Mark Richt Retiring

[Falconsfan567 29,302]

 

[g-dawg 31,784]

Miami fans would tell you he retired in August.

[UAB_DAWG 844]

Wow didn't see that coming this quickly. Must have been a lot of pressure from the admin and boosters. 

Best wishes to him in retirement. He'll enjoy it. 

[g-dawg 31,784]

1 minute ago, UAB_DAWG said:

Wow didn't see that coming this quickly. Must have been a lot of pressure from the admin and boosters. 

Best wishes to him in retirement. He'll enjoy it. 

If he was allowed to stay I bet they would have required Richt fire his son as QB coach.

Richt said “F that” 

[UAB_DAWG 844]

2 minutes ago, g-dawg said:

If he was allowed to stay I bet they would have required Richt fire his son as QB coach.

Richt said “F that” 

That's basically what I think is going on. Richt's loyalty to staff and unwillingness to conform on that front are greater than his desire to coach. 

He was never the guy to bring Miami another NC but I thought he'd get the program ready for the next guy. I'm not sure the program is in better shape than when he got there

[tl;dr 5,362]

MARK RICHT HAS LOST CONTROL 

[youngbloodz 10,804]

Richt is a great man. You could tell by his post game interview he just didn't have a lot left. 

[Yo_Lover 14,302]

Lane Kiffin come on down!!!!!

[Falconsfan567 29,302]

13 minutes ago, UAB_DAWG said:

That's basically what I think is going on. Richt's loyalty to staff and unwillingness to conform on that front are greater than his desire to coach. 

He was never the guy to bring Miami another NC but I thought he'd get the program ready for the next guy. I'm not sure the program is in better shape than when he got there

Same here. I thought he'd set the stage for the next guy, but yeah it's hard to say if they're even better now than they were 3 years ago.

[Yo_Lover 14,302]

[95Dawg 4,021]

He should’ve just retired 3 years ago. 

[youngbloodz 10,804]

Brent Venables would be my choice. Miami fans are screaming for Butch Davis smh. They can't let go of the past

[UAB_DAWG 844]

I think Cristobal would be a force to be reckoned with down there

[Turkeydawg 1,501]

13 minutes ago, youngbloodz said:

Brent Venables would be my choice. Miami fans are screaming for Butch Davis smh. They can't let go of the past

It doesn't seem like Venables wants to be a HC.  He is in a great spot and doesn't have to worry about job security.  Some folks are better coordinators and don't aspire to move up any higher.

[youngbloodz 10,804]

2 minutes ago, Turkeydawg said:

It doesn't seem like Venables wants to be a HC.  He is in a great spot and doesn't have to worry about job security.  Some folks are better coordinators and don't aspire to move up any higher.

That may be the case. I would still reach out. Dan Enos would be on my list too

[youngbloodz 10,804]

9 minutes ago, UAB_DAWG said:

I think Cristobal would be a force to be reckoned with down there

Cant see him leaving Oregon yet. But Cristobal has a great reputation with south Florida high school coaches.

[slickgadawg 2,598]

You could tell the fire in him was gone.  He left the real Mark Richt back in Athens.  His firing affected him more than he let on.  More than anything he wanted to bring a championship to Georgia. I could tell he wasn't happy everytime I tuned into  Miami Hurricane game...

 

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[Unkn0wn 6,562]

I think Richt realized the game just passed him by. He did a lot of great things as a HC but he was unwilling to evolve with the game. He made the right decision IMO.

[Turkeydawg 1,501]

Just now, Unkn0wn said:

I think Richt realized the game just passed him by. He did a lot of great things as a HC but he was unwilling to evolve with the game. He made the right decision IMO.

I wish he had been able to do better and go out on a high note.  Will always respect Richt as a person and for his time spent in Athens.

[Black Francis 4,245]

The game passed him by. Really good career though. Also, he made a lot of money. Oh, it matters. 

[Unkn0wn 6,562]

One thing to consider, he was under pressure to change his staff. Biggest target of that was QB coach Jon Richt. Mark may have decided to retire rather than fire his own son.

[Falconsfan567 29,302]

1 hour ago, youngbloodz said:

Brent Venables would be my choice. Miami fans are screaming for Butch Davis smh. They can't let go of the past

I thought Butch Davis should have gotten the job many years ago after Larry Coker was fired. But I agree with you on this, Brent Venables would be a great hire.

[youngbloodz 10,804]

He was told to fire everyone on the offensive staff. He wouldn't do it. 

[youngbloodz 10,804]

Just now, Falconsfan567 said:

I thought Butch Davis should have gotten the job many years ago after Larry Coker was fired. But I agree with you on this, Brent Venables would be a great hire.

There is still some bad blood between boosters and Butch with the way he left and took the Browns job after the 2000 season

[richham 801]

30 minutes ago, Unkn0wn said:

One thing to consider, he was under pressure to change his staff. Biggest target of that was QB coach Jon Richt. Mark may have decided to retire rather than fire his own son.

He’s definitely one to fall on his own sword. Wish him and his family the best.