The rumors have swirled for the past few days, but it's official now. Will Muschamp is heading to Austin to be Mack Brown's shiny new defensive coordinator. Mack felt so strongly about Muschamp that he demoted another assistant who had served as defensive co-coordinator. Muschamp replaced Gene Chizik on the Auburn staff. Now Muschamp follows in Chizik's footsteps again by trading toilet paper covered trees for the collegiate paradise of Austin, Texas.I know the type of resume and reputation Muschamp enjoys. He is coveted by many in the Georgia fanbase. Auburn's defense was 8th nationally in total defense this year. His last three years in college football his defenses have finished no lower than 19th in total defense. His stats are good, but I've just never bought into Muschamp completely. My problem may be that I am evaluating him against Georgia. In the last three times we have faced him, we've scored 45, 37, and 45. Those are large numbers, embarrassing numbers to a defensive coordinator.
So what does this mean to Georgia? First, we are almost certain to see John Tenuta next year, either at Auburn or in Baton Rouge. If I were Tubs, I get on hiring Tenuta today because LSU is going to throw some serious cash at him Tuesday. Second, Rodney Garner may be in line for a new boat. Would Coach Garner leave to go back to his alma mater? It's a question that has enough backstory to make Dawg fans nervous. Garner has made no secret about his desire to be a coordinator. Where better to do that than where he played? Even if Garner doesn't leave, and I don't think he will, his agent should at least arrange an interview. The last time that he interviewed for a DC slot, Coach Garner got a substantial raise.
Quinton
26 comments:
F**K!
I hope we dont lose Rod!
And Muschamps poor performances against us can be accredited to him STILL being a DAWG at heart ;)
I should hope his poor performances against us are favoritism. I'd hate to have someone with such little ethical fortitude representing our University.
Also, great for him. Looks like we'll be seeing him as a head coach in roughly 3-5 years at some shitty also-ran Pac-10/Big-12 school (see Mr. Chizik).
Ha. That should read: "...against us are NOT favoritism."
I know this is off topic, but could someone kindly explain what the term "GATA" means - saw it on a sign in the Sugar Bowl telecast and on several UGA blogs. But can't find any definition.
Thanks
- clearly out of touch fan
AJ Harmon just dropped his commitment to Clemson and stuck with the Dawgs. He just announced it on the Army All-American Game.
Awesome. That, right there, is a top flight class.
Anon-
Erk Russell noticed a sign that said 'GTAA', standing for Georgia Tech Athletic Association. He told them "Let's rearrange those letters to GATA, and Get After Their Asses!"
"get after their asses"
-ERK RUSSELL
#1 with Rivals...
#1 recruiting class, yeah baby
Here's the A.J. Harmon link if anyone's interested:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=758300
In general, I'd prefer Muschamp over Martinez. I'm guessing that Auburn's D has been ranked higher over the same 3 year span (05 - 07) compared to Martinez. Which makes me wonder why Dog fans simply rely on the "the 3 times we've faced him" scores as the sole reason we should stick with Willie and how that makes Muschamp a worse alternative. Off the top of my head, without looking up past results, I can count scores of 51 (2006 UT) 35 (2007 UT) and 38 (2006 WVU) that weren't pretty pictures of Matinez's defense. Though Richt's never gonna get rid of Martinez so the point is moot anyways but can someone provide better statistics/reasons why we wouldn't want Muschamp?
From NCAA statistics page (http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/stats/stats)
Auburn 05 - 07 Total D/Scoring D average ranking - 14.6/6.3
UGA 05-07 Total D/Scoring D average ranking - 13.3/15
So total D is a wash, but 6.3 vs. 15 for scoring D is a big difference in average rank.
I have to think that Tenuta is going to LSU. I mean he was all set to go with Miles to Michigan so I figure he wants to work for miles. Auburn can go undefeated and not play for the national title or LSU can lose 2 games and still end up there, to me that seems like a no brainer, but only time will tell.
Did anyone else watching the Army All-American Game notice when the commitments names were being flashed on the screen that it said more than once that Deangelo Tyson was committed to Ohio State? I know I didn't imagine it because I saw it more than once.
I've been to every recruiting website I can find, though, and haven't found any confirmation of it. Plus an AJC article posted today about Harmon's decommitment from Clemson quoted Tyson as a future teammate. I guess it was just a mistake, but it sure has put a damper on my excitement about Harmon.
Will,
RE: D Tyson
I noticed it too and I haven't seen it anywhere else, but I was worried about it too.
D Tyson is a Dawg.
If he wasn't....it would be on the cover of EVERY recruiting site. You wouldn't have to look for it.
The #1 DT in the country doesn't quietly change his commitment.
I didn't really think it was true. After Harmon switched (for whatever that's worth) I was like "Suck it, Tommy!" But then Tyson to OSU flashed on the screen and shocked me to say the least. Not seeing anything on any recruiting sites reassured me somewhat.
Let me get this straight. According to the article he was set to make $425K at Auburn next year but he goes to UT for the same amount? Why do that?
blackertai, 3-5 years is a long estimate. 3 years until Muschamp is a head coach, max. I expect him to move on in as little as 1 or 2 years.
And I don't get the Muschamp hype either. In addition to the bad games against UGA (and please stop with the desire of him over Martinez. If these last several games haven't confirmed Martinez is the man for the job and one of the best DCs in the country, maybe his teams that are routinely strong so long as they don't play David Cutcliffe will. Let's just not schedule Duke, and we'll be fine.) But in addition to Muschamp's games against UGA, he's always been a DC for a defensive-minded head coach, a coach who's at times been heavy-handed on that side of the ball in Saban (which means Muschamp was DC in name only), and Tuberville (who at times took control of that D from Muschamp). I'm interested to see what he does with Mack Brown and not a great defensive mind looking over his shoulder (although Brown has always had great D's as well going back to his NC days, so he may be a head man slanted to the D side too). If given the choice between Martinez and Muschamp, I'm not flinching for our guy. Not as DC, and I'd rather Martinez as head man too. How much of Muschamp's success as a DC is attributable to him? He may end up a great one, he may be a great one, but I'm not sold yet (and my opinion is worthless, so take that for what it's worth).
I have a soft spot in my heart for Muschamp since 1) we are both UGA grads and 2) also graduated from the same high school.
If he has 2 good years as UT he will be a hot commodity. There were sniffs already this year (according to internet rumors and they are NEVER wrong). He also will have the luxury of being known in 2 conferences which more than doubles his chances at a job. He might also have looked to see that the SEC coaches are pretty set unless Petrino leaves.
Good luck to Muschamp.
As for Harmon, I would not get too excited until he signs on the dotted line. That is shaky.
I wonder about what his commitment is period.
Don't know if it's on youtube, but the news clip I saw of Harmon talking about his change of heart was frightening.
I honest-to-god did not understand one word he said, and I've lived in the Deep South an inordinate number of years. He made William Perry sound like Lawrence Olivier.
What's the word on his grades/ACT score?
RE: Harmon
Yeah, I was watching the announcement live and it was murder trying to understand him.
There was an article about Harmon in the AJC today and I don't think he has his ACT/SAT score yet.
I hope he gets in though, because he will help bolster the line.
Correction: The AJC said Tyson doesn't have the ACT score yet, not Harmon. In the article, Harmon's commitment doesn't sound very firm. Stayed tuned...
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