TiftonJacket97
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Now that Geoff and Todd are officially out the hunting season begins, and I have seen several people recommending we go after Todd Monken or Brian Bohannon and return to the TO. My opinion is that type of decision would be worse that keeping Geoff. It’s a major step backwards and right now not sure we can be any further behind as a program.
The only places that continue to run the TO are the service academies, and they only do that because they can’t recruit at the level needed to compete at the FBS level. For all of his faults as a HC, Geoff could recruit and proved Tech could attract talent at the most critical spots in college football: OL and DL.
My preference is we look at the model and coaches targeted by Wake and NC State. Both schools in my opinion have a similar makeup as Tech in terms of students, academics, alum, resources, etc. You might even be able to make a case Tech is better or worse in some cases, but by and large I think all three schools occupy the same spot in the college football landscape.
That said I don’t think anyone would argue Tech has competed at the same level as Wake and State over the past 5 years. Both schools went and hired good football coaches who teach fundamentals and hold players and staff accountable. Yes, neither one of them were OMG hires, but both schools have benefited from guys who know the game and have made both programs very competitive in the ACC.
Tech doesn’t need to return to the TO or to hire Deion. What we need is steady hand who can teach the game. Over the past three plus years it is very obvious Geoff and his staff lacked either the knowledge, will power, or both to eliminate the mental mistakes that have haunted this program since he arrived. Add to that what seems to be a willingness to continue using players making the same mistakes and it’s a bad recipe.
For me, give me a Dave Clawson or Dave Doren type and I will be fine. Maybe 5 years from now we can discuss playing for ACC Championships but for now I just want to see a team stop playing both the opponent and themselves and that is what NC State and Wake do well.
The only places that continue to run the TO are the service academies, and they only do that because they can’t recruit at the level needed to compete at the FBS level. For all of his faults as a HC, Geoff could recruit and proved Tech could attract talent at the most critical spots in college football: OL and DL.
My preference is we look at the model and coaches targeted by Wake and NC State. Both schools in my opinion have a similar makeup as Tech in terms of students, academics, alum, resources, etc. You might even be able to make a case Tech is better or worse in some cases, but by and large I think all three schools occupy the same spot in the college football landscape.
That said I don’t think anyone would argue Tech has competed at the same level as Wake and State over the past 5 years. Both schools went and hired good football coaches who teach fundamentals and hold players and staff accountable. Yes, neither one of them were OMG hires, but both schools have benefited from guys who know the game and have made both programs very competitive in the ACC.
Tech doesn’t need to return to the TO or to hire Deion. What we need is steady hand who can teach the game. Over the past three plus years it is very obvious Geoff and his staff lacked either the knowledge, will power, or both to eliminate the mental mistakes that have haunted this program since he arrived. Add to that what seems to be a willingness to continue using players making the same mistakes and it’s a bad recipe.
For me, give me a Dave Clawson or Dave Doren type and I will be fine. Maybe 5 years from now we can discuss playing for ACC Championships but for now I just want to see a team stop playing both the opponent and themselves and that is what NC State and Wake do well.
