ESPN reports Hatcher as a leading candidate

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Georgia Southern coach Chris Hatcher is one of the leading candidates to replace Chan Gailey, who was fired as Georgia Tech's coach on Monday. Sources familiar with the search on Friday said Hatcher and Connecticut coach Randy Edsall were among the first candidates contacted about the position. Hatcher, a native of Macon, Ga., led the Eagles to a 7-4 record in his first season at Georgia Southern. He had a 76-12 record at Valdosta State, leading the Blazers to the 2004 NCAA Division II national championship. Hatcher is regarded as one of the best quarterback coaches in the country, previously tutoring Daunte Culpepper at Central Florida and Tim Couch at Kentucky. Other candidates believed to be in the mix at Georgia Tech include: former Washington coach Rick Neuheisel, Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, East Carolina coach Skip Holtz, Navy coach Paul Johnson and Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong. Defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta, who will serve as Tech's interim coach in a bowl game, also will be given serious consideration for the job.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3131855

Interesting that he was one of the first contacted.
 
After reading posts and articles for a week, Edsall and Hatcher still remain my favorites.
 
MaconGTfan said:
So should I listen to ESPN or someone with inside connections on here? Advise.
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Dem, Dem, Dem he is the primary source for all that is GT athletics. Trust him, he broke the Lewis Clinch story last year when we all thought it was AMo also the Threet transfer story. He is the man, just depends if he's willing to tell.
 
I guess he did say Hatcher's name was in the mix. But some others with "good sources" have said that they haven't heard much about him.
 
MaconGTfan said:
I guess he did say Hatcher's name was in the mix. But some others with "good sources" have said that they haven't heard much about him.
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Come to think of it, this is DRad's biggest career decision so he is probably very quiet about the whole thing. I don't know what level of access Dem has in the GTAA, maybe he probably doesn't know unless he's part of DRad's inner circle. I know for a fact that in other schools the decision making process has been so secretive that even interview commitee members that are supposed to know everything are kept partially in the dark (this happened at KU with Mangino's hiring process).
 
Glad to hear it. I haven't looked at one guy and said "He's who I want!" but I do like Hatcher a lot. Fresh face, Georgia ties, etc.
 
The Jacket said:
Glad to hear it. I haven't looked at one guy and said "He's who I want!" but I do like Hatcher a lot. Fresh face, Georgia ties, etc.
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Plus a good chance to keep JT, all other candidates would want to run the defense themselves (RE, WM, CS) and RN is just too big of a gamble.
 
The Jacket said:
I don't think Tenuta is in the picture anymore, mang.
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If that is the case (which a lot of chatter seems to suggest) then CH should be the HC, if were going to learn new systems on both O and D we might as well implement an O system that has worked better in most people's eyes that the D systems other candidates (RE, WM and CS) run, just my opinion.
 
The Jacket said:
Alright guys, we need to cut out all the acronyms or I'm going to GTFO.
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Sorry here's a quick guide:

CH - Chris Hatcher
RE- Randy Edsall
CS- Charlie Strong
MW- Will Muschamp (aka BMFY, Boom M*therf***er Yeah)
JT - John Tenuta

O - Offense
D - Defense
HC - Head Coach
 
I'm sure Hatch could bring in a good DC (defensive cord). Remember, he was the first coach to give WM a shot at DC...it worked out so well he left the next year for the "big show"! I remember reading that his defenses at VSU were blitz happy, he and Tenuta would've gotten along great.
 
Geez, I havent read anything since yesterday morning. ESPN seems to be all over the place with their suspicions.
 
Maybe ESPN's goal is to cover every candidate and say they are the front runner at some point in the hunt. When GT hires the coach, they can say, see we called that.
 
ESPN is just reading the message boards and getting their rumors from us
 
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