I probably missed it...

[vandaldawg]

because I wasn't doing my usual Friday pretend-to-work-but-really-read-the-Pack-all-day Friday. But did y'all see Collins opening comments at Florida?

Nice to have some "legitimate SEC talent"? 17 you, you ungrateful 17. Bernardrick McKinney says, "Wha?"

 

[clintstone]

Don't think he said it to slight state. Here is full quote .

I have a lot of respect for what they've done on defense the last four years," new Florida co-defensive coordinator Geoff Collins said Thursday. "The talent that has been assembled here is legitimate SEC talent. The thing we've .....

 

[121Josey]

Wow! Talk about setting yourself up to fail. Maybe he doesn't notice that he's the first one in the firing line.

 

[Dawg1976]

True. If the D does not perform so well, he basically is saying the coaching is not 'legitimate'. Doesn't give him much time to prove himself.

 

[57stratdawg]

Didn't someone also ask if "Mullen threw you under the bus one too many times" and he said "Let's just say I'm glad to be a Florida Gator now.."

 

[msstate7]

Didn't someone also ask if "Mullen threw you under the bus one too many times" and he said "Let's just say I'm glad to be a Florida Gator now.."

He'll be begging to come back after he lands at la tech*

 

[patdog]

That quote isn't at all what the original poster implied.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

That mother17er should have been thrown under the bus. All my OM friends were flabbergasted that Merllins would do such a thing like that. ****, was I the only one who saw how our 17ing D played in the Egg Bowl?? They played like 17ing **** and were sorely unprepared. 17 Geoff Collins.

 

[aTotal360]

I can't wait for MSU to have some legitimate SEC coaching.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Like the pressure to perform will be less at Florida. I agree with those who said 17 him.

 

[Dawgology]

Been saying it since they announced he's leaving

Like the pressure to perform will be less at Florida. I agree with those who said 17 him.

Good riddance. I expect that our defense will be much improved next year and, if we can get our O-Line figured out we will be an overall better team next year and playing LSU, Bama, and Ole Miss at home. No reason to not expect at least another 9 - 10 win season next year. In fact, if we had Manny and not Collins this year I feel confident we would have been in the playoffs this year...at least we would have ended the season 11-2.

17 Collins.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

He should have, but that comment has been blown way out of proportion. It's common coach-speak to put the blame for losses on coaches, as opposed to the players.

 

[Bulldogg31]

In the full conversation he was very complimentary of State, his former players & coaches, etc. I thought he was pretty classy about his former home and workplace.