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Its a really good article, other than the fact we're not in a rebuild.
We have 1 single sub-0.500 season in ACC play in the last 25 years. That's something no other ACC team can tout. We also have more ACC Championships and more Divisional Championships than the vast majority of other ACC teams during the last 25 years.
I guess I'll just take it as a positive that other people outside our circle expect so much of our program that they'll consider such longevity in need of a rebuild.
We know what CPJ has done on the field in his tenure but the national perception is that we are still a lower level ACC team and the ACC (outside of Clemson) is a lower level conference. I love CPJ and think he did a great job with his players and for the school but he was not good at building a positive national perception of the program. This staff is working to change the national perception to believing that we should and will be in the discussion with programs like Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, LSU, etc. Even as much as CPJ did in making Tech competitive, we are still far from a perennial Top 25 program at this point.Its a really good article, other than the fact we're not in a rebuild.
We have 1 single sub-0.500 season in ACC play in the last 25 years. That's something no other ACC team can tout. We also have more ACC Championships and more Divisional Championships than the vast majority of other ACC teams during the last 25 years.
I guess I'll just take it as a positive that other people outside our circle expect so much of our program that they'll consider such longevity in need of a rebuild.
Collins wants to incorporate that intelligence into his brand strategy. He saw how Stanford went from using its academic bona fides as a crutch to using them as an effective recruiting tool. That’s why Collins got miffed at his introductory press conference when he was asked if Georgia Tech could win with its academic rigor. “I kind of bowed up a little bit, because I see [academics] as such great advantages,” Collins says. “The greatest players I’ve ever coached in my career are elite in every phase of their lives—from athletics to their work ethic to their attitude to their academics. Socially, spiritually, they are elite in everything they do.”
It's as if CGC has been reading my posts on GTSwarm all these years....is it a little dusty in here?!
Its easy to say that. We will know based on how many he convinces to come ( and gets in) that are still in for the first APR report. We don't have easy majors to hide them in like stanford if they aren't cutting it.
Its a really good article, other than the fact we're not in a rebuild.
We have 1 single sub-0.500 season in ACC play in the last 25 years. That's something no other ACC team can tout. We also have more ACC Championships and more Divisional Championships than the vast majority of other ACC teams during the last 25 years.
I guess I'll just take it as a positive that other people outside our circle expect so much of our program that they'll consider such longevity in need of a rebuild.
Collins wants to incorporate that intelligence into his brand strategy. He saw how Stanford went from using its academic bona fides as a crutch to using them as an effective recruiting tool. That’s why Collins got miffed at his introductory press conference when he was asked if Georgia Tech could win with its academic rigor. “I kind of bowed up a little bit, because I see [academics] as such great advantages,” Collins says. “The greatest players I’ve ever coached in my career are elite in every phase of their lives—from athletics to their work ethic to their attitude to their academics. Socially, spiritually, they are elite in everything they do.”
It's as if CGC has been reading my posts on GTSwarm all these years....is it a little dusty in here?!
We know what CPJ has done on the field in his tenure but the national perception is that we are still a lower level ACC team and the ACC (outside of Clemson) is a lower level conference. I love CPJ and think he did a great job with his players and for the school but he was not good at building a positive national perception of the program. This staff is working to change the national perception to believing that we should and will be in the discussion with programs like Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, LSU, etc. Even as much as CPJ did in making Tech competitive, we are still far from a perennial Top 25 program at this point.
Edited to add: I also think that a major factor in Tech "being left behind" in the college football arms race has been institutional support. Under ADTS that has been changing for the better, but unfortunately CPJ left before the effects could be realized on the field. CGC now has more resources than any other HC to actually "take Tech to the next level".
It helps when you throw piles of money into the mix....
"The question is: “How did Stanford get there when others have not”? Three elements come to mind: Money, Talent and Coaching. Unlike all other schools in current times, Stanford’s endowments from private sources allocated specifically to football are substantial and perhaps unprecedented. According to recent Wall Street Journal statistical findings, no other college football program in America has an “athletics-only endowment worth between $450 million and $500 million”. According to the WSJ’s Ben Cohen, “almost everything the football program touches is endowed”, including each of the 85-scholarship players, and the salary of its head coach."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerg...r-success-in-college-football-2/#10d13b23132c
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Baby steps.
Its a really good article, other than the fact we're not in a rebuild.
We have 1 single sub-0.500 season in ACC play in the last 25 years. That's something no other ACC team can tout. We also have more ACC Championships and more Divisional Championships than the vast majority of other ACC teams during the last 25 years.
I guess I'll just take it as a positive that other people outside our circle expect so much of our program that they'll consider such longevity in need of a rebuild.