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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 467689" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>I agree. All those on this board that were born after 2014 when we went to the ACC Championship and won an Orange Bowl just have no experience with winning or appreciation for what winning felt like! </p><p></p><p>Okay, sarcasm off. Yes, the last four years have not been good enough. Nobody, again, literally NOBODY on this board is arguing that. We all agree on that. Instead, what some folks are saying is that the last 11 years under CPJ has represented one of the most successful periods of Tech football history and are thus willing to give coach a little more time to hopefully turn it back around. Anyone who considers that "settling" either does't understand our history, has forgotten our history, or just looks back on it with unreasonable gold-colored glasses. </p><p></p><p>Look at the "great" seasons since 1960. In 1966 and 1970 we had 9 wins. That is great! But sandwiched in-between were three straight years with only 4 wins. We also won 9 in 1985. Again, great! But we averaged less than 4 wins the next three years. But, you say, we won the national championship with 11 wins in 1990 and had 8 wins in 1991! Yes, and then the coach left and we again averaged less than 4 wins over the next three years. The only stretch consistently "greater" than the current stretch was 1998-2001 under O'Leary. And O'Leary promptly left Tech for a better job at ND.</p><p></p><p>Since 1980, we have probably only "mattered" on a national scale in four years: 1990, 1998, 2009, and 2014. Two of those years were under CPJ and one of them was only four seasons ago.</p><p></p><p>Look, if we finish the year like last year, I agree it may be time for CPJ to go. But lets not be stupid and pretend like the last 10 years have somehow made Tech less relevant or less consistently great than we were before. If CPJ's tenure ends after this year, his 3 ACC Championship games, two Orange Bowls, and stretch of success in the ACC will be one of the best stretches since integration. Full stop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 467689, member: 1045"] I agree. All those on this board that were born after 2014 when we went to the ACC Championship and won an Orange Bowl just have no experience with winning or appreciation for what winning felt like! Okay, sarcasm off. Yes, the last four years have not been good enough. Nobody, again, literally NOBODY on this board is arguing that. We all agree on that. Instead, what some folks are saying is that the last 11 years under CPJ has represented one of the most successful periods of Tech football history and are thus willing to give coach a little more time to hopefully turn it back around. Anyone who considers that "settling" either does't understand our history, has forgotten our history, or just looks back on it with unreasonable gold-colored glasses. Look at the "great" seasons since 1960. In 1966 and 1970 we had 9 wins. That is great! But sandwiched in-between were three straight years with only 4 wins. We also won 9 in 1985. Again, great! But we averaged less than 4 wins the next three years. But, you say, we won the national championship with 11 wins in 1990 and had 8 wins in 1991! Yes, and then the coach left and we again averaged less than 4 wins over the next three years. The only stretch consistently "greater" than the current stretch was 1998-2001 under O'Leary. And O'Leary promptly left Tech for a better job at ND. Since 1980, we have probably only "mattered" on a national scale in four years: 1990, 1998, 2009, and 2014. Two of those years were under CPJ and one of them was only four seasons ago. Look, if we finish the year like last year, I agree it may be time for CPJ to go. But lets not be stupid and pretend like the last 10 years have somehow made Tech less relevant or less consistently great than we were before. If CPJ's tenure ends after this year, his 3 ACC Championship games, two Orange Bowls, and stretch of success in the ACC will be one of the best stretches since integration. Full stop. [/QUOTE]
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