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.
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.
