Speaking of Mediocrity

Georgia Tech met UGA today at Bobby Dodd Stadium, only to be outdone, for the seventh year in a row.  Thus, another mediocre Tech season ends.  No BCS bowl.  No championship ring.  No screaming throngs at the corner of Bobby Dodd and Cherry St.  Yet, they are going to a bowl (though there are almost enough bowls at this point for every Div. 1-A team to make it) and there may be some on staff who still have their ACC championship ring, when we shared it with the only in-conference loss to FSU (1998).  This match has become so mediocre as far as football games go, the UGA-Florida rivalry is easily considered stronger and more pumped up.  I don't know what should happen to Chan.  Everyone knows that all Tech fans really want (besides a share of some championship or a BCS bowl) is a "W" against the Bulldogs.  His contract isn't expired yet, though it may be worth the buyout to get some fresh blood in there.  We don't lack talent.  We don't lack a playbook (though I'd like to see the option come back in full force).  We don't lack the facilities.  We don't lack the fans.  We lack the "W's" and that almost always comes down to a lack in leadership.  Whether it is in the special teams coach, the quarterback or the manager,  the Head Coach sets the tone for the team through their leadership.  The most successful franchises in NCAA history are not marked by their star performers, but by their head coaches.  Hopefully Tech will find either the right man for the job, or the motivation Chan needs to step it up.  May God bless Chan Gailey and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!