Richt says Miami got its swag by 'winning and winning big'
There was a time when Miami was the premier program in the country, bringing a certain attitude to the sport both on and off the field.
Most fans associate the Hurricanes with the endless amounts of "swag" displayed by the likes of Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis, and Ed Reed as the program won five national titles from 1983-2001.
Multiple ESPN documentaries on "The U" brought even more attention to the program, and while coach Mark Richt is embracing the past history, he has a different idea on what brought so much "swag" to Miami.
"I think swag is lining up and whipping the guy in front of you. It's not dancing," Richt told Chip Patterson of CBS Sports on Friday. "Swagger was invented because they won national championships. Swag is winning and winning big."
Miami has yet to win the Coastal Division of the ACC since joining the conference in 2004, and is leaning on former quarterback Richt to bring his alma mater back to glory.
The former Georgia coach came back to Miami for the 2016 season, and turned in a very respectable 9-4 mark in his first campaign. The Hurricanes graduated a fair amount of talent from that team, including quarterback Brad Kaaya, but a wide-open Coastal Division has them poised for a run at the title.
Just don't expect much dancing along the way.