GT vs #17 Ole Miss GAME THREAD

[tmhunter52]

Hoping the thack attack makes a return for this game. D is going to need to step up big time for this one

Is there such a thing as a “thack attack”?

 

[bke1984]

I’m not as doom and gloom about this one as some of you are. This isn’t a top-10 team we are facing - it’s the 17th ranked team in the country. And even without flaws we are night and day better than we were last year when they blew us out. If the team plays with the energy from the second quarter against Louisville we can win.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Obviously we need to control the clock and create turnovers. Keep the Mississippi offense off the field as much as possible.

 

[Ramble1885]

Obviously we need to control the clock and create turnovers. Keep the Mississippi offense off the field as much as possible.

This.

Basically do what we did to UNC last year. Death march drives.

 

[GTJake]

Hoping the thack attack makes a return for this game. D is going to need to step up big time for this one

Hope the coaches study the Tulane game film and adopt the same defensive strategy, attack-attack-attack, lIke someone else said, what do we have to lose.

20.5 is a bit heavy in my opinion and I'll repeat an old cliche, Tech always loses one we shouldn't lose AND WINS ONE WE SHOULDN'T WIN ... well ??

 

[BuzzStone]

Hope the coaches study the Tulane game film and adopt the same defensive strategy, attack-attack-attack, lIke someone else said, what do we have to lose.

20.5 is a bit heavy in my opinion and I'll repeat an old cliche, Tech always loses one we shouldn't lose AND WINS ONE WE SHOULDN'T WIN ... well ??

I hope the one we lose we shouldn't was the Louisville Game.

 

[LongforDodd]

Is there such a thing as a “thack attack”?

There could be but it would involve personnel I have yet to see this year. Fingers crossed.

 

[grandpa jacket]

Ole Miss is a 20.5-point favorite in the opening line. I would bet Tech covers that.

God, i hope so, if not we are not improving

 

[rfjeff9]

We rented a tent in the Grove so plan to take food and drink and have a TV. Going to get there early so we can get our money’s worth. Probably bringing chick fil a plate and a few sandwich trays.

 

[MidtownJacket]

I’ll be there as well. Heading out with some friends and family Friday night to Tupelo.

Have got a parking spot closish to the grove so will get there early and set up for breakfast then wander into the grove around 2ish I think. We have some friends who are long time OleMiss Folk at have graciously offered to host us for the experience of their grove tent so excited for that as well.

Then off to section S2 to cheer the brave and bold.

 

[JoJaTeck]

Hard to believe we're that much worse than Tulane who played them toe to toe with a backup QB until the very end.

 

[GTJake]

Hard to believe we're that much worse than Tulane who played them toe to toe with a backup QB until the very end.

IMO, Willie Fritz is a very good coach and recruiter.

 

[bobongo]

IMO, Willie Fritz is a very good coach and recruiter.

Indeed, but still...if Tulane can hang in there against Ole Miss, so can Tech. We also have a good coach, and the talent level of the Jackets is probably at least on a par with the Green Wave.
The keys would seem to be ball control on offense and pressuring Dart on defense. The former will be easier than the latter.

 

[UgaBlows]

Daniel Hord please don’t get over-excited and prematurely start the prediction thread before Thursday that is bad luck bro

 

[UgaBlows]

Is there such a thing as a “thack attack”?

Ask UNC...

 

[Jerry the Jacket]

Our defensive talent is no where near Tulane's. I think we are going to have to develop our guys a lot and recruit defensive talent with more vigor. Maybe we can find some gems like Keon White in the transfer portal.

I think Thacker has had long enough to develop our defense. There is no way we should be this underwhelming after as many years as he has been in charge.

Go Jackets!

 

[Lotta Booze]

Hard to believe we're that much worse than Tulane who played them toe to toe with a backup QB until the very end.

Exactly. We should have better QB play than Tulane. It will all come down to whether our D can do as good of a job bottling up OM's offense

 

[bobongo]

...after as many years as he has been in charge.

Our D was a lot better last year after TFG left, and that was the beginning of Thacker being in charge of it. The Jackets lost a good bit of talent off that team, and I don't see the D's slow start this season being necessarily his fault. I was encouraged last year by what I saw on D after you-know-who left, and Thacker was finally put in charge. Based on all that, I see this year's shortcoming more about personnel than coaching. We'll see what happens going forward...

 

[GTJake]

Exactly. We should have better QB play than Tulane. It will all come down to whether our D can do as good of a job bottling up OM's offense

Yes, we have got to put pressure on their QB, even if we have to take chances, especially early in the game.

 

[CuseJacket]

Our D was a lot better last year after TFG left, and that was the beginning of Thacker being in charge of it. The Jackets lost a good bit of talent off that team, and I don't see the D's slow start this season being necessarily his fault. I was encouraged last year by what I saw on D after you-know-who left, and Thacker was finally put in charge. Based on all that, I see this year's shortcoming more about personnel than coaching. We'll see what happens going forward...

Our D turned the corner against UCF, imo. Really solid performance in that game, Collins’ last. I think we were finally healthy and had difference makers with reps to support it.

Otherwise this year looks a lot like the rest of our DC’s tenure. We look poorly coached (tackling, guys running into each other on stunts, option D, etc), before we get to the talent and injury side of the equation. We had similar personnel is non-healthy Keion White years.

We were also fortunate to get turnovers last year, which typically regress to the mean.

I really hope your take is right - it’s a popular narrative - but I’m not inclined to believe it yet.