I lived in GA my whole life but have pulled for Miami from a young age. Got Sebastian classic tattoo on my calf. Haven’t missed watching a game in over 10 years, been to dozens of games, donated thousands to the U.
In college football you have to pretty much go undefeated to win it all, or at best one loss.
In 15 years Richt had 1 season he lost just 1 game.
His average was 3.2 losses per year. So when Miami hired him, I knew what we were getting.
A wise man said “when someone shows you who they are, believe them”
Richt has showed the world he is a good coach, but never great. He never went undefeated, he one the Sec once. We should believe him. So why do we get mad or upset with his record here at Miami, it’s not his fault. He is being who he always was and will be. Anyone that was delusional enough to think he would win us a championship doesn’t know sports. He was not some up and coming coach trying to prove his name at big name program. He was Mr reliable at one of the best schools in the country and had some of the nations best talent pool around him.
So yea, we all want him fired but we cant be mad at him or blame him. This hire falls strictly on the AD and President.
But Let’s be honest, the U hasn’t cared about football since the liberal nut Shalala took over. This goes back to her. The school wants a clean image of having a good citizen coach who can keep his players out of trouble, mentor them to be great young men, change the culture and image, help them graduate and be a positive contributor to society.
The Miami of old won’t come back, it can’t. We will have a few good years and mostly average years like now. A broken clock is still correct once a day.
The problem is much deeper than Richt, he is exactly who we knew he was. We can’t be mad at him. Firing him won’t solve the problem. Just like firing Coker, Shannon and Golden didn’t. If Miami wants to win a championship it has to change from the top down.
So to finish my rambling, here what anyone who can step away from the emotional and think logical has concluded.
*South FLa kids are not the same as they use to be. We need to expand outside the state, especially for the trenches. We should be a 60/40 program.
*Firing Richt won’t change a thing unless Julio and Blake changes. Either they need to be replaced or we need someone with the mentality of Saban who says”I am the CEO of the football program, I need an open checkbook and to make 100% of the calls and decision for the team or I’m not interested”
*Admin, players and fans have got to move on, both from the good and the bad. We don’t need to try to fix our image or walk on eggshells but we also are not a dominate powerhouse that picks on the 800lb gorilla. We need to build for the future and build a new identity. Not by fixing the past or trying to relive it, that is exactly what Richt is doing.
We need fresh blood and mind who doesn’t give a **** about history, good or bad, and wants to build this thing from the ground up and be relevant to football today.
Frankly, with the way the game has evolved, defense doesn’t win championships anymore. Everyone is so concerned about safety and not hurting the QB we have evolved into glorified flag football league and the NFL is even worse.
So unless we have a forward thinking coach who will be pass happy and take advantage of the new rules to protect players, we don’t have a chance.
Smash mouth football doesn’t exist anymore and Richt hasn’t embraced that.
