Brent Key expected to join Georgia Tech staff

[GTRock]

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This would be huge but seems like a bit of a reach (too soon), even with a good recruiting staff.

We still have a lot of catching up to do facilities wise... and that's just in the ACC. Top 25 would be a great accomplishment.

Formerly, elsewhere "GTjay"

 

[Techster]

This would be huge but seems like a bit of a reach (too soon), even with a good recruiting staff.

We still have a lot of catching up to do facilities wise... and that's just in the ACC. Top 25 would be a great accomplishment.

Formerly, elsewhere "GTjay"

Our facilities aren't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. No, we don't have 'Bama, Clemson, Oregon facilities but neither do 95% of the other teams. Our facilities will get better with the capital campaign going on, but if anything hinders GT's recruiting facilities is probably further down the list than other factors.

 

[THWG]

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This is from a Bama fan answering the same question if you missed the link earlier.

Funny thing is that sentence describes 75% of the women in Alabama. And that might be generous.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

Win recruits at all cost. I’m sure he will negatively recruit Bama if it comes down to us and them.

Lol on many levels.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

He was viewed as the top recruiter on the Bama staff. If you can’t get excited about him coming to GT you need to check your fandom. The putting together of this staff is the most exciting thing to happen to GT athletics since the 14 OB.

The only guy I’m excited bout is TC. The rest have a lot to prove.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

we’ll see how good a recruiter Key is when he gets his own words thrown back in his face.

 

[MaconBacon IM88]

Remember this: https://gtswarm.com/threads/recruiting-roundup-two-weeks-to-nsd.1731/

Mike Rogers got a visit last night from CAM and Paul Johnson...he posted on Twitter that his visit went well. From what I am told he is really torn right now. Brent Key from UCF will be coming by to see him tonight. Key is former Tech player and is really selling negative against GT and how hard the academics are. Rogers is the key UCF commit and they are really going all out to keep him...Rogers still needs a SAT/ACT score to qualify. I was told from someone very close to Rogers is that he wont make his final decision until NSD....I am wondering when Rogers will take the SAT or ACT...The results wont be back till after NSD now.​

I think the Brent Key negative recruiting narrative against GT is not warranted. If this young man was not a great student, didn't place value on academics, weak grades - why wouldn't the opposing recruiter highlight there are no free rides at GT? I don't think anyone here would have done differently.

 

[Bule]

The only guy I’m excited bout is TC. The rest have a lot to prove.

Wow tough crowd here. I am probably most excited about Choice as well because he is a known quantity for us, at least personality-wise.

But Brent Key has been known to be a very good OL coach and recruiter for quite some time. Add to this that I have heard high praise about several of our new coaches, including Panagos who has a great resume as a DL coach. If you can’t be excited about having great coaching for big uglies on both sides of the ball, I don’t know what you can get excited about. This has been a very weak area for GT as long as I can remember.

 

[kg01]

I was against hiring Key as HC or OC, but I'm perfectly fine with bringing him in as OL coach+.

That said, as @dressedcheeseside intimates, he'll definitely have to answer or atleast address the anti-GT recruiting trail stuff.

 

[ncjacket79]

The only guy I’m excited bout is TC. The rest have a lot to prove.

Interesting take given that TC has the least impressive resume of the bunch.

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

I am anxious to see if any of these "great recruiters" can overcome consistently the negative recruiting that will continue to face GT. I agree that it can only be accomplished by somehow reversing the narrative, which is what CGC is attempting to do.

I am also anxious to see if this staff can get higher results than the talent would suggest - a must at GT.

I realize it will be at least 2 more recruiting cycles and seasons before these questions can be fully answered.

 

[croberts]

Remember this: https://gtswarm.com/threads/recruiting-roundup-two-weeks-to-nsd.1731/

Mike Rogers got a visit last night from CAM and Paul Johnson...he posted on Twitter that his visit went well. From what I am told he is really torn right now. Brent Key from UCF will be coming by to see him tonight. Key is former Tech player and is really selling negative against GT and how hard the academics are. Rogers is the key UCF commit and they are really going all out to keep him...Rogers still needs a SAT/ACT score to qualify. I was told from someone very close to Rogers is that he wont make his final decision until NSD....I am wondering when Rogers will take the SAT or ACT...The results wont be back till after NSD now.​

The fact is, Brent only had to speak the truth to a borderline student that Tech may not be the place to go. That is a dang easy job . Half of us regularly talk about our struggles on the flats. I have zero issue with this guy .

 

[croberts]

Eh. Hopefully the hype isn’t leading to unrealistic expectations here.

Funny thing is that sentence describes 75% of the women in Alabama. And that might be generous.

You must have been to a Alabama Walmart, not the college campuses.

 

[THWG]

You must have been to a Alabama Walmart, not the college campuses.

Oh no. My sister went to the University of Alabama. A good number of those girls are not from the state of Alabama, like my sister. Her roommates were from Washington, New Jersey, and West Virginia.

 

[TromboneJacket]

Remember this: https://gtswarm.com/threads/recruiting-roundup-two-weeks-to-nsd.1731/

Mike Rogers got a visit last night from CAM and Paul Johnson...he posted on Twitter that his visit went well. From what I am told he is really torn right now. Brent Key from UCF will be coming by to see him tonight. Key is former Tech player and is really selling negative against GT and how hard the academics are. Rogers is the key UCF commit and they are really going all out to keep him...Rogers still needs a SAT/ACT score to qualify. I was told from someone very close to Rogers is that he wont make his final decision until NSD....I am wondering when Rogers will take the SAT or ACT...The results wont be back till after NSD now.​

All Brent has to say to any potential recruit that brings this up is “As a Tech man, I am intimately familiar with what it takes to succeed at Tech. I didn’t feel like Mike had what it takes to be successful at Tech, but I think you do.” Boom. Now, not only has he deflected the bad narrative, but he’s complimented the recruit’s intelligence and work ethic in the process.

 

[MWBATL]

I continue to say that internet rumors are ridiculous to believe at face value. But, even if true, if it is factually correct, is it unfair?

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

You must have been to a Alabama Walmart, not the college campuses.

Totally agree with this. There are droves of ladies (not as described by the previous poster) at UA, AU, Troy, UNA, UAH, etc.

This is not an area, at least on the campus, we can use as an advantage in recruiting. Now, if we include the entire ATL area, that is a different story.

 

[croberts]

Oh no. My sister went to the University of Alabama. A good number of those girls are not from the state of Alabama, like my sister. Her roommates were from Washington, New Jersey, and West Virginia.

Please tell me you didnt just call your sister and her friends fat? You could be in serious trouble!!!

 

[AlaJacket]

we’ll see how good a recruiter Key is when he gets his own words thrown back in his face.

What, exactly, are the words that will be thrown back in his face?

 

[croberts]

Totally agree with this. There are droves of ladies (not as described by the previous poster) at UA, AU, Troy, UNA, UAH, etc.


Throw in JSU. In the 1980s half of the Miss Alabama winners were Gamecocks.