Report: Colorado interested in Richt
Colorado, which beat Georgia earlier this season and later fired its coach, is interested in talking with Georgia’s Mark Richt about the position, the Denver Post reported today, citing an unnamed source “close to Colorado’s search.”
Richt, in his 10th season as Georgia’s coach, has said repeatedly over the years that he wants to complete his coaching career at UGA.
The Denver Post report also says former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti has had preliminary talks with Colorado about the job and that a search committee is expected to be named next week.
Richt makes about $2.8 million as Georgia’s coach, and Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn has said the school likely won’t pay more than $2 million for its new coach, according to the Post.
Georgia lost 29-27 at Colorado on Oct. 2. The Buffaloes haven’t won since then, losing five consecutive games. The school fired coach Dan Hawkins this week.
Richt lived in Broomfield, Colo., for part of his childhood before his family moved to South Florida.
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Richt fan
November 13th, 2010
10:57 am
What ever is in the best interest for Mark is ok with me. Would hate to see him go but he has had a lot of BS the last 2 years here. Sometimes you got to know when to hold’em and when to fold’em!
Supes
November 13th, 2010
10:59 am
Please go to Colorado where being “good” is just enough, you never have to strive to be great…fanbase will be happy with 8-9 win seasons every season and being a middle tier team in the Pac 10.
Take Bobo with you CMR!
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
10:59 am
Hope Richt goes to Colorado, the local media, and Adamas, havn’t respected him, they don’t deserve him.
Colorado is where many Christian organizations are headquartered, great place to raise a family, tell Adams (who won’t verbally come out and support the 5th winningest coach in America) to kiss your grits.
Love it
November 13th, 2010
11:00 am
UGA don’t deserve him…all thugs.
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:01 am
Maybe Richt will take a 10 year break from coaching, like Colorado’s Bill McCartney did, and go found a Christian ministry like Promise Keepers.
Hey Dawg 66
November 13th, 2010
11:03 am
1.) I retired in my 60s. I travled the entire world for many, many years. I had enough. Wanted to spend time with my family. I had office in NYC and was there on 9/11. Biz for most of my era was quite good ………hence the comment about making one’s numbers. ( Richt is not )
2.) Recruiting class last year was only 16th or 17th depending on what pub that you read. He is not recruiting well. Why does UGA not have any big time running backs? Why do we have only a frosh QB that is prone to get too emotional and make over throws or underthrows??
3.) Why have UGA’s D teams for years been horrible? This year is a statistical improvment.
4.) We always, always have kids in summer time trouble. They know that CMR will pray with them and love them.
Go Dogs
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:03 am
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
10:27 am
Most of those finishes were long after we were out of contention and the bowl games pairings dropped the top teams lower because they faced each other and Georgia with to the tissue bowl and beat some never heard of school. They only move up because the top teams played each other. In those seasons you refer to Georgia was out of contention, nationally, and conference wise long before the season was done. Thats what the press recognizes and why they dont bother to misrepresent the truth like you do.
Beast from the East
November 13th, 2010
11:04 am
While I’m sure that Colorado is interested in Richt, he isn’t going. He’ll be back in Athens for 2011.
dawglol
November 13th, 2010
11:04 am
Then they could hire O-bama for change you can believe in.
ryan
November 13th, 2010
11:06 am
Richt is staying at UGA this is bunk Colorado going to the Pac 12 and they run a different style program .
Plop plop fizz fizz
November 13th, 2010
11:06 am
Dirk voted for Democrats.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:06 am
Obama Rocks!! so kiss his black aizse, redneck bettch!
Delbert D.
November 13th, 2010
11:06 am
I’m not sure that Richt would be comfortable in the Peoples’ Republic of Boulder.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:07 am
Rednecks Suck!
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:07 am
If Adams and McGarity don’t come out publicly soon and support Richt, I predict they’ll lose him within a month. Not necessarily to another team.
I think Richt will read that lack of verbal support as a sign form God, that’s it’s time for a change.
And if they both don’t come out soon in massive support of Richt, God could be saying time to move on.
You go where you are honored. Adams and McGarity do not honor Coach Richt, a man of impeccable honor.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:09 am
Mother, dont let your children grow up to be rednecks, theres no good in them and they sware by racism. There is no rednecks in heaven but there is a redneck rally team in hell.
ryan
November 13th, 2010
11:09 am
Oh plus Colorado does not have the money to afford Richt .
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:10 am
God is at work in Colorado, many of the great Christian leaders live there, maybe they need another one in Coach Richt, a goldy Christian man who loves Jesus Christ.
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:10 am
Sha na na na, na na na na hey hey hey GOOD BYE
mark richt
November 13th, 2010
11:11 am
what should i do
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:12 am
Dirk Richt has been pimping Jesus for a long time. Quite using Jesus’s name to sell yourself. Jesus died for the sins of the world.
Richt Just Fcuked Up!
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:13 am
mark richt
November 13th, 2010
11:11 am
what should i do?
Get the FCUK ON BETTCH!
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:14 am
Success has followed Richt wherever he has gone.
When Richt went to FSU, FSU finished in the top 5, 12 times while Richt was there.
When Richt went to Georgia, he become 1 of 7 coaches in history to win 90 games in 9 seasons.
He’s one of the greatest Christian leaders alive, and could lead any organization, not just football.
If Richt leaves Georgia, and it’s looking like he will, due to lack of support from media and admin, he’ll likely go on to build some kind of National Christian organization like Ex-Colorado Coach McCarntey did. I could see Richt starting and build one of the largest family centered Christian ministries in the world. And the time, might be right now.
DawgNation
November 13th, 2010
11:15 am
Well looks like a whole new bunch of idiots on here today.
Kathy
November 13th, 2010
11:15 am
Richt has done a great job at Georgia. Just because we have one mediocre year is no reason to call for his ouster. My husband Danny & I support keeping Mark Richt at Georgia. Go Dawgs! Coach Richt, alot of folks out here still love you. Don’t leave Georgia! We need you!
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:15 am
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:10 am
God is at work in Georgia, thats why it time to get rid of Jesus pimping under achieving Richt. Quit pimping Jesus to validate your sorry losing aizse.
Jesus is a winner.
ryan
November 13th, 2010
11:16 am
Also Colorado has to pay a huge fine when they leave the Big 12 plus they have no revenue when they go Pac 11 all you haters don’t get your hopes .
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:17 am
The media in Georgia do not honor Coach Richt either. Could be a sign to move on.
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:18 am
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:09 am
Mother, dont let your children grow up to be rednecks, theres no good in them and they sware by racism. There is no rednecks in heaven but there is a redneck rally team in hell.
Co-sign that!!
Delbert D.
November 13th, 2010
11:18 am
@11:10 am – “Coach Richt, a goldy Christian man”
I’m not sure what that means.
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:19 am
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:17 am
do not honor Coach Richt either. Could be a sign to move on.
Please do us Real Fans of the Dawgs a favor!
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:21 am
Delbert D.
It means he uses Jesus name to bring glory to himself to make money or gold…hence goldy- lol
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:21 am
Focus on the Family, Compassion International, Young Life, International Bible Society, are all headquartered in Colorado. God is at work in Colorado.
Delbert D.
November 13th, 2010
11:23 am
I have a niece from Denver who was an evangelical missionary in China during her summer breaks in college, and she and her husband chose to live in Boulder.
Charles
November 13th, 2010
11:23 am
Get rid of MR and hire Tommy Tuberville!
Georgia Fan!
November 13th, 2010
11:24 am
Dirk
a sign ” form “God
to take english classes
Delbert D.
November 13th, 2010
11:25 am
Georgia Fan! – That sounds like Cecil Newton Sr.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:26 am
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:10 am
God is at work in Georgia, thats why it time to get rid of Jesus pimping under achieving Richt. Quit pimping Jesus to validate your sorry losing aizse.
Cosigning !
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:26 am
McGarity has done one of the worst jobs as a first year AD I’ve seen. It’s been Richt’s worst year record wise under McGarity’s “leadership”. McGarity wasn’t any help in the AJ case, and most surprising of all, McGarity has never come out verbally with clarity about Richt’s future at Georgia (an atrocious error of judgment). McGarity will go down as one of the worst AD’s in Georgia history. The fotoball program will decline under his direction, coaches will be fired every 2 year sunder his reign. He doesn’t get it. No leadership skills. None. McGarity has not brought out greatness out of Coach Richt. McGarity cannot lead. That’s not going to change.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:28 am
http://www.gracecentered.com/christian…/‘christian-pimps’/msg669705/
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:30 am
McGarity’s lack of support for Richt (throwing Richt under the bus) will also kill recruiting. Recruits will stay away, due to uncertainty, just anopther way McGarity is killing Georgia.
Delbert D.
November 13th, 2010
11:31 am
I’ve spent only a few weeks in Colorado visiting relative at the Air Force Academy many years ago and more recently in-laws in Denver. From some of the descriptions on the blog, not only is Colorado beautiful, it is a metaphysical environment as well.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:32 am
McGarity has not brought out greatness out of Coach Richt.
make me laugh harder. LMAO!
WTF was he brought here for? this aint no coach training ground. You dont get paid millions to learn. He is supposedly already great. Unlike your education:” fotoball program “
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:32 am
More empty seats in the stadiums under McGarity, no one excited about his eladership.
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:33 am
rr-bb.com/showthread.php?100548-Coach…on-Christian-Pimps…
ryan
November 13th, 2010
11:33 am
Dirk you full of crap McGarity has done great job .
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:33 am
http://www.pulpit-pimps.org/?cat=2
Artie
November 13th, 2010
11:33 am
Why would CU want to take a step backward??? LMMFAO
You know who this is Bettch
November 13th, 2010
11:34 am
or your education “eladership.ents here”
Dirk
November 13th, 2010
11:34 am
The signs are all there from Adams (Whose idea of leadership is hand-picked Damon Evans) & McGarity (who the program has fallen apart under his leadership), that they’re going another way in 2011. Sad, but for Coach Richt, it will begin an exciting adevnture in his life.