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In last week’s issue, BI’s Jeff Dantzler described the2013 season as being painfully bizarre. Unfortunately, aweek later this statement has escalated to a new levelwith the ACL injury of Aaron Murray in his final game atSanford Stadium. It was certainly not the exit any of usin the Bulldog Nation wanted for #11 who has given somuch to Georgia.

Without question, we wishthe best for Murray in his recov-ery and know him being on thesidelines for the Bulldogs finaltwo games will probably be thehardest assignment he has had inall his years of playing football.However by now everyoneknows that football is a teamgame, so it will be up to bothMurray’s teammates and fans todig deep this Saturday in Atlantaagainst the hated Bees on NorthAvenue.

For this reason, the slogan“Win it for Aaron” on our coveris so appropriate. Losing to Techisn’t an option as far as any of ushere at BI are concerned. Andthankfully Mark Richt obviouslyshares in this believe having onlylost to the Yellow Jackets once in12 games.

While the news of AaronMurray going down has to haveeveryone on the team completelydevastated, they have certainly shown nothing but re-siliency this season. Lesser teams probably would not

have been able togather themselves soquickly after such agut wrenching loss atAuburn. Yet, the Ken-tucky game was allGeorgia from theopening whistle. Andthe best news wasGeorgia’s now numberone quarterback Hut-son Mason didn’t missa beat when called into

action. Now, I’m not naïve enough to think Saturday’s game

against our in-state rival will be such a cakewalk. In fact,the Tech game has had me concerned all season long,even if our boys in red and black were injury free. Thereason is simple … the Jackets are long overdue for avictory. And you can bet the fact they will be lining up

against a Georgia quarterbackwith very little experience cer-tainly has added some springin their step.

For what it will take toend the 2013 regular seasonon a high note, I encourageyou to read what our sportsguys have written throughoutthis issue. Whether it’s JeffDantzler, Logan Booker orMurray Poole, the main mes-sage is for the Georgia defenseto play flawless assignmentfootball. The Tech offense isgoing to move the football,but when it pops huge playsit can become lethal. Andwhile Grant Field pales incomparisons to most stadi-ums in college football, thoseBees can get to buzzing if youdon’t take care of business.

This is where the fans ofthe Bulldog Nation come into

play. There’s nothing like being in Tech’s stadium and see-

ing our fans dominate the crowd noise. Of course, thishappens when our team takes a few big plays to thehouse. Because of this, you can only hope Mike Boboand company let Todd Gurley run wild on Saturday. Andif Tech is silly enough to load the box, then by all meansseeing a Hutson Mason coming out party would be a tonof fun as well.

That’s going to do it for me because I’ve said all thereis to say. Beat Tech. It’s that simple. And doing it forAaron Murray and going to the best bowl possible cer-tainly is how these Georgia seniors should end the 2013regular season.

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One of the most bizarre regular seasons inGeorgia football annals comes to a close Satur-day with the annual biggest game of them all,as the Bulldogs square off with arch-rival Techon the flats. From the great – amazing andultra-impressive triumphs over South Carolinaand LSU, both in the top ten at the time, beforeraucous Sanford Stadium throngs – to the good– a last minute game-tying touchdown drive,overtime Tennessee fumble and Marshall Mor-gan game winner in Knoxville and a thirdstraight victory over Florida, as the Bulldogshung on in Jacksonville – to the bad – a fourturnover performance in a loss to Missouri – tothe ugly – a disastrous special team’s perform-ance and 17-0 fourth quarter Vanderbilt show-ing in a 31-27 loss in Nashville – to the utterlygut-wrenching unbelievable – the Hail Mary“Prayer at Jordan Hare, when the Bulldogs hadvictory bounce from their hands into one of themost improbable plays in Southeastern Con-ference history – the Bulldogs have been an in-ordinate number of knee-knocking “instantclassics” here in 2013.

As close as Georgia came last year to theSoutheastern Conference championship and adate with Notre Dame in Miami for the nationaltitle, and with a vast majority of the offense re-turning here in 2013, expectations were skyhigh for a similar type campaign.

But alas, mostly due to injuries, a mostlynew defense that has struggled, and too manyspecial teams breakdowns, the record has notbeen what anyone in red and black anticipatedor wanted.

All of that is out the window Saturday, be-cause the state championship is at stake. TheBulldogs and Yellow Jackets renew “clean oldfashioned hate” on the flats with Georgia insearch of a fifth consecutive victory over Tech.It would also be the Bulldogs 12th win in thelast 13 meetings with the Yellow Jackets.

But even that one loss was too many. It was 2008, Georgia was 9-2 and ranked

in the top ten. The Bulldogs led 28-12 at thehalf, but the Yellow Jackets dominated the thirdquarter and won in Athens 45-42. The losswas staggering and devastating. Tech’s winended the Bulldogs seven game winning streakin the series. Had Georgia prevailed, thatwould have made it eight straight, matching theinfamous drought of 1949-1956 for the longestwinning streak in the series.

As painful as it was losing 18 of 21 toFlorida from 1990-2010, as difficult as the 1-7record versus Auburn from 1983-1990 was,and as tough as nine straight losses to Tennesseefrom 1989-1999 was to swallow, make no mis-take, the worst stretch of losing Georgia hasever had to endure were the eight straight to“The Enemy,” so dubbed by the Greatest Bull-dog Ever Dan Magill.

If you would care to debate, just ask anyGeorgia fan, player or coach who endured it.

Auburn has taken more championshipsfrom Georgia through the years than any otherschool.

Florida is the team Georgia so wants tobeat. There is the 50-50 split of the stadium,which creates an unparalleled atmosphere, andsince the SEC split into divisions in 1992, thegame has been a huge determinant for whoplays for the league title.

But Tech is the game Georgia has to win. Or else, it is simply a year of sheer and

utter misery within the confines of the PeachState for the Georgia faithful. Sheer and uttermisery, agony, and despair.

The Tech fans who are usually not boast-ful, will have those car flags flying in Atlanta. Itis termites coming out of the woodwork. Thebig video board on Interstate 85 puts the scoreup every day when Tech wins. They evenbought a billboard in Atlanta trumpeting thescore in 2008.

In 2007, the Bulldogs pulled out a thrilling31-17 victory over Tech on the flats to improveto 10-2 on the year. Georgia would go on todefeat Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, finish 11-2and end the year ranked second nationally. Itwas an emotional, tough-and-nail street fightin which Georgia got some bounces. While thegame was going on in the first half, Tennesseeand Kentucky were doing battle in Lexington.Had the Wildcats won, Georgia would have ad-vanced to the SEC Championship Game. ButTennessee won 58-56 in multiple overtimes,shutting the Bulldogs out of Atlanta. When thegame went final, the Tech faithful erupted.They were happy seeing Georgia disappointed.

Later in the week, my young friend“Chicago” Mike LaBarbera, then a studentmanager for the highly successful women’s bas-ketball program, came to the program’s longtime play by play announcer with a confession.

“JD,” he said, “I never bought into whatyou were saying about Tech being the biggestgame of them all, because we have beaten themalmost every year, and they are not in the SEC.But after making my first trip over there, lastweekend, there is no doubt, you are right! Ihave never felt such hatred and hostility from agroup of fans. Never been talked to that way.”

For me, I’ll never forget “Count the Jack-ets,” the (in)famous headline on the Mondayfollowing the 1985 game, which Tech won 20-16. Tech made a goal line stand at the end ofthe first half. Well, they had 13 players on thefield. And the Atlanta Journal-Constitutionphoto sure showed it.

In 1998, Georgia had won seven straight.Tech was driving, then Joe Hamilton fumbled.It was ruled he was down. There was no replay.The call was wrong and Tech won 21-19 on alast second field goal. That Bulldog squad fin-ished 9-3, that loss, courtesy of a bad call costthe Dogs an eighth straight win in the series andten win season.

The next season was the Jasper Sanksgame.

No more explanation necessary. Georgia has had great success against Tech

over the last twenty-plus years. The Bulldogsare 18-4 since 1991 and Tech later had to for-feit those wins in the late 1990’s for using inel-igible players. Over the stretch, the Bulldogsare 10-1 at historic Grant Field. With the lossbeing the Jasper Sanks game when Al Ford andthe zebras simply cheated Georgia out of whatwould have been a rousing comeback. It wasthe second straight season such had happened.Had there been replay in the late 1990s, Geor-gia would have won nine straight against theJackets and broke the drought.

But there was not. Now Georgia can make it five in a row,

and despite the injury-laden disappointingrecord here in 2013, the Bulldog faithful, play-ers and fans can continue to relish in runningthe Peach State.

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This season disappointing but 2014 looms bright

I don't think many people expected Geor-gia to be 7-4 on the season and out of the SECtitle picture heading for the Bulldogs' annualskirmish with Georgia Tech, Saturday at Tech'sBobby Dodd Stadium.

But that's where the 2013 team sits afterthe home finale win over Kentucky this pastSaturday. These Bulldogs, who can still cap theslate with three consecutive wins and a 9-4 fin-ish, simply weren't deep enough to overcomethe rash of injuries that hit the UGA camp thisfall. Nor were they good enough to overcomeall of their self-inflicted wounds ... numerousspecial teams breakdowns and a year of shakydefensive play. Certainly, the last-second 43-38loss at Auburn which came on the flukiest of allfluky plays and ended the team's title hopesonce and for all, will go down as one of themost heartbreaking losses in Georgia historyand only seemed to put a stamp on the frus-trations of this particular season.

But, for this UGA football program I saythere is a bright light at the end of a dark tun-nel. And I know the Bulldawg Nation hasgrown weary of always talking about "nextyear" but, still, have y'all taken a glance at Geor-gia's schedule for next season?

Compared to the rugged gauntlet theBulldogs had to traverse at the start of this sea-son − Clemson, South Carolina and LSU all inthe opening month − the 2014 slate looksmuch more inviting. In fact, the way next year'sgames fall into place, UGA fans everywherecould be smiling this time next season.

Georgia kicks off the season with theClemson Tigers coming between the hedges onAug. 30. And that will be a Tiger team minusall-star quarterback Tajh Boyd and electrifyingwide receiver Sammy Watkins. And then, howabout this, the Dogs will have an open date thevery next Saturday, Sept. 6. Yes, a week off toget anybody well that was banged up in theClemson game and a week to get ready totravel to Columbia, S.C. the following Satur-day to face Spurrier's Gamecocks, who won'thave QB Connor Shaw any longer and won'thave a defensive end named JadeveonClowney, maybe a No. 1 NFL draft pick.

On Sept. 20, Georgia will return to San-ford Stadium for a non-league contest againstTroy ... enough said.

Following the romp over the Trojans, theBulldogs should be unbeaten and in high gearfor two more consecutive games between thehedges, Sept. 27 vs. Tennessee and Oct. 4 vs.Vanderbilt. And I would think the Dogs oughtto be highly primed to avenge this year's error-filled loss to the Commodores.

If Georgia is indeed standing at 5-0 afterthe Vanderbilt game − and of course there's noguarantee of that the way the Bulldogs have apenchant lately of falling to someone they'renot supposed to − they would put that un-beaten slate on the line the next weekend, onOct. 11, when they wing west to Columbia,Mo. If you ask me, considering what Clemsonand South Carolina are losing, this battle withthe Tigers could be the toughest of the entire2014 season for the Bulldogs. Although Mis-souri loses quarterback James Franklin, fresh-man Maty Mauk has shown this season thatthe Tigers don't miss an offensive beat whenhe's guiding the attack. And although Missouridoes lose some outstanding senior linemen, itwill have 6-6 wide receiver Dorial Green-Beck-ham and other key skill players back.

After Missouri, the Bulldogs will comeback to Athens, barely catch their breath inpractice that week and then fly back to thesouthwest on Oct. 18 to play the Arkansas Ra-zorbacks. After having a disastrous seasonunder first-year coach Brett Bielema (welcometo the SEC, Coach, and watch your braggado-cio in the future), I wouldn't think the Hogswill be able to go from rags to riches that fast in2014.

And after the two road games to play theTigers and Hogs, here comes another wel-comed open date on Oct. 25, before the Bull-dogs get ready to go to Jacksonville on Nov. 1.That open date prior to the Florida gameworked out pretty well for Georgia this year,didn't it? The Dogs of course will be gunningfor their fourth consecutive win (sounds sweet,doesn't it?) over the hated Gators and will be fa-vored to do as much. And, we ask, will WillMuschamp still be on the UF sidelines whennext November rolls around?

On Nov. 8 the Dogs will then go to theblue grass to play a still struggling Kentuckybunch.

And then, the following weekend, Nov.15, yes the Auburn Tigers will finally be com-ing back between the hedges after the Dogshave had to motor to the Plains for two con-secutive Novembers. Auburn will have manyof its top players back and should be very goodagain but you can bet the Bulldogs will havethis game circled in red ink, what after the waythis year's game ended at Jordan-Hare Stadium.Next, the Nov. 22 homecoming tilt againstCharleston Southern will keep all the old gradssmiling.

The Nov. 29 season finale against thebumblebees will then unfold and that will be avery rare occurrence for the Bulldogs, havingAuburn and Tech between the hedges in thesame season ... due to the SEC schedule shuf-fle. Then, on Dec. 6, 2014 will come the SECChampionship Game in the Georgia Dome.

And if the Bulldogs would ever seem tobe an odds-on favorite to get there, it will benext football season. There's no LSU in theopening month, there are two open datesscheduled at perfect junctures of the schedule;there are, count 'em, seven home games in San-ford and, most of all, there is a Georgia squadreturning in 2014 that should arguably beamong the most potent in the Bulldogs' recenthistory.

Ramik Wilson, Amarlo Herrera, LeonardFloyd, Jordan Jenkins, Ray Drew, Sterling Bai-ley, Josh Dawson, James DeLoach, Toby John-son, Chris Mayes, Mike Thornton, John Taylor,Josh Harvey-Clemons, Corey Moore, TrayMatthews, Sheldon Dawson, Shaq Wiggins,Quincy Mauger, Damian Swann, Brendan Lan-gley, Reggie Carter, Tim Kimbrough .... thoseare all experienced guys who will be returningto what should be a vastly-improved defensiveunit next autumn, regardless of whom the co-ordinator will be.

And what about that returning offensiveunit of Mike Bobo? Yes, the great and record-breaking Aaron Murray will be playing in theNFL next season but rising senior HutsonMason has already shown the Bulldogs maynot miss a beat when it comes to scoringtouchdowns in '14. Malcolm Mitchell will beback for Mason to throw deep to, sure-handedMichael Bennett and Chris Conley will beback, Justin Scott-Wesley will be back from historn ACL of this season, and Mason will alsohave reliable targets in Jonathon Rumph, tightends Jay Rome and Jordan Davis and hisplethora of tailbacks, Todd Gurley, Keith Mar-shall, J.J. Green and Brendan Douglas. Also,fullbacks Quayvon Hicks and Merritt Hall.

Speaking of the Georgia tailbacks, it'sdoubtful if any team in America − even mightyAlabama − will have the wealth of runningbacks that the Bulldogs will field next season.There is the great Gurley, the mercurial Mar-shall coming back from his ACL tear this sea-son, rising sophomores Green and Douglas,and then two of the nation's top prep runningbacks in the persons of Nick Chubb and SonyMichel.

Up front, of course, is where it countsmost and O-line coach Will Friend will wel-come starters David Andrews, John Theus andKolton Houston back and will have guys likeMark Beard, Watts Dantzler, Xzavier Ward,Hunter Long and Brandon Kublanow pushingthose regulars for playing time. And, of course,the Dogs will have their starting kickers back inMarshall Morgan and Collin Barber.

So while many Georgia fans, includingmyself, were talking SEC championship thisseason − which to tell the truth may not havebeen realistic with all those first-year starters ondefense and then the powerful offensive unitbeing decimated by one key injury after an-other − NEXT SEASON could be special in-deed. With what seems to be the mostfavorable schedule in years and all that return-ing starting talent, never will a Mark Richt-coached team be better positioned to win thecoach's first SEC crown since way back in2005. But notice I'm not saying anything abouta national championship any more. Let's firstsee if Georgia will be able to clean up all thesespecial teams' miscues that damaged the Dogsthis season and of course get back to playingdefense like some of the championship UGAteams of the past.

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Clean Old-Fashioned Hate - UGA vs TechClean Old-Fashioned Hate - UGA vs Techhile Senior Night was successful in termsof the final score, the 2013 season injurybug took its biggest bite out of the Dawgs’

offense in the second quarter, when Aaron Mur-ray went down with a season and UGA careerending ACL tear in his left knee. And while themood around Athens feels more like a loss thanthat of the big win that occurred, there simply isno time to dwell, as all attention must be turnedto Georgia Tech and preparing for that triple op-tion they’ll be throwing at our young defense.Backup quarterback Hutson Mason is now thebig man on campus, and will be fighting for UGAfans’ rights to put up a Christmas tree, as beatingTech is a standard requirement.

Know the opponent

Triple option, triple option, and more triple op-tion. The name of the game with Georgia Tech istrickery, going all out to confuse opposing de-fenses with an offense that seldom throws theball, and rarely reveals who will be running it.This season has been one of ups and downs forthe boys from the Flats, as they have blown outlesser opponents, yet been blown out by worthyopponents. Quarterback Vad Lee has not run theoffense with the efficiency as we’ve seen past Yel-low Jacket quarterbacks, but his offense hasproven to be able to explode at a moment’s no-

tice. Under new defensive coordinator Ted Roof,the defense has shown big signs of improvementfrom where they were last year, and the Dawgswill have to come ready to execute.

The offense

Hutson Mason has looked extremely proficientin his limited time on the field this season. Whilehis receiving corps also seems to be clicking, theweapons around him should prove to take theload off of him significantly. Todd Gurley is look-ing as healthy as ever and is proving to be anenormous weapon while catching passes. TheDawgs’ offensive line is big, and teams with biglines have been able to contain Tech’s pass rushto an extent, which should buy Mason time inthe pocket. But the end-all for this unit willlikely be the big thighs of Gurley finding theholes the offensive line should be able to create,then Gurley doing what Gurley does in the openfield.

The defense

While facing the triple option, the number onepriority for the defense will be keeping the Techquarterback and running backs off of the perime-ter, and containing them to the middle of thefield. Josh Harvey-Clemons was a ball hawk

against Kentucky, and will hopefully continue hisrise in Atlanta this week. Leonard Floyd andAmarlo Hererra need to play off the ball and spyon running backs this week, while they try tokeep Vad Lee honest and in the middle. UGAmight possess the biggest defensive line Tech hasseen all year, which should be able to disrupt anyrhythm the Jackets may find themselves gettinginto.

How the Dawgs will win

Todd Gurley. He has proven to be a game changerwhen healthy, and fortunately for UGA fans, he isonce again healthy. Good running backs havehad success against Tech this year, and Gurleywill be the best running back they have seen allseason, hands down. By establishing a run threatearly, Hutson Mason should have some open re-ceivers to keep the Tech defense honest, whilethe balanced offense chips away at Tech’s de-fense. As long as UGA’s linebackers can contain,to an extent, and not give up multiple big plays,the Dawgs should be able to outscore the Jacketsin a competitive game, pulling away at the end.

Happy Thanksgiving to the Bulldawg Illustratedfamily! Let’s go Wreck Tech on their field, again,where coach Richt has NEVER lost! Win one forAaron!!

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Yellow Jackets in a thumbnail: Following last season's 7-7 campaignwhen Georgia Tech made the ACC Championship game, where the Yel-low Jackets fell to Florida State by 21-15 before then upsetting Southern Cal21-7 in the Sun Bowl, Tech was hoping to make another ACC champi-onship run this year. After all, the Jackets were returning some eight de-fensive regulars and seven offensive starters from that 2012 team. But Techwill enter Saturday's finale against the Bulldogs with the same overall recordas Georgia ... 7-4. Standing a final 5-3 in the ACC, the Jackets have beatenElon (70-0), Duke (38-14), North Carolina (28-20), Syracuse (56-0), Vir-ginia (35-25), Pittsburgh (21-10) and Alabama A&M, this past Saturday inAtlanta by 66-7. Three of Tech's four defeats came in succession after theopening wins over Elon, Duke and the Tar Heels. They were to VirginiaTech (17-10), Miami (45-30) and BYU (38-20). The other loss came onThursday night, Nov. 14, when the Jackets were smothered by Clemson,55-31.

A look at the Georgia Tech offense: As usual, Paul Johnson's teamruns the patented triple-option, ball-control attack. Averaging 36.8 pointsa game and 316 yards rushing a game, which ranks fifth in the country, theJackets' are led by senior B-back David Sims (6-0, 225), who has run for746 yards and a 5.7-average-per-carry, with 11 touchdowns. Also senior A-back Robert Godhigh (5-7, 190) follows with 623 yards, a whopping 10.9average, and six scores. Other Tech notable ball carriers are junior ZachLaskey (6-1, 214) and sophomore quarterback Vad Lee (6-1, 215). Lee hasalso given the Tech passing game more firepower by throwing for 1,182 andeight touchdowns, with seven interceptions. Junior DeAndre Smelter (6-3, 220) tops the Jacket receivers with 19 catches for 312 yards and twoscores. Godhigh has 17 catches out of the backfield for 338 yards and alsotwo scores. Another capable receiver is tall junior Darren Waller (6-5, 225),with 14 receptions for 220 yards and likewise two touchdowns.

A look at the Georgia Tech defense: As mentioned, Georgia Tech re-turned eight starters to this side of the ball and, thus far, the season resultshave been mixed. The Jackets have given up just 21 points a game to op-posing offenses and are allowing just 104 rushing yards per contest. How-ever, Tech has been stung through the air, having surrendered 238 yards pergame. Senior defensive back Jemea Thomas (5-10, 195) is Tech's leadingtackler with 64 stops. Senior linebacker Brandon Watts (6-2, 235) and jun-ior linebacker Quayshawn Nealy (6-1, 232) follow with 52 and 47 tack-les, respectively. Senior defensive end Jeremiah Attaochu (6-3, 242) is aforce off the edge for the Jackets, having chalked up eight sacks this seasonfor 66 yards in losses and also showing 11.5 tackles-for-loss.

What Jackets head coach Paul Johnson says: "We worked this weekon ourselves. We worked a lot on the primary stuff and Alabama A&M. Wereally didn't get into Georgia this week. I'm a firm believer that you don'tdo that. You send the wrong message to your team if you do that. We've gotample time and it's not like we haven't played each other. We've got ampletime to get ready. Georgia is a big game and one that we haven't played par-ticularly well the last couple of years. We need to play better."

Game Prediction: In June I picked Georgia to beat the Jacketsonce again by 42-28. But with both teams entering Saturday's bat-tle with identical 7-4 season records and Georgia record-breakingquarterback Aaron Murray's career now over after he suffered atorn ACL in the win over Kentucky, this contest now looks to bemuch closer. Assuming junior quarterback Hutson Mason willstep in and play well once again and assuming Todd Gurley willput some big numbers on the Tech defense, I'll stay with the Bull-dogs by 35-31, thereby giving Mark Richt his 12th win over Techin his 13 years at the UGA helm.

− Murray Poole

Scouting Tech Top Jackets#45 Jeremiah Attaochu, DE6-3, 242 Sr. Washington, D.C. (Archbishop CarrollH.S.)One of the top defensive stars in the AtlanticCoast Conference, Attaochu is a play-makersupreme who flourishes inflicting negativeyardage plays. He is one of those hybrid typeplayers who National Football League scoutsreally love. He can make plays in space andwreak havoc with his hand on the ground.When it comes to pressuring the passer, At-taochu is right there with Clemson’s Vic Beasleyas the ACC’s best at bringing down the quar-terback. Attaochu ranks in the top five in theleague in sacks, averaging right at one pergame, and tackles for loss, tallying more thanone a contest. He has tremendous speed com-ing around the edge and overpowers blockers.The Bulldogs have already faced South CarolinaAll-American Jadaveon Clowney and AuburnAll-Southeastern Conference performer DeeFord, and Attaochu is in that class.

#25 Robert Godhigh, A-Back5-7, 190 RSr. Acworth, Ga. (Harrison H.S.)Tech’s big play maker at the A-Back position isa big time threat in the slot. In Paul Johnson’striple-option offense, the A-Back must excel inthree areas. He has to be an excellent runneron the option. He has to be a good receiver.And when the option is coming his way, the A-Back must be a strong blocker for the quarter-back and trailing A-Back. Check all three offfor Godhigh. He leads the Yellow Jackets inAll-Purpose yardage and ranks amongst Tech’sleaders in rushing, receiving, total offense,touchdowns and scoring. He is a threat toscore a touchdown any time he touches thefootball. Godhigh has the wheels and the in-stincts on the edge. Georgia’s cornerbacks andoutside linebackers in particular will have bigchallenge Saturday afternoon.

#3 Vad Lee, QB6-1, 215 RSoph. Durham, N.C. (Hillside H.S.)Last season, Lee split time at quarterback withsenior Tevin Washington. Now it is his teamand his offense. The potential is there on theflats for Lee to be the Yellow Jackets best signalcaller since Josh Nesbitt led tech to the 2009Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Leehas what every quarterback must have to be astandout in Paul Johnson’s flexbone offense,that originated for the great icon Erk Russell’soffenses at Georgia Southern, featuring All-American Tracy Ham in the mid-1980’s – be anstellar runner and outstanding passer. TheACC features a pair of sensational quarterbacksin Florida State Heisman Trophy candidateJameis Winston and Clemson’s all-star TajhBoyd. Lee is trying to push himself into thatclass. He can make the big plays and the rightreads on the triple option. Lee is particularlydangerous on the edge.

− Jeff Dantzler

A view from Tech supporter, Eric Brand

What does Tech need to do to win?

Tech needs to control the ball for a large portion of the gameto keep Georgia's offense off the field and allow Tech's de-fense to be rested when they face UGA's high powered of-fense, which can be done very easily if the triple optionoffense is hitting on all cylinders. They also need to have asubstantial lead by the fourth quarter.

What would a win over Georgia mean to Tech?

Beating Georgia is the only thing left to be salvaged from thisseason. Yes, Tech will play in a bowl game and I would liketo see them win that, but since Tech will most likely notmake it to the ACC championship this game is more impor-tant than any for the rest of the season. It also could help outTech's recruiting, because Georgia usually gets all of the bigname recruits out of the state and a win over Georgia canhelp Tech land some of the recruits who are on the fence be-tween the two schools.

Rate the “relationship” between head coach Paul Johnsonand the Jacket fan base.

On a scale of 1-10, I say the Jacket fan base would give John-son a 5. He has a great football mind and runs a really ex-citing offense, but he is not very good at motivating hisplayers and recruiting the top talent. The first couple ofyears Johnson was at Tech he was very successful by beatingUGA in 2008 and winning the ACC Championship in 2009,but this was all done with players that Chan Gailey recruited.Until Johnson proves to the fan base that he can recruit toptalent and put together teams that have success in consecu-

tive years I feel like he is more suited to be an offensive co-ordinator rather than a head coach.

What is your take on Georgia?

Georgia has a high powered pro style offense even with all ofthe injuries they have sustained this season. What reallycaused UGA to underachieve this season wasn't the injurieson offense it was the inconsistency of the defense and spe-cial teams. Every year UGA has a great recruiting class andhas a lot of depth at most positions, which allows them to al-ways have fresh legs on the field.

What do you see as some keys to the game?

Tech needs to get ahead early and keep it that way, becauseit is very hard to come from behind and win with an offensethat runs the ball as often as they do. On the defensive sideof the ball Tech needs to get a lot of penetration into the

backfield to pressure Hutson Mason and Gurley. If Masonhas time to survey the field he will pick you apart no matterhow good your coverage is, and if Gurley gets a head ofsteam he is extremely hard to bring down.

Talk about what the 2009 ACC Championship meant to theprogram.

Well technically the 2009 Championship had to be vacateddue to an infraction committed by wide receiver DemaryiusThomas, but none the less that was a magical season. It wasthe first conference championship since 1998 with headcoach George O'Leary, so it really helped put the Jackets backon the national radar after a decade of dismal performances.

What are the long term expectations for the program?

In the long term I expect Tech to win a lot more conferencechampionships and hopefully if all of the stars align possi-bly a nation title within the next 20 years. Winning the na-tional title would be an extreme long shot, but it was also along shot in 1990. All it takes is a group of young men toplay the best football of their lives one season to go unde-feated and win it all, and of course a heaping pile of luck.

With conference expansion and the like, are there anychanges in the rivalry you would like to see?

The main thing that keeps me a Jacket fan is the tradition ofthe school. With that being said if anything were to changewith clean old fashioned hate it would tarnish some of thattradition. The only thing i would like to see change is Techwinning a lot more often, but what Tech fan wouldn't wantto see that.

Eric Brand, a young sportscaster at 960 The Ref in Athens, is a lifelong Tech fan. He does a fine job and offers his insight on the big battle at Bobby Dodd.

— Jeff Dantzler


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Jeff Dantzler’s 2013 rankingsTop 10 Non-SEC - What a significant week it was. Baylor got rocked by Oklahoma State to lose for thefirst time. Oregon got rolled at Arizona, putting Stanford in the PAC-12 Championship Game. Thereis the serious legal matter in Tallahassee, and a pair of BCS busters in Northern Illinois and Fresno Statevying for a slot.

SEC 1-14 - The stage is set for a phenomenal final weekend of the regular season. Everythingis on the line for Alabama and Auburn. If Mizzou turns back the Aggies, they go to Atlanta.If they lose, it’s the ‘Cocks, who play Clemson. There is Georgia and Tech and the Florida-Florida State too. The Egg Bowl is big, and LSU takes on Arkansas. But this Iron Bowl is theshow stealer. It’s the biggest since 1971, when both entered undefeated.

1. Florida State – The story for the Seminoles now is not being 11-0 after throttling Idahoand getting ready for the Gators, it is Jameis Winston. The seriousness of the potentialcharge obviously greatly overshadows everything that he and the ‘Noles could lose out on.

2. Ohio State – Now comes Michigan in one of the grandest rivalries in college football.The Buckeyes are getting some traction with everything that is happening in Tallahassee.Urban Meyer thinks the BCS is flawed. He did not in 2006 and 2008 when once beaten

Gator teams got in.

3. Clemson – It was easy pickings for the Tigers against in-state foe The Citadel. Clem-son is 10-1 and eyeing a BCS berth. The Tigers and South Carolina are all set to square off

in one of the biggest in-state battles these two have ever had.

4. Oklahoma State – The Cowboys loss at West Virginia has to go down as one of theworst and most head-scratching of the year. But they have bounced back in style and putthe beat down on Baylor to make it 10-1. Now comes Oklahoma. With a win comes a BCSberth.

5. Baylor- This has been the greatest season in Bears history, but their dreams of an un-defeated national championship campaign came crashing down in Stillwater. An 11-1 sea-son and win over Texas is well within reach.

6. Stanford – The Cardinal got an early Christmas present, as Arizona smoked Oregon42-16 to put Stanford in the PAC-12 title game for a second straight season. The Cardinal

mauled their old rival Cal 63-13 to make it 9-2. Now they get the Irish.

7. Northern Illinois – The Huskies have a great shot at busting the BCS for a secondstraight season, which has not been done. Northern Illinois is the mid-week king, down-

ing Toledo last Wednesday to clinch a berth in the MAC Championship Game.

8. Michigan State – Sparty has been one of the surprise, under the radar teams in thecountry this season. Michigan State is rolling at 10-1, and there will be a lot of teams root-

ing for them in two weeks when they take on Ohio State for the Big Ten crown.

9. Oregon – In one of the most stunning scores of the day and the season, Oregon, whichearlier in the week was griping about the Rose Bowl, got rolled at Arizona 42-14. The

Ducks don’t have to worry about Pasadena now.

10. Central Florida – The Golden Knights are sniffing the BCS out of the old big East.Central Florida got a Thursday night victory over Rutgers to take another step towards a

major bowl. George O’Leary has produced some big victories for UCF.

1. Alabama – The Crimson Tide of course had no problem with Chattanooga to im-prove to 11-0. Now the stage is set for the biggest Iron Bowl since 1971, when both Bamaand Auburn were undefeated. Alabama is three big steps away from making major his-

tory.

2. Auburn – The Tigers got to soak in the “Prayer at Jordan Hare” this past week, andnow are geared up for showdown of showdowns with the Crimson Tide. The roller coasterride of the last four years on the plains has been epic.

3. Missouri – The Tigers have had a dream season and it just keeps getting better. Mis-souri controlled things in Oxford and clipped Ole Miss 24-10 to make it 10-1. If the Tigersbeat the Aggies, they play in the SEC Championship Game.

4. South Carolina – The Gamecocks have been money at Williams-Brice. At 9-2, with10-1 arch-rival Clemson coming up, the ‘Cocks are set for one of the big battles in schoolhistory. A win would make it a third straight 10-2 regular season.

5. LSU – The Tigers got a signature win, belting the Aggies in Baton Rouge. Next up isArkansas in what should be a ninth win on the campaign. A pair of three-point road losseswill really haunt LSU. As will the fake punt that Bama pulled off.

6. Texas A&M – On its first trip to Baton Rouge as a member of the Southeastern Con-ference, the Aggies were humbled. It’s a big game with Missouri in Columbia, as the Tigersfight for a berth in Atlanta.

7. Ole Miss – The Rebels were one of the hottest teams in the SEC, but ran into a ter-rific Mizzou squad that turned them back in Oxford. A win over Mississippi State in theEgg Bowl would give Ole Miss an 8-4 mark and an additional signature win.

8. Vanderbilt – This is one of those “pig’s fly” statements that so many people wouldhave made. Vanderbilt this season beat Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Let that soak in.If the ‘Dores down Wake Forest, it’s a second straight 8-4 regular season.

9. Georgia – Oh what could have been were it not for the injuries. Georgia clubbedKentucky 59-17, but lost quarterback Aaron Murray to a knee injury. Now comes thebiggest game of them all, as the Bulldogs try and make it five straight against Tech.

10. Mississippi State – In a battle of teams that badly needed wins, MSU downedArkansas 24-17 on the road to improve to 5-6 on the year. An upset of the Rebels wouldmake them bowl eligible. It’s a constant power struggle in the magnolia state.

11. Florida – The mighty Gators are in the midst of their worst season since 1979, whenFlorida went 0-10-1. Florida was beaten 26-20 in Gainesville by Georgia Southern. Je-remy Foley and the Gator brass came out in full support of Will Muschamp. . . before the

loss to the Eagles.

12. Tennessee – A second straight loss to Vanderbilt certainly isn’t sitting well inKnoxville. Nor is a second consecutive losing season. Tennessee appears to be putting to-gether a good recruiting class, but it’s a long road back to the elite.

13. Arkansas – The Razorbacks had a chance to knock off Mississippi State and breaka losing streak that has grown to eight games. A horrible fake punt call turned the tide theMaroons’ way. Alex Collins is a fantastic freshman running back. LSU is a longshot for the

Hogs.

14. Kentucky - The Wildcats are not good. Mark Stoops knew it would be an uphillbattle, but Kentucky has had a really tough year. Georgia mauled the ‘Cats 59-17 in Athens.The Vols visit Lexington to close out both team’s seasons.

1. Halt the B-Back – When it comes to slowing down any triple option, whether it was BarrySwitzer’s Wishbone attacks at Oklahoma, Tom Osborne’s I-Back at Nebraska, or the triple optionflexbone that has had such great success at Georgia Southern, Navy and Tech, it starts with stoppingthe fullback. When the fullback – the terminology is B-Back in Johnson’s attack – is having success onthe dive, It softens the defense and makes the opposition extremely vulnerable on the edge. The lasttie Tech beat Georgia, it was the strong running of B-Back Johnathan Dwyer that doomed the Dogs de-fense.

2. Set the Edge – Step number two to slowing down the triple option comes on the corner. Itis a fine balance between discipline and aggression. Sometimes great players can get caught in betweenon the option, like Jarvis Jones did in the first half against Georgia Southern last season. The defensiveends and outside linebackers have to play their assignments, while also punishing the quarterback. Thegreat Billy Henderson always said, “hit the quarterback, then it’s not an option.” But with Vad Lee andRobert Godhigh in particular, the Yellow Jackets are very dangerous on the edge and boast big-play po-tential. Jordan Jenkins, Leonard Floyd, Garrison smith, Ray Drew, Sterling Bailey and the rest must beat their best, or it could be a long day for the Bulldogs defense.

3. Score,Score and Score Some More – When the Yellow Jackets offense gets rolling, it isextremely difficult to slow down, much less stop. See 2008. Georgia’s offense much keep the foot onthe accelerator. The last two seasons, in the Bulldogs 31-17 victory on the flats in 2011 and 42-10 routa year ago at Sanford Stadium, Georgia has done just that. With Hutson Mason taking over for the in-jured Aaron Murray at quarterback, he and Todd Gurley and the rest of the Bulldogs offense has to knowthat it may take a really big number to knock off the Jackets. Mason may not be quite the improviserthat Murray is, but he has an excellent arm, displays poise and throws a good ball. There is no waythe expectations of the offense are lowered at all. It’s going to take a lot of points. After all, in Georgia’sfour losses this season, the Dogs have scored 35, 26, 27 and 38. And it wasn’t good enough to win.

4. Play it Even on Special Teams – This is a no-brainer. Though Marshall Morgan has done agreat job kicking field goals and extra points thus far (that is some wood being knocked that you arehearing) and the kick coverage for the most part has been very good (North Texas did return a kick-off 99 yards for a touchdown), there have been just way too many catastrophic mistakes made byGeorgia in the special teams department. Whether it’s blocked punts, muffed exchanges or some othermiscues, Georgia’s kicking game has been far too leaky. The Dogs need at least a push to take downTech. Looking ahead to next season, to have a championship campaign, shoring up the kicking gameis a top priority.

5. Bring the Fire and Desire to in the Drive for Five – There is nothing worse for theGeorgia people than losing to Tech. Nothing. The Bulldogs are 11-1 against the Yellow Jackets underMark Richt’s watch, his greatest and most appreciated accomplishment. But even that one loss hurttoo much. Georgia blew a 28-12 lead and lost 45-42 between the hedges in 2008. It would have beeneight straight and matched the infamous drought from 1949-1956 as the longest streak in school his-tory. Now the Bulldogs have won four more in a row, dating back to 2009. Tech wants it bad. TheYellow Jackets can make their season and their seniors’ careers with a win over Georgia. The fear ofthe hurt and disappointment of losing to Tech must motivate the Bulldogs to play with unmatched fire,drive and discipline so Georgia can maintain Peach State supremacy!

— Jeff Dantzler

JD’s five keys to victory

Kevin Butler’s players of the gameKevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of the Geor-gia radio broadcast team, will each week during the 2013 football season select his of-fensive, defensive and special teams players of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Hereare Butler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 59-17 win over Kentucky Sat-urday.

OFFENSE – Senior quarterback Aaron Murray, who completed 18-of-23 passes for 183yards and four touchdowns in the first half before suffering a career-ending ACL injurywith just over two minutes left in the second quarter.“Obviously, Aaron is one of the greatest Georgia quarterbacks we've had the pleasure

of having for four years," said Butler. "True to form, in the first half he had four touch-down passes, four coming in the first five possessions, 18-of-23 for 183 yards, and itwas just another typical, efficient game from Aaron. Unfortunately, his suffering a sea-son-ending, career-ending ACL in the second quarter puts a damper on an unbeliev-able career. We can only thank Aaron for all he's given to the university and keep himin our thoughts and prayers on a speedy recovery."

DEFENSE – Senior nose guard Garrison Smith, who recorded seven tackles, two quar-terback sacks and three tackles-for-loss to lead a Bulldogs' defense that limited the Wild-cats to just 211 yards of total offense ... 62 rushing and 149 passing."A senior leader on the defensive line that has been battling for respect all year, Garri-son's performance was matched by his teammates' effort to limit Kentucky's offense,which enabled Georgia to have their finest defensive performance of the year," said But-ler. "Garrison has had a great career at Georgia and we expect him to further that in theNFL."

SPECIAL TEAMS – Junior punter Adam Erickson, who came through with a 51-yard kickon the Bulldogs' lone punt of the game.“Adam has been what the University of Georgia calls a perfect walk-on contributor," saidButler. "His 51-yard punt was the only punt of the game but for the junior it was a fineperformance of always being ready to help the team out. Adam was named the starterbefore the game and in his one prime shot at glory, he came through."

— Murray Poole

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