Just a tremendous game last night, but a pretty rotten result. Proud to be a jacket, but I'm sick of the moral victories as I am sure the team feels, too.

I've been a GT fan since 1984. That's 40 years. In my lifetime, I've seen 10 wins - 2 under Curry (84 and 85), 2 under Ross (89 and 90), 3 under GOL (98, 99 and 00) and 3 under CPJ (08, 14, and 16).

There are parallels here to the GOL era. It took some very painful and close losses to UGA for GOL to finally get over the hump. I watched Ed Wilder leap into the North endzone for a apparent game winner, only for UGA to score with a minute left in the game with the help of a phantom PI call at Bobby Dodd. And I watched UGA come back from 17 down with Hines Ward quarterbacking, winning with a knuckleball FG kick. It took those shared experiences, bad calls, bad breaks, etc. to galvanize those teams and players. It ultimately led to 3IAR under GOL, and who knows what happens if he doesn't flirt with ND. And by the way, Brent was there for a lot of that period and I'm sure remembers it well.

I think we're absolutely set for a similar run with Brent Key. The era of "We Run This State" is effin over. These Jackets come to play and bring the pain.

Now is NOT the time to quit on the team or the program. The easiest thing in the world to do is to root for the teams on top. It's easy being a Dodgers fan, a Chiefs fan, a UGA fan, a Bama fan, a Duke or Kentucky bball fan, etc. It's not special; it means nothing emotionally because it costs nothing emotionally.

Stop being a bunch of sad sack losers, stop attacking the coaches and players, and open your hearts (and more importantly) and wallets to get this program the infusion it needs so that we can start hammering these jackholes consistently.

This showing helped more than you all can imagine!

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Listen to Nait George and Lance Terry

Georgia Tech did not blow this game. The coaches did not make the wrong decisions.

Literally the exact opposite took place. The coaches came up with a gameplan that put our team in a position to win, and the players executed with the best precision they have performed all year.

The coaches put the team in a position to win. With the ball, 3 minutes left, a couple first downs and we kneel it out.

The refs gave the game to Georgia. It’s not a crybaby attitude to acknowledge this truth. It is an obvious fact to all neutral observers. 3 minutes left, the QB gets hit in the head by one of the most dangerous hits in the game, and he drops the football. That’s not on the coaches. That’s not on the players.


If you’re blaming the coaches for this loss, you’re an idiot. If you’re telling GT fans to suck it up and get over it, you’re as big of a piece of shit as the UGA fans on this board.

... "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson once said, "adversity introduces a man to himself." I ****ing hate losing. I hate it. I hate losing even more than I like winning. But it is my hope that CBK is the coach and the man I think he is, and uses this adversity to fuel his program and his desire to beat the smug smile off of Kirby's face. I'm incredibly impressed and proud of how much the overall gap between the two programs has narrowed. I'm not happy with the result. In fact, I'm gutted, but the fight I saw from the kids and coaches last night makes me even more excited about where this program is headed under Brent Key.

dude recovers a ball while down. just amazing

Next year, in the Benz, every single one of us better get every single GT fan we know into seats there. Whether you agree with the decision or not, these players deserve to have a fan base that’s going to show up and be loud and not have this game be a glorified home game for those pieces of crap from Athens. I walked out of that stadium pissed but proud of our team for battling. My son and his friend were spit on and called losers and told to go back to Atlanta by that degenerate fan base. They are learning what COFH is all about and it’s time to give these loser mutts some doses of their own medicine. That is all.

Outside runs all ****ing day. **** you. You bum. **** off.

Give me Weinke.

So I’ve been sitting on this throughout the week as I found it hard to fathom.



I have multiple people tell me that Aaron Philo will redshirt and not play against UGA and it will be Haynes King and Zach Pyron (he is still dinged) barring a dire emergency was how it was phrased to me.

The rumors came from both inside and outside the GT program. Part of me has wondered if this is some 3-D chess on Key’s part or something. Philo apparently told multiple people he is not playing again unless something dire happens.

UGA struggles to defend the run so I expected to see a lot of Haynes King anyway.

We will know something come 7pm or so when the team’s warm up.

There was enough external smoke to share something.

1) Philo keeps his redshirt - we should all be happy about that….

2) We went toe to toe with a team that has a great shot at getting into the playoff. That should show you the direction our program is trending. Game could have gone either way. We should be signing a great recruiting class. We’ll be even better next year!

Be somewhat civil to each other while I try to get some sleep.

The scoreboard doesn’t have to tell me what I know in my head and heart to be true. The program is where I hoped and prayed it could be 5+ years after Paul’s retirement. It’s been a wild and bumpy ride, but we have so much to be proud of and so much to look forward to. Other than the final score, I’m very proud and satisfied with so much of what I saw tonight. Results matter and there are no moral victories as CBK said, but we accomplished a lot of what we came to accomplish tonight and have very little to be ashamed of. Again results matter, but no need for second guessing in this one. All things considered, we’re where we need to be and we’re heading in a direction we should all be excited about. Go Jackets all day every day.

Greetings. Ran into Thacker and he told me to tell the JOL faithful hello
Jk

I did bump into Thack it was great to see him.

Team Notes

• The eight-overtime game was the second-longest game in college football history in terms of overtime periods (record: Illinois def. Penn State, 20-18, in nine OTs on Oct. 23, 2021).
• In the previous 16 overtime games in Georgia Tech history, only one went longer than one OT period – a 42-41, two-overtime loss to Tennessee on Sept. 4, 2017 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• Georgia Tech fell to 2-1 in overtime games against Georgia. The Yellow Jackets won the previous two OT games in series history – a 51-48 win on Nov. 27, 1999 and a 30-23 win on Nov. 29, 2014.
• Georgia Tech’s 563 yards of offense were a season high against an NCAA Division I FBS opponent (prev.: 505 at North Carolina – Oct. 12).
• Georgia Tech’s 563 yards were the most allowed by Georgia since Florida had 571 yards against UGA on Nov. 7, 2020.
• Georgia Tech’s 563 yards were the sixth-most allowed by Georgia since 2000 (571 vs. Florida – 2020, 564 vs. Alabama – 2020, 566 vs. Auburn – 2013, 584 vs. Florida – 2001 and 620 vs. Kentucky – 2000).
• 508 of Georgia Tech’s 563 yards came in regulation.

Individual Notes

• In his first full game since sustaining a shoulder injury on Oct. 12 at North Carolina, r-Jr. Haynes King totaled 413 yards of offense (303 passing, 110 rushing) and five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing). Both were career highs for King (33 collegiate games) – prev.: 377 yards of total offense vs. North Carolina – Oct. 28, 2023 and 4 touchdowns responsible for twice, most recently vs. North Carolina – Oct. 28, 2023.
• King’s 110 rushing yards were a season high (prev.: 107 at North Carolina – Oct. 12)
• King’s 303 passing yards were his second-most of the season (prev.: 312 at Louisville – Sept. 21).
• King’s 300-yard passing game was his fifth in 23 games at Georgia Tech, which is the third-most in program history, behind only Joe Hamilton (7 – 1996-99) and George Godsey (6 – 1998-01).
• So. WR Eric Singleton, Jr.’s eight receptions (for 86 yds.)were a season high and matched a career high (8 vs. North Carolina – Oct. 28, 2023).
• r-Jr. WR Malik Rutherford (four rec. for 45 yds.) caught a pass for the 28th-consecutive game. The streak is the sixth-longest in Georgia Tech history, tied for the 22nd-longest active streak in the nation and is the third-longest active streak in the ACC.

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via the AP, I'm working on something else about Haynes King's performance tonight.

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Sure, a win would’ve been nice, but tonight’s game showed recruits all around the state that their football god is bleeding

Blood is in the water, the sharks are circling, and this will do nothing but bolster Key’s recruiting efforts across the state

Well fought game, and I can’t wait to see the recruiting dividends it pays over the next 12 months

I’m going to catch a ton of flack for saying this right now but be kind! Don’t bash a kid who plays football and don’t curse each other out! We played a good game! 2 point conversions are a dumb way to end a game even if Tech won it that way! We are a lot better than we were 3 years ago! Go Jackets!

This was the EASIEST money to make all year. Started the season in Dublin with a big win on some serious plus money on the Moneyline.

I had some dough on this tonight.

$250 moneyline to win $1500. +600 odds.
$750 to win $680 +17.5.

I'm donating $420 to GT/NIL for their efforts. $10 for every point. If GT won I planned on donating $25 for every point maxing out at $1k.

Sending it in when the money clears from the account.

Profitable season betting on GT against ranked teams. I will go back to it next year even heavier.

Line opened today at +20.5.
ML at +860 (implied odds around 10% chance of a win)
O/U at 53.5

I’m not going to the Cesspool, but if I was this would be me going to Athens with all the hate I could muster.

Props to you few who are going into Hell today, may we be rewarded with a win.