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Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:08 pm
Well, I guess we'll never know how much our defensive success can be attributed to him, or Kirby, or our talent, etc. but I think we'll be fine without him is my guess. Opens the door for a young, hungry guy like Schumann to take over.
With that being said, why do guys like Tucker take jobs at subpar programs? He has literally no shot at winning, he's not going to convince anyone to go there. He's going to spend a few years up there, not meet expectations and then be in a worse position than he's in now. He'll probably end up coaching linebackers for the Texans or something like that.
Athens is great, you get paid a ton, you get to coach in meaningful, exciting games with big stakes. Why are you leaving to go to Colorado where no one cares and you'll never achieve anything?! smh
With that being said, why do guys like Tucker take jobs at subpar programs? He has literally no shot at winning, he's not going to convince anyone to go there. He's going to spend a few years up there, not meet expectations and then be in a worse position than he's in now. He'll probably end up coaching linebackers for the Texans or something like that.
Athens is great, you get paid a ton, you get to coach in meaningful, exciting games with big stakes. Why are you leaving to go to Colorado where no one cares and you'll never achieve anything?! smh
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 5:09 pm
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Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:12 pm to jodeaux
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I guess we'll never know how much our defensive success can be attributed to him, or Kirby, or our talent, etc.
We'll find out how much of it was Tucker next year.
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why do guys like Tucker take jobs at subpar programs?
Because it's a P5 head coaching job and Tucker's name isn't going to get stronger than it is right now.
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He has literally no shot at winning
Ehh, the PAC-12 is the shittiest of the P5 conferences, so he has a better shot than I think you're giving him.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:18 pm to jodeaux
Colorado isn't as bad of a program as you think it is.
No, they aren't what they were during the late 80s/early 90s but didn't they win 10 games and play for the Pac-12 championship just a few years ago?
No, they aren't what they were during the late 80s/early 90s but didn't they win 10 games and play for the Pac-12 championship just a few years ago?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:22 pm to jodeaux
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I would do it too.
I would do it too.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:29 pm to deeprig9
There is no downside for Tucker. Like you said, he doubles his salary, is in a conference where he has at least a chance to be successful and gets to live in an awesome place.
If it all goes to hell, Tucker can always come back and be a DC for a top 10 team - generally being an unsuccessful head coach doesn’t diminish a football coaches reputation as a coordinator.
If Mike Bobo ever gets fired at Colorado State, I would expect an SEC team to snatch him up as an OC.
If it all goes to hell, Tucker can always come back and be a DC for a top 10 team - generally being an unsuccessful head coach doesn’t diminish a football coaches reputation as a coordinator.
If Mike Bobo ever gets fired at Colorado State, I would expect an SEC team to snatch him up as an OC.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:11 pm to Long Dawg
Mel is taking the Kirby Smart formula out west to a division that's about on par with the 2016 SEC East.
It may take a few years but if he's able to pull a few key recruits mixed with some solid grad transfers, he could have Colorado looking like the "Georgia of the west".
It may take a few years but if he's able to pull a few key recruits mixed with some solid grad transfers, he could have Colorado looking like the "Georgia of the west".
Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:17 pm to jodeaux
He gets some food assistance and he can do a very good job there in that conference. With his defensive experience he better get a guy that can run an offense.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 7:01 pm to RocketDawg
Posted on 12/5/18 at 7:28 pm to Long Dawg
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If Mike Bobo ever gets fired at Colorado State, I would expect an SEC team to snatch him up as an OC.
Don't you mean WHEN Bobo gets fired at Colorado State?
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:10 am to jodeaux
I forgot who I was listening to but he shared this:
"When Kirby would jump in and give a talk to the defense, during timeouts, Tucker would just move to the side and let Kirby have his say. He didn't get his feelings hurt, he just let Kirby do what he need to. The next DC will need to be the same way because Kirby will always be involved in the defense"
"When Kirby would jump in and give a talk to the defense, during timeouts, Tucker would just move to the side and let Kirby have his say. He didn't get his feelings hurt, he just let Kirby do what he need to. The next DC will need to be the same way because Kirby will always be involved in the defense"
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:56 am to Walkthedawg
And rightfully so. Good on Mel. DGD
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:00 am to Long Dawg
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If Mike Bobo ever gets fired at Colorado State, I would expect an SEC team to snatch him up as an OC.
hopefully us
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:32 am to WG_Dawg
I would love to have Bobo back as OC....so long as Pittman stays.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:43 am to RocketDawg
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With his defensive experience he better get a guy that can run an offense.
If Mike bobo would hurry up and get fired, he could take Chaney with him lol
Posted on 12/6/18 at 9:15 am to jodeaux
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Why are you leaving to go to Colorado where no one cares and you'll never achieve anything?!
Money talks.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 9:20 am to DawgHolliday
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so long as Pittman stays.
Pittman isn't going anywhere. He has already stated he will retire at UGA. Why go anywhere when you can get any o-line recruit you want here at UGA? Also no other school is going to give him an offer we cant beat.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 10:16 am to DawgHolliday
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so long as Pittman stays
He's the real MVP for this offensive coaching staff. We can do anything with the big uglies he's bringing in and coaching up.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 11:33 am to jodeaux
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With that being said, why do guys like Tucker take jobs at subpar programs? He has literally no shot at winning, he's not going to convince anyone to go there. He's going to spend a few years up there, not meet expectations and then be in a worse position than he's in now. He'll probably end up coaching linebackers for the Texans or something like that.
Not sure i agree with you on this. Years ago (late 80's and early 90"s) Colorado had a pretty good program. It was doing very well. Obviously it didn't continue, and it is a difficult place to coach, but he will be in a weak PAC 12, so if he can just do well enough to contend there, he could possibly use it as a stepping stone. And, you could do a lot worse than Colorado in the winter time for mountains and skiing.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 12:40 pm to DawgsLife
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Years ago (late 80's and early 90"s) Colorado had a pretty good program.
Yeah, but that was a long time ago and they haven't been relevant since. In fact, that haven't even been good. They've had two good years in the last 20, or what I would call good years. They won nothing of any real consequence either of those two years. I have more faith in Nebraska being relevant again than Colorado, and I'm not even sure of that.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 2:53 pm to jodeaux
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