HC Candidate/Rumors/Info Thread

[slugboy]

J Batt is probably calling Alabama to see if his old job is still open. A rookie is no match for these donors. It takes a Homer Rice who has been around the block.

I suspect he was told what he was in for, and told to strap in. That’s a WAG on my part.

 

[ibeattetris]

Can someone give me a run down of Fritz? Is he O or D oriented? I don't really care if he's 62 (yall are weird about people's age), but just a general sense of what he's all about.

I've been hoping for someone from the air raid side of things since CPJ left.

 

[bke1984]

If this dude was 50 I’d feel different. But that’s probably my only gripe. He’s been a good coach and seems like a safe hire. We would have been great after PJ with this guy. Let’s see what happens. It’s not like there are other big schools waiting to hire Key right now.

 

[MySouthernJacket]

Fritz was there when I was at Southern. I’m actually pumped about this hire!

 

[Wrecked]

If this dude was 50 I’d feel different. But that’s probably my only gripe. He’s been a good coach and seems like a safe hire. We would have been great after PJ with this guy. Let’s see what happens. It’s not like there are other big schools waiting to hire Key right now.

Were there other big schools waiting to hire Fritz right now?

 

[RamblinRed]

FromtheRumbleSeat on Fritz.

Georgia Tech Football: Reports Say Willie Fritz Will Be Georgia Tech’s New Head Coach

Fritz led Tulane to its best record since 1998 and could be jumping at the chance to bring that same program building ability to Atlanta

www.fromtherumbleseat.com

In our database of FBS coaches spanning 2000-2021, we evaluate every head coach by looking at a team’s average Expected Points per play in the years before the coach arrived and then during the tenure. Combining offense with defense and before with during, we can get a summary metric for each coach’s net impact on the job. Out of 370 head coaching tenures, Fritz’s Georgia Southern stop ranks 11th, and his Tulane tenure ranked 57th before this season’s metrics are included.

I wonder if Tulane's QB (Michael Pratt) would be interested in transferring. He should have 2 years left and has been outstanding at Tulane.

 

[TheStolenT]

You are misconstruing my words. Either get a "brand name" coach. Orif you are content with bargain hunting, give it to Key. he's earned it ....over a guy named Wille Fritz. Who is fired up over this decision? I ask this honestly.

I think this is the point. Who honestly is excited for this hire? If we were going to go for cheap program stabilizing hire, key already laid that foundation and has the roster and a few commits nailed down for next year. But we were promised more, and this falls flat.

 

[kg01]

I think he was saying if you aren’t going for the home run hire, Key was the choice, not that key was a home run

That's fair. Thanks for explaining.

I did not refer to him as a home run hire. Reread my post. and then we will talk.

I hear you and no longer disagree. But your post was a bit hazy.

 

[Techster]

The infighting isn't any thing new. Radakovich fired Gailey to put his stamp on the program. Muschamp was the flavor of the month, and Radakovich had a tentative deal worked out to hire him. He knew he would get push back because of the Georgie connection, so he made sure he had Clough's support. When the money guys pushed back, Clough wimped out. Radakovich gave public support to Johnson, but left for Clemson after having the rug pulled out from under him by Clough.

Some people have doubted that this happened, but I know it to be true from a very inside source (who has since passed away). We then hired Paul Johnson, and we are still trying to make that transition, as evidenced in part by critical dropped passes yesterday by guys trying to play tight end.

J Batt is probably calling Alabama to see if his old job is still open. A rookie is no match for these donors. It takes a Homer Rice who has been around the block.

I'm happier with Fritz than Chadwell, whose 10 win seasons are paper tigers. I'm not happy with the way this entire situation has been handled, starting with not spending NIL money to upgrade the roster last offseason. The big donors do not understand P5 football in 2022.

Radakovich was also more motivated to leave GT because we turned down an invite to the B1G. He would have had a bigger budget to play with, and he saw the revenue projections once the B1G network went fully operational. Given Radakovich's aspirations for his athletic department, you can't blame him.

Now I wonder if the same group of donors that caused this mess were also heavily involved in GT turning down the B1G.

 

[Fatmike91]

Can someone give me a run down of Fritz? Is he O or D oriented? I don't really care if he's 62 (yall are weird about people's age), but just a general sense of what he's all about.

I've been hoping for someone from the air raid side of things since CPJ left.

Fritz coached Georgia Southern in 2014 and 2015. We played them in 2014 and they almost beat us - it took that great catch on the crossing route to win that game.

I wanted Fritz when CPJ left. I thought he could have made the easiest transition. That doesn't mean I want him now after posting a losing record for the last 7 years at Tulane.

Fritz was running the triple option out of the shotgun at Georgia Southern. He brought in an offensive coordinator since then at Tulane and his offensive style is much more fluid than CPJ's.

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[4shotB]

I think this is the point. Who honestly is excited for this hire? If we were going to go for cheap program stabilizing hire, key already laid that foundation and has the roster and a few commits nailed down for next year. But we were promised more, and this falls flat.

I am absolutely flabbergasted as to how the GTAA plans to market this. I don't see a clear strategy for that.

 

[awbuzz]

I begged folks not to get caught up in emotion with Key. Smells like folks ignored me yet again.

Well... You weren't talking about ice cream flavors so people doubted your wisdom...

 

[bke1984]

I don't really care if he's 62 (yall are weird about people's age)

Except he may want to retire in 2-3 years. This isn’t stepping stone worry. This is more of a we will likely be hiring another coach in less than 6 years and we are ok with it

 

[Techster]

Well... You weren't talking about ice cream flavors so people doubted your wisdom...

His choice in ice cream is exactly why people doubt KG's wisdom.

 

[slugboy]

Can someone give me a run down of Fritz? Is he O or D oriented? I don't really care if he's 62 (yall are weird about people's age), but just a general sense of what he's all about.

I've been hoping for someone from the air raid side of things since CPJ left.

Oh, he’s OFFENSE. He came from a spread option background, but took over from the flexbone, so he hybridized them. You’ll see a lot of Triple here, but that’s because of Ga Southern.

Willie Fritz’s Georgia Southern Run Game

By Taylor Kolste In 2014, Willie Fritz’s first year at Georgia Southern in addition to the Eagles’ first year at the FBS level, Georgia Southern was an offensive juggernaut running their way to a S…

rileykolstefootball.com

What to expect from Willie Fritz’s Offense

What kind of coach is Wake Forest going against on Thursday night?

www.bloggersodear.com

Inside the Game: Why Georgia Southern's offense is working in FBS, too

GSU, transitioning to the NCAA's top level, averages a nation's-best 402 rushing yards.

www.usatoday.com

Following a hurricane-displaced 2021, Willie Fritz has rebuilt his rebuild at Tulane

The Green Wave won the American Athletic Conference and had their first 11-win season since 1998. And they're not done.

www.espn.com

Lots of run, lots of pass, well respected.

 

[wrmathis]

Fritz was there when I was at Southern. I’m actually pumped about this hire!

i think the people that are Southern/tulane connected people are pumped about this.

 

[Lotta Booze]

Except he may want to retire in 2-3 years. This isn’t stepping stone worry. This is more of a we will likely be hiring another coach in less than 6 years and we are ok with it

The vast majority of FBS programs will be hiring another coach in less than 6 years. We should get used to that

 

[Sarrick]

we should probably just wait until the school makes any official hire...

 

[4shotB]

I hear you and no longer disagree. But your post was a bit hazy.

It was. I am. I am drinking myself blind tonight. To think I believed in the words of cabrera and this new guy. I AM Charlie Brown. Thinking things will be different this time. That this time, I will kick the football. I am always reminded in my lifetime of the precognisant words of the band the Who way. way back in the day..."meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." Outside of the Bible, no truer words have ever been spoken.

 

[MidtownJacket]

I think this is the point. Who honestly is excited for this hire? If we were going to go for cheap program stabilizing hire, key already laid that foundation and has the roster and a few commits nailed down for next year. But we were promised more, and this falls flat.

I am absolutely flabbergasted as to how the GTAA plans to market this. I don't see a clear strategy for that.

This is where I am at right now. I guess I just don’t see this as PAC and ADJB showing a deep and resounding commitment to deploy our resources to get the best for our football program. He may well be a great coach here - if it’s official - and I’ll support it.

I’m also curious to hear the director’s cut backstory on how it all shook out if true. He seems a more expensive “program stabilizing” hire than Key and I don’t love that he made it this long without a P5 stop as a HC..

Either way, I will be out front pulling for support as we prepare for our 2023 campaign.