Tenuta...people are still hung up on this dude?

Lester here are some breakdowns on his coaching from 2006 on. It's a bit dated but goes to show how stout his D's were, especially with the miserable type of offense he was having to protect


Jon Tenuta has brought to the Rambling Wreck an aggressive, attacking scheme, forged in his 26 years of experience as a defensive coach. In 2006, Tenuta was promoted to Associate Head Coach. He also coaches the Yellow Jackets' defensive backs.

Over the last three seasons, the Yellow Jackets have ranked in the Top 30 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and pass efficiency defense each year., including 20th or higher against the run all three years.

In Tenuta's first five seasons, 15 Yellow Jacket defenders have earned first or second-team all-ACC recognition, and 15 players from his first four units have either been drafted or signed NFL free agent contracts.

Tenuta assembled another outstanding defense in 2006, despite losing six starters from the previous year. Last year's unit ranked ninth in the nation in pass efficiency defense, 20th in rushing defense, 27th in total defense and 27th in scoring defense. The Tech defense held eight opponents to one offensive touchdown or less.


In 2005, defense keyed the Jackets' road victories at Auburn and Miami in 2005 as Tech allowed a combined total of 80 yards rushing to the two Top 10 teams while collecting 10 sacks and forcing six turnovers. Tech held the Hurricanes to 237 total yards and 1-for-14 on third downs, while limiting Georgia, another Top 10 foe, to 266 total yards. Following the Miami game, Tenuta was named National Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.com as well as National Defensive Coordinator of the Week by the Master Coaches Survey. Tenuta's unit grabbed 21 interceptions, the most by a Tech defense since 1990, and led the ACC in turnover margin.

The 2005 defense featured a trio of all-ACC honorees in defensive end Eric Henderson, a three-time selection, linebacker Gerris Wilkinson, a two-time all-ACC pick, and safety Dawan Landry, honored for the first time. All three have moved on to the National Football League. Wilkinson was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round and Landry was selected by Baltimore in round four. Henderson signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals, as did safety Chris Reis with the Atlanta Falcons, cornerback Reuben Houston with Tampa Bay and cornerback Dennis Davis with Oakland.

Tech's 2004 defense, which started only one senior, ranked 12th in the nation in total defense at 297.9 yards per game. The Jackets also stood 13th in rushing defense, 21st in pass defense and 21st in scoring defense and held five teams to one offensive touchdown. That unit was led by standout free safety James Butler, a first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back for the second straight year.

Butler now plays for the New York Giants. From Tech's 2003 defense, linebacker Daryl Smith was a second-round selection by Jacksonville and linebacker Keyaron Fox was a third-round pick by Kansas City. Tony Hargrove, a defensive end for Tenuta in 2002, was drafted in the third round by St. Louis.

Tenuta's defensive unit also performed very well in 2003, particularly in victories over bowl-bound Auburn (three points, 230 yards allowed) and Maryland (three points, 253 yards) and a one-point loss to ACC champion Florida State (251 yards). Tech led the ACC and ranked 12th in the nation in rushing defense while ranking 20th in total defense and 27th in scoring defense.

Tech's 2003 defense featured three first-team all-ACC selections in Fox, who led the league in tackles, Henderson, who led in sacks, and Butler, who was second in the ACC in interceptions. Two Tech defenders also earned all-ACC honors in 2002 in free safety Jeremy Muyres and linebacker Recardo Wimbush.

Tenuta came to Tech in 2002 after one season at North Carolina, which he guided to become the top-rated defense, statistically, in the ACC in 2001. Under Tenuta, the Tar Heels led the ACC in total defense and pass defense while ranking third in run defense and scoring defense. Two members of that defense were first-round picks in the 2002 NFL draft.

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i could care less about that stuff now. i'll take the a-hole over peveto and mallory all day long. the other coaches will just have to deal with it.

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he divides locker rooms, brah

a few bad games in a row and you risk losing your team

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Hype.......

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Which is well deserved.

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Which is well deserved.

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Sean Glennon: 22 of 32 for 296 yards and 2 touchdowns...with a long on 71 in a 27-3 Va Tech win over Ga Tech.

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Sean Glennon: 22 of 32 for 296 yards and 2 touchdowns...with a long on 71 in a 27-3 Va Tech win over Ga Tech.

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Wow, a defense gives up some yardage. You recall one game. In the history of good Defensive playcallers, none of them have given up up big games. Ever. Not Saban, not muschamp, not chavois, not Bumpis, not strong, not bud foster etc.

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Didn't I read that Tenuta refuses to recruit?

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That, I don't know. It might be another reason Miles didn't hire him last year. I do know that he did a pretty damn good job of putting his guys in the NFL, so either he did a damn good job of recruiting or a damn strong job of coaching them up.

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Tenuta's not at Ga Tech anymore, right? Are those stats from this year?

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Those stats are from last season. GT's defense is probably better this season than last season