Greetings, I had a blast in the Grove with many GT fans and quite a few former players. I got to hear some tremendous Geoff Collins stories from some recently graduated players as well—wild stuff.

It lived up to the hype in every way.

Figured I would start this thread off as I have noticed a lot of music afficanados and players on the forum aside from our own @Kelly Quinlan . I too play and enjoy good tunes! Let's share and enjoy some good stories!

Currently playing:
1968 Gibson Melody maker via 1936 Gibson EH-100 amp for practice. Love these old amps too! Hand wired and you can create overdrive simply by playing harder on the strings. All about some good tone! Will see if I can get some pics up as well!!! Let's go!!!

Finished up practice today and they are looking forward to playing a very disciplined Wake Forest team in all three phases. They are banged up coming out of the Ole Miss but they have to push through that and that is what is football is. Who has player availability and who is mentally tough and can push through and practice.

"There is a respect level for the game of football you have to have and all part of football. When you love the game of football you love all the parts of the game not just after the game. I mean you've got to love the process, you've got to love practice and you've got to love preparation and the blood, sweat and tears that go into it. You have to push through and overcome adversity and you've got to sustain. I don't think we did a great job of that as a team. We have certain positions that did not practice the way I expected yesterday. It was addressed and it has been addressed last night and addressed this morning on the field and we got to rebound from it. I'm not happy. I'm not excited. I'm not going to kiss the crack of their butts and tell them how good they are. Because right now, we are going into a dogfight to play a dang good football team and our team better understand that."

Key said the team responded today, but you can't have lulls and down days. This week comes around and there are midterms and guys have different things going on, but that is why you are at Georgia Tech because you can handle both. You can do those things and not make an excuse for one way or the other. There was the mental toughness that I expect out of this team in certain positions I don't think we showed it this week, but the good thing is I addressed it last night and I addressed it this morning as opposed to sitting around and keeping it to myself and not saying anything. I won't wake up on Sunday morning and say I should've said this or that. When I say things they are black and white. They are going to be black and white. It doesn't matter if it is the players, the coaches or you guys in the media, I'm going to tell you straight up the way it is. That's the only way to live. To come in here and have sunshine and rainbows and all those things I would be giving a false message to our football team.

On the slow mesh, every offense has its intricacies and you have to show discipline in your preparation for it.

We love pressure and we want pressure and that allows us to rise to the occasion. You want that as coaches, offense and defense and that is what separates good teams and bad teams. You want 4th and 4 to score a touchdown and I'm going to be aggressive. That's my mindset and that is the team's mindset. I want this team to be aggressive and aggressive minded and go out and play aggressive. There is nothing passive about this game. I want guys that love the pressure and that like to be in that spotlight. For three games, I think the offense has rose to that occasion. We need more guys to come around with them. The great ones want the one-on-ones and the ball thrown to them in those positions and the great ones want the running back to run behind them. They want to be the QB with the ball last. They want to be a CB in tight one-on-one in the red area. The only way to prepare for that is practicing in pressure situations and there needs to be pressure from the coaches and pressure from the way we go about practice. You have to put pressure on yourself. You don't want the game to be bigger than the week or practices and we structure practices a certain way to narrow that gap as much as we can. Individual players need to put that pressure on themselves too.

On Mitch Griffis, that's who we've studied, schematically we looked back at some Sam Hartman tape.

Chase Lane will travel this week and he would be an emergency WR this week. They look forward to him getting back as a full go soon.

Etinosa Reuben is fine, Malik Rutherford is another that was limited a little bit on Sunday, but he has been a full go since. He didn't respond to Dontae or forgot to answer that part.

On the Wake pass rush, he said some of the GT runs were draws last week with King and they gave up only three pressures last week and two came from the freshman LT Ethan Mackenny and Key joked he weighed way more than Mackenny who made a freshman mistake on one of those. There are going to be pressures at times. The OL has improved as much as anyone on the team, but it is a week-to-week thing and it is what have you done lately. Turn on the tape and they lead the country in sacks and TFLs, they do a great job schematically and individually.

Key said his challenge to the OL is what do they do after they get beat. The five OLs have a lot of pride in protecting the QB and they work their tails off every day. Credit to Geep Wade, he has done an outstanding job with those guys and having a new guy in Connor Scaglione and a true freshmen LT and to get those guys playing together as one in a short amount of time.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The ACC Board of Directors voted today to formally admit the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Stanford University to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Cal, SMU and Stanford will join the ACC as full members with full voting participation effective July 1, 2024 (SMU) and August 2, 2024 (Stanford and Cal). The decision followed the submission of letters of application from all three institutions.



The additions of Cal, SMU and Stanford enhance and strengthen the ACC academically, athletically and financially as well as create true national conference that spans coast to coast. The incoming universities enrich the league’s competitiveness in all sports and further demonstrate the ACC’s commitment to broad-based programs for both women and men. More than 2,200 student-athletes from Cal, SMU and Stanford will join the nearly 10,000 current ACC student-athletes competing at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics.



“This is a significant day for the ACC as we welcome Cal, SMU and Stanford to this incredible conference,” said University of Virginia President James E. Ryan, chair of the ACC Board of Directors. “This expansion will enhance and strengthen the league now and in the future. We greatly appreciate the tireless efforts of Commissioner Jim Phillips throughout this entire process, especially his focus on minimizing travel burdens for student-athletes, and we are excited about the ACC’s collective future.”



“We are thrilled to welcome three world-class institutions to the ACC, and we look forward to having them compete as part of our amazing league,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Throughout the evaluation process, the ACC Board of Directors, led by President Ryan, was deliberate in prioritizing the best possible athletic and academic experience for our student-athletes and in ensuring that the three universities would strengthen the league in all possible ways. Cal, SMU and Stanford will be terrific members of the ACC and we are proud to welcome their student-athletes, coaches, staff and entire campus community, alumni and fans.”



“We are very pleased with the outcome, which will support the best interests of our student-athletes and aligns with Berkeley’s values,” said University of California-Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ. “We are confident that the ACC and its constituent institutions are an excellent match for our university and will provide an elite competitive context for our student-athletes in this changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. I want to thank UC president Michael Drake, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton, and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, for the partnership, hard work, and leadership that made this agreement possible.”



“This is a transformational day for SMU,” said President R. Gerald Turner. Becoming a member of the ACC will positively impact all aspects of the collegiate experience on the Hilltop and will raise SMU’s profile on a national level. We want to thank everyone who has helped position SMU for this important moment. Joining the ACC is an historic milestone in our institution’s history, and the start of a new chapter in SMU Athletics.”



“Stanford welcomes the invitation extended by the ACC member universities, and we are excited to join them beginning in 2024,” said Stanford University President Richard P. Saller. “Student-athletes come to Stanford to pursue their highest academic and athletic potential, and joining the ACC gives us the ability to continue offering them that opportunity at a national level. We appreciate the dedicated efforts of Commissioner Jim Phillips and the leaders of the ACC member institutions to create this promising path forward.”



Cal, SMU and Stanford will begin competing in the ACC across their respective sponsored sports beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. The ACC leads all Autonomy 5 conferences with 15 women’s sports offerings and no conference offers more than the league’s 28 total sponsored sports.

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We all know how their fared in 1999 at the Gator bowl.

· The partnership will focus on sustainable mobility, hydrogen economy, and workforce development.

· Hyundai is currently building a new $5.54 billion EV manufacturing plant in Georgia.

· Athletics cooperation includes field-naming recognition at Bobby Dodd Stadium.



THE FLATS – Georgia Tech and Hyundai Motor Company today announced a multi-decade partnership as part of Hyundai’s investments in the state of Georgia. The vision for the partnership includes research and applications to support the future of sustainable mobility, hydrogen economy, workforce development, and smart cities, among many other areas of cooperation. More details will be announced in the coming months.



Hyundai is investing $5.54 billion to develop the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, a new dedicated electric vehicle and battery plant in Bryan County, Georgia, which will create more than 8,100 direct jobs. Hyundai created a $120,000 STEM scholarship at Georgia Tech when it broke ground on the site in October 2022. 



The partnership also includes field-naming recognition at Bobby Dodd Stadium, which will now be known as Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and sponsorship elements that feature enhancements to boost the experience on gamedays for fans in and around the home of Georgia Tech football.



“Like Georgia Tech, Hyundai is a global brand that is synonymous with quality, innovation, and a commitment to advancing technology to make a positive difference in the world. The more we have gotten to know each other, the more obvious the alignment of our values has become,” said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera. “I am grateful for the transformative investments Hyundai is making in our state, and I am proud that the Hyundai brand will feature prominently on our campus. I look forward to working with Hyundai leaders to deepen our partnership as we work to develop exceptional leaders and produce new ideas that will shape the automotive industry and advance mobility in the future.”



“Georgia Tech is known around the world for having some of the best and brightest graduates as well as a storied athletics program,” said José Muñoz, president and global COO of Hyundai Motor Company, and president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America. “Proximity to institutions like Georgia Tech was one of the many reasons Hyundai selected Georgia for our new EV manufacturing facility. We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Georgia Tech, which will include opportunities for student professional development and cooperative work programs in addition to athletic engagements.” 



“Georgia Tech Athletics is proud to partner with Hyundai as it invests in Georgia Tech and the state of Georgia. This partnership will be truly transformative for Georgia Tech Athletics, both now and for years to come,” said J Batt, director of Athletics, Georgia Tech. “I want to express our sincere appreciation to José Muñoz and his team for their genuine interest in aligning with Georgia Tech. We are thrilled to join forces with Hyundai and look forward to a long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnership.”



The benefits of the partnership are wide-ranging and substantial for Georgia Tech and the state of Georgia. They include:



· A vital pathway for Georgia Tech to meet its stated goal of expanding its stature as a leading research entity in the electrification of the automotive industry through its world-class hydrogen research.

· An opportunity for Georgia Tech to more broadly contribute to the state of Georgia’s commitment as a hub for the production of electric vehicles.

· New revenue for Georgia Tech Athletics, which, within the ever-changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics, will be vital in providing student-athletes and teams with the resources needed to compete at the highest levels, both athletically and academically. The new revenue will also allow Georgia Tech Athletics to continue to provide Tech students, alumni, and fans with a world-class experience as supporters of the Yellow Jackets.



Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field is the oldest on-campus stadium in NCAA Division I’s Football Bowl Subdivision and one of the nation’s most unique and historic settings for college football. It opened in 1913 as Grant Field, then was renamed, in honor of legendary Georgia Tech Coach and Athletics Director Bobby Dodd, in 1988. The historic Grant Field name will continue to be memorialized with a display at the stadium.



Legends, which has managed corporate partnerships and multimedia rights for Georgia Tech Athletics since 2021, helped facilitate the athletics partnership with Hyundai.

I’m home sick with some nasty stomach bug. I’ll try to work on the Key presser later on as I feel better. I haven’t been able to eat for 24 hours and have been running a high fever.

We spoke to Trey Cooley, Eddie Kelly and Connor Scaglione today all three were transfers from various levels ACC, AAC and Ivy.

Cooley said that he thinks his fit in this offense is a good one because he loves outside zone and that is what they ran at Louisville so he is very comfortable with the scheme for the RBs.

Cooley said they need to keep making explosive plays happen on offense and that will be what kicks it to another level. They have a ton of guys who run 20-23 mph on offense so they can be very explosive and they just have to keep putting points on the board.

Cooley said that Norv McKenzie was a big reason why he came to GT. He knew that Coach McKenzie would be the guy who could develop his game and get him to the next level of his game by tweaking things and coaching him up.

Cooley said they've only scratched the surface of the playbook and there are a lot of surprises they have not run yet. He said there are some plays that will raise some eyebrows that folks won't see coming.

Cooley said that Wake Forest is very solid on defense and they hustle to the ball every single play and do a good job with their turnover margin. He said one unique thing they do is they'll use their nickel all over and he will line up like a MIKE LB and the MIKE might lineup as the nickel or a SAM LB, they have smart guys and that is obvious.

Cooley said that Haynes King is a great guy and a great leader and he can go to him day in and day out and he will answer any questions and they have fun on a personal level too and chop it up.

Cooley said he feels like Jamal Haynes and himself are a good 1-2 punch at RB and Haynes is very explosive and does a good job in the open field and he feels like he does a good job taking it home (to the end zone) and those are things you definitely need in the ACC.

Eddie Kelly said that the WF mesh is unique and their offense is a challenge and the WF OL has good size and they are very patient running the offense. Kelly said it is very interesting, but Marco Coleman is the best of the best coaches and he said the key is not peaking at the QB and if you do they might pull it and go for 60. He said Coach Coleman puts them in the best position to succeed in the game and in practice so we are never in the wrong. If they make mistakes they watch that on film and go over it.

Kelly said his back injury was very scary in the SC State game, but thankfully it was not a serious injury and he was able to play last week at Ole Miss and he is back ready to go.

Kelly said that Coach Coleman has been harping on getting more sacks every day and they've been doing drills and working on that and more TFLs and he said he promises those big plays are coming.

Kelly said that Sylvain Yondjouen is a great guy and he loves him and he is his brother. He helps coach him up in practice and it is funny because you wouldn't know he was actually injured when you watch him coach. Kelly said that he works on his motor and has always had that motor inside him to drive him.

Connor Scaglione said that Jordan Williams really set the bar for him on how different the level of competition was and he is really enjoying playing next to him now that Williams is playing RT. He said he looked up to Jordan and it showed what the level of play is like in the ACC.

Scaglione said there is great competition every week and that is different from his last school and you have to prepare differently at this level and hold yourself to a higher level of accountability.

I asked him about earning his rep for being a really physical lineman in camp and he said that was an adjustment he made here and he knew he needed to be more physical and that they want to have a physical line here and the OLs push each other to amp that up. He said the offense has shown flashes over greatness and if they keep playing well on the OL it will help them get there.

Scaglione said the experience at Ole Miss was very different from any road game he had played at before and it took him a series to settle his nerves, but after the first drive he looked around the bench and everyone was ready to play and they had a good mindset to take on that challenge.

Scaglione is studying business here and he said that there are a lot of similarities with the academics between GT and Princeton. He said both push you in football and academics and it is very challenging and he knows had he been here for four years it would've been a challenge academically and that is why GT produces great athletes and better men overall.

Scaglione said that the WF defense is very solid and they are well-coached and fight very hard the entire play. They are tough to block so it will take a lot of effort and physicality this week to move the LOS, but it is something they can do. The GT offense just needs to play sound football.

I asked Scaglione what the biggest adjustment has been to living in the South and he said no one told him how hot and humid the summers were. Camp was a huge adjustment and he had to eat and drink way more than he was used to. He loves living in the city of Atlanta and it is very different from Princeton. He said he is starting to learn more about the cuisine and other stuff.

World Amateur Golf Ranking for Men

THE FLATS – On the heels of his second collegiate victory last weekend, Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht has risen to the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking published Wednesday. He is the second Yellow Jacket to ascend to the No. 1 position and first since Ollie Schniederjans won the Mark H McCormack Medal in 2015.

The senior from George, South Africa, won the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend with a tournament record score of 9-under-par 131 in the event, which was shortened to 36 holes because of weather. Lamprecht also won The Amateur Championship this summer and earned the Silver Medal as low amateur at The Open Championship.

He is on the pre-season watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer, and has been named a pre-season first-team All-American by both Golf Channel and Golfweek magazine. He is No. 2 in the most recent PGA Tour University ranking.

Ranked No. 6 nationally by Golfstat and No. 8 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index at the end of last spring, Lamprecht was a finalist for the 2023 Haskins Award and a first-team All-American by both the Golf Coaches Association of America and Golfweek magazine. The 6-foot-8 senior had a victory and three runner-up finishes in 2022-23, winning the Inverness Intercollegiate in the fall, and then finishing second at the Watersound Invitational, the Linger Longer Invitational and The Goodwin in the spring. Selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team for the second straight year, Lamprecht led the Yellow Jackets to the program’s 19th ACC Championship, the title at the NCAA Salem Regional and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship. He was the team’s highest finisher in six of 12 stroke play events.

In the World Amateur Golf Ranking, golfers earn points for recognized collegiate and amateur events over the past 48-month period. Tech senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) is No. 41 in the ranking published Wednesday, and sophomore Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) is No 68.

CLEMSON, S.C. — No. 13 Georgia Tech volleyball (10-1, 1-0 ACC) came out on top in its ACC opener against Clemson (9-4, 0-1 ACC), earning a 3-1 win (29-31, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16) on the road on Wednesday night in Jervey Gym. After dropping the first set in extra points, the Yellow Jackets caught fire en route to a 31-point advantage through the rest of the match as they outscored the Tigers 75-44 the rest of the way with a pair of double-digit victories in the second and third sets.

Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene led the Jackets with arguably her best match since arriving on The Flats, piling up a season-high 22 kills at a .300 clip with 15 digs, a block and an ace for her sixth double double this season. Joining Otene with a well-rounded performance of her own was junior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino with 12 kills, a season-high 17 digs, four aces and a pair of blocks (one solo, one assisted).

Freshman right side hitter Larissa Mendes joined in with double digit kills, picking up 13 at a .400 rate on top of two blocks, three assists, four digs and an ace. Senior setter Bella D’Amico primarily orchestrated the attack, totaling 39 assists, 10 digs, three kills and a block for her fifth double double this year.

Tech’s defense was led by senior libero Paola Pimentel with 21 digs and four assists alongside junior middle blocker DeAndra Pierce with a career-high five blocks and four kills.
The White and Gold were dominant in nearly all phases on paper, owning significant advantages in kills (61-39), hitting percentage (.248-.084), assists (52-35), aces (9-5) and digs (75-56).

How it Happened

The first set was tight throughout as neither side could separate by more than three. Clemson used a three-point run to create a slim gap and lead things 8-5, but Georgia Tech mirrored the effort soon after to gain an advantage of its own at 13-12. The Tigers swung the pendulum back in their direction with a four-point rally, moving back in front, 17-15. Another four straight for Clemson pushed the gap up to 21-17, but the Yellow Jackets would knot things up once again at 21. The match proceeded to extra points, despite Clemson reaching set point up 24-22. As Tech brought it back even at 25 all, the White and Gold would have their own set points at 26, 27 and 29, but the Tigers ultimately rallied with three straight points to clinch set one, 31-29.

After trailing early in the second set, the Yellow Jackets flipped the script from the moment they tied the match at 8 all. The White and Gold won 18 of the final 23 points, including a five-point run and a pair of three-point spurts for a double-digit victory, 25-13, to even the match at 1 all.

Georgia Tech continued to roll into the third set, riding momentum up to a 4-1 start and a 9-5 advantage thanks to a four-point run. Soon after, a six-point streak pushed the set out of hand as the Jackets moved in front, 17-9. Tech later closed out their second straight set by double digits, 25-15, in set three on a kill by Pierce for a 2-1 match lead.

The White and Gold jumped out to another 9-5 advantage in the fourth set, but Clemson rallied this time to even the match at 10 apiece. From there, neither side could separate by more than a couple of points until Georgia Tech claimed the final eight points of the set. Otene added three kills in that stretch, including the exclamation point, as the 25-16 set four triumph sealed a 3-1 match victory.

Up Next

Georgia Tech will return home for its second conference match, hosting NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

I thought this would be interesting to look at. I'll try to do it from time to time.

The Good
Edge- Jordan Domineck (Arkansas to Colorado) 29 snaps off the bench, 70.3 pass rush, 1 QBPR against Nebraska
QB- Tucker Gleason (Toledo) 29 snaps 91.5 PFF in mop-up duty (71-3) win against Texas Southern, 8/11 90yds 2 TDs.
DT- Ja'Quon Griffin (Coastal Carolina) 49 snaps, 71.9 PFF, 5 tackles vs Jacksonville State
LB- Demetrius Knight (Charlotte) 38 snaps 75.3 PFF with a pick-six against Maryland in a loss
DB- Wesley Walker (Tenn) 81 snaps 71.9 PFF, 1 sack, 1 PBU vs Austin Peay in an ugly game

The Average:
NB- Jordan Huff (ECU) 25 snaps 54.4 PFF, 1 tackle one penalty
DE- Jared Ivey (Ole Miss) 46 snaps, 62.8 PFF, 2 sacks but horrible run D grade 46.8.
NT- Mike Lockhart (WVU) 28 snaps 72.4 PFF vs FCS Duquesne, he had a 33.3 PFF vs Penn State last week!
RB- Dylan McDuffie (Kansas) 15 snaps off the bench vs Illinois 58.8 PFF, 6 runs for 19 yards
WR- Kalani Norris (MTSU) 26 snaps 54.5 PFF vs Mizzou, 2 catches 9 yards and a TD. 1 drop
DT- Akelo Stone (Ole Miss) 38 snaps, 65.9 PFF, 0.5 tackles
CB- Zamari Walton (Ole Miss) 66 snaps, 1 PBU, 60.7 PFF in coverage and 62.3 PFF overall

The Bad
OLB- Chico Bennett (UVA) 38.9 PFF in 19 snaps, 1 QB hurry
RB- Jamious Griffin (Oregon State to now Ole Miss) 2 snaps vs Tulane, that's it.
SLT- Nate McCollum (UNC) played 8 snaps against App State, missed the SC game with an injury, 1 catch 8 yards, 59.7 PFF
QB- Taisun Phommachanh (UMass) benched in week 1 after playing well in week 0. He did not play in their third game after losing the job at Auburn last week.
OL- Paula Vaipulu (North Texas) only plays on PAT/FG

Not playing at the new school
S- Derrik Allen (UNC) did not play against App State and only played special teams week one
TE- Dylan Deveney (Pitt) has not played yet there in a year plus now.
DB- Jalen Huff (FAU) did not play last week
WR- Ryan King (ECU) did not play week 2
DT- K.J. Miles (Temple) not playing
QB- Chayden Peery (FIU) not playing
LB- Khaya Wright (FIU) did not play this week, only played mop up in their first two games.
SLT- Jordan Yates (Sam Houston State) only playing special teams after moving from QB to slot.

Then there is Jeff Sims
42.3 PFF vs Colorado, 39.6 run grade, 53.8 NFL Passing Rating 47 snaps 3 fumbles and one pick.

What did you think of the significant former NBA Jackets chiming in on Jaeden Mustaf's commitment?

Dennis Scott appeared to have been at the commitment ceremony.

Chris Bosh narrated the commitment video.

Jarrett Jack filmed a welcome video.

KQ- Damon is in their fraternity and I think they know and respect him and want to help so that is huge in my book. They need to get some more studs into the NBA before kids forget who Bosh and Jack are. We are close to that already.

Can there be anything done to fix the ads/videos on the mobile site that appear on every page?

They auto play which starts/stops my music, and makes it a lot harder to discretely look at the site at work .

They're ads for other/national rivals articles usually, but I kind of assumed that with a paid subscription I wouldn't have to look at these invasive ads (NOTE: I'm not talking about the site sponsors like Intelica)

KQ- So they've launched some sort of AD thing that I have no control over. You can pay an extra $2/monthly to get rid of it apparently. I'll share more details soon. I'm annoyed but could use the extra money so I can't be too annoyed.

Can you think of a recent program or programs like ours that a new building actually made them get to the next level. Meaning a team that is usually around 6 wins and then a building put them in the top25?

Also can you think of teams that got the nice new building and nothing has changed for them.?

KQ- Not since NIL started. The reality is most places are similar and then there are a few insane ones like Oregon or Bama or a few others that are palaces to football or hoops more specifically than say something like the new Edge that was supposed to be an overall building but appears to be shifting to more of a football+ building.

Will baseball add any more players before the season? Maybe I missed some summer adds, but it seems like pitching will still be a pretty big deficiency even with the current portal additions.

KQ- @Russell Johnson

Would it be possible to share the level of interaction between the GTAA and Deion Sanders pre-permanent hire? Which side backed off from moving forward and why? I feel like so much about this interaction is opined about on this board without knowing all the facts of how it went down.

KQ- Deion's main contact person had some informal conversations with some GT people and that was about it. It was never going anywhere, not a cultural fit and cutting all those kids would never fly here either. Colorado was so desperate to win they were willing to do anything because they were worse than GT for a really extended period of time with one good season mixed into about 20 bad ones.

- If you were to rank the reasons in order of importance of why the initial Edge building plan was revamped, and the choices were:

1. Distancing from Stansbury/Collins influence
2. Ability to spend more funds on SA services, technology, or infrastructure
3. Presidential level directive
4. Material/labor inflation costs
5. JBatt/Key wanting to put their stamp on the project
6. Design issues from initial plan

How would you rank it?

KQ- from most important to least my thought it 4, 2, 5, 6, 1 and I doubt 3 was a factor.

How many former players are engaged and support the football program?(Mostly Money support and attending games) The oldest to the most current former players.

KQ- I have no idea, someone like @RP76 could probably give you a better insight into where that stands or Trey Braun.

Anyone know if Maloof's Tavern out east North Ave. is tied to or the Geo Maloof player we had back in the '40's. Just curious.........go GWG

KQ- Are you talking about Manuel's Tavern and no, Manuel Maloof never went to college.

What is going on with the conditioning of the team? It seems like players are constantly going down this year.

KQ- It is not unique to GT, I've seen this across college football.

When will the basketball schedule be finalized. OOC opponents and ACC game dates?

KQ- The non-conference schedule has been done for some time, they were waiting on one last contract to announce it. I found out a few weeks ago that the ACC will announce the full schedule on Sept. 26th, but it was not for public consumption. Rothstein tweeted it last week so I can share the info now.

I’m not calling for anyone’s job since we’re only a quarter through the season, BUT can you remind me how willing Key may be to make staff changes during the off season (or sooner) to get better results.

KQ- He let people go he was friends with this past cycle. He cares about winning and I doubt he will tolerate much in the way of that goal.

What changes would you make to improve the play on defense?

KQ- I'd start trying out some different guys at LB/S/CB to shake things up and see who can play. Some guys are better in games.

In your opinion, how much of the defense’s apparent drop off in play in the second half is due to lack of adjustments, lack of depth, or just overall lack of talent? I personally believe they all play a role but curious what you think.

KQ- Injuries, depth and experience are all issues at some spots in varying degrees.

* 22 touches for Jamal Haynes on Saturday. I love what he brings to the table, but at his size do you think he can maintain performance the entire season with that level of workload?

KQ- I think he can handle it, he is not Malik or Christian's size, he is a thicker guy just short. He can't be a 25+ touch guy though.

* Thoughts on punting down 10 points with seven minutes left? I don't think CBK felt he was conceding anything with that decision, but at the same time it just seemed like a poor decision from any angle...particularly with the way the D was playing.

KQ- That worked in the VaTech game a year ago, he trusted his defense to make a play and they did. I think they did not like whatever the offensive options were at the time and opted to play it conservatively and let the D get the ball back. It was a mistake in hindsight, but if they get a stop and get better field position back, people are saying what a great coaching decision it was. You can't win sometimes unless it works out with fans.

What happened to JOL staff picks for this current season?

KQ- I haven't had time to do them. RJ would have to take the lead on it.

Am a great believer in the LOS winning or losing games for you. Do we have miles to go or are we getting close to having competitive LOSs?

KQ- The OL is playing good enough to win games and the DL is pretty close they just need more production, neither have been a major probably other than two plays in the Louisville game for the LT.

Great news about landing Mustaf. Russell’s post about it implied that commitments of other elite prospects are soon to come. What time frame is he thinking and how many does CDS aim to sign?

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How has our offensive output so far been viewed by offensive recruits?

Figured Ole Miss was a big test in their eyes.
Do you think they are going to start throwing the ball a little more?

KQ- Maybe, the offense is based on a lot of RPO concepts and checks at the LOS based on the defensive look with Buster or Haynes making a call.

I can’t really tell if running more than passing is the call of Key or Buster.

KQ- Brent isn't dictating anything in the game plan. I guess you haven't watched the guy who Buster worked for the last few years as an OC ever at UGA.

I think we can use the short passing game to supplement running the ball up the middle some and get our guys in space to make one guy miss instead of 2 or 3.
If it’s not there then King can take off and slide for 5-7.

KQ- That only works if the defense is in certain looks. You can't just decide to do X, Y or Z it is based on the type of defense you are lined up against. Unless you have a team of Calvin Johnson level dudes and Jah's at RB you are going to call around what the defense gives you.

Watched this last night on ACCN. Pretty well done. There’s a pretty long segment early on about Joe Hamilton and the GT game that year, with some Joe Ham screen time. Lot of respect for Joe and Fridge. Of course, they spent a lot of time with our current QB coach.

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It was a little better than I expected and I set the bar and no one would listen to me. I thought GT overperformed relative to my expectations until the D let go of the rope at the end of the 4th quarter as the infamous GC3 liked to say.

First off, I thought the defense played well in the first half and Lane Kiffin made a few adjustments and they hit on some big plays.

I thought the chain thing was the biggest crock of shit I've ever seen in my life. It amazes me that the chain could break only on GT explosive plays... That was shockingly bad.

There were some non-hold calls on the fake punt, and then some by the Ole Miss OL that led to a couple of explosive plays but you aren't going to get those calls on the road in a SEC stadium.

The secondary remains a big problem with LaMiles Brooks clearly not himself and not playing well or covering well. I wonder if they need to shut him down and let him get healthy. His shoulder looks to be really bothering him. I'm not usually going to call someone out but Kenan Johnson had a rough day in particular and has maybe the worst tackling PFF I've ever seen over three games to start a season at 26.2 through 121 snaps. They need to try Kenyatta Watson or Rod Shelley or someone else if he can't tackle in space.

Kyle Efford probably needs to play a little bit more. Tren Tatum had a very rough day as well and the defense was better when they flipped Moala to WLB and had Efford in IMO.

Judkins was held to 38 yards on 13 carries or something like that. QB scrambles are still an issue and that is a leftover from losing a dynamic guy like Charlie Thomas and not having a Sylvain Yondjouen or Keion White at end right now either.

I don't get all the hate for Thacker as the defensive issues are as much as jimmies and joes issue and guys they expected to be key guys not playing up to their expected levels than anything else.

On the offensive side, Haynes King played pretty well and made some plays, he missed a couple of check downs forcing the ball downfield a few times that hurt them, but he played well again.

Eric Singleton Jr. is going to be very good and is living up to the hype from the preseason. If they can get him and Chase Lane on the field together and both are healthy I really like that with the slots.

I thought Jamal Haynes was great again, he made a lot out of a little. Trey Cooley continues to run well, but he has to hold on to the football.

It was good to see Dylan Leonard (probably his best game since 2021) and Brett Seither get involved in the passing game and the fake punt was a play for Seither.
I'm concerned about David Shanahan. People are dogging Joshua Taylor, but he is a walk-on punter who is a college freshman paying his way to Georgia Tech keep that in mind.

I thought overall it was not a game GT fans should be mad about, they nearly stole a game that they should've lost. A blocked kick and missing 10 points early really cost them the game.

I haven't thought as much about the punt late as others. I still need to marinate on that play a little more.

Overall they are exactly where I thought GT would be through three games, 1-2. They need to beat Wake Forest next week. If they struggle in that game then bowl dreams will become less of a reality.

Ole Miss and LSU will probably end up deciding the SEC West. Despite what my friend @ibeeballin says, Ole Miss is very good on D and they have a pretty good offense.

At one point yesterday Georgia Tech had the projected starting RB, X and Z receivers (Leo and Lane), RT or RG (Williams), punter and starting DE out. That would've been a killer in the past and yet they were very functional, especially on offense and your best CB was acquired by the team you were playing and started against you.

It is a bitter pill to swallow when you also lose the Louisville game, but Ole Miss is way better than the Cards too. It was a 7-point game with 10 minutes left. Perspective is important as Brent Key tries to right the ship.

I think Brent has them on the right track and people need to chill out once again and stop expecting them to suddenly win 9 games or something with a team that is still missing huge pieces, especially on defense. There are better days ahead.

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Hey - just don’t remember seeing tech in the 2 minute drill until the end of the game, but why don’t wee see more of this?

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Same line as Louisville IIRC. Win this one or I don’t know how even the optimists see much of a path remaining for 2023.

Early morning on Sunday and watched the film and got our corrections done and addressed both sides of the ball and met with the coaches. We looked at the things we are doing well and continue to do those. There are a lot of things we need to clean up. There are any number of plays that can make a difference in the game, we broke it to four scenarios in the game, four where we had a chance to get points where we got 3 or none. They gained seven points off one of those misses. You can’t have should haves against a very competitive team. We have a chance to be a good team, we are a good team and we need to play like that and be consistent the whole game, finish drives and plays.

We overcame adversity through 3 quarters and got back into the game, we didn’t quit when something bad happened, those were positives and improvements with the team, we have to keep working on that, but we need to be successful on Saturday when the clock strikes zero.

Wake is one of the most impressive teams the last 6-7 and Dave Clawson is a great coach and they have a system that is very good and their players play well in that system and they have answers on offense, defense and in the kicking game. They are a tough/physical team and we are looking forward to opening ACC road play there.

On second-half defensive slips, we’ve got to sustain, if you look at 3rd downs we are good at that, but not as good on 1st and 2nd downs, we’ve got to hold them down. We played the field position game in the first half and in the second half, it was really the third quarter the last game, they are going to get some explosives and they hit some and then on offense, we had some negative plays on early downs to put us behind the chains.

Haynes has done a great job of leading the offense and leading the players across the board, he puts a good play behind him and a bad one, he is (steady) and he knows how to make the right decisions and put the offense in the right position to be successful. The perfect example is Saturday, we kicked a FG at the end of a drive, he understood the clock and he let the clock go all the way down to 1-2 seconds and I was ready for a timeout.

On the safeties, I’ll keep it between us and behind closed doors what we talked about, we need our guys to win one-on-one ball and do your job and that is what we are looking for from those guys. Don’t be the hero of the day just do your job and raise the level of play.

They play sound football and don’t beat themselves and they are good in the red area and on third downs and other key areas.

On being the least penalized team, you have to emphasize it every day and you have to focus on that every day that has to become part of your culture. We want to have fewer penalties and it has paid dividends already and has been huge with field position.

On the fake punt, it was there and we knew it was there, it was there and it was perfectly there and we ran it on the previous play to set it up. It was there and it was not executed properly.

On the LBs playing more, you earn reps and you earn more in the games, nothing is deserved this isn’t the YMCA, our job is to put the best players out there and that is why we played more guys and they earned it in the previous game. I want the best two inside-the-box plays, if they play 75 they play 75 or play 40 if that’s best, we will split it and it could 40/15/15. We want to get the best players on the field.

On Shanahan and Williams

Jordan came back, David was jumped up saying the he could picture me standing over him yelling at him to get up. So obviously that worked. He said neither was limited today.

Key then compared David Shanahan to his fellow countryman Conor McGregor when he got hurt Saturday. "I told David, 'I don't know much about the Irish culture, but I know who Conor McGregor is and he's pretty tough. So I imagine everybody from Ireland is pretty tough.'"

A complete breakdown of the PFF numbers/grades from the #GaTech loss at Ole Miss and where things fell short (there were quite a few areas) against the Rebs.