vets know the score.
we were 9-0 with tons of pub n hype...so the board exploded...dudes and names I never see posting in here ever cuz of the hype and the bandwagon begins...
most of y'all never watch games but because we are getting so much pub you watch a few games this year and come in to post without knowing what you are seeing.
tiger's dont change their stripes...there's a reason the vets talk about the Nov swoon..the tape is out and despite what you may think, ACC coaches are no dummies.
what we are is what we are.
I’m a vet, but I think this goes too far.
I agree about peeps coming out of nowhere due to hype, that’s for sure. And that’s how it goes everywhere. But I’m with you.
You may end up right about tigers and November, we’ll see, but calling a shot here isn’t necessary.
We’ve clearly broken some trends this year. Not all of them, and obviously we’re not where we want to be. I’m frustrated about yesterday, and most aren’t surprised we got burned given recent trends. Many saw it coming and it’s annoying to watch it unfold if you expected it.
But again, whether you give all credit to Cam or credit the staff for raising the floor with coaching/recruiting/etc., either way, things are better today than they were for most of the past 15-ish years. I don’t care to play the ‘if we didn’t have Cam’ or ‘next year will be worse’ games, we are where we are…which is 9-1 and controlling our destiny to get to the ACC and playoffs with an honest, realistic shot at both as we stand (meaning without need for calculus formulas and hopes of miracle changes and athletic awakenings).
And either of those would be a wildly successful season (regardless of why) compared to recent miserable seasons. Gotta give them some credit for getting here, even if it hasn’t been pretty. I can see how it “feels” like we could be 6-4, but we’re also not 6-4 and I’ve enjoyed the season into November for once.
In other words, it’s 35-10 in the 3rd against Cal. I’d agree we should’ve been able to avoid this, it’s not ideal, and we very well may lose. I’d rather it look different. Maybe one day it will. But I’m not going to sleep. Gonna keep watching, this team might also just pull it off. Stranger things have happened.