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By DantheMan

September 9, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

And let’s not forget Darryl Richard is a player also! Chan definitely deserves a lot of credit. Go Jackets!

By yellowblood is gay

September 9, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

First of all… before he comes in with his usual tickle pile crap… I wanted to say yellowblood is gay… “not that there’s anything wrong with that” Jerry Seinfeld.

Second, ALL the credit is due to Giff Smith (recruiting coordinator) NOT Gayley…

By Gary

September 9, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this

Wrong!!!!!

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

Oh boy, wait till m sees this!!!

By No Credit 4 Chan

September 9, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

That’s right!!! I agree that Chan does not deserve much credit… maybe for hiring 2 good recruiters… Giff Smith and I forgot the other one that Satan stole from us…

By reckrider

September 9, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this

The only credit that Gailey is due is for finally putting Giff in place. Gailey’s recruting was abyssmal with his early coordinators.

By GT91

September 9, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Thanks for the nfldraftdog info Larry. The good news was the Tech players good enough to be listed. The bad news is that UGAY has more and the most ominous thing were their defensive players on the list. They had 2 defensive tackles in the top 10. Granted 1 of them is injured but they played 6 defensive linemen Saturday. It has been a common theme here that BC had the best D line we would face all year. B.J. Raji was below both UGAY tackles. The 2nd BC tackle I did not see on the list at all. My rose colored glasses being off I doubted that all along. UGAY obviously has the better defensive front and more of them. They are also an underclassmen heavy team. If they are the measuring stick that we Tech fans insist on using, unfortunately we have miles to go.

By LongBeachJacket

September 9, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

Larry - Interesting take above.

It is very fashionable generally to bash the previous regime (recently dismissed) as the new one starts to take root.

For the record, as a loyal fan, I was always pulling for Coach Gailey and his teams to succeed. Everyone almost universally agreed that Coach Gailey was a fine gentleman and a man of integrity (that does not mean he was perfect).

I finally became convinced that change was needed after the debacle at Maryland last year. It again highlighted the Coach Gailey wasn’t a very savvy in-game coach (at the college level).

We can already see that Coach Johnson’s approach, much different, more similar to Coach O’Leary, and yet with a bit more polish, I think, is destined to yield happier results.

Coach Gailey, and his staff, must be given due credit for the players he brought in. The acknowledgement of Giff Smith as a major component in this is on point. Coach Johnson was smart to retain Coaches Smith, Kelly (who did a fabulous job w/special teams last year) and Coach Jean-Mary - who has done a fine job tutoring the linebackers.

Things are never “all or nothing” as some would like them to be.

We now have the right “in game” coach and all other elements of the program should continue to sustain or improve. I don’t see any regression in the future…there may be a few “bumps” in the road, but the trend will be positive.

GO JACKETS!!!

By yellowblood

September 9, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Chan’s only problem was that he did not like our Tickle Pile tradition. Because of that the alumni turned on him.

By SouthGARules

September 9, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

Chan Gailey was like Jim Donnan. Got good players to campus, but could only win 7-8 games a year. Could not beat arch rivals, so both get run.

By snapshot

September 9, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this

Chan Gailey is gone, let move on.

By jaxjacket

September 9, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this

If we give Chan credit for bringing in the talent, we have to ask why he couldn’t do anything with it. Seven years, nothing remotely resembling acceptable quarterback output. More first team ACC picks last year than any other team in the conference and what did he manage to accomplish with that talent? His inability to motivate and develop talent far outweighed his ability to recruit it. Good human being, but had no business coaching college football.

By GT76

September 9, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this

Gailey is a very good man and a decent football coach. Johnson is a very good man and a VERY good football coach. Another factor in all of this is the change in AD. DRAD and his staff will make all the athletic teams better.

By DecaturTechFan

September 9, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this

Gailey hired Giff. Giff got these players. With tv exposeure and a winning season, hopefully there wont be much falloff. This past year was lax recruiting-wise, but if Giff and Co can do it again, we should be okay. The only thing Gailey did was put us in a place where we had nowhere to go but up.

By OldGoldnWhite

September 9, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this

Calvin Johnson alone was an awesome grab, but it all comes down to guts and he doesn’t have what it takes for the college game at the top level. Sometimes you have to go for it on 4th down and short, sometimes you have to take a knee, you have to know when to kick the field goal.. he didn’t seem to have a knack for those things. He’s a great man, and a fine recruiter, but it all comes down to two simple words… Reggie Ball (although this pair did beat Auburn twice which is even better when dishing it out to their fans. Sucks to have that on your record). THWG!

By Submariner683

September 9, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

I’m not a Gailey fan but I’ll say he got a lot out of his recruiting classes that were consistantly in the bottom third of Division I. The bulk of his classes were 2 and 3 star recruits.

Comparing Gailey to Donnan is quite moronic. Donnan consistantly had top 10 recruiting classes. I don’t know how a Donnan team with a defense with the likes of Champ Bailey, Seymour, Stroud, Grant, Kirkland doesn’t obliterate the SEC.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Gailey is a great coach. I think he did a decent job for the talent level he had a GT. A winning record and bowl appearances every year is not horrible. His play calling on offense was a joke, no doubt. Donnan had some of the most talented teams in Georgia history.

By Sugar 3K

September 9, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

I will agree Gailey was not a great college coach, but at the same time, he did have a hand in bringing in all the talent that GT has today (we know Giff Smith deserves most of the credit though). Although Gailey is notorious for starting Reggie Ball for 4 years, Reggie Ball was not that bad of an athlete. He can run and can throw and had heart. We ALL thought Reggie was going to be something when he was a freshman, he just never lived up to his potential, I don’t put that blame on him, that’s Gailey never pushing a player to his full potential. Yes, Gailey did have a hand in the current talent state of Tech football, so he deserves some credit.

By Joe Hamilton

September 9, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this

I likes me some Coach Chan the man Gaily. He gave me the best after the game massages……mmmmmm i miss me some Chan

By Joshua Barlowe

September 9, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

Actually, it’s just more evidence what a horrible coach he was - that all he could do with all that NFL talent was 7 wins.

Giff Smith is the one who has turned recruiting around.

By yj

September 9, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this

Gailey kept our program’s head barely above water, and laid the foundation so Johnson didn’t have come in and completely rebuild. Our defense this year might be the best one we’ve had in a long time. It’s a good thing too because our offense can be hard to watch sometimes.

By Stone Mtn, GA

September 9, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

Unfortunately, Chan’s criticism overshadows his praise. It was never about the quality of players, but rather the inability of those players to be developed, coached and brought together to play as a unit.

It’s Paul Johnson’s time now…”forever forward!”

By UGA

September 9, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

GT91 is the only honest one on this site..GT had one of the best wide receivers ever in the history of college football in Calvin Johnson and Gailey couldnt figure out how to get him the ball which is unbelieveable..all GT needed was a decent quarterback and an offense designed to get him the ball..he should have averaged 150 yards a game

By GT ALUM 07

September 9, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

**I agree with this article 100%! I never liked Gaileys play calling, half time adjustments (or lack there of), and overall decisions. However, he made two great moves that sets the PJ era up nicely. First, he redshirted the class of 06 which features Bebe. SEcond of all, he brought in a nice recruiting class in 07. By 2010 season, those two decisions, coupled with D-Rads decision to hire PJ, will have us competing for a national championship. If you think about it, all these talented athletes are redshirt freshmen, sophopmores, and redshirt sophomores. They will be great in the 2010 season!

By GTA

September 9, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this

I don’t think anyone was every doubting his ability to recruit and put out great players, it was just getting those guys to play as a team and put together wins as a team that we’re now seeing weren’t possible. When Johnson got here offense players and defensive players were two separate units, without them playing together it’s almost impossible to win consistently playing with two different teams as one.

By jabster

September 9, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this

Reggie’s problem was that he was a head case. If the other team (especially UGA) got in his head, game over. We saw a smidgen of this with BC’s QB this last weekend—after that safety, he was toast and reminded me more than a bit of Reggie.

Not sure where the fault was—with the players, with Gailey, or with other staff—but you can definitely see some mental CONDITIONING going on under Johnson. Nerves of steel like JoeHam or even Goosey and not nerves of Jell-O like Reggie. Nesbitt is no Joe Hamilton (yet), but he definitely has the mindset.

THAT is why we won that BC game. Nobody melted like ice cream under the lights. Keep your head in the game and remember it’s not over until the clock ticks off 60 minutes.

By ArkyTech

September 9, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Excellent points, Larry. Chan had to go (it was the V Tech game last year that sent me over the edge), but he did bring a lot of talent into the program. Especially when you consider the cloud over the program when he took over - plus the scholarship limitations. Compare that, say, to the situation in Arkansas where the coach left in part because he had nothing coming back…

I’m very impressed with Johnson so far - the only question that remains is how well he can recruit.

By Paul

September 9, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Does it do any good to have great influx of talent, if you can’t get it to line up properly on the field ?

By SouthBendJacket

September 9, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this

For the last two years, people in South Bend have been praising Charlie Weis for his ability to recruit top ten draft classes. Look where that has gotten them. Lets not go overboard praising a man who could somehow recruit talent, but had no idea what to do with it. People up here are finally waking up to the realization that recruiting talent doesn’t insure a great team!

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

Reggie Ball just needed to be sat down for a couple of series when he got rattled, which Gailey wouldn’t do.

If he had play for CPJ, he’d be a GT hero instead of a goat.

By Bob

September 9, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

Noone ever said Georgia Tech didn’t bring in good/great players while Gailey was coach. That’s the point! It is what happened, or didn’t happen, once they came to Atlanta under the former coaching regime!

By wreckmaniac

September 9, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

Who cares what they do in the NFL. Whats impt is what they do at Tech. If they are not a team, and they weren’t, all the talent in the world is wasted. UGA fans know what I’m talking about and we Tech fans certainly do.

By JSam

September 9, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

The responses on this board speak volumes about why Tech is a middling program in a middling conference. A coach who could not win the conference title during the ACCs weakest period in 20 years is still getting pats on the back! Have some respect for yourselves! I think you all suffer from battered wives syndrome.

By Reality Check

September 9, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

hey JSam,

I don’t know about us Tech fans having “battered wife syndrome”, but I do know that I slapped your old lady around a little bit last night.

By wreckmaniac

September 9, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

The latest noise from Athens is that the Dawgs are not getting enough attention from ESPN. Kirk Herbstreit let it be known yesterday how foolish this is. Just because Knowshown jumped over someone from Cent Mich isn’t a reason to go beserk.

By BobbyDodd

September 9, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Talent alone is worthless. How many NFL players developed off of the 1990 NCAA Champion Team? 4? I could be wrong but I believe two linemen and two defenders. I will go back and do a little research.

The point is Georgia Tech will never be able to recruit all the prep phenoms that UGAY recruits. We just do not offer enough diversified majors to attract to all the potential out there. Tech needs a small education department (to train future teachers) and a few other liberal art type departments to truly reach (dumb down) all the potential recruits. How many never even look at Tech because of the few majors? Tech can remain an engineering stronghold while opening up smaller liberal arts based majors.

If GSU becomes a Division IA football team in say Conference USA or the Big East the Tech recruiting base will crumble since many come to tech not to be engineers but to be in Atlanata.

But we can win with less talent based on the novelty of Johnson’s offense if only the team plays as greater than the whole of its parts.

By Clinton Bastin

September 9, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

a football team - pro or college, should always selet an up and coming assistant coach,or small college colllege coach, never a has-been NFL coach remember Nprm van Brocklin; Frank Broyles, Mark Richt?!!

By reebok

September 9, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this

I agree that Gailey deserves some credit. He really was quite a good recruiter…the Jackets consistently were as big, fast and strong as anyone they played against, including that team from Athens. However, Gailey was a very poor college coach, and I am thrilled that he nis gone and we have a real coach now.

By Get Real

September 9, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

Anyone remember Dave Wilson?

That was Chan’s guy too, and we tolerated 4 years of abysmal special teams performance and bad recruiting.

Chan stunk, Paul Johnson always talks about how little depth he has. We have no a-back depth, no WR depth, no OL depth, no secondary depth. This last class was pauls and giffs, not Chan’s. Chan NEVER recruited on the road. NEVER. He sat in his office. Nor did JT.

R Reid - PJ’s class after giff recruited him, same with cooper taylor, sylvester, peeples. Yes Chan’s staff started recruiting them, Paul landed them….ALL B/c of Giff.

What did chan do good….firing Wilson years too late and putting Giff and Kelly in charge. All credit goes to them.

By Gailey was a mistake

September 9, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Let’s see, Gailey had such an eye for talent, AND the ability to get them committed to Tech, but simply couldn’t do anything with these players come game time?? Yeah, something ain’t stirring the kool-aid, Larry. Chan Gailey was not the one bringing in the talent; credit there goes to Giff Smith.

By ED

September 9, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Where did you all get CPJ from? Must be an AJC thing. He’s always been known as PJ.

PJ has something to prove. Chan did not. I agree with the post about getting an up and comer for a coach.

By P

September 9, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this

so he recruited well? Great. So the what? Tommy Bowden has made a career out of recruiting well and not doing anything with it. Consequently he’s the only guy other than Tommy Bowden that did less with the talent he had avaliable. Add to that a Defensive Coordinator who couldn’t run a play that wasn’t a blitz and constantly put them in bad spots (Thank God Kenny Scott was so talented) How could anyone other than Dave Brain not be happy Chan is gone. Dave Brain is a loser with a loser mentality and that’s why he extended his contract. Forget Chan Gailey. Good Riddance.

By bb

September 9, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

If Gailey gets some credit for the talent on hand (and I think he should), he should also get some of the blame for the talent not on hand. CPJ is having to play many more freshmen, and I mean true freshmen, than he would like to. And we don’t have the depth we need.

That is due to the low numbers of scholarship players on campus. That is not completely Gailey’s fault, but he does deserve some of the blame.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

good point Clinton Bastin…Pete Carroll really turned out to be a bust and you know Hawaii is sure glad June Jones is gone.

Say hey to Monica for me

By SavTechIE

September 9, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

Ask Bobby Cremmins about recruiting high school super stars. There was no better recruiter, but his stars only stayed one year and the rest of the good players didn’t improve.

PJ will take whatever talent he’s given and make them better, and then get them to play at levels above that. GO TECH!

By GT45

September 9, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Where is m!!?

By KC Kid

September 9, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

Tech fans, it could be worse. You could be a Chiefs fan and a Tech fan like me. I don’t know what I did to deserve Gailey moving from Tech to KC. Just lucky I guess.

I’m going to go stick my finger in a light socket now.

Go Jackets!!

By hem o'roid

September 9, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

BOBBY DODD—-Your comments, especially regarding recruiting the Phenom preppies, is right on. Additionally, I believe CPJ don’t even look at the # of stars, but looks for kids that will fit his system, especially offense. He will go after more of the defensive “phenoms” than offensive, because the defensive guys will be playing against pro-set offenses. We will recruit smaller, Quicker o-linemen and will get mostly 2 star rb’s and qb’s. However CPJ will win with this structure———thwg

By Phildo

September 9, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

As to Gailey’s recruiting, yes, there were some fine athletes at Tech during his tenure, but guess what? Vandy and Duke have some fine athletes, too. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while, and a blind squirrel could have coached better than Gailey.

By Voice of Reason!!

September 9, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?? CREDIT FOR WHAT? WE ARE 2-0 AGAINST CRAP COMPETITION! Yall are acting like there’s been some huge turnaround already?? Gaileys teams would be 2-0 right now also. Chill out people…

By jabster

September 9, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

SavTechIE:

Cremins’ problem was that if you didn’t start, you rode the pine until the starters got into deep foul trouble, out with injuries, went pro, etc.

That’s why Cremins’ teams had no bench. It became well known that if you didn’t start for Cremins, you saw next to no playing time. That scared off a lot of good bench.

That hurt recruiting for him once the jig was up, and made him vulnerable to starters going pro early—not to mention foul out, etc.

By get another handle

September 9, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

the BxxxxDxxx thing stinks.

By Riverjacket

September 9, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

ENOUGH ALREADY!!

If I didn’t know better i would think this was a bunch of arrogant, self absorbed negative, unforgiving, stupid, loud mouth Bulldog fans :-(

GO JACKETS!!!!

By Richard

September 9, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry, but there’s no possible defense for Chan Gailey:

1. Did anyone watch the UNC game last year when Tech was running the two minute drill? The entire coaching staff was running all over the place on the side lines and the entire offense on the field was running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Noone had a clue as to what to do, and that’s preperation.

2. The Georgia game in 2006. Tech is leading with Tashard Choice pummeling away at the UGA defense for 5.5 yards per carry. I don’t care if your receiver is Jerry Rice. There is no excuse for allowing Reggie Ball to throw a pass in this situation.

3. In 6 years, Gailey (an offensive coordinator) didn’t field a top 90 offense. Do you realize how bad you have to be to be in the bottom 30 in the nation? And he did that with a 4 year starting QB, a great O-Line, Choice and Calvin Johnson.

4. I’m not going to bash Reggie Ball, but the reality is he wasn’t any better in his senior year than he was in his freshman year. Great player development.

5. Recruiting was only good when Giff Smith took over, or more specificially, when Gailey took himself out of it.

6. Virginia Tech game last year…With 10 days to prepare for the game the offense comes out and calls timeout on the first play. That’s with the first 10-15 plays scripted and everyone knows its a run up the middle with Choice anyways.

I can go on forever.

By Tony

September 9, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

I do believe that some credit needs to go to coach Gailey. He brought in some great players and great coaches that helped to bring those players in. The problem was that his system may not have utilzed the gifts and skill sets of these players. Now we have a new coach and a new system that is producing different results and now fans are ecstatic. Poor decision making also helped to derail coach Gailey as a football coach. That’s why he’s gone. Anyhow, that’s all history. Go Tech!

By Alex

September 9, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

Yes, Chan Gailey did recruit some talent to Georgia Tech. However, that is all I’m giving him credit for. He was the worst in-game coach I have ever seen. He was known as an offensive genius from the NFL, but the truth of the matter is his offense sucked. Also who starts Reggie Ball for four years. I would have rather had Gailey on the field.

By KD

September 9, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

No credit is due.

By The Big Bug

September 9, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this

C’mon m, weigh in. We all want to know what you really think about Chan.

By buzzwax

September 9, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

GT averaged 37th in recruiting in the country under Gailey. This includes 2007 class of Dwyer, Jones, Nesbitt, Claytor, etc at 15 (ahead of UGA that year, look it up!). Paul Johnson’s first class was….37th as well. This year we are ahead of last….if we can get ranked (which means a TON more exposure on ESPN, etc.) we will be top 25 this year. I know recruiting rankings don’t mean everything….just look at how good the 07 class is already contributing!!!

Georgia State threatening GT because both are downtown??!! NO F’n way!! I went to Ga State, decent school, but they have no campus, just a few highrises and classrooms for fraternities….Emory would have a better chance at Div 1 football than GSU!!! Curry is a great fit but he doesn’t have too many years left to build the program. What happened to their basketball program after Lefty retired??

By haha

September 9, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

Its ironic that people are waiting to see what “m” has to say. He has been preaching about greyhound on every blog, and everyone has been complaining about him. Now, there is a blog right up his alley, and are you people actually missing his comments??? I bet he is writing a 5 page rant (all in bold) that he is going to drop on here in a little while.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

I think m had a stroke when he saw the headline

By Tom

September 9, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

Gailey is now where he should have been when he came to Tech - At home setting on his front porch watching the traffic go by.

By Tom

September 9, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

Gailey is now where he should have been when he came to Tech - At home setting on his front porch watching the traffic go by.

By Lee Corso

September 9, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

By GT76 Gailey is a very good man and a decent football coach. Johnson is a very good man and a VERY good football coach.

Not so fast my friend. Johnson has coached, what, 2 games at Tech, and you are already calling him a very good coach? All that is required is beating Jax State and BC? He is a great man, but winning at Ga Southern and Navy aren’t quite the same as winning at Tech.

By Lee Corso

September 9, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this

By GT76 Gailey is a very good man and a decent football coach. Johnson is a very good man and a VERY good football coach.

Not so fast my friend. Johnson has coached, what, 2 games at Tech, and you are already calling him a very good coach? All that is required is beating Jax State and BC? He is a great man, but winning at Ga Southern and Navy aren’t quite the same as winning at Tech.

By ga_tech_92

September 9, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this

Guys, quite comparing our recruiting to UGA’s….we are in different universes for alot of reasons. Resources, majors, girls, fans, football-factory, there are a lot of reasons for it…the bottom line is “it is what it is”.

Tech now and always will need to recruit as well as they can, reshirt them, and get a lot more from ‘less’ than UGA gets from ‘more’.

When was the last time GT had a recruiting class more highly regarded than UGA’s?…probably before there was pro sports in ATL.

Let’s face it. Tech is a TINY school with an applicable budget. Tech alumns donate more per person than almost any school in the country, but we have a VERY SMALL SCHOOL…which means not many folks donating and not many fans in the seats. Casual fans come and go, it’s the same problem every pro team in ATL faces…casual fans are fickle when there are as many choices for your entertainment dollars as in ATL.

We are fine guys, CPJ is the man for the job. We are likely to never out recruit UGA, so quit busting your balls on that topic. The goal is to do the best with what we have. UGA has and always has had LOTS more than Tech…that we beat them and have NC’s is amazing.

By fake m

September 9, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

Let me give it a try…

Chan Gailey is the WORST coach in the history of the NCAA (not counting B—- L——) We wasted 6 years with this guy. Thank Goodness and Greyhound he’s gone!!!

How was that?

By wes king

September 9, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this

He never beat Ugag…..

Super nice guy with class and all that…..but the above still stands for its self :(

By YellowEagle

September 9, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

Can we criticize Gailey for failing to recruit ONE quality QB in his entire tenure? For all of his pro credentials he couldn’t attract a decent QB. Now that he’s gone all of the offense vs. defense comes out. How they were 2 seperate teams. So were the ‘85 Bears, but with different results.

I think we have enough proof that college coaches bomb in the NFL, and the samefor the pro coaches moving to the college ranks. I know, with the exception of Southern Cal.

Give CPJ 2 years, and let Giff Smith recruit you can make your reservations for the BCS every January.

By Navigator

September 9, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

All you have to do is look at the GT starters in the pros. The previous regime won more on Saturday, but few starters in the pros, and it seems that CGailey’s players win more on Sunday as pro starters.

By Wrecker1

September 9, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

That recruiting spill cuts both ways. Our freshmen and sophmores are 1 and 2 at most positions. Is that b/c those classes are so good or b/c the jr. and sr. classes are weak. I think it’s a little of both. Another Gailey arguement I’m tired of hearing is he went to a bowl every year. In today’s college FB world that doesn’t count for a lot. Yeah I know we’re like one of 5 teams or someting that have gone to bowls 11 years in a row but… If there were 30 something bowls in the 70’s Pepper would have gone to bowls 4 of 6 years. Dodd would have gone to probably 18-19 bowls. When 1/2 the teams can get a bowl it sure dilutes the importance.

By wes king

September 9, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

HE never beat Ugag…. nuff said.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

gatech92, you’re insane!!!

Nesbitt, Dwyer, R. Jones, DJ Donley, Burnett, etc…was a head of UGA’s in every recruiting service out there.

You probably don’t know who they are, they were Gailey’s last class. I should say Giff Smiths first class.

Why don’t you buy a ticket to a football game so you may have some idea of what you’re talking about!!!

By surfrider

September 9, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

Gailey deserves some credit for not leaving the cupboard bare. The NFL is probably his cup of tea as an OC. That said, let’s don’t over celebrate here with a 2-0 start, it’s only two games and we only had 150 yards in offense near the 4th Qtr. The defenses are much faster and can react to purely option but that’s where Johnson is a good fit. He will figure out to balance this option out where the speed of the D fronts of VT, Clemson, Miami, FSU, GA. etc…can be battled. To me it’s much better to go from a pro style to option attack since it’s hard nosed football. Tech had a hard time going from Curry’s option to Ross’s pro style to start with. Ross added more option play later as his players were better suited…Aka Shawn Jones. What’s potentially exciting is how good this team could be if the offense can get 300 to 400 yards per game with few turnovers. If that happens we could be the surprise of the year, if it does’nt it’s another average year possibly. This offense can come from behind whereas during the wishbone days of the 70’s those offenses could’nt come from too far behind. Someone said there are only three things one can take from a job..money in the bank, experience, and contacts. It’s not like these Tech ex coaches are in the poor house. Tech was good for them and they mostly were good for Tech.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 9, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this

nice try fake m, but BL__ was better according to m, trust me. I threw that one out there before.

By ED

September 9, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Lee Corso you sure are funny, just like on tv. Put Gailey at Georgia Southern and Navy and see how many games he wins. Also, PJ won NC’s at GSU, not just games. Don’t worry so much about what happens this year. The team looked sloppy, and he’ll fix that, but it takes time.

By StingerSplash

September 9, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

I thought only Mark Bradley or Cynthia Tucker would take such a stupid stance as Give Gailey his credit.

By StingerSplash

September 9, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

I thought only Mark Bradley or Cynthia Tucker would take such a stupid stance as Give Gailey his due.

By Realist

September 9, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

All Gailey (and that idiot Patrick Nix) needed to do to win the ACC was to put together ONE TOUCHDOWN against Wake Forest. Despite having one of the greatest WRs in the history of college football, a senior QB, and a RB who is now in the NFL, Gailey failed to do this. And Wake Forest wasn’t exactly the Chicago Bears on defense that year. (The Liberty University Flames scored TWO touchdowns against Wake Forest that year. I’m not making that up.)

Credit for recruiting? I give credit for any of Gailey’s recruiting success to God Almighty, because it’s a MIRACLE that ANY offensive player would even CONSIDER playing in his AWFUL offenses.

The most telling thing about Gailey’s teams and his own lack of leadership is that the offense and defense considered themselves two different teams, divided.

Put simply, Gailey had a divided pair of teams; PJ has one team playing like it has a pair.

By Roy

September 9, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

Gailey and former Georgia QB and coach Ray Goff were equal in acquiring talent but not understanding how to utilize it. Going to the NFL is great for the NFL but indicates how they squandered the opportunities while the players were at a great school.

By Hal

September 9, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this

The only thing wrong with Chan was that he could not beat UGA. If he could have he would stil be here. It’s that simple and there is no doubt about it.

By ga_tech_92

September 9, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

RAMBLE ON, don’t argue with me dude. I never said we don’t get GOOD recruits. I’m saying top to bottom, our recruiting classes are not comparable with UGA’s. UGA is typically top ten (or top five) ranked overall year after year……..compared to Tech being usually ranked somewhere between 25-50th MOST years. I challenge you to find on a recruiting service when the last time GT’s OVERALL recruiting class was ranked HIGHER than UGA’s?

And…again…the point of my post was that “IT DOESN”T MATTER”. Tech is a very different school (size, majors, student body makeup, resources, location, etc) than UGA…and we shouldn’t beat our selves up trying to be the same sort of football team UGA has.

GT has a lot to be proud of. We do more (winning) with less (highly ranked recruits). It’s admirable and impressive that David beats Golliath occationally…..but let’s not beat up the coaches for not being Golliath…’it is what it is’. We are a tiny little technical school who kicks MAJOR a* in football, considering the resources we have to work with.

UGA is what, 3 or 4 times as big?….the resources alone from that make a huge difference. Their coach is arguably underpaid…..yet he makes what 3-4 times what our guy makes? It’s not a coincidence…they have mad resources…recruits no this…it’s not “rocket science”

I’m proud of what we do with what we have. I am a HUGE CPJ fan and believe he is JUST the sort of guy to lead our program. Yes, Chan and his staff recruited pretty well, though not QBs; however, it’s not comparable to UGA recruiting…so let’s quit ‘going there’.

By neil marlowe

September 9, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

ole man chan is gone and soon to be forgotten. he was too satisfied with mediocrity.

By The Big Bug

September 9, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

Gailey didn’t care if he beat GA or not.Ask Donnan if it makes a difference.

By helluvaengineer

September 9, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

Past history, we have moved on, suggest you do the same.

By gtforever

September 9, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

Well, let me think about this…………. NOPE!

By thanks for burning nesbitt's redshirt

September 9, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Big tahnks to Gailey.

By SlickWillie

September 9, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

The difference is the attitude and hustle we have seen combined with physical conditioning. Thank you Giff for your efforts and staying at the Flats.

By FinanceBuzz

September 9, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

Chan deserves a lot of credit. He had us in a bowl every year. He broughts in some strong players who are contributing now. Should he have been dismissed? Yes. Do we have a better coach? Early indications are that we have improved there. But Chan took too much heat (and still does from the Chanbashers who still love to attack the man) during his tenure.

By GT Forever

September 9, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

I think the guys on this blog are being a little too hard on Chan Gailey. He did an excellent job.

We had a winning season and went to a bowl game every year that he was our coach.

We won our division and got to the ACCCG.

He had to coach around a NCCA probation that was the GTAA offices’ fault (not to mention Larry New).

He had some good recruits in place and would have done well this year with them.

If Tech had just stayed with Chan we would have been fine. Now we have to start all over.

Just because Paul Johnson was successful at the 1-AA level and had a winning record at Navy does not mean he is a better coach for Tech than Chan.

By GT Rich

September 9, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

gatech92, Calm down and learn to get to the point quicker, nobody here wants to read a book. GT’s class in 2007 outranked UGA’s. Many of those guys are now the big playmakers >> Nesbitt, Dwyer, Derrick Morgan, Morgan Burnett, Roddy Jones, Mario Butler, …

By The Big Bug

September 9, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

gatech92 Please, an Engineering School, not a “technical school”.

By Richard

September 9, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this

By the way. Don’t ever think a coach deserves credit for getting his team to a bowl game (unless your school is called Duke). This isn’t the 1950’s when there were only a few bowl games and you had to be awesome to get an invite. This is 2008. There are more bowls than temas eligible for them. Do you realize that for GT to get to a bowl game last year we beat Army, Duke, UNC, Miami, Troy, and Notre Dame (we didn’t need to beat Clemson to be bowl eligible)? Not one of those teams won more than 5 games. And thats what you have to do to become bowl eligible.

If I was an AD, and you didn’t get to a bowl game, you wouldn’t be around long enough to explain yourself. There better not be anyone out there that thinks any coach ever deserves credit because he got to a bowl game (unless those bowls are the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta or BCS Championship).

By CarolinaJacket

September 9, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

Actually, Chan was not bringing in very highly rated classes until 2007. His classes from 2002 until 2006 averaged 47th a year. The ironic thing, as GT Rich points out, his 2007 class was excellent, ranking 15th (to UGA’s 17th) and his 2008 class started out very strong, but lost some of its blue chippers when Chan was fired. I suspect the last two years were helped greatly by Giff. Now for those of you who do not believe that the ratings matter: during the 2002-2006 time period, USC averaged 4.4, UGA 5.6, Okla 6.7, LSU 9, and Florida 9, for example.

By Get Your Facts Straight

September 9, 2008 5:57 PM | Link to this

GT Rich, GT didn’t finish ahead of UGA in any 2007 recruiting ranking. Mark Richt has had a top 10 class every year since 2002 and Tech hasn’t even smelled top 10.

By Fred

September 9, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this

GT Rich cherry picked his 2007 rankings. UGA finish above Tech on more list than not.

By wreckmaniac

September 9, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this

Athlon Mag rated Techs ‘07 class 14th and UGA’s 17. They placed C King of UGA and Nesbitt and Dwyer of Tech in the top 100 recruits.

By Drad

September 9, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this

GT finished ahead of UGA in only 1 2007 recruiting ranking. All the rest had UGA rated higher.

By Dizzle

September 9, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

This topic is stupid…Gayley can go to hell. He blew so many games I forget the wins. Chan was a nice guy but had no control on the team. Loser coach in my opinion, just like Bill Lewis. CPJ is a rock solid person and coach. Wait…the last pass from Taylor Bennett just landed out of bounds on North Ave. That dude couldn’t hit a beach ball with a surf board. Why are we giving Gayley credit again? Right….

By George

September 9, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this

One thing you can bet the house on from here on is that GT won’t have highly rated recruiting classes running that offense. Look at the list of commits for 2009. Read it and weep.

By Master Of The Obvious

September 9, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

GT Rich - People who argue with a very simple common sense point are the very same people who encourage gatech92 to write more words, in an apparently failed attempt to avoid counter arguments. gatech92 was right for all practical purposes. You only found a single example, however UGA is top ten year after year. gatech92 is right, let’s use common sense.

GT Rich - Again, gatech92 was correct if one will apply common sense. Our name is “The Georgia Institute of TECHNology”. Do you find it a stretch to call a school by that name a technical school? Is it a stretch to say that computers, science, engineering, are generally considered to be highly “technical” in nature? Anyone with common sense would say yes.

You guys argue too much, and use common sense not nearly enough.

Quick, someone count my words, maybe I wrote too many!!!!!!

*nit pick much?

By Captain Kirk

September 9, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

One thing you can bet the house on from here on out is that GT won’t have highly rated recruiting classes running that offense. Look at the list of commits for 2009. Read it and weep.

By ga_tech_92

September 9, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

Speaking of common sense…

Let me see if I follow this logic…

Since ONE service ranked ONE class higher than UGA’s (yet probably no other ones did), for ONE year…….it is your position that we recruit comparable to UGA?

Not so much dude. Open your eyes. UGA gets a top ten class year after year. GT gets what’s left. Got it? It’s not debatable dude. Why would you? You think counting my words somehow changes the reality and makes you right? Not so much dude.

The program will benefit greatly by a highly motivated coach in Paul Johnson, whom I admire greatly. We have the right coach, which I suppose is debatable. UGA out recruiting us IN THE BIG PICTURE, is not debatable. To do so, is folly.

Too many words? I forgot to count.

By Al Schiraldo

September 9, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

Now UGA has an offensive juggernaut to go with that D. And we have……………

By ga_tech_92

September 9, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

On a lighter note, this is good for a laugh…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD9U0BJ2LFo…

By William F. Miller

September 9, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this

I give Gailey very little credit. I give Giff Smith and the other assistants about 90% of the credit for recruiting; Gailey maybe 10% of the credit for not blowing off the recruits and at least letting them come here. Gailey was just plain stupid; he did not understand his job, particularly when he made the comment about he didn’t have to motivate the players - they should motivate themselves. What planet was he on? Glad he’s gone and a real coach is here.

By ga_tech_92

September 9, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

Gailey’s comments and style are much better suited for coaching grown men who make more money than him…IE…the pros.

By GTdave

September 9, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

We haven’t scored more than 17 pts against UGAY since Richt has been there.

By Imagine That

September 9, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

It’s just a matter of time,” ESPN college football reporter Ivan Maisel said of Georgia eventually winning a national championship under Richt. “When you step back and look at what it takes for a university, a college football program, to win a national championship, it’s all there. And conventionally, a head coach is the most important part of that. Mark’s got it going on right now.”

By Imagine That

September 9, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this

But this season might not be the Dogs’ last, or maybe even their best, shot at the trophy. The team has 53 freshmen and sophomores, and some say next season looks even more promising, especially if junior quarterback Matthew Stafford or sophomore tailback Knowshon Moreno opt to remain in college. And even without them, the Bulldogs expect to return their entire offensive line and most of their defense.

You guys at the Trade School better get real good real fast or things could be really ugly for you each and every November.

By Imagine That

September 9, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

Georgia had only 37 players in for official recruiting visits before national signing day in February. The Bulldogs were able to sign 23 prospects. That’s a phenomenal closing rate in the fickle world of recruiting.

“I think we’re doing a very fine job of evaluating talent and hitting on a high percentage of the ones we’re going after,” Richt said. “I’ve forgotten the number now of how many you can bring in any given year, but we haven’t even come close the last three recruiting classes.”

That’s bad news for other programs recruiting the state.

By GTgradHoustonTx

September 9, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

When we win 8 games or more 2 years running I’ll buy into the hype.

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

September 9, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

Chan was terrible. He tried to treat 18,19, and 20 year olds like adults. Unfortunately, all of us who have children that age or have had children at that age no better. They must have motivation, accountability, and most of all discipline.

Coach CPJ knows that. Winning will bring the talent, and no matter what the talent level, CPJ will do more with it. And he will not play thugs!!

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

September 9, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

Must correct stupid grammar error above:

Unfortunately, all of us who have children that age or have had children at that age KNOW better.

By ken

September 9, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

If Chan Gailey was coaching this year the Jackets would have more talent & depth. Also believe Tech would possibly win up to 9 games given the current ACC weakness. However, the question remains what would happen in future seasons.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

GTgradHOUSTON TX It’s a new day on the flats. Do us a favor and keep your money. We don’t want fans like you. There are people without a tech degree or any affiliation to tech that have have more dedication to the program than you. Get Lost. Go Jackets!!! Win or Lose.

By MOC

September 9, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Do you guys realize how many excellent coaches win 6/7 games per year and in some cases less? If Paul Johnson never sees 8 or 9 wins is he less the coach? Is he any better than Bobby Johnson? Sylvester Croom? Mike Leach? Howard Schnellenberger? There are some programs that just aren’t going to win double digit games and go to BCS Bowls. GT has not won like that since 1990 and numerous factors point to that not happening no matter how bad the fans want it.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 8:21 PM | Link to this

No, If Chan was coaching us today we would have choas. He lost his enthusiasm for the game and program and he would have become more of a detriment to the players attitude and hopes.

By GTgradHoustonTx

September 9, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

Bite me Ken! You will work yourself into a frenzy and when you don’t get the desired result you are exactly the type that will be throwing things on the field and wanting to fire the coach. Again Kennyboy. Bite me sissy.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

MOC, I agree with you but Chan was not the Coach those other guys are. He was distant, and refuse to be assertive when it required him to be. For example, Calvin Johnson missed out on having some GREAT years because Chan was actually scared to offend Reggie. Taylor had the ability to make those simple throws that would have allowed Calvin and the other Receivers to make plays instead of catching the ball in the dirt or watching it sail overhead and out of bounds. Catch a Louisanna TECH game to see what I mean. Chan’s inability to make the right decisions cost us 5 out of 6 wins against GA. We didn’t need better athletes we needed a coach. Also, these kids never matured athletically. That is why they are doing so well on the Pro level. They finally have coaching. Nobody is doubting Chan’s heart, he is just not a leader. Shoot, just look at his record in the PROs and NCAA. Nothing special. But the coaches you mentioned all have that something special.

By GTgradHoustonTx

September 9, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

Bite me 1Jacket7! And it could very well be a new day with the same number of wins too you imbecile. You are exactly the type fan that works himself into a frenzy and then when your expectations aren’t met acts like some spoiled brat throwing things onto the field and firing the coach. Again you little sissy. Bite me.

By m

September 9, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this

Chan Gailey could literally suck a football through a garden hose. He is the worst coach in the history of the NCAA. He very nearly destroyed our program. Thank God and Greyhound that he is gone FOREVER and that we now have a real football coach. The only things that suck worse than Gailey did are Tech fans that stood by and watched Chan destroy our program without protesting it.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this

Gailey ‘s entire tenor at TECH was summed up in one sentence. The UGA game is just another game. Enough said. Pack your bags and head to Houston TX. It seems like all losers claiming to be Tech supports move there.

By MOC

September 9, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this

My point 1Jacket7 is that some of you are seeing PJ as some messiah after 2 wins against not very good opposition. If he consistently wins 7 a year, and don’t say that is not a possibility, will he still be your guy? Or will you throw him under the bus? History says that if he doesn’t meet expectations that Tech fans will turn on him like a pack of Jackals. You can argue all day long that Tech should be winning 8/9/10 games but in reality conditions being such that they are that may not be a realistic probability. And one truth never becomes a lie. If you don’t recruit the best talent year after year you will never be the best team. There is a reason when the BCS Bowls roll around that the same core group of teams seem to always be there. That is my point.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

Actually, you are wrong again HoustonGrad from GT TX. Extremely vested in Tech and I always work myself up in devoted excitement every year through the Bowl Games. Hate to see them lose but show up to believe it will be better the next year. Can you imaging what stadiums around the country would look like if everyone had your attitude. Maybe that is why our stadium never gets full. Let’s see UGA, Clemson, VA, Auburn, VA TECH haven’t won National Championships lately either but have waiting list for season tickets. Buy you just keep waiting. Listen its a shame that you are more participatory in fighting on blogs than you stated with you support for the Team. Sad. Don’t write another thing. Pointless.

By Edward C.

September 9, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this

1Jacket7 there is absolutely nothing that you can hang your hat on that would lead any rational person to believe that PJ will do any better against Richt and UGA than Gailey did. Nothing. Richt is 83-19 playing in the SEC. If anything most indicators say PJ will suffer the same fate that Gailey did when it comes to UGA. They are scoring tons of points now and even with Calvin Johnson we couldn’t put more than 17 points on the board against any Richt coached UGA team.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 9:23 PM | Link to this

I can actually spend all day telling you why the same teams were always in the BCS. But, let’s leave that for another time. I understand your position. And yes there are some Obamalike fans out there that love PJ. But, what most of use are saying, is PJ brings a totally different mentality to this program that was appreciated before we even started the season. The 2 win euphoria is not really about the wins but the new attitude and fit that our boys have. You would have to have been in practice sessions and have talked to the guys to know that they have a new belief about them. And CPJ is not a coach like some in the past that makes excuses for mediocrity. If you are a TECH Grad, than you know what I mean. Well that is the substance we find in our new Coach.

By GTgradHoustonTx

September 9, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

When you buy the AJC and have the clout to boot me from the blog then I will be gone. And the only thing you’re “extremely vested in” is your catfish mouth. The more you tell me to go the more I’ll hang around. Vested my butt.

By GT Ninety

September 9, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this

VOICE OF REASON….good point. Let’s pull out a win against VT in one of the most hostile setting in college football and then we can seriously discuss this teams mental and physical state.

Does anyone have any updates on the linebacker injuries? We could use them b/c T-rod will run and run and run. I like Womack’s defensive strategies to match up better against Glennon this year as opposed to him dumping the short ball over our blitz schemes last year and racking up 10,000 yds of passing.

Expect a close game w/ VT winning in a defensive battle 17-13. I’m a die hard Tech fan but don’t know if we can pull out two road wins in a row this early in the season.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this

Edward C. UGA scoring tons of points against their opponents never had anything to do with playing us. GT had the talent and the opportunity to win 5 of the last 6 years against UGA. If you watched those games you know this to be true. The only factor that keep us from doing this was Coaching. Good coaching puts someone at QB that knows how to throw a 5 yard slant, someone that would not throw an interception on the 5 yard line, someone that would not throw the ball out of bounds on 4th down. A real coach would not approach an UGA game like all of the others and would even have his players saying that the hype is all media driven. He would not let our guys sit and stew on the sidelines without giving them some instruction or direction to play better the next series. CPJ/OLeary/Ross were all coaches that coached. Gailey, nah ” our guys now what to do. It will work itself out. Final score Tech Loses. I would like to know what you saw in Chan that leads you to believe he was a good coach. We know he was a nice guy. What else? The remaining coaches and players all said there were days they didn’t know who was the head coach. Today the do.

By Edward C.

September 9, 2008 9:53 PM | Link to this

When you play MSU you will see a coach with exceptional ability, character, and one that expects maximum effort on and off the field. A coach in the same mold as PJ and also a man of substance. But he coaches at MSU. The sky is not the limit. Hire Sylvester Croom at Clemson and he goes to BCS Bowls. Sometime the situation at the institution one coaches at has more to do with the number of wins than the ability of the coach. Programs can be coached down, i.e. Goff at UGA and some can be coached up within reason. PJ will upgrade Tech, but will the number of wins be proportional to his ability as a coach?Or will it be proportional to the present day reality of GT football and all the factors that make it what it is?

By son_sir

September 9, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this

Gailey’s gone and Tech now has a real college football coach. Time to bury the topic.

The only topic that matters now: Go Jackets ! Beat VT !

By GT96

September 9, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this

D-Rad certainly deserves some credit for the all around GTAA improvement, but it would be a mistake to forget President Wayne Clough’s contribution. Remember Kneds, the old guard wanted Bill Curry at the helm and Clough had the guts to push through a younger, better candidate. Cudos to Wayne Clough… .

By TommyT

September 9, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this

1Jacket7 there’s no great mystery why the same teams show up in BCS Bowls. They win and do it consistently year after year. Others aren’t there because they do the opposite.

By Edward C.

September 9, 2008 10:13 PM | Link to this

Well 1Jacket7 them scoring tons of points now has a direct bearing on PJ’s chances of success against them. They won’t squander turnovers like BC did. He may coach the hell out of the team and still lose to UGA by wider margins than Gailey ever did. And what will be the reaction of the “faithful” when that happens. Only a fool can’t see that the climb up the mountain when it comes to UGA is just getting steeper.

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this

Um, Clough hired Braine who hired Gailey. Clough on the way out had little to do with D-Rad. Just signed the papers. But, I agree with son_sir. Gailey old news. Go Tech Beat VT!!! Just felt like debating tonight. GTgradHouston TX relax. We are on the same team. GO TECH.

By WishfulThinking

September 9, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this

Tammy ahem Tommy they win because they have a coach!

By LoLame

September 9, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this

With his salary at ND, I think Coach Gailey should be able to get credit with very little problem given that he has a high enough credit score. Why, Visa or Mastercard would grant him a card in just a matter of minutes should Coach Gailey apply online. What’s all the fuss about?

By TommyT

September 9, 2008 10:27 PM | Link to this

And because they have BCS caliber recruiting and talent to go with it. That is very important don’t you think WishfulThinking. If it were all coaching teams like South Florida would be NC every year.

By Orkin Man

September 9, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this

Somebody spray some Raid on The Big Bug. What kind of bug are you anyway? A cockroach?

By 1Jacket7

September 9, 2008 10:43 PM | Link to this

The soul purpose for having preseason polls is to ensure that those teams from so called power conferences with big dollar value will remain in contention for the BCS bowls. If you didn’t have those polls, than LSU could not justify being in the Championship Game. They had two loses. Go back to 90. TECH is 11-0-1 Colorado preseason top 10 is 11-1-1 and one win was due to them receiving an extra down in Missouri game. Tech couldn’t just beat Nebraska, we had to win convincingly. And as you know the voters in the polls have a huge bias about themselves. Also, look at the ESPN contract. As a kid growing up over the next 10 years all you will see on TV is the SEC. When we grew up all we saw was Nebraska, Michigan, Miami, Oklahoma, Alabama and Notre Dame. Who were the perennial powers, the same. If we ever go to a playoff system you will see that Final four change quit often. It’s no wonder that the powers to be don’t want it.