I have a direct (hopefully simple) question on the coaching situation...

In the end my opinion is important as is all of the fan base but it's drads decision and i'll support which ever way he decides to go.

again simply yes.:laugher:

and bor--"he still hasn't made a coaching hire which is why an Athletic Director gers paid the big bucks"--you're def. right. i think the timing issue with the ink still drying on a possibly real tight contract that could cost us. it's a def. risk reward style analysis that will need to be performed.
 
1) DRad knows a lot more about collegiate athletics than I do.

2) He's gotten us out of the financial hole.

3) We don't know how well he makes coaching decisions yet.

I'm inclined to trust him because of those reasons. Of course, if he had made hires who failed to perform in their respective sports, that might be different.

I expect he will do what is in the best interest of the GTAA (financially and on the field). I don't see any reason why we shouldn't trust his judgment. When someone is put in a position like this, you have to trust them until they show they can't get the job done. All indications thus far--he is doing a good job. I would be surprised if he doesn't make a good decision (even if it is not the one I think should happen based on my limited information).
 
HAHA, define 'right.' He could make the best choice given all the available data and variables and it could tank our football team. He could do the total wrong thing and it could work out great. Hiring a college coach is a crapshoot, and how coaches are rated is equally a crapshoot.

Think about this: 2 less ridiculous, idiotic, crazy, never before seen in the history of football turnovers at the end of last year and we'd have had 11 wins. 2 less dumb O line penalties this year and we're 5-1 and top ten ranked. None of those was influenced by coaching. Yet the outcome of those 4 events has branded Braine's Gailey hire as "the wrong thing to do" instead of "the right thing to do."

The whole question is bogus.


I trust Drad to do what he thinks is right.

I guarantee fans label it "the wrong thing to do" at some point afterwards.
 
demjackets said:
Better question do you trust him to make a better decision then Braine would?
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No, he's not as well-connected in the college football world as Braine was.

Also, I don't think he's taken one minute to learn or understand the GT culture; in fact, I think he's quite disdainful of anyone who tries to help him understand it. That makes me nervous about his ability to hire a coach who "gets it" when it comes to working within the constraints that exist and will forever be forthcoming from The Hill.

Is Rad a good businessman? Yes, far better than Braine. Is he more responsive? Yes--toward the end of Braine's tenure he withdrew from the fans.

Can he make a good hire of this importance? The jury is definitely still out...
 
Stick said:
Also, I don't think he's taken one minute to learn or understand the GT culture; in fact, I think he's quite disdainful of anyone who tries to help him understand it. That makes me nervous about his ability to hire a coach who "gets it" when it comes to working within the constraints that exist and will forever be forthcoming from The Hill.
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I think this statement needs some clarification. Give us an example of how he hasn't embraced the culture.
 
Stick said:
No, he's not as well-connected in the college football world as Braine was.
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D-Rad will be able to get a better HC than Braine. Braine was an egomanic that needed to have his ego constantly stroked by his HC's in public.

Braine also played a major role in O'Leary choosing to leave and whether you like O'Leary or not he is extremely popular in HC circles as are his good friends Fridge and Beamer. Braine's perceived shabby treatment of O'Leary in coaching circles is a big reason we did not have more interest in the position last go around. Of course, his "this the third hardest HC position" and "we'll never win 9 games consistently" sales pitch did wonders as well.

Oh, did I mention how Braine just about ran AA into bankruptcy because he's a jerk?

D-Rad has already accomplished more than Braine.
 
I will, if you promise not to put words in my mouth.

I never said he hasn't embraced the culture. I said that he came in here with a head of steam (good) and I personally heard him say on two occasions WTTE: "If I ask you why something is done a certain way, the only wrong answer is 'Because it's always been done that way.'" Several of us he was addressing, on each occasion, came away feeling like our years of supporting GT because of and in spite of our uniqueness were being discounted.
 
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Stick said:
I never said he hasn't embraced the culture. I said that he came in here with a head of steam (good) and I personally heard him say on two occasions WTTE: "If I ask you why something is done a certain way, the only wrong answer is 'Because it's always been done that way.'" Several of us he was addressing, on each occasion, came away feeling like our years of supporting GT because of and in spite of our uniqueness were being discounted.
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I wasn't in the room, but sounds to me like a typical new boss who is trying to reevaluate what is going on and why it's going on. Sounds to me like someone who is looking for fresh ideas and process improvement...
 
TechSBP said:
1) DRad knows a lot more about collegiate athletics than I do.

2) He's gotten us out of the financial hole.

3) We don't know how well he makes coaching decisions yet.

I'm inclined to trust him because of those reasons. Of course, if he had made hires who failed to perform in their respective sports, that might be different.

I expect he will do what is in the best interest of the GTAA (financially and on the field). I don't see any reason why we shouldn't trust his judgment. When someone is put in a position like this, you have to trust them until they show they can't get the job done. All indications thus far--he is doing a good job. I would be surprised if he doesn't make a good decision (even if it is not the one I think should happen based on my limited information).
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How far out of the hole has he brought the GTAA?
 
Stick said:
No, he's not as well-connected in the college football world as Braine was.

Also, I don't think he's taken one minute to learn or understand the GT culture; in fact, I think he's quite disdainful of anyone who tries to help him understand it. That makes me nervous about his ability to hire a coach who "gets it" when it comes to working within the constraints that exist and will forever be forthcoming from The Hill.

Is Rad a good businessman? Yes, far better than Braine. Is he more responsive? Yes--toward the end of Braine's tenure he withdrew from the fans.

Can he make a good hire of this importance? The jury is definitely still out...
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He hasnt taken one minute to understand the GT culture? He already understands everything but I'm sure you could definitely give him some better advice :laugher:
 
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Stick said:
Also, I don't think he's taken one minute to learn or understand the GT culture;
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Stick said:
I never said he hasn't embraced the culture. I said that he came in here with a head of steam (good) and I personally heard him say on two occasions WTTE: "If I ask you why something is done a certain way, the only wrong answer is 'Because it's always been done that way.'" Several of us he was addressing, on each occasion, came away feeling like our years of supporting GT because of and in spite of our uniqueness were being discounted.
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Could you explain what you mean by your years being discounted? I just don't see what you mean. What's wrong with the only wrong answer being "Because it's always been done that way"? Seems like a pretty solid statement to me.
 
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SMoney said:
I wasn't in the room, but sounds to me like a typical new boss who is trying to reevaluate what is going on and why it's going on. Sounds to me like someone who is looking for fresh ideas and process improvement...
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I'm sure there were those present who left with the same impression you have. However, there were others--myself included--who felt disrespected. Whether or not change is necessary, there are often reasons that things are done a certain way. Those reasons should be considered, not dismissed out of hand. If change results after consideration, so be it.

None of this means Rad can't or won't do a good job if he needs to hire a football coach. But I do have some concerns.
 
Ask anyone around here (the AA) who is doing better in all aspects of the AD job, Dan or Dave. It will be unanimous. As for your story I dont even understand what you mean, he knows how things have always been at GT, he is keeping some ideas and changing some things that are needed.
 
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Stick said:
Whether or not change is necessary, there are often reasons that things are done a certain way. Those reasons should be considered, not dismissed out of hand. If change results after consideration, so be it.
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I'm pretty sure DRad realizes this and I think you misunderstood what he meant. what he was trying to say is that if there is no good reason, and the only reason is "b/c we always have" then it needs to change.
 
Okay, you're pretty sure of that and I'm not. That's fair and I hope you're right.
 
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