Official: Brent Key is Georgia Tech Football's Head Coach

[85Escape]

Not so different than corporate America as you have to consider a broke company attracting new hires. You can promote from within and pay less than competing with other companies for an external hire. That's what happened here.

Sure, but that doesn't make him an "oh, well" hire. It means they believe he can do the job for less than others wanted. Or they think that investing more into coordinators is more important than spending extra for the outside talent. But to say that we are 'settling' is exactly the kind of propaganda that the Athens HS Journal boys want to spread.

 

[cpf2001]

Most people don't know if they're the "oh well" hire, but it's probably more often than they'd think...

Whether Key has more inside info, or puts any credence into the millions of rumors, is something we also don't know. I don't think it'll be a big issue.

 

[Creative]

I don't know if Fritz should be considered "Big" name

I would have been ok with Fritz, but you’re right. Not a “big name”. “Solid”… maybe…. Anyhow, I hope this ages better than my “AJC reporting Fritz is the guy” post. Haha. I think we are trending in the right way with Key. Pulling for him.

 

[LongforDodd]

Will Key's first step be to call McCollum?

 

[Randy Carson]

Will Key's first step be to call McCollum?

Right after Gibbs.

"Hello? Jahmyr...yeah, you heard. Thanks. Listen, I'm going to be making some changes...yeah...how many carries would you want per game...?"

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

CBK’s first official act as “permanent” HC should be to cut Chip Long loose. Then initiate a campus-wide search for a punter for next year.

We need to sign 20-25 really good players, mostly linemen. Hit on a few portal contributors and fix the offense. In addition to what you suggest.

 

[Techster]

Most people don't know if they're the "oh well" hire, but it's probably more often than they'd think...

Whether Key has more inside info, or puts any credence into the millions of rumors, is something we also don't know. I don't think it'll be a big issue.

Key knows he wasn't first choice. That's fine...you don't need to be the first choice, you just need to end up being the best choice. Time will tell, but hopefully Jacket nation can all unite now and let Key do his job. I'm excited to see what Key will do with his program now.

 

[John]

 

[LongforDodd]

If true we all need to start writing checks to show some support.

 

[jeffgt14]

I'm good with it.

 

[Techster]

If true we all need to start writing checks to show some support.

Like X 1,000,000

 

[MidnightRambler]

You know if they are wrong again no one here will read their stuff again

 

[Sheboygan]

If this is true, he earned the job on the fly. His interview process was the season. He took what I believed to be an existential catastrophe and made it respectable. He did it, at times, with a 3rd string QB against ranked competitors and a Heisman candidate. He needs to show that he can recruit and manage the program in the long term, but he has earned the chance to show he can do it. I feel a lot better about this decision than I ever did about the Collins hire.

Amen, brutha!

 

[MidnightRambler]

You know if they are wrong again no one here will read their stuff

I refuse to pay to read AJC stuff

 

[CPJacket]

Right after Gibbs.

"Hello? Jahmyr...yeah, you heard. Thanks. Listen, I'm going to be making some changes...yeah...how many carries would you want per game...?"

Would be awesome, but Gibbs is going to the league.

 

[TwinTownTony]

I refuse to pay to read AJC stuff

You can read for free from the app.

 

[slugboy]

I got all caught up in work, and then I come back and see this.

I think Key will make whatever staff changes he can to get the team winning.

 

[UgaBlows]

Love it - the Bleacher Report stream for GT FB has posts time stamped just minutes apart saying Fritz was the guy, then Key. I generally like Ken’s work, but he got sucked in to the wrong “insider” source on this one.

Ken should be known as “Scoop” Sugiura from now on!

 

[UgaBlows]

We need to sign 20-25 really good players, mostly linemen. Hit on a few portal contributors and fix the offense. In addition to what you suggest.

We have immediate openings for two stud linebackers

 

[stinger 1957]

Without seeing the contract I like what we have done.
CCL has another year on his 850M contract, even if we wanted to replace him, not saying we do, don't believe we have the $ to be buying him out.
My biggest hope now is we have enough NIL $ and Kenyatta SR. has some good players lined up for us. One thing about the new CFB is it keeps it interesting for a longer part of each year, probably more interesting than the coaches would like.