blah blah blah, blah blah blah. it's gt! who cares?
ATLANTA --- Georgia Tech is on the verge of securing a spot in the ACC Championship game in only its second season under Paul Johnson.
And Johnson thinks the Yellow Jackets' first complete game of the season would be the best way to wrap up the trip to Tampa, Fla.
Georgia Tech, No. 7 in this week's Top 25 for its highest ranking in 10 years, would win the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division with a victory against Duke on Saturday.
Georgia Tech is 7-0 since its 33-27 loss at Miami on Sept. 17 despite allowing almost 25 points per game. Six opponents have scored 27 or more points against the Yellow Jackets, who beat Wake Forest 30-27 in overtime last week.
Johnson hopes to use the scary win over the Demon Deacons as a warning for the trip to Duke.
"I hope that we learned some lessons because we didn't play as well as we could," Johnson said Tuesday. "Whether it was nerves, whether it was focus, whatever. We were fortunate.
"I told our team on Monday we got away with one. Now sometimes if you're going to have a special season, you need that to happen. Let's make sure we don't do it again. Let's make sure we play our best game next week."
Jonathan Dwyer, who has 375 yards rushing and four touchdowns the past two weeks, has topped 1,000 yards rushing for the second consecutive year. Quarterback Josh Nesbitt has 817 yards rushing and is on pace to give the team two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time in school history.
The Yellow Jackets have made the rapid climb in the conference standings with a dominant running game and spotty play on defense and special teams.
Georgia Tech (9-1, 6-1) ranks second in the nation with almost 315 yards rushing per game.
The dominant running game allows the Yellow Jackets to lead the league with 442.7 total yards per game despite ranking last in passing. They rank only 10th in pass defense.
Johnson used his weekly news conference to make a pitch for a playoff system. He said he's been telling his players they've been in a do-or-die playoff mode for almost two months.
"Since we lost to Miami, I told our guys every Monday that this week's game is single elimination," he said. "It's like the playoffs. That is the way we've tried to go at it."
SATURDAY'S GAMES
- Georgia Tech at Duke, Noon (ESPN2)
- Clemson at N.C. State, Noon (Fox-Ch. 54)
- Furman at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m. (no TV)
- Florida at South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (CBS-Ch. 12)
- Auburn at Georgia, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Comments
blah blah blah, blah blah blah. it's gt! who cares?
Sounds like someone's grapes are awfully sour...
blah, blah, blah, you seem to be a disappointed dog fan... Hum one bad season and you have to bad mouth us Techies!!! go a head hang your head as for once TECH has the upper hand.. but like it's been said before,, What does a Georgia Graduate say to a Tech Graduate.........................................."What now Boss"!!!!
Go Jackets!!! It's about time we shut them dawgs up!!
If Clemson pulls off their amazing comeback, the championship game in Jacksonville will be sold out with the fans from these two schools. It could be some year for our area and ACC football.
CLEMSON??? you must've bumped your head!!
River, the game would be in Tampa.
I am sure the ACC will be glad its not Virginia Tech and Boston College againe. They need teams that will send lots of fans. Not to say that those schools do not have good fans, but the ACC title game is a good ways for them to travel, and they have been in it a couple of times recently so its not as exciting to them. If GT could get some defense to go with their offense they could be one of the best teams in the nation right now.
obkad, that's not true. i always bad mouth you techies!!!
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