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I don't disagree with that at all, but I would be willing to bet you that Oregon and Ok State both already had sizable recruiting staffs to begin with.
Yes. There is some nuance of this issue that I am not sure about as well as the chicken and egg argument. uga seems to always have top recruiting classes regardless of facilities and upgrades. Of course they are finally catching up on all of that from what I understand but they seem to have done alright before just by having a large recruiting budget. I know that we are comparing apples and oranges between these programs.I don't disagree with that at all, but I would be willing to bet you that Oregon and Ok State both already had sizable recruiting staffs to begin with.
Yeah. The ability to recruit anyone with a pulse and then keep them eligible by enrolling them in "Family and Consumer Sciences" majors (aka Home Ec Lite) is a major reason for their success. Plus, if you've ever been to Athens, the one thing I will give them credit for is the plethora of beautiful young women. That's not usually a negative either.Yes. There is some nuance of this issue that I am not sure about as well as the chicken and egg argument. uga seems to always have top recruiting classes regardless of facilities and upgrades. Of course they are finally catching up on all of that from what I understand but they seem to have done alright before just by having a large recruiting budget. I know that we are comparing apples and oranges between these programs.
Fans are often misinformed.No idea about Ok State, but I bet Oregon didn't have financial constraints GT had(has).
Your points sound valid @daBuzz but the problem I see is DRad's approach left Johnson holding the bag on the recruiting front in the eyes of the fans.
I don't think Paul Johnson is going to coach for 15 more years.I have always wanted him to succeed. As I have all our coaches. Definitely see something a little different this year. Who knows, it just may be the difference of having JT this year. I try not base decisions off one or two games but I feel like this program finally has some upside under CPJ. I have been skeptical of that at times. Again I am rooting for him to succeed and coach here for a long time. (Partly for selfish reasons - I would like to see if coaching stability can do for GT what it did for VT. Beamer, after a very sluggish start, put that program on the map despite what is going on there this year.)
In hindsight, that's probably true. But our situation was unusual, to say the least. As far as I'm aware, the NCAA has never told an administrator that they weren't allowed to tell their employee that they're being investigated. So it isn't really an apples-to-apples comparison.Drad mishandled the whole NCAA investigation in '09. He did the exact opposite of what actually works, as distasteful as it is. We lost our ACC trophy as a result.
I agree he did some good things as well, his tenure was a mixed bag.In hindsight, that's probably true. But our situation was unusual, to say the least. As far as I'm aware, the NCAA has never told an administrator that they weren't allowed to tell their employee that they're being investigated. So it isn't really an apples-to-apples comparison.
Looking at it from the perspective of being a boss, I'm probably also going to err on the side of my employee if I want to maintain a good working relationship with that person.
Again, I didn't say DRad was perfect as an AD and in hindsight, it appears he mishandled that situation. But I can certainly understand why he made the decision he did.
agree with the idea of an OC but would like to be sure the TO is run like coach wants. Perhaps we could get a younger OC that would learn from the master.I have always thought the CPJ is a good head coach. I just want him to bring in an OC that can work with our offense to open it up a little more. We can still run the TO but vary it with more formations.
That will never happen, and it doesn't need to happen. How much more "open" can the offense be than what we have seen this year? The offense is fine; it's the defense that needs help.I have always thought the CPJ is a good head coach. I just want him to bring in an OC that can work with our offense to open it up a little more. We can still run the TO but vary it with more formations.
Exactly. Why would you want to bring in a coach to be the second best OC on the staff? Yes, finding a defensive coach at bargain basement prices has been the challenge. Maybe the GTAA is finally opening up the purse strings so that CPJ is not always trying to fix things with duct tape and bailing wire.That will never happen, and it doesn't need to happen. How much more "open" can the offense be than what we have seen this year? The offense is fine; it's the defense that needs help.
My point is that it is much harder for an opponent to prepare for GT's offense when they have to defend more than a triple option. I am not saying overhaul the offense, but put in some formations that include a 3 or 4 receiver set. UGA had to call a timeout last year when we came out in a 3 receiver bunch set last year and after the timeout, we still completed the pass. Very seldom do we have a receiver that goes over the middle.Exactly. Why would you want to bring in a coach to be the second best OC on the staff? Yes, finding a defensive coach at bargain basement prices has been the challenge. Maybe the GTAA is finally opening up the purse strings so that CPJ is not always trying to fix things with duct tape and bailing wire.
We very seldom ran the triple option last year, so that tells me that Johnson has plenty of plays in that brain of his that he can pretty much use at will. We are far more diverse in what we do on offense this year than we have been any other year, but it's not because Johnson has changed; it's because he finally has a QB who has an eye for the field and can make them work. And just think, he's only a sophomore; he could end up being the greatest QB Tech has ever had if he is able to keep this up.My point is that it is much harder for an opponent to prepare for GT's offense when they have to defend more than a triple option. I am not saying overhaul the offense, but put in some formations that include a 3 or 4 receiver set. UGA had to call a timeout last year when we came out in a 3 receiver bunch set last year and after the timeout, we still completed the pass. Very seldom do we have a receiver that goes over the middle.
I'm hoping DRad works some of his magic at Clemson so the NCAA can punish them, too.Drad mishandled the whole NCAA investigation in '09. He did the exact opposite of what actually works, as distasteful as it is. We lost our ACC trophy as a result.