“I just realized that 30 years is a veryyyyyyy long time. Reagan had not started his Presidency, Berlin Wall was intact, Soviet Union was intact, Chipper Jones was 7, No internet, Nobody knew Bill Clinton,Sadat was alive, A-Rod was 2,The ONLY Bush anyone cared about was the War Hero Bush, No ESPN, Was there a CNN??. Man!!!! 30 years is a very long time for an “elite” football program to go without even playing–let alone winning–for a National Championship. Shouldn’t it be about time??

Your argument is becoming contradictory. Above, you said:

“The reason why the service academies adopted the triple option attack many years ago is that they needed something to help them deal with the disparity in talent that usually existed when the academies played schools with bigger, stronger, faster players. The triple option largely enables the service academies to attack bigger, stronger, faster defenses by using deception and forcing the defense to play assignment football”

So if service acadamies, with inferior talent, can use this offense to give them an advantage against superior-talented teams, then what happens when PJ uses superior talent at GT? You’re suggesting now that only inferior talent can be effective at winning with this offense vs. more talented teams. Think about it, your logic ain’t stirring the kool-aid.

And it’s been just one season, with at huge passing game vs. Duke, and the winning TD vs. Clemson comming via the pass. In the VT game (game #3) if Nesbitt was just a foot or two shorter late in the 4th, Roddy Jones has a wide-open TD catch (not run) for a 24-20 lead. I’m hearing really good things about incoming FR WR Stephen Hill as well. So sit back and see if the passing game gets CONSISTENTLY better in ‘09. I think it will.

ANY team that began the season ranked #1, then proceeded to finish 10-3 would consider their season a HUGE disappointment – duh.

On the other hand, ANY team that was bringing in a new HC with a TOTALLY NEW system, with players not exactly suited to run it, who were predicted by many to win NO MORE than 3-4 games would say that finishing 9-4 was pretty darn good – duh.

So again, in 2009, if UF finishes 10-3, and let’s see …. Miss St. finishes 9-4, just what does your common sense tell you about how their respective fan bases will look at their team’s season? – duh.

Pi$$onadawg- it is sad when you have to go to a coach that played for you in the 80’s to find anyone who has done anything of relevance in the NFL. How many superbowl mvp’s have come from Ga Tech again? UGA? And your reference to the difference between 13 and 14 and starting versus coming in is hilarious. You should try watching some real football and not just ACC and learn what it is all about. Tried playing ever?

If CPJ is “the greatest coach since Bear Bryant” as most of you claim, why would he have Jaybo as the #2 QB if this Tevin Washington, et al are so much better than him? Either CPJ is a moron, or you all are. I’m guessing the latter.

Mr. College Football, Chuck Oliver is the King of College Football. That would make someone that really knew college football like Herbstreet the God of College Football,

But if you restrict the triple option to just the run, you allow defenses to focus on stopping just that aspect of the game, and in doing so, you make yourself one dimensional and easier to stop. Yes, there will be some teams you can beat just by running the ball down their throats. But if GT wishes to play and win at the highest level of college football, then it needs an effective passing game. PJ knows this because of the championships Georgia Southern won with the passing of Tracy Ham. In fact, PJ calls his offense the SPREAD triple option. The name comes from the fact that the triple option spreads you out horizontally and the passing attack spreads you out vertically (i.e., vertical passing game), thus forcing a defense to defend the entire field. If PJ truly wants to take the Jackets to a championship level, he’ll have to develop the passing game to his offense to add the vertical challenge to the defense. Without that, GT will be one dimensional with their attack, and superior defensive teams GT will regularly face will learn to slow down the triple option. I will let history over the next few years serve as the judge………..