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People always ask for this, so be sure to donate to the AA today, to celebrate the win!

GTAA sent out a fundraising blast, suggesting folks donate $24.21 to celebrate the big win over FSU. Obviously, you can donate whatever you want.


I already give a ton to the GTAA, but I'm going to join this fundraising blast just to see what the numbers can be.

I hope you all will join me!

He needs to get his shit together. He is costing the team games.

Team Notes

• Georgia Tech moved to 4-2 on the season overall and evened its record in Atlantic Coast Conference play at 2-2.
• The 4-2 start is Georgia Tech’s best since it also began 4-2 in 2017.
• Duke (5-1, 1-1 ACC) suffered its first loss of the season and had its seven-game overall winning streak snapped.
• Georgia Tech moved to 3-0 at home this season, which is its longest home winning streak at Bobby Dodd Stadium since it won eight-straight home games from Oct. 15, 2016-Nov. 11, 2017.
• Georgia Tech moved to 11-1 in games that have immediately followed a defeat under head coach Brent Key.
• The win was Georgia Tech’s fourth-straight over Duke.
• Georgia Tech moved to 55-35-1 all-time versus Duke, including a 32-14-1 record versus the Blue Devils at home.
• Georgia Tech moved to 3-1 all-time versus Duke in games when the Blue Devils entered with a record of 5-0 or better.
• Georgia Tech moved to 6-0 in games when ACC Network’s “The Huddle” programming is on-site.
• Georgia Tech, which trailed 14-10 after three quarters, rallied to win a game that it trailed after three quarters for the first time since it came back from a 35-24 deficit after three quarters in last season’s 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina (Oct. 28, 2023).
• Georgia Tech allowed less than 100 rushing yards for the third-straight game, limiting Duke to just 74 yards on the ground. It marks the first time that Georgia Tech has surrendered less than 100 rushing yards in three-straight games since Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 2013 (Syracuse – 75 yds., at Virginia – 68, Pitt – minus-5).
• Georgia Tech has held four of its first six opponents of the season to under 100 rushing yards, which is the most opponents that it has held less than 100 yards on the ground since 2013, when it allowed less than 100 rushing yards six times.

Individual Notes

• r-Jr. RB Jamal Haynes finished with a season-high 128 rushing yards on 19 carries (6.7 avg.). He matched his career high of 128 rushing yards in last season’s Gasparilla Bowl win over UCF (Dec. 22, 2023) and his previous season high was 84 rushing yards vs. Georgia State (Aug. 31). He also had three receptions, including a touchdown.
• The 100-yard game is Haynes’ first of the season and fifth of his career.
• r-Jr. WR Malik Rutherford set a career high with eight receptions (prev.: 7, which he achieved three times in the last four games, including on Sept. 21 at Louisville).
• With his eight receptions, Rutherford moved into 11th place in Georgia Tech history with 111 career receptions, surpassing John Sias (110 – 1966-68).
• Rutherford had at least one reception for the 22nd-straight game, which extends the ninth-longest streak in Georgia Tech history.

Brent Key

Haynes King and Jamal Haynes

JJ van den Berg

Ahmari Harvey, Malik Rutherford and Eric Singleton Jr. (Harvey drops the s-bomb accidentially on a question I asked)

ATLANTA- Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key addressed the media for the final time ahead of the Jackets game with undefeated Duke on Saturday night in Bobby Dodd Stadium.

"We've got a challenging game coming up on Saturday coming off the bye week last week. We rested up ourselves and got back healthy again and got some more speed back and a little pep in the step I guess you'd say. I thought we had good energy in practice, but energy has never been the problem. It is locking in and focusing in on the details of what you are doing," Key said.

Tech has sold out the student allotment of tickets at 8,000+ tickets and made additional tickets available for the game.

"It is a great feeling to know that we are playing a home night game and seeing our students and fans, I think there are what over 8,000 student tickets already out there so let's get more. Let's get 10, let's get 12k and let's add to that every week and create a great environment to watch a football game," Key said. "It is a great environment for our students to be able to congregate together and have fun on a Saturday night. As an alumni here it brings back a lot of good memories when you see those students up there celebrating after the team wins and we hope to create some of that again on Saturday night."

Key talked about processing speed being an important factor and he talked about Special Forces in the US Military and made a point to not compare the jobs, but how you have to quickly process information and he said he honors those people who put their lives on the line like the SEAL teams on special missions, but ultimately in those tough moments you have to rely on your training and that is what is similar to football. It all comes back to installation and training and making sure practice things are taught the correct way and that every has the right approach both mentally and physically.

He said that processing speed has been a big focus this week and playing fast whether you are covering somebody and pursuing across the field or at LB anticipating what is going to happen, seeing it and making two steps in the right hole or on the OL anticipating a blitz, not second guessing yourself.

Brent Key said the academic student-athletes of the week were Chris Elko and A.J. Cheeks.

The Scout Team players of the week were Kace Adams and Will Kiker for the D (against GT's O) and Ben Guthrie and Ryan Purves for the O (against GT's D)

He made Joe Fusile, Jason Moore and Henry Freer the captains for this week's game, Key picked them because they are all former walk-ons who earned major playing time and all three ended up on scholarship. Key said despite the cap limit being raised for scholarships they still intend to have a walk-on program at Georgia Tech and those people are vital for the future of the entire organization and someone who may have been lightly recruited out of HS still needs a path to play football and those young men sacrifice a lot to try to be on a team and this was a visible way for him to honor those young men in the program past and present.

On Jason Moore, he said he has been a long-time glue guy who came in as a walk-on OL and then ended up on scholarship as a DL. Joe Fusile has been an integral part of the offense for several years and Henry is a guy most people don't know because they only know the long snapper when they mess up in a game, what Henry has done scholastically at GT and what he thinks he will do in the future, he joked we better all get his number because he will be big guy in the future.

I asked him what is the next step for the program after having close losses and wins to create the margin where they are not in those dogfights every week in league play, Key said there is no secret sauce he can bottle up, but it comes down to practice and preparation and having confidence in yourself and the plans and decisions. He said every game here out will be evenly matched and they have to take care of the football, they've been overemphasizing creating turnovers now on D the last two weeks and stealing possessions and be smart about penalties both pre and post-snap. If that starts to happen then you create some margin.

Chad asked him if Jess Simpson and Tyler Santucci helped with game prep knowing the personnel at Duke and he said he thinks that is often overrated, you watch the tape and can see the strengths and weaknesses of a team individually and collectively and how the head coach manages the game and the full team, he doesn't think it has much of a bearing on the game.

Rod asked him about guys getting their legs back like Malik Rutherford and Eric Singleton Jr, Key said they are both pretty fast and if Rod was asking if they were getting some type of turbo gear or button he can press to make them fast (a joke). He said that they have to go against big strong guys and as they wear down they start slowing down and they lose the advantages of speed.

Key was asked if there is a common theme in how Duke has been able to outlast opponents and have strong 4th quarters, Key said that it comes down to the culture there that Manny Diaz is building upon the things that David Cutcliffe and Mike Elko started there, he said the schemes are different but the structure in the org and the demands for discipline within and the positive traits those men built there in that program and it started when the began turning the corner under Cutcliffe. Key said that Manny Diaz is a really good coach and preaches things the right way and does things the right way to build his team.

I asked about injuries, and he thought about giving me something and then said they are pretty healthy now.

Key was asked about the Harrison Moore recruiting story by Chad, Key said that it was an independent eval of Graham Knowles and he said there are many different ways of finding kids, Harrison was a kid that was playing TE and then moved to OL and went from 230 to 240 to 270 during his final year of HS and Chris Weinke saw him while he was scouting Knowles and then got Geep Wade and Buster Faulkner involved and they saw how super athletic he was and it did help having Knowles there to help recruit him to Tech, but it was done independently. He said his HS coaches did a great job and do a great job of developing players and there is just something different with Moore with his maturity and it was just a matter of him putting on weight in S&C because he had the athletic ability and toughness to play. He said he was still committed to another school (Vandy) when he came on his OV to Tech and they had a great visit and then that Sunday he told Key he was committing to GT. Key said on his home visit with both Knowles and Moore he saw the greatest tailgate he has ever seen for a HS game in the playoffs, he said they had BBQ trailers, smokers and TV trailers and fryers and every other thing you could think of that a former OL would love to see. He joked he may have had a better home visit than Moore had OV.

Key said that Moore is up to 288 or 289 now and he gets it, he is diligent in his studies and is not someone you have to tell things twice to. Key told an amazing story about Harrison Moore from preseason camp. He said that Moore came over to the sideline during good on good and was looking at the ground and Key asked him what was up and he said he lost a tooth. He then ran back into the huddle to play, Key looked around and found the tooth, and called him over, Moore was covered in blood from his mouth but wanted to keep going through practice. They saved the tooth and put it back in. He didn't miss a rep of practice, he said I'm good and Key was like that is a guy I want playing upfront for us.

Chad asked him about the 2022 Duke game, his first home game as head coach, and Key said that he learned a lot that day about self-assessments and his comfort level as a head coach. He was still learning how to manage himself during drives and not being at 110% for every second on the sideline, taking a minute to breath and watch the drive and understanding the game scenarios and the management of them. He said that the final punt in the game was a great learning experience for him, they had a 4th down call, burned a timeout and then punted and he should just taken a delay of game when they were going to punt and he said that was one of those scenarios and there were others in that game in particular where he learned a lot as a coach. He said two days a week he sits with Pat Boyle in his office for 2+ hours and they go over situations that happened in games all over the country with clock management, timeouts, spotting the ball all types of things and he is repping that to get better, he said that he has to get better just like his bosses J Batt and Dr. Cabrera expect and their vision for Georgia Tech athletics, he said they have a singular vision and it is his job to get the football team where they expect it.

He said he has a few other bad memories like when he went over to the crowd after the game and had to get bleeped out for what he said. He said his wife and his mom were pissed at him, but a NFL coach did the same thing the next day, but they didn't care. He said he learned a lot of lessons from that one game.

Off mic he told us a couple of other stories from that game as well that I can't share but were pretty on point with many things people complained about that day.

I eat granola bars, protein bars, energy bars, etc. fairly regularly and I'd be happy to support our NIL efforts by purchasing them through this initiative, but the prices are nuts (no pun intended). $42.91 for 12 bars (including tax and shipping). I suppose you should look at it as a cash donation that includes a thank you gift.

What’s the best BBQ in Atlanta? Let’s hear some opinions. I’m really starting this thread to talk about some good food. I need to lose some weight and I’m trying to eat healthier but if I can’t have great food, at least I can talk about it. I feel like that Andre 3000 quote “I was a hardcore vegan for 15 years. But socially it became horrible. I was just kind of sitting at home eating a salad. You become mean. That’s not good for you.” I relate to that right now. Truthfully it’s not that bad but I do crave some good food. I had some pulled pork for the first time in several months today and honestly it was probably just alright but it tasted delicious cause I hadn’t had it in months.

With info, analysis, players to watch and score predictions from @Kelly Quinlan and myself.

My mom (now 71) has been going to nearly every GT home game for a decade now, but is concerned about going tonight after injuring her knee a few weeks ago. I dont think it's torn, yet shots aren't helping much. Does anyone know how to call for one of those golf cart shuttle to bring her from the student center parking deck to the stadium? I've seen them drive around, but have no idea how to get onto that list.

Former Georgia Tech All-American and Pro Football Hall of Famer Billy Shaw passed away today surrounded by his family.

A legend for the Jackets before going on to play several years with the Buffalo Bills during a great pro career (played for the Bills as part of the AFL). You'll see his name on the front of the upper deck at Bobby Dodd Stadium as a Georgia Tech Hall of Famer.

I got to meet Mr. Shaw and talk to him a few times during my time covering sports for the Calhoun Times. His son-in-law Chip Henderson was the Calhoun High baseball coach who won multiple state championships and is in the Calhoun-Gordon County Sports Hall of Fame himself. Great family, prayers out to them!

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 19 Georgia Tech volleyball (9-3, 1-2 ACC) proved its Top-20 ranking, coming from behind to earn a five-set conference victory, on the road, over Notre Dame (8-4, 1-2 ACC): 22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13. The Yellow Jackets utilized long scoring runs to finish off both the fourth and fifth sets, earning GT its second five-set victory of 2024.

QUICK HITS

• Georgia Tech improves to 3-0 in true road matches this season and 4-0 in matches away from home.
• It is the third time in the last four seasons that GT has won its first three road matches.
• This was the second five-set victory of the year, improving Tech’s record in five-setters to 2-1. The other victory also came on the road, against then-No. 14 BYU.
• As a team, Tech set new season high with 80 digs, the first 80+ dig effort of the year and first since Oct. 13, 2023 (85 vs. Florida St.).
• Sophomore right side Larissa Mendes recorded her first-career double-double tonight, finishing with 16 kills and 11 digs. Her 16 kills were tied for the most on the team with senior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino.
• Mendes also set a new career high with three aces to lead GT with 20 points scored.
• Bertolino delivered her 30th-career double-double, and fifth of the season, making 16 kills along with a team-best 17 digs.
• Senior setter Luanna Emiliano secured her 4th double-double of the season and 69th of her career, posting 42 assists along with a season-high 14 digs.
• Junior libero Sofia Velez tied her career-high with 16 digs.
• Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene was one dig shy of a double-double, finishing with 14 kills and nine digs.
• Senior setter Ashlyn Goolsby set new career highs in assists (9) and digs (4). She recorded three digs in the opening set, surpassing her previous mark (2) set last Friday vs. SMU.
• Six different Jackets combined for nine service aces tonight, headlined by Mendes’ career-best three and two from Otene. Bertolino added an ace to bring her career total to 141, just two shy of tying Margaret Gales (1986-89) for the seventh most aces in program history.
  

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Preseason action, including the City Reapers playing right now vs. Hoop Nation. City Reapers have Tech signee Cole Kirouac and 25 target Bryson Tiller. Tiller not playing today for some reason, maybe just rest. Kirouac has played pretty well, especially in the second half so far.

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Both teams want to lead with the running game and both coaches have repeatedly stated their desired way to win. Both teams have continued to force the running game even to the detriment of the outcome in games.

For the past 4 weeks, I have been screaming the need to unleash the passing game and punish teams overplaying our running game. Both teams have underutilized weapons at TE. Finally we saw the Falcons and Kirk repeatedly punish the Bucs.

This weekend here‘s what I hope to see:
- get Boyd involved on the first drive no
- if Haynes King has to throw 35-40 times, so be it.
- make duke pay the price for cheating up on Jamal and crew.
- trust the guy you said changes things for your team all offseason.
- get closer to opposing WRs and Give your pass rush a chance to get home. Note the second half for the Falcons on defense


BEAT A DIVISION OPPONENT IN PRIMETIME IN FRONT OF AN ENERGETIC CROWD!!!

Accommodating Valdosta St football. Love to see it.

Duke and UNC losses. We are getting ready to go on a tear. I suggest yall get ready.

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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Dennis Scott, the 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference and Sporting News National Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and a first-team All-American by six organizations, will have his jersey No. 4 officially retired by the Institute when the Yellow Jackets play Georgia Friday, Nov. 15. Tip-off is at 8 p.m.

That night, Scott will see his number hung from the rafters at McCamish Pavilion next to those of six other Yellow Jacket greats, joining Roger Kaiser (No. 21), Rich Yunkus (No. 40), Mark Price (No. 25), John Salley (No. 22), Tom Hammonds (No. 20) and Matt Harpring (No. 15). Tech will offer the first 2,000 fans through the gates a commemorative rally towel featuring a likeness of Scott’s jersey.

Tickets for the Georgia game are available as single-game purchases (starting at $12 for an upper-level seat and $38 for a lower-level seat), as part of a six-game package that includes weekend games throughout the season (starting at $171) and through a season-ticket purchase.

“We’re proud and excited to raise No. 4 to the rafters at McCamish Pavilion on Nov. 15,” said Tech director of athletics J Batt. “It promises to be a memorable time for the Georgia Tech family, as we celebrate Dennis Scott and his achievements on and off the floor, while Coach Stoudamire and his team take on archrival Georgia. We’re looking forward to a great night of basketball at the Thrillerdome!”

The 6-foot-8 Scott is one of five Georgia Tech players ever to be named a first-team All-American by an NCAA-recognized organization, named in 1990 by Basketball Times, The Sporting News, the Wooden Award, the United States Basketball Writers of America, the Naismith Award and The National. He also earned second-team honors by three other organizations, and was a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1990.

Scott, part of the Yellow Jackets’ legendary Lethal Weapon 3 trio withBrian Oliver and Kenny Anderson, led Tech to its second all-time ACC title that year, and to the first NCAA Final Four in program history, winning 28 games before falling to UNLV in the national semifinal in Denver, Colo.

“Dennis' basketball accomplishments are off the chart,” said his legendary Georgia Tech coach, Bobby Cremins. “He has made Atlanta his home for over 20 years in his post playing career. For two years Dennis has been taking classes on campus, and with his mom Elizabeth, wife Rachael and his children proudly watching, he graduated this past December 16th in the arena where he played. I know Dennis very well, and I couldn't be prouder of who he is and how he represents Georgia Tech.”

Arriving at Tech from Reston, Va., Scott immediately made his mark on the Tech program, winning the ACC Rookie of the Year Award in the 1987-88 season, then earning third-team All-ACC and third-team All-America honors as a sophomore. Tech played in the NCAA Tournament both years.

His 970 points scored in the 1989-90 season remain the ACC all-time record, and his scoring average of 27.7 is second only to Rich Yunkus (30.1 from 1968-71). He set the ACC record for three-point field goals in a season with 137, a mark that still stands second in the conference’s all-time annals, just two shy of the new record of 139 (Duke’s J.J. Redick – 2005-06). His career scoring average of 21.36 ranks 19th in conference annals and fourth in Tech history. Scott ranks fourth in Tech history in career points (2,115) despite playing just three seasons, and he holds the Tech career record for three-point field goals (351) and highest three-point percentage (42.2).

For those of us who grew up playing this game and those who might be a bit younger who also may have played it towards the end, thanks to the new NIL era, the game is back! This is by far the best thing to come out of NIL haha, but seriously it is the sort of thing that embodies the spirit of the legislation allowing college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. In fact that term was derived from the EA Sports games, which used image and likeness of players, stopping short of putting their actual names in the game. As many of you know, Ed O’Bannon from UCLA and a Nebraska QB (Eric Crouch) were some of the big names who filled a lawsuit against EA that effectively killed the game….Until now! Actually July 19 is the release date:

But to some of us, this is a big moment to see this game come back. I understand many might not care. But I wanted to start a thread for those of us who do to share news, thoughts about the current release as well maybe some stories about playing the older versions dating back all the way to the Sega Genesis.

I’ll start with one, who will be the cover athletes? Per EA, they are picking one from each power conference (including AAC) and each player has a different position. That seems to hurt Haynes King’s chances given Shadeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe, Carson Beck, Ewers, etc. But he’s got my vote. Anyway, fire away if this topic hits home with you as it did for me!

I am honestly a little shocked. I didn't think it would be this large of a spread. I figured GT -3. There is a chance Duke is ranked like 24th or 25th going into this game.

Haynes King, Makius Scott and Jordan Williams talked to us today, and I thought were all pretty good. King gave us more than he usually does as he's usually pretty short-winded.

Sounds like he thinks very highly of Georgia Tech, especially Haynes King, Malik Rutherford and Eric Singleton.