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He deserves this for a good year. What I'm hoping is that this doesn't go to his head and makes him think there's little room for improvement. I sure hope it doesn't because, imho, there is plenty he has left to do, especially in gaining strength. But we'll leave that to the coaches, who will no...

All I know about Santucci is that Puke went from 116th in 2020 to 31st in 2022. And that meant since the Elko regime only lasted 3 years that most of the experienced players they had in 2022 were there in 2020. And their transfers were not that great a factor; they didn't use the portal that...

Personally, I'd take Dabo in a New York minute. He's a great recruiter, he can work with players and keep the portal drain reasonable, and he knows enough to hire good assistants to do the heavy lifting for him. He's also a decent game day coach; as least as good as Saban, anyway. But … probably...

Yes, and then there's the US Army. I had a good friend back in college who was drafted and selected for the Army's language school in Monterey. He went and dutifully learned Bulgarian. Then he was posted to - wait for it - Saigon. When he got there his new CO asked why he was there, seeing as...

If you look at films of Andrews running you will notice that he leaned forward ("running with tilt", we called it) and brought his arms forward so that when you hit him you mostly ran into knees and forearms. Like this: Made it kinda hard to get a grip win him. Once he got out of the trash...

1. Well, we called him a TB and so did Tommy Prothro when he ran the single wing. And, yes, the Rb in an I was called the TB. I think. 2. I think you are right. It depended, however. The Falcons called William Andrews a FB and Lynn Cain an HB when they ran a prototypical pro set. But, hey...

Well, yes, that was the usual nomenclature. But we called the position TB. Part of the general weirdness of our O.

I'm not sure about this, but I think the names for QB, TB, and FB came from the old single wing. When I played college ball back in the Dark Ages, we ran a single wing. And nobody else did. Consequently, we had the same advantage hat Tech had under Paul; nobody knew what was going on unless...

Just that most coaches with any experience have coached multiple positions before and can get up to speed pretty fast. Remember that Paul started out as a DC. Then, of course, the rest is history … My guess is that the coaches can shift around to where Key or whoever becomes DC (I hear its...

I think King has the capacity to be another Penix. Many of the comments above are pretty much the same ones people used to make about him and for the same reasons. Penix has a tendency to take a chance with the ball and let his WRs sort it out. With a good OL and really good receivers he has...

I'm saddened to hear of your loss. My sincere condolences to you and your bereaved family.

Iow, you'd be Bobby Dodd.

I think Shaq was a two star actually, but I may be wrong. One thing I am sure of is that he was the best drive blocker in recent Tech football history. That;s what got him drafted and got him his start.

I think that Key's best asset is his enthusiasm for his players. There's a reason why the after game shows like him; his heart is right out there for everyone to see. It rubs off and the players know it, hence their reaction at the hiring announcement. In today';s environment I don't know if...

Luck is the residue of design - Branch Rickey Who, btw, should have known.

I've told the anecdote before. When Clark Kerr was chairman of the Board of Regents for the University of California system he was stopped by a fellow Board member after a meeting. "Clerk," he said, "what is college for?" Without batting an eye, Kerr replied, "Sex for this students, sports for...

It's the old riddle. What has one hundred legs and no teeth? The first row at an Arkansas political rally.

If FSU goes to the SEC and I were either Kirby or his successor, I would move heaven and earth to not have to play them again while Norvell is still the coach there. Something like the Orange Bowl today is what true hatred between schools and fanbases is made of. The Criminoles will want revenge...

I'd also point out that the great Steeler OLs that made Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris stars weighted in on average at around 250. And were absolutely as fast as lightening. Then they changed the NFL rules to allow holding - well, that's what it is - and the whole equation for OL success...

Yes. The 2008 team was one of the most injury-ridden teams in Tech history. Both starting OTs (including Andrew Gardner) missed the last two games. Of the 22 starters in the opening game, 11 missed at least one game. And depth? Surely ou jest. Tech had 76 scholarship players that year. 16 of...