Patric Young and Will Yeguete are best friends and frontcourt mates at Florida. They are also, by some margin, the best reasons for Gators to root for this team — despite this team's bounty of great reasons to root.

Here are 10 such reasons ... which have all happened in the last eight days.

One day — less than 24 hours — after Young and Yeguete helped Florida beat Tennessee in Knoxville for the second time in the last eight years, there they were at Florida lacrosse's home opener against Jacksonville, braving driving rain and cold temperatures to cheer on their fellow Gators, something they've been doing at lacrosse for at least three years. I didn't see them after halftime, but I don't blame anyone for not wanting to be in that weather for more than an hour. And, also, when they retreated to the concourse above the stands for halftime, along with 90 percent of the fans in attendance, Pat was having a chat with a young kid who came over to say hi — and both Pat and Will had been talking to him for most of the last 15 minutes, at least.

Pat, making mention of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award that he's in the running for, and is probably going to win, given his massive lead at the moment. Thank you all for the support with the Senior CLASS award cast your vote for me or whoever here http://t.co/H9Pq8oT4Qy — Patric Young (@BigPatYoung4) February 13, 2014 It should really be "or whomever," but: "Me or whoever." I love that.

Both Pat and Will laughed at unexpected moments from Saturday's game against Kentucky. For Pat, that moment was converting an and-one after a nice jump hook. For Will, it was getting caught catching flies on the ESPN broadcast.

And I guess they played and won that basketball game at Kentucky on Saturday. Whatever.

Will, of course, took the time to take a picture with a fan. Hanging with my favorite gator @Will15Yeguete #ItsGeatUF @GatorZoneBB pic.twitter.com/mxEAX4wnjM — Michelle Moore (@MooreMM0301) February 16, 2014 Beating Kentucky last night, taking photos at #Gators baseball today. #WillYegueteFanClub pic.twitter.com/RI2pIcUjp8 — Scott Carter (@GatorZoneScott) February 16, 2014 Because he is Will Yeguete, he also retweeted that picture when the fan in it tagged him. (I think it's really only because basketball is in season that Yeguete's timeline is no longer 75 percent pictures of himself with fans and 25 percent soccer.)

Sunday morning, GatorZone aired this segment of Pat and Will hanging with their friend Kaedyn Ballew, whom they've kept in touch with and raised money for since his stint in Shands to treat leukemia. Warning: You will watch that video and realize you are not half as good a person as Will Yeguete is.