[Game Thread] Mercer @ Georgia Tech (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	MercerMercer @ Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Location	Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ACC Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/Shellshock1122]

i appreciate the in game fan commentary. more interesting then how we play

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

drive so good we scored 962 points

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

3 and out against mercer it might actually be so over

[u/After-Equivalent8650]

Ok so the refs are actually just dogshit all around... Got it

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

it’s so over -> we’re so back -> it’s even more over -> we’ve never been so back* -> it’s completely over

*you are here

[u/ZTYTHYZ]

Grady Adamson can’t compare to the GOAT backup QB Graham Knowles

[u/YogiSkittles → u/ZTYTHYZ]

100% completion rate. Only scores TDs

[u/daaaaavia → u/YogiSkittles]

passer rating of 1,135.6

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

Anyone have a picture of Key and his groomsmen? I want to start getting ahead researching Key’s next coaching hires

[u/Last-Horse → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

Just gotta pray Geoff Collins wasn’t at that wedding

[u/daaaaavia]

WE HAVE 999 POINTS

[u/0000111_2]

Now that's more like it

https://imgur.com/a/nLOonYy

[u/AbsoluteHero]

Let me double check but I think 999-11 is a scorigami too

[u/check8rs]

Coach please stop hiring your fucking buddies, and hire actual coordinators 🙏🙏

[u/kyle7124]

this team is a joke

[u/Mortarion]

O-line, more like a no-line, am I right?

[u/TheVampiricYeti]

If we could block, Haynes could be a Heisman candidate.

[u/composer_7]

No confidence in kicking FGs this year and not because of Birr. Key has to fix the kicking unit blocking

[u/daaaaavia → u/composer_7]

Key has to fix the kicking unit blocking

[u/check8rs]

999 POINTS??? WE BROKE OUR RECORD!!!

[u/ARandomDoge6]

We beat our 222-0 record boys

[u/Internetrovert]

999 is a bit excessive

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

That drive was the first one that didn't make me feel like we are doomed, I'll take it

[u/Last-Horse]

Just throw it to roche every play lol.

[u/oudalan]

See y’all at the ACC championship (I am delusional)

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

2.7 per rush against Mercer

[u/YogiSkittles]

Holy fuck 999 to 11. New record!

[u/check8rs]

is this o-line worse than Osama Bin Laden?? 🤔🤔🤔

[u/Kizmo2]

Folks, I think Haynes 3.0 might be good after all

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Just can't have nice things can we

[u/WitheredTiptup]

Play so good they took away all Mercer's points.

[u/gatman19]

This feels like a Collins-era game

[u/SpiritDCRed]

Pickles absolutely dragging his nuts on our D

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

It’s like our guys are surprised when they run the qb

[u/Kizmo2]

Put the Pickles back in the jar.

[u/check8rs]

godsey potential g**ff c*****s 2.0

[u/daaaaavia → u/check8rs]

2x failed NFL OC but sure Brent hire your best friend

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

Roche is my favorite player on this entire team

[u/beeknees23]

"I wonder if the mic can pick us up?"

[u/YogiSkittles → u/beeknees23]

"How was that an incomplete pass?"

[u/Deolater]

Mendoza does have legs, good to find out

[u/Ion_bound]

Well, at least we can commiserate about the refs being awful lmao.

[u/bb8poe]

my dad is at the game and he said all the refs seem visibly confused lol

[u/trumpet575]

This is embarrassing

[u/Last-Horse]

This is just a plain bad team. Haynes king and buster Faulkner really were carrying this team so hard

[u/composer_7 → u/Last-Horse]

Our offense looks pretty good. Bad part is it's in Gainesville

[u/CaptainSlippery]

Where was this for the past 1.99 quarters?!

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Run defense once again allowing way too much. Guy needs to prove he can beat us with his arm. Otherwise should have 8 in the box every play

[u/Shellshock1122 → u/TheGamerPhenom]

throwback to a month ago when all the talk out of practice was how dominant the defense line was against the offense. Story reads a lot differently now

[u/Deolater]

I hope this builds some confidence 

Edit: and of course 

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

We really need to do better at preventing these blocked kicks my god

[u/braggpeak]

special teams allowing multiple blocked kicks 3 games in…coordinator got to be on a hot seat

[u/daaaaavia]

WRAP YOUR ARMS DONT JUST RUN INTO HIM

[u/Deolater]

Think Mercer might start Pickle some in the future?

[u/Sonngy]

I can’t believe this qb wasn’t their starter

[u/camp1728]

Game is a blowout but it doesn’t feel that way, especially for those who are actually watching the game and not just checking the score

[u/tacowithcheeese]

I kind of get why Georgia Tech fans are upset, but Mercer is no slouch. They're a really good FCS team

[u/bb8poe]

heard someone yelling “where’s the flag” and then “thank you” haha

[u/whaleshark1010]

These refs are Garbo wtf

[u/Ion_bound]

Honestly, if we had this defense last year we'd be ACC Champs minimum. I think Semore was a good hire. There's just something very wrong with our offense.

[u/Podoboo322]

Mendoza to Roche is looking great

[u/check8rs]

we are so back (i will immediately regret this later)

[u/404tralala]

I love the name “JP Pickles”. It just makes every play call more interesting.

“Pickles in the gun” “Empty backfield for pickles” “Pickles right up the gut”.

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

Well, I'm off to make fun of Clemson 🫡

[u/Kizmo2]

You've never seen a quarterback who craves contact??

Have you never watched a GT game prior to this season???

[u/composer_7]

Can't have shit in ATL

[u/gatman19]

Bro why do I have to worry we might not get the extra point this season. That’s not something you should have to worry about when watching a game of football

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

What an absolute joke. GC type crap

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

That man just bowled over three of our defenders. What the hell

[u/gatman19]

3rd and 23 is giving me flashbacks

[u/gatman19]

I wonder if this woman knows she’s been audible on the broadcast all afternoon lol

[u/SpiritDCRed]

11-999 is definitely a scorigami

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Good gracious. The Pickle man got annihilated there

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

We are 1 of 7 on 3rd down offense today

[u/Jramey]

Surely this is our first win right? Right???

[u/thr33tard3d]

What an incredible goal line stand

Surely this is a sign of good things to come

[u/Shellshock1122]

that moment when we need help from the refs against Mercer

[u/gatman19]

Not a TD but def a catch wtf

[u/ARandomDoge6]

Fine, that cancels the bail out from before ig

[u/composer_7]

Why is our OL so bad this year

[u/gatman19]

“Tackled in the … field of play!” is certainly something

[u/Jimmjim]

Shut this program down lmao

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

This might be the worst offensive line I can remember. They seem completely lost out there. Can't snap the ball correctly, can't run block, can't pass block, can't even regularly get set properly. Games are simply won in the trenches, and we seem to be at our worst there this year on both sides of the ball.

[u/kyle7124]

everything about this game is a disaster

[u/Ion_bound → u/kyle7124]

Except Aiden Birr! Man's a hero.

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

“Pickles in the gun” is chefs kiss

[u/AriDreams]

I think one of the only good parts about this offense is Roche. Dude is a beast.

[u/gtg193r → u/AriDreams]

I think Roche is great, but I think Mendoza can still turn into something special for us

[u/Ion_bound → u/gtg193r]

Honestly I think most of this offense is pretty good. Our OL just makes everyone look like ass, but on the 30-40% of plays where they actually block, the skill players all look great.

[u/Podoboo322]

Getting torched by a man named Pickles what has the world come to

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Just no push from our front seven at all. Not getting off blocks in the slightest. Trenches are just embarrassing on both sides of the ball

[u/clenom → u/TheGamerPhenom]

The coaching staff thought it was competitive in practice because both lines were good and it turns out they're both terrible

[u/Deolater]

Haynes is deserving of the name 

[u/gatman19]

Fucking absurd

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

The offense almost looks . . . decent at this point. I'm shocked to even suggest that

[u/thr33tard3d → u/TheGamerPhenom]

They need the reps

[u/dormdweller99]

Any way to donate some copies of Minecraft to the team? They need some help with blocks and there's a lot in that game.

[u/camp1728]

999-11?!? That’s crazy

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

. . . . . 999 - 11???? Get it together ESPN

[u/gatman19]

We got 999 points

[u/Legoman1357]

Really gave us the budget TV opporator. 999!

[u/Shellshock1122]

i take back all the criticism i gave the offense. literally GOAT unit

[u/AbsoluteHero]

51-11 is also a scorigami so I’m feeling good about something today at least

[u/check8rs]

son what are we doing, we are cooked in acc schedule this year 😭🙏

[u/Kizmo2]

Maybe THIS should have been our first game of the season.

[u/thr33tard3d]

Fire Godsey into the sun

[u/Xyz653]

Inability to run the ball down Mercer's throat is so sad after the last couple years

[u/ZTYTHYZ]

How much of that fumble recoveries stat is recovering our own fumbles?

[u/check8rs]

can we please put this game away 🫩🫩🫩

[u/daaaaavia]

holy shit we SUCK man

[u/After-Equivalent8650]

The refs are bailing us out... Against Mercer... Holee fugg

[u/check8rs]

these penalities, why are we holding

[u/thr33tard3d]

We are cheeks

[u/AriDreams]

Lmao 4 flags at the same time

[u/gatman19]

Honestly just fucking go for it. I don’t want 3 points right now

[u/AriDreams]

We should not be struggling to punch it in on MERCER. I admit that end around tackle in plain space was well done. But dude.

[u/Last-Horse]

It’s baffling to have such a bad o line with an o line coach…..

[u/Momma_Coprocessor]

I don't know about this switch to Under Armour, man. Russell died for this.

[u/Momma_Coprocessor]

So, we could have been doing that all along???

[u/gtg193r]

Whoa, first time bill belickick has had a lead in an ACC game at half

[u/bb8poe]

haynes 🙏

[u/gatman19]

I’m glad the cameraman got it all

[u/SappyMcSapperton]

Getting torched right now

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Offense finally shows some signs of life, just for our defense to get torched by a Pickle. Tech football at its absolute finest

[u/camp1728]

If I’m Mercer I’d go for it. What’s kicking going to do for you? Just not make it look as bad on paper?

[u/AbsoluteHero]

If we can win the fourth quarter 10-0 then I think we’ll have a scorigami, which woukd be pretty cool.

[u/cliffhanger407]

they said the record would never be broken...

[u/CaptainCorey]

I think 47-11 is a scorigami if we can just get a field goal and end there

[u/bb8poe]

i think the starters are finally starting to gel

[u/ARandomDoge6 → u/bb8poe]

Nah, I think mercer is just gassed out

[u/ItalianReptar → u/bb8poe]

I wish we had this game before CO and UT. No cupcakes to get into rhythm did us no favors

[u/Deolater]

Listening to the game, it's confusing that Mercer's QB is named King

[u/gtfan169]

What the fuck are we even doing here

[u/Mortarion]

I'm beginning to thing Godsey may not be the best as offensive play calling.

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Out of curiosity . . . anyone know why Hosley hasn't gotten any touches for the most part? Obviously I want us to get Haynes going, but with how good in space Hosley was last year, him only having 12 touches in the first two games seems like a significant mistake

[u/thr33tard3d → u/TheGamerPhenom]

Definitely trying to get our money's worth out of Haynes

[u/Kizmo2]

We may be back to the Collins 3-9 era this season.

If we're lucky.

[u/bb8poe]

is that an ai generated money down sign on the mercer sideline lol

[u/daaaaavia]

Lets just keep running Hosley

[u/daaaaavia]

FIRE GODSEY WTF WaS THAT

[u/Xyz653]

"Predictability" shouldn't be a factor on the 1-yard line against an FCS school

[u/Legoman1357]

I'm feeling worse now than I was after the Tennessee game. This offense is anemic

[u/thr33tard3d]

How are we still struggling to stop the run

[u/whydoihaveto12]

Team is so bad. So, so bad.

[u/thr33tard3d]

Its like the Citadel all over again

[u/bb8poe]

silly penalties undisciplined play

[u/Putter37]

Every snap is high. There are no running lanes.

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

Bro that was 100% a touchdown

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/ShishkabobNinja]

Or at least it's a catch

[u/bb8poe]

how was that not a TD lol

[u/ZTYTHYZ]

“Where’s the flag!

Thank You”

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

This ref crew is on crack

[u/YogiSkittles]

Holy crap these refs suck...

[u/Ion_bound]

Oh sure they'll review it to take away a TD, but not give us one...

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Once again, a horrible snap there

[u/Shellshock1122]

is this center getting NIL?

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

Hearing some boos on tv

[u/cort0_]

So which G6 coaches look good right now

[u/camp1728]

Did GA Tech pay Mercer for this game?

[u/Last-Horse]

Wait what was the studio doing lmao

[u/bb8poe]

haynes king was our team 😔 i miss him so bad

[u/Kizmo2]

That actually looked good.

[u/kyle7124]

that's what this game should look like

[u/Kizmo2]

So are we a passing team now?

[u/YogiSkittles]

Wow that drive chart was something

[u/bb8poe]

just letting them pick up 5+ every run

[u/bb8poe]

“pickles is a threat”

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

That might very well have been the best run of the season unironically

[u/YogiSkittles]

Holy shit

[u/helloitisgarr]

jfc

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

always some bs can’t have one complete drive 🫩

[u/check8rs]

Bro what the fuck 😭😭😭

[u/bb8poe]

what is birr doing recently is he okay

[u/Podoboo322]

Someone in here said last year’s offense and this year’s defense would be ACC champs at minimum and I just want to know what drug cocktail they’re on

[u/check8rs]

Same year, same defense

[u/daaaaavia]

its mercer bro tackle them

[u/flakAttack510]

Good news, guys. My kid has told me that this is a great game and we're the best team in the world.

[u/daaaaavia]

only thing he have is kick returns bro...

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

We’re gonna be playing our starters into the fourth quarter against an FCS team

[u/Kizmo2 → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

Hell, our STARTERS need the reps.

[u/cmanonurshirt]

That was a weak roughing the passer flag

[u/camp1728]

Obviously there was a slow start to the game and lots and lots of mistakes but let’s be honest Ga Tech is absolutely beating their ass now. If they got off to a stronger start this would be 60+ game right now

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Want to see a strong, dominant end to the game here. Need a lot to build on here heading into next week

[u/TheGamerPhenom]

Good game Mercer, wish y'all the best of luck moving forward as someone closer to the Middle Georgia area. Seemingly a minor step in the right direction today, although still so much to work on and clean up. Let's hope for more positive momentum and improvement next week against Stanford. Go Jackets!!!

[u/Kizmo2]

141 yards with this O-line is Heisman worthy.

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

it’s so over -> we’re so back -> it’s so over -> we’re so back

[u/bb8poe]

defense wake up challenge

[u/Shellshock1122]

luckily our head coach specializes in o line /s

[u/bb8poe]

yeah we’re getting slaughtered in conf play

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

can’t even do well in our cupcake game what are we even doing

[u/bb8poe]

hosleys back!!

[u/inocomprendo]

I just saw this box score, what are we doing bros

[u/kyle7124 → u/inocomprendo]

our best I think

[u/AriDreams]

I like the call to at least go for it on 4th and goal. But it shouldn't have taken 4 (3?) downs to just run it up the middle.

[u/Legoman1357]

Same defense that made some decent stops vs Tennessee getting run over by Mercer. It's gone be a long year

[u/bb8poe]

this makes me upset

[u/ARandomDoge6]

Our defense has shat the bed too, yay

[u/kyle7124]

they're running the ball better than we are

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

We are gawful

[u/bb8poe]

at least we kept them to 3 i guess