Interesting Playoff Contenders

GlennW

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9. Georgia Tech THIS WEEK: Miami

The Paul Johnson offense and style might have its detractors, but the thing works. Don’t get hung up on the close-call 42-38 win over Georgia Southern – that’s a dangerous team that’s playing well – and the 4-0 Yellow Jackets found a way to survive and get the job done against a pumped up Virginia Tech team on the road.

Why It’s Going To Happen: The schedule works out really, really well. Clemson is the one truly dangerous game from the Atlantic, and that’s a home game. There’s no Florida State to face – at least until a possible berth in the ACC title game – and there’s a chance for big-time credibility late in the year going to Georgia. If Tech can get to 11-0, it’ll be playing for the ACC title and the game against the Bulldogs won’t matter. Win the ACC championship and finish 12-1, and Johnson’s team is in.

Why It’s Not Going To Happen: The three-road-game-in-four-week stretch going to North Carolina, Pitt and NC State wrapped around a date with Virginia. This is a typical Johnson team, but the running attack isn’t quite as devastating as it needs to be and the defense can’t get off the field.

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dressedcheeseside

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"...the defense can’t get off the field."

This is my biggest worry. When it's paired with a couple of three-and-out's on offense, it's hard to recover from that.
 

Whiskey_Clear

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If we get to 11-0 we WILL beat the mutts. It will also mean our D was better than we thought (think currently)
Is love to have this dream season play out. Let's stomp Miami Sat to get this thing rollin :)
 

Animal02

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If we get to 11-0 we WILL beat the mutts. It will also mean our D was better than we thought (think currently)
Is love to have this dream season play out. Let's stomp Miami Sat to get this thing rollin :)
We get past the next two games, I see us going into the Clemp game 10-0..(that would cause a serious melt down on another Tech forum :D) ...need to take care of business on Sat.
 

Treb1982

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Lets win this week!
 

AE 87

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2014 GT Off: #21 6.76 yds/play; GT Def #108, 6.37 yds/play
Good News:
2009 GT Off: #23 6.16 yds/play; GT Def #100, 6.07 yds/play
Bad News:
We fired our DC after 2009
 
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