Mike White sat at a postgame press conference, looked down at the table in front of him and shook his head.
His 19th-ranked Florida Gators had just dropped a 68-66 home contest to Vanderbilt on Jan. 22, the team’s second straight loss after opening conference play with a perfect 5-0 record.
White was confused, upset and a little agitated.
His team was at a crossroad, and White knew his team’s early success could easily derail if they didn’t find solutions quick.
“I don’t know who our team thinks we are,” the second-year UF head coach said at the time, “but we’re not that.