Mark Richt might need 9-1 finish to keep job at Georgia

Yep. Agreed – CMR walks on a thin line.

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Some predictions:

Richt will not survive the year regardless of his performance from here on out. He’s a dead man walking.

This “good Christian man” will refuse to resign so that he can grub a few more million dollars from the good UGA.

The entire coaching staff will be released.

UGA will get a proven nationally recognized head coach (not a UGA mafia favorite son hopefully) who was chosen for his record of excellencem love of the game, and leadership qualities. He will have one of the biggest salaries of any coach in the NCAA.

The Dawgs will win no more than four games this year.

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Miss State, Au,Fla , Tenn. and Tech. UGA will be lucky to beat Vandy.

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“There you go again” Jeff. What exactly about Coach Richt do you not like? Why the constant undermining of him? I know you have written a positive colum or two here and there…but why not, once a month, underline both the on the field and off the field success of Richt? Why not talk about his percentage compared to other UGA coaches? Why not talk about, even in these tough times, that Richt has 65% approval rating. Even 55% among the 30 and under crowd who often has limited historical perspective. Why not? Readers are left to conclude that you have a problem with Richt and want him out. Why? It will be a sad day when Richt is fired. Talk about an unmotivated team next year and recruiting slide downhill. It will take 5-10 years to recover if CMR is fired. From what I hear, Richt, as long as he does not have a losing season, has through next year to get back on track.

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He’s toast, in my opinion.

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Jeff, if you cannot see the improvement in game 2 versus game 1, and the fact that it is very likely that they will continue to improve week to week, then you need to get a real job. I have no idea what the record will be by the end of the season, but UGA, Mark Richt specifically, took the challenge of having these 2 games at the beginning of this season, knowing the risk of taking them, and having the games fall apart. I was thoroughly disgusted with the stamina of the UGA players in the Boise game, evidently they were not taking in enough fluids, not sure what other reason therer would be to explain it, when they were supposedly going to be in the best shape of any UGA team in a long time, when Boise State was not having the same problem. Also, very few people are taking into consideration that Boise State might just be this good.
Personally, I would prefer to have all of our SEC teams play some of these gimme games like the one coming up this weekend, at the beginning of the season, so they could work out some of the kinks in their system, before actually playing important games of the level they have played the last 2 weeks.
If I was Mark Richt, I would never read any columns from the AJC, because it seems to many of your very dissatisfied readers, because of the AJC content, and the fact that there is no one else to read, that the only way you or Bradley know how to write is with a negative tone.

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…and Derek Dooley as UGA’s next coach?

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it shouldnt be no excuse to be thin on both sides of the line no running backs linebackers recievers who ever the next coach will be please lock this state up i dont care if we sighn 25 players a year saban aint thin places thats important in the sec both side of the line and line backers i’m glad saban oversighn just to prove a point to be in this league you got to have players we look like a team on probation

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I believe Coach Richt might survive with a 8-2 finish, if we play with heart and intensity throughout the season (unlike vs. Boise), and win a bowl game to finish 9-4. But, if we give birth to any more oversized turkeys (like Central Florida, giving away the FL game in OT, almost blowing last year’s Tech game, etc.), McGarity might give him the boot. My biggest concern from here out, other than more injuries to key players, is Coach Bobo’s inconsistency as OC in his game-plans and in-game adjustments.

For example, IF we had not given SC 3 touchdowns on gimme plays, would Coach Bobo have called the aggressive, diverse 2nd half set of plays that led to us having 42 points? I think not. He would have dialed it back as is his habit, giving the opponent a chance to hang close and win late. We played with fire in the 2nd half offensively, but we are NEVER that aggressive for 4 quarters under Bobo’s guidance. Even against SC, we ran on a lot of long-yardage passing downs. Until we have a true Georgia defense that does not fold or fade, we need to PLAN to score at least 40 per game (unfortunately)…. GO DAWGS!!!!

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Bobo called a great game plan and simple, VANCE DULY!

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Pfft. They’re going 10-0, so it’s not going to matter. Bunch of haters.

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People are so quick to stomp him. CMR will survive, all those talking will be cheering! Watch, GOD will never let the righteous fail. It is already done! I do think CMR will have to take hard look at the program. It is not recruiting, UGA is always in the TOP 10. So were advocates of getting Mullen from MSU=really, well Mullen best year was because of D-Coor. young wiz MANNY DIAZ. Charlie Strong?????? The guy from Houston ?????? The Dawgs will win the EAST.

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I’m still not giving up on UGA in the SEC championship game. UGA wins out, South Carolina loses a couple and UGA is in. it is very possible. UGA is better than folks are giving them credit for in my opinion.

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What does it take for the Richt apologists to admit that the “Richt Experiment” is a dismal failure?

Coastal Carolina 45, Georgia 42

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UGA football has sunk to a new low under CMR. CMR has 3 wins 13 loses vs top 10 teams in 11 years!
Since game 1 of 2009, 2010, and 2 games this year, UGA is next to last in SEC in wins, only Vanderbilt is worse.
CMR has brought UGA football to the level of Vanderbilt, Old Miss, Kentucky, Greg McGarity, is this acceptable with you?

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The perfect storm could be gathering in Athens…
Miss State keeps improving and looks like an offensive juggernaut
Gators are simply the Gators
Vols are looking better than expected (will learn a lot more about them this weekend)
Auburn doesn’t look good on paper, but they simply keep winning
And lastly Tech which appears to be playing like a team again
If CMR can guide UGA through this gauntlet he deserves to a raise…

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Georgia Bulldogs fans still back Mark Richt, poll finds. Augusta Chronicle.

LOL Richt is not going anywhere. Its only the youngest UGA fans who support him the least. The older ones who waited 20 years for an SEC title prior to Richt see the big picture they dont. Richt is supported by many more than he is not.

THE VOCAL MINORITY SUPPORT RICHT THE LEAST. The older and wiser fans who support Richt the most are not on the internet 24-7. The young and dumb minoroty who probably never even seen Dooley coach a game are simply internet savvy, cant handle not winning after they got a taste of it and ARE WAGGING THE DAWG AND THE MEDIA IS PLAYING ALONG LIKE A KID CHASING CANDY AT LEAST ON AJC AND BLEACHER REPORT. HERE YOU GO:

Georgia Bulldogs fans still back Mark Richt, poll finds. Augusta Chronicle.

See you want see this on AJC. They just listen to the microwave generation who have had everything handed immediately their entire lives and have zero wisdom nor patience as the mood of the masses and this cannot be further from the truth and reality. Thank God McGarrity and Adams are NOT PART OF THIS GENERATION nor share their perspective.

The YOUNGEST fans are the ones who support Richt the least and even 55% of them support him!

SO there you go. Media out of control. The VOCAL MINORITY and the pot-stirring by the AJC are basically blowing this way out of proportion and that is putting pressure on UGA, its players, coaches and administration that is not based on the sentiment of the MAJORITY OF THE BULLDOG NATION.

I do not care what you people think that say Richt is done. He is not. If he does go you will likely see half the best players gone too, especially ALL THE NEWEST ONES.

AJC stop letting the youngest and most unwise fans cause you to do things that are not what good media used to be about. Thank God for Chip Towers. If not for him, it would be ALL about advertising dollars at AJC, more than about accuracy. Articles and views are NOT reflective of the less vocal majority perspective, HIGHLY UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED and basically based on what comments you get from a young demographic. I guess you keep stirring the pot because you want the younguns coming back and helping your bottomline. Money. More improtant than integrity in Journalism? More important than fact-finding? Is it something else? Readers have noticed for YEARS the bias against UGA at AJC. Run this Richt thing into the ground and make the suits happy instead of doing some investigating, checking some demographics and realizing hey, we are stirring the pot and writing all of this stuff based on a minority demographic. Mostly the youngest and most ignorant….

How about you get professional and UNBIASED pollsters to go to fair and unbiased locations in DIFFERENT parts of the STATE and see what age groups support and do not support Richt and to what extent instead of just wildly flaming the fire of a bunch of teenagers and young adults?

Or do I need to do it for you? Thats not my job to get the facts straight and understand where all of this is coming from and is it a reliable and accurate source?! But I can do your job and mine for UGA. You use your media power and bias to kill UGA and I will use whatever I can to get the TRUTH out and support where support is deserved and is being treated unfairly and unreasonable due to incompetence, lack of due diligence of simply bias that ahs been seen by thousands for years…..

Why is it like that here but not in the rest of the state? Hmmmmmm

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Urban Meyer’s name is coming up as a shot in the arm for UGA with the tlk guys saying that “there are only a handful of TOP FLIGHT programs that a guy like that would consider”. UGA “is indeed a dream shot at huge success for the right guy”, they said.

We could possibly land Urban for maybe 4 or 6 years, then he would leave. He is intense and he would win us maybe two SECs over the period of 4 or 5 years.

I say great if he would consider UGA because I want to win.

Gooooooooooooooo Dogs.

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Columbus is one of them……..

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…..I PERSONALLY THINK NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN AND WIN RIGHT AWAY, SO WE WILL BE BETTER OFF STANDING BEHIND RICHT!!!…..9-4 this year, 10+ wins next year …=2 year extension and will also make it easier to recruit!!!…IT’S VERY ACHIEVABLE!!!!!

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*OTHER THAN CMR

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The media… ESPECIALLY the AJC… is really beating this dead horse into the ground. Richt knows he needs to win… Give it a break. You reporters keep writing the same things over and over… hot seat or not.

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Well said Columbus…

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Yes every remaining game is winnable, but several are lose-able as well. Auburn, Miss St, Florida, GT, and Tenn will all be tough games. Heck, Vandy might not even be easy this year. UGA hasn’t beaten a winning team since they beat GT in 2009. Nothing is a gimme. I would bet a good bit of money on UGA not going 9-1 the rest of the way.

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Local sports talk…..

Urban Meyer would not leave Florida and go to Georgia. Not happening. Why? Because Shelley Meyer is not going to live in Athens, Georgia. The only places she would consider leaving Gainesville, Florida, for is Columbus, Ohio, and South Bend, Indiana. Now….the only job that could possibly be open between those two schools next year…..is Ohio State….and that is where I think Urban will end up coaching.

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Columbus

Get a clue

Ive been hearing we are young we are rebuilding since Stafford, Moreno and Mo Mass left and we are in yr 3

Whats next years excuse we didnt get to change our uniforms

Stop smoking your bong and come to reality

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He thought indians were indians.

But think of his achievement. He took a trip and didn’t know where he was going, got there and didn’t know where he was, and got back and didn’t know where he’d been and he did it all on somebody else’s money.

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Frank Lane…..it is not the job or a responsibility of the AJC to help Georgia recruit. Ther job is to report on recruiting.

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What a lousy fan base! Bunch of douche baggers! No top name coach would consider UGA! Look at you clowns! Meyer, Tressel or whomever you cream about will not consider UGA! You’d have to sell off most of your campus to pay whoever would consider it. Oh, but keep the money flowing fans/alums UGA needs the dues! Lace the Kool Aid with moonshine you are going to need it! Go Danny Ware!

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Ok, IF Richt were to get fired, lets get a few things straght…Dan Mullen, Urban Meyer, John Gruden, or Chris Peterson WILL NOT be the next UGA coach…keep dreaming…I will lay the house on that.

1.MULLEN…If he turned down Florida, you really think he is going to UGA?
2.Gruden…Everyone has tried to go after him; he hasn’t even considered going back to coaching
3.Peterson…Plenty of teams have gone after him and he says he is staying…kind of like the Gonzaga coach; some coaches like where they are.
4. Meyer…Are you serious?? He is really going to leave Florida to go coach at UGA…that’s laughable. I’ve got $10,000 and I will give you 5 to 1 odds…any takers???

Folks, I hate to tell you, but this whole INSERT SCHOOL is a top job thing is crazy. TN, USC, (Kiffin was like their 5th choice), Michigan all had pretty tough times landing coaches. Just cause YOU think you have a top job, doesn’t mean that is really the case. UGA would either end up with Kirby Smart (which I”m not so sure he would leave Alabama), or an up and coming young coach (i.e. Derek Dooley), but your not getting some pie in the sky Jimmy Johnson, Bob Stoops, Urban Meyer…just not happening

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With Kevin McGarity now the AD, if Richt doesn’t win the East and play in the SEC championship game, I got two words for ya…………….

Urban Meyer.

Think about it.

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todd Mcshay got it right. Here’s a link to his quotes.

http://espn.go.com/colleges/georgia/football/story/_/id/6959927/georgia-bulldogs-escape-fact-program-decline

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I’d defend Mark Richt if he pays me money. Until he starts doing that, he’s gonna have to get his team to make fewer mistakes.

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Jeff Schultz you are an idiot, just write what happens and leave the remarks about Coach Richt out of your dumb a.. articles. AJC needs to find sport personnel who writes about the events and games and leave the negative out of articles. You have to go! Bye.

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atlvol55……

When did Mullen “turn down” Florida? He came with Meyer to Florida! He then went to MSU. When Meyer resigned last year, Foley contacted Muschamp the next day and Muschamp was named the Florida coach 3 days later.

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Columbus, I usually don’t read books published on this blog but…Amen. I teach these kids everyday. They no longer know how to write or read a book or do their own research. I make them buy the books just to use up their Pell checks. They must be edutained.

The AJC must be in such dire financial circumstances that they can only afford a couple of guys to go out and actually do the footwork and research. The rest just peruse the Internet to find stuff to plagerize. Or they come up with preposterous hypothoses based on nothing but speculation to drive blog hits.

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Face the truth Richt needs to leave right now we are not competing for a SEC title or anything else so please we move on in another direction for the sake of the Bulldog Nation

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We will never see 9-1 the rest of the way. UGA needs a change and so does coach. McGarity worries me. Also…… I miss Larry !

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uga needs sandycreek recruiter cordinator

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TampaGator, you may be right. I surely don’t know the Urban situation as well as you seem to, but I do get the Ohio State part. It’s just that the whole thing seems to have set itself up….Meyer leaving UF, McGarity leaving UF for UGA, Richt on the hot seat after a few UnDogLike seasons……..see what I mean? I just think McGarity will do his best to make a huge splash with someone that 1) he’s familiar with and 2) is a proven winner who can 3) win NOW!!!. And you have to admit, Urban Meyer is all of the above. I don’t know, I just got that feeling. Hey, if I’m wrong, won’t be the first time, or the last.

Regardless, I’m still a Dawg Fan.

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All he needs to do is finish 8-4 and beat Florida. 7-5 and a victory over Florida mmmmaaayyyy save it. I think 9-1 is ALOT to ask at this point. 9-1 can’t include Florida in any scenario.

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Lose 2 over the next 6 games and he is long gone.A loss to Gators and GT would be the death sentence.The next coach would NOT be Kirby Smart.The man from Bainbridge Ga. burned to many bridges the last time he was at UGA.The big question is if not Richt;than WHO would it be?Look around and all the top name coaches would not come to UGA.If history tells you anything,it will probable be a Asst.Coach at some upper tier program.

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Who cares if we improved between game 1 and 2 or between 3 and 4? The problem is that we are ALWAYS in need of improving. It can be argued that UGA has a young team and the fan base needs to understand that. Well, why do we have a young team with a coaching staff that has been in place for years on end? Elite teams are double and triple stacked at all the skill positions.

I realize that injuries and NFL exits do hurt but all teams face that. Richt is paid BIG bucks to keep the dawgs in elite status. UGA expects to compete at least for the SEC crown every year and be in the hunt for the NC.

I agree with and admire CMR for all the “good man” stuff. He’s a fine human being. My hats off to him there. I also understand a hard fought loss against a quality rival opponent. What I don’t understand and accept is the overall poor level of play and yes I do need to mention the predictable play calling .

We’ve got the facilities, We’ve got the tradition, We have the players but we don’t have the wins….

Answer me this sport fans, What happens if Murray gets hurt? Not to bash Hudson but he’s got maybe 10-15 plays experience? Is that smart coaching?

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Can you say the University of Nick Saban. LLC. Esquire.et al. Of course the tradition of blind running drunks despoiling a nice campus would have to end. Probably have to get a mascot other than the most stupid breed of dog on earth. The players would have to actually start attending and passing their classes. Just some things to consider Georgia (sometimes) faithful. What a bunch of Maroons! Hey Dawgs your slip is showing! Caught you looking!

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1. Charlie Strong 2. Dan Mullen 3. Kyle Whittingham 3. Tommy Tunerville 4. Derek Dooley 5. Gary Patterson 6. Kirby Smart 7. Urban Meyer 8. Mike Leach 9. Rich Rodriguez

This list is in no particular order, but it represents a reasonable list of those who will likely take a serious look at the job. The problem is a of likely darkhorse candidates, like Brett Venables of Oklahoma, Bud Foster of VT, Tom O’Brien of Penn State..etc.

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Peterson is not going anywhere because his son has a sickness and there is specialized care in Noise. UM is not wanted in Athens.

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atlvol55………

Meyer resigned on December 8 and Muschamp was hired on December 12…..4 days later. Not much time to offer the job to Mullen…..you think?

If you still don’t believe me……read what ESPN printed on December 12:

“Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said he targeted Muschamp shortly after Meyer resigned Wednesday and he was the only person to whom Foley offered the job.”

But….you can still think Mullen was Foley’s first choice and turned it down if you want……

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Oh ScooterMcFadden alabama mascot is a fellow in a elephant outfit are Macot real as is vols and buffalos n texas longhorns air force and navy n others use real fake who cares….most is Ga has to win 9-3 if not fla wins he in duck soup are lose to Miss state he in hot sauce…..and auburn be like havin the eagle sweep the poor pup out of stadium!

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Ray Goff is available.

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VADawg….

You are right….Dawg fans don’t want a couch who turned around two programs…..Bowling Green and Utah…….took over a Florida team that was totally mismanaged by Zook…….and then won SEC and National titles. Why would Georgia want that kind of coach?

But….don’t worry…..I think Ohio State will take him shortly after the end of the season.

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Also, I’m not necessarily saying Mullen was his top pick, but I think he was probably on the short list

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Why come CMR good man values do not transfer to the playing field. We all understand what an upstanding citizen this guy is, but it does not transfer to the field at all. UGA is in a state of complete denial, I pray it will get better but I understand that this guy is miles behind everyone else in the SEC. Wake up & realize that we are competing in the nation’s number 1 conference so we must perform at a higher level than an average team !!! Hey Mississippi St. is cathching up with us now as well as about 70 % of the conference, even if Texas A&M comes in we will probably lose to those clowns as well!!!

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atlvol55…..

I can tell you this truth as well…….birds can fly. But you don’t have to believe it….even if you see one flying.

………..but……your Vol team is looking good this year…..and this weekend’s game should be a really good one……coached by a fine ex-Athens guy….Dooley…..and the only coach Foley offered the Florida job to…..Will Muschamp.

Go Gators!

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Richt is toast !!!!

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Seeing improvement does not cut it in the SEC when you have been the coach for 11 years!!!

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I don’t get why fans get upset at a newspaper columnist writing a column about which many Georgia fans are concerned and rant on the writer. That is his job. He wouldn’t be writing such columns if UGA was 2-0 or even 1-1.

If you are a Georgia fan and are ok with the way things are going with the football program can I ask, what is wrong with you? I know I am spoiled. I went to UGA during the early 80’s when we won almost all the time. But when you constantly have losses coming because of stupid mistakes (SC) or lack of effort (BSU, Central FLA, MSU, Colorado) then there is a real problem.

Add to that I went to high school 45 miles outside of Gainesville, FL and all my high school friends are Gators…and I’m sick of losing to them every year. It is time TO DO SOMETHING!

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I like Richt, but if he sticks with Bobo…..Then I say clean house..

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Tampa Gator

Fair enough..we will agree to disagree.

Should be a good one this weekend… Go Vols!

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Personally….I hope Richt is fired at Georgia. It will make recruiting Georgia a lot easier for Muschamp this and next year. Unfortunately, it might make it harder to beat Georgia in October in future years….especailly if Georgia goes and gets Dooley or the guy at TCU……and I would only go after those two if I was considering firing Richt….and I would have one of the two lined up before I did fire Richt.

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Win the rest

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I too think it is somewhat hilarious that Dawg fans are now want “CUM” and “Urban Crier” to be their head coach. Down right hilarious, in fact. I am falling down on the floor now…..crying and laughing out loud…..just like Urban. I bet Urban is doing the same just about now.

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Here is my prediction –

It doesn’t matter what Richt does the rest of the year. He is done with football and will not return. He will venture into overseas missionary work on a full time basis. I would suspect that the football environment has caused him to question if he is doing what God wants him to do. I respect him and want him to stay. However, I also want to win, with him at the helm. Unfortunately, I don’t think I will ever be able to have my cake and eat it to. Therefore, my greatest concern is that he simply vegitates through the season. After repeated screams for a change at the play calling, he has indicated it will not happen, which would be the most appropriate response from someone who does not plan on being here next year. My concern here is that, who loses? The fans, the coaches, the students? The only real losers are the players, some of which are riding their last hopes on what may be Richt’s disinterested last season. I hope I am wrong but I am betting he is tired of being questioned by people who put football before everything else.

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Agree its a realistic look at what Richt faces….he might be wise to announce that he is not returning after this season to spend time with his wife, family and church and we would all wish him the best…..plus it may be motivational for the team to send him out a winner…

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RCB……….because 75% of the reading in sports on the AJC online is Georgia football related. Go look at a blog after a Tech win with 30 post.

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“Schultz: Why Richt must go 9-1″
“Mark Richt might need 9-1 finish to keep job at Georgia”

These are 2 different things entirely. I just think its funny that a major newspaper, which I thought was supposed to be pretty good with words, uses might and must interchangeably. Well done aj-c.

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JB…….

To go back to his home town…..no way. To go back and live where his father lives and where he once coached….and is a 1980s legend. No way. To go to a place where he can easily recruit nationally…..no way. To go to a place where he speaks the language of the people….no way. To go to a place that can pay him just about any salary he desires….no way. To go to a place that he woujld be highly wanted….and already loved……no way. To go to a place that is already loaded with talent and he doesn’t have to build it up…..no way.

Absolutely…..no way would Dooley EVER consider leaving the Vols for the Dawgs. Yes, way.

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Jeff…WTH is wrong with your filters? My posts keep disappearing in cyberspace.

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GaAlum79………..Correct, if announced that, he would have time to transition Bobo to the Head coach spot………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I’M KIDDING

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For all you talking about Peterson moving anywhere, forget it. No one has said it on here which means no one on here knows college football enough where they should comment about that. Peterson will never move, not because he likes Boise so much, he likes his family. He has a special needs kid and they have a great relationship with the people helping him in Boise. You can think money talks but he will stick where his family is comfortable due to nothing but that. He makes enough money as is and is winning at a pace Boise never was expected to, won’t happen.

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The question is this: Do we trust Mark Richt and his “system” (coaches, etc) with the sensational freshman class we have in 2011. Now is the jumping off spot, if there is one, because many of them will only play through 2013. Personally, I expected us to go 0-2, and then win 10. Let’s stop all the chatter and enjoy the rest of the season – see how they do. I’m tired of the negativity.

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I think the two games that decide Richt’s future are Tenn and UF…any loss and he’s gone. Of course losing to Tech would be cause for public riddicule.

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MOST UGA FANS AND ALUMNI SUPPORT RICHT.

WE ARE NOT THE BABY WHO CRIES TO GET THEIR WAY…WE ARE THE OLDER CHILD WHO DONT GET THE ATTENTION BECAUSE WE ARE MORE MORE EMOTIONALLY MATURE AND MENTALLY MATURE AND QUIET AND NOT PITCHING A FIT AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH WHAT THE BABY IS GOING THROUGH…..

All of you have no say in this and frankly you dont know what you are talking about. A few wins and the heat is turned down considerably. Dont get caught in the hype nor the moment like AJC.

UGA is fine and Richt is not going anywhere. You VOCAL MINORITY are not going to get your way.

You have to have a perspective of more than the last 15 years. You have to have a perspective based on the last 40 years. 30 years minimum or you dont have enough info to be credible and that is exactly what is going on and the MAIN problem and this whole situation is far less severe than what the media have turned it into. SO due to the media perspectice or bias it IS THIS severe and undeservedly. But rational and reasonable men will prevail, not emotional and narrow-minded outlooks from younguns.

There is much more support than is being reported and that is not fair to ANYONE. These young vocal minority do not know what they are talking about but their ranting, whining and impatience is getting the MOST attention. Who do we have over the age of lets say 40, besides Fran Tarkenton, that is PUBLICLY saying Richt should be fired and putting their name and face behind the statement?

Please tell me someone that is NOT in the media above the age of 40? Or a former player of ANY age? Please? Who? What ALUMNI? What DONORS? WHAT BOOSTER? What ADMINISTRATORS? What public officials? Who? I have heard the word concern but thats about it.

Who other than young fans? Most who never even went to college? Where is all this coming from? I mean the real heat? Where is it coming from? What is the demographic that is putting all this heat on. I will tell you it is the MEDIA!

The media act like it is the VAST majority of fans and that is a lie. They might not say it is the majority that do want Richt out but they certainly make it seem like that is the case in more than one way particularly by beating it to death…..!

Come on tell me someone who wants Richt out that means something? That have said it and are lobbying for it? Come on AJC who? Where is your source for all the discontent other than online? Where is it? Is AJC and Augusta Chronicle owned by the same company? I dont know but it is weird they are an example of contrary news reporting and articles than what we see here….

Where are the people of importance who are calling for Richt to be fired? Ex-players? Donors? Boosters? Come on give me one besides trolls on here? Ok? No, how about you give me about 20 of them? I mean 3 or 4 out of say a hundred for example is not significant. Back up what you write and put out in public as being trustworthy. Realize also there is an ENTIRE STATE outside of Atlanta, GA and the AJC……

Is it 10%? 30%. More like 10% or less! And you have just turned this into something that simply is not as big as you have made it. UGA fans dont like losing sure, but the VAST LESS VOCAL MAJORITY SUPPORT RICHT.

WE ARE NOT THE BABY WHO CRIES TO GET THEIR WAY…WE ARE THE OLDER CHILD WHO DONT GET THE ATTENTION BECAUSE WE ARE MORE MORE EMOTIONALLY MATURE AND MENTALLY MATURE AND NOT PITCHING A FIT AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH WHAT THE BABY IS GOING THROUGH…..

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Richt would be great at North Carolina, were about 7 of the games a year could be won with a pretty good team and maybe 9 with a real good team and go to a good bowl and be loved to death for those results and get away from the shadow of Bama,AU,LSU,Fla………..Perfect fit for Richt. He loves skill players and finesse.

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Hey TampaGator..Doesn’t Florida have a blog? If your goal is to rant and rave about Georgia I say you have way too much time on your hands. If all you care to do is FLAME and be a keyboard commando then I for one don’t care to read your crap….I think I hear your momma calling you for supper …..

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@Columbus…I want him out! I’m a grad of UGA and a 42 year GEEF/Hartmann contributor and season ticket holder. Richt lost his passion for winning four years ago and has been stealing the money. With a $90M football budget, 91,000 stadium filled, finest facilities, and winning tradition, I know we can do much better. What can’t you understand?

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Everyone is pissed about CMR getting reamed. Here is a something to think about.. How about win some F’ing games and the media will get off his A$$. He has put himself in this hole, and he will never get out. UGA will win 5 games this year. Time to start looking for a coach that cares about winning.
14-14 in the last 2 years does not cut it. Bobo the clown can roll out with him at the end of the year.

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Richt needs to confirm what he did 4 years ago which is quit. We can’t fire Richt mid season because none of the staff is competent enough to finish the season. Richt must go and for all you Rciht lovers, don’t be surprised when no one else wants him.

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Columbus, I meet your criteria as one of the old tried and true, but I dispute what you say. I’ve personally watched, logged what I’ve seen on these blogs, the very foundation of this program disintegrating since 2006 with the blow out losses, the losses in 2007 that cost us a position in the title game. Not just the losses, how we lost. I’ve watched the “culture” of the Georgia Bulldogs change. I respect your opinion but I see things differently.

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If you or anyone Supports Richt, you are supporting failure and mediocrity. You may support your school, which is what any good alumnus or fan should do, but to support out and out failure is just not good business.

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Some reason we’re not posting here …

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BROOKSDAWG: got your tickets yet?

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I dare anyone who support Mark Richt to go back, game by game for the past 3 years and give him a grade for HIS teams performance. Anyone will see that he is in the D level on average for that period of time.

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come on the season is young I believe from what I saw Saturday we’re on our way. You were negative from before the season started and continue the Atlanta papers tradition that started with Bisher of running folks down. Am I dissapointed you bet but lets be positive right now. All I can say for a devout christian Coach has the worse luck of course you could say the same about Jesus.

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come on down Gary Patterson!!! Richt’s finished. Should of happened after Tennessee 2007

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So many speak about Gruden as UGA’s obvious choice to replace Richt. WOW!! Should that decision be made & acted upon by Adams to appease the critics, all anyone would have to do is go to Tampa to see just how far the UGA program will slide toward debauchery. UGA decision makers should think long & hard before going down that path.

Wins & conference championships are wonderful aspirations, but not at the expense of leadership that would not develop our young men into the responsible leaders, husbands & dads of tomorrow. Football is a game, but developing responsible young men into the leaders of tomorrow through that game is vastly more important than a hyped up attitude that holds to winning at any cost.

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Please stop bringing up Charlie Strong

He hasnt done nothing and he lost to FIU; give me a break

and Dan Mullen

What really has he done. He is 2-9 in the SEC West, beating Ole Miss 2 times. WOW. and beat a Michigan team with a fired coaching staff

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More Breaking News On Coach Needing 9-1 record to Win job……….A unknown Georgia Sports Tea Party source said today. ” If the coach beats any Yankee Democrat Liberal Communist College team this year, he has got my vote like Rich Perry and his amazing sissy College Male Cheerleader career”

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Great article, Schultz. This is truth. I read another blog Sunday morning that echoes some things you mentioned here on the Phil Steele team blog.

http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/Individual_Team_blogs/Georgia_Blog.html

Richt needs a miracle.

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McGarity will not hire a wacko( Leach type) or take a chance type( Gruden) or a hit or miss( Malizan from Auburn)…. He will hire someone solid like Patterson from TCU.

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I bet Richt wishes he could play Tech’s schedule. LOL!

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MR was a great offensive coordinator for Bobby Bowden, but he didn’t run the whole show. He inherited Jim Donnan’s recruits and coached up players and pretty good with them. I think Mark Richt is a fine person and a great family man, but he can’t run the whole show, and obviously can’t or won’t hire the right coaches to get the job done. I for one am tired of losing with all the talent we have, so I say “let him go on down the road”! GET US A PROVEN HEAD COACH!!!

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I’m not a UGA fan per se, but I do think CMR is a good coach. That said, I’m going out on a long, skinny limb, and predict the Dawgs – yes, THESE Dawgs! – will not lose again this season. The Ol’ Ball Coach will lose twice, and the Dawgs – yes, THESE Dawgs! – will play for the SEC Championship in December.

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Stinger2, good Post . I was thinking the same thing.

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Isn’t McGarrity the one responsible swapping Louisville for Boise State as UGA’s opponent in this season’s first game?

UGA, after a losing season, desperately needed a win in its first game. Yes, there were beneifits, such as a nationally televised game and $–but they were hardly worth the cost. This team needed a win, a little confidence building far more. Not alot of wisdom in McGarrity’s decision.

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NeitherAProphetNorSon…but I think you’re delusional. But I hope you’re right.

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Championship teams want to play the best teams on neutral sites and show the world how good they are. Swapping teams for a better team is all the motivation a championship caliber team should ever need. Against Boise UGA looked outclassed and outcoached. Against USC they looked up to the task and just did not know how to win. Folks that is coaching.

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First, I realize that yourself, Bradley, Tucker, etc..will say that you don’t want to see MR fired, but the reality is that if he is fired, your columns become much easier for awhile during the coaching search. Stories of who the frontrunner is, etc…will write themselves. I also realize that Coach probably let the defense get into too bad of a condition before replacing the coordinator, and in retrospect, probably made poor choices replacing assistants over the years, on defense. And finally, I realize that the last time we were this bad this early was ‘79, we know what happened the next year. My point is, unless we can get Urban Meyer, who was an everyday mortal coach without Dan Mullen and with Tebow during the qb’s last year, we really aren’t looking at an upgrade.
I think Lawhorne and the rest of the board should keep what happens within the walls private, as it does absolutely no good to have the airing of dirty laundry done in public. Let the season play out, with our FULL support, and then see what happens.
Let the rebuttals begin.

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Season-to-date:

Wins 0
Losses 2

Improvement – 1

That’s the reality of it all.

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@6:53, as this time, I would say yes. He’s been on Saban’s hip for a few years and he ( Kirby) knows what it looks like, smells like and taste like. I’m not sure our staff does. Kirby, Like Muschamp, would bring in some high powered guy to run the offense ( maybe Leach LOL) and I say give it a whirl. The Charman ( softness) rules would be gone from Athens !!!!!!!!!!!!

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There is definitely a bunch of Mark Richt haters that don’t know what Jim Donnan and Ray Goff years were like.

Mark Richt will finish strong no matter how you look at it, if he leaves or stays the year has already begun just support your team. Win, Lose or Tie. Bulldogs till I die.

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@Columbus,

well said brother!

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Sick!
DON’T KNOW THAT GEORGIA IS A GREAT PROGRAM….WE ONLY WON ONE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LATELY AND THAT WAS WHEN A COUPLE OF MY GUYS WERE ON THE TEAM IN 1980…SICK, YOU MAY BE DREAMING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T EXIST….

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For those who talk about the improvement from week 1 to week2, uSC is not that good of a team. They struggled badly against ECU. The real test was week 1. Boise is a good team and pretty much made UGA their B__ch.

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Georgia has an extremely long track record of NOT hiring “proven head coaches” from other Division I — I’m sorry, “Football Bowl Subdivision” — programs.

If McGarity were to drop the $5 million annual salary it would take to pry such a coach away from his current job at a top-tier program, it would be a complete departure from UGA’s history.

I doubt Michael Adams would allow that kind of expenditure. If he doesn’t, we can look forward to the next “up-and-coming” coordinator taking over and learning on the job — just like Richt.

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Patterson isn’t leaving TCU, Gruden ain’t going to coach for peanuts. Leach physco. Dan Mullen I don’t think he would be a good choice, defense coordinator helped him have a successful season last year. Kirby Smart would be alright.

I got it Mike Bobo………. I figured some of you were throwing ridiculous names, I would too.

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I just love the fan who wants to compare Richt to Donnan. When in fact it they had done their homework they would know that for 3 years after Richt arrived he was playing kids that JD had recruited, signed and had turned to dawgs before he was fired. As the Donnan influence started to get watered down and the aggressive attitudes those players learned from one another under JD and his staff the wins slowly faded and the arrest went up with the exception of one or two years.

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Jeff, if you say so, then it must be so. Who are we to question your scope and depth of understanding and wisdom?

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I want Gary Patterson at TCU. If he can get the Horned Frogs to play defense, then surely he can help the Dawgs.

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OLE SCULTZIE WILL GET TO DO WHAT HE DOES BEST IF RICHT LOSES A COUPLE MORE….HE WILL BE HIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS WATCHING THE BATTLE DOWN BELOW, AND WHEN IT IS OVER HE WILL COME OUT OF HIDING AND KILL THE WOUNDED….IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH CMR, AND BRADLEY DRINKS THE TECH KOOLADE ALSO…FOR THE TWO OF THEM, THE 0-2 START IS WHAT THEY DREAMED OF….NOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO SEE IF THEY CAN TRY TO SPLIT THE FANS AND GET THE COACH FIRED….BOYS, STILL DON’T THINK ITS GONNA WORK…..AND SHAME ON TOMMY LAWHORNE, HE SHOULD KEEP HIS COMMENTS TO HIMSELF AND NOT AIR OUT WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS….ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE PLAYING IN ATHENS WITH THE SAME ATHLETES THEY PLAYED WITH IN THE EARLY 2000′S IS WRONG…

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CMR is doomed as long as Bobo is play calling……. His teams are not well coached as the losses continue to pile up…….. He and Bobo play for field-goals and just play close enough to tease………

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delbert….was Richt actually the OC at that game, or already at Georgia?

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Cro-Magnon:

Amazing how worked up you get about a bunch of 20 year old kids playing a game. Get a life, or at least a new hobby.

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derek what planet do u live on?????????? i can not even respond.to you Our next coach is the head coach at Utah Kyle Whittingham was under coach meyer at Fl. a great coach!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jeff Schultz should have to finish 9 – 1 in blogs to keep his job.

Mailing it in.

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Richt has the highest per centage

SEC COACHES VS. WINNING TEAMS
A look at how all 12 coaches in the league have fared during their careers against teams that finished the season with a winning record.

Coach Team Record
Mark Richt Georgia 50-31, .617
Nick Saban Alabama 63-46, .578
Steve Spurrier USC 80-68-2, .540
Les Miles LSU 36-34, .514
Bobby Petrino Arkansas 23-22, .511
Gene Chizik Auburn 11-15, .423
Houston Nutt Ole Miss 36-61, .371
Joker Phillips Kentucky 2-4, .333
Dan Mullen Miss. St. 5-11, .313
Derek Dooley Tennessee 1-21, .045
Will Muschamp Florida 0-0, First year
James Franklin Vanderbilt 0-0, First year

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The guy that won 9 national Coach of the Year awards in 2007 is available, and he is quite possibly the polar opposite of Mark Richt, even though they share the same first name. That would be Mark Mangino, who a lot of people think is a raving maniac.

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Don’t you mean 10 – 0

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Tom Landry, Phil Fulmer and Bobby Bowden are all championship coaches that were fired after they stopped winning and all of them had better records than Richt.

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Lsu vs Uga for the title……

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I didn’t like the “Canned” question at the SEC media days that Richt set up regarding sickle cell anemia. It was meant to be a shot at George O’Leary and the off-season tragedy at Central Florida.I guess to get even for being embarrased in the Liberty Bowl. Extremely low class by Richt.

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Hire Auburn’s OC Malzahn.
He can coach and I am sure he would LOVE TO BE THE UGA HC.

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Dan Mullen. Enough Said

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why wait fire him now. no one wants him here anyway. If you do that the writers and media people will not have him to trash anymore. Get it over and lets move on to another long tenure of some coach trying to revive the program. Get Smart he is an assistant from UGa. You actually think he will get rid of Bobo his buddy? We need to let the man do his job and support the players.

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Get a life! The same people who wanted CMR to rid the team of “thugs” now want the great Urban Meyer who had no problem with keeping “thugs” on his team. Which is it? Also, those who chime this current state of affairs would not be tolerated at Alabama forget it wasn’t that long ago Alabama was a sub-par program for a few years. Lay off the religion. I don’t recall CMR ever trying to convert me or you. Its sad your life revolves around a football game played by 18-20 year olds. I’ve seen your type at youth football games and it isn’t a pretty site. Go drink another beer and go to sleep.

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This just in

Every UGA fan that stays the entire game gets a merit badge

Every UGA fan that stays after getting a beat down gets a merit badge and free T-shirt saying I survived a beat down and stayed the entire game

LOL

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Supporters of Mark Richt on facebook….

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Forgot to mention Schultz, thought you were over your get CMR agenda. Your opinion does not mean dog crap in decisions at UGA.

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Here is the problem…

@ Ole Miss
Miss State
@ Tenn
@ UF
Auburn
@ GaTech

UGA can win each of those games individually if they played with the intensity of their effort last Saturday…(It wasn’t good enough against SC who was simply too talented) But UGA has shown that they lack the ability to play with that level of focus and intensity, and it is unrealistic for fans to expect that of them.

I would expect the same level of intensity against UF but the others boil down to whether they can are better than those teams. (Usually still isn’t enough against UF)

I suspect they will split those games.

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Jeff,
When is the last time Mississippi State beat Georgia in Athens? NOT SURE THEY HAVE! Perhaps they have own there, but not in the past 45-50 years (or longer). Someone check this!

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My prediction:
At the end of the season, none of the “geniuses” on this board will be a football coach, athletic director, or university president. They will continue to sit on their lounge chairs spouting judgement about the performance of others. Of course, they would never allow that kind of scrutiny of their own work, particularly from people who have no idea what they’re talking about.

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Richt is aexcellent man, God Bless!

But he is hired as a football coach and leader of young men, he has not performed to the level of the SEC. Discipline problems and failure to win = change. Georgia needs to recruit in the future, time for the sequel.

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BTW, Bobo should GOGO now, must change the play calling immediately…..

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More Schultz garbage…………….the only thing hurting recruiting is you and Bradley.

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he doesn’t take care of the ball…. he’s too much brett favre, not enough matt ryan

KM

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Wet Willie — Would you have preferred that Crowell go to Bama? Not me.

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If Georgia fires Mark Richt and does not hire Urban Myer fans should brace themselves for who knows what over the next couple of seasons.I would take another season of Richt over an unproven assistant.

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I am a Dawg fan as much as anybody, but for all the really smart Sunday morning QB’s (college)
Just who do you think UGA can get to come coach? There are no decent coaches looking for a job and UGA is not that rich.. What ever UGA can pay, another school can pay just much!
I love coach Richt, I am disappointed in last few seasons, But I do believe he will get back to winning.

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Why wouldn’t we want Kirby? Saying we need an experienced Head Coach to win isn’t accurate. Where was CMR’s first head coaching job? He won 2/3 SEC championships and put his program back in the National conversation.

I hope CMR goes 9-1 and gets an extension. I think it’s either Kirby or Mullen and there is no 3rd option on the list. I say Kirby IF it gets to that. He can inherit a 3-4 roster for his Defense and hire a pro-style offensive guy through the Saban coaching tree. Mullen would require changing to the spread which will fade 4 years from now. The pro-style Offensive is a constant that will ALWAYS attract great players.

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Hire me…hire me…

I can coach without Nick Satan….please call me. I am the man.

Please hire me to a long, long term contract.

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Who the f cares what Tommy Lawhorne thinks. Be a Dawg or resign from the board. As for Bishop I recall he was the one who couldn’t keep his mouth shut for Dick Sheridan to go tell his NC State team he was going to Ga. Both of these guys have outlived their usefulness on the athletic board. as for Richt let’s see how this season ends up. I for one think he may pass the test of time this year, maybe, maybe not, but what we don’t need is people of authority questioning or program one game into the season. GATA

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Jeff Schultz

I saw where Richt dragged is press conference along by talking about stupid stuff like Coastal Carolina’s kicking game instead of getting to the real issues like what steps are being done to start winning

Your thoughts

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I am in charge of this board now.

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Kirby? You got to be kidding! Where has he been head coach? He is merely NIck Saban’s hand puppet.

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Allll those recruits…same ol GA

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Jeff – Don’t let the b@$*&*#s get you down.

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What is so bad-who really cares anymore? CMR has destroyed UGA Football. I have said it over and over because the UGA Athletic Department has let CMR continue this program.
UGA should leave the SEC and possibly trade places with Texas A and M. A shame and disgrace!!!

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I don’t see how any dawg fan could want CUM. Not that the guy would ever come to UGA anyway, but you would seriously want that guy in Athens? I think he is about as far from a fit in Athens as any coach could be.

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I’m 6 and 9 as a starter…am I over rated and over hyped, or what!?

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Jeff Schultz

What do you think the realistic chances are that Urban Meyer would take the Georgia job? Would he have any interest at all?

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You give no respect to GT. I said many times on here that this offense would become explosive once we got a qb that could pass. Everyone thought it would always be run run because that’s what we did the past 3 years. Now we have a smart qb who can throw. Saturday will be a thrird straight blowout and the defense is just going to get better. Tech’s schedule sets up nicely, and when they are 10-1 or 11-0 entering the ga game, maybe you dunces will wake up to cpj.

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As a matter of fact,,,, Maybe Urban can go ahead and join the staff this here to start getting in on recruting.

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year*

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Ohio St probably makes the most sense unless CUM dont want to go back to a cold climate. I know money talks but what if GA offered the same money. Not saying GA is equal to Ohio St as a football program.

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Columbus is exactly right! The AJC bias by Bradley and Schultz against UGA is very obvious. He is also right that these blogs are driven by the mindset of the 19-30 year olds. It will be a shame if somehow the AJC and other Richt haters stir the pot enough to get–not a good coach–but a great coach fired. Just makes me sick. Richt is the finest coach in UGA history. Short-term perspective gets us the Obama’s of the world. Richt is a Reagan.

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Huh? Has nothing to do with the ajc. My post was to one and all on here who think CPJ can’t coach, call him retarded names like man boobs and well you know all the other things. Anyway, you’ll see it this year and in the future. It’s not like every game since he came here hasn’t been close. Now we got a passing attack to go with the option, something richt and your def coord haven’t been able to stop 3 years running.

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If richt beats florida and tech and wins 8 games, he will keep his job. You can’t fire a mission man with 8 wins.

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And go ahead and say the games were against weak comp. Doesn’t matter. The passing was bad against the same type opponent the past 3 seasons. Nesbitt would miss wide open receivers all the time. Well, enjoy discussing JS’s column.

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What a bunch of traitors. You have no faith. Richt will put us back where we need to be.

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Bigdsel………….” put us back” IS a correct term for our current state.

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Navy is at South Carolina Saturday night. That should be entertaining; Navy scored 76 on East Carolina last year. Ricky Dobbs is gone, but the big FB, Teich is still there, and the QB has started 3 games in the past 2 years when Dobbs was out. Ricky’s cousin, Jamel is starting at DE.

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Jeff shultz you are sickening

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2 things that Sargent Schultz and Martha Bradley have in common……1) they tell us what we already know (sort of like talking to your mother-n-law about a sporting event from 3 weeks back, and 2) they are more fickle (wishy-washy) than a 5 year old in a candy store. And not just just on the Dawgs…the Braves, Falcons, you name it. Their entire world of prognostication is made up of the last 2 -3 contests. Oh, they will cite YEARS of examples, but their opinions are as volatile as a Corvair motor. You mark my word, when CMR beats both Miss’s and UT badly, which he most CERTAINLY will, and both of these mouthpieces will be singing Richt’s praises and hollering about how he has “righted the ship” and “fastened the wheels back on”. When the dust settles on this season…..say the 1st week in Jan…….the victory count will read 10.

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Haven’t you paid attention? Look at your OOC schedule next year. It’s atrocious.
Buffalo Fla Alt and Ga southern and tech. Come on. He did this to help marky mark. You’ll lose 4-6 this year. Then next year it’s 3 automatic wins plus 5 more which gets you to 8 and that is enough to appease redneck nation.

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Time for a change. Dawg fan for 40+ years. The DAWG NATION likes CMR but is tiring from all of the excuses. Great recruiter and leader but has to win on the field. The DAWG NATION has high expectations. Look at his record over the past several years against meaningful opponents. PATHETIC! Wish him the best but it is time for a new leader. McGarity knows this and so does CMR. By the way, McGarity will change (and has already) Georgia athletics significantly for the better.

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Jeff, I think you and Bradley have a little bit of the Mississippi leg hound in you. Just can’t let the Richt stories go. How about some new material?

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i noticed everyone keeps dogging no pund inteneded CMR and Bobo, deservingly so. But has everyone forgotten Georgia’s defensive coordinator is substandard. Grantham has shown he is not an improvement from Martinez. As a matter of fact he might be worse. Georgia is suffering from playing a 3-4 defense rather than a 4-3 defense.

Think about how in the game when Georgia scores, and behold the opposing team marches right down the field with very little effort. I said all this to simply say, CMR could possibly stay at Georgia but there will be changes at the defensive and offensive coordinators positions next year.

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you need a coach with old school football values, one who knows you have to be able to run the ball on offense and control the line of scrimage on defense. no to Meyer, no to Mullin, no to Smart, no to Peterson…guys like Saban, Miles and Hoke at Michigan get it. we need to find one who gets it too. no spread offense…none of this catch me kiss me crap…run the ball, no prisoners defense.

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All I keep hearing is that we lost to two teams that we were supposed to lose to. So why don’t we keep Richt and downgrade our expectations to make this happen every week?

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GO DAWGS

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TROUBLE TALK IS CHEAP.

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I am so sick of all the whining about Coach Richt. He has resurrected the Georgia program after a decade or more of mediocrity and all you people can do is gripe about the last couple of years. Gimme a break! His recruiting classes are top notch every year and we have been competitive for years now. Even the great Alabama had a few down years. Coach Richt knows he needs to win and he is doing all he can to get it done. This man loves UGA and Georgia football. He could have left us high and dry several times during the “good” years but he didn’t because he loves Georgia. He was loyal to us now we need to be loyal to him. Everyone needs to chill-lax and let the season play out. I am positive Mr. McGarity and the people in charge will do what is best for Georgia once the season is done. So lets just see what might happen! Go Dawgs!

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Part of my contract stipulates if I am fired, I get to take the tanning bed home.

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We’ll miss you CMR, but not as much as UGA. Go Gators!

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Mark D i agree with you. But remember some of these so called fans are blind in both eyes. The same critics will jump on the wagon when they start winning. Same old !!!! just a different day! Nothing makes these kind happy!!!!!!!!!!

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Same ole sht!!! MR can not win the big games. No other school blame the players or injuries for losses. It is sad to see all the talent just go to waste. Some of these kids could have went to Al, Au, Fl,etc. These kids deserve to be coached to the max. Not happening in uga camp/ Us fans are sick of watching the last 4 years suk so bad. This sht has to end. There is know doubt in my mind MR is a great father and a great man. We need a Intelligent, experienced coach. A coach that is dedicated to winning. MR puts willie and bobo before winning.

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If Uga is not going after the best coach in the nation, keep MR. Don’t take a step down!

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“At least we know no one will try to hire someone like you away from the AJC.”

No, they hired Cynthia Tucker instead.

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We of the SEC knows the national sports media believes in your program because more likely than not, you’re ranked in the preseason Top 25 nearly every year. Last year, a sub-standard season by UGA standards and at Opening Day 2011, one poll has you at 19 (I think it was). Most programs (except for Notre Dame to name another) has to prove their worth after what should be considered a failed season or three. Sometimes I like to think that a ball shaped like an oval bounces very strange indeed…

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Final — Braves 7 Marlins 1

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Dead ON Jeff!!!

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Coach CMR is 9-1 versus GT! That speaks volumes to this Dawg Fan! One loss to the trade school by three points. We better keep him around for a while longer.

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DAWGS 10-2

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Richt’s continous spin on the program is Koolade for his minions. The people supporting CMR are the problem. They call themselves Real Fans. Malarkey, I say. A Real Fan wants what is best for the program. I can want Obama to resign and still be a great American. A better one for that matter. Figure it out already people. The Lunatic Fringe is now the group supporting Richt. What does Buck Belue have to say about all this? Could anybody care less? Remember his rant against joe six pack dawg fan for wanting Willie Martinez fired. Seriously, we use to have to beg to have Willie fired. Richt is blind in one eye and can’t see out the other.

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…whatever UGA decides to do is no concern of mine, that’s for sure…GBO

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Dawgs will regroup!

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If Richt needs help getting rid of Bobo, he must go. Firing Richt now is fine by me, but 10-0 the rest of the way would deserve a look I guess. 9-1 would suck unless UGA made the SEC championship and lost a heartbreaker. UGA needs to be playing for championships. We don’t need Richt around the way FSU didn’t need his mentor around for several years after Bowden could run the show effectively.

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Richt will get it done. Think about the run he had when we finished 2nd in the country…year started off weak but he turned it around. Be careful what you wish for…are we ready for what UT is having or what Alabama had for years and years?

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You heard it here first…Urban Meyer will be the next coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. Take it to the bank.

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Not Urban Cryer

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hmmm…wasn’t that “elite” Alabama in horrible shape (strippers, etc.) for years until they got Saban. Take off your blinders.

Richt will make it happen.

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We have forgotten how to win… Teams just have to wait for us to make mistakes… Both lines are weak with no depth and Richt should have taken the play calling back several years ago… Combine that with the 0-2 start and all the ESPN pub and this will be his last year… How many of you really believe he will only lose one more game this year????

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To Oh Brother : Bama wasn’t in great shape but the difference here is that UGA is not Alabama…seriously doubt Nick Saban would have come to Athens. I guess you’ll have to settle for one of his assistants if you want to get rid of Richt so bad…

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Maybe Ray Goff would want to come back…i know he sold his Aaron’s franchises (not sure about his Zaxby’s) but i’m sure he’s available

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Get Gruden
Actually Gruden’s wife is from just outside of Knoxville. She was a cheerleader at Tn. They met when Gruden startung his coaching career as grad assistant at Tn…Gruden’s not goung to be head coach at Georgia

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Boise and USCe might well be the best two teams UGA plays all year.

As many people have pointed out, there are so many games on their schedule which could go either way…so they could end up with 2 losses, 7 losses, or anywhere in between. UGA is lucky they don’t have Bama OR LSU on their schedule this year.

But even as an underdog, UGA actually underestimated a TOP 5 Boise team. Fatal mistake. Is it because Boise isn’t from the mighty SEC? Didn’t you see what UTAH did to Bama a couple of years ago? Yes the SEC is the best conf but you still have to play the game.
(And before that Boise game I didn’t believe how many “Murray is just as good as Moore” comments I saw. Actually I could believe that…UGA seems to have plenty of delusional fans. Murray is a good quarterback, and who knows how good he’ll become…but BEFORE that game objective observers knew that K Moore was a better QB right now.)

UGA is lucky that GT’s blew that PAT last year…they could have lost that one…how much worse would things be for Richt? He’s not helping himself with his comments and demeanor, considering the way they lost that USCe game.

As many others have pointed out, it seems like it’s been downhill ever since their last big win over Fla and that classy end-zone celebration.

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Patrick, you’re right Uga is not Bama. We are a much higher rated job than Bama. Do your research.

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Fans at other schools vote with their feet. UGA fans vote with their mouths. Georgia would be the only school in the nation to build an addition to their stadium after 5 losing seasons and they could increase ticket prices while doing it. Just not a discriminating bunch.

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CC Paul Johnson is calling you…needs more help with his high school plays.

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Speaking of delusional: Gruden, Meyer, Peterson: NOT going to happen!

There are some other good candidates out there, and I guess you have nothing to lose by asking…unless word gets out that your top 3 choices all turned you down immediately. How does that look?

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The SMART play is to keep Richt UNTILL the AD has THE choice coach he wants and then make the switch. It won’t do any good to just fire Richt and then take whatever is available. That would be assine,.

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… plus the borders of our state are back open again to all the SEC Teams again…. Everyone is poaching in Ga. again… How many of the AJC Super 11 will sign with the Dawgs this year?? one , maybe 2????

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Richt will get it done…mark it down!

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ok Oh Brother…Saban coached at Toledo and Michigan St. early in his career…Saban had 2 SEC titles and a National Title already when he left the Dolphins for Tuscaloosa. Hey may have gone to a “Georgia” after Toledo and possibly after Michigan State but not after his success at LSU

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BTW…. Goff is probably the richest dude in Athens now… parlayed all the coaching money into a franchise empire… I’m glad for him… Donnan should have taken a page out of his playbook.

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Ahhhhh…so Patrick…Saban would come but now wouldn’t….what a bunch of garbage. Saban is about dollars…always will be…UGA has much more money than Alabama…but who wants him anyway?

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Well if Bear Bryant coached today he would have been fired after the 1970 season. 1968 8-3, 1969 6-5, 1970, 6-5. In 1971 he went 11-1 sec champs, 1972 10-2 sec champs, 1973 11-1 natl champs. But if he were around today he wouldn’t have made it past the 1970 season. Get off CMR back and let him right the ship. Lets face it folks CMR has 2 sec champs, before he got to town UGA hadn’t sniffed an sec champ in over 20 years. But I guess we live in a what have you done for me today era. For those of you who want CMR gone be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.

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So what, I’m going to bed. That’s what LOL

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Brad…you are spot on. Richt will get it done.

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Yup! Georgia fans are some of the dumbest in all sports.

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I agree with Brad and others Richt did well early on in his reign winning SEC Championships but that just ramps up expectations that much more…Plus, alot of the coaching situations were in unsettled shape, like Auburn with Tuberville, Bama with Shula, Fumer in Tn, Zook at Fla, SC in typical rough shape along with the Miss schools floundering. Now all of these teams have stable coaching situations with great staffs and tremendous recruiter. Let’s face it, if you are in sales does your quota(s) ever go down?? or does your Co keep ramping up the expectations and pressure on you???

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i don’t know if mr will be fired or not. but anyone who thinks we will go undefeated the rest of the year needs to take another look at the sch, the coaching and the team. i think we will go 6-6 for the year, i really hope i am wrong, but i don’t think so.
i hope we can and will get another qb some playing time this week. i am starting to have doubts about am, plus with our ol he could get hurt.
go dawgs

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I love Richt but I think TODAY he is behind Saban, Myles, Petrino, Chizik, Mullen, Spurrier…., Muschamp is still a ? mark and Dooley is average at best. I hate to say it but after 10 + years in the SEC most teams in today’s world will make a change…

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Rich Rodriguez

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Ostrich……..your right before 1968 he only avg 8 wins per season, CMR avg 10 wins per year. But pointing that out about the Bear is that like saying there is no god

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Hey Schultz,

Too bad you don’t have to write nine out of ten decent articles to keep your job – you’d be gone for sure. Stop trying Mark Richt in the Press. The man has enough on him as it is. We all want Richt to lead us to the Promised Land, but to the Promised Land we must go …

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How Is Richt so much the topic, and not Aaron Murray this week? Isn’t this the same young man that all the “EXPERTS” said was the best QB IN THE SEC! Why would you even think of trying to throw that ball on the last fumble? Aren’t you suppose to be experienced? This was Murray and not Richt’s fault. Next Year people will see when LeMay is ready, just hope he doesn’t do to him what he did to Shockley. Guaranteed next year Georgia plays for the National title

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BTW: A .72 win percentage does not equal “10 wins per year”.

You need to get a Nerd to check your math for you.

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And back when you weren’t even a twinkle in your milkman’s eye, college football seasons weren’t 12 games long.

Then again… that thing about how much you don’t know about football… you know?

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POP QUIZ !

What is most related to the demise of Georgia football program ? Please choose one answer only.

(A) Delusional, Dumb Richtfans,
(B) Dawgs consistently losing to Florida.
(C) Searching for & finding moral victories after losses.
(D) All of the above.
(E) Watching Mark Richt as College Gameday sports analyst next football season.

LOL !!!! Go Dawgs !!

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Perception is reality. Even if every sportswriter swore off of writing anything that could possibly be construed as negative coverage of UGA football, the world outside of DawgLand still sees a losing program when they look at Georgia.

Last season was the one to deal with the problem. Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over by standing still.

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Rich Rod would be a step up.

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Do we really want RichRod as head coach at UGA ? That’s pressing the panic button. I know we want to run the ball at Georgia, but as I remember RichRod’s spread option offense at Michigan kind of resembled Paul Johnson’s Tech and Navy option offensive attacks. It didn’t work because it was not traditional Wolverine football. We really don’t want a Tech-like offense here at Georgia,because you will have to pass at time in the SEC. As we all know Tech doesn’t really want to pass, because Tech can’t pass and they get away with only running in the ACC. Howevert the option attack has roots in traditional UGA football back in the mid 70s with Ray Goff as the Dawg QB who ran the ball every play, but it was pretty much abandoned for a true power pro style run offense with the emergence of all-time UGA running back, Herschel Walker in the early 80s. Back to RichRod, I think he and his offense would be a better fit in the ACC with Clemson.

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Most UGA fans feel the Georgia job is one of the best in the nation. It is highly coveted and it is more desirable than the Bama job because there are no unrealistic expectations or constant Paul “Bear” Bryant comparisions and shadows to dwell in. Believe it the Georgia job is better than the Bama job ! Of course I’m biased, what would you expect a die-hard Dawg to say !!

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Got to love how people compare coaches from the 60’s and 70’s to todays coaches. The funniest thing is comparing wins per season. Just in case no one noticed, the number of games played in a season is 2 more now and possibly 3 more if your conference plays a championship game. In the 60’s teams would play a 10 game schedule, sometimes 11 and a bowl game. Now 12 is the rule and 11 was the number for many many years while adding a bowl game.

So please do not compare a Vince Dooley, Bear Bryant, Shug Jordon, Gen. Neyland with a Mark Richt who lived his first 4 years off of players that Donnan recruited, signed or turned into Bulldawgs before they had even graduated from High School making the process very easy for Mark Richt to bring them aboard to UGA.

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Coach Bozo want let me play my game, that’s why I freeze up every time i’m in the pocket! I’m a gunslinger baby ! And Bozo want let me sling it! Get me out on the edge and I am DANGEROUS!

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It takes a while but when the AJC turns against you they don’t let up. This is a very good article and I think is probably right. What Coach R needs now is to give him the rest of the season to fight for the 9 and 1 without the paper and fans making it harder than it is already. He deserves that.

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When all of Jim Doanans recruits left Georgia C.M.R. well ….just look at his record.

C.M.R. is a great man . He is geting paid to win football games .

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lakeoconeedawg…….you don’t need a daily newspaper to read, you need to read comic books if you only want good news! WOW

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There is good news, here somewhere, Paddy ?

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dogs,

Be happy going 9-3, 8-4, 7-5, 6-6 or even

6-7!

It’s what you are, it’s what you do.

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[...] Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) [...]

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meh – Keep dreaming.

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Leave the man alone. Is a long season. At least wait after the season is over before throwing him into the lions. Schultz you need to write a better column by Oct. or you will have to go to the unemployment office.

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@George P

As much as I would like to believe that you really are a Tech fan and not another CMR apologist, I don’t think it’s going to happen.

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MAD Dawg: Is UGA taking HC applications already ? Unrealistic expectations? really ? Every year your expectations are a pipe dream. Bama has real tradition, Georgia has 1980 and speaking of gift wrapping as many of you claim you did for SC that 1980 NC was gift wrapped for you when a DB fell down and Buck “Homer” Blew completed that last minute TD. Typical “Homer”

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Yeah, I got polled regarding my support for CMR. I told them I was behind him 100%.

Of course, I didn’t bother to tell them I was a Tech fan!

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If needed, coach’s NOT coming or asked to come
1. Meyer. Fla. loyalist, hated Gerogia, doesn’t need the money, look for him at Ohio St.
2. Gruden…pipe dream. a gamble besides. looks like he would bored real quick
3. Leach…Never. Not Georgia’s kind of man.
4. Peterson. might get a call….but then again. he hears from everybody. If he wants an upgrade, it’ll be a PAC school.
5.Patterson at TCU. Probably high on the list. solid, respectable, wins a lot with less.
6. Kirby at Bama and a Georgia boy. Ace in the hole hire if top of list guys turn McGarity down.
7. Wildcard:___________________ who knows??????

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dawgs smell…unrealistic?….. No bricks thrown in Richt’s window and we haven’t killed any trees.and go read some old Tech post of Gaily’s last year.

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Stephen Garcia gift-wrapped that SC game for Richt and he STILL blew it. If Garcia could stay off the Jim Beam, SC may have dropped 60 points on GA last Saturday.

Richt is clearly in the bottom tier of SEC coaches now. GA is a top-tier program. He’s finished.

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You are killing yourself in the market. I think there are 10 or 15 good kids that will go to Georgia any year no matter the record or coach. When Georgia is on top the whole state feels different including there are not as many out of state recruiters. A good SEC coach can take Georgia’s left overs and come in here and beat Georgia with better coaching. Tenn. is the next feeder school that will pass Richt. You are surrounded on all four sides then by superior coaching.

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michael adams is the reason for all this mediocrity in UGA athletics–after he fired Dooley, things went downhill. Adams must go! Ga needs to hire a president who understands the importance of athletics.

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What does everyone think about Mario Cristbal as a Head Coach possibility? I was impressed with his FIU team when they played on ESPN the other night. ” Cristobal carries a reputation of being an excellent recruiter, setting up for his third season at FIU by putting together an impressive recruiting class of 23 student athletes, at least 20 of them from Florida.[2] He wears a customary shirt and tie along with dress pants for each and every game to honor his idol, Joe Paterno. He was also named the fittest coach currently in the FBS according to an ESPN blog to which he confirmed on The Dan Le Batard Show on May 29, 2009.[3] As of the 2009 season Mario Cristobal has retired the “shirt-and-tie” look and has opted to wear traditional collared shirts during games.

[edit] Conference ChampionshipAfter being predicted to finish sixth in the conference in the preseason by the Sun Belt Writers Association, Mario Cristobal led his young Panthers team to their first Sun Belt Conference Championship after four years at the helm. FIU who had never had a winning season prior to the 2010 campaign saw themselves atop the conference tied with Troy University who shared a similar 6-2 conference record. FIU did win their head-to-head matchup with Troy, 52-35. At the conclusion of the season FIU was selected to participate in their first bowl game, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. They won with a field goal in the closing seconds against Toledo, 34-32 after Toledo went for 2 to take the lead 32-31. That win gave them a 7-6 record, their first ever winning record.”

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JB
September 14th, 2011
7:33 am

If needed, coach’s NOT coming or asked to come
1. Meyer. Fla. loyalist, hated Gerogia, doesn’t need the money, look for him at Ohio St.
2. Gruden…pipe dream. a gamble besides. looks like he would bored real quick
3. Leach…Never. Not Georgia’s kind of man.
4. Peterson. might get a call….but then again. he hears from everybody. If he wants an upgrade, it’ll be a PAC school.
5.Patterson at TCU. Probably high on the list. solid, respectable, wins a lot with less.
6. Kirby at Bama and a Georgia boy. Ace in the hole hire if top of list guys turn McGarity down.
7. Wildcard:___________________ who knows??????

Rich Rodriguez

Rich Rod is an established Head Coach. He’s available now — no waiting out the bowl season prior to hitting the recruiting trail.

This is what Rich Rod did at WV during CMR’s “good years”:

2001 West Virginia 3–8
2002 West Virginia 9–4
2003 West Virginia 8–5
2004 West Virginia 8–4
2005 West Virginia 11–1
2006 West Virginia 11–2
2007 West Virginia 10–2*

*Departed West Virginia for Michigan before the Fiesta Bowl

Some Michigan players didn’t like Coach Rodriguez because he expected them to work too hard. Wouldn’t that be a breath of fresh air in Athens?

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Jeff, write some insightful columns or your gone, You and Bradley smell.

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Do you guys really want to spend all of next season debating how bad things will have to get before we consider making a coaching change? I got tired of it last year. Poop, or get off the pot.

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Bet the dogs will never ever start another season with a ranked team.

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Schulttz needs to go 9-1 on his picks and win Pulitzer to keep his job

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What is really funny, is the same people posting above have changed their tunes. Very typical Ga. They spend 9 months beating their chest about Ga and Richt, now they speak the truth. What a crappy fan base.

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Why does your opinion matter? You have no fact or evidence that 3-7 the rest of the way won’t keep his job. It probably won’t but the fact is you do not know squat. You are simply trying to beat a dead horse until something happens. Hey I hear Mike Smith may need 10-5 the rest of the way to keep his job.

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“You have no fact or evidence that 3-7 the rest of the way won’t keep his job.”

The evidence, so far, indicates that he’ll keep his job no matter what. If that’s the case, then maybe we should move to the ACC after FSU leaves for the SEC. Maybe then we could compete.

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You all need to get a life, every one of you. It’s just a freakin’ game. There are many many things in life that are so much more important. Keep the game in perspective.

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Don’t get me wrong. Coach Croom is a really nice guy. He’s just not a great Head Coach.

Hmm… Reminds me of someone else.

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Richt has no chance of going 9-1 from here. For crying out loud, he hasn’t beaten a team with a winning record in 15 games. He will lose th Miss State and Florida given, and then Richt always loses to a team he should beat-Tenn, Kentucky, Vandy or Auburn. Another thing Georgia will only be favored in 2 of those 6 games.

Here comes 7-3 and 7-5 over all -see’ya Richt.

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When you talk to President and the AD then you come back and tell us what they said and quite the BS They will make the call not the athletic board no matter what you think. Everyone is concerned

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Must disagree Hobnail, if a good SEC of other major conf. have a job became open, Mullen would get one of the first calls. Richt’s phone would never ring. Once he is fired he will never be a HC again.

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Shoulda hired Spurrier wheb Dooley retired. He’s said he wouls have came. Woulda had 7-9 more SEC amd a few MN Championships by now.

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Outside looking in, this article seems totally unfair. It appears to me that the entire UGA worlds expectations were way too high this year. How do you expect a team that was 6 – 7 to overnight become a 10-2 or 9-3 team? They are a good team. They just played two top 15 teams. A lot of teams would be 0-2 at this point. Lay off the Coach and Team and be realistic. A great season can still be had.

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The state of Georgia football: We can’t expect to beat Top 15 teams.