Like you we are all GT fans and hunger for more information on the program. All the same, you’re likely right. I’m just a masochist
Its a point of contention becasue we care and are concerned about what is coming out of CGC mouth. My love of Tech and its sports teams is stronger (so far) than anything that is or has been said by CGC. Having been a Tech fan since before CGC was born, it will be quite difficult for anything he says or does to disturb me enough to make we quit following Tech in the media, in person, or however I can.
I agree with this. I think those on this site hunger for and hunt out every morsel of information we can get about our program. That may also contribute to why people get frustrated with the same message over and over. We probably see things so much more than the average fan and infinitely more (yeah, I know it's not possible) than joe schmoe.
I think your point is well aimed. I think, as fans, we're are so emotionally invested in the outcomes of our program that what he says over and over begins to chafe when it's incongruent with what we see. I just think our opponents and our opponents' fans will do enough GT and CGC-bashing that we don't need to add on.
Agreed. Especially when the information coming from the coaching staff does not jibe with what we see on the field. The average Joe Schmoe just doesn't bother going to a game on Saturday. Those us that lean more to the fanatic side of the fan base spend more time thinking about longer term ramifications of performance on the field (or on the recruiting trail).
You're correct, but isn't it a bit of an issue that the best solution is for a segment of the most fanatic members of the fan base is to not watch the HC's pressers ?
It's a buffet; if you're a vegetarian, don't get the salisbury steak. Not everything is for everyone.
What a poor take. That’s why so many tech fans have stopped watching the games as well.
“Don’t eat the Salisbury steak.” I haven’t had that in some many years I had forgotten it even existed. Smorgasbord favorite when I was a youth.
And quit going to games too
No, the poor take is people watching CGC's pressers and expecting something different. Like his approach or not, he's not going to change. So, if it gets your blood pressure up, don't watch his pressers. They're not intended for the general public anyway. They're designed to give reporters an opportunity to gather information for articles they're writing. There is plenty of other information out there.
I don’t think these are for reporters either.
"Reporters" are the ones asking the questions and are the sole physical audience. It is called a "press conference" for a reason. That being said, I agree with you. I think the intended audiences are the 14 to 18-year-old kids and their parents through the media.
Exactly. Target audience is the young athlete. However, the potential problem when you try to talk over the press to a different audience is that if the press feels they are being dissed, and not getting the facts, they retaliate by writing whatever they want about you.
If the solution to the problem is to stop watching, we can just agree to disagree on this then. The alternative is that you think his pressers are not a problem, on which we can also just disagree. There is no point in debating that.
It looks to me like some Tech fans are whistling past the graveyard. If we should quit watching pressers when we don’t like what we hear, should we also quit watching the games if we don’t like what we see?
The 7-17 record is also troubling and the fact that we still haven’t beaten a P5 team that ended the season with a winning record.