GT QUARTERBACK WANTS TO BE SPY. GOOD CHOICE
by Orson on Aug 29, 2007 2:17 PM EDT
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PrintGeorgia Tech quarterback Taylor Bennett has no illusions about his potential as an NFL starter. In fact, he's preparing for life post-football already.
"I’d like to do something for the Department of Homeland Security, or maybe CIA," Bennett said. "I don’t want to be like a secret undercover spy who goes around shooting people. But I’d like to be involved in operations abroad. The whole idea of clandestine services sounds interesting."
Being a Georgia Tech quarterback in the Chan Gailey era actually seems to be superb prep work for being in the CIA: no one's really sure of what you're trying to do; you're often unprotected and at constant risk of exposure; and when you make mistakes, they tend to be high-profile ones in extremely high-stakes environments. Sounds like the agency that brought you the Bay of Pigs and ruined the phrase "slam-dunk" to us.
If caught, we will deny your existence, agent.
Gailey, meanwhile, is getting damn near Charlie Weis-esque in creating drama where none exists by refusing to confirm whether freshman Josh Nesbitt will play against Notre Dame. Gailey gets passionate about one play and one play only: the quarterback draw, which is a bit like having a deep and unabiding passion for mayonnaise sandwiches. We'd bet our right kidney on Nesbitt, a talented runner, getting at least a few snaps to satisfy Gailey's lust for the play and catch a ride on the Tebowleak/senior passer, freshman running qb duo-fad sweeping the nation.
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This is just more evidence that Chan Gailey hates Taylor Bennett…or possibly that he is a horrible, horrible college football coach…or both.
by Dick Cheney on Aug 29, 2007 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
Does Gailey realise how many people he’ll be letting down if he fucks up this opening game?
by Dave K. on Aug 29, 2007 2:29 PM EDT reply actions
Has Gailey ever worried about letting people down by fucking up a game before?
by Biggus Rickus on Aug 29, 2007 2:31 PM EDT reply actions
A little known fact:
Chan Gailey is highly allergic to QBs that can throw the ball down field.
Also, he hates white people.
So expect Nesbitt to start & play all year, learning from his new QB coach Reggie Ball.
God, I hate Georgia Tech.
by Rival on Aug 29, 2007 2:34 PM EDT reply actions
Little known fact, the QB before Ball was AJ Suggs, who was actually deployed to Iraq as the only man who could overthrow Saddam.
And here I was thinking positive thoughts for the season…
by George Burdell on Aug 29, 2007 2:37 PM EDT reply actions
What’s the big deal? Dude was just checking out the career website…
https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/clandestine-service/view-jobs/index.html
by PeteJayhawk on Aug 29, 2007 2:40 PM EDT reply actions
Another little known fact is that AJ Suggs can now be found touring Virginia Highlands and surrounding areas as an acoustic guitar act. Boo…I never liked AJ Suggs.
by Brian on Aug 29, 2007 2:49 PM EDT reply actions
Isn’t one of the requirements to being a clandestine agent to be….well, clandestine? I’m not sure sure that telling a newspaper reporter you want to go into this line of work meets that requirement.
by Rex Cramer on Aug 29, 2007 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
Rex—
It’s no problem. You’ll never know if he gets the job.
by Orson Swindle on Aug 29, 2007 2:53 PM EDT reply actions
He meets one CIA requirement: you must be able to kick a defensive lineman’s ass.
Bennett should be the starting QB, if for no other reason than that DE’s will be afraid to sack him.
by Digital Headbutt on Aug 29, 2007 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
Well hopefully this dude can count to 4; I’m pretty sure that is a requirement to work for the CIA.
GT Football: Catch The Fever, it’s Chantastic
by Kanu on Aug 29, 2007 3:04 PM EDT reply actions
Sign me up for one of those mayonnaise sandwiches.
by lawya1 on Aug 29, 2007 3:04 PM EDT reply actions
Id rather have a Chantastic game than be suffering from Weisappointment.
by Brian on Aug 29, 2007 3:07 PM EDT reply actions
Reggie ball applied to the CIA too, he almost got the job, except every time they had him try to tap a wire he’d end up tapping a hot water pipe.
by NDTom on Aug 29, 2007 3:10 PM EDT reply actions
AJ Suggs was a Tennesseeeee-haw! transfer, correct?
He should have stayed at UT.
A believe he left because of the great talent of the One-Armed Casey Clausen. Maybe?
by Rival on Aug 29, 2007 3:14 PM EDT reply actions
Charlie Weis will never lose a football game to Chan Gailey. Last year, Tech totally outplayed ND but lost because Gailey decided that throwing the ball to the best receiver in the country against a subpar defense wasn’t an option.
Even if Weis himself was QB, I’d pick Notre Dame. Good players can never, ever, ever overcome bad coaches. See NAME REDACTED, Gary Pinkel and Karl Dorrell. Weis may not be the (OMG!!!) Genius some make him out to be, but he’s a good coach that can get the job done. errrr, against inferior or equal competition.
Reggie Ball would be worst spy ever.
by Edsall is God on Aug 29, 2007 3:16 PM EDT reply actions
Orson, please call GT by its rightful mascot & name – The Insignificant Insects of North Avenue Trade School.
by yoyofutbawl on Aug 29, 2007 3:23 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, that’s THE North Ave. Trade School to you.
ND should be worried about TB packing a Walther PPK, kinda like that scene in The Last Boy Scout.
by Techie on Aug 29, 2007 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
Are the GT players going to be distracted by the fact that they’re missing Dragoncon this year?
by NDTom on Aug 29, 2007 5:24 PM EDT reply actions
It didn’t distract us when we took down rookie QB Brandon Cox in the Dumpiest little village on the plains. Those kids don’t go to the games anyways.
by Brian on Aug 29, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions
FBI Special Agent John ‘Johnny’ Utah has some insight into Taylor Bennett’s career path …
by sithkhan on Aug 29, 2007 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
Orson,
Reggie Ball’s career is over. His toughness, competitiveness, wildly inaccurate passing, and questionable decision making are all gone. Why torture us with his photo? Part of me is still worried he’s going to show up on the field tomorrow.
Having said that, however, I would note that Kyle Wright and Sean Glennon didn’t particulalry care for their mayonnaise sandwiches last year.
by Bryan on Aug 31, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
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