Kirby Smart would be taking risk following Muschamp

42-34. We run this state.

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… oopppsss is NOT going fix those problems overnight.

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The obvious critical hire for Muschamp is an offensive coordinator. One would think Muschamp could handle the defensive side IF needed.

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This may sound ridiculous, but let’s think about it.
1. Meyer retires
2. CMR has sub par 2011.
3. CMR gets fired.
4. Greg McGarity (who worked in Gainesville) turns to a guy who has been hanging out in Ga for the last year, who knows how to win, and who can recruit…
5. Urban Meyer is hired by Georgia.
Before you say it’s ridiculous, just think about it . I admit it’s make my stomach turn but stranger things have happened.

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If Smart or any credible assistant, heads to work with Muschamp, they are not too smart. For all the reasons you listed, and more.

How about his 5-7 record? How about the 3 pitiful unranked teams his defense lost to? How about the only teams he could beat were teams like Rice & Wyoming?

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What a sad state Georgia football is in. Kirby Smart’s chances of following a UGA alum that Georgia missed on are higher than they were coming to work for Mark Richt. Next year should be hilarious.

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if Richt had cut his salary to offer Smart more, Uga wins the SEC East easily. How much better would the Georgia defense have been with Smart instead of Grantham?
What Richt’s net worth anyway after ten years at Georgia?
Somewhere between 10 to 20 million.
I’m forgetting the Ford commercials.
He should have taken less and offered more.
Too late now.

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just think- great writer you are not. goober you are

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ricky- football you do not know. eating potato chips i sense is your talent

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These guys coached together at Valdosta State University and there is a bond that formed there and in their years at UGA. Do not be surprised if an Offensive Coordinator with VSU roots is also appointed. I’m not saying it will happen, but that it very well could happen.

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When the Georgia head coaching job opens, you two don’t bother applying.

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Jeff, thanks again for these amazing insightful and objective articles, I know Athens hates when it when you have hammered on them in the past, but the rest of us say thanks.

Athens has no clue.

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Bear Bryant left Kentucky for Alabama because he knew the coaching code at Alabama…”when mama calls, you gotta go.”

When Athens calls, coaches run the other way.

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I’ll be honest, I was the most vocal (next to Bobo 17 INT) critic of Georgia football this summer. Everyone’s favorite phrase was “dark horse for the national championship”.

I throughly enjoyed watching the wheels come off while my Tigers rode to the top. But now I feel like I’m watching a nature show where the cameramen (Kirby & Muschamp) just watched injured young fawn get eaten by the predator for the sake of “natural conservation”.

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smart yoda dawg is, much knowledge i have. listen eveyone needs. goff we must re-hire.

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If Muschamp is looking for a OC, he should look no further than another Bulldawg. This guy has been lighting up the SEC with over 31 points a game over the last 7 games and is a proven QB coach that can make a QB out of even Brantley…and his name rhymes with Bozo.

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WDE, the reason that Auburn is in the title game is due to solid coaching and well rounded athletes who are disciplined, hard hitting and with overall better speed.

Auburn fans are also very critical of their program when it does not perform (i.e. Tubberville being fired), so basically Auburn is moving towards being a consistent championship program, while Athens is content with an SEC title every now and then, with more emphasis on “then.”

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LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. WE BEAT tech IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHO COACHES AT fla, WHO CARES? LET US GET THOSE DOGGIES ROLLING FIRST, CAUSE THE DAM IS ABOUT TO BURST IN THE SEC.

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Check out how well the Alabama defense played in the second half against Auburn…then tell me how great little Kirby is…..NOT.

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Old Gold, I am not a techie, but Johnson is light years ahead of the Athens program, and when he finally gets his recruited players assimilated into this program and offensive schemes, there will be hell to pay in Athens, and this will be the final nail for CMR.

Beating those Nerds on North Ave is no claim to fame, but you retards in Athens act like it is like beating Alabama or Texas. Auburn basically already won their title game by beating Alabama and South Carolina solidly, and I mean solid.

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the old university of georgia school song “wait till next year”.
FIRE MARK RITCH or we will get SCHLEBROCKED AGAIN.

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Hey Jeff,

Can the AJC create a blog just for the ignorant UGA fans? What does “42-34″ have to do with this topic? I know most UGA fans never graduated from high school, but they can’t seem pick the right blog…..

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Kirby is over hyped.
Saban calls the shots.
I agree with Kirby Not So Smart @ 1:02
The second half against Auburn shows you that Kirby is not so smart.

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“Running this state” is kinda like being the cutest girl at fat camp.

((((6-6)))) hahahahahahahaha

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I am surprised Fla. didnt hire Dan Mullen. Any insight there Mr. Schultz?

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FIRE MARK RICHT sorry for the spelling ah who cares!

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Next up for Cam Newton: Delivering the Top 10 list on the Late Show with David Letterman

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/next_up_for_cam_newton_deliver.html

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Is this blog still reserved for unemployed gay men that live in their parent’s basement that get their kicks by being UGA jock sniffers?

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“That is a disgrace to the state of Georgia.”

Not as much as Jimmy Carter.

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All job changes come with risk- obviously.

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straight from a corner booth at the huddle house . Richt will be let go at the end of next year and in a suprise move that is already been discussed privately over hash browns and coffee Urban Meyer will be named head coach at Georgia ! Smart will still be at Alabama wondering why he wasn’t considered and the gators will fially be worried about the dogs.

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Who is the Gay Blade @ 1:10?

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Let’s look on the positive side
1. Leads rout of Gators
2. Last play TD pass against Auburn leads to overtime win
3. Sticks a late dagger in the Jackets with TD pass to pull out win
4. Riddles Wisconsin’s defense with 26-28 passing stats

Now, you know the rest of the story

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Wondering ? @ 1:19,

Why? Are you a jock sniffer?

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Actually, the Georgia State Panther’s “RUN THIS STATE”, since they had a winning record you ignorant web-footed inbred redneck UGA fans!!! Is that all you have going for you? You beat a crappy 6-6 Tech team….get a freakin’ life (or a job).

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When CUM announced his retirement CMR was spotte d doing carywheels down Lumpkin Street!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I don’t think Smart is all he is cracked up to be either. NO WAY he or Muschamp had more passion and energy than Ray Goff. FL should have paid Sperriur $5 million to leave SC. Just my opinion tho

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Who cares?

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Well, apparently Athens does not care. Bobo is not be fired under any circumstances, because he is tight with the Dooleys and Vince is still running and driving your program in the ground.

Look at Goff and Donnan, need I say more?

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suwanee dawg

You are correct about GT, but UGA would still be unranked because GT is worse. Dawginlex made the best comment this year when UGA beat GT….he said the dumbest team won, which was UGA running the ball when they should have taken a knee with just a few minutes to play.

If GT had pulled this out in the last minute, CMR should have been fired on the spot.

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“if uga could play gt 12 times each season, we would be undefeated”

Does UGA still have a football team?

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Maybe Smart is a good coach but he was sure a wimpy player when he was at Georgia!!!! He was scared to tackle and he was easily stiff armed by runners and even wide receivers.

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[...] to run the defense himself… or bring in Kirby Smart from Alabama?6.  This writer believes Smart would be taking a risk to join Muschamp.7.  Georgia is back at work in preparation for the Liberty Bowl.8.  Sounds like [...]

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“There’s a reason no one ever offers Kirby Smart a head coaching job.”

There’s a reason UGA will continue to be a bottom tier SEC East team.

There’s a reason UF will continue to beat UGA.

There’s a reason that Miss State, Auburn, Arkansas etc are on the way up.

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“Wake me up for kick-off at the Liberty Bowl.”

You’d be better off watching re-runs of Jersey Shore. At least you’d get to see thugs getting arrested as opposed to reading about it.

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The word in Alabama is that Smart is looking to get out as Saban is a joke to work for. Life is to short to put up with Saban is the word on this coaching staff. He is looking to get out and Smart is the one who called Mushchamp .

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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Georgia Bulldogs-UGA, Jeff Schultz. Jeff Schultz said: Kirby Smart would be taking a risk following #Muschamp to #Gators. #Dawgs http://bit.ly/fjJ6yz [...]

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No way does Smart take a lateral job unless he is totally burned out and hates Saban. Even so, got to agree with Schultz that it would make sense to hang around Bama one more year if he could stand it.

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I don’t think that Kirby Smart will move to Florida, but if he does make a ‘lateral move” to Florida after turning down UGA last year then he can forget ever getting a call from Athens when Jeff Shultz finally gets his revenge on Mark Richt.

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Boy it must suck to be a Georgia Bulldog. Pretty bad when one of your own decides to take over at Florida AND says he would of never left for anywhere but Florida…….

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WDE, I wouldn’t be laughing too hard at UGA. Auburn fans should be more than a little concerned about some of the stuff I’ve read concerning Bobby Lowder, Milton McGregor and the FBI. Even if Auburn does get to keep that crystal football, they’re losing a ton of players this year.

As for UGA, well it isn’t the vogue thing to have confidence in Richt and Bobo on these boards. But am pretty confident Richt’s best season is still ahead of him. Also, UGA won’t be worrying about whether or not their crystal football is just on loan. My advice is to leave the price tag on yours…less hassles that way.

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doesn’t matter

(((((((((((((((((((((((34-31)))))))))))))))))))))

8 out of 10
18 out of 21

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my cat is a good kisser

you’re still our beeyotch. Even in a down year.LOL!

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My son is going to be a Seattle Seahawk at this time next year and I will be on his payroll- how about them apples?

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Ah, poor Georgia fans. Maybe you’ll win something in the next decade.

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“I wouldn’t be laughing too hard at UGA. Auburn fans should be more than a little concerned about some of the stuff I’ve read concerning Bobby Lowder, Milton McGregor and the FBI. ”

Maybe you should stop reading TMZ.

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AJ GREENE WON THE HIGHSMAN AND NOT NEWTON!!!!!!!! UGA IS DA BEST 6-6 TEAM IN TEH NATION!!!!!!!!!! WE OWN THIS STATE!!!!!!!!!

WOOF WOOF SIC EM DAWGS!!!!!!

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Hi boys! Rememnber me?

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Cheating Hall of Fame

Tied for 9th Place……….The University of Georgia.

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this article is about Kirby Smart and yet the typical redneck trash decides to say the typical uga garbage. Stay classy UGA.

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There’s a pretty strong rumor from some big time Gator backers…including my boss who is arguably one of the biggest Gator Alum contributers, that there is a 6 year..same as Muschamp..1.15 mil per year on the table for Kirby Smart..could be announced at UF’s presser on Tues @ 6PM

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Auburn’s Gus Malzahn turns down Vanderbilt

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/auburns_gus_malzahn_turns_down.html

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Just give me the iPad.

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Will won’t make it at Florida. Georgia and Tennessee will finally match up well with Florida now that Foley hired a weaker unproven coach. I give Muschamp 5 years or less.

Smart has already “REJECTED” Georgia for a Championship program.

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Kirby not so smart
Well who didn’t know that? He went to UGA! Maybe Kirby got smarter because he turned a UGA job offer into more money at Bama. Now, maybe a job at Florida. When Adams and Leeburn are no longer in charge maybe UGA can find a Great Coach.

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If Kirby is SMART he will stay where he’s at for awhile. Then mabey in 2012 his almamater will come calling with a bigger wad of dough. But even then my UGA friends there is no garantee of a NC. But I hope it happens for the state of Georgia.

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Kirby is SMART, because he’s in T Town and as for Musrat, well look where he is at down in ole broken ville……………….

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“Kirby is SMART, because he’s in T Town and as for Musrat, well look where he is at down in ole broken ville”

Speaking of broken down, have fun at the credit card bowl, loser.

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Jeff,

Give me a break! Florida is not going to let their program die. Therefore, the hire was a great hire! The guy has energy and he is young. Why would anyone not want the HC job at Florida since they always recruit well and attract the best or top athletes across the nation? The alum is too big and strong to let the program fail. The Gators will be back in the hunt once again for a NC within 2 years!!! Unlike that sorry program in Athens which has not done a thing in 30+ years now!

Bank on it!

Enough Said!

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And why do we know Alabama is going to be a very good team next year? They stand to lose as much as McElroy, Julio Jones, and Ingram. That isnt including other Seniors and underclassmen that might leave.

They definitely took a step back this year, so why after losing even more to the NFL, would they be better next year? Like Meyer, Saban is known for winning early and then leaving. He has never stuck around long enough to rebuild success at the same program.

Smart should probably wait out for a HC job, but I wouldn’t say stay at Alabama because they are getting better.

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So you believe Foley when he said he neither talked with another coach nor offered to any other coach??

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Bama cried,,,, are you bragging about being in the tie rod, because that where you are LOSER!!!

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marc da gator

December 13th, 2010
3:04 pm

Muschamp is in Valdosta …..just spotted in the field house with Gillespie….rumored to be heading to Carver later today to see Crowell…..lookout Dawgs!!!!

Coach Muschamp better be in Florida trying to get the 18 recruits that canceled their the trip to Gainesville this past weekend back in the fold. Work ‘em, you Silly Gator!!!

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i don’t think anyone knows what the hell they are talking about

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I’m sure the whiskey is flowing and the ‘ole Texas Two Step is being done all over the Republic of Texas. Muschamp leaving has to bring sheer joy to every Longhorn fan who is tired of watching their great defensive genious lose to Baylor, and everyone else worth a damn. . His defense was worse than
UGA’s this year. The Gators can have Muschamp, and Kirby better be “Smart” and stick with ‘Bama !!!

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You are an idiot. Muschamps Defense was 7th best in the NCAA this year. The problem was not the D, it was the sorry O coordinator that was forced out. But it is ok that you Dawg fans are trying to save face.

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Dawgs have ONE MORE year to suffer and I have faith in McGarity to hire someone to take advantage of the resources and all the blue chip talent in this state. Enjoy while you can. Muschamp and Kirby off the table is a blessing for most Dawg fans. See ya in 2012.

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Honky Donkey………….Who is YOUR team coward.

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UGA is off the radar for a long time. What a joke the program has become.

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Vince, losing 5 games with the worlds greatest coach and a five star at every position sounds like failure to me. Me thinks Urban was headed for 4-5 defeats NEXT year and Quit before being fired. Florida UNDERACHIEVED BIG TIME this year. A total train wreck.

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JB you are correct and dont be surprised if he hires Kirby if successful in Gainesville. Remember who trained McGarrity.

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JB there was only one Trainwreck in Gainesville and that was Urban and his sorry OC Steve Addazio. The talent was there but they were too stupid to realize that you cannot run the Tebow offense without Tebow.

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Thanks Honky, you’re a Techie…..The trailer remark is UGA hate 101 at Tech…….got your own set of problems over there don’t you? Usually, a good coaching hire is rising in year three, not in free fall. Johnson is a failure. Next year, you lose to everyone except patsies.

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JB
You are not too BRIGHT. Every school in the SEC says UGA fans live in TRAILERS. UGA fans say the same crap about UF, AU, UA and UT.
Richt has been in a FREE FALL for 3 years so why are your defending Richt and Bobo? Bobo finally got a job offer. The Sandy Spring Saints @ Morgan Falls Park want Bobo the be the Grounds Keeper Super. He will be paid $12.50/hr, all the leftover Hotdogs and Hamburgers his rugrats can eat, and He will not have to pay fees if his kids want to cheerleader or play football. It sounds like a great deal. Bobo better jump on it before he ends up like Pat Nix on the outside looking in on the football world.

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“Bama cried,,,, are you bragging about being in the tie rod, because that where you are LOSER!!!”

Gotta love the poor lack of grammar from bama people.

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“Also, WDE, Auburn won this year, but at what cost. ”

No cost.

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HAHA……Denial is not a river…..

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Why is it every one make the right moves but UGA?

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“I’m sorry, tied as the most penalized team…look it up”

Wrong again.

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Jeff…a lot more is going into Smart’s decision that you wrote about. It is mostly about him wanting to work with his friend at Florida…and little to do with Saban or Richt. Smart will bring everything he has learned from Saban about defense….which is a lot….to Gainesville. Applewhite or some other excellent OC will also get the outstanding offensive talent in Gainesville working…and it was not working under Addazio…who was not much more than a high school coach.

MAN AM I GLAD ADDAZIO IS GONE!!! That solves a lot of problems with the offensive line and offense right there.

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If Smart is smart, he will stay put. Come January there will be four SEC schools with crystal footballs in the trophy case. I don’t see Florida competing for another one for a few years. If Florida slips a bit for a couple of rebuilding years behind Auburn, LSU and Alabama he will not be as desirable as a head coach.

Coaching is a profession. Your primary goal is to advance your career and take care of your family. Use your head, not your emotions, Kirby.

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bamaguy, so after the great season you had you think Bama will be back before Florida. Gator recruiting classes have been just as good as Bama’s. The difference last year was we had a Drama Queen who should have retired last January.

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When will you folks realize these assistant coaches…offensive…or defensive minded have no business of making 750,000k a year. Until we the fans….quit going to the games…start watching them on tv which may very well have to happen to due to the economy. I wish I could wipe the smirk off half the coaches faces out there who don’t know jack crap about football but sit there and go 1-10 or 6-6 and make 3 million. I say off with their heads!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Smart holds out for the Texas HC job.

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The 82 Worlds Fair in Knoxville, TN made just $57. I hope none of the Vol players are studying Business.

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Two thoughts:

1. Smart and Muschamp are friends. I can’t think of a single friend I’d want to work for. It’s hard enough on the friendship when you’re partners.

2. Florida has been as good as any program in the nation since the 90s, but this is Alabama we’re talking about. Notre Dame, USC, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma and possibly Nebraska are the only real peers Alabama has in college football from a tradition and prestige standpoint. Taking the same job at any other school isn’t a lateral move.

Unless he hates Tuscaloosa or can’t stand the thought of working another day for Nick Saban, Smart should stay at ‘Bama. Besides, Saban isn’t known for staying in one place for too long. A little patience and Smart could find himself as the head coach of Alabama or his alma mater.

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Everyone is talking about how long it will take to rebuild the Florida program — Balderdash ! — UF has had a top 5 recruiting class 3 of the last 4 years ( were number 11 one year ) including the no. 1 class last year. They are loaded / just need either an offense that fits their QB or a QB that fits their offense. It is a helluva lot easier for Muschamp to follow a 7 – 5 season than it would have been to follow a 13 – 1 season. Top 10 next year — top 5 the year after. All upside

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Yes ga gator, I believe Alabama will be back to the NC game before Florida. The reason is Muschamp vs Saban.

As far as this “terrible” season, let me see we:
Lost by one point to the eventual National Champion (Auburn)
Lost by three points to the Number 11 team (LSU)
The worst slip up was to SC by 14 points, but they ended up in the SEC Championship game..

And we beat the #8 and #21 teams (Arkansas and MSU)

Did Florida do that well this season?

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UGA needs to add some Pepper to all the Salt in high level coaching jobs at UGA. A little more Pepper as in an HC, OC, or DC and UGA would really win the recruiting war in this state. I know that would be a HUGE longshot for the UGA Plantation, but I think it would work.

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bamaguy, no we had a drama queen and you had Saban. Trust me every OC and DC on Bama’s schedule will study the Carolina game tape. Your run is over and Saban will be working for Jerry Jones next year.

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Jeff: You can obviously write about anything you wish and give your opinons to your readers. However, do you really think that what you say about what Kirby Smart should or should not do will influence his decision in any way?

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Sanford Drive said:

“I could care less about Muskrat or Kirby Dumb. CMR has all of the ability needed to return UGA to its rightful place as an elite SEC team. We have the money, the recruits, the facilities, the stadium and the fan base. Class dismissed.”

Toos bad hes don’t knows hows to Coach!!!!!

Tells Lizabeth eyes hassing a heart attack Lamont!!!!!

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Mark Richt is the Captain of the Titanic, ALL ABOARD~!!!!!!!!

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Florida is easily a better job than alabamer.

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Schultz

Good column and your remarks are spot on. My email pals and I were having this same discussion and I stated my concerns there. Low and behold your piece appears a little later.

Bottom line is this, if Smart were to take a DC job with Muschamp in Florida he would be telling the college football world he isn’t ready to be a head coach, not now and likely not ever. It would make no sense to go to Florida (a latteral move), leaving a BCS championship program to start from scratch at FL. A career killer in my opinion

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Maybe Smart wants some more National Championships under his belt. Just sayin………..Go Gators

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Nice story on how Foley decided on Muschamp.
http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=19415

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Sanford Drive as an elite team? LMAO!!!!

GA has never been an elite team, ugh last time I checked it has been 30 years since a NC. That is not elite status, my friend.

FL on the other hand is!

Enough Said!!!!

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“Florida is easily a better job than alabamer.”

You must be really young if you think that. Alabama is college football royalty with success that dates before the Depression. Florida has been mostly outstanding since Spurrier arrived in ‘90, but did squat before that. Not even an SEC Championship until 1991. Alabama had something like 20 by that time.

This is something less than a lateral move. From Smart’s perspective, this doesn’t make sense unless he’s had all of Nick Saban that he can handle.

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The only reason I see for Smart to come to Florida is 1) they are good friends and 2) Smart owes Muschamp for getting him into big time football from Valdosta State. If he doesn’t come, it won’t be the end of the world.

They first coached together in 2000, when Muschamp was defensive coordinator at Valdosta State and Smart was defensive backfield coach. Smart was promoted to defensive coordinator at Valdosta State a year later, when Muschamp left to join Saban’s staff as linebackers coach at LSU. Muschamp was promoted to defensive coordinator at LSU in 2002, and convinced Saban to hire Smart as linebackers coach two years later.

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“Specia; K”

http://www.gatorsports.com/

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(comment) CMR, (comment) CMR, (comment) CMR, (comment) CMR….CMR CMR CMR CMR CMR

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Beast

Now there I think, that you my friend are in denial. You program is broken, badly. If you want to look at UGA and point to it as somehow “more broken” than yours, well then you are not living in the reality that has a hold of the situation. Yes Beast, yours is as bad and if anything, worse than UGA’s. The only difference is, you have the ability to fix it at a faster pace than we suffering UGA fan’s. That is the reality

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Alabama was due for a decline. That is all 2010 was for Bama, decline. They will be back next year and a force to be reckoned with. Two years undefeated regular season is quite a feat in the SEC. Expecting a repeat performance in 2010 was complete delusional, and most Bama fans were.

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i FOR ONE THINK mIKE bOBO WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT HEAD COACH. HE’S ONE OF THE BEST QB RECRUITERS IN THE NATION (IF NOT the BEST)

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Jeff,

You are exactly correct. It would be a bad move, no upside only downside. Stay put, ride the BAMA train and move on to HC when someone comes calling.

Whopper

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ARDawg….

Also…your comment that him going to Florida means he is not ready to be a head coach. Well….dude….check what program has put more assistants into the head coaching relm lately….NOT ALABAMA….IT IS FLORIDA…big time. So….my friend….if you want to be a head coach…become an assistant coach at Florida…not Alabama.

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HEY TREY:

GET IN THE REAL (NON INTERNET) WORLD DUDE! YOU SELL PAPER FOR A LIVING AND COACH POP WARNER POUND BALL TO MAKE YOUR SELF FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF. HAHAHAHA

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Bobo is getting calls from Clarke Central, Athens Academy, and North Gwinnett. They are looking for a new Equipment Manager. Bobo better jump quick. When the USS Richt sinks Bobo will be unloaded like a LEAD WEIGHT.

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” MY SOURCES WITHING THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TELL BE KIRBY SMART WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT GEORGIA BY NOON TOMORROW, I GUARANTEE IT”!

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Suawneedawg…

Yes…he calls the defensive shots at Alabama…during games. Have you not seen Saban run up to Smart after a big gain and yell at Smart for a play call he did not like…and Smart yelling back at him what happened on the play? Saban is heavily involved in planning during the week, but Smart is the play caller for the defense on Saturdays….as with any DC in the country.

But…I know…when Smart goes to Florida….he is a nothing without Saban. He ain’t Smart no more!

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Kirby Not So Smart,
Cam did that to everyone they played this year. He only got better as the year went on and he got better in the second half every game. Whether Smart goes to UF or stays at Bama, I don’t think you can judge him (or any other DC) based on how they did against one of the most dominate players we’ve seen in decades. Not a fair assessment.

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oakwood Dawg….

Dream on! Muschamp will be in Gainesville for a long time….but you might get Smart after next year.

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Cam Newton and Reggie Bush…about the same as OJ Simpson..get the hardware and money and move on!

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YOU DAWGS ARE LOVING ME NOW ARENT CHU?

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THATS MR WARCAM EAGLE TO YOU DAWGS. I RUN YOUR STATE NOW!

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“Randy!! From one winning program to another! RTR!!!”

Since when did UGA have a winning program?

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If Kirby Smart goes to the gaytors he will simply be waiting for CMR to move on before being asked to be the next great head coach in Athens.

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“I’m BAMA HAHA!!”

Well, WAR EAGLE! Have fun at the credit card bowl. Also, I hear Smart is headed to Florida.

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TampaGator

Heh heh you got your feathers ruffled or what? My comments about your program wasn’t a dis. It is the reality. You call your Gator football program BCS championship caliber? How many BCS champions do you know of that have a 7-5 record and a Head coach that just stepped down? I can’t think of a single one. Your program is troubled and broken. If it wasn’t your Gators would have made a serious run at the BCS NCG. They’re not. They just got it broken off in their butts by FLA ST. It’s broke dude. Accept and deal with it.

Beast
No guy, just as broken. You guys have hired some fresh hot shot coaches so you are at least a year ahead of us in rebuilding the program. UGA is at least a year away. Does it take rebuilding for us? Who knows, hopefully not but my feeling is it will. I think you guys are better off than us and will fix your problems before we do ours but, that’s just a feeling

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HAHA, you “aint” won the title yet. Smart situation is easy. One more year and he is a head coach somewhere. Rip the ban-aid off and get it over with. uga can’t seem to figure that out. I will still take my title’s and and wins over yours though. RTR!!!!

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While Division 1 cannibalizes itself each December. The artist formerly known as Division 2 is deciding a champion with a playoff.

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[...] Outland Trophy. 6) Malzahn does NOT win Broyles award. 5) Chizik does not win coach of the year awKirby Smart – new Florida football coach will Muschamp, a former defensive back at Georgia, 7) Fairley does NOT [...]

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Does that mean UF will now run the 3-4 like UGA? Be interesting to see it.
The OC will be the big hire.

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Not a FLA fan here but if Smart comes to aid his buddy Muschamp, the SEC East will have a long day ahead to beatthe Gators with the talent thats already there and the talent those two will be able to bring to Gainesville. The UGA dream team will become The Mus CHAMPS. Muschamp and Smart will cut the state of GA in half , with them taking everyone from Macon and below. I just ask them to leave some for the AU tigers…I have and will always appreciate the intensity and work ethic of Will, good luck FLA fans

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alttiger

True. Richt surrounded himself with good assistants and was successful”mildly” in his first year and then came on strong for the 3 subsequent years. Since then, don’t let the record fool you. The decline was evident in 06, then with the previous departure of BVG and Neil Calloway.

Maybe Muschamp can be as successful early as Richt. I do wish him and Kirby the best. I just wouldn’t bet my money on it, would you?

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Where is Smart going to go as head coach? Minnesota? Pitt? Temple? Vanderbilt?

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Smart’s not even 35 and probably too young for say the UGA job. He already has a BCS championship at Bama and really has nothing else to prove. If he does it again at Florida with his good friend he will be 38-39 and ready.

My bet is he pulls the trigger for UF and all of the good SEC coordinators get a raise.

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Smart and Muschamp are both hard workers and both will have success at whatever they do they both got their work ethic by playing at UGA. Both were fine players, and both willmake good coaches.
However our CMR is a hard working coach as well and he’ll get the UGA program going in the right direction regardless of what Smart and Muschamp do.
Bank on it.

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Is Muschamp the first UGA player to coach a division 1 team since Pat Dye ?

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Sautee
Why does that matter? He is not coaching at UGA and that says it all.

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Dr. Phil, Smart to UF? That would be a lateral move and I think Smart is too smart to make that move. However, money talks and Bull$hit walks. In a few days we will know.

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Texas won a championship with Vince Young but playing in that leauge their in it’s kinda hard to say how good a Head coach Muschamp will be. As far as taking a chance on an unproven headcoach I think Florida made the right choice.

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The recipie for disaster has been concocted in Gainsesville, Fl. if Kirby Smart and the ex=defesive coach from Texas team up………..one can only wish……..this might be the tipping point for UGA against UF.

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I think Smart will fight off temptation once more to see if the job in Athens opens up in the next year or two. His stock has a much better chance of staying high if he stays with a strong Alabama instead of a rebuilding UF. Friends are friends, but business is business.

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I don’t think it would be smart of Kirby to make a latteral move to UF when he already has it going on at Alabama. He has been bringing in a lot of good recruits to Ala. His next move needs to be a head coaches job. Wait a couple of years and maybe the Georgia job opens up.

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Georgia grad leads Florida to victory over Florida……. Wow times are tough in Athens.

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Hey dudes

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Sorry Hurt Kurb – Kirby ain’t gonna be rollin to Dawgturds. He doesn’t want any part of lawn diggin. He’s better than that.

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Lakedawg, I’m as big dawg fan as anyone on this blog. Have been a fan since 1950 and graduated UGA 1962. I guess I am a basher of CMR and I hope I’m hiding after the Dawgs go 11-1 in the regular season winning the East. I just don’t see it happening. If it does happen I will be the first to acknowledge that I am a dumb a$$ and will be a CMR fan forever. I believe in being optimistic but remember there is a fine line between optimism and reality. I just don’t see what you are saying is going to happen.

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oakwood….the problem with CMR is that the SEC IS not the SEC he encountered 10 years ago. With the current SEC head coach talent, MCR has lost his mojo and it aint’ comin back!

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^ @ Aubie!!!

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Nova Roars, it appears you are an arrogant war eagle and that is better than a humble bumble from North Ave. I will say this and listen closely Cam Newton is the best college football player I have ever seen and I, unlike many dawg fans,hope Auburn beats Oregon(and I think they will). None the less, I still think you are a liberal turd and as a conservative, I just can’t hack it.

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Nova Roars…….you got your star player from FL, Auburn wasn’t even talked about for 3 yrs tell now, and you have the nerve to talk big ish right now!?!?! In the words of Ocho Cinco………Child Please! After this year when Cam lives Auburn you’ll be back talking about 2010 in 2013! Auburn is about to suck in T-minus 2 months! Oh I forgot…….War Eagle/Go Gators!

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NotADawgFan, How could we guess you are not a dawg fan. So we dawg fans are clueless? We are not so clueless to know you have whipped our a$$e too many times in the past 20 years. You bad mouth CMR and maybe he deserves it. But tell us about Suburbun Myer the cryer of the SEC. He couldn’t decide whether to stay or leave last year but came back thinking he was going to win the MNC and when he didn’t decided to jump ship again. He left because he knew he couldn’t win the SEC east next year. He burned out and and now he is gone. You know as well as I know, that UGA should have beat you this year. We had the better team but you see we have this mental thing when it comes to UF(even the Zooker, a poor coach at the most beat us]. But you know what–everybody’s day in the barrel comes and its just about time for you to climb into that barrel. I believe that time is next November.

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[...] By Jeff Schultz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution If we are to believe reports, Kirby Smart is considering leaving as the highly paid defensive coordinator at Alabama to become the highly paid defensive coordinator at Florida, thereby forming “Team Bulldog” in Gainesville with Will Muschamp. I’ll ask the same question now that I did a year ago at this time when Bulldogs coach Mark Richt tried to lure Smart back to Athens: Why would Smart do it? Smart is a terrific coach. I know some believe he gets too much credit for Alabama’s defense because he works for Nick Saban. But if he wasn’t highly regarded, he wouldn’t be on Saban’s staff and Alabama wouldn’t have bumped up his contract to $750,000 a year to keep him when Richt phoned. But Smart’s next move should be as a head coach. He’ll get offers, as soon as next season. We all know there will be some tenuous heading coaching situations going into next season. [More] [...]

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Most of the coaches that were gonna get canned have been. Michigan’s HC Rodriquez, according to my Michigan pals, is still in play and the bowl will likely be the deciding factor.

As for UGA, we are going to have a new coach by this time next year. Utah’s coach and or maybe Boise State’s coach or a Dan Mullen, possibly Kirby Smart will be the top four choices. Three of these were rumored to be going to Florida until the Mushcamp hire. Now, UGA can still be in the hunt in 2011 for their services. The alumni will frown on an unproven guy like Smart ……. he being an alumnus or not.

Right now, AD McGarity is in a holding pattern of sorts. He does not want to be forced into change but if Richt cannot deliver at least a 10-2 year with say a shot at the SEC East and then maybe a Cap One Bowl bid for 2011 ……………….. he will have to go ahead and pull the plug on Richt and that entire staff.

For UGA to wind up in the Outback at 9-3 might ………….might do it IF things took place during the year, like wins over Florida and SC and a stomping of G, like we usually do. Another losss to MSU and also to UT and maybe a KY would be a disaster for Mark Richt ………….so he needs to go 10-2 and win the East.

SO UGA faithful …………..enjoy your CHRISTMAS and eat some vittles and watch some fine bowl games and then, we get excited anew with recruiting,etc.

Let us be happy that we have AU and Scam Newton to laugh about. THAT story is going to get much larger AFTER the NC game. Then, the impact will be devastating to the entire AU family. THE FBI is quietly gathering facts on CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. Can you say PETE ROSE???

A word of caution …………………. if Richt has a real disapppointing recruiting class, they will begin framing his gallows. THIS specific area is being watched closely by AD-McGarity ………… believe you me.

Go Dogs.
Class of 71 & 73

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Head coaches and coordinators are usually two different breeds. There are many exceptions to this rule, but CMR is a good example. Richt was a great OC, but has shown that his leadership skills are lacking, at least on the football field. Great guy though.

Muschamp has fire. So did Ray Goff. Smart is, well smart. So was Donnan. A HC is a special blend of leadership, charisma, smarts, and a good deal of luck. It doesn’t hurt to have a significant system of paying players like *Auburn either.

At UF, Muschamp will get talent. If he lands a really good OC, and keeps him a couple of years, he’ll be fine. Otherwise he’ll be a Zook. The biggest part of being a HC, a CEO, President of the US, etc., is being smart enough to make good hires. That’s not one of CMR’s strong suites, and will probably be his downfall if he doesn’t improve at it. Without Erk Russell, Vince Dooley would have been a fairly mediocre HC, IMHO. If Ray Goff had had an Erk Russell, he’d still be at UGA and we’d be singing his praises.

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PS: I am not sure that being an alum is necessarily a good criterion for hiring an HC. Certainly, Alabama had that mentality and fumbled coaches around trying to find the right Bear prodigy before getting Stallings. After which, they fumbled around with Shula and that whole ensuing carousel.

Hire someone because they are a good coach. (For the record, though, despite some disappointments and self-righteous rants, I still think Richt is a great coachwho will prevail at UGA.)

Anyone have any stats on success rates of alumni coaches?

There definitely seems to be a regional bias.
(Vince went to Auburn. Richt went to Miami. Dye went to UGA. Bowden played for Bear I think. Fulmer played at UT for Doug Dickey who played and coached at UF. Chizik played at UF for Pell who played at Bama. Johnny Majors played an Coached for UT.) For the record, Saban played at Kent State and Miles played at Michigan under Bo.

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I say if Mark Richt leaves go ahead and offer Steve Spurrier $5 million to let by gones be by gones. DO NOT hire an ex player (no matter how energetic). As bad as Ray Goff was he did a better job than both Smart and Muschamp will do. Wait and see! Hire a proven x & o genious.

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JEFF, as we blog from page to page, WHY do we have to read the article again, did not used to be this way.

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No way Smart bolts to UF. There is no way he is that stupid.

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Ybor City,

We didn’t want to pay for a player

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Folks got huge home mortgages that were guranteed by the USA and FHA and FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC because of DEMOCRATS Chris Dodd and Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi, etc. They could not afford the homes, because that IS why they before owned no home. They eventually got busted.

Now, AU gets into the same SUB PRIME act …………. with Scam Newton. Kicked out of Florida for serious infractions, off to a TX JUCO and then Boom! AU did whatever it took to bring a winner home. Obama would be very happy AU fans. HE WOULD be very happy with your sub prime QB.

The FBI is involved and it will be over ONLY when they say it is over. Victory land dog track was just that for one Pastor out of Georgia and his home in College Park ( my home town too ) looks like the Callanwold near Emory. Callanwold as in COKE.

It will come out just like it did for the REAL USC and Reggie Bush.

By the way, NBC did a nice tv piece on SMU last week. SMU got the death penalty in football in the mid 80s and the stink there went all the way to the desk of the TX Governor, himself.

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Will Muchamp recruited the FERTILE HS fields of the great state of Texas. Texas OWNS that state. They also can get tons and tons and tons of recruiting traction with kids in Oklahoma, Lousiana, and Arkansas and anywhere they need to. Their program is set or was. WHY did Muschamp FAIL in recruiting that state as THE HEAD COACH IN WAITING AND the D Coordinator??This is very crucial to gauging his success as the Head Coach at Florida.

With all of this unlimited stream of fabulous Texas HS D talent …………………. did any of you actually view the Longhorns this year? They are horrible. Horrible.

I say that he is no superman ………………it will take time. AU? They simply got lucky and when Scam bolts for the NFL their faces of the AU grads will be photo memories for us all.

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Hey “Subprime mess” did you forget that the Texas Governor was a republican LoL. Your post is filled with so many inaccuracies I don’t know where to start. First of all, Cam was not “kicked out of Florida”. He left b/c Tebow came back for his Sr. season and Cam knew he would get no playing time. He left Florida on his own, you are DEAD WRONG!! The whole sub-prime mess started under Bush not Obama, another outright lie. Greenspan created the housing bubble by tinkering with the interest rates endlessly. Yes the Dems have some culpability, as do the GOP. But what’s the point in explaining all this to a mental midget tea-bagger? LoL

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Auburn is a 6-6 team at best without Cam Newton. Malzan is heralded as an offensive genius?? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! They will be nothing next year.

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Mike Bobo 17 INT please go back to your Auburn blog… no one wants you here. Also, if you are ignorant enough to believe that Auburn is “talented” outside of SCAM Newton you are delusional my friend. P.S. Auburn hasn’t won a Nat Title since the 50’s and Orgeon is about to hang one in their jaw like a squirrel packing up food for the winter. Real power house they have down there on the Plains huh?

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Oregon will beat auburn in the title game—bet the house. bama should have beat them but auburn got lucky and got all the calls in the game. Next year, without cam on the payroll, auburn will be back to mediocre and Bama’s going for Title #17, with an easy SEC title. Tide rolls!

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It is as simple as Smart is not that stupid.Career suicide is all it would be.

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Michael, you gotta point. Only, the majority of the professors aint even making 75.

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Of course he’ll be taking a risk. Because he’ll actually have to have his REAL defense out there for a change if he left Bama, instead of just playing posterboy for Saban’s D. Smart has the best gig in college football. Just stand on the sidelines and pretend to get angry every few plays and pretend like you are talking into your headset that isn’t even turned on.

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In a year or two, richt will be fired and UGA will go after smart or mullen for head coach–no surprise.

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