16thBBall Fan Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Rumors are circulating that Kirby will be named the next coach of the Falcons. This could be huge and it could be why in the past few days there have been so many players exiting from the Dogs and it is being said that the #1 QB recruit it the country who had committed to Georgia has backed out of that decision. This could be an interesting next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeman49 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 May happen but chances look very slim at best, Raiola decommitted because Beck is returning and Smart is much better off in the collegiate ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 How often has that worked? Jim Harbaugh was successful for a few seasons. But look at the track record...Saban, Meyer, Spurrier, Ruhl....all disasters. Jimmy Johnson was successful, but his followup act in Miami wasn't so good. And Barry Switzer coached Johnson's team to a title, but it fell apart when he was bringing his own guys in. Let the college guys coach college and go get an NFL guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan41 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I don't see why Smart leaves when he's got the Georgia program where it is right now. Especially knowing that Saban won't be around much longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okie1 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Quality of Life would be the only thing that Kirby would leave for. NFL coaches don't have to recruit which is a huge deal if you want to be any type of family man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 12 hours ago, sportsfan41 said: I don't see why Smart leaves when he's got the Georgia program where it is right now. Especially knowing that Saban won't be around much longer. This. What's the advantage of jumping to the NFL? Smart makes $10.7 million a year. A jump to the NFL isn't going to warrant that much more than what he's already making, and his job gets significantly harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, okie1 said: Quality of Life would be the only thing that Kirby would leave for. NFL coaches don't have to recruit which is a huge deal if you want to be any type of family man. He may not be recruiting, but you're not spending any more time with your family as an NFL coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan41 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, TheDeuce said: This. What's the advantage of jumping to the NFL? Smart makes $10.7 million a year. A jump to the NFL isn't going to warrant that much more than what he's already making, and his job gets significantly harder. Exactly, I'm just not seeing much of an upside here. Unless it's an ego thing, to prove himself at that level as well. But aside from that I'm just not seeing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, TheDeuce said: He may not be recruiting, but you're not spending any more time with your family as an NFL coach. In season true. Off season, I think the NFL gig is a lot better nowadays and certainly easier with minimal recruiting (a couple free agents, maybe), no NIL, no transfer portal, more professionals and fewer juveniles. The biggest downside to the NFL is less job security IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKBaseball85 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Simply put: No. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okie1 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 12 hours ago, TheDeuce said: He may not be recruiting, but you're not spending any more time with your family as an NFL coach. NFL is 100 hour weeks 8 months a year…Power 5 is 100 hours a week 11.5 months a year😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan41 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 12 hours ago, TheDeuce said: This. What's the advantage of jumping to the NFL? Smart makes $10.7 million a year. A jump to the NFL isn't going to warrant that much more than what he's already making, and his job gets significantly harder. Exactly, I'm just not seeing much of an upside here. Unless it's an ego thing, to prove himself at that level as well. But aside from that I'm just not seeing it. Also, for comparisons sake. Saban was 56 years old when he got his 1st National title at Alabama, second over all. Kirby Smart turns 48 this week and already has 2 National titles at Georgia. He's got plenty of time if he wants to make a run at Saban's numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big East Zebra Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Why would Kirby even remotely consider this? He now is the King of college football, taking the crown from his mentor Nick Saban. Not a chance he leaves Athens for Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurecoach Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 5:31 PM, 16thBBall Fan said: Rumors are circulating that Kirby will be named the next coach of the Falcons. This could be huge and it could be why in the past few days there have been so many players exiting from the Dogs and it is being said that the #1 QB recruit it the country who had committed to Georgia has backed out of that decision. This could be an interesting next few days. I must not be paying attention as much lately to things lol, because this is the first I heard about this. I still would be shocked if he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDAWGS19 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 File this under never happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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