I will continue to update as it rolls out. The AJC posted a majority of the non-con stuff. BCI released some new dates via a Raycom release.

November 17 - vs. Albany
November 19 - vs. Niagara
5:30PM November 26, HDNet - Legends Classic vs. UTEP
7:00PM November 30, ESPN2 - ACC/Big10 Challenge @ Northwestern
December 7 - vs. Georgia
December 11 - vs. Savannah State
December 27 - vs. Fordham
December 31 - vs. Mercer
January 2 - vs. UNC-Charlotte
January 19 - vs. Wake Forest
12:00PM January 22 - @ UVA
3:00PM February 5 - vs. Clemson
1:00PM February 13 - @ VT
February 16 - vs. UT-Chattanooga
2:00PM February 26 - @ NC State
February ? - @ Duke
8:00PM March 3 - @ Wake Forest
2:30PM March 6 - vs. Miami
March 10 - ACC Tournament

Home ACC Games - Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Road ACC Games - Duke, Clemson, Miami, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Boston College and N.C. State.

As to how much we actually lost when Jon Dwyer went to the NFL. Word on the street is he's been REALLY lazy up in Pittsburgh, and calling him a disappointment might be putting it lightly. Now, I know he ran for nearly 1,400 yards two years in a row, and I know he was ACC POTY in 2008, but honestly, with Anthony Allen coming in with all he has to offer, I don't think that loss will kill us. Allen's been working out the entire offseason to be in the best shape he can be in, and he's made it his goal to be the single best back in the country. He's a downhill runner (where Dwyer would try to dodge people, Allen tries to snap your neck before knocking the guy behind you out), he's faster than he was last year (which was pretty dang fast, seeing as he averaged over 9 a carry while playing a more speed-dependent position), he's got some ridiculous work ethic, and he brings attention to our program moreso than Dwyer did (right, Heather Dinich?). Everyone's preview of GT football this year says that we won't be as good without Burnett, Bay-Bay, Dwyer, and Morgan, but I really think that with Allen at B-Back, experienced guys like Roddy and Embry at A-Back, and a man who will win at all costs under center, we have a lot of potential to be even more dangerous than before. What's better is that our schedule allows us a lot of cushion to get our offense in gear and in rhythm before we go into our hellacious 5-game stretch at the end. What say you, FTRS? Will it be a big deal that we lost Dwyer with Allen stepping in to replace him?

I want to preface this by saying that this is in no way a negative post.  I have every confidence that the Jackets will do well this season (I think at worst we'll go 8-4, and that's with some pretty bad luck), and I am and always will be a die-hard fan that will pull for this team no matter what.  This post is meant merely to try and see what everyone's expectations are and see where everyone's areas of concern are.  Mine follow....

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Hey guys I'm curious if anyone has information on LB Kyle Jackson this season.  He was in Brad Jefferson's interview video and said he was excited to be back this year after missing last year with an injury.  I haven't seen his name on any of the depth charts, even in the two-deeps; which makes me wonder if he is just being overlooked or has gotten beaten out of a starting job. 

With Coach Paul Johnson closing fall practices to the media, which I agree with, it is crucial that all Yellow Jacket fans keep themselves informed of the team for the upcoming season.  With all of the talk out there about how Georgia Tech will be an average team after the 4 juniors jumped to the NFL, go read how the triple option offense goes on with new players just as it has for years under Coach Paul Johnson.  This is a feature story on one heck of an athlete we formally knew as Josh Nesbitt.  Now Joshua Nesbitt.  The latest article on Georgia Tech Football is now available for viewing on http://isportsweb.com.  Go Jackets!

Doug Roberson gives us the post-spring depth charts:

OFFENSE


DEFENSE


INJURED
A-Back - Chris Jackson
ILB - Kyle Jackson

For the old hats, as I am young and ignorant.  When we and UVA were winning in the early 90s, and FSU was beating everybody into the ground in the mid-late 90s, did the ACC have the rep the SEC does now?  It seems to me that the media wouldn't have deviated from that model (i.e. 1 conference with two national championship contenders is the best thing ever while conferences with a bunch of good teams, but not REALLY good teams, are not) and that's exactly what the ACC was back then.  But then again, I've only been paying attention to CFB since 2008, so what do I know?

Check out the recent post, and all season long for Georgia Tech Football on http://isportsweb.com.  As usual the media is always looking to undercut the success of Paul Johnson and his unique offense because they cannot understand how he can be successful without doing things the same way as every other team in the BCS.  The Yellow Jackets will have another successful season as new players step and make their own impression and help the team win more games. 

Someone had requested about a week ago to see the coaching records of different Tech coaches against georgie. Here's a quick break down of Tech coaches and their uga game records:


And for talking points, here's the Georgie coaches against Tech:


The W% is simply Wins/Total Games so ties affect the winning percentage adversely.

Wanted to get people's opinion on this. Let me start by saying before last season I was thoroughly convinced we were going to lose a crucial game on a missed FG by #14. I still don't think he should be our scholarship kicker, but he came up huge in the two biggest games of the season - nailing long kicks out of nowhere against Clemson, and a very underrated TD saving tackle on a return against VT, on what I think was the game changing drive when we picked off T Taylor.

I think GT's offense is perfect for a 4th down conversion. We are dangerous enough to convert 4th and 10 on a pass AND a run. That said, do you think we would be better off biting nails all season watching us go for it on 4th down, or going for automatic (for the sake of argument, just assume we had a kicker automatic under 40 yards ) FG's?