Comments on: Georgia Tech Football: How to Defend the Option?

By: David

David — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:12:06 +0000

I missed the Virginia Tech trash-talking line. The only talk I heard of was the complaints about the chop blocks and constant block in the back. If you include the false starts that happen every other play…GT would get about 25 penalties a game.

By: The Wreckbone: Year 3 | Georgia Tech Football Fans

The Wreckbone: Year 3 | Georgia Tech Football Fans — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:03:50 +0000

[...] week, but now let’s move to that which has become the signature of Georgia Tech football, The Wreckbone. What more can be said? Actually a lot.Â Â We’ve all seen it work and work effectively.Â [...]

By: Brian EE '82

Brian EE '82 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:58:25 +0000

Kevin is right on the money – thanks for putting the time in to educate those of us who have never been there or done that. Besides enjoying the success of Coach Johnson’s spread option, it brings back many happy memories of watching Pepper Rogers’ Tech wishbone as a freshman in ’76. Having only watched college ball on TV, I was like every other casual fan – always waiting for the next pass. The wishbone made me learb to appreciate sophisticated running and blocking and I’ve marveled at it since. Thanks, Spence.

By: Spence

Spence — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:43 +0000

I’m a bit older, class of 95. I was at the very first Wing-T camp, it was like speaking a different language in those days.

By: Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:40:33 +0000

Sequoyah?!?! no way! i’m a Chief too! (class of 05)

you musta been around in the early early days of Sequoyah (opened in 91 i think?)

small world lol

By: Kevin McInturff

Kevin McInturff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:43:52 +0000

Fantastic post. Never having played football, I find the type of (literally) inside ball you’ve illuminated here fascinating. I’d love to see more like this one. Thanks for the work you guys do with the JGF. Watching the Jackets the last couple of years has been nothing short of a blast. I have a feeling it just might be that way for a while. THWG!

By: Spence

Spence — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:05:08 +0000

I played for Sid Maxwell, one of the first to run the Wing T in Georgia at Sequoyah High School in the early 90′s.

I would also like to see Tech measure up against some of those defenses like Bama and Florida. Tech’s blocking has improved tremendously since last year and even during this season. You can tell the guys seem more comfortable with what the coaches are asking them to do which results in getting to their zone quicker and laying the wood. This oline is so much more aggressive, almost like they are trying to really prove themselves and this blocking scheme. I know I’m extremely biased but I only see greater things yet to come from our offense as this line continues to mature physically and mentally. Now if we can only get more consistent on defense.

By: Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:24:54 +0000

great post, Spence. out of curiousity, where’d you play your HS ball?

i think you bring up a great point about the massive NT though. that’s a part of the reason LSU gave us a lot of fits in the game-whose-name-we-wont-mention-here (the other part being our defense couldn’t get off the field). Thug U this year too, maybe.

this is what concerns me thinking about how we would match up with teams like Bama (exhibit a: Terrence Cody). would the dive play even work? or the draw? these are questions i would love to have answered, but thanks to the BCS, we probably never will.