re: Bobo on Shortlist for CSU Job

It would be a blow to our program but nothing we couldn't overcome.

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The devil is in the details. He has had by far the most talented offensive roster in UGA history.

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Based upon what? The statistics? I can agee, but were the statistics a result of their talent or Bobo's coachig/play calling? It's a chicken or the egg, thing. Is team good because of the coach or is the coach good because of the talented team? One thing is for certain, though...I have seen VERY talented players wasted and never reach potential. A coordinator has to have talent, but he has to utilize hat talent, too.

Bobo is a talented Offensive coordinator. The only thing we can base stuff on is results, and his offenses have shown results. If you are going to blame Richt for everything that goes wrong...because he is the Head Coach...then you have to give credit to bobo when things go right, because he is the Offensive Coordinator.

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I agree. Gurley, however, is a generational player that required very little assistance in becoming the player he is. He just has tons of natural gifts that can't be taught.

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Absolutely, but if Bobo calls bad plays or the offensive line doesn't block....well....Gurley would be hamstrung. Bobo might not have developed Gurley, but he certainly had a hand in his success. Just like Chubb....all the talent in the world. In fact, i would say Chubb needs less help than Gurley did in a lot of ways.

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We would lose valuable recruits.....we could recover but it would take a LOT of time. We would not see an immediate drop off, but the recruits we would lose this year and next would take a toll in time.

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You don't know that for certain.

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The five-star junior has said repeatedly that the only thing that would change his commitment to Georgia would be if Mark Richt or Bobo were to leave.

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I've seen that quote 100 times before. If Richt stays and hires a competent OC, Eason would most likely stay.

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Gurley and Chubb were both 4 star recruits. Some didn't even have Gurley as a top 5 RB coming in. Think Bobo deserves any credit for turning two 4 star RB's into the best in the nation?

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The same goes for Caleb King. You think Bobo deserves credit for turning him from a 5 star to mediocre? Works both ways.

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If Richt stays and hires a competent OC, Eason would most likely stay.

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People seem to forget it's Richt's offense. Richt would probably go back to playcalling for a season or two and he still has a reputation for being a great QB coach. Bobo's really become a great OC but he's replaceable.

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You don't know that for certain.

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You've seen quotes from Eason, to name one. It is either in this thread or another. He said he wanted to come to Georgia and the only thing that might change that would be Richt or Bobo leaving.

It happens almost every time a head coach leaves a school.

Look at the fallout over Spurrier saying he was good for 2-3 more years. Look at Florida losing some recruits because Muschamp (MUSCHAMP!) was fired.

Do I know it for certain? No. You are correct. Do I know it based upon what some recruits have said and from what has happened to almost every school in the past? Yes.

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Well in fairness both Spurrier and Champ were head coaches. A head coach leaving is much more devastating than an oc leaving bc generally that means a turnover of the entire staff.

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Absolutely. Point well taken.
I wonder how many players would hinge upon Bobo?

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I've seen that quote 100 times before. If Richt stays and hires a competent OC, Eason would most likely stay.

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While certainly you could be right, it is not unusaul for a recruit to choose a program base solely on an assistant coaches ability to coach up a particular position.

While you very well could be right (And believe me, I WANT you to be right) do we really want to gamble like that? Easpecially if all we have to do is bring his salary up to be near Pruitt's. (Or at least a sizeable raise) I'm with everybody else on the HCIW, though. I'd prefer not to make a commitment like that to anybody.