re: Can't believe LSU fans put up with this...

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I'm sure you wanted to keep Richt too

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No I did not. But again, Georgia had been "down" for far longer.

Final Year Rankings for Mark Richt and Georgia:

2009: NR
2010: NR
2011: 19
2012: 5
2013: NR
2014: 9
2015: NR

After finishing in the Top 25 for twelve consecutive seasons... including the 4 years prior to Richt's arrival... Georgia finished unranked 4 times in 7 seasons. THAT is a downwar slide. Had it not been for 2012 in which we were literally one play away from beating Alabama and therefore likely winning a National Title, he would have been fired sooner. But that saved him and gave him a few more years.

Now check LSU with Miles:

2012: #14
2013: #14
2015: NR
2016: #16

Compared to 2001-2011, there has certainly been a slide. But that "slide" consists of three Top 16 finishes in four seasons. LSU has failed to finish in the Top 25 just twice under Miles (2008 and 2015).

That is no where close to the slide Georgia experienced with Richt. And Richt never took us to the highs that Miles took LSU either (2 National Title Game appearances).