The Universe Was Put Right

Like some of you out there, I didn't have my hopes high for Saturday. Tech was playing North Carolina a team that almost beat LSU even while missing a lot of starters. Tech was on the road, again, and there was the thought that they would not have recovered from the Kansas game. All signs pointed to a close loss and going 0-1 in the ACC.

So let me set up for you my view of the game. Sitting at my local Hooters, I was surrounded by UGA fans, eight TV's showing the UGA game and the UGA game being broadcast over the restaurant's sound system. The two TV's that were showing the Tech game had signal problems where I could catch a glimpse of the game every five minutes made the realize that something bad was going to happen. Had it not been for a surprisingly good grilled cheese sandwich and the fact that my waitress was really into me (What? She was! Seriously! They don't treat every guy like that, do they?), I would have stormed out and spent the rest of the game trying to get it on the radio.

Luckily, I was able to watch a decent percentage of the game and I was impressed by what I saw. Not overwhelmed or brought to tears, but impressed. Tech did several things that they neglected to do in the first two games:

1. Get Anthony Allen the ball! He has a monster game and showed why he was an important piece of the offense. He may not have breakaway speed but he always gets positive yardage.

2. Nesbit did not run the ball a 1000 times. He kept his options open (get it?) and ran only when necessary. He trusted Allen and the other backs more and this made it harder to stop the offense.

3. The defense is getting better, slowly, but it is getting better. There weren't a ton of blown coverages and they played pretty darn fast. I always try to remember that this is a new season and these are young players. My guess is that by mid-season, they will be an improved unit.

So Tech is now 1-0 in the ACC and that is what counts. The fact that UGA got beat and is not 0-2 didn't exactly hurt my feelings. There is nothing like the sound of 100 UGA fans deflating at the same time.

So what were your opinions of the game? Is Tech headed in the right direction?