Richt was a very good coach and by all accounts a nice guy but nice guys don't win championships. Most of your truly successful coaches are a-holes.Yeah there was! Richt was a very, very, very, very, very good coach, in my opinion. He was rarely, and never consistently, great. I agreed with the narrative that he was too loyal to his assistants and too hesitant to make changes (cough...cough..Willie Martinez ).
Also though, I think Georgia fans were delusional in their expectations. And I’m a UGA fan.
10 wins a year, the occasional SEC title, and top 10 finishes are who UGA football has always historically been. They’ve never consistently contended for the Natty.
Hell, Vince and Wally had a lower winning % than Mark. It’s just that Mark happened to coincide with the Saban era, and everybody thought their team could replicate what he did at UA.
Mark did it right, was genuinely a good dude, and I love his exit quote:
‘Life is not about rings.....life is about people. Rings collect dust.’
That being said, I’m glad Kirbs is here. As long as he fires Coley tomorrow.