Recent content by ugacdawg

I'm actually excited to play Tech again! The Jackets have been playing some Jekyll and Hyde ball this year but the good stuff has been really good! I even told the wife we were not going to skip the game this year. It's also at night! As for the game itself, I do think it's possible that UGA is...

There is zero question that the Bearcats have had better coaching recently than Tech, but the real advantage to making the playoff was schedule. If UC played Tech’s schedule there is no way that team would have made the playoff. I still contend they got a fast pass because of all the media...

Mizzou played very aggressively on defense in the front seven and they have some pretty good players. I think UGA underestimated the fight they would put up so that could be at Tech's advantage if the same happens. UGA was -2 (or maybe 3) in turnovers in the first half, which set Mizzou up...

It will be interesting to see how focused and fired up UGA is for this game with Bama looming next week. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a bit of a slow start and Kirby has no reason to run up the score artificially. I think it’s like 21-7 at the half and then 38-10 by the fourth quarter. Maybe...

I think when Bill Connelly says 'preseason projections' he's talking about his own SP+ formula's projections which does use historical results, but not the AP/Coaches poll, etc. The reason there is a delayed effect is so the system doesn't yoyo for crazy upsets. Think of it as if these two...

I know it doesn’t mean much but even this diehard Dawg thinks you guys deserve better than this. I was stunned when I checked the scores at midnight. There is no question the Tech roster is better than it was, but Collins really reminds me of a less effective Butch Jones (that guy has on overall...

This is a pretty difficult topic because there are always exceptions one can find either way. Recently Ohio State University came out and made the statement that their student athletes could use their brand for NIL endorsements as part of a group licensing program. I found this to be really...

NIU is a terribly bad football team. They were winless in an all-MAC schedule getting walloped by perennial powers like Buffalo, Toledo and Central Michigan. Their roster talent avg was an 80.26 last year. For reference winless Vandy was 84.49. They have a used up transfer QB and a massive...

The SEC had already negotiated with ESPN that starting in 2024 it would have paid almost $70 million per without OU and UT. Most assume that will be renegotiated to the $85-95 million range now since half that Big12 revenue value just arrived. Will be interesting to see where the Big10 lands on...

I think this is the big issue for AAC schools like Cincy and UCF that are trying to be the Power 6. They are trying to keep up with the autonomous five on things like stipends and facilities but they only get about $7 million a year in tv money. So places like UCF that has 66k students hits them...

Well, think of it from a different perspective. Booster A (or MMA?) is a regular contributor to a large brand school to help funnel athletes and support big initiatives. $500k is not a business investment for him every year. He doesn’t need the money. Instead he gives that quietly where it’s...

Well, I assume you mean the absurd performance at the most important position on the field? Well, that’s a bit tough considering they were bringing in a new offense during a COVID year with no Spring. And then you add that the transfer who took all the snaps for first team bailed with a week to...

While I’m sure GT‘s offense will continue to get better, I wouldn’t necessarily use UGA last year as the measuring stick - it was the worst offense fielded by a Kirby team yet - and led by a 4th string walk-on QB for the first 3/4 of the season. Against UF the UGA QBs were 9 of 29 for 112 yards...

The state law says they could do it, but I think its up to the schools themselves. I know UGA has already stated they have zero intention of holding back any NIL monies in escrow or redistributing it. I assume Tech would do the same (as well as every other school everywhere).

While he has been completely underwhelming since his freshman year at UCLA (he couldn’t block), to be fair, the ‘felony’ charge was for removing a parking boot... stupid yes, felony charge... eh.