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“Yet here we are”: Previewing Florida vs. South Carolina with Garnet and Black Attack

The Florida Gators and South Carolina Gamecocks have both shocked the world to get to the Elite Eight, where they will meet for the right to play in the 2017 Final Four on Sunday afternoon.

While Florida’s shocking arrival is mostly tied to a lightning strike of a buzzer-beater by Chris Chiozza to beat Wisconsin on Friday that instantly became maybe the biggest play in Florida basketball history, the Gamecocks have stunned the college basketball world, first crushing Marquette and then upsetting Duke and Baylor with double-digit routs to make their first Elite Eight ever as a No.