A Daily Dose

BASKETBALL
Lots of press about the game - of course when you face #1 that's going to happen. Did you know that Georgia Tech has beaten the number #1 team in the country twice in the same season three different times? 1955, 1993, 1994............................... Story on the game............................ Here's another AP story on this game. Interesting that ll the players keep talking about "not being respected". I'm not sure I agree totally. The media has been more than fair with this team, highlighting them, Isma'il making the higlight reels, exposure, picks for the NCAA tourney. I think the "lack of respect" probably comes more from fellow ACC fans, who I constantly see saying they "don't buy in" to the GT hype. Either way, the only way to get respect and KEEP it is to keep winning. Today is a perfect oppotunity. Let's get it done boys..................... Here's a story on Chicago and recruiting where Bynum gets mentioned.............. Speaking of Will Bynum, here is ANOTHER nice story on the young man, looking at his rise in Chicago and how he ended up at GT.............. More on the Morris / Howard battle last night at AMC.............. Here's a story on Dook's Chris Duhon, who we will face today. Here's another one on Duhon............ Another story on the Duke game............ Nuggets player and former GT stanout Jon Barry was taken off injured reserve after successful shoulder surgery.............

FOOTBALL
Is former GT assistant coach a victim of his own success? Seems he is having trouble getting a head coaching job in the NFL because he can't interview while the Patriots are still in the playoffs. Well, he did do a bunch of interviews prior to the srart of the playoffs. My guess is that is any of those teams was really interested in hiring Crennel they would have waited to fill the jobs............... Looks like we have a new assistant strength/conditioning coach at GT - Damon Harrington. Does the name sound familiar? Harrington is a former GT player, leading the team in tackles in '96 - '97 and will join Eric Ciano, who will be head strength/conditioning coach. Harrington had been head S/C coach at Louisiana Tech. Taking over for Harrington at LaTech will be another former GT player, Lyle Henry, who was a tight end / linebacker in 94-98.................. Did you know that WAFFLE HOUSE was founded by former Georgia Tech student Joe Rogers Jr's father??? Now Joe Jr. along with a crew of former GT frat brothers run the whole show. Turns out he was one of my father's fraternity brothers back in the late 1960's. Now where it gets interesting is that among the executives are former GT football player Bert Thornton, who played in the 1960's. Who is in training? None other than former GT standout Ricardo Wimbush. Other athletes on the management team include Carlton Williamson, former 49er standout, Cowboys alum Greg Bright and former Atlanta Hawk James McElroy. Here's a story on Williamson mentioning some of these guys.............