Rudolph: "Bilbo may not be the future QB @ GT".

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Coleman Rudolph came on the Buck Belue show on 680am Wed afternoon to take some phone callers. The 1st call went on about Suggs not feeling up to par with the flu & teeth things, leading Duke in 2nd half & STILL Bilbo didn't play. He wants to know why Bilbo doesn't get a chance.
Coleman bluntly answered "what does that tell you? Suggs has played OK, but is not setting any records. He has impacted teeth, etc. The coaching staff has no confidence in Bilbo running the offense & winning games. Bilbo may not be the future QB @ GT".
Rudolph went on a little more about Damarious not handling the QB position. He then iterated what he'd said last week, "Shockley may be coming here".
Coleman Rudolph certainly has more 'ins' with the Tech program than I do & more access to people who know what the staff may or may not be doing. Thought ya'll may want to know what CR is stating publicly.
 
I dont get Rudolph. Supposedly he is going to get a Ugag tatoo if they win the sec.

I cant tell were 680 ends and he begins. I sure hope he isnt throwing around that Shockley stuff around just to improve 680's ratings.

I would prefer him not to hack on Bilbo. I think it shows poor character on his part. IMO
 
Something definately doesn't smell right about the Duke game. I can handle the fact that Gailey doesn't believe Bilbo is ready for prime time (again, even though his game time experience hasn't shown that to be true). However, there is no good reason for him not being in the Duke game (or for that matter having Camp in the game).

What Gailey has said & what has occurred so far on the field doesn't add up. You can claim conspiracy theories but I'm just trying to answer questions that keep coming up in my mind.

In regards to Coleman, I'm not sure he is so connected any more. I could be wrong but his attitude about Tech hasn't seemed all that good over the past year or so.
 
Something definitely doesn't smell right. DB was one of the most highly recruited QB's in the southeast whose coach changed his offense to a spread like ours just for DB!? His nos. were incredible. There very well could be a problem we don't know about, but the... doesn't know but 5-6 plays crap is just that. His arm strength, accuracy, and athleticism is so striking that it's heartbreaking not to see him give a struggling AJ some relief. We don't get many like DB at Tech and if he's not the future it's a shame. We MUST not waste what will be an outstanding OL for the next 2 years.

Considering the unbelievable protection the OL provided in the UVA game, I thought what a great opportunity it would have been for Bilbo to break out and never look back...instead we went 0fer again in 2nd half. THWG
 
First of all, I don't Shockley will transfer to Tech because UGA has a rule I think is still in effect that they won't release a player from his scholarship to another school within the SEC or Tech which means he would have to pay his own way to Tech ala Dewberry. I simply don't buy the things that are being said about Bilbo. The coaching staff has no confidence in him yet they had him in the game in the 4th quarter against Wake Forest down 17-14 where he threw a 71 yard touchdown pass. They also play him against Duke with 2 minutes left in the half where a mistake could give Duke momentum going into halftime. I also think if it was up to O'Brien, Bilbo would be starting. I really believe the decision to play Suggs ahead of Bilbo by Gailey is more subjective and based on the fact Gailey is less comfortable with a QB like Bilbo who takes more chances. Saying "he doesn't know the offense" and sparingly playing him provides cover. The fact is we won't know what Bilbo could do until he plays at least a half in a game that is not garbage time.
 
Originally posted by GTPilot:

In regards to Coleman, I'm not sure he is so connected any more. I could be wrong but his attitude about Tech hasn't seemed all that good over the past year or so.
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I happen to agree with Coleman, although it sounds like he is drinking too much on 680 remotes with some of his comments. If Bilbo does not take the job from Suggs in the spring, I don't see him ever starting at Tech. Bilbo will have been here 2.5 years and if he can't improve enough to beat out a QB of Suggs caliber in that time, then Tech will probably be turning to somebody else in 2004.
 
Speculation about Bilbo being future QB or not is just that, speculation. This spring will be important for him and I believehewill emerge as our QB possibly for next year and for sure the 2 following years. He is just now not quite ready in the eyes of those who seem him the most, our coaches. Suggs, with his imperfections which I will not go into here, is the older, more mature, more experienced guy our coaches feel comfortable with at the present time. That could change after this upcoming spring. We will have to wait and see.
 
I still think that D-Bo will pull through. In his extremely limited action this year he is just one point under AJ in passer rating. I realize that with 6 games under his belt, his rating doesn't mean a whole lot, but to me, it points to signs of great potential.
 
Coleman Rudolph is a jock pretending to be a reporter, who is actually engaged in selling soap for a radio station.
 
Here's a numbers comparison through six games as a back-up:

rtg-att/cmp/INT-comp%-Yds-TD
Godsey 59.91 13-5-1 38.5 57 0
Bilbo 112.97 40-19-1 47.5 257 2

Godsey was less than stellar in his limited role, but stepped it up big time when he had the reigns.
 
33Jacket, and how do you know all of your post is true?

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Ahso and 33 I believe you both clearify the issue . nobody knows except the coaches. If they know. I do trust them at this time.
 
Hey 33, can u say Cambell vs. Cobb!? AU's all knowing coaches kinda missed that one huh? There are other examples too my friend. Don't kid yourself, the anals are full of coaches not picking the right kid at first, only to correct themselves later....sometimes much too later. THWG
 
Why is everyone so damn sold on Bilbo. For gods sakes if he was the better QB he would be playing. Get over it. There is no conspiracy. He just isn't where he needs to be right now. There is more to QBing than arm strength and raw athletic ability. And recruiting rankings mean nothing as we all know. Let the coaches do their job. None of you know crap about the players and none of you are at practice and tape sessions. Let it be already.
 
Do not take Rudolph so seriously. If he is being told "inside" stuff about this team and how the coaches feel about certain players, he would be a fool to broadcast it on the air. There are some who feel that just because he was a player at one time that he knows all that goes on. He probably does not know any more than we do. IMO, he is not suited for 680 banter-type shows.
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I am sure our coaches want to lose games, that is why they, especially BO'B, are sticking with AJ. Give me a break. All DeBo has to do is prove it on the field. If he does, he plays. Why does anyone here think they know the answer?
 
Not that I enjoy beating this deadhorse but I'll bite. What has Bilbo done on the field (your words) that shows that he isn't ready? The reasons I've heard given is that he doesn't practice well but his game time performance has been great. He throws 1 INT compared to 2TDs in limited playing time. The starting QB throws 11 INTs to 10 TDs and has a QB rating that is one of the worst in the nation and conference.

Throughout time and all over the nation many coaches have made wrong personnel moves. To state that the coaches know everything is a fallacy. You don't have to look far for this to show itself. Tony Hollings had to ask to get a shot at RB and when he did was still going into the season as backup to Ford. I support this coaching staff but I'm not going to pretend that our QB situation is in great shape.

BTW, I don't care if Camp comes into the games but I find it hard to believe that nobody else in our system is good enough to at least come in and share playing time with AJ. If that is the case then it is the coaches fault for not getting the players to their necessary levels. Why would you continue to concentrate on Bilbo if he has no chance of playing this year due to his inability to learn the system? Why not work with Camp, Logan, or one of the other QBs? It is the apparent lack of urgency to fix the QB position that has frustrated many of us.
 
Seems that people like magic. POOF and it's fixed. The master at coaching the QB spot was the Fridge. In Joe's first full year in the system, his RS freshman year, he had something like 14 ITs and 6TDs. Had a tough tough year. This is basicly Suggs same year in O'briens system that's now O'brien/Gailey system. Suggs was in scout team meetings and prep last year. Not in O'brien's QB meetings.

The Bilbo deal has been quoted incorrectly all over the boards IMO. Coach has stated he hasn't come on along as they had hoped. That goes for Bilbo as well saying this. People have twisted that into saying that he can't learn the plays. That's not what they are saying. They have stated he has a package that he works with.

Are the coaches making the right call with Suggs and AJ? I agree that coaches don't make all the right decisions. In the case of these QBs I honestly truly believe they are.

Let's get after the puppies this weekend. GO JACKETS!
 
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