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How are current players staying on track to get better and stronger physically? Is Lew having some kind of home workout sessions with them?

KQ- He sent the players home workouts and modified workouts that they can do if they don't have access to things like weights and whatnot. Lots of cardio type stuff. Some of the players have tweeted what they are up to if you are interested in that.

I must've missed this, but I thought it was expected for the NCAA to vote to permit one-time hoop non-grad transfers without sitting out a year. There was speculation the vote was going to be delayed, but then it was clarified it would still happen. But everything I'm hearing is now is it's not going to pass. When/what changed...and when is the vote (this month?)

KQ- The winds changed on it, I have not really heard the specific reasons, but I'm sure with everything going on it was not an easy time to start that and to do it so late in the process. The waiver is expected to take effect in 2021-22 instead of 2020-21.

Do you know, or can you find out, what spring sport seniors (specifically baseball and golf) plan on coming back to take advantage of their additional year?

We had a very strong senior golf class.

KQ- I can ask, but I think with baseball it will depend on the MLB Draft and anyone not taken in the shorter draft will try to come back. Golf is more difficult to handicap but I have someone I can reach out to and see if they have some insight there.

Changing it up, asking about us as opposed to what we're here for. Do you notice anything different about us as a community/group of consumers during this odd period? Obviously and statistically, we're much more likely to be unemployed and/or stuck at home, etc. But on an emotional level, do you find us gravitating towards a type of content or expressing a reaction to a degree that you didn't expect, as moderators/journalists?

KQ- I think people are much moodier myself included right now. I haven't been helped by having a baby at home who wasn't sleeping through the night until a few days ago. That certainly shortened my fuse some.

I think it comes in waves and there are topics that really show people's thought processes that are interesting to see. I think we serve a higher purpose than normal right now because this is basically like the local bar where GT fans can gather, have fun, maybe argue and follow the program.

As far as programming, I think you see us focusing on what you men and women are mostly interested in.

Second, you and Russell acknowledge that bagmen and paying players are a reality of the sport/industry, and we all appreciate that candidness. It's definitely something everyone across the board is more aware of (especially since the Ole Miss fiasco, and the subsequent Steven Godfrey documentary). What we all know as fans is, "it's more rampant than the NCAA would have you think". I've always assumed it was just rampant but with no logical bounds on how rampant. So in "real general terms", how much is a healthy amount to assume? Like, are bagmen more of a thing with 4 & 5-stars and factory schools? Or any player that's in a precarious economic position? Or is it just so rampant that it happens with any school with any tier of player to some degree? *I understand any answer you give is largely speculative and potentially sensitive to your sources, contacts, and colleagues.

KQ- I mean I saw people get money back in the 1980s when I was a kid or have things cars/jewelry that the family couldn't afford let alone think of affording. Cheating is always going to happen. There hasn't been a time where someone doesn't try to gain an advantage over an opponent. It could be what happened in the MLB with the Astros or what happened at Ole Miss or Louisville or what people are accusing Duke of with Zion Williamson.

With our connections, it is easy to hear/see stories. When I tell someone what I do for a living and they know an interesting story they are quick to tell it for example I used to know the delivery guy for a bagman for a certain P5 program who drank at the same bar I frequented...

Sometimes it comes other ways. I probably have 200+ college coaches/staff numbers in my phone by now and I stay in touch with many people in the business and we swap interesting war stories.

Same thing for Russell, it is not our job to out people or burn sources or whatever. I'm not Charles Robinson or Jeremy Schaap or whoever!

With only being ~$7mill away from completing the $125mill AI fundraiser, has Stansbury given out any timeframe for breaking ground, the construction, and/or the completion of the new Edge Rice? (I really hope to see its addition in modernizing The Dodd before I graduate)

KQ- Once the money is all in place, the next goal was to begin the meetings to start breaking ground. It is unfortunate they didn't already break ground because this would be an excellent time to work on that project with everyone off campus and the Edge empty. ADTS last told us something like once they had the money they could begin work within a month or two I think. There are some other hangups given what is going on that may push that a little. I think they have to make sure everyone is still on board with the timetables for giving and not pushing back anything. So that is probably another layer to all of this as well. I'll check with some people this week and see where they are with the Edge rebuild.

Role play/improv time.

The scene: You are a member of the GT Football staff and you are recruiting a 4* or way underrated 3* that fits the bill for what we are trying to build. Those young men also have offers from big P5 schools. What are some of the main recruiting points that you push?

(This may vary by position needed/recruited, but more interested in what the big sell is right now for the upstart of our program)

KQ- Sure it varies depending on the kid and the other programs. The two hardest ones non-football sales wise are Notre Dame and Stanford who can undercut the education piece here some. What am I pushing, I'm showing them what happens to a kid that blows out his knee and showing him what some of the graduates at other schools (read SEC) are doing with their degrees if they didn't make it to the NFL. I'm showing them what happens when someone does really well for this staff and how they have put many dudes in the league. I'm showing them the opportunities to brand yourself in the ATL vs a small town SEC school for example. If they are into women, I'm showing them the number of single women in the ATL area compared to somewhere else regardless of the type they are into. Lots of stuff.

I asked RJ this in the live Q&A but this one is for you. Per your scouting ability, who is your favorite player in this class so far?

KQ- Joshua Robinson pops for me, I like big guys, he is a bigger end with a nice frame that will fill out in college.

In one of the articles about JBS, Russell mentioned him being influenced by Collins flip. Any further information concerning the specifics.

RJ-Sure. Collins was committed to Central Florida, a school that while they aren’t close to JBS in terms of distance, it is one of the in-state schools, and one of the better G5 schools in the country.

When Collins announced his move to the public, it caught the eye of not only JBS, but recruits all over the country. It is one thing to be extremely interested in a school, it is another when you see elite talent joining the class.

At the end of the cycle, do we finish with more or less 4* talent than last year?

RJ- I still believe so, yes. BlackStrain is someone who could see his rating get back into the 250 if he is able to have a strong year.

I keep seeing David Daniel hype UGAg on Twitter. Is the flip a real possibility? And if it happens what would that mean as far as recognition goes for Tech?

RJ- It will get more real, imo, as the calendar approaches December and February. Academics are such a big deal to his family.

If it happened, that’d be a potentially program changing win. Not only to beat UGA for a recruit, but also to flip a top-100 caliber player and top player in the state.

Would put the area, the state, and the country on notice were it to happen.

Wonder why we do not have any OL commits yet. Who are the 4 most likely to commit to GT? Who are the 2 most critical to the effort?

RJ- Stay tuned, young grasshopper.
Jakiah Leftwich
Micah Pettus
Weston Franklin
Eli Richey

That’s the four that will be on my projected class.

If GHSA allows football to start back in june or july will Ga host a rivals camp?

KQ- I doubt it, I could see Chad trying to do something on his own maybe. I think our camps are dead for this year. We have not heard a peep about them and some of our staff who have to work the camps and the company we work with have people in some of the hardest hit areas of the country or most closed off like California and New York.

Both states are allowing sports without fans to return in June. That’s surprising. What’s that mean for east coast and acc?

Administrators and coaches for school and athletic department took 10% cut to save school $1.2 million of the $40 million loss due to the shutdown. Furloughs coming (a little late), capital construction projects freezing, and mentions of Clemson. More details HERE from Greenville News.

So remember what is said in the WAR ROOM stays in the WAR ROOM, it doesn't go on twitter, facebook, DMs, or whatever.

FOOTBALL

Discussions are underway to get the football team back on campus next month. The staff are hopeful and are letting people know that it is a legitimate possibility so be prepared, however there are many people who have to sign off on it so there are a lot of hurdles that have not been cleared yet. Everyone from legal to the president of the school have to be onboard.

ADTS and the brain trust of GT are working on this behind the scenes with aims to play a football season this year if it is safe.

Several SEC programs are planning to come back either June 1 or 15th including UGA so that may help the cause at Tech to make it happen. On my end, I just want everyone to be save and healthy so they hopefully have a good plan to keep the kids that way.

On football scheduling, there is lots of talk right now about fractured schedules since some teams won't be playing including possibly an ACC team like Syracuse or Virginia/Virginia Tech because of concerns about COVID-19. The Pac-12 football programs in California are not on track to play as of now and that will be the case with many other programs especially in areas that become hot spots again with the virus.

Without fans in the stands, it will be easier for scheduling on the fly for teams. It is not like hotels are booked out or planes hard to charter at the moment so hopefully you could see some interesting old rivalries rekindled. That whole idea of fans or no fans is still very much unsettled on every level from talking to sources at both GT and other programs.

On the GT side, most of the non-conference games except Notre Dame are regional opponents so that is a good situation to be in right now.

Team wise, the staff has done a nice job of helping the kids get workouts in and most are doing a good job of staying in shape and trying to keep their S&C gains from the offseason. Many are figuring out unique ways to workout and get some football work in at home with family members helping them. You've probably seen a good bit of this on social media lately.

FOOTBALL RECRUITING

Things are starting to get interesting at the quarterback position, as other schools are offering and identifying new targets in the last several days.

One of those schools, Louisville, is thought to be the main competition for GT for Chayden Peery. While Peery's senior season could be in jeopardy based on the recent rulings in the state of California, Louisville may be pivoting at the position. An offer on Thursday from the Cardinals went out to Glynn Academy QB Terrance Lewis.

Other schools, such as Georgia Tech are recruiting Lewis as an ATH. In this type of recruitment, GT being the local school could actually hurt them. Louisville could very easily tell him what he wants to hear, sign him and call him a QB, and then day one or two of practice, move him to another position with some type of BS excuse.

GT doesn't have that luxury, and has been honest with him throughout his recruitment about that.

Getting back to Peery, he recently went on a virtual visit to Vanderbilt in addition to the ones he went on to both Louisville and Georgia Tech.

Kansas and Boise State are also heavily in the mix.

I still don’t think that the staff is done evaluating/sending out offers at the position for the class of 2021, but that could change if these signal-callers start pulling the trigger in the weeks to come.

***I can confirm that there was no contact between GT and Aaron McLaughlin following his Auburn decommitment.

Speaking of virtual visits and conversations with Georgia Tech in recent days, LB target Caden Fordham is another that was recently in contact with the staff.

His conversations with the staff this week were important, as it was reported early this week that he was going to be announcing this week, and Georgia Tech was also reportedly out of the mix.

That is no longer the case, per my sources. GT is squarely in the mix, and one source went as far to say that they are one of his top options.

I don’t think BlackStrain will be the only four-star receiver in this class.

In the projected class I am working on, this is what the WR class looks like in terms of CURRENT RR-

5.8
5.8
5.8
5.6
(if there is no RB in the class)
5.7
5.6

Another major topic of conversation recently has been offensive line recruiting, and the lack of commitments at the position.

Georgia Tech remains in a strong position for Westlake OT Jakiah Leftwich, and while he has planned a commitment in July, things could get pushed up.

Another offensive lineman that Key and the staff are in a good spot for is Micah Pettus. Pettus has blown up a bit throughout this shutdown, but has remained in contact with the staff, and has had his questions answered.

I’m working on gather enough for a story on new OL offer Charlie Patterson.

Continuing on the OL, the more people I talk to about Weston Franklin’s recruitment, the closer I get to putting in a FutureCast in for him.

Franklin projects as a guard at the college level, a good one at that.

With a class thought to have five members in it, if possible they will add multiple interior linemen.

In an ideal world, multiple OL from the state of Alabama will be in the class.

the time off the road and at home has given coaches time to evaluate multiple classes, not just for 2021.

While every other school has the same advantages, there’s just something special (in the eyes of an in-state recruit) about having their first offer come from Georgia Tech.

Staying in the trenches, the commitment from Zeek Biggers on Mother’s Day means that of the two DT they hope to sign in the 2021 class, they have one of them committed already. The staff views Biggers like an unmolded piece of clay that is the perfect size for the DT position and they are very excited about his potential hence why they pushed so hard because he is a good fit for the program in all aspects and he has size they cannot teach.

This means that of the other names listed on the offer list, only one will (more than likely) be in the class.

Long-time target Cameron Ball remains the most likely candidate, and sources close to his recruitment believe that while Georgia Tech remains in a good place, he is holding firm (as of 5/14) on his wishes to visit campuses before deciding.

Staying in the state of Georgia, a couple of offer list changes that I know if I do not mention, may get missed:

I fully anticipate Miles Campbell committing to Tennessee next week. He will remain on the offer list.

Until I hear more about him, Ola DL Devin Lee will be removed from the offer list.

Look for more changes this weekend on the offer list. Finally, I am still planning to release an updated (still) too early projected class. Look for it early next week, if not before.

BASKETBALL

Romello White is off the board, he never spoke with Josh Pastner and was pretty locked into dealing with people he knew very well already like Stackhouse at Vandy and the Ole Miss assistant who recruited him to Arizona State. Those guys had the strong previous relationships and he apparently shut everyone else out. Pastner never really dealt with him because he was not going to make it into school out of HS and Brian Gregory had already been planning to recruit over him when he was fired.

On the team front, the staff are hopeful if football gets the okay and things go well that will open up the opportunity for the basketball team to return in a similar fashion so they can get to working out. With it being a key season for Pastner and the players with NCAAT hopes they really want to get going as soon as possible. Everyone except for Maxwell is hanging in the Atlanta area including Saba ready to come in when they get the greenlight.

On the recruiting front, they are holding steady leaving open that final scholarship spot for now. There is a chance some more players could become available if teams opt to not play come Oct/Nov (looking at you Pac-12) so they may be able to pick up one final piece that way for 2020-21.

Looking ahead to the 2021 class, they are still looking for a pure point guard, but are going hard after Deebo Coleman as a Devoe-like combo guard who can play both. GT is in good shape with him.

GT leads for SF Alex Fudge right now, the staff have really gone all in on him.

It is still a GT/FSU fight for Matthew Cleveland who is not in a hurry to make his decision right now

GT wants to sign four if possible in 2021, a PG (must-have since they'll be down to one after this year), a SG/combo guard, a wing and a big.

One interesting big man is John Butler from South Carolina. He is a big academic kid, also very skinny but he would be a perfect fit.

Okay, this working from home stuff has me bored as well as the Zoom, Skype, and WebEx meetings. Although most focus is on 21 recruiting, thought I would take a look at what record we may have considering our difficult schedule and that there there is a season. Decided to do it by position group and come up with an arithmetic answer. Tried hard to take the GT glasses off and add short comments. Sorry for the length.

I hope others comment and make their own assumptions.

Scoring: 3 = One of the best position groups in CFB (top 5 to 7); 2 = one of best in conference and better than most on our schedule; 1 = slight advantage over teams in conference; 0 = neutral; -1 = slightly worse than teams in conference; -2 = one of the worst in conference; -3 = one of the worst in CFB.

Offense Score: 0
OL = 0

• Think it might be most improved position group with the two graduate transfers and coaching, but need time to gel, history of injuries, and young backups.

RB = 2

• Probably strongest unit on team and think Gibbs is real deal

QB = -1

• Think Yates starts this year and unless one of the true freshman really does something special in fall, both will probably redshirt. Graham improved, but ...

WR = 0

• Get couple injured players back and Brown looked great last year, but nothing spectacular

TE = -1

• Would be worse, but incoming freshman looks decent and won't play as much with multiple sets and better OL.

Defense Score: +1
DL = 0

• Probably better than last few years and more depth, but no game changers yet. Still need more size. Interesting how couple of freshman do this year.

LB = -2

• Probably weakest unit on defense. Unless we move one of the safeties, Knight really gets better, or one of the freshmen really step up, not looking great.

CB = 1

• Think one freshman plays and did not really lose anyone.

S = 2

• One of the team's best units

Special Teams Score: -5
PK = -2

• No proven kicker and two walkons (one injured). Probably will be better than last year, but nothing proven.

P = 1

• Just needs more consistency

PR = -2

• Think it might get somewhat better, but nothing to go on.

KR = -2

• Pretty bad last year

Summary is offense is improved with no advantage, defense slightly better, and special teams are rough. If we assume that ST improves some, then we should finish one to two games under 500 this year.

Georgia Tech one of two ACC teams with multiple selections

THE FLATS – Recognized as part of the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performance on the field and in the classroom, Georgia Tech baseball juniors Michael Guldberg and Luke Waddell were selected to the 2020 Academic All-District First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday.


The Yellow Jackets were one of just two Atlantic Coast Conference baseball teams to have multiple selections as the juniors joined eight ACC selections overall. Tech earned multiple all-district selections for the first time since 2012 (Brandon Thomas and Sam Dove) and fourth time overall since 1979.


Guldberg earned his second-straight selection to the all-district first team, earning a 3.90 grade-point average in his third year in the industrial engineering program at Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets’ captain, Waddell, capped his third year in the business administration program with an impressive 3.86 GPA.


On the field for the shortened season (16 games), Guldberg amassed a whopping .450 batting average to lead the ACC, garnering 27 hits (five doubles) in 60 at-bats, striking out just three times total for the stretch. The Marietta, Ga. native was the last in Power 5 and one of the final three hitters in all of Division I to not record a strikeout. “The Machine” reached base at a 52.1 percent clip and was 3-of-3 for stolen bases, while also managing a perfect fielding percentage in left field.


For Waddell, it was another stellar year as one of the nation’s top shortstops and table setters. From the leadoff spot, Waddell hit .300 through 16 games, recording 18 hits, including four extra-base knocks, for nine RBI. He drew seven walks to average a .419 on-base percentage during his junior campaign. Of the Loveland, Ohio native’s nine RBI, none proved more clutch than the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of Game 2 during the ACC’s opening weekend against Virginia Tech.


The banner year in the classroom continues for Georgia Tech baseball as it posted a program-record 3.40 team GPA – one of eight sports to record program bests.


First-team academic all-district honorees advance to the academic all-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team (when selected) academic all-America selections will be announced in June.

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Decided to chart out where ACC schools stand commitment wise with the 2020 Rivals 250. I feel like it gives me a better idea of what we're up against within the conference. Right grouping shows just the Coastal.

Thought we should have a thread to discuss other games around the league and CFB on the whole.

So far, FSU looks a bit better this year, but super small sample size. Boise can’t tackle either.

is that we were so conservative on offense. When we hired this HC...I said ok...so we got a defensive guy...great. The next most important hire was the OC. Spare no expense and have an exhaustive search. Hire the most innovative-up and coming-win with less talent OC money can buy.

We got a Temple carryover and the fact that we didn’t score much doesn’t bother me. It’s that we were the most boring ass looking team I’ve ever seen Tech trot out. That was the least inspiring play calling I’ve ever seen. Our spring game showed 10x the innovation and it was nothing special.

I’ll give the guy the rest of the year but if we call scheme like that all year...we HAVE to go back the the drawing board and search for another OC. This looked as bad or worse than the 2006 ACCCG

Starts at 7pm on ESPN. Let's see what the bulls are bringing to the table.

i bet he wishes he took the GT job. Looks like Avery Johnson out at Bama too. Crazy

2019 Bentonville (Ark.) West LB/DE Kendall Young.

He had some legal troubles that got in the way of his recruitment, but that was resolved as of today.

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Obviously, the recruits are curious to see what the new offense and defense looks like. Do you think that Spring practices will be enough to help recruits pull the trigger if they like what they see, or do you think they really need to see it in the Spring Game? Will the “fast-paced” practices be a factor in attracting recruits?

I certainly think the way they practice at Temple very much caught the eye of recruits who were able to witness it. Here it is much easier to get kids on campus and high-level ones so that will be a great recruiting opportunity. I think seeing what they are trying to do helps the recruits visualize where they fit in since there isn't a ton of film to show them that is applicable given the wide differences in personnel Collins inherited at Temple vs Georgia Tech. Neither were ideal for what they truly wanted to do on either side of the ball as well at both places so practice will be a key way to show them what they are building towards even after GT starts playing games.

What kind of prospect is Nolan McCord? Seems interested in Tech but I guess maybe specialists are the last to get rated on Rivals?

A preferred walk-on, he is a top 40 kicker, but that isn't rating or scholarship worthy right now. We don't rank kids who we don't expect to get scholarships. Just because someone visits GT doesn't mean they are a scholarship player. They have an extensive walk-on program and a lot of guys you see visit are for that or they are trying to get teammates on campus or whatever. It is not always what you see on the surface being the actual targets for scholarships.

How much impact do you think the b-ball investigation will have our already weak momentum in recruiting?

None, it won't be resolved anytime soon. I've talked to some extremely high-level Tech people who agree with my assessment of the situation as well.

What level basketball coach could we reasonably expect once we get rid of Pastner next year?

Depends on if Josh Pastner is fired or not. Knowing Stansbury he is unlikely to pull the trigger on firing him next year unless they truly stink.

Any further information on women’s basketball? MaChelle? Fletcher? Pan?

If what I've been told is true, then I expect we will never see Joseph coach again and I would think the players will transfer, but I cannot expand on it further. The silence is meaningful because coach Joseph's camp has figured out what came to light and will try to settle this quietly IMO to save her rep.

Always been impressed with how you seem to have a good handle on all of the kids Tech is recruiting. Has there ever been a time that a kid committed to a school you were covering and you had no idea that school was even recruiting him?

The weirdest situation I've dealt with was Adam Gotsis, but I knew he was committed he was just gun shy about talking about it and we were chatting over facebook at the time. I can't think of one that committed where I was clueless. We've had trouble getting a hold of kids. I can remember when Nick Marshall committed to Georgia Tech and his coach who had the only cellphone access to him wouldn't put him on. I was in Las Vegas where my son was born and couldn't get back here to go to Nick's house and grab him myself. That was the weirdest one.

you may not know the answer to this, but is something going on with Chase Murray? He hasn’t played in the last few games, and I’m hopeful it isn’t an injury

I would assume he is injured, but there are some on this board who could answer that.

What's going on at the AJC relating to GT athletics? They seem to have a certain glee in reporting on any downturn in our situation. You and rivals report the facts; the AJC finds the darkest corner and publishes it as the sole fact. It hasn't always been this way.

If I was the AD, I might ban them from all GTAA facilities.

I think there are a few different things going on, but negative GT stories generate clicks from GT and UGA and other people. Just the way it is. I have no idea what the marching orders are for Ken and how much control he has over headlines or stories and how much comes from his bosses. He is not a malicious guy though and is a friend.

Any idea why the CB from Stephenson (Morton?) has been absent of GT mentions ?

He was at Florida I think visiting in a caravan of kids this weekend.

Saw West Virginia is going to play in the CBI. Are they able to draw enough at the gate to pay for that Tournaments entry fee but GT isn’t ?

They have a healthy budget situation and draw well at the Coliseum averaging about 10k per game regardless of opponent and a coach like Bob Huggins pretty much gets his way so if he wanted to play they are going to play.

Any idea why we seemed to lead for Marcus Watson and Chandler Lawson and at the last minute they chose other schools? Even some national writers (Evan Daniels) jumped in with GT predictions right before only to change them day of?

Not sure it was a weird situation and @Dan McDonald can attest to it. It has been odd that has come up several times now with Pastner.

B-ball has 3 scholarships. I would think 1 is a grad transfer and 1 is a HS player and 1 wildcard that could be held for 2020 even (mid year transfer). Who are the top HS prospects GT is receiving for ‘19 class? I remember an article a few weeks ago on a kids from SC with interest from KState Iowa st Xavier. Is he still in the mix?

So the HS ship is likely to go to someone like Asanti Price the guard you referenced or Tre Mitchell or the wildcard is Grant Sherfield who GT is trying to get to visit as well. Mitchell is a post, Price and Sherfield are guards. Sherfield had signed with UCLA but was released when they fired Alford. They are needing to get all three on campus, GT prefers Price over Sherfield.

Your thoughts on the development of Moore? He seems like a pretty talented wing, just needs to be able to consistently knock down the shot and not overthink things too much.

Needs to develop his body and shot, but you can see real flashes from him and you can see his athleticism. He is a raw guy, but not like Moses raw, lots of coaches and recruiting junkies were really high on him because he has the ability to be a great finisher if he can refine his game.

Do all our visitors get to keep the jerseys they put on?

Nope that would be a NCAA violation.

Has the leans list changed?

Nope

Are their any silent commits for football?

There is still one guy.

Any news on David Divenko's status for next year ?

As of today he will not be joining GT's 2019 class, but that could change I suppose. Last conversation I had with a good source about it was he was going to play overseas and hasn't develop as much as anticipated.

Do you think our new S&C staff/program is an upgrade compared to last year or just more vocal?

That is a question that will be answered probably around August. We will see how strong and how healthy the team is when they start grinding in fall camp. I think even this spring it is hard to tell because it has only been a few months.

Any word on open practices for the media or fans? Kind of suprised they wouldn't open a few practices for the fans

Nope, no information has been released yet nor do we even have a media schedule for availabilities yet.

Who are the kids we absolutelly would make room for even if their positions we're already filled and they decided to commit to us late? Who are the kids we absolutelly would make room for even if their positions we're already filled and they decided to commit to us late?

Impossible to say right now, any like high 4-5 star types but so much depends on class needs and who those targets are. There is no way to accurately answer that until the class is getting full and you know who the still interested kids are.

Who are the top 5 out of state prospects we have the most traction with?

Logan Kyle the WR from Texas is the only one that pops to mind. Remember many of the out of state kids have been on campus once or have not visited yet so that is not really a measuring stick for anything. Most of the out of state offers are guys who will end up a factory schools and are no brainer offers so far or are far away where a visit may not occur until the summer.

What's the team we seem to be competing the most with for recruits? Is it Auburn because of Hudson, Zimmerman, Lewis or maybe Bama because of Morton, Marks, Baker, etc.

There isn't one, Auburn seems like one they are working hard against because Gus is in so much trouble there and obviously there are staff members who are well-aware of that both internally and externally and are positioning GT to be a soft landing for some kids.

How I miss this time of year and GT being relevant and in the tourney hunt...both the ACC and the Big Dance. I fell in love with GT as a kid when my late father and GT alumni introduced me to Tech with hoops.
Don’t want to talk Uga much because like all true GT fans I hate them with a passion. But I do have a serious for everyone including Kelly. How can a dumpster fire of a program like they have been go from bottom of the barrel to having a top 5 recruiting class ? I mean like overnight !? Is he that good of a recruiter ? Or are there “special offers” like Will Wade has given ?? I just don’t understand how we can’t sniff a decent recruit and they have the #1 class in the SEC...d—- I hate them with a passion !
Go Jackets !

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