I know you don't like Kirby. I know you were radically against Richt being let go. But you are biased.

Missouri is more talented than any of Miami's wins, hands down no questions asked. And it was a road game. At night. You give Miami quick credit for improvement but can't see that mizzou is also improved with their new coach, despite losing his very 1st game, on the road.

Further, despite Miami's struggles last year, they still simply out talent all 3 teams they played. Far and away. (With respect to the grittiness of App St.) Miami has out-talented all 3 opponents clearly. UGA has not out-talented 2 of its 3 to anything CLOSE to the extent Miami has.

You also have to consider 15 yrs of HC experience vs 0.

Kirby has CLEAR issues with lack of talent on the OL & WR groups left him by Richt. Those will take a while to overcome, and thankfully he's doing a better job so far in correcting those problems. This will be a better OL class than CMR ever signed, and we'll bring in 4-5 WRs 6-2 or taller, also a must have. Check Sentell's AJC column for a good rundown of the deficiencies of Richts recruiting that we're dealing with.

Given schedule & roster problems, it's likely Richt wins more games this year. I'm pulling for him.

But Kirby has pulled out 2 games so far better than CMR, as a rookie under huge pressure, keeping cool at the end & managing time & personnel to great effect.