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Some of these Portal losses are concerning for sure, but the only way I see Geoff Collins being fired before the end of next season due to poor performance is if TStan and the big donors believing that we already have a worthy replacement on staff and somehow think it’s worth eating the full $7M...

Oh it’ll completely destroy the sport eventually. Right now it’s happening in tiers. Eventually it’ll be happening granularly between the top programs until it all settles, and the disparities between individual programs will be such that the average person will be able to predict the outcome of...

Oh that’s not good. Not good at all

I don’t like the way they arranged the comparisons because I can’t compare apples to oranges. Do I think Wiesehan has been better at his job than Weinke has at his? Yeah, probably, but they’re different jobs, so there’s no “upgrade” or “downgrade” to be had. Let’s take it position by position...

Yep. And it’s not as though he had to lie or refuse to acknowledge the defense’s poor performance. He just needed to have some tact. “You know, our defense has played pretty well this season, but that game wasn’t the kind of performance we’ve come to expect from them. And it’s disappointing to...

So let’s get this straight: -Mullen publicly criticized Collins for leaving the Defensive Coordinator job at Mississippi State to take the same job at UF. -Mullen then, several years later, leaves Mississippi State to take the same job at. . . Wait for it. . . UF. -Despite being a coach whose...

I just looked him up. If we’re hiring this guy, it’s a great get. Long history of success on his resume. Has worked with Collins before and was successful in those years. Honestly, he seems to be everything I would want in a DL coach if I were making hiring decisions.

It won’t be good for most college football programs. The portal by itself isn’t such a big deal, but when combined with NIL it just turns into a professional sport without a salary cap. I was really surprised at how much support there was for the changes that brought this about. Washington is...

I actually laughed a little when Mike Daniels started talking about 2-back sets. I was thinking “If only you’d gotten a chance to work with the RB room we had last year.” I hope there will be good competition between the RBs, TEs, and WRs for that 11th spot on the field. The one that determines...

Not that I want to derail the thread too much, but I think some of the frustration and annoyance regarding the negative posters is that not only is it repetitive, but it’s also pretty lazy. We all know the team is in a rough spot. We know that Collins has been falling well short of expectations...

And at least the NFL determines draft order and upcoming opponents in such a way as to increase parity. What’s ridiculous to me is people deciding that college football is a college sport when it’s convenient (such as “You can’t tell a kid where to go to school!”) but suddenly it’s a...

If by some strange happenstance our offense performs really well but we still lose a bunch of games, I would expect that Chip Long would be the next head coach and would assume that role the minute Collins’ buyout decreases. And I’d be happy with that decision. We’d be rewarding the coach who...

I had another thought about the Portal: it happened because the corruption by the NCAA built up pressure until public frustration forced their hand. If they had just enforced their rules consistently and fairly, I don’t think the Portal would have come about. The problem was that (like with...

I agree. If we consistently struggle to fill the stadium, I like the idea of taking blocks of seats in the nosebleed sections and giving them to organizations like the ones you mentioned. And after every season, the athletic department could look at ticket sales from the season and adjust the...

Yep. The TV ratings may bring in more money than live attendance, but that’s because of people casually watching teams other than their own. But even casual fans or watchers have to care about college football somewhat. If no one at all cares enough to want to go to games in person, is there...

We could hire a Special Teams coach or a dedicated TEs coach. We could also just try to hire someone else to Coleman’s role. I’d look at candidates for all of those roles and then hire whoever seems like the biggest net improvement for the team.

Why not just have Larry Knight coach the DL? It’s a pretty common job in both college football and NFL. It’s not that big of an ask. If he’s not up to the task, why keep him around?

Keion White, Sylvain Yondjouen, Josh Robinson, Grey Carroll. Somebody needs to step up. Or maybe TK Chimedza, Zeek Biggers, and/or Mike Lockhart can step up on the interior to take some pressure (no pun intended) off the DEs.

That’s really concerning for the program. I’m shocked, and I don’t know how this happened. He was absolutely projected to be a dominant starter. The timing is a little strange. Not sure why he’d wait until a few weeks after the start of the semester to announce it.

I’m loving this discussion of Shotgun vs Under Center, and I think there are pros and cons to both. It seems that under center is better for hitting the hole faster because the RB is already running downhill when the mesh happens. And it’s better for play action because the QB turns his back...