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<blockquote data-quote="boozinbuzz" data-source="post: 22247" data-attributes="member: 291"><p>I posted something similar to this on another board this morning. I believe the biggest difficulty facing GT right now is attracting players. I also believe that there are enough players out there who are really good at football and smart enough to get through GT. Hire a CEO HC and let the assistants do the X's and O's.</p><p></p><p>Get in a guy who will make a splash and grab attention. There is no such thing as bad publicity. Rent a helicopter (give it a stupid monicker too like "The Buzzcopter") and go visit recruits. Show up on the sidelines at the state playoffs and make sure you get an interview. Get on the radio/TV and sell the program every chance you can get. Publicly say the UGA game is the biggest game of the season and means a ton to the fans and recruits. Then, at the next opportunity, say the ACCCG is the biggest of the season and means a ton to the fans and recruits. Atlanta is a bustling town and hotbed of fotball activity in the Southeast. Go to the Dome every time there is a football function, even if you weren't invited. Surely a reporter will get a clip or two. Say things like "we are glad to have the CFA Kick Off Classic in our backyard and welcome Bama/VT to our town". People laughed at Dabo the clown his first few years but look at what he is doing now. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to take a moment to rant about CPJ's shortcomings in this area, mainly to get it off my chest. When he was first hired, he would go on the radio and diminish the importance of recruiting rankings. We all giggled and laughed b/c we were winning games. I fell like such a fool now. While he may be correct, you can not say this in public. After a time he began to boycott most of the sports radio shows in town for several years. Again, he may have had justification for doing so but you can't get on the bad side of the press. Swallow your pride, put a smile on your face and sell your program. I have often heard coaches from far away like Strong from Louisville or O'Brien from PSU doing interviews in the Atlanta market b/c they understand recruiting and PR. He had the infamous "let me talk slowly for you" incident with Chernoff a few years back. Never be condescending to the media. He fell into the trap trying to prove he was right and gave them the last laugh. Nod and smile and tell them what they want to hear. His abrasive personality has made few friends in the media and none of them are in his corner now that he is struggling. Hardly anyone talks about GT in the Atlanta market at all. Sad. I thought he was improving lately by going back on the local sports radio shows but just yesterday he blew off the question about the importance of the bowl to recruits. Very frustating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boozinbuzz, post: 22247, member: 291"] I posted something similar to this on another board this morning. I believe the biggest difficulty facing GT right now is attracting players. I also believe that there are enough players out there who are really good at football and smart enough to get through GT. Hire a CEO HC and let the assistants do the X's and O's. Get in a guy who will make a splash and grab attention. There is no such thing as bad publicity. Rent a helicopter (give it a stupid monicker too like "The Buzzcopter") and go visit recruits. Show up on the sidelines at the state playoffs and make sure you get an interview. Get on the radio/TV and sell the program every chance you can get. Publicly say the UGA game is the biggest game of the season and means a ton to the fans and recruits. Then, at the next opportunity, say the ACCCG is the biggest of the season and means a ton to the fans and recruits. Atlanta is a bustling town and hotbed of fotball activity in the Southeast. Go to the Dome every time there is a football function, even if you weren't invited. Surely a reporter will get a clip or two. Say things like "we are glad to have the CFA Kick Off Classic in our backyard and welcome Bama/VT to our town". People laughed at Dabo the clown his first few years but look at what he is doing now. I'm going to take a moment to rant about CPJ's shortcomings in this area, mainly to get it off my chest. When he was first hired, he would go on the radio and diminish the importance of recruiting rankings. We all giggled and laughed b/c we were winning games. I fell like such a fool now. While he may be correct, you can not say this in public. After a time he began to boycott most of the sports radio shows in town for several years. Again, he may have had justification for doing so but you can't get on the bad side of the press. Swallow your pride, put a smile on your face and sell your program. I have often heard coaches from far away like Strong from Louisville or O'Brien from PSU doing interviews in the Atlanta market b/c they understand recruiting and PR. He had the infamous "let me talk slowly for you" incident with Chernoff a few years back. Never be condescending to the media. He fell into the trap trying to prove he was right and gave them the last laugh. Nod and smile and tell them what they want to hear. His abrasive personality has made few friends in the media and none of them are in his corner now that he is struggling. Hardly anyone talks about GT in the Atlanta market at all. Sad. I thought he was improving lately by going back on the local sports radio shows but just yesterday he blew off the question about the importance of the bowl to recruits. Very frustating. [/QUOTE]
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