Its all a matter of personality and perspectives. Richt is not some young up and coming coach at his first major gig all rah rah trying to impress the media and kids by doing the Red Bull chugger "Were going to kick *** WOOOHOO" routine.
He has a quiet confidence about him, you could probably call it SWAG. He knows he can coach. He's had success and has been doing this a long time. He's also a more soft spoken guy, he's not a Will Muschimp screaming on the sidelines and turning beet red.
You also have to remember that this is a major life change for the guy, he absolutely has to be exhausted and have 1 million and 1 things on his mind. He's just gone from a job and home of 15 years, to a radical change in a few short days. He's going to be thinking about moving his life down to So Fla. And then begin the task of evaluating the whole program, players, staff, recruiting, facilities, etc. He's got a **** of a lot on his plate, and it seems like he's more focused on getting to work on the things that need to be done to take over the program, than giving a few stupid soundbytes and sounding like a first time HC giving a rah rah speech.
I WAS very impressed on how he said this is where he plans to stay until he retires now. I respect that he says he does not and has not ever played those games of always looking for the next best gig. And granted, Im sure most coaches would say the same thing, but this guy went out of his way to stress it and make a point about it. He comes accross as that kind of guy, who is legit and has loyalty and commitment to his job and program.
To me he came across as very genuine, a laid back quiet professional that knows what he's doing, know what he needs to start working on, and as a guy of integrity with confidence in himself and his values.
