Tech to make football hire soon
Georgia Tech will probably fill its coaching vacancy this week, coach Paul Johnson said.
The coach will replace co-offensive line coach Todd Spencer, who resigned Jan. 27 after violating NCAA rules banning text messages to prospects and their guardians or parents. Johnson would not offer more detail about the hire and did not specify which position he would coach.
“I have not offered anybody the job yet, but I probably will in the next day or two,” he said Tuesday.
Johnson did say that he did not foresee any more changes on the staff. He said he interviewed “three or four” candidates, and that he didn’t have a prior working relationship with all of them.
He laughed at the rumor that former Maryland coach and Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen had been a possibility.
“There wasn’t any truth to that,” he said.
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HighTech
February 29th, 2012
10:38 am
Who has Coach Johnson interviewed?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
10:42 am
I wish he wouldn’t laugh at the suggestion of Friedgen; I wish he would take it seriously and approach him about the position.
Not Disappointed
February 29th, 2012
10:42 am
Coach Ralph would be refreshing for sure! I am of the opinion Ralph couldn’t recruit that well at Maryland, but with Georgia recruits, he would be a God! Go Jackets!
Not Disappointed
February 29th, 2012
10:45 am
I agree Supersize. The QB’s would learn from one of the best! He does know the option as well.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
10:46 am
Supersize…
Too many egos are not always the best thing. Besides, our extra cash for a big-name Asst Coach is all going towards the Paul Hewitt early-retirement fund…
juvenal
February 29th, 2012
10:51 am
Enter your comments here
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
10:55 am
I’m guessing this is going to be a young, energetic offensive (probably OL) coach who can bust his tail on the recruiting trail.
Dark horse pick…Joe Hamilton
(Joe would be pretty awesome to have back into our coaching staff, but it probably never would get considered)
juvenal
February 29th, 2012
10:57 am
too wobbly yet-nzaa?-could help wrs too-if he cared what we thought, he’d tweak the O…..
Joe
February 29th, 2012
10:58 am
If the Fridge came in, CPJ and him would get into atleast 3 fist fights a week over the last piece of fired chicken in the bucket. It just wouldnt work and nobody’s stealin CPJ’s last piece of chicken…not even Chuck Norris…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:00 am
If Friedgen and O’Leary could get along and produce, then I’m sure Friedgen and Johnson could get along too.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
11:04 am
Supersize…
Friedgen and O’Leary had a previous working relationship on Bobby Ross’ staff at Tech and the San Diego Chargers…and when they were both much younger. Bringing in a former HC to coach a position would be pretty unprecidented and maybe not the dip in income that CRF would be comfortable with.
o'keefe
February 29th, 2012
11:14 am
Friedgen can’t and will not coach the triple option.AND Johnson is not about to give it up. idon’t blamehim. He has had a lot of success w/ the triple O.
blazer
February 29th, 2012
11:19 am
Hire the off. cord. from Air Force-he could teach multiple sets that they run.
Same plays from different sets.
Johnson would still call the plays.
Ghost
February 29th, 2012
11:19 am
Didn’t Joe Ham get fired from the staff in 2008 for his dui , marijuana possession thing? Would they bring him back after that. Not a Flame just a question?
ToeMeetsLeather
February 29th, 2012
11:20 am
Would still like to see a special teams emphasis with this hire. We don’t seem to do anything well during that third of the game. I guess it will help moving the kick-off up five yards and placing the touchback at the 25. We still need to see a vast improvement in special teams to better our eight wins from 11′.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:22 am
o’keefe, why would it be unprecedented??? Remember Al Groh? He was head coach at UVA and is now an assistant at Tech. Stranger things have happened, although I don’t expect it to happen now; just wishful thinking. And Friedgen CAN coach the triple option; he operated out of the basic option MANY times at Tech and even on occasion used the wishbone.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:23 am
@ Ghost, fair question, and I would think the answer would be that Joe would not even be considered. But who knows?
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
11:24 am
I’ll bet he laughed…. Coach Friedgen could save this program from anymore embarrassment… But as we have all learned, Coach Johnson has a bigger EGO than most coaches…. It’s really pretty pathetic…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:25 am
Most of my 11:22 post should have been directed to FL Jacket, not o’keefe, but there was something there for both of you
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:26 am
gt4ever, we all know you don’t like Johnson, but who knows why he laughed? He didn’t say why, you know. It is possible that he laughed because he didn’t think that Friedgen would ever even consider it.
John
February 29th, 2012
11:35 am
I miss the Fridge at Tech. Wish he could have been the one.
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
11:35 am
Your right Super…. Whatever the reason he laughed, Johnson would NEVER admit he has FAILED…. I guess the fact that winning in big league football has escaped this man… A head coach is there to put the right people in place to give your team the best chance to win. Al Groh at DC is OK… Ralph at OC running a competent offense would help the whole team with its recruiting… It would change the complexion of GT football immediately…. Jeez, we might even beat someone good more than once a season… Hell, we may even beat UGA once in 5, instead of the pathetic record we have now… But this is all Hyperbole, and we still have MORONS like Okeefe that think this coach has been successful with the Triple O…. I mean Good Grief….
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
11:36 am
I take it he was laughing at the way rumors spread.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:38 am
gt4ever, not that I am in the least bit satisfied with it, but Johnson has already beat UGA once in 4. He at least has done more than Gailey did in that regard.
GT07
February 29th, 2012
11:38 am
I don’t see Friedgen coming to be a possible co-offensive line coach, unless CPJ changed it to co-offensive coordinator. I don’t see that, as no one touches CPJ’s option, not even Chuck Norris.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
11:39 am
CPJ is 1-3 vs UGA.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:41 am
Didn’t O’Leary hire Tenuta, or did Gailey make that hire. IF O’Leary hired him, then that alone would show that an arrogant, stubborn coach can and will do what’s best for the team. Johnson may be arrogant and stubborn (nobody would argue that), but I DO think he wants what’s best for the team.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:42 am
Actually, I think Gailey hired Tenuta, so my previous argument is moot, but I still think Johnson wants what’s best for the team, no matter how stubborn and arrogant he is.
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
11:43 am
Aaahh, the eternal optimist, Super… I really hope your right, but I will respectfully disagree with your assessment of our football program…. Here is hoping we can beat a couple of good teams next year, and maybe win a bowl game…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:45 am
gt4ever, we disagree on a lot of things, but I have come to believe that you want the best also. I personally think we are going to see some big improvement this year. IF I am right, I just wish I knew you personally so I could make you eat humble pie. LOL
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
11:47 am
I will be the first to admit I am wrong… Promise! LOL
4th and Long Gone
February 29th, 2012
11:47 am
I vote for Ron Zook. Put him in charge of recruiting and help out on defense.
ToeMeetsLeather
February 29th, 2012
11:48 am
Could easily be 3-1 HighTech (or 0-4 for that matter). Due to Washington’s poor play, this past year was the only year we didn’t compete with the “nadlickers” and I fully expect that to change with Lee’s emergence.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:49 am
I’m just not sure how it would take for you to come to that conclusion. I don’t look for an undefeated record next year, so what would it take? A win over UGA? (We DO tend to play them better in Athens for some reason) An ACC championship? (I think Clemson will be our biggest hurdle there) A bowl win? (We both desperately want that)
Tokyo jacket
February 29th, 2012
11:52 am
I’m convinced Johnson wants what’s best for the team, no doubt. What’s best for the team is winning and getting kids in class, and that’s what Johnson is all about. Why wouldn’t he want that?
As far as Joe Ham goes, he could fit into the system as someone who can teach how to throw the long ball, read the option (as he did), and connect the program to “glory years.” That said, I don’t think he’ll be offered. But, I’d say that he’s served his pennance and is not necessarily off the table.
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
11:52 am
@toemeetsleather
UGA could have scored 100 points on us this year…… BTW, it is NEVER just one player. To Washington’s defense, the kid is in way over his head, but he plays his heart out every time he hits the field… That’s really all anybody can ask…. I really wish it was as simple as replacing the QB…
Technically Correct
February 29th, 2012
11:53 am
“From the Rumble Seat” editor says in today’s edition that the Tech coaching staff expects Vad Lee to be the QB come this fall.
You guys amaze me...
February 29th, 2012
11:53 am
…when you even DREAM about Ralph coming back to coach a triple option offense – he has no clue about what those things consist of, and as many here have pointed out, CPJ is not about to share any success with another coach on his staff – at least supesize admits that Johnson is arrogant and stubborn…
hashbrown joe
February 29th, 2012
11:56 am
so a uga girl is now adding to uga’s infamous vye for the fuller cup this year.
she put hash brown in her pants? what no banana? next go will be cucumber cause it has more girth.
she could teach the football players at uga a thing or too i bet.
Smyrna Gold
February 29th, 2012
11:56 am
gt4ever
we’re looking at 6 – 6 in 2012, at best. IMO
Now why,Ttechnically correct...
February 29th, 2012
11:56 am
…would ANY coaching staff verbalize during the off-season that they “expect” someone oother than a returning incumbent QB to be the starter next year? That, sir, is really bad reporting if, indeed, the story you quote is true…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:56 am
gt4ever, I agree with your assessment of Washington, but I DO think a good QB will make a helleva lot of difference. We are all putting our hopes in Vad Lee, and it would seem that he is a good passer, but nobody has asked the question yet as to whether he can run the offense, and in particular the option. The freshman we signed looks to offer more overall hope in those two areas, plus he can pass too. But I look for him to be redshirted this year.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
11:56 am
ToeMeetsLeather
February 29th, 2012
11:48 am
Could easily be 3-1 HighTech (or 0-4 for that matter). Due to Washington’s poor play, this past year was the only year we didn’t compete with the “nadlickers” and I fully expect that to change with Lee’s emergence.
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Or 4-0. Last year’s game was close until we iced our own kicker. It was all downhill from there. The scores in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate have been close more times than not. Any UGA fan who calls GT a cupcake or patsy on their schedule is being disingenuous.
CPJ to make hire this week
February 29th, 2012
11:57 am
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I see...
February 29th, 2012
11:58 am
…Tech going 8-4 next year, with losses to VT, Clemson, UGA, and either UVA or UM…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
11:58 am
@ “….amaze….” you don’t know much about Friedgen, do you. He had probably run just about every kind of offensive set there is in his coaching career. Like I said earlier, there were even a few times while he was at Tech, that he used the wishbone. If he can coach a wishbone, he can also coach the triple option.
biggest ego i have seen on this block
February 29th, 2012
11:59 am
is in a tie between WnE and gt4ever.
hey gt i think it is time for you to jump ship and start rooting for the dawgs if you think our coach is so pathetic.
Tokyo jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:00 pm
gt4ver, why do you hate CPJ so much? He’s much better than his predecessor and I personally saw a lot of improvement last year. Unless you’re Nick Saban and cutting underperforming players every year, who wouldn’t take a dive after losing 4 players early to the NFL? And not just 4 players, but 3 players who have all played in the playoffs, 2 who have been in the Super Bowl, 1 who has a ring, and a first round pick!
Uh, supersize...
February 29th, 2012
12:00 pm
…the wishbone IS a triple option offense – DUH…
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:02 pm
Supersize…
Justin Thomas and Dennis Andrews will be redshirted and they’ll probably duke it out for the #2 spot next spring, and then the one that doesn’t make it will be moved to A-back. I think the quality of QB recruits will only get better (like Juwaan Williams from Tucker in 2013).
The QB makes this offense go, and having the same line with an additional year of experience and weight training will help.
Excellent analysis...
February 29th, 2012
12:04 pm
…FL Jacket – now why can’t the rest of you guys think and write rationally like this guy did?
ToeMeetsLeather
February 29th, 2012
12:04 pm
gt4, I never said it was one player, did you read my post about special teams? If we had gotten a “Nesbit” type performance in November we compete to the final seconds in MHO. Don’t think UGA would have scored more than 28 or so points if we could have moved the ball and not turned it over on our side of the field twice.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:04 pm
@ Uh, yes, it IS a triple option offense, but it is NOT the triple option offense that Johnson runs. BIG DIFFERENCE. However, like I said, Friedgen ran the wishbone while at Tech, and (for all I remember) may have also ran a Johnson-style triple option. I was arguing with the dummy who said that Friedgen could not coach a triple option offense. The fact is that he not only CAN, but HAS
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:04 pm
Uh…
The wishbone has 3 RBs behind the QB…CPJs Triple Option does not.
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
12:05 pm
and I love Hashbrowns….
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:06 pm
Thanks, FL Jacket. You spelled out the actual difference.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:07 pm
Actually, uh Supersize, Nebraska ran the option out of an I-formation.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:07 pm
I’m missing something here. What is the hashbrown thing you guys keep referring to?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:08 pm
George, that just goes to show that there are MANY forms that the triple option can take. And they pretty much all produce big yards offensively.
Tokyo jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:08 pm
Uh, just for clarification, GT ran the tripple option AND spread option in the Friedgen days. For the tripple, we had our FB Pat (can’t remember last name) and the pitch man was either Burns or Rodgers. On the spread play, we would switch to Burns AND Rodgers on the field at the same time. In his senior season, Charlie Rodgers averaged 9.8 YPC. He basically had the same type of runs as Orwin Smith – usually to the outside, but sometimes a little shake and back up the middle.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:09 pm
George Stein…
You mean that in the modern era of NCAA football there has been a major conference team (Nebraska ‘95) that won playing triple-option football???
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:10 pm
This, Supersize:
http://redandblack.com/2012/02/28/university-soccer-player-arrested-after-putting-hash-browns-in-her-pants/
gt4ever
February 29th, 2012
12:11 pm
Damn, those Hash Browns must be mmmmmmm good…
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:11 pm
Seriously GT fans only…
Do you think Joe Hamilton would be considered given his importance to our program and his time will Bill Curry coaching at Ga State?
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:11 pm
Stunning, isn’t it, FLJ. And they started to suck as soon as they decided ten wins a year running that offense under Frank Solich wasn’t good enough for them.
Perhaps WnE would suggest we hire Bill Callahan, too!
Uh, FL Jacket...
February 29th, 2012
12:12 pm
…3 backs or 1 back behind the QB, a triple option is a triple option – read the hand off to the B back (or fullback); or, the QB reads the keeper; or the QB pitches the ball to the A Back (or halfback). Variations in both include the counter plays and quick pitches, as well as reverses and passes – It really is not rocket science, though you do need to make split second decisions…again, the triple option is a triple option, and the blocking angles are the same for the linemen, and the outside receivers MUST block downfield for the offense to be successful…
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:13 pm
Uh, supersize…
February 29th, 2012
12:00 pm
…the wishbone IS a triple option offense – DUH…
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Only in as much as the wing-t or the i-formation is a triple option offense. The triple option can be run from all three. What I like about CPJ’s offense is the use of misdirection for reverses or reverse options. In the wishbone, misdirection was often limited to trap plays or a back in motion.
Last season I thought it would have been interesting to see David Sims at A-Back for a “halfback pass” or whatever it’s called in CPJ’s offense.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:13 pm
@ George…..OMG, that’s hilarious, disgusting, and totally pathetic.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:14 pm
Go look at the play Florida ran when Meyer was there when they’d run the dive, then Tebow would flow to the end of the line and option off the DE and pitch to a TE on the inside. Again, that’s a triple option play, too, and a damn creative one at that.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:15 pm
@ Uh….. you are completely missing the point here. The point is that somebody claimed that Friedgen couldn’t coach the triple option. History proves that statement false, no matter how the players line up for the triple option.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:16 pm
Here is the Florida play:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA18xDCNrT4
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:16 pm
George…but Tim Tebow had SEC speed and strength. So that means it was not high schoolish or gimmicky. lol.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:16 pm
HT, I kept hoping that Johnson would use Sims in some kind of creative play like that
And that UGA chick...
February 29th, 2012
12:17 pm
…with the hash browns in her pants went to a private “Christian” school in HS, too – see, we all make dumba– decisions – makes me wonder whether this was some sort of sorority initiation thing…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:17 pm
Fridge could coach the triple option. Here’s proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MivZ0jw-g
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:17 pm
YES, HighTech! Totally true. Forget I mentioned it.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:18 pm
Uh…
Yes, the option reads are similar. The difference is that once the A-back goes in motion CPJs offense can incorporate pro-style or I-formation plays because the formation is balanced.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:18 pm
Just because somebody goes to a Christian school doesn’t mean they follow the precepts taught there. Take the recent scandals at TCU for example. Sad, but true
C'mon guys...
February 29th, 2012
12:19 pm
…Friedgen’s strength is not as a triple option coach – his main asset is his play calling abilities, and we all know CPJ ain’t giving up that…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:19 pm
Isn’t it absurd, how of all the schools that run some form of triple option, only Tech gets labeled with running a gimmicky offense. SHEESH !!!
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:20 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:18 pm
Just because somebody goes to a Christian school doesn’t mean they follow the precepts taught there. Take the recent scandals at TCU for example. Sad, but true
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Are you saying she left a good environment and fell into a cesspool?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:21 pm
HT, I wasn’t exactly saying that, but that could definitely be true also. Considering where she tried to hid those hashbrowns, she apparently already had some kind of cesspool mentality, if you catch my drift.
Wrong, FL Jacket...
February 29th, 2012
12:22 pm
…once the A back goes in motion the the formation is UNBALANCED, as it starts out balanced with 2 wideouts, the A backs in the slots outside the tackles, with the B back behind the QB who is under center…unless, of course the A back goes in motion toward the wideout on his side, but I do not think I have ever seen that from the CPJ offense…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:23 pm
The virtue – as I see it – of the Fridge is his creativity. He’d almost certainly be excellent if Johnson went to him and said, with this formation and this personnel grouping, how could we get the best matchups? Plus, it couldn’t hurt to get an outsider in there with some new ideas.
No, HighTech...
February 29th, 2012
12:23 pm
…based on what he wrote he was calling TCU a cesspool…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:24 pm
That’s true, Wrong. The benefit of the base formation is that the defense can’t call a strong or weak side.
Bingo, George...
February 29th, 2012
12:25 pm
…you have pretty good insight for a slimy lawyer…
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:28 pm
Uh…
The base formation is balanced, as George mentioned. My point is that once the A-back goes in motion and reaches the B-back the formation can run just like a I-formation because the backs are lined up directly behind the center.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:28 pm
…unless, of course the A back goes in motion toward the wideout on his side, but I do not think I have ever seen that from the CPJ offense…
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That would be more typical of the halfback in motion in a wishbone formation. Since the A-Back is already outside of the tackle, I am trying to imagine what advantage would be gained by having the A-Back motion to his own side.
As far as formation balance, in CPJ’s offense you could have 2 wideouts on the same side of the formation to create an unbalance when the opposite side A-Back goes in motion, as is typical.
The options, pun intended, really increase as pass completion percentage increases. That keeps the corners and safeties honest.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:28 pm
Ha! Lawyer? Yes. Slimy? I hope that’s at least debatable.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:29 pm
The ONLY cesspool in the US is in Athens, Ga, so no I was not calling TCU a cesspool.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:29 pm
Supersize…
Having a Tommie Frazier at QB certainly shuts people up really quickly…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:30 pm
How many different names can one guy possibly post under? Why don’t you just pick one name and stick to it?
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:30 pm
No, HighTech…
February 29th, 2012
12:23 pm
…based on what he wrote he was calling TCU a cesspool…
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That rock must have hit a dog.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:31 pm
@ FL Jacket, and that’s what Johnson has been missing….a QB who can do it all. Nesbitt was a warrior and will live in Tech history forever, but sadly, he could not effectively or consistently pass out of the option.
Now, HighTech...
February 29th, 2012
12:32 pm
…you are beginning to understand the intricacies of both offenses – and I liked the pun, as that is the whole deal about “option” offenses…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:33 pm
We do a little of that, HighTech, on the counter-option play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PoXF1TUpP8&feature=related
BigTimeTechFan
February 29th, 2012
12:36 pm
Hope he get’s anouther Joe Speed, that was great hire.
And, both HighTech and Supersize...
February 29th, 2012
12:36 pm
…are correct – when you have that rare QB who can read, run, and pass, the offense really is unstoppable – see Nebraska, with Tommy Frazier, Oklahoma with Jack Mildren, Alabama with Steadman Sheely (now another slimy lawyer in Mobile, though he is basically a defense lawyer), and GT last year in the first 3 games when Tevin could actually pass against really inept teams…
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
12:37 pm
Techs new football hire. Stamps Walkosky from the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders.
http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389133
GTJason
February 29th, 2012
12:37 pm
Looks like he has offered the job and it has been accepted by Dave Walkosky for ST coach: http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389133
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:38 pm
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR! THANK GOD!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:38 pm
Hey, Augusta Jacket…..Augusta here too. Do we know each other?
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:39 pm
By the way, was the headline written by Stephon Marbury?
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:40 pm
Right, George. As you watch CPJ’s offense, you can see one play sets up the other. CPJ also has the tendency to run a play until the defense can stop it. If we had an effective passing game, he would probably throw the ball all day if that was the play the defense couldn’t stop.
A good example is when Dwyer was lighting up defenses with the B-Back dive. Eventually, they would key on him and Jones or Allen would burn them on the outside. The problem came when it was 3rd and long and there was no effective option.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:40 pm
LOL @ George. You would think the media would actually know the name of a school.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:41 pm
So who is the guy? I can’t find any bio on him anywhere
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:42 pm
We have an answer for that, too, HighTech! See the first play:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHmDzjhmkk
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:42 pm
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:39 pm
By the way, was the headline written by Stephon Marbury?
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Blame Canada!
Georgia Tech University...
February 29th, 2012
12:43 pm
…does UGA have that problem?
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
12:43 pm
UGH…”GEORGIA TECH UNIVERSITY”
I hate Canada even more now…
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:44 pm
Georgia Tech University…
February 29th, 2012
12:43 pm
…does UGA have that problem?
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With hashbrowns?
Good video, George...
February 29th, 2012
12:44 pm
…how do you come up with this stuff so fast?
Uh, HighTech...
February 29th, 2012
12:45 pm
…that is a different problem, not a name recognition problem…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:46 pm
I have tried to teach myself the offense as best I can so when I watch us play I have some idea as to what Johnson is trying to accomplish on a play. YouTube is a great resource for learning this stuff.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:47 pm
Uh, HighTech…
February 29th, 2012
12:45 pm
…that is a different problem, not a name recognition problem…
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Oh. You mean like telling a cop what your middle name is?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:47 pm
Interesting that Augusta Jacket found the announcement on a Canadian website, and yet the AJC hasn’t posted anything about it yet. You would think there would have been simultaneous announcements.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:48 pm
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:46 pm
I have tried to teach myself the offense as best I can so when I watch us play I have some idea as to what Johnson is trying to accomplish on a play. YouTube is a great resource for learning this stuff.
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Sounds like you’ve done a good job. Have you tried guessing what the halftime adjustments will be?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:49 pm
There’s not even anything about it on the Tech website.
Yes, HighTech...
February 29th, 2012
12:49 pm
…kind of like “Cesspool of the South” or “Joke by Coke” or “North Avenue Trade School”…but, GT University?
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:49 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:47 pm
Interesting that Augusta Jacket found the announcement on a Canadian website, and yet the AJC hasn’t posted anything about it yet. You would think there would have been simultaneous announcements.
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I hate to say it, because Ken does a fantastic job, but often times it seems the Jackets have better coverage from the Augusta and Macon papers than they do from the AJC.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:50 pm
I typically have an idea what they’re going to do because you usually see what the defense is doing midway through the first quarter. It’s usually just a blocking change, though, and not much more.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
12:51 pm
HT, I can assure you, Tech doesn’t get better coverage in the Augusta papers. Macon had great Tech coverage until the man doing it left there, but Augusta NEVER has any decent coverage of anything going on at Tech. Believe me; I live here and have to read that garbage daily
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:52 pm
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:50 pm
I typically have an idea what they’re going to do because you usually see what the defense is doing midway through the first quarter. It’s usually just a blocking change, though, and not much more.
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Right, I’ve seen that, too. But also watch for B-Back dive gap selection as well as the blocking adjustments. Also see which side of the defense gets picked on with the option.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:52 pm
One of the hardest things about next year will be the loss of Roddy. If you paid attention the past few years, he didn’t get many carries because he was such a devastating blocker. It always blew me away that the defense didn’t expect the play to go to his side.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
12:54 pm
Roddy will be missed for more reasons than that. As I understand it, he was a tremendous leader and a great ambassador for the school.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
12:55 pm
Agreed, HT.
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
1:01 pm
Supersize, are you a lifelong Augusta native? I’m one of the few Jackets in this area it seems.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:05 pm
I’m waiting with bated breath to read about how Coach Kung Fu Panda made a bad hire.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:06 pm
@ Augusta Jacket, I wasn’t born here, but my family was from here and moved back here when I was age 3. Other than going to Tech and working in Tennessee for 2 1/2 years, I have lived here all my life. I have created a temporary email account for getting in touch with some of the bloggers here (actually met some at some games last year). If you would like to contact me and find out if we know each other, that address is supersizerorder@yahoo.com. Anybody else who is a real Tech fan and would like to establish a line of communication is also welcome to email me. Just provide some kind of “proof” that you are who you say you are, and I will then give you my “real” email address.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:07 pm
LOL @ HT. You KNOW it’s coming. The Wiener will be here soon, I am sure
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
1:08 pm
Bio on GT’s new hire…
http://www.stampeders.com/team/football_op/profile/?id=152
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:08 pm
@ Augusta Jacket, I went to a fund-raising banquet in Augusta last night and re-connected with several old friends here who are also Tech fans (graduates even). So we are not alone here.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:10 pm
@ Augusta Jacket, thanks for posting that link. I couldn’t find anything when I Googled earlier
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
Supersize, Been here all my life, sans a few years for college and the military. Graduated from Westside in the early 90’s. Actually live in N Augusta these days.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
I don’t know, AugustaJacket. He looks mean. Who would want to play for him? lol.
The Stamps logo reminds me of the SMU Mustangs.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
Augusta Jacket, I DO hope you will email you. I would love to find out if we already know each other. And even if we don’t, it will be good to meet another Jacket in the area
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:12 pm
oops, I mean I DO hope you will email ME…..LOL
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
High Tech…
Are you talking about Kung Fu Panda Moobs Fish Fry Idiot CPJ?
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
I’ll help you out, HighTech.
Coach Kung Fu Panda has Lost games because of his gimmicky Triple SLOPtion and now he hires a Special Teams Coach? It sounds to me like playing for CPJ has caused the Players not to have Special Teams FUNDAMENTALS.
This also will NOT help Coach Kung Fu Panda get Elite Recruits and now my fellow GT Alums will keep talking about Elite Academics as the reason why we can’t get Elite Recruits. CMR would have hired a Special Teams coach with Strong Recruiting CONNECTIONS to be the Special Teams Coach. CPJ the GENIUS HC won’t do that because of his EGO.
Get mad all you want you Boot Licking Toadies, but the Truth hurts.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:14 pm
George, you have them down pat. LOL
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:15 pm
You just have to remember to capitalize random letters to make them either a proper noun or a defined term. Also, throwing in “gimmicky Triple SLOPtion” helps.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
George “your an idiot”…..LOL
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:18 pm
George…you nailed it!
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
Their you go, Supersize and HT. Your getting it now!
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
George…
‘The way YOU tried to imitate WnE is ABSOLUTELY histerical. Imagine that guy who is so KNOWLEDGEABLE and connected never conceding any positive POINT because “Moob McFish Fry” CPJ is intent on sucking whatever is goond out of THIS program and sinking it to THE level of a FCS team because HE is OVER his head.’
Did I come close?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
LMAO @ George
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:20 pm
FL Jacket, you need to have several paragraphs, instead of just one.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:23 pm
Good one, FL Jacket. If you’re answering George, he should first be addressed as “icehole”. Also, you need to mention how smug and arrogant the GT FANBASE is but not ole Wrexie.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:25 pm
“Your” getting there, FLJ. I would suggest you also capitalize the first letter of more random words. For example, I might have capitalized the s in Sucking. Just understand that it makes no sense. “Your” just going to have to go with it.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:27 pm
you guys are a riot
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:27 pm
YES! I completely forgot to work in “icehole” and how bad Tech fans are. Well done, HT.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:27 pm
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:25 pm
Stop it. My side is Hurting. Your an icehole. Is the Truth suposed to Hurt THIS MUCH?
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
1:27 pm
Supersize, I sent you that email.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:28 pm
@ Augusta, thanks. I just got it. Opening it now
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:33 pm
You know, we need to remember to include “you GT Putzes” as well.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:37 pm
…and a picture of a class ring.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:39 pm
Then he insinuates that somehow we were better off under Chan…
old dog
February 29th, 2012
1:40 pm
Once upon a time there was a football team called the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets who decided to get a real-live quarterback and then they won a lot of games; the end.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:41 pm
The class ring kills me. I could spend 20 seconds on Google and have a picture like that, too.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:42 pm
@ Augusta Jacket…..just responded to your email
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:43 pm
picture of a class ring??? Are y’all referring to the rings Tech gave the players for beating UGA? (well, that’s what the trolls all say about them anyway)
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:44 pm
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:39 pm
Then he insinuates that somehow we were better off under Chan…
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You should go back and read some of his posts about Chan. He said we would never get ELITE RECRUITS because of Chan’s offense. Eerily similar to what he posts now. WnE is not for real.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:46 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:43 pm
picture of a class ring??? Are y’all referring to the rings Tech gave the players for beating UGA? (well, that’s what the trolls all say about them anyway)
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No. WnE will sometimes provide a link to a photobucket page that shows a class ring. I think it is IM ‘90. He posts that as proof that he is a GT alumnus, but not one of the smug, arrogant, boot licking toady, putz types.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
Did he say that, HighTech???
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:48 pm
HT…
Then he must be one of those guys who thinks that one’s proximity to Tech Tower immediately reduces their ability to play/coach football…
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:48 pm
George…give me a few minutes and I will provide a link.
hal
February 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
Love the Fridge. But we all were sure there was nothing to that rumor. I hope the guy can recruit. But I’ll bet the guy will not have coached at FBS school.
Buzzed
February 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
George, HT, FL Jack and Super: you guys need to get a room for your lovefest.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
He coached at Wazzu, hal.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
And Toledo…
And coached Chris Ivory (of the New Orleans Saints) while HC at Tiffin University
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:53 pm
Buzzed, you need to get a life
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
All I know is if he can help us not suck on ST, I’ll be thrilled.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
I guess I had forgotten about Wiener’s class ring. I have a picture of the Great Wall of China. Does that mean I am really Chinese?
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
Shame on us Tech guys for getting excited about Tech on a Tech blog…
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
The good thing about this is that Johnson was so against hiring a ST coach three months ago. It suggests he’s pretty open-minded, and that’s a good thing.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
George, he’s bound to help to some degree. Sure couldn’t hurt
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:56 pm
LOL @ FL Jacket
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
1:56 pm
George…
He’s also coaced a lot of defense in his career. Could this also be a guy who can move to the defense once CAG retires (with Coach Charles Kelly hopefully taking the DC job)?
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
George…here is one example. I’ll find more.
http://www.stingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17439&page=3
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
FL Jacket, I was intrigued by his defensive credentials also and had a similar question.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
Speaking of special teams…
http://www.stingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17424&page=2
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
HT, it looks like the same crap…..just for a different coach. How predictable !!!!
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
2:02 pm
Guys…
When I see WnE’s writing…the Benny Hill music starts playing in my head
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
2:05 pm
Chan Gailey’s offense disappoints…
http://www.stingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16931&page=2
Hashbrown Dwag
February 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
LOLOLOL
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
Unreal, HT. Same nonsense over and over. You can tell it’s him because the writing style is the same.
carolinajacket
February 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
I agree with those who speak of the need for a good (great) recruiter. Unfortunately, the Dawgs are already adding up the commitments and we haven’t taken off yet. I’m hoping that we bring in some blue chippers this year.
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Hashbrown Dwag. That’s an awesome handle.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
2:08 pm
I think we see a trend. CPJ will not be our coach forever. He will either find bigger fish to fry or he will retire. But, we can probably be assured regardless of who our next coach is, that coach will have a crappy offense and not be able to get ELITE RECRUITS.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
2:09 pm
…at least according to WnE.
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
2:10 pm
Carolina…
I think we definitely will. Look for the following names in 2013 (I think most of our class will be from the state og Georgia too)…
Juwaan Williams QB
Shamire Devine OL
Jeremi Hall OL
Johnny O’Neal LB
Brandon Facyson WR-DB
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
Unreal, HT. Same nonsense over and over. You can tell it’s him because the writing style is the same.
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I thought the WrecksNEffect handle pretty much gave it away…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:13 pm
@ Augusta, that WAS pretty much a dead giveaway, wasn’t it?
George Stein
February 29th, 2012
2:13 pm
Yeah, I know, Augusta, but I guess I was hoping for some incremental progress in his atrocious writing style. I came away disappointed.
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:15 pm
I don’t post on here much, but I read the comments daily, and WnE never fails to amuse…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:16 pm
@ Augusta, got your response. Please use my other email address now; I seldom check the one I gave you. I can tell you’re hard at work there today. LOL
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:22 pm
Supersize, realized that as soon as I hit send. Yeah, todays a pretty light day. Amazing diversions, these smartphones…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:24 pm
@ Augusta, when I worked there, I used every possible means for distraction. If I had had a smart phone, I would probably have gotten fired. LOL
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:27 pm
@ Supersize, they’ve relaxed a lot of the restrictions on internet use over the last couple of years, but I still get nervous and just use the phone instead…
old dog
February 29th, 2012
2:27 pm
Back to the point; football! Get yall a “Quaw-back” and win some games!
1 4 GT
February 29th, 2012
2:28 pm
Hey George…Supersize….HT….FLJ….been catching up with you guys here. I see no info on the link to the new ST coach when I click on it. Sorry to change the subject, but………George, do you, or anyone else, know a way to download entire CD’s to Ipod MP3 for free? Got the method for 1 song at a time. Takes too long to build a library that way.
nate from detroit
February 29th, 2012
2:28 pm
If Johnson hired Friedgen, they could moonlight as a tag team on WWE. They could be called Moobs and the Fridge. Seriously, why wouldn’t Johnson hire Friedgen because then when the network did a sideline shot during the game, Johnson would look downright buff standing next to Friedgen.
Johnson’s ego would never let him hire a coach like Friedgen because then he couldn’t tell all the Tech fans that he was the smartest coach in the stadium and make them believe it.
1 4 GT
February 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
LOL @ nate & WWE
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
1 4 GT, try MP3 Rocket. I don’t know if you can download entire CD’s, but you can do more than one song at a time, and it’s free.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
2:31 pm
1 4 GT…there is some freeware that does a good job. If you can wait a few hours, I’ll see what it is at the house that works well for me.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:32 pm
@ Augusta, I got away with quite a bit of time-wasting when I was there, but we definitely were not allowed to use the internet for anything personal. Of course, back then there really wasn’t that much internet to mess around with. I told you I am old. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:33 pm
@ HT, another reason for you to get on the email list here. You could email 1 4 GT when you find the info, rather than posting it here hoping he might see it.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
1 4 GT, the link to the Canadian press report about the new coach is —-
http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389133
I just checked, and it’s still open
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:37 pm
@ 1 4 GT, looks like they took the story off of their website, but the news link on their site about them hiring a new DC mentions Wolkosky being hired by GT.
http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=4769
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
WALKosky…should have been hired as the Braves hitting coach. But seeing that they hired a guy named WALKer…I think the team got the message.
AugustaJacket
February 29th, 2012
2:39 pm
@ Supersize, They changed the Headlin to read Georgia Tech instead of Georgia Tech University. When I checked a few minutes ago the link led to a roster of the Stampeders staff…
1 4 GT
February 29th, 2012
2:39 pm
Supersize…You can judiciously give out my email.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
1 4 GT, I figured that, but I will not post it on the blogs…..only via email
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:42 pm
@ Augusta, yeah, I just noticed that. Somebody must have took them to school in the last couple of hours.
1 4 GT
February 29th, 2012
2:45 pm
CPJ must be mellowing (getting smarter) as he nears geezer hood. He has given a punter a scholarship, is recruiting a placekicker and now hires a special teams coach. If this any indicator of the changes we can look forward to, I predict the offense will be opened up henceforth.
GT Man
February 29th, 2012
2:45 pm
Need to run PJ off and bring in Coach Ralph. He was an assistant to a coach that beat Georgia 3 straight.
1 4 GT
February 29th, 2012
2:46 pm
Thanks for your responses to my question.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:46 pm
GT Man, and he failed as HC at MD.
GT Man
February 29th, 2012
2:49 pm
He did good at Maryland, cant figure out why you fire the ACC coach of the year, the same year. Plus as an offensive coordinator at GT, he was super, Hamilton and Sean Jones were good…
FL Jacket
February 29th, 2012
2:49 pm
1 4 GT…
We might even get CPJ to say “THWG” the way things are going…
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:57 pm
GT Man, obviously he was a GREAT OC at Tech, and I think almost all Tech fans would love him back in some kind of capacity like that, but not as HC.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
2:58 pm
OK guys, I am outta here for the rest of the afternoon. If there is a live blog during the basketball game tonight, I will probably be on then. I hope you all have great afternoons
Surely you jest, supersize......
February 29th, 2012
3:00 pm
…”and he failed as HC at MD” – fortunately the GT Man overlooked your lack of insight into the job he did at MD…
ToeMeetsLeather
February 29th, 2012
4:07 pm
I sure hope this hire leads to better “punting, kicking and coverage”. If so, you may be able to add a win or two to my 7-5 prediction for 2012.
HighTech
February 29th, 2012
4:13 pm
1 4 GT…I don’t know what I was thinking earlier. You can set up itunes to convert an entire CD. The freeware I have converts itunes MP4 to MP3.
gt4ever=WnE
February 29th, 2012
4:27 pm
he is a dawg with issues.
the guy needs to get back to work doing fries and off the wifi.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 29th, 2012
5:56 pm
gt4ever is DEFINITELY NOT WnE. gt4ever just doesn’t like or trust Johnson’s offense. One day he will repent. LOL