Georgia coach Mark Richt plays part in commercials for ESPN’s College GameDay
Have you seen the new ESPN commercials that feature Georgia coach Mark Richt? He flew out to Los Angeles this past summer to tape them. Apparently the idea was to build something around Richt’s annual tradition of taking the team to the Ramsey Center Natatorium on a practice day and showing off for the team with his backward flip off the 10-meter platform.
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ATLcracker
October 2nd, 2012
11:13 am
Diving boards are 1 meter and three meter. Corso just went off the 3 meter board. Richt goes off the 10 meter platform (not board).
RxDawg
October 2nd, 2012
11:14 am
I like the 2nd one
dolla dolla bill
October 2nd, 2012
11:14 am
a better gameday promo idea: have the last 5 UGA football players arrested do a dance routine with their arresting officers outside Sanford and Son Stadium…psy gangnam style…now, that would be funny…and appropriate…
Habersham Dawg
October 2nd, 2012
11:17 am
Wow dolla dolla bill, you really are a weeping sore on the buttocks of life.
Bama Bill
October 2nd, 2012
11:20 am
Some folks at AJC and UGA need to do some work on their meter to yards to feet conversions – 30 meters would be a whopper and more than dangerous – Not even done in the Olympics – obviously the AJC Sports folk did not turn-in the Olympics.
BW
October 2nd, 2012
11:21 am
Some of you need to chill…these commercials that ESPN Gameday are doing are priceless with L. Corso!!
frank
October 2nd, 2012
11:23 am
I think its a joke too. It shows that he doesnt take winning seriously.
dolla dolla bill
October 2nd, 2012
11:26 am
just trying to bring a little realism to the UGA dreamers Habersham…get off the koolade, get a job, and get on the SC train….
dolla dolla bill
October 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
how about a promo set in 1979, featuring a UGA booster and a car salesman trying to decide what color the Trans Am needs to be…
DGD!
October 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
My god people. Give it a F#&$ing Rest already. Every single day you are on these blogs fire richt,fire bobo, fire richt twice. HE IS THE COACH NOW AND FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. And to be perfectly honest I am glad. HE IS A GOOD COACH! HE IS A BETTER MAN! No he is not Nick Saban, but who is, other than Nick Saban. Who exactly would you people rather have. Kirby (I dont really coach my own defense) Smart. Please. Richt has had more sucess than any coach other than Dooley, and while I love coach Dooley he wouldnt cut it in this day and age. And Richt has done it at a higher level than any other coach we have EVER had in a time when the SEC is better than its ever been. College football for that matter is tougher to win than its ever been. Do I agree with everything he has done all the time, no I dont. Have there been times when I wondered what they were thinking, yes there have. But dont yall have something better to do with your life? We are 5-0 with a enormous game this weekend and all you can say is fire Richt. Go cheer for the gators or tech, or anybody but UGA. You make me f’n sick. get out of your moms basement and get a life douche bags. And by the way………..GOOOOOOOO DAWGS SIC”EM
dolla dolla bill
October 2nd, 2012
11:32 am
hey DGD!…fire Richt!!!!!!!!
ARdawg
October 2nd, 2012
11:43 am
DGD
Please don’t confuse Georgia fans for Tech trolls
Tech is Turrible. That beatdown by Middle Tennessee State was just Turrible
LoganvilleGuy
October 2nd, 2012
11:51 am
Let’s see…. Richt has been an SEC coach for twelve years and still has a 75% winning record. When you take out the coaches with only one or two seasons under their belt, he is in the top 10 winningest active coaches. When you look at head coaches around ten years or longer, he becomes fourth on that list. His winning percentgage is better than Nick Saban.
The rest of the list:
*Seven out of Eleven seasons with greater than 10 wins.
*Three Sugar Bowl Appearances with two wins
*Two SEC Championships
*Five SEC Division Championships
*Currently halfway into the season and undefeated
Throw in that he’s a great asset to our community as well and I’ll keep him around for as long as he wants to be here.
kingdaddy
October 2nd, 2012
11:57 am
Hey Dolla
Can you find us a good deal on a hotel room this weekend, or does the SC football playas have them all booked??? Lol…
kingdaddy
October 2nd, 2012
12:05 pm
Dolla
Vandy coach talkng smack about the cocks. They should have beaten the snot out of you, almost did too. Lil stevie still crying about having to play Ark.??? LMAOFF…
Under The Bleachers
October 2nd, 2012
12:24 pm
So CMR is Known for his Diving!
DougG
October 2nd, 2012
12:24 pm
The worst Gameday commercial I’ve seen yet? Don’t know what they are talking about with UGA and diving? Just not funny at all!
WhatUpDawg
October 2nd, 2012
12:29 pm
Chip, I suggest that you check your facts before you state and RESTATE them. This was not a big deal at all until you argued with previous poster. Olympic platform diving consists of diving off a platform 10 meters high. that is approximately 33 feet give or take. Are you still going to state that Richt dives off of a 30 meter platform? I am sure that the AD would have serisou issues with this. Can you please tell us where the 30 meter platform is? Would love to see it for myself.
Sunny Clusters
October 2nd, 2012
12:52 pm
I wish I had a team I could be proud of…but I don’t! I justt enjoy being a jerk!!
St Simons
October 2nd, 2012
1:11 pm
can’t wait for that Paul Johnson spot where he coaches
a high school offense, its hilari……oh wait
Who Cares?
October 2nd, 2012
1:22 pm
Who F’N cares?
Habersham Dawg
October 2nd, 2012
1:28 pm
Dolla Dolla Bill, I LIKE grape kool-aid. It’s refreshing. What’s the only good thing to come out of SC? I-85.
Rationale
October 2nd, 2012
1:44 pm
Sunny, would you please let everyone know which team you actually support? We all know it is not UGA. CMR has without a doubt had his years when things did not actually go right, but that does not mean he did not try to “Offer” scholarships to those kids that were quality players. Some kids turn out to be more coachable players than others. Crowell, who is evidently is not very coachable by anyone, was a lose/lose situation. We lost by signing him, and CMR would have been roundly criticized if he had not been able to sign him. Crowell was the problem, not CMR.
CMR is great with kids that actually come to UGA to become better players and better men. His first few years were spectacular. Then, for a couple of years the kids did not turn out very well, and there was not as much to work with. He seems to have the team back on track.
You say “He certainly won’t be remembered for his 3rd rate coaching.” You are right, he won’t, because he is not a 3rd rate coach. He is a top of the line coach, of whom most universities would love to have him, and I for one, am glad UGA has him as the head coach of this football team.
frank
October 2nd, 2012
2:19 pm
I wonder if Mark Rick cancelled practice to make these commercials.
Steve
October 2nd, 2012
2:24 pm
Gameday results for UGA (according to Locations of College Gameday wiki).
1995 – Lost at UT
1998 – Lost to UT
1999 – Lost to Florida in Jacksonville
2002 – Won at Alabama
2003 – Lost at LSU
2004 – Won at South Carolina
2004 – Lost at Auburn
2005 – Lost to Florida in Jacksonville
2007 – Won at Alabama
2008 – Lost to Alabama
2011 – Lost to LSU (SEC Championship game)
As one can see, UGA has not fared well on GameDay. Most of that can be attributed to the fact that as a whole .. UGA has not fared well against highly ranked opponents under Mark Richt.
Richt is a great guy and has done a great job of beating teams he is supposed to beat (like GaTech), but UGA has not pulled many upsets under Richt and at one point last year we were 0 for our last 11 against ranked opponents according to a graphic shown during a game.
Like him or not, you have to admit we have stunk against top opponents for the last 6-7 years. For that matter, going all the way back to Dooley it can safely be said the Dawgs have been underwhelming against top 10 competition. That is why so many people just do not see UGA as a top team. The harsh reality is other top football programs have at least had some stretches of success against top 10 opponents .. UGA has never had a prolonged stretch of that kind of success in my lifetime.
Don’t hate me for stating the truth. I love the Dawgs and I always have, but it’s the truth.
WDE
October 2nd, 2012
3:12 pm
@Steve I didn’t hate you till you told be not to…I just don’t take direction well I guess…Go Dogs !
ARdawg
October 2nd, 2012
3:16 pm
Oooooooh, better not anybody tell those UGA players they have to lose because GameDay is in town.
What kind of lame azz Tech troll is actually trying this weak shyt?
ARdawg
October 2nd, 2012
3:18 pm
GameDay has yet to play a single down of football that I have seen. Unless of course in was in one of those commercials
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October 2nd, 2012
4:09 pm
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Joey
October 2nd, 2012
4:12 pm
Well according to Steve, we have little, or no chance this Saturday, so why bother watching?
I knew that 1995 UT game would cost us big time this season.
Mike Franklin
October 2nd, 2012
4:28 pm
Haven’t seen a one yet. I avoid ESPN like toe fungus except on game day.
Neutral
October 2nd, 2012
4:36 pm
@sunny cluster, frank and dolla meathead,
Loganville Guy @11:51 left one thing out about CMR……Richt is number one (second to none) in coaching players who have won the Allstate Community Service Award. UGa is also the #1 college in history with 14 recipients of this prestigious award. If you guys are not aware of this recognition it would not surprise me because you seem to be significantly out of touch and bored with your GT site.
Neutral
October 2nd, 2012
4:44 pm
Steve,
And is your point that UGa is due a win???? The odds would say that to anyone who has a “clue”!!! P.S. Based on your logic…..looks like on GameDay UGa has won 100% of the time they have played South Carolina…..WOW!!! I sure hope GameDay will be at the SEC Championship again this year because we have won 67% of our games against Bama when GameDay was there for those games.
Sonny Busters
October 2nd, 2012
4:48 pm
That Cloisters guy has the nerve to come on our blog and talk trash about our coach when Boobs Johnson hasn’t won a thing at Tech. If our coach is third rate, what does that make Paul Johnson??
Neutral
October 2nd, 2012
5:18 pm
Is there such a thing as “4th rate”??? OK…..probably closer to 5th rate!!!
Just Saying
October 2nd, 2012
5:27 pm
@Neutral @4:44,
I love your logic that even a Tech grad would understand….well, maybe. Looks like we win the upcoming game and then beat Bama for all the marbles if the Game Day crew shows up. Good points, really good points and we thank Steve (aka. Mr. Negativity) for bringing it to our attention that UGa has a 75% winning record vs. Bama and SC on GameDay.
docdawg
October 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
Love to see how Spurrier fairs off the 10 meter, my guess he whines a bit!
bigdawg1
October 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
The same follks who come on here and try to tear down the Dawgs are the same people who know their boy, Mittens Ramen Noodle, has no chance to become president…just a bunch of bitter, old white guys!
P.S. I’m a not-bitter, middle-aged caucasian!
flo-ri-duh
October 3rd, 2012
5:14 am
Basically they stole the idea of the old man making a perfect dive from a movie years ago. Had a famous comedian play the part but I can’t remember the name of the movie or the comedian off hand. Usually when Richt does something like this people say “why” because he is making millions of dollars and they say he should be coaching and not doing outside activities for a paycheck. What they don’t know is that he donates that money to charities that he supports. He is not one to brag about such things.
flo-ri-duh
October 3rd, 2012
5:17 am
bigdawg1 – You are just another racist against middle aged white guys and have no place on this blog. This is not about politics and your savior Obama. Go over to Jay’s blog for your mean spirited comments.
Habersham Dawg
October 3rd, 2012
11:25 pm
It was Rodney Dangerfield. He did the Triple Lundy.