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Sad,but every team cant make it into the big dance,plus they won two nation titles so its no big deal tat they missed the tounramanet,(ONAVAN SHOULD HAVE STAYED COCAH OF ORLANDO)

They blew it. Good luck to them in the NIT. Maybe they can win that one and add to their title collection.

Florida should be back in the mix next year; after two Championships and yuor whole starting team (basically) goes to the NBA, there has to be some let down. These guys do not need to hold their heads down.

Back-to-back NCAA Titles is alot to ask for in this day and age. The Gators have nothing to be ashmed of. They were young, and they fought hard(well,maybe not in the SEC tourney). They'll bounce back.

Billy D, reload not rebuild.

Yeahhhhh.......best news I heard today. Give someone else a chance yea selfish babies.

"This wasn't Donovan's fault. You can't coach a will to win into your players. They either have that competitive fire or they dont"

Uhhhhh..that's EXACTLY what a coach should be able to do. Why the hell would he recruit these players if they didn't have a will to win?

To not even make the tourney after going back-to-back? I know they lost the starters and all but I think this goes to show that the '04s were the team of the decade and THEY were the ones getting it done....not Donavan.

If he's such an excellent coach, he should have them at least in the mix. You're telling me that he couldn't attract enough fresh talent after winning 2 championships in a row?

You're only as good as the players you have. Tought to lose three? starters one year and make a run at it the next. Billy will be back in "the dance" sooner than later.

In the dance maybe kaycee, but to have the special team he had the last couple years is difficult to duplicate. There are a lot of super quality teams, you dont know at this moment who will shine next year........besides, its not like they play in the Big East.

I simply don't think they were good enough. Billy is an awesome coach, but reloading is not what he does; he builds good teams in spurts. BUT winning back-to -back NCAA championships should guarantee his team at least a personal lock for the tourney. Too bad

NAH NAH NAH NAH........NAH NAH GOODBYE!

They blew it. Good luck to them in the NIT. Maybe they can win that one and add to their title collection.

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Nope - kncoked out by SU.............(hope)

Ahh that's a shame... a DAMN shame!

Donovan has proven he is an NCAA champion. He lost all his talent from last year. It's hard for anyone to lose such talent and coach a team back in the NCAA tournament. He is a top tier coach in the NCAA. He and Roy Williams have the last three NCAA championships (had to give props to Roy) so it's very hard for me to be critical of Donovan.

"The '04 class was a brotherhood with a passion for winning and Donovan armed them with the tools for success."

Well said, Homey.