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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 913479" data-attributes="member: 282"><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">First, I get the impression that you're worried that we don't have candidates because we haven't hired anyone yet. Especially since you wrote "if we somehow can't get anyone big to come here". If the only hiring experience you have is watching us hire Collins, then you'll just have to get used to the idea that a reasonably competent organization won't hire quickly just to satisfy fans and will keep the list of prospects secret. We paid a search firm to come up with a list of candidates that fit our needs. Godsey may not be in the set of candidates that fit. In fact, I feel pretty confident that there are a number of coaches that are better fits that we're not even considering who are actively campaigning for the job.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Yes, point #1 says that fans get to sit in the dark for an extended period of time knowing next to nothing about the coaching search. That's fan life.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Nebraska hasn't hired anyone either, and their job has been open longer. This is normal.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What has Godsey done at the NFL level that says "hire him for head coach"? If he hadn't been a QB here, why would you consider him? What's the special knowledge he brings that 31 other NFL Tight Ends coaches don't also bring? Or for that matter, offensive coordinators?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If Godsey is a fit, why not Whisenhunt, who actually has been a successful OC and HC? Or any of a slew of other OCs that didn't play at Tech?</li> </ol><p>We may announce a coach this week, or next week, or early December. It's at the top of Batt's to-do list. He's supposed to do it correctly. Doing it correctly can mean leaving fans twisting in the wind for quite a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 913479, member: 282"] [LIST=1] [*]First, I get the impression that you're worried that we don't have candidates because we haven't hired anyone yet. Especially since you wrote "if we somehow can't get anyone big to come here". If the only hiring experience you have is watching us hire Collins, then you'll just have to get used to the idea that a reasonably competent organization won't hire quickly just to satisfy fans and will keep the list of prospects secret. We paid a search firm to come up with a list of candidates that fit our needs. Godsey may not be in the set of candidates that fit. In fact, I feel pretty confident that there are a number of coaches that are better fits that we're not even considering who are actively campaigning for the job. [*]Yes, point #1 says that fans get to sit in the dark for an extended period of time knowing next to nothing about the coaching search. That's fan life. [*]Nebraska hasn't hired anyone either, and their job has been open longer. This is normal. [*]What has Godsey done at the NFL level that says "hire him for head coach"? If he hadn't been a QB here, why would you consider him? What's the special knowledge he brings that 31 other NFL Tight Ends coaches don't also bring? Or for that matter, offensive coordinators? [*]If Godsey is a fit, why not Whisenhunt, who actually has been a successful OC and HC? Or any of a slew of other OCs that didn't play at Tech? [/LIST] We may announce a coach this week, or next week, or early December. It's at the top of Batt's to-do list. He's supposed to do it correctly. Doing it correctly can mean leaving fans twisting in the wind for quite a while. [/QUOTE]
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