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This is mostly true. We have become Vanderbilt. Re UGA, I would rather OPEN the season with UGA than keep it on Rivals Weekend and play it after we are worn out. I think there is a value in playing UGA so I'm not ready to can the series, but we probably need to rethink it. I will say this ...

It's funny how things evolve in a discussion forum. I suspect that more "Fire Geoff Collins" comments will be logged after the first game. Personally, I think Geoff is toast and that Chip Long is going to acclimate to Tech in his Year 1 and succeed Geoff thereafter. But, we shall see. Until...

GT could take a lesson from UT. UT operates VolShops all over Knoxville. There's the main one on campus, a satellite branch on Cumberland and another out West. They also have smaller ones in the local hotels. I'm not sure it's valid today, but at time maybe 5 years ago ... UT was the number one...

I'm following the inside scoop on why Bryan Harsin is being run out of Auburn. One theory is that in when he was hired one year ago (almost to the day), Auburn THOUGHT they needed a tough coach who could change the culture and toughen up the players. NOW, the theory is that the game has...

See attached. I'm not the author, so I won't take personal offense if you flame it.

I think the key point made by the author is that we all think we know why kids do or do not select the school based on mostly anecdotal evidence.

This from a Masters Thesis which studied the factors driving school selection: "In the end, I was only able to confirm much of what was already believed to be the secret to successful recruiting: winning. Previous winning percentage, both in the last two years and all-time, along with bowl...

Not really. Everyone today understands the venting that occurs on opinion boards. It might have mattered 20 years ago. Today ... not so much.

Fair enough. But even those degrees are real degrees. Several years ago, I looked at Clemson's team. The number one major was Parks and Recreation and number two was "Pre-Business" which is a freshman offering for those undecided what b-school field they would pursue. The number of seniors in...

That's certainly a list. And although the study was done some time ago, Georgia Tech had the highest SAT scores for football players of any of the 54 schools studied. UCLA (on the list above) had the highest variance between average student body score and that of the football team. Premise? The...

As much as we gripe at the gap to the factories, remember this ... despite it all, we are a Top 50 STEM school (in the world) which is still playing D1 football. That alone is impressive. While I think our future is more like the Milwaukee Brewers than the Yankees, I'm still proud of the...

It's a comment by way of metaphor. Geoff is 50 and dresses like he is 12. He just got his backside handed to him by his employer and has he learned anything? No.

It was an interesting situation. Big boosters engineered the firing of Gus Malzahn so their handpicked successor, Kevin Steele, would become head coach. The problem was, President Gouge (who was brought back from retirement and working as an interim prez), stepped in after Malzahn was out and...

It wasn't a rumor. CPJ himself said he was offered the job but turned it down. He preferred the kids at Tech who are more like service academy kids than the typical university. Someone like Bill Snyder to me, is the prototypical college coach. Good track record - some big years, some not so...

What's the old adage? Dress poorly, notice the clothes. Dress well, notice the person? When I was a kid, I would hear some of the older locals refer to acquaintances, often adding a punchline. "Poor Mrs Johnson. She's 68 and still shops in the Junior Department. It's just inappropriate. She's...

It's very different than Tech. The athletic department itself is very well run and very professional. The facilities are first class and there is no shortage of resources or money for that matter. The downside is that it is almost entirely run by big billionaire boosters (Jimmy Raines...

Geoff is a goofball. But he's a goofball at an elite level. And we should be thankful for that. Word is Auburn is about to fire Bryan Harsin after one year. Why? He hasn't spoken to one player's parents since recruiting him. Hardly a reason not to pay him his $18.3M. AD Greene is not getting...

I attended a university function recently. The table topic was, “what the hell has happened to GT football?” Just sadness. From everyone.

Sadly, that's problem the KEY question his next employer will ask if he is even considered for a coaching opportunity. "Geoff, I see that you had some success as a DC ... Florida International in 2010, your defense led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, scoring defense and turnover...