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its all over Birmingham news that its a done deal be announced as soon as Saturday.
Lord I hope that don't mean we get Kiffin when Saban leaves.
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If Kiffin gets the job it will be because Saban says he's ready....I was thinking maybe Mac will leave Fla....:0074
Richt being interviewed by Miami, Virginia, and Maryland
they can handle mediocrity
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Suckers
they can handle mediocrity
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Suckers
To reiterate: Smart isn?t Ray Goff, who was hired as Georgia?s coach only because he was an alum. Smart would be a good hire if he held a degree from, oh, the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has done great work at the highest level of college football. He?s a smart (pun intended) guy who has been on many school?s want lists. He?s about to come coach Georgia.
Does it bother me that Smart hasn?t been a head coach? A little, but only a little. Vince Dooley was a career assistant and became the best coach in Georgia annals. Mark Richt was a career assistant and became the second-best coach in Georgia annals.
Does it bother me that Smart has coached defense? Not even a little. The four best coaches, college or pro, are Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick. Three were defensive guys.
And here we must ? or at least we should ? give credit to Greg McGarity. The athletic director has become everyone?s punching bag, but say this for the man: Knowing he?d become a punching bag, he made a difficult call on Richt, and clearly he had Step 2 in mind all along. He wanted Kirby Smart, and it appears he?s going to get him.
Much more on this later, but I?ll close for now by saying: If you?re a Georgia fan, you should like this move. Maybe you hated seeing Richt fired, but you should be happy with his presumptive replacement. This coach has a real chance to win really big.
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Does it bother me that Smart hasn?t been a head coach? A little, but only a little. Vince Dooley was a career assistant and became the best coach in Georgia annals. Mark Richt was a career assistant and became the second-best coach in Georgia annals.
Does it bother me that Smart has coached defense? Not even a little. The four best coaches, college or pro, are Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick. Three were defensive guys.
And here we must ? or at least we should ? give credit to Greg McGarity. The athletic director has become everyone?s punching bag, but say this for the man: Knowing he?d become a punching bag, he made a difficult call on Richt, and clearly he had Step 2 in mind all along. He wanted Kirby Smart, and it appears he?s going to get him.
Much more on this later, but I?ll close for now by saying: If you?re a Georgia fan, you should like this move. Maybe you hated seeing Richt fired, but you should be happy with his presumptive replacement. This coach has a real chance to win really big.
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I"ll be honest, I pay zero attention to Georgia. I'm not sure why they're just one of the schools I never watch and turn the channel when they're on but saying that, don't they have a really good defense already? I would think they would be looking for ways to improve their offense.
No body wants Lame Kiffin!! I reiterate, NO ONE WANTS LAME KIFFIN! Until he starts to wear adult brain cells, he is not getting any head coaching job in Power 5 conference football! Let him go to Memphis U and prove himself!! :142smilie
The Miami Hurricanes have a new head coach in former Georgia head coach and former Miami quarterback Mark Richt.
Richt was Miami?s dream choice and they did an excellent job at securing him and paying him the money he wanted for both him and his assistants.
Richt was Miami?s dream choice and they did an excellent job at securing him and paying him the money he wanted for both him and his assistants.
what ?
no indoor practise facility in Miami !
that could fuck Richt up big time.
and I heard on sports radio that Miami is too cheap to pay assistants what they want.
Maybe Richt will chip in like he did at Ga one time
Miami can count on a solid 7 wins per year...... year after year
Cant blame u for not betting futures given your obvious shitty insight. Was just seeing if u wanted to back up that mouth, obviously not.
Yeh I thought so
at least I know this much that seems to escape you
Mark Richt should have been gone 5 yrs ago
nice guy but like he said .... I want to get back to being hands on and calling plays etc.
well then why the fuck wasnt he doing that at Georgia
good ridance.
Glad McGarrity finally grew some balls
Georgia lands Jacob Eason - top QB and player in the Nation
looks like Mark Richt didnt get what he wanted and that was for Georgia to get screwed out of landing Eason.
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should be fun again in Georgia with Richt finally gone.
looks like Mark Richt didnt get what he wanted and that was for Georgia to get screwed out of landing Eason.
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should be fun again in Georgia with Richt finally gone.
THENS ? Another successful signing day was logged by the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday. But seriously, how often have you ever heard anybody say they had a bad day at the recruiting office?
That said, Kirby Smart gets high marks for his first year. That?s based largely on the fact that he has been on the job less that two months and he spent half of that time working as defensive coordinator for Alabama. His primary objective was to hold together the class amassed under previous coach Mark Richt. And he was able to do that, for the most part.
There were some late misses, but the Bulldogs were swinging for the fences on a lot of their late offers. And it can?t be overstated what was already in the fold. Georgia had six early enrollees, including 5-stars in quarterback Jacob Eason and tight end Isaac Nauta.
Here?s 10 things to know about UGA?s 2016 class:
1. It can?t be overlooked that Georgia landed the consensus top quarterback in the country. Eason has been enrolled for nearly a month and is already well-entrenched in strength and conditioning, voluntary pass-skeleton drills and playbook study. This was the No. 1 overall priority and it was exceedingly met.
?Keeping Jacob a part of this class was critical,? Smart said at his mid-afternoon press briefing. ?It showed momentum, showed confidence in our program and the University of Georgia. Coach (Jim) Chaney (Georgia?s new offensive coordinator) keeping him involved and then obviously them blending with our current players in the recruiting process helped a lot.?
Eason revealed he has already gained close to 20 pounds in the four weeks he?s been in Athens and is up to 230 pounds.
2. Depending on how things shake out with 5-star wide receiver Demetris Robertson of Savannah ? he?s not signing until next week at the earliest ? Georgia has the potential to sign four 5-star prospects. Make what you will of recruiting rankings but, the fact is, there are only 32 5-star-rated recruits nationwide. So to land that percentage is exceptional in any year, never mind one in which the coaching staff is completely turned over.
3. One of those 5-stars is athlete Mecole Hardman, who can actually help the Dogs on either side of the ball. Hardmanchose Georgia over Alabama and is thought to be coming to the Bulldogs primarily as a defensive back. But as he proved in high school and some all-star games, he?s also an impressive play-maker on offense and could also be a special teams contributor.
?He?s special with the ball in his hands,? Smart said. ?He wants to develop as a DB, and I think the marriage between he and Coach (Mel) Tucker is critical, because Coach Tucker is a great developer of DBs and can teach Mecole a lot of things that he needs to learn. But he is special with the ball in his hands. When you go across the state and you talk to the high school coaches, a lot of people talk about his ability to affect the game. ? And when you look at (offensive coordinator) Jim Chaney?s history, he?s got a history of really being able to use guys like those guys. It made it a good sell for us.?
4. For all of Smart?s talk about Georgia getting bigger and deeper on both lines of scrimmage, that didn?t exactly happen. The Bulldogs signed three offensive linemen and four defensive linemen but missed on some of the biggest targets on the board.
Smart said was ?very pleased? about their work on the defensive front, but not necessarily on the O-line. That?s especially disappointing considering UGA enlisted coach Sam Pittman to the tune of $900,000 ($650,000 per year in salary plus a $250,000 buyout).
?It?s not exactly what we want,? Smart said of the offensive line. ?We want some offensive tackles. If you say what?s the number one need going into 2017′ it?s offensive tackles. That?s the most deficient area on our front. ? That?s probably the area I?d say if we?re most disappointed in it?s on the offensive line.?
5. Georgia needed to address its shortcomings at wide receiver, specifically from a size standpoint. Missing from last year?s group was a true-possession receiver with the size to make block-out and high-point receptions in crucial situations. The Bulldogs got a couple of strong candidates that could fill that bill in Javon Wims (6-4, 220) and Charlie Woerner (6-5, 240).
Woerner is well known for having an uncle ? Scott Woerner ? who made it to the College Football Hall of Fame after playing for Georgia. But they?re completely different types of athletes. The youngest Woerner is big enough to that some projections have him playing tight end for the Bulldogs.
Wims is the consummate ?plug-and-play? receiver as the 6-4, 220-pounder comes to Georgia from Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss. Wims also has endeared himself to Georgia fans already because of his relationship with Brandon Sudge, the Buford senior who he befriended during recruiting and brought on his official visit.
6. A lot of people wondered if Georgia might over-sign, as Alabama had been known to do in some years past while Smart was there. As it turns out, the Bulldogs actually under-signed. The Bulldogs finished the day with 20 signees in the 2016 class. They could have signed as many as 25.
Smart explained that he not only didn?t want to ?reach? for prospects to fill slots, but that Georgia will also be looking at a small class in 2017 and needs to carry over some scholarships.
?I think it?s important in your first year to have those spots available for next year when you get a full recruiting cycle,? Smart said. ?I?ve talked to a lot of guys that have been in a similar situation. A mistake they made was to try to fill holes, fill spots, and when you do that you hurt next year?s signing class, which I anticipate being one of our better ones because it?s our first full recruiting cycle.?
7. How good did Georgia do overall? It?s a matter of perspective, of course. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 7 in 247Sports.com?s composite poll, which takes into account the ratings of all the major recruiting sites. But whether that?s higher or lower than where they might have been had they stuck with Richt and not made a coaching change is hard to tell.
Smart and his new staff definitely made an imprint. Michail Carter, David Marshall, Riley Ridley and Tyler Simmons are among the new additions that Georgia likely would not have had without the change. On the other hand, it could be argued that the turnover negatively affected the outcomes with major targets Derrick Brown (Auburn) and E.J. Price. At least a dozen of the signees were unwavered by the transition.
8. UGA President Jere Morehead and Athletic Director Greg McGarity get at least some credit for keeping the Bulldogs? class together. According to McGarity, he or Morehead and usually both attended every official breakfast and dinner held for prospects during their visits.
?We met all the kids and also got a chance to be around Kirby and his staff,? McGarity said. ?The president and I think it sends a good message that we?re unified and we?re all here to help in anyway we can.?
9. Georgia didn?t sign a kicker and Smart admitted that scares him ?to death.? But he said it was a calculated risk to sign a punter and not a kicker.
?In my history, I?ve found that you can find more quality kickers through the walk-on route than you can quality punters,? Smart said. ?And after sitting down, sharing ideas, talking to people in the NFL, people that have experience even at the college level, we felt like as a staff that it was going to be harder to manufacture punting than it would be field goal or place-kicking.?
Georgia has two walkon place-kickers already on the roster in Rodrigo Blankenship and William Ham. The Bulldogs signed U.S. Army All-America Marshall Long of China Grove, N.C.
10. Georgia?s last signee of the day represented the least suspense. Jaleel Laguins, a 6-2, 209-pound linebacker from Oconee County High, has been a commitment since last summer and was still considered a ?hard commit? before his 5:30 p.m. ceremony in Watkinsville. But Laguins said he wanted both his parents to be there with him at the end of their working day. And he waited until then to physically sign his letter-of-intent.
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Finally after over 10 years of suffering under Mark Richt , Georgia gets a coach in here that knows how to land the big time recruits.
Things are going to turn around for this Georgia, and soon.
That said, Kirby Smart gets high marks for his first year. That?s based largely on the fact that he has been on the job less that two months and he spent half of that time working as defensive coordinator for Alabama. His primary objective was to hold together the class amassed under previous coach Mark Richt. And he was able to do that, for the most part.
There were some late misses, but the Bulldogs were swinging for the fences on a lot of their late offers. And it can?t be overstated what was already in the fold. Georgia had six early enrollees, including 5-stars in quarterback Jacob Eason and tight end Isaac Nauta.
Here?s 10 things to know about UGA?s 2016 class:
1. It can?t be overlooked that Georgia landed the consensus top quarterback in the country. Eason has been enrolled for nearly a month and is already well-entrenched in strength and conditioning, voluntary pass-skeleton drills and playbook study. This was the No. 1 overall priority and it was exceedingly met.
?Keeping Jacob a part of this class was critical,? Smart said at his mid-afternoon press briefing. ?It showed momentum, showed confidence in our program and the University of Georgia. Coach (Jim) Chaney (Georgia?s new offensive coordinator) keeping him involved and then obviously them blending with our current players in the recruiting process helped a lot.?
Eason revealed he has already gained close to 20 pounds in the four weeks he?s been in Athens and is up to 230 pounds.
2. Depending on how things shake out with 5-star wide receiver Demetris Robertson of Savannah ? he?s not signing until next week at the earliest ? Georgia has the potential to sign four 5-star prospects. Make what you will of recruiting rankings but, the fact is, there are only 32 5-star-rated recruits nationwide. So to land that percentage is exceptional in any year, never mind one in which the coaching staff is completely turned over.
3. One of those 5-stars is athlete Mecole Hardman, who can actually help the Dogs on either side of the ball. Hardmanchose Georgia over Alabama and is thought to be coming to the Bulldogs primarily as a defensive back. But as he proved in high school and some all-star games, he?s also an impressive play-maker on offense and could also be a special teams contributor.
?He?s special with the ball in his hands,? Smart said. ?He wants to develop as a DB, and I think the marriage between he and Coach (Mel) Tucker is critical, because Coach Tucker is a great developer of DBs and can teach Mecole a lot of things that he needs to learn. But he is special with the ball in his hands. When you go across the state and you talk to the high school coaches, a lot of people talk about his ability to affect the game. ? And when you look at (offensive coordinator) Jim Chaney?s history, he?s got a history of really being able to use guys like those guys. It made it a good sell for us.?
4. For all of Smart?s talk about Georgia getting bigger and deeper on both lines of scrimmage, that didn?t exactly happen. The Bulldogs signed three offensive linemen and four defensive linemen but missed on some of the biggest targets on the board.
Smart said was ?very pleased? about their work on the defensive front, but not necessarily on the O-line. That?s especially disappointing considering UGA enlisted coach Sam Pittman to the tune of $900,000 ($650,000 per year in salary plus a $250,000 buyout).
?It?s not exactly what we want,? Smart said of the offensive line. ?We want some offensive tackles. If you say what?s the number one need going into 2017′ it?s offensive tackles. That?s the most deficient area on our front. ? That?s probably the area I?d say if we?re most disappointed in it?s on the offensive line.?
5. Georgia needed to address its shortcomings at wide receiver, specifically from a size standpoint. Missing from last year?s group was a true-possession receiver with the size to make block-out and high-point receptions in crucial situations. The Bulldogs got a couple of strong candidates that could fill that bill in Javon Wims (6-4, 220) and Charlie Woerner (6-5, 240).
Woerner is well known for having an uncle ? Scott Woerner ? who made it to the College Football Hall of Fame after playing for Georgia. But they?re completely different types of athletes. The youngest Woerner is big enough to that some projections have him playing tight end for the Bulldogs.
Wims is the consummate ?plug-and-play? receiver as the 6-4, 220-pounder comes to Georgia from Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss. Wims also has endeared himself to Georgia fans already because of his relationship with Brandon Sudge, the Buford senior who he befriended during recruiting and brought on his official visit.
6. A lot of people wondered if Georgia might over-sign, as Alabama had been known to do in some years past while Smart was there. As it turns out, the Bulldogs actually under-signed. The Bulldogs finished the day with 20 signees in the 2016 class. They could have signed as many as 25.
Smart explained that he not only didn?t want to ?reach? for prospects to fill slots, but that Georgia will also be looking at a small class in 2017 and needs to carry over some scholarships.
?I think it?s important in your first year to have those spots available for next year when you get a full recruiting cycle,? Smart said. ?I?ve talked to a lot of guys that have been in a similar situation. A mistake they made was to try to fill holes, fill spots, and when you do that you hurt next year?s signing class, which I anticipate being one of our better ones because it?s our first full recruiting cycle.?
7. How good did Georgia do overall? It?s a matter of perspective, of course. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 7 in 247Sports.com?s composite poll, which takes into account the ratings of all the major recruiting sites. But whether that?s higher or lower than where they might have been had they stuck with Richt and not made a coaching change is hard to tell.
Smart and his new staff definitely made an imprint. Michail Carter, David Marshall, Riley Ridley and Tyler Simmons are among the new additions that Georgia likely would not have had without the change. On the other hand, it could be argued that the turnover negatively affected the outcomes with major targets Derrick Brown (Auburn) and E.J. Price. At least a dozen of the signees were unwavered by the transition.
8. UGA President Jere Morehead and Athletic Director Greg McGarity get at least some credit for keeping the Bulldogs? class together. According to McGarity, he or Morehead and usually both attended every official breakfast and dinner held for prospects during their visits.
?We met all the kids and also got a chance to be around Kirby and his staff,? McGarity said. ?The president and I think it sends a good message that we?re unified and we?re all here to help in anyway we can.?
9. Georgia didn?t sign a kicker and Smart admitted that scares him ?to death.? But he said it was a calculated risk to sign a punter and not a kicker.
?In my history, I?ve found that you can find more quality kickers through the walk-on route than you can quality punters,? Smart said. ?And after sitting down, sharing ideas, talking to people in the NFL, people that have experience even at the college level, we felt like as a staff that it was going to be harder to manufacture punting than it would be field goal or place-kicking.?
Georgia has two walkon place-kickers already on the roster in Rodrigo Blankenship and William Ham. The Bulldogs signed U.S. Army All-America Marshall Long of China Grove, N.C.
10. Georgia?s last signee of the day represented the least suspense. Jaleel Laguins, a 6-2, 209-pound linebacker from Oconee County High, has been a commitment since last summer and was still considered a ?hard commit? before his 5:30 p.m. ceremony in Watkinsville. But Laguins said he wanted both his parents to be there with him at the end of their working day. And he waited until then to physically sign his letter-of-intent.
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Finally after over 10 years of suffering under Mark Richt , Georgia gets a coach in here that knows how to land the big time recruits.
Things are going to turn around for this Georgia, and soon.
