Tech’s path back to the ACC title game
Although Georgia Tech (5-3, 3-2 in the ACC) is two losses behind Virginia Tech and Miami in the ACC’s Coastal Division, it is still possible for the Yellow Jackets to advance to Charlotte and the Dec. 4 conference championship game.
Here is one scenario:
The Yellow Jackets must win out, beating Virginia Tech, Miami and Duke. Defeating the Hokies and Hurricanes would give the Yellow Jackets the first tiebreaker in the two-team or three-team scenario, which is the head-to-head match-up. A loss also would be Miami’s second in conference play, bringing it level with Tech. Miami also has games remaining against Maryland and Virginia, but losing either seems unlikely.
The Hokies would have one loss, but still have games at North Carolina and at Miami. They also must host Virginia. Losing to the Cavaliers doesn’t seem likely, but Virginia Teach stumbling on the road to the Tar Heels or the Hurricanes could happen.
So, despite Tech’s two losses within the conference, they can still defend their title. And, though it seems unlikely when considering how it played in the loss to Clemson, it’s not an unthinkable possibility either.
What say you? Do you think Tech can defeat either the Hokies or Hurricanes?
I think Tech has a better chance to win a shootout with the Hokies, because their defense’s front line is built more on speed than power, a la Clemon’s or Miami’s, or Iowa’s last year. But that’s just my opinion as of now. That’s also assuming that Tech has its special teams issues worked out.
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Cindy
October 25th, 2010
2:39 pm
So, tech has more national championships that UGA. So what? Ask any Dawg fan and he’ll tell you different. Why? Because we can’t stand the fact that our little brother has more than we do. Envy, it explains why all of us Dawg fans are on a Tech blog.
GT89
October 25th, 2010
2:40 pm
We have no business in the ACC Championship Game. As always we are a one and done team! I put the blame squarely on CPJ’s fat shoulders, he can not and will not adjust to another teams defense.
George O'Leary
October 25th, 2010
2:43 pm
GT will win 1 of the 3 ACC games. ACC defenses are figuring out the option, while GT isn’t making adjustments.
GT89
October 25th, 2010
2:44 pm
Why Why Why can’t GT have two good years in a row?
Is it that we can’t get the recruits or is it the coaching?
Please tell me WHY?????
jarvis
October 25th, 2010
2:46 pm
ashamed Techfan? That is low. PJ is neither Gailey nor Lewis.
Hell Gailey wasn’t Lewis.
You have a good coach. He needs to recruit a little better than he does, but he’s about as good as it gets for Offensive X & O’s.
Cindy
October 25th, 2010
2:46 pm
GT89 – nice to see a fellow Dawg fan parading as a Tech fan. You really must be more clever though. If CPJ is known for anything it is making adjustments – he’s admired by opposing coaches for that (on the record mind you).
JDW
October 25th, 2010
2:48 pm
I think Tech has an outstanding chance to be at the ACC Championship Game. The game has never been sold out and there should be plenty of tickets this year. If they act now I bet they could buy a block of 125 together. If they wait they might have to split up.
Bill
October 25th, 2010
2:51 pm
uh..no..
Richard
October 25th, 2010
2:55 pm
It’s looking like a very average year. One good thing – we can be proud that we didn’t go to UGA. These mutts on here are pretty desperate to insult us. Go figure.
juvenal
October 25th, 2010
3:02 pm
89-age,year you flunked out or iq?agree with Cindy(for once)…FO, CU had a good game, no hassle environment, except you have to park in the next county, take a bus, then sit so high you are closer to the moon than the field..getting too old to do it anymore-used to get good away tix till wrote letters about last coach 7 ad……..
jasont13
October 25th, 2010
3:15 pm
As a UGA alum and an outsider looking on. It seems Josh Nesbit is not playing nearly as good as he did last year. His reads on the option are suspect at times and his accuracy is terrible. I really wished he would have came to UGA not as a QB but as a safety since that was what UGA was recruting him as. I see Tech beating Duke and maybe Miami.
juvenal
October 25th, 2010
3:22 pm
jason, nice, civilized, thoughtful & accurate post-thanks…..
GT Sambo
October 25th, 2010
3:35 pm
jasont13,
Very good post from an intelligent UGA fan. He’s probably right about our wins, and I think he’s definitely right about Nesbitt. I think Joshua Nesbitt is a total warrior, and I love that mentality out of a QB in this offense. Not everyone has that (see Washington, Tevin) However, he has missed a lot of option reads this year, and I don’t know exactly why that is.
Delusional Fans
October 25th, 2010
3:36 pm
Here is the answer: Tech will not win the ACC
History Professor
October 25th, 2010
3:43 pm
Thanks delusional for the clarification, but I think if you take a few minutes to read these comments, you will find that most Tech fans are in agreement with you. No delusion here, just the realization that we need to make some changes from where things are right now. The ACC is only an option if the rest of the league lays down, just like the SEC. If that happens, so be it, but not really satisfied with that result. How satisfied will you be if UGA manages to back their way into the sec east with likely 4, maybe 5 conference losses?
Dan Mullen and the #21 ranked bulldogs
October 25th, 2010
3:47 pm
I have been telling 5150 P.O.A.D for weeks that Tech was the most overrated team in the nation, now he beleives me. Where is my money POAD
Yellow Jacket25
October 25th, 2010
3:48 pm
No way…GT’s only win the rest of the year will be home vs. Duke. I hope Washington and Sims are ready for next year.
gt
October 25th, 2010
3:50 pm
Clemson should beat us after so many three point games, that Tech lucked out on. We beat Clemson when it counted and we were damn lucky then. These guys are better than those Tommy B teams. There linemen are tougher. They hung with Auburn for an overtime loss at Auburn. They didn’t lose a beat at running back either, have the same quarterback. A few things change and we could have won that game, but they are a good football team.
Delusional Fans
October 25th, 2010
3:50 pm
History Professor, There is no way Georgia can lose another game and still win the SEC East. And with 3 conference losses and 4 overall I think they have a chance to pull it off
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
3:50 pm
I always enjoy reading some of the comments. The typical Georgia fans complaints: Tech is nothing compared to Georgia, it’s not even a rivalry anymore. Paul Johnson is an idiot, his high school offense will never work at this level. Nerds go to tech, they aren’t real football fans. To answer all of these points-Tech and UGA are rivals. Anyone who thinks not might as well forget about the UGA-UF rivalry as that series is more lopsided recently than ours. Teams are judged by championships, and Tech has more than Georgia. Paul Johnson’s offense DOES work. He won an ACC Championship with it. His offense scored more points against a Georgia defense than a Georgia offense with at least three first round picks on it (including AJ Green) was able to score on a mediocre Tech defense. Are tech fans obnoxious, crazed rednecks? No. Are many of the followers bandwagoners who hop on when tech is doing well, then criticize tech for being awful when times get tough? Sure. But what team doesn’t have followers like that. I don’t consider them fans because a true fan supports their team in the good and bad. I saw a lot of UGA followers putting on their Alabama shirts ready to cheer them on. Why? Because they were winning when their dawgs were losing… As far as the shots below the belt, anyone who thinks Johnson is a little hefty needs to look at older pictures of Richt. The man has easily put on a few pounds while CPJ has lost a few pounds. UGA followers, just a heads up. Cops in Athens do not target football players. Anyone misguided enough to believe that, well, you probably are perfect to be a Georgia follower. It feels good to get this off my chest.
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
3:59 pm
Outside Observer sounds like a bandwagon rider, where were you when Tech was going 7-5 and 6-6 every year. This blog is for real Tech fans
History Professor
October 25th, 2010
3:59 pm
Delusional, let’s assume that UGA runs the table and wins the sec east with three conference losses. Are you happy with that? Considering that last year, Bama and Florida met in the dome with no losses between them, it is fair to say that the east at least has had a dropoff. That being the case, would you agree that winning the east in a deflated year is less than satisfying? I personally would like to see Tech take VT and Miami, as unlikely as that is, and get to the ACC championship game. But it would be a very unsatisfying achievement. I would prefer to elevate our game rather than seeing the competition decline. Having said that, I think Tech would be extremely lucky to split VT and Miami, and UGA would be equally lucky to get by Auburn. Thoughts?
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:02 pm
WTF?? WTF???? What makes you think that?
History Professor
October 25th, 2010
4:08 pm
Personally Observer, I thought you made some great points. Not sure about the “outside observer” part, you seem like a Tech fan. Perhaps I misinterpreted somethings.
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:10 pm
I admit, I probably should change my name. I thought it up on the fly a while back and never changed it. But my allegiance is definitely with the Yellow Jackets.
Delusional Fans
October 25th, 2010
4:12 pm
History Professor, I wouldn’t say the SEC East is down this year, it is the lack of coaching for the teams that has the East so bad. When you compare the recruits Georgia gets to Tech’s its almost not fair. But then Georgia loses to Colorado, lack of coaching. Even Florida gets the top players in the nation but they have the wrong QB running the offense and that is horrible coaching
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
4:17 pm
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:10 pm
I admit, I probably should change my name. I thought it up on the fly a while back and never changed it. But my allegiance is definitely with the Yellow Jackets.
Bandwagon rider fans never stop, when we win then they never complain but when we lose then they observe
History Professor
October 25th, 2010
4:18 pm
Delusional, all great points, but regardless of the reason, the sec east is diminished this year. Whether it’s coaching, players etc, the wins and loses tell the story. Thanks for the intelligent rational conversation, a rarity in these blogs. Good luck with the rest of the season with one exception.
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:22 pm
Delusional Fans, I have to disagree with your assessment that the coaching is bad. Fact is, this is the same Urban Meyer who won two national championships, led an undefeated Utah team, and also led a smaller school (the name eludes me at the moment) to a successful season. This is the same Mark Richt that won a couple of SEC Championships and a Sugar Bowl. Coordinators will come and go but when the coaches are the same, the strategy is typically the same as well, with a little bit of margin for error depending on the coaches tendencies
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:24 pm
WTF, you are looking at the name I created in high school. Once you become a student at a school like GT, it can change your opinions.
Delusional Fans
October 25th, 2010
4:28 pm
Outside Observer most fans would agree that Mark Richt won those SEC Championships with the previous coaches recruits. He hasn’t won a SEC Crown since. And if Urban Meyer was a good coach then why is he running the wrong offense with Brantley. It is terrible coaching. Mark Richt had the #1 team in the nation 2 years ago, and with all of that talent he didn’t win anything. Tim Tebow made Urban Meyer and anyone can win in a small conference which Utah plays in.
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
4:31 pm
Outside Observer this blog is for real GT fans and not bandwagon riders. why are people talk about georgia on here anyway. They have their own blog, take that crap over on their blog
superDawg
October 25th, 2010
4:31 pm
Duke is foaming at the mouth and can’t wait to do a turkey dance in grants tomb.
Really
October 25th, 2010
4:32 pm
Outside Observer you sound like a mutt fan
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:38 pm
Your first point might be true, but didn’t UGA finish the year at #2 in the nation a few years back after stomping Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl? As far as Meyer goes, he is running the offense he knows. Could he have made a lapse in judgement thinking Brantley can run this offense? Maybe. But the kid is trying to live up to unrealistic expectations. It’s tough to be yourself when people want you to be the next Tebow (see Hill, Stephen toughted as some to be the next Bay Bay). And you are forgetting that Utah beat several good teams that year including BYU and Pitt. By the way, I appreciate the spirited debate with a classy fan. You don’t get that often on these blogs
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:40 pm
WTF, I hope to see you on these blogs for the rest of the year. Also, I hope to see you at all of the games the rest of this year and in the future. I will be here…
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
4:44 pm
Where were you when Tech was going 7-5 and 6-6 every year. This blog is for real Tech fans and you seem to be interested more aboout UGA than Tech
Really
October 25th, 2010
4:48 pm
Outside Observer so you really are a Georgia fan
techengineer
October 25th, 2010
4:48 pm
Stop it Doug! GT may not win another game with the exception of Duke! They are not a good team this year. Not even close. VT and MIA will probably beat GT by 30 pts each!
Rockdale Jacket
October 25th, 2010
4:49 pm
Jackets finish 6-6 and will be lucky to get any bowl bid…it will be better
if they do not get one since they cannot win bowl games anymore.
GTBob
October 25th, 2010
4:50 pm
Winning the ACC is a bit of a stretch at this point. I’m just hoping for an 8-4 or 7-5 season. We have played too bad to be considered for a championship. We need to get our guys together, improve, and get ready for next season.
GTBob
October 25th, 2010
4:53 pm
techengineer, Doug is just trying to keep optimism alive. Tim does the same thing on the UGA blog. The Georgia teams don’t really have anything left to play for without miracles happening so you have to look for a silver lining somewhere.
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:54 pm
WTF, to be honest, I don’t know because I don’t know what years those were. I didn’t really follow college football. I was more of an NFL type of guy. Since I was accepted to Tech, I became a Tech fan through and through. My first game? The loss to Fresno State in the Humanitarian bowl. However, I have been priveledged to see a winning team ever since. I have been able to enjoy an ACC Championship, a victory in Athens, and a trip to the Orange Bowl. If you are asking if I am not a true fan, I promise you, the loss to Georgia last year in front of me hurt me as much, if not more than it hurt you. If you are asking me if I will give up on Tech when the goings get tough, ponder this my friend. I remained a Falcons fan through the Vick and Petrino years. I keep my faith.
Outside Observer
October 25th, 2010
4:58 pm
And Really, if you really don’t think I am a Tech fan after all of this, well, I doubt there is anything I can say that can change your mind. And I can live with that
Reality
October 25th, 2010
4:59 pm
Bring back Chan Gailey
GTJoe
October 25th, 2010
5:00 pm
I’m a Tech fan but lets all be correct here, this team sucks. Fire Paul Johnson
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
5:03 pm
Outside Observer it takes more than two or three years to be a true fan and I think you be on Georgia’s blog daily?
bee-twelve
October 25th, 2010
5:13 pm
you people would rather have everybody on your schedule default so you could win a precious championship….
I would rather see Tech lose every game while playing hard-fought, fundamentally sound football…that way you could hold your head high….something not too many people understand or care about…
This team doesn’t deserve a championship and it’s laughable that anybody is even mentioning the word…
GT Sambo
October 25th, 2010
5:13 pm
So what is realistic for us this year. The Music City Bowl is realistic. The Independence Bowl is realistic. Even if we win out (pretty unlikely), and go to the ACC Championship game, we would have a hard time beating FSU. If by some miracle we won we go the Orange Bowl, lose and we are almost guaranteed the Sun Bowl.
WTF??
October 25th, 2010
5:20 pm
bee-twelve take your whining over to the UGA blog because we have enough problems with this team