Interesting stat on revenge:

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Every time in the past 6 years we've been beaten by 21 points or more, we beat that team the next year. (at least according to ESPN, I didn't check the stats myself)
 
While I do enjoy winning revenge matches, I wish we had fewer of them. I also wish it were 7 years instead of 6.
 
beej67 said:
Every time in the past 6 years we've been beaten by 21 points or more, we beat that team the next year. (at least according to ESPN, I didn't check the stats myself)
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Has it been over 6 years since we took the 51-7 whooping from UGa?

Edit: Never mind, that must have been 7 years ago.
 
WracerX said:
Has it been over 6 years since we took the 51-7 whooping from UGa?

Edit: Never mind, that must have been 7 years ago.
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2002 --five years ago. So that does not hold true with UGA.

Seven years ago GT won 27-15.
 
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Upon further research --this stat holds true with exception to UGA in '02 (51-7 ..L 34-17 in '03). GT lost the '05 Emerald Bowl to Utah 38-10, but of course there was no return game.

So this stat does hold validity for ACC games only.
Here's the data:

2006 Clemson L 7-31
2007 Clemson W 13-3

2005 VT L 7-51 (damn that score again)
2006 VT W 38-27

2004 UNC L 13-34
2005 UNC W 27-21

2004 Miami L 3-27
2005 Miami W 14-10

2003 Clemson L 3-39
2004 Clemson W 28-24

2003 Duke L 17-41 :ugh:
2004 Duke W 24-7

note: In 2004 & 2005 GT lost back-to-back to UVA 10-30 and 17-27 --hence why the researcher at ESPN used the margin of 21 for his data.
 
*Channeling Buzzzoff*

Don't you just love losing so many games by 21 or more points so you'll come back and win the next time around?

*Turning the channel*
 
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