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<blockquote data-quote="gotech82" data-source="post: 965256" data-attributes="member: 6766"><p>Thacker was one of two co-defensive coordinators. Coach Key brought in Coach Sherrer and also named him co-defensive coordinator for this season. That makes me wonder how much authority Thacker really had. Sherrer was Key’s hire. Collins hired Thacker and he was a holdover.</p><p>Geoff Collins sacrificed several coordinators after year three in an effort to save his job. That’s what coaches who have no loyalty to their staff do. Fire their assistants to save themselves. It rarely works but in the process, the head coach does significant harm to the careers of those he hired. Collins had no loyalty. It is not a good trait to possess. One coach he fired was the special teams coordinator, Coach Popovich, who ended up in Louisville the following year. Louisville had outstanding special teams under Popovich. Their FG kicker and Punter were top 20 and Collins was fired four games into the next season.</p><p>The point is in this situation, the problem obviously was not the ST coordinator and the other assistants Collins fired. Collins was the problem. That is inarguable.</p><p>Coach Key really impressed last season but GT blew a big lead against Louisville at home and now the Bowling Green disaster. There is a legitimate question that only time will tell. Was Key, who had no head coaching experience, the right hire?</p><p>I thought definitively yes but now I’m not so sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gotech82, post: 965256, member: 6766"] Thacker was one of two co-defensive coordinators. Coach Key brought in Coach Sherrer and also named him co-defensive coordinator for this season. That makes me wonder how much authority Thacker really had. Sherrer was Key’s hire. Collins hired Thacker and he was a holdover. Geoff Collins sacrificed several coordinators after year three in an effort to save his job. That’s what coaches who have no loyalty to their staff do. Fire their assistants to save themselves. It rarely works but in the process, the head coach does significant harm to the careers of those he hired. Collins had no loyalty. It is not a good trait to possess. One coach he fired was the special teams coordinator, Coach Popovich, who ended up in Louisville the following year. Louisville had outstanding special teams under Popovich. Their FG kicker and Punter were top 20 and Collins was fired four games into the next season. The point is in this situation, the problem obviously was not the ST coordinator and the other assistants Collins fired. Collins was the problem. That is inarguable. Coach Key really impressed last season but GT blew a big lead against Louisville at home and now the Bowling Green disaster. There is a legitimate question that only time will tell. Was Key, who had no head coaching experience, the right hire? I thought definitively yes but now I’m not so sure. [/QUOTE]
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