Over the last 18 years, the ACC could always count on three teams making it into bowl games: Florida State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.
So what happens when one of those schools suddenly falls out of the conversation?
Georgia Tech failed to make the postseason after going 3-9 in 2015, a stunning dropoff considering 1) its model for consistency and 2) its 11-3 record in 2014 that drew wide praise (and awards) for coach Paul Johnson.
That leads us to today, one month before Georgia Tech opens spring practice.