Skip Holtz GOAT for EllAye Tech?

[Dowty]

I noticed over the last few weeks that Holtz has gone back to the "Straight T" formation in short yardage situations. He did that a lot back in 2014 & 2015. And it worked. I think with Justin Henderson's rise, Holtz felt like he could run out of the straight t again. It's very hard to stop.

I wish we would use that formation (and slight variants of it) more often than we do. You could run some nice play-action passes from that set.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

He just got a contract extension with 8 wins. This is the second year of his contract.

And he's still one of the lowest paid in our conference. Pay the man!

[PawDawg]

And he's still one of the lowest paid in our conference. Pay the man!

They did pay the man last year. You think he deserves a new contract already? He just got a new contract extension Saturday after the game.

[johnnylightnin]

They did pay the man last year. You think he deserves a new contract already? He just got a new contract extension Saturday after the game.

He gets some incentives too right?

Off-hand, does anybody know what the buy-out would be if Skip skipped town after this year?

[BhadDawg]

He gets some incentives too right?

Off-hand, does anybody know what the buy-out would be if Skip skipped town after this year?

The way we negotiate contracts???? We would probably have to pay Skips new employer a buy-in!

[PawDawg]

He gets some incentives too right?

Off-hand, does anybody know what the buy-out would be if Skip skipped town after this year?

Holtz backed our guys in a corner and made 'em like it...

La Tech has also apparently set a target of eight wins per year (they’ve won nine games each of the past three years). The contract, which currently goes until 2022, will extend by a year each time the Bulldogs win eight or more games in a season. However, if he fails to win eight games in a given season, his buyout (which starts at $400,000) will decrease by $100,000. So in other words, Holtz gets another year every time he wins eight or more games, but becomes cheaper for someone else to hire every time he doesn’t. Also of note concerning the buyout: if Tommy McClelland is no longer Tech’s Athletic Director, the buyout will be decreased by $25,000. Similarly, if Dr. Les Guice is no longer La Tech’s president, the buyout will decrease by the same amount. So if both the AD and president leave their respective positions, Holtz’s buyout would drop by $50,000.

[Blue Dawg]

Holtz backed our guys in a corner and made 'em like it...

La Tech has also apparently set a target of eight wins per year (they’ve won nine games each of the past three years). The contract, which currently goes until 2022, will extend by a year each time the Bulldogs win eight or more games in a season. However, if he fails to win eight games in a given season, his buyout (which starts at $400,000) will decrease by $100,000. So in other words, Holtz gets another year every time he wins eight or more games, but becomes cheaper for someone else to hire every time he doesn’t. Also of note concerning the buyout: if Tommy McClelland is no longer Tech’s Athletic Director, the buyout will be decreased by $25,000. Similarly, if Dr. Les Guice is no longer La Tech’s president, the buyout will decrease by the same amount. So if both the AD and president leave their respective positions, Holtz’s buyout would drop by $50,000.

Good grief.

Talk about a quid pro quo

[rabiddawg]

And he's still one of the lowest paid in our conference. Pay the man!

IMO, he has been paid commiserate with what he has delivered.

I’m glad you don’t make these decisions. Tmac is bad enough.

[arkansasbob]

maxie lambright still has half of Tech's top 10 best seasons, so...

also, skip has never had a season with double-digit wins (something that has only happened at Tech 3 times in the past). if he doesn't pull a sonny dykes 2012, this should be his first, and one of the top 4 seasons (in total wins) in Tech history. if he wins out, it will be the most wins in Tech history and 2nd best winning percentage.

winning 5 bowl games in a row is big, but he needs to win a few conference championships and get us to a big bowl game. if he does that, he will be the GoAT hands down.

[rabiddawg]

5 isn’t big when half the pool goes bowling.

Bowling is average now unless you make a big one.

[dawg80]

Yep, winning 5 bowl games in a row, in 5 consecutive seasons, is so damn easy, anyone can do it...except, only Tech and Wisconsin can currently make that claim. Two schools out of 132...

No, I don't think this qualifies Holtz as the GOAT. But, it's an accomplishment that should not be so quickly dismissed.

[champion110]

Yep, winning 5 bowl games in a row, in 5 consecutive seasons, is so damn easy, anyone can do it...except, only Tech and Wisconsin can currently make that claim. Two schools out of 132...

No, I don't think this qualifies Holtz as the GOAT. But, it's an accomplishment that should not be so quickly dismissed.

Agree!!!!

[brtransplant]

Winning five bowl games in a row is pretty amazing, and it's something that is very hard for any team to do. Our five wins have all been in different bowls with different opponents (Illinois, Ark St, Navy, SMU, and Hawaii). That's an impressive list of opponents. The only one that was a Sun Belt team was Ark St, and they were The Sun Belt Conference Champions that year.

Holtz deserves a lot of credit for this win streak. He somehow gets us ready for bowl games.

[Champ967]

5 isn’t big

twss

[detltu]

Winning five bowl games in a row is pretty amazing, and it's something that is very hard for any team to do. Our five wins have all been in different bowls with different opponents (Illinois, Ark St, Navy, SMU, and Hawaii). That's an impressive list of opponents. The only one that was a Sun Belt team was Ark St, and they were The Sun Belt Conference Champions that year.

Holtz deserves a lot of credit for this win streak. He somehow gets us ready for bowl games.

I was trying to remember. I think we were underdogs in almost all of them right?