Meet your new favorite Georgia coach.

I don’t know how Mike Ekeler’s gonna do on the field, but he just won the damn press conference.  A few samples:

How committed is Mike Ekeler to Georgia? He already bought a house in Athens. "They're gonna have to take me out at gunpoint."

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) February 20, 2014

I asked Mike Ekeler about living in a van, and he immediately responds: "Down by the river, living on government cheese."

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) February 20, 2014

Coach Ekeler said if he does not develop Georgia's linebackers into the country's best then he will have failed

— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) February 20, 2014

And this is the topper, by a wide margin.

Ekeler, who will be co-special teams coordinator, told Mark Richt during his interview: "Coach, you set a record for being in punt safe."

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) February 20, 2014

Honestly, if it had been up to me, I would have hired him on the spot.

It’s hard not to get excited about the new staff, isn’t it?

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UPDATE:  Via Emerson –

He looks good in red, no?

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UPDATE #2:  I post this because I have to.

Here’s what Ekeler said he told head coach Mark Richt during his interview, after breaking down film of Georgia’s punt return unit:

“Coach, you set a record an NCAA record for being in punt safe.”

Richt, asked about that later, went into a long defense/analysis, but then confirmed that he laugh in response to Ekeler’s comment.

“I did chuckle, because I knew I did call punt safe a lot,” Richt said.