Technical Tidbits 9/19: Jackets abuse Commodore defense, await Thursday matchup with Clemson

Georgia Tech improved to 3-0 on the season last Saturday with a dominant 38-7 victory over the SEC's Vanderbilt Commodores at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Just about everything went well for Tech offensively, including an 81-yard touchdown pass from Justin Thomas to Marcus Marshall on a wheel route for the first play of the game and over 500 yards of total offense for the day. The loss was so bad for the Commodores that it even spawned an "early look at coaching candidates" article from Vanderbilt's SB Nation site, reflecting how ugly the Derek Mason era has been in Nashville so far. I feel for them, but that's what happens when a team comes in unprepared to face Paul Johnson's offense. It's a bit ironic considering that Mason is the man who once led a seminar on stopping option-based offenses (admittedly focused on Oregon/Auburn-style read option systems), but we'll take the win and move on.

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