LET THE HATE COMMENCE

Find your favorite pic, begin reminding the nerds of their inferiority, and let the Hate flow!

Another Amazing Fact About Saturday's Win

If I had said at the beginning of this season that there would be a game in which we would not only win but also not have to punt against Tech, you would have most likely thought I was talking about Tennessee Tech. Boy, were you wrong.

Ray Guy Award finalist Drew Butler did not have to punt a single ball on Saturday night. What was even more amazing is that Georgia Tech did not punt the entire game either. When was the last time you saw a game where one team did not punt, let alone a game where both teams did not use their punter?

In case you were wondering, Georgia punted twice in the 38-0 over Tennessee Tech.

LET HATE WEEK COMMENCE

It Shall be declared that the official Week of Hate shall be opened after the day of Sabbath on the last week of November, and that Hatin' shall henceforth commence through the last hour of the last Saturday in November. Upon the rise of sun the following morning, the Week of Hate shall officially close, but let it be known that the Hate shall never fade for the next year in the hearts of those that truly Hate.



In other words, The week of Clean Old-Fashioned Hate has begun.

Begin your week appropriately by Hatin' some Tech.

Go Dawgs!

Standing Strong Because We're Still Better

Now is the time to stand strong in the face of adversity. There's plenty of room to criticize, but this is also a time to reflect and realize that we could be the losers that walk around the North Avenue Trade School campus everyday.

While I give my hats off to Tech's players and their coaching staff for playing great, never giving up, and showing a new determination and attitude on the field (as I said here last week that their confidence was the thing that worried me the most), Tech overall as a program is still inferior to us and other institutions.

When I read in articles like this about how their number one goal coming into the season wasn't to win their division or conference, but to beat an in-state rival that isn't in their conference, it just shows the lower status of their program.

I understand how badly Tech wanted to win this game. We have a similar situation with Floriduh. However, our priorities would be out of whack to want a win over the Gators versus a conference championship (except for wanting to beat them as a necessity to lead us to a conference title).

Furman Bisher even states it plainly here that they would prefer this victory over a trip to Tampa.

I truly understand their point, even if it is just a priority for this year. You don't want to lose this game again, and perhaps you didn't think you could win your division. Still, having this as their main priority shows that Tech's program isn't as great as they wish it would be, or as much as the AJC wants it to be.

I don't think Paul Johnson is a dumb man, and I don't believe he would state this as his goal because he truly values such a win instead of a division and/or conference title. However, I do believe he realized it was an easy way to play into the mindset of the Tech fan base and boosters, who have shown to have their priorities out of whack (such as not wishing to interview Muschamp because UGA was his alma mater).

Statements by pundits about how Tech has arrived, how they are the number one team in the ACC(obviously they aren't since they won't be playing this week), are pretty much invalid at this point.

I respect Tech's win on the field this year, and they should brag for winning after SEVEN long years of losing to their most hated rival.

However, Tech still hasn't made that next step because their own mindset is preventing them from doing so.

Johnson is the right coach to change that mindset and re-adjust their priorities to make their program legitimate again. However, it will ultimately be up to their fan base to realize they should listen to him, and that will be difficult. Delusion dies hard.

(Editor's Note: This can be classified as my bitterness post).

Do You Hate Them Now?

For every Dawg fan that didn't hate Tech, and thought of them as a little brother to smack around once a year, do you hate them now?

I've always felt that Bubba was one of the few Georgia fans I knew that had a huge hatred from the piss and white from North Avenue. Most disliked or hated Tech, but did so in a relaxed manner. Spoiled by winning and short memories, too many people began to take this game for granted. We all have our reasons for hating one team or another, but our 7 year domination caused too much content.

I hope the above picture shows why you should hate Tech and their non-female, nerd filled student population.

Once again, their team tore apart the hedges after a victory in Sanford. If only I had a ladder to reach the bowl game banners Tech holds so dear, then maybe there would be something actually worth taking from Bobby Dodd.

Hate Tech. Never Stop, not for even one day, one minute, or one second.

One More Day Until Nerd Persecution Begins

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDS!!!

We must destroy the bumble bees!

Go Dawgs!!

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate

Here is a masterpiece from Lewis himself. This was written after the 1993 Georgia-NATS game. The Dawgs won 43-10.


I Promise I Won’t Razz the Jackets, at least not much

It would really be a great time to crow. First, my beloved Georgia Bulldogs defeated the dratted Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech Thursday in what may have been - I have no facts to back this up, but that has never stopped me before - the earliest starting Eastern time zone college football game since television took over the sport. They kicked this thing off at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, the oldest college football stadium near a fast food restaurant in America, at 11 in the morning. Imagine if you lived in Hawaii. The game would have appeared on your set at something like 5 a.m. One day, television will ask two collegiated combatants to tee it up at 6 on Christmas morning, figuring a lot of people will be up watching the kids open presents and it will thus have a captive audience. And two schools, slaves to the revenue as gender equity marches on, will agree to it. Lord, please don't let one of them be the University of Georgia. Secondly, Georgia not only beat the Jackets, the game turned out to be a laugher. A slaughter. Georgia won 43-10. It won the second half 30-0.

The crowd seated near me, all adorned in red and black, chanted "We want 50!" I’ll settle for the 43. It covered everything I had in the works. Thirdly, there was a helluva fight between the two teams near the end of the game. I had Georgia winning that on my card, too. ABC's Keith Jackson, I was told, commented it was Georgia's coach, Ray Goff who was responsible for the fight because he was running up the score. I thought Bill Lewis of Georgia Tech was responsible for keeping the other team from scoring a lot of points. And, finally, there was the jerk driving the van northward from the stadium as my happy group headed home. Our vehicle did, in fact, have a Georgia sticker on the back bumper and we had displayed one of those right-after-the-game score cards that read 43-10 in the front window. We were in the right lane. The van, covered in Tech stickers, tailgated us for several blocks, and the driver was having a large time with his horn. We finally pulled over so he could pass. On the right. As he roared by, he screamed out his window, "Get out of our lane!" That made me mad. "Your lane?" I thought. "So Tech owns the streets now. No wonder the traffic is so bad in Atlanta."

So I had and I have every reason to sit here and do my best to add further to the Tech misery. But I won't and here's why. All season I've listened to fellow Georgia fans discuss the shambles they say is now the Bulldogs' football program. I've read the sports pages that buried the Dawgs on a daily basis. And I've listened to the radio talk shows and heard our own describe the situation in Athens with such adjectives as "pitiful" and even "sickening." I certainly agree it's been a year the locusts have feasted upon our crops. But if we're in all that bad a shape, think of the relative condition of the Tech program. The Jackets lost to a Georgia team that has been derided unmercifully by 33 points.

--Lewis Grizzard

We Just Call Everything Yellow

I explained in the list of reasons why I hate Tech that the Nerds on North Ave seem to think they can use every color of under the sun and somehow classify it all as the same. This picture below is a great a example. Whether its Paul Johnson's tie, the background behind him or the logo on the podium, NONE of these variations of yellow/gold/piss MATCH!

Nerd Confidence

I have to agree with the Senator and Realist that I am perplexed as to why so many Dawg fans are afraid of Tech. It's not that I'm over confident, I just believe that the pressure is more on them to come into Sanford and prove they can 1) stop our offense, which is ranked higher than any offense they've faced thus far, 2) prove that they can run their new WOWSERS! offense on us, and 3) prove they can get past the stigma of the last 7 years.

I don't see a reason to buy into the fear that others are purchasing in ever greater quantities. It is all psychological and it's not as if this team hasn't been stopped (see their game against UNC).

I will say that if there were to be anything that worries me about Tech, it would be the confidence that this team exudes.

These players have obviously bought into Johnson and his system, and they've especially bought into higher expectations and winning. Before the season, I got the chance to speak to two of Tech's players through a friend of mine. Both of these players were confident that this season was going to be better than most expected, and that Johnson brought much more demand and discipline to their team (to the chagrin of some of the players). As the year has gone on, their confidence in themselves to win games and perform in crucial moments has obviously grown.

Bring it on wise guys! I mean, pocket protectors of the world unite!

No Tech fan can deny that since the Richt era began, they've walked into this game thinking that it was in the realm of possibilities for their team to win, but that in the end they weren't really confident they could pull it off (even when they probably should have won). It was also obvious that some of the Tech players in the past felt the same way. Maybe it was just the Reggie Ball syndrome or the Gailey effect, because I haven't seen that attitude in their team this year. They've started to actually believe they can win any game, and that is a definite shift that can play a factor in a rivalry game like this one.

Still, as PWD said earlier this week, let's see if they can handle the pressure and see if they really want this win that bad.

Reggie Ball Pep Talk

Does anyone actually like me? Did anyone, ever!?!

Reggie Ball met the Tech team at practice yesterday to give them some insight on their game this weekend against the Dawgs.

We're told Reggie threw a couple passes in practice with the team, but he ended up only throwing interceptions. This demoralized the entire team, so he decided to give them a pep talk.

We've obtained a recording of it, and here's the transcript:

Coach Johnson: "Alright men, I want you to listen to Reggie because he understands what this game means. While he never ended up graduating, never actually beat Georgia, and I'm sure he should be in Detroit washing Calvin Johnson's laundry, I'm sure he can give you some insight. Reggie, please don't screw up my team."

Reggie Ball: "Uh, thanks coach. I want you guys to know that this is a game of passion, which is something I completely lacked at all times in this rivalry. In fact, at one point I said this game wasn't that big of a deal. "

"That was a lie on my part. This game is actually the biggest deal of your lives here at this school. If you continue to lose to Georgia like I did, you'll probably hate yourself, have everyone lose respect for you, get kicked off the team because depression set in when you stopped going to class in September, and be reminded everyday by everyone in this state that you let those Dawgs dominate you. "

"I mean, these assholes are about to retire my number, and I played for the other team. You believe that? Just because I threw an interception in pretty much every game and always did it at a crucial moment to hand over the win, they think they can do that. "

"I don't want you guys to be like me. First, I want you to actually win. Second, I want you guys to remember that in big games like this, you probably shouldn't ignore your biggest playmakers. Throwing the ball or handing it off to every 3rd stringer you can find won't win you this game. Third, you need to go to class and not miss the ACC championship game because of academic ineligibility. "

"Just remember, you don't want to be like Reggie Ball. Actually win this game and you won't have to leave this state to avoid contemplating suicide on daily basis. Vacuuming Calvin's mansion is much better than being here after losing to the Dawgs. So, uh, go out there and make a claim to the prominence I never had!"

Paul Johnson: "That was the dumbest god damn speech I've ever heard. No wonder you couldn't graduate. Get the hell off of my field. We'll probably lose this game with the way you're demoralizing my players."

I HATE YOU

I hate you North Avenue Trade Schoolers, and there are many reasons for disliking your lame ass school. Let HATE WEEK commence!

I hate the fact that you play techno music at football games (and you all dance to it like idiots)...

I hate the fact that you can never sell out your moderately sized stadium...

I hate the fact that your fan base is made up of a bunch of douchebags who do not understand the concept of unity...

I hate the fact that you claim national championships you never actually won...

I hate the fact that you likely do this because you're making up for the complete absence of tradition or program identity over the last 40 years (ever since you left the SEC)...

I hate the fact that you think having tough calculus classes means it is okay that you're school doesn't have any females...

I hate the fact that when a female is spotted on your campus, she is either a troll or goes to Georgia State (I don't actually hate this, it's quite funny)...

I hate the fact that you trick people into thinking you have attractive females by using Georgia State and Kennesaw State co-eds as cheerleaders and band members...

I hate the fact that your campus is a complete waste of great property in downtown Atlanta...

I hate the fact that you think yellow, gold, and mustard are all the same color...

I hate the fact that you blame academics for the decline of your football program (didn't stop you from letting Reggie Ball in...oh, wait)...

I hate the fact that every time I go to a game at Bobby Dodd, your fans display a complete lack of knowledge for the game of football...

I hate the fact that your fan base typically lets us walk all over you (have some pride and stand up for your team)...

I hate the fact that you display crappy bowl victories in your stadium...

I hate your stupid little car with your bumble bee mascot riding on it...

I hate that you ruled out Muschamp as a possible head coach because he's a Dawg (this pretty much displays why your school has been completely incompetent for so long)...

I hate the fact that you fired Chan Gailey...

More hate to come...

Tech Bashing Never Gets Old

Another excellent video on the freaks and geeks of the North Avenue Trade School.




GO DAWGS!!!

Georgia Tech: The team that gave up a sack to RUDY

In the final game of the 1975 season, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame hosted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Field in South Bend. The Irish won that day by a score of 24 - 3, but the day would go down in history as walk on Dan Ruettiger sacked Tech quarterback Rudy Allen on the final play of the game. Rudy was then carried off the field by his teammates (since then, no other Notre Dame player has been carried off the field.)

The story of Rudy would be dramatized in a 1993 film starring Sean Astin. While most of us have seen the movie, very few have seen the actual footage of that play. Through the power of the Internet, that video is now available on You Tube.



As the annual game with Tech approaches, I hope Georgia can play the role of Notre Dame beating Georgia Tech once again. After all, we did have a walk on defensive end make a sack in the Kentucky game. Can you imagine: coming soon to a theater near, "GULLY".

GO DAWGS!!!

NERDS

Nerd is a term that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests that are age inappropriate rather than engaging in more social or popular activities. Therefore, a nerd is often excluded from physical activity and considered a loner by peers, or will tend to associate with like-minded people.

For example, the Geoergia Tech students who developed this video can be classified as NERDS:



Kill the NERDS!!!

GO DAWGS!!!

Hey Georgia Tech...

Wreck Tech...Wait!?!

An age old rivalry is renewed tonight when "Every Georgia Kid's Fall Back School Since 1856" meets those pesky nerds from the "North Avenue Trade School." That's right, its Auburn versus Georgia Tech tonight. These two have a long standing rivalry that dates back to their days in the SEC together. Auburn students have prepared all week long as they reintegrated their famous "Wreck Tech" week.

Wait...waaaaahhhh...you say Auburn's not playing Tech!?!

I'm sorry, I just assumed that since Auburn was playing on Thursday night that the opponent was Tech. I was preparing myself for ESPN's soliloquy on the Atlanta skyline and how beautiful it looks on Thursday nights from an empty stadium.....Look Pa! You can see the Coke building!

Alas, lets burn some couches instead!!!!!!

As the rest of the BNE crew heads through Mobile on their way to New Orleans today, we would like to remind everyone that West By God Virginia QB Pat White hails from Daphne, Alabama, very close to Mobile. Auburn and Alabama didn't want him as a QB (because he's not one). And we all know how college football players play against their home state teams. Auburn should know very well as it usually specializes in this against Georgia (insert lower Alabama drawl here: 'em Dawgs didn't want you, son. You ain't good enough for 'em Dawgs). Correct: Georgia didn't recruit you because you weren't good enough. I'm sorry that you're from Macon and grew up a Dawgs fan your entire life. There's always Auburn for you. They produce some fine cow pastures.

Now, the shoe is on the other foot...

Auburn wishes it were THIS Pat White. Although, I think the Barn might want to tryout the lady on the right for its QB position. She probably incessantly spells her first name with an "i" too...Right, Kodi....