Walk of Shame.

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BarrelORum

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Yes.. I went to the game.

Walking out of the stadium in the 3rd quarter was worse than walking out of the stadium against UGA in 2002 probably because I didn't have to rent an RV and drive 800 miles to witness the total destruction of the JAckets. I told my buddy that went with me this:

"I now know what the girls felt like when they had to walk out of our fraternity house after a night of binge drinking and sex with one of the brothers. Having to walk in front of the dining hall in front of the entire fraternity. The dreaded walk of shame."

I felt like I just got gang banged by 60,000 Hokie fans and left for dead.

I've sat on the fence with this coach a LONG time. Too long. I've supported him and criticized him but I have always given him my patience in allowing him the benefit of the doubt that he could take GT where we all want to be.

I have officially fallen off the fence. In my desperate retreat from the ass whipping that took place in the Virginia Mountains at a place called Lane Stadium (By far the loudest crowd I have ever witnessed (more due to stadium design than anything)but more on that later), I took refuge in the RV, battening down the hatches, closing all windows, pulling the blanket over my head as I watched the 4th quarter on TV like a child that had just witnessed a brutal car crash.

From said RV I slept through the night thankfully due to a handle of Jim Beam I tore through like a wet paper bag. I was passed out by 8pm. Awake at 5am this morning, my friend and I retreated in the black of night back to Georgia, avoiding any and all stops until we hit North Carolina.

I made my way to the newly fortified bunker of Chan Basher's in which I saw the tower watchman, toemeetsleather. He had been busy through the night adding a reinforced wall of 24" of concrete and rebar. Having had big construction experience, I sold him on the fact that I could by myself design and build a wall of steel so thick that never again will the bunker take a direct hit like it did during the Auburn game.

Toemeetsleather after a slight hesitation came down from his tower and opened the gate. I paused as I started down the tunnel into the war bunker. I paused, took a last deep breath of the morning air. 51-7. Never should have happened. Not with this team. Not with our school. This coach has too many embaressments, too many let downs. I didn't expect to win, but I did expect the Jackets to give a fight.

I proceeded down the tunnel, closing the gate behind me.


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I am laughing my butt off at that post BOR. Keep em coming. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hugelaugh.gif
 
Here's hoping you bust your ASS BOR.

You did make ONE good point though, you were in a HOSTILE stadium. Everything that could go wrong did. Am I happy? HELL NO!, but I will no throw the coach under the bus. Like I said in an earlier post. FIRE Bob Stoops for getting his ass embarressed last year in the Orange Bowl.
 
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Here's hoping you bust your ASS BOR.

FIRE Bob Stoops for getting his ass embarressed last year in the Orange Bowl.

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So, you want a Tech fan to get hurt for not giving Chan Gailey ANOTHER mulligan. Another 51-7 mulligan.
He wrote all over the place that it wasn't that Tech lost, it was how Tech lost. BOR did not write this, but I will: Any mental toughness on this team is God given. Coach Gailey and his staff have not been able to instill any degree of positively dealing with adversity. When we get down early, we are usually done. I only say usually because of the MIRACLE at Clemson.
Once again, there is no shame to lose to a superior team. It is shameful to go down without a fight.

All of you guys that need to draw a line in the sand to identify Chan Haters have it ALL wrong.

By the way, if Stoops got blown out with the regularity that CG has, he would be the ex coach of OU.
 
No positive mentality eh pocket. What was it then, when UNC was driving for a possible score LATE in the game and we came up with a pick. I guess that was just luck or maybe even a little skill. Although the D had been on the field for a LONG time in the second half, they had no mental toughness to hang on in the end. Let me see, Awbern, making a good run in the second half. But nah there was no mental toughness there because we just had better skill than they did and oh yeah had 3 INT's (if memory is correct) in the second half. But i guess I missed your point in that these two incidents are not adversity related. Nah HELL no there not! RIGHT!!!

And to reply to your very witty comment of drawing a line in the sand I will say this. Yeah I am a CCG supporter because IMHO I think he is taking us where we need to be. If it does not pan out, then yes maybe we need to look at a change, but he deserves the time that was committed to him.

OH and about Bob and being regulary blown out, hmmmmm let me think for a second, OH yeah he got his ass handed to him in week one by a very inferior team, but HELL that doesn't matter.

I don't like getting my ass kicked either as no one here does I would hope.
 
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And to reply to your very witty comment of drawing a line in the sand I will say this. Yeah I am a CCG supporter because IMHO I think he is taking us where we need to be. If it does not pan out, then yes maybe we need to look at a change, but he deserves the time that was committed to him.

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I respectfully disagree with you, and I think I have done so in a manner respectable to most Tech fans. Why you are jumping on me is completely ridiculous.

And you are crazy to think that Gailey deserves the time committed to him. Next year is the last year on Gailey's contract. Assuming he would not get an exstension do you
a.) fire him at season's end and hire a new coach early that will inspire some new recruits? In doing such, we hit the reset button with our ever dividing fan base and at least unite back together to start over again.

Or
b.) Let Gailey go into the last year of his contract and watch as GT's recruiting falls off the map completely because no decent recruit in their right mind is going to play for a Coach that has only one guaranteed year by the school? If you think every school won't use that against us, you are naive.
 
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And to reply to your very witty comment of drawing a line in the sand I will say this. Yeah I am a CCG supporter because IMHO I think he is taking us where we need to be. If it does not pan out, then yes maybe we need to look at a change, but he deserves the time that was committed to him.

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I respectfully disagree with you, and I think I have done so in a manner respectable to most Tech fans. Why you are jumping on me is completely ridiculous.

And you are crazy to think that Gailey deserves the time committed to him. Next year is the last year on Gailey's contract. Assuming he would not get an exstension do you
a.) fire him at season's end and hire a new coach early that will inspire some new recruits? In doing such, we hit the reset button with our ever dividing fan base and at least unite back together to start over again.

Or
b.) Let Gailey go into the last year of his contract and watch as GT's recruiting falls off the map completely because no decent recruit in their right mind is going to play for a Coach that has only one guaranteed year by the school? If you think every school won't use that against us, you are naive.

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First of all BOR I am NOT jumping on you! If that is the way you are perceiving then I can not help that. I am merely responding and disagreeing is all.

Do you really think recruits look at how long a coaches contract is? If you do then you are mistaken about 80% of the time. A recruit is going to go to a school and will usually make up his mind long before a season is completed. Look at the number of earl;y commiments this year and in previous years. There are some that will change their mind yes, but overall that happens ver seldom. An no I am not naive(sp) I have seen it from both sides. School may use it, but an 18 year old may listen initially, but in the end 80% of the time he will attend where he was going to attend originally.

Firing CCG I will not comment on that b/c i do not think this is the time to do so.
 
I don't think now is the time to do it either. He deserves this season to coach. If he can somehow shock me into believing he is a good coach which would take a lot at this point, then I would support an extension.

All I can say that it is my opinion that he will not do that, and that more than likely, most people will be agreeing with me by season's end.
 
We all hurt right now, and it is not because we lost a game.

There are problems that revisit the program every year. It is the HC's responsibility. His first responsibility as far as running the program (IMO) is recruiting.

CG is not getting the job done recruiting. Add in continued kicking game problems, continued penalties, continued lack of O imagination, and very poor O line coaching and this is what happens.

But it starts with recruiting.
 
2, you chose to not get my pont, I believe.

Bad comparison if you want to use UNC vs VT.
Even though we had a hard time putting the unc game away, we led the whole way. That's a whole lot different from getting down quickly on the road at a mean, loud place.

Same thing for Auburn.

PLUS, I refer to our "offense" when I say no mental toughness. It was their job to grind out a couple of first downs to protect our defense. During the last 8 minutes of the grueling 1st half, I was begging for a quick kick versus running a play on 3rd down.

Why you think my remark about "Chan Haters" was witty, I have no idea. The folks that think Chan can do no wrong give way too much credit to objective fans that think we have had enough of embarrassments like yesterday.
If we had a bad football team, I would expect a bench clearing blowout at VT. I just don't believe we are that bad.
Hell, some people thought we were one of the 20 best teams in the country before 4pm yesterday.

On the OU thing, its BIG news that they are playing the way they are this year. To the minority of people that have followed Ga. Tech football over the last several years, 51-7 is no big surprise. Oh Well.
 
Re: It was bobbydoddsghost, not tml

Brother I know the feeling, walking back to my truck in Chapel Hill last year after another wonderful job by old Chan wasn't fun. To make it worse, my 20' Tech flag pole was bent over after someone pulled it down (flags were ok, only to be pulled down again at Maryland later in the year).

Its frustrating when you travel long distances to watch Tech get beat. But nothing can top my experience at the Tech-BYU game in Provo a few years ago. Too long to write it all out but you talk about being pissed off. So much fun when freaking Mormons are talking trash as you walk back to the rental car after flying across the country.
 
Some of you guys are insane...this is just ridiculous. We are 3-1 with 3 victories over 2004 bowl teams and an undefeated SEC team from 2004. We can still easily win 7-9 games plus a bowl game...and I think we will. Heck...we were playing yesterday with all 4 DL starters for 2005 out of the game and a QB that did not practice a full week for a top 3 team away from home.

I am as upset as anyone...but I am also realistic enough to know you just get beat sometimes.

I also look out there and see teams all across the country losing games they should such as Louisville to South Florida, Pittsburgh to just about anyone, etc. etc. I have seen Alvarez have bad years and/or losse at Wisconsin, Tiller at Purdue, Beamer at VT, Mack Brown at two schools, etc. etc. Matter of fact I can only think of two or three coaches at the Div. 1A level that win 9 or 10 games consistently...and each of them can recruit whoever they heck they want.

So...until someone can present a solution...they should shut their piehole up regarding anything they consider a problem. Some of you act like disgruntled DBA's that work in the dark.
 
Re: It was bobbydoddsghost, not tml

You are correct. My mistake. I'm still head drunk over the game, my memory fails me.
 
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Some of you act like disgruntled DBA's that work in the dark.

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I am disgruntled, but I have never "operated in the dark".
 
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I am as upset as anyone...but I am also realistic enough to know you just get beat sometimes.



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C'mon ! , doesn't this make you feel younger? One year, or 2, or 3?
Did this blowout look any different than the ones in recent prior seasons? It shouldn't.

Same thing happens when these blowouts occur: We show a bit of promise on offense early, but we get down quickly. After that, our "offense" looks like a drunk circus.

Until we have personnel changes, this happens over and over.

Calvin Johnson is the best football player in the country.
Thank you Mrs. Johnson !!
 
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I am as upset as anyone...but I am also realistic enough to know you just get beat sometimes.



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C'mon ! , doesn't this make you feel younger? One year, or 2, or 3?
Did this blowout look any different than the ones in recent prior seasons? It shouldn't.

Same thing happens when these blowouts occur: We show a bit of promise on offense early, but we get down quickly. After that, our "offense" looks like a drunk circus.

Until we have personnel changes, this happens over and over.



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It can be a lot worse....trust me.

Personnel changes...ok...tell me who you go get. It has to be a proven winner at the D1A level that gets 9 wins every year....have a proven record of recruiting at an institution that does not allow borderline athletes...and he has to say 'yes' when we make the offer.

Please name this list of candidates.
 
[quotePersonnel changes...ok...

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No, I am not talking about a HC change at this point.
On a side note, I do expect HC Gailey to re evaluate position coaches on the O side of the ball.
 
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No, I am not talking about a HC change at this point.
On a side note, I do expect HC Gailey to re evaluate position coaches on the O side of the ball.

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gotcha pocketwatch...I would change out one asst. coach...and I would have done it three years ago.
 
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