At least according to this report in the Denver Post:
After final interviews on Sunday that included school president Tony Frank, Colorado State Monday was closing in on a deal to name Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo as the Rams’ head football coach, according to a college football source.
Bobo, 40, would succeed Jim McElwain, who accepted the job at Florida after guiding the Rams to a 10-2 regular-season record in his third season at CSU.
If so, I can’t wait to hear the fallout from the fan base… and wonder how many people who bashed Bobo at one time are now going to bash B-M for not doing enough to keep him on the staff.
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Let me go ahead and preemptively strike an excuse for next year with the following fact: The last four SEC Championships have been won by teams with a first year offensive coordinator.
2011: LSU – Greg Studrawa
2012: Alabama – Doug Nussmeier
2013: Auburn – Rhett Lashlee
2014: Alabama – Lane Kiffin
Please, fellow commenters, remember this fact anytime you (or anyone you know) try to use a new offensive coordinator as an excuse for our tenth consecutive year without a conference championship. At the very least, expect me to copy/paste this as a reply to any comment that commits this atrocity.
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Alabama and LSU win with defense (for the most part). Auburn has an OC, but it’s clearly Malzahn’s baby.
The thing I’m curious about is what Richt does here. Bobo was his understudy, running his base principles (play action, vertical passing) with his own spin. I have a nagging feeling that Richt will promote from within for continuity’s sake. I doubt strongly that he’ll resume playcalling, because he admitted that giving it up has helped him with the bigger picture stuff (although he’s still not great at it).
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“Auburn has an OC, but it’s clearly Malzahn’s baby”
It was Malzahn’s first year, too. Alabama typically has a good defense, yes, but they also have a very good offense most years as well. It takes both to win like they have.
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By the way Silver Britches, I appreciate the thoughtful response. I took it for granted that folks could civilly disagree around here but after reading some of the other responses to my comment, I clearly shouldn’t have. Hat tip!
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Alabama largely wins with defense…Georgia has been winning with offense….This is going to hurt.
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This gives no insight but is there any name that sounds more Auburn d-bag than Rhett Lashlee?
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Their former kicker, Cody Parkey might have topped it.
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Good riddance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more delayed draws, no more Marshall up the middle, no more balance because the stat sheet shows we’ve run the ball five fewer times than we’ve thrown it.
Some new OC just walked into a golden situation in Athens.
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Right, our offense has been such an albatross. See you in Charlotte CTG!
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For real. Bobo’s departure is bad for UGA football any way you look at it.
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No. It is the natural order of things. Bobo was a good OC. Good enough to land a HC gig by 40. It was time for him to move on. Plus, this gives him a chance to prove his mettle as a HC. If he shows he can cut it as an HC, when the UGA job opens up in the future Bobo will likely be high on the list of candidates. This opportunity will make Bobo better. I wish him all the best. A DGD. In the near term it will be CMR’s duty to fill a serious vacancy with a serious OC.
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Ditto
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Double ditto.
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Let’s look at the previous four years:
2007 LSU (Gary Crowton, 1st year)
2008 Florida (Dan Mullen, 4th year)
2009 Alabama (McElwain, 2nd year)
2010 Auburn (Malazahn, 2nd year)
How about the previous four:
2003 LSU (Jimbo Fisher, 4th year)
2004 Auburn (Al Borges, 1st year)
2005 Georgia (Nominally Neil Calloway, but it was really Richt; 4th year)
2006 Florida (Dan Mullen, 2nd year)
Outside of reminding everyone that Al Borges was once a revered offensive mind, we’ve just reinforced that correlation (which you haven’t really demonstrated) is not causation.
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I demonstrated that “it’s our first year with a new offensive coordinator” isn’t an excuse for poor performance next year, which was the clear intention of my post. Any implication that correlation equals causation was done by you.
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No, actually, you did not demonstrate that. I didn’t want to be mean and add formal logic to the list of things you apparently didn’t understand, but here we are.
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Wait, so fully half of the SEC champions you and I discussed had first year offensive coordinators, and somehow I didn’t prove that a first year offensive coordinator isn’t an excuse for underperforming?
Whatever. Take your condescending douchiness elsewhere, though. No sense in debating with folks like you.
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There were many factors that contributed to those championship teams. Some of those first-year coordinators were frankly questionable: Crowton for sure; many thought Borges a star but it turns out he just had a veteran, star-studded offense and hasn’t been able to recapture that magic since. And who am I kidding, I will give Lane Kiffin zero credit. It was also two first year coordinators in 8 years until the last four years. Neither of those things argues for any sort of pattern. Do you know how many first-year coordinators coached in the game and lost (a relevant piece of information for the argument, yes)? I’m not going to bother to look it up. Because even if it’s none (I’m sure it isn’t), that doesn’t preclude the next first year coordinator on a team from being a reason they won’t make the dome. None of the previous times it has happened – good or bad – is likely to have bearing on the next such instance. In any case, it’s likely that for teams not making it to Atlanta, there will be multiple reasons and not simply one.
Your argument is akin to the people now arguing that “Richt should go back to calling plays; we won 2 SEC championships under him!”. It’s just too shallow to be of any real use.
As for my “condescending douchiness”, it was you who got us started with this:
“Please, fellow commenters, remember this fact anytime you (or anyone you know) try to use a new offensive coordinator as an excuse for our tenth consecutive year without a conference championship. At the very least, expect me to copy/paste this as a reply to any comment that commits this atrocity.”
Mine is not a high horse.
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Dude, I never argued for any sort of pattern or any type of causation. I merely pointed out that plenty of other teams have done very well with a first year coordinator. That’s really where my point begins and ends. If you want to pretend I’m saying more just so you can keep arguing, be my guest.
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So you’re bragging about us losing next year and bragging about telling us that we’re gonna lose. To top it off, you’re already telling us that you’re gonna remind us of this and you sure seem proud of it. Only a Georgia fan…
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Awww, sorry that I hurt your fee fees by ruining your obvious excuse for next year when we underperform. (Cue the obvious “if you are willing to acknowledge flaws in our program then root for another school” rebuttal)
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Didn’t hurt my feelings, buddy. Lol! I’m actually laughing at how miserable you are.
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Dude, if you wanna talk about miserable then you need to look at your posts in other threads. Don’t make me silence you with cold hard facts like I’ve done before.
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You have me confused with someone else but, please, do your thing. Lol
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Wu, is that you? Try the decaf.
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There are so many miserable commenters on this blog, I cringe every time I click GTP. One of these days, Ill kick the habit.
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Well done Sir!
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h/t!
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Ugh. Thanks for ruining the thread right out of the chute.
Just root for ALA already. .
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Dude, if you don’t like objective criticism then maybe you shouldn’t be a sports fan at all. And stay away from ad hominems if you can 😉
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I have to ask: What exactly were you “objectively criticizing” in your original post?
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There’s also a new rumor floating around that Texas A&M has offered Jeremy Pruitt $1.8 million to become the DC in College Station. The combination of Bobo and Pruitt leaving Athens could be devastating for the Dawgs. Let’s hope CJP stays or that the rumor is untrue. If it is true, even if he stays (due to a bump in pay), it looks like the new financial dynamics maybe catching up to McGarity. Much like undervalued investments, astute buyers will eventually find and buy them.
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“First year offensive coordinator ” references in your list does not mean the guys were rookies as OCs. Guys with years of experience as OCs who are in their first year at a particular school fit your use of the term “first year OCs.”
Big difference. Kiffin and Borges were not first year OCs bh any stretch of the imagination.
If McGarity does not allow Richt to pay what it will cost to get a veteran OC then we may have a rookie OC. That is a different circumstance than hiring a Scott Frost or Doug Meachum, for example, but the post you promise to copy and paste and throw at future comentors does not take that difference into account.
Another nuance missing in the copy and paste I hope we never have to read because I hope we will be 2015 SEC champions is the possibility that our first year coordinator may be expert in a different system than the system that fits our talent.
Example, Frost’s system at U of O and whomever’s system used at Ohio State require QBs with different skills than the QB skills we recruited. Depending on who we hire there may have to be a transition season to acquire different talent.
Point is, you certainly are free to copy and paste to your heart’s content a year from now but you did not, on December 22, 2014, address all the factors which could make a copy and paste in 2015 mean a thing.
And no, you have not hurt my feelings.
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I meant to imply teams with their first year under a new coordinator, not rookie offensive coordinators. I assumed that would be obvious considering I mentioned Lane Kiffin.
All I’m saying is that if we don’t win the SEC, it won’t be because Bobo left.
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I know you were not referring to rookie OCs. That is one of my points. It a much bigger deal to replace an experienced OC with a rookie OC, and the blanket statement that experienced OCs won the SEC the first year at an SEC school is irrelevant if he hire a first time OC.
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Fair enough, but why would we hire a rookie OC? I really don’t see that happening.
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If McGairity wants to promote from within because he does not want to pay for an experienced coordinator.
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Oh, and best of luck to Bobo. He’s definitely earned this opportunity.
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I really, really do not like this at all.
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Good for Bobo…..
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If the reports are true, good for him. Bobo is a DGD who has spent pretty much his entire adult life playing and coaching football at UGA. While I still think a mid-major job closer to home would be a better fit, the guy has paid his dues and deserves this. Godspeed to him and his family!
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Best of luck to Bobo, I knew this day would eventually come. I’m a just a little disappointed we never got to see one of his offenses paired with a shut down defense.
Hope the guy kills it at Colorado state then returns to Georgia and wins us a few national championships.
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+1
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So does this mean we now go for Junior, I mean, since we’re poachin’ Satan’s staff and all?
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I hear Kiffin’s grad assistant is interested
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if he’s willing to work for minimum wage, McGarity wants the guy’s number.
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If he names a grad assistant to OC does he have to pay him or can he just be a grad assistant OC.
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By now McCheap has at least 3 grad assistants lined up so when the OC grad assistant stops being a grad assistant, the next one in line can take over–for free–then the next one, and on and on. Personally, I’d like a grad assistant AD. It would be an improvement.
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Pruitt took the job for the min last year, right?
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How does he skip??
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Awesome for CMB. He’ll love Ft. Collins, which vastly trumps Athens in terms of overall lifestyle and livability. Weather too.
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Yep. Emphatically, yep. Great place and he’s calling his own shots. Good coach and a DGD.
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Yeah, but nobody gives a shit about football and it’s almost impossible to recruit talent. Also, who did McElwain beat? CSU feasted on crappy teams.
I think he would be smart to shake the Athletic Department down for some more cash and hold out for a better job.
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No, they have a healthy balance out there, in which their lives aren’t totally consumed with 18-22 year old kids playing football. One of the reasons why I left Athens as someone born/raised in the area and graduated from UGA is I wanted a change from the deep south culture. And though I miss Athens, I’m much, much happier these days living in an area full of people who have a healthy balance in their lives.
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Speaking as someone who grew up in Athens, went to UGA and CSU, and still lives in Fort Collins- this is spot on. CSU has been a dumpster fire until recently but they are making a huge push to become relevant and get scooped up by a power conference.
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Ft. Collins is one of my absolute favorite places in the country. In fact I it was #2 on our list before ultimately deciding to settling down in the foothills of Virginia.
Southerners think its too cold out there, not realizing that they (you) average 300 days of sunshine a year, with winter highs in the high 40’s. And though Athens’ winter highs are a bit warmer, it just feels so much warmer out there with the plentiful sun coupled with elevation/stronger sun. I spent a winter out there about 10 years ago and it was heaven compared to cool/cold, dreary winters in the south. The occasional snow was awesome too.
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Congrats. He’s earned it.
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Terrible move for bobo. Csu just approved an on campus stadium that has no financing and will not be finished before the 17 season, at best. He will be losing an NFL rb, qb and ot with nobody to replace them. He is not in a legit conference. He is 2nd fiddle in a state that produces 20 d1 players a year.
Good luck to him, but he will seriously regret this in a couple of years.
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CU is a disaster of a program right now. As for talent, its not like he’ll be playing an SEC slate; he just has to beat teams with equal or less talent than what he’ll have. Besides, making 1.5 mil or whatever yearly and living in Ft. Collins, with less overall pressure than he had as OC at UGA, sounds really appealing to me.
I think he’ll do just fine.
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You are being too kind to CU! But the I agree with the OP that CSU is the little step brother and will get the scarps left over.
The only way this makes sense is if CSU is about to get an invite to the BIG12.
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wont the 1.5 million cover about 5 years of his current salary? If he gets a 5 year deal up there, he’s basically covered what UGA would pay him until he hits retirement age. Good for Mike, and I hope he shines and then moves on to a better gig and a bigger paycheck. I hope it’s at UGA when CMR retires, but McGarity probably would expect him to take a pay cut to come back to Athens.
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Hopefully by then McCheap will be long gone. Too many people don’t like him and think he’s a loser AD for him to last long.
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Do you think Jim McElwain regrets going there?
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Interestingly, McElwain’s being poached and Bobo being hired will both elevate CSU in the eyes of recruits.
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good for bobo – my only worry is that the assistant coaches on the O side have been great, not least at recruiting. trust richt can thread the needle of replacing bobo without completely rocking the boat.
and i predict richt will be gracious in his sincere congratulations to bobo on his success.
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I think this is good for Bobo. He needs to get out from under Richt’s shadow and blaze his own trail. Heck, it worked for McElwain. This also given Richt a chance to hire someone from the outside who can infuse some new offensive blood – kinda like meshing the new spread no huddle with Richt’s pro set. I think it’s good for both parties. My only concern is if Bobo takes some of the current staff with him.
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Like who?
Friend has his ALA buds surrounding him – he’s cool.
Mclendon not leaving the SEC for similar position in Ft. Collins.
Ditto for 55 year old Tony Ball.
Lilly is a Richt guy.
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Yeah. Bobo is going to have to piece together a staff on his own. I see no defections from UGA. Besides, the staff in place at CSU has to be pretty good already. I heard they all got termination notices right after the bowl game, which might have rubbed some the wrong way, but if Bobo rehires the ones he wants, particularly if he moves quickly, that should all be water under the bridge in no time.
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You don’t think Mclendon might think about it if Bobo offers him a good position? Maybe QB coach/Offensive coordinator?
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I don’t think CSU could match UGA in terms of buying power, title or not. You wouldn’t move from recruiting coordinator at a major D-1 power to OC at a non-power 5 school with a pay cut.
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I hope he didn’t just consign himself to a career in mid-major purgatory. There are now expectations in Ft. Collins, and the program isn’t as solid as the 10-3 looks. But anyway, the decision shows some cajones, so best of luck and all that.
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Denver columnist says CSU overachieved this year and will be a tough gig for anybody but I don’t blame Bobo and wish him the best.
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Oh, and one more thing – if Georgia had wanted to keep him, they would have. Hopefully, Jacon Eason has already named the replacement.
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This simply is not true. If Bobo wanted to be a head coach, there was nothing Georgia could do. Even a huge raise -to say 1.2M – was going to be less money that CSU had on the table. And that’s before we get to the part where he’s the head coach.
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I wonder how dead the dead period in recruiting will be.
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Sad if reports are true that we did not even make a solid counteroffer. He should have been making 1-1.5 million per year before this opportunity arose. Not sure if it changes things but would have to think he wouldn’t have been looking nearly as hard if he was receiving a fair market salary for a top coordinator at UGA.
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He wanted the HC position and out of Athens.
All is not well inside the hallowed halls.
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Not sure he would have wanted out if he was making what he should have been. Him not making what he should have been is consistent with what appears to me to be wrong in B-M. CMB is probably worth just as much as a coordinator as Muschamp. He’s at least 5-1 against Muschamp.
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I think we’re all waiting to see exactly what McFrugal and company did to keep him on the staff. I want to see the curtain pulled back on how this was handled in B-M. I’ve got little confidence in our AD, and sadly, I think that’s been earned.
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How has your lack of confidence in McGarity been earned?
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He’s dawdled with Perno, canned a soccer coach who had a solid year with lots of injuries, is still backing a basketball coach that can’t recruit in the rough and tumble Atlanta AAU circuit, is a step behind on IPF, had PR gaffes in Gurley-gate, thinks wifi at football games is important, constantly references the reserve fund while seemingly making investments in staff/salaries/facilities that other programs have already done….
Admittedly, his primary goal is probably finding ways to transfer money to the university fund while keeping the football program out of the tank, but certainly not trying to keep up with the upper echelon in the conference.
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not making investments….
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Do your remember Damon Evans? The guy was tighter than a tick and didn’t do a damn thing as AD.
As far as Mark Fox, goes, it appears that backing him has been the right move. I don’t long for the days of Jim Harrick, Dennis Felton or Ron Jirsa? He’s a helluva coach and quite frankly, I don’t think we can get anyone better.
I actually think that McGarity has done a farily good job as AD. He’s given Richt much of what he wants, he authorized $850K in salary for a guy that had one year of experience as an DC. The IPF, while slow, is coming (with a little push) and I don’t believe he messed up Gurley gate- the evidence was damning and there was no way to get out of it. Would I like to see him act more like Jay Jacobs and Joe Alleva? Yeah I would like to see them throw that kind of money around. But, I’m guessing he doesn’t have an open check book like these guys do…unless we can some how shut down the GSU programs!
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I think it’s fair to say Fox has had trouble consistently recruiting good players. I also think it’s fair to say that he seems to be inproving with the help of some new assistants who can recruit well. And I agree about finding someone better right now. The entire SEC (except UK) is way way down and there are mid major jobs that are more attractive than almost anything in this conference. A new coach might require looking far afield.
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I like what the basketball team is doing righ now.
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Give the speculation about what BM did or didn’t do a rest. You don’t know what happened and you sure as shit don’t know what Bobo would have done even if he was making $800K or $1MM a year. My best guess is that he would have taken the job anyhow.
BTW- Good for him for not being a pussy like Kirby Smart and stepping out there and taking one of these jobs.
And, it’s not the end of the world that he’s leaving. It would have been nice as 3rd and Grantham pointed out to have him as the OC with a shutdown defense, but it didn’t happen.
Let’s move on to the next guy- let’s hope that we hang on to our recruits and coaches and he’s as successful as Bobo was.
Good luck HC Bobo!
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We know that UGA had not offered him over 1 million as an OC before the CSU job came open. That is mismanagement itself. You need to be proactive and not reactive when you have talented employees. They need to know that you appreciate their value. CMR said Bobo was as good as any OC in CFB. It doesn’t take a management genius to realize that Bobo making less than 1/3 of a major rival’s DC is not a good move.
Hope they have enough sense to pay Pruitt and the others pro-actively. Doubt they will though.
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^This. McCheap should have bumped Bobo to a multi-year $1 Mil+ deal long ago. That’s why Bobo was available. When you under pay people you get what you deserve from them–they leave. This, BTW, is a truism not limited to coaches.
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Agree with both of you. If you’ve been consistently disrespecting somebody by lowballing them in a market where salaries are SO transparent and performance among coaches is so easy to measure, you deserve to lose them.
There is NO excuse – NONE – for not raising Bobo’s pay to be even with Pruitt the day they hired Pruitt. No excuse.
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Calling Kirby Smart a pussy is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read in the comments here, and that’s saying something.
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Chris, you need to read this blog more. There have been waaaay dumber things said here than that. As a matter of fact, I personally have said dumber things than that on this blog. 🙂
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(slowly raises hand)
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I wonder who Pruitt is gonna hire as our new OC.
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Xactly
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I hope he’s the guy making the decisions. No joke.
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How bout the guy who hired Pruitt? No? Ok.
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Well, I am torn. I am happy that a man who has devoted more than half of his life to UGA is finally getting his break to move up. However, I do worry that CMR has struggled with finding quality coordinators in the past (see Martinez, Willie and Grantham, Todd) and that he will have a similar problem with the OC position. The impact will go beyond play calling. Say what you will about his “crayon” but the guy knows how to run an offense and develop the QB’s we’ve had and his prowess as a recruiter is well known. I hope the class we have committed can hold together but don’t be surprised if we lose a number. All in all, I’m happy for him if this proves to be true. Like many, he won’t be truly appreciated until he is gone.
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I agree here. Although, I think Grantham, Todd hire was more about the temperature of Richt’s seat then anything else. I’m concerned about an internal promotion, but truth be told I know nothing about the capabilities of one of our assistance to take the OC role and be successful.
You hate to see someone go somewhere else for an opportunity, but that’s what happens at the point of the pyramid.
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We tried that with the DC (see Martinez, Willie) and how did that work out? Let’s get a QUALITY replacement for Bobo, not one bought on the cheap.
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Shit
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This.
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wonder if Hines Ward is still interested ?
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Doug Meacham will arrive in ATL Christmas Day – Richt would be a fool not to set-up an interview while so close. High octane offense is his game!!!
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Doug Meacham is THE MAN if we can get him. That said, he’s likely a HC hire somewhere else–SMU I hear.
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Didn’t SMU already hire Chris Morris?
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Yup
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Sad thing is all of the “Krayon Bozos” will find something else to bitch about. Noise just ratcheted up on CMR.
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I wish I could find the comment. But somewhere Ben Dukes commented about if Bobo were to leave that a certain blog would have a circle jerk and charge ESPN to air it. I think I got that right. H/T Ben and yes Ben I got that CD… several. It’s Christmas ya know.? Spread the wealth. ; -)
We will miss Bobo. Can he coach the Bowl. ?
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Dumber than dirt.
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Don’t forget that the QBs on board have been recruited for this system. Gonna’ need a coordinator/playcaller/QB coach rolled into one. Reinventing the wheel on offense is unlikely to happen but Richt is not in a position to be patient with on-the-job-training like he was with Bobo. I don’t see a coach on staff fitting the bill. This will be interesting.
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Isn’t this typical Bulldog luck? Lose Bobo right before the bowl game. Will he take other coaches with him? Finally have a chance for number one recruiting class if that even means all that much and lose your top recruiter. Will 5 stars panic? Have to name a high powered offensive coordinator but have to stay within the Grinch’s(B-M) salary range. Worse thing possible is to have a very public round of high profile candidates again use Georgia to up their salaries at their current job. Vince Dooley sold Georgia’s football soul to the Devil to get Herschel Walker and the Dawgs have been cursed ever since.
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This is not good for Georgia. It is terrible for recruiting. It is great for Bobo, I hope. This is what happens when your AD is reactive…and criminally slow at that. This is garbage. I figure this costs at least 2-3 losses each of the next few years. So good show McG sitting on that wallet–it will cost far more in the long run.
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As long as Richt is our coach we will lose 2-3 games a year anyway so it really doesn’t matter…
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This could torpedo our best recruiting class to date. Richt has work to do. It finally looked like we were beginning to put it together with Defense and Offense, so this will be yet another critical hire for Richt, and he doesn’t have any strikes left. Fingers crossed.
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Good for him. He may not have been perfect, but his playcalling definitely improved. It’ll be interesting to see who the “Fire Bobo” keys in on now. Bobo was a DGD as a player and a coach and will be missed
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I think those guys are gone…
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It’s the end of an era, and we will miss him.
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Brad Johnson is available.
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What about Doug Meacham?
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If he wants to go, and all do go. Enjoy the go.
But as far as bashing B-M about Bobo’s comp, well, that is not the issue. If the numbers were so great, then why was the AD, the Athletic Board, the University President, and his HC not lobbying for more pay. That is what they get paid to do.
Can he be replaced?. Who knows. But CMR has the plan.
And who will want to be the Dawgs OC. I’d look at ECU, Roper,and in the DII ranks.
Frankly CSU should have taken a long look at NDSU HC.
Money coaches. It gets cold in Colorado. Not sure if his south Georgia wife will enjoy sending “love notes” and “waiting to hear the echoes”..
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I spent a winter in Denver about 10 years ago, which was considered a normal winter. Guess what…coming from a Georgia guy who spent 8 years in Florida, it was far better than a typical north GA winter. 300 days of sun, 6k elevation and winter highs in the upper 40 ‘ s feels more like 60. Georgia, meanwhile, is quite cloudy, cold and wet.
The occasional snowstorm was actually a plus…i was like a kid on Christmas.
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Fort Collins, where CSU is located, is not Denver. Snow and below freezing temps from November through March. A longer and colder winter than Athens. Still, not a bad place.
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It’s just 50 miles to the north. Basically a distant suburb. The average high in Ft. Collins in Jan is 46, which again feels like 60 with the ample sun and altitude.
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I think Richt saying Bobo was the best OC in college football was an indication he wanted Bobo paid. The others you mentioned don’t know what they are doing with the possible exception of Moorhead.
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He deserves a shot at being a head coach. I’ll never forget standing outside the Citrus bowl with my son before watching Murray and Plant win a state title and CMB walked up to us and started a conversation because my son had a Georgia shirt on. He was recruiting and took the time to seek out and talk to us. Wish him well and maybe he replaces CMR someday. He’s a DGD
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Bobo’s QB coaching will be missed more than his playcalling. He had gotten better from the “balanced” playcalling of Carlton Thomas up the middle. Or perhaps having #11 for 4 years and a stable of backs for most of the last 3 years gave him the Bobby Cox boost.
Regardless it’s time for Richt to go get the best available. MacGarity let him do it last year with Pruitt, hopefully Richt gets the financial green light again.
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Now, I really do blame Bobo.
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I agree 100% with Juan, as long as CMR is still the head coach, we will continue to lose 2 or 3 games ever year that we should have won, so it doesn’t matter any way!
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Isn’t the fact you (and us collectively) expect to win every single game a good indication that Richt has got is in a good position? I mean, have some perspective. We expect to win EVERY SINGLE GAME, and have a realistic shot to do so. That’s damn near better position to be in than damn near every other program in the country.
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I’m really disappointed in the Crayon Crowd. So far, this post has just over 100 comments, and I have yet to see a single “good riddance” in the bunch.
Come on, guys. Let’s hear from you. Don’t go silent now. This should be your moment to shine. Revel in it!
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Sorry to hear this for selfish reasons, but good for him. He certainly deserves it. Hope he does well and comes back to take over when Richt retires.
Oh, and I really hate reading the comments here now. There are so many self-absorbed, pompous asses here and it just gets old.
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Looks like Pruitt might be gone as well. What a crazy way to go into Christmas. As someone said below, who wants to bet that the silent period in recruiting will be anything but?
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Where is this rumor coming from?
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twitter… the bastion of truth that it is… TAMU is not where he is going to go if he leaves…
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Thought I did tell Bobo good bye in my comments.
Please come to Fort Collins, Georgia boy.
Sometimes grown men make desperate decisions when things are not what they want and think the grass is green in Colorado in winter.
Never been to a high school game in Colorado. But it ain’t Georgia, Florida, or Alabama as a recruiting base.
Man can retire [more likely fired] at a program like that. After all I do not think they have a long history of winning, but Bobo could make it happen. Just do not call plays like in Carolina game, or take of for series like at UF, Tennessee, Arkansas, or Tech.
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