
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
GTAA online
http://www.ramblinwreck.com/tickets/bowl2011.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=233784&hq_l=8&hq_v=40cc4b33c7
You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 9:15 PM EST 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
tex-mex with a reputation for getting President's daughters intoxicated
Seriously, it is good food and drink
by Atlanta's original team on Dec 5, 2011 11:48 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
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!
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.
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
Price per passenger: $1,114.00 (USD) Taxes/Fees: $21.40 (USD) Subtotal per Passenger: $1,135.40 (USD) Total for all passengers (1): $1,135.40 (USD)

You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 4, 2011 10:29 PM EST reply actions
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.
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.
Fact.
This is why re-watching “Remember the Titans” is awkward for me.
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
That's Addams Family Values
Her acting was great in both of those Addams Family movies, but she was a child.
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
Bob Lutz's GTO version wasn't bad.
You'd do it for Randolph Scott!
RANDOLPH SCOTT!
by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Dec 5, 2011 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
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!
'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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