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That's a pretty funny piece. Alternates between "GT is irrelevant and always will be" and "GT is a major threat to our footprint in the state." The author can't really make up his mind. If Smart or his players even attempt to make any kind of social media grab for Waffle House, it's going to...

I'll repost myself in the quoted box below to give an idea of what goes into a top 30 class, how close we have been in recent years, and why it should be the expectation under Collins. There's no reason that a staff made up nearly entirely of high-level recruiters can't get GT over the hump and...

That's a signing day grade, I was just reporting the hiring grades. That being said, that's a pretty pitiful grade for what was a pretty solid class. 247 ranks our class 9th and Rivals ranks it 8th out of the 14 ACC teams, which I trust much more than the ESPN grades.

Well, on the topic of coaching grades, let's look at Geoff Collins' report card for every coaching grade I could find with a Google search: CBS (Tom Fornelli): B+ CBS (Dennis Dodd): B The Athletic (Stewart Mandel): A- GT Swarm (Yomanser): A+ SB Nation (Jason Kirk): A Big Red Louie (Ethan...

I love that he's gone all in on this, it's a really smart move. The reaction of other fanbases on Reddit is great and you can bet it resonates with our players and recruits as well. Geoff Collins has an eye for effective tactics. What's the likelihood that Stansbury and Collins are pushing for...

I can see that. Under Paul Johnson I loved that our team identity on the field was disciplined, selfless, level-headed, and tough. When asked at ACC media days about Georgia Tech, other ACC players would often describe us as "physical." It was great that teams did not look forward to playing us...

I think some people are struggling to see the positives of building excitement. The hype is properly serving its purpose and is bringing the intended results. Those results being mass increases in fan support through surging season ticket purchases and the renewed interest in our program from...

I think you're reading too much into my post. He's a phenomenal player (we haven't had many first team All-ACC players) and I think we will definitely be worse for losing him, but I don't feel we will lose 3-5 more games because he is transferring. That's not a knock on him, very few people in...

Well, not good news, but turnover was to be expected. He earned his GT degree supposedly, so he's free to do whatever he wants. Parker was a great player (one of the best on the team), but he wasn't going to make or break our team next year. A transition year probably wasn't going to be good for...

Wasn't sure where to put this, but Stewart Mandel released his yearly Head Coaching Hires Grades for The Athletic this morning. For those without a subscription, I thought it'd be fine to include the grade and blurb he had for Coach Collins. Overall, he grades it as the third best hire of the...

Good move. The Greek scene at GT is notoriously bad for showing up late, leaving early, and not engaging with the game. I've seen sorority girls legitimately show up to a game, take a selfie with the field behind them, and leave at the first change of possession. It honestly embarrasses me to...

For what it's worth, I have heard that CGC talked privately about wanting to be the GT head coach as far back as when he left in 2007. This being his "dream job" is not a line that popped up on the day of his introductory press conference, it's been talked about for pretty much the last decade...

My god. Talk about loosened purse strings. Mayhem is here, ladies and gentlemen.

The way I understand it, Premier Players International was pushing for Welschof to go to Michigan more so for their own benefit, not Welschof's. They wanted to boost the reputation of their own service by getting him to go to one of the blue bloods rather than letting him go to GT. It's a...

Yeah, we got burned pretty badly there, mostly by Collier. Those trips ate up a lot of our recruiting budget and the organization was actively shopping Welschof well after he committed to GT. Seems Collier has a better relationship with Collins, but I still don't trust him enough to not push his...

Great post. I agree. Something I'll add in regards to the comparisons to Dabo: one of the knocks on Dabo was that he was never considered a good football coach. Most would point out early that he was pure salesman and didn't have much of an X's and O's mind at all, suggesting this was the...

A 60 on a Diff EQ test is an A+ though.

It seems to be about 15 out of the top 25 have a top 25 roster, so 60%. I used the Football Outsiders F/+ Rankings to even out schedule and bias and I used the 247 Team Talent Composite for roster talent. The 10 teams that have top 25 talent that missed the top 25 rankings include USC, Florida...

It'd be nice if we could share spreadsheets on this site so I could share the document I whipped up and make it easy for everyone to project. So, let's take your scenario where we get two 5.9, three 5.8, ten 5.7, and ten 5.6 players, where only the top 20 count. That would total 1830 points, but...