swampdawg, you don't post a lot, but your words are on point . . . . from where I sit.
Allow me this . . . .
Our head coach can stay in Athens as long as Bobby Bowden did in Tallahassee, there are however some "additions" to the contract.
The "Time Line" has to have this inserted in the contract . . . . Stay out of the way, allow the entire group of coaches now on staff "do their business" as they know how. Why would any of the coaches in Athens want to remain there if they were not allowed to teach their "A Game"?
Mark Richt is our head coach, that however does not mean that he is as accomplished as say, Thomas Brown or Rob Sales or any coach on the defensive side of the ball.
If Mark Richt is to remain and make a "forward step", this old fart believes he has to come to the realization that one more coach is needed right now. I say we need along with many others Special Teams has been a dark hole in Richt's resume. Not that our head coach will ever need to send his resume out for hiring considerations.
Cut to the chase. I like this group of coaches. I know that the new hired hands also like Mark Richt. Difference between this group of hired hands and "many" before them. . . . they are teachers and appears that all have backbones.
After the game is over, could care less if the head coach gets all of the slaps on the back, or high fives. Anyone that follows Georgia Football understands that "changes" have been made and fans want our team to be a "respectable group".
Allow me this "also" . . . . I keep a close eye on the gators, not just before a JAX meeting, all year. So far this year their recruiting efforts are based on Florida High School Talent. Just putting up the "warning". Folks in Florida feel the same way about the new coaches for the gators that "we" Georgia fans feel about our recent hires. Both the State of Georgia and Florida have incredible talent. I really like the way our recent hires have gone about changing recruiting. BMac is doing what has often been suggested . . . . Building a fence around Georgia. Some have said that before BMac too over, none have produced the way he has. Anyone interested in recruiting, check the name of those being recruited, BMac's name is there . . . . OFTEN.