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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Peach Bowl Thoughts…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
First, lets get this “45-42” ring silliness out of the way.
The school gifted the team with a ring commemorating the 2008 season. The players elected to include the score of their biggest rivalry game as a highlight of the season. I don’t see anything wrong with that. If memory serves correctly, the 1998 team had a similar ring that listed ACC Champion and 21-19 on there as well.
When your two major goals for the season are to win your conference and beat your rival, I would tend to think that you would commemorate those achievements…
I really don’t understand why its developed into a story that warrants comment from UGA players, of all people.
Getting back to the business of serious football topics:
LSU fans don’t appear to be very confident in their chances tomorrow night, especially if you read the message boards. They have very little confidence in their defensive discipline.
Georgia Tech fans seem very confident and point to healed injuries and increased offensive efficiency in their last two games against Miami and Georgia.
Personally I still have flashbacks to the 2000 Peach Bowl when Tech dominated the first half only to be undone by turnovers and a kid named Rohan Davey in the second half. And I continually remind myself that LSU is still the defending national champion and has a roster full of talent.
Ultimately this will be a real test of whether or not this Georgia Tech team can survive prosperity. Its time to be the favorite and step up and take control and get that 10th win so that we can go into the off season on a high note and make a case for a good preseason ranking going into 2009.
Because make no mistake…given the way the BCS and ranking works these days, you MUST be included in the conversation early in the season if you want a chance to do something huge. Teams can’t come from out of nowhere like GT did in 1990 and rise to the top.
Wednesday night should be considered the first step in setting the tone for 2009…because a convincing win over LSU might result in a legitimate Top 10 preseason nod for Paul Johnson’s second campaign on the Flats.
Go Jackets!
THWG!
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