🏈 Mark Richt to Miami

[RollllTide!]

I think he will fit in just fine. Any coach would

 

[jdpas29]

how can he make it fit with the next fireproof film tho?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I'm kinda pulling for Miami vs UGA at some point in the future.

They're in some bowl projections as potentially playing this year. That would be entertaining.

 

[94 Grad]

Miami being good only helps Bama as the ACC needs some parity in it's quality of football. They need more chances to drop games and not have as easy of a road as FSU and Clemson seem to have year in and year out... Win one or two big games and the rest are cake walks.

 

[MunchyOs]

All he needs to do is beat Florida State, and not lose 58-0 to Clemson, and he'll have that job for as long as he wants it.

 

[Mr. Pink]

I think of he can get them to 8 wins consistently then he may be able to get a new stadium/facilities. He can be there for a good long time if he wants.

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[musso]

I just have a hard time imagining him fitting in with the culture down there...

Richt has definitely been "southernized" after coaching under Bowden for so long and then at Georgia, but some might be surprised to know he's from the Boca area and played HS football there too. So it's not like he only played at Miami. He's a native South Floridian. His recruiting relationships throughout the Southeast will be a nice complement to the density of talent in South Florida. Could be a perfect recipe to awaken the sleeping giant down there.

 

[musso]

Another thing: his biggest obstacle to success will be the Dolphins. The NFL owns every metropolitan market it resides in and keeps every college program within its periphery "in their place."

 

[jdpas29]

didn't know that, musso. thanks

 

[OldPlayer]

I think of he can get them to 8 wins consistently then he may be able to get a new stadium/facilities. He can be there for a good long time if he wants.

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The biggest problem is that they have no place to put a new stadium. They've never had a UM stadium. They shared the Orange Bowl with the Dolphins and when that was torn down, they moved north to the new stadium. Buildable land is scarce.

 

[TerryP]

Sources: Miami to make alum Richt new coach

Richt, 55, is expected to receive a contract similar to the one he had at Georgia, the sources said. The Bulldogs paid him $4 million per season, and they will still owe him a $4.1 million buyout, regardless of what he earns at Miami.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Miami will be a better team in the future, but it still seems like strange bedfellows to me.

 

[planomateo]

The biggest problem is that they have no place to put a new stadium. They've never had a UM stadium. They shared the Orange Bowl with the Dolphins and when that was torn down, they moved north to the new stadium. Buildable land is scarce.

They could if they got creative, would cost them more to buyout houses, etc. San Diego put a baseball stadium downtown where there were businesses they had to push out. I lived a few blocks from there back in the day.

 

[OldPlayer]

They could if they got creative, would cost them more to buyout houses, etc. San Diego put a baseball stadium downtown where there were businesses they had to push out. I lived a few blocks from there back in the day.

But you can't build in a swamp. If they started today, it would take about three years to build a stadium. Add to that the time for land acquisition, creating plans and getting funding and Richt won't be around when all is done.

 

[Bama Ravens]

Something just seems weird about Mark Richt having the title Miami Head Football Coach.

 

[planomateo]

 

[DV Flak]

Richt is a good guy. Maybe he can cleanup Miami's "Thug-U" stereotype. I wish him best of luck

Who wouldn't like South Beach over Athens?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Richt is a good guy. Maybe he can cleanup Miami's "Thug-U" stereotype. I wish him best of luck

Who wouldn't like South Beach over Athens?

Under Richt, UGA players typically played without discipline and hurt their team with their emotions, much like Miami players of the 80's. I don't expect the swagger to change, but hopefully his work in the background will improve the program.

RTR,

Tim

 

[planomateo]

And so it begins...

 

[BamaFan334]

And so it begins...

This never would have happened under Johnson, Erikson, or Coker's watch.