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Fritz to GT

Postby ponyte » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:43 pm

WGNO had a brief news alert that Willie Fritz is close to becoming the new GT coach. DOn't have any other details

https://wgno.com/sports/edi-torial-frit ... ll-likely/
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby EastStang » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:05 am

Bad news before a championship game.
UNC better keep that Ram away from Peruna
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby giacfsp » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:25 am

EastStang wrote:Bad news before a championship game.

There are coaches who accept other jobs but delay announcement until after their current teams finish up their seasons. They can make the phone calls to quietly assemble a staff without doing that to the players who played for them and in many cases chose those schools for them. There's a right way to move on and there's the Chad Morris/Sonny Dykes way.
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby giacfsp » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:26 am

Also: Fritz has done a nice job. Will be interesting to see who Tulane gets next.
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby ponyte » Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:56 pm

I was at the SMU Sam Houston State game years ago when Fritz was the SHSU coach. I marveled then at how well coached and prepared his team was. This guy can coach and recruit ( even with barriers like TU facilities and NOLA murder rate, is the highest in the nation).
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby SEASPony » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:25 pm

Georgia Tech is promoting interim coach Brent Key to permanent head coach, sources tell
@SInow. Key, a GT alum with wide support in Atlanta, went 4-4 in the interim this year.

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/statu ... uhwzKIx6aQ
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby Charleston Pony » Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:01 pm

Lots to speculate in this case. Fritz might not appreciate anything being leaked before Tulane's playing in the AAC Championship or might prefer to move on to a program that will have a better chance of winning a conference championship than Ga Tech does in the ACC. At his age, another move would undoubtedly be his last so he would probably want a big guarantee which could also have been a factor, not to mention the possibility Tulane will throw a new contract and more money at him in hopes he will stay and retire there.
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Re: Fritz to GT

Postby gostangs » Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:55 pm

Ive been impressed with fritz since got there. One of the few AAC coaches I’d consider trying to nab if we ever need to. I’m guessing our pay can be bigger.
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