Mark Richt - Coach of the Year
by UglyJoe on Dec 22, 2011 6:29 AM CST
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Someone please straighten me out if I have my facts wrong, but several news outlets reported yesterday that the NCAA found Georgia guilty of some "minor" secondary violations. Seems that Coach Richt compensated some members of his staff out of his own pocket. The examples cited were more support staff than main staff members, and the reason generally given was that he (Richt) felt that the University was not compensating them fairly or didn't follow through on promises, etc. I'd link one of the articles, but I'm not smart enough.
THe NCAA is punishing him for that behavior....I think it deserves some recognition. While Georgia may not be my favorite team, there is no doubt that Coach Richt is one of my favorite coaches. He really seems to have some important priorities in order. I'm pretty sure that Coach Chizik is not up for coach of the year; I'm voting for Coach Richt.
***UPDATE manager
According to those reports, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through the Freedom of Information Act, Richt paid former recruiting assistant Charlie Cantor $10,842 over an 11-month period through March of 2011, former linebackers coach John Jancek $10,000 in the summer of 2009 and $6,150 to director of player development John Eason in July of 2010. All of the payments were made by checks from Richt’s personal bank account after UGA’s previous athletic administration declined his requests for increased compensation for those parties.
The above is from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, that can be found HERE
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Yeah, that's about right...
Keeping a pedophile on your staff( Penn State) for 20 years goes unpunished, and helping out your assistants is a violation.
I would like to think that Mark was doing the right thing here. Thanks for posting this.
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I agree completely...
They let Penn State off and they go after Richt for this? Pathetic!
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Who are
the “they” you are referring to? This was the result of an internal investigation done by UGA. If you are referring to the NCAA as “they” you are wrong in saying "they " went after Richt.
Also, I think it is a little early to say anyone has let Penn State off. BTW these occurrences for UGA were 2-3 years ago.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Dec 28, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Um
Keeping a pedophile on your staff( Penn State) for 20 years goes unpunished
Paterno was canned in the middle of the season. I dont think that qualifies as going unpunished.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Dec 28, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
As many of you know, I have strong negative feelings towards Mark Richt.
That said, his compensating his coaches, while fiscally questionable-I have a hard time seeing what it has to do with the NCAA…..Honestly. Georgia, get off your lazy butts and compensate your coaches!
Related: I watched the Louisville v CofC basketball game the other night. CofC was ssoooo close to winning that I could taste the upset, until the clock ticked to 45 seconds. When my cougars ran the game at their pace, they outplayed those silly cardinals….until something happened and Louisville came charging back. I was distinctly reminded howPetino is Al Pacino in the Devil’s Advocate. In comparison, Mark Richt is not that bad. It’s all about context, people.
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 9:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I thought that was a pretty good movie,
until he was about to screw his sister and I realized my kids were sitting on the couch with me. Of course, he didn’t reallly know it was his sister, so it might have been ok. Probably filmed in West Virginia.
I need a cold shower and a copy of the Auburn Creed
by UglyJoe on Dec 22, 2011 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Damn brother...
you didn’t have to take a cheap shot at her like that. We’ve got our own list of incest jokes people tell about us here in Alabama all the time. The only places that get it worse I’d say are Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia. Let’s not make it worse on them when we deal with it so much ourselves. By the way, California actually has the highest incest rate in the country followed closely by Alaska.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
My mistake...
California is third and Alaska is still second. I really really really hate to admit this but facts are facts are facts: Alabama is number one in the incest rate of America.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Well, West Virginia is #1 for ‘missing teeth’ (for clarification, the the missing teeth are attributed to dental caries, not bar fights). So, there’s that….
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
Wha--? How?
Y’know, I don’t even think I want to know exactly how you’re privy to all of that, or least of all, how you were able to throw that all out there so quickly.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
I'd imagine...
….Alabama’s high on that list, too. Your medical insurance will pay on extractions/oral surgery. Typical dental coverage, if you have it at all, is 50 percent on crowns and root canals. bama folks say, “pull it, baby!” /son-of-a-dentist-mode.
......Drowning in cool elixir.
True...
and no offense, but the damn dentist charges way too much. That stuff is so freaking expensive it’s insane. It took me three years to be able to get my front tooth’s crown because it cost so much money I had to save up to get it done and even then I still had to get help from a family member.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Sparkey's absolutely right...
…there are a thousand-and-one OTHER reasons to hate West Virginia and to take shots at its not-so-fair sons and daughters.
Right, ToTM?
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
I concede nothing…..
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
Wait a minute...
I never said to take a shot at West Virginia that’s you all you brother. No, I just wanted to point out that perception is often not reality though I guess it’s damned close in regards to Alabama. That just makes me sick to think about the face we live in the number one state of that stuff. Oh well, people would’ve never guessed that Alaska is number two and California is number three.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Well, Alaska has one of the highest rates of chlamydial infections in the country…….so, sadly I might believe that stat.
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
It's just the ongoing border-based tiff
that ToTM and I have going. KB’s a good sport about it, and mostly leaves us to our sniping.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Yeah, it’s like the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s…..well, sort of. I’ve got all my teeth, and I’m assuming that AU Tiger’s got most of his….
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
Related,
I’m SHOCKED that you’ve got nothing to say about me being marginally reasonable about the Mark Richt situation. SHOCKED!
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
Well, I was going to honor the sincerity of your statement
By not making light of it.
BUT…
Since you wanted to take a knock at how many teeth I may or may not have (you forget yourself, ma’am — I’m from western PA, where the deal is obesity, crippling cultural ignorance, and Steeler zealotry)….
Eh, nevermind. I agree with you entirely, and just forgot to throw a rec in there. Who wouldn’t want to work for a guy who would do THAT for you?
Echoing KB in the ludicrousness of the NCAA being all hear-no, see-no, speak-no on Sandusky — but all over this like stink on shit.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Ha!
If AU Tiger was around, he’d high five that, and throw in a comment about burning couches for good measure…..
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:02 PM CST up reply actions
Better late than never
(but I do find the incest jokes to be completely humorless, for the record)
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Yeah you and I both-by the way...
You still owe me the lunch the day. You said sometime in January if I remember correctly didn’t you?
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Pssst. Sparks, check the roundball thread….
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Yes m'lady
I shall do as you say and defend thy honor against the most foul of wretched tyrants that vermin filled Capstone Palace could send forth from the abyss itself.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
Scruples. Scruples.
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
Eh, not for purposes of moral high-ground...
…but more on comedic principle. Use of that is like upending the chessboard when you’re losing — okay……so now what? Where do you go from there? At that point you’ve just smashed the barriers between playful parody or mockery into blunt, base insult.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Even Einstein regrets going nuclear…..
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 22, 2011 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Everyone's got their standards
And I know I raise a bit of ire for being a bit blue with the language sometimes. Personally, I think if you’re doing nothing but trading personal insults, the fun stops.
Unless we’re dealing with Georgia fans — then all bets are off.*
* = standard “…except for Thom” disclaimer applies.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
You mean like the Aristocrats?
That is the most useless display of comedy I’ve ever seen. It’s not funny and it’s not witty or anything like that. It’s just people acting like ten year old kids who ran away from the adults and they’re proving how great they are by cussing. I hate that joke and no, Gilbert Godfried was not funny when he did his version nor was Bob Sagat. They were both dumb and the whole line of Aristocrat jokes are idiotic and just flat out worthless.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
The e-mail was responded to, by the way
You’re too slow, Sparks.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
My bad....
he did know it was his sister, which is really incest, but they were both the spawn of satan, so I’m guessing they get some type of an exemption.
I need a cold shower and a copy of the Auburn Creed
And I should add
he didn’t actually screw her, he killed her, which pretty much negates this whole thread. Sorry.
I need a cold shower and a copy of the Auburn Creed
Silly me...
And I came over here thinking, finally! Someone is talking about the actual title of a post. Nooooo, you kids are running loose in the backyard.
Will this never end?
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And won't we just get off your damn yard?
And we know, we know….if that ball goes over your fence one more time, you’re keeping it.
Maybe we’re just the product of inadequate adult supervision?
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
I think Richt did a great job...
….this year, but you’ve either got to give it to Franklin at Vandy, or the mad hatter over there in Baton Rouge.
…..Think about it. What would you have said pre-season if I’d told you LSU would be in the BCS as the top seed, undefeated, with Jordan Jefferson and Jarett Lee?
......Drowning in cool elixir.
People will hate me for this...
But right now, I’d have to say Les Miles is the best coach in college football if you include his luck of course. Without his insane luck, he’s not nearly as good. That said, he has guts to go for it on fourth down. He has dealt with all kinds of adversity this season, maybe more so than any team in the SEC, and they’re still undefeated. He has gone from his seat being a little warm to it being so cold I think his ass is frozen in Louisiana for at least three more years.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
When it happens over and over
is it still luck?
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Dec 28, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
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