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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Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:07 pm
Bueller? ….. Bueller?
Mark Pricht
January 1st, 2010
3:07 pm
how2
I will try to remember 6 points is a beatdown…then what did FL and UT do to the mutts
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
3:07 pm
Auburn finally wins it…what a crazy game.
Denver Dog
January 1st, 2010
3:08 pm
Pricht, Auburn won, but they suck
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
3:08 pm
Pugnacious Paul how you like that SEC wins!!!! 30-24
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
3:08 pm
SEC FTW!
Mark Pricht
January 1st, 2010
3:08 pm
Denver….now I must admit I was wrong
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
Mark Pricht I remember a year where the Bug village SWORE a 3 point win was a beatdown..glad it hurts get used to it and good night.
FLA DAWG
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
Mark Pricht (appropriately named) is simply another frustrated GT Loser Fan who cannot stomach the fact that in The Dawgs worst season in years we still beat Tech.
Good coaches know CJs MO now and next year will be a heartbreaker for Bee Fans.
Yellow Jackets have needle diks.
Mark Pricht
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
Denver
still very exciting…hey that was the first time I was wrong this year..that may be a record
Wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
Amazing. Another SEC team has to go to overtime to beat an academic school. SEC fatcats need to meet quickly. This conf has turned into a pack of patsies.
Denver Dog
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
If you are a jacket fan, good luck to you and your team. If not good luck to whoever else!
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:10 pm
Well that NW coach has got sum ….thats more than Mark Pricht!
Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:11 pm
Santa Cuz dawg he is that stupid…
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:12 pm
BTW Joe Pa Is whuppin Leslie!
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
3:12 pm
What I find crazy is how Auburn and NW ended up in the Outback bowl ?
Mark Pricht
January 1st, 2010
3:14 pm
wow I am hurting and heartbroke all the way to the Orange Bowl
Please stop with the gay comments on my anatomy..my wife may punch you in the mouth
Denver Dog
January 1st, 2010
3:14 pm
Wreckmaniac. At least NW is really an acadmic school. The real academic schools don’t try to impress by saying that they are, unlike some others in the general vicinity of North Ave. What is bad, is that you don’t recognize that all colleges are academic schools. You don’t hear Vandy, Duke, NW, Stanford, or any of those saying that. Funny only GT and ND are making that claim these days. By the way, GT is now # 4 in the State of Ga in academics.
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:14 pm
I thought I was watching UGA play instead of the War Eagle !
Denver Dog
January 1st, 2010
3:16 pm
Pricht, got any lines on the NFL this Sunday?
how2fish
January 1st, 2010
3:17 pm
Pugnacious Paul yeah I can understand that ..they both won..
Denver Dog
January 1st, 2010
3:18 pm
Paul, you should have know becuase they are the thug champs. They also have lower academic standards as does all the Alabama schools. Tech and Ga thugs have to qualify and thusly are a little brighter.
Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:18 pm
There no”A” in Academics @ UGA.
toccoa
January 1st, 2010
3:18 pm
I played high school ball with Ted Roof,he was a tough sob.Captain of a very good team as a sophmore.He is a great motivator as well without being to rah rah like Willie.Recruited the state great even when he was at Dute.He will turn Auburn around next year.
Why No Takers for UF Job?
January 1st, 2010
3:18 pm
Why doesn’t any DC want to work with Meyer?
Wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2010
3:19 pm
Denver Dog: Since I am from an academic school, the word is not spelled
“acadmic”. The air must be too thin out there pal.
Mark Pricht
January 1st, 2010
3:19 pm
Denver Dog
heck no I am done….I cant depend on coaches…who knew he woud go for the fake
Urban Liar
January 1st, 2010
3:23 pm
Ok, let me come completely clean. I fell over a gigantic cockroach, yeah, that’s what happened. And then the fire poker hit me in the chest, and I started having chest pains after that. Even though my heart is bad, I’m ignoring the Doctors and my wife and coaching in the Bowl game. My wife said it was sleeping pills, it was just a tum or two.
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:24 pm
I was impressed with NW though…. I mean no quit!
Bling and blang
January 1st, 2010
3:27 pm
Asll of these hot dog player like Ben Tate with their TD antics almost cost Auburn the game. Take note players….. hand the damn ball to the ref !
Urban the Turban Flip Flopped
January 1st, 2010
3:27 pm
Look, God told me to stop and slow down and so I did.
After watching my guys practice, I flip flopped on God.
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:30 pm
Joe Pa whuppin Leslie 16 – 3 whoopeeeeee
Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:31 pm
Can LSU score a td? papa joe 16 leslie 3
DogGoneGaDawg
January 1st, 2010
3:36 pm
Last
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:37 pm
LSWHOOOO scored
Urban Liar
January 1st, 2010
3:40 pm
Look, I am NOT afraid of competition, honest. That is NOT why I quit this time. The fact that I scheduled Charleston Southern, Troy, and Florida International does not prove I am afraid of losing or afraid of competition. That’s a complete fabrication. I did not qwuit because of fear of competition. Honest abe. You guys believe me, right?
Timmy Teebs
January 1st, 2010
3:41 pm
I so believe you coach !
Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:43 pm
you send your kids to UGA they think you hate them.
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:44 pm
Boy that Cap Bowl Field is a dang mess…
Nobody wants to be Mark Richts DC
January 1st, 2010
3:46 pm
UGA football program killed UGAVII
schultz for brains
January 1st, 2010
3:50 pm
How is fl search for a DC coming along? What did Bud foster tell Urban Crier and Foley? Are you keeping track of what is really going on? No just another inflammatory, sarcastic negative article regarding the Dawgs. Do you have a running total on the number of negative spin, program ending, fatalistic articles you have written on the university of Ga?
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
3:51 pm
Pug Paul, you are right, messiest field I’ve seen in a while. Looks like it got hit by hurricane Katrina!
asa
January 1st, 2010
3:52 pm
THE DC AT AIR FORCE SHUT DOWN THE NO2 OFFENSE IN THE COUNTRY WITH AVERAGE ATHLETES PROBABLY LIKE TO MAKE 2OO,000 A YEAR. TEAMS SHOWED ALOT OF DISCIPLINE
Bye bye DADDY
January 1st, 2010
3:53 pm
wait, wait, wait, what do you mean you are not retiring? How are we ever going to win the east division title much less an SEC title? That’s not fair DADDY, stop teasing us that way. You have hurt our feelings and we are going go and pout. That’s just not fair, getting us all excited and then changing your mind. BAD DADDY
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
3:56 pm
CMR knows he has to get this right, and I believe he will.
Not really concerned, I think we’ll know next week.
Will be tough to get a DC from another SEC program. Best chance will be to recruit from a smaller school or another conference.
Anyway, no point speculating.
Pugnacious Paul
January 1st, 2010
3:56 pm
I think we all should blame George Bush for those field conditions…..
Vangorder knows Georgia Sux
January 1st, 2010
4:02 pm
Bud Foster knows Georgia is a sinking ship.
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
4:02 pm
Pug. Paul, Bush should get blamed. He caused global warming, and therefore, Katrina.
dawg gone it
January 1st, 2010
4:05 pm
Most of us agree that Martinez should have been fired. But does Bobo cut it as an offensive coordinator?
Flushed out of the pocket
January 1st, 2010
4:08 pm
Too bad UGA is scrambling for a DC. I guess everyone realizes what a waste it is at UGA.