"Mark Richt was let go in Athens after a string of disappointing years, how likely is it that he wins a title at Miami before Kirby Smart wins one at Georgia?" Lets see, biggest game of the season so far last week for both teams. UGA gets slaughtered; Miami does the slaughtering. Hum, I think Mark's problems at UGA might have been tht he wasn't at Miami. The real question is, should Mark had taken the job at Miami when Larry Coker got fired?
I believe Richt took the Georgia job before the Miami job was available. Also, Miami probably wouldn't have paid him what Georgia was willing to, at the time. Now, HAD that happened, we'd more than likely have another few titles, because Richt knows Miami, and how to use the talent. Something none of the other coaches we hired understood. Richt's hands were eventually tied at Georgia, and it showed. He needed out of there, and to be where he had complete control, and the hottest recruiting bed in the US. He's a perfect fit for us now, and would have been a perfect fit in 2001. Better late than never, but it is sad it took so long to get him home.
