re: Can't believe LSU fans put up with this...

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So the problem for UGA was not Richt; it is UF. Until UF or UGA decides to join the ACC, I don't foresee a coaching change really changing anything.

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Richt had more issues than just UF, but losing to awful UF teams in 2014 and 2015 sped up the process of firing him.

Richt's biggest issue, IMO, was starting in 2005, the quality of coaching in the SEC improved dramatically. Florida went from Zook to Meyer, USCe went from Holtz to Spurrier, Miles got it going at LSU, and Alabama got Saban two years later. Those four were all better coaches than Richt and it showed on the field in his later years.

Also, his inability to have two good coordinators at the same time from 2005 (when Martinez took over for BVG) through 2013 and again in 2015 hurt his cause. Losing Bobo and hiring Schottenheimer to replace him was basically the end for Richt.