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So while maybe this game might not matter much in the grand playoff scheme of things, you need to play every game as if it's an opportunity to advance the chess pieces towards that goal. That didn't reach that standard.

Agreed, but what you write is a far cry off from declaring "This team will never win a natty".  I mean, it's true that odds are Shaw won't win a national championship; the list of great coaches to not win a national title is very long and distinguished. Obviously, I think making the playoffs should be our goal every year, and I agree that this game bodes poorly for that.  But we must not loose sight of things; not winning a national title would not take anything away from Shaw's accomplishments, which is what I think the OP was doing that would have made his post a "troll move".

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So while maybe this game might not matter much in the grand playoff scheme of things, you need to play every game as if it's an opportunity to advance the chess pieces towards that goal. That didn't reach that standard.

Agreed, but what you write is a far cry off from declaring "This team will never win a natty".  I mean, it's true that odds are Shaw won't win a national championship; the list of great coaches to not win a national title is very long and distinguished. Obviously, I think making the playoffs should be our goal every year, and I agree that this game bodes poorly for that.  But we must not loose sight of things; not winning a national title would not take anything away from Shaw's accomplishments, which is what I think the OP was doing that would have made his post a "troll move".

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