Search results

Do you know something or just making up an accusation that Key wasn't the first choice? I bet you $ to donuts that they've only made one offer, and it was after a decision meeting this morning where they discussed all the candidates and decided on Key. That doesn't make him the "oh well" choice...

I'm guessing they had pre-worked deals to find out where everyone was and brought the viable ones into a decision meeting. They weighed them all on all factors and made a decision. That's how hiring decisions are made in big organizations, not one candidate at a time.

FIFY

Yeah. I hear that Key has already told the players that he is going to have the pre-game music be Scottish Bagpipes Jam Metal. That'll give you something to gripe about for sure!

I agree. I think the more likely scenario is that we interviewed a metric buttload of candidates and had a process we'd agreed to long before Key became a serious consideration. We stuck to the process, which causes all kinds of stupid rumors. We might have been in 'pre-talks' with other...

Four out of the last five years in a bowl. Frankly, I'd take that right now. I hope we hire Key, but I'm not going to be pouty if we hire Fritz.

Wow. Looks like Tulane has been way more successful the past seven years than GT has. They've been to twice as many bowls as we have since 2016... And 41 wins to our 34 over seven years Rk Year Conf W L T Pct W L T Pct SRS SOS Coach(es) Bowl 1 2022 ACC 5 7 0...

Okay, who gives a flying crap about what makes someone an 'alumnus' vs a 'graduate?' I don't. If you root for GT you are family to me and I'm glad you are a fan (well, most of you that is. ;) ) I thank Sims for his time he contributed to GT Football, I'm glad he's part of the GT family and...

Yeah, fair enough. That's what I thought at the time too. But after all the years of trash-talking it feels in retrospect to be a 'everything is better now.' Probably just me being mad about The Lost Years. 😠

If only GTSwarm got paid by the page view!

We'll need 1,100 of us giving an additional $10,000 per year to make up for the two big donors that Vespidae mentioned. That's a lot giving a fair bit more. I'd love to see the chart, but I bet the top 20 givers to the GTAA give 50% of the total. Just a guess, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.

<topic_off> For that move alone TFFG deserved the interview that CPJ gave. What an insult to the players that CPJ recruited to play that flexbone. I had forgotten about that... </topic_off>

Rumor has it that is going on to some degree. Some of the money people are saying that they'll put up for a big NIL behind Key.

Wow! That escalated quickly. No need to threaten the new OC before he even gets here! ;)

And you lose from the top, usually.

And if he is really successful we can update his contract at the end of Year 2. We need NIL money. We need $ for coordinators. We need to hire some better 'consultants' to manage recruiting and 'analysts' to do game prep re-work (scouting, etc.)

I doubt he gave him an 'ultimatum'. More likely (if it has any truth at all) he said "When could you start?" and Fritz said "Sunday morning." And JBatt said "We can't wait that long. We'd love to have you and I understand your reasoning, but we need to get things going here sooner than that...

I'm never a fan of White jerseys, but as a visiting team we don't have a lot of choice. I say that not because it looks bad or anything...in fact I think it looks great...but opposing teams can just wear white gloves and make it way harder to see a hold. Not that anyone calls holds anymore if...

The buy-out point is a really good one. Only Key and BOB would come without an additional overhead. I read rumors that Key already has NIL money lined up that is seven figures (from Tex.) Add some of the buy-out money saved to that NIL Pool, and we are starting to be competitive. BOB wouldn't...

I'm not so sure. This generation is different (aren't they all...) I think we've got to win and have a coach that the students can believe in. Maybe I'm over-thinking it, but I don't think they'd get behind the team if it was led by someone they don't identify with at some level. Just musing in...