BYU loses to Florida in an overtime heartbreaker in the NCAA sweet 16. Add Comment    Mar 25, 2011

As the clocked ticket to zero and BYU took a heartbreaker loss to Florida in overtime, you could feel Jimmer mania slipping away.� You could see in every BYU fans face something great leaving their hearts.� A season of highs with Jimmers great shooting, a team delivering on a three seed in the NCAA tournament, and a media spectacle on one man and his team, stronger than anything ever seen here in Utah.� Then you take the lows of a loss to a team that BYU, you could say, should have won, a season of even a greater loss of their big man Brandon Davies, who would have been the difference maker in the Florida, and possibly helped BYU make a trip the elite eight.

One has to ask, was BYU simply too hard on themselves and the team letting Brandon Davies go?� Did BYU send a message to Coach Rose, telling him that his team was of no value to the school by sending them to the lowly West Coast Conference?� Did Jimmer do enough this season to really earn himself a top ten pick in next years draft?� Does Brandon think it is time to go north with is coach?

So many questions and the answers are too tough.� I have to congratulate BYU on a great season, but most likely that last of its kind. ��Kudos to BY for sticking to their beliefs and making sure that you live the rules even when it comes to an athlete and could ruin a season.� �Congratulations to Jimmer on a tremendous effort and Coach Rose for coaching further than even I expected in a tournament without then big man.

So what does the future look like?� Jimmer will go pro; he will most likely be drafted in the second round.� He is good, but the game against Florida, showed his weakness, showed what I told everyone about a long time agohe is good, but as you get to a higher level of athlete, he will not perform as well.� Yes, he had a lot of points, but you better after shooting 29 times.� Coach Rose, welcome to the PAC-12!� I am sure BYU will miss you, but they do not care about their program nor do they care about you.� So your best bet to avoid feeling like a JC college coach again would be to go north and take a shot in the PAC-12 coaching at BYU.� Brandon, it only makes sense for you to follow coach.� No honor code to deal with, a team that will compete in two years, and a chance to get that NBA contract a good look.

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Jeremy Vick