re: Mark Richt's bad luck...

Richt also had a lot of good luck early in his coaching career due to the fact that Steve Spurrier quit to coach the Redskins after Richt's first year because he was burnt out due to the unbelievably high expectations and standards that he had set. The Gators were left stuck with Ron Zook and subsequently, Georgia was able to win the SEC East the next two years.