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By nola slim

March 6, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this

Dude better win it all or he’s gone.

By jeed

March 6, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this

WTF? Americans’ priorities are JACKED.

By C.J.

March 6, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

this is ridiculous. give that money to professors.

By hamma

March 6, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this

Coach Richt should be the highest paid coach. I think he has proven that.

By tokyobrave

March 6, 2008 6:45 PM | Link to this

Not enough. Because of the coach and what he has been able to establish, the whole University is elevated. I think he should be among the top three. However, I also feel that this does in fact put more pressure on the position….

By Oldmanriver

March 6, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

Coach Richt has the best record over the last 5 years of any coach in the SEC. Winning a national championship is nice but there is a lot of luck and politics involved which doesnt have anything to do with being the best team. When they start settling the national championship with a playoff, then the winner will have more meaning.

By Gutrake

March 6, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Mark Richt is the most well-rounded and thoughtful coach in the SEC. His approach and leadership by example sets him apart from his contemporaries with room to spare. His innate ability to keep the proper perspective concerning his influence in borderline kids makes him an irreplaceable and noble representative of everything good in college athletics. The number of digits in his salary will have virtually no effect on what he feels that he has been called to do. However, for those very reasons he should be compensated in a way that conveys the sentiments of…”We are proud you have chosen Georgia as your home so stay and cash these checks for years to come…” We have the means. We have the justification. Now, let’s get the balls to do the right thing!

By Rich

March 6, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this

Dumb kids go to Georgia.

By Roswell Ed

March 6, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

Yee Haaaa!!

More bail money!!!!

Seriously,

What is wrong with people that think coaches are overpaid? Look at the revenue the football team brings in to the school.

It pays for ALL of your sports except men’s b-ball.

It makes enrollment increase because no one and I mean no one pays attention to the DEBATE TEAM.

History professors don’t control what is basically a FORTUNE 500 company.

It’s always the anti capitalist liberals that don’t understand why the people that bring in the money make the most money.

I can teach American History. I can teach Math.

I can teach female anatomy but I can’t do what CMR does.

Shut the FFF up bed wetter!!

If Oprah deserves 100,000,000 then CMR deserves this,

and I can’t stand UGA.

By majordawg

March 6, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

I’ve read bad blogs before, but with these responses, I can actually feel my IQ dropping.

Mark Richt is a great coach. As an alumnus and a donor I’m fine with this pay increase. He’s being paid for his past performance.

By RUKiddinme?

March 6, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

Richt should be paid according to his performance. Given that, who here thinks Coach Richt is actually the FIFTH best coach in the SEC???

Who’s better? I’ll give you Meyer, Fulmer, and Miles if I must because they’ve all won NCs. But of those, Meyer and Miles actually won with what someone else built for them.

As someone else said, basing it on NCs is not accurate, as Richt arguably should have now been in 2 NC games at UGA and wasn’t given the chance. I think think it’s low…just an opinion. I bet you when another school comes after him they won’t sneeze at $2.8M.

By RUKiddinme?

March 6, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this

Richt should be paid according to his performance. Given that, who here thinks Coach Richt is actually the FIFTH best coach in the SEC???

Who’s better? I’ll give you Meyer, Fulmer, and Miles if I must because they’ve all won NCs. But of those, Meyer and Miles actually won with what someone else built for them.

As someone else said, basing it on NCs is not accurate, as Richt arguably should have now been in 2 NC games at UGA and wasn’t given the chance. I think think it’s low…just an opinion. I bet you when another school comes after him they won’t sneeze at $2.8M.

By Danimal

March 6, 2008 7:42 PM | Link to this

Of course he deserves the money. He is running a quality program. If he wins the National Championship, he should get even more. Wake up people. He is earning money for the whole University and UGA would not be what it is without a successful Football team. Add it up.

By mr. nice

March 6, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

After CMR wins the national championship, he will get another raise.

By Dirt

March 6, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this

Any word on if Men’s BBall was also discussed at the meeting?

By Manny

March 6, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

Mark Richt should be paid the highest because he did the best job with what he had.

Think about it: He started a sophomore that is getting better, but is still not as good as he could be in a QB. Matthew Stafford has strong upside, but he has a lot of growing to do.

And he realized that Moreno is a superstar. And he built his whole coaching attitude around the infectious personality, and he made Moreno’s personality the personality of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Plus, the black shirts was genius. Along with the momentum shift move of the end zone celebration against Florida. And other little things that he did that made the Bulldogs turn the corner.

That is making the most with what you have. Being ranked 3rd in the nation. And perhaps bringing the Bulldogs into next year as ranked #1.

In other words, the Bulldogs football team isn’t just a winning program, but it is totally entertaining!

By UGA SUCKS

March 6, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

This is dam ridiculous that any coach makes this much. Why don’t we help some of these broke student-atheletes and give them a stipend or something. Just exploit kids, and then they leave school useless. I agree, how about we pay professors, that much money.

Yes America is jacked up in its priorities! Doesn’t make dam sense to me

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

CJ, I know you’re gonna vote for Obama or Hillary, but seriously, give these liberal nut jobs a raise for poisening the minds of young adults? I’m sorry regulars, I just couldn’t help but responding to that one. Hey, he opened the door. CJ’s parents should be slapped for letting him turn out like this. Just another government educated youngster who has yet to experience what life is really about.

Anyway,Coach Richt definitely should be making this much. I’m not one of the wealth envy people, like some of my little liberal idiots on here, who are jealous of someone because of what they make. Mark Richt put himself in a position to make this kind of money because of his decisions in life. He didn’t ask for federal assistance for his salary. Geez, some of you moonbats on here make me sick.

By jon

March 6, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

As long as the idiots in Dawg Nation keep paying the outrageous fees for tickets, parking, and the chance to buy tickets, might as well share it with the coach. He can buy a lot of players cars and homes for their mamas with that kind of jack.

When I was young, the faults of this world were so obvious that I thought everyone would surely soon wake up soon. But I was wrong.

By dick

March 6, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

No one, I mean no one, is worth this kind of money. He is over paid by 2.0 million. Any coach is over paid. Of course, if they didn’t coach they would probably be drawing disability.

By Dawg4Life

March 6, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!!

By TW

March 6, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this

If we’re paying Bush 400k/yr, Richt ought to be pulling in at least a billion a game. Shame this inbred colony we call GA cares more about its football players than it does its soldiers. Morons.

By LSU Tiger in GA

March 6, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this

By hamma

No National Championship, no big payout! It’s that simple.

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this

Ok, Jon, TW, and dick(not just a great name), please tell me why you are so upset with this? Unfortunately, the topic of pay brings out all kind of opinions in people from all different walks of life. I bet you idiots think every coach in every conference needs to be paid the same, don’t you? It doesn’t matter to you that people who are high achievers get paid more, they’re just evil and need to share their pay with everyone else(dam sorry regulars, I just can’t help myself).

So the basic facts are:

By Allen

March 6, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this

It takes a lot of money to hire a man who has the talent to convince PEOPLE to bark.

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this

Sorry, meant to say, would “not” defend free enterprise. Got carried away.

By scribe

March 6, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this

he is worth twice this. He doesn’t leverage for better pay versus other jobs. He is loyal, he is honest, he runs a clean program. He is not carpetbagger Saban or Miles or Petrino and he’s kicked Tubberville’s behind the last several years.. he’s a man i wish my son would grow up to be like.

By JJMB

March 6, 2008 10:25 PM | Link to this

When Georgia wins the National Championship this year, all you nay-sayers will be eating crow.

I know, it’s somewhat of a longshot, but I’m a big Mark Richt fan.

By Allen

March 6, 2008 10:27 PM | Link to this

He is the Bobby Cox of football. UGA hasn’t won a National Championship in over 25 years. The teams that did win the NC did it under the same rules as he has.

By Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

March 6, 2008 10:40 PM | Link to this

Richt is as dishonest as Barry Switzer and Jackie Sherrell, only worse because he hides behind a facade of religious piety. He will go the way of Jim Harrick in the near future and take Georgia football with him.

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this

Allen, who’s your team? We want to know. If you don’t know that they’re so many factors to winning a NC that are non-tangible then you’re just kidding yourself. It takes luck. It takes someone losing that you never thought could lose. It takes ESPN to back you. There’s so many things besides being a good team that have to go your way to even GET INTO the MNCG that most of us don’t even know about. I love my team. I think everyone on here loves their’s. The thought of even having a shot at a NC stirs emotions in people. Especially us GA fans. We’re tired of the 1980 thing and we’re tired of having to trot that old a* thing out to defend ourselves against other teams. Don’t you guys who keep bringing that old sh!t up know that? Most of us don’t even hold on to that, some just bring it out when challenged. Actually, we’re a embarassed and p** that we haven’t had one in 25 years. We know it, and we GET IT!!! The stat fans actually perpetuate the taunting. I wish you guys would just stop with the overall stats. We don’t care. We care about now. Don’t debate anyone anymore, just stop it. I could give a fvck less who won the dam game in 1936. I’m a big fan, but let’s be real. We’re here, and we’re now. Let’s see what unfolds, and talk about that a season at a time.

By jon

March 6, 2008 11:01 PM | Link to this

Zeb,

I could care less what a football coach at that cow college is paid. I just pointed out that as long as you faithful Dawgs pony up the money, more power to ya. I just happen to believe that a history, science, or english prof provides a greater benefit to society. There are many injustices in this world, and paying a “coach” millions of dollars is just one example. But it’s your nickel, not mine. If those thousands of dollars you pay out of your pocket - money that could go to your family - for the glory of UGA so you can be a fan of a winning team, makes you happy, go for it. Hell, put UGA in your will for all I care. Your heirs will really love that.

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

Lucius,….just because you can spell the word facade doesn’t make you the grand master of SEC football. Matter of fact, I bet you stopped everyone from playing either D&D or their PS3 to help you type those comments. Good job my friend. You know, you’re comments sound like some freakin art student who got his a* kicked by everyone in the school. Well, you’ve made it to college now and found your fellow “people”. I hope you guys have a wonderful time trying to figure out global warming you fvcking idiot.

By Zeb McKluskey

March 6, 2008 11:24 PM | Link to this

Jon, dam man, you really don’t get it do you(regulars I’m really sorry, this idiot just doesn’t get it). Your “professors” are the reason that you are on here in the first place spouting off things you really don’t understand. We really don’t need to discuss what I really want to talk about, so why don’t you give me a blog sight where you and your muslim defenders go so I can meet you there and tear your a* a new one, b!tch.

By sanity

March 7, 2008 12:48 AM | Link to this

Zeb, try the decaf.

By fred b.

March 7, 2008 1:30 AM | Link to this

Sure it’s a lot of money but Georgia has one of the most financially successful athletic programs in the country. And when football is the cash cow I think CMR’s salary is justified.

By retired vet

March 7, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this

Zeb:

First, I don’t hate UGA, I was a student there. Second, I’m happy with my choices in life, I’ve spent much of it in the military. Third,I attended private schools as a kid, they were pretty liberal, yet I don’t feel the need to yell at anybody about guns, I belong to the NRA. I won’t even address your babbling drivel about the war.

I will address the fact that you stereotype those of us who wonder why the highest-paid employee at a University is the FOOTBALL COACH. It has nothing to do with gun control or war protests. It has everything to do with the fact people teaching your kids at every level aren’t paid much, compared to those in sports. You seem to invest a lot of time in this blog, as do many others. The fact that sports blogs here generate hundreds of comments, while “Get Schooled” produces a fraction of that means there are some screwed up values.

Pull your a&%# off the couch on weekends. Discuss something other than sports. Because of this obsession, college sports (and sports in general) is a multibillion dollar industry. Yes, Richt deserves his share, but why is it part of such a big pie? Because people like you assign more value to sports and less to things of real value.

Being a man doesn’t mean threatening others over your unhealthy obsession with young men in tight pants running around a stadium. It’s not the center of the universe.

Now I’ve got that out of the way…Go Dawgs!

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

March 7, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

UGA needs to rethink the Terry College of Business, when you give another raise to a coach who has failed to win a National Title since arriving. CMR has provided no ROI (National Titles) for UGA football.

CMR has UGA so snowed it is not even funny and Dawg Fans cannot see it. All they see is his good looks, and soft demeanor, but are no closer to winning a National Title than Western Carolina.

Why do you think FSU let him out the door? That’s right, they knew he did not have the talent and drive to handle a powerhouse program and Bobby decided to let him find a nice little D-AA program in Athens.

*Keep writing those checks to a coach that may go 8-4 next year at best. CMR knows exactly what he is doing, the question does UGA know what they are doing? Answer: no.

Win some titles, then you can talk raise.

By Nick

March 7, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this

HELL NO, Richt should not be paid that much. Sure he is a good coach, but he will NOT be a great coach until he wins a National Championship (if he can).

With the exception of Petrino, all the other coaches mentioned in the SEC article have won National Championships (everyone knows Tubervillle was robbed).

Richt is not going to go anywhere, whether he got the raise or not. Until he can win “the BIG ONE”, he should not have gotten a raise.

More of our tax dollars being Fleeced!

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

March 7, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this

By fred b.

Please define how you think UGA has a “successful” athletic program, when you football has won only 1 national title in 115 years?

Your program is an overrated joke and the reason that that ESPN indicated the “UGA football program is the most overrated in D-1 college football.”

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

March 7, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

AMEN NICK Finally someone else out there sees how CMR has got your program snowed.

This is why UGA will never be able to become a respsectable powerhouse program, because you do not know how to hire a quality coach and staff.

By CDM

March 7, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

A DAM shame that a coach with a P.E. degree makes 2 million dollars. Teachers, social workers and fireman and policeman who put thier lives on the should be making 2 millions dollars. Our values are so F* up in america.

By Whitegoat

March 7, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

Those tax revenues funding the pay raise would be better suited by conducting body mass index on the fat butt dog fans or assisting those dog fans with proper dental care to salvage the three teeth most of them have. Maybe the funds could be used for housing. We know those mobile homes deteriorate rather quickly when they are not secured. Fear the Gamecock crow. Bleeeeeeat me!!

By Reality Check

March 7, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

Wow. In a state full of stupid kids we do this? We are telling all of our kids that an education does not matter… what matters is winning at sports. We are raising a generation of greedy, self-centered little jerks who all want to be sports/rap/reality TV stars. Get ready for a world of disappointment kids!

By Gene

March 7, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this

When the NCAA investigates who is paying off all of these fines for drunk driving, car theft, assault, and illegal drugs, Richt and UGA are going to have a problem.

By Justin

March 7, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

Isn’t it amazing that there is no headline story on the AJC today in regard to the PGA Golfer that deliberately killed a hawk; however, the AJC ran constant stories daily on the Mike Vick dog case? hmmmmmmmm????????

By Will

March 7, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

63,000 jobs get slashed in February.

This character gets $2.8 million!

Things are NOT RIGHT!!

By dawgman

March 7, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Sorry to hear that you lost your job, Will. And Justin, it’s the only way a Tech golfer ever gets a birdie…kill one. As for Mark, and his raise, he generates all the Title Nine sports revenue and generates double digit win totals in the toughest conference in the land. Let the big dawg eat (…out, and more often).

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

March 7, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

dawgman

Nice try, but the SEC is not the toughest or the winningest, and I guess it is ok to settle for dougble digit win totals, while other conference and non-conference teams continue to fill their trophy cases with National Title Trophies.