Florida’s SEC tournament hopes were in for a rude awakening as Todd Golden’s side was thrashed (91-74) from the jump by the Vanderbilt Commodores, leading to an end to a 12-game winning streak that Golden and Co. had built. So, now, what does this mean for Dan Hurley’s UConn, which is also in the South Regional?

“Does this open the door for UConn (or Houston) to grab the final 1-seed with a win? Is the committee already set on the Gators?” ESPN insider Jeff Borzello asked a valid question.

Todd Golden Picks Up Technical Foul Against The Commodores

It went from bad to worse for Todd Golden in the Vandy game as he saw himself picking up a rare technical foul. It initially came as a warning after he was seen exchanging heated words with the officials in the first half, but that picked up traction.

And sooner than one could realize, he was awarded a technical with eight minutes left in the SEC tournament semifinals as Florida trailed Vanderbilt 74-51 at Bridgestone Arena.

This was only the second time this season that Golden found himself in such a position. The last time it happened was during their win against Arkansas, where he ended up bickering with coach John Calipari himself.

“The tech, both of us were just coaching our team. He’s obviously a Hall of Fame coach, an incredible coach and we’re just out there competing. I don’t think either of us thought twice about it after it happened, but it was a little bit part of the game tonight,” Golden had said after that incident with Calipari, citing there was no personal vendetta involved, just two coaches fighting it out for the sake of their team.

For his own sake, Golden would really hope to keep himself out of foul trouble from now on.