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<blockquote data-quote="Boomergump" data-source="post: 17225" data-attributes="member: 639"><p>This is a tough one to answer. You would think, with a record like we have in the red zone and in first and goal situations, that we would be lights out in OT. The entire period is pretty much played in the red zone for goodness sake. I know I haven't been posting very long here, but at a former sight I spent a fair amount of talking about mental toughness. Let's face it, we have been a mentally weak team at crunch time the last 3 seasons or so. It is not just OT. We have consistently found ways to lose tight games, while never really pulling any out of the fire. The UNC game this year is really the only exception I can think of in quite a while. In fact, I would say our record over the last 3 seasons has been the absolute worst it could have been. We seem to either win going away, when things are going well, or fold when challenged at the end. </p><p></p><p>It is the close games that make or break every team's season. If you are a decent team, like TECH is, you are going to have your one sided wins and maybe a couple of one sided losses. It is how you do in the rest that really matter. For three or four seasons running we have been terrible when the going gets tough. Like it or not, it is our identity right now. I am going to list a bunch of games that really could have gone either way: 2010 - VT, UGA, Kansas, AF. 2011 - UVA, UTAH, UNC. 2012 - VT, Miami, FSU. 2013 - UNC, VT, UGA. These are the pivotal games, many of which we had late leads. All other contests were decided with margins either way and weren't really contested at the end. Our record in the games listed is 2-11 with both wins coming against UNC. </p><p></p><p>Bainbridge, you have hit the nail on the head. IMHO the number one issue we have with the program is mental, and it has to do with finishing games. If we had finished .500 over those games listed, which isn't a stretch at all given that most of them we led late, most everybody would have a totally different perspective about where our program is. Generally speaking, if you are talented enough to lead late, you are talented enough to finish. If your scheme is good enough to lead late, it is also good enough to finish. It takes a special kind of character to shoot straight when the bullets are flying. Blowing people out doesn't tell you anything about the character of a team. During periods of adversity is when you can tell the most and we just haven't had the "it" factor on our side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boomergump, post: 17225, member: 639"] This is a tough one to answer. You would think, with a record like we have in the red zone and in first and goal situations, that we would be lights out in OT. The entire period is pretty much played in the red zone for goodness sake. I know I haven't been posting very long here, but at a former sight I spent a fair amount of talking about mental toughness. Let's face it, we have been a mentally weak team at crunch time the last 3 seasons or so. It is not just OT. We have consistently found ways to lose tight games, while never really pulling any out of the fire. The UNC game this year is really the only exception I can think of in quite a while. In fact, I would say our record over the last 3 seasons has been the absolute worst it could have been. We seem to either win going away, when things are going well, or fold when challenged at the end. It is the close games that make or break every team's season. If you are a decent team, like TECH is, you are going to have your one sided wins and maybe a couple of one sided losses. It is how you do in the rest that really matter. For three or four seasons running we have been terrible when the going gets tough. Like it or not, it is our identity right now. I am going to list a bunch of games that really could have gone either way: 2010 - VT, UGA, Kansas, AF. 2011 - UVA, UTAH, UNC. 2012 - VT, Miami, FSU. 2013 - UNC, VT, UGA. These are the pivotal games, many of which we had late leads. All other contests were decided with margins either way and weren't really contested at the end. Our record in the games listed is 2-11 with both wins coming against UNC. Bainbridge, you have hit the nail on the head. IMHO the number one issue we have with the program is mental, and it has to do with finishing games. If we had finished .500 over those games listed, which isn't a stretch at all given that most of them we led late, most everybody would have a totally different perspective about where our program is. Generally speaking, if you are talented enough to lead late, you are talented enough to finish. If your scheme is good enough to lead late, it is also good enough to finish. It takes a special kind of character to shoot straight when the bullets are flying. Blowing people out doesn't tell you anything about the character of a team. During periods of adversity is when you can tell the most and we just haven't had the "it" factor on our side. [/QUOTE]
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