To add further on to my Stanford comment from the other day. Stanford had two Heisman finalists with Luck then McCaffrey. And you could argue that they should have won the award over those who actually won.
Let’s give him a couple year before we prematurely crown him as “Savior,” but it’s a solid start. The only reason I don’t go higher than “solid” is that damn Bowling Green game.
I'm a lifelong GT fan and it's been hard with UGA being the sun of College Football and Tech being so bad. Depressed and nothing to look forward to not now that's in the past Brett Key has made me love Tech again I honestly hope our QB Haynes King stays healthy and gets trained in the off season same with the entire team so many players I'm looking forward to seeing break through and become NFL caliber
@@gd70693 I like Zach Pyron and was really hoping he would win the job this year during the off-season, but I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen from Haynes King. He’s been inconsistent this year but at his best he’s looked like a genuine Heisman contender. My hope is that next year King cleans it up and plays more consistently and has an incredible season, but then goes to the league and we get 2 years of Pyron
@jjstew35 I agree, the gutsy performance in the Miami game was great. He has done pretty good this year . I was at the Benz opening game, and when that tipped ball was turned into a pic, I was upset. I like Pyron"s passion in his play style. They are both really good in my eyes
@mauriceamos4006 you lost cuz uga was better lol. Couple of transfers from uga helped yall in that game too. Hopefully they will do better next year in the acc
As a lifelong, diehard Tech fan, this season has restored my faith in the program. Sure, there have been some tough losses, however I love that we have raised our ceiling by beating some ranked opponents. Haynes King will undoubtedly be the best quarterback in the conference next year, at least heading into the season. We also have a lot of great skill players coming back on offense. Our defense has been pretty bad this season, but the bright side is that it can only get better. Our defensive backfield is actually pretty decent, but our front seven needs a lot of work. I see Tech being on the short list of contenders for the conference next year, as UNC and FSU will most likely take a step back. Clemson should have a better year though. All that being said, I love the direction of the program. Go Jackets and THWg!!!!
@arturbello4213are you talking about Pyron? I like him a lot and hope he sticks around despite being the backup. I think Haynes is much better though, especially due to his ability in the run game. If Pyron was better, he would be the starter.
As someone who kept my season tickets during the Collins’ debacle (and yelled “MONEY DOWN” ironically as we seemed to always give up the 3rd down), this is a great summary. I think what sealed his hire was marching into Athens with a game plan and actually scoring first against Georgia with backup QBs(!) as Jeff Sims was out for the year. The game stayed somewhat close until the end of the first half, which was far better than anyone expected, especially on the road. Key has thrown a lot of red meat to GT fans in terms of circling the Georgia game on the calendar, rather than making excuses as Collins seemed to. As long as Kirby is in Athens any win will be a huge upset for Tech, so we’re realistic about it, certainly, but hearing that fight was a breath of fresh air. As a lifelong fan I’m over the moon Key got the nod, he loves the school and there is clear buy-in from the players. It’ll be great to watch Key and Kirby square off each year, regardless of the outcome. You have to love former players who come home to coach their programs. That being said, THWG. 😊
It was so refreshing the second Key took over. The previous UGA game, Collins was trying to run the clock from the first whistle. It’s great to have a leader who’s up to the challenge to compete.
Yea it will be another 15 to 20 years of dominance in Athens. I for one am happy for it. Hopefully tech can climb up the acc. A competitive game looks better on ugas schedule. Will help tech too even with bowl games etc.
I’m a Clemson fan but have to give them credit they’ve impressed me this year I see them being good for the foreseeable future hopefully we get some good future matchups
As a Tech fan I hate that we no longer play Clemson. That was a fun in conference rivalry. Even though we’ve lost 8 straight against you guys I’m gonna miss playing y’all.
I am glad to see Haynes King doing well in GT. I had no problem with the guy at A&M, but it was just clear that SEC play and the environment wasn't quite right for him. I hope he can continue to suceed at GT during the rest of his college football tenure.
As a GT fan I was pleased with how well GT played against uga. I get that a loss is still a loss, but the spread was 23 points and GT only lost by 8. Hopefully they do well in the bowl game to get some momentum for next season and can do well in the portal. I dont think Brent Key is some offensive or defensive guru, but i believe he is a good football coach, and connects with his players. I think he will be successful at GT
This year I don't think you can tell the story of Brent Key (or even Haynes King) without talking about Buster Faulkner. You should do a video on him sometime.
I’m going to probably write a novel about the past five Georgia Tech football seasons, I have so much to say about my beloved Jackets. I think I’m in agreement with you for the most part on everything you said, the Collins hire was a clear mistake in hindsight. Even those who don’t know one lick about football could tell you that, I’d love to travel back in time and be a fly on the wall in the GTAA meeting that made that decision so I could know what the motive was behind it. But one things for sure, it didn’t work. Key I am really growing to like as a guy and as a coach. Not that I ever disliked him but I wasn’t sure of his ability to coach given his role as a lineman’s coach and recruiter didn’t pan out that well in Geoffs tenure but I think when all is said and done we’re going to find out just how much coaches weren’t allowed to do under Collins. The immediate eye grab for the college football world about Brent Key is this: He wins big games. Yes, the loss to Bowling Green is still inexcusable but he has us believing that we can beat teams with a little number next to their name. I as a season ticket holder was at the North Carolina game and I just knew as the game was winding down that I had witnessed a classic. As Haynes King said “it was Tech like”. When the recruiting starts to gel, and I trust it will, I think we’ll be poised to be competitive with anyone in the country. The challenge ahead will be one thing: Money. We need to donate to the Tech way and to Alexander-Tharpe to get the ball rolling for our dreams to become reality. Go Jackets!
I thought Key at first was just going to be your typical interim head coach during the #24 Pitt game back in Oct of 2022 after Collins was fired but he proved the whole world wrong that he was worthy being a HC and handle things respectfully for the players and got them a surprising win. This would also lead to him to another ranked win game at North Carolina who were ranked #13 and despite them being rusty in the 1st half they managed to shock the world again by beating them with 21-unanswered points and they won the game without their starting QB and their third string QB. That’s the type of resiliency that I knew Key was the guy for this job and to save this program because he’s not here to mess around and to produce silly branding, he’s a guy that wants to compete and win games by coaching the right way. I’m happy to see this team be successful again and seeing Key finally have his recognition that he’s been working his tail off to get this job for a long time. #GoJackets
Good and fair video. I am very thrilled with how well Coach Key has lead this team this year. I am also as thrilled with the season that Haynes has had. No, we won't beat UGAg with almost certainty. But as you noted, we are in a bowl and two years ago, a bowl game seemed years away. I was hopeful we could make a bowl coming into this season and I thought we would. It's even more gratifying given that many of the "expert" felt we would win 3-4 games, which I always thought undersold us. Of course, after BG, 3-4 was looking more likely but the team responded. Sure, I would love to upset UGAg, but I will be very, very happy to finish 6-6 and then to hopefully actually get a WINNING SEASON if we can get a bowl win! If you had asked me two years ago today about a bowl game and a winning season, I would have sadly laughed.
Key went 0-12 as the OC/OL Coach at UCF in 2015 & was a joke as OL Coach under Collins -- can't coach or recruit and has the intelligence and character of a Kidney Bean -- Fritz & Chadwell took lower paying Coach jobs and ARE BOTH in the Top 25 at Group of Five Schools far superior to Key's Jackets that probably won't make a Bowl next year with a tougher schedule.
He won the team over. A team that looks down in their HC is a broken team. Also, he and the o line coach have done a great job with probably the best o line and ages.
We’ve won 3 games 3 years in a row and haven’t made a bowl game in 5 years, now we’re above 500 with a bowl game and several upsets and a close game vs now top 10 Louisville. So yeah Id say we’ve risen quite a bit
I disagree. Key went 0-12 as the OC/OL Coach at UCF in 2015 & was a joke as OL Coach under Collins -- can't coach or recruit and has the intelligence and character of a Kidney Bean -- Fritz & Chadwell took lower paying Coach jobs and ARE BOTH in the Top 25 at Group of Five Schools far superior to Key's Jackets that probably won't make a Bowl next year with a tougher schedule
The admin talked to Fritz and things didn't work out. I never saw any indications that Chadwell was interested in the job either. It was not a particularly attractive job at the time. Either way, if you're a GT then get on board and let's do what we can. There has definitely been an improvement.@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 your braindead, you act like one position coach makes the team good or bad. Right Now, Key is 10-9, 4-0 vs. RANKED ACC teams and 4-3, VS Ranked teams. Went 5-3 in the ACC this year which is 4th place. At lot better from dead last where they were predicted to finish
I think Tech has the right guy now. Their recruiting pool is limited due to academics. They have barriers that many schools do not have. I recall an old story from a UGA coach many years ago, He said he always took high-powered Math textbooks on his recruiting trips to see players who were torn between Tech and UGA. He showed them what they would have to master at Tech to graduate and more often than not that sealed the deal for UGA:)
I know this is a bit of a stretch. But we were up against Louisville for most of the game, played tough against Ole Miss before they ran up the score at the end. This could have easily been an 8 or 9 win season. Really looking forward to this team’s progress next year
@@ryanlexander7661if they continue to progress like they have I think they can win one. I’m not saying they’ll be better than UGA at any point or dominate them, but they can definitely play a tough game similar to the one last weekend and actually squeak out a win. Its not much but it would be an improvement on the last 7 years
Ppl forget that Georgia Tech was a powerhouse in the past. They have won multiple National Championships in their history. Including their last one in 1990. Split the NC with Colorado that season.
GT Fan and Alumnus here. I've watched all your GT videos and this one is great like the others. Looking back at the 20 years before Paul Johnson's retirement ('98 - '18), we were a consistently good, occasionally great team. In those 20 years, we went to bowl game 18 (90%) times, were ranked at least once throughout the season 15 times (75%), and ended the season ranked 8 times (40%). Also have some great conference runs, winning twice and being runner up another 3 times. While the Paul Johnson era was less good near the end, I don't think you could have asked for much better from a program with tough academics and low athletic spending. Geoff Collins was pretty bad, you made three videos on the point, so I won't belabor the point but 3-9 three times in a row, combined with so many losses being absolute blow outs, was rough. He was so bad the AD that hired him was fired too, which was bittersweet since he was an alumnus, but we got an alumnus coach now and a great AD in J Batt who I think is young and understands what needs to be done in the current collegiate athletic landscape. Like you said the Bowling Green game this year was horrible, but we honestly should not have beat Miami, so it evens out in the end in my mind. This year we finished 4th out of 14 in the ACC, and had a real shot being 2nd if we had beat Louisville, which is amazing to say for a 1st year head coach with a team that was previously bowl ineligible. The players and fans like Brent, we got a good recruiting class lined up for next year (33rd overall which is amazing for GT), and King will be back next year as well. The future is looking up for returning to consistently good, occasionally great; going beyond that will be another discussion regarding if a program like GT can ever feasibly muster the resources to compete against the biggest and best teams routinely. The future of the ACC is also spotty, which worries me as well as I don't think GT would come out on top in an ACC realignment.
I love to see GT getting some love. It's incredible what Key has done. Tech very well could have been 7-4 or 8-3 (loss to Louisville late and bowling green). Going 6-6 and seeing a bowl game this year is all I ask for. I'm pleased with how well the season has gone.
every preseason, I pick a team that I think is going to exceed expectations and have a surprisingly great season, like 10+ wins out of nowhere. This season, I picked Mizzou, and was right. Last season, I picked Kansas State, and was right. It’s still way too early for me to lock in a 2024 pick, but GT has been one of my frontrunners for a while.
Coach Key is likely going to become one of the top coaches in Georgia Tech history. When your coach loves the institution he represents and the young men he coaches you have a winner and you keep him.
Well... that uga game was pretty competitive;) GT wins 8 games next year. 4 of 5 OL return. Lead RB returns. Top 3 WRs return while getting back their superstar WR Leo Blackburn from ACL surgery. Plus they are already looking at the portal hard. Also, they are about to flip WR Gatling from Texas A&M, and will likely end up with a top 30 2024 High School class and top 20 High School and transfers class.
Georgia Tech Football is showing America that smart student athletes can compete in a Power 5 Conference. This coaching need to continue recruiting hungry young man that want a college degree and those with chips on their shoulders. They should North Carolina and University of Miami how to play team football.
Credit where it is due, Bowling Green played out of their minds. The picture of that one handed grab by their receiver pretty much summed it up. This is the beauty (and pain) of CFB summed up.
As a lifelong Georgia Tech fan who was there in Athens when Joe Hamilton, who should’ve won the Heisman in ‘99 but lost to Ron Dayne mostly because the former Badger broke the all time rushing record, hit Kelly Campbell for the game winner to beat the Dawgs. I’ll be honest though, I couldn’t stand Paul Johnson. Yes he won an Orange Bowl (that was the first year during the college football playoff though so it wasn’t a BCS bowl rewarded to one of the best 8 teams in the country since it was the first year of the CFP) but we did beat Mississippi State and Dak Prescott in that game and the Bulldogs were #1 earlier that season. Johnson thrived early at Tech because although his scheme was absolutely brilliant and he’s one of the greatest X’s and O’s coach in football history at any level, he was a terrible recruiter because whether you’re a lineman, QB, WR or even a RB, you’re not developing skills you need as a pro running the triple option. Johnson took full advantage of a loaded roster left by Chan Gailey, who was literally the polar opposite of Johnson: An incredible recruiter who, when it came to running things on the field, might as well have assumed he was coaching futbol instead of football. Had Gailey had enough sense to not have Reggie Ball, statistically one of the worst QBs in college football history at any level (who started all 4 years, 3 with Calvin Johnson) at QB and literally anyone else (heck, they would’ve been worlds better just having Calvin run the wildcat or RPO’s and making little 5-10 yard dink downs or just using his incredible size and speed to run defenders over it’s possible Gailey is the one who retires this season, goes down as one of the greatest coaches in Tech history (which is saying something because we had John Heisman who led us to this day the largest win in CFB history, a 222-0 drubbing of Cumberland, Bobby Dodd and Bobby Ross, who won a national championship at Tech in 1990 before making an ill fated decision to leave to go and coach the Lions in the NFL). That’s how great of a recruiter Gailey was. But you hit everything on the head and that’s why I’m subscribed to your channel. We have a brutal schedule next year but Haynes King was absolutely phenomenal (2800 passing yards 700 rushing yards 38 total TDs 16 INTs) considering how limited he was in terms of weapons. Eric Singleton runs a 10.19 100 meter dash (faster than any time Tyreek Hill has ever run) but unfortunately he was a true freshman and you can tell he just needs more reps as he split his time between football and track in high school and at 5’11” he plays smaller than his size. Those things should improve though. He had over 700 yards and 7 TDs I believe. Our #2 option is another burner in sophomore Malik Rutherford who is much more seasoned at playing receiver but doesn’t quite have Singleton’s speed and at 5’8” that’s a problem. That’s one of the reasons why tight end and UGA transfer Brett Seither had 7 catches on the season, 4 for touchdowns. I feel like if our top 2 receivers keep developing and we can pick up a solid possession receiver the offense will be near unstoppable. Haynes King had a phenomenal season showing why he was a 5 star recruit at one point but he would’ve had an even better campaign had he had receivers with more experience. A lot of his interceptions were on his receivers. Tech has a brutal schedule next year but I feel like this team is a couple players on the DLine away from being a factor in the ACC which is why losing top sack man Kyle Kennard to South Carolina in the portal really hurt. But if there’s someone who can problem solve that, my trust is in Brent Key. Great stuff Scott. Love your content and style.
What is the measurement for an insane rise? 6-6 is tough to seem insane. Not trying to take away that the team is miles improved. And I think they will keep improving.
I'm an old fart...been a Tech fan since the 50s...remember some great teams under Bobby Dodd, then slowly but surely Tech struggled to compete against top teams. Now Brent Key has made me believe again.
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I don’t think Key is going anywhere. It’s probably why he came here from Alabama and stuck around through Collins. Bet he’s had his eyes on the GT HC job for quite some time.
It is all relative. You can still get tickets for 10 bucks. At another school about 90 miles away they once fired a coach the year the team won 10 games. Tech will forever live in the shadow of the other school unless they find a way to spend hundreds of millions to upgrade the staff and recruit the best players. If tech only got half of the players inside 50 miles of campus they would have a top 20 class every year. My daughter is in the band and this is her first bowl game (Tampa)
I like Key, but as a Tech fan the right answer was and is Willie Fritz. Fritz has had a conference title, a Rose bowl win and only lost 2 games since Key was hired. One of the loses was a close loss to the same ole miss team that blew out Tech.
Paul Johnson kill Tech football with running the option that killed recruiting. What top QB or wide receiver coming to Tech with a triple option offense? They miss out on Deshaun Watson, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, all out of the Metro Atlanta.
I believe if they never left the SEC they would be a top tier program still to this day and UGA wouldn’t have became what they did because back in the 50s and 60s when they were SEC they were the top program in GA.
The rise of georgia going from the mid 60s and the fall tech from the mid 60s has more to do with Vince Dooley arriving at georgia and Bobby Dodd leaving tech but them leaving the conference hurt them for sure
Not sure if you actually watched GT play the had some of the worst Qb play in the power 5, he only put up huge passing yards in blowout losses and he has a TO problem
I'm gonna enjoy a great big ole loaded "Walking Dawg" wid fries and a cold soda pop at da Vahcity when we whip those stankin gawga bullfrawgs dis Satiday!!!
@@Mr.Atlanta850 the brain inside your head is under the influence of psychedelic drugs. You shouldn't use them just because you're under undue duress. It could enable you to actually believe that you'll beat Alabama, get into the playoffs, and when a third straight natty! Such silliness is illegal..OK??
Nobody cares about academic standards, Vanderbilt has high academic standards. They also never got scared or made stupid decisions in the athletic department and left the SEC.
Yeah but we never had more than three wins in the past years with HC Collins. So having effectively doubled our win record in one year is a pretty notable achievement. On top of that we are also relatively competitive now, even against ranked teams. In he previous few years we had been blown out but every other team we played
And in games where Tech gets beat pretty heavily, it isn’t as bad as with collins at all. Key’s largest defeat is by 25, while collins had several losses of 42+. in a season and a half of being the interim and full time head coach, Key has as many wins as Collins had his entire tenure. Offense has had a huge turnaround, just need the defense to follow suit
Hold on. Catch your breath. Tech is 5-3 in the ACC. Should be 4-4 if Miami didn’t go stupid. The key will be recruiting. Can Tech convince good players to come there? Of course the answer is not often. But they should be able to compete in the ACC on a regular basis. The athletic department has really lost a lot of ground in the FBS. The alumni need to pay up and show up.
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To add further on to my Stanford comment from the other day. Stanford had two Heisman finalists with Luck then McCaffrey. And you could argue that they should have won the award over those who actually won.
Rise of New Mexico State Aggie football program
Rise of: UNLV, Liberty, NMSU. Fall of: Baylor, Pittsburgh. Maybe also Cincinnati’s struggles in their first power 5 season
Vanderbilt and Clark Lea
Do Iowa Hawkeyes Situation. They are Winning games with no offense but excellent defense. Idk you can title it whatever.
I’m fresh off a trip to the Gasparilla Bowl. Love the rejuvenated Jackets
Brent Key is definitely the savior of Georgia Tech Football.
HELL YEAH😀😀
Let’s give him a couple year before we prematurely crown him as “Savior,” but it’s a solid start. The only reason I don’t go higher than “solid” is that damn Bowling Green game.
@@tylerpifer5966 that's fair😀
@@tylerpifer5966 bro I went to that game. I think i would've rather lost to the citadel in OT again than lose to Bowling Green
@@tylerpifer5966😂😂 Facts I'm still tripping off that.
I'm a lifelong GT fan and it's been hard with UGA being the sun of College Football and Tech being so bad. Depressed and nothing to look forward to not now that's in the past Brett Key has made me love Tech again I honestly hope our QB Haynes King stays healthy and gets trained in the off season same with the entire team so many players I'm looking forward to seeing break through and become NFL caliber
@arturbello4213I respect the decision, but I agree with this statement. Zach Pyron plays with more passion.
@@gd70693 I like Zach Pyron and was really hoping he would win the job this year during the off-season, but I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen from Haynes King. He’s been inconsistent this year but at his best he’s looked like a genuine Heisman contender. My hope is that next year King cleans it up and plays more consistently and has an incredible season, but then goes to the league and we get 2 years of Pyron
@jjstew35 I agree, the gutsy performance in the Miami game was great. He has done pretty good this year . I was at the Benz opening game, and when that tipped ball was turned into a pic, I was upset. I like Pyron"s passion in his play style. They are both really good in my eyes
This is not in the past. UGA won't lose to tech for minimum 10 years.
@ryanlexander7661 did the video mention beating the team from athens, I do not talk about that team much
Turns out the Georgia game was competitive. Tech had 363 yds of offense and 205 yds on the ground.
@arturbello4213not really they called bacc a touchdown on us that’s why we lost
@mauriceamos4006 you lost cuz uga was better lol. Couple of transfers from uga helped yall in that game too. Hopefully they will do better next year in the acc
As a lifelong, diehard Tech fan, this season has restored my faith in the program. Sure, there have been some tough losses, however I love that we have raised our ceiling by beating some ranked opponents. Haynes King will undoubtedly be the best quarterback in the conference next year, at least heading into the season. We also have a lot of great skill players coming back on offense. Our defense has been pretty bad this season, but the bright side is that it can only get better. Our defensive backfield is actually pretty decent, but our front seven needs a lot of work. I see Tech being on the short list of contenders for the conference next year, as UNC and FSU will most likely take a step back. Clemson should have a better year though. All that being said, I love the direction of the program. Go Jackets and THWg!!!!
@arturbello4213are you talking about Pyron? I like him a lot and hope he sticks around despite being the backup. I think Haynes is much better though, especially due to his ability in the run game. If Pyron was better, he would be the starter.
@arturbello4213we will have to agree to disagree but Go Jackets Regardless!!
@arturbello4213oo9o90
As someone who kept my season tickets during the Collins’ debacle (and yelled “MONEY DOWN” ironically as we seemed to always give up the 3rd down), this is a great summary.
I think what sealed his hire was marching into Athens with a game plan and actually scoring first against Georgia with backup QBs(!) as Jeff Sims was out for the year. The game stayed somewhat close until the end of the first half, which was far better than anyone expected, especially on the road. Key has thrown a lot of red meat to GT fans in terms of circling the Georgia game on the calendar, rather than making excuses as Collins seemed to. As long as Kirby is in Athens any win will be a huge upset for Tech, so we’re realistic about it, certainly, but hearing that fight was a breath of fresh air.
As a lifelong fan I’m over the moon Key got the nod, he loves the school and there is clear buy-in from the players. It’ll be great to watch Key and Kirby square off each year, regardless of the outcome. You have to love former players who come home to coach their programs. That being said, THWG. 😊
It was so refreshing the second Key took over. The previous UGA game, Collins was trying to run the clock from the first whistle. It’s great to have a leader who’s up to the challenge to compete.
Yeah before that I felt maybe he'd get hired😀
Afterwords .I knew he was 1000% our guy😀😁😀
Yea it will be another 15 to 20 years of dominance in Athens. I for one am happy for it. Hopefully tech can climb up the acc. A competitive game looks better on ugas schedule. Will help tech too even with bowl games etc.
I’m a Clemson fan but have to give them credit they’ve impressed me this year I see them being good for the foreseeable future hopefully we get some good future matchups
Thanks buddy😀
Sucks we dont get to play you every year now that the ACC changed the schedule
@@ryanlorber9836 it really does it was such an underrated good game every year real unfortunate
@@Jermeister12 no problem 🤝
As a Tech fan I hate that we no longer play Clemson. That was a fun in conference rivalry. Even though we’ve lost 8 straight against you guys I’m gonna miss playing y’all.
I am glad to see Haynes King doing well in GT. I had no problem with the guy at A&M, but it was just clear that SEC play and the environment wasn't quite right for him. I hope he can continue to suceed at GT during the rest of his college football tenure.
As a GT fan I was pleased with how well GT played against uga. I get that a loss is still a loss, but the spread was 23 points and GT only lost by 8. Hopefully they do well in the bowl game to get some momentum for next season and can do well in the portal. I dont think Brent Key is some offensive or defensive guru, but i believe he is a good football coach, and connects with his players. I think he will be successful at GT
Ive been to over 30 Georgia Tech games and im 12 ive been a fan for all my life!
This year I don't think you can tell the story of Brent Key (or even Haynes King) without talking about Buster Faulkner. You should do a video on him sometime.
I’m going to probably write a novel about the past five Georgia Tech football seasons, I have so much to say about my beloved Jackets. I think I’m in agreement with you for the most part on everything you said, the Collins hire was a clear mistake in hindsight. Even those who don’t know one lick about football could tell you that, I’d love to travel back in time and be a fly on the wall in the GTAA meeting that made that decision so I could know what the motive was behind it. But one things for sure, it didn’t work. Key I am really growing to like as a guy and as a coach. Not that I ever disliked him but I wasn’t sure of his ability to coach given his role as a lineman’s coach and recruiter didn’t pan out that well in Geoffs tenure but I think when all is said and done we’re going to find out just how much coaches weren’t allowed to do under Collins. The immediate eye grab for the college football world about Brent Key is this: He wins big games. Yes, the loss to Bowling Green is still inexcusable but he has us believing that we can beat teams with a little number next to their name. I as a season ticket holder was at the North Carolina game and I just knew as the game was winding down that I had witnessed a classic. As Haynes King said “it was Tech like”. When the recruiting starts to gel, and I trust it will, I think we’ll be poised to be competitive with anyone in the country. The challenge ahead will be one thing: Money. We need to donate to the Tech way and to Alexander-Tharpe to get the ball rolling for our dreams to become reality. Go Jackets!
Follow me on insta @scott_fisher33. Would love to hear your insight on some GT football!
As a Georgia fan i love that the North Avenue Trade School is getting better. Its always good when the rivalry is competitive.
Not a trade school
#thwg
Someone will poach Brent Key. Tech not going to come up with the money big programs have.
@Cornman862 that's the schools nickname . You never heard that?
@@ryanlexander7661 yeah but it’s something only Georgia fans say to piss off tech fans
This is what I’m talking abt. Thanks so much!!! 💯 💯 💯 go jackets!
Hoping for their continued growth and success!
Bowl game time! 🐝🐝
Nicely done, enjoyed it.
J. Batt is the behind the scenes main ingredient
I thought Key at first was just going to be your typical interim head coach during the #24 Pitt game back in Oct of 2022 after Collins was fired but he proved the whole world wrong that he was worthy being a HC and handle things respectfully for the players and got them a surprising win. This would also lead to him to another ranked win game at North Carolina who were ranked #13 and despite them being rusty in the 1st half they managed to shock the world again by beating them with 21-unanswered points and they won the game without their starting QB and their third string QB. That’s the type of resiliency that I knew Key was the guy for this job and to save this program because he’s not here to mess around and to produce silly branding, he’s a guy that wants to compete and win games by coaching the right way. I’m happy to see this team be successful again and seeing Key finally have his recognition that he’s been working his tail off to get this job for a long time. #GoJackets
Good and fair video. I am very thrilled with how well Coach Key has lead this team this year. I am also as thrilled with the season that Haynes has had. No, we won't beat UGAg with almost certainty. But as you noted, we are in a bowl and two years ago, a bowl game seemed years away. I was hopeful we could make a bowl coming into this season and I thought we would. It's even more gratifying given that many of the "expert" felt we would win 3-4 games, which I always thought undersold us. Of course, after BG, 3-4 was looking more likely but the team responded. Sure, I would love to upset UGAg, but I will be very, very happy to finish 6-6 and then to hopefully actually get a WINNING SEASON if we can get a bowl win! If you had asked me two years ago today about a bowl game and a winning season, I would have sadly laughed.
GEORGIA TECH 45
uga 31
Go Jackets! Sting 'em!!!
@@gooser__43 No..to No
@@gooser__43 I agree that you very well could and may be right. Hope springs eternal.
How has Brent Key been so successful?
Key went 0-12 as the OC/OL Coach at UCF in 2015 & was a joke as OL Coach under Collins -- can't coach or recruit and has the intelligence and character of a Kidney Bean -- Fritz & Chadwell took lower paying Coach jobs and ARE BOTH in the Top 25 at Group of Five Schools far superior to Key's Jackets that probably won't make a Bowl next year with a tougher schedule.
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 Looks like we found the “fun” guy at parties.
He won the team over. A team that looks down in their HC is a broken team. Also, he and the o line coach have done a great job with probably the best o line and ages.
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969nevertheless, he’s done a better job then Collin’s.
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 What a load of BS🤬
We’ve won 3 games 3 years in a row and haven’t made a bowl game in 5 years, now we’re above 500 with a bowl game and several upsets and a close game vs now top 10 Louisville. So yeah Id say we’ve risen quite a bit
I disagree. Key went 0-12 as the OC/OL Coach at UCF in 2015 & was a joke as OL Coach under Collins -- can't coach or recruit and has the intelligence and character of a Kidney Bean -- Fritz & Chadwell took lower paying Coach jobs and ARE BOTH in the Top 25 at Group of Five Schools far superior to Key's Jackets that probably won't make a Bowl next year with a tougher schedule
The admin talked to Fritz and things didn't work out. I never saw any indications that Chadwell was interested in the job either. It was not a particularly attractive job at the time. Either way, if you're a GT then get on board and let's do what we can. There has definitely been an improvement.@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 your braindead, you act like one position coach makes the team good or bad. Right Now, Key is 10-9, 4-0 vs. RANKED ACC teams and 4-3, VS Ranked teams. Went 5-3 in the ACC this year which is 4th place. At lot better from dead last where they were predicted to finish
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 so dumb
@arturbello4213ur goofy wtf
Thank you for this video it means so much! I love my Yellow Jackets!
I think Tech has the right guy now. Their recruiting pool is limited due to academics. They have barriers that many schools do not have. I recall an old story from a UGA coach many years ago, He said he always took high-powered Math textbooks on his recruiting trips to see players who were torn between Tech and UGA. He showed them what they would have to master at Tech to graduate and more often than not that sealed the deal for UGA:)
sounds like Vince Dooley did that
You have to mention BeBe with Megatron! Demaryius Thomas.
I know this is a bit of a stretch. But we were up against Louisville for most of the game, played tough against Ole Miss before they ran up the score at the end. This could have easily been an 8 or 9 win season. Really looking forward to this team’s progress next year
Not really. Miami gave them a gift. No chance they beat UGA next 10 years. Lucky not to be 5 and 7 with Miami debacle basically giving them a bowl
@@ryanlexander7661if they continue to progress like they have I think they can win one. I’m not saying they’ll be better than UGA at any point or dominate them, but they can definitely play a tough game similar to the one last weekend and actually squeak out a win. Its not much but it would be an improvement on the last 7 years
Ppl forget that Georgia Tech was a powerhouse in the past. They have won multiple National Championships in their history. Including their last one in 1990. Split the NC with Colorado that season.
Which should have been theirs outright.
GT Fan and Alumnus here. I've watched all your GT videos and this one is great like the others.
Looking back at the 20 years before Paul Johnson's retirement ('98 - '18), we were a consistently good, occasionally great team. In those 20 years, we went to bowl game 18 (90%) times, were ranked at least once throughout the season 15 times (75%), and ended the season ranked 8 times (40%). Also have some great conference runs, winning twice and being runner up another 3 times. While the Paul Johnson era was less good near the end, I don't think you could have asked for much better from a program with tough academics and low athletic spending.
Geoff Collins was pretty bad, you made three videos on the point, so I won't belabor the point but 3-9 three times in a row, combined with so many losses being absolute blow outs, was rough. He was so bad the AD that hired him was fired too, which was bittersweet since he was an alumnus, but we got an alumnus coach now and a great AD in J Batt who I think is young and understands what needs to be done in the current collegiate athletic landscape.
Like you said the Bowling Green game this year was horrible, but we honestly should not have beat Miami, so it evens out in the end in my mind. This year we finished 4th out of 14 in the ACC, and had a real shot being 2nd if we had beat Louisville, which is amazing to say for a 1st year head coach with a team that was previously bowl ineligible. The players and fans like Brent, we got a good recruiting class lined up for next year (33rd overall which is amazing for GT), and King will be back next year as well. The future is looking up for returning to consistently good, occasionally great; going beyond that will be another discussion regarding if a program like GT can ever feasibly muster the resources to compete against the biggest and best teams routinely. The future of the ACC is also spotty, which worries me as well as I don't think GT would come out on top in an ACC realignment.
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When you can't stand to listen to your HC talk & it makes your skin crawl .It's time to get a new one.😀😀
@@Jermeister12What are you talking about? Did you even read the comment, or watch the video?
@@Droidman1231 Droidman .I'mtalking about the previous Coach
This video is going to blow up after the win over the dwags Saturday. Go jackets, THWG!
GEORGIA TECH 45
uga 31
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Georgia will win by 4 TDs at least lol(if we don't have any turnovers)
@@joshuasimmons8160the operant word in your comment is" would"....if they could...lol
@@Mr.Atlanta850 ...the uga reaction after this reality occurs.
maybe the most celebrated 6-6 season of all time at GT
Its definitely been a season with some highs and lows, but this season is definitely a step in the right direction
I love to see GT getting some love. It's incredible what Key has done. Tech very well could have been 7-4 or 8-3 (loss to Louisville late and bowling green).
Going 6-6 and seeing a bowl game this year is all I ask for. I'm pleased with how well the season has gone.
@arturbello4213it’s better then what Geoff collins would have done😂😂
@arturbello4213 fair😂
@arturbello4213 they aren’t bad, we are alright. Not quite where we need to be to beat Georgia yet though
@@Bradydubalrunsyet 😂? There is ZERO chance you’ll ever beat UGA as long as Kirby is there!
@@mtnbums2000 average uga fan don’t know what he’s talking about
How and where should we celebrate when we beat the Gawga Bullfrawgs on Saturday?
Yes sirrrr!!
every preseason, I pick a team that I think is going to exceed expectations and have a surprisingly great season, like 10+ wins out of nowhere. This season, I picked Mizzou, and was right. Last season, I picked Kansas State, and was right. It’s still way too early for me to lock in a 2024 pick, but GT has been one of my frontrunners for a while.
The Gt team has some people who are young and hopefully they will improve next year and also can’t wait for the recruits we got also.
They finally found their QB after nightmare of Jeff Sims
Nebraska fan here. Saw the thumbnail and went straight to comments for this lol.
Jeff simms don't even bring that nightmare up GO Jackets
They still haven't. Haynes King has 15 INTs lol
He runs for First Downs and TDS we will live with the INTS there are some folk getting nervous and concerned rightfully so
@@joshuasimmons8160 that’s probably his only flaw, he makes risky throws a lot.
Coach Key is likely going to become one of the top coaches in Georgia Tech history. When your coach loves the institution he represents and the young men he coaches you have a winner and you keep him.
Gotta do unc football this year
Man we are so overrated it’s not funny anymore 😢
Sad y’all will never have another Drake maye
Well... that uga game was pretty competitive;) GT wins 8 games next year. 4 of 5 OL return. Lead RB returns. Top 3 WRs return while getting back their superstar WR Leo Blackburn from ACL surgery. Plus they are already looking at the portal hard. Also, they are about to flip WR Gatling from Texas A&M, and will likely end up with a top 30 2024 High School class and top 20 High School and transfers class.
Georgia Tech Football is showing America that smart student athletes can compete in a Power 5 Conference. This coaching need to continue recruiting hungry young man that want a college degree and those with chips on their shoulders. They should North Carolina and University of Miami how to play team football.
Tough schedule. We all want that Bowling green game back should be 7-4 right now. Excited next year they’re bringing back almost everyone
Credit where it is due, Bowling Green played out of their minds. The picture of that one handed grab by their receiver pretty much summed it up. This is the beauty (and pain) of CFB summed up.
Tech had no business winning the Miami game though. As Bill Parcels said you are what your record says you are. 6-5 is what Tech is.
I think Brent Key is the coach for the future, just focus on recruiting the right QB. A smart QB will come to Tech
as you can see from the profile picture i love tech all my life and love key this is the future for sure
Lifelong Tech fan here. Great video. We love Brent Key!
As a lifelong Georgia Tech fan who was there in Athens when Joe Hamilton, who should’ve won the Heisman in ‘99 but lost to Ron Dayne mostly because the former Badger broke the all time rushing record, hit Kelly Campbell for the game winner to beat the Dawgs.
I’ll be honest though, I couldn’t stand Paul Johnson. Yes he won an Orange Bowl (that was the first year during the college football playoff though so it wasn’t a BCS bowl rewarded to one of the best 8 teams in the country since it was the first year of the CFP) but we did beat Mississippi State and Dak Prescott in that game and the Bulldogs were #1 earlier that season.
Johnson thrived early at Tech because although his scheme was absolutely brilliant and he’s one of the greatest X’s and O’s coach in football history at any level, he was a terrible recruiter because whether you’re a lineman, QB, WR or even a RB, you’re not developing skills you need as a pro running the triple option.
Johnson took full advantage of a loaded roster left by Chan Gailey, who was literally the polar opposite of Johnson: An incredible recruiter who, when it came to running things on the field, might as well have assumed he was coaching futbol instead of football.
Had Gailey had enough sense to not have Reggie Ball, statistically one of the worst QBs in college football history at any level (who started all 4 years, 3 with Calvin Johnson) at QB and literally anyone else (heck, they would’ve been worlds better just having Calvin run the wildcat or RPO’s and making little 5-10 yard dink downs or just using his incredible size and speed to run defenders over it’s possible Gailey is the one who retires this season, goes down as one of the greatest coaches in Tech history (which is saying something because we had John Heisman who led us to this day the largest win in CFB history, a 222-0 drubbing of Cumberland, Bobby Dodd and Bobby Ross, who won a national championship at Tech in 1990 before making an ill fated decision to leave to go and coach the Lions in the NFL). That’s how great of a recruiter Gailey was.
But you hit everything on the head and that’s why I’m subscribed to your channel. We have a brutal schedule next year but Haynes King was absolutely phenomenal (2800 passing yards 700 rushing yards 38 total TDs 16 INTs) considering how limited he was in terms of weapons.
Eric Singleton runs a 10.19 100 meter dash (faster than any time Tyreek Hill has ever run) but unfortunately he was a true freshman and you can tell he just needs more reps as he split his time between football and track in high school and at 5’11” he plays smaller than his size. Those things should improve though. He had over 700 yards and 7 TDs I believe.
Our #2 option is another burner in sophomore Malik Rutherford who is much more seasoned at playing receiver but doesn’t quite have Singleton’s speed and at 5’8” that’s a problem. That’s one of the reasons why tight end and UGA transfer Brett Seither had 7 catches on the season, 4 for touchdowns.
I feel like if our top 2 receivers keep developing and we can pick up a solid possession receiver the offense will be near unstoppable.
Haynes King had a phenomenal season showing why he was a 5 star recruit at one point but he would’ve had an even better campaign had he had receivers with more experience. A lot of his interceptions were on his receivers.
Tech has a brutal schedule next year but I feel like this team is a couple players on the DLine away from being a factor in the ACC which is why losing top sack man Kyle Kennard to South Carolina in the portal really hurt.
But if there’s someone who can problem solve that, my trust is in Brent Key.
Great stuff Scott. Love your content and style.
What is the measurement for an insane rise? 6-6 is tough to seem insane.
Not trying to take away that the team is miles improved. And I think they will keep improving.
The '23 Jackets have been Jeckyl and Hyde...gonna take a year or two more to wash off the Geff stank.
I'll take it 😀Over being coached by a bloviating yahoo Geoff Collins🤬🤬
I'm an old fart...been a Tech fan since the 50s...remember some great teams under Bobby Dodd, then slowly but surely Tech struggled to compete against top teams. Now Brent Key has made me believe again.
A forgotten member of those mid 2000’s teams is our tribal chief Roman Reigns ☝🏾
They were literally running the wishbone a few years back.
Scott, the phrase "money down" at Georgia Tech is banned for another 8.5 years.
Love this
can u do a video about Duke football with Mike Elko🥺
I’m cautiously optimistic for Georgia Tech. Geoff Sims being left to fail at Nebraska is good.
I believe we will see a repeat of the oleary days key is that kind of coach
Suggested topics: "TMac" not among 10 Biletnikoff semifinalists and the WWE element of cfp selection committee: Undeserving teams r ranked 15-25 in cfp to prop up both the ACC & SEC rn.
Go Tech keep up the good work ! Great Coach !
I loved Georgia Tech triple option. Oh, the option
I don’t think Key is going anywhere. It’s probably why he came here from Alabama and stuck around through Collins. Bet he’s had his eyes on the GT HC job for quite some time.
Im all here for the rise of Georgia Tech football. after using them a lot in NCAA football 14 and liked em a lot ever since
Go Jackets! Love Brent Key
It is all relative. You can still get tickets for 10 bucks. At another school about 90 miles away they once fired a coach the year the team won 10 games. Tech will forever live in the shadow of the other school unless they find a way to spend hundreds of millions to upgrade the staff and recruit the best players. If tech only got half of the players inside 50 miles of campus they would have a top 20 class every year. My daughter is in the band and this is her first bowl game (Tampa)
Haynes king is really good
GO JACKETS!!!🐝🏈🐝🏈🐝
I will give it to the nerds he is the coach nobody wanted in a job nobody wanted and they have surprised a lot of folks
I like Key, but as a Tech fan the right answer was and is Willie Fritz. Fritz has had a conference title, a Rose bowl win and only lost 2 games since Key was hired. One of the loses was a close loss to the same ole miss team that blew out Tech.
Really Willie Fritz😄😄No friggin way😄😄
Paul Johnson kill Tech football with running the option that killed recruiting. What top QB or wide receiver coming to Tech with a triple option offense? They miss out on Deshaun Watson, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, all out of the Metro Atlanta.
Wouldn't be surprised if tech is where MJ morris ends up
I believe if they never left the SEC they would be a top tier program still to this day and UGA wouldn’t have became what they did because back in the 50s and 60s when they were SEC they were the top program in GA.
The rise of georgia going from the mid 60s and the fall tech from the mid 60s has more to do with Vince Dooley arriving at georgia and Bobby Dodd leaving tech but them leaving the conference hurt them for sure
6-6 is indeed a rise from the Collins years. Congrats on going from terrible to mediocre.
That' s so classy of you😀
Your right😂 it’s a LOT better then Collins. I’ll take it because we need improvements
i disagree with a statement you made here. georgia tech was a power house in the 1950-1960s
God I hope they beat UGA-though extremely doubtful.
Not sure if you actually watched GT play the had some of the worst Qb play in the power 5, he only put up huge passing yards in blowout losses and he has a TO problem
I'm gonna enjoy a great big ole loaded "Walking Dawg" wid fries and a cold soda pop at da Vahcity when we whip those stankin gawga bullfrawgs dis Satiday!!!
🙄 the brain inside of your head is just decoration.
@@Mr.Atlanta850 the brain inside your head is under the influence of psychedelic drugs. You shouldn't use them just because you're under undue duress. It could enable you to actually believe that you'll beat Alabama, get into the playoffs, and when a third straight natty! Such silliness is illegal..OK??
Georgia tech is back!!!
Dawgs by 50
@@gamerrowedy6614 yo mama
Dumping Simms off to Nebraska really helped too...bastards. Can't turn the ball over a dozen times a season and expect to win.
Nobody cares about academic standards, Vanderbilt has high academic standards. They also never got scared or made stupid decisions in the athletic department and left the SEC.
…I don’t know man, they’re still 6-5
Be quiet go Jackets
Yoo! ITS TOASTEDNOODLE, I love watching your videos
As a UGA fan, compared to where they’ve been since Paul Johnson, it’s an absolute win
Go Jackets 🐝🐝🐝
Why I’m a tech fan
Go Jackets
They're about to be 6-6. How tf can this be consodered a rise?
The bottom totally fell out when Paul Johnson left
Well now they're 7 -6😀😀
@@Jermeister12 and still unbelievably mediocre
What rise are y’all speaking of. Being bowl eligible make it a rise.
Three road Ws* 😬
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Meteoric rise?! You have been easier to watch but come on. Except for the gift from Miami, your record would be exactly the same as last year.
I love the videos but how is this an insane rise isn’t tech around 500
They were heading towards being a dead program the last few years.
Baited 😂
Yeah but we never had more than three wins in the past years with HC Collins. So having effectively doubled our win record in one year is a pretty notable achievement. On top of that we are also relatively competitive now, even against ranked teams. In he previous few years we had been blown out but every other team we played
And in games where Tech gets beat pretty heavily, it isn’t as bad as with collins at all. Key’s largest defeat is by 25, while collins had several losses of 42+. in a season and a half of being the interim and full time head coach, Key has as many wins as Collins had his entire tenure. Offense has had a huge turnaround, just need the defense to follow suit
6-5...calm down!
Ima a dawg through and through, but I support all GA teams. As long as tech isn’t against my dawgs I rout for them. Glad they’re doing better
Why? GT fans wouldn't root for Georgia if the roles were reversed
@@joshuasimmons8160 that may be true. But like I said, I support all ga teams. Idc what others do/think.
ITS THE LZRD SLEEVES
Can you talk about the rise of UNLV football this year
Hold on. Catch your breath. Tech is 5-3 in the ACC. Should be 4-4 if Miami didn’t go stupid. The key will be recruiting. Can Tech convince good players to come there? Of course the answer is not often. But they should be able to compete in the ACC on a regular basis. The athletic department has really lost a lot of ground in the FBS. The alumni need to pay up and show up.
WHATS THE GOOD WORD???????
Go Jackets😀😀To Hell with the bullpuppies😁
it's not insane....it actually comes from a plan....you need to learn the meaning of insane.
Neeeerrrrrrrrrrds!!!!
Second.
Dude how many times are you gonna use the word impossible in your videos?
They lost to bowling green😂