Where Should the Georgia Bulldogs Turn if Mark Richt Must Replace Mike Bobo as Offensive Coordinator?
by T Kyle King on Oct 4, 2010 10:32 PM EDT
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PrintOrdinarily, this is when I would begin offering my predictions for the coming weekend of college football action, but, frankly, no one in Bulldog Nation cares which team I pick to win Friday night’s Connecticut-Rutgers game, and I don’t have the heart to declare Saturday’s tilt between Georgia and Tennessee to be the national game of disinterest, so, this week, we are shelving "Don’t Bet On It!" and focusing instead on the topic occupying everyone’s thoughts.
Ere we begin, I wish to state: I believe Mark Richt should be and will be the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs in 2011; I believe Mike Bobo, like Willie Martinez before him, was and is a capable position coach who was promoted past his level of competence; I believe Coach Bobo should be retained as the Bulldogs’ quarterbacks coach, and, even if he keeps the title of offensive coordinator (a post Neil Callaway also nominally held), Coach Richt should take over the play calling duties again. No one should mistake this posting, or those that follow, as an indication that this is the sports weblog equivalent of Lyndon Johnson losing Walter Cronkite on Vietnam.
This is what Bulldog Nation is discussing, though, so let’s have the discussion. If the time has come to bring in a new offensive coordinator, which coach is the best choice for the job? We’ve heard from rbarnes and Afghan Dawg, so here are my suggestions:
Mark Helfrich (Offensive Coordinator, Oregon). The "quack attack" overseen by Coach Helfrich has the Ducks ranked first in the nation in scoring offense, first in total offense, and second in rushing offense. His offenses are innovative and by no means are one-dimensional, as his quarterbacks put up impressive passing numbers in earlier stints at Boise State and Arizona State. Despite his established credentials, Coach Helfrich is young; when first hired for his present post in Eugene, he was the country’s youngest offensive coordinator at a BCS program. Unfortunately, as an Oregon native, he might not be willing to leave the Pacific Northwest, and Phil Knight certainly has the money to keep Coach Helfrich in the fold if he so desires, but a coach this good is worth the long-distance phone call.
Dana Holgorsen (Offensive Coordinator, Oklahoma State). Unlike Coach Helfrich, Coach Holgorsen has only limited ties to his present billet, having arrived in Stillwater just last January. Prior to that, he served as offensive coordinator at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2007 and at Houston in 2008 and 2009. Coach Holgorsen’s Cowboys currently rank second in the land in scoring offense, and his previous six attacks finished ranked eighth, fourth, 13th, seventh, tenth, and first, respectively, in that category between 2004 and 2009. Coach Holgorsen has ties not only to the Southeast (he coached at Mississippi College and Wingate), but also to the Peach State: he coached quarterbacks and wide receivers at Valdosta State from 1993 to 1995 while earning a master’s degree from the South Georgia institution. Although Oklahoma State, like Oregon, has a benefactor who is willing to pony up for his alma mater’s football program, I’m more confident of Bulldog Nation’s collective ability to outspend T. Boone Pickens than to shell out more dough than Phil Knight, and Coach Holgorsen’s roots in Stillwater do not run deep. I would prefer Coach Helfrich, but I like our chances better with Coach Holgorsen.
Mike Markuson (Co-Offensive Coordinator, Ole Miss). When Mark Richt plucked Brian VanGorder from obscurity in 2001, he justified his choice by saying that Florida State had played a paycheck game against Coach VanGorder’s team, which had frustrated the Seminoles’ offensive coordinator with its scheme. I decided to take a similar approach; since the Bulldogs’ ability to play for championships hinges on their ability to beat Florida, I looked to see which offensive coordinator had scored the most points on the Gators’ defense since Urban Meyer arrived in Gainesville in 2005. Unfortunately, that honor goes to . . . Mike Bobo, whose Georgia offense hung 42 points on the Sunshine State Saurians in 2007. Since that season, however, the only offenses to have put up more than 30 points on Florida are Alabama’s the last two seasons and Mississippi’s in 2008. Since I’m done trying to convince Crimson Tide coordinators to make lateral moves to Athens, I looked to Oxford but was dismayed to learn that the Rebels’ then-offensive coordinator, Kent Austin, since had become the head coach at Cornell. When Coach Austin headed to Ithaca, Houston Nutt promoted Coach Markuson to co-offensive coordinator. Coach Markuson has served as Coach Nutt’s offensive line coach for more than fifteen years, and he coordinated the Ole Miss running game in the two seasons prior to this one. The Rebels currently rank 16th in the country in rushing offense, one notch ahead of Alabama, and Mississippi ranked in the top 30 nationally in that category in 2008 and 2009 after finishing 83rd in the nation in 2007, the year before Coach Markuson’s arrival in Oxford. The Rebels currently boast the country’s 19th-best scoring offense, one notch ahead of Auburn. With previous coaching stops in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi, Coach Markuson ought to have no trouble making the transition to Georgia.
To repeat, I think Mike Bobo should stick to coaching quarterbacks and Mark Richt should go back to calling plays. If, however, a new offensive coordinator is to be brought in from outside, I want it to be one of those three guys, in that order of preference. Your thoughts, of course, are welcome in the comments below.
Coming soon: Possible head coaching candidates, in case we have to replace Mark Richt.
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My worry about Helfrich is similar to many
Dawg fan’s worries about hiring Kirby Smart as DC — Chip Kelly was the “offensive genius” and OC for Oregon before Mike Belotti moved on to the AD position there.
How much of Oregon’s record-breaking output is Helfrich and how much is Kelly’s influence?
My top pick is Holgorsen, who topped my list of potential OCs last year when he was at Houston (and we had spent 3 quarters doing next to nothing against LSU).
What I really like about him is he seems to be very good at teaching his system: while they haven’t faced anything resembling a stout D, he’s taken an OKSt offense with several new starters and they’ve been putting up numbers similar to what Houston did last year. And while he may have cut his bones working with Mike Leach and Hal Mumme, he does appreciate a good running game.
I’d also love to see Bryan McClendon replaced with Nevada RB coach Jim Mastro, who could also bring some first-hand knowledge of how best to use the pistol formation and a spread field to have a devastating run game.
I hate to say it, but Stacy Searels and Dave Van Halanger are neck-and-neck . . .
. . . in the competition for “most underperforming coach on the Georgia staff” in 2010. Mike Bobo at least is inconsistent; the offensive line and the Bulldogs’ conditioning have been simply bad.
While I believe an offensive housecleaning comparable to last year’s defensive housecleaning would be overkill, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen. Auburn found out the hard way what happens when you bring in a new coordinator with a new system but don’t replace the old assistants. The Tony Franklin experiment was a disaster, and it cost Tommy Tuberville his job.
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I hate to say it, but I agree with Kyle.
(Not that I mean I hate to agree with Kyle, but… well, you know what I mean.)
I was one of the ones cheering loudest for Stacy Searels when he was brought into Athens from Blacksburg, Virginia. It seems that his last two squads, however, have fallen woefully short of the mark. I’ve noticed that this also coincides with the timing of his being named “Running game coordinator”… and with our running game falling into the tank.
Could it be that Searels, as well, has been promoted beyond his level of competence?
As for Van Halanger, I’ve questioned our S&C program ever since Richt’s tenure began. Unfortunately, I don’t know how likely it is that Richt will jettison Van Halanger, since he brought him over from FSU when he was hired in 2001. Of course, Richt fired his college roommate after last season… so who knows.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 4, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Stacy Searels was brought to Athens from LSU....
…was he not? He had a good record there, and his FIRST season at Georgia (2007) was a good one, stitching together a group of mostly freshmen and one senior (Fernando Velasco) into what became a highly credible outfit by the end of the season. 2009 and especially this year, however, have seen some SERIOUS regression with a unit that was touted in the pre-season as one of our major assets and is now a liability. If being named "running game co-ordinator: (whatever the hell that means) coincides with the decline of last season and this, maybe it could help to revoke that nonsense and then see if he reverts to his ear;lier, more promising form.
Well, now that's a gaffe.
Thanks for setting me straight on Searels’ previous gig, Vindexdawg.
I’m really mystified as to the reason for the offensive line’s significant under-performance over the past two years, especially since, as you said, they did so well previously.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 5, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
For the most part
People had kind of a mixed opinion of Searels at LSU. Of course, during the OL struggles of 2009, people talked about missing him. But when the Tigers struggled to run the ball for most of 2006 he wasn’t all that popular either.
I will say that LSU’s offensive line recruiting tailed off a lot under his tenure between Saban and the first 2 years of Miles. Though that problem continued for another year or two after his departure as well.
by Billy Gomila on Oct 5, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
If CMR can weather this and put things back together.....
… – which looks like a daunting task at this point – he would do well to reflect on the disastrous consequences that he set in motion to his own achievement here by promoting from within (Martinez and Bobo) and ignoring visible stagnation and decay created by keeping old buddies in place long after they ceased to earn the full measure of their pay (Van Halanger).
by Vindexdawg on Oct 5, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But how can Searels be successful unless Van Halanger is?...
I would think the ability of one directly impacts the ability of the other. That is, if the latter truly is the problem he is made out to be.
I am a bit surprised more conventional names like a likely fired Ralph Friedgen or David Cutcliffe aren’t mentioned. Gus Malzahn seems like a bouncer, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he could be pried from Auburn. He has a great offense, which seems well suited for current and instate talent, and the history of success in crossing the Ga/Aub streams is well documented.
Indeed, he cannot....
nor can Bobo, even if he were not as incompetent as he is. What good is it, ultimately, to call good plays if your guys are getting pushed around and beaten up at the LOS? And of course this goes for Grantham’s new D as well (on top of the problems that come with installing a new defense). So that is why I think that Van Halanger should be the first one to be cut loose. Bobo as OC, right after him.
keeping assistants
You mean like keeping a d line coach with no experience with the 3 4 that has a history of clashing with coordinators?
by UgaMatt on Oct 5, 2010 10:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it is a worthy topic................
but one I have not given much thought. Like Willie before him I have doubts CR will demote BoBo mid season. Hiring a new guy could be very problematic if CR is truly on the hot seat as no one would want to climb aboard a sinking ship.
Keeping BoBo as a position coach is equally problematic if for no other reason than his salary.
I really feel for CMR.
I must admit I was clueless
when it came to potential replacement OC’s but I have completed my research and concur with the list Kyle provided but would put Holgorsen 1st.
no one would want to climb aboard a sinking ship
I think a lot of guys would be glad to jump on a sinking Georgia program. If Richt is indeed given a next year, as I think (and hope) he will be, the new OC would come in at a time when the defense should be improved, AM should be improved, and our weaknesses (O-line, running game) shouldn’t get any worse. The overall record should improve almost by default, probably enough to at least temporarily quell the anti-Richt fervor. This would give the OC a few years to fully establish themselves and show what they can do at a major program with major talent.
Also, it doesn’t hurt that we’ll pay around $400,000 more per year than most schools. Just sayin’.
That said, I don’t think we’re likely to grab any coordinator from a school that has a legitimate shot to play for the NC this year, as that’s pretty much got to be considered a lateral move. I honestly think our chances to take Helfrich are only very slightly better than taking McElwain from Bama. The only advantage we’d offer for Helfrich would be the opportunity to prove himself outside the shadow of Chip Kelly – in other words, the same advantage we offered Kirby Smart as far as stepping out of Saban’s shadow last year, less the alma mater factor. I think the result of that would prove to be the same as well – a brief period of flirtatious ‘no comments’, followed by a decision that he just loves his current job way too much to leave (but thanks for my new pay grade).
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This comment has no analysis, or insightfulness to it
But I did just vote for CMR in the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year annual contest. His current rank is #33 – just above Corch at #34 but far far far far far behind #1 Gene Chiznik, #2 Nick Saban and a whole slew of other coaches including, Mike Gundy, Paul Johnson, Steve Spurrier & Dan Mullen plus a bunch of guys I’ve never even heard of. (Apparently there’s a school called Southern Alabama with a football coach named Joey Jones, he’s #3 btw.)
Usually CMR is in the top 10 in this race. I am sad.
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by kleph on Oct 4, 2010 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I will and let me tell you why...
I have no idea who he is. Other than that, I have no problem with the guy.
by VDawg on Oct 4, 2010 11:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Okay. Now I'm with ya. Is that funny because
he sucks or because we suck?
by VDawg on Oct 4, 2010 11:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
OC for Alabama...
Wanna say OC/OL but not certain of the position responsibility.
And there’s no doubt he has little/no oversight from his head man.
Is Peyton Manning available?
He’s a play action guy.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
He does know how to score lots of points when Georgia is involved...
by vineyarddawg on Oct 4, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
But he apparently knows how to lose...
When Florida is involved.
by VDawg on Oct 4, 2010 11:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thank you sir. It's hard work getting noticed among
such an elite group of minds.
by VDawg on Oct 5, 2010 11:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Kenny Edenfield, for OC
I figured I’d go obscure with a hint of success…offensively, that is.
If you're gonna do it, go ugly early.
No coordinator changes in the middle of the season...
unless we want to guarantee a 1-11 record. We could at least wait till the off season and have a shred of hope for the rest of this one.
I'm fine with the list, but the Bobo Demotion/Richt OC proposal concerns me
It seems that it is a foregone conclusion that Mike Bobo will not be the offensive coordinator for the 2011 season.
If this is correct, it means that between the end of the 2009 season and the end of the 2010 season, Coach Richt will have replaced 1) the entire staff responsible for the defensive gameplan, 2) the man responsible for the offensive gameplan 3) the men responsible for the special teams gameplan. Please correct me if I’m wrong on any of the facts there. Regarding the offensive gameplan, naturally Coach Richt has a hand in that, but my understanding is that at least the execution of that gameplan is delegated to Mike Bobo.
So to summarize the people responsible for every single play on the field in 2009 and several years before have not worked out. Many things could have caused this, however I believe a reasonable question is, “Is Mark Richt doing a good job of selecting and developing assistant coaches?”
I believe that if the answer to that question is “no he has not done a good job, and he will not do a better job in the future,” then it’s appropriate to discuss going in a different direction with the head coach. But if the answer is “no he has not done a good job, but he will do a better job in the future,” then I believe it is appropriate to consider a change on the offensive staff along the lines of what was done with defense and special teams at the end of 2009. In reality, the answer is probably “we don’t know, and that’s why it’s a really freaking hard decision.” In any case, I disagree with Kyle when he suggests that Mike Bobo should be demoted and that Richt should assume the OC role.
I think Richt can either be an effective head coach or an effective offensive coordinator, I do not believe there are enough hours in the day to be both. It appears that the development of assistant coaches has been a weakness on the UGA staff, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a good option to stop doing it. Perhaps Bobo is the wrong guy for this job. If so fine, find a new offensive coordinator, but couple that effort with a hard look at one, how UGA is selecting assistants and two, how they are developing them once they are there. If those two processes are deficient they must be fixed by Mark Richt or if he cannot, by somone else; a new OC is not going to solve the problem.
I think the demotion sets a bad precedent for the coaching staff. The demotion would create motivational problems on the entire offensive side of the staff. Firing Bobo creates accountability. It says, “when you get promoted at Georgia you are responsible for your area, and if it doesn’t work out we are going to part ways.” Demoting Bobo would sabotage the autonomy of all of the staff. Micromanaging is not going to develop the leadership necessary to succeed in the highest levels of any endeavor, such as SEC football.
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by The Quincy Carter of Accountants on Oct 5, 2010 9:35 AM EDT reply actions
No, no, no......just no.
If Bobo is to be replaced, please don’t let it be with any of these gentleman. All of these guys run the spread or some sort of system with heavy spread undertones. That’s going to kill us recruiting in the SEC. We’re largely going after guys who want to play in the NFL. If we move to an offense that is heavy on the spread option, runs mainly out of the shotgun, and rarely has offensive lineman in a 3 point stance, we won’t be able to tell guys that we are preparing them to play in the NFL any longer. That’s going to hurt us with the top talent.
We need to stick with a pro style, play action based offense. It’s a recruiting draw, it’s durable (teams have been running it and winning with it for years), and it’s something our head coach is familiar and comfortable with. If you bring in Oregon’s goofy, gadgety, variety show you will pretty much take all of Mark Richt’s years of experience and knowledge and flush it. He’ll be a complete figurehead and that would be a bad thing. He has too much to offer.
Right On!!!
I completely agree with you. I can not stand the spread and like you said nobody want to come play for a spread style because they can’t get into the NFL as well with that system. In my opinion it is not “real” football. The farthest I would go with a different offense is the pistol. Which isn’t that far of from pro-style but its different. I like seeing our guys make it to the NFL and that is just not going to happen if we change offensive schemes.
by Stewart Smithwick on Oct 5, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Couldn't agree more....
Placing kids in the NFL is our trump card and really all we have right now. If you change the offense and get “schemey” will lose a lot of blue chippers.
by TampaPlant_Dawg on Oct 5, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing!
I’m sorry, but spread offenses are gimmicky and don’t prepare players for the NFL. The end. Give me a running back that can pound it up the middle and occasional play action all day.
I want Coach Richt to improve himself and be open to new ideas but not completely get away from what’s made him successful.
AtlantaDawg...
… You couldn’t be more right even if your name were Rush Beck Palin Gingrich Limbaugh.
Grazi
My politics lie somewhere in between Ayn Rand and Hank Hill, so the anology is appropriate. I’m convinced our problems are more tactical than strategic. And I agree with Kyle that we aren’t that far off. To do something equivalent to the “Tony Franklin Experience” right now would be like getting a prosthetic arm to fix a pinched nerve.
Mark Richt as OC
is the best option, at this point, IMO. It seemed like he was more fiery/passionate when he was knee-deep in the offense in his first 5 seasons.
by MDDawg on Oct 5, 2010 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I second this
Richt has one option here if he wants to save his job: take over play calling duites. I think it looks completely ridiculous to fire two staffs in back-to-back seasons. I feel like if it’s necessary to fire both your offensive staff and your defensive staff, it’s time to fire your head coach.
Richt could come out and say this: “we’ve come up with good gameplans on offense and we’ve failed to execute those gameplans — whether it’s players failing to hold on to the ball or coaches failing to call appropriate plays. I am taking over play calling duties.”
If he won out, or got close to it, he’d keep his job, we’d keep our recruits, and people would, hopefully view this more as a blip than a trend.
by WindyCityDawg on Oct 5, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Thirded...
As much as I like Richt, I think with how the offense has been, he needs to get his hands on as much as possible to turn things around…
I would be good timing for him PR wise with Green coming back and the freshmen getting a deeper understanding of the system.
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by tailgateandcover on Oct 5, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a very good point, WindyCityDawg.
I feel like if it’s necessary to fire both your offensive staff and your defensive staff, it’s time to fire your head coach.
And I agree with you.
Brad Scott will probably get a look
Given his ties to Richt and he has experience working in that system with him.
by AtlantaDawg on Oct 5, 2010 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Clemson base has stayed passionately opposed to him.
Probably and undeservedly because he is the former HC of their rival. Also in part because he is part of the Bowden gang.
To the extent I have followed CU football in the past they feel like for the most part their OL has underperformed. However no one can argue they have recently been running the ball well. I don’t think their passing problems are pass protection, but are more similar to ours - receivers not getting separation and not holding on to balls.
Their O-line is playing well this season. Haven’t heard as much grumbling.
Not sure CMR has it in him....
First let me thank you all for your insight and wisdom to all things UGA football. I have been reading TKK and TQCOA (et al) for sometime now and just started adding my 2 cents worth…But based on what I keep reading I think UGA is in far worse a situation than most. For starters, I’m not sure if CMR has it in him to take UGA to the next level (national championships). I question his judgement, especially in choosing his staff. After all, he hired CWM, and CMB…who have become scape goats. We have position coaches who are cross coaching and a S&C who is soft, no 2 a days and no hitting…they might as well hug and sing Kumbaya …Our OC CMB who is, was and will be, in way over his head. If you look at this from a business perspective, which is exactly what college football has become (…although some of you older guys keep holding on to tradition and Wally Butts and Coach Dooley), and if CMR was running a $500 million dollar company, he would be fired for lack of judgement and oversight. Not good…and I keep reading and hearing (especially from my business partner Dawgylama) about how great CMR is at recruiting…FL’s CUM seemed to adjust just fine, and Oregon’s Chip Kelly (my personal Fav to replace CMR) is doing great in Eugene…we need to do less apologizing, less looking back at the past and start planning for the future and do so ASAP.
So it took me all that to say, we need to put together a search committee and sharpen our pencils…it’s better to be prepared and have a qualified short list than to be reactive at the end of the season. But that’s just my opinion.
by TampaPlant_Dawg on Oct 5, 2010 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
No disrespect TKK but...
You’re referencing the LBJ administration and the “I lost Walter Cronkite” statement, lost me…considering I wasn’t born, and wasn’t a journalism major I had to look it up. We have to quit living in the past and focus on the now and tomorrow…demoting CMB is the warm and fuzzy approach. We need to replace him. We keep confusing activity with accomplishment. We need a new OC who will bring in his team. Keeping CMB as a QBC can only be a negative…it sends the wrong message. Division 1, SEC football is a brutal business…I personally couldn’t do it, and obviously neither can CMB.
by TampaPlant_Dawg on Oct 5, 2010 11:16 AM EDT reply actions
Hey, if we're going to mock anyone for being old here...
… ok, well, let’s mock Kyle, but let’s also mock MaconDawg and DavetheDawg. I mean, DTD was in school at the same time as Herschel, for crying out loud! :-)
With that said, however… “LBJ losing Walter Cronkite on Vietnam” should be a well-enough-known reference that I think a lot of people should get it. Many historians consider that the turning point of the Vietnam War, at least from a public opinion perspective… and that most certainly should be relevant, I think.
Let me tell how old I am...
I remember Walter Cronkite’s broadcast about the Tet Offensive, the Battle for Hue and how my father said at dinner at the conlcusion of the CBS Evening News, “Son, If this war is still not over when you turn 18, we will move to Canada.” I was 6 years old and he was deadly serious. (funny what a 6 year old can remember…but remember I did).
There is nothing wrong with living in the past, either…especially when so much of the present sucks.
I know we are all in a general football malaise…but this, too, shall pass.
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-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Oct 5, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with you vine.
You neither have to have been born at the time, nor do you have to be a journalism major to understand that reference. For instance, even though I didn’t know the particular time that Cronkite bailed on the war (or even that he did), I certainly understood the reference that was made and it made complete sense.
by hailtogeorgia on Oct 6, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
and considering also
that SEC fanz is dum! We ain’t in that high falutin’ akadmik thingee the big ten is always talkin about.
I don’t think Kyle was born yet either. If he was, I doubt he was even walking. Don’t blame Kyle if you missed the reference. Blame your HS and college history teachers, or the HS/college self that erroneously believe, “Nobody’s going to know/care/think less of me if I don’t know this stuff. It happened like… I don’t know… a long time ago.”
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by GwinnettGamecock on Oct 6, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
For the record, . . .
. . . Walter Cronkite’s famous report on Vietnam was made on February 27, 1968. I was born the following November.
(The two events aren’t connected, but I was trying to fill in the timeline, since you mentioned when it would have occurred in relation to when I was born.)
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Don't blame the teachers or professors...
because if someone can’t glean the meaning or significance of that reference, or if that person thinks the Vietnam War is ancient history that is insignificant to modern life, he may have a lack of curiosity that all but the best teachers would have trouble getting through.
As my history teacher once said…
You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
Bobo...
This reeks of rearranging the chairs on the Titantic to me. We’ll switch OC and struggle on offense next season. We’ll be forced to fire Richt, and then struggle in 2012 with a new coach.
The long wait until 2013 begins unless Richt pulls off the improbable turnaround.
exactly...
I just said this on my blog. The last thing the program needs is Richt out for a new coach. A coaching regime change will make the program suffer for 2-3 years.
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by tailgateandcover on Oct 5, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
How about a Bowden?
As in Terry?? Maybe he’s more interested in being the big fish in North Alabama’s pond, and the whole Bowden/FSU inbreeding thing with our program notwithstanding, but he was a pretty sharp offensive guy once upon a time. He’s got SEC experience. He can recruit the southeast.
In the “Qualities We Could Use in a Coach” department, he’s got his JD. Could help out in the off-season, just sayin’…..
I already want to shoot myself over the Ty people. This would entail both barrels.
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