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Could have said that Willie Martinez did not teach tackling, went along with his method of not locating the football in the air. Never impressed with Richts hire to become defensive coordinator. Willie's record of employment after being fired in Athens by his college buddy is not impressive at all. Does seem to have found a spot in Tennessee.

Willie managed to get a paycheck for coaching all these years, so he must have been doing something okay. I really dont know anything about him.

Do know most of those guys are making 5+ times what there skill set is worth without football. Stay in the gig, make $3-400,000. Get out and manage a grocery store. Think i mentioned ER got a raise to 47k when he went to GS in the mid 80s.

scooby wrote: Willie managed to get a paycheck for coaching all these years, so he must have been doing something okay. I really dont know anything about him.

Take my word for it - Willie Martinez was a dumpster fire at UGA. There's a reason why he's been demoted to defensive backs coach and isn't in the coordinator slot any longer. In terms of why he's still in coaching - well, life's lesson for the day: it's not necessarily what you know, but who you know.

In terms of the BM folk - you'd really have to know the history to appreciate the fact that CKS has put them on notice. The IPF is just one aspect, but that problem was solved courtesy largely by Jeremy Pruitt. The culture which I preach about all the time is the main thing that he's telling them has to change; player culture, personnel culture, and administration culture. If UGA wants to be in the world of contending for NCAA Championships, then everything in terms of how recruiting is done --- the money spent on it, the amenities on campus, the flash and splash of a big name head coach on the recruiting trail and how he arrives on campus (helicopters come to mind), the training facilities, how the team travels, the money spent on official visits, stipends, the willingness to fund travel expenses to recruit far and wide across the nation --- has to change. When's the last time UGA coaches traveled to a place like Rhode Island to recruit a 5th year senior offensive tackle?

And all of that takes money. Money which has been, shall we say - less than forthcoming until recently. (I'm not talking about coaching salaries here). And there's a reason why the money hasn't been forthcoming - because championships didn't matter. Football is about people and rings gather dust remember? UGA has been able to do things on the cheap (compared to other teams that routinely compete for NCs) because when championships aren't your objective, then you can back off the zeroes before the decimal point when writing the checks.

Truth ^ ^ ^

Alabama football trust spent seven (7) million on Coach Nick Saban . . . . return on investment in 2015 . . . . Fifty-one (51) million, football related.

SouthernDawg, means a lot when the truth is told. As yankeedawg1 said in the BPS, the Carney is gone.

SD, you used a lot of words to basically say spend more money to get better players. And you are right. It's all about getting the horses. Nothing you mentioned would make a given set of players better. It also helps to have admin that will let marginal guys stay eligible.

I hate coming across as grumpy.

It's a nice day and I have a Boston butt cooking on the grille. Going to drink a few beers while keeping an eye on the que.

Kind of interesting and surprising. I'm sure these numbers got massaged. All the money universities spend wining and and dining has got to be more than these figures.

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/recr...onferences/22813887/