Athlonsports: Georgia Tech, USF to face first true tests

[GaUSFBull]

12 minutes ago, George Jenkins said:

I said the same thing pretty much in another thread. They have to cover St. Felix AND and a guy like Salomon.

Can't leave out McCants.

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

2 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Can't leave out McCants.

Of course, but I was thinking in terms of guys that can stretch the field and go up and battle for a ball.

[GaUSFBull]

1 hour ago, George Jenkins said:

Of course, but I was thinking in terms of guys that can stretch the field and go up and battle for a ball.

Gotcha.  Although a guy who can drag a linebacker 15-20 yards down the field is arguably just as valuable. 

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15 hours ago, GaUSFBull said:

I still dont understand how you score 9 TDs in one quarter, much less 18 times in a half.

Well, here is how the game STARTED...  (from Wikipedia)

Cumberland received the opening kickoff and failed to make a first down. After a punt, the Engineers scored on their first play. Cumberland then fumbled on their next play from the line of scrimmage, and a Georgia Tech player returned the fumble for a touchdown. The Bulldogs fumbled again on their next play, and it took Georgia Tech two rushes to score its third touchdown. Cumberland lost nine yards on its next possession, and Georgia Tech scored a fourth touchdown on another two-play drive.

Oh... and this ...

... neither team made a first down that was not also a touchdown, as Cumberland made no first downs in the entire game.

Cumberland had NINE fumbles and SIX interceptions...  GT rushed for 978 yards but held Cumberland to a net -28 yards. Yes, NEGATIVE twenty-eight.

So GT had a hell of a lot of short fields, and none of their drives took longer than 3 plays.

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Cumberland also only had a total of 13 players make the trip.

 

 

Edited September 7, 2018 by JimUSFSig

[GaUSFBull]

39 minutes ago, JimUSFSig said:

Well, here is how the game STARTED...  (from Wikipedia)

Cumberland received the opening kickoff and failed to make a first down. After a punt, the Engineers scored on their first play. Cumberland then fumbled on their next play from the line of scrimmage, and a Georgia Tech player returned the fumble for a touchdown. The Bulldogs fumbled again on their next play, and it took Georgia Tech two rushes to score its third touchdown. Cumberland lost nine yards on its next possession, and Georgia Tech scored a fourth touchdown on another two-play drive.

Oh... and this ...

... neither team made a first down that was not also a touchdown, as Cumberland made no first downs in the entire game.

Cumberland had NINE fumbles and SIX interceptions...  GT rushed for 978 yards but held Cumberland to a net -28 yards. Yes, NEGATIVE twenty-eight.

So GT had a hell of a lot of short fields, and none of their drives took longer than 3 plays.

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Cumberland also only had a total of 13 players make the trip.

 

 

Still hard to wrap the head around - just an insane score that's never been remotely approached before or after.