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HURRICANES TO BLOW INTO ATLANTA
The key for Miami - speed. Gailey says it:
"Their number one trademark is speed," said Gailey. "They have great speed, especially on defense. And on offense, they can run the football."
CAN GT PULL THE UPSET?
From the Macon Telegraph:
Can Georgia Tech pull it off?
Also this on Reggie Ball / Brock Berlin:
The Yellow Jackets are 3-7 in their last 10 games against Top 10 teams. But of the losses, only two were by fewer than 17 points: 41-35 at Florida State and 16-13 at North Carolina.
Yeah, that long ago, when UNC was good. And the average margin of defeat? A painful 25.9 points. ...
One thing Georgia and Georgia Tech fans can clearly agree on: Their lives would be better if their head coaches hired offensive coordinators, or at least employed somebody else to call plays.
Neither Mark Richt nor Chan Gailey will be confused with Ralph Friedgen for awhile. ...Fodder: Tech quarterback Reggie Ball is 43rd in national passing efficiency with a 128.9 mark, while Miami's Brock Berlin is 76th with a 117.2 rating. Berlin's not even the highest-rated Miami quarterback. Josh Betts of Miami of Ohio, is 26th.
EXPECTING A CHALLENGE
Could mis-direction be the key to holding off the aggressive Miami defense?
BALL PLAYING WITH POISE & CONFIDENCE
Isn't that rich. J.Bunting compliments Reggie Ball on his improved accuracy (after Ball threw 3 INT's in the loss).
RECRUITING - MAURICE WELLS
Well, it is no longer a 3 team race for this talented RB. It is more like a 5-6 team race. Along with Ohio State, USC and GT, which have been his top 3 all along, he has now added Maryland, Notre Dame, Tennessee and is even considering Florida. Personally I think he can forget Notre Dame, as Darius Walker has stepped up as a freshman as their RB of the future. Wells could announce his decision at halftime of the Army All-American game January 15. He is considering that.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW - JERMAINE HATCH
Nice story on this young man who just got his management degree from GT and of course played football as well. He was just honored by the First Boys Hope organzition as a shining example of how it does work. Here is a thread at the Hive, where one alum saw him being honored and was duly impressed.
BOBBY DODD STADIUM OVER SANFORD
AJC staff writer Jack Wilkinson picked his top 10 favorite college football venues and BDS came in #10, with no Sanford on the list:
10 Bobby Dodd Stadium at Grant Field
Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Built: 1913
Capacity: 55,000
Deciding factor: TGIT
Not TGIF. TGIT. Thank God it's Thursday. Bobby Dodd Stadium's become a Thursday night perennial; indeed, Tech has played in more ESPN Thursday night games than any other school. There are better places to catch a Saturday game, but Tech on ESPN on Thursdays is must-see TV. It's even better in person. Hey, it's partly a personal preference for a native New Yorker: You can take the subway to the game, then watch some ACC football in the heart of the city. The view from the West Stands is splendid. The downtown skyline glows above the stadium's rim and beneath a full harvest moon that occasionally dots the I: the high spire atop the Bank of America tower. Somewhere, Bobby Dodd's smiling.
UGA fans are NOT happy - link here. Of course I do have to ask AJC - why does the photo you show have a fan holding up a red/black pom-pom??