Apparently, Russell can't go to bed and I can't spend time with my wife on a Sunday evening.

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The annual Feldman freaks list (paywalled of course):

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First time a #1 is a true freshman ... Nycoles Harbor, WR, South Carolina who really does look like a "Create-A-Player" from Madded

Tech checks in at #65

65. Kenyatta Watson II, CB

The son of a former Boston College wide receiver by the same name who later played for the Dallas Cowboys, Kenyatta II began his college career at Texas and played two seasons at Texas, totally nine tackles with two passes broken up. The 6-1 1/2, 195-pound corner has vertical-jumped 45 inches and done 11-2 in the broad jump. This year, he ran 22.94 MPH.

“He is a real athletic Freak,” says Georgia Tech strength coach A.J. Artis. “He can run a 4.2 (40) and he squats 500 pounds.”

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Tickets are ready to be sent. I put messages in the ticket thread posted above and sent direct messages. I have 50 tickets. “Sold” 48 of them for $35 each but no payments yet. I’m fine if you don’t want them but if not, please let me know.

Will have the in-depth preview for Saturday up either on Thursday or Friday. The season is here, y'all. Tonight's game should be a good one.


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Sorry for the board clutter, but is there a particular forum or pinned thread for Football tickets? I did look around and did not see anything pertinent other than a pinned thread for Basketball Tickets. If I missed something, pardon the old set of eyeballs and brain before .

ATLANTA- Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key continued to prepare his team for the final scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday with a two-plus hour practice session on Thursday. Following practice first-year receivers coach Josh Crawford and a trio of his players, Avery Boyd, Christian Leary and Malik Rutherford spoke to the media for the first time in camp.

Crawford has been tasked with rebuilding a receiver room with two returning members of the two-deep a year ago, Malik Rutherford and James BlackStrain healthy enough to practice. Star receiver Leo Blackburn continues to rehab his torn ACL the lone returning starter from 2022, so it will be a different look in that room.

Tech brought in transfers Leary (Alabama), Chase Lane (Texas A&M), Abdul Janneh (Duquesne) and Dominick Blaylock (Georgia) since Crawford was hired. Those new faces coupled with returning players like BlackStrain, Rutherford, D.J. Moore and Boyd and three freshmen Eric Singleton Jr., Bailey Stockton and Zion Taylor will aim to replace the production of Nate McCollum (UNC transfer), E.J. Jenkins, Malachi Carter and Blackburn.

It will likely be more of a receiver-by-committee approach according to Crawford once the season starts up rather than leaning on just a handful of players.

“The entire room I’m really excited about. If there is a theme in my room it is strength in numbers,” Crawford said. “A lot of these guys at different times have continued to make plays on a daily basis and we have a lot of guys that can run that can make plays on the ball so overall the depth of this room is pretty good right now. I feel good about it.”

Crawford said his goal is to push his players to compete snap to snap and not just jockey for depth chart spots.

“So in the receiver room, we talk about it all the time, we have the cheetah and gazelle mentality. So I never want them comfortable. They have to have the mindset of if I had a good day or even if I’m named the starter, I never want those guys to be comfortable in their position and think hey I won the starting job or maybe I’m going out with the first group so I can rest on my laurels,” he said. “If you’ve got good depth and talent in your room you are able to get pressure that you are able to create and I’m very fortunate to have a lot of guys that I feel like we can roll in. They know when they come to practice they have to be on their A-game.”

JOSH CRAWFORD OTHER QUOTES

James BlackStrain hasn’t been fully cleared but yesterday he made an outstanding one-handed catch yesterday. He is making progress

It is a great group and tight brotherhood and that is something we make very clear. Know your assistment and be where you are supposed to be. There is accountability in the group as well. There is a lot talent in the room.

Zion Taylor and Eric Singleton, beyond strength in numbers the youth movement, I’m excited about the potential and the future of the WR group. Those two guys have come in here and caught everyone’s eye, they can run and make plays. Bailey Stockton is another one, he had an injury coming into camp and he has made some plays.

We try to set it up so the best players play. If you have an X and Z, if the third best player is in the slot, he needs to have the ability to go outside if that guy goes down. It is not about what position they play, but who are our best guys, that is what spring, summer and camp is about. Who are our best guys, who are our best guys and how can we have them out there. When we have depth like we do, we have guys who can roll and guys who can play inside and outside, that creates value for you as a player. That creates value for you and the team.

Abdul Janneh, very proud of him, he didn’t have the greatest summer and we had heart-to-heart and I was very honest and to his credit once camp started he flipped a switch. He is another one I’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about. He has been consistent in camp making plays and he is a kid who is hard not to like. I’m very excited about him he can show his talent and that he belongs here.

Avery Boyd, is a very talented player, he has a unique blend of size and speed, he is one of the fastest guys on the team and strongest, keep your eye out for him. He is a Swiss-army knife and he can help us in a myriad of areas. He has a great attitude and his maturity level has taken another step and he is trying to step into his own, I’m starting to see growth and hunger in him.

When Leo went down, it was a big blow for not only him, but me, he is very talented. He is going to come back and have an extraordinary career, but that said ball has to be played and the addition of Dom Blaylock, Chase Lane, Christian Leary, Abdul we talked about him and we’ve got Malik and there is DJ Moore and also the young freshmen Eric Singleton, Zion Taylor and Bailey Stockton, we have some depth. There is not a lot of experience in that room in terms of returning starters, but the attitude is there but we have to keep working and go out and do it. Potential is potential until it is actualized.

It is truly a blessing to coach at GT, as a coach you show up and do the best you can everyday and you hope and pray for these opportunities. I also realize anyone else can be here, so I’m very grateful to have this opportunity.

On leadership, it is really a cast of character, every day there is a new guy making a play or a wild catch. Malik Rutherford has been a consistent weapon for us and he has had a tremendous spring for us. Christian Leary makes explosive plays for us and his opportunity is special, they are two sides of the same coin. Eric Singleton of the young guys, he ran over 23 mph in practice and catches everything, very mature and calm and level headed you don’t see that often. Abdul is another big play threat. Dom comes in with his savvy and route running experience. Chase is another guy with speed and can make plays. DJ Moore is another guy who can make plays for us.

We throw and catch and do routes on air, guys do individually, we have three capable QBs and a multitude of capable WRs it keeps everyone on their A game and it gives them a hunger to work harder and we are in a great situation where you have three QBs that can do it and have done it during their career. That room will be fine, as WR who have to hold up our end and playing the game with the right effort and attitude.

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From Perfect Game: Cooper Underwood is a 2025 LHP/1B, OF with a 6-1 150 lb. frame from Acworth, GA who attends Allatoona. Medium frame with slender, athletic build; ran 60 yard dash in 7.55 seconds, body projects well to gain strength and size. Primary lefthanded pitcher, quick arm with efficient arm stroke through the back, has deception through delivery, fills up the strike zone in 82-84 mph range, will gain velocity as he matures, good life to arm side, mimics release on changeup with fade, shows feel for 12/6 curveball with depth. Projectable lefty with full mix and polish. Showed ability to get the barrel out front with a clean path at the plate, can make contact to all fields, developing impact. Good student, named to 2022 Main Event Top Prospect List.

What’s does OOC mean?


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THE FLATS — No. 20 Georgia Tech volleyball cruised by Auburn (RV) for a 4-1 victory over its first opponent of the season in an exhibition match on Saturday in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets swept the match to secure the triumph, 3-0, before splitting the two extra sets.



The Yellow Jackets were dominant from the service line through three sets, sniping 11 aces in contrast to just two for the Tigers. Tech also held a stark, three-set advantage in kills, 38-28.



Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene was the primary finisher for the White and Gold as she led the squad with 14 kills along with six digs in three sets. Fellow pin hitter Bianca Bertolino put in a solid day of work all around, leading the unit defensively with 16 digs on top of seven kills to clinch the win. New addition DeAndra Pierce was another defensive anchor, tallying four blocks through three sets. Senior Bella D’Amico and freshman Heloise Soares split time running the point as the upperclassman tallied 18 assists while the newcomer added 12 assists up to the clinch, respectively.



How it Happened

Georgia Tech burst out of the gate for five straight points to open the match. The Tigers attempted to claw back, but the Yellow Jackets never surrendered the lead as three straight kills from freshman outside hitter Larissa Mendes fueled a four-point run to put the set out of reach, 21-12. Tech rolled on to an eventual 25-18 triumph in the first set.



Auburn roared back in the second set, winning the first eight points. The White and Gold wasted no time climbing back, using a five-point stretch to cut the lead to 9-7. The two sides continued to battle as the Tigers clung to their lead until a three-point burst gave the Jackets their first advantage of the set, 16-14. Georgia Tech then managed to stay in front until Auburn knotted the tally at 21 all, setting up six tie score lines and four lead changes before a Bertolino kill clinched the second set for the White and Gold, 29-27.



The theme of early runs continued into the third set as the Yellow Jackets strung together six straight, including a pair of Soares aces, to move up to an 8-3 lead. A flurry of five soon after further bolstered Tech’s stronghold for a 14-6 advantage. Auburn would draw as close as within three to trail 16-13, but an eight-point blitz by the White and Gold secured the set, priming a 25-14 third set win with a final point soon after.



With the sweep secured in favor of the Yellow Jackets, the two sides played a pair of extra sets. Georgia Tech came out on top in the fourth, 25-19, before Auburn managed to pick up a set on the way out, 16-14.



Up Next

Georgia Tech will open the regular season with three straight road trips, beginning with the Road 2 Tampa Bay Invitational as the White and Gold square off against host South Florida (Aug. 25) and No. No. 8 Penn State (Aug. 26). The Jackets will later make their official home debut, hosting the Georgia Tech Classic. They’ll begin home competition with Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate against Georgia in McCamish Pavilion, presented by Delta (Sept. 15), then take on Howard (Sept. 16) and San Diego (Sept. 17) in O’Keefe Gymnasium.

Per Dan Rubenstein of The Solid Verbal. One of the podcasts on my rotation. Whole episode below, point on Tech starts around 45 minute mark. Also apparently CAT was a Poli Sci - Spanish double major?

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just happened to see that he has now actually been moved to rb at sam houston state. found it interesting

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From his Perfect Game profile-

"Gavin Howard is a 2025 SS/MIF with a 6-1 175 lb. frame from Gulf Breeze, FL who attends Gulf Breeze. Large frame with lean, athletic build; ran 60 yard dash in 7.02 seconds. Hits from leaned-back stance, simple shift into swing with overall repeatable stroke, stays inside the ball well and uses the entire field, covers the plate, shows power into both gaps and projects for continued power gains. Impressive offensive performance in this one. Worked out in the infield, athletic actions with range to both sides and clean footwork, hand actions work well and shows quick transfer, clocked up to 85 mph on throws across. Excellent student, named to 2022 Main Event Top Prospect List."

THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech men's basketball program has announced the addition of five individuals to its staff for the 2023-24 campaign as head coach Damon Stoudamire completes his initial staff ahead of his first season with the Yellow Jackets.

Stoudamire has appointed Nate Babcock, an assistant coach with the NBA G League Grand Rapids Gold the last two seasons, and former NBA star Bonzi Wells, who served as head coach at Division II LeMoyne-Owen the last two seasons, as on-court assistant coaches.

Also joining the Yellow Jackets’ staff are director of player personnelMatt Holt, who spent the last six seasons as video coordinator for Nebraska men’s basketball, director of strength and conditioningJustin Landry, who spent the last three years working with the men’s and women’s basketball programs at San Diego State, and recruiting and operations coordinator Jake Alburtus, who served as a graduate assistant on the staff at Arkansas the past two years.

“I'm excited about the people we've been able to bring in to this program,” said Stoudamire. “This is a versatile group, and it’s a youthful group. I wanted some younger guys for the most part, but we do have some experience on the staff as well. I like the diversity, I like the different basketball minds that we have. We have a mixture of college and pro backgrounds that will serve us well.”

They join a staff that includes associate head coach Karl Hobbs and assistant coaches Terry Parker, Jr., and Pershin Williams, who have been with the program since the spring.

Former Tech star B.J. Elder, associate director of player personnel, Hayden Sheridan, director of scouting, Tyler Benson, director of operations, Taylor Ann Hendricks, assistant director of operations, and Richard Stewart, longtime associate director of sports medicine, remain with the Yellow Jackets from the previous staff.Rob Mbenoun returns as a graduate assistant, and Coleman Boyd, who concluded his Tech career and graduated in the spring, has become a graduate assistant.

As of July 1, new NCAA rules allow for programs to have as many as five assistant coaches on the court, but only three assistants and the head coach are allowed on the road recruiting.

2023-24 Men's Basketball Staff (with bio links)


Damon Stoudamire – head coach (first season)

• Karl Hobbs – associate head coach (first season)
• Terry Parker, Jr. – assistant coach (first season)
• Pershin Williams – assistant coach (first season)
• Nate Babcock – assistant coach/quality control (first season)
• Bonzi Wells – assistant coach/player development (first season)
• Tyler Benson – director of operations (eighth season)
• Taylor Ann Hendricks – assistant director of operations (second season)
• Matt Holt – director of player personnel (first season)
• B.J. Elder – assistant director of player personnel (fifth season)
• Hayden Sheridan – director of scouting (eighth season)
• Richard Stewart – associate director of sports medicine/men’s basketball (17th season)
• Justin Landry – director of strength and conditioning/men’s basketball (first season)
• Jake Alburtus – recruiting and operations coordinator (first season)

Is anyone else having an issue looking at the practice photo threads in the app? There is no way to close the gallery. When I close the app and re-open it, it goes right back to the pictures. Twice, I have had to delete and reinstall the app just to close out the picture thread.

No surprises at the top. What do you guys think about where we are ranked? Is ESPN clueless? Are we overestimating the change at the top and how it will affect our W/L record?

Josh Crawford

Avery Boyd

Christian Leary

Malik Rutherford

Fire away

Hello all,

I’m a bit of lurker here but I’m trying to help an friend out who graduated from Tech and thought I’d start with the board.

A friend of mine is currently job hunting in software engineering field but has had terrible luck finding anything. She was laid off due to downsizing about 4/5 months ago but just doesn’t seem to have the connections that other applicants have to close the deal on any of the interviews. If anyone knows of any openings in the software engineering/back end web development world, please let me know so I can pass them along!

A little about her: she graduated a few years ago now from Tech, Cum Laude and has Fortune 500 work history. She has experience in software engineering with C++ and web devlopement/AWS experience with a variety of other languages that are too numerous to list off. She is extremely talented and has multiple glowing references.

Again, please let me know if anyone out there is aware of anything and I can put y’all in touch!!

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What would it cost a school to leave the ACC? Range is OK.

ATLANTA- Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key changed things up for his players on Wednesday with a practice in Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Jackets practiced for over two hours on the warm turf of the newly christened Hyundai Field. Defensive backs coach Travares Tillman addressed the media after practice along with senior safety Jaylon King and junior nickelback K.J. Wallace.

One of the biggest storylines in camp has been the competition at the cornerback positions. Incumbent starter Myles Sims was limited in the spring due to an injury and a trio of players, Ahmari Harvey, Kenan Johnson, and Kenyatta Watson II have been pushing for starting jobs since the spring.

“It is very open,” Tillman said of the cornerback battle. “Sometimes you have injuries happen and you have to wait and see as you don’t want to count someone out just because they are down for a minute. That competition will continue throughout camp and probably into game week. Who knows? I’m going to continue to evaluate those guys and when it is time to suit up for that first game the best corner(s) will be out there.”

Key, the defensive staff and Tillman opted to move Rodney Shelley to corner as well after spring ball and the addition of former Kansas State defensive back Omar Daniels who is now at the nickel spot behind Wallace replacing Shelley in a potential two-deep. That created more depth in the secondary for the Jackets and more competition at corner adding a fifth guy to that group and pushing for one of the two starting spots.

TILLMAN QUICK QUOTES

On the safety trio of LaMiles Brooks, King and Clayton Powell-Lee, it is a good thing to have three guys that can perform at a high level and they have mutual respect for each other and whoever is playing well

At nickel we have KJ there and Omar Daniels who is playing well. I don’t know who is going to be that guy. It is a good thing to have options. Decisions aren’t done yet.

No timetable but the next scrimmage will tell me a lot and it is a work in progress. I’ll never put an end to it, even on the last day someone can jump out.

Jaylon King is having a great camp and he is respected in that room and he goes out and practices the way he is and it says a lot. I’m going to dance at his wedding when he gets married, he is a great example of a leader.

CP is still working his way back and Rodney Shelley has moved to the outside, CP is an athletic kid and he loves football

Ahmari matured a lot and had a great offseason and he is faster than he was last year, he has gotten much faster and has been a pleasant surprise and I’m proud of him and the way he has progressed at this level.

On the freshman DBs, best players are going to play, doesn’t matter if you are first year or fifth year. They are learning to be college players.

The CBs need to be consistent and play the correct call and the right technique. I don’t ask much, just want them to be consistent.

JAYLON KING

I feel a lot better and my progression from spring ball to camp has been a tremendous leap and things are getting back to normal. I can plant and push off my leg now. I can move around now and I don’t have to sit out too many reps like I did in the spring.

Competition has been high and we are going in every day and competiting against each other and their strengths and weaknesses. If someone goes down, we don’t want a dropoff, that is the goal for the team as a whole.

I’m strictly at safety right now, I can roll down in the box and stuff of that nature and getting back into man-to-man and covering.

I think we can be one of the best units in the country not just the conference and we try to go out there and practice like that.

I’m the old guy in the room and the young guys sit back there and try to soak up the knowledge like sponges and learn from us.

At CB, there is great competition between Myles, Kenyatta, Omar, Rodney and KJ getting them looks against field and boundary and all of them are performing well.

This camp is similar to my freshman year and camp is a long day and you try to prepare guys for it, from sunrise to sunset, they realized on the third day there isn’t much to do other than football all day.

KJ WALLACE

For me it is a physical game and AJ and his staff have helped us tremendously. My biggest progress has been mentally figuring out where I fit into the scheme and how my play impacts others. My biggest gains have been mental, but I’ve also made physical gains.

Communication is real good, we are close off the field as well so the communication is second nature and we are talking pre-snap and seeing the play before it happens. It can always be better and is never perfect, but it is really high.

Football is an art, you have to work on it continuously, I’m not a perfectionist, but I want to encompass everything and we are trying to solidify the backend and we’ve had good practices, we have to put together regularly.

On going against the slots, we are boys and I love the competition and I’m not sure how many guys are faster than Malik in the slot and I’m making him better and he is making me better and he pushes the guys behind him, if you line up against those guys not knowing what you are doing they will embarrass you.

Coach Tillman it is easier now because there is a trust level between me and coach Tillman and being here closing in on two years, that relationship has been building, I wouldn’t say it is hard, he does a good job coaching, but we’ve been going through it.

Omar [Daniels] is a real good dude on and off the field, his play is very similar to me, we both play nickel and he is very physical and likes to force turnovers and he has a knack for the ball. I’m excited he is here and able to contribute.

The freshmen are getting better every Nico, Taye and Steven they are getting better every day. It is funny being an older guy and pointing stuff out to them and it has been exciting to see. Tech is in good hands in the backend.

Y’all need to go to uva tix.com


Tickets are $48 a piece in section 112 (GT area)

Just bought 3

Good seats for cheap.

Charlottesville is amazing in the fall. One of my favorite places. I have family up there.

Go jackets!

Only issue is the hotel prices are very high ! Lol.