Stacey Searels OUT

I'm still trying to figure out who suggested that Richt was handicapping coaches and behind some comspiracy???? The only posts I've read about Richt being responsible for his assistants is because he hand picked them, hired them and is ultimately responsible.....nothing about him hampering their ability to coach.

BulldogShannon wrote:

Agree Buc. I disagree with wlaytons friend about there being good players on the OL. if that were so, the NFL would still draft them on potential-the NFL does that every year. When is the last time we even had a 2nd round pick on the OL? Maybe I'm missing someone. It has to be CMR-Searels didn't get stupid overnight.

Virginia, Baylor, Boise State have all had 1st round OLmen picked in the last 7 years or so. Are you kidding me? And we can't have ONE?

BulldogShannon, those crazy Longhorns in Texas sure made a big mistake. Wonder if Coach Searels will have any talent to coach in the Lone Star State.

Another question I have is why would Richt appoint Searels as running back/oline coordinator? At LSU he was responsible for the oline. Maybe another error in Richt's judgment?? Guess he is going to take up some of the slack that he created with his CEO duties and come back to doing what he was hired to do.

What coach is next? Not Bobo, Richt confirmed that at his press conference. If he releases Bobo he knows that he will be calling the same plays the same way Bobo did. More and more I think that Bobo is taking the heat for Richt. Maybe Bobo is a standup guy.

sadlerdawg wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out who suggested that Richt was handicapping coaches and behind some comspiracy???? The only posts I've read about Richt being responsible for his assistants is because he hand picked them, hired them and is ultimately responsible.....nothing about him hampering their ability to coach.

Have to watch what folks post sadlerdawg, sometimes these blogs get twisted. This board is a bit different than most, you can be called on the carpet by some people that do understand the game, have also played the game, and are not blinded by the Sun.

No contradiction. You yourself have stated that you are blaming all on Richt. Seen a lot of post about guys being good coaches for Other Head Coaches. Which leads to only one explanantion. You think Richt is doing something to change the success of these coaches. If I am incorrect, please help me see the light. I would say I am making an assumption, but an assumption can only be made if there is another choice, and I don't there could be another explanation or implication.

Offense was good at times. Not contradicting anything. They put up numbers to win games. The O Line flat out blew many assignments. Chemistry. I am willing to bet that Searels decided who was on the field together.

I am confused sadlerdawg, if we believe that Searels will be a good coach everywhere else he coaches, but didn't get it done at UGA, then what must be the reason behind him not getting it done.

BulldogShannon is stating that Searels didn't get stupid overnight. So he must be implying that somehow Richt is not allowing Searels to do what he has always done.

As far as the talent thing, Sturdivant, Glenn, and Jones will all end up in the league. # out of 5 isn't bad talent. I know there were a lot of football heads, including just about everyone on this board that believed our O Line would have been the best in the country. What happened? Either Searels didn't get it done, or Richt wouldn't allow him too. Whichone? Has to be either one.

alldawg, why don't you tell me what the problem is then?

You assume those three Olmen will be in the league. Most players now at elast get a shot, that means nothing. Will they ever start? We don't know.

Don't get too hyped on the points we put up. Take out Idaho State and the directional school, what did we do? Decent. So what???? We should be decent. Where did we finish in the nation in points?

All I know is this: at LSU searels put dudes in the NFL who were drafted high. At UGA, name ONE first day draft pick off our OL??? Now, I assume Searels didn't forget how to coach, so you tell me, who made the final decision on which OLmen to bring in?

I bet it wasn't searels.

Very Interesting

Written by ecdawg | 20 January 2011

Searles:

Stacy Searels had "no comment" today when asked about his private jet ride from Athens to Austin, TX. Rumors are that the Georgia offensive line coach is expected to be named Texas’ offensive line coach. Honestly, this once would have broken my heart. Like, back when he cobbled together a great O-line from walk-ons and brooms wearing helmets, but after this past season, I'm not that broken up. It's like he'd rather be McGyver than good at his job. This year, Georgia allowed 2 sacks a game and ranked 10th in rushing in the conference...how? We brought back 155 starts and have 2 project draft picks. I'm not directly saying it, but that at least smells like coaching problems.

Where does Richt turn?
Two names immediately come to mind: Mac McWhorter and Hugh Nall. Two Georgia men. Both are available. Both have great love for the Georgia program. McWhorter just "retired" at Texas, where Searels replaces him. Retired? Please. This man is a football coach. Nall is an exec in the trucking business in Albany. Just a couple of years ago, I read an article on CF's Top OL Coaches. Both McWhorter and Nall were on that list.
The budget allows for a salary of $300,000. If I were Richt, I'd be looking these two guys in the eye in the next day or two. Both are qualified for the job. And you could probably get them. To me, that beats the heck out of bringing in some young coach, looking to move up, who has few contacts in the business. McWhorter and Nall are well-connected.

More Searles:

The truth probably has more to do with money than anything else — Texas is one of the few programs in the country with the cash on hand to pay their OL coach substantially more than Georgia — but there are also personalities at play here. It’s not exactly a closely guarded secret that Searels’ relationships with a number of his fellow assistants were prickly at best, with offensive coordinator Mike Bobo being just one of the people he didn’t see eye-to-eye with. Take the opportunity for a salary increase, add the personality conflicts, and throw in the fact that, yes, Mark Richt’s job situation isn’t exactly cushy right now, and you have a career jump that, while unexpected, seems perfectly reasonable.

Clay Travis on UGA/Richt:

When a program goes bad, it generally stays bad as long as the man at the top doesn't change. And make no mistake, Georgia is bad, 13-12 the past two seasons, just 7-9 in the SEC. This should be the year that Georgia fires Mark Richt after a third consecutive bad season. Only the schedule is too easy for a complete collapse to occur. The Dawgs have the easiest road schedule in the 2011 SEC: at Vandy, at Tennessee, at Ole Miss and at Georgia Tech. Georgia should be favored in three of these games -- the UT line will be between -3 and +3 depending on the start to the season.
Basically I don't see any way Georgia doesn't win at least eight games in 2011. Eight games won't take Richt off the hot seat, but it won't get him fired either. That's why he may very well be the next coach to go, but he won't be fired, it will be too expensive to fire him. I think you'll see a Tubby Smith-esque departure for another school instead.
Where?
Clemson.