Sunday, September 12, 2004

After the game: The articles

BUZZ AND TIGER TANGLE
Check it out:

MASCOT FIGHT
The mascots for Clemson and Georgia Tech got into a fierce fight on the Georgia Tech sideline during the second quarter. The Tiger and Yellow Jacket had to be separated by South Carolina state troopers.
Remember that Playboy interview I posted. Buzz said the Tiger was probably his worst enemy. Way to go BUZZZZZ!!!!

GT #30 IN ESPN/USATODAY COACHES POLL
Clemson drops from 18 to #25 and GT gets votes this week.

ANOTHER CRAZY CHAPTER WRITTEN IN RIVALRY
From the AP. Nice version with some re-caps of previous crazy games.

BOX SCORE
Here's the Yahoo box score.......... Here's a really detailed box score.

PHOTO GALLERY
Nice photo of CJ and the game-winning TD........ Here's the AJC photo-gallery

GT BEATS #20 CLEMSON
Associated Press version of the game.

HEARTBREAKER!!!!
From Clemson insiders.com site. The opening line:
It will go down as one of the most heartbreaking defeats in Clemson football history.


GT WINS 28-24 IN THRILLER
From the RamblinWreck.com site. You know, I heard Reggie at the end of the game being interviewed where he said "I knew we would win".

BOTCHED PUNT SETS UP TECH FOR GAME WINNER
Brian Murphy of the Macon Telegraph. Note this about practicing the endzone fade with Calvin Johnson:
"We do that about 100 times a week, throw a fade to the back of the end zone," Ball said. "We like our odds. We let him make a play."

JACKETS UNVEIL QB RUN
No doubt this was a unique wrinkle shown this week. We certainly didn't see it last week against Samford. And those QB draws really worked to keep the defense guessing. The interesting thing is that Reggie Ball really isn't that fast. He's not a speed demon. But he is elusive and shifty and has good instincts with the ball........ Also note that freshman Daryl Richard got playing time and really made the most of it, establishing himself on the line.

DARRYL RICHARD / CALVIN JOHNSON
Quick re-cap of big contributions from both.

ESPN RE-CAP
Nice overall look to this page and re-cap of the game........ By the way, ESPN's Reece Davis gave Calvin Johnson a helmet sticker last night for his performance.

JACKETS NAB CRAZY WIN OVER TIGERS
You know, I'm not sure this game can really be classified as "close" in the GT/Clemson series. After all, it WAS decided by 4 points. Kidding!!

COLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM RE-CAP
Quote:
Talk about your improbable wins, this victory over Clemson is exactly what a young team like Georgia Tech needs to roll through the rest of the ACC schedule.


TECH BURNS TIGERS
From the SC media.

TECH STUNS TIGERS
From the GreenvilleOnline.

LAST SECOND LOSS HITS TIGERS HARD
The emotional impact on the Tigers is explore.

KEY MOMENTS TO THE GAME
Great photo in this one.

CLEMSON GAME NOTES

OFFENSIVE FIREWORKS IN THE 2ND HALF
More from the SC's theState.com

NATIONAL TEAM STATS
Well, through 2 games, GT is #41 in the nation in total offense (note FSU is last) and #56 in total defense....... PJ Daniels is now 10th in the nation in rushing and 28th in all-purpose running. Reggie Ball is 20th in the nation in passing efficiency and 43rd in total offense. Calvin Johnson and PJ Daniels are tied for 33rd in scoring with 3 TD's each.

In the conference, CJ is 2nd in the ACC in receiving yards and Levon Thomas 4th. PJ Daniels now leads the ACC in rushing yards/game.

CLEMSON COLLAPSES AT MIDNIGHT
Charleston Post.

JACKETS TAKE STUCKEY OUT OF EQUATION
The kid didn't even catch a pass in the 1st half. This was one of the stronger points of Tenuta's defense last night.

GT CAPITALIZES ON BAD SNAP
Again from the Charleston Post.

BALL'S LATE TD BAILS OUT JACKETS
Ok, I'll throw a bone to the AJC and link their story here. Note what was flashed on the Death Valley score-board after they tied the game:
"Death Valley, it's NOT like all the other places," the Memorial Stadium video screen read after the Tigers' game-tying touchdown in the second quarter.
Obvious reference to Chan Gailey's bulletin board comment earlier in the week.

GAMELINE
From Macon Telegraph

TEAM STATS THROUGH TWO COMBINED GAMES

CLEMSON GAME NOTES

GRADING CLEMSON KEYS TO VICTORY

HIGH FIVE - ODD COMMENTS FROM GAME

CFN UPDATES BOWL PROJECTIONS TODAY
...and still does not have GT in a bowl game.