Predicting Georgia Tech's September Schedule
by Winfield Featherston on Aug 23, 2011 8:29 AM EDT
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Last year we drank the Georgia Tech Kool-Aid and proudly proclaimed 2010 to be another successful year for Georgia Tech. Sadly, we are all too disappointed by the end of the season. Now, as we're 9 days away from football, too much optimism flows again. Bird grabbed his gold shoes and I bought a new pair of gold-colored glasses for 2011. It's time to go prognosticating!
What do you think will happen to Georgia Tech in September?
Western Carolina Catamounts
Bird: The Catamounts went 2-9 last season including a 28-7 loss to Georgia Southern. The Eagles racked up around 270 yards rushing against the Catamounts so despite WCU's experience against the triple option I doubt they'll have much punch to counter Tech's offense. Tech should roll in the Thursday night opener.
Winfield: First half starters. Second half backups. Thursday night romp.
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Bird: We faced off with a the vaunted Dwight Dasher last year. Our abysmal passing defense picked off 4 Dasher passes (we only had 8 interceptions all season). If the MTSU's second all-time career yardage man couldn't amount to much against Tech in 2010, I don't see a 2011 Dasher-less MTSU team doing much either. Tech should win by 20.
Winfield: I envision September as someone easing themselves into a hot bath. Western Carolina is the foot, MTSU is the lower body. We're getting warmer and better, cleaning up the loose ends, ready for the big games in October and November. Jackets take this one in "The Skillet".
Kansas Jayhawks
Bird: Three KU guys beat us last year and they're all back. Jordan Webb torched us for 3 passing TD's in 2010. He's back as a sophomore with a year under his belt. James Sims burned us for 101 yards on the ground last year and he's back. Daymond Patterson caught 7 passes for 87 yards against us and he's back. I can't say we'll beat Kansas. We are going to be a notch down offensively and unknown defensively. I'm predicting a loss because Kansas is definitely going to be better in its second year under Turner Gill. I hope the home crowd shows for this game but I am very worried about the way KU adjusted to our offense and flat out outplayed us in 2010.
Winfield: This game will be indicative of the team's level of desire and hunger for the season. If Paul Johnson can't motivate the team by reminding them about the debacle that happened back in Lawrence, then it's going to be a very long three months of football. I EXPECT to see Jayhawk blood on the field from the way GT pounds away at them. Because I trust in Paul Johnson, I trust we'll win this football game.
North Carolina Tarheels
Bird Note: BIrd wrote his segment clearly while taking crazy pills. TJ Yates is now in the NFL! Bird: UNC returns TJ "Crazy" Yates.He was the ACC's second-most efficient passer behind Tyrod. (Winfield: So assuming there is no more TJ Yates, this is a negative attribute about UNC now) Carolina returns a pretty solid core of wide receivers as well. Despite losing head coach Butch Davis, I think many could argue UNC as a darkhorse Coastal champion with Miami out of the picture, VT new QB, GT new QB, Duke as Duke, and UVA as UVA. The only reason I pick GT as a winner in this game is because it's at Bobby Dodd. Tech plays UNC well at Bobby Dodd (we have won 6 straight at home). I give Tech the slight edge because of homefield advantage but I wouldn't surprised if it's a 30-28 type game.
Winfield: Georgia Tech has won the past 6 meetings in Atlanta. I don't know what to make of this game with all the chaos that has surrounded the Tarheels. Do they band together and put a ridiculous run on the season? Or do they have a dismal year that just makes all Tarheel fans line up for pre-season basketball again? Recently, the games have been close, but we've pulled it out in the end. I don't doubt we'll do anything different.
Season outlook:
Winfield picks smooth sailing in September while Bird vomits on his shoes vs. Kansas.
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The story line from last year
was us beating ourselves with a lack of motivation that lead to mistakes and a dismal effort. Now it sounds like we’ve corrected those problems and with the competition that we’ve been reading about, this shouldn’t be a problem and the Wreck should ramble to a 4-0 start. (Mmm, this kool-aid tastes good.)
That would make October 1st at a Russell Wilson-less NCST our first real test. Now there’s been a lot of hype about Mike Glennon, but if he plays anything like his brother /crosses fingers/, we should walk away with a W and have a real good start to this season. (My old roommate is a VPI fan, and he would actively root for Sean Glennon to get injured in every game that he played.)
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
please tell me your handle is your real name
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
by Winfield Featherston on Aug 23, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn't that be great?
I was surprised that it wasn’t taken already. But no, sadly I have to go by a much less famous name.
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
by JohnHeisman on Aug 23, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
The Kool-Aid wasn't so sweet last year
In fact, that mouthful at Kansas was downright sour.
This year I’m going to sip it instead of chugging, at least in the begining. Going 4-0 in September would be delicious.
by Dive Keep and Pitch on Aug 23, 2011 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
I'm with Winfield:
WCU- It should be a flood of TDs for us. WCU has virtually no business playing an FBS team. They were a bottom feeder in the Southern Conference last year.
MTSU- This will be a tougher game, but we were to fast for them last year and I think we may be a quicker team now. Be sure to go to Demos’ on NW Broad for a late lunch/early dinner. I knew the parents in Birmingham and this is a first rate place for the money.
KU- Last season we played on the road after a warm up game and got our teeth knocked out. I think it was a combination of things, but KU has that burden this year. But, Northern Illinois is a tough team and the Jayhawks cannot look ahead to us. All the intangibles are on our side this year. I think we will hit them early and hold on to win.
UNC- The Tar Heels are not the team of last year. I think they will be a good defensive team, but the game in Atlanta will be their first road game. This could be a close game, but I do not see how UNC will move the ball this year. They are really hoping a raw QB can make things happen, but I am not so sure. Our D will have to be playing a lot better by this game than they did last year. If they do, we will be 4-0 and looking at a stretch of four more games that are winnable.
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
The Schedule Starts Off....
in a rather favorable manner for Tech this season with the Thursday night opener against Western Carolina. That should be a win for the home team. On the road at MTSU without Dasher should result in another W before coming home to face KU. While the Jayhawks will be improved, so will the Jackets who have gotten rid of that, or should have, entitlement attitude after losing in Lawrence last season and starting their year long slide. Then the Tar Heels come to town, and frankly, I see the Jackets winning that one regardless of the turmoil in Chapel Hill. I’m looking at a 4 and 0 beginning to 2011.
I contacted a fortune teller and this is what she said
Tech will beat Western Carolina 27-14. The first half will be close because Paul Johnson is using this game to work on a passing attack. By the second half Tech is hitting passes all over the field. The B backs fail to gain 100 yards.
Tech will beat MTSU 14-3. Again the score is indicative of Paul Johnson working on another phase of the game. He keeps running the B backs regardless of down and field position. Luckily, the defense hits a new high and holds MTSU scoreless for most of the game.
Tech puts everything together against Kansas on offense and defense and wins 38-14. Unfortunately the special teams are responsible for giving up two touchdowns.
Tech rolls over North Carolina 42-10. The bench is emptied and there is even a hero or two among the 3rd string.
by Atlanta's original team on Aug 23, 2011 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
I hope you are right.
I think Vad Lee would like to play against UNC :)
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Ah, I see more things in the future
Vad Lee throws two touchdown passes in mop up action. Coach Johnson is chagrined because what he really wanted was for him to run the ball and run out the clock. The post game interview heard Johnson saying, “What are you gonna do? He is a kid. He thinks he should start.”
by Atlanta's original team on Aug 23, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like the cut of your jib.
But if we only score 27 on WCU and give up 14, you’ll be looking at a very sad rage-drunk JohnHeisman.
Go Jackets, go America.
THWG.
It is the time of year to be optimistic
because once the season starts we have to deal with reality.
by Atlanta's original team on Aug 23, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
We should start 4-0, no guarantees about the rest of the season :)
We should go 4-0, if we are worth a darn. If not, as WF said, it will be a long 3 months. All of these teams are eminently beatable by a decent team. A much improved D should make Kansas dust in the wind (I’ll be here all week…don’t forget to tip your server…). Like the georgie game, we scored enough against them to win last year.
Regarding Carowhina, I am sick and tired of hearing that this (and every recent) year will be their year. Giraffe Neck Dinich has them finishing second in the ACCC. It hasn’t happened the last, what, 5 years and it’s certainly not going to happen this year. Keep in mind they have a new coach and will be putting some starters on the pine. It would not surprise me if UNC finishes dead last in the ACCC, depending on what goes on with Da TH[] _ []G [] _ [] and if Duke continues to make progress under Cutcliffe in what will be a relatively easy ACCC (except for Virginia Poly and us, natch).
Our recent pwnership of Carowhina is approaching Dook levels (since 1997, only 2 losses to UNCCHeat, only one loss to Puke), now that the Kenan curse is long gone, and it will continue. Again, if we lose this game, it bodes ill for the rest of the season.
Side prediction: Dook comes in third in the ACCC, beating the Tarholes, Cadavers, and the Tropical Depressions. You heard it here first.
Actually
in spite of everything, UNC had a pretty decent season last year. But, I agree we should win in Atlanta this year. As for Duke, I still need to be convinced. They are very thin at every position and their backups are not ACC quality players.
In case some of you have not noticed, I am not in favor of disrespectful references to other schools’ teams (except for Georgia) and will rarely respond in kind. Having been a college hoops player, I tend to respect the opponents’ teams and want that respect to show in what I write. There is little honor in beating an opponent you do not consider worthy.
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Fair enough...still learning some of the local netiquette on this board. :)
About Duke, I think it speaks more to the situations at UNC, UVA, and Miami than Duke itself, although I think Cutcliffe is doing well by them.
by jabbajacket on Aug 23, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I, for one, follow the PJ logic on these things
“quick smackin your lips and see what happens on the field.” SECSPN gets a lot of its money off these sort of prediction type things, and thus by association they are evil.
Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.
4-0
CPJ does not forgive and will destroy Kansas just on principle. UNC will get worked in Atlanta. Even if they band their merry-men together, they have still lost quite a few players that were supposed to be key to their success. The other two aren’t even worth thinking about.
4-0 should be expected, period.
"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.
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