Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Welcome to the Friday Tailgate, the virtual tent under which we shelter from the still-sweltering Georgia sun while we wait for kickoff. Maestro, now that we’re all here the tailgate music, if you will: Let’s kick this off by playing our favorite tailgatin’ game, Over or Under? The rules remain so simple a Clemson grad could follow … [Read more...] about The Friday Tailgate: Over The Offseason, Under 24 Hours To Kickoff
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Georgia Tech Football 2024 – Opponent Q&A: Georgia State
Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images Our chat with GSU’s 247 blogger, Brady Weiler The Q&A returns this week, fresh off an upset of #10 Florida State. For the Yellow Jacket’s first game at home, and in the United States this season, we welcome into Bobby Dodd, The Georgia State Panthers. The Panthers are coming off a tumultuous offseason which saw their head coach leave … [Read more...] about Georgia Tech Football 2024 – Opponent Q&A: Georgia State
Georgia Tech Football: Snarky Preview – Game 2 (Georgia State)
Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images Fulton County's least historic rivalry After an inspired performance across the pond to knock off a top-10 team, the Jackets return home for a duel between midtown and downtown Atlanta: the first-ever game between Georgia Tech and Georgia State, aka the MARTA Bowl* (as coined by Jack Purdy). It’s a bit weird that State … [Read more...] about Georgia Tech Football: Snarky Preview – Game 2 (Georgia State)
Mailbag 8/30
Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images Has Georgia Tech’s defense improved dramatically? Partywaggin: Why does everyone love DJU? He seems like a very average QB. Ben: I can give you five reasons. But yeah, the long and short of it is that he was a 5-star player out of high school who has turned into a decent game manager, and that’s it. He’s never going to … [Read more...] about Mailbag 8/30
Tech stomps through no.10 Florida State
When the Jackets upset the Miami Hurricanes on a miracle last-second touchdown in November of last year, some dismissed it as the product of luck. Tech went on to win its first bowl game in five years, dismantling the University of Central Florida Golden Knights, 30-17, after they lost to the same team in 2022, 27-10. Still, ACC media voters ranked the Jackets as a distant … [Read more...] about Tech stomps through no.10 Florida State