Bottom line is that UGA believed they weren't going to move forward with Richt and that relationship had run its course. Smart is obviously the best candidate on the market given his Saban pedigree, recruiting knowledge, and his connections to UGA.

Every hire is a risk but this is a risk one that UGA needed to take after another embarrassing blowout season. I don't think Smart is going be the next Saban because there is only one and what Saban has accomplished is unprecedented....but it's a reasonably good a hire as they could have made.

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Posted by coachcrisp

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Posted on 4/19/16 at 9:10 am to 14&Counting

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Bottom line is that UGA believed they weren't going to move forward with Richt and that relationship had run its course. Smart is obviously the best candidate on the market given his Saban pedigree, recruiting knowledge, and his connections to UGA.

Every hire is a risk but this is a risk one that UGA needed to take after another embarrassing blowout season. I don't think Smart is going be the next Saban because there is only one and what Saban has accomplished is unprecedented....but it's a reasonably good a hire as they could have made.

This is correct. I've been around since before Coach Bryant got to Tuscaloosa and have seen a few SEC coaches come and go. Kirby, like anyone, will have to get through the learning curve for a period, but with the talent he has on the ground and coming in and the support of the Georgia fan base, he'll be fine....and as a man, he'll represent the university very well.