Geoff Collins

I can't stand when people say a team is a spread team. 90% of teams in college are spread teams, that doesn't mean you are all the same some a spread option, some are pro-style, some are smashmouth, some are air raid. Just because you spread the field doesn't mean a damn thing. I do think in today's win now mentality hurts the game more because coaches can't develop players the way they want to which you got to give them that chance. 98% of teams are looking for that 5-8 year good special season. Also I can see where recruiting "your" guys can be easier relayed in national foot print programs like Alabama, Florida, UGA, Notre Dame..etc.. but places like MSU I see coaches trying to get the same players. Like, if Dan was still here he would still go after Tulu, or Walley, Dillon Johnson type players, now if he would have signed them I would question some. Now I know definitely that if Dan was still here than we would never had Schrader, or we also wouldn't have signed had a chance with Rodgers, we might of offered but no chance of signing him.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I agree. It would be nice if a middle ground could be found. The reality no one seems to want to talk about is in year one we ran Fitz more than Dan did and this year Kylin was the main focus of our offense and we finished third in the SEC in rushing. I'm not saying that we couldn't have done more but you're right we have to get players that fit the system better for it to work like it should.

I'm going to go duck now.

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There is no middle ground between a Paul Johnson offense and any other. You either stick with it or scrap it.

And again, even if you could find middle ground, that's not what GT wanted or needed. In order to start recruiting better athletes, they had to show they're not running that system anymore.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

Totally agree - but if I was Collins I don't leave GA Tech for us unless the money is insane.

He has got a great gig - and there is very little pressure. Moving to the SEC West now is just so damn hard. With A&M emerging the job is just so tough. I think more and more coaches are going to take the Cutcliffe approach. Find a basketball school or a school that doesn't take football that seriously - get them to be average to slightly above average and try and have a big year every 4-5 years. Schools like Indiana, Ga TEch, Duke, and Virginia are such great jobs right now. Modest success can equal a 10-15 year coaching gig. In the SEC that is unthinkable.

May just be my personal preference, but the idea of being able to build my program and have more than 2-3 years sounds appealing to me.

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Ummm....Our previous coach did just this. So not so unthinkable in the SEC West.

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Originally Posted by Gutter Cobreh

I always thought GT ran the triple option prior to Collins arriving.

Whatever you call that offense, they ran all over our "Collins Less" defense in the Orange Bowl. All you heard was Days to the left, Thomas to the right, Days up the middle, Thomas to the left.... over and over and over again as they whipped our ass.

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they did