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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Sizing up the schedule
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Although coach Chan Gailey has said that you kind of don’t want an off-week when things are going well, he acknowledges that it helps heal some people, and young players get to play catch-up in practice.
Meanwhile, defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta said today that having a bye smack in the middle of the schedule works out great.
Some would argue that any time you get extra prep time before arguably the biggest conference game Tech’s played in, oh, half a decade (not that the Miami game Oct. 28 won’t be just as critical, depending on variables), that it’s a win-win.
It’s a simple breakdown: Tech has five ACC games left, three that appear tougher than the others (at Clemson; offensivelychallenged Miami; at much-improved N.C. State) and two that do not (at North Carolina and Duke). Then there’s the season-ending game against “that other team,” as coach Tenuta said.
Wonder what it’ll take to win the Coastal Division. Any scenarios?
