... stew awhile, waiting until it was just right for consumption. But with Tech just one win away from the ACC title game and two wins away from an 11-win season, there is no longer a time like the present to bring up it up.

National perception is working against Georgia Tech's slim national title hopes, from several different angles.

Here's the situation: The 9-1 Yellow Jackets are currently ranked No. 7 in the nation in every poll or ranking anyone cares about—AP, coaches, BCS, ESPN power rank...wait, never mind.

If you believe the good folks at the AJC , or the Bleacher Report - College Football