Mark Richt says decision to sell Lake Hartwell property was Christian motivated
Mark Richt said the decision of sell his second home on Lake Hartwell was in order to be able to give more to the less fortunate. (AJC photo by Curtis Comption)
I had to laugh earlier today when a colleague at work pointed out that the independent blog “SportsByBrooks” was reporting that Mark Richt had placed his Lake Hartwell home up for sale.
Predictably, “Brooks” — aka freelance journalist Brooks Melchior, 43, of Los Angeles — makes the leap that Richt selling off his property surely must mean that Richt is in real trouble as the head football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.
Writes Brooks: “Normally, I don’t subscribe to a coach putting a home up for sale as a sign of anything, but in this case, it might be applicable. . . . Richt doesn’t strike me as a guy out to flip houses, so I think it’s reasonable to surmise that last year’s 6-7 record — and the subsequent outcry emanating from Athens — may have something to do with the coach making over his real estate portfolio.”
I found this funny because Richt told me several weeks ago that he and his wife had decided to place their second home on the market and he told me why. He revealed that to me in an off-the-record meeting we had shortly after I had been placed back on the UGA beat. Actually, I initiated the discussion when I told Richt that my wife and I were considering downsizing but were afraid we would take too much of a financial hit with the economic times being what they are. Richt told me then what he and Katharyn were doing and actually predicted what the reaction would be if and when it went public.
With the cat out of the bag, so to speak, I called Richt Wednesday and asked him to explain again — this time on the record — what he and wife were thinking when they decided to sell the lakehouse. I’ll just let him tell it:
“Within the last year, I read this book, “The Hole in Our Gospel,” written by Richard Stearns. He’s the president of World Vision, U.S. I think people understand who World Vision is but, basically, they help the poor. Through their organization, you can help children, you can help build wells, you can buy them donkeys, whatever people need. World Vision helps people across the world. Well, anyway, there was a lot of statistical data in there about the amount of people that live on a dollar a day around this world. Billions of people. So I’m reading this book and it really affected me. It helped me realize that what we have is way more than we need and that our ability to give is hindered by this property. I guess that’s the best way to tell you. We just wanted to be in a better position to give and bless people that don’t have anything. We felt like this was one way to be able to do that.”
The house and surrounding acreage was listed for $1.99 million on May 17. Richt had the Hart County home built in 2009, about the time his oldest son Jon Richt signed a scholarship to play football at nearby Clemson University. Jon Richt transferred to Mars Hill College shortly after Tommy Bowden was dismissed as Clemson’s coach.
Richt makes more than $3 million a year as Georgia’s coach and has earned more than $25 million in income from UGA since being hired in 2001. So it’s not like he can no longer afford it or is concerned that, without the Georgia job, eventually won’t be able to.
“Our ability to own this home, to have this home, that’s not an issue,” Richt said Wednesday. “It has absolutely nothing to do with anything that has to do with football. It has to do my wife’s desire and my desire to give.
“I was actually compelled to do this much earlier,” he added. “I made the decision to do it a while ago but I didn’t want to do it during the season or during recruiting because I knew it would be blown out of proportion. But it’s been on my heart for a long time, so we’re just going ahead and doing it.”
As for the book that served as Richt’s inspiration, you can read about it HERE. Stearns writes that 40 percent of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day and 15 percent of the world’s people, about 1 billion people, live on less than $1 a day. The United States, on average, lives on $105 a day, the book claims.
“I’d challenge anybody to read this book and not be affected by it, Richt said. “We just live in such wealth here in America. And I’m talking about everybody. Anybody who’s making 30 grand a year is extremely wealthy compared to rest of the people in the world. These kids, these families will walk two or three miles, half a day or more, to get water that’s really not healthy. They’re drinking stuff that’s not safe for them. Then children die of AIDS, they die of malaria and they die of dehydration. Kids end up dying or the parents die and they’ve got nothing.
“This book just talks about how much of that is going on around the world and, if it was sitting right outside our door, what would we do about it? It’s a very compelling book. Compelling enough for me to say, ‘you know what, I don’t want to pour money into a home like that when I can use it for better things, for eternal things.’ It was just very alarming to find out what’s going on out there and we need to do something about it.”
As has been Richt’s style, he’s doing more about it than selling off his property. He and his family are taking a trip to Honduras this summer with World Vision to observe and assist in the construction of water wells.
As for the SportsbyBrooks report and the predictable assumptions made by it, Richt laughed and said “maybe some good will come from it.”
“If this situation gets people to read this book and gets people more interested in helping the poor, then I’m happy about it,” he said. “I hope other people respond. It’s a very compelling book and if people read it, I think they’ll understand where I’m coming from.”
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Dennis
May 25th, 2011
4:27 pm
Gotta love Coach Richt..he is a man of principle and when push comes to shove, he’ll do what’s right, regardless of the consequences. He is a true Christian. The haters will say what they want, but he’s a really good guy who lives what he believes. While I’m a UGA fan and want to see them win so badly, there are bigger things in life. Kudos to you coach Richt.
And first?
DCJohn
May 25th, 2011
4:31 pm
That’s awesome.
timthebrave
May 25th, 2011
4:32 pm
It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog! I’m glad Mark Richt is our coach
SSIgator
May 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
“Writes Brooks: “Normally, I don’t subscribe to a coach putting a home up for sale as a sign of anything, but in this case, it might be applicable.”
The bigger clue will be when the Mayflower truck shows up at his house in Athens this November.
General Sherman
May 25th, 2011
4:35 pm
Why are people concerned about his property,he earned it and can give it away if he so desires. You people need to get a life!
Trojan
May 25th, 2011
4:38 pm
CMR is a fine man. Character..
Just The Facts
May 25th, 2011
4:38 pm
It’s his business. Lay off the man & tell the goober in L.A. to find something on the left coast to write about. Richt’s a fine man. I wish people would lay off of trying to judge him os much. He doesn’t care about these comments because he lives by faith.
lapdarg
May 25th, 2011
4:41 pm
$3 million a year and his ability to give to charity is limited? Must make some hefty donations.
Will
May 25th, 2011
4:42 pm
If you knew Mark as I do, you would not doubt for a moment his commitment to his beliefs.
That is also why I know how much all the arrests and bad publicity brought upon UGA by a few of his players has hurt well beyond anything to do with football. The disconnect between this sincere gentleman and the behavior of some of his football players has been gut wrenching.
I will not be surprised in the least if Mark eventually walks away from coaching because partly due to this disconnect. Mark and his wife have much bigger and more important “fish to fry” in their world than being a coach and making a lot of money.
Truth Shall Prevail
May 25th, 2011
4:42 pm
Amen Dennis.
Better Dawgs!
May 25th, 2011
4:43 pm
Great Story! Not sure that it needs to be a blogged story, I am sure the dead beats will follow up with some crazy negative blogs. CMR will be the coach at UGA for years to come, mark it down! Football in the big picture of life is nothing. And too, how often do you really use a lake house? They are like pool tables, swimming pools, boats, and motorcyles. Never used.
GBR
May 25th, 2011
4:44 pm
I think Mark Richt has it figured out. I’m not sure about the rest of us.
robodawg
May 25th, 2011
4:44 pm
Bless you, Richt. Proud to have you as our coach. That’s a good book with an important message.
Lee Weber
May 25th, 2011
4:44 pm
Cool post, though. Kudos.
Truth Shall Prevail
May 25th, 2011
4:45 pm
Not a real coach, is he?
When this life is over, he’s going to wear a crown because he cares about God’s least.
D BAG TROLLS!
May 25th, 2011
4:46 pm
Really? All of the above coaches cheat, lie, and steal. That will come to a head soon enough. You missed the point of the story d bag!!!!!! I would guess that you only take from society and never give, there for you would not know what it is like to be humble.
RAMtOUGH
May 25th, 2011
4:50 pm
yOU’D THINK $25 MILL WOULD PUT RICHT IN A ‘POSITON TO GIVE”???????
GATA
May 25th, 2011
4:50 pm
Thank God for CMR! He is the finest coach in America. A true Christian that turns these boys into men.
Einsteindawg
May 25th, 2011
4:54 pm
Just liquididating assets prior to his firing in December. A good man, yes…a $3M coach, no!
bulldog bubba
May 25th, 2011
4:56 pm
A fine coach and a great person.God bless him and his family! GO DOGS – SIC’EM
D BAG TROLLS!
May 25th, 2011
4:57 pm
RAM: I bet you have one friend and you smell weird. Now get back to gaming.
GT79
May 25th, 2011
4:59 pm
I am a Tech alum and fan through and through, but I have always admired Mark Richt and reading this makes this feeling even stronger. Of course, I hope Tech wins on the field, but UGa has a winner as a coach and a man. Nice story out of Athens that is certainly better than reading the latest police blotter on athletes and athletic directors, for that matter. Way to go, Coach.
Jacquigzz
May 25th, 2011
5:01 pm
Unbelievable book that Richt referenced. Well worth the 10-15 bucks you’ll have to pay for it. Nice Job Coach.
JAWJeRDAWG
May 25th, 2011
5:02 pm
Good grief! The negativity towards Coach Richt for wanting to sell his lake house to further allow he and Katharyn to financially contibute to the welfare of humanity and those less fortunate is amazing.
Would that all you who so negatively pose on this blog follow his example in life, the world would be a much better place in which to live.
May God bless you, Richt family, as He has us through them.. Go Dawgs!
DAWGLOVER
May 25th, 2011
5:02 pm
Not a real coach, is he?
You are a complete loon. Georgia is a 50:1 bet to win the BCS next year. Same as the reigning NC Auburn Tigers. Don’t worry, your team still has a shot at 125:1.
Odds to win the 2012 BCS National ChampionshipTeamOdds Oklahoma7/2 Alabama15/2 Florida State10/1 Boise State12/1 LSU12/1 Oregon 14/1 Florida 15/1 Nebraska 18/1 Penn State 20/1 TCU 20/1 Ohio State 20/1 Texas 20/1 Stanford 25/1 Virginia Tech 28/1 Wisconsin 28/1 Notre Dame 30/1 Oklahoma State 30/1 West Virginia 30/1 Arkansas 30/1 Texas A&M 35/1 Michigan State 40/1 Auburn 50/1 Miami 50/1 Mississippi 50/1 Mississippi State 50/1 South Carolina 50/1 Georgia 50/1 Iowa 60/1 Missouri 60/1 Cincinnati 75/1 Michigan 75/1 North Carolina75/1 California100/1 Clemson100/1 Pittsburgh100/1 South Florida100/1 Tennessee100/1 Utah100/1 Arizona100/1 BYU 125/1 Oregon State125/1 Texas Tech125/1 Washington 125/1 Arizona State125/1 Georgia Tech125/1 Kansas State 150/1 Boston College150/1 UCLA 150/1
Monroe
May 25th, 2011
5:04 pm
God bless him. Somebody wake me up when he gives something.
I’m sure most of you people are “glad to have him as your coach.” At least until the next time he has a losing season.
Don4654
May 25th, 2011
5:04 pm
Bama fan here,Coach Richt is a fine man and I hope he is successful at UGA.
tom
May 25th, 2011
5:05 pm
Thanks, Jim. I noticed that too. Not once, but twice.
Sam
May 25th, 2011
5:07 pm
Best coach in the land… He understands his job is about more than wins and loses.
RAMtOUGH
May 25th, 2011
5:07 pm
PERHAPS A SECONDARY REASON RICHT SOLD HIS HOME IS IN CASE HE GETS FIRED?
wally
May 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
As a UGa fan I too have lost respect for Coach Richt when he used the language that he did in Macon. Mark not only needs to ask forgivennss from God, but to all the Bulldog nation. If he is the Christian he says he is he needs to renew his fellowship with God or better said to rededicate his life. I can only wonder if he is a babe in Christ or not even be a Christian at all. I enjoy sports, but all the jargon that goes with it makes me want to give it up altogether. The longer i live I realize there is something greater than winn and loses.
Big Orange
May 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
He’ll probably have to sell another house come November.
UF86
May 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
No like Dawgs, like Richt.
Jeff
May 25th, 2011
5:09 pm
DGD CMR. A shining example for us all.
UGAalum
May 25th, 2011
5:09 pm
I’ve rarely read the UGA blog entries on AJC in over a year due to the Techies, Gators, AU Tigers, etc. that turn tese blogs into sewers. Now I’ve had it with you so-called Dawgs supportes as well!! I’ve had my same 2 season tickets since 1974 and will until I’m gone.
Each one of you can KILO/MIKE/ALPHA!!!!!
Jeff
May 25th, 2011
5:10 pm
You glass house dwellers judging CMR for his getting frustrated and speaking up for himself in Macon need to get a life and drop the rocks.
BuzzGT
May 25th, 2011
5:10 pm
If he thought he was in real trouble he would be selling his home in Athens and keeping the one on the lake. People have trouble relating to someone with his level of faith and desire to share his blessings with others. Maybe this year he will find it in his heart to share some of GA’s top recruits.
Einsteindawg
May 25th, 2011
5:11 pm
@Sam, I disagree. He was hired to win football games, period!
Barkin'Dog
May 25th, 2011
5:12 pm
give it up, wally… give it up
TommyP
May 25th, 2011
5:19 pm
Is “wally” talking about when Richt told the guy, “I know what the hell I’m doing.”??????? That’s “cussing a fan out?”
Wow….wally is an idiot. He used a curse word, he didn’t cuss someone out. And then he apologized for it. (which I wouldn’t have done but Richt felt convicted)
Barkin'Dog
May 25th, 2011
5:20 pm
Get over it, folks. CMR did not curse anyone out, nor use a word that is even considered a curse word anymore. Hell, it’s even in the Bible… many times… what words are there that are considered cursing. Coach was simply making his point in a way most people today need to hear it in order to pay attention. I say, God bless Coach Richt for the man and servant he is, and good luck to you who doubt him.
Tech Fan
May 25th, 2011
5:21 pm
Wow- Good man, ok coach.
ga gator
May 25th, 2011
5:22 pm
He has some haters no doubt but this man is a quality human being that jackasses like Enemas for Christ won’t appreciate until they are begging for water in the after life!
Ace
May 25th, 2011
5:22 pm
5-8 next year, dawggies will call him a bum…
RAMtOUGH
May 25th, 2011
5:23 pm
bE SURE TO GET BY AND VISIT WEST BAY BEACH IN HONDURAS, VOTED TOP 5 BEACH IN THE WORLD, ALSO GREAT SCUBA DIVING.
Barkin'Dog
May 25th, 2011
5:24 pm
Einsteindawg
May 25th, 2011
5:11 pm
@Sam, I disagree. He was hired to win football games, period!
If you’re such a ’smart’dawg, you need to show the world where CMR’s contract states, “win football games, period.” I personally guarantee it is not there… but it does, in fact, state many other responsibilities expected that are far and away more important than just “win football games.” Like graduation, building character, recruiting ethically (within NCAA guidelines), etc. It’s crazies like you who have simple-minded expectations of just “win football games.”
Worm
May 25th, 2011
5:25 pm
Chip, I actually looked at Coach Richt’s brothers’ house in Athens a couple of weeks ago..he’s downsizing as well.
Matthews Dawg
May 25th, 2011
5:25 pm
Wally….I would be careful questioning anyone’s faith! If that is the worse thing CMR has ever done and you question him as to is he a Christian or not, I’m glad you don’t know me! Plus, do you really know Christ yourself? I’m not saying you don’t, but the God I serve forgives all. I would hate to live under legalistic “law” that seems to be what you believe. I’m thankful that I live under grace! God Blesss Mark and his family and I hope he is our HC for years! Go Dawgs!!
Hendu
May 25th, 2011
5:25 pm
His job is to lead and hire men to help him lead 85 scholarship players to a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. 13 ARRESTS IN 2010. I can find 2000 good Christian men between Lawrenceville and Athens that could do better. There is a preacher in Dacula that has 15,000 people in his congregation and I bet less than 13 got arrested and he did it for far less than 3 million.
It is amazing that God only asks for 10% but Adams and Richt want their followers to be taxed more.
Can’t wait to get a “sinner” that wins some games.
Lamer
May 25th, 2011
5:26 pm
Do you know why they’re called “curse words”? Because people used to believe certain words caused curses. It’s 2011. Time to move past old superstitions. Words are just words. Combinations of letters that forms sounds that hold mutually agreed upon meaning.
Kirk Blackmon
May 25th, 2011
5:28 pm
Coach is becoming a doer of the word instead of a hearer of the word. God is smiling
lefty fielder
May 25th, 2011
5:29 pm
Mathews dawg, Kirk Blackmon . . . well said.
I can’t believe some of the other comments I’m reading.
Some things are more important than money
May 25th, 2011
5:30 pm
Coach Mark Richt is genuine.
GET A CLUE
May 25th, 2011
5:32 pm
wally
Shut your mouth you pious idiot
Give me a break you want to preach about a man saying hell so now he has to rededicate his life as a Christian
You know nothing about Christianity
if you did you would know thats why Christ died for mankind because all mankind is sinful and needs saving and we wont be perfect until we leave this earth if you have accepted Christ as savior
Stop acting like those who are Christians must live a sinless life, thats not going to happen only Jesus did that
Your probably that boozer who sits behind me with those stupid red pants
Einsteindawg
May 25th, 2011
5:34 pm
@Barkin…your personal guarantee is just like your opinion (unless you wrote that contract). I’m sure some of those things are in his contract, but he was hired to win games…first and foremost. If not, then maybe that’s why we are on his case right now. For $3M a year, I expect to contend for the MNC every year, and yes, I am a long time (42 year) season ticket holder. How ’bout you?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
May 25th, 2011
5:34 pm
Its a good example for all of us
JayD
May 25th, 2011
5:35 pm
When is does leave (hopefully no time soon) – Georgia will be hard pressed to find a better person. Sometimes I think people forget that these are actually people in these stories.
Barkin'Dog
May 25th, 2011
5:35 pm
I’ll take that bet, Hendu… the odds are in my favor. CMR is working with kids who often make mistakes (have you ever made one?). Check to see what kind of arrests his players made and then check to see what arrests came in from those 15,000 (I’ll bet there was a number greater, this past year, and much more severe)… then get back to me
1970 Dawg
May 25th, 2011
5:35 pm
BuzzGT and GT79–Classy posts. It’s nice to see that not all of our opponents are haters. I wish I could say the same about all of our so-called fans but we do have some whiners and rabid fans who don’t see the big picture. I, for one am Proud of CMR. He talks the talk and more importantly, he walks the walk.
Dawg Whisperer
May 25th, 2011
5:35 pm
I suspect there is a lot of gnawing and gnashing of teeth (sorry for the hyperbole) from those that hate Richt and Chrisitianity after reading an article such as this. It’s not about the Bulldogs, it is about our purpose. Unfortunately, many have a hard time reconciling Chrisitanity and success in the business world, coaching profession, etc.
The truth is that Richt’s Chrisitan faith is not a detriment to translating success on the field, just as in any other career. It is an asset when purposefully applied to emulate Christ. There have been many examples of strong Christian men that coached football on every level (Tom Landry comes to mind as a well known Christian).
Anyway, Mark Richt’s sacrifice is a good example for the young, impressionable players that he coaches and it is a considerable reason why moms and dads entrust their kids to him for this season of their lives.
Evansdawg
May 25th, 2011
5:36 pm
Coach Richt is THE CLASS of college football. All the way.
SSIgator
May 25th, 2011
5:36 pm
The picture says it all:
I used to be a bartender and I could pour shots with two hands. Pretty cool, huh? I think I will do that again when I get fired from my phoney-baloney job. Suckers.
Old Dawg
May 25th, 2011
5:38 pm
To make a negative comment about one word that CMR used is taking self-rightiousness to an all-time low. One of the worst cussers I’ve ever know was a monk who was the prior of a monastery that treated lepers in Liberia. He came to the states every year begging on the streets for old clothes, shoes, furniture – castoffs of our wealth – and the people in Liberia thought everything he brought back was from a royal household.
The monk was a man of great faith, lived a life of poverty and helped thousands of people. He always apologized for his language, but he never took his eye of his life’s prize: helping people in need.
Roy
May 25th, 2011
5:40 pm
GT guy here……. and while I never pull for your football team, I do believe you have one of the best coaches in college football. It is about building character and making boys into men. Better than you deserve. Be gald he is still there.
USEagle
May 25th, 2011
5:42 pm
When that one Great Scorer comes to mark against your name , he writes not that you won or lost .but how you played the game.- Grantland Rice. Mark plays the game of life as he coaches football , with dignity and class. As for the “inappropriate word “,he was forgiven over two thousand years ago.
Mark truly shows us his faith by his words and actions.
Trial Lawyer
May 25th, 2011
5:42 pm
Being a fine christian man does not mean you will be a great football coach. The Dogs need a mean SOB that can motivate players and coach them to their full potential
Bill
May 25th, 2011
5:46 pm
I stand with the guy who said he was “proud to be a Georgia Bulldawg and proud Mark Richt is our coach”! I’m also proud Mark Richt’s family is a big part of The University of Georgia.
rock steady freddy
May 25th, 2011
5:48 pm
I would give anything to be able to have 5 minutes, in the octagon, with some of you people. You trash are what is wrong with the world today. Sure, we get antsy with CMR at times, but the man is a stand up guy and truly cares about people. Like one poster said:”Richt gets it”.
RAMtOUGH
May 25th, 2011
5:49 pm
Richt has a dark side he’s shown with mettenberger, gray, ealey, dowtin, harmon, and so on.
and the cursing out a fan in macon.
an occassional good deed won’t erase his dark side.
Hunker Down
May 25th, 2011
5:50 pm
It could be worse…….our coach could be Jim Tressel. A big, fat liar! Go Dawgs!!
RAMtOUGH
May 25th, 2011
5:52 pm
there was once a monk on the moon who loved to waive at passer-bys.
each time he waived his arm in the light, he noticed a dark shadow underneath his arm.
and so it was, is, and will be.
Borodawg
May 25th, 2011
5:52 pm
You folks talking about his salary and $25 million total over his time with UGA….that is not take home pay morons. Do you realize people in that tax bracket give close to 50% of that salary plus to the government as income tax? So what we are looking at $12.5 before tithe, bills, family, college tuition, adoption fees, medical…the list goes on. Shame on any of you who question his sincerity in giving, you embarass yourselves out of sheer jealousy.
tide roll
May 25th, 2011
5:53 pm
Before he hits the Honduras, you think he could hit Westlake, Creekside, MLK, and Stephenson High to pick up some legitimate SEC offensive lineman!! A lot more convenient trip, although abmittedly, not as important. That’s a nice story. Richt is an inspiring human being. Lucky Rapture didn’t happen. We would have lost the guy!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
May 25th, 2011
5:57 pm
Dawg Whisperer
You can add Joe Gibbs, Tony Dungy and Vince Lombardi, to that list with Landry
I do get tired of people on here who think because Richt is a Christian is the reason he cant coach
Those 4 coaches total won more than a decade worth of NFL championships.
I will be the first to say Ive been critical of Richts coaching but I will not sit here and blame Richt because he is a Christian
People who do that are ignorant and probably wish Ray Goff was still our coach
Clive Bigsby
May 25th, 2011
5:58 pm
I have a young son who I would love to see suit up and play ball at UGA one day. It is my SINCERE hope that Mark Richt is his coach. For me, that says it all.
UGA 93
May 25th, 2011
5:58 pm
As a Christian I admire Coach Richt for his very strong faith and beliefs. However I would like to see him focus on the mission of his team more and people in third world countries less. He cannot save all of the unfortunate people, but he could spend more time with his players to make them better men and better football players. In turn they could collectively have a bigger christian influence on making this a better place for all people. If he wins National Championships his voice will be ten fold stronger and he will then get a raise and he can give more money.
jp
May 25th, 2011
6:00 pm
Much better having Richt as a coach than Mus”chump” and Dooley. We might lose a few more games but we’ll do it the right way in Athens. Can’t say that for Muschump and dooley however.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
May 25th, 2011
6:00 pm
RAMtOUGH
GO back to your Jack Daniels and the Jerry Springer show
Typical Liberal AJC
May 25th, 2011
6:03 pm
religion has nothing to do with it
Knowing the Lord? You bet ya
Proud-Dawg
May 25th, 2011
6:03 pm
@RAMtOUGH………You sir are a morn. Mett was charged with sexual battery, and was kicked off the team after he lied to CMR about the incident. Ealey was nothing but an underachieving, entitled cancer. Trust me, a lot of players were happy to see him leave. Harmon couldn’t read a book, his grades were awful, which is why he is no longer a Dawg. Lastly, I’m good friends with Logan and I can assure you that he has no ill feelings towards Richt or UGA. He just happened to be on campus with two 5-star quarterbacks (Stafford and Murray). Logan is a DGD and an even better person. I didn’t realize saying “hell” was facilitated by a “dark side”. Your a douche bag, congrats
RealDawg
May 25th, 2011
6:04 pm
THIS is why he is still our coach and not some pompous a-hole.
Dill Driscoll
May 25th, 2011
6:05 pm
We are also blessed to have much and are consolidating and continuing to seek what the Lord would have us do with our good fortune…Coach we applaud you, your wife, and family…we are so blessed to have been put in the USA by God… and we need to share…and praise God for all our good fortune…let’s make it a blessed evening..and oh yea..Go DAWGS
Proud-Dawg
May 25th, 2011
6:05 pm
@Roll Tide….Your last line was hilarious about Richt and the rapture.
Proud-Dawg
May 25th, 2011
6:06 pm
^^^^”You’re”…..take it easy grammar police
1970 Dawg
May 25th, 2011
6:06 pm
tide roll, your statement indicates that you would still be here if the Raptuire had occurred last Sat. And why are you obsessed with our linemen? Did we fail to offer you sometime in the past?
j
May 25th, 2011
6:07 pm
wally, you are one sick individual.
Dbalcer
May 25th, 2011
6:10 pm
So glad Richt is our coach and I hope the AD and University realize how fine a coach he is. Our APR is great. He shows athletes how to be good men. I wish people who are so short sighted would step back and realize that character is as important as wins. He will win a NC and it could be at UGA or if the shortsighted run him off it will be somewhere else.
coloradobulldog
May 25th, 2011
6:10 pm
That’s a great book btw.
DBH
May 25th, 2011
6:10 pm
And to think that not all that long ago, many of the UGA football faithful wanted this guy fired! Richt obviously has his priorities in order, which is more than can be said for much of the UGA football fan base.
Yo D Bags
May 25th, 2011
6:12 pm
Life isn’t all about winning a national championship. Chizik cheated his way to a national championship and i gurantee he isn’t happy. Richt is blessed with a giving heart, and if yall don’t like that something is wrong with you. Richt would rather lose his job than sacrifice his morals and for that he earns my complete respect, so back off because yall want to win a national championship we will get our time.
Ted M
May 25th, 2011
6:14 pm
ya but CMR can give and give and give then give some more and still keep the house.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
May 25th, 2011
6:15 pm
I’ve always known CMR was a good man. As far as he losing his temper and saying what he did in the past. The man is not perfect, nor are any of us. Living a Christian life is a constant battle to keep your morals up and your temper down. For the position hes in I think the guy does a damn, “ups” excuse me. “A darn good job”. If he has a rough season next fall we’ll see how the so called Christian fans react then. God Bless him.
bake24
May 25th, 2011
6:19 pm
I am so proud to be a Georgia Bulldog and have Mark Richt as head coach. He definitely has his priorities right. I was involved with World Vision Ministries sponsoring a child for many years. They are a class act. I think it is quite funny how some of these so called journalist write on non factual information. And oh yes us christians are crazy…………..We are crazy about JESUS CHRIST our LORD and Savior!
GT CE 80
May 25th, 2011
6:21 pm
Congratulation to CMR for having his priorities in order. I don’t see how anyone could take this article and make something negative out of it. CMR has my respect. While I may not be a fan of UGA football, I do think their coach is a good man.
Yo D Bags
May 25th, 2011
6:23 pm
@Ted M
think through the expenses of a house, it isn’t a one time payment so think about how much more he can give with that and not having liabilities or have to pay to fix the house. You obviously don’t own a house of your own.
sandiegodawg
May 25th, 2011
6:24 pm
Wally- you really got your spiritual panties in a wad over using a “curse” word. Don’t be a Pharisee- Cursing is actually calling someone a derogatory term, which is essentially what you are doing by questioning his committment to his God. I think Richt is showing you his faith by good works- What are you doing?
FLA DAWG
May 25th, 2011
6:26 pm
Richt doesn’t have to sell anything to donate to charity.
His selling this extra home is step 1 of goodbye in my opinion.
Chip, this guy may have just played you like a fiddle – did you consider that?
fpice
May 25th, 2011
6:29 pm
I don’t doubt that Mark Richt is a christian. I believe he is a good one. I doubt very much that he can coach football. I believe he is in way over his head.
UGA fans need to stop thinking about being fair to Richt. CMR has been royally compensated for his time at UGA. He is a multi millionaire.
Think instead about GA fans and alumni! We deserve a better coach!
techster
May 25th, 2011
6:30 pm
I am a jacket and wouldn’t trade my heritage for anything. I am also a follower of Jesus. Mark Richt is a great man and coach. The only negative thing I can say is that he makes it so difficult for me to despise the dogs…but I do.
Why am I talking about Mark Richt « lindsey talerico.
May 25th, 2011
6:31 pm
[...] Mark Richt sells Lake Hartwell property — I was emailed this article earlier today by a colleague. When I first started reading it, I was thinking that maybe he’d lost his marbles sending this to me… the article wasn’t about social media, or blogs, or World Vision, or charity work, or home decor or spaghetti — my typical interests. Then I saw this paragraph about half way through the post: “Within the last year, I read this book, “The Hole in Our Gospel,” written by Richard Stearns. He’s the president of World Vision, U.S. I think people understand who World Vision is but, basically, they help the poor. Through their organization, you can help children, you can help build wells, you can buy them donkeys, whatever people need. World Vision helps people across the world. Well, anyway, there was a lot of statistical data in there about the amount of people that live on a dollar a day around this world. Billions of people. So I’m reading this book and it really affected me. It helped me realize that what we have is way more than we need and that our ability to give is hindered by this property. I guess that’s the best way to tell you. We just wanted to be in a better position to give and bless people that don’t have anything. We felt like this was one way to be able to do that.” [...]
dawgster
May 25th, 2011
6:32 pm
Well it didn’t take long for the classless idiots on here (SSlgator and others) to make negative comments about Coach Richt…SSlgator, you especially I just don’t get…Can a person really be as classless of a “Jerk that you are” ..You hid behind the comfort of your computer and spew out out negative comments at every word…How you can sleep and post some of the stuff you do is beyond comprehension…Maybe you lead such a sad life that this is all you have….I do feel for you and others that seem to be angry or just plain hateful to others for no apparent reason…
This is not about football wins or loses and I can promise you that our good Lord cares nothing about wins or loses on the football field…but thats your choice to live with….AS some others have noted, I also know the man and his family and see his father-n-law quite often…If want to question his Coaching, thats fine, but when you attack him and his family for their beliefs, says something about the person making those remarks…Think about that before you send out a blog comment..Would you want the same for your family, and please don’t bring up the amount of money he makes, the article is about a Man that feels led to make a difference in lives where he can…Many more of us should consider how fortunate we are and do more, and I include myself in that too….go dawgs and Coach Richt
BG
May 25th, 2011
6:33 pm
All I can say is wow. Coach Richt is a fine man and a heck of a ball coach!
cletusdawg
May 25th, 2011
6:33 pm
“Enemas for Christ” has to be an “unforgiveable sin” or close to it. No one gets to heaven except through Jesus Christ. It’s gonna be hot where you’re going my friend.
51WTGW50
May 25th, 2011
6:36 pm
Coach Richt buy a bunch of Ipods and Cellphones. You can have a recruiting weekend. Just watch all the poor players you are thinking about giving a scholarship too steal all the GIFTS. You will be helping the POOR, and the NCAA will not call them Gifts.
buzzDawg
May 25th, 2011
6:36 pm
The Dawgs are truly blessed to have a coach like Mark Richt. He is absolutely correct in his priorities. Winning is important but it can never be the number one goal. I have never doubted Richt’s ability as a coach and I believe this is going to be a great year for the Dawgs. It sounds like a great book so I just ordered one off Amazon.
I don't think so
May 25th, 2011
6:38 pm
He will be lucky to get 700k for his Lake Hartwell home. I live a few houses up from his and let me say that selling price is way off. On the same street, with a similar home on 40 acres just sold for 1.9 million. Mark’s home is on maybe 2 acres. But not to worry…he was given the land by a local man and most of the building materials were donated. He should walk away with a wheelbarrow full of cash that he can donate.
art
May 25th, 2011
6:39 pm
Another religious freak. Didn’t they learn anything from the rapture that didn’t happen? I have lost a lot of respect for Richt and didn’t have much to begin with.
GOLDNWIHITE
May 25th, 2011
6:45 pm
Love Mark Richt and hate uga, but he makes it hard to root against them. Well, except for one Saturday in November
He’s a fine man. UGA has a good one. He loves Jesus and that’s fine with me. Go Jackets!
I don't think so
May 25th, 2011
6:45 pm
My bad…That similar Harwell lake home on 40 acres actually sold for 1.1 million not 1.9 million….it tough even on the lake..
Todd Cripe
May 25th, 2011
6:49 pm
y’all are missing the point of the story. Read the Hole in our Gospel, it’s about the portions of the Bible we’d like to pretend aren’t there, because they interfere with how we want to live our lives. Powerful stuff to make you think about how you view the world around you.
Bullgator
May 25th, 2011
6:50 pm
All of this means nothing! Richt can not win the big one. No Nat champ in over 30 years, SEC champ only every 10 years. The SEC top tier all have recent Nat Champ but no UGA. UGA, Richt is going to take you all of the way down to the bottom!
Nick
May 25th, 2011
6:54 pm
One correction, Mettenberger finished his 12 months of probation on May 5, 2011, and was completely cleared of all charges, his record is 100% clear. No charges are currently against him.
Jake
May 25th, 2011
6:55 pm
That is one good man. God bless him.
SugarHillDawg
May 25th, 2011
6:55 pm
buzzdawg, you couldn’t be more WRONG.He is/was hired to win games PERIOD!Let him go work with FCA and leave the coaching to someone who has his priorities in order.
Nick
May 25th, 2011
6:58 pm
Also, Ealey wasn’t liked by his fellow players? Cite proof. Never heard that one before. Also, where did Richt say Mettenberger “lied’ to him? cITE THE PROOF. Why did Saban & Miles offer Mettenberger a scholarship if he had “issues”? You make no sense. And imply Saban & Miles are dumb, and you’re smarter.
Return to Glory
May 25th, 2011
7:02 pm
Good man, makes all this football talk look small minded.
Go CMR and Go Dawgs.
Art the fact you have little respect for CMR speaks volumes about your ( lack of) character.
The large majority of Christians knew the rapture date and time claim was a hoax. Scripture plainly states no man knows the day or time.
jdawgs34
May 25th, 2011
7:02 pm
Having been going for 47 yrs to games, and now to most all of them, Mark Richt has shown me that he is a class act. I was reading about Jake Scott and the tie with Houston, and really over the years does it really matter. Yes, I want to win, win, and win big. Not much on here about Graduation rates and the big picture. I promise, whether he leaves or stays, he is at the top of my list….
JAWJeRDAWG
May 25th, 2011
7:02 pm
This article pointedly shows how the best in one man can bring out the worst in others. .. Go Dawgs!
Bill B
May 25th, 2011
7:04 pm
To “Not a real coach, is he?”: You say that “Richt represents mediocrity. Saban and Miles and Spurrier and other represent excellence and championships. Richt simply isn’t in their class, nor will he ever be. Richt would have to be incredibly lucky to win the division, and the odds against him winning the SEC championship would be at least 100:1.
Saban cheats, Miles is a lucky buffoon, and Spurrier has averaged 6 win seasons since he was run out of the NFL and started coaching at SC. That’s you definition of excellence? And I don’t know where you get the 100:1 odds of his winning the SEC. The oddsmakers have him between 30:1 and 50:1to win the NC.
gernblanski
May 25th, 2011
7:05 pm
Surely Brooks Melchior would know better than 2 suggest that a potentially firing is not the only possible reason that Richt could be selling the house? After all it he is not unfamiliar with the program – he went to UGA and walked on the team as kicker. He even took Coach Hartman’s advice to heart!
Class of 93
May 25th, 2011
7:06 pm
Not a real coach is he?
Are you giving odds on us winning the SEC at 100 to 1? I’ll gladly take that action.
don bozeman
May 25th, 2011
7:22 pm
I am a dyed-in– the wool yellow jacket, but I applaud Coach Richt for his efforts to alleviate suffering around the world. Would that more would follow his example.
Poopdawg
May 25th, 2011
7:22 pm
Techster , Buzzdawg good posts. I can remember during my days at UGA there was 6 friends watching Tech play the Soviet National basketball team. Needless to say we were pulling for the Soviets. I tried to explain to my friends how wrong we were. Not one understood my argument. Go Dawgs and go Tech.
Saint Richt
May 25th, 2011
7:26 pm
now that’s funny………
Poopdawg
May 25th, 2011
7:26 pm
Nick , Mett did not tell Richt about groping the chick in Valdosta. Sounds like he probably did not remember it among other things. Sexual misconduct charge sunk Mett. Initially only the underage drinking and false ID were known.
Pennski
May 25th, 2011
7:27 pm
I hate UGA, but Coach Richt is a class act. Great job Coach.
Buster
May 25th, 2011
7:29 pm
I think eventually you bloggers are going to have to eliminate the Comment sections!
5 stars equals 7 losses and 11 arrest
May 25th, 2011
7:37 pm
there will be a for sale sign in his house in Athens come December
BigEC
May 25th, 2011
7:38 pm
SSI gator – Is that where you live or what you draw?
He's a goner
May 25th, 2011
7:41 pm
He’ll be gone by December, but he’s still a good man.
resolutewealth5
May 25th, 2011
7:44 pm
I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, http://BidsWork.com
KSUAlum
May 25th, 2011
7:49 pm
If you want to preach, Mark, go preach. If you want to do mission work, fine, go do it. More power to you. But we Georgia fans would love it if you’d put as much effort into making this football program better as you do being a good Christian. For $3 million a year, it’s the least you could do for us.
UGA 93
May 25th, 2011
7:53 pm
KSUAum……. I could not agree more
Nick
May 25th, 2011
7:53 pm
Poverty is a much more complicated issue than sending a check to World Vision and spending a few days in Honduras. In most countries, poverty will remain as long as infrastructure (lie roads/electricity) lacks or corruption in government lingers (Dictators do not like for people to start new businesses as they prefer monopolies). Then all you need is the know how, there is enough know how in the U.S., that other countries could dramatically improve just by emulating the U.S know how. U.S., Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, all have infrastructure and a generally not corrupt government, and all have plenty of know how. But they are unusual.
UGA 93
May 25th, 2011
7:57 pm
Like I said before he can have a huge Christian influence on his own players and staff. Furthermore if he spent more effort on the X’s and O’s of football and life with the team he would win more games and championships and his message would be ten fold stronger.
dawginduluth
May 25th, 2011
8:02 pm
If only he knew how to coach….
Nick
May 25th, 2011
8:04 pm
7:26 May 25 poster
If you continue to falsely slander Zack Mettenberger on this blog, I will report you directly to the AJC Editor.
Mettenberger was given 12 months of probation over a year ago and 80 hours of community work. Once those 2 were fulfilled, ALL CHARGES against Mettenberger are CLEARED. Mettenberger has NOTHING on his record.
Stop slandering this kid.
drbasic1
May 25th, 2011
8:08 pm
KSUALUM
you sir are a moron and you certainly do not speak for all us DAWG fans
USMC DAWG
May 25th, 2011
8:09 pm
I appreciate Richt and his principals and beliefs, but I’m almost willing to accept Satan reincarnate if it means getting us another SEC Championship and BCS title shot.
brock
May 25th, 2011
8:09 pm
I do not share Richt’s religious beliefs, but that does not stop me from admiring his sincerity in his own. Great story about a great man.
West Coast Dawg
May 25th, 2011
8:09 pm
I don’t have a problem with Richt the man. With Richt the coach, I have a ton.
Please, keep the two separate because they are. Would it make him a better coach if he contributed more money to charities? I don’t think so. Why do you guys? Come up with another poor season and his being a good man and one who contributes to charity won’t be a factor. Lack of an SEC E championship at the least will figure heavily in whether Richt has to sell his other home.
UGA 93
May 25th, 2011
8:10 pm
drbasic1 all we are saying is stay home and spend your efforts her. Spread the good word here to the players who you know need it. Do not go on mission trips every summer while other head coaches are making game plans and studying film. Send as much money as you want to overseas. I know it is needed. But wait until you are done coaching to go save the world. His time is best spent coaching the players and mentoring them to be better men.
bad brad
May 25th, 2011
8:11 pm
I could add, God bless you Mark Richt, but He already has.
Higher calling compelled Mark Richt to sell his second home | | sportsport
May 25th, 2011
8:15 pm
[...] was actually compelled to do this much earlier," Richt told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I made the decision to do it a while ago but I didn’t want to do it during the season [...]
don't trust world vision
May 25th, 2011
8:16 pm
be careful with this charity…they prey on old folks – Richt can tell the difference but some can’t.
Actually
May 25th, 2011
8:22 pm
Wow! It amazes me how many people can turn a wonderful act by a wonderful family into hateful, negative, crap. If more people had just a smidgen of the heart that the Richt family had, the world certainly be a lot better place. We’re talking about a family that adopted two children, one with a deformity. Of course, the world has always had it’s share of haters and losers. After all, the son of God was crucified! Anyone who can criticize Richt on this needs to look in a mirror. You just might see the Devil!
truthbetold
May 25th, 2011
8:22 pm
Richt promised to study more football! WTF
Chip is an agitator
May 25th, 2011
8:25 pm
Shame on you Chip Towers for using such an emotionally charged lead in to your column. I do not like Richt as the head football coach at UGA because I do not believe he has the desire to win the big games. But, Chip you wrongly characterized your conversation with Richt and created ill will toward the man for no good reason.
The title of this article is misleading. Nowhere is Richt quoted as saying his listing of his property for sale has anything to do with religion or being a christian. Richt simply says he wants to downsize his expenses allowing him to donate more to charity.
Change the title to “Mark Richt says decision to sell Lake Hartwell property was philanthropy motivated” and this blog would not have degenerated into such a cesspool………….well, hopefully at least not quite as quickly as it did.
dragon
May 25th, 2011
8:25 pm
As a GT fan, all applause to Coach Mark on this call….although i wonder how it takes any Christian that long to get to that perspective. It reminds me of that adage, “He’s smart enough to be a football coach, and dumb enough to think it matters.”
NewbombTurk
May 25th, 2011
8:31 pm
Richt represents mediocrity. Saban and Miles and Spurrier and other represent excellence and championships.”
Saban, Miles, and Spurrier may represent championships, but they damn sure don’t represent excellence or class. I’ll take Richt’s heart and class over the championships of those a-holes any day of the week.
NewbombTurk
May 25th, 2011
8:34 pm
“Why did Saban & Miles offer Mettenberger a scholarship if he had “issues”?
Are you kidding me??? Those guys would offer Osama Bin Laden a scholarship if they thought he could win games.
tide roll
May 25th, 2011
8:36 pm
I hear the real reason was Richt grew tired of Saban skiing past in maroon speedos.
TNDawg
May 25th, 2011
8:37 pm
@UGA 93
I really doubt that if CMR goes on a mission trip for a week or two in the summer is really going to hurt him when it comes to game planning and watching film. Just in case you were wondering…coaches dont just sit in their office all summer and watch film. The last thing you should worry about is if CMR takes sometime to himself and goes on a mission trip because like everyone else,he can use some time away from his job. He also has a coaching staff and the last time i checked they helped with game planning.
sylvia seawright
May 25th, 2011
8:41 pm
. MARK KNOWS THAT EVERYTHING HE OWNS BELONGS TO the LORD. What a blessing that he wants to help others. You can never out give the Lord.
nixforsix
May 25th, 2011
8:43 pm
I don’t know what the ajc policy is, but I wish you wouldn’t help out SBB by linking to his site. That only helps get him traffic and better search rankings. And it encourages to write more outlandish stuff knowing that major newspapers will write reactions pieces and link to him.
truthbetold
May 25th, 2011
8:44 pm
Vince lost most of his money and the in laws money with a certain bank failure. Richt lost a considerable amount also, for Richt to use poor people as an excuse to make himself look good is kool aid for you blind followers.
Dirty Dawg
May 25th, 2011
8:44 pm
And to think, there are mommas and poppas of young athletes that would rather their sons play for someone else…the Cecil Newtons of this world are all around us. Here’s a guy that has ‘the greater good’ on his mind along with winning football and, unlike others that have been named, not just worrying about whether or not he was gonna get invited to play Augusta National, lament about when he decided not to take the Michigan job or nit-pick about how his statue looked…and if you don’t think sexually assaulting somebody’s daughter and lying about it to your family, and coaches, and friends, as well as the police, isn’t ‘having issues’ then you’re one sick Sierra/Oscar/Bravo and/or you don’t have any daughters.
Until all the member institutions are required to honor any other members dismissal of athletes ‘for cause’, you’ll have the Sabans and the Miles doing just what they do.
macrotech
May 25th, 2011
8:50 pm
I have to say, I appreciate a man of CMR’s character…he is an example to be followed, on and off the field…not mocked OR threatened! This man has been a winner for a long period of time and has a rough stretch for the last couple of seasons. As a Tech fan, I HOPE uga gets a new coach…we MIGHT be able to beat him. As a man that aspires to live to a higher standard of moral character, I’d hate to see a man like CMR shown the door. Regardless of what happens…CMR is a good man and I have little doubt that he’ll end up on the better side of things. He’ll always be a “Damn Good Dawg”…and THAT’S from a Tech fan.
Randy
May 25th, 2011
8:52 pm
My son and a group from our church are in Honduras this week digging a well for a village that doesn’t have clean water. It has been very hard work. I applaude Coach Richt for his efforts!
Paul N Destin
May 25th, 2011
8:52 pm
Mark is a great person but he’s not a great coach. With that said when it’s really on the line down the road being a great coach will not get you in to the really big show! Mark is content with himself and peace with himself as well so all the media and fan chatter will matter little to him. JMO
Tideman
May 25th, 2011
8:54 pm
Coach Richt is at peace and has his plan. I applaud him for knowing what he wants to do. I just don’t think he can do this and Coach major college football. A very fine man. Best of luck to him.
George P Burdell
May 25th, 2011
8:56 pm
Wow- While my giving will never match Mark Richt- I have had the joy of learning that God does own it all and God doesn’t need our money. He needs our hearts. Giving up something to honor him shows the heart. Mark Richt is giving us all an example.
I have said this a whole lot of times. As a Tech fan, I long for the days for Donnan and having a coach that is not nearly as admirable as your coach. I hope you do run him off because when he is your coach it is hard not to wish UGA well. Somebody asked me if Mark Richt came into my living room, would I let my son go to UGA. The answer is yes. For those that know me- yes God has done a great work on my heart.
Go ahead and run him off and see what happens.
Paul N Destin
May 25th, 2011
9:03 pm
You folks that beat on Saban all the time are just too funny. Nick Saban does more good things for others than any college coach in the game today but then again I understand you need someone to beat on due to your schools lack of progress.
Dawg Man
May 25th, 2011
9:10 pm
He’s selling it now, because he knows this is his last year!!!!
JAWJeRDAWG
May 25th, 2011
9:16 pm
As a two-degree UGA graduate, 7-seat season ticket holder, and 62 year old loyal Dawg fan, NO one is more dissatisfied with UGA’s football record of the past several years than I.
But, in my opinion, to be critical of that fact in this article’s comments is not the right venue. I see it only as a commendable article on the Richt family and their laudable efforts to set their course to help the less fortunate in the world.
Considering some of the comments I’ve read here, Chip, it might have been better to have just said ‘No Comments’ and let all enjoy reading of this man and his family’s good intentions.
The venom could continue on another day. Sorry to sound so negative with this post, but some of these comments are quite disturbing at best. Just my two cents.
Hope you don’t ban me for venting, but I feel better now for doing so. .. Go Dawgs!
joe taxpayer
May 25th, 2011
9:16 pm
But can he coach, and beat Fla.
john
May 25th, 2011
9:25 pm
What does it profit a man to gain all the championships in the world but loses his own soul?
rally
May 25th, 2011
9:27 pm
Stay Classy Coach. We love you! I attend church with him and his heart is in the right place. Whether its football or faith. God comes first…family comes second…..football. Thats a principle that has stood tested and tried with everyone who will practice it. If you hate a man because he loves what he does…even though you don’t agree you will find out the fast enough the priorities in your life are messed up without God first and foremost of anything and everything.
Writing on the Wall
May 25th, 2011
9:28 pm
CMR knows it will be a tall order for this program to win the SEC east. He is losing out already on recruits for 2012. Mark Richt is selling cuz he knows he will be toast come December. Mark it down!
KSUAlum
May 25th, 2011
9:33 pm
drbasic1
Never said I did speak for all Dawg fans. But for $3 million a year, I think Mark should worry a little more about the program than his missionary work. I don’t care if a person is a Christian. I care when religion begins to effect your work, particularly if I’m paying you multi-millions a year for that work. If being a good Christian and helping the poor means more to you than your job, then I welcome you to GTFO and go be a preacher, and I’ll get someone in here who WILL do the job. Being pious doesn’t mean you get to ignore your everyday responsibilities. “I was too busy building houses for the poor to finish that quarterly report” is not a legitimate excuse at the office, no matter how morally upstanding it might be.
CMR Titanic
May 25th, 2011
9:34 pm
Rearranging the deck chairs one more time.
Razor50
May 25th, 2011
9:35 pm
For those who have been drinking hate-r-aid didn’t your mother teach you that If you don’t have anything nice to say just stay quick (well you get the meaning). I think coach Richt is a good man and wants to be a better man. He wants to be a man of God and I strive to be the same thing.
Columbus
May 25th, 2011
9:40 pm
This is a coach all universities dream of having represent their school and the football team and parents dream of having be there with their children and he gets us many MORE recruits than we would have EVER gotten without him being who he is and where he is. To all you haters who STILL only care about being in the top 10 EVERY year……GROW UP YOU LITTLE SELFISH PATHETIC HUMAN BEINGS. Richt and UGA together for 20 years to come. BANK on it. You haters only hate but we supporters actually pray for our coach and that is the most powerful thing we have in our possession on this earth in this life. More powerful than the press and media! More powerful than selfish ignorant fans who ONLY care about wins when as pointed out in this article…..there are MUCH more important things in this life than winning 10 or more football games EVERY year. Every 3 years should be good enough you whiney little babies.
BreakingNews
May 25th, 2011
9:41 pm
It’s really sad that some of you morons can’t see past your school colors and applaud someone giving up their personal property in order to help someone else. Who cares if its a UGA coach, a TN coach, a GT coach…it doesn’t really matter. The fact of the matter is, the man is probably doing more than any of you low-lifes have ever done to help out those less fortunate. Maybe if you spent half of the time you spend on this blog volunteering instead of spreading you ignorance on the internet, this world might start heading in the right direction
Jody Jordan
May 25th, 2011
9:47 pm
Read Radical by David Platt and wow, very humbling.
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9:49 pm
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Mike S
May 25th, 2011
9:49 pm
I’m a Tech alum, and not a Christian, and as much as I love to hate the Dawgs and their coach, I have to admire and respect Richt for being a good person.
Win or go elsewhwere
May 25th, 2011
9:53 pm
Mark Richt is paid to Win football games. I could care less if he wanted to donate his money to the end of the world cause. He is a good man okay we get it but lest keep religion out of the work place like everywhere else and do your job. Win some Championships or move on!
Columbus
May 25th, 2011
9:55 pm
@KSUALUM you are clueless and ignorant and need to grow up. WHo says he does not WORRY or is not CONCERNED about his job than missionary work? DO you know something his boss does not? You mean he cannot sell his house and help poor people because he did not win 10 games last year? Do you hear yourself? I do not care if you are a billionaire who runs the largest company of governement or organization on 2 planets, you NEVER do NOT WORRY about HELPING the LEAST AMONG US! You go live on LESS than a dollar a day. You are a disgrace to the human race and may you lose all your wealth and see the light and see how IMPORTANT UGA football winning is in the big picture. MArk Richt spends MORE time on UGA football than you do on ANYTHING in your pathetic life combined. How can you make the stupid comments you just made?! Some people just need to shutup and lets us think they have any intelligence. When you are doing without food you would much rather want Richt spending some money and time to help. That is the PROBLEM with this world, it is all about me and how much I can get and how many games my favorite teams wins and what car I have and clothes and power, prestige, things, stuff and it is BACKWARD. YOU should HELP and so should everyone including Mark Richt, OSAMA OBAMA, ALL PLAYERS and COACHES, AD’S Presidents, governors, EVERYONE including those who get paid 50 million a year whether they had a GOOD OR BAD YEAR. You are a GREAT example of what is wrong with your city, state, country and world! You cant hold Mark Richt’s nothing. You need to get SOME balance in YOUR life and then you might not be obsessed with UGA football to where you have to win 10 games EVERY year and OMG NEVER EVER have a losing season! You are pathetic. PLEASE go root for KSU you scum!
Harvey Updyke
May 25th, 2011
9:57 pm
I poisoned Mark Richts Lake water.
Michael
May 25th, 2011
10:04 pm
I want a donkey.
antonio romero
May 25th, 2011
10:06 pm
JUST COACH FOOTBALL. KEEP ALL YOUR OTHER BUSINESS TO YOURSELF. DONT TELL ME WHY YOU ARE SELLING A HOUSE. COACH FOOTBALL. YOU WILL OR WONT BE OUR COACH BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN WHY YOU SOLD YOUR LAKE!!!!! HOUSE. COACH BALL!!!!!!!!!!!
Win or go elsewhere
May 25th, 2011
10:06 pm
Richt either needs to be a coach or a missionary full time. If he is going to be a coach then he better start bringing in the trophies for the heathens.
Mike
May 25th, 2011
10:18 pm
Fine, but you had better get the fb team back on the winning track. Losing to Central Fla is not acceptable.
rp
May 25th, 2011
10:18 pm
Hate always finds a way to find fault. Character is based on your actions and actions are based on your belief. For the soothsayers of judgement you don’t sit on the Throne. However when you stand before It you then will have the opportunity to see its worth.
khc
May 25th, 2011
10:24 pm
good job coach, wish this message would be heard and adhered to in teh corporate world……
JRW7
May 25th, 2011
10:25 pm
CMR is a good man, CMR is a great man, CMR is a good football coach, BUT CMR is not a GREAT football coach, If you are happy with 7, 8, 9, or sometimes 10 wins a year, CMR is your coach, BUT CMR will NEVER win a NC!
Pulaski Dawg
May 25th, 2011
10:30 pm
Mark and Kathryn get it. I’m not sure about the rest. I’ll take Mark over Saban, Miles, Spurrier. Petrino, Auburn–are you kidding me—you name it.
greg kerr
May 25th, 2011
10:33 pm
Bravo coach Richt! I congratulate you for following in the example that Jesus life set for us all. May your example encourage others to store up their treasure in Heaven as well. Thank You!
Pulaski Dawg
May 25th, 2011
10:36 pm
you know, life is about choices. choose wise. I’ll take Mark and Kathryn Richt. Their head is a little deeper than some.
aladawg
May 25th, 2011
10:36 pm
Win or go elsewhere, Mr. you are the scum of the earth, just another ignorant, no class Georgia Red Neck.
trupert
May 25th, 2011
10:37 pm
Some have class and some don’t. If you put a negative comment on here, then there’s your sign.
Inspired Dawg
May 25th, 2011
10:39 pm
I am disgusted by some of the posts about this story. CMR is the most genuine man to have ever coached at UGA. He has not pulled any wool over anyone’s eyes. Before his first season, I was a guest in the locker room. CMR came through and saw me sitting there and stopped. He took a minute to say hello and ask a few questions of me. He is down to earth and a very decent man. He is also a great coach who will bring UGA championship hardware. Thank you CMR for your hard work and dedication to making a difference in this world both on and off the field.
aladawg
May 25th, 2011
10:42 pm
Truth be told, another ignorant, no class Georgia Red Neck. Go back under your rock and stay there.
Reid Adair
May 25th, 2011
10:43 pm
The next time folks want to talk about how obsessed people in the state of Alabama are with every move of their college football coaches, I’m going to point to all of these articles. He is selling his lake house. Why is this news?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
TampaDawg
May 25th, 2011
10:50 pm
I didn’t even think I would make a statement regarding this article but after seeing all the negativity about a man that is trying to do something great for the community and you ignorant idiots slam him for that. It just shows how stupid some of you are. This article wasn’t even about football, it was to stop any rumors spreading for selling his property. Also, how man of you actually donate to any kind of charity or even go to church? You morons shouldn’t even be able to post anything.
Alabama Communist
May 25th, 2011
10:54 pm
Nothing like doing the Lord work in Football……..However, What will the Coach do when the Lord tells him to sell everything including his pet Bulldog and head east in a Sackcloth Robe to preach the message of love to the Alabama Crimson Tide before they beat his rear again with the help of a Republican Jesus….
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10:54 pm
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aladawg
May 25th, 2011
10:55 pm
To all you negative stupid Georgia Hill Billys all of you will burn in Hell by the way you act your mother and father are probably already there.
pj
May 25th, 2011
11:11 pm
Wally, Let he that is without sin cast the first stone, How do you know he hasn’t repented and ask God for forgiveness. For someone to judge makes them no greater than the one who commited the act.
Kapoonka
May 25th, 2011
11:14 pm
Mmmmmm…sounds hokey to me….he has an ulterior motive. At 3m per year…the ability to “give’ exists big time. If richt is so adamant about 30K being a lot of dough, he should take a 30K salary and donate the rest…..now that would be impressive. I’m currently unemployed but I have donated over 5K in original art to 3 differnt causes this year alone…..didn’t have to sell my house to do it either.
LoganvilleDAWG
May 25th, 2011
11:24 pm
These are some of the most negative people around. All you are concerned about is winning football games, I like to win them too!!! But most of you don’t know one thing about college football, all you know is get rid of Coach Richt. I was there when VD coached & if he hadn’t had Herschal Walker they would have not won the NC. Also, his record was not even close to Coach Richt’s his 1st ten years, Ray Goff & Jim Donnan did not have the record Coach Richt has. If all you so called DAWG fans would learn the ins & outs of the program or college football in general you might say some positive things about the man. If you want to complain, complain about our fans WHO DO NOT make any noise at the games, all you do is whine & tell each other that was a dumb move the coaches made. We are some of the most pitiful fans in college football, it is tougher to play at Miss. State than Between the Hedges. If ya’ll have any sense(I doubt you do) start supporting the players & coaches. See what the stadium would be like if you stopped complaining, made some freaking noise & supported Coach Richt & the team. Also Coach Richt is a better man than me & I know alot better than all of you complaining….
Barkin'Dog
May 25th, 2011
11:34 pm
The closing line of another Blog… By Mark Bradley
“Georgia football might have disappointed us in other ways, but it has held up its end on a fundamental level. Its guys are making their grades. That’s no joke.”
Take that, you morons dissing CMR, and shove it where the sun don’t shine.
freight audit
May 25th, 2011
11:35 pm
I love this!
Tampa Dawg
May 25th, 2011
11:44 pm
Wally, please! All self-righteous independent fundamental pharisees exit.
Kris G
May 25th, 2011
11:51 pm
To be fair, prices are so jacked in the US, $105 only goes as far as, say, $30 in a lot of the world. Cash and wealth are two different things. I’d say MOST of the world that lives on $105 a day probably has a higher living standard.
AU in B-ham
May 26th, 2011
12:01 am
Love Mr. Richt, don’t love UGA, but do love the man:)
RobMc
May 26th, 2011
12:34 am
Didn’t Brooks Melchior go to UGA?
RED DOG 77
May 26th, 2011
12:40 am
First and foremost, coach Mark Richt certainly has his priorities in order. If just a small percentage of those who would judge him, would act a little more like him, what a wonderful place this world would be………..As for football ?……..
RED DOG 77
May 26th, 2011
12:47 am
First and foremost, coach Mark Richt certainly has his priorities in order ! If only those who judge him would try to be a little more like him, what a wonderful world this would be……….As for football? the man is witthout a doubt the greatest coach Georgia has ever had, and probubly the greatest in the Nation………….Me? I’m old school, I do believe “it’s not wheather you win or lose, it’s how you play the game”………….Coach Mark Richt plays the game the right way!………To me that’s what football is all about……….I do like to win though, and Richt has a whole bunch of wins under his belt………Bravo coach Richt!!!…………GO DOGS !!! GATA !!!
Scott S
May 26th, 2011
12:57 am
Never liked UGA – but absolutely love and reverence the Lord. I applaud his disciple Mark Richt.
big d dawg
May 26th, 2011
1:18 am
World Vision is a great organization to give to the 3rd world parties in need. I’ve been giving to this organization for 20 years. After working with disaster relief in poor areas where the tornadoes hit I’ve found out that no one is there to help the disadvantaged and poor in this country. We’ve taught them to depend on the gov’t, instead of working for a hand up, they’ve learned to work the hand out.
jackchavis123
May 26th, 2011
3:22 am
I just refinanced using “Mortgage Refinance 123″ and went from a 5.5/20yr to a 3.25/15yr. Monthly payments went down by about $100 but overall savings over the life of the loan are over $60,000. Definitely worth it in my opinion. Learn more about refi before you do one.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 26th, 2011
3:58 am
These blog comments that are so negative show a complete lack of understanding, about the man and what is important in this world. I hope a lot of you never have to see the terrible horror of poverty that he is talking about. All you think is important is a football game. I want to win as much as anybody but I do not obsess about it, and I am darn proud to have a coach that has his life priorities set right so that he actually tries to help out those, less fortunate than himself. If all you are concerned about are wins and losses, you have already lost in life as it is. Ask some of these vets, what it is like to see some of the poverty over in the middle east. Maybe you will understand then why some of them look at America and are jealous. That jealousy breeds hatred, and gives rise to some of the stupid things they do and try and blame it on their religion. CMR’s religion tells him that he can make a difference both in a young mans life and in helping some folks maybe obtain a better life. Sad, that some of you would cut down a man that has that much compassion, as he does.
If you can not say anything good about a person, perhaps you should not say anything at all. I spent a lot of my whole adult life in the military and I can tell you first hand, that America is so lucky when compared to some of the countries I visited as far as quality of life. We have poverty here for sure, but nothing in comparison to what I saw in S.E. Asia, some places in central America and even the middle East.
I am proud that a man in his position like CMR, is our coach and I am proud he has such a good moral compass that he follows. I feel sorry for folks whose whole life revolves around a football game, and who live only through a blog about football, as a fair amount of you do.
Buzz Me
May 26th, 2011
4:48 am
slowly preparing to exit the scene once ungrateful mutt fans get on his case
Notso Fast
May 26th, 2011
5:02 am
There is no doubt of Coach R’s character. He is a good man and that is a fact. It is his coaching ability that people sometimes doubt. If the SEC was decided on character, Coach R would probably win every year but it is decided on winning football games and that is what has created a problem.
dawgdip
May 26th, 2011
5:33 am
To Wally Check out what the Bible says about judging another. How does that 2×4 feel in the old eye?
God Bless He is so into Jesus
May 26th, 2011
6:00 am
How could he be so into religion? Is that a weakness or strength? Geeez, I wish we focus on wins and not junk like this
A Coach with Vision
May 26th, 2011
6:14 am
I’m not a big fan of Richt the coach but I love Richt the person. Despite some of concerns regarding his coaching, if I had a kid who was D-1 caliber, I’d want him to play for Richt. He’d learn a lot more than football.
chuck allison
May 26th, 2011
6:15 am
I do admire coach Richt. I wish UGA could (and would) also recruit players with more integrity so the entire program could reflect the coach’s character.
Get Real
May 26th, 2011
6:30 am
This was a story about a man and his wife doing something of value to help children and families that are poor and under-priveledged. It had nothing to do with comparing him to other coaches, championships. It was all to do with a man of compassion for his fellow man and his faith in God and humanity. You can’t save a child’s life or feed a starving family with a championship ring. That’s what’s wrong with the world today! There is too much importance put on sports and what’s in it for me! The movie actors/actresses, sports all make a fortune but I don’t think many of them come close to having the passion and heart of Mark Richt and his Wife! If you don’t get it…there’s more to life than football!
FLA DAWG
May 26th, 2011
6:43 am
No one with a brain questions the charitable nature of Richt or his family. But the bottomline is the man cannot Head Coach an SEC Football Team. The success he had early on was a great formula of him being the OC and Van Gorder or Muschamp running the D.
Essentially we had no HC in those days and it worked well. As soon as he relinquished his role as O play caller and hired Bobo and Martinez the ship began to sink.
This season will be as bad as last. I think he wins one of the first two games – maybe.
I think he loses to SC but he may get a face slap earlier by a very hungry Boise State Team. If he loses the first two games he will wish he had left at the end of last season.
Home up for sale for charity? The guy has more than enough to give without selling his home. I think the man sees the team (and coaching staff) he has and realizes he’d better start liquidating.
John10:10
May 26th, 2011
6:50 am
I love Coach Richt for doing this. Jesus said the more stuff you have the less effective you are in His kingdom. Jesus knew that less is often more. American Christians would rather rationalize their endless pursuit of ease than do what Jesus said. The gospel tales on new meaning when all your stuff is gone. It’s wildly liberating. When Coach Richt is done as coach hopefully he’ll move into full-time ministry instead of another coaching gig.
Dave
May 26th, 2011
6:55 am
There are a lot of people who claim to be Christians and never act that way in their own lives.Some really are of the opinion that Christ died for my sins so I am going to live my life that way not caring how I treat others at all. Some really are takers not givers. I really hate those who treat Mark Richt like crap because being a nice person is a character flaw in a head coach and I am a SC fan. It is an embarrassment how some coaches in football use their religion to recruit players and win football games and that is kind of the extent of how they use their religion to help themselves. I question these coaches in exploiting religion I have not done that once with Richt because his life shows who he is.
Black Mountain Bulldog
May 26th, 2011
7:16 am
So Richt cursed, wow people get a life.
Dogs will be back, and the haters, will maybe leave, this blog.
joe taxpayer
May 26th, 2011
7:22 am
Matthew 6:1-4 for all of you CMR lovers
JoshC
May 26th, 2011
7:23 am
Wow, what an inspiration and example! So awesome to see men like that in those positions. I pray that Richt’s example will cause us all to stop and consider our priorities and whether we have truly surrendered our life for the sake of the Gospel. Reminds me of Jim Elliot’s quote, “He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose”.
joe taxpayer
May 26th, 2011
7:24 am
Here it is Matt. 6:1-4 e careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Dave
May 26th, 2011
7:33 am
I think GA needs to hire Mike Leach as it’s next coach it would be a good match in giving many GA fans a coach who matches what many are looking for in a coach.
Ha
May 26th, 2011
7:33 am
Ha. Sell in a down market…write it off as charity. Smart accountant.
gt
May 26th, 2011
7:35 am
Save this blog. When Richt loses about three games next year bring it back out. Late spring is the perfect time for a feel good, because come late fall a few are going to be wondering why he makes 3 million in the first place. What a Richt type does to me is make me feel dirty for liking college football so much. It is the southern DNA in me, but I think you pay the man to win football games or at least not bring the hood to Athens. There is some responsibility to the people paying you. A little concentration in that area while he is taking the money he doesn’t seem to need might make a few in the state feel better.
BG
May 26th, 2011
7:39 am
Richt is a good man!!!
BG
May 26th, 2011
7:42 am
Joe taxpayer do you cheat on your taxes?? I bet you do! Don’t throw rocks if you live in a glass house.
JB
May 26th, 2011
7:46 am
His business, not ours.Who of you could stand your personal life played out in public EVERYDAY. He knows it comes with the job, but I don’t think Mark spends a whole lot of time worrying about the mob on this blog.
JoshC
May 26th, 2011
7:47 am
Joe, I agree with you, but don’t see your comments fitting the scenario here. Mark, only mentioned it in a off record conversation when Chip Towers mentioned he was downsizing. Later when asked there isn’t anything wrong with him revealing his honest reason for selling the place. As a leader his actions are closely watched and he will give account for the example he sets. In the end God knows his heart. Rather then judging and critiquing maybe we should allow it to challenge us.
BuckB
May 26th, 2011
7:48 am
Agree. You christians is nuts.
Bama Fan#2
May 26th, 2011
7:48 am
Mark Richt is a great person and I hope has a great season this year.
Ronin
May 26th, 2011
7:52 am
Say what you will about his coaching ability. The guy is a decent human being that has his priorities straight. I’ve been to some of these places in Central and South America, the people have basically nothing. To tell you the truth, in general, they’re happier than most people in the United States who are stressed out their mind trying to pay their next bill and taking Prozac or Xanax daily.
Sometimes, less is more.
Kudos to Mark Richt.
BuckB
May 26th, 2011
7:53 am
Just like Madonna did so many times during her career, Richt continues to reinvent himself. MR is probably a fine man, as is said, but he can’t intellectually connect his calling as a christian to what it takes to be a successful collge football coach. This cognitive disconnect will kick in fully about the time his compensation as ugag’s coach reaches, say… $35m. MArk my words.
whoz53
May 26th, 2011
7:54 am
Great gesture!
phil
May 26th, 2011
7:57 am
Coach might better spend some time worrying with his football team this summer rather than digging holes in Honduras. We’ve got plenty of problems in our own country right now with tens of thousands without homes due to the tornadoes, floods, etc., so if there’s going to be a trip, it might be time better spent in Alabama or Joplin, Missouri….
Of course Honduras will make for better press, I suppose….I shouldn’t say that and am proud of what he does, but I do get tired of the save the world speeches when we’ve got terrible problems right here at home….
Auburn through and through
May 26th, 2011
8:02 am
As much as I love to see Auburn smash them on the field…this man is a true Christian. Like he said, he is storing his eternal treasures and not worldly treasures. He is am amazing man and human being, do I think he’ll be coach at UGA with another year like the last few, no I don’t. But that just means God is finished with that chapter in his life. Dosen’t change his character, the man he is, or the love that the Dawgs will always have for him. His respected for a lot more than football statistics.
bitter seen to much of the world--"dude"
May 26th, 2011
8:07 am
having worked with the us army in the middle east and having seen bangladish workers get payed
less than 10 dollars a day in a 12 hour work day as cleaners on US bases, slave labor is well alive, and being supported by cruel contract companys who drawn a pay check from uncle sam
point being some things chip and coach richt prayer just cant reach out and do anything
————-to stop————— CORPTION————–ps i meet drew breeze at camp lsa in kuwait
———————need prove ask the QB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! life just aint fair—–
1eyedJack
May 26th, 2011
8:08 am
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier ‘n puttin’ it back in.
reebok
May 26th, 2011
8:13 am
Tech fan here…nice job, Coach Richt.
A GT Man
May 26th, 2011
8:13 am
As a GT alum and supporter, I despise Bulldogs sports with every fiber of my being. If they lost every football game from here out, I’d be thrilled. But dammit if I don’t have a deep respect for Mark Richt as a person. He’s the genuine article and I hope UGA fans realize what a gem of a man they’ve got guiding their football team (and we must acknowledge that results are very important, so let’s not forget that he’s had some enviable on-the-field success, as well). That is something to be proud of.
Cousin Curtis
May 26th, 2011
8:13 am
Ok, douchebag FL and GT fans who love to hang out on a GA blog: chances are, he is gone after this year. No argument here on that. But clearly the man has conviction, and this has nothing to do with football. We could all follow his example in this regard and the world would be a better place. (Although you would still be – no matter what – an insufferable douchebag, you asshead.)
seejay
May 26th, 2011
8:15 am
Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, People may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some
false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone
could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway
-Mother Theresa
Mudcatjoe
May 26th, 2011
8:18 am
Getting ready to move out of Athens after the upcoming losing season!! Gotta love it!!
JB
May 26th, 2011
8:22 am
I own lake property. A 2 million dollar lake house is not likely to sell anytime soon.
Sarge1
May 26th, 2011
8:22 am
Funneeeeee. Richt says he made this decision. That’s very admirable but in REAL Christianity you never decide – you only OBEY God’s decision and subsequent command (Matthew 7:21, 22).There is a vast difference between a “Christian” work and a God-directed work. It’s the vast gulf between Heaven and Hell.
WDE
May 26th, 2011
8:22 am
Mudcatjoe troll on little guy troll on
Its time to move on
May 26th, 2011
8:24 am
Richt needs to just go ahead and put on his Jesus sandals and leave. I’m sick and tired of losing to teams like Vandy,Kentucky ,SC and the Central Florida’s. UGA needs new blood fast!
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nowhereroad
May 26th, 2011
8:25 am
Tough time to sell a house for any reason, but I suppose his prospective buyers aren’t being hit like the great majority of us are in this market/economy. Wish I could downsize…would cost me too much cash.
Coach Richt is a good man, and I am thankful my kid is at Georgia. Wouldn’t want him anywhere else. But that doesn’t mean all is well, far from it. I hope like h e double l that this team can make a strong run. I believe they will. It could be a wild ride, can’t wait.
Good luck with that house Coach! God Bless.
david
May 26th, 2011
8:30 am
For those who say he’s just now doing this so he can free up money to give away- The man has been giving away most of his $ for 20 years. He’s the real deal. And a fantastic football coach.
Now I could be like some of these losers and post stats etc, but I wont. His record speaks for itself.
Love you Coach, you changed my life.
Buh bye
May 26th, 2011
8:37 am
Richt better wins some hardware for us sinners or its buh bye!
The Alpha Male
May 26th, 2011
8:43 am
Man, I love this guy. All you wretches condemning him can rot.
Tebow2
May 26th, 2011
8:44 am
That is pretty much what I would expect from a Gator. Pure trash. You and your family.
Huh
May 26th, 2011
8:45 am
Love the excuse making. christian motivated. lol
riiight. more like–
boise loss
sc loss
fla loss
aub loss
and pick another game.
adios. at least he is smart to get it done before the fact.
bull dawg
May 26th, 2011
8:52 am
if god is for this man who can stand against him?
JB
May 26th, 2011
8:56 am
Richt and Dawgs getting a lotta love from pre season mags and press. I don’t know if they are rooting for him in their own way, or they think looking at the changes, the D, the schedule, the man might win 10 games this year.
JB
May 26th, 2011
8:59 am
And I’m a believer, and as naive as this sounds to non believers, if God wants him at Georgia for a long time, he’ll win 10 or so this year. If God wants to take Mark in a different direction, Dawgs will struggle this year.
Tard Dawg
May 26th, 2011
9:00 am
He’ll still get fired next year if he has a bad season.
Buh bye
May 26th, 2011
9:01 am
@ JB…. the pre season mags are looking for sales dude…. wake up. Its called blowin smoke up your rear end.
aikenbravesfan
May 26th, 2011
9:02 am
The great part about this article/discussion is that Coach Richt is not bothered by it. If he does get fired after this season it will be UGA’s loss.
MountainDawg
May 26th, 2011
9:02 am
“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required”. Luke 12:48 (KJV)
Buh bye
May 26th, 2011
9:05 am
@ aikenbraves fan…. why should Richt be bothered? He has milked UGA for millions. He is fat and happy and rested on his past laurels with the help of mostly Donnan players.
jarvis
May 26th, 2011
9:13 am
That’s a lot more than Donnan ever did with Donnan’s players.
Todd from Birmingham
May 26th, 2011
9:13 am
It’s time for Richt to go save humanity and georgias football program. Resign! That is, if your such a worldly man Richt.? Give new life to something you took the life out of. Let a motivated coach see what he can do with ol Big Red. It has been a slow slow death in the making, but, this will be Richts last fall in Athens..Praise God!
jarvis
May 26th, 2011
9:16 am
Todd, don’t you have some trees to kill or something?
SentientDawg
May 26th, 2011
9:17 am
This is a noble gesture by Mark Richt. Will he sell all his belongings to help others? Do other Christians do what he did? How many out there are helping those devastated by recent natural disasters in Japan, Alabama, Missouri? I wonder if the Christian blog is about football or doing unto others.
Rick S
May 26th, 2011
9:20 am
Mark Richt for all the criticism he takes is a person who has his priorities in order- something I know I could improve in!
Lance
May 26th, 2011
9:23 am
To “Not a Real Coach”…I’d say that those three coaches you named are not in HIS class. As much as I LOVE college football, there really is more to this life than a game.
Little Sisters of the Poor
May 26th, 2011
9:24 am
There has definitely been a disconnect between Richt’s personal life and the behavior of the players he recruits and supposedly “nurtures.” We have a place for you, Mark.
bubba4dawgs
May 26th, 2011
9:25 am
God Bless you and Kathryn, Coach Richt! I am proud to know you and to be a Dawg fan! What you both are doing is far more important than any thing accomplished on the field. The naysayers will never be quieted. Good people are measured by their good deeds not the negativity of the bad mouthers. Incidentally, I believe you have some players who have a big heart too…..like Jay Rome, for instance! Gee, you’ve made my day and I shall read the book, “The Hole in Our Gospel”. Thank You!!
1eyedJack
May 26th, 2011
9:31 am
Little Sisters of the Poor, even Father Flanagan would pull his hair out if he had to deal with today’s kids.
It is what it is
May 26th, 2011
9:32 am
He’s a great guy. Thanks for posting this..
dooley noted
May 26th, 2011
9:38 am
Mark Richt is a good person. He’ll never forget what it was like to be a career backup behind Jim Kelly, so he makes weird personnel decisions based on the players feelings, rather than on winning games. The lackluster play is now bearing the fruit of lackluster recruiting. If your son were a blue chip prospect, would you want him to sign with a 6-7 team? Send your kid to college somewhere else to play ball and let him go to church with Saint Richt.
Joey
May 26th, 2011
9:41 am
“Mark and his wife have much bigger and more important “fish to fry” in their world than being a coach and making a lot of money.”
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Will, if you truely know this to be fact, then why doesn’t Richt just move on to those more important things.
He is truely a wonderful person, but, again, if you know the Richts feel that way, it is almost a little unethical to continue coaching while feeling that it isn’t as important as other things.
Maybe that is part of the reason for the arrests, and him now saying he going to start studying football.
cadenmark
May 26th, 2011
9:43 am
Mark Richt is a first class guy. We are just lucky enough to have him as our head coach. His (and his wife’s) greatness come from within them, not “between the hedges” or from coaching on any other football field. The Georgia Bulldogs are fortunate enough to have him and them, as our own…and I for one am darn proud to have him as our couch and his wife as our sideline caretaker, not to mention, his children as our sideline cheering section. The Richt’s are first class all around!
#10Fan4Life
May 26th, 2011
9:44 am
I Roll with the Tide but I have always been aware of Coach Richt’s faith in Christ, so his generosity does not surprise me. How about it SEC coaches? Can you guys match this?
Coachin' Em Down
May 26th, 2011
9:48 am
Jesus… I like him very much… but he no help on curveball…
Gary
May 26th, 2011
9:51 am
Proud to have him as our coach. I am willing to let him decide win it is time for him to go. I honestly believe he will know when he is not able to perform at the level required and will walk away from the game with honor and dignity and will be remember for his actions on and off the field. I would not trade him for another coach in football. He is a class act and he is good for the school. I just hope the big donors who have the power to influence decisions at the school can read an article like this and realize their is so much more to life than winning football games. Go Dawgs. Thanks CMR.
Mom of 2 girls
May 26th, 2011
9:54 am
Wally, Richt doesn’t need to apologize to Dawg Nation because he did nothing to Dawg Nation. And who are you to question his religion? Get some windex and lots of it because that glass house you living in got some mucky walls. We have no heaven or hell to put him in. Reminder that even Jesus wasn’t perfect. Gone are the days when we could really just be happy for people and wish them the best. Let’s spend some time straightening out our own souls before we start judging others!
Joey
May 26th, 2011
9:54 am
Hope coach finds some offensive linemen in Honduras . . .
oc mom
May 26th, 2011
9:59 am
A bunch of Bull****
1eyedJack
May 26th, 2011
9:59 am
Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come.
1eyedJack
May 26th, 2011
10:02 am
Coachin’ Em Down, you trying to say Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?
dooley noted
May 26th, 2011
10:04 am
gee, hope another college team doesn’t hire him away from us……sarcasm. This is Richt’s last job in football. He’d be a great Preacher, though.
Skitty Fritty
May 26th, 2011
10:07 am
Finally, a leader who really walks the walk. God Bless you Coach Richt !
Go Dawgs!
May 26th, 2011
10:14 am
wally
May 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
As a UGa fan I too have lost respect for Coach Richt when he used the language that he did in Macon
Wally, being a Christian doesn’t mean one is perfect or won’t make mistakes. What it does mean is that he has a personal realationship with Christ. I’m not trying to preach here, but there is MUCH more to being a Christian than “being perfect” in the eyes of man. I personally think it’s a testement to his Christianity that he hadn’t snapped on some idiot fan sooner.
I love how people want to compare him to Saban and Miles when he owns both head to head. The MNC has a lot to do with luck, timing, and schedule. Everyone always remembers how dominant a National Champion is, but few remember that they ALL have a scare and win a game that they probably should lose. Be patient Dawg fans our day is coming, and it will be with Mark Richt. Call me a kool-aid drinker if you will, but we are much better off with Richt than without him.
Go Dawgs!
The Rock
May 26th, 2011
10:21 am
The Rock says Mark Richt is a fellow Hurricaine who has a good heart; however,the Rock knows Mark Richt is on the hot seat and this is a great way to liquidate his assets with the added benefit of helping the poor.
shankit
May 26th, 2011
10:24 am
Been a fan and supporter of the Dawgs for over fifty years.
Beginning to lose a lot of respect for the Dawg nation, if
it is represented currently by a large contingent of the bloggers
on this site.
I have now become a larger supporter and fan of Mark Richt,
than I am of the Dawg nation.
If this group of fans and administration fire the best coach Georgia
has had in over fifty years or so, then It will be hard for me to
support a program supported and run by a group of idiots who
now think they represent the Dawg nation.
The US should bring back the draft and teach a little respect and
discipline to you.
Charles
May 26th, 2011
10:37 am
Those who question motive and sincerity do not understand that all Christians live under grace and if doing what we are commanded to do puts them in an unfavorable light with some (particularly those who think life begins and ends between the hedges) that is something that grace teaches one to deal with daily I am sure Coach Richt’s motives are not based on what others think, but on the conviction that serving others can take many paths, including his job. Blessed that he puts service above self. Glad he is our coach.
Charles
UGA ‘70
South's Top Dawg
May 26th, 2011
10:39 am
Chip – pretty confident that Brooks Melchior is the same guy that worked at the Red and Black back in the day with Jim Callis. Callis = great guy. Can’t say the same about Brooks.
Bill Sutton
May 26th, 2011
10:54 am
At the end of the day it is about how much good we’ve done with what we’ve been given, not how many football games we’ve won. You have to admire Mark Richt and his wife as good people and then you have to ask are the rest of us doing as much good as we can with what we’ve been given? These Richt haters need to get a life. The wins or loses will take care of themselves.
saywhat?
May 26th, 2011
10:56 am
“Richt simply isn’t in their class, nor will he ever be.” So true, because Richt has some class…some real class.
Charlie Hayes
May 26th, 2011
10:57 am
Glad to have you at UGA CMR! You are a wonderful man and a superb coach. UGA has had a lot success under your command and there are many great years ahead of you at UGA. Please do not worry about the negative comments these trolls write on this board. They are all jerks that just want to create conflict. Just pray for them and walk away………….DGD – Dang Good Dawg!
Down South Dawg
May 26th, 2011
10:59 am
Forgive them, For they know not what they’re doing!
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 26th, 2011
11:04 am
GT,
You said CMR brings the hood to Athens. You should be glad then, because he takes it away from Atlanta so you people at GT only get mugged twice a year instead of daily. At least he tries to help them out, rather than take the snob attitude that you people do at Tech.
suwanee dawg
May 26th, 2011
11:09 am
Shanekit,
No worries, most of the fools on this blog are not even UGA fans much less UGA alums. God speed to Richt and go Dawgs.
UGA Insider
May 26th, 2011
11:10 am
I very much like CMR and I wonder what his long term plans are after this season? Would he take a 5 year extension or would he just want a 2 or 3 if offerered? I have heard that his long term plans include doing missionary work full time at some point. An SEC coach usually has a short shelf life and you can burnout quickly so I wonder how much he has left in the tank. I guess it will all depend on what happens this fall.
schmeckdawg
May 26th, 2011
11:10 am
wally
May 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
As a UGa fan I too have lost respect for Coach Richt when he used the language that he did in Macon
What did CMR do so terrible in Macon? Say “hell.” I believe that word is in the bible along with damn etc.
Terry
May 26th, 2011
11:12 am
Joey, If your a Child of God, God comes first, even in his Word, God states he will not be second in anyone’s life, he comes first, then your family, everybody else, then you should come last, this is what’s wrong with most people in this day and time, they have no love for others.
Leslie
May 26th, 2011
11:16 am
CMR there are plenty of people to help in the US first. Take a look at Camden, NJ, Chester, PA, Detroit, MI, Coahoma,MS, the Appalachian region of WV and the list of poverty in the US goes on and on. The suffering is here in the US right now. If your child is hungry are you going to feed your neighbor’s child first?
Incurable LSU Tiger Fan
May 26th, 2011
11:21 am
Mark Richt is one of my very favorite if not my most favorite person who is a college football coach. He is right up there with Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno in my book.
OldFan
May 26th, 2011
11:21 am
We all have to respect CMR’s motives and actions. Few of us, even with his means, would do what he’s done. He deserves to be complimented. Now let’s go out and win some football games.
Moorebuilder
May 26th, 2011
11:22 am
Always has been a class act that transcends college football. Thanks for an example of a principled life, Coach Richt.
RxDawg
May 26th, 2011
11:22 am
“Anybody who’s making 30 grand a year is extremely wealthy compared to rest of the people in the world.”
Well that is true… but the cost of living in the US really knocks that back down to perspective. Especially the way the cost of living is skyrocketing lately. But yes, we don’t have it near as bad as a lot of the world. But we are certainly on the way there. RIP middle class of America.
REVDAWG
May 26th, 2011
11:27 am
Coach Richt is a class act and doesn’t need anyone to defend him. His actions speak louder than his words. He doesn’t publicize his generosity, but I have seen first hand how he gives, gives generously, and anonymously to both local and foreign needs. I for one am very thankful to have him here. He is an asset to our community, and even though my wife wouldnt’ believe me to say this, I don’t care if he wins another game. He has a higher playing field in mind. I hope he does, so the fools blogging here will have their mouths shut. But so what? They are just bags of hot air.
Boca Baby
May 26th, 2011
11:28 am
“Let him who stole steal no more. But rather, let him labor with his hands doing that which is good so that he may have to give to him who does not have.” Coach Richt has obviously embraced a sense of a higher calling with regards to the abundance which has been heaped upon him. Things like this will eventually find their way to the win column. And whose win column is that? Me thinks Richt believes that it is more important to hear the words “Well done my good and faithful servant. Welcome into the joy of the Lord.” This is the type of guy you want coaching your kids.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
11:29 am
I don’t buy this explanation for 1 second.
Here’s the truth:
Richt’s had talent, 60+ guys went on to be drafted in the NFL. But Richt’s squandered his talent, more than any other SEC Coach, perhaps more than any other football coach in history. The Bible teaches in the story of the talents, that if you don’t use your talent, you will lose the talent you have been entrusted with. It appears this has come to pass for Mark Richt. After 2 seasons where he went 12-14, and wasted talent, going 2-9 against ranked teams, it appears the universe is taking away things from Richt now (players are transferring, coaches are leaving, his home is up for sale, his AD MCGARITY won’t renew his contract).
If you mismanage resources, you don’t get to manage them any longer.
WDE
May 26th, 2011
11:31 am
Leslie sorry I didn’t get the memo exactly when were you put in charge of who CMR helps and in what order…..???
Geoff Bennett
May 26th, 2011
11:43 am
RICHT WALKS THE WALK.
TheAntiMe
May 26th, 2011
11:44 am
It’s nice that he cares so much about God but God isn’t paying him millions of dollars to be a less than mediocre football coach. Maybe if he was the head coach of BYU or Notre Dame – the home of Touchdown Jesus – then he could get the motivation back that millions of dollars doesn’t seem to provide for him now.
Feel free to crucify me now.
Melonhead
May 26th, 2011
11:46 am
He should spend less time preachin’ the gosphel and more time preachin’ the playbook. With all the time he spends witness’n, it’s no wonder the Dawgs sucked last year.
Melonhead
May 26th, 2011
11:47 am
He should less time preachin’ the gosphel and more time preachin’ the playbook. With all the time he spends witness’n, it’s no wonder the Dawgs sucked last year.
DIT
May 26th, 2011
11:48 am
@TheAntiMe
No need to crucify you. Your words speak for themself.
DIT
May 26th, 2011
11:48 am
@Melonhead
You name is appropriate!
Mark S.
May 26th, 2011
11:50 am
Currently reading Hole in the Gospel for the second time. It’s a great book and really puts into perspective how good we have it in this country.
prpldawg
May 26th, 2011
11:50 am
To all the arrogant judgers out there, I quote this verse : “Wherefore whoever thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall”.
No one is perfect, but CMR by all measures has great character. I sure wish you big business people and politicians has his character. This country would be better off.
Using his religion has a criticism is silly and wrong. Ever heard of Tom Landry or John Wooden? It is not the faith that is the problem.
89Dawg
May 26th, 2011
12:10 pm
Hey “AntiMe” a little scripture for you…”Do your work as if for the Lord and not for men”….and as Christians see it, everything we have comes from God, so technically it is indeed GOD who “provides” CMR 3MM per year…I for one, am glad he is choosing to be a good steward of what he has been “blessed” with. I want the football team to win as much as you do, but please gain some perspective – and know that success here on Earth is secondary to our eternal treasures.
Terry
May 26th, 2011
12:10 pm
DDawgie11, Job had all his children, and everything he owned taken from him, his wife said, he should cuss God and die, but that had nothing to do with him squandering his talents, in fact, he was given back seven fold children, and what he had lost, and lived to see his children’s, children. Just because someone goes through hard times, doesn’t mean God has taken away his or her talent. Unless you have spoken to God personally, I would say you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Tobias Funke
May 26th, 2011
12:12 pm
TROLLS
I wouldn’t sell my lake house if I was about to have more free time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richt isn’t going anywhere. Life sure would be easier on the Trolls if he did leave. He’s a great coach and a great man, and us Bulldawgs are very proud to call him OUR coach.
Pay something forward today, Trolls. Can you do it?
Val Vickery
May 26th, 2011
12:15 pm
I’ve read the book and benefited enormously; I’ve worked in many countries in Africa trying to help the church train those with leadership potential to get the training they so desperately need. Our tiny little ministry (Educating Africans for Christ) isn’t known like World Vision, but the impact on lives has been tremendous. I wish Coach Riicht would investigate putting some of his proceeds with EAFC. Can we talk?
lind4848FSU
May 26th, 2011
12:19 pm
I am not a Dawg fan but am a Mark Richt fan. I became a fan when he was at FSU. We need more coaches like him in football. What difference does it make in winning just on the football field but what counts most is what you do with your life and the influence that you have on others.
headley lamar
May 26th, 2011
12:20 pm
Richt represents mediocrity. Saban and Miles and Spurrier and other represent excellence and championships
Rich has a winning record against all of those ahem gentlemen. He has worn Spurrier out.
King Gator
May 26th, 2011
12:25 pm
Kudos to Coach Richt he’s a fine human being. Go Gators!
funny...
May 26th, 2011
12:32 pm
In this world of publicists and marketing strategies who really knows “why” he sold his house.
I hope it is for the reason stated, his track record suggests this.
I’m also willing to bet there is another reason. He sees the writing on the wall. He’s not stupid. His job is about to come down to 12 games. And actually Georgia and Richt will know after Ga/Fla whether or not he’ll have a job. Come out of Jacksonville with an L and it’s as good as over for Richt.
Ramma Jamma Dog
May 26th, 2011
12:37 pm
Coach Richt is a good coach. He needs better recruiting and better recruiters. His recruiting needs to be from Georgia winning programs not athletes from bad programs. Its no secret who the winning programs are: go to georgia prep sports and learn.
tide roll
May 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
Coincidence that Richt’s generosity comes out right before the athletic board meeting? Seems calculated. I hate to be cynical, but it makes you wonder.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
12:47 pm
Job was a righteous man. Richt’s known for doing things like cursing out a fan at the Macon meeting, breaking NCAA rules to recruit Crowell by getting into the running formation, gray shirting players, trying to get AJ Green’s suspension reduced, over 30+ players arrested under his watch, and so on. Job’s wealth surpassed everyone in his day. Mark Richt is no Job.
rabundog
May 26th, 2011
12:48 pm
Not surprised – no finer guy – DGD CMR
Dawg Tired
May 26th, 2011
12:51 pm
It goes without repeating Richt is a good man, highly principled and big hearted.
I look forward to the day when he can spend all of his time helping the poor and less fortunate.
schmeckdawg
May 26th, 2011
12:52 pm
I don’t think anyone on here can debat that CMR is a good man. That being said, he is being paid in excess of 3M to coach our football team. I want to know how he is going to get us back to The Dome and I mean in the first week of DECEMBER not September!
Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!
schmeckdawg
May 26th, 2011
12:52 pm
debate…sorry
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
12:54 pm
Again, Richt was entrusted with 61 talented NFL players and didn’t develop the talent enough to win a National Championship. Look at what TCU, Boise have done with much less talent. Richt does not take stewardship seriously. Richt’s a Bowden guy, hire good asst’s and sit back and put your feet up. That’s why McGarity isn’t extending Richt’s short contract. Poor manager= nothing to manage eventually.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:00 pm
“Good man”? Depends on how you define “good”.
Judging by Richt’s 12-14 record over last 2 seasons, if good is measured by fruit, you have to wonder.
Jesus defined “good” by “fruit”.
6 & 7.
Not good fruit.
Agu
May 26th, 2011
1:01 pm
Even Jesus would need to win the SEC a few times to stay employed at Georgia.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:04 pm
As Jesus taught, Richt won’t get a heavenly reward on the sale of his home. Why?
“When you give to poor people, don’t announce that you are giving. Don’t do like the hypocrites do. They blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They do that in the synagogues and on the streets. They want other people to give honor to them. I tell you the truth. Those hypocrites already have their full reward. So when you give to poor people, give very secretly. Don’t let any person know what you are doing. Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.”
Tobias Funke
May 26th, 2011
1:05 pm
Saban’s lake house is on the market too. I guess we should assume he’s leaving Alabama too?
FLgAtor
May 26th, 2011
1:17 pm
Kudos to CMR. If the naysayers and critics can’t give him credit for this, then I don’t know what to tell them. This is about real life, not football. I applaud the man for his values.
Georgia Peach
May 26th, 2011
1:21 pm
Greatest hire UGA has ever made! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxg1I1jA29c
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:25 pm
Jeff Schultz made a great point in his Feb 2, 2011 article on the AJC blog:
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“Here are some more numbers for you: 63, 73, 73, 114, 54, 63. Those were the rankings of TCU’s last six recruiting classes. The Horned Frogs went 36-3 in the last three seasons, including two BCS bowls.
Boise State’s last eight recruiting classes ranked 73, 72, 73, 78, 57, 64, 60, 97. The Broncos’ record in the last five years: 61-5 with two BCS bowls.
I know. TCU and Boise State don’t play in the SEC. But it doesn’t change the point: Those schools are doing more with less. Georgia has been doing less with more.”
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I couldn’t agree more.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:26 pm
Here’s the article mentioned above for those interested, it’s a nice read, very thought provoking:
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2011/02/02/georgia-recruiting-richt-needs-to-turn-stars-into-wins/
Tobias Funke
May 26th, 2011
1:31 pm
DDawgie
You are showing everyone your football IQ when you compare the WAC to the SEC. These two teams are not challenged week in and week out like you are in the SEC. BSU and TCU play two tough, physical games a year TOPS!
Stats don’t mean Jack! 64% of all statistics are made up anyway.
JB
May 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
WOW. 350+ hits on something that’s none of our business. Football, yes. His house, his money, his family, his church, NO.
Tobias Funke
May 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
Jeff Schultz hasn’t written a good article in probably 5 years. Let’s fire him, right?
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:41 pm
I wasn’t comparing conferences, I was comparing fruit/wins, with recuriting talent.
Boise & TCU have done more with less, and Richt has done less with more talent.
tide roll
May 26th, 2011
1:49 pm
Ploy to remind athletic board members what a great guy he is? why go public with all this now? why remind us all of the annual Hondurus trip? The timing of it all can’t help but make you wonder. Earlier post said the land was donated to Richt together with majority of building materials. Simply transferring the charity he benefited from to another cause.
UA
May 26th, 2011
1:52 pm
Great story. Thx.
Jason
May 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
Another great book on this topic — and one that’s burning up the charts — is by UGA grad and pastor David Platt called “Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream.” Awesome stuff! … Say what you want about Richt as a football coach, but his faith guides how he lives instead of being simple lip service.
DDawgie11
May 26th, 2011
1:55 pm
To some, Richt seems more ‘cursed’ than ‘blessed’.
2 coaches transferred.
2 Elite QB’s left the team.
1 Elite RB left the team.
12-14 in last 2 years, 2-9 vs. ranked teams, 0 & 6 vs. winning teams in 2010.
Arrests galore.
What else can go wrong???
It’s as if everything associated with Richt atrophies.
Saban
May 26th, 2011
2:09 pm
I think I am going to throw up.
This buys him 2 more losing seasons, and a beatdown by Coastal Carolina at homecoming.
Pass the biscuits. Keep the big checks coming for nothing.
Noles
May 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
Bobby Bowden’s record in the early to mid 80’s:
6-5
9-3
7-5
7-3-2
9-3
7-4-1
I think Georgia fans would’ve run him off. I’m glad FSU kept him around. Even legendary coaches go through some lean years.
DIT
May 26th, 2011
2:40 pm
@Jason – Another great book on this topic — and one that’s burning up the charts — is by UGA grad and pastor David Platt called “Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream.” Awesome stuff! … Say what you want about Richt as a football coach, but his faith guides how he lives instead of being simple lip service.
Read it! Awesome read. I’m starting his second Radical book as we speak! It’s a must read.
TTOUGH44
May 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
God Bless You and your family Coach R.
Truth Squad
May 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
I’m sorry, but I’m not impressed at all. I’m happy CMR read a book and discovered poverty exists in most of the world, but gee, there’s 44 million living in poverty right here in this country. Some of them use to have nice families and second homes as well.
Why are the same Americans impressed by a story such as this, the same ones that turn around and vote to hand over more tax money to rich folks? Then after decades of handing the tax earned by working people, these same voters become concerned that the nation has debt (depending on who is in office) and so insist upon withdrawing aid to feed American children and families. We’re one election away from putting our seniors back into poor houses while turning their hard earned benefits over to corporations.
I’d be more impressed if CMR had the Christian gumption to address that! But he will not because, in the end, he cares more about making those millions than people living in poverty right here in his own state and country.
Jolly Trots
May 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
The photo of Richt above looks like he is demonstrating a power dump on the throne….. just saying
DAWG ONE
May 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
GT79 and others like him, are the real character bloggers on here. Decent, caring and realist all, knowing that a game is just that. Everyone wants to win, but in the game of life, winners are decent people like GT79 and Mark Richt.
Some need to step back, examine their values, try and remember the quality things they have been taught, and most of all, be thankful for the blessings we all have. One blessing we ALL have happens to be people like the Richt’s.
DIT
May 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
@Truth Squad
What??? You have no idea who CMR is and what he does with a good bit of his income. When was the last time you went on a Mission trip to “truly” serve the Lord?” …………… That’s what I thought.
Poverty stricken
May 26th, 2011
2:53 pm
Richts needs to take advice from this former precha man on world hunger. Then coach football. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0q4o58pKwA
tide roll
May 26th, 2011
2:54 pm
UGA Athletic Board votes to use huge budget to pay for Dawg fans’ tickets to Florida game. Says it’s to compensate for their pain and suffering.
SickandTired
May 26th, 2011
3:00 pm
The Elite coaches have lake houses such as Saban at Lake Burton because they genuinely need a place to get away from the pressure of the spotlight in SEC Football. They put so much into coaching and concentrating on preparing to win that they are just simply exhausted and need a place to recharge the batteries. They are paid millions to win games and championships. Markj Richts reason for selling his home while admirable as a human being is very telling about his focus. This isn’t an attack on him. Good for him and his intentions. What this is, is, a telling insight into the fact that his isn’t totally dedicated to bringing a championship to the University of Georgia. Good for the starving kids in Africa, bad for the long overdue fans in Athens.
1eyedJack
May 26th, 2011
3:03 pm
Truth Squad = Liberal Democrat
DDawgie11 = Mouth-breathing knuckle dragger
The Righteous Pastor Mike Huckabee
May 26th, 2011
3:10 pm
Who cares how many games you lose, even when it’s to UCF or Colorado? What qualifies Richt for the job is that Mark Richt is a decent, Christian. Heck, I almost won me a presidency after governing. Who’d a thunk it? Snake handling preacher turned Prez… Coach can always host his own Fox News show after another 6 win year.
prpldawg
May 26th, 2011
3:13 pm
I read the great SI article about the Tuscaloosa tornadoes. When he had people over I believe it said they had a prayer for the families. He did not talk about recruiting a DL. Tragedy puts the true value of things in perspective. God Bless Richt, and UGA for having a class person as head coach.
LoganvilleDAWG
May 26th, 2011
3:27 pm
Ddawgie11, you are a dipstick & a idiot. Coach Richt has never gray shirted a player, any good coach would try to get his players to play instead of missing 4 games. There are more UGA players in the NFL than than any other SEC school. Until you know college football & this great program go lay an egg or let your dog doggie you. Coach Richt is a very good man, he has more faith than all the negative so called UGA fans on this blog have, I know he has more than me.Why can’t you people support this man & our players. Yes we had a bad season last year but so do other schools. He is doing the right thing by getting these players off the team, such as Ealey, Dowtin, etc…So you and all the other fans(joke) that say they like UGA, get a life.
LoganvilleDAWG
May 26th, 2011
3:35 pm
Ddawgie11, your comments get more stupid every time you come up with something. The 2 QB’s, 1 made a bad choice & had to face reality, the other transferred because he wasn’t a SEC QB. The running back is not an elite back, he is a guy that thinks he is better than anyone else, NO team player.The 2 coaches left for Texas & the other the NFL. The arrests galore happens to alot more programs but its pushed under the rug, by being close to the ATL they are going to get in the spotlight more, good or bad. So come up with some positive comments or shut up!!!
Scrufy
May 26th, 2011
3:39 pm
Coach Richt has taken the high road here. We at Boise State consider this coach with very high regard. Only God can pierce a persons heart to consider the poor and downcast. Bless you coach Richt for this commitment to Christ who came to serve as a friend and savior.
Basher
May 26th, 2011
3:47 pm
DDawgie11 lets lay it out for you…UGA is going to beat Boise like well they a WAC team. I heard all this last time they came to Athens….get on with your life and don’t let your UGA envy ruin your life .
beebee
May 26th, 2011
3:59 pm
Dawg fans, get real!
The kind acts are nice and everything.
But on Saturdays, you people don’t care about anything but seeing your team WIN!
What that does NOT happen enough, the FIRST thing you’ll want gone will be the “do-gooder.”
Richt may be the disciple you want and need.
But he ain’t the coach you want and need.
beebee's girlfriend sleebee
May 26th, 2011
3:59 pm
“WHEN” that does not happen, I meant to say…
Lamar
May 26th, 2011
4:06 pm
Unlike half the coaches in football who enlist the aid of their PR departments to broadcast their every good deed, CMR gives the way GOD intended – ANONYMOUSLY !!! The Lord works in mysterious ways. Now, a number of people who have never heard of the book or World Vision will check either out and the world will be a better place.
Kenneth Barrner
May 26th, 2011
4:32 pm
I AM NOT A GEORGIA FAN. I DO NOT KNOW IF HE WILL BE FIRED. I HAVE HOWEVER WATCHED THIS MAN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE IS A GOOD CHRISTIAM MAN AND THIS MOVE OF HIS IS NOT SURPRISING TO ME. I WISH HIM WELL.
thankful
May 26th, 2011
4:35 pm
The amazing thing about these comments is that the Tech fans all say how much they admire and respect Richt. He is better than we deserve, according to them. And then some ignorant UGA fans come on here and trash him because he’s a man of faith and wants to give more to the poor. For the first time in my life, I agree with the Techsters.
rexdogma
May 26th, 2011
4:42 pm
Richt is nothing but a slick tv preacher. I don’t believe anything he says.
madmonq
May 26th, 2011
5:11 pm
I know this is a drop in the bucket but I’ll give it a try.
As a long time resident of Athens I’d glad to be rid of it game days but know it also serves a purpose. All of the ultra nasty people who show up to stank up the downtown area with vomit would never think to spend a dime on someone else. Georgia F’in football is their god, not Jesus. No matter what these same morons will do or say on the Sunday following.
I could give a damn whether Mark Richt stays on as coach or not, fans will just find someone new to worship and dump on. But I am deeply impressed by Mr Richt’s LIBERAL take on poverty in the world by acting like Jesus. Not the collection of over privileged ultra d-bags who’d rather pay the way of some future dropout/criminal/used car salesman, rather than donate to the poor. D-bags who think Georgia football actually matters in real life. Thank you Mr Richt.
bitter seen to much of the world--"dude"
May 26th, 2011
8:38 pm
thruth squade————thruth is nobody wants to here the truth——–this country is about as simple
——–as dale (neck car) eanhart said –quote–2nd place is just the 1st looser———
——————deal with it—–we american’s only truly care about?????me-me-me
———————f—the poor—–hungry—–old————-sorry just a hard look at the truth
D-dawg
May 26th, 2011
9:32 pm
It is nobody’s business what Mark and Kathy Richt do with any of their houses. “Judge not that ye be not judged”. Can’t wait to read the book and hope you ALL will read it then blog about your own reaction not someone else’s. Nothing any of us says is important to Coach Richt. He is a man of deep faith who is walking the walk not just talking the talk. Let’s tend to our own business and worry about our own lives. When the real judgment comes you will only have to account for what you have done and said in this life – think about it!!!!
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 27th, 2011
5:53 am
Anybody that questions why he went public with this just doesn’t get it. Just look at all the negative comments on here about, he can’t coach, he has an anterior motive, or some other sad comment. He was probably trying to put any rumors to rest before they started. Obviously, with the majority of the folks who post on these blogs, it makes little difference. It doesn’t appear, at least from what I can read most of the time on these blogs, that most DAWG fans appreciate what they have in CMR, and combined with all the other people who support other schools on these blogs, it is a good thing he doesn’t pay attention to most of you. Some of you expect perfection all of the time, and some of you refuse to back up statements with any reasoning. You supposedly negative supporters of UGA don’t deserve a good football team, an honest coach, and you might as well go for the other teams. You don’t support UGA. I think some Florida fan said a couple of days ago , that UGA had the worst, supportive fans around and I believe he is right. Your negative comments add fuel to some of the nasty folks that come on these blogs, discourage recruits , who also read these blogs, and make you appear to be fair weather fans. It is a sad commentary, but that appears to be they way society is going these days. And you wonder why the rest of the country looks down on this region so much.
I realize this will just give some of you fodder to post negative crap about me, and I personally do not care. But you should at least have and show some decency towards a good man, who is trying his best and sets an example that you should try to strive to be, not cut down.
JMingh
May 27th, 2011
6:07 am
Coach Richt is the example that the sports world needs. You band wagon Dawg fans need to just stop and accept the fact no one wins all the time. He will right the ship and the Bulldog Nation will once again be on top.
Thanks Coach Richt for all you do!
Vol Fan
May 27th, 2011
7:40 am
Glad Richt stands for something. Many other coaches have decided winning is the only thing in life. It isn’t. Eternity will prove that. What have you done for the poor? Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the scriptures and we are all lacking. Richt has listened to his conscience.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 27th, 2011
8:45 am
CMR is at a unique disadvantage in the coaching fraternity because he is honest and actually cares for the student athlete. Sadly, many alumni and it would seem the majority of the fans that support college football, don’t care how a coach wins, they just want him to win. Some of the college administrators feel the same way. I suppose if UGA doesn’t come out with 10 wins this year, the demand will be for CMR’s head. He will be dismissed and UGA can find a coach, maybe even one with questionable methods to get them their required stature and number of wins, that satisfies their need to have bragging rights amongst their peers. I think it will be a sad day for UGA football, but what the heck, I am just one person so no big deal either way. It will be hard to find a man of his caliber though again, as they do not make too many decent coaches, that actually hold themselves and the athletes to high standards in the NCAA. O
one only needs to look no further than the SEC, to see that.
Until then,
GO DAWGS
Reid Fogler (life long Gator fan)
May 27th, 2011
9:09 am
We did small group in home study of the book “The Hole in Our Gospel,” written by Richard Stearns. and it is a compelling read. I think it is wonderful that Coach Richt and his family are actively living their faith. One of the points that the book makes is that there is so much that can be done for the least of us, don’t let the vast problems and challenges prevent you from doing something. I believe it is easy to be critical, but it is rewarding to do something for someone else. The Richt family will have changed at least one life for the better, and that is what we all should do.
Go Gators!
StephBga
May 27th, 2011
1:18 pm
Thanks Chip! Great story–maybe your readers would enjoy Sean Seay’s series “Overflow”. Find it at Athenschurch.com… Coach Richt sets a great example of a man seeking to serve others from his own overflow.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
BEEBEE,
Do you know what coach UGA fans need or want? Do you have a suggestion for one. I doubt it. Losers complain but offer no solutions. True UGA fans know CMR is a good coach and of course he is a good man. He will get this program turned around and on the right path. Not a blogger in here, UGA fan or not, knows 1/10th of what that man knows about football. All of you super knowledgeable football people that know so much about football, should all go apply for the job. It seems, you folks, know how to coach from just watching the game.
GO DAWGS
G Vincent Foreman
May 27th, 2011
11:10 pm
The more I read about Mark Richt the more I’m coming to understand that Richt is going through what is commonly called a ‘mid-life crises’. Comments make in an earlier article by Richt emphasized the fact his new home on Lake Hartwell gave him…’”a 50- or 60-minute ride to the office…you’ve got a chance to get football out of your mind on the way home and be able to relax a little bit.” Excuse me!!! You’re not paid 3 million a year to ‘get football out of your mind’. I could never/ever imagine Vince Dooley making such a statement, just as I could never imagine Vince Dooley living anywhere else but Athens, GA. No Mark, you have to decide, either you’re going to be a full time head coach of the great University of Georgia or do something else. Mark, the sooner you make such a decision with respect the role you will pursue, the sooner you decide exactly what your role will be with respect to coaching, ministry, etc., the sooner UGA will regain its rightful statue in college football, i.e, being one of the most feared/revered college football programs in the country. UGA deserves better, you deserve better.
ladydawg60
May 27th, 2011
11:57 pm
I think Coach Richt is one of the finest men in college football today. He is a faithful servant of God. We are challenged to go into the world and preach the gospel. That does not mean you have to be a preacher. It is living life the way our Savior told us to do. We have our second home on the market as well. It cost money to keep a second home going regardless of who owns the house. And we to are doing this so that we may share with others what we have been so richly given to us by God. As for the la guy, he needs to blog about mr.reggie bush and his family who was on the take while at usc. I don’t blame the coach, i blame the player and his family. I also blame the school for trying to cover it up. I am a dawg fan and will die as one. Hopefully, coach richt will outlive me and still be there coaching when i leave this earth. We need more godly men and women in sports today. We have enough bad boys out there using the system to take them to the mooney game. that is if the nfl is still in existance.
Hmmmm
May 28th, 2011
12:03 pm
It stings a little to see commentary defending christian values followed by derisive stabs at others’ lifestyles, flaws, opinions, etc. It seems to be in sharp contrast to the values that we should espouse. If we are to attract others to faithfully follow in this mission based on acceptance of such inevitable flaws in an effort to enrich lives and encourage the pursuit of a greater purpose, then I believe condescension is counter-productive. I feel the same way about the fire and brimstone evangelists on gamedays in Athens. It’s seems hard to believe that these efforts do not turn more people off than they win over. I want to see the Dawgs win as much as anyone, and whether or not Richt is the man to take us back to the glory days, I’m thankful at least for the fact that he has us talking about bigger things.
Renee
May 28th, 2011
4:12 pm
Thank you. God bless you
Oracle of Marietta
May 29th, 2011
3:56 am
If richt was of a different religion from you, would you be so accepting of his outspoken faith? What if he was Arabic and sold his house for Allah? As an employee of a state university with no religious affiliation, what role does he have in fostering religious beliefs?
You don’t hear about Saban, Spurriers, Dooley, or even Bear Bryant religious beliefs that much. Why does Richt’s matter?
Hmmmm
May 29th, 2011
9:31 am
Oracle – I can’t speak for all, but I like to think that I would be accepting of his outspoken faith if these were the circumstances. Actually, that’s somewhat aligned with my point. The fact of the matter is that Coach Richt is taking this step to help people who are in need, and regardless of whether this is done in the name of Christianity, Islam, etc., it’s an act of love for the good of humanity. More than promoting religious dogma, he is demonstrating the actions that his religion has compelled him to take for the greater good. I applaud this from any religion. I am of Christian faith, but I believe that it is a parochial perspective to believe that only those who share your religious beliefs should be celebrated or revered when they do good for the world.
Christian School Teacher
May 29th, 2011
8:17 pm
Good for you CMR. I believe in doing good things for people because it is good for the soul. It, however, is not a ticket to the golden roads of Heaven. Your key to heaven is in your heart not your actions. Perhaps you all, who are so consumed with football that you fail to see the big picture, should take a lesson from a teacher and a coach. Look in your heart and tell me there isn’t a glimmer of admiration. If you don’t see it than you, my dear, are in a great deal more trouble than the next season of Dawg football. CMR may not save the Dawgs but it may save a lost soul looking for someone to look up to. As for his past actions, I ask you what Jesus died on the cross for? Did he not die for our sins? Did our lord not give up his only son for the love of humanity to which we are not worthy? Who are you to decide if he is or isn’t a Christian? Turn that “high power of preception” on yourself and look at your own heart. You know. Maybe not everyone else but deep down inside you know who you are and he knows who he is.
Mike Price
May 29th, 2011
10:32 pm
So basically CMR is saying he can buy a lot of Ass with 2 million dollars.
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May 31st, 2011
3:32 pm
[...] My email inbox is notorious for housing second-hand articles from my colleagues about new technology, philanthropy, trends in new media, or nonprofit stories — my typical work-related interests. But last week, several work friends sent me the UGA Sports Blog article, “Mark Richt sells Lake Hartwell property.” [...]
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June 1st, 2011
3:28 pm
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