Interview process a farce.....

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hiveredtech

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There are now some rumblings that Will Muschamp was actually unofficially hired (just by DRad's word) a couple weeks prior to the UGA game and had already started calling prospective assistants.

Not saying this is substantiated fact...just saying that this appears a possible scenario. These other interviews are to try and bring credibility to the hire.
 
hiveredtech said:
There are now some rumblings that Will Muschamp was actually unofficially hired (just by DRad's word) a couple weeks prior to the UGA game and had already started calling prospective assistants.

Not saying this is substantiated fact...just saying that this appears a possible scenario. These other interviews are to try and bring credibility to the hire.
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If true, my opinion of Drad is a little different than last monday, when he fired CCG.
 
Those "rumblings" I've seen have been one guy posting that stuff on other message boards. He put the same posts verbatim on the Hive and Rivals boards.
 
I hope the interviews were a farce. I stated from the very beginning that the ONLY way to get rid of CG is IF YOU ALREADY have (what you believe to be an upgrade) someone in place. And if this is true I have MORE respect for DRad. This decision is TOO BIG to go through an LEGIT interview process. You need to already have a done deal b/f you get rid of a winning coach.
 
law_bee said:
I hope the interviews were a farce. I stated from the very beginning that the ONLY way to get rid of CG is IF YOU ALREADY have (what you believe to be an upgrade) someone in place. And if this is true I have MORE respect for DRad. This decision is TOO BIG to go through an LEGIT interview process. You need to already have a done deal b/f you get rid of a winning coach.
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???? Too big a decision to go through a legit interview process? Sorry but that makes no sense. You may have a favorite or two, but you should take the opportunity to interview others to see if anyone you don't know as well just blows you away. That IS a legit interview process.
 
ncjacket said:
???? Too big a decision to go through a legit interview process? Sorry but that makes no sense. You may have a favorite or two, but you should take the opportunity to interview others to see if anyone you don't know as well just blows you away. That IS a legit interview process.
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not saying whether this is true...just saying I have received a few contacts with this concern...and a couple of the points of intersection (particularly one assistant coach possibility) could put some weight behind it if it happened.

....and yes...I have seen this on the other boards as well. It was just recently that some of the "lines intersected".
 
Nothing wrong with having an idea of where you want to go as an AD --having some sort of 'plan' in place prior to firing your HC. But the interview 'process' is important --for the very fact that you as an AD might discover that, despite the plan you had in place, there's a better alternative based upon what you learned in the 'process'.
 
DRad would be smart to unofficially 'hire' a backup plan before the interview process started. That way our worst case scenario is Muschamp.

I still don't see why Muschamp is any better than Tenuta, but whatever.
 
beej67 said:
DRad would be smart to unofficially 'hire' a backup plan before the interview process started. That way our worst case scenario is Muschamp.

I still don't see why Muschamp is any better than Tenuta, but whatever.
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beej,

Tenuta is considered a total non-factor in the recruiting game. WM is considered one of the best in the southeast. Tenuta is awful with fans and media, WM has a great personality. We aren't hiring a DC, if i was hiring a DC, both have done a good job. However, I'm not putting Tenuta in front of a mic and heaven knows what would happen if some alumnus asks him a dumb question or a smart one for that matter.
 
hiveredtech said:
There are now some rumblings that Will Muschamp was actually unofficially hired (just by DRad's word) a couple weeks prior to the UGA game and had already started calling prospective assistants.

Not saying this is substantiated fact...just saying that this appears a possible scenario. These other interviews are to try and bring credibility to the hire.
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I said the same thing last night, under the Ajc post by Dems, and some poster started the name calling. It sure looks like Edsall came in here JUST to appease the portion of our fanbase (With guys like John, Nate and the other former players that wanted him) and that Hatcher came in to interview to appease the majority that wanted him. If this is indeed what Drad did, he will lose a lot of our fanbase and he may not care, just pull a Braine and leave us holding the bag, while he is off to Lsu.

Nobody can know for sure but, it most definetley has the appearance of a major con job, having us believe he is interviewing a slew of candidates, when all along his buddie the Dawg was his choice. If this end's up being his announcement, it will blow up in his face quickly. The GT fanbase is not your avg. sec fanbase he is use to dealing with, he won't be able to fool most of us. You read the Hive and here, and fans are already picking up on it. Once it starts to sink in, like it is gradually doing now, our fans will start speaking up and Drad has a problem, if in fact this is what he is doing.

But, there is no way, he can fool anybody into thinking Muschamp is absolutely the best man in the end to be our head coach. There are too many candidates surfacing that have way more experience and qualifications.

Hivered, your probably like me, and want badly to give Drad the benefit of the doubt, but this thing does not look good. Of all the candidates barring none, Muschamp would be the most divisive and probably the least qualified never being a head coach.

I truly do love Matech and want to give Drad a chance, but this doesn't look good and people are starting to connect the dots. I hope I'm proven wrong, I truly do. No ego here, just want the best for GT.
 
beej67 said:
DRad would be smart to unofficially 'hire' a backup plan before the interview process started. That way our worst case scenario is Muschamp.

I still don't see why Muschamp is any better than Tenuta, but whatever.
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Tenuta needs to get someone to tape him swearing on the sidelines at the bowl game. That will surely increase his coaching stock.
 
GTKyle said:
Tenuta needs to get someone to tape him swearing on the sidelines at the bowl game. That will surely increase his coaching stock.
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Yeah, those U-tube pieces do wonders! I say let's make one of Jon, he gave a great interview imho with Bill Hartman last night on Sports Final.
 
It sure looks like Edsall came in here JUST to appease the portion of our fanbase (With guys like John, Nate and the other former players that wanted him) and that Hatcher came in to interview to appease the majority that wanted him.
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Aw, c'mon guys. These coaches, all of whom are considered to be hot prospects, were flown in for interviews just to appease those fans who support them as the right choice?

Did they fly in on the black helicoptors?

Whether DRad originally wanted Muschamp and is interviewing these guys to confirm that WM is the best hire, or DRad is interviewing with a completely open mind is something we are not privvy to.

Baseless speculation of this type lays the foundation for a group of fans to undermine the new coach just the way BO did Gailey. Hivered, I know you've been around, but do you really believe the interview process is just a formality?

I'm not on the inside, but I have a hard time believing a person in DRad's position won't aquire all of the data he can before making a decision.

That said, I don't doubt speculation that WM may have been indirectly and descretely contacted and asked to submit a potential list of assistants to help DRad in his decision. Edsal, Hatcher and Johnson, it can be assumed, would bring in most of their existing assistants, so it may have been an attempt to level the playing field, so to speak.
 
hiveredtech said:
not saying whether this is true...just saying I have received a few contacts with this concern...and a couple of the points of intersection (particularly one assistant coach possibility) could put some weight behind it if it happened.

....and yes...I have seen this on the other boards as well. It was just recently that some of the "lines intersected".
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Think about it - there were conversations going on with a variety of candidates before Chan got fired, namely (and at least) Muschamp, Johnson, Fischer. Could be more, who knows? But to say that they were "hired" already because things feel fishy and some guy on a message board said so is a little inflammatory.

Not to mention that part of the interview process is to discuss whom you would hire for the staff - don't you think these guys need to be prepared to answer those questions?
 
Axe said:
Go to the LSU boards and ask them what type of recruiter he was there under Saban.
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Not flaming you, just an honest assessment.

Is that what your basing your push for Muschamp? Recruiting?

We can hire a slew of candidates that can recruit as well or even better. Hatcher, Johnson, Fisher the list goes on...Tell me all of the qualifications to why Muschamp is the absolute best Guy for our job? Over Hatcher, Edsall, Tenuta, Johnson, Niuehiesal, and others out there. He doesn't come close to these guys in qualifications. He makes a good u-tube though.
 
Sounds to me like whoever started this rumor was wanting to keep the fan base divided if his favorite was not hired (Johnson, Hatcher, Tenuta, or ....?)
 
1gtfan said:
Not flaming you, just an honest assessment.

Is that what your basing your push for Muschamp? Recruiting?

We can hire a slew of candidates that can recruit as well or even better. Hatcher, Johnson, Fisher the list goes on...Tell me all of the qualifications to why Muschamp is the absolute best Guy for our job? Over Hatcher, Edsall, Tenuta, Johnson, Niuehiesal, and others out there. He doesn't come close to these guys in qualifications. He makes a good u-tube though.
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Boom M'Fer! You ain't hurt!

I think that sums it all up...sounds like a great DC to me but being a HC entails a little more than being intense and breaking dry erase boards. I'm sure RAd knows what he's doing but I think we could do better and that there are better candidates w/ a larger upside given the gamble.
 
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