There is nothing clean about the old-fashioned hate on Saturday when the North Avenue Trade School visits between the hedges. As the tiebreaker in a family, I grew up absolutely hating Georgia Tech. When my dad would say that he didn't mind Tech other than the week of the Georgia game, it would make me sick to my stomach. After one of my older sisters went to UGA, she eventually developed the same disdain for Georgia Tech I had. When my mother suggested I apply to attend Tech, I probably offended her with my reaction. While we have other rivals as big, this game is the one I hate most to lose. With that, let's get to the critical success factors on Saturday.
1 - Be physical.
On defense, we have to be physical against the Tech triple option. I don't mean overpursue or try to blow people up on every play, but we have to maintain gap discipline and tackle crisply. We need to come out with the same intensity we showed in the 2nd half last week where we just gobbl...
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