By: Nick Marcinko -- March 23, 2025 Everything head coach Todd Golden said after Florida punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a thrilling 77-75 victory over UConn in the round of 32. Everything Todd Golden said after Florida punched ticket to Sweet 16 | GatorCountry.com
I am so happy that we won! Thanks Coach Golden, thank-you Gator Hoops Team, thank you Walter - all of you are rocking March - just love it! It's been a minute since we've balled out like this! What stood out to me the uConn game is that they dictated the flow of this game. Dang that game scared me half to death! They found ways to disturb the Gators individually, took our guys out of their rhythm. It took Walter until near the end of the game to break out of the funk they put us in, they put some Voodoo on our free throwing as well! We've got 4 days to reset and return to our SEC tournament form. I hope we can get back to where the other teams are worried about how they are going to beat us, where we don't care who's up next... fear the Gator! Got to do what it takes to not let the other guys get in their heads. We've got some tough games ahead, Maryland and then Arkie (the Caliparites have found their stride - their not going to roll over for us!) or Texas Tech (don't really know, but their a 2-seed 'nuf said! Then we're messin' with either Aubin', MSU, Ole Miss or Michigan, none of them are going to be a cakewalk. And that's just the road to the final 4. Respect those other teams, they are good but just play your best and nobody can stop you from winning the whole enchilada!
“But credit to our players because when it was kind of nut-cutting time, they stepped up and made big plays.” -Todd Golden on game vs. the Huskies
