Immediately following Georgia Tech's amazing 30-27 OT win over Wake Forest yesterday, I felt like I had run a marathon. But once the initial reality set in that Tech is now 9-1 and on the edge of the top 5 in the country, I realized what a magnificent day of football this had been. Not only had Paul Johnson's legacy Navy team went into Notre Dame and beat the mighty Irish for the 2nd time in three years, but Iowa, Oregon and LSU-all teams rated ahead of Georgia Tech-all went down in flames. And then, in just the 2nd year of this Paul Johnson experiment, the gutsiest coach in the country once again willed his team of fighters to an almost unthinkable victory. Big balls CPJ. Huge. "I play to win" is why Paul Johnson is the best coach in the country. Would Saban, Meyer, Brown or Carroll have even given a thought to going for it in OT when a chip shot FG would tie the game and give you another chance in OT? With the conference championship on the line? Doubtful. This has been one helluva ride and it's only going to get better. Paul Johnson will make Georgia Tech a perennial top 10 team because of his contagious winning attitude and belief in his system.
I'll say this-this is uncharted territory for both players and the program. The fact that such a young team keeps finding a way to overcome adversity and find a way to win is simply remarkable. Yeah Wake isn't great but they're very capable-Jim Grobe's teams haven't lost by much this year. And they always play a down to the wire game. Riley Skinner is one of the most accomplished QBs in ACC history and we took their best shot. Another 400 yard rushing day ho hum. Just the beginning.
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Despite going to Virginia Tech, I root for GaTech and Navy most weeks because of the wingbone offense. I love watching the decision making and blocking schemes.
Looking at some of your old blog entries, I wonder what that idiot who claimed that PJ wouldn't succeed in a BCS conference thinks now. That team is going to be really scary in three years once PJ gets a full roster of his recruits- the Yellow Jackets need more depth at this point, particularly on the O-line.
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