And while I’m on the subject of challenging the mindset of the “it’s so easy” folks about the future of the head coaching position, here’s a little mental exercise for those of you who think the Georgia job is one of the five or so best in the country and, as such, will have little trouble attracting top tier candidates.
For the sake of argument, let’s say that Mark Richt does enough to hang on to his job for another year. (Hey, if Ray Goff got another year…) Let’s also assume that the general perception in response to that decision is Georgia football wallows in mediocrity next season, which is hardly a stretch.
Here’s my question: If you’re [insert HOT NAME here], do you wait to see how things play out?
I mean, this offseason is going to feature an insane bidding war. As I type this, there are already ten open positions in D-1, including several P5 schools. If you’re HOT NAME, do you take the money that’s going to be offered by other programs like South Carolina and run, or do you tell Jimmy Sexton you want the Georgia job so much you’re willing to roll the dice and see what comes of 2016? After all, it’s Georgia, right?
I’ll hang up and listen to your responses now.
Get The Picture 
Bluto, is HOT NAME listed on the stock exchange? I got a little money from selling my boat, can I buy in? Since HOT NAME is a commodity, I guess its that Chicago thing?
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Where does this take recruiting as well? If your HOT RECRUIT do you take the chance Richt can right the ship or does the negative recruiting pressure sway you? I know your supposed to commit to the school but I don’t think that’s the reality for most these days.
Oye
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The two ways Richt loses his job sooner or later are that either the money or the recruits dry up. Or both.
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I’d say the money and recruits will dry up together thus leaving [HOT NAME] with nothing to work with when he gets here
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Jimbo
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Name not compatible with Georgia way. LOL
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You left off the notion that, if the UGA ship somehow got righted, CMR could be a Hot Name. The best thing for Georgia might be for some other institution offered CMR a job. Miami is a possibility (salary cut makes that unlikely) but there are others, too. CMR has so much money already, why would that be an issue anyway. Gross he has been paid more than $40 Million since he started in Athens. Even with taxes, assuming a modicum of tax planning, the guy is worth conservatively $20 Million.
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**you’re. Sorry, Seth.
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It has never been that players commit to the school. For example, we got Charlie Trippi not because of UGA’s allure but because a former player and an alum, Harold Ketron, operated a number of Coca-Cola bottling companies in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Because Ketron owned a Coca-Cola Bottling Company he hired high schooler Charlie Trippi to ride around in a Coca-Cola Truck and paid him more than Trippi’s Father was earning in coal mines. Worked him during the summer while Trippi was at UGA, too, and Trippi continuned to earn more during summers with Ketron than his Dad earned all year.
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Did Trippi get a tatoo Gaskill, I can’t remember seeing it.
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I’ll bet he got a heck of a lot of coke.
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Are you telling me that amateurism used to entail giving kids jobs and other impermissible benefits, contrary to NCAA ideals? Inconceivable!
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“War Eagle” Ketron!
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Take the money now. With B-M they will probably wait until Richt’s contract nearly expires to move forward, regardless of the W-L total.
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All that’s being tossed about in the press makes the prospect of the Georgia job look better and better by the hour. All the rehashing of resources, tradition, proximity to talent and now, thanks to Bruce Feldman, the glowing review of the Dawg fan base by the media certainly helps only fans the flames. While no agent would ever advise wait’n it out a year, don’t kid yourselves, there’s been plenty of chatter within the coaching locker room about your prospects for success and longevity with an opening like Georgia’s. So am I suggesting amid all the din of Richt debates, McGarity and/or Mr. Big Name Donor could be contacted by agents on behalf of several interested parties, I certainly am.
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There’s gonna be bidding war every year. That’s not a bug, that’s a feature. Pay now or play later, regardless they’ll have to pay.
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If McGarity would take Saban’s money saving approach by eating 2 Little Debbie’s for breakfast and an iceberg lettuce salad at lunch he’d save up that $7 million in no time.
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I musta missed it, who are the big money donors who are grumbling?
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According to Bruce Feldman, the always vague ‘my sources tell me, big donors within the UGA Athletic Assoc’., which seems a shaky source at best. Let’s face it, there’s nothing to all this rumor and innuendo until Mark Schlabach weights in.
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I agree that usually the “sources” thing is shaky, but I’ve found Feldman to be one of the more reliable guys out there. He doesn’t put stuff out there unless he’s pretty dang certain of it.
The guy at Football Scoop said he’s been hearing the same things, and while I find FS to be less reliable than Feldman, they’ve definitely been the ones to break the “scoop” on a number of coaching situations in the past. This is one where I believe there is a lot more grumbling going on than in the past from people who might actually have some sway. Doesn’t mean Richt is getting fired, obviously. But one of the reasons we’ve all assumed Richt is safe (whether we want him to be or not) is because the money guys have always been in his corner. Sounds like that may be eroding a bit.
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The question is not whether “big money donors are grumbling.” The question is whether, when McGarity calls and asks for checks with really big dollars on them, the donors will say “Yes” or just continue to grumble.
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..or the flip side the donors come to McGarity and tell him he has the green light. Whichever, agreed, will they sign the check?
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That really boils down to how the next four Saturdays play out. Even if a booster cuts a check for $15 million today I don’t think Richt would be fired before season’s end (barring something really bad, like not only losing out but getting blown out at home by Kentucky or GASou for instance.)
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A real possibility from where I sit.
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The deciders are also weighting on one metric ton of Conventional Wisdom from Tony Bagels
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Moot point Richt is not going anywhere unless he chooses to and it won’t be until the end of the season if at all. No way he leaves like to old ball sack did.
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I personally respect Spurrier for leaving when he did. He has the honesty and integrity to realize when his coaching has slipped and he is hurting his program.
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Agreed. As much as I hate the bastard.
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He’s a quitter plain and simple. He wanted to save his precious record of not having a losing season. His ego was the driving factor behind the sudden retirement.
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Ego can be a great thing. It drives men toward perfection. Spurrier can’t tolerate being anything less than the best. His stepping down gives SC a jump start on a coaching search and gives his assistants a chance to coach. Ironically, it also demonstrates humility, admitting that he has slipped.
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I’d be willing to bet there was a secret buyout of the Ole Ball Sack’s contract. He left because they wanted him gone.
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Obviously you don’t wait if USC is calling, but South Carolina? That place is a traditional floor mat. Spurrier, a coaching legend mind you, got to Atlanta once and with a few missteps has left the program the way he found it. So I guess it all depends on who wants you.
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$4 million a year makes being a floor mat very palatable.
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here’s an idea; take the “Martinez Dispensation aCT.” Fire Schott and Sale immediately after they fail to score a TD against UK and we win, 6-3…CMR calls the O the rest of the season and we win out….(brace yourselves) next year we hire OBC and let him call the offense from the booth while he’s sitting on a case of Silver Bullets; I’ll buy the beer. The man always said he could dominate the SEC with Georgias’ talent.
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Mark Richt actually working during a game that’s funny
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It’s not funny. We would do a lot better if he watched the game on TV. That way he couldn’t blow the game at the end with a bonehead decision.
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Look on the bright side. Our November 14th match up with Auburn is between two preseason top 10 teams! Should be exciting!……..This is how I deal with depression…..
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My best friend, a Awbun guy, says Georgia-Auburn this year is gonna be called, in parenthesis, lower case, (the footnote bowl) cause that’s all that either team will be in the national picture…a footnote.
Sighs, changes the oil in his lawnmower.
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You’re supposed to change the oil in the lawnmower? Dang, something else to take care of this weekend.
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Paul, judging from the doom and gloom here, I’d suggest the oil changing marathon start about noon, Saturday.
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Dear Jere,
See you shoulda listened. This is what publicly supporting the football program gets you. Hope all this wailing and moaning is the only thing it gets you, there, Jere.
Have a good day,
Scorp
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No sought after coach that has his faculties right is going to turn down a major P5 job (paying 4+ mil per) just to perhaps have an opportunity at a UGA job that isn’t even guaranteed to be open the following year. Heck, I don’t even think Bobo would do such a thing.
There’s no guarantee that so-called hot coach would get the job, and there’s also no guarantee that CMR would indeed be shown the door at the end of the following season. Especially considering the mass equity CMR has built up here over 15 years…and considering CMR has a penchant for producing a strong season when his proverbial back is against the wall.
When it comes to UGA’s overall perception when it comes to its job status, when I hear various football types, with no UGA connection whatsoever, state that UGA is among the very best jobs out there that coaches would kill for, I’m at least apt to listen what they have to say.
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Bobo would be on the next plane to the ATL if UGA called and said the HC job was his.
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You totally misread what I said.
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I wanted to comment on this article but you pretty much said it all. There are a lot of good jobs out there with potential to make the playoffs. There will be more jobs open next year. Maybe a UGA grad or something would hold out but I doubt anyone without a connection to the school/state would.
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Who are you seeing in Columbia next year?
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It is tough to say and likely depends on how the season plays out. Unless we win 3 out of the last 4 games there is no way Elliott can be the head coach. Elliott, Mangus, and the offense in general has been pretty good considering who we are playing at QB with good recruits coming in. If I had my pick I think Charlie Strong gets fired (or needs to walk away) and he would be a good hire. He is a former D-Coordinator at SC, recruits Florida well, and would improve the D with out blowing up our offensive staff. SC would likely have to pay but I think Texas would be willing to make a deal.
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I think Kirby Smart would be the only coach who could reasonably pull this off (eschew a P5 school to wait on UGA). He’s well compensated, his stock seems to be perennially high and he doesn’t appear to be in a rush to leave for just any HC gig.
That being said, this year will be extraordinary in the number attractive P5 positions that come open (and the resulting dominoes based on who the USCs/VTs/Miamis of the world hire). Even Smart would be forced to strongly consider some of the gigs that come open this year.
This of course assumes that Kirby wants to one day be the UGA coach.
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I think we would have to have our name out there by Thanksgiving. The [HOT NAME] will be fielding all offers until the regular season ends.
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HOT NAME is a football coach, which means he’s very confident of his ability to make chicken salad out of chicken guano anywhere. I’ve never heard of any HOT NAME turning down a job because Notre Dame, Alabama, or much less Georgia could be open next year. Coaches by nature think they’re going to make Anywhere U the next dynasty.
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Right. On top of this, ultra competitive, hyper type A types are by far among the last kind of people who are just going to patiently wait around for a job that just might be available in due time. They just don’t think that way, which is part of the reason why I’m convinced at this point that Kirby Smart, for example, most likely won’t ever be a successful HC at a major program.
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I get your point, but not sure this is one of your better arguments. You take the money now because there’s no guarantee the UGA job will open then, and there’s also no guarantee that you will be the hot name next year, if your team has a rash of injuries or some other uncontrollable issue that causes you to have a crap year. Too many variables to sit and wait for a job that may or may not open. Now if you could GUARANTEE that the job would be open in a year? Yes, I bet some coaches would at least give it some consideration to wait for it to open. But the reality is that you’d be stupid to do that for ANY job (speaking in terms of one specific job – not just in general waiting for what you feel is the right fit. The right fit could be at multiple schools), not knowing if it will actually open or not.
Also, I’m still not convinced the bidding war will go as high as some think, at least with the current openings. USC, yes, they’ll pay stupid money for the right candidate – and I think Herman ends up there after they whiff on their top picks, but probably at a lower number than you might think Herman would get. SC won’t pay stupid money, the university is in a bit of a budgetary crisis right now, they’re already worried that the funds won’t be there to attract a top candidate (has been talked about a lot on sports talk up here in Greenville). Ditto Miami, we know they aren’t gonna pay stupid money. Va Tech was paying Beamer less than $3 million a year, I don’t know details of their financial situation but I’d be surprised if they have crazy money to throw around. After that, Minnesota and Maryland are the only other ones that could potentially have the resources for stupid money. Would either of them pay stupid money? (I’m asking that seriously, not rhetorically, I have no idea anything about their programs). And if they would, do you think a coach would rather be at UGA for, say $4.5 million/yr or Maryland/Minn for $5-$6 million (again, I’m asking seriously, not rhetorically. I think would be a tough decision for a coach to make in that scenario).
Obviously this could change if other schools get involved, especially a Texas or somebody like that. But with the current openings, I’m just still not convinced that the right coach can’t be landed for a reasonable number.
However, I agree with all your points in the previous post, and all are valid considerations. As we went back and forth yesterday on yesterday tho, I just hope the number of openings this year isn’t a factor in the ultimate decision. If they decide to keep Richt because they honestly feel like he still has what it takes and is worth giving him more time, then even though I disagree, I’ll live with that. But if they can’t honestly say that they feel that way, and especially if the right people say that the money will be there, I just hope we wouldn’t keep him because we are scared of the number of openings out there.
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Hell, Kirby Smart’s made a career out of doing just that.
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That’s my point…….his name doesn’t have nearly as much buzz as it did 2-3 years ago, which is why you’re stupid to do that.
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With all due respect Rev, he’s been mentioned for USCe and VT and if UGA were to open up, he’d be in play for that too. If UCF, MD and the U were better jobs, he’d be mentioned there. The only one he wouldn’t be in consideration for is USCw.
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The only things I’ve heard with regards to Smart and USCe/VT are that HE has expressed interest. Have heard several SC insiders/writers (I live in Greenville, listen to the sports talk here) say that he is not high on their list. Not that he won’t get the job, but if he does, it will be because a number of others turn them down. I’m guessing is a similar situation at VT but don’t have any proof of that. I’m guessing he’s far from a first choice. I stand by my statement that he doesn’t have nearly the buzz that he did a few years ago. The only buzz I’m hearing is him expressing interest in certain schools, not the other way around.
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Fair enough- I stand by mine and expect him to be in a HC role come 2016.
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I actually agree with you there, I think with the number of opportunities, he’ll end up somewhere. Just not in one of the 3 or 4 most desirable spots.
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Kirby Smart – not just no, but hell no
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100…he’s burned many bridges
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SC won’t pay stupid money because that is not how they operate and the school can’t afford to make those kind of bad decisions. SC will pay the market rate for a good coach and will attract a quality candidate. I don’t really want to argue about where coaches compensation comes from but Spurrier will be paid over 4 mil this year putting him top 15 nationally. The next coach will probably be paid more.
http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article38209122.html
I think budgetary crisis is overstating the situation. Most of the issue is long term construction debt on new facilities. As long as the SEC money keeps rolling in they will be fine.
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Yeah but that’s why I qualified it with “a bit” of a financial crisis. Didn’t mean they were full blown about to go bankrupt. My point was that they’re not in a position to go drop $6 million/yr or some other crazy number on a coach. In today’s climate, I consider anything under $5 million/yr to be a “reasonable” number that we should easily be able to compete with.
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It depends on where HOT NAME goes. If you went to UCF next year and Georgia came calling the year after, would you really hesitate that much? Southern Cal on the other hand…
It isn’t the candidates I’m worried about. It’s BM. I’m sure they’re sitting on their piles of Reserve Fund money anxiously rubbing their hands together about the kind of bidding war they’d have to endure if they were to go hunting for a head coach this season. And you know that having to pay a buyout for HOT NAME next year would keep GM up at night, so much so that I could see them making an ‘unconventional’ (i.e. unproven, cheap) hire.
I fear we have yet to see the depths to which Georgia football can sink.
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What odds would you give the rest of the field if I took Bobo, Smart, or Pruitt as the next HC? Less than 50% I think.
Maybe I have a short memory, but someone remind me of a time / sport where Georgia got THE HOT NAME in anything.
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Thought our current HC was the HOT NAME 15 years ago
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He was certainly one of the HOT NAMES, Mike, and had been for several seasons.
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Bluto, tell me how you would react if Richt walked away at the end of the season (either after missing a bowl, prior to a bowl or after a bowl) and McGarity offered the job to Dan Mullen. All indications were he was coming. Is he considered a big catch, are you underwhelmed or are you “we pushed Richt out for this guy?” I cite 2 factors: McGarity & Mullen’s UF connection and the fact he might want a spread guy here, knowing he could clean up in recruiting. Just playing devil’s advocate, but I’d like to get your take.
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If Richt goes, I’ll support whomever they hire to replace him. My primary condition is that the next hire has head coaching experience. I’m not big with on the job training for a former assistant coach.
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That’s definitely my requirement, and I’d prefer he be either currently in the SEC or has been here recently. I’d want a guy that has been in the living rooms around here before and I’m leaning more toward hiring a spread option guy (like Mullen, whether it’s him or not) more than I ever was because the pro style guys are harder to find AND if you don’t have the right QB coach in place (no further explanation needed), you’re in for a long, bumpy ride.
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If I may ask, if Richt does not go, will you support him?
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My attitude towards Richt hasn’t changed since he blew the 2012 Outback Bowl. It wouldn’t change if he’s still the head coach next season.
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That’s just a meaningless bowl, Senator. If you are going to hold a grudge, be mad about something meaningful–like the 2012 SECCG that cost us (1) the SEC Championship; and (2) the likely BCS National Championship. Or the 2014 USCe game that coast us winning the SEC East or the 2014 WLOCP game that also cost us the SEC East (either/or). Or the 2014 Tech game (pooch kick). Or………(muttering unintelligibly for over an hour)
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Agreed there, and to answer the original question, if a coach has a job offer they like, take it. Who other than Bobo would sit around and wait for the UGA job or any other job?
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I wonder what the chances are Mark Richt retires or goes to Miami?
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He’s not going to Miami unless there’s a chance he gets pushed out at UGA. If he gets pushed, he won’t be on the unemployment like me for long.
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Can you name a situation where you know for a fact a coach did the latter? Waited out a situation that was on the decline, banking on the open job of his dreams and passing on other great opportunities? Not asking sarcastically, just wondering if that is something we can measure.
Personally, I think a better question / scenario to play out would be: say CMR loses his job this year and you’ve got a dozen or so positions open. A. where does UGA fall in that pecking order (im sure most ppl will say near the top) and B. do you think B-M rests on those laurels or goes out and tries to get HOT NAME away from other schools that may be lower on the chain, but more willing to support the coach (support can come in many forms, one of which is $$).
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Of course the other side of that scenario is “If you’re UGA, and you think HOT NAME is a better option to lead your program that the current staff, do you risk losing HOT NAME to another P5 opening by giving the current staff another year, or do you make your move for HOT NAME now?”
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That has nothing to do with how the Georgia program is perceived by the coaching profession, does it?
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True, it doesn’t. I think, though, if you’re of the opinion that it’s time for a change, you would probably take issue with the assumption that the current staff should get another year to prove…. well, I’m not sure what.
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Sometimes the right guy finds you and the first choice is not necessarily the best choice. I still remember the Glen Mason turnabout.
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I don’t know the details of terminating CMR’s contract, but if we are set to pay him $4M per year through 2019, i am guessing we are not going to fire him (and he certainly is not going to quit and forego that money). Richt is here to stay, but we do need to do something about Shotty
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Negotiated separation like Tommy Tuberville. He announces that he “wants to spend more time with his family.” He leaves, gets paid a buyout (“retirement” payment) but less than a full payout, and avoids the “fired” stigma which allows him to get another gig within a year or so. He needs a lawyer to negotiate it for him, though. I volunteer and will work for free.
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Waiting for Butts-Mehre? Are we doing the whole absurdist/nihilist thing now? Seems like the next logical (illogical?) step. I can totally get on board with that.
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So I failed NCAA Head coaching contracts in college. Since Richts contract is till 2019, Pruitt’s and Schottenheimers till 2017 if we wanted to fire Richt it would cost us $16+mm ??? If so, between that and the IPF the Athletic Department would be spending $30mm this offseason?
Get ready for Bobo fellas because we cant afford anything else
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Bobo has a buyout of $5 million.
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Which any prospective employer would have to pay on Bobo’s behalf.
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What would CMR do with another year? If CBS is fired and CJP leaves, who in the world would come join CMR’s staff? Who in his right mind would coach under CMR in that scenario? I can’t imagine anyone with any credibility.
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John L. Smith?
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Tony Franklin or Dave Clawson?
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Several HS coaches looking to make the jump to college.
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HOT NAME is going to take a “better job at the right time”. Fuentes might take USCe since it’s a step up and would likely pay big, but Herman might not think USCe is a move above having a 2nd year at Houston and waiting to see what happens at UGA…or Texas…or Texas Tech…or name your big school here opportunity. Those are just examples, not any insight, obviously, into how those two in particular might act. Bottom-line is that UGA will have top coaching talent available to hire…but will we get the right one?
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Lets explore the whole “what would a potential new coach think of this job” for a moment. There are some obvious reasons why UGA is a great job & they’re brought up ad nauseam. I’d really like to examine some of the finer points about the school and the administration. Let’s say someone like Kirby Smart or a similar background were to be approached about this job. What happens when that coach mentions he wants a support staff akin to Alabama? Who blinks? Because the second winningest coach of all time at UGA couldn’t get but a fraction of the support staff that other top tier programs have until 11 months ago (and that apparently required quite a pissing match). Now, if the rumors Bruce Feldman is reporting are true and any of the alleged “Power Brokers,” he speaks of are in the Athletic Department what does that say about your future bosses. Mark Richt has done quite a bit in his tenure and for your athletic department let those rumors swirl or leak those rumors doesn’t speak highly about your future boss. So while UGA does offer a lot to any coach (current or future) its also quite clear the admin leaves a significant amount to be desired and I think any potential coach is going to have to think long and hard about those aspects of the job.
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Whoever takes the job will negotiate terms up front that are acceptable, so either NEW COACH gets 100 assistants or he’s fine with the 3 B-M will provide….and THAT’s the issue here. The coach we “deserve” may not come while the coach we get settles for less than what we need and we don’t get the improvement so many believe will be automatic. We’re a Top 5 HC opportunity with an out of the Top 25 administration and AA. This is truly the Georgia Way.
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That’s exactly why I’m not sure the HC change is a slam dunk improvement (though the past 4 games are changing my mind). Saban would never have the same results he’s getting at Bama here at UGA, simply because he wouldn’t get the financial and administrative (and police department) support in Athens. Morehead seems to be changing that mindset some, so maybe we’ll see what happens if/when we change coaches.
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We are, at least, $100million behind Alabama, LSU, and Auburn right now. Today. There aren’t enough sabans in the world to fill that gap.
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And, since Morehead is more visibly involved, you’d have to wonder about whether his own job security might be involved if the coaching change he will get either credit or blame for does not go to suit.
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All I know is that if the AJC’s editorial standard for people losing their jobs is a cycle of unmet expectations and mediocrity, why are Bradley and Schultz still there? ZING!!!!
Wolken reported that Jimbo would have interest…that’s something I could believe because I assume he’d keep Pruitt, Rocker, etc. I think that would be the kind of splash that BM could get the funding for, as well.
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I only see Jimbo having interest in upping his pay at FSU but who knows.
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I don’t see Jimbo nor UGA being interested in one another myself. Agree about the fishing for a pay raise.
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I know this riles some people up, but I’d have a really hard time pulling for Fisher and someone like Winston, or Cheatzik with someone like Cam, or Nick Marshall. There’s “creative interpretation of the rules” and then there’s zero integrity. I’d have a hard time putting up with the latter.
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I would say that’s probably the angle. But talking to some FSU friends…it wouldn’t shock them. They said that Jimbo might have personal reasons for a change of scenery from Tallahassee. Meh…not sure if I buy it either.
Having said that…reuniting Fisher with Pruitt in Athens would be the kind of move that would make people forget about the money it’s costing. (and possible bad decisions that led up to that)
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I think with the commitments made just a year ago, would be crazy to blow it all up now. Schotty, now it wouldn’t bother me if they fired him yesterday…bite the bullet..it’s not working.
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Please get through the next recruiting class. It appears to be a great one.
5 years before Bobo is ready for the SEC. Time enough to hire & fire
Richt;s replacement.
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First, UGA underachieved with Stafford, Moreno, Green, Murray, Conley, Gurley, Jarvis, Alec, Boykin, etc., etc. Second, the next recruiting class is actually sitting about average for UGA. I think a lot of people are still clinging to the pre-season speculation that we could challenge for the #1 class, which IS NOT actually happening. Take away Eason, and we have an OT whose ranking is falling and what?
Bottom line, is B-M content to continue over-achieving or not? IMO, a recruiting class isn’t a good enough reason to delay a tough decision. The right coach will take care of that. (see: UF’s ’15 recruiting class)
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Why do you think recruits will come to this “dumpster fire”, as many on here characterize bad programs? We may do much better with recruits if we hire a different coach and OC.
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How many different coaches has Richt faced at the schools / teams that
I like to see lose consistently. I.E. ( in order ), Fla., Tenn., & Aubarn?.
Finding the right HC appears to be a little difficult.
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I heard Tom Herman just bought a house on Lake Oconee!
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No. That was Herman Tom, Assistant Pro at Reynolds Plantation.
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Media and fans are all in, almost totally on Richt’s hot seat that now looks like boiling or burning. BM though is not calling anyone yet? Agents however maybe calling, maybe. Not sure but a possibility.
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And Eric, if I might speculate on your speculation, is it not also possible when the AD’s office gets calls from BIG NAME’s agent, the AD is out to lunch…permanently?
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““Our world is such a quick change world, we want ot change, but we don’t have think about what that change causes, and who you’re going to hire and who you’re going to bring in. There’s just so many moving parts to so many things today.” No, not Mark Richt or Greg McGarity, but Jimbo Fisher.
Hmmm
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Oh,oh, oh….Ken Whisenhunt is available.
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Tim Beckman will get Chubb back on the field.
Norm Chow can fix our QB situation.
Steve Sarkasian can relate better to Ramsey.
Lots of great choices out there!
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Hire ’em all!!
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