Don’t look for fake ‘outrage’ from Mark Richt
Why are some college sports observers so anxious for Mark Richt to fall? (Associated Press)
Anyone expecting the NCAA “inquiry” in Athens to prompt Mark Richt into jumping on the anti-agent “pimps” and “predators” bandwagon with Nick Saban and Urban Meyer doesn’t really know Richt.
Situational (and not very convincing) outrage trotted out for the TV cameras isn’t his style. (Does Saban think his own agent is a pimp? Just wondering.)
While Richt currently is limiting his comments regarding the NCAA to “we’ll see what they gather,” even after the investigation is concluded and he can talk, it would be a major surprise for him to come out pointing fingers and threatening to ban agents or NFL scouts — actions that are highly unlikely to really be taken by Saban and Meyer in any event. (What a recruiting tool that would be for major talent: Come to Alabama, where we can guarantee you won’t be seen at practice by pro scouts. Please.)
Yes, the current situation with agents trolling for future pro clients is getting untenable, but Saban’s approach isn’t going to solve it. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive probably comes closer with his idea that nationally the NCAA needs to rethink its limitations on contact players can have with agents.
No, colleges paying players isn’t likely to happen, and neither is the NCAA approving players taking money from agents. But bringing the agents into the tent in some officially sanctioned capacity might at least cut down on the attraction of peripheral enticements like the party in South Beach.
As for the specifics of the UGA inquiry, we don’t really know who they’re focusing on, despite the report from the celebrity gossip outfit TMZ that it’s A.J Green.
Green says he wasn’t at the party and there’s no reason not to believe him. It’s possible some other Bulldog was involved. Or the NCAA simply could be working its way through all the top NFL prospects to see what they say.
One thing I do know, though: It was kind of ridiculous the way some pundits were trying to dance on Richt’s grave practically within minutes of the announcement of the NCAA inquiry. One more reason he’s on the hot seat? What a crock.
It’s interesting just how anxious some folks are to see Richt fall, delighting in every obstacle thrown in his path, while the sports media in general genuflects in the direction of Saban and Meyer.
Maybe it’s the nice guy image. Or wearing his faith on his sleeve. Maybe they just can’t believe there’s not an inner jerk hiding beneath that calm exterior. Perhaps if he got openly angry more often and lashed out occasionally like Saban and Meyer the harpies of the sports media wouldn’t be so quick to relish in the prospect of tough times for Richt.
It won’t happen, though. Win or lose, Mark Richt is too much of a gentleman to play that game.
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161 comments Add your comment
DawginLex
July 22nd, 2010
11:31 am
I’m expecting a big year from the DAWGS regardless of the AJ Green thing.
I still would not trade coaches with anyone.
318 Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
11:33 am
Great article. You hit the nail on the head, nice doesn’t sell in today’s world.
Crackhead
July 22nd, 2010
11:37 am
You want yooooooooooooooooooooo cornbread?
Chris Phillips
July 22nd, 2010
11:37 am
Saban and Meyer’s chosen words live up to the hype the news media thrives on. When it comes to Richt, the ‘hot seat’ question is all they got. But they don’t even “have” that. Richt is not going anywhere. He does not offer the media what Saban and Meyer seem to enjoy doing. Again, it gets back to character. Richt may seem hum-drum to the media who operates, lives, and breathes on hype, sensationalism, and rumors. But I’ll take hum-drum any day of the week as opposed to the other.
Lindsey
July 22nd, 2010
11:44 am
Well said Mr. King!! One of the many things I admire about CMR is his ability to stay cool and level headed in situations. I can’t wait for September 4th, GO DAWGS!!!
mcdawghna
July 22nd, 2010
11:46 am
Am hearing now that AJ is probably in the clear on this. He has witnesses who can back up his story, but there could be another player or players involved……this is a huge scam with the schools involved and I’m hearing that there will be many more high profile names and schools involved……Have also heard Mark Ingrams name mentioned…..The party in Miami is only the starting point……and a small part of it…….NCAA’s investigating other stuff involving this problem too
UGA ALUMIN
July 22nd, 2010
11:49 am
I LOVE MY NICE COACH, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF WE WIN JUST AS LONG AS THE COACH IS NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! BARK BARK BARK!!!!
Loran, whadayagot?
July 22nd, 2010
11:50 am
I didn’t get the impression that Saban wants agents banned. He just wants them to be held accountable and suffer consequences just like the players. He didn’t absolve the players of responsibility. He just said agents were approaching players at a difficult time in their lives when they’re more vulnerable. I’m not paticularly a Nick Saban fan, but what he said made sense.
jdawg
July 22nd, 2010
11:51 am
I noticed the Georgia plane going to Alabama for the SEC event. I really think that it is a big risk to put this group on one plane. The hope would be that players would travel separately as some corporations do. The pilots and plane are first class….hopefully this can be considered in the future…
PirtDawg
July 22nd, 2010
11:53 am
I agree, college football already has it’s fair share of “Bobby Knight’s” someone with the calm collective mind set of CMR is a breath of fresh air. As for the NCAA, I dont think they’ll find anything, atleast not on AJ.
bo
July 22nd, 2010
11:56 am
turmoil, frustration, upheaval, and bravado all seem to inspire writers more than quiet, steady determination
jarvis
July 22nd, 2010
11:59 am
jdawg…they all ride in a bus together every week. It’s more likely that they’ll die on that. There are certainly more opportunities for an accident.
SickandTired
July 22nd, 2010
11:59 am
Bill, I gotta give you credit, you consistently kiss up to Mark Richt. For you to make light of Saban’s remarks and make Mark Richt look saintly for what you thought his response would be is incredibly short sighted and quite frankly stupid. I guess you don’t recognize what real leadership and coaching looks like since it’s been so long removed from Athens. The Mark Richt is a nice guy mantra might sell well to a fan base that’s had Ray Goff and Donnan previously but if you want a championship you have to have a guy with a little mean streak that lives to win. Mark Richt lives to collect his check in my view. He’s passive, he’s offense scheme challenged and he makes too many promises to recruits. It’s already cost him one national championship but that was with Donnan’s players. His players are more FSU like in the fact they are undisciplined and show no respect for authority. It will only get worse and the fact that the NCAA is on ready to assault Athens is something you should be very concerned about. If you have the number for the NCAA investigators please post it on this website. I’d love to talk to them.
Hagrid
July 22nd, 2010
12:00 pm
Richt is in trouble and he knows it. With 42 players arrested in the past three years, plus at least two officials in the athletic department arrested for DUI, the whole program is rotten to the core, and Richt is the core!
Sack this bozo and move on.
GeezusDawg
July 22nd, 2010
12:02 pm
Especially when having to travel to the ghetto in Atl.
tbake
July 22nd, 2010
12:03 pm
Good point! And while we’re setting expectations and all, you also shouldn’t expect Richt to jump on the BCS Championships bandwagon with Saban and Meyer anytime soon! Smart money is on those guys to win more before Richt racks up his first.
AnnoyedGator
July 22nd, 2010
12:09 pm
Enough with the “self-righteous/world against us/woes is us/Saban and meyer are manipulative dictators crap” dawgfans. No one wants to see Richt go out in flames because of an Agent scandal. This article is UGA homer nonsense. The article paints Saban and Meyer as insincere in an effort to pain them as cheaters. The cheater label allows homers to rationalize UGA’s struggles in 2008 and 2009.
rightofcenter
July 22nd, 2010
12:11 pm
Bill,
You certainly genuflect to Richt enough to make up for any shortcomings on the part of other media. Although I would use other words, like kiss his ______. A little fake outrage is one thing – how about legitimate outrage every once and awhile? Or even “mild annoyance” would be an improvement.
Innocent Bystander
July 22nd, 2010
12:13 pm
Hey Hagrid and SIck and TIred this is a blog for Georgia fans.What is Mark Richt something like top five all time in number of wins in his first five years? How long would each of you have had a job if the same standards were applied to your job performance? He’ll come back.For the hundreth time you’re comparing recent Richt to early Richt not current Richt to UGA all-time.He kept a Coordinator for too long agreed.
Kim
July 22nd, 2010
12:18 pm
“top five all time in number of wins in his first five years?”
And? No one cares or remembers that (except sad Ugag fans).
Tom
July 22nd, 2010
12:21 pm
Hope there is an inner jerk with Richt. He needs to be more fiesty like Saban. These off the field problems seem to happen every year, and something major needs to be done. If Richt were really disciplining these guys right, things wouldn’t happen.
But look at Damon Evans!!! What kind of example is that? These kids don’t take Richt seriously.
Burroughston Broch
July 22nd, 2010
12:22 pm
When you say ThUGA, you’ve said it all – from the bottom to the very top.
dawggirl
July 22nd, 2010
12:27 pm
AnnoyedGator, no one is forcing you to be here or read the blawg. If you don’t like it, feel free to leave and not come back.
Padawg
July 22nd, 2010
12:31 pm
As for Richt, I can remember a loud but small faction of fans who wanted Vince Dooley’s head in the mid to late 1970s – then he won the National Championship.
Jake 7
July 22nd, 2010
12:32 pm
Sick & Tired…..YOU ARE A IDIOT……TAKE A HIKE…….DUMMY!!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
July 22nd, 2010
12:34 pm
Richt and the Dawgs bring out the hate in a lot of folks on these blogs. I wonder if it’s because CMR is a christian (and open about it), or because he is a consistent winner vs everyone that is not named Florida. Either way the juvenile diatribes from the “fans’ of other teams are quite amusing. I love the smell of fear that comes from off these posts. How pathetic it is to have to hate on another team and coach instead of supporting the team or coach you supposedly align yourself with. Truly pathetic, and you know who you are.
Old Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
12:46 pm
It’s apparent to me that most of the media needs to start working for either People magazine or one of the tabs, perhaps The World News. There’s such a lack of true journalism it makes me sick to my stomach. I wrote some pieces on challenges folks go through every now and then when I was in the business but these folks live off of scandals.
There are too many other stories that readers enjoy and the media has forgotten how to put them together. Please remember, not all of us live in a sewer and we sure don’t want to taken into it.
ca dawg
July 22nd, 2010
12:52 pm
hagrid: CMR has always run a clean program at UGA. certainly, we’ve had problems with player arrests, but there’s no reason to assume on that basis that the program is dirty or that CMR is “in trouble” in the way you suggest.
annoyed gator: i actually agree with you on this one. if houston nutt or dan mullen had called agents pimps, no one would care. what is more, there is no reason to think saban or meyer are posturing or are being insincere. at any rate, i’m happy for you (or any gator fan) to come on our UGA blog here and express reasonable opinions about its tone or substance. (note: “49-10″ and “17 out of 20″ don’t count).
SickandTired
July 22nd, 2010
12:57 pm
Jake, thanks for your impassioned post. However, I’m neither an idiot or a dummy, actually I’m pretty darn smart and also, I don’t like hiking, I prefer to ride. Have and nice day and God Bless the NCAA.
tbake
July 22nd, 2010
1:00 pm
Y’know what? Meh. Around and around we go. This is just filler for the doldrums of July. Richt, like any other coach, has his detractors and defenders. The defenders refuse to admit the obvious, in that he recruits too many low-character kids, and has a stand pat, laissez-faire attitude, lacking the fire needed to compete in a cutthroat league like the SEC. Sure, he’s a nice coach who can run a nice enough program – good enough to win 9 or so games in most years, sometimes a little more, sometimes less, but that’s it. He’s reached his ceiling and whether or not that’s good enough is a question each UGA fan must answer for themselves. I know my answer. Movin’ on…
How2fish
July 22nd, 2010
1:02 pm
Bill good article I agree CMR is not going to give the media the freak show that they so dearly love. Come on Sept 4th !
boots
July 22nd, 2010
1:08 pm
Well said. We are blessed to have CMR as our coach. I would rather have him than Saban or Myer. Those saying otherwise are blind, stupid or greedy. Our student-athletes are better off being led by CMR than anyone.
SSIgator
July 22nd, 2010
1:14 pm
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho -
“because he is a consistent winner vs everyone that is not named Florida”
Does 10-10 in the SEC East over the last four years qualify?
Bryan G.
July 22nd, 2010
1:15 pm
Boots -
I can understand the sentiment. And it’s hard for me to disagree with anything Bill King said in this piece, but part of me does wish Richt had a little bit of that edge that Saban and Meyer have (and that Spurrier used to have).
I’m glad Richt coaches at UGA, but I’d like the team to have a little more attitude and play more p**sed off this year than it seems to have the last few years.
NC Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
1:15 pm
Indeed, I think people want MR to fail simply because he IS an unapologetic Christian living God’s way and not the way of the world (which is a majority of the rest). The Bible clearly concedes that when Christians so live, it severely irritates those who have chosen the path to Hell. More power to you, MR.
SSIgator
July 22nd, 2010
1:17 pm
boots -
“Our student-athletes are better off being led by CMR than anyone”
With 40+ arrests – are you serious? The local warden would do a better job.
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
1:18 pm
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho -
IWake up people, it’s the 21st Century! Nobody seems to get it! It’s a high stakes poker game called “Championships Plural”(The National Championship and The SEC Championship) It started at the beginning of the 21st Century. Mark Richt and Georgia were playing at the table with two SEC Championships! Over the past four years “Middle of the Pack Mark” has posted no Championships and is no longer at the table with LSU, Florida and Alabama.
It’s not about 10 wins (or averaging 10 wins), It’s about winning championships!
Let me see if I have it straight? 1. Mettenberger was dismissed. 2. A. Murray was given the number one spot after a dismal G-Day performance. 3. Logan Gray is all but “alienated”. 4. Three star recruit Hutson “I’m a Dawg Baby” Mason is the backup QB behind injury prone Murray. WOW! Another great situation to be in courtesy of “Middle of the Pack” Mark Richt.
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
1:21 pm
Mark Richt spends a lot of money to “address” the problem but he doesn’t “solve” the problem!
DawginOH
July 22nd, 2010
1:21 pm
Well said, Bill! I think it all comes down to character here- CMR has it, while Meyer and Saban just care about winning football games and not tarnishing their own images as coaches.
SSIgator
July 22nd, 2010
1:25 pm
Mr. Georgia Football Returns -
That’s because Bill King and others that tolerate “average” or “very good” go home at night and watch the tape of the 1980 game and hope those days will return once again. Not with this coach – keep dreaming guys.
B. Scott
July 22nd, 2010
1:25 pm
Why do they want him to fall? Because he’s a Christian and a good guy and because they SUCK!
Richt Sucks!
July 22nd, 2010
1:25 pm
The Dawg Nation loves Will Muschamp and Kirby Smart!
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 22nd, 2010
1:26 pm
Wow, you guys are pathetic.
All this cheating and only one NC 30 years ago.
Just sad, I pity you fools.
SSIgator
July 22nd, 2010
1:28 pm
Mr. Georgia Football Returns -
Right on cue, DawginOH makes your point and mine. UGA fans – so predictable.
BG
July 22nd, 2010
1:30 pm
There isn’t a single coach in the SEC that runs a cleaner program than Mark Richt.
mcdawghna
July 22nd, 2010
1:33 pm
To the Richt haters…….Name ONE coach that could be hired away from another school that you could GUARANTEE will be more successful than CMR…….The odd’s are slim to none…..his winning percentage is unparalelled in UGA history……Name just one who is a legitimate football coach now who could step in and do better……CMR will get his championship in Athens and all will be good with the haters
Richt Sucks!
July 22nd, 2010
1:33 pm
BG -
WRONG!
All Georgia’s coaches ran a “clean” program….Goff, Donnan….did you forget?
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
1:36 pm
mcdawghna -
Mark Richt spends a lot of money to “address” the problem but he doesn’t “solve” the problem!
Could Will Muschamp or Kirby Smart do any worse?
Monticello Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
1:40 pm
I think it denotes a certain amount of insecurity that fans of programs riding the highest- Florida and Bama- are consistently on any UGA topic running down Richt. Of course, the fact that UGA football is the biggest sports item (Hawks, Falcons, Braves included) in the state probably incurs jealousy from some fans living in Georgia that are aligned with rival schools.
True True
July 22nd, 2010
1:45 pm
Good points, Bill. I think Richt believes AJ is innocent, and therefore isn’t going to work himself into a tizzy over something he thinks will be disproved. Better to just keep focus.
For video of Richt answering the agent question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lBEbARLZ4k&feature=channel
mcdawghna
July 22nd, 2010
1:47 pm
MR Georgia football……..They have no track record……I do’nt think its worth the risk…….But if he were to be let go for some reason I’m sure they would be contacted…..but then we’re back to starting over again
1eyedJack
July 22nd, 2010
1:50 pm
Look who runs the media now-a-days….liberal nut jobs. The whole world is just a reality TV show and if something bad or exciting is not happening then, by God, they’ll make something up and try to pass it off as truth. No respect for anything or anybody. No sacred cows. And if you don’t agree with me then….YOU’RE A RACIST!!!
ceph
July 22nd, 2010
1:50 pm
SickandTired you are right on. I thought we hired a football coach not a preacher. Every time Richt is interviewed it invariably winds up with him preaching and talking about his relationship with God instead of the thing he should be talking about, UGA FOOTBALL!!!!!!!! When he was asked about a new athltetic director he said, I don’t worry about those things I just live to serve my lord and master. What a crock, I don’t care if he is a christrian or not those are things he should keep to himself and quit telling the rest of us all about it. Talk about it to your fellow parishoners in church. The last OC under Tuberville said it was very uncomfortable there because Tuberville was always talking about God, but at least Tuberville didn’t bring it up every time he was interviewed. Richt is way overboard with this christian thing, he needs to give it a rest!!!!!!
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
mcdawghna, Paul Johnson. Fool.
Maybe that stupid ad from the idiot wannabe Governor Roy Barnes has a little truth to it when he says the rest of the country is laughing at Georgia, he just didn’t say…”The University of……..”.
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
cheers, I’m out, Go Georgia Booze Dawgs!!!
1eyedJack
July 22nd, 2010
2:03 pm
ceph, I guess it’s safe to say you’re not a Christian, because that’s what Christians do. They are “fishers of men”….at every opportunity.
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
2:08 pm
I’m not going to be naive enough to say that I would never want CUM (that makes me laugh) or CNS be the head man at UGA, because lets face it, those guys are pretty good. BUT, I will say that I for one have the upmost respect for CMR, and have faith in him that he will bring us a championship very soon. Whats up with all the UGA fans hating all of the sudden after one bad season? What will you say if we win a MNC this year or even the next? Real fans dont give up when the going gets tough, thats what I call FAIRWHEATHER FANS, and for what its worth, I would rather you go be a fan of someone elses team. If you are interested in recent success I would suggest you become a gator or tide fan, they seem to be rolling right now. How long did it take Dooley to win his Natty? Just sayin. Whats up SSIgator, I see your still hating from my home town.. keeps the “rivalry” fresh i guess…
militarydawg
July 22nd, 2010
2:22 pm
Give me a break! Alabama and Floridia both have the same issue with the ncaa right now. Are you losers that scared of UGA that you have to make a big deal over this? I guess the world is gona end since UGA is getting invetigated. Looking forward to another beatdown of the bumble bees this year GO DAWGS.
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
July 22nd, 2010
2:27 pm
Dawggirl kiss our Pelosi!
militarydawg
July 22nd, 2010
2:33 pm
write down all the dawg haters now cause com jan. when UGA is in the NC you will all be deep throaten UGAs NUT$ sayin you was a loyal fan all the way. I can see it now. Magicly UGA nation will probally double just like Bamas in 09
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
2:37 pm
Yeah, its amazing how many alabama license plates, stickers and shirts I’ve seen in the past year. Where did ya’ll come from?
SOGADOG
July 22nd, 2010
2:43 pm
Good one Mr. King. A great deal of the criticism of CMR stems from pure old fashioned jealousy and hate. The critics are jealous of his success as a coach, a family man and as a christian. Deep down, the critics are angry about their own short comings and personal failures so they lash out at successful folks such as CMR. The irony of it all is that christians like CMR acutally love and forgive those who criticize them.
Hunker Down
July 22nd, 2010
3:01 pm
CMR adds a High degree of stability at UGA. Saban and Meyer are unpredictable. Let someone offer CNS more money somewhere else and see. CUM, I am retiring, no, I changed my mind…who knows with him. Now I keep hearing CMR is on the hot seat? Wonder who is behind this one. Critics amass over an 8-5 season. Not UGA standards since richt has arrived but still a winning record and one who can boast of winning 90 games in first 9 seasons. Maybe critics should worry more over their team and not the Dawgs.
By Pundits
July 22nd, 2010
3:04 pm
do you mean Jeff Schultz and Mark Bradley?
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
3:05 pm
ceph
July 22nd, 2010
SickandTired
You both are right on! Richt sounds like he is telling the Dawg Nation “Talk to the Lord, the face don’t want to hear it!” That’s absurd! He’s not “in touch”.
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
3:08 pm
our President fired our last coach when it was apparent that our program had plateaued, we had lost to all of our biggest rivals, and the AD could not guarantee that the overall and record against are rivals would improve the next year.
Richt is just 9-7 to our four biggest annual rivals (UT, UF, AU, Ga Tech) over the last four years. Our overall record the last four years is strong but we certainly have had a share of frustration too.
While I have been on record that I do not think that Richt is on the hot seat, I also believe that given Adams proclivities for meddling in athletics that it is not beyond him to step in to make a change if he thinks CMR has peaked and we struggle against our traditional rivals. I think we UGA fans would be deluded to think that Adams believes that he is that powerful.
The problem, as I have stated before (here and other places) is not that we UGA fans believe it. The problem is that coverage and commentary are rapidly moving beyond “is he or is he not” to he is on the hot seat. It’s now a “fact” because so many people are writing about
JB
July 22nd, 2010
3:11 pm
The way college coach’s are graded in this country ( NC is the measuring stick) Richt to date would fall behind Saban and Meyer……But as far as men go, class, quality of a person, You can’t beat Mark……I’ll take him all day……and, he will get that title…… ( not that Saban and Meyer are good husbands and Fathers )
JB
July 22nd, 2010
3:12 pm
That’s AREN’T good husbands ans fathers
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
3:14 pm
Hunker Down -
Mark Richt has been long on “Figurehead” and short of results. 10 win average seasons but no championships in the past four long years. His window for achieving the National Championship is the first ten years! I see success in Richt’s career but I also see a lot of failures. The Dawg Nation is uncertain going into the 5th straight year as to the direction of the team!
Muschamp and Smart could do no worse!
Richt is right! In the G-Day game, Murray looked a lot like Joe Cox. The Dawg Nation is concerned about an offense that will go five series with no score like in the Texas A&M game.
The Dawg Nation is not looking for a “figurehead” like Paterno or Bowden. The Dawg Nation is looking for “Championships Plural”! The last 5 years have been a disappointment and a failure for the fans. If Richt were at Alabama, LSU or Florida, he would be gone! Why should the Dawg Nation expect less from a head coach paid $2.8 million plus endorsements. Could Kirby Smart or Will Muschamp do any worse?
bigdawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:16 pm
Great article BILL, Richt has brought class to the program, Dooley would have faced these issues in this day and time. I do not care what anyone says Richt is still a premier coach in thiscountry and maybe one of the best Georgia has ever had. Tell schultz to stick to Tech.
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
3:16 pm
Dawg Nation join together and “EeRicht” Coach Mark Richt!
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:19 pm
I think it’s awesome for someone in such a high position to not be afraid of what he believes in. I think it is his faith that shapes the charater of these guys and helps them grow to be repectable men. (See David Greene, both Stinchcombs, Pollack, etc.) I know, I know, the off-feild problems this year have been more in the media this year, but its where those guys go from there and how they learn from their mistakes that is the true judge of character.
bigdawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:23 pm
Amen DGD finally a fan with some sense!
#1 BAMA FAN
July 22nd, 2010
3:24 pm
Bill King….what a stupid article. The dislike for agents from Saban is real and is shared by most all BAMA fans. His agent is not a “pimp” because he work for the Coach “above the board”. Your comment about top notch players coming to Tuscaloosa sounds like you drink during the day. Best of luck to the DAWGS and I hope no SEC teams get in trouble before the start of the season.RTR
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:25 pm
Erection, you are a fairweather fan and should go jump on the Bama band-wagon. Mark Richt stays, I heard it from TMZ last night.
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
3:27 pm
bigdawg -
Sometimes Mark Richt’s “best” isn’t good enough!
bigdawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:40 pm
EeRiction, if the trends continue he will be the winningest coach in ga history, far surpassing Dooley. I for one do not want to return to the days of Goff and Donnan. Dooley was at Ga for 16 years before he got his national championship. Richt will get his, and soon.
1eyedJack
July 22nd, 2010
3:45 pm
EeRiction, Not good enough for who? You? Because you’re a spoiled brat? Or because you are entitled to a National Championship? College football has been played for over a hundred years and they haven’t given out near that many and there are more that a hundred teams out there who want one. So it may not be quite as easy as YOU seem to think my friend.
Patient Dog
July 22nd, 2010
3:45 pm
Where do all of these non dog opponent experts come from. I wounder who cares for these self appointed experts on their own blog. 0% of these self appointed experts are any where close to doing their own job descriptions as they blow off on the dog blog. Stay at home, you might find no one loves you there or thinks you are brilliant.
Christopher Hitchens
July 22nd, 2010
3:45 pm
Christians poison everything!
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 22nd, 2010
3:48 pm
Patient Dog -
SEC coaches rankings by SI mag
June 1st, 2010
4:25 pm
1-Nick Saban
2-Urban Meyer
3-Les Miles
4-Bobby Petrino
5-Derek Dooley
6-Steve Spurrier
7-Gene Chizik
8-Bobby Johnson
9-Miss State coach
10-Houston Nutt
11.Mark Richt
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
3:51 pm
1eyedJack -
I say buy out the contract. He apparently has been “Emeritus”, retired but on staff for four years. Hire Muschamp or Smart. Bring someone new in that is not looking to retire and soaking up $2.8 million per year plus endorsements and bonuses while he waits!
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:55 pm
Mr. “georgia football”
Fabricated: unless by SI you mean Senseless Inbred mag. Did they really not know the name of the Mississippi State Head Caoch? Riiiiiiight…
link or it doesnt exist
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
3:58 pm
Erection, your use of exclamation for every sentence is maddening at best. Anyone that excited is either on cocaine, or ADD… no offense to the ADD people of the world.
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
3:59 pm
I suggest performance “accountabiliy and metrics” for all coaches, including Mark Richt who is making $2.8 million plus bonuses and endorsements. A time line for “Championships Plural” should be part of Mark Richts performance metrics.
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
4:06 pm
Come on guys! Keep up! or your going to spoil the Kool-Aid party.
TMZ Reporter
July 22nd, 2010
4:12 pm
Just in;
SSIgator seen chasing RAMBLE ON! across the parking lot at Turner field. SSI quoted as saying”come on big boy, I can treat you better than that blow up doll you have in the front seat!”
Film at 11.
Damn Good Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
4:17 pm
By the way, that head Coach at Mississippi State’s name is Dan Mullen. Any real Georgia fan whould know that because he is also the former OC at Florida, you know, the team who has had our number for 20 years…
I call fake…
Old Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
4:57 pm
Mr. Georgia Football Returns: If you can’t provide a link to your claim, it’s hollow. Hell, CMR has more bowl wins, 7, in 9 years than South Carolina does from it’s entire history (4-11), so it’s obvious he’s doing a better job than Darth Visor. Petrino has a losing record his first two years at Arkansas, Chizik is new to the conference but had a losing record in the past, Bobby Johnson is out of the game, Houston Nutt’s record is so-so and Dan Mullen is in his second year at MSU.
Go smoke crack and make up stories somewhere else.
wpww dawg
July 22nd, 2010
5:18 pm
call the NERD HERD hotline 478-228-0677
Paul Has A Small Johnson
July 22nd, 2010
5:22 pm
Bill Thats what You people of the media are in this country
Anyone one with any morals like Richt you people want to trash kick and spit on and glamorize the loud mouth trash of our society like the T.O’s, Paris Hiltons, and Vince Youngs
My only problem with Richt is not beating FL like he should with the talent we have and for allowing the 4 yr debacle of Willie Martinez to continue
Beast from the East
July 22nd, 2010
5:23 pm
Bill,
Just because Richt is calm 24/7 doesn’t mean that Saban’s ire is “fake” does it? Does it also mean that Meyer’s demeanor is “fake”? You don’t have to try and tear more successful coaches down to try and build yours up. He can either stand on his own accomplishments or he can’t. What next, you want to try and diminish Coach K’s passion as being “fake” so you can build up Coach Fox?
It’s people like you that keep this “hot seat” talk going by being nothing more than a Richt apologist. Let the man stand on his own two feet……or not.
Mel Gibson is the man
July 22nd, 2010
5:54 pm
Hey Bill King
Last time UGA won a national championship YOU had hair!
Go ahead & ban my I.P. address, your not MAN ENOUGH to take any criticism.
South Ga Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
5:56 pm
Glad to have Richt as our coach. End of story!!!!!!
Dawg Days
July 22nd, 2010
6:02 pm
Great Article Bill, and the biggest pundit of the day is Jeffey poo, as in Shiltz, who has his face in his a$$ based on the blogger comments earlier today blasting him…
Richt is a class act, and for some reason, people mistake his strong moral character as weak, which is the exact opposite of the truth. So often in life, it is easier to blow up and react, like a Saban or Meyer, rather than to weigh the facts and deal with the situation. Also, as much as I hate to admit, people of less faith are often threatened by believers, and their defense mechanism is to belittle those strong in faith. I pity those folks…
1eyedJack
July 22nd, 2010
6:05 pm
Every bossman does not have to be an ahole to get respect. That’s what you hire aholes to do for you. It’s called delegation.
Grantham, I think, will light a fire in the players, and can fill the role of enforcer. We got rid of three wimp coaches and replaced them with some intensity.
We need an EeRichtion!
July 22nd, 2010
6:20 pm
Remember what Mark Bradley said about Richt: “But his is a business predicated on results, not good will.”
Randy
July 22nd, 2010
6:36 pm
He may not be perfect; but at least with Mark Richt you get the real deal. Unlike other coaches, he does not have to jump up behind a podium and beat his chest like a bantam rooster.
Class Act
July 22nd, 2010
6:37 pm
@ SSIgator…….Dude get some help. You are suffering from PENIS ENVY SON….We (UGA)still own the overall. We don’t win games like the utterly criminal and pathetic Arkansas game that was handed to you clowns. Boy I’d like to poke you in the eye…so fasten your chinstrap CHUMP ! ! !
1eyedJack
July 22nd, 2010
6:45 pm
ATTENTION ALL TECHIES!!!
We’re like…number 3 in apparel sales. Somebody likes us.
Last time I saw GT apparel in a store it had dried snot and a big booger on it.
We were ranked 16 preseason in 1980…thirty years later, I like our chances. Let’s see…..22 – 16 = 6. I’d take that at the end of the year as long as we win the last game on the regular schedule.
Clevon Little
July 22nd, 2010
6:53 pm
AMEN Brother….Couldn’t have said it better Bill.
Paul Has A Small Johnson
July 22nd, 2010
6:54 pm
I would like to add the last time I saw GT apparel being bought was after last years beat down at Bubba Dump High Stadium.
I saw Tech fans buying Tech T-shirts to dry their eyes and wipe the puke after Reality had sunk in again
bimbo meadows
July 22nd, 2010
6:55 pm
cmr is a class act through & through, he will never get the credit he deserves, he has only had 3 seasons without 10 wins, i think, and none of them back to back, what about les miles @ lsu he has 8 & 9 wins the last 2 yrs, go dogs, this is the kind of seasons were cmr does his best work when know one is expecting much from the dogs, except us, go dogs
ol ' seadawg
July 22nd, 2010
7:00 pm
What is it, with you people hating CMR for proclaiming his Christianity? I mean you already have God kicked out of schools and in public in general and yet you wonder why society is like it is? The Bible says in the end the love of many hearts will wax cold, and Christ himself spoke of the world hating us because we love Him. So to me I’m going to support him and my team good or bad and it thrills me to see his calm , especially compared to Spurrier who acts like a spoiled kid and I don’t care about his record, a jerk is a jerk.
SSIgator What year did UF win it’s first SEC championship versus the age of their football program?
Mel Gibson is the man
July 22nd, 2010
7:23 pm
Why would you like Richt as a coach?????? 9 years and ZERO national championship game APPEARANCES!!!
Who cares if he’s a nice guy, I would want WINS!. You guys been losing for 30 years, guess you dont know any better.
rogeriter
July 22nd, 2010
7:39 pm
For all of the Richt critics, I researched this yesterday. During Mark Richts tenure at UGA( 2001- 2009), which SEC team has the best record?Florida? Alabama? LSU? Tenn?
The answer is UGA (91-26) 2. LSU (91-27) 3. Fla. (90-27) 4 Ala. (82-39)
Now I’m not sayinG uga is better than those other teams and they haven’t won any NC’s but to have that record in the toughest conference (SEC) ain’t too shabby. It also says Mark Richt is more than just a good man, He is one of the premier coaches in Ameica!
rogeriter
July 22nd, 2010
7:42 pm
Mel Gibson–how many coaches have won a NC in the last ten years? less than 10. Are all the other coaches bad? You are an idiot!!! or else a tech fan!!! Oh, I repeat myself!
kerryb
July 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
Bill, your last paragraph hit the nail on the head. The big liberal northeast media, and some around here would love to tear Mark Richt down. Anytime some nationally recognized person professes to be a christian and lives by christian values they try there best to tear them down. Oh, we can’t have those dreaded christian say they are christian. They must be doing something bad somewhere. Lets find some dirt on them and if we can’t then we will just try to destroy them so we don’t have to hear from him. We have such a pathetic society.
dawg daze
July 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
The “outrage” will be the daug fans when the opposition goes after your zero experience injury prone QB just like Carl Edwards after Brad Keszlowski and the results will be the same…dogwreck.
You guys will turn on your coach and bark about no backup….
kerryb
July 22nd, 2010
8:06 pm
dawg daze, Interjecting NASCAR into a blog on UGA football. I bet you have a wad of chew in your mouth right now.
Class Act
July 22nd, 2010
8:06 pm
@ kerryb…….your post is on the money ! Pathetic Society With More and More Liberal Atheist Media trying to destroy an Honest, Hard Working Man that lives by Biblical Principals.
God Bless Coach Richt and Loyal Georgia Bulldog Fans !
ca dawg
July 22nd, 2010
8:08 pm
i don’t think people dislike CMR because he is xian; i think they dislike him because they believe the program is in decline. and it’s true: the last two years have been very disappointing even for reasonable dawg fans (among whom i count myself).
however, i think the decline had more to do with sweet willie’s overcoached, underdisciplined defense than with CMR. the new defensive staff looks very much like an improvement over the previous bunch, and i applaud CMR for making the changes he did (that is, not just recognizing a change needed to be made, but for finding replacements who are actually better than the people they replaced). we can argue that the change was a year late or whatever else, but it wouldn’t have mattered with cox at QB; we weren’t going anywhere with that kid, no matter how good the defense was.
CMR is not a perfect coach but it would be insane to argue that he is anything less than a very good one. i look forward to GATA this year, and to seeing what kind of team we’ve got.
dawg daze
July 22nd, 2010
8:17 pm
no redman here kerry but I bet the vast majority of daug fans can relate to that example.
ps…I like CMR…and his public profession of faith. I liked Jimmy Carter also but so many crackers now do not seem to think much of him.
kerryb
July 22nd, 2010
8:20 pm
ca dawg, I agree with your post. I don’t think the slight decline is because of Mark Richt. I think it is because some of his assistants were letting him down. Fault him for being too loyal and not getting rid of them sooner. I think we finally got the right defensive coaches and will see a complete turn around over the next few years if not this year. I also thing Mike Bobo should have enough experience now to get better in his play calling. If we win the SEC over the next couple of years everyone will forget about all of this stupid talk right now and thats exactly what it is.
kerryb
July 22nd, 2010
8:23 pm
I don’t consider myself a cracker but I also don’t care much for Jimmy Carter.
Duluth Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
8:26 pm
Bill,
The media jerks that you speak of are primarily on the AJC staff: Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz. Those guys continue to beat the drum over the same stuff. I hope they show up in Athens so we can welcome both of them to the Classic City.
cliff
July 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
Great article Bill.
Unfortunately players like the rest of us have to be accountable.
We can not fence or rope off all of the individuals and influences that would lead us astray thats not the American way. We have choices to make and sometimes we not someone else make the wrong one and suffer the consequences not the one who tempted us with money, drugs, etc.
We know the RULES.
ca dawg
July 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
@kerryb: i agree w/ you that bobo is getting better, and i would even argue that our offense is more diverse the last couple of years than it was when CMR was calling plays. i haven’t always agreed with his play calls… but then i couldn’t really say that about any play caller. the major issue imo is that he hasn’t always committed to the run.
i think we’re fine on the offensive side of the ball. CMR has a good track record of developing QB’s, and there is no reason to think murray and lemay won’t do well under his tutelage. we have good backs, searles is one of the best in the business, and our young WR’s (wooten, king, and the 2011 kinds coming in) are solid. the major questions are on defense–if we can even play adequate defense this year and past, we’ll be right back where we need to be, and where we’ve typically been under CMR.
Calhoundawg
July 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
ca dawg, is every program that doesn’t win a conference or national championship every year in decline? What a stupid, stupid thing to say. CMR has the third best winning percentage of any coach in the country, nine consecutive (13 total for UGA) eight-win seasons, and a 7-2 bowl record. That makes 109 Divison-1 programs that are in decline. Stupid. Absolutely stupid.
Calhoundawg
July 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
Oh, sorry — 110 Division-1 programs counting ours. Bob Stoops is #2. His Sooners recently completed a 7-5 season. Seven and five. Would you trade Richt for Stoops. Stupid. Absolutely stupid.
Calhoundawg
July 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
7-5 in the “Big 12″ where there’s only two teams you have to beat to win the conference. Stupid. Out and out stupid.
AltamahaDawg
July 22nd, 2010
9:28 pm
It’s possible to be passionate, to have an edge, and not wear it on your sleeve.
doc
July 22nd, 2010
9:44 pm
Calhoun, have you checked your blood pressure lately?
Pitbull
July 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
I like Coach Richt and he is certainly one of the best Coaches in the Country. But not in the very best group, I don’t believe. I’ll give you an example. Give Richt, Spurriers players and vice versa. And Spurrier wins by 17 pts.
UGA VIII
July 22nd, 2010
10:08 pm
Hey Bill, your colleague Schultz is the band leader when it comes to piling on Richt.
On behalf Bulldog Nation, please walk across the hall to Jeff Schultz’s office and slap him! Better yet, beat him over the head with his keyboard. Maybe then he will think of a new topic to write about.
Calhoundawg
July 22nd, 2010
10:14 pm
Thanks for the comic relief, doc. I get so sick of the “hot seat” and “program in decline” crap. It’s simply not based on anything rational, and these stupid AJC writers seem to be making a living doing it. Do you realize how many unemployed English teachers would love to get a paycheck for writing the same old mindless junk every other day?
Here’s real writing;
First of all, you will have had to have been somewhere to be in “decline.” In the SEC, that precludes every other team except Tennessee, Georgia, Florida in the East, and Alabama, Auburn, LSU in the West. No other SEC team has won jack in the modern era. Speaking of Tennessee……
Here is a program with a national title in recent history that is on their third head coach in three years, is on the verge of a third LOSING record in six years, and has a losing record in bowl games since their title in ‘98. That is a program in decline. Tennessee is so far behind in recruiting it’s not even funny. God only knows when that program will again see the light of day.
Examples of programs outside of the SEC that have sunk far lower than 13 consecutive eight-win seasons include Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Michigan — just to name a few. I apologize for ragging on ca dawg so bad, but even our own fans seem to be brainwashed into repeating this crap. We have one of the most succesful programs in the country — academically and on the field — period. It would some of you “fans” right if CMR just up and quit and said screw it. Then you all can start the process all over again when Derek Dooley brings a decade or two of true mediocrity to Athens. I, for one, say “We love you Coach Richt!” Go Dawgs !!!!!
Paul Has A Small Johnson
July 22nd, 2010
10:25 pm
I have an important announcement to make:
1. Tech sucks
2. Here are some reasons why
Techies take a quick look at that link and pull out your slide rule or your TI-83 calculators
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/06/30/for-longhorns-money-grows-on-football-program-instead-of-trees/
for a program that is so smart you would think they would rank much higher than that
for a program that is sooooooo great in athletics you would think they would have more money
3. Highschool stadium that only fills up when UGA comes to town
4. UGA 60 GT 39 again for a program that supposedly is so bright with academic geniuses you would expect the record would be reversed
5. Wow how did the middle school option do against Willie Martinez oh yea 30-24
6. With that said, mommy is waiting to tuck you in and read a bedtime story called “THE LITTLE BEE THAT COULD’NT”
7. Did I mention that TECH is irrelevant and you SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So shut your mouths, you have other fish to fry
Lowcountry Dawg
July 22nd, 2010
10:30 pm
Yeah, Mark Richt is passive because he’s a Christian right??????? Any one of you secular humanist athiest idiots who thinks Christianity is for sissies ought to try hanging on a cross for a few hours!!!! No, followers of Jesus don’t have to do that literally as he did, but they do have to die to themselves-that takes a real man-something secular humanism will never get. I think Mark Richt’s won loss record speaks for itself. I also believe I read that the football grad rate is near the top of the SEC-tell me if I’m wrong.
SEXY Mark Richt
July 22nd, 2010
11:06 pm
I’m glad to be Georgia’s Coach
Bob Dylan
July 22nd, 2010
11:15 pm
Go ahead and run Mark Richt out of town, he is welcome to come back to the U.
ca dawg
July 22nd, 2010
11:24 pm
calhoundawg: relax fella, i love coach richt. i support him and think he’s got us going back in the right direction. i think he’s an outstanding coach, a credit to the program, and i get tired of the “hot seat” talk, too. notice in my previous posts that i don’t blame him for the slippage that has occurred the last couple of years. look at what i’ve said and you’ll see i’m actually defending coach richt. now, allow me a clarification: are you denying that there has been slippage in the last couple of years? if you’re not, then we’re on the same page and have no disagreement. if you are, then consider the following:
from 2002-2005: we went to three sec title games, won two of them, went to 2 BCS bowls, and finished 3 of those 4 years in the top 6 nationally (the only year we didn’t finish in the top 6 we won the conference).
from 2007-2009: 0 sec titles, 0 sec title game appearances, 1 BCS bowl game, two very ugly losses to florida, beatdowns from tennessee (and yeah, they ARE in decline) and alabama, losses to kentucky and GT, and a defense that grew increasingly porous under willie martinez. to say, as you do, that UT and other teams in the conference haven’t “won jack” during the same time period is utterly beside the point. it is also beside the point to talk about the decline of miami, fsu, etc…. none of this has anything to do with what we do at georgia.
maybe you don’t like that i use the word decline, but let me tell you what i mean when i say that so that there is no (more) confusion. it has nothing to do with “hot seats” or whether CMR is a good coach. it has to do with results: we haven’t won the east, we haven’t won the SEC, and (what is more) we have failed to even compete with the teams that have. these are facts. this is how it is. by virtually any plausible measure, we have been less successful these last couple of years. CMR would be the last to deny that; how can you deny it?
shane#1
July 23rd, 2010
1:21 am
ca dawg=BuLLdog, either get on the train or get off. Show some cajones will you!! If you have a pair, that is. I am sick and tired of the cry baby bustards. What? Two losses a year is unaceptable? Three? What is the limit before we fire CMR? You say you love CMR? Why don’t you get a little courage and act like it?
ca dawg
July 23rd, 2010
2:36 am
@shane#1: this buLLdog sounds like a sensible guy; i don’t know him but i bet he knows his stuff. anyway, i suppose that a qualified defense of CMR — noting his successes while acknowledging that we have taken a step back in the last couple of years — is not courageous enough for you? i don’t see what sort of position you would prefer me to take. just so i know, are you on the train or off? i actually think it’s pretty clear from my last few posts where i stand vis-a-vis CMR; if you disagree then tell me why (i mean, with reasons, evidence, argumentation– stuff like that), but to say i lack “courage” because i’m willing to acknowledge CMR’s virtues and limitations? this seems both incorrect and completely irrelevant to the actual issue.
i want to say that i join you in being sick of all the “cry baby bustards” but i don’t know who (or what) you mean when you say that. i’m pretty sure i’m not among them since i support and very much like CMR and the staff he has assembled (and nothing i’ve said contradicts that), but something tells me you’ll lump me in there anyway.
if it matters, i’m not here to trade insults with people i’ve never met (this is not how “courage” is shown). i read and post on this blog because i love georgia football and i love discussing it in a reasonable and respectful way with other dawg fans. if you want to do that, then by all means let’s have it out (though i think we actually agree and don’t have much to talk about). otherwise i’ll leave you to spew your bile at bama stan, SSIgator, and the tech trolls; i’m not interested.
Tired of Street Thugs on Athletic Fields
July 23rd, 2010
3:36 am
I am sick and tired of “street thugs” playing and acting like street gang members on and off the field in college athletics. I am almost done with all athletics. I haven’t watched a pro football or basketball game in five years. No longer season ticket holder of game buyer for the Falcons. The Hawks support left many years ago. What is left of college sports stinks to high heaven. Thugs, criminals (yes, 42 comitted crimes at Georgia in the last three years), low life unintelligent thugs who can run, block, pass and tackle have replaced the scholar athlete. You can just about “stick a fork” in college athletics … it’s done. No more donations to the athletic department and no more visits to Sanford Stadium for me. I am sick and tired of what colleges will do to be competitive in college sports. I just can’t stand to watch it any more. Got up early to fly to Miami to check out the party scene and who’s who in college football who party there.
Richt Must Regain Control
July 23rd, 2010
3:40 am
Anyway you look at it and you must look, Mark Richt has lost control of the football program. 42 arrests … almost half a hundred arrests …. in three years. If Coach Richt don’t tighten up we will be called “ThugU”. I am wondering what it will take for UGA to become a class act again like it was under Dooley. Respect still counts for a lot and the win at all cost mentality (per Urban Crier, Saban and Myles) seems to be the rule of the day. I agree with Tired, it’s time for a change.
12-2
July 23rd, 2010
6:44 am
“It’s like, you know [something is] gonna happen,” Coach Richt said Thursday morning. “It’s just like a ballgame. You know there’s going to be a penalty or a turnover, even though you don’t want there to be.”
“Arrests and losses have a cumulative effect,” Jeff Schultz replies.
Calhoundawg
July 23rd, 2010
7:19 am
True enough, ca dawg. I don’t like the “declining program” routine. And, true enough, with that talent we have year in and year out, the Matthew Stafford years were definitely underacheivements. And, I’ll grant you that Nick Saban certainly knew where to pick up wgen he came to Alabama. I’m not ready to say that we have to trade consistency for the top-tier, but you’ll have to admit Georgia is indeed a model of consistency (8-5 worst year and we still won our bowl game) at a fairly high level. I think the coaching changes on the defensive side of the ball and a renewed dedication to fundamentals will be just what Georgia needs to get back where they really should be. Go Dawgs !!!
AltamahaDawg
July 23rd, 2010
7:39 am
If Only we had listen to BuLLdawg at the beginning of last year when he as telling everybody how Mettenberger should be the starter against Okie State.
spurrier
July 23rd, 2010
7:57 am
Are you saying Richt isn’t beyond staged emotion, see endzone dance!
hop
July 23rd, 2010
8:09 am
My question is a simple one when was the last time georgia football was placed on any probation?
i don’t think ever in mark richt tenure!
the ones who are saying he is on the hot seat are ones who have no clue. as adams just stated cmr has a long term contract with uga that pays him a huge amount that especially if he is fired.
that is not going to happen period!
HJF
July 23rd, 2010
8:51 am
Hopefully, Jeff the blogger also reads your article, as well as the numerous coach wantabes who know so well how to coach in the SEC.
edumacated
July 23rd, 2010
9:02 am
I couldn’t care if Richt worships Satan and kills a chicken before every game. Just beat Florida or get out of the way so Georgia can give somebody else a chance to.
Screw his record against the rest of the SEC.
Screw his overall record.
Screw his bowl record.
Screw his top 10 ranking finishes.
This year will be his best shot to get Florida and turn the tide. If he can’t beat them, then it’s TIME TO GO!!!!!!!!!!
Dawg Whisperer
July 23rd, 2010
9:07 am
I concur with many of the posts on this blog. Mark Richt is devout Christian who happens to be a very good coach. A devout Christian follows the tenets of Biblical scripture. When Christ taught his disciples not to worry because it adds nothing of value to your life, coach Richt and other Christians are expected to follow this teaching. You will not see Mark Richt casting aspersions and having shout fests like some coaches not because he is not capable but because he restrains himself with spiritual power. Sorry, not trying to preach, just offering an explanation.
Minnesota Dawg
July 23rd, 2010
9:40 am
Come live up here in the North and you would be grateful for what you have there in DAWG LAND! Georgia is very fortunate to have a great coach like Mark Richt! Character is more important than just winning games! Look at all the problems we have with athletes with bad character! Mark Richt is trying to not just win but instill some character with it. If that doesn’t get you a National Championship every year, so be it! Some of you need to just stop being jealous of Florida and Alabama. The grass is not greener on the other side. I like the grass just fine on the Georgia side! Bill King, thanks for a great article.
HOTDAWG
July 23rd, 2010
9:43 am
Again and again, Mark Richt demonstrates that he is the CLASS of the SEC. Who among us would trade him for Nick Satan, the Urban Cryer, or the whiner, aka Steve Spurrier. I look for continued success, i.e. a winning percentage around 80% without the egocentric gyrations of many of today’s coaches.
SKB
July 23rd, 2010
9:46 am
Here is an idea:
Given UGA’s very easy schedule this season (our only real opponetns being Florida and GaTech. If we can’t even win SEC east, with that lets just fire him. UGA have been doing very poorly for the last few year. With so many players got arrested and staffs getting DUI, UGA should just recreate the program from the start.. I see no other way…
Bow Wow
July 23rd, 2010
10:00 am
I was in the stands back in the early 1990’s when Georgia fans threw ice and bottles at their own team after a loss, I think to Vanderbilt. If Richt has another bad season, the same people who are calling him a saint, will be screaming for his head. Richt’s composure is more like, if he ignores problems, they will go away.
bamadawg
July 23rd, 2010
10:08 am
Look you bozo’s…CMR kept a Willie a few years to long…we know it, you know it, CMR knows it….but, look at the Sugar Bowl rout of Hawaii??? Duh? Plug the soft Willie defense for the past few years and we win 5-6 more games…Todd Grantham is the prescription for success…not only will the UGA defense be dominating, but will leave the ofense in a much better field position than before…Be afraid, my friends, be very afraid!!!!
Athens, Georgia
July 23rd, 2010
10:27 am
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Nesbitt for Heisman
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npgator
July 23rd, 2010
10:38 am
Great blog on Georgia football! Link: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2010/07/georgia-mark-richt-hotseat-overrated-program.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sports_bianchi+%28Open+Mike%29
dap01
July 23rd, 2010
10:44 am
CMR atleast is not as full of himself as Meyer and Saban. They are full of themselves.
npgator
July 23rd, 2010
10:50 am
da01 – you would give your left nutt to have Richt more like Meyer and Saban.
Sven Ottke
July 23rd, 2010
11:04 am
Good grief. No one wants Mark Richt to fail because he is a “good Christian man” as you toads like to run to quickly. People want him to fail because of the double standards and hypocrisy. If he meant what he says in the public, he’d set examples and reign in his band of thugs. 40+ arrests in roughly 3 years. MAKE A STATEMENT and stop giving us lip service. He is Bobby Bowden incarnate. He runs a dirty program and he knows it. But it’s okay because the tail wags the dog in Athens. Sacrifice academics and ethics to try to put a winner on the field. However 10-10 in conference recently won’t cut it in ThUGaland. He’s got “The Bag Man” on the staff for a reason. Gilfriends of football players have credit cards for a reason. It’s only a matter of time, just like Sick & Tired said.
You guys need to take yourselves less seriously
July 23rd, 2010
11:35 am
Where have the all the grown ups gone? Richt has detractors & supporters. What’s amusing to me is that so many of you get so fired up one way or the other. No matter how much UGA gear, Gator gear, Bama gear, or Tech gear you buy………….you don’t play on the team and it’s nothing more than entertainment for you……….and that’s IF you actually are an alumnus of one of these schools. For you all to be throwing personal insults based on the results of 18-22 year old kids is pretty silly.
Richt is a quality human being, and when the dust settles, that’s all that matters. But truthfully, his paycheck is based on winning football games. Their are plenty of noble folks that can be hired. This is a revenue source for schools and as such its maximized when victories are maximized. How do you do vs teams that are better than you & how do you do vs. teams who aren’t as good as you? This championship nonsense is just that unless it’s Conference Championships, their is no “national championship” in NCAA D1A football and there never has been…………..no matter how many beaty pageants are awareded by varios polls or the BCS. It’s neither awarded nor recognized by the NCAA.
Richt’s biggest problem was keeping Martinez for too long. Really ever hiring the guy in the first place. If he has a good DC for 2006-2009, he probably wins another SEC Championship, and potentially a BCS Championship. The guy coaches in Athens Georgia, as a Tech fan, even I can admit that their is a lot going on in Athens and it seems as though their arrests are mostly booze.
The reality is this…….to the victor go the spoils and if Georgia will perform like Georgia is capable, they can consistently play with Florida and they have more natural resources than Alabama or LSU. If the don’t, the deserve the criticism because UGA now and in the past has underachieved in my opinion.
Gary
July 23rd, 2010
11:39 am
Georgia is lucky to have CMR regardless of NC. He’s a class act in the Dooley mold and he will have our dogs competing for SEC and NC consistently It’s tough being in the same division as Florida in the most competitive leauge in the country. But I have always been proud to be a fan of the dawgs and I coulnt always say that during the Goff/Donnan years. It wouldn’t surprise me if we are SEC champs this year, but if not, I know we will still have a shot next year, and the year after, and the year after with Richt. Not many other programs can say that.
raleigh
July 23rd, 2010
11:40 am
i just want to beat florida to shut em all up. if richt caint beat florida, hire jon gruden. i love coach richt but i cant stand losing in jacksonville year after year, especially when i live here
ca dawg
July 23rd, 2010
1:00 pm
@calhoundawg: agreed on all fronts. sustained excellence (90 wins in 9 year IS excellent) ain’t easy, and no one can argue CMR hasn’t delivered it.
Burroughston Broch
July 23rd, 2010
4:03 pm
All you supporters of Coach Richt harp on what a fine Christian person he is. You seem to turn a blind eye to the thuggery he brings to Athens as fodder for the football program. An earlier post mentions 42 arrests of UGA football players and staff in the last three years; I haven’t verified the number but it seems that every month or so I read of yet another arrest. Is that the sort of climate you want in Athens when your kids attend UGA? Or are you oblivious to everything other than football success?
Don’t bother replying that thuggery is OK because every other school does it. It’s not true.
Big D Dawg
July 24th, 2010
12:31 am
ramble on, I see you’ve finally found your way back to a DAWG blog after 8 months of healing. welcome back. you’ll get your next beating this Nov.
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
July 24th, 2010
3:54 am
You guys are right! Mark Richt would be “OK” if he didn’t lose so many SEC conference games.
Dawgman
July 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
Anyone know what rap song that is on http://www.markricht.com its a new UGA rap song its pretty good but i can’t find out who it is?