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<blockquote data-quote="GSOJacket" data-source="post: 576398" data-attributes="member: 727"><p>I saw my first Tech game at age 6. Bobby Dodd was our coach and still when I graduated Tech in '62. But Dodd's glory years, 1951 - 56, were behind him. Those were fabulous years to be a Tech fan. Tech 'owned' Atlanta, and the press loved - Dodd's personality/accessibility lack of major league sports in the South. People had to die for others to get season tickets in the West stands. But never forget: Tech's great '51 - 56 teams had two outstanding assistants who were MAJOR contributors to Coach Dodd's success - Frank Broyles offense and Ray Graves defense. Broyles last season at Tech was 1956, Graves 1959. The impact of top assistants was less recognized then than it is today, when IMO most Tech fans who saw O'leary's teams understood that while Ralph was here, these were probably as much Friedgen's teams as O'leary's. </p><p>I greatly admire the job Paul Johnson did at Tech, three times ACC Coach of the Year. His first year, when he inherited a roster totally NOT built for his offense, was a masterpiece. When his offense was clicking, it was a thing of beauty - much more interesting and entertaining to me than the same-old, same-old everybody else was running. That said, I'm really looking forward to the new regime, which, like CPJ's, will have some significant early roster challenges. I just hope we'll support Coach Collins and the team even if we experience a tough transition. The head football coaching job at Georgia Tech is not for the faint of heart, but I think we have the right guy. Go Jackets!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GSOJacket, post: 576398, member: 727"] I saw my first Tech game at age 6. Bobby Dodd was our coach and still when I graduated Tech in '62. But Dodd's glory years, 1951 - 56, were behind him. Those were fabulous years to be a Tech fan. Tech 'owned' Atlanta, and the press loved - Dodd's personality/accessibility lack of major league sports in the South. People had to die for others to get season tickets in the West stands. But never forget: Tech's great '51 - 56 teams had two outstanding assistants who were MAJOR contributors to Coach Dodd's success - Frank Broyles offense and Ray Graves defense. Broyles last season at Tech was 1956, Graves 1959. The impact of top assistants was less recognized then than it is today, when IMO most Tech fans who saw O'leary's teams understood that while Ralph was here, these were probably as much Friedgen's teams as O'leary's. I greatly admire the job Paul Johnson did at Tech, three times ACC Coach of the Year. His first year, when he inherited a roster totally NOT built for his offense, was a masterpiece. When his offense was clicking, it was a thing of beauty - much more interesting and entertaining to me than the same-old, same-old everybody else was running. That said, I'm really looking forward to the new regime, which, like CPJ's, will have some significant early roster challenges. I just hope we'll support Coach Collins and the team even if we experience a tough transition. The head football coaching job at Georgia Tech is not for the faint of heart, but I think we have the right guy. Go Jackets!! [/QUOTE]
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