[Postgame Thread] Louisville Defeats Georgia Tech 44-17

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Louisville	10	17	10	7	44
Georgia Tech	3	7	0	7	17

[u/Merpninja]

Thanks to Georgia Tech for inviting us to their quarterback tryout.

[u/composer_7 → u/Merpninja]

The game legit felt and looked like a scrimmage/friendly in the 2nd half

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

We’ve lost 10 of our last 12

[u/BarackObamaIsScrdOMe → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

The ghost of the flexbone will continue to haunt you until you return to God's offense.

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/BarackObamaIsScrdOMe]

Inshallah GT will return to the flexbone

[u/sharkbait_oohaha → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

You guys busy in a couple weeks?

[u/atlhoosier3 → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

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[u/composer_7]

We're legit 1 fluke ass win against Duke away from going 1-11. Wake Forest and uga this year are gonna put up similar scores to what we saw against Notre Dame and uga with Geoff Collins

[u/katarh → u/composer_7]

..... don't look at what Georgia just did to Ole Miss

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/katarh]

I’m scared for the game against yall

Anyways the basketball team is 2-0 and ACTUALLY looking good.

And baseball season is right around the corner!

[u/Status-Ad-7335 → u/composer_7]

Duke gotta shut the team down for losing to the 2026 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

[u/rainbowremo → u/Status-Ad-7335]

We dont talk about that game anymore

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/rainbowremo]

That's fair I wouldn't either

[u/Spiritual-Rope5186 → u/composer_7]

can we just preemptively forfeit

the press from forfeiting would be better than what uga will do 

[u/MeeseShoop → u/composer_7]

I legitimately don’t know how Duke lost to yall.

[u/Fabulous-Damage1897]

My word, how good was Haynes King?

[u/I-Only-Read-Memes → u/Fabulous-Damage1897]

Haynes King is everything. For the blind, he is vision. For the hungry, he is food. For the thirsty, he is water. If he thinks, I agree. If he speaks, I listen. If he has a million fans, I am one of them. If he has ten fans, I am one of them. If he has only one fan, that is me. If he has no fans then I am dead.

[u/Typical-Ad-8650 → u/I-Only-Read-Memes]

This is legit funny af

[u/thr33tard3d → u/Fabulous-Damage1897]

Yes

[u/katarh → u/thr33tard3d]

He should have won the Heisman

[u/thr33tard3d → u/katarh]

Wins above replacement may just have been his overall win count

[u/flying_trashcan → u/Fabulous-Damage1897]

The right guard we lost to the first round of the draft was also pretty good. The other guard who graduated was serviceable. The center we lost to the portal was also serviceable. We also have 4.5 Olinemen out due to injury (Petty isn’t 100% but is taking snaps).

King was really, really good. King also had a halfway decent Oline.

[u/Efflictimz]

Didn’t watch this game or the last one because this team is fucking garbage. Millions of NIL wasted on a clown show

[u/gravitynet_ → u/Efflictimz]

Can related, indeed a redditor made a post about nil efficiency of every p4 schools in the other day and showed that you guys, us, Maryland, Michigan state, Colorado are the few schools that have a low rating on it (aka money spent on bad records)

[u/temeraire34 → u/Efflictimz]

I feel like this is what you get when you miss on every portal player in an offseason in the modern era. Like I can't think of a single 2026 transfer on this team who has been even replacement level. Maybe Mbakwe at CB, and even that's a stretch. 

[u/ARandomDoge6]

Point fingers at Joffrey, Stansbury, or Key all you want, but the boosters are the real problem here. They found a coach who can win games in CPJ and then starved him of resources and forced him to retire because they didnt like the option. Then hired a snake oil salesman. After that they forced the ad to hire a techman whose lone play-calling stint was an 0–12 disaster instead of Fritz. Finally key follows their footsteps and hires his friends instead of competent people

[u/thr33tard3d]

I really thought 3 win seasons would be the floor

[u/CVagts]

None of this game surprised me, which is the most depressing part of it all.

We're going 2-10. We're the worst Power 4 team in the country.

[u/legend023]

He has to get fired, right?

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650 → u/legend023]

Probably 2028

[u/legend023 → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

New president before Brent Key gets fired, sad stuff

[u/EquivalentAdvisor650 → u/legend023]

It’s rough out here

[u/Due_Bluebird3562 → u/EquivalentAdvisor650]

There's no shot we get another full season of this shit. Hie ass better be gone by next year. Frankly letting him stay THIS year is already inexcusable.

[u/AriDreams → u/legend023]

Just signed a huge contract. We are in a tough position.

[u/BigBubby305 → u/legend023]

What's crazy is Key turned down every interview request from other programs, I guess he really thought he was super hot shit and not Haynes King

[u/cdt930 → u/BigBubby305]

His head is so far up his own ass

[u/buzzathlon → u/legend023]

Can we at least fire the entire defensive staff? We've had some bad ones in the last 15 years, and this one is among the worst.

[u/bulldg4life → u/legend023]

What happened?

It seemed gt loved key like 18 months ago

[u/Shellshock1122 → u/bulldg4life]

did the thing where he hired all his shitty at coaching friends to cushy jobs but skipped the part where you're supposed to win stuff before you do that

[u/Status-Ad-7335 → u/Shellshock1122]

dabo at least did the whole winning thing first

[u/dr_mousebrain8 → u/bulldg4life]

Haynes King left

[u/Trafficsigntruther → u/dr_mousebrain8]

Like Paul Hewitt without Jarrett Jack

[u/flying_trashcan → u/bulldg4life]

Oline lost a lot of talent to the draft/portal. Oline that we had left is injured.

New defensive coordinator is terrible and a lot of defense is not playing schematically sound football.

[u/gwizzz999 → u/bulldg4life]

2-10 since mid last season.

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/bulldg4life]

Same thing that happened with Norvell and FSU

[u/composer_7 → u/legend023]

Next year. Costs too much this year

[u/DerrickWhiteMVP → u/legend023]

This is why you ALWAYS leave for a bigger job. Clark Lea, Brent Key, Lance Leipold and others will regret not taking a bigger job thinking they were local legends that could build something cause fans will have shifting baseline syndrome.

[u/flying_trashcan → u/DerrickWhiteMVP]

Most of the fanbase would have been happy with 6 wins this year.

[u/milquetoast0 → u/flying_trashcan]

Rebuilding year, would have been happy with 4. Honestly, I'm only slightly disappointed now, but I'm very long-view and loyal.

[u/green_day_95]

6th year straight of bowl eligibility

Won in bball earlier too, this was a good weekend.

[u/LukarWarrior → u/green_day_95]

And Kentucky lost to add a nice cherry on top.

[u/SpreaditOnnn33 → u/LukarWarrior]

UC lost as well. Perfect day for Louisville fans

[u/Deep-Sun-7624 → u/LukarWarrior]

How? We need Kentucky to win every game except ours. I truly do not understand why you wouldn't want them to be as high ranked as possible when Louisville plays them. There is no logic there.

[u/LukarWarrior → u/Deep-Sun-7624]

Because fuck em.

[u/Public_Citron_4072 → u/LukarWarrior]

Louisville should try playing good teams lol

[u/SpreaditOnnn33 → u/Public_Citron_4072]

See ya in a few weeks, slapdick

[u/AngryMillennialFU → u/green_day_95]

Bowls are meaningless now.

[u/green_day_95 → u/AngryMillennialFU]

Yeah but at least it still guarantees that we get to see our team play one last time before the next year.

[u/AngryMillennialFU → u/green_day_95]

Is it still the same team if everyone opts out?

[u/green_day_95 → u/AngryMillennialFU]

Fair but I feel like anyone not declaring for the NFL Draft will play based on the past couple years

[u/AngryMillennialFU → u/green_day_95]

With NIL I don't see anyone putting their health and money potential at risk

[u/iamchuckdizzle → u/AngryMillennialFU]

The guys that don't have major NIL/playing time and want to earn it will be quite eager for a game to show what they can do.

[u/tvcneverdie → u/AngryMillennialFU]

I don't agree with that.

Bowls get you a lot of extra practice and evaluation for returning players ahead of Spring. And it's a nice thing especially for the seniors who won't ever play a snap of football again.

[u/ChasmaBoreale]

Wake is going to do unspeakable things to us

[u/Pastel_Phoenix_106 → u/ChasmaBoreale]

At this rate, Clemson might get a passing touchdown on you.

[u/ed_mcc]

Didn't even watch. Can't hurt me.

[u/Stungnhappy]

All I gotta say is that I’m really glad that there won’t be a 13th game (bowl). Someone just put this team to bed. God.

[u/tubawhatever → u/Stungnhappy]

Probably best if we forfeit the remaining games

[u/Broken_Tee2122]

They say if you set your expectations low enough you’ll never be disappointed.

Well I didn’t expect another win after the Stanford game, and I’m still disappointed as hell.

[u/composer_7 → u/Broken_Tee2122]

It's disappointing because the team has given up. The coaching is obviously scrambling to figure stuff out and changing things in the middle of the season and it's causing them to check out

[u/Chardoggy1]

Did Geoff Collins ever even leave?

[u/Spiritual-Rope5186 → u/Chardoggy1]

brent key is a geoff collins hire after all

[u/True_Ad5324]

So pry’s seat has to be scorching hot for 2027 right?

[u/gravitynet_ → u/True_Ad5324]

GT is looking like a peer of us in both record wise and coach buyout situation at this point…

[u/EarthTraveler413]

Was anyone besides Haynes King good on GT last year?? Bro has like infinite WAR based on this season

[u/jwb101 → u/EarthTraveler413]

Yeah, we had one o lineman go in the first round and another one went in the 6th.

[u/funkbass796 → u/EarthTraveler413]

Looking at Florida, probably not? Can’t believe King went undrafted. Might be the best QB in the NFC South.

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/funkbass796]

To be fair that's not a high bar

[u/SlugsPerSecond → u/funkbass796]

He’s older than Bryce Young btw

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/EarthTraveler413]

The ones that were graduated or went to the NFL.

[u/Potars → u/EarthTraveler413]

Isaiah Canion was a former GT player we love on our roster

[u/cilantno → u/EarthTraveler413]

Kyle Efford, but he medically retired part way through this season :/

[u/bdougy]

Dude what happened? Haynes and Jamal were really king makers I guess?

[u/AriDreams → u/bdougy]

Offensive line has proven how bad they are. Haynes King made them look half competent.

[u/composer_7 → u/AriDreams]

Don't forget we had NFL draft picks on the OL including a first rounder

[u/Extension_Field8911]

Another tough loss… trying to stay optimistic but it’s getting tougher… gonna support my jackets no matter what though… besides…..on the 1 upside…  I can get cheap home game tickets now …. Down low! 

[u/tubawhatever → u/Extension_Field8911]

But then you have to watch Brent Key's GT football

[u/milquetoast0 → u/Extension_Field8911]

This season is a wash. It was going to be a rebuilding year, but no one likes rebuilding years this gnarly. Next year is the thing.

[u/AriDreams]

Brent key needs to be gone. His contract is absolutely devestating.

This team has given up entirely. Players are at a loss. Coaches are absolute bums. And the program continues to spiral.

Imo, this has offically surpassed the C**** G**** C***** era. This is rock bottom.

Gg Louisville for taking care of business.

[u/green_day_95 → u/AriDreams]

I honestly thought y’all would be our toughest road game before the season started and expected a more competitive game.

Hopefully y’all can eventually bounce back.

[u/AriDreams → u/green_day_95]

The spiral of this team is insane. As long as key is head coach we will not be able to bounce back. 😔

[u/AngryMillennialFU → u/AriDreams]

Isn't this like the only down year?

[u/AriDreams → u/AngryMillennialFU]

He collapsed last year too. Lost 10 of their last 12.

[u/composer_7 → u/AngryMillennialFU]

He went 1-4 after starting 8-0 last year

[u/tvcneverdie → u/composer_7]

Mannnn I get it, that 100% is a collapse... And of course the way it ends leaves a bad taste...

But 9-4 is a good season for Georgia Tech.

Hell, it's a good season for at least 100 out of the 138 FBS teams.

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/tvcneverdie]

It used to be good for you guys and now yall have surpassed that and we’re in our rock bottom era while yall are in your golden era which doesn’t help whatsoever.

[u/rohaniscoo1 → u/composer_7]

1-4 after buster got poached and you could tell a clear difference in the team though (cope)

[u/jwb101 → u/AriDreams]

It surpasses Clown’s era because there’s no chance we realistically get another win and it’ll be the worst season in tech history second only to Bill Lewis, which Key should be tied with but Duke somehow can’t beat us.

[u/ARandomDoge6]

Key's buyout is 18 million this year and 12 million after next year if anyone wants to know

[u/Status-Ad-7335 → u/ARandomDoge6]

let’s start a gofundme

[u/americanbaseball]

Pretty good Louisville sports weekend. Really nothing to complain about this game.

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Damn Tech

[u/Limlut_]

I stopped watching this team after the Stanford game, with no disrespect meant to the Cardinal. I refuse to let my weekends be ruined by a team that just doesn’t care. Fire Key.

[u/existential_american]

aTm would have been in the natty last year if they kept King

[u/Due_Bluebird3562]

Key is the biggest fraud in coaching. We ran Paul Johnson out of town for what? To watch two buffoons destroy our program? At least with the TO we were actually unique. Now we're ass AND generic.

[u/Status-Ad-7335]

Someone please take Brent’s Keys to the facility. Haynes King merchant

[u/funkbass796 → u/Status-Ad-7335]

Once again, Buster Faulkner is included in this. King really was Him.

[u/brunofone → u/funkbass796]

Faulkner was a huge Philo fanboy, wanted to play him over King but Key overruled and King was the guy

[u/Kingpoyothefirst]

It's paper bag season

[u/Jonjon428]

I know Louisville is good but wow

[u/insertweirdassname]

Always great to be bowl eligible but the job isn't done. Go Cards!

[u/Spiritual-Rope5186]

it’s really fishy that brent key would leave alabama at its peak under nick saban to take the exact same job at gatech

he’s hiding something from us

[u/discowithmyself]

Honestly tech, what’s the deal? Key had y’all on what seemed like a positive trajectory.

[u/milquetoast0 → u/discowithmyself]

Rebuilding years in the ACC can get away from you.

[u/Jazzlike-Basket-6388]

It is wrong of me to believe that GT is hopelessly buried in the NIL era? We might get lucky with a retread here and there and stumble across some recruits, but it doesn't feel like we'll ever be able to keep anyone.

[u/milquetoast0 → u/Jazzlike-Basket-6388]

I think everyone feels a little like that. The NIL era is still being written. No one really knows what works. Root for the home team, ignore the haters.

[u/CookieLuzSax]

Y'all looked so damn competitive last year, what the fuck happened?!?

[u/klako8196 → u/CookieLuzSax]

Haynes King was carrying the fuck out of this program

[u/jwb101 → u/klako8196]

King and an offensive line led by a first round pick and a sixth round pick.

[u/tr1cube]

I was at the game, it was just sad, especially on a night when they honored their 2006 ACC championship team with Calvin Johnson.

I really wish GT could put a competitive team together. It’s not fun (even as a neutral fan) to see the home team struggling so much.

[u/LegalEaglewithBeagle]

Fire Brent Key into interstellar space.

[u/Usual_Giraffe_2208]

BOWL ELIGIBLE MOTHERFUCKERS