A long drive down to Pensacola ahead today on what may turn out to be one of the craziest days ever in college football. Expansion here we come.....Something tells me I'll be checking Twitter a lot. Before I head to my cousin's wedding (a fine Tech man....) a few links to ruminate on:
- Not a link but an observation: my cousin has chosen his bride wisely: All Hail the Football Off-Season Wedding!!! Only infidels get married during the Fall........
- As we reported here seemingly eons ago, former Tech linemen Joe Gilbert & Clyde Yandell have transferred to Georgia State. They've recently been joined by Bama transfer Star Jackson & Auburn transfer Bailey Woods. We'll anxiously watch State this season & pull for Bill Curry & his merry band of cast-offs. At least we know Gilbert is good for a minimum of two false starts every game......(a cheap shot but true).
- Not sure how the logic stands up but FSU blog Tomahawk Nation says Tech is highly attractive to TV viewers. Must be our "gimmick" offense.
- Al Groh looks at home in Atlanta. Certainly did when we saw him this week at the OL/DL camp & Skill camp. Groh-mentum.....Catch It......
- We'll be honoring our 1990 National Championship team the weekend of the Miami game. We'll have details as they are released but it will be great to see that group of guys together again.
- Current Raven & former Jacket Dawan Landry got paid this week. great to see he's come back so well from a serious neck injury. Could this be the 3rd year in a row that Tech has a Super Bowl champion? Ravens have a shot.....
- A fantastic piece on perhaps the finest college football coach ever, Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd. If you don't know much about him take the time to follow the link & find out about a man who spent 56 years at Tech & never had a contract. How times have changed. Something tells me all this expansion brouhaha would have Coach Dodd in a fit, particularly the thought of us going back to the SEC.....
- What would make Dodd smile from ear-to-ear are Tech's APR scores this season. For the third consecutive year, the football team increased it's score, finishing the 2008-9 season at 993, the fourth highest in the BCS. As Tech fans we can certainly be extremely proud of this and many congratulations are in order.
- Coach Johnson shared his thoughts on a variety of subject's at this week's Peach State Pigskin Preview. Subjects for CPJ ran the gamut from conference expansion & the image of the ACC to where he thinks the Jackets need to improve this season. Nothing ground-breaking but always good to know what the head man is thinking.....
- Jake Skole got paid yesterday. Best of luck with the Rangers......
- Phil Steele says we have the 27th toughest schedule in the nation this year. Can't argue with UNC, VPISU, Clemson, & UGA on the road. Pretty rough slate. Miami at #8, Duke at #9, FSU at #11, NC State at #14 & UNC at #24 all rank ahead of us as far as ACC teams. Not so sure about NC State or UNC's schedules being any more difficult than ours but we do know whomever is making the schedule at Duke isn't doing Cutcliffe & Co. any favors. At least they get Bama at home (give the points). Georgia comes in at #44 so the next time a Mutt touts their vaunted SEC schedule you have your ammo.....
- It's not too surprising for Michigan to deny admittance to a 5-star recruit. But when FSU says no thanks something must be fishy.......
- What happens after a few beers & one too many Dukes of Hazzard episodes:
The story here.....
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