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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hate florida
January 29th, 2011
6:24 am
Wish I could do absolutely nothing at my job and get a raise. Enjoy coach! You got us.
Nub
January 29th, 2011
6:26 am
Good luck & God bless…… Go Dawgs….. Top 5 in recruiting this year …. Beat the gators
NCdawg
January 29th, 2011
6:35 am
Hope we see you in the near future and make you hate that decision Searels.
GO DAWGS!
TennesseeDawg
January 29th, 2011
7:22 am
They paid about $425,000 more than he’s worth.
woebegong
January 29th, 2011
7:35 am
Darn, I got in the wrong profession. I don’t think I made much more than that in 21 years of the military, LOL.
Destin Dawg
January 29th, 2011
7:36 am
opportunity to make a good hire… we sure couldn’t give Searles a raise based on OL performance… with our Super ( DREAM ) recruiting class.. will give the new coach.. Freidgeon ???? great upside in 2012 if not 2011…. GO Dawgs !!!
gomdawg
January 29th, 2011
7:36 am
WHO GIVES A DAMN , LETS TALK SPORTS
Lee
January 29th, 2011
7:37 am
And you are still blogging about Searles because??????
Asheville Dawg
January 29th, 2011
7:41 am
Good riddance.
bdawg
January 29th, 2011
7:46 am
wow overpaid!
Ted Striker
January 29th, 2011
8:09 am
Good luck to the guy. He’s classy. And a much better coach than some folks — who have never coached at any level — give him credit for.
don
January 29th, 2011
8:23 am
CMR…go get Friedgen. Good grief…or is your ego in the way? We certainly have the money. make him OC and let Bobo coach the quarterbacks. If he doesn’t like it, let him leave. He’s not THAT dumb to dump the gravy train. Even a drunk can figure that out.
teacher
January 29th, 2011
8:23 am
The truth is that he definitely DID NOT GET THE JOB DONE AT GEORGIA!!! He had the talent and experience on the offensive line, but they did not perform. The lack of results speaks volumes!!!
Mr. G
January 29th, 2011
8:36 am
Deuces
Palm City Dawg
January 29th, 2011
8:37 am
Who cares…our offensive line was going to be the strenght of our team last year and it was our weakest link due to the lack of coaching and motivation.
getrealdawg
January 29th, 2011
8:40 am
no ! not king ralph. the right call here is to go younger and full of energy. i said 3 years uga should consider the the o-line caoch at app state and now he’s kickin our a$$ for south carolina. we need to go for the duke guy, or the central fla guy. i lean towards the ucf guy because he’s probably learned oleary’s playbook for whippin our butts….perhaps now we could use that info for our own good
roughrider
January 29th, 2011
8:46 am
I wonder how much of the bonus UGA had to pay to get rid of him?
girldawg
January 29th, 2011
8:50 am
I am glad Texas has Searles it has forced Richt to change personnel and I don’t mean changing their titles. Good luck Texas we did not have good results maybe you will.
Go Dawgs Beat Cats!!!
SuperB
January 29th, 2011
8:52 am
Texas is throwing their money away on Searels.
trey
January 29th, 2011
8:53 am
I think Searels was a very good coach that wasn’t able to accomplish great achievments with the OL due to issues at UGA that blocked his path….specifically I believe he had some major differences of opinion with CMR on what the team needed. I expect the TX OL to be a force to be reckoned with while under Searels. But if the OL out there flops as badly as at UGA then I’ll know I’m wrong about him and that he’s just another coaching bust.
Apples II Oranges
January 29th, 2011
8:54 am
Searles made the right move for himself. He leveraged, somehow, his position at UGA to garner a 47% pay raise to make the move. Texas has no shortage of financial resources, but still that seems like a lot for a guy who line seemed to underperform the past three seasons. Makes you wonder who Searles through under the bus over that, the RB or CMR.
dcbl
January 29th, 2011
8:56 am
We need to offer the Fridge $749,500 per year.
That way, CTG can still be the highest paid asst, but only symbolically…
go dawgs
Atlantadawg
January 29th, 2011
9:12 am
Can you say OVERPAID? Wow, he has done nothing at UGA in the past 3 years. What is up with that?
trupert
January 29th, 2011
9:16 am
If Searles lines had performed better Ga might have had a reason to match the offer but I don’t think anybody would have liked giving him that kind of a raise after his players underperformed the last two years.
The Big 12’s D-lines won’t be as hard to compete against so it should work out for him and Texas. May very well be the best thing for UGA also.
Dawg89
January 29th, 2011
9:30 am
Hire the Fridge and fire the Clown (Bobo).
AltamahaDawg
January 29th, 2011
9:44 am
It’s not hard to see why Texas hired him. His lines were pretty good at everything NOT power running game. Texas plays in a league with a style that seems to be much better suited for him.
And I suspect the S&C problem, and a couple of other factors, is giving him cover. (I’d question why he wasn’t the main coach wanting that addressed sooner)
Anyway I’d be willing to bet that he Richt recruited this job for him. And will work out better for both. Pretty silly to think that Richt didn’t know what the running game looked like and was just dumb luck forced by Texas to do something, girldawg. The coach that had the worst performing squad on the team in the worst year in recent times, just coincidentaly got a big raise to move? sure. No idea who you say has been changed but only in title and not substance. I can’t remember anyone in 10 yrs.
Paul N Destin
January 29th, 2011
9:49 am
You may wish to consider that Searels wasn’t the problem at UGA. He did very well at LSU with Nick and Les yet he failed at UGA. Humm…must be the coach. I like the way you think.. Top 5 class and you’re now going to beat UF! Really , the best think you could do is STFU until your team did something. UGA the best team in the SEC that never did anything in the SEC. Just kidding witch ye.
AltamahaDawg
January 29th, 2011
9:55 am
Given that Richt seems to be addressing the player getting bigger and stronger, the fact that in times past UGA has relied on (in fact the offense is built around the threat of) a solid run game, and seeing Bobo desperately continuing to try to have one on Saturdays despite it being obvious we didn’t…….I would bet that the next O-Line coach is going to be somebody all about that running game.
Seeing Searles move to a more passing league tells me he believes he is better suited for that. Appearantly Texas does to to the tune of a half million.
Trey, what is it that you think they disagreed on?
AltamahaDawg
January 29th, 2011
9:59 am
Actually his number at LSU were alright, not fantastic. In fact thier running game really took off after he left. Do you think LSU would have hired him back today? I don’t.
JB
January 29th, 2011
10:04 am
REAL WORLD vs Sports……………..Sir, I know my sales are down 52% and I haven’t opened a new account in 10 months, But I’ve just been offered a job at Brand X for 47% more money. It’s been fun, see ya………………….GEEZ…….
Einsteindawg
January 29th, 2011
10:06 am
Good morning Mutts! Good for Searles…at least he’s not stupid and turned down the money. You need to remember that U of Texas is a lot like the Yankees. With their fan base, lucrative TV contract, etc., it’s like a money printing press, but like the Yankees, you can’t buy champioships. I like our recruiting class and hope we can coach them up this year.
edumacated
January 29th, 2011
10:07 am
I don’t care what anyone says, this doesn’t make much sense. A great O-line coach would have been able to make something with the resources we have at UGA, despite the S&C problems, etc. Texas is making a big, costly mistake.
Elvis
January 29th, 2011
10:10 am
I’m in the wrong business!
VININGSDAWG
January 29th, 2011
10:11 am
Searles was not the problem. Even Joe T. will tell you the problems. Our lines are weak and get beat up by more physical teams. Doesn;t matter who UGA hires unless they get stronger.
Brad
January 29th, 2011
10:15 am
Brown will be looking for a new job in the next two years.
Common Sense
January 29th, 2011
10:15 am
FAIL
jasont13
January 29th, 2011
10:21 am
A lot of the S & C issues can be blamed at Damon Evans. Van Halanger and Richt asked numerous times for funds to hire nutrionitsts and certified personal trainers. These requests were constantly denied by who else, Damon Evans.
77DAWG
January 29th, 2011
10:22 am
My friends, softy CMR is concerning about 4 small kids Bobo got in 3 years apan than present or future of UGA. This is the fact, I know my coach,
77DAWG
January 29th, 2011
10:28 am
I am truely believe that Bobo is a good QB coach and a fantastic recruiter, but for the sake of our school, please!!!!!
DAWG COLONEL
January 29th, 2011
10:29 am
Searels made the right decision regardless of all other factors. Turning down a 47% pay increase would have been plain stupid.
I still believe there is more to this story than we know. Searels was a decent coach who appeared to be the “odd man out” in Athens. Beginning with the Defensive remodeling last year, it appears that he just did not fit in anymore. Also, the performance of the offensive line did not win him any friends–despite the S&C issuese and lack of a running game.
I think this is a win-win for all. Searels gets a nice payday and CMR gets a chance to improve the chemistry on the staff with a fresh, engergetic, hungry coach. I hope I have this right. Go DAWGS
77DAWG
January 29th, 2011
10:31 am
Who is Einsteindawg? Why called us mutts?
Insane or just inane?
January 29th, 2011
10:49 am
Paying a jerk like Grantham $750,000 a year is insane.
Paying a phony saint like Richt several million dollars a year in even more idiotic.
NCDawg
January 29th, 2011
10:54 am
Congrats to Coach Searles. However, that does seem like a number Coach Richt could have matched if he felt so compelled.
Brucerugby79
January 29th, 2011
11:00 am
THere is no need to be on Mike Bobo-You idiots that are bashing him-do you realize he is #1 reason for this recruiting class-The son of a coach who was a star at Georgia do any of you really think you know more about Football than he does? You are delirious-I do say get Coach Ralph if any way possible-Coach Bobo will work with him learn even more and be even more valuable—some of you idiots it is good I can’t track you down-some of you need choking
Snoop Dawg
January 29th, 2011
11:07 am
Here’s the deal, bother Dawgs: If Searles does a great job at Texas, it’s just another data point that shows that Richt is a bumbling idiot who suppressed his own staff from success. If he flops at Texas also, then we know that he is an empty shirt. I’ll be that the answer will be envelope number one above…
SoCal Dawg
January 29th, 2011
11:29 am
Must be nice to have money to throw away.
MtnDawg
January 29th, 2011
12:04 pm
The knock on UGA around the league for the last several years is that the Dawgs dont pay their assistant coaches very wel, with Grantham being the exceptionl. I would have moved to Tx too if I was Searles.
CMR and the new AD need to get it right and make a good hire here, could produce almost immediate results.
RiffRaff
January 29th, 2011
12:12 pm
Hire an OC with a proven track record. Same with the O-line position. Too much talent coming in this year to wait.
jdawgs34
January 29th, 2011
12:50 pm
I wonder what Mack Brown is going to do when he turns the media and players off. He does not have great communication skills. He gets paid to be a team player…enjoy their money…
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.
Chuck
January 30th, 2011
1:17 am
Good riddance. The guy would be overpaid if he was making $1.00/year. Talk about dumb luck… Underperform in every possible way and get a raise that is far higher than most working class salaries in this. Congratulations, Gomer. God Bless America.
SEC Observer
January 30th, 2011
1:41 am
Searles was OL coach at LSU in 2007 when they won the BCS. Now Texas hires him. He jumps off the sinking ship in Athens and with a big raise to boot. Sounds like a smart guy to me.
BTW why in the hell would the Fridge come to UGA? Makes no sense.
Stinger2
January 30th, 2011
4:56 am
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Stinger2
January 30th, 2011
7:04 am
We need help at Tech!
the real 5050 P.O.A.D
January 30th, 2011
7:06 am
We really do need help at Tech!
REMinds me
January 30th, 2011
8:41 am
Reminds me of Lane Kiffin or Don Waddell of the ATL Thrashers. Incompetence gets rewarded. You have got to love America.
jarvis
January 30th, 2011
8:47 am
I can think of several better ways to spend $135K. Included in the list are buying a mid-level sports car and burning $135K in a steel drum.
Big L
January 30th, 2011
9:56 am
Not to mention that the state of Texas has no income tax. Smart move. Good for us too. He never earned his pay in Georgia. And do not blame the S&C program. If that was stopping him from performing is job, then he should have spoke up and got something done.
AltamahaDawg
January 30th, 2011
10:39 am
Actually that 2003 (not 2007) and it was his first year there. May or may not have been his doing. Same as the fact that LSU’s running game actually improved the year he left, and UGA’s was pretty good his first year but he inherited a mature line and a couple of fine RBs. Folks can extrapolate whatever meaning suits thier opinion from any of that.
One thing that needs no extrapolation is that he was also the coach of UGA in its worst year in a long time and his position as Oline Coach and Running game coordinator was smack dab in the middle of that.
I have no doubts he is a good coach. I believe the league that Texas plays in is better suited for him. There also are factors that cannot be blamed on him but bottom line: UGA was not a bad running team before he arrived, has gone down hill, as has the offensive line. Whoever is to blame, he wasnt working out.
The Truth Detector
January 30th, 2011
11:02 am
It is very apparent that Searles got a ” Get out of jail free” card and Won the Lottery all in the same day.
DawgVoiceofReason
January 30th, 2011
11:05 am
No one else picked up on the real news from this story, and I quote, “Texas will pay new defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, hired from Mississippi State, and new co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin, hired from Boise State”. With these two coaches, Texas has hired some major talent! All Searles has to do is fit in. On the plus side for us, maybe Boise State has lost a little bit of it’s offensive mojo.
You've Been DaRicked
January 30th, 2011
11:10 am
UGA needs to hurry up and hire a OL coach. Seems when it comes to coaching UGA still lags.
PMC
January 30th, 2011
11:47 am
Hey, vaya con dios.
If only everyone could be in a field where they preside over a unit that gets progressively worse over their time in office and get 6 figure raises.
PMC
January 30th, 2011
11:52 am
Seriously, 425K and his only assignment is to coach the OL. That is insane money for that job. Life changing money. He was smart to take it, but that said.
Stop telling me he’s coaching amateurs. Amateur sports don’t generate that kind of money.
Mike
January 30th, 2011
12:26 pm
Agree with DaRicked. Our coaching hires have been less that average. I did not see any noticable differences in Martinez scheme from Granthams. We were grabbers not tacklers. I did notice that Oklahoma secondary played physical and with passion and intensity. If Searas O line is dominating this year then the finger pointing should go to CMR. And wow who would have every thought that recruiting the top players in state and calling them Dream Team is what Richt is calling cutting edge. Wow just Wow
excessive celebration
January 30th, 2011
1:00 pm
how many of you dim wits wouldn’t leave a sub par program that is sinking with no sign of improvement. to go to a place where you could make more money, compete for a championship, stop having everbody blame you, coach better athletes, play easier opponents, redeem your name, and leave a bunch of retards behind!!!!! and not have to listen to you guys to boot…… yeah he’s going to regret this alot….NOT!!!
Did he communicate? Was he on board?
January 30th, 2011
1:02 pm
Searels never spoke to the media. He did not communicate with his kids in a way that they could sign off on, maybe. I have been told that he was withdrawn, sullen and not outgoing. He seemed to be never happy at UGA.
McGarity and Richt helped him land at Texas. His UGA contract was over and no going forward. He was done. Now, he made some QUICK contacts and I will 100% guarantee that CMR and McGarity gave him glowing marks. It was the right thing to do.
Brown is not locked in at Texas. They were expected to be really great last year. Mack Brown has one more year like 7-5 or 6-6 or even 8-4 ……………. they will hang them all.
No, Searels got lucky and was helped by his former staff. Good luck and CHANGE is natural and healthy for all. He very likely will benefit ( + $150,000) and so will UGA.
Go Dog.s
Nero
January 30th, 2011
1:02 pm
You don’t see any noticable differences in scheme? Like the change in from 4 to 3 down lineman and the expansion in number of linebackers?
I think you meant fundamentals…at least I hope you did.
jarvis
January 30th, 2011
1:05 pm
@ excessive celebration, I don’t see anyone saying Searels will regret his decision. Everyone has been calling Texas foolish for the move.
Your reading comprehension seems to be trailing said retards.
Pull My Finger
January 30th, 2011
1:48 pm
Searels had 3 years with pretty much the same core of guys I didn’t see any improvement in the offensive line’s play……..hope he (and UGA) have better luck in the coming year!!! Go Dawgs!
KB
January 30th, 2011
2:39 pm
@GT4ever , if the UGA program is in the toilet just where does that place Tech?
Go to the duke board and talk trash , 15 wins against the dawgs since 1957. and no wins in sight.
gcs
January 30th, 2011
2:53 pm
Mack Brown is acting desperate.
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suwaneedawg
January 30th, 2011
3:08 pm
I don’t know which is worse, the fact that we kept him around as long as we did or that Texas paid him that much money after his performance here. I will go with the later.
suwaneedawg
January 30th, 2011
3:09 pm
Why would any tech fan come on here and talk trash? Isn’t there a Harry Potter movie on HBO today? Damn, they are dumb!
Joseph
January 30th, 2011
4:08 pm
McGarity looks liike he’s trying to get Richt to leave. Think about this. He’s underpaying coaches, not extending contracts, scheduling top 10 teams for non-conference games, and renewing the Georgia-Florida game to stay in Florida as opposed ot Athens.
BOBO the Clown
January 30th, 2011
4:41 pm
Help me guys I’m only going to be here one more year.
harold
January 30th, 2011
5:01 pm
THE REST OF THE SEC IS LAUGHING THEIR ASS OFF ABOUT THIS DREAM TEAM BS. GEORGIA IS AN AVERAGE FOOTBALL TEAM WITH AN AVERAGE COACH. HIS RECORD THE LAST TWO YEARS SUCKS AND HE HASN’T BEEN TO THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HALF A DECADE. BUT DREAM ON GEORGIA….DREAM ON…. LOL
Lindsey
January 30th, 2011
5:19 pm
I wish I got a raise for not doing anything!! GO DAWGS!!
excessive celebration
January 30th, 2011
5:36 pm
@ jarvis. the retards he will be leaving behind are those of you who believe Ga will actually win a national championship someday. Hope ya’ll make me out to be a retard. I would love it’
Richard
January 30th, 2011
5:58 pm
There are alot of schools paying alot of money for coaches,,,Why aren’t we? Do we have a indoor practice facility? (coach Richt has been asking for this for years) I still don’t see the commitment for football from our administration. Hiring the Def coordinator seemed to be the right direction, but it cannot stop there!!! We need to find a high caliber O-line coach and if the Offense does not pick up a new offensive coordinator. I say the president needs to go if there is no improvement in facilties or money.
Richard
January 30th, 2011
6:29 pm
Oh by the way he was not a UGA graduate. That may not mean alot these days, but I think Georgia needs to think about hiring more UGA grads in the future. Let’s start looking!!
KB
January 30th, 2011
6:36 pm
@harold, Most every SEC school offered these kids and wish they had them. 8 other SEC schools haven’t won an SEC title in over 7 years.
excessive celebration
January 30th, 2011
8:33 pm
my dim wit and retard remarks were un called for. sorry guys!! i guess im just frustrated with it all. When uga wins a natl championship i will come on here and declare i’M A DIM WIT and a retard!!! one thing i am is a realist. Uga is not number one at anything right now!
STEINER
January 30th, 2011
9:43 pm
Dawg89:
You’re the damn clown here, Dawg89…Bobo is the guy who recruits the Key prospects, like the ones coming to us lately from Valdosta…Offense with no runningback also good for 30 plus points a game…You just repeating something you heard somebody else say about Bobo…Send that damn 500 lb clown to South Georgia with his attitude and see who you can sign….Glad the Georgia coaches like Bobo don’t read the garbage like you put here from the redneck UGA fans…
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crossdawg
January 31st, 2011
9:00 am
Now Booboo will want a big raise. Maybe Montana State Teachers College will give him one.
crossdawg
January 31st, 2011
9:02 am
Hey Steiner, apparently after he recruits them he forgets to coach them in the eays of winning ball games.
zbulldawg
January 31st, 2011
10:11 am
let’s GO Richt it’s time to get back to the JUNKYARDDAWGS !!!!!!! If you can’t grind it out in SEC you will not survive . They will continue to eat us up ! We the bulldog NATION are tried of this! Have lunch with Vince. He’s the Fox ” he would stand toe to toe, turn a battle into war, and WIN it.
PMC
January 31st, 2011
10:12 am
Excessive Celebration – Coach better Athletes?
Did you watch Texas last year? They were physically pushed around by UCLA. The Texas offensive line was just as embarassing as Georgia’s. If anything, the talent level was a push. The major difference, Texas plays in a conference with virtually no competition and they dominate most of college football in the amount of money they can generate. Most coaches would be foolish to not take a job at Texas if it were offered for the amount of money they can earn for doing the same job.
The real question though, how is Searles an upgrade over Mcwhorter? He’s simply a different guy. Mack Brown threw his entire coaching staff under the bus last year.
Jborodawg
January 31st, 2011
11:36 am
Good for Coach Searels. Why would he want to stay at UGA…what with they way all you “fans” wanted him gone? Mack Brown knows WAY more about football and coaching than most of you (as does CMR).
Every article on the AJC.com/UGA has so many negative comments it’s disgusting. And so many comments about how to coach, who to fire, how to administer…ad nausea. Every darn article; not just some. It’s amazing that UGA doesn’t hire the lot of you.
CletusDawg
January 31st, 2011
3:01 pm
Congrats Texas……you just landed the worst OL coach in the SEC contrary to what everyone else is saying about this bum. UGA OL got worse and worse over the last 3 years. Did you know Georgia had one of the Top 5 OL’s in the country last year?………NOT. Good riddance.
robodawg
January 31st, 2011
4:27 pm
That is a LOT of money for an OL coach. Must say Texas’ other hires (Manny Diaz, Bryan Harsin) leave me envious.
shane
January 31st, 2011
6:03 pm
$2600 more a week….Hell Id move to Siberia and coach O line. Is it me or are the salaries just a little inflated?
Steve
February 1st, 2011
10:52 am
All I can say is WOW! The majority of these posters got it right.
I thought UGA was hurting by having someone like this on staff that got NOTHING accomplished. Just imagine how bad Texas must be hurting to him that big of a raise.
This, Dawg fans, is what you would call ‘Addition by Subtraction’.
Lake Lanier Dawg
February 1st, 2011
3:14 pm
Are you kidding me? We are paying line coaches this kind of $$$$. I can find 50 qualified applicants from the high school ranks who would gladly do this job for $80K in the next hour. Searels is laughing all the way to the bank as well as the rest of the offensive line coaches in the country. “Hey Big Boy………..knock em on their butt and don’t grab their jersey”. That’s about the extent of it. I think I will apply.
opie
February 3rd, 2011
8:55 pm
The real story here is that of Manny Diaz. Bradley poo-poo’d me last year when I brought Coach Diaz’s name up for DCoord. for the Dawgs. Said he wasn’t a big enough name and didn’t have the experience to be anything more than a position coach for a SEC team. So, he takes Miss. State coordinators job (which I believe plays in the SEC) and parlays that into DCoord. for Texas…..not bad for a coach that Bradley said was nothing more than a position coach.
Just goes to show that Bradley is ignorant on quite a few topics……Mr. Bradley, I’ve got a plate of crow for you when you’re ready to eat.