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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FalconFan
November 28th, 2010
7:03 pm
I can tell that this blog is full of bulldog fans because of all the spelling errors, oh, it’s got to be the Budweiser. Richt stays at UGA!
blue
November 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
Falcon Fan Don’t drink just not great at typing but I still type better than CMR can coach
Don't let the door hit you in the back side....
November 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
Coach Richt,
Since the Miami Hurricanes have not contacted you, it may be time to contact them, you have worn out your welcome here in Athens…here is their number.
Athletics, Varsity
Hecht Varsity Athletic Center
Coral Gables Campus, Locator: 0820 (305) 284-3822
FalconFan
November 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
Hey blue, you just know CMR will have one more year. We need to suck it up.
Ford Truck Buyer
November 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
6-6 says it all.
blue
November 28th, 2010
7:11 pm
Falcon Fan I dont have to like it …. But that was a great game today
dawghuff
November 28th, 2010
7:18 pm
Are you sure little baby Jesus, lying in his manger doesn’t want you to go to Miami CMR? I think he does.
DamntheButcher
November 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
FIRE MARK RICHT NOW. I don’t care what he wants or who Miami wants I wants him gone from UGA. Here is the truth. The record was worse in 2008 than 2007. The record was worse in 2009 than 2008. The record was worse in 2010 than in 2009. What do all you Richt loving idiots see that makes you think this is working.
Paint
November 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
Bring Shannon in as DC, have Richt take back the OC and play calling duties, Bobo stays as QB coach. Look hard at strength and conditioning.
thomp
November 28th, 2010
7:26 pm
Richt needs to go! I think he will wish he had after next year when is looking for a job. Georgia should be better than what we have been the last few years that is for sure.
San Marco
November 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
In the 1986 Jan Kemp trial, O. Hale Almand Jr., a lawyer for UGA, offered a justification for the favorable treatment accorded the athletes, citing a hypothetical player. “We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”
That trial exposed UGA for the football factory that it was, and exposed Vince Dooley as a fraud and a sleazebag. It also derailed Dooley’s plans for a political career. That’s why we see the decrepit old fraud doing TV commercials even now.
Mark Richt is just the latest in a line of sleazy UGA coaches who coddle athletes and discard them after four years of football. He recruits illiterate morons he knows aren’t smart enough for college, but he doesn’t care, as long as they help him line his pockets with millions of dollars each year.
Suntanned Saint Mark isn’t all he appears to be, is he?
Rob
November 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Richt did not say he was NOT interested in the Miami Job Man. Where do you get that from?
Browndog
November 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
I guess no other school has ever had down years? Look at Texas and what happened to them this year. Mack Brown gets every player in Texas he wants and what was their record this year? UGA needs more talent on D and a big power running back. Get those and UGA will be fine. CMR will turn this around, but I could not blame him for leaving if he wanted to return to Miami.
Rob
November 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
It is time to give Coach Richt a new contract.
daddydog
November 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
Old Coach
Can see why you no longer coach.Someone with your mentality would bring in a passing game whiz OC, and even if team has no fast receivers, Hershel and Bo in the back field, you would pass 50 times cause that is the system.
Reggie Balls
November 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
If MR doesnt take the Miami job he is Dumber than Dumb.He would get a National Title with Miami,But not at GA.sorry Pup Fans
Dead Mike
November 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
Bring back Donnan!
Runner up Richt
November 28th, 2010
7:36 pm
Im gonna ask for an extension since I am so wanted by everyone.
Reggie Balls
November 28th, 2010
7:36 pm
They should FIRE MR and promote Bobo
Phillip S Thompson
November 28th, 2010
7:41 pm
People, get real! We are Blessed to have Coach Richt as our ball coach. We struggled a little this year but keep in my Florida struggled the year befroe they won their first National Championship under Meyer. I would be very disappointed without CMR as our Coach. This man is a great man and great coach. This time next year you nasayers will be Thankful for him. Go Dawgs!
Bob
November 28th, 2010
7:42 pm
Dooley’s Record after 10 seasons:
73-32-5
2 SEC titles
Bowl Record 4-3
Richt’s Record after 10 seasons:
96-33
2 SEC titles
Bowl Record 7-2
Some of you folks would have fired Knute Rockne, Bear Bryant, Tom Osborne, Bob Devaney, Joe Paterno, John Robinson, Darrell Royal, Woody Hayes, Eddie Robinson, Bo Schembechler, etc.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 28th, 2010
7:43 pm
Oh, Coach Richt you will finish your career in Athens. No UGA Head Coach ever gets a good coaching after their time in Athens. You may wany to end your career in at UGA, but the question is how soon could your career be over? HAHAHHA VERY SOON.
Jeff
November 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
To Hummon, Randy, and all the other Richt-bashing idiots on here: you are absolutely-friggin-INSANE! You people have NO appreciation for what Mark Richt has done, and you all have awfully short memories don’t you?
Tell me, would you have preferred to keep Ray Goof or Moron Donnan around in the late 90s? Were you not all THRILLED when those guys got the boot? Remember, they ROUTINELY had losing seasons, missed bowls, lost to Georgia Tech, etc.
In Mark Richt’s tenure, UGA has been to three SEC championship games, winning two titles… they have been to several BCS bowls and won 7 of 9 bowl games under his leadership… we OWN Georgia Tech, snapping their 1998-2000 dominance over us… and we, more often than not, have beaten Auburn AND Tennessee.
Yeah, we’ve struggled against Florida… who hasn’t?
Some of you people amaze me… you’d think that Georgia should be Army of the 1950s or Notre Dame of the 1960s or Alabama of the 1970s, with 800 game winning streaks, dozens of conference titles, and a handful of national championships. THAT’S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. Georgia’s best hope is to return to the consistency of 2002-2007… going 10-2 every year, getting a shot at the SEC title, going to a big New Year’s Day bowl, and dominating our in-state rivals. Once in a while, we’ll beat Florida… once in a while, we’ll beat Bama… once in a while, we may get a shot at national championships.
Some of you get on here and blog about how terrible Georgia has been… well, ya know what? We are only a couple of steps behind programs like Ohio State or Texas or USC or LSU or Alabama…. yes, the last 2 years have been tough, but my god, what team DOESN’T go through hard times at least once a decade? Didn’t Bama go 4-7 not to long ago? How about the Vols going 5-7 a couple of times? Didn’t LSU go 2-9 a couple of times in the 80s or 90s? Hasn’t Notre Dame been a colossal disappointment for 5 years? Didn’t Texas fall flat on it’s face this season? What has Nebraska done since the Tommy Frazier years of 94-95? How has “the U” faired since the national title in 2000?
The fact is that Georgia will ALWAYS have a good shot because of its recruting, it’s school and alumni support, and it’s even-handed leadership under Coach Richt. If averaging 9 or 10 wins a year and winning a few SEC titles during his tenure isn’t good enough, God help whoever comes AFTER Coach Richt… if we run him off, who the hell is going to want to COME here and coach? With you people biting his heels every time he doesn’t win a championship and go 13-0?
I would MUCH rather be a proud UGA fan under a coach that kicks felons of the team (Mettenburger) than be a fan of Auburn or Florida who KEEP their felons around (Newton, Rainey). And I’d sure as heck rather be a UGA fan and know I’ve got a great shot to win each year with phenomenal athletes, rather than a Tech fan, whose team relies on a gimmicky offense and a curmudgeony coach who is full of himself.
Sorry for the mis-spellings, but I’m a a little peeved at some of you. Good luck next year, Coach Richt… let’s go win a bowl and get ready to destroy Boise in 2011!!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!
BG
November 28th, 2010
7:53 pm
9 out of 10! Yea baby!!! GO DAWGS!!
Gene
November 28th, 2010
8:01 pm
Richt will stay at Georgia for the remainder of his contract, but even the most rabid Richt supporter must realize that Richt had circles coached around him last night. Grantham should choke himself after giving up over 500 yards to a crippled GT offense.
Fannin Dawg
November 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
Let him go. Let’s do whatever it takes to hire Tony Dungee.
cs
November 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
if he wont leave willingly, fire him!!!!
Jim007
November 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Richt is Gone !
He knows the majority of Dawgs fans are very unhappy with the THUGA atmosphere he has created.
Get Muschamp or Smart or someone with UGA roots
Dawgwasher
November 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
Despite the outcome Richt was outcoached last night. The fact that our Bowl eligibility hinged on the Tech game is pathetic. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Lee
November 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
@Jeff, I hear ya Bud. Many of us remember when they were saying the same thing about Dooley – now, they want to name half the campus after him.
go figure.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 28th, 2010
8:06 pm
Jeff,
Agree. We’re in a hot bed of HS recruiting here in GA. UGA will turn this thing around. Murray is a bright spot and the D will improve under TG with a few solid recruits.
Bob
November 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
Jeff,
Great post but you are talking to a bunch of folks who remain clueless.
Tiago do Brasil
November 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
O que Eu falo? Vai Cachorros!
Joe Cox
November 28th, 2010
8:14 pm
Jeff you are a pathetic loser of a fan. Take your acceptance of mediocrity elsewhere. You are everything that is wrong with UGA football.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
Not a bad weekend in Athens. Only 30 people arrested in the last 24 hours for MIP, DUI, Drunk & Disordley, or Drugs. #1 Party school and it shows after a night game in Athens.
VirginiaDawg
November 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
What Jeff said.
dawghuff
November 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
The “Jan Kemp trial”? Really San Marco? Are you actually that dumb as to bring up a trial that was almost 30 years ago as if it has something to do with today?
The stupidity of some people amaizes me.
dawghuff
November 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
I worked for Coach Dooley when I was at UGA, he’s one of the best people I’ve ever known.. you don’t know jack squat about Dooley San Marco. You need your backside busted for acting like you know the character of Dooley. A mole on his backside has more character than you’ll ever possess you freaking worm.
mdr
November 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
Maybe he should be interested in the Miami job. His time here is coming to an end.
poopdawg
November 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Jeff and Bob ,have either of you played a down of football? I understand your fans but guys there is no way to hide UGA’s defensive performance last night or all year. The UF offense even looked good against us.
Jillian Steenbok
November 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Begone with Richt. He’s an overpaid loser.
georgiagirl
November 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
BUNCH OF BANDWAGON SORRY FANS.
BAMA AND AUBURN FANS YOUR TEAMS JUST STARTING HAVING GOODYEAR IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SO SHUT UP TOO.
AND GATORS HOW THAT 6-5 FEEL.
Monroe's first Redcoat
November 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
The selfish part of me hopes that Greem and Houston will return We all want to see AJ cut loose for a complete senior season (hint, A. J., save the jersey, sell it LATER!!), and Houston can be the anchor for a defense desperately in need of one. Please stay, guys, but I don’t think anyone would blame them for taking good NFL money. The flip side of going pro this year is that with a potential lockout on the horizon, this could be a really lousy year to take that risk.
As for all you bandwagon Bulldogs, since you’ve already jumped off this year when things got ugly, do us all a favor and STAY THE HELL OFF!!!!! You clowns go on like you’re on ESPN’s Gameday broadcast, but 99 percent of you couldn’t coach a 6-year-old team, much less an SEC squad. Shut up and go away. Grantham’s D will improve. Murray is going to be a super studpuppy for UGA over the next three years. The future is good.
will
November 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
You are invited to participate in this survey:
How far did you laptop coaches advance in your own football career?
Dawgman
November 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
A quote from the old ball coach,
“Georgia’s record aint that good, but they have good players.”
Is it just me or was Spurrier saying that Georgia’s problems are a result of coaching?
reginald collins
November 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Enter your comments here
John Galt
November 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
Thank you Joe C. I’ve been saying that same thing for years. Our fans are the problem. They just accept mediocrity, which is why we continue to be mediocre. They love Richt because he gave us a few 10 win seasons. No championship mind you, but some 10 win seasons. I’m going to let you all in on a secret, all of Richt’s success can be attributed to a few simple things: Zook at Florida, Fulmer taking Tennessee down the tubes, Shula at Bama, and Gailey (with Reggie Ball) at Tech. Without these factors, Richt has no conference titles, and very few of your precious 10 win seasons. He was very fortunate to come to Georgia when he did. After his first year, Spurrier left Florida, Tenn was never the same, SC had to fight to win one game, Bama was on probation, and Auburn was secretly meeting with coaches on private jets. The SEC East was basically given to us (and we still couldn’t win it in 2003 & 2004). The 2005 title was a huge surprise, even though LSU was forced to play 13 weeks in a row with no week off due to Katrina. I guess what I am saying is that much of the success he had initially, that Richt worshipers always point to, was largely an illusion. The man was 1-2 against Zook, for God’s sake. Goff could have won the 2002 title with all the transition going on in the conference.
DamntheButcher
November 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
I think what coach Richt means when he uses the term “finish the drill” is to go 0-12 in a season. He is well on his way to finishing it
Dawgman
November 28th, 2010
8:56 pm
Well said John Galt. That’s something the blind loyalist dont want see or hear.
Dawgman
November 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
“to see”