Anybody who thinks Chad Morris, who has coached at Oklahoma, Clemson and now SMU, all stalwart academic institutions, the envy of their respective conferences and the country, is gonna coach at Georgia Tech, needs to get off the funny weed or sober up. That's even to assume he would do a better job, which is another argument. But predictably, the clamor for "change" starts, well, just because. I am going to follow my own advice and let things simmer for a day or so, but I do have one observation, or really, question: did anybody on this board ever, ever, think GT would lose a game on a career-long, 56 yard field goal by a college kicker? (That's 56, as in 5 and 6. Goodness, Butker has a big leg and he barely got one through last year at 53 yards.) I sure never read that anywhere. Did I miss it? So settle down. Watch some NFL if you are such a fan. Yell at your unfavorite politician or get some road rage. You know, something productive.Sure. Pay $10 million to replace a coach who is 2-5 with a coach who is 1-5.
Good point. I feel sure the guy works his butt off for his players and their fans. I was talking with a member of the GT staff the other day, you know, CPJ pretty much has a doctorate degree in football. The rest of us are just kidding ourselves.Buyout or no buyout, PJ isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
First, he runs a clean program.
Second, he graduates his kids.
And if you don't think those two aren't top of the list on The Hill's checklist, I don't know what to tell you.
Third, he has a track record of success. He's taken the program to three ACCCGs (one of which was by default, yes, but we got there nonetheless. How many SECCGs has Georgia been to in that same span, during a time when Florida has changed coaches multiple times, Tennessee has had four different coaches and Vanderbilt and Kentucky are still Vanderbilt and Kentucky?)
Four, he wants to beat Georgia. He may not say it publicly and he may be complimentary toward their program (I don't think he and Richt are close but there is no outright animosity, either). But dude wants to beat Georgia. Trust me.
We could be 5-2. We really should be at worst 4-3. We're not. We're also not the only program that is asking WTF just happened to its 2015 season. And it won't be easy closing this season out, either. But there's still way too much good that has happened and could happen to go turning the place over now. While nearly everyone was getting up to take their first leak of the morning, I betcha PJ was already on cup of coffee No. 2 at the office, going over tape or going over stuff with the coaches. I would say dip No. 2, but he gave up Copenhagen some years ago.
I nominate this one for the Foolish Post of the Month award. Maybe of the year.So at the end of the season are you going to say wow 3-9 (we beat UVA I hope) but it is ok that the bowl streak came to an end, that our OLINE that only lost one starter and the returning OB MVP at QB and the defense with JHD eligible should have been 6-6 and to a bowl game if we just would have played weaker teams...
Sounds like you are making a case for the AAC or Sunbelt..... I say rubbish....We are being out coached, in years past VT, Miami, UGA, Clemson had CPJ number, but DUKE, UNC, and now PITT have caught up.... The question is should CPJ be allowed to try and coach the 2016 (since he won an OB last year) or do we cut ties at the end of the year??