Florida lost a heartbreaking upset to Oral Roberts on Sunday night, falling victim to the 15-seed Cinderella to bring its 2020-21 season to an anti-climatic end.
While the Gators were left to ponder the end of their season and Tre Mann weighed his professional draft stock. As the scene in Indianapolis grew somber, Gators fans all around the world voiced their disappointment and anger on social media, with Twitter taking the brunt of the vigor.
The game ended just after 9:45 pm. A little over an hour later, the official tweet from the team’s Twitter account had 509 likes against 468 comments and 193 quote tweets.
The most popular criticisms fell on head coach Mike White. “Fire Mike White” trended on Twitter. The most popular comment on the team’s Twitter account begged for White’s firing, gathering almost 200 likes after little more than an hour. On Instagram, the team’s most recent post contained four separate comments calling for White’s firing with over 100 likes, with dozens of others littering the comment section.
Faceless fans and comment sections weren’t the only critics, either. Derek Tyson, a former SEC recruiting analyst, said with on no uncertain terms that Florida basketball needed a new man at the helm.
First Coast News sports anchor Ben Murphy released a video on Twitter, unloading on White’s lack of SEC Championships, wins over Florida State or players drafted.
White is under contract for the Gators through the 2024-25 season after he signed a two-year extension prior to the 2019-20 season.
Despite the criticism, NBA player and Gator legend Al Horford voiced his support for his old program. He told the players to keep their heads up and congratulated the Golden Eagles.
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