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<blockquote data-quote="Augusta_Jacket" data-source="post: 761818" data-attributes="member: 1191"><p>I have a friend who works for the GTAA. I have shared information from time to time with fellow tailgaters, but rarely post here because I can't "link" it to a verifiable source. My friend told me that there were certain coaches that when approached shut GT down pretty fast. A certain OC from a rival program that was rumored to be a main contender was one of them. There was little interest for an up and coming coach to come in and stake his future career on his ability to transition GT from the 3O to a more "NFL" offense. Unless said coach is wildly successful, (read 8-9 wins within 3-4 seasons), that coaches upward trajectory would flame out. Many coaches preferred to wait for an easier transition job. Also, there was almost NO interest from the donors financing the new coaches salary to bring in anyone even remotely attached to "option" football. Our donors wanted to return to "normal" football, so the Fritz style options were largely off the table from the beginning. That being said, my friend also regarded it as a minor miracle that Collins, who was actually one of the coaches on the original list being considered, not only wanted the job but campaigned for it. While we weren't exactly getting all the best candidates knocking down our door, it's not like CGC was a distant plan B either. Collins brings a skillset to GT that we need right now. Before it's all over, he will have at the very least gotten GT into a position that the next coach can build on without burning the program down to the foundation. There's an even better probability that he will get us to 8-9 wins by years 5-6, which is why he was given a 7 year contract. We just need to have patience and support the program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augusta_Jacket, post: 761818, member: 1191"] I have a friend who works for the GTAA. I have shared information from time to time with fellow tailgaters, but rarely post here because I can't "link" it to a verifiable source. My friend told me that there were certain coaches that when approached shut GT down pretty fast. A certain OC from a rival program that was rumored to be a main contender was one of them. There was little interest for an up and coming coach to come in and stake his future career on his ability to transition GT from the 3O to a more "NFL" offense. Unless said coach is wildly successful, (read 8-9 wins within 3-4 seasons), that coaches upward trajectory would flame out. Many coaches preferred to wait for an easier transition job. Also, there was almost NO interest from the donors financing the new coaches salary to bring in anyone even remotely attached to "option" football. Our donors wanted to return to "normal" football, so the Fritz style options were largely off the table from the beginning. That being said, my friend also regarded it as a minor miracle that Collins, who was actually one of the coaches on the original list being considered, not only wanted the job but campaigned for it. While we weren't exactly getting all the best candidates knocking down our door, it's not like CGC was a distant plan B either. Collins brings a skillset to GT that we need right now. Before it's all over, he will have at the very least gotten GT into a position that the next coach can build on without burning the program down to the foundation. There's an even better probability that he will get us to 8-9 wins by years 5-6, which is why he was given a 7 year contract. We just need to have patience and support the program. [/QUOTE]
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