30 • Friday, November 30, 2001 • Technique SPORTS Beyond the White and Gold Intramural Notebook 0-16: NFL’s Lions shouldn’t be disappointed with Jack B. Nimble By Derek Haynes on a team that finished: very good quotes to the media. I Pike has the skills to win bowling title Sports Editor 0-16. know what they want. Below is one Listen. I don’t have much going to go with the top-ranked I want to go through a mid-life quote I thought up. time. I’ve got an 8 p.m. rez’ at independent team, Carlsburg. 0-16. crisis, then pause and reflect after I “This team doesn’t give up. We’re Dorsias that I can’t miss. What That’s all I’ve got brewing as It’s got a certain ring to it. It’s bought myself a silver Corvette with like an ant colony constantly build- follows are my playoff picks. far as picks. Friday night is the something that after careful consid- a black leather interior and realize ing a hill in a driveway and being Fraternity Bowling: Pike. annual One Night Stand at the eration I would like to be a part of. that I can do anything. I was a part stepped on each morning by the They are ranked first. SAC . This pre-final tradition I know it sounds out there, but of team that finished: kids leaving for school.” Women’s Soccer: There’s will bring lots of competitions what can be more memorable than 0-16. I can also get fluke injuries, a something about Alpha XI. I feel and plenty of free food and it’s a playing on the first NFL team to go I want to write a sports column requirement to be a part of a 0-16 these girls, I mean women, can great way to pick up chicks. through a season without a win? after I retire from the NFL where team. I would have no problems take powerhouse AD Pi this year. Too bad they changed the Would finishing 12-4 and making every week I somehow find a way to with slamming my hand in a car A League Independent Soc- logo, the one last year was bet- it to Superbowl before falling to the mention I was a part of a special door or spraining an ankle after step- cer: Again, I’m at a loss. I’m just ter. Action begins at 9 p.m. Rams be better? I don’t think so. team with players who never gave ping on one of my children’s toys. The only way people will remem- up losing. I want to say I played on In short, I would be the consum- A League Soccer Co-Rec Soccer

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he failed his spelling quiz. I then more. Leave a lasting legacy. An 0-16 10 Pike 10 Amity ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ will tell him that’s nothing. I played I think I could also give some legacy. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ SPORTS Technique • Friday, November 30, 2001 • 31 Clemson and Wake on bowling fence Sports Briefs By Derick Stanger landmarks are thrilling)? However Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl Assistant Sports Editor the struggling Seminoles could not The final ACC bowl comes in Regina Tate named turn down the idea of a rematch of the form of the Citrus Bowl, called The bowl picture is beginning the 1998 championship game — the Tangerine Bowl until 1983. It ACC Women’s to come into focus. The question is not to mention the fact that the also replaces Miami’s Micronpc.com Basketball Player of where will each team be invited to has a January date. Bowl. It was said that if Tech would the Week play or will they be asked at all? Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl lose their last game against FSU, With the ACC having seven bowl The third pick from the ACC that the Tangerine Bowl would have Senior forward Regina Tate was chosen ACC Wom- eligible teams and only five bowls, belongs to the Peach Bowl. Howev- no interest in the Jackets. Now that en’s Basketball Player of the someone is bound to be left at home. er, the locale of this bowl possesses a is not of concern, their officials will Week after leading Tech to their FedEx problem for the Yellow Jackets. A most likely select NC State, who fourth-straight Atlanta Marri- At the beginning of the year, Peach for the Wreck is became the first ACC team to beat ot NW Classic title. many Tech fans believed that this the equivalent of a Hawaiian resi- FSU in Tallahassee. Tate poured in a career- BCS bowl would be a backup to dent winning an all expense paid At-Large Bowls high 25 points in Tech’s open- what was deemed a possible cham- trip to Honolulu. Even if Tech had Clemson becomes bowl eligible ing round victory over pionship season, and that the ACC beaten Virginia in that heartbreak- with a win this week against Duke, UNC-Asheville on 11-14 shoot- ing while grabbing 12 rebounds. title was theirs to lose. Tech man- er, they would have inevitably passed who has yet to win a game for the In the championship game 91- aged just this and was surpassed by on this bowl opportunity. Instead, second consecutive season. Unfor- 36 win over Eastern Washing- Maryland. The Fridge-led Terra- the officials in Atlanta will most tunately there are not enough bowls ton, Tate scored 22 points and pins also grabbed a hold of the first likely select a streaky UNC team to accommodate each school in the had 8 rebounds. ACC title that is not shared by FSU that upset FSU and Clemson. ACC. With the NCAA allowing since 1991, a feat Tech has been Seattle Bowl victories against non I-A opponents Spikers head to Louis- striving for during the last four years. Thus, leading to the Seattle Bowl, to count towards eligibility, there ville for the first round Toyota Gator Bowl formerly known as the Oahu Bowl. are no conferences that cannot fill During that time period the Jack- Aside from any BCS bowl this is the their allotted bowl spaces. Thus leav- of the NCAA Tourna- ets became regulars at this bowl, most appealing of the possible games. ing only the Silicon Valley Bowl ment attending in both 1998 and 1999. Tech, which accepted the invita- and the Humanitarian Bowl with By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Regina Tate was selected the ACC The Tech volleyball team This year Florida State showed some tion on Wednesday will be able to non-BCS at-large slots available. Player of the Week for the first time. will make its second consecu- reluctancy to go to the Gator Bowl travel to the Pacific Northwest, which Clemson, led by Woody Dantzler, tive appearance in the NCAA and were leaning towards a visit to houses the second largest Georgia will most likely take one of these tournament Friday at 8 p.m. against Louisville (25-6) at the Kentucky Atlanta for the Peach Bowl, since Tech alumni base. Tech should have spots and leave Wake Forest eligi- International Convention Center. after all, who wants to go to Jack- a warm fan welcoming to the game ble but home over the holidays. Jackets coach Shelton Collier is confident the Jackets will have a strong showing. sonville (No offense northern Flo- against a Stanford opponent who Luckily for Wake, they have bas- “We had some notable successes this season, but because we came up will be BCS eligible but passed over. ridians, I’m sure your historical ketball to look forward. short at the ACC Tournament, I believe we will be even more determined Key Bowl Games to make a statement for ourselves in the NCAA Tournament,” said

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1/1 New Orleans, LA (Illinois) vs. (Nebraska) 8:30 p.m./ABC Baseball Coach Danny Hall inks three top-25 players

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1/1 Fiesta Bowl Tempe, AZ (Texas) vs. (Oregon) 4:30 p.m./ABC

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Last issue of the Technique semester. The spring se- mester will pop up January 18. 32 • Friday, November 30, 2001 • Technique SPORTS Tech comes back from 20 to top Jackets head west for Seattle Bowl Badgers in heated 61-60 contest Football squad will face 12th-ranked Stanford in first-time bowl By Derick Stanger Tech Basketball Schedule Assistant Sports Editor Event(TV) Date By Derek Haynes football analysts to make it to the State Saturday. Florida A&M W,97-62 Sports Editor championship game. However, The bowl game should be a high- Tech’s students got to watch their Pennsylvania L,74-79 Tech’s season went downhill after a scoring affair as the Cardinal have first big game from the floor Wednes- vs. Eastern Illinois(Las Vegas) W,70-65 The good news is Tech is head- traumatizing 47-44 overtime loss the top-ranked scoring offense in day and they took full advantage of vs. Illinois(Las Vegas) L,66-105 ing west to play in a bowl game. to Clemson. Last week Tech’s chanc- the PAC 10, averaging 36.7 ppg it, rushing the court after Tech’s vs. St. Louis L,54-67 The bad news is it isn’t the Rose es at a New Year’s Day Bowl were and 449.1 ypg. Tech has the third- dramatic come-from-behind victo- Wisconsin W,62-61 Bowl that many Tech fans hoped trampled after the Jackets’ 31-17 ranked offense in the ACC. ry over Wisconsin (1-4). at North Carolina(FSN) 12/2 for at the beginning of the season. loss to Georgia. Many thought Tech Seattle Bowl File The Jackets (3-3) came back from at Georgia(FSNS) 12/9 Tech accepted a bid to play in would have a chance at the Gator a 20-point deficit with 16 minutes No. 10 Syracuse(FSN) 12/16 the Seattle Bowl against No. 12 Stan- Bowl, which Florida State accepted remaining to top the Badgers 61-60 at Davidson 12/19 ford on Dec. 27 at a press confer- a bid to earlier this week. The Jack- in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge. Wofford 12/21 ence Wednesday. The game, ets play at FSU to conclude their Halston Lane, who made sever- Tulane(FSN) 12/23 scheduled for 4 p.m. EST, will be regular season Saturday. al clutch shots last season to win IUPUI(FSNS) 12/29 carried by ESPN. While the season has been a dis- close ball games, again came through Cornell 1/2 “The fact that we’re in a bowl for appointment to everyone on the foot- as he made two free throws with 14 Clemson(FSNS) 1/5 the fifth straight year, a first since ball staff, Tech head coach George seconds left to give the final victory at No. 1 Duke(ESPN) 1/10 the 1950s, is very important to us, O’Leary is happy Tech is going some- margin. No. 4 Maryland(ESPN) 1/13 and we’re excited to be going,” said where for the holiday season. The Jackets were also down by at NC State(JPS) 1/19 David Braine, Tech Athletic Direc- “I’m pleased that we’re going to

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Coaches Offensive Line Freshman lineman Nat Florida State coach is one of the best Each team has a first-team All-ACC player on their line, Dorsey highlights Tech’s college coaches in history. He is third in all-time wins and with Nole Brett Williams and Jacket Nat Dorsey. Howev- prior to this season had 14 consecutive seasons finish- er, Florida State also has a second team All-ACC player. All-ACC selections ing ranked within the top five in the nation. Meanwhile, Defensive Unit Freshman offensive lineman Nat alums of Tech are threatening to cancel their season The FSU defense compares favorably to the Tech Dorsey, who started his first game tickets if coaching changes are not made. defense. They have given up almost the exact same against Clemson, highlighted a list of Quarterback number of rushing and passing yardage and give up a six Jacket first-team All-ACC selec- tions. Dorsey is the first freshman to The Seminoles came into this season without Heisman few more yards per game than Tech. However, Tech has make the first-team since 1996. Dre winner . They will end this season with not had to face powerhouses such as Miami or Florida Bly of UNC was the last to do it. Chris Rix. Meanwhile for Tech QB George Godsey, this and has only shut down The Citadel, Navy and Duke EVEN Other Jackets joining Dorsey on is his last chance to top FSU. Both QB’s stats are similar Special Teams the first-team are wide receiver Kelly and Rix now has gotten rid of his freshman jitters. One good point of last week’s game against UGA is that Campbell, junior running back Joe Running backs Luke Manget did not miss a field goal. However, the rest Burns, kicker Luke Manget, punt re- From last year’s three-pronged rushing attack emerged of the team did not perform well. Chris Morehouse turner Kelley Rhino, and defensive Joe Burns. This year the junior has amassed over 1300 shanked one punt and had another blocked while Kelley EVEN end Greg Gathers. all-purpose yards and has scored twelve times. FSU Rhino returned a punt for 0 yards. FSU’s squad is com- Defensive end Nick Rogers and back Greg Jones has averaged 5.5 yards per carry but prised of players that had to compete for their starting jobs free safety Jeremy Muyres were se- has only rushed for 612 yards and six touchdowns and Forecast lected to the second-team. Nick Maddox is a screen threat in the flat. Both teams have already accepted bowl bids with FSU Georgia Tech All ACC-Team

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○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 34 • Friday, November 30, 2001 • Technique SPORTS game XI upclose: No. 19 Georgia Bulldogs 31, No. 21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 17 Dogs bark at Tech’s chance for 4 in a row Jackets dominated in 31-17 defeat to arch-rival Georgia Bulldogs By Joseph Jeong mum. Greg Gathers and Nick Rog- committed, including 2 personal Staff Writer ers were both held in check for most fouls and 2 unsportsmanlike con- of the game. duct calls, didn’t help their cause Tech couldn’t stop the run against On the other end of the ball, either. Then there was a quick sub- Clemson, Tech couldn’t take care both defensive ends for Georgia gave stitution play that didn’t quite work of the ball against Maryland, and Nat Dorsey and Jason Kemble more out for UGA because they couldn’t Tech couldn’t defend the pass against than a handful. Their secondary also really count to 11 very well, and Virginia. But the worst of them all, did a decent job of covering Tech’s that resulted in a delay of game pen- Tech couldn’t do anything against deep threats in the passing game. alty. Georgia. What happened last week- Then again, with the penetration The other factor, which Tech is end against Georgia wasn’t just a they were getting with their defen- also very familiar with, is the inabil- loss, it was a good old fashioned sive line, Godsey never really had ity to put away scoring opportuni- whipping by the boys from Athens. ties. If you exclude the last Georgia Much like last year’s game, the drive that ended the game and the scoreline is deceiving. It didn’t show brief Georgia possession where they just how lopsided this game actual- Much like last year’s fumbled the kickoff, Tech’s defense ly was. If it wasn’t for the comedy of only stopped Georgia from scoring errors and Georgia’s ineptitude in game, the scoreline is two out of the 10 drives. the redzone, it would have been deceiving. It didn’t Despite being able to maintain a much uglier. sustain drive 8 times, Georgia only There wasn’t a facet of the game show just how managed to get two touchdowns. that Tech did better in, not on de- lopsided this game This might indicate that Tech fense, not on offense, not even on had a great redzone defense, but the special teams. actually was. performance thus far suggests that Georgia beat the Jackets the old it was more the ineptitude of Geor- fashioned way, by playing smash- gia’s offense than the prowess of mouth football and dominating both the chance to challenge the second- Tech’s goal line defense. sides of the ball. They ran at will ary with the long bomb. However, the errors by Georgia against a Tech defense that had shown There were a couple of reasons did not alleviate the pain of this an ability to stop the run — except the game was much closer than it loss. It implies that despite the host against Clemson. Even though they should have been. First, there was of errors that Georgia made, they didn’t light up the secondary like the comedy of errors committed by still dominated the Jackets, show- Virginia did, they still managed to Georgia. Most egregious was when ing how much more they wanted get the big passing plays on third Georgia’s redshirt freshman QB Dav- and deserved the win. down when they needed it. id Greene called a timeout after spik- It showed on that night, Geor- It wasn’t just Verron Haynes’ ing the ball, wasting either a down gia was so much more superior that 207 yards rushing that won the game or timeout. Then there was the failed they could afford to screw up and By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS for the Dogs: Georgia’s offensive two point attempt that served no still win convincingly. Kerry Watkins is stopped by a pair of Georgia defenders in Tech’s loss line did a great job of run blocking real purpose when Georgia was up And that hurts infinitely more to Georgia. Tech had trouble passing due to a strong UGA pass rush. and keeping penetration to a mini- 21-17. Of course, the 14 penalties than losing yet another close game.

Stephen Cranford 8 | Jody Shaw 8 | Ryan Lorio 8 | Martin Wiggins 8 | Chris Cornish 8 | Brian Smith 8 | Andrew Santelli 8 good week guys. but now it’s time for me to go out with a bang - matthew bryan, editor-in-chief nique.net/footballforecast pageSPORTS 36 Technique • Friday, November 30, 2001 • 35 Bowl picture clearing up Gridders going bowling The ‘Nique’s Derick Stanger gives his bowl Tech is heading west to the Seattle Bowl for SPORTS forecast and talks about which ACC teams their fifth-straight bowl appearance and will won’t be in the postseason. Page 31 play No. 12 Stanford. Page 33 Technique • Friday, November 30, 2001 by the One more chance numbers Georgia Tech has seen its BCS hopes fade in one of the most disappointing seasons in recent 156.44 memory. Now the White and Gold look for one last chance for redemption at Florida State. Quarterback efficiency rating for freshman Seminole starter Chris Rix, which is the best in the nation among freshman and leads the ACC. God- sey’s rating, which led the nation at one point, is 144.77 20

Points that the Yellow Jacket cagers trailed at one point to the Wiscon- sin Badgers. They later came back to win 62-61 after a 13-2 run. They were led by Tony Akins who pro- duced 20 points and eight rebounds. 9-7-1

Tech’s all-time record against ACC foe FSU. All of Tech’s losses have come within the current seven year losing streak. Before this streak ev- Florida STATE SPORTS INFORMATION By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ery game had been played within FSU free safety Chris Hope anchors a young Seminole defense that has The Bulldogs’ Verron Haynes galloped for 207 yards on 39 carries in the city limits of Atlanta. had to face the high-octane offenses of Florida and Miami. Hope, an Georgia’s 31-17 win over Tech. Haynes, who has been used primarily academic All-American last year, is a member of the All-ACC first team. as a fullback during his career, but has excelled since moving to tailback. By Derek Haynes Miami and Florida and also falling spectively. However, the statistical merely mediocre with a defense 5 Sports Editor to ACC conference foes NC State domination has not transferred to ranked fifth in the ACC. The Jack- and North Carolina. Much of the success on the field for the Yellow ets will need to establish a running Number of consecutive bowl ap- Georgia Tech will try to salvage problems have been attributed to Jackets. Tech has lost two home game; in losses to Virginia and Mary- pearances by Tech, the most since their final regular season game Sat- freshman quarterback Chris Rix, a overtime contests, the first a high- land senior running back Joe Burns Tech had six from 1951-56. urday at 3:30 p.m. against Florida gifted athlete who struggled as ex- scoring 47-44 loss to Clemson and rushed for only 67 and 57 yards State in what many will call a season pected early in the season as starter the second a turnover-plagued 20- respectively, far below his average gone wrong. The contest will be in the garnet and gold. However, 17 defeat to ACC champion Mary- of 102.4 yards per-game. televised on ESPN. Rix has become much steadier as of land. The Jackets also lost to the Tech, which entered the season late and leads the ACC in passing Virginia Cavaliers in the final min- The point-by-point matchup for the football as a Cinderella national title candi- efficiency, his 156.4 also places him utes on the road in Charlottesville. FSU game is located on page 34. date, faces a Florida State team that seventh nationally, first among fresh- Senior Quarterback George God- forecast finds itself in unlikely territory: out man . sey will play his final regular season Tech at Florida State Georgia Tech vs. Florida State of the top 25 polls. The Seminoles “Offensively is where I think game for Tech and will go down as haven’t finished out of the top 5 they’ve really grown. They’re now the most prolific two-year signal- Who: Georgia Tech (7-4, 4-3 ACC)

Army vs. Navy vs. Florida State (6-4, 5-2 ACC)

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FSU has faced a rash of injuries used with Chris Weinke,” said Tech third-team ACC selection this year, When: Saturday, Dec. 1, 3:30 p.m.

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Auburn vs. LSU Seminole Head Coach Bobby Tech, on the other hand, seems Look for an offensive battle as TV/Radio: ESPN/ AM 790

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Fresno State vs. Utah State ule, losing handily to in-state rivals third and second in the ACC, re- the 2001 campaign while FSU is Series: Tech leads 9-7-1

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Tennessee vs. Florida Colorado vs. Texas Miami(Fl) vs. Virginia Tech Metivier finalist for top cross country award Submit your picks at: Renee Metivier, NCAA runner-up, is one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award nique.net/footballforecast By Kevin Hartman University Golf Course. Metivier wins, she will also become a nomi- NCAA Championships in 1995. Contributing Writer crossed the six-kilometer course in nee for the Honda-Broderick Cup, As a team, Tech’s cross country on a time of 20:31. given to the nation’s outstanding squad finished 26th at the NCAA A record-breaking season for “It was an awesome performance woman athlete of the year. The Championships, their best-ever fin- Tech’s women’s cross country con- by Renee to get second-place at na- Honda-Broderick Cup is given at ish. Last season, Tech finished in deck tinued to make news this week as tionals, running against the best in the Woman Athlete of the Year Ban- 31st place at the national champi- Event Date sophomore Renee Metivier, the the country,” said Alan Drosky, Tech quet in Dallas on June 17, 2002. onships. SD at Georgia Fall Invit. 30 NCAA runner-up at the 2001 NCAA head coach. “We thought going into Thanks to her runner-up finish, At this year’s meet, sophomore BW vs. Arkansas St. 1 Cross Country Champions, was the race that she could finish in the Metivier becomes Tech’s second All- Katie Griffin was the next Jacket to FB at Florida State 1 named one of four finalists for the top five, and she was in the top five American in women’s cross coun- place, finishing in 104th place overall BW vs. East Carolina/Southern 2 Honda Sports Award. The award is for most of the race.” try history. Metivier was also the and 79th for scoring purposes. Se- BM at North Carolina 2 given to the top woman collegiate The sophomore dominated the ACC second-place finisher and the nior Sara Pardue finished in 135th BW vs. Florida State 5 cross country runner in the nation. NCAA South Regional, winning the U.S. Track Coaches Association place and freshman Katie deVaux TR at Wildcat Speed Meet 7 Metivier, who moved up from meet by almost 35 seconds over sec- named her the South Region Wom- finished in 204th place. Tech to- fourth to second in the final half ond-place finisher Jenn Feenstra of en’s Athlete of the Year. Beth Mal- taled 583 points at the national meet, FB - Football BM - Men’s Basketball BW - Wom- mile of the NCAA Championships, Georgia State. lory is the other Tech cross country well behind national champion en’s Basketball SD - Swimming and Diving TR - lost to Tara Chaplin of Arizona by The award winner will be an- runner to garner All-American hon- Brigham Young’s 62 points. NC Track and Field only seven seconds at the Furman nounced December 3. If Metivier ors after her 25th-place finish at the State finished second with 148 points.