Van Gorder pulls Petrino on Gamecocks

Not sure who scooped this, but here goes...

Brian Van Gorder gives the SEC's most cursed fans another kick in the stomach, leaving after a month as South Carolina's DC to take the same position with the Falcons. What's this ... five jobs in five years for BVG? But good news, Georgia Southern fans! He's back closer to Statesboro!

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/01/24/falconsburst_0124.html

Read the archived headlines below the story. Hilarious. South Carolina not having a DC on signing day could really hurt its recruiting class.

 

We prefer to call it a "Cremins" in this part of the country.

 

As a proud Georgia Southern alum, I hope the guy rots for all I care.

This VanGorder timeline, brought to you by U-Haul...

2004: UGA defensive coordinator
2005: Jacksonville Jaguars LB coach
2006: Georgia Southern coach
2007: Falcons LB coach
2007: South Carolina defensive coordinator
2008: Falcons defensive coordinator
2009: ????

 

I bet the visored one is displeased with this decision. Can't wait until his next media availability.

 

I'm sure it'll be interrupted by a penis joke from a member of the "media."

 

And, in a nice slice of irony, Ellis Johnson did the same thing to Petrino, leaving just a couple weeks after taking the DC job in Arkansas to take the USC gig. Johnson had been DC at Miss. State.

 

Who in their right mind would hire Brian Van Gorder at this point? You know he's gone in a year (or a month). What a POS.

 

Whatever... life as a college assistant coach (or even a head guy at a small school) is fucking difficult.

Now, he is in the NFL coordinator bloodstream, some serendipitous occurrence from a big paycheck.

 

Then why did he leave Jacksonville for the GSU job? I guess you can assume he left GSU because he found he preferred the NFL ranks, but then he leaves the Falcons for USC. So I guess he prefers the college ranks after all. Oh, wait ... nope, back to the NFL a month later.

I know you have to look out for No. 1, but that's a lot of job-hopping in a short span. Maybe "POS" was a tad strong, but the guy has a recent history of pulling some dick moves on his employers. And I don't have a dog in the hunt.

 

He went from LB coach to HC at GSU. Is that upward, maybe. He didn't leave the Falcons for USC. The HC quit and quys scrambled for jobs.

 

And... he's a fucking defensive coordinator in the NFL.

As I said... ostensibly one heartbeat away from the pinnacle payday in the coaching profession.

 

No shit. Being one step away from HC in the NFL compared to kissing 17 year old ass on the recruiting trail. Hmm. Not much of a decision.