2006 was Gailey's best year.

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This was posted by GTJT on the Hive and I think it bears repeating here. Furthermore, there's lots of reasons to believe these figures will improve in '07 and almost no reason to think that they will go down.

Those wanting to fire Gailey are way, way off base.



Points scored per game
1997 26.2
1998 35.5
1999 38.4
2000 32.2
2001 31.2
2002 21.5
2003 21.1
2004 22.0
2005 18.5
2006 24.9
Comment: 6.4 ppg scoring improvement over last year and highest during CCG era.

Points allowed per game
1997 24.7
1998 24.6
1999 30.1
2000 19.8
2001 21.6
2002 20.5
2003 20.5
2004 18.9
2005 20.1
2006 18.4
Comment: Lowest ppg total allowed since 1991 (16.4).

Scoring margin per game
1997 1.5
1998 10.9
1999 8.3
2000 12.4
2001 9.5
2002 1.0
2003 0.6
2004 3.1
2005 -1.6
2006 6.6
Comment: Best margin under CCG.

Percent of Games Favored vs Spread
1997 50%
1998 58%
1999 83%
2000 67%
2001 85%
2002 69%
2003 38%
2004 42%
2005 58%
2006 64%
Comment: Laugh if you want, but this is an indicator of what the public thinks of our program.

Record against the point spread
1997 8-3-1
1998 8-3
1999 4-8
2000 9-3
2001 4-8
2002 4-9
2003 7-6
2004 6-5
2005 5-7
2006 8-5-1
Comment: Again, laugh if you want, but this has a lot to do with perceptions of fans when it comes to "not just winning, but winning 'big enough'".

Bottom line during the CCG era...best record straight up, best record against the spread, best offensive scoring ppg, best defensive scoring ppg, and of course best margin per game.

This program is headed in the right direction.
 
Of course it was Gailey's best year. It was also the worst ACC since he's been here and the worst UGAy team since he's been here and both of those look to improve next year.

Looks to me like Gailey just peaked.
 
Great post & thanks for the information.
The numbers don't lie.

See ya on the Flats next year Fellas & looking forward to signing day & '07 Recruiting Class!
 
knoxjacket said:
Of course it was Gailey's best year. It was also the worst ACC since he's been here and the worst UGAy team since he's been here and both of those look to improve next year.

Looks to me like Gailey just peaked.
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While I can't disagree with the ACC and Ugag's point I can't agree that this is the best it is going to get. Look at who's coming back next year in our team as well as the ACC. Consider that we probably haven't even scratched the surface when it comes to offensive play calling and that recruiting, something that was a heated issue almost everyday on this board last year is fixed and looks to be off to a great start for 08. Some people here argued that we could not sign a top 25 recruiting class in today’s world due to academic restrictions yet we will do it this year and might do it the next.

We have not peaked, wait until we have two more classes with at least 6 or 7 blue chip recruits and then if the results are the same feel free to b***h and moan. We have made great strides this year, strides beyond the gradual increase shown in any year of the Gailey tenure. So be patient there is no need to re-invent the wheel, specially when we are so close to putting it together. Don't get me wrong Gailey is no Dodd, but there are a lot of awful coaches out there that get less results out of more talent, look at Fran at A&M and Tommy Bowden at Clemson. They get blue chip talent year in and year out and never get as much out of their team as Gailey has, so let's not throw away a project as uniquely challenging as ours in a stage as late as ours.
 
This program is headed in the right direction if you believe that 92nd in the nation in passing efficiency is good. That was where we were ranked headed into bowl season. That's tied with 2002 for the best of Gailey's GT carreer.

That may be good enough for you, but it is not for me, especially when you have the nation's best WR.

I am in favor of keeping Gailey, but we need a real OC. There is not one coach on this staff with a proven track record as a Division 1-A OC. When you look at the resumes, 92nd in nation is not surprising.
 
How about guys like Jim Grobe and Rich Rodriguez who don't have blue chip talent and have both been to BCS games and both beat us?
 
jacketup said:
This program is headed in the right direction if you believe that 92nd in the nation in passing efficiency is good......

I am in favor of keeping Gailey, but we need a real OC. There is not one coach on this staff with a proven track record as a Division 1-A OC. When you look at the resumes, 92nd in nation is not surprising.
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I can't disagree with that but look at the stats relative to our QB situation, it is too bad that I don't have a larger sample set from which to back TB, but I think with a true pocket passing game manager that can make solid decision we can go a long way. Besides at this point last year we had problem recruiting, tackling in the secondary and the offense had shown no signs of life. Now only the offense remains a question mark and we have seen enough incremental progress in it justify Nix's tweeking of it.
 
knoxjacket said:
How about guys like Jim Grobe and Rich Rodriguez who don't have blue chip talent and have both been to BCS games and both beat us?
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Good point there but remember RR is a scheme guy like Mike Leach. A guy with a proven system that tends to equalize talent playing in a less than stelar conference (Uconn, South Fl, Cincinatti, please) and Jim Grobe called that WR sweep play untill he was blue in the face and had some tremendous breaks go his way, I'm talking OSU championship in 2001 type breaks as far as pulling out close games. Heck he beat Duke by a blocked field goal at the end of the game to start the season.

The point is that there will always be scheme/system guys, but they are few and far between and you have to make sure they never leave your program, because if they do you've stuck with very unflexible presonnel and might take 2-3 years of recruiting get your team ready to play non-spread, non-wishbone, non-east and west football.
 
I'll plagiarize my own post from another thread about my biggest concern for the program right now.

From '02-'06, taking into account the last three games of each season, GTs record is 4-11 (7-13 if you consider the last 4 games of each season).

Finishing 0-3, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 and 1-2 over the previous five years. (1-3, 1-3, 2-2, 2-2 and 1-3 in the last 4 games of each season) is simply not getting it done.

PPG on offense is up, PPG on defense is down, scoring is up, we're favored more now :rolleyes: , we're better against the spread :ugh: (great, I'll call my bookie and plan on ordering chairback seats between the 40's next year), but the bottom line is wins & losses.

We're winning more than we lose, very true, I'm the first to point out that Chan Gailey has been above .500 in each of his first five seasons, something O'Leary, Ross, Curry, Rodgers, Carson, or even Dodd did not accomplish.

But we've got to finish the season off better than we have thus far, which includes defeating UGA and winning games that you should. We should have beaten WF. Scoring is up, but we managed 6 points against WF. Syracuse, Duke, UConn, Liberty, Clemson, NC State, UNC, BC, VT and Maryland managed to score more.
 
GT65_UGA89 said:
I'll plagiarize my own post from another thread about my biggest concern for the program right now.

From '02-'06, taking into account the last three games of each season, GTs record is 4-11 (7-13 if you consider the last 4 games of each season).

Finishing 0-3, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 and 1-2 over the previous five years. (1-3, 1-3, 2-2, 2-2 and 1-3 in the last 4 games of each season) is simply not getting it done.

PPG on offense is up, PPG on defense is down, scoring is up, we're favored more now :rolleyes: , we're better against the spread :ugh: (great, I'll call my bookie and plan on ordering chairback seats between the 40's next year), but the bottom line is wins & losses.

We're winning more than we lose, very true, I'm the first to point out that Chan Gailey has been above .500 in each of his first five seasons, something O'Leary, Ross, Curry, Rodgers, Carson, or even Dodd did not accomplish.

But we've got to finish the season off better than we have thus far, which includes defeating UGA and winning games that you should. We should have beaten WF. Scoring is up, but we managed 6 points against WF. Syracuse, Duke, UConn, Liberty, Clemson, NC State, UNC, BC, VT and Maryland managed to score more.
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Is it possible that flunkgate, low numbers because of probation. None of which is Gailey's fault might have anything to do with the lack of depth that has caused these let downs at the end of the seasons?
 
GTYellowJacket12 said:
Now only the offense remains a question mark and we have seen enough incremental progress in it justify Nix's tweeking of it.
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With all due respect, I did not see any progress. I saw the same game plan as WF, but with a different QB. We tried the deep pass, and it didn't work against WF (is Nix the only guy who doesn't realize that this is not Reggie's strength?). We tried the deep pass against WVU, and it worked for a half until WVU made adjustments.

29 minutes of shut out football is not progress. If WVU had tape on Bennett against quality opponents, the shut out would have started in the first half.
 
FAN OF BOBBY DODD said:
Is it possible that flunkgate, low numbers because of probation. None of which is Gailey's fault might have anything to do with the lack of depth that has caused these let downs at the end of the seasons?
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OMG how long are we going to use this excuse. The reason we win more early in the season is we schedule the weak games at the front end. We usually have Clemson, UGA and a bowl game in the last three or four games. Any surprised that we lose more than we win?
 
I don't think you are doing anything to further your case geeteelee. 2006 was Chan's best year. Which is kind of sad and pathetic when you think about it. We had opportunities present themselves ALL year that would have marked this season as extremely special. Opportunities and paths to Championship type seasons don't come around all the time. In fact, they are very rare. Yet, we pissed away every opportunity to solidify this season as special, and there is no way you or any Hiver can rationalize that one away. A win in any of the last 3 games could have totally changed the face of this season. Instead we ended it much like the rest and still have as many questions about this coach that we've had in the past. The fact that Chan played Ball all season long is evidence enough that we have a Coach who doesn't make good coaching decisions.
 
Next year some numbers to consider:

School Returning Starters
Wake 15
Va Tech 17
Miami 18
Maryland 16
Florida State 17
Boston College 17
UGA 13
 
I don't thing that matters to tell you the truth gtmg. We should match up pretty well across the board and I expect us to do well. With a new QB and a more rational offensive attack (I hope) we should put more points up. Assuming Tenuta is still here there's no reason to think the D will be much different so we will still have a good shot at every game on the schedule.

I don't care or worry about the prevailing "this was our one chance" scenario either. I don't care if the ACC is up or down, we have the talent to compete with everyone in the league and will win or lose based on making plays. As our talent level gets better (if we can keep recruiting like this year) we'll have a bigger margin for error. But my expectations don't change year to year.

We this could have been a special year. But so could next season.
 
I wonder if UGA's number includes the three defensive players that just declared for the NFL.
 
BarrelORum said:
Opportunities and paths to Championship type seasons don't come around all the time. In fact, they are very rare. Yet, we pissed away every opportunity to solidify this season as special, and there is no way you or any Hiver can rationalize that one away........ The fact that Chan played Ball all season long is evidence enough that we have a Coach who doesn't make good coaching decisions.
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*sigh*
Yeah, we certainly did piss away an opportunity for a very, very special season.

However, call it rationalization if you will, but it was Chan's coaching decisions that put us in the position we were in to have that special season. Would TB's superior passing make up for Ball's running ability against Maryland, Miami, and VT? Would TB have made a difference against UGa with their superior defense as compared to WVU? (I do think TB would have made a difference against Wake, however.)

The lack of depth is real, the reason for it is real. I'm not making excuses, it's fact. Furthermore, the reasons for the lack of depth have now gone away and looking forward we SHOULD be in a position next year for something special as well.
 
knoxjacket said:
Of course it was Gailey's best year. It was also the worst ACC since he's been here and the worst UGAy team since he's been here and both of those look to improve next year.
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:biggthumpup:
 
BOR,

Like it or not, UGA proved something to me in the Peach. They certainly improved during the season and their superior depth made a difference when thinner teams like us run out of gas. UGA's Defense is extremely good.

We would've beaten them like a drum early to mid season, but the team in the peach bowl is not the same team that lost to Tennessee IMHO. Granted, Bennett probably beats them in 2006 but that is crying over spilt milk...

They lose a lot, but they will reload to some extent. They do appear to be in big trouble on the OL. My theory is bolstered by them taking nine OL. Nobody loads up like that in one year unless they realize that they must rely on true frosh OLmen. True frosh OLmen are a krapshoot so you better have numbers.
 
Geetee said:
:biggthumpup:
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And you joyously acknowledge yet another post diminishing the accomplishments of the team.

You're such a great fan.


fwiw, Knox don't like Gailey at all, but he is willing to recognize his accomplishments despite the post you refer to. I have never seen ONE positive thing from you.

I ask you yet again: Since Gailey will be the coach next year and the year after exactly what do you hope to accomplish with your constant diatribes, insults, and demeaning posts about our football team?
 
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