My sources say Ted Roof for DC

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Some posters have said that this year is make or break for PJ now. Some have said this is the nail in the coffin for him if Roof doesn't deliver. I don't think that is the case. Based on the reaction of all the former athletes on this board, and someone mention that Taz was thrilled with the hire it would seem that PJ made a very strategic hire in Roof. This hire might upset a large majority of the fan base but it seems to make a lot of the big wigs happy by hiring a Tech man with strong connections.

If PJ let's Roof alone to handle the defense, it will make Taz and other big money donors happy. If it works out, then great, everyone is happy. If Roof fails, the big money donors won't want to fire Roof (and by extension PJ) after just one season. The majority of the fan base may be upset but the influential boosters will most likely be more lenient with Roof. It potentially buys PJ two seasons to turn things around.
 

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Some posters have said that this year is make or break for PJ now. Some have said this is the nail in the coffin for him if Roof doesn't deliver. I don't think that is the case. Based on the reaction of all the former athletes on this board, and someone mention that Taz was thrilled with the hire it would seem that PJ made a very strategic hire in Roof. This hire might upset a large majority of the fan base but it seems to make a lot of the big wigs happy by hiring a Tech man with strong connections.

If PJ let's Roof alone to handle the defense, it will make Taz and other big money donors happy. If it works out, then great, everyone is happy. If Roof fails, the big money donors won't want to fire Roof (and by extension PJ) after just one season. The majority of the fan base may be upset but the influential boosters will most likely be more lenient with Roof. It potentially buys PJ two seasons to turn things around.
This...

Just hope the D line comes through next year.
 

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Paul has 2 years to produce, I know that for a fact. Ted was brought here not only to coach but for recruiting purposes. Remember this as well, we will be getting a new AD shortly and that will let us know how long Paul's tenure will be if we don't get back and win the ACCC in the next two years. I think we can if we can shore up the DT's. I look forward to watching from afar since I will be in Charleston the next few years.
 

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Those who loved the need to score every time to keep ahead of the opposition's scoring are going to love Ted Roof as DC.

Check the 1999 stats, emphasis on opposition's scores at: http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101099aac.html

Sure we beat uga, but it took:
A. 51 points to their 48 at BDS@HGF.
B. uga's Jasper Sanks fumbling just before going into North End Zone for game winning TD with just seconds left.

Very disappointed in this "retread" hire. :furious: :turbonoes:
Ok, so let's judge a guy by his first year on the job, but let's ignore the vast improvements he made years 2 and 3.

I mean, it's not like we lost games 31-41 or 7-34 in 1998, or won games 63-35, 35-28, 41-38, or 47-24 in 1998 (the year before he was DC). Oh wait, we did.

Well it must have been better the year before. I'm sure in 1997 we didn't need to outscore our opponents 28-26, 41-38, or 35-30. I bet we also didn't lose 31-35 to UVA, or give up 27 points to uga or 38 to FSU. That too?

Well öööö.
 

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Logically, an objective analysis should do the opposite in weighting recent results versus older results. The older the result; the less it should matter in you analysis.
I started off against the hire, but now I think I'm neutral/slightly in favor of it after an objective analysis. In terms of results, Roof has done a pretty good job at most places, except he did pretty bad at Auburn. He's at least got some major D-1 experience as a DC though (8 years as a DC in B1G, SEC, and ACC), which is probably a lot more than our other potential hires.

He's also a GT guy, which will hopefully enhance the job he does. People tend to do a better job and give more effort when they are in favorable situations (i.e. at their dream job) as opposed to something more remote.
 

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While I recognize--don't understand but recognize--that some people apparently think what GT did in Roof's 1st year as DC at Tech is more significant than what he did his next two or what he did 13 years later, last year at Penn State.

However, for those who want to know Roof's philosophy, there's a nice article about Butler who says he shares Roof's philosophy and talks about some of the things they did last year:

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/69689/butler-doesnt-plan-to-change-psu-defense
Some good stuff in the article

"What the Lions like to do, he said, is present multiple looks to the offense in their fronts and coverages while playing with aggressiveness and physicality."

"The key is being able to make adjustments on the fly. He pointed to the season finale against Wisconsin as a great example of that. After trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Lions dominated most of the second half and won 24-21 in overtime."
 

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Paul has 2 years to produce, I know that for a fact. Ted was brought here not only to coach but for recruiting purposes. Remember this as well, we will be getting a new AD shortly and that will let us know how long Paul's tenure will be if we don't get back and win the ACCC in the next two years. I think we can if we can shore up the DT's. I look forward to watching from afar since I will be in Charleston the next few years.
I believe CPJ has 2 more years regardless of who he hired, simply because of his contract. However, now that Roof is here, and recruiting is a major part of the equation, isn't 2 years unfair to Roof? He only has 3 weeks before NSD 2013, so we are basically expecting him to turn it around with one recruiting class. Or would the expectation be that if he lands some 4* players for 2014, more time is given based on potential?
 

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The PSU d did ok against UVa last year, but so did Groh.

Does amyone have a per play comparison of how AU did against UGa in the Roof years compared to us? I say per play because UGa probably ran twice the plays against AU than they ran against us.
 

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I believe CPJ has 2 more years regardless of who he hired, simply because of his contract. However, now that Roof is here, and recruiting is a major part of the equation, isn't 2 years unfair to Roof? He only has 3 weeks before NSD 2013, so we are basically expecting him to turn it around with one recruiting class. Or would the expectation be that if he lands some 4* players for 2014, more time is given based on potential?
Whoever the AD hires as the next coach whether it's in two years or more might have impacted Ted's decision to come back to GT. If we get the AD that a lot of us are hoping for then it might align up right.
 

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Who, pray tell, is "the AD that a lot of us are hoping for..."?
 

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Yeah, that guy. I remember a lot of people wanted him when we hired D-Rad. I'd like for him to have some more time at UCF, but we may not be in a position to wait for that.
 
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