December 4th, 2015 at 8:23 AM ^
Welcome home, Coach
https://t.co/QYPh11aEgI pic.twitter.com/Oc26xPvnQV
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) December 4, 2015
December 4th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^
good for him. *thumbsup*
December 4th, 2015 at 9:41 AM ^
Hurricane fans quit being so hung up on the whole 'Miami Man' obsession?
/s
December 4th, 2015 at 8:25 AM ^
Maybe these are all running together, IIRC this was discussed. No worries as it has fallen off the front page.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:27 AM ^
this is the first that it has been officially announced. I could be wrong, though.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:38 AM ^
I'm not sure why the official announcement matters at all. Every coaching search has an official announcement/press conference 24-48 hours after the actual hire has already been reported, but I've never seen anyone add an extra forum on here for an official announcement of a coach that was non-Michigan related. Richt had been reported done to Miami 48 hours ago, and this news actually overshadowed the Durkin hire nationally and was the front page story on ESPN yesterday. I posted the 1st thread 2 days ago. Site search is your friend.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:39 AM ^
I think that you bitching about it is more annoying than the post itself.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:42 AM ^
I think your boy just wants to let people know he had the scoop first.
lol
December 4th, 2015 at 8:49 AM ^
Repeat posts on this board are the reason why things are so hard to find. A simple site search before posting is not too much to ask especially when news is more than a day old.
The most annoying thing on this board are the grammar Nazis in my opinion though.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:30 AM ^
But we're not doctors searching for a vital life-saving tool. We're grown adults sitting in offices trying to find information about kids playing sports. The repeat posts don't bother me much, and I can always ignore them based on thread titles...
December 4th, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
the obligitory "We've landed on the Moon" post.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:34 AM ^
It's is a Friday, we should all just relax and look forward to the weekend and cheer Iowa on. Unfortunately, the site search feature hs not been working well as of late, at least not for me. Can't wait for MGoBlog 2.0 - incl. spell check!!!
December 4th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^
I DID do a search; just happened to overlook your post.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:48 AM ^
C'mon man. You overlooked the first result for Richt Miami?
December 4th, 2015 at 8:52 AM ^
I over looked like the 7th or whatever result for "Richt".
December 4th, 2015 at 10:04 AM ^
I thought there were only 4 Reichs?
December 4th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
MGoBlog uber alles!!
December 4th, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
If you were so chill you wouldn't have whined about it in the first place.
December 4th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
I'm more chill than you.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:46 AM ^
like the Dino Babers "report" to UCF and thread on this board?
December 4th, 2015 at 8:26 AM ^
Similar to Harbaugh last year: the homegrown kid returns because administrative dysfunction at his last job forced him out prematurely. Good get for Miami.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:40 AM ^
It's been a trend this coaching search for alum hires, and I am wondering if it is the Harbaugh effect. Richt to Miami. Odom to Mizzou. Reportedly, Smart to UGA.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
Reportedly? I thought it was official.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^
UGA has not made an official announcement yet, but Smart is done.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:41 AM ^
It came up on Auburn's 247 page that Muschamp isn't expected to be at Auburn next year. Which most of us assumed, the interesting part is they think he could be South Carolina's next coach or in a total dong punch to Auburn, Alabama's next DC.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:45 AM ^
I'm sure there will be another thread in a day or so.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:50 AM ^
But I thought people would misinterpret that as whining again.
December 4th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
We are no longer toxic. I think. Well, we are asked not to be that way. Whatevs, post the official press release and/or the next random tweet.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
The administration there seems just fine.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:26 AM ^
This seems like the inverse of Durkin to Maryland. Miami gets a known coach for a great hire, but I don't think it's the best move for Richt.
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December 4th, 2015 at 8:29 AM ^
Very religious? If so, I'm not sure that will match the Miami culture.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:31 AM ^
What the fuck does that matter. People keep saying UVA was a better fit? Why? Because he's religious? He's a Miami alum.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:56 AM ^
true, but he is a Miami grad from an era before Miami became the Miami we know today. They cocky, brash, no holds barred swagger fest that is Miami football for the last 30 years. I think Richt will struggle with this the same way Al Golden did.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
Because nothing screams "cocky, brash, no holds barred swagger fest" like 500 people packed into Sun Life Stadium and Brad Kaaya.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
The gist is Richt is from pre-The U Miami. Richt is not the same type of person as Jeremy Shockey or Michael Irvin or the list of "Convicts" type dudes that Miami had when they were a power house
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:55 AM ^
that kid of player or tolerate that kind of behavior. He can make a winning football team at Miami without "convicts" type dude.
(...to add to your comment)
December 4th, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
No man, they won with convicts in the past, so that's the only way possible they can succeed in the future. Don't you get it?
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^
been fair weather fans, thats not the point. The point is the culture of the program Miami has accepted and promoted for the last 30 years. Miami has hired 2 coaches in a row who were known as disciplinarians and were supposed to change Miami for the better. In the end neither Shannon nor Golden could do that. Mark Richt is being asked to do pretty much the same thing. I hope it works out for him because I'd like to see a better Miami in college football than what we've seen. I just happen to believe Richt will struggle with it.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
Miami is basically Sodom and Gomorrah. Sure, a large % of the population there is Catholic, but they're Catholic like I'm Catholic, which is to say they're not very good at it.
I'm sure he'll do fine there, but it does seem like a cultural mismatch.
December 4th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
It should have been called Catholics vs. Convicts who are also mostly Catholic
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:53 AM ^
Miami is a private university. The culture there is not at all like what you would associate with the football program. It's more like Gonzaga or Pepperine. Maybe Richt can help to make the football culture more in sync with the university culture? Miami is a good school (and a plumb job if you are a prof). It's not a party circus like many think.
December 4th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
But the town? Miami is cocaine, nightclubs, and a worldclass beach. If I was single I'd take a job there in a heartbeat, and I hate Florida weather.
December 4th, 2015 at 8:34 AM ^
He's low key, he's very much a laid back southeasterner. That culture pretty much stops at Jacksonville. I think he would have been great at Maryland or SC or Missouri. Shit even Memphis if they could have paid him enough. He might be capable of success there, but I know I would not want to coach in that town.
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^
Miami isn't just South Beach...
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December 4th, 2015 at 9:19 AM ^
You're right, there's many more parts of Miami that will make Richt cringe. He was born in Omaha and his other coaching stops have been Greenville, Tallahassee, and Athens. Basically he has spent all his life coaching in a quiet lounge that plays Willie Nelson and is now going to try to coach in the middle of a glow party at a club. We will see how he does, but the culture is night and day
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:57 AM ^
what is the Miami culture? The school is a tiny, private college in a rich suburb, the fanbase is incredibly fairweather, the players weren't even in double digits the last time Miami came near a national title. There is no culture, only 30 year old memories that probably need to be put to bed for the good of the program. Richt is the perfect guy to do that.
December 4th, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^
Were players in their double digits last time we sniffed a title? Yea, I thought not.
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:35 AM ^
But we have a gigantic fanbase that has been there since the glory days. Miami, not so much.