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<blockquote data-quote="YJMD" data-source="post: 603746" data-attributes="member: 1929"><p>Collins took over Temple after having their best 2 years ever, having elevated Rhule to God status and thinking their program was now G5 elite despite having no prior pedigree. CGC had done all his work in the South prior to then and had built his network of connections and recruiting down here. He inherited a team who could be competitive at their level, but he was basically starting from scratch up their with his players, fanbase, and regional connections -- all while knowing he only took the job to launch his career as a head coach. But he did a good job working through adversity and building a positive player culture and saw his team through their bowl intending to help them transition to the next coach as smoothly as possible. Then Manny Diaz happened. Collins did right by Temple, but they don't appreciate him for it much at all.</p><p></p><p>Here, though, he has significantly more resources, a well-designed coaching staff leveraging prior connections, and is in the middle of the community he hails from and knows how to recruit. He's doing everything with much more intention and growth orientation than I have ever come close to seeing in coaching. Granted, this is the closest I've followed a coaching transition, though I don't remember seeing anything close to this with CCG or CPJ. Those were guys who came in and implemented their thing and aimed to do the best within what they knew to do.</p><p></p><p>What to expect? Who knows. I really like the fluff pieces which show significant S&C gains, much more active practice, and a group of players very engaged in the training. But they're still fluff pieces, and some version of them exist every year for every program. We'll know when we start playing. Personally, I look a little more toward Temple who showed under CGC some losses to lesser programs but also a lot of competitiveness and wins against better programs.</p><p></p><p>The key point for us is 3-5 years down the road. If we aren't a consistent top 25 program then, CGC's build will have failed IMO. He might still be a good coach in the same vicinity as the last couple, but that's not where his sights are aimed, and it's not mine either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YJMD, post: 603746, member: 1929"] Collins took over Temple after having their best 2 years ever, having elevated Rhule to God status and thinking their program was now G5 elite despite having no prior pedigree. CGC had done all his work in the South prior to then and had built his network of connections and recruiting down here. He inherited a team who could be competitive at their level, but he was basically starting from scratch up their with his players, fanbase, and regional connections -- all while knowing he only took the job to launch his career as a head coach. But he did a good job working through adversity and building a positive player culture and saw his team through their bowl intending to help them transition to the next coach as smoothly as possible. Then Manny Diaz happened. Collins did right by Temple, but they don't appreciate him for it much at all. Here, though, he has significantly more resources, a well-designed coaching staff leveraging prior connections, and is in the middle of the community he hails from and knows how to recruit. He's doing everything with much more intention and growth orientation than I have ever come close to seeing in coaching. Granted, this is the closest I've followed a coaching transition, though I don't remember seeing anything close to this with CCG or CPJ. Those were guys who came in and implemented their thing and aimed to do the best within what they knew to do. What to expect? Who knows. I really like the fluff pieces which show significant S&C gains, much more active practice, and a group of players very engaged in the training. But they're still fluff pieces, and some version of them exist every year for every program. We'll know when we start playing. Personally, I look a little more toward Temple who showed under CGC some losses to lesser programs but also a lot of competitiveness and wins against better programs. The key point for us is 3-5 years down the road. If we aren't a consistent top 25 program then, CGC's build will have failed IMO. He might still be a good coach in the same vicinity as the last couple, but that's not where his sights are aimed, and it's not mine either. [/QUOTE]
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