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<blockquote data-quote="Heisman's Ghost" data-source="post: 581559" data-attributes="member: 4015"><p>Georgia Tech is never going to be a "factory". That said, recruiting is the hallmark of any successful program be it Alabama or an academic school playing big boy football like Vanderbilt or Stanford. This happens to be the one area that PJ and his staff were most deficient. No amount of game day coaching will overcome repeated recruiting mediocrity. As far back as Coach Dodd this was recognized. In his ghostwritten autobiography he said "Bad recruiting will get you beat over the long haul." Of course, getting good players is one thing, developing them into college level athletes is something else. This staff will make its mark, for better or worse, in two areas: recruiting and player development. Improve those markedly and the game day stuff will by and large take care of itself. The answers to your questions will be answered in a couple of years. The proof will be in the pudding. </p><p></p><p> Coach Johnson was the best game day coach in living memory on the Flats. Coach O'Leary and Coach Ross were very close but they had more talent to work with. Quite frankly, we beat teams that we should have had no chance against just because of the scheme and Coach Johnson's game calling. Clemson in 2011 is a good example. They were undefeated, number 5 in the country with every intention of playing for the national championship. We had Tevin Washington, Orwin Smith, Emory Peeples and a bunch of players who were pretty good but not in the same class as the Tigers. We not only beat them but ran them right off the field on national television no less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heisman's Ghost, post: 581559, member: 4015"] Georgia Tech is never going to be a "factory". That said, recruiting is the hallmark of any successful program be it Alabama or an academic school playing big boy football like Vanderbilt or Stanford. This happens to be the one area that PJ and his staff were most deficient. No amount of game day coaching will overcome repeated recruiting mediocrity. As far back as Coach Dodd this was recognized. In his ghostwritten autobiography he said "Bad recruiting will get you beat over the long haul." Of course, getting good players is one thing, developing them into college level athletes is something else. This staff will make its mark, for better or worse, in two areas: recruiting and player development. Improve those markedly and the game day stuff will by and large take care of itself. The answers to your questions will be answered in a couple of years. The proof will be in the pudding. Coach Johnson was the best game day coach in living memory on the Flats. Coach O'Leary and Coach Ross were very close but they had more talent to work with. Quite frankly, we beat teams that we should have had no chance against just because of the scheme and Coach Johnson's game calling. Clemson in 2011 is a good example. They were undefeated, number 5 in the country with every intention of playing for the national championship. We had Tevin Washington, Orwin Smith, Emory Peeples and a bunch of players who were pretty good but not in the same class as the Tigers. We not only beat them but ran them right off the field on national television no less. [/QUOTE]
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