It all started with a tweet.
On Monday morning, Butler head coach LaVall Jordan tweeted that his school was looking for a home and home series. He tagged Florida head coach Mike White in the tweet, gauging his interest in the series.
Hey @MikeWhiteUF, congrats on a great season. Dawgs are looking for a home-and-home. Gators interested?
— LaVall Jordan (@LaVall_Jordan) March 26, 2018
Somewhat surprisingly (almost as if this was pre-planned….), White responded in the affirmative, and proposed that Butler visit Gainesville later this year and the Gators travel to Indianapolis next season.
https://twitter.com/MikeWhiteUF/status/978299357790375938
Jordan seemed amenable to the terms, and said he would have a contract prepared.
Sounds good. Fire up the fax machine. I’ll have my guys draft it up and send it your way for signatures. https://t.co/icGD2n06Z7
— LaVall Jordan (@LaVall_Jordan) March 26, 2018
Did the two coaches scheme up this idea? Probably, given that just three minutes after Jordan’s tweet, Butler’s men’s basketball account tweeted out the news.
Butler and Florida Agree to Home-And-Home Series Beginning in 2018-19 –>https://t.co/jbmJNh1liK pic.twitter.com/DpMcMcnCZ4
— Butler Basketball (@ButlerMBB) March 26, 2018
Florida also confirmed the news a bit later.
Non-conference schedule shaping up to be another 🔥🔥one. @ButlerMBB & @MSU_Basketball coming to Gainesville next season. https://t.co/wUjdGmefZ6 pic.twitter.com/5qwjc7T4JS
— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 26, 2018
Alright, so maybe the game wasn’t actually agreed to on Twitter and discussions had been ongoing for awhile now.
