He took alot of flack for how he exited Miami. He had kept his health quiet to that point. I think it was starting to affect him at that point, and even though it looked bad he knew he had to step down for the program. He's a stand up guy. My dad, being a UGA employee had the opportunity to meet him a few times, and has a Richt autographed UGA tie he always wore. Dad was super disppointed when GA fired him. He is a genuine person. Dad got to have some chat time on a couple occasions with Papa Dooley back in the day too. He thought well of him, but Richt more so. Regardless of my UT fandom, I was always "obligated" to be a closet dawg. THey did provide our living, and a quite nice retirement for pops. That feeling of obligation ended with the arrival of Kirby "Vacuum Cleaner" Smart.