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Well, I guess it's about time for me to 'fess up: I played at THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH known to so may as Sewanee back in the '60s. That was a fun time for us. We won 9 of 10 games in my freshman year, largely because we ran a single wing (which the opposing DCs ahad no idea about how to...

That would be all it takes. I'm not opposed to Collins per se. I admit that his behavior grates on me but so did Pepper's. What bothers me is that he doesn't win. Full Stop. Of course, I'm not loading up the shotgun in anticipation …

Yes, that is the main stumbling block and we had better be ready to get over it. I. think any coach we approach is at a school that will do whatever they can to retain him. We need to be ready to meet and beat any counteroffer. This means that coaches can leverage a Tech offer into a higher line...

Well … with the right coach and approach, I'd put Tech in the top quarter of these teams. That's where we were, imho, before we brought in Collins. And when (not if) Tech fires him, we'll go after a coach who can win. I don't know who that will be (*cough* Bohannion or Clawson *cough*) but, at...

It's the old Woody Woodbary joke: "Dear gentlemen of the fraternity house, Please close the drapes in your rooms when you are undressing! We don't want this course in comparative anatomy" "Dear ladies of the sorority house, This course is not compulsory."

Ah. Yes, like this: Ok, we ended up losing the game (I still don't know how). But that qualifies as one of the best licks in recent Tech history. Or: This is the highlight from our 2006 game with VT. Guyton's fumble pick-up for 6 is at the 2:22 mark. I went crazy when I saw that at the...

I couldn't agree more and I've made the same remarks more then once here. It's a common flaw of all evaluation systems; it's easy to spot the stars, it's hard to rate everyone else. This was one of the reasons I always felt the old saws about Paul "not being able to recruit" or "not being...

Yes, they do schedule for wins. Something we need to start doing at Tech tout suite. But they did beat all their ACC opponents except UNC, Clemson, and, in the championship game, Pitt. But … they don't play Ugag every year.

For those who never saw Brown play, here you go: You have to goto YouTube to watch this, but, believe me, it's worth it. Those first four runs are absolutely unbelievable. And he retired at 29! And he could act.

1) Let's look at one of the three laggers, shall we? That would be Wake Forest. Their national rankings (247) from 2017 to 2020 and their season results: 2017 69 8 - 5 2018 64 7 - 6 2019 59 8 - 5 2020 59 Pass Consistently last in the ACC, of course. And in 2021 they went 11 - 3...

That would be Jim Brown. Absolutely the best running back in football history. Look at the legs on him. Btw, the only AA in both football and lacrosse I know of. I used to watch Browns games just to watch him run away from, around, through, and, of course, over opposing players.

Hmmmmm. I can remember making the same point about some of Paul's classes. You can guess what the reaction usually was. Oth, I do think this is a batter way to evaluate where a recruiting class actually stands. If you don't have spots available, you can't recruit lights out. The overall...

I thought that was the case, but Jacket seemed sure of himself on this so I let it pass. Still, I bet this is a very difficult rule to enforce, except for the usual suspects. But that can work. One of my favorite anecdotes is about a Brit lord who headed a Quango (quasi-autonomous government...

I think Jacket had the better argument by pointing out that many "analysts" at places like Bama are actually there to get around the NCAA 11 coach limit. Iow, they aren't actually analysts at all; they're assistant coaches. You can get away with this (so far) if you have the money. Being an...

What I miss was going down to the Peach Bowl (the race track) in Atlanta and watching the figure 8s. We'd always go the week before the 500. All - and I mean all - the NASCAR drivers drove in the figure 8s and had a great time doing so. We had a great time watching too. Ah, well. At least...

I admitted all this two exchanges ago; you can check. Glad you made your argument clearer (or that I read it better).

Thanks and enjoy your time off. I feel for you guys. Tech fans are a hard bunch to moderate under the best of circumstances and the last three years haven't made things much better. I hope you come back when your batteries are recharged.

It is certainly true - and I never said otherwise - that you need coaches on the field. The question is whether former coaches make good analysts. I've never seen any serious study that indicates they do and I'm betting that there is little interest among football coaches to answer the question...

Are they? More effective, that is? Personally, I doubt it and I can fall back on their records for support. Now, if you can - and, as you point out, Bama can - hire both former coaches and "analytical nerds" then you might as well. Problem = I've never seen an analysis of what mix of...

I know this is true, but I question the premise. It's like hiring a new doctor, something I've had to do recently. Who's the better choice: an experienced coach who has lost a senior position or a new kid who's up on the best new knowledge? We settled on the new kid as our doctor. Somebody...