Why did you all think Richt was such a great coach?

[[]_[] swag]

Right now I'm a huge Richt apologist comparatively to this site, but I didn't like the hire half as much as a lot of you guys.

When we landed him, everyone was ecstatic. I get liking the hire when we were looking at a Mario Cristobal as the next choice but just overall I think there were plenty of better hires out there. Was a big BBB guy personally, but accepted it probably wasn't gonna happen. You can't tell me that even a Mike leach sort of guy wouldn't have 6 or 7 wins right now if they came with Diaz.

This is a guy that got fired for being a corch, idk what you all expected? Even his best seasons he underachieved his preseason rankings. That was the whole knock on him is he didn't perform up to his talent levels.

Saying all this, I was basically convinced on the plain fact that he's done it before. Unless there's something inherently wrong with Miami that none of us are seeing, this is a guy that should have the same success here that he had at UGA. That means that we'll be back in the rankings on a fairly consistent basis, but it also means that we're prob not winning big with him.

At this point that's exactly what we need. We need the first guy to put us as a 9/10 win team hanging out consistently in the rankings before the top level recruits start coming back. As it stands we're not even on the level of a UNC, we're more at the UVA level in the eye's of recruits.

we need someone to take the first step and then the talent pool basically leaves us with no limit. Richt was never a guy that would take an 8 win team and have them winning 11 games ala Urban Meyer. But he's shown he can build a program and unless he's just really not into it, he'll be the guy to get us back to the top of the ACC coastal at least, then when we can close of SoFL again we can compete big.

 

[amanan28]

Mainly because he is the first semi-competent HC we have had in over a decade (jury is still out) and he raised UGA from the ashes.

I dont think anybody denies him being a good CEO type figure for a program. However, many thought his OC days at FSU would carry over. Now we just have to wait and see until the offseason on how he deals with his playcalling mishaps.

Also, many thought that with the talent we have down here and the recruiting prowess Richt was/is that the games would win themselves...time will tell.

IMO Harbaraugh is the only coach right now in college football who can take a mediocre roster and turn them into a really good football team. He did it in San Francisco and he's doing it in Michigan, not many of those guys just waiting around waiting to be hired. We ultimately got the best we could in Richt in setting up a foundation for the future.

 

[INCaneFan]

I stopped reading after you typed corch. One losing season in all his years of coaching and one of the best win percentages as far as active coaches are concerned. Corch, please....if that's the definition of a corch, what does that make the vast majority of coaches in the land?

No question though, I was excited for two reasons. He gets a change, which is good in business after someone has been somewhere forever. Secondly, he gets to do it at the place he basically got his start.

I would've loved an overnight fix, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I'm not worried and I hated the Shannon / Golden hires from day one.

 

[Cane Dynasty]

Why did you all think Richt was such a great coach?

I am a Butch guy but I was willing to be positive for the sake of the pogrum.

Once the wheels came off, my more dominant realist side took back over.

I refuse to be duped by sunshine pumpers anymore.

 

[Firesite]

Personally I did not want Richt here but was fine when we got him. I think this will be a long rebuild and won't happen over night. The only thing that has upset me so far is the fact that Kaaya has regressed and has not shown the leadership skills I would want from a junior starting QB.

 

[canesthing3]

How many Richt sucks threads will we see from now until next September? Hundreds? Thousands? The sky is the limit.

 

[Novacane32000]

I believe it all comes down to recruiting and the man has proven year after year he can recruit.

Being directly involved with the O also gives us the best chance to land a top QB on a consistent basis,the most important position on the field.

For those reasons, I was and still am very confident Richt will do very well here.

 

[252cane]

Mainly because he is the first semi-competent HC we have had in over a decade (jury is still out) and he raised UGA from the ashes.

I dont think anybody denies him being a good CEO type figure for a program. However, many thought his OC days at FSU would carry over. Now we just have to wait and see until the offseason on how he deals with his playcalling mishaps.

Also, many thought that with the talent we have down here and the recruiting prowess Richt was/is that the games would win themselves...time will tell.

IMO Harbaraugh is the only coach right now in college football who can take a mediocre roster and turn them into a really good football team. He did it in San Francisco and he's doing it in Michigan, not many of those guys just waiting around waiting to be hired. We ultimately got the best we could in Richt in setting up a foundation for the future.

Harabaugh is a good coach but the 49ers had a lot of talent when he got the team and michigan had talent.

Michigan is ranked 8th in 247 team rankings which is based on the talent on the roster. Harabaugh has only had 1 class. Hoke did a good job recruiting there he just wasnt a good coach.

 

[OrangetieFatface]

Richt will probably be fine in the long run. He won the SEC east a couple times which is slightly to moderately harder then winning the ACC coastal. Hes not a world beater, but he knows how to survive for 15 years which tells me he will conform to public pressure.

He was literally dead last on my list of preferred coaches. Fuente, Babers, Herman, Butch, The Pirate, Patterson; in no particular order. But he's not a 5-7 last place in the Coastal coach. I'd have to guess that this is an outlier, and he will coach here for probably a decade(because no one in Coral Gables has the stones to fire him) and average nine wins a season, because thats what he does.

 

[cflacane2]

Even if Richt never proves himself to never be a championship coach i have no doubt he'll lead the university into the next phase of the rebuild which is better recruiting, better facilities, consistent 10+ win seasons, increased fan support. That's a 4-5 year journey. If he doesn't work out than at least a better foundation is laid to attract top coaching.

 

[INCaneFan]

Mainly because he is the first semi-competent HC we have had in over a decade (jury is still out) and he raised UGA from the ashes.

I dont think anybody denies him being a good CEO type figure for a program. However, many thought his OC days at FSU would carry over. Now we just have to wait and see until the offseason on how he deals with his playcalling mishaps.

Also, many thought that with the talent we have down here and the recruiting prowess Richt was/is that the games would win themselves...time will tell.

IMO Harbaraugh is the only coach right now in college football who can take a mediocre roster and turn them into a really good football team. He did it in San Francisco and he's doing it in Michigan, not many of those guys just waiting around waiting to be hired. We ultimately got the best we could in Richt in setting up a foundation for the future.

Harabaugh is a good coach but the 49ers had a lot of talent when he got the team and michigan had talent.

Michigan is ranked 8th in 247 team rankings which is based on the talent on the roster. Harabaugh has only had 1 class. Hoke did a good job recruiting there he just wasnt a good coach.

Out of curiosity, do you happen to know what 247 has Michigan's talent rated prior to Harbaugh getting there? If it was anywhere near 8th, the people who come up with that stuff are the goods since Michigan wasn't showing anything on the field besides ****** play.

 

[LuCane]

I'm curious what some of the threads were like during the coaching search. Would like to read those.

 

[INCaneFan]

I'm curious what some of the threads were like during the coaching search. Would like to read those.

Besides the butthurt Botch brigade, I don't think there's ever been as happy of a hire since I started following our program.

 

[Green5]

Richt will probably be fine in the long run. He won the SEC east a couple times which is slightly to moderately harder then winning the ACC coastal. Hes not a world beater, but he knows how to survive for 15 years which tells me he will conform to public pressure.

He was literally dead last on my list of preferred coaches. Fuente, Babers, Herman, Butch, The Pirate, Patterson; in no particular order. But he's not a 5-7 last place in the Coastal coach. I'd have to guess that this is an outlier, and he will coach here for probably a decade(because no one in Coral Gables has the stones to fire him) and average nine wins a season, because thats what he does.

If he averages 9-4 after about 6 years he needs to be fired.

 

[OrangetieFatface]

Richt will probably be fine in the long run. He won the SEC east a couple times which is slightly to moderately harder then winning the ACC coastal. Hes not a world beater, but he knows how to survive for 15 years which tells me he will conform to public pressure.

He was literally dead last on my list of preferred coaches. Fuente, Babers, Herman, Butch, The Pirate, Patterson; in no particular order. But he's not a 5-7 last place in the Coastal coach. I'd have to guess that this is an outlier, and he will coach here for probably a decade(because no one in Coral Gables has the stones to fire him) and average nine wins a season, because thats what he does.

If he averages 9-4 after about 6 years he needs to be fired.

That's what hes averaged for the last 15 years and he just got hired

So... you know... we got that going for us...

Ive been on here crushing Richt for a few weeks. But the reality of the situation is hes our coach for a while, hes not Golden or Shannon and hes not Sabah or Harbaugh. Hes meh. And now hes our meh. He'll have a season or two where this place will be a Richt slurp fest. Im looking forward to those seasons.

 

[Cane Dynasty]

I'm curious what some of the threads were like during the coaching search. Would like to read those.

It seems to me that there is no logical reason why you would be "curious".

Can't you go back just like anyone else here and see for yourself?

I highly doubt Andrew has deleted any of it.

I mean it's not like you weren't around here porsting up a storm during that time frame was it?

 

[Unsider]

Not "WAS", IS.

 

[Canezum5]

Mainly because he is the first semi-competent HC we have had in over a decade (jury is still out) and he raised UGA from the ashes.

I dont think anybody denies him being a good CEO type figure for a program. However, many thought his OC days at FSU would carry over. Now we just have to wait and see until the offseason on how he deals with his playcalling mishaps.

Also, many thought that with the talent we have down here and the recruiting prowess Richt was/is that the games would win themselves...time will tell.

IMO Harbaraugh is the only coach right now in college football who can take a mediocre roster and turn them into a really good football team. He did it in San Francisco and he's doing it in Michigan, not many of those guys just waiting around waiting to be hired. We ultimately got the best we could in Richt in setting up a foundation for the future.

Only because of his name.

His connections run deep af. His staff is full of NFL caliber coaches. His brother is 10 times the coach he is.

Don't confuse knowing people with good coaching.

 

[orange&green84]

Mike Leach has lost multiple games to Portland St. Think about that.....Portland St.

I'll take the current state of affairs over Mike Leach. I can imagine the whining vaginas when we lose to FAMU/FAU and then go back clamoring for Butch Davis to come back.

 

[252cane]

Mainly because he is the first semi-competent HC we have had in over a decade (jury is still out) and he raised UGA from the ashes.

I dont think anybody denies him being a good CEO type figure for a program. However, many thought his OC days at FSU would carry over. Now we just have to wait and see until the offseason on how he deals with his playcalling mishaps.

Also, many thought that with the talent we have down here and the recruiting prowess Richt was/is that the games would win themselves...time will tell.

IMO Harbaraugh is the only coach right now in college football who can take a mediocre roster and turn them into a really good football team. He did it in San Francisco and he's doing it in Michigan, not many of those guys just waiting around waiting to be hired. We ultimately got the best we could in Richt in setting up a foundation for the future.

Harabaugh is a good coach but the 49ers had a lot of talent when he got the team and michigan had talent.

Michigan is ranked 8th in 247 team rankings which is based on the talent on the roster. Harabaugh has only had 1 class. Hoke did a good job recruiting there he just wasnt a good coach.

Out of curiosity, do you happen to know what 247 has Michigan's talent rated prior to Harbaugh getting there? If it was anywhere near 8th, the people who come up with that stuff are the goods since Michigan wasn't showing anything on the field besides ****ty play.

They were ranked 9th in 2015 which was harabaugh first year as coach. The rankings are based on recruiting classes. They count how many 5stars, 4stars, 3stars and etc are on your roster.