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TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!
 

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Good article from ON3 by Alex Farrer. Excerpts below. Worth the time to read.

The week has arrived once again. The week we look forward to and dread at the same time. The week when fans of the Georgia Bulldogs become even tougher to deal with than usual in everyday life. The week that we’ve gotten our hopes up for so many times only to have them crushed (except for a few occasions here and there, 2016 in Athens was my personal favorite).

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. And that is truly what it is for us as fans of the White and Gold. Georgia Tech fans truly hate the Georgia Bulldogs. There is no doubt about that. What makes us hate them even more is most of them do not hate the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. They like to hold the rivalry wins over our heads. They like to make jokes at our expense. They like to pat us on the head when we win a game against someone else. They even say stuff like “I root for Georgia Tech when they aren’t playing Georgia.” I don’t know about you, but that makes me sick to my stomach. But they don’t hate Georgia Tech.

I want this rivalry to get back to where it once was. Where Bulldogs’ fans hate Georgia Tech year-round instead of maybe one week of the year. Where they actually see Georgia Tech as a threat. Where they don’t consider Georgia Tech an afterthought. Once upon a time years ago, that’s where this rivalry series was. Georgia Tech and Georgia were equals. I know it’s hard to believe for many, but that’s the truth.

 
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potatoe said:
This is my first COFH I'm going to in person. How bad are the mutts irl really?
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I’ll give you once example. The year we won on the kick/pick, I had my 14 year-old daughter with me. As we were walking out, we were surrounded by four grown (?) men who started screaming at her, using the C word, f****** b****, and wh***. There were two of Athens finest about 15 feet away, and they just started laughing.
 
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potatoe said:
This is my first COFH I'm going to in person. How bad are the mutts irl really?
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In 2009, a uga fan blindside punched a GT fan on yellow jacket alley who was walking with his 4 or 5 year old daughter right in front of me. I had to get pulled off the mutt after knocking his head on the sidewalk a handful of times. Keep your head on a swivel.
 

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See SI article by Najeh Wilkins. This is for our more optimistic fans. Excerpts below.

1. Georgia Tech shocks the world and beats Georgia​


I don’t know what it is, but the Yellow Jackets play better when their back is against the wall, and they are doubted. They always play up to their competition as well. You can go back to several instances throughout the Brent Key tenure where this has happened. You can go back to a primetime win over ranked UNC and Drake Maye (Patriots), No. 4 Miami last year, and Cam Ward (Titans), or even this year against No. 12 Clemson. Just last year, against Georgia, the Yellow Jackets had the Bulldogs on the ropes with a chance to knock them out before a fumble changed everything. The Yellow Jackets always play their best against some of the best in the country. While everybody else has turned their eyes away, this is a perfect chance for Georgia Tech to get back on track. The key will be for the Yellow Jackets to finish the job this time. The Builldogs are a resilient team and are never out of it. They have to keep their foot on the gas and deliver knock-out
blows to come out on Friday.

2. Haynes King Legendary Game​

Georgia Tech is in the dumps right now, but it has a lot to play for. Their star quarterback has faded in Heisman talks after a tough performance at home against Pittsburgh. What better way to end your senior regular season than with a bounce-back performance and a win over the No.5 team in the country? Now, that is memorable and will forever be entrenched in the minds of all the Georgia Tech seniors. King showcased last year that he is more than capable with a 303-yard passing performance and two touchdowns through the air. He also showed he can carve up the Bulldogs defense with a 110-yard rushing effort. Now this game coming up will be different with a new look Georgia defense that ranks at the top in a lot of categories. However, wanting to get revenge and reflecting on last year’s game will prove pivotal for King as he heads into the matchup.

3. Georgia Tech rushing attack carries the day as they rush for over 175 yards against Georgia.​

In the last game out, Malachi Hosley missed a good chunk of the game because he was banged up. However, with treatment and time to rest, Hosley should be back to his normal self. Hosely runs with a different level of physicality and burst that the Yellow Jackets missed last week. With Georgia's all-world linebacker CJ Allen is missing the game due to injury, it opens up an avenue where the Yellow Jackets can take advantage and have explosive plays in the running game. The other key to that is quarterback Haynes King, who leads Georgia Tech with 883 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. When Georgia comes closing down on the running backs, it could open up King in the running game and allow him to scamper through for big gains. The key for the Yellow Jackets is to muddy up their looks and not let Georgia get a beat on what they are doing. If they can mix it up and throw a few different looks, then the rushing attack should be back to full throttle. A dominant ground game will propel the Yellow Jackets to a victory over the Bulldogs.

 
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