GT #26 in S&P+, 3rd in ACC, #1 in Costal, Title Game here we come. :)

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Fun fact about this ranking...after last weekend we went from 45-26, while USF went from 47-40. My guess is the formula minimizes special teams impact to focus on offense and defense...kind of like we did during the game.
 
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GTdragons said:
Tighten up defense and special teams and we will have a very good season. 11th ranked offense by S&P+! All the complaining after a loss is so tiresome. 50% of teams lose every Saturday. Let’s go win the next one.


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Offense has never really been the problem.

Unfortunately, football has three phases: Offense, Defense, and Special Teams.

GT, despite our offense going for 600+ yards and a +10minute TOP differential, still managed to lose the game. Doesn't matter how good the offense is (ask Big 12 teams), if you lose on 2 of the 3 phases of football, very good chance you lose the game as well.

I think CNW is a good coach. Half the defense is young, and we're only on game 2. If the guys keep making the same mistakes it'll be a LONG season. As I said in another thread, give this defense a few more games and I'm certain it will look a LOT better. The hope is the offense can win games for us until then.
 
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Techster said:
Offense has never really been the problem.

Unfortunately, football has three phases: Offense, Defense, and Special Teams.

GT, despite our offense going for 600+ yards and a +10minute TOP differential, still managed to lose the game. Doesn't matter how good the offense is (ask Big 12 teams), if you lose on 2 of the 3 phases of football, very good chance you lose the game as well.

I think CNW is a good coach. Half the defense is young, and we're only on game 2. If the guys keep making the same mistakes it'll be a LONG season. As I said in another thread, give this defense a few more games and I'm certain it will look a LOT better. The hope is the offense can win games for us until then.
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Not sure I agree.... ABack Fumble in the Chick Fil A game cost us a W and a chance to go Bowling..... Aback fumble in Tampa cost a W against USF and it also may cost a chance at Bowl Game... time will tell...
 

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Part of it is that a lot of the teams above us (especially in the coastal) looked pretty bad over the weekend. So S&P+ sees us as having played great on the road against a top-40ish team (even if we lost, play-by-play wise we looked like tbe better team). Combine those 2, plus a big jumble between about 20 and 50 in ratings, and you get a pretty big jump in ranking.
 

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takethepoints said:
True enough. But I work with machines a lot using analytical apps, so I'm a bit cynical. And I thought we lost because of one crucial fumble. Keep the ball, go down and score either 7 or 3 points and we win. Bad luck.
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With respect, it's bad luck when it happens once or twice. When it happens over and over again over a season plus, there is something else going on imho.
 

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We are picked to win all our remaining games except Clemson and UGA. Go figure.

We even got Lynch into the rankings as a TE:


See - you pick the best players and plug them in regardless if our offense doesn’t fit their norms. If only the ACC would just pick the best players like this.
 
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