Geoff Collins worst GT coach of all time

[GTrob21]

Lock this thread, it will only serve to spew poison. I was one of the loudest critics of our previous coach but beating the dead horse of his ineptitude won't help us move forward.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Look at it as therapy. Folks gotta get these feeling out, RC. Better contained in one thread than spread across the whole site.

Exactly this. It’s a poison that needs to be excised from our system. This thread is the outlet.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

I think righting the ship after Collins will be a lot easier than repairing the damage that L**** did in facturing the team along racial lines. O'Leary turned out to be the perfect choice to turn around that team. He was such a mean sumabich, that they had no time or inclination to fight with each other.

I hope so. It feels like we have more headwinds to overcome now. Like NIL and schools can now have no real classes for players (Thanks NC). The money disparity between SEC, Big 10 and the ACC. On top of our natural GT limitations

 

[rfjeff9]

I hope so. It feels like we have more headwinds to overcome now. Like NIL and schools can now have no real classes for players (Thanks NC). The money disparity between SEC, Big 10 and the ACC. On top of our natural GT limitations

That, but also Key has already shown that just by fixing simple stuff that have been glaring issues for 3 years now that we can compete in the Coastal. I think the talent to do so is already there and the more I consider, the more I think Collins was overruling good coaching advice from the assistants. Nothing else really makes any sense Otherwise.

 

[Randy Carson]

Fine. Vent away. I DO understand the therapeutic value.

If there is a way to block a thread and not just an individual poster, please let me know.

 

[GT_05]

Fine. Vent away. I DO understand the therapeutic value.

If there is a way to block a thread and not just an individual poster, please let me know.

I think you can press the “unwatch” button on page 1 of the thread.

 

[slugboy]

Fine. Vent away. I DO understand the therapeutic value.

If there is a way to block a thread and not just an individual poster, please let me know.

Sadly, no.

I can retitle it, but that would just mean this argument would leak into the HC Search thread more than it already does.

 

[southernhive]

I could tell G**** C**** was an asp from his first news conference. It's such a shame many on here did not have a modicum level of discernment.
THWG!!

 

[whitegoldsphinx]

I could tell G**** C**** was an asp from his first news conference. It's such a shame many on here did not have a modicum level of discernment.
THWG!!

Agree. After his first press conference, I shook my head and thought "this isn't going to go well ". I was roasted on this forum for questioning what he talked about and never posted anything about him again until after he was fired.

I told my group we were going to lose to the Citadel on the drive down to the game and no one debated me. The performance against USF (even though we won) and the obvious lack of any preparation for defending the triple option based on the press conference brought me to this conclusion. It's like he thought it was not possible to lose that game And had zero respect for the opponent. I held little hope for him after that.

 

[southernhive]

Agree. After his first press conference, I shook my head and thought "this isn't going to go well ". I was roasted on this forum for questioning what he talked about and never posted anything about him again until after he was fired.

I told my group we were going to lose to the Citadel on the drive down to the game and no one debated me. The performance against USF (even though we won) and the obvious lack of any preparation for defending the triple option based on the press conference brought me to this conclusion. It's like he thought it was not possible to lose that game And had zero respect for the opponent. I held little hope for him after that.

Yep, me too, except I kept posting for the 1st year. I am a little more hard headed.

BTW, just to throw in a little dig, Where are all the 4 and 5 star recruits?

 

[whitegoldsphinx]

Yep, me too, except I kept posting for the 1st year. I am a little more hard headed.

BTW, just to throw in a little dig, Where are all the 4 and 5 star recruits?

We don't need 4 and 5 star recruits because we do everything at an elite level.

 

[yeti92]

Yep, me too, except I kept posting for the 1st year. I am a little more hard headed.

BTW, just to throw in a little dig, Where are all the 4 and 5 star recruits?

To be fair, we have 4 star guys in I think every position group now. Whether they will live up to that billing has yet to be seen.

 

[ThatGuy]

I think this conversation is going to be very similar to the Jack vs. Tiger debate that golfers have. Strong cases can be made for both in these two separate debates.

Agreed. I'd say without a doubt, both of them were elite in their badness. If any of you can't see that, you just aren't looking.

 

[southernhive]

To be fair, we have 4 star guys in I think every position group now. Whether they will live up to that billing has yet to be seen.

How has that worked out for us?
I try not to get caught up in stars. It's more important for a coach to get the best players he can that will fit his system.

 

[GT33]

How has that worked out for us?
I try not to get caught up in stars. It's more important for a coach to get the best players he can that will fit his system.

There plenty of overrated players & if you're bad at talent evaluation you end up not figuring out who's overrated & who's underrated. Then there's guy's we recruited that got injured in HS that other teams waived off of. Lastly, once you ge them they need to be trained, coached, conditioned, mental toughness needs to be ingrained in some cases.

We've done most of this poorly. All signs at this moment point to a singular individual supported by his boss. They are both gone. It's up to the remaining coaches to show us it wasn't them, too.

 

[4shotB]

How has that worked out for us?

So far it’s been great. We are undefeated under Coach Key!

 

[yeti92]

How has that worked out for us?
I try not to get caught up in stars. It's more important for a coach to get the best players he can that will fit his system.

You are preaching to the choir my man

 

[augustabuzz]

People are overblowing what Lewis took over. That team was unranked the year before and needed a last second field goal to beat Furman. They also lost to a 3 win South Carolina team. We were a great program in 1990. We weren’t a top 15 program in 1991.

1991 was the year Ross suspended our starting RBs over the books. 1992, Lewis said we did not have the personnel to run the ball. Our backfield was Shawn Jones, William Bell and Dorsey Levens.

 

[7979]

1991 was the year Ross suspended our starting RBs over the books. 1992, Lewis said we did not have the personnel to run the ball. Our backfield was Shawn Jones, William Bell and Dorsey Levens.

NO ONE has more connected, insider, historical GTFB memory than AugustaBuzz.... He is the Godfather of commenters on the Swarm..... When he and I disagree about who-what-where-when relative to GT football, I know I am wrong........

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Fine. Vent away. I DO understand the therapeutic value.

If there is a way to block a thread and not just an individual poster, please let me know.

I think you can not click on it. But, I’m not Morpheus.