Yes they did but understand most were 3 stars and a 2 star that were coached up. CGC is doing fine recruiting it's the coaching up some are waiting on and waiting on maybe he will soon if not it won't matter.
Great insight. I really appreciate your posts.
I think this just shows that the first 2 years were for him to overhaul the roster, and then he gets a "normal" 5 year contract. TStan and CGC both knew what they were getting into with the transition.
You can’t. I think league rules require you to field a team.
Yes, CPJ wasn’t criticized for 11 years. No one turned on him. That is totally a thing that didn’t happen. The truth is if your team isn’t playing well, then the head coach is going to take some heat. There is no way around that. No matter how much you try to convince people that playing well simply won’t be possible for several years. Those who criticized CPJ after the MTSU game weren’t being bad fans. The guy who asked for CPJ to be fired as part of his last wish in his obituary in 2014 wasn’t a bad fan. Nor are the fans who have not been happy with the play under Collins so far. There is a simple solution. Win some games, or at least look like you belong on the field.
I’m still in the camp that thinks a lot of people are going to be surprised with the on-field product next year. I thought this year’s record would be around 4-8 before Covid hit, and changed to 4-7 after the schedule change (which is still very much in reach.) But I didn’t think the losses would look as bad on the scoreboard as they have. I think the pandemic and lack of spring/summer practice has hindered the team much more than some on here believe.
I’m not a fan of CGC and don’t think we will see what you describe, but I like your thinking. There’s little doubt that COVID threw a monkey wrench into Collins plan and out of all the stupid stuff we get from him, I do buy this - he really does care about his guys and has done a pretty damn job keeping them safe and healthy. And yes, that is more important than W’s at this point.
Just a guess, but I can imagine Auburn has relied in prior years on ticket sales for a bigger piece of their revenue than GT. I would welcome real data on this if anyone knows where to look.
What do you consider waiting? The guy was hired less than two years ago. Did you really believe he was going to take this team that every coach in the ACC said was horrible and win 8 games or something? The problem is that people lack patience and us GT fans prove that the “instant gratification“ crowd spans all generations.
you can coach player up every week small big slow fast , point blank they are not being coached up they look the same now as they did at the start of the season. They still make the same mistakes over and over.
And if we recruit like O'Leary and Gailey....we will be a 7 win team on average with a few good seasons and a few bad....just like those two were.
You must have missed O’Leary once he got things rolling? I kind of miss being ranked 5 years in a row.
I loved O'Leary but here are his numbers wins losses. 5-6. 6-5. 7-5. 10-2. 8-4. 9-3. 8-5. He never beat FSU and the ACC was not what it is now. Some really good years but basically what I said 7 wins on average with a few very good seasons.
Consider what GOL inherited. If the results GOL achieved after years 1 and 2 are not satisfactory you probably won't like anybody we trot out there. His last 3 years we were competitive against FSU which is equivalent of being competitive with Clemson over the last several years. LIke CPJ, he couldn't solve the defensive issues. But he did keep us from reaching the lows. I for one would be happy with another CGOL.
Like I said, ranked for the last 5 in a row. When was the last time we did that? Plus he had to rebuild first. And at that point in time there weren’t many teams beating FSU
What you really miss is the ability to be ranked if you win 7 or 8 games. That doesn't exist anymore. Even if you win 9 games these days you probably wont be ranked.
