of course. at this point they are out of the ACC championship and playoffs. the goal is still within reach to land in a bowl game. Why is that not a worthwhile goal at this point? I don't think if you had asked him at the beginning of the season what the goal was making a bowl game would...
reading between lines it sounds as if the money would be available to make the changes Richt sees fit as head coach (ie. he can hire a top flight OC if that what he feels he needs). You can't force assistants on the head coach and then make him responsible for how those assistants perform...