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Just to whet the whistle looking ahead...

Sat. Aug. 24 (Week 0): Florida -7.5 vs Miami (at Orlando)

Thu. Aug. 29: Ga Tech +34.0 at Clemson

Fri. Aug. 30: Utah State +3.5 at Wake Forest

Sat. Aug. 31:
EZU +20.0 at NC State
Duke +30.5 vs Alabama (at Atlanta)
Va Tech -1.5 at Boston College
Syracuse -17.5 at Liberty
North Carolina +7.5 vs South Carolina (at Charlotte)
Florida State -3.5 vs Boise State (at Jacksonville)
Virginia -1.5 at Pittsburgh

Mon. Sep. 2: Notre Dame -20.0 at Louisville
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(06-10-2019 06:56 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  Just to whet the whistle looking ahead...

Sat. Aug. 24 (Week 0): Florida -7.5 vs Miami (at Orlando)

Thu. Aug. 29: Ga Tech +34.0 at Clemson

Fri. Aug. 30: Utah State +3.5 at Wake Forest

Sat. Aug. 31:
EZU +20.0 at NC State
Duke +30.5 vs Alabama (at Atlanta)
Va Tech -1.5 at Boston College
Syracuse -17.5 at Liberty
North Carolina +7.5 vs South Carolina (at Charlotte)
Florida State -3.5 vs Boise State (at Jacksonville)
Virginia -1.5 at Pittsburgh

Mon. Sep. 2: Notre Dame -20.0 at Louisville

Waitaminit... Georgia Tech plus THIRTY FOUR?
When's the last time the Yellow Jackets were that big of an underdog?
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Vegas responds to the money. It's easy (and lazy) to pan GT because of the new coach. I recall dire predictions about PJ's first two years too for all the same reasons. I recall a PJ's first two years were marked by 9 wins and then winning the ACC outright.

And as dumb as that point spread is ... it still isn't as dumb as Duke scheduling Alabama in Atlanta. What -- you wanted to get blown out in shameful fashion in a "neutral site" game where it's 85/15 Alabama fans? It isn't like Duke doesn't already play in Atlanta every other year. What the hell is the thinking behind that?
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(06-10-2019 10:40 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  it still isn't as dumb as Duke scheduling Alabama in Atlanta. What -- you wanted to get blown out in shameful fashion in a "neutral site" game where it's 85/15 Alabama fans? It isn't like Duke doesn't already play in Atlanta every other year. What the hell is the thinking behind that?

I realize the game was already scheduled, but they should have learned their lesson from Louisville last year.
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What the hell is the thinking behind that?

the payout to play in it?
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(06-10-2019 01:24 PM)TIGER-PAUL Wrote:  What the hell is the thinking behind that?

4.7m payout?

Yep.

Flashback to 9 years ago when these 2 met at WWS...

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If it is just about the money ... did Duke suddenly get poor? Or has the weight of the money disparity hit teams that don't have an in state SEC rival as well? I'm not sure $4m is adequate exchange for getting waxed and embarrassed on national TV.
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(06-10-2019 01:36 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  If it is just about the money ... did Duke suddenly get poor? Or has the weight of the money disparity hit teams that don't have an in state SEC rival as well? I'm not sure $4m is adequate exchange for getting waxed and embarrassed on national TV.

Let's just put it this way, Coach K uses a lot - and I mean A LOT - of Grecian Formula. 04-cheers
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I'm not sure if its worth it either. Plus Bama getting that figure, not sure Duke gets that high a payout.
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This was a bizarre choice for the powers that be. Alabama would have stomped anyone not named Clemson from the ACC, so why not choose someone else from another conference or maybe someone more historic like GT?
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(06-10-2019 02:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  This was a bizarre choice for the powers that be. Alabama would have stomped anyone not named Clemson from the ACC, so why not choose someone else from another conference or maybe someone more historic like GT?

We all witnessed FSU and Louisville... why would any other ACC team even want to play in this game? As a Hokie fan I'd love to see VT play any SEC team NOT named Alabama... just not that.
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(06-10-2019 02:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  This was a bizarre choice for the powers that be. Alabama would have stomped anyone not named Clemson from the ACC, so why not choose someone else from another conference or maybe someone more historic like GT?

With the sole exception of '79 to '84 GT and Bama haven't played since Bear betrayed Dodd on the scholarship vote in the SEC.
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To be the man you got to beat the man. Thankfully we get an opportunity to play Clemson every season. A program aspiring to take the next step doesn’t turn down an opportunity to play Alabama.
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(06-10-2019 04:21 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  
(06-10-2019 02:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  This was a bizarre choice for the powers that be. Alabama would have stomped anyone not named Clemson from the ACC, so why not choose someone else from another conference or maybe someone more historic like GT?

With the sole exception of '79 to '84 GT and Bama haven't played since Bear betrayed Dodd on the scholarship vote in the SEC.

As you recall, GT and Alabama were supposed to play one another in '13 and '14 and the 2-game series was moved back to what would have been this upcoming season (in Tuscaloosa) and again in '20 (at Bobby Dodd), but it was eventually cancelled altogether.

Story from back in 2013... https://fbschedules.com/alabama-georgia-...ll-series/

If I recall correctly, who initiated the cancellation depended (as expected) highly on which fan base you were interacting with at the moment. I think GT folks thought Bama was weazling out because they didn't want to face Johnson's spread option, but the story linked above gives credence to it being a mutual decision (whether folks believe it or not).

The story also mentions the cancelled series between GT and South Carolina.
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Can’t believe Clemson is giving up more +34 to Georgia Tech than Notre Dame is giving to UofL +20. The Clemson line is either high or the Notre Dame line is low. Maybe Clemson is that much better than Notre Dame. Can’t imagine what the Clemson @Louisville will be this year +56 or more...
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(06-10-2019 04:44 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  To be the man you got to beat the man. Thankfully we get an opportunity to play Clemson every season. A program aspiring to take the next step doesn’t turn down an opportunity to play Alabama.

I hear ya. Imagine being Georgia Tech where you get to play Clemson every season just like the Atlantic Division teams do and then you throw Georgia in annually as well. And then, in '20 and '21 Notre Dame shows back up in the rotation...and, you have UCF in '20 and '22. UCF is better than half of the P5 (IMO). Geoff Collins is hopefully using this to help make his pitches in recruiting because GT is definitely going to need upgrades across the board in talent to compete against schedules like that - and, Syracuse is arriving as an ACC power just in time for GT to travel there in '20 as well. Yikes!

Heaven forbid for GT if the Coastal ever steps up instead of being a mix of yuck the last few years. 04-cheers
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(06-10-2019 04:51 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  
(06-10-2019 04:21 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  
(06-10-2019 02:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  This was a bizarre choice for the powers that be. Alabama would have stomped anyone not named Clemson from the ACC, so why not choose someone else from another conference or maybe someone more historic like GT?

With the sole exception of '79 to '84 GT and Bama haven't played since Bear betrayed Dodd on the scholarship vote in the SEC.

As you recall, GT and Alabama were supposed to play one another in '13 and '14 and the 2-game series was moved back to what would have been this upcoming season (in Tuscaloosa) and again in '20 (at Bobby Dodd), but it was eventually cancelled altogether.

Story from back in 2013... https://fbschedules.com/alabama-georgia-...ll-series/

If I recall correctly, who initiated the cancellation depended (as expected) highly on which fan base you were interacting with at the moment. I think GT folks thought Bama was weazling out because they didn't want to face Johnson's spread option, but the story linked above gives credence to it being a mutual decision (whether folks believe it or not).

The story also mentions the cancelled series between GT and South Carolina.

GT scheduled lots of SEC teams for a while in the early heyday of PJ. They did very well. Not many held their commitments thereafter. Ole Miss also backed out of a series with GT.
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(06-10-2019 04:56 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I hear ya. Imagine being Georgia Tech where you get to play Clemson every season just like the Atlantic Division teams do and then you throw Georgia in annually as well. And then, in '20 and '21 Notre Dame shows back up in the rotation...and, you have UCF in '20 and '22. UCF is better than half of the P5 (IMO). Geoff Collins is hopefully using this to help make his pitches in recruiting because GT is definitely going to need upgrades across the board in talent to compete against schedules like that - and, Syracuse is arriving as an ACC power just in time for GT to travel there in '20 as well. Yikes!

Heaven forbid for GT if the Coastal ever steps up instead of being a mix of yuck the last few years. 04-cheers

It cuts both ways. Imagine their consternation if GT actually started recruiting for real and The Hill was working with the GTAA instead of against it. And defense was viewed as something more than "that thing that happens between offensive possessions." The stars are aligning on North Avenue. New AD: Check. New HC: So far so great. New President: So far so good.
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(06-10-2019 08:35 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  
(06-10-2019 04:56 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I hear ya. Imagine being Georgia Tech where you get to play Clemson every season just like the Atlantic Division teams do and then you throw Georgia in annually as well. And then, in '20 and '21 Notre Dame shows back up in the rotation...and, you have UCF in '20 and '22. UCF is better than half of the P5 (IMO). Geoff Collins is hopefully using this to help make his pitches in recruiting because GT is definitely going to need upgrades across the board in talent to compete against schedules like that - and, Syracuse is arriving as an ACC power just in time for GT to travel there in '20 as well. Yikes!

Heaven forbid for GT if the Coastal ever steps up instead of being a mix of yuck the last few years. 04-cheers

It cuts both ways. Imagine their consternation if GT actually started recruiting for real and The Hill was working with the GTAA instead of against it. And defense was viewed as something more than "that thing that happens between offensive possessions." The stars are aligning on North Avenue. New AD: Check. New HC: So far so great. New President: So far so good.

This x100. We needed a lot of fixes and the stars are aligning. We might have a chance at a bright future.
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(06-10-2019 08:32 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  GT scheduled lots of SEC teams for a while in the early heyday of PJ. They did very well. Not many held their commitments thereafter. Ole Miss also backed out of a series with GT.

To Ole Miss' credit, they at least worked to move or re-establish the series. GT to host the Rebs in 2022 and travel to Oxford in 2023. 2022 looks particularly brutal for GT...travel to Georgia and Central Florida, at FSU rotates on (though I know a lot of GT fans will look forward to that since it's been a long while to meet up in Tally), hosting Ole Miss and Clemson...not to mention trips to Chapel Hill, Pitt, and Blacksburg. Collins will be in year 4 by then so hopefully he has it built up with his guys to take on such a challenging schedule.
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