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<blockquote data-quote="Augusta_Jacket" data-source="post: 666673" data-attributes="member: 1191"><p>To reply to your points: </p><p></p><p>We were discussing USF at that point and some were painting them as a good team. That was a fallacy. I credited the team with making the stops to win that game, but we should have won that game. I don't dismiss wins. You do, as you did in this very post talking about the 2016 uga game...</p><p></p><p>As for the Miami win, there is a very good reason I didn't comment afterwards: I was in China at the time and wasn't as active on these boards for those few weeks. </p><p></p><p>The NCSU game was a Thursday night game and after staying the duration and driving back to Augusta, I checked into a conversation 10 pages deep on that game. I didn't feel the need to rehash the same thoughts several others had posted there.</p><p></p><p>I'm on record on these boards criticizing CPJ myself, but I a not on record for chalking up our wins to luck. We weren't lucky to beat USF, but we did beat a really bad team. </p><p></p><p>As far as your "should haves" against uga, the 2009 game is the only one I recall where we were favored to win. That game was a major disappointment, and even I criticized CPJ at the time for his "bigger fish to fry" spiel... </p><p></p><p>Also, your use the phrase "should have" when talking about beating uga does not make those statements facts. It is your <em><strong>OPINION </strong></em>that we should have beat uga those years. Many of us share those opinions, especially 2009 and 2013, but they are opinions nonetheless. It is also your <em><strong>OPINION </strong></em>that beating them those years would have led to the financial input that might have been a "program changer." I do not share that opinion because I have not seen any indication that our donors are interested in funding GT at a competitive level even after our successful seasons. (As a side note, I have a friend who works for the GTAA and he told me once that after successful seasons it's harder for them to get donations in because the fans and donors see success at current levels of funding and don't realize how far below the norm we are in spending)</p><p></p><p>As for your final paragraph, I'd go even further and say we'd win 98/100 against this years Citadel team with this years GT team. We shouldn't have lost that game and I chalk a lot of it up to new coach/new scheme and the classic tendency to overlook an FCS opponent. I don't think we'd win 3/4 against this years Miami squad, I think we'd beat them 8/10. Yes they have more talent than us but we plain out coached them this year. That was a pretty good win for us. I would agree with last years probable outcomes against UVA and USF. I'd also add that we have been particularly snakebitten in close games against Pitt recently where we were the better team. Those games happen. </p><p></p><p>As for this staff, I have given them my full support. I buy tickets and commit to driving to and from Augusta on game days. I donate to the GTAA. I do this and I am not even an alumnus of the Institute. I'm just a sidewalk fan who cares. I am one of the few diehard option fans that has been calling for CGC to be given time to get his program installed. Heck, I haven't even called once for CDP to be fired, nor I have I stooped to using the derogatory "nickname" he's been dubbed with by many users here. I've even stated why I think we <em><strong>HAD </strong></em>to move past the 3O and when everyone was calling for minimum 6 wins this year or bust I was doing my best to pump the brakes. It's no secret I am not a fan of CGC's style, and I have said as much, but that doesn't matter as long as he builds a winning program here at GT in the next few years. You see, it's actually possible to be a fan of CPJ and the option and be a fan of the team under CGC as well. I didn't initially like the CPJ hire, but he grew on me. I am hoping CGC does the same, and I am going to give him the chance. What I won't do is talk bad about our wins, period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augusta_Jacket, post: 666673, member: 1191"] To reply to your points: We were discussing USF at that point and some were painting them as a good team. That was a fallacy. I credited the team with making the stops to win that game, but we should have won that game. I don't dismiss wins. You do, as you did in this very post talking about the 2016 uga game... As for the Miami win, there is a very good reason I didn't comment afterwards: I was in China at the time and wasn't as active on these boards for those few weeks. The NCSU game was a Thursday night game and after staying the duration and driving back to Augusta, I checked into a conversation 10 pages deep on that game. I didn't feel the need to rehash the same thoughts several others had posted there. I'm on record on these boards criticizing CPJ myself, but I a not on record for chalking up our wins to luck. We weren't lucky to beat USF, but we did beat a really bad team. As far as your "should haves" against uga, the 2009 game is the only one I recall where we were favored to win. That game was a major disappointment, and even I criticized CPJ at the time for his "bigger fish to fry" spiel... Also, your use the phrase "should have" when talking about beating uga does not make those statements facts. It is your [I][B]OPINION [/B][/I]that we should have beat uga those years. Many of us share those opinions, especially 2009 and 2013, but they are opinions nonetheless. It is also your [I][B]OPINION [/B][/I]that beating them those years would have led to the financial input that might have been a "program changer." I do not share that opinion because I have not seen any indication that our donors are interested in funding GT at a competitive level even after our successful seasons. (As a side note, I have a friend who works for the GTAA and he told me once that after successful seasons it's harder for them to get donations in because the fans and donors see success at current levels of funding and don't realize how far below the norm we are in spending) As for your final paragraph, I'd go even further and say we'd win 98/100 against this years Citadel team with this years GT team. We shouldn't have lost that game and I chalk a lot of it up to new coach/new scheme and the classic tendency to overlook an FCS opponent. I don't think we'd win 3/4 against this years Miami squad, I think we'd beat them 8/10. Yes they have more talent than us but we plain out coached them this year. That was a pretty good win for us. I would agree with last years probable outcomes against UVA and USF. I'd also add that we have been particularly snakebitten in close games against Pitt recently where we were the better team. Those games happen. As for this staff, I have given them my full support. I buy tickets and commit to driving to and from Augusta on game days. I donate to the GTAA. I do this and I am not even an alumnus of the Institute. I'm just a sidewalk fan who cares. I am one of the few diehard option fans that has been calling for CGC to be given time to get his program installed. Heck, I haven't even called once for CDP to be fired, nor I have I stooped to using the derogatory "nickname" he's been dubbed with by many users here. I've even stated why I think we [I][B]HAD [/B][/I]to move past the 3O and when everyone was calling for minimum 6 wins this year or bust I was doing my best to pump the brakes. It's no secret I am not a fan of CGC's style, and I have said as much, but that doesn't matter as long as he builds a winning program here at GT in the next few years. You see, it's actually possible to be a fan of CPJ and the option and be a fan of the team under CGC as well. I didn't initially like the CPJ hire, but he grew on me. I am hoping CGC does the same, and I am going to give him the chance. What I won't do is talk bad about our wins, period. [/QUOTE]
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