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Congrats jacket! - BostonCard - 11-09-2024
Georgia Tech upsets previously unbeaten and #4 ranked Miami. That also makes the Yellow Jackets bowl eligible.
BC
RE: Congrats jacket! - TonyLima - 11-09-2024
*wrecks
RE: Congrats jacket! - fullmetal - 11-10-2024
Cheers to an engineering university with a successful athletics team!
RE: Congrats jacket! - jacket3ree - 11-11-2024
Thanks BC!
I'll actually take some credit for the homecoming victory. Last year I promised a bunch of old friends that we would go this year (it's my 40th reunion not that a specific year matters much), but it made more sense for my wife to have her knee replaced this fall, which she did four weeks ago. So, no cross country flight.
I don't remember Tech winning homecoming my four years there and in the dozen of times I've gone back for that game, maybe they won twice; once en route to a MNC in 1990. For whatever reason they like to schedule teams for homecoming (end of October/early November) that wind up in the top five.
So I watched the game while keeping her ice machine humming. I've never seen her so invested in GT winning a game. I think she still has some of the Cane's 25-point comeback against Cal trauma lingering.
The interesting thing in Brave New World is that while Tech had a fun homecoming victory, students threw two goalposts into the President's pool, and Tech is eligible now for some lower tier bowl, all Miami has to do is win out and they are national champions. Nothing derailed.
It was an impressive victory though. Haynes King can't throw more than 15 yards due to shoulder injury, Miami knocked three running backs out of the game, and Tech deployed two QBs, one a true freshman to sling it, which he did when needed. Fun watching them show Cristobal how to take a knee when the game was mathematically over.
Would have been awesome to have been there, but then they probably lose, so happy to watch from the living room.
RE: Congrats jacket! - slide - 11-11-2024
the Jackets fandom were out in force in Virginia Highlands and Buckhead Saturday night. it was good to have at least one happy university fanbase. not black watch days, but fun to see.
RE: Congrats jacket! - jacket3ree - 11-11-2024
Decent chance Jacketree Junior lands (literally - Delta) in Atlanta with essentially unlimited flying privileges for his parents. Then I'll be out in force in Virginia Highlands and Midtown maybe six fall Saturdays every year. I was never much of a Buckhead guy although I remember what has to pass for a dive blues bar up there back when. I'm sure it's gone now. Good to see Mary Mac's is still hanging in on Ponce.
RE: Congrats jacket! - slide - 11-11-2024
Mary Mac's has had some physical issues of late (collapsed roof, fire (?)) so double check to make sure it is open before you head there. if you have a need for cheap beer, not so great pizza and close to the Flats, Rocky Mountain Pizza is still going. Buckhead is much more sterile now. demise of the Slimelight started the sterility drive with a few bumps, knives (thanks Ray) and shootings along the way. Five Paces and Red Door are still good on/near Irby.
congrats Jacketree Jr!