Georgia update: If Chavis was on the board, take him off
LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis apparently heard rumors that he was a candidate at Georgia, so he stopped them.
I’m not sure if this qualifies as news, since LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis never really has been cast as a realistic candidate for the Georgia defensive coordinator’s opening. But for the record, he apparently is telling LSU players he is not interested.
Tigers linebacker Kelvin Sheppard told a Baton Rouge television station that Chavis pulled him to the side during practice and told him: “You knew if I was going anywhere, you’d [Sheppard] be the first person I’d tell. I’m here with you all, I love it here, I’m not going anywhere.”
LSU is preparing for the Capital One Bowl against Penn State Friday. WBRZ in Baton Rouge reported that neither Chavis nor Les Miles were available for comment. Chavis in his first season at LSU after 20 years at Tennessee. He makes about $450,000 as LSU’s defensive coordinator.
There’s been no shortage of names that have floated around, including Bud Foster (who got a raise to stay at Virginia Tech) and Kirby Smart (who is expected to receive a significant raise to stay at Alabama). The Dogs also contacted Kansas State’s Vic Koenning before he left for Illinois, but it’s not believed they ever offered him the job.
If Georgia coach Mark Richt is getting closer to hiring a candidate, it’s only because he has been saying the process should be wrapped up by next week. That’s after the bowl games and the NFL regular season. I mention the NFL regular season because Buffalo defensive line coach Bob Sanders and Dallas defensive line coach Todd Grantham also have been mentioned as candidates.
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Pago Flyer
December 29th, 2009
2:04 pm
Let’s just keep those grad. assistants…they work hard for very little pay.
Hillbilly Deluxe
December 29th, 2009
2:05 pm
If he’s denying it, then there’s probably something to it. College football has pretty much been Bizarro World lately.
Valdosta Dawg
December 29th, 2009
2:06 pm
Kirby is coming to Athens as the DC and Earl Chambers from VSU is coming as the D-Line Coach!!!! ITs gonna happen folks
MiltonDawg
December 29th, 2009
2:06 pm
my $$ is still on a NFL coach- Sanders or Herring. If last night’s game was an indication of our D without CWM, maybe we don’t need a coach at all- keep it simple right??
From my cold dead hands this clipboard will go
December 29th, 2009
2:08 pm
A pal is a pal for life. Right? CMR and CWM were pals in faith, in their UM alma mater and in outside interests, like CMR’s missionary work. Pals for life …………Right???
Richt had to pull the plug on one aspect of CWM’s life ( $30,000 month job ) and the guy split, saying “I ain’t gonna coach em in the Weedeater Bowl. Nope, aint gonna do it.”
I guess Richt now will know to never again blend bidness with friends and relatives.
Go Dogs!!!
Shankit
December 29th, 2009
2:10 pm
After the great defensive play against Texas A & M,
and the play calling by BoBo, why don’t Richt just
continue to coach the defense. Don’t hire anybody.
Georgia looked the best all year against A & M.
Mark Olsen
December 29th, 2009
2:11 pm
Hey cheeseburger, Gardner or Garner?
Geez...
December 29th, 2009
2:11 pm
Face it, no one on this blog knows 100% who the next DC will be at UGA. It could very well be K. Smart but who knows? The fact that he was born in Montgomery has nothing to do w/ staying in Bama. He played HS ball in Bainbridge and went to UGA. Your comments are like you stupid dog; ignorant. FYI, you are able to leave your home state. The NCAA will allow that. You think U. Meyer is from FL???
Cheeseburger – I love having RG on the sidelines and I’m taking a guess here that he makes a lot more than his contract (if he had one…don’t you think that’s odd???) so I’m sure by him being the Assistant HC he probably makes a pretty good chunk of change. Race has nothing to do with… he’s not hurting I’m sure.
Does GT have temporary bees?
December 29th, 2009
2:12 pm
I saved a copy of this article simply to show what low quality writers the AJC employs.
Rapped up?
smokie joe
December 29th, 2009
2:13 pm
Kirby Smart wants to get out from under Sabans coat tail. He has learned a lot and may even win the big one, but he needs to show he can do it without Saban calling the shots. He will get that freedom in Athens and can make an even bigger name for himself. Once a dawg always a dawg!!!! See ya in Athens Kirby and lets GATA
Joe Namath
December 29th, 2009
2:14 pm
Jeff, I really want to kiss you. hick!
Urban Meyer
December 29th, 2009
2:16 pm
I just might be interested in the UGA job.
UGA officials
December 29th, 2009
2:17 pm
UGA absolutely does NOT want Chavis. No way! We would rather stick with graduate assistants than have Chavis!!!!
And Jerry Mathers as the Beaver
December 29th, 2009
2:17 pm
Beav: Gee, Wally, do you think 2 grad assistanst can eat as much as Chavis?
Wally: Whad ya say that for, Beav? You know Ryans is down the road. Chavis loves it there!
Beav: Gee, Wally. I didn’t know that. Maybe you’re right. Keep down expenses, keep the grad assistants, and cut costs. By the way, Mom says there’s a new restaurant down the street. Mickey D’s. What’s that, huh Wally?
Stupid Dog
December 29th, 2009
2:18 pm
First???
Mr. UGAinfo
December 29th, 2009
2:18 pm
It will be a NFL Position/Coordinator…Will Muschamp and Kirby Smart are not coming back to UGA. the reason why is CMR will not be become second fiddle to anyone. As he said in a press release “whoever it is, will have to fit what i want and as far as position coaches must have my blessing”
Jeckyll Island
December 29th, 2009
2:20 pm
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
8 out of 9!!!
8 out of 9!!!
8 out of 9!!!
8 out of 9!!!
The Dawgs OWN Grant Field!!!!!!
LSU.com
December 29th, 2009
2:20 pm
“I’m not interested in going to a second-tier program that hasn’t sniffed the BCS Title Game since it began.” – John Chavis
Urban Meyer
December 29th, 2009
2:20 pm
Nope. Changed my mind.
Damon
December 29th, 2009
2:21 pm
Enter your comments here
SWGADAWG
December 29th, 2009
2:22 pm
I must have missed something…and Jeff, you must be “in the loop”. The MEDIA floats a ridiculous name and since he isn’t hired….UGA has been turned down again. Maybe you should float names like Meyer, Holtz, Moses, King David….then you couls have 4 columns…. I see it now..”From the grave Moses says “NO” to UGA. Gets BIG raise in Heaven” Come on….print original REAL stuff. There’s plenty to be reported on….if you start reporting again.
Damon Evans
December 29th, 2009
2:22 pm
Cool it Dog Nation. Mike Adams will find the perfect dc for our team.
Kirby is Smart
December 29th, 2009
2:23 pm
Its a done deal… I am NOT coming to that stink hole known as Athens.
Blue
December 29th, 2009
2:23 pm
Yeah, dawg…the white man holdin’ me down…holdin’ my people back! Beleeeeee dat…
BG
December 29th, 2009
2:24 pm
Mark Richt already has his coach.
mdr
December 29th, 2009
2:26 pm
its Kirby until he says its not.
mark louis
December 29th, 2009
2:36 pm
Because coaches have never lied to players, right Jeff?
Tron Carter
December 29th, 2009
2:37 pm
Dominance is obvious, but can we say that we dominate grant (what we left of it) field rather than own it. I don’t want any ownership of that piece. What a joke.
30-24
8 of 9
60-39(including cheating)-5
GT fan logic
December 29th, 2009
2:37 pm
Let’s use GT fan logic here. GT beat Clemson twice, Clemson beat Kentucky, Kentucky beat UGA, therefore GT is better than UGA. Now, UGA beat A&M by 24 and Texas beat A&M by 10, so does that mean UGA should be playing Alabama for the national title?…..silly tech fans!!
Paul's Johnson
December 29th, 2009
2:39 pm
Since we all KNOW how GREAAAAT these four and five star athletes are in the Classic Mutt City. why hire a coach at all? Since Mutts SHUT DOWN the mighty TAMU offensive machine (albeit with a 6-6 record?), let these finely tuned athletes coach themselves up. I love it. Their fans are working overtime trying to convince themselves that this year maybe wasn’t as bad as it seemed. They’re ASSUMING that a change will be for the better. Might want to check with Tommy T. to see how well that program worked out. Buys a HC some time, but it does not buy an identity, motivation or discipline. Since Evans said that uniform gimmicks are out, what’s next on the menu?
T
December 29th, 2009
2:44 pm
Jeff if it’s Smart or Grantham, we switch to a 3-4 def. we have lots of DE’s & LB’s and very few DT’s. All you need is a motorgrader in the middle to take up blocks and let your athletes GATA! Pressure! Pressure! Zone Blitz!
Timbo C.
December 29th, 2009
2:44 pm
Paul “The Turd” Johnson looks like the inside of a baby’s diaper. His days are limited in the Atlanta ghetto. Tech will tire of him soon. Now that the dawgs have figured out that silly offense of his, he won’t be around much longer.
gdawginkalamazoo
December 29th, 2009
2:46 pm
A lot of head coaching jobs opening up too. Brooks @ KY, Leach @ TT, Meyer @ FL???. So some of these hot shot co-ordinators may be stepping up early anyway.
Somebody asked Mike Leach why he stuck Adam James in a closet and he said “because Craig James wasn’t around to stuff into a closet”.
Tron Carter
December 29th, 2009
2:48 pm
Plus CPJ released that new CD where he calls himself Susan Boyle. His music career will be longer than his days at the joke by coke, even with the allure of free hotdogs and cokes.
Ga Dog
December 29th, 2009
2:48 pm
Damon Evans needs to break the bank and pay Kirby Smart whatever he wants, whatever it takes. He’s the best D coordinator in the U.S. and will build the UGA D into a national power, immediately. Pay him $1.5 – $2.0 mil per year if necessary–he’s worth every penny, and UGA is flush with cash to pay big money plus a boatload of perqs, benefits and incentives. Get it done, ASAP!!!
richard
December 29th, 2009
2:50 pm
i thought techies were supposedly smart?? if you read some of the non-sensical crap they spew on here you would swear there dumber than a bag of hammers. Oh, wait…
how2fish
December 29th, 2009
2:50 pm
Paul’s Johnson …you still sore after the 30-24 BEATDOWN CWM and CMR put on you..a game that you were totally outcoached in..still smarts doesn’t it?? And folks I can honestly tell you that after hours and hours of internet research and listening to 3,157 talking heads on ESPN and reading over 2000 blog posts….I have NO clue on who our next D.C will be ….but remember I have no “SOURCE”
richard
December 29th, 2009
2:51 pm
*they’re
Abe Vigoda
December 29th, 2009
2:51 pm
Our worst team in 15 years and your best in 19 years and what happened at ‘historic’ Grant Field?
Gaybo Shaw
December 29th, 2009
2:52 pm
i thought it was SOOOO mean when that Latin stud Willie Martinez pulled down Coach Johnson’s pants in front of our PACKED high school stadium!
richard
December 29th, 2009
2:53 pm
Abe – you mean “Historic Mark Richt Field” don’t you?
F-105 Thunderchief
December 29th, 2009
2:54 pm
Rodney Garner will be promoted to defensive coordinator.
Keith
December 29th, 2009
2:58 pm
Kirby Smart is coming to Athens in the tune of 1.5 million dollars…
oledawgthe laughter your sense of humo
December 29th, 2009
2:58 pm
Stupid dawgs- Usually I blaze on here when someone puts my team down, but have to admit that the laughter that your blogs evoke just overcomes that pressure. Your sense of humor is lost among some of us and has riled others to prove your point by typing stupid comments. Blog Observer is right- this is priceless. Your “First???” blog tops it off. You are a funny person!
Paul Johnson
December 29th, 2009
3:03 pm
(bango music backdrop) Too bad dem dawgs figgered out that thar silly offense I like! Gonna be hayul to pay if lose to dem dawgies again next year! Dem nerds are gonna be hoppin’ mad again!
Larvell "Sugar Bear" Blanks
December 29th, 2009
3:11 pm
When it comes to salaries I am always amazed at how liberal everyone is with someone else’s money……aka, “pay Smart whatever it takes”…..com’on guys….I want Smart as badly as the next guy but there are limits!
Tron Carter
December 29th, 2009
3:15 pm
30-24 still makes me laugh at Tech’s pain. It brings back great memories. My worst memory of the game was trying to find it on TV. I kept passing it up, seeing the bladder infection yellow clad crowd and thinking that there was an outdoor star trek convention going on. What a douche – a -palooza. Tech fans make the Duke basketball massengills look normal.
GatorFan4Life
December 29th, 2009
3:16 pm
Do you mean rapped or wrapped?
richtfan
December 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
THAT WOULD BE “WRAPPED” NOT RAPPED.
I DID NOT KNOW COACH RICHT WAS INTO RAP.
WonderDawg
December 29th, 2009
3:25 pm
What are you talking about, Tron? “Stinger” wrote yesterday that the nerds were cruising South Beach, checking out the “tons of hot women.” Why, he even hinted that some of the nerds were planning on getting lucky. Can you just picture that? Nerds and hot women in the same room? Ha!!!