Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson continues to troll the SEC
When it comes to commenting on the SEC, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson has never been shy about sharing his thoughts.
In an interview with USA TODAY on Monday, Johnson once again poked the SEC, calling the conference overhyped and saying that Georgia Tech’s ACC schedule isn’t much different than an SEC schedule:
“Week in and week out, I promise you there isn’t any difference in lining up and playing those guys than there is playing North Carolina, Clemson and Virginia Tech,” Johnson said. “What happened in my opinion is you had really good teams at the top of their league and they got credit. It was almost like the ACC in basketball this year. They all get ranked in the top 15 and then when they beat each other they don’t ever drop. Then you get to the tournament and you don’t do so well and you start thinking maybe they were overhyped.”
Johnson’s Georgia Tech squads do have some experience with the SEC. After taking down Kentucky in a bowl game last year, the Yellow Jackets finished with a 3-0 record against the SEC, defeating Vanderbilt, Georgia and Kentucky.
With a season-opener against Tennessee in Atlanta this fall, Johnson called out the Vols after the bowl victory, saying the Jackets were 3-0 in the SEC East with Tennessee next.
If Georgia Tech does indeed earn a win against the Vols in Week 1, it’s safe to assume Johnson will have something to say about the SEC yet again.
So you beat Vandy, Kentucky and an 8 and 5 Georgia. Nothing more substantial than listening to bottom feeders wolfing it up.
It’s still three teams from the SEC, and all three went bowling. If we are supposed to be the best conference from top to bottom, then our teams should beat a middling ACC team. Of course, the ACC can make a pretty strong case about this past season.
Top to bottom is your criteria. The only relevance in my expectation of the SEC is that Alabama is the undisputed king.
If the conference means nothing to you, then why even post on this article and why would you represent the SEC moniker instead of Bama.
2016 was a down year for the SEC, so he’s right. 13 of the 14 SEC teams sucked last year, to varying degrees of suckitude. (Should be a word, if it isn’t.)
Cut-blocking POS
I’m not making an excuse for the UK loss, but when they cut your lineman down and just step over them. That gives the runner clear lanes every time. UK held there own but you can only take so much before something gives way. We lost because of a blown coverage, but that game was won because of constant high school blocking plays.
Cut blocking is still legal and it isn’t a surprise when playing GT. If your defense prepares properly, it can be used against them.
That is just to keep you asking questions. It’s working.
Play Bama or LSU, then we can see how the Yellow Jackets really stack up.
Paul Johnson is a whiny little bug. He’s 3-6 vs UGA.
He’ll have his opportunity to put up or shut up on September 4. Until then, he can say whatever he wants. It’s just more bulletin board material.
UGA is 13-3 against them in the past 16 years. Let the man at the miserable school have his time. Literally no student outside of the metro Atlanta area desires to be at Tech.
The entire SEC should be rooting for Tennessee on Labor Day.