Chan Gailey Call In Show 11-20-2003

jacketguy

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Jackets head to Charlottesville.. 26th meeting between the two schools..

Gailey.. NC win was very good for us.. guys found a way to win the shootout..

Call in show will be on Wednesday next week... game time for the Tech Ga game will not be announced until Monday..

Caller: Kirk in Doraville.. the kid Singleton on the sideline.. who is he .. Dunlap and Tuminello

Gailey: Singleton is a walkon.. came out after school started.. the two other young men.. Dunlap and Tuminello.. both on the team on doing well.. Dunlap has done an excellent job on special teams.. hoping to redshirt Kevion... Dunlap could be a good player.. Singleton is trying to be a WR or RB.. he is a skill player.. not sure where he will end up

Caller: Watched the MD VA game.. not one time was a pass thrown down field.. also how many WR are we recruiting

Gailey: Their offense is predicated on throwing to the backs and TE.. lost one of their best receivers early in the year.. lost their top 2 receivers.. his favorite receiver is his roommate.. their running game is a flare to the RB...etc.. they are not trying to fool anyone.. not trying to throw it down the field... can we play it a little tighter.. at times we can... not like a Clemson or NC State... Cooper is the 3rd guy at TE.. and has a chance if he matures physically and mentally... Matthews came on strong last year, but has tapered off as this year has progressed... doesnt look like he will fit at FB.. probably will play an H-back type TE.. could be interior..

Caller: Tony in Smyrna.. congrats on the win.. stats can be deceiving.. Foschi not getting recognition... seems to be deserving of some recognition

Gailey: Unfortunately you are right.. the media want to focus on the ones who have the stats... but its guys like JP that make things go.. he has made critical catches all year long.. he has had a great year.. he has helped us keep some drives alive.. never will the public realize the value he has been to this team

Tech Basketball tonight against Hofstra...

Caller:Greg on a cell.. an observer.. seems to be that how Reggie goes.. the team goes.. what do you think about that.

Gailey: The way the game is set up today.. if you arent successful in an area.. it hurts the whole team.. special teams can hurt the whole team.. if you dont do well on offense, it hurts the whole team.. if the QB doesnt play good it hurts the team etc.. but this is such a team game that I would never play it up like that... the stars had to fall right just to get to where we are today.. been very fortunate in terms of injuries.. you take a true freshman walking into the situation he did.. and to do what he has done has been a minor miracle.. but the senior leadership, the way this team has reacted to adversity, etc. are the things that have made this team what it is..

A 1000 yard rusher makes a huge difference for Reggie Ball... A QB is judged by .. did he lead his team to victory..

Caller: Trey on a cell.. Friends had a argument about who called the play with Freddie calling the .. what do we have to do to stop Virginia

Gailey: It was actually Buddy Geis.. we had planned on calling it on first down.. but Geis called it.. if we tackle in this ball game.. we will be alright..that will be the biggest thing.. it will be a very similar strategy to NC State..

Caller: Jim on a cell.. nice win against NC.. Va is tough to play up there.. quesiton is .. on Jon Smith.. like to know on recruiting.. are we recruiting skill players like him.. are we recruiting a punter

Gailey: yes.. the guys we are talking to at WR right now.. we feel they have big play potential.. you dont go after possesion type receivers.. you go after big play.. knows one really, really good player that we are right in the thick of it with... punter.. no... we may wait and see if we can get a good walk on... so behind on scholarships etc.. would rather wait and see how Andy does..

Gene on a cell phone.. I have a friend at Elon who is a friend of Mike Matthews and he was wondering .. why is Mike not playing and just wearing a jersey...

Gailey: Guys not on the travel squad get to choose whether or not they want to dress out.. he is just not as good as the other guys right now.. its going to take some time for him to get better..

Steve in Tyrone.. big Hurricane fan.. like Tech.. really a Miami fan.. is Miami coming to Atlanta..

Wes: Yes.. and the game is already sold out for you

Caller: Jim in Atlanta.. quick question.. last Feb when BOB left.. Geis came in .. will the set up change.. will you get an offensive coordinator

Gailey: Cant give an answer right now.. will evaluate everything at the end of the season.. will make a decision at the end of the season.. right now I like what we are doing and where we are headed.. just not sure right now..

Al Groh's 3-4 defense... maybe 3 teams in the NFL that run it now.. why are they running it..

They made a decision a few years back that they could recruit more LB than DL... they feel that they can stop the run with it.. but that has been the nemesis of the 3-4 thru the years.. VA's LB's are closer to the line than what you see in the 4-3... but, they give up some things on pass coverage by playing the LB's this way..

On offense, Virginia runs very much a pro style offense... some west coast influence.. but really came out of Denver... use Miller the TE very well.. try to get in the tight set to get the running game going.. try to spread you out a bit..

The home team has won the last 8 games between Tech and Virginia..

Gailey and Wes discuss the tradition of playing at BDS...

Gailey: They have accepted challenges all year long, I want them to accept another challenge of going to Virginia and winning for the first time since 1990

Caller: Matt in Gwinnett... bowl selection process.. they go by choices.. how do they decide..

Wes.. Best thing I can say is that you look at potential matchups.. if NC State were to beat MD.. it would create a jam..

The people tied in with the ACC are having a tough time this year..

The deadline for the BCS is Dec6... last year Tech didnt know they were going to San Jose until Dec 8... could be some trades made with Bowls.. the first week in December... The Tangerine may try to make an announcement in the next week to 10 days..

Wes mentions a comment made by Gailey during the pre-season when he said that he hoped we did as good as the 8th place preseason pick in 2002 (Virginia)...

Gailey: What we have determined about those who do the preseason predictions is that they have no clue.. its good for fan interest etc.. but thats about it..

Keys to the ballgame..

Alignment, Assignment, and Tackling... we have to get lined up.. play our assignments and hit people..

We have to protect the football.. it will be a bear to run it.. tough to throw...

We have to cover kicks on special teams..
 

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Flats Noob
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saved me an hour of listening (bosses probably would've frowned upon such a thing)!

Thanks for the report!
 

mustard

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This is a very good report, and it is very much appreciated.
 
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