About UGA, Tech, press conferences and misTweetment
This energetic fellow is Kirby Sma ... er, SMART
I know it’s an anxious time for many of you. Heck, it’s an anxious time for me, because I’m not sure where I’ll be today. A brief explanation:
The Falcons are having their customary season-ending press briefing at Flowery Branch at 3 p.m. That was to be my destination until Georgia Tech announced a 1 p.m. session with juniors Derrick Morgan, Jonathan Dwyer and Morgan Burnett. So that’s where I’m going, as of this moment. I attach the qualification because there’s a chance — a “chance,” I said – something could happen in Athens.
Tech is also having a 9:30 a.m. session with Paul Johnson on Wednesday. It’s described as a season-ending wrap-up, and that could be all it is. But Johnson is believed to be attending the coaches’ convention in Orlando these next two days, and … well, last I heard, Tech needs a new defensive coach. A coordinator, if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, I know. Georgia needs a DC, too. And speculation is so rampant a guy could make an innocent little mistake — I swear it was innocent — and touch off a veritable Twitter-storm.
Last night I attempted to enter the words “Kirby Smart” as a personal Twitter search. But somehow I ended up Tweeting– meaning submitting for mass viewing — the message “Kirby Sma” instead. And within 10 minutes I was deluged both on Twitter and Facebook by Georgia fans wanting to know what I knew and why I was being so mean by teasing them like that.
(A brief aside: I would not advise anyone to follow me on Twitter. But if you’re tempted nonethless, I’m @markbradleyajc. I cannot guarantee you’ll be happy with the results.)
As I tried to explain/apologize, I wasn’t teasing anybody. I just messed up. But some folks weren’t buying it. Were I they, I probably wouldn’t have, either.
So, in the attempt to mend Twitter fences, I’m offering the very latest information this so-called journalist has at his disposal. Claude Felton, Georgia’s Hall of Fame publicist, told me late last night that there is no press conference scheduled. That doesn’t mean one couldn’t be arranged in 10 or 15 minutes, but I’m telling you what I know. Which isn’t as much as I’d like to know. But it’s all I have at the moment.
If things change, I’ll drop you a line on Twitter. And I promise it won’t read: “UGA has announced its new defensive coordinator and his name is … “
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YUP
January 11th, 2010
2:31 pm
dc
January 11th, 2010
2:25 pm
woohoo is the same one that posted Curran was staying. Smart may well come, but I’d trust Rosie O’Donnell guarding a plate of brownies before I trusted the word of woohoo.
That was hilarious!! I seriously laughed out loud!! Thanks, I really needed that one!
sick of it all
January 11th, 2010
2:33 pm
i just wish soe of the these posters would get their Sh**t straight and not just randomly post garbage
Mark Bradley
January 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
There has been no official announcement of any news conference by Georgia.
DC...
January 11th, 2010
2:36 pm
Fantastic rebuttal….
Clint
January 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
SOUTHGADAWG88,,,, that would make sense to me. Like I said, I don’t want to seem rude, but IF he even has a contract in hand, and has had it since Saturday, I feel it is time for a decision. The money is great, and either he wants this position or he does not, end of discussion ! If not, lets just walk away friends and go on down the road, but I feel we really need to get something going here.
Clint
January 11th, 2010
2:41 pm
Mark Bradley,,,, do you find it strange that nobody seems to know anything at all ?
SOUTHGADAWG88
January 11th, 2010
2:42 pm
I’m with you all the way there Clint.He’s had his couple of nights to sleep on it.It’s either yea or nay.We shall see.
NEWNANDAWG
January 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
I AGREE NO INFO AT ALL???
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
How long before the AJC article that compares how wonderful it makes Johnson to have players leaving for the NFL with the utter failure of Richt to have the same?
being patient
January 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
I think it is still good news that we haven’t heard anything. No news is better than “NO”.
Ponte Vedra Dawg
January 11th, 2010
2:50 pm
Clint, I’m with you. It’s getting a little ridiculous. If it’s that tough of a decision, maybe he should stay at Bama…
JD30606
January 11th, 2010
2:50 pm
123456789,
I’ve asked you before, but I’ll ask you again. Please cease commenting on the DeCory Bryant case until you actually know what you’re talking about. What I mean by that is, explain to me why and how sovereign immunity does not apply. Also please explain how a case that was decided in the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County will be appealed to any Federal Court of Appeals. When you have legitimate answers to these questions, please feel free to post again. Thank you.
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
2:52 pm
woohooo!!!! Same reason the Athens Banner Herald is slow on this. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED
Jax Dawg
January 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Hopefully no news is good news on KS.
Jona
January 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
Espn in Atlanta just said Nick Saban said Kirby staying at Alabama
Jona
January 11th, 2010
2:58 pm
Also on AL.com
No news isn't good news...
January 11th, 2010
2:58 pm
Lot of sources out there are reporting that Saban has announced that Smart is sticking with Bama…
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
2:58 pm
680 is reporting he is staying at Bama
MikkUGA
January 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Links on Bama boards are now saying Saban announced CKS was staying at Bama
The Turd Burglar
January 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
I just heard it on 680 The Fan. Saban said irby Smart is staying at Alabama. I hope it’s false.
Clint
January 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
PONTE VEDRA DAWG …..You are reading my playbook exactly ! I mean come on,,, is it really that tough of a decision to make ? Like I said before,,, I have been a loyal and proud Georgia Bulldog man for many,, many years,,,, long before KS was even born, and I do not believe in having to beg anybody for a position at Georgia.
Jona
January 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
I’m getting a freakin headache
kl5
January 11th, 2010
3:01 pm
Kirby Smart, all thing sbeing equal pay wise between Georgia and Bama, will come to Georgia so he can get credit for being a defensive guru. Then you get into the tie-breaker of emotion–it’s his school, his wife’s school, his home state…..basically, even if it’s close financially, which I don’t think Saban will offer to match because he doesn’t want a big gap in pay among staff, Smart easily chooses Georgia. Not close from a practical or emotional standpoint.
jtg
January 11th, 2010
3:02 pm
Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart has turned down an offer to join the coaching staff at Georgia, Nick Saban confirmed today.
“Kirby (Smart) is going to be staying here at the University of Alabama with us,” Saban said moments ago at a press conference to announce Rolando McClain is turning pro.
More later …
Jona
January 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Mark? Got confirmation yet?
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
…..if the Federal Court of Appeals is anything like my wife, there a pretty good chance that ain’t going to stand up.
Ouch
January 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
Georgia Grads (me included),
This hurts. What now? Are we going to wait on a guy in Dallas who may or may not come? This is starting to get embarrassing. Even if some people out there did not want him at UGA, most of us did. Richt has completely overestimated his ability to recruit coaches to UGA. This is not a good sign. Goodbye recruits….
law dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
say it ain’t so, Kirby……..
coach smith
January 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
If this is true….680 the fan is the ONLY sports outlet in the WORLD to be reporting it
jtg
January 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
http://www.al.com Reports he is staying at Bama
patrick
January 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
dayum
DILLIGAF
January 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Tuscaloosa News:
Saban announces Smart will stay at UA
Published: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 1:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 1:49 p.m.
Nick Saban has announced that Kirby Smart will remain at the University of Alabama. Smart was being courted by the University of Georgia, where he and his wife were both athletes.
southsideDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
why no report from the AJC. What kinda sports department is this report after everybody else does.
#1DawginMississippi
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Just saw on Alabamas site that Saban says Smart is staying at Bama ! Oh well who’s next? I wish AJC could find stuff out a little quicker !
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Athens newspaper is not reporting yet either…
haha
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
David Pollack, who initially reported he was coming to UGA, is now saying that he is staying at Bama. Pollack, who massacres the English language in his recent post, parlayed that Smart signed a term sheet to be the new DC but then changed his mind. Now, how much of this is true is hardly known. Smart may have been turning UGA down from the beginning. These insiders, such as Pollack, know about as much as any of us….which is next to nothing. Maybe this whole debacle will be a wake up call for those of us who follow ex-athletes and random sources as bearers of the truth. They are apparently not as “in the loop” as they think they are….
coach smith
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Neither ESPN, CBS Sportsline, or SI are reporting this!
Only a BAMA site
Jona
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
Saban has to have total control. Won’t even let Smart announce he is staying himself? Pitiful. Oh well, next.
DAWG07
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
Tech getting new Offensive Coordinator, only one touchdown by offense in last game? Not going to win many or maybe no games with seven points.
CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
yep that’s what it says at Al.com. Oh well now at least we can move on and maybe get someone that really wants to be here. I would like to see CMR go after a real motivator.
coach smith
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
I wouldn’t buy this just yet…Chris Low has a new story up about the Rolando McClain press conference where this announcememnt was “supposedly made” and he MAKES NO MENTION OF IT
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=4816604
In other shocking news...
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
McGwire used roids…haha
Kurt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
He said it in the press conference you delusional leg humpers.
Once again… UGA loses and is the laughingstock of the SEC.
3 offers, 3 REJECTIONS.
CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Look at the bright side, a freshman QB proved that the much ballyhooed D of Bama can be scored on…twice! We are going to be fine; we have some good recruits coming in. Bama and UF may have more Blue Chippers than we do but they can only play 11 at a time just like us.
hey CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
We still have no one to coach these good recruits that are coming in…Furthermore, if we can’t find someone soon these good recruits are going to become good recruits signing someplace else. This is ridiculous! What has happened to Mark Richt and his lack of control over a situation? This has been an embarrassing and frustrating process that has been fumbled and bumbled the entire time.
Jona
January 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
We can say our “thanks for at least considering us Coach Smart” in the SEC Championship game later this year.
SOUTHGADAWG88
January 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Well my source seemed to be off a couple of hours but he was correct in amount offered and that today was the deadline for a decision.I’m not all that upset though…the only thing that kinds of ticks me off a bit is Saban is the one that announced it.I mean when you get offered that kind of cash Kirby from your Alma Mata the least you could have done is made your OWN statement.
Clint
January 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Amazing,,,, nobody knows anything or any details,,,,, nobody has seen of the players in this,,,,, nobdy has heard anything,,,,,
If he did have a contract in hand, how did he get it ? Who took it ? Who all from Athens was in Tusc?
Nobody has seen anything,,,,,,,,,,
Kirby "Got" Smart
January 11th, 2010
8:40 pm
“We run FROM this state”.
We are on the way down....
January 11th, 2010
8:50 pm
That is why we are 0 for 3 in our offers to coaches….
Get ready for the Goff years all over again…..
Dmmmmmmmmm u Kirby Smart.