No. They know they can control what is called bitcoin to new adopters that dont understand the complex drama that has happened over the past year. They know they can use garzick as a pawn and a mouthpiece for some developers that they hire behind the scenes.
If the issue really is about who controls Bitcoin, then all the developers on Core have to do is increase the max block size in their implementation and they will successfully prevent the evil Coinbase and its puppet jgarzick from gaining control.