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<blockquote data-quote="GTFLETCH" data-source="post: 254778" data-attributes="member: 1668"><p>OK, lets look at the Georgia Tech program from 1967 to today, I will list the coaches, their records, and top 3 years and AP Rankings ( since that is what you used) and we can see were Coach Paul Johnson falls on the list.... I will use the following source: <a href="http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/" target="_blank">http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/</a></p><p></p><p>1967-1971</p><p>Coach Bud Carson</p><p>27-27</p><p>Best Season 1970</p><p>9-3, final ranking 13 and won Sun Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 2005</p><p>6-6, final ranking unranked and lost Peach Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 2004 </p><p>4-6, final ranking unranked, no bowl</p><p></p><p>1972-1973</p><p>Coach Bill Fulcher</p><p>13-10-1</p><p>Best Season 1972</p><p>7-4-1, final ranking 20 and won Liberty Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 1973</p><p>5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season N/A</p><p></p><p>1974-1979</p><p>Coach Pepper Rodgers</p><p>34-31-2</p><p>Best Season 1978</p><p>7-5, final ranking unranked and lost Peach Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 1975</p><p>7-4, final ranking unranked and no Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 1977</p><p>6-5, final rankingUnranked and no bowl</p><p></p><p>1980-1986</p><p>Coach Bill Curry</p><p>31-43-4</p><p>Best Season 1985</p><p>9-2-1, final ranking 19 and won Hall of Fame Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 1984</p><p>6-4-1, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 1982 </p><p>6-5, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p></p><p>1987-1991</p><p>Coach Bobby Ross</p><p>31-21-1</p><p>Best Season 1990 (Coaches Poll #1 not AP)//<strong>Atlantic Coast Conference football champions</strong> </p><p>11-0-1, final ranking 2 and won Citrus Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 1991</p><p>8-5, final ranking unranked and won Aloha Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 1989</p><p>7-4, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p></p><p>1992-1994</p><p>Coach Bill Lewis</p><p>11-19</p><p>Best Season 1992</p><p>5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 1993</p><p>5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 1994 </p><p>1-7, final ranking unranked NoBowl</p><p></p><p>1994-2001</p><p>Coach George O'leary</p><p>52-33</p><p>Best Season 1998 <strong>Atlantic Coast C0-Conference football champions</strong> (11-0 FSU gets the BCS bid)</p><p>10-2, final ranking 9 and won Gator Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 2000</p><p>9-3, final ranking 17 and lost Peach Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 2004 </p><p>8-4, final ranking 20 and lost Gator Bowl</p><p></p><p>2002-2007</p><p>Coach Chan Gailey</p><p>44-32</p><p>Best Season 2006 --<strong> Lost to Wake Forest in ACC Championship Game</strong></p><p>9-5, final ranking unranked and lost Gator Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 2005</p><p>7-5, final ranking unranked and lost Emerald Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 2004 </p><p>7-5, final ranking 8 and won Champs Sports Bowl</p><p></p><p>2008-Present</p><p>Coach Paul Johnson</p><p>65-46</p><p>Best Season 2014 -- <strong>Lost to FSU in ACC Championship Game</strong></p><p>11-3, final ranking 8 and won Orange Bowl</p><p>Second Best Season 2009 -- <strong>Atlantic Coast Conference football champions </strong>(NCAA later vacated)</p><p>11-3, final ranking 13 and lost Orange Bowl</p><p>Third Best Season 2008 </p><p>9-4, final ranking 22 and lost Peach Bowl</p><p></p><p></p><p>Call me Crazy but it would appear that Coach Paul Johnson can hold his own on this list, and throw in the College APR mandate that some on the list did not have to follow and the NCAA probation thru June 13, 2017 and the fact that some recruits have not worked out like Travis Custis and Myles Autry. Along with the fact that high school players who considers college nothing more than "the NFL minor league" are looking for the easiest route to that ultimate goal, the NFL, are not going to wrestle with the academic rigors at GT. Coach Paul Johnson has been great for GT.</p><p></p><p>I do understand that people want a 9-10 win season every year, however we are not a football factory and whoever coaches at Georgia Tech will have to be willing to coach and recruit at a disavantage to other football factories in the Southeast. It is what it is!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTFLETCH, post: 254778, member: 1668"] OK, lets look at the Georgia Tech program from 1967 to today, I will list the coaches, their records, and top 3 years and AP Rankings ( since that is what you used) and we can see were Coach Paul Johnson falls on the list.... I will use the following source: [URL]http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/[/URL] 1967-1971 Coach Bud Carson 27-27 Best Season 1970 9-3, final ranking 13 and won Sun Bowl Second Best Season 2005 6-6, final ranking unranked and lost Peach Bowl Third Best Season 2004 4-6, final ranking unranked, no bowl 1972-1973 Coach Bill Fulcher 13-10-1 Best Season 1972 7-4-1, final ranking 20 and won Liberty Bowl Second Best Season 1973 5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl Third Best Season N/A 1974-1979 Coach Pepper Rodgers 34-31-2 Best Season 1978 7-5, final ranking unranked and lost Peach Bowl Second Best Season 1975 7-4, final ranking unranked and no Bowl Third Best Season 1977 6-5, final rankingUnranked and no bowl 1980-1986 Coach Bill Curry 31-43-4 Best Season 1985 9-2-1, final ranking 19 and won Hall of Fame Bowl Second Best Season 1984 6-4-1, final ranking unranked and No Bowl Third Best Season 1982 6-5, final ranking unranked and No Bowl 1987-1991 Coach Bobby Ross 31-21-1 Best Season 1990 (Coaches Poll #1 not AP)//[B]Atlantic Coast Conference football champions[/B] 11-0-1, final ranking 2 and won Citrus Bowl Second Best Season 1991 8-5, final ranking unranked and won Aloha Bowl Third Best Season 1989 7-4, final ranking unranked and No Bowl 1992-1994 Coach Bill Lewis 11-19 Best Season 1992 5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl Second Best Season 1993 5-6, final ranking unranked and No Bowl Third Best Season 1994 1-7, final ranking unranked NoBowl 1994-2001 Coach George O'leary 52-33 Best Season 1998 [B]Atlantic Coast C0-Conference football champions[/B] (11-0 FSU gets the BCS bid) 10-2, final ranking 9 and won Gator Bowl Second Best Season 2000 9-3, final ranking 17 and lost Peach Bowl Third Best Season 2004 8-4, final ranking 20 and lost Gator Bowl 2002-2007 Coach Chan Gailey 44-32 Best Season 2006 --[B] Lost to Wake Forest in ACC Championship Game[/B] 9-5, final ranking unranked and lost Gator Bowl Second Best Season 2005 7-5, final ranking unranked and lost Emerald Bowl Third Best Season 2004 7-5, final ranking 8 and won Champs Sports Bowl 2008-Present Coach Paul Johnson 65-46 Best Season 2014 -- [B]Lost to FSU in ACC Championship Game[/B] 11-3, final ranking 8 and won Orange Bowl Second Best Season 2009 -- [B]Atlantic Coast Conference football champions [/B](NCAA later vacated) 11-3, final ranking 13 and lost Orange Bowl Third Best Season 2008 9-4, final ranking 22 and lost Peach Bowl Call me Crazy but it would appear that Coach Paul Johnson can hold his own on this list, and throw in the College APR mandate that some on the list did not have to follow and the NCAA probation thru June 13, 2017 and the fact that some recruits have not worked out like Travis Custis and Myles Autry. Along with the fact that high school players who considers college nothing more than "the NFL minor league" are looking for the easiest route to that ultimate goal, the NFL, are not going to wrestle with the academic rigors at GT. Coach Paul Johnson has been great for GT. I do understand that people want a 9-10 win season every year, however we are not a football factory and whoever coaches at Georgia Tech will have to be willing to coach and recruit at a disavantage to other football factories in the Southeast. It is what it is!! [/QUOTE]
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