The SEC in flux: Four teams could be seeking new coaches
Could the SEC soon see the return of the uneasy rider Bobby Petrino? (AP photo)
The mighty SEC could see a 29 percent change in coaches before November is done. Joker Phillips has already been told he’s out at Kentucky, and Arkansas is conducting a search even as interim John L. Smith lobbies to stay. (Good luck there. Smith inherited a Top 10 team and has gone 4-6. He has also declared bankruptcy, which may be why he needs the job.) And two of the league’s flagships — Auburn and Tennessee — figure to be holding we’ve-decided-to-go-in-different-direction press conferences soon.
Gene Chizik won a BCS title in 2010. In 2012 his Auburn Tigers have gone 0-7 in league play and have lost 63-21 to Texas A&M and 38-0 to Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Matt Scalici of Al.com reports that Chizik is telling recruits he will be back next season, but what’s a coach supposed to say?
After Tennessee lost to Missouri 51-48 in overtime Saturday to fall to 0-6 in SEC play, rumors swirled that Derek Dooley had been fired. Those weren’t accurate, but he did meet with athletic director Dave Hart Jr. on Sunday, which can’t be a good sign. As much as Tennessee might like to keep Dooley, there’s no getting past his career SEC record: It’s 4-18, the victories coming against Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vanderbilt (twice).
It would be a major upset if either Chizik or Dooley returns, and that would leave the biggest of all football conferences in serious flux. Going alphabetically, here’s a look at what at what could transpire.
ARKANSAS: This is only one of the four jobs for which Bobby Petrino isn’t apt to campaign, given that he just got fired after wrecking both his motorcycle and his career. Gary Patterson of TCU was identified as the frontrunner — he called such rumors “unfounded” — by CoachingSearch.com. It’s believed that Tommy Tuberville, who has already coached two of the seven programs in the SEC West (Ole Miss and Auburn), would have interest. But Tuberville’s candidacy for this or any other job might have been compromised: He was caught yanking the headset off a graduate assistant and has since been reprimanded by the Big 12.
X-factor: Charlie Strong, whose Louisville Cardinals are 9-1, has a sterling SEC history (defensive coordinator at South Carolina and Florida) and Arkansas ties (born in Batesville, played at Central Arkansas), but his name hasn’t been circulating the way Patterson’s has. Maybe it’s because Tom Jurich, the Louisville AD, told Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports he’ll make Strong the highest-paid coach in the land if that’s what it takes to keep him.
AUBURN: Writing for Mr. SEC.com, John Pennington has tabbed Petrino and Jimbo Fisher of Florida State as the leaders in the clubhouse for a job that hasn’t officially come open. (Not that such a thing has ever bothered Petrino.) Fisher made noise this week by complaining that the BCS system, which ranks his once-beaten Seminoles behind three two-loss SEC teams, “stinks.” He also asked: “How retarded is that?” He later apologized for what he called “a poor choice of words.”
X-factor: There has been speculation that Jay Jacobs, the AD who hired Chizik and who handed him a massive raise after Auburn won it all, would be sacked along with his coach. (Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News has advocated as much.) But 247Sports reported that school president Jay Gogue has told board members he plans to keep Jacobs.
KENTUCKY: The least of the four jobs, and the hardest to handicap. Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports reported the Wildcats aren’t considering Petrino, which seems surprising. For all his foibles, the man can coach, and his father told Adam Himmeslbach of the Louisville Courier-Journal that his son “is interested” in Kentucky. Sonny Dykes, who was a grad assistant in Lexington under Hal Mumme and whose Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 9-1 and ranked 20th in the BCS standings, is seen as a possibility, but it’s not clear if the Wildcats will pay the going rate to hire a Hot Name. (They pay big in basketball, as we know.)
X-factor: Forde also mentioned Dirk Koetter, who’s the Falcons’ offensive coordinator, as a possibility. Koetter hasn’t worked in college since being fired at Arizona State after the 2006 season, but he was the coach who put Boise State on the football map. And Mitch Barnhart, the Kentucky AD, had a history of tapping a man with Northwest roots who last worked for the Falcons: In 2002 Barnhart hired Rich Brooks, once Oregon’s coach and later Dan Reeves’ defensive coordinator here, and Brooks led Kentucky to four consecutive bowls before retiring.
TENNESSEE: There has been a goofy cyber push for Jon Gruden, but it’s easier to see the ESPN analyst coaching the Philadelphia Eagles next season. Tuberville figures to be in play, and maybe Petrino. Both Pennington of Mr. SEC and Knoxville blogger Tony Basilio mention Miami coach Al Golden, whose Hurricanes are trying to hold off Georgia Tech in the ACC Coastal, and former Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio.
X-factor: He’s bright, he’s brash and he has won more SEC games in two seasons than Dooley has in three. Trouble is, James Franklin has done his winning at Vanderbilt, which Tennessee barely deigns to acknowledge. Franklin is clearly bound for big things at a bigger program — VandySports.com reported he spurned an overture from North Carolina State — but for the Big Orange? That’d be like Georgia hiring Paul Johnson.
By Mark Bradley
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Chi Town
November 15th, 2012
3:09 pm
1st
Respect, Saban.
Mark Bradley
November 15th, 2012
3:09 pm
Kudos, Chi.
Uggh
November 15th, 2012
3:20 pm
I assume CMR will join this list after we get throttled in the Dome and end up in Tampa again for the steak bowl? Next year, right?
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
3:21 pm
Somewhat surprised that Kirby Smart’s name isn’t being bandied about more for these openings.
misterwax
November 15th, 2012
3:27 pm
and the merry-go-round kicks it into high gear…. don’t fall off or you will never catch up!
Slick
November 15th, 2012
3:28 pm
I never tire of that picture.
Lanier Spots
November 15th, 2012
3:29 pm
I am going to come out and say it right now – James Franklin needs to be the Head Coach of my Auburn Tigers next season! I am done with Chiz, he was a flash in the pan that has burnt out dimly. Franklin has put Richt and Grantham in their place and would do the same with Saban & Miles.
Woe Eagle!
Uggh
November 15th, 2012
3:31 pm
I still laugh out loud at the Petrino road rash. Think ABlank sent Christmans bonuses to the Dept. of Transpo up in Arkansas?
Jason Scott
November 15th, 2012
3:31 pm
Mark – here is an updated picture of my new favorite for Auburn head coach, a familiar face, WDE! – http://i.imgur.com/9Q2sJ.jpg
Mark May
November 15th, 2012
3:34 pm
Here are my projected coaching hires across the SEC landscape:
Kentucky – Charlie Strong
Auburn – Shawn Watson
Tennessee – Bobby Petrino
Arkansas – Kirby Smart
Book it, bet your mortgage on it, these will be the deals that go down!
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
3:35 pm
48-3 is really putting them in their place Lanier. Which place did you have in mind?
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
3:37 pm
After the Kiffin debacle, I really can’t see UT taking a risk on someone like Petrino. I could be wrong but can you imagine the carnage in and around Knoxville if Petrino pulled another Falcons, late night escape on them? They’d be burning more than just mattresses in the streets.
dagnabit
November 15th, 2012
3:38 pm
CMR can be had after the suicide fit pitched after Alabama stomps Georgia. What’s that? What fit? Why the fit pitched by Georgia fans of course.
What?
November 15th, 2012
3:41 pm
Lanier….What? What place would that be for Richt and Grantham? Oh yeah…as the winners in the game. Go away sir, for you have no clue… Franklin’s lucky those officers got in Grantham’s way 2 years ago or he would’ve been a greasy spot on the grass
Roll Tide Roll
November 15th, 2012
3:41 pm
I cannot contain my laughter at these ALLBARN fans, I spit Strawberry Yoo-Hoo all over y Acer desktop keyboard. There ain’t no way James Franklin ends up in Opelika, he’s too smart for that.
I do have to admit, Jason your picture you posted was hilarious, I don’t care who you are!
Roll Tide Roll, bring on the puppies in the GA Dome! Bama 72, Barn 0 – Mark Rickt may have called off the Dawgs against the Barners when it was 38-0 but Governor Nick certainly won’t! NO MERCY! RTR!
George
November 15th, 2012
3:42 pm
I simply can’t imagine any school (at least in the south) hiring Petrino. He needs to go home and sit down, assuming his sore arse is healed.
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
3:44 pm
Richt is 2 out of 3 vs. Saban in the SEC’… look for another beat down in SEC Champs game !!!!!
madddawg
November 15th, 2012
3:45 pm
Bobo has been mentioned by msny UGA fans as a candidate for the UT position….Or AU or UK or ARKY
Goldenrod
November 15th, 2012
3:45 pm
After Nov 24th, UGag will be looking for a new head coach too after the hurtin’ that Sheriff Paul Johnson is going to put on the leghumpers! Last tiem we played a noon game at the Cesspool Up North (aka Paul Johnson’s house) we won going away, 45-42!
THWG, I’ve got a feeling that Georgia Southern is gonna pulverize them and tender them up for the Jackets to exploit them to the tune of 51-34.
tom
November 15th, 2012
3:46 pm
Mark, I think you forgot Georgia.
Lanier Sports
November 15th, 2012
3:47 pm
If Jacobs does indeed hire Shane Watson I am DONE with Auburn football – DONE I tell you! Needs to give Van Gorder & Martinez a second chance, we looked good against LSU!
Joe
November 15th, 2012
3:48 pm
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
3:21 pm
Somewhat surprised that Kirby Smart’s name isn’t being bandied about more for these openings.
really???? Surprised????? That’s because everyone knows that Nick is the force behind the Bama defense….NOT kirby
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
3:48 pm
Kirby Smart.. not ready for Prime Time… he’s just been Saban’s cheer leader !!
GT
November 15th, 2012
3:48 pm
Auburn interviewed Patterson before hiring Chizik. What happened there that put Chizik ahead of Patterson? What happen there that got Tuberville fired and Chizik hired? I am thinking a smart coach would be afraid of the intrusion of the board of trustees. Petrino may be so disparate he would take it, but I can’t see Jimbo jumping into this fire.
And if Patterson wouldn’t take the Auburn job would he take the Arkansas job? I am thinking the Auburn gig is a step up. I see Dykes taking the Arkansas job.
Kentucky may take the head coach at Georgia Southern. They haven’t got much talent nor will they get much there. If Jeff Monken does well in the national tournament and Paul Johnson sneaks into the Orange Bowl with the same offense, Kentucky should think of this kind of coach, to make lemonade with. I see Petrino going to Tennessee where his kinds of skills are appreciated.
smartie
November 15th, 2012
3:49 pm
lanier? franklin put richt and grantham in there place??? how’s that? was it that 48-3 thrashing they took this year??? that’s how he did it??? moron!
smartie
November 15th, 2012
3:51 pm
and yor tigers? 38-0 baby! behind whipping!
Hey Goldenrod
November 15th, 2012
3:53 pm
You do realize Coach Richt is 10-1 vs. your maggots don’t you? My math tells me that’s a .909 winning percentage. You know what happens if you subtract .3 from that and multiply it by 1,000? You Get 6:09. Convert that into hours/minutes and you get 6:09 which is 51 to 7, the most famous beatdown of tech in the Mark Richt era! Put that in your Texas Instruments Scientific Calculator and smoke it! Richt OWNS the wreck! WE RUN THIS STATE and don’t you ever forget it!
jefe in marietta
November 15th, 2012
3:53 pm
To Mark May, why would Charlie Strong go to Kentucky. He has a much better chance of getting to a BCS bowl with Louisville than KY. He might make it to Auburn or Arkansas though.
Goldenrod
November 15th, 2012
3:57 pm
This year is different, Vad Lee is THE answer and the Jackets are contention for a BCS birth – all we have to do is beat little old Duke this weekend and then wait for Miami to forego bowl play. We are then locked into the ACC Championship where we will destroy Clemson.
Yes, I see Helen Hunt lost one game vs the Jackets – do you remember the score? 45-42 as we ran all over the Cesspool Up North. That’s exactly what is going to happen on Nov 24th, when Coach Paul Johnson will Run This State!
Commit to the G
November 15th, 2012
3:59 pm
Not surprising, the techie fan base (both of ‘em) are starting to show up and troll the SEC East Back-to-Back Champion Georgia Bulldog fans on this board.
I’ve got 3 words for you maggots – MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
JB
November 15th, 2012
4:05 pm
Kirby Smart has seen his opportunity of rumor disappear to come home with Richt’s what appears to be a 21 -3 regular season record for last year and this one. How long will He wait for the 5 year 14 million dollar contract and being his own boss, and at the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. Petrino would/should land someone. Lord, that vice is glorified in the Democratic party. Bedding down a young girl that works for you. Ask Clinton. Tuberville rumors are everywhere about him at Tennessee, but I don’t think so. And Kentucky? People with resumes don’t go there. You go there to make one.
DDooley
November 15th, 2012
4:06 pm
I’m not UT fan, nor a Dooley fan. I just don’t
get dumping him after the mess he inherited.
Don’t forget that he’s dismissed many of the thugs
he inherited as players, the cupboard
was beyond bare, AND he had no recruiting
class his first year as he got hired after
signing day. At least let him have an entire
roster of his own recruits…but as I said,
I don’t wear Hunter orange clothing
to games.
Go Dogs.
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
4:06 pm
Goldenrod
Man, that sure is some sunshine-pumpin. I’m a Tech, too, but I don’t think I could throw out that much bait in a trolling pass.
JB
November 15th, 2012
4:07 pm
s/b Petrino lands somewhere…LOL…. He’s already landed on someone.
smartie
November 15th, 2012
4:07 pm
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE!!! AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! THAT’S FUNNY!!! AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Anchor Down
November 15th, 2012
4:08 pm
Sorry Auburn fans (and VERY sorry you are) there is NO way James Franklin is heading to coach the Tigers/War Eagles/Plainsment of Opelika.
P.S. We’re gonna beat the Vols this weekend and drive the final nail in Dooley’s coffin!
Bama Buck Slayer
November 15th, 2012
4:12 pm
OH WOW! A Vandy fan, yes a Vandy fan putting down Auburn! That shows you just how far the cheaters have fallen without sCam Newton! Roll Dayum Tide!
robodawg
November 15th, 2012
4:13 pm
Gary Patterson would be a great pick at any school, but I thought I’d heard that for personal reasons he’s not interested in leaving TCU?
Charlie Strong would be a great hire by any school.
Mark May
November 15th, 2012
4:14 pm
Yes, Patterson is staying put with the Horny Frogs.
Charlie Strong is headed to Lexington, his plane will be landing there 10 minutes after the Wildcats beat the Vols.
DinoE
November 15th, 2012
4:15 pm
best job–tennessee, worst job—UK. Petrino has too much baggage right now, or auburn or UT would hire him. He’ll end up at UK, which is desperate to get someone good. After winning 8-9 at UK one year, bobby will head to a big time gig. Arkansas will get c. strong, who will win 7-8 games / year.
JB
November 15th, 2012
4:15 pm
I called the Dooley shot last year. They are way past waiting up there. They have been bad for 5 years or more now. It is a proud program. I hope they don’t dig a deeper hole. If I”m a big name thinking about going there, the contract will have to be 7 years at 4 mil to keep from being “Dooleyied”.
fish fry
November 15th, 2012
4:19 pm
GT rises from the ashes.
Dr Lou
November 15th, 2012
4:20 pm
The National Championship in Miami will feature my Notre Fame Fighting Irish vs.the second-best offensive team in the country, the Oregon Ducks.
The nation, and especially me, are tired of seeing the SEC win it all six years in a row. It’s time for a change. Irish win the Crystal.
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
4:20 pm
As a transplant to Arkie (yeah, I’m one of those, too) I like Strong but I feel we need some good recruiting ties to the Texas pipeline, and I don’t think he has that.
Local press commentary says that it will be Gundy (OSU) or Briles (Baylor). Of course, what does the press know?
collegeballfan
November 15th, 2012
4:21 pm
Tennessee had better be careful. Fire Derek Dooley and his momma might just take Knoxville apart nail by nail.
Why do techies...
November 15th, 2012
4:22 pm
Always proclaim that jerk of a turkey-neck Paul Johnson as “the new sheriff in town”? He’s staring down the face of yet another 6-6 season at tech, which of course is par for the course for them whereas for SEC schools that will get you fired.
Dawgs Run This State, looking forward to 11 out of 12 in the Richt era!
JP
November 15th, 2012
4:22 pm
One of Arkansas, Tennessee, or Auburn makes a run at Nebraska’s Bo Pelini. Book it.
Jack
November 15th, 2012
4:24 pm
How could any respectable SEC program consider hiring a man who broke University rules and likely U.S. labor law to hire his unqualified mistress over many qualified candidates, thereby leaving the University exposed legally? Add to that the prurient details, his classless bailing on the Falcons job and the jet in Auburn. If this man coaches again, I don’t see how in a sane word it could be as an SEC head coach. Can someone explain how this would make sense? It would be a PR disaster/nightmare.
Nativebird
November 15th, 2012
4:26 pm
Petrino for my Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets! A “real” offensive genius that actually coaches pretty solid defenses as well. Paul Johnson can get his dream job back and go back to high school and be happy again.
Tammy
November 15th, 2012
4:27 pm
Pawwwwlll, why does my Auburn team struggle each and every Saturday? I refuse to lose to that probation-laden Alabama!!! Coach Chizik is so cute and I just LOVE Van Gorder’s mustache, that really turns me on! I don’t know why everybody is overlooking Auburn! When Auburn beats Alabama I am going to come back on here and tell y’all who the true SECWest elite team is! War Eagle!
Jack
November 15th, 2012
4:32 pm
How could any respectable SEC program hire a coach who put his last employer in such a legal and PR bind? I don’t see how Petrino could seriously be considered after his latest, but certainly not first, brush with disaster.
Johnny Football
November 15th, 2012
4:34 pm
We SMOKED an overrated Bama team and the beloved defense of Kirby Smart & Nick Saban!
GATA GSU
November 15th, 2012
4:36 pm
I had a dream last night my GSU Eagles tromped UGa 49-17! Their defense has not seen a running attack yet like the one we have in Statesboro, there is a reason we are the #1 team in America! Fly high Eagles!
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
4:36 pm
Joe,
I don’t disagree that the usual knock on Smart is the belief that Saban is heavily involved on the defensive side of the ball. Whether or not you or I like it however, what’s not debatable is that his name has been considered, publicly at least, for many openings over the last couple of years and in that time, Bama’s defense has continued to perform at a consistently high level. My guess is that he’s waiting for a premiere job to open up with a wealth of local resources and prep talent around. Like Muschamp got with UF. Georgia might’ve been in play if CMR hadn’t turned it around. Other possibilities could be FSU (given Jimbo’s interest in Auburn), or even LSU eventually since they seem to like trying to run off Miles every couple of years. UT doesn’t have the home grown talent to that extent but it’s still got to be a top 15 or 20 job given the school and fan support.
whatsthatsmell?
November 15th, 2012
4:37 pm
What is a Notre Dame, some sort of french virgin? I swear i saw their mascot heading down to some sort of parade in midtown!
Duck Power
November 15th, 2012
4:41 pm
Oregon vs. Kansas State in the MNC, Bama vs. Clemson in the Sugar, UGA vs. Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl, Ga Tech vs. Syracuse in the Meinike Car Car Bowl.
Notre Dame Restored
November 15th, 2012
4:46 pm
My Irish are now restored as the THE premier college football team in the country.
SO LONG SEC! Your reign of terror in college football is O-V-E-R! Thank you Johnny Football for bringing that to an end!
Irish 34, Ducks 27 in Miami
GT
November 15th, 2012
4:49 pm
If I were Auburn I might think of bringing back the coach at Ark State.
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
4:49 pm
Funny stuff Notre Dame. Lou Holtz will be working with a speech therapist before the Irish are national champs again.
BigDaddyGator
November 15th, 2012
4:49 pm
We all know Jawja cheated and got blown calls, coupled with the weakest schedule in the SEC to back into the SEC-E crown. By the way, did you know the Florida Gators are 2012 SEC East Co-Champions and Coach Muschamp will be getting a trophy and shirts made for the players. It’s not fair that we beat A& on the road, who beat Bama, yet we are ranked BEHIND Jawja that got humiliated by Spurrier!
GTBob
November 15th, 2012
4:54 pm
How could any respectable SEC program hire a coach who put his last employer in such a legal and PR bind?
Do you really think SEC programs care about anything besides winning football games? Legal matters, and morality have always been a secondary concern. Some SEC school is going to love giving Bobby Petrino a second chance and building up a nice life changing story for him in the media.
35-7
November 15th, 2012
4:54 pm
just think it could have been 5 coaches if not for the win against fla. Better hope the dawgs dont choke against Georgia Tech and Vad Lee.
GeoffDawg
November 15th, 2012
4:55 pm
and if anyone knows a thing or two about respectability, it’s GTBob.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
4:55 pm
Look everyone! GTBob is here! I guess mommy let him out of his room today to comment on everyone elses comments. Woo hoo for GTBob! Biggest loser in Atlanta!
Herbstreet
November 15th, 2012
4:57 pm
“Ga Tech vs. Syracuse in the Meinike Car Car Bowl” LOL, now THAT would be awesome!
Steve
November 15th, 2012
4:58 pm
I am going to go ahead and be GTBob the day after the SEC Championship……
UGA wins – “Yea, good for you loser UGA fans. You beat Bama who lost at home to A&M and were playing in your own backyard. Of course you should have one.”
UGA loses – “Like I have said all year, UGA is way overrated and could not win against the best team in the SEC.”
This is why you people need to ignore him. He does not know or understand college football which means you will never be right. He has no friends.
Paul in NH
November 15th, 2012
4:58 pm
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
3:44 pm
Richt is 2 out of 3 vs. Saban in the SEC’
——
No he is not. He is 2-3 which translates to 2 out of 5.
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
5:00 pm
Steve,
Your announcement of a GTBob first post is pretty stale; it’s pretty obvious it doesn’t bother him. If you don’t like a poster, just ignore him. You may want to start practicing with me.
yearofthedawg
November 15th, 2012
5:07 pm
I won’t believe anyone will hire Petrino until I see it. Of course, I said the same thing when Arkansas hired him. I generally agree with GTBob that the only thing that matters to some schools is winning, but there has to be a limit somewhere, doesn’t there? Doesn’t there? Please?
Old Dawg
November 15th, 2012
5:07 pm
Not sure why Fisher would leave an improving FSU program for the train wreck that Auburn is.
Joey
November 15th, 2012
5:19 pm
FSU’s coach is gonna leave the ACC’s FSU, to go to the SEC’s Auburn? Why, so he can lose4 or 5 games per year, instead of 2 or 3?
Don’t hold your breath for that one.
Or that idiotic prediction, “One of Arkansas, Tennessee, or Auburn makes a run at Nebraska’s Bo Pelini. Book it.” by JP.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
5:23 pm
Skeptic, thank you for your useful insight! I just like to remind him and everyone else how pathetic he is.
Discount DoubleDawg
November 15th, 2012
5:25 pm
I think he knows Steve…
Pitbull
November 15th, 2012
5:25 pm
Gene Chizik reports that he has got hundreds of emails from a lot of great fans who are very supportiveof him at Auburn.
Did he happen to notice that they all originated from the University of Alabama email server?
Johhny Football
November 15th, 2012
5:28 pm
Wait, i thought i heard Alabama fans in here…..did i?…….Because you know what the A&M stands for right? Alabama Man-handlers 20-0 in the first quarter…you are lucky espn likes you because after the way we laid the smack down you shouldn’t be in the top 5…….Johnny Football out!
Johhny Football
November 15th, 2012
5:29 pm
Georgia is going to roll Alabama too, Saben will leave for the NFL in less than two years….Remember LSU?
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
5:32 pm
Joey
I’m not so convinced that KS isn’t a big factor in the Bama defense. He’s either a pretty good DC or pulling on hell of a ruse. They’re paying him about 1.5 mil
Delbert D.
November 15th, 2012
5:34 pm
Perhaps all that preseason hubbub by Fisher about moving to the SEC was about him, not FSU.
One After 909
November 15th, 2012
5:35 pm
Any school that would hire Bobby Petrino with all of his baggage and possible pending litigation would have to be crazy, which is why Auburn and Tennessee are perfect fits.
Let them both deal with the fall out and set their programs back for five more years.
I bet Tuberville and Fulmer are looking pretty good to them right now.
Bob
November 15th, 2012
5:37 pm
Charley Strong can coach and he can manage and he will win. Look for hin to be UGA’s coach after CMR leaves for FSU after Jimbo gets tired of the alumni BS and goes to Auburn. Good luck to Bobo wherever he can land…maybe an AA high school team.
GTBob
November 15th, 2012
5:37 pm
but there has to be a limit somewhere, doesn’t there?
LSU’s QB sexually assualted a girl and they were eager to bring him on board. That should answer your question.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
5:38 pm
IMHO, Tennessee would be a bit premature to fire Baby Dooley this year
Mike S.
November 15th, 2012
5:44 pm
I’d be better than UGA hiring Paul Johnson because Vandy doesnt run a high school offense and plays some measure of solid defense.
Bob
November 15th, 2012
5:44 pm
@ARdawg…I don’t think UT can financially afford to change coaches right now.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
5:56 pm
Bob,
I haven’t seen any info on the financial aspect but, I wouldn’t think TN would have problems paying him to go away. From the program aspect, Derek is about to turn a corner. 10 wins next year are unlikely but, they have had marked improvement each yet. They’re competitive, just not winning. That program was as decimated as one could be when they hired him. To start over would be another set back. Of course I’m personally okay with them firing him but it would strike me as a mistake
GTBob
November 15th, 2012
5:56 pm
Skeptic, thank you for your useful insight! I just like to remind him and everyone else how pathetic he is.
I still like you Steve. Not as much as ARDawg, or DawginLex, but you are still one of my favorites.
Buckeye
November 15th, 2012
5:57 pm
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Sally
November 15th, 2012
5:57 pm
If Auburn hires Petrino, I’m going to have to drop off their fan club. That would be like making a deal with the devil, imo. I’d rather see them have another losing season.
Buckeye
November 15th, 2012
5:58 pm
In case you missed it…….
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Bama Pride
November 15th, 2012
6:03 pm
THUD …….. the sound of UGA’s season after getting hammered by Bama in the SEC Title game and underperforming in their bowl game – finishing the 2012 season with 3 losses. 11-3 – not too shabby for UGA.
UGA is a good team – but not great or near ELITE status – and lucky to have a weak draw with no LSU or BAMA – otherwise – Florida would be repping the SEC EAST and USCe would be second place. UGA would be preparing for the Chick-fil-A bowl if BAMA and UGA had played earlier in the season as originally scheduled.
Why is Kirby Smart not listed in the 4 teams? Because he is SABAN’s right hand man and he will ride this wave of success until Saban retires …….. and could be the next ALABAMA HC …….. or maybe UGA’s next HC after you guys can Richt in 2 years.
What’s that you say? Richt gone from UGA in 2 years?
Yes – UGA at best is 8-4 next year with losses to Clemson, USCe, LSU and Florida. UGA is starting over on defense losing so many players – and your O-Line issues will continue – because that’s UGA. The following year – more of the same – and Richt will retire.
You read it here first.
1eyedJack
November 15th, 2012
6:05 pm
Mark, that picture of Petrino never gets old. Petrino should feel fortunate to get a second chance to coach ‘ball at Hickory High in Hickory, Indiana.
JB
November 15th, 2012
6:07 pm
Richt back to FSU? I don’t think so, but it IS the ACC with 8 or 9 for sure wins a year. Don’t think it would be a popular hire for the reason of 12 years in Athens with all the talent and resources in the world………..and ALWAYS a bridesmaid.
JB
November 15th, 2012
6:09 pm
Funny to read a post lie Bama pride after last Saturday. I guess if you keep hearing it, you believe it……But like the Rocky movie with the big Russian, that big ole boy did bleed…LOL
Stinger 2
November 15th, 2012
6:15 pm
One after 909: What pending litigation is Petrino facing?
JB
November 15th, 2012
6:16 pm
Bama fans may not know it, but losing to Texas A&M last week may be the best thing to happen to them as far as Saban goes. A third national title and he might of had thoughts of ” what else can I do for these people”. I believe I will listen to that 5 year, 8 mil per year Texas offer. Nice retirement contract. He might hang out in Bama to win another one, and it won’t be this year.
JB
November 15th, 2012
6:25 pm
Don’t know how y’all feel, but the worst sentence a judge could give me is one year and must watch NBA basketball 24/7……That would be punishment.
keep trying Jimmy
November 15th, 2012
6:32 pm
Jimbo Fisher is a con-man trying to convince the masses that the ACC is a good conference.
not all conferences are equal...or even close to equal
November 15th, 2012
6:34 pm
A one-loss SEC Champion deserves a spot in the national title game over an undefeated Kansas State or Notre Dame team. Get serious!
Steve
November 15th, 2012
6:39 pm
“Bama Pride” makes me laugh. Guess he is still sad about losing at home to the new school who joined the SEC. Will be even funnier after a loss to UGA in a few weeks.
Ala dawg
November 15th, 2012
6:45 pm
At bama pride. Keep dreaming
Chip 'The Dixie Dove' Shirley
November 15th, 2012
6:45 pm
THE SEC RULES
We beat each other up!
http://thesecrules.blogspot.com/
Current Top Ten teams Played by Current Top 10- NCAA FOOTBALL
Here’s the list of how many teams, currently in the top 10, that each of the current top ten have played.
These are from the BCS poll. It says to me that it’s a crime for an SEC team not to be in the big game.
1. Kansas State- 0
2. Oregon- 0
3. Notre Dame-0
4. Alabama-2… (and still have #5 Georgia to play).
5. Georgia-2…(and still have #4 Alabama to play).
6. Florida-4… (and still have #10 Florida St. to play).
7. LSU-4
8. Texas A&M-3
9. South Carolina-3
10. Florida State-0…(and still have#6 Florida to play).
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
6:53 pm
What’s up with this electronic fishwrapper?
‘Covers Dixie Like the Dew’ and nobody here is bragging on their potential Boone & Crockett? Are all of you vegans or something?
Get outside tomorrow morning and help the GA DNR manage all those Odocoileus Virginianus azalea-eaters. Then, come in and ignore beer-drinking time rules and watch CFB at 1200. What a great country!
concern
November 15th, 2012
6:58 pm
Smarts time may have come and gone.
JB
November 15th, 2012
6:59 pm
@6:53….. What?
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:00 pm
Concern…………No…The appetite for winning never goes away. The opportunities will be there every year.
techfan
November 15th, 2012
7:01 pm
If Tennessee drops Dooley, I bet they talk to David Cutcliffe who coached Peyton and has Duke (Duke!) rolling.
concern
November 15th, 2012
7:03 pm
Did i miss something did Bama play any of the top 3 SEC EAST teams this year?
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:04 pm
Kirby may end up at Georgia eventually anyway. Richt just doesn’t look or sound like his heart is in it.
His wife has finished her nursing degree ( see didn’t get it to supplement their income). I’m thinking he’s laying the ground work for Promise Keepers part 2.. Hang on.
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
7:12 pm
“JB @ 6:59–What?”
Bullseye
SEC FOOTBALL
November 15th, 2012
7:19 pm
Jon Gruden will be the next coach at TN. They reached agreement on a deal for Gruden to hire his stafff and Raheem Morris will be the new DC under Gruden. Chaney-OC, Graham-RBs, and Pittman-OL will stay as coaches. This will not be announced until the week after the Kentucky game.
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
7:20 pm
I hope Dooley gets a lifetime contract and so does Chizik. You get what you deserve when you hire guys with losing records at lesser programs. It’s simply not rocket science.
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:20 pm
I think Cutcliff maybe all Tenn can afford. Don’t think he;s their first choice, but would build on what Dooley has already done. He’s a much much better coach than Dooley. He would be a comfortable hire and could be had for the 2 mil per year range. Big time coach will cost them 4+ per. They could let him continue to rebuild the brand and swing for the fences down the road. I hate to say it, But Derek is riding his Daddy’s coat tails. He’s a fine smart young man, but a very average coach.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:20 pm
You are right JB, Richt cares nothing about winning and does not have his heart into it. He could lose Saturday, and to Tech, and to Bama, and in the bowl game and he would not care at all. WOW you are a moron!
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:22 pm
Beast, How do you think we match up with Bama? It’s gonna happen
Black Reality(And This Aint Obama)
November 15th, 2012
7:22 pm
The obvious choice with a 9-1 record at L’VILLE would be Charlie Strong to take over at Tenn, but like most coaches his Reality is he’ll be a second to third choice. Even though he’s taken a team Steve Kragthorpe couldn’t do anything with and turned into a power again. Kelvin Sumlin has clearly proved that he can coach in the SEC, and yet Black Coaches are still questioned and given less of a chance.The best Coach for Arkansas should be Steve Adazzio from Temple or the coach at UL MONROE, who can clearly coach, but needs talent.The SEC will clearly not wake up to getting more Black Coaches until they get less Black Players.
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:24 pm
Gosh Steve, it’s an opinion, not a news story. And Yes he wants to win, but other signs point to him having another calling near.
C'mon man
November 15th, 2012
7:24 pm
That be like Georgia hiring Paul Johnson? I don’t think so Mark. PJ is a heck of a lot better coach than Mark Richt. Yea I said it Rednecks. Laugh all you want but u know its true. Just imagine what he could do at Georgia with there players. Nice try Mark
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:28 pm
Johnson is a one dimensional over paid egotistical hillbilly who is just about out of tickets to the fair.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:30 pm
This blog really does get dumber and dumber. Johnson is a better coach than Richt? Good lord that’s the worst one I have ever seen. How many ACC Championships has Johnson won that counted? How many bowl games has he won with Tech? How many times has he beaten UGA? Wow.
1eyedJack
November 15th, 2012
7:33 pm
“PJ is a heck of a lot better coach than Mark Richt. Yea I said it Rednecks. Laugh all you want but u know its true. Just imagine what he could do at Georgia with there players. Nice try Mark”
In three years he’d have the same players he’s got right now and,…..wait a minute. Georgia would have already fried his fish.
C'mon man
November 15th, 2012
7:33 pm
Wow Steve you got me there. How many National Titles does Mark Richt have at Georgia? How many big games has he won against Alabama, UF, and LSU?
JB, quit drinking the uga kool aid brother. You are on some love affair with with cool tan Richt.
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
7:35 pm
JB,
If I was a betting man I would put my money on Bama but it would not surprise me if UGA was able to pull it out. If you can stop their run game, then you have an excellent shot. Looking forward to seeing which UGA team shows up. The one that laid down in Columbia or the one we’ve seen since then. It’s truly like two different teams. Shawn Williams for mayor in Athens????
C'mon man
November 15th, 2012
7:36 pm
And the Georgia fans get more obnoxious and clues less than ever. One dimensional? yea scoring 68 points is really one dimensional. WOW
Neslon
November 15th, 2012
7:38 pm
I’m curious but why do Georgia fans call him Fish Fry? Did he work at Captain D’s at one point? I didn’t get the memo :/
Or St. Richt? Where did that come from?
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
7:38 pm
C’mon man,
No dog in this fight, but I don’t see Johnson’s name being tossed around for any better gigs, do you? He CANNOT recruit well enough to be a consistent top 25 coach. He can coach, but you cannot win consistently without quality players. Tech just doesn’t have enough of them.
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
7:39 pm
JB
Johnson is a one dimensional over paid egotistical hillbilly who is just about out of tickets to the fair.
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Now, THAT is funny.
Yet, you don’t understand my benediction for an ingathering at a deer camp? If not, perhaps you don’t really know what a ‘hillbilly’ is.
Cdpridg
November 15th, 2012
7:42 pm
Cmon….i dont think you really want to go there…Richt owns every team or program he has coached against with the exception of UF which he has now turned the tide….to argue the points or facts by you is just asinine…
C'mon man
November 15th, 2012
7:45 pm
Because the “football factories” are afraid to hire someone who uses his offense yet it scores lots of points. I really don’t get it. I won’t argue the recruiting but that’s always been an issue at Tech.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
7:46 pm
Beast
He’ll never win consistently at the upper level with that HS offense either
Bill
November 15th, 2012
7:47 pm
Roll Tide!
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
7:47 pm
It scores a lot of points in the ACC. Other than FSU, who plays defense in that league?
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:49 pm
C’mon man, really? Let’s see.
Richt vs Bama 3-1
Richt vs LSU 3-2
Richt vs Tech – Do I need to list it?
Richt vs Florida in the past 6 years, 3-3. What else ya got?
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
7:55 pm
Let the Big Dawg eat!!
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
7:56 pm
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:49 pm
C’mon man, really? Let’s see.
Richt vs Bama 3-1
Richt vs LSU 3-2
Richt vs Tech – Do I need to list it?
Richt vs Florida in the past 6 years, 3-3. What else ya got?
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In the past 6 years. LMAO!
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:57 pm
I’m waiting “C’mon man.” Oh and one of your questions was asking about winning big games against those teams? How about this year against #2 Florida? Maybe against LSU in the SEC Championship? How about winning at Bama as well?
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:58 pm
Beast from the East, I don’t get it? What’s funny? Don’t like facts? Did Florida own UGA from 2001 -2006 whe Richt was there? Yup.
Cdpridg
November 15th, 2012
7:59 pm
Beast……the pendulum has swung….may want to check your moniker….that pendulum swung as well
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
8:07 pm
Steve,
Why not just say he’s undefeated against the Gators….the last 2 years. Just find it hilarious that anyone would have to leave out the Zook years to prove a point.
Coaching Hires
November 15th, 2012
8:11 pm
Butch Davis to either Arkansas or Tennessee. If you don’t think ole’ Butchy Boy is ready to coach again….think again…and with his academic record, he’ll fit right in with those SEC boys….
KevinM
November 15th, 2012
8:30 pm
Butch Davis gets shut down by Kentucky…if he’s not wanted there, then he’s not going to HC any other SEC team.
Strong to UK? Bold, but a reach at best.
Petrino will be shocked if he isn’t on a SEC sidelines this fall.
Fulmer becoming more chatter in Lexington as a realistic choice.
Tuberville to Knoxville makes sense. Or Patterson….another home run.
My choice to move this offseason would be Chris Peterson of Boise…..he does more with marginal talent than anyone and has the best W-L record in FCS for 100 games+. Boise to the Big East is no big deal IMO.
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
8:31 pm
Beast…what I find hilarious is with the way things stand….future doesnt look that good for you guys..lol
JB
November 15th, 2012
8:37 pm
I’ll answer the Johnson Fish fry nick name. The ACC title Tech and Johnson used to have before being stripped by the NCAA and the Jackets put on a 4 year probation ( more for being smug than the crime) Johnson’s team ( I believe it was his second year) Was headed for the ACC title game AND a BCS bowl game. Well, low and behold, a worn out average Georgia team beat them at Grants Tomb and spoiled their party….and ranking….and all Johnson had to say AFTER THE GAME TO THE PRESS WAS ” We’ve got bigger fish fry”…LOL……. Keep in mind they had the score put on their rings for a 3 point win the year before……They got beat, as usual in their bowl game, so they couldn’t use that score…LOL…. It’s been coach fish fry ever since.
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
8:38 pm
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
8:31 pm
Beast…what I find hilarious is with the way things stand….future doesnt look that good for you guys..lol
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Yeah, a second year coach that has his team at 9-1, with 3 wins over top 10 teams despite a terrible offense. Bleak future, indeed.
BigDave
November 15th, 2012
8:40 pm
As a Tennessee fan I would be happy with TCU Coach Gary Patterson or Baylor Coach Art Briles
JB
November 15th, 2012
8:42 pm
BigDave………..We are hearing Cutcliff down here……
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
8:42 pm
I am hoping that the UF..UT..AU and GT coaches are signed up for the next dozen or so yrs
JB
November 15th, 2012
8:44 pm
Knoxville will go nuts if they bring Dooley back for one more chance
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
8:44 pm
And we are ALL hoping Richt gets a lifetime contract.
JB
November 15th, 2012
8:45 pm
Beast, you don’t have to hope. He’s got one. What would change in 12 years to push for change? He’s such a nice guy and all.
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
8:45 pm
Beast….I like your thinking…I like the on my heels defense…2nd yr coach is doing great…break the bank my boy and prop him up long term. I hope this is the consent of the powers at be within the floridia program
Beast from the East
November 15th, 2012
8:51 pm
Foley doesn’t make too many mistakes. Zook was his only glaring one. I trust his judgment over anyone’s. Best AD in the biz…hands down.
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
8:53 pm
Yep when discussion switches from coaches to best AD in the biz…….sounds pretty good!
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Mobile Dawg
November 15th, 2012
9:10 pm
Tennessee’s athletic department is broke; Dooley gets another year to the disdain of the Vol nation. Cheeseniks buyout is to big, AU has to suffer one more year. Tuberville to Arkansas, and Petrino has to take his medicine and suck up to UK.
wastedyears
November 15th, 2012
9:11 pm
IS IT TO LATE ….OR CAN WE ADD MARK RICHT TO THE LIST..
Skeptic
November 15th, 2012
9:13 pm
The depicted hat is one of the truckeriest styles that you can get these days. The only way to get a more trucky hat is to have the local Massey-Ferguson dealer throw one in on a tractor purchase.
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
9:14 pm
Things are looking good from where the Dawgs stand…
GTT
November 15th, 2012
9:34 pm
Tennessee is not broke. They can buy out Dooley and outpay anybody for their next HC choice. They have the billionaire Haslams to write any checks they need to. It ain’t nothing but a thang to them.
DawgNole
November 15th, 2012
9:39 pm
Goldenrod
November 15th, 2012
3:57 pm
This year is different, Vad Lee is THE answer and the Jackets are contention for a BCS birth – all we have to do is beat little old Duke this weekend and then wait for Miami to forego bowl play. We are then locked into the ACC Championship where we will destroy Clemson.
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It’s “berth,” fool. And you wouldn’t be playing Clemson if you did make the ACCCG. What a fine image of Tech you project.
GTBob
November 15th, 2012
9:55 pm
Things are looking good from where the Dawgs stand…
Yeah, you guys are lucky. Stuck with a coach that is always good enough to not get fired.
Under The Bleachers
November 15th, 2012
10:04 pm
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
3:48 pm
Kirby Smart.. not ready for Prime Time… he’s just been Saban’s cheer leader !!
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This coming from a guy who knows nothing about Alabama Football, and just a little more about Georgia Football. Weak comment!
Now some real knowledge about College Football.
Kentuck is a program tht places football second, and Petrino( with all his baggage) knows Kentucky from his days as a successful coach at arch rival Louisville. He has proven he can take 2 and 3 star players, and win with them through his offense and game planning. He does not put much emphasis on defense which has always been his shortcomings. Kentucky does not and will not be able to land very few big name recruits so they will need an offense that will keep them in games and Petrino can do that. If Kentucky can tolerate what Ricky P did as the Basketball coach they can take a chance on Petrino.
Auburn players have quit on Chizik, and they lost respect for him after he hired a private firm to check curfew of private housing players. Anyone and everyone in an around campus at Auburn will tell you that many many of the current Tiger Football players are very poor behaved and the trend of trouble seems to be the norm not the exception. Either if Chizik is fired or not, the team of Trooper and others will not be part of the program. The NCAA has been building a case an when coaches are pulled off the recruiting road for the season it means more trouble.
Tennessee, they are going to attempt to go big and from all looks it may mean they may not get the guy they really want. The list of candidates is a pretty outstanding list. Word around is they may take a chance and throw some very big money around to land one of them.
Missouri, after Pinkel got caught with another woman, got divorced, got a DUI, he has looked like a beaten man, especially after the woman he got caught with dumped him after his divorce. One needs to look close at that situation, he will probably step down and take a role in the Athletic Department and allow them to hire a new coach.
Just a tidbit that really no one knows about;
FSU AD has been caught having an affair with a staffer in Tallahassee and expect him to be let go once it makes the big press.
Under The Bleachers
November 15th, 2012
10:10 pm
Mobile Dawg
November 15th, 2012
9:10 pm
Tennessee’s athletic department is broke; Dooley gets another year to the disdain of the Vol nation. Cheeseniks buyout is to big, AU has to suffer one more year. Tuberville to Arkansas, and Petrino has to take his medicine and suck up to UK.
Correction; Tennessee is cash rich, and the boosters are going to pony up big money to land a quality proven winner head coach. They may not get the guy they really want but the money they have to spend it will make people stop and stare. I am not a Tennessee guy at all, but they have placed some big time pressure on some boosters to pay a little more to get the train moving. It will still take a few years to rebuild that program back to competitive levels needed to win a division title.
Paul in NH
November 15th, 2012
10:11 pm
Since when is Richt 3-2 vs LSU? Did they stop playing LSU after 2008 or have the UGA fans wiped the last minute loss in 2009 and the blowout in the last SECCG out of their minds?
Rambo Dog
November 15th, 2012
10:15 pm
Goldenrod
November 15th, 2012
3:45 pm
Goldenrod…GT won going away? Haha…I expect this will be ANOTHER WIN in what has now become a game that is just “boring” to us. I’ll make a couple of grand of fools like you that think they can score enough to win. Y’all are bringing the same defensive players, right? Yeah…that will be your biggest problem, and the fact that your are a fool…Idiot.
psycock
November 15th, 2012
10:22 pm
What about Chad Morris of Clemson?
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:33 pm
Gt bob…why would you fire a guy that has you in the top 5…frequently….just an asinine remark by you bob. Your yearly beatdown is getting close…..
drbasic1
November 15th, 2012
10:35 pm
@beast
You laughed about just going back six years
then you spoke of the Zook years
Then you said why not just go back 2 years…
Funny thing this series goes years back before that….so instead of just 6 or 10 or 20 years…
Who owns the series record???
I hope you get my point.
drbasic1
November 15th, 2012
10:38 pm
@gold rod
Are you by chance living in Colorado at the moment and taking advantage of the new laws?
Because you are definately smoking something if you think the bugs will even come close to beating the Dawgs this year….or any future year in which PJ is still waddling on the sidelines!
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
November 15th, 2012
10:46 pm
So the judge gives the prisoner a choice;
1….20 to life
2….watching the nba around the clock for 5 years
He takes 20 to life….pretty funny.
Ole Big Dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:48 pm
Whaddya know this fellar in NH…knows all about the Dawgs games from years ago as a hater fan…..lol enjoy a healthy dose of bulldawg envy my friend???…lol…like I said before…all is good in dawgland…11of last 12 against rivals…19 of last 20 verses conference opponents in regular season
Bill Clinton
November 15th, 2012
11:53 pm
Jack…I feel your pain, but you did say “respectable” right. Thats all according to what your definition of respectable is? Like he told her in Destin…..It’s rolling baby, its rolling! I heard that long before ol Mike Price, Mike Shula, or Mike Dubose….Hell Mal, you finaaly got one right!
Destin Julie
November 15th, 2012
11:57 pm
Yep…Under The Bleachers:
ITS ROLLING BABY ITS ROLLING!
Destin Julie
November 15th, 2012
11:58 pm
Under the Bleachers….please look above. Too bad Mikey wasnt on a motorscooter!
TNObserver
November 16th, 2012
12:40 am
I’ll back up the fact that Tennessee has plenty of money to spend. The Haslam family alone could buy and sell just about any coach. Pilot Oil, one son the Governor of Tennessee, and another son who just bought the Cleveland Browns. Tennessee must land a big name that will make heads turn. The guy must be proven but must be young enough to stay awhile. Thus Tubberville & Cutcliffe appear to be out. Dooley is a nice guy, took over a horrible situation caused by Lame Kitten but Dooley is in over his head. If only Peyton Manning would retire and take over as coach, all would be solved.
BigDave
November 16th, 2012
12:56 am
Most of the Tennessee fans don’t want Cutcliffe
Strange Murphy
November 16th, 2012
2:16 am
As a lifelong Georgia fan I hate to say, and I have said it before, but Georgia has some of the dumbest fans in all of sports.
Strange Murphy
November 16th, 2012
2:18 am
MTSU 49 North Ave Trade School 28
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 16th, 2012
3:40 am
James Franklin won’t be at Vandy much longer. Any coach who brings a winner to Vandy ends up being bought away by a higher ranking better paying team. Franklin has done a great job at Vandy and will probably move up in the ranks soon with another school. I just hope he stays in the SEC. GO DAWGS !
Columbus
November 16th, 2012
4:05 am
I get a good laugh from all the ignorant comments I see from young and dumb UGA fans wanting Richt fired. There iare very good reasons that the older and wiser of our species are in positions of authority and get paid the big bucks instead of the young and dumb and the Richt haters are a fine example. Enjoy your youth kids and have a good time and leave the decision making to the wise old vets OK?
UGA is NOT and NEVER has been a college football powerhouse save for 3 years when they had a running back named Herschel so STOP acting like they are and that Richt is failing UGA fans. the FACT IS that Richt is the BEST coach in UGA history AND has UGA on the VERGE of BECOMING THAT POWERHOUSE….
FACT 2 IS….UGA HAS NEVER HAD A TEAM SINCE RICHT HAS BEEN THERE THAT WAS EXPECTED TO WIN A NC SO WHY YOU HATIN FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE? EVEN THEN HE HAD A TEAM THAT WOULD HAVE WON IT ALL HAD THEY GOT THE SHOT INSTEAD OF LSU….AND NO, WHATEVER TEAM YOU ARE THINKING SHOULD HAVE WON IT ALL, IT SHOULDNT HAVE I PROMISE YOU. DUE TO LACK OF PERSONNEL AT POSITIONS, PRIMARILY LINEMEN.
UGA IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN A USC, OKLAHOMA, NEBRASKA, TEXAS, LSU, NOTRE DAME, ALABAMA, OHIO STATE, ETC. NEVER. RICHT HAS TAKEN UGA UP A LEVEL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. SURE AUBURB WON A NC BUT LOOK AT THEM NOW. THEY DID IT WITHOUT A FOUNDATION. RICHT HAS LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND WILL TAKE UGA UP TO THE STATUS OF POWERHOUSE. DO YOU REALIZE THAT IT TOOK THE MIGHTY SABAN 11 YEARS OF BEING A HEAD COACH BEFORE EVEN HE WON THE NC? AND HE DID THAT AT A POWERHOUSE……UGA IS NOT A POWERHOUSE.
BUT UGA IS ABOUT TO BE THANKS TO RICHT.
ONE LAST THING…ALL YOU SABAN LOVERS AND RICHT HATERS ON HERE I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU. BAMA IS GOING DOWN IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THEY AINT ALL THAT. UGA DEFENSE WILL COME TO PLAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE THIS SEASON AND THE UGA OFFENSE WILL SCORE MORE THAN ENOUGH ON BAMAS DEFENSE. SO TALK ALL YOUR SMACK NOW BUT ITS GOING TO BE SWEET BEING 2012 SEC CHAMPIONS. RICHT WILL GET ANOTHER CONTRACT EXTENSION OUT OF THAT …..BY THE WISE AMONG US AND THE YOUNG AND DUMB WILL HATE IT.
I THINK ALL THESE YOUNGUNS NEED TO HAVE BEEN FANS BETWEEN SAY 1983-2001. IN “ALL” THOSE YEARS, WINNING 10 GAMES WAS AN INCREDIBLE SEASON……IN ALL OF THEM AND THAT TOOK WINNING A BOWL GAME AND THERE WERENT MANY OF THOSE I ASSURE YOU. YOU NEED TO BOW DOWN AND SUPPORT YOUR COACH BECAUSE THAT IS THE EXTRA THAT IS NEEDED AND HE DESERVES PRAISE AND SUPPORT AND YOUR CONFIDENCE TO FEED OFF OF.
YOU ARE WHATS MISSING FROM THE BULLDOG NATION. YOU DIVIDE US. YOU KNOW NOTHING. GET YOUR BUTTS IN LINE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTHS AND DO AS TOLD AND WATCH AND LEARN AND GET EDUCATED….BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE OPENING IT, YOU ARE HURTING UGA AND YOU SHOW YOUR YOUTH , IGNORANCE AND YOUR STUPIDITY.
JUST LIKE STRANGE MURPHY SAID AT 2:16 AM
heeldawg
November 16th, 2012
4:35 am
@Lanier Sports: I would hardly call Franklin’s little hissy fit last year “putting Richt and Grantham in their places.” He lost that game, remember, despite the plethora of cheap shots his players were taking at Georgia’s? And Grantham would have torn his head of if the cops had not intervened. By contrast, I think 48-3 this season (and a UGA all-time total offense record) put Franklin in his place.
@Mark May: Kentucky will not spend the sort of money necessary to hire Charlie Strong away from Louisville. For basketball, maybe–but not for that woeful football program in Lexington. It just ain’t gonna happen. And there is NO WAY Tennessee is going to hire slimeball Petrino after the Lane Kiffin fiasco. That debacle set their program back five years. I think Charlie Strong would be a better candidate there than at UK.
@Goldenrod: You and your fellow Techsters must have been lighting up again. Still living off that lone Tech win in the last 12 years? You won’t get any redemption this season–that terrible Tech defense will give up about a million yards to Georgia–and after two solid weeks of defending the triple ooption (that spelling was intentional), Jarvis Jones the Dawgs’ defense will be ready to send Vad Lee back to Durham–in a coffin.
Columbus
November 16th, 2012
4:56 am
IF…….Kansas St loses to Texas, Notre Dame loses to USC and UGA beats UA.
Guess who is playing in the NC game against Oregon?! Yeah baby! Suck on that Richt haters!
Prior to Richt, there was NEVER this scenario and certainly not frequently and he has had UGA in this scenario several times and you know what igmos?
UGA is going to break through any year now….OL is being built FINALLY and good recruits waiting to step up next year with some being great and maybe Murray coming back. It is a GOOD time to be a Dawg fan but you are so busy hatin’….you are missing it!
Stop hatin and lets focus on Notre Dame, Kansas St and Oregon losing. You see how Notre Dame SHOULD have lost to Pitt?! MAN!
And 2 weeks ago USC almost beat Oregon…..Notre Dame got USC coming up.
Oregon got Stanford this weekend. Stanford BEAT USC and took Notre Dame to OT AND is highly motivated because they can go to the PAC-12 Championship game IF they beat Oregon(same division)…..then Ore gets Ore ST…..
Kansas ST got Baylor and then Texas….
IF 2 of these 3 teams lose and UGA wins the SEC……not out the realm of possibilities by no means
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 16th, 2012
5:39 am
Columbus — It’s about time that somebody yelled at the Richt haters. He has done more for the Dawgs than any body else since Vince Dooley. I don’t agree with you however about UGA never being a powerhouse team. There have been several times in past years that UGA finished the season ranked in the top 20 teams in the country and I call that pretty powerhouse. I guess you have trimmed it down to the top 5 in which case l can see your point.
Floyd
November 16th, 2012
6:15 am
Bobby Petrino… why not all you stone throwers out there… how many chances in life have you had to get it right???
Jim
November 16th, 2012
6:36 am
Petrion sucks. Nice photo though.
danny
November 16th, 2012
6:39 am
If my team were looking for a head coach, I would want Kevin Sumlin
sending out an SOS
November 16th, 2012
7:49 am
Mark Fox is a clown!
Piney Woods Pete
November 16th, 2012
7:51 am
Petrino is a perfect fit at UGA. He’s even slimier than Richt, and unlike Richt, he can win the big ones. The smartest move that McGarity could make is to dump Richt and offer about $4 million a year to Petrino.
Then Kentucky could hire Richt, and everyone would be happy.
Real DAWG FAN
November 16th, 2012
7:53 am
I agree with JOE
Kirby is worthless – He is Saban’s bitch
Mike
November 16th, 2012
7:55 am
This is pure comedy when Bradley writes a piece on potential coaching vacancies and uses Mr SEC as a source! I’ve seen it all.
Hollis G.
November 16th, 2012
7:57 am
Petrino is a perfect fit at UGA. He’s even slimier than Richt, and unlike Richt, he can win the big ones. The smartest move that McGarity could make is to dump Richt and offer about $4 million a year to Petrino.
Then Kentucky could hire Richt, and everyone would be happy.
UGA can do so much better than Richt.
Al
November 16th, 2012
8:20 am
MArk, I think you’re giving Paul Johnson way too much credit comparing him to James Franklin.
legionaire
November 16th, 2012
8:22 am
Petrino would fit right in at the Knoxville cesspool. He, the athletic dept., and the fan base there would be made for each other.
Whiskey Breath
November 16th, 2012
8:22 am
Nice picture Mark. Petrino will be hired by an SEC team. Why, because we will get in bed with the devil if it will produce wins.
Whiskey Breath
November 16th, 2012
8:25 am
Hey Runnin, people just don’t like cowards. They want a coach that they can have confidence in.
Kool Aid Drinkers and Sunshine Pumpers
November 16th, 2012
8:36 am
35- 7 stinks and UGA basketball stinks.
TallaDawg
November 16th, 2012
8:43 am
Keep it up Anchor Down, keep it up. I love Vandy being able to talk smack to AU.
MFranklin
November 16th, 2012
8:55 am
I hope Auburn has enough common sense and decency NOT to reach to the bottom for Petrino. We need to keep him OUT of the SEC.
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2012
8:58 am
Real DAWG FAN, what does that say then about the AD at Bama if they’ve made someone the highest paid assistant coach in the country if he can’t even set an alignment without Saban’s help? If that’s the case, they might as well pay Willie Martinez 10 bucks an hour to do the same thing. What does it also say about Greg McGarity that they tried to hire Smart into the same position at Georgia?
Regardless of the rants of blog posters, seasoned professionals in the industry apparently value his services very highly. When he’s ready, he’ll have his pick of top jobs.
DawginLex
November 16th, 2012
9:04 am
If Auburn hires Petrino, it confirms that place is a snakepit
Kentucky will hire Sonny Dykes
Tennessee will hire Kirby Smart
Arkansas will hire Charlie Strong regardless of Tom Jurich. No Louisville in Big 12, no Charlie Strong at Louisville
ARdawg
November 16th, 2012
9:10 am
Geoffdawg
The guy is ready now as far as being a HC goes. He’s got a pretty good gig and making some nice coin. He’s in no hurry, he’s the DC of one of the best teams in the country, and still a relatively young man. The world is his oyster. It’ll be there when he’s ready and he’ll likely get his pick. Smart move for him to lay low. Saban will be bolting at some point
Mobile Dawg
November 16th, 2012
9:17 am
Dooley gets one more year.
Kentucky gets Petrino
Tuberville to Arkansas
Charlie Strong to Auburn if Chizik leaves
zbulldawg
November 16th, 2012
9:33 am
Boring !!!!! I will say we need to keep Bobby P out of the SEC. Jimbo would be a nice addition. We need to get coaches with class & who are moraly sound !! LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
Junkyard1988
November 16th, 2012
9:34 am
Dr Lou…The Frightened Irish could not beat their way out of a wet bag!
Under The Bleachers
November 16th, 2012
9:36 am
Destin Julie
November 15th, 2012
11:58 pm
Under the Bleachers….please look above. Too bad Mikey wasnt on a motorscooter
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$44
Taking up for husband, brother….is that the best you got?
Panties, Grades, guns, scooters, but that is all old news, moved past that long ago!
Under The Bleachers
November 16th, 2012
9:37 am
Tuberville has his own baggage issues, look up his wife’s name and you will see.
After further review
November 16th, 2012
9:41 am
TO; Chip ‘The Dixie Dove’ Shirley:
Since there arwe six teams in the SEC currently in the top 10, and those teams have, mostly, played each other, the list is less impressive than it looks at firs. In addition, whole the SEC teams have certainly played a lot of current top 10 teams, none of them has beaten every one they played.
Here’s a suggestion: make a similar list of the W_L records of the opponents of all those teams, and I’ll bet a differenct picture emerges.
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2012
9:56 am
I agree with you ARdawg. The sheer fact that his market value is so high within his profession should be enough to convince most people that he’s not just some Saban puppet.
Jeff Van Note
November 16th, 2012
9:57 am
Kentucky needs to lure Rich Brooks out of retirement, the way Kansas St. brought Bill Snyder back out of retirement.
LawDawg
November 16th, 2012
9:58 am
This article is fine, except you did not explain the Jimbo Fisher adequately at all. Why in the world would he leave an FSU program that is recruiting well and poised to win the ACC for an Auburn program in shambles?
Because he doesn’t like the BCS? You know, that system that is already being replaced. That makes zero sense, and you have provided no other rationale or evidence that this is even a remote possibility.
ARdawg
November 16th, 2012
10:02 am
Geoffdawg
That’s the seething jealousy from the peanut gallery. Most likely Tech fans. The guy can coach or he wouldn’t be on Saban’s staff. Despite last Saturdays performance Alabama’s defense is still one of the best in the country. Much of that is directly attributed to Smart
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
November 16th, 2012
10:10 am
Gene will get another year at auburn. Several assistant coaches will be cut. The total buyout of Gene,AD,assistant coaches and new hires would total over 20 million and even though they would like to move on all of them it will not happen per former auburn player within the process. The Memphis thing is still brewing for the two ghetto assistant coaches. The NCAA is tired of playing games with the auburn on their scheme of risk vs reward with recruiting. The legal team at auburn is next to none in knowing just what the NCAA can gain access to and they take it right to the max and have since 81.
UGA could beat Alabama no doubt but I don’t think they have the tuffness and discipline to beat Bama for 60 minutes. Regardless in 2013 Bama will be ranked again in the top 5(as usual) and UGA will be talking the talk as ususal. Mark Richt has how many NC trophies? UGA has how many NC trophies? Mom and Dad bought me my 1st car in 1970 (SS 396 Nova and I still have today) and 10 years later you guys get your only trophy. We both share collectors items.
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2012
10:17 am
LawDawg, it wasn’t addressed here but according to Chuck “The King” Oliver on 680 the other day, Jimbo Fisher has apparently burned a lot of bridges with the administration and the boosters in Tallahassee and he may be proactively trying to find his next gig before it blows up in his face.
Taxi Smith
November 16th, 2012
10:17 am
The only thing that surprises me about Aubuirn is that anyone will go to school there.
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2012
10:18 am
ARdawg, I’m sure that’s a big part of it. People just need to remember to follow the money to get at the truth.
SimpleDawg
November 16th, 2012
10:19 am
Goldie Rot…..
You’re a moron…even for a socially retarded techie.
LawDawg
November 16th, 2012
10:22 am
GeoffDawg: Thanks. If that is the case, then a lateral move to Auburn would make a lot more sense.
909
November 16th, 2012
10:28 am
Dan Mullen
ARdawg
November 16th, 2012
10:29 am
Hard to imagine that Fischer would make the jump to that wreck of a program at Auburn though. However, truth is stranger than fiction
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2012
10:40 am
909, I like Dan Mullen but I think he may be at the right program for his abilities. He’s going to need to notch some big wins against Bama or LSU to make that next jump up in prestige.
Whiskey Breath
November 16th, 2012
10:54 am
That would be funny as hell if Ga hired Petrino. Why, because Ga has always claimed the “Hollier than thou” trophy. But they would sell out in a heartbeat if they thought he could get a NC.
Whiskey Breath
November 16th, 2012
11:13 am
Prettty good info Wet Willie.
Your right on with Ga, but they know that. What made me jealous was the Nova your parents gave you. I was one of those kids in high school that was eating my heart out when they saw your car.
Did you have to tell us about the 396 engine? I am dreaming about it and still eating my heart out.
Don’t be so cruel!
Utah Dawg
November 16th, 2012
12:12 pm
You CMR/Bobo haters clearly took the short bus to school. CMR bought the program back from the brink after horrid years after Dooley. We were not even relevant any more. Yes…but the grass is always greener. There’s some mythical guy out there that will win the SEC every year and bring home a national championship on a regular basis (Dooley had 1 in 3 tries). Very good coaches are getting fired including one that won a national championship because winning in the SEC consistently is a brutal endeavor. Back to back East titles and sitting at #5…you inbred homers go back to your caves in Appalachia.
Steve
November 16th, 2012
12:15 pm
My wife and I both bleed orange. If UT hires Bobby Petrino, we won’t watch a game until he’s gone. We’ve already been through the “hire a guy of questionable character” experiment with Lane Kiffin.
College Football Fan
November 16th, 2012
12:17 pm
Perhaps one of these four schools should hire Mike Leach.
Never been a coach with a more appropriate name.
Look at the video and decide if you would want you son to play for him.
He is profane. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uZaOFTp5_C8
Steve
November 16th, 2012
12:28 pm
@ College Football Fan: Hopefully by the time an 18 year old man is in college, he’s not shocked and offended by gratuitous use of the “F” word. Would I use it as much? No, but only because you minimize its shock value with overuse. If use of profanity is a disqualier for college football coaches, get ready to see a whole bunch of coaches out on their collective a$$es. What I saw in the video was Mike Leach informing a room full of players that they weren’t all they thought they were. In today’s “Everyone is Special/Everyone Gets a Trophy” world, that’s a good thing.
DIT
November 16th, 2012
12:28 pm
No way Jimbo leaves Free Shoes U!. He is building a very program over there AND it’s much easiler to win in the A She She than the SEC.
Shame on any major college program to hire Petrino, yet it will still happen. I can actually see Charlie Strong going to UT. He would be a very good hire.
I’m also surprised that we have not heard much of Kirby’s name yet. Probably will hear it a lot more after the NC game.
Joey
November 16th, 2012
12:34 pm
Whisky Breath (10:54), you are showing your ignorance of football history. UGA has, at least since the early 60’s, hired assistant coaches, other than Donnan, who was a Div 1-AA coach (Marshall) at the time.
So for 50+ years, we have never “sold out” in a coaching hire, where a NC seemed a certainty.
dawgfacedboy
November 16th, 2012
12:47 pm
CHizik is Cam Newton from being a sub .500 coach for his career.
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 16th, 2012
12:47 pm
Kirby Smart will be the next head coach at Alabama.
College Football Fan
November 16th, 2012
12:48 pm
Steve – you are unfortunately probably right and Leach is a good coach if wins and losses are your bottom line on coaching quality.
I just do not think profanity is necessary to get your point across with anyone.
As a wise man once said: Profanity is the last resort of inarticulate m f ’s.
joe
November 16th, 2012
12:52 pm
Can’t wait to see Chucky in the SEC!!!
Joey
November 16th, 2012
12:53 pm
“Chef” Tim Dix (12:47),
Unless Mark Richt retires before Saban moves on. I just think Kirby will get the offer when Richt calls it quits.
fayncdawg
November 16th, 2012
1:07 pm
I know Kirby eats, lives, bleeds SEC football! BUT if he is Smart (pun intended), he would see that his best job oppurtunity would be the ACC! The two North Carolina public universities need him yesterday esp. with recruiting! The #1 reason why the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack don’t win 9-10 games a year is that they can’t successfully recruit a 3 star+ in-state prospect. Let’s see Gurley, Marshall , LeMay (both brothers), Ellerbe, Sturdivant, Massaquoi, Joe Cox, Mel Ingram, Brandon Spikes! That’s just a small sample of North Carolina prospects leaving the state. Again if Kirby is Smart, he would see he can remedy this problem for one of these two schools (he’d probably work out better for the Wolfpack). Even if he wanted to come back to the Dawgs in 2016, being a 9-10 win coach in the ACC would do him much good.
C-town's Finest
November 16th, 2012
1:12 pm
Nobody going to hire Kirby Smart because they know soon as Richt hangs up them head phones, wherever Kirby Smart is coaching he is going to drop them and head back to Athens….j/s
fayncdawg
November 16th, 2012
1:24 pm
CTOWN FINEST
Your point well taken! BUT! Question #1: is CMR leaving UGA before 2016? Uh, NO! Question #2: does Smart continue being Saban’s flunky for that long? Uh, NO!! Question #3: can the two North Carolina public universities continue to do no better than Duke and Wake Forest because they can’t recruit? UH, NO!!! Advice to the Pack and the Heels: GET SMART! (or at least try).
Flo- Ri- Duh
November 16th, 2012
1:27 pm
Don’t think Aubarn or Tennessee will go after Petrino. Tuberville to Tennessee is a possibility and Aubarn probably would consider him if they had not already fired him once themselves. Dooley should probably be given one more year as his team is much improved but the Vols won’t have the patience. Chizk doesn’t deserve another year…… he is GONE.
Flo- Ri- Duh
November 16th, 2012
1:29 pm
Smart won’t leave Bummer ’cause he knows Saban will be heading to Texas in a couple of years if not sooner and if he loses to UGA it will be sooner.
Flo- Ri- Duh
November 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
Charlie Strong to Tennessee and James Franklin to Aubarn.
fayncdawg
November 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
And further more, the Pack and the Heels don’t need to think long term in the midst of wallowing in mediocrity in a conference where they should be winning 9+ games a year! If they can’t entice a coach fully capable of immediately having 9+ win seasons, then what?? That would pretty much be a strong indication that they will NOT entice any decent coach now, in 2016 , in 2030 and beyond!
fayncdawg
November 16th, 2012
1:42 pm
Srange as it sounds Flo ri duh, I really see Saban staying in place for a while. I think trying to eclipse Bear Bryant’s legacy keeps Saban right there at Bama!
Joey
November 16th, 2012
1:53 pm
Why would Saban go to another college? Bama’s football program eclipses Texas in National Titles and national respect.
If he leaves, he will go back to the NFL – I think Cowboys, or Jets. He won’t go back to a mess like Miami again and have to rebuild from scratch.
Ole Big Dawg
November 16th, 2012
2:29 pm
Tennessee is going on 2 more years of probation as a result of Kiffen….guess those fine folks can keep using Dooley as a scapegoat. Tenn fans…Gruden…or any big name coach is not going to Knoxville in that mess. You hired Dooley…give the man a fair shake he doesnt deserve the treatment he has received. Kiffen left you like a cheap ho and you take it out on your next gf…lol
Red Stick
November 16th, 2012
2:37 pm
Steve
November 15th, 2012
7:49 pm
“C’mon man, really? Let’s see.
Richt vs Bama 3-1
Richt vs LSU 3-2
Richt vs Tech – Do I need to list it?
Richt vs Florida in the past 6 years, 3-3. What else ya got?”
Richt is 3-4 versus LSU.
2003: LSU won twice
2004: UGA won
2005: UGA won
2008: UGA won
2009: LSU won
2011: LSU won
Geaux Tigers
Go SEC
Mobile Dawg
November 16th, 2012
2:41 pm
OBD, I agree that Dooley should get one more year in Knoxville, he would be on a short leash however.
I think Charlie Strong would be a good fit at AU for the players. The admin and alumni might have some heartburn but that needs to be gotten over.
Petrino should be run out of coaching with his track record, but it seems there’s no real accountability anymore.
f. Gardner
November 16th, 2012
2:53 pm
What about Dan Mullin to Aurburn? Cows and pigs aside Mullin has the umph to get the job done at Auby, but still will have the cows and pigs.
Petrino does not deserve another shot in the SEC, the big East maybe!
Rodster
November 16th, 2012
3:14 pm
Auburn should hire Petrino. They deserve each other. Petrino would win more games than Chizik but it would be a deal with the devil.
Really?
November 16th, 2012
3:17 pm
Georgia is the first team to earn their spot in the SEC Championship game this year. The Dawgs are waiting to see who they will play in the Championship game for the best conference in college football and yet there are still idiots that are so pathetic they are still running their sucks trying to cast doubt on Georgia.
How do these dirt stupid haters manage to dress themselves each day? Do they even get dressed or do they roll from their putrid matress and crawl to their ancient desktop amidst a swarm of flies and go straight to the ajc blogs?
Tim Scott
November 16th, 2012
3:24 pm
AT UT with Dave Hart’s long standing relationship with the Bowden clan might either Tommy or Terry surface here? As a Gator fan I think Dooley is doing a great job.
Ole Big Dawg
November 16th, 2012
3:48 pm
Really…..a result of having a good coach in CMR combined with a rich history of owning and kicking these little guys tails year in and year out. Folks that come on places like this daily to bash a team..fanbase..coach..players..programs are losers. Funny thing is many feel they are doing something..lol…they are admitted losers for the simple fact they are…..fun to twist the knife in their side…fortunately for the Bulldawg Nation…our Dawgs provide plenty of ammo so to speak to make them rather trivial in there bellyaching!
Turkey Neck
November 16th, 2012
4:15 pm
Yechmites are a hoot. The only think Yech is going to run is Johnson out of town, if they can afford it.
Boise Dawg
November 16th, 2012
5:41 pm
“As much as Tennessee might like to keep Dooley, there’s no getting past his career SEC record: It’s 4-18, the victories coming against Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vanderbilt (twice).”
Why would anyone at Tennessee like to keep Dooley. He seems like a good guy and it would have been nice to see him successful at a place like Tennessee, but the reality is he did nothing to deserve the head coaching job at a program like Tennessee. If his name wasn’t Dooley, no way he would have gotten that job, and look at the success La Tech has had since he left. Maybe a good sign for Tennessee fans? Al Golden would be a good get, but I’d also take a hard look at Sonny Dykes.
ARdawg
November 16th, 2012
5:51 pm
Boise Dawg
Thats not exactly a fair comparison. Baby Dooley did very well at La Tech and left the program in great shape. Conversely, what he got in return at TN paled in comparison. Kiffin raped, robbed and pillaged the joint.
Tampa Gator
November 16th, 2012
6:04 pm
I thought Georgia was going to fire Mark Richt…..heck…..he’d recruit like crazy at Kentucky…..but never beat Florida…..so you can rule that one out.
Under The Bleachers
November 16th, 2012
7:56 pm
Flo- Ri- Duh
November 16th, 2012
1:29 pm
Smart won’t leave Bummer ’cause he knows Saban will be heading to Texas in a couple of years if not sooner and if he loses to UGA it will be sooner.
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The comments on Saban are really just dumb and funny and to those who are not in and Mrs. Saban and the school really are way off base. The next job Saban will have is sitting in a lake house chair and or doing a little studio work on one of the ESPNs.
I will say this one more time. FSU has some big issues, they are facing the real possiblity of their AD having issues with an office staffer, the core group in Tallahassee are doing their best to cover it up but with Sunshine Laws one can pretty much mark it down it will come out and reported by the Media.
Lee
November 16th, 2012
10:25 pm
If UT loses to KY, then Dooley is replaced by Petrino,Tuberville or Smart.
Travis Nunnally
November 16th, 2012
11:51 pm
Can’t wait to see Booby Petrino coaching in the Lingerie League, you know it’s coming.
Travis Nunnally
November 16th, 2012
11:56 pm
I must have embarrassed him, his face is all red.
Hunkerdown
November 16th, 2012
11:56 pm
I honestly think that the best thing Arkansas could do is heir Rudolph back.
Hunkerdown
November 16th, 2012
11:57 pm
opps hire
Travis Nunnally
November 17th, 2012
12:01 am
Arkansas is going to hire Chizik.
Chuck UGA
November 17th, 2012
2:14 am
Hey Bradley, Jurich isn’t kidding. he has a benefactor, one “Papa John,” who will stroke a check for whatever dollars (not that I would expect you to know since you are all Blue). Strong won’t be leaving. It has also been humorous watching all the drunks proclaiming Jon Gruden to Knoxville! Two more seasons and that Ga-Tenn series will be tied! Pretty amazing since Tenn had won nine straight in the series.
Chuck UGA
November 17th, 2012
2:32 am
Funny reading all the ignorant comments by the least knowledgeable football fans in all of the South, a certain group of gold and white from the trade school downtown. Thy are so clueless it isn’t worth responding to their comments. Good thing for them they finally recovered their hoops program otherwise the misery index down there would be unmeasurable. The beat down thy’ve got coming next week in Athens may be record-breaking. Georgia will score 60-70 at minimum.
K Conway
November 17th, 2012
6:41 am
Any one with any sense knew that Dooley was a stupid hire and brought in to try to cleanup the mess and would be cut loose as soon as his coaching was exposed! Petrino is a slime ball and only an idiot would hire him! Chezik was a stupid hire that anyone could see at the begiining and his real coaching skills now show! Strong may be a good hire . This tells us that there are a lot of stupid people in charge just like Washington DC!!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
November 17th, 2012
9:04 am
Nick Saban is not going to leave Bama for another coaching position. He and Terri had offers last Jan from both the NFL and the team with the Big Hat and No Cattle out West. Nick for the 1st time is coaching at the same school for the 6th year in his career and Bama is locked and loaded for years to come. With that sad we will never win them all each year but we will be in the hunt each year. Can you say that about your program? Look for Texas to offer Chip Kelly a ton of money but keep in mind the NCAA will update us all on Oregon’s process with the street agent in these next couple of months. Chip may have to get the roadmap from Pet Carroll on how to get out of town before the NCAA gets him. Don’t under estimate the Auburn Mafia folks for that would be a serious mistake. They understand they have to cheat to compete and NOTHING will stop them. The Nick Saban Express has brought them to their knees no doubt even though they have a NC they can look at daily along with the Reuben Foster flip show to make them warm this winter. Best of luck with GSU today. Those country azz boys came to T-town and ran up and down the field on the best defense in the country and 3 1st round defensive players. I told Mal to never schedule that bunch again! Risk games with no reward just make no sense other than the 6 million for the home game.
Tide Rising
November 17th, 2012
12:11 pm
Hard to imagine that anyone in their right mind would hire Petrino with all the baggage that man has. Lot of good candidates in there though including Al Golden, Tubberville, Charley Strong, and Jimbo Fisher. Maybe James Franklin wouldn’t work at UT but why not for Ark or AU? Some good coaches there.
Tide Rising
November 17th, 2012
12:17 pm
Jeez. So now some idiot is opining that Saban is going to Texas when Mack retires? Does this fool not know how many huge, high profile jobs have come and gone since Saban has been at Bama? ND, UF, FSU, Miami, USC, Michigan, Ohio St., And how many of these prize jobs has Saban’s name been linked to or mentioned for? Exactly. None. Gawd these dawg fans make some stupid comments.
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RunninWithTheDawgs
November 18th, 2012
2:59 pm
Dooley is out for sure and word around the campfire is that Jon Gruden wants the job and the Vols want him and his whole staff. If this happens look out SEC East. Heck look out National Championship.
Brown Dog
November 19th, 2012
8:10 am
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
3:44 pm
Richt is 2 out of 3 vs. Saban in the SEC’… look for another beat down in SEC
Cheat at golf? Add up ALL the numbers next time.