High-scoring contest ends in Tennessee's favor
By <dklein@alligator.org"> DANNY KLEIN < | Feb. 5, 2008KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Sometimes the score can be deceiving.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Sometimes the score can be deceiving.
There's no love lost here.
Players have all sorts of pregame idiosyncrasies to get themselves hyped up for the next 40 minutes of play. Gators forward Dan Werner has just one - listening to the same three songs.
Just when you think the Gators have grown up, a game like this reminds you: Age is not just a number, it's a state of mind.
If Tiger Woods has room to improve, so do the Gators.
When Gators forward Dan Werner strolled into the training room to get taped before Sunday's game against Vanderbilt, he was shocked to see his former road-game roommate, Lee Humphrey, standing there - without his hair.
The national champions are back in the national picture.
The days of flying under the radar are over.
A.J. Ogilvy walked over to the bench, shook his head and buried his face in his towel.
Sometimes success has no timeline.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In a back-and-forth game against lowly South Carolina, the Gators showed they can play with anybody, both good and bad.
In a heavyweight bout, the Gators know they don't stand a chance.
UF coach Billy Donovan held his breath.
Kentucky guard Joe Crawford didn't want to talk about it.
Everyone remembers the Magic.
When the Gators and Wildcats take the court for another storied showdown Saturday night, UF point guard Jai Lucas and Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson will instantly be transformed into heated rivals.
OXFORD, Miss. - The Gators' inability to crack the polls has been a mystery to many. Wednesday's game at No. 18 Mississippi proved UF is right where it belongs.
Weighing 150 pounds and listed as a generous 5-foot-11 inches, UF guard Jai Lucas has made a habit of playing big.
ORLANDO - You could say Joakim Noah was doomed the day he set foot in Chicago.
Weighing 150 pounds and listed as a generous 5-foot-11 inches, UF guard Jai Lucas has made a habit of playing big.