I’m still mad and I will never get over this

It’ll take time. It’s not going to be easy to get over because we got absolutely ööööed by the refs when we had it in the bag, but it’ll happen eventually.
 
I'm hopeful that this is just the start of something. Some of the more painful losses to the dwags (1997, 2013) have been followed up by great wins/seasons. We're running a big time recruiting operation now, and the recent coordinator hires have been top notch.

As long as they don't win the playoff as an at-large, I can at least be at ease knowing that our inability to seal the deal didn't have a hand in them winning another title.
 
You make a decision to not let it bother you. Took a walk with the dog and decided that when I got back home, I would let it go. Mostly, I am just not thinking about the game. It helps to just think about the future and think about positive impacts of the game that aren't seen today(maybe it's more important to win the game next year-and we will have more motivation-idk). Luckily, we are doing great with recruiting, so that's at least exciting and a good distraction from the game.
 
One more thing, 2 years ago, it seemed like UGA (and even Clemson) were an insane level above us and we would never compete again. It's already way different just 2 years later. With our recruiting, with NIL and the portal, with the factories having less depth, I'm not sure if there has been a time/opportunity as good for Tech since we left the SEC.
 
AmpuTECHture said:
One more thing, 2 years ago, it seemed like UGA (and even Clemson) were an insane level above us and we would never compete again. It's already way different just 2 years later. With our recruiting, with NIL and the portal, with the factories having less depth, I'm not sure if there has been a time/opportunity as good for Tech since we left the SEC.
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Yeah, things were looking pretty bleak a couple years ago. As painful as it is right now, I have no desire to return to that state of resignation and apathy, when none of the losses elicited much pain because they all kind of ran together.
 
AmpuTECHture said:
One more thing, 2 years ago, it seemed like UGA (and even Clemson) were an insane level above us and we would never compete again. It's already way different just 2 years later. With our recruiting, with NIL and the portal, with the factories having less depth, I'm not sure if there has been a time/opportunity as good for Tech since we left the SEC.
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I was thinking about this point this weekend. How not long ago I was so disgusted with the level uga seemed to be in, and how far we seemed to be away from them, I didn’t see how we’d ever close that gap. It wasn’t long ago that I just assumed we’d never get to the point where we could compete for national championship. Now I’m legitimately expecting us to compete for a CFP position next year.
 
I never expect us to beat them. That’s my armor. We didn’t prevail, and while I hate that we didn’t, I can shrug it off.

Make no mistake… we embarrassed them. We dominated them for most the game and they needed 8 OTs and biased refs to stave off the upset at home. Them with their #7 rank and us coming in a lowly 7-4.

Anyone comes barking in your face remind them we were one missed FG or one unfavorable penalty away from an outright upset. How embarrassing for them!
 
In 1961 in Birmingham, Bama's Darwin Holt shattered the jaw of Tech's Chic Granning, and no penalty ensued and Bear never apologized for it. In 1962 in Atlanta, when I was a rat and didn't even know who Darwin Holt was, Grant Field was packed to the rafters a good 30 minutes before kickoff, and the student section was packed an hour before kickoff. All through the game, the entire Tech section, adults and students, chanted "Remember Darwin Holt, Remember Darwin Holt. It was the most intense atmosphere I have ever encountered in a football game, or probably anything else. It was a close game all the way, but Tech won it, in spite of the emergence of Joe Namath as a star QB for the Tide. I say, we buy as many tickets as we can for next year at the Benz and at least half-fill it with Tech fans wanting revenge. Let's pay them back for this atrocity and make their fans suffer like hell for it, not to mention their coaches and players. Let the chant be something like "Remember '24, Remember '24"
TO EFFIN' HELL WITH GEORGIA!!!!!
 
This one should hurt and it should take us some time to get over it. We don't have that many good chances to beat those guys. I was a freshman in '73. In the 52 games since we are 12-40. 17 of those losses were one possession losses. But, this one is different - up 17-0 at the half, up fourteen with five and a half to play, several calls that if different would have given us the win, a fumble that if we recovered or if it did not occur likely gives us the W, 8 OT's, needing only a yard to win in the 7th OT. This loss was unprecedented. I appreciate the team's effort. I know they are deeply disappointed. All they can do is get back to work and try not to let this loss stay in their heads too long. As fans, all we can do is keep on supporting the Jackets.

The facts are not pretty - we beat Georgia four times in the 40's, seven times in the 50's, and four times in the 60's. That is an even rivalry. We felt the rivalry slip over the next three decades, winning three times each decade in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Not good, but enough wins to give you hope with a 30% win rate. The next slip hurt even more, winning only twice each in the 00's and 10's. That was certainly what led to Gailey's demise. Winning only one in 5 is pretty discouraging. Now we are five games completed in the 20's and are 0 for the decade. Friday night could have changed that with an amazing win, and our coaches and players know they should have finished this game with a W.

So, I understand that for fans this is not a loss that you get over quickly. But, I surely hope Key and his staff keep working hard at recruiting, player development, and improved in game coaching decisions. Grief takes time to get over, but time does heal. Go Jackets, and let's win the bowl game and then whip Colorado in Boulder next Labor Day weekend.
 
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