Waiting this long is a double edged sword. The plus side is you get longer to evaluate the coaches but the bad part is a lot of coaches get picked up And if you don't make an absolute splash hire you'll lose some support from the fan base before you play your first game
How do you know richt hasn't already secured agreements with coaches? I also doubt most of our fans know our whole coaching staff anyway.
He doesn't. If you know something then share. You would think some of you are new to the questions after a new hire.
Come on an rep this site better than what you just wrote. After
the golden years you should understand the concern.
You shouldn't be concerned with richt. Unlike golden, he has "big boy" school experience and dozens of coaching contacts. At this point five years ago, Golden was just hired.
I don't expect any hires/rententions to be made until after Miami and/or UGA's bowl game. People need to be cognizant that richt formally got the job about a week ago. Assistants who decide to leave their respective schools need to time to think over the decision as well. Moreover, these assistants could already have agreed upon deals but are waiting til after their bowl season to make the switch. UF's coach was still hiring guys in January. Harbaugh wasn't hired until late December and made all his hires in January.
It's better to wait for Bmac, rocker, and Lilly then rush to hire some guys for recruiting purposes. Most of our staff will be in place by the end of the dead period. There is nothing to gain by rushing. And if you look at what shaq's dad wrote, we had trouble recruiting with the guys we had.
As for your bolded comment, I disagree. Richt knows what he is doing. Al golden did not.