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Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:51 pm to Peter Buck
Did you order the code red?
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:52 pm to deeprig9
You goddammed right I did
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:53 pm to Peter Buck
Good Night, Dr. Buck. It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:57 pm to deeprig9
Take two of these and call me in the morning...
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:57 pm to Peter Buck
Posted on 12/30/14 at 11:38 pm to Jefferson Dawg
stupid, Bobo would've never left if this was true.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:27 pm to jodeaux
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- About an hour before the Belk Bowl kickoff between No. 13 Georgia and No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday night, rumors started circulating throughout the press box that Mark Richt would be stepping down as coach of the Bulldogs after 14 years and a very successful .739 winning percentage in the regular season.
The rumor that Richt, who brought two SEC championships to Athens, Ga., in 2002 and 2005, then exploded like wildfire on Twitter and other social media outlets before the game had even reached halftime.
It was all set in stone: Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was going to be the next head coach of Georgia, at least according to Twitter.
Richt stepping down was so rampant that one Georgia official told FoxSportsCarolinas.com that he fielded phone calls from people wanting to know if Richt was truly stepping down and if TCU head coach Gary Patterson was taking over for what many Georgia fans believe to be an underachieving program.
The rumor that Richt, who brought two SEC championships to Athens, Ga., in 2002 and 2005, then exploded like wildfire on Twitter and other social media outlets before the game had even reached halftime.
It was all set in stone: Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was going to be the next head coach of Georgia, at least according to Twitter.
Richt stepping down was so rampant that one Georgia official told FoxSportsCarolinas.com that he fielded phone calls from people wanting to know if Richt was truly stepping down and if TCU head coach Gary Patterson was taking over for what many Georgia fans believe to be an underachieving program.
This post was edited on 12/31/14 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:30 pm to Peter Buck
ESPN
Mark Richt: 'The plan' is to coach
Updated: December 31, 2014, 5:30 PM ET
By Mark Schlabach | ESPN.com
Georgia coach Mark Richt chuckled when responding to speculation that he might retire after the No. 13 Bulldogs' 37-14 victory over No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl on Tuesday night.
"I have no idea," a smiling Richt said.
When Richt was asked if he'd be back on the sideline next season, which would be his 15th at Georgia, he said: "That's the plan. You can go ask the team."
Richt, 54, has been among the winningest coaches in college football since 2001. His .739 winning percentage (136-48 record) ranks fourth among active FBS coaches who have coached at least 100 games in FBS conferences, trailing only Ohio State's Urban Meyer (.843), Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (.792) and Alabama's Nick Saban (.752).
Richt is one of only five coaches in NCAA Division I history to win 115 games or more in his first 13 seasons, and he has guided the Bulldogs to two SEC championships, five appearances in the SEC championship game and 14 consecutive bowl games.
However, Georgia hasn't won an SEC championship since 2005. The Bulldogs have knocked on the door of the BCS championship game but never broke through. In 2002, Georgia finished 13-1. In 2007, the Bulldogs went 11-2 and might have been the best team in the country at season's end. In 2012, Georgia went 12-2 and came within 5 yards of beating Alabama in the SEC championship game and reaching the BCS National Championship Game.
Richt has three years left on a contract that pays him $3.2 million annually and runs through the 2017 season. He is the seventh-highest-paid coach in the SEC. The school would owe Richt $800,000 per year if he was dismissed before the end of the contract.
Over the next few weeks, Richt and Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity will meet to discuss the future of the program. Richt's supporters want UGA to invest in its football program like other SEC schools are doing, according to multiple people close to the situation.
Earlier this month, UGA offensive coordinator Mike Bobo left to become Colorado State's head coach. With Bobo directing the offense, Georgia set a single-season school record for scoring in 2014, despite playing much of the season without star tailback Todd Gurley, receivers Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley and while playing with a first-year quarterback, Hutson Mason.
Despite the results, Bobo, a former Georgia quarterback, wasn't among the highest-paid coordinators in the country, making $525,000 annually (he'd received a $240,000 raise in 2013 to make his compensation more competitive). Bobo ranked only 40th in salary among assistants in the country, according to a recent survey of salaries by USA Today.
During the past couple of months, Georgia's assistants have openly politicked for an indoor practice facility, as well as a renovated locker room and recruiting suite at Sanford Stadium. Georgia's locker room at Sanford Stadium still has cinder-block walls and has seen better days. Without those improvements, Richt's supporters say, he can't be reasonably expected to compete with other SEC schools.
Next season, Georgia expects to bring back seven starters on both offense and defense. Linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins and Mitchell have said they'll return to school, instead of entering the NFL draft, although Gurley is turning pro. The Bulldogs will bring back four of five starters on the offensive line, as well as Chubb and freshman tailback Sony Michel. They'll have to break in a new quarterback, with Brice Ramsey, Jacob Park and Faton Bauta expected to compete for the starting job.
Richt will have to hire two new assistants after losing Bobo and Will Friend, his former offensive line coach, who is joining Bobo at Colorado State. Georgia tight ends coach John Lilly might have been auditioning for the offensive coordinator job during the Belk Bowl, and former Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper might also be a candidate for the job.
Mark Richt: 'The plan' is to coach
Updated: December 31, 2014, 5:30 PM ET
By Mark Schlabach | ESPN.com
Georgia coach Mark Richt chuckled when responding to speculation that he might retire after the No. 13 Bulldogs' 37-14 victory over No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl on Tuesday night.
"I have no idea," a smiling Richt said.
When Richt was asked if he'd be back on the sideline next season, which would be his 15th at Georgia, he said: "That's the plan. You can go ask the team."
Richt, 54, has been among the winningest coaches in college football since 2001. His .739 winning percentage (136-48 record) ranks fourth among active FBS coaches who have coached at least 100 games in FBS conferences, trailing only Ohio State's Urban Meyer (.843), Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (.792) and Alabama's Nick Saban (.752).
Richt is one of only five coaches in NCAA Division I history to win 115 games or more in his first 13 seasons, and he has guided the Bulldogs to two SEC championships, five appearances in the SEC championship game and 14 consecutive bowl games.
However, Georgia hasn't won an SEC championship since 2005. The Bulldogs have knocked on the door of the BCS championship game but never broke through. In 2002, Georgia finished 13-1. In 2007, the Bulldogs went 11-2 and might have been the best team in the country at season's end. In 2012, Georgia went 12-2 and came within 5 yards of beating Alabama in the SEC championship game and reaching the BCS National Championship Game.
Richt has three years left on a contract that pays him $3.2 million annually and runs through the 2017 season. He is the seventh-highest-paid coach in the SEC. The school would owe Richt $800,000 per year if he was dismissed before the end of the contract.
Over the next few weeks, Richt and Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity will meet to discuss the future of the program. Richt's supporters want UGA to invest in its football program like other SEC schools are doing, according to multiple people close to the situation.
Earlier this month, UGA offensive coordinator Mike Bobo left to become Colorado State's head coach. With Bobo directing the offense, Georgia set a single-season school record for scoring in 2014, despite playing much of the season without star tailback Todd Gurley, receivers Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley and while playing with a first-year quarterback, Hutson Mason.
Despite the results, Bobo, a former Georgia quarterback, wasn't among the highest-paid coordinators in the country, making $525,000 annually (he'd received a $240,000 raise in 2013 to make his compensation more competitive). Bobo ranked only 40th in salary among assistants in the country, according to a recent survey of salaries by USA Today.
During the past couple of months, Georgia's assistants have openly politicked for an indoor practice facility, as well as a renovated locker room and recruiting suite at Sanford Stadium. Georgia's locker room at Sanford Stadium still has cinder-block walls and has seen better days. Without those improvements, Richt's supporters say, he can't be reasonably expected to compete with other SEC schools.
Next season, Georgia expects to bring back seven starters on both offense and defense. Linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins and Mitchell have said they'll return to school, instead of entering the NFL draft, although Gurley is turning pro. The Bulldogs will bring back four of five starters on the offensive line, as well as Chubb and freshman tailback Sony Michel. They'll have to break in a new quarterback, with Brice Ramsey, Jacob Park and Faton Bauta expected to compete for the starting job.
Richt will have to hire two new assistants after losing Bobo and Will Friend, his former offensive line coach, who is joining Bobo at Colorado State. Georgia tight ends coach John Lilly might have been auditioning for the offensive coordinator job during the Belk Bowl, and former Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper might also be a candidate for the job.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:41 pm to Peter Buck
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what many Georgia fans believe to be an underachieving program.
I suppose Richt's program must be "underachieving" relative to some mythical benchmark other than the entire history of University of Georgia football prior to Mark Richt. Or, just as likely, a lot of the internet "discontent" comes from fans of other programs who would love to see UGA fire a perennial winner who runs the program with honor and climb on the coaching treadmill with the likes of Tennessee and Florida and Michigan. Heck, we might even get lucky and find the next Ray Goff.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:46 pm to wdhalgren
I posted these articles simply to show that the talking points about the retirement rumors and boosters wanting more $ thrown at the program are not some shite we pulled out of our arse unless you think that ESPN and Fox are going with the stories based on our posts on this very website...
If you think it was totally made up, then this was one of the best trolls ever. Either way, you motherfrickers need to bow and kiss our fricking feet...
If you think it was totally made up, then this was one of the best trolls ever. Either way, you motherfrickers need to bow and kiss our fricking feet...
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:57 pm to Peter Buck
What's the scoop on the Kurt Roper dude? Who did he coach under? Is a pro style guy?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:58 pm to JRDawg77
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What's the scoop on the Kurt Roper dude? Who did he coach under? Is a pro style guy?
Remember Duke last year?
He's a Cutcliffe peon.
This post was edited on 12/31/14 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:23 pm to Peter Buck
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unless you think that ESPN and Fox are going with the stories based on our posts on this very website...
I have no idea where this crap originated, just like I had no idea where all the bullshite came from about how UGA was throwing Todd Gurley under the bus (later proven to be internet lies). In this case, CMR says he has no plans to retire, which means that somebody pulled these rumors right out of their backside, and there were numerous posters here ready and willing to run with it.
This wasn't one of the best trolls ever, and most of us who have been paying attention for more than about 15 minutes knew it was probably just as baseless as every other "Mark Richt is on the way out" storyline of the past 10 years. It's just another sordid attempt to influence hearts and minds using propaganda and lies. And if you think mainstream news media are above disseminating false propaganda, you're not a very discriminating consumer of information.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:28 pm to wdhalgren
Lick the boot, of shiny shiny leather...
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:37 pm to Peter Buck
Some people can't resist chasing the shiny object. The idea that Richt would resign was crazy.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:43 pm to Whiznot
Like Chavis leaving LSU for the same job at ATM?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:45 pm to Peter Buck
Crazy like a first year DC of a national champ leaving for the same job at a mid tier SEC program for the same $?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:49 pm to Peter Buck
Different colours made of tears
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