Fire Muschamp! Fire Muschamp!

In a half-empty Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Florida fans loudly expressed their displeasure with the Gators head coach during their last home game against Missouri.

Will Muschamp, the recipient of those outcries, said after the game he didn’t hear the chants. A week later, the embattled head coach spoke with the media about how the chants and the booing from fans have affected him.

Not much, he says. It’s simply just part of the job.

“As a football coach, it’s a bunker mentality,” Mushcamp said Monday. “It is what it is. It’s what you deal with when you get in this profession.”

The Gators are in the midst of another disappointing season, posting a 3-3 record and losing three out of their last four games. It all culminated against Missouri on Oct. 18, as Florida turned the ball over six times in a 42-13 loss. Fans were leaving by halftime and Gator Nation seemed not too pleased with the on-field results. Muschamp couldn’t blame them.

“I told the team after the game Sunday, I said ‘as a fan, you buy a ticket, they reserve the right to boo. they buy the ticket the can come boo and chant and holler and scream and start a website and all that stuff.’ If that’s what they want to do, that’s certainly their prerogative.”

“As a coach or player when you come to the University of Florida or a place like this, that’s something you’ve got to accept,” Muschamp added. “That’s part of it.”

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Whether he accepts the criticism or not, the tricky part for Muschamp is the affect the chants and the boos have off the field. With a family at home, Muschamp said its tough, especially when his kids are wondering why all of the people in the stadium want to “fire” their dad.

Fortunately for Muschamp, he says they understand the criticisms come with the territory of being an SEC coach.

“Well you’ve got to get home and explain to your 9-year-old why they’re chanting to fire your dad. That’s not very fun,” Muschamp said. “But, again, my family understands it. They understand the deal of being a coach. There’s some great things that come along with this job and there’s some tough deals you’ve got to deal with. I don’t complain about any of that stuff. That’s part of the job when you come here. It is what it is.”

Former Gator players have been quick to defend Muschamp and the team, including Heisman Trophy winner and Gator legend Tim Tebow. The current SEC Network analyst took an opportunity on SEC Nation last Saturday to call out Gator Nation, saying they’re better than booing the players.

“This goes out to the Florida Gator fans. And it’s personal for me because I’ve been a Florida Gator fan since I can remember, since I was a little boy. Over the course of the last 20-something years, we have been blessed to have a much success as any university out there — three national championships, a lot of amazing seasons.

“So as a Florida fan, I’m saying to the rest of you Florida fans, it’s OK to have your own opinion. It’s OK to call the Paul Finebaum Show and say whatever you want. I’m not saying anything about that. But when you’re at the game, let’s be better than these other universities that boo their student-athletes.

“Remember: These guys are 18, 19, 20 years old. We can be better than that because we have been so successful. We are blessed. So if there is one season where we’re not putting up points, it’s OK. Let’s rise above that. Let’s show character as fans that we are Gator Nation and we can stand up and we are better than booing our student-athletes.”

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During his three and a half seasons at Florida, Muschamp has had his share of ups and downs. Aside from an 11-2 season in 2012, the Gators are just 14-17 under Muschamp and 17-16 in SEC play.

More importantly, Muschamp is 0-3 against Georgia and just 1-2 versus Florida State.

The fourth-year head coach is in desperate need of a win, especially with only five games remaining to convince fans as well as athletic director Jeremy Foley that he’s got this team going in the right direction. Still, Muschamp is approaching this week’s matchup against Georgia like any other game.

“Every week is the same during the season,” Muschamp said. “As far as what we need to do to be successful, as far as all the other, I travel from home to work and work to home, and that’s about all I do, so I’m not into the other stuff.”

“I’m watching this film and getting this football team ready.”

Florida will look to break a modest two-game losing streak this Saturday when the Gators take on Georgia at 3:30 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla.