But when White and his Gators miss the mark, it often leaves scars and sends a fervent fan base into an uproar.
Gator Nation is rattled, ranting and in need of time to recover from Sunday night’s late-game collapse against Oral Roberts. Some perspective might expedite the process or further inflame fans whose decision on White’s future is final.
A pattern of sloppy turnovers, silly fouls, scoring droughts and head-scratching substitution patterns are hard to accept and explain away.
Kansas, Louisville and Arizona are under NCAA investigation, while White’s program by all accounts is squeaky clean.