The difference between laziness and denial

Come for the tweets…

There have been 221 Coaches in FBS since Kirby Smart started at Georgia

Here’s the list of coaches that have 50 wins, a conference championship & played for a national title since then:

Saban
Dabo
Kirby

That’s the list….3 out of 221

The “Kirby can’t coach” narrative is lazy https://t.co/Tf44zEnmL4

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 16, 2021

This is another lazy Kirby Smart narrative.

They played the first half of the season with their 4th option at QB.

With JT Daniels, Georgia averaged 300+ yards passing a game

And they’ve got 95%+ of their offensive production returning in ‘21 & the 2nd year in Monken’s offense https://t.co/dz28qryTZj

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 16, 2021

… but stay for some of the responses.

No. Bennett was the third best option. He started the 4th best in game 1. THAT is the issue with Kirby Smart. He has been horrible with recognizing who his best players are.

— Stan Lanier (@jslanier) January 16, 2021

We have some of the best fans.

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Tempting, but nah

#LetsRunItBack

— Dan Lanning (@CoachDanLanning) January 16, 2021

Better the well-paying devil you know than the one you don’t.  Or, if you’re looking for more nuance,

Analysis: pic.twitter.com/Rgx7OSnhU9

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) January 16, 2021

I’m glad he’s staying, if for no other reason than I’m not sure I’m ready for Georgia defensive coordinator Will Muschamp quite yet.

“… accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes that our training staff made…”

I don’t know if you heard the news, but Maryland finally settled with the McNair family over the death of their son.

By “finally”, I mean two and a half years later.  Or almost that long since the school’s president acknowledged fault.

And while I understand the ass covering and due diligence that accompanies such a high-profile settlement takes time, I can’t help but shake my head over the comparative dollar signs involved.  McNair’s family received $3.5 million.  His head coach?

Durkin’s contract with the university runs through the end of 2021. Maryland owed Durkin 65 percent of his remaining contract, with half of the buyout paid within 60 days of his firing. According to the Baltimore Sun’s public salary database, the university paid Durkin $4,793,000 in 2018, which also includes earnings that year before his firing, and $860,000 in 2019. After a brief hiatus from on-field coaching, Durkin is the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Mississippi.

Thank goodness lives weren’t ruined because of this tragedy.  At least lives other than McNair’s.