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Is Ga Tech administration simply ok with mediocrity?
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:05 pm
In this day and age you aren’t getting in the playoff running triple option. They are from a power 5 conference obviously and I’m curious what they would look like with a new regime.
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Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:06 pm to tigercraig
Interesting timing for this thread
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:08 pm to tigercraig
I have always wondered this. What is stopping them from hiring a competent coach and running a modern offense? Are the admission standards that hard?
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:09 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Everyone has to take calculus and they don't have the typical "jock" majors that even places like Stanford have.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:11 pm to tigercraig
Same reason why Army and navy won’t be able to be win a national championship game
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:11 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Not a lot of fan interest and it’s not a big football school anymore. Plus you’re recruiting against Clemson and the SEC.
What is the realistic best case scenario for mid level P5 schools? An occasional run at a conference championship is what Johnson has brought. That’s probably all we’re getting.
What is the realistic best case scenario for mid level P5 schools? An occasional run at a conference championship is what Johnson has brought. That’s probably all we’re getting.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:20 pm to lsucoonass
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Same reason why Army and navy won’t be able to be win a national championship game
Not having near the athletes necessary is the big issue. Army running the spread would not have led to a victory over OU two weeks ago
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:33 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
GT tried to run a modern offense. After being worse than mediocre, the switch to this offense at least has gotten them to bowls and firm mediocrity.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:40 pm to The Easter Bunny
True
I was at West Point when Jeff monken took over
He turned it around by changing the culture by allowing the players practice football more instead of doing all of the summer field training
I was at West Point when Jeff monken took over
He turned it around by changing the culture by allowing the players practice football more instead of doing all of the summer field training
Posted on 10/5/18 at 8:41 pm to The Easter Bunny
Oh and thats not a knock on any of the programs
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:07 pm to biglego
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GT tried to run a modern offense. After being worse than mediocre, the switch to this offense at least has gotten them to bowls and firm mediocrity.
They were modern, close to cutting edge, with O'Leary, Fridge, and the great Joe Hamilton.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:11 pm to saintsfan22
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They were modern, close to cutting edge, with O'Leary, Fridge, and the great Joe Hamilton.
That was 20 years ago. The landscape of college football has changed a whole lot since then
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:12 pm to tigercraig
Fans may get bored with this offense, but GT they has a better chance to get to a playoff with this offense than with a spread or pro sale. It’s slim but slim is better than none.
They are maybe 20 teams who have the athletes at some point to win a playoff. And in any given year, 10 at most.
They are maybe 20 teams who have the athletes at some point to win a playoff. And in any given year, 10 at most.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:18 pm to biglego
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GT tried to run a modern offense. After being worse than mediocre, the switch to this offense at least has gotten them to bowls and firm mediocrity.
They were really only mediocre under Gailey. The Georgia Tech teams under George O'Leary with Joe Hamilton were pretty damn good.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:25 pm to VADawg
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That was 20 years ago. The landscape of college football has changed a whole lot since then
Yeah, former ACC doormat Duke is on Tech's level now. The idea that Tech can't be better than they are is ridiculous. Even the mediocre Gailey era is a 2014 aberration away from being better than PJ teams since Gailey's recruits left.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:31 pm to Korin
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Everyone has to take calculus
So? Football is a game of inches:
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:32 pm to Bench McElroy
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George O'Leary
GOAT recruiter
Posted on 10/5/18 at 9:49 pm to tigercraig
could be it isn't highest on their priority list?
because it is a school with an athletic department bolted on to it rather than the other way around
That's a typical Tech excuse answer but why would the people running a school change the school to make the football team better? Let 'em do their thing while meeting the school's standards.
because it is a school with an athletic department bolted on to it rather than the other way around
That's a typical Tech excuse answer but why would the people running a school change the school to make the football team better? Let 'em do their thing while meeting the school's standards.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 10:07 pm to burdman
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George O'Leary
GOAT recruiter
Took some pretty risky guys and also went the JC route...somewhat unusual at GT.Hit up some JC in NY for
several players if I recall.
Posted on 10/5/18 at 10:15 pm to tigercraig
The school would have to take drastic measures to be a consistent top 25 program. With that said, I don’t think it’s realistic to expect that on a consistent basis. I do think CPJs time has run out.
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