macktheknife
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Quit the bitching and moaning. Be the team that says anywhere, anytime. No matter the opponent. We came to win. Just stop it.
Going to be hard for the fan base to get up for a semi random bowl game against a team that finished 5th in their division especially the way the season just played out. Throw in a lot of people already travelling to charlotte last weekend
Largest Power 5 school versus the smallest. I am sure we will hear that ad nauseum.
I think playing in a game where we had to clinch the division the final week and then playing in the championship game next week hurt us.This team needs time off. Glad there is almost a month before they have to take the field again. Lots of emotional games the last month, plus plenty of guys playing hurt.
Get healthy, work through some issues that came up in our losses and get ready for a fun final exhibition game. I really hope Clawson preaches that after such a brutal Charlotte loss. I am hoping to maybe see a few faces we wouldn't expect get some more PT (Greene?)
We finished the season with 5 straight high-stakes games.
UNC - CFP ranking, undefeated, realistic chance to make CFP. Lost
NCSU - virtually must win to have shot at division, de facto Atlantic division title game. Won
Clemson - chance to win division, knock off defending champs, keep alive slim playoff hopes. Lost
BC - Second chance to win division, on the road against a team we always play close. Win
PITT - Obvious what was on the line there. Lost.
Considering where the program was a few years ago, that is quite the emotional rollercoaster to end the season on. Probably the most significant stretch of games since the end of the 2006 season. So yeah, they could use a break.
Going to be hard for the fan base to get up for a semi random bowl game against a team that finished 5th in their division especially the way the season just played out. Throw in a lot of people already travelling to charlotte last weekend
A. The Gator Bowl is not a random bowl game. It’s one of the top bowls out there bud we haven’t played in it since the 1940s.
B. Anyone who uses the excuse of “I went to the ACC championship game last weekend” is not a true fan! That’s just a bush league excuse. Beating a team like A&M in a NYE bowl would do a heck of a lot more for us recruiting wise than beating a flash in the pan Pitt team in Charlotte. Time for us fans to rally and step up!
C. Jacksonville is where we beat GT in 2006 to get to the Orange Bowl. Time for repeat Karma and for us to do it again!
ROLL CALL, Deacon Nation!
For everyone dragging Jacksonville, Amelia Island and Ponte Vedra Beach are very nice places to visit, get some beach time, etc.