Friday, January 19, 2007

Well that was quick.

I had hoped we’d find a new coach quickly, but this is regoddamneddiculous.


Chris Hatcher named Georgia Southern head football coach

But he’s an excellent choice. Out of the short list of coaches that they had to have had (and we knew they had), there wasn’t really a wrong way to go. And I know that a whole lot of people were wanting Hatcher to be hired the last go around when VanGorder took the job.

Coach Hatcher has a great record, a deep respect for the program and the University, and values the traditions of Georgia Southern football (bringing the yellow busses and Eagle Creek water back!!!). So I’m fucking stoked.

From what I’ve heard about his offensive scheme, it’s supposed to be almost a mix of the option and what VanGorder tried to do. So basically a high powered offense with just as much running as throwing. That hopefully benefit all the players we have now, the ones, we’ve already signed, and the ones we’re still trying to sign. That’s a hell of a relief.

That miserable 3-8 season that’ll probably become “the season that never happened” (and will replace “munsoned” with “vangordered”) is now officially behind us, and we can all move on.

Here’s to a new “new era”, but the same winning tradition.

GO EAGLES!

D

1 comment:

The Icon said...

Ready for this?

I went to school with this guy for a little while and his little sister was in my class from second grade until we both graduated high school together.