With the what have you done for me lately attitude in sports, longevity is not appreciated like it use to be. He wins the SEC and/or wins/plays for a NC then all analysts will be on his ban wagon. You will see articles and hear them on espn talk about him being one of the winningest coaches in CFB. It's all relative to your past year success. They are all sucking auburns d**k this off season, when they were the worst team in the SEC 2 years ago.

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Posted by FaCubeItches

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Posted on 6/24/14 at 2:34 pm to Casper the Dawg

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longevity is not appreciated like it use to be

Longevity, in and of itself, isn't really anything to celebrate. It shows nothing on its face: is someone staying on because they are successful; or because they are simply well-connected; or because they aren't really that good, but there's no better option to replace them; or because they are the most affordable; or because higher-ups fear change; etc., etc., etc.

You can make a decent argument that Richt's longevity is because of his success - he's had a lot of winning seasons, and the program is generating a lot of money.

But, you can make an equally decent argument that his longevity is because of some other reason like connections or fear of change - for all of his "success," he's never won a title during the same span when his peers have racked up a bunch of them; there have been lagging problems with discipline, execution, and conditioning throughout his tenure; plus, his teams always seem to be in the process of rebuilding without ever actually getting there.

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