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00:00This was the national championship matchup that you predicted, Florida and Houston, on a Monday night in early April for a national title at stake in San Antonio.
00:12So now we have reached this stage, it is a virtual pick'em between the Gators and the Cougars, the game you predicted, who wins it on this Monday night?
00:20Look, I think that Florida has the best guard on the court in Walter Clayton Jr., who has made more clutch shots in the NCAA tournament since any guard I've covered since Shavaz Napier did it for UConn in 2014.
00:34But there's something about the Cougars, there's something about Calvin Sampson, there's something about the culture in this program, and we saw that on Saturday night against Duke.
00:42And it feels like a coronation for Houston, but it's not a coronation for Houston, Ben, because Florida is that good.
00:49But with that said, Houston is playing just 199 miles from the Fertitta Center.
00:54I feel like there's going to be a major red feeling throughout San Antonio later today.
01:00And I feel like Calvin Sampson, at 69 years of age, will have his life and his career complete by winning a national championship.
01:08And as of today, Ben, and this is something also that is very, I think, under the radar right now, Calvin Sampson has 799 career wins.
01:17So if he gets the win tonight, it will be number 800.
01:21And what an 800 winner would be to beat Florida for the national championship here in San Antonio.