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<blockquote data-quote="FredJacket" data-source="post: 415151" data-attributes="member: 2843"><p>The ACC schedule is halfway complete... the regular season is approaching 60% complete.</p><p></p><p>At one point (after NC State series), the record sat at 13-11 overall and near the bottom of the conference; and it felt like a real fork in road. After winning 7 of the last 9, this team sits at 20-13... and poised to put together a good push in the ACC and position themselves favorably for the NCAA tournament.</p><p></p><p>The ACC is what it is... no "easy" weekends. Although, the 2nd half schedule in conference does appear to be slightly easier than the games behind us. With 3 of the 5 on the road... that tightens the easy/hard delta a little. </p><p></p><p>There are 23 games remaining. 15 ACC and 8 OOC. The only road games remaining on the schedule are those 9 ACC road games. That leaves 6 ACC games and 7 OOC games scheduled at home... and the 1 "neutral" site game against UGA at SunTrust.</p><p></p><p>Besides the 2 games against UGA (#6 RPI)... the remaining OOC opponents are all currently ranked 70+ in RPI. The highest being tonight's opponent (Ga State). </p><p></p><p>Compared to expectations... (pre-season), I gotta say, the sky is really the limit right now for this team. They have an opportunity here to blow away those expectations. Their margin of error remains pretty thin... so, don't want to count any chickens yet. </p><p></p><p>My opinion on keys to a strong finish are twofold (and tied for 1st):</p><p></p><p>- <strong>Find some more depth in bullpen</strong>. Not comfortable relying on Curry, Thomas, English, and Hurter to "never" have a true "bad" outing. It is bound to happen and the bullpen needs to be prepared. If you can stop bleeding in those cases.. the offense has proven time and time again they are capable of scoring a lot....and in bunches. I want Carpenter healed (see 'get key guys healthy' below)</p><p></p><p>- <strong>Get key guys healthy (corollary...no new injuries)</strong>. Who knows how long Murray will be sidelined; but when he returns...need him to be right... so it is for good. I literally cringe/turn my head watching English run the bases. I have to hit the "I believe" button that it isn't something that will suddenly get worse or is one goofy step away from long-term injury. How cool would it be for Kel Johnson to get in on some of the action? I hope he can find away back and be a contributor. I assume Hall (as has been rumored) is out for season. </p><p></p><p>Massey's predicted record...as of today (if I understand the output properly) has Ga Tech finishing 34-22. That would be 14-9 the rest of the way. I'll take that... but I'm greedy. We can do better than that!</p><p></p><p>Go Jackets!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FredJacket, post: 415151, member: 2843"] The ACC schedule is halfway complete... the regular season is approaching 60% complete. At one point (after NC State series), the record sat at 13-11 overall and near the bottom of the conference; and it felt like a real fork in road. After winning 7 of the last 9, this team sits at 20-13... and poised to put together a good push in the ACC and position themselves favorably for the NCAA tournament. The ACC is what it is... no "easy" weekends. Although, the 2nd half schedule in conference does appear to be slightly easier than the games behind us. With 3 of the 5 on the road... that tightens the easy/hard delta a little. There are 23 games remaining. 15 ACC and 8 OOC. The only road games remaining on the schedule are those 9 ACC road games. That leaves 6 ACC games and 7 OOC games scheduled at home... and the 1 "neutral" site game against UGA at SunTrust. Besides the 2 games against UGA (#6 RPI)... the remaining OOC opponents are all currently ranked 70+ in RPI. The highest being tonight's opponent (Ga State). Compared to expectations... (pre-season), I gotta say, the sky is really the limit right now for this team. They have an opportunity here to blow away those expectations. Their margin of error remains pretty thin... so, don't want to count any chickens yet. My opinion on keys to a strong finish are twofold (and tied for 1st): - [B]Find some more depth in bullpen[/B]. Not comfortable relying on Curry, Thomas, English, and Hurter to "never" have a true "bad" outing. It is bound to happen and the bullpen needs to be prepared. If you can stop bleeding in those cases.. the offense has proven time and time again they are capable of scoring a lot....and in bunches. I want Carpenter healed (see 'get key guys healthy' below) - [B]Get key guys healthy (corollary...no new injuries)[/B]. Who knows how long Murray will be sidelined; but when he returns...need him to be right... so it is for good. I literally cringe/turn my head watching English run the bases. I have to hit the "I believe" button that it isn't something that will suddenly get worse or is one goofy step away from long-term injury. How cool would it be for Kel Johnson to get in on some of the action? I hope he can find away back and be a contributor. I assume Hall (as has been rumored) is out for season. Massey's predicted record...as of today (if I understand the output properly) has Ga Tech finishing 34-22. That would be 14-9 the rest of the way. I'll take that... but I'm greedy. We can do better than that! Go Jackets!!! [/QUOTE]
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