Richt says he hasn’t been approached by Miami, ‘absolutely’ plans to stay at UGA
(Updated 6 p.m.)
Georgia coach Mark Richt said late this afternoon that he has not been approached about the coaching job at Miami, his alma mater, and that he “absolutely” expects to remain the Bulldogs’ coach next season.
South Florida newspapers today mentioned Richt among possible candidates for the Miami opening that was created with Saturday night’s firing of coach Randy Shannon. Earlier this month, the Denver Post reported that Colorado would like to speak with Richt about its coaching vacancy.
“I’ve got the same answer for [the Miami speculation] as I had for the other one: Georgia is my home, and it’s where I want to finish my career,” Richt said.
Pressed on whether he would entertain the possibility of the Miami job if approached, Richt replied: “Just like I’ve been saying, man, Georgia’s my home, and that’s where I want to be. I don’t think you’ve got to go any farther than that.”
The Miami Herald today listed Richt among “potential candidates” to replace Shannon. The Palm Beach Post listed Richt among “possible replacements.”
The speculation was not surprising. Richt is a graduate of Miami, where he played quarterback under coach Howard Schnellenberger. Richt is 96-33 in 10 seasons as Georgia’s coach.
When the Miami job last was open after the 2006 season, Richt was mentioned as a possible candidate before immediately saying he was not interested.
Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity has said Richt will return as the Bulldogs’ coach next season.
Richt, who fired three assistant coaches in the week following last year’s victory over Georgia Tech, was asked today if he is considering staff changes now. He said he is not.
He expressed support for offensive coordinator and play caller Mike Bobo.
“If I’m not mistaken, we broke some kind of school record with [seven] consecutive games of over 30 points, and a lot of really good things happened offensively,” Richt said. “The bottom line is whoever calls plays is going to get critiqued, going to get criticized. It’s just the nature of the beast.”
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I'mAshamed
November 28th, 2010
10:17 pm
Where’s the loyalty bulldog nation!? This talk of not renewing season tix if CMR stays is hogwash; fairweather bulldogs don’t exist. You either win as a dawg, lose as a dawg, or aren’t a dawg.
Phil
November 28th, 2010
10:19 pm
John Galt,
Can you imagine what our program would be like with a coach like Jim Harbaugh? We don’t strive to be an elite program, most people are content with 8-4 or 7-5 years. If that’s the kind of program you want, then keep Richt. If you want to be like Florida and Alabama, LSU or Auburn, then it’s plain as day what needs to be done. Cut the cord with Richt and let’s aim higher.
Someone, take him, please.
November 28th, 2010
10:21 pm
Are Tech fans complaining about their coach as much as those of us who want the best for UGA are complaining about Richt?
John Galt
November 28th, 2010
10:21 pm
I’m a UGA grad…twice actually. However, I love the fans that are not grads. Without them, we are Georgia Tech–40,000 seat stadium, no real money taken in, no real chance to compete. Thank God for the fans. Do we all have to have played for the Falcons to be a fan of their’s? Who cares if you went to the school or not? Did you PLAY for Georgia? If not, you are no more important than the guy working at a welding shop wearing a Georgia hat. We are all just as important as the other, because we are fans and supporters of the university, whether we have a UGA sheepskin or not.
Mobile Dawg
November 28th, 2010
10:24 pm
Coach Richt, Please go to miami, PLEASE!
IlliniDawg
November 28th, 2010
10:24 pm
@John Galt: do you really believe what you are saying? That there is no difference between an alum and a non-alum fan? I agree with @BBBie’s point – that it’s money, regardless of the source, that drives the program and buys influence.
But does that then mean that there is nothing to be said for alumni loyalty? God help us if this is true! Man I guess I’m really getting old, because I come from a generation where family ties and loyalty matter a whole helluva lot.
Lester Miles
November 28th, 2010
10:25 pm
QUESTION when was the last bcs title for the tcu or boise state coaches? never? then why do you imbeciles think they will win here where the competition is tougher. all of you idiots need to remove the dawg from your name and use names such as rainbow fairy or poop mouth etc. how is the muschamp boy doing at texas and what about kirby notso smart at ala. a little while ago they were the golden children and the savior of uga football. now they suck too just like saban and meyer. Richt is ok so just snuggle up with your boyfriends for the night and shut up. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
UGA Dawg 97
November 28th, 2010
10:26 pm
Shreavport and now the Liberty, but Randy Shannon was the one that got fired? Hey Miami, if you want him he’s all yours
Macon Dawg 27
November 28th, 2010
10:28 pm
Phil, I’m with you. Bring in Jim Harbaugh or even Dan Mullin.
John Galt, UGA grad?
November 28th, 2010
10:29 pm
From reading his comment, I doubt it. I wouldn’t trust his sheepskins if they were notarized. I am a double-dawg (that means two degrees, idiot), and I was much more intelligent than you are before I entered. If you went to UGA, you probably are in that dumb group that gets all the negative publicity for the university.
david pettigrew
November 28th, 2010
10:29 pm
Why is it all you Richt defenders call us who want to win names and say we are not fans? If you have been to Jacksonville the last 10 years like I have and had to listen to all the talk and laughter from Florida fans after the long walk out you wouldn’t be defending his coaching record. Do a little research and tell me what his record is against top 10 teams (hint – it is not good) and against top 25 teams (hint – same). Also please tell me how many of his assistant coaches over his ten years have been hired away, the sign of a good staff. This also takes a lillte research, but not very much, instead of calling names and typing unknown facts. Also please tell me which school has offered
Richt it’s head coaching job. Answer – none. His name has been mentioned as speculation by reporters but no school ADs or Presidents. So all of the talk about all the schools that want him is simply not factual. I have been a season ticket holder and contributor for 30 years, and 30 years is too long of a drought with the talent level in Ga high schools. Also if winning 2 SEC titles every 10 years is the goal, we can hire a coach for a whole lot less and still accomplish that. One last thing, will someone, anyone of you defenders, PLEASE tell me how you think we are going to be better next year. I really want to hear from you experts how we loose the 2 best, and only 2 that can catch more than a cold, receivers and 2 best defensive players and improve our recrd next year. No name calling and no hoping AJ returns (ain”t happening) Just the facts and reasoning for it.
Joe Cox
November 28th, 2010
10:32 pm
The only people who want to keep Richt around are Gator fans.
Phil
November 28th, 2010
10:34 pm
david pettigrew,
Amen!!
Short Bus
November 28th, 2010
10:38 pm
The funny thing about this whole situation is after Georgia beat Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, the UGA team led by Mark Richt has fallen a little each week. While Hawaii has lost it’s coach to SMU and rebuilt its program and is now ranked in the Top 25. Yes they play in a very weak conference and lost to USC, and Boise St., but they are 9-3 club that is relevant in their conference.
IlliniDawg
November 28th, 2010
10:39 pm
@David:
Why don’t you do some research and tell me who – which coaches – have accomplished what Richt has over the past decade. How many coaches have the following:
1. Nine seasons with 8-plus wins
2. Six seasions with 10-plus wins
3. Seven top 25 rankings
4. Six top-ten rankings
Guess what? None in the SEC. NONE. Not even Saban, Meyer, or Miles. The only ones are Bob Stoops, Jim Tressell, and Pete Carroll.
Xenophon
November 28th, 2010
10:41 pm
In ten years Richt has defeated Florida twice. Twice! For that alone, he should be fired.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 28th, 2010
10:43 pm
Harbaugh’s next job will not be at a College. He took the job at a school like Stanford because he could have inteligent players and TEACH them to play a PRO GAME. Harbaugh will be and OC or HC in the NFL. He wants Men working hard at a JOB and now college distractions. Some guys are better College coaches and some are better NFL coaches. UGA needs a guy that wants to be a college coach and a Great College coach.
John Galt
November 28th, 2010
10:45 pm
No one is saying alumni loyalty is not important, but you don’t have to be an alumni to be loyal, either. Without non-alum support, we are Georgia Tech, Maryland, or Vandy…plain and simple. And, right at this moment I’m looking at my two diplomas (B.A. and M.A. In History) and believe me when I say that they are more than valid. What I’m not is an elitist, who believes only grads have the right to be fans. That’s like saying only an artist can appreciate art. I saw first hand the commitment to mediocrity for our football program. It goes with the overall attitude of the school. I think I was the only non communist at the whole institution. At least, on many days. But I’m sure that’s true in most universities…and I’ll put my GPA up against anybody’s. If you think I’m stupid for wanting to win, that tells me all I need to know about you.
Phil
November 28th, 2010
10:48 pm
david pettigrew,
Dan Mullen was an assistant coach at Florida and Miss State hires him. Charlie Strong was an assistant coach at Florida and gets the head coaching job at Louisville. Your point is a good one, do you see any UGA assistants getting head coaching jobs? Of course not, who would want anybody on that staff, including Richt himself. You are right, it’s just speculation and rumor that Miami is interested in Richt. Maimi wants to get back into the National title picture. Hiring Richt would be be the worst thing possible to get back into the national picture.
t_height
November 28th, 2010
10:58 pm
The two teams can switch coaches. We take coach Shannon and UM can have coach Richt and the rest of the Offensive coaches.
G. Tampa Bedwetter
November 28th, 2010
10:58 pm
Just go away Apostle Mark and take you blowhole buddies with you.
John Galt is not a college graduate.
November 28th, 2010
11:02 pm
Of course, non-UGA grads can be supporters. This is a free country, you idiot. You are not a UGA grad. I’m not looking at mail-order degrees on the wall; my two degrees have excelled me in the world.
t_height
November 28th, 2010
11:03 pm
@IlliniDawg: Your point in worthless because you also just named every other coach that has won a national championship and that is what Richt has yet to do as a head coach and all of those winning season are worthless as well if they don’t account for any national championships or at least make it to the big game.
icedawg
November 28th, 2010
11:06 pm
Who would want to come to UGA with whinging bloggers like this? Huh?
Remember
November 28th, 2010
11:06 pm
Jim Donnan turned down the chance to go to North Carolina and was fired the next year.
SEC Fact Finder
November 28th, 2010
11:10 pm
Coach 1.
Citrus
Peach
Sugar
Cotton
Sugar
Captiol One
Independence
Sugar
BCS NC
133-53-1
Coach 2
COTTON
ALAMO
CHICK FILA
SUGAR
BCS NC
CHICK FIL A
CAPITOL ONE
89-38
Coach 3
LIBERTY
FIESTA
OUTBACK
BSC NC
CAPITOL ONE
BCS NC
SUGAR
103-23
COACH 4
MUSIC CITY
SUGAR
CAPITOL ONE
OUTBACK
SUGAR
CHICK FIL A
SUGAR
CAPITOL ONE
INDEPENDENCE
96-33
TWO of these FOUR Coaches have rebuilt multiple programs, two of the four have taken a program that was winning and kept them winning so to speak.
Three of the coaches have National Titles, one does not.
I would take the coach with the national titles on their resume….
Just my opinion
John Galt
November 28th, 2010
11:13 pm
Why do I get the feeling that YOU are the one without a degree? Thou protests too much. What’s your deal? If you were really a double grad excelling with your “degrees”, would you feel the need to post it in this forum? I think not. It’s not my fault that you had mediocre SAT and GRE scores and got cut from your jr high football team. Why go after me because of it?
Name (required)
November 28th, 2010
11:14 pm
Let him go continue his thug-loving lifestyle at UM. Clarke County Sheriff might lose a little business but, when can ya do?
#1 choice for replacement…..Helen Hunt. UGA fans will never know the difference since they are identical in facial features, acting ability, and coaching ability.
Gen Neyland
November 28th, 2010
11:14 pm
Oh, oh…
GaCracker
November 28th, 2010
11:17 pm
Mark it ain’t the offense. When you go over 30 a game you should win 99% of the time. You need a defensive miser like Erk Russell was (bend but don’t break, and take the lesser recruits and make defensive players out of them. How many former QB’s did UGa have who became good defensive ends or other positions?
Last response to Galt. I have to work tomorrow.
November 28th, 2010
11:21 pm
Unlike you, I have a job and have to work tomorrow; so, this is my last response. I go after you because I devour weaklings.
t_height
November 28th, 2010
11:28 pm
GaCracker i must agree with you. The Bend but don’t break motto took me back when i played at Kansas State. Coach Snyder loved for our defense to say that to each other. It helped motivate us in tough times.
CHUCK UGA
November 28th, 2010
11:31 pm
I have been a Dawg fan since 1972, UGA operates differently than other SEC programs, kind of like a “second chance garage.” Richt not making any staff changes for 2011 basically insures that he will be dismissed after the 2011 season. There is too much mediocrity and sub-par coaches on staff. Yeah, Bobo’s play-calling provided a lot of scoring, but you can pretty much chalk that up to having AJ Green. For 2011, Green, Houston and Boykin are ALL gone regardless of the NFL situation. Only a moron would think otherwise. I guess we will just have to deal with a third season of mediocrity including likely losses to Florida (again), Tennessee, Miss State (again), and at least one or two others including Ga Tech. Kind of like 1995. Three years of mediocrity before a coaching change is made. Other schools would allow only two years, but at UGA, where delusion is king, you get that extra year.
CHUCK UGA
November 28th, 2010
11:37 pm
David Pettigrew is 100% right on with is comment.
John Galt
November 28th, 2010
11:46 pm
Have to get up early to get in those food stamp lines, huh? don’t work too hard “excelling”. Lol. What a joke of a human.
IlliniDawg
November 28th, 2010
11:54 pm
@t-height:
So you played for Snyder at K-State? Very very cool! I think he is/was a fantastic coach.
But if you are going to be consistent in your convictions, would you the say that Snyder’s incredible accomplishments with your team and its priors were “worthless” – since he never competed for a NC? I mean, really? Would you really say that? And if so, would you say that to your old coach’s face? I highy doubt it!
Hmm?
November 28th, 2010
11:58 pm
Might Richt leave and re-join his buddy from Coral Gables, Fla. Willie Martinez in Miami for a fresh start and start working on his tan again? Although I don’t think Richt would want to work for liberal lefty UM president Donna Shalala and coach in a pitiful ACC conference. Unless things turn around dramatically at UGA next year he may be out of a job so he had better weigh his options carefully?
lightsout
November 29th, 2010
12:00 am
Sounds like what is wrong with ga is these idiots thay should hire these guys
t_height
November 29th, 2010
12:33 am
@IlliniDawg: If I felt that way about my coach, then yes I would say it to his face but I loved my coach and in my second year in 2003 we had a great season but we didn’t win the National Title. I’m not stating that Richt is a bad coach and your points wasn’t worth stating but you could have used some better coaches instead of those that has won a national title already and they all did it in less than 10 years of being head coach. Coach Snyder also has produced some great head coaches.
Phil Bennett (SMU), Bret Bielema (Wisconsin), Jim Leavitt (South Florida), Mark Mangino (Kansas), Dana Dimel (Wyoming), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) and Mike Stoops (Arizona).
These are just a few of the coaches. Richt can only state one coach and he is the DC for the Falcons.
Douglas
November 29th, 2010
12:37 am
Richt is a goober. He kept Martinez too long..now he is going to keep Bobo too long. So his loyalty will lead to only one thing after next year: his termination.
Explain Why
November 29th, 2010
12:39 am
Whether he goes to Miami or Colorado it would be nice for Georgia to get back to the winning ways of the pre richt era.
Please go richt.
Explain Why
November 29th, 2010
12:40 am
niether assist is the problem the problem is the head coach quit blaming others for Richt sorry as.
The real and only PHIL
November 29th, 2010
12:45 am
Pleas don’t confuse me with this idiot loser posting above or any of these other losers who continually call for coaching changes when they wouldn’t know a football from a flying saucer.
Thank You
Explain Why
November 29th, 2010
12:51 am
IlliniDawg fcck all that stupid shytt you are saying… Georgia program has went down hill under richt. The true question is how many boys does richt put in the pros…the answer is only two schools put more…
Next question is with all that pro talent why cant this pimp win a national championship or even get to the title game? 6 Sec teams have won the title since richt has been here and every year we are out of contention by the 3 or 4 game…
Fcck richt.
Robert
November 29th, 2010
1:04 am
Mark has the best QB in the State of GA coming to Athen next year. During his career at Wilcox County high School he threw 104 touchdowns passes but guess what UGA got as a defenses back. His name is Nick Marshall. He will be the best QB at GA playing DB. Is it because he is black?
gahillbilly
November 29th, 2010
1:22 am
Back in the early 2000s when Richt was having so much success, I remember thinking, “One day times will not be so good and a lot of these people who are singing his praises now will turn on him.” Why is that? Why are there so many fair-weather fans? If there were blogs and fan boards in Vince Dooley’s day, I wonder if there would have been the same level of moaning after any of a number of mediocre seasons he had.
DodgerDawg
November 29th, 2010
1:36 am
CMR you are a well balanced man, a quality coach and a great person, but unless you are willing to make the call and provide UGA with a true SEC caliber Offensive Coordinator then maybe you should consider the Miami job. I would hate to see you go, but since you became the self-proclaimed CEO of UGA football (which also leads to the downfall of offensive production), you have lost sight of UGA needs. Fire Bobo as the OC, please…Step up, call the plays or provide a quality OC…let CTG recruit the defense and bring us a QUALITY RB…If we are going to continue to run your offense then we must recruit it. A strong QB, a power back and quality WRs. AND THEY NEED TO BE COACHED. Bobo has not, cannot coach them to SEC standards…
T-Dog $
November 29th, 2010
1:40 am
Please, miami—hire mark richt—UGA fans will take a collection to pay part of his salary.
Jeff
November 29th, 2010
1:48 am
Oh, and another thing… those of you calling for Mike Bobo’s head are IDIOTS.
The man has led an offense to an average of 40-plus points a game for over two months. Even in the losses (Florida, Auburn), we didn’t get beat 56-3… we scored 31 points a game in those! So the OFFENSE is not the problem. The problem is that our defensive coaching staff has been sub-par for several years, including this year.
Is that Richt’s fault? yes. Has he made moves to fix it? yes. Were we instantly going to have the Steelers of the 70s defense this season? no way. Will we see improvement next year? Absolutely.
Those of you who are criticizing Richt, you are so white-hot with hatred that you don’t even see the problem. The problem is our defense gave up too many big plays, too many 3rd down conversions and got too few turnovers this year. Aside from a couple of games (Carolina, Miss. St.), our offense hasn’t been half bad… 55 against the bad teams, 31 against Florida, 24 against Arkansas, 27 against Colorado, 40-plus against Tennessee, etc. etc. etc. And we got 42 against Tech, and that was enough to win, so I’ll take it!
I kinda hope Richt comes back and goes 12-0 and shuts all of you posers up next year… but part of me kinda hopes he leaves for somewhere else so he won’t have to deal with uneducated, moronic, uninformed critics like you.
Richt Must Go!
November 29th, 2010
2:03 am
I’m tired of this mediocrity—it’s time for a change—McGarity needs to get rid of richt and all these morons on his staff ASAP!!!! Barely beating a bad tech team is enough. Ricth cant coach a lick!