Ok, so after time to come off of the initial reaction here is my take.
1. The student section was empty 10 minutes before kickoff. I don't know how you change this, but as a relatively recent alumnus, I was very embarrassed
2. There was far too much red in the stands, and other than the TD, onside kick sequence the Tech crowd wasn't loud. There was no home field advantage.
3. D played fairly well the first half, but the lack of offensove production killed us again.
4. The onside kick was the best coaching decision Collins has made all year.
5. The Oline did better than expected, they weren't great, but #4 had some chances to do something.
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7. The WR need to work on hanging onto balls, we had a number of drives stall because kids dropped balls that were in the breadbasket. My wife was making better catches at the tailgate than we were.
8. JG is frustratingly inconsistent, hopefully this improves as he matures.
9. Refs sucked, and extended some 2nd half drives for the gaggers with no-calls and timely PIs.
10. I hope Harvin is back next year, and that a kicker figures **** out and comes to play. I'm glad that their kicker is graduating.
11. Collins honey moon period is over. He needs to win recruiting battles (holding onto Gibbs would be awesome) and start coaching them up. This December and February signing days will be telling. Even more telling will be the ones next year. If he can consistently pull good classes he'll buy himself more time.