Planning for success: Georgia Tech

[GlennW]

Justin Thomas' growth as a passer and DeAndre Smelter's success as a receiver have been headline-worthy storylines throughout Georgia Tech's 7-2 start this season. But the core truth about the Yellow Jackets still holds true: They remain pretty darn good running the football.

So good, in fact, that they have rebounded from losing their top running back the last two games to improve their rushing average and have done serious damage to their opponents' defensive stats, too.

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[jeffgt14]

I’ll add to that a game and a half without our #1 AB as well.

 

[GTJoeBrew]

I’ll add to that a game and a half without our #1 AB as well.

I find it surprising that there was no mention of Perkins in the article. Our best blocking AB is a pretty big loss.

 

[takethepoints]

I agree Perkins deserved a mention, but our best blocking AB is presently otherwise occupied. And that is a problem occasionally.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Why think anyone outside of our GT community would understand how important blocking is to our offense? (Or any offense for that matter, it's just a lot easier to pass block than run block.)

 

[GlennW]

For those planning to watch the Georgia Tech-Georgia game from the comforts of home, make sure all requisite snacks and libations are within arm’s reach. If both coaches have their way, this game will move quickly from start to finish.

Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson and Georgia’s Mark Richt are going to run the football, eat up clock and shorten the game. The result could be one of the quickest games this season, and the Yellow Jackets (second quickest) and Bulldogs (16th) average some of the shortest games in the country among Power 5 schools.


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[GT Man]

still really pissed this is on SEC network

 

[collegeballfan]

For those planning to watch the Georgia Tech-Georgia game from the comforts of home, make sure all requisite snacks and libations are within arm’s reach. If both coaches have their way, this game will move quickly from start to finish.

Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson and Georgia’s Mark Richt are going to run the football, eat up clock and shorten the game. The result could be one of the quickest games this season, and the Yellow Jackets (second quickest) and Bulldogs (16th) average some of the shortest games in the country among Power 5 schools.


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Yeah! Eight possessions each max unless someone has a turnover? I can see this.

 

[IEEEWreck]

I suggest keeping your whiskey bottle in arms reach, and drinking it clear.

 

[MidtownJacket]

did we ever figure out the etymology of drinking whiskey clear?

 

[AE 87]

did we ever figure out the etymology of drinking whiskey clear?

I was a strong advocate of "whiskey clear" as a poetic alternative to "clear whiskey" which was a common way of referring to moonshine or unaged whiskey, bottled from the still. However, someone did find and post an old dictionary reference, from about the time that Son of the Gambolier used the phrase, to the use of "clear" as meaning unadulterated, i.e. straight, or neat. Son of a Gambolier rhymes lager beer and whiskey clear, so I'm not sure which interpretation is better but probably lean a bit more toward the second view now, but I go back and forth.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

@AE 87, are you taking into account the context within the original song of the hero being a "rambling rake of poverty"? I would think that "honest fellow" refers to daily laborers and so what could they be expected to afford with their daily wages other than the cheapest form of whiskey available. Kind of like what was sold at "shot houses" in poor neighborhoods back in the day was typically moonshine.

However, since it is originally a Scots or Scots-Irish song then it is possible that the old world context would not necessarily mean moonshine whiskey in that I do not know if they made that distinction from various malted Scotch whiskeys. So I may not be helping at all in my speculations.

 

[AE 87]

@AE 87, are you taking into account the context within the original song of the hero being a "rambling rake of poverty"? I would think that "honest fellow" refers to daily laborers and so what could they be expected to afford with their daily wages other than the cheapest form of whiskey available. Kind of like what was sold at "shot houses" in poor neighborhoods back in the day was typically moonshine.

However, since it is originally a Scots or Scots-Irish song then it is possible that the old world context would not necessarily mean moonshine whiskey in that I do not know if they made that distinction from various malted Scotch whiskeys. So I may not be helping at all in my speculations.

Very good point, and I like that you posted your reasoning. That reasoning did influence me originally thinking that it referred to "clear whiskey;" however, I can understand those who say that poverty could also point to "clear" = "unmixed."

Fwiw, I was using "moonshine" in the generic sense of unaged whiskey, hence clear. Scotch and bourbon are aged brown because of the aging in oak barrels. I don't think either interpretation of "clear" changes the fact that "whiskey" is somewhat generic with respect to the grain being distilled, though southern moonshine was probably mostly corn, iiuc.

 

[Animal02]

Very good point, and I like that you posted your reasoning. That reasoning did influence me originally thinking that it referred to "clear whiskey;" however, I can understand those who say that poverty could also point to "clear" = "unmixed."

Fwiw, I was using "moonshine" in the generic sense of unaged whiskey, hence clear. Scotch and bourbon are aged brown because of the aging in oak barrels. I don't think either interpretation of "clear" changes the fact that "whiskey" is somewhat generic with respect to the grain being distilled, though southern moonshine was probably mostly corn, iiuc.

Om the other hand.......unmixed could also denote a better quality whiskey than what would have to be mixed to be drinkable. (Mixed drinks gained great popularity during prohibition because of the poor quality of booze).....so drinking whiskey clear could also point to affluence.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yeah it may be unsolvable unless more is known about the original Scots-Irish, Scottish, or English drinking song itself. When was it written and where? I list three ethnic contexts for it as it is not clear to me if it may actually be American southern in Scots-Irish or truly an old world song from northern England or Scotland. Also, we must know what the exact original lyrics were.

Then one could place it into historical research into that context to determine what the people singing such a song would most likely understand by it. I am more willing to suspect that it was less about matching a rhyme scheme then making use of real phrases to describe the lifestyle of a poor but honest rambling "gamboling" lad. However . . . that possibility exists that it was just a lyricist seeking to rhyme "beer" . . .

 

[CuseJacket]

Updated Planning for success: Georgia Tech. Gives credit to the defense for its improvement and making the second half of the year special. No doubt about it.

 

[GlennW]

Midway through the season, Georgia Tech's defense was a mess.

This is not a new story. The Yellow Jackets have been something of a work in progress on that side of the ball for the past few years, and while defensive coordinator Ted Roof helped the unit take a few steps forward in his first season in 2013, things were looking grim by the time Tech stumbled into Pittsburgh on Oct. 25 riding a two-game losing streak, fresh off a 48-43 debacle against North Carolina. The division was quickly slipping from the Yellow Jackets' grasp, and only two Power 5 conference teams were allowing more yards per play.

And then something happened. Well, really, six something's.

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[ilovetheoption]

So, the narrative I have believed (and my eyes seemed to confirm) is that roof has brought far more pressure/taken more risks in the 2nd half of the season.

It is a football truism that pressure bursts pipes.

Is this not true? Has the amount of pressure/blitzes/risks remained constant throughout the season?

I think that Boomergump would probably be the guy to asnwer this.