Thursday, November 19, 2009

What's in a Name

The talking heads on the radio have finally come to their senses and realized Notre Dame is not a better job than Georgia Tech. For posterity here are the two programs respective records since 1996, the year Lou Holtz retired for the first time.

1997 - Bob Davie - 7-6 : lost Independence Bowl /George O'Leary - 7-5 : won Carquest Bowl

1998 - Bob Davie - 9-3 : lost Gator Bowl /George O'Leary - 10-2 : won Gator Bowl and share of ACC title

1999 - Bob Davie - 5-7 : no bowl game / George O'Leary - 8-4 : lost Gator Bowl

2000 - Bob Davie - 9-3 : lost Fiesta Bowl / George O'Leary - 9-3 : lost Peach Bowl

2001 - Bob Davie - 5-6 : no bowl game /George O'Leary/Mac McWhorter - 7-5 :won Seattle Bowl

2002 - George O'Leary/Ty Willingham /10-3 : lost Gator Bowl - Chan Gailey - 7-6 : lost Silicon Valley Classic (not a golf tournament)

2003 - Ty Willingham - 5-7 : no bowl game / Chan Gailey - 7-6 : Won Humanitarian Bowl

2004 - Ty Willingham/Kent Baer - 6-6 : no bowl game / Chan Gailey - 7-5: Won Champs Sports Bowl

2005 - Charlie Weis - 9-3 : lost Fiesta Bowl / Chan Gailey - 7-5 : Lost Emerald Bowl

2006 - Charlie Weis - 10-3 : lost Sugar Bowl / Chan Gailey - 9-6 : Lost ACC Championship game (aka worst game ever played) and lost Gator Bowl

2007 - Charlie Weis - 3-9 : no bowl game / Chan Gailey - 7-6 : Lost Humanitarian Bowl

2008 - Charlie Weis - 7-6 : Won Hawaii Bowl / Paul Johnson - 9-4 : Lost Peach Bowl to LSU

The totals for that period:

Notre Dame Winning Percentage = 57.8%
Georgia Tech Winning Percentage = 62.7%

Notre Dame Bowl Appearances = 7
Georgia Tech Bowl Appearances = 13

Notre Dame Bowl Record = 14.3%
Georgia Tech Bowl Record = 41.7%

Notre Dame Top 25 Finishes = 5
Georgia Tech Top 25 Finishes = 3

Notre Dame Accomplishments of Note = Lost three BCS Games in 2000, 2005 and 2006, but did not finish in the top ten in any season.
Georgia Tech Accomplishments of Note = Share of ACC title in 1998, and Appearance in ACC title game in 2006.

Notre Dame is a better job? Really?

1 comment:

  1. The difference in BCS appearances has more to do with Notre Dames special Top 10 rule. While it doesn't reflect better performance on the field, it does certainly go in the "plus" side of the ledger for the ND job.

    Its probably offsett somewhat by the ACC's bowl tie ins which have helped Tech maintain its record streak of Bowl Appearances.

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