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<blockquote data-quote="BleedGoldNWhite21" data-source="post: 647020" data-attributes="member: 2993"><p>Interesting discussion here.</p><p></p><p>Both seasons were great and no harm on which team one may prefer(and personal bias certainly plays a factor in these kinds of things. For example, I have a very soft spot for the mediocre 2005 team due to the fact that watching Tech football that season helped me during a difficult time). However, I think the 2014 team definitely had more milestones against a tougher schedule(based on opponent’s final records and final rankings).</p><p></p><p>1998’s team played 7 teams that went bowling and beat 6 of them.</p><p></p><p>2014’s team played 11 teams that went bowling and beat 8 of them</p><p></p><p>1998’s team beat three teams that finished ranked in the top 25. (UGA #12,UVA #18, ND #22)</p><p></p><p>2014’s team beat three teams that finished ranked in the top 25. (UGA #9, MSU #11, Clemson #15)</p><p></p><p>1998’s team finished #9 after winning The Gator Bowl.</p><p></p><p>2014’s team finished #8 after winning The Orange Bowl</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Orange Bowl win was obviously a huge win historically for us, being our first win in a major bowl since the 1960s and it was against a good SEC team that spent like a month ranked #1. The win against UGA was also huge and historic. It’s our only win against a top 10 UGA team post WWII(maybe ever, but I couldn’t find rankings pre-1944) and it happened IN ATHENS IN OT! On top of that, we ended the season with three straight games against teams that were ranked in the top ten at kickoff and we went 2-1 against them. That never happens to us. To add to the “historic” aspect of our season, ESPN had to change the way they calculate offensive efficiency because our offense literally broke their formula it was so successful, which is pretty funny. </p><p></p><p>Regarding the losses, both teams lost to elite FSU teams. 2014 lost to a good Duke team(9-4) and a bad UNC team(6-7). 1998 lost to a bad Boston College team(4-7). You can say 2 losses is better than 3, and that’s true, but 2014 also played two more games. And again, based on opponents records and rankings, 2014 had a tougher schedule.</p><p></p><p>The 2014 team was also more competitive in their losses. 1998’s team lost their two games by a combined 37 points while the 2014 team lost its three games by a combined 15 points, with all three being one position games.</p><p></p><p>I think the 2014 team wins based on the historic wins and the literal stat breaking machine that was our offense, but the 1998 team was awesome in its own right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BleedGoldNWhite21, post: 647020, member: 2993"] Interesting discussion here. Both seasons were great and no harm on which team one may prefer(and personal bias certainly plays a factor in these kinds of things. For example, I have a very soft spot for the mediocre 2005 team due to the fact that watching Tech football that season helped me during a difficult time). However, I think the 2014 team definitely had more milestones against a tougher schedule(based on opponent’s final records and final rankings). 1998’s team played 7 teams that went bowling and beat 6 of them. 2014’s team played 11 teams that went bowling and beat 8 of them 1998’s team beat three teams that finished ranked in the top 25. (UGA #12,UVA #18, ND #22) 2014’s team beat three teams that finished ranked in the top 25. (UGA #9, MSU #11, Clemson #15) 1998’s team finished #9 after winning The Gator Bowl. 2014’s team finished #8 after winning The Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl win was obviously a huge win historically for us, being our first win in a major bowl since the 1960s and it was against a good SEC team that spent like a month ranked #1. The win against UGA was also huge and historic. It’s our only win against a top 10 UGA team post WWII(maybe ever, but I couldn’t find rankings pre-1944) and it happened IN ATHENS IN OT! On top of that, we ended the season with three straight games against teams that were ranked in the top ten at kickoff and we went 2-1 against them. That never happens to us. To add to the “historic” aspect of our season, ESPN had to change the way they calculate offensive efficiency because our offense literally broke their formula it was so successful, which is pretty funny. Regarding the losses, both teams lost to elite FSU teams. 2014 lost to a good Duke team(9-4) and a bad UNC team(6-7). 1998 lost to a bad Boston College team(4-7). You can say 2 losses is better than 3, and that’s true, but 2014 also played two more games. And again, based on opponents records and rankings, 2014 had a tougher schedule. The 2014 team was also more competitive in their losses. 1998’s team lost their two games by a combined 37 points while the 2014 team lost its three games by a combined 15 points, with all three being one position games. I think the 2014 team wins based on the historic wins and the literal stat breaking machine that was our offense, but the 1998 team was awesome in its own right. [/QUOTE]
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