Nice way to come back strong - Jackets beat UNC 41-24

Way to rebound Jackets! There were some sloppy plays and missed tackles but overall a good game. PJ Daniels runs for 240 yards - and 150 of those in the 2nd half. That's the 2nd best rushing performance in GT history - 2nd only to Eddie Lee Ivory's 356 yards in -78. WOW!!! Very impressive outing. At times he really explodes into the hole and he DOES seem to get stronger as the game goes along.

Jonathon Smith had a great game. Not a lot of passing yards, but about 130 all-purpose yards, including a great punt return for a TD late in the game to seal the victory. And they guy THROWS a TD also, on the "motion option pass". He goes in motion, Reggie hands him the ball, then you notice a defender is right in his way. Smith just stops, and I'm thinking, what are you doing? Next thing you know, he cocks back his arm and flings the ball about 28 yards on a perfect strike to Nate Curry. Speaking of Nate, he catches 2 TD's today.

Ball had a low key game, with 13-25 for 122 yards, but did throw for 3 TD's and no INT's. Did you notice that Ace actually caught a couple of passes and had another thrown to him in the endzone, where he ended up out-of-bounds. HHHhhhmmm.

Overall what was most impressive in my mind on the offensive side was 24 points in the 4th quarter. Here is the breakdown.

Score by Quarters......1....2...3....4......Score
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North Carolina..........7....7...3....7.....24
Georgia Tech............3....7...7... 24....41


As for the defense, a decent outing. Bottom line is that UNC has a very good offense. Durant is the real deal and just always seemed to make plays. If they ever got a defense to go with their offense, watch out. Our defense got a couple of key turnovers and made enough stops at key moments to hold Tarholes.

What are we now? 6-4 (4-3 ACC) and bowl eligible. Game next week against Virginia - a very important game. Need to victory to finish strong in the ACC. Then on to the Dawgs.

How did we do on predictions:

Final Score GT 41 UNC 24
Walt.....GT 17 UNC 7
Scott....GT 31 UNC 14

Both predicted the win, but I get closer on the points