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Let Gators coach Mike White enjoy Elite 8 victory without comparing him to Billy Donovan

NEW YORK – It is only natural in this time of March Madness that we sometimes turn into April fools.

For instance, after KeVaughn Allen scored an NCAA Tournament school-record 35 points and Chris Chiozza hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to lead the Florida Gators to an nail-biting, heart-pounding 84-83 victory over Wisconsin in Friday night’s Sweet 16 matchup at Madison Square Garden, one of the most popular story lines in the tournament is sure to be perpetuated.

You know the one I’m talking about; the one about how second-year UF coach Mike White has already emerged from the immense, program-eclipsing penumbra left behind by the legendary Billy Donovan.