Not surprised. I think he sees how the alumni are NOT getting behind the program financially, like they used to. He had to move mountains and then some to get the indoor practice facility done. The on campus facilities there were not so great. And it sounds like they were pressuring him to do things the way he did not want to. Richt is a stand up guy and great coach. He does things the right way. They were hurting for talent. That they made a bowl game this year was impressive. The talent they claimed to have when they brought him in was way overrated.
Richt made a bowl game every year he was a head coach. He has only had something like 2 seasons where he did not win at least 8. And, when you consider that the SEC title game a few years ago between dawgs and bama basically picked the national championship, he was only a couple of plays away from winning it all. (final play of the game, everybody on the field did their job, which was fun and rare to watch. still have it on video) So, in a manner of speaking, Kirby Smart has not really done anything that Richt has not already done. Dawgs were a dog for 20+ years before he got there.
