Top 5 players in GT History (in your opinion)

JJacket said:
Kind of true, but notice this play was all JT5. JT5 made a lot of ööööty plays look good. Tackle absolutely whiffs on this block. The edge is unblocked, 72 does the Sewak fish flop, and JT5 has nowhere to go. Almost any other QB in CFB takes a loss here.

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That’s a true triple play. We ran a ton of zone gives that year where there wasn’t a keep/pitch component; our offense took off behind the success of that play and the dominance of our our OL.

Either way, in the triple play you reference as “all JT” Shaq is blowing the MLB up and driving him 10 yards downfield
 
The Champ said:
That’s a true triple play. We ran a ton of zone gives that year where there wasn’t a keep/pitch component; our offense took off behind the success of that play and the dominance of our our OL.

Either way, in the triple play you reference as “all JT” Shaq is blowing the MLB up and driving him 10 yards downfield
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And it had not much to do with JT5 not losing yards. 72 flopped. 7 was supposed to block the edge, but had to pick up the pieces of 72's flop. Shaq was a great player, no doubt, but with a QB other than JT5 playing, we would have been pretty mediocre. Justin Thomas was a special talent.

Also, if Smelter doesn't get hurt by assholes east of us, we probably beat FSU for the ACCc. The quick back shoulder throw from JT5 to Smelter was an almost unstoppable play. They had that play timed perfectly.
 
JJacket said:
And it had not much to do with JT5 not losing yards. 72 flopped. 7 was supposed to block the edge, but had to pick up the pieces of 72's flop. Shaq was a great player, no doubt, but with a QB other than JT5 playing, we would have been pretty mediocre. Justin Thomas was a special talent.

Also, if Smelter doesn't get hurt by assholes east of us, we probably beat FSU for the ACCc. The quick back shoulder throw from JT5 to Smelter was an almost unstoppable play. They had that play timed perfectly.
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Not having depth is the story of our program in recent memory. Even this year I think it cost at least a couple wins.
 
It's 1: Calvin and 2: Hamilton and then a big blob after that. Demaryius could be argued to be the objective #3. Tech just has had a dearth of really notable football talent throughout the modern era, which is weird given that the basketball and baseball programs have pumped out household-name players constantly. A lot of the names being thrown around here wouldn't even be considered as all-decade talent at a lot of even second-tier programs.
 
no order

Billy Lothridge
Pepper Rodgers
Calvin Johnson
Eddie Lee Ivery
Randy Rhino
 
JJacket said:
Here's mine
1) Joe Hamilton - just in command at QB.
2) John Dewberry - the QB who turned it around
3) Justin Thomas - next level player. There was no such thing as a broken play once he took over the team.
4) Eddie Lee Ivery - UGAg felt it necessary to hurt him at all costs
5) Calvin Johnson - I love RB, but had we gotten a prototypical QB, he becomes the greatest WR in CFB history.

Fight me, it is the off-season. Or change my mind, I'm game

And no, I didn't put defensive players on there so bonus is

6) Keith Brookings - all time leading tackler in GT History. Back to back seasons of 147 & 146 tackles.
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My favorite Tech player is Billy Lothridge. He was our QB while I was growing up. He was also our punter and place kicker. He played during the early to mid 1960s. He was one of Coach Dodd's last great players. I think he finished second for the Heisman Trophy. The main memory I have related to him was my Momma and Daddy taking me to Rich's on a week night to buy a helmet "just like the one Billy Lothridge wears." I also remember the series of pictures across the top of page one of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Sunday paper showing how a play run by Lothridge unfolded. He came along at a special time in my life. I remember people in the fellowship hall of the church talking about how Billy Lothridge had played the day before. Grant Field was the place to be back then, the last years before the pros became the big thing in Atlanta.
 
georgytech said:
In no particular order
Wade Mitchell
Rufus Guthrie
Billy Lothridge
Pepper Rodgers
Eddie Lee Ivery
but hard to leave out Rock Perdoni, Luscious Sanford, Keith Brooking ,Randy Rhino, Clint Castleberry, Gary Lee, Calvin Johnson, Joe Hamilton & a slew of other players from each decade of football. Been a lot of good ones & methinks list like this are a disservice to a lot of great players that get overlooked.
To prove my point I came back to edit ...I meant Billy Shaw to be on that list.
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Larry Stallings? Dave Watson, Jim Breland
 
The Champ said:
That’s a true triple play. We ran a ton of zone gives that year where there wasn’t a keep/pitch component; our offense took off behind the success of that play and the dominance of our our OL.

Either way, in the triple play you reference as “all JT” Shaq is blowing the MLB up and driving him 10 yards downfield
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That's not a triple. Watch Bostic. That's a midline, which as JJacket points out was blocked terribly.
 
Calvin Johnson
Lucius Sanford
Eddie Lee Ivery
John Davis
Ken Swilling
 
BigGTMike said:
second page and no keith brooking mentions?
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Still holds the GT tackles record, and was a tremendous pro but can’t put him in the top 5 college players we’ve had.

4 should be givens, IMO - CJ, Swilling, Joe and yes Harvin. They are the only unanimous AA’s we’ve ever had, plus the guy who should have been our only Heisman winner.
 
It starts with the offensive Line ( no order)

Nat Dorsey
Shaq Mason
Parker Braun
Hugh Reilly
Andrew Gardner
 
No particular order:

JT5
Joe Hamilton
Calvin Johnson
Keith Brooking
Shaq Mason
 
It's obvious that most of the posters on here are pretty damn young. Even though it was either before my lifetime, or at least before I started following Tech football, there were a helluva lot of great players before 1970. And I don't care if it's a "different game now" or not, they were still great and would probably have been great if they played today. Clint Castleberry is the most obvious, but there were several great players in the 1950s too, most notably on the 1952 team. And there were a good many going back through Alexander and even Heisman who are still considered great. Obviously I thoroughly enjoyed the play of all the names mentioned so far, and I wouldn't trade anybody for most of them, but they are not the only great ones, and some of them probably wouldn't be on any all-time list.
 
1. Clint Castleberry
2. Eddie Lee Ivory
3. Calvin Johnson
4. Joe Hamilton
5. Pepper Rodgers

But my favorite will ever be Joe Anoai.
 
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