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Saban has hired Ken Whisenhunt as a Special Assistant.
Thoughts?
Would he have been a good hire at Tech?
Thoughts?
Would he have been a good hire at Tech?
He would have been better than our previous coach.Saban has hired Ken Whisenhunt as a Special Assistant.
Thoughts?
Would he have been a good hire at Tech?
Saban has hired Ken Whisenhunt as a Special Assistant.
Thoughts?
Would he have been a good hire at Tech?
You can hire guys who can recruit. He took a team to a super bowl. He can coach.
Dunno, didn't read right....No. Hasn'trecruited(drafted?) a kid since Vietnam.
No. Hasn't recruited a kid since Vietnam.
Dunno, didn't read right....
We have a good reference for your point at GT going from O’Leary to Gailey. The Gailey years were by no means a bad era but when compared to the O’Leary years there was definitely some nuance missing that made a difference in maximizing our talent and resources.I'm not a believer in Pro coaches being head coaches at college level, but looks to me like pro coaches being OC and DC, or assts works well and let the college guys run the program , recruit etc. It seem to work well in Athens.
Yet, Gailey was excellent at identifying and developing talent at every position but QB. He had many two star recruits make it to the NFL. His inability to maximize talent was more due to loyalty to one assistant coach and had nothing to do with him coming from the NFL. That and Flunkgate, our school misreporting academic progress, and losing our top four running backs in one season.We have a good reference for your point at GT going from O’Leary to Gailey. The Gailey years were by no means a bad era but when compared to the O’Leary years there was definitely some nuance missing that made a difference in maximizing our talent and resources.
One of the best at talent evaluation according to some connected with the pros.Yet, Gailey was excellent at identifying and developing talent at every position but QB. He had many two star recruits make it to the NFL. His inability to maximize talent was more due to loyalty to one assistant coach and had nothing to do with him coming from the NFL. That and Flunkgate, our school misreporting academic progress, and losing our top four running backs in one season.
To my untrained eye, the biggest difference was that O'Leary had Ralph and Joe Ham and some very good offensive lines. Gailey's teams seemed to always have good defenses and special teams. It was like watching a pro team in many ways. I used to complain about Coach Gailey...until recently.We have a good reference for your point at GT going from O’Leary to Gailey. The Gailey years were by no means a bad era but when compared to the O’Leary years there was definitely some nuance missing that made a difference in maximizing our talent and resources.
I aways thought that if Gailey got out of his own way on offense, we could have had some top-caliber teams back then. He could spot the talent, he just thought he'd win with defense and field position, like the Pros. At least that's what I remember it seeming like back then.To my untrained eye, the biggest difference was that O'Leary had Ralph and Joe Ham and some very good offensive lines. Gailey's teams seemed to always have good defenses and special teams. It was like watching a pro team in many ways. I used to complain about Coach Gailey...until recently.
That’s exactly right. How you could have a college player the caliber of Calvin Johnson and not have one of the best offenses around is beyond comprehension. But man his defenses were flat out nasty.I aways thought that if Gailey got out of his own way on offense, we could have had some top-caliber teams back then. He could spot the talent, he just thought he'd win with defense and field position, like the Pros. At least that's what I remember it seeming like back then.
Under Gailey, we had NO offensive style. He did try to run an NFL offense. It was ALL about taking NO chances, playing it safe, who cares if you're predictable...just don't turn the ball over. He totally relied on defense to win, and our offense gave them NO help that I can recall (by and large).Y'all don't think the offensive style contributed to the defensive effectiveness?