(11-30-2022 01:11 AM)copycat Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 09:17 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I don't know if Key is gonna be amazing, but I know the clown show, the losing seasons .... they're over.

Pairing even a mediocre offense the current defense would do wonders.

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I really hope this works.

I still worry, it's like we couldn't attract a big name coach, so we settled on the interim.

The OL was such a problem under the clown show and it was Key leading that part. I hope he manages to be a better head coach than an offensive line coach. I know he's done recruiting before but now he's in full charge of it. Scholarship management will be new. Hiring position coaches will be new for Key.

We could have done worse, I won't argue.

Key will do just fine.
"Big Name Coaches" are now going for $8 to $10 million per year. Any school with a seating capacity of around 50,000 is being priced out of the "elite" coaching market.

This is all part of the new normal. Schools get more TV money and the first thing they do is blow it on personnel expenses trying to improve their "status" instead of using those funds to benefit their athletic departments as a whole.

Key seems to be the safe hire; you keep most of the team together, most of the recruits and you just might get you next Dabo.

https://footballscoop.com/news/georgia-t...er-2022-23



Scuttlebutt is that only Chris Weinke will be retained on the offensive side. Lewis Caralla (S&C), Del Alexander (WR), and Chip Long (OC) have been confirmed let go.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/...RVEJ4A55I/

My sources tell me that Chadwell demanded to bring his entire staff and needed more $$, Fritz wanted more money and wanted to wait until after the Cotton Bowl to accept and announce. I am not sure of anyone else so it sounds like out of the 12 candidates CBK was at least in the top 3. What is interesting is that it appears that an offer was made to Chadwell and Fritz before offering CBK. I am not so sure what that means, if anything at all.

I think it may mean that Ma Tech chose the lowest cost option available.That didn't work out so well with Gregory or Pastner, but I hope it's successful this time. But the fact is that GT wasted so much money on Collins, that the coffers were pretty bare. Hopefully Key proves to be the bargain of a lifetime. We'll see. It will be an interesting offseason.

I wonder what Colorado is going to pay Deion and his staff? Probably more than GT has available at this time.

(12-02-2022 12:31 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I wonder what Colorado is going to pay Deion and his staff? Probably more than GT has available at this time.

Don't think Prime is going to CU.

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Coach Satterfield @ UL will jump ship to become the new HC at Univ of Cincinnati.

(12-02-2022 08:16 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 12:31 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I wonder what Colorado is going to pay Deion and his staff? Probably more than GT has available at this time.

Don't think Prime is going to CU.

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Didn't age well.

I'm not $ure why Deion $ander$ would want to coach the Cornhu$ker$...
I wish him well... but I think it's a mistake for both Prime Time and Nebraska, IMO.

"This is for every alumni. Every letterwinner. Everybody who has worn the GT on the side of the helmet. Every fan. Past. Present. Future."

"We have an opponent in this state we will work 365 days a year to beat. For 365 days we will work to dominate that opponent."

"[This is an O'Leary-ism.] Every time you lose a little bit of you dies and rots away inside."

Key mentioned student athletes should choose their own major and not be told what their major is. Can't imagine he'd say that unless G**** C****** did it.

Key: "Bill Walsh said it long ago: 'Slow to hire fast to fire.' "

(12-05-2022 08:40 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 08:16 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 12:31 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I wonder what Colorado is going to pay Deion and his staff? Probably more than GT has available at this time.

Don't think Prime is going to CU.

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Didn't age well.

I'm not $ure why Deion $ander$ would want to coach the Cornhu$ker$...
I wish him well... but I think it's a mistake for both Prime Time and Nebraska, IMO.

The Colorado AD has already said he doesn't have the money to pay Prime what he's guaranteed him. So where is the staff money going to come from? Where's the NIL money going to come from? How about when USC and UCLA leave the Pac-12 and the conference cash payout takes a big hit?

We'll see in a hurry who was the better hire between Prime at Colorado and Key at GT. GT plays Colorado home and home in '25 and '26.

(12-05-2022 09:45 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(12-05-2022 08:40 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 08:16 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 12:31 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I wonder what Colorado is going to pay Deion and his staff? Probably more than GT has available at this time.

Don't think Prime is going to CU.

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Didn't age well.

I'm not $ure why Deion $ander$ would want to coach the Cornhu$ker$...
I wish him well... but I think it's a mistake for both Prime Time and Nebraska, IMO.

The Colorado AD has already said he doesn't have the money to pay Prime what he's guaranteed him. So where is the staff money going to come from? Where's the NIL money going to come from? How about when USC and UCLA leave the Pac-12 and the conference cash payout takes a big hit?

We'll see in a hurry who was the better hire between Prime at Colorado and Key at GT. GT plays Colorado home and home in '25 and '26.

I don't mean to imply that Key is a bad hire for GT (I think he's a smart hire, at least for now). OTOH, where is Sanders going, anyway? I was thinking Nebraska, but Colorado is another BAD FIT. He needs a place that recruits for SPEED.

Deion telling the existing Colorado players, publicly, to hit the portal because he's got better AND smarter players coming .... oof. That's a terrible look. That behavior would not be tolerated at GT. You don't **** on the kids because you screwed up as a program and they got caught in the mix.

Why Georgia Tech Hired Brent Key l The Athletic, Jeff Schultz l Chase Thomas Podcast 12/7

VERY INTERESTING!
Per Jeff Schultz, Bill O'brien & J. Chadwell turned down GT AD lack of Guarantee $$.
W. Fritz, turned down GT because they leaked the hire before the AAC championship game, he wanted to coach that game with zero distractions, then announce the GT job after that game.


Link
https://youtu.be/knOSMD0lj5Q

TAKEOVER SPORTS NETWORK: Breaking down Georgia Tech's hiring of Brent Key as head coach
Could this be like the WR coach who was hired as HC after being IHC? That was Dabo Swinney at Clemson, Could Brent Key be the next great hire?


Link
https://youtu.be/trxlNE9QTxg

GOOD @ No insane guarantees. If it's all about the money they're not going to stick around if they are successful anyway. Get someone who wants to be here and who knows how to be a ball coach. I think that's exactly what happened even if accidentally.

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CBK just made two solid hires at OC & OL

Geep Wade file: (JEEP)
This past season, Appalachian State finished third in the Sun Belt Conference in rushing offense at 204.4 yards per game. The Mountaineers’ 5.2 yards-per-rush average was highest in the league. Three linemen earned all-conference recognition. The year prior, the team averaged 189.1 rushing yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry.

In 2021, despite significant offensive injuries, Wade helped Georgia Southern average 193.5 rushing yards per game

Prior to his arrival in the Sun Belt, in his coordinator role at UT Martin, the Skyhawks averaged 400-plus yards of offense and gave up just 19 sacks in 11 games.

At East Carolina. Wade immediately contributed at ECU as the Pirates stood among the FBS’s Top 25 in four different offensive statistical categories in 2016 - rating 6th in passing, 11th in completion percentage, 22nd in fourth down conversion percentage and 23rd in total offense. Meanwhile in 2017, the Pirate passing offense also ranked amongst the nation’s leaders with 317.9 yards per game which ranked 12th while allowing just 1.25 sacks on the season which ranked 17th. Wade’s line was an integral part of an offensive unit that produced the second-highest single-season passing attack in school history with an average of 334.7 air yards per game. East Carolina also generated 5,605 yards of offense (467.1 ypg) during his first year in Greenville, which rated as the fourth-highest seasonal total in the program’s record books. In all, the Pirates surpassed the 400-yard milestone in 11 of 12 games.

At Middle Tennessee where he concluded his tenure in 2015 with a stellar offensive performance which included 5,946 total yards and school records for passing yardage and touchdowns. His blockers paved the way for an aerial attack that ranked 15th nationally with an average of 311.7 yards per game, a year after his group opened holes for a unit that ranked 30th in the FBS in rushing in 2014. In addition, his crew was among the nation’s toughest to penetrate, rating 15th in fewest tackles for loss allowed and 22nd in fewest sacks surrendered. In all, the Blue Raiders amassed over 5,000 yards of offense in each of Wade’s three seasons at Middle Tennessee.

At Marshall he coached the offensive line in 2012. His 2012 squad helped Marshall register 365.0 passing yards per game (first in FBS), 534.2 yards of total offense (sixth) and 40.9 points a game (seventh), all Conference USA highs. His line also withstood the pounding of an FBS-high 90.6 plays per game that generated 24 rushing touchdowns. The offense also produced just over 20 plays of 10 yards or longer per game to lead the nation.

Coaching Experience
2022: App State (Offensive line)
2021: Georgia Southern (Offensive line)
2018: UT Martin (Offensive coordinator/Offensive line)
2016-17: East Carolina (Offensive line)
2013-15: Middle Tennessee (Offensive line)
2012: Marshall (Offensive line)
2010-11: Chattanooga (Offensive line/recruiting coordinator)
2009: UT Martin (Offensive coordinator/offensive line)
2006-08: UT Martin (Offensive line/Run game coordinator)
2005: Midwestern State (Offensive line)
2005: Western Carolina (Offensive line)
2004: Tennessee (Graduate assistant)
2003: Mars Hill (Offensive line/Recruiting coordinator)
2002: Chattanooga (Restricted earnings)

Playing Experience
1999-2001: Chattanooga (OL)



Buster Faulkner file:
At UGA: Just finished his third year as an offensive analyst at Georgia, where he worked with offensive coordinator Todd Monken and is credited for the job he did with Bulldog quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Stetson Bennett.Prior to coming to Georgia, Faulkner served as the offensive coordinator at Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee State and Arkansas State.

At Southern Miss: Hiis hire came after Southern Miss controversially interviewed Art Briles for the job. Following the backlash, Southern Miss quickly removed Briles’ name from consideration and hired Faulkner. Team went 7-5 and lost to Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl.

At A-State: His final season in Jonesboro saw his offense rank No. 17 in total offense (466.2) and No. 21 in passing offense (281.5), while three of his players, including quarterback Justin Hansen who was the league’s Player of the Year for the second-straight year, make first-team All-Sun Belt. His first season at A-State saw the Red Wolves bounce back from an 0-4 start to finish with an 8-5 record, a Sun Belt title and 31-13 victory over UCF in the Cure Bowl. Under his direction as offensive coordinator, the Red Wolves recorded 4,932 yards total offense that was the sixth most in school history. Faulkner and A-State followed up the 2016 season by making another bowl-game appearance the following year, this time playing in the Camellia Bowl to conclude a 2017 campaign that saw the offense average a school-record 494.8 yards per game that ranked No. 10 in the nation.

At MTSU: Spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee, including the last four full years as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He helped guide the Blue Raiders to 31 victories, numerous school records and a pair of bowl-game appearances from 2012-15. Under his tutelage, the Blue Raiders amassed more than 5,000 yards of total offense in three consecutive seasons for the first time in school history while averaging over 31 points a game. MT’s 2015 team amassed 5,946 yards and scored 442 points, both school records, helping the squad finish 6-2 in Conference USA and earn an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl.

At Murray State: In his lone season at MSU, Faulkner’s offense broke 27 school records and finished first in the FCS in total plays, pass completions, and completion percentage. The Racer offense racked up nearly 5,000 yards and produced the first 500-yard passer, 200-yard rusher, and 200-yard receiver in the same game in FCS history. The Racers ranked fifth in total offense nationally in 2010, while the year prior to Faulkner’s arrival MSU had a ranking of 115.

At Central Arkansas: UCA’s offense averaged 26.2 points a game and 215.8 yards a game through the air and was ranked in the Top 25 nationally in every offensive statistic.

At Valdosta State: In his first season, the Blazers went 13-1 and captured the Division II National Championship. Faulkner took over as the offensive coordinator for the Blazers in 2008. VSU averaged 380.8 yards a game in advancing to the quarterfinals as quarterback Chris Hart earned Freshman of the Year honors. Hart accounted for over 3,000 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Coaching Experience
2020-2022: Georgia (offensive quality control assistant, working primarily with quarterbacks)
2019: Southern Miss (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach)
2016-2018: Arkansas State (offensive coordinator/tight ends coach)
2012-2015: Middle Tennessee State (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach)
2011: Middle Tennessee State (quarterbacks coach, promoted to offensive coordinator mid-season)
2010: Murray State (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach)
2009: Central Arkansas (quarterbacks coach)
2008: Valdosta State (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach)
2007: Valdosta State (quarterbacks coach)
2006: Georgia (graduate assistant)
2005: Valdosta State (student assistant)

Playing Experience
2000-2003: Valdosta State (QB)
2004: Texas A&M Commerce (QB)

Faulkner, from Lilburn, Georgia quarterbacked Parkview High to a state championship in 1997 before playing at Valdosta State from 2000-2003.
Faulkner passed for 7,100 yards and 64 touchdowns in three seasons at Valdosta. He transferred as a senior to Texas A&M Commerce, where he passed for 2,861 and 16 touchdowns.

Boosters are excited! CEO of Salesloft GT Alum Kyle Porter just gave six figure donation as he is excited that CBK hired Buster Faulkner as OC.

Link
https://twitter.com/kyleporter/status/15...6499965952

CEO of Salesloft, not Salesforce.

Dwag fans are sad to see Buster go, so I'm okay with it. Still want him to burn any UGA gear he might have in front of the stadium.

BTW, Faulkner & Wade already at work...

Link:
https://twitter.com/EFields77/status/160...04/photo/1