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Well … except for the conference record and standings. Look, I never said the two teams had equal overall records, but the 2018 team was better offensively then 2008 in every way. 2008: 372 in total offense, (74th), 273 yards per game rushing. 2018: 408 yards total offense (33rd), 325 yards per...

All this talk about Paul got me to watch the 2014 Tech - Georgia game again. And once again, I was cheering Zach Lasky. He tore them a new one in that game and was obviously having a great time doing it. The Dawg announcer said it best, "I've had about enough of Lasky." Not me. Having a guy who...

Well … in 2008 Tech was second in the Coastal with a 5-3 record. In 2018 Tech was - wait for it - second in the Coastal with a 5-3 record. We lost a bowl game lopsidedly both seasons. And we curb-stomped a major opponent (da U in 08, VT in 18) both years. The only difference came, really, in the...

The big problem here is the lethal combination of ranked opponents in away games. I don't think pre-season rankings are much use - they pick the usual suspects - but having so many away games against opponents we had a tough time with in the past isn't encouraging. I also see 4 wins, but a...

I agree about Patenaude. He has been a successful OC everywhere except at Tech. What this tells me is that he wasn't able to actually be the OC. I think he had orders from the top to emphasize passing more then he wanted; he's always been a run first guy. I suspect this was due to recruiting...

I didn't think we'd do as well as we did, but I was mainly worried about D depth, not O. I figured that Thomas would work out quickly and that Lasky would rule (turned out he shared the throne). And while I wanted Autry to play for us, I wasn't too upset that he didn't; we had plenty of talent...

We don't have Justin Thomas, Waller, Smelter, Days/Lasky, or the hoard of A-backs either. Any of the four starters in the 2014 backfield (Thomas, Days, Perkins, or Andrews) would, imho, beat out the O starters at their positions we will field this year. And, yes, that includes Sims. And, of...

Yes. It's about time we stopped scheduling to lose. I know some out there still have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads and want a tough schedule so "Tech can get ranked". As if how tough your schedule is determined your ranking instead of the number of wins. I want Tech to schedule...

I got news for them. Sam Hartman will be the ACC 1st team QB this year. That is pretty much in the cards with the returning WRs Wake has. As for Tech: we might get a second team selection, if we win 4 or so. Smith would be my best guess, but he'd have to do really well to get under the wire.

Ah. The Turkies might say we got our own back in 2018. Let's take a look: Now after watching that I sure do wish somebody could tell me why Tobias ended up as a DB instead of an RB? The only person on the Tech team in the last three years who put in a running performance like that was Gibbs...

Well, typical pre-season happy talk. We might see the transfers come through; if so we could win 5 - 6. If not … If I had to bet I agree that this outfit has a 5 win ceiling. A lot will depend on not having a long losing streak and the subsequent loss of confidence. Problem = the schedule is...

On Sims: I think it will all come down to how often he is allowed to run. When he runs we are more successful; when he sits in the pocket, we aren't. If there is anything the last three years have taught us (or should have) that is it. I might add that if he runs more the RBs will have more of a...

I might observe that, if you think somebody becomes a sidewalk fan any about 25 or so, the 10 year period involved includes 2014 and 2016. I bet a lot of people noticed and started to follow Tech around then. But good luck on getting any evidence on that.

My father was killed in an airplane accident when I was three and a half. (He was a Navy flier and was testing one of the new jets. The ejection seat didn't work.) My maternal uncle was a former Tech student and a legit BMOC. He started taking me to Tech games soon after my Dad was killed. He...

Tech hasn't played Bama since the mid-60s. Some bad blood lasts a very, very long time. Personally, I hate Bama more then any other football team including the Dwags.

Look, if we are going to abuse somebody here, let's stick to Collins. We should leave our wives out of this. A lot of them - mine, for instance - could care less anyway. I voted four wins and I think that is probably a bit optimistic. The combination of massive staff changes and inexperience...

I see improvement! 4 wins. Wish I saw more. Main problem = OlL inexperience. DL too, but that's not as vital. I do think that Smith will have a good year.

Nah. I think the Rebs will win but at least 14. Still, I hope I do see Sims run as much as he does in the simulation. That would make the ground game a lot more effective. I wasn't surprised to see us flub another option play, however. Well, not here, of course, but you know what I mean …

1. Personally, I don't think that would make much difference. Good teams are going to be good tv and it is unlikely, imho, that scheduling would be done in ways that would inhibit that, no matter how the baskets shuffle out. Besides, why shift to an environment where you have maybe two opponents...

Eggsackley. There's no reason in creation for Clemson or FSU (provided that they can actually get their program sorted out) to leave the ACC. Oth, ND will, I think, stay with the ACC. They won't change their stripes in the middle of a coaching change. (That is if they have any sense.) Why split...