17 Great Reasons to Watch Miami at Georgia Tech

The ACC caught a ton of grief in early September for playing ugly football, as Clemson, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Florida State all lost games they were expected to win. Since that time, the conference has really come around, with 14-2 non-conference record, covering the spread 11 times. For pure enjoyment or agony (depending what side you’re on), Atlantic Coast Conference football as been as entertaining as, hmm, ACC basketball. With that said, here are 17 reasons to watch tonight’s ACC contest.

1) You can watch for free at home (as opposed to NFL Network), as Direct TV or an advanced cable package no longer makes sense in today’s economy, besides the beers cheaper at home too.
2) Even if going to local watering hole is not a problem, do you really want to spend money when it’s Cincinnati at Pittsburgh?

3) Miami-Florida is in first place in the ACC Coastal Division and can all but wrap up title under second year coach Randy Shannon.

4) You played the Hurricanes and just found out they are 0-6 ATS in road games after allowing 17 points or less in two straight games.

5) You Googled “The U” and found out they only have 15,000 students located in beautiful Coral Gables and wanted to watch the game thinking about be 19 again and attending a university with so many of perks.

6) Being a fan of option football, like many you wonder how Georgia Tech players could figure out how to run their offense, while Michigan still doesn’t have clue.

7) It’s a lot easier to be nervous holding a Georgia Tech -3.5 betting ticket, now backed with the knowledge of the Yellow Jackets being 4-14 against the spread in last home game.

8) Having not seen the Georgia Tech play this year, curiosity is piqued that a team ranked eighth in the country rushing the ball at 250.7 yards per game, turns the ball over more often than a fifth grade basketball team.

9) You are known for asking A LOT of questions and you want to know why they drive a gold and black car onto the field of Georgia Tech games, when they are known as the Yellow Jackets. (Answer- Its origins are in the late 19th century and it was used originally to refer to the makeshift motorized vehicles constructed by Georgia Tech engineers employed in projects in the jungles of South America. The Wrecks were constructed from whatever the engineers could find—mostly old tractor and automotive parts—and were kept running by the engineers' ingenuity and creativity. Other workers in the area began to refer to these vehicles and the men who drove them as "Rambling Wrecks from Georgia Tech.” Thanks Wikipedia)

10) Georgia Tech is 5-1 SU and ATS against Miami.

11) To see how close Chris Fowler comes to laughing when Craig James says or does something whacked.

12) Miami came into this season 3-8 ATS off a win, this year they are 3-1-1 against the number.

13) The public has pushed the total up to 40.5 at Bookmaker.com and other wagering outlets, yet you bought the Platinum Sheet and read the average score between these two schools is 36 points, including bowl matchups.(Know-it-alls will point to those games were not played by current players)

14) Georgia Tech is 9-21 ATS off a bye week.

15) The ‘Canes defense is ranked ninth in total defense, can they stop the Yellow Jackets running game?

16) Miami has won last 11 consecutive Thursday night games, yet is just 4-7 ATS.

17) This beats Thursday Thunder on TNT any time.