Zero affect whatsoever. If that crap was an issue anyway, which it's not, it's not just about the South. Not sure if this guy is the answer or not if hired, but his ethnic background is utterly irrelevant.
Buster faulkner
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lol what a DA boger is
And it’s also telling he’s here on our board having to preach how much better Gt is or at least equal too. Without Atlanta, GT would have no chance of keeping the OC. but they might because of the son. Hope not as he’s too of my wishlist.
Lived in Atlanta area 25 years. They have almost no fanbase. It’s like Louisville in Lexington. I remember paying five bucks to go see Chris Paul come to town. No one cares about GT. at all. Only reason they aren’t trash like da ville is because of their academics. Literal trapHouses within a block of campus.
And it’s also telling he’s here on our board having to preach how much better Gt is or at least equal too. Without Atlanta, GT would have no chance of keeping the OC. but they might because of the son. Hope not as he’s too of my wishlist.
Lived in Atlanta area 25 years. They have almost no fanbase. It’s like Louisville in Lexington. I remember paying five bucks to go see Chris Paul come to town. No one cares about GT. at all. Only reason they aren’t trash like da ville is because of their academics. Literal trapHouses within a block of campus.
Uhhhhh good if he’s a good recruiter, bad if he’s a bad recruiter. Same as any other ethnicity
I like to make fun of Tech as much as anyone, but the state of their program today falls directly on Paul Johnson. George O'Leary had them at least competitive in the ACC and was the reason of Jim Donnan's firing, he couldn't beat them. Paul Johnson was an arrogant individual that looked down on HS coaches and had as little contact as possible. It was so bad and tickets were so cheap they were selling 3 game packages for less than 100$. Some of the single game ticket were 20$ and you got a burger from the varsity.
It's like he doesn't know that the conference pays out teams on a share basis. We make more money than any team in the acc except for maybe UNC and FSU due to licensing.
Jmo but it looks like his top choices got pay bumps to stay.
Not sure about this hamden guy. Being a zero in recruiting sec, he needs to be an offensive genius. Just don't see it. Surely with the money they're paying they can do better
Let's wait and see who the choice is before we pass judgement. As close as Stoops keeps asst decisions to his vest, there's a pretty good chance the choice may be someone not yet mentioned. That stupid state mandated thing expires Mon, Feb 12, so maybe we'll know something soon.
Ga Tech is not even in the neighborhood of UK in terms of SEC money vs ACC money, attendance to football games, stadium, facilities, etc etc.... C'mon ... Now academically to me it's one of the top 5 in the country...
Big GT fan here… came over to just see what yalls board was saying about Buster. I have no beef with Kentucky, actually one of my really good buddies is a big Kentucky fan!
Plus anyone that plays UGAG is a friend of mine lol. As far as Buster goes, it would be a massive loss if Buster were to leave, but I don’t believe he will.
Him and Tia(his wife) love GA and do not want to move! I know many have mentioned his son- that’s also a big role in this as well.
I have been told by multiple people that Buster doesn’t want to leave unless it’s for a HC job.
Anyways, hope you guys find someone decent, need yall to give UGA hell!
GO JACKETS & CATS!
Plus anyone that plays UGAG is a friend of mine lol. As far as Buster goes, it would be a massive loss if Buster were to leave, but I don’t believe he will.
Him and Tia(his wife) love GA and do not want to move! I know many have mentioned his son- that’s also a big role in this as well.
I have been told by multiple people that Buster doesn’t want to leave unless it’s for a HC job.
Anyways, hope you guys find someone decent, need yall to give UGA hell!
GO JACKETS & CATS!
Absolute truth. There is no one that has inside scoop anymore.
And don’t even get me started on the KSR football guys Roush and Luckett. Have they ever been correct about anything?
Georgia tech is not in the same ballpark as UK football when it comes to money, fan support, recruiting! Kentucky brings in top 25 classes yearly.
If it wasn’t for Miami being complete buffoons Georgia Tech misses a bowl in 2023, which would have been several years in row.
They also lost to bowling green at home by double digits 😒
If it wasn’t for Miami being complete buffoons Georgia Tech misses a bowl in 2023, which would have been several years in row.
They also lost to bowling green at home by double digits 😒
I loathe Jones but he absolutely has football info that's as good as it gets. It's telling that he doesn't tweet about the search at all. Imo it means 1) stoops is being very close to the vest or 2) he asked Jones to not discuss anything.
Going to be interesting how it all turns out
Wandale and Will were good for each other. You make it big in the NFL, you do it own your own. Looks they both are doing just fine apart.
Appreciate your input jon. We, the fans, like what we have seen and read about Faulkner and we would hire him in a minute. But we have no idea in reality who Coach Stoops has talked to or has in mind at this point. You may have read my post, I attended the Gasprilla Bowl and never watched your team this year before that game. I was really impressed with your offense. I personally became a big fan of Buster after watching that game. Of course at the time I wasn;t aware we were going to be needing a new OC - lol! I (we) got our feelings hurt a lot with Stoops flirtation with A & M and its hard for me to forget or forgive Stoops for the way it was handled or what was said. He has to earn my loyalty back to him. I know that is me be a silly fan, but I am an old alum who suffered thur horrible football for 50 plus years. He has generally spoiled us by making us think we can be a football school. Coach Stoops has what I grew up being called brain farts at times during the games - lol! But overall he has done a good job for us.
The good news is that apparently I am not like the players or recruits - overall I believe they have forgiven him of the A&M flirtation - they are not as invested in the school as I am and understand he wanted to improve his career. I (we) think he has a good job - most of us don't make $9 million a year for playing a game nor do we have $50 million job security in reality - lol!
Go Big Blue!
I don't know enough about PJ, Georgia HS football, or all the inner workings of relationships.
I do know the game changed, specifically on offense, and PJ didn't.
There's a lot of home talent I think would've stayed home with Gtech over the last 15+ years or so had they played a bit more modern offensive athlete-oriented ball.
Meyer, Saban, Miles, Dabo...all started taking off to the levels they did and didn't have a whole lot of resistance in Georgia. Sure, Dawgs got theirs, but after that there's still a lot of talent looking for a place to play who would have loved to stay home most likely, but Tech just wasn't appealing.
Dynamic athletes want to be in productive, dynamic offenses. Obviously QBs, TEs, and WRs would prefer essentially every other version of offense over the triple option, but even modern RBs we're making hay at all those other places. Tech can't even pitch ball hog RBs who want it when those other offenses/coaches are putting more RBs in highlight reels, in the pros, and on the Heisman podium.
As far as this Faulkner character. If he truly is the guy UK wants, I don't think the Atlanta area and Acc are going to be enough to keep him at Gtech.
Now Alabama will need to hire an OC and likely an OL coach. Their new ones likely getting poached by the Seahawks.
When are you folks going to realize we don't need a splashy oc...just somebody that will do what Stoops tells him.
If his info his so good then why don’t he throw his own guys a bone? Because they have zero info. Someone asked one of them during portal seasons why is there no updates and one of them can’t remember blamed the lack of updates on their bank account being hacked
I agree. My point was WL probably never gets that opportunity if he had not transferred to UK AND had Wandale as WR1 to throw to.
When we played GT in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, I never met a more arrogant fanbase than the GT fans.
They beat us, but you would have thought we were playing the New England Patriots the way they talked and acted toward UK fans on the streets and in the bars/restaurants.
I can't stand GT fans.
We are all blindly speculating since there is zero even rumors being reported. I'll just say IMO the Browns announcing Tom Rees as TE coach the first of this week wasn't a door closing or a firm no on being UK OC. Not impossible he still ends up the hire. The connection with Wolford, it makes too much sense for both sides.
This is my hope as well. Rees is the one guy who has been mentioned as a possibility that I want more than anyone. He would be a homerun. Great coach, great recruiter, high energy personality.
And like you, I don't think him being announced as the Brown's TE coach has diddly to do with our chances of getting him as an OC. People take jobs all the time only to leave them a week or two later to take a better one. I remember a few years ago we hired and announced that new RB coach from the NFL, only to lose him back to the NFL just days later. It is what it is.
When I made it from Lexington to Atlanta in 4 1/2 hrs. I said it was late at night. Apparently you missed my first post.
You clearly don’t know how the college world works.Kentucky football is certainly not higher than ACC as a whole. The only reason Kentucky football has money is the basketball program. When Calipari leaves at the end of the year enjoy being middle of the pack.
You must've averaged 80+mph. From the I-75 onramp at Athens-Boonesboro Road to the Buckhead area in NW Atlanta (and thus closer than downtown) is 365 miles. That's doable, but that's about the closest point in Lexington to the interstate.
It was about 2 AM. But I was going just TO Atlanta, not through it. It was my destination.
UK had 16th highest revenue in college sports. GT was 44th. Doesn't look like we are getting this dude anyway but it's wild people don't understand the conference payouts in '24... There is a very good reason FSU wants out.
We love Bobby Dodd, but he was an idiot for leaving the SEC. His morals were correct but as we have learned morals die every day for money.
That's a rivalry game.... terrible point. GT only lost by 8 to uga... but GT also lost to Bowling Green by 10+. That's apple to oranges. There are 4-5 teams in the ACC that would regularly beat Kentucky just like the SEC does.
Have fun over paying for another OC
btw Brock wanted to come to GT and Buster shot it down. He prefers Haynes King.No, they love Athens, because he is a commutes. But Buster is important to Tech to get some credibility back with the Tech program around the state. Don't have many seasons left, but would like a little excitement in our rivalry. Just not much fun taking Tech's lunch money every year.
Didn't you just give more money to your current OC because of us? Look dude. Dont make us hate you. We will ruin your entire program.Have fun over paying for another OC
