One of the — perhaps few — positive constants about Mike White’s tenure at Florida was his teams giving Auburn, and by extension Bruce Pearl, hell.
Florida went 6-3 against Auburn over White’s seven seasons in Gainesville, recording more wins by 17 or more points (four) than losses, and went 6-1 against Auburn teams that did not make the Final Four. Even last year, when Florida’s season went sideways, the Gators’ biggest win came over an Auburn team that had previously scalded it behind Jabari Smith, with a final defensive stand earning a 63-62 home triumph.
If Todd Golden had no connection whatsoever to Pearl and Auburn, the Gators’ fortunes against the Tigers would be a lens with which to examine comparisons and contrasts during his tenure.