‘The Mike White experience is awful’: Social media rips Georgia HC after blowout NCAA Tournament loss
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When the Georgia Bulldogs are in the postseason, it’s usually a great time to be a drunk, obnoxious fan. After Thursday night’s performance, though, that happiness may be exclusively limited to the gridiron.
The Bulldogs, making their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, hoped to get off the schneid and advance in the Big Dance for the first time since 2002 when they took the floor against No. 9 seed Saint Louis. Instead, they were soundly whipped by the Billikens, trailing by 17 at halftime — and by as many as 40 in the second half — in their 102-77 loss.
This is the second straight year Georgia was absolutely thumped in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2025, as a No. 9 seed, the Bulldogs lost to mascot sibling Gonzaga 89-68. That Zags squad was a top-10 team in KenPom and an unfortunate draw. But Saint Louis, slotted lower than Georgia on KenPom before their matchup, was a fair foe. As a result, the putrid performance had social media dogging head coach Mike White.
Georgia fans were (understandably) going through it on the timeline, but they weren’t alone in their bashing of White. Florida fans took the opportunity to gloat, while others called the showing “pathetic” and “maybe the worst” they had ever seen.
White won 22 games this year, the most for Georgia since 2001-02. He is going to be the Bulldogs’ head coach next season (and is signed through 2030-31). However, if he wants to make it to the end of that deal, he’ll need to be better than he was on Thursday. Another tournament performance like that will lose him whatever segment of the fanbase remains in his corner.
