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THE FLATS – Four-time Grammy Award nominee Mickey Guyton will be the featured performer at Helluva Block Party Driven by Hyundai prior to Georgia Tech football’s Family Weekend game versus Boston College on Oct. 21, Tech athletics announced on Wednesday.

Guyton, who has earned Grammy nominations for Best Country Solo Performance (twice), Best Country Album and Best Country Song, will take the stage on North Avenue right in front of Tech Tower Lawn immediately following Yellow Jacket Alley, Georgia Tech football’s gameday arrival at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.

Pregame concerts are FREE as part of Helluva Block Party driven by Hyundai, which has transformed the Georgia Tech football pregame experience by bringing the excitement and pageantry of Tech football to one of the most visible and vibrant areas of campus and the city of Atlanta – North Avenue. A three-block stretch of North Avenue – from Techwood Drive/Centennial Olympic Park Drive to Tech Parkway/Luckie Street – is temporarily closed to traffic on gamedays to accommodate the activities.

Surrounded by some of Georgia Tech’s most iconic locations, including the south entrances to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field and Tech Tower Lawn, the timeline for Helluva Block Party includes:

6 HOURS PRIOR TO KICKOFF
North Avenue closes to traffic from Techwood Drive/Centennial Olympic Park Drive to Tech Parkway/Luckie Street and setup for HBP begins.

4 HOURS PRIOR TO KICKOFF
Tailgating at Helluva Block Party begins! Tailgating options include:

· Full-service, turnkey tailgate packages on Tech Tower Lawn and in premium spaces allow Yellow Jacket Alley, available for purchase through REVELxp. For more information and to purchase a turnkey tailgate package online, visit revelxp.com/Georgia-Tech.
· A wide variety of food vendors that feature some of the best food and beverage that Atlanta has to offer, including Coca-Cola products and Helluvienna Lager and Ale of an Engineer from New Realm Brewing Co.

Tailgating activities feature fun for the whole family that was previously part of Wreckfest on Callaway Plaza, including interactive games and activities for fans of all ages.

2 ½ HOURS PRIOR TO KICKOFF
The Yellow Jackets’ arrival to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field – Yellow Jacket Alley – has a new home as a centerpiece of Helluva Block Party. Fans are encouraged to line the way along North Avenue between Cherry Street and Bobby Dodd Stadium’s Gate 1 to give the Jackets a raucous reception as they enter the stadium. The team’s buses arrive at the corner of North Avenue and Cherry Street and the team proceeds east on North Avenue before entering the stadium at Gate 1.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YELLOW JACKET ALLEY
As soon as the Jackets are inside the stadium, the attention turns to the Helluva Block Party stage for the pregame concert. For the Sept. 30 contest versus Bowling Green, Chris Janson will entertain and energize fans before turning it over to Georgia Tech Marching Band for their traditional pregame show. Additional artists will be announced throughout the fall.

30 MINUTES PRIOR TO KICKOFF
Helluva Block Party shuts down to allow fans to be in their seats for Georgia Tech’s electrifying pregame activities and toe meets leather!

North Avenue reopens for postgame traffic beginning at the start of the third quarter.

Helluva Block Party is FREE to all fans attending the game. For more information, visit ramblinwreck.com/hbp, and for answers to frequently asked questions, visit ramblinwreck.com/hbp-faqs.

Game time for the Yellow Jackets’ Oct. 21 game versus Boston College will be announced on Monday, Oct. 9 by the Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners. Tickets for the game are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking HERE.

ABOUT MICKEY GUYTON
Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, and began singing in church at a young age. She was drawn to a variety of artists with big voices, including Dolly Parton, CeCe Winans, Whitney Houston and Leann Rimes. After signing to Capitol Records Nashville, Mickey’s first appearance was an all-star concert at the White House, captured by PBS. In 2015, she released her self-titled EP featuring her debut single, “Better Than You Left Me.”

The following year, she was nominated for her first Academy of Country Music Award for New Female Vocalist. Mickey returned to the ACM Awards in 2019, performing “I’m Standing With You” from the “Breakthrough” soundtrack alongside Chrissy Metz, Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina and Maddie & Tae. In 2020, Mickey performed her first solo ACM Awards performance of “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” with labelmate Keith Urban’s accompaniment on piano. The performance, which Hits called “A Whitney Houston/Beyonce’ power-vocal rendition of the glass-ceiling reckoning” was named one of the best performances of the night.

In 2021, Mickey released her EP, Bridges, which included “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?,” hailed by Variety as “Country Music’s Song of the Year,” as well as “Black Like Me,” a song Mickey co-wrote in March 2019 at a cross-genre writing camp. Due to demand, “Black Like Me” was released in June 2020 and named one of the top 10 songs of 2020 by NPR, Billboard and The Associated Press.

Mickey made history as the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category (Best Country Solo Performance) for “Black Like Me,” which she performed as part of the awards ceremony in 2021. In addition, Mickey was a co-host alongside Keith Urban for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS in 2021.

On September 24, 2021, Mickey released her album, Remember The Name, which earned her 2022 Grammy nominations for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for the single, “Remember Her Name.”

Golf team finished 8th today in a mediocre performance at Ben Hogan Collegiate. Christo Lamprecht finished tied for first, but lost individual championship in a playoff. Still a great start for him this season.

Let’s be honest. We have a lot of disappointment posted here and it is really tough to be a GT fan particularly seeing what we saw today. Going from the highs of a good road win over Wake to this. I was at the game until the end. We just got an ass whuppin, plain and simple.

Back in the day, business attire (coat & tie) was the standard dress code for those covering a team. What's the dress code for folks in the press box these days?

KQ- There isn't one. I usually wear shorts and a polo or jeans and a polo shirt. Chad from the AJC is a button-down and khaki guy. One of the co-workers at the AJC is into wearing T-shirts with an unbuttoned collared shirt which is probably the most casual non-student dress I've ever seen. Most people are polo/button-down shirts and shorts when it is warm or jeans or khaki pants.

On an administrative level, is there any truth to the "Clemson wants out now" rumors? ...or is this just a pocket of fans who are making noise?

KQ- Clemson can want whatever they want. There are two issues at play here. One is the lack of an ability to get out of the GOR and no one will touch them until that is settled and the second one is ESPN has put a blockade on the SEC expanding or spending more money on college sports at the moment. I think the same people complaining about Calford are also totally against Clemson being a token Big 1G team when push comes to shove. Even the people reporting that Clemson wants to go to court are also maintaining they expect them to end up in the SEC. I personally think this is like the FSU thing, it is about pride and fundraising and trying to leverage the ACC. It worked out poorly for FSU.

Is there any reason we seldom travel to anywhere outside of the South East or invite power five teams from let’s say the Big 10 to Bobby Dodd? It has been more than 100 years since we faced Michigan and we have never faced Ohio State!

KQ- During the CPJ era the non-conference schedule became pretty difficult as teams tried to duck GT. I know former ADs tried to set up series with Northwestern and Purdue in the Big Ten and Cal and Stanford in the Pac-12 at the time and they were not interested in dealing with the triple.

The rule of thumb for non-conference scheduling during Chan and CPJ was sticking primarily with road games in areas they recruit heavily or 2-for-1 scenarios. That changed when they did those deals with Temple, USF, and UCF but they fit in the recruiting footprint so that was the reason for those games. Originally the BYU and Tulane series were 4-game series. The last two games were canceled both times as I recall. I know that happened with Tulane and I'm pretty sure with BYU.

From your perspective truly how different is the atmosphere and locker room from the last regime?

KQ- I'm not in the locker room. I likely will hear more about this after the season but whenever there is a coaching change at a school and I've covered quite a few there is usually a big shift and in the day and age of the portal there are concerns about how transfers get treated versus new players and there can be some leadership voids within the team. I think you are seeing that right now and that has been a constant during the entire GC3 era as well.

We know Key prefers to build a program from the high school ranks and retain those guys, but scale of 1 to 10, how hard do you think Key goes into the portal to fix the defense going into next year? With FSU and Notre Dame rotating back on plus the usual games, it only gets harder in ‘24.

KQ- Key wants to win. He tried to add some other players via the portal this past cycle to bolster the defense but they were outbid by multiple programs. Russell has detailed at least one of the situations that was more public where the kid ended up at the real USC for example. Collins lost out on some guys for the same reasons in 2022. They have to invest wisely with the funds they have in the portal targets and make sure they can be competitive and you can find some decent pieces.

A question for Coach Key - how do you reconcile your strong emphasis on toughness yet see your team repeated play with such a lack thereof, especially on the defensive side of the ball?

KQ- I can tell you what any coach would say. When you are dealing with 18-24 year-olds finding consistency is extremely difficult. Nick Saban struggles with it, the guy to the East does as well. They have significantly better talent who can somewhat overcome some of it, but I think you are seeing uneven products across CFB right now. There were two games just as ugly as GT's on Saturday. One the better team lost UCF-Baylor and the other USC held on barely over Colorado. Both of them jumped out early and went into coast mode and nearly blew it.

Teams are very fragile across CFB right now in large part I think due to the portal and the constant turnover on coaching staffs.

Saw Khari Gee dressed with his helmet on during defensive possessions. Encouraging to see a guy bounce back who had a serious health issue off field. Any idea how he’s been doing?

KQ- He is trying. He has been dressed a few times this year. I don't know if he will be able to play meaningful defensive snaps any time soon, but I'm happy to see him back out there.

You've discussed the "cheating" with MTSU in 2012. What's the story?

KQ- GT played them two years in a row and the third year apparently the genius Al Groh didn't change up his defensive signs and they stole Groh's calls and they adjusted to them. I think Buster was on that staff as the OC. It is a shame on Groh deal. CPJ wasn't mad they stole the signs, he was mad at Al for using the same damn signs for three years.

Are you surprised that after so many people gave the clown 3 or even 3+ years before they realized he was pathetic that many of those same people are wanting Brent canned after 1 💩 game?

KQ- I think there are a lot of people that have years of pent-up frustrations from 2016 onwards. It has been a rough patch for GT football overall during that stretch. There are always dudes who are not going to like a hire and not support the coach. I remember when I started an asshole "media" guy started a fire Paul Johnson in 2010. It was maybe the dumbest ****ing thing I've ever seen from a so-called media person. That sack of shit had his credentials pulled, but he had some dumbass fans supporting him.

Part 1: Are Brent and J Batt aligned in their approach to fix the football program? Said another way, do they agree on the prioritization of things needed to get things back on track, whether it be NIL, money for assistants, facilities, scheduling, etc.?

KQ- As much as they can be. I think their jobs differ in terms of priorities. Key is going to push for whatever he thinks he needs and whatnot. J Batt's job is the overlook the entire organization and balance Key's needs with the resources GT has. I think they have a good working relationship and an understanding of the needs/challenges/obstacles at hand.

Part 2: How involved is J Batt in the operations of the football program? Are he and Brent formally meeting daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently than that? I would think, just like any other job, you're having at least somewhat regular check-ins with your boss to report on progress, escalate issues or needs, etc.

KQ- Key meets with J Batt every week in and out of season and they go over everything that is going on so there is transparency. I actually bumped into Key and Batt both walking to the Edge this summer for one of these meetings so they were going on even during the most quiet part of the year. Batt is not an absent AD. He comes to practice and is monitoring what is going on with every sport.

On the Falcons game on of the analysts just said the Falcons want their defense to be known for their physically punishing tacklers. No sure they are accomplishing that goal but it made me realize our GT defense doesn't have a single player I would call a physically punishing tackler - not even sure we have a single good tackler. That's a problem that needs to be fixed if GT is to improve.

looks like no offer his way just yet, but he's talking about staying closer to home these days.

Bored as hell and figured I’d get JOL’s updated EOY record predictions week to week. I began the season 6-6. No less than 5 wins, no more than 7. Now I’m at 4-8.

Who wins? How early you getting up to watch? Each day?

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One thing I liked about CPJ is that he’d run the same play until the opponent could consistently stop it. Then run action off that play to really get the defense confused.

It’s hard to critique an offense that’s played so well but, I’d like to see that more from this current offense. The triple option using that TE has been killer for GT but it doesn’t seem like it’s ran enough. Getting King moving is a bonus that IMO is not utilized enough. There’s so much more that can be done with using King’s legs. (pause)

THE FLATS – Kevin Sherrer has been elevated to defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, head coach Brent Key announced on Sunday.



“Our performance on defense this season hasn’t met the standard that we expect at Georgia Tech. While the responsibility for that does not fall on any one individual – in fact, as the head coach, that responsibility begins with me – I do feel that a new voice and perspective from the coordinator role is necessary for us to improve,” Key said. “Coach Sherrer is a veteran coach that has had great success in all aspects of coaching defense and at the highest levels of football. I’m confident in his ability to lead our defense and achieve the improvement that we expect and demand.”



Sherrer, who has 27 years of coaching experience, came to Georgia Tech this season as co-defensive coordinator after most recently serving as linebackers coach for the New York Giants. Andrew Thacker, who was Tech’s defensive coordinator since 2019, will now serve as the Yellow Jackets’ safeties coach.

Should have never abandoned it. Who cares if it isn’t the modern approach, we wouldn’t be in the position we are today if we went away from it. We will never be UGA or Bama, we should have accepted that’s our best chance at success and perfected it. 6-8 wins a season doesn’t look so bad now does it.

DALLAS (FWAA) – The Bowling Green Falcons scored 38 unanswered points to stage an historic comeback, gaining the program’s first win over a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a 38-27 win at Georgia Tech. Coming back from a 14-0 deficit to win made the Falcons the Cheez-It National Team of the Week, as selected by the All-America Committee of the Football Writers Association of America.

This is Bowling Green’s first national team of the week honor from the FWAA.

Connor Bazelak passed for 263 yards but it was ball control that played a decisive factor in the win. Bowling Green held the ball for 42:45 with Terion Stewart rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown, his second 100-yard game of the season. Finn Hogan caught eight passes for 102 yards, both career highs, also had a highlight-worthy one-handed catch that put the Falcons up 17-14 in the second quarter just before the half. Bazelak also rushed for a touchdown, his first on the ground at BGSU.

Bazelak and Stewart each surpassed career yardage marks in the game. Bazelak eclipsed 8,000 passing yards and 40 touchdowns for his collegiate career, and Stewart topping the 1,000-yard mark in his BGSU career. Odieu Hiliare extended his reception streak to 40 games, currently the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.

The Falcons were plus-3 in the turnover margin that included two key interceptions. One was a pick-six by cornerback Deshawn Jones Jr. with a 45-yard return, the other came from the other side as cornerback Jordan Oladokun recorded his second interception of the season and career in the fourth quarter at the Falcons’ 5-yard line. BGSU’s defense stifled Georgia Tech to just 69 rushing yards.

“I'm really proud of this team. I've said it a thousand times, we're a team that can go out and do what we did last week [a 31-point home loss to Ohio] and we're a team that can go beat a Power 5 team.” BGSU coach Scot Loeffler said. “Our challenge now is to see if we can put it back-to-back. That's hard to do right now. College football is different, just like I said last week when we played terrible, college football is week in and week out. Your mind has to be right, your heart has to be right and you have to be a selfless, team guy to get things done and that's who we have to be. We're never going to out-talent anyone, but we're going to be a team that has enough talent.”

Since 2002, the FWAA has named a National Team of the Week. Coming into the 2023 season, 284 teams have been honored, including 101 different Division I programs. Each honored team will receive a custom Cheez-It "care package" along with a hand-crafted game ball made in America by Dallas-based Big Game USA, the nation's leading manufacturer of custom footballs.

The Falcons play at Miami (Ohio) at 3:30 pm ET Saturday in a game broadcast by ESPN+.

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This was just as bad as Citadel and NIU. Downright embarrassing. Offense wasnt great but only had ball for 15 minutes.
The defensive performance was worst I’ve seen in a long time. Not only the effort but the game plan and execution. Thacker should have been fired last year and now should be fired again.

A great tight end...I always rooted against him because he always played for teams I did not like. But, I respected the heck out of him.

Going by memory, PJ split with MTSU. Went 0-2 vs BYU (not sure if they count as G5 then), lost to Air Force, beat Southern twice, beat Tulane twice. Is that it?

Collins lost to UCF twice and NIU. We have to have a losing record vs. G5 the last 12-15 seasons.

owe Roddy Jones an apology. I’ll hang up and listen.

Thought it was time for a new thread. I've locked the other one.

? Please Kelly and Russell reply bc y’all know the ins and outs of the program better than any one of us on the this site What do we need to take this program to the next level and when is it going to click for the players and the coaches?