For instance, Bulldogs quarterback Matthew Stafford decided to skip town on Thursday after he learned his Friday class was cancelled.
“I’m going home to Dallas,” he said. “I might go to the Cowboys game on Sunday. I’m pretty excited about it.”
Linebacker Rennie Curran went to get fitted for a tuxedo Tuesday night for his special plans on Saturday.
“One of my boys is getting married this weekend,” he said. “I’m just going to see some family and go watch a high school game Friday night.”
Defensive tackle Corvey Irvin is very excited how he’s going to spend his quite weekend.
“I’m going back to Augusta and see my little boy,” he said. “I’ve haven’t seen him in a while and I miss him.”
Respectful, But Not Scared of GT
Everyone knows that the Yellow Jackets have installed a new offense this year that is essentially the triple option, which has allowed Georgia Tech to be much more competitive this season than anybody had expected.
It’s an offense that can compile tons of yardage on the ground and can rip through a defense if it’s undisciplined.
“If you start guessing at that offense, you’ll screw yourself,” Irvin said. “Assignments are going to be big. They don’t have a lot of plays that they run, but if you can’t stop it, they’re going to kill you.”
But Irvin says he’s confident Georgia will be able to slow down the rushing attack of the Yellow Jackets if he and his teammates play smart.
“I’m pretty sure it can be stopped,” he said. “They’re not undefeated or anything.”
A Very Good Season
Even though there are plenty of fans that are upset at how the season has turned out for the Bulldogs, who didn’t even win the Eastern Division, Curran said all has not been lost.
“We’re not exactly where we want to be from where we were at the beginning of the season,” he said. “Coming into the season, we knew it was going to be rough. We faced a lot of adversity.
“A lot of teams would lot to be where we’re at. It’s nothing to complain about because it could always be worse.”
We Hardly Knew Ya
Irvin isn’t your typical Bulldog. He didn’t come to Athens straight out of high school. Instead, he is one a very few select players to play for Georgia after playing his first two years at a junior college.
He’s been very instrumental this season after the injuries to fellow tackles Kade Weston and Jeff Owens. Without Irvin, the Bulldogs would have been in very bad shape.
“Two years and I’m gone,” he said. “I can’t believe my last game is in two weeks. I’m going to miss it.”
Irvin admitted that had Owens and Weston been around all season that he probably wouldn’t be the player or person he is today.
“My personality changed a lot,” Irvin said. “I had to grow up and be the next man.”
