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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 119004" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>QFT.</p><p></p><p>Any GT fan who assumes next year is going to be a huge year for GT needs to go back and review what happened in 1999 after a surprisingly great 1998 season.</p><p></p><p>In 1998, we were coming off of a 7-5 season the previous year (sound familiar?). We started the next season unranked, and lost our season opener against BC. We then on to finish 9-2, with wins over Clemson (24-21) and Georgia (21-19) to end the year, and tied FSU for the ACC Championship. We closed out the year by beating Notre Dame (35-28 but it was easier than that) in the Gator Bowl for a 10-2 year and a #9 ranking in the final polls. We had this QB named Joe Hamilton who was only a junior.</p><p></p><p>Everyone thought we were hot stuff. Everyone expected us to be great in 1999. Hamilton would be back and a senior...surely he would lead us to glory! We started out #11 in the polls.....but the season slowly collapsed. We played well but lost at FSU (41-35), no shame there/ But then UNC took us to OT at home (we survived 31-24), and the next week, Duke took us to the wire, 38-31. Finally, the season began to unravel in Virginia as the Hoos beat us 38-45. The Wake Forest beat us (Wake Forest, really?) by 23-26. The magic from 1998 simply was not there in 1999, and we finished 5-3 in the ACC after being 7-1 the year before. We did beat UGa (the Jasper Sanks fumble game, 51-48) but then we stunk it up in the Gator Bowl against Miami, losing 13-28.</p><p></p><p>Something was just missing in 1999, and I don't think it had anything to do with individual talent or losing players of the 1998 team. There is such a thing as team chemistry, and this year's team had it in spades, as did that 1998 team.</p><p></p><p>Whether we will have it again next year...<shrugs>, I dunno. I hope so, quit we had a ton of seniors on this team, who obviously provided great leadership. Thanks to them all for such a special year. Enjoy 2014 before worrying about 2015!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 119004, member: 944"] QFT. Any GT fan who assumes next year is going to be a huge year for GT needs to go back and review what happened in 1999 after a surprisingly great 1998 season. In 1998, we were coming off of a 7-5 season the previous year (sound familiar?). We started the next season unranked, and lost our season opener against BC. We then on to finish 9-2, with wins over Clemson (24-21) and Georgia (21-19) to end the year, and tied FSU for the ACC Championship. We closed out the year by beating Notre Dame (35-28 but it was easier than that) in the Gator Bowl for a 10-2 year and a #9 ranking in the final polls. We had this QB named Joe Hamilton who was only a junior. Everyone thought we were hot stuff. Everyone expected us to be great in 1999. Hamilton would be back and a senior...surely he would lead us to glory! We started out #11 in the polls.....but the season slowly collapsed. We played well but lost at FSU (41-35), no shame there/ But then UNC took us to OT at home (we survived 31-24), and the next week, Duke took us to the wire, 38-31. Finally, the season began to unravel in Virginia as the Hoos beat us 38-45. The Wake Forest beat us (Wake Forest, really?) by 23-26. The magic from 1998 simply was not there in 1999, and we finished 5-3 in the ACC after being 7-1 the year before. We did beat UGa (the Jasper Sanks fumble game, 51-48) but then we stunk it up in the Gator Bowl against Miami, losing 13-28. Something was just missing in 1999, and I don't think it had anything to do with individual talent or losing players of the 1998 team. There is such a thing as team chemistry, and this year's team had it in spades, as did that 1998 team. Whether we will have it again next year...<shrugs>, I dunno. I hope so, quit we had a ton of seniors on this team, who obviously provided great leadership. Thanks to them all for such a special year. Enjoy 2014 before worrying about 2015! [/QUOTE]
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