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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 575948" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Someone else alluded to it in another thread, but GT has been EXTREMELY blessed with some great football minds since we started playing football. Heisman, Bobby Dodd, Broyles are coaches who have major awards named after them. </p><p></p><p>I grew up on Friedgen's offense his first time around with Ross and Shawn Jones. Was blessed to witness his magic grooming Joe Hamilton from an undersized turnover prone freshmen QB to eventually a Heisman runnerup. His work with Godsey till this day is one of the best "coach up" jobs I can remember. </p><p></p><p>Gailey gets a lot a crap, but people don't realize how respected of a football coach he was. Our fans want to say how poorly he recruited, but people won't give him credit for never having a losing season at GT with that "poor recruiting", and all the guys he developed into NFL players. He implemented some schemes with Reggie Ball that was about a decade before it became common in college football. There's a reason why Gailey kept getting jobs in the NFL...and could probably still work in football if he wanted to. In my lifetime of being a GT fan (which started in the 90's), IMO, Gailey and his staff probably did the best with finding and developing talent.</p><p></p><p>Then we have Paul Johnson. Sometimes I wish CPJ would have retired in 2016 on a higher note. It's a shame the last few seasons of his tenure have muddied some of his legacy...and it's mainly our fault as GT fans. CPJ deserved to go out on a bigger pedestal than he did, but the divisiveness amongst all of us towards the end made it untenable. I'll never forget how I felt after the 2009 season. I thought GT with CPJ may not win every game, but we would be play teams evenly enough that CPJ could work his magic the last two minutes to beat any team. At a school like GT, giving us a chance against teams like UGA/VT/Clemson/FSU in the last two minute is a gift...and CPJ gave us that more times than we probably deserved. 3 ACCCGs, 2 OBs, and what seemed like a million frustrated DCs and defenders are some of the best times I've had as a GT fan. Outside all of that, CPJ was a phenomenal tactician. His schemes are still being used today from high school to the NFL. A lot has been repackaged, but his influence on football is unquestionable. You don't build up a winning program at Navy (and indirectly Army) out of luck. I hope GT does right by CPJ one day and gives him the distinction he deserves. Like I've said multiple times...CPJ will be on my personal GT Mount Rushmore of coaches. </p><p></p><p>Names like Alexander, Ross, Spurrier, O'Leary, O'Brien, etc who had success here and became bigger names elsewhere have graced our sidelines. There's a reason why other schools and teams like to poach our coaches (San Diego Chargers, Notre Dame, Alabama): If you can win at GT, there's a high chance that coach will be successful anywhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 575948, member: 360"] Someone else alluded to it in another thread, but GT has been EXTREMELY blessed with some great football minds since we started playing football. Heisman, Bobby Dodd, Broyles are coaches who have major awards named after them. I grew up on Friedgen's offense his first time around with Ross and Shawn Jones. Was blessed to witness his magic grooming Joe Hamilton from an undersized turnover prone freshmen QB to eventually a Heisman runnerup. His work with Godsey till this day is one of the best "coach up" jobs I can remember. Gailey gets a lot a crap, but people don't realize how respected of a football coach he was. Our fans want to say how poorly he recruited, but people won't give him credit for never having a losing season at GT with that "poor recruiting", and all the guys he developed into NFL players. He implemented some schemes with Reggie Ball that was about a decade before it became common in college football. There's a reason why Gailey kept getting jobs in the NFL...and could probably still work in football if he wanted to. In my lifetime of being a GT fan (which started in the 90's), IMO, Gailey and his staff probably did the best with finding and developing talent. Then we have Paul Johnson. Sometimes I wish CPJ would have retired in 2016 on a higher note. It's a shame the last few seasons of his tenure have muddied some of his legacy...and it's mainly our fault as GT fans. CPJ deserved to go out on a bigger pedestal than he did, but the divisiveness amongst all of us towards the end made it untenable. I'll never forget how I felt after the 2009 season. I thought GT with CPJ may not win every game, but we would be play teams evenly enough that CPJ could work his magic the last two minutes to beat any team. At a school like GT, giving us a chance against teams like UGA/VT/Clemson/FSU in the last two minute is a gift...and CPJ gave us that more times than we probably deserved. 3 ACCCGs, 2 OBs, and what seemed like a million frustrated DCs and defenders are some of the best times I've had as a GT fan. Outside all of that, CPJ was a phenomenal tactician. His schemes are still being used today from high school to the NFL. A lot has been repackaged, but his influence on football is unquestionable. You don't build up a winning program at Navy (and indirectly Army) out of luck. I hope GT does right by CPJ one day and gives him the distinction he deserves. Like I've said multiple times...CPJ will be on my personal GT Mount Rushmore of coaches. Names like Alexander, Ross, Spurrier, O'Leary, O'Brien, etc who had success here and became bigger names elsewhere have graced our sidelines. There's a reason why other schools and teams like to poach our coaches (San Diego Chargers, Notre Dame, Alabama): If you can win at GT, there's a high chance that coach will be successful anywhere. [/QUOTE]
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