After defeating, then No. 4 Virginia Tech with an overwhelming display offensive fireworks and some pretty good defense, Georgia Tech shot up 11spots in the polls and is now looking to be the ACC’s benchmark squad with its highest ranking since 2001. The Yellow Jackets are 12th in the first BCS standings.Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1 ACC) posted their first victory at home over a top-five team since 1962, and the way they did it was definitely a throwback to an era when offenses such as the wishbone and veer ruled the college football landscape.In doing so, Tech has clearly demonstrated that coach Paul Johnson’s funky spread-option offense is more than just a gimmick.Throwing, of course, had nothing to do with it. Georgia Tech put the ball in the air a grand total of seven times. The Hokies caught as many (an interception by Dorian Porch) as the Yellow Jackets (whose lone completion was Nesbitt’s 51-yard throw to Demaryius Thomas in the second quarter).Not to worry. With Bud Fosters’ lunch...
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