2014 ACC Coastal Champs

[TechnicalPossum]

Let's rewind to the ESPN Grantland Prediction - http://grantland.com/features/2014-acc-college-football-preview-florida-state-clemson-miami/


Outlandish Prediction
Georgia Tech takes the Coastal Division with sheer triple-option bull****. The Coastal is setting up for another crab-bucket season, with all crabs equally weighted and pinchy, and when the swirling sand and bits of shell and innards settle, who stands astride that pile wielding a two-by-four? Paul Johnson. You can see it in your minds, can’t you? The future tastes like nails.

 

[DTGT]

The Coastal is setting up for another crab-bucket season, with all crabs equally weighted and pinchy, and when the swirling sand and bits of shell and innards settle, who stands astride that pile wielding a two-by-four? Paul Johnson. You can see it in your minds, can’t you? The future tastes like nails.

Also, how did he know about the crab legs back then?

 

[TechnicalPossum]

Also, how did he know about the crab legs back then?

Because it happened during baseball season?

 

[Techster]

Not gonna lie. After I got the chance to sleep on it over the night, it's still pretty awesome to wake up as ACC Coastal champs.

 

[flounder]

Yummy, yummy nails.

 

[Blumpkin Souffle]

Smell that? Thats the smell of waking up Coastal Champions with a team that dip****s said wouldnt win 6 games where we stood by and didnt faulter in our unwavering belief that we are capable of great things. Go Jackets!

 

[MWBATL]

Congrats to the Jackets and especially to the seniors on this year's team.

Definitely unexpected success. I am glad they believed (even when no one else did).

One more objective to check off, then on to Charlotte!

 

[Stinger90]

congratulations.
as i may have mentioned previously, GT has been quite impressive this season, especially with a first year starting QB.

Congrats on getting the "Victory Bell" back in Chapel Hill and becoming bowl eligible. Good luck next week against The Pack.

 

[UgaBlows]

GT is third in most ACCCG appearances at 4. FSU and VT are tied for first at 5.

GT has more appearances than Clemson (2), Miami (0), UNC (0)...all teams who regularly out-recruit us. Now does anyone still want to argue GT can't consistently be a top 20 program?

it's pretty breathtaking to think what CPJ could do with a few top 20-25 recruiting classes!

 

[MidtownJacket]

stop...
wait....
can't...
get...air/

haha no joke - it really would be sick to see some explosive talent on D.. but imho I think part of what made this team so strong was the chemistry.. it is harder to do that with a bunch of 5 star kids.

 

[Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau]

GT is third in most ACCCG appearances at 4. FSU and VT are tied for first at 5.

GT has more appearances than Clemson (2), Miami (0), UNC (0)...all teams who regularly out-recruit us. Now does anyone still want to argue GT can't consistently be a top 20 program?

The Holy Grail of a Miami/FSU match-up has never materialized, but instead has become a frequent FSU-Georgia Tech affair. Should help us recruit. Lots of FSU wannabees out there that will never get an offer from Tallahassee but might see something they like in white and gold.

 

[UgaBlows]

Well never get a bunch of 5 star kids, consistent classes of all 3's plus a few 4's of the right kind of kids like the class we are about to sign in going to be huge in the hands of CPJ and Roof

 

[Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau]

Go Jackets! ACC Coastal champs! THWG!

Believe it to achieve it. Can you visualize our band of goal oriented (real) student athletes with their laser focus on the task at hand? I see them in group picture wearing ACC Champion ball caps, with the tags dangling in the breeze.

 

[heeled soul]

in terms of recruiting... almost all top schools benefit first and foremost from getting the best instate recruits.
my guess is that beating uga every year to generate more instate excitement will help even more than winning the coastal every year.

UNC's problem is the tennessees, socars, clemsons of the world taking NC's best. i think GT's problem is uga. you guys luckily have an opportunity every year to change the recruits' perspective.

 

[Ggee87]

in terms of recruiting... almost all top schools benefit first and foremost from getting the best instate recruits.
my guess is that beating uga every year to generate more instate excitement will help even more than winning the coastal every year.

UNC's problem is the tennessees, socars, clemsons of the world taking NC's best. i think GT's problem is uga. you guys luckily have an opportunity every year to change the recruits' perspective.

All good points. But recruiting to GT is just another animal. The classes kids have to take in HS has to be accomplished before last minute. So it takes someone with atleast a little interest in coming here to begin with. Then getting their SAT scores high enough to qualify. Then last, but not least, we MUST keep their grades up. If not, we have a team full of ineligible players. I personally dont feel that its nearly impossible to get recruits to GT, It just takes a hell of alot of work to find the RIGHT kids. Weve just now got a recruiting staff in place. Couple that with a great young QB and winning more big games(including UGA) we should be improving in that dept. Over the next few years.

 

[stevo0718]

in terms of recruiting... almost all top schools benefit first and foremost from getting the best instate recruits.
my guess is that beating uga every year to generate more instate excitement will help even more than winning the coastal every year.

UNC's problem is the tennessees, socars, clemsons of the world taking NC's best. i think GT's problem is uga. you guys luckily have an opportunity every year to change the recruits' perspective.

Saying that it's just dwags taking the GA recruits is a huge understatement. The state of Georgia gets raided by dwags, Auburn, Bama, Clemson, Scar, Tennessee and FSU not to mention the rest of the SEC except for TAMU and blanderbilt. I think we want to improve instate recruiting to be in the mix for some of the best in state guys, while focusing on finding the best players who are good students nationally and going after them.

Go team!

 

[a5ehren]

Saying that it's just dwags taking the GA recruits is a huge understatement. The state of Georgia gets raided by dwags, Auburn, Bama, Clemson, Scar, Tennessee and FSU not to mention the rest of the SEC except for TAMU and blanderbilt. I think we want to improve instate recruiting to be in the mix for some of the best in state guys, while focusing on finding the best players who are good students nationally and going after them.

Go team!

Don't forget Stanford and ND coming down here to get kids, too.

 

[sl1m75]

Feels good...now lets finish up and win these next three games!

 

[nod]

GT has recruited some fine players, The talant on this team is outstanding and sets up well for next couple of years, I think Coach Johnson has done a good job getting talanted players to play for Tech. Don't get hung up on the rankings.
Solid Div 1/All Conf type players:
Shaq Mason
Adam Gotsis
DJ White
Jamal Golden
Chris Griffin
D Smelter
K Freeman
Freddie Burden
Justin Thomas
P.J. Davis
Q Neally
Laskey / S Days

Plus a lot of other players that have played good like Snoddy, E Joe, Milton, S Green

 

[jeffgt14]

Saying that it's just dwags taking the GA recruits is a huge understatement. The state of Georgia gets raided by dwags, Auburn, Bama, Clemson, Scar, Tennessee and FSU not to mention the rest of the SEC except for TAMU and blanderbilt. I think we want to improve instate recruiting to be in the mix for some of the best in state guys, while focusing on finding the best players who are good students nationally and going after them.

Go team!

Yep.