Mark Richt given raise and two year extension.

bamablood6 said:

Good for him...

When they find another Herschel, they might win another Championship, even though they do find some good RBs. HW dominated and carried that Georgia team literally on his back.

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gtowntide said:

With the talent available in that state, he should have more SEC and a couple of national championships. He's seems to be a good man but an average coach.

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RTR91 said:

I won't say he should have a couple of national championships. I would say he should have at least one or two appearances, though.

The Richt fans want to tout his record. Well, he has at least two sure Ws a year in Vandy and Kentucky. Tennessee hasn't been what folks remember it being, so that is another W.

Depending on the year, he gets two or three easy OOC games. That's at least 5 Ws. In the years they don't play a tough OOC game other than Georgia Tech, he has 6 easy Ws. Lest we forget Tech hasn't been the toughest competition in recent years, that tends to be 7 easy Ws.

Took Spurrier a few years to get USCe to its recent state (this past season being the exception). During those first years, that's another fairly easy W.

Just listed 8 easy Ws for Richt and Georgia. Most schools will take 8-4 seasons. Georgia continues to get the hype, which makes the 8-4 to 10-2 seasons more difficult for UGA fans to handle.

My brother and I discussed this yesterday. There has to be another thorn for UGA fans - Mizzou. Big 12 fans like to tout "little ole Mizzou" coming to the SEC and going to 2 straight SEC Championship games after not doing well in the Big 12. When a team gets all the hype and is expected to go to Atlanta but doesn't, the fans get upset. The frustration only rises when the team going isn't expected to do well.

Who can UGA get better than Richt, though? I'm not sure there's an available guy out there. That's the problem they face.

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crimsonaudio said:

Winning percentage means nothing if you don't win championships. I don't consider 2010 or 2012 successful seasons - Bama won a lot of games but failed to bring home the hardware.

Bragging about winning percentages when UGA hasn't won the SEC in almost a decade is weak sauce.

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Matt0424 said:

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He's the 4th winningest active coach, and has 9 10-win seasons in his 14 years. However he has only produced 2 SEC championships, 0 National titles, and has largely underachieved compared to expectations.

That being said, i hope that UGA keeps him forever!

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peariver said:

I have a good friend over here in Georgia who is a devout Notre Dame fan. One night at a high school football game he told a guy who was bragging about his Dawgs, "You guys act like your team is Alabama but the truth is you have a Vanderbilt trophy case." I almost spit my Coca-Cola on the guy.

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