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I totally agree. I will absolutely enjoy the season like I always do. I just actually see the big picture. There will be a lot of fanbases crying after they have a great season and then don’t get in because of conference affiliation. All these fans who laughed and took so much joy in seeing...

You guys who are looking at the past regarding rankings on 1 or 2 loss non-conference champions are looking at a time when 5-12 DID NOT MATTER. Now, that 5-12 brings in huge money the polls will be manipulated just like they have been for 1-4. No way more than 1 team from the ACC or Big 12 get...

Everyone who hasn’t realized this yet will be a hoot to watch as they convulse when the invitations are aired on live TV and their 12-1 or 11-2 team is left out like FSU was. And it could very well be GT fans at some point over the next 5 years. It’s always amazing how people can’t look past...

Athletics have never had anything to do with academics. It’s all nostalgic BS that people have in their heads over something that never existed. Sure, students played sports but it had nothing to do with academics no different than asking if intramural sports have anything to do with academics...

You know what looks good on a resume? Being a member of the SEC or BIG with 2 or less losses or 3 losses to top tier teams. No way any other conference is getting a 2nd team in under this current model. Once it expands again to 24plus then all of us can go back to our dreams of scenarios to...

The problem with that is they did that when it didn’t matter. And they still only put us at 12. Now, that the 12th ranking is attached to millions there is zero chance any team like GT would be slotted there. Any team not in the BIG or SEC has one avenue to a 12 team playoff - the auto qualifier.

We are in a new paradigm because now 5-12 matters. You will see this in the polls especially the 2nd half of the season as they manipulate them. Anyone who is using anything regarding polls from the past doesn’t understand what is happening. Look at what they did to FSU. That was intentional...

See, I just disagree about the “Cabrera can’t fund the GTAA directly”. This is the garbage everyone has been saying for decades while we’ve fallen further and further behind and are essentially irrelevant in any of the 3 major sports. Cabrera’s job is to fix that part. GT has plenty of money...

Agreed, which is why I say we are a peak 8 win program. 12 games - loss to UGA, then FSU, Clemson and ND. Then the 4 toss up games (UNC, VT, NC State, Miami types) and then the random head scratcher. Now, sure years we have a super easy schedule outside UGA we could win 9 or 10 but how...

I totally agree which is why I’ve wanted an expanded playoff for decades. Thankfully it will continue to expand due to money. I give this new 12 team playoff a shelf life of 8 years until it’s expanded well into the 20’s. Too much money is being left untapped by desperate fanbases. It will...

UGA is not a good example because Richt was winning double digits every year while recruiting in the top 8. And they still directed him to leave because they were not satisfied. If you remember, before Kirby signed it was reported he demanded certain things for recruiting and his staff because...

This has been the best thread I’ve read here in a long time. A lot of you guys get it. I believe Key will be successful because he is already successful. Sitting in that stadium in Tampa watching our team turn the tide and then strangle UCF was one of the funnest days we’ve had in a long...

You must be a moral victory type of guy. That’s fine, especially if you are a GT fan. That’s really just about all we’ve had for multiple decades now. But, there are still a few GT men out there who care about final scores. Even Key isn’t obtuse enough to believe a group of 3 stars will...

Having UGA on the schedule every year is not the same as having a chance to actually beat them every year. I’m as diehard a fan as anyone but this game has not been a fair fight in decades. They buy 4 and 5 stars and we buy 3 stars with some 4’s here and there. It’s why we’ve won 3 games this...

We simply aren’t talking about the same thing. I’m not talking about wallets being opened. GT has a small fanbase with few alumni who care. If you are counting on alumni wallets to open up then you believe in the tooth fairy. I’m talking about GT school money to open up. GT has plenty of...

It’s not my pessimism. This is what GT has shown itself to be. A mid level cheap school not willing to break open the books to give coaches what they need. We can all “hope” GT opens up the purse but the proof is in the actions. Has GT given Key the money to go buy a 5 star LB or DLinemen...

Key has already told us he freaking hates UGA. In what world do you believe Key will be comfortable losing to them year after year because he is stable? Sure, Gailey and Johnson were comfortable being stable at GT because they both had already climbed the mountain top - Gailey coached the...

You guys simply don’t get it. Key’s future at GT has nothing to do with his salary. It has to do with money available for him to buy the top players. Paying Key 10 million a year while not buying the same quality players as UGA will only frustrate Key. He hates UGA as we all just read. He...

Debbie Downer? My post is talking about how successful Key will be that one day a prime time program will want him and that’s being a Debbie Downer? Fine, I’ll play make believe like many if you - Key will never leave GT and will have no problem losing 4 games a season because other schools...

The most financially important part of the program is the recruiting pool of money. We could pay Key and Faulkner 20 million a year each and that wouldn’t improve our win total. Getting high quality players is what Kirby and Dabo have done and that’s how you win. Key could be the next Saban...