Georgia football: Observations of the Bulldogs opponents after week seven

Mark Richt still owns Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech must hate Mark Richt. As the offensive coördinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida State, Richt went 9-0 against the Yellow Jackets. He was 13-2 against them as head coach at Georgia and now’s 2-0 against Georgia tech as Miami’s head coach. That’s a combined record of 24-2.

Georgia tech controlled the game early however and led 14-3 at one point in the second quarter. But the Canes ended the first half with a touchdown pass to cut the score to 14-13. Georgia Tech regained momentum after halftime by returning a botched extra point to the end zone. That set the score at 21-13 and they made it 24-13 mid way through the third quarter.

But then the rain fell. It poured down for the rest of the day and Miami seemed to adapt much better. Tech allowed 12-unanswered points and Miami won 25-24.

Tech just doesn’t look like a 60-minute team. They dominated Tennessee early before allowing them to tie the game and send it overtime where the Jackets lost. They looked their best against weak opponents.

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Marshall is still a surprisingly good passer for a triple option guy, but he’s not going to hold that consistency over 20-plus attempts. And the defense just can’t stop a team for a full game. They run out of steam too quickly.