HC Candidate/Rumors/Info Thread

[Jim Prather]

Yep he was my first choice last time around by a mile

 

[slugboy]

Here’s a name I’m surprised people haven’t considered more.

Willie Fritz at Tulane. He’s been a winner in the FCS, then at Georgia Southern, and now at Tulane. He’s got the Waves ranked for the first time since 1998. Personally id like us to either keep key or get Chadwell depending on how this season turns out, but he’s someone I wouldn’t mind hiring and im surprised not many Tech fans have mentioned his name.

I think his name has come up a lot among fans. We have no idea if the search committee considered Fritz, but I’m sure the search firm profiled him.

The creative choice no one has mentioned is Eric Bienemy. He’s been rumored for an NFL HC position for ages, hasn’t had a bite, and played for Colorado for the Fifth Down. Colorado and Tech are both open, and it’d be the NCAA’s coolest story if he coached either team.

I hear he can coach, too

 

[GoldZ]

ofLife at 3 AM in a WaHo has to be experienced to be believed. It is not something that can simply be explained to others. As an aside, I can't picture any more stressful a job than being a cook at a crowded WH.

A squad of Seals isn't safe at WaHo at 3 am!

 

[UgaBlows]

Speaking of Fritz, his team is playing Cincy now

 

[GTNavyNuke]

You're just mad because I know who the new coach is and I'm not telling.

You and Jakari Williams.

I'll wait since reality is not going to match most expectations.

 

[Gtech24]

I have seen on other boards that it still feels like a tossup. Nothing is settled yet. Rumors of Key getting hired on Monday are not true. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, it just means the decision has not been made yet. If it’s Chadwell, it will likely be after the Sun Belt championship

 

[UgaBlows]

looks like Nebraska may be getting their coach

 

[mndojckt]

Here’s a name I’m surprised people haven’t considered more.

Willie Fritz at Tulane. He’s been a winner in the FCS, then at Georgia Southern, and now at Tulane. He’s got the Waves ranked for the first time since 1998. Personally id like us to either keep key or get Chadwell depending on how this season turns out, but he’s someone I wouldn’t mind hiring and im surprised not many Tech fans have mentioned his name.

He’s been mentioned quite a bit, his problem though is that he’s already 62 years old

 

[LargeFO]

looks like Nebraska may be getting their coach

Maybe he can bring in Geoff as DC.

 

[slugboy]

Maybe he can bring in Geoff as DC.

He might. If we have an offset in the contract we may only be getting $150k back, though

 

[MWBATL]

Of course, it was a TIC post, but Smith makes about as much sense as some of the other suggestions.

Maybe more....LOL

 

[jojatk]

I’m at the point where every option we’ve heard in the rumor mills and media (not that media is any better than rumor mills) seems to have good points and risks. But who doesn’t have risk associated with coming to GT to coach this program?

So I’m going to be excited for our next HC and think about ways he is going to lead us to better football.

 

[bensaysitathome]

I’m at the point where every option we’ve heard in the rumor mills and media (not that media is any better than rumor mills) seems to have good points and risks. But who doesn’t have risk associated with coming to GT to coach this program?

So I’m going to be excited for our next HC and think about ways he is going to lead us to better football.

Agreed. We've had enough time to speculate that I've talked myself into excitement for Keys, BoB, or JC. If it's someone else, I'll need to hype myself up again, but I'd be optimistic with A, B, or C.

 

[stech81]

Ok now I know positively who our next Head Coach will be, for a fact it is BoB , or it could be Key, or it could be Chadwell, or I guess it could be someone else. Ok maybe I'm not 100% sure. A few more beers and I'll think about it again.

 

[Jacket05]

Based on my sources we already signed a contract with BOB.


I do have others sources however that said Chadwell has signed a contract.


Then again my other sources said we are keeping Key and he has already signed his contract.


Maybe I should find sources outside of this board .

 

[Northeast Stinger]

I think Chadwell has signed

With who?

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

I’m not saying I disagree or agree, but you’re putting a pretty strong opinion out there with a shaky basis.

I’m not trying to change your mind, just giving you additional information to think about. I’m not suggesting you aren’t, but we should always be open to additional data that may inform our opinions. To ignore such leads to just talking past each other.

I don't feel there's anything shaky about my basis. As a GT fan, I'd love nothing more than to find a reason to exonerate him. As it stands, after reading all the articles about him, seeing the results of the trial, and having one of his own players on this board talk about what he did to them regarding taking their bowl swag to give away to others, I think the evidence is insurmountable. Add all that to resume gate, and you can't convince me he didn't know, and you have a man who cares more about himself and results than other human beings.

Now, if all this happened today, he'd long be blacklisted or in jail. As it stands, I think he's a product of his times, and I doubt he's even that unique. Again, if he hadn't beat uga regularly, I think more of our fans would turn on him, but for all that he did wrong behind the curtains, he did preside over a window of GT history that fans love to remember.

 

[bobongo]

I’m at the point where every option we’ve heard in the rumor mills and media (not that media is any better than rumor mills) seems to have good points and risks. But who doesn’t have risk associated with coming to GT to coach this program?

So I’m going to be excited for our next HC and think about ways he is going to lead us to better football.

If there's a coach out there without risk, I'm sure we can't afford him.

 

[Gt2019]

Just got a text that said “It’s looking like Brent Key is #1 right now based off some of the discussions tonight here in the building”.

 

[JacketOff]

If it’s Key for sure before we even play tomorrow’s game, I hope we keep it close. If we get beat 52-7 or 45-0 and then come out and hire Key full-time it’s not going to look good. We’ll be the subject of plenty of ridicule around southern media outlets, especially the AJC.