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Monday, August 20, 2007
Jackets’ open and shut case
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech practices this evening, but I’m posting our blog in the afternoon. The reason: Practice is closed. For the first time since practice began Aug. 3, Matt and I won’t be in a position to tell you how things looked to us.
We’ve had a lot more access than the reporters covering Notre Dame and several other schools, and that has helped us keep you up to date about who might be making a move up the depth chart and who might play various positions (strongside linebacker, nickel back and tight end, for example. Shane Bowen made a lot of progress at SLB, and Tech is still deciding at nickel but was using Avery Roberson there in recent practices, with Pat Clark filling Roberson’s CB spot in nickel situations, and Brad Sellers appeared to be slightly ahead of Austin Barrick at tight end, but Colin Peek ready to step back in at No. 1 when he got back from his Achilles injury).
Some colleges, most famously USC, keep their practices open year-round. Others keep them closed. Tech under Chan Gailey has followed a policy of opening practice in the spring and preseason, then closing it once classes begin. It’s an attempt to find a middle ground between the increased publicity and fan support that can come from openness and the potential strategic benefits of keeping some things secret from your upcoming opponents.
If you were a coach, what would you do?
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