Man Richt really didn’t want to win as bad as he said he did.
I dont want to make excuses for the man, because last season and some other aspects of his tenure were unacceptable...but, as a man, at some point, you just get tired. He had been at it for a long time...no breaks.
I am sure he had good intentions here, but this job is labor intensive. Its why a lot of the previous head coaches haven't succeeded. This job is a LOT of work. You need to be grinding like a young Urban Meyer to be successful here. Straight up, our previous four head coaches are lazy by the standard that needs to be met. It is what it is.
That not only falls on the HC, but the rest of the staff, too. This place needs guys that are first in the office, last to leave, don't like sleep, etc.
Wouldn't shock me if Richt got back into coaching after a year or two. End up at Georgia State or something. That Frank Solich / Bob Davie route at a school that doesn't require a fraction of the grind.
But yeah, his time here was that of an old man clearly needing to be put out to pasture. Ain't no country for old men, in South Florida.