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The last 2+ years I spent at the @NBA & @NBAGLeague were an absolutely amazing experience and one I’ll never forget.
I’m excited to announce that today I joined the @CBSSports Digital Media team and will be working out of sunny South Florida!
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First picture is from 2005. Second picture is from 2018. New era, same bag of tricks. #HeatCulture
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🐊 @UF is the only school in the United States ranked in the Top 7 in...
🏈 Football @GatorsFB (AP)
🏀 Basketball @GatorsMBK (AP)
🏫 Best Public University (USNews)
It’s always great to be a Gator 🐊 @FloridaGators
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Kentucky-Auburn was well worth the hype. That was a really fun game.
The Jungle is a Top 3 atmosphere in college basketball right now...and it's not 2 or 3.
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The Florida Gators should never be 2-4 to start a season.
It doesn’t take 4 years to turn around a program and it certainly shouldn’t take 4 years to drive it into the ground.
Napier is the worst coach we’ve had, win percentage-wise, since the 1940s.
The experiment is over.
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I still think Florida is one of the 4 best teams in the country 🤷🏻♂️
#Gators are objectively better than Notre Dame.
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Imagine if Kyle Trask had this defense instead of the Todd Grantham 50-burger crew.
Would’ve been a new year on the Gators’ national title ribbon at The Swamp.
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Tua Tagovailoa has been given zero chances to succeed in Miami. He's played behind a hilariously bad OL for his entire tenure and his wide outs have been banged up most of the time.
On top of all of that, he had Chan Gailey calling plays his rookie year. Situation is ridiculous.
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The Billy Napier Era at Florida has to come to an end
It’s the same mistakes, poor clock management, predictable play calling and lack of discipline in Year 4 that we saw in Year 1
This is an unacceptable product at the University of Florida with this level of talent
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Leeds have got to get rid of Marsch, this simply isn't working.
Every single match Leeds seems to control play early, dominate possession, miss several good chances and then concede on the first opportunity
When the script is the same every single game, it's the manager #LUFC
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It is not hyperbole to say that Billy Napier is one of the worst head coaches in the past century of Gator football
Every week it’s the same stupidity on the sidelines. He doesn’t learn from his mistakes. He is unfathomably stubborn & doesn’t adjust
It’s a horrible combination!
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Napier makes THE SAME MISTAKES over & over every week & HASN’T CHANGED ANYTHING
The clock management, timeouts, playcalling & situational awareness is unfathomably bad for a 4TH-YEAR COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
It’s disrespectful to the alumni & fans to let him continue
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I love the transfer window because a week ago I had no idea who Freiburg’s Roland Sallai was and now if Leeds don’t sign him I’ll be devastated. #LUFC
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I wonder if Kentucky has some buyer's remorse knowing they could've been in the Boogie Fland sweepstakes for similar money they spent on Denzel Aberdeen
Terrific decision by UF's front office. Played the long game & it worked out great!
Potential NBA talent vs. NCAA role player
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Scott Stricklin has created an environment of apathy around #Gators football and basketball. The changes need to start at the top, or nothing will ever change. This isn’t Mississippi State. There are expectations.
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I can unequivocally say that Jaden Rashada's NIL deal is not, and never was, worth $13 million. There is not a single QB in the country being paid that amount of money #Gators
Not Arch at Texas, not Malachi at USC, not Nico at Tennessee, not Arnold at Oklahoma. Its just not true
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This feels so much worse than 2013 Georgia Southern. That szn was already over
This is most talented team UF has had in a decade+ & Napier is so incompetent he can’t do anything with them
Sun Belt Billy is too much of a compliment. He’s JuCo Billy…& that’s offensive to JuCos
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Won’t Back Down has easily turned into one of the best traditions in CFB. Incredible atmosphere here. #Gators
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Isaiah Briscoe was #1 PG in 2015 class & went undrafted. John Collins had 2 college offers and went 19th overall. It's not all about stars.
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4 years in and struggling against Mississippi State at The Swamp during homecoming week.
That Sunday morning fired tweet is gonna hit like Brandon Spikes over the middle. #Gators
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Fanta, I love you, and you’re the absolute best, but Tennessee over Florida is a wild decision.
Both teams are 4-1 in the 1st Quadrant, with no other losses, UF has an extra Quad 2 win vs UT and the #Gators massacred the Vols in Gainesville this week!
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Jonathan Vilma just said on CFB that Florida is the real deal. Never thought I’d hear that.
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Texas A&M keeps trying to let Florida in this game and Billy Napier keeps saying, “No thanks!”
It’s unfathomably frustrating
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How do you let Napier coach another game at Florida after this? He has absolutely no idea what he’s doing out there.
Great job giving Stricklin an extension, though! That was really smart!
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Florida is the 2nd-best team at home in the NCAA since 1990 according to ESPN, only trailing Ohio State.
The Swamp, where only #Gators get out alive 🐊
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If Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, ARod, Clemens, etc aren’t in the Baseball HOF, is it really even a Hall of Fame, or just a moral high ground for voters to grandstand upon?
Get those guys in, along with many others, or it’s really just a sham.
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With 4-star S Hylton Stubbs' commitment, the #Gators have now passed Miami and Texas A&M and have the 10th-ranked class in the country.
Florida is also quite close to passing Tennessee for the 9th-ranked class in the country.
Recruiting is BOOMING in Gainesville right now!
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Now that the Billy Napier disasterclass is over in Gainesville, all efforts need to be put towards bringing Lane Kiffin to Florida
He's the perfect guy to replace Napier. Kiffin is a plus on gameday, a great playcaller & can recruit at a high level
I think they get him. #Gators
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After missing on Gakpo, De Ketelaere, Rodrigo De Paul, etc, this is absolutely massive for Leeds United getting a deal done for a player of this caliber
Great move for a striker who could be an international superstar in the making. Cant wait to see him make his debut #LUFC #MOT
❗️X News #Rutter: Hard poker yesterday about financial details but now there is a total agreement between the clubs! Been told it’s a total package of possible €40m transfer fee. Contract until 2028! Announcements of the clubs are prepared. #LUFC @SkySportDE 🇫🇷🇲🇶
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#Gators will play the winner of Colorado State and Maryland at either 7:09, 7:39, 10:09 or 10:39 PM ET on Thursday in San Francisco.
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Great job by UF scheduling this game to be a whiteout. Just a terrific decision.
...there's still time to reverse it and tell everybody to wear blue, like a normal program. #Gators
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Orlando Robinson will 100% be on the Heat regular season roster. Might like this signing as much as the Jovic pick.
You’ve got a 6-10 big man who is a legitimate scoring threat from all areas of the floor. Can pull up from 3, score with back to the basket and put it on the floor
Undrafted Fresno State center Orlando Robinson is signing with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN. He will join their team at summer league in Las Vegas.
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Patrick Bamford just chillin on his phone after being subbed off. Didn’t know players were allowed to do this in the EFL. 🤷🏻♂️
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Florida should realistically be the No. 2 overall seed in the country, behind Auburn, but I have a feeling the committee is still going to stick them behind Duke and Houston
11-4 in Quadrant 1, 20-4 in Q1+2 & wins vs. No. 2, No. 5 (x2), No. 6 (x2), No. 16 & No. 18 in NET #Gators
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How can you hear Elland Road on TV and not think this is the best atmosphere in English football?
12:30 local kickoff and that place is BUZZING #LUFC
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Thomas Haugh turning himself into a #Gators legend. You absolutely LOVE to see it.
He’s got a good shot to be SEC Preseason Player of the Year next season. Smart to return and turn himself into a lottery pick.
Bet on yourself!!
NEWS: Thomas Haugh has elected not to declare for the 2025 NBA draft and will return to Florida for his junior season, he told ESPN. Haugh will enter next season a projected 2026 first-round pick after playing a critical role in the Gators' national championship run.
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This team could be 6-2 right now with an iota of average coaching.
Napier finding the most painful ways to lose games is a consistent theme throughout his career in Gainesville.
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I am so happy that the #Gators will be able to take the money they would've paid Denzel Aberdeen & offer it to Ben Henshall
He's an exponentially better player, has played at a higher level of competition & is exact type of fit this Florida team needs to build towards repeating.
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Should be another big night for the #Gators 😎
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Florida: 10-9 in Quads 1 & 2: 7-seed
Gonzaga: 7-7 in Quads 1 & 2: 5-seed
Make it make sense. And I like Gonzaga!
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Is it possible that maybe, just maybe, Auburn didn’t remotely care about the Peach Bowl after losing the SEC Championship? UCF had an impressive season, but I wouldn’t say Auburn was 100% bought in to that game. To UCF, this was biggest game in program history.
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Whatever assistant has been working with Rueben Chinyelu on his post play deserves a ton of credit.
He’s got some real go-to moves and touch around the rim now. Looks like a completely different player from the start of the year. #Gators
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I can’t believe the #Gators got this kid over Purdue. Upset of the century.
7-foot-6 center Olivier Rioux has committed to Florida, per his Instagram.
Ranked 147th nationally in the 2024 class, per On3.
Holds the Guinness World Record for tallest teenager.
on3.com/db/olivier-rioux-151…
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I cannot believe the University of Florida is going to allow Scott Stricklin to make another hire. The issues start with him. #Gators
He missed on Mullen, brutally missed on Napier and the jury is still out on Golden.
I get UF has an interim president but...
If/when Florida coach Billy Napier is fired, Scott Stricklin is expected to lead the next coaching search, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports
cbssports.com/college-footba…
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Some personal news...I've accepted a multimedia job with the @NBA/@NBAGLeague & will be moving to New Jersey later this week. Unbelievably excited to work at somewhere I've always dreamed of being..and don't worry, there will still be plenty of Florida Gators info on my timeline!
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If we’re being fully honest with ourselves, Aberdeen & Alexis transferring is a positive, not a negative
Both are replacement-level players, who UF can absolutely upgrade upon in portal for similar $$
I’ll be thankful for their part in winning a title, but it ends there #Gators
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Kyle Trask now has 28 passing touchdowns in Florida’s first 6 games. That’s the new SEC record...and he’s the only QB to do it against all SEC competition. Trask passes Tua for the record.
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Folks...I'm thinking this Florida team might be a legit contender. They can score with anyone. #Gators
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The team has quit on Napier/Armstrong/Roberts and we are less than 3 games into the season. The lack of effort, want-to and motor is hard to watch.
I can't imagine being there in person for it. A change needs to be made ASAP at AD and HC. #Gators
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Florida not getting Tennessee as an annual rival is an absolute joke.
So many other teams get to keep their traditional rivalries, playing against teams they have nearly a century of history with, and we get Kentucky and South Carolina?
BREAKING: Annual SEC College Football opponents for the next 4 seasons per @clowfb👀
on3.com/news/sources-sec-ann…
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This is the move of an absolutely unserious program with no real leadership or direction that is fine staying with status quo
In what world has Napier coached well enough to not just keep, but GUARANTEE his job for next szn?
He’s 15-18 in 3 seasons at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
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4 different times I thought this NCAA Tournament run was over and 4 different times Florida did the impossible and pulled through.
The #Gators were a team of destiny and will forever be national champions. I love this school so goddamn much.
Banners hang forever!!!!! 🐊🐊🐊🐊
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4🌟 ATH Arlis Boardingham just committed to Florida on @CBSSportsHQ over Oregon.
His commitment bumps the #Gators up to No. 16 in the 247Sports Class of 2022 composite rankings.
Billy Napier & Co. have been putting in work on the recruiting trail since they got to Gainesville.
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.@GatorsMBK comes in at No. 14 in the latest AP Poll, rising up 9 spots from last week. #Gators
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🐊 @GatorsMBK comes in at No. 6 in the first AP Poll of the season.
1. Michigan State
2. Kentucky
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Louisville
6. Florida
7. Maryland
8. Gonzaga
9. North Carolina
10. Villanova
11. Virginia
12. Seton Hall
13. Texas Tech
14. Memphis
15. Oregon
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Texas A&M just slowly bleeding out Florida until it’s over
So many chances to get back into this game, & instead, Gators ran screen pass after screen pass & tried to play for FGs
I’m so ready to be done with this era of Florida football. Too much talent for this to be happening
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Going from Denzel Aberdeen to Ben Henshall would be such a colossal upgrade for the #Gators next season
Can play multiple positions & is an excellent shooter off the dribble. Love his versatility for this Florida team
He's actually worth the money that Aberdeen was asking for
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If Napier loses Filsaime & Williams & ends up with a class outside the Top 10, there’s really no reason for him to be in Gainesville any longer
He’d be an elite recruiter without an elite recruiting class and a CEO that can’t figure out his OC, DC or STC hires. Not great #Gators
5-star S Xavier Filsaime flips to Texas
247sports.com/college/florid…
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Besides DeVonta Smith, these voting numbers are a JOKE.
The Heisman Trophy committee seriously needs to consider shrinking the voting pool...
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Don’t think there’s a more important transfer target for #Gators this offszn than Princeton’s Xaivian Lee.
6-4 PG, elite playmaker & a great 3-pt shooter off the dribble. Good defensive rebounder, too, & gets to FT line a bunch.
Perfect piece for next szn & worth paying up for.
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Dan Mullen’s name should trend every time Dameon Pierce plays.
He had a future Pro Bowl RB on his team and limited him to like 6-7 touches a game. 🤦🏻♂️
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Colin Castleton had 29 PTS and the #Gators lost. There's no scenario where that should ever happen. What a wasted opportunity for Florida to add to its resume. Extremely frustrating.
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Year 4 and Billy Napier still can’t get his defense set against a hurry-up offense on 3rd Down. Same issues we’ve been seeing for years. How is he still allowed to coach this team?
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🚨 4🌟 DL Kelby Collins has committed to FLORIDA over Bama & Georgia🚨
No. 6 DL in the Class of 23 & No. 70 overall
Puts UF narrowly behind Tennessee (.1) for the 11th-ranked class in the country
Massive get for Napier & Co. who continue to target the Southeast region! #Gators
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Close out recruiting with a Top 5 class, hire an OC immediately (would love Sean Lewis) to call plays and switch up EVERYTHING about special teams this offseason. Napier has 1 more year, otherwise, both he and Stricklin will be out of here by the end of 2024.
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These officials shouldn't work another game in the tournament. An absolute ref show in Indy. What a joke. Taking away from a great back-and-forth game.
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UF hasn’t had this good of a basketball player since Bradley Beal. These are exciting times. #Gators
Scottie Lewis is on another level 📶 #1 SF in the class of 2019 @Scott_lewis_23
Full Vid: bit.ly/2PW8JBM
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This one is pretty intriguing for the #Gators.
Was committed to Florida for a while and was wanted pretty badly by the previous Florida staff.
Would be a really solid 4 for Florida.
NEWS: Indiana forward Malik Reneau is entering the transfer portal, source told @on3.
The 6-9 junior from Miami averaged 13.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this season.
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Colin Castleton is up to No. 4 in the KenPom Player of the Year rankings. #Gators
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The Waste Management Open is absolutely electric after Sam Ryder’s Hole-In-One.
🎥 @GOLFonCBS
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Florida's bubble bursts with a last-second loss to Texas A&M.
Is this the last game we see Mike White as head coach of the #Gators?
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If I’m the #Gators, I’m putting every dollar and cent left in my NIL budget to land Boogie Fland.
It won’t be at the same level, but he could have a Walter Clayton-like impact for this Florida team next year.
He’s the perfect backcourt piece for Golden and the Gators.
NEWS: Boogie Fland is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and will not participate in the remainder of the NBA draft combine, his agent Mike Miller told ESPN. Fland entered the NCAA transfer portal after his freshman season at Arkansas.
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Get that man his brick. Walter Clayton Jr will go down as one of the best players in Florida #Gators history.
And he can/will cement himself as a University of Florida legend during the NCAA Tournament.
Big shoutout to the kid from Lake Wales. Still more to come!
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If I'm Florida, I try and get this done before he leaves campus.
No other player in the portal will have as big of an impact on the #Gators' 2025-26 season than Xaivian Lee.
He is the perfect playmaker for this squad and would work so well with the returning bigs. Love his game
More doings for Florida, per sources: Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee is on an official visit right now. There's been significant interest from other schools in recent days, but I'm told Lee is down to St. John's and Florida at this stage. Lee played in HS w/ UF's Thomas Haugh.
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Folks, Billy Napier means BUSINESS.
Some of Raymond's recent commitments include Derek Stingley, Eli Ricks and Kayshon Boutte. #Gators
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Now official, the #Gators have their starting point guard for next season.
He’s the type of playmaking point guard that Florida desperately needed to replace all that Walter Clayton Jr brought to the table.
Just a massive, massive get for Golden & Florida. Immediate impact guy.
NEWS: Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee has committed to Florida, he announced. Also visited St. John’s and Kansas. One of the best point guards in the portal, averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists en route to a first-team All-Ivy season.
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Ventrell Miller returning to the #Gators next season. Huge news for Florida.
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While Billy Napier was fired today, you can't look past the fact that AD Scott Stricklin stuck by his side last season & pull his full confidence behind Napier
He wasted a year of everyone's lives & put us behind the 8-ball for 2025 and 2026
There are bigger problems at the top
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5 years ago today, Chris Chiozza cemented himself in
@GatorsMBK history.
His Sweet 16 game-winner at MSG is still the coolest sports moment I've ever seen in person.
March 24, 2017: Florida’s Chris Chiozza (@Chiozza11) buries a three at the buzzer to take out Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 at Madison Square Garden.
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The #Gators have now won 4 of their last 6 games against AP Top 25 opponents and are heading to the SEC semis for the first time in 5 years with a double-digit win over Alabama.
Such good vibes out of this Florida team. You can tell how emotionally invested they are as well.
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I cannot believe Billy Napier is trying to win the game this way.
Actually, that’s not true, I can totally believe it because it’s what he does EVERY TIME HE HAS A 2ND HALF LEAD.
Play calling this half has been horrific. #Gators
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And just like that my four years of #Gator football are officially over. The product might have been terrible, but I'll be forever grateful for four years at The Swamp. No atmosphere in college football is like Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. #GatorNation
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#Gators up to No. 12 on KenPom. They'll play Ohio State who is now No. 21. Will be a huge Quad 1 opportunity for @GatorsMBK.
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Colossal get for the #Gators!
Florida now instantly has 1 of the best backcourts in NCAA with Lee/Fland.
This is why you sometimes have to let returning players walk for what they're asking for.
Would you rather take same money & spend it on Aberdeen or Fland? Answer is easy!
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So impressed by the steps Reuben Chinyelu has taken since the start of the season. His touch/basketball sense have come such a long way.
He’s capable of scoring on his own & is as great as ever on offensive glass.
His development has been stellar and deserves credit. #Gators
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Walter Clayton Jr has easily moved into my Top 10 favorite Gator basketball players of all-time & absolutely deserves to be a 1st-Team All-American
With time ticking down, & game on the line, don’t think there’s a player in the country I’d rather have shooting the ball than Walt
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You've got to give a hell of a lot of credit to Mike White based on how the team is playing right now
#Gators have 4 straight Ws, including 2 over Top 11 teams, & are playing their best 🏀 of the szn about halfway through schedule
...& doing it all without the SEC Preseason POY
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