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ClubSeats said:
Tech Fans: The ACC coastal is the worst division in college football

Also Tech Fans: Woe is us we have the hardest schedule in college football
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good point.
coastal is the worst by far and many overrate our schedule difficulty.(outside of OOC)
Clem,Ga,Miss probably unwinnable but Miami,Pitt could be overrated.
those 5 are the only ranked ones on our schedule.
Its year 4.If we had a HC 7 wins would be the minimum expected.
 
1982Jacket said:
Game Day is really bashing Tech this morning.

Chris "The Bear" Fallica was asked to predict teams that would win less than four games, and he picked two: USF and Tech. He said it was a schedule that was made if you're looking to get rid of your coach.

Later, the group was sitting around talking about how everyone is optimistic in week zero . . . "except Georgia Tech when they play Clemson on Labor Day night."

Wow. The Clemson game is a real opportunity to shut some mouths.
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It will make that victory even sweeter.
 
ClubSeats said:
Tech Fans: The ACC coastal is the worst division in college football

Also Tech Fans: Woe is us we have the hardest schedule in college football
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The schedule is only tough because of the OOC games (Ole Miss, UCF, UGA) + Clemson. Pretty easy to see that. GT missed the perceived 2nd and 3rd best ACC teams this year (NCSU, Wake) and ND.

The remaining ACC games are all ???. No one knows well Pitt will do this year losing what they did, plus the OC to Nebraska. FSU is getting some hype because they feel they finally have a QB in place. Miami because of Mario C. UNC, VT, UVA are all teams with questions coming into this season as well. Duke should be the worst team in the Coastal, yet 2/5 from CBS Sports picked GT last.

All that said, people on this board, etc think CGC is a bad coach, etc yet get mad when national publications think GT will finish with 3-4 wins. Take off the gold colored glasses a moment and look at things logically. On paper, based on previous seasons, 3-4 wins looks accurate. Only the players can truly decide the final outcome.

I see only 3 real losses on the schedule (Clemson, Ole Miss and UGA). The other 9 on paper GT has a chance to win. That said, going 6-3 with those remaining 9 will be challenging. My guess is 4-8 when the dust settles.
 
FightOn!Jacket said:
The schedule is only tough because of the OOC games (Ole Miss, UCF, UGA) + Clemson. Pretty easy to see that. GT missed the perceived 2nd and 3rd best ACC teams this year (NCSU, Wake) and ND.

The remaining ACC games are all ???. No one knows well Pitt will do this year losing what they did, plus the OC to Nebraska. FSU is getting some hype because they feel they finally have a QB in place. Miami because of Mario C. UNC, VT, UVA are all teams with questions coming into this season as well. Duke should be the worst team in the Coastal, yet 2/5 from CBS Sports picked GT last.

All that said, people on this board, etc think CGC is a bad coach, etc yet get mad when national publications think GT will finish with 3-4 wins. Take off the gold colored glasses a moment and look at things logically. On paper, based on previous seasons, 3-4 wins looks accurate. Only the players can truly decide the final outcome.

I see only 3 real losses on the schedule (Clemson, Ole Miss and UGA). The other 9 on paper GT has a chance to win. That said, going 6-3 with those remaining 9 will be challenging. My guess is 4-8 when the dust settles.
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Lmao I love how you fluff it all up then finish by saying “ehhh 4 wins”
 
The Miami hatred here is real. Take off your own gold glasses. Miami is going to be good. And getting better. To think Wake is going to be better than Miami is absurd, IMO.

But I agree that its a good thing we don't face NC State this year. They have a legit QB, so they will be good just based on that alone.
 
BuzzinWreck78 said:
good point.
coastal is the worst by far and many overrate our schedule difficulty.(outside of OOC)
Clem,Ga,Miss probably unwinnable but Miami,Pitt could be overrated.
those 5 are the only ranked ones on our schedule.
Its year 4.If we had a HC 7 wins would be the minimum expected.
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Agreed with all points, except answer 1 question. You say “It’s year 4, if GT had a HC 7 wins would be the minimum expected.” So you’re saying without a doubt in your mind that Ken Wisenhunt would have a winning season by now, and that 7-5 would be expected this year? That was the only other coach that was close to becoming GT’s current HC.

So the next question is, what coach is coming in that’s going to magical turn GT around starting next year? Give some real possibilities. Saying a current P5 winning HC isn’t a real option. So what P5 assistant / MAC level HC are you hoping to become the next HC? That is the pool GT is picking from not named Tom Herman.
 
wesgt123 said:
Lmao I love how you fluff it all up then finish by saying “ehhh 4 wins”
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The 4 wins prediction has more to do with I think everyone in the Coastal not named Duke and maybe UVA are better than GT. The LOS on both sides looks to be a huge ??? and will decide the season. If GT can develop an OL and DL 6 wins is on the table. If the OL remains a ”work in progress” along with a DL that looks like it has since 2009, then I don’t see how GT can avoid another losing season.

The other coaches piece in Athlon’s was eye opening. Despite all the pop and circumstance when this staff came in, the league has not seen much of an uptick in talent, and says GT is as irrelevant now on the trail for top talent as they were under Johnson. When your peers make comments like that, its hard to ignore.
 
FightOn!Jacket said:
Agreed with all points, except answer 1 question. You say “It’s year 4, if GT had a HC 7 wins would be the minimum expected.” So you’re saying without a doubt in your mind that Ken Wisenhunt would have a winning season by now, and that 7-5 would be expected this year? That was the only other coach that was close to becoming GT’s current HC.

So the next question is, what coach is coming in that’s going to magical turn GT around starting next year? Give some real possibilities. Saying a current P5 winning HC isn’t a real option. So what P5 assistant / MAC level HC are you hoping to become the next HC? That is the pool GT is picking from not named Tom Herman.
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i was relieved to hear that we didn't hire the tight end.
it was a pathetic coach search by a poor AD.
I do not agree that that we can't get a HC who has had P5 success.
that's the best way to go.Malzan,Mullen,Mendenhall have been mentioned
there are plenty of others.
 
BuzzinWreck78 said:
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i was relieved to hear that we didn't hire the tight end.
it was a pathetic coach search by a poor AD.
I do not agree that that we can't get a HC who has had P5 success.
that's the best way to go.Malzan,Mullen,Mendenhall have been mentioned
there are plenty of others.
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Why would Gus Malzahn leave a better football program for a worse football program with a broke-ass athletic department??

I label this post: delusional
 
BuzzinWreck78 said:
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i was relieved to hear that we didn't hire the tight end.
it was a pathetic coach search by a poor AD.
I do not agree that that we can't get a HC who has had P5 success.
that's the best way to go.Malzan,Mullen,Mendenhall have been mentioned
there are plenty of others.
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That’s fair on the last coaching search, but that search wasn’t already hampered by a potential 7-$10 million buyout.

Per rumors Gus was interested in GT last time due to Auburn trying to get rid of him, but I doubt he would leave a much easier job at UCF who is heading to the B12 for GT at this point. Dan Mullen? A guy who wanted to go to the NFL while at UF, and doesn’t like to recruit. That won’t exactly work too well at GT that already has recruiting issues. Bronco didn’t recruit too well at UVA. He is without a doubt a solid HC, but I doubt he comes back to CFB so quickly after leaving.

So if GT moves on from Stansbury, the names mentioned above as rumors really don’t matter at this point. The new AD will make his own pick.

Looking at potential job openings, where would you put GT in this list?

Change will happen without a winning season:

Auburn, Arizona State, GT, Nebraska, Syracuse

Possible change coming:

Colorado, FSU, Louisville
 
Auburn would fire Harsin after only two years? I mean, if they only win two or three, I guess. Otherwise, they're delusional. They should have never fired Malzahn. And it cost them more than $21 million to do it.
 
1982Jacket said:
Seems that is more than just Tech fans. ESPN has labeled the ACC Coastal weak. And they just talked this morning about how tough Tech's schedule is.

Logical conclusion: Tech is a major reason why the ACC Coastal is weak. Kind of like when you're at the poker table and you're looking around but can't figure out who the sucker is . . . guess what? It's you.
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You're right and the GT fans trying to put lipstick on this pig are amazing at the lengths they'll go to try to make a steaming hot pile look acceptable.

We had the 62nd hardest ranked schedule last year when it was all said & done. The GT has a hard schedule crying needs to be put to bed. It's laughingly ridiculous to claim that. How can you possibly have one of the hardest schedules in the land when you play in the weakest conference & on top of that the weakest half of the weakest conference PLUS played directional Illinois and Kennesaw St? Every team that plays in the P5 except for probably the 5 other teams in the Coastal has a harder schedule than us, that's 60 of 65 teams. The fact that our schedule was 62nd is hardly surprising, unexpected, etc. Do people really think playing 2 Top 10 teams makes for a Top 10 hardest schedule? Damn near every SEC school plays 2 Top 10 teams every year and a bunch of other ranked teams as well. Same goes for Big 10, Big 12.
 
FightOn!Jacket said:
That’s fair on the last coaching search, but that search wasn’t already hampered by a potential 7-$10 million buyout.

Per rumors Gus was interested in GT last time due to Auburn trying to get rid of him, but I doubt he would leave a much easier job at UCF who is heading to the B12 for GT at this point. Dan Mullen? A guy who wanted to go to the NFL while at UF, and doesn’t like to recruit. That won’t exactly work too well at GT that already has recruiting issues. Bronco didn’t recruit too well at UVA. He is without a doubt a solid HC, but I doubt he comes back to CFB so quickly after leaving.

So if GT moves on from Stansbury, the names mentioned above as rumors really don’t matter at this point. The new AD will make his own pick.

Looking at potential job openings, where would you put GT in this list?

Change will happen without a winning season:

Auburn, Arizona State, GT, Nebraska, Syracuse

Possible change coming:

Colorado, FSU, Louisville
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In terms of recruiting area combined with expectations we are the best opportunity on that list. The question is will our leadership support athletics.
 
The pitchforks have to be out in the land of corn.

Norvell is going to survive Week 1. How he avoids being 3-4 after the first 7 I don't know but if he ends up 4-3 or 5-2, he might survive.

Satterfield will either be 5-1 going into Pitt or he'll lose to Norvell and lose his job. Problem he's got is even if he gets to 5-1, he's gonna lose 4 of his last 5.
 
Liberty said:
You're right and the GT fans trying to put lipstick on this pig are amazing at the lengths they'll go to try to make a steaming hot pile look acceptable.

We had the 62nd hardest ranked schedule last year when it was all said & done. The GT has a hard schedule crying needs to be put to bed. It's laughingly ridiculous to claim that. How can you possibly have one of the hardest schedules in the land when you play in the weakest conference & on top of that the weakest half of the weakest conference PLUS played directional Illinois and Kennesaw St? Every team that plays in the P5 except for probably the 5 other teams in the Coastal has a harder schedule than us, that's 60 of 65 teams. The fact that our schedule was 62nd is hardly surprising, unexpected, etc. Do people really think playing 2 Top 10 teams makes for a Top 10 hardest schedule? Damn near every SEC school plays 2 Top 10 teams every year and a bunch of other ranked teams as well. Same goes for Big 10, Big 12.
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Where do you get the 62nd hardest schedule stat?
 
1982Jacket said:
The Miami hatred here is real. Take off your own gold glasses. Miami is going to be good. And getting better. To think Wake is going to be better than Miami is absurd, IMO.

But I agree that its a good thing we don't face NC State this year. They have a legit QB, so they will be good just based on that alone.
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Miami is gonna get curb stomped by aTm
 
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