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Georgia fans love of Sam Pittman is justified

Posted on 4/20/26 at 11:54 am
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 11:54 am
Posted by ukraine_rebel
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:13 pm to
Yesssssssssir!!!!
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:16 pm to
Pittman was awesome. We've never seen an OL recruiter like him before or since.
Posted by SecGamer
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:25 pm to
The Pitboss. We loved him
Posted by tylerdurden24
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:25 pm to
I got to speak with Pitt a few times when he was at UGA. Most authentic, wonderful person. Will always be a fan of his and of Arkansas for letting him have a chance to be a HC; 20 years ago, he could’ve been a 10-15 year longevity guy at Arkansas because of his ability to communicate with families and his players (back when relationships were the main thing that mattered). Just happened to get his opportunity as the worm turned with NIL and the portal which mitigated the natural advantages he brought to the role.
Posted by Wildcat23
Member since Jul 2025
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:39 pm to
A good guy but his rep was he was lazy. He got that rep in his younger days.
Posted by Chip82
Athens, Georgia
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:42 pm to
Sam Pittman was taking over an Arkansas program that qualified as the bottom feeder of the SEC.

Since Ratledge had not yet committed to any program, there was nothing unethical about talking to him about his potential choice.

Mark Richt once called up Sylvester Croom and asked him to consider taking Jamar Chaney after an SAT testing score issue became a sticking point at Georgia.

I'm quite sure that there have been plenty of other referral situations over the years.
Posted by FireDanMullen
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:47 pm to
I think you are misdirecting your frustration. No elite offensive lineman were going to switch from Georgia to Arkansas bc of Pittman. They were going to switch from Georgia to another school if Pittman didn’t say something to them.

Arkansas was coming off of back to back 2-10 seasons with that retard Chad Morris. No serious 5 star recruits were considering the hogs.
Posted by Ag Zwin
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:48 pm to
When other teams love your head coach:

Posted by FireDanMullen
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 12:49 pm to
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When other teams love your head coach:


Lmao
Posted by dchog
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:01 pm to
He was a very good offensive line recruiter during the Bert years.

But his offensive line hires were terrible as head coach.
Posted by Ten Bears
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:04 pm to
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Georgia fans love of Sam Pittman is justified


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After Sam Pittman took the Arkansas head coaching job, he took the time to call Tate Ratledge and tell the elite lineman to stick with Georgia.


So, UGA fans must have hated Kirby when he took pictures of Alabama's recruiting board upon leaving.

I mean....I'm sure Georgia fans are morally consistent on this issue.
Posted by dchog
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:04 pm to
He certainly isn't as energetic as Ryan Silverfield.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:07 pm to
Indeed to 2-10!
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:16 pm to
I would like to congratulate Sam Pittman for leaving the program exactly the way he found it.













0-8.
Posted by Chip82
Athens, Georgia
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:18 pm to
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So, UGA fans must have hated Kirby when he took pictures of Alabama's recruiting board upon leaving.


Are you claiming that Georgia had no clue about which players Saban was trying to recruit in the first place?




The only thing that Kirby definitely took with him to Georgia was the way that Saban stressed to potential recruits that Georgia didn't have a decent indoor football practice facility. And Kirby made it a "must have" part of his deal to come to Georgia.
Posted by Chip82
Athens, Georgia
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:25 pm to
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I would like to congratulate Sam Pittman for leaving the program exactly the way he found it.



Are you kidding?

In his second year Pittman beat LSU, Texas, aTm and Missouri all in the same season.

Name another Arkansas coach who beat all of the historic rivalries in the same season?

Hint: Frank Broyles is rolling in his grave.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 1:36 pm to
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the natural advantages he brought to the role

Posted by DawgsLife
Ellijay, Ga.
Member since Jun 2013
62041 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 3:15 pm to
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So, UGA fans must have hated Kirby when he took pictures of Alabama's recruiting board upon leaving.



This is one of the dumbest tropes reepeated by Alabama fans.

Kirby pretty much ran the recruiting at Alabama. Do y'all seriously believe he needed to take a picture of their recruiting board to know who was ranked where on your board? Seriously?

You honestly believe he did not know where players ranked for Alabama?
Posted by bulldawger
Fish Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2010
3055 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 3:17 pm to
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Kirby when he took pictures of Alabama's recruiting board upon leaving.


Bama fans are so soft. I'd guarantee you that Kirby knew the recruiting class a good as anyone on that staff.

I'm not saying this happened or not, but do you really think this had any bearing on the recruiting class for that year?

Kirby's lowest ranked recruiting class was, guess when. The year he left. Who were all of these 5 star recruits he supposedly stole from Bama?

You've taken what is probably a blatant lie and run with it to further your hatred for the man. One would think you would look at Kirby's record against Bama as good enough "revenge" to satisfy you.
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