UGA squeaks by Georgia Tech, Mark Richt’s job security still in question

UGA vs. Georgia Tech is also known as “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate”, but today’s win by the Bulldogs was anything but clean and did nothing to help calm the Mark Richt haters.

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This was an edition of the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry that had little bearing on anything except state bragging rights and job security for some Georgia coaches. The Bulldogs won the game 13-7, but there was nothing to done to help out the Georgia coaching staff members who are in jeopardy.

It’s funny how perceptions and expectations can really create odd situations. Georgia will finish the regular season with three losses, yet their head coach and some of his assistants are going to be evaluated and possibly gone. Georgia Tech will finish the season with three wins, yet their head coach is solidly entrenched in his job.

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Sony Michel and the Georgia defense did their part to fight for their coach’s job, but otherwise the Bulldogs looked as flat as they have since losing a 21-point lead to the Volunteers in October.

The win over Georgia Tech gives Mark Richt another 9-win season at Georgia (his 11th in 15 years) with a shot at 10 if the Bulldogs win whichever mid-tier bowl game they play, and there is hope on the horizon with some (once again) top recruits coming into Athens.

But Georgia fans are tired of hoping, and the Georgia Board of Regents, as well as athletic director Greg McGarity, are probably growing tired of listening to them .

There are some decisions to be made in Athens, and Richt may be given the ultimatum of making some staff changes or losing his job. Specifically, first-year offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and offensive line coach Rob Sale would be first in line for that tough review.

Georgia’s offensive line has completely underperformed in 2015, and the Bulldogs’ putrid offense was the failed science experiment of the season in the SEC.

Something will need to change.

The 9-win season will feel like empty calories to the Georgia fan base. Even with beating rival Georgia Tech, the losses to SEC rivals Florida, Tennessee and Alabama make it hard to look at this season as any kind of success.

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It’s in the hands of the Georgia administration now, and everyone will have to play the wait-and-see game until any announcements are made, as – unlike LSU – it’s all being played very close to the vest in Athens.