With basketball season around the corner and happier times ahead for Florida Gator fans, the Georgia Bulldogs made a move that was supposed to be a happy announcement for their own basketball program.
But in making the announcement, it actually served as a pick-me-up for Gators fans feeling down about football season.
Mike White gets extended by Georgia
Georgia announced that they have extended Mike White through the 2031 season.
You know what, no complaints here from Florida. None whatsoever. In fact, the only bummer for Florida fans is that he wasn't extended even longer.
White was Florida's head coach from 2015 through 2022. He had a record of 142-88 and 72-52 in SEC play, which wasn't a disaster, but it was clear there was a ceiling on the program. After an Elite Eight run in 2017, White never advanced past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament again. In fact, 2016-17 was his only season in Gainesville with fewer than ten losses.
Fans grew frustrated because White was a symbol of mediocrity, but if those same fans dared to say something, they were told, "Oh, you're just being negative."
White left for Georgia after the 2022 season, and one could say his replacement, Todd Golden, has done alright.
Georgia, meanwhile, gave White an extension after seasons of 16-16, 20-17, and 20-13.
The Bulldogs became ranked this past season for the first time since 2011, and in true Mike White fashion, he went out and promptly became unranked the following week.
Georgia also made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015, and again in true Mike White fashion, he was bounced in the first round after a 89-68 defeat to Gonzaga that wasn't even that close.
If this is what Georgia wants for basketball, do you Bulldogs, do you.
Thanks for letting Florida go out and get Golden and giving Gator fans at least something to look forward to this winter.