A coupla things to point out....

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I haven't seen the long pass Tater threw last week mentioned... It was a thing of beauty, not to mention Smith hanging on to it.I think Ugah just might be vulnerable to it....

The other thing...everyone is either assuming the UGa game determines Chan's fate or that he'll be fired regardless. I, for one don't think he'll be fired, but nor do I think he'll be coaching at GT in 08 either.
 
Good point about the longball.

Do you think he is going to "retire" or do you think that he is going to be hired by someone else? College or pro?
 
Chuck Oliver on CSS made a good point: We have a 6 year resume at Tech for CCG, one game doesn't alter that. We know who he is, we know what to expect under him. If he can get a good win, then great! But does that really change what kind of coach he is? All the negatives are still there, and all the positives are still there. At this point, one game really doesn't change that. I agree, and I think DRad is too smart to get sucked in to allowing one game to severely influence his thinking on the matter.
 
SMoney said:
Good point about the longball.

Do you think he is going to "retire" or do you think that he is going to be hired by someone else? College or pro?
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I personally wouldn't be surprised if it was similar to last year's Patrick Nix situation, where everyone knows he was let go, but, publicly, "he has decided to puruse another opportunity."
 
I don't think that would happen, because that would mean he was leaving of his own volition with no buyout. I can't see him doing that, because, well...that's a lot of money he'd be leaving on the table.

He'll definitely coach again, though. Probably not a head coach though...maybe an OC in the pros.
 
There's a lotta college jobs coming open and Chan can legitimately ppiont to a pretty decent record and say: let me show you what I can do without the restrictions I've had to deal with in Atlanta.

He's well thought of in the pro ranks as well. I'm thinkin' he's the kind that won't hang around where he ain't wanted.
 
gnats67 said:
Gailey goes pro. You heard it here next.
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I agree with you on this one. I just hope he won't drag it out so long that we miss out on a good replacement.

While I think we need a change I just can't bring myself to jump on the "bash Chan" train. I believe he's a good man, and I believe he's done some good things during his tenure. I also believe he's made some of the most bonehead moves in the history of coaching. (I could have paid for my season tickets and Tech Fund contribution if I had a $ for every time I've said "WTH are you thinking!?!?!") I think he's done an admirable job recruiting and getting some great prospects (QBs notwithstanding) to The Institute.

In six years there have been some great moments and some real stinkers.

Now, what I DO know is that he is the wrong man for right now at Tech. We'll just never get to the next level with CCG. We need a guy with fire in his belly, a passion for winning, and the ability to pass that on to his players. And OBTW, we need a guy that knows, understands, and believes that BEATING UGAg is a REQUIREMENT. UGAg is NEVER just another game.

I believe he belongs in the Pros. I think that's where he'll go.
 
I would agree with one game doesn't change it thought, if he won at least one ACC championship or UGA game.

But if he loses against UGA again, then it will be a resume with no ACC championship or UGA win, so it matters.
 
I think Gailey is a good guy... but the football program hasn't improved at all over the 6 years he's been here... I think Butch Davis has made more improvement in his first year at UNC than Gailey has in his 6 years at GT. I hope Gailey resigns at the end of the year. I think he'd make a good coach with a team in the C-Usa or MAC or Sun Belt conference. What coach says that your rivalry game is just another game? That statement right there proves Gailey needs to be fired or he needs to resign.
 
I have a connection that knows Chan and I'm pretty confident that he isn't going to retire. I like Chan but he hasn't beat UGA so maybe it's time to try something new. I think they should move Tenuta down on the sideline to be the head coach.
 
RamblinWreckage said:
I have a connection that knows Chan and I'm pretty confident that he isn't going to retire. I like Chan but he hasn't beat UGA so maybe it's time to try something new. I think they should move Tenuta down on the sideline to be the head coach.
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He's not going to retire but i would place money on resigning. Jobs will be open in the NFL next year and that's where he wants to be.
 
i think that chan must be fired although a 9-5 season may not look too bad on paper, everybody who watched tech during the last 3 games of the season knows it is. we had possible one of the greatest wide receivers ever and struggled scoring touchdowns. he did nothing against uga, wake forest, but did good against wvu before our d lost us that one. everyone will see that he made it to the championship game but got beat by a very inferior wake forest team by three field goals to two. how can u have calvin and a pretty good o and not manage to score over 2 field goals. i know why. its because of chans dumbass conservative play calling. i dont think uga will ever lose to tech as long as chan is the head coach. chan has been outcoached by richt every uga game he has coached in. chan is a nice guy but the time has come. we need a new guy that has alot of fire in him. i like what we did last year with getting john bond but chan is restricting his play calling. on a web site (i forgot where) chan is ranked at 5th most overpaid, 5th most likely to get fired, and they rated tech as the number 4 best open coaching job in america.
 
Chan gets a lot of mileage out of the "good guy" image. And he is not a criminal, and he is not a box of rocks, and he doesn't beat his wife (that I know of). But he is a stubborn prick. Talk to some of his ex-players. He is all about creating the "us against the world" atmosphere for the team. And he really is very supportive of the players---unless it is in HIS best interest to do otherwise. I chatted with him at an alumni club function his second season here--he really denigrated the players--that they had been misled as to the level of mental and physical toughness that was needed to win at the bigtime level.. That they thought they were tough, but they were being taught (since his arrival) that they were not nearly as tough and as dedicated as they needed to be. And I am not saying that he wasn't absolutely correct when he said it, but it was his job to rectify that situation--not his job necessarily to spread it around the alumni clubs in the Southeast that the players he inherited were not tough enough to compete.
 
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