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bgator85
| Favorite team: | Florida  |
| Location: | Sarasota |
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| Registered on: | 8/27/2007 |
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That is awesome! What event was this?
Spurrier Awards. In Gainesville, outside his restaurant
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re: Karma possibly about to smite the Aubs once again in Bediako case
Posted by bgator85 on 2/23/26 at 12:31 pm to antibarner
Does Bama actually want him back at this point?
re: Is the high cost to play hockey the reason it isn't as popular?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/23/26 at 6:36 am to Jax Teller
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I think that whole lack of ice plays a part
I'd bet it would be a pretty popular youth sport in Florida if there was simply more access given the massive success of the Lightning and Panthers. But the cost to keep rinks operational here leads to many failing. Not a whole lot of places for kids to play.
re: 2026 Gator Baseball Season Thread
Posted by bgator85 on 2/19/26 at 10:55 am to ForeverGator
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Still top 10 in recruiting, but we've fallen behind. LSU and Vandy are on another level in baseball recruiting above everyone else. That's where we should be (and we were not long ago -- thanks again Stricklin -- fricker)
Yeah, we can always do better. Baseball is LSU's darling, don't think we will spend what they do, but we need to stay within arms reach and be competitive. They're basketball spending is near the bottom of the SEC, and it shows. The expectation is for UF to be great at every sport, and we should be, but that it's gonna cost some money.
re: Does it seem random that Florida has had this excellent basketball program since 2000?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/18/26 at 3:21 pm to littleavery1948
I fully anticipate Golden taking a shot at the NBA at some point, but think we get 10+ years out of him. He's fully ingrained into the UF and Gainesville communities, and his family is so young.
Think we have something cooking with Golden and Sumrall.
Think we have something cooking with Golden and Sumrall.
re: Rueben Chinyelu is rebounding in a different stratosphere from everyone else
Posted by bgator85 on 2/18/26 at 2:45 pm to joshnorris14
The development of Rueben Chinyelu is certainly something for the ages. Carlin Hartman has proven his weight in gold, we'll be lucky to hold on to him much longer. Have to think some decent HC job offers are coming his way.
re: 2026 Gator Baseball Season Thread
Posted by bgator85 on 2/18/26 at 11:23 am to Lt. Columbo
I hate Stricklin and think it is long overdue for him to be gone from UF. That said, UF is not among the worst NIL budgets for P4 schools in baseball. It's just not true, we're not #1 or anything but we are extremely competitive with the upper tier.
re: Does it seem random that Florida has had this excellent basketball program since 2000?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/18/26 at 11:01 am to TigerLunatik
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They've been really good in baseball too despite the lack of fan support which I will never understand.
UF pretty consistently fills the new stadium. Believe they've been top 7 or 8 every year in attendance since it opened. Don't see anything wrong with the fan support.
re: Does it seem random that Florida has had this excellent basketball program since 2000?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/18/26 at 10:32 am to Funky Tide 8
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Damn, I just saw where Bill Donovan Sr. passed away this week.
Yeah, very sad news. The man has been a staple in Gainesville for decades, even after BD went to the NBA. Much loved guy in the basketball world.
re: Does it seem random that Florida has had this excellent basketball program since 2000?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/17/26 at 10:40 pm to JamalMurry27
Not sure it’s random given the overall strength of the athletic department since the 90s and the demographic changes in the state, but will say it’s still not fully appreciated. The transformation of Gator basketball in the last 30 years has been pretty unbelievable.
re: SEC MBB Teams by NCAA Tournament Wins since 2020
Posted by bgator85 on 2/16/26 at 6:07 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
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The timeline of basketball starts at Florida's first championship, don't ya know?
I think a fair barometer is the 64 team era of the tournament. An even 40 years with the expanded field.
re: Are the SEC refs protecting UF bball?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/16/26 at 1:34 pm to ForeverGator
The continued whining on social media is pretty wild. Some claiming moral victory in a game where the score was closer than the game. Lucky it was even in single digits.
re: SEC MBB Teams by NCAA Tournament Wins since 2020
Posted by bgator85 on 2/16/26 at 9:49 am to TriStateAreaFootball
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All three major Florida schools think that sports started being played in 1990
That's nearing 40 years ago. That's a whole lot of modern history at this point.
re: Florida has been far superior to UK in hoops this century
Posted by bgator85 on 2/15/26 at 10:32 am to BluegrassBelle
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Also left out the Runner-Up in 2014
Ok, we had one too so a wash.
re: Final Four appearances by SEC teams
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 2:43 pm to captdalton
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The Florida fans begging for validation in this thread is sad.
Our validation is the trophy case
re: Final Four appearances by SEC teams
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 11:41 am to AUTiger789
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These numbers are a bit off as it appears they are counting wins officially vacated by the NCAA. Here are the official numbers for all SEC programs:
132- Kentucky
52- Arkansas
51- Florida
It does, we won the games so I don't have an issue counting those but it actually helps our winning % to take those 2 seasons out. UF gets to the tournament and wins a lot of games
:lol:
re: Can UF repeat?
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 9:28 am to Wallacewade04
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but if you run into the teams that are in the top 6.......ehhhhhhhhhh
Not to say they aren't good, but I'd actually feel pretty good about us going up against Arizona, Duke or UConn again. Houston too. Outside of Michigan, I think it is more of the other 2/3 seeds that would be our biggest tests.
re: Final Four appearances by SEC teams
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 9:21 am to captdalton
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I listed teams by NCAA appearances.
Sorry Florida didn’t make the cut line.
Why not list NCAA tournament wins? What you do with your appearances is ultimately what's used as defining measure of success.
NCAA Tourn Wins:
UK - 134
UF - 54
ARK - 52
OU - 43
TEXAS - 40
BAMA - 32
TENN - 31
MIZZ - 23
Repeating is really hard to do. Think it is interesting that UF has very close losses with 3 of the 4 assumed 1 seeds, and we'd have to feel pretty good about our chances in a rematch on neutral courts.
UF is going to be an incredibly tough out for anyone. Should be fun.
UF is going to be an incredibly tough out for anyone. Should be fun.
re: Final Four appearances by SEC teams
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 7:22 am to Go Go Gata
Given how much the tournament has changed over the years, kind of need to put all these different numbers into context.
Not trying to discount history, but a F4 when there are only 8 teams in the tournament is comparing apples to oranges to the 64 team era. Not sure how to account for these differences, but they are different.
In the 40 or so years of the 64 team tournament, think the F4 numbers are:
UK - 8
UF - 6
ARK - 3
OU - 3
LSU - 2
AUB - 2
ALA -1
MSU - 1
TEX - 1
USC - 1
Not trying to discount history, but a F4 when there are only 8 teams in the tournament is comparing apples to oranges to the 64 team era. Not sure how to account for these differences, but they are different.
In the 40 or so years of the 64 team tournament, think the F4 numbers are:
UK - 8
UF - 6
ARK - 3
OU - 3
LSU - 2
AUB - 2
ALA -1
MSU - 1
TEX - 1
USC - 1
re: Florida Basketball = Indiana Football
Posted by bgator85 on 2/12/26 at 6:26 am to Jorts R Us
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I just don't see UF repeating so not sure I see what you're going for with this comparison.
Yeah, it's a tall order to repeat. Chances are we won't but we will be one hell of an out.
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