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Florida was so dominant on Friday night, they not only smashed the Jays by 28, they broke my internet. My cable modem, less than a year old, was completely fried, and Cox was unable to get out to fix it until Monday night. I knew the Gators were good, but this is ridiculous.
Since this post comes so late after the game, I won't waste a lot of time recapping the game. None of us wants to relive the nightmare of a 28-point beatdown to the two-time defending National Champions.
Simply put, the Jays saved one of their worst performances for last. They committed 21 turnovers, had just 5 assists, and saw Booker Woodfox go an outrageous 2-14 from the floor.
Season recap comes tomorrow, followed by lots of goodies later in the week. And just because the season is over, don't stop reading: this thing isn't going into hibernation. There will be fresh content here at LEAST two or three times a week all off-season. Its just seven months until the first game, and even less until summer league starts.
You bet.
Four years ago yesterday, Creighton beat Florida in the NCAA Tournament. Last night, I watched a DVD of that game to reminisce. (Yes, I'm that big of a dork that I have old Creighton games on DVD. A whole bunch of them, actually. Every NCAA game of the Dana Altman era, and a bunch of assorted MVC tourney games and regular season dandies, all converted onto DVD for posterity.)
Anyway, I'd forgotten so much of how that game went. I remembered the overtimes but the rest of the game it was like watching again for the first time. What's always most fun in watching these "classic" games is the feature stories the reporters do. In this game, CBS' sideline reporter showed Father Hart on the bench wearing one of his famous hawaiian shirts that he'd bought at the Rainbow Classic in 1987, and announcer Tim Brando said "They're from Omaha, home of Boys Town and Father Flanagan...and apparently, Father Love Boat." Of course, Brando is also the guy who kept calling Terrell Taylor "Terry". Warrants mentioning.
Continue reading Four Years Ago Today.







