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2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel 2.0L TDI 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6M)
Now that I am in the middle of wondering what will happen to VW over the "scandal", I would not trade, sell, nor return my car (even for a refund of full purchase price). It has been a stellar car and, even if green-weenies get their panties in a wad over the "scandal", I would keep it, drive it until the "wheels fall off" (likely to be far in excess of 250,000 miles. Excellent mileage, decent comfort, a real towing ability.
2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel 2.0L TDI 4dr Hatchback w/Sunroof, Navigation (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
This is one of the vehicles currently swept up in controversy because of VW cheating on emissions tests. Heaven knows how that will play out.
I get 35-40mpg regularly. The car is fast, as long as you have two seconds to wait for the turbo to spool up. Plenty of power for hill climbing in the Rocky Mountains. The sunroof is a good plus, just remember to close it when rain is coming :-). Good leg room; I'm 6'2" and don't have the driver's seat all the way back.
I'm surprised at the number of design misfeatures. Controls that are impossible to read, insufficient storage space for maps, slow seat adjusters, sound system controls that lock up when it's interacting with my phone, heater setting isn't honored upon car startup until the knob is moved (same for sunroof), if I try to close two windows at the same time, only one closes. Radio is impossible to understand. Navigation system is poor, I don't use it.
Oil for this engine is available only at VW dealers; do NOT use Mobil1. I paid $60 for just the oil and filter for one oil change.
Parts are expensive.
I won't dump this car, but I wouldn't buy another.
2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel 2.0L TDI 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
As annoyed as I am at VW for lying about its "clean diesel" technology, I still love this car.
--The handling, suspension and brakes are nearly identical to the Golf GTI. This is a very good thing.
--Acceleration, while not spectacular, is plenty brisk and more than enough to keep me entertained. You have to drive a little differently than a gas engine; all of the "fun" happens below 2500 RPM, which necessitates lots of upshifting. Thankfully, the manual transmission is precise and linear.
--The interior layout is incredibly versatile. My two teenagers fit comfortably in the back (even on long trips). With the rear seats down, the cargo area becomes cavernous.
--Fit and finish are exceptional. Interior materials are high class and feel substantial. Ignore the VW logo on the steering wheel and you will be hard-pressed to differentiate the TDI from an entry-level Audi.
--And of course... the fuel economy. I consistently average 44 MPG... COMBINED without making any special effort to do so. Tank range is almost 600 miles; my bladder gives out long before my fuel supply does. I suspect that the environmental damage that I'm causing by spewing nitrogen oxides is at least offset by the reduction in CO2 emissions.
--Limited interior storage. To make room for the E-brake, the armrest storage bin is small and nearly useless.
--The HVAC controls are almost impossible to read from the driver's seat, which is a stupid ergonomic mistake. Anyhow, most cars at this price point have climate control.
--Mediocre electronics. The touchscreen and audio interface, while adequate, are well behind the state of the art. The interface with my iPhone is temperamental and hasn't kept up with the many ways to listen to content (Spotify, podcasts, etc). The absence of a USB port (Until 2016, VW required a proprietary cable) is particularly annoying.
--The driver's seats are weirdly articulated for my long torso, hunching me forward even with the lumbar cranked all the way up. I was able to fix this by removing the seats and stuffing a foam pad under the upholstery (about 45 minutes per seat). Now the seats are just about perfect.
--Diesels don't like cold weather. It takes FOREVER for the car to warm up on very cold mornings, and the car runs pretty rough until it does. The heated seats mitigate the sting considerably, however.
I actually hope that I don't have to sell this car back to VW. I would be perfectly happy driving this baby until the wheels fall off.
2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel 2.0L TDI 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
After owning this Golf TDI car for only one month, here is what I think so far:
- Gas Mileage: I average 36 mpg. Plus, diesel is 30 cents/gallon cheaper than 87 octane gas in California.
- Front Seats: The heavy bolstering holds me in place during aggressive cornering. Larger individuals may hate it. The cloth material is thick, durable, and textured for additional grip.
- Interior: the soft touch dash and leather steering wheel make the interior feel a bit upscale.
- Tire Pressure Sensor: I had 2 defective tires, both of which went flat. They were not noticeable without the sensor.
- Steering: The steering ratio is a little aggressive with medium effort to steer. It adds to a sporty feel.
- Suspension: Good compromise of firmness and compliance over bumps. It feels sporty, but is still useful as a daily driver.
- Diesel power: This engine won't wow anyone with straight line acceleration. It does extremely well at low RPMs where all the torque is made. Climbing hilly roads feels effortless for the vehicle. Diesel engines also have a record of being very reliable. We will see if that holds true in this car.
- Sound/infotainment system: The sound quality is above average for a non-premium system. It comes stock with a 6 disc changer, which is useful if you want to dust off your old CD collection. The infotainment system does not take long to learn. Also, the radio can turn on with no key in the ignition. That is convenient for entertaining children/passengers, if you don't trust them alone with the keys in the car.
- Diesel Availability: Diesel fuel is not always easy to find when you are looking. About 1 in 3 gas stations in my area have it.
- DSG: This transmission is probably the worst transmission I've ever used. Have you ever been stopped, push the throttle and not go anywhere for 1-2 seconds. The car will inch forward for another second, and then react appropriately to your input. This is dangerous when making a left hand turn in front of oncoming traffic. It only happens about 25% of the time, so it is completely unpredictable and happens in both standard drive mode and sport mode. Similar delays happen when trying to pass, but I'm used to cars getting confused about downshifting. There is no downshifting from a stop, at least I hope not. Engine braking is weird as well. It is most noticeable when coasting to a stop. The DSG engages 1st gear at about 12-13mph, decelerating the car quickly to 6-7mph, then coasting again. When coasting from high speeds to low speeds, such as coasting to 35mph from 55mph, the engine revs to 3100 RPM in preparation for a downshift. The diesel engine free reving at 3100 RPMs is loud. This has lasted up to 20 seconds until it finally downshifts to induce engine braking. It's odd to experience this from the driver's seat.
- Engine Noise: The engine sounds like a gasoline engine with valve knocking. It turns heads in a parking lot and not in a good way. However, once at cruising speeds the noise is no longer intrusive in the cabin.
- Doors: The door settles into positions to hold itself open for getting in/out. The first position is just wide enough to squeeze out of the car. The second position threatens neighboring cars in many parking situations, and hits the wall in my garage. There is no easy in-between because the door pushes/pulls its way to one of those positions. It's a weird nuisance I rarely needed to think about with other cars.
- Bluetooth: Set to interrupt music with navigation updates from my phone, it also cuts off my music every two minutes for a voicemail recording that doesn't exist on my phone.
- Blind spots: The massive B-pillar is in my way for checking blind spots. My seating position plays a part. I am 6' 2" tall.
- Phone charging: I'm using the same USB adapter from my old car to charge my phone and it charges noticeably slower.
- Locking system: The car honks when you lock the car with the key fob. I asked the dealership to disable that honk, and they said they can't on this particular model. Additionally, the lock button in the car door only works when all the doors are closed, so you cannot use it to lock your car as you exit the vehicle. I'm stuck annoying sleeping neighbors when I come home at night.
Additional conveniences I think this car should have:
- Automatic headlights - this has been in some cars for decades, why is it not a feature in all cars.
- Automatic climate control - Put in a temperature and forget. Same logic as above, all cars should have this by now.
Overall, I think the car is a compromise. I really enjoy the gas mileage, interior quality, and sporty upgrades, but I really hate the DSG and engine noise. The price premium eats most of the gas savings over a regular Golf. If you really want a TDI and are comfortable with a manual transmission, I highly recommend going that route.
2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel 2.0L TDI 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6M)
Golf TDI handles well.
We don't get much rain and we don't get any snow here in Los Angeles.
In what rain I have driven in, the Golf does well with OEM Conti's.
Brakes are great, handles great.
People talk about stiff, well my other car is a Dodge Cummns truck so Golf is an improvement.
Great visibility from all windows, Bluetooth works pretty good, radio (non dyna) is good for stock.
I use my Ipod and when I want directions, I use Bluetooth to hear phone Navi (non navigation head unit).
Fun factor very high.
Fuel mileage incredible.
Great torque. I don't think people understand how much power is in this little turbo diesel. Very fun commuter car. 25K miles in 16 months. Radio, Bluetooth, touchscreen is great. Seats okay. I'm a big critter. Heated seats great. I haven't found too many negative things about car except little VW logo centercaps on rims have all fallen off. I don't get it, I've own at least a dozen cars and this has never happened to anyone of them. You won't regret this little beast. If you miss having fun while driving buy this little Golf TDI.
Something that keeps those centercaps on rims. What is the deal. Why on God's green earth does the AC light and compressor come on all the time when you don't press the AC button? Who's idea was that? The only time this light should come on is when you want the AC on, not when moving the vent selector knob.
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Well that was awful. I still don't think Duke is all that good. Maybe a pretty good team but definitely not great, and still a threat to be something like 4-4 in the conference. Maybe they'll surprise me and win the Coastal.
But for now what I really care about is us. The defense has been better and I'm actually excited about that. We are getting stops. And for the most part playing well. But the special teams has been atrocious and the offense isn't blocking anybody. As noted in the preseason, I was worried this year might be like 2010, but I thought at least the O-line would block well. I don't know how their performance so far could have been predicted. They were pretty good last year (although Coach recently said something to the effect of they weren't all that good last year and our skill guys just made plays... that puzzled me a little bit). In any event, I think they've clearly been worse this year than last year, despite us returning 4 starters and most of our backups. I'm really puzzled by that.
Justin Thomas is still very good but he's trying to force things since nothing is really working. This has been hard to watch so far. I expect we'll sort it out and be at least pretty good on offense by the end of the year, but it won't matter too much if the special teams keeps this up. The defense looks to be improved but I'm not sure it can carry the team and overcome poor field position and kick return touchdowns (and missed field goals...).
I really have no idea what happens tomorrow. UNC looked pretty good against Illinois. They looked pretty bad in week 1. I think their defense under new coordinator Gene Chizik is better. So logic would say we might struggle on offense since we haven't played well there anyway. And UNC's offense destroyed us last year and returns 10 starters, and put up 48 points on Illinois (who isn't good but one would think at least has credible athletes). All of that would suggest they might beat us.
But we are favored by a little over a touchdown. I wonder what Vegas is doing here. I know we were just favored by 9 and lost. The line usually isn't off by that much two weeks in a row (arguably luck played a role in our loss to Duke I guess). The last time I remember seeing a line on GT like this one, it was in 2011 for Clemson. Where I immediately raised my eyebrows. That was when GT was off two straight losses, also both on the road, and coming back home. Clemson was 8-0 and ranked #5 in the country, and we were only 3 point underdogs. I thought that was very strange. And of course we won and fairly easily.
So maybe that's a good sign. I don't know. I'm just curious at this point. Here is to hoping we play better. Because this season still has a chance to be something, but if we don't turn it around soon, it will quickly become not very fun.
Let's go Jackets!
Friday, October 2, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Duke Preview
Tough game last week. It was difficult to watch, for me, and I imagine if you are reading this blog, likely difficult to watch for you as well. However, after several days of reflection, I really am ok with the loss. For several reasons. First, its basically as good as a loss can be. It wasn't a conference loss, so it has no affect on our ability to win the ACC. It wasn't a loss to UGA, which would be bad for other, more personal reasons. It was a road loss to a good team, so it doesn't harm our reputation much. All of those things would make it a pretty good loss already, but to top it off, we have a pretty quick shot at redemption. Clemson plays Notre Dame in 2 weeks, and we get Clemson the very next game. Should Clemson beat Notre Dame at home (hardly a long shot, in fact Clemson might be favored), then we would have the opportunity to redeem ourselves and restore our national credibility right away. Not that I think it needs to be restored too much. Again a reasonably competitive road loss to a top 10 team is far from embarrassing.
Now some might argue with that "reasonably competitive" part, but I think the notion that we were beaten badly is simply incorrect. It was 13-7 at halftime and but for a holding penalty (that in my opinion was VERY questionable) it would have been 16-14 midway through the 3rd quarter. Additionally, we missed two field goals and both of Notre Dame's first two touchdown drives depended upon deep passes on 3rd and long caught thanks to arguable offensive pass interference. Now, I know, luck usually goes both ways and sure we had an interception in the end zone and there some other plays you could quibble about, but for me, the final score of 30-22 is a pretty good reflection of the game. Many would argue that 30-22 was misleading because it was really over at 30-7 with under a minute to play. But I think 30-7 was actually the misleading score.
I thought the defense played really well. Especially considering they were put in tough situations by the offense and special teams for most of the day. Tough field position and they were on the field a lot. The special teams was abysmal. The offense sputtered due to Notre Dame's good defensive play and our own execution errors. I probably should have figured as soon as I said last week that "the only thing that would surprise me is us executing poorly on offense", that all but guaranteed we would execute poorly on offense. My fault.
I did enjoy making fun of Notre Dame last week for hiring a "consultant" to defend our scheme, but, well, they did a good job. Had a good game plan and, most importantly, varied what they were doing all day. A lot of teams we play against mostly play their base, and then make adjustments only when we get something to start working. Notre Dame varied up their fronts and alignment more proactively, and that might have caused our blockers some issues as we seemingly couldn't get into a rhythm. We had 70 missed assignments, according to Coach, when a normal week would be more like 15.
So credit Notre Dame and its coaching staff. Of course, part of the problem was simply that they beat a lot of blocks as well. That's talent. I think one of my big questions going into last week, can the A-backs and WRs play at this level, was answered with a "not yet". I saw several passes from Thomas that Smelter or Waller would have caught in my opinion. And their blocking and running on the perimeter left a little to be desired. I think they all have potential, but their youth showed last week.
The good news is that the defense looks like it might be a pretty good unit, and the offensive issues are mostly fixable. On to Duke. I believe Duke is a good team but I actually think we win comfortably Saturday. Just based on the way we matchup. Duke is well coached and a pretty good defense, but I don't think they are very good on offense this year. Consider our common opponent Tulane. Yards per play is probably the best "simple" stat to give you a good idea of how well an offense was playing. Since every offense is trying to gain yards, and yards per play gives you a reasonable sample size of about 60-80 attempts to do something. Tulane gave up 4.1 yard per play to Maine, 5.7 yards per play to Duke, and 8.6 yards per play to Georgia Tech. So we averaged nearly 3 yards per play more. Duke offensively was considerably closer to Maine than to Tech.
However, this time of year, there isn't much data to go on. Only a few games. Duke's offense gained about 4 yards per play on Northwestern, which was actually better than Stanford did against Northwestern. And Stanford was then up near 7 yards per play against Central Florida and Southern Cal. Its just hard to tell who is good at what based on so few games. But my suspicion is that Duke's offense is not very good. I"m confident that Tulane is not a good defense, and Duke sputtered and took a while to put that game away.
They are good on defense, but I don't think they have Notre Dame's talent. And a well coached team with only moderate talent is just going to struggle to stop our offense. They did a good job last year (although that was Thomas' worst game of the year and we largely beat ourselves with unforced turnovers). But while Duke might slow us down for a while, I expect we will eventually get to something like 31 or 35 points. And I think our defense might hold Duke to something like 10 or 14. Basically I expect this game to look a lot like the 2013 game in Durham, where we only scored 2 TDs on our first 6 possessions, but eventually put that game away 38-14.
Sirk's passing has not overwhelmed me. And we were pretty stingy against the run in South Bend, outside of the one 90 yard run. I don't think its proven yet (Notre Dame may not be a very good offense for all we know) but my suspicion now is that our defensive front is the best its been in years. And I think Duke is going to find points pretty tough to come by this weekend.
We need to bounce back, but I'm assuming the team has been focused and had a good week of practice. Humbling losses have a funny way of doing that. If we can get this win and continue improving, I still think this team can be very good. And everything is still possible. Certainly an ACC championship. We can still do even better than that, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Its a long season and we will need to play a lot better than we did last week before we have any need to worry about national implications.
First things first, our ACC opener and a matchup of the last two Coastal champs. Somewhat ironically, the loser of this game has won the ACC Coastal the last two years. I'm not sure what that means. Oh well.
As always, let's go Jackets!
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Notre Dame Preview
Well first let me apologize for slacking on this blog so far this year. To be honest I haven't had a whole lot to write. I expected us to beat Tulane badly. Duke beat them 37-7 and Tulane's offense looked inept, and I still have a sneaking suspicion that Duke isn't that good this year, and especially that their defense isn't all that great. Meaning that Tulane must be truly awful. So beating them 65-10 is what we were supposed to do, and it doesn't tell us much. (Also noteworthy, Tulane didn't appear to be real well coached. For those that didn't notice, Matt Jordan's long touchdown run was scored against a defense fielding 9 players. In a 4-2-3 formation. In my last blog post I was just joking that UNC played with a 4-3-0 defense last year, because their pass defense was so bad it was like they didn't even have a secondary out there. Little did I know I was foreshadowing Tulane's defense against us.)
I still think we don't know a whole lot about this team. We've done nothing so far to change my mind that we might be really good. So that's the good news. I still think we might be a playoff contender. Depends on two things. Is the defense for real (which really hinges on whether the D-Line is as good as it could be). And can the new WR's and A-backs play against major college talent. I think the answer to the second issue is yes. The jury is still out on the first issue, the defense, but we'll find out a lot about it tomorrow afternoon.
Apparently Notre Dame has hired an option stopping "consultant" to help scheme for our game. Well I guess our game and the Navy game. But they play Navy every year and don't normally hire a consultant, so really its for our game. This guy isn't really a consultant, but the Linebackers coach for Notre Dame last year who was apparently replaced, but they kept him on to scour the country consulting with other coaches and put together a scheme to stop us. I'm not sure exactly what Brian Kelly thinks his job is, but apparently he is delegating large portions of it to coaches he recently fired but still wants to "consult" with on important matters.
Anyway I'm amused by this new concept, and the fact that it illustrates just exactly how much our offense is in our opponents heads. Coaches have done this before, consulting in the offseason with LSU and Iowa back when everybody thought they had the "blueprint" to stop us. (well, and they both did have it I guess - get a defense with 10+ future NFL players on it - its just not one they can share with other coaches). UGA scheduled Georgia Southern the week before our game a couple times. If Georgia Southern keeps changing their offense, then UGA may have to stop pretending its a coincidence, just admit they are practicing for our game, and start scheduling Navy in that slot. Coaches also admit to spending extra time preparing for us. Lots of coaches have admitted they devote a couple of weeks in spring practice. Bud Foster at Virginia Tech spent most of August in 2012 putting in a whole new defense just for our Labor Day game. UGA admitted last year they spent some extra time during both of their bye weeks working on our offense. And I'm glad they did, since those were the only two games they lost, other than us. If they had spent more time preparing for South Carolina during South Carolina week, and Florida during Florida week, they might have been 11-1 and playing Bama for a spot in the playoff. Despite having beaten us 5 years in a row (at that time), we are apparently so far in their heads that we effectively beat them 3 times last year. Well, I'm taking credit for all three anyway.
So its not exactly new for a team to do extra stuff to prep for our offense, but calling it a third party consultant is interesting. Not sure what effect it'll have. When teams have success against us its usually a personnel issue. And Notre Dame has some good personnel. Kelly has stockpiled plenty of talent. Hard to know what to make of Notre Dame though. Are they really good, and maybe Texas is ok and UVA is better than people think? Or are they more mediocre and Texas is just awful?
That the Irish are playing a backup quarterback doesn't make the game any more predictable. He looked good in making the clutch throw to avoid a disastrous upset in Charlottesville. But I'm afraid I don't have any significant insights into the game this week. I can offer my prediction (ie - my guess). I think we win a close, hard fought game. But I wouldn't be surprised by much. Poor offensive execution by us would surprise me. That's about it. I expect us, with Thomas and this experienced O-line, to execute the offense well. Notre Dame still might slow us down if they win their 1 on 1 matchups, and defeat blocks. But I don't think we'll beat ourselves offensively. Other than that, most anything could happen. Here is to hoping that our defense really is improved and we win easily.
The computers generally think we are good. We rank about 10th in most and Notre Dame is in the 15-20 range. Phil Steele's power ratings have Notre Dame in the 15-20 range and have Georgia Tech 3rd. Most computers seem to favor us, but ESPN's index says Notre Dame has a 68% chance to win. Of course all that stuff is based on trying to compare Alcorn St. and Tulane to Texas and Virginia. Which is difficult at best, and a fool's errand at worst. Computer information at this stage of the season is based on such little data that its close to useless anyway. So we'll just have to wait until gametime to know much of anything. Can't get here soon enough for me.
Go Jackets!
Monday, August 31, 2015
2015 Georgia Tech Season Preview
Well, I'm terrified.
I know. I'm supposed to be excited. Everyone else is excited. We just won eleven games. And the orange bowl. We are ranked preseason. The Coastal favorites for the first time. But, let me explain.
First the schedule. Notre Dame added to the normal UGA non conference slate. Both Clemson and FSU from the Atlantic. The usual Coastal wheel of destiny, except Duke isn't the pushover it used to be, so really any game is losable now. That is 10 games we realistically could lose. Several in which we will be underdogs. We could be as good as last year and still only win 7 or 8 games.
Second, expectations. Historically, Georgia Tech hasn't done real well with expectations. Usually when we are ranked pre season and expected to do well, we don't. 1990 (without much expectations) we snuck up on people and won it all. 1991 (with big expectations) we came back to earth. Same combination for 1998 (not much expectations, conference title and 10 wins) and 1999 (big expectations, 8-4). I'm not sure what causes this, but in my experience, when GT gets preseason respect, we underwhelm.
And finally, its because this year feels identical to 2010, for me. We were fresh off an 11 win season and an orange bowl appearance. We returned our stud quarterback. Nobody was worried about the pieces we lost on offense because we had Paul Johnson and that stud at quarterback. Nobody was worried about the defense because it "can't get any worse". Even though the defense, which at times seemed atrocious, was a key part of our success. Remember in 2009, the defense was thought to be awful. Everybody remembers the UGA game (and to a lesser extent the FSU game) where it seemed like nobody punted. In fact, in the UGA game, really, nobody punted. In 2009, we played 3 games in which we failed to force a punt. And we won two of them...
So going into 2010, the thought was the Groh might shore up the defense. But even if he didn't, who cares? We will just keep on outscoring people. Problem is, the defense did more than people realized. It got key stops against Clemson in the regular season game, especially late. It played a great game to limit Virginia Tech to just 23 points in our biggest win of the season. It shut down a North Carolina team whose defense was good enough to hold us to 10 points through three quarters. Those games easily could have been losses without the defense making crucial, timely plays. In fact, the 2009 defense, for as much as it was derided, finished ranked 51st in football outsiders efficiency rankings. That 51st ranking is tied with 2013 and 2014, and higher than 2010, 2011 and 2012. In other words, we STILL haven't produced a defense better than that 2009 group (although last year was tied).
The 2009 defense wasn't good, but it made timely crucial plays (Clemson, FSU, Wake) and played well in some big games (VT). Similarly, the 2014 defense wasn't good, but it made timely crucial plays (VT, Miami, Ga. Southern) and played well in some big games (Clemson, UGA).
Going into 2010, the thinking was the defense couldn't get any worse. Well, it got worse. This year I'm not sure what the thinking is (from the fan base collectively). The UGA game tends to define, for a lot of our fans, the status of the team. Thus, because the defense played pretty well in that game, the collective opinion of the defense might be pretty good. Unfortunately, based on a lot of metrics the defense was awful. It finished with a mediocre ranking thanks to turnovers only. And so the question becomes, was that luck? Or can we replicate that? If we can't, can the defense improve and actually get regular stops? Or are we going to be horrible on defense next year?
Because that was the formula for a shockingly disappointing 2010 campaign. Losses on offense that were ignored proved vitally important, and a defense that could actually get worse did get worse, and we went 6-7 and finished with Paul Johnson's lowest computer ranking at GT (by far).
So there are plenty of troubling parallels. Losses on offense (Demaryius Thomas, Jon Dwyer, a couple of O-Linemen - compared to 10 of our top 11 RBs and WRs, and Shaq Mason). A much maligned defense. Lofty expectations. The extremely difficult schedule actually makes this year potentially worse than 2010.
We won't sneak up on anybody this year. In fact we are likely circled on the calendar for many teams and will get their best punch. We have a very vulnerable defense and question marks on offense. Potentially overrated team and a tough schedule is a bad combination.
So that's why I'm terrified.
But enough of the bad news. Despite the loss of Shaq Mason, one of the best if not the best O-linemen in the ACC last year in my opinion, we still have a deep and talented O-Line. In fact, its the #1 rated O line in the ACC according to Phil Steele. And of course there is Justin Thomas. If you have to have question marks on offense, I'd rather they not be at QB and O-line. And they aren't. Justin Thomas is perhaps the best quarterback Paul Johnson has ever had (anywhere, not just GT). I think he's just about perfect for this offense.
The QB and O-line give us a significant edge over 2010. I know we had Nesbitt in 2010 but I think Thomas is better. A significantly better passer, better at running the offense (because Thomas is great at that while Nesbitt was only good) and I think actually a better runner. Nesbitt was obviously a great power runner. Thomas is a great speed runner. I think overall Thomas has a slight edge here. Doesn't really matter though. Both are great runners, but the passing and ability to run the offense make Thomas significantly better than Nesbitt in my opinion. And I don't say that lightly because I loved Josh and I think he was a great player for us. Thomas is simply a huge asset. And in Byerly we have a very good backup. Bylerly might have started for some other CPJ teams at GT. Tough break for him that he is playing behind Thomas but hopefully he gets some meaningful snaps in short yardage situations as he did last year.
As for the defense, its not hopeless. In fact, I'm intrigued. Last year we were awful on an every play basis. Somehow very good in key situations. Without the two fourth quarter INTs, we certainly lose at VT for example. Without the overtime INT we probably lose to UGA. Without a late forced fumble we (gulp) probably would have lost to Ga. Southern. But it was still a defense that conceded 6.3 yards per play last year. Within the ACC that was only better than UNC and the 4-3-0 defense it employed last season. (I expect Gene Chizik to change up that scheme and actually put a secondary on the field this year - still though I imagine UNC fans are excited that East Carolina won't score 70 on them again this year - as they are not on the schedule). 6.3 yards per play is the most ever allowed by a Paul Johnson team at GT. Think about that...
But unlike 2010, the defense does not lose its two best players to high draft picks in the NFL from an already questionable unit. Instead, we return most of our best players . . . from a still questionable unit (as the old joke goes returning a lot of starters can be the bad news). But there are tangible reasons to think this might be the best D-Line we've had in years. Adam Gotsis returns and is probably our best player. We get Jabari Hunt Days back from academic suspension. He was an excellent player for us in 2013, has bulked up and moved to DT, and has been getting rave reviews for over a year in practice. He is listed in Phil Steele's top 30 NFL draft prospects (although he's mistakenly listed at DE where he won't be playing for us according to our current 2 deep) without having played D-line in college. So he's certainly intriguing and could be a huge boost. Keshun Freeman was excellent as a freshman DE, played a great game against UGA, and if he continues to improve could really be something special. Rook Chungong and Gamble were solid players last year. Francis Kallon, long thought to have enormous potential, has finally earned a spot in the two deep (which apparently has allowed Gamble to move to DE where he is probably better suited). Its a deep and experienced group, with legitimate NFL talent and a number of guys with loads of potential that hasn't been fully realized yet.
It is my opinion that the D-Line is the most important part of any defense. If you are disruptive up front it makes everybody else's job much easier. And the D-line could be a real strength of this team. The linebackers shouldn't be bad and the secondary has returning talent. Most notably DJ White, who earned himself a place in every Tech fans heart with the walk off interception against UGA. I think he's underrated and should have gotten more preseason hype on the all conference teams.
Anyway, there is talent on defense and I'm excited about the defensive line. The offense is almost sure to take a step back from last year. Actually I don't think most Tech fan appreciate just how good the offense was last year. The best offense in the country according to the opponent adjusted efficiency rankings of football outsiders, and actually maybe the best offense of the last decade. We were real good. So "taking a step back" from that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But replacing 10 of our top 11 WRs and RBs, including 2 NFL caliber WRs, means we certainly won't be as good. But if we can get reasonable play from the replacements, and Thomas and the O line are as good as advertised, we can still be very good on offense. If the D-line is as good as I think it can be, we could actually be mediocre or even above average on defense. If that happens look out. We could be really good. Imagine a Paul Johnson offense humming along paired with a defense that can regularly get stops.
Thus, my approach for this season is cautiously optimistic. I'm worried, probably moreso than usual, but excited because we could be good. But I really wish we hadn't gotten any respect preseason and had started unranked again. More motivation for us in preseason practice, less focus from our opponents on the GT game. With the target on our backs and all the question marks, I really think anything from 5-7 to 15-0 is reasonably possible. I guess I'll predict something like 10-4 (I do think we are justifiably the Coastal favorites and we should be in the ACC Champ game). If one of those 10 is the game at Thanksgiving, I'll be pretty happy with that myself. I think 9-4 or 8-5 is also pretty likely, however. We won't learn too much until week 3, but I'm excited to get started.
Go Jackets!
Friday, December 5, 2014
ACC Championship Game Preview - FSU
So we are going to keep a good thing going here. Obviously the short and sweet blog posts are working out. This one will be the same as the last few weeks.
What a game! I still can't believe we won. The first half went exactly as I expected. UGA had the ball 4 times, ran 32 plays, gained 224 yards, for 7 yards per play, and we only forced 1 punt. If not for the two fumbles at the 1 yard line, they would have had 21 points on just 4 possessions. It would have been 2012 all over again - we were struggling to force third down. Forget about getting stops.
However, give the defense credit for continuing to give 100% on those two fumbles. I believe it was Milton who never quit on the long run by Chubb, and tracked him down at the 1 yard line. Without that effort, and the effort of the defense to get a stop on 1st and goal, they would have scored the TD before Chubb had the chance to fumble on 2nd and goal. Similarly, what a great effort by Nealy to track down Michel at the 1 yard line and force the second fumble. In both cases, it would have been easy to think "oh well they are going to score anyway" and halfheartedly give 80%. Two perfect examples of why you should try as hard as you possibly can every play. You never know what might happen to keep points off the board.
The offense played pretty well in the first half, I thought. It moved the ball and got us into scoring situations. The FG block wasn't the offense's fault, and the offense was mostly working with poor field position. 7 points on 4 possessions isn't great, but it really should have been 10, which isn't bad. Especially against a pretty good defense like UGA, with the field position we kept getting.
The second half was truly shocking. The offense mostly steamrolled UGA. Just completely pushed them around. I thought the fumble at the goalline (one of the worst calls in history by the way - how was the forward progress not stopped?) might deflate us. Nope. They came right back out and did it again. And again. Just marching up and down the field.
And the defense! Where did that come from? Our front 7 just beat up their O-Line. We forced a 3 and out. We overcame a faked FG and a bad pass interference call, which gave them 1st and goal at the 2, and forced a FG anyway. And held them scoreless in OT. Of course, we did give up the go ahead TD drive with 18 seconds left, but this is one of the nation's best offenses, and we pushed them to the brink. Literally inches from winning the game with a 4th down stop.
For the 2nd half, UGA was held to 137 yards on 35 plays (not counting the fake FG as an "offensive" play - thats on the special teams). Just under 4 yards per play. For the game, they scored 17 points on 7 possessions (8 counting OT). The 17/7 ratio is identical to the Miami game. Also with 2 turnovers forced in regulation.
So they averaged 2.43 points per possession, and we averaged 2.4. Really about as even as a game can be. Which is a good thing if you ask me, as I think UGA is a legit top ten team, and we just went into Athens and went toe to toe with them, and outplayed them in the end.
Total team effort, and a great game.
Of course, it will take the same thing to get a win tomorrow. I actually think we matchup better with FSU than we do with UGA. They are more finesse than power, and Winston has shown a vulnerability to INT's this year, now that he doesn't have the great running attack he had last year, and he no longer has the full compliment of standout WRs he had last year. FSU still has talent, but not the overwhelming variety of talent from 2013, and it seems Winston has been trying to do too much. Our secondary has shown the ability to create interceptions. If that unit plays well, we could easily force 2 or 3.
FSU's defense is pretty similar in quality to UGA's. Its good. Maybe a little better than Georgia. I don't think it has overwhelming strength. Good speed though. No telling really how they are going to defend us. Kelly, the defensive coordinator, worked here at GT for several years, and was the interim replacement during 2012 after Groh was fired mid season. I'm not really sure whether his inside knowledge gives him much of an advantage or not.
I have a sneaking suspicion we are going to win this game, and maybe by 10-14 points. The defense has finally convinced me that it is much improved. But let's not forget Winston, when playing well, is maybe the best player in the country, and FSU has plenty of talent. I've also got a sneaking suspicion they've been on cruise control most of the year, and also have been worn down because they have taken everybody's best shot all year. Basically every game, the opponent is playing its biggest game of the year and FSU is just trying to play an average game. That wears you down.
From FSU's psychological standpoint, they've only played one game all year comparable to this one - and that was a top 5 matchup against Notre Dame. They probably haven't been "up" for a game in a while. Then again, we are the best team they've played all year, as Notre Dame has been exposed and its apparent now their top 5 ranking was not deserved.
Further complicating matters is that Georgia Tech has not traditionally handled positive press very well. And we are now getting plenty of it. We've been doubted all year long, even by obsessed fans like yours truly, but now people are giving us credit and believe in us. Can we keep the same edge and play with the same intensity?
So I don't really know what to make of this game. If both teams play well, I think it should be close. I really think we have the advantage, and should be expected to pull out a close one. But I wouldn't be surprised by either team winning by 28 points. Both offenses are good enough to light people up if they execute well.
I'll predict that both teams play well, and I think we pull out a close win late, something like 35-31,
I'll predict that both teams play well, and I think we pull out a close win late, something like 35-31,
I can't wait to see what happens. As always, Go Jackets!
Friday, November 28, 2014
UGA Preview
So here it is. Clean Old Fashioned Hate. Another year, another chance.
Once again I have time to write a full post but I don't want to mess with success. We'll keep it short and sweet.
I take partial credit for the Clemson prediction. Their offense was moving the ball OK with Watson. Hard to tell how that game would have turned out if he had stayed healthy. Their defense did an excellent job, holding our offense to 15 points, although we did miss a FG and we moved the ball pretty well. Altogether it was what you would expect from a great offense against a great defense. We did not score as much as I'd like, but we only had 8 possessions (not counting the two possessions running out the clock in both halves). Moving the ball as well as we did, scoring a TD and getting into FG range 4 times, and eating clock, all of those things help you win a game that only has 8 possessions. Of course, the defense scoring 2 TD's thanks to a Cole Stoudt meltdown was also a big help. In the end the game was a comfortable win, but its likely a hard fought battle if Watson had played.
Nevertheless, however it happened, the defense has now played great 4 weeks in a row. And yet I still have this nervous feeling that we really aren't any better. That if we played UNC or Duke again, we'd get the same result defensively. Pitt, UVA, NC State and now Clemson all made a lot of errors that I'm just not sure we forced. And I highly doubt UGA does the same.
First of all, their strength is our biggest weakness. Power running. I don't know what we plan to do with their offensive line and Chubb. I don't know what we can do. I'm worried this game might look a lot like 2012, where we have a hard time forcing 3rd down. And even if we do limit the run, their passing attack is pretty good too. They are 7th nationally in both yards per carry and passer rating. Probably why their offense is ranked 7th in the country according to Football Outsiders. Its an excellent offense.
But here is the real problem for us in my opinion. We have a great offense too, actually ranked #1 currently by Football Outsiders, but we will be playing a different defense. Georgia hasn't been a bad defense all year, but they appear to be peaking. They are currently 24th in Football outsiders - not bad at all. (Our own defense has risen from 100th to 58th with our play the past 4 weeks, but that still isn't that good unfortunately).
As great as our offense is, a pretty good defense should be able to slow it down some and get a few stops. And the worry is, even if we score a TD on half our possessions (which would be a great day offensively), they might beat that. They might have 28 or 35 points on their first 4 or 5 possessions, literally.
If we can find a way to get a few stops - turnovers, penalties, whatever - then I like our chances a lot better and this game may be a tossup. But I just don't know if we can do that. I'm not even sure our defense can do as "well" as 2009 and force some FG's.
I fear we may lose by 2 or 3 TD's in a game that isn't really in doubt in the 4th quarter. Hopefully, we can make plays defensively and keep the game close and pull it out in the end.
As always, Go Jackets!
Playoffs?!? Don't talk about... Playoffs?!? You Kidding Me? Playoffs??
So, believe it or not, I think we actually are not out of the playoff picture. I know, I know, we have two losses, they aren't particularly good losses, and we haven't played the toughest schedule. But just stay with me for a second...
Ole Miss beat Miss. St. We beat UGA and FSU. UGA beats Alabama (we need Missou to lose for this to happen obviously). Who does the SEC send ahead of us? Every SEC team has two losses or more, we would have two losses, and we have a head to head victory over the SEC Champ.
We would also be a 2 loss champion of a Power 5 conference, with wins over Clemson, UGA and FSU to end the season. SEC Champ UGA and FSU previously on a 28 game unbeaten streak (we probably need them to beat Florida for this to work).
In that scenario, I think we would be in the 4 team playoff unless another conference got 2 teams into the playoff. The only real threat to do so would be the Big 12, with Baylor and TCU. I'm not sure how the committee would decide that if they both finish with 1 loss, and we do all of the above.
Obviously the above is a long shot. We are probably no better than about 10% to win the next two games and we still need help if we do. But it is fun to think about. In the first 4 team playoff, we are still technically in the discussion at Thanksgiving. I guess that's something...
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Lynchburg Chiropractic Refused to File with Insurance Company Due to "Office Policy" Lynchburg, Virginia
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After hemming and hawing for October and November, they finally ended up rejecting the claim, saying it was the fault of the vehicle who wrecked in front of us. Lynchburg Chiropractic contacted us and let us know that the company had denied the claim, so we provided them our own insurance claim # in December 2012, only to realize that our own policy had no medical coverage. When they advised us of this, we also noticed that the bill was high ($190 for a 1-time visit) and when we inquired, Lynchburg Chiropractic said they'd forward us an itemized bill. They never did.
Finally, in January 2012, the 3rd vehicle's insurance company contacted us and advised they would accept all medical claims and that we should forward to them. My wife contacted Lynchburg Chiropractic to let them know, they refused to file it with the company because this was an October claim and because they'd already tried to file it before. I called them the next day and re-explained all of the above, and advised that this was our first accident, that we'd never done this before, etc., and also that if this 3rd company failed to pay we of course would by check or debit. The woman in charge of billing repeated a script several times about "office policy" and said that even with the claim # for State Farm I was providing they refused to file it again. As a last ditch effort, I advised that they would permanently lose our business if they pursued this course of action over the $190 claim and asked whether they were willing to lose our business over it. She said they were. We still never received an itemized bill.
If you're new to being in a car accident and dealing with insurance companies/medical services, or if you want itemized bills or receptive personnel in dealing with billing, I would go elsewhere.
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Mahoning Drive-In
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The Mahoning Drive-In opened in 1948 and was operated by James Humphries. Initially it had a capacity for 600 cars. In recent years it was owned by Mike and Deb Danchak, who also owned the nearby Angel Theatre in Coaldale. New owners took over the Mahoning Drive-In in 2014.
Open May-September at weekends, it features the area's largest screen, measuring 120ft wide. It features FM listening devices as well as room for 900 cars. The Mahoning Drive-In is 'all retro', featuring 35mm film prints. It also now offers camping on the grounds for an extra $10 per car load.
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Location for this drive-in is Seneca Rd. between Mahoning Dr. East & Carnation Ln.
The Mahoning is being brought up to standards. It is also adding a second screen, digital and neon. A new marquee is being built this summer. More updated pictures will be up soon.
I operate this dr-in from 1999 to now, and it has only one screen 106 ft. wide. Unless a miracle happens that we can afford a digital proj. system, we will probably close for 2014. I & a lot of other people love this dr-in & would hate to see it go…
Great huge screen. This digital conversion really sucks. So many wonderful theaters will be gone.
You are so right Mikeoaklandpark. I just lost my full time job yesterday, as the last of the 6 screens in the theatre I worked at went digital. And my owner told me that theatres have to be done even sooner now. It was supposed to be the end of summer, but 20th Fox for one is running out of film stock. They may be able to release 1 or 2 more features on 35mm and thats it. Same for the other companies too. Very sad indeed. I was at this theatre back in the late 90's when my buddy was manager up the road at the Mahoning Valley Cinema 8. Nice drice-in.
Here is a recent Facebook album of 30+ photos, some of vinatge equipment. Copy and Paste to view when logged in on Facebook.
Inquirer article yesterday on how 2 ex Temple film students + long time projectionist are running it with 35mm films- http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20150717_Temple_grads_runopen-air_nostalgia_palacedrive-in_theater.html
The Mahoning Drive-In is open this season under new management, as the article above details. They're a great, film-loving crew and super-friendly. This season they're going all-retro/all-35mm with an eclectic line-up of themed weekends, with some really rare titles being shown among the classics. They undid the corral setup, and the lot is once again wide open, with the original ticket booth in use. They now offer camping (outdoors or sleeping in your car) for an extra $10 per car, which makes it easier on folks like me who travel long distances to see these rare and amazing shows they're putting on. Snack bar prices are very inexpensive, too.
Update-This theater is no longer run by the Danchaks,and there is no playground equipment nor flea market,BUT,they are showing 35mm retro shows every weekend,check one out and help support this drive-in, they have a Facebook page
Humphries didnt operate the Drive In at Mahoning Valley. He was a Dr a Dentist from Lehighton was one of the ownwers as was Mr Becker from Tamaqua and also my parents William C Shirar and Loretta K.Shirar. My mother did the bookings at and first my dad showed the movies on the screen. They also owned the Mahoning Valley Florial Company located near the Drive In.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Scott Brown says his campaign raised $2.34 million in the second quarter and has $1.5 million on hand.
Those numbers were updated Friday after the campaign said on Monday he had raised $2 million. It didn't release cash on hand on Monday.
Brown faces a GOP primary against former state Sen. Jim Rubens and former U.S. Sen. Bob Smith. The winner of the Sept. 9 primary faces Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen.
Shaheen's campaign raised more than $2.8 million in the last fundraising quarter and had $5.1 million on hand.
Campaign finance reports are due July 15.
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eMusic has released a preview of their new download manager, which looks like an attempt to provide features like the iTunes Music Store interface in iTunes. The current manager is just a helper application that I assume is primarily designed to only let you download the tracks that you have paid for. The new application is based on Fifefox and written using XUL. Slick.
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Another iPod theory
Blackfriars Marketing speculates that Apple may be restricting third party developers from deploying apps on the iPhone out of fears that their apps will use too much power and run the battery down. (Via Andrew Shebanow)
Big brother is watching you, and your pharmacist
Did you know that the government keeps track of every prescription filled in the United States? Me neither.
Be careful where you enter your email address
The New York Times has an article on "free offers" on Web sites that turn out to be something else:
I could picture my husband buying tickets online. I could imagine one of those annoying direct-marketing offers popping up. I could even picture him clicking on it. But I couldn't see him entering a credit card to subscribe.
It turned out he didn't have to. Tempted by a $10 cash-back award offer ("Good for your next Fandango purchase!"), he had typed in his e-mail address.
Unfortunately, he skipped over the fine print: "By entering my e-mail address as my electronic signature and clicking yes, I authorize Fandango to securely transfer my name, address and credit or debit card information to Reservation Rewards for billing and benefit processing."
Read the whole article to get both sides of the story. As far as I'm concerned, Webloyalty is sleazy.
eMusic is still growing
eMusic now has over 300,000 subscribers, and is the second largest online music service, after the iTunes Music Store. Aside from the occasional CD purchase, it has become my sole source of new music. When I first subscribed, I wondered how much music the site offers that I'd really want, but I never have a problem finding 40 tracks I want to download each month.
Using Yahoo Pipes
Stephen O'Grady used Yahoo Pipes to solve an actual problem. Seems promising.
How big is the club?
Today Tim Bray asks how many people are really members of the a club that's hard to succinctly describe:
In March, I gave a keynote at Web Design World in San Francisco. Frankly, it did not go that well; in particular, the crowd didn't laugh at my jokes. Here's one of them, more or less: "Being a Web Guy at Sun is a little intimidating. At high level strategy meetings the Chip Guys talk about what they'll be shipping in 2009, and both the OS Guys and Java Guys talk about things a year or two out. As for us Web Guys, well… three weeks ago, I didn't know that Twitter would become the Hot New Thing."
It became apparent that most of them hadn't heard of Twitter. The same joke (I'm a slow learner) fell flat at a meeting of University IT and Computer Science people a week later in Calgary. So let's take this as evidence of the insularity and smallness—and, perhaps, unimportance—of the Internet In-crowd.
Jon Udell weighs in with the following:
What's more, I believe this tribe is, over time, growing farther away from the rest of the world. That's happening for an interesting and important reason, which is that the tools we are building and using are accelerating our ability to build and use more of these tools. It's a virtuous cycle in that sense, and it's the prototype for methods of Net-enabled collaboration that can apply to everyone.
But for the most part, we're not crossing the chasm with this stuff. I've thought, written, and spoken a lot about this issue lately. It's why I'm reaching out to public radio, why I've been speaking at conferences other than the ones frequented by my geek tribe, and why I am working for a company whose products reach hundreds of millions of people.
I've often thought about this. Let's say you're a software developer who reads weblogs that pertain to your profession, and tries to keep up with the latest advances in platforms, techniques, and so forth. That alone puts you in a very small minority of the overall community of developers, to say nothing of the public at large. I am consistently stunned when I talk to Java developers who don't know anything about ORM frameworks, the MVC pattern, refactoring, or test driven development. And yet the truth is that they make up the vast majority of our profession.
In my world, Ruby on Rails is this huge thing that everybody has been talking about for the past couple of years. In the wider world of software development, it's barely a blip on the radar. There are probably ten times more people using Fortran or Cobol at work than there are using Ruby.
It kind of stuns me that there are so many people out there who do essentially the same work I do and yet are completely unaware of the tools and resources that I think are necessary to stay up to speed.
I'll say that I agree with Tim that the club is small, but not that it's unimportant. People in this club are defining the future of information technology, and the rest of the club is evangelizing that future, mostly by accident. And I agree with Jon that we could be doing a better job.
Spammer infests hosting account
I was just reading about a Dreamhost customer whose hosting account was compromised by search engine spammers. They gained access to his account, altered all of his files to include an iframe that linked to some kind of search engine spam, and uploaded a bunch of other files to his account that were also obviously related to spamming search engines. Such attacks only make sense if they can be performed in an automated fashion on a large number of Web sites. It looks like one of the links they added to his site also goes to a Web site that attempts to infest your computer with some kind of malware (kozirodstwo.com). He only found out about the problem when Google notified him that he was being delisted from the index because his newly modified pages violate their guidelines.
Anyone heard about anything similar going on? It seems new to me.
Update: Looks like the vector of attack was an insecure PHP script, which is all too typical. I guess this isn't particularly novel after all.
How to build online community
Teresa Nielsen Hayden on the blogger Code of Conduct:
You can't have a good online discussion without moderation.
She'd know, too. Making Light is one of the most healthy and interesting online communities you'll find.
For what it's worth, I do delete comments. I delete anything that looks like spam, and I don't tolerate the pointlessly obnoxious. Fortunately, I get very few pointlessly obnoxious comments, so I almost never choose to delete anything aside from spam.
War and public opinion
Alex Tabarrok reports on a couple of polling trends that explain a lot about how the public comes to support wars:
The public's opinion of past wars improves as a new war approaches. Thus, after Vietnam most people thought the war was a mistake and this held true for decades until the beginning of the Iraq war when the opinion of war in Vietnam suddenly improved! Even more dramatically, a majority of people thought that World War I was a mistake until World War II approached when the percentage thinking it was a good war doubled. This is especially perverse in that any rational response has got to see WWI as a bigger mistake the more probable is WWII.
Althaus also shows, in Priming Patriots, that the intensity of new coverage typically increases support for war – regardless of whether the coverage is negative or positive.
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GUELPH — Marketing strategist Len Kahn says ad agencies like those depicted in the TV drama series Mad Men may be part of a bygone era but the pressures are the same.
"This business is stressful," says Kahn. "It's not like heart surgery, peoples lives aren't at stake, but we are always working to deadline and dealing with quality issues. That is probably why the Mad Men drank and carried on to relieve the stress."
With the launch of Kahntact on Jan. 1, Kahn is introducing a leaner and more flexible model that he says will lower the stress of the job and allow the contractors and freelancers he hires to focus their energy on doing good work.
The name of the company is a clever play on words, but establishing valuable contacts is essential to Kahn's success.
"I just turned 50 and one thing I have at 50 that I didn't have at 30 is a killer good Rolodex," he says. "I know people all across North America because our business has taken us there. We know how to find people and make work happen."
His core clientele is in Agribusiness, a field Kahn tilled at an early age working for Kahn Brothers Impala Farms, his father and uncle's cattle exporting business in Brooklin, Ont., near Oshawa.
"My dad and uncle used to ship Canadian Holsteins all over the world," he says.
"I grew up in Oshawa and my dad used to drive 10 minutes out to the farm. He didn't think of himself as a farmer. He thought of himself as a businessman. It was like he had a used car lot, but instead of cars he had cattle."
In 1980, Kahn moved to Guelph to study economics at the University of Guelph.
"I graduated in '85 and worked for two years in the U.S. for a company called Chase Econometrics," he says. "They had a Canadian Ag service and they were looking for a Canadian with an economics background. They actually wanted a Masters student but I talked them into hiring me."
He worked for the company for two years in Philadelphia where he met his wife Julia.
"She's an American girl. But we got married up here in 1990," says Kahn. "We have three kids. Zach 19, Jacob, 18 and Lara, 15."
After his time with Chase Econometrics, Kahn returned to the U of G. In 1989 he graduated with a Masters in Economics and took a job as a marketing manager at Cyanamid, in Markham.
"I got out of economics and got into marketing at Cyanamid," he says. "I worked for them while my wife was going to teacher's college in London."
He stayed with Cyanamid for two and a half years, but the self-confessed adrenaline junky, was growing restless.
"We were working with a local agent called Ginty Jocius and Associates," he says. "It seemed to me the agency guys were having more fun than I was, so I left Cyanamid and went to work for Ginty in 1991."
His experience working for Ginty Jocius and Associates was both educational and rewarding, but after three years he was ready to launch the first incarnation of the Kahntact brand.
"I had it in my head that I could do what he was doing so in 1994 I started my own company called Kahntact Marketing Inc.," says Kahn.
His business instincts were correct and the company quickly grew, landing several big clients including Bayer Animal Health and Pioneer Hi-Bred
"In 2002, there was a company in western Canada called Adfarm that had just landed Bayer Crop Science and needed a Guelph office," says Kahn. "I called them and offered to form a strategic alliance. They said, 'We don't do alliances we do acquisitions.' So I hung up the phone and said get out of here."
However, he did end up selling the business to Adfarm and working for them.
"I stayed and ran the Guelph office for four years and then I hired my successor and left," says Kahn.
The success of Kahntact Marketing had been a bit of a mixed blessing.
"I ended up with 25 employees," he says. "I was managing all these employees and I had an office manager and a general manager and I hated it. I'm all about the work. I like coming to work and actually doing work and I like collaborating with people. I don't like being responsible for people."
In 2006, Kahn accepted a position as marketing director for MedShare a company that pioneered electronic health record applications for home health care providers.
"It was totally different for me but I was looking for a change so I sort of jumped in and helped them get their branding off the ground," he says. "I was there for a year and I kind of put myself out of a job because the marketing platform was done."
When Kahn was in high school he learned to play the drums, and in 1998 he formed a band with some friends called The GMOs.
"We play corporate gigs and get involved with causes," says Kahn. "The good news is we don't have to make money at our music, so we don't have to be that good."
The band has recorded music for and thrown its support behind a number of local causes including the 2009 Make It Seven campaign led by former RIM chief executive Jim Balsillie to bring an NHL team to Hamilton and the campaign in 2011 to have Guelph named Kraft Hockeyville.
Kahn has also joined 30 couples in holy matrimony as a marriage officiant for a company called All Seasons Weddings.
In 2007 Kahn launched a new company called Marketing 911.
"It was the next evolution in the chain," he says. "It was set up as a service bureau for companies that needed top quality work turned around fairly quickly and didn't want the full agency."
Kahn led the company until launching Kahntact this year.
"Kahntact is essentially a rebranding of Marketing 911," he says. "I decided to kill the Marketing 911 brand because it was kind of a new beginning for us. That was the rebirth of Kahntact and that brings us to today."
The new model has no employees. The company draws on the talent and expertise of more than 100 independent marketing professionals across North America.
"It sounds counterintuitive, but I get way more accountability and way more performance out of contractors and freelancers than I ever did out of employees," says Kahn. "Because all of us, myself included, realize if we don't do a good job on this job then there might not be another job."
He says advances in digital and communications technology have changed the way business is done and allowed this new model to compete with the old.
"I'm convinced my clients believe we can do everything the big agencies do but using this alternative model," says Kahn. "It sounds like a wishy-washy thing to say, but my experience has always been, since I started in 94, that if you do really good work and people like working with you, the growth comes."
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