CGC on Marty Smith's America the Podcast

[CuseJacket]

49 minute listen

- 404 | ESPN

What up y'all? Geoff Collins is trying to build something special at Georgia Tech and I chat with him about the program, building trust, what he learned from Nick Saban and a whole lot more. Plus, it’s Pickleball season.

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[MGTfan]

Anything new or just the same things he always says in interviews?

 

[wesgt123]

Is the link working? It's just loading a blank espn page

 

[gtg391z]

Anything new or just the same things he always says in interviews?

Its a good interview. You should listen even after he lets CGC go.

 

[WreckinGT]

Anything new or just the same things he always says in interviews?

There is no discussion about football if that is what you are asking.

 

[wesgt123]

Anything new or just the same things he always says in interviews?

Listen to it. It's not what you expect it to be

 

[BainbridgeJacket]

Can you be more specific as to what he says? I'm not going to lie. I can't stand the Marty Smith guy, so the more detailed the better.

 

[WreckinGT]

Can you be more specific as to what he says? I'm not going to lie. I can't stand the Marty Smith guy, so the more detailed the better.

Discussion points:

- Collins loves his players. About 10 minutes of this.
- What Collins learned from other coaches (Saban, Gailey, others). Pretty generic answers.
- Some discussion of Collins as a player.
- He was asked about what he faced when he came here. He has a pretty safe answer for that now.
- Discussion about how much Collins loves Atlanta and his upbringing here.
- Lots of positivity throughout.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Anything about the greatest transition in history?
Or playing at a high level?
If not, not listening.

 

[BurdellJacket]

Anything new or just the same things he always says in interviews?

Definitely worth a listen. A good amount of new information. Marty Smith gave a very good interview bringing out a lot that you do not ordinarily hear from our local scribes (???). I'm glad I listened. I initially certainly had respect for him but thought he may be a little bit of a "tin salesman". But no. He is genuine. He is a fireball and I feel certain he will go a long ways in bringing tremendous enthusiasm and energy from the whole program. Be sure to listen to the whole GT bit at the end.

 

[BurdellJacket]

Anything about the greatest transition in history?
Or playing at a high level?
If not, not listening.

He handled that very well. He gave much respect to CPJ and his system. He was very strong in saying that the rebuild is to change to a new, very different system. It is no better or worse, but just different. He has very much love, respect and thankfulness for the upperclassmen (from the CPJ era) who are helping to implement the new system.

 

[wesgt123]

Terrible interview. Same old same old. Too much positivity.

Is that what some of you want to hear? Seems like it

 

[takethepoints]

Discussion points:

- Collins loves his players. About 10 minutes of this.
- What Collins learned from other coaches (Saban, Gailey, others). Pretty generic answers.
- Some discussion of Collins as a player.
- He was asked about what he faced when he came here. He has a pretty safe answer for that now.
- Discussion about how much Collins loves Atlanta and his upbringing here.
- Lots of positivity throughout.

Ah, if only that were enough. It takes more then that. A lot more. We'll see soon enough if Collins has the rest of the package.

 

[cthenrys]

Ah, if only that were enough. It takes more then that. A lot more. We'll see soon enough if Collins has the rest of the package.

For good or for bad this year will tell us a lot.

 

[YellowJacket55]

Terrible interview. Same old same old. Too much positivity.

Is that what some of you want to hear? Seems like it

“Terrible interview….too much positivity.” I genuinely don’t understand, do you want more negativity?

 

[Mattmc10]

“Terrible interview….too much positivity.” I genuinely don’t understand, do you want more negativity?

That part was sarcasm. He goes to call out posters on here who say Collins is only positive and looking for an interview where he is negative.

 

[ncjacket79]

Ah, if only that were enough. It takes more then that. A lot more. We'll see soon enough if Collins has the rest of the package.

Brilliant! No one has said that before anywhere! What an insightful comment! Jeez man. It’s a great interview that paints Tech and Collins in a positive light to a national audience. Can’t you just enjoy it on its own?

 

[BurdellJacket]

“Terrible interview….too much positivity.” I genuinely don’t understand, do you want more negativity?

Pretty sure that was sarcasm. Is there an emoji?

 

[MWBATL]

“Terrible interview….too much positivity.” I genuinely don’t understand, do you want more negativity?

I thought that was sarcasm...need an emoji for that

 

[YellowJacket55]

Haha the sarcasm went right over my head then, glad everyone pointed it out