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apatriot1776 said:
Think our defensive fortunes lie with Tifase and Lightsey. Both don’t have many game snaps but were major recruits who added a year or two in a big-time strength program. Tifase looks like a grown man ate another grown man and Lightsey is one of the bigger LBs on the roster whose strength out of HS was his athleticism (ran a 4.6 40 time at HS recruiting camp, would be a top-10 NFL combine time). If they can step up and reach their potential we'll be dangerous next year.
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I think (pray) you‘re right about Lightsey, he looks to be exactly what we need lining up beside Max Efford.

Tifase may turn out to be a better or quicker DT than what we had last season but he is nowhere near as beefy as Lockett and Biggers and they will have another season of experience, training, etc on him. I think we have a very solid 4 man rotation there when you add in Makius Scott.

DE has me worried, I don’t see a serious threat pass-rusher there. Hopefully someone emerges and/or we pick-up someone from the portal after the spring.
 

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I hope we get some Duke DEs after spring practice is over. If we can get 1 bonafide pass rusher we should be alright if all our other transfers pan out
 

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UgaBlows said:
I think (pray) you‘re right about Lightsey, he looks to be exactly what we need lining up beside Max Efford.

Tifase may turn out to be a better or quicker DT than what we had last season but he is nowhere near as beefy as Lockett and Biggers and they will have another season of experience, training, etc on him. I think we have a very solid 4 man rotation there when you add in Makius Scott.

DE has me worried, I don’t see a serious threat pass-rusher there. Hopefully someone emerges and/or we pick-up someone from the portal after the spring.
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I am so hoping that we just landed Kyle’s twin brother who looks and plays just like him, neck roll and all.
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It will be very interesting to see which of the "new" guys actually get a starting role.I think the DB from Tenn has a good shot.The OL from MTSu also.After that, its a guess to me .
 

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UgaBlows said:
Every team has a lot of new people now. I think we might actually have fewer than most this season, especially on offense.
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True, but this doesn't mean that Tech will have an easier time integrating new players. This kind of thing is an art, not a science.
 
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Like the comment by Buster about having a deep group of receivers. Good to hear that Chase is back at full speed and even faster than before. He was a clutch possession receiver before he got hurt early last year.
 
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Noticed that Haynes has bulked up arms and shoulders. Before he looked like noodle arms.
I think he will run as needed.

Just hope we get WR and QBs on same page PAST 3 seconds after snap.

Pretty pumped that oc looking at packsges to get talent on field ( code: after 24 when gt is loaded gt NIL will buy top wr to make 25 super special and keep talent here. THWG. )
 
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dressedcheeseside said:
We became way more effective as an offense when Buster decided to run King more. I hope that is still in the cards for this year.
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Haynes Kings rushing attempts per game were pretty similar all season long. I don't think the issue was how often Buster was sending him but rather how successful those runs were.

2023 Game Logs​

RkDateSchoolOpponentCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
PassingRushing
12023-09-01Georgia TechLouisvilleL193259.431331166.210535.30
22023-09-09Georgia TechSouth Carolina StateW212972.429040201.9100.00
32023-09-16Georgia Tech@MississippiL284168.330720147.314423.01
42023-09-23Georgia Tech@Wake ForestW162759.322221145.46538.80
52023-09-30Georgia TechBowling GreenL233762.234842166.010282.80
62023-10-07Georgia Tech@Miami (FL)W122548.01511295.910464.61
72023-10-21Georgia TechBoston CollegeL143243.82041388.91015015.01
82023-10-28Georgia TechNorth CarolinaW233076.728741194.489011.30
92023-11-04Georgia Tech@VirginiaW233076.720810145.978311.92
102023-11-11Georgia Tech@ClemsonL133141.91292472.411-3-0.31
112023-11-18Georgia TechSyracuseW162080.013821161.011827.51
122023-11-25Georgia TechGeorgiaL112055.015800121.410242.42
132023-12-22Georgia TechNCentral Florida*W71353.88711120.112897.41
13 Games22636761.628422716142.21207376.110
 
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Can't get a link, but one of the videos for the Day 2 training has Henry Freer getting awarded a scholly!
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Earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Georgia Tech in May 2023 … Is currently enrolled in Georgia Tech’s prestigious Ph.D. program in chemical and biomolecular engineering … Is the first known football student-athlete to ever be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech while still a member of the football team
 
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awbuzz said:
Can't get a link, but one of the videos for the Day 2 training has Henry Freer getting awarded a scholly!
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Earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Georgia Tech in May 2023 … Is currently enrolled in Georgia Tech’s prestigious Ph.D. program in chemical and biomolecular engineering … Is the first known football student-athlete to ever be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech while still a member of the football team
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Dug around and found an X post 😁

 
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