The Georgia Tech hangover

A lot is made, and legitimately so, about the benefits of having extra time to prepare for Georgia Tech.

Under Paul Johnson, the Yellow Jackets are 0-3 in bowl games. You have to think defenses benefited from weeks of extra practice reps against Johnson's flexbone.

But what about the importance of extra time recovering from games against the Yellow Jackets?

A couple of results from this season indicate the next game on the schedule isn't easy. Virginia beat Georgia Tech at home ... and lost at home to N.C. State a week later. Miami smashed Georgia Tech at home ... and lost at home to Virginia nine days later.

Three years ago, Dabo Swinney bagged perhaps the most important win of his interim tenure when the Tigers went to Boston College and won a close one. The open date preceding that trip (and following a home loss to Georgia Tech) was essential.

So how important was this year's open date that followed the 31-17 loss in Atlanta?

Here are the past four seasons' results of ACC teams in the games after facing Georgia Tech:

2008
Sept. 6: Boston College loses to GT 19-16 at BC; open date, beats UCF

Sept. 13: VT beats GT 20-17 in Blacksburg; wins 20-17 at UNC week later

Oct. 4: Duke loses 27-0 at GT; open date, loses 49-31 at home to Miami

Oct. 18: Clemson loses at home to GT 21-17; open date, wins at BC

Oct. 25: Virginia wins at GT 24-17; loses at home to Miami a week later

Nov. 1: FSU loses 31-28 at GT; beats Clemson 41-27 a week later

Nov. 8: UNC beats GT 28-7 in Chapel Hill; loses 17-15 at Maryland a week later

Nov. 20: Miami loses 41-23 at GT; nine days later loses 38-28 at N.C. State

Record after facing GT: 4-4



2009

Sept. 10: Clemson loses 30-27 at GT; beats BC in Clem nine days later 25-7

Sept. 17: Miami beats GT 33-17 in Miami; loses at VT 31-7 nine days later

Sept. 26: UNC loses 24-7 at GT; loses 16-3 at home to UVA a week later

Oct. 10: Florida State loses to GT 49-44 at home; open date, wins at UNC 30-27

Oct. 17: VT loses 28-23 at GT; open date, loses at home to UNC 20-17

Oct. 24: UVA loses to GT 34-9 at home; a week later loses to Duke at home

Nov. 7: Wake loses at GT; loses at home to FSU 41-28 a week later

Nov. 14: Duke loses at home to GT 49-10; loses at Miami seven days later 34-16

Record after facing GT: 2-6


2010
Sept. 18: UNC 30-24 home loss to GT; road win over Rutgers 17-13 a week later

Sept. 25: N.C. State win at GT; lose at home to VT a week later

Oct. 2: WF lose at home to GT; lose at home to Navy a week later

Oct. 9: UVA loses 33-21 to GT in ATL; loses at home to UNC 44-10 a week later

Oct. 23: Clemson beats GT 27-13 in Clem; loses at BC a week later

Nov. 4: VT beats GT 28-21 in Blacksburg (Thurs); wins at UNC 26-10 nine days later.

Nov. 13: Miami wins 35-10 at GT; loses to VT at home 31-17 a week later

Nov. 20: Duke loses 30-20 in Atlanta; loses to UNC at home a week later

Record after facing GT: 2-6

2011
Sept. 24: UNC loses 35-28 at GT; wins at ECU a week later

Oct. 1: N.C. State loses at home to GT 45-35; beats Central Michigan a week later

Oct. 8: Maryland loses 21-16 at GT; loses at home to Clemson a week later

Oct. 15: UVA beats GT 24-21 at UVA; loses at home to N.C. State a week later

Oct. 22: Miami beats GT 24-7; loses at home to UVA nine days later

Record after facing GT: 2-3

Cumulative ACC record after facing Georgia Tech: 10-19

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