Staff Changes

[MountainBuzzMan]

Maybe just a formality and move Thacker to an assistant position? Collins takes over DC role? How much worse could it be.

You are right, but the ceiling is very low with that move. i want us to put some money in and get a real DC.

 

[Root4GT]

Burton’s a good dude. Knew it was coming. Hate to see good men being the sacrificial lambs for the goofball we have as a HC.

He was a lousy coach even if he was a good Tech man. He needed to go.

 

[gville_jacket]

I actually don't mind keep Thacker but I think he should be stripped of the DC title. The linebackers have done well, let him focus just on that and grow as a coach.

 

[Techster]

The important words in that is bolded "It’s believed that Collins will not make any more changes to his staff, at least at present."

Doesn't mean Thacker is safe.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

I actually don't mind keep Thacker but I think he should be stripped of the DC title. The linebackers have done well, let him focus just on that and grow as a coach.

If that is true and it seems at first blush then I would be OK with that move as well as long as we hire a good DC. Wonder if @Ibeeballin would agree with that?

 

[Root4GT]

I actually don't mind keep Thacker but I think he should be stripped of the DC title. The linebackers have done well, let him focus just on that and grow as a coach.

He is a good recruiter as well. He should not be the DC.

 

[wvGT11]

My guess is Collins takes over the D and thacker moves to an assistant position if he's staying

 

[lv20gt]

Mildly surprised at Patenaude being fired as I would expect it to be hard to bring in someone in the situation and expecting a one year improvement, especially since there was enough improvement against the middle of our schedule (in terms of difficulty) to believe that continued continuity might outweigh a change in this situation. But hopefully this means we have someone already lined up that can inject some hope. Also might be why Thacker was retained if we reached out and didn't get good feedback on who would be interested as DC.

 

[Techster]

If that is true and it seems at first blush then I would be OK with that move as well as long as we hire a good DC. Wonder if @Ibeeballin would agree with that?

I think the next DC will have a big say in who will be on the defensive staff. Gonna be odd to come to a new place where the former DC is under your charge and had the ears of current players.

 

[yjack]

What are the chances Collins wants to talk with some recruits before making additional moves?

 

[ibeattetris]

Mildly surprised at Patenaude being fired as I would expect it to be hard to bring in someone in the situation and expecting a one year improvement,

We run the most vanilla version of the NCAA standard spread offense. You could pick an OC out of a hat and find a coach that can do as poorly as we have done this year.

 

[TomOReilly]

Find it hard to contemplate CGC as a DC since as a HD, he did not do well. Need a dedicated DC, period

 

[gville_jacket]

I think the next DC will have a big say in who will be on the defensive staff. Gonna be odd to come to a new place where the former DC is under your charge and had the ears of current players.

I think in this industry, you get humbled a lot so they should be able to handle it. If we could bring in a seasoned DC, they should have little issues managing the people under them. I also think the conversation would be with Thacker, "either play nice and be a LB coach or nothing"

 

[Techster]

We run the most vanilla version of the NCAA standard spread offense. You could pick an OC out of a hat and find a coach that can do as poorly as we have done this year.

The next OC will have some nice pieces to work with. An Elite 11 QB who has all the physical tools (Sims), another Elite 11 QB coming in, 4 star WRs, 4 Star RBs. OL needs to be coached up.

It's actually a really good gig for an up and coming OC to prove himself. The new OC just needs to ask for a multi year contract!

 

[684Bee]

What are the chances Collins wants to talk with some recruits before making additional moves?

That would be like Collins to do that. No competent coach would.

 

[bke1984]

Man, if we keep Thacker as DC something is seriously wrong.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

Can we please keep the snark in the Fire Collins thread and let this thread be productive discussion about the changes?

 

[684Bee]

Find it hard to contemplate CGC as a DC since as a HD, he did not do well. Need a dedicated DC, period

Focus him on that. Keeps him from the silly stuff he does.

 

[LargeFO]

 

[wvGT11]