Florida Gators

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Record: 18-3 (5-1 SEC)
Rankings:
   Pythag: 29
   RPI: 26
O-Eff: 117.0 (10)
D-Eff: 95.3 (74)

Tennessee is reeling. Some of us are a little less worried than others, but I think at this point most of us are concerned about our chances of winning the SEC or even making the NCAA tournament. I've been beating the "we're young" drum all year but even I thought we'd see more consistent improvement by this stage of the season. We've been ravaged by a schedule that, in my opinion, was over the head of this team. I have often commended our coaches for scheduling up and I won't turn on them now . . . but it's nearly certain that the grueling non-conference slate affected the confidence and legs of a team that badly needed to keep both fresh. The road has been long and difficult and this team just hasn't been able to find itself.

Things aren't going to get easier anytime soon, with 18-3 Florida rolling into town tomorrow and visits to Arkansas and Auburn scheduled for next week.

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