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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IlliniDawg
November 29th, 2010
2:30 am
Okay guys, all you wanting “change” and looking for “hope”: can we fire O’bambie’s sorry a** too? Because he sucks just as bad at his job as Richt!
That oughta get a response out of this group!
parton65
November 29th, 2010
2:52 am
richt has 10th best record while at uga and i dont think we will get the 9 guys above him to come here. he will turn things around. just give him a chance.
j-dawg
November 29th, 2010
3:23 am
Not sure if anyone said this already but I heard on the radio Jon Gruden called Miami to express his interest in coaching there. They’d be stupid not to hire him- the chance to have a popular NFL coach/personality who resides in Florida? Imagine what that would do to recruiting down there? I bet they hire him in the next couple of days. Guess CMR will have to accept a job elsewhere or stay put, so we might be stuck with him…
Hire Gruden
November 29th, 2010
3:24 am
Gruden’s looking for a job and UGA can pay a lot more than miami–pay him whatever he wants. He can beat meyer and saban. Hire Gruden aSAP!!!
Smiling Jack
November 29th, 2010
3:36 am
I hope he stays! You people are idiot jerks, just plain stupid! You think your opinions and smart ass comments influence winning ways at Georgia? Good Lord…get a life and do some thing positive, say something decent. Wow! Unbelievable!
WaytogoRicht
November 29th, 2010
4:18 am
Too bad Richt’s not interested in Miami or Colorado. Must mean he knows the university accepts less than mediocre, and/or is not ready to buy out his 2.8 mil annual salary plus.
Seriously
November 29th, 2010
4:41 am
People need to grow up…unless you know anything about College FB or for that matter any sport you dont have a damn thing to say. Do you realize you are asking teenagers, thats right, teenagers to perform at a level greater then most humans can normally? Some kids just cant handle it at this level and it takes time to adjust to a hell of a schedule. This year was bad but honestly a few balls that bounce our way and we are looking at a 9-3 record. Things happen for a reason and I for one want Richt to be here to get the ship going into the wind.
Bulldog Friend
November 29th, 2010
4:48 am
All the fans who want CMR to leave or want him fired have a right to express their opinion. I think they should
be thankful they have him based on his overall record. Also, who can they get that would guarantee a SEC title or national championship every year? No one. Yet the unrealistic group of UGA fans who think and expect their football team to win every game keep hollering for Richt`s departure. Whatever.
WaytogoRicht
November 29th, 2010
4:50 am
If Richt is allowed to stay, with the existing players on the shelf, and those good high school players realizing playing for a “damaged goods”, has been coach, is a road to no where, what do you reasonably expect?
After declining success, Richt isn’t going to suddenly find the success he has never realized, up there with Saban, Meyer, Spurrier and even Miles.
CaliDawg
November 29th, 2010
5:04 am
“JACKETS SAY THEY BEAT THEMSELVES AGAIN”…lol, no comment necessary.
CaliDawg
November 29th, 2010
5:08 am
Richt haters…get real. There is nothing better out there for UGA and we’re lucky to have him. He’s the best thing that ever stepped on to campus, enjoy what we have. I’d hate to see what happens if he ever chooses to leave. Bobo…that’s another story.
CaliDawg
November 29th, 2010
5:12 am
96-33 and you Richt haters aren’t happy…wow! Must be part of the ATM, entitled, me me me generation. By the way…you probably also voted for a really cool guy that will bring change. How’s that change working for you?
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:15 am
Miami, here is his phone number 706-call-4Loss
We lose a lot, and have with next year’s disappointing class, 3 years in a row of poor recruiting classes – the 2009 class is poor because those players are not here any longer. We have no where near the players for next season that we had this season.
Aaron Murray was great ? That explains why he was 2 for 7 on 3rd down conversions, sacked, fumble and failed to check out of plays to plays that did something. Were it not for 4 turnovers by the jackets, and some great bounces to us when we fumbled the ball so many times, we lose this game vs a sorry lousy no good Georgia tek team.
Mark Richt doesn’t want the Miami or Colorado job. Which one will he think does look good to him during next year’s season when 2006 lost 4, 2008 lost 3, 2009 lost 5, 2010 lost 6 and next year again 4 losses.
20 losses in 5 years and more of 4-loss seasons ahead clearly losing more talent than we add
every year now 5 in a row, going on 6 in a row.
Oh, and Mike Bobo is great since his offense is NCAA Rank # 50 Total Offense with 6 losses, beat no good team again as we did not in 2007, 2008, 2009 and now 2010. The last Top 10 Final AP Poll team we actually beat was Auburn # 9 in 2006, a year in which we were a 4-loss team.
We lost to Colorado.
We don’t beat the legitimate Top 10 teams, lose 4 games a season, don’t recruit well, lose 1 game a year average all 10 years now of CMR Era vs a not ranked Top 25 Final AP Poll team, are 13-12 vs SEC East the last 5 years, won the Fulmer Cup National Championship for most arrested / suspended in the nation, and are # 2 in Fulmer Cup standings these last 5 years.
firedog14
November 29th, 2010
6:17 am
Please Coach Ricth take the miami job, The Bulldog Nation is in need for and change. A football coach can not be a sunday school Teacher. Please take the job. We haven’t won the National Championship snice’s 1980. We will never win it with this coach.Please people give me a break. Bobby Cox stayed to long Also. We have to many guy leaveing the state to play football for other school’s we in the Bulldog Nation want’s to win. God Dog’s
YAD
November 29th, 2010
6:32 am
The only thing wrong with sports blogs are 90% of the people who populate them.
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:35 am
Aaron Murray sets all the records for all-time Bulldogs’ history this season.
He LOST 6 games where the OTHER qb was BETTER than he head-to-head.
“Stats” gets you nothing.
Won / Lost is NOT a stat – it is what the game is ALL ABOUT, nothing else.
We lose 4 games a season, on the avg every yr over the last 5 yrs
20 LOSSES 5 years equals 4 LOSSES per season avg last 5 yrs
Tommy
November 29th, 2010
6:35 am
Why does Miami want Richt. He can’t beat Florida in SEC, what makes you think he can in the ACC.
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:37 am
Guarantee
We lose 4 games at least next season 2011
Mark this down with my Guaranteed LOCK OF THE WEEK Auburn wins, take the points, won’t need them I made this time last week.
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:40 am
How much better an indictment of our recruiting than 2009 class is NOT on our roster
2010 class worst of CMR Era
2011 more of the same
Bonus points : Redshirted Knowshon 2 yrs here & recruited CAM as TE
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:42 am
Tommy,
CMR has beat Georgia tek 9 of 10 years
Other than that, he has LOST 9 of 12 games vs Top 10 Final AP Poll over 10 yrs
has LOST 10 games vs NOT Top 25 legitimate Final AP Poll teams over 10 yrs
Did well with Jim Donnan recruits
Has won nothing but MOST arrested / suspended EVERY YEAR since with own recruits
BoWeevil
November 29th, 2010
6:44 am
never beat a Top 10 Final AP Poll team in ANY YEAR all 10 years and counting
loses 4 games per season avg over last 5 yrs with 20 losses
says he is KEEPING MIKE BOBO like he did with Willie Martinez
TALKS about 30 plus points 7 games, LOST 6
gomdawg
November 29th, 2010
7:02 am
CMR STAYS , MURRAY 3 MORE YEAR LIFE GOOD.
JD
November 29th, 2010
7:09 am
I wonder if Richt could ever consider that the reason UGa scored so much on offense this year was because we spent so much time developing the pass and not the run, because we had to catch up in most of those games we scored so much, or we scored that much vs. LA/LA, Vandy, Kentucky, and Idaho State, OR If the offensive line spent so much time on pass blocking they could not run block, or the running backs spent so much time blocking they did not run as efficient. The others we actually had to outscore to win or score that many to be close or maybe the other good teams did not have a great defense, i.e. Tech, UF, AU….Number two team in the nation should not have that many points scored on them.
JD
November 29th, 2010
7:13 am
And another thing for him to think of, Time of possession. Sometimes we scored so fast the defense never had the chance to rest. These are things I do not think he nor the staff are considering in their evaluation of the program and its lack of success. The biggest need is Offensive Lineman and an opportunity for the backs to excel. If this is not addressed, no great running back will ever come to UGA again.
bye richt
November 29th, 2010
7:16 am
still think the Kennesaw State job would be a great fit for Richt and Bozo
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bossdawg
November 29th, 2010
7:29 am
CMR is not going anywhere.I think he is hoping for 3-5 more years at UGA and then retire. I’m not sure he is that excited about coaching anymore.Thats the problem and it is showing on the field.
High school
November 29th, 2010
7:36 am
It looked like a high school football game Saturday night. I can’t believe any major college program would have it’s sight set on either team’s staff.
Roy Barnes
November 29th, 2010
7:38 am
Miss me yet?
Larry
November 29th, 2010
7:41 am
I wish someone would give me some reasons why the Dogs will compete for the SEC title next year. Aaron Murray has a bright future but that’s about it. Georgia has become “Clemson of the SEC”. A lot of preseason hype, plenty of talent, then end up 7-5 or 6-6. The Dogs might be the most underachieving team in the country. My prediction is the Dogs will never win another SEC championship under Richt.
Jim Donnan
November 29th, 2010
7:41 am
I am ready to come back and restore the program.
Give me a call.
Kirby Not So Smart
November 29th, 2010
7:43 am
Did any of you catch the second half of our game?
I did a great job coaching the defensive squad.
Give me a call…I think I am going to need to find a job soon.
AU77
November 29th, 2010
7:58 am
Auburn Fan here… Went to UGA vs Tech Saturday. BIG mistake if Richt leaves. Murray is the real deal!!! This kid wins Heisman Trophy in two years. But WAR EAGLE anyway…..
Stupid Richt and AJC sports writers
November 29th, 2010
8:07 am
What a stunt to try and pretend some one is interested in this clown. There is no team interested in this idiot. What happened to the Colorado lie? The Buffalo’s said hell naw! git the fcck on! So now you quacks float the story that Miami’s interested in underachieving Mark Richt. Miami is not as stupid. This is just a ploy to try and add some validity to ANOTHER EXCUSE FILLED GA SEASON.
RICHT SUCKS FIRE HIS A S S YESTERDAY!
MIAMI HURRICANES
November 29th, 2010
8:11 am
RICHT STOP PIMPING OUR NAME, WE DONT WANT YOU HERE. STOP TELLING PEOPLE THAT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL COACH.
Nan
November 29th, 2010
8:18 am
As long as Richt is in Athens, we’ll have to put up with the endless stream of thugs and buffoons that he recruits.
Get rid of Richt now.
Roy Barnes
November 29th, 2010
8:22 am
If you morons would have voted for me, I promise you UGA would never lose another game while I was Governor.
Plus…teachers would have the pay and respect they deserve…and I would have been HONORED to be your Governor.
JD
November 29th, 2010
8:23 am
Find something else to write about, Richt leaving for another job is wishful thinking on the media’s part. Just something to stir up the pot. Get back on the Cam newton story. Go find other trash to talk about. NEVER EVER SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT A PROGRAM OR A PERSON…JUST TRASH AND TEAR DOWN ANYTHING ANYONE HAS TRIED TO IMPROVE.
You had Fulmer to trash, then, Kiffen, before that it was Tubberville, before that it was Shula, Donnan, Goff….Go find someone else to trash and talk bad about. Media ran out of someone to trash and so they decided three years ago they would destroy Richt and the UGA program by setting them up as the pre season #1 and the UGA program and fans took that “hook, line, and sinker” and are ready to destroy what was built in the program.
War Eagle
November 29th, 2010
8:27 am
Is this blog still reserved for the jock sniffers that live in their parent’s basement?
Before you decide to comment, move out of the basement, get a job, find a date and grow up.
You can’t expect to win 10 games every year in the SEC.
JAMES
November 29th, 2010
8:35 am
If Richt wanted to make a move, 100+ schools would grab him up in a second. Richt’s finished in the top 10 18 times in his 24 year coaching career. No one can touch that.
Bud
November 29th, 2010
8:40 am
To all you anti spiritual naysayers and Coach Richts deep religeous beliefs, the next time your team is tied or down 1 or2 points with 1 minute to go with a field goal chance , you’ll be on your knees.
Eva p.
November 29th, 2010
8:42 am
Get out of here and take your phony Christianity with you, Richt. Decent people are tired of apologizing for the thugs and gangbangers you recruit.
You’re the biggest hypocrite in the State of Georgia.
Bob
November 29th, 2010
8:45 am
No offense (get it?), but Mark Richt MUST go now. Please, take your nice choir boy attitude somewhere else. UGA needs a fireball coach who wants to WIN!
Dawg_Central
November 29th, 2010
8:50 am
Coach Richt has won 96 games in 10 years(9.6 wins a year). Only a handful of coaches have done that. I agree this is not where UGA wants to be this year, but you gotta give the guy the benefit of the doubt. I never wanna go back to the Ray Goff or Jim Donnan days. Richt will get it straight. UGA plays in the best conference in the country and still averages over 9 wins a season for 10 years, that strong. We don’t play a schedule like Boise St, Oregon or TCU, if we did, we would have been in several BCS natl champuionship games. I know it’s not fair, but playing in the SEC is tough, thats why we need a freaking playoff system, really!!
Dumba$$es$
November 29th, 2010
9:03 am
Who would UGA get that’s better than Richt? I for one would like things to have gone better over the past 3 seasons–and especially this one where the ‘Dawgs underachieved in a number of ways: but of course it could have been worse! Just ask Donnan & Goff…
If UGA listened to mouthbreather fans who want to lop off Richt’s head, it would be oh so fortunate to get as good a coach AS THEY HAVE NOW. Thankfully, McGarity’s no fool and knows it. Most of these ignorant posters who want him gone have no clue.
Dumba$$es$
November 29th, 2010
9:07 am
Agree with “JD” above. And by-the-way, IF Richt were to go to Miami, he’d turn the ‘Canes around and make them the powerhouse they used to be. Interesting: “The U” is apparently interested in Richt and the last time I checked, they’ve won a couple of MNCs since our ‘Dawgs…
The U
November 29th, 2010
9:09 am
Richt’s a bad fit at Georgia. At the U, he’d win big and make a lot more money and benefits. Richt needs to take the miami job and bring the program back to a national power.
just facts
November 29th, 2010
9:09 am
as a GT fan who is realistic enough to know that GT will never compete with UGA year in and year out ( GT may have a year or two here and there when they win), I really hope that richt stays. this UGA slide is not a one year thing. richt has UGA on a downward slide that started several years back. I think too many UGA fans tend to give Richt a pass because he is perceived to be such a fine Christian man. It is great to be a fine Christian man, I hope my friends view me that way, but that doesn’t necessarily make either of us a great football coach. Something happened with Richt four or five years ago, I have no idea what, but things in Athens changed. Richt no longer has the “it” that the great coaches do. if Richt is allowed to stay then UGA is making the statement that they are getting comfortable with good with a very occasional great thrown in.
so my thought is if GT can’t consistently beat UGA then I will just have to be happy with the rest of the SEC beating UGA.
Grady
November 29th, 2010
9:11 am
Richt hasn’t talked to any schools, but I bet his agent has. Until McGarity adds that 4th year, Richt would be dumb not to go to another school for mroe security. It’s best for his family.
Long Gator
November 29th, 2010
9:12 am
Who was the idiot carrying our poster Sat night?
It read ” WE RUN THIS STATE “.
Gators rule