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Florida 77, Butler 43: Gators pound Bulldogs in Gainesville

On Saturday, the Florida Gators met an oddly familiar foe again and made up for a dispiriting recent loss with a resounding triumph.

Also, they played football.

The Gators of the hardwood followed a Peach Bowl beatdown of Michigan by their gridiron brethren with an even more lopsided rout of Butler later in the afternoon, pounding the Bulldogs by a 77-43 count.

Consider this: Florida led this game 21-0 ... and then won by 34.

That was the residue of a phenomenal start on the defensive end that gradually dissolved into excellence on both ends.