Performance bonuses will be doubled in (still unfinished) Richt contract
GREENSBORO, Ga. — We’ll have a full story later, but here are the quick highlights from this morning’s UGA Athletic Association board of directors meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation:
- UGA President Michael Adams and athletic director Greg McGarity said the contract extensions still are not completed with head football coach Mark Richt and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. McGarity did say for the first time that Richt’s new contract will keep his salary “basically the same” — about $2.8 million per year — as his current deal but that the incentive bonuses, for things such as winning SEC and national championships, will be doubled as a way of “rewarding excellence.” As previously disclosed, three years will be added to Richt’s contract, extending it through 2016, and two years to Grantham’s, extending it through 2014. McGarity said again that there are no major unresolved issues with the contracts. Adams attributed the delays to routine legal work.
- McGarity said during a break in the meeting that baseball coach David Perno definitely will be back next season as the Bulldogs’ coach.
- The board approved an Athletic Association budget of $92.1 million for fiscal year 2013, up from $90 million this year.
- The board approved spending $2.73 million on several facilities projects. These include improvements to the landscape beyond the outfield fences at Foley Field; upgrading the scoreboards at the baseball, softball and soccer stadiums to gain more video capability; and reworking Gate 10 at Sanford Stadium. The $2.73 million also includes funds to begin design work on a possible eventual renovation of the main entrance, concourse and press box at Foley Field; that project, if eventually undertaken, probably would cost around $10 million.
- It was reported to the board that the Athletic Association had another strong year financially and will add about $2 million to its reserve funds, which now are above $70 million.
- More to come later this afternoon.
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DGD!
May 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
1st i guess
bubba4dawgs
May 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
This is good news! I think all coaches should have a performance clause in their contract! I hope this will inspire CMR and Grantham to do a better job. The DAWGS are on the move and should show improvement over last season if they are to compete with Ala. and LSU. It’s time to hunker down. A winning team will attract good players and the state of Georgia is blessed with an abundance with all too many slipping away! This needs to stop! GO DAWGS!!
LakerDawg
May 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
Are you kidding me? Muschamp makes more than Mark Richt? What an insult to the 10th winningest coach in the NCAA with over 5 years experience.
Does AD McGarity understand if you keep UNDERPAYING your STAFF, they will LEAVE, like 100% of Joe T’s assistants did? Richt won 10 games, won the East, had a great recruiting year, for what? to be the 7th highest paid guy in the conference?
Big Wally Butts
May 24th, 2012
12:29 pm
I favor performance incentives. Extra money is a definite motivator.
DawginLex
May 24th, 2012
12:49 pm
Laker
McGarity has set Richt up to achieve great things
Weak OOC schedule
SEC schedule excludes Bama and LSU(I know GM did not do that)
The set up is there for 11-1 or 12-0 and a return to ATL
That’s why no raise with heavy performance incentives
No more excuses time in Athens
Newman
May 24th, 2012
1:08 pm
Glad to see improvements coming for Foley Field. It is way past time!
Goldenrod
May 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
Coach Paul Johnson deserves to be paid more than Coach Helen Hunt.
After all, Coach Johnson is THE New Sheriff in Town.
We WILL Run This State, beginning in November in that Cesspool up north.
THWG
DawginLex
May 24th, 2012
1:36 pm
goldenrod
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get back on your meds son!!!!!!!!!!
bucket
May 24th, 2012
1:47 pm
I agree with DIL 100%. CMR and UGA have the perfect set-up this year for a good run and it’s put up or shut up time in Athens. I love CMR and the Dawgs and I hope they can do it, but only time will tell.
DAWG 38
May 24th, 2012
1:50 pm
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO ABOUT OUR BASEBALL PROGRAM OR DOES ANYONE CARE
DAWG 38
May 24th, 2012
1:54 pm
Enter your comments here
Chaz Henry
May 24th, 2012
2:08 pm
LakerDawg other than Grantham, who would want any of the other coaches on his staff?
mad~catfish
May 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
sounds like golden-rod needs to lay off the golden grain…..you really think you have a chance to finally beat uga this year…really really really….might want to find a quarterback first….make sure you watch in december when jarvis jones is raising his heisman trophy….12-0 here we go! GATA!
jerry
May 24th, 2012
2:11 pm
Buffalo…………..Florida Atlantic…………..Georgia Southern………….Vanderbuilt………….Tennessee.
Incentives can be very helpful when going up against juggernaughts.
bulldog steve
May 24th, 2012
2:12 pm
Dawg 38, is it Perno’s fault that a lot of the returning seniors had subpar years and that the SEC’s leading closer from last year missed the entire season with an injury? Granted, we need to find a way to improve our power, but the pitching and defense has greatly improved the last two seasons. I am like everybody else who follows the Diamond Dawgs, disapointed that the year ended like it did especially with all the expectations, but the SEC is tough. Only two teams in the SEC had combined winning records over the last two years is LSU and FL. If we would have not lost the last game of they year against AL, we would have as well. I have had season tickets for 11 years at baseball and only missed three home games this year. So I think I qualify as someone who cares.
old dog
May 24th, 2012
2:19 pm
We do a good job recruiting, but we have to attract (and keep) a good o-line. I know I harp on this but LSU, ‘Bama, and Boise State whipped us up front, and good!! This is why we cannot run the ball against the good teams, and why our pass protection at crunch time is below average at best. Kudo’s to coaches, but remember…..no matter how many super stars you get, until we get the hosses up front we will beat the bad teams and lose to the good ones. The game is, was, and always shall be won in the trenches, and we need to find (and keep) some good ones, or all these contracts, bonus additions, etc. will be worthless! Watch closely, those who have ever played the game, and see what I mean. Yeah, we got one or two in the pros, but as a unit our line is BEHIND the uppet tier teams. Untill we recognize and address that, we will have a decent record, but WILL NOT be on the LSU or Bama level! Bring ‘em in, coach ‘em up, and watch what heppens!
old dog
May 24th, 2012
2:20 pm
P.S. my bad, I mean Michigan State was one that whipped us up front, obviously not ‘Bama!
mad~catfish
May 24th, 2012
2:20 pm
jerry, vandy and tennessee are sec teams in our division we play them every year…noone complained when bama played ga southern last year…
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 24th, 2012
2:31 pm
We are throwing a party in Tuscaloosa soon to celebrate Richt and Grantham coming back. You guys can come if you want. We’re using funds that Kirby procured when he turned down UGA. We’re going to party like it’s 1982 to 2012!
DAWG 38
May 24th, 2012
2:32 pm
BULLDOG STEVE , IF ITS NOT PERNO ‘S FAULT THEN WHO. OUR PLAYERS HAVE A HISTORY OF HAVING GOOD FRESHMAN YEARS THEN BECOMING SUBPAR. OUR PITCHING IS NOT VERY GOOD , TAKE AWAY THE WOODS KIDS AND WE ARE REALLY SUBPAR, WE STRUGGLED IN MID WEEK GAMES. WE CANT THROW ANYONE OUT ON THE BASES, OUR BEST CATCHER HAS TO HAVE TJ BECAUSE WE HAD HIM IN THE PEN THROWING BECAUSE OUR STAFF WAS SO WEAK. THE SEC IS TOUGH BUT OTHERS SEEM TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE. PERNO HAS TO GO !! STARTING IT HERE HIRE BRAD WEITZEL
Burdell
May 24th, 2012
2:38 pm
Goldenrod is no Tech fan…just a troll trying to stir the pot.
UGASlobberknocker
May 24th, 2012
2:38 pm
How is Perno not in trouble? We lose 2 out of 3 to the worst team in the SEC on the last weekend, then lose two straight in the tourney. It is pathetic..apparantly no one cares abot baseball at the UGA AD.
And the landscaping improvments to foley field..that is just another way of saying they are going to plant trees to block the view green house and the brick house views..hoping that those crowds will not gather there any more. Cant have that devil beer drinking going on. Awful.
UGASlobberknocker
May 24th, 2012
2:40 pm
@ DAWG 38
I have no idea who Brad Wietzel is..but I’ll take him anyway over Perno
Mark Richt's pay tied to incentives, as it should be | Jeff Schultz
May 24th, 2012
2:46 pm
[...] to the UGA’s athletic board at annual meetings in Greensboro, McGarity said Richt’s contract will include increased bonuses for SEC, BCS and simliar accomplishments. But the coach’s salary will remain at about $2.8 [...]
seabass
May 24th, 2012
2:52 pm
I guess the scenery around Athens does get pretty mundane day in and day out. Lets run down to Reynolds plantation where water is $5 a bottle. And a beer, well I can’t afford a beer there! We just got beat in baseball by the worst team in the field. Therefore proving we are the worst team in the field. Why bring Perno back?
Smitty
May 24th, 2012
3:06 pm
Perno has led Dawgs to three college world series in last eight years. lot of people would like to have those kind of teams
Smitty
May 24th, 2012
3:08 pm
baseball in SEC is toughest schedule in country. Everybody has a down year occasionally. Ask Alabama.
Bulldawagman49
May 24th, 2012
3:11 pm
Looking f orward to the season I think there will be alot of surprises players names u have not heard of will step it up and more depth will be added. GO DAWGS !!!!
Name?
May 24th, 2012
3:21 pm
At least we’ll save a few bucks on those championship bonuses that are written into it.
While I’m at it, do we get to duck his pay if we lose to Florida?
DAWG 38
May 24th, 2012
3:25 pm
SMITTY, WE GO FROM CWS TO BEING IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SEC THE NEXT 3 YRS. THE 09 TEAM WAS STACKED THE OTHER TEAM WAS POLKS GUYS. WE ARE JOKE IN THE BASEBALL WORLD. WEITZEL IS AT FLA AND A UGA GRAD. MARK MY WORDS IF PERNO IS LET GO HE WILL NOT GET ANOTHER BIG JOB .
Skokie Dog
May 24th, 2012
3:33 pm
Name?, you beat me to it. I’m wondering too if Coach Richt will owe the athletic association a refund of some of his base salary if the Dogs lose all their games to the competitive teams on their schedule this year.
truedawg
May 24th, 2012
3:38 pm
LOVE IT!! I have heard that bonuses would make him one of the highest paid coaches if he wins SEC a NC. I’m in sales, if I want a raise I sell more. If you wanna make more money…win more games and win the BIG games. But it shows about CMR what those that know him, already know. He is a class act and it’s not about money. He loves UGA and wants to win at UGA. Also from what I’ve heard alot of the staff ( Todd G. especially ) has circled the USC chicken game. Dome bound LSU/UGA II GO DAWGS!!! GATA
Gary
May 24th, 2012
3:40 pm
Dawg 38 – TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK!!!!!! You are not a 12 year old… write like it.
Gary
May 24th, 2012
3:43 pm
They should pay CMR an extra dollar for every person who comments he should be fired on the AJC for not winning a NC.
2Dawgs
May 24th, 2012
3:45 pm
I may be wrong, but I thought CMR has always had performance incentives in his contract.
Bigun
May 24th, 2012
3:50 pm
For starters, I couldn’t care any less about baseball, so Perno can stay, go, whatever…. I am glad that there are some performance clauses in Richt’s contract, as they should be in all coaches contracts. Enough with the 3, 4 and 5 million $$ contracts and let them earn their money with results. But then again, that would make the cheating and underhanded practices skyrocket because it would only be about “win, baby, win” and nothing else. You want more money? Then produce with results. The coaching change merry go round would be spinning like a top because there would be no job security for coaches unless they are winning 10+ games a year. Whichever way you choose….pick your poison.
Rainbow Tide Pride
May 24th, 2012
3:54 pm
Funny how every bama loser thinks that CMR has gotten beat by bama. Do your homework. Bama will lose 4-5 games this season! Mark it down!!!!
Rainbow Tide Pride
May 24th, 2012
3:57 pm
Bama lies, cheats, and steals!
Krystal Burger Association
May 24th, 2012
4:07 pm
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it,
Is the party going to be at a local Krystal? Are the guys going to be wearing pants? Is it appropriate to sit on another dude’s head while at party?
These are normal questions for Bama party go-ers.
JB
May 24th, 2012
4:11 pm
The 2013 season will test Mark’s coaching ( yes, I know he;s proven, but the mountain top has been reached and the train has been in decline, and please don’t bring up last year as a success. It wasn’t)
He’ll have a very young team in 13 with a lot harder schedule.
Smitty
May 24th, 2012
4:17 pm
Ever Played college baseball DAWG 38? Just wondering if you know what it is like. How you got your expertise…..
DAWG 38
May 24th, 2012
4:22 pm
Smitty as a matter of fact i did
Rock Dawg
May 24th, 2012
4:33 pm
Doesnt matter where he got his expertise from,hes rite we suck!!!Pitching,hittng,fielding,WE SUCK SMITTY
ryan
May 24th, 2012
4:50 pm
From what i have been hearing from dawgnation lots fans not to happy about McGarity resigning Dave Perno as baseball coach not happy about the new gym dawg coach ether this is was PR disaster for Greg McGarity .
RollTide14
May 24th, 2012
5:06 pm
14 titles so far—Nick’s going for #15 in 2012. He has another roster loaded with nfl first round players. Alabama will beat lsu in Baton Rouge–book it!
7576DAWG
May 24th, 2012
5:10 pm
truedawg
Good commit at 3:38. I agree I heard Richt gives away 1 million a year to charities. He just wants to stay at Georgia. But McGarity is going to make him earn the right to stay , as it should be. Grantham deserves a raise and I hope he gets a good one plus incentives.I think this years defense will be the standouts of the SEC.
But, South Carolina will have a great defense also and a very good Quarterback which will make the Georgia – South Carolina game a great game. The biggest question mark will be whether Lattimore will be able to come back from his ACL and be dominate like he was before the injury.
Pricedawg
May 24th, 2012
5:50 pm
Rockdawg, we led the SEC in fielding percentage, so that proves your knowledge in invalid.
RTR22
May 24th, 2012
6:31 pm
Best schedule in SEC 2 yrs running. How can you not win 10/11 games…..oh wait we are talking about the alltime under achievers in college fb. All those prep kids and so little to show for it.
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
6:55 pm
@ Mad catfish:
You are a gentleman for saying Geogia Southern!!!!!
You could have mentioned the Louisiana Monroe beatdown of Bama in Bama’s home field!!!!!!!
Mad Catfish = DGD
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
6:58 pm
@ RTR22:
You seem to be quite an under-achiever yourself!!!!!!!!!!!
What is on your resume???
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
7:02 pm
@ Rainbow Tide and Pride:
You omitted Bama’s top quality. Tree Killing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
7:10 pm
@ 2DAWGS:
You are correct!!!!!!!!!!
CMR’s new contract simply DOUBLES those previous incentives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
7:16 pm
@ Roll Tide 14:
LSU beat Bama in Tuscalooser last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book it!!!!!!!!!!
Doggy style
May 24th, 2012
7:17 pm
I hate to say it but Perno has to go. We need more leadership on the field and a better politician off field to influence upgrades to Foley. Foley is terrible compared to LSU, arkansas, etc…
Red Stick
May 24th, 2012
8:21 pm
RollTide14
May 24th, 2012
5:06 pm
“14 titles so far—Nick’s going for #15 in 2012. He has another roster loaded with nfl first round players. Alabama will beat lsu in Baton Rouge–book it!”
We are looking forward to the Tide coming to Death Valley. Unless one of the 2 teams is a disappointment, I don’t see how either side can be confident of a win right now.
Geaux Tigers
Go SEC
Fan of the Game
May 24th, 2012
8:53 pm
Doggy Style – Foley Field is getting rennovations done. Coach Perno deserves to stay. It shouldn’t even be an issue. He has been through more in the last two years than any coach in the country with two of his players that he brought to UGA being paralyzed. I don’t remember UGA baseball being much other than 1990, years with Coach Polk and the years with Coach Perno. Go Coach Perno and Dawgs.
Droidawg
May 24th, 2012
10:00 pm
I have to say College coach salaries are getting higher and higher every year, never stay the same and this country is going broke….M just saying Go Dawgs!
richt one of the best
May 24th, 2012
11:09 pm
SEC COACHES VS. WINNING TEAMS
A look at how all 12 coaches in the league have fared during their careers against teams that finished the season with a winning record.
Coach Team Record
Mark Richt Georgia 50-31, .617
Nick Saban Alabama 63-46, .578
Steve Spurrier USC 80-68-2, .540
Les Miles LSU 36-34, .514
Bobby Petrino Arkansas 23-22, .511
Gene Chizik Auburn 11-15, .423
Houston Nutt Ole Miss 36-61, .371
Joker Phillips Kentucky 2-4, .333
Dan Mullen Miss. St. 5-11, .313
Derek Dooley Tennessee 1-21, .045
Will Muschamp Florida 0-0, First year
James Franklin Vanderbilt 0-0, First year
daddo
May 25th, 2012
1:18 am
Yall don’t need to try so hard to convince the rest of us that CMR is a good coach. Trust me, the rest of the conference DOES want u to keep him.
dbc
May 25th, 2012
1:21 am
I love how all these redneck Bama fans crow and strut around (insert USCe fans here as well since it’s convenient) as if they actually had anything to do with that teams success. Forget Kool-aid drinkers (a term I hate actually.) These guys obviously drink out of the hose. Guess we’re all supposed to be jealous…
SEC Football Daily: May 25th | Saturday Down South
May 25th, 2012
5:25 am
[...] Mark Richt’s contract is still unfinished but details emerge. Richt’s base salary of $2.8 million is basically the same as it has been; however, incentive bonuses are doubled. I actually really like this because they are rewarding him for on-the-field success. I’m all about rewarding for success, and I’m quite sure Richt was instrumental in this as well. Three years will be added to his contract, extending him through 2016. DC Todd Grantham received a two-year extension through 2014. [AJC] [...]
tenn.DAWG
May 25th, 2012
6:35 am
Foley Field may the the worst baseball venue in the SEC,sure hope they do it right and not just lipstick on the pig.Georgia produces some of top talent in the nation year in and year out and deserves better.
tide roll
May 25th, 2012
7:48 am
McGarity is SUCH A VEGETABLE. PAY RICHT MORE THAN SPURRIER AND HE”LL SHOW HIS APPRECIATION BY KICKING SOME BUTT. ATTEMPTING TO MANIPULATE HIM WITH PERFORMANCE BONUSES DOESN”T FIT RICHT’S PERSONALITY AND IN FACT, IS SOMEWHAT INSULTING. JUST PROVES MCGARITY AND UGA DON’T REALLY WANT TO GET THERE. LIKE JOE T, MIKE BOBO AND ANY OTHER FORMER UGA PLAYER INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM, MCGARITY LACKS THE QUALIFICATIOS FOR THE POSITION HE HOLDS.
SoGA2ATL
May 25th, 2012
8:10 am
It’s always been clear that CMR is not overly concerned about his paycheck. He gets paid enough to keep his family comfortable; works where he wants to work; does what he wants to do; gives A LOT of money to charity. Doubling the performance bonuses are the absolute right way to handle the current situation. CMR’s job was in jeopardy at the beginning of 2011 season, no doubt. He pulled it out. That doesn’t mean he gets a huge reward in salary. He can keep pat until he can prove that he really can get over that “SEC East Champ” hurdle again. At the end of this new contract, if he’s gotten over those hurdles, watch his salary jump; if not, watch UGA let him go.
Hanna
May 25th, 2012
8:13 am
Richt is a joke masquerading as a coach.
Francis
May 25th, 2012
8:16 am
Never in history has a coach with so little intelligence or class made so much money.
AltamahaDawg
May 25th, 2012
8:53 am
Droid, Football coaches make far less that the top realtors, or the top fund managers, or the top
motivational speakers in this great country. It’s called a job.
As far as the country…….isn’t it sort of the point to have as much money as possible generated by an industry so that it help keep the country from going broke?
SEC Football Morning Coffee: Mark Richt on the Verge of Contract Extension | SEC Football
May 25th, 2012
8:53 am
[...] Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia head coach Mark Richt’s salary extension will not include a major bump [...]
AltamahaDawg
May 25th, 2012
8:55 am
Did you think Damon Evans was a good choice for AD, tide roll?
Game Changer
May 25th, 2012
9:15 am
@altamaha
Damon Evans was a puppet for Adams but I liked his way of handling alum letters and scheduling:
As a true competitior Evans understood that playing out of conference big game west of the Mississippi was very important for UGA on a national level. McGarity and the blue hairs do not and for this we will never get respected anytime soon.
Evans always copied the Head Coach alum emails and letters and when necessary for a response expected such from the coach, if that coach did not respond additional actions were taken. Evans would have made major changes with the staffs by now but McGarity would rather make examples out of ( girl sports head coaches ), something 99% of UGA fans dont follow. It is very disheartening to read about the AD meetings and more of the same is promoted. I guess a 5th place finish in SEC football, 11th place in SEC basketball, 8th place in SEC baseball, each out of 12 total teams is a big success. One thing is for sure, 2012 / 2013 will be an improvement because no way to go lower or is there?
GDAWG65
May 25th, 2012
9:27 am
If the Dawg offence isn’t coached any better than it has been we won’t be anywhere near competing in the SEC Championship this season. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RHall55
May 25th, 2012
9:48 am
Need to talk about beating Top 10 Teams to keep your job!! Incentives on winning SEC and NC Champions; that should be a must with all the talent in and surrounding the state; I know the other SEC schools have great coaches but that is part of being a SEC coach!! C’mon Man!! Your success depneds on the people that surround you: OC, Recruiting Coordinator, OL Coach: please keep careful watch!!
AltamahaDawg
May 25th, 2012
10:02 am
So he forwarded the letters and emails of concern to the appropriate parties. Cutting edge.
tide roll
May 25th, 2012
10:10 am
McGarity thinks Richt lazy. Is attempting to motivate him with more money. The guy alredy has enough. It won’t work. Either pay him Spurrier numbers, or if you think he’s lazy ( and Mcgarity may be right), then fire him.
DirtyDawg
May 25th, 2012
11:10 am
Between the tree–killers, the Krystal Krazies, the ba$tard$ that seem to delight in raggin on the Dogs here, combined with with the overall arrogance that comes when institutions that people of sub-average intelligence identify with enjoy some success (due to none their efforts of course), you Bamans aren’t surprised that you’ve become the most despised bunch in the conference, are you?
UGA Insider
May 25th, 2012
11:17 am
I hope the new president will take a hard look at replacing McGarity. He has been an utter disaster on every level. Please hire Billy Payne at once to manage the $95,000,000 coming in each year.
DAWG 38
May 25th, 2012
11:21 am
We replace a gym coach ( which we should have ) but Perno is given a free pass Could it be because Dooley is one of his god parents
tide roll
May 25th, 2012
12:00 pm
Did McGarity inform your new Gymnastics coach that she’ll be expected to move in with Leebern? Your former coach, whatever his name is, didn’t stand a chance. Know what I mean?
Mr. Dawg
May 25th, 2012
12:02 pm
I’d be curious to know if other schools have contacted CMR’s agent about coming there. Richt seems like the type that would keep that quiet. In any event, I’m happy that he’s staying. Go DAWGS!
AltamahaDawg
May 25th, 2012
2:37 pm
On what level has he been an utter disaster all those many months on he job. Such as?
AltamahaDawg
May 25th, 2012
2:41 pm
How is Perno being given a Free Pass?
If you don’t get fired today, do you say that you got a free pass?
DAWG 38
May 25th, 2012
3:13 pm
Perno got a free pass in that he got another year from Mcgarity. The program is going in the wrong direction and he is not the guy to turn it around.
Johnny Griffith
May 25th, 2012
7:35 pm
Coach Todd Grantham will receive a bonus for every embarrassing thing he does on camera. Choke signs, hitting himself in the face, and picking fights with opposing coaches are all good things.
Johnny Griffith
May 25th, 2012
7:38 pm
Coach Mark Richt will receive a bonus every time he hugs a teenager, sings Happy Birthday, or loses to a ranked team.
USA today editor
May 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Ha ha richt extension with no money increase!
Confidence? NO!
Rick S
May 26th, 2012
5:55 am
When is Georgia’s Athletic Board going to quit spending dollars on needless rennovation to a damn gate and bring Sanford Stadium into the 21st century? Tennessee, Alabama, and LSU all have much nicer and larger Football stadiums than Georgia, and we only rennovate Gate 10- are you kidding?
Ron Jirsa
May 26th, 2012
11:43 am
Mark Fox is a Tax Accountant. Fire this clown!
Florida Convict U
May 26th, 2012
10:53 pm
The Last 5 Years of SEC Play, which is more appropriate to study when comparing coaches.
Mark Richt
11-2 6-2
10-3 6-2
8-5 4-4
6-7 3-5
10-4 7-1
45-21 26-14
Steve Spurrier
6-6 3-5
7-6 4-4
7-6 3-5
9-5 5-3
11-2 6-2
40-25 21-19
Les Miles
12-2 6-2 BCS Champions
8-5 3-5
9-5 5-3
11-2 6-2
13-1 8-1
53-15 28-13
Nick Saban
7-6 4-4
12-2 8-0
14-0 8-0
10-3 5-3
12-1 7-1
55-12 32-8
With all the draft PICKS that CMR has sent on the NFL and yet has done NOTHING the past 5 years to even be considered a TOP SEC coach.
Arby
May 27th, 2012
9:18 am
The offensive line is the key. They must be physical! If this ol coach doesn’t work out, fire him and pay another one alot of money.
Arby
May 27th, 2012
9:20 am
LSU has a larger stadium ?
The Real Brains
May 27th, 2012
10:37 am
Brainiac
May 24th, 2012
7:16 pm
@ Roll Tide 14:
LSU beat Bama in Tuscalooser last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book it!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac, your real handle should be “loser” as you are so obsessed with Alabama while avoiding the fact that UGA cannot and will not win a BCS title under Richt. You are so blind to the fact that UGA is a second tier program in the standards of winning and Championships it hurts you to face reality.
william cranman
May 27th, 2012
2:09 pm
Chip I love your columns but more times than not you say something like “more to follow later” or “more to follow this afternoon” only to never post anything else. Thanks again for your efforts but please refrain from saying things like that and then not following through. I treally does happen quite often. Thanks.
South Georgia Dog
May 28th, 2012
3:10 pm
What UGA needs is a better fan base. I’m an alumus who lives 200 miles from Athens yet I go to basketball and baseball games on a regular basis. They are as fun as football without all the negatives such as parking,crowds,etc. Fox can’t recruit because the Stege is half empty. I know. I know. ” I would go if we were good”. No, UGA fans would go if we were good, playing Kentucky, had good tickets, and there was nothing else going on that weekend. We suck as fans.The football is all about the tailgating. We show up after kickoff and leave early to starting drinking again. Recruits notice this especially when they visit other campuses and compare the experiences.We are our own worst enemy.
Dawg Uno
May 28th, 2012
4:11 pm
Why don’t they base Richt’s bonuses on the number of players arrested every year?
william cranman
May 28th, 2012
6:20 pm
Chip, please respond. Thanks from a faithful reader.
waytogoricht
May 28th, 2012
6:21 pm
Second verse, same as the first. Give Richt a contract extension with no raise, and it will make no difference in his performance. Richt is gonna disappoint Georgia fans one more time. Some won’t let him fool them again. Has Richt changed? No, he’s the same coach, but now in addition to beating Spurrier(or getting his shirt handed to him by Spurrier(again), he has Saban and Miles. In his earlier success years they were not yet established. True, the latter two aren’t on the 2012 schedule, but either will be in Atlanta at season’s end. No amount of majic pixie dust and/or wishful thinking will suddenly turn the mediocre Richt into a eventual coaching genius. And, wait for the Missouri ambush and shoddy showings on a cupcake schedule, and Richt will show again why he is Richt, with his best work behind him.
flo-ri-duh
May 29th, 2012
10:41 am
UGA should have extended Grantham’s contract to 2016 to match Richt’s contract. Nick, the “gnome” gets $6 mil a year now. LSU is rated over Bummer in the west – there is one big “if” however. Muttenbubba has to quit molesting the girls… as there is no QB behind him that has ever played a down of college football. Duh’Rick has had more off field issues but they have been swept under the rug at Tick Hound “U”….. since Doody is on the hot seat. The only way to get rid of the”gnome” is to beat him on the field and he will take the next bus out of town.
jonkdawg
May 29th, 2012
12:02 pm
just same old reports……gosh! come on now!
Chip Towers
May 29th, 2012
3:17 pm
william cranman: Sorry but didn’t see your question ’til now. That was a Tim Tucker update and I, too, was expecting more. But stuff happens sometimes in the course of reporting and covering on something that prevents you from getting info back up. He filed two long, extensive reports after that but as separate news files and they weren’t uploaded on the blog. I’ll make a concerted effort to make sure not leave y’all hanging similarly. Apologies.
william cranman
May 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
I appreciate your response Chip. You and Tim do a tremendous job. Us Dawg fans just crave info. Thanks again for responding!