Florida Gators vs. UCLA Bruins - Final Four

College Sports News · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 05:20 PM

University of Florida head men's basketball coach Billy Donovan met with the media on Monday as part of the Gators' preparations for their clash with UCLA in the national semifinal.

Men's Basketball Prepares For UCLA In National Semifinal

Lefty Noob · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 05:29 PM

Quote:

"Their team is like our team. There are changes, but there are players that are back from UCLA’s team (from last year). There are a lot of players back from our team. The biggest difference for them is there’s a guy like Jordan Farmar, who is now playing in the NBA, Darren Collison has come in for him, and has taken over that lead role at the point, has done a terrific job, he’s a big player. You’ve got (Josh) Shipp, who didn’t play last year against us. Their frontcourt, their coaching, they’ve got a lot of returning pieces that are all very good. Our coaching staff is probably prepared because they get to watch it a little bit more, but our guys understand UCLA, the history, the program, the tradition, the talent level in the team they have right now and how good they are." -- Billy Donovan

It's a rematch of last year's title game, and it should be a real barnburner!

Tuck4Bama · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 08:41 PM

If FLorida and Ohio Stae play in the championship game will it be the first time the same two universities played for a National title in football and basketball in the same year?

cliffbamafan · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 09:11 PM

This should be a good one.The Bruins will give the Gators all they can handle.If Florida can get by the Bruins I dont believe any other team will be able to stay with the Gators.My pick is still Gators over the Bruins 72-68.

College Sports News · #5 (**permalink**) 04-01-2007, 06:07 AM

The University of Florida men's basketball team reached its second-consecutive national championship with a 76-66 win over UCLA on Saturday in the national semifinal.

Men's Basketball Defeats UCLA, 76-66, In National Semifinal

Lefty Noob · #6 (**permalink**) 04-01-2007, 11:17 AM

So it's a rematch of the BCS football game.

Florida and OSU are once again the two best teams in a sport, this time, basketball.

Can the Gators go to 2-0 in title games vs. the Buckeyes in 2007?

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