Scott Delaney
Scott Delaney Tuesday ...
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60-Dime GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS ... A definining moment for both programs and both coaches.
And all due respect to Kirk Ferentz, of Iowa, but I love my chances with Paul Johnson tonight.
I love the Jackets and everything they're about. I've watched them several times this year, and the one thing I've never not seen is cohesiveness. This is a team of players who play all 60 minutes and who rally around one another.
And I especially like this team since it is in quadruple-revenge in the Bowl season. The Jackets haven't had much success in the postseason lately, losing their last four bowl games, including a 38-3 blowout loss at the hands of LSU in last year's Chick-fil-A Bowl.
Not worried, though, as Paul Johnson is a good coach and has his hands around this program - by the jugular. And when you have a disciplined coach, an experienced quarterback, a solid team and a tremendous rushing game, you're going to have the edge when your opponent is is 0-7 all-time against your league, like Iowa is versus the ACC.
I know the Hawkeyes have a stellar defense ... that's what they said about TCU last night, though.
And this is a Yellow Jackets team that used a completely different approach to move the football, and come in as one of the most productive rushing teams in the nation thanks to that hard-to-halt spread offense. Georgia Tech finished the campaign second in the nation in rushing, rumbling for a sick 307.2 yards per game on the ground, on a lofty 5.3 yards per carry.
And if Iowa decides to collapse a lineback or safety or both to help fill the gaps, ol' Josh Nesbitt can throw the ball too. Despite the fact the Jackets rarely turn to their aerial game, Nesbitt has thrown for 1,689 yards and 10 touchdown strikes this season. His favorite target is star wideout Demaryius Thomas, a 6-3, 230-pound beast who creates matchup problems vertically. He comes into this one with 46 receptions, for 1,154 yards and eight touchdown receptions.
There's too much G Tech all around for Iowa tonight, and the Jackets are going to roll big.
BOUGHT,PAID AND CONFIRMED-------GL GUYS