We were always in the top quarter of the conference in defense. Tenuta was good. And his defense didn't regularly give up 3rd and long.
At least he was exciting.
Yes it did, giving up 3rd and long has been GT tradition for a long time now.
He's remembered fondly because his defenses out-performed our last two DC's by a considerable margin.And this is why he is fondly remember by many. Tenuta's defense always played aggressively, even to its demise in some games. We need a defense with Al Groh's X&O capability and Tenuta's aggressiveness. The current defense lacks attitude. It's not the 3-4 or 4-3, it is the attitude. Hopefully if/when we get a capable defensive line the attitude&aggression will come with it. I'm tired too of watching guys "occupy a space" on the DL.
He's remembered fondly because his defenses out-performed our last two DC's by a considerable margin.
but please keep talking about some 60-yard TD by a tight end. Lord knows we haven't seen any long TDs against our defense lately...
No they didn't. 51-7 twice and a big loss to Duke are some of the proof. It was feast or famine with Tenuta. I'll hold my comparison to Groh until after Groh's DL's start playing because I'm not sold on him either.
It's still hovering over Lake Oconee.You forgot to add about 7000 f-bombs and other creative uses of curse words. That man sure could weave a tapestry of obscenities.
averages are better, but the blowouts were worse.
The current defense lacks attitude. It's not the 3-4 or 4-3, it is the attitude.
Last good defense was probably 1990!Ted Roof, Jon Tenuta, Dave Wommack, Al Groh. All regarded as bad DCs by Tech fans.
Are we that unlucky, or is it just hard to succeed at Tech?
Three out of four of those guys (exception being Wommack, maybe) have done poorly at at least one other place.
Now there's a question for Captain Obvious. :cool:Tenuta hasn't called defensive plays since he left Tech.
You guys are smoking crack if you wouldn't take Tenuta back. Our defenses were regularly in the top 20. Yes, we had some bad losses, but that aggressive style still gave us a chance to win every game. A Johnson/Tenuta combo would've had a really good shot at an undefeated season in 2009.
Tenuta's defense is essentially the only reason we went to a bowl in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007. And, why are we bringing up any stats from NC State? He's the freaking linebackers coach. He hasn't called defensive plays since he left Tech.
I wouldn't take Jon Tenuta back.
Wasn't he the DC at Notre Dame?
Says he coached linebackers and was assistant head coach. I took this to mean that somebody else was calling plays, but I could be wrong :-/