Remember the story of Ferdinand the Bull? He was a big burly bull who , against all expectations, had absolutely no interest in fighting. His lack of intensity and his puny competitive spirit were downright puzzling to all those who saw the situation unfold. Ring any bells, Falcons fans? The local
There are 11 days left on MLB regular season schedule. The Atlanta Braves have a 5.5 game lead over Philadelphia, with 10 games left on the schedule . The Phillies have 11 games left. It's far too soon to even project playoff scenarios. The current MLB system , with
Well..... Saturday night showed a Tech team that played somewhat less poorly than their first effort 10 days earlier. That is a light form of progress. The result was the same--a loss--this one by a 45-24 count to the boys from east Tennessee. Tech fans left the
There are 108 stitches in a baseball. And roughly 108 words in any short comment from CJ Nitkowski. Coincidence? In Year Two of the tenure of the two main broadcasters for televised Braves' games, the verdict is unchanged : meh. The work of Brandon Gaudin and C.J. Nitkowski isn&
To the surprise of no one, the Atlanta Fakecons lost their first game of the new season, 20-13 to the host Pittsburgh Steelers. To produce that loss, Atlanta coach Stefanski used an innovative combination of bad strategies– a slightly injured third- string QB (who played commensurate to his standing
Mediocrity is a tough place to live. But there are worse predicaments. Like hoping to get to mediocrity. Like the Atlanta Falcons. The NFL is designed to help the teams that are down. Those teams can theoretically bubble back up with the help of high draft picks, and with parity
Coach Prime wore a big smile as the game wound down last Thursday night in Atlanta. His Buffaloes held on for a one- point win, upsetting Georgia Tech by blocking a last second field goal attempt to win 14-13. Sanders has had many outstanding moments in this city since
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Georgia Tech Needs To Bring Angry Ambition To Their Next Kickoff Legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant had a famous quote regarding the three steps to take to properly address a mistake. "Admit it. Learn from it. Don't repeat it", said Bryant. That was good counsel
Georgia Tech's new QB Alberto Mendoza had an unsatisfying first game to launch his time at the helm for the Yellow Jackets. The sophomore was part of a losing effort, with Tech falling 14-13 to Colorado. "I'm a winner", declared Mendoza in a
No one saw this coming. At least no one in the Georgia Tech sphere. They did not anticipate a sixty -minute amalgam of pigskin ineptitude rising to this order of magnitude. Not that they couldn't lose Game One of a fresh campaign. There were too many unknowns to
Georgia Tech and Colorado have played only once over their long histories. That game, of course, was August of 2025, with the Yellow Jackets winning 27-20. But for a series history so small and recent, the two schools have a rivalry of sorts that goes back much further. Georgia
This hazy, yellowed photograph speaks to the high promise of a long- imagined return visit. The scene was a simple random moment, on a warm summer day, caught in an incidental picture showing kids playing baseball. Kids who cannot be positively identified. But they're all from the neighborhood.
Georgia Tech coach Brent Key took a different route at Tuesday's press conference to answer a query about the current state of affairs in college football in the USA. Asked about his take on the current circumstance of having to reconsttuct a roster each year, Key took a
Georgia Tech Head Coach Brent Key. (photo RamblinSports.com) Georgia Tech head football coach Brent Key covered an array of topics at his post- practice press conference August 25. But before he fielded questions on some of the common topics– injuries, position competition, player evaluation, etc.– he made a point
Somebody had to do it. Somebody had to be the guy to follow up the spectacular offensive heroics of Haynes King, an all- time great QB at Georgia Tech, now making his mark in the NFL. That someone is Alberto Mendoza– a native of Florida, and former player with Indiana,
Georgia Tech Defensive Line Coach Jess Simpson (photo RamblinSports.com) Georgia Tech finished up a fine 2025 season on a low note, losing four of their last five games. There were multiple reasons for that drop off, including a defense that got more porous in the season's final
Tar and feathers are the order of the day for Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos after he failed to tickle the fancy of the team's fans by swinging a major deal by the trade deadline yesterday. So said scores of fans who were underwhelmed by the trades completed
Georgia Tech is well-positioned to handle punting situations in the upcoming season. In the off-season, Tech secured the services of Alex Bacchetta, grad transfer following his 2025 campaign at Rice. Last season for the Owls he punted 62 times for a 45.0 yard average, with a long
On Thursday, July 30, the Braves edged Washington 5-4 to win the first game of the final third of the regular season. Atlanta brought a 63-45 record into that game. 108 games constitute two- thirds of baseball's 162 game regular season marathon. Now at 64- 45,