Me too. I cannot read that as "Jeff".Somebody please help me. I'm happy with the hire, but half the time when I see "Geoff", it registers as "Goff". Can we all agree to call him Coach Collins?
I am so glad this worked out so well. KW didn’t take the job and I think we got a great fit with Collins. I can’t wait to hear his presser later and what his plans are moving forward for the program and recruiting.
Somebody please help me. I'm happy with the hire, but half the time when I see "Geoff", it registers as "Goff". Can we all agree to call him Coach Collins?
Anyone know how we can hear it.I am so glad this worked out so well. KW didn’t take the job and I think we got a great fit with Collins. I can’t wait to hear his presser later and what his plans are moving forward for the program and recruiting.
Anyone know how we can hear it.
Anyone know how we can hear it.
So here's the rundown. Been keeping an eye on Temple since I came up here for grad school.
Collins is likely to bring Thacker (DC) and Garret (recruiting coordinator). That gives us 3 guys with immediate GA ties (not that its THAT important). Burton (DBs) and Panagos slightly less likely to come over but the feeling is that both are good coaches, particularly Panagos and both have recruiting ties to NC and NJ. Panagos very strong in NJ/NY from his Rutgers days. Good recruiter. Odds are good the entire defensive staff joins Collins but not 100% certain. That's the sense I'm getting from Temple's POV. WR coach Hixon may join but the feeling is OC Patenaude isn't tagging along (nor will he be staying at Temple). RB coach Tony Lucas, also a good recruiter, probably will join if Hixon goes.
As for Collins himself. Really hire energy guy. A player's coach, everywhere he goes the players love him. He puts 100% effort into his coaching. Leaves it all out there.
Gamedays a little different but since Temple was his first HC gig maybe he's smoothed out the surface. Feeling is from the Temple side is that he took a Temple team capable of winning 10 games both seasons and went 6-6 and 8-4. Really rough starts to both seasons. Hopefully we don't have our FCS version of Villanova scheduled anytime soon. His personnel choices (both coaching and players) have at times been contentious.
Collins the recruiter is TBD. His first recruiting class for Temple was a wash because that was the year Rhule left and Collins had to scramble to pick up the pieces. His second class was better on paper. Unorthodox, innovative, old school people will probably roll their eyes at his tactics but recruits love it. He's been job hopping so much hard to determine how well he develops his talents. Most of the players he recruits have done well at their programs. But his stints have been too short IMO to judge him on his abilities to recruit.
That's the short and skinny of it. I have mixed feelings on him coming here but if he stays for 4-5 years the potential is there to win the ACC. Yes, I said it. But he has to bring the right people. And stay.
Looked up an Athlon preview for the 2017 Temple team. They lost a 3 year starter at QB, a 1st round NFL pass rusher and their whole LB corps. They graduated 27 of 41 sacks from the previous season. So I'm not sure why Temple fans thought they should have been a 10 win team in 2017, but fans are fans.So here's the rundown. Been keeping an eye on Temple since I came up here for grad school.
Collins is likely to bring Thacker (DC) and Garret (recruiting coordinator). That gives us 3 guys with immediate GA ties (not that its THAT important). Burton (DBs) and Panagos slightly less likely to come over but the feeling is that both are good coaches, particularly Panagos and both have recruiting ties to NC and NJ. Panagos very strong in NJ/NY from his Rutgers days. Good recruiter. Odds are good the entire defensive staff joins Collins but not 100% certain. That's the sense I'm getting from Temple's POV. WR coach Hixon may join but the feeling is OC Patenaude isn't tagging along (nor will he be staying at Temple). RB coach Tony Lucas, also a good recruiter, probably will join if Hixon goes.
As for Collins himself. Really hire energy guy. A player's coach, everywhere he goes the players love him. He puts 100% effort into his coaching. Leaves it all out there.
Gamedays a little different but since Temple was his first HC gig maybe he's smoothed out the surface. Feeling is from the Temple side is that he took a Temple team capable of winning 10 games both seasons and went 6-6 and 8-4. Really rough starts to both seasons. Hopefully we don't have our FCS version of Villanova scheduled anytime soon. His personnel choices (both coaching and players) have at times been contentious.
Collins the recruiter is TBD. His first recruiting class for Temple was a wash because that was the year Rhule left and Collins had to scramble to pick up the pieces. His second class was better on paper. Unorthodox, innovative, old school people will probably roll their eyes at his tactics but recruits love it. He's been job hopping so much hard to determine how well he develops his talents. Most of the players he recruits have done well at their programs. But his stints have been too short IMO to judge him on his abilities to recruit.
That's the short and skinny of it. I have mixed feelings on him coming here but if he stays for 4-5 years the potential is there to win the ACC. Yes, I said it. But he has to bring the right people. And stay.
Thanks for background.So here's the rundown. Been keeping an eye on Temple since I came up here for grad school.
Collins is likely to bring Thacker (DC) and Garret (recruiting coordinator). That gives us 3 guys with immediate GA ties (not that its THAT important). Burton (DBs) and Panagos slightly less likely to come over but the feeling is that both are good coaches, particularly Panagos and both have recruiting ties to NC and NJ. Panagos very strong in NJ/NY from his Rutgers days. Good recruiter. Odds are good the entire defensive staff joins Collins but not 100% certain. That's the sense I'm getting from Temple's POV. WR coach Hixon may join but the feeling is OC Patenaude isn't tagging along (nor will he be staying at Temple). RB coach Tony Lucas, also a good recruiter, probably will join if Hixon goes.
As for Collins himself. Really hire energy guy. A player's coach, everywhere he goes the players love him. He puts 100% effort into his coaching. Leaves it all out there.
Gamedays a little different but since Temple was his first HC gig maybe he's smoothed out the surface. Feeling is from the Temple side is that he took a Temple team capable of winning 10 games both seasons and went 6-6 and 8-4. Really rough starts to both seasons. Hopefully we don't have our FCS version of Villanova scheduled anytime soon. His personnel choices (both coaching and players) have at times been contentious.
Collins the recruiter is TBD. His first recruiting class for Temple was a wash because that was the year Rhule left and Collins had to scramble to pick up the pieces. His second class was better on paper. Unorthodox, innovative, old school people will probably roll their eyes at his tactics but recruits love it. He's been job hopping so much hard to determine how well he develops his talents. Most of the players he recruits have done well at their programs. But his stints have been too short IMO to judge him on his abilities to recruit.
That's the short and skinny of it. I have mixed feelings on him coming here but if he stays for 4-5 years the potential is there to win the ACC. Yes, I said it. But he has to bring the right people. And stay.
13 isn’t exactly a lucky number. I hope it is for him though.
I don't understand why Temple is getting whiny about it. They almost shut the doors 20 years ago. They got kicked out of the Big East for a bunch of reasons.
I've been reading that they think this is a parallel move by more than a few of their fans. Call me when you win a conference championship, much less a natty.