re: Face it, folks, the problem doesn't lie with Richt.

This is the worst excuse of them all.

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TV money mostly. Programs have more revenue, so they have more money to spend. This has led to wild inflation in facilities, coaching salaries, support staffs, etc.

UGA has not kept pace with its peers in the arms race.

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I think this is true to some extent, ex. Alabama, but FSU won the NC last season with a paltry budget and mediocre coach. This was one reason why we were able to lure Pruitt away; we actually were able to give him a nice raise since he was being underpaid at FSU. FSU won their NC with superior athletes aka superior recruiting.

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FSU won the NC last season with a paltry budget and mediocre coach. This was one reason why we were able to lure Pruitt away; we actually were able to give him a nice raise since he was being underpaid at FSU. FSU won their NC with superior athletes aka superior recruiting.

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FSU has better facilities than UGA, fwiw.

FSU's primary commitment comes in a different form. They don't give a frick about character concerns, as a university. They don't kick players off the team if they're good, pretty much no matter what.

UGA's staff is full of the best recruiters in the country, as evidenced by work here and at other schools. Maybe their misses are more of an indication of the quality of the product than the quality of their salesmanship.

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It's comforting to know how lost y'all are

Try to get out & look around - do some research for yourself

Don't just repeat stupid shite you find on 247

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Considering I've taken kids on recruiting trips to Bama, AU, UGA, UT, USCe among others schools, I have a pretty damn good idea on the amount of money and support staff they have. Why don't you try and get out and about and look at what other programs do instead of just spewing the same ole bs that most techsters do.

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FSU has better facilities than UGA, fwiw.

FSU's primary commitment comes in a different form. They don't give a frick about character concerns, as a university. They don't kick players off the team if they're good, pretty much no matter what.

UGA's staff is full of the best recruiters in the country, as evidenced by work here and at other schools. Maybe their misses are more of an indication of the quality of the product than the quality of their salesmanship.

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Well said, Crow.

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I know this question wasn't directly at me but the priority for our admins is to increase the academic standing of our university. Sure, they would love to see a NC in football but that is not their priority. McGarity needs to make it his priority because football is absolutely king in the state of Georgia. Once top in-state recruits realize that Georgia is dedicated to building a NC team, more will join the bandwagon. The best football recruits want to play for the best football programs that have a position available to give them early playing time.

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Thank you. Couldn't have said it any better. The way things appear, it does seem that the admins are more concerned with academic standing, among other things. It seems that their mindset is that if a championship comes, then that is great and all but if not, then that is ok, too.

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This thread is all over the place and stinks of desperation. So what happened when we lost to Colorado, Boise, UCF, Nebraska, Vandy, Tucky, and SCe 3 years in a row?? Damn you admin!! Mcgarity scruuuuud us. Lol

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Program weakness leads to more losses. Every program loses games they shouldn't. Weak programs lose more of those games than strong ones.

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Look if you like Richt and are happy with him as our coach just say that. I realize that some of our rivals spend more, and that could be a disadvantage to is, but that is NOT the reason we have 2 losses, got blown out on sat, and have lost to inferior teams for years.

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I don't necessarily like him. I just can't look at the situation objectively and say that he's the big problem.

I generally think most coaches that get to this level know plenty about football to be successful. There are very few "plus" coaches, imo. They're more neutral once you reach a certain threshold. Sometimes a coach can be a problem if he's in over his head (Chizik, Goff, etc.) but I don't think that's the case with Richt.

He's not a plus coach, but he's also not a negative coach.

I like Richt, but I think sometimes when you are at a place for so long a change can be healthy. With that said, there is absolutely no one UGA could hire right now that I would be confident that could do any better than Richt. Also, firing Richt with his record against our rivals doesnt scream come to UGA for the top tier coaches out there.

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