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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 744439" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Certain schools are willing to do things to maintain top tier status that GT will never do. I won't get into it, and for those that really want to know, you can do search on this site for discussions of what GT is and isn't willing to do.</p><p></p><p>Before we get too far down the road, let's not put the cart before the horse. CGC has recruited well, but he still hasn't won anything. You guys know I love what this staff is doing, and we are bringing in the horses to eventually run with the teams at the top. As of right now, CGC still hasn't won an ACC Championship or finished in the top 10 in the final rankings. Several things can be true at once: CPJ was a good coach, and he had some outstanding seasons. He also was not that great of a recruiter (in terms of signing top rated recruits) but punched above his recruiting weight (admittedly, he dug his own hole to climb out of with respect to his recruiting). The 2014 season is great example of the latter. That 2014 team was made of ZERO top 25 classes, but we were able to finish in the top 10 and won the Orange Bowl.</p><p></p><p>Point is, CGC is steering us in the right direction in terms of recruiting. We just won an important opening game against a historically recruiting powerhouse. However, one game doesn't make a season. CGC has yet to accomplish the on the field things CPJ did...and let's not lose the plot, wins and losses matters more than recruiting (though they are related).</p><p></p><p>Rounding back to the OP, when you win, good things happen. GT needs to keep winning if we want to be in the conversation with the elite teams. Keep winning, and all the feel good stories and positive narratives write themselves. Believe it or not, there are a LOT of media members out there that want GT to do well. There was a certain "me against the world" attitude that CPJ had, and it fit GT's "a northern school in a southern state" attitude, and we loved CPJ for that. Times have changed. You can't have an antagonistic attitude towards the media anymore...anyone notice CGC doesn't single media members to call them out? He understands how that game works. Social Media has changed the game, and CGC is the right guy for the right time with his social media presence. Recruits are responding to that. If we keep winning, there's is an absolute enormous ceiling for GT given our physical presence in the South's most important city. As I said many times, with the ability of SAs to market themselves, GT will have an advantage in Atlanta...even though some here still don't believe it. Gotta win though...winning is key.</p><p></p><p>I've said for years, if we get the right guy in, and he ran schemes that were recruiting and NFL friendly, GT could do some damage. Here we are. Notice how we make less of an issue about test scores, STEM majors, and narrow curriculums than we did in the past? Sure, those are still obstacles to some a portion of the elite recruits, but it's no longer the impossible hurdle many on here chose to believe. Why? Because CGC is flipping the narrative. He doing exactly what I thought he we should have done: Create value in GT's elite degree, our location in Atlanta, etc. </p><p></p><p>Let's see how this season plays out. We've got a good start, and beating UCF will get us even more good press. If we get over the UCF hurdle, Syracuse is very winnable. We could be 3-0 heading to Louisville, and sets us up for a national spotlight against Clemson if we can get to 4-0. </p><p></p><p>One step at a time. Let's bring the hammer to UCF!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 744439, member: 360"] Certain schools are willing to do things to maintain top tier status that GT will never do. I won't get into it, and for those that really want to know, you can do search on this site for discussions of what GT is and isn't willing to do. Before we get too far down the road, let's not put the cart before the horse. CGC has recruited well, but he still hasn't won anything. You guys know I love what this staff is doing, and we are bringing in the horses to eventually run with the teams at the top. As of right now, CGC still hasn't won an ACC Championship or finished in the top 10 in the final rankings. Several things can be true at once: CPJ was a good coach, and he had some outstanding seasons. He also was not that great of a recruiter (in terms of signing top rated recruits) but punched above his recruiting weight (admittedly, he dug his own hole to climb out of with respect to his recruiting). The 2014 season is great example of the latter. That 2014 team was made of ZERO top 25 classes, but we were able to finish in the top 10 and won the Orange Bowl. Point is, CGC is steering us in the right direction in terms of recruiting. We just won an important opening game against a historically recruiting powerhouse. However, one game doesn't make a season. CGC has yet to accomplish the on the field things CPJ did...and let's not lose the plot, wins and losses matters more than recruiting (though they are related). Rounding back to the OP, when you win, good things happen. GT needs to keep winning if we want to be in the conversation with the elite teams. Keep winning, and all the feel good stories and positive narratives write themselves. Believe it or not, there are a LOT of media members out there that want GT to do well. There was a certain "me against the world" attitude that CPJ had, and it fit GT's "a northern school in a southern state" attitude, and we loved CPJ for that. Times have changed. You can't have an antagonistic attitude towards the media anymore...anyone notice CGC doesn't single media members to call them out? He understands how that game works. Social Media has changed the game, and CGC is the right guy for the right time with his social media presence. Recruits are responding to that. If we keep winning, there's is an absolute enormous ceiling for GT given our physical presence in the South's most important city. As I said many times, with the ability of SAs to market themselves, GT will have an advantage in Atlanta...even though some here still don't believe it. Gotta win though...winning is key. I've said for years, if we get the right guy in, and he ran schemes that were recruiting and NFL friendly, GT could do some damage. Here we are. Notice how we make less of an issue about test scores, STEM majors, and narrow curriculums than we did in the past? Sure, those are still obstacles to some a portion of the elite recruits, but it's no longer the impossible hurdle many on here chose to believe. Why? Because CGC is flipping the narrative. He doing exactly what I thought he we should have done: Create value in GT's elite degree, our location in Atlanta, etc. Let's see how this season plays out. We've got a good start, and beating UCF will get us even more good press. If we get over the UCF hurdle, Syracuse is very winnable. We could be 3-0 heading to Louisville, and sets us up for a national spotlight against Clemson if we can get to 4-0. One step at a time. Let's bring the hammer to UCF! [/QUOTE]
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