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It seems like almost every week someone says "this is the most important game of Golden's career." I'm not going to go that far, but this game is HUGE to see where we are as a program under Golden.
IMO, if we beat the isht out of UVA, that means the players bought in. It means that they, the players, think we are on the brink of returning to relevance. After hanging tough with FSU, they can run with that momentum, or they can fold. If they fold, that makes it yet another year where a Golden team collapses down the stretch, which isn't a good sign moving forward.
In some way I think it was good timing for a loss to FSU. Obviously we want to beat them every year, but at least it didn't matter this year. It's not like it was a heartbreaking loss that ended our season - we were already on the outside looking in, and that was just to get to the ACCCG.
If history is any indication, we sleepwalk through and possibly even lose. If the team comes out fired up, I will be excited for next year.
LOL. To "see where we are as a program." As if we've never blown out a ****ty ACC team under Al Golden.
The 'wait and see next year' crowd will talk up the beginning of the 2015 season as Golden having a fresh record with this team and new recruits, and discount the previous four years of ineptitude. Any positive showing on the field, regardless of the quality of the opponent, will then be discussed as us turning the corner and the 'one more year' talk will increase in volume as we inevitably lose against the stronger opponents and our annual loss to an average opponent.
It's a Canes thing. You wouldn't understand.
Yep. Obviously the kids bought in when we beat the **** out of Pitt last year, too! It only led to us getting blown out against Louisville 2x in a row.
Yep. That Pitt game last year was a big "buy in" moment.