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Truly a great way to end the season last night. Game really started out ugly which is more up Houston's alley. 

Walter Clayton Jr. didn't have his best game for the Gators, but he is a great player, and the great ones always find a way, and he really got it going when his team needed him the most. 

I guess much can't be said about the SEC now, everyone talked about how tough the league was all season, and now it ends with an SEC team winning it all. 

Have to feel for Houston, as great as it was seeing them make that epic comeback against Duke on Saturday, the shoe was on the other foot for them last night as they blew a 12 point lead. Never been a big Kelvin Sampson fan, but no denying he is a great coach, and came so close to capturing his first championship. His team really plays to his mentality, never quit & never give up but just came up short tonight, didn't make enough plays down the stretch. 

As for Florida, have to give them all the credit in the world. With Clayton not playing his best game until late, they still found a way to just hang around, and made enough plays to eventually get the lead and the win. How about for a team that is elite offensively, they won the championship with back-to-back defensive stops, pretty cool if you ask me. Florida coach Todd Golden becomes the youngest to win a National Championship since Jim Valvano, who also defeated Houston in 1983. 

Congrats to the Florida Gators, National Champions.