GA Tech recruiting rankings

[overseasorange2]

They also lost to Duke and North Carolina. Calm down.

I don't remember Duke being that bad this year hmy:

 

[CA_Vol]

Paul Johnskn was the coach at Georgia Southern when I was there. He is an amazing coach and his scheme is very effective with marginal players. It works great so long as the score is close. When they get behind, & have to start throwing the ball, that's when it's difficult for them.

 

[butchna]

Tom Osborne won championships at Neb. with less stars also.

He didn't start winning CHAMPIONSHIPS until he landed the Lawrence Phillips and Tommy Fraziers for a few years...before that, an Osborne team was the one you beat for a national championship. Like Georgia Tech did in the 91 Citrus Bowl.

 

[TrueOrange]

Paul Johnson gets more out of less talent than any coach around! In an option offense you don't need as many highly ranked linemen,running backs,quarterbacks or recievers. The fly in the ointment is defenses aren't great a lot of the time.

Not sure on that part being true.

Weren't GT and its fans about ready to fire him at the start of the season?

 

[Dave1967]

Not sure on that part being true.

Weren't GT and its fans about ready to fire him at the start of the season?

Yeah true but GT couldn't do any better than Johnson has done with anyone else

 

[butchna]

Not sure on that part being true.

Weren't GT and its fans about ready to fire him at the start of the season?

All the way up to the Georgia game.

 

[Dave1967]

All the way up to the Georgia game.

CPJ will probably be at GT until he retires,an Orange Bowl win carries a lot of weight.

 

[chargervol]

Remember this when Iowa beats UT tomorrow.
There is more to success than recruiting rankings and catchy slogans. Butch has a long way to go.

So.....are you even going to be bothered to watch or....

 

[Vol865]

Remember this when Iowa beats UT tomorrow.
There is more to success than recruiting rankings and catchy slogans. Butch has a long way to go.

Well aren't you just a bundle of joy

 

[volroadwarrior]

If that GT QB was a 2 or 3 star there is something drastically wrong with the rating system.

 

[butchna]

Well aren't you just a bundle of joy

That girl he kissed at midnight?...went into the men's room afterwards. :yuck:

 

[Dave1967]

That girl he kissed at midnight?...went into the men's room afterwards. :yuck:

I guess that's what happens when you meet them at highway rest stops.

 

[Dave1967]

If that GT QB was a 2 or 3 star there is something drastically wrong with the rating system.

He's like Joe Hamilton was in the late 90s,everybody recruited them as defensive backs. GT gave them both a chance to play quarterback. Thomas was a 4 star defensive back but probably a 2 star quarterback.

 

[GAVol]

Yeah true but GT couldn't do any better than Johnson has done with anyone else

George O'Leary says otherwise.

 

[Dave1967]

George O'Leary says otherwise.

He had a pretty talented squad in the late 90s. GT still had the Management major. Look at Chan Gailey who hovered around 6-6 except for the 2006 team with Calvin Johnson which went 9-5.

 

[SGMVols]

Vandy did that under Gerry Dinardo but it didn't help them.

Try it again under someone who can actually coach it. DiNardo couldn't win the SEC if you gave him the New England Patriots roster.

 

[GAVol]

I don't remember Duke being that bad this year hmy:

Duke wasn't bad. But they are what they are - the 3rd or 4th best team in the ACC.

 

[Vol4ever]

Triple option tough to stop if it is ran correctly.

 

[Roustabout]

So.....are you even going to be bothered to watch or....

Sure, I'll watch. Just being realistic. UT is beat up and had 3 top WRs out. The O-line problems aren't going to be magically fixed. Dobbs regressed for 2nd year in a row. This team just isn't all that good. But they'll get there.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

So this means that our lower ranked recruits have a good chance to beat bama in Turd-Town next year!

 

[Vol737]

Recruiting isn't the be all end all. Coaching and player development are still big components of the game.

Bill Snyder is an obvious example.

Exactly why I don't want to hear anymore excuses from this coaching staff about "youth". Our O line should be outstanding in run and pass blocking or make a change at O line coach. We've got the same stars (3 and 4) up and down our OL as most SEC lines. Time for the O line coach to put up next year and dominate or remove yourself.

 

[HardKnoxVol]

Oregon is also another team that doesn't necessarily rely on big time players. Over the last 5 years, their class has averaged being ranked #18 in the country. They recruit California and Texas players that get overlooked and end up being the fastest humans on Earth

 

[LionPride]

Great mystery how some guys succeed without the benefit of highly ranked recruiting classes while those consistently in the top 10 find a way to underachieve. If I had the answer I would bottle it. Why does Gary Patterson win...or the old guy at K State? I would say keeping key players 4 years and a ton of redshirts has a lot to do with it...and having great staffs. Look at the job Johnson did at Navy...that should tell you something.

Rankings are not very important, those staffs and coaches you mentioned above have their own ranking system. For instance, 247 may have had Georgia tech's qb as a 2* but Georgia tech had as a 4 star. Point is be accurate with your evaluations and get the kids that fit your system. There's no future in star gazing.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

They also lost to Duke and North Carolina. Calm down.

so salty

 

[Vol8188]

Oregon is also another team that doesn't necessarily rely on big time players. Over the last 5 years, their class has averaged being ranked #18 in the country. They recruit California and Texas players that get overlooked and end up being the fastest humans on Earth

Because both teams are options teams. When you use your qb in the running game, you improve your numbers.