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re: Why don't we ever hear Mark Richt's name in coaching search rumors?
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:19 pm to MenloDawg
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:19 pm to MenloDawg
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His name has come up for UT, A&M, Miami, Nebraska, etc and he's immediately denied any interest.
Personally, I guess I'm the one to play devil's advocate here, I don't want him to go anywhere and I'd be upset if he left.
The problem isn't Richt, it's the athletic department's unwillingness to spend/hire competitively. And that's literally all it boils down to. No coach in the SEC would have done a better job than him at UGA over the same time span besides Saban and maybe Spurrier.
I don't know the situation well enough to be specific as to its cause but UGA has definitely had issues for years with under performance. It was a problem long before Richt came along.
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Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:23 pm to Prof
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I don't know the situation well enough to be specific as to its cause but UGA has definitely had issues for years with under performance. It was a problem long before Richt came along.
It all goes back to the Admin valuing the bottom line over winning big. We win enough to keep the bleachers consistently full. It's never occurred to them that we would make more money if we won big, apparently. They're happy with the status quo.
Until the financial commitment changes, we won't be consistently a top 5 type program. We can still put it together and win the SEC and/or NC once in a while, but it's less likely. We basically need to hit a big year where we out-talent everyone. It almost happened last year, but not quite obviously.
This post was edited on 12/23/13 at 7:25 pm
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