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ESPN list of 5 make or break coaches for 2014 (CPJ mentioned)
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<blockquote data-quote="IEEEWreck" data-source="post: 39489" data-attributes="member: 617"><p>The attendance thing is a good point, and one rarely made. That said, our expectations are not huge in that department. Wealthy donors are also over hyped in my opinion. Tech's donor pipeline has never been tied up in football like some schools, and aa high value donations are comparatively small. Sure, you make em feel special and in the loop, but most people in that category bleed gold so much that they'll support GT regardless. The few millionaire big babies who'll threaten to take their ball home if they don't get the coach they want really don't amount to much. </p><p></p><p>Attendance, on the other hand, could be substantially more than it is. I'd bet the AD goes to sleep every night scheming of how to fill our stadia. That's why bowl games and u(sic)GA are such a big deal- winning those puts butts in seats the next season. </p><p></p><p>For that reason, frankly, I bet the seat is not as hot as many suppose. Blah blah recruiting and blah blah mediocrity is great, but CPJ came within a field goal of beating u (sic)GA while a disaster was exploding at QB. Picking a new coach means accepting substantially diminished chances of beating the dwags for a few years AND eroding the trust of the hill wrt recruiting. Thats a real high risk move right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IEEEWreck, post: 39489, member: 617"] The attendance thing is a good point, and one rarely made. That said, our expectations are not huge in that department. Wealthy donors are also over hyped in my opinion. Tech's donor pipeline has never been tied up in football like some schools, and aa high value donations are comparatively small. Sure, you make em feel special and in the loop, but most people in that category bleed gold so much that they'll support GT regardless. The few millionaire big babies who'll threaten to take their ball home if they don't get the coach they want really don't amount to much. Attendance, on the other hand, could be substantially more than it is. I'd bet the AD goes to sleep every night scheming of how to fill our stadia. That's why bowl games and u(sic)GA are such a big deal- winning those puts butts in seats the next season. For that reason, frankly, I bet the seat is not as hot as many suppose. Blah blah recruiting and blah blah mediocrity is great, but CPJ came within a field goal of beating u (sic)GA while a disaster was exploding at QB. Picking a new coach means accepting substantially diminished chances of beating the dwags for a few years AND eroding the trust of the hill wrt recruiting. Thats a real high risk move right now. [/QUOTE]
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