I have watched a lot of football games at BDS at HGF. If I had to list the five worst performances by the Jackets I have seen in person at The Flats two of those games have been this year against The Citadel and Virginia Tech. These are not the most disappointing games, but simply the worst performances. I have been watching games as a kid, student, and alum for about sixty years. Two of the worst five in one season is not good. Some other candidates for the worst five I have seen in person include the win over Gardner-Webb, the loss to Furman, FSU 49-3 in ‘96, Va Tech in ‘07, 39-3 to Clemson in ‘03, 41-7 to UGA in ‘81, 41-3 to UNC in 93, and 42-7 to Tennessee in ‘76. After further thought the two losses this year are probably the two worst I have seen in person.
This does not mean Collins cannot or will not turn it around. But, the performances in year 1 have been pretty bad and at times epically awful.