(12-03-2015 06:55 AM)ren.hoek Wrote: (12-02-2015 07:12 PM)JRsec Wrote: (12-02-2015 07:02 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote: (12-02-2015 05:28 PM)JRsec Wrote: (12-02-2015 03:22 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote: Not a bad list of candidates for a school who's "gig has been up for 20 years" & a job that is "fools gold".
The proof will be four years out when the pudding is baked. Golden wasn't a bad coach either.
Looking at what Scott did with the same players I beg to differ. Richt is the new coach at Miami, just announced.
I know. I posted it on the ACC board almost half an hour ago. Still it's a big wait and see just how he can do there. If somebody like Richt can't get the job done there I don't want to hear any more about the U is back. We'll see. Still I'm surprised he took the job unless....
We'll see how it works out, but Richt had several options on schools that wanted his services - Miami, Missouri, Maryland, UVa to name a few. One article stated that Miami had more money to pay him and assistants than originally thought. It's a great get for Miami. It would be nice to see them and VT step it up a bit.
I think that when you look at that options his choice is not that surprising. Richt has 10 years left before people start asking him every year, "Is this your last year?"
Missouri: He would have been a great fit and could have recruited familiar grounds. The question is just how charged is the situation at Missouri following the issues of these past few months? Maybe after the constant pressure at Georgia he simply didn't feel the energy to tackle the problems at Mizzou?
South Carolina: A program with unrealistic expectations, the immediate need to win, but with familiar recruiting grounds. In other words deja vu of the Georgia experience.
Maryland: Totally out of his familiar areas and away from all of his connections.
Virginia: The absolute right environment for a coach like Richt but still well beyond his well established recruiting grounds of Florida and Georgia, and out of his sphere of connections for the most part.
Miami: Alma Mater. Strong presence in his natural recruiting area. Upward potential and some time to build the program. If things don't go well this will be either his last coaching job, or the next to last one.
So when you analyze the options that we know about his choice does make some sense.
But, none of these reasons have much to do with the viability of Miami. There are too many changing factors in that region to guarantee success for any coach.