Just a tremendous game last night, but a pretty rotten result. Proud to be a jacket, but I'm sick of the moral victories as I am sure the team feels, too.
I've been a GT fan since 1984. That's 40 years. In my lifetime, I've seen 10 wins - 2 under Curry (84 and 85), 2 under Ross (89 and 90), 3 under GOL (98, 99 and 00) and 3 under CPJ (08, 14, and 16).
There are parallels here to the GOL era. It took some very painful and close losses to UGA for GOL to finally get over the hump. I watched Ed Wilder leap into the North endzone for a apparent game winner, only for UGA to score with a minute left in the game with the help of a phantom PI call at Bobby Dodd. And I watched UGA come back from 17 down with Hines Ward quarterbacking, winning with a knuckleball FG kick. It took those shared experiences, bad calls, bad breaks, etc. to galvanize those teams and players. It ultimately led to 3IAR under GOL, and who knows what happens if he doesn't flirt with ND. And by the way, Brent was there for a lot of that period and I'm sure remembers it well.
I think we're absolutely set for a similar run with Brent Key. The era of "We Run This State" is effin over. These Jackets come to play and bring the pain.
Now is NOT the time to quit on the team or the program. The easiest thing in the world to do is to root for the teams on top. It's easy being a Dodgers fan, a Chiefs fan, a UGA fan, a Bama fan, a Duke or Kentucky bball fan, etc. It's not special; it means nothing emotionally because it costs nothing emotionally.
Stop being a bunch of sad sack losers, stop attacking the coaches and players, and open your hearts (and more importantly) and wallets to get this program the infusion it needs so that we can start hammering these jackholes consistently.
I've been a GT fan since 1984. That's 40 years. In my lifetime, I've seen 10 wins - 2 under Curry (84 and 85), 2 under Ross (89 and 90), 3 under GOL (98, 99 and 00) and 3 under CPJ (08, 14, and 16).
There are parallels here to the GOL era. It took some very painful and close losses to UGA for GOL to finally get over the hump. I watched Ed Wilder leap into the North endzone for a apparent game winner, only for UGA to score with a minute left in the game with the help of a phantom PI call at Bobby Dodd. And I watched UGA come back from 17 down with Hines Ward quarterbacking, winning with a knuckleball FG kick. It took those shared experiences, bad calls, bad breaks, etc. to galvanize those teams and players. It ultimately led to 3IAR under GOL, and who knows what happens if he doesn't flirt with ND. And by the way, Brent was there for a lot of that period and I'm sure remembers it well.
I think we're absolutely set for a similar run with Brent Key. The era of "We Run This State" is effin over. These Jackets come to play and bring the pain.
Now is NOT the time to quit on the team or the program. The easiest thing in the world to do is to root for the teams on top. It's easy being a Dodgers fan, a Chiefs fan, a UGA fan, a Bama fan, a Duke or Kentucky bball fan, etc. It's not special; it means nothing emotionally because it costs nothing emotionally.
Stop being a bunch of sad sack losers, stop attacking the coaches and players, and open your hearts (and more importantly) and wallets to get this program the infusion it needs so that we can start hammering these jackholes consistently.
