Kirby Smart got $390,000 raise for rejecting Dogs, staying at Alabama
The ripple effects of Georgia’s long, expensive search for a defensive coordinator continued today when a $390,000-per-year raise was approved for Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart.
Smart, a former Georgia player, turned down the Bulldogs’ DC job four days before Todd Grantham was hired.
And today it became known how much it cost Alabama to keep Smart.
The compensation committee of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama System approved a new contract that will pay Smart a base salary of $750,000 per year -– more than double the $360,000 base salary he made last season. (Click here or here or here for more details from Alabama newspapers on the committee’s action.)
Smart is one of three defensive coordinators to get hefty raises after declining Georgia’s overtures. Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster had an annuity added to his existing contract that will pay him an $800,000 lump sum if he remains with the Hokies for another five years. And LSU’s John Chavis received a $250,000-per-year raise to $700,000 per year.
Not coincidentally, Smart’s new $750,000 salary is the same amount that Georgia offered him -– and the same amount that Georgia is paying Grantham.
So Smart and Grantham — at least for the moment — share the distinction of being the third highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football, behind only USC’s Monte Kiffin ($1.2 million base salary plus $300,000 bonus last year at Tennessee) and Will Muschamp ($900,000 at Texas). Smart can surpass Grantham on the pay scale on March 1, when Smart will receive a $34,400 bonus if he’s still at Alabama. Grantham’s contract also includes a series of potential bonuses, but none are payable until after the 2010 season.
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140 comments Add your comment
JCDawg
February 2nd, 2010
11:23 am
No surprise there.
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 2nd, 2010
11:32 am
Wish I had gotten into coaching. Apparently a Def Co is as valuable as a left handed pitcher…..who knew?
Bama Just Got Schooled
February 2nd, 2010
11:36 am
Awesome.
Richt pulled a quick one on Bama & LSU and forced them all to pay their staffs more, leaving less money to go elsewhere.
Brilliant!
Dubose
February 2nd, 2010
11:36 am
Kirbster knew where the best shot he had to win titles and eventually get a top tier head coaching job. UGA is not that stepping stone and is no longer a top tier program or coaching job.
Mark Richt
February 2nd, 2010
11:37 am
You’re welcome Kirby.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
11:37 am
Smart move Kirby, next year or 2012 for sure you can come back to UGA as the HEAD COACH, when the dawgs realize that Richt is fading fast against Meyer, Saban, Miles, Strong, and Dan Mullins (Miss State)
Gaytor
February 2nd, 2010
11:38 am
I didn’t realize Louisville was in the SEC??
Jethro
February 2nd, 2010
11:38 am
Deny it if you will but the last two seasons and the 3 of 20 record had a big part in those two boys yesterday announce they are headed out of state to play college football.
Grantham Is Better Than Saban's Shadow
February 2nd, 2010
11:41 am
Grantham will dominate Bama for the next few years when we play them in the SEC Championship.
Saban will be sent into early retirement, Saban’s Shadow will be coaching little league somewhere.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
11:48 am
Gaytor
I didn’t realize Louisville was in the SEC??
You are correct, but when you play him in two years, you will see what a real Defensive coordinator looks like. It will also be the last nail in Richt’s coffin.
Grantham Rejected Saban
February 2nd, 2010
11:49 am
Let’s don’t forget the most painful truth of all…
Todd Grantham rejected working for Nick Saban, turned him down, spurned him, sent him packing.
Now Grantham’s working AGAINST Saban with his #1 competition.
Goodbye Bama, Hello Georgia!
CooperDawg
February 2nd, 2010
11:52 am
It’s easy to tell a Yech fan pretending to be a UF fan. All they talk about is how Richt is going to get fired (wishful thinking)
GeoffDawg
February 2nd, 2010
11:55 am
From a purely objective, career oriented standpoint, you can’t blame him at all for staying put. Why rock the boat when you’re going to be making the same money and are already on a major HC job fast track anyway? Good luck to him.
UGA- Simply the Best Baby!
February 2nd, 2010
11:56 am
1- #4 recruting class by espn.com (right behind National Champs Bama)
2- #4 number of top 100 recruits by scout.com
3- #9 ranking by rivals.com
Yeah baby.
SOOHSO
February 2nd, 2010
11:58 am
14rd
Rheumatism
February 2nd, 2010
12:00 pm
Well, you could look at all this positively. Instead of hiring Grantham right off the bat, we tried to sucker the top def. coordinators in the country to come coach here. Forcing them to get hefty raises, and taking money away from those colleges to be used later.
OZZFEST
February 2nd, 2010
12:01 pm
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW NOT TO HANDLE A JOB OFFER.
ASK ANY HR MANAGER.
Tim
February 2nd, 2010
12:07 pm
Kirby burned way too many bridges during all of this. There is no way he comes back as HC at UGA…
Bama Defense In Trouble in 2010
February 2nd, 2010
12:07 pm
Saban’s Shadow will need all that money now, because he lost:
-3 linebackers
-3 defensive lineman
-3 defensive secondary
Good luck winning more than 8 games in 2010 with 9 defensive starters GONE.
Sounds almost as bad as Florida’s horrible nightmare of a situation.
Both Florida and Bama had DEVASTATING LOSSES in talent this year. Really down, WAAaaaay down.
dap01
February 2nd, 2010
12:08 pm
Did Smart tell about his raise or did his Daddy (Nick Sabab) release the salary?
UGA probably came out better by hiring Granthom. He atleast can speak for himself.
jellybeandawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:10 pm
I feel that Kirby made the right decision and don’t blame him at all. I personally would have stayed at Bama also. At bama he is in a win/ win scenario, risks nothing, and is lined up to land the next great HC job available. If he came to UGA there is no win/win scenario. He can only stay at his current level but potentially stands to loose everything if the program continues to slide.
The truth of the matter is that the UGA program is in a current state of decline. Richts glory days are well behind him and he has become complacent, lazy, and over-tanned. UGA football is a sinking ship and Smart made the right decision.
Gratefuldawghead
February 2nd, 2010
12:11 pm
Saban could make Martinez look good coaching defense. I never want to see Kirby in Red & Black again!!!!
GO DAWGS!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 2nd, 2010
12:12 pm
jellybean, you ain’t no dawg……..my guess is GT….tell me I’m wrong, go ahead and lie
Tim
February 2nd, 2010
12:14 pm
From Kirby’s career point of view, he made the best choice. Unfortunately, the way he handled it was completely wrong. Oh well…
Gratefuldawghead
February 2nd, 2010
12:18 pm
Kirby Ain’t my DAWG!
GO Grantham’s Junk Yard Dawgs!!!!
Arlo
February 2nd, 2010
12:18 pm
I think Bama can afford to pay their DC $750,000.00 per year. After all they are the SEC Champions, have the Heissman winner & are National Champions as well and as a result, millions of $$ came into Alabama’s coffers this season. UGA is paying their DC the same amount of money without the credentials that Kirby Smart has. I wouldn’t credit Richt with being a sly fox on this one.
That Guy
February 2nd, 2010
12:19 pm
@ Bama Just Got Schooled February 2nd, 2010 11:36 am
You’re an idiot. Huge difference between Bama and the rest of college football. Bama was working with a discounted priced coach who just earned his raise, while the rest of college football is looking at the elephants A$$ trying to catch up with them and throwing money around hand over fist in an effort to attain their lofty status.
Football factories have a way of pulling money out of their a$$e$ like that. Doesn’t matter if it stinks or not, it all spends the same.
Good luck with Booboo and friends.
Jax Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:19 pm
Only a Gator fan would use Louisville and Mississippi State as threats. That’d be like saying “Watch out for Oklahoma if your ever play them, Willie Martinez once coached at Georgia.” Dan Mullins and Charlie Strong both deserved a shot to coach, but let’s wait until they’ve won more than a handful of games collectively before we use them to scare Coach Richt.
Brad
February 2nd, 2010
12:20 pm
Its funny how our rivals say Richt is a bad coach and they will be glad when he is fired….this makes no sense…if you think he is a bad coach shouldn’t you want him to stay? Funny how outsiders are so eager to get Richt out of Athens…I guess its his winning record against EVERY SEC school save Florida… and an even record with LSU (3 and 3)
Brad
February 2nd, 2010
12:22 pm
GaGator I’ll put a little side wager with you on the Louisville-UGA game if you want…name the stakes.
Grantham Rejected Saban
February 2nd, 2010
12:24 pm
Something not too many people have thought about, but is very likely to happen. Georgia will only play 2 games where they won’t be favorites:
Florida & Auburn. Grantham will make sure Georgia’s defense is solid, our offense brings back 10 out of 11 starters, and our special teams–best punter/kicker combo in football.
If Georgia goes undefeated in 2010, Saban & Meyer would both leave in 2010.
Neither Saban or Meyer have EVER stayed in one place more than 5 or 6 years. EVER!
Jax Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:26 pm
I don’t think Lady GaGa-tor will put his money where his mouth is on that one.
Richt Crushes Saban
February 2nd, 2010
12:28 pm
Nick Saban Winning %: .690
Mark Richt Winnning %: .769
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
12:29 pm
So, Grantham rejected Saban. But didn’t Kirby reject Richt?
Which one is worse? One additional factor, Kirby and his wife both graduated from the school that he rejected.
Game Over… But I’m sure that you really didn’t want him. And rescinded his offer after he said “no thanks.”
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
12:30 pm
Saban: 2 National Titles
Richt: 0 National Titles and has never played in a National Title game
Gotta love that Athens logic!
They don't call Kirby...
February 2nd, 2010
12:30 pm
…Smart for nothing!!!!!
Mike T.
February 2nd, 2010
12:32 pm
UGA is paying their DC the same amount of money without the credentials that Kirby Smart has. I wouldn’t credit Richt with being a sly fox on this one.
Uh, and were is Kirby Smart’s NFL coaching experience? Oh yeah, he don’t have any.
Bremen Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:32 pm
Now all of the nay sayers can shutup saying that Kirby stayed because the UGA program is going down hill, blah, blah, blah. He stayed for the same amount of money and what is the sense to change jobs for the same pay.
Paul (You doesn't have to call me JOHNSON)
February 2nd, 2010
12:34 pm
Just waiting for the NCAA investigations to begin with the Gumps. They always do after a NC appears in the Bama program. Last was Gene Stallings and Albert Means.
Every team in the SEC is guilty of NCAA violations. Some of them are actually enforced by the inept NCAA.
Unfortunately for Alabama the NCAA watches them like a hawk due to their prior history of unprecedented violations and infractions
pi$$onatechie
February 2nd, 2010
12:35 pm
People, its all about coaching..5 stars, 4 stars doesnt mean a thing, its all about coaching, here is a good example..McClain the Alabama star was a 3 stars recruit, under Shula he was an average LB at best with Saban he is an all American and 1st rd draft pick. another good example, Odell Thurman was a 3 stars recruit, under BVG he was a super star despite being an alcoholic. Thurman could be the best LB in the NFL if it wasnt for his stupidity
Tim
February 2nd, 2010
12:35 pm
Diamond Dog – Any logical UGA fan will tell you that yes, he had an offer on the table, and rejected it at the last minute. That sucks. But, it is what it is, and I feel like who we ended up with will be just as capable as Kirby
Bremen Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:39 pm
I think we got the better deal with Grantham, he has a ton more experience and all he knows is NFL aggressive style 3-4 D. Put that is the SEC and you have a dominate D. Give us two years and look out.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
12:40 pm
Mike T:
I believe Kirby coached for Miami in 2006. That’s right, the Miami Dolphins. But I don’t get that counts.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
12:42 pm
Tim:
That’s a valid point. I agree with you in the long run you probably got the better coach. That being said, you have to admit that the majority of UGA fans (sidewalk) scream that once someone rejects them, that they were never wanted them in the first place.
Looks like dawgs had to cough up more money too.
February 2nd, 2010
12:45 pm
Let’s see CMR has to raise the stakes for a DC. He offered Smart, who turned him down to stay at Bama and got a raise. It seems to me that CMR has to pay $750,000 to get someone so what’s the difference in Smart getting more money and Ga having to pay it. At least Smart earned his and it was due. Can’t say that yet about Ga Dc. Also you dawg fans how many national titles have you one? Even if I say 8 for us ( really 13) it’s more than you will ever have, unless it’s gymnastics.
jellybeandawg
February 2nd, 2010
12:46 pm
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho you stupid Jack ass is this your response to anyone who doesn’t kiss Fake Juice Richts ass? Just because I don’t ra ra mediocrity, drink Richts kool aid, and can see with my own two eyes that the program is in a state of decline doesn’t make me any less of a fan.
Your stupid response is exactly the same as last time. Its obvious you just copy and paste it because you are to stupid to write something new and creative.
Dawg Nuts and Mountain Oysters Club
February 2nd, 2010
12:50 pm
I’m glad he got a little extra. I like Kirby. Yep, I would have liked him even more if he’d switched sides.
dobearsbare
February 2nd, 2010
12:54 pm
@ dap01: Because Smart works for a state-funded university, his salary is a matter of public record. So Saban didn’t have to say anything.
Otto
February 2nd, 2010
12:58 pm
jellybeandawg, Agreed. Grantham may work out but it was certainly the better call for Smart to stay at Bama. He is in line for a HC job and it may even be UGA. If he went to UGA he risks everything and has a very small chance of becoming the HC at UGA if CMR does not last.
jaxdawg
February 2nd, 2010
1:02 pm
Arlo, you sir are an IDIOT! Grantham doesn’t have the same credentials as Kirby Smart?? You gotta be kidding me. He coached in the NFL for 11 years and was a DC for 3 of those years. I really wish all these haters would get outta here.
dawgfan
February 2nd, 2010
1:06 pm
The salary issue is really out of hand. No head coach is worth the money that is being paid these days. That being said, the DC salary being paid to Grantham, Smart, & Muschamp etc. is in line with what their head coach makes. They put in the long hours and are on the road recruiting too. Somehow, someway there will be a correction to this madness. I hope I’m around to see it!
Otto
February 2nd, 2010
1:07 pm
Bremen, there was no reason for Smart to move. What for the same money and HC that is slow to make changes? Saban was not happy about his offense and made changes. Smart knew he would have the entire weight of the team on his shoulders with a team that could put up a running game except against Vandy, GT, and Tx A&M. QBs the past 4 years have tossed 10 or more INTs. Smart has a paycheck as long as Saban is in coaching and a door to getting his own HC job.
Otto
February 2nd, 2010
1:09 pm
Dawgfan, How much money are the football programs generating and how much more do they make if they win?
Money Man
February 2nd, 2010
1:10 pm
How can Grantham get the same salary as Kirby Smart ($750,000)???? He’s not in the same league as Smart.
ryan
February 2nd, 2010
1:12 pm
Hey how about this for CMR replacement P. Carrol yes that Carrol of the Seahawks.
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TrueDawg
February 2nd, 2010
1:20 pm
A question to all the fans of other teams who keep saying UGA is heading down and Mark Richt is on his way out. If he is that bad of a coach, why do you want to stir up the UGA fans against him on a blog? Logic would dictate if what you are saying is true, you would keep it to yourself and reap the rewards of a fallen UGA program. I would love to see any one of you provide a logical response to this post.
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2010
1:42 pm
jethro , just so we are clear about your theory of college choices:
A kid would rather go to a school with a 4 game losing streak to UGA than attend UGA because of its difficulties beating a school that he doesn’t care anything about?
GW
February 2nd, 2010
1:42 pm
Plus Smart still will get Saban’s recommendation when he goes after a head job. Saban clearly held that over his head.
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
1:43 pm
CMR is the best guy to see for a raise. Just ask Bud Foster, John Chavez and Kirby Smart.
Hey, dreamer “TrueDawg” are you one of those UGA fans that think the puppy dawgs should be National Champs every year. 30 years ago and counting on our last and only one! Heck, a SEC championship is as much as a dream as that! PS – CMR record during the same time frame is virtually identical to Jim Doonan’s. HUM, what happened to Doonan! There is your response! But you don’t understand logic, your too busy barking!
Dawgrulz
February 2nd, 2010
1:46 pm
TrueDawg they will not provide a logical response because it does not exist. CMR has been so bad he is only #4 in winning percentage over the last 9 years in the Nation. Last year was a down year, lets wait and see how the changes take place before you bury the Dogs.
BTW, for all the ignorant posters, it is a FACT that when Nick Saban took the Dolphins job he offered the DC position to Todd Grantham who turned it down. Kirby Smart was a Defensive Backs or Running Backs coach so at that time Nick Saban though more highly of Todd Grantham than he did Kirby Smart. KS would have been a great choice to come back to UGA mainly because of recruiting, but from a Coaching/teaching point UGA probably ended up with a better choice.
Richt Controls Saban?
February 2nd, 2010
1:46 pm
Richt must be a powerful guy if he can force Saban to pay his assistants more. Saban must have feared Richt quite a bit to double the salary.
I don’t blame Saban.
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2010
1:48 pm
So Strong is going to be his own DC in 2 years? Interesting. And if he is the only “real DC” what the heck is UF doing for one now?
Wow, UGA Has a Class For The Ages!!!!
February 2nd, 2010
1:50 pm
ESPN.COM ranks UGA #4, just behind the Natl Champ Bama
Rivals ranks UGA #9, moving up 3 spots from yesterday
Scout ranked Georgia’s number of top 100 recruits #4 in the Nation.
WOW! The Best UGA RECRUITING CLASS IN UGA HISTORY!!!
http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/classrankings?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2fclassrankings
JB
February 2nd, 2010
1:52 pm
Saw Kirby’s wife at Lennox Saturday with a wheelbarrow and a Gold American express with steam coming off of it.
Michael
February 2nd, 2010
1:53 pm
Funny how state schools justify paying these entertainers all this money but the players get what, an Alabama (Ga, Auburn, pick one) dumbed down education?
Big Al
February 2nd, 2010
1:57 pm
Talk is cheap—Smart has nothing to prove but Richt and Gramthom have—when GA. wins a national champship then you can talk—lets have another black out on DAWGs talking.
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2:02 pm
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TrueDawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:03 pm
Dawghater
Your post is a incoherent and lacks any logic. You don’t tie your arguments to your final statement. What does MRC’s record, number of NCs have anything to do with with my post. I simply said if you really believed he was such a bad coach that logically you wouldn’t say anything negative about him to stir up the UGA fan base. I think your response actually proves you don’t believe what you say.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
February 2nd, 2010
2:04 pm
Hey you Bama fans, get off the internet and get back to your post! I’m trying to place my takeout order, here!!!
Michael
February 2nd, 2010
2:09 pm
@ Truedawg: I’m a Double-Dawg but grew up in MD. I wish Richt would get fired so he could go save my Terrapins in the lowly ACC. He’d run the table every year.
John Chavis
February 2nd, 2010
2:10 pm
I want to thank Mark Richt for my nice raise @ LSU also. Though I had ZERO intentions of lowering myself to move to Athens, it sure was enough to get a big fatass raise! Thanks for the money, UGA redneck losers!!
HOUNDSTOOTH HOMO
February 2nd, 2010
2:10 pm
YEEEAAAAA HAAAWWWWW!!!!!! I LOVE NICK SABAN’S HAIR, MY 572 NC SINCE 1951, AND NOW THE ABILITY TO TAPP THAT 750k A YEAR A$$ ANYTIME I PLEASE!!!!
I LOVE ALABAMA!!!!! MISSISSIPPI, YOU’RE FULL OF POOPY!!!! MY READING SCORES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!
Calhoun Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:14 pm
Its all over Calhoun that Da”rick Rogers will commit to UT tomorrow. What a punk….he could at least have the courage to tell CMR today. We don’t want his sorry azz if thats how he runs his business!!
Dawg Nuts and Mountain Oysters Club
February 2nd, 2010
2:17 pm
Let ‘em have La’ Dick.
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
2:19 pm
True Dawg – Like I said your incapable of understanding logic. It was clearly stated that CMR current record is no better than Doonan. And you fired him because he was a “bad” coach. Your fans said it, not me!
TrueDawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:25 pm
Dawghater,
I might be incapable of many things, but understanding logic isn’t one of them. Give it up. You aren’t making any sense.
Calhoun's Top Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:26 pm
Word is out everywhere that Rogers is staying with Georgia, and, get this, he’s BRINGING 2 SECRET TOP 100 RECRUITS WITH HIM!!!!
TrueDawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
Calhoun Dawg
If that is true, it would be great if no one in Calhoun showed up for his announcement tomorrow. I don’t mind him going to another school, but the way he has conducted himself shows a complete lack of character.
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
Typical puppy dawg fans. Yea, the kids now no good and we don’t want him anyway. It’s called recruting and the kid has the right to go anywhere he wants.
Terd Buster
February 2nd, 2010
2:28 pm
True Dawg
Hang up on Dawg Hater . You can’t logic and honest debate
out of a terd .
Music City Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
2:35 pm
Smart was smart for staying put but Bama wasn’t in its money decision. No one knows yet whether Kirby Smart is really a good DC (and worth the $$$) since he has been under Saban’s shadow for so long. If he had come to UGA, he could have proven himself and increased his future coaching opportunities. Who’d want him as a head coach until he really proves himself.
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
2:41 pm
Hey Truedawg, so your assuming everyone who lives in Calhoun is a dawg fan. Guess your using that stellar logic you have!
ga gator
February 2nd, 2010
2:44 pm
Why would he not come back to UGA for the same money?
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
2:46 pm
And for “Terd Buster” & “True Daw” – I refuse to enter into a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent!
Who Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:03 pm
UGA should have offered Smart $1 mil, which bama wouldn’t have matched. Instead, they got their 5th choice D coordinator, who is no match for the offensive coordinators in the SEC. He’ll be fired in 2-3 years just like martinez—mark it down.
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 2nd, 2010
3:04 pm
jellybean, #1 learn to spell, #2 still no denial of being a Techmite? #3 methinks you are about as smart as your jellybean handle #4 name calling makes you look even more stupid than you already do #5 don’t get your self esteem in a wad if the team you cheer for doesn’t give you a sense of false superiority #6 What the F does someones tan or lack thereof have to do with anything football related #7 I apologize for hurting your little bee feelings #8 Please for all of our sakes explain what exactly is fake about Mark Richt #9 I still do not believe that you are a Ga fan #10 if you are I’m and I am in fact wrong then I have less respect for the Bulldawg Nation than I did before.#11 Tell your wife I left my shorts under her bed #12 tell her to wash them and I’ll pick them up the next time #13 thanks
UGASlobberknocker
February 2nd, 2010
3:27 pm
Smart is overrated. All he does is what Saban tells him to do..he even let Saban intimidate him into staying. How much could he really accomplish oin his own? no one knows but I say not much. We can and did do better with Grantham.
CPJ IS IN BARK'S AND SCHULTZIE'S HALL OF FAME
February 2nd, 2010
3:27 pm
jellybeandawg:
Cry me a river….go back another program and get the heck away from georgia….you are nothing but a fairweather fan…
UGASlobberknocker
February 2nd, 2010
3:32 pm
I feel sorry for all the losers on this board who have nothing better to do than argue with other losers about the Dawgs. All of you big talkers on email are prob the same pencil necked geeks who flip people off while driving..youre mighty brave when no one can get in your face.
For example..Dawghater..if you hate the Dawgs so much, why are you here all the time?. Do us all a favor and go hang out on whatever board your team is on. Hell you prob didnt even go to college and just like to pretend you did. Too bad your high school doesnt have a chat line you could go bore those people instead of us..
Cosmos Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:42 pm
All’s well that ends well. I’m very happy with Grantham. He is more experienced and I’m looking forward to seeing him work this fall. The only shortcoming may be that KS is a better recruiter.
Btw, I wish CMR would have called and offered me a job. I could use a huge pay raise.
#1 BAMA FAN
February 2nd, 2010
3:54 pm
None of the BAMA assistant coaches are “forced to stay”. Did you ever think that they like it there and besideS the money, there is the championship rings, being called a winner, etc…..RTR
13 National Titles
February 2nd, 2010
3:54 pm
After winning another national champion, 24 straight regular season games and with the cupboard stocked for years, we light cigars with $20 bills and the pay raise for Kirby Smart is but a drop in an immense bucket. Good to see you rednecks worked up over it. I’d hate to have a Bama guy turn us down to stay somewhere else. That would suck.
Calhoun Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:56 pm
My neighbors kid goes to school with Darick Rogers and said he was wearing a UT hat today at school. Talk about letting the cat out of the bag or should that be the dog out of the bag!
UA Alum92
February 2nd, 2010
4:04 pm
I notice the article doesn’t mention the fact that Kirby just won the Broyles Award as the best assistant coach in the country. I think his pay raise is justified. Since he took over as DC, Bama has had back-to-back undefeated regular seasons, an SEC championship and won the big crystal football. Hard to argue with that.
Kirby didn’t take the Georgia DC job because he wants his next move to be as a HC. He’s not disloyal, it just wasn’t the job he wanted.
Come on Dawgs, get over it!
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
4:08 pm
Is Dawghater your real name???
Neurologist
February 2nd, 2010
4:14 pm
jellybean(dawg) has jelly beans instead of brain cells.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
4:16 pm
So, Smart is overrated because he aligns to strategy? A strategy which has allowed him to be a part of two Nationsl Titles. What does that make Richt? Richt won a National Title at FSU when he aligned to Bowden’s strategy. But he hasn’t participated in a National title game as a head coach.
Weird???
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 2nd, 2010
4:16 pm
UA Alum92, I for one concur, however he could have been up front about it if he had no desire to return to Athens. It wasn’t the fact he didn’t come that rankled some fans, it was the way he strung Ga along for weeks on end that made it appear he was using the courtship to get a (much deserved) raise and then very publicly announced that he was staying. I too think he will be someones head coach very very soon. Congrats on the NC
UA Alum92
February 2nd, 2010
4:21 pm
Thanks, Kam Fong. Did he string Georgia along? I believe he said he wasn’t talking to anyone until after the NC. During that time, I believe CMR was talking to Foster, Koening, others so you can’t really say Kirby was the reason the search lasted so long.
In the end though, I think it all worked out for the best. Grantham is a very good coach and I think he’ll be successful with your boys. They should at the very least play with a lot more discipline. Good luck!
DamnGoodDawg!
February 2nd, 2010
4:23 pm
Kirby ain’t smart. Lets see. Alabama/Saban low balled him to the tune of $350,000/year as long as they could. Georgia/Richt tried to do right by him and show him how much he was worth by offering him $750,000 up front. So what does he do? He says, OK Saban, you’ve been screwing me but I’ve gotten used to it. Now you’ve kissed me and I’m happy. You, dilbert!
dap01
February 2nd, 2010
4:24 pm
Can Kirby speak?
Nachos
February 2nd, 2010
4:25 pm
Glad to see the fleabags are out in full force trash talk mode. Where the hell were these LOSERS during the actual season? Enjoy off season losers, the only time you can run your mouths.
Nachos
February 2nd, 2010
4:28 pm
Richt Crushes Saban –
Richt 0 national championships
Saban 2 national championships
THE END
bye
Todd Grantham
February 2nd, 2010
4:41 pm
Georgia is much better off with me considering Kirby isn’t even the primary coach for the Alabama defense. That position belongs to ole Saint Nick and Kirby is just a puppet. Congrats on your raise that we gave you and hope to see y’all in the SEC championship this year with a whole new attitude!
.
February 2nd, 2010
4:48 pm
Nachos: give me gas
Saban's a Wannabe
February 2nd, 2010
5:01 pm
Nick Saban loses a LOT more than Mark Richt.
He has more BAD years, like Meyer than Mark Richt.
Saban went 7-6 with Bama what 2 or 3 years ago.
Richt’s never had a 7-6 year.
Richt deserved the Natl Champ in 2002 & 2007, media bias doesn’t change that.
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:05 pm
Nacho to be fair, Saban won his first after coaching for 31 yrs. Richt has been at it about 24 so far. So if in 7 yrs he doesn’t win it (never mind already having 2 teams with good enough records to have done so), then we can say……….
Dawghater
February 2nd, 2010
5:10 pm
Saban’s Wannabe is now in a dream world. Saban took an LSU program and an Alabama program that did not win a Nat’l Championship for years before his arrival and turned both of them around in record time?
And I love the lame comment. Richt deserved a Nat’l Championhip in 02 & 07? “Deserved”, are you kidding me. You “EARN” and Nat’l Championship. Heck every UGA fan thinks GA should be National Champion every year anyway. Hey, the bright side is you were ranked #1 when the season started in 2008. How that work out?
UA Alum92
February 2nd, 2010
5:10 pm
Come on Wannabe…
Richt deserved NC’s in 2002 and 2007? Did either team go undefeated? Georgia didn’t beat Florida either year and didn’t even win the SEC East in 2007. Media bias can’t strap on a helmet.
Nachos Fan
February 2nd, 2010
5:16 pm
SHOCKER…..another article about Alabama in the AJC.
AKA….Alabama Journal Constitution
Nachos Fan
February 2nd, 2010
5:20 pm
Pretty soon Bama may start playing some of our home games in Athens at Sanford & Son Stadium aka Bryant Denny East.
We own that dump…..
UA Alum92
February 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
Correction to my earlier post. I looked it up and the Dawgs did beat Florida in 2007. Your losses were to Tennessee and South Carolina.
#2 BAMA FAN
February 2nd, 2010
5:37 pm
Kirby Smart is worth every dollar he can get!! Great recruiter and very good dc!! Georgia got a good
dc so let the bs stop!! Kirby just likes Tuscaloosa better right now than Athens!! RTR
Todd Grantham
February 2nd, 2010
5:38 pm
Yea UA alum you fn idiot!
Todd Grantham
February 2nd, 2010
5:43 pm
How could you like anywhere in the state of Alabama other than Orange Beach?
Rivals Ranks UGA #6
February 2nd, 2010
5:46 pm
It’s simply unfair to compare a team like Auburn, with 29 places, to Georgia’s 17.
But, if you look at the Star Power Average, Georgia is ranked #6 at 3.47 average score per recruit.
http://uga.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?
Todd Grantham
February 2nd, 2010
5:52 pm
When is the last time UGA has had a losing season? I cannot remember and it’s probably not within my lifetime. What about Bama before Satan came along? Help me here Bama fans but I know it’s at least two and some awful years in between. So when you start this bs about how Georgia is in the gutter after one average season check your facts!
Scout Ranks UGA #6 in Recruiting Quality
February 2nd, 2010
5:54 pm
It’s simply unfair to compare 29 places that Auburn has with Georgia’s 17.
But Scout ranks the QUALITY of the 17 recruits as #6, average score of 3.61
And, the number of top 100 recruits has Georgia at #5, which is remarkable when you consinder that we are only talking about 17 spots.
Todd Grantham
February 2nd, 2010
6:02 pm
Nice loss to La Monroe a couple of years ago…..We will probably beat them by 40 this year
Saban's Not a Great Coach
February 2nd, 2010
6:32 pm
Saban’s Record.
Mich St: 6-5, 6-6, 7-5, 6-6, 9-2
LSU: 8-4, 10-3, 8-5, 13-1, 9-3
Miami: 9-7, 6-10
Bama: 7-6, 12-2, 14-0
Saban Career winning %: .690
Richt career winning %: .769
Chew on this Nacho
February 2nd, 2010
6:45 pm
2002 27UGA 25UA – Tuscaloosa
2003 37UGA 23UA- Athens
2007 26UGA 23UA-Tuscaloosa
2008 30UGA 41UA- Athens
Howl&Woof
February 2nd, 2010
7:09 pm
Dubose: “Kirbster” knew that if he accepted the Georgia job, he would have forfeited any chance of getting the Ala-damn-bama head Coaching position in the future. He would also have hurt his chances of getting the Georgia job if Richt was replaced in the future. (Coordinators are not usually hired to replace the Head Coaches they helped to fail.)
The pendulum is swinging…You might want to wait before betting your sanity on Bama’s return to royalty.
Saban's Not a Great Coach
February 2nd, 2010
7:35 pm
Let’s look at Richt’s 1st years vs. Saban 1st years:
Richt Saban
8-4 6-5
13-1 6-6
11-3 7-5
10-2 6-6
10-2 9-2
10-3 8-4
9-4 10-3
11-2 8-5
10-3 13-1
01HAWK
February 2nd, 2010
8:11 pm
SABAN………………………..2 NC
CMR……………………………0 NC
SABAN………………………..Forbes magazine states he is the most powerful coach in sports.
New York, NY (August 13, 2008) — On the cusp of the college football season, Forbes
identifies University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban as, “The Most Powerful Coach in
Sports”
Oh, by the way, BAMA picked up another 4 star today. Read and weep.
Offensive line recruit Arie Kouandjio set to sign with Alabama
By Gentry Estes, Mobile Press-Register
February 02, 2010, 5:23PM
(Photo courtesy of Rivals.com)On the eve of National Signing Day, Maryland offensive tackle Arie Kouandjio is spreading the word that he has committed to Alabama.
Kouandjio was scheduled to announce tomorrow morning, but told The Washington Post and Sports Illustrated.com that he committed this afternoon and will sign with the Crimson Tide.
“Alabama just felt like a good situation, like the right place to be,” Kouandjio told SI.com. “I liked everything about the school.”
A 6-foot-5, 315-pound tackle from powerhouse high school DeMatha, Kouandjio is rated as a four-star prospect on the five-star scale used by Rivals.com, which also has Kouandjio as the nation’s No. 117 overall recruit. He becomes the 26th expected addition to tomorrow’s 2010 signing class.
THEY CALL ALABAMA THE CRIMSON TIDE
THEY CALL UGA………………THE SEPTIC TANK, OR IS “THE SITUATION”
Tree
February 2nd, 2010
8:12 pm
I don’t think Kirby Smart will get a chance of HC at UGA, not after rejecting the DC job at UGA. I wish him well. It’s Saban defense anyway. He got the raise, but not the credits.
trey
February 2nd, 2010
8:14 pm
This isn’t news. You’re pulling up the rear Tucker.
But here’s something for the AJC to try to ferret out: Is CMR going to give pay raises to the rest of the staff. Namely does BOOBo get a pay raise from his 300K+ when the DC is making nearly 1M? Is CMR going to up his pay to keep this goof on the same pay scale par as the DC? He sure as hell isn’t worth $300K so if he gets a pay hike to $700+ to help keep his little feelies from getting hurt then only a Bug mashed on the windshield after a beat down by the dawgs will stink worse.
In case you forgot:
(( 30-24 ))
hahahahahahahahaha
Glad it still hurts soo bad
01HAWK
February 2nd, 2010
8:14 pm
Rivals Ranks UGA #6 ……………………………AND SLIPPING FAST
01HAWK
February 2nd, 2010
8:16 pm
HEAD TO HEAD……………………..BEAR BRYANT WAS BETTER THAN DOOLEY
SABAN BETTER THAN CMR
UGA will never have a better SEC Championship record nor NC record than BAMA
01HAWK
February 2nd, 2010
8:18 pm
UGA…………………….I believe you have a SITUATION going on there in SEPTICTANKVILLE.
ITS THE SITUATION
The SITUATION
February 2nd, 2010
8:18 pm
I believe UGA has a SITUATION going on there in SEPTICTANKVILLE, GA.
The SITAUTION IS…………………………YOU NEED A NEW HEAD BALL COACH
GroundDog Day
February 2nd, 2010
8:47 pm
01HAWK: Did you go to UA? No. Were a UA fan before this year? No. So STFU Tech goober, and go back to your dorm hole ya little freaking rat.
Louie
February 2nd, 2010
9:01 pm
Well, where do I start?
I tried to tell the num-mutts weeks ago when the hilarious search for a DC had all the mutters walking around with a boner that Chavis, Foster, Muschamp, Smart, etc-etc-etc- was a ploy for more MONEY
from their respectful employers, DID I NOT????????????
Little ol’ Louie was dead on.
Now, didn’t I TELL YOU THAT THE RECRUITING CLASS OF 2010 WAS GOING TO CRASH AND BURN?
Well, by gosh look what’s happening.
Get on me all you like. I tried to warn you fartknockers that these things were happening.
I’ll be around for a little while tonight.
Your thoughts are welcome.
STILL…
Louie
February 2nd, 2010
9:26 pm
Where you at jackhammer?
Louie
February 2nd, 2010
9:28 pm
Later mutt-maniacs.
allthisrunstogether
February 2nd, 2010
9:53 pm
Istillhaveaproblemwithmyspacebarstickingandcannotseemtogetitunstuck.doesanyoneknowhowtostopthisfromhappening?
UA Alum92
February 2nd, 2010
10:09 pm
For what it’s worth for those arguing Richt vs. Saban, the only numbers that should matter are records versus each other and number of National Championships. Coach Saban is 3-2 vs. Coach Richt and 2-0 in NC’s.
daddo
February 2nd, 2010
10:36 pm
Have any of you stupid dogs looked at the recruiting ranks today? Georgia: Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. You are now enjoying the recruiting success of a Mike Shula. If you guys can’t win with Top Five classes, I can’t imagine what you will do with the 16th best athletes in the country. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha……………………..
GT Metrosexual
February 3rd, 2010
7:41 am
Louie- Just letting you set yourself up, as usual. Go for it!
Justin
February 3rd, 2010
8:56 am
It’s payoff for remaining Saban’s bitch for one more season