{"id":3200,"date":"2016-11-01T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:02:56","slug":"uga-loses-to-florida-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/11\/01\/uga-loses-to-florida-again\/","title":{"rendered":"UGA Loses to Florida, Again; Fans Question Coach, Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was a rumor last season — not a rumor as much as an accepted truth — that the University of Georgia<\/strong> let Mark Richt<\/strong> go after another 10-win season (a fine record in college football) because he couldn’t seem to beat Florida.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

ATHENS, Ga. — Mark Richt’s critics will tell you he’s the kind of man you’d want coaching your son — unless you wanted him to beat Florida.<\/em><\/p>\n

They’ll tell you Richt is the kind of man you’d want representing your alma mater — unless you wanted to win national championships.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the end, that’s why Georgia forced out Richt on Sunday, whether it’s fair or not.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kirby Smart Might Be Playing the Long Game<\/h3>\n

After the Bulldogs<\/strong> failed to top the\u00a0Gators<\/strong> Saturday, fans were already starting to complain about rookie coach Kirby Smart<\/strong>. Even one of my game-watching friends, one of the most vocal anti-Richt fans I knew, looked at me toward the end of the game and said, “I think maybe Kirby’s not as talented as we thought.”<\/p>\n

Sigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s\u00a0refrain from commenting on whether or not that’s fair to Smart. Or whether it confirms that UGA fans are too fickle to even appreciate a National Championship even if they are\u00a0to get one in the next five years. But\u00a0a tweet in this piece from one of the local sportswriters makes, perhaps inadvertently, a compelling argument.<\/p>\n

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kirby smart is not off to a very good start as a HC. How do you not run one of the best running backs in the country more than 25 times<\/p>\n

— bopete (@bobby_peterson) October 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n