Please STOP with the Richt comparisons

[The Franchise]

Well let's compare Mark Richt as a Head Coach at a new job to Mark Richt! Novel idea I know!

Mark Richt 8-4(5-3)-1st season UGA-Music City Bowl
Mark Richt 13-1(7-1)-2nd season UGA-Sugar Bowl

Can we go 8-4 this year and win the Music City Bowl? I'm scared we'd not be able to track that result exactly playing 13 games, which might make it impossible for us to go 13-1 next year.

 

[djciombor]

Please stop comparing Richt with 1.) Saban's first year at Bama or 2.) Harbaugh's first year at Stanford or 3.) Pete Carrol's first year at SC. It makes you look desperate and unintelligent. What has Richt done in his career to be compared to any of these coaches? It's not like he's been without opportunities. He's NEVER done anything in his career to be compared to or described as an ELITE coach. He's a decent program manager that put together a respectable program at UGA and failed to ever "get over the hump".

His "specialty" is supposed to be offense and he's getting it completely shoved up his ***. We return 10 starters from last years offense and have by many standards regressed. That's actually hard to do. What that shows me is his rigid philosophy is not adapting to the current players strengths (ex. offensive line / Kaaya).

The BEST we can hope for with Richt is he 1.) relinquishes play calling duties 2.) hires a savage OC with a completely different offensive philosophy from his own (ya know one that can actually take advantage of your recruiting base and talent advantage) 3.) maintain a semblance of continuity on the defensive side of the ball when Manny leaves in a couple years (max) 4.) actually starts winning some recruiting battles for the ELITE players in SFL.

Thing is we ALL want Richt to succeed but there is going to have to be some changes made......that much is painfully obvious. If you can't discuss the topic of Mark Richt without becoming an oversensitive ****, then please refrain from discussing said topic. And let's please stop comparing him with elite coaches.....because sadly there is nothing elite about Richt and probably never will be.

I don't really buy this point. I think he has tried adapting quite a bit and tweaked in all 3 losses, but I agree that it's definitely not working so far. I just wouldn't call him ridged. The last regime was rigid, this one hasn't shown that thus far.

 

[Gatorhater]

Carroll was a laughed at hire at USCw. He was their 4th choice after 3 people turned them down. Nobody knew after he started 2-5 in 2001 that he'd create a CFB dynasty. Everybody thought he was a corch at that point.

Saban was good at LSU but not really a world beater. Nobody realized he'd win 4 NCs after he lost to La Monroe.

Wasn't Saban's last game at LSU a win in NC game? Didn't he leave, not fired from, a NFL HC job to take Bama.

 

[CanesAreAble]

Carroll was a laughed at hire at USCw. He was their 4th choice after 3 people turned them down. Nobody knew after he started 2-5 in 2001 that he'd create a CFB dynasty. Everybody thought he was a corch at that point.

Saban was good at LSU but not really a world beater. Nobody realized he'd win 4 NCs after he lost to La Monroe.

Wasn't Saban's last game at LSU a win in NC game? Didn't he leave, not fired from, a NFL HC job to take Bama.

Saban came back to defend his title at LSU, and they lost 2 or 3 games. He went to the Dolphins after that season.

BTW one of those losses was 45-16 to Georgia.


If we're using a coach's past results, we might as well use Richt's; 8-5 after year one, then 13-1 in year two.

Let's see how quickly Richt adapts to what's going on.

 

[gacaneaddict]

Well let's compare Mark Richt as a Head Coach at a new job to Mark Richt! Novel idea I know!

Mark Richt 8-4(5-3)-1st season UGA-Music City Bowl
Mark Richt 13-1(7-1)-2nd season UGA-Sugar Bowl

Can we go 8-4 this year and win the Music City Bowl? I'm scared we'd not be able to track that result exactly playing 13 games, which might make it impossible for us to go 13-1 next year.

Just showing an example of improvement from one year to another.

 

[paksat]

I'm starting to think some people on this board don't like the Richt hire. Am I interpreting this right?

In another thread I already pointed out that we'd be flying planes in the second season of chris peterson here

They don't like anything except instant wins

 

[canesbaby]

I'm starting to think some people on this board don't like the Richt hire. Am I interpreting this right?

In another thread I already pointed out that we'd be flying planes in the second season of chris peterson here

They don't like anything except instant wins

I think I'm reading your point correctly, that we need to let Richt get his guys in here before we can fully judge, which I agree with.

But, you'd be a fool to not be concerned about some of the stuff we've seen so far this season. Maybe it's Kaaya, maybe it's the OL, maybe it's just Richt being rusty but something is definitely off on offense.

 

[Gatorhater]

Carroll was a laughed at hire at USCw. He was their 4th choice after 3 people turned them down. Nobody knew after he started 2-5 in 2001 that he'd create a CFB dynasty. Everybody thought he was a corch at that point.

Saban was good at LSU but not really a world beater. Nobody realized he'd win 4 NCs after he lost to La Monroe.

Wasn't Saban's last game at LSU a win in NC game? Didn't he leave, not fired from, a NFL HC job to take Bama.

Saban came back to defend his title at LSU, and they lost 2 or 3 games. He went to the Dolphins after that season.

BTW one of those losses was 45-16 to Georgia.


If we're using a coach's past results, we might as well use Richt's; 8-5 after year one, then 13-1 in year two.

Let's see how quickly Richt adapts to what's going on.

You are right. I never did pay too much attention to non-Cane football. I am not into the comparison stuff, just that everyone seems to be. It will be interesting to see if Mark makes changes and how soon.