Richt & Miami....

Richt couldn't get over the hump at UGA. He had 3 teams that were standing on the edge and peering into the championship, in 2002, 2007 and 2012. But each time, they screwed up somewhere, or they met a team that was just a little better. His teams just weren't mentally tough enough when the whole country was watching.

But at Miami, Richt is in a division where he can dominate. The only program in the Coastal that will consistently challenge him is VT, and Miami can out-recruit them without even leaving South Florida. At Georgia, he had to deal with Florida, Bama, Auburn, UT, and Clemson all dipping into his state. In South Florida, I think he can lock down the best players, and have no competition from his own division.

I guess what I'm saying is that Miami will finally start to dominate that side of the conference...the one I'm on, unfortunately. It's not that I think Richt is a super coach. He's a good, solid coach. Combine that with Miami's recruiting backyard, and I think they'll finally become an ACC power.

You will probably face them this year in the ACCCG. Clemson is better than Miami this year. But watch out. They have it going on right now.

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Good Morning smitty

Oct 21, 2017, 7:57 AM

I, for one, must say I believe your assessment or analysis to be pretty accurate. But I don’t believe you need me to inform you that doesn’t really mean anything or amount to much, do I? Plus, this IS the Clemson site.... hth? ??

IMHO, I think the deciding factor for Richt returning the U back to their previous stature will be if he can change from his uga persona, and become a coach who will embrace the thuggery persona that made the U what it ‘was’. Although I do believe there was something missing in his ‘coaching ability’ that prevented him from consistently competing for sec Championships, with all the talent he had, while at uga.

As for Smart, HE worries me. He appears to be capable of recruiting well from the extremely fertile football hotbed of talent in Georgia. The population growth (boom) there in the past 30 years has put Georgia’s football talent on par with Florida, California, and Texas, if you ask me. Having lived in Atlanta for those 30 years, uga and Athens is a HUGE draw for a LOT of those kids, so Kirby’s job there is made that much easier. The question for me is whether or not he can bring (or is bringing) some of that ‘saban method and success’ to uga?

Lawd, I hope NOT!! (For my fellow tnetters who think the coots are obnoxious, having lived among dawg fans most of my adult life, when they win, they are much worse....).

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Richt & Miami....

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Good Morning smitty

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Exactly.

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