Texas announces hire of UGA’s Searels as OL coach
Here is the official — and quite lengthy — announcement from Texas late this afternoon on the hire of Stacy Searels as offensive line coach:
Jan. 20, 2011
Austin — Stacy Searels, the former offensive line coach at Georgia and LSU, and an All-America offensive lineman as a player at Auburn, has been named offensive line coach at Texas, head coach Mack Brown announced Thursday.
“When you’re in this profession, you want to coach at the highest level,” Searels said. “From afar, I had always been interested in The University of Texas because I thought it was one of the premier jobs in the country. You can win a championship, you have great leadership, great players, a great pool of talent to recruit from, and I think there’s no reason you can’t win and win big at Texas, and I want to be a part of that.”
Searels joins the Longhorns after coaching the offensive line at Georgia for four seasons beginning in 2007. He added the duties of running game coordinator in 2009. During his time in Athens, the Bulldogs have ranked in the Top 25 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed three times, including ranking sixth and leading the SEC in 2009 with just 12.
“We all know what a tremendous player Stacy was at Auburn, and since then, I have admired his work as a coach for many years,” Brown said. “He has a great deal of respect around the country, and at Appalachian State, LSU and Georgia, he has developed some of the best offensive lines in the nation. Will Muschamp, Arthur Johnson and Bo Davis have all worked with Stacy, and their recommendations, and those of many other coaches I talked to, could not have been any stronger. I am really excited about Stacy joining our staff.”
“When Coach Brown called, I was thrilled to hear from him,” Searels said. “His record speaks for itself, but he’s coached at some places where I’ve coached. He was at Appalachian State, and I spent seven years there, so I’ve heard stories about Coach Brown for years. I knew he was a great coach. I’ve watched him throughout his career, and I’ve seen what he’s done here at Texas. In visiting with him, he’s got a great plan for this program. He’s a great leader, and I think he’s going to get everybody focused and going in the right direction, and the future’s going to be bright. I’m so happy he asked me to be a part of this, and I’m ready to get started.”
In 2010, Georgia finished the season ranked 30th in the nation in scoring offense with an average of 32.1 ppg. That included a seven-game stretch to end the regular season where the offensive line helped the team average 41.0 ppg. During that time, the Bulldogs scored no fewer than 31 points and topped the 40-point mark five times. Senior Clint Boling led the line and was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-America Team, along with being a first-team All-SEC selection.
Boling also earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2008 and 2009 under Searels. In 2009, Georgia completed an 8-5 season with a win over Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl. The Bulldogs averaged 161.0 rushing yards per game and ranked sixth in the nation in fewest sacks.
“It was very difficult to leave the University of Georgia, and the state of Georgia where I grew up,” Searels said. “Everyone at Georgia has been so nice to me, and I’m very appreciative of my time there. Coach Mark Richt has been outstanding. He’s a fine man, and he and his family have been incredible to me and my family. It was great to learn under Coach Richt. The offensive staff with Mike Bobo, Coach (John) Lilly, Coach (Bryan) McClendon and Coach (Tony) Ball are all really great friends, along with the whole staff. We’ve been through battles together, and it was hard to leave those guys. Georgia is under new leadership with (Athletics Director) Greg McGarity. He’s going to do a great job there, and it was an honor to get to know him.”
In 2008, Searels took a line that was led by Boling, but also featured three freshman starters, and the unit ranked among the best in the nation fewest sacks allowed, giving up just 17 (21st NCAA). The offense also ranked 22nd in total offense (426.0 ypg), 29th in scoring offense (31.5 ppg) and 16th in passing offense (277.7 ypg).
Even while blocking for a high-powered passing attack, the line helped RB Knowshon Moreno garner All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and become a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, while averaging 107.7 rushing yards per game. Georgia finished the season 10-3 and ranked No. 13/10 after defeating Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl.
“Probably the biggest thing to overcome is leaving the players,” Searels said. “You build a relationship with them, they’re good kids, they work hard, they’re outstanding people, and I love every one of them. That was the hardest thing – to leave them. I can’t say enough good things about Georgia. I think they have a bright future, and it was awesome to work there.”
In his first season at Georgia, as in 2008, Searels was faced with starting three freshmen, one of which was Boling, whom he helped tutor into Freshman All-America honors in 2007. He also guided C Fernando Velasco into becoming a second-team All-SEC selection. Behind that line, Moreno earned first-team All-SEC honors and the Bulldogs completed an 11-2 campaign that ended in a Sugar Bowl win over Hawaii and a final ranking of No. 2/3. The offense averaged 177.2 rushing yards per game, while ranking 34th in the nation in scoring offense (32.6 ppg) and 13th in fewest sacks allowed (15).
“Georgia was a very tough place to leave, but Texas is one of those few places that I knew if they called, I had to look into it,” Searels said. “At the end of the day, the opportunity here was just too much to pass up.”
Searels had gone to Georgia in January 2007, after serving four years coaching the offensive line at LSU from 2003-06. During that time, the Tigers won a National Championship (2003), a SEC Championship (2003), and two SEC West titles (2003 and 2005), while compiling a 44-8 record.
LSU’s offensive unit in 2006 finished first in the SEC in total offense (417.5 ypg/11th NCAA) and scoring offense (33.7 ppg/ninth NCAA), second in rushing offense (165.8/31st NCAA) and third in passing offense (251.7/18th NCAA) and fewest sacks allowed (19/24th NCAA). The Tigers closed that season ranked third in both polls with an 11-2 record.
Searels made a habit of producing All-America linemen for LSU. He coached two first-team All-Americans in Stephen Peterman and Rimington Award winner Ben Wilkerson and a second-team All-America selection in Andrew Whitworth. Five of his Tigers linemen earned spots on NFL rosters.
In addition, during that four-year stretch, LSU’s offensive line produced a pair of first-team Academic All-Americans in Rodney Reed and Rudy Niswanger. LSU had an offensive lineman named first-team Academic All-America in four straight years.
Niswanger became one of the most decorated student-athletes in school history in 2005, winning the Draddy Trophy as college football’s top scholar-athlete, as well as being the inaugural recipient of the Wuerffel Trophy.
In Searels’ first season at LSU, the Tigers went 13-1 and won the 2003 National Championship with a 21-14 win over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. The offense finished the season ranked 19th in the nation in scoring offense (33.9 ppg), 27th in rushing offense (185.7 ypg), 31st in total offense (418.4 ypg) and 11th in pass efficiency (149.0).
Searels joined the staff at LSU after a two-year stint as offensive line coach at Cincinnati. While with the Bearcats, Cincinnati played in two bowl games, as well as winning the school’s first conference title since 1964 by capturing the 2002 Conference USA crown.
Prior to joining Cincinnati, Searels served as an assistant coach at Appalachian State from 1994-2000, helping the I-AA Mountaineers to five playoff appearances and a pair of Southern Conference titles.
While at Appalachian State, Searels was presented with the NCAA Award of Valor, recognizing him for his act of courage following a head-on collision involving a van carrying members of the Mountaineers football team and support staff on Sept. 30, 2000.
Searels got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Auburn in 1992, working with a Tigers squad that posted a perfect 11-0 mark in 1993.
A three-year starter on the offensive line at Auburn, Searels earned first-team All-America honors from both the Associated Press and Football News as a senior in 1987. He blocked for Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson in 1985 and All-America Brent Fullwood in 1986.
Searels was a first-team All-SEC selection as both a junior and senior, and he was honored with the team’s Ken Rice Award as the school’s best blocking lineman in 1987. He played in both the Japan Bowl and the Senior Bowl before becoming a fourth-round draft pick by the San Diego Chargers in 1988. He played two seasons with the Chargers before moving to the Miami Dolphins in 1990. He ended his professional career in 1991 with the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football.
A native of Trion, Ga., Searels graduated from Auburn with a degree in marketing and transportation in 1990. He followed that with a master’s degree in higher education administration from Auburn in 1995.
Searels is married to the former Patricia Hale, and they have two daughters, Taylor and Savannah.
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156 comments Add your comment
coloradobulldog
January 20th, 2011
5:24 pm
Good riddance. Now we can go after someone young & fresh to give new life to O-line.
FSUFalcon
January 20th, 2011
5:26 pm
he did jack squat at UGA…They need fresh blood…if anyting searles underachieved, big time!
Oracle of Marietta
January 20th, 2011
5:27 pm
HA! Now if Bobo would get picked-up by USC we’d be set!
barneyb
January 20th, 2011
5:30 pm
Absolutely good riddance…..baby steps….one gone, a couple more to go…..
The Ghost of Wally Butts
January 20th, 2011
5:31 pm
When the Assistants from a 6-7 team are leaving town and going to the likes of Texas A & M…..it makes a man think.
Sure is gonna be interesting to see if the top brass of the Leeburn Athletic Association can turn around the program in Athens.
CHARLOTTE DAWG
January 20th, 2011
5:32 pm
Good Riddance! We are going to lose out on Crowell anyway I’m afraid but we’ll just have to kick butt in recruiting next year.
This guy always had very disappointing offensive lines.
Of course, it could have always been Richt’s fluffy attitude that trickled to the O-line’s softness.
Couldn’t run block to save our life this year which kept the inept, although green 3-4 defense on the field.
Carlton
January 20th, 2011
5:33 pm
Haha-and Texas just lost the number 1 Offensive Tackle in the country because of the Searle’s hire. PRICELESS!!
admiral
January 20th, 2011
5:36 pm
this is the best news i’ve heard all week. now for a big hour coming up on the recruiting trail tonight…
Tom
January 20th, 2011
5:37 pm
@Ghost – It’s Texas not Texas A&M!! It will be a hell of a lot easier to win in the Big Eight than in the SEC. Texas had a down year but that is not the norm. They will be back near the top battling Oklahoma next year probably. Does not look so good for us at UGA, too many holes to fill!!
iwehb
January 20th, 2011
5:38 pm
Maybe I missed something, but I think Searles said UGA is not in the league with UT. Gracious exit.
Dean Tate
January 20th, 2011
5:42 pm
The announcement should have mentioned that Coach Richt had such confidence in his offensive line that he chose to kick a field goal on 4th and inches at the Central Florida 1 yard line.
SuperB
January 20th, 2011
5:42 pm
Good luck– and good riddance. He was a flop.
PMDawg
January 20th, 2011
5:43 pm
Now the question is does anybody want the job with Richt on the hot seat and all? And we cant put all UgA’s oline woes on Searles I still believe the s/c program was not up to par.
Scooter
January 20th, 2011
5:43 pm
I’m in the wrong profession. In sports, you can suck at your job and be fired (or about to be fired) and yet still get a new (and often better) job the very next week. Makes no sense to me.
BG
January 20th, 2011
5:44 pm
See ya! I’m glad he is gone.
Beast from the East
January 20th, 2011
5:44 pm
“Georgia was a very tough place to leave, but Texas is one of those few places that I knew if they called, I had to look into it,” Searels said. “At the end of the day, the opportunity here was just too much to pass up.”
A back-handed slap wouldn’t you say?
Inlet Dawg
January 20th, 2011
5:46 pm
After reading his resume I want to hire the guy.At least Mack Brown is taking a look at his program and trying to fix it.
Josh Smith For 3
January 20th, 2011
5:48 pm
Searels must have been paying the college sports media to say UGA’s offensive line was going to be great every year. I would have helped him pack his bags and given him a ride to the airport. Good luck in Texas but good riddance.
82Dawg
January 20th, 2011
5:50 pm
Hey Ghost… it was the university of Texas not Texas A&M, get it straight..
Steve
January 20th, 2011
5:50 pm
Wow .. and I thought UGA was hurting. Apparently Texas is in far worse shape.
As others have stated, our offensive line has done jack since he came here. They have underachieved worse than ANY other unit on our team. Glad to see him gone.
Now, let’s get someone who can turn our OLine into the force it used to be.
82Dawg
January 20th, 2011
5:51 pm
Carlton ESPN is reporting the #1 offensive tackle is switching to Auburn…will be announced tomorrow at news conference.
Bright Idea
January 20th, 2011
5:52 pm
And bloggers won’t have to spell Searels Searles anymore.
GaDawg59
January 20th, 2011
5:53 pm
Personally, I am glad he is gone. I don’t think he ever was comfortable here. It is time to get someone in here that can pump the line up and recruit. Ealy is not that bad of a back. He is a servicable back and with a decent line he can get 100 yards a game.
Good to see that Jay Rome committed, maybe this will be the start of something big.
Gol Dawgs.
Chipper
January 20th, 2011
5:55 pm
Searels gets bored after a couple of years. He certainly did nothing for the Dogs the past two years. I guess he’s a “grass is greener” coach.
Yellow Fuzz
January 20th, 2011
5:55 pm
See what I mean
Tom
January 20th, 2011
5:57 pm
@Dean Tate, 542p – Do you think Coach Smith(Falcons) would have done that?? Coach Richt is a good man but seems not too threatening with his on-field decisions?
UGA has 10 names begging to take that open job now
January 20th, 2011
5:59 pm
Nall and McWorter are two recently decorated with honors assistants that are begging to come home to UGA> we also could get Stinchcomb and TG has some names from the NFL.
UGA will name a top rated O LINE coach by Saturday night.
The I HATE UGA world will be stunned, as Richt picks up steam with his all world recruiting class. Fasten your seat belts haters.
GT? bye bye all worlld Stephon Tuitt. We knew that UGA might even sneak in and grab him before GT got him.
Gooooooooooooooooo Dogs. Sic em !
Still running untouched
January 20th, 2011
6:03 pm
Wish him all the best. Not sure if he or our players were overrated but we never seemed to be a force on the field the last two year under him when his unit was supposed to be the strength of the team. Maybe some new blood will fire up the o-line next year…we need a spark from somewhere.
What ESPN recently said about a possible UGA HC job
January 20th, 2011
6:06 pm
Last fall, ESPN ( no UGA lover ) mentioned that Ohio State AND Texas and Florida AND UGA were the precious gems of destinations for HC candidates. Why?? They named the fertile HS recruiting potential, the Athens/Lake Oconee area with life style ( golf, lakes and fabulous schools ) proximity to Atlanta and the $$$ fan base and the $$$ alumni support and the general top, top tier brand awareness that UGA has, along with the other three schools mentioned here.
Now …………………UGA haters ………………….digest that. AAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHA
Get ready for the # 1 recruiting class in America to BE UGA.
bwell
January 20th, 2011
6:07 pm
What a day! Bye again, get a young firery coach who will make these kids bleed, a coach who will have them scared to loose there starting job on the offensive line.
Mark Richt
January 20th, 2011
6:07 pm
Stacey, let’s meet at the pool for one last swim together. Whaddya say?
dog2
January 20th, 2011
6:07 pm
Dont let the door hit you in the arse as you head to Texas….no big loss here. Jay Rome in more to commit
Mark (another one)
January 20th, 2011
6:12 pm
Losing coach Searels is a loss. His record speaks for itself. Lots of little bitching on here, but we need an offensive line coach. Any of you up to the task?
luxomni
January 20th, 2011
6:15 pm
Hey “What ESPN recently said”, the dawgies always have top recruiting classes but all they have to show for it is a Fulmer Award. CSS wasn’t your problem. Your problem is still there. woof woof.
jack bull
January 20th, 2011
6:18 pm
yep, he just plain forgot how to coach here in Athens..
Top Recruit
January 20th, 2011
6:18 pm
When I read Tucker’s column about Searels’ accomplishments at UGA I thought somewhere in there I’d find a major win or two, a SEC title or two, or at least a SEC east title. Did not find that, I did remember the record the past two years in conference and out, plus the 10th place finish in rushing in the SEC.
Now is the time for CMR to hire an aggressive line coach. Most reliable sources list these 3 coaches in the top 7 easily. Mike Markuson at Ole Miss, Todd Spencer at Tech, and Rick Trickett at FSU. They would get a ring from me if I’m CMR.
Howard
January 20th, 2011
6:20 pm
Texas already had one of the finest offensive line coaches in America in former UGA star Mac McWhorter…and he “retired.” How long will the Longhorn faithful put up with Searels?? Consider after this past Texas season that one coach quit, two retired and two have left. Does anyone find that a bit strange? What was up in Austin this past season?? Going 5-7 at Texas with all that talent and money and playing in the Big 12…there was no excuse losing to teams like UCLA, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas A & M and Baylor. At least Florida went 7-5 from losing Tebow, Hernandez and Spikes. Texas lost McCoy and Shipley and Earl Thomas…did that spell the difference in their record??
Tony
January 20th, 2011
6:20 pm
chip towers is a joke
Nick
January 20th, 2011
6:21 pm
Where do we mail “Thank You” cards to Texas????
dawgcrzy
January 20th, 2011
6:24 pm
@mark what games were you watching?
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:24 pm
Wait a minute. This guy did a sorry coaching job the last two years and why Mack Brown wants him is beyond me, but he has the nerve to, what looks like to me, take a slap at UGA. Second paragraph: “coach at the highest level” (which he hasn’t done), Apparently he thinks Texas (which won 5 games last year) is a premier job and Mark Richt’s team is not and he is the main reason. Also, he slaps at MArk Richt saying Texas has great leadership, he slaps at UGA players, and he obviously is dumb enough to think that Texas has great players and Georgia does not. I guess other coaches don’t think that because they won’t stay out of our state. Good riddence to him. Maybe we can finally get a good OL coach. It won’t take long for Mack Brown to see that this guy is overrated and is just an average coach at best.
Worm
January 20th, 2011
6:24 pm
Welcome back Hugh Nall..Just hired!
ned
January 20th, 2011
6:27 pm
Tim: You get a byline for writing one sentence? Where do I sign up?
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:28 pm
We had better offensive lines when Neil Calloway was coaching them. Anyone else noticed that our offense started going downhill when Neil Calloway left and Searles was hired. It was also better when Calloway and Richt was running the offense.
Worm
January 20th, 2011
6:30 pm
All you clowns bashing Bobo-Who do you think is the MAIN recruiter of this “dream team”…It ain’t Rodney!
Texas Wreck
January 20th, 2011
6:34 pm
Texas already had an offensive line coach from Georgia- Mac McWhorter, a darned fine guy who had plenty of talent on the roster but could not get them to move. They were weak players and the new coach has his hands full of slow, fat, average linemen. Good luck with that.
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:37 pm
Yea, Texas now has an average coach to go with their average linemen. Tough days ahead for Texas.
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:38 pm
Worm, you are right. Maybe he should be made recruiting coordinator and get us another OC.
longdog
January 20th, 2011
6:38 pm
who is hugh nall
UGASlobberknocker
January 20th, 2011
6:40 pm
I wonder what Texas based his hire on? It obviously wasnt his recent body of work
UGASlobberknocker
January 20th, 2011
6:40 pm
kong dog..Hugh Nall lineman for UGa in the 70s been coaching at Aub
Dawgs1
January 20th, 2011
6:44 pm
Wow, I didn’t realize we had such a prize until I read the article. I have seen every UGA game in person since he arrived and I didn’t know he was that good. I thought our OL was supposed to be a strength and wasn’t. Like CMR says, “stupid fans”.
longdog
January 20th, 2011
6:45 pm
My wife calls me kong too. Like in kong dong
Lowest Level
January 20th, 2011
6:47 pm
From a 6-7 team to a 5-7 team, ….. Big Deal.
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:47 pm
I guess Bobo and Searles didn’t get along because Bobo was always commenting that a lot of plays didn’t work because guys couldn’t stay on blocks long enough. That is poor coaching by the line coach.
Tom
January 20th, 2011
6:51 pm
Hey knuckleheads, Coach Searles was an All-American at Auburn in his playing days. Maybe it was not his coaching that was the problem at UGA, perhaps we didn’t have the talent we thought we had or maybe the players were difficult to coach? A former All-American player has very high standards, maybe some players don’t!
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:52 pm
Got Rome and got rid of Searles. This night could only get better if Mitchell commits at 7:30.
kerryb
January 20th, 2011
6:54 pm
He might have been an All American player but he was NOT an All American coach. Average at best. I can see having one year with bad line play but not 2-3 years with bad line play. Just about every analyst thought UGA would have the best line this year. There were not many injuries on the line. They just played bad which is coaching.
uga
January 20th, 2011
6:58 pm
he was no good anyway take bobo with you and coach mark too
Bigdsel
January 20th, 2011
7:03 pm
I hope UGA has a great year and makes searles wish he hadn’t left, UGA has a better chance of playing for a title, We are just in a harder conference than Texass. I hope UGA receives more great news from all of our recruits we want. GOO DAWGS !!!!!.
Sergeant Joe Friday, LAPD
January 20th, 2011
7:03 pm
You mean that idiot Buck Commander wasn’t FIRST? That loser is probably suicidal now.
01HAWK
January 20th, 2011
7:04 pm
What a SLAP in the face to UGA with these comments:
When you’re in this profession, you want to coach at the highest level,” Searels said. “From afar, I had always been interested in The University of Texas because I thought it was one of the premier jobs in the country. You can win a championship, you have great leadership, great players, a great pool of talent to recruit from, and I think there’s no reason you can’t win and win big at Texas, and I want to be a part of that.”
Tough up front
January 20th, 2011
7:15 pm
When I saw the offensive line run and hide behind the ref’s and point fingers at Auburn D linemen, I gave up hope. I am not saying start a fight, but dont run and hide on the football field. The o lne needs to be more aggresive and establish the running game early and often. You can still be aggressive and physical without being a criminal or “dirty”. Passing on and 1st and 2nd down every time gets them use to retreating to easliy. I like a balanced offensive.
Poopdawg
January 20th, 2011
7:17 pm
Hawk , I thought Searels statement was very classy. Go Dawgs!
6 and 7
January 20th, 2011
7:18 pm
It was Nick Fairley’s fault.
NashDawg
January 20th, 2011
7:19 pm
Yeah the last two years have been not so good on the line. Once again does anyone have Neal Callaways phone number?
Denver Dog
January 20th, 2011
7:42 pm
Good for him, good for us. It has to be a win/win for everyone. I would look for us to get a good young coach from the South, somewhere. I’m sure that there is no shortage of candidates.
Dawg89
January 20th, 2011
7:55 pm
Notice he didn’t make any comments in regards to Richt, Bobo, etc. being great leaders and coaches. He said they were good friends and he liked their families. It is real popular right now to hate on Searles, but he might not be the right man to be hating on.
In a couple of years, he may look pretty smart for jumping off this ship.
Dennis G. Berdanis
January 20th, 2011
7:55 pm
Searel’s OLs at UGA couldn’t get a 3rd or 4th and 1 to save their life. All he wants to talk about is sacks. I don’t think when Texas finds they can’t open holes for running backs, that they will be very impressed with him either.
Fastdawg
January 20th, 2011
7:57 pm
Thank God & Greyhound.
dawg from a distance
January 20th, 2011
8:01 pm
Coach Searels. Hope nothing but the best for you! Now LET’s Go DAWGS!
goldwreck
January 20th, 2011
8:11 pm
Hugh Nall has been out of coaching for two years.He left Auburn when Tuberville left and moved to Albany to get into the trucking business.He had apparently lost his desire to coach.
Dan
January 20th, 2011
8:19 pm
GO DAWGS!!! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!!!!
Stacy Searels leaving Georgia? Can I offer him a lift? (UPDATED) | Jeff Schultz
January 20th, 2011
8:24 pm
[...] the Texas offensive line coach Thursday night. Here’s an except of the official announcement, via Tim Tucker’s blog. “When you’re in this profession, you want to coach at the highest level,” Searels said. [...]
athdog
January 20th, 2011
8:51 pm
good luck to SS. He’s gone. Let’s move on, folks.
The ‘dream team’ class, if it materializes, won’t help for 2-3 years. We need help across the board, now!
Joe
January 20th, 2011
8:52 pm
Trickett FSU
Greatwood–Oregon
Nall-Auburn
McWorther-Texas
Time for a change!
January 20th, 2011
9:00 pm
I’m glad his sorry a$$ is gone! Maybe we can get someone in there who knows how to coach players up!
Old Dawg Fan
January 20th, 2011
9:05 pm
What the world?? They must be desperate or he has something on the head coach! Either way we win!! Now if we can win some football games!
Who is CMR going to replace him with? Why not make Bobo “line coach also, he would be just as inept!! Like CMR said he is a “great coach”.
I am pulling for Elmer Fudd, we really need some “comic relief” in Athens!
allie
January 20th, 2011
9:44 pm
It’s hard for people who are not in a football’s program to know everything behind the scenes. He’s not selfish, and he loved UGA. When you’re simply a fan, it’s easy to say you’re glad he’s gone and didn’t do much. That’s understandable. But, there’s more than that to switching jobs, and don’t people do the same thing with their own jobs? this is his career, and you can’t stay in the same place forever, especially in football. I hope he does well. go dawgs
Grady
January 20th, 2011
9:45 pm
Stacy is a damn good coach, and an even better man. I’ve known him since we were in school together in Auburn. Regardless of your thoughts on the man, Texas is getting a quality coach. Mack Brown is no idiot.
Chris
January 20th, 2011
9:47 pm
This guy was killing us. This is a Fact he was gone after the recruiting season was over anyway. He wont last long in Texas.
Chris
January 20th, 2011
9:50 pm
Look what the line did this year, I think it was the biggest disapointment on the intire team. It was suppose to be one of the best in the country. We did’nt blow no body off the line. He’s a loser.
Chris
January 20th, 2011
9:54 pm
Oh by the way, Texas was worst than UGA this year, lost their D.C and now they got a second tier o line coach……..hook’em horns! YEA!
David
January 20th, 2011
10:18 pm
Yeh you all have Texas envy.Mack Brown pedigree and knowledge speak for itself.McWhorter lines were second rate for the last four years.Stacy is a good coach and has an abundant talent that he didnt have at georgia.Have fun watching his line win.
yogi2
January 20th, 2011
10:20 pm
Hire Mike Shula for offensive coodinator and line coach
hind tit
January 20th, 2011
10:22 pm
Man he’s put that transportation degree to good use!
Thanks Coach Searles
January 20th, 2011
10:34 pm
Thank you for your contributions, though some folks are blind homers. Thanks for your class comments about UGA. You’ll love Austin BTW.
The Grinch
January 20th, 2011
10:43 pm
Hey, I’m just impressed that another D1 college was actually interested in one of our assistant coaches. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Common Sense
January 20th, 2011
10:49 pm
Hey Searles, have fun getting your big fat ass kicked by Oklahoma every year.
Common Sense
January 20th, 2011
10:51 pm
@ Grady
Good men dont alawys make good coaches….and Stacy sucks.
Common Sense
January 20th, 2011
10:54 pm
I WANT AN OFFENSIVE LINE THAT IS FEARED.
PUNCH SOMEONE IN THE MOUTH, BAD ASS, WE ARE GONNANSHOVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT.
WE HAVENT HAD THAT IN 4 SEASONS PEOPLE!!!!
THE MAJOR
January 20th, 2011
10:57 pm
Searles was the best coach UGA had in Athens. He soon realized that the leadership in Athens did not have the same intensity as he did. He also realized the palyers did not have the heart to wear the red and black. Coaches can only coach, they cannot play. When players don’t play with heart and intensity, then you have the results that UGA had this year.
gadawgs
January 20th, 2011
11:43 pm
Thanks Texas for taking him off of our hands!
14-0
January 20th, 2011
11:44 pm
Eh.
Still@theBAR
January 21st, 2011
12:22 am
WOW I guess BOBO is on somebodys list too. HAHAHAH. What the F is Texas thinking other than an inroad to GA recruiting.
Cojones
January 21st, 2011
1:57 am
Look out , Tracy! Don’t let that door hit you on the way out! Now, if everyone will lay off the recommendations of anyone that they think can coach and give Richt a chance to search with people we pay to find people we may come through recruiting with a fast uppercut to the crap that’s keeping us off the glory path. Let this one play out and don’t cause anymore tribulations and we all may get an uplifting spring. The O-line turned out to be our problem instead of the saving grace many of you so-called “experts” said would help pull our inexperienced QB through the year. Cheez-I don’t think Murray can go through another year of being “pulled” like he was last year. Searels didn’t communicate too much that I could see or hear. Sounds like communications is the source of the O-line problem. Think there was a connection?
Cojones
January 21st, 2011
2:03 am
The finger don’t always type what your mind says. Sorry, Stacy.
And another thing…Why would Texas recruit in Ga when all their players with few exceptions are instate? And they have the top recruiting class!
7576DAWG
January 21st, 2011
2:11 am
Who know’s why Searels wasn’t successful in Athens. Some coaches just don’t jell with the program or head coach . When that happens you should change them out. I’m glad he made the move because CMR doesn’t have the ability to fire someone for poor performance because it is too emotional and CMR can’t make a decision without personal emotions.
But if you ask me I think it had to do with the intense hatred and rivalry between Auburn and Georgia. Someone announced that Searels was an all American at Auburn. If that was true he just didn’t have it in his heart to want UGA to be successful . Also I think he was overrated because if he was that good Auburn would have hired him a long time ago. Best wishes to him and his family I’m sure the pressure to succeed at Texas and the Big -12 isn’t near as demanding as that of a school in the SEC.
Top Row Dog
January 21st, 2011
2:28 am
Thanks SS for your good work at UGA. Good luck at UT. Man I guess only the haters repond to these on line articles. Mac McWhorter or Hugh Nall would be great hires CMR.
7576DAWG
January 21st, 2011
3:21 am
I read there was a list of candidates that UGA has announced they will be interviewing to replace Searels , anybody know who is on that list or if one even exist.
woebegong
January 21st, 2011
5:13 am
I don’t think the coaching was the only problem with the offensive line. I think the new strength and conditioning procedures are going to cure a lot of what ailed us on the line. Of course we will still have to use a little more innovation when it comes to play calling, to give our line a chance. We have a good crop of O men coming in and a decent nucleius already in place so I think the new coach, whomever he is, will have plenty to work with. With the recruits we have been getting and the players already in place; there is plenty to work with and make UGA special once again. For sure, it now falls on the coaches to make this a great team again. The young players we are getting this year are hoping to bring back UGA to top flight status, not following success so our coaches owe it to them, to do a terrific job. Our existing players also deserve the best effort from our coaches as well, so let’s go DAWGS.
Spike
January 21st, 2011
6:29 am
Yawn.. See ya!
wildawg
January 21st, 2011
7:15 am
Discount the naysayers, techies, and those who talk crap without ever having hit a football field- Searels was not the problem. His departure is a loss, but can be overcome with a quick, decisive hire of a well-respected OL coach.
S&C staff changes are already paying dividends. Look for a more fit team, top-to-bottom next season.
It’s the UT money. texas is getting themselves a solid OL coach.
NoRichtFan
January 21st, 2011
7:32 am
Well, if Richt signs a few more like these two, at least the new guy McGarity hires will have some good material to work with, just like Richt did when he inherited Donnan’s players.
playing time
January 21st, 2011
7:34 am
Wildawg – I know I was impressed.
NOTSO FAST
January 21st, 2011
7:38 am
I wished we had the statements we made after Coach Searels said he was coming to Ga. they were a little different than those made at his leaving.
SickandTired
January 21st, 2011
7:39 am
Dawg fans should take real good notice of the fact that Stacy just said that he was honored to go to a school of the caliber of Texas and that it was one of the premiere programs in the country. So far above Georgia that he admires them so much more than Georgia. Get a load of reality Georgia fans, as long as Mark Richt is at Georgia it’s not gonna change. Georgia has every advantage in the world. Yes, it’s better than it was under Goff, I’m not gonna say it’s too much better than it was under Donnan other than the SEC titles. The 2002 title was legit, a great ball club. The 2005 title was backed into because Steve Spurrier beat florida on the last day of the season when the Dawgs crapped in the front room against Auburn in Athens. Having said all that, as soon as Georgia gets the right guy in there that has an equal talent of coaching and enthusiasm instead of the demeanor of a guy that runs a mortuary it’s possible for Georgia to compete. It is also necessary to get a guy in there that actually holds people accountable instead of playing the nice guy in public and behind the scenes letting the inmates run the prision. I am heartened by some of the reports I am getting out of Athens that don’t match the rhetoric coming out of the athletic department that some of the changes that have been announced are not at the behest of Mark Richt but out of demands being made by the new athletic director and it appears that the riot act has been read to Mark and this is his final chance to get it right this season. A loss to Boise followed up by a loss to Spurrier the week in Athens will be the end for Mark and I for one will drive to Athens to celebrate his demise. Bring on a real coach that has passion for coaching and winning rather than collec ting $3 million and taking mission trips and doing Ford commercials.
RussDawg
January 21st, 2011
7:40 am
Searels was sent here to torpedo the UGA Line !
Did we ever have a top par OLine under him?
Happy Trails Stacy
Now light a fire under Bobo cause were gonna have outscore a lot of teams next season to have a chance at, dare I say it?. 8 wins
ugab
January 21st, 2011
7:53 am
LSU had better OL. Ga didn’t have any OL to make Searels stay. Texas always had big physical OL. He is not stupid.
Longhorn for Life
January 21st, 2011
7:57 am
Hey Guys:
What everyone is missing here is the fact that if Coach Brown has another season like he had this year, I can assure you he will not be at UT in 2012. He threw all of his coaches under the bus and never once took responsibility for this season’s poor results. That grass ain’t always greener.
Russ for President
January 21st, 2011
8:03 am
Jimmy Ray Stephens from Middle TN. Forget he was a Gator he can coach. Told my Brother at a party recently that he would Love to coach at GA.
Bulldawgman48
January 21st, 2011
8:05 am
Well, Reading his reasons for taking the Job I think it is a slap in the face, He is saying that Georgia doesn’t have the talent pool and will not win championships, mmmm Well I hope he fails to be honest I dont wish him luck at all .
Russ for President
January 21st, 2011
8:05 am
Also wake up what do you think a coach is going to say. A 5-7 TX is not as good a School as GA but I’m going anyway. Maybe he was told he better looked around. What idiot wouldn’t say their new job is the best place ever.
Russ for President
January 21st, 2011
8:08 am
Do you really think these are his real reasons for leaving. For example if you were told you better update your resume and you find another job would you say “I’m only leaving because I was told I was being fired”? Or would you say hey i found a better opportunity at a 5-7 School? Don’t know any coach that goes to a new job that says “I’m just lucky I found a job.
Logan Booker
January 21st, 2011
8:08 am
It appears that Stacy did very well at App State and LSWho, but very little at UGA. So, did Searels just forget how to coach at UGA? Did our top recruits forget how to play at UGA and then go on to be stars in the NFL? Is anyone else picking up on this pattern? UGA has become a stepping stone to something better and it seems everyone who leaves does get better when they do. UGA is in trouble, just as Fran Tarkenton noted recently.
Answer man.
January 21st, 2011
8:09 am
You have to go to Tuscaloosa to find a bigger bunch of ass holes. You so-called “dawgs” wear me out.
Bug Killer
January 21st, 2011
8:12 am
Good riddance. 2010 was the most underachieving OL for the level of talent it had in UGA history. And now maybe we’ll get a running game. Whoever wrote that press release for Texas sure knows how to put lipstick on a pig.
JB
January 21st, 2011
8:13 am
Hire ANY HS line coach off any team that was in the state championship game for an improvement. I’ve never seen a group so under coached, effort giving in my life. In the bowl game, they would just stand up and shoulder bump as CF line blew by…..
Bug Killer
January 21st, 2011
8:17 am
JB – I agree completely. Somebody call Brookwood or Chattahoochee and see if a coach wants to take a step back in his career and come to UGA and light a fire under these kids.
JB
January 21st, 2011
8:19 am
Someone told me they saw Kirby Smart high five his wife last night after he heard Rome and Mitchell committed to Dawgs….LOL
Andre
January 21st, 2011
8:43 am
I’m not crying over this loss. But this could be smart on his part. Maybe he thought CMR is on the hot seat maybe I won’t have a job next year.
Racine Dawg
January 21st, 2011
8:53 am
good riddance! UGA’s oline was terrible and got pushed around the whole season. Richt needs to find a good oline coach who knows the SEC.
Pago Pago Dawg
January 21st, 2011
8:56 am
Would some of you guys Please get somebody to teach you what a “paragraph” is..geesh….
Delbert D.
January 21st, 2011
9:09 am
Pago Pago Dawg -
Paragraph breaks are momentary interruptions.
In thinking.
Blackberry Cobbler
January 21st, 2011
9:10 am
Good riddence and good luck.
Dawg Fud
January 21st, 2011
9:18 am
First of all, HC’s don’t contact asst coaches without permission being sought from the Coach for whom the asst coach currently works, that is protocol and Mack Brown is ethical. I understand permission was granted. They may have spoken at the convention in early Jan. There were some rumors at that time linking SS and UTx. SS turned him down. Mack went to the next candidate on his list who also turned him down, then to the Aub OL coach who turned him down. He came back to SS and this time the money was too good to turn down. Arthur Johnson may have been in the loop as well.
To the Liberty Bowl. SS and Mike Bobo were very upset that CMR turned them down on the 4th and inches. Both had the play selected and were ready to go when Richt jumped in and and said “no, kick the FG”.
However that wasn’t the reason SS interviewed with UTX and accepted their offer, there were $100,000 to $200,000 more reasons to re-consider moving to Austin. When a man can increase his annual compensation and future by a handsome amount while having great security for his family with a nice contract and be on the staff of one of the premier 5 programs in the country why wouldn’t he? It’s business.
nofightinthesedawgs
January 21st, 2011
9:20 am
That offensive line was coached last year? Really?
TYandle
January 21st, 2011
9:23 am
Looks like the barner made a strong statement to Bobo and Richt in this move: the guy wants to win championships and he doesn’t see that happening at uga. This is a big jab at uga and I wonder why these top recruits aren’t paying attention? Just curious…RTR!
PMC
January 21st, 2011
10:02 am
Wow when you read all those stats…. Georgia must have won 10+ every year right?
Cleaning house
January 21st, 2011
10:06 am
UGA is about to get a lot better because the malcontents are being let go or allowed to leave. Two of them were named in this article. For Searles to take a back-handed slap @ Richt on the way out when Richt had stood in front of the press and embarrassed himself to say that Searles had done a great job this year is an indicator of how much crap Richt has been putting up with behind the scenes. You can say that Richt is too nice a guy to coach in the SEC, but you can’t say that he has no class. When this life is over integrity matters alot more than anything else we can talk about on these blogs.
JB
January 21st, 2011
10:07 am
Waiting for 2012. Players make a difference. Coach’s do. Signs all over town that say ” Under new Management”. And if you hire the right guy, things get better.
JB
January 21st, 2011
10:09 am
cleaning house at @ 9:06…..Well said
lilhomer
January 21st, 2011
10:13 am
my vote is for Foley of UConn as the the OL coach…UConn OL was outstanding this year….could join DB Coach Lakatos…
Cleaning house
January 21st, 2011
10:21 am
JB @ 8:19 I had that exact same thought last night. I wonder if Saban starts to think that Kirby may want to set himself up just in case.
UGAFan
January 21st, 2011
10:24 am
Does Richt have another ex-roommate to fill the position?
THE END IS NEAR
January 21st, 2011
10:34 am
Searels is just “getting while the getting’s good”, as whole staff will be dismantled after next season.
gomdawg
January 21st, 2011
10:37 am
OK lets stop all this Down grading my Dawgs. 2011 Will be the year OF THE DAWGS.
GET READY QB MURRAY ,9 RETURNING ON DEFENSE. HOT
collegeballfan
January 21st, 2011
10:40 am
“In 2010, Georgia finished the season ranked 30th in the nation in scoring offense with an average of 32.1 ppg.”
If UGA averaged 32 points a game I would suggest that offense was not the reason for a 6-6 record.
gomdawg
January 21st, 2011
10:51 am
2010 is HISTORY SO LETS MORE DAMN PEOPLE GET OVER IT , YOU DONT SEE TEXAS DOWN GRADING THEIR TEAM LIKE YA’LL DO. LETS MOVE ON GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
Nate the Great
January 21st, 2011
11:04 am
I got a name who I respect (and never thought I would want him at UGA), Phillip Fulmer. He coached the best lines in SEC every year at Tennessee. They were consistently nasty and dominant. Lets look at him
Dawghater
January 21st, 2011
11:29 am
When you have the choice to win a nat’l championship vs. being stuck in Athens on a sinking ship, the choice is SIMPLE!
Dawghater
January 21st, 2011
11:30 am
gomdawg – let the bloggers keep up the good work! Hope your recruits read the UGA fan posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ToccoaDawg
January 21st, 2011
12:08 pm
Does he need help packing?
Fleischman in Chi Towns Bed
January 21st, 2011
12:08 pm
Why would ANYONE leave the sinking ship known as UGA?
Sheeeeeeesh get a clue you losers.
Drunken, Retarded UGA logic
January 21st, 2011
12:09 pm
We have best team in world! best history best fans best mascot….2011 will be our year MARK IT DOWN!
Drunken, Retarded GT quotes
January 21st, 2011
12:30 pm
We have the smartest coach in the world! New sheriff in town! We have bigger fish to fry! Punch em in the face!
Ed (The Original)
January 21st, 2011
3:03 pm
“A back-handed slap wouldn’t you say?”
Perhaps, but it’s a fact that Searels is leaving an all-time Top 20 program for an all-time Top 5 program. Texas’ only peers historically would be Alabama, Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma, Michigan,and maybe one or two others.
But, as they same, the time is still 10 to 9 in Texas…
Ed (The Original)
January 21st, 2011
3:05 pm
I meant to type “As they say, the time is still 10 to 9 in Texas” (1984 Cotton Bowl reference for the uninitiated). That’s what I get for typing too fast.
TXLady
January 21st, 2011
4:28 pm
As a UT fan I came here to read up on Searels, seems like there is a lot of griping and bashing because he is coming to Texas. FWIW, I always thought UGA had a good team, kids making plays and doing their best, now I am not so sure after reading 3 pages of comments. I feel bad for the UGA team. Not a lot of support and love here from what I can see. The truth is coaches’ move around, sometimes they fit in and sometimes they don’t but it helps to keep football interesting and exciting.
UT had an awful year last year, the coaches were stagnant and we are looking forward to a rejuvenated team with our new coaches including Coach Searels. He’s going to make us proud.
I wish UGA the best and I’m not being sarcastic. On that note, let the bash fest be unleashed, I’m ready.
Mike
January 21st, 2011
8:53 pm
Some more candidates:
Herb Hand – Vanderbilt
Chris Klenakis – Arkansas
Bob Bostad – Wisconsin
Chris Strausser – Boise State
bad dog
January 21st, 2011
9:00 pm
The Tampa Bay Bucs have just fired OL coach Pete Manguarian. Guess he is available.
BigDawg8
January 21st, 2011
9:07 pm
@TXLady I have never been on a UT Longhorns blog but do you mean to tell us the fans were not “griping and bashing” last year on the coaches and players when you went 5-7 with all the talent on that team from numerous top 5 recruiting classes? Texas is a football state and I have a feeling the people there are more passionate and vocal when their team doesn’t perform like it should.
woebegong
January 21st, 2011
9:49 pm
Humm, I can stay at UGA and get paid 200 grand or take the texas offer and get 335 grand. Darn tough choice there. What would you folks do. UGA will get a good replacement is my guess and he will earn quite a bit more than the last offensive line coach.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS.
JDAWG
January 23rd, 2011
11:49 am
http://isportsweb.com/2011/01/23/stacy-searels-leaves-georgia-for-texas/
77DAWG
January 23rd, 2011
12:48 pm
Not sad at all. Three more, Crowell, Drew, and Jenkins, This dawg will say good night. What a wonderful world.
DC3
January 23rd, 2011
1:28 pm
RALPH FRIEDGEN!!!!!!