When Tech fired Coach Gailey, I was quite apprehensive. Say what you like about Chan - and many did - he was a consistent winner. Further, he did it with a bench that was 10 athletes short for most of his tenure because of mistakes made earlier. I thought the guy was a magician, given the circumstances, and the early noised candidates - Neuheisel, the Tater Tot - made me quake with apprehension. I remembered the last time the attitudes of the fans and alums had carried the day *cough* B*** L**** *cough* and I was pretty pessimistic.
Then I heard that we had hired Coach. I was ecstatic. He was exactly what we needed: a successful coach who had faced similar circumstances to those found at Tech and overcome them. Besides, I knew his version of the spread and I loved it. As an old OL, it was the kind of O I wished I had played in. I've had a tremendous time watching our progress since. We had one hiccup in 2010 and we've had two years where we didn't reach expectations, but we've always been fun to watch and we've had some serious success as well.
So here's thanks to Coach for what he has done already and I'm looking forward to many more years of continued success!
She's a great dog. 
