2008 schedule & prediction

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No matter who we hire, I think the 2008 season could be a tough one. After looking at the depth charts for each school, I see two definite wins.

2008 Georgia Tech football schedule

8-30 Jacksonville State WIN
9-20 Mississippi State W
10-11 @ Army CANCELLED
11-29 @ Georgia L
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@ Clemson L 7 seniors on two deep
Florida State L 10 seniors on two deep
@ Boston College W 15 seniors on two deep
Virginia W 13 seniors on two deep
Duke WIN
@ North Carolina L 5 seniors on two deep
Miami FL W 12 seniors on two deep
@ Virginia Tech L 13 seniors on two deep

Georgia Tech has 15 seniors on the two deep, plus both kickers.

I see maybe six, plus Army replacement, seven wins at most. With a transition to a new coach, this may be too positive?
 
Aren't we getting just a little bit ahead of ourselves here? Game by game you may very well hit each of those predictions right on the head --but next years schedule is not a concern right now.

Let's get the right HC in here first --hopefully one who can get the best of of the team he inherits and grab as many W's as possible on that schedule. ;)
 
Just curious but what's the logic behind a W at BC and a loss at unc? Not saying it won't happen.

How does 09 look? ;)
 
I don't get why Army and/or the service acadamies don't go !-AA and/or schedule lightweight opponents. Seems to me they just get kicked in the teeth every year. Why not go easier on themselves. Play guys that are more in their league. Appalachian State, South Florida, UCF, Marshall, Vanderbilt, Southern Miss, Furman.

Or worse.
 
burdell72 said:
So, who else did they cancel? Good message to our future leaders: "If you got a tough battle, cancel it."
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That was quite unnecessary and I hope you realize how asinine your statement was. These guys protect your life, and you are referring to their leaders as cowards because they canceled a football game.

Maybe I'm reading too deep into your statement, but our Armed Forces are a group of people that I am very passionate about.

gnats67 said:
I don't get why Army and/or the service acadamies don't go !-AA and/or schedule lightweight opponents. Seems to me they just get kicked in the teeth every year. Why not go easier on themselves. Play guys that are more in their league. Appalachian State, South Florida, UCF, Marshall, Vanderbilt, Southern Miss, Furman.

Or worse.
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I have wondered the same things myself. Would be a much better fit.
 
gsu_paintballer said:
Maybe I'm reading too deep into your statement, but our Armed Forces are a group of people that I am very passionate about.
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I think you are reading too deeply. I, too, support the military, and am sorry if the comment offended you or anyone else. I was merely trying to figure out why Army (or their AD) would be concerned about facing two BCS opponents in succession.
 
burdell72 said:
I think you are reading too deeply. I, too, support the military, and am sorry if the comment offended you or anyone else. I was merely trying to figure out why Army (or their AD) would be concerned about facing two BCS opponents in succession.
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Ok then, sorry for jumping down your throat, and thanks for being straight up about it.

But, as for 2 BCS opponents in succession, remember, those guys are undersized compared to your average football team.
 
burdell72 said:
So, who else did they cancel? Good message to our future leaders: "If you got a tough battle, cancel it."
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In fact, I would say thats exactly the kind of leadership we need. Know what fights are worth fighting and know when you're in over your head. You don't throw a soldier in a crop duster with a .45 strapped to the wing to go after an F-16. Why would you send them into two consecutive games against teams that TOTALLY outclass their abilities?
 
SpLaTtYmElT said:
In fact, I would say thats exactly the kind of leadership we need. Know what fights are worth fighting and know when you're in over your head. You don't throw a soldier in a crop duster with a .45 strapped to the wing to go after an F-16. Why would you send them into two consecutive games against teams that TOTALLY outclass their abilities?
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Good point. OK, troops, a poor choice of words my me in my original comment. Mea culpa.

It brings back the argument stated above that permits the academies should be 1AA. Air Force and Navy field somewhat competitive teams, but even they struggle mightily. It's been ages since Army has done so.
 
Gnats, Navy, nor Air Force are getting kicked in the teeth every year. Far from it in fact. They compete fine in Div 1.

Air Force has a nice conference but Navy and Army otherwise make a lot of money from their game plus Notre Dame, etc. If they went to Div 1AA, they'd lose a lot of money.
 
mid - I've got a feeling money has a lot to do with it.

The academies hold their own pretty well but obviously would compete better at a lower level.

I totally admire their tenacity but they're still going to wind up 4 and 7 with a few cheep wins so what's the point?

Sounds a little like us doesn't it?

I'm just thinking it's a question of fair competition. Maybe I'm off base.

Oh, and GO NAVY!
 
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