Gator Basketball Todd Golden new Florida Men's Basketball Coach; hires Taurean Green

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Sounds like @lagator was correct, we're going to be the Euroversity of Florida. If that's the case, this will likely lead to more player turnover and a few years to build the kind of program he's talking about. At this point he better surprise me with his coaching - I'll give him 5 games like @NoFriends.
I'm giving him 5 years after he has all his recruits. C'mon men, its basketball.
 

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I think a guy like him fits in well in a city like San Fransisco obviously, but no way he is going to make it in the deep south and as part of the SEC. This is still the bible belt, and this kind of PC hire will not sit well for those who disapprove of his lifestyle. If he gets more photos taken of himself like the ones he took in San Fransisco with him and his domestic partner, we will be the laughing stock of the league:

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I did notice Pat Dooley sitting in the front row but they refused to give him the mic.
A sign the admin is learning.
 

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Here's our new coach at practice a couple of years ago (if anyone's interested).


Apparently he had his own show at USF - Episode 1 talks about analytics.
 

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Pretty impressed with his pressor actually. Those things are usually hard to get through (think Numbnuts' pressors) but he keeps you interested with his passion and he definitely seems brighter than your average BB coach. My main worries are still the same though, and that's how is he going to recruit well enough to compete at the top of the league. Maybe he will find a way through the portal, recruiting, and internationally. He's correct in pointing out the SEC is behind many of the other leagues in bringing in international players. If he really has connections that will allow him to pick some of the top talent that can only be a good thing.

Hell, I'm going to give him 6 games to impress before turning on him.
 

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By the way, I saw some of the off podium video from the meet and greet and saw Abolverde slip him a thumbdrive and tell him from hearing his musical tastes, he's sure he will dig this up-and-comer rapper.
 

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Pearl is a crook and a piece of human debris. This Golden boy learned from him.

Vernon Maxwell is somewhere laughing, and the NCAA is licking their chops in wait.
 

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By the way, I saw some of the off podium video from the meet and greet and saw Abolverde slip him a thumbdrive and tell him from hearing his musical tastes, he's sure he will dig this up-and-comer rapper.

Also noted when he (Crucial-Bowl Cut) introduced himself on the mic as being with "Gators Online". Did his azz get booted from the Gainesville Sun Mullet Wrapper already?
 

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Didn’t take him long to find some good company
 

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Not a fan of how he walks. Strike one.
A little too much sashaying, a little too much two-handed soft touches to the hips of his players from behind. I'm not sending my kid to get coached under this guy. He looks like he apprenticed under Sandusky.
 

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Just finished watching “Repeat after us” on the SECN (again). Damn near tear up every time I see it. Such a special group of players brought together by our own HOF coach. Man I miss those days.
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I liked his presser. I've been critical but I'm willing to give the guy and chance and hold the criticisms for a while and see what happens.
 

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