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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5328086, member: 27"]
I like the Brumfield hire a lot.  Coach Vollono tried his best but was in over his head.  There is a reason he was at Troy State and is likely headed to another school like that for his next job.

Brumfield is considered one of the top special teams coaches in the country..  GT was leading the country in blocked kicks when he was replaced.  His other units was pretty bad but a lot of that is on the PK and punter he inherited.  He has had special teams units in the past who have led the country in KO return yards and led the ACC in punt return defense.  He has had a bunch of kickers and punters nominated for the Groza Award, etc.

He did well his first year at GT, greatly improved their awful special teams units and got a big raise and promotion.  He was really well paid there ($425K/year I paid post promotion).   And not only is he known for being a top special teams guy, he is also known for being a top recruiter.

This is a huge upgrade for the staff.  Guessing he probably got double what Coach Vollono got.  Props to John Wildhack for continuing to provide more money to improve the program.

I think we will see a marked difference in the play on the field.  When was the last time we blocked a kick?

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