re: Opinion on Richt

I'm not a staunch Richt defender. I think WG took that role in this thread. I'm not a hater either, I think HBDT clearly took that role. I'm somewhere in the middle.

I think his fall since '05 is due to a myriad of things:

1. The conference/Tech undoubtedly became tougher.
2. BVG left as DC/LB coach (which contributed to the discipline slip).
3. A poor LB coach hire.
4. S & C Program falling behind the times.
5. Poor OL recruiting.
6. Most importantly, took him forever to fire the obvious problem coaches.

I mean it can't all be attributed to the coaches around the league all of a sudden passing him by. If anybody actually believes that then aren't very smart.

We started losing to Fat Phil even though Richt owned him early in his tenure. He beat Brooks for 3 consecutive years and then loses 2 of the last 4. Did they morph into amazing coaches overnight? No. He's 2-3 against Saban head to head, 2-1 vs Miles, 4-1 vs Spurrier. His problem was and still is Florida.

If he beats UF in '02 or either of the last 2 years then we're not having this discussion.

IMO his worst coaching jobs were '04 and '08, while his best were '02, '05, and '07.