Re: With richt out at georgia, is cks gone?
My guess is that firing Richt means they are looking for a homerun hire. I believe Smart will make a good HC, but anytime you hire an assistant with no HC experience it is a gamble, and you typically do not fire the likes of Mark Richt to take that kind of gamble. Smart may be their backup plan, but it would surprise me if they made this type of move to hire a coordinator with no HC experience.
USC is in a much better position to take the gamble on Smart, and that's who I wish they'd pursue (assuming he has any interest). Problem for USC is that Smart is definitely in the discussion at UGA, so he may not be willing to commit to something else until the UGA situation is settled.
I don't believe Muschamp failing at UF is any indicator of how Smart will do as a HC. They are different guys in different situations. Muschamp turned the OC position and the offense as a whole at UF into a mess that is still not cleaned up. One would think Smart would learn from this and spend some money and hire a top notch OC (Again, assuming he even wants to leave the comforts of his current gig).