Searels got $135,000 raise to leave UGA
Offensive line coach Stacy Searels got a six-figure raise when he left Georgia for the same job at Texas last week.
Searels will be paid $425,000 annually at Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman, which on Friday obtained the contracts of the Longhorns’ assistant football coaches through an open-records request.
Searels’ salary represents a $135,000 –- or 47 percent –- raise over the $290,000 annual pay called for in his last contract with Georgia. In addition, that contract included a bonus for bowl games ($19,400 for last season’s Liberty Bowl).
Georgia’s highest paid assistant coach, defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, makes $750,000 per year. No other Georgia assistant makes as much as Searels’ new salary.
Texas will pay new defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, hired from Mississippi State, and new co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin, hired from Boise State, annual salaries of $625,000, according to the contracts obtained by the Austin newspaper.
– Tim Tucker, UGA Blog
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Dan
January 29th, 2011
12:56 pm
Glad to see they have their priorities straight regarding how to spend their money in Texas
Next!!!
January 29th, 2011
1:23 pm
I am trying to figure out why exactly we should still care about this story. Searles is at Texas now and there are alot of good things happening in recruiting that could be written about. Next!!!
Beast from the East
January 29th, 2011
1:37 pm
Made the right decision for himself and his family if UGA wasn’t willing to match the offer, which apparently they weren’t.
Mobile Dawg
January 29th, 2011
1:48 pm
He’s probably a pretty good coach. I blame the environment that he coached in more than anything else. The intensity level has left a little to be desired the last several years IMO. I sense that is changing proportionally to the heat being applied in Athens. Thank you Greg McGarity for that.
Dr. Phil
January 29th, 2011
1:56 pm
Because the Georgia line sucked doesn’t mean that Searles was a bad coach. He wasn’t responsible for critical fumbles and sloppy play from King and Ealey. I am sure that Searles was happy to get away from Richt and Adams.
harold
January 29th, 2011
2:01 pm
HE JUMPED OFF A SINKING SHIP RIGHT IN THE NICK OF TIME! 13-11 LAST TWO YEARS UNDER RICHT. NO TITLE GAME IN SIX YEARS. EVERYONE IN THE SEC IS LAUGHING AT THIS “DREAM TEAM COFFEE” YOU GUYS DRINK OF. RAVE ON!
ReunionDawg
January 29th, 2011
2:15 pm
They can have him. He just stole a paycheck from the state last yr.
Columbus
January 29th, 2011
2:36 pm
Searles did some good at UGA, particularly when the guys were freshmen and there were some injuries, however you have to be able to run the ball and UGA never did much after Moreno left and it seemed Moreno got his yardage due to his escapability and elusiveness, more then OL doing a very good job upfront. You have to be able to run, especially with a young Qb and Murray had to take up the slack and defenses didnt have a lot to woory about with the run. Crowell can catch very well so I do expect to see Bobo throw a lot more to the backs. That is one thing I never understood with Bobo, not too many screens or throws to the backs and when the running game isnt going well against teams, to me the obvious thing is to throw more to them and get them in the open field since the blocking isnt getting them there. THROW MORE TO THE BACKS…..AND TIGHT ENDS!
Columbus
January 29th, 2011
2:39 pm
No everyone is laughing at YOU Harold, whoever you root for will be losing to the Dawgs the next few years…..UGA might win the East in 2011, Every dawh has his day and Richt is about to get the program back to what it was his first 6 or 7 years when we were in the NC hunt every year pretty much…..You reap what you sow and UGA is now going to be reaping from not panicing over the last 2 years. Well done UGA!
woebegong
January 29th, 2011
2:45 pm
I am not too sure about UGA paying it’s assistant coaches poorly. 295 grand for the OL coach sounds pretty reasonable to me. Texas must have some big bucks to throw around.
cmac
January 29th, 2011
2:49 pm
Thank you Texas!!! SUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dawgfan
January 29th, 2011
2:56 pm
Maybe that’s why his units were the most overrated group of underachievers on the entire team. We weren’t paying him enough. Darn it.
Sanford Drives Drunk
January 29th, 2011
2:57 pm
bing
harold
January 29th, 2011
2:57 pm
GEORGIA HAS A STAFF THAT IS JUST PLAIN HORRIBLE IN BOBO AND BALL ( A UT CHATTANOOGA LOSER)! GRANTHAM WAS FIRED AT THE CLEVELEND BROWNS ( LOL) AND HE NEARLY GAVE UP 600 YARDS TO THE YELLOWJACKETS.
GEORGIA AND RICHT ARE IRRELEVANT COMPARED TO ALABAMA AUBURN AND LSU. NO TITLE GAME IN SIX YEARS. HECK……WE HOPE RICHT STAYS!
SOAD
January 29th, 2011
2:59 pm
A $1 for BOBO any Tackers? Please!
5150 SOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:02 pm
HAAA HAAA HAAA
5150 SOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:05 pm
Steers are HOT, but Uga is Ugly.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:07 pm
what?
Mobile Dawg
January 29th, 2011
3:09 pm
harold, while I believe you’re basically a loser I do agree with you, the coaching staff is definitely under the microscope. Richt hasn’t led the last several years, Bobo hasn’t shown a lot of “imagination” in his playcalling, and the Dawgs just haven’t been sharp, or looked ready to play for quite a few years now. They have however been recruiting through the years, at least our classes have been rated as good to excellent, and this years is turning out to be nothing short of exceptional. As I said earlier, the intensity level seems to have turned up proportionally to the amount of heat Richt is feeling. IF we land Friedgen, he could be the missing ingredient offensively. I’ve not seen evidence that CTG is deserving of his salary, he has another year to prove he belongs and can do the job. I’m skeptical, I think he was a knee jerk hire personally. Now go crawl back under the “mushroom” from which you came….
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:10 pm
How U(ga) Like Me Now?
Mobile Dawg
January 29th, 2011
3:12 pm
Oh, and I forgot the special teams have been nothing short of nothing, no blocked punts, FG’s, successful fakes, or anything spectacular. A couple of kick off returns but other than that, NOTHING.
Mobile Dawg
January 29th, 2011
3:12 pm
5150, you in the kool aid again?
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:23 pm
Mobile Dawg
Only if the Kool Aid is 100 proof and with a Ginger Chaser and some Hot Wings on the side! LOL
Mobile Dawg
January 29th, 2011
3:25 pm
Sounds like your at the Senior Bowl doing some tailgating….Have fun!
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:54 pm
It is BEAUTIFUL today. The last College Football Game so to speak. Here to watch Ant Allen look good I hope. Don’t let people LIE to YOU. The Shrimp in the Gulf seems to be fine. I am not going to do Oysters because they are Sea Water Filters basically. Not a GREAT turnout, but good. More NFL types than Fans, but that is expected. A lil wind but nothing to make the Kickers or Punters to fear from. I don’t think. Will keep posting during the game I hope.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
3:56 pm
Wait why am I telling you the weather? You just have to walk out your door and see it. HAHAHAH
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
4:14 pm
Ponder to Hankerson for the first pass. The 10 mph wind did effect the pass, but a FSU to MIAMI that had to be TUFF for Ponder. HAHAHAH.
Almost a pick from Ponder to hang on that play.
brown
January 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
They can have him! He underachieved at UGA. Hes lucky he got a raise. He will look good at Texas with the new OC. 99% passing.
lilhomer
January 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
i’ve heard mike leach’s name being thrown around for OC…anyone else hear that?
Brainiac(Dawg for life)
January 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Harold: You da man…….NOT:
Tell me more about the entire SEC laughing at UGA. I am tired of seeing this B___ S___ about LSU, Ala, Fla and AUBURN being the big cahunas in the SEC. UGA has owned Auburn the past several years and when was the last NC Auburn won? 60 or 70 years ago? You can mark Fla, South Carolina and Auburn off the list of laughers.Ala, LSU and Miss. State will be there but so will UGA. Just what in the hell do the rest of the SEC have to laugh about? Cool Ade drinking idiot.
Chad
January 29th, 2011
5:00 pm
Really? A 19,000 dollar bonus for allowing your SEC line to get pushed around by a Conference USA team. Have fun with that, Mack Brown.
biggdawgk
January 29th, 2011
5:01 pm
I’m sure this will turn out great for UGA and searles but not so much for texas.
As usual I see an AJC blog about UGA over populated with sad pathetic techies, gaytors, barners and those toothless buffons that love bama masquerading as Bulldog fans. How sad to have all that hate in your hearts and constantly be alone.
gt4ever
January 29th, 2011
5:12 pm
biggdawgk,
Just face it, your program is in the toilet……. You recruit all these egomaniacs as football players and they never amount to %$#@….. You pay a DC 750K that is terrible….. I mean, who is running that place…. lol…
lazydawg
January 29th, 2011
5:13 pm
They say everything is bigger in TX. I guess that means they are bigger dumb a$$’s to.
Dangerous
January 29th, 2011
5:35 pm
Stacey Searles didn’t call all those pee wee leauge plays…..Mike Bobo did. Ga’s problems will continue and Texas just got a good coach. GA needs more quick strike passing plays from the line of scrimage and better mix of running plays, especially the draw. Get the QB out from under center and into the shotgun some for better looks and and a different look. GA has been way too predictable on what they do. Open it up for Orson Charles Dink and dunk to through down field later. If Richt and Boblo don’t change their predictability, they will be gone next year!
Dawgaholic30286
January 29th, 2011
6:03 pm
There is a greater fool than thy……Thank you Texas
SKB
January 29th, 2011
7:57 pm
haha nice
I love you Texas!!! Can you please buy Bobo as well?
CaliDawg
January 29th, 2011
8:17 pm
Two Universities that are at the top of the revenue and profit category for athletic programs in the NCAA and one continuosly promotes from within and the other targets a candidate and pays them to come work for them…guese which is which?
Hint: One school won a NC recently, the other 30 years ago with continuous top 10 recruiting classes. One gets coached up, one gets coached up if/when they get to the NFL.
North Georgia Dawg
January 29th, 2011
8:29 pm
So long to the booger eater from Trion, GA. Boy did Texas get screwed!!! Mac Brown will be fired sooner than Richt and Searles will be left out in the cold! Bank on it! Texas is a freak’n joke and have underperformed worse than Georgia. Searles will fit right in! Why hasn’t Saban tried to re-hire him? HMMMM? Cuz he sux! That’s why!
1962 Dawg
January 29th, 2011
8:39 pm
That’s alot of $$$$ for telling a 300lb lineman. “Just whip the man in front of you”!!!
Pay Up
January 29th, 2011
9:00 pm
McGarity needs to break the bank and give all these coaches big raises so they don’t leave for big time schools like Texas. Ga has millions and can pay whatever it takes—just raise prices or tuition a couple of semesters to get a bunch more cash.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
9:16 pm
Mayor McCheese–McGarity will not make Saint Richt get rid of BOBO. NO REAL team wants Richt of Bobo what does that tell you? Richt & Bobo can you come to our school to be recruiters? Please don’t ever talk to the player about how to PLAY football. Just tell them that maooy and daddy will be BLESSED if you come to MY school.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
9:21 pm
Complain about SS all you want buy UGA still has BOBO. That is the real laughing stock of the SEC. Every DC is just quaking in their JOCKS at the thought of facing BOBO. HAHAHHAHA. OK yea RIGHT. I know RICHT has to study football because BOBO is really the ATILLA the HUN of the SEC least. HAHAHAH
SKB
January 29th, 2011
9:54 pm
Well BoBo is a very good recruiter, which may be the reason Richt keeps him around. We all like to joke about BoBo, but face it.. he’s offense is Richt’s offense. The main problem has always been Richt’s play calling and ACC level offense.
So Long Searels
January 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
This is great news. No blocking this pasty year at all on the UGA lines and Texas wants that type of coach ? You get rewarded financially for failure ?
So Long Searels
January 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
This is like the burger flipper at Burger King that burned all the patties getting hired by Wendy’s and given a raise to flip & burn burgers for them…
Les Miles Love Child
January 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
People in BR were happy when he left for Athens. Now it seems the Athens people are happy to see him pack his bags. Tough profession to be in when you suck at your last two stops yet continue to get huge raises.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
10:31 pm
I ain’t seen nothiN come outs Georgie but Bulls and Female Dawgs. Boy You ain’t got NO hornes. So you must be a Female Dawg. Why agin we payN un toz come to TEXas?
CHUCK UGA
January 29th, 2011
11:37 pm
No more Saban assistants….PLEASE! Get someone who coached in the NFL or coachs college and played in the NFL. Knowing Richt, he’ll hire some grad assistant.
5150 UOAD
January 29th, 2011
11:52 pm
UGA falls to last place in the SEC east. HAHAHAH. So now with Football and Basketball together UGA must be what? The 4th or 5th best school in the SEC least? HAHAHAHA Go DAWGS Dream for a TEAM that can win something or at least stay out of JAIL.