McGarity: Outback Bowl loss won’t impact negotiations with Richt
Georgia’s loss to Michigan State in the Outback Bowl will have no impact on contract negotiations between UGA and football coach Mark Richt, which remain at least “three to four weeks” away from completion, according to Athletic Director Greg McGarity.
Georgia AD Greg McGarity said the Bulldogs' overtime loss to Michigan State did nothing to change his opinion on the direction of the football program under coach Mark Richt. (UGA photo)
“We plan to meet as soon as we can get together,” McGarity said Wednesday. “But I don’t see anything, certainly not a signed document, anytime soon. We’ll start the process of digging into the details of our extension and it will be determined in the near future.”
McGarity also urged fans upset over the Bulldogs’ 33-30, triple-overtime loss to the Spartans to keep the defeat in perspective.
“Blair Walsh kicks a 42-yard field goal and we’re sitting here feeling great about ourselves,” McGarity said. “But would we have solved our running game problem? No. Would that have solved them being able to go on an 85-yard drive with no timeouts? No. So, I mean, the dynamics haven’t changed. It’s not going to matter diddly-squat when we start lifting weights in three weeks. If anything it’ll add more incentive for next year.”
Georgia lost back-to-back games — including a loss to LSU in the SEC Championship game — to finish the 2011 season 10-4. Richt, 51, is 106-38 heading into his 12th year as the Bulldogs’ coach.
McGarity said there is no rush to complete a new deal with Richt, who has two years remaining on an employment agreement that pays him $2.81 million annually. Including bonuses and outside income from endorsements, Richt earns more than $3 million a year.
Richt is expected to receive an extension of at least three years, which would keep him as the Bulldogs’ coach through December of 2016. McGarity said he and Richt already agreed in principle when they met last month.
“This is an important recruiting time and I told Mark after the SEC Championship game that he could go to these high school kids and tell them he’s going to be their head coach,” McGarity said. “We felt it was very important to send out the message that we haven’t worked everything out but Mark’s going to be our coach. That was the immediate need, to go ahead and address the future of our program. But we didn’t get into any details or anything like that that’s kind of where we left it. He wants to be here and we want him to be here.”
Any renegotiation is unlikely to include a significant pay raise for Richt, however. Richt is sixth among SEC coaches in compensation but that ranks No. 11 nationally. Alabama’s Nick Saban ($4.8 million), LSU’s Les Miles ($3.75), Auburn’s Gene Chizik ($3.5), Arkansas’s Bobby Petrino ($3.1) and South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier ($2.88) currently make more than Richt.
“Longevity is the first priority and then compensation would follow,” McGarity said.
McGarity said he has received about 50 emails in the wake of Georgia’s loss this past Monday. He said “about half” of those fans complained about coaching decisions made as the Bulldogs let a 16-0 at halftime lead slip away. Michigan State scored a touchdown with 14 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 27-all and send it into overtime.
Walsh missed a 42-yard field goal attempt that would have won the game in the first overtime, then had a 47-yard attempt blocked in the third OT.
“Any time you lose a game, especially one as gut-wrenching as that one was, people get frustrated and they vent in various ways,” McGarity said. “If the game was lopsided, if we had lost 42-0 or something, then there would be some concerns. But to point the finger at a player or a coach or offense or defense or special teams is a waste of time. That was a true team loss. There are plenty of second guessers out there, but there are so many what-ifs on either side it could have gone either way.”
What McGarity hasn’t heard is enough credit being given to the Spartans, who recorded back-to-back 11-win seasons for the first time in school history.
“What I have not seen in one email is anyone giving any credit to the Michigan State team, and that’s very unfortunate because they made the plays they needed to win the game,” McGarity said. “The first thing you should do when you get beat is give the other team credit, because they’re working just as hard as you are. Kirk Cousins, look what he did in the last two minutes of the game with no timeouts. That was pretty impressive, as was the way they defended us in the second half. Unfortunately people never give the opponent any credit.”
McGarity said it’s important that Georgia fans rally behind the team, which he thinks has a chance to do some great things next season.
“We go from 6-7 to 10-4 and we’re looking forward to 2012,” McGarity said. “We’ve got a lot of kids coming back, a great nucleus and a great group of leaders. There’s a segment of our fans that want to play the blame game. But when you have a loss like that, everybody shares in it. I’m sure everybody on that field felt like they if they could have done something differently, coaches and players, we might not have lost the game. But that’s just part of the deal.
“What is important is for people to know that Mark Richt is our football coach, and he and his staff and these players spend so much time in an effort to bring championship football to Georgia. . . . The more negative people become, the more it distracts you from being successful.”
NOTES: Georgia’s annual G-Day spring football game has been set for April 14. No other spring practice dates have been set. . . . Junior noseguard John Jenkins sprained the AC joint in his left shoulder late in the Outback Bowl. However, the injury is not expected to require surgery and he will be available for spring practice. . . . Freshman wide receiver Chris Conley will undergo wrist surgery this month. . . .Redshirt freshman tailback Ken Malcome suffered a concussion early in the fourth quarter against Michigan State and did not play the rest of the game.
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DawginLex
January 5th, 2012
11:48 am
stafford could not overcome 3 things:
Willie Martinez
His own gunslinger mentality
The ESPN pukes not giving us a shot to play for the title in 2007
Should Earn It
January 5th, 2012
11:48 am
McGarity has already guarenteed a good record in ‘12 with a cupcake schedule!!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 5th, 2012
11:54 am
Joey
Tampa Dawg is a Richt appologist
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
11:54 am
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
11:41 am
tampadawg, i bet you find robin williams funny too…
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You know I used to actually. He did a stand up for us in Kuwait during my first deployment and he was funny. But then he made a movie called “Worlds Greatest Dad” and it was all downhill from there. Thanks for asking though.
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
11:55 am
Should Earn It
January 5th, 2012
11:48 am
McGarity has already guarenteed a good record in ‘12 with a cupcake schedule!!
Why do ppl keep saying this stupid comment. How dumb are you.? Look up who makes the schedule, then look up all other SEC schools OOC games.
After that feel free to sit in the corner till you learn to look things up before posting.
Joey
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
We woulda got our shot in ‘07 if we hadn’t got beat by inferior SC or UT. Lose games we shouldn’t lose. Just like ‘02, and even ‘05.
Richt won’t ever get us there, because he always loses games he shouldn’t.
Bulldog59
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
Summation:
1. McGarity is sold on Richt and the direction of the program.
2. McGarity stops just short of saying, this loss matters very little in the grand scheme of things.
3. It doesn’t sound to me, like McGarity will force Richt’s hand on any staffing issues.
Agree? Disagree? Additional summations?
Silly Rabbits
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
Typical UGA fan excuses for sucking:
“we are young”
“top recruting class coming in”
“Murray will be even better next year”
“next year will be our year”
“we are 1 year away”
“we ran into a tough team”
“the refs blew the game”
“espn doesn’t like us”
“we were robbed”
“we need a new DC”
“we need a new OC”
“we need a new HC”
“it was Damon Evans fault”
“we pass too much”
“we run too much”
“we change uniforms too much”
“the game should move from Jacksonville”
LOSERS!
“we play in the toughest conference”
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
11:54 am
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
11:41 am
tampadawg, i bet you find robin williams funny too…
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You know I used to actually. He did a stand up for us in Kuwait during my first deployment and he was funny. But then he made a movie called “Worlds Greatest Dad” and it was all downhill from there. Thanks for asking though.
Didnt know you were in the service. I appreciate everything you did for us. (Thats as sincere as can be) I never joke around about service men. Got 10 close friends that are in various parts of their deployment. Once again thanks for your sacrifice!
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
11:57 am
espn had nothing to do with no title shot in 07…
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
11:59 am
Bulldog59
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
Summation:
1. McGarity is sold on Richt and the direction of the program.
2. McGarity stops just short of saying, this loss matters very little in the grand scheme of things.
3. It doesn’t sound to me, like McGarity will force Richt’s hand on any staffing issues.
Agree? Disagree? Additional summations?
Completely disagree. It sounds like he already knows his next move which will be to make staff changes to the assit. coaches. He all but guarantees that Bmac is gone after signing day. Bobo stuff will be in the extension, has to be. If it isnt then we are in trouble. But I have faith in McGarity to get it right.
Silly Rabbits
January 5th, 2012
11:59 am
We woulda got our shot in ‘07 if we hadn’t got beat by inferior SC or UT
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Thank you for being honest. I get sick of hearing people blaming ESPN as the reason UGA didn’t play for the title.
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
11:59 am
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
11:57 am
espn had nothing to do with no title shot in 07…
thats the biggest garbage post on here so far. hope you are seriously kidding.
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
12:00 pm
Silly Rabbits
January 5th, 2012
11:59 am
We woulda got our shot in ‘07 if we hadn’t got beat by inferior SC or UT
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Thank you for being honest. I get sick of hearing people blaming ESPN as the reason UGA didn’t play for the title.
it is the reason retard. Run along now.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:01 pm
Joey
January 5th, 2012
11:44 am
TampaDawg, Regarding your “one player wonder” coaches list (11:16), Matt Stafford just became only the 5th QB in NFL history to pass for more than 5,000 yards in one season, with 40+ TDs.
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Very true, but that is the NFL. Funny but look at what he is doing in the NFL versus all the guys I mentioned earlier (this is not a Richt praise or bash). I think the biggest problem with Richt/Bobo as a whole is that they don’t throw a saddle on some of these guys and let them carry the game. Reggie Bush, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Maurice Clarette were all superstars in college who carried the game for their teams and look what they are doing/did in the NFL. I don’t think Stafford was in that class of college players maybe because he didn’t get the chance to just go after it.
gdawginkalamazoo
January 5th, 2012
12:02 pm
Bulldog59, 1 & 2 I agree with. #3 I hope he doesn’t let it go as it is. We need to get a change on the offensive side of the ball. If not Richt stepping back in to call plays with Bobo getting demoted to QB coach or assistant OC, then somebody new. I don’t see how McGarity can sit there and watch our talented team try to run a 5′9″ RB up into the MSU D-line three times with 3:30 to go in the game with MSU calling timeouts and challenging calls. Or how he can sit there and watch as we let our 50/50 PK try one from 42 yards out, WITHOUT the offense even trying to get a first down. OR how he can sit there and watch our offense NOT EVEN ATTEMPT a first down in OT. As AD I certainly hope that he doesn’t let that slide.
delusional DWAG fan
January 5th, 2012
12:03 pm
MNC in 2012!!!!!!
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
12:04 pm
outstanding post silly rabbits…that list could save posters a lot of time if utilized in this way…give each excuse a number (1 thru 18 in this case) lets say when a ugatard homer wants to blame espn, instead of typing out all of their stupid rantings, they could just type in the number 8 (espn is number 8 on your list)…
UGA2005
January 5th, 2012
12:04 pm
@ Joey, I totally agree with you. I can’t believe UGA is rewarding failure.
McGarity says to keep it in perspective… Ok, how about?… our record against top 25 teams the last 3 years: 3 Wins and 15 Losses. That’s a 17% winning percentage… When’s the last time we went to a major BCS bowl? 2008 Sugar Bowl… When’s the last time we won an SCG? 2005. When’s the last time we won a football national title?… Now, what has the rest of the SEC done in the meantime? Win national championships. Why is UGA so ok with being average? We’re not going anywhere with the kind of gut-less play-calling we’ve called lately. It appears the solution we came up with is to play the weakest schedule that we can play and hope we don’t botch that. LSU and Alabama are not getting any weaker in the years to come. We’re gonna keep getting our @sses handed to us at the SCG.
McGarity, please, at least demote Bobo.
Go Dawgs!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 5th, 2012
12:05 pm
Tampa Dawg
I shouldnt be so uppidy
Really
Lets take mack Brown
Brown was losing to its main rival Oklahoma for several years so what did do he went out and changed coordinators and started beating his main rival and won a National Title and played for another.
What has Richt done against FL, has he played for a NC????
Ohio State wow; they got tatoos they still are 18-22 year olds that Tressel took and won a NC and played for 2 more, what has Richt done with his players who have led the nation in player arrests since 2005 NOTHING. Oh and Tressel did beat his main rival consistantly
As for Pete Carol, Chizik Miles they took their players and won
Richt has ranked #2 in total recruiting behind USC and has put more players in the NFL than any other SEC school during his tenure.
Bottom line the talent has been there the coaching has not
And if you think UGA and other schools run a clean program your living on the moon bud
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January 5th, 2012
12:05 pm
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ole yeller
January 5th, 2012
12:06 pm
You can cut the “AD” cake anyway you like but for me “McGarity beats what we had. What we HAD WAS INTREATED IN $$$$$$$$$$$ Not FOOTBALL. He did a great job at raising $$$$$$, but didn”t seemed to have his heart and soul in upgrading the football program. It appeared to me if he had stayed coach “R” would have been gone. just food for though.
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
12:06 pm
fire bmac and demote bobo…see ya in court…eeoc and holder will be all over uga…
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:07 pm
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
11:56 am
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
11:54 am
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
11:41 am
tampadawg, i bet you find robin williams funny too…
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You know I used to actually. He did a stand up for us in Kuwait during my first deployment and he was funny. But then he made a movie called “Worlds Greatest Dad” and it was all downhill from there. Thanks for asking though.
Didnt know you were in the service. I appreciate everything you did for us. (Thats as sincere as can be) I never joke around about service men. Got 10 close friends that are in various parts of their deployment. Once again thanks for your sacrifice!
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Appreciate ya! I like to keep things in perspective. Being honest, I have NOTHING personal against anyone on here because realistically, if I hinged my life and my attitude on what these kids did on a football field, there would be a lot of deeper issues in my life. I enjoy the banter on this thread since even though there are a lot of us that disagree, most of this has been purely football related and the silly, juvenile insults have been kept to a minimum. Mostly at least.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 5th, 2012
12:07 pm
True TOOL Fan sucking up to the Soldiers. Now isn’t that sweet? He calls everybody IDIOTS then back tracks on Soldiers. Well isn’t that very Douchy of you? What if a person didn’t serve but their Dad did or their child did? Are we no longer Idiots?
Got to Love the True TOOL DOUCHE Fan.
evil empire
January 5th, 2012
12:09 pm
great point smart…
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:10 pm
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 5th, 2012
12:05 pm
Tampa Dawg
I shouldnt be so uppidy
Really
Lets take mack Brown
Brown was losing to its main rival Oklahoma for several years so what did do he went out and changed coordinators and started beating his main rival and won a National Title and played for another.
What has Richt done against FL, has he played for a NC????
Ohio State wow; they got tatoos they still are 18-22 year olds that Tressel took and won a NC and played for 2 more, what has Richt done with his players who have led the nation in player arrests since 2005 NOTHING. Oh and Tressel did beat his main rival consistantly
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Again, the Ohio State thing is faaaar worse than tattoos. Maurice Clarett spilled enough info just on how top recruits get a “ride” to use at OSU that the NCAA should have at least looked into it.
As for Mack Brown, you guys wouldn’t have let him have enough time to get to that 8th season that he won the title in. His first 6 years were, well, mediocre right?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 5th, 2012
12:11 pm
Like someone said earlier heck we could be Clemson. That would have been a terrible first half to sit through last night.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
January 5th, 2012
12:07 pm
True TOOL Fan sucking up to the Soldiers. Now isn’t that sweet? He calls everybody IDIOTS then back tracks on Soldiers. Well isn’t that very Douchy of you? What if a person didn’t serve but their Dad did or their child did? Are we no longer Idiots?
Got to Love the True TOOL DOUCHE Fan.
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So would it have been better to thank no one for their service? I think your point is simply to bash this guy and nothing more. For me, if a person’s family member served, I appreciate that too because I would hope people would thank my wife and kids for the sacrifices they made by my service.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 5th, 2012
12:13 pm
Smart—
I left him a question at 10:57 and he cannot answer it. I wouldn’t expect much from him.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 5th, 2012
12:15 pm
Tampa I understand his sentiments but after the way he talks to Everybody Everyday one lil I am sorry just doesn’t cut it.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:15 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 5th, 2012
12:11 pm
Like someone said earlier heck we could be Clemson. That would have been a terrible first half to sit through last night.
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The funniest part about Clemson is that if you watch the whole telecast (which after the first quarter, I didn’t), right before the game started the sideline reporter was talking to the Clemson coach and he said something to the effect of .. Well, we hope by the time the night is over everyone will be talking about the Clemson defense. How right he was, maybe not for the reason he wanted but how right he was.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 5th, 2012
12:16 pm
Dont say you guys wouldnt have gave him a chance
No one was calling for Richt to leave until after the 2008 AL debacle
Thats when I and many others finally woke up and realized Richt was successful thanks to Van Gorder and Donnans players
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
12:17 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
January 5th, 2012
12:07 pm
True TOOL Fan sucking up to the Soldiers. Now isn’t that sweet? He calls everybody IDIOTS then back tracks on Soldiers. Well isn’t that very Douchy of you? What if a person didn’t serve but their Dad did or their child did? Are we no longer Idiots?
Got to Love the True TOOL DOUCHE Fan.
ahahaha why do you even try.
Sucking up?? Listen up little boy, soldiers do a tougher job than anyone on here can imagine. I have always been a huge supporter of our military and I dont let anything get in the way of that. Not even football. Cant tell you how many opposing team fans that are military that I have thanked for their service.
How does me calling others idiots have anythign to do with thanking a soldier for his service?????
U get dumber by the post. So bad to the point were you congratulate yourself (Evil Empire another one of your handles)
As for family members of service men and women, almost everyone is so thats just dumb to even ask.
Stategic Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
Georgia needs to reset it’s goals. We have the ability to recruit just as good of players as our elite SEC competitors, yet we continue to fall short of the grand prize. Could it be that we don’t set the bar high enough? Are we content with a SEC east trophy or are we pursuing a National Championship?
Does Nick Saban or Les Miles think SEC division titles are good enough or are they thinking of the bigger prize like playing the National championship. It is time to reassess our goals and that can only happen from the top. Are you listening McGarity?
GATiger
January 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
An extension of Richt’s contract will signal the fan base, “we’re content with competing for division championships.” If Richt was going to challenge for a BCS title, he’d have done it by now. The only coach I can think of that took more than 10 years to win his first title is Patereno, and I don’t believe that was in the BCS era.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:18 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
January 5th, 2012
12:15 pm
Tampa I understand his sentiments but after the way he talks to Everybody Everyday one lil I am sorry just doesn’t cut it.
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Understood, and I am not saying I agree or disagree with either of you because there is so much going on here between a couple of different people. I just would have a problem with someone thanking a service member for their service as a guy who was also in the service in the 90s when many people just didn’t care. It’s all good dude. You still have the two funniest posts I have seen on here in a month.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 5th, 2012
12:20 pm
Tampa—
We started watching the movie Contagion right after WVU ran the fumble back making it 28-17. After the movie I flipped the game on and it was 63-27. I could not believe it. Then WVU was going for the TD late, even throwing the ball on 2nd down and Goal.
One thing I will say about Dabo is he seems to be a great guy. Tough upbringing as they highlighted in PreGame. Shared the same bed with his Mother throughout college? Tough stuff he came through.
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
12:20 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
January 5th, 2012
12:15 pm
Tampa I understand his sentiments but after the way he talks to Everybody Everyday one lil I am sorry just doesn’t cut it.
Stop ur crying. It wasnt an Im sorry. It was a thank you for his service.
And to Tampa of course thanks to your immediate family as well for your service.
DOGGED BY GREEN COW COLLEGE YANKEES
January 5th, 2012
12:20 pm
Who hired McGarity?
Who signs his checks?
A person SMART enough to know......
January 5th, 2012
12:20 pm
Glad I could make you smile Tampa.
John
January 5th, 2012
12:23 pm
I just don’t understand why they would extend Richt with 2 years remaining on a contract. What if they go 6-7 again next season? As I said before, Richt will never win a national championship at UGA and fans can come to expect disappointment every season he is here. He just doesn’t have “it” like Saban and to do what ever it takes to get BCS game even if it means demoting or removing coaches on his staff.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:25 pm
Flat Tire “Thats when I and many others finally woke up and realized Richt was successful thanks to Van Gorder and Donnans players”
How many of Donnan’s players were there on OFFENSE in the 2005 team? Any guesses? I am going to say zero since on OFFENSE, DJ Shockley was the top priority in recruiting for Richt when he first got there. 2005 and 2007, neither Donnan or Van Gorder were there.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 5th, 2012
12:27 pm
It all comes down to ADAMS and what Big Money Boosters like the Scum Leebern think about how their money is being spent. If The Boosters ain’t happy then Adams ain’t happy and in turn McGarity ain’t happy and then Richt and finally Bobo.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:28 pm
Lowcountry, yeah Dabo is a good human being with a great story. Just the irony of the pregame interview and the post game results are humorous.
True Dawg Fan
January 5th, 2012
12:28 pm
John
January 5th, 2012
12:23 pm
I just don’t understand why they would extend Richt with 2 years remaining on a contract. What if they go 6-7 again next season? As I said before, Richt will never win a national championship at UGA and fans can come to expect disappointment every season he is here. He just doesn’t have “it” like Saban and to do what ever it takes to get BCS game even if it means demoting or removing coaches on his staff.
Read the article it spells out why in there (If your too lazy it says bc of recruits. They all want to know that the coach they sign for is the coach that will be there through all 4 eligible years. They want stability and now its there. No more losing recruits over it now.
monty
January 5th, 2012
12:30 pm
We look like a lock to only lose to SC next year. THey will have to play LSU and Arkansas. We slide by if Ark. beats them. Then again the Fla game was a lot closer than I thought it should have been, so maybe we end up tied and they get the tie breaker having whooped us. In the end it won’t matter, if we return to the SEC ch. we get crushed again in the 2nd half because no real fire in the bones after haft time. i.e. poor coaching
Tom In ATL
January 5th, 2012
12:31 pm
UGA just beat TN, FL, AU and GT in the same season since 1981. 30 freaking years. But that apperently means nothing – since they were all “terrible teams” and easy wins. Go ask South Carolina how easy it is to beat AU (who we beat 45-7). Go ask Ohio State what a push over FL is. For most of you complainers – unless your schedule consists of alternating weeks of UGA vs LSU and UGA vs Alabama – well – then no other game means anything. Lose in triple OT by a FG to the Big 10 team that had the best regular season record and lost the championship to Wisconsin in the final minute – oh yeah – they suck. UGA got beat up by LSU – guess what – Oregon got blown out by LSU at Home. So did West Virginia, so did Arkansas. The only team that played them close is playing them again in the National Title game – and rightfully so – those are the two best teams in college football this year. We aren’t. But it doesn’t mean we suck – and our Coach is an idiot. UGA sure gets alot of flack about an SEC schedule they don’t control – and a team that won 10 but lost 4 – all to top 12 teams – two by a FG.
You can sit there and demand UGA be as dominant as Bama or LSU – every team in America would love that. But they never have been – save for a 3 year run in the early 80’s – when they had Herschel. The past 10 years has been the most successful in the school’s history – but apparently that’s not good enough. OK – throw em all out – and start over –
Tell me WHO – specifically – would take this job and produce a string of undeafeated, national title teams – especially with the delusional fanbase that will tolerate nothing short of perfection – 100% of the time. It’s easy to armchair QB and complain losers – tell me how to get the results you demand. Or shut up – I’d settle for either.
TampaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:32 pm
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 5th, 2012
12:16 pm
Dont say you guys wouldnt have gave him a chance
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And I stick to this point, many of you wouldn’t have given Mack Brown a chance to see year 8 (his NC year) if that was going on at UGA. 11 losses in his first three years, no conference titles, upset losses year after year. Heck in 2003 alone he was upset by unranked Arkansas and Wash State in the bowl game.
AltamahaDawg
January 5th, 2012
12:34 pm
Thank you, Mr. Mcgarity. I have been saying the exact same thing. The FG attempt is 3′ more to the left and 2/3 of these comments are not even here. NOTHING changed. The opinion of Richt certainly should not have.
His tendencies(good or bad) are exactly the same today as they were 5 yrs ago, before that game, and in the secons before and after that ball left Walsh’s foot. He is what he is.
The ONLY thing that changed was a degree of purely emotiona lfan reaction for a little while.
And thoes fans who somehow now see it all so clear when the ball sailed right, to “change thier mind”, are about 20X more likely to change it all over again, once the emotions calm, than the rest of us who, while, disapointed , still see the same thing now that we saw before.