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BC-Georgia Tech preview

October 20, 2023 by Eagle In Atlanta

From a fan perspective, these close games can be exhausting. Who wants to be sweating out a rainy game against Army? But beyond our emotions, lots of close games are not a good sign. Very good teams win by healthy margins. The problem with playing too many close games is it magnifies one or two plays and invites the opponent to steal the game from you. Unlike say TOB’s penchant for close games, I don’t think it is a product of playing too conservatively. In most of these cases it is because BC either starts slow or goes cold for long stretches. To truly turn the corner, Hafley needs the team to play at a high level for 60 minutes.

What’s on my mind (not totally related to this game)

Georgia Tech is playing Florida State in Ireland next year. We haven’t been back since we played the Yellow Jackets in 2016 and I don’t know when will potentially play there again. I know we didn’t max out on our tickets and packages last time (enthusiasm wasn’t great coming off Addazio’s worst season). But Addazio also pissed off a lot of the Irish organizers. He did his typical bully, yell at innocent people who are just trying to do their jobs routine throughout the trip. Despite our problems now, putting up with seven years of his behavior for .500 football was an incredible waste of time and good will.

Three Simple Keys
1. Avoid Castellanos turnovers. I will give him a break for the Army game. It was a wet, wet mess. But the truth is he does force some bad throws. He can’t keep doing that because GT and all remaining opponents are going to stack the box and dare him to throw.
2. Put the game on the offensive line again. They get better each week, so it should remain an advantage. In Tech’s bad losses this year, it was because the other team controlled the Line and put up big numbers on the ground.
3. Reset after taking on a gimmick offense. BC looked good against Army’s new look until they lost focus and started biting on plays in the second half. Tech is more conventional but play action will still be a factor. BC needs to stay focused.

Gambling Notes
— Hafley is 2-0 vs Georgia Tech
— GT leads the series 7-4
— BC is 1-1 against the spread this year on the road
The current line is BC+5

Factoid
BC has never won three in a row vs Georgia Tech.

Scoreboard Watching
Pitt-Wake Forest. I thought Pitt’s season was over, but a QB change sparked a huge upset last week. Can they keep it up this week? 
BC is in trouble if…we don’t score 30 or more. These close games are not going to always go our way. We need to be a little more aggressive and efficient on offense.

I hope to see…BC increase their pace a bit this week. As much as I appreciate a good, methodical and dominant run performance, I think a slower game helps Tech. We can keep it on the ground, but let’s use tempo a good bit. 

Bottom Line
My confidence level isn’t as high for this game as others, but Georgia Tech is beatable. I think Castellanos puts up some big numbers in his home state and our D does enough to win without it coming down to the last minute.
Final Score:
BC 35, Georgia Tech 24

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