The Hotseat Bowl is what this upcoming Georgia/Ole Miss game has been dubbed. Mark Richt laughed when he heard this “nickname” at a press conference earlier this week, but then threw a few pointed remarks towards the media and the author of the nickname.
As a Georgia alumnus I must say that this is the side of Richt that is bothersome. I have sighed before when Richt played the “unless you’ve played the game, be quiet and leave the football to us” card. However this easily-aggravated-over-job-security persona that is now on display is making those sighs a bit deeper. I have never been in his spot, ie, on the hotseat and possibly about to lose my job. However I would think that he could take the criticism a bit better. He has said before that he is blocking out the “noise” and the team is as well, but I keep reading and seeing and hearing an agitated tone when the topic is broached. Sorry, but a coach with 90+ wins at Georgia and a pair of SEC titles in his tenure now in trouble IS NEWS. If the reporters weren’t asking about it, they wouldn’t be doing their jobs.
Richt is getting a little testy over this and that is perhaps the blackest eye on the program right now, not just the losses. If he keeps the team playing well, including a win this weekend, the noise should quiet down a bit. I hate to say it but when you take the big money, you take everything that comes with it. Sometimes that is noise from reporters and fans/boosters/alumni. Block it out or address it. Don’t get testy.
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