UCLA vs Florida. National Championship thread.

[maveric]

My prediction: UCLA will win BIG!

[huskerlaw]

1. GOOOOO UCLA!

My newly adopted favorite college basketball team! ;)

[_testify_]

2. If UF wins, it means a heavier workload for me at the office.

And I don't need that.

GO Bruins.

[xmas74]

3. My original F2 was UCLA and UConn

w/ UConn for the win.

I guess one out of two isn't so bad. Go UCLA!

[RockaFowler]

4. Go GATORS

Florida by 5 points. Just guessing!

[maveric]

5. UCLA by 17.

But ya nevah know.....

[KyuzoGator]

30. No, only some never know.

(chirp chirp)

[Ptah]

6. One shining moment

Let's play ball!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[maveric]

7. Gators kicking ass 15-8 so far.

UCLA just not clicking. :wtf:

[RockaFowler]

8. Still think UCLA by 17??

I'll raise mine to FLA by 15

[maveric]

10. Do you have any salt for my hat?

Gators are killing em!

[Scurrilous]

23. Good call...

...Florida wins by 16. :thumbsup:

[huskerlaw]

9. This sucks.

I'm stuck at work until 9...long after the game will be over...and they won't let me change the channel on the TV. Fucking hell. I work in Los Angeles, for pete's sake. Where are these people's sense of city pride? x(

[maveric]

11. And with USC blowing the NCAA football championship game...

Whats wrong with LA?

[huskerlaw]

12. I have no idea

I'm new here...maybe I cursed them?? Or maybe it's the rain. If I recall correctly, it was rainy and nasty in the days surrounding the Rose Bowl as well. Yup, that's it...the rain has screwed with the sunny SoCal karma.

[GOPisEvil]

14. Yeah, but DeLay quit...figures he'd pick TONIGHT...

Final Four News Dump? :P

[huskerlaw]

19. Perhaps...

either that or something big is coming down the pike (aimed directly at him) tomorrow. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

20. His chief of staff has been playing canary for a while now.

So, I'd say his light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train!

Oh and hey Virginia: he's YOUR problem now! Hide your wallets!!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

13. Gator D making Bruins look pretty human. Against LSU, Bruins looked

like they were about 3 speeds faster. Against Gators... not so much.

[maveric]

15. Oh My! Florida by 15.

:wtf:

[CatholicEdHead]

16. It was just 20 now it is 19

[gatorboy]

17. Where's the love for the Gator????

C'mon! I wanna feeeeeeel it!

[huskerlaw]

18. No love here.

I'm a Husker turned Los Angelina...I have no love for the Gators. Never will.

::cough::62-24::cough::

[Scurrilous]

22. LOL

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GATORS..

[KyuzoGator]

29. Feel my Gator Love.

Feel it! I demand that you all feel it!

[Mz Pip]

21. Not such a good idea

to smash the opponent before the Final.

Leads to a false sense of security. UCLA would have been better off if they had beat LSU by 1.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[maveric]

24. "And now Florida Governor Jeb Bush will present the trophy to the..."

Just kidding.

[RoyGBiv]

25. Well, that was boring ...

Congrats to all Gator fans. I know it was probably exciting for you, and I don't mean to take away from your victory at all because you deserved it, but to this fan who was more interested in the game itself than who won, I found that to be a total yawner. UCLA didn't have a chance after the first 5 minutes.

[KyuzoGator]

26. Great prediction.

CHOMP.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. I'm impressed by Donovan as a coach. His team was very disciplined.

They completely played to their strengths. I was impressed by the immediate timeout when one or two sloppy baskets got away and UCLA got to 16 down. Seems like a small thing, but a lot of coaches would let that go a little longer, a couple lucky threes and you're inside double digits, doubt creeps into the team that's up, the losing team catches fire, and you rapidly begin to lose the aura of complete control.

[aaronbees]

28. Masterful game

You could tell the Florida players were also great at communicating with one another, too, spacing the floor well and being patient. He only scored 2 points, but Green ran the point wonderfully. Noah was just fun to watch and his presence intimidated UCLA in the paint (loved the block where he basically just took the ball away). Corey Brewer was scrappy and smart.

Just a great team that gelled at the right time! Congrats, Gator fans!

Both teams are young, which makes their accomplishments all the more interesting.