Georgia Tech Sports Today Show with Chan Gailey - re-cap

Recorded the show on Fox Sports South - here's a recap (not word for word, but close).

Opening w/Wes Durham and CG;
WES: Difficult loss to Duke - need to get ready for UNC.
CG: We have to be ready for them. They have thrown the ball well all year, but they found a strong running game last week as well. All our games are "BIG"for GT, and because of where we stand and because it is an ACC game, this one is very important.
WES: This loss shook everyone up (fans, players, etc)
CG: That's why we have the "24 hour rule". You better get over it quick because if we are not careful we will let one loss cost us two, which we cannot afford. It was a bad loss, nobody likes to lose, but it is only one loss - now we need to go find a way to win on Sat.

2nd Segment: Player profile of James Butler from Climax GA.
WES: He was going to be important this year no matter what because he would be replacing Jeremy Muyres, but nobody really expected him to have the year he is having, except maybe his coaches.
CG: Jon Tenuta picked him out right when he got here last year and thought he had a very bright future. Not only because of his size and speed, but because of how intelligent he is, the type person he is, the character he has and how he plays the game.
WES: He has a real nose for the football, and his interceptions have not been "gimmies". Some have come in traffic on plays he has made.
CG: I give him credit too because he studies the game. He anticipates. That's the key to being a great football player - can you anticipate where they are going with the ball, know the formation, know the route that's coming your way and be ready to break on the football. And he has run down a couple of guys preventing them from getting into the endzone too.
Butler speaking: I think free safety is the ideal position. You don't have too many responsibilities. You sit back and play the game of football. (yes he said this). ..... From film study, I usually know what plays are going on, but I still have to act on that on the field. I like to read the quarterback's eyes, and it helps that we have guys up front really putting the pressure on the quarterback.......... I learned a lot from Jeremy Muyres during my 2 years with him, on how to watch film and play the position.......... My goal is to stay consistent and be a good football player. If I do that the big plays and all that should come with it....... Me and Dawan and Cox are close. We are always going out together on Thursdays to eat, hanging out together during the week, watching film together. All that builds on our closeness.

3rd segment: game review of the Duke game.
WES: Everyone said this could be a dangerous game, especially with the long layoff and Ted Roof having this team playing so much better.
CG: It is easy for us to say the long layoff hurt us. Whether it did or not we will never know, but I guarantee I am not going to let them do it to us again though. But it doesn't matter if you have a 2 week or a 6 week layoff. You have to be able to line up and be ready to play. You have to give Duke credit - they did a nice job. They played very emotional and very physical. They did a very good job and we didn't.
WES: They started right out of the gate on the first drive with a 62 yard drive and a score, make a couple of 3rd downs and built momentum. It just seemed that GT never really got that momentum back.
CG: Even though we got it to 10-7 and scored on our 2nd time with the ball, things just kept falling their way. We drop a deep ball, they get a tipped ball - all those little things - when they had 3rd and 4, they got 5. In games past, we have normally been making those plays ourselves and getting wins. (went through highlights).

4th Segment: Mindset of the team
WES: Many would say that this is a team that cannot stand prosperity, plays much better as an underdog and with a chip on their shoulder. Is that true?
CG: Well, if you look at the facts, you would have to say that it is true. We have not handled that facet of it very well. I hope there is a lot more to it than that. I hope that we can learn how to play each week and it doesn't take a slap in the face for you to learn it - or 5 slaps in the face. You hope that we can mature and handle those things better. Bottom line is that there is a mental approach to the game, but you have to go out and play to your capabilities, prepare to your capabilities and bring an attitude onto the field. And all three of those things have to happen every week.
WES: One thing we notice in the media is that this team does not like to talk about what happened. They like to talk about what is going to happen. It has probably been tough for the team talking about the Duke game this week.
CG: Again, that is where the 24 hour rule comes in. You better get onto the next one. We have to be ready for this game this week.

5th Segment: More on UNC
WES: GT is riding a 5-game winning streak over UNC. But UNC had a big win over WF that surprised people. This is a very talented team, particularly on the offensive side.
CG: They have a lot of weapons. And they have added a big running game. We really have our work cut out for us defensively. We have faced some pretty good offensive teams in weeks past, but we better be ready this week.
WES: This is a team that can score and from a lot of lot of different places on the field. (went to highlight reels).
WES: UNC has struggled on defense, where they are not very good. That's where a lot of people get into a shootout with them. You have said you do NOT want to get into a scoring shootout with them.
CG: We have not gotten to the point offensively where we have proven we can get to a 40 or 50 point game. While I would like to see us get there at some point, we are not quite there yet. We have to take the game as it comes and methodically work ourselves down the field, control the clock and score points that way.
WES: Reggie Ball did not have a very good game last week. Is one of his challenges now to learn the bounce-back factor of being a college player?
CG: Well, I think he has learned that fairly well in weeks past, because even though we won, he hasn't always played well. He's tried to improve his game each week. He has had a couple of really good games and a couple of not so good games. Yes, he will have to bounce back this week, but I think he is the type of competitor that wants to improve and be better this week.