So, a couple of notes from this Mike Griffith piece on the staff opening resulting from Charlton Warren’s departure:
- “Warren and receivers coach Cortez Hankton were the only two UGA returning on-field coaches not to get raises following the 2019 season.”
- “Sources have indicated Smart is looking for more of a players’ coach to take over the secondary.”
Somehow, I don’t think Warren got dinged for not being enough of a players’ coach. A quick check of the 247Sports 2021 recruiter rankings doesn’t show Warren’s name in the top 250. I’m guessing that matters more to Kirby than how buddy buddy the secondary coach is with his players.
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Is the implication: “Players Coach = Good Recruiter”
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In a word, “Yes”.
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Yes. Now more than ever.
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It sounds like he’s looking at the LSU DB coach.
Good for Warren, but if there’s a spot Kirby can do himself (or get Boom to fill in as a temp), it’s the secondary.
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Played golf with a LSU guy Saturday. He mentioned Sark was all over this guy as well. Bidding war.
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He is LSUs recruiting coordinator as well, so yes, there may be.
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Raymond ain’t going anywhere for less than a DC role.
The names I’ve seen for our next DB coach are Doug Belk from Houston and Jay Valai from Texas.
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I figured that was the case.
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I guess “player’s coach” really means “relates to the best recruits better so that they come to Georgia.”
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I didn’t think our secondary played that well this year.
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Just as well, Ant! It’s a nasty habit. I’ve been trying to quit.
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No, outside of Stokes, who is an incredibly technically sound DB, they didn’t and that makes Campbell’s decision quite odd. (Unless it is academics as rumored. Even then he could have used a year at Prime Time’s FCS DB Academy!)
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Ya think Kirby gets his man before or after the February signing day?
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I think so and believe it will be an upgrade. Kirby has turned UGA into a destination for coaches.
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You lost me at Mike Griffith
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23?
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Boom goes the secondary coach?
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I think he’s already filling out the HR paperwork.
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Hopefully Monken gets a word in on this hire too. He knows people too. Could be a very good move.
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