Firing of Muschamp intended to embarrass him

You're FIRED with two games left in the season. 

Florida fired Head Football Coach Will Muschamp Sunday, after the Gators surrendered a touchdown lead with less than a minute left in the game versus South Carolina Saturday.

USC won 23-20 in OT. 

No one is surprised that Muschamp was fired. The Gators have been struggling most of the year, and Florida does not suffer losing very well, since Steve Spurrier brought the program to National Championship prominence.

But to fire Muschamp with games remaining is a way to embarrass him. It's a knee-jerk reaction from an administration that could not control its anger.

And while firing Muschamp may serve the revenge nature of Gator-Nation is is not the kind of thing that will represent the program well as it looks to replace Muschamp.

At South Carolina, Head Coach Steve Spurrier has to have felt like firing his defensive coaching staff after it has collapsed and lost at least three football games. 

But Spurrier has remained big about it, despite the call from fans to terminate the root of the problem. Spurrier has bitten his tongue. He has shown respect and restraint. That is the big-boy thing to do. It is professional.

You have to believe Spurrier will make defensive coaching changes at he end of the year. Otherwise the program's season-ticket sales - and interest level - will take a major hit.

But by holding off, and not reacting quickly and violently, as Florida has, Spurrier has elevated the stature of himself and the USC program. 

Florida has done nothing but look small, and petty in kicking Muschamp like it did. There will likely be repercussions as the Gators look for the next hopeful to take Muschamp's place in their firing squad. Who would want to work for such vindictive people?