If there is one thing the offseason has shown fans of Tech football, it is that respect must be taken because it certainly will not be given.
Last season, the Jackets won a bowl game and achieved a winning record for the first time in five years. Rather than being optimistic, the national media is skeptical. CBS Sports has the Jackets ranked as the 53rd best team in the country and the 10th-best team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Two of the conference’s new arrivals – University of California (Cal) and Southern Methodist University (SMU) – are already being ranked over Tech.