Doesn’t anybody want to be Georgia’s defensive coordinator? (UPDATED)
Excuse Mark Richt if he's wondering what's going on.
(UPDATE BELOW)
At some point, Mark Richt will hire somebody as Georgia’s new defensive coordinator and he will assure the entire Bulldog Nation that he got the man he wanted all along, because that’s the way these things are done.
But it can’t be too comforting for Richt to know that all he really has accomplished so far is to get significant raises for coaches on other teams.
First, Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster turned down the job. As a reward, he was given an annuity worth up to $1 million. Now, it’s pretty apparent LSU’s John Chavis was offered the offered the job and turned it down because athletic director Joe Alleva said, “We did what we needed to do to keep him.”
That meant a significant raise: from $450,000 a year to a reported $600,000. And Chavis has been at LSU for only one season.
There is no telling where Richt turns now. Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach Todd Grantham, who coached under Foster at Virginia Tech, remains a possibility. But Grantham, who also coached for three years at Michigan State, has been in the NFL since 1999 and it’s not known if he would want to come back to college. His only tenure as a coordinator came with the Cleveland Browns (2005-07) and had mixed results.
Regardless, it’s never a good sign when a program is turned down multiple times by job candidates, and Richt doesn’t seem any closer to hiring a defensive coordinator today than he was when he fired Willie Martinez.
(UPDATE: I thought you folks would chuckle at this. LSU put out a press release on Chavis but never referred to Georgia, only an unspecified SEC school. So Vanderbilt offered him a job?)
LSU SPORTS INFORMATION
For Immediate Release December 31, 2009CHAVIS TO REMAIN AT LSU
BATON ROUGE – John Chavis, who was pursued by another school in the Southeastern Conference, will remain at LSU as the defensive coordinator, head coach Les Miles announced on Thursday.
“John has done a great job and he’s a key member of this staff,” Miles said. “John is a man of great character and a tremendous football coach. We’re glad he’s staying.”
In his first year with the Tigers, Chavis coached an LSU defense that rated No. 3 in the SEC and No. 12 in the nation in scoring at 16.0 points per game. The Tigers have allowed just six rushing touchdowns all season, the second-lowest total in college football this year.
“I’m staying at LSU and I’m excited about remaining here,” Chavis said. “LSU is a great place. This is an outstanding football program and I’m happy and honored to be a part of it.”
Chavis joined LSU last January after spending the 14 years as the defensive coordinator at Tennessee.
“We think John Chavis is one of the best defensive coordinators in the country,” LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva said. “We felt like it’s important for the future of the program that we make this investment.”
Chavis will receive an increase in compensation, which will be announced at a future date.
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Wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2010
8:34 pm
So LSU goes down too ???? Alabama’s chances are becoming more dim by the minute. The SEC is a fraud held up only by backwoods fanatics who think they’re watching a quality product. Next year, the Chick-Fil-A should get the SEC’s # 2 vs the ACC’s #6.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
8:35 pm
I doubt the man who said that , was a Techie. They don’t usually deal in common sense. U know, they can tell hou how to build a motor, but don’t know how to cut the car on.
Reality
January 1st, 2010
8:48 pm
Big L – I don’t think Tech men “cut the car on”…. they “turn the car on.” What a loser you are!
Reality
January 1st, 2010
8:51 pm
Wow – the SEC is really looking bad. Maybe Shreveport really will start up another bowl for you guys to play in so that you might win one later in December.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
8:51 pm
Hey wreckmaniac, when the ACC becomes nationally relevent, we will talk.Til then , be quiet. Tje Mountain west is vastly better than tje ACC amd by all rigjts should replace you a an automatoc BCS qualifier.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
8:58 pm
You can mince words all you want Reality. It is your jealous inferiority complex that makes you unhappy with your station in life. I don’t feel the need to tell others that they are stupid to build myself up. For all the whippings that my favorite college program has suffered at the hands of UF, I don’t hate them. Now, was all of that done in proper enough english for YA.
Mark Richt is a Liar
January 1st, 2010
9:02 pm
Mark Richt is a liar everybody knows it except you dumb Georgia hicks.
brucemac
January 1st, 2010
9:04 pm
Jeff, are you bored or is this your first rodeo. UGA will get a new DC and that will be that. This is much ado about nothing and you know it. It does give the moron Bees something to yap about but that is about it.
Schultz the Barracuda
January 1st, 2010
9:05 pm
“I have no agenda other than to give my opinion, which is my job.” FINALLY – Jeff Schultz admits that he isn’t a JOURNALIST. This fits with the overall direction the AJC has gone: Sensationalism rather than reporting.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
9:09 pm
It is you sir , who is the loser. 8 out 9 times to be exact.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
9:16 pm
Yeah, and when Paul Johnson says that losing to UGA means nothing, he is being completely truthful. You techies live with so much anger. If UGA was just another ge , why did PJ completely lose all bowle function and go with 4 strait passes to lose the game. Richt is alot more up front than Jowles Johnson.
Big L
January 1st, 2010
9:19 pm
He talked about his agenda, not his job. The job was to create an opinion piece, not describe the Health care bill, MORON.
Mark Richt is a Liar
January 1st, 2010
9:22 pm
When your non BCS Bowl is @ 5pm on a Monday on ESPN 2 you know your football program is a sink ship.
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:25 pm
Big L is a beer short a six pack.
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
9:39 pm
Mark Richt is a Liar when your bowl is on at 5 on a Monday..it means your the ACC “Champ” 30-24
Urban Liar
January 1st, 2010
9:41 pm
Ok, I quit this time because my head hurts, and my heart hurts, no I don’t have any proof, trust me, it really hurts, and it’s not just stress related.
BigL
January 1st, 2010
9:42 pm
I love Mark Richt, 90 SEC wins in 9 seasons, simply the best.
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:42 pm
Gators 16- Cin 0
wreckmaniacs
January 1st, 2010
9:44 pm
Good grief Charlie Brown, what does Richt need to do? He’s won 2 Natl Champs at BOTH FSU (Bowden won none after Richt left) and UGA (2007 & the 13-1 season–even though the biased voters say otherwise), and 90 SEC wins in 9 Seasons.
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:44 pm
90 wins and no nc title…..2sec titles with Jim Donnan team.
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:45 pm
Georgia hasn’t done nothing since Vangorder left.
Doesn't anybody want to be Meyer's DC?
January 1st, 2010
9:46 pm
ESPN says end of era for Meyer:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4784908
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:47 pm
Georgia can not make it to the big dance….much less beat The Vols.
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
9:47 pm
Neither Meyer or the Gators look sick right now…I mean its 16-0 which is sick but they don’t look sick! Hey Meyer could come back next year, stranger things have happened. And Tebow’s not crying now..not a good sign for the bearcats/
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:48 pm
Georgia can’t tame a KY wild cat either.
Mass Exodus Hits Florida in 2009!
January 1st, 2010
9:49 pm
Read all about it:
http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2009/11/20/1164149/gators-facing-possible-mass-exodus
Mass Exodus Hit Gators....
January 1st, 2010
9:50 pm
Mullen quit on Meyer last year, poor players, first Mullen, then Gonzales, then Strong, no coaching continuity, these coaches don’t want to be in Florida in 2010:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1299746/mullen_leaves_florida_strong_to_follow.html?cat=14
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:50 pm
Gators winning their BCS Bowl. Where Georgia at tonight?
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
9:50 pm
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux I know its hard to remember with the dosage the doctors have you on but we did end the 07 season no 2 in the land and went 10-3 in 08 … the Bugs should be so lucky or good.
Coaches Leaving Meyer...
January 1st, 2010
9:51 pm
Strong chose 2009 to quit on Meyer. Gonzales, who had been with Meyer everywhere since 2001, and was the recruiter, also left for a lateral move to become a “passing coordinator” for a rival SEC school:
http://www.examiner.com/x-15095-Florida-Gators-Examiner~y2009m12d11-WR-coach-Gonzales-leaves-for-LSU-part-of-a-bigger-shakeup
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
9:53 pm
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux we are sitting around watching the Sugar Bowl and waxing our ACC Championship trophy…and you?
Urban Caught in Lies
January 1st, 2010
9:53 pm
Look, Urban Liar is a pathological quitter, he’s quit 7 times in 24 years.
And he’s told some pathological lies. I’ll let the reasders judge for themselves whether to believe the new story, that keeps changing, by the way.
http://www.utefans.net/lies.php
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
9:54 pm
Gators 23- Cin 0
The Promise of Meyer
January 1st, 2010
9:56 pm
Florida loves to talk about “The Promise”. It’s a speech Tebow gave where Tebow made a promise, and backed it up.
Meyer was so amazed that someone could make a promise, and back it up, that Meyer had the promise put on his building.
Well, Meyer made his own promise to Florida, that he’d stay, as long as they would have him. Unfortunately, Meyer broke his promise in less than 35 days.
Here’s the Video of Meyer’s “The Promise”:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4682614
Mark Richt is a Liar
January 1st, 2010
9:56 pm
Georgia retard calling someone a liar. how funny
Doesn't anybody want to be Meyer's DC?
January 1st, 2010
10:00 pm
Sad, Meyer can’t get anybody to be his new DC. No one wants to coach with Meyer in 2010, not even Meyer—haaaa haaa haaaa.
Gators Break Law 251 Times Under Meyer
January 1st, 2010
10:01 pm
251 law breaks by Florida Gator football under Meyer.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-uf-traffic-tickets-1223-20091222,0,1493465.story
Georgia always Over rated
January 1st, 2010
10:02 pm
Georgia fans praying Urban leaving Gainesville.Will not happen.
Richt 90 SEC WINS IN 9 SEASONS
January 1st, 2010
10:04 pm
No other SEC Coach has done it.
Nobody wants to be Mark Richt DC
January 1st, 2010
10:04 pm
Bueller?………. Bueller?
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
10:05 pm
Georgia always Over rated I don’t want CUM to leave I want to beat his Gator ass..to be the best you have to beat the best and like it or not UGA is damn sure not scared of the Gators even with the Meyer there.
Urban the Turban Flip Flopped
January 1st, 2010
10:05 pm
Urban the Turban said God told him to quit, so if he comes back, he’ll have to flip flop on God.
Florida Didin't Beat a Top 10 Team in 2010
January 1st, 2010
10:06 pm
talk about ovverrated, Gators couldn’t beat a SINGLE Top 10 rated team in 2010.
Nobody wants to be Mark Richt DC
January 1st, 2010
10:07 pm
CHOKE ! THE OFFICAL DRINK OF THE GEORGIA BULLDAWGS !
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
10:08 pm
Strange to watch the Gators tonite smashing the bearcats and knowing a number of the coaches and many of the juniors will sooon be gone…end of an era..the Gators will be OK but not dominate next year.
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
10:09 pm
Nobody wants to be Mark Richt DC..except when we play the bugs..or in a bowl game
Mark Richt is a Liar
January 1st, 2010
10:10 pm
LSU was ranked in the top ten dummy.
Mark Richt is a Liar
January 1st, 2010
10:10 pm
Who has Georgia beat in 2009? NOBODY!
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
10:12 pm
Well the Gators are making a statement tonight. 30-0 and over a half to go…
GEORGIA SUCKS
January 1st, 2010
10:13 pm
Georgia has no DC or QB….IT SUCKS TO BE A GEORGIA FAN.