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Mark Schlabach reported Georgia fired coach Mark Richt on Sunday.
Twitter exploded.
A sample of the reaction, beginning with the news breaking tweet.
Georgia has fired Mark Richt, a source told https://t.co/IUb98wmtlA
— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) November 29, 2015
Expectations have to be met or else https://t.co/hDCSS3JN2r
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) November 29, 2015
When Mark Richt just isn’t good enough at a program then you know the machine is a cruel beast
— Edward Aschoff (@AschoffESPN) November 29, 2015
Pretty bummed about the Mark Richt news…another 9 win season and its not enough. Ridiculous expectations from that fan base.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 29, 2015
Wow little blown away with news of coach Richt being fired! Really hurts 2 hear the news 1 of best people and coaches I've ever been a round
— DjShockley (@DjShockley3) November 29, 2015
Mark Richt has the exact same winning percentage as that of Phil Fulmer when he was let go at Tennessee: .740
— Radi Nabulsi (@RadiNabulsi) November 29, 2015
Great coach but I don't think you got the right name. https://t.co/nZaTqaDrV5
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) November 29, 2015
Mark Richt was the most gracious coach I dealt with over the past 15 years, bar none. Hate to see it end this way, but it was time.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 29, 2015
If I'm the Miami AD, I know who I'm calling.
— Chris Wright (@CWrightSDS) November 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ria_Martin/status/671021471200845824
If the U. of Miami is smart they would have a plane in the air headed to wherever Mark Richt is
— Channing Crowder (@OfficialCrowder) November 29, 2015
Mark Richt is and will always be a DGD. #GoDawgs
— John Isner (@JohnIsner) November 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/ESPNChing/status/671023129095831552
At the risk of seeming trite, I’ll mention that Mark Richt is a wonderful human being in a business bereft of wonderful human beings.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 29, 2015
There'll be a feeding frenzy of schools trying to flip UGA commit Jacob Eason, nation's No. 1 QB, and hey, #LSU could use a QB
— Hunter Paniagua (@HunterPaniagua) November 29, 2015
Road to Jacob Eason's house… pic.twitter.com/knz0IGsBNG
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) November 29, 2015
First thing the new UGA coach will do is reach out to Jacob Eason, you can believe that. He has a visit set for Dec 11th to UGA at moment..
— Rusty Mansell (@RustyMansell_) November 29, 2015
"Damn it." – South Carolina's search committee at the moment.
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) November 29, 2015
Georgia grad/Bama DC Kirby Smart, who has been S Carolina's radar, will be a prime candidate. Interested to see how this affects S.C. search
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 29, 2015
Georgia later released a statement saying Richt will step down.
Mark Richt to step down as head coach of the Georgia football team. He will coach the team in the upcoming bowl game.
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) November 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/ESPNChing/status/671021186797596672
In the end, Mark Richt's greatest sin was that he had been at Georgia too long. Coaches aren't going to survive in SEC 15 years anymore.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) November 29, 2015
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