Most underrated teams

Missouri is not underrated in my opinion, nor is Texas. Sark may be turned around but idk if he has what it takes to get Texas above their mid teens ranking as is this year. Maybe in a year or two. It’s weird to see Texas and USC on underrated charts.

Either way, this year is a work product year for us. We’re not going undefeated, but I need to see consistency in all three phases of the game… something that shows me 1-2 years from now it was worth getting big money donors to pay for this vision.
 
00Burdell said:
We have four chances to upset a team in the top ten. FOUR chances. Surely, we can win 1 out of 4.
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Only 2 of those will remain in top 10 when we play them. Geoff Collins will pull something out of his hat and win the last game of the season making everyone on the board fall in love with him.

Quote this when it happens.
 
We should be ranked if we go 7-5 with our schedule. We won't be, but we should.
 
00Burdell said:
We have four chances to upset a team in the top ten. FOUR chances. Surely, we can win 1 out of 4.
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GT can beat Notre Dame. They’re not a factory, haven’t been in a factory for over 30 years and will never be a factory again.

A Clemson or UGA upset with the discrepancy in current talent would be the most significant upset in GT history since Bama in the early 80’s.
 
The schedule really is brutal. Looking at Lindy’s we play #’s 2,4,9,11 and 14 in their pre-season poll. Alabama plays #6 and 12. Clemson plays #4 and 9. Georgia plays #2 and 12. Oklahoma plays #7 and 15. Ohio State plays #10. Texas A&M plays #1. Iowa State plays #3. Cincinnati plays #11. UNC plays #11 and 14. Oregon plays #5. So, while the pre-season top 10 all play one or two games against top 15 teams, we play five. That is unfair our players and coaches. A 6-6 record this year means we go 6-1 against non top 15 teams.

Our playing non-conference against UGA and having Clemson our crossover with ND showing up on the schedule regularly in this decade is tough. I have enjoyed one national championship in my lifetime, and I have to admit we won it with a very manageable schedule. Virginia, Clemson, Georgia and Nebraska were the marquis wins; only UVA was highly ranked.
 
77GTFan said:
The schedule really is brutal. Looking at Lindy’s we play #’s 2,4,9,11 and 14 in their pre-season poll. Alabama plays #6 and 12. Clemson plays #4 and 9. Georgia plays #2 and 12. Oklahoma plays #7 and 15. Ohio State plays #10. Texas A&M plays #1. Iowa State plays #3. Cincinnati plays #11. UNC plays #11 and 14. Oregon plays #5. So, while the pre-season top 10 all play one or two games against top 15 teams, we play five. That is unfair our players and coaches. A 6-6 record this year means we go 6-1 against non top 15 teams.

Our playing non-conference against UGA and having Clemson our crossover with ND showing up on the schedule regularly in this decade is tough. I have enjoyed one national championship in my lifetime, and I have to admit we won it with a very manageable schedule. Virginia, Clemson, Georgia and Nebraska were the marquis wins; only UVA was highly ranked.
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I agree. It’s a brutal schedule. But I think it’s a really great opportunity. Most of our roster is really young. And this brutal schedule will force them to grow mentally and physically. So by the time they are juniors and seniors and they are playing for ACC championships and a chance of the college football playoff against tough competition, they’ve been there done that and will be ready.
 
Tampa Jacket said:
I agree. It’s a brutal schedule. But I think it’s a really great opportunity. Most of our roster is really young. And this brutal schedule will force them to grow mentally and physically. So by the time they are juniors and seniors and they are playing for ACC championships and a chance of the college football playoff against tough competition, they’ve been there done that and will be ready.
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Agreed. Give me a schedule loaded with marquee matchups, it’s our job to close the talent gap and make them winnable.
 
Our goal should be to get to the point where we are playing those same teams as the favorite

Beating UNC used to be a given from the late 90's to 2009 or so
 
The good thing about a schedule this difficult is that we will pretty much be on all the football media outlets continuously throughout the season.

A big part of defining a brand is LOTS of exposure. Our cup will runneth over this year. And if the media are on our side, any losses will be framed as progress for a young program in a rebuilding year.
 
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