Is the North Carolina win a turning point game?

[Lexjacket]

In 1987 I was at the Georgia Tech - Maryland game. Tech had lost their first 3 games and were getting beat by Maryland at the half, but there was a feeling that Tech was on the cusp of turning things around. Tech came out a different team in the second half. They stopped shooting themselves in the foot and everything started to click. They won the game 28-24, the students stormed the field, tore down the goal posts and left them on the president's front lawn. With the exception of one slip-up (Spurriers Duke beat them) they went on to win the rest of the games and beat Georgia and ended 7-4. The next year was 1990 and we all know what happened then. Do you think the North Carolina win could be a catalyst like that?

 

[stech81]

I can tell you if you tell me who will be the next defensive coordinator.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

I'd like some of what you are taking.

I hope so but don't think so. We've had too many false starts; but maybe. One encouraging thing is a comment Key made after the UNC game. He said the team came in Sunday after the BC loss and worked really hard. Which he implied was helpful.

So Charlie Brown here says no so fast.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

In 1987 I was at the Georgia Tech - Maryland game. Tech had lost their first 3 games and were getting beat by Maryland at the half, but there was a feeling that Tech was on the cusp of turning things around. Tech came out a different team in the second half. They stopped shooting themselves in the foot and everything started to click. They won the game 28-24, the students stormed the field, tore down the goal posts and left them on the president's front lawn. With the exception of one slip-up (Spurriers Duke beat them) they went on to win the rest of the games and beat Georgia and ended 7-4. The next year was 1990 and we all know what happened then. Do you think the North Carolina win could be a catalyst like that?

I remember that year (Except it was 1989) 7-4 and we still did not make it to a bowl game . As a student watching us beat georgie that year was what flipped me to being Tech as my #1 team. It had been Tennessee before that as I grew up there.

I am not sure we are at that point just yet as the 1989 did seem to have a. little bit better talent

 

[alagold]

Based on this yrs history--there is almost no correlation with this weeks game and last weeks. lol

 

[Johnson_buzz]

In 1987 I was at the Georgia Tech - Maryland game. Tech had lost their first 3 games and were getting beat by Maryland at the half, but there was a feeling that Tech was on the cusp of turning things around. Tech came out a different team in the second half. They stopped shooting themselves in the foot and everything started to click. They won the game 28-24, the students stormed the field, tore down the goal posts and left them on the president's front lawn. With the exception of one slip-up (Spurriers Duke beat them) they went on to win the rest of the games and beat Georgia and ended 7-4. The next year was 1990 and we all know what happened then. Do you think the North Carolina win could be a catalyst like that?

I will tell you this.... We have to go 2-2 over the next 4 game anything less is a failure. The good news is this georgia tech team is looking dangerous next year. A good DC hire could seriously put this team to the next level. We really need to invest our NIL into the D-line, LBs, and keeping our offense in tact. This is a young team tired of losing, they are hungry and continue to grow in keys first year. I am hopeful the next few games but I am super excited for what next year holds for this team and program.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

In 1987 I was at the Georgia Tech - Maryland game. Tech had lost their first 3 games and were getting beat by Maryland at the half, but there was a feeling that Tech was on the cusp of turning things around. Tech came out a different team in the second half. They stopped shooting themselves in the foot and everything started to click. They won the game 28-24, the students stormed the field, tore down the goal posts and left them on the president's front lawn. With the exception of one slip-up (Spurriers Duke beat them) they went on to win the rest of the games and beat Georgia and ended 7-4. The next year was 1990 and we all know what happened then. Do you think the North Carolina win could be a catalyst like that?

Love the sentiments but I don't really think so. College football is tilted towards rewarding the elite football factories at the expense of everyone else. It will not change in my lifetime but I was there in 1990 when we beat UGA and Nebraska back to back to win a national championship so there is that. Now, if your question is geared towards can it be a foundation to building a better team, then certainly it could be IF the defense shows significant improvement over the next year and a half. That will be the true catalyst to having a legit top 25 team which may be the ceiling for Tech in this environment. IIWII

 

[billga99]

I will tell you this.... We have to go 2-2 over the next 4 game anything less is a failure. The good news is this georgia tech team is looking dangerous next year. A good DC hire could seriously put this team to the next level. We really need to invest our NIL into the D-line, LBs, and keeping our offense in tact. This is a young team tired of losing, they are hungry and continue to grow in keys first year. I am hopeful the next few games but I am super excited for what next year holds for this team and program.

My only concern is there is no let up in the schedule.
Duke (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Florida State (8-0, 5-0 ACC), Miami (6-2, 2-2ACC), NC State (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Louisville (7-1, 4-1 ACC), North Carolina (6-2, 3-2 ACC), Syracuse (4-4, 0-4 ACC), VA. Tech (4-4, 3-1 ACC), Georgia (8-0), Notre Dame (7-2), VMI (3-5), Ga. State (6-2). So every ACC School other than Syracuse is .500 or higher. OOC includes UGA and Notre Dame. And Ga. State comes the week after the FSU game in Dublin. And this will definitely be their Super Bowl. So OOC hopefully 2-2. And then at least 4 wins in the ACC with a pretty strong lineup.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Only looking back do you ever see a turning point moment.

 

[southernhive]

Let's win 2 games in a row, then we can discuss turning point.

 

[jgtengineer]

My only concern is there is no let up in the schedule.
Duke (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Florida State (8-0, 5-0 ACC), Miami (6-2, 2-2ACC), NC State (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Louisville (7-1, 4-1 ACC), North Carolina (6-2, 3-2 ACC), Syracuse (4-4, 0-4 ACC), VA. Tech (4-4, 3-1 ACC), Georgia (8-0), Notre Dame (7-2), VMI (3-5), Ga. State (6-2). So every ACC School other than Syracuse is .500 or higher. OOC includes UGA and Notre Dame. And Ga. State comes the week after the FSU game in Dublin. And this will definitely be their Super Bowl. So OOC hopefully 2-2. And then at least 4 wins in the ACC with a pretty strong lineup.

Georgia State is nowhere near as good as their record and will be worse next year.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Based on this yrs history--there is almost no correlation with this weeks game and last weeks. lol

I think you mean no positive correlation. There is a large negative correlation. lol

 

[CrackerJacket]

When you have a team that’s way better on one side of the ball than the other, these wacky game-to-game outcomes are damn near inevitable. The turning point will come if we maintain our offensive process and become at least average on defense.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

As someone else suggested, winning two in a row would be a turning point.

 

[swarmer]

I don’t think we’ll truly turn the corner until we figure out both sides of the ball. Until then, we’ll see a lot of mixed results

 

[SilverFox81]

Make a bowl game and then we can discuss "turning point." Let's just get two more wins! Let's go!

 

[albanyjacket]

Let me ponder that until, say, saturday around 6p m. I think I will be able to give a definite answer.

 

[Boaty1]

My only concern is there is no let up in the schedule.
Duke (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Florida State (8-0, 5-0 ACC), Miami (6-2, 2-2ACC), NC State (5-3, 2-2 ACC), Louisville (7-1, 4-1 ACC), North Carolina (6-2, 3-2 ACC), Syracuse (4-4, 0-4 ACC), VA. Tech (4-4, 3-1 ACC), Georgia (8-0), Notre Dame (7-2), VMI (3-5), Ga. State (6-2). So every ACC School other than Syracuse is .500 or higher. OOC includes UGA and Notre Dame. And Ga. State comes the week after the FSU game in Dublin. And this will definitely be their Super Bowl. So OOC hopefully 2-2. And then at least 4 wins in the ACC with a pretty strong lineup.

Ridiculous iwii at the end. As if there could be no other take on the current environment of CFB. I could easily make the argument the transfer portal has leveled the playing field. TCU played for championship last year. And despite the usual cast of characters at the top this year the gap has clearly closed this year.

UGA for example has lost woukd be starters to Bama, Texas and USC. FSU has a 2 point win over BC. Mighty Clemson is sitting at 4-4. Oklahoma just lost to Kansas.

You may be right but the iwii at the end is ridiculous.

 

[SOWEGA Jacket]

There is very little correlation of performance for the mid tier teams from year to year in this age of the portal. This isn’t the 80’s where we know who our returning players are. A year ago none of us had heard of many of our current players. Next September we have no idea who will be on the roster. It’s literally week to week so just enjoy it as it comes.

 

[green&gold]

Honestly, at this point and after what we’ve done so far, I hope we keep up this ”only winning even numbered week games” trend.