Richt fired from UGA
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Great Coaches don't care where they start they only care about coaching. The love it and can teach Football anywhere! This Campbell next teats. Bobby Bowden, ND Kelly, and MSU's Dantonio al started at smaller programs and grew to bigger one, if they won? Pop Warner too!
He did, considering the talent he had and being located in a fertile recruiting area. I used to live in Atlanta and have a lot of UGA friends. They wanted this to happen a few years ago.
He had a chance to take advantage of the SEC East with Florida being down the last few years, Tennessee not being good for almost 15 years, South Carolina being pretty good to bad, and Vandy, Kentucky and Kentucky being Vandy and Kentucky.
He wasn't in the same division as Bama, Auburn, LSU, etc.
I agree, but with a lot more jobs open why not see what you can get above ISU?
They have no recruiting area, are second to Iowa in-state and have no tradition. Why not see if you can get involved with a UVA, Rutgers, etc.?
I agree, but there is low pressure to win there. He can keep recruiting in the same area and get HC experience at a P5 school. Then he can move onto another higher profile job.
People wondered why Golden took the Temple job. Because he had low pressure and no one is expected to have sustained success there. If you do, you'll get a job. Same thing as Iowa State. Hell, Chzik had a losing record and got the Auburn job.
Good man..very good man who seemed always to have something go wrong..
Fact is you have to win a little something there at UGA once in awhile and he fell short.
Won't be out of work too long imo.
I understand the logic, but you still have to win (chizk aside). It will be very tough to win there.
Temple had a better recruiting area and lesser competition in a garbage conference. Campbell will have to go against the likes of Iowa, OSU, Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma and Texas. I just think ISU is a wasteland for cfb.
Some of you are forgetting how bad Temple was before Al Golden. Had Golden been a head coach elsewhere?
Agree though in that you would think Campbell could have picked a better job.
Agree though in that you would think Campbell could have picked a better job.
I agree about the ISU job. I'm just saying the things I mentioned would be something to consider. Even "bad" jobs can have some positives when you are a young coach.
A wasteland is a wasteland. A lot of young coaches go to these places, never to be heard from again after they go 15-45.
I don't think going to a place where there is less pressure is going to set you up for a job later down the road where there is much more pressure. Frankly, a coach desiring that should probably stay at the MAC school and become a legend there instead.
I consider Temple 2007 and before a worse job than Iowa State is now.
Richt was within a play of winning a National Title back in 2012. Had they put it in the end zone and defeated Bama in the SEC Championship game, you have to think they would have also throttled Notre Dame in the National Title game.
Unless a coach is competing for National Championships (not just conference titles) fans just get tired of the same face after 8 or 10 years.
Unless a coach is competing for National Championships (not just conference titles) fans just get tired of the same face after 8 or 10 years.
You mean in the SEC. Unreasonable folks there. If I am Les Miles, I tell LSU to eff off, I am going to Goergia and compete in the easier division.
Richt was offered the Pitt HC job by SP....turned down. Then SP offered Cav the job....turned down. Next up??? Wlat.
That's right. Richt remained at FSU for 4 more seasons before getting the UGA gig.
I think Richt is a Miami grad. I wonder if the Canes have any interest. They could do a lot worse.
It has been 10 years since the Dawgs won a SEC Championship.
I think Richt is a Miami grad. I wonder if the Canes have any interest. They could do a lot worse.
It has been 10 years since the Dawgs won a SEC Championship.
OE the key is to understand that 5-7 or 6-6 is the high water mark at ISU. That is when you get out of town for the next job. Rhoads had some big upsets early in his stint there and should have gotten out of Dodge. He was too loyal and got canned when he could have cashed that in.
Yeah, but the problem is getting to that 5 or 6 win mark over there. And no matter how one spins it, that's tough for other places to sell to their fans when they are considering hiring.
It's just nuts that with so many openings out there, this guy immediately went to one of the worst ones.
Did anyone else show any interest in Rhoads besides Pitt?
