Duke Postgame: GT loses 41-23

[rfjeff9]

Other than Clemson and Georgia, the rest of our schedule this year would have been viewed as tossups. People would have expect 5-9 wins. Nobody would have expected us to get blown away by Temple and Duke. Offense was shut out against Temple. It was 38-7 at one point today. Sad.

I thought 3 wins before the season, Citadel being one and we can still win another, you never know. I thought Temple and South Florida could go either way. I knew it was going to be a really really bad year. Under no circumstances did I ever think 5 wins while trying to completely scrap/overhaul/revamp the offense and using players not suited for the direction we were going.

 

[bke1984]

Y’all need to stop with that BS. Duke played the same defense the entire game

So that worries me then. There were times we were running stuff that worked, yet you’re saying the D didn’t change. I assume you’ll say we just executed better on those drives, which may be true, but that’s a whole lot of execution on a few drives with a whole lot of nothing the rest of the game.

I’ve seen your breakdowns of the offense that show we are doing good things, but what are your thoughts on the overall play calling? Not individual plays, but what he’s calling back-to-back and situationally? Or what he’s doing from one drive to another? It really seems like this could be a little better.

There was a definite wide open TD to Oliver missed, that’s on Graham...

 

[Deleted member 2897]

I thought 3 wins before the season, Citadel being one and we can still win another, you never know. I thought Temple and South Florida could go either way. I knew it was going to be a really really bad year. Under no circumstances did I ever think 5 wins while trying to completely scrap/overhaul/revamp the offense and using players not suited for the direction we were going.

The question was if CPJ would have still been here.

 

[RyanS12]

Could Paul’s O function with the same O line that GC has ?

 

[rfjeff9]

The question was if CPJ would have still been here.

Oh, sorry didn’t see that. Hard to follow through all the replies. You know what, I think you are right, I can see 5 if PJ is still here.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

Could Paul’s O function with the same O line that GC has ?

What do you mean - they are his players. And Parker Braun would still be here.

 

[rfjeff9]

Could Paul’s O function with the same O line that GC has ?

Maybe 5-6 wins.

 

[RyanS12]

What do you mean - they are his players. And Parker Braun would still be here.

All the injuries

 

[stech81]

He absolutely did. He inherited a players who can only run the TO and don't know squat about pro style. I put up with Johnson for 11 years. The least you could do is give Collins two years.

two years is better than 7 years.

 

[Animal02]

CGCs “problem” is that rather than run schemes to our strengths, he’s decided to rip the band aid off and use this year as a year of practice (for lack of a better word) to help us be further down the road by this time next year.

Well. He thinks it will help.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

Ok, then what is the rule? Can we only sugar coat things? If this is a fan forum, then let let us discuss.

Mmmmmmmmm, sugar coated anything. Yum.

 

[smokey_wasp]

Very young team that has been put in a very tough spot, but these reps they are getting will pay off, as will the bigger, more athletic reinforcements we are recruiting.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

All the injuries

We had multiple injuries on the OL last year too.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Ok, then what is the rule? Can we only sugar coat things? If this is a fan forum, then let let us discuss.

Again, I totally agree.

 

[Animal02]

No one can block. How can we run anything with this O line ?

They blocked last year.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

That wasn’t the disagreement. I’d rather CGC be here than CPJ. And I loved CPJ.

I'd rather we had a coach who has a clue.

 

[smokey_wasp]

We had multiple injuries on the OL last year too.

Wholesale scheme change was going to make it really hard this year. Injuries made it impossible. Big picture is all that matters now.

 

[RyanS12]

They blocked last year.

This O line isn’t the same as last year. We’re missing 2 starters

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Very young team that has been put in a very tough spot, but these reps they are getting will pay off, as will the bigger, more athletic reinforcements we are recruiting.

Assuming they actually sign.

 

[RyanS12]

Bull.

“Retired”