Positive Fans And Sense Of Family Is Crucial For GT

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"I can join a family now. I'm so excited for the future."
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So said Derrick Morgan in this great article from this local newspaper. They also called him "the No. 1 player in Pennsylvania, according to many scouting services".

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17416486&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=81422&rfi=6

Without our sense of family, and without the rocking campus and stadium the day that Notre Dame came to town, I do not think there is any way we would have shown up on his radar and separated from all the other outstanding schools.
 
Nice piece.

Know what? We can use him at fullback.
 
beej67 said:
Nice piece.

Know what? We can use him at fullback.
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Why would we want to do that? A defensive lineman can have more impact on a game than a fullback especially in our offense when the FB is only used in a handful of formations. As much as I love Cox, and I do love Cox ( :laugher: ), I would prefer to see our elite D-Line talent stay there.
 
Reading about him at work this morning had me very, very exciting. The whole list of our recruits is a grab bag of absolute studs.

Contact, we need to talk. :ugh:
 
It's all about love and hopefullness in D1 isn't it?

Best o' luck, Loser!
 
gnats67 said:
It's all about love and hopefullness in D1 isn't it?

Best o' luck, Loser!
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What ever you are smoking gnats you need to share!!:eek5:

More to the point, what the hell are you talking about?
 
I just want to know why OFart won't come and join in on the success. Is he afraid peepad and Booger won't like him anymore?
 
Just can't understand why anyone would not enjoy, and want to join in the success that the Tech football program is currently having. I was on campus riding the Stinger this past week and happened to sit next to Sedric Griffin. We struck up a conversation about the NC St game. He told me that no one on the team is taking any opponent lightly this year and that they knew they were playing a tough opponent in NC St. I thought he had a pretty good head on his shoulders and a really good perspective to be a Freshman.

With respect to BO, isn't Chan's record what they have been complaining about for years? Now that Chan is turning the program around (with his recruits mind you), I can't understand why some of these posters don't backoff of their criticism and enjoy what this team and coaches have achieved to date. Just makes no sense to me. They finally get what they have been wanting all along and they are still not happy. Go figure. :rolleyes:
 
Buzz Bomb said:
Just can't understand why anyone would not enjoy, and want to join in the success that the Tech football program is currently having. I was on campus riding the Stinger this past week and happened to sit next to Sedric Griffin. We struck up a conversation about the NC St game. He told me that no one on the team is taking any opponent lightly this year and that they knew they were playing a tough opponent in NC St. I thought he had a pretty good head on his shoulders and a really good perspective to be a Freshman.

With respect to BO, isn't Chan's record what they have been complaining about for years? Now that Chan is turning the program around (with his recruits mind you), I can't understand why some of these posters don't backoff of their criticism and enjoy what this team and coaches have achieved to date. Just makes no sense to me. They finally get what they have been wanting all along and they are still not happy. Go figure. :rolleyes:
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I'm not speaking for everyone (or anyone) on BBO but anybody who is a Tech fan is happy with the record right now. Chan seems to be turning things around. It seems like, though, that it took the appearance of a new boss for Gailey to take the initiative to do something different. What he had been doing for four years prior was only mediocre, at best, and he finally realized that someone who had the goal of moving the program forward was going to make him accountable. Turning the play calling over to Nix seems to be a positive. The recruiting this year is showing to be the most exciting I can remember in my 38 years of being a Tech fan (which includes a degree and not just your everyday fan type). And maybe we can start next spring developing a QB that is more of a QB than just a good athlete with a fairly strong arm. We're going to need all this especially if the traditional Big 3 in the ACC bounce back. Those on BBO that you all disagree with don't mind pointing out the negatives especially those negatives that can be laid directly at the feet of the HC. I know you all see these things too but don't seem to want to discuss them. And that's fine. I certainly like to live in a world of positives thoughts. Life certainly is easier and pleasant when all around you is serene. I think the biggest beef between the boards has to with the tone of a particular individual who seems just to say things only to be controversial and to draw attention to himself and who, deep down inside, probably doesn't believe half of what he says. Kinda' like Neal Boortz (who I've personally accused this person of being -).

I won't go into anymore particulars with the beef that most people have with the HC as they been expounded upon ad nauseum. They are legitimate. We'll just have to agree to disagree. If you wish to assail me for anything I've said here then just go ahead. I won't respond to any of that. But it's preferable to just pleasantly disagree, OK.

Here's to taking the next step to Jacksonville!!!
 
Now that Chan is turning the program around (with his recruits mind you), I can't understand why some of these posters don't backoff of their criticism and enjoy what this team and coaches have achieved to date. Just makes no sense to me. They finally get what they have been wanting all along and they are still not happy. Go figure. :rolleyes:[/quote]

You've made some dang good points here. Chan became a whipping boy early on and will probably stay one even when we win the Nat. Champshp.
Chan indeed is the head engineer of our team and is as he should be, responsible for everything about the team. If we lose, he has to accept responsibility. BUT, if we win, he should also get glory for it. For months and months, everything about GT was his fault, then we get a new Ath Dir and things start to turn around. As far as the assistant coaches are concerned, Chan is the responsible party for who is coaching what, so therefore he should get some KUDOS for the good his assistants are doing. I just have to wonder if Chan's hands weren't tied when he first came on board at GT.

As far as being a Chan lover or a FOC'er, I'm neither. If I had to side up on one camp though, it would be the FOC'er camp. But I will support and back whoever the coach at GT is as long as he has high character and knows how to coach football. I have a gut feeling that Chan is trying his best to get the job done as it should be done.

Has Chan gotten GT to the place where I want GT to be?

No sir. Not yet, but I still have that gut feeling that it's not far off.
 
BuzzBomb, because they aren't REALLY getting what they wanted....

they SAY they want us to have a better record, when in reality they want Chan gone. They never wanted him here because:
1. He was Braine's choice, and/or
2. He was not from O'Leary's staff.

Too bad for them. :sad01:
 
Those on BBO that you all disagree with don't mind pointing out the negatives especially those negatives that can be laid directly at the feet of the HC.
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The problem is that several fonts on BBO relish in not only pointing out the negatives that can be laid directly at the feet of the HC, but also pointing out negatives that are NOT the fault or responsibility of the HC and blaming him for it, anyway.

In fact fabricating faults and mistakes and negatives about the HC is a favorite passtime over there.
 
LongforDodd said:
Chan seems to be turning things around. It seems like, though, that it took the appearance of a new boss for Gailey to take the initiative to do something different.
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LfD, I think you've probably made some true statements and some that aren't so accurate. I would agree with the first "seems" in the sentence up above only because right now we don't "know" for certain if the positive changes in our recruiting and our on-field performance will continue from game to game and day to day. But it certainly does appear that the foundation has been appropriately laid and the house is now being constructed.

Your second "seems", though, is not accurate. The changes Chan made were things that were under way prior to the change being made at AD. Now don't misunderstand me to say that D-Rad hasn't had a positive impact on our football program. I think he has and will continue to do so. But the changes that have positively impacted recruiting were going to happen regardless of the change of AD.

As for your statement about other things that some people don't like and that we see but won't discuss... well all I can say is that on balance I think our program is moving in the right direction and doing it in the right way and that's all I will ask for. If mistakes have been made in the past then I'm content to leave them there and focus on what can be done to make things right (sometimes that includes looking back to properly diagnose the problems).
 
JOJATK said:
LfD, I think you've probably made some true statements and some that aren't so accurate. I would agree with the first "seems" in the sentence up above only because right now we don't "know" for certain if the positive changes in our recruiting and our on-field performance will continue from game to game and day to day. But it certainly does appear that the foundation has been appropriately laid and the house is now being constructed.

Your second "seems", though, is not accurate. The changes Chan made were things that were under way prior to the change being made at AD. Now don't misunderstand me to say that D-Rad hasn't had a positive impact on our football program. I think he has and will continue to do so. But the changes that have positively impacted recruiting were going to happen regardless of the change of AD.

As for your statement about other things that some people don't like and that we see but won't discuss... well all I can say is that on balance I think our program is moving in the right direction and doing it in the right way and that's all I will ask for. If mistakes have been made in the past then I'm content to leave them there and focus on what can be done to make things right (sometimes that includes looking back to properly diagnose the problems).
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The recruiting, IMO, appears to have been because of new coaches coming onboard. If I was incorrect with the timing of the hiring of these new coaches, I'll gladly stand corrected. And also, if Rad's appearance on the scene or if even the spectre of a new boss had absolutely nothing to do with new coaches and better recruiting then I'll stand corrected also.
 
LongforDodd said:
The recruiting, IMO, appears to have been because of new coaches coming onboard. If I was incorrect with the timing of the hiring of these new coaches, I'll gladly stand corrected. And also, if Rad's appearance on the scene or if even the spectre of a new boss had absolutely nothing to do with new coaches and better recruiting then I'll stand corrected also.
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I would have to say that the prospect of a new boss could have had some influence on Chan's decision to replace a couple of coaches. I can't discount that as a factor completely.

As for recruiting I think the reasons for the improvement are directly caused by three things:

1) The hiring of Geoff Collins

2) The appointment of Giff Smith to the recruiting coordinator role

3) The appointment of Patrick Nix to the full offensive coordinator role complete with play-calling responsibilities

The first two are pretty obvious. Giff and Geoff are incredible at what they do. Those two guys have changed the game at GT so that we are doing a MUCH better job of identifying the kids who can handle the academics, WANT that academic challenge, and can help us win championships. We are identifying those kids much earlier than before as well and that helps us get a jump start on recruiting them. So in other words they are finding the kids who are more receptive to the positive selling points of Georgia Tech and what that does is it makes academics into a total POSITIVE selling point instead of a negative one.

The third one isn't quite so obvious. It isn't that our offense is more productive. It is that Chan can now be a more active participant in recruitment of these athletes. How many times over the years have we heard that the families and the kids were just amazingly impressed by Chan? Tons of times and in fact many of the top kids we've gotten (and by top kids I mean kids who are contributing tremendously to the program) have been because of Chan's "closing" ability. Now that he isn't calling plays he's able to help close on more of these kids and it is paying BIG dividends thus far.

There's no question that Chan hasn't done everything right. He's made many mistakes along the way to getting us where we are now. And it can be argued that some of the mistakes took too long to correct. But it appears that they have been corrected and we are on the right path at the moment so I'm going to savor that :)
 
LongforDodd said:
The recruiting, IMO, appears to have been because of new coaches coming onboard. If I was incorrect with the timing of the hiring of these new coaches, I'll gladly stand corrected. And also, if Rad's appearance on the scene or if even the spectre of a new boss had absolutely nothing to do with new coaches and better recruiting then I'll stand corrected also.
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This is the problem that I have with most of the Buzzoffers. They take speculation about the new hires & the turning over of the play-calling to CPN as if the decisions were someone's besides CCG's. What concrete evidence do they have that they were not CCG's decisons ? NONE. They sit around over there repeating it amongst themselves to the point that they TRULY believe it, despite the lack of concrete evidence. They have become too concerned with being RIGHT. Besides, they were not all that enamored of CPN's being handed over the play-calling duties anyway. They said he would be a "puppet" or just a different version of the same philosophy. Now that CPN has shown some success (not perfection, mind you), they have changed their tune to "well, the only reason CPN is calling the plays is because CDB or D-Rad MADE him do it". Wha ???
 
We have football, basketball, baseball, computers, and off topic, but I think we need one more category on the board, and that is BABO: Bitching About BuzzOff.

Then these discussions could take place there instead of hijacking a great thread about the GT "family" and recruiting.
 
mm42 said:
We have football, basketball, baseball, computers, and off topic, but I think we need one more category on the board, and that is BABO: Bitching About BuzzOff.

Then these discussions could take place there instead of hijacking a great thread about the GT "family" and recruiting.
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LOL, I think it is a little naive to think you can't discuss the other viewpoints of the positives of "GT family & recruiting". It is the same discussion & represents the disbelief of those who DON'T believe in the GT family & its current recruiting successes. It is hardly hi-jacking.
 
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