Mark Richt to be named Miami HC
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This is the first step back to the top again!
This is the first step back to the top again!
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This is going to hurt Louisville and everyone else trying to get into South Florida...Richt is a hellva recruiter
I'm skeptical Richt is a good culture fit for the "U" - Miami is quite a bit different than Athens GA but if anyone can resuscitate a program that has some real obstacles (#1 being their landlocked campus and no room for a stadium within spitting distance of it) then I'd vote for him. Wish them and Coach Richt lots of luck, he's got a lot of class and I'm glad to be in a conference with them so would be great for ACC football for Miami to kick some butt again.
There is no arguing that Richt is a good man, with good character, who wins with dignity and class. For those who cannot stand the Miami swagger, Richt brings a likeability factor that has been missing since 1983.
But the reason Georgia let him go is because he failed too many times to win the big game, to live up to expectations, to get the Bulldogs into the same championship discussion the Hurricanes crave so badly. He went 5-10 against rival Florida, including two ugly losses the last two years. Since 2008, the Bulldogs started every season ranked in the preseason AP Top 25. Three times they ended the season unranked. Only once did they finish the season ranked higher than where they started. They have lost three or more games seven times over that span.
If Richt thought it was miserable around Athens, Georgia, without winning a national championship, wait until he sees what happens in Miami if he fails to deliver. When asked in an interview with ESPN.com whether he felt his teams lived up to expectations the last few years, Richt said, "We didn't win the SEC or go beyond that, so no. ... The bottom line is you want to do the best job you can do. The thing people sometimes don't take into consideration is there's other good players and other good programs so not everybody can win a championship every year."
Patience is not exactly a strong suit around Coral Gables, Florida, so Richt will be expected to win immediately. Especially since the 2016 Hurricanes are poised to make a run at the ACC Coastal. Miami returns stellar quarterback Brad Kaaya, along with talented players across the board at running back, receiver and tight end, and a much more experienced offensive line. The defense loses key starters, but that is a unit in desperate need of an overhaul anyway. The right coordinator, and the right scheme, and the defense will be just fine. Plus, the Hurricanes have their full complement of scholarships.
The ACC schedule eases up, too, since Miami loses Clemson as its rotating crossover opponent and adds NC State.
Richt, though, has not won a conference championship since 2005. Even in the winnable SEC East, Georgia appeared in the SEC championship game just twice over the last 10 years.
Then there is Florida State, which has lapped Miami since Jimbo Fisher became the Seminoles' coach in 2010. Richt had a losing record against his biggest rival while at Georgia. Fisher has never lost to Miami as head coach, while also posting better recruiting classes than the Hurricanes. Fisher also has taken several high-profile recruits from the South Florida area, most recently star running back Dalvin Cook. Fisher is not going anywhere, and Florida State also is poised to make another national championship run in 2016. If the first goal is winning the ACC, Richt cannot get there without beating Fisher -- on the field and the recruiting trail.
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“They're a great program,” Richt said of Florida State, where he once served as an assistant under Bobby Bowden. “Jimbo's an outstanding coach. They're having a lot of success as of late, so they’re certainly a team we'll have to compete with, but there's a bunch of them we have to compete with. We have to focus on ourselves and not so much the competition.”
The good news for Miami is that Richt is a terrific recruiter. The last time Georgia finished outside the Top 10 in the ESPN RecruitingNation class rankings was 2010. If anyone has the potential to lock down South Florida, Richt can get it done.
But he cannot ease in slowly. Miami is 14 years removed from its last national championship. More glaring than that: It has never played in an ACC championship game despite being in the middle of a recruiting oasis. Getting to Charlotte has to happen. Now. Not five years from now.
The clock has already begun ticking on Richt's tenure.
But the reason Georgia let him go is because he failed too many times to win the big game, to live up to expectations, to get the Bulldogs into the same championship discussion the Hurricanes crave so badly. He went 5-10 against rival Florida, including two ugly losses the last two years. Since 2008, the Bulldogs started every season ranked in the preseason AP Top 25. Three times they ended the season unranked. Only once did they finish the season ranked higher than where they started. They have lost three or more games seven times over that span.
If Richt thought it was miserable around Athens, Georgia, without winning a national championship, wait until he sees what happens in Miami if he fails to deliver. When asked in an interview with ESPN.com whether he felt his teams lived up to expectations the last few years, Richt said, "We didn't win the SEC or go beyond that, so no. ... The bottom line is you want to do the best job you can do. The thing people sometimes don't take into consideration is there's other good players and other good programs so not everybody can win a championship every year."
Patience is not exactly a strong suit around Coral Gables, Florida, so Richt will be expected to win immediately. Especially since the 2016 Hurricanes are poised to make a run at the ACC Coastal. Miami returns stellar quarterback Brad Kaaya, along with talented players across the board at running back, receiver and tight end, and a much more experienced offensive line. The defense loses key starters, but that is a unit in desperate need of an overhaul anyway. The right coordinator, and the right scheme, and the defense will be just fine. Plus, the Hurricanes have their full complement of scholarships.
The ACC schedule eases up, too, since Miami loses Clemson as its rotating crossover opponent and adds NC State.
Richt, though, has not won a conference championship since 2005. Even in the winnable SEC East, Georgia appeared in the SEC championship game just twice over the last 10 years.
Then there is Florida State, which has lapped Miami since Jimbo Fisher became the Seminoles' coach in 2010. Richt had a losing record against his biggest rival while at Georgia. Fisher has never lost to Miami as head coach, while also posting better recruiting classes than the Hurricanes. Fisher also has taken several high-profile recruits from the South Florida area, most recently star running back Dalvin Cook. Fisher is not going anywhere, and Florida State also is poised to make another national championship run in 2016. If the first goal is winning the ACC, Richt cannot get there without beating Fisher -- on the field and the recruiting trail.
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“They're a great program,” Richt said of Florida State, where he once served as an assistant under Bobby Bowden. “Jimbo's an outstanding coach. They're having a lot of success as of late, so they’re certainly a team we'll have to compete with, but there's a bunch of them we have to compete with. We have to focus on ourselves and not so much the competition.”
The good news for Miami is that Richt is a terrific recruiter. The last time Georgia finished outside the Top 10 in the ESPN RecruitingNation class rankings was 2010. If anyone has the potential to lock down South Florida, Richt can get it done.
But he cannot ease in slowly. Miami is 14 years removed from its last national championship. More glaring than that: It has never played in an ACC championship game despite being in the middle of a recruiting oasis. Getting to Charlotte has to happen. Now. Not five years from now.
The clock has already begun ticking on Richt's tenure.
