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Sorry @UGADad20 I left this part out in response to your ”We will never know if or how good White is or could be without making more of a commitment to the program.”
We WILL know because he had the best support structure any coach could have hoped for at UF, not to mention a solid core of ex Billy Donovan recruits to call on, and yet, mediocrity…like @PlateauDawg so eloquently stated, Mediocre Mike was the laziest hire JB could ever make. And once again, Brooks continues to double down on his laziness by throwing unearned mid-season raises and extensions at a coach that has barely won 1/3 of his SEC games, how crazy is that? How about we see how the season shakes out before renegotiating? That would be a novel concept, yes?
Where's DawgNation's GAME COVERAGE of the latest embarrassing blowout at the hands of our HC's former team?! The absence of said coverage is almost as disgraceful as the loss itself.
Apologies if I've overlooked the story, but I sure as hell haven't been able to find it.
@Gramster @1SICemDAWGS1
What mid-season raise are you guys talking about? the article clearly states that the raise was announced in September 2025. It was announced in an article on georgiadogs.com on 9/26/25, and the announcement also included news that the women's tennis, equestrian, and track coaches were also receiving raises. The article also went on to state that all 4 coaches' contracts were being extended to 2031.
Four Georgia Head Coaches Receive Contract Extensions - University of Georgia Athletics
the following was included as the justification for the White's raise and extension:
"During his tenure, Georgia has ascended an average of 181.2 positions among six of the most popular college basketball metrics. In White's first season, the Bulldogs upped their win total from 2021-22 by double digits, the second-largest regular-season increase among all Power conference programs. In 2023-24, Georgia earned its first postseason bid since 2017 and, while advancing to the NIT semifinals, reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2016. Last winter culminated with the Bulldogs' first NCAA Tournament bid since 2015 as UGA notched back-to-back 20-win efforts for just the fifth time in school history."
So basically, White received the raise because he had just completed coaching back-to-back 20-win seasons for just the fifth time in school history, coached the team that had the first NCAA tournament appearance since 2017, and Josh Brooks obviously thought the program was improving and heading in the right direction. As @UGADad20 pointed out White is a 3 time Coach of the Year (WAC, C-USA, SEC) with a career winning % of .637. I agree with @RedUga4Ever that the raise was well deserved based on his body of work in his first 3 seasons.
this season is obviously not going the way Coach White would have hoped, but it is not over and hopefully they will rally and qualify for the tournament again. I agree with @UGADad20 that the Georgia basketball team has historically been, and is still behind the upper echelon SEC programs in being resourced. We undoubtedly don't have the money to compete for the big athletic guys who can run the floor, score and defend. and don't get me started on Stegman Coliseum - it was crap when it opened in 1964 as a multi-purpose facility, and it is still crap. My actual first time in Stegman was with my dad for a livestock show in the late 60s. I don't live close enough to go to games, but I can hardly watch on TV because of the poor camera placement which I assume is the best they can do in the old cow barn.
and for Mike Griffith - Why has there been no game reporting on Dawgnation for the last 2 games. Dawgs beat LSU on Saturday 83-71 and we got nothing, and we also got no report on this week's game with Florida? You got time to write this article about something that happened in September 2025, but can't give us current news! Do better!
It seems that you want to see UGA basketball succeed like I do, so I’ll pat you on the back for that. However, don’t think you set me straight. I’ve probably forgotten more about Georgia basketball than you’ll ever remember.
Mike White is the 11th highest paid BB coach in the SEC. He is paid what it takes to hire a 3x CoY and .637 winning % coach. THAT'S THE GOING RATE IN THE SEC THESE DAYS FOR ANYONE WITH SOME EXPERIENCE AND SOME PELTS ON THE WALL. I have no problem w/all caps when an obvious point is being made that seems to be missed.
"As of early 2026, the average annual compensation for SEC men’s basketball coaches is estimated to be over $4M", AI.
You completely ignored the talent component "argument" regarding its impact on coaching success. Again, according to CKS it is "Jimmy's and Joe's". Not enough in Athens to be what you think UGA should be.
"We WILL know because he had the best support structure any coach could have hoped for at UF". No we won't. That was pre-NIL and TP. Whatever he did at FU was in another CBB reality. BTW what he did at FU during his 7 seasons at FU was 4 20+ win seasons and 2 19 win seasons. 4 NCAA appearances and 1 NIT quarter final.
Is White the coach to take UGA to the promised land? The odds are against any coach taking UGA to the promised land as the program is currently comprised. Again that's the point. Only 7 active CBB coaches have won a championship. The entire UGA bball program has been mediocre for 30 years. One could argue that White has done more with less than many of his predecessors.
@David1 "I’ve probably forgotten more about Georgia basketball than you’ll ever remember." Doubtful. But what is to remember? Over the last 30 seasons UGA made the big dance 7 times and past the round of 64 twice. What happened before that is ancient history and completely irrelevant to the UGA CBB '26 conversation.. After 'Nique, Vern, Louis Williams (you remember him?) and Edwards there is not a lot to remember. As for basketball, Shooter (from Hoosiers) once said, "I know everything there is to know about the greatest game ever invented". Me too.
@JunkyardDawgs78 well said. Always nice to see some history and FACTS added to the conversation.
@PlateauDawg McMillian is better supported at aTm and less proven. aTm rolled the dice and took a chance. I wouldn't predict anything from his lone 3/4 yr at aTm yet. And he was NOT taking the UGA job over aTm. Beard is the 9th highest paid CBB coach in the country. MS is 11-13 in '25/'26. 11-13 tells me he is a good coach but it's also about the "Jimmy's and Joe's". Byington seems like a steal for Vandy. Though Vandy got no further last year than UGA did in the NCAA. Vandy will have to pony up a raise for Byington soon or lose him. In his 10 yrs before Vandy he had 2 postseason bids. It is interesting you mentioned SunBelt Billy. McMillian and Byington were SunBelt Billy type roll the dice hires.
Mike White is not "my boy". As I look down the list of UGA bball coaches White is as good as any coach UGA has had since the 1950's (sans Tubby Smith). Think about that. That tells you all you need to know about UGA's commitment to basketball excellence. That ain't on Mike White.