re: Opinion on Richt

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Yeah it's speculation, but it's not a stretch. Hell, we only lost by 4 with Joe damn Tereshinski at QB, you don't think we would've played a big better with Shock in the game?

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Certainly possible that y'all would have played better, but who in the hell knows. Not trying to be a dick, but there were other times when UGA was probably the better team and came out with a loss (e.g. the year UGA went 13-1, which was I think 2002).

You raise another interesting point Slo. Let's say we have two more subpar years and Richt is fired, as some on here like to think. Who would we get that's better? We wouldn't take a shot on an unproven young guy, because apparently the only thing we'd be concerned abt at that point is a guy who can/has won a title. Who would see the success Richt has had, who has now been fired, and want to follow him? Nobody. There is not one coach in America who is PROVEN (I'm talking like a Saban or Meyer type coach) who would leave their current situation to go to Athens if Richt was fired. They would know that if they didn't win it all in a few years they'd be gone too.

Throw serious money at Saban and he'd leave. Of course the buckets would go out at Walmart immediately to collect to raise his salary, but he'd leave for enough money. Any coach would I would think.

Oh, I ain't clamoring for Saban at all. Just sayin', money talks and no matter how many NC's Bama has, we can still match moneywise. That goes for any coach though, not just Saban.

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recruits inwhich the state of GA seems to be getting picked off by several SEC schools

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Rivals state of GA rankings, top 10 players:

2010: UGA got 4, other SEC schools got 3
2009: UGA 5, Other SEC got 2
2008: UGA 7, SEC 1
2007: UGA 3, SEC 2
2006: UGA 3, SEC 3

I just went back the last 5 seasons. Even with 2 crappy years in there, we still didn't get outpicked in our state by other SEC schools.

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IMO, keep MR for a while longer and be patient for UF to be down and then ya'll will need to step up

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This is the kind of attitude we don't need to have, IMO. In all 3 years we went to the SECCG, we lost to Florida. In both years we beat UF, we didn't go. That's kind of crazy. But my point it we can't just sit around and wait for florida to be down. They're florida, they'll always be good. We have to up our game. From 2002-2005 we played at a VERY high level of football. I truly believe the changes in coaching and attitude we've just made will get us back there.

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Sooner or later an SECCG win will translate to a shot at the MNC title

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You're right, and that's what I've been saying. Keep putting yourself in good positions and it'll eventually happen. Florida and LSU got the outside help they needed, both years UGA had a chance they didn't. It happens. But it will eventually.

Some have, but I was just pointing out the fact that contrary to popular belief, we're not getting raided like Sherman's march to the sea when it comes to recruits in Georgia.

for some reason I'm not afraid of Richt/UGA at all. maybe it has to do with the fact that we owned their asses during our recent darkest years.
he had great success during the early part of the decade and in '05 but since then he's been losing most of the big games against its rivals.

Here's our record against our 5 biggest rivals, in order, in your stated time period of 2006 on:

GT: 3-1
UF: 1-3
AU: 4-0
UT: 1-3
SC: 3-1

That's a total of 12-8. It's not good by any stretch, but it's also not losing "most" of the time either.

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. I said our rivals, in order. SC was listed 5th. You don't think SC is one of our FIVE biggest rivals? Who is then? I mean we're their 2nd biggest rival, I don't really think they wouldn't be in our top 5.