Tech

By reebok

October 6, 2007 4:39 PM | Link to this

The play-calling was terrific until it mattered in the clutch. 3rd and 35, that’s a 52-yard field goal, by the way, and you slam it up the middle? Like you’ve done 3 or 4 straight times for no gain? You fight back from an 18-point deficit and decide a 52-yard field goal is a pretty good option? I don’t know whether Gailey or Bond called those plays, but whoever it is should be let go NOW. Is Tech going to have to go 4 and 8 one year to finally get Gailey out of there and back at Samford where he belongs???

By SGA Jacket

October 6, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this

Bottom line is Tech’s offense is predictable. Great comeback, but we don’t know how to score touchdowns. You can’t win if you can’t score. I can’t believe we didn’t make a better effort for the endzone at the end. By playing conservative for the fieldgoal we messed it all up. We were on a roll and a nice drive and we let it fizzle. Either Gailey or Bond needs to come up with something that gives our offense the opportunity to win.

By GM

October 6, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this

To all you Gailey lovers out there, you are all morons. I am so tired of hearing people backing him. Were you people not around when we had good teams not too many years ago with Hamilton and Godsey? I’d rather watch replays of those games than this crap. And, I’d trade all Gailey’s crappy bowl games for 1 BCS bowl, 1 win over Ga, or 1 ten win season. We will always be average at best with him. Taylor had a great 2nd half, and we were moving the ball with run and pass. Why go to all run and be forced to settle for a 52 yard field goal? There was no room for error - like a 10 yard holding penalty - and that’s why conservative STINKS. Get him out of here.

reebok is right - we need a 4 win season so Dan will get rid of him.

Wait…Gailey just announced that he’s expecting another close game at Miami next week, so he wants Bond to play conservative…

By Crosby

October 6, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

One game closer to firing Gailey. At least I hope. I know D-Rad is going to do the right thing. It is unreal how overrated Tenuta is by the way. Let’s see how that rap concert works out for you getting fans when you are 4-8.

By White and Gold

October 6, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this

Another quality loss.

By 4him1st

October 6, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this

Kudos to the Jackets for making a game of it after falling so far behind so early.

Who can make his team flat? Chan can. Who can go conservative way too much? Chan can. Who can play not to loose? Chan can.

What’s the answer to the next question? CAN CHAN!

Our players appear to be giving great effort and have talent. Gailey and Bonds are letting them down with inept leadership.

By mtraininjax

October 6, 2007 5:08 PM | Link to this

21-3 at a time in the beginning of the game. Flat first half, cost Tech the game. They did find a way to score a throwing TD, 6th game of the season. 3-3 for this much talent? Pathetic. Gailey has to go. The buck stops with him!

By Tom Murray

October 6, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this

Followed Tech since 1958. FIRE Gailey now. The embarrasment to the team and university should say it all.

By Josh

October 6, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this

Coaches lost this game, they may feel comfortable with a 52 yard field goal but I don’t

By Dutch

October 6, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this

If Chan Gailey called those last plays then he needs to be definitly let go at seasons end. College football and Chan Gailey just do not go together. He has no energy for the college game. Gailey, Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno they’re are boring and they’re teams are boring.

By Techman

October 6, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this

Who do you think called our timeout in the first half that allowed Maryland to have time to convert the third down and touchdown. Stupid!

I am not a great football expert, but if I can figure out the coach is going conservative and there would a costly penalty at the end, I only make $#7.10 an hour.

The first half was exactly like I was watching the BC and Virginia game. Defense not awake and Offense terrible.

Taylor played a good second half and maybe it will work out for his future.

Its going to be hard to have a winning season unless we beat Georgia, and thats OK as our only other win except Duke.

We do appreciate their ticket purchases - don’t they have to come to the Army - Homecoming game too? What color will all those Clemson folks wear?

Georgia will probably start blogging soon because they are being beaten pretty badly right now. 2 point loss because of a missed field goal and Georgia down 28, Good Deal.

By GM

October 6, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this

I agree there are players and talent on this team, and I should have congratulated them for their effort today. Gailey is the other team’s 12th man.

By John

October 6, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this

We hold Clemson - one of the most potent offenses - to 3 points yet in the 2nd Qtr it was 21-3 Maryland!? Reminded me of the early score at UVA. Fire Gailey Now! Once and for all! He can not motivate this team or get them up for the lesser opponents. Has been his MO forever - how much more must we endure? He is pitiful.

By John

October 6, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this

Team ‘Sybil’ is right!!!

By No longer a Tech Fan

October 6, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this

I have been a Tech fan for 62 years! I CAN’T TAKE IT ANOTHER YEAR!!!! THE ENTIRE STAFF SHOULD BE FIRED!! BRING SOME RESPECT BACK TO TECH FOOLBALL!!!

By TechMan

October 6, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this

In regard to the Thomas 39 yard touch down did everyone notice that he caught it over his outside-then-right sholder. Its like the receivers are not use to catching a lefty who is pretty inconsistent with velosity. Thats practice. Thomas had a great day. Where was Johnson?

By Phildo

October 6, 2007 5:21 PM | Link to this

Outcoached??? Outcoached!!! So what’s new?

By skid

October 6, 2007 5:21 PM | Link to this

A couple of comments:

1. Our offense was not to blame for this loss or for the UVA loss either. In both games, our defenses didn’t play the first quarters and we were too far behind. We dominated the last three quarters and should have won both games.

2. We battled our way back today and then Chan turned to his NFL ways to try to win the game. We hit the 30-yd line and Chan went into FG mode. Didn’t even try to advance the ball any further; only runs up the middle. In the NFL, this is good strategy - kickers have no problem with 42 yd FG and OL are talented enough to not get caught with a holding penalty. This is college ball, however, and you need to keep trying to move the football and get as close as possible. Travis made a great attempt at 52 yards, but you can’t expect him to make that.

By Chan Gailey

October 6, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

What went wrong? I was born.

By Todd

October 6, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this

Ok, I will say it once again, without Gailey Tech wins this game. You can tell when Gailey grabbs the headset and starts telling Bond what to do. The entire 2nd half was up and down the field by mixing it up . The last drive straight down the field mixing it up. But wait Gailey grabbs the headset and run run run, woops HOLD On we got a penalty, I got a good idea lets run the ball again. Maybe we can just run it toward the middle of the field and then fall down. Need to set up the angle on this 52 yard FG. Dosen’t matter that the longest my place kicker has in his history is 51 yrds.

Damn this is getting very old. Playing to lose is all we are doing. I know the players made several mistakes but the one they will never overcome is play calling. Gailey has to go I cannot stand to watch him another whole year. Suprisingly aggressive throughout the entire game except when he needed to be. The old Gailey surfaced once again and stopped our own drive AND SEASON.

FIRE HIM NOW ! THIS SEASON IS GONE ! RECRUITS WILL BE SOON ! AND THE ENTIRE TEAM WILL BE NEXT YEAR, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING BAD NOW ? WHEN WE LOOSE 15 SR. STARTERS YOU WILL SEE HOW GAULEY REALLY IS !

By GM

October 6, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this

Go Gailey, and take Tenuta and the rest of the coaching staff with you. I’m tired of a conservative offense, and givng up 3rd and 17 to the other team over and over again.

Radakovich seems interested in improving the program, so surely he’ll force a change soon.

By GM

October 6, 2007 5:30 PM | Link to this

Alright…all at once now…everyone over to the UGA blogs to have some real fun. Go!

By Done puking

October 6, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Is it just me or has anyone ever seen Chan Gailey pumping up the team patting them on the back getting in thier face or anything else? Please tell me if he dosent(wink-wink) get involved with the play calls. Then what does he get paid to do???..

By TechMan

October 6, 2007 5:38 PM | Link to this

This is my first venting on any AJC blog. It actually helps my feelings to vent this quickly.

Maybe there should be some guarantee with the new Tech Fund $$$?

By John

October 6, 2007 5:40 PM | Link to this

FIRE CHAN THIS EVENING OR TOMORROW DAN Can we really stand losing 7 in a row to Georgia? The record in th eseries is 8 in a rwo and we hold that. We DO NOT want UGA to get that record!!!

By TechMan

October 6, 2007 5:41 PM | Link to this

How can you say bye to Gailey and take Tenuta? BI-POLAR. How can a coach allow such aggressiveness on Defense and such Conservatism on Offense— when he was a Quarteback???

By John

October 6, 2007 5:45 PM | Link to this

The UT - UGA game is not over. Don’t get too excited just yet GM. I hope they lose too but will wait until it is over.

By GreenJacket

October 6, 2007 5:50 PM | Link to this

Unfortunately we have to come to the realization that Tech is just an average ACC team. The whole conference is mediocre and on any given game anyone can win. I can’t believe the officials called a petty holding penalty on Tech on a play that was being run to set up the final field goal. That being said the Jackets should have won despite that call and had their chances.

By TTech

October 6, 2007 6:01 PM | Link to this

Think about it and tell me if I’m wrong. Spurrier would be 6-0 right now with the same GT team that Chan is holding down to achieve mediocracy.

By LongBeachJacket

October 6, 2007 6:05 PM | Link to this

I blog frequently and I always try to give the coaches the benefit of the doubt. Not so this time.

The Tech players made an OUTSTANDING, GUTSY comeback only to have the COACHES (Head Coach?) lose the game for them at the end!!!

I try to be objective and generous. I am not a college football coach. Never have been, never will be.

But some things just cannot be read any other way. It seems that there is near 100% unanimity on this blog judging the tenor of remarks. A lot of folks on here are very astute observers of the game.

The bottom line is: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PLAY TO WIN. NEVER PLAY “NOT TO LOSE” because when you do that you usually end up losing.

I hate it for the players, because they played their arses off…especially in the second half….

Then they get down there to the 25 with 2 minutes left and the play calls are 4 STRAIGHT DIVES INTO THE LINE. PATHETIC!!! Playing “not to lose” and putting it on the shoulders of a kicker to nail a 52-yarder. PATHETIC. EVEN PROS have a hard time making it from 50+.

I have been patient and will always support the program whatever happens, but I think when you get down to the end of season (after the season) you really have to look hard at a game like this and ask yourself if you have the right coaching in place to be a championship team.

The difficult thing is, so many aspects of the program (recruiting etc., special teams etc.) are in such good shape. You hate to have to “blow it up” and start over, but I begin to question whether this team will win a championship under the current regime.

I know Coach Gailey is a decent man and honorable….but losing the way you lose today tears at your gut.

And, again, you hate it most for the players. They are the ones who pay the price day in and day out…then it’s almost as if the coaches “take fate out of their hands in the end.”

TB has an AWESOME second half…let him throw it down there at the end.

It’s a shame! (But alas, it is only a game…but it still hurts…)

Others smarter than I are paid to make the big decisions. I will leave it to them, but this loss is one of the most disappointing in recent memory, because it really was so close to being a great win…after being down 21-3. Again, a shame….

By GM

October 6, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this

Anyone up for some Dungeons and Dragons tonight?

By GM

October 6, 2007 6:14 PM | Link to this

I’ll catch tonight so long as I get a reach around afterwards. Man, do I love penis.

By dnm2

October 6, 2007 6:18 PM | Link to this

Tech is not an average team. Gailey has made a top 15 team into one that is out of AAC contention.

Who in their right mind would call a direct snap to a RB on a two point conversion and the LAST SIX plays of the game. What do you think Maryland’s defense,was thinking? Possible pass/run or run blitzs?

Chan personally lost two of the last three games last year by being the only one in America not to see that his QB was a deer in headlights. Then, this game he takes his QB out of the game on crucial 2 point conversions and those last six plays.

It was like looking at 8th grade play calling.

Outcoached? A pop warner coach could have outcoached Chan today. I just feel sorry for these seniors who could be really good if their coach had a f…. idea of how to coach a college game.

By Tom H

October 6, 2007 6:21 PM | Link to this

I have listened to Gailey at Lunch Bunch meetings two years in a row, and came out hoping he would change his ways.

I cannot support Gailey any longer. He must go. He knows he will not succeed at Tech because he sought pro jobs last offseason. He is stealing Tech’s money.

Gailey, either retire or beat it. The Peter Principle lives. You are a bad head coach at the college level, and a bad head coach at the pro level.

.

By What the Hell

October 6, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this

Maybe there should be some guarantee with the new Tech Fund $$$?

Techman, a lot of alumni bought into the Tech Fund because that’s precisely the line of B.S. the GTAA implied when DRad introduced it: “With the Tech Fund we’ll become more competitive.” So when we show we are not competitive, a lot of folks are going to wonder why they’re paying so much more money to see the same-old, same-old from Chan Gailey.

If Tech goes 5-7 this season, the Tech Fund is going to blow up in DRad’s face. With the current system, there is no penalty if you decide to drop your season tickets for a year or two while the team is doing badly. If you want back in the club seats in a couple of years, all you have to do is whip out your credit card. Loyalty means nothing to the Tech Fund seating system.

A 6-6 or losing season will lead to a significant drop in season ticket purchases, and the GTAA will be bleeding money worse than ever next year. The current outlook for Tech sports is not pretty.

By Gailey Fan

October 6, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

We only lost by two points and you are calling for Gailey’s head. A two point loss for our program should be considered a moral victory, leave Chan alone!

By Paul

October 6, 2007 6:34 PM | Link to this

Anything that will get rid of this staff, I’m all for it.Tenuta is the most inconsistent DC ever. Chan has no guts.

By Frank

October 6, 2007 6:41 PM | Link to this

Chan is the problem - no guts. He is an average coach because he plays not to lose. If we had continue to be aggresives on the last drive and played to score, Maryland would have to score a touchdown. So, we make a kicker have to kick a career long to win it. Give me a break.

What was the 2 point play as well? Chan is not agressive, never will be, is not motivation. It does rest with him. If we want to be average, then keep an average coah.

By Kudzu

October 6, 2007 6:41 PM | Link to this

I freaking give up!

We had them at the end, driving down the field, plenty of time, using the clock, making first downs, kick a 20 yarder and go home with a win…

Bennett was thowing the ball and guys were getting open…

WHY RUN THE BALL UP THE MIDDLE WITH THE DEFENSE PACKED IN LIKE THAT?

Even with 3 and 20 still throw and try and pick up 10 or 15 yards, and have a better percentage for a field goal, WHY RUN? A 52 yarder is not a high percentage maker.

Defense sucked in the first half…they played like they didn’t want to be on the field…they DID NOT play (all out) every play…some guys sand bagged and they need to be benched…

Maybe it is time for a change…

Where was Jonathan Dwyer?

Atleast the bulldogs lost…

By CAN CHAN

October 6, 2007 6:47 PM | Link to this

I’m so sick of CCG, It’s time to move on. Man up Drad!

By In the middle of the Atlantic

October 6, 2007 6:50 PM | Link to this

Okay, I agree with the Can Chan sentiment. But I have to ask again, why would we expect that Chan’s replacement would be any better than he is? If GTAA really is short of cash, why would a good football coach want to come to Tech? Tech already has plenty of disadvantages compared to other programs; those problems coupled with a cash-strapped GTAA would hardly attract a seriously good coach. ADRAd might hold on to Gailey because he can’t get anyone else.

By Lifelong GT Fan

October 6, 2007 6:50 PM | Link to this

Great call on the 2 point try!! We snap directly to the running back telling the defense that we ARE gonna run the ball. Also with the game on the line we play for the long field goal and do not even try a SHORT pass. These players deserve better—-this team could have been very special, but due to the play caling they are denied a chance to live up to their full potential.

I don’t know who is calling these plays, it doesn’t matter—-the blame rests squarely on Gailey’s shoulders.

How much more can we be expected to endure? A change MUST be made at the top. It is not fair to these players or the fans.

Rad better make a move or he needs to go too.

By Jim

October 6, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this

A moral victory?! It’s people who say sh** like “this was a moral victory” that think Chan Gaily is a decent football coach, who are brag about Tech’s record bowl appearances, instead of being angry that we’re not going to better bowls. Tech has the talent to be an ACC championship contender. And when, year in and year out, your team loses to teams they shouldn’t, even if they upset higher ranked teams along the way, that all comes down to COACHING. Tenuta isn’t on the hot seat for a while because his defense in the only thing that’s kept Tech competitive since he’s been here, but Chan Gailey MAKES GEORGIA TECH A WORSE FOOTBALL TEAM. Bennett was on FIRE in the second half, and Gailey didn’t give his quarterback the chance to win the game? That’s ridiculous.

People who defend Chan Gailey are fans of mediocre performances and mediocre records. I also found myself wondering while watching the South Carolina-Kentucky game on Thursday what sort of team Tech would be if they had a coach of the same caliber as Spurrier.

By In the middle of the Atlantic

October 6, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this

Okay, I agree with the Can Chan sentiment. But I have to ask again, why would we expect that Chan’s replacement would be any better than he is? If GTAA really is short of cash, why would a good football coach want to come to Tech? Tech already has plenty of disadvantages compared to other programs; those problems coupled with a cash-strapped GTAA would hardly attract a seriously good coach. ADRAd might hold on to Gailey because he can’t get anyone else.

By GreenJacket

October 6, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this

I agree the direct snap for the 2 point conversion was a horrible call. But if Taylor B. would have been sacked or threw an interception on the last play ( or a holding call ) everyone would have ripped Chan for not setting up a game winning field goal. I still can’t believe an official decided to call that penalty. I thought the senior leadership would pull Tech through these types of games. Next year does not look very promising either.

By Calvin

October 6, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this

But for a holding call at Maryland, and a fumbled punt return at Virginia, Tech would likely be 5 and 1 overall, 3 and 1 in the ACC. There’s plenty of reason to expect more quality wins, even against Geotgia. The won/loss record kills ACC and big bowl hopes, but it shouldn’t make people lose hope for some more big wins.

By George P. Burdell

October 6, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

This is as good as it gets under Gailey. 7 or 8 wins. No BCS. No conference championships. Let Gailey go. Hire Jimbo.

By G. Thompson

October 6, 2007 7:17 PM | Link to this

Once again, this team was poorly prepared. That is coaching, pure and simple. Chan’s boys are 3-6 in their last 9 games and underachieved in every one of them. Good luck with your Tech Fund seats next year.

By The Big Bug

October 6, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this

Speaking of Spurrier,SC hired him at about what we pay Gailey. A coach like Spurrier,coaching at what I think is a more prestigeous school in a more football rich recruiting area would have been even more succesful.This job is at least if not more attractive than SC,a perinnial doormat. Why does Tech only hire Bill Fulchers, Bud Carsons, Bill Currys,Bill Lewis’,Chan Gaileys. etc? Why is the coach allowed to fish for a better deal but the school cannot or does not? There are several better coaches out there(South FL & Boise State to name but two)who would love the opportunity to take over this program with these athletes and facilities second to none.

By waste of time

October 6, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this

Quit wasting your time with these losers. You are never going to go to a BCS bowl, you are not going to beat UGA in this decade. Move on! I wasted 35 years of my life with these stiffs, not one minute more!

By chuck e

October 6, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this

Another 7 and 5 season and a crappy a** bowl that nobody goes to and the GTAA loses money. More Chan….More Mediocrity!!!!

By Bob H.

October 6, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this

How many more years of Chan? But I thought getting a good coach at Army would be the toughest sell in the USA, but just maybe Tech rates right at this level of frustration. Who would coach at Tech? Probably a young buck looking for a step up from Norfolk State or whatever.

By JJMB

October 6, 2007 7:31 PM | Link to this

Mark Richt sure would look good on the Jacket sideline (I know it won’t happen, but I can dream).

By 67 Alum

October 6, 2007 7:33 PM | Link to this

I am sure that if Boddy Dodd saw the last two games, he would be rolling over in his grave. Under Dodd,many times when we had second and short, we would fake a run up the middle and throw long knowing if the play worked we had a good gain, if not we always had third down to get the first. There were several times today when we had second and short and we ran a play only to make a first. How long would a company president last if he ran his company the way Gailey coaches-not to lose. As a Vietnam veteran, the way Gailey coaches reminds me of our policy in Vietnam, lets just not lose or tick off anybody.You do not win wars that way(ask Swartzkoff),football games or at life. The inconsistency from week to week happens because it is tolerated. It is shameful to realize that Gailey coaches at the same school as did Heisman. Why is Gailey still at the same school where John Heisman coached?

By CAN CHAN

October 6, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this

“”Okay, I agree with the Can Chan sentiment. But I have to ask again, why would we expect that Chan’s replacement would be any better than he is?”“

I agree with you post MOTA, but I think we need a true college coach and not a pro style coach. There has to be a “diamond in the rough” coach out there that can take us to the next level. It’s not like we are Duke or something. Besides, were not THAT far removed from a MNC.

By Gate City Jacket

October 6, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this

It’s to be expected. Everytime we have a GT Football Coach who takes us to the top, some richer program (i.e., Alabama, Notre Dame. etc.) steals them away.

Like the AOL Time Warner Braves, you have to spend money to make it to the top (we haven’t been to playoffs in 2 years!!!). If Tech wants the best football results, we will have to pay for the best head coach! If Gailey goes 6-5 again, at least no one else will steal him away?!??!

By Ron

October 6, 2007 7:52 PM | Link to this

College games turn on emotion, something Gailey will NEVER understand (or be able to coach). He’s the wrong coach for this team. If you’re going to lose at least lose pushing the envelope and not just trying to outlast the other side.God bless’em, at least the leg humpers didn’t disappoint.

By flack jacket

October 6, 2007 7:54 PM | Link to this

Spurrier did coach at Tech. But we were lousy at making personnel decisions then, too.

Don’t send money. Don’t buy tickets. The season is over. Tar and feather the coach.

-fJ

By White and Gold

October 6, 2007 7:54 PM | Link to this

Another quality loss.

By ck_hb

October 6, 2007 8:05 PM | Link to this

Reebok - You’re on the money! You didn’t even mention that Bennett was (finally) hitting his targets. What a sad joke.

By TDone

October 6, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this

Bullet Statements:

• If we don’t drop the punt at Virginia, we win.

• If we don’t have the holding penalty today, we have a 42-yard field goal and we win

• I have no problems going for the FG vice the TD. It’s a percentage thing and we were there

• I don’t understand the defense not being ready to play when it comes off the bus. The offense is playing from behind and that does not help stats

• If you fire Chan, you hire a up and comer, and then someone else steals him away. This is the proverbial rock and a hard place

• I thought the offense looked great today, but the defense lost the game and not just in first quarter. It was the third quarter TD drive for Maryland. Where was the tackling?

Finally, as I remarked to the folks around me at the game today, we should be better. We should be 5-1. And believe it or not, I am starting to believe it’s not the coaches. It’s the players. Where is the senior leadership, especially on defense.

By flack jacket

October 6, 2007 8:30 PM | Link to this

Ummm, leadership is a taught skill and Gailey says his players are fully mature adults already. My guess is the seniors don’t know how to lead or they would.

-fJ

By Jojatekfn

October 6, 2007 8:32 PM | Link to this

When you’re team comes out flat it is because the coaches have not gotten the team ready to play.

Coach Gailey reminds me of Bill Lewis. A mid season change at the top has happened before. I think it is time for another.

By GTDean

October 6, 2007 8:33 PM | Link to this

Chan is awesome! Chan will lead us to the promise land, next year…yeah, that’s it, NEXT YEAR!!!

It’s time for a CHANge!!!

By Rankin Smith Sr

October 6, 2007 8:34 PM | Link to this

The Georgia Tech football program has reached a plateau. It is time for a change.

By tvillegtbacker

October 6, 2007 8:45 PM | Link to this

I agree with the earlier poster - this offense is way too predictable. Everyone, and I mean everyone knew what Chan was going to do there at the end. Run, run, run. It’s easy to blame the offensive lineman for the hold call, but we should have been well inside the twenty by that point.

I have said it so many times, Chan coaches too much like the NFL, close to the vest, playing not to lose. Imagine if we had the play calling like we used to have with O’Leary and Friedgen. Look at what Friedgen is doing with considerably less talent. Let’s work on getting Fridge back - now that would be awesome.

To answer the question in the post - yes, this season is toast!!!

By a grad

October 6, 2007 8:47 PM | Link to this

The bottom line is Tech people demand postive results in life and that includes football. d-rad stay on as AD and do the right thing for the football program, go get a younger guy who has something to PROVE!! Jimbo Fisher??

By TechFan4Ever

October 6, 2007 8:47 PM | Link to this

CAN CHAN!!!!HE CAN’T COACH COLLEGE BALL. HE CANNOT GET THE TEAM FIRED UP FOR GAMES OFFER TENUTA HEAD COACHING JOB. THE PLAYERS DID A GREAT JOB THIS LOSS IS ON THE COACH.

By Fall Jacket

October 6, 2007 9:01 PM | Link to this

A cash strapped GTAA should not be the exucuse posed on this blog. It doesn’t even take good money to get a good up and coming coach anyhow! Come on.

GT stands for Gailey’s Terrible!! On the bright side, maybe Bennett has a game that will break him out of this funk. And for James Johnson. He’s afraid to step up. Play the freshman.

And Tenuta should be criticized b/c his “vaunted” defense has given up 24, 26, and 28 points respectively this year. We give up 24+ points to a Virginia team who is tied w/ Middle Tennesee State right now. FREAKING MIDDLE TENN STATE!! But hey, GEORGIA got WHOPPED!!

By jacket_heart

October 6, 2007 9:01 PM | Link to this

Dear D-Rad,

Have a heart to heart with Chan….

let our OC out of the bag in the last few minutes…..

Chan had to set the stage for the resulting debacle…

Chan is not an end of the game coach….not quick thinking or clever enough….

It was a great game until that last series…..

The Team played very well on the road against a very good opponent and Freidgen…..

Taylor is out of the closet…..why not play the hot hand at the end?

We will surprise down the stretch….

BB, Peak and Grant played well…..

Please play Dwyer, too…..and lets get Roddy on the field returning kicks and gaining experience….

Donley needs more PT….

Freak Plays:

Tashard going lame in the middle of a TD run, 4 running plays in a row in the last series, a holding call in that series….yikes

D played well against a good team

The O needs to score 30 every game going down the road….

Give Nesbitt some rep’s and let him run and throw….lets build depth and have fun finishing…..

No need to fire Chan (knee jerk and bad medicine)

Plan for his departure and retirment…..make it soon…..though…

GO JACKETS

What a freak game…..

By Brent Smith

October 6, 2007 9:12 PM | Link to this

WHY…OH….WHY…is Chock Gailey STILL our head coach!!!! It is EXTREMELY difficult to be a GT fan when Gailey is our sorry excuse for a coach because I hate wanting us to lose just to get Gailey out of here quicker. And by the way, all you Gailey “athletic supporters”, if he was such a GREAT coach then he would STILL be at Dallas.

By chuck e

October 6, 2007 9:14 PM | Link to this

There is a reason Taylor Bennett wasn’t playing QB last year…..he sucks. The only guy on offense with any heart is Tashard. A GREAT player in a crappy system and crappy coaches. I feel bad for the guy. He will play on Sundays next year. As far as the defense and Tenuta. Just as inconsistent as the offense. When was the last time Tech’s defense really stopped a good team. As it turns out Clemson isn’t very good….So we handle an awful Notre Dame, a division 1AA Samford and a not so good Clemson team, and lose to mediocre ACC teams. Ok BC may be better than mediocre or is Tech’s secondary just awful? Can Chan, send Bond back to obscurity, and Tenuta, well prove that you and the defense are worth a damn!!!

By GARY

October 6, 2007 9:25 PM | Link to this

UNTIL GT RUNS GAILEY OFF, WE’LL NEVER HAVE A TOP 10 TEAM. HE PROVES OVER AND OVER THAT HE IS NO COLLEGE COACH, HE HAS MESSED GT UP SO MUCH WORST THAN BILL LEWIS COULD. HOPEFULLY THE NEW A.D. WILL BRING IN ONE OF THE LSU COACHES TO BRING US BACK. MAYBE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH GEORGIA.

By m

October 6, 2007 9:40 PM | Link to this

CHAN GAILEY is the worst coach in the history of college football. He is the worst mistake in Tech history. He should NEVER have been hired. He should be FIRED TODAY!!!!He is absolutely sucking the life out of TECH football as we knew it.

By GM

October 6, 2007 10:09 PM | Link to this

Don’t bash Taylor Bennett. He’s actually getting better, and had a great 2nd half today. Reggie Ball never got better. However, please continue the bashing of Coach Gailey. If I had millions$, I’d be offering much of it to Tech to find a real coach. Gailey is a decent, washed up NFL coach, but he stinks at the college level. No offense to senior citizens, but tell me what old guy coaches a team in the Top 10 right now…or 25 for that matter. C’mon Dan, get rid of him, already.

By GM

October 6, 2007 10:13 PM | Link to this

A UGA imposter at 6:11 and 6:14 by the way.

By GT1969

October 6, 2007 10:17 PM | Link to this

Everytime Tech loses these days, Atlanta’s sewer system erupts with all the pent up BS from all the never-weres and wanna bes who couldn’t Coach or Play their way out of a wet paper bag. I’ve been watching the quality of players recruited improve steadily at Tech. I have seen that talent used to beat some very good teams. Ultimately it is up to the PLAYERS to use their talent and the coaches’ instructions and schemes to beat the other team each week. Most players at this level have been playing organized ball for at least ten years. How long does it take understand a TEAM effort and do it each week? Everybody take a breath — they lost a GAME, not a SEASON. Another game comes up next weekend against Miami. If Tech brings its talent and INTENSITY to that game, they will win. Cut out the infantile CRAP!!

By Navigator

October 6, 2007 10:52 PM | Link to this

Disgusting to all of us, is the bloggers battle cry. His passing attack was clicking but Chan can’t take a chance to make the other team reel. So many said he was a pro coach, I ask which pro team would take this man. I’ll put it into simple works folks, he’s got no balls. This team was in the position to win easily, but using that stupid trick play destroyed any chance. When Braine came here, this team had a complete coaching staff that just won against #11 Stanford, and finished in the top 25. Braine wanted to bring his own coach (and staff) in, and the excitement disappeard. I don’t know how many touchdown s that Hamilton threw (many), but Godsey had 40 in two years. The offense was outstanding, and Gailey has done everything he could to make that a distant memory. That liar Braine said Tech couldn’t win 10 games on a regular basis, but Hamilton won 10 games his junior year. They say Tech can’t win because of academics, but in 1990 they won it all, with high academics. The AD we have now is inept, and even if Tech finishes below .500, he will not fire Gailey.

By Brad

October 6, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this

FIRE GAILEY!!! What a worthless excuse for a coach.

By Todd

October 6, 2007 11:19 PM | Link to this

One more thing to consider.

When a coach fails, or is a failure, you don’t just see it in the final score and the play calling but also in the teams emotion and game awareness. I will argue that the best measurement as to what type of coach you have is how the players handle the small in game situtations. The best example of this is.

Tech is down 28-17 at the end of the 3rd quarter. They have the ball and are moving. With something like 40 seconds on the clock before the end of the quarter they run a play, it’s stopped. I feel that at that point a team (or coach) that is paying attention should look at those remaing seconds as a free play type situation. I say free play because when you are down by 11 the clock is against you at that point in the game. Get on the ball and go.

Tech on the other hand walked to the line like they had no clue as to the game situation and all day to play, sent one in motion and failed to snap the ball before the quarter ended. That is not smart! and indicates the players nor the coaches are really paying attention to the situation. I want to see energy, a sence of awareness and some thought process. Get to the ball and snap it ! This is also shown when the players constantly over run tackles. Another example. Maryland’s RB is running around the left side on some type of wide play, Tech fills the holes and forces him toward the sideline. Wheeler, who I am not trying to slam on, is so out of control he flies right by him falling out of bounds as he misses the tackle. If he had been coached to break down and fill his area he would have realized the RB had two choices, to go out of bounds or continue up the sideline. Since Wheeler apparently did not understand this the RB simply slowed down as Wheeler went wildly by and then continued up the line for 5 more yards. This is understandable to some degree since I am talking about college players who are fast however I would think that coaches would go over angles of attack at some point in practice since Tech has simply just whiffed on so many tackles this season.

Oh yeah, Guys I ain’t so sure I would want our defensice coordinator as a head coach either. At some point you have to understand that the blitz packages are not working and play some pass defense. We saw this stubborn mindset (much like Gailey’s) in the B.C. game. Today in the 1st quarter it was blitz blitz blitz and each time Maryland threw to the blitz side or a long fly route at one of the mediocre defensive backs who are always left one on one.

Jezz this is only 2 % of the problem but since I have posted so much I will shut up. It’s pointless anyway I do believe

By LongBeachJacket

October 6, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this

GT1969:

When the players do everything they are supposed to do…put it all on the line…as they did in the 2nd half today…and the Head Coach who is paid well over $1million per season to maximize the abilities of these young men takes the victory away from them by not allowing them to finish the job…then to critize the coach is absolutely on the mark.

I rarely criticize the Head Coach and I happen to like him personally.

But today you can hang this loss on the Coach for terrible game management in the final 4 plays…based on everything that had gone before and should have informed his decision making on the last 4 plays.

Not much way to get around it.

And I hate it for the players because they played their guts out and put themselves in position to win it.

I’ll always support the program but I’m going to call it like I see it.

I think most of us today saw the very same thing as many of the reasonable posts on this blog attest.

The final series was pathetic… It cost us the game. And each game in series MAKES the SEASON. No way this team should be 3-3. It’s not all on the players. Certainly not today.

By GM

October 7, 2007 12:12 AM | Link to this

Navigator: give new AD at least until the end of season. You may be pleasantly suprised to find a new coach. If Gailey is not gone next year, myself and many others will create yet more empty seats. Dan???

By GT1972

October 7, 2007 12:16 AM | Link to this

GT 1969, I played a little Tailback. As in, ” Boy, git yo’ tailback on that bench.” But I don’t have to be a concert pianist to know when the music stinks.I have seen the same improvement in talent that you have. So has every team. You don’t win with blond- haired, blue-eyed white boys from Northside High anymore. I have seen the same miserable stream of coaches that you have. We haven’t lost “a” game, we’ve lost 3. Half the games we’ve played.We should have lost one. A good coach would be 5-1. When is “next year” going to come?

By GT1972

October 7, 2007 12:38 AM | Link to this

Long Beach Jacket: Well said.

By RamblinWreckCF

October 7, 2007 1:03 AM | Link to this

If Chan Gailey was as good a coach as he is a person, we would win the National Championship every year…but he’s not. It’s obvious to many of us that it’s time for him to go. Hopefully D-Rad can bring in one of his guys from LSU, Bo Pelini or, formerly of LSU now at FSU, Jimbo Fisher. I’m currently a freshman at Tech and have been a Jacket all my life and for the rest of my life, but this is disheartening. I have been literally sick since the game ended. Like I said, this isn’t personal towards Chan whatsoever, but a change has to come. I want what is best for our program and institute and this is not it. Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend. THWG!

By TC

October 7, 2007 1:20 AM | Link to this

Stupid conservative calls at the end of the game! How about that holding call? Total BS in my opinion! The offense was sluggish in the first half but fought back in the second half. Three plays up the middle when the game is on the line is uncalled for! Like others have said, I’m tired of not playing to win! I just don’t even know what to think! Two losses that really should have been wins. It defines Tech to do that and it’s getting old! The only way the season can be redeemed is to beat UGA!

By Apathy Sets In

October 7, 2007 1:20 AM | Link to this

I never post on these blogs, but I do enjoy reading them. I haven’t read through everything this evening, but I just wanted to make some points regarding Chan, and how I look at GT and its future. I believe in the idea that continuity breeds success. (re: Frank Beamer) But I also believe that marked improvement should start to be seen about 5-7 years down the road. It seems as if under Chan nothing about on field performance has really improved from the time he arrived at GT. The one thing that has improved is recruiting, which to me, is something that comes with time, especially at a school that isn’t the largest in the state. Looking back at the players of the of the O’Leary era compared to the current crop of players, GT has better pure athletes than in the past. I attribute this to Chan, and worry that if GT fires him, the recruiting will suffer. Though, it has become apparent that in NCAA football, the difference between teams continues to shrink from a talent standpoint. It is also apparent that coaching plays a big role in how well a team does, and that the players don’t make the team(see FSU this century). As a fan, it is frustrating to see the flashes of brilliance, such as minutes 31-59 against Maryland, rendered useless due to what appears to be poor coaching. But one must remember that this is GT, and not UGA. Most kids dream of being Gators or Dawgs or Tigers, not Yellow Jackets, but Chan is changing that mindset. I worry that a new coach will be another 5 year setback in recruiting, assuming the new guy gets 5 years to prove his worth. On the other hand, it doesn’t matter who the players are if the coach doesn’t get the most out of them. Under my continuity rule, this is the middle of the period under which a team should transform from mediocre to perennial contender, and so far, that transformation does not appear to be happening, even if the flashes of brilliance appear to be brighter than in the previous 5 years. If the team can consistently perform like it did for 29 minutes today(strong non-gimmick D, balanced offense) during the rest of the season, I might be willing to give Chan one more year, but at this point, I’m pretty despondent and am not looking forward to another 5+ years of “rebuilding”.

By ben

October 7, 2007 1:45 AM | Link to this

Lets not get carried away. Gailey is an old school coach thats time has come and gone. But, the talent on this team is not great and hasn’t been for a long time. As Braine said, we’re a second rate school that should be happy with second rate results. We will never be able recruit with the bigger, less scholastic, schools. Spurrier and Bowden aren’t coming here to coach. Bragging about going to the Weedeater bowl for 7 years in a row is about all we’ve got.

By surfrider

October 7, 2007 2:38 AM | Link to this

Eventhough we lost I saw a potential breakout on the offensive side of the ball in the second half. It kind of reminds me of Hamilton’s offensive breakout in 1997 in mid-season. Once he started hitting his receivers and they caught them it was a different team. I saw that in the second half. The key is the first half when the game was lost. The defense has to figure a way to get better team coverage when we don’t get a strong rush on the passer. Offensively letting Bennett know there is Nesbitt and others behind him keeps him sharp. Clamming up hurt at the end but hopefully this will show Gailey/Staff that it sometimes does’nt matter whether one is conservative or takes calculated risks. Friedgen lost at the end of the first half by taking a risk throwing the ball (Tech would’nt have thrown in that situation) but in the end Friedgen won the game maybe because we did’nt take enough calculated risks during the game and at the end. Goals need to be reset as well. We can still loose less games than last year and win just as many.

By surfrider

October 7, 2007 2:38 AM | Link to this

Eventhough we lost I saw a potential breakout on the offensive side of the ball in the second half. It kind of reminds me of Hamilton’s offensive breakout in 1997 in mid-season. Once he started hitting his receivers and they caught them it was a different team. I saw that in the second half. The key is the first half when the game was lost. The defense has to figure a way to get better team coverage when we don’t get a strong rush on the passer. Offensively letting Bennett know there is Nesbitt and others behind him keeps him sharp. Clamming up hurt at the end but hopefully this will show Gailey/Staff that it sometimes does’nt matter whether one is conservative or takes calculated risks. Friedgen lost at the end of the first half by taking a risk throwing the ball (Tech would’nt have thrown in that situation) but in the end Friedgen won the game maybe because we did’nt take enough calculated risks during the game and at the end. Goals need to be reset as well. We can still loose less games than last year and win just as many.

By surfrider

October 7, 2007 2:39 AM | Link to this

Eventhough we lost I saw a potential breakout on the offensive side of the ball in the second half. It kind of reminds me of Hamilton’s offensive breakout in 1997 in mid-season. Once he started hitting his receivers and they caught them it was a different team. I saw that in the second half. The key is the first half when the game was lost. The defense has to figure a way to get better team coverage when we don’t get a strong rush on the passer. Offensively letting Bennett know there is Nesbitt and others behind him keeps him sharp. Clamming up hurt at the end but hopefully this will show Gailey/Staff that it sometimes does’nt matter whether one is conservative or takes calculated risks. Friedgen lost at the end of the first half by taking a risk throwing the ball (Tech would’nt have thrown in that situation) but in the end Friedgen won the game maybe because we did’nt take enough calculated risks during the game and at the end. Goals need to be reset as well. We can still loose less games than last year and win just as many.

By Drexel Gal

October 7, 2007 4:11 AM | Link to this

How many of you are glad to see Reggie Ball gone NOW???

For that matter, how mahy of you wish George Godsey was still the QB?

Life goes on … sort of.

By FIRE CHAN

October 7, 2007 4:43 AM | Link to this

I’m sorry, I’m not an automatic fire the coach guy, but our problems this year come to very poor preparation. FIRE CHAN!!!! It should have happened long ago, but he is pathetic. Put this talent on the right track and start over!!! FIRE CHAN MONDAY!!!!!!!!

By Alex

October 7, 2007 5:53 AM | Link to this

Maybe Chan works for UGA and is just getting Tech ready for the big game!!!!!!

By Terpman Mark

October 7, 2007 6:39 AM | Link to this

Fear The Turtle ……….yeah baby !!

By Rodger Schultz

October 7, 2007 7:36 AM | Link to this

I hate to admit it, but Maryland is just a better team, and Friedgen the better coach. Even their cheerleaders are better. sigh.

By pcbuzz

October 7, 2007 8:08 AM | Link to this

If I remember correctly Chan was voted the worst Div I coach last year. There’s a reason for that, and it showed yet again. I forget which game it was earlier this season, but the the Deuce was killing them, and all of a sudden Chan starts throwing the ball with no results. Here the passing game was killing them, and Chan decides to run against a stacked line. Thanks Chan for the memories.

By ChanSucks

October 7, 2007 8:18 AM | Link to this

What does it take to get fired? This is not Conf. USA, or the Mountain West. It’s okay for Army, or Houston to win 6 games a season, but this is Georgia Tech. We’ve had a National Championship for 90 years (before Alabama, or any other team in the South for that matter) It matters that we lose, it matters that we lose fans, it matters that kids want to go to Georgia and play instead. Hey atleast they win. FIRE CHAN NOW! Pick up a winning D-II or 1-AA coach and start over.

By Racinoto

October 7, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

To be concise, Gailey is an idiot. He made the decision to run clock and kick a forty yard field goal. OK, so let the QB take a knee, position the ball in the center of the field, kick the FG and hope the defense holds off Maryland. Nothing wrong with that strategy, but Chan the Clown says I’ll run the ball even though Maryland has 8 and sometimes 9 men in the box. You’re asking for trouble, and trouble is what we got. When you have more men rushing than you can block, you will loose yards and your might get caught holding. Even with those bad things happening, had he had enouogh sense to place the ball in the middle of the field for Travis, we would be celebrating. Like I said, Chan is an idiot, unfortunately he’s our idiot, at least for now. I have faith that after another loss to the Dawgs this year, Bad Rad will act and he will be gonea, fired, MIA. I am an avid Tech fan and as such I am an eternal optimist! Go Jackets! Can Chan! Gut Gailey!

By GT Evans

October 7, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

I sit here a very frustrated Tech fan because I can’t understand (like most) why we still have Chan Gailey as a head coach. My television had so many curse words thrown at it, I had to wash it down with a bar of soap. They talk about marketing this program, let’s try marketing it by being aggressive on the field like top tier teams. I finished our pathetic game and flipped over to watch the Georgia/Tennessee game and the coaching is like night and day compared to ours. Guess what? Tennessee had the ball on fourth down beating the pups 28-7 and THEY WENT FOR IT!!! Can you even imagine Chan Gailey doing that? THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE.

By mowreck

October 7, 2007 8:40 AM | Link to this

This is probably the best football players we have had a GT in quite a while … sooooo, what does that tell you about coaching?? Going for two points on a play that puts the tailback 8 yards from where he can score is stupid. You think Maryland didn’t know who was getting the ball on that play?? They ran that play as much as Ball threw the ball deep to Calvin last year. That is a play you run one or two times a game, unless you have a 9-10 yr. old youth football team, which I did AND we ran the same play, only we put the other three backs to one side or the other and made it a power play. Gailey may not call the plays … but he sure decides what plays the offensive coordinator calls.

By falconbuzz

October 7, 2007 8:45 AM | Link to this

Hire Chris Hatcher.

By zman

October 7, 2007 8:51 AM | Link to this

The problem isn’t conservative play, or untimely penalties, or being flat, or missed field goals, or not playing for 60 minutes. These are all symptoms of a system and a level of commitment. If a consistently better than average team is our goal, then Chan is our man. With Chan, we can expect a winning season, a minor bowl appearance and a loss to UGA most years. If Chan stays, then DRad is either delusional thinking Chan’s best days are ahead or he is happy with a commitment to mediocrity. Either way, Chan should go and maybe DRad too.

For the record, I think Chan is a fine person and I am in no way suggesting that good character is not a requirement in a coach. There should also be loyalty in the sense that individuals should be given ample time to prove their worth. Chan has been given this and more.

I am tired of watching a talented but schizophrenic team underachieve.

PS. I’d feel the same way had Bell made his last field goal.

By zman

October 7, 2007 9:02 AM | Link to this

Just looking at the stats:

Total Yards Bold:GT 484, MD 343

First Downs Bold:GT 24, MD 12

Time of Possession Bold:GT 37, MD 23

Score Bold:GT 26, MD 28

Give me the reasons if you must but, bottom line, this is what a Chan Gailey coached team consistently does.

By fred

October 7, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

WAY TOO LONG—-NO MORE EXCUSES FROM A LIFE_LONG UNDERACHIEVER.

GAILEY IS A CANCER.

SET THE TONE ——as UNC did—-AND FIRE HIM TODAY.

By DieHardDawg

October 7, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

Well… my weekend wasn’t a complete loss… at least Tech lost another one. Go Cane’s

By 21

October 7, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

I would rather have seen us be more aggressive from the 25, but having said that, if you’re going to be conservative, don’t run a play on the edge where holding penalties get called. Lineman hold on every play. Hell, they’re coached that way. Don’t give the officials an opportunity to throw the flag. Keep it off tackle or up the gut.

By techMan

October 7, 2007 9:38 AM | Link to this

Does anyone know when Womans Tennis starts again?

By www.firechangailey.com

October 7, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

The Chan apologists here clearly weren’t watching the same game I was!

Link: http://www.firechan.com Link: http://www.firechangailey.com

By Mike

October 7, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

I felt sick at the UVa game, and I also felt sick at the way we played aginast Clemson (great defense, but again wayyy too conservative) and then …yesterday.

My season ticket money is staying in my own wallet nexy year

By Bob G

October 7, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

We Tech fans have to come to terms w/ ourselves. We need to stop whining and admit that Maryland is simply a better team. Maryland beats Rutgers and we cant beat UVA. Hello??

By mama2

October 7, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

WOW you bloggers are really smart today. Finally, you see fault where it should of been all along. I have been physically ill reading you rip on Taylor Bennett and his abilities. It has been like this for the entire season!!! I can tell you for CERTAIN that you are now seeing why we are 3-3!!! the players have talent!!! You have seen the the talent of the quarterback and you have dogged him for weeks now!!! SUPPORT your players!!!!

By fire chan gailey DOT com

October 7, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

Gut-busted AGAIN - Thanks coach!!!!!

Stats from College Park:

1st downs - GT 24 Mary 12 Rushing - GT 175 Mary 88 Passing - GT 309 Mary 255 Total — GT 484 Mary 343 Time of possession - GT 37:19 Mary 22:41 That’s 14:38 T-O-P advantage, 00:22 from having the ball an ENTIRE qtr more than your opponent.

HOW IN THE HELL do you lose with stats stacked in your favor like this!? Well, you look over to Tech’s sideline, and you see the answer … CHAN GAILEY!!

Let’s not continue mixing-it-up on that last drive, and score a TD, or at least have the drive stall inside the 20, let’s have our kicker attempt a 40+ yarder for the win. Yeah, that’s our best option.

Nice quote by Chan …. “I really thought if we got him under 50 he’d make it,” Gailey said.

By NorthAveAlum

October 7, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

Usually, coaches are trying to make the most of the talent they have, at Tech these days - the talent’s trying to make the most of the coaches Tech has. I have been ambivalent on Chan until now, but that last drive against Maryland did it - send him packing.

By WFC

October 7, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

The very last GT offensive play says it ALL about “Chan Ball.” I’m no football genius but was a high school OC for ten years. What I saw was the Maryland defensive contain man turn his shoulders to tackle Grant before TB even extended his hands to hand-off the ball. This is what’s called “selling out.” It worked for the Terps even though it’s a “no-no” even in pee wee football. It worked because MD and everyone else KNEW that Chan would never let TB roll ouut to the left for a run-pass option even though he was on fire. Even Bennett could have run for six or seven yards at worst. At best there’s a guy wide open for a TD. Chan’s AFRAID of an interception? How many passes has TB thrown this year and how many have been intercepted? I rest my case. “Stupid is as stupid does” as Forrest Gump’s mom would say. After 47 years as a GT fan I’m now truly embarASSed to admit it in public.

By smitty

October 7, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

one more stat:
GT ran the ball eleven times on their last drive and threw one pass good for 15 yds ( this, despite TB and the passing game being on fire)

the drive used up more than five minutes of the remaining 6:23 ( just to make sure there would be no time left if they didn’t score, which they didn’t, and of course, UM had no trouble running out the remaining seconds)

this is just one of many times that chan, with the better team and momentum on his side, has sucked the life out of the team and offense, gone conservative and placed the burden on the kicker with the same result……………

just once, could he try something different than runs up the middle when the game is on the line……….

just once, could he actually let choice do a little tim tebow head fake, step back and actually throw a pass……………

chan had not one, but two chances in the final qtr to tie or win the game, and he called runs up the middle……

the song is the same and chan’s band plays on……………

By fire chan gailey DOT com

October 7, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

Sorry “zman” … I didn’t see you had already posted the stats. But some reiterization can only help magnify Chan Gailey’s coaching deficiencies.

By the way everyone … Dan Rad doesn’t have the B@!!s to fire chan gailey. And Dave Braine, you know where you can stick it too ….. YOU made the mistake of hiring (your buddy) Chan Gailey. You knew Gailey would be fired once you left, b/c it was YOUR joke of a coach that has the Tech program where it is now, and it was YOUR arrogance that decided to tear-up his expiring contract and renew it with a new 5-year deal. I won’t forget, 3 years from now, who the idiot was that enabled Chan Gailey’s 10-year tenure full of embarassing loses!
Logon to www.firechangailey.com if you need some refreshing.

By DaveR

October 7, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

The difference between losing and winning was clearly defined in LSU’s win against Florida. Do you really think that the LSU coach, being in Gailey’s position, would have called three runs up the middle at the end of the game? That is a losing mentality!!!! There is an air of complacency with the GT team, and the coaching staff needs to lead these young men into a sense of urgency if any type of season is to be salvaged!!!

By Concerned Jacket

October 7, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

I agree with all that commented about the conservative play calling, i.e., the shotgun snap to Choice on the 2-pt. conversion, seeming to set up for a low-percentage 45-yard GW FG before a timely holding penalty turned it into a 53-yarder, and an unbelievable sudden distrust of Bennett when he had the hottest hand of his career. I have come to the understanding that I am incapable of understanding what is going on with the Georgia Tech football program.

I have never posted to any blog or called in to any coach’s show because I figure who cares, anyway. I believe that is the problem. I believe that no one really cares. Yes, I know, it’s just football, but I love Georgia Tech and the football program. Can I really believe that the people who run my football program have the passion about it that I have? Should I believe that Chan Gailey, Wes Durham, David Braine, and, now, Dan Radakovich care about Tech the way I care about Tech? Absolutely, not. I would not expect that of them or want that of them. It would definitely cloud their ability to do their job; I know I would be too emotional to do their job. However, I do not know that any of them have the heart to do the job they were hired to do. I believe they operate without malice toward the institute or the program; however, I do not think any of them are interested in maximizing the potential of this institute and/or its athletic programs.

I am in my mid-30’s and have purchased season tickets, in good faith, for about 15 years now. I forked it over every time they asked for money, and I will do it again. I will never give up on my team and school no matter how frusterating it gets. However, I know there is better for this program. We cannot miss this opportunity to grow and establish this program; we may have a small window. We missed out in 1991 and beyond when Bill Lewis was here. We must capitalize on the fact that the Georgia Tech name is out there and accepted as a legitimate place for top notch football players to go to school. The window is open now; the caliber of athlete at Tech has improved. The recruiting classes are looking good.(They did in the early 90’s as well) To keep this momentum, we must actually put the kids we have to work and maximize their potential. 6-6, 7-5 seasons will drive future prospects away, and Georgia Tech will become an also-ran again. Do not let people from Florida, Miami, LSU, North Carolina, a.k.a. the voices of our program, tell Tech people what to expect!!! We can expect 8, 9, 10 wins a year-MARYLAND does!

Tell the kids on this team the truth; they are adults. We have yet to beat a good football team this year Until we can get up for Maryland and Virginia on the road as if they are Clemson or Miami, our program will continue to be 6-6, 7-5. I almost puked when they showed the winning percentages of Chan Gailey ~59% at Tech and The Fridge ~70% at Maryland. Our spin doctors have led us to believe they have achieved something significant over the long haul, does “74 straight also ran bowls ring a bell?” In actuality, we are inferior to Maryland!

One last thing-let’s tell the kids that we should focus on the next game and not talk about running the table. I have never heard a team talk about running the table as many times as this one has-the offense, the defense, the kicker, for goodness sakes. The way you run the table is shut your mouth and work on what it takes to win every week. We do not need props, mouth, or heart-felt expressions of emotion. Those are short-term motivators, use them for a big game(at the end of a season of accomplishment-maybe a big bowl game? ACC Championship game?).

I had to take a moment to vent. I will turn on ESPN at 12noon next Saturday clad in white and gold and cheer on the good guys! There is no choice for me! If we go to the Continental Tire Bowl, I will be in Charlotte cheering like hell! I will be at every home game for however many years the good Lord gives me. I’ve got it bad; I love Georgia Tech. I love the kids that go out every week and represent the institute. I would love it if the voices and leaders of our program would catch just a little bit of the fever instead of treating their lot just like a job where you cover your rear when you lose instead of trying to figure out how to prevent it from happening again. They should have a labor of love!

Go Jackets!

By Hi, I'm Chan Gailey, and I Stink!

October 7, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

CONSERVATIVE is how you WIN. Just keep it close-to-the-vest so you DO NOT LOSE. Don’t try and WIN, just DON’T LOSE.

How about this for CONSERVATIVE … Have you seen my punt returner!?? He’s slow, can’t “feel” the pursuit of the kicking team and doesn’t know when to fair catch or return, and, best of all … he will NEVER return a punt for a TD! People, CONSERVATIVE = WIN mentality gets thrown out the window when your team takes advantage of these scoring opportunities. So go ahead opponents, punt it to my guy, he will NEVER make you pay for it.
Cal, Va Tech, Fla., UGA, and practically every other team in America, are crazy to think TDs from their return teams could actually help their team get a WIN … and if you don’t believe me, be sure you catch the highlights from Va.Tech’s win yesterday vs. Clemson.

Conservative = Win! Warmest regards, Chan The-Man Gailey :)

By Reggie Ball

October 7, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

I told you guys it wasn’t my fault. But would you listen? No…….

By John

October 7, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

I agree that Dan Rad doesn’t have the b#@%s to fire Chan. Dan R is just here to pad his reume. He created the glorious ‘Tech Fund’ and I’m sure he’ll spin that in a positive way when approaching his next job. He is a ‘yes man’, no backbone. Perfect for Chan. I too will not be renewing my 3 Gold Club seats next year. I hope no one picks them up. Let the seats go empty people! That’s a good $2500 less in the GT athletic dept pockets. I will not even consider getting them again until Chan is long gone. The key word being ‘consider’. Even after he is gone, I still may have a bad taste in my mouth for GT football and how it is run and operated. I was always taught to not ‘bite the hand that feeds you’. Apparently GT has no trouble doing that. I actually hope we lose the rest of our games - I could care less. How sad this school of ours is.

By GTRNR

October 7, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Can we not take up a collection at Bobby Dodd Stadium during the Army game to just pay Chan whatever brainless Braine’s contract says we owe him and hire another coach? The only reason the Hive likes him is because he is a Christian. Too bad they don’t want him to be a coach to be Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

By GTRNR

October 7, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Can we not take up a collection at Bobby Dodd Stadium during the Army game to just pay Chan whatever brainless Braine’s contract says we owe him and hire another coach? The only reason the Hive likes him is because he is a Christian. Too bad they don’t want him to be a coach to be Head Coach at Georgia Tech.

By John

October 7, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Whatever we do people, if we somehow beat UGA - do not get a flase sense that things will get better with Chan. Stick to your guns and don’t renew your seats next year!

By fred b.

October 7, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this

wtf!!!!! 3rd and 20 from the 35 with the game on the line and you don’t have enough confidence in your offense to pick up 10-12 yds to make that field goal shorter…and you had moved the ball really well in the second half@#$%?….INEXCUSABLE!!!

By firechangailey.com

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

Inexcusable is right! The chan supporters still think we should stick it out. What will they say when we go 6-6 or worse not even make it to a bowl game?

By John

October 7, 2007 2:45 PM | Link to this

I agree with ya reebok, but the worst part about that call was the ball was handed off to Dwyer. Call me crazy, but why are we handing the ball to an 18 year old freshman when we have the best running back in the ACC with the game on the line. Choice would have given us a better chance to get at least get 5 yards and make a field goal look a little closer. I am also sick and tired of this direct snap crap. It works once, and it seems that we do it every other play, like in the 4th quarter, for the rest of the game. That play doesn’t seem as effective when it is run so much. Chan Gailey is killing us with bad player selection and bad play calling when the game is on the line. I think he holds us back in close games. We have a great team and I’m tired of seeing him hold us back.

By StingerSplash

October 7, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

time for gailey and tenuta to get their resumes ready. keep giff smith - look at the recruiting classes he’s getting. but gailey and tenuta are in over their heads. tech is as athletic and deep as anybody else in the acc and they have been ripped to shreds by bc, got thumped by a mediocre virginia team and let maryland get a huge lead. people have figured out tenuta’s defense and there is no adjustment on tech’s part.

By Jack

October 7, 2007 6:02 PM | Link to this

My mother always told me that if you cant say something nice about someone, dont say anything.

Coach Gailey I have nothing to say about you as a coach.

By Male McMuffie

October 7, 2007 6:19 PM | Link to this

I will be there on YJA, HIVE fiving the athletes with the rest of my fat, middle aged, jock sniffing, jersey wearing buddies for homecoming. Go get ‘em Chan….Oh, excuse me now…I think I just bruised my labia

By Ned

October 7, 2007 6:42 PM | Link to this

Yet another Tickle Pile CANCELLED!!!

By Pat

October 7, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this

A couple of comments: - Gailey stated at the beginning of the season, this was going to be his best team.
- Recruiting over the last few years has been very good. - The talent is there! - Our defense which is supposed to be one of the best in the country manages to give up huge points in the 1st half of each loss!
- Yet, we cannot come back, make the play that we need and are capable of, etc.

If you will recall, it was our Ex-Athletic Director, Dave Braine, that stated something along the lines that Tech would never be a top team and it was acceptable for us to be a 6-5 or 7-4 team. He made this proclamation when he extended Gailey’s contract a couple of years ago. The Alumni proceeded in making this IDOITS life so miserable that he quit! (Remember, he was a personal friend of Dr. Clough while the two were at Virginia Tech and since I live in Virginia, the VT fans despised him and were happy that we had him.) Much of this was based upon our academics but I read recently, that our football graduation rate was not stellar enough to make this plausible.

Maybe Dan Radakovich has looked at this from afar long enough? It is obvious that something is wrong! When you have the talent but for whatever the reason, this talent cannot execute, cannot get motivated enough, etc., guess what usually happens? Maybe our Athletic Director needs to show us some magic in a way that works for him.

By Male McMuffie

October 7, 2007 8:34 PM | Link to this

I usually like my tickle piles with the band. It gets me tingly. Then, I rub Chan’s head for good luck.

By shane

October 7, 2007 9:00 PM | Link to this

hello techies,don’t feel too bad,you got blown out in the first half but fought back,uga did not.tech has shown heart in this game and your last bowl game,something that you lacked with ball.i don’t visit your blog very often but i found this one intresting.you could change the headings on the posts,put the uga posts on the tech site,and vice versa,and nobody could tell the difference.hang in there guys,with heart a team will win some games no matter who is coaching.BTW,with the falcons losing today,a rotten weekend for football in the peach state.

By Gloveman

October 7, 2007 9:05 PM | Link to this

I recall last year that Chan Gailey made the following statement “All we can really hope for is a 7-4 or 8-3 team here at Tech”….Clearly a self-fulfilling prophecy……A true winner doesn’t have that type of mindset. I am sure that Steve Spurrier doesn’t even have that thought enter his head.

So now we are praying for a 7-4 season…..what a shame. Lots of heart out of the athletes on this team to be lead by someone who clearly isn’t intense enough to ever CONSISTENTLY win.

By DawgBreath

October 7, 2007 9:14 PM | Link to this

Chan Gailey is a great coach. Tech is lucky to have him.

By Jack

October 7, 2007 9:22 PM | Link to this

Rad cant say much during the season——-the true measure of Rad as AD will be at the end of the season——we will see.

By Gailey Can't Coach

October 8, 2007 1:09 AM | Link to this

Gailey is at Tech until 2011, like it or not. Radakovich CAN’T fire him and WOULDN’T even if he could! Rad is just a politician — A FIGUREHEAD — drawing a salary with basically NO AUTHORITY.

I find it interesting that these AJC “polls” always say things like: “What went wrong: a) offense, b) defense or c) special teams…DUH, unless you had your head up your @ss IT WAS THE COACHING, stupid! Why isn’t that ever a CHOICE?!?! In fact, it’s ALWAYS THE COACHING with Chan “the Man with No Plan” Gailey…

What kind of MORON coaches NOT TO LOSE in every important — even critical — game: Chan Gailey. He is the Poster Coach for a head coach who has NO IDEA what it means to put the friggin SCREWS to your opponents in the waning moments of a game…Gailey even gives new meaning to the derogatory term PUTSIE, which he obviously IS.

This man can find a way to LOSE A GAME when the other team is trying to GIVE a game away…Look no further than PUNTING TO LOSE the ACC Champ Game last year on 4th down with 2 min to play…WHEN TECH WAS DOWN BY 3 PTS!!!! I’ve been beetchin & moanin about that on these AJC blogs even since that BONEHEAD CALL OF THE YEAR because it goes against everything a coach asks of his players — dedication in the gym, on the practice field & in the classroom with execution on the field on gameday…Just to have this INCOMPETENT IDIOT make the absolute STUPIDEST coaching decisions in the final moments to just hand games to opponents!

GAILEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MAKING ANY COACHING DECISIONS IN THE FINAL 5 MINUTES OF EVERY GAME! Tech would immediately WIN at least 2/3 of the games it loses in the 4th quarter.

Just look at the coaching in the final minutes of the Bears/Packers game tonight, the LSU/FLA game, the Stanford/USC games…Those are coaches who AGGRESSIVELY WENT FOR A WIN and gave their players the opportunity to go get it! Could you imagine Gailey coaching those games in the final minutes…”up the gut…off right tackle…off right tackle…up the gut…OOPS, we lose again!”

This man absolutely SICKENS ME as Tech Coach…And I took alot of s** for posting last year that he should be fired. Glad to see the bandwagon is filling up, but it’s all for naught.

Rad won’t fire Gailey because HE CAN’T…E-Mail him and ask him like I did. He told me he COULDN’T fire him and he wouldn’t if he could. So brace yourself for more STOMACH SICKENING MEDIOCRITY from the man who single-handedly destroyed the Tech/UGAy rivalry because he doesn’t know how to WIN!

By DIG UP HEISMAN AND LET HIM COACH!!

October 8, 2007 2:03 AM | Link to this

I’m a 21 year old college student and I have always had the game isn’t over until the last second tics or last out is recorded mindset. I played college baseball @ a small private college in Florida until this year and never lost hope in a game even if my team was down 10 runs in the last inning. But lately when I watch a GT game I have no confidence in the team as a fan. I watched this last game with my dad and I told him on GT’s last drive when they where 1st and 10 that I wasn’t going to get my hopes up because Chan has coached not to lose way to much. And then my fear came true. But SADLY im so USED to this kind of disappointment that I don’t even get much of a sting from it anymore. I’m pretty sure many other GT fans feel the same. CHAN HAST TO GO, GT FOOTBALL HAS LOST THEIR PRIDE!! TIRE BOWLS AND 6 STRAIT L’S TO UGA WILL DO THAT. I GO TO ATLEAST 4 HOME GAMES WHEN IM IN GEORGIA EVERY YEAR BUT I WILL NOT ATTEND ONE MORE GAME UNTIL CHAN IS GONE. IT BETTER NOT BE 20011 I don’t like expecting the worse from the Jackets but what else can you expect with Chan pulling the strings…..

P.S. I don’t like it when anyone loses their job and Chan seems like a decent guy. BUT decent guys like Chan can work @ K-Mart. They don’t belong on a football field. GT needs a coach with some testicles that can motivate players and put the fear of God in them if they make a mistake because the coach will be all over them! GET A NEW COACH!!! DIG UP HEISMAN IF YOU HAFT 2!!!! EVEN HE WOULD PROB SHOW MORE PASSION DEAD THEN CHAN ALIVE…..

By DIG UP HEISMAN AND LET HIM COACH!!

October 8, 2007 2:15 AM | Link to this

CHAN COULDN’T MOTIVATE SOMEONE ON FIRE TO POUR WATER ON THEMSELVES!

By chatttim

October 8, 2007 7:33 AM | Link to this

Just checked the stats: GT had more yards passing, more yards rushing, more first downs, better special teams, greater time of possession. Virtually every stat favored Tech. So why not try to get as close as possible for a field goal at the end? Better yet, aren’t TD’s worth 6 and FG’s 3? That game was GT’s to win and the last 3 play calls were horrendous. Pitiful. Here’s a bizarre idea for you: what if we just run the offense wide open all the time and see what happens?

By fasteddie

October 8, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this

Season ticket holder since 1954. I am disgusted with losses like Virginia, Maryland and 6 straight losses to Georgia. Chan Gailey is not the answer unless the question has to do with mediocre football. Enough is enough!

By gt45

October 8, 2007 8:25 AM | Link to this

Anyoje remember that certain game a few years back against a certain team when we brought in the kicker on third down, you know, the “holding” down of this game? Remember what happened? What was that coaches name, again? Seems like we won that game. Oh, the memories. Anyway, dang good second half, Taylor. Maybe that is the start of something.

By RAMBLE ON!

October 8, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

gt45, nice analogy. O’liary wouldn’t come back even if he was invited. I wouldn’t hire him back though, GT did everything he requested and more, but he couldn’t get out of here fast enough for ND.

DRad, will not take too much more of this I believe/hope.

By IMGT81

October 8, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Times Change. It ain’t the late 50’s or 60’s not even 70’s. Football rules changed to make Offense dominate. No lead is safe and conservatism on D or O leads to a loss. Chan can’t or won’t change. Therefore the results for GT won’t change. VT has Beamer ball and we have Gomer ball till at least 2011 because DRad won’t spend money to make money just watch the coffers slowly empty as long time season ticket holders like me stop coming to the Flats for Gomerpaloser.

By eddy

October 8, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Gailey should apoligize to the team as he did not put them in the best position to win. You just do not put the game on the line in being happy to try a long field goal.It was clear he had one thing on his mind—- a long field goal— He should tell his team he will trust them to do the right thing to get the job done—-but he will not—because he is not the man for the job—he can take a team with taleny and coach them to mediocrity—-he need to go-NOW

By canchan

October 8, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this

To those who blame the defense for Saturday’s loss due to a slow start. The Defense outscored the offense 7-3 in the first half. Had it not been for the Defense it would have been 21-3 at the half and the Offense may not have had the opportunity to win at the end.

By JB

October 8, 2007 1:28 PM | Link to this

Chan and Mark and Willie and Bobo must go. We all stink. Dawg fan here.

By gt45

October 8, 2007 2:09 PM | Link to this

Dear Mr Blank, Can we swap Mr Gaily for Mr Petrino, really!

By Joe Colvin

October 8, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this

You guys must have watched a different game. The game I watched saw a breakdown of pass coverage result in a score, a great catch by a Maryland receiver that was well covered, a fumble by a guy who has carried the ball 300 times without one, and a holding penalty on a critical third down play by an all ACC tackle.

This Tech team showed character by coming back from a deep hole. And, the 52 yard field goal was not 6 feet wide. It hit the upright.

So, you could say that a win or loss was the result of 3”.

This team is well coached.

Bennett, stay confident. Trust in your throwing arm.

The season is a long way from being over, and this team can finish it by running the table - including UGA.

8 and 3 is a long way from mediocrity.

By Joe Colvin

October 8, 2007 3:26 PM | Link to this

Close enough to have a 13 of 14 field goal guy kick a chip shot is reason enough not to throw the ball and risk an interception.

Gailey was simply setting up a field goal to win and not give Maryland any time to come back.

A questionable holding call against an all ACC tackle backed us up 10 yards and turned a 42 yard kick into a 52 yard attempt.

With the best running back in the conference, running the ball instead of throwing was sound coaching.

If Gailey had thrown and an interception resulted, you guys would be complaining about that.

How about supporting this team? They and the coaching staff deserve it.

By Terry

October 8, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

Does anyone know the email address of the Athletic Director? Both the fans and the players deserve better than this!

By GTforever

October 8, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this

Joe Colvin,

I have NO IDEA what you have been drinking! Please call Charter Peachford and get some help! I have NO problem supporting this team, but I will not continue to support a coach who continues to under achieve! I will not subscribe to the mentality that promotes below average results. Chan Gailey has had plenty of time to prove himself worthy. I have followed and supported this team for 30 plus years, but until we expect better we will never get better!

Go Jackets!

By Gailey Can't Coach

October 8, 2007 7:40 PM | Link to this

Terry: Staff directory is located here:

http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/staffdir/geot-staffdir.html

Dan Radakovich Director of Athletics drad@athletics.gatech.edu

He likes it when you copy his staff on e-mails concerning Chan Gailey’s questionable coaching abilities…Try and use lots of words in ALL CAPS too!

By Gailey Can't Coach

October 8, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this

“If I knew what was going on, I’d do something about it,” said Tech coach Chan Gailey, clearly frustrated in the aftermath, with his sixth Tech team edging closer to having their bowl named Emerald than, say, Orange at the end of the season. “You know, it’s the same thing we’ve done in years past. It’s the same routine. It’s the same everything.”

Any questions???

By dadgum

October 8, 2007 10:05 PM | Link to this

Folks, some here think Gailey can’t be fired. Not so. A buyout can be arranged by both parties or Gailey can opt for the NFL again in a buyout agreement. Call it what you will. His contract may not have a buyout clause but a situation like the NFL may bring one into play. Of course Tech can fire him straight up but would have to pay the full contract (not likely).

By Gailey Can't Coach

October 9, 2007 1:58 AM | Link to this

dadgum: Did you contact Radakovich with the off-beat notion of Chan Gailey being relieved of his duties as head coach of GT Football? I did. And he specifically stated that as Tech Athletics Director HE COULD NOT FIRE Chan Gailey because of the 5-yr contract extension signed by both parties. Now if you don’t believe me or Radakovich (remember, he was the one who staged that pitiful and embarrassing “Welcome Back Chan!” photo op last year with the cheering and clapping — normally reserved for WAR HEROES — after TWO of his former NFL employers said they were NOT interested in his services), then contact him yourself…I’m sure that since this season has been FUBAR after only 6 games, he’s being asked that question about every 2 or 3 minutes…Let me know if he changes his answer.

As for Gailey “opting” to return to the NFL, were you here last year? He and his agent opted all around the country IN VERY PUBLIC INTERVIEWS which made it look like he’d already put his home on the market and told Tech to “stick it!”…Just to be REJECTED by those who know him best in the NFL…I mean, how could a prospective employer ever watch Gailey’s coaching performances in the final 3 games of last season and then actually OFFER him a head coaching position?!?!?

Radakovich has an Athletics Program that is already bleeding red ink all over the place…Which is sufficient reason why Tech would no more buyout Gailey’s contract (if indeed possible) @ $1 Million+/year for the next 3 YEARS, and then try and sign a “quality” coach for similar or more $$$: The funds aren’t there.

As sure as I type this, Gailey will be Tech’s Head Coach for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010…In fact, according to this article published by espn.com late last year, he may even be here through the 2011 season:

“Hip-hip-hooray, for example, for Georgia Tech’s Chan Gailey. Even coming off season-ending losses to rival Georgia and to Wake Forest in the ACC title game, Tech’s Toyota Gator Bowl bid activated an “extension bonus” in Gailey’s contract that tacks an additional year onto his new five-year deal. That’s a nice holiday perk, considering Gailey made nearly $1.2 already this fall. He also collects a $25,000 postseason bonus, along with 10 tickets for family and friends to Georgia Tech’s Jan. 1 game against West Virginia.”

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls06/news/story?id=2698799

Tech has done this to itself…Now I better understand Braine’s parting shots as he signed “The Contract”.

By dadgum

October 9, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Gailey Can’t Coach…It’s great that you have the “inside scoop”. Nowhere above did I mention a head coach position and certainly I agree that Gailey wouldn’t be sought out for that position by any team. He does have enough friends in the NFL for another assistant position somewhere. Again, this brings about the buyout scenario. Anything can happen. Also as I mentioned it is unlikely Gailey would be fired straight up due to the contract and what it would cost. Just because you went to Rad for the official word does not mean a scenario won’t present itself especially if GT tanks. Even Rad does not know what lies ahead. That was the essense of my post.

By Gailey Can't Coach

October 10, 2007 4:38 PM | Link to this

<> was the essence of your post…But it’s not based on anything substantive. So you can believe what you want, but Gailey isn’t going anywhere unless he DIES before his contract is up.

And I’m not sure what would need to happen to consider GT “tanking”…But losing the final 3 games last year and 3 of the first 6 this year is a 3W and 6L record in the past 9 games.

Also, a true “inside scoop” would need to come from someone who has actually read Gailey’s contract, and I imagine neither Gailey nor Rad will talk about it. But espn.com has received copies of some contracts, and apparently that includes Gailey’s.

Last year after Gailey’s NFL Tour, Fred Kalil (Ch 11) reported that GT AND GAILEY would be revising his contract to PREVENT him from going off on future interviews like he did…That’s not an exact quote, but you get the idea that Rad/GT not only can’t/won’t FIRE Gailey, but they also don’t want to LOSE him under ANY circumstances…LOL