Georgia’s Richt’s coaching not at championship level

It has become apparent that the Georgia football fortunes are in sad shape. Thirty years ago, I was a freshman here and the Dawgs played tough, smart, hard-nosed, competitive, and CHAMPIONSHIP football.

The present coaching staff has put together an embarrassment. Often out-coached, out-disciplined, out-schemed, and out-executed, the Dawgs get less out of more than any team I watch. Top ten recruiting classes? Who cares? Try competing for national titles like Florida and LSU.

One thing that you can count on now are lame gimmicks like blackouts and black helmets to win ballgames. Real teams don’t need such crutches as they have a coach that coaches them properly and fires them up until they run through a brick wall to destroy the opponent.

Beat Florida? Not anymore and with a 2-7 against the Gators under Mark Richt, the Dawgs will never chase a national title chance. I guess niceness is what people like in a coach, but for me, give me a General George S.Patton personality to breathe fire under some rearends to play Junkyard Dawg football.

To those that believe the program is in great shape, see where the Gators end up every year and see what Georgia plays for. If you are satisfied, then you have no sense of true Georgia football tradition.

Thomas Candeto
Junior, Buford
Business Management

Stop crying about officials and coach

As a retired high school football coach I was embarrassed at the sideline behavior of Mark Richt in the Florida game. His team looked inept and poorly coached and decidedly unprepared. Yet he continued to cry to the officals when in fact they blew a lot of calls against Georgia. Coach, coach and quit crying.

Dr. David Holt
Alumni, Stone Mountain
Personnel Management

Columnist ‘dead wrong’ about porn

Kori Price is dead wrong in her article “A diet of porn is better than fast food” (10-29-09). As a pastor, I have counseled many who have become addicted to pornography through the very avenues Kori encourages. I have seen marriages ruined by this evil industry.

Kori, I have a hard time believing that you would be okay with your boyfriend or husband looking at other naked women. The bottom (pun intended) line is there is not good in pornography. Jesus was right when He said years ago, “Everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Mt. 5:28).

The good news is that this same Jesus offers forgiveness and healing to all who call upon Him.

Dr. David Holt
Alumni, Stone Mountain
Personnel Management

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