January 30, 2022 · 1:52 PM

Everything old is new again.

Holy crap — talk about getting the band back together.

“Jumped at the chance”.  Welcome home again, Coach.

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39 responses to “Everything old is new again.”

  1. Ran A
    January 30, 2022 at 1:54 PM

    And the man can recruit!

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  2. classiccitycanine
    January 30, 2022 at 1:57 PM

    McClendon was good at recruiting and developing guys so I think this is an excellent hire! Also brings another Bulldog back to Athens!

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  3. cowetadawg
    January 30, 2022 at 1:59 PM

    Nothing but love for Coach Mac. He was a great head coach for one game for us, too. DGD!

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  4. Dawg in Austin
    January 30, 2022 at 2:03 PM

    Just stay away from Willie Martinez, please.

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  5. mg4life0331
    January 30, 2022 at 2:09 PM

    Yeah great recruiter for sure. I looked up what he coached when he was here for Richt; I was way off, I thought he coached wide outs much longer than he did.

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  6. debbybalcer
    January 30, 2022 at 2:09 PM

    So glad he is back.

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  7. Russ
    January 30, 2022 at 2:11 PM

    BMac is a damned good Dawg! And if Kirby is ever unavailable, Maclendon is undefeated as our head coach.

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  8. Doug Gillett
    January 30, 2022 at 2:20 PM

    Love this dude. Coached us to a win in the Gator Bowl after Richt had been let go, which I know couldn’t have been an easy assignment. Glad to have him back in the fold.

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    • Dawgfan Will
      January 31, 2022 at 8:24 AM

      As others have pointed out on social media: now we really have all the living former head coaches back in Athens. 🙂

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  9. moe pritchett
    January 30, 2022 at 2:20 PM

    Love it.
    Now. I know it may not really matter but who will wind up as DC?

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  10. archiecreek
    January 30, 2022 at 2:33 PM

    Great legacy,
    great hire!!
    Welcome back home!!

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  11. shellbine
    January 30, 2022 at 2:39 PM

    Where’s Joliet Jake and Elwood?

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  12. Corch Irvin Meyers, Former Jags Corch (2021)
    January 30, 2022 at 2:39 PM

    Knew this one for a couple of weeks. While it would’ve been cool to see if Kirby would even approach former teammate and my favorite Bulldog ever, Hines Ward, McClendon is a known quantity as a great position coach and better recruiter.

    Though, you’d have to imagine Ward would be a natural at recruiting, and not just because he can show up to recruit’s houses wearing two Super Bowl rings.

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    • Dylan Dreyer's Booty
      January 30, 2022 at 2:49 PM

      Maybe. I love Hines but one thing I have learned over Kirby’s tenure is that recruiting is 24/7/365. Showing up with a couple of Super Bowl rings is cool for one visit, but it can’t be the only one. Not saying that Hines couldn’t do what it takes over time – maybe he could and maybe he wants to – but Kirby doesn’t choose lightly. At least, not so far. Have to respect the track record.

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  13. TEXBaller
    January 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM

    Baller approves! A definitive & significant upgrade from Hankton.

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  14. rigger92
    January 30, 2022 at 4:32 PM

    I know we’re not a no fun league crowd, but…….

    Cincy needs to draft our entire front 7.

    If KC drafts Pickens look out………

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  15. Ben Dukes (@BenDukes)
    January 30, 2022 at 7:03 PM

    Probably a good 1-2 years, then he gets offered a head job. Great dude.

    #GoDawgs

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  16. debbybalcer
    January 30, 2022 at 8:40 PM

    Former players including Gurley are endorsing the hire.

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  17. rigger92
    January 30, 2022 at 8:44 PM

    Again with the NFL stuff,

    SF or LA could change their game with a Roquan or Nakobe player. Too bad they can’t be on their teams with the draft and contract stuff.

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  18. rigger92
    January 30, 2022 at 8:59 PM

    Dang, Stafford, Mahomes, Burrow, and Garropolo all throw such pretty balls. Nice tight spirals right on target, float or rope. I am starting to see the progression from college to pro and enjoy it through name recognition and our recent success.

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  19. winodawg
    January 30, 2022 at 9:10 PM

    Glad to see McClendon back. He is a DGD. I also love that Kirby prefers to hire employees with Head Coaching experience (even if only for a few games).

    I always did the same thing in my restaurants. You can hire & train servers and bartenders to be managers , but they don’t always GET IT the way former GM’s did.

    Coaches with egos (and restaurant GMs with egos) can’t handle doing that.

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  20. dawgxian
    January 31, 2022 at 7:21 AM

    Someone remarked that most of his job changes were driven by headcoach turnover. Guessing Smart isn’t going anywhere

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