NCAA Football 12 Covers

A few covers I made for NCAA Football 12. The credit to these photos belongs to multiple photographers like Josh Sandler, Quentin Biles, Jerry Pillarelli, and various AP photographers.

Georgia Tech 41 - South Carolina State 10

The B-Back Brigade pushes me up as I celebrate our 27 points on the board.

Thank you photographer Josh D Weiss for this awesome photo.

(Click on the photo for larger version)

B-Back Brigade

Hey Everyone,


Go Jackets!
Football season is just around the corner! The Yellow Jackets are hungry for more than just an ACC championship. After watching those 25+ hours of practice in the spring, I can assure you:
         (3-4)  +  (Al Groh)  x (3ple Option) +  (Paul Johnson)  =  Georgia Tech + Boise State in the BCS National Championship game in Glendale, AZ on JAN 10, 2011.
As most of you know, I'm graduating next week and will have to resort to winning this competition for my season tickets. (Let me know if you want to help me win this) The rest of you lucky enough to have 6 or 12 semesters left before graduation have the opportunity to join the B-Back Brigade for our PREMIUM FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS starting with the second row, just like last year.
What's New
Reagan Eggert will be leading the group this year. He'll be sending you all an e-mail sometime soon with more info. A few things have changed this year, but I assure you its simpler than last year.
What's Next?
We're shooting for 200 people this year (we had 100 last year).

1. Invite YOUR friends and THEIR friends to join the best football block in the ACC.
2. Join the Facebook group, invite your friends.
3. Follow us on Twitter.
4. Take a look at the photos on Flickr from last year's games.

Construction Update

The new dining options in the Georgia Tech Student Center appear to be about 70% ready.

3 new food court style restaurants will be opening soon: Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-a, and Subway.

In addition, a new sitting/eating area and a few counters have been installed in the area formerly used by Pandini’s.

The old Jacket’s restaurant has also been improved with a larger, more visible, entrance.

According to the Spring 2010 issue of The Buzz, the 4 restaurants are scheduled to open in the fall of 2010 and might be open late and on weekends.

Watch Out for that Wall! (POTD)

Picture of the Day

Clemson junior left fielder Jeff Schaus crashes into the wall on a deep hit by Georgia Tech’s Tony Plagman during the Saturday game at “the Rusty C”.

Saturday I…

• Watched GT clinch the series against Clemson in baseball
  
  • Came in after they had run out of the free whiteout T-shirts.This was their design:
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    It was another close one with a handful of lead changes.
    
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  Watched the football team scrimmage at Bobby Dodd Stadium
  
  • I Took down a play-by-play of the whole thing.
  • Later I compiled the information to make a box score. It’s all in my practice report here.
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  Dropped by Tech Beautification Day for a few minutes
  

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  Ate at my favorite restaurant: Papi’s Cuban Grill.
  
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    After eating here fairly often for nearly four years, they FINALLY took my order without having to ask for “the usual”.
    
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  Spent some time at Under The Couch.
  
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    My friends T.K., W.L., and Matt played during “open mic” night.
    

Sunday I…

• Didn’t get to do too much interesting stuff. Sunday is a focus on school day.

3-0 in 4-on-4 [POTD]

Picture of the Day

Kaylen intercepts a pass during our 32-20 victory of Hefty-Fit ‘n’ Strong.

Today I...

• Listened to the Georgia Tech @ UGA baseball game on WREK online.
• Final score Tech 25 – Bad Guys 6.
• Tech scored its most runs ever against UGA game.
• 25 runs is also the most runs ever allowed by UGA against ANY opponent.
• Georgia Tech’s record for runs scored is 41 runs against Earlham in 1975.
• To Hell with Georgia
• I’m really looking forward to the series against Clemson this weekend. Not only our biggest ACC rival, but they’re also really good at baseball.
• Watched spring football practice.
• Today was the 9th practice.
• The spring game will be next Saturday, April 24th (ITS FREE):
• I wrote my practice report on the North Avenue Bulletin.
• Played intramural 4-on-4 football.
• My team won 55-20.
• We are 3-0 and play for the #1 seed in the playoffs next week.
• Did my laundry since I needed to get my camoflauge uniform trousers clean from crawling in the dirt during Monday morning PT.
• Also had to roll my sleeves for the first time since OCS.
• Watched the EPIC 200th episode of South Park.
• Did anyone catch that? I bet they don’t even make a continuation to it.
• Found my phone (see yesterday)

Best GT Schedule Makers

Registration Season

It’s that time of the semester when people’s hopes get raised by making awesome schedules for next semester, only to get hit with a registration error, a major restriction, and a hold on top of it all.
With just a few more weeks of school left, it usually helps to think about starting fresh with a new set of courses. Lucky for you there are some website that can make registration super easy:

GT EasyReg

Background	Started out as a group project for a Spring 2007 LCC 3401 class.
Pros	Easy to use No Registration required Class Locations Map (w/ walking times) Easy to print schedule Professor GPA comparison
Cons	Class Locations Map isn’t very reliable No saving your registration No class capacity Struggles with summer schedules
Final Verdict	3 Paul Johnsons Easiest to Use- Comes in handy for quick and simple searches.

GT Schedule Creator

Background	Developed by shtylman
Pros	Ability to save/load and import/export your schedule Projected GPA for the semester (based on avg GPAs of your classes) Professor GPA comparison No Registration required Easier to add/remove classes REMAINING Class Capacity info Link to catalog entry
Cons	No class location map Search by looking through lists instead of a search box No class conflict warning
Final Verdict	4 Paul Johnsons Best on Gameday- When its your time to register, this application helps you make educated decisions with its class vacancy information.

 

Background	The term “koofer” is to Virginia Polytech as the term “word” is to Georgia Tech. This website includes many other useful studying features.
Pros	Best looking website Color by GPA Projected semester GPA Ability to save Integration with textbook search Its own professor rating system
Cons	Registration required Doesn’t show you your compiled schedule right away Too cluttered Lacks ability to export schedule for offline use Koofers hasn’t been fully assimilated with GT students, so many of its features come out empty
Final Verdict	3 Paul Johnsons Most Versatile- The many other study tools such as flashcards, professor ratings, and course materials make this a very useful tool.

Bonus Entry: SGA’s

• Course Critique has become rather obsolete due to the added value of the schedulers listed above.
• Still useful for detailed GPA reports and the results of course (CIOS) surveys.

UPDATED

New Bonus Entry:

OIRP Grade Distribution App 

Thanks to Raymond Chan for letting me know about this excellent app. Give it a try.

Did I miss any other good schedule makers? Let me know in the comments box