Potential Head Coach Hires

[GTOXAN2K11]

Edited - need a defensive minded coach who hires a good offensive coordinator

 

[alagold]

Most won't stay and recruiting takes a BIG HIT now.

there is actually an upside to having lower recruits, if you lose them you haven't lost as much plus may can replace them quickly

 

[Jim Prather]

I can never understand why people are already against certain coaches. Ken is a GT guy and looks to run a good pro style offense. Why would he be a bad hire, b/c of Gailey? I'm not saying that is the way to go just don't know why people are so sure that would be a mistake. Its a crap shoot, especially at Tech. Just look at Michigan, Tenn, or Miami.

Here is my concern with not only Wisenhunt, but any coach with predominantly NFL experience, they are going to look to run an NFL style offense. To do that with our current personnel, we will immediately have to move our guards to tackle and our tackles to guard. Then all of them would need to add about 30 pounds. After that, they will need to re-acquaint themselves with the current pass protection techniques. We do have a couple of quarterbacks who will work in a pro-style offense, but none of our receivers will be a good fit. Finally, our running backs will be no better than average in that kind of blocking scheme.
We would better off going to a Malzahn based spread which utilizes more zone blocking techniques, so that the offensive transition would not be as brutal.

 

[Lavoisier]

Give me an ace recruiter who is hungry and knows talented coordinators when he sees them.

Sounds like Pastner. He's currently landing 3stars. He's a great experiment in why ace recruiting might not be super useful at GT.

 

[ATL1]

You know he had Kurt Warner during said super bowl right? Show me what he has done without a hall of fame QB, because that's what he will have here

What? Lol. How many coaches have won without a HOF QB?

 

[jeffgt14]

Rivers is practically his own offensive coordinator every game FWIW. Maybe Whisenhunt helped him get to that point, maybe he didn’t but Rivers is on an elite level of reading defenses and presnap checks.

 

[ibeattetris]

Ummmmm OK.

Does he know how to recruit? Does he know how to handle 18-22 year olds? Has he coached players who are not professionals?

I am not saying he is a bad choice. I am saying that what he has done in the NFL does not answer any of those points.

Al Groh was an amazing NFL coach. He was not able to teach college players how to run his scheme though.

 

[FightWinDrink]

Edited - need a defensive minded coach who hires a good offensive coordinator

Brent Venables HC with Kliff Kingsbury OC /s like that would ever happen

 

[gtg936g]

Let's follow the UNC lead and go hire Steve Spurrier (lol).... at least that would be someone who hates UGAg

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Maybe .

Mel Tucker would be a very good candidate and a lot of people were surprised he didn't get interviewed for the Tennessee head coaching job.

 

[ibeattetris]

What? Lol. How many coaches have won without a HOF QB?

Ravens. Joe Flacco. Behind one of the best defenses ever fielded.

 

[JStewart2227]

I also see Whisenhunts name the most and possibly bringing Giff Smith with him to be DC

 

[DuckGT]

Scott Satterfield
Brent Venables
Mel Tucker
Josh Heupel
Charlie Strong
Tosh Lupoi

 

[ATL1]

Does he know how to recruit? Does he know how to handle 18-22 year olds? Has he coached players who are not professionals?

I am not saying he is a bad choice. I am saying that what he has done in the NFL does not answer any of those points.

Al Groh was an amazing NFL coach. He was not able to teach college players how to run his scheme though.

Groh coached both Wake & UVA.
NFL experience is just that experience. I don’t know how well he’d be in college but to say it’s an awful hire is weird to me. He’s had/having success.

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Also big no to Tony Elliott. That offense solely relies on extraordinary talent to work. Who the hell is coming up with these awful names?

Those aren't awful names and they're better than NFL retreads or assistant coaching nobodies.

 

[RyanS12]

Mac McWhorter

 

[wreckrod]

No thanks. Guy can't develop players. I live in Alabama, Auburn fans hate him. He's a train wreck that lucked out with some incredible Transfer athletes that would never get into Tech. God I hope Stansbury pays more attention to the rest of college football than some of us.

Also live in Alabama and all of the Auburn fans are ready for him to go.

 

[Scubapro]

I am not looking forward to this process...Tech will hire a search committee and they will bring us a Chan Clone like Whisenhunt...Tech is screwed for the next six years

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Malzahn would be a way too perfect a fit here.

Too expensive

 

[MikeJackets1967]

I am not looking forward to this process...Tech will hire a search committee and they will bring us a Chan Clone like Whisenhunt...Tech is screwed for the next six years

If they hire Whisenhunt they will be looking for another head coach in 2002 or 2003