Does ND continue playing five ACC football games per year? How does Stanford count? Do the ACC teams have any input about when they play ND?

Since @BigDaddyBuzz thread has gone completely to hell, and I am not trying to steal your thunder here BDB, let’s start a new one. Too much to wade through in that other thread to find the important stuff.

Here is a positive press from the game.

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#GaTech and Ariz. RB Jaedon Matthews have parted ways.
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Kelly - any idea? My guess is GT would love to swap Louisville or Wake Forest for Stanford or Cal.

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QUARTERBACK – Haynes King, Georgia Tech, QB, Longview, Texas
King accounted for 377 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech to a 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets’ quarterback completed 23-of-30 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed eight times for 90 yards, including a 52-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up his game-winning five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brett Seither with 4:28 to go in the ballgame. King led Georgia Tech to scores on seven of its final nine possessions of the game (not including a kneel-down at the end), including three straight touchdown drives of 75 yards or more in the fourth quarter. His 377 yards of total offense were the 11th-most in Georgia Tech history, while his 76.7 completion percentage was the second-highest in school history for a passer with at least 30 attempts. King became the second quarterback in Tech history to throw at least four touchdown passes three times in a season, joining Joe Hamilton in 1999, who did it three times en route to finishing second in voting for the Heisman Trophy that year.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Weston Franklin, Georgia Tech, C, Jesup, Ga.

Franklin anchored an offensive front that paved the way for Georgia Tech to rush for 348 yards - including 246 in the fourth quarter alone - and did not allow a sack in the Yellow Jackets' 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina. The center was especially impressive in the Jackets' dominant fourth quarter, as two of the biggest plays of the period - a 70-yard touchdown run by Dontae Smith and a 52-yard run by Haynes King - came on middle runs that followed key blocks from Franklin. Behind Franklin, Tech's 348 rushing yards were the most by an ACC team and the 18th-most by any NCAA Division I FBS team this season. The Yellow Jackets' 635 yards of total offense were Tech's most ever in an ACC game, the second-most by an ACC team against an FBS opponent this season and the 23rd-most in a single game overall in 2023. Franklin and the Jackets did not allow a sack for the second-straight game and the fourth time in eight games this season.

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Say what you will about the 2023 edition of Georgia Tech football, but never count out the Jackets. So far this season the Jackets have won two games that they trailed in the fourth in and lost two others they led in with both wins coming against top 25 opponents. Brent Key is now 4-0 against ranked ACC teams and his first-year program picked up a mood lifter of a win ahead of a two-game road stand.

The flaws of this team are pretty clear now. They are not going to win a lot of defensive struggles. How Haynes King plays and the quality of the run game and offensive line will carry a lot of the load against decent offenses. King was sharper minus one really poor decision following the blocked punt to force a ball into triple coverage. When King is locked in and just manages the game and plays within himself and the scheme running enough to keep things open and moving the ball around, he is very good. He has to keep that up though.

I think a lot of credit goes to the offensive staff led by Buster Faulkner and OL coach Geep Wade. Key challenged them to find the running game and they ran for 246 yards in the fourth quarter against UNC to completely demoralize a bad UNC defense and take the win away. I liked how they jumpstarted King with the screen game and how that wore down the UNC defense going sideline to sideline to open up the run game. That was the first time they looked sharp on those screens and it was very encouraging to see how well they executed that.

It was great seeing a healthy Dontae Smith for the first time since maybe the WCU game early last season. He ran wild over and through the Tar Heels defense and King had a couple of clutch runs late as well. Jamal Haynes had another run where he carried a bigger defender into the end zone for a score through sheer willpower on the goal line.

You can't say they are not trying hard.

Defensively, they have issues rushing the passer, they have no real strongside end playing Makius Scott there mostly which depletes the defensive tackle rotation and the linebacker play is inconsistent week to week. Usually, only two will play okay and it is a crapshoot which two linebackers show up each week for defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer. Those LB issues are recruiting-based. The defensive end thing is a product of some recruiting misses but mostly swapping Jared Ivey for Keion White so instead of Sylvain Yondjouen and Ivey, you had White and Yondjouen last year as a top strongside end duo. Sylvain gets hurt in game one and blows out his knee and that goes from a solid enough spot to a spot where they are just trying to control the LOS instead of getting a true pass rush. You can't fix that mid-year.

The LBs thing I've documented but it speaks volumes about the prior recruiting that Key had to go out and add three linebackers via the portal just to field a two-deep with only Tren Tatum and Kyle Efford being able to play right now. They missed on a ton of LBs under the previous coach.

The offense still could use a bigger back as a hammer, but Smith is capable of filling that void somewhat.

This week will be interesting as Scott Stadium is the DMV of college stadiums. There are people there, but no one seems happy about it and it is a pretty soul-sucking place for the Yellow Jackets historically. While it would be fun to see the win/loss alternation continue and the season ends with a road win at Clemson and a home win against Georgia for the first time in over 20 years, that is not a realistic path to a bowl game and a bowl game would really help push things along for Key and his tenure as well as his recruiting.

UVA is a winnable game, but they have a pulse again after looking completely lifeless early in the season. Tony Elliott is coaching for his job there and while I've never been impressed with him, you can't ignore the last two very strong games UVA played upsetting UNC and then taking Miami to overtime.

It is truly a one-game as Key talks about each week. Being on the road I think will help, but weird things happen to Tech in Scott Stadium. Every game I've covered there has been weird as crap.

Remember when everyone wanted to jump off bridges after Bowling Green or BC, I kept saying progress is not linear when you are building a winning culture and a program. This is a chance to show some progress this week by playing a good and clean game at UVA where the guys are locked in.

Fun times await

Saturday, Nov. 11

• Virginia Tech at Boston College, Noon ET on ACC Network
• NC State at Wake Forest, 2 p.m. ETon The CW Network
• Pitt vs. Syracuse (from Yankee Stadium), 3:30 p.m. on the ACC Network – start time previously announced

The following three games will be flexed as six-day determinations:



Saturday, Nov. 11

• Georgia Tech at Clemson
• Miami at Florida State – confirmed for ABC
• Duke at North Carolina

@Boger2337 had the idea to match 10x the number of points we scored against UNC Saturday. I thought that was a good idea, so I hopped on the bandwagon.

During the game I told a friend about it and said I’d double it if we won. The annual price for the Swarm membership is $1,000, so I increased it from $920 to purchase that.

I’ll make another commitment.

From today forward until the matching promo is over, if there are 5 people on the board that will do the $100 per year option, I will match each of those with another donation. With what @Boger2337 and I have contributed already and the match, we could make nearly a $5,000 impact.

Next, I’d challenge others who are able to match my matching offer. I know there are several of us who can contribute an additional $500. The timeline of this effort is important!!

Who’s in?

I was wondering if anyone could find a Full-Game replay. I see condensed and highlight versions all over youtube but no full-game. Says the full-game will be uploaded by ACCN in two days.


Im impatient

THE FLATS – On the strength of amassing 377 yards of total offense and throwing for four touchdowns in Georgia Tech’s 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina on Saturday night, quarterbackHaynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.) has been named to both the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and the Manning Award Stars of the Week lists for Week 9 of the college football season. Both awards recognize the nation’s top quarterbacks of the week.



King completed 23-of-30 passes for 287 yards and four scores and also ran eight times for 90 yards while leading Georgia Tech (4-4, 3-2 ACC) back from four different double-digit deficits in the victory. Paced by King’s 377 total yards, the Yellow Jackets racked up 635 yards of offense as a team, their highest total ever in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.



Individually, King’s .767 completion percentage was the second-highest ever by a Tech quarterback with at least 30 throws in a game (behind only George Godsey’s .784 completion percentage vs. Virginia in 2000), while King also became only the second Yellow Jacket to ever throw for at least four touchdowns three times in a season (joining Joe Hamilton, who tossed at least four TD passes in three games in 1999).



For the season, King leads the ACC in touchdown passes (21) and points responsible for (18.2/game) and ranks second in the league in total passing yards (2,122) and total offense per game (323.0). He ranks among the top 10 nationally in touchdown passes, total offense and points responsible for.



Fan voting will determine which of the eight Manning Stars will be named the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week. To vote for Georgia Tech’s Haynes King, click HERE. Voting closes on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET and the top vote-getter will be named the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.



The Davey O’Brien Award will name its National Quarterback of the Week on Tuesday



King and the Yellow Jackets return to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Virginia. The game will be televised across the nation on The CW (Peachtree TV – Ch. 17 in Atlanta).



Tickets remain for Georgia Tech’s final two home games of the regular season – Nov. 18 versus Syracuse and Nov. 25 against archrival Georgia. Click HERE to purchase tickets online.

THE FLATS – As the 2023-24 season draws near, Georgia Tech women’s basketball has announced its season-opener on Nov. 6 as “Education Day.” The Yellow Jackets have partnered with Atlanta Public Schools and Buzzer Readers to bring over 3,000 elementary school kids to the game versus Coastal Carolina. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m.

Buzzer Readers is Georgia Tech women’s basketball’s initiative to promote and encourage children to learn through reading. All elementary school students from Atlanta Public Schools were eligible to participate in this year’s Buzzer Readers competition, which took place between Sept. 5-Oct. 5. Students who read the most minutes from each school were gifted the opportunity to partake in Georgia Tech’s opening game on Nov. 6. Individual top readers from grades K-5 will be recognized during the game, as well as top classroom winners.

During the month-long competition, Georgia Tech women’s basketball student-athletes, along with Tech spirit squad members and Buzz, visited multiple APS schools to emphasize the importance of reading and education. Additionally, all students attending “Education Day” with APS will receive an education workbook and GT crayons.

Due to the high volume expected to this game, the McCamish Pavilion Lot will be closed to patrons. Parking will be available in the Family Housing Parking Deck (located on 10th Street). Season ticket holders’ seat locations will not be impacted and will remain the same.

Single game tickets, which start at just $5 for youth and $7 for adults, remain on sale. Fans can purchase tickets to the season-opener by calling the Georgia Tech Ticket Office at 888.TECH.TIX or by clicking here.

Complete 2023-24 schedule | Purchase Single-Game Tickets | Purchase Mini-Packs | Season ticket information

THE FLATS – Single-game tickets are now on sale for the 2023-24 Georgia Tech men’s basketball season, the first under new head coach Damon Stoudamire.

Tickets start as low as $12, and every home game on the schedule is available, including Tech’s ACC opener against Duke on Dec. 2.The Yellow Jackets also host Boston College, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and North Carolina in the month of January, as well as Wake Forest, Syracuse, Clemson and Florida State in February and March.

Tech’s regular-season home schedule begins Nov. 6 against Georgia Southern, and the Yellow Jackets will also host Clark Atlanta for an exhibition game on Nov. 1.

Looking to return Tech to national prominence, first-year head coachDamon Stoudamire brings the experience of 13 years as a successful NBA player, 10 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level and four years on the NBA level. The Jackets return four starters from their 2022-23 squad, while adding a five-player transfer class that has been ranked No. 17 in the nation by 247Sports and four talented freshmen.

The Jackets will host several theme nights, including yoga and education when Boston College comes to town Jan. 6; scouts and faith and family night when Virginia visits Jan. 20, union and medical night for North Carolina on Jan. 30, and Tech will celebrate youth sports along with cheer, dance and spirit night for Syracuse on Feb. 17.

Season tickets remain available for the 2023-24 campaign and offer the best value for Tech fans, who get access to all 16 games for as little at $18 per game. Season ticket members also have greater ticket flexibility with the option of exchanging (only available with season tickets), transferring or selling their tickets, and have priority access to the best seating locations that become available through member relocation.

Tech’s 6- and 9-game mini packs also remain available.

2023-24 GEORGIA TECH HOME SCHEDULE

I’ll keep this one short. We go 6-6. No clue who we beat or lose to. Just 6-6.

Getting a jumpstart on this week’s games.

Weekday games:

Kind of a dull slate this week but if you remember, leave the Wake/Duke game on Thursday and Bc/Cuse on Friday. ACC needs ratings. You can fall asleep during both to get some rest for Saturday.

Saturday early slate:

Notre Dame @ Clemson - the Catholics vs God’s NIL, this holy war is gonna be a beat down of the Tigers I thinkz

TAMU @ Ole Miss - I will be watching to see if Bobby Petrino and Lane Kiffin fell for the same honey pot Alabama plant female staffer and will have a fistfight at any point during the game.

Then of course the main event at 2, can we win back to back? So far we have kept up with CPJ’s “good teams don’t lose two in a row” but can we win 2 in a row?



Saturday midday games:

Mizzou at Dwags - I think Missourah can do it. They can end the reign of terror. Unfortunately UGA has gotten stronger as the season has gone on.

Oklahoma -Ok St - mullet man has found a truly great running back, and Ted Roof has begun roofying the defense at Oklahoma.

Virginia Tech at Louisville - remember that stuff I said about the ACC needing Louisville
to do good for the conference? Screw that, we need the Cards to lose so we can go to Charlotte!

California @ Oregon - I’ve come to see Oregon as the best chance to beat UGA. Will be interesting to see how the PAC12 plays out.


Evening games:

LSU @ Bama - I want Bama to lose so there’s no chance of any 1 loss SEC West team in the playoffs.

Washington @ USC - should be a high scoring shootout to keep your adrenaline up for the main event




The PRIME late night after dark traveling family circus! Oregon St may finally put the prime bus in the ditch, at which point this here Colorado board will be pandemonium.

Plan to link up with him following the visit. Class of 2025, but clearly he is a priority target for CDS and staff.

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Any update of his condition?