First, our defense was awesome the last couple games. Props to Blake Baker and the Bulldog defense. Those defensive performances against UTSA and SMU were really fun to watch.
That said... I was surprised when I couldn't find a thread title dedicated to Hester's tweet, but it looks like I've finally found it.
Kurt Hester @TheKurtHester
Winningest senior class in Tech history, only group of 5 with 4 straight bowl wins, 2 records never been done in Tech HISTORY. Now what derogatory comments about this team & coaching staff are fake Tech fans going to say now about this team?
Hester's message is an embarrassment. Total lack of class on his part to send out a message immediately after a big bowl win criticizing the Tech fans who funded his salary and new weight room and equipment, while everyone should've been celebrating. Instead of discussing the dominating bowl win, recruiting, or next season, here we are talking about this. Hester deserves to be strongly reprimanded by Tommy and Skip, and it looks like he possibly was considering his tweet was finally deleted. But the damage is already done. There is absolutely no place or time for any Tech staff member to publicly lambast our fans like he did.
Not only was Hester's message tasteless and unprofessional, he was the one sharing fake news. If you are gonna publicize hot takes like that, you better be right, but Hester wasn't. Winningest senior class in Tech HISTORY??? That's 100% false. This also isn't the first time Tech has won four straight bowl games like Hester adamantly asserted in previous tweets. Tech's senior class of 1974 who went 44-4 with three national titles, four conference championships, and four consecutive bowl wins can only laugh at Hester's ignorance. According to our S&C coach, the golden era of Tech football isn't part of Tech HISTORY. Insulting to our legends and our tradition. What a joke.
Saying things in the locker room or weight room for motivation is one thing, but a staffer publicly tweeting ignorance and unwarranted criticisms toward our stakeholders is another thing. Bad for his brand, bad for Tech's brand, and most importantly, bad for business. It's truly sad his tweet went viral while media members were sharing it and legends like Trent Taylor were endorsing his ignorant and classless message. And this isn't the first time Hester has done something like this. We are all on the same team here, but unfortunately Hester doesn't see it that way. But what makes it so awful is that Hester immaturely acted based on his faulty perspective, and alienating some in our small base is not a position that Tech can afford. S&C trainers like Hester are expendable, but our fans are not. And if Hester can't handle Tech's modest fan base, he would implode if he moved on to somewhere like an SEC school and let their comments get under his skin. Our fan base is so polite compared to most others in FBS. I don't want a forced apology, but if Hester remains at Tech, a public change in attitude toward our fan base and a lesson in Tech HISTORY should be required. A little appreciation to those who made it possible for him would be nice.
Lastly, props to our great fans who care about our football program and all those who laid the foundation and paved the way to get to where Tech is today.
