Gainesville, FLA. – Florida Coach Todd Golden already has a place selected for the last four network, which he shortened in San Antonio.
On Saturday, however, it felt like at home around the neck.
Golden and Gators were worshiped Another national championship Celebration, this almost 60,000 fans at Florida Field during the extended half -life of the annual football spring game. The Hoops team has another tap meeting: in the White House, probably this summer.
“It’s just absurd,” Golden said. “Today it was amazing.
“So that we can put something like this in a short time and do a great job that honors our players to our fans, which is the most important thing for me. People who really supported us all year round.
Golden wore the remnants of one of the networks of Alamodome; center Micah Hanglogten he wore a second. Walter Clayton jr. Alijah Martin and Will Richard They did not carry trophies in the swamp.
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The main points of six victories of the NCAA tournament in Florida played at the stadium on the stadium, because players and coaches were introduced one by one. Clayton, named the most important player FINAL FOUR, and Golden – hardly surprisingly – received the loudest ovations.
Mayor Gainesville Harvey Ward introduced Golden with the key to the city “So you will always know where home”.
Golden may not go soon. The coach said that he and the athletic director Scott Stricklin are close to the extension of the contract. Four of the last five national championships winning Florida-JC Deacon (Men’s Golf), Mike Holloway (track and field), Kevin O’Sullivan (Baseball) and Tim Walton (Softball) -Sali 10-year-old shops due to their titles. Could Golden be another?
“My family and I love to be here,” said Golden, who earned $ 3.6 million this season and in the 12th place in the southeast conference in the annual salary. “In three short years, we have been able to meet many great people and comfortable. Florida is a place to win the National Championships as we have done. Yeah, we love being here.
“Scott and I talked a lot. I feel that we are very close to getting together that will leave Goldens in Gainesville for a while. I think we’ll get to the finish line next week or two.”
Golden introduced a working poster of the third championship banner of the program, which will be hung in the O’Connell Center to open next season. He also took the time to thank fans and several key boosters, one of which gave $ 1 million this week for the program. Gators also have a renovation of $ 8 million to their practical tap facility this summer.
“At this moment, it is life at university athletics,” he said. “And the reality is that we need much more. We need much more to keep our players. We have a good problem right now. We have a lot of great players in our program that we have to support and keep, and we have to get a few boys.”
Clayton, Martin and Richard have exhausted their capacity and will move on and Golden said a big man Alex Condone It will pass through the NBA trial process to see if they turn or return to school.
“If we are lucky to get back to Alex, I think we will have one of the strongest front lines in America,” Golden said. “We’re deep there. We’re athletic now. We’re very successful. The boys played a lot of minutes in a really good team.”
Gators completed 36-4 and won his last 12 games. In the tournament, they won four out of six by gathering late: “Beat a chance at least,” Golden joked.
39 -year -old Golden became the youngest coach from the state of Jim Valvano in North Carolina in 1983 to win it all. Golden Hold what was left from the net around the neck on Monday evening, and still had it when the team returned home on Tuesday afternoon.
On Saturday he insisted that he did not sleep in it, nor did he think much about it.
“But I wanted to throw it away today,” he said. “This, along with some other important mements over the last month in my office at home. … it’s a bit more important and a little more hitting the trophy shelf.”
