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<blockquote data-quote="billga99" data-source="post: 640653" data-attributes="member: 1618"><p>I have been following GT Swarm for a couple of years but this is my first post. I have read the battle between Paul Johnson and Geoff Collins camps. Paul Johnson is/was a brilliant Xs and Os coach and could get the most from his talent level. Put him on a reasonably close talent level and his offense will not be stopped. But those are the traits of an offensive coordinator and not a head coach. A head coach needs to be in charge of all 3 aspects of the game...offense, defense and special teams. GT defense during his tenure was only good the first couple of years when they had several d-lineman from the Gailey years who went to the NFL. Special teams were up and down but never consistently good. The other aspects of being a head coach is to be a promoter of the program. Yes being a winning program is a major help but being the face of the franchise is also key. Part of the things Paul Johnson wanted such as more recruiting budget, bigger staff, etc. are heavily dependent on revenue. So yes I think Paul's leaving was mutual.</p><p></p><p>So fast forward to Geoff Collins. He was a very strong defensive coordinator and a strong recruiter but really is an unknown as a head coach. As many have pointed out, his upper classmen were recruited by the previous coach at Temple so it remains to be seen if he can cut it as a head coach. His energy and hype level is high and he has brought attention to GT that we haven't had for years. Will it last is unknown particularly if we have a couple of really poor seasons on the field.</p><p></p><p>But here is the reality. TStan had to do something because his biggest revenue source (football) was failing to attract fans and donations. I don't think this had anything to do with Paul Johnson's capabilities as a football coach which are clearly proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. But if we don't have a way to attract some percentage of the sidewalk fans in the Metro Atlanta area, our ability to generate enough revenue to be competitive will continue to lag not only the SEC schools we are surrounded by but most of the ACC schools as well. So Geoff Collins remains an unknown in terms of ability to succeed. But if you don't think a change had to be made, I don't think you are paying attending to the current state of the GT athletic program and the desperate need to up our status versus other schools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billga99, post: 640653, member: 1618"] I have been following GT Swarm for a couple of years but this is my first post. I have read the battle between Paul Johnson and Geoff Collins camps. Paul Johnson is/was a brilliant Xs and Os coach and could get the most from his talent level. Put him on a reasonably close talent level and his offense will not be stopped. But those are the traits of an offensive coordinator and not a head coach. A head coach needs to be in charge of all 3 aspects of the game...offense, defense and special teams. GT defense during his tenure was only good the first couple of years when they had several d-lineman from the Gailey years who went to the NFL. Special teams were up and down but never consistently good. The other aspects of being a head coach is to be a promoter of the program. Yes being a winning program is a major help but being the face of the franchise is also key. Part of the things Paul Johnson wanted such as more recruiting budget, bigger staff, etc. are heavily dependent on revenue. So yes I think Paul's leaving was mutual. So fast forward to Geoff Collins. He was a very strong defensive coordinator and a strong recruiter but really is an unknown as a head coach. As many have pointed out, his upper classmen were recruited by the previous coach at Temple so it remains to be seen if he can cut it as a head coach. His energy and hype level is high and he has brought attention to GT that we haven't had for years. Will it last is unknown particularly if we have a couple of really poor seasons on the field. But here is the reality. TStan had to do something because his biggest revenue source (football) was failing to attract fans and donations. I don't think this had anything to do with Paul Johnson's capabilities as a football coach which are clearly proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. But if we don't have a way to attract some percentage of the sidewalk fans in the Metro Atlanta area, our ability to generate enough revenue to be competitive will continue to lag not only the SEC schools we are surrounded by but most of the ACC schools as well. So Geoff Collins remains an unknown in terms of ability to succeed. But if you don't think a change had to be made, I don't think you are paying attending to the current state of the GT athletic program and the desperate need to up our status versus other schools. [/QUOTE]
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