The SEC usually gets all the love for football—and yeah, that’s fair. But don’t let that distract you from what schools like Florida have been doing on the hardwood. Everyone talks about Kentucky when it comes to SEC basketball royalty. Makes sense, right? But Todd Golden’s Gators? They’ve quietly built a resume that deserves way more respect. And if you caught Monday’s championship game, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Florida edged past Houston in a wild 65–63 win to snag another NCAA men’s basketball title. And get this—it’s their third one, all since 2006. That’s not just a fluke run; that’s a program that knows how to show up when the lights are brightest. The Florida Gators may have walked away with the win, but not everyone’s buying the final result.
After a first half that barely saw the refs blow the whistle—just four fouls were called—the second half flipped the script completely. Suddenly, the whistles wouldn’t stop. It felt like every other possession had someone heading to the line. The Alamodome turned tense fast, and not just because of the tight score. Fans, analysts, and even coaches couldn’t help but raise eyebrows at how different the officiating looked after halftime.
One fan summed it up with a blunt tweet: “How did the officiating change so fast in the second half in the Florida-Houston game? Oh my! Kind of rigged like the NBA.” And honestly, that sentiment isn’t coming out of nowhere. The numbers tell part of the story. By the 10-minute mark of the second half, Houston had already racked up 7 team fouls, putting Florida in the bonus early and altering how the Cougars could defend down the stretch.
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