They had a chance, down 3 and could've done an onsides, but I agree, save it for when it would really matter, like when you're down 7 or less.

9/28/2011 12:20:55 PM

Seems like the majority of every punt return that gets taken back for decent yardage ends up "blocking in the back/holding, half the distance to the goal". So there's a good chance that something similar would happen (flag) even if a team got tricked again.

9/28/2011 12:22:41 PM

block in the back will be my most hated call for all time after the manning interception got called back during the clemson game last year

9/28/2011 12:28:15 PM

^, same but for the kickoff return that went for a TD in the Ravens-Steelers playoff game.

9/28/2011 12:39:09 PM

here's a puzzler:

will we get more yards on offense or punting?

9/28/2011 12:40:23 PM

There almost is no need for this thread. It's going to be a tough 3 hours.

9/28/2011 12:41:36 PM

especially given the time difference, this looks to be the first state game that i can recall that i'm probably not even going to plan on watching.

9/28/2011 12:47:59 PM

Quote :

"You know GT is gonna try to punt away from TJ. he oughta try to pull this "

GT might punt one time. Might.

9/28/2011 1:01:07 PM

Quote :

"There almost is no need for this thread."

There's a great need for this thread, where else will all the bitching and moaning go?

I predict this might be one of the longest game threads ever!

9/28/2011 1:10:14 PM

Thought this at the Cincy game...after we score on a big play that puts us down a position or two, why not kick an onside kick? Could be 2nd quarter could be 4th, if they recover on their own 40, well they'd prob return to there anyway. Not really putting our D in a whole since they can't stop anyone....

9/28/2011 1:28:55 PM

Quote :

"GT might punt one time. Might."

I wonder if there is a +/- for number of times GT punts this weekend. I'd place money on the under for anything greater than 4.

9/28/2011 1:52:45 PM

GT will probably Knox us on one of our Punts, because we will be punting a lot. and take a 70 yd punt back for a TD.

Hell we will probable sky the kick off and they'll Knox us on the opening kick off.

Also GT has scored on their first possessions 3 out 4 games (unc gave up a 30 to 40 play).

9/28/2011 2:26:06 PM

9/28/2011 2:49:17 PM

Rumor on Pack Pride is that Taylor Gentry has been practicing at DT this week.

9/28/2011 2:54:18 PM

9/28/2011 2:59:01 PM

I will be putting quite a bit of money on this game.

Gtech is only a 9.5 favorite today. Thats a gift.

9/28/2011 3:10:24 PM

My rooting interest in this game has just quintupled to spite jt3bucky

9/28/2011 3:14:08 PM

looking at all my season tickets right now... wondering how we ever got to this point... supposing i will wake up from this nightmare and it's still the day before the liberty game.

:{

9/28/2011 3:24:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOZ9URXaikw

9/28/2011 3:37:14 PM

From PackPride:

A special thanks goes out to the valiant crew working overtime to install the 3rd digit to the scoreboard before Saturday's kickoff.



[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 3:40 PM. Reason : :-(]

9/28/2011 3:39:47 PM

Ha

9/28/2011 3:44:39 PM

I think NCSU and especially TJ have a record setting day! These records will need updating next week:

Most Kickoff Returns Game - 13 - T.J. Mayer, Waldorf vs. SMSU, Sept. 6, 2003
Most Yards on Kickoff Returns Game - 333 - Colby Goodwyn, Old Dominion University (FCS) vs. Cal Poly, Oct. 9 2010 (9 returns)

9/28/2011 3:47:12 PM

Quote :

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lol, handlebar mustache.

9/28/2011 3:48:06 PM

did we win yet??? I'm trying NOT to keep up

9/28/2011 3:49:17 PM

Quote :

"Gtech is only a 9.5 favorite today. Thats a gift."

reverse line movement continues

sharp money is on the pack

[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM. Reason : already bet through a key number @ 10]

9/28/2011 3:49:49 PM

I amazed That ABC/ESPN is airing this game. I guess they're hoping GT breaks it's own scoring record.

9/28/2011 4:01:59 PM

Alabama @ Duke was on ABC last year

9/28/2011 4:03:37 PM

Eg, that's Bama. They get on national TV playing Little Sisters of the Poor.

9/28/2011 4:05:13 PM

Quote :

"I expect to get our ass beat, but hopefully it won't be this bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Cumberland_vs._Georgia_Tech_football_game"

probably not, but GT is the school that gave us our most lopsided loss in history.

128-0 in 1918.

2nd worst was a 77-17 loss to FSU in '95.

[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 4:07 PM. Reason : .]

9/28/2011 4:07:34 PM

Quote :

"I predict this might be one of the longest game threads ever!"

Not when a large bulk of the would be posters are going to be at the game.

9/28/2011 4:52:17 PM

^ yep... if only they had some portable, hand-held internet device then maybe, but, without one of those being invented you are absolutely right.

9/28/2011 5:18:55 PM

You'll be spending time at the game posting on TDub?

9/28/2011 5:35:50 PM

i'm pretty far away at the moment so i'll just be posting on tdub

9/28/2011 5:37:03 PM

Fair enough

9/28/2011 5:40:28 PM

How in the hell do we keep getting all of our games on national tv? Does America love seeing us lose?

9/28/2011 6:20:47 PM

well, we were 2-0 on thursday night last year

they have only played 1 natl game so far this year (thurs nighter), and ABC games are usually regional arent they?

9/28/2011 6:23:08 PM

The ABC coverage is regional, but the ESPN coverage will be national.

9/28/2011 7:00:45 PM

Petition to request Discontinuance of Hostilities
Schmitty

[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 7:16 PM. Reason : stupid flanders]

9/28/2011 7:15:18 PM

"discontinuance of hostilities"

hahahaha

9/28/2011 7:30:41 PM

9/28/2011 8:16:18 PM

cincy was thursday night primetime and wake was national on fs.

9/28/2011 8:20:15 PM

Quote :

" wake was national on fs"

Regional broadcast

9/28/2011 8:24:47 PM

WE ARE ALL WITNESSES

to rape

9/28/2011 8:25:00 PM

I got the wake game on fshd halfway across the country.

9/28/2011 8:34:45 PM

Doesn't mean it was a national broadcast.

9/28/2011 8:36:39 PM

i had to watch it on espn3. wasn't on fox sports here.

9/28/2011 8:38:16 PM

you don't live in the same nation as The E Man

9/28/2011 8:47:13 PM

It was on FSN South, SUN Sports, FSN SW+, FSN PrimeTicket, CSN DC+, and NESN. Doesn't cover everywhere.

[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 9:22 PM. Reason : two of those are channels some people probably don't get]

9/28/2011 9:21:34 PM

Ok but my point is that that is a lot more people than you would expect to see a shitty team play. We were on primtime thursday night which i know was scheduled long before we became garbage and has more to do with our off campus stadium than our team but this game was just scheduled.

Our game was SELECTED by ABC. WTF?

I also believe that we will have a good game although I think our team is horribly shitty. The one thing they are usually good at is discipline. We got screwed on misdirection option stuff against wake and i think they will plan for it and do well on the long week against the option.

GT-17
Pack-20

Playing GT never comes down to talent, it comes down to can you stop the option or not. I think we will and won't have to worry about our cushion getting picked apart by medium passes. This is the only conference game I see us winning though.

9/28/2011 9:43:11 PM

^i see UVA as the only conference game we can possibly win.

9/28/2011 10:18:34 PM