I can't believe that some of you are already giving up on Collins, and listing current D3 coaches as possible replacements. That shows how little you understand D1 college football. I'm surprised that you didn't list a high school coach or two. To fully understand the current situation at UNC, lets look at a FEW of the facts:
This years incoming Freshman class represents the FIRST year that the Bears have had all 63 full scholarships awarded to players. (63 is the NCAA limit for FCS schools) Granted that money can be divided over a maximum of 85 players, but my point is that the money available for scholarships has been behind the D1 curve since UNC moved up from D2. Other schools in the Big Sky have been at the full scholarship level for some time now, and that allows them to recruit more players. More players means more depth and more competition at each position. That translates to better players taking the field. I'm from Kansas and here our high school football programs are grouped by class, 1A - 6A. The 5A and 6A schools are almost always going to beat the 4A and smaller schools. Why? Because they have more depth. Also the bigger high schools have more coaches. Without an adequately sized coaching staff, UNC has had trouble and will continue to struggle against other Big Sky schools. Collins got to add two new position coaches this season. Before that, the offensive line coach and the defensive line coach each had other coaching responsibilities as well. Think about that. The offensive success of ANY team starts with the success of the offensive line. Until now, UNC didn't even have a full time OL coach. From what I can see, the OL is certainly playing better this year. This is major step in the right direction. More scholarships and more coaches are obvious going to help UNC compete in the Big Sky. But this improvement is not going to happen overnight. A coach has be able to recruit his own players, and develop relationships with them from the time they are in high school. Collins and his staff have not had that opportunity yet. I think that Collins deserves the change to prove himself. He stepped into a mess when he came to UNC, and that mess can't be swept away in two seasons. I think that you need to look for signs of improvement to judge his success so far. Granted improvement on the field is going to come later than sooner. Be patience. Be supportive. Show some class. One man (coach) can not fix UNC football overnight. Look at Charlie Weiss at the University of Kansas. He has two Super Bowl rings, ex-NFL coordinators on his coaching staff, and the full financial backing of the university, but he still probably won't win a game in the Big 12 this season. Do you think that he is a bad coach. Of course not. He stepped into a mess at KU, just like Collins did at UNC. Give the man a chance to make an impact on the program. It may take awhile, but UNC is moving in the right direction.
hno: ...no accountability and too much pride/ego equals no strategy to make a change equals it's just a matter of time before this thread is revived..