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Any early word or thoughts about where he may transfer?

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Not Georgia Tech

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shite man, we have two tents and get there around 9am for a night game. Tons of food and booze,come tailgate with us, we'd love to have you and whoever else you have with you! Drop me an email and I can give you directions ALL WHO DATS WELCOME!

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Thanks for the offer. I am bringing 4 boys to the game...its a bday thing for my son. Where is the best place to park for them to be able the chunk the ball around and stuff?

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Why not hit a Popeyes on the drive in and have a little tailgate? 4, 10 year old boys will have alot more fun doing this. They can burn off some energy throw a ball around hanging with the other tailgaters around the Dome.

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I am typically a college football guy...and that is what we do for those games...I assumed there would be no open space around there for throwing the football. The website makes it appear that everything is parking deck. Obviously I am wrong.

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eat somewhere at the beginning of St. Charles. You can be done eating by 6 and still have time to park and walk to the dome...

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Thanks...can you name any places there I should take a look at? Would this area be more crowded before the game?

Right now Plan A is Ernst Cafe with the fallback plan if overcrowded being the Riverwalk Marketplace.

Thanks for the help!

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Mothers will be very crowded before the game, that place is ALWAYS crowded.



The one place to avoid.

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What about Ernst Cafe and the Riverwalk MarketPlace?

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To come here and not go to Mothers? Must do. I would say the closest is right down Poydras, maybe two blocks from the Dome on the right side going towards the River.

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Mother's is exactly 0.8 miles down Poydras from the Dome. It looks pretty cool. How crowded will it be you think on a Saturday night pre-game? I was thinking the big crowds will be on Bourbon Street.

Someone recommended Gregory Restaurant. Anyone else on that one?

btw...I hate chain food like TGI Fridays, Chili's, etc. I was referring to menu style more than anything. My wife and I prefer good seafood, steak, pastas...but there has to be the simple stuff for the kids on there like fried shrimp, burgers, tenders, etc....we will have 4 10-yr olds with us!

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I always have followed Ga Tech. Are you old enough to remember my friend, Billy Lothridge? RIP Billy

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I was born in 1968...so I have only seen film. Great guy, amazing athlete (2nd in Heisman voting in 1964)...ended up being a punter in the NFL due to health issues as I understand it.

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I don't know about that. GT's defense had trouble containing Vanderbilt's offnese in the first half of their game.

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don't get me wrong...no one at GT will claim the defense to be a strength. Very young...only one senior. Fortunately PJ has become more involved with the defense since the Miami game...and at halftime for adjustments...Wommack has done pretty well also.

You mention Vandy...we gave up 28 in the first half...but only 3 in the second.

Matter of fact, over the past 4 games we have given up 61 first half points...and only 13 second half points.

This is also due to Nesbitt becoming increasingly comfortable with reads and learning how to recognize a C-stunt from a cross charge from a mesh charge, etc.

Also...we only run the triple option about 10-15 times per game out of 65 plays...we are throwing more, more draws/sprint draws, misdirections, midline option...and ISO's.

You are correct though...we are a middle of the road defense (54th in the nation in scoring defense). Fortunately, our offense scores on about 90% of its second half possessions...that helps a lot.

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Count me as a Tech fan. Sure is fun watching your boys play—glad we're not meeting up in a bowl this year!

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Thanks....and I am pretty sure we are glad we are not meeting you guys in a bowl either! :lol:

First....I only post this hear because you guys have some smart football posters that understand the game...and I enjoyed the discussion on here leading up the Peach Bowl.
You should know that a lot has been said about LSU from our players and coaches beginning the day after the Peach Bowl last year....our players realized December 31 that they were not as good as they thought.
Immediately following our 49-10 win over Duke this weekend which brought us to 10-1 and a spot in the ACCCG....A-back Roddy Jones was the first interviewed. The questions and his answers.....

What is it like being ACC Coastal Division champions?
"It is great and exciting. Everyone in there is excited right now. It is the culmination of a lot of hard work. We have been working hard ever since the last season ended and in the spring. After the LSU game, we have been working hard and this has been our goal and we put ourselves in a position to get our ultimate goal of winning the ACC Championship."

How much of a motivator was the LSU game and knowing what will happen if you don't come out ready to play?
"Definitely, they really showed us what we need to do to get to the level they are at. Their defense was a national championship defense, I do not care what anybody says. They really showed us how much harder we needed to work in the offseason and what we needed to do to get there. I think we have done a pretty good job of doing it, but we still need to get better and keep going so we can win the ACC."

Below are our stats from 2008 to 2009:

"Category": 2008 to 2009

Pts Scored: 24.4 to 36.0
Total Offense: 372.5 to 449.6
Yards per play: 6.0 to 6.5
Rushing offense: 273.2 to 314.1
Passing offense: 99.2 to 135.5
Passing yards per attempt: 7.8 to 11.6
Pass efficiency: 112.0 to 162.5
Time of possession: 30:30 to 34:25
3rd down conversion %: 36.6 to 52.6
4th down conversion %: 42.9 to 57.9
Turnovers: 2.1 to 1.4

Thanks for some of the suggestions. Fortunately I will not need a hotel coming from Pensacola, FL...that helps.

I just wish the Cowboys were not in town!...that probably would have helped the price if it were the Texans or something!