AJC reporting....

[92Alum]

Smart to be next UGA coach.
http://m.ajc.com/news/sports/college/smart-hire-to-come-as-early-as-sunday/npZjT/

 

[hatfieldms]

Mullen can't be happy about this

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[Requiem For A Dawg]

Terrible move by UGA. If you are going to fire Richt you better have a big name lined up to replace him, not a coordinator with no HC experience.

 

[57stratdawg]

He's been a hot name for several years, and he's a UGA graduate. I doubt anyone else was seriously considered.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Running out of options*****

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It's still a meh hire.

 

[mcdawg22]

We'll see if it pans out. He's been pretty locked in to Sabans system. He may be able to pull some of that staff with him, and he's done a hell of a job as a D Coordinator.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

The last time UGA went out and hired a coordinator from a national championship program they did pretty well. Then again, they just fired that guy.

 

[Bulldogg31]

The last D Coordinator that I remember doing very well as a big time head coach is Stoops, who was DC at Fla.

I guess Saban counts but I don't think he was DC at Michigan St. Could be wrong.

Pat Natduzzi was the only DC to get a big job (if Pitt still counts) last year. Seems like OC's have had the most success last few years.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Hasn`t Smart been mentioned as Saban`s successor ?

 

[RocketDawg]

Only one mentioned so far to join him in Athens is Scott Cochran, strength and conditioning coach, according to al.com.

 

[RocketDawg]

Supposedly was "HC in waiting", sort of, as I recall. He could always come back to Alabama after Saban retires, if he works out at Georgia.

 

[DeMaroon]

When Saban leaves, Dabo is getting that job.

People at Clemson are a bit annoyed at how much contact he maintains in Alabama with key donors and supporters.

 

[thatsbaseball]

I would honestly rather be at Georgia.

 

[RocketDawg]

I would certainly rather live in Athens than Tuscaloosa. T-Town sucks in general. But at the moment, Alabama is a more highly placed name in college FB. But as someone posted, Dabo would be a better choice unless Smart really does well at Georgia, and might be more "gettable".

 

[thatsbaseball]

Yep but Saban is gonna be a pretty tough act to follow

 

[RocketDawg]

So was the Bear. It took several coaches before they found one that could even come close. And maybe a new generation of fans. They don't let go easy at UAT.

 

[esplanade91]

Isn't Muschamp a UGA grad too? Odds he'd take him with him from the SEC West?

 

[57stratdawg]

Maybe. Kind of odd, saw on Twitter that in 100+ years of football, UGA has only hired an active HC to be their HC once.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

So was the Bear. It took several coaches before they found one that could even come close. And maybe a new generation of fans. They don't let go easy at UAT.

What's the difference between a maggot & a Bama fan?

A maggot knows when to get off a dead bear.

 

[mcdawg22]

What's the difference between a maggot & a Bama fan?

A maggot knows when to get off a dead bear.

What's sad, is 3/4 of the Bamers at my work wouldn't get that joke.

 

[thekimmer]

If Smart does really well at UGA I can't see him leaving Athens for bama as both he and his wife are UGA alums. He is from Montgomery though.

 

[Dawgzilla]

I think Gene Stallings came close. He only got the 1 NC, but I think he would have competed for more if he had not been derailed by the Antonio Langham scandal.