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WATCH: Did the new Georgia Tech coach take subtle jabs at UGA and the ACC?

Geoff Collins (15-10 overall at Temple) had been an assistant at Georgia Tech twice, leading up to Friday's formal coaching hire.

Did you catch Geoff Collins' introductory press conference on Friday night, with the new head coach selling the long-term vision of the program to the media ... knowing this message would quickly reach the Rambling Wreck fans, players and prospective recruits?

It was quite a scene along The Flats.

First, the media session was delayed roughly two hours, as the coach made the inclement-weather flight from Philadelphia (Collins was formerly the head coach at Temple) to his native area of metro Atlanta.

CLEMONS: Geoff Collins meets the Atlanta media at G-Tech presser

Secondly, upon taking the microphone hand-off from Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury, Collins then went into full salesman mode, invoking passion, charm and boldness into every scripted and non-scripted word.

Which brings us to this: Was Collins trolling his ACC brethren with the following clip, discussing how Georgia Tech players/prospective recruits will have the opportunity to get a 'meaningful degree'?

And what about this gem, where Collins declared that Friday's presser would be the last time anyone caught him using a red pen.

Why red? 

If you're living in the state of Georgia ... you shouldn't require an answer to the question.

Here's the clip of Collins (15-10 overall record at Temple) playfully denouncing all things red, inside the Georgia Tech offices.

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