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Wednesday, September 6, 2006
No such thing as quality loss
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s no such thing as a good loss.
If you’re a Tech fan and you’re serious about GT being an upper echelon team in the nation or even in the ACC, then you must remove the words “good loss” from your vocabulary.
I’m not saying you can’t be proud of our team’s effort. I’m certainly proud of our effort. The Jackets showed tremendous heart and emotion on Saturday night. They played well and went toe-to-toe with one of nation’s best teams.
In particular: 1. Tech played with swagger. 2. Tech’s D subdued the best offense in the nation. 3. Reggie Ball was solid. He made smart decisions and ran the ball well. 4. Calvin was Calvin. There’s no better receiver in the nation. 5. Philip Wheeler was outstanding. That guy was everywhere on the field.
Ten years from now, you won’t be able to remember a single statistic from the game. You’ll only remember that we lost a close one in Bobby Dodd Stadium.
We have the makings of an outstanding football team this year. Don’t disservice the team by saying that this was a good loss. Winning is what matters and we came up short.
