re: 2020 Recruiting Thread (SVP and Broderick Jones stay committed to the G)

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The problem with the “Scott has only coached three years, let’s give him time” thing is that UGA, if we are to be a national contender, should NOT be the place to learn on the job.

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That is a good point. But Kirby picked him and he now has two years here. It would not be good if we fired him and he became a great coach. I am ready to give him another year or two at least. I just don't see the huge disparity in our DLine class with any of our other classes other than OLine. Checked the Recruiter rankings and we have 1 coach (right now...this year) that is in the top 25. Pittman at #11. Scott is 3rd on our staff. Two other people on our staff is recruiting better than him, and one is Pittman.

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Last year we signed Travon Walker, who was coming to UGA no matter what,

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I would disagree with this. Weren't we at least a little worried about SCarolina? Seems they got in the mix.

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Norton, who has been mentioned many times here, was considered by half the recruiting industry to be an OL prospect only at the next level.

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Okay. then your problem would be with Kirby Smart. At that level the coaches present who they think best fits the scheme and who they feel they can get in the mix for. The head coach has to sign off on who we spend resources on.

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Factor in that most think we lose Burroughs,

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I have no heard anything about losing Burroughs. Are you thinking about Stackhouse?

Keep in mind, we still have several players out there that we are in it for.

Cowan
Walker
Boykin
Ojulari
are all out there, and, if we were ready to accept their commits would probably commit to us right now. At least a couple of those would. I'm just not ready to hit "The sky is falling" mode just yet. If Herring and Wyatt have good enough years to leave, then we will have done a jam up job across the DLine this year.
Looks like we lose 4...Rochester, Clark, Barnett and Marshall. (Am I missing somebody?)
Rochester has been okay, Clark good, Barnett marginal and Marshall a bit disappointing to me.

Hopefully Scott will mature, learn and turn the corner this year.