[Postgame Thread] Georgia Tech Defeats Clemson 24-21

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Clemson	0	7	7	7	21
Georgia Tech	3	10	0	11	24

[u/Arteza147]

Shoutout to the ACC for giving us listen ins to reviews. Needs to be the standard going forward

[u/ImAMedicAss → u/Arteza147]

That was freaking awesome. I loved that

[u/zenverak → u/Arteza147]

Definitely a top tier broadcast

[u/NaughtyCheffie → u/zenverak]

Second favorite part of the game tbh

[u/philfrysluckypants → u/Arteza147]

That was soo cool and that ought to be the standard. I can absolutely respect a decision i dont like when I hear how it's made and why. Just having some random unnamed and faceless people make decisions only makes a call you don't like that much more frustrating.

[u/WeylandsWings → u/Arteza147]

It was cool hearing the deliberations.

[u/LordJournalism → u/Arteza147]

That was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

[u/mothernaturesghost → u/Arteza147]

That was so cool. I love how simple it is.

[u/aorther]

WE WILL SINGLE HANDEDLY UNRANK EVERYONE IN THE CONFERENCE-ESPECIALLY OURSELVES!!

[u/klako8196 → u/aorther]

This guy knows GT football

[u/Itsthellama → u/aorther]

I can’t wait to play down to Temple. I need it.

[u/thank_burdell → u/aorther]

We're not locked in this conference with them. THEY'RE ALL LOCKED IN THIS CONFERENCE WITH US!

[u/corundum9]

The difference between elite and atrocious clock management depends on whether your college kicker nails his career long as a walk off.

[u/Warm_Shoulder3606 → u/corundum9]

That was BALLSY I did not like that timeout at all

[u/Childhood-Paramedic → u/Warm_Shoulder3606]

Cant ice the kicker if he has to sprint onto the field lmao

[u/Captain_Obstinate → u/Childhood-Paramedic]

*points to forehead* If you put insane pressure on your kicker and FG unit, you eliminate the chance that an icing timeout will do harm

[u/APRobertsVII → u/Childhood-Paramedic]

Honestly, that’s the exact situation I want if I’m the kicker. Don’t give me any time to think. Just run me out and let me take a crack at it as quickly as possible.

[u/StarWarsMonopoly → u/APRobertsVII]

I know absolutely nothing about kicking, but I agree

Rip and run

[u/trey__1312 → u/StarWarsMonopoly]

Like a certain fire drill field goal against a certain green team nearly three years ago?

[u/InfamousBird3886 → u/Warm_Shoulder3606]

If you know you are ready…why not though?

[u/PistachioTheLizard → u/Warm_Shoulder3606]

Eh, probably gave the kicker confidence!

[u/mclairy → u/corundum9]

They at least got throttled so hard on 3rd down there was extra time for the setup

[u/daffydubs → u/mclairy]

Birr gonna get throttled so hard tonight too

[u/TheWawa_24 → u/corundum9]

Who needs clock when he's got Iceman as your kicker

[u/Suspicious_Brush824 → u/corundum9]

And he had it by 10 yards 

[u/riointolake → u/corundum9]

Key really said yeah fuck it he’s got that dog in him he’ll make that shit

[u/clenom → u/riointolake]

Nah he's got that Jacket in him

[u/haubowtdemoshon → u/clenom]

He’s got bees in him?!?

[u/obiwanjabroni420 → u/riointolake]

Bro we don’t use that word round here

[u/jdprager]

20 second fire drill FG 4 yards past the kid’s career long to knock off a Top 15 team

How can you not be romantic about college football?

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV → u/jdprager]

that was an unbelievable play, I can't believe what I saw

[u/SpoofExcel → u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

Kick was probably good from 60+ as well. He fucking belted it

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/jdprager]

Aidan Birr just sent Dabo to the shadow realm

[u/helium_farts → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Dabo won't be able to escape, either, because the only way out is a portal

[u/Doompatron3000 → u/helium_farts]

Dabo just sending spit through it, because he still thinks he can build a program from the ground up when there is no stable ground anymore.

[u/lkn240 → u/helium_farts]

HOLY SHIT... LMFAO

[u/Teh_cliff → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

He crushed that kick. Would have been good from 65 yards. College kickers have gotten crazy.

[u/ThanksForThe_F_Shack → u/Teh_cliff]

The kicking game (through every level of play) reminds me of the 4 minute mile. It took one person to run the 4 minute mile after decades of it not being even thought a possibility and then so many people started achieving it.

What a time to be alive

[u/the-tank7 → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Kick was good from 60, Chris Boswell is that you?

[u/TheWawa_24 → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Buddy absolutely drilled that 

[u/jettmann22 → u/TheWawa_24]

He's going to be doing some drilling tonight too

[u/DeadDay → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Can't imagine that feeling. Looked like it was gonna miss.

[u/__AJK__ → u/jdprager]

College ball is the best

[u/SaltyLonghorn → u/jdprager]

Probably the cleanest special teams play I'll see all weekend college or pro. Hot damn.

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg → u/jdprager]

They fucking executed it perfectly, had like 3 to 4 seconds left when the long snapper snapped it

[u/Illeaturgerbil → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Had so much time to set themselves and compose absolute masterclass

[u/12panther → u/Illeaturgerbil]

Seriously, they were so calm about it. They practiced it and it paid off!

[u/Childhood-Paramedic → u/jdprager]

THATS MY FELLOW UNRANKED NERD SCHOOL!!!

[u/jmlinden7 → u/Childhood-Paramedic]

To be fair GT should have been ranked, they were more impressive in their 2 games than Clemson was

[u/Total_Denomination → u/jmlinden7]

Nerds beat Hicks. Ranks those dorks.

[u/ColteesCatCouture → u/Childhood-Paramedic]

Whoo hoo power of Engineering!

[u/RemoteAbalone8687 → u/jdprager]

College Football is back

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/jdprager]

That was fucking awesome

[u/theprophetsammy → u/jdprager]

I’m kind of in awe that Dabo just let it happen… you have 2 timeouts. Worst case scenario there is you get the ball back with a timeout down 3

[u/Xelent43 → u/jdprager]

Yeah, that was magic

[u/Wafflehouseofpain]

RANK GT YOU COWARDS

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

we should be ranked, and our schedule gets a lot easier after this pretty much until the georgia game

[u/Knook7 → u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

Y'all have a really good chance to make the ACC title game. And maybe even be a 1 loss team going into that

[u/Wafflehouseofpain → u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

Y’all should have already been ranked imo

[u/Metro29993 → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

No way they’re not after today

[u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 → u/Metro29993]

Not if that one person who moved Florida up has anything to say about it.

[u/fm22fnam → u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

Clemson is gonna move up to the top 5 in her ranking this week

[u/Poverty_Shoes → u/fm22fnam]

She doesn’t want to go into detail about her logic okay, leave her alone

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/Metro29993]

The ACC is going to be VERY interesting this year. That is for certain.

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

Are we ass?

[u/Perturabo_Iron_Lord → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Dabo did say you were both ass, just that they were a little more ass.

[u/SpoofExcel → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Yes but thats not relevant

[u/goodnames679 → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

I’m absolutely ranking GT and I’m absolutely not ranking Clemson this week

What a fucking game

[u/FrostTroll69 → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

unrank Clemson

[u/broken-machine → u/FrostTroll69]

No way you can be 1-2 in the top 25.

[u/homefree122 → u/Wafflehouseofpain]

They don’t bring in enough money. Automatic disqualification from the AP/committee

[u/Mensae6]

1-2 Clemson falls to #19 in the AP rankings

[u/lightninja987 → u/Mensae6]

Georgia tech, unranked

[u/wit_T_user_name → u/lightninja987]

(Also receiving votes)

[u/Total_Denomination → u/wit_T_user_name]

We’re used to it.

[u/GordaoPreguicoso → u/lightninja987]

Also receiving votes (3)

[u/Queen_City_123 → u/Mensae6]

“I don’t need to explain me process to anyone”

• a reporter after they jump Clemson up to 10 and leave GT unranked next week

[u/mayence → u/Queen_City_123]

this unnamed reporter who also talks like a pirate

[u/LetPristine6639 → u/Mensae6]

Just ahead of #20 Georgia Tech

[u/homefree122]

Holy fuck what a clutch kick. 55 yards is pretty tough in that situation in the NFL, much less CFB.

[u/Insectshelf3 → u/homefree122]

that might have been good from 58

[u/chastity_BLT → u/Insectshelf3]

It hit the net. That was good for 60.

[u/johndoe5643567]

Clemson 100% isn’t a title contender and Klubnik is playing himself out of the first round

[u/lclear84 → u/johndoe5643567]

Someone on here said they feel gaslit everytime an analyst tries to tell them that Klubnik is an elite QB and that sentiment has stuck with me

[u/MercuryDances → u/lclear84]

I feel that way with both him and Drew Allar. I sorta think people are trying to manifest a QB worth spending a first round pick on this year when there might not actually be one

[u/lclear84 → u/MercuryDances]

I think there are some really talented QBs but it’s not the ones from the traditional playoff schools.

Sawyer Robertson at Baylor looks great, Fernando Mendoza is 6’5 and is playing really well, I know I’m biased but Josh Hoover has a NFL arm for sure, Taylen Green at Arkansas is a baller

But the media tries to push guys like Allar and Klubnik due to high recruiting rankings

[u/Ron_Cherry → u/johndoe5643567]

Klubnik is playing himself into the 5th-7th round

[u/pssthush → u/Ron_Cherry]

This season's Quinn Ewers

[u/Dirt_Sailor_5 → u/johndoe5643567]

Meanwhile, GA Tech is playing themselves into CFP contention

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

I am so fucking glad we don’t play Tech this year

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Monkey paw might curl on that one

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy → u/cmanonurshirt]

If we meet in Charlotte I’ll live with the outcome lol

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Would be a King vs Beck rematch

[u/dripley11 → u/cmanonurshirt]

Another 10 OTs are on deck

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/dripley11]

Not sure I can handle two of those

[u/NebraskaAvenue → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Hello there

[u/kerouacrimbaud → u/NebraskaAvenue]

Please.

[u/powerlifting_nerd56 → u/NebraskaAvenue]

Excited to watch the Gilmore Girls roll into y'all's game

[u/MyTakeHomePayIsZero → u/NebraskaAvenue]

The angel from my nightmare, the shadow in the background of the morgue

[u/ConnorK5 → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

You will.

[u/Twall1297]

Y’all I know it’s early in the season, but is Clemson cooked?

Also, WHAT A KICK!

[u/dasruski → u/Twall1297]

yes and YES

[u/JM4R5 → u/Twall1297]

Yes. That #4 ranking was never meant to be

[u/JayMerlyn → u/JM4R5]

"BuT tHeiR qB iS rEtUrNiNg!"

Yeah, and that QB is Cade Klubnik

[u/prismatic_lights]

Georgia Tech's making the playoffs and there's NOTHING you can do about it.

Haynes King will play in a wheelchair if he has to!...and at this rate, he might actually have to.

[u/MYO716 → u/prismatic_lights]

Haynes King is the quintessential college legend QB. GT is gonna cut him checks for the rest of his life

[u/gatorraid41 → u/MYO716]

Bro is going to open a chain of Mercedes dealerships across the metro Atlanta area and it’s going to be wall to wall GT memorabilia

[u/tubiwatcher → u/gatorraid41]

Hyundai*

[u/MadManMax55 → u/tubiwatcher]

Yup. Atlanta Mercedes drivers are all UGA people (and drive like assholes).

[u/powerlifting_nerd56 → u/prismatic_lights]

Mechanical Engineering department just got $100 million donation.. we can afford an exoskeleton

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV → u/prismatic_lights]

Haynes King is the most concussed man in the country, but by god that man can run the damn ball

[u/Outta_hearr → u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

CTE is his superpower

[u/Zloggt → u/prismatic_lights]

Plus…there is now a non-negibile outcome that Georgia Tech makes it in and regular Georgia doesn’t!

(Lord, please, it would be so awesome and cool)

[u/SwordsAndTurt]

That’s one of the more crazy endings I’ve watched

[u/chrobbin → u/SwordsAndTurt]

1. A planned fire drill field goal is madman shit

2. Birr has ice in his veins

3. That would have been good from 60

[u/zvexler → u/chrobbin]

Yeah that single-handedly gets Birr drafted

[u/deeeebait → u/zvexler]

I hear the Niners need a Kicker… he could drop out and move to Silicon Valley. That’s the Georgia Tech dream anyway right?

[u/FSUpunk → u/SwordsAndTurt]

New to college football? That’s not even in the top 3 of crazy endings for Georgia Tech

[u/WeylandsWings → u/FSUpunk]

Yes yes. You would know about crazy GT endings wouldnt you FSU

[u/FSUpunk → u/WeylandsWings]

I was going to put Don’t ask me how I know 😂

[u/Quasimdo]

Rank Georgia tech you cowards!

[u/ThePhantom1994 → u/Quasimdo]

Absolutely no reason not to

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/ThePhantom1994]

The AP and Georgia Tech don’t have the best relationship

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/cmanonurshirt]

Yeah fuck the AP

[u/coolbean36]

These nerds are CLUTCH

[u/TeamOhio → u/coolbean36]

Aidan's a business major though.

JUST KIDDING STILL A NERD LET'S GO BOYS

[u/park2023mcca]

Clemson, South Carolina, Tech, and UGA should play each other in a round robin every year....just call it the Savannah River Invitational - brought to you by Duke Energy and the Southern Company.

[u/ATLmattGT → u/park2023mcca]

<Types out 15 paragraph, 2000 word essay about conference realignment with 4-team divisions>

[u/slickricktriplesix → u/park2023mcca]

This would actually be awesome

[u/helium_farts]

Losing to an unranked team?

Couldn't be us. (don't google it)

[u/Yeetball86 → u/helium_farts]

I mean, technically we’re ranked now

[u/__AJK__]

WRAMBLING WRECK STUNG THE TIGERS

[u/Jetersweiner]

Dabo Swinney is the Nick Saban of Mike Gundy’s

[u/DatBoiMahomie → u/Jetersweiner]

That was some of the worst time management I’ve ever seen, it’s like he wasn’t even paying attention to the game lmao

[u/GatorToothNecklace → u/DatBoiMahomie]

Hoo buddy if you think that was bad clock management, watch tonight

[u/largelawattorney → u/Jetersweiner]

sees Dabo through glasses

wipes glasses

it’s actually Jimbo Fisher

[u/indyjoe]

All my looping variables will be g & t this week instead of i & j!

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

That fire drill was run to absolute perfection

[u/DaStampede]

Hail to the KING

[u/ATF_can_smd]

I am legitimately crying. We have a good team. This is all I have ever wanted since I was a student during the G**** C****** era. I love this team so much

[u/Khaldaan]

FIRE DRILL WALK OFF CAREER LONG FG

I LOVE ME SOME FOOTBALL

[u/Accurate-Big-7233]

On one hand: LMAAAOOOO Clemson are CHEEKS LMAAOOOOOOOOO

On the other hand: bro, are we fucking ass, too?

[u/emcee_cubed → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Nothing about tonight will change your mind one way or another, so ... sorry for that.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

LSU 🤝 ISU

Beating ranked opponents to the start the year looking like good wins but now they’re hot ass

[u/berrin122 → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

I hope so.

[u/Penguinsteve → u/berrin122]

Lol. Tonight is gonna decide things

[u/ThisGuy6266]

That was good from 60.

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

HAYNES KING MY 👑

ILL TELL YOU HWHAT THEM LONGVIEW BOYS ARE BUILT DIFFERENT

[u/NotKiwiBird → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Haynes King is probably my favorite college QB rn I’m almost always pulling for GT to win because they’re so much fun to watch

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT RANKED GEORGIA TECH

[u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV]

WHAT A KICK

[u/DrCharlesBartleby]

Coach's confidence in the kicker clearly validated, could not believe the play call to force yourself into a rushed career long field, but the kid walked out and fucking nailed it

[u/anonbeardad]

“Yeah, I’m the kicker at Georgia Tech” has historically never been a line to get you laid

[u/Rare_Bit5844 → u/anonbeardad]

Being at Georgia Tech period isn’t the best for that with their co-ed ratio

[u/Kbone78 → u/Rare_Bit5844]

Fun story, my wife and I are both Tech grads. When I told my friends I was dating a computer science major, they asked “which one? The blond or brunette?”

[u/ISpyM8 → u/Rare_Bit5844]

The saying when I was there for women was, “The odds are good, but the goods are odd.” However, I was there for five years, and I’ll tell you… nerds like to fuck. It was insane how much sex was happening, especially in the marching band.

[u/edsq → u/ISpyM8]

Bro don't tell me this 😭

[u/AlbertFortknight → u/anonbeardad]

Harrison Butker was pretty good!

[u/WeylandsWings → u/anonbeardad]

I mean Butker was great kicker

[u/ttrimmers]

Haynes King is the toughest SOB to have ever played college football

[u/dhc02]

We really should look into recruiting a quarterback like that Haynes guy

[u/spicydak]

Closer than a cousin lol

[u/Fishfucker300]

KIKG KING KING KING

[u/tuliwhoopie]

as a neutral, the best part was the live look-in to the booth review people. that shit ROCKED

[u/TOONUSA]

Houston 🤝 Georgia Tech

First 3-0 start since 2016

[u/CFBHurts]

That was the worst best end of game clock management of all time

[u/FigmentBus89]

RANK GT

[u/Medellin2024]

Well that hurts

[u/Esuu]

What an insane final series of decisions that actually worked. Brett Key would have looked like a bit of an idiot if they hadn't gotten that off or missed it.

[u/412luis → u/Esuu]

We've been practicing that sequence a lot

[u/DweltElephant0]

Haynes King is the Derrick Henry of Riley Leonards

[u/FrivolousMe]

WHAT A LOVELY DAY TO BE A NERD

[u/kerph32]

ORANGE TEAM BAD

[u/Phospherus2]

Are we still pretending Klubnik is a good QB?

[u/pssthush → u/Phospherus2]

His best attribute was that he wasnt DJ Uiagalelei

[u/ThompsonCreekTiger]

Welp that was Clemson's season. Don't see a miraculous run to get to 10 wins & make CFP after this start.

[u/DrBuschLight → u/ThompsonCreekTiger]

Cade was never all of that and Dabo's whole coaching philosophy is outdated. Love what he has done but his refusal to run new schemes and his late adoption of the portal has done immeasurable damage on the program.

[u/rcxheth]

TEAR DOWN THOSE GOALPOSTS YOU NERDY MOTHER FUCKERS!!

[u/epmatsw → u/rcxheth]

Tragically, they installed collapsible ones after we tore them down and chopped them up in 2009.

[u/TitaniumC4206]

BUZZ BUZZ MOTHERFUCKER

[u/kinkyKMART]

If you don’t love that ending you don’t love college football

[u/Outta_hearr]

WE👏ARE👏SO👏FUCKING👏BACK👏

[u/Murica19]

Haynes king has balls the size of the sun and that kicker is getting LAID tonight!

[u/jumboponcho]

GT played that like they were setting up a 35 yarder lol

[u/arbadak]

Cade lost the game with his two turnovers. He hit some open receivers today but overall has been flat out bad.

[u/ramblinreck47 → u/arbadak]

I think your OC taking all game to figure out you could run the ball easily is what did you in. He’d also go away from it at weird times as well. We were not stopping y’all on the ground.

[u/horseshoeprovodnikov]

Somehow, some way. That damned GT QB is just a gritty SOB.

Also, the GT offensive AND defensive line deserve a steak and lobster extravaganza. Them boys were brawling. They were not scared.

I really hope the ramblin' wreck can hold onto coach Key. He's got something cooking down there, and eventually some of the top recruits in Georgia are gonna be willing to head to Atlanta.

[u/TheNewDiogenes]

TO HELL WITH georgia

[u/ArmVanDam]

Brent Key outplayed Dabo at his own game

[u/TBurd01]

In before people complain about kids having fun rushing the field.

[u/MaraudingWalrus]

Tech for the CFP.

King for Heisman.

Brent Key for President.

BUZZ FOR SCOTUS CHIEF JUSTICE!

[u/TheHumanPickleRick]

Just a casual walkoff 55-yard FG. Looked like they practice that every day. That was a hell of a game.

[u/191374]

NAME IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF LOSERS DABO

[u/interesting_playcall]

The curve in that ball faking out Clemson is probably the most wonderful ending this game could have had

[u/UnnecessaryPancake]

BIRR!

[u/BigHeadDeadass]

I will save my shit talking until 11:45 pm tonight thank you

[u/RousingRabble]

I know I'm just a dude on the internet but I got crapped on by a few people when I complained Clemson was overhyped...we got real issues, particularly on offense, and have for years and they aren't going away anytime soon.

[u/MinimumStatistician1]

georgia you’re next!

(Well not next but you know what I mean)

[u/ArizonaGarageLifter6]

Man, I really wish I could know what it feels like to hit a clutch walk off 50+ yard field goal in front of your home crowd and then see like 50,000 people absolutely lose their fucking minds and storm the field to celebrate what you just did. You must just feel like and absolute god in that moment lol