Media reaction to Collins hire

Diseqc said:
And when your goal is to intentionally reduce the number of possessions, you disadvantage yourself.

I’m sure you got tired of hearing “this isn’t an offense meant to play from behind”. Except it was true. One if the things I’m looking forward to the most about a new coach is hopefully no longer seeing us trot a running QB out for a possession where we throw 3 ööööing ducks down field because we have no other reasonable way to come back.
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This is off-topic, but I can't let it slide. This is wrong, at least from the perspective of Tech as an underdog in most situations. Limiting the number of possessions is good, so long as you limit them equally between each team and you're not the expected favorite. Limiting them when you're the favorite is disadvantageous.
 
Diseqc said:
Last time I checked, the game was decided by points per game not points per possession.

And when your goal is to intentionally reduce the number of possessions, you disadvantage yourself.

I’m sure you got tired of hearing “this isn’t an offense meant to play from behind”. Except it was true. One if the things I’m looking forward to the most about a new coach is hopefully no longer seeing us trot a running QB out for a possession where we throw 3 ööööing ducks down field because we have no other reasonable way to come back.
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Yet if you limit your possessions, you also limit your opponent’s possessions.
 
Allen Koholic said:
This is off-topic, but I can't let it slide. This is wrong, at least from the perspective of Tech as an underdog in most situations. Limiting the number of possessions is good, so long as you limit them equally between each team and you're not the expected favorite. Limiting them when you're the favorite is disadvantageous.
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Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
 
Bark couldn’t contain himself from taking more shots at PJ. That he likes the hire makes me queasy about it.
And what’s a Barrett Sallee? That like a Dirty Sanchez?
 
Diseqc said:
Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
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Yeah...at that point, all you could really think was, "Where's the Sting?"
 
Diseqc said:
Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
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This is true but it's a situational observation. The general strategy of limiting possessions doesn't disadvantage a team. All it takes is incorporating a 2 minute package to address your concern.

OTOH, maximizing possessions shouldn't disadvantage a team either, all other things being equal.
 
JJacket said:
Bradley is a UGAg homer. Take it for what it is
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He actually went to UK. But I'm sure his writing recognizes the Cox Media ties to UGa and the difference in the demographic distribution of their subscriber base.
 
Diseqc said:
Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
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or this prevented up from losing 62-21
 
Diseqc said:
Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
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'1 punt and we were done' was because UGA was winning the game on points/possession in a huge way. Your argument doesn't support your position, it refutes it.
 
Diseqc said:
Not always true. You can’t say that when UGA went up 14, you thought there is still time to come back. If the offense wasn’t scoring on almost every possession, we were ded. We left ourselves no margin for error. 1 punt and we were done.
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Losing is losing. Max-ing or min-ing possessions won't change anything when the game plan isn't putting up points. When our offense was working, it was in our best interest to limit the number of possessions. When our offense didn't work, it was in our best interest to find something else to do with ourselves, like change the channel. This is all theoretical dick-waving anyways, because all of this math eventually goes out the window when it's a bunch of 19 and 20 year olds getting on the field.
 
This is a really inane argument.

When it comes to winning, points per possession and points per game are basically two ways of expressing the same thing. Have a higher number than the other team in either, and you win. Have a lower number, and you lose.
 
RussianOffense said:
Comparing Temple's O to Tech's O on total points or total yards, as Bradley did, is dumb. There are fewer possessions in games with the option. He knows better but has a grudge against Johnson

Our offense this year had higher points per possession => unequivocally better offense
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Folks hate Bradley when he writes something negative about GT.

Folks hate Bradley when he writes something positive about GT.

Folks hated Bradley when he wrote that we would win the NCAA tourney.

Folks be hatin.
 
H-town said:
True but Miami got the nod over us with a crappy fan base. Virginia too
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And it doesn't ööööing matter. Gonna be cold outside for their games. We are in a dome. The Pinstripe is a horrible bowl location.

Players should be fairly happy to be playing in the conditions we will have. Fans will be comfortable. I hope there is sleet and snow for the Belk Bowl
 
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