But we've had a lot of ups and downs. To say the Gators were inconsistent this past season would be a major understatement. Florida opened SEC play with six straight losses but later rolled off a school-record 14 straight wins. As a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Florida opened with a win over Stetson before losing to Miami and falling in its rematch with Stetson. Despite the turnaround and making the NCAA Tournament, Lopez said he wasn't stunned by Foley's decision.
Opinions are opinions.
I don't worry about opinions. There's really not a lot of value to my opinion. Despite his firing, Lopez was in a jovial mood Monday. Part of that may be because Florida will have to pay Lopez for the three remaining years on his contract. During Monday's news conference, Lopez joked around several times with the media, always at his own expense.