I think the difference is with Golden, people had hope that he'd eventually get himself fired and we could finally make a great hire and move forward as a program.
With Richt, he was the "great" (read: expensive) hire. There was a lot of doubt, but also a lot of hope. The 10-3 season felt really good for the most part. We frenzied ourselves into thinking we were FINALLY back.
And then this ****. 7-6 season, hopelessly stupid coaching decisions, sub-30 ranked recruiting class, losing our only good coach, odd dismissals...when you psych yourself up as much as we did, the letdown is far more brutal.
Plus, it's 3 years later and the brand of the U is more tarnished than ever. We're a doormat with a coach that was supposed to bring us back. With Golden, we were a doormat with a "who the **** is this guy?" coach.
This is a different kind of dissatisfaction. It's dissatisfaction AND hopelessness. At least with Golden, there was hope that we could move on. With Richt: we suck, he's obviously checked out, and he ain't going anywhere.