Mr. College Football

By James

July 18, 2007 9:19 AM | Link to this

I’m not sure Miami will get much better with Wright as a Sr. Also I’m not sure what Nix will be able to contribute. He’s just had a few months with him.

By Chris

July 18, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

Since it is the beginning of the season, I will give you the benefit of the doubt, since you have not gotten to see the best of Taylor Bennett. For those of us who have been to practices and watched his brief stints in some games in the past two years, we know what he is capable of. Before the year is over, I expect him to top Wright and Weatherford(two of the most overrated QB’s in college football). Seriously, the only reason why anyone still talks about those two guys are because they play for what use to be two powerhouses. Jimbo Fisher has his work cut out for him.

By SC

July 18, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

Weatherford will be much better under Jimbo Fisher. The poor kid is finally going to be coached properly.

By Ramblor

July 18, 2007 9:26 AM | Link to this

“tutelage of new OC Patrick Nix” That’s the first time I’ve heard that in a sentence. Pretty pathetic rankings if you ask me. Not a real impressive bunch for the ACC to trot out this year.

By Ramblor

July 18, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

Secondly, I’m not sure how Sean Glennon doesn’t even make the list. He’s a lot more proven then some of these other guys. Terrible job, Tony.

By m

July 18, 2007 9:41 AM | Link to this

John Bond will make no difference as long as Chan Gailey wears a headset. We sucked with Suggs at QB. We sucked with Ball at QB. We will suck with Bennett at QB. As long as we have the worst coach in the history of college football, it wouldn’t matter if we had Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning. Gailey would ruin them too. He needs to be fired today.

By Thorpe

July 18, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this

Go BC!

By K-Dogg

July 18, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

Which is it? “m” as in mutt or moron? Or is it both?

By RK

July 18, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this

If Sewell is #5, the ACC is in trouble this year.

By RT

July 18, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

How does Nix showing up mean Wright will be better? Wright is a perenial underachiever and Nix could not get out of town fast enough for me as a Tech fan. I mean, Nix has such a great job of developing QBs in the past, right? No, maybe not. He had 4 years with Reggie and did not develop him at all. How is he supposed to make Wright better in just a few months. Wright should be ranked about 8th in the conference. And no way Sewell is better than Bennett or either of the Clemson kids.

By Vince

July 18, 2007 10:26 AM | Link to this

Wright is a mediocre QB at best. UM fans will agree. The guy that replaced him late last season looked at least as good, if not at times better than Wright. He’ll be replaced by mid-season.

By m

July 18, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

m is for “mad as helle” that Tech football has been destroyed by the sorriest excuse for a head coach in the history of college football.

By Ben

July 18, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

Man, that is one sorry list of Qb’s right there. ACC is in the toilet.

By techaholic

July 18, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Nix will thrive in Miami because he’s AWAY from Chan Gailey.

Unfortunately, Chan is STILL AT TECH and that never bodes well for the Jackets!

By techaholic

July 18, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Nix will thrive in Miami because he’s AWAY from Chan Gailey.

Unfortunately, Chan is STILL AT TECH and that never bodes well for the Jackets!

By techaholic

July 18, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Nix will thrive in Miami because he’s AWAY from Chan Gailey.

Unfortunately, Chan is STILL AT TECH and that never bodes well for the Jackets!

By SRORM WARNING

July 18, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

OK, SO AS A MIAMI GUY, I WILL HAVE TO AGREE KYLE WRIGHT HAS TO GO, AND NO OC FROM TECH IS GOING TO MAGICALLY REDUCE HIS INABILITY TO LEAD. (THINK REGGIE BALL…) HE JUST LOOKS SCARED! KIRBY FREEMAN IS SLIGHTLY BETTER, BUT I AM AFRAID IT MAY BE A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE WE CAN RE-ESTABLISH OURSELVES A S A POWER. RANDY SHANNON IS NO-NONSENSE, AND THIS PROGRAM HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN ABOUT DOMINANCE AND SWAGGER….WHICH IS NOW,CLEARLY GONE. THERE ARE SOME GREAT QB’S IN THE ACC, BUT TO RANK THEM IN THIS MANNER IS JUST FILLER FOR THE SPORTS SECTION. SADLY I MUST ADMIT, XAVIER LEE WILL EVENTUALLY BE THE STARTER IN TALLAHASSEE, AND HIS STRONG ARM MAY LEAD THEM TO THE TOP THIS YEAR… I SAW HIM IN HIGH SCHOOL THROWING BALLS 79 YARDS FROM HIS KNEES! GO CANES! (HOPEFULLY)

By m

July 18, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

Nix was not allowed to do anything at Tech. Neither was O’Brien before him. Bond will not be allowed to do anything, either. The problem at Tech is Chan Gailey. The problem will not be solved until Chan is fired…hopefully, today!

By diehardjacket

July 18, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

To:

Mr. “M”

Get a life.

By diehardjacket

July 18, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

To:

Mr./Ms. “M”

Get a life.

By me

July 18, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

How can you say that Chan Gailey is the worst coach ever? GT has had winning seasons every year under him. It’s an engineering school. They’re lucky they’ve been drawing the talent that they have in the last few years, a lot of which he has had a hand in recruiting. Stop being unreasonable and expecting 11-1 seasons and just enjoy the fact that we pull some pretty spectacular upsets. Oh, so we can’t beat the bonehead Doggies. At least we don’t hear about who’s on the roster from the police blotter.

By jpayne

July 18, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

On yesterdays list Chris Nickson from Vandy was the final honerable mention. He’d be 2nd or 3rd on this list. Matt Ryan is a good college QB but when no one in the conference can top the 3000 yard mark, there aren’t a lot of top flight QBs….Skinner didn’t even top the 2000 yard mark in 14 games!!! I will say there are some nice RBs in the conference though

By Ramble ON!

July 18, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

m I agree, get a life. Nix was allowed under Gailey to do the play calling. I really loved that shot him motioning Reggie to spike the ball on 3rd down, so he could throw it out-of-bounds on forth against you know who.

Miami, you have the worst OC in the history of college football (as “m” the moron would say).

Kyle Wright will be worse this year than the previous two.

By SEC

July 18, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

Who cares, their all terrible!

Almost Competitive Conference

By SEC

July 18, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this

Who cares, their all terrible!

Almost Competitive Conference

By m

July 18, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

Do you blind Chan-lovers not see the trend? It doesn’t matter if Suggs or Ball is the QB. It doesn’t matter who is the Offensive Coordinator. As long as Chan has our offense shut down, nothing will change. Chan promised when he came here that he had learned his lesson in Dallas, and would not interfere with the offense. He lied…and all Tech fans are paying the price. I repeat…Chan Gailey is the worst coach in the history of college football. He has underachieved every year he has been here. He should never have been hired. He should be fired…TODAY!

By ALL-DAWGS-GO-TO-H*LL

July 18, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

**OK GUYS.. I NEED EVERYONE TO LISTEN UP BECAUSE I AM FRIENDS WITH SEVERAL SENIOR PLAYERS & HAVE TALKED TO MANY OPF THEM ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING SAID! FIRST OFF, FROM WHAT THEY TELL ME, PATRICK NIX WAS AN OFFENSIVE GENIUS, BUT HIS PLAY CALLING WAS LIMITED BY GAILEY & GAILEY CALLED A LOT OF PLAYS OFTEN!!!!!

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE 3-1 REVERSAL TO CALVIN JOHNSON IN THE ACC CHAMIONSHIP FOR A LOSS OF NINE…. WEL, GAILEY CALLED THAT PLAY FROM WHAT THE PLAYERS TOLD ME!

AND EVEN THOUGH I DISLIKE REGGIE, FROM WHAT A LOT OF PLAYERS HAVE TOLD ME, THEY SAY HE WAS EXTREMELY GOOD IN PRACTICE, ITS JUST HE USE TO FOLD IN THE GAMES. WHICH IS WHY BENNET NEVER STARTED.

I KNOW WE WILL ONLY LOSE 1 GAME THIS YEAR IF GAILEY DOESNT INTERFERE WITH BONDS PLAY CALLING AND OFFENSIVE SCHEMES!!!!!!!**

By STORM WARNING

July 18, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Hey, have you heard?? Michael Vick is being indicted!!

By Ramble ON!

July 18, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

SEC people with brains, not people from the Schools Educating Criminals

By carolinadawg

July 18, 2007 2:30 PM | Link to this

Ramblor:

Sean Glennon?! You’ve got to be kidding. Did you see Va. Tech’s bowl game?

By scooter11

July 18, 2007 2:57 PM | Link to this

Skinner?: Did you see Wake’s acc championship game? Bennett?: Did anyone see a WVa rush in the gator bowl? He’ll see one in the conference, then you’ll know if his Duke/Uconn/WVa experience really showed anything.

By Antuan

July 18, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

Hey,

Don’t laugh about VT’s Glennon, We just verbaled his brother Mike. This is going to be a fun year in the ACC.

GO Wolfpack!!!

By Mike Vick

July 18, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this

When I was at VT, I passed the ball as much, as I was passing out the Herpes. Good Times.

By GTBen

July 18, 2007 3:35 PM | Link to this

People are always upset that Gaily plays too conservative, they don’t seem to remember that Gaily took a lot of crap his first season for being to gutsy with his play calling cough FSU game cough

This list looks kinda shabby, if we are basing this on potential, which i assume we are after seeing the SEC’s list, with Stafford and Tebow at 3 and 4, then a lot of the hype should be around around Taylor Bennett. He threw for more yards in last years bowl game than any other Tech QB since 2001. He also should do well this season with a strong OLine, and the best RB in the ACC (IMO) in Tashard Choice.

I like Ryan and Skinner, and agree with them being high on this list, but Wright and Weatherford don’t really impress me. It will also be interesting to see how things unfold at Clemson this season

By James

July 18, 2007 3:53 PM | Link to this

Hey M, Dan Radacovich will make the decision about firing Chan not you.

By m

July 18, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this

Radacovich didn’t hire Gailey. He got stuck with him when he came here. But, hopefully, he will fire Gailey before it is too late for Tech football as we knew it.

By mattstaffordkingofticklepiles

July 18, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this

m-you’re such a genius! since you’re firing him….there must be a vacancy, correct?!!! who you plugging in there?
whisenhunt?

By mattstaffordkingofticklepiles

July 18, 2007 6:30 PM | Link to this

m—check what real tech fans think

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=140&F=2938#S=140&F=2938&T=725049

By DeacAssured

July 18, 2007 6:42 PM | Link to this

AGREED. Skinner is number 2 in the league at this point but wait til after the Boston College and Nebraska games. You may be surprised at what he has up his sleeves.

By m

July 18, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this

That link is not real Tech fans. That is a bunch of Gailey suck-ups. The real Tech fans agree with me that Chan Gailey has killed Tech football as we knew it and he should be FIRED today.

By GT90CHAMPS

July 18, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this

Iam a GT fan and i can’t stand gailey he killed GT in the notre dame game last year when GT had the ball at midfield and a half a yard to go for a first down and punted wow i wish we would have gotten steve spur.

By Bobby the Brain

July 18, 2007 7:33 PM | Link to this

This is the worst list ever. Sure, Ryan is #1, but putting Wright and Weatherford up there is ridiculous. They have stunk since they stepped on the field, when will you learn? There’s a reason FSU and UM stink, and it starts with the guys behind center. Barnhardt, you are no Mr. Football.

By GTNC

July 18, 2007 7:53 PM | Link to this

Gailey learned his lesson and we’ll be better this year. And to the moron who mentioned OBrien??? What has he done since departing Tech?????

Gailey has added stability and progression to this team. PERIOD. Gailey works well with a true passing QB and since Ball and Suggs are now gone, Bennett is his firt true passer. Suggs just sucked and made very bad decisions. Ball wasn’t a passer….

See the trend? But seriously, things are better than they were will Bill Lewis and even O’Leary (w/out the Fridge).

By Gold One

July 18, 2007 7:57 PM | Link to this

Taylor will be the difference for us if he refuses to get drawn into the Tickle Pile maelstrom. We must stop our QB from getting involved in these things. Look what they did to Reggie after his freshman year.

By m

July 18, 2007 8:16 PM | Link to this

Our QB play has been pathetic since Gailey arrived. Name me one coach in the history of the world that would have played Reggie Ball for four years?? If Chan would leave the offense alone, like he leaves the defense alone, O’Brien, or Nix, or now Bond, would do fine. But as long as you see Chan on the sideline with a headset on, Tech’s offense will remain pitiful. Another question, name me another coach in the history of the world that would have COMPLETELY WASTED Calvin Johnson?? Chan Gailey should NEVER have been hired and should be fired IMMEDIATELY!!

By Gerebbe

July 18, 2007 8:32 PM | Link to this

your an idiot

By tha duke

July 18, 2007 9:13 PM | Link to this

chan is the man!!!

By Matt

July 18, 2007 9:59 PM | Link to this

I salute Barnhart for even attempting to rank this crap heap.

By mattstaffordkingofticklepiles

July 18, 2007 11:05 PM | Link to this

m- you never answered my question. since you’re breaking down something(i.e. firing chan) how are you building it back up(REPLACEMENT)?
who is your replacement? who is your replacement?

just one or two names would be awesome smartypants. i honestly don’t think you’re smart enough to find two relevant names. you’re probably a dawg gone fishin.

By GT Rich

July 18, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this

GTBen — Gailey did not call plays his first season. Bill O’Brien was still on The Flats. O’Brien learned under the Fridge and took over at GT under O’Leary. O’Brien stayed when Gailey come in and they butted heads because of Gailey’s conservative mentality. O’Brien left, Gailey took over, then eventually let Nix run things. Some day Gailey might actually realize he needs to stay out of the O, just like he does with Tenuta’s D. Eventually, Gailey will step down, and I bet Tenuta takes over….

By Arnold

July 19, 2007 7:14 AM | Link to this

Please stop commenting on the Tickle Piles. Discussion should be in private and kept within the Tech family.

By WFC

July 19, 2007 7:38 AM | Link to this

I must preface this with my bias: I have no use for the NFL and its “I have a one TD lead in the second quarter so I’ve got the game won” mentality. Chan, an otherwise good coach, suffers from this. This does not mean that he should be fired. He’s gotten GT to the point that nobody would be surprised if the Jackets won the ACC title. That IS progress. Bennett will be fine if Choice and the OL stay healthy.

By DirtDobber

July 19, 2007 7:53 AM | Link to this

Nix can only RUIN Wright.

Poor guy - he is certainly a talent too.

By DirtDobber

July 19, 2007 8:00 AM | Link to this

Did you hear what ALL-DAWGS-GO-TO-H*LL said ???

I told you Gailey was still calling plays and infuencing Nix . But every one says Noooooo. He’ll do the same with the new OC. We will never overcome mediocrity until he is gone.

By m

July 19, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

If I type things in BOLD, I must be right! Look at me!!!! I’m smarter than everybody!!! I think I just soiled my Depends brand adult undergarments! Fire Chan Gailey!

By m

July 19, 2007 8:16 AM | Link to this

You fools need to realize that Chan has run our offense in the ground. He did not let O’Brien or Nix do their jobs. He will not let Bond do his job. He chose Suggs and Ball as QB’s. He started Ball for 4 YEARS!!! He is the sorriest college football coach in history and he has run our beloved Tech program into the ground. Let us pray that he is fired today. Enough is enough.

By m

July 19, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

Oh, yeah - I forgot to add this comment. I love Metamucil!! It keeps me regular!!

By m

July 19, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

**Also, I suffer from VI, or Voice Imodulation, which means I have no control over the volume or pitch of my voice. And I have a very bad rash in an unpleasant place. Fire Chan Gailey!”

By Willie

July 19, 2007 11:48 AM | Link to this

Tony- You need to quit counting on the football mags for your info. Have you ever been to a Tech game, other than uga? Have you ever been to a Tech practice?

Taylor Bennett doesnt need Calvin to be successful. [Your colleague Bradley doesnt realize this either]. Come out to practice sometime and see Taylor Bennett and our “other” receivers. You might be surprised.

By techwreck

July 19, 2007 3:53 PM | Link to this

How sad is it when an alleged fan calls another fan a “fool”?

By Bobby

July 19, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

Barnhart shows his normal ignorance of sports.

By James

July 20, 2007 2:20 AM | Link to this

m, you want to know why I think chan shouldn’t be fired quite yet? Because of this: do you remember Bobby Ross’s first few years at Tech?