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**jareduf** · 02-27-2013, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonas

If ark beats uk, we are good.

Agreed. With a win on Saturday and a loss by UK, we would clinch a tie for the championship. Then, a win against Vandy at home and we win it outright.

**gatordee** · 02-27-2013, 05:56 PM

The SEC is not strong this year. We are clearly the best this year and will win the SEC.

REM08 · 02-27-2013, 06:07 PM

Just noticed the UK/Florida game is the second part of a thursday/saturday combo for UK. According to many of you, this is a MONUMENTAL disadvantage, right?

Just joking around. I do think you guys are a little more worried about winning the conference than you should be. I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

GatorJeff · 02-27-2013, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by REM08

Just noticed the UK/Florida game is the second part of a thursday/saturday combo for UK. According to many of you, this is a MONUMENTAL disadvantage, right?

Just joking around. I do think you guys are a little more worried about winning the conference than you should be. I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

We only have five of them. It's a huge deal for us. I realize that Final Fours and National Titles are more important, but an SEC Championship in a sport as high-profile as men's basketball is nothing to sneeze at.

tommyuf21 · 02-27-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by REM08

I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

We have a lot of work to do to improve our results in this department. When a year like this happens, with few challengers, its incumbent on us to take advantage and win it.

**RealGatorFan** · 02-27-2013, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorsGators

At least we've been able to easily dispose of pulseless teams on the road. Arkansas hasn't.

We've struggled on the road, but comparing us to Arkansas... Give me a break.

Arkansas is a special case because of their arena. It can hold 50% more fans than the O'Connell Center. Same thing for Rupp and UT. Even Missouri has a larger arena.

TampaGatorFan · 02-28-2013, 04:54 PM

Gators got this. No worries.

**adgator** · 02-28-2013, 05:18 PM

UK will not be the first to beat Arky on their homecourt and we beat UA and Vandy by double digits at home. When we lost WY everyone said it would be tougher for us and it was but have WY,MF and CP all back and heathy we now become the team that was winning every game by double digits. Oh and by the way, lots of love for Anthony Grant but I don't think he has ever beaten BD yet, kind of like BD playing Petino!!

akaGatorhoops · 03-02-2013, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by akaGatorhoops

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities!

Told ya!

gatordavisl · 03-02-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by akaGatorhoops

Told ya!

It was a great and significant win, but we did not blow the doors off Bama by ANY means.

akaGatorhoops · 03-02-2013, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gatordavisl

It was a great and significant win, but we did not blow the doors off Bama by ANY means.

I was more referring to the fact that this bi-polar board would again fall in love with the team.

austingtr · 03-02-2013, 08:10 PM

Pitino.
You'd think he'd be around long enough.

themistocles · 03-02-2013, 08:58 PM

In reply to this, two comments:

1 - Who would have expected this team, missing Beal and Walker, to be as good as it has turned out to be???

2 - Who on Earth could have expected this somewhat thin team, particularly at PF/C to have survived as well as it has, the loss of half the team to injuries at one or another time during the season. Had the Gators not lost Yeguete for too many tough games down the stretch, and then exacerbated that phenonmon by adding both Frazier and Beal for the end of the game against a Tennessee team that has played well recently in Knoxville. At the end of that game, the Gators were mssing almost 40% of the regular 8-man rotation (3 players when Prather was injured - 2 of 4 inside players). What team could be expected to do much better than this team has?

So, given those FACTS, what on Earth is this thread about???