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<blockquote data-quote="redmule" data-source="post: 191116" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>And yet, we are one play away from beating UNC's best team in a generation, one play away from beating Pitt and Uva, one KO return away from beating Duke on the road. UNC and Pitt gave us no turnovers while we gave them a couple each IIRC. We also lost the TO battle to Duke and Uva. Some on this board downplayed last year's success because we were one play away from losing to GSU, uga, and VT and our defense got several lucky bounce turnovers. I'm not crazy enough to say that we are anywhere near as good as last year, but if we don't get that ridiculously lucky fumble call against GSU late in the 4th, last year probably would have looked a lot more like this year. Lots of injuries and youth means more busted plays, more turnovers, and more losses for all programs all the time.</p><p></p><p>Tech football has mystified and amazed me (both good and bad) many times in the 50+ years I have been a fan. Going from not being able to win an ACC game to a MNC in 15 months for example. Finding new and creative ways to give games to uga in the 4th qtr. Seeing highly ranked (for us) HS players not make the travel squad while walk-ons become all ACC. But nothing, nothing has mystified me as much as watching the widely acclaimed best OL in the country last year become swiss cheese this year with the replacement of one player by perhaps the best OL recruit we've had this century. We should retire Shaq Mason's jersey as he must have been the best player to ever wear a Tech uniform. I think most of our golden predictions for this year were based on the assumption that Shaq Mason while good was still just an ordinary mortal and not some sort of OL god that infused all around him with super strength. Anything approaching 4/5ths of last year's OL performance, even 3/5ths, and I think we're playing Clemson again in December. Given Tech's history, losing three OL starters this year means next year's OL will eat lightning and crap thunder.</p><p></p><p>During Clemson/FSU the other night, the announcers talked about how successful they have been in the ACC. Not counting the games they have played against each other, each had only lost one ACC game in the last three years. Guess who those two losses were to. Tech football always surprises. That's why I keep coming back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redmule, post: 191116, member: 1338"] And yet, we are one play away from beating UNC's best team in a generation, one play away from beating Pitt and Uva, one KO return away from beating Duke on the road. UNC and Pitt gave us no turnovers while we gave them a couple each IIRC. We also lost the TO battle to Duke and Uva. Some on this board downplayed last year's success because we were one play away from losing to GSU, uga, and VT and our defense got several lucky bounce turnovers. I'm not crazy enough to say that we are anywhere near as good as last year, but if we don't get that ridiculously lucky fumble call against GSU late in the 4th, last year probably would have looked a lot more like this year. Lots of injuries and youth means more busted plays, more turnovers, and more losses for all programs all the time. Tech football has mystified and amazed me (both good and bad) many times in the 50+ years I have been a fan. Going from not being able to win an ACC game to a MNC in 15 months for example. Finding new and creative ways to give games to uga in the 4th qtr. Seeing highly ranked (for us) HS players not make the travel squad while walk-ons become all ACC. But nothing, nothing has mystified me as much as watching the widely acclaimed best OL in the country last year become swiss cheese this year with the replacement of one player by perhaps the best OL recruit we've had this century. We should retire Shaq Mason's jersey as he must have been the best player to ever wear a Tech uniform. I think most of our golden predictions for this year were based on the assumption that Shaq Mason while good was still just an ordinary mortal and not some sort of OL god that infused all around him with super strength. Anything approaching 4/5ths of last year's OL performance, even 3/5ths, and I think we're playing Clemson again in December. Given Tech's history, losing three OL starters this year means next year's OL will eat lightning and crap thunder. During Clemson/FSU the other night, the announcers talked about how successful they have been in the ACC. Not counting the games they have played against each other, each had only lost one ACC game in the last three years. Guess who those two losses were to. Tech football always surprises. That's why I keep coming back. [/QUOTE]
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