I’m at the Benz watching the big country festival. My wife was given tickets by Home Depot for their suite. In the next suite owned by someone else is… Kirby Smart. Lol

Willie Nelson was great btw. National Treasure.

Just a bunch of losers around this program. 5 years without a bowl. Any average coaching staff with average talent should be able to get 6 wins. Key will not succeed here, it’s just a matter of time at this point. Collins was such a terrible hire and Key might be even worse. Ineptitude at all layers of this program.

UNC: 27
UVA: 31

I don’t want to hear the excuses.

After that great win against Miami, and getting a bye week, this happens! At a loss for words.

a classic line from a phenomenal movie that I feel we are in direct contrast of…
“The Red Sox never let you down”

…The Jackets always let you down

GT head coach Brent Key and his staff are starting to put together a true vision for how they see the class finishing out, and as a result new offers are going out almost daily.

A big weekend for GT on the field has translated into a big weekend on the sidelines, as a solid group of recruits are heading to Atlanta.

He's the real deal. Almost 400 yds combined passing and rushing. And just a sophomore. Gonna just get better and better as he gains experience.

Took my cousin visiting from the UK to to the game. He's a former pro rugby player. He's no expert on American football, but midway through the first quarter he said "BC's quarterback is the best player on the field". Can't disagree.

GT and Hyundai leaders held a formal event yesterday to sign a memo of understanding for our broad based partnership. For those that have been wondering, the linked article provides a nice overview of the scope of the partnership which is quite ambitious. Of particular note, BDS naming rights are really a very minor element of the arrangement. It is clear to me that Hyundai came to GT seeking an innovation & research partnership and President Cabrera made the athletics sponsorship a part of the deal. I believe it is fair to say that with prior GT presidents this deal would have been done without athletics being part of the conversation. Very encouraging!

GT / Hyundai Celebrate Partnership

Team Notes

• Georgia Tech fell to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
• Georgia Tech has alternated losses and wins over the first seven games of the season.
• The loss was Georgia Tech’s fourth-straight ACC home defeat.
• Georgia Tech dropped to 7-5 all-time against Boston College with its third-straight loss to BC.
• r-So. QB Haynes King’s 71-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was Georgia Tech’s longest play of the season (prev.: 67-yard run by r-So. RB Jamal Haynes vs. South Carolina State – Sept. 9).

Individual Notes

• r-So. QB Haynes King’s 150 rushing yards were a career high (prev.: 53 at Louisville – Sept. 1 and 53 at Wake Forest – Sept. 23).
• King’s 150 rushing yards were the most by a Yellow Jacket since Hassan Hall had 157 rushing yards against Pittsburgh on Oct. 1, 2022 and the most by a Yellow Jacket quarterback since Tobias Oliver had 215 rushing yards at Virginia Tech on Oct. 25, 2018.
• King’s 71-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the longest rush of his career (prev.: 35 at Wake Forest – Sept. 23).
• King’s 71-yard touchdown run was the longest rush by a Georgia Tech QB since TaQuon Marshall’s 78-yard touchdown run vs. Virginia on Nov. 4, 2017.
• King has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of Georgia Tech’s seven games this season. His 17 touchdown passes are tied for the most ever by a GT QB through the first seven games of the season.
• r-So. DB Ahmari Harvey’s third-quarter interception, which set up King’s touchdown run, was Harvey’s second INT in as many games. His first-career INT at No. 17 Miami (Oct. 7) also set up a Georgia Tech touchdown.
• Jr. WR Avery Boyd’s 19-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter came was the fourth reception and second touchdown of his career (prev. TD: 14 yds. at Ole Miss – Sept. 16).
• r-So. RB Jamal Haynes 16-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was his third touchdown run in the last four games and team-leading fourth overall of the season.

Everyone in Woodstock be careful for @Russell Johnson on the road. He almost ran over my wife in the Publix parking lot. You've been warned.

Georgia Tech (-4.5) vs. Boston College PICK THE SCORE

Kelly- GT 31 BC 24
Sed- GT 38 BC 17
Alex- GT 37 BC 24
Bronston- GT 31 BC 27 (BC cover)
Russell- GT 35 BC 20

Pitt (+1) vs. Wake Forest
Pitt- Kelly, Sed, Alex, Russell
Wake Forest- Bronston


Virginia (+23.5) vs. No. 10 UNC

UNC- Kelly, Sed, Bronston, Alex, Russell

No. 16 Duke (+14.5) vs. No. 4 Florida State

FSU- Kelly, Sed
Duke- Russell, Bronston, Alex

Clemson (-3) vs. Miami

Miami- Bronston, Sed, Alex
Clemson- Kelly, Russell

That seems to be the only situation we play hard for 60 minutes.

Has been good this season but I like breaking down the season into 3 game quarters.

So far on the year he is
119/191, 1,631 yds, 16/6 td/int

First 3 games he was
68/102, 910 yds, 9/1 td/int

Second 3 games
51/89, 721 yds, 7/5 td/int

Curious over these next 3 games to watch that td/int ratio. Hopefully he just had a rough 3 game stretch and doesn’t continue on that trajectory moving forward. We win against evenly matched opponents when we limit our turnovers and that’s what we need to do to go bowling. Haynes King has the keys to the bowl bus. Let’s see how it goes.

Anyone watch these guys play this year? All I know is that they have a mobile QB and have played to their opponents level this season (e.g. down to Holy Cross, NIU, up to FSU). Personally, this game scares me. Hopefully we show up.

In LA, went to the opening Taylor Swift show here. Hands down will probably be the best concert I will ever go to.


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I read in the Georgia High School Football Daily that we have a commitment from Keon Davis, WR from Newton High School with 419 receiving yardsl?

Parkview plays Newton (7-0) in Covington this Friday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference concluded its annual fall meetings today following individual and joint sessions that included the league’s Athletic Directors (ADs), Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) and Senior Woman Administrators (SWAs). In continuing with the league’s ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, each school was also represented by an additional senior athletics administrator.



In addition to the ACC’s current 15 member institutions, the league’s incoming members – University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Stanford University – also participated in the meeting.



“It was an outstanding two days of ACC Fall Meetings with incredible excitement surrounding what’s happening in this league now – including the current fall seasons – and as we look to the future,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We have tremendous leadership at our soon to be 18 member institutions, and as a conference, we all remain committed to the collective priorities surrounding our student-athletes, broad-based programs and the overall success of the league.”

 

Joint sessions, attended by the ADs, FARs, SWAs and senior athletics administrators, featured an agenda that included updates and presentations surrounding ACC Network, Future of College Sports and ACC’s CORE (Champions of Racial Equity) initiatives.



The collaborative meetings also included discussions surrounding future regular-season schedules and championships for all 28 sponsored sports. The new schedules align with the addition of our three new members beginning with the 2024-25 athletic year.



ACC student-athletes Piper Hampsch of Duke (field hockey), Chloe Minas of Pitt (women’s soccer) and Olivia Summiel of Virginia Tech (women’s basketball) joined the meetings and spoke with the ADs, FARs, SWAs and senior athletics administrators. Hampsch is the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Chair, Minas is the ACC SAAC Vice Chair and Summiel is the ACC’s representative on the NCAA SAAC.

 

The ACC Fall Meetings was the first league-wide meeting to take place in Charlotte since the conference moved its offices to the Queen City in September 2023. As part of the meetings, the league office hosted a reception in its new headquarters located in the Legacy Union’s Bank of America Tower in Uptown Charlotte.



Immediately following the meetings, the dates and sites for the 2024 ACC Winter Championships were announced. This includes the Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships (Feb. 20-24, 2024), Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 22-24, 2024), Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships (Feb. 24-25, 2024), Women’s Basketball Championship (March 6-10, 2024), Wrestling Championships (March 10, 2024), Men’s Basketball Championship (March 12-16, 2024) and the ACC Gymnastics Championships (March 23, 2024).



As part of the ACC CORE presentation, plans for a third-annual Unity Tour will take place in Charleston, South Carolina. The tour is part of the ACC’s commitment to supporting student-athletes through meaningful educational opportunities, including in the area of social justice, and is a component of the league’s social justice platform, ACC UNITE. The ACC’s first Unity Tour was a trip to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama, in 2022, while last year’s tour was in Washington, D.C. Specific dates for this summer’s event will be announced at a later date.



Other topics discussed at the meetings included, but were not limited to:

• ACC Football and Women’s and Men’s Basketball
• Business, Finance and Revenue Generation
• Federal Legislation
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• ACC Unity Tour
• Disney, ESPN and ACC Network
• Future of College Sports
• NCAA Division I Council
• ACC Strategic Marketing and Branding Initiative
• ACC Olympic Sports Policies and Championships

Realized I never hit publish on this yesterday, my apologies.

William Depaepe and Trajen Greco lead the way on a big week for the future of the GT program..

Having issues with app again. Awkward moment already with Andy… key literally said “ hey did you touch me” then Andy said yeah with the folder. It was odd. Out of nowhere. Was always weird with CPJ and Brandon at times too lol.

I miss Wes and Brandon.

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Georgia Tech football need to win three games to get to a bowl game for the first time since 2018 and it will be a series of six one-week seasons for the Yellow Jackets starting with Boston College this weekend at BDS. This will also be the first home ACC game for the Jackets because of the opener in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Tech is 2-0 on the road in ACC play and 0-1 in "neutral site games."

New defensive coordinator Kevin Sherrer has had a week to implement whatever quick fixes he has for the defense including changing meetings, practice or whatever other preparation methods he felt needed a shake-up.

The Eagles also bring to town one of the least favorite things for Tech fans, a running quarterback in former Ware County (Ga.) standout Thomas Castellanos who has 500 yards rushing with seven TDs and a 5+ yard per carry average. He has as 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio and has thrown the ball well at times.

The winner of this game will likely set themselves up for a bowl berth as both teams have games that are tough for them ahead with Tech having a way harder schedule both in the front and the back end.

Can the Jackets put the misery of the Bowling Green game away and play like the team that beat Miami and Wake Forest and showed signs in Louisville and Ole Miss of being a good team or will they play down to the competition and give life to the Eagles?

That is the big question heading into this game. Tech has been on the extreme ends of the spectrum all season with marvelous quarters followed by offensive outages or poor defense. That second thing cost Andrew Thacker his play-calling duties.

This is still a rebuilding program, a new culture and a new team in many ways that is very different from the GC3 era, but Key has to figure out how to have his guys ready to play their best each week down the stretch. The ceiling has been shown and the floor as well. They have yet to find consistent middle ground week to week.

BC is a team that Georgia Tech should beat, but the question remains will they take care of business and silence critics and doubters and build some momentum for the second half of the season?

After watching UNC for the third time this season, they are really good now with Tez Walker and Drake Maye is not Sam Howell, he is more of a gamer and a tougher QB. UNC's defense is still inconsistent but they are better than the last few iterations. That is going to be a very difficult game. That is as far as you can look or think at this point with the program.

Seeing Miami self-destruct the last two weeks thanks to quality performances by GT and UNC on defense also goes to show how quickly the narrative can change in CFB.

The Canes were a sexy pick to be a better team but the numbers are very funny now when you look at them and compare GT and Miami.

Both teams were 5-7 a year ago.

Cristobal is 3-7 now in ACC play as a HC, 9-9 overall, 0-5 at home in ACC play and 1-4 against ranked teams.
Key is 6-4 in now in ACC play as a HC, 7-7 overall, 1-2 at home in ACC play and 3-2 against ranked teams.

One was a team in "playoff" contention thanks to a soft non-conference schedule and the Tech had fans ready to jump off the bridge after the Bowling Green game. Now the roles have reversed.

That is what makes college football great and crazy at the same time.

I’m traveling today for personal reasons. I’ll get some notes up later today. I was not at the presser.

Students Showed out for Hoops & Hip Hop

The Thrillerdome is 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 the place to be.