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Well, it’s analytics so it’s got to be trueYeah. Makes you wonder what they're feeding that analytics machine.
Well, it’s analytics so it’s got to be trueYeah. Makes you wonder what they're feeding that analytics machine.
Well yes and no...I would argue that everyone was focused and did their job that day...earned itThe FSU win was fool’s gold, back to reality I really hope we can get 4 more
Yeah, I hear it's what you call a "hard science".Well, it’s analytics so it’s got to be true
Not typically impressed by ESPN analytics, so take this with a grain of salt
I hope you’re right about the big 10. Can you imagine Penn St, Ohio St, Michigan, USC, UCLA, Washington and the other big 10 teams playing in Atlanta I would think most of these games sell out and that’s a huge win for Ga Tech football and the fans. I get excited thinking about it it also would be a big win for the big 10 because they’re going to get Ga Tech one of the best schools in the country plus better recruiting for most sports but especially football.FWIW, at 2-1, we're right where I thought we would be at this point. We just took a surprising route to get here.
If we get to six wins and a bowl, I think we will have done well this year given the schedule.
I was suggesting an "Ivy League" approach to football just a few years ago, so this is an amazing turnaround from the president's office on down. The staff and the recruiting classes have me feeling very optimistic about the future.
I still have concerns about the future of college football and advocate for the relegation system, but recent events have me thinking that a seat at the Big 10 table is still possible.
I remember it well. Chan followed O'Leary, whose record was 52-33. Brent is in his second season following TFG, whose record was 10-28.Remember when everyone was ready to can Chan for consistently winning 7 games a season?
Their algorithm is very scientific. They take the average of teams previous scores, and Louisville is 55 ppg after playing Austin Peay and Jax State.Yeah. Makes you wonder what they're feeding that analytics machine.
Sounds reasonable.Their algorithm is very scientific. They take the average of teams previous scores, and Louisville is 55 ppg after playing Austin Peay and Jax State.
percent.I said going into this season that my expectations weren't going to be based on a win-loss number. We play a brutal schedule - in opponent strength, how it lines up and in the travel/away draws we got. What I wanted to see was progress in our team playing like a good football team. We're not going to be the biggest, fastest, most talented team week in and week out. But do we play clean, protect the ball, play well on special teams, have good technique in tackling and blocking? So far, we look better in most of those areas. Not perfect. But our tackling has been mostly better. Outside of (BS IMHO) holding calls against GSU, we've played pretty clean. Few turnovers. Special teams has been great - nearly helped us manage a miracle comeback last Saturday. Birr's misses have been on long kicks.
The hype machine got a little ahead of the wheels after the FSU game. Syracuse ended up being an unexpectedly tough draw on the road. McCord is a great passer. But I'm pleased with where the team is at. We kept competing and very nearly made a huge comeback.
Just two years ago, we couldn't get punts or kicks off, couldn't cover, couldn't block or tackle, threw more INTs than TDs, made stupid self-defeating penalties. Go watch the UCF game from 2022 and then try to be mad about where we're at now.
Expectation? We'll continue to compete in every game. Some weeks, the other team will be better. We'll pull off some upsets. We might drop a game we feel like we should win. We'll get better as the season goes, but the W/L column might not show it, since we play some legitimately very good teams.
Home vs Away is the differenceYeah. Makes you wonder what they're feeding that analytics machine.
They made the ACC Championship game last year, have looked good (albeit against poor competition), and it's on the road. Road games are hard to win in the ACC, doesn't matter whether you're playing Stanford or Clemson.Interesting that we have a better chance of beating ND and Miami than of beating Louisville.
This is important for fans to understand. The way we got here is probably not how most thought we'd get here, but IIWII. The football gods will vigorously enforce destiny upon us!FWIW, at 2-1, we're right where I thought we would be at this point. We just took a surprising route to get here.
If we get to six wins and a bowl, I think we will have done well this year given the schedule.
I was suggesting an "Ivy League" approach to football just a few years ago, so this is an amazing turnaround from the president's office on down. The staff and the recruiting classes have me feeling very optimistic about the future.
I still have concerns about the future of college football and advocate for the relegation system, but recent events have me thinking that a seat at the Big 10 table is still possible.
I guess. And in our pattern of late it wouldn't surprise me if Tech beats Louisville and loses to Duke, analytics, eyeballs, and everything else be damned.Home vs Away is the difference