Mississippi State Thumped by Georgia Tech, 38-7

With Tech's backup quarterback taking over in the first quarter of the game for an injured Josh Nesbitt (hamstring) and accounting for all but one score, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets THUMPED the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 38-7... and it wasn't that close.

The end of the first quarter had us up 14-0 and Tech went into the locker room for half time with a 21-0 score. Tech's defense was stifling, MSU's offense was anemic. MSU's vaunted defense was stout, but Tech's triple option found big gaps in coverage (including one 88-yard scamper for a touchdown by RB Jonathan Dwyer).

I predicted a shutout (21-0) and came pretty close, save the fourth quarter mercy TD that was allowed by Tech (the score was already 31-0)!

Commemorative Tailgate Party T-shirt
Pic courtesy of my Palm Treo 680

plez sez: plezWife wasn't up for the tailgate party excitement, so it was just me and the SugarPlum. the tailgate party was off the chain and it lasted throughout the game, postgame, and until the last day's light. The Low Down Nupes know how to throw a party (and i want to thank the brothers from Mississippi State who hung out with us all day)!

i do feel bad for MSU Head Coach Sylvester Croom. as one of a scant few Black head coaches in college football, i would like to see him do well, and it pains me to watch his team in such a sorry situation. if not for a lack of talent available in the fair state of mississippi, i'm inclined to believe that being a Div-1 head coach isn't his forte: MSU lacked discipline (too many costly penalties), the quarterback(s) - two were used during the game - were not SEC caliber quarterbacks, the offensive scheme lacked imagination, and Tech's defense continually broke down the MSU defense (that held Auburn to one field goal last week). it seems to me that his talents as a head coach would be better utilized at a college that plays on a lower level (is there still a Div 2?) or at the type of college where the football games are usually attended by those who come to see the band at halftime!

In celebration of Tech's BIG WIN on Saturday,
let's strike up the band with the "Ramblin' Wreck Song"



GO JACKETS!

Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech Challenge

Last week, Mississippi State lost a baseball score game (3-2) to Auburn, while Georgia Tech went into Blacksburg and lost a squeaker to Virginia Tech on a late field goal. MSU has no offense, and Tech has one of the best defenses. MSU is acclimated to losing to even mediocre competition, while Tech will be running at them with the triple option (something MSU has never encountered).

The early line is 7 1/2 points in favor of the Yellow Jackets. But with Tech's solid defense and an offense that is improving with each week, all the cowbells in the world won't keep the "other Bulldogs" within shouting distance of Tech... I predict that Tech will thrash MSU with a score of 21-0.

plez sez: i wrote this post after ambling home after an evening of revelry at a mixer of the Black alumni from Mississippi State and Georgia Tech in downtown Atlanta. tomorrow morning, i have to be on campus at 8:00 AM, because the Georgia Tech chapter of my fraternity is hosting a joint tailgate party with my frat brothers from the MSU chapter. the game has a 12:00 noon kick-off and gets the local tv coverage before the big games that come on at 3:30 PM.

In anticipation of a BIG WIN on Saturday,
let's strike up the band with the "Ramblin' Wreck Song"



GO TECH!