Once one of those top rival games on the Southeastern Conference schedule.Now, besides Derek Dooley facing the team his dad once coached, there’s really nothing exciting about Tennessee vs. Georgia, than which team will finally get its first SEC win Saturday. The Volunteers (2-3, 0-2 SEC) are coming off an unbelievable loss at LSU after time expired and are clearly in a rebuilding mode under first-year coach Dooley. As for Georgia (1-4, 0-3), a team that thought it could contend in the SEC East(Sporting News picked them as such) has a four-game losing streak going, its longest in two decades, and the worst conference start since 1993. Asked if he was coaching for his job, Richt said, "You always are." Then, pausing to gather his thoughts, he added, "I can tell you I’m coaching my tail off. There’s only certain things I can control. That’s what I’m working on." This is the second straight disappointing season in Athens, and really the third in a row considering the 2008 team that started the year ranked No. 1 but lost three games.
"A lot of people might say, ‘Why me? Why us?’ Why not us?" Richt said."“It’s a test of our ability to handle these adverse situations. It’s something we can all grow from. I know our young people are hopefully learning a lot positive things through it. It’s not fun while you’re going through it. But I think as people, when we go through hard times, we normally learn from it, grow from it and get better for it. That’s my goal."
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