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TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"
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TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 2:24 PM

 
Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"

Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson hasn’t been shy about the disparity between schools in the college football arms race, and he admitted Wednesday that the Yellow Jackets can’t win an arms race against Clemson. Photo by Sara Davis / USATODAY Full Story »


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Paul needs to


Jul 18, 2018, 2:35 PM

Study up on GaTech/Clemson history. Talk about having years and years of advantage in a rivalry. Sheesh! And to suggest student body and alumni population? Really? Pawl...this is Clemson being discussed, not USCjr....

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Re: Paul needs to


Jul 18, 2018, 2:41 PM

A not so subtle dig at Tech's administration. They will either step up, shut up or fire Paulie. But I agree. They have tons of $$$, are located in the heart of Hotlanta, and have beaten Clemson plenty, especially when all the games were played at Grant Field, Bobby Did Stadium, Yellow Jacket Park, whatever. Since the schedule has rotated, the Tigers have more than held their own against the Big City Slickers. GooooooTigers!!!!!!

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Tons of dollars?? Have you seen their facilities? Cost


Jul 18, 2018, 2:56 PM

of season ticket package? Compare that to other major colleges in the area. I know a lot of people don’t like
Johnson but check the facts.

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Re: Tons of dollars?? Have you seen their facilities? Cost


Jul 19, 2018, 1:15 PM

Tech is in the midst of building an indoor practice facility, a locker room renovation and re-doing the office lobby. They have $$$. Just late to the party, just like they're outdated offense.

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Tons of dollars?? Have you seen their facilities? Cost


Jul 18, 2018, 2:57 PM [ in reply to Re: Paul needs to ]

of season ticket package? Compare that to other major colleges in the area. I know a lot of people don’t like
Johnson but check the facts.

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Re: Paul needs to


Jul 18, 2018, 3:51 PM [ in reply to Paul needs to ]

If Paul was at a big time school ( with a large student count ) that would allow or wanted that type of offense, with big time 4 and 5 star recruits, he could win championships with his style of option offense!!!


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I agree he could win with better athletes


Jul 18, 2018, 4:57 PM

I mean look at how well they did when he first came in and Josh Nesbit and Demarius Thomas were there.

Since then it's gone down hill though. In reality what high ranking QB aspiring to be in the NFL is gonna want to play in the antiquated triple option. Same thing with high ranking WRs. GT seems to always get some decent O-line guys and RBs, but then has to settle for lower tier QBs and WRs.

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Re: Paul needs to


Jul 19, 2018, 1:37 PM [ in reply to Re: Paul needs to ]

Sure. Sure. I'll call Bellevue for you.

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I hate them so much. I hope they get -75 Rushing Yds vs us


Jul 18, 2018, 2:36 PM

and they just might

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Best Is The Standard


When did Clemson get more far more students than GT?


Jul 18, 2018, 2:38 PM

GT is much bigger. We might have a few more undergrads, but they have more overall.

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Re: When did Clemson get more far more students than GT?


Jul 18, 2018, 2:47 PM

I think he's referring to those students who comprehend the game of American football.

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Re: When did Clemson get more far more students than GT?


Jul 18, 2018, 2:53 PM [ in reply to When did Clemson get more far more students than GT? ]

We have three thousand more undergrads. That is not substantial.

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Re: When did Clemson get more far more students than GT?


Jul 18, 2018, 4:36 PM

In the first place enrollment has nothing to do with anything. Nobody picks its football team from the student body, you know. (If enrollment counted the Ohio States and Michigans of the world would rule everything.) Second, we amaze me. The guy gives a perfect lucid and greatly complimentary press conference which is on the money ... and here we go getting defensive again. (And if you want to know what a hugely successful football program with a huge stadium means to a school, check out the Clemson basketball news. they just added two more coaches/aides. That money isn't coming from basketball revenue, you know.) Lighten up, enjoy the ride. And know that yes, at some point GT will win one it shouldn't win. Johnson is a coach who can do that. In the meantime ...

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I had a GT grad friend who always said this


Jul 19, 2018, 5:25 AM [ in reply to When did Clemson get more far more students than GT? ]

"Well, Clemson has an advantage because it's a much bigger school with more students." I would tell him the rough numbers and that Clemson does not have more students. Then six months later he would say it again. It must be some kind of theology they teach at GT.

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Re:Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson I hope he stays there 4 years


Jul 18, 2018, 2:47 PM

gives us a chance to even that ridiculous series record

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Re:Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson I hope he stays there 4 years


Jul 18, 2018, 2:50 PM

Excellent point!

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His '60's offense matches his 60's facilities...


Jul 18, 2018, 2:49 PM

amazing what winning can do for a program.

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Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 2:59 PM

Paul Johnson is the gift that keeps on giving. He keeps the ACC interesting by tripping up a ranked foe from time to time, and he is an easy W for us as long as we have Venables.

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Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 5:40 PM

Has PJ been working out ? He looks years younger .. and did he get highlights ?

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DB23


PJ has been quoted before "How do we compete with that!"***


Jul 18, 2018, 3:27 PM



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Undergraduate Enrollment


Jul 18, 2018, 3:28 PM

Clemson: 18,599
GA Tech: 15,489

Not a huge difference. Not sure what that has to do with the "arms race"

Living alumni:
Clemson: 118,000 (155,000 including Graduate)
GA Tech: 140,000 (unclear if this is undergrad or total number)

Not a huge difference. And alumni numbers may even tilt towards GA Tech if that 140k is undergrad.

Sounds like ole PJ is looking for excuses of not having GA Tech on top.

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PAUL, you won't win an arms race because


Jul 18, 2018, 4:38 PM

YOU DONT PASS.

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And if you don't PASS, you don't need arms!***


Jul 18, 2018, 8:54 PM



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"Gamecocks aren’t ready to take college football by storm just yet. They’re not even ready to compete in their own state – Clemson will still own the territory. Gamecocks fans would be smart to keep their heads buried until that time. Avoid talking trash to a much better Clemson program.” -Dustin Tackett


Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 4:39 PM

Stats continue to be used in weird ways. Yeah - maybe GT is 5-6 vs CLEMSON, but GT is 1-5 vs CLEMSON in the past 6 years. Times have changed and CLEMSON owns GT. Paul must be off his meds if he does not see it.

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GT sits in a town of 6,000,000


Jul 18, 2018, 4:47 PM

That choose not to drive 30-45 minutes to fill up their little 55,000 seat stadium. Maybe if his offense didn’t put everyone to sleep, he would have more people investing in his program.

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Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 6:04 PM

wingt wishbone option football is the key for gtech success period!!!

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Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 18, 2018, 11:41 PM

Glad the article corrected “the last time” we won. I drove my 40 minutes in 2016 to see my Tigers and it was over by halftime. Tigers would have scored more but the NATS offense put them to sleep.
*NATS=North Avenue Trade School

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What is an arms race?


Jul 19, 2018, 8:05 AM

And why would we need to race with our arms in a football game? Is that like the potato bag race, but with arms?

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I'm pretty sure they couldn't win a sack race vs us


Jul 19, 2018, 8:08 AM

Right now.

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Re: TNET: Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson says Jackets "won't win an arms race with Clemson"


Jul 19, 2018, 1:25 PM

or any other kind of race.

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Betcha he wasn't saying this when he was beating us***


Jul 19, 2018, 2:39 PM



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The only RACE GT will ever win against us is a


Jul 19, 2018, 2:48 PM

DISGrace.

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