The Frustrated Bunny

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Georgia Tech / Personal / Random

Signs your football commentators suck

Alright, so Tech lost to Georgia (Again. Who let a freshman touch the Wreck?), but in order to keep my blood pressure down, I took to becoming more frustrated with ESPN’s color commentary than the game itself. (It’s a coping mechanism. I’d like to NOT have a heart attack before I’m 30, thanks.) If ever there was an illustration of all of the things NOT to do if you’re a football commentator, this broadcast was probably it. Mark Jones, Ed Cunningham: you are on notice. Seriously, have either of you actually ever called a football game before? Ok, I know...

Personal / Random

What’s the Good Word?

For the first time since 2001, Georgia Tech has beat U(sic)GA in the annual rivalry game. This breaks Georgia’s 7-game streak in the series, maintaining Georgia Tech’s record of the longest streak of 8 games from 1949 to 1956. This is also an exciting win because this is a season in which Georgia was pre-season ranked at #1 and that Sports Illustrated predicted that Georgia Tech’s season would be 3-and-9. Paul Johnson, hired after the firing of Chan Gailey (whose contract was bought out at a cost of $4 million to Tech following last year’s loss to U(sic)GA), brought a...