Monday Thoughts - Why Kirby Smart will be a Success: Culture

averagedawg, RESPECT.

You said . . . . Saban has let Smart's secretary at Alabama assist Kirby in his duties as HC at Georgia.

That is class.

You are much closer to the truth than most concerning Alabama.

Also like the following quote from Kirby . . . .

“I’m happy for Scott,” said Smart, who’s in Dallas this week preparing Alabama’s defense for the national semifinal game against Michigan State in Thursday night’s Cotton Bowl. “Scott’s got a great opportunity to stay at a great place. Scott and I are good friends. It’s a decision he had to make.”

Referring to Scott Cochran.

S&C, another area that Mark Richt could never get a grip on. Special Teams, Late game critical calls, quarterbacks, coaches. What a leader. Amazing what some can do with so much and produce little.

Miss him, nope.

Believe this work from Kimberley Nash (The Lady Sportswriter) fits in this thread.

She does not play "dodge the ball".

Kimberley said, I believe . . . .

Honestly, I may pinpoint a couple of articles in the coming days about such a topic, but since it’s still the “dead period”,what contact is being had is being had behind the scenes. Until January 14, the news will trickle out like heresay, and I like to treat my site like it means to be credible as opposed to offering click-bait nonsense./i]

That’s just me. The Lady Sportswriter said . . . .



theladysportswriter.com/georgia-football-quiet-around/

SouthernDawg, this is the best post I have read in a while. I haven't even seen the videos yet because I wanted to respond immediately. I have a feeling I am going to be sad to see the difference in culture displayed in the two videos.

Buc..some comments about the Bear Bryant video:

Let's set aside some things. It was a different time back then, so I'm not going to touch some potential faults.

Look at some other things... Does anyone here thing that Paul "Bear" Bryant didn't develop upstanding "men" who lived their lives right partly because of his influence? The video had comments about him coaching men for life as much as football did it not?

Yet he demanded excellence to the degree that his players might not have "loved him" while they had to endure the rigors of playing for him. Several said they flat out feared him to the point that they would cross the street to avoid having to talk to him if they didn't feel that their performance was up to par.

Get what I am driving home yet again?

Developing men and winning do not have to be exclusive of one another. Teaching boys how to be successful in life and how to go about things the right way doesn't mean you have to host a love-in and hug everyone.

I want this university to develop men. Men who do things the right way and respect God, family, and country. I want our program to graduate it's players and create hard working law abiding citizens. I want our players to respect and love what their coach did for them.

I just think they can have excellence demanded of them while they do those things.

Like Athens...Tuscaloosa was not always a happy place

For the Tide football program.....many down years

Gaps between Bear and Nick...

I lived and worked in Birmingham home to Chattanooga

On weekends..... I had many business contacts in

Tuscaloosa which had me there at least twice a week

This was early 90's when the Vols were singing

We own Alabama.....been years since that was sung

On the 3rd Saturday in October.....Iron Bowl was played at

Legion Field in Birmingham....whoa Nellie Keith Jackson

Eating Dreamland ribs.....Auburn was on a winning streak

Nick changed all that not overnight but it didn't take 15 yrs

It won't take Kirby very long to get us out of our malaise...

Not like the talent cupboard is bare..... Go Dawgs

Buc,

Spot on pal. Spot on. I have seen that Bear Bryant video and I concur with exactly your reference to it. To your point about our camp video...

When I heard the previous coach saying that Kublanow had to go on the internet to learn how to properly snap the ball in the gun as a leftie, I thought to myself: you mean to tell me that you can't coach a player who is a left-handed center to get the ball to the quarterback in the shotgun? Are you ____ing kidding me? Get off that field, drop your shirt in the dirty clothes bin, return your apparel to the athletic department, clean out your office, turn in your security card and parking pass. Now. Absolutely disgusting.

I want to touch on what you mentioned that producing good young men and championship football teams are not mutually exclusive. That is so well said, and frankly, the previous regime was completely lost on that point. I was not at all surprised when I heard the previous coach say what wartdawg referred to in the 'rings collect dust' comment. To me, that was just the fait accompli of the previous coach's philosophy. I was glad to see the mask come off. I'm just so relieved he said that on his way out because if he had said that as a head coach, I think I would have come unglued and written Jere Morehead myself. That statement vindicated McGarity, so I'm sure he was glad to hear it as well.

When you look at any successful coach at any level, particularly those who establish a trend of success, they all have a common thread. They know what winning takes, they demand excellence at all times, and they absolutely refuse to accept mediocrity. They inspire those around them to do what they are teaching. Speaking of Bear Bryant, I love the quote from him about winning: "I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we're not going to lose too many football games."

Wartdawg,

Doesn't bother me at all. You are stating the facts of the matter. I'm not interested in emotion. Facts are what they are. We were soft from the top down. This aw shucks we lost attitude permeated every aspect of the program. This "well you gotta hand it to Vanderbilt, they played a great game," nonsense that was constantly heard after a loss to a team we had no business losing to was enough to make one want to tear his hair out.

Knute Rockne once said: Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

Q.E.D.