EDSBSGPS: WHERE WE AT, WEEK 13
ORSON (on the road to ATL)
Clemson @ Sakerlina
Ole Miss @ Missy State
Florida State @ Florida
Arkansas @ LSU
Notre Dame @ Stanford
Georgia @ Georgia Tech
UCLA @ USC
HOLLY (Columbus)
Clemson @ Sakerlina
Wake Forest @ Duke
Miami @ USF
Utah State @ Idaho
Tennessee @ Kentucky
Notre Dame @ Stanford
Georgia @ Georgia Tech
UCLA @ USC
Navy @ Hawaii
Steve Kragthorpe: Hovering above Kentucky in a surly orbit, because whatever, man, he can get a job in the Coast Guard, like, tomorrow. They have Coast Guard in Kentucky.
All right, master teevee schedule is hyah, and don’t miss the Grambling-Southern band battle on NBC (2:00 kickoff). Everybody upright after their holiday indulgences? Pour a weak one out for the fallen scourge of Krag1N1 and tell us how you’re closing out the regular season con gusto.
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MrRedDevil says:
@49: And his bukkit!
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/14/i-has-a-bucket/
November 28th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
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Tim James says:
Georgia Tech ought to stay above VT, so that’s top 15 at least, which is about where they’ve belonged all season given the lack of defense. But lowly, awful Clemson will probably pick them off to represent the ACC in the BCS bowl.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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Gen. Stoopnagle says:
Well, techmites… Liberty Valence just shot your new sheriff in the face. No Tom to come save the day for you losers this year…
ACC Champ = 5th in SEC East
Pass me the Old Crow, ladies!
November 28th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
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Tim James says:
I am not a Georgia native so this rivalry doesn’t run that deep. UGA is clearly a program on the decline but I give them credit for a great gameplan tonight.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
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softbatch says:
Hats off to the UGA Offensive Line and Kicker.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
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Cocky Scar says:
ESS EEE SEE… That’s all I can say…
November 29th, 2009 at 12:01 am
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Silver Britches says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
November 29th, 2009 at 12:03 am
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Cerbera says:
Don’t miss the Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game! Saturday, December 5th in Tampa, Florida! Tickets still available! Bulk packages available in sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105…
November 29th, 2009 at 12:04 am
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yoyofutbawl says:
Conclusions from a wacky season:
1. Gawd, the ACC really sucks. Bigtime sooooo bad.
2. FUCK OLE OVERRATED MISS.
3. Let’s have a poll on the worst college coach in recent memory - TyWillingham, Kragthorpe, [NAME REDCATED], dacoachO or Charlie TunaChalupaWeis.
4. FUCK YOU, YOU OLE MISS DICKHEADS.
5. If Anthony Dixon played at Bammer, he’d have a Heisman.
6. FUCK OLE MISS MAY YOU ROT IN HELL YOU BASTARDS. I LISTENED TO YOUR ARROGANT CRAP ALL YEAR AND YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT BUT SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
No apologies for the diatribe.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:11 am
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
I would like to say congrats to Auburn and their moral victory-losses….heres to many, many more…..Florida 24-Alabama 20
November 29th, 2009 at 12:11 am
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
Dude, if ND would ever think about playing defense, they would be freakin dangerous…..how do you throw for freakin 5 TD’s and LOSE???? Fire your damn Def Coordinator before you fall on the sword, ya know, like Tubberville and Fulmer did for the past few years..
November 29th, 2009 at 12:16 am
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Brian says:
Congrats to UGA and their obviously classy fan base. Enjoy the win, sluts.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:30 am
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PW says:
Man, I called Coop out before the UGA win.. I didn’t expect today’s games (except UF) to happen as ihey did, but I do love when someone (in this case, Coop) gets on here and boldly predicts ACC asskickings of their supposedly weaker SEC rivals.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:36 am
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USCndaATL says:
So, apparently, USC and UGA will be meeting in Tampa next week for the ACC Championship. The All Clown Conference’s two best teams lost to two schools who were 6-5 going into the game. From the first week of the season (USC over NC St., Alabama over Va Tech) to the last week of the season (Florida, Georgia and USC all beating their instate ACC rivals), the Southeastern Conference has owned the ACC all year.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:38 am
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Cocky Scar says:
ACC football teams, bunch of slapdicks…
November 29th, 2009 at 12:39 am
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Gen. Stoopnagle says:
Hey Brian, I’ll enjoy it just like I did the other 8 out of 9 times.
I’m lovin’ it like the hot dog and coke I got with my Tech season tickets.
Bitch.
/slapped
November 29th, 2009 at 12:40 am
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Red and Black says:
Pretty sure I’ve never seen CMR look more pissed after a win. The ACC championship is now completely irrelevant as it does nothing for conference prestige.
Also, BEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!
November 29th, 2009 at 12:45 am
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JD says:
“What’s your deal? What’s your deal?” - Pete Carroll two weeks ago after Stanford tried to run up the score on USC.
And then USC runs up the score on UCLA tonight. What a gutless little bitch.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:26 am
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Holly says:
I gotta side with Angel Pete on this one, frankly. UCLA burned a timeout after USC had started taking knees. They want to prolong their own misery, fine.
November 29th, 2009 at 7:58 am
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gespacho says:
Hats off to UGA. We were outmanned on defense by vastly inferior competition.
Easy on the SEC crap. Biggest bunch of vicariously swinging johnson I’ve ever heard of. If we are to follow your same logic, Duke would have beaten Florida last year… Take a downer. It’s never as good or as bad as it looks…
Now, it GT can take care of business, the loss won’t mean much. We’re 10-2 they’re 7-5. WE still BCS elligible, they’re not. Good for us. Hopefully this saves WM job for another drubbing next year.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:45 am
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Doug says:
Brian @ #62:
As Chris Rock (or somebody) once said, “A slut fucks everybody; a bitch fucks everybody but you.” So I believe what you meant to write was, “Enjoy the win, bitches.”
But yeah, keep complaining about Georgia’s alleged lack of class. That’ll solve your defense.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:32 am
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Tim James says:
I’m starting to wonder where all the defensive recruits in Georgia are going. Tennessee? Florida? Not sure what’s wrong with that state. Like Orson said in the Alphabetical, Derrick Morgan, Morgan Burnett, and nine tackling dummies dressed as small white kids won’t get it done.
I don’t think there’s anything to “solve” on defense, like Georgia for example. Tech needs some breadth and depth first on that squad.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:28 am
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Red and Black says:
Re: Gespacho @ 70:
Whatever makes you feel better.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:42 am
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Silver Britches says:
@70
“The loss won’t mean much?”
On North Avenue, that loss means EVERYTHING.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
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gespacho says:
@73
back at ya. 7-5 is not 10-2
@74
in lieu of a back and forth yes/no battle with you like a three year old, I’ll play the better man. Go ahead and bark. Congrats! You won.
We’ll still be ranked ahead of you. You have all year to wallow in a hollow superiority enjoying the PapaJohns inconsequential bowl. We’ll play in a better bowl with a better payout regardless.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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Tim James says:
I dispute the idea that the Georgia game is all that matters at Tech. Aren’t we well into the Acceptance phase?
It always sucks to lose to a dreadful team, but as a Florida fan I understand that rivalries can be lopsided for a long time. Each year I know they will beat UGA and FSU, then lose to some goofy SEC West team. It’s just how it is. Tech also seems to be a contender in their division now — as weak as the ACC is, it’s still something else to look forward to besides trying to ruin the season of your bigger and stronger archrival. I’m also pretty satisfied that the stubborn fucking redneck, Paul Johnson, won’t put up with another 8 out of 9 like some coaches who play Reggie Ball for 4 years, for example.
I think the ACC fanboys need to give it up this season too. I’m actually less concerned with losing the two rivalry games — Richt clearly had this game circled more so than, say, the Kentucky game due to the loss at home last year. On the other hand, Clemson losing to Maryland is simply embarrassing because it sums up the futility of this horrid conference. At least Tech took care of the true dregs in the SEC, Vandy and Miss St., but otherwise it’s a down year of a down existence for the ACC.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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Red and Black says:
Re: Gespacho @ 75:
Congrats on your success and best wishes against Clemson. I’m glad to see Tech get over the malaise of the Gailey years, and I’m hopeful that it bodes well for some great late season interconference matchups going forward.
Tim sums it up succinctly: winning the ACC may get you a BCS bowl bid, but that and a dollar will buy you a candy bar. The conference will really need to start beating the Big East and mid-major champions to get the level of respect you want.
The ACC conference post expansion has so far failed miserably to live up to expectations.
Regarding bowls:
I’m tempted to see how the bowl picture shakes out. The win last night definitely helps UGA. Very probable we can still end up in the Peach Bowl which would be a damn fine way to end this season.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
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JoshC says:
@76: Right. If Clemson hadn’t lost to Maryland, UNC hadn’t lost to Virginia, and VT hadn’t lost to UNC at home on a Thursday night (DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT — how the hell do you get outcoached by Butch Davis on gameday?), the rivalry fail wouldn’t matter as much — Clemson and UNC would be solidly ranked still and VT would be very much in the discussion for a BCS at-large bid.
As it stands, though, the top-ranked ACC team is going to a third-rate bowl at ~#11 without much chance to move up. And the league’s actual champion will head for the BCS as either (a) a bad team or (b) a team hoping last year didn’t mean that their dominant regular-season offense is easy to figure out when the other team spends a month preparing for it exclusively. Don’t get me wrong, my man-crush on Paul Johnson’s coaching is as strong as anyone’s, but if they get their butts whipped again the ACC has a problem that I’m not sure it’s equipped to solve.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
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SpartanDan says:
@68: If UCLA doesn’t think the game’s over, then I don’t see why USC has to act like it is. I feel dirty defending USC here, but if you try to end the game by taking a knee and your rival takes a timeout despite the fact that they won’t get the ball back even if they do, just to prolong the game for no purpose, go ahead and give ‘em hell.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
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Tim James says:
Paul Johnson still hasn’t had a chance to get his players in there on offense full time. The only insurmountable problem is recruiting defenders, which is a challenge given the smaller pool and proximity to SEC teams. There is still some hope that local recruits will choose Tech despite the rivalry loss since UGA seems to be declining, but then they have to fight with schools like Tennessee. Maybe winning the championship and bowl game would help that but who knows.
I don’t think Tech’s bowl game problem last year was LSU’s preparation, just trying to run the triple option against a good SEC defense with Chan Gailey recruits. As long as they don’t get matched up against Florida or something ridiculous, I think they’ll look better at the very least.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
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Silver Britches says:
@75
I fail to see how our worst team in a decade beating your best team in two rings of “hollow superiority.”
Rings pretty solid to me.
Only at Tech would the game with the better payout matter. Guess you need it since your athletic department operates in the red. UGA uses Ulysses S. Grants for toilet paper.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
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Tim James says:
Haha, Tech is behind VT now in both polls. What a joke.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
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BKDawg says:
Chan Gailey recruits? What? Johnson was very lucky he has had Nesbitt, Dwyer, Burnett, Thomas et. al. Hell, 95% of their offensive production is coming from Gailey’s 07 class, which was very good, especially for Tech. Johnson will have a much easier time recruiting D talent than he will getting O talent especially those with the same skill set as he has right now. Without a Nesbitt running that show, they are a .500 team, not too many Nesbitt’s beating down the door to play in that kind of O.
My point being, for Tech, enjoy this year, b/c this is as good as it gets with CPJ. Next year, the dawgs O will be improved, we have a qb you will learn about named Aaron Murray, and our D and special teams (with new coaches) can’t go anywhere but up. But that’s fine if you want to keep thinking the dawgs are on the decline.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
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Tim James says:
Thanks, I will indeed keep thinking that. As I am also an SEC fan, I have a larger perspective on Georgia’s ineptitude, but like I’ve said my hats off to them for keeping the rivalry lopsided.
November 29th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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Red and Black says:
@ 84:
All right, TJ, I’ll bite.
Pray tell, inform me of why Georgia is in decline.
November 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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Tim James says:
It’s a dead weight thing. I’m willing to concede they will be better next year with fresh coaches and a redo on things like turnovers and penalties, although you never know. If they can beat Tennessee and Florida next season without dropping the SEC East upsets I’ll be impressed. I don’t say it with much malice; the Eastern division has been pretty crappy for a while and it’s healthy for the GT rivalry when both teams are good unlike this year and last when it was only one of the two.
I felt the same about Auburn but it’s possible that Georgia can turn it around without needing a 7 loss season. I may be letting myself read too much into one down season, since I always say it’s silly how much we try to generalize based on the vagaries of a single football game. Good luck in the Peach Bowl.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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the ex-croominator says:
Someone please explain to me, why State fans are apparently pissed off because Ole Miss fans aren’t as pissed off as they supposedly should be?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:58 pm