Richt: ‘I have not talked to any other school about a job’
Georgia football coach Mark Richt expressed Saturday his gratification over UGA’s desire to extend his contract and intimated that, contrary to reports in Texas, he did not speak with Texas A&M about its coaching job.
“I’ve said many times Georgia is the place I want to be as long as Georgia will have me. That has never changed,” Richt said in a statement. “And it’s gratifying to know Georgia wants me.
“I have not talked to any other school about a job, nor do I have any interest in doing so. My interest is having a great recruiting year and start building toward next season.”
A report Friday in the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle, citing an unnamed source, said Richt was “in the mix” for the Texas A&M job. The papers reported Saturday that Richt declined A&M’s job offer.
UGA athletic director Greg McGarity met with Richt on Friday to open discussions about extending the coach’s contract, which has two years remaining. McGarity said the meeting was planned before the A&M reports, which McGarity dismissed.
McGarity said he had not been contacted by A&M athletic director Bill Byrne and would have been if the Aggies were pursuing Richt.
Late Saturday afternoon, Texas A&M announced the hiring of Houston coach Kevin Sumlin.
McGarity said he and Richt will continue to talk about a contract extension. “He wants to be our coach,” McGarity said. “We want him to be our coach.”
Richt has a 106-37 record at Georgia, but his job appeared in jeopardy when the Bulldogs followed a 6-7 record in 2010 with back-to-back losses to start this season. The Dogs then won 10 consecutive games and the SEC East title.
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Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 12th, 2011
8:54 am
Go ahead and extend, throw some large dollars out there…..we need the laughing material for the next 5-7 years. We always look forward to all of these Bulldog bloggers crying in their beer as UGA continues to lose the key games.
UGA Mediocre Bulldogs.
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
8:57 am
Its’ crazy how these rumors get started. Any idiot with access to a computer can start the rumor mill flowing with bad info.
Extension
December 12th, 2011
8:59 am
Georgia better pay richt some serious money quick or he’ll be looking around next year for a big money job. He should be getting the same money as the elite coaches like saban and miles. If not, his camp will be putting out feelers right away.
Florida is a basketball school now
December 12th, 2011
9:03 am
SSIGator-”I am a douchebag deluxe. My school is a joke. We play good basketball and baseball but our football team is a disaster. Our coach just signed with OSU who is going to smash us in a bowl game with our name in it. Embarrassing.”
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
9:09 am
Florida is a basketball school now,
One lone win over the worst Gator team in decades and you’re talking trash? I can’t decide whether it’s funny or sad.
Spaceman Spiff
December 12th, 2011
9:21 am
@ Mike Bobo 17…
Really, do you just say stupid sh!t?
WDE
December 12th, 2011
9:23 am
@Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg come on now be fair, last year we had to listen to “You lost to the worst gator team in a decade” with a freshman QB that brought us back from being two scores down at the half to O.T…so yeah beating the gators is always fun, after last years near miss your going to hear about it…and honestly no matter what happens this year you just can’t use the worst team in a decade three years in a row..it has to be some sort of rules violation…and tip of the hat for you following thru on your bet..
Glenn Davis
December 12th, 2011
9:24 am
Sorry to hear that. Tell Him and Bobo that the Walmart in Acworth is hiring.
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
9:28 am
WDE,
Fair enough, but this year’s version of Gator football was the worst since 1979. I’ve seen ‘em all and that is the honest truth. Just hoping we can get a bowl win over THE Ohio State University. Winner gets a free tattoo and a joint……LOL!
Wally Butts
December 12th, 2011
9:41 am
Tony must be a Tech fan.. Wanting to get rid of MR
Thank God for Reggie Ball
December 12th, 2011
9:48 am
@Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg…
actually, I think “Florida is a basketball school now”’s name is an accurate statement
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 12th, 2011
9:49 am
4.29,
Not everyone is turned off by Tebow. I actually respect Tebow for his raw emotion he shows in his pressers after the game. He dares to be true to himself and his beliefs. As a UGA fan I could not pull for him during his tenure at Florida, but I still respected him.
Tim Tebow may not be a NFL HOF’er but no matter what he ultimately achieves in the NFL he will not allow himself to be defined by that. He understands more than any other NFL player his place in this world.
We want our children to look first to the parents as role models, but after that Tim Tebow is a athlete in todays generation I certainly would feel comfortable with my son admiring. It goes beyond colleges and stats. In the game of life Tim Tebow is the #1 Draft Pick.
Thank God for Reggie Ball
December 12th, 2011
9:52 am
Florida is on the verge of becoming Tennessee.
Will Muschamp has done NOTHING to impress me or anybody, neither has Brissett or Driskel
I’m hearing the same thing from Florida fans right now that I’ve heard from Tennessee fans for the last 3 years now: “we just had an off year, we’ll be back and whip your @$$ next year because we’re the mighty (insert team mascot hear)
granted us Dawg fans have been through those stages before but we don’t have to say that anymore because, for everyone except BSU, SC, and LSU, we are back and we did whip your @$$ because we’re the mighty Bulldogs lol
WDE
December 12th, 2011
9:53 am
@Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg I will be pulling for a gator win, with a smile on my face and a song in my heart ! I really can’t stand the Big (whatever the number is) .
Thank God for Reggie Ball
December 12th, 2011
9:54 am
look at what Spurrier is doing at South Carolina. and what Mike Gundy’s done at Oklahoma State
It is possible to slowly build a program and have some down years and still get back in the modern era
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
9:59 am
Same stuff, different handle. Guy who shows no team. Posts how bad UGA is. Acts like he has the inside scoop and has it all figured out. Same Georgia tek fan. Pretty soon, he replies from one handle to the other how great the other handle’s post is. Both of them, like all the other 5 handles. All saying same thing. No team. Just put down on UGA. I guess we’re supposed to be stupid and not recognize it ?
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
10:03 am
In the world of NFL Quarterbacks, Tim Tebow has 12 TD passes all sason long. He plays against weak opponents all with losing records in the NFL, and has a great defense to bail out his inability to throw the football in the NFL.
Proud that you think his public displays are not a big turn-off. They are.
He isn’t an NFL Quarterback anymore than was Steve Spurrier or Rex Grossman.
WDE
December 12th, 2011
10:11 am
@Lowcountry Bulldawg well said, even being a gator can’t make me dislike Tebow, I think most who have watched him since college would be fine with him as a role model for our sons and heck I’d worry less if he was dating my daughters than some of the guys they did date. Tebow will be a success in life even if he is never a “real” NFL QB.
DawginLex
December 12th, 2011
10:12 am
Beast
An honorable gator is a rare thing indeed. You are a rare breed.
I now pull for the Broncos all because of TT.
Still looking at Kerwin Bell and Mike shula for OC?
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
10:44 am
DawginLex,
Muschamp said he won’t make any decisions until after the bowl game (Jan. 2nd). I’ve neard Bell, Shula, Brain White (our RB coach who used to be Wisconsin’s OC), Todd Monken (Okie State), Jedd Fisch (the U), Al Borges (Meechigan) and Brian Schottenheimer (ex-Gator under Spurrier who is now the Jets OC).
Who really knows, but I think the Gator nation would be pretty disappointed with Shula or Fisch. My choice would be Bell or Schottenheimer. No matter who it is, they’ll have their work cut out, as that was a pretty pathetic offense we put out there this year.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
10:47 am
“even if he is never a “real” NFL QB”
We all are on agreement with you on that statement. Not with 12 TD passes this entire season. NFL quarterbacks amass that total in a couple of games.
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
10:49 am
4.29 GPA,
Keep bad-mouthing Tebow. All he’s done is win the SEC East 3 times, 2 SEC titles, 2 BCS crowns, one Heisman and a first round draft choice. Then took over the starting job and has gone 7-1 in the NFL. All this while being true to his faith and helping the poor in the Phillipines through his family’s mission. Yeah, he’s just a loser.
What have YOU done with your life at 24-25 years old? I know I’m not in a position to bash someone like that, but you must be something special. We’re all eagerly waiting to hear about your great accomplishemnts……..
WDE
December 12th, 2011
10:52 am
@4.29 GPA agreed but he has only started what 8 games and won 7 so while he isn’t pretty you can’t complain about his winning percentage .
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 12th, 2011
10:56 am
4.29,
If you judge TT season on 12 Td’s then you have to take into account he has played in 8 of the 13 games. If you prorate those 12 TD’s by games it is 1.5 per game. If you then multiply the 1.5 by 13 then it is 19.5 TD passes, rounding up to 20. That would then put him tied for 11th in the NFL tied with Fitzpatrick.
That would then give you a better idea of where those TD passes actually rank him. That is in the upper half of NFL QB’s. Thats not to shabby for a FB playing QB.
WDE
December 12th, 2011
11:06 am
Who would have ever thought this many Dog fans would be defending a ex-gator…..
SSIgator
December 12th, 2011
11:21 am
Christmas wish list for DawginLex:
All I want for Christmas is a Tim Tebow jersey
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 12th, 2011
11:25 am
“Who would have ever thought this many Dog fans would be defending a ex-gator…..”
WDE,
Great character is something we can all believe in. That’s why Mark Richt is so highly respected….even amongst us “belly sliding mud lizards”.
DawginLex
December 12th, 2011
11:29 am
Christmas wish for SSIGator
A brain
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
11:30 am
He has completed 96 passes in 11 games, not 8. He averages 6.52 yards per pass, one of the worst in the NFL. In fact of 32 Quarterbacks this season, there are only 3 NFL Quarterbacks worse : Colt McCoy of Cleveland, Blaine Gabbart of JAX, and Sam Bradford of St. Louis.
48 % completion rate of his passes is the dead last worst in the NFL.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/quarterbackRating
He has 11 TD passes, 2 interceptions; and has 7 fumbles this season in 94 rushing attempts with only 3 rushing touchdowns.
4-9 Miami he started against *
7-6 Oakland he started against*
5-8 Kansas City he started against
8-5 New York Jets he started against
6-7 San Diego he started against
2-11 Minnesota he started against*
7-6 Chicago he started against
8-5 Detroit he lost to
Only against Minnesota, Oakland and Miami has he thrown more than 1 TD pass. In those 3, he threw 2. They have a 13-27 combined record. In all the other games, he has thrown either one or zero touchdown passes.
When this is in fact, in the top half of the NFL; let me know, ok ?
He has played in twenty (20) games and started 11 in his career. He has 9 rushing touchdowns and 8 fumbles. He has thrown 16 TD with 5 interceptions and has been sacked 29 times with 48 percent completion rate for his entire career for 6.9 yards per pass.
He has 3 games remaining 10-3 New England and two (2) more 5-8 teams Kansas City and Buffalo. He has beat teams who are a combined 39-52 on the season 42 percent win percentage, the bottom half of the NFL, and when the season is over, the combined records of all the teams he beat will be 49-68 a 42 percent win percentage of the teams he won against with his fine Denver Broncos Defense of which he is such a special part, you know ?
1eyedJack
December 12th, 2011
11:30 am
Tebow finds a way to win. Gotta respect that.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 12th, 2011
11:35 am
Dude your stats where 12 TD’s. I simply prorated the numbers for you 4.29. You should have brought the extensive research originally. Now it just looks sophomoric on your part.
WDE
December 12th, 2011
11:40 am
@Beast I agree my comment was not meant as a slam, just to illustrate the rarity of cross program. 4.29 GPA you can pound all the Stats you want 7-1 is the bottom line for now, can he keep that up I don’t think so, but you can’t take it away from him these are NFL teams and they aren’t letting him win.
SSIgator
December 12th, 2011
11:40 am
4.29 GPA aka Patrick -
“He has beat teams who are a combined 39-52 on the season 42 percent win percentage, the bottom half of the NFL”
That sounds an awful lot like UGA’s football schedule this year.
Spaceman Spiff
December 12th, 2011
11:46 am
@ Bobo is not…
You, sir, are an idiot.
DawginLex
December 12th, 2011
11:48 am
“Shoplifter stabs Walmart worker”
Question of the day.
Which one of the two was SSI?
It actually turned out to be an “inside job”.
SSI was the shoplifter and his cousin was the employee.
They did the stabbing thing to make it seem more realistic so no one would realize they were related.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
11:49 am
I just look at his footwork and lack of completions against the sorriest group of teams he has started against winning only 42 percent of their games, along with the fact that I expect the Quarterback in the NFL to throw for more than 6 yards per pass. Now, if you want to talk about guys -sure he is good guy. There is no doubt on that. But, we have folks in here trying to pass him off as 1 of the very best NFL Quarterbacks because his Denver Defense is so good while he cannot complete half his passes against even this lackluster set of opponents.
4-12 is the record of the Denver Broncos last season. This means that they get the worst easiest cupcake schedule the NFL can possibly put together for them. If you don’t know what you are talking about in NFL schedules, then don’t address the fact that he CANNOT COMPETE as an NFL Quarterback. He NEVER will.
I said the same about Reggie Bush as a Tailback out of Southern California.
Reggie Bush isn’t even a nice guy, like Tim Tebow.
Mark Richt needs to get his EXTENSION and get it NOW.
Tim Tebow ? Should play Fullback.
DawginLex
December 12th, 2011
11:49 am
Tebow’s only loss??
to stafford
Same weekend as UGA/Fla game.
DawginLex
December 12th, 2011
11:51 am
bulldawg(4.29) actually makes some vaklid points but you can’t doubt how his teammates have bought in and believe in the guy.
Plus he is 7-1 and those “cupcakes” are all professional athletes getting paid to play in the NFL.
Not too shabby in my book
Alphare
December 12th, 2011
11:56 am
4.29,
you are full of stats.
Can you put clutch plays in your stats as well? BTW, I think one clutch play is worth 5 regular plays.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
11:58 am
SSlgator,
And, who was it you beat this year ?
Oh, yeah. Right. I remember. You beat NO ONE.
And, you LOST TO US 20-24.
SSIgator
December 12th, 2011
11:59 am
4.29 GPA aka Patrick -
“Now, if you want to talk about guys – sure he is good guy. There is no doubt on that”
Now, this sounds an awful lot like Richt.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 12th, 2011
12:12 pm
I do not think anyone is passing him off as very good. I think people take exception to you stating how everyone is turned of big time by his display publicly of his faith. Also in how you do not understand that while he may not be a elite fantasy QB, he is getting it done on the field where it matters most, W’s.
SSIgator
December 12th, 2011
12:15 pm
4.29 GPA aka Patrick -
You might want to save some of your stats for later when our resident financial wizard AltamahaDawg comes around. He likes that sort of thing.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
12:20 pm
SSlgator,
No. Again, Mark Richt BEAT YOU 24-20.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
12:27 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg December 12th, 2011 10:56 am
“If you judge TT season on 12 Td’s then you have to take into account he has played in 8 of the 13 games. If you prorate those 12 TD’s by games it is 1.5 per game. If you then multiply the 1.5 by 13 then it is 19.5 TD passes, rounding up to 20. That would then put him tied for 11th in the NFL tied with Fitzpatrick.”
Lowcountry Bulldawg December 12th, 2011 12:12 pm
“I do not think anyone is passing him off as very good.”
_________________________________________________
Which is it please ? (1) Your latest statement that NO ONE is passing him off as very good, or (2) Before I presented where he ACTUALLY is in NFL as a Quarterback, Your statement that he is 11th best ?
You almost have him in the top 10 best quarterbacks in the NFL today.
You certainly also say that no one is passing him off as very good.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 12th, 2011
12:29 pm
Giving you food for thought that is all. With a 4.29 I thought you may catch on to that.
Mike Shula
December 12th, 2011
1:19 pm
The weakest 10 game schedule in the history of the SEC saved him. He will get fired next year.
WDE
December 12th, 2011
1:25 pm
@Mike Shula I think that might be the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while and SSIgator is on here often.
4.29 GPA
December 12th, 2011
1:31 pm
Proselytizing, preaching, evangelizing, converting the world to his religion whenever he scores, which is not very often. Why does he not do the same when he doesn’t do diddle-e-squat ? Would it not be his Faith that brought about the results that more than 1 out of every 2 passes go INCOMPLETE from him ?
Tim Tebow credits God for a football victory. He is ostensibly saying that God caused the other team to lose.
He turns religion into the basis for every little thing that happens in his life. When someone criticizes his antics, they’re a tortured soul because they haven’t embraced Jesus to the same extent. When someone criticizes his throwing motion, they’re a hater because they allow his strong-willed personality to cloud their judgment. When someone says his footwork stinks to high heaven, they’re Antichrist.
He isn’t 7-1 because of God, and he isn’t 7-1 because he is the 11th best Quarterback in the NFL.
At the Scouting Combine, the Wonderlic exam is administered to players in groups. The 12-minute test is preceded by some brief instructions and comments from the person administering the test.
Per a league source, after the person administering the test to Tebow’s group had finished, Tebow made a request that the players bow their heads in prayer before taking the 50-question exam.
Said one of the other players in response: “Shut the f up.” Others players in the room then laughed.
He scored a 22 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test. Was God not listening to only him in this NFL exam ?
While Tebow is free to display his faith any way he wants as private citizen, if football fans want religion, they can watch The 700 Club. Some fans just want to watch a football game.
Tim Tebow also gets criticized because at this stage of his development, he is not a good quarterback. Tebow is a fine athlete who is succeeding based on athleticism and an offensive system that is a gimmick. Many fans are turned off on Tebow because they feel that the worship of him is irrational and unjustified.
If criticism of Tim Tebow is off limits because of his faith, then what’s next?
There is no evidence of anti-Christian mainstream media bias, but you have provided plenty of evidence today pro-Christian media bullying is alive and well.
WDE
December 12th, 2011
1:47 pm
Man there are no new articles today….man this must be how the Bugs feel everyday…..sad.