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No wonder there was talk of "deemphasizing football" and dropping the program altogether.

Poor Bill Curry. I had forgotten about that. I stand corrected that is the hardest schedule even worse than this one. There was talk about trying to get back into the SEC and the Bear did his best to sponsor us but UGA and the Mississippi schools said no. That resulted in a short lived...

I think we will be fortunate to win four games. Your optimism does you credit but instead of the 3 games we can win that you surmise, I see 5 games we will probably lose and I see only 3 games that we should definitely win in NIU, Kennesaw State, and Duke. Pitt, UVA, BC, and VT are all...

It did have a distressingly familiar look to it...COVID notwithstanding. That said, I am willing to give Coach Collins a mulligan on that one and see what he can do with this new, improved, turnover spiced roster. Personally, I will be surprised if he wins more than 4 but stranger things have...

Oh, now I remember. He could not duplicate the magic at Clemson. It's funny but Dodd always thought Frank Broyles was smart to go to Arkansas because there was no real competition in state for talent and he had the absolute backing of the state movers and shakers whereas at Tech Dodd was...

Hemp? Seems he must have decided that he had done all he can do as a coach and walked away from the rat race. Admirable and very different from coaches today.

I knew that. I meant after he left Clemson. Did he ever coach again?

Yep. Danny Ford was a receiver I think for Alabama. I wonder whatever became of him as well.

Not sure about that one. Others more knowledgeable can chime in but the problem I had was the Cincy coach passing on third down when UGA had no timeouts. When the clock is your friend let it put pressure on the other team by not stopping it.

The ACC in O'Leary's time was FSU and a bunch of wannabes. I will grant you Virginia was better then but Tech was much better then than we are now. The ACC now and in Coach Johnson's era is a tougher neighborhood to play in. The main advantage that Coach Johnson had over Coach Collins is...

There is no excuse for Georgia Tech to lose to the Citadel in any year under any circumstances. Coach Collins owns that one as he also owns beating Miami in the same year with an outstanding performance by our team. Miami fans still have not forgiven Manny for that one. Losing to the Citadel...

I always wondered whatever happened to Red Parker. As for Charley Pell, he was an immediate success to be sure as one of Bear Bryant's boys but my friends who are South Carolina fans said back then that IPTAY actually meant "Its Probation Time Again Ya'll" Instead of "I Pay Ten A Year".

Interesting. We are playing 4 teams in the first 3 tiers and 3 I think, in the bottom 3. We were a bad team last year and likely as not will remain one this year according to the author. With all the drama going on at places like Tennessee and Auburn they are ranked way above us and probably...

I would assume this to be the case with three top ten teams (in the preseason polls) UGA, Clemson, and Notre Dame and two others in the top 25 with UNC and Miami. I do not know the particulars about Virginia Tech, UVA, BC, and Pitt. I am pretty sure Duke is probably on the down slide for the...

Because UNC has not figured that out.

They would have won if their coach had managed the clock better.

Well, at least I knew that about Miami, UNC, and we all know about Notre Dame, UGA, and Clemson. What I don't know much about are the middle of the pack ACC teams who probably don't know much about themselves either. The success of this season will be determined by how well we do against UVA...

I don't know. I think a case can be made for Tech being 4-2 after the Duke game going into a bye week followed by the second half of the season. What troubles me is the prospect of playing Clemson and UNC back to back before playing two games that should be winnable in Pitt and Duke. Lose...

That and certain boosters engaging in unethical if not illegal behind the scenes maneuvers to get him fired as well. They must have money coming out of their ears with the deal Gus has. Imagine being fired from your job and you get paid millions. Is this a great country or what?

Coaching matters. Just like recruiting matters, facilities matter, academic requirements matter, culture matters, girls matter, etc. It all matters but the biggest "matter" is money and the willingness to engage in utterly cutthroat tactics to get the guys you want. Tech and dozens of other...