Richt says he hasn’t been approached by Miami, ‘absolutely’ plans to stay at UGA

Please don’t go Richt! We love you! Bring us another 6-6 season! I don’t care…as long as we have you!!!! GO DAWGS!

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First. Tim Tucker for Heisman.

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*COUGH* Second….

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I will step up and say that I want Richt here for another season. I know this year was bad but things could be worse and honestly the year got off to a bad start with AJ. I seriousy think AJ will be back considering the lock out pending in NFL and the fact his parents want him to graduate.

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If I may step in as Devil Advocate for a moment. Bulldogs score when Tech was unable to prevent home team from bleeding all time off clock. Instead of certain triumph point difference is eight points (one possession) with decent time remaining. UGA defense unable to slow down Yellow Jackets all night. Suppose Atlanta guys drove for TD then converted conversion for two points? Suppose Bulldogs lost in OT? Final 5-7 record. No bowl appearance. How kind would comments be about Mark Wretch today? I say if Miami wants Wretch then let him go! With my blessings. Just make sure he packs his Bible plus all his assistants except the defensive coordinator. Even though he, too, is on my short list. STENDEK

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Tommy Tubberville will the next coach a former assistant under Jimmy Johnson .

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yay good riddance

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Not a surprise, the next 72 hours are going to be the key. If it happens it will be swift. McGarity needs to be ready and have MSU Athletic Director’s number on speed dial for permission to speak with Dan Mullen. The familiarity that the two have and the success Mullen has had in 2 seasons at MSU along with his apparent key to the Florida offense make him a logical replacement if it comes to that.

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Please, let them hire Mike Bobo instead, and take our strength coach with him. 2 different trainers in Athens who are not associated with the football team this year stated that Van Hallenger is a key problem for UGA. He has not kept up with advancements that other teams are using for their players. Maybe this is part of why OUR top recruits for offensive line and our entire defense seem to underperform in their careers compared to our rivals’ top players………

As far as Bobo goes, he just needs to go! Even Coach Richt said last night on the radio that we “probably should have thrown the ball more in the 2nd half”. Murray was 15-19, while our running game was struggling as usual. WHY wait until AFTER the game to realize we needed to STICK with what was WORKING!?! It’s not the first time that one of our coaches has made post-game remarks like that. Our playcalling is too inconsistent. We need a Top 10 offensive coordinator to be a Top 10 team again. Nobody can truthfully say that Bobo is one of the 10 best coordinators…. GO DAWGS!!

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lol well allowing 400yds rushing with a backup qb who throws 4passes a game is just terrible

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My fingers are crossed that Richt leaves like this – with no bad feelings – just that he’s got to go back to his alma mater. He’s to good a guy to fire.

THEN, absolutely right, Lowcountry, pay whatever it takes to get Mullen here. Whatever it takes.

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As a Georgia fan, I hope the newspapers are right. Why would Richt stick around? He has to know that he’s probably toast in 12 months. A fresh start would be good for all concerned.

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Tommy West/Bowden are available. How about Brad Scott? He was on their list after the ‘94 season. He hasn’t changed.

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So,

DAWG POOP ON MY BREATH, Mullen would not come to Athens? And why?

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Okefenokee,

I am with you, if the marriage is going to end, this seems like the easiest way to do it. Richt surely cannot be happy with the recent addition of Boise to a season that is going to already require him to win at least 9 games. Not saying he is not capable, but at this point he will have to look strongly at Miami. It is going to come down also to money and the “U” is historically cheap when it comes to coaching hires. It will be very interesting indeed.

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I think CMR needs to put in a call to Randy Shannon about our DC position, he was the Broyles Award winner for the nation’s top assistant coach in 2001, while serving as Miami’s DC under head coach Larry Coker!

The Todd Grantham route is taking too long to develop, he doesn’t seem to have a clue! Even recruiting the right players for the 3-4 will take 2-3 years at best.

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Hi Mark
Thanks for calling. We’re off today but we will be at your house first thing in the morning, for sure. Understand you’re moving back to the greater Miami area. We has a hookup with several real estate complanies in that area that can get you settled in quickly so you can begin recruiting as soon as you arrive and sign your contract. Welcome to Florida!

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You’d better hope he would take the D-Coordinator w/him.

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Here is what i see, if UGA gives him more multi-year contracts that means Richt stays if not, just say Goodbye!!! i do want him to stay if Adams is smart enough then he’ll keep Richt around for more years to come. over and out.

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If new AD McGarity were to attend 10 Bulldog functions, he would come away with a keen observation right now at this juncture: 45-55% of the Bulldog Nation desire a head coach change. Period. AD Greg McGarity does not want that % at all. Why? It reveals a badly, badly divided nation. It also suggests that $$$ contribtions could be adversely impaced and he does not want that. Dr. Adams does not desire that situation either.

UGA and Richt are at the fabled croass roads ………………..Richt can move on with no hard feelings and we can get get MSU’s Mullins ( florida might too ) and move forward. Mullins just might bring a kid or two along with him. He coachesI like AU’s Chizk) hard nosed SEC stuyle ball, whereas, Richt is still in the old FSU ACC model of the 90s. There with exciting O, he could survive with athletic but weak D lines. Now, even his O is predictable.

Colorado might grab CPJ ………………..as they won the 1990 NC with a triple option O. He wants to leave the ACC in the worst way, I have heard.

Go Dogs.

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FROM THERE PRINT TO GOD’S EYES.

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Please get Richt to stay forever. We need him in the SEC to become the new skinnier Fulmer with the losses and excuses…the whole thing.

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you people are stupid

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77 PLAYERS WERE FROM GEORGIA REPRESENTING BOTH TEAMS IN LAST NIGHT GAME. THESE PLAYERS ARE WHAT IS LEFT AFTER AUBURN ALABAMA LSU ND STAMFORD FLORIDA FLORIDA STATE AND OTHERS PICK OUT THE BEST IN GEORGIA. DOES THIS TELL YOU SOMETHING? THE UGA PROGRAM IS DEAD PLEASE SOMEONT TELL CMR AMD MR ADAMS.

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I don’t give a rat’s a$$ either way. We just get worse and worse.

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Sports marriages can sometimes be like real marriages. The longer the inevitable is prolonged the harsher the feelings become! Mark Richt should depart gracefully now. Not be forced out in disgrace after yet another dismal season! Allow memory of time in Athens be pleasant. STENDEK

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My biggest question to Richt supporters is HOW will he turn it around next year? Of course they don’t have any answers. Green and Durham will be gone and Murray could actually digress with no weapons on the outside. And after last nights defensive performance I have zero faith in Grantham. So what gives? If Richt stays he truly is a dead man walking. So why delay the inevitable? If Miami comes after Richt hard he should have a sit down with McGarrity and get an idea of his expectations for next season. Maybe that really would be a win-win for both parties.

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Hey Hummon. Indulge in reality check! Team finished 6-6. 6-6! Could just as easily have finished 5-7. May be fine showing for Poughkeepsie State but NOT for University of Georgia. Believe all true residents of Bulldog Nation will concur! STENDEK

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It is true though, hard to believe its been 10 years. CMR came in as the hot young coach and withing the blink of an eye had the UGA faithful seeing Sugar falling from the sky once again. Now CMR comes across as comfortable and at time disinterested into what is happening to the program. This is what happens when a coach has success so quickly and almost effortlessly. Now a bump has come in the road that has the program spiraling downward and the faithful have grown leery over his ability to right the ship. Whether he stays or goes CMR has done a phenomenal job of being a ambassador for the University.

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I have been one on the get rid of Richt bandwagon, out of frustation I guess. But as the season has progessed I have changed my way of thinking. Look at the facts, we have scored a lot of points this year and been in EVERY game. Our problem is NO defense. Think about it. If we had half the D we had from the VanGorder era we would be in the NC picture IMHO. I want to believe Grantham will turn this around, but I’m not sure. Maybe we just need time to get the right personel in place for the 3-4. But even so, I still saw the same problem on D last night, no adjusting, just like Willie. So that begs the question, is it the cordinator or the head man? Anyway the bottom line is that we need a defense. I’ve even been on the fire Bobo wagon, but the offense is fine. The big thing to me is, can Richt field a defense weather it be with Grantham or anyone else? That is the big factor weather Richt should stay or not. I would like to see him stay now. I dont see Mullen coming over, and who else would we get? I would rather see Richt than an unproven cordinator like Muschamp or Smart. Unproven as a head coach that is.

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Why go to Miami when your going to have to battle Jimbo Fisher and FSU in recruiting plus have to deal with USF to .

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Lowcountry

No doubt he would. Not saying he is a bad fit but we dont have those players to run that offense. He is a great coach but a coach with the same type of offense would be a better impact right off the bad. See Michigan. They were pro set and switched to the spread. Offense is potent after 3 years. Defense is our main problem.

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CMR is gone, to either Miami or Colorado, and I suspect he may take Boulder since this the program is not a redneck as Athens.

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Dawginlex

I totally agree with you, Murray should have taken a knee and called it a night. If GT had driven, scored and got the 2 point conversion, CMR would have been labeled as the dumbest coach in D-1.

There is nothing to get excited about regarding this game, both programs are horrible with no defenses. UGA had the better special teams and defense, thus they won it straight out.

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The anti-Richt comments in this blog are almost laughable, coming as they do from a base that knows a hell of a lot less about football than they think they do. We actually ran the ball pretty well in the second half once we went to cutbacks and quit trying to jam it up the gut when Tech was poised to stop the straight ahead. Part of the problem in the second half was that the defense was severely gassed and may have had a hard time stopping my mother (who has been dead for 12 years). Giving the D a blow was part of the reason for staying with the run and trying to run some clock. As for those who say that grantham has proved tat the 3-4 dosen’t work–HELLO, its his first year with a bunch of guys who are not ideally suited to run this scheme. Look for big improvements next year (and you might check Alabama’s first year record and 3-4 defensive stats in Saban’s first year). CMR does need to adapt to the changing character of college football, but a pro-style offense still works in college ball (and our offense was the bright spot comming down the stretch–even in the losses to FL and Auburn.
I think that CMR (unlike many Ga bloggers) has more character than to cut and run when facing a little adversity. And guess what happens to what is shaping up to be a nice recruiting class if recruits become overly concerned (rightly or wrongly) about Richt’s tenure at Georgia.

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I can’t believe the delusional fans that still fret over recruiting. How many freakin top 5 underachieving recruiting classes under Richt do you need to witness? Recruiting is very important but you have to have someone to mold the clay. Richt has proven over the last 4 or 5 years he can’t do that. His way isn’t working anymore, on or off the field.

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I agree Hoops Dawg i think McGarity is not going to let Richt leave the state and the way its looks now UGA is going to have great class McGarity is not stupid and is not going to throw this great recruiting class away .

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CMR can’t control his players off field @ UGA. Imagine how completely out of control the thugs in Miami would be!?!

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Look at Florida and Texas this year, even Bama lost 3. You can’t go 12-2 or better every year, be glad you have a good coach. A new recruiting coordinator maybe a needed change.

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Wonder if we can release Richt from his contract without enforcing the buyout and make it easier to leave if he is indeed offered.

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This blog is full of comments from the UGA “fans” that never attended UGA, and tech students who want to get rid of Richt because they are 1-9 against him. Classless, whining “fans” need to shut up and make sure you never have children.

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I think it’s the perfect opportunity for Richt to save face as well as the University of Georgia by taking the Miami job. I don’t see the underclassmen coming up and being any better than the starters this year at UGA. That means we are looking at a 6 to 7 win season next year also. It will be tough to explain to ESPN analyst how a 90 + win coach could be let go after 11 years but there is too much off field issues as well as not wanting to change coaches when it’s needed. The most important thing UGA needs in the offseason is a change in the strength and conditioning program. The players are in shape but they are still being blown off the ball by the opposing teams offensive lines.

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You so called dawg fans that want Richt gone are not true fans your just fair weather fans if we loose Richt than we loose this great class and it will take a long time rebuild so be careful what you wish for .

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layinlow you suck !

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Ryan, the truth hurts right? Call name names when you don’t like what you hear? Another top 5 recruiting class is the answer? lol. Truly delusional.

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Ryan, our class is currently ranked number 15? what is so great about it?

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Oh good grief. After reading some of these blog entries, part of me couldn’t blame Richt for taking another job.

Folks, THERE IS A REASON why Richt’s name keeps coming up when other schools are looking for a head coach – he’s is a DAMN FINE COACH.

Those of us who remember the Dooley days also remember when a part of the fan base were calling for his job. Now, they want to name half the campus after him.

Looking at this past season and the number of points this offense has put up, makes you wonder what would have happened if they had a defense to go along with it. Take a couple of touchdowns off the board of the opponents and give UGA’s offense 2-3 more possessions per game and you’re talking 10-11 wins this season.

Is Grantham the answer? I don’t know. Give him another season and then evaluate.

There is one area that I wish Richt would address and that is the offensive line. No reason why a program the calibre of UGA shouldn’t have one of the top OL in the country. At this level, you sign a crop of big boys every year, hang a redshirt on them, put them in the weight room for three years, and then you will have an annual rotation of juniors and seniors who have thousands of reps under your system.

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http://community.gainesvilletimes.com/blogs/detail/2171/

as much as it pains me to say this, there needs to be a change at the top with the University of Georgia’s football program. That may come as a shock to hear from those that know me best.

As a University of Georgia graduate and longtime supporter of Mark Richt, I’ve felt that he was on track to guide the program to the promise land and its first national title since I was wearing diapers in 1980.

However, the way this season has transpired and a general overview of the program has given me a drastically different perspective, and I’ve come to believe that the Bulldogs will not be a regular national contender as long as Richt is in charge.

Don’t get me wrong, I applaud Mark Richt for his outstanding character and the principled Christian influence he’s been for the young men he’s worked with. However, if that is his singular goal, a career in the ministry may be more well suited.

I want Georgia (6-6) to have a coach that is going to groom a team that will lean on the opposition, so by the time the fourth quarter rolls around, they’re ready to submit. Right now, we have a Georgia program that barely survived against Georgia Tech, despite twice leading by two touchdowns.That’s not acceptable in my book.

As far as I see it, there’s no excuse for team’s to be able to come into Sanford Stadium, especially a marginal Georgia Tech program, and almost pull out the upset due to our own special teams errors, poor play calling and a boneheaded, uncontested touchdown run by Washaun Ealey with less that 2 minutes left to play that gave the Yellow Jackets the ball back.

Before anybody gets the wrong idea, my frustration with Georgia’s program extends far beyond last night’s win against Georgia Tech.

My main concern is that Georgia’s recruiting has left the tracks. Yes, we have some fantastic athletes in the program with A.J. Green (who we’re going to miss greatly next season), Justin Houston, Aaron Murray, Kris Durham (a steal for the NFL team that gets him in the draft) and a budding star in Alec Ogletree.

However, far too often, I’ve seen the Bulldogs in the past two or three years bring athletes in on the recommendation of recruiting services and how well they perform in a scouting combine. I feel like this all started in earnest with Georgia’s 2005 recruiting class when the Bulldogs only brought in two home run players (Jeff Owens and Kade Weston). As I studied that season’s recruiting class a few weeks back and how they panned out by the time they graduated from Georgia in 2009, more than a fair number of these never made a real impact with the program.

For that, I blame the coaching staff.

We aren’t bringing in the right athletes that give us a realistic chance of being a national contender. Then on the flip side, there’s great high school athletes, some locally, that Georgia gives up on. Want an example? Gainesville’s A.J. Johnson. This kid is a stud and right in the backyard of the Bulldogs, but for some unknown reason, they didn’t think he was worthy of offering a scholarship.

Unbelievable!

I’ve talked with other friends and sportswriters who have the same impression of Georgia’s program: slowly, but surely, it sank into mediocrity. If you’re a fan that is content with the program going 6-6 and no real signs of improvement on the horizon, then be my guess. However, I feel like next year is going to be an unpleasant wake-up call without Green (see this year’s four-game losing streak for proof) and Houston (probably a first-round pick in the NFL) bolting out of Athens.

Also, I think life in the SEC is getting tougher than easier. I’m of the belief that it’s the toughest conference in the country, and as a result, draws the best coaches and players. Just think, in addition to the constant powers, you also have Mississippi State and Arkansas, programs that are much improved and will be battling for league titles sooner than later.

Supporters of Richt point to his record (96-33) and two league titles as proof that he should stay. While I’ll be the first to agree that he’s made his mark, two SEC titles and three conference championship game appearances since he arrived in 2001 doesn’t exactly instill fear in Alabama, LSU, Florida and Auburn.

My fear that the program is slowly eroding started immediately after Georgia was at its highest point under Richt with its victory over Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl at the end of the 2007 season.

In the three years since, we’ve gone 10 wins in 2008, 8 wins in 2009 and 6 wins so far this season with the chance of a low-level bowl victory still up in the air. To make things even more discouraging, our quality victories this season are non-existant, unless you count Tennessee and Georgia Tech. I don’t.

The silver lining to this season is that we have a new defensive coordinator, who may be able to untangle the mess that Willie Martinez left at Georgia. The Bulldogs also cut down on penalties and turnovers this season, which you would think could translate into a better record.

However, it didn’t. Georgia fans are sitting on a bitter-sweet feeling of beating Georgia Tech, but only becoming bowl eligible with a .500 record.

I don’t think it should be acceptable to finish .500 in a state with so much high school talent as the state of Georgia. I believe you could craft a national title contender by recruiting within the borders of our state alone.

Even though Mark Richt is a pleasant human being, who has made every effort to make Georgia a national contender, I just don’t see it happening on his watch again. The best college programs in the country are already lightyears ahead of Georgia in terms of talent, stability and general buzz around the program.

If the Bulldogs are going to be a national power again, it’s going to take some sweeping changes and it all starts at the top.

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What makes some of your morons think that Gary Patterson, Jim Harbough or Dan Mullen would even come to UGA? They are in long contracts and are building a good nucleus where they are at. Some of my fellow Dawgs spew their pie holes without thinking. We will not have a top notch coach waiting in the wings for us.
This comes to my next statement. Boy, I remember this time last year.”Fire Willie, Fire Willie!” All the comments were, “yes it will take 2 to 3 years to get the defense back to give the next DC a chance to get his players in. This is most of you morons now. “Fire TG, Fire TG!” Most of you were the same idiots saying that it will take a couple years to get the defense back on track.
I hated going through this year and watching that defense, but KNEW it was going to be like this when we hired our DC. It will be better next year, but not great. It takes at least 3 years to get on track to compete in the SEC defensively. You fellow Dawgs with small memories kill me!
GO DAWGS!

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role not roll…..Sorry!

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All of you fans on here hooting about the offense please tell us what happens when Green is gone next year? The offense is going backward next season folks.

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Dawgs are an afterthought in the SEC. Dawg fans can’t stand it but they are right there with Kentucky and Ole Miss. In a year that they should have taken the SEC East Tech gave them an opportunity to go to Graceland!

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Richt is the best coach in Georgia history. The numbers don’t lie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football#Head_coaching_records Georgia doesn’t appreciate what it has in Richt.

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Richt is a hot commodity after just winning the toilet bowl between 2 rather pathetic programs. Man you georgia guys really need to learn how to play football. I went from watching to titans of college football play in the Iron bowl to watching to terrible teams play in the state of georgia toilet bowl. Pathetic.

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I love these fans with their one liners but with no real argument to back it up. Marlon Brown was supposed to be the heir apparent to AJ and he is a huge disappointment. T King is an ok receiver but nothing special. Just saying we are going to fine at receiver next year doesn’t mean that is the reality.

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layinlow,
You don’t really believe the websites that rank recruiting classes do you? Texas is top 5 almost every year… Remind me what bowl they are going to? Explain TCU

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Again, for those who don’t understand, Coach Bobo is NOT one of the Top 10 offensive coordinators in the country, and if we want to be there again, we need an upgrade. Yes, we have scored a lot of points in the last half of the season. The PROBLEM is that we are PREDICTABLE with our play calling and that we STRAY from what is working. A good offense, like in anything else, has to MAXIMIZE its STRENGTHS and overcome its weaknesses. One more time — in the 1st half, we threw 14 times and shredded Tech’s secondary. 2nd half — we threw 5 times and ran inconsistently. Tech NEVER stopped our passing game. WE stopped our own offense by abandoning our passing game! Yes, running some clock to keep Tech’s offense off the field would have been nice, but our running game is NOT very good on a consistent basis. Again, IF we had an SEC-caliber (or Conference USA caliber) defense, we could afford bogging down offensively. BUT, we DON’T. We have to go into every game with a plan to OUT SCORE our opponents. Bobo does not call games that way. We got lucky that 42 was enough to win, and some of those were points due to Tech’s turnovers. Bobo is TOO PREDICTABLE and TOO WILLING TO ABANDON WHAT IS WORKING WELL……. Keep Coach Richt, and get rid of Van Hallenger, who is killing us with our conditioning. Van Hallenger’s a bigger issue than Bobo, even. Go Dawgs…!

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Upon further review , the”U” will more than likely pass on CMR ,he is just too expensive. CMR wiil not leave any money on the table. UGA is obligated to pay him more than he can make in 5 years at Miami and the odds are he would be long gone before he finishes his first contract at the”U”.CMR is smart he knows if things don’t turn around he can get his buyout and get another coaching job better than the one at Miami. UGA is stuck with CMR lets hope that the new recruits and the redshirts are as good as advertised. The SEC east should be up for grabs next year ,a fast start may put all of the Dawgs back in contention for at least the SEC east title.Or another slow start and we are right back here next year blogging about a new coach.

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Dawgs run this state, thats exactly what I am talking about. Some fans worry about recruiting when our biggest concern should be coaching. I’m sick and tired of hearing about recruitng. We don’t do anything with them anyway.

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There is a God!

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Dawg with bag over head, thank god I’m not alone. I too am tired of being called a nerd imposter for being real and frank. I just won’t to see this team moving in the right direction. 12 or 13 arrest and a 6-6 record and some fans are just happy we beat a Technical school from the ACC. Something is not right in Athens and real fans want answers. True fans are the ones who demand excellence. The state of Georgia is a high school football factory and there should be no excuses for not winning.

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I do want to clarify one thing about my position. I think mark richt is a good man and I for one will not resort to insulting the man. But I just don’t think he is the right man for the UGA at this point. Time for change.

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I seriously doubt CMR is going anywhere until his contract is done. At that point he wants to go into a ministry. With that said I could not blame him at all for starting fresh at another major university and getting away from all of the negative know-it-all dawg fans. You know who I’m talking about. The people that write for & on these AJC blogs think that they know more about football than Richt. One guy last night even challenged Richt to a “coach only mode” video game. Who knew that playing a video game makes you a football expert? These are the same people that think they can call the Falcons offense better than Mike Mularkey. There is a reason you people sit at home and play video games instead of actually coaching real football.

Richt deserves time to fix the problems at Georgia. He deserves your support. The coach you all want just lost to Nevada after having a 24 point lead. Sound familiar?

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I hope they hire someone who is senile.

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Yep Mark had a good run in Athens, but now he’s retired on the job. It happens. Guy gets a cushy contract, has some early successes, starts to take the adoring fans and media seriously. He relaxes, settles into a comfortable rut, gets more comfortable with losing. That’s were Coach Richt is right now. Let him leave, give someone else a shot at building a winning team.

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If CMR has not desire to go and wants to stay he should nip it in the bud asap

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Dawg fans, lets face facts here. CMR is’nt going anywhere. McGarity is’nt firing CMR. CMR did what he had to do to keep his job last night. He won. It was UGLY and statistically we lost that game, but when the clock read 00:00, UGA had more points on the board. Fan focus needs to be on what can change.
1. Bobo needs to go back to QBs and CMR needs to pick up a clip board again.
2. New Strength and Conditioning Staff
3. Dust off the 90’s “Charlie Ward” Style offense and impliment it into our ultra conservative
4. Grantham needs to impliment some aspects of the 4-3 when necessary.
5. (Should be 1st) Must have a top ten recruiting class. Stop losing the state’s top linemen to South Carolina and Auburn.

Next year’s schedule is setting up in CMR’s favor.
Boise State – CMR has all off season to prepare for them. No excuse for losing.
S. Carolina – they lose an awful lot of seniors, but its a toss up.
Coastal Carolina – Win
Ole Miss – Win
Miss State – at home, Dawgs should get revenge
UT – their program is still down, should be another win
Vandy – Win
Open
UF – 2 weeks to prepare, if Grantham has the Defense in sync we should win this game.

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Great job Richt. 6-6! You’re the seventh highest paid coach in college football and you are mediocre at best. You have not won big games with good talent. Get the hell out of here.

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Hard to believe I’m saying this but, if you’ve watched the last few games closely (last night in particular) — and I’m sure you have or you wouldn’t all be on here — there is a difference between coaching and playing on the defensive side of the ball (on offense, I’d say a good bit of the execution is there — with the glaring exception of the hyped-to-heaven O-Line — not so on defense). How many times are players (not early in the year, but now) in a position to make a play but they can’t seem to do something as fundamental as tackle the man with the ball.

Just saying (and please, disagree) it seems like, on the D side of the ball, the scheme is there but the execution isn’t. If UGA could tackle when in position to make a tackle, GT would have run the ball for a lot of yardage — that’s what they do — but nothing like the debacle UGA produced last night. Time after time, it looks like the pitch is contained, only to have a UGA player try to spin off of a blocker while the runner sprints past him — intending to tackle with his back turned, apparently. Arm tackles? I don’t have a count but might run the game back, if I have time, to count them up.

And, it’s been the same all year. I know — that’s coaching, too — but it’s something that has to be ingrained in a team over a period of time.

So, I’m throwing my hat in there in favor of Mr. Grantham. I think he’s on the right track. But, we have to recruit defense hard, find a big body for the middle (which we might actually have on the roster already — we’ll see how that develops), and hammer getting off blocks and making tackles, a lot of which is actually footwork, which you can coach, and brains, which you can’t.

As for Mr. Richt. I don’t have the answer. I watch the elite programs and merely the demeanor of their head coaches on the sidelines and there’s an obvious difference but that’s hardly enough upon which to judge a coach. We all want to hold him accountable. Which we should. What I would like to see is him demanding accountability from his assistants. How can he continue to criticize the play calling on radio shows after games and not fix it. Who’s the head coach? I thought he was.

My guess is, he’s here and we’ll see next year, when Grantham’s had a year and we see what CMR does about Bobo. But, what do I know. I’m surprised every day in this business. Note 1: Miami just went 7-5 and fired their coach. Note2: UGA had far too much talent to be a missed GT extra point from a 50-50 shot at defeat last night. Out-coached all night.

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You CMR defenders are just dumb. CMR made 466,000 dollars per win this season. Yeah he is great at ripping off the university. You say ohhh who can we get to replace him with. Heck anyone in the top 50 of the standings is a upgrade in my book.

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Apopka DAWG, I read the same comments last year and the year before and….. Yep next year will be the year we beat Flroida. Richt is gonna suddenly wake up and make all those changes you mentioned. Yep we are gonna do it next year!!

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Let him and Bobo Gogo!! He needs to go back to the ACC where he can coach and more than likely dominate for years to come! He sucks in the SEC and needs to GO!!! That game last night after 2 weeks off was pathetic!! Those players were no where even close to being prepared. I mean Grantham gets paid 750K a year to put that pathetic Defense on the field. The only reason UGA won that game is because GT’s kicker screwed the pooch and their defense sucked just a little worse that UGA’s!! Pathetic win for a Pathetic coaching staff!!!! LET HIM GO TO THE U!!!

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if mark richt leaves, Isiah crowelle will sign with bama, Ray Drew will sign with someone else, all of our possible recruits will find new homes. Do you people not think that a program goes through cycles. IT has up and downs, Look at Miami, Penn state, Texas, USC, Tenn, YOU cant stay on top forever, We need to keep richt He needs to be our JOPA. I wish they wouldnt have gotten rid of DOOLEY, since dooley was forced out UGA has been lossing consistantly to FLA for 20+ years. Richt will figure out how to get UGA back on top. and IT starts with landing the right RB. Crowell. IF we land him and he turns out to be the next Hershel walker, UGA will be back on top. LOOK at S. carolina with lattimore, without him they are horrible. with him they won the SEC east. We just need to land a great RB. When UGA has an awsome running game we win.

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Please go CMR

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Please keep Mark Richt!

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Georgia could never be that lucky.

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He is staying……now let’s hope that AJ will too. The man is a winner…just a down season or two…..I agree that we gotta step up the recruiting instate…I was at the game last night and therecruits walked by me in the Tate Center……lots of big lineman……

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Beating GT is like kissing your brother.

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I’m ready to return to coaching…give me a call.

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The only positive to leaving UGA for Miami is that its his alma mater….no other reason exists. The facilites at UM aren’t that great and they play 45 minutes north of campus in a half empty stadium. Its a very small private school with a limited number of alumni and fanbase. I think its more of a challenge to get UGA back to where they were than take the UM job. Just a couple years ago, we were on the brink of challenging for a BCS title. If he can turn this thing around that would be way more impressive than anything at UM. UM was dominant when they were independent and in the Big East. That isn’t true anymore.

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CMR definity deserves chance to right ship. If uncertantity goes away should be best recruiting class in years.

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Lets get Derrik Dooley before he gets stuck on Tennessee. Let MR go on back to Miami and wish him well.

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I am amused by all the idiots who want Coach Richt gone. Aren’t you the same bozos calling for Coach Martinez’s head last year. Coach Richt is an awesome person and coach. Most of yall probably sell shoes at the mall and probably wouldn’t recognize a zone blitz if it bit you in the leg.

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CMR…I loved ya and now you can leave with your head high – you unfortunately have done all that you can do at UGA. You took the foot off the throttle and the SEC top tier has passed us by.

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Tucker trying to make a story out of nothing. Just because so yahoo puts out a list of possible replacements doesnt mean anything.

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whats everyone beef with mike bobo and mark richt , we have a great offense , why are we not jumping down granthams throat , we have scored lots of points in many games this season – but we got the raw end of the deal when we hired grantham . good lord , plus i’d rather have a coach with ethics , and mark richt is a great man / coach . and don’t go there about all the arrest this season —– coaches are not baby sitters , players need to grow up and act like adults .

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I for one do not want MR to leave, but I am TIRED of watching teams like Ga. Tech run up and down the field at will, and the Dawgs having to score 40 plus points to win. They lost every game this year that they scored less than 40 in. So much for the zone blitz.

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Rest of SEC…….and what will Auburn have when Scam is gone? Nada!

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The average dawg fan that I’ve witnessed this year does not deserve coach Richt. The dawg fans I am talking about are both stupid and arrogant. You know who you are. You load up on your tonic and you spew a lot of crap on the boards. Real Georgia Fans Love Richt! Hope he stays. Thanks to you retards he may not. I hope all of you dimwits are proud and hell yes, I’d punch you in the face if I could. Go Dawgs!

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missouridawg…you could try…once

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Old Coach
If you were a decent coach, you would realize it is unwise to put in a new scheme on short notice, without the type of players to make it succeed.
I suppose you think they had a better year with 3-4, than if they had stayed in 4-3.

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All I say is if Miami offers him more money, don’t raise his salary to keep him.

Let him decide … money, or prove it here next year.

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Think about the football team THUGA puts on the field. 96% of the players are academically provisionally accepted, with Adams and his cronies knowing full well that they will use up all their coaching and tutors and elligibility and then have their asses kicked out on the street and soon be pushing grocery carts around Atlanta looking for a warm place to sleep. What a pitiful way to run the State’s flagship university.

Get rid of Richt now.

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To those whose (Buck Belue) say “who would be better” I have an one recent example: “Chizik/Roof/Malzan”.

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McGarity … it’s a long shot, but if Richt leaves, please make Jon Gruden your primary target and make him a hard to refuse offer.

If not him, Harbaugh.

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Never happen.

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Why is that, Dan?

Please, explain your rationale. Some of us think that those who defend Richt are idiots, and we have the last 3 years to use as evidence.

Please tell us about what a great man Coach Richt it. We already know that, but unfortunately, he is not running a charity mission. His job is to win football games, and he is no longer capable of doing that.

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Just HOW many Bulldogs have arrest records? That will fit in just fine in Miami…

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I think Richt is a good coach overall, and he showed last year that he is willing to make changes. I like Granthams D, it hasn’t been great this year, but I can see the potential. We gotta give him some time to recruit players to fit the scheme and teach up the players so they execute it better. We have to get a big, dominating DT this offseason, maybe a JUCO guy. THats what will make this defense work

and Richt, please, GET A NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

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Lets don’t lose a great coach like MR. Lets build a great defense to go with him. We have all seen it he can build an offensive powerhouse. I was surprised at Chris Durham’s speed in the Tech game. Does anyone out there know what his time is in the 100m?

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@kc15aa

When was the last SEC Championship for Richt?

Who has come into the league since then? Look at all the SEC schools that have passed UGA by with coaching hires. UGA barely beat a TERRIBLE Gtu team last night and even tried to give that one away.

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Very soon we will be able to recruit the current members of the awbarn team – after the death penalty is dealt for lack of institutional control. Maybe we get some misguided recruits back – just not paid what they were before.

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I’m curious why Georgia fans think because they hired an OC from a proven NC caliber team to run their historically mediocre team, they expect that coach to suddenly win NC’s?

As they say, you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken chit.

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Please let him go and take his undisciplined players and coaches with him. There is no excuse to go 6-6 and to have a losing SEC record. If he cant handle his players OFF the field then he cant handle them ON the field and this years record proves that. Are we ever going to win a game against a team with a WINNING record?

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Auburn — NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! bring that title on home to the SEC.

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@ Joe B. The last SEC Championship was 2007. It is unrealistic to win the SEC every year if the SEC is the elite of college football. Look at all the hires. I guess Florida should fire Urban and Alabama fire Saban since they have not won every year. Find me a team that wins their conference every year especially in a tough conference. You can bring a big name coach in and when there is a down year here come all the “experts” saying fire him. Get a clue the competition is fierce and there will be down years.

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I think it would be the best move for both Universities. It’ll also keep McGarity from having to fire Richt next year.

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KC15AA

My last SEC tittle was 2005. I was blown out by Tennesse that year which went to atlanta.

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@kc15aa,

Thanks for proving that you know absolutely nothing. UGA did not even play in the SEC Championship game in 2007 because they lost to a bad Scu team and a mediocre Tennessee team. Please quit typing about things which you do not know.

You are the problem with fans. You are an idiot with an opinion, and that is a very dangerous thing.

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I say fire every coach who doesn’t win it all this year, that’s the spirit!

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If CMR decides to take this job, we need to shoot for Chris Peterson or Bud Foster. I know Foster doesn’t have any head coaching experiance, but he had been around Frank Beamer (who is an excellent coach) for a long time. He would bring a tough, hard nosed attitude to our team. Him and CTG would be good together. oh, and demote Bobo back to quarterback coach

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To all the Mark Richt naysayers.You show your unbelievable depth of football ignorance with your expectations.
Mark Richt is an outstanding coach and asset for the University of Georgia. There is no doubt that he is putting all the pieces in place for another run at Championships.
All programs go through periods of rebuilding. One just needs to look at Florida, Alabama, Texas, USC, Tennessee, and others to see that at some point all outstanding coaches have to make adjustments. Coach Mark Richt is no different.
Mark Richt is a damn good dawg.

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Michigan

Your right. But all the universities you just named have one a BCS tittle. Wheres CMRs?

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Can anybody explian how to hold on to the football? I thought all I had to do was show up and everyone would bow to my superior skills. This is not going the way I envisioned. My sorry lot mirrors the teams fate this season!

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Dear Coach Richt,

As the great Bear Bryant used to say, “Mama’s calling!” And you should always do what Mama says. And she also says to take all of your close friends with you to Miami, especially Coach Bobo, Coach Van Hallenger, and Coach Grantham. Y’all come back now, ya hear!

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DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE A$$ ON THE WAY OUT, BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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rincon dog, CMR was close a couple of years. While NC’s are nice I prefer CMR build a winning program. He will have Georgia back to 10 or 12 wins and winning SEC championships which is harder than winning a BCS title. Winning a BCS title is pure luck. Do you think that Boise or TCU or Oregan could survive the schedule of SEC teams year after year. No way, yet they are practically being given a BCS title.
No, I prefer to see compete at the top of the SEC year in and year out and win a few of those titles every few years. I truly believe that an SEC title carries more clout and is more difficult than a BCS title.

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Hey CMR since the fans don’t appreciate you leave and take your .744 winning percentage at UGA with you. The last winning percentage anywhere close was by Coach Stegeman at .741 from 1920-1922. For the record Dooley had a percentage of .715.

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In the end, it will be Mark Richt’s decision whether to stay or go. The AD is not going to fire him much to the dismay of some here. In the real world cooler heads usually prevail. Having said that, CMR knows or will know shortly what the expectations for next year will be. Win the SEC East, a major bowl apperance and finish in the top ten. It is then up to him to decide if he has the right personnel and tallent to accomplish that goal. If in his assessment he does not, then he either makes changes in his staff to get who can help him or he walks away while he still has some market value.

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We all are entitled to our opinions and it is in my opinion that UGA would be better off with keeping CMR a few more years to see if he can right the ship.

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@ Dawg Now

Gene Chizik?!? OMG, why would we want that high school a$$wipe? Last I checked neither he nor Chip Kelly at Oregon had won a NC.

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I think he should go. The hot Miami girls would love to see him muss with his doo. I think he should take Damon Evans as an assistant “cooch” I mean…coach….. I can see it..Richt and Evans on the Miami beach with LeBron and D wade hollering at all da honeys! Yeah baby!

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SEC is an elite conference…thinking otherwise shows your ignorance about football.

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Mark has already SAID more the once he is not going anywhere

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Coach Richt has nothing to gain by going to Miami. Also he doesn’t want to compete against FSU on a regular basis. I heard Lane Kiffin was high on their list, isn’t it about time for him to move.

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Oh I forgot to say that I hope Coach Richt stays.

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@ Joe B.
I admire your commitment to your team and know it is hard to see them struggle but do you really want to take a chance with a new face who you will not know about until 3 or 4 years in because you will truly see his players by then?

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Glad we have something to talk bad about to UGA fans……certainly don’t want to talk about losing again to those guys.

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Alot of us aren’t Newton haters, we just hate the trash that comes with him. Greedy parents that have no respect for rules.

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@ MichiganDawg
I would just like to see the exciting matchups. Can you imagine Ohio State in Sanford stadium. How about Texas or Oklahoma. The matchups would be classic. I get excited thinking about it.

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I’m honestly surprised by all the negativity towards Richt. He’s had 3 bad seasons in 10 at UGA. How many did Joe Paterno or Bobby Bowden have at their schools. The team is headed in the right direction. The defense needs to get better but you have a very good QB and TE, and O-line. Def will get better next year with more experience in the scheme. If Richt goes so do a lot of the good recruits UGA has coming in next year. If he had a bad year next year then I could understand all the arguments to fire him. Losing Richt now would do more harm than good. Not every next coach is better than his replacement, most are not.

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Word is that Paul Johnson is interested in the Vandy job!!

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You people are NUTS!!! If I were CMR, I would not want to stick around, where I am constantly bashed. Folks, he can coach, but he is NOT the ones making the lousy plays. I think he should stay and take over play-calling, if BoBo stays let him do something else.

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First, no official at the University of Miami has said that Mark Richt is a candidate for the UM job. That was just some writer from the Miami Herald throwing out a few names because it’s his job to write a sports blog. Secondly, all of the Richt supporters who think that Richt can just settle in because he has a lifetime estate in athens as the coach of Georgia are dead wrong. McGarity came from UF and he has said that he wants the football program competing at a championship level and this program has slid big time in the last few years. If Richt has another season next year like he did this year then he probably will be fired. So if the UM does come calling then Richt will have something to really think about. If he stays and can’t turn it around then he is out of a job and will have lost a chance to coach Miami and recruit some big time talent. This is a real scenario to ponder.

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M – How can you say that BoBo has done a bad job? Murray has gotten better and Dawgs have gotten better offensively. Heck he never knew who is running backs were going to be.

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KC15aa

You got to be a Florida fan!!!!!!!!!!!! Heck yeah cause you want me to stay in Athens.

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As a fan of the U why would we even think of considering your wimpy coach. If the U is trying to return to its glory days of old Richt definetly not a part of those plans. They might as well had kept the soft spoken Shannon he shows more life than Richt. I see now why your fans go crazy on these posts , you guys write some looney stuff. Mark Richt? I’d rather have Lou Holtz come out of retirement, Richt is so soft, the waterboys will run the practices !

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Hummon, I can beleive the lack of respect and appreciation. Look at what Bobby Bowden did for FSU, Fulmer at Tenn., Penn. State is calling for Papa Joe to resign,. Football fans are the most fickle idiots in the world. Especally UGA fans. They’ve got all the answers (they think). UGA fans think all the big coach names are gonna line up at the personal office when a vacancy comes. I know CMR makes alot of money. Thats because after he had good teams in 2 years all these know it all fans say give him more money before another school hires him away. If he doesn’t win the SEC 5 seasons out of 6 and the National Champ. 2 or 3 times in 5 years they start holling at the moon. “our play calling stinks, fire this coach, fire that coach. And so it goes. Its almost funny.

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Do you really think CMR or anybody else would to live/coach in that cesspool!!

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Be careful what you wish for. Say, Mark goes to the U and Mullen won’t leave MSU. Who’s out there? Woo-hoo, we can be the new Vanderbilt

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Whos out there? yeah who?

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Mark just called from the bluetooth in his Ford truck and told me to say “The U”, what did he mean by that?

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On the game last nite, featuring the Tech second string qb, and what a struggle it was for UGA to win. That should not have happened. So, it is time to pay the piper.
1. CMR goes, and takes the entire coaching staff with him.
2. That would do it.

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Jesus Juice a.k.a. kool-aide.

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Special thanks and a bone sticker is presented to Scott Blaire for missing that extra point. You saved me.

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Richt needs to go ASAP. We need to make a break with this coaching staff pronto. Different direction, new (actual) leadership would be appreciated. Get a jump on candidates and start recruiting quality players.

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First of all I admit I am an Auburn fan. Therefore, all of you Harvard grads can condemn my opinion. At the end of the Auburn-Georgia game as we all know a fight broke out. Gene Chizik at that time sent a coach out to get Nick Fairley off the field. Also, at the same time he made it clear to the rest of the team to stay off the field. Mark Richt on the other hand played Civil War general and allowed his men to charge the field. At that time he was telling his team to get back. but at that time they were already on the field. I have heard that going onto the field during a fight can lead to suspension for the next game. Had the SEC enforced that rule Georgia would have been short 32 players for the Tech game. All the people say Auburn is a bunch of Thugs. However, it seems to me Chizik can control his Thugs better than Richt.

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Hey Mark: Miami just fired a coach with a 7-5 record. Miami’s facilities are among the worst in the ACC and they play in a stadium halfway to Ft. Lauderdale. This would NOT be a lateral move. Not in today’s college football world. Stay put!

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Hey AT: If you are going to blog at least know what you are talking about– which you DO NOT! Nick Fairley has been playing dirty all year (ask Arkansas,) just no SEC ref had the guts to do something about him– including the refs in the Auburn game. Any good referee would have ejected him. Stick to whatever you know– which obviously is NOT CFB.

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AJC sux. Why do you keep putting out rumors about our coach. Here is a rumor for you.TIM TUCKER. MARK BRADLEY. AND JEFF FUZZFACE TRADED TO MACON TELEGRAPH FOR A CAN OF SARDINES AND WE GOT THE BEST OF THIS TRADE. THREE STINKY FISH FOR A CAN OF STINKY FISH. GOOD TRADE. THROW IN THE SORRY DISGRUNTLED FANS THAT CUT COACH RICHT DOWN AS A BONUS. GOOD RIDDANCE. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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I bet the collective IQ ,of the people wanting CMR to leave, is about 6. You people are pathetic and don’t deserve Richt as the coach of this team. What coach do you think would want to come here if UGA got rid of a coach with Richt’s winning percentage and class. I am a UGA fan(and employee), but this man does not deserve the trash being spewed his way by so-called fans and so-called football experts. And just a warning to those who would speak negatively about his faith, you really don’t want to go there! Go DAWGS!

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Go mess up some other young men’s lives. UGA won’t miss you. Go, go, go

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Keep Bobo on as QB coach, he has done a great job developing Murray. But as far as playcalling, he is far too inconsistant to be reliable. We have to find a big time offensive coordinator. If CMR wants to keep his job then he knows that he has to get a new OC. He did the right thing by letting Martinez go, and he can’t wussy out about demoting Bobo.

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Gary Patterson is the answer for UGA

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Miami doesn’t want a coach who can’t beat the Gators once every seven years, which eliminates Richt and Bobby Bowden coming out of retirement, Phil Fulmer, Ray Goff, and the list goes on and on….

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Blue….Ratterson is not leaving Boise…for Georgia….or any other college team…..maybe the NFL some day. But he isn’t moving to Athens. Begin another dream….that can last you through the summer.

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Dan Hawkins was great after he left the SPUDS

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Don’t expect CMR will leave for Miami.

When are the Bobo bashers going to get off his back. The offense was solid the entire last half of the season. Time for these idiots to shut the hell up!

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Rainbow….

There are going to be a lot of “p-off’d” Gators coming into next year…hopefully with Jordan Reed or Jeff Driskell at QB, an innovative OC hired to replace the brain dead Steve Addazio, and Randy Shannon added to the staff as the Assistant HC in charge of the defense and lead recruiter for south Florida. I can dream too.

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Blue….sorry….but the post remains the same for him too. Ain’t leaving TCU for Athens. Better program at TCU right now and they are headed to a major conference real soon.

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Hey Tampa Gator,
It wasn’t all Addazio’s fault, Johnny Brantley looked like a deer looking at headlights, held the ball longer than and locked onto one reciever like Doug Johnson did. Driskel is the ticket and should take the reins and run with it with Burton and Reed mixed in occasionaly while Brantley holds the PAT!!!!!!!!!
Shannon won’t go to G’ville cause he could never shake Urban’s hand!!!!!!!!

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I think he meant Chris Peterson from Boise State…

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@ Supes

I meant Gary Patterson at TCU

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Georgia doesn’t have all that money, they’re still paying for the panty wad AD not to mention the installments to Hushel Walker from 30 years ago. Maybe Ray Goof’s available for a second tour of duty although I wouldn’t recommend him challenging Spurrier to an alley fight….

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Interesting the amount of people wanting to hang onto Grantham as the Def coor assuming next year will be better. I have not seen anybody on the UGA D that really gets it. No one wants to make a tackle, prefering to look for a blocker to play tiddly winks with. I hold Grantham accountable for our poor effort. We may not be that tallented on D but “want to” goes along way and Grantham is in charge of playing time and motivation. I am pretty certain i could field a better D with more “want to” just from 1 dorm at UGA ( probably Russell.) I believe Richt is Grantham’s boss. Richt looks good with a tan.

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Don’t go, Coach. A few dumbass blabbermouths on ajc blogs, and pundits trying to drum up hits to compensate for their lack of journalistic ability do not represent Dawg Nation, which appreciates you and wants you to stay and take us all the way, and be a cornerstone of our program for decades to come.

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Bob all the way to 65 arrest and a 0-12 season because that seems to be were we are heading

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Richt will be a perfect fit at Miami. They like to play dirty too!

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The one thing Richt could do at Meeami is win easier, the All Coast Clear conf has no competition, recruiting Miami kids, kids in Trailerhassee, and then the inroads he’s made here in state, plus if he takes the recruiting cordinating whiz with him, just saying, easier to win in ACC then in SEC….

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dawgs versus canes in a closed cage match. Loser gets Richt and Grantham. Now that I will pay to see.

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TampaGator,

Yes, we’re a mid level SEC team this year but GA also has a load of talent in this state.

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poopdawg I think CMR has started givien them out like when kids are 4 or 5 tears old everybody gets one so no ones feels left out

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Richt’s record speaks for its self everybody has a down year. Ask Florida Texas USC Bear Braynt Vince Dooley Steve Spurier. There opinion means alot more to me then a bunch of fair weather fans.

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i will not get sucked into thinking next year will be significantly better.

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Mark, you’re our man thick or thin. Just don’t lose the hunger to win.

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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!

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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

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6-6 says it all.

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Are you sure little baby Jesus, lying in his manger doesn’t want you to go to Miami CMR? I think he does.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Bring back Donnan!

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They should FIRE MR and promote Bobo

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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.

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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!!!!!

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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.

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if he wont leave willingly, fire him!!!!

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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.

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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.

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O que Eu falo? Vai Cachorros!

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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.

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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.

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Maybe he should be interested in the Miami job. His time here is coming to an end.

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Begone with Richt. He’s an overpaid loser.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Well said John Galt. That’s something the blind loyalist dont want see or hear.

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Since it was the final post on the last page, I’ll say it again. 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.

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All you guys that call yourselves Georgia fans need to be careful what you wish for. Mark Richt is first and foremost a good man, a good husband, and a good father. That is primary, coaching is secondary. All of you guys that wish he were gone are pathetic fans and you need to become a Boise State fan.

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The fact is that Georgia is the best recruiting state around, with tons of H.S. talent however Richt just can’t get it together, while at the same time both Alabama schools(a state with much less high school talent) laugh at us. On top of that our only in state recruiting rival is GT and we know who wins that battle.

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I will remind you guys once more. Bet against UGA in the big games next year, like taking candy from a baby, yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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You’re right Randy, the game shouldn’t have been close. If Nesbitt had played Tech wins by at least 20 points! You just got lucky this year with our QB getting injured.

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Mcgarity needs to step in NOW and tell Richt he needs to shake up his staff and bring in a hot shot strength and conditioning coach. Our players looked over powered through out the year and we were almost always gassed come the 4th quarter. I also think it’s time for Richt & McGarity to review Garner and Searel’s performances. These coaches are NOT getting enough out of their respective lines! They have no excuses left! THEY recruited each player they have and need to take responsibility for either not coaching them up or recruiting poorly. It’s one or the other.

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PLEASE PLEASE, CMR, take the UM job and take BOBO with you. If you stay, you will probably get fired next year after another 6 and 6 season!

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LCDawg
November 28th, 2010
9:22 pm

Mcgarity needs to step in NOW and tell Richt he needs to shake up his staff and bring in a hot shot strength and conditioning coach. Our players looked over powered through out the year and we were almost always gassed come the 4th quarter. I also think it’s time for Richt & McGarity to review Garner and Searel’s performances. These coaches are NOT getting enough out of their respective lines! They have no excuses left! THEY recruited each player they have and need to take responsibility for either not coaching them up or recruiting poorly. It’s one or the other.

Very well said!!!

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No one is debating Richt the man. There is no question he is a great individual person. However, we don’t pay him $3 million a year to spread his faith, and 90,000+ do not show up on Saturdays in Athens to see a good man lose. The bottom line is that at Georgia, a state with awesome talent, a school with unlimited resources, and a fan base that sells out every game, you better win big games, and contend for national titles. The fan bases at Bama, Florida, Auburn, Texas, and LSU would not put up with the product we’ve had on the field these last few years, and that’s why they win. Richt’s heart is just not in it. Winning is way down on his priority list, which simply does not (or, should not) cut it here.

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Tech almost beats us with their second string qb and a 1960 offensive scheme. Heck, I ran that set in high school. And to think that some nut jobs here want to keep CMR, I get stitches just laughing so hard, and it isn’t funny, its SAD.

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@Devil: no, what is sad is the delusional thinking that any school can sustain athletic greatness year over year over year. Just like the NFL, there is parity in college football. We’ll never see another dynasty like Notre Dame or Michigan in the 70’s or Nebraska or Miami in the 80’s. Even Alabama and Florida couldn’ come close to repeating their performances of the last few years!

What you hope for is stability and consistency and a reasonable shot at greatness every so often. Which is exactly what Richt has delivered apart from the last two seasons – and one could definitely argue that those were transition years. Unless the team turns in another middling performance like this one next year, I cannot see why we would seek a change.

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Hire Randy Shannon after you fire CMR and no one accepts your vacancy.

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Why would he stay at Georgia if offered the Miami job? At Georgia he stands a good chance of finishing next season at 7-5, and that would probably mean the end. His contract would not be renewed. But he could bolt for Miami or Colorado and have at least five more years, many more if he were successful there. What would you do? If he plans to hang it up after his Georgia career, then next year could see him become “Reverend Richt” for real. Or he could turn it around, win 10 or more games and be offered another contract. Time will tell.

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Illini you can’t live in the past, nor can you compare it to today.

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Please let’s not endure one more year of underperforming just to reach the obvious conclusion – it’s time for a change. Greg McGarity needs to to let Mark Richt know NOW that he will be on the hot seat if he sticks around next year. Then Mark can make an informed decision about his future and consider other opportunities. Richt going to Miami right now would be a great “homecoming” move for him on his own terms – and it’s likely better than any HC job he’d land after being run out of Athens next season.

Then, Mr. McGarity should pull out the old UF rolodex and give Dan Mullen a call – and an offer he can’t refuse. Life is short, and I don’t want to waste another year of it dealing with hopeless mediocrity AND likely losing out on a coach like Mullen, who’ll likely be moving on to greener pastures any day now.

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I thinl Ga. should pick John Gruden, Bob Stoops or Norm Chow. Maybe Leach or Turbeville.

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You love white women and probably commiting crimes too. Is anyone else sit and tired of who’s commiting all these crimes.

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Richt couldn’t win the East with Stafford, AJ, and Knowshon here at the same time. Seriously folks, how can anyone even imagine a scenario for future success under this coaching staff? I’ve come to realize that most of the Richt worshipers would defend him after an 0-12 season. What is it going to take people? Can you honestly not see how this Richt thing is going to end? It’s so obvious. Will the 0-2 start next year convince you? Probably not. Please be a fan of the team and not the coach. You can follow him to the next institution that hires him. Mark my words, we will struggle once again to be a .500 team next year, and we’ll be having this same debate. It’s sad, because we are capable of so much more than 10 win seasons with Outback Bowl births…and that’s as good as we are ever going to be in the future with Richt. The question then becomes, is that good enough for you? It’s not near good enough for me. It’s the difference between winners and losers, I guess.

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Miami, PLEASE take Richt. Don’t let the 6-6 record worry you. He’s a good man……..

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Who would Richt make his OC if he were to go to Miami? The U will not let BOBO and his bunch of kids near their football team.

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@Joes Cox: You are probably right. Our society’s penchant for instant gratification, complete customer satisfaction, and “justice” means that the coaching profession is a carousel – driven only by only present and most recent success. As a result, we will never see the likes of Joe Paterno, Tom Osborne, Bobby Bowden, Eddie Robinson, Bear Bryant, or Vince Dooley – all class acts – ever again in college football. Sad – very sad.

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@Joes Cox: my experience is that most Richt haters are not UGA grads!

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IlliniDawg
Most Dawg Fans are not UGA grads. The only people that matter in the end are not the UGA grads or fans, but the People that give the BIG MONEY to GAA. Those that Adams fears are the ones that hold the purse strings and can force changes. Unhappy fanbase Yelling with their $$$$ will make all the others listen.

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Most (actually 80%) UGA students and alumni want Richt gone. Despite what’s published about us, if you went or go to UGA, you know that we’re not a mediocre university.

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John Galt,

You are right on. Richt has taken us as far as he can, and that was 07 and the Sugar Bowl win over Hawaii. It’s been downhill ever since. We are not a program on the rise, we are a program that has spiraled to the bottom of the SEC alongside Vandy and Kentucky. This same time next year we are going to be right around .500 again and having this same discussion again.

It’s a sad state of affairs when we have more arrests than wins. It’s sad when our coaches stoop to juvenile antics on the sidelines giving choke signs to opposing players. It’s a sad state of affairs when Herschel Walker says there is no discpline in the program. It’s a sad state of affairs when the state’s top recruit says UGA has no discipline and says the program has lots of problems.

Total all of that up and Richt has this program in a sorry state of affairs.

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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.

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Are Tech fans complaining about their coach as much as those of us who want the best for UGA are complaining about Richt?

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Coach Richt, Please go to miami, PLEASE!

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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.

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Phil, I’m with you. Bring in Jim Harbaugh or even Dan Mullin.

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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.

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david pettigrew,

Amen!!

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@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.

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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.

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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.

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Just go away Apostle Mark and take you blowhole buddies with you.

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@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.

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Jim Donnan turned down the chance to go to North Carolina and was fired the next year.

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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?

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Oh, oh…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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@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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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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…

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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.

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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!

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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…

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The only thing wrong with sports blogs are 90% of the people who populate them.

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Why does Miami want Richt. He can’t beat Florida in SEC, what makes you think he can in the ACC.

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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

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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

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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.

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still think the Kennesaw State job would be a great fit for Richt and Bozo

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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.

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Miss me yet?

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I am ready to come back and restore the program.
Give me a call.

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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…..

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RICHT STOP PIMPING OUR NAME, WE DONT WANT YOU HERE. STOP TELLING PEOPLE THAT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL COACH.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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UGA Football for decades has historically been built around mediocrity, so I don’t know why so many want to get rid of Richt. Plan on 6-9 wins per season and going to a chitty bowl game and call it a season.

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Gators might own GA, but they had their asses handed to them in FL Sunday.

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Miami would be wise to go after Mark Richt.
It is a lot easier to win in the ACC than in the SEC. Plus…recruiting in Miami is a big plus. Because of the warm weather, the girls wear less…another big plus for recruiting.