Time to Bury the Asterisk?

[cthenrys]

The question I have is whether he reaches 7 years on the flats. Either miserable record that gets him fired or becomes a hot coach that gets hired away. In second scenario it can take only one good year.

I’ll bet the under

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

This is one of the more interesting things to watch next year. I hope we surprise everyone and are really competitive in most of our games, but we started to see some issues with how CGC handled stress and criticism. He could be in for some tough pressers next year as the excuses and the historic transformation talk are gone. It’s time to perform, and so far when someone questions the path or the results he doesn’t react all that well (nor is he particularly confidence inspiring- except to his players). I hope someone is “coaching” him on this before next season.

I agree with the overall take you give here. I know a lot of people who only want to hear "positives", and if they are asked something they consider negative or critical, they do not react well. I kind of think that is what we might see more of next year. Of course, if he has success (close, well played games and wins), it probably won't be an issue, but this year with the penalties and turnovers, I did not get a great feeling about the future.

 

[TheTechGuy]

We get NIU, Duke, and Kennesaw State next year. That should be 3 automatic wins. If we can’t pull off a winning record overall, there are serious issues.

 

[dmel25]

but we started to see some issues with how CGC handled stress and criticism.

When was this? When the refs were blatantly cheating us out of the Pitt game? After cheating us out of the NC State game and UCF game earlier in the year?

 

[dmel25]

We get NIU, Duke, and Kennesaw State next year. That should be 3 automatic wins. If we can’t pull off a winning record overall, there are serious issues.

I'd agree, those should be games we win. I would also throw in Pitt (who we should have beat and I think our team will circle that game next year) and Virginia, so that makes 5 wins at least. I wouldn't be shocked if we beat Virginia Tech and shock Miami or UNC, giving us 7 wins.

 

[GCdaJuiceMan]

I'd agree, those should be games we win. I would also throw in Pitt (who we should have beat and I think our team will circle that game next year) and Virginia, so that makes 5 wins at least. I wouldn't be shocked if we beat Virginia Tech and shock Miami or UNC, giving us 7 wins.

Those 7 wins would earn CGC an ACC coach of the year award IMO.

Year 3 for Geoff is absolutely critical in his career at Tech. He’s got to put a better product on the field (with a full spring and summer). It’s still going to be a lot of eye test but the win & loss column will definitely weigh a lot more than it did the past two years.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

One more year for me. Need time to develop the recruits you bring in.

 

[cthenrys]

We get NIU, Duke, and Kennesaw State next year. That should be 3 automatic wins. If we can’t pull off a winning record overall, there are serious issues.

Wouldn’t be too sure about KSU....

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Pretty sure we will only be favored in 3 games next season based on the schedule.

Looks like it. I predicted 4 wins last year in the annual preseason poll. May stick with that or go up one. It is a very hard row to hoe for sure. Kind of similar to Coach Curry's first couple of years playing Alabama, UGA, Tennessee, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, before we started the ACC slate a couple of years later. This was when the ACC was kind of like the Big 8 was back in the day...Oklahoma and the 7 dwarfs.

 

[chewybaka]

Good lord. When you add the 6 quality transfers to the 16 high school recruits, we had a very, very good recruiting year.

247 ranked 46...needed to be top 25...ie Pitt, NCS no hallmark get...(gibbs like) a disappointment particularly after listening to all the hype....

 

[MikeGT]

5 wins, competitive in 4 other games and no more historic all time losses is I think the low bar.
At least within the parameters that the environment is more normal next year as we all hope.
7 wins would be a good success.
Getting over the 7 win hump ? Now that would be exciting to think about what comes next.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

My measuring stick. If in year 4 we are still below .500, it ain’t the roster.

 

[Oakland]

Tech football is the engine that runs the GT athletic department. I suspect if we have a 3 or 4 win season next year, no matter how great the recruiting class turns out, Collins will be on the hot seat big time. I would suspect Stansbury's seat might start to get warm too. I'm still a fan of both men, but I'm not impressed as much as I was a couple of years ago.

 

[yeti92]

6 wins minimum next year. ND will be losing a ton of senior starters and will not be nearly as good as they were this season, Miami and UNC will both be good but not elite and as usual prone to headscratching losses. I would say Clemson is the only guaranteed loss, and probably UGA.

A loss to KSU would be a record low, which would be significant in that CGC has already hit numerous record lows for this program. If that happens he should be fired on the spot - before he has a chance to screwup the handshake too.

When was this? When the refs were blatantly cheating us out of the Pitt game? After cheating us out of the NC State game and UCF game earlier in the year?

Try everytime he's been asked an even minorly tough question, going back to last season when he was asked who the starting qb was and he went on a rant about how they use ATL and nobody is asking about who the starter is at safety or some other position.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

247 ranked 46...needed to be top 25...ie Pitt, NCS no hallmark get...(gibbs like) a disappointment particularly after listening to all the hype....

Well that’s not really a fair take. Do our fellow ACC teams have 6 transfers coming in? (5?, 4?, 3?...) If you factor those in, we’re a top 25 class right now.

 

[bke1984]

Also implies a lot of folks above 3.0 as well...

Yeah, sure. But we need everyone to stay eligible. 3.0 average could result in a lot of ineligible players if the variance is high. The average means nothing, tbh. What matters is the total number of players grading well enough to stay eligible.

 

[TooTall]

Yeah, sure. But we need everyone to stay eligible. 3.0 average could result in a lot of ineligible players if the variance is high. The average means nothing, tbh. What matters is the total number of players grading well enough to stay eligible.

A top 4 ranking in the nation, we’re good. Eligibility is at 1.5 iIrc. Calm down.

 

[armeck]

There are 39 FBS football teams with at least 6 wins. Ohio State getting into the CFP with 6 wins is a hilarious farce.

But are any of them 6 & Ohio?

 

[Deleted member 2897]

But are any of them 6 & Ohio?

Cincinnati is 9-0hio.
Coastal Carolina is 11-0hio.

BYU is 10-1 with their only loss being to Coastal Carolina on the road at the very end.
Liberty is 9-1 with their only loss being to NC State on the road by 1 point.

San Jose State is 7-0hio.
Louisiana Lafayette is 9-1 with their only loss being to Coastal Carolina by 3 points.

Texas A&M is 8-1 with their only loss being to Alabama on the road.

Plenty of good options to take! 39 FBS teams with at least as many wins. At least 3 other undefeated teams I can find with more wins.

 

[WrongShadeOfGold]

Cincinnati is 9-0hio.
Coastal Carolina is 11-0hio.

BYU is 10-1 with their only loss being to Coastal Carolina on the road at the very end.
Liberty is 9-1 with their only loss being to NC State on the road by 1 point.

San Jose State is 7-0hio.
Louisiana Lafayette is 9-1 with their only loss being to Coastal Carolina by 3 points.

Texas A&M is 8-1 with their only loss being to Alabama on the road.

Plenty of good options to take! 39 FBS teams with at least as many wins. At least 3 other undefeated teams I can find with more wins.

Do you honestly think Ohio State wouldn't be undefeated if they played 3-4 more weak *** big 10 games?