Guy....Sell me on Muschamp..what does he bring

Nate--Everybody is focused on the wrong Youtube Video

pull up the video for the post game interview of the Auburn coaches following the LSU/Auburn game in 2006(skip over the Tubberville and Borges segments).The video shows how comfortable and confident Will is in his own skin and is not afraid of the media. He actually answers questions as opposed to the mind numbing "coachspeak" and non-answers we have had to endure the last six years. The video also reveals his obvious passion for the game and high level of competence with the X's and O's.

I think the Gt fans and media will love Will's personality and accessibility. The media will be thrilled because they will finally have a Gt coach with whom they can work(more than the potted plant that we've had the last six years).

I have no problem whatsoever in hiring a candidate who played at UGa. For a number of reasons,I think this is a positive not a negative. If this is a problem, then Tech should hire someone who didn't play football, or for that matter, didn't go to college- -then no one should be offended. I have degrees from both Gt and UGa but I'm a die hard Tech fan- - I'm relieved my prior association with Ga doesn't bar me for pulling for the Jackets.

If Will is hired by Gt, that portion of the Ga fan base who are assh*les(a considerable number) will unleash so much bile and vitriol at Will that he will be embarrassed of his association with Uga.(If that doesn't do it, the first cup of urine or tobacco spit thrown on him in the players tunnel at Sanford Stad. will do the trick). There will be no going back.

Lastly, read the article about Will from the Chattanooga Times Free Press dated 11/9/07.

The irony of all this is that today Ga fans are talking about playing in the national championship game and we're beating each other up. This hire is going to be very important for the program- -whoever it is please get behind him. I trust Drad thats why we hired him.

Go Jackets and peace.
 
I can easily admit that I hold it against Muschamp that he played at Ga. That being said I will support him if he is hired. I just want to know that he hates the nad lickers as bad as I do.
 
If I was Hatcher, I would not leave for the OC job at GT even if I got offered a big pay raise. If Hatcher stays on his current track, the money is going to come it is just a matter of time so money just wouldn't be that big a motivator here. I don't think he could leave GSU after just one year without burning a lot of significant bridges unless he gets a D-IA HC job. In my mind, the OC job at a BCS school is the equivalent of a HC at a good D-IAA school so it would be a lateral move professionally. In the past, Hatcher has turned down opportunities to be a BCS OC in order to remain his own HC. I don't know why that would change.

If Muschamp gets hired and can't convince Hatcher to come, who will be on his staff? I would think that Tenuta would be gone so maybe Smith at DC and who knows at OC.

If we hire Hatcher as HC / OC, we can offer Tenuta his autonomy and a pay raise to stay on as DC. This would seem to be a more likely scenario than Hatcher as OC and frankly a much stronger staff.
 
He's not my number 1 choice but I think I would support him over Edsall. IMO, WM is the biggest unproven while Hatcher isn't far behind in the unproven department, I feel he has the most potential.

I just don't see as many "tangibles" in WM as I do in some other candidates.

And I can promise you that Hatcher isn't giving up the head job at GSU to be our OC, nor would I hitch my future career on a situation I can't fuly control (as in not being the HC)
 
To me,

Hatcher > Muschamp

and that's without considering taking into account political negatives of hiring a dawg.

If one of the big reasons to get rid of Chan was truly to re-energize and unite the fan base, I don't see how hiring a dawg is going to accomplish that goal. Right or wrong, Muschamp will have a built in group of people that won't give him a fair chance and then we will be right back where we started.
 
But if Hatcher does come as HC and we get Tenuta to stay, we're anchoring half our team on a guy who will likely be gone the next time a job of any profile opens up.

Then again, I'm still not convinced he's not going to LSU next year anyway.
 
BarrelORum said:
I was giving you a hard time. And I've stated my name on this board a thousand and one times, so you doing so doesn;t really call me out in anyway. Most people know my name.

James Thomas V. Smith class of 1996.
Fully in support of whomever the new coach is.
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How do you get so much free time?
 
It seems to me that at this point in his career Tenuta is unlikely to ever get a BCS HC job if he does not get the GT job. Therefore, his biggest consideration should be quality life and salary. Atlanta is a great place to live. We can offer him the work enironment that he wants and pay him well.
 
refrigeratormover said:
Do we really know John Bond? I doubt it since Chan pulled rank on him in the Clemson game.
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I saw a team that executed poorly on offense--maybe the worst since 1994. Even if Bond and Chan disagree on philosophy, I don't believe that Chan was telling Bond to have the team do a poor job of execution.

New broom needs to sweep clean on the offensive side of the ball.
 
56Jacket said:
Lastly, BOR why are you so hostile?
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Tenacious, BABY!!! Tenacious!!!

:biggthumpup:

Guys and especially 56, here's why I am passionate about Muschamp...

because he is getting a serious look to be our next Head Coach and I trust Dan Radakovich to select the best guy for the job. I like Edsall, Hatcher, Johnson, Neuheisel, all of them, they all have their positives that I support, but I like Muschamp because he reminds me of Bob Stoops. He is easily one of the top 3 defensive coordinators in the country, he knows the Southeast and the recruiting trail, and he's passionate about what he is doing.

There's a pretty good chance he may be announced as our head coach and I hope you guys find reason to get behind this hire if that is the case. 56, guys like you and Big John are so important to the program and believe it or not, your opinion means something. I hope you can find reason for any one of these coaches to be hired even if it may not be the guy you hoped for.
 
My worry with Muschamp is that most of his experience is at SEC schools (UGA as a player, LSU and Auburn as a coach) with tremendous recruiting advantages.

I do not think the path to success for Tech is to try to follow the SEC coaching philosophies, but only do it better. We have different strengths and weaknesses as a school than SEC programs.

Do I think that we can compete with and beat SEC programs? Heck yes, but not by copying their game philosophies.

Tenuta's D does not copy the SEC model and neither did Friedgen's O.

Although GT was in the SEC, Bobby Dodd's coaching philosophies were not the same as Bear Bryant's coaching philosophies.

It was before my time, but from what I have read Dodd was very bright and could adjust GT's plans quickly to exploit opponents.

From a marketing standpoint we need to copy the SEC schools to help close the financial gap, but copying them on the field is not likely to be as successful as we would like. Copying the SEC schools from a marketing standpoint probably will not allow GT to surpass them financially to be the highest revenue program in the southeast, but it will help us to close the gap some.

At least with respect to business, companies that try to merely copy the strategies of other companies are not likely to be successful when different companies have different strengths and weaknesses.

Muschamp seems energetic and bright, but can he adapt and find unique strategies on the field (different than the strategies employed at the SEC schools which are his experience) to use GT's strengths to our best advantage while minimizing our weaknesses?
 
TerminusTechie, you just stated the reasons I prefered Edsall (who is now out of the running it seems). Hard working guy who knows the game. That is the Bobby Ross formula, and it worked better than any other formula at GT in the last 40 years.

I am skeptical of the SEC formula as well, but I am willing to let Radakovich give it a try. Muschamp, Collins and Smith will be formidable recruiters. I just hope we don't end up like Clemson, who has a very talented team that breaks the fans hearts from coaching breakdowns.
 
I am particularly high on Muschamp because he reminds me so much of Stoops, Richt, and Rodriguez

I guarantee you that none of Richt or Stoops or Rodriguez got hired for screaming obscenities at the players

WM is a clown, an Amado in waiting
 
Do we still have a split fanbase if we hire this guy? How does DRad sell him to the fanbase?
 
buzzczar- if swearing is a deal killer, we better limit our search to the local rec or church leagues(and it may even be tough to find a non-sweawer there).
 
NOTE: 99% of coaches yell, scream, and cuss

**Not saying good or bad, just stating a fact**
 
BuzzCzar said:
I am particularly high on Muschamp because he reminds me so much of Stoops, Richt, and Rodriguez

I guarantee you that none of Richt or Stoops or Rodriguez got hired for screaming obscenities at the players

WM is a clown, an Amado in waiting
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If Muschamp is hired it won't be due to his cursing ability. The man finds ways to relate to the young players, and he can simply coach the game of football. Period. The end.
 
refrigeratormover said:
I can easily admit that I hold it against Muschamp that he played at Ga. That being said I will support him if he is hired. I just want to know that he hates the nad lickers as bad as I do.
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probably given the fact that UGAg absolutely abused Muschamp's defenses the past few years. So, why is he liked so much by some? Is it bc he went to UGA and we think subconsciously that anything UGA related on our sidelines will equate to success? Is it bc he yelled Boom MF to some players? Silly as that sounds, THAT is why some like the guy..go figure. The percentage of Assistants who have failed as HCs is much higher than those who have succeeded, too.
 
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