2017 Bowl Projections

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It sucks we're sitting here at 5-wins and starring at not making a bowl game. We played a difficult schedule and when you compare it to other ACC teams.. it is easy to get bitter about the fact we play Clemson every year. This year (as of today), Miami and Clemson are top 4 in the CFB Playoff rankings. Combined record of 20-1.

4 ACC teams played both Miami and Clemson. Here is the list and their OOC opponents' records to date:

Ga Tech (5-5) OOC opp combined record 24-9 (.727)
Va Tech (8-3) OOC opp combined record 22-22 (.500)
FSU (4-6) OOC opp combined record 21-21 (.500)
Syr (4-7) OOC opp combine record 28-16 (.636)

When you have (this season) a schedule that includes Miami (road game), Clemson (road game), & UGA... combined record (30-2) and only get 11 games, the margin for error becomes pretty thin to get to 6 wins. I know I'm stating the obvious on that. Personally, I'll never 'wish' we set up a soft schedule just to increase odds of getting bowl eligible. I want to play a tough schedule. But there is this period (around this time of year) when I do look at teams with favorable draws in cross-divisional scheduling along with cupcake OOC schedules... and I do get a tab bit bitter.
 
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Not sure that a bowl is even worth it. We've not played well and a lower-tier'd Bowl will cost us more $$$ than we'd make from it.

The whole "extra practice" thing is a myth. All the OB practice in 2014 led to 3 wins in 2015 and last year's extra practice against KY led to this year.
 

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For the seniors? The seniors that are supposed to be leaders on the team? Seniors that basically played sub par football this year? Although they did beat UGAG twice in their careers, so there is that.
 
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THWG said:
My expectations for this season are for the team to be over .500 in ACC play and to make it to the NCAA tourney. The offense should be a lot better with Bailey, English, Bart, Wilhite, and Johnson. I have to believe that the pitching will be better this year, especially in the pen with Carpenter, Datoc, and Winborne being the primary 3 out of the pen. I believe that we will be pleasantly surprised this year as it is the 3rd year for that top 5 class and this should be the year when that class reaches its potential.
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RamblinWreck92 said:
Not sure that a bowl is even worth it. We've not played well and a lower-tier'd Bowl will cost us more $$$ than we'd make from it.

The whole "extra practice" thing is a myth. All the OB practice in 2014 led to 3 wins in 2015 and last year's extra practice against KY led to this year.
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My opinion is simple. 12 games is better than 11 games and 13 games is better than 12 games.

Re: Bowl game upside. These are 18-24(?) year old "kids"... the bowl experience is something I'd wish on all of them EVERY YEAR!
 

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Coloradojacket said:
Why in the world won't Florida play us in a 12th game. They are at 4-6 right now and will probably beat Florida State. They would then be at 5-6. To me this game would have appeal and yes We would have a great chance at winning. And if we don't heck what a great game to end the season.
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Best guess is that Florida is banking on a waiver to get into a bowl.* If they beat FSU, they can apply for a waiver as a 5-6 team who had to cancel a game due to variables they could not control. If I was the UF A.D., I would rather just apply for a waiver than have to face a spread option team with no notice.

*I think we have a good chance of getting a waiver and may already be bowl eligible.
 

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So basically we are in the sane situation as the basketball team last season. Squarely on the post season bubble and the Uga game is our ACC tournament. Win and we are in...
 

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RamblinWreck92 said:
Not sure that a bowl is even worth it. We've not played well and a lower-tier'd Bowl will cost us more $$$ than we'd make from it.

The whole "extra practice" thing is a myth. All the OB practice in 2014 led to 3 wins in 2015 and last year's extra practice against KY led to this year.
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I don't know if that's the best data set to look at to see if its true. I don't think any amount of practice can make up for the amount of injuries we had in 2015 and from last year to this year we lost a lot of starters on offense, so whatever practice they had doesn't matter.

Not 100% disagreeing, more of an inconclusive. I'd be interested to know for sure if its a myth or not/what the coaches think about it.

Also, it wouldn't be certain that'd it would cost us more than we'd make. I know that happened with the ACC championship game, but being in the ACC championship game doesn't come with a payout like bowls do.
The Pinstripe bowl has a payout of $2.2million plus as being a part of the ACC, when you make a bowl game the ACC covers part of your expenses (including tickets you don't sell).
 

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RedPete said:
What is this "waiver" stuff people keep mentioning? Now that there are more bowls than six-win teams, aren't "waivers" a thing of the past? It's all APR now, right?


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Not 100% sure. I think its 100% APR when there's fewer bowl eligible teams than their are bowls. When there's more eligible teams than bowls, then its the bowls discretion for some of those picks out of the eligible teams. If you have a waiver to be eligible, you could get picked over a team with more wins than you because you're a more attractive option for there bowl. I'll try to look through the rules to see if there's a definitive explanation to know for sure if that's true or not.
 
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RamblinWreck92 said:
Not sure that a bowl is even worth it. We've not played well and a lower-tier'd Bowl will cost us more $$$ than we'd make from it.

The whole "extra practice" thing is a myth. All the OB practice in 2014 led to 3 wins in 2015 and last year's extra practice against KY led to this year.
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Incorrect. GT won't lose money on any bowl, near or far.. The ACC will step in to help with unsold tickets and bowl revenues are shared amongest all conference schools (same as NCAA hoops $$). Call it socialism at it's finest.

Any bowl game aids recruiting & benefits the current players in the program (travel, stipends, etc.)
 

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If we are offered a bowl game, I'm certain we'll take it, regardless of whether we finish the regular season with 5 wins or 6. If you want to say there are too many bowl games, that's for a different argument.

For the ones saying we shouldn't even go to a bowl game, you sound selfish, petty and naive. This should be about what the players and coaches want to do, since they're the ones that have actually been putting in the real time and work for the season.
 

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We are down to having to beat the dawgs to get a bowl. We aren’t getting a bid with only 5 wins, period. There will be enough 6 win teams. The only other option is a 12th game but that looks very unlikely and would have to be announced by Wednesday this week to make it happen.
 

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sidewalkGTfan said:
If we are offered a bowl game, I'm certain we'll take it, regardless of whether we finish the regular season with 5 wins or 6. If you want to say there are too many bowl games, that's for a different argument.

For the ones saying we shouldn't even go to a bowl game, you sound selfish, petty and naive. This should be about what the players and coaches want to do, since they're the ones that have actually been putting in the real time and work for the season.
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I may be "selfish, petty, etc." but if the players want to go to a bowl game they will have to show they belong in a bowl game. Last Saturday, there did not seem to be much interest on their part at least. If they want to go, beat Georgia. Personally, I do not think even 6 win teams should be in a bowl much less 5 win teams. There are WAY too many bowl games to the point that they have become almost an afterthought. I might watch a half dozen or so if that many.
 

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RyanS12 said:
Not asking to sound like a **** but have you heard something to back this or are you hoping like I am?
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Bowls have reached the point where they are almost like getting a participation trophy in rec league ball. It's what you expect if you have a decent record. Plus, Tech does have the talking point of having played an extremely difficult schedule and without the benefit of a 12th game. I suspect that "ballin" is anticipating some sort of last second deal making with a wavier. Could happen but if our team were say, "Tulane" instead of Georgia Tech this season would be over Saturday with our record.
 
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Sideways said:
Bowls have reached the point where they are almost like getting a participation trophy in rec league ball. It's what you expect if you have a decent record. Plus, Tech does have the talking point of having played an extremely difficult schedule and without the benefit of a 12th game. I suspect that "ballin" is anticipating some sort of last second deal making with a wavier. Could happen but if our team were say, "Tulane" instead of Georgia Tech this season would be over Saturday with our record.
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LOL I pretty much watch all the Bowls:D:LOL:;)
 
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