(09-10-2021 08:17 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 06:17 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  That's a little harsh. I think you're a couple of years from his endgame. With what Paul Johnson left the program, I would have expected any new coach to require 6 years guaranteed so he'd have time to rebuild the program. Yes, some of the losses he's had are awful but you've got to give him time to get a program in place. Swapping out coaches every time you have a bad season only works for Auburn. Most programs need to give coaches time to build unless he's lost the locker room.

Virginia Tech fans were calling for Fuente's job all last season, and now that we were patient 1 more year, we start the season with a top 10 win. It requires an AD with some guts to stand up to a chorus of 'fire the coach' from boosters to really build a program. Geoff Collins may not have been the guy but you have to at least give him a chance.

If you got a good close up look of the NIU game like I did, it's warranted not harsh. A hapless, winless, depleted NIU squad ran circles around Collins' staff in coaching. Just WTF do you think will happen in two weeks against Clemson if "mighty NIU" had too much coaching power to handle? I still say staff changes happen if he loses this weekend, and that's entirely possible. I've seen Kennesaw favored at one casino. If they finish with another <= 4 win campaign the heat will be turned up to inferno for whoever survives into next year.

It may be harsh, it may be accurate. Yes, NIU was awful last year. Are they awful this year? After 1 game, nobody can say with any certainty. This week they take on a beatable Wyoming squad who struggled to get past Montana State. Then they head to the Big House. After that they have a game against BCS Maine and the MAC schedule. They could finish as high as 11-1 and win the MAC. If that is the case, it is not so terrible.

That being said, lose to Kennesaw State and somebody needs to be fired. Maybe not Geoff Collins, but somebody needs to be held accountable.