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Monday, October 6, 2008
Glaring omission
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s stipulate that Georgia Tech still must prove itself against the meat of the schedule, which starts Oct. 18 at Clemson.
Still, weren’t you surprised the Jackets didn’t crack the Top 25 in either the AP media or USA Today coaches’ polls? I was.
It’s not like Tech’s schedule has been unusually soft. The four D-I teams it has played — Boston College, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State and Duke — are a combined 13-8.
And the way Tech has been winning has been striking.
Tech just destroyed Miss. St. and Duke by a combined 65-7. Fans could have, probably would have, seen back-to-back shutouts if CPJ hadn’t pulled his starters against the Bulldogs.
ESPN’s ACC blogger, Heather Dinich, told me Tech is the best ACC team she’s seen this season.
Jeff Sagarin’s USA Today rankings put Tech at No. 11 in the nation — right between Texas Tech and Ohio State.
I’m guessing nearly every Tech fan believes the Jackets should be ranked by now.
My question is, Do you care what the polls say? Or are you content knowing Tech will get its due if it keeps winning?
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