Venables or Bust

BackstreetBuzz said:
I don’t think Venables would come to GT. We are just too far down. I think it will have to be a FCS coach looking to make a name for themselve.
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Show him the money, committment and resources and he will come....not sure we can and that is the problem.
 
CornerBlitz said:
Show him the money, committment and resources and he will come....not sure we can and that is the problem.
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Get him on the hook and we can find the money.


Never forget, Clemson beat GT 73-0 in 1903. Following that season, Georgia Tech poached their head coach. Because Tech couldn’t afford the contract, the coach got a cut of ticket sales at the gate. That coach was John Heisman.
 
CornerBlitz said:
Show him the money, committment and resources and he will come....not sure we can and that is the problem.
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Not to mention, say we get him... once Dabo ships off to Bama when Saban retires, Venables is heading "back home" and taking the job. We currently have a coach who WANTS to be here. That is rare and should be respected. This has nothing to do with his talent or whether or not he should retain his job, but that is a huge perk we seem to ignore.
 
gtphd said:
You realize he’s the reason they have an NFL defence, right?
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Well he is part and a great coordinator. It's pretty easy to get those guys to come live at Disneyland when $10000 is on the low side if you run into a booster.
 
bmeGT said:
Not to mention, say we get him... once Dabo ships off to Bama when Saban retires, Venables is heading "back home" and taking the job. We currently have a coach who WANTS to be here. That is rare and should be respected. This has nothing to do with his talent or whether or not he should retain his job, but that is a huge perk we seem to ignore.
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He wants to be here because he is floating into retirement at a cut of $3m per year.

One of three things happens with Venables. From worst to best:
- he sucks as much as CPJ has
- he’s good and leaves later
- he’s good and stays

Even if Venables is a big time success and leaves after a few seasons at least then we are a hot coaching target.
 
ScionOfSouthland said:
He wants to be here because he is floating into retirement at a cut of $3m per year.

One of three things happens with Venables. From worst to best:
- he sucks as much as CPJ has
- he’s good and leaves later
- he’s good and stays

Even if Venables is a big time success and leaves after a few seasons at least then we are a hot coaching target.
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And we will get buyout money that’ll help with the next hire.
 
OldGold1968 said:
Dude has a CE Degree from Tech. His NFL experience would immediately turn around recruiting. Maybe he could bring back Tenuta.
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Why would his losing record nfl experience help recruiting?

Certainly not enough to overcome our stupidity in hiring another”Tech Man.”
 
bmeGT said:
That doesn't explain why he turned down Auburn and other coaching gigs early in his career while at Tech.
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How long do you think Paul Johnson would have lasted in the SEC West?

His latest contract extension makes it clear he’s okay to retire.
 
bmeGT said:
Not to mention, say we get him... once Dabo ships off to Bama when Saban retires, Venables is heading "back home" and taking the job. We currently have a coach who WANTS to be here. That is rare and should be respected. This has nothing to do with his talent or whether or not he should retain his job, but that is a huge perk we seem to ignore.
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Wanting to be here is important. That is why Whisenhunt, McIntyre and Godsey have been mentioned as candidates.
 
bmeGT said:
Not to mention, say we get him... once Dabo ships off to Bama when Saban retires, Venables is heading "back home" and taking the job. We currently have a coach who WANTS to be here. That is rare and should be respected. This has nothing to do with his talent or whether or not he should retain his job, but that is a huge perk we seem to ignore.
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If winning isn't an issue, there are tons of coaches we can get who would absolutely want to be here.
 
bmeGT said:
Not to mention, say we get him... once Dabo ships off to Bama when Saban retires, Venables is heading "back home" and taking the job. We currently have a coach who WANTS to be here. That is rare and should be respected. This has nothing to do with his talent or whether or not he should retain his job, but that is a huge perk we seem to ignore.
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Nonsense. You hire the man.

If he leaves after a few years, it is because he won here. Can use that as evidence what can happen here in hiring next guy.

Dabo isn’t crazy enough to try and rep,ace saban.
 
texstinger said:
Never offered crap by auburn. Myth.
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I don't know. A couple of years ago when PJ was on the AJC podcast with Zach Klein he mentioned the fact that he had been offered about half a dozen Power 5 jobs. Of course he didn't say which ones but I've always assumed that Auburn was one of them.
 
Wanting to be here and stay here is important, but it isn't the only consideration. Even if its 3 big years and gone, it may be worth it in the end to get some hype around the program.
 
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