VT-UNC Pandemonium

by BirdGT on Oct 30, 2009 1:00 PM EDT Comment 22 comments

Well, UNC might've locked up the division for GT last night. VT was the second ACC team to lose this season coming off a bye week making ACC Teams 5-2 coming off the bye (UNC's loss to FSU last week was the other one). NC State is coming off the bye against FSU this weekend while MD, GT, BC, and Wake haven't had a bye yet. Here are some thoughts and such from blogs affiliated with last night's combatants:

...this was Yates' day, coming back from one of the dumbest passes of the year to put the ball exactly where it needed to be against a Virginia Tech defense they strangely pulled everyone back into coverage. (Even the failed third down touchdown attempt that would have given the Heels the lead was well-placed; Greg Little just misjudged it.) The turnover will remain epically stupid, but the game won't be remembered for it. - Carolina March

This game was perfect redemption after the way the Heels fell last week. - Tar Heel Fan

That sucks but having seen the D get shredded all season, not that surprised. That sorta sucks, not being surprised. - Beer Control Offense

Now with Duke Blue Devils (4-3, 2-1) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-4, 2-1) as the final hurdles for GT, I think many fans are getting a little less nervous about VT and Miami coming back. The pressure is easing off of us similar to 2006 after the division clinching win over UNC. However, momentum is a silly thing in college football. Vanderbilt and Georgie could cost us the ACC Title. How? By beating us, injuring key players, shaking our confidence. Football isn't just chess pieces moving from one square to the next. Our game of option football involves confidence in the pitch. Confidence in the blocks. We gotta win out to win the ACC. I don't see us winning the ACC Championship Game without beating Georgie and Vanderbilt. What would an Orange Bowl birth mean if you couldn't beat a Georgia team having their worst season in 10 years? Not a whole lot. It would say, "GT got an automatic birth like the midmajors in March Madness. When they matched up with the big boys, they couldn't win."

What do you think? Tell me I'm wrong for thinking such thoughts!

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at lunch with coworkers

Thought about REALLY WEIRD scenario…

What if Georgie upsets Florida, GT blows out Georgie, and UF takes the SEC title game? BLESSED BE ALLAH, there’d be Hell on Earth.

Even worse…what if FSU beats UF before the SEC title game?

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Oct 30, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It would be amazing if UF managed to lose to both uga and FSU

… and then went and beat Alabama in the SEC championship. That’s right, a 2 loss SEC champion. I know, they’ve gone before, but it doesn’t look like that will happen this year.

by EffinDane on Oct 30, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im hexing the whole thing...

…After UNCs win last night, I booked a room in Tampa.

That’s right, I said it. Go ahead and bitch about it, I don’t care. I’m gonna have a room a mile from RayJay when we play for it all.

Let the complainin’ begin!!

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Oct 30, 2009 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

So...

…are you finally drinking my kool-aid Chris? Tastes good, no?

As for you Bird, you are wrong for thinking such thoughts. It’s time for a serious philosophy shift with us GT fans. We all have to let those Gailey teams go, remember them for the good things they were, and enjoy the better future that awaits us. Here, drink this kool-aid, and no it’s not the Jonestown variety, but it is spiked with large amounts of optimism.

"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick

by Jesse28 on Oct 30, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That picture is ridiculous!

The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.

by Winfield Featherston on Oct 30, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

also

He looks like the lead singer from Creed in every video they ever did. Horrible band by the way, just saying.

by Jesse28 on Oct 30, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How does VT losing even affect us?

We still have to win both our ACC games. If we lose, Miami will jump ahead of us and win the 3-way tie-breaker.

by MOTGsteven on Oct 30, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

^ yup

by EffinDane on Oct 30, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks to Steven

I cancelled my room

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Oct 30, 2009 4:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

hence

why I said “might have locked up the division”…I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I’m the most cautious Georgia Tech fan on the planet. I live in a world where we beat Vanderbilt in overtime on a busted pass play. I live in a world where Duke, UNC, and UVA are threats to our bowl eligibility.

I was trying to be slightly optimistic. I am SOOOOORRRY.

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Oct 30, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

PSYCHE!!

I’m not letting a non-regular poster talk me outta a Marriott platinum room.

Goooooo Jackets! I f-ing LOVE kool-aid!!

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Oct 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

haha

Chris you are DA MAN!

The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.

by Winfield Featherston on Oct 30, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

That’s right! We should meet up. I live in Jacksonville, so I’m already half way there!

by Jesse28 on Oct 31, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got tickets and two nights

at the Airport Marriot. I betternot have to cancel…

by Markthejacket on Oct 30, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Vanderbilt

I assume you’re referring to the 2003 OT game in Nashville? I was there—wasn’t a busted pass play—was a designed naked bootleg, QB run all the way—who could forget the Reggie Ball superman dive to win it in OT? I live in Nashville now and will be going to the game tomorrow—if anyone’s coming, dress warmly—gets a little cooler in middle TN—we win 35-6

by gte071u on Oct 30, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was living in Nebraska then

We had the College GamePlan. My house went crazy when he dove in!

The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.

by Winfield Featherston on Oct 30, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was there too, it was a beautiful bootleg

and a sweet interception to end the game when Vandy had their go at it. That was my first GT roadtrip. I am looking forward to a much more dominant performance by the Yellow Jackets this time. Tech: 38, Commodores: 13 first downs (that is as good as scoring for them – they have a whole “move those chains” cheer)

by White and Goldrick on Oct 30, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

see below

by gte071u on Oct 31, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I listened on radio

I was mostly talking hypotheticals not realities.

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Oct 30, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

VT's loss

VT’s loss has virtually no effect on us unless Miami loses as well. We already had the tiebreaker over them, and if we lose now, Miami would still have the tiebreaker over us. If the U loses again, we could lose and still have the tiebreaker over VT at 6-2. Here’s hoping that isn’t a scenario we have to worry about.

I remember that ‘03 Vandy game on the road in Nashville too, but I didn’t see it. I was a freshman and we were on pledge retreat in Helen, GA. Our cabin had one little 17" TV without cable, and this was before cell phone internet, ESPN360, etc. We managed to get a really weak signal on an ABC station, and with the ABC night game on, we all gathered around to watch as score updates scrolled along the bottom. We couldn’t believe Vandy took us to OT, but we went crazy when it said we won on that Reggie Ball dive. That is still Tech’s last OT game.

by aarwea on Oct 31, 2009 7:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think it's that simple anymore

The rules change a lot when there are two losses. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/fbtiebreaker.html

I’m not so sure that Miami has us because it would depend on who we “dropped” in our last two games. VT is virtually eliminated with their loss but it still forces a tie breaker in which they would automatically lose. Miami doesn’t win automatically, however, because it’ll come down to records against Coastal/Atlantic teams. It’ll get really messy.

So let’s just win. Yes, it does affect the division race.

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Oct 31, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs