Joe Hamilton will no longer be on tech radio broadcast

[Richland County]

I had a few younger employees from that school in Athens who would always give me grief during the Geoff years. They are young enough to probably have only lived through three losses to us, so they would always talk that talk about how we were irrelevant to them. Well, recently we did a charity event and Mark Richt was there and I asked him in front of these guys who was the biggest rival and he had these guys speechless when he said the same thing. He said “losing to Tech is worse than death. That is precisely why they are our biggest rival.”

He exudes that sentiment on the ACC network. I was happy he left. He had Tech's #. He won a few games against Tech he shouldn't.

 

[bke1984]

He exudes that sentiment on the ACC network. I was happy he left. He had Tech's #. He won a few games against Tech he shouldn't.

Kirby any better? We've won 1 out of 7 he's coached...and that was the first one. But yeah, Tech should have won in 2006, 2009, and 2013 for sure. I could probably think of others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

 

[jgtengineer]

Kirby any better? We've won 1 out of 7 he's coached...and that was the first one. But yeah, Tech should have won in 2006, 2009, and 2013 for sure. I could probably think of others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

Kirby convinced UGA to spend like alabama. They always had players but what kirby did was had them spend on coordinators. He kept monken there despite NFL money calling 4 times, he did what saban did and had extremely high paying Consultant jobs to keep coaches away from other schools while building a stable for when his eventually got poached. Also pushed to make what he was already doing in recruiting legal with regards to contact and recruiting coordinators. On the field Kirby's teams don't do a lot of stuff special. They just do it with the best players available.

Richt was a similar formula but he also did have some creative offenses while he was there. Results are similiar. But how they got there is different. Kirby being a uga grad is able top get things done that "miami guy" couldn't.

 

[Richland County]

Kirby any better? We've won 1 out of 7 he's coached...and that was the first one. But yeah, Tech should have won in 2006, 2009, and 2013 for sure. I could probably think of others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

Kirby played there and graduated from there I expect that from a grade A $hit eatter. St Rick is another story. He works for the ACC now show a little class.

 

[Jacket4Life]

Please don't speculate or spread unconfirmed hearsay. Let's wait until the details come out - which will inevitably come out.

You're right I shouldn't have posted that. I hope it isn't true. I heard it from a current student. I apologize.

 

[MacDaddy2]

Kirby convinced UGA to spend like alabama. They always had players but what kirby did was had them spend on coordinators. He kept monken there despite NFL money calling 4 times, he did what saban did and had extremely high paying Consultant jobs to keep coaches away from other schools while building a stable for when his eventually got poached. Also pushed to make what he was already doing in recruiting legal with regards to contact and recruiting coordinators. On the field Kirby's teams don't do a lot of stuff special. They just do it with the best players available.

Richt was a similar formula but he also did have some creative offenses while he was there. Results are similiar. But how they got there is different. Kirby being a uga grad is able top get things done that "miami guy" couldn't.

Honestly, they were spending on players for more than a decade. The only difference is while now it is via NIL, then it was via duffel bags at Elite camps.

 

[Towaliga]

Honestly, they were spending on players for more than a decade. The only difference is while now it is via NIL, then it was via duffel bags at Elite camps.

Yep. I’ve heard a couple of dwags laughingly refer to NIL. As “Now It’s Legal “.

 

[33jacket]

You're right I shouldn't have posted that. I hope it isn't true. I heard it from a current student. I apologize.

Well. Lets be honest. History repeats. So it wouldn’t shock me if it happened again. Sorry to say it. No one is infallible

 

[Dinner_Jacket]

Joe seemed to shoot himself in the foot with every opportunity he was given by GT Football after his playing days.
Hoping maybe there’s an opportunity sometime in the future with CBK’s staff.
Joe loves GT and needs to be involved in some capacity with GT Athletics.

 

[travgt01]

Joe seemed to shoot himself in the foot with every opportunity he was given by GT Football after his playing days.
Hoping maybe there’s an opportunity sometime in the future with CBK’s staff.
Joe loves GT and needs to be involved in some capacity with GT Athletics.

Idk about that. Dudes almost 50. Time to grow up. He’s a legend and gave a lot to gt but can’t have him constantly embarrassing the program and being a bad influence. I hope he’s done being employed by us.

 

[MWBATL]

Since we have no honest idea about why Joe Ham is no longer employed, we have sure run wild with some nasty thoughts….maybe we should wait for more info to come out over time before we throw him under the bus completely?

 

[stinger78]

Kirby any better? We've won 1 out of 7 he's coached...and that was the first one. But yeah, Tech should have won in 2006, 2009, and 2013 for sure. I could probably think of others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

There are many others if you go back far enough, back at least to 1971.

 

[BaseKnocks]

I’m a Joe Ham fan. I listen to every game on the radio. If you listen to a replay of the Ga State game you’ll be able to guess as to the ‘why’ he is gone. It was pretty obvious.

 

[GTLorenzo]

I’m a Joe Ham fan. I listen to every game on the radio. If you listen to a replay of the Ga State game you’ll be able to guess as to the ‘why’ he is gone. It was pretty obvious.

Drunk? High?

 

[LongforDodd]

I’m a Joe Ham fan. I listen to every game on the radio. If you listen to a replay of the Ga State game you’ll be able to guess as to the ‘why’ he is gone. It was pretty obvious.

I didn't hear the game on radio. what was so obvious to you?

 

[yeti92]

I didn't hear the game on radio. what was so obvious to you?

I haven't been able to find the radio recording from that game myself, but from comments I've seen several different places on the internet from people who listened during the broadcast, he seemed under the influence of something and could not put a cohesive thought together.

 

[georgytech]

Believe that was the game he arrived late to the booth. I made a post in the game thread about it.

 

[BaseKnocks]

Drunk? High?

Andy had to finish a few of his thoughts. I sent the link to listen live to some buddies that night and we all agreed. We thought maybe he’d been at some alumni functions that day.
I hate to see him go. He always made me chuckle when he got excited.

 

[stinger78]

Andy had to finish a few of his thoughts. I sent the link to listen live to some buddies that night and we all agreed. We thought maybe he’d been at some alumni functions that day.
I hate to see him go. He always made me chuckle when he got excited.

If this is so… then, from what I’ve heard this is a long-time issue. I even wonder now if it hurt his ability to play pro ball.

 

[JoJaTeck]

If this is so… then, from what I’ve heard this is a long-time issue. I even wonder now if it hurt his ability to play pro ball.

No - Joe would have gotten a shot at the NFL if it wasn't for his ACL injury in Europe, he was good enough to be at least a backup on many rosters..