Tech hires Speed to fill coaching staff — updated at 1:10
Georgia Tech filled out its football coaching staff with the hiring on Joe Speed today. He will coach inside linebackers.
Speed has spent the past four seasons at Navy, where he coached the secondary. Overall, Speed has spent eight seasons as a coach in Annapolis, which was broken up by a two-year stint as football coach and athletics director at the Naval Prep Academy in Newport, R.I. Speed graduated from Annapolis in 1996, and joined the Marines as a commissioned Second Lieutenant. Speed played safety at Navy for four seasons, with 260 tackles and five interceptions.
The linebackers job opened when Brian Jean-Mary accepted a position at Louisville.
“Joe worked six years with me at Navy and I saw first-hand what a good football coach he is,” Tech coach Paul Johnson said in a statement. “He will do a great job for us, on the field and off, and he will be a great representative of Georgia Tech.”
Speed joins defensive coordinator Al Groh, defensive line coach Andy McCollum and A-backs coach Lamar Owens as new assistant coaches on the staff of the defending ACC champs.
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Coach Paul Johnson
February 13th, 2010
3:16 pm
I am hoping that Coach Speed will also coach up our perfect option offense and allow us to break our streak of 5 straight bowl losses and the fact that our offense hasn’t scored more than 10 points in a bowl game.
We Run This Conference!
killerJ
February 13th, 2010
3:20 pm
Welcome speedy! and remember THWG!
Hey Dogtards
February 13th, 2010
3:24 pm
LOL Shane!!! LOL, wasn’t 1980 the year Reagan took office? Wasn’t the cold war raging then? LOL
4th Place - SEC East Dawg
February 13th, 2010
3:38 pm
1917,1928,1952,1990 = 1980
Win P.
February 13th, 2010
3:39 pm
Porty, Just be happy Tech did not have to play UGA for those 4 NCs
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:47 pm
KISHMAN DISVERK– FIGURE IT OUT
Fact is funnier than fiction
February 13th, 2010
3:52 pm
Joe Speed is in his fourth year coaching the secondary and serving as the head junior varsity coach
Mutts drinking the kool aid
February 13th, 2010
3:57 pm
Actually Tech played UGA all four times during those NC years and won, Win P. Nice try though:)
Atlanta Jacket
February 13th, 2010
4:03 pm
Great hire – I look forward to seeing him at GT. CPJ has built a great staff.
Ugaggers have little man syndrome. AJC announces a Tech hire for football and you come on here to taunt and trash the coach and the program – give it a rest jackarses. Count on it that CPJ will never lose to ugag again while he is at GT.
BobbyDodd 2120
February 13th, 2010
4:12 pm
Like last year, I’m excited already about watching GT ball…these seem to be the most exciting years since WWII for GT..Bobby had those older Vets & sorta hired his friends from local high schools, e.g., Grady, Valdosta, etc., …so we could regularly beat Tulane, Duke, Navy,..Bobby left in mid-60s when the talent ran out and GT has been out of the recruiting cycle…now everything has stepped up a few knotches and it sure is fun to watch….
GTOldSchool21
February 13th, 2010
4:18 pm
Hey Dan… last time I checked, the only thing mediocre is a UGA education. In the end, that is what this is all about. Not to say that one cannot get a very good education at UGA but that would require advanced degrees for certain. In 4 years at Tech, you can be set for life. At UGA, you can be a reporter, writer, or sell insurance. Regardless, guys like you need a punch in the mouth….I’m sure you got your ass waxed in college and are simply trying to be tough on a blog….too funny.
BartBuzz
February 13th, 2010
4:28 pm
All the UGA(ly) posts I’ve read simply confirm why Tech rules when it comes to class and stature. We all know that sports is all the poor Dawgs have to brag about. And even tough their 1980 title was 30 years ago, let them enjoy it. What has UGA(ly) done lately on the National scene?
Oh yeah, THWG!
Doug Roberson
February 13th, 2010
4:33 pm
Fair Play, I’ve reported the details of each contract as soon as they are available. The last two, McCollum and Speed, aren’t available. If you missed the first two I suggest you set up an RSS feed to the AJC’s coverage, and sign up for coverage on twitter @ajcgatech or on facebook @ AJC Ga. Tech.
Alabama Jack
February 13th, 2010
4:37 pm
dumb delusional irrelevant dawgs are a menace to sheep.
messin with sasquatch
February 13th, 2010
4:41 pm
yeah, stop up the hole the doggs kept running through.
messin with sasquatch
February 13th, 2010
4:43 pm
you know, I would guess there are probably 2-3 ignorant doggs doing the trash talking. sorta like the nfl has a few loudmouths.
30-24....Victory once AGAIN!
February 13th, 2010
4:43 pm
GTOldSchool21, BartBuzz, and Atlanta Jacket- Don’t be so self absorbed. UGA fans are mild on here compared to the filth that Louie, THE YELLOW SWARM, and Porty write on UGA blogs. Get over yourselves goobers. You are a 2nd rate act in Georgia, and nonexistent on the national scene.
messin with sasquatch
February 13th, 2010
4:46 pm
we have our share too I suppose. the liqour makin them talk.
messin with sasquatch
February 13th, 2010
4:47 pm
dossie, glad you have one important win last season to suck on. nice game we had in tampa, and i trust cpj to correct our d.
messin with sasquatch
February 13th, 2010
4:48 pm
and glad we are top on your list of places to go on saturday to feel good about your last mediocre season.
.
February 13th, 2010
4:49 pm
Does #2 in 2007 work for you, dingle berry?
Tech Man
February 13th, 2010
4:51 pm
Coach Speed was a good, tough football player. He was a Marine officer. This adds up to physical and mental toughness. Tech players better get ready or they might find themselves on the sidelines. There will be no quitting on this coach’s ship.
John
February 13th, 2010
4:56 pm
Once again….daily trashing of Georgia Tech by ignorant, trailer-trash UGAg fans……………CHECK!!
dagnabit
February 13th, 2010
5:04 pm
Joe Speed will be a good hire.
Zzzzzzzz
February 13th, 2010
5:29 pm
Joe is an ex-US Marine…..hopefully he’ll bring some toughness to the LBs.
gtfanfrom1951
February 13th, 2010
5:35 pm
Titanic went down April 15, 1915……Shane if you had stayed awake in World History maybe you know.
gtfanfrom1951
February 13th, 2010
5:37 pm
1912 sorry
CitizenK9
February 13th, 2010
5:40 pm
He’s got his work cut out for him, especially with the best defensive players leaving early. Via ESPN360, I went back and watched the UGA running game against GT. GT D-Linemen linemen tossed apart like they were on coat hangers, linebackers juked by one cut +/or laughably out of position, and a secondary more interested in piggyback rides than tackles. Let him use his walker and my 78 year-old grandpa could have kept the chains moving against that unit.
I suppose Tech’s defense will never be effective against good pro-style offenses since they practice against the option. Had A.J. Green played, the game would have rivaled 51-7 on the GT humiliation scale.
Duke Yellowjacket
February 13th, 2010
5:44 pm
Actually gtfanfrom1951, the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 – the same day Fenway Park in Boston opened – but THWG anyway! Duke
"And the truth shall set you free...."
February 13th, 2010
5:48 pm
you UGA fans just suck,,not the school,not the football team,not the coaches,,it’s you stupid fans,,you’re not funny,,you’re not interesting,,you just suck,,you are idiots and you suck,,go look in the mirror and see what embarrassing dopes you are
TheThirdRicht
February 13th, 2010
5:53 pm
GTOldSchool21, tone it down a notch or two! Dude, this is a football blog so there’s bound to be a little ribbing going on. Please don’t take it so seriously. After all is said and done, it’s just a game.
Classic Geeker
February 13th, 2010
6:04 pm
“you UGA fans just suck,,not the school,not the football team,not the coaches,,it’s you stupid fans,,you’re not funny,,you’re not interesting,,you just suck,,you are idiots and you suck,,go look in the mirror and see what embarrassing dopes you are”
Sorry to hurt feelings lil’ feller…..boo hoo. “Where is Mommy? They are picking on me again.”
Johnny Rotten
February 13th, 2010
6:08 pm
Dogs 66 USC 61.
Hey Techsters! UGA slammed your head in with football, b-ball, tennis..ha ha, so I guess baseball is next?
Ahhhh yeah! It feels good to be THE MAN!
Paddy
February 13th, 2010
6:11 pm
Porty Porty….you sure don’t know much about the job of assit. coach at the college level. My guess you never suited up for anything!
GT=Future Best Buy/Geek Squad Employee
February 13th, 2010
6:15 pm
GTOldSchool21 . Wait a second…..don’t you work for me? I told you I’m going block your access to the blogs while you are suppossed to be selling TVs to our customers.
30 - 24
February 13th, 2010
6:16 pm
“And the truth shall set you free….”, you got your ACC Champ arses torn up in your own stadium in November by a very, very weak UGA team. How does that feel? Are you crying? There’s no crying in football, nerd. Now go on out and buy yourself a brand new pocket protector; I’m sure you’ll feel much better. You’d better hurry because you know what happens around the GT campus after dark. Can you say muggings? Can you say armed robbery? Can you say pi$$ing your pants while handing over your wallet, watch, jewelry, laptop, etc.?
Porty Potty
February 13th, 2010
6:32 pm
Paddy cakes….I crushed little pudding pop, weaklings like you!
SmyrnaJacket
February 13th, 2010
6:33 pm
Just got off work from the Best Buy Geek Squad. Glad to see the news on the new LB coach. My boss is a Georgia State grad. He’s pumped about their football program getting started and wonders why GT hasn’t been willing to schedule them yet. I told him it had nothing to do with fear, but he laughed at me and asked why GT has never scheduled GA Southern. I had no answer for him.
30 - 24
February 13th, 2010
6:38 pm
Perhaps Joe Speed could help you make a ’speedy’ getaway! Ha ha haaaa!!!
Get ready to get taken to the woodshed this November. The nerds got lucky in 2008 and vandalized our beautiful stadium on their way out; UGA remembers that and will use it as motivation for yet another NATS smack-down.
Stan
February 13th, 2010
6:40 pm
Has anyone else heard the rumor Ga Tech to add dance and animal husbandry majors to try to capture more UGA recruits?
Sic' 'em
February 13th, 2010
6:47 pm
I must say SmyrnaJacket and Stan are on a roll…..good ones, fellas!
Billy O
February 13th, 2010
6:51 pm
It sounds like CPJ make a good hire….congrats! Both programs appear to have improved their coaching staffs. That’s great for college football in Georgia. BTW, there is no such thing as an ex marine….once a marine….always a marine. I wouldn’t bet on GT never losing to UGA again under CPJ….
Porty
February 13th, 2010
7:07 pm
Porty Poddy, thanks for making yourself look like a moron by calling this the UGa blog. What a tool.
Delbert D.
February 13th, 2010
7:27 pm
Super hire, and another upgrade for the defense.
Dan
February 13th, 2010
7:37 pm
GTOldSchool21…at ease puzzy.
Dan
February 13th, 2010
7:43 pm
Just for you GTOldSchool21. Since it bent you out of shape the first time here’s a repeat sugar britches.
Suzy L. you have to remember that these GT fans think a #13 finish qualifies as great. They lose 2 of their last 3 and you’d think they won the NC. GT football has been lost in the wilderness for the last 50 years but they see themselves as relevant. They hire a HC that has made it a point to set himself up as the big fish in the smallest pond his entire career and when Auburn came calling wasn’t man enough to take himself and his TO to the big stage. The entire GT football program is 2nd tier and always will be. At GT mediocrity = great. You have to remember that Suzy. When they pull out those leather helmet era Farmer’s Almanac, Redbook, and Women’s Garden Club NCs you know how pitiful their program is. If those titles meant anything Princeton and Yale would be the 2 greatest programs to ever lace a pair of cleats. It’s Tech Suzy. They have the most massive case of little man syndrome ever recorded and it leads them to say some very stupid things in order to overcome that self loathing issue they have from being unfortunate enough to be Tech fans. How would you feel Suzy? Every year you choke and collapse at seasons end. And once again the disappointment wraps itself around you like a cold wet blanket. Every year it’s like the inevitable setting of the sun in the west. Same old Tech…same old $hit. Tech fans have it tough Suzy. Show some compassion.
Dan
February 13th, 2010
7:44 pm
Or was it this one sweet pea. You sure are a sensitive little girl GTOldSchool21
John Smith
February 13th, 2010
2:41 pm
A great person will respect his enemies, not taunt them. These taunts will come back and bite you at a most unopportune time.
You are spot on John. Paul Johnson learned that the hard way this year in that 30-24 thing. #7 lost to # nothing. You should send that little bit of wisdom to Paul Johnson. He nor his team are good enough to taunt anybody.
Dan
February 13th, 2010
7:47 pm
Or was it this one GTOldSchool21. Sorry I got your little panties in a wad. Maybe if you act real sweet your boyfriend will extract them for you.
Funny how # nothing took your “great” team to the woodshed and had your “great” coach heaving and hoping like football’s version of Barney Fife at the end of the game with # nothing. Of course none of that registers on you “great” fans that attend every game disguised as an empty seat. Are those invisible hot dogs and invisible cokes any good?
cb
February 13th, 2010
7:52 pm
Stan, they already have those subjects covered at UGA, also basket weaving and under water pen writing I understand. 8 – 5 and a trip to the toilet bowl I believe.
Porty Potty
February 13th, 2010
7:53 pm
Porty….you fricking idiot. I was talking about the TRASH you were writing on Tim Tucker’s UGA Beat Blog, jack leg. Use your brain ding o ling!