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re: Richt v McGarity tension

Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:45 am to
Posted by tylerdurden24
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:45 am to
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if he was paid market value and thought he had a shot at HC at UGA.... or at least wanted to be a HC for the current regime. Would he have had his agent activey shopping him?


Bobo wanted to be a HC. Period. And rightfully so. Think of it this way: Kirby Smart has now watched Bobo and Muschamp both go on to succesful stints as coordinators before moving onto HC jobs. Meanwhile, he is barely mentioned anymore amongst HC positions. Bobo saw a good opportunity to do his own thing with his own staff on a team with some talent and in a winnable conference. He wasn't going to get the HC job at UGA and, if so, it wasn't going to be anytime soon. As of today, though (and barring some meteoric collapse while HC at CSU), he is already begin tabbed as the frontrunner for the UGA job once Richt leaves. So, not only is he getting paid more to be the HC of a school that he can have success at, but he has automatically upgraded his standing for the future if and when the UGA job comes available.

This was a no-brainer move for Bobo the moment the opportunity came about.
Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
27312 posts
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:02 am to
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Kirby Smart has now watched Bobo and Muschamp both go on to succesful stints as coordinators before moving onto HC jobs. Meanwhile, he is barely mentioned anymore amongst HC positions


Pretty sure the days of hiring DC's or OC's as a SEC HC are gone...especially after the Muschamp experiment.There's way too much money on the line to hire anyone but a proven HC with a track record.

(Yes ,I know Mullen was an OC before MSU)
Posted by Peter Buck
Member since Sep 2012
12420 posts
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:18 am to
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Richt v McGarity tension quote: if he was paid market value and thought he had a shot at HC at UGA.... or at least wanted to be a HC for the current regime. Would he have had his agent activey shopping him? Bobo wanted to be a HC. Period. And rightfully so. Think of it this way: Kirby Smart has now watched Bobo and Muschamp both go on to succesful stints as coordinators before moving onto HC jobs. Meanwhile, he is barely mentioned anymore amongst HC positions. Bobo saw a good opportunity to do his own thing with his own staff on a team with some talent and in a winnable conference. He wasn't going to get the HC job at UGA and, if so, it wasn't going to be anytime soon. As of today, though (and barring some meteoric collapse while HC at CSU), he is already begin tabbed as the frontrunner for the UGA job once Richt leaves. So, not only is he getting paid more to be the HC of a school that he can have success at, but he has automatically upgraded his standing for the future if and when the UGA job comes available. This was a no-brainer move for Bobo the moment the opportunity came about.

If he was on that track, then you have to take into account that he has had a HC resume (in comparison to his peers) for a number of years... yet, he stayed at UGA. He stayed at UGA being underpaid vs his peers.

So now, his agent floats his name and then boom, he gets a job. Was this the first year he could have floated his name for a job like that? What changed?

Then, there is the Friend aspect. Was he in contention for OC? Did he even want to be? It sure seems like he didn't want to wait for an answer...Bird in hand perhaps?
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