36 • Friday, August 30, 2002 • Technique pageSPORTS 36 Back Home Booze and Beware. Quarterback A.J. Suggs plays his Watch out party-goers, the Dean of SPORTS first game in Georgia since high Students Office recently approved school this Saturday. Page 33. new alcohol fines. Page 1 Technique • Friday, August 30, 2002 by Vandy kicks off Gailey era Lady Jackets on the national TV The Georgia Tech Women’s Bas- numbers ketball team is scheduled for seven televised games this year, including a nationally televised contest with 16 Virginia on February 16. The match- up will be the first time in program Number of returning starters for history that the team has appeared the Georgia Tech football team. The in a nationally televised competi- Yellow Jackets have nine players re- tion. The game will be shown on turning on defense, 5 on offense, as ESPN2 at 2p.m. well as a punter and place kicker. Five of the returnees earned all-ACC honors for 2001. “Lunch with Football” begins 4 this Friday Number of freshman scholarship The Georgia Tech football staff players as of now who have signed will host the first of their season- with the Georgia Tech Men’s Bas- long lunches this Friday with Coach ketball. Jim Nyström, from Swe- Gailey. The lunches are open to the den, Chris Bosh, from Texas, Jarrett public, admission is free and there Jack, from Maryland, and Theodis will be a complimentary lunch pro- Tarver, from Louisiana, round out vided for the first 200 arrivals. The the incoming freshman class. lunch will be held at Alexander Memorial Coliseum from 11:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Greg Gathers is on the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player Track team to be 28 of the Year Award. He is an All-American defensive end and is considered one of the nation’s top pass rushers. The number of years that Tech Head honored at Coach Chan Gailey has been coach- By Ryan Peck “The first time I run on the field The Jackets averaged 31.8 points ing football. He spent the last eight Contributing Writer behind the Ramblin’ Wreck will be per contest last year under O’Brien’s Saturday’s game seasons in the National Football very exciting for me,” said Gailey. watchful eye, to go along with 417.9 Tech’s Women’s Track Team League, including two years as the The Georgia Tech football team Jacket fans should expect more yards per game of total offense. Tech’s will be honored this Saturday be- head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. kicks off the 2002 season tomorrow of the same from the Ramblin’ Wreck passing offense ranked first in the fore the football season opener against evening when the Jackets play host from an offensive standpoint. Gailey ACC in 2001. Vanderbilt. The team will be rec- to the Vanderbilt Commodores at Ted Roof is out as defensive co- ognized for their outstanding year, Bobby Dodd Stadium. Saturday’s ordinator, and so is his laid-back, which resulted in a their first-ever meeting, scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. read-and-react style of football. En- ACC championship title. The team kickoff, will mark the first gridiron “The first time I run on ter Jon Tenuta from North Caroli- took the championship from the 11/17 meeting between the two schools the field behind the na. In only one year as UNC’s nine-time defending champions The date that Georgia Tech’s Wom- since 1967. defensive guru, Tenuta directed the North Carolina. en’s Basketball will kick off their There is an aura of freshness sur- Rambling Wreck will Tar Heels’ defensive corps to first 2003 season. The team will host rounding the Tech football program. be very exciting for place finishes in the ACC in total Charlotte in the opening round of The Jackets are breaking in a new defense (305.3 ypg.) and passing the Preseason WNIT. coaching staff, as well as several new me.” defense (180.5 ypg.). Volleyball opens position players. The Chan Gailey Tenuta employs an aggressive, Chan Gailey era officially begins for Georgia Tech attacking defensive scheme, and he season in Virginia Georgia Tech Head Coach tomorrow evening. has openly stated that he is salivat- The Yellow Jackets open their Gailey, a long-time NFL coach ing at the opportunity to continu- season under new head coach Bond football and assistant, undergoes his third ally blitz Shymanski this weekend in Fair- college head coaching stint, but his retained Bill O’Brien as offensive Tech’s experienced linebacking fax, Virginia. The team will be com- first in nearly 10 years. A home- coordinator and, despite Gailey’s corps. He would like to see Tech peting in the George Mason forecast town product from Americus, GA, offensive-minded football IQ, he return to its 1998 form, as far as Tournament against nationally Montana vs. Hofstra Gailey expects tomorrow evening insists that O’Brien has been given ranked Northern Iowa, George to be very special. free reign with the play-calling. See Vandy Preview, page 31 Mason, Villanova and Rice. Indiana State vs. Western Michigan Oklahoma vs. Tulsa Lock Haven vs. Northeastern Tech builds on success with solid freshman signees Notre Dame vs. Maryland By Al Przygocki visit to Omaha come June. Missouri vs. Illinois Senior Staff Writer Headlining the incoming fresh- Troy State vs. Nebraska men is a trifecta of high draft picks The 2002 Yellow Jackets base- in Major League Baseball’s amateur Clemson vs. Georgia ball team had one of the best sea- draft who many thought would be Oklahoma State vs. Louisiana Tech sons in school history, but all signs in the pros. Jason Neighborgall, LSU vs. Virginia Tech point to 2003 being even better. It Micah Owings and Tyler Greene will be hard to replace the outstand- could all be Major League stars in a Submit your picks at: ing play and overall leadership of few years, but they all chose Tech nique.net/footballforecast the group of players including Vic- over the minor leagues. tor Menocal, Jason Perry, Tyler Park- Jason Neighborgall has first round er, Matthew Boggs, and Wes talent, but he dropped to the Bos- on Rynders. ton Red Sox in the seventh round All five of those players were in because of concerns over signabili- the starting lineup in the College ty. Neighborgall has a fastball in the deck World Series, and most teams would mid 90s, has been clocked as high as Event Date be devastated by such losses. Tech, 98, and has drawn comparisons to however, had quality backups who Florida Marlin phenom Josh Beck- WV at GM Tourny 8/30–8/31 played with regularity and also will ett. F vs. Vanderbilt 8/31 add some impressive new faces both Concerns over a shoulder injury WV vs. Florida A & M 9/06 in the lineup and on the mound. in his junior season and his high WV vs. Louisville 9/06 By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Combining a core of talented and price tag reportedly in the neigh- F at Connecticut 9/07 The Joltin’ Jackets look to repeat their winning year and CWS trip in the experienced veterans with the new WV- Women’s Volleyball, F – Football coming season with the addition of another stellar freshman class. freshmen should lead to a return See Beesball, page 30 30 • Friday, August 30, 2002 • Technique SPORTS Micah is a tremendous talent and a get better. That’s a major coup to by dropped to the Arizona Diamond- Beesball from page 36 great competitor. Another way that see a guy who is a second round backs in the 45th round because of he is going to be able to help our pick walk away from the Atlanta his clear intentions to attend Tech. borhood of $4 million scared off we have never had two guys with team is that he can really hit. Not Braves and decide that he wanted to The incoming freshmen also include most teams. He should join the start- the amount of talent that they bring only is he a great talent on the mound, spend the next three years at Geor- pitchers Ryan Self and Jared Hyatt, ing rotation right away and has the in right away. If Jason wanted to be and that is where his future is, but gia Tech.” catcher Andy Hawranick, first base- talent to one day be the team’s ace. a first-round pick, he could have he will be a major factor for us of- The rest of the incoming class man Ryan Stanley, and outfielder Micah Owings is both a power fensively.” Steven Blackwood. pitcher and a power hitter. At Gaines- Tyler Greene will be wearing the Commenting on the non-head- ville High, Owings had an amazing “Getting Tyler Greene number 5 this season. As the suc- “We have had some liners in his recruiting class, Head career, putting up unbelievable num- cessor to Nomar Garciaparra and Coach Danny Hall explained, “We bers. His total of 69 career homers was a major coup. Victor Menocal’s number and po- great pitchers in the needed another catcher and I think was one short of tying the national Tyler is a tremendous sition, Greene has some awfully big 10 years that I have that Andy Hawranick was the best record, and he put up a 1.03 ERA shoes to fill. He has the talent as catch and throw guy available.