LOL, the same crap was said about our former HC and we see what that got you.
Many of you obviously don't learn from your past and blind allegiance.
there's a difference between being happy with change and being happy to have a successful head coach
When shannon was let go we were excited for change and shortly removed from the glory days so a lot of the online boards were ecstatic to have someone new in.
Yet MANY were skeptical that he wasn't qualified with only an average record at Temple on his resume
This is not the same hire as our last five coaches, or any that we have ever had.
Richt is the only proven Head Coach Miami has ever hired. JJ and Howard hadn't accomplished nearly as much as Richt until they got here.
-He's got the 4th most wins in first 15 seasons in the history of college football at a power 5 school the entire time in the SEC of all conferences
-Miami has averaged 5.5 losses the last decade since 2006, Georgia 3.8 with only one season of more than five losses and one season at 5
-Georgia has an average of 7th in recruiting over the last decade and has finished outside the top 10 only twice (11th and 12th). Miami has average finish of 15 with top finish of 2 with the 2008 class(which drastically skews it higher not to mention complete lack of development and the clasee never panned out). Also the disasters of the 2011 season where we finished 33rd! and 27th last year.
-Richt was the play caller for two FSU national titles
-While Richt was play caller at Georgia he went:
01' -- 8-4 (first year)
02' -- 13-1 second year on campus...
03' -- 11-3
04' -- 10-2
05' -- 10-3
06' -- 9-4
07' -- 11-2
Average of a little more than 10 wins per season. Unheard of at Georgia since Dooley and even better than him in terms of percentage.
Miami's last ten win season? ******* 2003 when we lost to Ohio State.
We beat the Noles and won 11 games that year
let the man hire who he wants. Whether you wanted butch, herman, fuente, whoever. It would have been a worse hire than Richt. He's one of the best coaches in college football and our program has gone to **** the last fifteen years and we're lucky to have him.
our blind allegiance? Are fans not allowed to like a coaching hire ever then with your logic?
You think those two statements are the same? You can like and question at the same time. I haven't read anyone that stated this isn't a good hire.
were you happy about Jimmy being hired, butch, coker, shannon, Golden? if you were even remotely happy about any hire miami has ever had than you had less reason to be happy then than you do now. he's the only proved one.
I admittedly held on to long with the Coker regime, but I was 100% against Shannon and Golden.
if we got urban meyer or nick saban would we have to "wait and see" before being happy and supportive of the coach?
Both have proven themselves at 2 different schools and won NC's at both. So that isn't an apples to apples. How many NC's has Mark won again? Aren't you even a little concerned why he has never won an NC?
smh people on here hoping he fails and hedging their bets just to try and be right on a message board
Who is hoping he fails? You're projecting now. No one has said that.
Also where is the negative data? There was a reason he was fired. What was it, 2-15 or something in big games over the last 7-8years.
Anyone can cherry pick good stats. Take a harder look over the last 5 years vs his 15 year career at UGA.