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Paul Johnson is the best coach GT can hope to have. I think the guy's a genius. We can, and have, out-scheme more talented teams. This isn't even a question in my mind. The only problem is, he's also responsible for GT being less talented than most of the teams on our schedule. He shouldn't be praised for overcoming an obstacle that he himself is directly responsible for.
Now, for reasons that we're all aware, Tech will never consistently out-recruit the big boys. I think, assuming nothing changes w/ THE HILL, the best we can realistically finish is in the 25-30 range. So how do we overcome that?
Well, in short, Paul Johnson has to get mean. Not on the sidelines, or on Rose Bowl field. He has to start getting cut-throat when it comes to scholarships.
Why do we have 2 long-snappers on scholarship? Or 5 or 6 walk-ons on scholarship? When CPJ first arrived on the flats, his spring practices were hell. So tough in fact that he ran a few players off. We need to see that again.
Paul Johnson needs to treat every spring practice as he did his first one. Running players off that aren't contributing. It's the only way we can overcome the talent discrepancy that currently exists.
The only question is...are you willing to accept this? Truthfully, I don't know if I am or not. But I know that this will absolutely work.
Now, for reasons that we're all aware, Tech will never consistently out-recruit the big boys. I think, assuming nothing changes w/ THE HILL, the best we can realistically finish is in the 25-30 range. So how do we overcome that?
Well, in short, Paul Johnson has to get mean. Not on the sidelines, or on Rose Bowl field. He has to start getting cut-throat when it comes to scholarships.
Why do we have 2 long-snappers on scholarship? Or 5 or 6 walk-ons on scholarship? When CPJ first arrived on the flats, his spring practices were hell. So tough in fact that he ran a few players off. We need to see that again.
Paul Johnson needs to treat every spring practice as he did his first one. Running players off that aren't contributing. It's the only way we can overcome the talent discrepancy that currently exists.
The only question is...are you willing to accept this? Truthfully, I don't know if I am or not. But I know that this will absolutely work.