gtownjacket
Varsity Lurker
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You talking about folks like me wesleyd?
LOLWTF??? Dodd had a record of 49-23-2 from 1959-66. For some reason, the columnist didn't include Dodd's 9-2 final season in '66. I'll take that "horrible" record any day.
I don't understand why that author and others seem to think that GT is Johnson's end goal. If he's the football mastermind that they say he is (that's a big if, but for the sake of argument), why would he stay at GT? Why would he not want to test his presumed badassery at a school that cares about football or in the NFL?
Again, not saying I think Johnson would succeed in the NFL, but the people who say he's a genius also think GT is his Graceland, which doesn't make any sense at all.
Because in the seasons we made 15 bowl games, we also beat Georgia like three times.Hell, we've been to 15 straight bowl games. I guarantee you nobody in our "league" has come anywhere CLOSE to that recently. Why are we so ready to blow that up and start over?
You talking about folks like me wesleyd?
I remember hearing more than once early in PJ's tenure that he wanted to retire at GT. Hell, he turned down Auburn in 2008 - it's hard to find a better example of a school that cares more about football.
I thought this article made a lot of sense. It wasn't necessarily expertly written, but the points he made were very good. Think about it - excluding schools like Notre Dame that are traditional powerhouses since the beginning of time, how many elite academic schools like GT have had sustained success in the modern era? Zero? Hell, we've been to 15 straight bowl games. I guarantee you nobody in our "league" has come anywhere CLOSE to that recently. Why are we so ready to blow that up and start over?
Also, I would prefer to not be in the "Brain League" for athletics.
LOLWTF??? Dodd had a record of 49-23-2 from 1959-66. For some reason, the columnist didn't include Dodd's 9-2 final season in '66. I'll take that "horrible" record any day.
All CPJ has to do is become a better recruiter who is able to convince talented players who also have the academic skills to handle Tech that they will have an opportunity to showcase skills the NFL is looking for.
Convince them that if they have those skills they will get a shot at the NFL. But, if the NFL passes, the education GT provides them will prepare them for a very productive non football life.
It is that simple. All he has to do is be honest with himself and make the changes neccessary to be successful.