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Richt just grows right where he is: as Georgia head coach.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Troy Johnson
TAMPA, Fla. _ Notre Dame didn't call and neither did Florida. The Miami Dolphins didn't call and neither did Louisiana State.
More telling, perhaps, is the fact that Georgia football coach Mark Richt didn't ask his agent to place a call to any of those parties and line up an interview.
If you're an adult who woofs it up on autumn Saturdays, this knowledge should produce a howl of delight.
While so many other coaches, including some in the Southeastern Conference, are in a breathless rush to build their resumes and bank accounts, Richt appears content to build a program.
If you're wondering why Richt prefers Georgia to, say, an LSU program that won a share of the national championship last year or a Notre Dame program that is under the misguided notion it should win the national championship every year, contrast the Bulldogs' present with its past.
If Georgia beats Wisconsin in Saturday afternoon's Outback Bowl, it will clinch a third straight 10-win season for only the second time in school history. A 10-2 finish after a beginning that included talk of a national championship might sound like underachievement, but the Bulldogs have overachieved in so many other ways under Richt's watch.
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