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<blockquote data-quote="jacketup" data-source="post: 911061" data-attributes="member: 630"><p>Why do people debate this question? This board is full of Paul Johnson fans. He answered the question. He went 20-7 his first two years with the 2007 recruiting class that is considered to be Tech's best ever. Johnson only had 3 final AP poll teams in his 11 years, and 2008-2009 were 2 of them. Further, Gailey's staff was good at identifying diamonds in the rough.</p><p></p><p>Johnson's recruiting was never as good as what he walked into. He had a .500 FBS record after 2009. Did he change his scheme (which so many people believe to be important)? Did he forget how to coach? No, the talent wasn't as good from 2010-2018 as it was in 2008-2009. </p><p></p><p>If you want to talk about scheme, I like Friedgen's scheme. Figure out what the other team's weakness is and attack it. Almost every college team has at least one defensive weakness. But you must have talent that is good enough to change your strategy from week to week. So recruiting matters. But yes, so does coaching. You have to identify that weakness and what the other team is doing to cover it up--which usually leaves another weakness. </p><p></p><p>But it all starts at the OL, as we have seen the last 3 1/2 years. We are an OL away from being a respectable team. Without OL talent and experience, no coaching and no scheme matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacketup, post: 911061, member: 630"] Why do people debate this question? This board is full of Paul Johnson fans. He answered the question. He went 20-7 his first two years with the 2007 recruiting class that is considered to be Tech's best ever. Johnson only had 3 final AP poll teams in his 11 years, and 2008-2009 were 2 of them. Further, Gailey's staff was good at identifying diamonds in the rough. Johnson's recruiting was never as good as what he walked into. He had a .500 FBS record after 2009. Did he change his scheme (which so many people believe to be important)? Did he forget how to coach? No, the talent wasn't as good from 2010-2018 as it was in 2008-2009. If you want to talk about scheme, I like Friedgen's scheme. Figure out what the other team's weakness is and attack it. Almost every college team has at least one defensive weakness. But you must have talent that is good enough to change your strategy from week to week. So recruiting matters. But yes, so does coaching. You have to identify that weakness and what the other team is doing to cover it up--which usually leaves another weakness. But it all starts at the OL, as we have seen the last 3 1/2 years. We are an OL away from being a respectable team. Without OL talent and experience, no coaching and no scheme matters. [/QUOTE]
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