The Measure of CCG\'s success.......
will be determined by several events in the upcoming weeks and months:
1. How well the Jackets are prepared to handle a Duke team at Durham, that will likely be emotional, given Ted Roof's circumstances.
2. Handling success was a considerable problem earlier this season. To beat both Duke away and North Carolina at home without suffering a cardiac arrest would suggest Chan is getting his charges into a mature mindset to consistently TCB, no matter which uniform is on the other side of the LOS. There is just no excuse for the team to "come out flat" against anybody.
3. Maintaining good team chemistry through the full season without having the team lay down emotionally will be a sign that last season was an aberration and that Chan is in control of his team's collective psyche.
4. How competitively we recruit, both Georgia and elsewhere, is especially important, given our critical needs for certain positions. Certainly the indications are good, given this season's unexpected success and a likely bowl bid. It will be important for CCG to "close" on several key recruits whose names on the dotted line will show that CCG can recruit with the best of them.
5. Beyond TCB with Duke and UNC, beating either the Snobs and/or Dawgs will GREATLY improve the measure of CCG's success. IMO, we most certainly can beat either team if we stay healthy and focused. OTOH, getting blasted will hurt him proportionately.
6. In the months leading up to next season, it will be crucial for CCG to work hard to control the academic support system for his team to help ensure all SA's are being monitored for attending their classes, passing tests and not missing their tutoring sessions.
My understanding of Flunkgate is that CCG dropped the ball and stopped the close monitoring that O'Leary had learned from Bobby Ross. IMO, CCG seriously misjudged the challenges that SA's face at schools like GT and I think he was largely responsible for the academic implosion by dropping the close monitoring of his players. As HC, he should be controlling the academic environment. At GT, even if you want to be a "Players' HC, you still need to monitor academics like a hawk because its just too easy, even for good kids, to fall off the academic wagon. How well we can minimize further academic fallout in the next 9 months will largely be a reflection on CCG's success.
I want very badly for CCG to fully establish himself and succeed at GT for many years to come. In the coming weeks and months, he's in a position now to truly establish himself in the eyes of the Tech community and the rest of the CF world.
will be determined by several events in the upcoming weeks and months:
1. How well the Jackets are prepared to handle a Duke team at Durham, that will likely be emotional, given Ted Roof's circumstances.
2. Handling success was a considerable problem earlier this season. To beat both Duke away and North Carolina at home without suffering a cardiac arrest would suggest Chan is getting his charges into a mature mindset to consistently TCB, no matter which uniform is on the other side of the LOS. There is just no excuse for the team to "come out flat" against anybody.
3. Maintaining good team chemistry through the full season without having the team lay down emotionally will be a sign that last season was an aberration and that Chan is in control of his team's collective psyche.
4. How competitively we recruit, both Georgia and elsewhere, is especially important, given our critical needs for certain positions. Certainly the indications are good, given this season's unexpected success and a likely bowl bid. It will be important for CCG to "close" on several key recruits whose names on the dotted line will show that CCG can recruit with the best of them.
5. Beyond TCB with Duke and UNC, beating either the Snobs and/or Dawgs will GREATLY improve the measure of CCG's success. IMO, we most certainly can beat either team if we stay healthy and focused. OTOH, getting blasted will hurt him proportionately.
6. In the months leading up to next season, it will be crucial for CCG to work hard to control the academic support system for his team to help ensure all SA's are being monitored for attending their classes, passing tests and not missing their tutoring sessions.
My understanding of Flunkgate is that CCG dropped the ball and stopped the close monitoring that O'Leary had learned from Bobby Ross. IMO, CCG seriously misjudged the challenges that SA's face at schools like GT and I think he was largely responsible for the academic implosion by dropping the close monitoring of his players. As HC, he should be controlling the academic environment. At GT, even if you want to be a "Players' HC, you still need to monitor academics like a hawk because its just too easy, even for good kids, to fall off the academic wagon. How well we can minimize further academic fallout in the next 9 months will largely be a reflection on CCG's success.
I want very badly for CCG to fully establish himself and succeed at GT for many years to come. In the coming weeks and months, he's in a position now to truly establish himself in the eyes of the Tech community and the rest of the CF world.
