Football recruiting

By Matt Cahill

December 9, 2007 10:26 PM | Link to this

The ajc - worst sports page in atlanta. Thanks for the negative update.

By Matt Cahill

December 9, 2007 10:31 PM | Link to this

The ajc - worst sports page in atlanta. Thanks for the negative update.

By Matt Cahill

December 9, 2007 10:31 PM | Link to this

The ajc - worst sports page in atlanta. Thanks for the negative update.

By Clay

December 9, 2007 10:37 PM | Link to this

Aren’t all Tech updates negative? Who can even remember the last positive sports event to even come out of Tech? This is your second trip to the blue rug in three years and UGA is going to the Sugar Bowl for the third time in six years. You tell me—which program has more positive news stories? Which program would more people not affiliated with either school rather read about? Get over your inferiority complex and accept Tech sports as they are.

By Harry Balls

December 9, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this

Ma balls are still harry.

By Meatlake

December 9, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this

Hey Matt, Wake up. Smell the coffee…it is what it is.

By John

December 9, 2007 10:44 PM | Link to this

Wait, Renfree decommitted because there wouldn’t be enough passing and then he visited Nebraska? What a moron. Besides, he better choose a team that doesn’t play Tech otherwise he’ll get drilled on every play.

By BlueEagle

December 9, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this

Actually Nebraska throws it around alot nowadays…if you haven’t noticed these are no longer the days of Tommie Frazier, I-Backs, and the option at Nebraska…those went when Solich was sent away…obviously, so did winning.

By Pitbull

December 9, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this

Yes, Renfree is a moron. ‘Nebraska’ is Spanish for “run oriented” and I guess he didn’t read where Johnson said if he ever landed at a BCS school he’d run a more conventional offense. His quitter attitude tells me he wasn’t the right guy for us anyway. Hope he ends up in Boise so we can see him during our mediocre years in the Boise Bowl.

By son_sir

December 9, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this

Some people see a glass, half empty. I see it half full. I would have decommitted also if I were primarily a throwing QB. On the plus side, lots of atheletic type HS QB’s are taking a serious look at how they can go to GT and be the center of the show with all of their talents. And this state is loaded with them.

By clay, check your facts...

December 9, 2007 11:08 PM | Link to this

caly, you are about as ignorant about GT as the ajc. GT last played in January, 2004 for the 2003 season. Since we actually learn math to get into GT, that is 4 season ago, which translats to 2 times in the past 5 seasons. Not a great bowl, but a great location. I was there in 2004 and it was great…skiing was fantastic.

I hope that GT will go to higher ranked bowls now that Coach Johnson is on the flats.

By GT FAN

December 9, 2007 11:09 PM | Link to this

Thats OK. anybody that don’t want to play at GT we don’t want. He’s just a kid and his daddy is acting as agent. Johnson will have enough QB before long and player will love to play here. Renfree still may change is mind after Johnson talks with his father.

By Dr. Tobias Funke

December 9, 2007 11:11 PM | Link to this

Pitbull, Nebraska has run a west-coast pass-oriented offense for the past several years (albeit very unsuccessfully). The days of Nebraska running 15 times on every drive ended after Osborne and, to some extent, Frank Solich. They’ve been airing it out for quite a while now.

By Jacket4Life

December 9, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this

This is NOT negitive news for GT, but some seem to be taking it that way. Trust me, this is just news that happens everytime there is a coaching change, but it will be a positive in the end.

Were losing Renfree….WHO CARES!!!! He liked Gailey and does not feel like he is a good fit in Johnson’s system…then see ya!!

Lets see, good fits for Gailey’s system…hum..Reggie Ball…ummm…Taylor Bennett, and Renfree wants to follow in the footsteps of those guys…Oh well, go play at Duke!!!

Nesbit looks like a very good fit for Paul Johnson’s offense and…well…just a hunch, but I would bet that PJ is going to find another QB or two to run his system.

Spin it how you want, but this is a positive and there is a lot more positive to come!!!

By Jacket4Life

December 9, 2007 11:31 PM | Link to this

This is NOT negitive news for GT, but some seem to be taking it that way. Trust me, this is just news that happens everytime there is a coaching change, but it will be a positive in the end.

Were losing Renfree….WHO CARES!!!! He liked Gailey and does not feel like he is a good fit in Johnson’s system…then see ya!!

Lets see, good fits for Gailey’s system…hum..Reggie Ball…ummm…Taylor Bennett, and Renfree wants to follow in the footsteps of those guys…Oh well, go play at Duke!!!

Nesbit looks like a very good fit for Paul Johnson’s offense and…well…just a hunch, but I would bet that PJ is going to find another QB or two to run his system.

Spin it how you want, but this is a positive and there is a lot more positive to come!!!

By The Big Bug

December 9, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

Even money says Renfree never plays a down of pro football.

By AltamahaDawg

December 9, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

John, so when the opposing Qb is NOT Renfree, the defense won’t try to “drill him every down”? And wherever he goes, only tech will try to do that to him?

By insguru

December 9, 2007 11:34 PM | Link to this

As Meatlake said,”it is what it is” with respects to Tech’s football program. I totally agree. But that being said, there are a ton of QB’s in this state that will show up to play for Johnson. The future is very bright and attracting top athletes, especially QB’s and RB’s will not be a problem. And this is coming from a Dawg fan!

By Jason

December 9, 2007 11:34 PM | Link to this

GT FAN….. AT GT did you skip grammar class and go straight to engineering?????? I went to Southern when Johnson was there. I’m a UGA fan but I’ll say one thing about Johnson. Great Coach and Man. He will do well.

By insguru

December 9, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this

As Meatlake said,”it is what it is” with respects to Tech’s football program. I totally agree. But that being said, there are a ton of QB’s in this state that will show up to play for Johnson. The future is very bright and attracting top athletes, especially QB’s and RB’s will not be a problem. And this is coming from a Dawg fan!

By insguru

December 9, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this

As Meatlake said,”it is what it is” with respects to Tech’s football program. I totally agree. But that being said, there are a ton of QB’s in this state that will show up to play for Johnson. The future is very bright and attracting top athletes, especially QB’s and RB’s will not be a problem. And this is coming from a Dawg fan!

By The Big Bug

December 9, 2007 11:52 PM | Link to this

Jason: GT FAN didn’t say he was an engineer. You need to work on on your reading comprehension. Take a look at your own blog. You bandwagon jumpers crack me up.

By kool$kat

December 9, 2007 11:59 PM | Link to this

Answers to Clay’s 10:37 PM post

Aren’t all Tech updates negative? Who can even remember the last positive sports event to even come out of Tech? I remember the last positive sports event, it was Friday when Paul Johnson was officially announced as Tech’s new coach. The one before that was when Gailey was fired. You tell me—which program has more positive news stories? The article above was about GT, no other school was mentioned Get over your inferiority complex and accept Tech sports as they are. I have accepted Tech sports, I’ve been a Tech fan and a dawg hater since age 11 (46 yrs ago) and have no desire to change. Nor do I have an inferiority complex. You need to get over your superiority complex. Go sniff your own poop, silly dawg.

By dig003

December 10, 2007 12:00 AM | Link to this

Worst kept secret in the world re: Renfree… he’s a prototypical drop-back QB who simply won’t fit in Paul Johnson’s offense, even when PJ does adjust it to a spread-option attack. He can adjust to the personnel on hand [“I won’t put a square peg in a round hole”] but why bring in guys who don’t fit his already successful style? Renfree wasn’t a good fit, and I’m sure he’ll have success elsewhere…

I think Chris Jackson will re-affirm his commitment after meeting with PJ… and he’ll have a huge year next year catching the football from Josh Nesbitt…

By kool$kat

December 10, 2007 12:03 AM | Link to this

Answers to Clay’s 10:37 PM post

Aren’t all Tech updates negative? Who can even remember the last positive sports event to even come out of Tech? I remember the last positive sports event, it was Friday when Paul Johnson was officially announced as Tech’s new coach. The one before that was when Gailey was fired. You tell me—which program has more positive news stories? The article above was about GT, no other school was mentioned Get over your inferiority complex and accept Tech sports as they are. I have accepted Tech sports, I’ve been a Tech fan and a dawg hater since age 11 (46 yrs ago) and have no desire to change. Nor do I have an inferiority complex. You need to get over your superiority complex. Go sniff your own poop, silly dawg.

By kool$kat

December 10, 2007 12:07 AM | Link to this

Answers to Clay’s 10:37 PM post

Aren’t all Tech updates negative? Who can even remember the last positive sports event to even come out of Tech? I remember the last positive sports event, it was Friday when Paul Johnson was officially announced as Tech’s new coach. The one before that was when Gailey was fired. You tell me—which program has more positive news stories? The article above was about GT, no other school was mentioned Get over your inferiority complex and accept Tech sports as they are. I have accepted Tech sports, I’ve been a Tech fan and a dawg hater since age 11 (46 yrs ago) and have no desire to change. Nor do I have an inferiority complex. You need to get over your superiority complex. Go sniff your own poop, silly dawg.

By kool$kat

December 10, 2007 12:10 AM | Link to this

kool$kat apologizes for the multiple post - the screen froze, thought it didn’t go thru…

By MW

December 10, 2007 12:21 AM | Link to this

Folks like Clay seems to forget that Tech is not a football factory. Tech can’t bring in a bunch of goofs because they need to be able to pass first year Chemistry. So when Tech beats teams like UGA, goes to a bowl every year, or even wins a National Title within the LAST 20 YEARS, it is considered a pretty significant accomplishment for the program. Tech will rebound.

By GT FAN

December 10, 2007 12:22 AM | Link to this

Jason- Sorry man. I was shot while serving in Nam 1968 and have a hard time expressing myself ever since. I didn’t go to GT I was not that lucky. I was a combat engineer.

By GT FAN

December 10, 2007 12:33 AM | Link to this

Thanks Big Bug.

By Silly dawg

December 10, 2007 12:38 AM | Link to this

My poop don’t STANK! It really doesn’t! Reggie Ball knows it. I know it. Why do you think he threw those games?

By The Big Bug

December 10, 2007 12:40 AM | Link to this

GT FAN:Please, you have nothing to apologize for. Jason is just another Bulldog wannabe and doofus. He didn’t even graduate from GA Southern.

By BuLLdawg

December 10, 2007 12:43 AM | Link to this

Navy is No. 119 in Passing and beat BCS No. 31 Air Force, while Chandler Gailey was No. 102 in Passing and beat BCS No. 16 Clemson - so Sean Renfree 6’ 3” 4.5 speed in 40-yard dash ranked the No. 16 Scout.com Quarterback in the Nation quits Tech for any other school after winning his State Championship Game Friday Night. Duh. Paul Johnson doesn’t throw the football and never has. Negative story Tech fans ? Jeez, what do you want the AJ-C to do ? Tell you that you will throw the football 90 yards a game at Tech under Paul Johnson ? Tech will not. Sean Renfree is an extremely intelligent young man with great grades and solid SAT. What Tech needs is an option Quarterback - not a traditional drop-back NFL Pro-Style Quarterback, not for Paul Johnson.

By Silly dawg

December 10, 2007 12:52 AM | Link to this

Het Kool$, whatever you go by, something stinks. Oh, it’s you face down, sniffing my poop, b/c at least it smells better than GT. Lay off the hoagies, onion rings, Big Macs, Fat Grease, and stay around awhile. Will YA? Go BUGS!!!

By Keno

December 10, 2007 1:52 AM | Link to this

I’ve said this before: This isn’t negative writing, but there are some very negative people blogging. I appreciate getting detailed recruiting updates, good, bad and indifferent. It sounds like you complainers want nothing but wonderful things to be written about Tech. Here I am complaining about the complainers. Sorry. Maybe I should focus positively on the article and just say “Thanks for the update. It’s interesting info. Keep up the good work AJC. God loves complainers too.”

By surfrider

December 10, 2007 1:58 AM | Link to this

I was thinking over the weekend how now the universe of recruiting will widen for the Jackets in all areas but particularly QB…There are a lot more Qb’s out there who are not prototypes but that can play an option game that can also pass. Tech’s had many in the past including John Dewberry, Shawn Jones, Hamilton, Godsey, etc…My guess Reggie Ball would have done well in this new offense coming to Tech. Even Manly and Booker may be able to do better. The other thing like Fridge’s use of the WR’s in the wingback position will be enhanced I would guess. So people like Smith, and the other Wr’s will probably be doing some running as well as catching. We should also be able to bring in plenty of Rb’s and good lineman. Navy scored 74 points not too long ago in Novemember and 48 against Notre Dame so that offense can put up points and my guess is we will pass a lot more than Navy did out of the option. It’s going t o be exciting and a potent offense. The only concern I have is on the defensive side, in terms of hopefully we can keep a strong de fensive scheme to go with this potent offensive scheme.

By the TRUTH

December 10, 2007 2:00 AM | Link to this

You G-Tech fans aren’t thinking too clearly…In Renfree, you guys just lost your highest rated recruit(according to rivals.com) and hired a coach who utilizes the triple option. What major BCS school runs the triple option these days? There is a reason why it died out. And by the way, Im from AZ and saw Renfree lead his team to the state championship this weekend. His stats for the game…23 of 33 411 yds and 5TD’s…ya lost a good one!!

By MadMerf

December 10, 2007 2:04 AM | Link to this

I personally thought Paul Johnson would have been a perfect fit for the Nebraska job. No one runs the triple option as well as PJ, and Cornhusker fans would have embraced his systematic offense better than Tech fans will. Still, PJ can flat out recruit to his needs, and there are plenty of triple option teams in Georgia with amazing athletes that wish to stay in the “system”. Nesbitt and Booker look like a good start.

Warning to GT fans: Paul Johnson is not known for having patience with a disgruntled fan base. He is a no-nonsense guy who takes no crap from anyone, especially media types. Success may or may not come immediately. An ACC championship could be around the corner, but you MUST have patience with this guy.

By darthdad

December 10, 2007 2:17 AM | Link to this

Too bad that Tech lost a recruit. It happens. Even more unfortunate is the petulant attitude of those that causes them to lash out at a young man deciding where to go to school. I’m disappointed too but don’t take it out on Renfree. Best of luck to him, particularly since neither UGA nor ACC schools look likely to be his destination. Bobby Dodd valued sportsmanship as well as winning. Be good sports about it.

By darthdad

December 10, 2007 2:18 AM | Link to this

Too bad that Tech lost a recruit. It happens. Even more unfortunate is the petulant attitude of those that causes them to lash out at a young man deciding where to go to school. I’m disappointed too but don’t take it out on Renfree. Best of luck to him, particularly since neither UGA nor ACC schools look likely to be his destination. Bobby Dodd valued sportsmanship as well as winning. Be good sports about it.

By bigeasy830

December 10, 2007 4:48 AM | Link to this

I do not care if Johnson said he would run a more conventional offense. He is a run first, run second and run third coach. It does not matter what formation his team lines up in and he will not win in the ACC with that attitude. That QB did the right thing to look out for his own career. Tech will have a terrible year next year, They should have hired their Defense coordinator or Chris Hatcher. Hatcher is a fine young coach, with a very exciting and effective offense plus his Offensive coordinator the former Peach county head coach has a great offensive mind. Tech dropped the ball by hiring Johnson. Tech will suffer for years by hiring this guy after Tech eventually fires him the next coach will have to totally rebuild the offense which will take additional time. You should have kept Gailey his worst mistake was starting Reggie Ball for 4 years.

By dan

December 10, 2007 5:32 AM | Link to this

It looks like Daddy is looking out for his meal ticket.

By Top Dawg

December 10, 2007 5:47 AM | Link to this

How many times will Chris Jackson get the ball thrown to him in that option style offense at Tech, maybe once or twice … per season???

By bamadon

December 10, 2007 6:10 AM | Link to this

If Chris Jackson wants a good education. He needs to go to Tech. If he wants to play for bcs and sec championship, he needs to go play for the Crimson Tide of Alabama!!

By Dannyboy

December 10, 2007 6:14 AM | Link to this

Some of y’all are living in the past. Nebraska passed for 3886 yards this year and averaged 33.4 ppg. Three yards and a cloud of dust are long gone. Nebraska’s problems were their head coach Bill Callahan acting as OC instead of letting Shawn Watson run the show. Watson will be back as OC and if Pelini can overhaul the defense, they’ll be back and Renfree could enjoy an illustrious career there.

By Kendall

December 10, 2007 6:18 AM | Link to this

You people kill me. I have always said it, and it still rings true: tech nerds know very little about football. Nebraska hasnt been a run oriented team in YEARS! What a joke you are! THEN, you attack a kids Father for looking out for his kids best interest. Now, I know you nerds dont have athletic kids so let me explain how it works. Our job as parents is to help our children find the best opportunity for them to flourish if they are getting a ath. scholly. Thats how it works. It has nothing to do with meal tickets as one geek so eloquently put it. The father was extremely complimentary to Paul Johnson. So lets do this nerds, why dont we, you just keep going to class and learn how to make my assembly lines run smoother and we will stick to football, social events, and owning companies. Sounds good to me.

By UGAYrules

December 10, 2007 7:05 AM | Link to this

Kendall- since you ‘necks “don’t have (bright) kids”, because your gene pool was too dumbed-down to gain acceptance at a real university, you are over here foolishly embarrassing yourself once again. You little doggies will always have an intellectual “inferiority complex”.

By DirtDobber

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

KENDALL, KENDALL, KENDALL …

Wish you’d share that drug you are on .

By gtdave

December 10, 2007 7:32 AM | Link to this

Tech will not be running the triple option. He was the OC at Hawaii. Johnson’s smart enough to tailor the offense to the personnel he has. I can’t see that working in the ACC anyway.

By Go Jackets!

December 10, 2007 7:34 AM | Link to this

I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queeeer! A helluva helluva helluva helluva helluva freakin queeeeer! Just like my terrorist roommate, I take it in the rear! I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queeeer!

By Bobby Knight

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

I just shot at my neighboors dog this time HAHA

By TDone

December 10, 2007 7:47 AM | Link to this

You can’t lose what you never had. I wish Mr. Renfroe all the best, but wherever he ends up, he will still start off at the bottom and have to work himself up.

By 3volpaul

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

errr… GT we’ll swap you a do-nut eating coach fer yore run-orientated fella. We’d just be happy to keep our 74th ranked defense off the field so they won’t go to 79th. Oh, food budget is a concern! Just raise up Grant Field to 104,000 and you’ll cover it. He beats Ga,too. Call and let us know. Merry Christmas.

By Tech Fan since 1963

December 10, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this

If this kid liked and respected Gailey he was not a very good judge of character. Gailey would always stick to one quarterback no matter how bad he was throwing the ball. (Reggie and Bennett) This kid would be on the bench most of his career and not given a chance. Too bad he didn’t give Johnson a chance. He will be a great coach for Tech. Go Jackets.

By braveswin

December 10, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this

No smack talking, all straight poop.Paul Johnson is a fine coach that has won everywhere he has been.He will probably run an offense very similar to West Va’s.It will take him a few years to get the type of players he needs to be ultra successful at GT but rest assured he will bring an upgraded product to the field on Sat’s.I am BULLDOG through and through but I’ll call this one as I see it.A darn fine hire of a good coach and a good man.Good luck Techies.Until we meet again that is…..

By rob

December 10, 2007 8:41 AM | Link to this

It just kills me. If the recruit had pulled out on Chan it would have been his fault but because he pulled out on Johnson it is the kids fault. And you blast the AJC for being one sided. LOOK IN THE MIRROR……

By Dr Sluys

December 10, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this

Why are UGAy fans such retards? I mean seriously $10 bucks says they’re fat and can’t play any sport worth a crap. Come on down to Bobby Dodd over the Christmas Break, bring your team I’ll bring mine and we’ll sneak into the Stadium and play a little smash-mouth football. $1000 dollars says you get your little A$$ handed to you after I plant you in the ground. Don’t know anything about football, HA!

By GA Tech insider

December 10, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

I respect Sean’s decision to look at other options with the coaching change, I just wish he would have given Paul Johnson a chance to speak with him personally first.

Best of luck, no matter where you end up, Sean.

By Stupid Mutts

December 10, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

Why are UGAy fans such retards? I mean seriously $10 bucks says they’re fat and can’t play any sport worth a crap. Come on down to Bobby Dodd over the Christmas Break, bring your team I’ll bring mine and we’ll sneak into the Stadium and play a little smash-mouth football. $1000 says you get your little A$$ handed to you after I plant you in the ground. Don’t know anything about football, HA!

By Dirtty

December 10, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

ALL TRUE TECH FANS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CANCEL ANY SUBSCRIPTIONS THEY MAY HAVE FOOLISHLY HAD FOR THE AJC, ITS JUST A FANATICALLY PRO UGAY PUBLICATION. CANCEL NOW

By esteban

December 10, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

The statement about AJC sports page is correct it is the worst of all major metro areas in the nation. Bring I.J. Rosenberg!

By TremblingChihuahuas

December 10, 2007 9:06 AM | Link to this

These Dawg fans are certainly scared to death. Notice their appearance on a TECH blog? It’s good to know that the Jackets matter. Change is a wonderful thing when a program is looking to improve itself. These same Dawg fans were whelping and whining 7 years ago when Donnan was in Athens. They got a coach that some said was not “UGA material” because he lacked HC experience. These same morons are on this blog trying to convince us that a coaching change will hurt us. Don’t buy into their obvious stupidity and delusion. Make no mistake, the Dawgs are afraid, VERY AFRAID. The streak could be over now. What will they do then? After telling us all these years that Tech will NEVER beat UGA again, how will they face the embarassment when Tech wins? In reality, Dawg fans all over Atlanta are sharing the same concern. I hear it every day. The Dawgs know that the free ride with Gailey and Reggie is over. So, when you see these ridiculous Dawg posts, realize that these mutts are truly concerned and you can ignore their rhetoric. As one mutt alumnus told me: “If a Dawg isn’t concerned about the PJ hire then he doesn’t know football.” Looks like that Dawg fan was right; conversely a lot of Dawg fans on this blog don’t know squat about football.

By tenuta update

December 10, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this

Since the AJC seems completely uninterested in reporting on Tenuta’s future… I thought I’d pass along, it appears all of Navy’s defensive coaching staff is remaining at Navy. That could signal Tech’s defensive staff will stay in place. I consider that good news (which is probably why the AJC isn’t reporting it).

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blog_bwagner.html

By Kevin

December 10, 2007 9:40 AM | Link to this

Hey TremblingChihuahuas, I’m a dawg fan and I assure you that I’m not the least bit worried about our dominance over you ends anytime soon.

By please..

December 10, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

to koolkat and trembling whatever…Renfree made a good decision to leave as any smart pocket passer would do..UGA has been beating Tech except the 50’s..”dawgs are afraid”..ha ha ha ha ha..Ok back on planet Earth..UGA doesnt need an excuse..or any particular coach or QB to beat Tech..UGA is usually just better..Tech had Calvin Johnson..who would have been the best receiver ever on most big time programs..he had maybe a total of 80 yards in three games against UGA..This year Taylor opie bennet was your savior..and wow that didnt work out at all..The only reason Tech has won some games recently is with all blitz defense which can work on some teams..but it also why your defense gets burned against just as many teams for huge plays..and why you end up with 5 or 6 losses every season…hopefully you can with the smurf bowl..

By MariettaDawg

December 10, 2007 9:46 AM | Link to this

“Dr. Sluys/Stupid Mutts- Speaking of retards, it appears that it takes one to know one. I like how you posted the exact same crap reply twice, with each one under a different name. In response to your petty and ridiculous “challenge”, I really feel sorry for you. I can’t imagine how hard it was for you to stop playing Dungeons and Dragons long enough to type that.

By GTForever

December 10, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this

Did any of you guys who think Johnson is strictly run, run, run actually watch his press conference? He specifically stated he will tweek his offense to suit the players. With the athletes we have at GT he will pass the ball and mix in the option. He will also has a better recruting pool down here. If he keep Gif it will only help our chances of landing more top notch atheletes. His talent at Navy did not allow him to pass. He had a running back for a QB so of course he ran the ball. In Hawaii, he threw the ball all over the place. He stated it will be more like UF or WVU offenses. Spread them out and exploit the defense’s weeknesses. Johnson has been around a long time and I don’t think he’s an idoit. We have more talent than Navy and PJ will use it. We have Nesbit and he can run it or throw it. I think our offense will be just fine. Once our guys pick up the offense we’ll be unbelievable. Similar to the days of Friedgen. If we can keep Tenuta, we will be awesome. I feel good things about our future.

By MariettaDawg

December 10, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

GTForever - You are right about PJ. He has established a winning record everywhere he has gone because he is a good, adaptable coach. With the talent that Tech currently has, I believe that he is going to turn y’all in the right direction. Taylor B. can probably kiss his starting job goodbye in favor of Nesbit. If Tenuta stays, he will likely be coaching all next season with a chip on his shoulder. He’ll be looking to make D.Rad sorry that he wasn’t promoted. Don’t be surprised if he leaves Tech after next season for a Head Coach opening at a BCS program.

By gdawginkalamazoo

December 10, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

Does this mean you guys might break into double digits with your touchdown throws? At least break 9. Seriously though, by all indications looks to be a great hire for you guys. Great, successful coach everywhere he has been, congratulations!

By fred

December 10, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this

Your lead is for people who never look beneath the fold for the true story.But, that’s today’s sorry, sophomoric yellow-sheet journalism.

The only paper I buy today is the Friday edition—-to get the sports TV schedule—-I toss the remainder.

You guys have “chosen sides” and now you must live with the consequence——-

By TP

December 10, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this

We are stacked at QB anyways. Nesbitt will be getting a lot more playing time going forward. I am excited about next year’s season.

By BuzzFactor

December 10, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

This kid obviously doesn’t know the Johnson history at Hawaii. What a dumbazz. Like stated before, we will get more athletic QB’s coming. We don’t need him.

By reddawg

December 10, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Clay The nerds do not have an inferiority complex. They really are inferior; no complex about it.

By bb

December 10, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

As a Tech fan, I love reading all the bulldog bloggers telling us how Paul Johnson’s offense will cost us players and that we will never win with him as a coach. What is truly sounds like is the punk kid on the playground that would run his mouth constantly because he was SO SCARED deep down he couldn’t make himself stop.

I am not too concerned about losing a recruit here or there because of a percieved mismatch to the coachs ‘system’. That happens no matter who your coach is (I’m sure we lost certain recruits because of Gailey’s and even Tenuta’s ‘systems’). Paul Johnson and GT will be fine and are better off getting kids who want to be at Ga Tech regardless of where the recruiting services rank them.

By bdawg

December 10, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

this is not a tech blog as it is posted on the uga section under sports. I accept stupid mutt’s football challenge.

By LESD

December 10, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

A few Georgia Tech fans will cancel their subscriptions to the AJC for reporting that Renfree has decommitted? Please tell us more about how intelligent you are.

By dave

December 10, 2007 11:48 AM | Link to this

I think we can forget about the football program for a while and talk about basketball. How much longer is it going to take in order to recognize that Paul Hewitt is at best an average coach in the ACC. He cannot win road games, which all of the other coaches have done. It is time for him to leave Tech. It is my opinion that the coach of Georgia will have a better record than Hewitt because he is a better coach. Tech will be lucky to win the UGA game and they don’t have any Mcdonald all americans.

By C Note

December 10, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

BIG BUG

You’ll have to give me a lot better than even money!!

By sykojohnny

December 10, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Too bad you did not have a blog when Tech hired Chan Gailey because we would see exactly the same comments from Tech fans about how the new coach is going to turn Tech around and the Dawg Nation should be very afraid. I wish Tech would turn around its program so we could go back to having exciting Ga/Tech games. Tech has fallen way down on the list of rivalries for the Dawgs. Folks, that ain’t a rivalry, in a rivalry both teams win sometimes.

By alan

December 10, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

UGA fans on this BLOG: We don’t read your stuff; we skip it. Go play on your own BLOG. Anyone who cares about Ga Tech doesn’t care what you think.

By Jmoney

December 10, 2007 1:11 PM | Link to this

Tech is gonna be a lot better with Johnson. How can you say that we won’t be. Gailey was a horrible COACH. He was good at recruiting but our players never got any better in the system (on offense)… And Renfree, who cares. We already had a run oriented offense, but obviously we threw it when we had to (our receivers just never caught any passes). Johnson will get rid of Bennett and modify his option offense to more of a spread-option like UF or WV(and we have a running QB). …and by the way, a West Coast offense is run heavy and it limits the passing game to short routes, which is nothing like Renfree’s offense in high school.

—>UGA better watch out, because the spread is almost unbeatable, and i’m 90% sure that’s the offensive system Tech is gonna get from Johnson.

By mharp

December 10, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this

Nebraska fired Bill Callahan so they will be going back to a run oriented offense. Tom Osborne is the AD. He has even offered kids scholarships on his own because Pelini is still at LSU until after the BCSCG. Osborne will have a huge influence on the program, the west coast offense left with Callahan. So, you morons who say Nebraska will throw all the time, pick up a newspaper besides the AJC, and realize that they made a coaching change similar to what Tech did.

By 7_In_A_Row,B

December 10, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this

That talk is funny of the D “drilling the QB every down”…Tentua’s D sacked Stafford ONE time and that was on the first series, other than that he had a field day torching Tenuta’s one-dimensional defense en route to SEVEN IN A ROW.

By Navy83

December 10, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this

Lost - Football coach. Talks kinda funny. Wins a lot. If found, please return, no quesions asked. Thank you.

By FJR

December 10, 2007 1:36 PM | Link to this

JFC people, get over yourselves with this talk of labelling the kid a quitter. I remember making the decision to come to Tech and play sports as an 18 year old and it was a very personal one. As a former Tech student athlete, I take offense to the way you guys are talking about this kid. He is 18, making a decision that will impact the REST OF HIS LIFE, regardless of whether he one day makes it to the NFL. He is from Arizona, would be leaving all of his family and travelling half way across the country. He felt a personal connection to Gailey and liked and respected him and is now reconsidering since the reason he chose to go to school half way across the country is no longer here.

You are grown men (well, age wise at least) for the most part and getting in a huff over the decision an 18 year old is making about where to go to school and play football? Get over yourselves.

And knowing Paul Johnson a little bit I can tell you that if this kid ever plays against Tech, he will be treated like a competitor and nothing more. There is not, has never been and never will be any of the classless type of actions some people here are advocating of “drilling him every play” simply because he chose to go to a different school after we fired our coach.

The reality of collegiate athletics is that the coach, for the most part, is the program and you commit to the coach and his system. When you change coaches you lose players that had commited to that system and you gain players that would have never commited to that system.

By XXXX

December 10, 2007 2:00 PM | Link to this

If Renfree wanted a pass-oriented offense, why was he looking at GaileyTech ? If it hadn’t been for our running game we would’nt have won any games over the past 5 years. When was the last time Gailey and his QB’s passed Tech to a win ?

By Clint Hodges

December 10, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

Tech - Gailey +Johnson + Jackson / (‘Bama is lame) = good news … now go back to coloring U[sic]GA fans …

By Clint Hodges

December 10, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

Tech - Gailey +Johnson + Jackson / (‘Bama is lame) = good news … now go back to coloring, U[sic]GA fans …

By Clint Hodges

December 10, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

Tech - Gailey +Johnson + Jackson / (‘Bama is lame) = good news … now go back to coloring, U[sic]GA fans …

By Big Al

December 10, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

Hey, maybe GT can petition the NCAA to give Reggie Ball four more years. He would certainly be more well suited to Johnson’s option attack. Reggie might even graduate.

By Chris

December 10, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this

Hey Clay,

Its been 27 years since UGA won a National Championship and 17 for Tech. UGA has its own problems. And by the way….the next time you UGA fans visit the Ga Tech Stadium, pick you liquor bottles that you leave EVERYWHERE! Oh, thats right, you have to have class to think about such things as courtesy.

By Brett

December 10, 2007 4:45 PM | Link to this

No kidding Chris! They had to quit calling the Ga/Fla game “The Worlds Biggest Cocktail Party”. And the UGA people got mad about the change. Go figure!

By tech girl

December 10, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this

are UGA fans dumb enough to think that PJ will run the triple offense at Tech? He’ll adjust to the players, and will run an offense similar to West Virginia’s, who ran all over UGA a few years back. but I guess UGA fans are pretty dumb, since they think that if you don’t play for your conference title, you should still play for the national title. morons.

By tech girl

December 10, 2007 5:01 PM | Link to this

triple option offense. sorry.

By Brett

December 10, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this

Ronald Reagan was Prez when UGA won their last National Championship. And you want to talk bad about Tech?

By kendall

December 10, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this

Tech GIRL? Haha…you know what you call a good looking girl at tech? A Visitor! Yeah, you are about as smart as the rest of the Nerd stampede. WVU ran all over us. For a HALF! With four turnovers to help them. PJ is a Great coach that will leave for a real team in a real conference within a few years and you will be back to has-been pro coaches that cant recruit any better than Chan did. Look nerds, we dont like to make fun of you. We try not to. But then your QB goes and wears a teletubbies costume, you players carry around garbage bags of pot, reggie ball takes his degree…wait, his GTU education and gets a job at a carwash. we dont want to laugh, we just cant help it. Now, some stupid geek is going to call me a redneck, which I am not, say something about fries, which not only have I not made since I was 16, I dont even eat, or, he will say something about me drinking in his stadium. When you have some nerd encouraging fans to say the hell with Georgia dont talk to me about class. I wont even mention the “class” of the super nerds in the endzone. Somebody get me some water. I am laughing too hard for my own good. PS super nerds, we arent scared. We invite good rivalries, very much unlike what we have had with your team for a very long time. A rivalry game is fun, a nerd beating is just funny.

By Not Disappointed

December 10, 2007 5:22 PM | Link to this

Good luck to the young man that changed his man and go GEORGIA TECH!!!! “Happy Holiday All!”

By Illinois Jacket

December 10, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this

Well said, FJR. It is important to remember these kids are only 18 years old. I just hope he has his head on straight and does not have the overweening sense of entitlement you see in some kids with his ability, e.g. Mustain.

Happy Holidays to All.

By techgirlisaman

December 10, 2007 7:56 PM | Link to this

you mean that same spread offense that florida rolled over georgia this year? oh wait, that was troy. um, no. i guess i’m confused b/c i thought uga couldn’t stop the spread offense.

By techgirlisaman

December 10, 2007 7:57 PM | Link to this

you mean that same spread offense that florida rolled over georgia this year? oh wait, that was troy. um, no. i guess i’m confused b/c i thought uga couldn’t stop the spread offense.

By GM

December 10, 2007 8:12 PM | Link to this

Chris - those might have been my liquor bottles, and I’m a Tech fan. Sounds like you need to bring some booz in for yourself next time. We need more booz in the stadium. And we have people that clean up after games.

By asufootball

December 10, 2007 9:09 PM | Link to this

I went to high school with Sean and i actually played football with him. Georgia Tech lost a great quarterback when they hired Paul Johnson. While at the championship game he was laying in passes similar to the way leinart was while at USC. Another thing you dont realize is that Pete Carroll has been sending him a letter everyday for almost two months. I think that alone can go to show how good a player is. It sucks that you lost him but you need a quarterback that is better suited in a run offense. Good luck Tech.

By Ted

December 10, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this

When those of you understand how the offence works, and the players tech has now that will fit well into it will then understand how good of a coach this guy is for us.

I have never been fond of the defence coach at tech but maybe with this style of offence it might work out for the defence also, And Im sure some of you will say we rank high in defence when the truth is and always has been live by the blitz die by the blitz, ask a guy by the name of Glanville.

Look for a qb change, im pretty sure of that, I think we have a better suited qb for his offence.

The 3 good backs tech will have will fit well into the run, this will open the pass up big time.

Like I said those of you who know football know what a good choice this is, those of you who are just fans well you have your doubts, and you georgia fans I wish the best in your bowl game but if it comes down to a shot of you going to a big bowl game next year when you are about to play us, well its not looking good for you.

I might have to eat my words but look for tech to be really good with this system, And if not we could always lower the GPA and get more players like GEORGIA GETS and thats all I have to say about that.

By Ted

December 10, 2007 10:14 PM | Link to this

When those of you understand how the offence works, and the players tech has now that will fit well into it will then understand how good of a coach this guy is for us.

I have never been fond of the defence coach at tech but maybe with this style of offence it might work out for the defence also, And Im sure some of you will say we rank high in defence when the truth is and always has been live by the blitz die by the blitz, ask a guy by the name of Glanville.

Look for a qb change, im pretty sure of that, I think we have a better suited qb for his offence.

The 3 good backs tech will have will fit well into the run, this will open the pass up big time.

Like I said those of you who know football know what a good choice this is, those of you who are just fans well you have your doubts, and you georgia fans I wish the best in your bowl game but if it comes down to a shot of you going to a big bowl game next year when you are about to play us, well its not looking good for you.

I might have to eat my words but look for tech to be really good with this system, And if not we could always lower the GPA and get more players like GEORGIA GETS and thats all I have to say about that.

By XXXX

December 10, 2007 11:24 PM | Link to this

Any kid who picks a college to help himself get an NFL contract is a dimwit and dosen’t belong at an academic institution such has Tech. Name any high school player today and he has less than 1% chance of ever being paid a pro salary. College teams have been taking advantage of kids like this for years and will also do so.

By XXXX

December 10, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this

Any kid who picks a college to help himself get an NFL contract is a dimwit and dosen’t belong at an academic institution such has Tech. Name any high school player today and he has less than 1% chance of ever being paid a pro salary. Colleges have been taking advantage of kids like this for years and will always do so.

By XXXX

December 10, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this

Any kid who picks a college to help himself get an NFL contract is a dimwit and dosen’t belong at an academic institution such has Tech. Name any high school player today and he has less than 1% chance of ever being paid a pro salary. Colleges have been taking advantage of kids like this for years and will always do so.

By Kyle

December 11, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

TremblingChihuahuas

Don’t flatter yourself. I NEVER go onto the tech message boards. Today, I was on the UGA page and simply clicked on the Recruitment link.

PJ is a good hire for Tech. He’ll tailor the offense to the players and, so, of course he’ll throw the ball more than he did at Navy.

He might sneak a win against the Dawgs every so often but don’t expect the tables to turn completely.

By GT Ticket Holder

December 11, 2007 11:57 AM | Link to this

Ted and XXXX, hit the “post button” just once please.

Why would Renfree want to play for Gailey anyway? Gailey has no history, at least at Tech, of developing promising QB material. Take Reggie Ball for instance. He was a sensation as a freshman, but a dunce his last two years. Blame the coach for not making him better over 4 years. And did Taylor Bennett get better this year as the season wore on? No. He actually got a little worse.

Same could be said for receivers. Calvin Johnson had enough raw talent that he didn’t need Gailey. And Gailey under utilized him to boot. What did the other receivers do? Did any of them other than CJ go pro? The crop of receivers this past season were embarrassingly poorly coached, making Bennett look that much worse.

And did you ever wonder why Steven Threet transferred? He was the hot shot QB from Michigan who enrolled last January after graduating from high school early. He spent six months with Gailey and left. I just wonder if he figured out that he wasn’t going to develop into a pro prospect under Gailey.

Funny, Renfree would be better off under Johnson than Gailey. But I were him and could play for Pete Carroll, that’s the way I would go.

Too many high school athletes go where they get a “warm fuzzy” feeling from the coaching staff, not necessarily where their talent will be developed. Case in point, Renfree.

By tangweasel

December 11, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

It’s not a negative when a player that doesn’t fit your system decommits. The father didn’t present it as a negative assessment of GT’s new coach. Renfree probably made the right decision and Tech has a really good QB for Johnson in JN.

By bdawg

December 11, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

Yeah Ted, lower your GPA standards so more guys like yourself can learn to spell offense and defense. Not offence and defence. Genius

By PetrinoisaFLAKE

December 12, 2007 1:46 AM | Link to this

Hey, Tech. Just wait 2 weeks. I am sure Petrino will break his contract with Arkansas by then…then you can bring him right back to Atlanta. Which is a bigger disappointment, the slow decline of the GT Football program or the sudden trainwreck that is the Atlanta Falcons Franchise? Calculators ready? Debate.

By Flats Fan

December 12, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

PJ is going to be a great coach for us. We will start slow, but will eventually get back up to speed. Renfree would have been a good addition to our team, but face it….he’s gone. We will move on. Realisticaly, we are not going to beat the mutts for at least two more years. After that, it should be open season.

I wish fellow fans would quit using the recruit/admin standards. Every time I hear that it sounds defeatist. Crying about our admin standards didn’t prohibit us from having good teams in the past. Are all good players that stupid?

We have had some bad years. OK, accept it and move on. Good luck PJ and I hope you get us some quality wins.

By 7-0 Dawg

December 12, 2007 4:44 PM | Link to this

I am so glad to hear at least one Techie give up on the admin standards. You are completely correct. When you gripe about your standards, it by default means that you are not a viable matchup against the mighty DAWGS!

Not only will we take the nerds down in the next two years but also the next three. Thanks to CMR we keep reloading every year while you can’t keep recruits that have already commited.

Face it,at the end of the day GT cannot compete with UGA anymore. The ACC is down too. Get ready for average seasons and more blue fields or Nuts Bowls while we are in the BCS Bowls.

By Brader

December 12, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this

Let the kids do whats in their best interest - I’m sure all of you (and myself included) did that very same thing when we were 17 and 18. If you say you didn’t, your kidding yourself.

And to clarify the situation mentioned earlier about Nebraska. They retained Watson their O Coordintor and their receivers coach too. They must be keeping some passing elements if they are keeping those two. They also will likely keep the some of the passing offense intact, considering they are returning (starter) Joe Ganz who has 3 years of West Coast Offense under his belt, not to mention several single game NU passing records.

By OfurReggie

December 12, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this

I have had this discussion with other Techies about the admins. One guy even dared me to post my GPA and SAT! Guess he was in the admin office.

You lost a good QB. So what! I would look toward trying not to lose games. You seem to be proficient at that. I sincerely hope that PJ can turn Tech back into at least a top tier ACC team. As much as I enjoy stomping GT every chance we get, I would like to get some national recognition for beating them. They are a drag on our schedule ranking.

Good luck filling your stadium next year. Can’t wait for my 3 ticket package in ‘09. Love to see us outnumber the Techies on the Flats.