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[refrigeratormover]

Unfortunately you have too accept the lower tier bowls for two reasons. 1) That is valuable practice time, especially with a new system. 2) The seniors deserve it.

Other than that I wish we would decline those bowls but that's for debate another time.

 

[GTLiebs]

Absolutely.....but what is funny is how many speak of this GT football tradition like it has been continual for some period of time...when in reality it disappeared nearly half a century ago.

The last 12 years have been....by a long shot...the best 12 year stretch since the one ending in 1966.

Look at my post above regarding our record from 1967 forward....most of that is sad...and the last 12 years have been the only consistent bright spot.

I'll agree, the combination of O'Leary and Gailey at the very least was good for not truly sucking it up for a season. Since if I remember correctly the origin of this thread was about the firing of Gailey I'll post my opinion on it. Though it will have to remain a "we'll never know" situation, I think the firing of Gailey was the right move in the long run assuming you could find someone at least as good as him. I say this mostly cause after 2007, right after play for the ACC champ and returning the ACCs leading rusher, a upperclassman QB, and everyone else he'd built up over his 6 year tenure, we ended up being pretty mediocre. While this wasn't cause for alarm I feel it indicated how far we were likely to get with Gailey, though I think the only reason we were able to actually fire him was because of alumni/donators wanting a win against Georgia. It at least looks like it will work out in the end because more and more it seems like CPJ is gonna be the one to take us to a new level (and someday perhaps a MNC).

 

[JelloYacketDeleted062020]

I'd then ask this Foreseer to qualify those bowls to temper my reaction. I don't think I'd get too excited about lots of smurf-turf and nut bowls.

I dislike this "we're not that good" response to our bowl streak. I'm only picking on you because you posted it, but I see it a fair amount.

There's no doubt that the exclusivity of bowl games has been diluted in the past decade; however, the fact still remains that every team plays under the same rules and guidelines, and we have one of the top 5 bowl streaks. If it were easy or inconsequential, many other teams would have similar streaks.

Additionally, some of the "worse" bowls that we went to weren't because we had the worst record. Several times, we got stuck by the selection process.

We should be proud of our bowl streak, simply due to the fact that not many other teams have been able to match it. It shows a consistency in the program that we haven't seen in a long time, so its nothing to scoff at.

 

[ramblinwise1]

If a Foreseer of the future came up to you, as a supporter of Georgia Tech Football, in 1996, a non-bowl year and a loss to Georgia, and told you, "Your Program, The Georgia Institute of Technology, will earn a placement into a post-season Bowl game for the next 12 seasons."

What would your reaction have been?

What if that same foreseer said Current Highly-Successful Georgia Southern Head Football Coach Paul Johnson, famous for running the "Hambone" under Erk Russell in the 80s, and valiant leader of Georgia Southern to national prominence in the mid-late 90s as Head Ball Coach, will be running your program in 12 years, after 11 consecutive bowl appearances? What would your reaction be?

I'd say my reaction is ebullience and ineffable awe at the state of the football program. 12 consecutive bowls? That is remarkable. We are a spoiled fan base. You know you're a spoiled fan base when a Coach takes his program to six consecutive bowls and is criticized and disliked 'cause he couldn't beat the Southern arch-rival. Got to love it.

2009 Tornado Warning: The Nesbone

I'd say, dude its not big deal to get a bowl. Like only 68 teams go bowling each year. Woot, we were in the top 68 12 years in a row. Double woot. Its all relative, man. And relatively, its no big deal.

 

[GT1994-1999]

I'd say, dude its not big deal to get a bowl. Like only 68 teams go bowling each year. Woot, we were in the top 68 12 years in a row. Double woot. Its all relative, man. And relatively, its no big deal.

I was a Freshman when the 1994 team went 1-10. The one win was against a Division II team. It IS all relative so I am happy that for the past 12 years our down years have resulted in more wins than losses.

 

[FAN OF BOBBY DODD]

I'd say, dude its not big deal to get a bowl. Like only 68 teams go bowling each year. Woot, we were in the top 68 12 years in a row. Double woot. Its all relative, man. And relatively, its no big deal.

I'm like hiver. I don't think you understand how it has been at "Tech" in previous years or you would be more appreciative for the bowl record of the last few years. Why don't you ask some of the teams who have not been so blessed if they would like to trade with us. I know as a "Tech" fan in the late 60' through the late 80' I would have loved to have gone to any bowl which was seldom done in those days.

 

[00Burdell]

Unfortunately you have too accept the lower tier bowls for two reasons. 1) That is valuable practice time, especially with a new system. 2) The seniors deserve it.

Other than that I wish we would decline those bowls but that's for debate another time.

I understand where you are coming from but I don't understand the rationale of declining a bowl.

Unless its a financial loss, then the team should go and play. If the bowl isn't good enough then maybe the team should have won more games than it did.

Its not the bowl's fault so why take it out on them?

 

[ncjacket]

I'd say, dude its not big deal to get a bowl. Like only 68 teams go bowling each year. Woot, we were in the top 68 12 years in a row. Double woot. Its all relative, man. And relatively, its no big deal.

Getting a bowl is always better than not. Does going that many years without a losing record matter? It's basically the same thing and while it may be a low expectation on a year by year basis to have a winning record, doing it over a long period is still pretty rare in D-1A.

 

[77GTFan]

A "B" is never as good as an "A", but it sure beats C's, D's, and F's. Yes, few of our seasons in the last twelve years have been "A" seasons, but a winning record is so much better than 6-6, which is better than 4-8, or 2-10. I am very grateful for O'Leary, Gailey, and Johnson giving us a consistent winner. The past twelve years have been the best 12 year period in the last 50 years.

 

[refrigeratormover]

I understand where you are coming from but I don't understand the rationale of declining a bowl.

Unless its a financial loss, then the team should go and play. If the bowl isn't good enough then maybe the team should have won more games than it did.

Its not the bowl's fault so why take it out on them?

Actually you're right! My wish is they drop 14-16 bowls.

 

[BEEFENSE]

It appears to me that this thread is a backdoor vindication of CG and his tenure--well sorry--I for one was totally fed up with his "coaching" phil. and his fixation on RB at quaterback Wihout him we would have at least 2 ACC championships and at least 3 more W's over the nadlickers! (if I am reading more into this than was meant --I apologise) It is just that I am soooo happy with the current state of afairs in our FOOTBALL program--and for me every bowl is a reward and ALL should be a proud achievement(even though there ARE way too many of 'em)