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Monday, November 10, 2008
Goal adjustment?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
All things seemed possible until Saturday. The division title, the ACC crown, the Orange Bowl.
Now what?
Georgia Tech still has an outside shot at winning the Coastal Division — the Jackets must beat Miami while Virginia Tech and North Carolina each lose two of their final three games. Virginia also must lose one of its last two.
Conceivable? Yes. Likely? No.
It looked to me like North Carolina and Georgia Tech had comparable talent. The Tar Heels were just crisper in most facets of the game. Blame it on injuries, the rest factor, homefield advantage, whatever.
Tech was about to get the ball back down 7-0 when Roddy Jones fumbled the punt. Shocking, because Jones had been so dependable on returns and was playing another fine game (6 carries, 56 yards; 2 catches, 20 yards). The redshirt freshman has really come on the past few weeks.
In any case, Tech wasn’t good enough to overcome it. As to why the offense never really got going until Dwyer’s long TD run, Luke Decock of The News & Observer offered an interesting perspective. Check out his column.
My question is, have you adjusted your thoughts on what will constitute a great season? Have you written off the ACC title as a pipe dream?
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