Oldgoldandwhite
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Those rumors were swirling a couple of weeks ago.
Harbaugh seems to like to move around and "build" programs. He has done that everywhere he has coached. Some guys are that way.Why would harbaugh leave michigan now, he has finally built a team that can compete for championships every year. Only reason I see is upcoming sanctions but as we all know, the ncaa does not seem to have any teeth left to do that. Same goes for Kirby. Wish all you want but he is not leaving the cesspool to go fail in the nfl unless some type of punishment is in the works, but again, highly unlikely. Hope I’m wrong because I despise both those guys, but I doubt either leaves the situations they have and the only nfl owner stupid to throw ridiculous money at college coaches is Tepper and I assume even he has learned something.
There is one potential motivation that could get Kirby to leave for the NFL: pride. He was undrafted after college and got cut from the NFL in preseason. His mentor Nick Saban tried being a head coach in the NFL and failed. If Kirby wants to prove that he’s better than Saban, one way of doing that would be to succeed at coaching where Saban couldn’t. Unfortunately, that scenario would be a long shot. I think Key is just going to have to get us to the point where we can eke out a win over Kirby every now and then.Why would harbaugh leave michigan now, he has finally built a team that can compete for championships every year. Only reason I see is upcoming sanctions but as we all know, the ncaa does not seem to have any teeth left to do that. Same goes for Kirby. Wish all you want but he is not leaving the cesspool to go fail in the nfl unless some type of punishment is in the works, but again, highly unlikely. Hope I’m wrong because I despise both those guys, but I doubt either leaves the situations they have and the only nfl owner stupid to throw ridiculous money at college coaches is Tepper and I assume even he has learned something.
Of all those rumors Kirby to the falcons has the most teeth assuming blank has the balls to fire Smith.One rumor I heard was that Kirby goes to the Falcons for a boat load of money. If he wins fine, if not he goes to Bama when Saban retires. Another rumor was that Harbaugh was pi$$ed at the Big and Michigan for not defending him when he was suspended. Then Brian Kelley goes to the big house. And LSU goes after Kiffin.
of course, at this point, it’s all speculation at best.
Thats why it has the teeth. Kirby has UGA as a machine right now but he's also a georgia boy, he's a Falcons fan. You have to imagine that coaching the Atlanta Falcons is a dream job. I don't think any other team could draw him. He also probably knows that if he goes up to the NFL and it doesn't work out. UGA will be a landing spot even if he has to wait a couple of years.You have to believe ugag would match any offer Kirby got from the nfl. So, it would only be a matter of proving he can win where others haven’t.
College coaches going to the NFL generally does not end well. Players are grown men and coaching them is very different than college teens early 20s guys. In college Kirby has a huge talent advantage in 12 out of 13 games. In the NFL the talent advantage is small from the best to worst team. Coaching matters much more in the Pros than College.Thats why it has the teeth. Kirby has UGA as a machine right now but he's also a georgia boy, he's a Falcons fan. You have to imagine that coaching the Atlanta Falcons is a dream job. I don't think any other team could draw him. He also probably knows that if he goes up to the NFL and it doesn't work out. UGA will be a landing spot even if he has to wait a couple of years.
In the NFL, Kirby wouldn’t have to make his players go to class so they can graduate. Oh, wait………. never mind.Of all those rumors Kirby to the falcons has the most teeth assuming blank has the balls to fire Smith.
Truth.Why would harbaugh leave michigan now, he has finally built a team that can compete for championships every year. Only reason I see is upcoming sanctions but as we all know, the ncaa does not seem to have any teeth left to do that. Same goes for Kirby. Wish all you want but he is not leaving the cesspool to go fail in the nfl unless some type of punishment is in the works, but again, highly unlikely. Hope I’m wrong because I despise both those guys, but I doubt either leaves the situations they have and the only nfl owner stupid to throw ridiculous money at college coaches is Tepper and I assume even he has learned something.
Completely agree. I can't imagine Kirby leaving UGA for, of all teams, the Falcons. I understand the notion of a truckload of money. But I think for him to leave UGA for the NFL two things would have to be true:College coaches going to the NFL generally does not end well. Players are grown men and coaching them is very different than college teens early 20s guys. In college Kirby has a huge talent advantage in 12 out of 13 games. In the NFL the talent advantage is small from the best to worst team. Coaching matters much more in the Pros than College.
NFL teams without a top flight QB have a hard time winning big. The rest of the team needs to be excellent and superbly coached. Picking a QB in the first round results with a miss more than a hit, however, getting a top flight QB outside the 1st round is generally just lucky.
Kirby has the best job in College right now. Hard to imagine him leaving.
I doubt the NFL would offer more money than Kirby could make in College. The only coaches that make much more than he does at GA are guys who already have Superbowl rings - Bellicheck, Payton, Carroll. What the NFL offers is great money, prestige and a much better quality of life, no 24/7/365 recruiting lifestyle. If it didn't work out, he could name his price to come back to college. TAMU, for example, would sell all of their firstborn sons to get Kirby.
I'm hoping it into existence because of the anguish it would cause for dawg fans. Hopefully, they'd go through a 10-15 year coach carousel mediocrity ride like FL and Tenn have been on.
Have the Falcons ever done anything that wasn’t hilarious?The idea that the Falcons would throw a massive amount of money at a college coach who didn't play in the NFL and only coached there for one year as an assistant is hilarious.
Correct. Plus he's a recruiter more than a coach. NFL doesn't need recruiters.College coaches going to the NFL generally does not end well. Players are grown men and coaching them is very different than college teens early 20s guys. In college Kirby has a huge talent advantage in 12 out of 13 games. In the NFL the talent advantage is small from the best to worst team. Coaching matters much more in the Pros than College.
NFL teams without a top flight QB have a hard time winning big. The rest of the team needs to be excellent and superbly coached. Picking a QB in the first round results with a miss more than a hit, however, getting a top flight QB outside the 1st round is generally just lucky.
Kirby has the best job in College right now. Hard to imagine him leaving.
UNC keeps rotating DCs. They just do badly at UNC—several have had better runs elsewhere.Not at all unexpected.
I've seen enough Chizik defenses to hope he's not on our list.