UGA Coach Rodney Garner To Remain With Bulldogs

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ivtec_jrod said:
Let's clarify this to a 5th grade level. Coach Kiffin is offering more money now to Garner because Lowe reported it?
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From what I heard, which was from a previous post. YES

While we are on a 5th grade level, it is Low not Lowe.
 
#253
#253
Per Chris Low:

A big part of his interest in coming to Tennessee was potentially working under Monte Kiffin. The Vols' first offer was to coach on offense, but they came back and told him that Ed Orgeron would move from defensive line to linebackers and that Garner could indeed coach defensive line at Tennessee.

Ultimately, Garner wasn't sure how that might affect staff chemistry at Tennessee and decided that the best thing for him was to stay at Georgia. His family enjoys living in the Atlanta area, and he said Richt has been extremely good to him.

Georgia gave him a raise from the $253,000 salary he earned this season, although Garner said it wasn't as much as Tennessee was offering.
 
#254
#254
Love the fact coach O was willing to move positions - team player all the way.

Don't be surprised if Garner ends up wearing Orange at his next press conference
 
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ivtec_jrod said:
copy and paste please
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VolDad said:
Local talk radio in Atlanta said that they will believe Garner is staying with the Dawgs when he is wearing Red & Black and on campus for Spring training. Until then, all bets are off.
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I also heard an interview with a guy that claimed to be Chris Low on 104.5 the zone in Nashville this afternoon, in which he made these comments that I am referring to.

Guess you will have to take my word for it.
 
#256
#256
If you want to question Chris Low on his sources, fine. He is mine, if have better info post it.
 
#257
#257
Lane will be there tomorrow to meet with Garner face-to-face. That will be the final stand and he will either walk away with a new coach or UGA keeps him.
 
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#261
All I know from what I have seen is that Kiffin does not like to lose.

This should be interesting.
 
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#268
Has Orgeron ever coached linebackers?

I imagine he could do it, but I think I'd prefer to just keep O on the DLine where he has a proven track record rather than moving him just to get Garner...
 
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tidwell said:
Has Orgeron ever coached linebackers?

I imagine he could do it, but I think I'd prefer to just keep O on the DLine where he has a proven track record rather than moving him just to get Garner...
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he was linebackers coach from 1995-1997 with Nicholls State, so that would knock out two positions if Garner coached D line.
 
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Sounds to me like Lane has some fight in him.

Love it...
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#271
#271
Also admire that Orgeron would agree to it. We all know this wouldn't happen without Orgeron saying he would move.

Orgeron is a team guy, and knows the best way to get Garner is for him to switch..

I admire the hell out of that.
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#274
Quotes:

On the importance of keeping coaching staff intact:

"It's very big. It's important to all our coaches. They're all outstanding men, the kind of coaches and men we want and need in this program."

On the specifics of Garner deciding to stay:

"We're not going to get into all that right now. Rodney's the one that made the decision. I didn't have to talk him into anything. We did have some good conversations no doubt, but Rodney believes in what we're doing here at Georgia and he and his family enjoy Athens very much. It was certainly a very flattering situation for him no doubt. I can't say it was an easy decision for him. But he made the call, and I'm just thankful he wants to still be at Georgia."

On whether he'll get a raise:
"It's like I said with Stacy, all of our coaches will get raises, and in due time, you guys will get all that information."

On whether it becomes tedious to have to keep battling to retain assistants:
"When you have outstanding people, other folks are attracted to them, and they're going to want them to come to their program. All these coaches are worth fighting for. Rodney, certainly. In the end, it has to come down to what these guys want to do, where their heart is. I'm thankful that Rodney's staying, I'm thankful that's Stacy's staying, I'm thankful that all our guys are staying. Georgia's certainly bigger than any one man, but I do believe in continuity, especially if you have the right kind of men, and I believe we have that here."

On the timing of keeping Garner through signing day:

"I don't know. It's hard to say, but there's no question Rodney's an outstanding recruiter. We all know that. But he's much more than an outstanding recruiter. Recruiting is about relationships. It is about your program and your university. It's about a lot of things. ... All those things together is how people make their decision, so certainly the relationship that Rodney has or any of our coaches have is critical. It's certainly a big part of it.


On whether he ever thought Garner would leave:

"I don't know what was going through Rodney's mind the entire time. The thing about that, there's no question that I want Rodney at Georgia. That's a no-brainer. But I don't have control over that. There's a certain amount of things I can do to talk to Rodney about, but I want guys who want to be at Georgia. I just can't make up anybody's mind for them. The bottom line is, we want guys who are excited about being here, believing in what we do and getting after it. When it comes to certain things in life I really can't control, my goal is to do the very best I can do and then trust the Lord with the rest. The things you can't control, you can't worry about those things."


On how he feels about Rodney coming back:

"I told Rodney -- well, I texted him after I talked to him and thought a little bit about what happened and when he told me he was staying. I told him I was humbled by his decision, and it just motivates me to be a better head coach and a better leader. It motivates me to help us all reach our full potential. I think it's great for Georgia when guys get those kinds of opportunities and still feel like this is the place for them."


On Lane Kiffin saying he thought he could steal recruits in Georgia because Richt's staff wasn't going as hard after them:

"I would say this: I'll just make comments about our program, and I feel like everybody else should probably do the same."
 
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On Lane Kiffin saying he thought he could steal recruits in Georgia because Richt's staff wasn't going as hard after them:
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When did Kiffin say that? During an interview, or what?
 
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