Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/13/road.tourney/
Remember the aura that surrounded those great UNLV teams of the early '90s? When Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony & Co. walked onto the court, you could see the flashbulbs going off around the arena like a rock band was entering the stage.
What about the Jason Williams-Mike Dunleavy-Carlos Boozer Duke teams a few years back? You couldn't watch college basketball for more than 20 minutes without seeing highlights of that team (or Dick Vitale's comments about them).
Question: Why aren't the 2006-07 Florida Gators receiving that same kind of treatment? You know, those guys who happen to be the defending national champions, returned all five starters and are once again the No. 1 team in the country? While the talking heads have spent much of the past few months falling all over themselves talking about Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Alando Tucker and the baby Tar Heels, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer & Co. have somehow managed to roll off 16 consecutive victories while largely avoiding the national spotlight. (Florida has appeared on national television just four times this season.)
Remember the aura that surrounded those great UNLV teams of the early '90s? When Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony & Co. walked onto the court, you could see the flashbulbs going off around the arena like a rock band was entering the stage.
What about the Jason Williams-Mike Dunleavy-Carlos Boozer Duke teams a few years back? You couldn't watch college basketball for more than 20 minutes without seeing highlights of that team (or Dick Vitale's comments about them).
Question: Why aren't the 2006-07 Florida Gators receiving that same kind of treatment? You know, those guys who happen to be the defending national champions, returned all five starters and are once again the No. 1 team in the country? While the talking heads have spent much of the past few months falling all over themselves talking about Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Alando Tucker and the baby Tar Heels, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer & Co. have somehow managed to roll off 16 consecutive victories while largely avoiding the national spotlight. (Florida has appeared on national television just four times this season.)
