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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 375684" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Before anyone goes all technical about this, I know that football scores are not transitive properties.</p><p></p><p>Now, to get back to business. We've had a lot of threads recently lamenting a talent gap between Tech, Miami, Clemson, and Ugag. Most of these had the good intention of focussing us on the need to put more funding into the football program and Laws knows we need to do that. Right now.</p><p></p><p>I'm betting that a lot of people here watched Clemson and Miami play last night. It's a different context and it wasn't in the slop, but we looked a lot better against the Tiggers then Miami did last night. We scored 10 points against them and rushed for 198 yards in our game. They beat us, but they didn't run us off the field like they did da U last night.</p><p></p><p>Now, consider our game against Miami. They beat us by one point in the last 10 seconds on a play that was a pure miracle for them.</p><p></p><p>What lessons do I draw from this? First, Clemson is the new FSU. They have opened a true talent gap between their program and the rest of the conference, just like the Crimonoles. (Aside: I'm betting that the next coach at FSU will have a tougher time then Jimbo did.) Second, that Ugag had a pretty good team this year, but also played a so-so schedule with a largely senior group. Next year will tell the tale of whether Smart can keep it up over there. Right now, I like our chances next year. Third, I don't see - yet - any breathtaking difference between us and Miami. Could be that Richt will get them back all the way, but right now they are a pretty good team - like us - that had - unlike us - a lot of luck this year.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that the concerns about support for the football program are misplaced; they are shared by everyone here and by our athletic department as well. What I am saying is that the talent gap with all our opponents - except Clemson - is, imho, not as great as we think. Continuing to recruit wisely, upping our efforts, and working at it can get us on a more even footing pretty quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 375684, member: 265"] Before anyone goes all technical about this, I know that football scores are not transitive properties. Now, to get back to business. We've had a lot of threads recently lamenting a talent gap between Tech, Miami, Clemson, and Ugag. Most of these had the good intention of focussing us on the need to put more funding into the football program and Laws knows we need to do that. Right now. I'm betting that a lot of people here watched Clemson and Miami play last night. It's a different context and it wasn't in the slop, but we looked a lot better against the Tiggers then Miami did last night. We scored 10 points against them and rushed for 198 yards in our game. They beat us, but they didn't run us off the field like they did da U last night. Now, consider our game against Miami. They beat us by one point in the last 10 seconds on a play that was a pure miracle for them. What lessons do I draw from this? First, Clemson is the new FSU. They have opened a true talent gap between their program and the rest of the conference, just like the Crimonoles. (Aside: I'm betting that the next coach at FSU will have a tougher time then Jimbo did.) Second, that Ugag had a pretty good team this year, but also played a so-so schedule with a largely senior group. Next year will tell the tale of whether Smart can keep it up over there. Right now, I like our chances next year. Third, I don't see - yet - any breathtaking difference between us and Miami. Could be that Richt will get them back all the way, but right now they are a pretty good team - like us - that had - unlike us - a lot of luck this year. I'm not saying that the concerns about support for the football program are misplaced; they are shared by everyone here and by our athletic department as well. What I am saying is that the talent gap with all our opponents - except Clemson - is, imho, not as great as we think. Continuing to recruit wisely, upping our efforts, and working at it can get us on a more even footing pretty quickly. [/QUOTE]
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