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Monday, November 27th, 2006
So for the sixth year in a row, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets fell to U(sic)GA. Like last year, it was a close game and came down to the last minute which ended with an interception of Reggie Ball’s pass (hey, isn’t that how we lost last year?). I was pissed off all night and most of the day today. Not really just because our offensive wasn’t connecting (just like during the Notre Dame and Clemson games where we lost as well) but because HOW we lost.
I have yet to see in my life a college or NFL football game where the referees do not blow the whistle as soon as a pile is created by players after a fumble. There was a referee already there at the pile ready to pull off the players to see who recovered the ball but no one blew the whistle. Why? There was no possible way to determine whether or not the ball was still loose or not in the pile; I have never seen officials not blow the whistle when a pile is created after a fumble. Yes, it looked like the most likely team to have recovered the ball was U(sic)GA but the fact that there was a fumble and no whistle within seconds of a player pile is, to me, ridiculous. And it’s not like the SEC officials are going to admit to this mistake.
It’s okay though. In the end, we still deserved the loss because our offense wasn’t clicking – we seem to do that every few games. It’ll just mean that our offense be good to go on December 2nd, for the ACC Championship game against Wake.
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
Went down to Atlanta to see some college buddies. Went to the GT vs. ND game… whoever the ref was with the L on their back. Go take a timeout in the corner and think about the mistake you made. Even the Notre Dame coach said your call was bad.
Went golfing for the first time. We were only able to play 16.5 holes. Obviously my score was ridiculously beyond par but I was mostly focused on the technique and getting a feel of how to swing. I could hit the ball well off the tee but from that point until the hole – it took a while. 
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Monday, April 4th, 2005
Congratulations to all those UNC-hearted people who jumped for joy last night around midnight eastern standard time. I’ll certainly be sporting a Carolina Blue UNC shirt one of my sisters got me when they were still at UNC.
I honestly doubted UNC would get to the Final (especially with their early loss to Santa Clara) but they certainly gained a lot of respect within the past few months.
Carolina vs. Illinois – A game that no NCAA Basketball fan should miss.
ACC all the way!
Go Carolina! 
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Monday, March 14th, 2005
Filled out a bracket for the tournament…
Final Four:
Illinois vs. Georgia Tech
UNC vs. Kentucky
Championship:
Georgia Tech over UNC (76 – 72)
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Monday, March 14th, 2005
Georgia Tech has been selected as the #5 seed in the Albuquerque regionals.
The selection committee recognized the talent our players showed against UNC and Duke this weekend.
I was sad to see the clock running down and none of our 3-pt attempts falling through for the tie… now I felt how McCants felt when his 3 didn’t go in for the tie.
Tech was trailing Duke throughout the entire game but they came back within the last few minutes of the game to show what they were made of…
Yes, Tech’s shots just weren’t falling… but the most amazing part of the game is that Duke’s shots WERE falling in and Tech’s defense maintained its integrity to keep Duke’s offense checked. I was very proud of that fact – it’s a fact that paved Tech’s road to the National title game last year.
Paul Hewitt was right; Tech’s victory over UNC was most definitely not an upset just as Tech’s loss to Duke wasn’t a blow out as some would have expected before this past Friday.
Congratulations to Duke on the ACC Tournament championship and the #1 seed.
Congratulations to UNC on the ACC regular season championship and the #1 seed.
NCAA tourney’s going to be crazy this year March Madness… no other phrase for it!
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Sunday, March 13th, 2005
Today, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament 2005…
Georgia Tech (#4 seed) defeated UNC (#1 seed): 78-75.
I couldn’t watch the game but according to those watched it (even the UNC fans, mind you)… most thought that the refs’ calls were very unfair to Georgia Tech. Even Vitale, who would be normally all over UNC (or Duke) commented on the possibility of the refs favoring UNC.
You gotta hand it to both teams – it was a ferocious fight throughout the entire game but GT wanted it far more than UNC did… Tech had something to prove, UNC already proved it throughout the regular season. Tech deserved the win and I am sure they will be able to show college hoop fans that GT has what it takes to make heads turn after tomorrow’s game…
Now, I know Tech wants far more than what they worked for so far… they will work hard for it tomorrow.
GO JACKETS!
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