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<blockquote data-quote="InsideLB" data-source="post: 921582" data-attributes="member: 857"><p>Thoughts:</p><p></p><p>Recruiting:</p><p>-Main benefit to me from being a Tech Man is it will give him lots of credibility with recruits because he can speak with conviction from personal experience about the GT experience.</p><p>-Because he has a strong reputation as arecruiter from time at Bama, and because parents of current players seem to like him, I don’t see GT going downhill in recruiting. Has some upside and chance to develop into a HC “closer”.</p><p>-Georgia HS coaches seem to like and respect him.</p><p>-Has held current class together for most part and has added guys.</p><p>-Kenyatta seems likely to remain at GT with Key at helm.</p><p>-Has coached/recruited principally in FL, AL, & GA. The overwhelming # of guys we get come from these states.</p><p></p><p>Overall recruiting impression: Probably will recruit as least as well as GT has historically. Has some upside potential for incremental improvement. Could see him recruiting OL well, which is pretty darn important. Best realistic expectation IMO is classes ranked 20 to 40 and attract tough SOBs who may not be as highly rated but will work their arses off and fight to the death.</p><p></p><p>Player Retention</p><p>-A mass exodus of players of players through the portal could set the program back significantly. Especially if on OL & DL. While such an exodus may still happen Key is popular with the team. Kind of a side benefit of keeping him, but not why you’d want to hire someone.</p><p></p><p>Building a Staff</p><p>-Seems well-known and respected within the industry. Has a lot of contacts.</p><p>-Some existing staff may be worth keeping. D/T experience working working with them as interim Key will have a good idea whom to try and retain. Again not why you’d hire him, but a side benefit. May be able to keep parts that ain’t broke.</p><p></p><p>Interrim Performance</p><p>-Made different personal decisions that appeared to paid off (e.g. Stewart PK, starting Hall at RB, moving some OL around).</p><p>-Players displayed fight-to-the-death mentality that had been missing (Collins lost close games regularly. Key beat VT and UNC with resilient efforts from our guys). Players clearly responded to Key and showed development of mental toughness under him.</p><p>-Changed practice structure to better simulate games. Appeared to better prepare us on game day.</p><p>-Showed ability to take whatever was in the pantry and manufacture some impressive wins. Showed ability to lead/oversee staff in creating novel game plans that got results. Showed some ability to be adaptive on the fly.</p><p>-Showed ability to simplify things where needed to get improved results (offense, punting).</p><p>-Represents well in press conferences. Plain-spoken, gives intelligent answers.</p><p>-Small sample size is a negative. Losses to UVA and Miami were bad.</p><p></p><p>Coaching Chops</p><p>-3 years under Saban as OL coach and multiple years under O’Leary are positives.</p><p>-Very Limited HC experience. Has never had year-in/year-out experience of the administrative planning and managing/developing a program.</p><p>-Does appear to have ability to develop, hold, and lead around a vision (at least in the short term). In a fairly short time he had our guys extremely processed-focused.</p><p></p><p>Financial Considerations</p><p>-Apparently we don’t have money to burn on a more proven track record and like Dabo at Clemson or Sam Pittman at Arkansas we are going with a less experienced guy who showed a potential fit for the job.</p><p></p><p>Overall My Opinion:</p><p>-Hires are a crapshoot, so who the hell knows. This hire seems more about identifying the qualities you want in your HFC and going with that over track record. Of course guys with track records can mysteriously fail (fit, motivation, personal problems, etc.).</p><p>-That said, I do see reasons why Key could well be successful at GT. I do feel excited going forward and seeing what he can do. He does seem like a good fit uniquely for Georgia Tech. I always feel like we have to do more with less and that part of the fun of GT football is seeing a bunch of tough SOBs fight people to the death. Let’s do this thing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsideLB, post: 921582, member: 857"] Thoughts: Recruiting: -Main benefit to me from being a Tech Man is it will give him lots of credibility with recruits because he can speak with conviction from personal experience about the GT experience. -Because he has a strong reputation as arecruiter from time at Bama, and because parents of current players seem to like him, I don’t see GT going downhill in recruiting. Has some upside and chance to develop into a HC “closer”. -Georgia HS coaches seem to like and respect him. -Has held current class together for most part and has added guys. -Kenyatta seems likely to remain at GT with Key at helm. -Has coached/recruited principally in FL, AL, & GA. The overwhelming # of guys we get come from these states. Overall recruiting impression: Probably will recruit as least as well as GT has historically. Has some upside potential for incremental improvement. Could see him recruiting OL well, which is pretty darn important. Best realistic expectation IMO is classes ranked 20 to 40 and attract tough SOBs who may not be as highly rated but will work their arses off and fight to the death. Player Retention -A mass exodus of players of players through the portal could set the program back significantly. Especially if on OL & DL. While such an exodus may still happen Key is popular with the team. Kind of a side benefit of keeping him, but not why you’d want to hire someone. Building a Staff -Seems well-known and respected within the industry. Has a lot of contacts. -Some existing staff may be worth keeping. D/T experience working working with them as interim Key will have a good idea whom to try and retain. Again not why you’d hire him, but a side benefit. May be able to keep parts that ain’t broke. Interrim Performance -Made different personal decisions that appeared to paid off (e.g. Stewart PK, starting Hall at RB, moving some OL around). -Players displayed fight-to-the-death mentality that had been missing (Collins lost close games regularly. Key beat VT and UNC with resilient efforts from our guys). Players clearly responded to Key and showed development of mental toughness under him. -Changed practice structure to better simulate games. Appeared to better prepare us on game day. -Showed ability to take whatever was in the pantry and manufacture some impressive wins. Showed ability to lead/oversee staff in creating novel game plans that got results. Showed some ability to be adaptive on the fly. -Showed ability to simplify things where needed to get improved results (offense, punting). -Represents well in press conferences. Plain-spoken, gives intelligent answers. -Small sample size is a negative. Losses to UVA and Miami were bad. Coaching Chops -3 years under Saban as OL coach and multiple years under O’Leary are positives. -Very Limited HC experience. Has never had year-in/year-out experience of the administrative planning and managing/developing a program. -Does appear to have ability to develop, hold, and lead around a vision (at least in the short term). In a fairly short time he had our guys extremely processed-focused. Financial Considerations -Apparently we don’t have money to burn on a more proven track record and like Dabo at Clemson or Sam Pittman at Arkansas we are going with a less experienced guy who showed a potential fit for the job. Overall My Opinion: -Hires are a crapshoot, so who the hell knows. This hire seems more about identifying the qualities you want in your HFC and going with that over track record. Of course guys with track records can mysteriously fail (fit, motivation, personal problems, etc.). -That said, I do see reasons why Key could well be successful at GT. I do feel excited going forward and seeing what he can do. He does seem like a good fit uniquely for Georgia Tech. I always feel like we have to do more with less and that part of the fun of GT football is seeing a bunch of tough SOBs fight people to the death. Let’s do this thing! [/QUOTE]
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