@Lee I wonder how long it will take until you state your distaste for the current coach and call fans out for not being for GT by not backing the new coach?
I thought changing coaches would change the outcome of the Clemson game? It’s not that I am pro CPJ over GT... it’s that I believe the problem is beyond the coach and hiring Nick Saban coach would not solve the issue... or a coach that won championships at FBS level and took Navy to new heights... or a coach that went 2 years at Temple going 16 and 8.
Not sure why you called me out specifically. Cheese is essentially giddy about the way the game went and going out of his way to undermine anything the new staff is going. It’s clear his allegiance is greater for CPJ than it is GT. I’ve said nothing about you. All I did was prove how ignorant his post was yet again. He never responds which means he either knows he’s wrong, but won’t admit it or got tired of being called out and ignored me. Either way is fine by me.
But since you called me out specifically, I’ll respond. I’ll start by saying that I was a huge supporter if PJ when he was hired. So much so that I bet a Bama friend of mine that we would get to a National Championship game before they did with Saban (clearly wrong on that one. Was 22 at the time). PJ started losing me when he told Vad something like: “don’t plan on ever doing that again”after the 4 td pass game against Duke in whatever year that was. Ironically (or not) this is one of the last times we beat Duke. This started me thinking that his offense and perception as an “option genius” trumped winning. He didn’t officially lose me until 2017. It just seemed like his ego never went away and only got worse, he valued “his offense” more than winning and his total apathy towards recruiting just turned me off.
As for the new coach, I don’t plan expressing my distaste for him because I’m not hoping he fails like some. I am for GT. Have been since I was about 5, was when I put on the uniform (different sport), and will be until I die. I want what’s best for the program. If you, or anyone else didn’t think it was time for a change, then you weren’t paying attention. The man himself knew it was time and quit (which I’m thankful for).
This does not mean I will not question things that the new coach or anyone on staff do. Quite the opposite. I was very frustrated with how long Oliver stayed in the game last Thursday. I did not have a problem with the offense we started the game with. It actually made a ton of sense to me. My issue was with how long we stayed with it once we weren’t moving the ball consistently and it was obvious TO could not complete the throws we needed him to make.
Lastly (sorry for the long response), I agree with you that a coach alone is not going to fix all the problems we have. Money goes a lo g way to helping with that. The last guy couldn’t raise money if he had to and I’m sure he would tell you the same thing. It almost seemed beneath him. The new guy can and has. To do that, you need to create a buzz, do something different and differentiate yourself from what was here before. Whether any if us like it or not, GT was not viewed highly by almost anyone around the country save some Navy and Ga Southern folks (and ILovetheoption here). What he is doing needed to be done. I don’t thi k he has done anything egregious towards the previous regime. Some may not like it, but emphasizing what we are doing going forward is different than what we’ve done in the past is just telling the truth.
If you’re concern is academics, I will just say (from experience) that is overblown. I “got out” with a higher GPA from GT than I did in HS. Now I worked a lot harder because HOPE was most of my scholly in my sport, but this is not the major hurdle most think it is.
