What is so moronic? The Coach is 9-25. Heck last season in 2021 a large majority of the roster were now players that Geoff Collins and his staff had brought into the program willingly, either by recruiting them out of high school or taking them from the transfer portal. GT was rated 5th in the ACC and 33rd nationally in overall team talent by the 247Sports Team Talent Composite. They’ve had another year in the strength and conditioning program, and by all means look the part of a team that’s ready to take a step forward. They’ve had a full, normal offseason for quarterback development and scheme refinement. Hell, the coaching staff had even spent the entire offseason running around practices and media availabilities wearing shirts that say “W.I.N.21” on them, proclaiming that winning is “What’s Important Now”.
What happened IMHO was moronic, another 3 win season. Based on what I saw last season, Geoff Collins as HC on the FLATS isn’t working, and it isn’t going to work if this is what 3 years of building has resulted in. I wasn’t expecting the team to be in a place to beat playoff-caliber Clemson or georgia teams, or even to win the division against clearly talented-but-flawed UNC and Miami teams. I was expecting this program to be in a place where they could score an easy win over a completely outmatched opponent and show some progress that would indicate that the players are actually being coached. (NIU) Well, they’re not. And if that’s the case, then I can pretty well see how the next 1-2 seasons are going to go.
Almost universally, new head coaches who create a bump do so in year two or three; if not by then, it usually doesn’t happen. Recent performance, massive losses in production, a lack of game-changing additions, and an absolutely brutal schedule mean that realistic expectations for this year’s outcome fall right around what we have seen the last three seasons. And that isn’t, and shouldn’t be, good enough. It’s over. It’s just a matter of time at this point — we’re in the endgame now. Its time to talk if the next head coach is on the roster (aka Bill Lewis to George O'leary) or if we should go after another coach like Jamey Chadwell.