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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Carson" data-source="post: 865341" data-attributes="member: 766"><p>No. All goodwill (and then some) has been used up.</p><p></p><p>I'm a "glass half full" kind of person, but I also consider myself to be a realist. Here's my week by week break-down of next season (forgive the formatting problem; apparently the forum doesn't like tabs or spaces):</p><p></p><p>Week # Record</p><p>1 0-1</p><p>2 1-1</p><p>3 1-2 (While other schools play multiple tune-ups against Wofford, and Middle Tennessee State, etc., we scheduled Ole Miss two weeks after Clemson. Who do we fire for that?)</p><p>4 1-3 (Whether CGC is retained after this game is anybody's guess.)</p><p>5 1-4</p><p>6 2-4</p><p>7 3-4 (Annual quota met. It's a home game, so fans can tear down the goal posts.)</p><p>8 3-5</p><p>9 3-6</p><p>10 3-7</p><p>11 3-8</p><p>12 3-9 (Forfeiting now would be less embarrassing.)</p><p></p><p>Concerning our annual game against UGA, may I ask, "What is the point?" In the last 20 years, we've won this game <strong>three</strong> times by a combined total of 10 points. One of those wins was in OT. It's not any better going back 30, 40 or even 50 years. That's right, in the last 50 YEARS, we've won this game 12 times. Does the word "parity" come to mind? No?</p><p></p><p>Then, WTH? <strong>Drop this game</strong>. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I went there. We used to play Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, etc. Now, we don't. Big whoop. It's time to get real about where we are and where we WILL be in an era of NIL, the transfer portal, and big television $$$. Tech is simply too small and too academically challenging to compete with the big state universities. We're becoming the team that other schools want to schedule for THEIR homecoming games.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I'm no longer convinced that the ACC as a whole can compete with the other P5 conferences - even in basketball. I grew up in North Carolina watching State (yep, State), Carolina and Duke cutting down the nets fairly regularly. Who's ranked #1 right now in basketball? Auburn - with three other SEC teams following. How many ACC teams are ranked? One. And Coach K is singing his swan song this year.</p><p></p><p>I graduated from Tech. My dad graduated from Tech. I have more cousins and family friends who graduated from Tech than I can count, okay? So, it pains me to say it, but it's probably time to re-think Tech's place in the collegiate sports universe. Why put off the inevitable?</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I noticed that Harvard went 8-2 last year while Army was 9-4. Do you think that either of those fan bases was disappointed with their record? Or were their post-game, tail-gating parties a bit more fun than yours?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Carson, post: 865341, member: 766"] No. All goodwill (and then some) has been used up. I'm a "glass half full" kind of person, but I also consider myself to be a realist. Here's my week by week break-down of next season (forgive the formatting problem; apparently the forum doesn't like tabs or spaces): Week # Record 1 0-1 2 1-1 3 1-2 (While other schools play multiple tune-ups against Wofford, and Middle Tennessee State, etc., we scheduled Ole Miss two weeks after Clemson. Who do we fire for that?) 4 1-3 (Whether CGC is retained after this game is anybody's guess.) 5 1-4 6 2-4 7 3-4 (Annual quota met. It's a home game, so fans can tear down the goal posts.) 8 3-5 9 3-6 10 3-7 11 3-8 12 3-9 (Forfeiting now would be less embarrassing.) Concerning our annual game against UGA, may I ask, "What is the point?" In the last 20 years, we've won this game [B]three[/B] times by a combined total of 10 points. One of those wins was in OT. It's not any better going back 30, 40 or even 50 years. That's right, in the last 50 YEARS, we've won this game 12 times. Does the word "parity" come to mind? No? Then, WTH? [B]Drop this game[/B]. :oops: Yeah, I went there. We used to play Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, etc. Now, we don't. Big whoop. It's time to get real about where we are and where we WILL be in an era of NIL, the transfer portal, and big television $$$. Tech is simply too small and too academically challenging to compete with the big state universities. We're becoming the team that other schools want to schedule for THEIR homecoming games. Unfortunately, I'm no longer convinced that the ACC as a whole can compete with the other P5 conferences - even in basketball. I grew up in North Carolina watching State (yep, State), Carolina and Duke cutting down the nets fairly regularly. Who's ranked #1 right now in basketball? Auburn - with three other SEC teams following. How many ACC teams are ranked? One. And Coach K is singing his swan song this year. I graduated from Tech. My dad graduated from Tech. I have more cousins and family friends who graduated from Tech than I can count, okay? So, it pains me to say it, but it's probably time to re-think Tech's place in the collegiate sports universe. Why put off the inevitable? FWIW, I noticed that Harvard went 8-2 last year while Army was 9-4. Do you think that either of those fan bases was disappointed with their record? Or were their post-game, tail-gating parties a bit more fun than yours? [/QUOTE]
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