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Yeah, I think Alabama claims 18 of those types of titles.Consensus national titles are not overplayed.
Yeah, I think Alabama claims 18 of those types of titles.Consensus national titles are not overplayed.
Consensus national titles are not overplayedTV.
How about 1928? That was 94 years ago.I'd argue, a title that is now over 100 years old, being used as smack talk is overplayed. That makes us look desperate having to go back that far.
Just my opinion though. I loved rubbing 1990 in their faces for the last 4 decades
Go sit in the corner.Meh. We count a national title from 1917.....Thats about as overplayed as it gets really. A title 5 years post the Titanic sinking.....
How about 1928? That was 94 years ago.
Go sit in the corner.
1917
1928
1952
1990
All day long proud that we had the best team in the land those years!
Great advice!What have you done for me lately. No one cares what happened last year. Even UGA's Natty , will be short lived If they lose 5 games next year. GT used to be competitive. GT could compete w anyone in the country. 2015 they won 3 games, but were one possession from winning all of them except Clemson. GT right now is not competitive at the D1 power 5 level. Its embarrassing . The Collins hype 404 train is in year 4. It does not seem to be working. So instead of worrying about what is going on in Athens, what in the heck is going to change to get GT back to a respectable program ? I see it from both sides. Im pulling for GT , with both Sons being GT grads. Basically no one who is a Ga fan gives a crap about GT. They just look at the game as a great way to watch a UGA game in Atlanta every other year. GT needs to concentrate on GT and not worry about what going on in Athens.
They mean something to me, dammit.None of our titles are relevant or meaningful today.
Heisman was the coach in 1917. More than one consensus All American on that team. 222-0 against Cumberland setting a record that will last forever. Nope, not "overplayed" in the least.I'd argue, a title that is now over 100 years old, being used as smack talk is overplayed. That makes us look desperate having to go back that far.
Just my opinion though. I loved rubbing 1990 in their faces for the last 4 decades
So instead of worrying about what is going on in Athens, what in the heck is going to change to get GT back to a respectable program ? I see it from both sides. Im pulling for GT , with both Sons being GT grads.
to be fair this cycle you’ve described represents the vast majority of college football teams the last 2 decades.I think, at the end of the day, nothing will change. Yeah, we will replace the coach. and the next guy will get us back to the CPJ/CCG levels. It will be exciting for 2-3 years as it will be a respite from the 3 win seasons. But we will hit the ceiling that just naturally exists because our school is just not really into it at the end of the day. The next coach will get stale after his 6-7 years and we will replace coaches. Again. That's 8-10 years into the future. Us older fans have figured this out. The smaller % of younger fans who are, by nature, more optimistic will get there too as they are not as emotionally invested as us old guys. By then you can get into BDS for free as the game will be on a network that does not yet exist and the revenue produced from selling 100 hot dogs and cokes will be better than 0. I wish I felt differently but I believe we do not have the instituitonal desire or will to be excellent in this environment.
Uga approaches things differently and finally reaped the rewards of going all in on the sport. I honestly cannot begrudge them that. They invested, went all in and got the return from it. We could too...but we won't. How do I know this? experience.
to be fair this cycle you’ve described represents the vast majority of college football teams the last 2 decades.
very few teams have had sustained success for longer than a decade. pretty much bama, ohio state, oklahoma and clemson are the only ones with long term consistent success. the rest of them have kinda popped in and out like LSU, USC, florida, oregon, texas, etc
i do agree with the investment part. there is a lot of money to be made but college football takes money to make money. so for an already mediocre team for the better part of a decade across multiple coaches, it’s a tough sell to people that already don’t give a damn about athletics to spend MORE money on it
Here is what I hope we don’t lose sight of. The investment uga made in football will pay off for them in bigger ways than just the athletic department. Everybody in the state knowing who they are because of football means an ever increasing number of students applying which increases the selectivity, raising academic standards, as well as increasing the number of alums who will make donations to various schools within the university. The ripple of this investment is incalculably large.
Heisman was the coach in 1917. More than one consensus All American on that team. 222-0 against Cumberland setting a record that will last forever. Nope, not "overplayed" in the least.
I completely agree and disagree with you!I’m sorry but nothing before the BCS era holds any weight to me today. Bragging about Football pre BCS is one thing but bragging about football played during segregation is just laughable. That stuff is ancient history, appreciating it is one thing, but using is to say “4 > 3” to a UGA fan is just down right ridiculous.
We have 4 recognized by the NCAA. I don't think Bama has 18 recognized.Yeah, I think Alabama claims 18 of those types of titles.