[Game Thread] Colorado @ Georgia Tech (8:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	ColoradoColorado @ Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Location	Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium
Time	8:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Extension_One_8045]

It’s crazy that the last two GT sporting events have ended on walk-offs (HR and Blocked FG) and have broken the hearts of GT. The Yellow Jackets really are cursed.

[u/Sea_Preparation4874]

It’s obvious the guy on the edge came unblocked. Whose responsibility is that?
Coach Key were tired of starting over, need better high school recruiting. Need some hogs on the offensive line.
This year is starting out on the wrong foot.
What a dismal offense

[u/AlanDank]

George Cucksey.

[u/ToneOpposite9668]

Not sure what the Buffs defense was doing on that last GT drive - the WR caught the ball near 50 and split 4 defenders to gain 20+ yards to take it to the 30. They should have been able to lock that down at the 50 with 4 guys in the play

[u/Specific-Dingo-6513 → u/ToneOpposite9668]

Everyone who knows football knows you don’t try and play defense with no time left, you let the offense in FG range so you can block the kick, football 101! /s

[u/LiquidLight_]

Winning on a blocked kick is SICKOS behavior.

[u/LiquidLight_]

This is Thursday, what are y'all doing making this this interesting?

[u/fatboyslimbz]

GG we deserved to lose by 20+ points.

[u/Sheck_K18]

I don’t understand the coaching decisions there at all. The entire game, couldn’t run the ball at all, every time they let Mendoza pass he was hitting people down the field. The conservative nature at the end of the game costed GT the game. That was also one of the sloppiest and most difficult games to watch in a while.

[u/Specific-Dingo-6513 → u/Sheck_K18]

And isn’t the coach an O line guy? One of the worst o line performances I’ve seen so far this year. Absolutely terrible.

[u/WellsheetMotherHumpa]

Julian Lewis sucks and we still won - GT is in shambles

[u/Academic-Sun3795 → u/WellsheetMotherHumpa]

Please, he's 18, making his 1st start with a new offense a new offensive coordinator in his hometown against a ACC team. He'll be a'ight!

[u/Ok_Wear_5368 → u/WellsheetMotherHumpa]

He really is awful. What’s Deion doing over there.

[u/___VIBEZ___]

Wow

[u/Atrave]

insane bro ngl Prime outdone themselves

[u/One_Engine_Inop]

Who do you have as the best QBs in college this year?

[u/KNYLJNS]

DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?????

[u/Mazois]

We still small though. Don’t forget

[u/last-stop-till-titan]

“Coach beat them with the play, I beat them with the ball”

[u/Francis_X_Hummel]

such a wild weird game, good fight GT, and sorry about the outcome

[u/livingHOFlifestyle]

-2.5 GT was a lock and ofc some crazy stuff happened. I’m done.

[u/WeekendGunnitRefugee]

Poor Lil bro

[u/krazykarl94]

GT has to especially mad about that called back TD now

[u/NixaB345T → u/krazykarl94]

Short answer - Yes

Long answer - Yeah

[u/USS-Awesome → u/krazykarl94]

I would argue it was a 12 point swing because Tech ended up with the ball at their own 1, forced to punt which gave CO great field position for their first TD.

[u/Im_A_Ginger → u/krazykarl94]

Didn't they end up scoring anyway?

[u/krazykarl94 → u/Im_A_Ginger]

Not in the series immediately after that was called back

[u/Im_A_Ginger → u/krazykarl94]

Oh ok I wasn't able to watch, but I saw people in the thread say they scored after. That really sucks then.

[u/krazykarl94 → u/Im_A_Ginger]

Yea, they scored on a return not too long after, but it was long enough after that both could've happened and it could've ended 20-14 if not for that play. Major bummer for GT. Personally, they're an ACC rival so fine by me, but as a football fan it's a bummer haha

[u/HankChinaski- → u/Im_A_Ginger]

A special teams TD shortly after. 

[u/ResidentLibrary]

First UMass then this. People out there losing money big time.

[u/EggplanttWizardd]

Nice to bookend the season with two cupcakes 🧁🧁

[u/tomh987]

Got a banger on the first Thursday night of week one. Greatest sport in the world is back!

[u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

Are y’all telling me the GT players are even tinier and weaker than the Colorado players that everyone was laughing at?

[u/NixaB345T → u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

No, Roche is 6’9” and this will be drilled into my head for the rest of his tenure because the announcers told us 107 times

[u/Imaginary_Rate_6911 → u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

Lmaoooo. The more physical, better rushing team won 🤷‍♂️

[u/New_Accountant2449 → u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

tbf GT players go to class and most care about their grades, but still, they could be bigger.

[u/Exotic-Decision2063]

Shoutout to the GT fan who said they were happy but knew this was coming lmao

[u/psychfan55 → u/Exotic-Decision2063]

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!

[u/spinnychair32]

YAGHHHHH

[u/Ajstylez21]

Holy fuck it’s over

[u/CardiologistLucky386]

Clemson loss mentioned!

[u/frickenWaaaltah]

Buffalos, roll out!

[u/Logical_Arrival6417]

They told me bust down my AP perfect timing ⏱️

[u/seamonkey69]

Everyone at work who doubted Colorado… see you tomorrow

[u/imnevercomments]

Cinema. It’s the competition not the talent

[u/Queasy-Performance-4]

GT being conservative instead of going for the head cost them dearly.

The special teams miscue was the cherry on the cake. Irony at its finest.

[u/CollegeFootballGood]

Thursday night chaos, I love this sport so much

[u/brokentr0jan]

Not a fan of just selling out for the 40+ field goal after that long play. The spike, dump off, and then run just felt so unconfident lol. Like you could have atleast tried to make it closer on that second down before lining it up. Plus why was GT obsessed with running up the middle with a back that can out run everyone on the outside

[u/6Pro1phet9]

Typical CU game lmao Good shit CU

[u/Acrobatic_Town_9801]

Who is red hat dude trying to steal the spotlight lmao

[u/Heickency]

not even chick fil a can erase that one

[u/Capital_Injury1569]

AND ITS ONLY THURSDAYY OF WEEK 1

[u/DocOndansetron]

They told me bust down my AP

[u/Logary]

GT with a radical strategy of having both lines be abysmal dogshit and hoping it’ll work out

[u/AcceptablePlay1769 → u/Logary]

Yes, very inventive! I like our coach but yikes

[u/Ok-Imagination-2308]

Gt needs to just get rid of its sports programs. They will never be good

[u/ResidentLibrary]

Ain’t gonna lie. That TD pass from JuJu was unreal. Put aside he stared down the receiver the whole time. The timing was perfect.

[u/asdf_celestial]

It was messy. It was disorganized. It was... THE GREATEST GAME

[u/Phorskyn]

Lol. Lmao even.

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

"Coach beat em with the play I beat em with the ball that's just how ball works"

Lmao what a quote I like this guy

[u/mylesmass]

Colorado looked good today!

[u/monkeyscancode → u/mylesmass]

Both teams looked awful lmao

[u/mylesmass → u/monkeyscancode]

Colorado looked night and day better haha

[u/Ok_Wear_5368 → u/mylesmass]

Julian Lewis looked horrible.

[u/triplekett]

first 58 minutes of this game: I sleep
last 2 minutes: real shit

[u/SmarkoStunt]

This sickos hormones are going HARD right now

[u/YourUncleFinch]

Life is pain, go Jackets.

[u/thank_burdell]

Fight? uhhhh...

Win? nope.

Drink? oh yeah.

Get Naked? already on it.

[u/DatFryGuy → u/thank_burdell]

Pics or it didn’t happen

[u/TheJURY15]

FOOTBALL!! WE’RE SO BACK

[u/Young-Viiperr]

How do you choke that?

[u/BlazingBlasian]

The Atlanta-based team loses and yet Atlanta as a whole will celebrate 😂

[u/DoctorTheWho → u/BlazingBlasian]

A great ending at Mark Richt Field.

[u/bullsci]

My football hormones are raging

[u/Onlyoneforever]

GOD I MISSED COLLEGE FOOTBALL

[u/steliofuckingkontos]

“Your football hormones should be raging” hell yeah brother

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Nobody will remember it, but Tech’s last offensive drive before losing the lead: they could have bled a minute plus off the clock, but for some undesirable reason, just decided not to. It ended up costing them the game. Just pour coaching across the board.

[u/IsaiahNathaniel → u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Our game management has always suffered.

[u/crispy_towel]

My hormones are raging

[u/KiffinSchoolofEthics]

"It's just how the ball works man"

[u/ZaneThePain]

Uh my football what?

[u/GobiYumaMojave]

loser trying to get on tv

[u/badscene518]

Real Sicko Football

[u/tubawhatever]

I'm actually glad to learn this early on that we're terrible instead of pretending that wasn't the case for 8 weeks straight

[u/HankChinaski- → u/tubawhatever]

Hey. Young QB. Both teams felt that pain. Remember last year. CU played GT pretty close and then they both went completely different directions after. The first game doesn’t seem to mean too much!

[u/Deolater → u/HankChinaski-]

It's like nobody remembers all the fumbles and interceptions in this game last year

[u/HankChinaski- → u/Deolater]

I remember. That is football. This game GT had a special teams TD. Things happen in football. 

[u/thank_burdell → u/tubawhatever]

We have some good parts. We have a lot of not so good parts.

[u/canesfan2269 → u/tubawhatever]

Lucky Miami isn't on the schedule or it would give you false hope again.

[u/ISpyM8 → u/tubawhatever]

Yeah I’d rather us just admit to being ass now rather than get ranked #7 then lose 4 straight.

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/tubawhatever]

Not trying to be mean, but you guys are really bad. From coaching to execution everything was just really bad.

[u/ISpyM8 → u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Oh yeah, no offense taken, that’s just facts. We 100% deserved to lose that game.

[u/Keldon888 → u/tubawhatever]

Makes saturday way more relaxing.

[u/SonOfStoopSign]

Lewis was amped up!

[u/Altruistic_Night2]

I don’t think anybody will blame Colorado for thanking God

[u/TheJewBakka]

Putting on my UTEP Miners hat now. Big game tomorrow.

[u/RoshCS → u/TheJewBakka]

Smh man are we even rivals anymore? You guys have been so pathetic.

[u/Mazois]

That’s going to give our young QB alottt of confidence now. Has to feel good

[u/expiringgumption78]

Happy for Colorado. The program deserves a good year

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/expiringgumption78]

No it doesn’t.

[u/KoreanKopKiller → u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Just remember the Big 8 owned everyone and capitalism had to break it up; we’re too powerful

[u/MS6_Boost]

I have a raging football clue right now

[u/ash-jager-main → u/MS6_Boost]

A what?!

[u/hotpie_for_king → u/ash-jager-main]

A RAGING FOOTBALL CLUE

[u/GameWorden]

Week one makes week zero look like week negative one.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/GameWorden]

Happy Cake Day bro

[u/GameWorden → u/FrenchFreedom888]

Thank you

[u/billsmafia5366]

No one plays football like the Monster Energy Big 12

[u/anythingbutcarrots]

Your football hormones should be raging lmao what a line

[u/chumer_ranion]

"Mentally what was your mindset"???? as opposed to what

[u/nFluxx]

I might never watch football again

[u/digitaldigdug → u/nFluxx]

The D let you down, then special teams. Alberto Mendoza did what he would. If he had even a minute he probably could've got a touchdown even. Rough go for a first game.

[u/NixaB345T → u/digitaldigdug]

Defensive secondary was asleep the whole game, O line was hit or miss, Mendoza could either get a lazy boy in the pocket or get bum rushed immediately, no in between. OC did not feed Mendoza the ball enough, if dude could get a rhythm, he was pretty damn menacing. I mean look at the scramble pass he threw. His awareness is crazy, and he’s constantly scanning the field. I don’t know what his issue is right now but it may be confidence or pressure of being QB1. I may be spoiled by Haynes King but Mendoza seems a bit .. more injury prone.

But overall, they didn’t really play like a unified team. I don’t think Tech has had the current level of talent in many years so my expectations are pretty high.

[u/StrawberryWhich4785 → u/digitaldigdug]

That was poor blocking on that kick, I mean jeeezuz. Also, that Colorado receiver absolutely torched that corner on the touchdown catch. They didn’t show it but it was embarrassing.

[u/StrawberryWhich4785 → u/nFluxx]

That final play was beyond me. That kick was about to boom. Colorado hitting the major special teams play, but woah, did Georgia have a major special teams break down in the end… ouch. Congrats to Colorado, GT needs to do some soul searching after that one.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/nFluxx]

REAL

[u/superworriedspursfan]

Deion really does love atlanta.

[u/Logical_Arrival6417 → u/superworriedspursfan]

ATL loves prime

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Wow, that was a great week of football. What do you mean it's only Thursday?!?

[u/killabeezle]

the tears from the haters are gonna be sooooo satisfying

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

Tech needs to figure their o-line out or it’s going to be a loooong season

[u/Zapem10 → u/Suspicious_Summer883]

Their D line needs to figure it out too since they got run over

[u/thedawgbeard]

Average GPA at tech just went up a lil bit

[u/CowbogRS → u/thedawgbeard]

From 3.8 to 3.9. Fuckin nerds man.

[u/Pyrozooka0]

Wait isn’t removing your helmet on the field like that a flag? Or would that not affect anything

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/Pyrozooka0]

Are you asking for the same officiating crew that blew a fumble touchdown to suddenly start knowing how to referee a game?

[u/Dynamite_McGhee → u/Pyrozooka0]

I think the clock had already run out by the time they were tossing them.

[u/AccordingGain182 → u/Pyrozooka0]

I THINK because the game was over its not a penalty

[u/bl20194646 → u/Pyrozooka0]

clock zeroed out

[u/MurderGiraffe19 → u/Pyrozooka0]

Nah, game is over

[u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel → u/Pyrozooka0]

Game was over

[u/Appropriate_Lead7914]

Georgia Tech quarterback=trash
Georgia Tech defense=trash,
Georgia Tech special teams= trash
You can’t beat Colorado, you can’t beat anybody. What a horrible performance on opening night.

[u/AcceptablePlay1769 → u/Appropriate_Lead7914]

Can only agree with some of that.

Running game (always a GT strength) was atrocious.
O line was absolute crap.

Defense was lacking; D line bordering on full crap.

Special teams a mixed bag: allowed a game-losing blocked FG. Also blocked opponent’s FG and ran a kickoff back 100 yds/TD.

QB was good; not sure where you’re coming from with that part of your comment, unless you’re just uncontrollably frustrated and pissed. Which is completely understandable, I am too. But a one-point opening-game loss need not destroy a season. Hang in there, beat Tennessee convincingly, and we’ll see. Despite last night’s terrible clock management, I think Brent Key has something good going. Or will soon.

[u/Jerrywelfare]

I don't think God had SHIT to do with that game. Loki maybe...

[u/potater_Chip]

😎 never a doubt

[u/ReasonableBet3450]

teams that won an early non-conference on the road last year aren’t fairing too well on the return game it seems

[u/HiImDave12]

Bout to watch Buffalo try and sweat out a win vs Albany, this is the life we chose!

[u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

Wait, but I thought Colorado’s players were laughably undersized and feeble? Why did GT lose to them?

[u/EggplanttWizardd → u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

Tech is trash

[u/HankChinaski- → u/[deleted]]

How many TD’s did GT’s offense have? I forget. No excuses for GT here. Both team’s offenses played bad. Grow up. 

[u/Flioxan → u/[deleted]]

Weird, I thought it was cause Colorado had more points than tech when the game ended.

[u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel → u/[deleted]]

Oh, the refs made GT lose the game?

[u/DetectiveChmpionFace → u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel]

Seeing as how they blew the whistle after a fumble that took away a touchdown from gt and gave colorado a touchdown, yes.

[u/TheFoxBride]

what a spare 58 minutes and unbelievable final 2

[u/ZestycloseStay4666]

I hated that clock it on 1st down

They had PLENTY of time while the chains moved to get ready. You need that down to get yards

[u/National-Substance77 → u/ZestycloseStay4666]

They coulda kicked that from the 1. A block is a block

[u/soonerwx → u/ZestycloseStay4666]

All three snaps after that long completion is how you try to lose a college football game

[u/bcoates26 → u/ZestycloseStay4666]

Or maybe if they had a second timeout?

[u/KirbySmartsHaircut]

“I beat them with the ball” is such a cold comment I love it

[u/Straight_Complaint69]

Thanks GT. Now all week long we will never hear the end of it.

[u/EggplanttWizardd → u/Straight_Complaint69]

At least we get a bye week for the final tilt of the season

[u/mixerslow]

The foreshadowing of him missing earlier, what a sport

[u/ATLfinra]

Great finish

[u/beeknees23]

PHENOMENAL start to the season, gg CU!

[u/Joelsaurus]

God that Monster logo looks awful.

[u/jlt6666]

First time I've believed a guy when he credited God for the win.

[u/BrianDawkins]

Primetime

[u/Fun_Wear2891]

Juju got stripper glitter on

[u/Wild_Bill_Kickcock]

I was sports entertained

[u/Foriegn_Picachu]

No one can convince me NFL Thursday night football is better than this

[u/jbalcer2]

Ahhh yes. God loves Colorado more than Georgia.

[u/dogeatingbanana]

Sicko certified.

[u/SpaceCadetPullUp]

There is not a single person on the planet who looks good in a bucket hat.

[u/Terror-Byte-523 → u/SpaceCadetPullUp]

Liam Gallagher

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Juju is a great interview

[u/mizaistorom]

First 58 minutes absolute garbage. Last 2 minutes? Absolute cinema.

[u/PackYakRS]

did that colorado player on the right edge go early? from that replay it looked like he might have or just timed it near perfectly. what a game

[u/needlenozened → u/PackYakRS]

Looked that way in the stadium. They didn't show a replay.

[u/PackYakRS → u/needlenozened]

https://x.com/MrMatthew_CFB/status/2095720369218785727 shoot that looks VERY close watch that edge on the left side (for colorado)

[u/_TakeMyUpvote_]

that monster energy logo next to big12 is an abomination.

[u/Wild_Bill_Kickcock → u/_TakeMyUpvote_]

Wait until you see the XRP (crypto) patch on jayhawk basketball this year 🤢

[u/EWall100 → u/_TakeMyUpvote_]

It's even a bigger abomination given how little they got for that sponsorship slot

[u/OkieDokieHokiePokie]

Georgia Tech is the first ACC vs non-conferenc loss this season.

[u/Hofgoober69]

Alfredo Mendoza certainly not his brother

[u/bcoates26 → u/Hofgoober69]

I thought he actually looked good. Everything else was bad

[u/Podoboo322 → u/Hofgoober69]

Idk how you can put the loss on him of all people

[u/cubgerish → u/Podoboo322]

He literally put them in a position to win the game given 37 seconds from their 25.

Tech missing an easy earlier field goal, and giving up an easy block lost it.

He may have had some mistakes here and there, but between the 2 field goal fuckups, their running game being non-existent, and the awful call on the fumble, I don't know anyone could leave this at his feet.

[u/MAHOMES_10_TIME_MVP]

We just watched a classic between 2 3-9 teams.

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Sicko Thurdsay did not disappoint

[u/Dentyne_3]

im happy colorado won

[u/MS6_Boost]

Bro, are those freckles fake?

[u/tth1987 → u/MS6_Boost]

its the shit from the artificial turf. its rubber pellets.

[u/MS6_Boost → u/tth1987]

I don’t miss turf monkeys from marching in college

[u/Legitimate-Gold7623 → u/MS6_Boost]

Dude looks like the type to do fake freckles

[u/RiseOfTroyRTW → u/MS6_Boost]

I thought it was turf pellets

[u/NormalMap167 → u/MS6_Boost]

I was hoping it's just shit from the field...

[u/Ok-Imagination-2308]

Why is gt division 1 again?

[u/Podoboo322 → u/Ok-Imagination-2308]

One of the more storied programs in college football

[u/Ok-Imagination-2308 → u/Podoboo322]

600 years ago maybe. Not anymore.

[u/Podoboo322 → u/Ok-Imagination-2308]

Well see that’s the thing about history. It’s inherently in the past.

[u/Typical-Conference14]

As fun as the game was. That monster patch is so ass