Former Georgia Bulldogs coach Mark Richt Comments on Kirby Smart Hiring Mike Bobo
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ATHENS - Former Georgia Bulldogs coach Mark Richt took to social media to announced his support of Kirby Smart’s hiring of Mike Bobo.
"Another great decision by Coach Kirby Smart! Congratulations Coach Bobo!” Richt proclaimed last week.
It isn’t surprising that Richt would be in support, or announce his support, of Bobo. After all, Richt gave Bobo is first shot at calling plays in 2006. He was named UGA’s offensive coordinator in 2007.
That move coincided with Matthew Stafford and the Bulldogs ending that season as the No. 2 team in the country. The College Football Playoff didn’t exist at the time, which is good news for Les Miles and LSU.
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Bobo’s return to calling plays in Athens comes after a few stops away from UGA. He left Georgia to become the Colorado State head coach in 2015. He returned to the SEC in 2020 to call plays for Will Muschamp in his final season at South Carolina. A failed season with Bryan Harsin at Auburn came a year later.
Georgia’s offense changed noticeably from Richt to Bobo. In 2001 to 2006, the Bulldogs relied on a stout defense and very good special teams to grind down foes. By the time Bobo ended his time at Georgia, the Bulldogs were scoring more than 40 points a game. By then, however, Richt’s defenses were failing him constantly.
Bobo’s offenses were having to outscore teams for Georgia to win. Only once in Bobo’s tenure was he paired up with a defense that held opponents under 20 points per game for a season - that was in 2012.
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Bobo was a quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97 and was an on-field coach for the program for 14 seasons before returning this year. Richt was a head coach at Georgia and Miami for more than 15 years. He won the SEC Championship in 2002 and 2005, and the Sugar Bowl in 2003 and 2007.
Richt and Bobo combined to coach some of the greatest quarterbacks in UGA history. David Greene left Athens as the then-winningest quarterback in NCAA history with 42 career wins. Aaron Murray is the SEC’s all-time leader in passing yards (13,166) and touchdown passes (121). Matthew Stafford threw for 3,459 yards and 25 touchdowns (then a school record) as a junior for the Bulldogs. D.J. Shockley had one of the all-time great seasons at UGA in 2005, as the Clayton County native guided the Bulldogs to a win over LSU in the SEC Championship Game.