Athens — Kirby Smart won’t be coming to Georgia as the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator, deciding after two days of deliberation to remain in the same job at Alabama.
Smart, a former Georgia player, explained his decision in written comments provided by Alabama:
“I think it was pretty well known that there was an opportunity to return to my alma mater as defensive coordinator,” Smart said. ”I wouldn’t even have considered discussing the position with any other school, but when it is a place I’ve spent some of my best years and had some great memories, I thought it was something I should discuss with my family and figure out what was best.
“After thinking about all the factors over the last couple days, we are going to stay at the University of Alabama. We love it in Tuscaloosa, have made some great friends here and I think we are building something special here at Alabama with Coach [Nick] Saban. I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like a become a better coach.
“I’ve got a great deal of respect for Coach [Mark] Richt and the job he has done there, and the University of Georgia will also have a special place in my heart. Not only did I play there, but my wife played basketball there and we have a lot of friends at UGA.”
Smart had been considering a lucrative multi-year offer — reportedly for three or four years at around $700,000 per year — to return to his alma mater as defensive coordinator. His pending decision had been the subject of intense speculation among UGA fans over the weekend. Saban previously had expressed his disapproval of assistant coaches making lateral career moves.
“We’re very pleased and happy that Kirby is going to be staying here at the University of Alabama with us,” Saban said in a statement this afternoon. ”He’s done a fabulous job for us. He’s one of the finest assistant coaches in the country.
“You expect guys like Kirby to get lots of opportunities to do things, and we want to continue to help him continue to develop his career here so that when he leaves here, it’s going to be to be a head coach and probably in a very good situation. So we’re excited about that. We’re happy for him and his family. It’s very pleasing to us.”
Alabama is believed to have aggressively countered Georgia’s financial offer, but said it would not reveal Smart’s new salary until it is approved by trustees in the spring. Smart’s salary was around $360,000 in 2009.
Richt has been trying to hire a new defensive coordinator since the Dec. 2 firing of Willie Martinez and two other defensive coaches.
Georgia previously pursued two veteran defensive coordinators for the job, Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster and LSU’s John Chavis. Both opted to remain in their current jobs after having their contracts considerably sweetened.
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gadawg
January 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
crap
bamafan
January 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
awwww…sorry! Guess UGA will have to wait a while to find out who their saviour is!
Tim
January 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
I knew it… Oh well..
NEWNANDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
oh well so what now??
Bryan G.
January 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Say what you want about this economy…Mark Richt has done more to help the GDP than anyone. You’re welcome Bud, Chavis, and Kirby. Hell, I need a raise. Think I can get Richt to give me a call about the DC job?
Hawk n the Ham
January 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Dingleberry!!!!
Beatdowndawg
January 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Strike 5.
Fridawg
January 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Couldn’t even let the guy speak for himself? Saban is a jerk, and Kirby should at least speak to the matter.
WGD
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Not overly shocked. Just makes us look bad as it appears we have been “turned down” by some two or three candidates. Next?
Billy
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
now what, Coach Richt??
Atl Gator
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
The poodles strike out again….
SAV' DAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Georgia needs an X’s and O’s guy, not another recruiter. Someone from the NFL will better suit our needs.
allan in texas
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
damn,damn,damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAWG Trapped in BAMA!
January 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Well thanks Kirby Smart, you have single handedly made your alma matta look like a second rate program. The good news is this…. I don’t think he was worth the $$$$ we were throwing at him, why? He has never proven anything on his own to deserve that kind of $$$$. RICHT- GET GRANTHAM TODAY and be done with this….. or else we are going to haverecruits dropping like flies!
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
I’m still available!
Your Welcome, Kirby
January 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
He can thank us later for his raise.
John
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Well isnt that the professional thing to do…..speak for some one else during a press conference regarding a whole other person. I wont believe it until Smart comments for himself! It makes him look like a little boy in Saban’s 5th grade math class.
Saban is such an A**
RT
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
WOW! Thats all I can say.
UGAFan
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Well we will find someone….Good luck to Coach Smart….
wishful thinking
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
The drama goes on……
JimDog
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
That blows. However, after watching the Dallas defense on Saturday, I hope Grantham will take the job.
hagood
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Thank God this didn’t happen…Satan and Smarts defensive scheme is so overrated!
Jerry Glanville
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
NOW will you call me??!!
buzz is wiser
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
As a citizen of Georgia, I know you guys have to be hurt, I was on the Mark Bradley’s blog earlier stating why I didn’t think Smart would come. I know how much you guys wanted him to “come home” and as a Tech fan I am truly sorry for your disappointment. But I must admit, it is pretty funny.
Joe B.
January 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Kirby Smart is no longer a UGA alum, and he WILL NEVER BE WELCOMED HOME again.
You have lost your home son, and sold your soul to the devil. You are half a man.
BG
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
Kirby is Sabans boy! Get out of Sabans shadow Kirby.
thomas
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
GO DAWGS! http://www.wedgeorgia.com
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
WE DON’T NEED HIM IF HE DON’T WON’T TO BE HERE…PLUS SABAN SPEAKING FOR HIM CAN’T EVEN TALK FOR HIMSELF
AndyC
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
DAWG Trapped in BAMA!
To be honest. UGA is a second rate program compared to Bama so I think he made the right decision.
Native Atlantan
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
Bama will just have less money to spend on football players now.
DawginLex
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
I was OK with Kirby coming and would have supported him 100% but you just have to wonder how much of that team’s character comes from him. Saban clearly is in charge. His teams don’t make mistakes and beat themselves with stupid penalties. I’m sure Kirby is a good coach and he is potentially looking at another ring in 2010 so I can’t blame him for staying.
We honestly need someone a little more seasoned with solid credentials who can take charge.
Probably gonna be an NFL guy now.
H.T.
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
this sucks but its not surprising…
Gomerdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
He never really was offered by the dawgs, anyway and didn’t have what it takes to be a dawg
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Grantham HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FIRST CHOICE
Dave Wommack
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
I’m available!
pdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Cant Kirby speak for himself???????
Da Blu One!
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Kirby is excluded from chicken cutlet night from now on…
ugagrad05
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
rehire Willie!
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Stop panicking. The defense is already better than last year.
Ding
January 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
I hope the Cowboys make the super bowl then Saint Richt will have to wait till Sunday after signing day. Jim Leavitt would be a good choice–he could strangle a few.
Happydawg
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
I personally could care less about Kirby Smart. A few of us Dawgs didn’t want him as DC anyways. Much better to get a guy with NFL experience to counter TN and now UF’s NFL experienced DC’s. I would love to have Grantham.
so what
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
this is not the end of the world In a way it does weaken ALabama…They paid hijm out the nose and it will tricles down which will cause all kinds of problems witht he regents in the state…The salaries are getting out of control for assistants….GA will be fine….I would have liked him here just to see what the fuss was about, however I was not sold on his ability to turn things around…..IT is not about Money at this point. It is about opportunity … Funny that Kirby did not make the announcement may show you about the person….
Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
I don’t see anyone knocking down Tech’s door……..
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
If he does not have the balls to report it himself, it just shows that he is Sabans boy. Let daddy do the dirty work. Wonder if Saban call CMR for him also.
Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Oh come on fleabags!
Aren’t you guys use to losing by now ???
DZ
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
“Who would want to live in Alabama?”
KIRBY SMART WOULD!
———–
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
See, I told you I was the best you could do.
UGA'72
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
Settle down folks. You’re hearing this from Coach Saban, not Coach Smart. I’m willing to bet this isn’t over yet, but is wishful thinking on Coach Saban’s part.
GAGirl
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
What does that say about our program that we can’t lure a top-notch DC? I know that college football is a business too but come on Kirby, if you weren’t going to take the job, why stretch it out 3 days? Just say no to begin with so we can move on….
DAWG Trapped in BAMA!
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
To be honest with you… I dont think Smart would have gained any discipline/respect at UGA. Reason being, it takes Nick Saban’s demeanor to control not only his players but his assistants as well. I think UGA is better served to have someone who is a little bit older and can demand a little more respect than someone like Smart…. who apparently can’t even make up his mind about his career on his own…. not sure we want someone like this trying to instill discipline on the defensinve side of the ball at UGA
Porty
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
Hey Dog stuck in Bama, it didn’t take KS turning UGa down to make them look second rate. They do it pretty good on their own!
KD
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
Saban said, not Kirby, and isn’t Kirby man enough to speak for himself. If Kirby wants to coach for his alma mata, then he can tell Saban where to go. I think there are 3 coaches in college that you can group together for different reasons, and most of you know what they are; Saban, Meyer, & Kiffin.
The Whole truth
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
The Dawgs never really wanted Kirby.. He was not a very good coach.. He is short and too low key…
Right!!!
Yeah and Richt would have gone 12-0 last year if not for the Refs.
Can you say septic tank!
BamaJoe
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
I guess that plane from Athens to Tuscaloosa was dropping off the hopes of bulldog nation to Bama rather than bringing back a DC…..RTR
Cuz
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
I smell fire and brimstone.
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Seriously, hire those two grad assistants who coached the bowl game
Real ACC Champions
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
I wonder why a 34 year old man cannot speak for himself?
Coach Spraytan
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Don’t worry boys, I got the inside track. We were gonna promote Garner all the time. We just wanted Bama to pay Smart more money
Hooday Hooooooooooo
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
That David Pollack is full of more sheeet than a Christmas goose!
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
SABAN: I’m bending over boy, kiss it..
SMART: YES SIR as you wish master Saban
Dawgs97
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Honestly, Dawg fans in here ripping Kirby should lay off. The guy is like a year or two away from getting a head coaching job anyway & it was porbably the most sensible move to stay put at least one more season as DC in the same place. This was less about Athens and Tuscaloosa, and more about getting closer to becoming a head coach.
Best of luck, Coach Smart, you do a great job with Alabama and wish you well. I look forward to Richt hiring a great candidate soon.
BigHittas
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Just because Saban says that in a press conference does that mean it’s true?
Nope.
Just think how many times Saban has said he was staying somewhere only to be moving? I wouldn’t assume it’s over till I hear from it Smart or Richt.
dawg it
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
told ya so…..and Saben has too now. where do we go from here? hint: looking at teams on top and trying to get their coaches to come to UGA is a no-go….the atmosphere here is not as attractive as we think, it seems.
nickz
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Smart’s still coming until I hear it from him…Saban’s just saying that so it’ll make Smart look bad when he decides to come to UGA. Saban’s a tool!
BamaGrad
January 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Georgia is a nice regional football power (along same lines of Auburn and Clemson), but now that Kirby has experienced being part of a big-time national power like Bama, he likes the view from the top. If there is a HC opening in the next couple of years at another national program, he will be on the short list I am sure – similar to a Bob Stoops hire at Oklahoma. The UGA football program under Richt is a sinking ship – nice guy but far too soft and now his teams are a reflection of that. I hope the “Dawgs” have a nice time on the swimming or bowling outing during fall camp. Saban and Smart will likely be swimming in a Gatorade bath again at Phoenix University Stadium next January.
TEH
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Remember…Saban also said he was not going to leave Miami but he did..so I will wait for the official word from Kirby or Mark Richt. GO DAWGS!
bigdawg88
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Okay, go after Withers now, or the guy at Air Force….
'Bama 1
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Kirby Smart lives up to name. He has something now that he would never see at Georgia, a National Championship Ring! Suck it Georgia!
Roll Tide
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Real ACC Champions
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
To BamaJoe:
I hope when UGA wins a national title, we don’t display it at Wal-Mart! You did win the National Title but Tuscaloosa is still Tuscaloosa.
jimmy
January 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
we don’t a d.c who can’t speak for himself
Gooberdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Thet Smart shur is Stoopid. He cheapens ma Uga deegree
Dawg in Jorts Country
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Grantham or Leavitt wouldn’t be bad fall back options. But with the Cowboys playing well (and possibly for a few more weeks) and Leavitt filing a lawsuit against USF, they aren’t likely to happen given the amount of time we’d have to wait to get them.
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
We will remember this if the Georgia Headcoaching job ever comes open….We will call you right after we call Golf
20% unemployment
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
“Anyone, Anyone want a job”
Just one condition. You have to live in Athens… No not Greece the cess pool.
Hmmmmm
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
I agree with JOhn that it is a Jackass thing for Saban to do and not even let KS be man enough to say so himself. Guess we shouldn’t be surprised given the hissy fit Saban threw this weekedn when he thought KS was leaving.
Good luck getting past that to your next job KS.
Bdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Wow! Didn’t see that coming. All indications pointed to him leaving Bama. This hurts if it is indeed true. I just want to know, what happened? ESPN was reporting it was likely and even David Pollack was tweeting that it was all but finalized. Were they just that wrong, or did something happen in the last couple of hours to change his mind?
UGA
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Omigog! We’re irrelevant! What do we do now?
AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa
Terry
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
The headline simply says it all.
UGA VIII
January 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Crap, now I am cursed too!
AceDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
I think he’s the one we wanted and expected, but there are lots of good ones out there – here’s to hoping one is cracking UGA heads together in Spring practice.
Jim Jones
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Nick Saban always gets what he wants.
SimpleDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Must be more to the story…….. I smell a rat.
Let’s wait until Kirby says no himself.
No reason to trust Satan.
Who Cares?
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
This just confirms what everybody thinks of the uga program, it’s on the decline and a second rate program.
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
I don’t give a damn what you guys say. UGA is getting a LOT of respect by getting these guys HUGE raises. It certainly isn’t the end of the world for UGA’s D. Grantham, I’m confident, will be a great guy for the program. LOL. Anyone but Martinez.
EW
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
All this second rate talk is hilarious. Especially coming from teams who have been in UGA’s shadow for the past decade (Bama, Tech…).
Bring on Grantham and let’s go.
PS. One offer was made…no more. The others were just talks.
Without-a-clue
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Smart is like a recruit that doesn’t want to be here. If he doesn’t want to be here, we don’t want him. Next!
And...SabanNeverFibs
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
After all, he himself has never ever ever EVER said he was staying put somewhere and then ended up bailing out on a prgram, right?
So… Wouldn’t it be funny if one of his valued assistants dumped him the way he has dumped so many others?
Nick Saban doesn’t know the meaning of the word *loyalty* and that particular Karma would be so sweet.
Just a Fan
January 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Georgia continues down its path of IRRELEVANCY.
Better get used to it…..more to come.
And…Im a Ga fan.
ricardo
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Relax Dawg fans because Kirby is smarter than we are. He will come home to be our Head Coach in the not too distant future.
Bremen Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Kirby was negotiating will Alabama all along. Thats what its about, money. I just hate that Mark Richt keeps wasting his time on these guys. Maybe this will cause some problems for Alabama now that he is probably getting a big raise and now the rest of his coaches will be looking to get out.
Hooday Hooooooooooo
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
I wish Mark Richt would take his Muzzle off and let us know what the hell is going on.
Dawg stuck in Bham
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Here’s the facts: Richt and Bobo are pissed. Smart gave a verbal YES last week and asked for it in writing. They gave it to him. He backed out after getting strong armed by Saban the last 48 hours. Another guy falling for Saban’s selfish lies. He wins…but he lies to do it.
Don't believe little nicky just yet
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
How many times did he say he wasn’t leaving the Dolphins?
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Ray Goff is available and he is still my boy.
20% unemployment
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
“Anyone, Anyone want a job”
Just one condition. You have to live in Athens… No not Greece the cess poo
Kevin "Big Sexy" Nash
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
A good defense is a better offense. Just remember that!
NWO 4 LIFE!
Nick
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Another coach using a Georgia Team for a raise. I’m looking at you Petrino!
Ginger
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Disappointed…but in this world you can lie down and die or keep fighting…..We gotta keep fighting !!
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Don’t worry Dawgs, I’m better than Smart…I’ve proven I can get it done on my own…..
Josh D
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Richt is trying to get the biggest fish in the pond. I am a Georgia fan and the answer is not the biggest fish. The answer to who we need to get as the DC is no other than John Lovett from Miami. He is an excellent recruiter and is one hell of a Defensive Coordinator. Look what he has done in one year for the Hurricanes’ defense. He is who we need and this is who Richt needs to turn his focus to. If we want to conted for the SEC championship and for a national championship.
J$
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Per David Pollack on twitter: “Wow so Smart signs a term sheet to join Georgia as their new DC and then Backs out. Wow wow wow”
How2fish
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
‘Bama 1…yet another Bama fan showing some class thanks for living up to your rep!
Dbalcer
January 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
I want to hear Smart say that not Saban. If Smart lets Saban do his talking that speaks sadly to his being his own man.
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Simple, I was thinking the same thing. Don’t go by what Saban said at a press conference regarding another matter.
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Joe B, I am willing to bet if Kirby Smart patted you on the head, you will still pee yourself and frame the picture. Of cource he still has a home here. (technically he was born in Alabama) Damn good Dawg, that didn’t have much to gain to make a lateral move right now.
Devil's Advocate
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
What happens now if KS accepts the job Saban says he is not interested in? Is it possible KS can make his own decisions? Is it possible that Saban doesn’t have a clue what KS’s intentions are? What would you KS dumpers havre to say then?
dawg it
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
nice one Bama 1 , and after all dogs pulled for you guys last week. we’re on the same team
youngdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
I don’t care what Nick Satan says! Let’s here from Kirby! OK Damon offer him more $. If he turns down 2mil a year then go offer it to Will just to see of he’ll consider it.
buzztheirazz
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
what happens when grantham says no?
Bo
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
I heard he wanted garner out, and richt would not do it, so don’t hang your head dawgs. he does have some saban in him!!!! no pun intended!!!!
cantondawg
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
THIS IS GREAT NEWS. Grantham has alot more experience than Smart and won’t be looking to make a head coaching job in a couple of years. Grantham has both NFL and college experience. Grantham was a DC for 4 years in the NFL. KS has only been a DC for two years and we really don’t how good he is because SABAN is the real master behind the defense. Bring on CTG
Beelzebub's Advocate
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Hire Al Groh. Let Rodney Garner go to Tech as the DC.
dawgnation
January 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Stop trying to spin it. We got rejected after offering everything but the kitchen sink. We are a second tier SEC program.
dixiedawg
January 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
What we want & what we get are usually 2 different things as we’ve already seen.
Sybil Walker
January 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
Love the headline!! How appropriate!!
David Womack
January 11th, 2010
3:25 pm
I was just contacted by Mark Richt, and have a good offer. I will accept the job. With that balding, shiny head who could say no? BTW, what gay fraternty has a closet for Richt?
RxDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:25 pm
Whatever. Smart was the 3rd choice for this very uninformed misguided fan. I never understood the infactuation with Smart nor why he would make a lateral move over to UGA.
I don’t see this as some kind of failure and neither should anyone else
DAWG NATION
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
POOR GUY COULDN’T EVEN TALK FOR HIMSELF
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Richt now tell the story like it really went down, lay out evry detail
kl5
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Richt did the right thing. Go hard for the #1 choice, it was a long shot, now go to Plan B, which should not take long.
ncdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
…most sensible comment by far: Dawgs97 @ 3:18 p.m.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
January 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
A$$ painting a dog will come back to bite you in the a$$. Kirby saw how I was treated and decided to stay put. Expect an announcement today that it may be February before the selection is made. Let’s see . . . how many coaches is that?
No one likes an a$$ painter.
Bremen Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Kirby was a short term solution, 2- 3 years max, so maybe this is good for UGA. Lets get someone that is looking to stay for awhile.
NORRIS
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
SOMEBODY’S HEAD NEEDS TO ROLL FOR LETTING THE WORLD KNOW WHO ALL WE HAVE MADE OFFERS TO. IT IS AN EMBARRASMENT TO THE TEAM. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH NO ONE WANTS TO WORK AT GEORGIA AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK FOR MARK RICHT. OF COURSE THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE BUT THIS IS THE WAY THE MEDIA HAS PORTRAYED IT.
BamaJoe
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
re: Wal-Mart
well the real question is: will Wal Mart exist that far out in the future?
JB
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Kirby last seen tied and bound in closet in Saban’s office forced to watch replay of NC game where announcers referred to BAMA defense 16 times as “SABAN’S DEFENSE”……….did Kirby not have the balls to tell the world or
NOT ALLOWD TO SPEAK. Saban is a Jerk. Also, Scratch him off the list for When Mark leaves one day.
fishtales
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
But…but…but…I thought it was a “done deal”? I don’t know how many of you said you had sources and it was definite and Kirby was seen eating at the Varsity and blah blah blah blah blah. Just more talking out of your rears like most Bulldog fans do. No facts or anything but you KNOW exactly what is going to happen. Book it…write it down…etc. Now, it’s “we never really wanted him. He sucks. He’s not welcome back to Athens. Bama cheats. Saban is a liar.” More blah blah blah. No wonder you all are an underacheiving program. UGA fans are the most classless, self-entitled fans in the SEC.
Independent Thinker
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Sybil, I agree…the headline is priceless! And so very true.
And for those who say all these people turning it down make UGA look second rate…nahhhh..you did that all on your own.
smart move
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
why would anybody leave Bama to come to Richt if Bama hadsame amt on the table
Randy "Macho Man" Savage
January 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
SNAP INTO IT LEG HUMPERS!
Love those Bama Rednecks
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Newsflash – Smart not coming to UGA, he’s to busy showing off the trophy at Wal-mart. Someone had to stand in for the best man at the wedding in sporting goods. Word has it, the bride was mad at her brother and went to the baby section with the baby daddy.
Dawg stuck in Bham
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Unnamed coach in Athens has said that Smart did give a verbal YES last week before the NC game and that Smart wanted the contract in writing. Richt gave it to him. Smart really did plan on signing it and coming to Athens. He didn’t do it to play UGA. But Saban talked him into staying by telling him that his next move should be as a head coach and not as DC….even told him he thought UGA would be open in a couple of years….talk about a weasle
RichW
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
If Kirby Smart can’t speak for himself and has to have saban let the world know he’s staying at Alabama he’s not the kind of man we want at Georgia anyway, we need a DC with his own back bone, not a saban lacky.
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
whoever we get will be better than what we had
Cuz
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Any other DC want a raise. Just make Mark Richt your facebook friend.
KD
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Coach Richt just announced at a press conference, that he and UGA has offered Kirby Smart the DC job and he has accepted the offer. See SATAN, two people can play that game ! SATAN was just talking to let people know who’s THE BOSS around his house.
IKnowEverything
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
You Georgia fans should now realize that Georgia is just an average at best. If not why is it that nobody is excited to coach at GA.
Buck Up
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Quit your crying Dawgs fans. You sound like the North Avenue Nerds.
Get over it.
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memphisdawg
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
oh well, darn, bring on Grantham
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Why is it a given that no NFL guy can be hired till they complete thier last game. Wouldnt expect them to not finish the contract, but since when it is a given that you can’t hire a guy to start at a lter date??
Brookhaven Bulldawg
January 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
The question is, did CMR put an Independence Bowl victory over hiring a new DC and the future of the program?
Ed
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
Now go get Tim DeRuyter before Texas A&M gets him!!
Lost again
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
UGA, it looks like you lost again. Maybe you can get a DC by June or July. Does it register that good coaches don’t want to be associated with a mediocre team?
Artie
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
In other words, the Almighty Saban is NOT LETTING Smart leave!!!
Dan
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
Smart can go F himself
DaveDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
So what the heck does Kirby have to say for himself??
This statement only confirms the Smart will never be fully respected while he’s toiling in Saban’s shadow.
TW3A
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
We three coaches should be very thankful to Georgia. They got a raise that their teams would have nevr game them until somebody else wanted….Now that is loyal…
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
how is that the question?
RealDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
BAMA-A winning program for two years, wow. Those fat elephants only won 60% of their games in the 2000’s. They love to pump themselves up and follow up good years with a 6-7 season.
I hope they had to give Kirby a big raise to keep him (if it is true).
Cranford
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
To all of you who think Kirby is Nick’s puppet – I’ll take Nick’s judging of talent any day over yours.
Smokie Joe
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
Hang on boys! We’re gonna get who we are suppose to get. Richt will get his man. For all those that wanna jump ship don’t try to come back when we get to the top.
Paul's Johnson
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
Assuming this decision is final—this says a lot of things.
Firstly, Saban probably had a lot of influence in this decision. I don’t not believe this had anything to do with Saban being worried about one of his assistants making a “lateral” move. It has everything to do with Smart possibly moving to a conference rival. I don’t recall him kicking up a similar fuss when Steele left for Clemson.
Senator Blutarski
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
ex-Brave Greg Norton needs a job!
cb
January 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
Saban truly is the devil after all.
kl5
January 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Kirby Smart just tried to make Georgia look bad by saying yes so Richt would make the offer, singing the term sheet, and then backing out. Says a lot about the kind of man Kirby Smart is.
THWUGA
January 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Was UGA ever smart in the first place?
CovingtonDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Wow. I hope we play them in the SECC game next year and hang 50 on them.
Nick Saban
January 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Now, Kirby, go to your room…
gdawginkalamazoo
January 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Really Saban said that? Can we believe anything that guys spews out? I don’t understand why Kirby couldn’t say it himself. Wouldn’t have been hard to do.
TIDE FAN
January 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
HA HA UGA cant get someone that good!!!!!!
Kirby Smart
January 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
Can I take my blankie?
Bremen Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
Kirby played that one out good, that is pretty crappy to do that. Agread to UGA job, got contract, leaked it out to Alabama that he had a contract and the money terms, didn’t sign it and then gets a big raise from Bama.
heard it all before
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
Isn’t this the same Saban that said he definitely wasn’t going to leave Miami for Alabama and then a few days later was announced as the Head Coach at Alabama????
mcdaviddawg
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
Another in a growing list of failure by the less than great Richt.
Dawg stuck in Bham
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
KD…are you serious? You’re joking right?
Dennisd40
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
http://footballcoachscoop.com just posted that Kirby Smart has been hired as Georgia’s new DC. This was just reported 4 minutes ago????
GODAWGZ
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
just a fan….. you are the one who is irrelevant. The Junkyard Dawgz will rise again!!
Gatorland
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
Very Good Business Decision! UGA would have done nothing to advanced Kirby’s career.
Those are just the Plain Truth Facts. UGA can go out and get Grantham and be just fine.
People like STUCK in BHAM posters really have blinders on and cannot understand the reality that is college football and the paths coaches take to advance.
WINNING gets You Noticed….Look at the last two coordinators in Gainesville, LSU. Being in the BCS run gets you a Head Coaching Job faster than going home to your alma mater.
il5
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
Now Coach Richt can put together his dream team, Sensuri, Grantham, etc.
ain't no thing
January 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
We have punk’d bama big time. He ain’t that good. It’s Saban’s defense.
Craigee, a.k.a. Champ's Hero
January 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
We don’t need the “Human Backpack” anyway! How in the world did that guy make All SEC? He would let a player go past and then hop on their back and hang on.
Big ole dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
“Honk if youve turned down the UGA DC job”.
We are officially the new Vandy..
Manny
January 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
Grantham will be announced within 48 hours
jennifer
January 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Best wishes to Rolando. He will be missed, but he has made a smart decision.
Josh Lopez
January 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
I guess he enjoys working for Hitler Jr. He will rue this day, as Saban will make his life hell from here on out.
Artie
January 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
The rumor mill has Monte Kiffin next in line. He’s just probably trying to get a raise out of his own son!!!
Tech82
January 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Wanted: Defensive Coordinator for an overrated, third-rate SEC football program. Would replace Willie Martinez so no experience is required. No need to submit resume’, just show up to work.
suwaneedawg
January 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Shows the integrity of Smart to have his daddy tell the media instead of himself. Chose the big bucks to live in daddy’s shadow rather then make a name on his own. Maybe he knows something about his character that we don’t. I still say we will be better off.
Porty
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
I just finished giving Coach Johnson my daily “happy ending” and even though my mouth is full guys, I can still type!
Villa Rica DAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
Wierd how Saban is out there publicly turning down an offer made to his DC.
CONTROL FREAK….
'Bama 1
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
It sure does suck to be Georgia fan, don’t it?, just being a middle of the road SEC team. But i guess that life. LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MNDAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
Georgia needs to establish a new policy. If you are an alum and we offer you a job and you don’t answer your alma mater’s needs you will never be offered another one. I hope he never gets offered the Head Coach job in the future!
cb
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
Tech 82–Slick Willie still beat you!
dostadawg
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
Enter your comments here Hey Kirby, I thought your daddy’s name was Sonny not SABAN!!!!! Thanks for the slap in the face!
gadawgs
January 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
Wow…did not realize that Kirby was such a **ssy that he could not speak for himself.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
All of this whining is kinda pitiful. Suck it up and get back to your search!
More coaching + less whining = more winning
saban
January 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
made the remark. Interesting isn’t it.
De' truth
January 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
The reason Smart turned down the job? He read this blog! Who(in their right mind)would want to be “associated” with this bunch of semi-illiterate losers? I’ll bet the only “degree” in this bunch is a 3rd degree brown shorts. (What makes the shorts brown? Oh, never mind.)
Football Fan
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
I would rather have a guy that would stay more than a couple of years. Smart will leave for a head coaching position very soon and UGA would be looking again. Grantham is probably the better choice for that reason.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
No UGA VIII and no Smart. Well, I’m still available to serve as the mascot, but I want no paint on my rear end. Maybe Richt can find a DC at West Virginia Tech or Montana State. Somebody out there must need a job. And I’m not including you, Willie.
John
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
Saben in the defenses coach. Smart just helps. Smart knows Riche won’t be at Ga. long and Saben will never put a team on the field that loses. Saben also controls his players and they know if they screw up, they are gone.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
Let’s change the subject to something more positive: Bama’s championship parade is this Saturday. I will provide further details as they become available.
Tech82
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
cb – Fair enough. He certainly did. And yes, I’ll admit it still hurts.
Dawgfact
January 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
Good…now get someone with experience who won’t be looking for the next job in a year or two.
Villa Rica DAWG
January 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
@Tech82:
Our “over-rated, third-rate SEC” program was good enough to whip your a$$es.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{30-24}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}!!!!!!!!
David
January 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Enter your comments here
Big ole dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Enter your comments here
GaTruth
January 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Here we go again. All the “Kirby is a done deal” folks are busy changing their blog handles so they won’t catch the load of crud they deserve. A couple days will go by, a few more names will enter the mix, the ranting and raving will start up, and those same blow hards will start in about how their trucker wives heard and eight year old in a Waffle House who ate buggers with so-and-so’s son and he id definitely coming to UGA. The bottom line is that Richt and Damon Evans better learn how to recruit under the radar so that UGA isn’t hung out to dry again and again and again. Man we look stupid and second rate.
Professor Positive
January 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
We’ve struck out three times and I’m wondering how people are now penciling in Grantham as a done deal. I’d love to believe it, but the pattern doesn’t fit. He’s sure to get a raise, either way, though.
David
January 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
Is he allowed to speak for himself or is Saban his Daddy?
222 on Cumberland
January 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
That was the best move for Smart. The move to UGA would be a lateral move at best and in a few more years he’ll be looking for a head coaching position. Hey who knows, after two more terrible seasons maybe he can take Richt’s job.
UGA Grad
January 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
WHo says that Gratham is interested? We may have to wait until after the Super Bowl to get him…Good Lord, Richt has somehow become completely out of his league in the SEC. He is a great coach but other coaches and programs have stepped up and are making him look foolish. Look at the DC hirings of the past few years? They are all big splashes. Hell, no one really understood it when he hired Martinez….He can not get good coaches to coach with him. Plain and simple. He picks Bobo as the OC? That was a joke of a call too. I am very, very disappointed in this direction. I have never been one of those UGA fans who believe that UGA is anything more than an Average-Above Average program, but we have to strive to become another LSU, or Florida or USC or what is the point? Right now our coaching decisions and the ability of our head coach to surround himself in talent leads no one to believe that this is possible.
ButlerDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
I tried to tell all you fools last week that Kirby was using us for a big pay raise! Not a good thing to step into a situation where the headman is real close to being on the hotseat + your best friend runs the “O” and will show his loyalty to you by putting your boys in constant bad field position because he is the master of the “3 and out” with his own players. I can’t blame Kirby one bit.
BamaGrad
January 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
To the loser GA fans commenting on the crystal ball being displayed at Alabama Wal-Marts: First of all, you will never have to worry about that will you? Secondly, it was part of an agreement with Dr. Pepper – if TX had won it would be on display at TX Wal-Marts. Thirdly, what is wrong with Wal-Mart, the most successful retailer in the world. You shop there don’t you? Or are you too good? GA fans are so delusional – a regional football power at best. Prior to the AZ State game last year had not played outside the South in 40 years… geez
Dennisd40
January 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
Gatorland are you an idiot? Smart is stupid to turn this down. How many times did Smart get mentioned during the NC Game? Once. The rest of the time it was Musgrave’s and Saban’s defense.
toofless in alabamer
January 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
Smart is no longer a Dawg in my book! Don’t come here wanting the head coaching spot after Richt retires in 4 years either.
fishtales
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
GaTruth you are dead-on. It’s amazing to me that a program with as rich a tradition as UGA has fans that act like total d-bags on these blogs. When we were looking for someone to replace nice-guy Shula…we got turned down by RichRod, Beamer, Mike Riley and St. Steve. I think everything turned out pretty good for us. UGA will get someone good in there…it just might be a little rough until you get there.
dap01
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
De’ truth: Kirby looked on your teams blog, no one was there.
David
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
ill believe it when i see it
Smokie Joe
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Grow a pair Kirby!!
Dawg in Augusta
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Smart can’t speak for himself? Seems like he would be more gracious to his own school and thank UGA for the opportunity. Instead, Saban speaks for him. Saban’s ego shining through.
Look at the ego’s on Bama fans in general. They haven’t been on the radar for almost 20 years and now they call UGA a second rate program. Trust me, my eyes are rolling. I guess this is the way the folks who represent their school this way can feel good about themselves sitting behind a computer screen in their trailers.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Forget all this football talk: I’m planning to buy Zombieland when it’s released next month but I haven’t seen it.
Has anyone seen it? How was it?
jokurone
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
How about the Swamp Fox, Marion Campbell if we can find the assisted living home he is in!!!Better yet, the Blitz Grits master, Jerry Glanville. It appears to me that UGA is beginning to resemble the Falcons of old nooooooooobody wants the job!!
RHR
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Guys, Bama went thru this same thing before they landed Saban. You think they regret Rich Rod and whoever else it was turning them down now? It happens, nothing to be embarrassed about. Just calm down. The endless “done deal!” and “UGA plane going to __________” and CMR bashing comments are the most embarrassing thing of all. Chill out and act like you’ve been there.
josh
January 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Kirby Smart = Benadict Arnold
UGA Grad
January 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
“Grantham”
Screven Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
I got some reliable inside sources saying Grantham is a done deal!
BCS National Champions
January 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
Dog fans on here ripping Smart because Saban commented on his behalf need to understand… that’s Saban’s policy. He does not allow the media to have access to his assistants. Has nothing to do with Kirby Smart, who by the way may very well be your next head coach so I’d take it easy on him. He’s a hell of a recruiter and has been trained by the best. Why go be a DC under a coach who may be on the way out in a few years? This only feels personal because the media leaked out the substantial contract offer that UGA made. Smart is making the right move now… though I could see him ending up at UGA down the road. Good luck next year.
OZZFEST
January 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
THIS IS AMATUER!………DAMON EVANS SHOULD BE FIRED FOR THE WAY THIS WHOLE DC THING HAS PLAYED OUT.
THIS IS THE WAY THE REST OF THE COUNTRY CAN NOW EMPATICALLY GAGE GEORGIA:
VA TECH > GEORGIA
ILLINOIS > GEORGIA
LSU > GEORGIA
ALABAMA > GEORGIA
Ed
January 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
And to those Tech fans who call UGA second rate, funny how UGA has the #10 recruiting team and GT isn’t even on the list!
Can You Dig It
January 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
Kirby Smart has now offically cut ties with Georgia. When Georgia reached out to him he turned us away in our hour of need….he now will NEVER be welcome in Sanford stadium again..nor will his family.Its one thing to go coach at another school but to turn down your school when they truly went out of their way to bring you back by offering you more money than Saban was paying you and more money than you would have made if the offer hadn’t been extended….he showed all Dawgs fans his true colors…He will forever be labeled a turncoat! The very fact that Saban speaks for Smart by telling everyone that he won’t be leaving Bama shows the control he will forever have on you while you are there……Saban will continue to control your future coaching moves and if you don’t believe it I’ve got some swamp land I’d like to sell you. I for one truely thought that you would be your own man and step away from Saban…now you will be viewed forever as his puppet. Georgia will rise above and once again be back on top…believe me dawg fans don’t let this get you down. Good things usually happpen after adversity. Also, please disregard the BS you will be hearing from the Tech fans… they are second rate in every sense of the word just like their football program. Please remember that the dawgs beat the ACC champs handily with grad assistants coaching the team…just think what will happen in the future with a new DC in place…as always Georgia will continue to Run This State…ALWAYS HAVE…. ALWAYS WILL. Can You Dig It!
John
January 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
Tommy Tudervill just said he would take TT to the next lelel. Tha’t a joke. If TT is happy at some 8-4 or 7-5, he will get fired again. Screw him and his sissy azz.
ATL Bama Fan
January 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
All the Dawgs need to shut it about Saban “speaking for” Smart. This happened at a press conference, where reporters generally ask questions. Do you think reporters weren’t asking about Smart? You are just jealous because Smart made the smart choice to stay at a winning school, with a championship history, and a champion coach. How many national titles does your St. Mark have again? How many national titles does UGA have again?
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
BamaGrad,
Save the facts and logic for another day. Pain and panic rule the day today.
Gordon
January 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
Wade Phillips has just announced that Grantham will be staying with the Cowboys….
Atlanta Jacket
January 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
From what high school will Uga be hiring their new DC? I hear Bobby Bowden is available.
OZZFEST
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
HIRE JIM MORA JR………..NO I AM NOT KIDDING.
KD
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
Hey dawg stuck in bham, just showing everyone that anybody can just say anything, i can’t believe Smart wasn’t man enough to stand up to Satan, I mean he’s probably only a few inches over 5 ft anyway. I know the kid from Gainesville that backed out od commitment this weekend knows he will tell you exactly what you what to here, just like meyer & kiffin. He told him he can be their QB for the future and goes out and gets a commitment from one of the top QB’s in the nation, now that’s telling the truth.
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
Screven Dawg………… where you getting that info?
Logic is a killer
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
If Georgia keeps offering the amounts they are and can’t land the big name they will end up paying a second rate the big money. If I know you have 800K to offer Smart you have the same available for the next guy even if he’s not as good. I would like to see what happens with Jack Del Rio at Jacksonville. Van Gorder cut his teeth under Del Rio and he did a great job while at UGA.
KR
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
Best to stay in a town where they display the national championship trophy at Walmart…..Seriously.
darriel dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
truthfully dudes, did we want him…NO…muschamp definitely, smart no….i just dont think smart is the man for the job..what has he proven…everybody knows bama’s d is because of saban…its like they said over and over never did you hear “smart’s defense” in the bcs championship game…i would have hated to dump all that money on him and end up regretting it…whoever richt gets will be much better than smart..i like kirby but he just dont have a proven track record yet..he has not been at bama long enough to be getting big time offers from other schools…i think this is a good sign rather than a bad one for us…whoever we sign hopefully will have a good track record and be proven…even though muschamp is locked in at texas with as long as his d was on the field against bama and to hold bama to under 250 yds for the game, i thought spoke volumes to what kind of d coord he has become…patience my beloved dawgs, because regardless of who we get, we definitely know two things 1) being he want be no worse than what we previousily had and 2) regardless, WE WILL STILL beat tech…
santa cruz dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
I stated that I would be happy with Smart or Grantham. And the Air Force guy DeRuyter would also be great. I am not mad at Smart. He did what he thought was best for himself and his family. Some people just like to be in the background doing all of the dirty work and not getting any of the credit; I guess?
Saban is a control freak, but he is a winning coach. I would rather work for someone like Richt, but Kirby Smart has got to follow his own path.
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
ATL Bama Fan …..all he had to say was no comment right now.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
I guess staying in someone elses shadow is better than carving a name for yourself.
Artie
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
It’s going to be even MORE embarrassing when Richt has to open up the wallet to bring Martinez back!!!
Marion Campbell
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
I canleave the resthome once a week for jello at the cafeteria. I’ll be the DC.
dostadawg
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
GRANTHAM?? This is what UGA’S defensive recruits are saying. This guy will not be able to recruit. Nobody knows who he is??
We beat Vandy-- yeah!
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
Over the past month, all the true Dog fans were claiming they knew for a FACT Smart was headed to Athens and how much they love him. Someone saw a GA plane in B’ham, someone else knew his wife and she told you etc… Now, you all hate him and he is a traitor. You guys are amazing!
loser posters
January 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
GA really needs Grantham more than Smart. This will be a blessing in disguise.
Ok Tech fans, Bama fans, what is your overall record over the past 10 years. Losers. . .even in a great year for Tech they lose to us in a down year. That should scare you more than anything.
Georgia is a premier team with one of the highest average AP rankings over the past 8-10 years.
C from Marietta
January 11th, 2010
3:51 pm
“I guess this is the way the folks who represent their school this way can feel good about themselves sitting behind a computer screen in their trailers.”
More like sitting behind a computer screen at the library. They can’t afford a computer. They spend all their money on Miller Lite.
athenian
January 11th, 2010
3:51 pm
Georgia will get an unknown…probably the defensive backs coach at Cornell or Chattanooga. Hey, I understand…I used to manage a large employer in Athens and it is not easy to get quality people to come live in Athens. Personally, I wish they would take Van Gorder…then the Falcons might get a quality DC. Face it dog fans…georgia is not an “elite” program and quality coaches aren’t looking at georgia for a “dream job”.
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Richt is such an amateur… tanning bed messed up his brain
Gordon
January 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Here comes the “we didn’t want Smart anyway, we would be better off with an NFL guy…” stage of the blog.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Why would we want someone who is obviously the assistant DC to Saban? He has not proved anything running something on his own yet.
WonderDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Yeah, Screven Dawg, and I’ve got some oceanfront property in the Okefenokee Swamp for sale…..
Rayford Goff
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Yoo hoo — over here!
coachdawg 2000
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
The fact is CMR is learning a lesson I picked up in High School you dump your current prom date unless you are certain that you have better one lined up.
Dawg4Life
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
We are pathetic. Why doesn;t anyone want to coach our team?? They must not think they can win big as a Dawg…
GT
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
HAHAHAHA nobody wants to come to UGA. Guess they know Richt will use them as the reason why, when things go bad next year.
Gatorland
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
dennisd4: MORONS like YOU really do not get it. It is not was is broadcasted by announcers on a Nationally televised game that gets you a job. Coaches talk alot more than you must realize. It is called networking.
How many coaches that were Graduate Asst or Assistant Coaches have worked for Saban, Carroll,
Meyer gone on to become Head Coaches , coordinators or are in line to become one in the near future? Ask anyone with a working knowledge of the game and the coaches and they will tell you that SABAN, MEYER AND CARROLL are Hard to Work for. Winners demand hard work.
BUT THE REWARD IS OUTSTANDING!
Realist
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
So much crying and name calling going on here. LOL I can tell you for sure that Bama LOVES being hated, so keep up the name calling and bitterness. But I guarantee you if UGA had a chance to hire Saban, 95% of you would be ALL ABOUT IT. Don’t even try to say you wouldn’t.
War Eagle
January 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
……….$aban is so sweet ………
Kirby
January 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Let’s see, I came to Alabama and won a national championship in 2 years. I could come to Georgia, win 7 games, possibly go to Shreveport next year, and watch my old team win another conference championship and play for the national title again. This is a tough one. I think I’ll stay here and go for another NC because after thinking about it, beating Kentucky is the big challenge at UGA. In fact, 7 wins may be a stretch next year. Yeah, I’m staying here.
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
I guess saban was right: athens is a septic tank…
Greg P.
January 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Not saying he won’t go there tomorrow, but he really hasn’t had long term success. Georgia always has wanted that HOT name for football. Also, I think it would be a mistake to go back to the ole alma mater; if you get canned, you pretty don’t have much of a home..AKA Ray Goff. Bama would be fine with or without him.. RTR!!
jamie mullinax
January 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Dont think this is true check out this link http://uga.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=1038226&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=
Still living in 1980
January 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Who can we get now? Erk? Bill Lewis? Dick Butkus? Jack Lambert? Clint Eastwood? This ain’t possible, nobody’s ever turned down the DAWGS before,much less 15 folks! Oh lordy! What’s the mighty RED and BLACK universe gonna do?
Dig Deep
January 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Swampfox Marion Campbell is still kicking.
DawgyBags
January 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
What about Curly Hallman??? Is he available???
Rod
January 11th, 2010
3:57 pm
Kirby can’t even speak for himself. Saban has to do all the talking. Kirby should be ashamed for using his university to get more money from Alabama.
CJJScout
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
FARK!
coachdawg 2000
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
for all of you Bammers,
Don’t forget you are lucky you didn’t get the Death penalty. You lead the SEC in Mythical National Championships and being on probation.Most people would tell you that your greatest alumunus is Forrest Gump.
AltamahaDawg
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
No hell no , we don’t look stupid. Second rate programs can’t go after some of the top assistants in the country to make lateral moves. The fact that Richt can even make those kind of serious offers speaks pretty highly of him. You know who was convinced that they would take it? Thier bosses.
Dawgs Run This State!
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
It seems to me that we are admitting Smart was the best candidate we could have gotten if we don’t offer the next guy a similar package.
ReptilesRule
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Sounds like Bama stepped up to the pump after all and Smart used UGA as a bargaining chip. I would have done the same thing.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Loser Posters,
I can tell you what our record is over the last 10 months: 14-0 including the Heisman Trophy, Butkus Award, Broyles Trophy, SEC Championship, BCS Championship, and an NCAA record 6 First-team All-Americans.
Compare that to your last ten years and get back with me.
RollTide
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
UGA’s fans are pathetic. Their thought progression:
We love dat coach smart, he is da awesomest… dang my sistur is hot…smart is a dawg all da way… i hope my racoon traps catch me sum dinner fur tonight… smart don’t want to coach my doggies?… need to clean out da out house… we don’t want smart… he ain’t really a dawg… we to good for him.
I love it. You drool over Smart all week, now you claim you never wanted him. Reality check, UGA’s program isn’t even a has-been, it is a never-was. You don’t deserve the best unless you are the best.
ROLL TIDE! Hope you dawg fans enjoy looking up at Alabama from the cellar of the SEC because it is going to be that way for a long time.
Tim
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
I have from a very reliable source that CMR is gone after next season unless the team drastically improves. Smart would have a longer career at GA once the new coach is in place. He may even have a chance at the HC position as well……
Steve
January 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
I’m disappointed, but not too much as Smart will likely get a head coaching offer either next year or in 2012, so he couldn’t have been expected to be at UGA long. Grantham could be a better fit for the long term.
South Georgia Dawg
January 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Why are you all so upset? We didn’t want Smart anyway. We never even officially offered him. The discussion was had, but that’s a lot different than an offer. Coach Richt knows what he is doing. I’m sure he’s already got this thing all wrapped up. You think we know it all? I wouldn’t be surprised if he already has hired someone.
tony
January 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
To bad georgia puppy dogs.
Stinger
January 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
Willie is willing to listen if Mark Richt will double his salary. Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha. Boo hoo hoo hoo bwaah bwahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
I told you KS would be a fool to leave Alabama to coach your defense. Chan may also be able to coach defense. He can’t be worse than Willie. Ha, Ha, Ha. Losers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jan's kemps
January 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
Hey SMOKIE JOE:
He did grow a pair and they are on your CHIN ! ! !
BAMA STAN
January 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
13 NATIONAL TITLES – 22 SEC TITLES!!!
Richt will find a good DC. Smart is a great choice – but there are many other excellent coaches out there. Keep grinding – you will find a great coach.
ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!!!
Jim Mora
January 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
I’m available
Money Talks
January 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
Give Van Gorder $950,000 a year and he might show up.
Jim
January 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
Hysterical. Kirby wants an opportunity to be a head coach. He weighed each opportunity to find which one will provide him the track that will get him to a HC faster. Saban and the national champions? Richt and the Independence Bowl champions? He made his decision.
Bamabelle in ATL
January 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2010/01/tides_kirby_smart_at_the_end_o.html
No Way Jose
January 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Hahahahaha. Chihuahuas strike out. AGAIN!
Grantham Smart
January 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Why would I leave The Dallas Cowboys to come to UGA? Thats a stupid question like why would Kirby Smart leave Alabama to go to UGA? Everyone knows there is Florida, Alabama, and LSU and then there is the rest of the SEC. All the talk about SEC being the best conference is true. But take Alabama, Florida and LSU out of the conversation and what do you have. The ACC, Big Ten, PAC Ten, Big Twelve, and Big East- thats what you have.. I am happy coaching for “America’s Team”. Thanks for the offer but I am turning you down too!!!
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Who the hell is Grantham?
At the bottom of the barrel already?
I’m telling you, Camden County had a killer defense this year…
BamaGrad
January 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
I wents to Alabama and I speaks real good! My seester is coming over l8ter so we can screw! RTR!
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
Look, I know you guys are mad about Smart staying at Bama. He’s a great young coach, but you don’t need a great young coach. You need a veteran who can turn things around. That’s Todd Grantham. Go get him, and let all this mess lie about Bama-hating. Coaching is a business, not a religious faith, not a marriage.
And, Smart is still an employee of the University of Alabama, and the policy is that the head coach alone addresses the press. I like that policy because it keeps the wolves at bay, which is what ALL HC’s should do, IMO. The media is the enemy (apologies to Marshall McLuhan). Argue with Saban all you want, but you can’t dispute his results. (shrugs)
FL Dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
Saban said, lets wait until we hear it from Kirby. What if right now, the deal is be sweetened in Athens….just a thought.
Jim Mora, Jr.
January 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
I’ll be your huckleberry, Coach Richt!
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
I never saw what all the fuss was about this guy in the first place. I want someone that has proven he can have success on his own. This guy was our RB coach a few years ago and now everyone is going crazy over him. They did’nt think enough of him to let him coach defense. Now, he latches onto Saban a few years ,who really runs their defense, and everyone wants him for our DC. I don’t understand it.
Rich
January 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
Wait until Kirby speaks for himself.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
Competent mentor, national championships, conference championships, #1 recruiting classes, equal pay
v.
(What exactly does UGA have to offer?)
We beat Vandy-- yeah!
January 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
FOr all GA fans wanting to hear from Smart himself– link below. DOes this make you feel better???
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2010/01/tides_kirby_smart_at_the_end_o.html
Big ole dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
“Honk if youve turned down the UGA DC job”
RS Dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
The Air Force DC would be a nice choice
TidePrideGA
January 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
Told you so Doggies, Kirby made the smart choice.
Brian
January 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
Maybe Slick Willie will come back for a sweetened multi-year deal.
......
January 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
That defensive coordinator at IOWA is pretty good.
DawgyBags
January 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
I have a reliable source that told me Bama offered Smart $1 more than UGA and that is what tilted the scales. He also said Smart did not want to sell his house in such a weak real estate market
RollTide
January 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
Ha, I just read multiple comments from UGA fans teasing Alabama fans for being “redneck”. Really? Have these people been to Athens? Septic tank is a compliment. It is a trash haven. Some of our fans are pretty bad, but UGA’s are just as bad, if not worse.
BigMike Said...
January 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
Only thing worse than a YELLOW MAGGOT ON NORTH AVE, IS A SELLOUT DAWG who can’t speak for himself,
G.P. Burdell
January 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
*** Please offer me the job as defensive coordinator Mr. Richt! I need a pay raise at my current place of employment. Please! ***
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
After thinking about all the factors over the last couple days, we are going to stay at the University of Alabama. We love it in Tuscaloosa, have made some great friends here and I think we are building something special here at Alabama with Coach Saban. I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like I become a better coach.
DOH!
Can't Dig It
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Can You Dig It – You’re a loser. Kirby and his family will always be welcomed in Sanford Stadium. Just becasue he choose to make a career move that didn’t bring him back to Athens you want to exile him? He’s doing what he thinks is best for his long term career in Coaching (can’t really argue, he’s 34, DC at a major school and wearing a ‘10 Ring), and he should be banned from Athens. It’s sad that our program has come to this. Get a grip. Go Dawgs!
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
GTJoe. Bottom of the barrell?? You guys are talking about hiring an over the hill guy that was’nt successful in the Awful Crappy Conference. that the only kind of guy you can get interested in that job.
Coach Saban
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Coach Richt, Kirby cannot come out and play today I have him doing some defensive coordinator chores for me and pretty soon it will be time for supper.
dawgfan13
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
This is turning out to be a disaster! There is something not right about this situation if Kirby cant speak for himself! I have respect for Saban because he is a great football ocach. I think Georgia has dropped the ball iin this situation! This is turning out to be sloppy and borderline unprofessional. This DC situation could actually cost Mark Richt his job! It’s also embarrassing!
majordawg
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
To all you Tech fans: Win a game against us.
To all you Bama fans: Go to Wal-Mart and see your trophy…and cut that mullet.
dogcrap
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
I love it. you mutt nuts thought you had him in the bag. Way to go idiots. No decent coach wants to come to the cesspool.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Kirby! To be the man! Wooooo! You gotta beat the man! SUCK ON THAT DAWGIES
Bro-man
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Oh cry me a river people!! Those griping about him not coming need to grow a pair. You loved him last week when everyone was sure he was coming and now he’s hated because he has decided not to. UGA Fans are pathetic.
Jim Zorn
January 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
I don’t know defense, but I can learn. Give me a shot Coach Richt! Email me at J.ZORN@INEEDAJOB.com
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
In essence, Smart says he can learn from Saban, inferring that he can’t learn from Richt:
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2010/01/tides_kirby_smart_at_the_end_o.html
Bama1
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
Just relaeased by Smart….So it makes sense why he’s staying…wish UGA the best of luck..im live in GA so Uga always is my 2ed Fav. team
“I think it was pretty well known that there was an opportunity to return to my alma mater as defensive coordinator. I wouldn’t even have considered discussing the position with any other school, but when it is a place I’ve spent some of my best years and had some great memories, I thought it was something I should discuss with my family and figure out what was best.
“After thinking about all the factors over the last couple days, we are going to stay at the University of Alabama. We love it in Tuscaloosa, have made some great friends here and I think we are building something special here at Alabama with Coach Saban. I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like I become a better coach.
Buckeyeboy52
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
Looks like Smart tosses Saban’s salad for him.
AceDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
Smart was the most logical option and easiest for Dawgs to rally around (aside from the return of the Great Van Gorder), but let’s be hopeful we line up another good coordinator and have a better defense than Bama in the near future – might be hard to do in one year I realize. Besides, there is no telling how much power Smart has versus Saban regarding the Bama D. Maybe he thinks he gets better coaching guidance at his young age at Bama than Richt could offer.
blackprix
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
Seems to me, Kirby is very SMART!
Jim Zorn
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
I don’t know defense, but I can learn. Give me a shot Coach Richt! Email me at J.ZORN@DSNYDERSUX.com
Dylan
January 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
I really thought we had him… I’m kind of confused right now. He obviously got something big for staying at Bama. I just don’t understand why he wouldn’t come. UGA is his and his wife’s alma mater and Georgia would have more than doubled his salary.
Richt had better find his man and find him quick, we don’t have time for this or we will start losing recruits big time. If Dallas keeps winning, we don’t have time to wait on Grantham! This is actually starting to make me mad that we can’t find anyone. FIND SOMEBODY RICHT!!
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
LOL kerryb. He has a Super Bowl ring as a DC. Learned under a guy named Bill Parcells. Groh might be a lousy HC, but as a DC, excellent credentials.
The Bad Dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
The is a report that a private plane left fram Athens an hour ago to Knoxville. Could CMR be sitting down with Monte Kiffin? Rumore has it that he is unhappy there and has no real ties to the program that would keep him there
Dawgs73
January 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
I am certainly not surprised by this latest news. What is about Richt that he can’t sell this program to top tier coordinators? I feel pretty confident that UGA’s talent situation is pretty secure amungst the “elite”. What is going to take if $700k and returning back to your home state, where you played & graduated from, and was once a “running backs coach”?
I would certainly think that working for Richt would be an ideal situation for any DC? Can anyone explain this?
dostadawg
January 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
Hey ROLLTIDE, Go pickup your cousin, I mean your wife, from WalMART.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Thats good Kirby, Put on more of that chap stick you need after kissing it that good.
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Who care’s. Let Saban bitch slap Smart into staying. I now feel that if Smart cannot even address whether is leaving or staying, then he isn’t the type that would turn this defense around. Just give the job to Gardner and let it be done.
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Know you’re mad as hellfire, but I still wish you guys good luck in the search. You’ll get Todd Grantham and succeed. Watch and see.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
GTJoe, what century was that in?
Buckeyeboy52
January 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Heck, go get Tomberlin. He is at Effingham County now. There is no way he wouldn’t be better than Martinez.
collegeballfan
January 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Richt needs to look at Buddy Gtreen the Navy DC. (If he will leave Navy).
Bama Dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Why go to UGA this year when he could be the head coach next year. As much as a love Ga., there was nno way ks was coming back to Georgia, alma mater or not. Why be a part of a sinking ship. CMR is not going to make it next year and I guarantee we will go after him next year.
71 Dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Bama got a National Championship because McCoy couldn’t play. Good job of stinging the QB but that’s about all it amounted to. That’s the same way Bobby Bowden’s teams used to operate. They knew their opponents only had one real QB so they pounded his fanny until he was done for. It worked for them and it works for Saban. Otherwise, it was easy to tell that Texas was the better team!
superDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Like I said there is history in the waiting.
The Dawg Pound
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Maybe CMR should do double duty as head coach and DC for the 2010 season. That will give us the time we need to find a suitable replacement
RollTide
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
BigMike Said… I’m a BIGGGG DB
I think Kirby just knows success when he sees it, and he know it isn’t in Athens.
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
dostadawg: News flash: First cousins can marry in Georgia….as they may in Alabama. See, the redneck bashing has a lot of backsplash to it. It’s really not flattering.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
His last name is Smart not Foolish. What could be gained (professionally) by returning to UGA? Let me answer my own question: Absolutely nothing!
anotherdawg
January 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
Can we now get Grantham a big raise?
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
Why Johnson is better than Richt:
CPJ had Al Groh watching practices in December; they’ve been talking for weeks.
Richt fires his DC before the friggin bowl game with no backup plan.
LOL.
peggyled
January 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
UGA never pursued Chavis, and Bud Foster had already turned down UFL DC. These were deflections to take the heat off of Kirby Smart befoe the NC game. UGA really thought that Kirby Smart would be coming to UGA as DC. As most of us thought, it was a done deal. We found out that Nick Saban “goes for the jugular” at all times. So be it!
brucemac
January 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Relax, Kirby did what was best for him and his family. No way he is almost a Head Coach, based on what? We will get a DC and after next year then crap on whoever you want. For now, chill the F out. Bama fans, you are some miserable people if all you have to do is come on Dawg web site and whine and whine. You win, so shut up. Have you no shame with your idiotic nonsense.
South Georgia Repub
January 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Kirby has more money, but he has lost respect and has no pride. I didn’t hear a single reference to the UA defense or its scheme’s without it being “Saban and Smart’s defense” or “Saban and Smart’s scheme” or “Saban and Smart’s adjustments.” And now he can’t even make his own announcement. If that doesn’t tell him something, nothing will.
Just hang tight, Dawg Fans, we will get a man capable of thinking and speaking for himself. I wanted Smart, but this is kind of sad.
DAWGMAUL
January 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Kirby not even man enough to speak for himself? Dang if I’d coach for someone who has a double standard!
Maxwell Smart
January 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Relax 99. When Nick said UGA “won’t get smart” he wasn’t talking about Kirby!!
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Hey Kerryb, it was about 10 years AFTER your treasured national championship.
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
I said it before and I’ll say it again, your problem at Georgia is Mark Richt. This is a blessing in disguise. Richt will struggle this year 8-4 or 7-5 and you can fire the whole staff. You won’t be losing a thing getting rid of Bobo either.
darriel dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
i have a question for all of yall…do any white boys play football anymore in the sec?
TXDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Thank God!! Count me as the minority I’m sure, but I don’t think Kirby was the right direction for UGA’s Defense Coordinator position. I mean, this guy was just the RB coach at UGA several years ago. Now that he’s a great defensive team, he’s annointed the “chosen one”?? I still think Saban is the brains behind that defensive squad and Kirby is still under his guidance. Get an NFLer in here, to get this 4 and 5 star talent coached up and ready for the NFL, so we don’t have to see articles questioning whether players like Curran is ready for the NFL.
The Dawg Pound
January 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Should we bump the salary up to $1mm and see if we can attract someone from the Mountain West?? They are hot right now
ATL Steph
January 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
ROLL TIDE
fuzzybee
January 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Mark Richt can’t decide who he wants so he is just out there fishing and the candidates know it so UGA is getting PLAYED! Most amusing really.
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Kirby does speak for himself. see below:
After thinking about all the factors over the last couple days, we are going to stay at the University of Alabama. We love it in Tuscaloosa, have made some great friends here and I think we are building something special here at Alabama with Coach Saban. I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like I become a better coach.
john
January 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Who cares? Smart is overrated, remember this is Saban’s defense. I want an NFL guy, Grantham from Dallas maybe?
dylandawg
January 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Whole lot of fuss over nothing. Do any of us even know whether Smart is a great DC. No. Tired of the whining Dawg fans too. One average season and ya’ll are crying. Find another team if you need to. Find one with a better record than Richt. It won’t be easy. Based on ya’lls reckoning it’s not Carroll, Stoops, or Miles. You got Myers, hate it but true, maybe Saban, talk to me after next year and we will see where he is coaching after a couple of years. UGA is fine and will be fine. 6 out of 8 years in top ten. Not bad. No NC’s but that is more luck then anything. relax and quit whining.
Atl Resident
January 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Saban’s comment is pure B.S. He should know damn well about what its like switching coaching positions. It’s ok for him, but not ok for Smart? Who the hell Saban think he is? If I was Smart, I would consider leaving just for the hell of it, you won a title, there’s nothing to lose but Saban which ain’t much.
WILLIE M. turns down coaching the Independence Bowl in SHREVEPORT
January 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Enter your comments here
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
GT Joe….at least UGA’s was not a shared championship
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Bama fans. It won’t be long before you lose Saban to the NFL itch that he has’nt satisfied, his little girl Kirby will follow him around again, and you will be losing to Auburn year in and year out again.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Over 350 comments in less than an hour. There’s a lot of pain on this blog today.
Left again at the altar
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
I would take Bama’s “oh my god – please stay” money too if I could hide in the shadow of Saban as long as possible to hide my inexperience as a big boy coordinator in the SEC. Problem is, he’ll have to remain Saban’s b!tch.
Big Dawg Fan
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Dang! That boy over there in Tuscaloosa done gone nuts! Turning down a chance to live in Athens and go to Shreveport or Memphis every December. Well, I got my hopes up and wanted him real bad. But now I hope he goes on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney and don’t make it back home alive. You needed to come home, son. That’s more important than winning national championships and football games. Just think of your poor missus, stuck away from home and needing to worry about how to spend $800,000 a year in a state like Alabama. The whole danged state don’t make $800,000 in a year. You screwed up bad, boy.
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Nice one cherokee, hadn’t hear that in a while…
Maybe UGA can “share” a DC with someone. I hear Clarke Central has a good DC with some free time on his hands…
5 Dawgs
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
This is what I found in the AL paper………………
Tide’s Kirby Smart: ‘At the end of the day, I just feel like this is where I am supposed to be.’
By Gentry Estes, Mobile Press-Register
January 11, 2010, 2:50PM
(Photo by Bill Starling/Press-Register)Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart has now released a statement on his decision to return to turn down an offer from Georgia and return to the Crimson Tide. …
“I think it was pretty well known that there was an opportunity to return to my alma mater as defensive coordinator. I wouldn’t even have considered discussing the position with any other school, but when it is a place I’ve spent some of my best years and had some great memories, I thought it was something I should discuss with my family and figure out what was best.
“After thinking about all the factors over the last couple days, we are going to stay at the University of Alabama. We love it in Tuscaloosa, have made some great friends here and I think we are building something special here at Alabama with Coach Saban. I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like I become a better coach.
“I’ve got a great deal of respect for Coach Richt and the job he has done there and the University of Georgia will also have a special place in my heart. Not only did I play there, but my wife played basketball there and we have a lot of friends at UGA.
“At the end of the day, I just feel like this is where I am supposed to be and this is a special time to be at the University of Alabama.”
Bamaboy
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Kirby is smart.
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Apparently Jermaine Phillips is suddenly available. Well, whenever he bails out.
Matthew
January 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Kirby really should have bailed before the heat comes down. Now that USC is gonna get the hammer soon, the NCAA can refocus on the blatant cheating of another traditional power.
Sweet home Alabama
January 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!! Sure is funny how all you puppy fans were “Bama” fans on Thursday night but now all you can do is bash Saban. Until Richt has the National Championships that Saban has you better stop letting your mouth overload your A$$!!! I don’t remember Kirby calling a news conference to announce he was leaving Bama to return to UGA so what is the big deal with Saban making the announcement he was staying. If you were in the same shoes would you leave Bama’s program for UGA’s….I doubt there are many of you that would. ROLL TIDE ROLL…National Champions!!!
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Yes, Kirby did speak for himself (and, hey, I didn’t even think that’d happen). But, it did. Oh, but, I’m sure Saban TOLD him what to say, right? Pshhh. Raw emotions are tough to override, guys. We know. We’ve been at the bottom —- way lower than you are today. You’ve got a coach that you’ve had for a decade now. We haven’t had that since the Bear. Hopefully, we’ll have it with Saban, but who knows? This IS a business. Richt will get him a DC at the coaches’ meeting in Orlando. Hang tight. Roll Tide. Good luck.
Where's Pollack
January 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Hey Pollack… Where’s our “Smart” hire??? Please “tweet” us again with your infinite wisdom.
What a complete IDIOT!!!
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
GT Joe, before you start talking s@#$, at least UGA won their bowl game. Thatgoes to show that CRG would be a great guy to head up the D if we don’t get a guy that would be even better. How many passing yards did tech have in the entire first half of their bowl game? ZERO! LMAO! CPJ is a joke!!!
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
STAGE ONE: We are considering Smart. He’s a great, young coordinator, and he’s a Georgia boy.
cherokee
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
GT Joe …get back to me when you hire one. 30-24, 8 of 9 still hurts doesn’t it…………..idiot
Georgia's National Championship
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
I’m sorry Mr. Cherokee. I wasn’t alive when Georgia won their National Championship. I was born in 1983.
Hunker Down
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Seems like Kirby Smart is a grown man who should address the matter himself. If he does not, that tells us something we needed to know. Last time I checked, Nick Saban does not OWN Kirby Smart, and has no right to say what he will or will not do. What a dysfunctional relationship!
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Oh, and what about DJ Shockley. Remember him??
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Don’t you people know that Saban does not allow ANY assistant coach speak to the press. So take back all those nasty and baseless comments about Kirby. You should be ashamed, trashing one of your, when all he did was do what he felt best for his family.
Shame, shame
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
…snicker…..snicker……lol
coachdawg 2000
January 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
look we are not that attractive and besides as happy as i would have been with KS. He would have been a short term fix and we would have been doing this all over agian in a year or 2. We will have to tkae what we can get and Willie probably knew that.
uga_fan39
January 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Just goes to show you what a second rate program we have turned into. 3 first rate D.C’s turn you down. Granted Kirby looks like Sabans b@tch boy now, but then again who would want to leave a proven national championship winning coach to come to our program especially knowing that your defense would constantly be put on a short field due to a sub-par O.C. like Bobo. PLus working for a head coach unwilling to make any changes until you become the laughing stock of the S.E.C. After typing this I’m realizing that Kirby made the right choice.
geoff
January 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Why did Saban amke the announcement? Is Smart a puppet that has to have his boss talk for him!
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Sweet Home, for your information I was pulling for Texas. I never pull for Satan to win at anything.
Dawg in Huntsville AL
January 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Let’s quit worrying about it. We haven’t lost any recruits and we won’t. DC will be in place for spring ball and that’s all that matters. Kirby is a great DC, good guy and awesome family man. Personal attacks are for lesser programs, not UGA.
680 fan
January 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
How bout another option. This is from Buck Belue:
http://blogs.buckbelue.com/2010/01/04/ever-heard-of-coach-deruyter.aspx
eriecliper
January 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
You Tide guys have been the doormats of the SEC West for the last 20 years, two seasons does not make a dynasty, you are talking crap way too soon. Remember the spanking that the Gators gave you last year.
Andrew
January 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
This really make me angry!
Gatorguy
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Well….
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7 out of 9
17 out of 20
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Matthew — back that up with facts or STFU, buddy. I’m tired of all these cheating allegations when there’s not even any smoke, let alone fire. That’s the last resort of someone with nothing else to gripe about — “you’re cheating”. Gimme a break, man.
The Dawg Pound
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
I just booked my rooms in Shreveport for next year before it sells out. 2 Jr. suites at the Best Western and I am one happy Dawg!! See you guys at the Sizzler
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Okay Cherokee. I’ll get back to you tomorrow. Al Groh will be hired tomorrow, hasn’t been announced yet because GT didn’t want to steal the thunder from Dwyer, Morgan and Burnett today.
David Pollock
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
I herd it from a relyible sorse that the next DC is Bill Lewis.
Sammy Kershaw
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Why would he want to jump on a sinking ship? UGA will probably offer him the head job after they fire Rickt, and Smart wins his 2nd straight Championship at Bama.
PT
January 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
Ala Championship Trophy Tour, Two Walmarts, Collinsville trade day and Mark Molock’s uncle’s chicken house in Spring Garden, AL
Kentucky Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
WE RUN THIS STATE!
76-68
34-27
CLEVON LITTLE
January 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
I said this in the blog this morning that the fact that Smart had not excepted the DC job yet that, instead of hammering out a deal with UGA he was probably hammering out a deal with BAMA. Why else would he not have notified anyone as of yet? UGA doubling his salarly, there wouldn’t seem to be much to ‘hammer’ out with UGA. Just as I figured, he’s staying put. You also have to remember that Smart left UGA after only one season in 2006 as RB coach, so if he REALLY wanted to be at UGA, he would have stayed then. To be honest, I wasn’t sold on the fact that Smart was as good as ALA defense showed to be this year. Saban is a ‘hands-on’ coach. There’s no doubt that Smart could’ve brought some of that w/ him, but that would mean that Mrtinez should’ve been able to carry the load after Vangorder left, and we know how that turned out. SO, at least we know that UGA is willing to sped the $$$ to hire someone. Now, let fate take over; WE WILL get the right person!!
13-NC
January 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
I love how Kirby Smart turns down Georgia and now Saban is an a** hole because of it. Georgia fans try their best to diminish the success Alabama is having becuase of Nick Saban. I know it sucks that it has been 30 years since your last National Championship, I get it, it sucks. Bama went 18 years without one.
Regardless of what you might think, Smart would be taking a huge step backwards to take the UGA – DC position. Smart just won a National Championship and Georgia is no where near getting back to a BCS Bowl game. You think your program should be much better than it is, which I completely understand, but Willie Martinez is not the reason your defense stunk. Your defense was not good becuase you didn’t have the talent.
I hope you find a good DC. I really do, becuase it was not that long ago when Bama was in the same position.
Jim Zorn
January 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Really! I’m available and I already have my own gatorade
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Great comment eriecliper. I did’nt even know Alabama existed when they were on that 5 year probation. And they keep commenting about us being upset. I never seen as much crying as they did when they were losing to Auburn every year.
Dude
January 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Did you REALLY think he was going to leave Bama??? I seriously want to meet the idiot who thought he was going to leave probably the best DC job in the country to go to a struggling UGA program. Bama will add a bit to his contract as well. And, I agree totally with Saban. An assistant should never make a lateral move in college football. Unless where and who you coach (this case the Alabama defense, DUHHH) is doing badly. Maybe if Richt offered him the head coaching position and Richt would take a demotion to OC. That’s the only way your gettin the Kirbster. Sorry folks, The bandwagon is heading out of town. Wonder how many Dawg fans will jump on board.
Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
PT: Fine, but the final stop is the Bear Bryant Museum next to the other NC trophies. How you get there is less important than arriving. Starting to chap me about the Walmart thing. Had anyone else won the trophy, it would’ve been at Walmart.
CaliDogg
January 11th, 2010
4:27 pm
Well, I guess this means, somehow, UGA has to beat Florida.
So they can get to the SEC Championship game and embarrass KS’s hot-stuff defense.
The motivation’s there, I’d think. Don’t know about the talent.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
GTJoe, CPJ is going to have to get the paddles to jump start the guy before the annoucement.
dap01
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
Congrats Kirby, you are amoung those adorable Bama fans and the ever loyal Saban.
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January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
DAVID POLLACK…. IF ANYONE EVER LISTENS TO HIM ON AIR OR WATCHES HIM ON TV… HES A DOUCHHEEEEEE… SO ANNOYING
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
SweetHomeAlabama, Don’t forget where Bama was two years ago. The Independence Bowl at 6-6. Things change quickly. Keep Smart in Alabama and good luck to you.
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
I have a new idea Coach Richt. What about Reggie Ball? We taught him a lot about UGA defense. Check on him.
Gatorguy
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
Hey
just in time for
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Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
It’ll be very interesting to find out how much money Alabama coughed up to keep Kirby. I’m sure they had to give him more than the 700,000+ that his alma mater offered him. I’d be willing to bet he’s up there with Muschamp now. Don’t blame you there dude!
Maxwell Smart
January 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
OK chief. Let me say this one more time for the UGA folks who are to slow to fiqure this out. As I told agent 99 when Sabin said “get smart” it was a code word for KAOS that was intended to throw them off! Got it chief?
Tech has scholarships
January 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
4 spots just opened up for Tech if any of you 4/5 star UGA recruits are thinking about jumping off the sinking ship and want to play for a champion in GA.
good and gone
January 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
hahhahahahahahahahaha,gee and I thought the sun rises and sets in Athens according to you people..there’s one that ain’t coming back to that $hit hole.
UGADawg83
January 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Hope we have someone in the hip pocket.
bryant
January 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Saban does not allow any assistant coaches to speak with the media. Why woud KS want to make a latteral move to a program that thinks by changing uniform colors or helmets that it will make the team play better. I was in Athens for the last blackout, and it dawned on me that they needed to paint the seats black. Because at halftime (31-0)there were a bunch of empty seats. Kirby will be back in Athens one day, as the head coach.
Dude
January 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
kerryb,
It is good to think about the past i guess. I thought you were going to bring up 1980 for a second, like IT STILL MATTERS!! The fact of the matter is, the only thing the DAWGS have won in 30 years (on a national scale that is) was a GIMME BCS game against Hawaii. I don’t really think many people at Bama care too much about you not hearing anything during their probation. They are still too busy polishing that trophy. HAHA, Pathetic.
Senator Blutarski
January 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
I’ll resign from the Senate and be the DC if Richt doesn’t mind me going to some of those Saturday night parties so I can re-live my “Animal House” days
boots
January 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Crap.
Rip
January 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Hey Steak Shapiro and Pollack- I thought it was a “done deal”
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Believe me. a 4-5 star recruit will never come to Tech to play in a High School offense, and play for a 90 year old DC.
tbomachine
January 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
this is b********t. tired of being a dawg i waiting….. here’s to another subpar year. go dawgs–get someone else a raise
RealDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Athens > Tuscaloosa. LOL that BAMA girls still have 80’s big hair.
GABamaFan
January 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Bama got a National Championship because McCoy couldn’t play. Good job of stinging the QB but that’s about all it amounted to. That’s the same way Bobby Bowden’s teams used to operate. They knew their opponents only had one real QB so they pounded his fanny until he was done for. It worked for them and it works for Saban. Otherwise, it was easy to tell that Texas was the better team!
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Amazingly stupid post, but it is a GA fan who would know better than anyone about losing (are you still celebrating 1980?). If TX was the better team, then they would have had a running game to counter the loss of their QB. And if TX was the better team, then their defense would learn how to stop a dominating running game (didn’t they have the #1 run D coming into the game…so much for stats). Let’s play the what if game. What if Greg McElroy, who torched UF’s number one rated D, wasn’t injured himself with cracked ribs, which clearly affected Bama’s game plan (we have a running game, so we don’t have to rely on our QB)? What if Rolando McClain was not throwing up all week and 100% for the game? What if Mark Ingram doesn’t go out in the third quarter with severe leg cramps? We can play this game all day. And yeah, your’re right, Saban attacks the team’s weakness, which, in this case, was UT’s one dimensional attack. It’s called good coaching. Something I wouldn’t expect a UGA fan to understand.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Dude thats funny. A Bama fan making a comment about bringing up the past. You guys dig Bear Bryant up before every football season. You would think he is still alive like Elvis.
KidMid
January 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
No problem Kirby. I hope you never come through Bainbridge again. If I see you, look for dawg Sh%t on your windshield.
Realist
January 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
GT Joe,
Your comments will matter win Tech wins a bowl game.
Alabama Jacket
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I just LOVE how yesterday, Smart was the most AWESOME DC, and the FIRST choice of the DAWG fans… and now today, after yet ANOTHER rejection, he was never worth it! HAHAHAHAHA
How pathetic!
Just get over it… UGAy isn’t all that the stupid rednecks THINK it is!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Damon, can you see if that basketball coach can be our D-Coord? I mean we looked good against Kentucky last week.
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Daddy Saban, Can I go out and play. Just like Ray Goff said, never go back and coach at your alma matter because if you do poorly, you have no home to go back to. The thing is how big of an ego does Nick Saban have? He can’t let his DC tell anyone what he decision is, but he speaks for him.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I guess you will clean your houndstooth hat before next year.
jaxdawgfan
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I’m disappointed but not surprised. I can’t say that I blame him for staying where he is.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
STAGE TWO: Smart is ours! He’s the greatest DC ever! Na na na boo boo, Bama! Go Dawgs!!! Woof!!! Woof!!! Woof!!!
cursive
January 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I never would’ve thought that it would take this long to find someone who wants to coach Defense at UGA. Honestly, it is sad and embarassing now, and the program may be in bigger trouble than I’d thought.
Good Dog
January 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Ok, give Kirby a head coach offer. CMR is a great guy, but he has bottomed out. Need a new start.
Gdawg
January 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Kirby, thank you for turning down this job, as I know that you would have been in over your head. Richt, as I told my son last night, Granthan is the man and has been all along as far as I am concerned. By the way, I will take CMR and his class over an egomaniac in Saban any day of the week. Kirby, I hope you give up 500 yards and 40 points per game next year. Go Dawgs!!!!!!
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Dude, I guess that was a GIMME game for Utah last year.
Alabama Jacket
January 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
kerry b…
dude… Elvis is dead!
Dave TV
January 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
I HERE JERRY GLANVILLE IS STILL AVAILABLE – COACH RICHT
Disappointed Dawg Fan
January 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Kirby……….you no longer belong to UGA, you are no longer a Dawg, and you are no longer welcome here. At least grow a pair and tell us your self you greedy @$$hole. Like all people like you say,” It’s just business.”
FLDAWG
January 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
CMR and CKS wear Nick Saban pajamas. Oh well let’s move on and welcome whoever will take the job.
COME ON OUT AND
January 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Enter your comments here
so long
January 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
well let’s see ..all you dogpoops screamed to high heavens demanding a firing and you got it, oops…becareful what you want out of life…
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
STAGE THREE (current stage): Kirby is a traitor who is no longer a alum and not welcomed in Athens!!! I hate Saban (for winning)!!! I hate Bama (for winning)!!! It’s really Saban’s defense anyway! Kirby doesn’t really do anything and is not really a coach anyway!
Maxwell Smart
January 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
OK Chief Looks like I was wrong again!!! Guess Kirby doesn’t like it doggie style!
Erk Russell
January 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Mark, Give me a call. I’m available and can do the job. I will work cheap and be most effective.
kerryb
January 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Alabama Jacket. That was SARCASM. I guess you didn’t undestand that.
Atlanta_Tiger_Fan
January 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Why would he leave a winning program to go to UGA???? Would have made absolutely no sense! UGA will continue to be 2nd rate SEC team for years to come so get used to it!
Kid me not
January 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Good for Kirby! Good for Georgia Bulldawgs! The best for Georgia is still out there. Patience will win!
collegeballfan
January 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Career wise I would think Smart made the correct choice. He is in demand now with one nat Champ ring. Bama will be favored for a 2nd next year. How much in demand will he be with a 2nd Nat Champ ring?
Smart move to stay.
Dawg4Life
January 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
UGA may be the most pathetic program in Division 1 right now. Most programs take a week to hire a DC. The is going on two months and is about to go into a key recruiting period. We need to get someone and fast. Have we thought about looking at the local high schools???? Gwinnett has a nasty defense
Jerry Glanville
January 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
I am tan, and rested, and ready.
Shake & Bake
January 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Broyles award winners don’t make lateral moves. UGA needs to bring someone up from the ranks that’s hot, DC’s usually move now to HC positions where OC’s did a decade ago.
Just looking in the wrong place that’s all, and the fact that Damon Evens is a jerk along with Mike Adams. If Vince was still there you could pull anyone you wanted in.
N. Saban
January 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Willie might come back if you give an increase in pay & apologize for firing him!
Kentucky Cat
January 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
No DC wants this job. They know the cupboard is bare and CMR will be struggling to keep his job in a couple of years.
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Bama Fan Who Thinks You're Better Off
January 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Gdawg: If you’re better off without him, why hope he fails? That just makes no sense. And, why are you concerned about Nick Saban’s personality type?? He wins everywhere he goes. That’s the personality type I want — the one that wins.
Btw, I hope you guys win, too. See? I’m no Dawg hater.
bustervols
January 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
I believe the linebackers coach at Appalachian State would be a good DC.
To DAWG MAX
January 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
I think Clarabell is available…Bozo as OF, Clarabell the clown as DC.
Oh wait, that’s Bobo as OF, so maybe you can get BooBoo as DF if Yogi can part with his little buddy. (Bribe him with picnic baskets)
Bobo and Booboo. That’s rich, I mean Richt!
B Hussein Obama
January 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
I’ll be looking for a job pretty soon; I hear UGA has great health insurance benefits! Hopefully I can get a teleprompter installed on the field so Saban can call my plays for me, too.
Denver Dog
January 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Good luck young Kirby, you did the right thing for you and that is what counts.
David Pollack
January 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
I am a douche nozzle.
pc
January 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
USF head coach might be a Smart one.
The Grinch
January 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
GT Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Groh may turn out to be a great DC, we’ll see. The biggest question is how well a cadaver can recruit? BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Big Fat Elephant Fan
January 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
I love Saban.
COME ON OUT
January 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Come on out and play you ignorant UGAy pukes. The last 2 weeks or so all we’ve read from the UGAy rednecks is about Kirby Smart coming home to the pasture and saving your football butts. You did’t believe when you were told it won’t happen. Come on out redneck pukes and complete your bashing of Coach Saban & Coach Smart. After all these just won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA!!!
Gdawg
January 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Kirby you suck. Remember, what goes around comes around twice as hard. You will pay dearly for turning your back on Richt. Go Dawgs!!!!
COME ON OUT
January 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Come on out and play you ignorant UGAy pukes. The last 2 weeks or so all we’ve read from the UGAy rednecks is about Kirby Smart coming home to the pasture and saving your football butts. You did’t believe it when you were told it won’t happen. Come on out redneck pukes and complete your bashing of Coach Saban & Coach Smart. After all they just won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA!!!
UGA Guy
January 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
This is a public black eye for sure, but there are plenty of people out there that can do a great job. Even as a Georgia guy I cant see how this every made sense for Smart to leave Al. from a future stand point. I do think it speaks volumes however about the type of guy Saban is when he steps in and speaks for another grown man when it is not his place. If you ask me, Smart wanted to get away from Sabans shadow but knew enough about his track record to see he would be gone in a year or so and that leaves the job to him. JMO
Damon Evans
January 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Dang, who are we gonna get a big raise for next?
I would write more, but I must clear all thoughts and actions by President Adams prior to doing anything on my own. President Adams is getting impatient, and this must be recognized and respected by all.
the other coach smith
January 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
It’s still not official. Have you seen anything official? Thought not. Don’t believe it until it’s official. HA!
Steve
January 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
what a joke…..hope all you guys are happy you bi-ched and complaigned all year…our program is in big trouble…now what Coach?
Antwon
January 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Who WILL it be? Neither candidate thinks it is a SMART move.
cantondawg
January 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Candidate A Resume
1990-1995 VA TECH DL COACH
1996-1998 MICHIGAN STATE (With Coach Saban)
1999-2001 Indianapolis Colts
2002-2004 Houston Texans
2005-2007 Cleveland Browns Defensive coordinator
2008-present Dallas Cowboys
Candidate B resume
1999 Georgia (Admin. asst.)
2000 Valdosta State (DBs)
2001 Valdosta State (DC)
2002-2003Florida State (GA)
2004LSU (DBs)
2005Georgia (RBs)
2006Miami Dolphins (Safeties)
2007-2009Alabama (Asst. coach/DC
I’m sorry but without looking at the names and just the resumes i would take Candidate a(Grantham) everyday of the week. His resume is much stronger than Kirby Smart’s AND we won’t have to worry about him leaving in 1-3 years
Dawg4Life
January 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Who cares about turning your back on Richt….he may not even be employed this time next year
UGA FAN IN ALANAMA
January 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
WOW!!!!! All i can say is wow!!! It makes no since~~~
MAD-DONNA
January 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
dog!
GaTruth
January 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Now that the world knows we can be used for about $700,000, has Tiger Woods called?
Burdell
January 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Hey Grinch…
Al Groh is still a tremendous recruiter. Try some fact checking next time.
WestOfAthens
January 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
What a shame, it appears Nick Saban made this decision for Kirby Smart. The aforementioned handle “evil-genius” has been applied elsewhere, and it looks to stay firm.
I don’t think it makes a big difference in Tuscaloosa anyhow, Saban is the play-caller—Kirby Smart is simply the translator.
Your’e shadow beckons you Kirby, what a shame.
Go Dawgs!
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Coach Smith,
Here you go:
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2010/01/tides_kirby_smart_at_the_end_o.html
Attention Knuckledraggers....
January 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
“UGA is a regional program….Bama is National Program”
I just hurt myself laughing.
BamaGrad hahaha. Look sport, Georgia has an economy over three times that of Alabama. And Alabama is a glorified junior college compared to UGA. Nobody outside of Alabama thinks of you as anything but Podunk.
And newsflash, there is no National Championship in college football. The NCAA neither awards nor recognizes a national champion in D1A football.
We beat Vandy-- yeah!
January 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Hey UGAY Fans– where did you guys display your Weedeater Bowl Trophy??? Dollar General Store! LOL!!!
Antwon
January 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
It’s called “using the hype built by the media to increase your negotiating leverage”. Thanks in part to the AJC, espn, etc. and all of the other “me, myself and I media”.
ONE VOICE
January 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
You folks ever heard of speaking with one voice. Part GREAT management in having ONE VOICE speak for the entire program. Saban runs the program and he SPEAKS for the program. Continue to bash and show your stupidity.
Will
January 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
I am dissapointed because I thought that Kirby would give the program a big shot in the arm with recruiting and with the fan base. I also think that Saban out-sold us and talked Kirby into staying put. He probably said they would win another championship next year and he would get his shot at a head coaching job. Anyways, maybe we can save face and still get Grantham or somebody. I’m just worried now recruiting is really going to suffer this year.
CLEVON LITTLE
January 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
13-NC , I do think Saban is an A-hole, but I don’t blame him for Smarts’ dicision.. While I was excited about hearing the new DC cordinator hire announced, I was not sold on Smart being as good as the ALA defense showed to be. I’m just ready for this ’search ‘ to be over already.
ps- ‘IF’ UGA wins another NC, I will vote NOT to have is displayed at the local Walmart. lol Can you say ‘Roll Back Tide’??? lol
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
I got it! Get Suzanne Yoculan to be the coordinator. She has free time now and we can get her cheap. Plus, she did a great job with those little midgets who played on the jungle jim.
FaninAlabama
January 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
UGA can do much better than Smart! Saban’s defense is composed of leading and spearing with the head to take out as many of the other team’s star players as possible. Just look at Bama’s games with South Carolina (star receiver), LSU (quarterback), and Texas (quarterback). Smart lacks character as seen with his inability to speak for himself.
Herschel
January 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
Who is going to turn us down next? I need a raise, how does it work? What is Mark’s cut?
Keith
January 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
UGA is doing a great job getting other schools to give coaches a raise.
Dawgger
January 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
UGA plane is in route to Austin, Tx as we speak
Gatorguy
January 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Too funny—–you scream “fire him! and fire him!” Now NOBODY wants the job! Hilarious!
Next....
January 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Kirby strung Richt out, misled him, and encouraged him to wait. Richt’s a man of honor who took Smart at his word about his intentions.
Ok baby, forget Smart, let’s rock n roll.
If Richt can go 13-1 with Van Gorder, and finish #1 in 2007 with Willie Martinez (who finsihed #8 and #14 in defense for a couple of years as Georgia DC), it doesn’t really matter who Georgia gets for DC. But rest assured, everything happens for a reason, and Georgia will have a much better defense in 2010.
Alabama Jack
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Is Willie Martinez still available?
Antwon
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
By the way, wasn’t Kirby one and done a few years ago at UGA as a coach? There must be a reason.
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
OPEN Defensive Coordinator Position-University of Georgia
Qualifications: 65 or older, coached the NY Jets for one year and had horrible teams in the ACC.
No need to apply: Winners
Realistic Dawg Fan
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Geez people. While this certainly makes Richt/UGA look a little silly right now, let’s not forget who was in this position with their head coaching search just a few short years ago: ALABAMA. They were swinging and missing like Andrew Jones and it was starting to look really bad for Alabama (and the SEC in general) – and they were coming off of a really bad firing and a really bad year. In the end, they got their man and obviously, it worked out. My point? Some of the very bashers on here looked even worse a few years ago. UGA will be fine. Unfortunately, I do think Richt is a nice guy swimming in a pool of sharks. I’m sure he is really disappointed in the way KS handled this situation.
Dawgie Bowser
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
As I said, bama will sweeten the pot and he will stay put. I know he don’t like Nick much but the moneys done the talkin’ and ‘ol Smart won’t be uh walkin’. Too bad, I like him.
Big Kahuna
January 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
The scariest nightmare ever to an informed GT football fan: If Dooley had allowed Erk Russell to replace him (knowing as he did that Erk would prove to the world that he, not Dooley, was the reason for uga’s success) and Erk would’ve hired Paul Johnson as OC. Uga would have some national championships to go along with Herschel Walker’s ONE. Thank you Mr. Dooley for not allowing that to happen!
chDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
I am confident Richt will find the right guy, but just a little disappointed in the lack of integrity by some of these people looking for a raise. Kirby would have been a great fit because he was a former Dawg but who knows if he can actually coach by himself. I expect us to make a good hire soon and it might be someone from under the radar. Let all the haters bring it on. We run this state.
gem dawg
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
We’ll be okay, A&M scored more points against TX than anyone else, even Bama. We played decent D against them without a DC. Kirby would have done a good job at UGA but he’s not the only one who could do the job well. It will be interesting to see if Saban takes Kirby when he moves on in ‘11 or ‘12.
I just want someone more aggressive that CWM.
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Heck, go out and offer Van Gorder $700K and he would leave the Falcons for sure.
KZGuy
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Come on readers! What established DC would take the the job? Only one that is about to to get fired during a coaching change. Why change schools when there is no hope for getting the head coaching job. NO established DC wants to wait behind CMR (who ain’t going no where) and he is years from retirement. CMR HAS to set his sights on young generally unproven DC or a retread like Tech is about to hire.
Mid Town Joe
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
The Walmart wasn’t close enough to the campus for Kirby.
Cleveland, OH jacket
January 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
LOL at UGA fans thinking a DC that will get NCs at Bama would want to come to the cesspool of the south.
UGADawg4life
January 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Tweet this…Is Pollack still 100%?
RonnieGarDner
January 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
What about the “Swamp Fox” aka Marion Campbell. Ray Goff brought him back, I imagine he may be available.
we're so good
January 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
good god, i thought we were a top notch program. and now bama has rose from the grave. please fire saban and meyer. and bring back shula and zook so we can win the sec against arkansas, just like the dominating days. ya’ll remember don’t you?
cantondawg
January 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
I will applaud CMR on trying to get the best possible DC but i don’t blame these people for staying where they are. Why would you make a move for a lateral position and uproot your family when the university that you are at matches what UGA is offering.
larry
January 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
the reality is kirby is staying at alabama to win championships until he is offered a head coaching job with a respectable school. georgia wont contend for SEC and National Championships until richt is fired.
CaliDogg
January 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Just noticed. Not only was Smart not able to man up enough to get out front on his decision, letting Saban do it for him, but his “statement” was released in writing.
Did Saban prohibit him from appearing in person and answering questions? Did Smart tell UGA before releasing the statement? Notice there has been no comment from UGA.
This is a circus. Orchestrated by the ringmaster, Nick Saban. I can hear him laughing. And Kirby folding socks in the athletic department laundry room.
And UGA. You know Kirby Smart. Mike Bobo and he are supposedly close friends. You do not put a written contract in front of this guy unless you’ve already taken his temperature and know he’s going to take the job. Who’s running the PR machine over there. You got jobbed by KS and his daddy Nick.
My advice. Check your phone messages. The person you want is among the stack of people who’ve told you they WANT this job and WHY they want it.
mikie g.
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
who cares? the only mistake CMR has made was to be loyal to his word. it cost us the better season that we wanted, but has left us on our solid foundation. CMR will “get his man” as apparently Saban is keeping his Boy.
Timmy Cries Again!!
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?
((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?((((WHACK!!!))))
Smart: Thank you, Nick! May I have another?
OrlandoDawg
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
How will patience pay off? Our recruits will be bailing and our team’s going to suck with 22 year old’s running the D.
The real winner here.............
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
Is anybody who didn’t wake up in Alabama this morning.
Adam
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
I told you stupid ga fans he wouldn’t leave. It was a demotion. You idiots think your program is some elite place. Here’s a newsflash. IT ISN’T.
Now go back to your gt, tebow, urban, kiffin, acc bashing. It’s all you can do.
7-5 again next year with another crappy bowl.
Bama is for Winners
January 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
BamaGrad hahaha. Look sport, Georgia has an economy over three times that of Alabama. And Alabama is a glorified junior college compared to UGA. Nobody outside of Alabama thinks of you as anything but Podunk.
__________________________________________________________
This is funny!! Congratulations on your economy. Am not sure what that has to do with football coaches but touche. You sir are a master debater!!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
As a life long bama fan i have always wished we had a little more polished fan base. However, it has become “CRYSTAL” clear that you georgia fans are the most delusional, misguided bunch a folks with a HIGHLY self-inflated idea about who you are and how your team should be viewed. Good grief, bama lost for years and years due to some idiots who displayed the same overzealous attitudes. That said, the idea that anyone compares georgia’s history and tradition with that of alabama is absurd. Come on, GT has won a NC more recently than your beloved dogs. Oh i know, you’ve beaten them a bunch of times. LOL. they’re GT. Bama has 2 NCs in the last 18 years, UGA has one: EVER. I know, i know, CMR won 90 games in 9 years. Dynasty. LOL. Boise St is the winningest program of the decade (112-160) but we are ordaining them the greatest program of the last ten yrs. Get over yourselves. no matter what, you’ve been florida’s bi*(& as long as i’ve lived here. Be glad you aren’t dealing with idiots who get your team on probation that punishes kids. Oh BTW: is it possible that CKS is not as concerned about HIS future as YOU are. MAyBE, just MAYBE, he prescribes to the notion (as do most coaches) that it’s about the program, not the individual. his time will come, if thats his goal. he might just like doing what he does. until now, after living in georgia for so long, i had become a closet dawg fan who only pulled against them when they played bama. after now, i’m leaning to adopting GT as my instate favorite. I’d be a little embarrassed to be seen in red and black after reading all your crap. LOL….uga fans are a hoot. oh well, guess i’ll head over to walmart to take some pics of our crystal ball…RTR. i’m sure u dawgs can find a 30 yr old pic of your NC trophy…lol.
Dylan
January 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
I give Richt two more years to take us to the SEC Championship game. Next year will be a reloading year with a freshman quarterback and if we don’t perform well I’ll understand, but I’m so tired of being average. It’s been 30 years since the last National Championship. Richt isn’t taking us there. He’s had the oppurtunities but they always dissapoint (i.e. 2004 and 2008). Two more years and then that’s it. Richt is an awesome guy and I respect him, but THREE defensive coordinators have turned us down in a little over a month and we don’t have time to wait on Grantham. Please do something, Richt!!!
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Clevon,
Where the BCS trophy is displayed is solely the decision of the sponsor. Dr. Pepper chose to display it at Wal-mart. LSU and UF displayed theirs at Altells and Chevy dealerships. But I don’t think you guys will ever have to worry about it though.
Realist
January 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
Being a UGA fan looking at this objectively, I knew Smart wasn’t coming. But, you really have to wonder what Mark Richt is doing. Fake offers or not, that’s 4 DC’s that has said no.
So this is how I see it. If we can’t get top rate DC’s at UGA, then you have to wonder if the head coach is the problem. Richt is a hell of a coach, but 4 DC’s turn the job down especially after throwing more than half a million at one of them. Something has to be going on that we don’t know about. This is unacceptable.
Mark
January 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
Adam must be a bitter ACC fan
lawzoo
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
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4:57 pm
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dap01
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Orlandodawg: Get a hold of yourself. Smart probably made a wise decision for himself. He will be able to leave in one year for a head coaching job. But the way he handled it really screwed him old college team. Yes, Kirby and Saban screwed UGA.
Noleydawg
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Not that I thought he would come to Georgia, but how it all went down seems a bit odd. Saban’s got a tight leash! I’m glad CMR doesn’t have to win that way. Geez.
Foothills football fan
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Let’s see… D.C. for national champs with very real possibility of winning conf. championship and M.N.C. next year and make +700,000 dollars OR… D.C. for 3rd best team in the east..Sounds like Kirby did the Smart thing…It will look better on the resume.
I Run This State
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Gardner, Richt and the two grad assistants should continue running D…they shut down the #5 offense in the country.
Adam
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
I can’t seem to get Saban’s cork out of my mouth. Uh oh…here comes the protein. (gulp, gulp, mmmmmmmm).
coachgb
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Look, Smart probably made he right career decision for himself. He still has as good a chance to be the HC one day at UGA if he wants it as he would have had if he came to UGA now as defensive coordinator. Getting great experience at Bama under Saban. Richt’s not going anywhere soon anyway. I still say, a DC with more experience, (not having Saban looking over your shoulder) is what UGA really needs at this point.
SuperB
January 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Unlike any other DCs the Dawgs may have had discussions with, Smart was a different deal. If he did not want to leave Alabama, he should have told Richt that at once– ande not use UGA just to get more $$ out of the Tide. Some alum, huh?
tbomachine
January 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
i’m gald so many of y’all are optomistic. i think this is really gonna hurt us. not the fact that we didnt get Smart, but the fact that its taken over a month and still nothing. i gotta feeling the dawgs are in trouble(hope they prove me wrong) Go Dawgs
tbomachine
January 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
glad—–sorry
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Kirby:
I’m sorry but you’re dead to me!
only the best
January 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
This always happens when you go after the best! theres gonna be rejection at 1st because programs are going to compete and do what they can to “keep” their best around! If anything this should show just how hard they are trying to get this program (or defense) up and running again. If it takes losing a couple of recruits in the process, so be it! everyone needs to calm down! things happen for a reason! we will get the best!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
as well, when will u people figure out that the policy of KS’s employer is to NOT allow assistants to have direct contact with the media? It’s not HIS fault. He’s still getting paid and as such is conforming to what his current employer’s stipulations are…
Don
January 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
David Pollack is an idiot. He talks like a moron too.
Bruce
January 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
If CMR comes out after hiring the new DC and says he got who he wanted all along I will lose all respect for him. He should man up and admit we are having to settle for our 4th, 5th, 6th or who knows what choice. No one else mentioned as a possibility will be impressive to the players, fans or recruits. I hope he is a work horse since he obviously won’t be a show horse.
jerry
January 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Everyone has his price. Don’t blame Smart, blame UGA, they didn’t make him an offer he COULDN’T REFUSE. It doesn’t make Richt look bad, hell, he tried. Blame the Board of Regents, they wouldn’t cough up enough moolah, never have, never will. If they want Richt out of there, just keep giving him Willies and Bobos. They can be proud, they did their fiduciary duty to a T.
SuperB
January 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Unlike the other DCs the Dawgs may have spoken with, Kirby Smart should not have used the Dawgs to squeeze more $$ out of Alabama. He used his alma mater and let them dangle for a few days of critical recruiting time– all to the advantage of the Tide. Some alum, huh!
Draggin' Fly
January 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
Got12? The Bama NC trophy is REALLY at WalMart??? All this time I thought that was a story from the Onion. Good Lord!
Smart No Mo
January 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Georgia should have offered Smart a lot more money. I heard they only offered a little more than he’s making now! Damon Evans needs to hold a presser to explain how he bungled this hire—it should have been a slam dunk–offer him a million per year plus benefits and he would have quickly taken the job. The dawgs went cheap and got nothing. Now, they’ll be stuck hiring some castoff D coordinator from some medicore program. It looks like years of more minor bowls for Ga.
Gatorguy
January 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
What about your Gymnastics?
Flo-Ri-Duh!
January 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
I told you this morning that Smart was the popular choice with the fans but that Todd Grantham would be a better coach and recruiter. UGA went with Smart because he was through with the bowls and Grantham is still in the NFL playoffs…… they want to get someone as soon as possible to get the pressure off of them. If the can get Grantham then this will be better in the long run. Smart is looking for a head coach job in a year or two and not a long term commitment…. that is why he turned UGA down. Saban trained Smart to coach defense. It is Richt’s job to train his assistants to be top of the line and if he can’t do thast then maybe Smart will be UGA’s next head coach.
Adam
January 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
I am so full right now but my breath isn’t very pleasant at all.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
January 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Adam you are one strange pervert … we don’t have any interest in your stomach or your breath.
Got 12?
January 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
SOLUTION:
Saban offers a defensive coaching camp every summer. Send Richt there this summer and let him serve as the HC and DC in 2010.
Problem solved. Leaving work. Heading home.
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
As a life long bama fan i have always wished we had a little more polished fan base. However, it has become “CRYSTAL” clear that you georgia fans are the most delusional, misguided bunch a folks with a HIGHLY self-inflated idea about who you are and how your team should be viewed. Good grief, bama lost for years and years due to some idiots who displayed the same overzealous attitudes. That said, the idea that anyone compares georgia’s history and tradition with that of alabama is absurd. Come on, GT has won a NC more recently than your beloved dogs. Oh i know, you’ve beaten them a bunch of times. LOL. they’re GT. Bama has 2 NCs in the last 18 years, UGA has one: EVER. I know, i know, CMR won 90 games in 9 years. Dynasty. LOL. Boise St is the winningest program of the decade (112-160) but we are ordaining them the greatest program of the last ten yrs. Get over yourselves. no matter what, you’ve been florida’s bi*(& as long as i’ve lived here. Be glad you aren’t dealing with idiots who get your team on probation that punishes kids. Oh BTW: is it possible that CKS is not as concerned about HIS future as YOU are. MAyBE, just MAYBE, he prescribes to the notion (as do most coaches) that it’s about the program, not the individual. his time will come, if thats his goal. he might just like doing what he does. until now, after living in georgia for so long, i had become a closet dawg fan who only pulled against them when they played bama. after now, i’m leaning to adopting GT as my instate favorite. I’d be a little embarrassed to be seen in red and black after reading all your crap. LOL….uga fans are a hoot. oh well, guess i’ll head over to walmart to take some pics of our crystal ball…RTR. i’m sure u dawgs can find a 30 yr old pic of your NC trophy…lol.
Bruce
January 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Why does everyone assume Grantham will be a good DC? He has been a position coach in the NFL except for his time with the Browns which ended with him being fired.
WE RUIN THIS STATE
January 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
How could Kirby have turned down the golden opportunity to turn down “the sweet, sweet grass of home” ? He must be a jerk because anyone who has ever turned down UGA in the past has been one.
The Koolaid drinkers drank a little too much this time. Even a half-wit would never have expected a guy to give up a chance at two consecutive nat champs. Now, can someone get serious over there ?
Earth to UGA ! Reality does make its visits.
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
Damon, I guess we will have to put this on Monster.com after all. This never would have happened to me.
WE RUIN THIS STATE
January 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
I’m just going to slit my throat.
Piling On
January 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
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Georgia:
FootballCoachScoop sources tell us that Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart, this season’s Broyles Award winner as the nation’s top assistant, has just been given an offer that is double the $360,000 base salary Smart earned this past season at Alabama. According to our sources, Head Coach Mark Richt should be announcing Smart as the new Defensive Coordinator at Georgia very soon.
Alabama:
Sources tell FootballCoachScoop that Head Coach Nick Saban has interviewed Todd Grantham (Dallas Cowboys Defensive Line coach) for the soon to be vacant Defensive Coordinator position.
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DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
Oh, and NO way will he ever be Head Coach at Georgia. Don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining. You can’t turn your nose up at DC and years later say NOW I’m ready to be your HC. No “F”ing way
memphisdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
“Smart still has a chance to be head coach at UGA one day”
No way. He burned that bridge today. He will never even be considered. UGA fans have and will turn their back on him as he did us. Not to say he would ever want the HC job at UGA mind you.
Gratefuldawghead
January 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Georgia tralking to Muschamp so Muschamp will get a raise from Texas and turn the job down!
sirluciouscp
January 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
To hell with Kirby! How could u love it in Tuscaloosa, give me fucin break. Just say u dont want to come moron.
DawgFan
January 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
What about the linebackers coach at Bama? Sal something or another? His name was thrown around early but haven’t heard it much since. He’s obviously been learning under Saban and it would be a step-up to DC even if UGA is a “2nd-tier” program…
AP
January 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Somewhat surprised. Probably will never see Kirby in Athens as HC with this snub! Good Luck Kirby
Wreckmaniac
January 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
CMR has just Tiger to ask “where can I hide ?”
Bernie Matt
January 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
RODNEY GARNER!!
Kirby Smart
January 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
I realized that Coach was right. Georgia is a septic tank compared to Tuscaloosa…
Richt Okasek
January 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Smart hasn’t made UGA look like a second-rate program. Richt has and it started with the terrible decision to promote Martinez in the first place.
Einsteindawg
January 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Smart would have made a “feel good” story; however, I never thought he was qualified. And, we certainly didn’t need Foster, Chavis, and the guy Illinois got. I’ve always maintained that we should hire a DC from the Big 10 (how about Iowa). Great defenses, plus a recruiting pipeline for big, strong and smart offensive lineman…just look in the Pro’s for examples. Anyway, UGA will have a top-notch defensive coaching staff in place soon. Go Dawgs!
The D
January 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Kirby, take your sugar coated response and stay in Redkneck, USA. Way to be loyal to the school that gave you everything you have in your life right now. Your career, your wife, and your training as a player and coach. You will never get the defensive credit under Saban. Now you will end up at a mid-level school in 2-3 years as a HC trying to scrape up 5 win seasons
WILLIE MARTINEZ
January 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
I’M LOOKING FOR WORK SOOOOOO…..HOW ‘BOUT A SECOND CHANCE GUY’S??!!
WOOFMAN
January 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Kirby, you’re not a very Smart man! To turn down your alma mater for Bama where all you’ll ever be is a puppet on Saban’s strings?? You could have made a name for yourself as DC at Georgia!!?? Bad move Ex-Dawg!
THWG
January 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
And to those Tech fans who call UGA second rate, funny how UGA has the #10 recruiting team and GT isn’t even on the list!
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tech recruits get smarter on campus yours get dumbed down, so you need a high rank becasue there is only one way to go and it ani’t up.
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only foolish fans of the dawg nation would have expected smart to leave. leave the best program to coach a crappy run of the mill program. Georgia logic is illogical. must be all the inbreeding.
Sour Grapes
January 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
CovingtonDawg, 71 Dawg, KerryB, eriecliper,…….. you guys are idiots. Yesterday he was the man. Now you hate him . Turning on your own . That is what bad Dawg fans do. Kirby made a good business decision, A lateral move would have set him back another 2 years.
He will be a head coach in a year or two at a major university. He showed some appreciation to Saban for everything Saban has done for him and has taught him. Plus, he has great talent on the defensive side of the ball. CovingtonDawg, if you hung 50 on Bama (which you couldn’t) you would still lose by 10 . Seriously , To the rest of the Georgia Nation, Good luck with your DC search. I hope you get a good one .
TidePride
January 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Why leave Bama for the Clemson of the SEC East?
Piling On
January 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
What about the guy who takes the money at Parking Lot C during football games…..Kevin something or another? He’s already on campus and I’m pretty sure he’ll take the job if we just keep his mini-fridge stocked with PBRs!
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
Mark and Damon, we need to concentrate on really small schools. In areas where they may not know we have been turned down ten times already. Glad the fans only know about three of them…..
Fuuf
January 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
–RTRnGA
You must be really proud of “your team”, Alabama. I mean, after all, it was YOU who made that amazing throw, the game saving tackle, or put together that stifling defense to win the BSC. UGA fans are passionate b/c we know how attractive our university is to attend from the standpoint of recruiting, how much money the Athletic Department makes every year (the most in the country), and the pride someone takes from being a Georgia Bulldog. You are a disgrace to all Bama fans.
Jud Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
What if Hrantham turns us down too?
Wreckmaniac
January 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
This is the most entertainment that has ever happened in college football. The annual January drivel about recruits and “know your dawgs” and who is going to challenge for left tackle is as boring as
a phone book compared to this.
Coach Richt
January 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
Nice job on pursuing the very best talent the country has to offer. It was not in the cards and that is OK. Keep up the pursuit of a high quality candidate and the rest will take care of its self.
Go Dawgs
GM
Sheesh
January 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
I’m OK with this as long as we don’t hire any of the people who comment on theses blogs. It’s always the same old juvenile mundane dribble. The process will eventually play out with UGA getting a good coach/coaches. Look what Mark Fox is doing. UGA is going to be fine.
memphisdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Reasons Smart should have come to UGA
1. Money
2. To prove he can coach on his own; that it is not just Saban’s D.
3. To return to his Alma Mater.
4. To be closer to his & his wife’s family.
5. To have more control of his job; i.e. actually being able to speak to the media and being able to hire his own staff.
Reasons to stay at BAMA
1. Better talent at alabama.
2. You know you will have a good D under Saban; less risky
3. Chance to win SEC & NC championships the nxt two years.
I don’t see how stayed. Reasons to leave seem to be there.
Dylan
January 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Kirby will never even be considered as Head Coach at UGA now. He burnt a bridge that he will never be able to build back.
Jamal Lewis
January 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Is this the same Kirby Smart that I used to drag around Neyland Stadium? Dude still hasn’t tackled me. Did I mention I was a freshman when I ran through Kirby’s tackles?
dshep
January 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
I hope UGA never allows Smart A** to ever step foot on campus again!!!!!
BamaBill
January 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
Some of you don’t realize it, but the decision by CKS was the best for himself AND Georgia.
Georgia wanted to make a splash with a high dollar offer to the reigning Assistant Coach of the Year coming off of a BCS title, and former player to boot! What a public relations dream! The reality is CKS is hugely talented but has only held the DC position for 1 year. Does he have the experience to take over and run (with success) a major SEC football defensive program by himself? Perhaps, but why take the chance if you are truly concerned with winning? IMO, CKS needs a few more years as a successful DC before his next move, and that will be as head coach at the college level.
Instead of looking to make a public relations smash to appease the fans and alumni, Richt and company need to truly search for the right person with a good combination of experience and fortitude in turning around a unit that has had (and will continue to have) talent but no teaching and direction.
Georgia fans, this turn down was the best thing that could have happened to Georgia football (on the defensive side, at least)..Bank on it…
RTR
BamaKnowItAll
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
It’s funny how dilusional you Bullpups are! You guys were so ecstatic about the possability of KS coming to UGA and now you say “he isn’t good enough”….Ask yourself why would he leave a National Championship Team to coach an UNDISCIPLINED and UNDERACHIEVING TEAM of THUGS?
UGA had it’s CHANCE to GROOM KS but didnt…….So BLAME CMR for him not being at UGA! Nick SABAN gave him his chance and now he is loyal to him…..Let alone he wants to be a head coach and his resume would look a whole lot better w/ DC of a National Championship Defense as opposed to a mediocre Georgia Defense…….
Thanks Kirby for making the best decision for you and your family……Roll Tide
Kennesaw dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Two words
Rodney Garner. He should have been our first choice!
DFWTX Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
UGA will likely pursue Todd Grantham next. I think Richt should talk to TCU DC Bumpas first though.
Wreckmaniac
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Dawgs: Face it. You wanted him. He didn’t want you. But don’t you think he could have said no three weeks ago ?
Just Saying
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Thank God I don’t have the (2nd grade) intelect of this RTRnGA clown. I guess college football consumes his/her entire pathetic life. Wow!!! The trailer park trash fans get a break after McCoy leaves the game and they think they’re the best thing in the universe. Utah whipped their a$$es last year in the Sugar Bowl and now look at them crow after getting a ‘get out of jail free’ card from an injured Colt McCoy. And that Nick Saban couldn’t even take a cooler hose-down as the game expired. Probably cried in the locker room. Puzzy.
WestOfAthens
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
UGA offered 3 coaches holding the exact same positions at top-tier schools. (Albeit Smart, read my previous post)
And some folks on this blog think Georgia has failed?
Were all of these coaches offered born with a microphone and clipboard? I think not.
Great people can emerge from the shadows.
Keep ya heads up Bulldogs!
TISH
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Saban won’t allow his assistants to speak to the media without his approval. He is a total dictator of the program. I guess Smart is caught up in the Saban dictatorship and can’t think for himself. Smart undoubtedly believes Georgia is the septic tank and greener is not better.
Milburn Drysdale
January 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
RTR In GA….does anybody really care who your in-state favorite is. And you are just now coming out of the closet?
Joe Friday
January 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
KD says “I think there are 3 coaches in college that you can group together for different reasons, and most of you know what they are; Saban, Meyer, & Kiffin.” Hold on, gimme a minute — YES! I think got it!! Grouped together because they are three coaches who kicked UGA’s butt? Or is it three coaches who finished better in conference than UGA? Or they recruit better? I dunno anymore, you tell me please.
TidePride
January 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
“Grass is greener over the Septic Tank!”
UGA – the CLEMSON of the SEC EAST!!!
Coach from Cheers
January 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
I’m only a pitching coach but I can tell you the UGA defense needs to go back to basics and learn to wrap up on a tackle! Plus, the secondary needs to decrease their 6 foot buffer zone on receivers.
IowaDawg
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Funny, all these Bama fans are running their mouths. We’ll be the ones laughing with Saban bolts for his next job and leaves Kirby on the curb..
Observe & Report
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
RTRnGA, most of the bloggers on here aren’t even UGA fans but imposters and then some are just plain idiots. Please switch your allegiance to GT because we could care less who you pull for or what you think about UGA!
DFWTX Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Kennesaw Dawg: I was impressed with the work Garner did for Independence Bowl. I think he would work out as long as he got a good DB coach to help.
ohwell
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Good Luck Kirby Smart…..no loyalty to the great UGA who was LOYAL to him….oh well…..you wont be HC @ Bama, Saban will leave as soon as the dust settles… U just wait and see… CMR will right the ship!
senoiadawgs
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
This is the best thing for UGA folks. He would have been gone in 2 years anyway if he was successful. While is does appear he is hiding behind Yoda, this is probably best for him and for UGA quite frankly.
I am still waiting for a name that is not a potential NFL coach or HC at another school. This needs to be a long term successful hire. Smart wasn’t it.
Fuuf
January 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Gotta love the Bama fans in the Atlanta area coming out of the woodwork to trash UGA. Wonder why they don’t just move back to Alabama if they hate Georgia so much?
My daddy always said don’t bite the hands that feeds you!!!!
Wreckmaniac
January 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Yea Kirby, you’re now second on our list of coaches-in-waiting. Thats what you get. Take that.
midtown
January 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Well where are all he EXPERTS that have been on this site for the last
month. It is a done deal Kirby has already signed the deal.
Some of you guys are as bad as the Pro EXPERTS with all your rumors and knowledge(?). So let the Kirby bashing begin. Twenty-four hours ago he was a great guy, guess what he is still a great guy who made a job decision.
Not disappointed
January 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Nope, not one bit. Here’s thinking that it was a mistake to go after the Saban-neophyte. DCs are a dime a dozen (tell that to the avg idiot…I know). Should go after an X&O kick-ass (we all know the type). Kirby wasn’t the end-all. UGA is going to have issues on D next season r e g a r d l e s s (typed real slow for the bama idiots & Georgia-hating trolls on here: by the way, suck eggs the lot of you).
It IS funny that all of these programs are having to spend more money to keep their DCs. How’s that feel? In the grand scheme of things, this “ain’t no thing” (er, “thang” for you bammers et al).
Which reminds me: elated that the crystal (foot)ball is going to WallyWorlds throughout the yellerhammer state. Good gawd there’s poetry in motion! Could we perchance MOVE the state of Alabama somewhere else–maybe out west?
Like I always say when I’ve HAD to travel “over there”: “turn back the watch an hour, the calendar 30 years.”
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Wow, a few hours ago it was nothing but how much of a UGA guy Smart was and how great he was. Now all you Dawg fans are crucifying him. I know you guys are butt hurt but the decision he is making is what he thinks is best. Don’t act like d-bags and eat one of your own.
He won’t be at Bama but a few more years anyway before he gets a HC job. We’ll enjoy him while he is here but be happy for him when he leaves.
RTR!
Fuuf
January 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
*feed you
WestOfAthens
January 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
BamaKnowItAll —
Read my post (4:46) and that should answer your “why would he leave”
Sums it up well, it was the fear in the beginning. CBP
Clueless Bandwagon Participant
ncdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
A few thyoughts: Assuming he did have a verbal agreement to go to UGA, it appears to be a classless move on the part of KS (which should not be surprising coming from an associate of Saban’s). Indeed, the first word that comes to mind is a type of feminine hygiene product that rhymes with whoosh. However… it could be that KS is in the running for the USF job, and he didn’t want to accept the UGA job only to make a Glen Mason-esque departure 48 hours later…
Hopefully CMR has a good backup plan. Don’t know much about Grantham, but we need someone who can roam the sidelines with intensity; someone to complement (or supplement) CMR’s coolness.
Elins next husband
January 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
Trust in CMR to bring in the best man available as always. Kirby isn’t available and did what he felt was best for him and his family.
Hunker down Bulldawg nation.
Not disappointed
January 11th, 2010
5:21 pm
Yo, Fuuf. You know, and I know the reason they don’t “go back…” I know–you know too. Just had to say it for the record. Again, some pretty slow trap doors on here if you follow me…
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:21 pm
Not disappointed, the BCS trophy would have been in Wal Marts in Austin if UT had won. Part of a sponsorship deal with Dr. Pepper.
But then again you don’t have to worry about the crystal football showing up anytime soon in Georgia WalMarts, huh?
RTR!
Dylan
January 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
And I don’t know what he’s talking about saying he wants to stay at UA with Coach Saban. Saban is a coach that builds a program up, gets the glory, then leaves. He better hope Saban takes him wherever he goes.
Moose
January 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Makes total sense. Why would you leave a national program at the top to take a rebuilding job at UGA..
Saban's gone before 2015
January 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Any takers?
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
YOU NO CLASS MUTT FAN’S ARE KILLIN’ ME!!! BLAMING SMART FOR TURNING YOU DOWN AND MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE A SECOND TIER TEAM IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!! HELL RICHT DIDN’T NEED ANY HELP FOR THAT JOB…HE’S DONE IT ALL BY HIMSELF!!! YOU THINK ‘OL MARK IS KICKIN’ HIMSELF IN THE ARSS RIGHT ABOUT NOW FOR RUNNIN’ KIRBY OFF??!! MUTT’S,BE PATIENT,LET THE BEST COACH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRAIN HIM A LITTLE LONGER AND THEN WHEN THE DAWG NATION IS TIRED OF SECOND RATE PLAY THEN THE BAMA NATION WILL SEND YOU OUR CLONE!!! NOT AS GOOD MIND YOU BUT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A DAWG!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WOOF WOOF!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
BamaBill
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
DawgFan…….Sal Sunseri is the LB coach at Bama, BUT he is also the Assistant Head Coach. Don’t think he would step down to a DC position…He is also head coach material….
Saban's gone before 2015
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Enter your comments here
WestOfAthens
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Hunker Down, well spoken!
The Dawg Show
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
It sucks getting turned down this many times. It reminds me of high school.
gtfanfrom1951
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
so who’s next to turn down UGA!!!!
ACC -2
SEC – 0
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Fuuf: lol, u r correct. i haven’t made one play in a bama uniform. nor have i claimed to have done so. i DID refer to my inclusion in the FAN BASE of the univeristy of alabama. disgrace? ok. at least i’m not blinded by the illusion that everyone on this board is “passionate b/c we know how attractive our university is to attend from the standpoint of recruiting, how much money the Athletic Department makes every year (the most in the country), and the pride someone takes from being a Georgia Bulldog.” GOOD GRIEF~~~~THATS why they are bashing everyone not on the “bash kirby smart” bandwagon??? I sincerely doubt it. but, alas, you ARE a member of the bulldog nation, i presume. as such, it should not surprise me that you are confused. LOL. poor puppies.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
Dylan, let’s check back in 2 years and see who is still at their respective school: CMR @ UGA or Saban @ Bama.
My money will be on Saban. I know all these crystal footballs in the SEC that don’t belong to UGA is driving the Dawg fans nuts!
CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
Although Grantham might have been fired with the Browns, THE Dallas Cowboys apparently saw something in him that they liked. I was hoping for Smart but I said yesterday that I really hoped that if we got Smart that we were making the right choice taking him over Grantham. If I were CMR I would be telling the recruits that I could get someone to fill the role but I want to make sure that I get the best available coach for the job. If UGA hires any Joe Blow just to have a body that would surely make some recruits leave. I think we should offer CMR our support, he knows he is in the pressure cooker. My hat is off to the guy for aggressively pursuing what he wanted.
Standing on the sidelines
January 11th, 2010
5:25 pm
This certainly does not reflect well on Richt. Depending on what the truth is concerning whom Richt has approached and why no one has accepted thus far, it does not look good. Maybe Richt ought to quit going after the “name” coordinators and find some young guy with the desire to move up in the college coaching ranks. They’re there. If they really have the desire and the brains, they may be the next van Gorder or Muschamp. You never know unless you give them a shot. After all, UT took a chance with Jr. Maybe Richt ought to do the same with the guy at Tennessee Tech. Smart may or may not have panned out. One thing for certain, there ain’t no where to go but up. Of course, if Richt had canned Martinez last year like he should have, the problem would be solved. No matter whom Richt eventually hires, “big name” or “no name”, if things don’t get better in a hurry, whomever he hires will be irrelevant.
BIG TECH FAN
January 11th, 2010
5:25 pm
All I can say for Georgia and fans…Look towards who’s on your staff…You never know how far loyalty and appreciation can go if you don’t try it..
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:26 pm
Dear Mark,
I’d love to be your next DC. I know what it takes to train Dawgs correctly.
Signed,
Michael Vick
MW
January 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
I would go hard after Mr. Withers from UNC excellent DC and recruiter. This has been my pick from day one. Now on a different subject,its funny how many bama,gator,vols and gt fans make there way to this site and blog! Me i never go to other college fans sites to run my mouth, dont have to you are all here.So what that tells me you are all dawg fans in one way or the other or you would’nt be here with such frequency GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Techie
January 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
HA HA HA HA HA…..All you UGA fans who thought your program was so elite the KS could not turn it down. He was coming home. The grass is greener under the septic tank and no one wants to live there. You know if it was not for all the egotistic comments and elite attitudes over the last few weeks most of us would not feel this way. Come down now dawgies….no body wants that job..I wonder why…could it be that the wrong coach was dismissed…..For you solid intelligent UGA fans…things will work out..have faith…for the remainder it serves you right…
Dylan
January 11th, 2010
5:28 pm
gtfanfrom1951
November 28, 2009.
Georgia (SEC): 30 / Georgia Tech (ACC): 24.
Florida (SEC): 37 / Florida State (ACC): 10
South Carolina: 34 / Clemson (ACC): 17
SEC: 3
ACC: 0
DFWTX Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:28 pm
BTW…Saban’s totally out of line referring to UGA as the “Top of the Septic Tank.” “Why?” you ask…His record against Richt is 3-2 overall and 0-1 in Tuscaloosa. LSU was the recipient of the other loss in 2004(or 48-15 beatdown I should say). Saban’s 2 wins vs. UGA while he was @ LSU were against the 2003 UGA team. Every o-lineman on that UGA team was a 1st year starter and none were upper-classmen. Saban’s record vs. Richt isn’t exactly bragging material.
I AM A DUMB REDNECK UGA FAN
January 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
I said Kirby deal was done. How does that make me look like now?
N.C.C.A. Here!!!
January 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
If you need help finding Alabama football we know they way to PROBATION “U”.
gss303
January 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Alabama had been a 5th rate program till they hired Coach Sabin. (last 15 years)
They were everyones door mat…..especially Auburns.
He was the best hire since Coach Bryant.
DAWG
January 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Kirby, is not the only one who can coach defense,Texas had their number and it would have been a different game if Colt had not got hurt. I think the DC at Texas is a lot smarter, oh here i go saying that word smart.Georgia will be fine,they will hire the right person to do the job.
Techie
January 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
MW
You should go their at least once to see the overall crap that is spewed by most UGA fans. They deserve what they get and what makes you think the Withers will leave UNC.
BamaBill
January 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Grantham would probably be a very good hire..Has great experience and success at the college level and the pro’s also..He did not do well as DC for the Browns, but he should get a mulligan because no one does well with the Browns! The problem is that you may have to wait until after 2/7/10 to get him..
olddawg
January 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
@Memphisdawg-Who the hell wants to be closer to their in-laws???
this blog is full of idiots
January 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Can you folks not read? Paragraphs 3-5 quote Kirby, that means he was doing the speaking, as explaining why he was staying in Tuskeloser. The rest of the idiots claiming that he was only doing Saban’s bidding should look at Muschamp, he seemed to be okay after being a dc for Saban. I’m no Bama fan, in fact I’m a Dog season ticket holder for longer than most of you idiots have been alive, but the man made a decision, and as a program we’ll be better off finding someone that wanted to be here rather than someone who didn’t. Respect his decision, grow the he!! up and move on, folks.
Nobody wants to be Mark Richt DC Job
January 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
NOBODY!
Uh, "Troof" (wth?)
January 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Yo, mental-midget!
Ouch, your retort r e a l l y just kills me…(indefatigable sarcasm inserted herein). Good grief get a frickin’ life. How much joy and contentment did that game mean last Friday AM? I’m just reading these loser-jackass-no-lifers like you posting on here “trying” to “rub it in.” Whatever you’re trying to do, cretin.
1eyedJack
January 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Could be ol’ Nicky is planning a move of his own…to So. Cal…and promised little Kirby and Mrs. little Kirby a house on the beach.
Ute
January 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
Sure was a nice Sugar Bowl last year now wasn’t it? Beat the $#!+ out of the trailer trash redneck junior college in tuskerlooser. Felt good!!
GT FAN
January 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
UGA, I understand the doubt, but UGA is a top tier program and you guys will get a good coach trust CMR.
Techie
January 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
Hey DAWG
I was waiting for that. Now KS is not as good a coach since he turned down the dawgs. Typical bull crap…..come down earth….
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
I SEE ALL YOU DAWG FAN’S TOOK A PAGE OUTTA’ MYER’S & TEBOW’S BOOK WITH ALL THIS WHIMPERIN’ AND CRYING GOIN’ ON OVER HERE!! HELL WITH THE WAY THEY’VE OWNED YOU AND RICHT FOR SO LONG YOU OTTA’ BE USE TO BEING KICKED BY NOW!!!
dexter manley
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Smart had two choices: 1) Go to UGA and get cussed out by Saban one last time 2) Stay at BAMA and get cussed out by Saban on a regular basis. Not a very”Smart”choice Kirby.
bryan ruff
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
kirby smart made the right decision why? because they won a national championship and they going to recieve a raise .one person told me before they got a raise kirby smart is making less money over there at alabama.georgia offer him $700,000 on sunday.
GA30456
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
I understand now why no one wants to come to UGA. They have to deal with a bunch of whining crybabies and backstabbing, bad mouthing jerks, that know anything about talent, skill and ability.
Steve
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Kirby just proved why I am glad he is not at UGA…..he cant even stand up like a man and tell us he is staying at Bama….he has to have Nick submit a written response from him. What a loser!
MW
January 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Techie,
I dont know if Withers would leave but that is who i would have tried first and thats why i dont go to other fans sites techie i am a bulldog with class
OldDawg
January 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
“Well thanks Kirby Smart, you have single handedly made your alma matta look like a second rate program”
No, Richt’s been taking care of that task for a few years now.
The Other St. Simons
January 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
Richt is my agent.
UGA FOOTBALL= 3RD RATE PROGRAM
January 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
HAHA NOBODY WANTS TO COACH @UGAY!
Techie
January 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
USC is on the verge of probation and Carrol is jumping ship now. CLS will not go to USC…bet your last dollar on that.
Joe
January 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
Hey Kirby…man up dude- does Nick have to write a response for you?? You cant talk for yourself? Pretty weak in my book
YoungDawg
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Take that plane to Austin, TX & offer Will 2 mill a yr! Just see if he’ll at least think about it if not then move on but at least ask him. So Kirby signs a paper then backs out, he’s not a man of his word & hid did Mama wrong! Woe unto him that puts his trust in Satin! Sonner or later Sabin will jump ship ala Pete Carol before the NCAA takes AL down again.
1eyedJack
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Ok, on to Plan B….NFL assistants that will see this as a career move….then to Plan C…college assistants that will see this as a career move.
Coach Richt, my sources tell me that you have a pile of resumes sitting on your desk from people who would love to have this job. Surely one or two of them can develop, institute, coach and manage a defense.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
But see Dexter, Kirby will be able to use his national championship rings, after next season, to cover his ears so he won’t have to listen to the cussing! LOL!!
RTR!
Ute
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Bama was such a pushover team in the Sugar Bowl. The rednecks want to forget about that one. Utah OWNS AlaSpama. Ignorant trailer trash – they’ll never change. Want a rematch, inbreds?????
Frank
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Well, I guess the septic tank analogy worked. Good luck to Smart, and I hope when he comes to Athens again he avoids stepping in the wet spots . . .
BamaBill
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
To MW….I post here because I have lived in Atlanta for 30 years and read the AJC…as do many of the others you named, I suspect. I make clear and valid posts, no slamming of any program as do many of the fans on here do…I also read and post on Alabama’s scout site…I love football, hate half the idiots on here who cannot make a good statement about anything without “rednecking” it and showing their 50 point IQ…Enough of an answer for you?
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
gss303: absolutely correct! it was awful. a return to prominence has been a relief and is based on how long saban can control his 7 year itch…which brought me to remark about many of the posts on this board. 1. class coaches are common at georgia. 2. it can always be worse (probation. lost scholarships. losing, losing, losing) 3. maybe, just maybe, it was a reach to attempt this hire. not everyone longs to go back to the school they played for. especially if they have a decent gig right now. it is inevitable that a good coach will be hired. maybe not a popular one, but a good one. it is a good job to land. just maybe not as good as alabama right now…
Reine
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
Duh! Who would leave ALABAMA and Nick Saban for the sucky puppy dawgs and the flailing Richt?! Are ya serious?? It’s not even a promotion. It’s the same job. Of course you’ll stick with the better coach/program/players. Once Georgia gets rid of Richt and finds a coach worth something, they’ll start recruiting better players and perhaps they won’t be the most penalized team in the SEC for once.
CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
That is totally not true. I will take the job. Heck I will do it for..um, knot, knot carry the knot um I’d say oh $400,000!!!
tim tebow
January 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
just sad that I won’t be around again to break more records against the ga defense. if you want to call it that. We own this state! Go Gators
tony
January 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Nick Saban is a hypocrite. How in the world he’s telling someone how to handle their business when he hasn’t handle his business the right way? He made the worse lateral move in sports history when he left Miami Dophin’s head coach position to take a step down to coach a college team. Practice what you preach Saban.
ufalum92
January 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Grantham would be a great hire, however last time I checked UGA doesn’t have Ware, Ratliff, Olshansky on the defensive line.
A little perspective
January 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Big dawg fan here.to / offered so far and the reasons they declined.
1st – Foster: been at VT for 20 + years and has no ambition to be a head coach…would like to end career at VT.
2nd – Chavis: just got to LSU…does not seem like the kind of guy that enjoys moving around (10+ years at TN)
3rd – Smart: 34 yo…just won National Title…even said he wouldn’t even consider such an offer from another school.
These people declining the job says nothing about UGA. It does not make UGA look bad. It may hurt the egos of fans, but no coach that was really a potential suitor for the job with think the way you guys do. There are A LOT of great coaches out there. I think CMR had to at least go after these 3, but I can guarantee you that he did not hang his hat on one of them. I am looking forward to the improvement that will come with whoever CMR hires.
YoungDawg
January 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Take that plane to Austin, TX & offer Will 2 mill a yr! Just see if he’ll at least think about it if not then move on but at least ask him. So Kirby signs a paper then backs out, he’s not a man of his word & hid did Mama wrong! Woe unto him that puts his trust in Satin! Sooner or later Sabin will jump ship ala Pete Carol before the NCAA takes AL down again.
OLE ANDERSON-MINNESOTA WRECKING CREW
January 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Next DC will be from the pros-or a mid-tier.
Cut Richt slack & give Damon Evans credit-they’re shooting at a very high target. Props for going after the caliber of coach they are targeting. I’m guessing a new DC will be announced by Monday of next week.
Herm Edwards-next USC coach
Mark Richt-FSU coach in 2 more years-UGA fans will run him out & regret it.
Roswell Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Alum or not, Kirby used Georgia. He knew from the beginning this was his chance to get a big raise and longer-term contract. I’m convinced he took the offer to Saban and said “How much will you pay to keep me?” never intending to leave because he knew Saban would cover it
DP
January 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Kirby can never come home NEVER-he will never be considered even to be the water boy at UGA.
Remember, you’re not welcome in our state. Stay away boy with your daddy Satan.
Opinion
January 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
wait for it………BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…….TAKE THAT GRINCHY
tim tebow
January 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Dang. Too bad. I guess my UF will have to run up more offensive records against the pups again. We run this state! Eat a turd dogs. Go Gators
blazerdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Just d***; the disapointment is not just that KS would have done a great job at UGA, but that he was a great “fit”, kind of like Kelley to Notre Dame. Best of luck to KS, I hope he gets a great head coaching position at a great school in 2011.
I have to laugh about all of the folks calling UGA a second rate program. UGA has a pretty good record against some of these folks’ schools. Stand by everybody, because the legacy will continue with new individuals adding to the legend!
GO DAWGS!!
Sterling Smith
January 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Good for him but….. he has to know that Saban will not stay there forever (my guess is 3 years tops, or probation, which ever comes first). All you have to do is look at the man’s track record. What will Smart say then when Saban leaves and ask him to leave too? Will he use the same excuse to tell him no? What of his friends and the school then? It’s unfortunate but that’s his choice.
UGA will get a good coach and life will go on. I know it doesn’t accect my paycheck one way or the other.
HONK! IF YOU BEEN OFFER THE DC@UGA
January 11th, 2010
5:40 pm
Yes it sucks to be a mutt fan!
Dawggrl
January 11th, 2010
5:40 pm
Did anyone read the article before posting? Kirby released a statement himself. Glad we went after the big name hire and to see we would pony up the money necessary. Good luck staying in Alabama Smart, you were a DGD when you played for us. Wish you were coming home but at the same time excited about the Grantham prospect.
dawggone it
January 11th, 2010
5:40 pm
Smart played GA all along. Wanting an offer in writing meant one thing only, a way to extract more money from Alabama. Smart never intended to go to GA. Now, let’s see who else Georgia can get a raise,
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:40 pm
Oh, all you Jawja fans can come check out the crystal trophy at the Bryant Museum the next time you come over to T-town. It’s going to be the only one you may actually get to see any time soon.
29 YEARS SINCE YOUR LAST NC! EVEN TECH HAS ONE SINCE THEN!
FIRE MARK RICHT!!!
You guys fired the wrong coach! It’s not Willie’s fault!
Scott
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
So what’s with all the troll Bama fans on here talking smack about UGA? You just won a MNC and you kept your coach..seems like you really have to be an a**hole to have nothing better to do than talk trash on a UGA blog now…
sandman053
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
You know instead of bashing Smart for doing what he thought was the right thing(although in a not so high-handed way), let’s just trust in CMR to get the right man for the job. And then let’s go hang 50 on them in the Dome in December 2010.
dexter manley
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
Smart had two choices 1) Go to UGA and get cussed out one last time by Saban 2)Stay at Bama and get cussed out by Saban on a regular basis. Not a very “Smart” choice Kirby.
Opinion
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
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Your own Kirby Smart even knows that your Irrelevant…..HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
anger management required
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
Dang DP. Turn on a brother faster than a new york minute. If he’d have come, you’d have been washing his car. At your fulltime job. hahahahahaa.
UGA Supporter
January 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
Coaches come and go (coordinators and head-guys). Why is it such a big deal to bitter UGA folks and those who are shall we say “naysayers” that this is such a big surprise? Big-time NCAA football is about one thing and one thing only: money. Does UGA have “money?” Of course. Do the other “big-time-football” schools like UF, AU, UA, UT, and others have money? Ditto. At the end of the day, Georgia will get what it needs to fulfill the DC job. UA will probably be at the top of the national picture again–or at least in the hunt. Not because Smart didn’t “go home” but because of recruiting, timing, hard work, etc.
JJ
January 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
This may not ending up being the end of the world. Richt looks bad (as he has the past two years) and our image probably takes a hit for getting spurned repeatedly, but at this point KS is still just a name with no *real* credentials. We can spend less money on an experienced DC and have money left over to fill out the rest of the staff with great coaches.
Of course, this is all in theory. Richt hasn’t exactly proven that he can get the job done.
GT 51
January 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
so much for what David Pollack tweeted over the weekend. Just proves what i always knew about him….he’s just another dumba** jock
FL Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
Smart has probably burnt a bridge, whether I agree with it or not…
virgina thought
January 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
how ’bout groh? naaaa. he’d probably turn it down too.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
Sterling, another one of the “Saban will be leaving soon” crowd, huh? Bad news for all non-Bama folks. Saban isn’t going anywhere. There is a new juggernaut in the SEC and they aren’t in Gainesville.
Kirby Knows Georgia Sucks
January 11th, 2010
5:43 pm
Bama is head and shoulders above Georgia. ROLL TIDE !
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:43 pm
Pollack = FAIL as a sports commentator.
Nice player though.
newdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:43 pm
That UGA diploma got him a better offer!
GameTime
January 11th, 2010
5:43 pm
Well the good ole boys from Georgie are showing their true colors — blasting one of their own for making an objective, intelligent decision. These are the same posters who were praising Smart as the messiah leading up to the decision. Not surprised — Georgie fans do the same thing when one of their highly recruited prospects decides to attend another school — they trash the poor guy. Shows real class. Here are some good reasons Smart made the decision to stay:
- The money will be about the same after Alabama’s counter offer.
- He’s established at Alabama. He’d have to start over at UGA
- He’s being mentored by one of the best defensive minds in college football (Saban). You can see what kind of mentoring and development Willie Martinez got under Richt.
- And if Smart has head coaching aspirations which program gives him the best chance to showcase his talents — Alabama, a top notch, high visibility program; or UGA – a mid-SEC program.
All things considered, he made a good decision for himself and his family. It’s too bad there aren’t more Georgie fans that can understand and accept that.
CKS
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
Kirby: May I please leave, Nick?
Nick: Assume the position, you Georgia clown.
Kirby: Coach, no! Please no!!!!
Nick: You heard me. I control everything here in Bammer.
Kirby: Um….okay. Please don’t hurt me, Nick!
Nick: Pants down!
Kirby: Oh, no! Me want mommy!
Nick: {{{Whack!!!!}}}
Kirby: Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Nick: {{{Whack!!!!}}}
Kirby: Owwwwww!!!! Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Nick: {{{Whack!!!!}}}
Kirby: Oweeeeeeeee!!! Thank you, sir! May I have another?
FL Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
JJ there is enough money in the UGA system to have paid both KS and what ever staff he wanted.
Sucks to ge a Georgia fan?
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
Why? Care to elaborate, fool?
mike vick
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
Free Willie Martinez!
Courtney
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
Where can you go see Alabama’s new Trophy? At WAL-MART. What a state!
Opinion
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
DAVE WOMMACK TO UGA TO BE NAMED COACH IN WAITING (CONTRACT DETAILS SHORTLY)
brit878
January 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
He signs a term sheet and then backs out on it? He keeps UGA on the hook for this long and then turns down an incredible offer to help out his alma mater? Kirby definitely burnt some bridges. Screw him.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:45 pm
How much more can Dawg fans take??? No NCs in 29 years. Rejection and rejection for their coaching positions. Constant ownage at the hands of one of their most bitter rivals.
90 wins in 9 years + 2 SEC titles = not bad.
1 NC = much better.
Vangorder knows Georgia Sucks Georgia always over rated
January 11th, 2010
5:45 pm
Kirby does also.
Miracle worker
January 11th, 2010
5:45 pm
Hiring Jesus still would not help your year in and year out 5 star defense, what a joke. Go to Monster and AJC classifieds and put a ad in the paper, with all this unemployment there has to be somebody out there who needs a job.
barneyb
January 11th, 2010
5:46 pm
This is distressing….UGA is beginning to look like the green weenie nobody wants. Sad.
bernie maddoff
January 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
Hey I am available! Just have to coach from afar.
Goobo Edwards
January 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
No One wants the job! Yippee! Us Georgia Fans need to realize it is NOT our birthright to win National Championships…even though we beat Yech, it seems Yech is heading in the right direction, unlike our program…Get ready for more 7 & 8 win seasons and having to listen to the Nat fans!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
Courtney = FAIL
BCS trophy @ Wally World was part of a sponsorship deal. Would have been in WMs in Austi had the Horns won(LOL at that thought!!)
Don’t worry. No reason to think a BCS trophy is coming to Athens any time soon. RTR!!
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
Wish we were as good as those dead gum Techies…..yeah we got a good one-on-one record against them…..but we’ll never catch up to those 4 national championship trophies…..uga fans need to grow up……me being the former coach of UGA and everything…..the team with more championships is the more prestigious program……dead gum common sense i tell ya!
the truth
January 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
I guess the grass isn’t as green in Athens…I mean the septic tank. Winning is more important than coming home.
Pecos from Vegas
January 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
Well here goes.
SEASON’S OVER.
Can’t wait til next season we’ll get’em then.. oh crap.. I guess we’re stuck with another inferior product yet again. Welcome to the new version of hell. Hmmm maybe since Willie is still unemployed we just give him one more shot and let him prove what a failure he is. Maybe by then someone will take pity on the program and take it over. I’m tired of the CMR love affiar. At this point, why go to the games anymore. Its over. Just burn down Sanford Stadium so that team can’t disgrace the legacies of past greats.
ain't no thing
January 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
The only way to explain it is there must be a coach’s conspiracy going on here. Richt has gotten three DCs big ass raises which is sending salaries through the roof. The whole damn college coaching profession has just got bumped up big time to the point where the faculties on all these liberal campuses will be in the streets demanding reform. Game tickets will cost more, parking will cost more, tailgating will cost more, etc, etc. No way an assistant coach should be getting 750K a year, no way. The players look at this and think, what the hell man? We are the ones playing the game and we don’t get squat. I’m going pro as fast as I can. The whole thing is out of control and all you genius commentators are just more dung on the dung fire. Hey Richt, go after somebody who would consider it a privilege to coach at UGA. Obviously rolling out the red carpet doesn’t work.
UGA FOOTBALL= VANDY OR MISS STATE
January 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
Get used to it ball lickers!
How many of these bama fans...
January 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
are alums (that means graduates)? That’s what I figured. Heaven help that school if even a couple of them are truly fleece-holders from ah, “tha capstone.” Truthfully, I’m glad UA won the BCS trophy. If not, there would be mass suicide all over Alabama. Nothin’ else goin’ on.
I love the Dawgs, but have a life aside from southern football fool-dom.
The Other St. Simons
January 11th, 2010
5:49 pm
Kirby would’ve laughed his ass off if Tech showed up with an offer.
ksleezy
January 11th, 2010
5:49 pm
don’t ever come back then!!! I hope UGA beats your a$$ no matter where you are from here going forward!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:49 pm
Dawg fans, why can Corch Meyers find a DC in no time flat when he is almost on his deathbed? It’s because people want to work at that program. I don’t recall hearing UF getting turned down repeatedly.
Why would any self respecting coach want to come to a school that will continued to get owned by UF and now Kiffykins at 10RC???
FIRE MARK RICHT!!
Steve
January 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
While being turned down by everyone so far, at least Coach Richt has gone after the best assistant coaches around.
savannahdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
In three years or less Saban will jump ship for the NFL again and you Bama girls will be back to crap so enjoy the ride. Smart must like working for a control freak…..so be it. It’s his loss not the Dawgs. We’ll be alright…….Go Dawgs!!!!!!
Matt the Brave
January 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
“I really agonized over this” = I waited until Alabama raised my salary.
Joshin
January 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
Why would anyone move from a legit national continder in Bama to a second tier program such as UGA? Its just not smart, nor does it make sense. When was the last time UGA was even relavent?
GT 51
January 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
other st simons
much like he did when uga offered. laughing all the way to the bank in tuscaloosa
show me kid
January 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
How many times did Nick Saban say that he was not going to Alabama before he actually did?
The Whole Truth
January 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
His last name ain’t Smart for no reason..
Good decision.. Why leave a successful FB school and the ability to work for a great coach?
That Georgia degree did help Kirby.
Bueller......Bueller......
January 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
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North Georgia Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
I am truly suprised at all of the Alabama fans on here talking smack. I didn’t know that there was anyone in the state of Alabama that could read much less type out a few sentences. There is hope!
Tech Buzz
January 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
After all these rejections, maybe richt can beg willie martinez to come back for another year, but it may cost $500,000 in salary. n
Joe Lee Dunn
January 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
Go get the guy from Air Force and end this thing. Grantham may not be available for several weeks.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:53 pm
ksleezy, you jest. Jawja actually beat Bama??/ LOL!!
41 – 30.
Please select a different jersey color next time. Perhaps that may help. And may I suggest a little more dancing also?? LOL!!!
What kind of coach has to result to tactics like end zone dancing and black jersey gimmicks to motivate a team? Oh, that’s right. Mark Richt!!
FIRE MARK RICHT!!
Cobb Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:53 pm
Next year this time, when we have a young stud DC and Bama’s looking for one bc Smart has been hired as a HC somewhere, we’ll be happy this happened.
Can You Dig It
January 11th, 2010
5:53 pm
Kirby Smart will NEVER – EVER be considered for a head coaching job at Georgia should and when one ever comes available. He has burned his bridges. Georgia should never even consider hiring him for a coaching position again. Does that make Kirby a bad guy…NO…it means that he chose to turn his back on Georgia when they needed him most.I wish him nothing but the best for his future…but as loyal dawg fans we should never welcome him back with open arms. With his decision he showed Georgia that he doesn’t care about them or their football program. He had a chance to show the world that he was his own man..instead he chose to let Saban do his talking for him…He has lost the respect of the Bulldawg Nation….and personally I thought he was more of his own man than he ended up showing.Kirby’s a good coach..but Saban will NEVER let him show his true ability as a coach if it envolves taking the light off of Saban. Have fun in Alabama…I hope you win more championships and all your children end up going to Alabama….but remember everytime you come back to Georgia and your name is meantioned at a gas station, store, golf course etc….those looks you and your family receive will be from loyal Georgia fans that deep inside will be wishing you’d go back to Bama as soon as possible…because you will forever be labeled a turncoat!…Can You Dig It !
darrell starks
January 11th, 2010
5:53 pm
All this talk about kirby is overated please stop this we dont need no kirby smart let rodney gardner become D.C coordinator he bring the junk yard dog back.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!
dishdawg
January 11th, 2010
5:54 pm
What does this say about UGA program? THREE rejects. Yo, Damon. Dump ‘em all. CMR can’t SCORE a DC either. Sorry to be a drag, but don’t get your hopes up for a Top 25 ranking in ‘10. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
5:54 pm
Utah never beat us!!! Bama got trashed by Utah in the Sugar Bowl and completely embarrassed on national TV. How about a response on that, toothless inbreds? Utah? Seriously….Utah????????? Ha ha ha ha haaaa!!!
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
When are you folks going to understand, nobody wants to work for Richt’s sinking ship.
The sooner you get a new head coach(Smart may take that next year) the better off Georgia will be.
Joshin
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
North Georgia Dawg
January 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
I am truly suprised at all of the Alabama fans on here talking smack. I didn’t know that there was anyone in the state of Alabama that could read much less type out a few sentences. There is hope!
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Lol, a Gawja fan speaking about someone not being able to read? Pot meet Kettle! Jan Kemp anyone?
JOSHIN-how low is your IQ?
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
When was the last time UGA was relevant? It seems they were consensus #1 last yr, Top 10 in producing NFL payers (I think Stafford went first in draft-right?), has won the SEC East & is on track for a Top 10 recruiting class despite not finishing in the Top 25 this year. I think that is relevant???
Smart stays at Bama, and UGA's search goes thud | Mark Bradley
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
[...] heard at roughly 3 p.m. EST Monday was of Bulldog Nation’s chin plopping into its doggy dish. Kirby Smart isn’t coming. First Bud Foster, then John Chavis and now a born-and-bred Bulldog has turned down Georgia. And [...]
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
cobbdawg: you are probably right on. i hate to say it, but the whole staff there may be on a limited basis. one of those “get it while you can” situations. hope i’m wrong, but…
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
You Dawg fans see the writing on the wall. Why go the UGA as the DC when the HC job will be available in 2 more years???
Richt is done. Nice guy but not man enough to compete against the like of Meyer and Saban.
For Pete’s sake, Saban almost killed Meyer for winning that SECCG in 2008! How cold blooded is that?
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
5:56 pm
Utah never beat us!!! Bama got trashed by Utah in the Sugar Bowl and completely embarrassed on national TV. How about a response on that, toothless inbreds? Utah? Seriously….Utah????????? Ha ha ha ha haaaa!!!
darrell starks
January 11th, 2010
5:56 pm
Mark richt if your smart and you want have a winning and dominating defense hire RODNEY GARDNER PERIOD.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!
savanadawg
January 11th, 2010
5:56 pm
Look UGA fans lets just say we are dissapointed. Lets pick up our toys and go play in another sand box. It is going to be O.K. Kirby was never my first choice. And letting the world know how much we were willing to give him only hurts us. I don’t agree with how Coach Richt is handling this, but I am not the coach. I really wonder how serious people are taking Coach Richt. I’ll bet he is conducting himself as he does on the sidelines during games. Keeping all emotions in check. Well someone needs to remind him this is a buisness and nothing that needs to be foolish about. He needs and the UGA faithful need an answer soon. That is all I have to say.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:56 pm
UGA relevance ended in 2008 with the Bama Beatdown in Athens. They’ve been on a decline since then.
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
5:58 pm
Can You Dig It !
Is a sore loser.
Mark Richt is a Liar and Cheat
January 11th, 2010
5:58 pm
Everybody knows it and that’s why nobody want to coach at uga.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
5:59 pm
darrell, UGA needs talent to have an actual dominating defense in addition to coaching.
UGA recruits haven’t been up to par. The game has changed in the SEC and UGA hasn’t kept up. UF grabbed 3 5 stars in one day. Bama is stock piliing more and more talent and coaching up that talent.
UGA is done. Enjoy 3rd and 4th place in the SEC East.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
Troof, yeah and look what UGA did to AlaSpama in the many years before that. Domination. Just like Utah ((snicker)) handed you clowns in a BCS bowl last year……………..domination. Deal with it, inbred.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
Richt is a good guy. Just not enough of a coach to compete with Meyer and Saban.
TheBiggestDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
If he wants to keep hiding behind Saban’s skirt, so bet it. The right man will eventually show up.
Vince11
January 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
Thanks for the runaround, greedy, blacksheep trader. Next time you step foot in Sanford, be expecting plenty of boos.
Clayton Smith
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
Hire Pollack(47) Forget coaching knowledge, as a true Great Dawg, he will, will them to win and never lose to the geeks(GT) as he never did as a player!
PTC Dawg
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
I applied for the Tech DC’s job, but got turned down again……dead gum it Tech !!!!
RNB
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
Everyone needs to step back and remember when Van Goder came to Athens he was a unknown. There are penty of capable coaches out there. You can’t blame CMR for aiming high just to see if anyone will bite.
ray
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
Alabama just pays more…plain and simple. We’re screwed.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
Surprised he stayed at AL but there are other good DC coaches available. I’m sure UGA had other candidates targeted prior to Smart turning down the job.
wishful thinking
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
dear “Mark Richt is a Liar and Cheat” no comment is needed for your trash. Go DAWGS! 30-24
Mark Richt is a Hypocrite
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
Bama National Champs Again!
Our Heisman is Better Than Bama's
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
….on a different note….Walker vs. Ingram….no comparison!!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
bama trounced by Utah 1/2/09, 31-17. 9/27/08, UA at #3 UGA: final score 41-30 bama. hmmmm…..well at least we can talk about the recent past. lol.
CHUMPS
January 11th, 2010
6:01 pm
wow according to the Junkyard Hawg and all you poopheads, Athens is the promiseland, land of milk and honey….turns out its just a $hithole or as Saban calls it, “top of the septic tank” at least he did not call it the bottom. hahahahaahahahahahahahhahahahahahha
Troof
January 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
I’m sorry Well at Least, I didn’t read your comment. I was watching Bama win another NC. Do you realize Bama has won more NCs since 1992 than UGA has in their history? LOL!!!
Billboy
January 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
Na Na Na a boo boo
Cindy Hendrix
January 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
It would have been good if smart came to UGA but he did what was best for him & his family also is probably waiting on a HC job would not have been at UGA too long anyway & if he cannot speak for himself about taking the job or turning it down Saban talks for him it tells us a lot about how much he really mans up for himself KS is not the only good defensive coach out there!!!! lets go get Grantham he has experience in college & in the pros Dallas is always 1 of the best teams in the NFL hire him be glad to have him Kirby did not want to come back to try to take his alma mater for a run at NC fine so be it !! we will get along just fine without you!! we have good recruits coming & I’m sure a good DC soon we will be back & giving all our rivals a run for their money I was always more on board for Grantham !!! bring him to us MR & lets see how how our opponets do aganist us with a proven coach from the pros Dallas who always does very well !! PAYBACKS HELL!!!!! watch out for the DAWGS to come roaring back!!! SIC EM WOOF WOOF!!! CMR you have my support now lets go show em !!! AS ALWAYS GO DAWGS Cindy
GT FAN
January 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
“SMART IS SMART” Why leave the # 1 team in the nation for the same job at a non ranked program.
They should’ve offer him the job as head coach. He don’t give damn about what ya’ll think of him. He and his family is being taken care of,,,
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
I hate to say this…….Tech’s always been superior to UGA…..regardless of that silly one-on-one record…..look that Their history compared to ours…..its like comparing an encyclopedia to a childrens book……its dead gum said I tell ya !!
UGA98
January 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
Reality check for us. Still doesn’t mean we don’t get the right guy. Kirby is great but we can still win at a high level if we get the right guy.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
Clayton, “forget coaching knowledge”…..isn’t that what UGA did when they hired Willie??? LOL!!
Bruce
January 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
Todd Grantham’s first year as coordinator of the Browns defense was a mix of good and bad.
They once again fielded one of the NFL’s top pass defenses, actually stepping up in rank from 5th to 4th in the NFL.
They also ranked 11th in scoring defense despite possessing one of the leagues worst run defenses. .
He was fired on January 11, 2008 after the 2007 season with the Brown’s defense ranking 25th against the pass, 27th against the run, and 30th in total-yards-against among 32 teams
This sounds exactly like who we need to get as our DC.
Joshin
January 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
Funny how UGA fans were praising this man up and down as he was the next saviour, and then in one swept moment, they are trashing the man. Keeping it classy, per the usual UGA fans!
thomp
January 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
Kirby has really disappointed me. I’m old Marine and I thought if your school needed you and paid you more you really did not have a choice but to go, but I guess that thinking is old fashioned. Looks to me like people write off their family, country, or school and that is the cool thing to do now. It has become a me, me, me….. Kriby sleep good, you are not only learning coaching from Nick but life. I see you are just as loyal.
Mark Richt is a Liar and Cheat
January 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Nobody wants to coach at Georgia.
Dawgclassof84
January 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Strike Three, Mark! Kirby did the Smart thing.
HomeDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Here are the facts:
1 Smart is on the fast track to become a HC somewhere.
2. He is tutoring under on of the greatest college football coaches EVER.
3. He has no intention of remaining a DC longer than 2 or perhaps 3 seasons.
I love the Dawgs with every once of my being, but don’t think he was the man for the job. We need someone who can coach against the offensive machines in the SEC like Florida, LSU, TENN and the like….and want to STAY at UGA for a while. KS actually did us a favor by turning us down. Now we need to stop horseshi***ng around and sign Todd Grantham of the Cowboys….a guy with NFL experience would be a bonus. He will be able to run the program the way he wants, without BIG DADDY watching over his shoulder. And as far as Saban making the decision to speak for him, so what??? It’s all part of his game, just like referring to UGA as a sewer with the grass being greener, blah, blah, blah….
It will all work out in the end….best of luck Kirby, and I hope you are not still the DC at Bama when we cross paths again. This did not play well with BullDawg Nation. You made your choice and fumbled the ‘explaining’ to the home dawgs….now suffer the consequences!
GO DAWGS!!
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Look everyone. It’s not like scrubs are just turning us down because they don’t want to come here. CMR has gone after the proven guys that are already making big money and he just got them all very big raises. That’s not even something that resembles a black eye for our program. There are always going to be UGA haters trying to get under our skin on these blogs. That’s OK because they only hate us because they respect us. Is anyone going on a Vanderbilt blog and talking about how much they suck? I’d say the same thing about the tech blogs but the only reason people do is to retaliate for what they do here on UGA blogs. That being said, Richt needs to now go and find that diamond in the rough like he did with BVG. I was guilty of asking “who the hell is this guy?” after he announced his hiring. But look how that turned out. The Grantham situation might not be in play now because Dallas is still in the playoffs (and looking good). Recruiting is vital in these last few weeks and Richt needs to get someone in here by Friday when the contact period re-opens with recruits. I’m sure we’ll have a great coach by then. CMR has always said that he keeps a list of guys that he would like to have here at all times in case someone leaves. I trust him. GO DAWGS!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:05 pm
WELL AT LEAST 12 months later bama is counting national titles on its toes and UGA cannot seem to pay anyone enough to work on the defensive side of the ball….just sayin.
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
6:05 pm
3 hours 800 comments, Bulldog nation is becoming unglued. Better order the anti-depressants by the trainload, dump the coal and load up the pills
STUCK IN SC
January 11th, 2010
6:05 pm
SCREW KIRBY SMART! Are you kidding me and he actually went to UGA? He has his nose so far up SABAN a$$ he can see his nose hairs!!!! Smart all you’ll ever be is a SABAN lackey. It takes guts and ability to turn a defense around which you obviously do not possess. You will always be a SABAN lackey!
Willie or Won't He?
January 11th, 2010
6:06 pm
Don’t worry, fans. Things come to those who wait. IF we don’t have a DC by April we can be sure ol’ Willie will be happy to come crawling back…..wait!! what’s that? he has another job? Oh, well, DC? We don’t need no stinkin’ DC.
Georgia Sucks!
January 11th, 2010
6:08 pm
Kirby said fu Georgia.Bama football is far better that THUGA!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:08 pm
WELL AT LEAST: and, As of the 2008 season, Alabama and Georgia have met 64 times in football with Alabama leading the series 35-25-4. yeah, real domination. lol. delusions.
Bruce
January 11th, 2010
6:08 pm
Please, please not Diaz from MTSU………………….
Wes
January 11th, 2010
6:10 pm
bamafan, go F yourself, he didn’t even have the nuts to tell Coach Richt himself, he had to have his daddy saban do it for him, glad UGA didn’t hire him, him not telling the HC at UGA himself and having someone do it for him shows what kind of class he has, none in my opinion…
StuGa1
January 11th, 2010
6:11 pm
sounds like Dooley when he did not return to Auburn…heck USC Caroll to Seattle….what a revoltin development this has turned out to be! CMR will get a great replacement…only we need it soon…!!!
Keep the faith!
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
6:13 pm
Some of you Georgia fans remind me of those who leave the stadium in the in the 3rd quarter with the dawgs down by 10 or less. Why would Smart want to comee to that environment—-you brought this all on yourselves. Just look in the mirror fair-weather fans.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:13 pm
CSS: “Georgia has egg on their face. Even Tech is getting Al Groh….”
Why do you people in Georgia even watch CSS??? It’s on our cable in Alabama, and I’ll tell you what, I’ve never seen a more ACC-obsessed bunch. But, they absolutely were making fun just now of Georgia. I wouldn’t put up with it.
Go Dawgs20
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
the comments that make me laugh are Tech fans, we have our worst season in ten years, and yall still did not beat us…alabama fans should be the last to call UGA a secondrate team, we had our worst season in ten years and still went 8-5… i remember two short years ago(Sabans first season) bama was beat by miss state and and also had an impressive loss against LOUISIANA MONROE,give UGA a few years and we will be right back at the top of the conference… kirby smart was not the answer, we need an NFL DC in my opinion
true UGA fan
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
its not the end of the world, CMR will get his man, last time i checked, DC’s do not play the game
JohnG
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
Embarrassing! Almost as emabarrassing as all the misprints in this article…
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
Don’t you people know that Saban does not allow ANY assistant coach speak to the press. So take back all those nasty and baseless comments about Kirby. You should be ashamed, trashing one of your, when all he did was do what he felt best for his family.
Shame, shame
GT FAN
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
Sylvester Croom would make a good DC. He held that job at Alabama before becoming head coach a Missisippi State. He beat Ole Miss and Alabama the same year,
Ray Goof
January 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
I don’t blame Kirby Smart at all. Georgia fans will throw you under the bus in a heart beat.You done the Smart thing, you know how classless all those dumb UGA fans are.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:15 pm
Wes, how do you know Kirby Smart didn’t tell CMR directly? Saban announced it, but you don’t know that Smart didn’t communicate with Richt. For that matter, you don’t know for sure whether Richt communicated the offer directly and personally to Smart!! Everybody thinks they know how this deal works, and you don’t know diddly.
georgiagirl
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
Oh My God Bama has two good years and none they are the Greatest. What ever GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hurt Curbstreet
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
Saban got to Kirby Smart and convinced him that he would have a better chance of getting a head coaching job if he stayed at Bama. Realistically, Smart will only be at UA for one or two more years before moving up to HC. I don’t blame Coach Richt for aiming high for Foster, Chavis and Smart. Now he will have to lower his sites. As Lewis Grizzard would say, shoot low boys, they’re riding shetland ponies.
HUNKER DOWN
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
Guess it wasn’t meant to be. But hey, look at the positive on this DC issue. If KS comes to UGA and as many of us feel turned the Dawgs back into the glory days of the Junk Yard Defense, how long would it last before a HC job came open and he woulld accept? Maybe it is good fortune that awaits and the guy we get will be with us for a while and build UGA D back to where it needs to be. It is not like there are not plenty of great assistants out there that just need an opportunity.
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
we were pulling for you jerks last week and now you come on here and talk smack trying to make us look bad. AFTER ROOTING FOR BAMA. keep it to yourself or I’ll sell all my Bama crap on E_BAY.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
RTRnGA, what in the heck is in AlaSpama besides college football? Do you clowns have any professional teams? {crickets singing} Georgia has professional football, basketball, baseball and hockey. When will you dorks catch up with us? Like they say….the only good thing to ever come out of AlaSpama is I-20. Nuff said and I will sign off with a final thought: what is Nicky’s track record of job hopping?
H
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
To all you high and mighty Alabama fans: congratulations on living in the state and being associated with the university most DESPERATELY dependent on college football. You have a national championship, good players, good coaches and literally NOTHING else to be proud of. If moving from Tuscaloosa to Athens isn’t good enough for Kirby, Kirby isn’t good enough for UGA. We’ll be fine.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
GT Fan: Croom was NOT Alabama’s DC. He was an OC in the NFL.
GT A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
January 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
THE UGA DOWGS NEED TO BURN ALL THEIR “GET SMART” RERUNS.
sick of it
January 11th, 2010
6:17 pm
I don’t blame coaching. I blame a behind the curve institution that is more worried about diversity and a gymnastics team than a quality football program. Do you think Saban has to choose between football office expansion and an indoor practice facility, or miles has too, or Kiffin, or Meyer, NO! they don’t, but Richt has too. D*(& uga AND AN INSTITUTION THAT EXPECTS CHICKEN SALAD FROM CHICKEN CRAP SUPPORT. Our days are done, it is just too bad that Mark Richt has to be the one to deal with it. A class guy with a crap hole want to be Harvard school to deal with. I’m done with Georgia!
flagboy?
January 11th, 2010
6:18 pm
As a Dawg fan, i can’t blame K Smart. Bama is pretty much loaded for next year.
Good luck to you Kirby. . . maybe down the road.
I vote: No DC!
January 11th, 2010
6:18 pm
pfft, Georgia doesn’t need a defensive coordinator.
When they send the defensive unit out have Richt tell em to adjust accordingly. Cover deep and stop the run, each time they go out “cover deep and stop the run”
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:18 pm
Oh, that’s right. You get rejected by the guy you wanted and so the whole state of Alabama is a landfill.
Hey …… guess who’s gittin’ all yo’ water, Atlanter????
clickdawg
January 11th, 2010
6:18 pm
get it correct bama only has 8 nc, not 13
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
GT FAN, wasn’t Croom an OC? I’m asking b/c I can’t remember exactly but it seems like he was an offensive coach.
ed haire
January 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
Coach Richt has pursued some of the top DC’S. As a true blood Dawg fan I applaud he for that. If he had signed an up and coming no name assistant, we would all crucify him. I beleive CMR will do what’s best for UGA!! We are not without talent on the defensive side of the ball. We will rise again and soon. Sanford Stadium still echoes with the ghost of Erk Russell”s Junkyard Dawgs. They will RETURN!!!!
Colt McCoy
January 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
Bama fans – rejoice for now. Remember Saban is heading into his 4th year. He has one more year before he leaves to go somewhere else like South Carolina to see if he can win there. I doubt this was a big shocker for Mark Richt as he had worked with Smart before. Smart is just scared to leave and go out on his own. He got more money and can hide behind Saban. We don’t need a bitch for a coordinator, we need someone who can stand on their own and run the defense. Smart can continue to hear about how good Saban’s defense is and when Saban leaves for a lateral job, Smart can be left with the greener grass on the septic tank.
Richt is the Man
January 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
To all the Bama fans here – yeah, it sucks that KS turned us down. But to say that he did it because we are second tier program is false. I mean it wasn’t like he was our head coach and left to go to Texas A&M or something.
Albert
January 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
” Smart Move”–Why give up a National Championship team for a second rate fb team? Saban will go back to the pros if not the USC job and Smart has the inside track.
ATL Bama Fan
January 11th, 2010
6:20 pm
Joshin,
“When was the last time UGA was even relevant?”
I think it was right before the kickoff of the “Blackout” against Bama.
Where are all those Kirby Smart fans at now?
January 11th, 2010
6:20 pm
Ohhhhh yeah Kirby coming to UGA! It’s a done deal !! Got egg on all yall face.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:20 pm
Actually clickdawg, by some counts, Bama has 17 NC’s. I’m not one married to 13. I like 8 better because I don’t like to count the retroactively awarded NC’s — of which UGA owns at least one.
Crimson Crush
January 11th, 2010
6:21 pm
Smart to Athens is a done deal . He will receive 4 million a year and the first born son of every Dawg fan in Jawja . I read it on the Internet !!!!!
ed haire
January 11th, 2010
6:21 pm
It would be great if I could type.
AcworthDAWG
January 11th, 2010
6:22 pm
I find it interesting that UGA is all of the sudden a “sinking ship.” Mark Richt has one average season and appears to have gotten rid of the problem but now people are calling for him to be fired??? I will be looking for all those who are bashing Smart today to be “calling him home” if and when Richt ever leaves Georgia.
Dawg Man
January 11th, 2010
6:22 pm
First–Jan Kemp, now-this, why cant we get away with something???
shawn
January 11th, 2010
6:23 pm
CMR call Tim Walton, DC of Detriot Lions and ask him to come home. Tim is from Columbus(Carver) and was DC at U of Miami and Memphis before moving to the NFL. I think Tim would be an excellent choice.
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
GT FAN, Croom was NEVER a DC. The only time he coached on defense was at Alabama as a linebackers coach. The rest of his career was as an OC (Detroit, SD) or HC at MSU.
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
HOLY COW! MY BAD! i confused this for a message board surveying the intricacies of Kirby Smart’s decision to stay at alabama. i didn’t realize the topic of this discussion was to compare/contrast the socio-economic status between georgia and alabama using pro sports programs as the primary argument. LOL.
8, not 13? lol, says the program with 1. hahahahahaha
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
CSS: Running stories on USF??? USF????? Please. Seriously? USF?
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
lol…..most dogs rooted foe Bama. Thats turn coat! what ya think about Bama now ? all those new Bama Jackets and caps so highly visible all around Ga, lol…some one should call the Dawgs back home,cause rooting for Alabama is as dumb as it gets. YOU DUMMYS!!!
SOGA dawg
January 11th, 2010
6:26 pm
I don’t care that Kirby decided to stay. He just could have handled the entire situation better, if you love Bama and think there is something so special there that you can not leave then let that be known from the start. No need for him to do UGA the way he did. As far as I am concerned he is no longer a Dawg and the only way I will ever want to see him coaching in Athens is as the opposition.
We need Erk
January 11th, 2010
6:27 pm
Kirby Smart gave up any opportunity to ever be head coach at UGA. The opportunity might not have ever presented itself, anyway, but after rejecting the offer, I’m sure the powers that be in the athletic dept. will remember his rejection. So…now Mark Richt needs to look for some coach who has proved himself on his own, without the guidance of somebody who won’t be coming to Ga. with him.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:28 pm
UGA’s football history is admirable. Why, exactly, must you cast off on Alabama because of Kirby Smart’s decision? If he’d come to Georgia, he’s “his own man”, but if he stays at Alabama, he can’t think for himself. And, that makes Bama bad, too. That’s stupid. You know, these teams have competed against each other for so long. Great games, great contests. And, now……this. Save it for Tech. Save it for Auburn, even; they, LOVE you guys and speak in hushed tones whenever UGA comes into a conversation. I don’t get the hate, man. I just don’t. This is a career decision, nothing more and nothing less. Walk a mile in the man’s shoes and make your judgment then.
jw
January 11th, 2010
6:29 pm
I think Kirby owed to the UGA nation to speak for himself. The ALUMI wanted him, not just Richt, and he left us hanging for two days, and all we get is a statement from the Bama Mouthpiece. He has not lost his home, but he probably lost his chance of EVER cocahing at UGA, in any capacity including HC. He is not stupid, he is probably considered this when he made this life decision. Que Sera Sera
Satin Sabin
January 11th, 2010
6:30 pm
Why would one of my best coaches want to leave me for a bunch of losing dawgs?I am the best and always will be! I will be gone in a couple of years then you might win. KS will be the lord and master then. ROLL TIDE.
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:30 pm
get a list of the top 10 DC’s and go down the list if # 1 don’t want to come then number two surly will. and so on and so forth.
Crimson Crush
January 11th, 2010
6:31 pm
Yep … it is a “done deal” . Smart will get 18 quintrillion a year and Bama can’t match that . It is true cuz I read it in the AJC blog comment section and David Pollack backed it up !!!!
Wisconsin Dawg Meat
January 11th, 2010
6:31 pm
According to David Pollack on twitter…smart was a done deal…I think David Pollack doesn’t know sh*t from apple butter!
thanks willie
January 11th, 2010
6:31 pm
thanks willie for screwing this up for us, we should have fired you after the decline in defense started, much like many ga fans wantedm but NO, Richt kept you here long enough to turn our search into a circus show. I love CMR But this is ALL ON HIM for keeping jabronie willie here 3 yrs longer than he should, and missing many quality DC’s in the meantime. well, whoever arrives will be an upgrade from willie, and remember… everything happens for a reason. willie and ga tech still suck.
PWL
January 11th, 2010
6:31 pm
Kirby is a big ZERO!
Hire Leavitt
January 11th, 2010
6:32 pm
Hire Jim Leavitt. enough said.
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:32 pm
If you had just offered him a “NEW DODGE STRATUS” that would have done it!
H
January 11th, 2010
6:32 pm
i am disappointed, but just to be clear, CSS, the whole state of alabama is a landfill because it’s full of trash: poor, uneducated, obese. at least there’s good college football. whew.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:33 pm
Those inbreds are pretty quiet over the idea of not having any professional sports in their pathetic, backward state. Gee, I wonder why that is. Hint: If you’re not talking ‘Creemsun Tyde’ or ‘Tallerdayger Sundee’ in Alaspama then they just don’t respond. NASCAR racing and college football is all those pathetic clowns have. No cities large enough to support professionl teams. No electricity in most areas. No running water in most areas. Limited cell phone access. No internet in hotels. Backward. Very backward but “hay, at’z uh way we dunt grode up en at’z wut weer yuse tew.”
Tell it like it is
January 11th, 2010
6:33 pm
Kirby Smart-No’es when a ship is sinking and witch side his bread is buttered on.
Dawg Fan
January 11th, 2010
6:33 pm
All you bama jerks can come out now how many yr. has it been and how many coaches has it been now? Yall are just like the tech nerds go to your own blog and talk to someone who cares what you think.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:34 pm
I don’t know if Smart will ever be HC at UGA, but do you think Richt would have hired him if that had been HIS motivation…..to set the guy up to wedge him out? Really? Because, I’ll tell you right now, CMR would not have offered him and hired him to replace him. Richt is looking for a life saver, a job saver anyway. Smart’s not the guy for that. And, I’m sure this man knows what the reaction would be. But, the funny thing is that you think he “did something” to you. He didn’t do anything “to Georgia”. He turned down a job offer. If CMR didn’t want him to wait, or your AD, then a time limit should have been put on it to prevent the “dragging out” you’re whining about now. “You’ve got 5 hours to accept, and the clock started running….now.” They didn’t do that. They gave him room to weigh his options, he did so, and he said very kindly and respectfully, “no, thanks.” That’s business.
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:35 pm
what? we have pro sports in Athens?
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:35 pm
and atlanta is one of the largest drug trafficking hubs in the nation…possibly on the continent. oops, more socio-economic discussions. sorry
Big Man
January 11th, 2010
6:36 pm
Lol @ all these steamed Dawgs fans acting like scorned females. (I like the Dawgs, but laughing at you guys is fun.)
SEC fan
January 11th, 2010
6:36 pm
looks like we just took another licking from bama…….hehehe I never wipe.
harold
January 11th, 2010
6:38 pm
Poor management by Richt.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
A lot more crack addicts per capita in your pathetic state, RTR. You know that so don’t even go there. Feeling somewhat defensive, are we?
Utah ROLLLED the Tide and you hate it don’t you?
Around the bowl
And down the hole
Roll, tide roll.
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
georgia pro sports: falcons-finally back to back winning seasons after years of embarrassing campaigns. thrashers-hockey in georgia, lol. i hear its fun to go to the games. hawks-perennial under-achievers and the subject of MUCH local and national jest (historically). braves-years of success that seems now a distant memory. wow. just cause one has it doesn’t make it good. oops.
JFKDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
It takes a real POS to turn their back on their alma mater. Enjoy your Dreamland BBQ, you heartless, soul-less, Nick Satan beyotch.
T
January 11th, 2010
6:40 pm
The Dawgs better get their act together….the following will be hiring new DC’s…. Seahawks, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders, Trojans, Red Raiders, Bulls (USF) just to name a few. You either got to s#*t or get off the pot!
Senator Blutarski
January 11th, 2010
6:41 pm
Dawg fans–where’s the spirit?–where’s the guts?–we will get a good defensive coordinator and the Dogs will return to being a top 10 team!–LET’S DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:41 pm
nope. laughing my butt off. lol
Crimson Crush
January 11th, 2010
6:43 pm
Kirby Smart to Georgia is a done deal !!!!
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:43 pm
RTR, why don’t you clowns have any professional sports? Is it the capital problem or just geographics? Heck, I wouldn’t want to even visit there let alone planting a trailer for a while. Again, why no professional sports in your glorified state? Please answer the question!
Blue
January 11th, 2010
6:43 pm
What a suprise that some DOG fans (can’t bring myself to say the retarded “DAWG” thing) are now saying “well, he wasn’t good enough for that kind of money anyway” and “he’s never proven anything on his own”. Just like you will vilify a kid who decides to go somewhere else with the predictable “he was only a three star anyway; we really didn’t want him” or “this kid is arrogant; I don’t care if he is a 5 star; we don’t want him”. Just man up, like some of the others, and say “Damn it…we could have REALLY used that guy”. This tired old “well, we didn’t want him anyway” crap is OLD OLD OLD…older than the last time UGA won a NC game.
THE BOOGIE MAN IN HARTWELL, GA
January 11th, 2010
6:44 pm
WE NEVER WANTED THIS GUY ANYWAY, SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL???!!!
Larry
January 11th, 2010
6:45 pm
i would have liked him to come, but who really cares. they will get someone else. and if whoever they get sucks, he will get run out on a rail just like willie. hell, all they have to do is teach our defense basic form tackling and they will look like a genius.
georgia
January 11th, 2010
6:45 pm
please hire eddie weaver #61!!!
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
Talking about some whiny immature little babies. All the entire region has heard for the last month is how yall wished he was coming to UGA. How he will be announced any day now that he is coming to UGA. How he is definitely coming to UGA. And today? Well he is not coming to UGA. Actually, after being turned down by three highly sought after prospects, do you really think that the fourth is gonna be of any caliber. Face it Dawg nation; you have damage goods. That program has absolutely no credibility to any high profile candidate. You may be able to go after the DC at Valdosta State. Maybe Georgia State (has Bill Curry hired a DC at GSU yet?). You may even be able to set your sights on the DC at a program as high as Jacksonville St. Richt, as much as I like his personal characteristics, is finished at UGA. To have kept Willie too long, and then get turned down like this has got to be a slap in the face. And for all you Dawgs that kept saying Kirby Smart is gonna come to UGA and put us on the map; well try to be a man and not cry (well at least not too much). Get rejected three times. Man that has to bite. Actually four if you count getting turned down by Vic Koenning. Come on. You could not even snare Koening. He chose Northern Illinois over UGA. If UGA is suppose to be such a perennial (get your dictionary out if you need to ) powerhouse, why are you having such a hard time filling a high profile vacancy such as Defensive Coordinator. woof woof woof…..
No stake in the situation
January 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
GA Fans, relax.
The only way you hear it from Smart is if he is coming. Saban has a rule. NO assistant coaches speak to the press. If Kirby wants to stay at BAMA, he cannot do a presser.
Don’t be so critical. Every SEC team’s fan base believes that every open position that they have is the most desirable. They are not. It is not because they are not desirable. For the most part, the filling of every open position is dictated by the convergence of all the options available to the candidates, including the pay raise at the bird in hand vs. the risk of any career change.
Kirby gets a big raise and does not have to worry about a continued softness in the GA defense which would deteriorate his market value. If he stays with Saban, the defense will always be a highlight film. Kirby has no risk staying at BAMA. He has a big risk if he changes, not just at GA but any other school.
Celebrate the good fortune of one of your own. For God’s sake, eating your own is disgusting.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
H: The University of Alabama has had more National Merit Scholars than Georgia, year in and year out.
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
i apologize. i’m not an expert on that. as well, i don’t care why. lol. i do know about alabama football. and since the utah debacle, bama is unrolled and natty champs. i appreciate utah for refocusing everyone on the task at hand. winning. HAHAHAHAHA
Otis
January 11th, 2010
6:48 pm
I wish Kirby Richt and Mark Smart all the best
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:48 pm
Well at Least: You know, I like your name. Athens’ slogan: “Well, at least we’re not Auburn.”
Athens has zero, zilch, nada except UGA and some very fine strip clubs.
Bammer Boy
January 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
No explanation needed. He rejected UGA after all. An explanation would have been needed if he irrationally left a national championship program for UGA.
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January 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
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Bammer Boy
January 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
No explanation needed. He rejected UGA after all. An explanation would have been needed if Smart was dumb enough to leave a national championship program for UGA.
THE BOOGIE MAN IN HARTWELL, GA
January 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
HE AINT TO SMART IF HE DONT WANT TO COACH FOR UGA!!! HA HA HA HA AND ALL YOU NERDS AND INBREADS FROM TUSCALOOOSER ARE JUST JEALOUS. HA HA HA HA WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR WHEN THE JUNKYARD DAWGS WILL BE SMACKING YOUR SISSY MOUTHS!!! UGA WILL GET THE COACH THAT WE WANT. PERIOD!!! WE DON’T WANT NOBODY THAT DON’T WANT US. PERIOD!!! AND YOU LOOOOSERS FROM NORTH AVENUE TRADE SCHOOL DONT GOT ANY ROOM TO BE SAYING ANYTHING!!! {{{{{{30-24}}}}} HA HA HA HA HA HA AH HA!!! WHERES YOUR DC????? YEP, DON’T GOT ONE DO YA???? THOUGHT SO!!! HA HA HA HA
Romedawg34
January 11th, 2010
6:50 pm
THis should be our man..Better hurry though before Tuberville gets him,
Tim DeRuyter has 18 years of coaching experience, all at the NCAA Division I-A level, and has coached in nine bowl games. He has experience with both 4-3 and 3-4 defensive schemes and in pressure, attack-style philosophies. DeRuyter’s defenses have traditionally been ranked among the national leaders during his 18-year coaching career at three different I-A schools.
A three-year letterman for the Falcons, DeRuyter earned a bachelor’s degree in management and received an M.B.A. in market strategy from Regis University in Denver in 1992. As an outside linebacker, he helped the Falcons to three bowl game victories during his playing career.
Well At Least
January 11th, 2010
6:50 pm
RTR, here are the latest scores:
Atlanta Falcons 56
Birmingham Butts 3
Atlanta Hawks 88
Montgomery MoFos 41
Atlanta Braves 14
Dothan D-Bags 1
Atlanta Thrashers 6
Huntsville Hymens 0
TJ Vol
January 11th, 2010
6:50 pm
Willie M is still available…..
georgia
January 11th, 2010
6:51 pm
HIRE JOE GREENE!!! WHY NOT?? HE IS GOOD MAN!!!
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
WAL – LOL////stretching, but funny
Man Enough
January 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
Bama fans……..remember just 2 yrs ago you’re program was in the tank! Now you dog us like we are not worthy? All teams will be up and down from time to time, so aside from the “Willie” debacle, we have been one of the power houses in college ball and will be “Man Enough” again soon, with or without Kirby.
I dont blame him for staying, he probably will be gone for a head coach job soon enough anyway so it might be for the better anyway. Good luck Kirby! The big dissapointment about him staying is about helping keep our recruits.
PTC Dawg
January 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
What about Derek Dooley?
Techie
January 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
Amazing, yesterday Kirby Smart was the second coming. He was going to lift UGA to hights never seen. Today, he is a traitor, scum of the earth, two timing bast_rd. Never again will his name be spoken at UGA. In just 24 hours KS has become the worst DC, overrated, Saban tool. I love it. Tech will have a DC before UGA…and we have only been looking for a week. Ofcourse UGA thinks the new Tech DC will be worthless…at least we have not be turned down thrice…HA HA HA
Alabama Jack
January 11th, 2010
6:53 pm
loyal georgia fans – that’s an oxymoron for sure
Techie
January 11th, 2010
6:54 pm
Don’t worry bama fans, the dawgies love to live in the past. They have no future so they live in the past. Sad as it is.
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:54 pm
Braves: Old news. Back to their old ways.
Thrashers: Please. It’s hockey. It’s Canadian, eh?
Falcons: In 1966 — and this is 100% true — their very first kickoff in their very first game ever …. the kicker whiffed the ball. And, they still can’t compete with any consistency. But, they do draft dog killers.
Hawks: Who even cares?
Sid
January 11th, 2010
6:55 pm
wonder how much this reflects on Richt. He is so meek, timid how does he ever motivate anyone to do anything. Don’t want to say he is weak but I wonder.
chazzo
January 11th, 2010
6:56 pm
Screw paying some schmuck $700,000 plus to assistant coach a damn ball team. You can find someone just as good for less money.
AcworthDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:56 pm
How bout bringing Joe Kines out of retirement?
CSS Is ACC Happy
January 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
Man Enough ….. I’ve been here, earlier, trying to be polite and conciliatory. I think Smart wasn’t your best hire anyway (Grantham would be). But, nooooo. Uh-uh. Flames, insults and all kinds of allusions to rednecks, white trash, etc. (all the stuff that you’ve got in 147 counties that we have in only 67). So, you know what? Screw it.
ROLL TIDE ROLL
January 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
I guess he could smell the SEPTIC TANK from Tuscaloosa. SMART made the SMART move.
Crimson Crush
January 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
KS is coming home . It is a done deal !!!!!
GaGator
January 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
Kirby is going to pull an Urban Meyer, he’ll change his mind in the morning and
fly in to Athens regional, and all will be well in Bulldog nation.
Monster Jobs
January 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
Opening: UGA Bulldogs DC. Please apply to the preacher man. 2 year contract Maximum.
AcworthDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
P.S. Techie….The past, present and future doesn’t look so hot for the North Avenue Trade School… What did CPJ do to run off all those players??? ((((((30-24))))))))
RTRnGA
January 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
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WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
Techie, I need to correct you. Four times. Koenning chose Illinois over UGA. Lets see: Koenning to Illinois; Foster stays at Va Tech; Chavis stays at LSU; Smart (is smart) stays at Alabama. Have they interviewed the janitor? My question to the Dawg nation: Richt says that he will get his man and who he wants. How is that so when the first four candidates turned you down? How is the fifth guy your man?
TJ Vol
January 11th, 2010
6:59 pm
Richt = Fulmer Jr……At least Fulmer won a NC! 2 years max and he is done…Mike Bobo v Monte II in Athens this time…it will be fun…
TJ Vol
January 11th, 2010
7:00 pm
45-19 and Kiff is just starting…
TJ Vol
January 11th, 2010
7:01 pm
As long as Kiffin doesn’t get fired for being an idiot we will win the East.
kt
January 11th, 2010
7:02 pm
Good. Roll Tide!
Maybe Kirby will come to UGA in a year or two after Richt is gone.
renegade#1
January 11th, 2010
7:02 pm
Kirby turned us down. So what he couldn’t bring Nick with him anyhow. Who said he was the best choice anyway, I’ve read a lot of interesting names so lets go after the best one and see if we can’t get turned down again. Looks like M R is going tho have to hire a Head coach so he can coach the defense.
mason
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
(( 30-24 ))
hahahahahahah!!
coachgb
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
I’ve been saying it for weeks now, we don’t really know how good Kirby Smart was going to be on his own, Saban has his thumb on everything in the Tide program. He might have been just what we needed or he might have had to learn on the job like Bobo has. What UGA needs is an experienced DC who is currently working with less talent somewhere. There are dozens out there who would jump to get to coach UGA’s talent level. Stop panicking.
Maybe?
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
How about Paul Pasqualoni for DC. He was just let go from the Dolphins.
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
Acworth Dawg, please dont show your ignorance. I would be willing to bet that three out of the four we lose go higher than Curan. They all made a very practical decision to leave. They would not have improved their status by staying their final year. When you think of something else to add, please let us know.
Hi Georgia Basher, I see You're Back!
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
you’ve been busy, postin’ under all your fake names….man, still unemployed eh? Listen, here’s what you do. Go apply for a job, start making money, instead of posting here 500 a day.
It could be worse Georgia fans……we could be Florida…at least we have a Head Coach!
Haaa haaa haaaa haaaa haaaa!
Hairy's Balls
January 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
Smart NEVER considered leaving Bama to coach at UGA. He simply did all of this to get a big a$$ raise – this should be a clear fact to Georgia Fans at this point. That’s was a “Smart” thing to do, even if a backstabbing one, but it will NEVER be forgiven by Bulldog Nation.
MtPleasantDawg 1822 Grad
January 11th, 2010
7:04 pm
Mark Richt rox the house baby!!
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:04 pm
Tech is the best team in the nation. Our Defense is awesome!
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:05 pm
Mason, I bet you’re gonna start talking about our mommas now. Come back when you have something constructive (like DC candidate number 5) to add. Dont hurt yourself too much with thinking..
DogGoneGaDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:05 pm
Nothing like burning the bridge behind you. Any future hope of becoming the next head coach at UGA just flew out the window. Just ask Steve Spurrier. After rejecting a structure which would have placed him in a pool of coaches to be considered to replace Ron Zook Spurrier would have none of it. Now he is stuck at South Carolina when all he needed to exhibit was a little humility. Now he faces constant humiliation. And for all you Bama naysayers, no one needs to remind you that Nick Saban is no Bear Bryant. He is a flash in the pan and will not be there over the long haul.
Hairy's Balls
January 11th, 2010
7:06 pm
@ coachgb:
Right on. People should seriously read your comments. GREAT POINT.
Sid
January 11th, 2010
7:06 pm
I do not have any hard feelings toward Smart. It’s a free country to do what you need to do. I am a UGA fan but reality is reality. I always say when we play UF or Bama one sideline has a coach who has and is capable of winning a NC and the other sideline does not. It is the truth.
Villa Ricca Dwgs
January 11th, 2010
7:07 pm
Who is the goon who keeps posting under all these fake names? Get a life. A real Georgia fan would never do any of that garbage.
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:08 pm
LOL….now we are hijacking usernames. Tech knew well that the defense needed improvements. Coach Johnson was man enough to do it when it needed to be done. Did Richt? Again, I like the man, but he screwed the pooch (no pun intended) with this. I would not be surprised if he did years worth of damage to your program.
Alabama Jack
January 11th, 2010
7:08 pm
I smell Chuck Amato…….
TJ Vol
January 11th, 2010
7:09 pm
Sid….are realistic UGA fan….you get it buddy….
RGB
January 11th, 2010
7:12 pm
New rumors:
1. Nick Saban is coming to UGA as defensive coordinator.
2. Lane Kiffin will replace Capt. Herb as a traffic reporter.
Techie
January 11th, 2010
7:13 pm
AcworthDawg, Same thing that made all those bulldawgs leave, the money. That has nothing to do with KS and the dawgs. You guys are really good at changing the subject. HA HA HA
Hairy's Balls
January 11th, 2010
7:14 pm
And BTW,
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg for most of us…
For Kirby Smart, by turning down the position, he still a Dawg. By using this opportunity to get a raise with no intention of taking the UGA job…a backstabbing traitor who is no longer a Dawg.
Scott B
January 11th, 2010
7:15 pm
The TIDE ROLLS! The only ROLLING a BULLDOG does is when he ROLLS OVER! Good try, though, BULLDOG! ROLL TIDE!!!
Wildmanhoya
January 11th, 2010
7:15 pm
I hate to tell you Dawg fans but your program isn’t all you think it is. Why would Smart leave Alabama for the Dawgs? Why go 8 – 4 or 9 -3 when you can play for the big title?
Bama Tears
January 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
Saban is negotiating a contract to become to the new coach at USC!!!!!
It’s okay Bama fans, LSU fans will comfort you!!!!!!
MW
January 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
Bring in Withers and be done with it.He is the man we need!
Techer
January 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
Koenning–rejected
Bud Foster–rejected
Chavis–rejected
Kirby Smart–rejected
Who’s next? I heard Richt’s offering the job to one of the grad assistants who worked the weedeater bowl—he wants $300,000 to take the job.
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
7:17 pm
I hate to say this…….Tech’s always been superior to UGA…..regardless of that silly one-on-one record…..look that Their history compared to ours…..its like comparing an encyclopedia to a childrens book……its dead gum said I tell ya !!!
DogGoneGaDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:17 pm
I find it fascinating that Bama has chosen Wal Mart to be the place to display the national championship trophy. I guess you need to go where most of your constituency is. So apropos.
The Boss
January 11th, 2010
7:17 pm
LMAO…looks like your DC job and the program is NOT as attractive as some of you yahoos think!
Now go join the ACC so you can win more and get into a better bowl game! HAHAHAHAHA!
AcworthDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:18 pm
Haha the practical decision would have been to never go to GT in the first place….unless they are happy with beating UGA in football once every 7 years….
Coach Tim DeRuyter
January 11th, 2010
7:18 pm
Anyone think I would be a good DC candidate?
I’m your man Georgia fans…
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
7:18 pm
I hate to say this…….Tech’s always been superior to UGA…..regardless of that silly one-on-one record…..look that Their history compared to ours…..its like comparing an encyclopedia to a childrens book……its dead gum sad I tell ya !!
Gators Have 5 Coaches Quit Since SEC CHamp
January 11th, 2010
7:18 pm
Wow, this guys are dropping like flies. No one thinks Meyer is coming back in 2010, not even his own coaches. 5 caches have quit in the last few weeks, including Meyer himself.
Buzz
January 11th, 2010
7:19 pm
Money talks…if you want loyalty, get a dog!
Vince Dooley
January 11th, 2010
7:19 pm
since Tech wouldn’t hire me I’ve had to go to a school with no football program….KSU
Bartkowski had a great arm!
January 11th, 2010
7:19 pm
Larry, I’d agree but CMR’s situation is much different now than it was a couple of years ago. He really can’t afford another mistake hire. That’s why he’s trying for proven DC’s. That’s obvious. But now he might as well go back to trusting his gut with a guy that’s never had an opportunity to coach the great players that we enjoy here in Athens. That’s what he did with BVG. That’s what he needs to do now! Within the next couple of days, I expect CMR to announce his next DC and I expect it to be either DeRuyter from AF or Diaz from MTSU. Both are fine coaches that will get our D back where it belongs. It will be fun watching UGA beat the teams with guys that we offered the position to as their DC. Then we can pay this guy mega-bucks to stay here, like all those schools are doing. GO DAWGS!
DogGoneGaDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:21 pm
The Boss: The last time UGA played in the Sugar Bowl we cleaned Hawaii’s clock. The last time Bama played in the Sugar Bowl, well . . .Go Utes!
Urban Liar
January 11th, 2010
7:21 pm
Urban has been caught in dozens of lies. It could be worse folks, we could be cheering for Urban Liar, thank your lucky stars.
Here are a nice selection of Urban’s Lies:
http://www.utefans.net/lies.php
John
January 11th, 2010
7:22 pm
Did you mutts really think a DC from a national power would downgrade to a cesspool like Georgia?? I LOVE IT!!!
tim
January 11th, 2010
7:22 pm
We sipport EL Capitan Richt.
Sid
January 11th, 2010
7:23 pm
I don’t believe that Kirby approached UGA. They went after him and he turned us down. AGAIN, who does this reflect upon? I love UGA and there is NO reason we cannot win a NC with all the talent in this state and neighboring states. However, if you don’t have the right captain the ship ain’t gonna sail.
Don't Worry, Be Happy Guy
January 11th, 2010
7:24 pm
Georgia will be better in 2010, we’ll have a strong D in 2010 folks, no worries.
Don’t worry, be happy.
Jesup
January 11th, 2010
7:24 pm
I for one am glad Kirby is not comming , Feel good hire wont win games. Tim Deruyter of Air Force has done more with less…….folks, that is what it is about. I CAN see Alabama winning the NC WITHOUT Smart………i CANNOT see Air Force shutting down high powered houston cougars without DERUYTER…….HERE IS Keenum NUMBERS 24/41 222yds 1 td 6 int…..that is impressive considering Houston killed OKst. a week after they beat us………think about it…..
Billy Bob
January 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
I guess you could get on your knees and ask Martinez back! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Blue Sky
January 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
Hey now, Richt ALWAYS follows an 8 win season with a Natl Champ, like 2002 & 2007. Get ready, blue skies ahead folks.
Varsity Burger in Paradise
January 11th, 2010
7:29 pm
The next coach will get free Varsity burgers for life!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
7:30 pm
Kirby Smart is a bright, energetic young coach. Accepting the Defensive Coordinator job at Georgia would have been great for Georgia. He did what was best for himself and his family. I wish him the best as he continues to improve and show that he deserves to be a leading candidate for a Head Coaching job in the future. Hopefully the Dawgnation can also move forward and hire the best candidate to lead the defense back to Junkyard Dawg status. Now if everyone can show a little class and continue to support a former Dawg in his future success, maybe one day he will come back. No need to be bitter and childish over Coach Smart’s decision. We will bring in someone that will be great for the University of Georgia. GO DAWGS!!
Bammer Boy
January 11th, 2010
7:32 pm
With all these DCs taking a look at UGA and turning down the offer, somethin’ smells like turds. I am afraid it’s the UGA football program itself that’s doing the stinkin’.
Good News
January 11th, 2010
7:35 pm
I never like the idea of Smart coming to Georgia as the DC. He seems like a nice guy like Richt. We need a mean SOB as a DC. We need a guy like Saban who will get in your face and demand excellence. I just don’t think Smart is running Alabama’s defense. Saban is runnig the defense and Smart is Saban’s assistant. Smart knows he is not ready to take over a defense on his own. He wants to stick around and learn more from Saban. I think Grantham would be a much better choice at this point.
Richt is the Man
January 11th, 2010
7:36 pm
The Boss – Really? I mean we haven’t had a head coach leave us to go TAMU or had an Offensive coordinaotor leave us to be aposition coach somewhere else. If we are 2nd rate, what does that say about a school who HAS had both happen? And if we are “2nd rate”, then why did Saban feel it necessary to comment on coaches making latteral moves only when we were courting one of his assitants, and not when he lost a coach to Tenn in a latteral move and lost his offensive coordinator to Texas in downward move the last 2 years? Is he scared of what might happen at UGA if they do get a the right guy to coach their defense?
GATA
January 11th, 2010
7:36 pm
I’m disappointed in Kirby Smart, I thought this was a perfect situation for him (and us). There is definitely something going on behind the scenes, whether Kirby is vying to take over when Satan Nick leaves, or he sees more turmoil to come @ UGA, or possibly a third, he does not feel ready to take the reigns of DC at a top-tier program. I commend Richt on going after the big-time DC’s like Foster and Smart (there was never a formal offer to Chavis, just talking), but I would have liked for there to be more interest before throwing us under the bus (kinda like the Techie who couldn’t get a prom-date, asking every girl in school, once word gets out, the girls figure out they weren’t asked first). You need to throw some hints out there and KNOW if you got this guy or not before you offer, I doubt Grantham comes now. Expect us to get a no-name @ a no-name school, but even that is better than CWM
Van Gorder
January 11th, 2010
7:37 pm
Van gorder didn’t have a very good season with the falcons, and they would be glad to see him go. Ga should offer him a million and he may come back to athens.
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:38 pm
Yall are probably still paying off Ray Goff. Give him a call.
the voice of reason
January 11th, 2010
7:40 pm
everyone needs to chill the F out. yea it hurts that kirby is staying at bama but we all knew he would most likely stay there. we’ve taken a few shots a big names that havent panned out while UF took an NFL assistant under the radar. we’ll probably go that route now and hopefully get travis jones and everything will be just fine. take a deep breath, the sun will still come up tomorrow……
Reality Train
January 11th, 2010
7:40 pm
Now, just why would Kirby Smart leave the National Champion and the staff for one of the 1 or 2 most significant college coaches in America to take a backwards/sideways step to a team/program that is not even the best in its won division? There are actually plenty of qualified people who could do a good job as the DC at Georgia, but the so-called “Bulldog Nation” (stretching all the way from just south of Chattanooga to just north of Jacksonville) will have to swallow hard to accept an NFL assistant or the DC from a lesser school (like the revered Van Gorder was prior to joining CMR’s staff). UGA will be alright in the end and will have a much-improved defense in 2010. These guys who think its still 1980 and that UGA is the crown jewel of college football kill me.
tidechampionsagain!
January 11th, 2010
7:41 pm
UF and UT are way ahead of the poodles. Go ahead and fight it out with KY and USCe for the bottom…maybe you will be ahead of Vandy. So funny….A puppie alum wants to stay at Bama. Roll Tide!
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
7:41 pm
Now UGA fans, don’t worry. I think that since the relationship is now over with Kirby, we can move on to get a real DC. Never mind that Mr. Smart is a UGA grad. He is now, more than ever, a Nick Saban man. He only has two years as a DC and I think with time, he will learn more and more and become a great leader. I honestly think as long as Michael Adams is the prez. at UGA, Kirby Smart will never be the head coach at UGA nor Alabama. Mark my words, ‘Bama will never hire a Georgia Grad to coach it’s football team!
01HAWK
January 11th, 2010
7:41 pm
HEY UGA HOUND DOGS,,,,,,,,,,,,WHOOF, WHOOF. Mike Sherman at Texas A&M just forced Joe Kines out as DC. He is only 66 years old and ready for Social Security.
You have gone from a preseason NO.1 to a sinking SEPTIC TANK in less than 2 years.
That is some funny stuff.
They call ALABAMA THE CRIMSON TIDE……………….THEY CALL UGA A SEPTIC TANK
clemsonorange
January 11th, 2010
7:42 pm
How embarrassing it must be at Ga today. Turned down 3 times now….even by one of your own. Ouch!
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
7:44 pm
Strange to see a “bama fan talking about UT being a head of Georgia. Yes, you did win a championship this year, but after the season starts, it a whole new ball game. Just wait til they get Saban and crew d\for cheating… and UT… well, maybe the NCAA can keep just a close watch on them.
bama babies
January 11th, 2010
7:45 pm
BAMA babies: You had a good season, but your coach is a mercenary, he will be gone w/in a few years, if not next year. He has no loyalty to the program, he is a gun for hire. Your lucky McCoy went down in first QT, it would have been a much better game. You allowed a true FRESHMAN QB to pull w/in 3 in the 4th QT. Congrats on the championship, but do not talk down to our program like we are second rate. I still remember the tough seasons you guys were having pre-SABAN, and recall many beatdowns we put on you during that span.
Richt is the Man
January 11th, 2010
7:45 pm
GATA – Actually, Foster was never offered the job either. And as far as Chavis, his “turn down” came across more of way to squash rumors with the players at LSU than someone who had even been approached with the job. And Koening was never aggressively pursued either. Smart, I do believe is the only who has turned down an offer. And that’s ok. Would have liked to have had him and would have thought he would have done a great job, but Saban is the one who really runs that defense. So he could have also turned out not to be so great either.
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
7:46 pm
01Hawk… I bet if you can count.. you guys still stink…. Septic tanks that is… Y’all will hope that Kirby had accepted UGA’s offer after next season. We know how you Bama fans are.
Brian
January 11th, 2010
7:47 pm
Thought it was pitiful that Kirby Smart did not have a big enough set to inform everyone he was staying at Alabama. Thought it was very unprofessional on Saban’s part to be the one to break the news. What do you expect from SATAN!! Knowing Satan, It is his Defense and not Kirby’s..
Bammer Boy
January 11th, 2010
7:47 pm
We just don’t wanna get any of that doggie poo on our cleats as we run over you clowns in Athens like the last throttlin’ we gave y’all.
HAHAHA
January 11th, 2010
7:49 pm
Two words for UGAers: SEPTIC TANK!
Bammer Boy
January 11th, 2010
7:51 pm
Kirby didn’t think making a fashion statement of a black uniform de jour would help his defense. He decided to staying with the winning traditions of Bama. The last time you wore those jersies you dressed up for your own funerals in Athens, and we were happy to oblige. Roll Tide!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
7:51 pm
It’s so good to see the class Alabama fans are showing over this. When word leaked out Smart was leaning towards leaving, Bama fans started posting they hope he leaves. It’s Saban’s defense anyway. Smart never showed us anything anyway, it’s all Saban. He’s not worth it so I hope he does leave. Then he announces he’s staying and Bama fans start celebrating and laughing at UGA. Hey moron, didn’t you just say he’s not qualified anyway just yesterday? But now he’s the greatest coordinator in the nation because he stayed? Typical Bama ignorance!! Good luck to Coach Smart, but I hope Alabama fans like it when Saban goes to Michigan or elsewhere and the Tide goes straight back to the tank they were in for the last ten years.
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
7:51 pm
READING THIS HATE LACED DRIVEL SHOW’S THE TRUE dog nation!! I’M TRULY GLAD TO SEE IT HURT’ SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!
GSP Dawg
January 11th, 2010
7:51 pm
As I said on prevoius blogs over the last week, I always thought Kirby was a flight risk because of his ambition to be a head coach. In this case, he didn’t even get on a flight. I’m just wondering why CMR doesn’t have another contract ready to go for his next choice and perhaps he does. It just appears that CMR put his eggs in one KS basket which isn’t smart (no pun intended). It also appears that Kirby strung us along a bit as well, but so much of the info out there is bogus. You just don’t know what to believe.
Personally, I prefer Grantham or Deruyter. The knock against Grantham he can’t recruit right now due to the Cowboys’ current success. The other reason was that he had mixed results as the Browns DC. To be honest if you’e good enough to be a NFL DC, you can be a DC at ANY SEC team, regardless. He coached under Foster, Saban, and bunch of terrific NFL coaches. Regarding recruiting, he still can make phone calls to recruits and talk with them. I know that isn’t the same as a personal visit, but it’s not chicken feed either. CRG can fill in on the recruitment trail. As a reward, CRG can coach one of the LB spots (if he wants to), since Grantham coaches the line in a 3-4. I think he would be an excellent choice. Deruyter could step in immediately and start recruiting. His defenses are statistically strong despite coaching at the AF Academy.He would do a great job with an increase talent pool at UGA. Both candidate would be strong hires.
Shelley Meyer
January 11th, 2010
7:52 pm
Where is Gilda the Gatorette Gatorade Drinker?
BobbyDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:52 pm
When I was working in Nashville Tenn. and found a better job in Atlanta, my wife didn’t want to move. It turned out that she had a boyfriend. I don’t even miss her. WATCH OUT KIRBY!
Oh Please
January 11th, 2010
7:53 pm
NEVER saw this coming. Why the hell would he leave a successful Bama program to come to uga?
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
7:54 pm
BOBBY DAWG,THAT’S B/C YOU WEREN’T HITTIN’ IT OFTEN NOR HARD ENOUGH!!!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
7:55 pm
JUNKYARD MOUTH…..STFU!!!
01HAWK
January 11th, 2010
7:56 pm
Just spoke to Joe Kines and he will come out of retirement if you will give the following:
1. AARP CARD
2. Rocking Chair
3. Life time supply of milk of magnesia
4. A place at the same nursing home that Vince Dooley has set up for the future
5. A Life time supply of PUPPY DOG CHOW FOR whats that ugly dogs name ?
6. A heart monitor
7. Life Insurance policy before he turns 70
8. A tractor so that he can plow the fields next to his SEPTIC TANK
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
7:57 pm
BRIAN,SPIT THAT SET OUT SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOUR TYPING!!!
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
7:58 pm
Its only natural for the Dawg Nation to say that they did not offer the job to Foster, Koenning, and Chavis. I mean if they all rejected my team, I would want to save face as well.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
7:58 pm
UGA = 4th in the SEC East
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
7:59 pm
DANDY DAWG,PUT THAT CRACK PIPE DOWN…………..NOW!!!!
King Ealey
January 11th, 2010
7:59 pm
BamaGrad and you other bama fans: Have you forgotten your Shula years? You guys were terrible. Sinking ship under Richt? Check out his numbers. The man ran Florida States’ offense during their historical run. The comments I’m reading from you guys are just ignorant.
Athens v. Tuscaloosa
January 11th, 2010
7:59 pm
Why would smart want to live in that hick town, Tuscaloosa, known otherwise as the trailer park capital of the world??? Athens is a much better city with more to do. Smart must have a mansion in a birmingham suburb to stay in that dumpy town. UGA can find someone to coach the D next year—it may have to be someone from a mid major who needs a job.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:00 pm
I love how the Dawg doofuses are saying now they didn’t even want CKS. Hillarious. Almost like UGA’s 2009 season.
Shelley Meyer
January 11th, 2010
8:01 pm
I am so worried my husband is cheating on me…he keeps going back and forth about this job at Florida…
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:01 pm
JOE BLOW,GO BLOW YA DADDY!!!! WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED YOUR BROTHER’S AND COUSIN’S ARE NEXT!! AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT YOUR UNCLE GRANDPAW SAY’S!!!!
tbomachine
January 11th, 2010
8:02 pm
Clemson orange—– at least we dont wear purple, and we can beat Tech,unlike ummmmm,,,…who was it,,,… oh yeah Clemson, now go get back on your tiger rag. Go Dawgs
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:02 pm
Have you actually been to T-town. CKS will be rocking it on Lake Tuscaloosa in a sweet pad.
Come to T-town to check out our brand new crystal football. You know, the one you wish was in Athens! LOL!!
RTR!
01HAWK
January 11th, 2010
8:03 pm
I for one stated that Kirby SMART could leave because one person is not bigger than THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE. SABAN can leave to.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:03 pm
No, we haven’t forgotten the Shula years but what do Shula and Richt have in common? Shula had as many NCs as Richt. LOL!!!
RTR!!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:04 pm
CANINE NONSENSE…..Don’t look now but your wife just swallowed….again! And tell your mama to get off my lap. Nasty ho!!
Stinger
January 11th, 2010
8:04 pm
How bout Bill Lewis? You will not find anyone any better. You have 3 choices. Bill Lewis, Chan Gailey, and possibly Willie Martinez but you will have to pay him $700000 / yr. LMFAO
Richt so soft
January 11th, 2010
8:05 pm
1. As a city Tuscaloosa is actually as nice or nicer than Athens- I’ve lived very near both.
2. UGA needs to realize that their problem is not with their coordinators; it’s with CMR- too soft.
3. I try to pull for the dogs when their not playing Bama, but it’s kind of hard to do that at the moment. I’m not a hater- just trying to state the facts.
4. CMR will never win a NC at UGA.
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:05 pm
king ealey,DON’T HAVE TO REMEMBER SHULA!!! GOT SABAN & THE MAGIC CRYSTAL BEAN!! HOW ‘BOUT THEM DAWGS???!!!!
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
8:06 pm
Damon and Mark, didn’t I read somewhere that Bobby Cox is retiring? What about him? If I finish remodeling my house I’ll coordinate for you this year. Then we can get Bobby in here and everyone will forget all the times we were turned down. I mean, who wouldn’t love Bobby Cox here? We could tell them he is Joe’s grandaddy or something. Think it over.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:06 pm
Finally, someone who can see the light(Richt so soft). Perhaps CMR should just resign and go sell Ford trucks.
WhatupDawg
January 11th, 2010
8:07 pm
Poor little Junkyard dont have a DC. Let it out……
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:08 pm
HERE’S A THOUGHT….TAKE OUT AN AD IN THE AJC!!! YOU COULD(AND HAVE )DONE WORSE!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:08 pm
Mr. Blue Sky, Richt has 0 NCs. Perhaps you weren’t born when they last won one…remember it was 1980! LOL!!
RTR!!
01HAWK
January 11th, 2010
8:08 pm
ATHENS is no comparison to Tuscaloosa. You see, I have worked in both cities and Tuscaloosa is way better than Athens will ever be. Go to some of those MILLION DOLLAR sub divisions in Tuscaloosa and then go to the MOBILE HOMES in Athens. SEPTIC TANK and DIRT ROADS GALORE
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:09 pm
Make the pain go away Dawg fans. Fire the one responsible for this embarassment….MARK RICHT!!
.
January 11th, 2010
8:10 pm
Mark call Willie Martinez and offer him the job back….you can’t do any better.
Did you really believe Smart would leave Ala for UGA?…#1 for #35 hahahahaha
.
January 11th, 2010
8:11 pm
MORA?
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:11 pm
01HAWK, they’ve never been to the North River subdivison or Crowne Point and seen those multilmillion dollar homes. All they know in Athens is failure and sadness since 1980.
Bottom line: Win NCs or GTFO! Bye Richt!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:11 pm
CANINE, Utah called and said SHUT UP!! Louisiana Monroe wants to schedule Bama again, they need an easy win. At least we never lost to Louisiana Monroe Community College. Dumba**!!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:12 pm
BETTER TO HAVE IT(THE MAGIC CRYSTAL BEAN)DISPLAYED AT WALMART THAN NOT AT ALL LOSER DAWGS!!! IN THIS CASE IT’LL BE NEVER FOR ugag!!!
2010 Dawg
January 11th, 2010
8:12 pm
Has anyone checked out the schedlue for this coming fall? I see and SEC East championship this year if we don’t have many key injuries. For all of these dirty Bama fans who are bashing Georgia for falling off the map don’t forget y’all were the SEC West doormat before the past few years. Were a QB and a few defensive players away before being dominant again. Here’s to hoping we play Alabama in the SEC championship in OUR state this year! GO DAWGS
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:12 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
I will be happy to come back for the DC job. I can also bring my own coaching staff with me.
Signed,
Herschel Walker and his multiple personalities
Senator Blutarski
January 11th, 2010
8:13 pm
—When the going gets tough–the tough…
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:14 pm
2010 Dawg, you are Gator bait again this year and soon to be hillbilly bait once 10RC takes you to the woodshed again.
You’ve got to reach the top to become “dominant again.” It’s been 30 years since you’ve been at the top.
Sad sad program. RTR!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:14 pm
JUNK YARD IS THAT ALL YOU GOT BOY!! YA MAMA AND YA SISTER IS WAITIN’ ON YOU TO COME TO BED!!!OH SHE SAY’ S TO BRING ANOTHER PACK OF CIG’S,THE DAWG SLIP AND CRUSHED’UM!!!
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
8:15 pm
CANINE NONSENSE, I actually saw you and Kirby hitting that pipe.. read your comments.. sounds like a crackhead in Alabama sitting on the septic tank!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:15 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
I am submitting my resume for your DC opening. I can throw in some free dance lessons as well.
Signed,
Lawrence Welk
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:15 pm
THAT IS WHEN YOUR FINISHED BLOWIN’ YA PA,JUNK YARD!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:16 pm
Just kidding and trying to get a rise out of the UGA folks. I have to go now because my mommy told me to get off of her computer. Mommy says that Uncle Jimmy will give me a big surprise if I strip for him again tonight in the trailer. Mommy likes to watch us romp around. Uncle Jimmy is really my cousin but who cares in ‘Bama? I’m just trying to figure out who my daddy is. Oh…wait, that would be UGA when Matthew Stafford threw that late TD pass. Yes, Matthew Stafford….you are my daddy and I love you. Will you tuck me in tonight in my trailer bed?
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:17 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
Please hire a DC soon. The waiting is killing me!
Signed,
UGA VII
P.S. Never mind…too late!
gadawg
January 11th, 2010
8:17 pm
This is for all you bama fans. I live in North Alabama and I listen to Bumo Bug and Paul Pinebum for the entertainment. When you expert football morons call in to those shows I laugh my A** off at how stupid you all are. Be proud of your football teams becasue except for Gulf Shores this state doesn’t have anything else to be proud of.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:18 pm
Gosh, such a poor impostor of me. I was hoping for more originality!
RTR!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:18 pm
SEPTIC TANK’S IN ATHEN’S! YOU KNOW WHERE YOU REDNECK TRAILER PARK TRASHER’S COME TO THE GAME AND REFUSE TO USE THE CAN’S MADE FOR TRASH BE=OTCHA!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:18 pm
gadawg, his name is Paul Finebaum and you show your FAIL by admitting you listen to him!
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
8:19 pm
Canine Nonsense… I have to admit, you are funny. Thanks for the laughs and good luck this year. I hope all of you have a great year and Go Dawgs!!!!
Big Ole Dawg
January 11th, 2010
8:19 pm
im glade that kurby samlls don’t take are job. Im a 74 gradate off UGA and I now tat we can due mush beter then Kurby. How bowt Terri Bowden? he wone all his gams at awburn one yer.
Shelley Meyer
January 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
Troof…you are funny!
Willie Martinez
January 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
okay UGA, get on your knees and beg, then I’ll maybe think about it………hate to say I told you so but……..HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
Please hire Coach Smart! Don’t break my heart…or neck…over it!
Signed,
David Pollack
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
I love my Unka Jimmy!!!! {{{umph….umph….ouch!…slow down!}} There, there…..that’s it. Oh, Unka Jimmy!! Kiss me!! Yes!!!! Keep it up!!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:21 pm
I’M TRYING TO GET YOUR MIND OFF OF YOUR LATEST LOSS!! BESIDE’S YA MAMMA AND LITTLE BROTHER NEED A BREAK!!
2010 Dawg
January 11th, 2010
8:21 pm
TRoof-Good luck in 2010 and see you in Atlanta for another showdown!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:21 pm
Thanks Shelley. Sorry about that heart issue Saban caused. He just gets carried away sometimes!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:21 pm
Your third grade teacher called and said you failed your spelling test again. But on the bright side, you are certified hillbilly. Canine is probably single and renting a single-wide trailer. And a fan of whoever is winning right now. Last year a Gator, this year a Bama hillbilly. Watch what you say because next year you will be a Dawg. And your wife….Oh I’m sorry, I meant your boyfriend wants to know whats taking you so long with the KY?
Gainesville Ray
January 11th, 2010
8:23 pm
Turn Coat- Trader
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:23 pm
We’ll be waiting there, 2010 Dawg.
Shelley Meyer
January 11th, 2010
8:24 pm
Troof…do you think Urban is cheating on me???
dandydawg
January 11th, 2010
8:24 pm
CANINE NONSENSE,,,,,,,,
Take your 10 year old mind to bed. You are seriously misbehaving on a damn blog. Now go to be before your mother beats that ass!
blazerdawg
January 11th, 2010
8:24 pm
troofus is definately the new SSI
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:24 pm
Junkyard, you do realize that the Redneck Games are held in……..Dublin, GEORGIA!!! LOL!!
RTR!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:25 pm
No but Troof can spell. It’s definitely.
RTR!
Cornelius Washington
January 11th, 2010
8:25 pm
I did not want to play for that traitor anyway…you suck Kirby Smart.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:26 pm
Shelley, I believe he is. He’s now Saban’s new punk!
Don’t be jealous Coach Richt. Saban still has time for you every few years.
Satan Saban
January 11th, 2010
8:26 pm
Glad he decided to stay with me-the biggest liar in the coaching ranks. Oh, don’t forget I have the biggest ego of all also. If you don’t believe me just ask wonderful me!
Kirby Smart
January 11th, 2010
8:26 pm
Sorry for the let down. Did you really think I was coming back. I just wanted to get more money from Bama. I couldn’t really win at UGA until they get more talent on that side of the ball.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:27 pm
Cornelius, don’t worry about it. You couldn’t crack the roster at Bama anyway…which is why you are going to UGA!
RTR!! 29 years and counting Dawgs!!
Urban Liar
January 11th, 2010
8:27 pm
Hey Satan, I resent those words!!!
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:27 pm
As Foxworthy explained, redneck is fine. It’s the Alabama hillbilly ignorance that is hard to deal with.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:28 pm
Kirby, smart move by staying at Bama. Bama can afford it and UGA won’t be winning any time soon with Mark Richt as head coach.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:29 pm
Junkyard, hillbillies are in Tennessee and West Virginia.
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:29 pm
JUNK YARD,WHEN I READ WHAT YOU TYPE……I HEAR BANJO’S BUBBA!!! DOT-AH-DUNE-DUNE-DUNE-DUNE-DUNE-DUNE-DUNE!!!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:30 pm
BUT DANDY YOU SAID I WAS FUNNY!!??
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:31 pm
Canine you have probably heard ALOT of banjo’s in your lifetime!!
CANINE NONSENSE
January 11th, 2010
8:32 pm
OK!! I’M OUTTA HERE!!! PEACE OUT!!
Stinger
January 11th, 2010
8:33 pm
I know it hurts so bad that Kirby and all the rest turned you down, but Bill Lewis is ready when you are. LMFAO
#13
January 11th, 2010
8:34 pm
SMART isn’t just his name. He knows better than to leave Saban and get caught up in a program that’s in shambles. Bama is about to pick up National Championship trophies like Tiger Woods picks up women…..
Vince's Dooley
January 11th, 2010
8:34 pm
Is Amos Alonzo Stagg still coaching? It would be hard for him to run away.
Nick Saban
January 11th, 2010
8:35 pm
Like usual I made the announcement for Kirby before he did, just like I’m actually the one that calls the defense not him.
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:36 pm
PEACE OUT!! IT’S GOOD TO HAVE SCHOOL PRIDE!! HOPE NO ONE GOT OFFENDED. JUST A LITTLE TRASH TALKING AMONGST FANS THAT DON’T LIKE THE OTHERS TEAM…..UNLESS THEY ARE PLAYING TEXAS!!!!!
Danny Forde
January 11th, 2010
8:36 pm
This might impact recruiting at Bama. If they have to pay alot more to keep that youngster, then thye will not have much to pay them players like they always do. How many tasty freeze franchises can you buy with that money
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:38 pm
Danny, Bama can afford them!!! RTR!!
CDAWG
January 11th, 2010
8:39 pm
If I could interrupt this fine dialogue for just a moment to ask a question; why has neither CMR nor UGA held a press conference or said anything? I wonder if Grantham would really be interested in this job and if so, is Dallas going to offer him a raise to stay
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:40 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
I know I’m “past my prime” so to speak but I think I can get the job done as the new old UGA DC.
Signed,
Erk Russell’s ghost
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:41 pm
Dallas Cowboys > UGA Bulldogs
The ladies in DFW are much nicer!
drsoul
January 11th, 2010
8:42 pm
You GA Dawgs had better pull your black jerseys and black fan t-shirts back out for the next couple of seasons… and you GA alums should be proud of KS that he made a ’smart’ decision…!!!! there is still room in the future for KS to return to GA, but now is not the right timing…. he will be much more valuable and stronger in the future… let him get a few more years at a ‘1st class’ institution and he will be better equipped to come in and do GA some good… you have deep problems and issues right now from Adams down to Richt and the entire bungled program…. you are also part of the SEC and other schools within want to see you do well… we have a hell of a conference and do not need another ‘black eye’ with a disrupted program, but it starts at the top… Look hard at BAMA..it took them awhile to learn to get a ‘first-rate’ coach and see what happened… but, it has got to be a real winner and leader…does not start with coordinators.. it will come again… we all want the Bears and the Dooleys again, but ain’t many around…. BAMA got theirs…you will get yours again…!!!! show some real class all you GA alums and be proud of KS…don’t be fairweather jerks and rednecks and put him down…
JUNKYARD
January 11th, 2010
8:42 pm
BAMA CAN MATCH ANY OFFERS FOR ANYTHING. THEY DO NOT LACK FINANCIAL PROVISIONS. THATS THE ONLY REASON I THINK SABAN WILL RETIRE THERE. THE SEC WOULD NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG WITHOUT BAMA. EVEN IF I DON’T LIKE THEM, I HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE RESPECT THEY HAVE EARNED!!
SUPER DAWG
January 11th, 2010
8:44 pm
Glad Smart is not coming. He was not qualified anyway. As long as he is at Bama he will not be taken serious. Bama has no chance of repeating as NC. Heck Tenn had them beat this year and Texas would have won if Mccoy played. We will get someone much better and much more qualified than Kirby Saban oh I mean Smart. Right. Roll Over Tide
Reality
January 11th, 2010
8:44 pm
Remember uga fans and coach richt…. Womack is available to be your next DC. After all, aren’t dogs used to getting left over scraps? LMFAO!!!!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:50 pm
SUPER DAWG = FAIL
No chance, huh? I like our chance much better than UGAs. Get out of your own division first. Then we’ll talk.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:50 pm
Reality, he would probably come cheap too.
Curtis E. Flush
January 11th, 2010
8:51 pm
I think I smell somethin…
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
8:52 pm
Coach Richt interviewed me tonight. I can’t wait to be a Georgia Bulldog!
Hootie
January 11th, 2010
8:54 pm
Seriously, just how bad is the situation in Athens??
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:55 pm
Todd, be sure to ask Saban if it is ok to go to UGA. You did coach for him, remember? LOL!!
RTR! 29 years and counting Dawgs!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
8:58 pm
Hootie, it’s bad. Been getting worse since September 2008 when Bama destroyed UGA in their black uniforms.
LHardingDawg
January 11th, 2010
8:59 pm
Kirby is an idiot!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:02 pm
Wow, LHardingDawg, you must have really dug deep for those words of wisdom.
Typical UGA fan, eating one of their supposed own.
Big L
January 11th, 2010
9:02 pm
All you detractors, none of you were this vocal in 2002,2005,or 2007. If you think Richt magically forgot how to coach , then you are nuts. Richt will get a tenacious DC who will do a great job and you will all choke on the stupidity you have been spouting. You kept Kirby, good job, Bama will need him when Saban bouncs to Pac 10 cause the bama boredome is killing him.
alabamadultgrad.
January 11th, 2010
9:02 pm
Alright all you fellow alabama fans, lighten up. Remember where we were not too long ago. Step away from the computer and quit masturbating. You are acting like trolls.
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
9:04 pm
I love Mark Richt…he and I are going to share the tanning bed!
LHardingDawg
January 11th, 2010
9:05 pm
Troof is an idiot!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:05 pm
Big L, you and the rest of the SEC only wish Master Saban was leaving.
Prepare for the beginning of the anguish and woe that will befall the SEC for a long time to come!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:06 pm
And again, LHardingDawg, is that it? I’m sorely disappointed in you Dawg fans. Perhaps the Tech fans could come up with better smack with their higher intelligence.
rabiddawg
January 11th, 2010
9:06 pm
We got used just like we always do. Like with Foster, Chavis now Smart who WAS and I mean WAS a dawg. We got abused last year when looking for a hoops coach. We have gotten raises for half of the football and basketball coaches in D1. I am starting to think that Damon doesn’t know what he is doing. Just make a hire, stop being politically correct and not give a damn about prof courtesy. Hire Grantham and get his name out there at least so we don’t lose anymore recruits. This is BS.
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
9:06 pm
Nick Satan told me not to go to UGA but Mark Richt threw in a Ford Truck. I couldn’t pass it up!
maddawg
January 11th, 2010
9:07 pm
Ok, come on Ga fans, lets flood the tide blogs and give back to them hard and deep like they like it. Don’t let up.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:07 pm
Dear Todd G.,
I want to let you know Coach Richt taught me everything I know about tanning. He’s the best!
Signed,
George Hamilton
gbpier
January 11th, 2010
9:09 pm
All these Alabama fans start talking trash now, where has all this talk been over the last 10 years? Bama was good this year; everyone in the nation knows that, but dont start acting like Florida! Keep your class!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:10 pm
maddawg, don’t go away mad….just go away! LOL!!
RTR!! 29 years and counting Dawg fans!!
When will you demand accountability from CMR for his lack of NCs? Isn’t that what he was hired to do? Why are you content with no national titles? Vandy is also content with not having a NC in 29 years! How the proud have fallen!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:11 pm
My mama is easy and she makes me clean her up.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:12 pm
Actually I am easy too, I wish I could clean myself up.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:12 pm
gbpier, the smack comes when you dare try to hire our coaches without Lord Saban’s blessing! When you offer Kirby the HC job in 2 years and this move is approved by Saban, there will be only congratulations to Dawg fans on hiring the best coach available.
Big L
January 11th, 2010
9:12 pm
Hey , we could be a Dawg or a purple elephant. I know I am having a hard time choosing. Dawg til I’m dead. Tuff times will make championships taste better.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:13 pm
Mama, come clean me.
Hire Somebody, Anybody!
January 11th, 2010
9:13 pm
Two words: Dave Campo
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:13 pm
Come on impersonators! Is that the best you have? Sad, sad, sad.
But then again you are Dawg fans. I should have expected as much!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:14 pm
Wait, I can reach it, mmmmn mmnnn.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:15 pm
Daddy, you hungry? I am, you’re looking good.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:15 pm
Purple elephant??? That must be some good meth you guys have there around Athens!
RTR! 29 years and counting!
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
9:15 pm
Mark Richt and I are going on missionary trips to Africa and Mexico. We will be back before national signing day.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:16 pm
Man, the Athens mouthbreathers must have found an internet connection.
No originality. It figures.
Big L
January 11th, 2010
9:17 pm
Hey Troof, putting faith in Saban is like jumping out a window with a bed sheet. Don’t forget Louisiana-Monroe. I think a little humbleness is in order.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:17 pm
I want to go to Africa, when you go black you don’t come back.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:17 pm
Todd, you and Mark have a good trip. Say hello to Tubberville if you stumble across him duck hunting. Nick will be out recruiting and continuing to own everything he sees.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:19 pm
And they say Bama fans live in the past. Big L, come into the present…you know, the one where Bama is national champs.
RTR! 29 years and counting Dawgs. Bama NCs since 1992 = UGA NCs in their entire history!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:19 pm
No seriously dawg fans. I just like kicking dogs when they are down. I’ve got my panties around my ankles and well, you know….I’m using 3 fingers tonight.
Todd Grantham
January 11th, 2010
9:21 pm
Man…the Africa, Mexico trip is cancelled…Katherine Richt wants another baby…I guess I will go get in my new Ford Truck and drive to the tanning bed…
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:21 pm
If you’re gay and you know it clap your hands…..clap, clap. If your gay and you know it clap your hands….clap clap………….
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:22 pm
Dawgs have been down for 29 years. They’ve had some nice close calls but can’t seal the deal. And it starts with the head coach.
welder
January 11th, 2010
9:23 pm
Wow, Todd G. you have alot of class.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:23 pm
Dear Coach Richt,
I sell Ford Trucks too and I own you in that also.
Take care and don’t bother my assistants again,
Nick Saban.
P.S. If you keep it up, ask Urban what can happen. 911?
TheItalianDawg
January 11th, 2010
9:25 pm
Smart is rarely acknowledged for the Bama D, its all Saban at least that how the Bama fans see it and football commentators and experts, maybe there is some truth in that and possibly Kirby is not ready enough to lead the D at Georgia on his own. so Kirby doesn’t want the job, so be it! it might just work for the best for us. Go Dawgs
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:25 pm
Answer me this Dawg fans. Why does Richt have the same expression regardless of the score? How can a human have such a limited range of emotions? Is there some kind of neuromuscular issue going on? Were Goff and Donnan the same way?? Weird.
Mike
January 11th, 2010
9:26 pm
Welder, don’t sweat it, most bama fans are decent as most SEC fans are but then you have the Troofs and Todds etc that have no life…look what they are doing with their time on another team’s blog. hahahahahahaha They obviously have no women in their lives…. take a bath that might help.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:27 pm
ItalianDawg, if he isn’t ready to lead the D at UGA then why offer him the job???
He’s in a great position and can utilize it to jump to a HC job in a few years. Learning at the feet of one of, if not the, best college coaches today.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:28 pm
I’m finished now. I swallowed the whole thing….
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:29 pm
My goal in life is to sniff Saban’s sac
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
January 11th, 2010
9:30 pm
SMART IS THE BENEDICT ARNOLD OF UGA DAWGS. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:30 pm
Mike, you must not have been around many 10RC fans! LOL!!
I must say I am disappointed at the quality of the derogatory comments towards me here tonight. I expected more than this pitiful showing.
Sounds like when Bama went to Athens in 2008! Bama expected a better showing from UGA there too!
RTR! 29 years and counting Dawgs! When will it end????
Big L
January 11th, 2010
9:30 pm
Hey troof, the difference between me and you is that when I get off this blog, I am gonna have sex with my wife, not my sister. Who knew inbreeders could blog. Good for you , not letting that funky leg thing slow you down or nothin.
NC Dawg
January 11th, 2010
9:31 pm
stay at Bama with your Daddy Kirby – everybody knows Saban is the real D Coordinator in Tuscaloosa
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:31 pm
Well, I kinda reached my goal already, the guy in the athletic dept. in Tuscaloser gave me a couple of Saban’s tighty whiteys. God is good.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:31 pm
The Richt Regime is a sinking ship. 2 more years and he will be gone. Who will you hire then Dawgs? Do you also need a new AD to get the right man in there??
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:32 pm
NC Dawg, that ‘NC’ must stand for North Carolina…it can’t mean National Championship!!
LOL!!!
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:33 pm
Highschool seniors and juniors, I would take note, if you have three top notch DC’s turning down UGA, what does this mean for you???.
UGA is not the team or college program it’s fans wish it was.
Much better program elsewhere. Very very obvious.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:33 pm
Why can Meyer hire his DC so quickly yet UGA gets rejected constantly?
Is it because UF is a premier program, like Bama, in a premier conference? I think so.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:35 pm
I only go to premier gay bars.
Cuz
January 11th, 2010
9:35 pm
And then, depression set in.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:36 pm
HS grads … your future rests on your decision right now. NFL, spouse, kids, house city you live in … think about. HARD!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:37 pm
Will someone please take the DC job at UGA? This is embarassing the SEC. Hey, what about Rush Probst? He was on MTV a few years back. Had some good teams at Hoover High.
RTR!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:37 pm
Will someone please take the DC job at UGA? This is embarassing the SEC. Hey, what about Rush Probst? He was on MTV a few years back. Had some good teams at Hoover High.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:38 pm
sorry bout the double post, my hands were jerking
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:39 pm
UGA gets no respect …. bottomline is VT, LSU and Alabama … Florida and and GT has more. Look @ DC choices and the year end polls.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:39 pm
Why has UGA not won NCs with consistent top 7 recruiting classes? Bama has 2 top ranked recruiting classes and turns it into a NC. Is it because Richt can’t develop talent like Saban and Meyer and win NCs?
When is enough enough, Dawg fans? Why do you tolerate this?
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:40 pm
Why has UGA not won NCs with consistent top 7 recruiting classes? Bama has 2 top ranked recruiting classes and turns it into a NC. Is it because Richt can’t develop talent like Saban and Meyer and win NCs?
When is enough enough, Dawg fans? Why do you tolerate this
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:40 pm
How can a team end up unranked with this supposed talent in these top ranked recruiting classes? Is that all Willie’s fault??
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:42 pm
Sorry, hands still slick.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:43 pm
Where are the Dawg fans to answer these questions? All they have is unoriginal derogatory comments about me? Does the truth hurt?
As Judge Smails said “Well…….we’re waiting!”
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:43 pm
“Running back U” is now “run em back” … retreat! What are we gonna do?????
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:43 pm
How can a team end up unranked with this supposed talent in these top ranked recruiting classes? Is that all Willie’s fault?
BigDawg
January 11th, 2010
9:43 pm
“I have learned so much in the time I’ve spent with Coach Saban, and every year I feel like a become a better coach.”
So what Smart is really saying here is “I would be way over in over my head at UGA and don’t want to embarrass myself or my alma mater since I am still a rookie coach learning from Saban.”
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:44 pm
I must say I am very disappointed Dawg fans. I expected more.
I know you are disappointed but take heart…at least you are doing well against Tech..for now!
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:44 pm
HS and Juniors … run run run … away
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:44 pm
Oops, I don’t know much bout that enter button.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:45 pm
Ok, mama’s got a boob open, gonna take a sip be back in a few.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:45 pm
No, Big Dawg I think what he is saying is “I can get a nice raise and still learn from the best head coach in the game today until the head coach position at UGA is open in 2 years.”
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
9:45 pm
BigDawg, what he is really saying is ‘my career means too much to put it on the line”. Great choice!
Toldyouso
January 11th, 2010
9:46 pm
Enter your comments here
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:47 pm
Oh Nick, you’re the best head coach, I love you so much. I sit on another teams blog and profess my undying love and lust for you. Teach me how to tackle you brute. Oh my, I love you so much I want to give you a hickey.
MUTTS CANT PAY ANY1 ENUF $ 2 COACH THEM
January 11th, 2010
9:47 pm
THANK YOU KIRBY SMART FOR BEING SMART AND NOT COMING TO UGAY,THEY DONT DESERVE YOU,STAY AT ALABAMA WHERE YALL WIN NATIONAL TITLES LIKE GEORGIA TECH!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:48 pm
Toldyouso, no comment needed. Your name says it all.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:49 pm
Told you I could swallow it.
coach smith
January 11th, 2010
9:50 pm
offer VanGorder a million dollars a year to come back!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:50 pm
Recruit, ask yourself this.
Wouldn’t it be smarter to come play ball for a coach who has 1)2 NCs under his belt and 2)his own statue in front of the stadium?
Hence why Bama will continue to pull top ranked recruiting classes and play for national titles.
MUTTS CANT PAY ANY1 ENUF $ 2 COACH THEM
January 11th, 2010
9:50 pm
EVERYBODY LAUGH AT THE REDNECK UGAY HILLBILLY FANS! I WOULDNT WANT TO COACH THESE OVERATED BUNCH OF LOSERS AT UGAY!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:51 pm
Since BVG left has UGA done anything? So what that tells me is the key to UGA’s success wasn’t Richt but BVG….so fire CMR and hire BVG back as HC! Problem solved!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:52 pm
Maybe they’ll make a statue of me, on my knees, in front of the Lord Saban slobbing his knob. Lord knows I’m there often enough.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:52 pm
If someone can give me a legit reason why UGA would be a smarter move for Kirby than I will leave.
It needs to be a legit one. Dig deep Dawg fans.
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
9:53 pm
If anyone thinks a Head Coach with a 90-27 record, where 11 of the losses were in his first and last year is going to be fired, you are crazy. (That’s an average of 10-3 per year btw) 7-2 bowl record as well, with 8 wins in 9 games against the boys over in Atlanta. He will get a good DC, and UGA will be fine. He has 2 SEC Championships, along with 3 BCS bowls, and a #2 and a #3 ranking, along with 5 top 10’s. Wishfull thinking for other SEC teams and the boys in Atlanta that he would leave. Remember 2 years ago, Saban was 6-6 and in the Independence Bowl and last year got his ass handed to him in the SEC Championship and Sugar Bowl against who? UTAH. UGA will be back, don’t worry.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:54 pm
You’re right Get Real, I’m a dumbass. I’m sorry to all dawg fans.
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
9:55 pm
BTW, I don’t blame Kirby for staying with Daddy Saban. Just like Ray Goff said last week, if you come back to your alma matter and don’t win, then you get fired and have no home. Good advice, stay out of Athens. Dooley didn’t go back to Auburn so why should Smart.
MUTTS CANT PAY ANY1 ENUF $ 2 COACH THEM
January 11th, 2010
9:55 pm
UGAY WANTS SISSY CHRISTIAN BOYS TO PLAY FOR THEM AND THATS WHY THEY DONT HAVE ANY NATIONAL TITLES SINCE MARK RICHT BEEN AT UGAY,NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST! MARK RICHT 10 YEARS AT UGAY NO NATIONAL TITLES,NICK SABAN AND URBAN MEYER HAS 2 NATIONAL TITLES IN THE SEC!
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
9:56 pm
Troof, you said it, not me.
CHUMPS
January 11th, 2010
9:56 pm
well look here dogpoops, don’t get mad, get even…you can always drive to Hooterville aka U of A and throw a brick thru a window in protest..isn’t that the Bama way?
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
Yeah and Meyers inherited Tebow.
Kirby: Coach in Waiting
January 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
Kirby’s holding out for the head coaching job when richt gets moved out in a year or two. It’s a matter of time–his tricks and stunts have run out. Black jerseys, black helmets, endzone celebrations, …. nothing has worked. Florida and Alabama will dominate the conference for years. Richt should consider the miami job when shannon gets fired in 2 years—coaching at his alma mater would be a good way to finish it out.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
OK, but how many crystal footballs does Richt have? ZERO.
Saban? 2
Advantage Saban. He’s proven he can win the big one unlike Coach PermaTan.
Got to do better than that!
Brian
January 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
Mutt fans are delusional. Why would you think UGA is anything more than a second tier program at best? Haha You were rejected by an alum.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:59 pm
Crystal footballs are my code for what is in Saban’s sac.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
9:59 pm
GetReal, seems he won a national title in 2006 with Tebow playing only slightly.
And he didn’t inherit Tebow. He inherited Leak.
Sad Dawg fans. Don’t even know about the rival that owns them.
RTR! 29 years and counting!
MUTTS CANT PAY ANY1 ENUF $ 2 COACH THEM
January 11th, 2010
9:59 pm
REDNECK UGAY FANS PLEASE SHUT-UP UNTIL YOU ALL WIN SOMETHING! YOU GUYS ARE LIKE THE NEW YORK METS FANS,BRAGGING ABOUT YOUR TEAM WHEN IT HAS NOT WON ANYTHING!
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:00 pm
Saban will run to another school or NFL if the money is right. Don’t forget Les Miles won a NC as well. For the comment of perma tan, I guess you are speaking of Saban, right. I heard he calls all his coaches his bitches.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:00 pm
Saban does have 2 of them now so he could actually. LOL!!
Does that mean Richt is nutless! LOL!!
RTR!
coach smith
January 11th, 2010
10:01 pm
After reading this blog it is obvious that DAWG fans, Tech fans, Gator fans, Bama fans, and Vol fans have one thing in common…..THEY ARE ALL OBSESSED WITH THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:01 pm
No, Saban isn’t going anywhere, much to your dismay. Miles inherited a program that was rebuilt by Saban.
Since Richt has 0 NCs does that mean The Hatter is a better coach than Richt! LOL!!
MUTTS CANT PAY ANY1 ENUF $ 2 COACH THEM
January 11th, 2010
10:02 pm
WHAT DO LES MILES,NICK SABAN AND URBAN MEYER HAVE THAT MARK RICHT DOES’NT? NATIONAL TITLES! MUTT FANS PUT-UP OR SHUT-UP!
Stinger
January 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
This year it was Martinez’s fault. Next year it will be BOO BOO’s.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
No, coach smith, we are obsessed with making the SEC the best conference it can be. UGA needs to get their act together and hold up their end.
4 SEC NCs in a row but none from UGA! RTR!
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
Oh yeah, Meyers won the NC with the players that Zook recruited, that’s right. Oh, and who will be the head coach at Florida next year? Oh yeah I forgot, Meyers quit for his family. Oh wait, he decided his ego outweighs his health and family and is back. No wait, he is on a leave of absence. Oh wait, what is next.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
If next year is Bobo’s fault, does that mean 2 years from now is Richt’s fault? YEP!
BigDawg
January 11th, 2010
10:04 pm
Ok, let’s give David Pollack a chance as DC and bring in Bill Goldberg as tackling instructor! Find Terry Hoage and bring him in to coach the DBs.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:04 pm
Hey Get Real … get real dude, that’s an exceuse and BS. It’s all about confidence and competence. Reals athletes know the attitude and fire it takes to be successful.
Sorry dude, but if they are smart … they will take their talents elsewhere where it’s best shown.
NOT UGA
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:05 pm
How sad is it for UGA that UF can pull 3 5 star recruits while on leave of absence?
Saban vs. Meyer = CLASH OF THE TITANS!
Get used to it SEC!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:05 pm
I am the ultimate loser. Nobody will pay me any attention so here I sit all naked and all in front of the computer trying to rile you GA boys while I masturbate. I have no friends, well none that like me for anything more than my lips. Now I have some lips that will send you into orbit. I promise.
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:05 pm
Recruiting alert, worry about your sissy team in the flats.
Dr Jung
January 11th, 2010
10:06 pm
UGA fans’ current emotions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGNOfRzDysw&feature=related
BAMA
January 11th, 2010
10:06 pm
UGAy hire Rush Limbaugh, hire Womack, hire Chan, hire Pollack, Pollick, oh what-ever hire somebody you’re progam is embarrassing the SEC.
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:06 pm
Troof, If Meyers and Saban collided, one would pass out, the other afraid to get their hair messed up
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:06 pm
Players go to UGA to learn to dance. They come to Bama and Florida to win NCs. FACT!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:07 pm
Saban’s hair is like Samson’s. That and Little Debbies are the source of his power!
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:08 pm
A lot of talk about Bama, who if they are the big time team that they are supposed to be, would have won a NC in less than 17 years.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:08 pm
BigDawg, yeah … let’s see if Pollack, Goldberg or Hoage step up. They’d run too. Who in the world wants to step in to that and put careers on line? These guys played for UGA, but they are still smarter than that.
Michael Stipe
January 11th, 2010
10:08 pm
Some residents of Athens discussing the current DC situation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyFiClAzq8
GetReal
January 11th, 2010
10:08 pm
Bama has wanted to dig up the Bear for so many years, they cannot stand it.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:09 pm
I like to drain his power when he is full.
Stinger
January 11th, 2010
10:09 pm
I told you bunch of pathetic losers that no one wanted your DC job. Kirby wasn’t as dumb as I thought.Seriously, I’ll bet you could get Bill Lewis or Chan Gailey. Chan may not be much of a defensive coach, but neither was Willie. At least it will give you an excuse for losing next year.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:09 pm
GetReal, last time I checked 17 < 29 and counting!
RTR!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:11 pm
17 2 NCs
So if Bama isn’t big time what is UGA? 1-AA??
Hairy Dawg
January 11th, 2010
10:12 pm
Florida filled thier DC position because they hired a nobody and it will ultimately come back to haunt them starting next season. In fact if you look at their recent hires all were filled by coaches that no one has ever heard of. Do you know why? Urban wants it that way. He wants to be the center of attention. He wants to take credit for everyone elses hard work..thats why all his previous hires bailed out so fast after Tebow graduated…they can’t take his pompous attitude any longer. As far as Saban is concerned…..he’s a major control freak. Just look at how the media found out about Smart’s decision today. He controlled the entire process. I personnally like Kirby Smart…but I have lost a great deal of respect for him. He will always be Sabans puppet, letting Saban take credit for his hard work. Oh yeh..he’ll eventually get a head coaching job somewhere…but it won’t be in the SEC..Saban won’t let that happen. What Smart has failed to realize is he had a chance to be a hero… A person that all dawg fans could point to with pride. Instead he will always be looked upon as the former player who stiffed his alma mater when they reached out to him. Thats someting he will carry to his grave. When he visits the state people will always whisper behind his back..he’s a turn coat.Fans are extermely disappointed right now..and thats to be expected. But Georgia will rise above this and once again soon be back on top in the SEC. Hang in there Dawg Fans we were once where Alabama and Florida are now. Tebows gone and Floridas days on top are coming to an end. Expect Bama to stay on top for about 2-3 years and then just like before they will come crashing down and won’t be heard from again for ten or more years.I’m betting their overzelous fans will once again put them back on NCAA probation. CMR will get a good DC…the best days are yet to come for Georgia football.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:12 pm
Sorry, I meant 8 NCs > 2 NCs
Run Em Back University
January 11th, 2010
10:12 pm
Thinking about going to UGAy? Run, run, run …. Run away.
Where's David
January 11th, 2010
10:13 pm
Where’s David pollock this evening. Haven’t heard much from David Pillard or his know all tweeter. Hey David pollbreath where you DUD!!!
Hairy Dawg
January 11th, 2010
10:13 pm
Kirby Smart aint to smart to stay in Tusc. That is a hole if there is ever beens. Hes is a doofussis for thinking Bama is better than Dawgs. When Dawg Nation calls hes got to be coming home and not hanging around and led by nose for Nicki Satan. Richt is Christain and won more SECs in last years than Bammmer and Athens is better living especialy with tailgating. Tusc is like a land filling hole where garbages put to store before rots. Tide stinks and Dawgs is the real thing of SEC power for domatring. Cant wait to play them stinky Tides to pays back them in turn for losses in Athens. Smart could have been winning but instead hanging with the sorry Satan until probation investigates the Bammers.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:14 pm
Wow, Hairy Dawg, that’s pretty soap opera-ish. People whispering behind his back? LOL!!!
UGA has never been where Bama is. Last time I checked Bama has 8 NCs, 22 SEC titles. UGA’s not even close. Even with Herschel and his multiple personalties.
HE RUNS WHERE
January 11th, 2010
10:14 pm
Who’s running GA, oh I mean from GA,,,oh my it’s SMART,,,,Kirby Smart running away from a second rate program back to the National Championship team in Tuscaloosa!!!
Run Em Back University
January 11th, 2010
10:15 pm
hairy dog, nobody’s gonna read your book and non sense? Did if feel good to type? Hope so, cause it’s a dream you should go to bed tonight with … you and your monkey
Can You Dig It
January 11th, 2010
10:16 pm
Hey Stinger…Whats Tech’s excuse for losing to a below average Georgia team with thier defense being coached by grad assistants?Don’t you know Georgia Runs This State..always have …always will. It doesn’t matter who’s caoching them. Can You Dig It ?
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:16 pm
Actually Hairy, judging by the mess you people make when tailgating I would say Athens is the literal dump. Haven’t you guys ever used trash cans? LOL!!
Last time I checked I believe Smart is getting fitted for his NC ring. Yeah, it stinks to not be winning in T-town. LOL!!
Jealousy does not become you!
Kyle
January 11th, 2010
10:21 pm
I don’t know much about Kirby except he isn’t one to live up to his last name. Something bad will happen to him in the long run.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:21 pm
Sorry recruits … but rebuilding begins after you get the coaching staff. Wanna be recruited by the coach that ain’t there no more? Never fun to be a cub from another. The cubs that come in with new coaching are the ones that get the bone. That ain’t happening for a while.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:23 pm
Kyle, who has the ring now and the fat salary? Sounds SMART to me. Wouldn’t happen @ UGA.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:24 pm
No Kyle, he’s pretty smart to continue to learn with the best coach in the game. 2 NCs speak pretty loudly to that fact.
Tech Buzz
January 11th, 2010
10:27 pm
Kirby wants to win titles and play in bcs bowls, not finish 4th in the SEC east and play in low rent bowls in shreveport. Enough said—Kirby’s never leaving bama Ga–you should call willie and beg him to come back with a big raise.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:29 pm
Calling HS seniors … playing for UGA is a horrble career decision. Look what DC’s are doing. Your future car, home, job (NFL?), wife, kids, momma … all depend on your decision. Don’t waste it!
hind tit
January 11th, 2010
10:31 pm
it’s all about money. dont count on the guy from dallas. to much money in texas to compete with. jones, train load of money coming in everyday from tv networks.new 100,000 seat stadium with ticket prices out the roof. ask usc and lsu. if lsu could compete saban would have stayed, so would the guy from usc.that’s why bvg left. it’s all about money. it’s like a pacman game,eatin one another up. get an up and coming coach that’s got some piss’n vinegar about him and let’s move on. i’m sick of all this greed.
Hairy Dawg
January 11th, 2010
10:31 pm
Hey Tech Buzz…You still our bitch? 30-24. Tech was NEVER in the game. How about that bowl game? Did you get the number of that truck from IOWA that ran over your ACC champs….Tech will always come in second in the state of Georgia…ALWAYS>
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:35 pm
Saban was making more at Miami but came back to Bama. So it’s not all about the money, huh? He is more comfortable coaching in college which is why he won’t leave until he retires.
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:35 pm
Ever hear the chant “ain’t it great to be a Ga Bulldog”?
Maybe over a beer when it’s time to be careless and trash someone’s place.
Not when you care about being respected as a player, in the national polls, on ESPN highlights, etc.
CAC
January 11th, 2010
10:36 pm
Obviously Kirby is not his own man, he’s Saban’s boy
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:38 pm
No, CAC, he just sees the troof: there’s more to gain from staying at Bama than going to UGA.
Don’t shy away from it. The troof will set you free!
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:38 pm
Hairy dog … looks like those Jackets finished stronger (I’m a Fla fan). Where was UGA in the polls? Sorry dude, but UGAyers got lucky. You loose 4 our of 5. Polls reward consistency … real mark of champs.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:39 pm
At one time, teams used to be worried when they played UGA. Have you noticed that since Bama destroyed them in Athens in 2008 that no one, not even Kiffykins in 10RC, is afraid of the little doggies anymore?
Jimmy
January 11th, 2010
10:44 pm
There is no reason to denigrate Kirby.
He is doing what he thinks best for his family.
He may think he’ll get a HC job quicker with Saban.
He might be right…as long as Saban makes him look good…he might be right.
At UGA, he would be THE MAN. There’s no question about that.
Under Saban, no team will know what Kirby has actually done…outside sporting a DC title.
Nothing we’ve seen of Saban’s character suggests he would give over all responsibility for coaching defense and calling plays to another coach.
Saban is Type A all the way.
He needs to be the Alpha male.
He is a controlling son of a gun.
This makes Kirby seem like he is afraid of a challenge…but he is doing what’s best for his family.
He may be the next great HC. He may be the next big bust.
We just don’t know.
Big L
January 11th, 2010
10:46 pm
Smart in Alabama, isn’t that like a double negative.
Technophobia
January 11th, 2010
10:47 pm
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. (true for UGA fans as well)
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:47 pm
But if he came to Athens and laid an egg he’s out the door with CMR. Why take the same title, regardless of perception, when he can stay another year or so and find that HC position. If he is part of another SEC and/or NC team he can take his pick of HC positions…perhaps even at UGA!
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:48 pm
No, Big L, I think what you are trying to say is “Isn’t that an oxymoron.”
Didn’t stay awake in English class, huh?
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:49 pm
I’m out of here, puppy lovers. Good luck on finding that DC. Please don’t get turned down again. You’re embarassing the SEC!!
Recruiting Alert !!!!
January 11th, 2010
10:50 pm
Jimmy, he’s already the man dude. Why does he wanna digress and become the boy?
CAUTION RECRUITS …and take note. UGA fans have high expectations like this one.
If your a top recruit, take your talent somewhere else where it’s rewarded with wins. Take it somewhere else where you will actually improve and have a chance to showcase your stuff.
Troof
January 11th, 2010
10:52 pm
Maybe if Richt was more alpha male UGA would be a disciplined football team with fewer penalties. Wait, didn’t Richt say penalties didn’t matter? LOL!
Jimmy
January 11th, 2010
10:54 pm
Troof,
You speek the troof. That was my point exactly.
Saban makes KS look good.
He might be a pretender.
To hire him would be to roll the dice.
If he stinks, we will pay the price for a bad hiring decision.
And he will never get a HC job once he is revealed.
He might be the next great coach, but with El Diablo as the HC at bama, we just won’t know until he gets that HC job…despite what the great deceiver says about him.
Spiller Time
January 11th, 2010
10:55 pm
Couldn’t happen to a better klan. Top notch organization they run over there in A-town.
More the reason Morant decommits and becomes a Tiger on his official this weekend.
Sorry mutts! Go Tigers!!
Hairy Dawg
January 11th, 2010
10:56 pm
Go Dawgs! Bama Stinks! Go Dawgs! Bama Stinkys! Go Dawgs! Smart is a doofuss! Go Dawgs! Smart is a trater! Go Dawgs! Smart worships Satan! Dawgs is Christain!
Go Dawgs! Sick Em! Woof! Woof!
North Av Engineer
January 11th, 2010
10:58 pm
Georgia’s getting rejected more than a geek at a high school dance. They better hire someone quick, even if it’s an up and comer at a small school, or they’ll blow their recruiting class for 2010. Offer the job to Womack, who just got fired at Tech—he needs a job, fast and will work for peanuts.
hind tit
January 11th, 2010
10:58 pm
troof if he stays on the nest nobody will know if he layed an egg or not. might have got cold feet. it’s wamer in the nest.
Jimmy
January 11th, 2010
11:03 pm
Recruiting Alert!!!
You are so funny and such a cretin.
When you work for El Diablo, you are already HIS boy.
I do wish Kirby well. I hope his deal with the devil pays off.
Hi Georgia Basher, I see You're Back!
January 11th, 2010
11:10 pm
Hi AJC-
You’re going to have to turn this thread off, Georgia Basher is going nuts again, he’s posted the last 300 in a row.
Just cut him off and don’t give his vapid rants a voice.
Hairy Dawg
January 11th, 2010
11:12 pm
Smart is bum and we dont want him to coaching in Athens anyhows.
Now Richt Can Finally Get His Man
January 11th, 2010
11:15 pm
Now that Richt got that Kirby Smart garbage out of the way to appease the fan base, Coach Richt can get the guy he REALLY wanted in the first place.
Lefty
January 11th, 2010
11:16 pm
Seriously, why would you leave a program that is on top of the world for one that looking at a 3rd place finish in the SEC East? Georgia has a lot of holes to fill next year, particularly on defense? Alabama is loaded for next year, especially if Hightower comes back from injury (potentially as good a player as McClain). The depth they have on defense is really unbelievable.
Kirby’s stock as a potential head coach would fall like a rock if he came back to Athens. You can’t “coach up” what you don’t have. By staying with Saban another year or two, Kirby will end up with a big time head coaching position (Texas A&M, South Carolina, LSU, and maybe even UGA may all be interested in the near future).