Geoff Collins

[dawgday166]

If For whatever reason We are Looking for a new HC after next year , GC would for sure be on my short list if not number 1
He checks basically every box for what everyone says we want and need in a coach.

I like him. Like what he did at Temple. He's a very good motivator too. We could do a whole lot worse IMO.

[FISHDAWG]

If For whatever reason We are Looking for a new HC after next year , GC would for sure be on my short list if not number 1
He checks basically every box for what everyone says we want and need in a coach.

I'm on board with that ... Can't blame Collins for not wanting to work for Don ..., no DC wanted to - not even Grantham tho he followed him to Florida and I think he waited to see if we were offering him a shot at HC here before accepting Mullen's offer down there ..... bottom line is Collins is a good coach and recruiter - GA Tech has much higher entry standards than a lot of other schools so apparently he's recruiting smarter guys as well

[msstate7]

If For whatever reason We are Looking for a new HC after next year , GC would for sure be on my short list if not number 1
He checks basically every box for what everyone says we want and need in a coach.

I like him too. Not sure if he'd wanna leave GT though. I think he'll be successful enough there to get a blue blood (or close)

[BrunswickDawg]

I'm on board with that ... Can't blame Collins for not wanting to work for Don ..., no DC wanted to - not even Grantham tho he followed him to Florida and I think he waited to see if we were offering him a shot at HC here before accepting Mullen's offer down there ..... bottom line is Collins is a good coach and recruiter - GA Tech has much higher entry standards than a lot of other schools so apparently he's recruiting smarter guys as well

GT doesn't have any higher entry standards for their athletes then any other NCAA institution - that's a myth put out by GT people as an excuse. They have had some presidents who capped the number of football players who fell below the basic GT requirements. That has changed a number of times over the years depending upon the president. However, they are limited by degree offerings, and that can impact recruiting and retention.

[smootness]

I like him too. Not sure if he'd wanna leave GT though. I think he'll be successful enough there to get a blue blood (or close)

I agree, I think he'll be at GT for a while. I would guess he'll be there until and unless someone like Florida/Texas/Bama, etc. comes calling. He can win big at GT.

[HancockCountyDog]

If For whatever reason We are Looking for a new HC after next year , GC would for sure be on my short list if not number 1
He checks basically every box for what everyone says we want and need in a coach.

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.

[dawgday166]

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.

If I'm Stoops ... I probably never leave Ky. He keeps doing what he's doing there and he's set for life.

[Lord McBuckethead]

The sec should let them back in.

[StateDawg44]

The sec should let them back in.

Kick Mizzou out and take them back.

[gravedigger]

One leaves us for Florida, and we wish him the best. The other leaves us for Florida, and we wish ill will on him. Weird

Actually it was Mullen who criticized Collins for making a lateral move.

And do know that was a bit of jealousy. Mullen was looking to leave at the end off 2014 as well.

[msstate7]

Actually it was Mullen who criticized Collins for making a lateral move.

And do know that was a bit of jealousy. Mullen was looking to leave at the end off 2014 as well.

There's no doubt he was jealous. No one in their right mind thinks MSU football and Florida are equals

[gravedigger]

I remember Collins catching some flak for his "lateral move".

Which is hilarious coming from Dan since he made the exact same lateral move three years later.

I think part of it was jealousy. Some of it was frustration on Dan's part. He'd struggled for years to get consistency on the Defensive staff and side of the ball and Collins bails on him. Of course we know the rest of that story with Sirmon, Diaz and Grantham.

[TheLostDawg]

I think GC has to prove himself as a coach this year. Shouldn't be hard improving in their record from this past year. Only thing with him is that he knows how tough it is in the SEC. Moorhead learned the hard way. I think that it would be tough pulling him over but I also think our ties to him could allow us to if it really did come to that.

On another note, isn't the assistant AD at GT a Mississippi State alumni?

[bulldawg28]

If For whatever reason We are Looking for a new HC after next year , GC would for sure be on my short list if not number 1
He checks basically every box for what everyone says we want and need in a coach.

After they struggle again in the ACC next year he'll be on no one's list. He was worse than Moorehead not adopting to his talent.

[TheLostDawg]

After they struggle again in the ACC next year he'll be on no one's list. He was worse than Moorehead not adopting to his talent.

One year isn't enough to determine if someone will work considering all the rules the NCAA gives with limiting the coaching of players. It's really difficult for a new coach to come in and have the players learn, run through, and really grasp the playbook in one year with the limited time they have now. However after a year of learning and playing, you should have a better view. I think that's one major reason a lot of people waited until this year to question Moorhead. That being said, I think we'll know how good GC can be next year by how much improvement his team makes.

[Cooterpoot]

I think he sucks- Straight up suuuucckss. But, the ACC is a joke, so he can be a middle of the pack coach at GT. He likes to recruit, that's the only positive with him. Again, wouldn't spit on him and he deserved every ass chewing he took from Dan Mullen.

[Ari Gold]

After they struggle again in the ACC next year he'll be on no one's list. He was worse than Moorehead not adopting to his talent.

GaTech ran the wishbone... talk about square peg round hole..

[chef dixon]

He is not a good coach. He is also not a bad good. Very great value-ish. Diaz on the other hand is a shit coach in over his head.

[bulldawg28]

GaTech ran the wishbone... talk about square peg round hole..

They ran the spread.

[Ari Gold]

They ran the spread.

They actually ran the flexbone.. which is still basically the wishbone or triple option
Far from the spread .. not even close

When they went in shotgun in the spring game the crowd gave a standing ovation
Like I said square peg / round hole