GEORGIA, JOE KINES IS WAITING AND READY
Georgia will whiff on their first candidate to replace the performance artist and occasional defensive coordinator Willie Martinez. Clarification: Georgia had inquired with Bud Foster of Virginia Tech first, and then John Chavis of LSU, but Bulldog fans regarded the two as formalities, albeit promising ones. Kirby Smart, a UGA alum, became the man of the hour: a homeboy, a Saban disciple, and a virtual Muschamp clone capable of Sabanizing the porous and thoughtful Georgia defense. No, sir: please. We're leaving that hole in the defense so that you may courteously catch the ball without interruption.
Smart will be staying at Alabama, Georgia will move onto Dallas Cowboys line coach Todd Grantham, and Joe Kines will call just in case you're interested in him coming out of retirement. No, he's not using a phone. Doesn't need one, Junior.
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I heard that Joe Lee Dunn was sÃtting by the phone waiting patiently.
by InTheBleachers on Jan 11, 2010 3:53 PM EST reply actions
Oh please make it so. Then when Richt gets canned, Donnan can come back, QC can be the quarterbacks coach, and it’ll be just like the late 90s all over again.
This. Has. To. Happen.
by Ben on Jan 11, 2010 3:55 PM EST reply actions
I, like many Georgia faithful, was hoping that Kirby Smart might be the next defensive coordinator. I’m sure that he made a very thoughtful and heartfelt decision on staying at UA and I wish him and his family continued success.
On a different note, we obviously can’t keep this up indefinitely. I’m out of the loop on the recruiting front, but I can’t imagine that our upcoming class is benefitting from this uncertainty.
If you look at the trend lines, it’s obvious that Willie had to go. The decision was still the right one to make. But with each passing day I’m worrying about the long term impact on the program.
Now I’m mindful that Smart is the only serious, confirmed offer, but: What’s so unattractive about UGA that all of these coaching candidates would turn it down?
by Red and Black on Jan 11, 2010 4:01 PM EST reply actions
“ladies and gentlement of bulldawg nation, i am pleased to introduce to you our new defensive coordinator, carl torbush.”
by ed on Jan 11, 2010 4:01 PM EST reply actions
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It’s all the top 10 recruiting classes and undeveloped raw talent that’s so darn unappealing. partner that with knowing you will receive all the credit for improving the only-can-go-up TO margin/tackling abilities/adjustment skills and this becomes downright disgusting to think about even stepping foot in Athens. Even for double the salary.
by kevin on Jan 11, 2010 4:07 PM EST reply actions
I’m still hoping for the Ghost of Buddy Ryan.
by Biggus Rickus on Jan 11, 2010 4:08 PM EST reply actions
And my doctor will be getting a Xanax refill request right about now!
by CA Dawg on Jan 11, 2010 4:17 PM EST reply actions
Nick Saban, the man who once said “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach,” now says "Kirby is going to be staying here at the University of Alabama with us." I would like to see the new deal before jumping to conclusions.
That said, Jon Tenuta is tanned, rested and ready.
by ya lawya on Jan 11, 2010 4:30 PM EST reply actions
No worries, Dawgs…just rely on that veteran QB to outscore teams next year. What? Oh, nevermind…..
by Stan Gable on Jan 11, 2010 4:32 PM EST reply actions
CA DAwg, just picked up the Rx for Xanax yesterday morning…will pop two as soon as my tires hit the driveway.
by Miss Horn Dawg on Jan 11, 2010 4:34 PM EST reply actions
Let’s see, now what did I do with the left over handle of Old Crow I had from the National Championship Game Party??? Ah, yes, here it is.
If ya’ll need me, I’ll be in a drunken stupor over in this corner of the interwebs for the rest of the week.
Regards,
Stoopnagle.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Jan 11, 2010 4:36 PM EST reply actions
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Don’t laugh. I’ll take our last year’s defense at Starksville over last year’s at UGA any day. He did one helluva job with next to zero talent. The guy has FAIL written all over him as a HC but he knows defense.
by yoyofutbawl on Jan 11, 2010 5:15 PM EST reply actions
It’s ok, I couldn’t have taken that ridiculous fucking haircut for the next five years anyway.
by Bobby Decatur on Jan 11, 2010 8:36 PM EST reply actions
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Agreed, Carl is not a bad DC, his defenses at BAMA were one of the bright points in an otherwise miserable time.
by bamachine on Jan 11, 2010 8:48 PM EST reply actions
Why would Coach Kirby Smart leave Tuscaloosa at this point in time to be DC or even head coach in Athens…there will be many national championships brought home to Tuscaloosa over the next decade, who can blame him for wanting to be part of that…how does that dick taste bulldog fans?…ROLL TIDE MOTHERFUCKERS
by matt on Jan 11, 2010 8:55 PM EST reply actions
’Bama’s gonna win ferever! WOOOOO! SUCK IT!
by Biggus Rickus on Jan 11, 2010 9:01 PM EST reply actions
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Be happy, when UGA finally decides to let Ned Flanders go, Coach Supercuts will be headed your way as the new UGA coach with 1 or 2 more years training under Dark Lord Saban.
by bamachine on Jan 11, 2010 9:05 PM EST reply actions
You know, it’s threads like this that make me think all college football fans should have a slave following them around and whispering in their ears, “Thy program is not but cyclical.”
by Biggus Rickus on Jan 11, 2010 9:14 PM EST reply actions
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Not all fans. I am quite aware of the cyclical nature of college football. Although with the right coach, a program can be at or near the top for awhile. There are those special coaches who can adapt and have more than one span of success. Some are too stubborn to change and end up in failing at the end. Bryant was an example of those who can adapt. Other successful coaches have failed to adapt, therefore had only one period of success. Saban is capable of small changes, we do not know if he will be able to make wholesale changes in his strategies. We may never know, as he may decide to retire or move on before we know that truth.
OK, enough with the serious shit, this is not the place for anything serious.
by bamachine on Jan 11, 2010 9:33 PM EST reply actions
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not saying that torbush is a bad coach, just that he’s like their 11th choice.
by ed on Jan 11, 2010 9:42 PM EST reply actions
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Agreed. I grew up solid Crimson, mah cuz played fer Ears. Wanted a me-canical engineering degree. Hence, no Bammer, got sent to Starksville from Meridian/Jackson instead of Tusc. (for $138 per semester more outta state, 1970). Saved mah soul from the depths of perdition. Give Torbush a break, SDSBSers.
by yoyofutbawl on Jan 11, 2010 11:42 PM EST reply actions
17, you may want to dial down on the Redtube, at least while you’re doing the sports blog comment thing.
by Bobby Decarur on Jan 12, 2010 9:36 AM EST reply actions
O bla di O bla da. Life will go on.
If Smart informed the powers that be at Georgia the same way he informed the public about his decision, i.e. through Saban, I am pretty sure he will never be offered the HC job at UGA.
As for Bama being rulers of the universe, I would just like to refer you to the middle third of the season when “the greatest team in the entire world” couldn’t score for shit. This was a down year in general for college football. Alabama will be strong next year, but they may be a bit surprised when they actually have to face real competition in the SEC. There was a lot of transition this year in teh SEC. I think a number of teams are going to be far stronger next year.
by Meg on Jan 12, 2010 10:41 AM EST reply actions
it’s amazing to me how bama fans forget the years of shula, the week of anderson, the betrayal of franchie.
by dunkyarddawg on Jan 12, 2010 1:38 PM EST reply actions
FYI Carl Torbush is NOT available. He’s joined the Big 12 North Super Staff at the University of Kansas, along with a whole mess of badass recruiters. Let the good times roll, baby.
Also, Georgia’s choice is obvious: DICK BUMPAS.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Jan 12, 2010 1:54 PM EST reply actions
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That’s what winning a national championship does…makes you forget the goff, donnan and richt years…
by WhipsChainsWhistlesYoYos on Jan 12, 2010 5:26 PM EST reply actions

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