Missouri at Florida Basketball

[PandamoniumReigns]

Each time I've watched Florida play, their coach irritates me more and more. He's like the new Will Wade. Annoying, entitled brat of a coach

 

[JohnWardForever]

Pat LOVES him some air time! He and TV Teddy get more face time on air than Peyton Manning….and that’s a lot!

Peyton is on the air more than any celebrity athlete ever. (counting his zillion commercials) BUT hey, He IS a Tennessee Vol!

 

[miket4god]

Why doesn’t UF just fire his ass? In any reputable company he would have been terminated for cause if the investigation so warranted!

He wins games. Get a lot more latitude if you win.

 

[LouderVol]

Peyton is on the air more than any celebrity athlete ever. (counting his zillion commercials) BUT hey, He IS a Tennessee Vol!

Charles Barkley and Shaq have had both shows and commercials for years.

 

[Rushin Orange Collusion]

He wins games. Get a lot more latitude if you win.

I understand that but, in this specific case, it is an indictment against UF. At least win with class!

 

[miket4god]

I understand that but, in this specific case, it is an indictment against UF. At least win with class!

Oh I agree, he is trash. But he still has a job because he wins.
If he lost like Jeremy Pruitt, he would be fired with cause like Jeremy Pruitt.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Charles Barkley and Shaq have had both shows and commercials for years.

.... and from 1985-2003, Michael Jordan saturated the airwaves like no athlete ever has, anyway.

Jordan had his own line of cologne that he hawked, an IMAX documentary film (Michael Jordan to the Max in 2000), and a Warner Brothers animated full-length feature movie (Space Jam from 1996). He was all over the place. You couldn't run and hide from him. It got on my nerves, and I was even a fan of his.

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

Taurean Green, FL assistant coach, now being investigated as well. Looks like he learned well from Golden

 

[Lawrence Wright]

.... but it really doesn't.

Tennessee has more than held their own with Florida in men's basketball over the course of the last 28 years, and that includes the multitude of seasons in which Florida made it to the Final Four.

For the record, in men's basketball .....

University of Tennessee Athletics Men's Basketball History vs University of Florida

University of Tennessee Men's Basketball History vs University of Florida

utsports.com

Tennessee leads the all time head-to-head series vs Florida 81-60.

Tennessee has won 7 of the last 10 games vs Florida.

Since the 1996-97 season (and I went back that far because it was Billy Donovan's 1st season at Florida), Tennessee holds the head-to-head series advantage 27-25.

Florida has made the Final Four 5 times (1994, 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2014). However, the head-to-head series record was just a combined 6-5 in Florida's favor during those seasons. Tennessee was a combined 3-1 vs Florida during their back-to-back National Championship seasons of 2006 and 2007 under Billy Donovan.

Would you trade a losing record all-time in hoops against (insert any school name here) for five Final Fours and two national titles?

 

[BowlBrother85]

Would you trade a losing record all-time in hoops against (insert any school name here) for five Final Fours and two national titles?

Sure, but that's not what was at issue here. A poster said that Tennessee's "Florida curse" crosses over into other sports, as well.

It really is just a football thing. It definitely doesn't apply to basketball (men's or women's).

 

[OrangeInKy]

Anyone watching this game?

The ungodly amount of bad calls in favor of Florida in the second half is unbelievable.

Mizzou has outplayed them from the start. Refs controlling this game.

Also .. FL coach is easily unlikable

I know the co-eds aren't fans