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<blockquote data-quote="vamosjackets" data-source="post: 441187" data-attributes="member: 216"><p>To me, it has always seemed like a basic formula for a program to win. It's not even about the head coach. It's about the O and D Coordinators! That was Clemson's formula. Dabo started out as a HC and he got that. He didn't want to be paid top dollar, he took a pretty low salary for a factory HC, but he wanted that money to go toward his staff - especially his coordinators. He got two very expensive coordinators - Morris and Steele. Morris was a homerun and Steele was OK but not great. Morris went on to HC somewhere else, so Dabo kept his two protege's as Co-OC's which kept continuity in personnel and system and paid the a lot to keep them both; and he got rid of Steele and brought in another top dollar DC who turned out to be the best in the business. That's why Clemson is winning the way they are - they've simply got the best OC and DC money can buy. They've also got great recruiting which is huge too, but it's those two 5* Generals they've got as their leaders and Dabo is simply a great recruiter, figure head, media guy, cheerleader, and people person (all of which are valuable as well). It was the same at Auburn when Tuberville took them to the heights of undefeated seasons - Chizik as DC, can't remember the OC's name (big guy); same with Chizik as HC who brings in Malzahn as OC and goes to the championship. FSU with Jimbo as HC/OC has Pruitt as DC and goes to the NC, the next year Pruitt's gone and they have Charles Kelly who isn't terrible but he's not the elite force Pruitt is, and they fall back down to earth, even though they still have the same HC. It's the same at GT - look at Bobby Ross' great year - O'Leary as DC and Fridge as OC - hard to beat that. Look at O'Leary's success - Fridge as OC was his primary reason for success, without him he wasn't nearly as good, with Roof as DC in '99 (awful!!) it took what could've been a championship type team to a barely above .500 team, while with Edsall in '98 we were championship contenders. </p><p></p><p>This is actually why I think CPJ could be absolutely perfect for GT, like couldn't get a better scenario. He's his own OC so you save that money, and he's a VERY good OC, perhaps even the best as we've seen when he has just a few key pieces. Now, if you want GT to go to real, consistent championship contenders there's only one thing to do. Quit focusing on anything else, not facilities, not calculus, not even recruiting (although this one would come in a very close second). All you do is get GT a top dollar DC and GT is the scariest team in college football!!!!!! That's it. Don't even worry about any of the other assistants, hire young guys who will recruit and be happy to work for 150K/yr. Just go out and hire the best DC money can buy and GT is immediately a contender for the highest prize. And, we should have the money to do that since we shouldn't have an OC salary to pay. Maybe we'll have the money when these other ex-basketball coaches are no longer on the payroll. </p><p></p><p>Maybe we've got a great DC now, I really don't know. I'm excited about the potential, very excited, but I truly don't know if he's a top-notch DC in all the land. If he is, we'll all be having a different conversation 2 years from now asking how we can go from 10 wins/yr to actually winning the playoff (which would take adding few elite players). If he's not, that is the only thing to worry about, the only thing to change, and the only thing TStan should be focusing on raising money for. I'd contribute to that fund right now - the GT DC fund. There's nothing else about GT football I feel more strongly about and confident in my assessment. I'll say it once more: HC doesn't matter. Great Coordinators = Great GT Football!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vamosjackets, post: 441187, member: 216"] To me, it has always seemed like a basic formula for a program to win. It's not even about the head coach. It's about the O and D Coordinators! That was Clemson's formula. Dabo started out as a HC and he got that. He didn't want to be paid top dollar, he took a pretty low salary for a factory HC, but he wanted that money to go toward his staff - especially his coordinators. He got two very expensive coordinators - Morris and Steele. Morris was a homerun and Steele was OK but not great. Morris went on to HC somewhere else, so Dabo kept his two protege's as Co-OC's which kept continuity in personnel and system and paid the a lot to keep them both; and he got rid of Steele and brought in another top dollar DC who turned out to be the best in the business. That's why Clemson is winning the way they are - they've simply got the best OC and DC money can buy. They've also got great recruiting which is huge too, but it's those two 5* Generals they've got as their leaders and Dabo is simply a great recruiter, figure head, media guy, cheerleader, and people person (all of which are valuable as well). It was the same at Auburn when Tuberville took them to the heights of undefeated seasons - Chizik as DC, can't remember the OC's name (big guy); same with Chizik as HC who brings in Malzahn as OC and goes to the championship. FSU with Jimbo as HC/OC has Pruitt as DC and goes to the NC, the next year Pruitt's gone and they have Charles Kelly who isn't terrible but he's not the elite force Pruitt is, and they fall back down to earth, even though they still have the same HC. It's the same at GT - look at Bobby Ross' great year - O'Leary as DC and Fridge as OC - hard to beat that. Look at O'Leary's success - Fridge as OC was his primary reason for success, without him he wasn't nearly as good, with Roof as DC in '99 (awful!!) it took what could've been a championship type team to a barely above .500 team, while with Edsall in '98 we were championship contenders. This is actually why I think CPJ could be absolutely perfect for GT, like couldn't get a better scenario. He's his own OC so you save that money, and he's a VERY good OC, perhaps even the best as we've seen when he has just a few key pieces. Now, if you want GT to go to real, consistent championship contenders there's only one thing to do. Quit focusing on anything else, not facilities, not calculus, not even recruiting (although this one would come in a very close second). All you do is get GT a top dollar DC and GT is the scariest team in college football!!!!!! That's it. Don't even worry about any of the other assistants, hire young guys who will recruit and be happy to work for 150K/yr. Just go out and hire the best DC money can buy and GT is immediately a contender for the highest prize. And, we should have the money to do that since we shouldn't have an OC salary to pay. Maybe we'll have the money when these other ex-basketball coaches are no longer on the payroll. Maybe we've got a great DC now, I really don't know. I'm excited about the potential, very excited, but I truly don't know if he's a top-notch DC in all the land. If he is, we'll all be having a different conversation 2 years from now asking how we can go from 10 wins/yr to actually winning the playoff (which would take adding few elite players). If he's not, that is the only thing to worry about, the only thing to change, and the only thing TStan should be focusing on raising money for. I'd contribute to that fund right now - the GT DC fund. There's nothing else about GT football I feel more strongly about and confident in my assessment. I'll say it once more: HC doesn't matter. Great Coordinators = Great GT Football! [/QUOTE]
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