re: Are Bama fans even scared of UGA at this point?

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As an outside observer, the difference between Richt and Smart isn't much

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Sorry but it is.We didn't fire the Mark Richt who coached from '01 to '07.We fired the one who was clueless when it came to competing with Urban at UF and Saban @ Bama and who was getting killed on the recruiting trail the last half of his career.His '10 to '13 classes were one of the worst 4 year stretches we've had recruiting since Ray Goff.We were also continually down 5 to 15 scholarship players almost every year.His roster mgt was horrible.You saw what he did at Miami and the condition he left the program in, correct?

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tenure to produce mediocre seasons/disappointing teams

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Those "mediocre" teams weren't some type of fluke or accident.
He was completely unprepared when it came replacing key members of the team when they left the program.

Kirby might have some "mediocre" years if he stays as long as CMR but it won't because we don't have a full roster or elite players who are going to replace other elite players who leave.