Football Notes

A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2005 FROM SANTA?
This guy thinks it would be just the right present from Santa:

For Georgia Tech's Chan Gailey, not so many ups-and-downs in 2005, but rather a brand of consistency that will see the Jackets contending for the ACC title and their first Jan. 1 bowl berth in a while.

RATING THE ACC/SEC COACHES
Here is where Chan Gailey falls:

AT THE CROSSROADS
20. Chan Gailey, Georgia Tech: A little too erratic.

Note that they list Ted Roof as "deep in a hole". In the ACC, only Ted Roof was listed lower. Beamer was #1.

"GT LIKELY TO DROP BALL AGAINST ORANGE"
What a clever play on words.

BENNETT RIDES TIME AS BACK-UP

PATRICK CARTER LOOKING AT UCF

CALVIN JOHNSON CFN'S ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Johnson and fellow freshman Travis Bell make their ALL-ACC first team as well. James Butler makes the defensive 1st team. Gerris Wilkinson is listed as the 20th best ACC player regardless of position. Butler is in at #23. C.Johnson is listed as the 3rd best ACC WR, Wilkinson the 5th best LB, Butler the 3rd best DB, and Bell the 2nd best PK.