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Another day, another update/open thread
Richt goes on ESPN's GameDay
Live tweetcap of his appearance starts now
Rece Davis introducing CMR
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR "there hasn't been a huge adjustment (coming to UM from UGA)". Says his 15 years as HC at UGA help. "I'm excited"
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR "I have a lot better feel of what I want things to look like"
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR "I didn't know I was gonna be in the open (on set) in my shorts, but when you live in paradise..." CROOTIN
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR talking to former player David Pollack. Says outpouring of love from former players after agreement to leave UGA was great
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR says he thought about sitting out a year, but "knew this job wouldn't be open next year". And, UM being alma mater big factor in coming
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
Desmond Howard asking about putting together a staff. CMR "there's a lot of people excited about the opportunity to coach here at Miami"
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR reiterates it's his goal to be right with staff hires, not fast. Mentions support staff, recruiting, and more as departments/factors
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR talking about making plays. Says there are always good plays, but spectacular plays are the ones you always make in a great time
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
CMR talking about consistency of rules. THAT PART MATTERS. Richt don't play. (TAKE HEED, TYRE BRADY)
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
Rece Davis says CMR has to get #TheU back in the playoff mix. And, on cue, CMR throws the U and smiles at the camera. Work, Coach.
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
Of course, Richt closes his Gameday appearance with... pic.twitter.com/5Y6QjVAQT6
— Chris Wittyngham (@ChrisWittyngham) December 31, 2015
Well, that was fun.
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) December 31, 2015
Richt Announces 4 staffers
Yesterday, Mark Richt and Miami announced the hirings of 4 staffers: Thomas Brown, Todd Hartley, Craig Kuligowski, and Jon Richt. These were all names that we'd already heard linked with Miami, so this announcement came as no surprise. Here's the announcement piece from yesterday. And some tweety tweets.
Brown begins his tenure at The U after spending the '15 campaign on Richt’s staff at Georgia coaching running backs pic.twitter.com/EqMRDq6Glb
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) December 30, 2015
Kuligowski arrives at The U after spending the past 15 years as defensive line coach at the University of Missouri pic.twitter.com/PtpWfHxnTF
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) December 30, 2015
Todd Hartley comes to the University of Miami after serving as the Director of Player Personnel at Georgia. pic.twitter.com/vqfBWzpUAo
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) December 30, 2015
Richt joins his father’s staff for the 2nd time in his career after spending the '15 season with the @buffalobills pic.twitter.com/c6fSiHa5D8
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) December 30, 2015
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More Announcements coming?
So, that's 4 staffers. But, there are still several positions open. A quick list:
- Co-OC (combined with another position)
- QB coach
- WR coach
- TE coach
- OL coach
- DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR!!!!!!
- LB coach
- DB coach
So, with several jobs open, including THE SINGULAR KEY JOB, Defensive Coordinator, there's still work to be done to fill out the staff. With more and more teams coming to the conclusion of their seasons, could more announcements be on the way? I hope so. I wanna know who the rest of the staff is going to be!!!! (But, I'm also trying to balance patience and letting CMR work. The struggle is real)
Updates when they're available.