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<blockquote data-quote="bobongo" data-source="post: 439517" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>One indicator is whether we can hold on to the football. It is no accident that Tech's best season under Paul Johnson was 2014, when 1.4 fumbles per game was by far the lowest average in the CPJ era. </p><p></p><p>But I think the most important indicator is the play of the offensive line. I remember the 2015 season when we hung 69 points on Alcorn and 65 on Tulane in the first two games, but even in so doing the offensive line play looked a bit weak to me, considering the level of opponent. Then reality hit the next week against Notre Dame. So (since we're talking early season indicators), I'll be looking not so much for impressive scores in our first three games as I will look at the play of the offensive line. To the victor goes the spoils, and the victor in the <em>big </em>games is usually the one that controls the lines of scrimmage. It's possible that we could open up 3-0 against Alcorn, USF, and Pitt with spotty line play. But if that happens, we won't have much chance against Clemson no matter how well the rest of the team plays. And even if we lose to Clemson but hang tough on the OL, I'll be encouraged about the rest of the season. In short, it's all about the offensive line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobongo, post: 439517, member: 3893"] One indicator is whether we can hold on to the football. It is no accident that Tech's best season under Paul Johnson was 2014, when 1.4 fumbles per game was by far the lowest average in the CPJ era. But I think the most important indicator is the play of the offensive line. I remember the 2015 season when we hung 69 points on Alcorn and 65 on Tulane in the first two games, but even in so doing the offensive line play looked a bit weak to me, considering the level of opponent. Then reality hit the next week against Notre Dame. So (since we're talking early season indicators), I'll be looking not so much for impressive scores in our first three games as I will look at the play of the offensive line. To the victor goes the spoils, and the victor in the [I]big [/I]games is usually the one that controls the lines of scrimmage. It's possible that we could open up 3-0 against Alcorn, USF, and Pitt with spotty line play. But if that happens, we won't have much chance against Clemson no matter how well the rest of the team plays. And even if we lose to Clemson but hang tough on the OL, I'll be encouraged about the rest of the season. In short, it's all about the offensive line. [/QUOTE]
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