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RE: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

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RE: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

I had to chuckle over this paragraph in a Towers article in the AJC:

"Of course, the one name Georgia fans throw out immediately is Kirby Smart. I’m pretty skeptical when it comes to the Alabama defensive coordinator. His UGA ties aside, I tend to look at these schools as Fortune 500 companies, and Smart is already working for one that has greater resources and opportunities overall. A more likely move for Smart at this point in his career would be as a head coach. I’m not saying it couldn’t happen or that Georgia shouldn’t try (I’m certain it will, or should). It just doesn’t seem likely to me."
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

They are really counting on those "UGA ties" aren't they? Smart wants that top position at UGA but I don't think he is willing to make the lateral move so to speak. However if they put the "head coach in waiting" title on him it could get intriguing. I thought I heard Richt was only 54 though-he may not like that!
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

Who knows for certain that he's not already hciw here?

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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

Let's Roll said:
They are really counting on those "UGA ties" aren't they? Smart wants that top position at UGA but I don't think he is willing to make the lateral move so to speak. However if they put the "head coach in waiting" title on him it could get intriguing. I thought I heard Richt was only 54 though-he may not like that!
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He is actually 53 - turns 54 next month. Mack was 57 when Much-chump was named HCIW at Tejas. How'd that work out for them?
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

JPT4Bama said:
Why not Smart for Vandy HC? Perfect fit....:wink: Seriously though.
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If Vandy is serious, that's who they should go after.....but I don't think Vandy really cares about football. They got lucky with Franklin and it will never happen again.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

derek4tide said:
If Vandy is serious, that's who they should go after.....but I don't think Vandy really cares about football. They got lucky with Franklin and it will never happen again.
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And Vandy got lucky with the SEC east being down lately. No doubt Franklin is a good coach. But Vandy will not always win like that. So the person who takes over..is taking a risk.
 
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CajunCrimson said:
He's more likely to hurt himself at Vandy .... Get paid less, and lose more often.
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CC, Certainly he would lose more often, but, like Franklin, he could start building a better resume. And if Vandy indeed offered Franklin what was reported, Kirby will not come close to taking a paycut.

If he shows out in Nashville against SEC competition, the Vandy job could be a fine first step toward a return to Tuscaloosa.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

derek4tide said:
If Vandy is serious, that's who they should go after.....but I don't think Vandy really cares about football. They got lucky with Franklin and it will never happen again.
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I agree Derek and I also agree with Tide Mom that it was the perfect storm for Franklin. While they were better, the SEC East has sucked the past two years. I said before that Smart going to Vanderbilt would be akin to him go to Miss State, both dead end jobs and possibly career killers.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

He's already turned them down one time. Hope he does it again. I'm hearing the salary being offered at $1.5 million, though.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

If Georgia were looking for a head coach, then I would be worried about Smart leaving. He'd probably the the leading candidate. But he isn't going to leave Bama to be the Georgia DC. We have been down this road already as Stonwall said.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

Florida Tom said:
Dont they (all assistants) get a raise in March?

you know CNS got them something.
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I dunno, he just signed a new contract less than a year ago. Not sure if he'll get yet another raise.

And honestly, we don't know that CNS wants to keep Smart around. Who knows how far Saban is taking the 'rebuild' - it could be that he's ready for some fresh blood there. *shrugs*
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

GrayTide said:
I agree Derek and I also agree with Tide Mom that it was the perfect storm for Franklin. While they were better, the SEC East has sucked the past two years. I said before that Smart going to Vanderbilt would be akin to him go to Miss State, both dead end jobs and possibly career killers.
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I'm not sure about that. I'm a Vandy alum and live in Nashville. The new Chancellor (Zeppos came in after Gordon Gee) has pulled out the checkbook for the baseball coach and the basketball coach in ways that have never happened before. Rumor is they were willing to match the Penn State offer of $4M. Vanderbilt appears to have figured out that sports success equals national prominence. My 2 cents.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

my guess is that kirby wouldn't be too excited about his defense wasting time on swimming parties during richt's summer half-a-days
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA...

The pluses for Kirby are - 1) back "home", 2) He wouldn't have Saban meddling in his defense. He would be on his own to do as he pleased since Richt is an offensive minded coach.

The negatives for Kirby are - 1) Lateral move; 2) Lack of discipline from Richt

Apparently, his wife loves T'town. I'm sure she would love to be back in Athens again as well.

I think it's going to come down to a flip of a coin.
 
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Word in SW Georgia is that he is taking the UGA job. Friend of a friend type news, no links.
 
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