Tech

By ben

October 1, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

53-26 vs. 40-29. I think that sums it up. Also, what was Maryland’s record in the 5 years before Friedgen showed up?

By SteveO

October 1, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

Gailey is getting better every year. He is recruiting better. Give him some more time and Tech will be starting season 5-0, 6-0, etc……..

By Joshua Barlowe

October 1, 2007 1:55 PM | Link to this

Gailey is a nightmare. Not good enough to win the big one — not bad enough to fire.

Mediocrity is the name of his game. If he is supposed to be an offensive genius why has our offense stunk since his arrival?

It was just FUN watching Fridge’s offense. It was creative and took the defense by surprise.

We’re only surprised if Gailey’s offense can find a way to score.

By Chris

October 1, 2007 2:06 PM | Link to this

I like Ralph, but he was not the answer for US as a whole team. Ralph is great with QB’s, but not as a full team manager. Chan was a ball control guy/ limit the chance for mistakes and give me a chance to WIN guy. I am happy with Chan. I would have like to have had the option to talk to Arizona’s Ken W., but I like MY coach.

By surfrider

October 1, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

Good article. The key to looking at Fridge is looking at how Ross/O’leary/Fridge changed Tech’s offensive system (more passing/balance) and more national recruiting. Fridge took a QB who had struggled as a redshirt freshman and early as a redshirt soph. and turned him (Joe Hamilton) into one of the most exciting college players since Doug Flutie. By the end of 1997 through the regular season of 2000 there may not have been a better total offense in the Country. They were actually ranked #1 in offense in 1999 (imagine Tech ever being #1 in offense- defense maybe in top 10). The new ACC had yet to materialize something I think will benefit all Tech coaches for on in. The team with Joe Burns, Hamilton, Wilder, Dez White, etc.. has to be one of the top talented teams in tech history. Unfortunately Jon Tenuta was’nt on the staff or nobody would have touched Tech, it seems. Now Gailey is making Tech competitive week in and week out, it is almost like an NFL score board, 14-3, 10-7, etc…We win a majority but loose some too. Obviously the recruiting is also getting back to where it was in 2000. My guess is Fridge may have realized his recruiting potential may have been better at Tech than he initially thought when leaving for Maryland. Also O’brien was Gailey’s first OC and problably told the Tenuta and the others what to expect from the Fridge. Believe it or not when Tech hired Bill Lewis it was understood that O’leary was the second choice and the Fridge was the third choice.

By Jacket 74

October 1, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this

Gailey with R.Fridge/K.Wisenhunt and J. Tenuda would be the best of all worlds. The Problem is we do not have or choose to make the money available to make this happen. I stood PROUD @ Va. Tech, I cried @ Clemson, I enjoyed my visit to Auburn, I stood Tall under Touchdown JESUS. If we want a great TEAM we(fans) have be willing to do what it takes too.

By gatech2010

October 1, 2007 2:36 PM | Link to this

We, the students, are sick of mediocrity, and 7-5 is just that. As it stands since I’ve been following Chan, tech is just good enough to break your heart.

By Chan man

October 1, 2007 3:10 PM | Link to this

I agree with you Mike. Those are excellent points. Many teams go through similar problems through the natural ebb and flow of college football history. For the current fans. The grass may always seem greener on the other side, but at the end of the day its still just grass. Maybe you just arent that good…

By the truth hurts

October 1, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

Anyone is going to be mediocre at Tech; you are a mediocre football school. Deal with it.

By TDone

October 1, 2007 3:32 PM | Link to this

The Truth…

Is Tech a mediocre school, or just a mediocre football team?

There is a difference.

By HARDCORE TECH FAN

October 1, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this

*YOU KNOW WHAT?! I AM EXTREMELY TEMPTED TO GET ON THE FIRE CHAN BANDWAGON BECAUSE WE LOSE GAMES WE SHOULDNT BE LOSING. BUT IM SCARED AT WHAT MIGHT COME! REMEMBER WHEN EVERYONE WANTED REGGIE TO GET OUT OF TOWN. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT TAYLOR WOULD BE WORSE. ALTHO HE WAS AN ARROGANT JERK, ATLEAST REGGIE WAS A PLAYMAKER… MOST OF THE SEASON. *

By jacketfan

October 1, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

Gailey was more than willing to leave GT after last season for the NFL adding further insult to the (3)season ending losses. Which should make it all the easier for GT to replace him as head coach if this team doesn’t finish at least 9-3 including a win over Georgia.

By jabster

October 1, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

TTH: I wouldn’t call a school that has been to a bowl game each of the last 10 seasons and has had a .500 or better record in conference play each of the last 12 seasons “mediocre”… UGA may have done it too but not many other teams have.

That’s not an excuse for not doing better, but it’s not bad. Period. It’s better than most of D1-A.

One thing I noticed: If you look at the highest-scoring Tech games in the “modern” era (that is, since 1920 in the SoCon/SEC/ACC era—no counting 222-0 over Cumberland or 128-0 over NCSU), you notice one thing: All of the games, except one, happened in the 1940s or earlier, or in the O’Leary/Gailey era (1995-present). The one exception was a 59 point blowout of NCSU in 1986 under Curry.

What this tells me is just how BAD things were between the Dodd era and Bobby Ross, in the late 1960s through the mid 1980s. Fortunately, we’re now 20 years removed from that time period (excepting the B### L#### interlude).

Unfortunately, UGA was able to seize that opportunity/void to become a national power during that timeframe and not just a regional favorite. It’s no coincidence that Tech’s time in the wilderness coincided with Dooley’s tenure.

By fred

October 1, 2007 4:02 PM | Link to this

Look, you never “fear” to make a justifiable change in leadership.No, you don’t have a guarantee re what you will actually get.

We know what we have.

So, our fear is fear itself.

Stop talking and DO SOMETHING—-it ain’t gonna get any better under Chan.

By CW

October 1, 2007 4:35 PM | Link to this

Mike, I’m not sure that statistics are ever going to do justice to the feelings that Tech fans have for Ralph Friedgen. As others above have already mentioned, Tech really struggled badly after Dodd retired until Bobby Ross helped right the ship. Under both Ross and O’Leary, Fridgen’s offensive units were an awful lot of fun to watch and they restored Tech fans’ faith that the Jackets could still comete on a national level.

Friedgen was never one for gadgets or trick plays, yet every game there would almost always be a few plays where Tech’s offense would have a huge gain because a QB, running back or receiver was completely uncovered.

The red zone seemed to bring out Fridge’s best. I can’t tell you how many times Shawn Jones would score on the option keeper where he all but walked into the endzone untouched. Friedgen just always seemed to have a scheme that most defenses couldn’t figure out.

Friedgen was also a coach that clearly “coached up” his players (much like Tenuta). Similar to the quote about Bear Bryant, Fridge could beat you with his players or he could beat you with your players.

By gojackets09

October 1, 2007 4:48 PM | Link to this

People who say that we should fire Chan Gailey need to stop and look at the big picture.

1. First of all, look at the coaching staff Chan has brought together. It really is a fine group of peopele. Jon Tenuta is probably the greatest defensive mind in college football todayl he is a genius. And Brian Jean-Mary is a fine linebackers coach, he has turned Phillip Wheeler into one of the most feared defensive players around. On the offensive side, John Bond is a great coordinator. I know the offense hasn’t done much in the way of passing so far, but that was the new part of the system, these things take time. Curtis Modkins is a GREAT RBs coach, developing Tashard Choice into one of the premier backs in the nation. Last but certainly not least is Giff Smith, our recruiting coordinator. Since Chan gave him that responsibility before the start of the 2006 season, we have been beating out schools like Florida, LSU, and Georgia among others for many of our recruits. Giff Smith is finding the right kids for our program.

2. Chan Gailey has never had a losing season. Like Mike said, The Fridge has had two and the teams that Chan took over did not have much in the way of talent. That’s good coaching.

3. Chan is an honest coach and a man of integrity. Honesty in a coach is something that is hard to come by in this day and age. If you listen to the reasons recruits choose GT, they almost always mention the honesty of Chan Gailey. He tells it like it is and that is something to be valued.

4. Chan wins big games. Yes I know we’ve lost some that we weren’t supposed, but those losses are not the fault of Chan Gailey alone. You can’t hold one man responsible for bad losses or any of our big wins. But the fact of the matter is, Chan Gailey gives us a chance to win all of our games. He brings our team prepared to play. And most importantly, if we get blown out one year, we ALWAYS get revenge the next.

5. If we were to fire Chan, who would GT hire to replace him? No offense people, but not many big names want to come coach for Georgia Tech. Our academic standards are too high, our budget is low, our stadium is small, and our fanbase is not nearly as large as some of the other state schools. I’m not trying to knock Georgia Tech in any way, I love my school and our football program, but facts are facts. We don’t have the resources available to attract a big name coach. And hiring an unproven head coach will do little to improve our situation, in fact, it would only hurt the progress we have made. I truly believe that we won’t be able to find another coach more suited for the job than Chan Gailey.

Now I agree that we have to get passed this whole 5 losses a season thing and we’re long overdue for a victory over UsicGA. But don’t go around saying that Chan needs to go, it’s just wrong. We may have lost 2 games, but believe it or not, our program is one that is on the rise.

TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!

GO JACKETS!!

By the truth hurts

October 1, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this

TDone I meant a mediocre football school. Tech is an excellent school.

By firechangailey.com

October 1, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this

If you look at Tale of the Tape on www.firechangailey.com you’ll see what a mediocre HC (Gailey) can do to your offense.

http://www.firechangailey.com

By Spike

October 1, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

Friedgen beat the allegedly #10 team over the weekend. Gailey did not. The Terps will not be a pushover and you nerds know it.

By for the record...

October 1, 2007 5:01 PM | Link to this

Gailey did say that the Dolphins and Steelers were the only two NFL teams he would ever interview with only because he has had a long term relationship with the owners of both. So really saying “he wants to go back to the NFL” as a reason to get rid of him is just stupid. The team is getting better, if two years from now we don’t win 10 games….fine, get rid of him, but not now when he’s finally getting the recruiting and coaching in order to be successful. Our program was devoid of good recruits when he showed up (no 4 star recruits). Give him his full chance.

By Louie

October 1, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this

GAILEY = MEDIOCRITY

That’s why many of us tire of him. Big Ralph has a pulse and displays passion.

By firechangailey.com

October 1, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this

gojackets09:

First we pay our HC big time money we deserve a big time coach. Sure we aren’t getting a Richt, Meyer, etc out of where they are, but we need to look for up and coming talent and then reward him after he does well.

Second - how long do you purpose giving him? This is his sixth year, he’s well into his own recruiting class by 2-3 seasons and still nothing but mediocre.

We should continue to spend $ on that? Come on now.

There is a good number of replacement canidates out there. I even compiled a short list on the site.

By Navigator

October 1, 2007 6:17 PM | Link to this

If Chan Gailey would do one additional thing, and that’s to hire an young innovative offensive coordinator, he could be consider one of the better head coaches. No body mentioned the significant loss of scholarships (no fault of his doing). However, he’s still an offensive coordinator at heart, and he’ll never turn loose of the reins. I feel that he will be able to win 8-9 games year in and year out. He will never win a championship, no matter how good of players he brings in. I’m afraid only UGA potentially has the ingredients to win a national championship, and that grates me.

By flack jacket

October 1, 2007 6:33 PM | Link to this

I would take Ralph over the oaf any day. With Ralph you always had hope he would pull out a win, even when things looked desperate. Ralph CHANGED the game plan when it was clear the plan was not working. Gailey is too stupid to do that. Plus he is not loyal. Plus he does NOT win the big games. What a ridiculous assertion!

-fJ

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

October 1, 2007 7:00 PM | Link to this

Chan always “gets revenge” if we get blown out one year?????

gojackets09, That is not true. When have we got revenge on Georgia? When? When?

Chan is too conservative. If our team was loaded with 4-5 star recruits, then we could probably win a national championship with Chan’s methods, but it is not!! Gene Stallings won a National Championship in 1992 with a very conservative offensive philosophy, but he had the great talent, speed, and size to make that happen.

When your offensive line is slow and undersized, you must be creative (like Ralph Friedgen) to win games against superior talent. Chan does not know how to do that, and HE MUST GO!!!

By Jack

October 1, 2007 7:00 PM | Link to this

It really surprises me how many of us Tech people think Gailey is doing a good job. I don’t know their ages but being an OF I can remember when we were the scourge of the South. We were not called the Golden Tornado for nothing. Now I don’t expect that those days will ever come back but to settle for 7/5 every year and think your coach is doing a good job is downright foolish.

By GreenJacket

October 1, 2007 7:02 PM | Link to this

Watching Gailey’s teams can be frustrating with the lack of offense (stinks) just as O’Leary/Fridge’s teams were frustrating with the lack of defense(terrible). The only difference between Tech then and now is victories over UGA. I truly think if Tech can get a better than average Q.B., they will have better seasons. But the formula will always be playing to the strength of the defense and ball control.

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

October 1, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

As taken from firechangailey.com::

They said Chan was an offensive Guru?

Total Offense All Games (Based on statistics from ncaa.org on Div IA schools)

Year 2007 - 83rd in the nation. (Through 9/29)

Year 2006 - 67th in the nation.

Year 2005 - 78th in the nation.

Year 2004 - 80th in the nation.

Year 2003 - 94th in the nation.

Year 2002 - 57th in the nation.

Now compare to three years BEFORE Gailey

Year 2001 - 34th in the nation.

Year 2000 - 15th in the nation.

Year 1999 - 1ST IN THE NATION.

By New York Jacket

October 1, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this

Come on for god’s sake. Doesn’t the AJC have better things to do than encourage discussion from fans regarding who is the better coach?

Chan is doing a great job. Get off his back. And, get off of Taylor Bennetts back. He may not be the best athletic QB in the conference but he has spread the ball around and he doesn’t have Calvin Johnson to throw to.

By Gtguy

October 1, 2007 7:40 PM | Link to this

he Fridge won with his predecessor’s players and has been less successful with his own. Gailey has had to overcome NCAA suspension, the loss of 11 players due to the academics of his predecessor’s players. He had to learn the hard way about recruiting at GT. Now, that he has, his recruits are significantly better; look at the FR playing this year for evidence. He is at the start of something very good.

By T

October 1, 2007 7:54 PM | Link to this

There are 2 percentage points difference between the two in terms of wins.. Fridge being 2 percentage points better. Gaily has won 75 % of his games against the Fridge.. I think I take Gailey !!

By razorjacket

October 1, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this

This says it all, quoted from the AJC: “Bennett threw only 15 times, six in the second half. The defense was playing well, Gailey said, so he told offensive coordinator John Bond to say conservative.” This brilliant strategy was applied when we were ahead by ONE SCORE!!!! against a team with Spiller, Ford, Kelly, Davis, etc. Just one missed tackle and the Tigers would have been back in it. Fortunately, Tenuta bailed him out (again). In the fourth quarter, with us ahead by TWO scores, the strategy made sense, and worked. But when it was 10-3, he was playing not to lose, and playing with fire in this case. Gailey’s teams rarely show the killer instinct (VT 2006 being the only real example), and that is why we lose more than we should.

By smitty

October 1, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this

well said AlabamaRamblinwreck….people: GT can do better

gojackets09…….you spit out the same crap that the hivers and the focers have continued to regurgitate over and over and over again the past six years……. yeah we know he’s assembled a coaching staff but he’s still the boss responsible for the product on the field at a salary of over ONE MILLION dollars/yr

you’re right, 6-5, 7-5 forever is never having a losing season….you got me there

i know he’s a good man……i know a lot of good men and women who are not paid a million dollars per year to poorly coach a football team….let him teach somewhere else on someone else’s payroll…..perhaps he can get a spot on hgtv or the weekend fishing report

oh, i know its his good coaching that’s turned tech’s pitiful, poorly recruited talent into a consistent winner going to 47 consecutive poulan weedeater/cooper tire/emerald nutcase bowl games ( oh wait, didn’t you say he’s got the staff to pull in the great recruits?…i’m confused) ….yadayadayada….gawd stop me…shoot me…….HELP

HE WINS THE BIG GAMES…..ARE YOU KIDDING ME?…….see georgia, georgia, georgia, georgia, georgia,…??????, not to mention the ACC title game…..and the clemson game last week?…….hey, tenuta’s D played great and was a huge part of a GREAT win ( sound familiar?) …but don’t kid yourself….clemson LOST that game,…..missed FG’s, blocked punt, fumbled kickoff enabled chan’s offense to score ten points by generating something like 14 yds of vintage chan offense….its the playcalling, its the offense stupid……..GT can’t count on that kind of stars aligning charity each week…..

and the final ridiculous argument that the focers repeatedly perpertrate…….who will GT get? who will, in the world of college football, want to come to that pathetic place in that crappy little town of Atlanta, the home of dodd, heisman, ross….WHO? and richt’s name is oftened mentioned as someone tech couldn’t get………but before he came to athens he was the OC at FSU…..he’s just the kind of coach tech could get; a young, energetic, motivated young assistant ready to assume the role of HC ( and there’s always tenuta, who would have the sense to hire that young energetic OC) ……….there are all kinds of coaches and assistant coaches out there who would jump at the chance to coach the **GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS of the ACC……..chan has had more than his share of time and dollars to take GT to the next level (his words)……..what are you focers smoking?

oh wait, i forgot, our program at gt is “on the rise”… chan just needs a little more time, just a couple more decades…. you’ll see ……………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………..

By m

October 1, 2007 8:14 PM | Link to this

The ‘Fridge’ is an offensive genius. Gailey is probably the worst offensive coach in college football history. FIRE CHAN and hire the FRIDGE….TODAY!!

By Fall Jacket

October 1, 2007 8:45 PM | Link to this

Are ALL of you kidding me??? Fridge would never come back to Tech unless its to retire on the lake. He’s a Terp alumn and is being paid fairly well. These posts only demoralize the athletes who read them and it emphasizes negativity before a game that we should be encouraging to win. It ISN”T squarely on the coach and Gailey has built Tech into a respectable team. UGA fans, go argue that point somewhere else but most national analysts agree that Tech is in a good position for the future. Its a team and not the Gailey Technical Institute of Technology. Please AJC, formulate positive blogs for our team to read.

By flack jacket

October 1, 2007 10:06 PM | Link to this

Preach on smitty!

-fJ

By billy g

October 1, 2007 11:16 PM | Link to this

People forget so easily. GT was under severe NCAA sanctions for several years. Chan was the only man willing to accept the consequences of the O’Leary years. He suffered on the recruiting trail but he still pushed forward.

GT has served its NCAA sentence. Since the lifting of sanctions, Chan has recruited very well. I don’t want Friedgen, why would I?

Once Chan gets a full four years or full-fledged recruiting, this program will succeed

Keep Chan……if he will have us.

By Mike Knobler

October 2, 2007 12:31 AM | Link to this

BillyG, Navigator and GTGuy make good points about the NCAA sanctions and the loss of players to academics. The bite from the sanctions might hit hardest the next couple of years, as the small recruiting classes work through the system. Fortunately for Tech, in large part thanks to Giff Smith, the last small class was an excellent one.

Fall Jacket, with all due respect, some Tech fans take a blog negative no matter what I write. For evidence, look at what happened to my “Now, for the good news” blog from last Wednesday.

By TLjacket

October 2, 2007 2:05 AM | Link to this

Anyone ready to settle for Chan is somebody ready to settle for mediocrity, Why would i want to go see a georgia tech game if i knew we were going to be mediocre every year, i fall asleep in the stands watching our offense. tashard right, tashard left, incomplete pass, punt. 3 and out, sumtimes our offense is on and off the field so quickly i sneeze and look up and our defense is already on the field again. I thought you were taught always strive for the best, so why should i keep buying tickets and supporting our team if i know we arent ever going to contend for anything at the end of the year but a toilet bowl, and please lets not mention chans resume against UGA because stated plainly it just makes me want to vomit. CHAN WHO ARE U KIDDING WHEN U SAY YOUR A COACH

By WFC

October 2, 2007 7:03 AM | Link to this

How good would GT be this year with Joe Hamilton at QB? No knock on TB, he will be OK, but “little Joe” was a once every 20 years QB. I’d love to have the Fridge back as offensive coordinator, not so sure as head coach because of recruiting. Chan’s staff can recruit, not easy at GT.

By DirtDobber

October 2, 2007 7:30 AM | Link to this

Cannot believe the comments here against Taylor B. Sure he made some mistakes but also count the dropped passes before you go off half cocked against him solely . The offense was not 100% vs Clemson but hey, the final score is what counts . TC had a good day . This is a TEAM sport . Thank your lucky stars for a strong defense and great special teams effort.

Am not a fan of Chan or general offensive play calling , whoever , it is making the calls (Chan or Bond).

Friedgen should be respected and Maryland not taken lightly .

To encourage a discussion for a coaching choice [like we have a choice] is typical AJC B.S.

By smitty

October 2, 2007 7:58 AM | Link to this

mr. knobler, a blog is a website for personal reflection and comment/debate…this world would be kind of boring to read the same robotic thoughts as featured on the hive, wouldn’t it?…..and you shouldn’t be surprised at the response when you feature a lightning rod such as gailey in your blog…..per your previous blog, there are alot of good things about GT football….brooks, tenuta and his D, dwyer/choice, (and i think TB will turn out to be a pretty QB despite his lack of tutelage from CG)and giff is a good recruiter….however, it takes a HC to bring all the pieces/parts together into a cohesive product on the field and that is where CG is lacking….that and his penchant for suffocating the offense and his OC’s and his incredibly poor game manangement…..when it comes to chan, you can have your positive pollyanna poppycock and get with the hivers and foc’ers and blow sunshine up each other’s arse, but the positive that gt football can be is being held hostage by chan and his supporters

By George

October 2, 2007 8:49 AM | Link to this

Surprised at the response? Mr. Knobler is delighted at any response at all! He no longer works for a newspaper, he now works for a website and his continued employment depends on folks posting comments to his blog postings.

By scooter11

October 2, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this

I see in the AJC that the institute is seeking sidewalk fans to fill the stadium. I guess it’s OK now to pull for a team even if you never attended a class at that school (according to past blogs, that’s been a no-no for other schools). Hope Big Boi pulls the sought-after demographics into hgf at bds - and clears the sidewalks.

By Jim 70

October 2, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

there are only 32 head coaches in the nfl and 119 in D1. to have chan considered for two of those positions was good for GT, especially as open as he was about it to his players and recruits.

the sanctions hurt and they occurred until o’leary. since these violations were fairly petty, such as counting a D as credit, i am interested in what the ncaa will do to fsu for outright cheating!

chan is recruiting better, but we could use the AJC help in promoting georgia (gt/uga/southern/etc) football and keeping our talent in the state. personally, although i hate uga, i still would rather have georgia state high school players go to uga rather than nd, osu, etc. too many of the talented players leave the state.

i was glad to see chan try josh, and hopefully he will continue to put him in for plays. experience is key to developing him, and we do need help at qb!

By fortebuna

October 2, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

ABC= anybody but Chan! Saw that on one of the boards. Gailey is a nothing just look his O over the last 5 1/2 years. TB tries but is not up to D1 ball. The Fridge when he had a serviceable D1 QB has been very good either at Tech or MD. Would I swap F for C yes in a heart beat. Am I in love with Fridge no but as a coach he makes Gailey look inept (he is). Mr AD get on the phones and line up a real coach for Tech before it’s too late to resurrect Tech.

By Time to Beat a Neocon Senseless - would anyone notice

October 2, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this

Tech should have only one loss - that muffed punt should not have happened. A sub seeking glory forgot the first rule of punt returning - catch the ball! The coaches need to pound into the heads of these young hot shots that possession of the ball is 90 percent of the game, an one muffed punt gets costs you your job as a punt returner. Keep the hotshot on the kick coverage teams until he is a senior, but never let him return another punt.

By Noyellowinthisblood

October 2, 2007 10:08 AM | Link to this

I guess the four seats,four cokes and four tickets thing didn’t work out. Now the GT Atheletics Department has a rap group playing the halftime show. I like Big Boi but this is a pathetic attempt to sell tickets and a slap in the face to the pageantry of college football. The reason I won’t go to Falcons games anymore is because there is a dj booth on the field and it has been there since Blank bought the team.

By Noyellowinthisblood

October 2, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

I guess the four seats,four cokes and four tickets thing didn’t work out. Now the GT Atheletics Department has a rap group playing the halftime show. I like Big Boi but this is a pathetic attempt to sell tickets and a slap in the face to the pageantry of college football. The reason I won’t go to Falcons games anymore is because there is a dj booth on the field and it has been there since Blank bought the team.

By New York Jacket

October 2, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

For all you can Chan folks, I am betting that you don’t remember the boo’s and the critical comments made about Bobby Dodd punting on 3rd down on a wet field from his end of the field.

For all of his accomplishments, Dodd was very conservative when the probabilities were against him. When they were about equal he opened it up. And when they were in his favor you never knew what he would do.

But he strongly believed that the only statistic that counted was the number of wins and loses at the end of the season.

The more I see Chan operate the more he seems to be like Dodd.

By Georgia Bulldog

October 2, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

Whatever you people at Tech do, please keep Chan as your head coach. He is loved and revered across the state of Georgia by all of us Bulldog fans. Of course, so was Reggie Ball.

By Tech4Ever

October 2, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

Noyellow and GB… Nice to see you guys. I guess the hangover finally wore off. You don’t have time to be playing on your mom’s computer, though. You have to be at work for the lunch rush. But before you go tell me, how long does it usually take to assemble a Big Mac?

By Tech4Ever

October 2, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

Noyellow… Be honest. The real reason you don’t go to falcons games is that McDonald’s doesn’t pay enough to keep up with the annual increase in ticket prices.

By Noyellowinthisblood

October 2, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

Tech4ever,it sounds to me as if you know a lot about the wages at McDonalds.

By smitty

October 2, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this

NY jacket…..you’re kidding right? chan and dodd?…..one coach had a winning percentage of .718, won two championships, went to a number of major bowls ( when it was actually hard to make it to a “bowl”) and one coach…..oh never mind…….i wish that the only number that mattered were the wins and losses at the end of the season, but the chansters have decided that doesn’t matter either as long as the W number begins with the letter S…….there is however, one similarity between dodd and chan, and that’s chan’s use of the 1960’s offensive playbook, when everyone was “conservative”, so in that sense you’re right, he is like dodd……nowadays, everyone else in the college and pro ranks have moved from the west coast offense of the 90’s to the spread offense and its variations of the 21st century… meanwhile, chan is doing a very poor vince lombardi imitation…..next up is the wishbone ( which might actually be an improvement)……and the love fest for chan continues….

By BeeBad

October 2, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

Win Saturday got the peckers hard on the stinktalkers so they could screw their rubber dolls with the chan gailey masks.

They are sitting over there with their rubber dolls on their laps screwing the hell out of them while they type on their keyboards.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!

By Wrecker1

October 2, 2007 1:50 PM | Link to this

NY Jacket you have got be kidding!! I’m not here to bash Gailey but come on, Gailey and Dodd. The rules in football have changed so much to aid the offense since Dodd’s days that he wouldn’t be as conservative today as he was in the 50’s and 60’s. Football was just so different back then. Being conservative has its merits at the right time but when you’re one play from a team getting even with you or within 3 you need to keep the throttle on.

By White&Gold

October 2, 2007 2:42 PM | Link to this

Hello. My name is White And Gold. I like to roll my own fecal matter into little balls and play with them. Then, I pretend that they are malted milk balls and eat them.

By therulebookman

October 2, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this

NY JACKET:

You can’t be serious. Lets use your logic in comparing Dodd vs Gailey.

Winning %: Dodd: .713 Gailey: .579 Winner: DODD!

Conference Championships: Dodd: 2 Gailey: 0 Winner: DODD!

National Championships: Dodd: 1 Gailey: 0 Winner: DODD!

Bowl Game winning %: Dodd: .692 (9-4 in 13 bowl games) Gailey: .400 (2-3 in 5 bowl games) Winner: DODD!

Hmm, if all that matters is winning the game…well, then DODD WINS!

HOW DARE YOU COMPARE CHAN GAILEY TO BOBBY DODD! How ignorant are GT fans these days?!?! I knew we had some mental problems for putting up with Chan, but I never thought I’d see one of us comparing Chan to Dodd. Gosh, if you compared Mike Shula to Bear Bryant you’d be hung in ‘bama, and you’ve committed a similar atrocity here.

By NVAJacketsfan

October 2, 2007 3:59 PM | Link to this

I think so many of us fondly remember Ralph because of two things. The first was his ability to tailor his offense to the personnel the Jackets had. The transition from the Joe Hamilton to the George Godsey offense was brilliant. The second thing was that Ralph seemed to have a half dozen plays that could be called out of any offensive set. It allowed our QB’s to change the play at the line after looking at the defense without having to tip the play by moving players. It was a huge advantage for the Jackets.

By TechCrybaby

October 2, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this

Surfrider has it right. Our coach has good football brains, and is essentially an NFL coach, more than a college coach. This means 7-5 satisfies, because it will get you into the playoffs. It also means you play conservative football, to avoid losing, instead of trying to thrill somebody in the stands. Keeping the football on the ground, and choosing field goal tries instead of TD tries, is part of the mix. If fans want wide-open football, long passes, taking chances, 10-2 or better, beating Georgia as of yore, Top Ten rankings, championships, then I guess we’ll just all have to be crybabies.

By New York Jacket

October 2, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this

I take the hits from you guys who think I’m nuts to compare Gailey to Dodd, but I am quite sure I knew Dodd better than you guys.

By firechangailey.com

October 3, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this

You can’t compare coaches from different generations.

Chan Gailey couldn’t hack it in the NFL so he had to come back to the college level. However he couldn’t hack it for say the same reasons Spurrier couldn’t. He couldn’t hack it because he can’t win the games the fan base wanted him to. Sounds familiar.

Pro football you can afford to be very conservative, but in college ball - especially when you are playing with less talent than other teams you have to play outside the box.

Gailey NEVER changes his game plan that he comes into a game with and teams exploit the hell out of that.

It’s time for him to go!

http://www.firechangailey.com

By Tech4Ever

October 4, 2007 4:23 AM | Link to this

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you “Noyellow…” But I have a job to go to. And, yeah, I know a little about minimum wage. I worked at Mcdonald’s when I was 17, however, I quit to go to college unlike most UGA fans who quit college to go to work at McDonalds. But look at the bright side, minimum wage is going up the next 2 years. At least you get a raise.