Chances Tech reaches the pinnacle?

[MountainBuzzMan]

The chances are slim and none. And Slim has already left the building. Unless there is a lot of money invested in recruiting analyst (probably need at least 15 instead of 4), coaching salaries and a change in the academic load for the players, then welcome to meaningless bowl games for the lucky years when we can scrape up enough wins.

 

[okiemon]

He engineered one of my favorite GT victories - a blowout of the highly-ranked Gamecocks in 1988. My family is mostly Gamecocks so it was a very enjoyable Saturday on the Flats!

I was thinking of changing my screen name to @billylothridgefan. Do you think that might date me?


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[tmhunter52]

I love that we are putting Tech and college football playoffs in the same sentence, but this is before our new coach has assembled his staff, inked his first recruit, conducted his first practice, dealt with his first controversy, played his first game or even showed his hand on the offense he will run. It’s kinda difficult to make bold predictions without a single data point...

 

[LibertyTurns]

I love that we are putting Tech and college football playoffs in the same sentence, but this is before our new coach has assembled his staff, inked his first recruit, conducted his first practice, dealt with his first controversy, played his first game or even showed his hand on the offense he will run. It’s kinda difficult to make bold predictions without a single data point...

Not really. It’s pretty damn easy to make a predicktion.

 

[Animal02]

I love that we are putting Tech and college football playoffs in the same sentence, but this is before our new coach has assembled his staff, inked his first recruit, conducted his first practice, dealt with his first controversy, played his first game or even showed his hand on the offense he will run. It’s kinda difficult to make bold predictions without a single data point...

It is the school girl crush several posters have.

 

[awbuzz]

I was thinking of changing my screen name to @billylothridgefan. Do you think that might date me?


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Might require carbon dating to get into the correct era [emoji6]

 

[GTonTop88]

I want to see collins take this where I know he can. But will we have the backing of the school and alumni?! I believe with all my heart we can be a multiple national title contender within the next 15 years.

Sad thing if he is he won't be here very long before one of the elite 10 programs come calling.

 

[Dottie1145]

Let’s beat Pitt and USF first. Have to walk before we run.

 

[Animal02]

Sad thing if he is he won't be here very long before one of the elite 10 programs come calling.

You have hit on why I believe this hire is a B- at best, as some rags have said. If he succeeds like some very optimistic posters have suggested, he will be gone in a few short years to his next dream job. If he doesn't, he has a 7 year contract.

 

[Gold1]

Yeah with our administration probably 0% sadly. Just too elitist

 

[Animal02]

Yeah with our administration probably 0% sadly. Just too elitist

Thankfully they have standards and are not willing to throw them under the bus solely for football wins.

 

[boger2337]

Thankfully they have standards and are not willing to throw them under the bus solely for football wins.

Wish they would. Rather have 5 national titles in football than be a top 3 engineering school. I'd settle for top 5 football and top 15 engineering.

 

[Gold1]

Thankfully they have standards and are not willing to throw them under the bus solely for football wins.

Eye roll

 

[TechPreacher]

Let's start with improving the 50.47% FBS win percentage we posted over the last 9 years before we start talking playoffs. We've only won 7 or more FBS games in a season 3 times in the last 9 years. 7 FBS wins/year should be the floor.

Give it a rest, please. He's gone. You should be happy. We all know you can't count to 11.

 

[Adadu]

I wish this was different but with the state of the program, it would be a miracle if we made the playoff in the next 20 years.

 

[Animal02]

Wish they would. Rather have 5 national titles in football than be a top 3 engineering school. I'd settle for top 5 football and top 15 engineering.

And that is where you and the majority of alumni part ways.

 

[Gold1]

Wish they would. Rather have 5 national titles in football than be a top 3 engineering school. I'd settle for top 5 football and top 15 engineering.

Please don't let @Animal02 deter you from being a GT fan.

 

[ibeattetris]

And that is where you and the majority of alumni part ways.

Yup, if this had been in the the goal thread, then I'd say I hope TStan sits with Bud and they discuss how we can make GT number one in both.

I definitely know alumni who wouldn't mind academics dropping for sports, but I always assumed they were the minority.

 

[gthxxxx]

What are the odds that college football scales back to being a club sport or simple intramurals, and NFL creates their own junior system separate from higher education? That would be my guess for the odds that GT becomes a regular playoff powerhouse.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Chances very poor

FPNI.
It will take the entire Institute, beginning at the top, to make it happen. Instead of lip service.