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Here are just a few examples of the PR blunders by our beloved AD:
1.) GT published not 1 but 2 erroneous bios in the wake of the O'Leary debacle. This led to the resignation of our DC and SID. Who knows what effect this had on recruiting last year.
2.) Braine publically tells MM that he is a serious candidate for the HC job and interviews him AFTER a handshake deal with Gailey is finalized. Braine then indicates in the Gailey press conferece that the decison was made before Christmas. He plays the semantics game (a game that he is very fond of)and says that no contract had been signed so he didn't feel he was dishonest with Mac.
2.) On a pregame radio interview Braine said we can only recruit 9 players from the top 50 in GA and 5 have commited elsewhere. Why limit his group to the top 50. We obviously recruited many more than 9 players from the top 50 and several more from the state. How does DB (in October no less) know how many players that we will recruit from GA and how does he know who the top 50 is. Increadably stupid and inflamatory statement.
3.) On another pregame interview Braine states emphatically that the academic standars HAVE NOT CHANGED. He even brings Clough on the air for confirmation.
4.)On a 790 interview, Braine states that the 950 rule is in fact a guidline that Gailey had initiated. Does he think that we are stupid? Did he lie when he said there was no such standard 2 months earlier? I am sure when Gailey took over the first thing he said was 'I really need to implement an arbitrary SAT 'guideline' that will reduce the overall recruiting pool to 10 - 20 percent of the available players and ensure that I have no chance of long term success'
5.) Braine states on a b-ball pregame interview (maybe he should just stop doing pregame interviews)that GT fans will be happy with 7 win seasons because of the 'Disadvantages' at GT. Why all of this talk now, we heard nothing like this when O'Leary was the coach. Is this any way to try and sell 12,000 extra seats? Braine had to send out the 'endorsement' letter after last years 7 win effort, what is he trying to accomplish?
Here's to some credibility, honesty, integrety, and sanity from our AA in the following year. I think we at least deserve that much.
1.) GT published not 1 but 2 erroneous bios in the wake of the O'Leary debacle. This led to the resignation of our DC and SID. Who knows what effect this had on recruiting last year.
2.) Braine publically tells MM that he is a serious candidate for the HC job and interviews him AFTER a handshake deal with Gailey is finalized. Braine then indicates in the Gailey press conferece that the decison was made before Christmas. He plays the semantics game (a game that he is very fond of)and says that no contract had been signed so he didn't feel he was dishonest with Mac.
2.) On a pregame radio interview Braine said we can only recruit 9 players from the top 50 in GA and 5 have commited elsewhere. Why limit his group to the top 50. We obviously recruited many more than 9 players from the top 50 and several more from the state. How does DB (in October no less) know how many players that we will recruit from GA and how does he know who the top 50 is. Increadably stupid and inflamatory statement.
3.) On another pregame interview Braine states emphatically that the academic standars HAVE NOT CHANGED. He even brings Clough on the air for confirmation.
4.)On a 790 interview, Braine states that the 950 rule is in fact a guidline that Gailey had initiated. Does he think that we are stupid? Did he lie when he said there was no such standard 2 months earlier? I am sure when Gailey took over the first thing he said was 'I really need to implement an arbitrary SAT 'guideline' that will reduce the overall recruiting pool to 10 - 20 percent of the available players and ensure that I have no chance of long term success'
5.) Braine states on a b-ball pregame interview (maybe he should just stop doing pregame interviews)that GT fans will be happy with 7 win seasons because of the 'Disadvantages' at GT. Why all of this talk now, we heard nothing like this when O'Leary was the coach. Is this any way to try and sell 12,000 extra seats? Braine had to send out the 'endorsement' letter after last years 7 win effort, what is he trying to accomplish?
Here's to some credibility, honesty, integrety, and sanity from our AA in the following year. I think we at least deserve that much.