There will be no Q's Take this week or next week due to some planned time off on my part.

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Hey all I know there is a place for ticket talk but have a few questions.
1. Looking for 4. Tick pick cheapest is $200 & almost top row.
2. Anyone have a place to rent? Or what is the best area to look for a place?
3. When does RW.com release the single game tickets for the GT game?

Appreciate any feedback!! Thanks

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Obviously, things begin and end with Haynes King and his development and health. King is healthy and fully healthy for the first time since he arrived at Georgia Tech

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Hopefully he does something other than making more autotuned sad sack emo music.

I’m sure this is still a sore subject but I’m just rooting for an ACC team to win it all. FSU just hit two back to back bombs on UConn to go up 3-0.

On his YouTube channel, Carrie said his goal for this year was a freshman all American. Is that reasonable? Also, I heard he had a bum shoulder, did I get that wrong?

KQ- I have no idea about his shoulder, I have not heard anything about an injury, but if the kid is telling you he thinks he can be a freshman AA, then I'm going to guess his shoulder is fine. I'm not sure where they hell you dug that up from. Carrie is a smart kid who wouldn't be talking himself up if he had some serious problem.

On whether or not he can be a freshman AA, I think it really depends on how he performs when he gets his shot on the field. The role is there for the taking for someone as the Dontae Smith to Jamal Haynes speed/space guy. Carrie has the size and speed combo to be a 800/400 type guy depending on how many games GT plays meaning 800 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving over the course of a 13 game season.

Noob question. You mentioned focusing on pass pro — RB’s.

What does that mean? Is it a physical thing as in technique or like learning offense/defense and understanding in how to pick up the rush and understanding where the pressure is coming from? Or both? Or something else.

I have always thought it was an effort issue. Thanks for any insight. I’ll hang up and listen.

KQ- Well it is not entirely an effort issue. Understanding who you are blocking, why you are blocking them and how to just get a piece of a guy is a huge part of it. They don't need the RBs to stand up a DT, it is about slowing down an extra blitzer or someone breaking free on the edge and being able to see before the snap where that is coming from and being able to react and protect the QB on your side. Some of that is also on the QB to make sure he has the back lined up on the correct side of him and is reading his pre-snap look as well. A guy like Carrie or even Jamal Haynes had the ball in their hand 95% of the time in HS or were in a pattern running routes so that is just something they have less experience at most places. They are not concerned that they can't do it, it is more of what happens if you whiff, usually a sack, strip sack or worse if the QB gets blindsided. So it is something that impacts personnel choices with certain calls. There are also plays where the back has to leak out of the backfield and pretends to be a blocker or has a free release if there is not an extra blitzer. So that is where learning the playbook, learning the various pieces of the call really becomes a factor.

How much do you expect to see Blackburn play week 1? Will they ease him in or do you think he’ll play 50%+ of the snaps?

KQ- He is 100% cleared as of now. Why would they ease him in? He went through the full spring doing everything with full contact. There is no upside to "resting him" or whatever. If you think he is your second best outside WR they he could play every snap on offense. I think he will be in the rotation and possibly start, but he isn't Calvin Johnson and this isn't a preseason NFL game, they are playing FSU. You will put out your best pieces and let it roll.

Great War Room, KQ. Got me as fired up for the season as anything since the bowl win has. @Russell Johnson will you be doing one for Baseball when all the portal dust settles, and any major thoughts so far on the comings and goings? I saw you post the other day that GT had the most portal exits of any major program with a returning coaching staff. Obviously the season just officially ended on Monday, but what do you make of everything so far?

KQ- We can look at the baseball roster when things settle down. We all know what is going on here there is no reason to keep hammering on it.

May we please get an update on key 2025 hoops recruiting targets, particularly where we stand with Bryson Tiller and Caleb Wilson?

Tiller, in particular.

KQ- I'll see what I can do on that front. I tend to let the summer play out a little bit with hoops recruiting because these kids are so busy and they are not on campus for visits but just playing in tournaments so there usually isn't a lot going on until school starts back up.

I know we are still around 8 weeks out but are there any formal JOL meeting plans in place for Dublin? Please share, if so, or if there is anything in the works.

KQ- My take has been the same on this from day one. I don't have the bandwidth to set something up, but if you all want to pick a pub or whatever and take it over and have me come out I am very happy to do that. I'll be in Ireland from Thursday until Sunday morning and without my wife in tow. We are going over for a few days on a trip to Italy and Switzerland and then she is flying back to be with my toddler so after that I'm free to do whatever in Dublin except for when the game is going on.

Looking at the 2025 hoops recruiting and specifically Darius Acuff. Also want to confirm that Damon has offered him. Would be an incredible point guard to have. Wondering if Rutgers is here to stay when regarding the top basketball recruits or was this year just a big splash? Obviously they’ve made some recruiting noise this year with Rivals having Rutgers as the #2 class in the country behind Duke with two 5 star commits in Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey, as well as paying Omoruyi a big bag. I noticed that Acuff’s cousin, Tyson Acuff, is a graduate transfer headed to Rutgers this year from Eastern Michigan. Do you think they are the front runners to land Darius Acuff in 2025 despite all the blue blood attention he has been receiving? Do we have any chance at him coming to Atlanta to play for Damon? I just don’t know why players would want to play for Rutgers..or maybe I do ($$$)

KQ- They were/are recruiting Acuff but Tech did not make his top 4 (Arkansas, UConn, Kansas and Michigan). Damon did offer him or renewed the offer or whatever. Pershin and Damon were recruiting him to GT. As far as Rutgers goes, we shall see if they can actual win with what they have or not.

There was a time I waited with baited breath for this to hit the stands - pretty much all thru MS / HS and into college a little bit. Lost some interest around that time but my stomach called me to Publix last night for some friend chicken and I saw the national Lindy's 2024 on the rack...

Top 10
1. UGA
2. tOSU
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. Ole Miss
6. Michigan
7. Alabama
8. ND
9. Missouri
10. FSU

ACC
10. FSU
14. Clemson
17. Miami
22. NCST
28. Louisville
29. VT
32. SMU (trigger alert)
33. UNC
42. GT
56. Cuse
58. UVa
61. Cal
63. BC
66. Pitt
69. WF
70. Duke
75. Stanford

Observations...
I think we are way better than 9th in the ACC, but I thought 42 overall was fair given an unbiased nature. You're not far from the Top 25 discussion. We've got to prove it first.
They like the O - plenty returning including one of the top OL units in the ACC. Tabbed Jackson Hawes as the top newcomer - noting his RZ efficiency. Good quote from CBK that Hawes, "Has a knack for getting open and falling forward on every single catch he makes to gain extra yardage."
D is a question mark but have building blocks in our interior DL and secondary. They need to see Brooks stay healthy and they like Burrell and Harvey.
Kicking situation is solid...we know about Birr and Shanny actually avged 42.3 per punt in '23.
Overall: Noted the difficult schedule but the uptick in talent and called GT "a team to watch in the ACC for 2024."

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I’m sure some of you saw the news today that McKee was released from his Cape Cod League team.

In talking with sources, I’ve confirmed that McKee is 100% healthy and that leaving at this time was always the plan.

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football received a flurry of recognitions on Thursday as Athlon selected nine Yellow Jackets to its 2024 Preseason All-ACC Teams.



Running back Jamal Haynes (Loganville, Ga./Grayson), wide receiver Eric Singleton, Jr. (Douglasville, Ga./Alexander) and offensive linemanWeston Franklin (Jesup, Ga./Wayne County) led the way for Tech on its second team, while quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview (Texas A&M)) and offensive lineman Jordan Williams(Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville) were tabbed third-team selections.



Offensive lineman Joe Fusile (Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill), defensive lineman Zeek Biggers (Salisbury, N.C./West Rowan), linebacker Kyle Efford (Dacula, Ga./Dacula) and defensive back LaMiles Brooks (Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy) rounded out the selections, getting named fourth-team preseason all-ACC.



After making the move from wide receiver to running back during the 2023 offseason, Haynes (second team) became Tech’s first 1,000-yard rusher in five years with 1,059 yards on the ground, which ranked fifth in the ACC, 39th nationally and was the 15th-most in Georgia Tech history.



Singleton Jr. (second team) was a freshman all-American and honorable mention all-ACC selection after ranking fourth nationally among all freshmen in both receiving yards (714) and touchdown receptions (6) as a true freshman last season.



In his first season as a Yellow Jacket in 2023, King (third team) was one of only two Power Five conference players with at least 2,800 passing yards (2,842), 25 touchdown passes (27), 700 rushing yards (737) and 10 touchdown runs (10), joining Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Jayden Daniels of LSU.



Helping pave the way for a powerful offense, Franklin (second team), Williams (third team) and Fusile (fourth team) were anchors of an offensive line that led the Yellow Jackets to top-15 national rankings in both rushing offense (203.8 ypg – 12th nationally) and fewest sacks allowed (1.15 pg – 15th nationally). Behind Williams and the Jackets’ offensive front, Tech led the ACC in both categories.



In his third season on The Flats, Biggers (fourth team) started all 13 games at defensive tackle, finishing eighth overall and second among defensive lineman with 40 tackles overall and 18 solo. He recorded big stops in big moments last year with a season-high nine tackles at Wake Forest, six tackles in the bowl-clinching win over Syracuse and a season-best four solo stops in the Gasparilla Bowl victory over UCF.



Breaking out on the scene in his redshirt freshman campaign, Efford (fourth team) shined, totaling a team-best 81 tackles (12 more than any other player despite only being in the starting lineup the second half of the year). Efford recorded double-digit stops twice on the year – 10 in the 45-17 win at Virginia and 11 in the 21-22 bowl-clinching win against Syracuse.



Veteran defensive back Brooks (fourth team) battled through various injuries to appear in all 13 games, making 12 starts at strong safety. He finished third on the team in passes defended (seven) and pass breakups (six), while also ranking fourth on the team overall in tackles (67).

via the GT Alumni mag

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Coming off their official visits, Georgia Tech felt much better about the duo of Derry Norris and TD Daniels.

I caused waves on here earlier this week when I switched my prediction for Daniels from Georgia Tech to Maryland. The Terps got the last visit, and they are connections at his school appear poised to pay off.

Said one source this morning “50/50, could still go either way.”

While I am not overly confident in that prediction, Intel continues to come in saying that I should feel confident and the prediction I made for Norris.

Miami is the school closer to home, and is thought by many to be the expected destination. However, my sources have maintained throughout the last few weeks that Georgia Tech has been in a great place for the defensive end.

Time will tell. Buckle up.

Has entered the transfer portal per my friends at 64Analytics.

Georgia Tech now up to 17 players in the portal.

Baye makes the list:

53. Baye Ndongo, PF/C, Georgia Tech | Age: 21.4

Expecting an announcement today for UGA. Just wanted to be clear on what we are hearing.