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<v Speaker 1>In the Sports page with The Orlando Sentinel at FM

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six nine.

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<v Speaker 2>In the games, Mike the Bulldog beyond you on Jr.

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<v Speaker 1>National Championship is in the Palace Florida legic by two.

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<v Speaker 2>Six circuits, five seconds short.

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<v Speaker 3>He won.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't touch it.

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<v Speaker 3>They chip.

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<v Speaker 2>The talks festival.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great data beat. Here. Where's the national title?

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<v Speaker 2>Houston did not get a shot off.

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<v Speaker 4>Florida sixty five, Houston sixty three. All right, bulldog And

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<v Speaker 4>that was all she wrote last night. You were there

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<v Speaker 4>to witness it yourself. We're guessing you're probably running on

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<v Speaker 4>pure adrenaline this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Huh man. What a game, what a season, What a

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<v Speaker 3>run for the Gators. They are the champions once again. Wow,

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<v Speaker 3>what do you say about this? I've covered a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of teams in my past, a lot of Gator teams,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of national champions. But this that team last night,

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<v Speaker 3>that team this season. I mean, they came back from

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<v Speaker 3>twelve down against the number one defense in the country.

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<v Speaker 3>Houston was thirty three to zero this season when they

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<v Speaker 3>held opponents under seventy points. They lured Florida into their game,

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<v Speaker 3>and the Gators came out and they outslogged the barbie

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<v Speaker 3>ballers in Houston last night. It was incredible. Down by

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<v Speaker 3>twelve against Houston, they come back down against the two

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<v Speaker 3>time defending national champion UKON team in the second half.

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<v Speaker 3>They come back down by nine with less than three

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<v Speaker 3>minutes left. Against Texas Tech, they come back down to

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<v Speaker 3>the SEC champion number one seed at Auburn Tigers by

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<v Speaker 3>nine in the second half. They come back. It's an

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<v Speaker 3>incredible team. I can't say enough about the Gators had

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<v Speaker 3>that taste by the way.

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<v Speaker 1>He knew it was coming. I showed pat video. My

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<v Speaker 1>daughter was at the O'Connell Center last night and it

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<v Speaker 1>was rafters to floor. Man, it was packed.

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<v Speaker 4>They're fired up and gain so hey bulldog. The Houston

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<v Speaker 4>had the clamps on Clayton Junior there for the better

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<v Speaker 4>part of the first half, and then he got going

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<v Speaker 4>in the second half and ended up making the play

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<v Speaker 4>that sealed the win in the end.

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<v Speaker 3>Ironically, yeah, and again, how ironic that it was the

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<v Speaker 3>Gators defense won this game. Who would have ever thought

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<v Speaker 3>they can win this game with Walter Clayton Junior, who's

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<v Speaker 3>been the best player in the tournament, who had sixty

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<v Speaker 3>four points combined in the two previous games. He comes

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<v Speaker 3>out last night, You're right, he could. They put the

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<v Speaker 3>clamps on him. They shut him down. Thank god, by

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<v Speaker 3>the way, for will Richard, his teammate, who hit some

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<v Speaker 3>clutch streets in the first half to keep the Gators closed.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, Walter Clayton Junior didn't get his first bucket.

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<v Speaker 3>Seven point fifty was left in the game, only finished

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<v Speaker 3>with eleven points. But that defensive play at the very end, Wow,

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<v Speaker 3>he forces the Houston player Sharp into picking up his dribble.

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<v Speaker 3>Sharp just sort of lets go of the ball to

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<v Speaker 3>keep from getting called for traveling, and then Alex Conan

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<v Speaker 3>dove on the ball to end the game. Houston's last

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<v Speaker 3>two last two possessions, will Richard caused the turnover and

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<v Speaker 3>then Walter Clayton Junior caused the turnover. So yeah, they

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<v Speaker 3>won it an unconventional way. This is how they were

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<v Speaker 3>supposed to win. If it was this sort of game,

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<v Speaker 3>Houston was supposed to win it. But again the Gators

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<v Speaker 3>showed they can they can adapt. And give Todd Golden

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<v Speaker 3>credit the Gator basketball coach. I mean, he's been through

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<v Speaker 3>through it this season. Got had those accusations against him

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<v Speaker 3>early earlier in the season he was clear to those

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<v Speaker 3>and now he becomes the youngest coach since Jim Valvano

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<v Speaker 3>in nineteen eighty three to win the national championship. Thirty

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<v Speaker 3>nine years old, third season at Florida and already he

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<v Speaker 3>has them as national champion. So wow, what a season.

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<v Speaker 4>It's then, hey, bulldog, you touched on it there a

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<v Speaker 4>second ago. But even further to extend credit, I think

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<v Speaker 4>you had to extend credit to the University of Florida

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<v Speaker 4>administration for standing by the coach during all the noise

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<v Speaker 4>in the system earlier when those allegations were flying around

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<v Speaker 4>and easily the team could have been distracted from performing

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<v Speaker 4>for the balance of the season, and through it all

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<v Speaker 4>they weathered it.

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's that's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I talked to the athletic director, Scott Strickland earlier

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<v Speaker 3>this week out here, and I asked you, and I go,

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<v Speaker 3>why did you stick by Todd Gold? And I said,

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<v Speaker 3>it would have been easier to you know, suspend him,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, wait for the you know, he goes Listen,

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<v Speaker 3>just because you have an allegation against you doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 3>it's true. He has right, just like the accuser had right,

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, he stuck behind. There was a four month investigation.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing came out of it. Again, I don't know what happened,

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<v Speaker 3>but if there's no proof and you know, he's been cleared,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's how that works. So yeah, good for the Gators.

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<v Speaker 3>God Strickland. Again, a lot of eighties I think would

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<v Speaker 3>have just cut cutting loose and said listen, hey, you're

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<v Speaker 3>gone until you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever a listener texted in and said we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a basketball and football Natty championship in the same year,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, whoa, whoa tap the.

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<v Speaker 3>Brakes there, Hey, speaking of Scott Strickland, I mean six

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<v Speaker 3>months ago, this guy himself was on the hot seat.

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<v Speaker 3>His football coach was, you know, looked like he was

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<v Speaker 3>in the midst of a third straight losing season. The

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<v Speaker 3>basketball coach was being investigated for a title nine allegation.

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<v Speaker 3>He's stuck by both of them. Everybody wanted Billy Napier fired,

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<v Speaker 3>Let's not forget that. So Strickland stuck by Napier. The

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<v Speaker 3>Gators won their last four games. They have one of

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<v Speaker 3>the hottest young quarterbacks in the country coming back this season,

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<v Speaker 3>so it looks like the football team has turned the corner.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if they're gonna win the national title.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a little far better, but exactly, Hey, the Gator

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<v Speaker 3>athletic program is rolling once again, no question.

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<v Speaker 4>Well congrats to to Gator Nation. We're a bit jealous

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<v Speaker 4>that you were there to take it all in. Dog.

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<v Speaker 4>That had to been a memory you'll hold for a while.

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<v Speaker 3>Man. Oh, absolutely, it's fun. I didn't get to cover

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of college basketball this season, but wow, I

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<v Speaker 3>got to cover it when it counted. It was awesome.

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<v Speaker 4>Id Magic back in action tonight after having what four

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<v Speaker 4>days off. They're home against Atlanta this evening. Dog it

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<v Speaker 4>thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and they need to beat Atlanta. They're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>fight off Atlanta to have home quarter advantage in the

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<v Speaker 3>play in. I don't know if the Magic really need

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<v Speaker 3>home quarter a vantage the way they played at home

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<v Speaker 3>over the last half of the season, but it'll be

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<v Speaker 3>important for them to beat the Hawks, try to get

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<v Speaker 3>the home quart advantage in the play in and then

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<v Speaker 3>obviously win the play in and then get into the playoffs. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>they'll probably play the Boston Celtics in the first round.

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<v Speaker 3>Celtics or the Cavaliers all right.

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<v Speaker 4>In the lightning spank the Rangers last night five to

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<v Speaker 4>one was the final. Bulldog, Mike Bianchi, You'll be back

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<v Speaker 4>at the luxury condo later today, we trust I'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Be I'll be there later tonight, and yeah, I'll be it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll be back and ready for action tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, Safe travels, Bulldog, and thanks for filling this

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<v Speaker 4>in on the sports page from San Antonio this morning,

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<v Speaker 4>as the Florida Gators are national champions in men's college basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>By the way, I just want to say this no

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<v Speaker 3>happy birthday to day. Congratulations with all you Gator fans

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