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Anybody else worried about it? If we cant block we cant give nesbitt time to do anything. This means we will be in for a long season. I really hope some of the freshman come in and play well
 
Dunman is not going to break the oline next year. He had a bad attitude. I thought he was a better player than Tums and got dissed by his own coach in Gailey. Don't understand why he wants to leave. bye.
 
Yea i dont think he is that big of a loss. But at the spring game we couldnt block at all. Also dems said some other lineman may leave. My guess would be nick claytor.
 
gt23eric said:
Anybody else worried about it? If we cant block we cant give nesbitt time to do anything. This means we will be in for a long season. I really hope some of the freshman come in and play well
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Of course we ARE headed for a long season, A long and sometimes miserable season. Only the Pollyannas among us could possibly envision otherwise. But none of us would choose to go back to Chan, would we? If changing a program like what ours had become into a Top Ten team were as simple as hiring Paul Johnson, then Duke, Ole Miss, Iowa Sate, or hell even Georgia Tech would be in a BCS bowl next year. We will struggle--not because Trey Dunmon quit the team--but because we are exorcising demons here. Years worth of demons. Buckle your seat belt. It will be a rough ride.
 
Yukonwreck said:
Of course we ARE headed for a long season, A long and sometimes miserable season. Only the Pollyannas among us could possibly envision otherwise. But none of us would choose to go back to Chan, would we? If changing a program like what ours had become into a Top Ten team were as simple as hiring Paul Johnson, then Duke, Ole Miss, Iowa Sate, or hell even Georgia Tech would be in a BCS bowl next year. We will struggle--not because Trey Dunmon quit the team--but because we are exorcising demons here. Years worth of demons. Buckle your seat belt. It will be a rough ride.
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I think I speak for everyone when I say...
Shut the **** up.
 
Yukonwreck said:
Of course we ARE headed for a long season, A long and sometimes miserable season. Only the Pollyannas among us could possibly envision otherwise. But none of us would choose to go back to Chan, would we? If changing a program like what ours had become into a Top Ten team were as simple as hiring Paul Johnson, then Duke, Ole Miss, Iowa Sate, or hell even Georgia Tech would be in a BCS bowl next year. We will struggle--not because Trey Dunmon quit the team--but because we are exorcising demons here. Years worth of demons. Buckle your seat belt. It will be a rough ride.
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i think you are WAY off!!! our recruiting improved, our link to GA high schools improved, our standards went up and we didnt have a losing season, which we have had many times since i came to Tech and we went 1-10 with B*** L****.

Gailey was not the answer, but he didnt ruin anything. in fact, our links to the NFL got a lot stronger. i think Chan helped Tech in that many more of our players will get a CHANce in the NFL, based on the players that got signed because Chan gave teams the "all clear" on certain players that are now on NFL rosters.. think what you will, i know many think Chan was really bad, but i think he did a decent job and definitely got some coaching talent here
 
BuzzCzar said:
i think you are WAY off!!! our recruiting improved, our link to GA high schools improved, our standards went up and we didnt have a losing season, which we have had many times since i came to Tech and we went 1-10 with B*** L****.

Gailey was not the answer, but he didnt ruin anything. in fact, our links to the NFL got a lot stronger. i think Chan helped Tech in that many more of our players will get a CHANce in the NFL, based on the players that got signed because Chan gave teams the "all clear" on certain players that are now on NFL rosters.. think what you will, i know many think Chan was really bad, but i think he did a decent job and definitely got some coaching talent here
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We will all talk about this come November. Certainly I could be wrong. I don't foresee a return to the Bill Lewis years, but there are Tech posters on this board and elsewhere that think we are cruising toward a ten win year. We will play the games and we will see who is more accurate. I firmly believe we have improved the program long term, even though I think this year---and maybe 2009 as well--will be very tough. This is not and has never been a case of us having a good team that only needed to be tweeked by adding a better coach and better leadership. The selection of Paul Johnson, by the people we have entrusted to steer the program in the best interests of all of us, was a committment to wiping away what was and building something new and fundamentally different. That process is underway but will in no way be completed by Labor Day. Do you think so?
 
Yukonwreck said:
We will all talk about this come November. Certainly I could be wrong. I don't foresee a return to the Bill Lewis years, but there are Tech posters on this board and elsewhere that think we are cruising toward a ten win year. We will play the games and we will see who is more accurate. I firmly believe we have improved the program long term, even though I think this year---and maybe 2009 as well--will be very tough. This is not and has never been a case of us having a good team that only needed to be tweeked by adding a better coach and better leadership. The selection of Paul Johnson, by the people we have entrusted to steer the program in the best interests of all of us, was a committment to wiping away what was and building something new and fundamentally different. That process is underway but will in no way be completed by Labor Day. Do you think so?
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I agree Yukon. I really have no prediction on a record next year, but I could certainly see us struggling more than I could see us winning significantly. I love the CPJ hire and have hope for awesome things to come. I also believe Chan left the program in darn good shape and was a good coach at all but one position and had bad luck in the most important game of the year. My opinion is that next year's record doesn't really even matter (except maybe in recruiting). My expectations are to be ACC championship contenders and mutt beaters within 3 years and thereafter.
 
We still play in the ACC and play two I-AAs. We will win at least six. Whether or not we can get that seventh we need to go bowling will be interesting.

I expect the defense to be pretty good. I expect the offense to be good by the end of the season. Just get that thing figured out by Thanksgiving weekend...
 
I think 7 wins, but we will steadily improve throughout the year. But like Knoxjacket, I think it will be close.

Wins from this group 2.9: Duke, Jax St., G-W

Wins from this group 2.2: Miami, Miss St, FSU

Wins from this group 1.1: UVa, BC, UNC

Wins from this group 0.5: UGa, Clem, VT

Total wins 6.8 (so 6 or 7 wins). If I had to guess, they would be Duke, Jax, G-W, Miami, FSU, UNC, and Miss St. 4-4 ACC, 7-5 overall.
 
WracerX said:
I think 7 wins, but we will steadily improve throughout the year. But like Knoxjacket, I think it will be close.

Wins from this group 2.9: Duke, Jax St., G-W

Wins from this group 2.2: Miami, Miss St, FSU

Wins from this group 1.1: UVa, BC, UNC

Wins from this group 0.5: UGa, Clem, VT

Total wins 6.8 (so 6 or 7 wins). If I had to guess, they would be Duke, Jax, G-W, Miami, FSU, UNC, and Miss St. 4-4 ACC, 7-5 overall.
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I think the 2.2 out of Miami, Miss. St., and FSU is aggressive...I would give it 1.25 to 1.50.

The others look good.
 
hiveredtech said:
I think the 2.2 out of Miami, Miss. St., and FSU is aggressive...I would give it 1.25 to 1.50.

The others look good.
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I think the FSU and Miami defenses won't be disciplined enough to stop the Wreckbone. They will try to rely on their team speed and it will burn them. I think Miss St will be a defensive struggle.
 
hiveredtech said:
I think the 2.2 out of Miami, Miss. St., and FSU is aggressive...I would give it 1.25 to 1.50.

The others look good.
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MSU and FSU have no quarterback therefore no offense.
Miami has no quarterback and Pat Nix therefore negative offense.
 
BarrelORum said:
Dunman is not going to break the oline next year. He had a bad attitude. I thought he was a better player than Tums and got dissed by his own coach in Gailey. Don't understand why he wants to leave. bye.
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How did Dunman get dissed by Gailey?

Or are you just saying that because Tuminello started ahead of him?
 
WracerX said:
I think the FSU and Miami defenses won't be disciplined enough to stop the Wreckbone. They will try to rely on their team speed and it will burn them. I think Miss St will be a defensive struggle.
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I agree completely that in the long run FSU and Miami would not have the discipline to defend PJ's offense.

However, based on efficiency thus far a defense will not have to stop us because we put it on the rug every other possession.

It will get worked out...it is just a matter of when will it get worked out.
 
hiveredtech said:
I agree completely that in the long run FSU and Miami would not have the discipline to defend PJ's offense.

However, based on efficiency thus far a defense will not have to stop us because we put it on the rug every other possession.

It will get worked out...it is just a matter of when will it get worked out.
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Miami is our 10th or 11th game. The offense will be working by then.

I am also confident that our O will be better than FSU at putting up points by mid-season.

I think a big reason for our spring game woes was that Nesbitt was out for 1.5 weeks.
 
Our OL is going to be fine. With the change, everyone's on level turf. Gardner, Gilbert, Voss, AJ, Howard/Brown will most likely be the starters, and Yandell, Hill, Claytor, Folkner, Brannon, Uzzi, McRae and PSmith fighting for the 2-deep. It would be great to RS Uzzi, McRae and PSmith, but we may need them.
 
WracerX said:
Miami is our 10th or 11th game. The offense will be working by then.

I am also confident that our O will be better than FSU at putting up points by mid-season.

I think a big reason for our spring game woes was that Nesbitt was out for 1.5 weeks.
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all good points.

The only reason I am not confident in Nesbitt yet is that he did not protect the ball last year when he was in...he put it on the ground a lot.

I do not care who our QB is...I really don't...I just want someone who is always thinking and does not lose focus.
 
hiveredtech said:
I think the 2.2 out of Miami, Miss. St., and FSU is aggressive...I would give it 1.25 to 1.50.

The others look good.
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I agree that that point might be aggressive. However, I think we'll take UNC and UVA. Everyone is hopping on the UNC bandwagon this year, and I'm not totally sure why just yet.
 
GTROY said:
Everyone is hopping on the UNC bandwagon this year, and I'm not totally sure why just yet.
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Amen to that. They are getting a lot of love. Butch Davis was awesome at Miami...but that WAS Miami.
 
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