Five biggest "What Ifs" for Florida Football over the last ten seasons
What is Florida makes an extra point against Alabama in 2021?
The 2021 season is another one filled with multiple what-ifs for the Gators. Florida finished the season 6-7, but in truth, they were three plays away from a 9-3 regular season. If that had happened, Dan Mullen is 100% still the head coach of the Gators.
The Gators fell behind 21-3 in the first quarter against the then second ranked Crimson Tide, but started to engineer a comeback inside The Swamp. But in the second quarter after scoring a touchdown to make it 21-9, Florida missed the extra point.
That point would prove costly as the Gators were forced to go for two with 3:10 left after pulling within 31-29, but failed. Alabama got the ball back, ran most the clock out, and the upset was stiffed.
But what if Florida had made that extra point? If everything else plays out as it did, the game would have gone into overtime. The Gators had all the wind at their sails at that point and a betting man would have put their money on the Gators pulling it out.
If Florida wins that game, does the rest of the season collapse or would Dan Mullen had kept the pulse of the team? Would the momentum from an Alabama win had been enough to beat Kentucky, LSU, and Missouri later in the season, all one score losses in 2021?
If Florida makes that extra point, is Dan Mullen still the coach of the Gators today?
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