OleMissNatty

my game notes: Overall performance A+ (doesn't matter who we play; you play who is on the schedule). Totally focused effort by all; players and coaches (heck, even the band) for a full 60 minutes.

Key takeaways:
1. J Dart - can't do it any better; picture perfect. Would have thrown for 700 yards full game
2. J Wells - great to see his first TD. Looked good and hoping he stays healthy all year (still trying to understand why Furman #5 gave up and did not leg tackle Wells)
3. JJ - excellent performance, both O and D (nice ball shift from hand to hand on the TD run); he really thinks he is a running back
4. Walter and Princely - just dominating, of course no surprise. Those two can be scary good this year
5. Amos - super talented, underrated (so far) all SEC DB in waiting
6. TE's - is there a better TE combo in CFB? I really hope Lane/Charlie overweight this dual combo all year; or really hit it when the situation arises
7. Chris Paul - total quality in limited minutes; Super fast, tenacious. Looked like he was out to destroy some people,
8. T Harris - nothing to add here - best WR in America (I think he got concussed when he hit the back of his head in the end zone)
9. OL - really good output, a lot of mix/match to make this all work but really good look early on
10. Team Game Ball - to all for FOCUS. Really easy to take this one lightly and/or relax in 2H; I saw nobody take their foot off the accelerator, and that speaks well for the entire coaching staff and players; take nothing for granted.

Positive surprises: Matt Jones looked really good, but small sample size. I really liked the C Hardie pick-up at the time and he looked good; covers a lot of turf quickly and a TFL specialist. I did not expect to see Princely until Kentucky but he looked top notch; just hope the shoulder holds up. Not really a surprise but Perkins speed is unbelievable, as seen taking down the QB; looked like Lawrence Taylor there for a minute; L Moore seemed to have a nice game; really nice contributions from the Freshman (Kam, Noreel, William) and from C Lee and A Williams.

The SMALL things matter: Check out the blocks by Tre and C Lee in the end zone on Dart's TD run. They both took out their defenders and Tre locked up his guy for a good 5 seconds, giving Dart a nice clean runway for the TD. That is how you win big games w/execution and team ball

Final thoughts; 1) thinking about JWAT and hope he is OK; he is needed; 2) This squad is immensely talented and after watching some of our SEC brothers this weekend (except GA), the future looks super bright.

That's all I got; I know I missed some positives as there were too many to mention. 15 more to go, LFG!
:cheers:

Nobody - assuming no DNPs to key position talent (like Bell) for top games. Ole Miss will close the gap but is not making up a 35 point gap.

Can you imagine GT with J Ivey back on the Dline - I was really impressed with Tech's overall game. Oline has serious beef and skill, Running game, receivers, QB is tough and good (sorry TAM), and the Defense looked totally prepared and ready to play; Efford, the LB (#44) was a beast and the secondary was coming up hard and cracking people. Maybe FSU really does suck but a win is always good, especially in week 1. I really like Coach Key's attitude and think he is a very good one. Tech looses to the Rebels by 20 head-to-head and CLK is the best but nice to see a team show up ready to play and take no prisoners in week #1 (or I guess week #0).