Wow! It's great to be a Florida Gator right now, but I can really do without them coming back from insane point deficits.

I was glad to see that the Gator men's basketball game wasn't blacked out on Sunshine Network last night, so I could watch the special phenomenon that is the Gator basketball team. 

They played like they were still drunk from the elation of beating Kentucky on the hallowed court in the Rupp Arena. Passes rolling out of bounds, three after three clanging off the rim and Alabama sinking everything they threw up at the net didn't bode well for the Gators early on.

The Gators were getting pushed around by a more physical Alabama team in the first half. Then it happened.

The Gators punched the clock and went to work in the second half. They were more aggressive in the paint and used screens to get looks for three-point shots.

I do think I'm going to look for another place to watch the games though. I sat there with my dad last night watching the game and he tends to nod off in the comfort of his lazyboy.

That is until a blocked shot, slam dunk, good pass, steal or three point bucket happens. I'm one of those active viewers. I talk to the television and use Madden-like exclamations for good plays. A hand clap is heard during good plays while a fist into the hand signifies a bad play.

Any of these idiosyncrasies can shake my dad out of his slumber, which he is averse to.

"I think I'm going to have to send you back down to Gainesville," he told me Wednesday night.

It was good to see the freshmen perform well during a tight, physical game last night. Green finally started sinking threes. Noah was scrapping in the paint.

The team really needed a tough physical game to prepare them for the tournament and it was good to see them handle more adversity without losing their heads.

Anybody have an extra ticket for South Carolina or Kentucky? If so, let me know which arm or leg you would like.