Smart? Grantham? The beat goes on
Updated 10:05 p.m.
So tonight we find out who is college football’s national champion, and soon we should find out who is Georgia’s new defensive coordinator.
There’s always a possibility of a Mark Fox-type hire, meaning a hire who doesn’t get mentioned in the rumor mill until the deal is done. But if that’s not the case, then the recent course of the process suggests that one or more of the remaining candidates have been sort of busy lately.
Kirby Smart has been busy preparing Alabama’s defense for tonight’s national championship game. Todd Grantham has been busy preparing the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line for Saturday’s NFL playoff game against Philadelphia.
Smart has acknowledged talking with Mark Richt, although he said Tuesday they hadn’t talked “much” and that “he’s not offered me anything.” If that’s the case -– and of course it might be semantics – you’d think they’d have a lot to talk about in the next couple of days.
There was a report this afternoon by a Dallas radio station — ESPN 103.3 FM – that unnamed sources said Smart would interview for the vacant head-coaching job at Texas Tech soon after the national-championship game. But shortly after the radio report, Texas Tech athletics director Gerald Myers told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: “That’s something that I’m not aware of. I know he’s a good young coach and a good young prospective coach, but at this point we haven’t made any plans to contact him.’’
Grantham has been on Richt’s radar since the failed pursuit of Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster. Not coincidentally, Grantham started his coaching career with the Hokies and is highly regarded by Foster, among others. As you’ve heard, the word from Cowboys camp is that Grantham has been approached by Georgia. The Cowboys are an interesting situation, with head coach Wade Phillips‘ job security not completely clear despite making the playoffs.
There’s a recruiting “dead” period for the national coaches’ convention next week, but when Georgia returns to the recruiting trail on Jan. 15 for the final sprint to signing day, Richt obviously needs to have his new DC in recruits’ homes. (Of course, if the hire were Grantham and the Cowboys were to go to the Super Bowl. . . . )
Still no word from Rennie Curran on whether he, like 17 other UGA underclassmen since 2001, will enter the NFL draft early.
Curran did attend a UGA team meeting on Wednesday, an indication he hadn’t made a final decision to leave. He said last week that he’d like to talk to the new DC before deciding, and maybe he’ll have a chance to do so. Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the draft.
Two more notes:
– Georgia tight end Orson Charles today was named to the Football Writers Association’s Freshman All-America Team.
– And as expected, freshman offensive lineman Kolton Houston and JUCO-transfer safety Jakar Hamilton enrolled early and began classes at UGA today.
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BleedRedandBlack
January 8th, 2010
1:34 am
Alt,
Thanks for the response. I will disagree with you on it, however. I understand your position, but to go to that degree (perfect year, day, and hour)….not sure about that. It was obvious to most of us that it should have been done 12 months earlier. It was a downward plummet on defense since he took over (in spite of Marcus Howard putting the team on his back the end of ‘07…he made the secondary look good), not to be confused with a spiral downward. Decisions that are that obvious have to be made in a timely fashion and not allowed to bring the entire program down. That’s why you had such an outpouring of passion when we stunk on defense early this year. We knew CMR wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) make the change in mid-season so we had to endure it all year.
BTW, the injury thing in ‘08 was used, used, and overused. It was spoken of so much, that it took on a life of its own. While it was significant, it did not make the defense that bad. Other teams had and have injuries, also.
RED DOG 77
January 8th, 2010
1:43 am
I still say this blog sounds like going on a long trip with two little girls in the back seat squealing, are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? For the love of sanity people, it is cold out , play a little ice hockey, go for a walk, go see a movie, stand on your head!……CMR knows pretty much what he wants to do….and if you have noticed, he is doing a great job of keeping it quiet. Wouldnt it be a little more logical to wait and see what he does , and then comment? I personally have all the confidence in the world he will make the correct choice, based on availability of candidates, and the money the UGA brass has alotted for this hire…….My gosh just reading some of these posts, especially the ones from the mean spirited crowd, …..just makes my ass burn
RED DOG 77
January 8th, 2010
1:53 am
I will say this: Anyone who has won 90 games in his first 9 years deserves all UGA fans support. CMR is one heck of a good coach, and an even better man ! Now just ask any of these negative drips who post here, can their coach claim such a consistant winning record? Guess what? the answer is NO.
BuLLdawg
January 8th, 2010
3:04 am
If I hear another Big XII fan HYPE your lousy conference, I’ll PUKE.
Congratulations Alabama. SEC has Won The Golden Sombrero.
4 in a Row BCS NC Game Wins by The Mighty SEC.
Big XII in BCS National Championship Games is 2-5. (SEC 6-0.)
Who the hell do you think is better ?
3 of the Big XII 5 BCS NC Game LOSSES are head-to-head with SEC.
Including the LAST TWO (2) IN A ROW.
For the record, Texas could not stop Mark Ingram or Richardson as both gained over 100 yards rushing.
Texas, on the other hand, in dire need of a running game, could not run at ALL against Alabama.
Big XII vs SEC in Bowl Games 2009-2010 Season 0-3.
Big XII vs SEC in Bowl Games 2008-2009 Season 0-3.
If Mack Brown is worth $5 million a year, Coach Nick Saban is worth $15 million a year. Texas beat only 1 Final AP Poll Top 25 team, Nebraska. And, Nebraska has not beat a Final AP Poll Top 25 team all 4 years in which Suh played 54 games.
Alabama beat Number 9 Virginia Tech who beat Nebraska.
Alabama beat Number 2 Florida who beat Number 3 Cincinnati.
Alabama beat Number 4 Texas WHO BEAT NO ONE.
36-21 God Almighty Big XII.
Give it up Big XII with your 2-5 in the BCS NC Game to SEC now 6-0.
Go play someone. Beat them. Then, HYPE the hell out of your conference that you deserve to be in the BCS NC Game again.
The NC Game was The SEC Championship Game. 2 previous years ago, LSU was Number 1 and UGA Number 2 in the Final AP Poll. It will be the same for The SEC this season, Florida Number 2 and Alabama Number 1 in the Final AP Poll.
BEST CONFERENCE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL ?
Give it up the rest of you LOSERS.
The Orange Bowl featuring Iowa and Georgia Tech drew a 6.8 rating Tuesday night. This rating is better than the Orange’s last four ratings of ACC “BCS” Bowl Games.
The ACC has Won 1 Orange Bowl period since the 1996 Season Started.
Great ACC.
Give it the hell up.
The Fiesta Bowl drew an 8.2. . This game was not
ACC who had a LOSING RECORD in bowl games before this year, added to it with another LOSING RECORD in Bowl Games this year 3-4.
5 ACC teams did not even make a bowl game. ACC had contracts for more bowl games and had to give up their bowl games. Wonderful.
PAC-10 went 2-5 in Bowl Games for the worst performance.
SEC went 6-4 in Bowl Games for the Best Performance.
The Big XII went 4-4.
The Big East went 4-2.
The Big 10 went 4-3.
Duds of College Football ? ACC “conference.”
Followed very closely by the PAC-10.
Please note there have been 105 UGA Bulldog Football Players Graduate since December 2005.
UGA Bulldogs won 8 or more games 13 years in a row to lead the nation. Texas and Virginia Tech are tied for second place with 12 years of 8 plus wins a season. Both play in crappy butt conferences.
26-13-3 UGA Bulldogs in Bowl Games
26 Bowl Wins is 4th place behind Alabama 32, Southern Cal 32 & Penn State 27.
38-4 non-conference Coach Richt Era.
90-27 overall Coach Richt Era 9 years.
RUSS ends his career UNDEFEATED 2-0 including beating GA tek.
THE 15 NFL UGA BULLDOGS IN THE PLAY-OFFS STARTING NOW :
Dennis Roland, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
Started at OT at the New York Jets
Robert Geathers, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Started at JACK linebacker and had two tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and two pass break-ups in the 21-13 win at Oakland
Ben Watson, TE, New England Patriots
Had three catches for 32 yards at Houston
Will Witherspoon, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
Started at LB and led the team with eight tackles including one for a loss at Dallas
Sean Jones, FS, Philadelphia Eagles
Had four tackles at Dallas
Max Jean-Gilles, G, Philadelphia Eagles
Started at RG at Dallas
Chris Clemons, DE, Philadelphia Eagles
Had a tackle for loss at Dallas
Reggie Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Played at WR at Dallas
5 UGA BULLDOGS on Philadelphia Eagle BULLDOGS.
Jarius Wynn, DE, Green Bay
Had one tackle in the 33-7 win at Arizona
Asher Allen, CB, Minnesota Vikings
Led the team with six tackles in the 44-7 win over the New York Giants
Charles Grant, DE, New Orleans Saints
Started at LE and had one tackle at Carolina
Jon Stinchcomb, OT, New Orleans Saints
Started at RT at Carolina
Paul Oliver, CB, San Diego Chargers
Had five tackles in the 23-20 win over Washington
Tim Jennings, CB, Indianapolis Colts
Had five tackles including one for a loss at Buffalo
15 NFL BULLDOGS IN PLAY-OFFS of our 39 on NFL rosters today.
Fan
January 8th, 2010
3:39 am
Big time, you sound like a douche!! You need to check CMR record before you post your commemnts. Alot has to fall your way to win a national title, alot of skill and alot of luck! I hate when folks blog and don’t know their facts…..
superDawg
January 8th, 2010
4:59 am
stinger there you go crying again.
dawgfan13
January 8th, 2010
5:40 am
Kirby Smart is not coming t o Georgia and I for one am glad! I think he will make a good head coach one day and he is a smart guy who knows his golden egg is with Bama and Nick Saban. This has to be an NFL guy! I hope the Dallas coach is the guy! Pro coaches are very good at coaching defensive schemes and fundamentals. They also have draw to top recruits because they can always sell their brand of getting the player ready for the pros. If not the Dallas guy, just get the young hottest prospect from a college program. I dont knwo about you guys but this is getting old. Hire someone already. Lets not forget that the Georgia DC job may be viewed as the 3 or 4 DC job out ther with Florida, Fl State, possibly TTech jobs open so dont go crazy when we get a unheard name. Its possible!
RED DOG 77
January 8th, 2010
6:23 am
Oh God help us, BuLLdawg is back ! Reving up to write another book, are ya ? BuLLdawg ? Wake me up when its over, just cant take another BuLLdawg book, its been a long week.
santa cruz dawg
January 8th, 2010
7:01 am
Patience. It will not be long now and we will have a DC not named CWM.
Everyone in Dawgnation have a great 2010, from the West Coast.
AltamahaDawg
January 8th, 2010
7:28 am
On the injury thing, the fact that it was talked about alot does not make it not matter. Other teams had injuries? Yea, as well a whole bunch of other factor that come into play. And that why teams don’t win more game than they do. Once again, name a team in the history of the world (or a DC for that matter) that has even won that many game with that many injuries. Either you believe that injuries play a part in the production of a team, or you do not. If you do, then massive injuries certainly would , and have to be taken into consideration before you fire half your staff in a 10 win season. The truth is used, and overused sometimes. The housing bubble has been talked about ad-naseum, but the fact remains it IS a huge part of this recession. And other decades have had slumps to, but never to that degree. Its not an excuse, its a reality.
It’s easy to debate mow that WM should have been fired and 2 other coaches last year. I still give you way more credit, that if you were running the UGA football program, you would not have done that.
By way 05,06,07 the defense was extrememly consistant. Maybe they werent as good as wanted/needed/whatever but they were almost exactly the same through those years, and stats extrmemely close to what they were the 4 yrs before. To say they were plumeting is simply inaccurate and emotional , not factual. Nobody was calling for anyone to be be fired in 07. That leaves 08. Richt made a judgement based on the situation.
By this line of reasoning Evans has waited MUCH to long to fire Mark Richt, because we did have some issue this past season that seems to have been building for a couple of years, (way beyond who the name of the DC is) .He is making a decision to see if Richt can work out of it. If he can’t, then folks are going to say it he waited MUCH too late to do something.
Nesbitt and McCoy got the same treatment
January 8th, 2010
8:27 am
Tech’s QB Nesbitt and the TX QB got a does of SEC reality. BOTH got pounded early on in their respective clashes with the SEC teams and ended up sitting. The SEC is so stout and the other conferences are a joke ……….top to bottom. That tech wishbone would be a joke in the SEC.
By the way, when do UGA and tech play B ball again???
Iowa is like a mid tier SEC school ( UGA, Ole Miss, UT and KY and Arkansas,SC ) and the others, Bama and Florida would slaughter Tech. The ACC is lower than a snake’s belly and in a wagon rut.
Roll Tide and SEC RULES NCAA BABY !!! How many NC now??? Hmmm??
Hal
January 8th, 2010
8:42 am
Rod & AltamahaDog:
Rod: Playcalling problems? Really? You do realize that there are 60 plays called on offense and not one coach or coordinator has ever called a perfect game. But you should also know this: No matter what the play that’s called, it about execution. Blaming the call is a layman’s excuse when he doesn’t know what went wrong. On offense, if all 11 men do exactly what they are supposed to do, every play will go for 99 yds. Obviously that rarely ever happens. UGA averaged 3.1 more points per game this year with Joe Cox at the helm than we did the entire time we had David Greene. We avg more yards and points over the 4 year period since Bobo became OC than we did while Mark was the OC. The offense is fine. It could always be better and will when we have a better defense. A team takes on the identity of its defense. If the D is mean, aggressive and attacking, so will the offense be. Can’t hurt to get a turnover and a short field once in a while either.
Altamaha: Our defense was not consistent in 05, 06 & 07. In ‘05 we lost 3 games, gave up 30 points just once (using BVG leftover players). In 06 we lost 4 games surrendering 30 points per game in the 4 losses (15+ pts more than BVG defenses avgd). In 07 we lost 2, but we won 3 shoot-outs while our D gave up 30+ again one of which being Troy… Troy! To watch us game by game since ‘05 only an apologist would say we didn’t experience a gradual decline in defensive output. And you’re right about the injury bug in ‘08 costing us perhaps a run but keep in mind, the vast majority of those injuries were on offense.
I think CWM was a good coach who knew what he was doing. But for some reason something was a miss. The team didn’t play hard for him. Look at the intensity they played with in the Liberty Bowl when none of us even wanted to be there. They played fast and wreckless. Something we haven’t seen much under CWM.
And now its up to CMR to find us another BVG who will get that kind of effort out of our D every day. UGA hasn’t fallen off the map, we are not contrary to popular Tech fan opinion a program in decline. We had a couple bad seasons and a good boss tried to allow a coach to coach his way out of it. It didn’t work and he moved on. Don’t get your hearts set on Kirby, or Grantham… it could be Manny Diaz. As long as he gets the superb talent that we’ve recruited to play up to their potential we’ll be back in Atlanta in no time.
Give Mark a little more credit and trust. As a longtime Bulldog I still get embarrassed at how we treated Dooley more than once and now we want bronze statues of him at the gates. Stop being so fickle and…………………..
GO DAWGS!!!
georgiadawgg
January 8th, 2010
8:48 am
LISTEN PEOPLE MARK IS STALLING FOR TIME. HE HAS NO CLUE WHO HE IS GOING TO PICK AS DC. HE HAS WAITED TO LONG. BETTER GET SOMEBODY QUICK THOUGH.
RamblinOn
January 8th, 2010
9:00 am
Poor puppies!!! Trying to latch on to Bama’s fake title as though it’s your own!!! The community of Blueberry Mountain, N.C. declared GT their national champion last night at a PTA meeting. So guess what? Just another title to add to our collection already!!!! GT, 2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, again!!! While the puppies are champs of the Weedeater Bowl!!! HAHAHAHA!!!
DAWGS73
January 8th, 2010
9:05 am
Richt is doing exactly what he needs to do. He is making Kirby’s hires for him since he can’t do that while he is the coach at Alabama. Garner is going to leave when Kirby comes to town, so Kirby has told CMR who he wants to coach the D line and that is Grantham. When Kirby is gone in two years to be a Head Coach, Grantham takes over. Watch and see!
4WhatIt'sWorth
January 8th, 2010
9:29 am
Can we start Spring Practice next week? … I’m already having withdrawals!
get it done
January 8th, 2010
10:19 am
whatever we are doing i really hope that it is a “DONE DEAL” because if UF has got their man and they seem to what does it say if we are still “Hunting” this has to be resolved soon or i think we could lose some major ground in the recruit game
Dale
January 8th, 2010
10:33 am
I can’t think of a single reason Smart would leave the National Champion and likely preseason #1 to take the same job at Georgia. Would Richt take the next head coach job at Miami?
Without-a-clue
January 8th, 2010
10:34 am
I just read where this bunch of bloviating bloggers will have NO imput into who is hired to fill UGA’s coaching staff vacancies. Who would have thunk it?
Hairy's Balls
January 8th, 2010
10:44 am
After watching what a freshman QB did to get Texas back to 21-24 in the game last night, I’m still not sold on Smart. If McCoy had not been knocked out, Texas puts 50 on Alabama’s defense and wins the game.
I still want to see Nebraska’s Carl Pelini as our next defensive coordinator. His defense was incredible this year, put the clampdown on Colt McCoy and shutout Arizona in their bowl game. Let ‘Bama keep Smart.
Fire Bobo
January 8th, 2010
10:46 am
Kirby Smart is the new coach at Texas Tech!! Told the players last night!!! What do we do next???
Hairy's Balls
January 8th, 2010
10:47 am
@ RamblinOn:
2009 ACC Champtions – University of Gerogia ((((((((30-24))))))))))
Iowa 24 – GT 14
STFU
calm down
January 8th, 2010
10:47 am
If we don’t get Smart, which I’m confident we won’t, don’t fret. Everyone knows Bama’s D is Saban’s D. Smart is just the face of it.
that game meant everything to Tech
January 8th, 2010
11:05 am
We could move Bobo to Defensive Coordinator and still beat Tech!..lmfao…heck we’ve pulled grad students from the stands to coach the Defense and beat TECH…nice Tangerine bowl showing against a second rate big ten school too…f(l)agboys!!!!
mark
January 8th, 2010
11:16 am
acc sux
acc sux
acc sux
big12 sux
big12 sux
big12 sux
poor little nerds at tek are so dump that they can only run a high school type offense. lol
GaGator
January 8th, 2010
11:29 am
The reason the Gators keep beating the dawgs, is Meyer is always one to two steps ahead of the truck salesman. Meet the new Defensive Coordinator for the Gators:
The Miami Dolphins confirmed Thursday night that inside linebackers coach George Edwards is leaving to take the defensive coordinator’s position at Florida.
Edwards, an assistant at UF under Steve Spurrier in 1991, is the most tenured member of the Dolphins’ coaching staff, just completing his fifth season with the team. He has 11 years of NFL coaching experience, including one as a defensive coordinator.
Edwards, 43, has previous NFL coaching stints with Cleveland, Washington and Dallas. He was the defensive coordinator for the Redskins under Spurrier in 2003.
Before going to the NFL, Edwards, a former defensive standout at Duke, was an assistant at four schools – UF (1991), Appalachian State (1992-95), Duke (1996) and Georgia (1997).
The move is surely bittersweet for inside linebacker Channing Crowder, a former UF standout who has been groomed under Edwards during his entire NFL career.
Crowder has called Edwards “the best assistant in the NFL, period,” and considers him to be a father figure of sorts. Now, Edwards is leaving to help Crowder’s alma mater.
The hiring of Edwards will complete Urban Meyer’s coaching staff.
AltamahaDawg
January 8th, 2010
12:01 pm
Hal, I just meant actual stats those years, not really considering that new non-stat “over-30 point but still won”. The fact of the matter is that we WERE consistant in the ways that guage a defense (uber-subjective fast and wreckless standard aside) those threee years and very similar where we were the 3 before. Yards, ints, sacks, pass broken up, 3rd down %, SEC, national rankings. As far as scoring, WM’s teams gave up something like 1-4 ppg more than BVG’s did untill 2008. Furthermore, the rise in points allowed by UGA over those years was LESS than the rise in points allowed in the SEC as a whole over that time frame. So yes, they were consistant.
2008 was not, but impossible to guage because of so many factors,(and certainly not fire half your staff than had been part of “one of the best team in the country” just a few month before. Tried to recover in 2009, (which was tremendously complicated by a rash of issue non-realted to the D), coulnd’t and here we are. I think he did what he needed and our Defense hopefully will improve, BUT my point was, that CMR timing was correct. Looking back and subjectively saying the writing was on the wall is a far cry from changing the realities of the timing.
I have no idea what apologist even means. What would I apologize for? I didn’t run the show. I’m not making up stuff to prove anything. I don’t have an agenda to justify. But I understand the paranoia around here that somebody might say something that doesnt blame WM for everything wrong with UGA football right now. Although, that would be great.
I take it you think there is nothing wrong with the offensive staff that can’t be solely blamed on the players, but if things don;t go well next year, everyone is going to be blessed with the same hindsight about them, I am sure.
BTW. 2008 injuries being mostly on the offense is not remotely true. Certainly not in the players that were very much figured to be in that pre-season expectations. By Mid-season we didnt even have enough healthy LB to practise. WE were using reserve DT (not starters because down 2 of those) to stand in for DE when we we ran out of those, just so that they could even walk-through a game plan.
We had a lot of O-line injuries, but frankly that was one young guy replacing the other young guy. I don’t anyone who thought Our O-line was going to be a strength going into the season. But everyone thought we were returning a good core of D players, and most of them were hurt at times.
AltamahaDawg
January 8th, 2010
12:11 pm
There is a specific “inside LB coach” as opposed to the outside LB coach?
chatham dawg
January 8th, 2010
1:42 pm
RODNEY GARNER !!!!!!!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO SAY. LET HIM DO THE JOB.
Dennisd40
January 8th, 2010
1:51 pm
I was in Birmingham on Wensday listening to a Bama sports show on my way through and they had some callers who said they saw CMR at a Cracker Barrel in Tuscaloosa.
hey Dennisd40
January 8th, 2010
2:00 pm
Somehow I don’t believe you….
Texas Tech And South Florida Could Land SEC Coaches | MrSEC.com
January 8th, 2010
3:27 pm
[...] after last night’s BCS Championship Game.Meanwhile, Georgia fans continue to wait to see if Smart might return to his alma mater as Mark Richt’s defensive coordinator. Smart didn’t rule out that possibility earlier [...]
PHIL
January 8th, 2010
3:59 pm
BULLDAWG Can you give me some more stuff on NE please?
Georgiabuckmaster
January 8th, 2010
6:19 pm
Would Pollack take one of the other jobs? Heard he was over a couple weeks ago before Christmas with KS
Smell-the-Honey
January 8th, 2010
7:28 pm
GT will vastly improve our defense next year when we hire Willie Martinez as DC.
hunkered down
January 8th, 2010
9:06 pm
It’s been more than a month that this job’s been open. I wish they’d quit dithering and hire someone.
santa cuz dawg
January 8th, 2010
11:21 pm
My really inside sources, who shall remain nameless, say Kirby’s a lock, and will be announced on Monday after details are worked out. Shhh.. don’t tell anyone.
AltamahahaDawg
January 8th, 2010
11:23 pm
I love Mark Richt. He’s the best in the business. Big fan.
Bremens Dawg
January 8th, 2010
11:25 pm
it’s kirby Smart, not going to be grantham after all. for sure. like totally.
Gators own you
January 9th, 2010
3:07 am
Signs that UGA fans are panicking:
1) SEC bleating.
2) Stat mongering.
3) Advocare V100 bowl hyping.
4) TECH obsessing.
5) Richt hating.
GADSDEN DAWG
January 9th, 2010
4:00 am
That is not true about CMR and KIRBY having a fall out after 2005. Where are you getting that at.You dont know what you are talking about. Gravy Train whats that.
GADSDEN DAWG
January 9th, 2010
4:04 am
TOO FIRE BOBO YOU ARE A DUMB A$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
98 Dawg
January 9th, 2010
8:19 am
Richt will make a great hire. Despite all the talk the true Bulldog Nation stands behind Richt and has faith in him and the choice he will make for the team. I think both Kirby and Grantham are great candidates but I doubt that it is Kirby for one reason. Why would we make an offer to Chavis (who was only shopping for money and used the talk with UGA to squeeze LSU for more cash) if we were truly waiting on the opportunity (after the national title game) to hire Kirby?
I would be thrilled if Kirby came back to the Bulldog Nation. But if I had to put odds on it, I would say that we have a deal in place with Grantham that will probably be annouced after this weekend.
In either case, it will be a vast improvement for UGA as we get someone with the ability to be a true Defensive Coordinator.
Urban Liar Caught in Lies
January 9th, 2010
9:31 am
Urban Liar has voluntarily quit on 7 sets of recruits and players. 7 times. Quit, walked away, said goodbye without blinking. 7. times. quit. This is a pattern of a “quit-a-holic”.
Urban Liar is not really respected when he leavesa a team, here are over a DOZEN lies meyer has told over his career:
http://www.utefans.net/lies.php
DAWGMAN
January 9th, 2010
9:31 am
Charles is a beast…oh and curran is almost for sure goin to the draft, he has a one year old baby so he needs that money,
It would be nice to see smart on the sidelines next year but i wouldnt hold my breath…what about tcu’s dc? any word on that possibility?
End of Run for Gators
January 9th, 2010
9:37 am
1) 4 Coaches quit (DC, Recruiter, RB, Cornerbacks) many made a lateral move, coaches don’t believe Meyer is coming back
Meyer says God told him to stop in NY Times
2) Juniors leaving early
3) Key seniors gone
4) Urban Meyer quit again for the 7th time in his career
5) ESPN reporting end of an era for Gators
6) High School head coach leading team, no College head coach experience
7) Meyer has never stayed more than 5 years in 1 place in 24 years–Meyer’s not a rebuilding kind of guy–zero loyalty
Dawagaholic30286
January 9th, 2010
9:12 pm
A friend of mine that has been in coaching for over 30 years and has had contact with and knows Grantham says “he is the biggest jerk” as a person I ‘ve seen during my coaching career”….For some reason that gives me pause about the Dallas coach…..Does anyone out there know anything about him?
Barkin'Dag
January 11th, 2010
10:31 am
Is Smart really that good of a DC? From what I hear, Saban is he one really running the show over there and not Smart. Do we really want a DC who has to be hand held by the HC?