After a brief recess for the holiday season the Gators (7-5) are back in action on December 28 taking on the Auburn Tigers (10-2). This will be the opening game of SEC play, giving the Gators a bit of a fresh slate after a non-conference performance that was rather disappointing.
Despite the issues early in the season the Gators will have all kinds of opportunities to bolster their resume and put together an NCAA Tournament resume and that starts on the road at Auburn, a team whose quality is still a bit of a mystery. Head coach Bruce Pearl is notorious for scheduling light non-conference schedules which often allows them to put up an excellent record, as we see once again with their current 10-2 record, but it makes it a bit difficult to analyze just how good of a club they are entering SEC play.