Re: the other coaches, agree except with Smart.

Re: the other coaches, agree except with Smart.
by dignan (2021-03-24 10:35:38)

In reply to: There should be 0 debate about the 4 directly following him posted by DakotaDomer

I think Smart is a mediocre coach that is blessed with a very talented home base for recruiting with no real in state competitors (though lots of competition from neighboring states). Yes, he recruits the talent well, good for him. But on gameday, I don’t think he’s very good. If you swapped him and BK, I think the results at each school wouldn’t change much, or UGA may be a little better and ND a bit worse.

Hell, the fact that UGA is the only full strength playoff caliber team we’ve been able to hang with (twice) in Kelly’s tenure tells you all you need to know about Kirby’s gameday coaching abilities.

Replies:

Smart has many more quality wins than Kelly * - Groundhog 2021-03-24 23:47:08
“Able to hang with” - DakotaDomer 2021-03-24 12:30:59
- UGA had much more talent across the board than ND - dignan 2021-03-25 08:07:38
And yet he was a hair's breadth away from a title. - IrishJosh24 2021-03-24 12:10:55
- I think the point is that it's debatable - pmcdnd96 2021-03-24 14:52:07
  - But Smart's closeness doesn't require a hypothetical. - IrishJosh24 2021-03-26 16:44:15
  - It is not debatable. F. * - ACross 2021-03-24 17:41:15
  - He's not on the Swinney/Saban list - DakotaDomer 2021-03-24 17:28:43
    - You may be right - pmcdnd96 2021-03-24 19:17:00
      - I feel like a comparison to Pete Carroll - DakotaDomer 2021-03-24 22:22:30
        Same model, not same success - pmcdnd96 2021-03-25 09:44:49
      - What a dunce * - ACross 2021-03-24 21:31:05