Game 5 #GTvsLOU Predictions

Margin of Victory

  • Louisville by 14+

    Votes: 6 4.1%

  • Louisville by 7-13

    Votes: 26 17.8%

  • Louisville by < 7

    Votes: 27 18.5%

  • GT by < 7

    Votes: 58 39.7%

  • GT by 7-13

    Votes: 19 13.0%

  • GT by 14+

    Votes: 10 6.8%
  • Total voters
    146
  • Poll closed .

yeti92

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Heisman's Ghost said:
Louisville to win and cover. Pressure on the quarterback will be the deciding factor. They will get it and we will not.
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Tech has not allowed a sack through 4 games. Louisville's QB has been sacked twice in 2 games, against G5/FCS patsies with a combined record of 0-6.

I don't know that Tech will win, but that won't be the reason.
 
Lil G

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yeti92 said:
Tech has not allowed a sack through 4 games. Louisville's QB has been sacked twice in 2 games, against G5/FCS patsies with a combined record of 0-6.

I don't know that Tech will win, but that won't be the reason.
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Didn’t know they were taking sacks against FCS teams.
Could say something bad about the QB’s pocket awareness.
We will definitely collapse it faster than an FCS, so that’s a glimmer of hope.
 

bucknellbison31

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MountainBuzzMan said:
I think the Cards QB is not as good as his stats indicate (Compared to King) due to playing cupcakes and our defense takes another step forward. We win by between 3-10 points.

But we are definitely facing yet another good QB
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Agreed. Shough's stats are overinflated because of the opponents he's faced. He can sling it, but he sometimes has issues with accuracy and timing. Their defense also seems to struggle getting pressure and tackling (like ours) so I think this is a fairly even matchup. I trust Haynes King more than their QB, so I'll take the Jackets 35-31.
 
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bucknellbison31 said:
Agreed. Shough's stats are overinflated because of the opponents he's faced. He can sling it, but he sometimes has issues with accuracy and timing. Their defense also seems to struggle getting pressure and tackling (like ours) so I think this is a fairly even matchup. I trust Haynes King more than their QB, so I'll take the Jackets 35-31.
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If we can just get some pressure on the QB, this one's in the bag. If...
 
CuseJacket

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With the bye week behind this one, I hope the timing gives us the juice to go all out.

What that could mean is, to the extent that coaches are concerned about King taking hits week-after-week throughout the season, this is a game where we can cash in some of those chips knowing he has extra recovery time before the next game.

It could be that this never enters Key's consciousness, but 0 carries for King against VMI suggests to me they are thinking about when it's necessary vs isn't.
 
RamblinCharger

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My optimistic take: I think Louisville is a solid team but they aren't world beaters. Much of the ACC is right there together. I think Clemson and Miami sit alone in a talent tier, and about 8-10 teams sit together below them, and then a few others sit below that second group. GT and Louisville are in that second tier with about 6-8 other teams. Our defense is allowed to improve, despite what some think on here. I think the more reps this defense gets the better they will get, good coaches get their teams to improve as the year goes on, and I think Key is a good coach. I also think our offense is allowed to improve, especially the OL which typically takes season game reps to gel. GT 34-24.
 
stinger78

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We haven't opened with 3 conference road games since 2002. Yes, the F$U game was technically a home game, but it wasn't. That's hard to do. Hope for the best this Saturday.
 
BCJacket

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I can see what the storyline is if Tech wins this game. Tech has faced some adversity and grown as a team. The VMI game was a good scrimmage to get some things adjusted and also get a little rest for some players. Louisville is untested, had a layoff they didn't need, and overconfident from being ranked and the results last year. Decent chance we can hit them early and show them a real flight.

That said, one team has 10,000 air Miles under their belt and a lot of dings and bruises. The other hasn't left home and has had two glorified scrimmages. We haven't shown a consistent ability to pressure the QB and Slough is too good give time to throw. I think their fresh legs let them outlast Tech in this one.

31-27 UL
 
NorthAvenueNation

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I predict a more focused Tech on both defense and offensive play-calling and execution. My hope is that the guys watched a lot of tape on the Cuse game. I keep going back and forth with my prediction, as if it really matters and they are going to show it on ESPN...

Tech - 31
Louy - 20

#THWg

Go Jackets!
 
GTJake

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bobongo said:
If we can just get some pressure on the QB, this one's in the bag. If...
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I've been whining about this all week, with nothing else to watch I've been watching replays of college and Pro games the last few days. Its a common theme, pressure gets a QB uncomfortable and out of his rhythm and DB's can only cover so long ... where's John Tenuta when you need him ?? (sic)
 
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